As soon as I sat down I quickly typed the diary unblocking password, right after I finished doing that Leandro's disturbed image showed up on screen, something was different as if he was trying to control himself and not have an attack before the camera, I instinctively felt it was something really serious this time, my suspicion became reality when my friend said:
As you got to this part without trying to hack the diary, I can consider that indeed it is my friend Richard that is watching this until now – he laughed lightly, before continuing – however before resuming my report, I already told you we murdered an innocent, right? My father stated clearly that, even when it was visible that the target was harmless, the order that came from you, the tactical commander of the operation was to "eliminate the target brought by the noble Oliveira, preferably without bringing prisoners" – he stopped for some moments and ordered – I believe that is either a very bad misunderstanding, or we were completely wrong in our investigations, for this I will pause the video for five minutes, in which I want you to think on the exact order you gave him on the following day after our meeting, at the time he called you during the mission.
As soon as the five minute countdown showed up onscreen I began remembering mentally the dialog we had at that day, we had just four days left until Nina passed away, my mind was a chaos with all the information about her health state and the remarks about Yumi's character, which now we knew their reason and also because I saw her suffer horrible pain thanks to the cancer that slowly was seizing her life; however I could clear remember, despite my mental confusion that day, what I talked in the online meeting with Leandro and Lívia:
What do you mean Lívia? – I exasperated myself slamming my hands on the table – do you wish me to believe that a seemingly harmless female, is the leader of the nekomimi extremists and that she is the central power of all of them? That she was plotting to take over the whole kingdom, a simple female that is apparently inoffensive?
Exactly Richard – Lívia replied – I was also shocked when I found out, but that is what my informant got after all the investment we did for this investigations, actually it seems even logic to be someone like her… the noble Leandro was really hesitating to accept it, but after thinking for a bit, he concluded it made complete sense!
Leandro – I asked looking at him, doubting Lívia's remark – you also share this lunatic idea that this female might be the culprit?
Unfortunately yes Richard – he replied, with a fact of someone that surrender to the facts – the biggest problem is that we always looked for a male nekomimi, muscular, with a tough look, that seemed as evil incarnation… but and if they were much more subtle than they seemed, choosing someone as a leader a person that would never credit as such? They would fool us always because we would never find them! I would act myself right now because I found out we were always wrong, however you are the mission's leader and I don't want to stain my hand with innocent blood alone in case we are wrong, if we are going to act according to the information brought by the noble Oliveira, whom as a matter of fact never brought us a wrong information, we shall have to act in unanimity; because for motives that even you isn't aware of Richard, murdering a female that seems inoffensive is something that bothers me quite a lot…
I agree completely fellow colleagues, as you are being so serious on this matter, I ask for some moments while I ponder about the subject – which was replied with a quick "yes" them, soon after the telephone rang – can I answer? I shall put it on the speaker system so you can know what this is about, I am waiting an important call from my doctor.
Alright, not a problem – Lívia replied, followed by the Capuleto.
Montecchio Richard speaking, to whom I talk to – I then answered the phone.
This is doctor Gabriel, Richard I am with Nina's exams results with me… - his voice donated that the results weren't good at all.
Gabriel! Thanks Saint Meow you called, I couldn't wait anymore! – I commented enthusiastically, failing into noticing how serious was the situation was.
Richard… I fear I don't have pleasant news… as soon as I arrive there I shall personally tell you them – the doctor said, much to my despair.
For Saint Meow Gabriel, don't say something like that! Tell me right now what is going on! – I begged without caring for the nobles that were observing me.
W… well Richard, unfortunately our last treatment had no effect at all… worse, I believe that it might have made the cancer more aggressive… - he then sighed and stopped for some instants, continuing – the pressure inside her skull must be making her have atrocious pains… the tumor already takes half of her brain… I talked to her already and she is against assisted death… even with little time… the pain must be maddening… what should I do?
Little time? What did you mean with that? How much time are we talking about here? Years? Months? – I asked, with my head already boiling in pain.
Hours, maybe some days Richard… forgive me… there is nothing else that can be done by today's medicine… it is reasonable to say she wouldn't make it to the next week… - he then became quiet waiting for a reply from me that didn't come as fast as he expected to – what should I do? If possible, I would like that you came here spend the rest of your time with her, all she says is your name boy…
Alright, I understand, try your best to ease her pain because as soon as possible I shall go there – I replied, hanging the call up in sequence, with a colossal headache devastating me.
Richard, if this meeting is on an inappropriate time we can come back at another time, since we don't know when she will act, so we are not in a hurry… - Lívia said gently, with a visibly worried face.
Don't you worry regarding that… - I replied, trying to concentrate despite the only thing that was going through my head was the imminent loss of Nina – I prefer to settle this now, because in case they decide to act when my personal caretaker is on her last moments or even at her burial, I fear I shall not have the best judgment.
Y… You are completely right Richard – Lívia commented, at the exact moment that her cellphone rang – it is the informant! I shall answer him through the speakers as well! – the noble then pressed a button and said – Oliveira Lívia speaking, tell us Messiah what did you find out?
Olivia-sama, I found out that they are acting soon! In one or at maximum two days! They will strike against one of the noble houses, I hadn't yet gathered enough information regarding which is their target, until I do I say that even you great noble should be careful!
But wait a moment Messiah – Leandro cut him short, apparently confused – she will act personally? Do you want us to believe something that farfetched? That she, herself will try to eliminate a noble? Wouldn't it be much easier to just hire a personal assassin?
I asked myself the very same thing noble Capuleto, however assassins leave traces and are normally known to the royal monitoring agencies – "it makes sense" I thought to myself – and being apparently inoffensive, she won't attract so much attention, might as well be mistook as a normal passerby, does it make sense?
Understood Messiah, do you think that it will take long to find out who the target is? – Leandro asked, visibly worried.
I shall stay close to her and as soon as I know something I shall call you saying to where we need to go to, until there stay for my contact, I have to hang up now, see you! – Messiah hung the call up then.
And that now just to add up with my problems… - I said placing my hands over my face – I sincerely don't think I have enough attention to think about that right now… such a bad timing for everything to take a turn for the worse and Nina and her illness man…
Richard, I know we hadn't seen for a long time aside work or investigations – Leandro said – but I know you love Nina quite a lot, with that in mind I suggest that you hand over the leadership of this operation to my father, so you don't have to deal with this until you are done with your family business… - he then looked at Lívia – and I am also certain that Lívia wouldn't oppose to that!
R… Really Lívia? – I asked, slightly relieved.
Of course Richard! What I wouldn't do for my future husband! – she nodded and then smiled – I am sure that old Capuleto will do a work as great as yours!
It is decided then, I hand the leadership to the old Capuleto father – I announced warning then however – I want you to record all the action and always use the less lethal possible method, because I want to question her myself, understood?
Yes! – both replied at the same time.
Alright then! – I pressed a button and sent two copies of the meeting audio to them – copies sent, the meeting is finished; forgive me for my lack of courtesy, but I wish to stay with Nina from today until the last moment.
The nobles then greeted me respectfully and logged off, I then began staying beside Nina's bed all the seconds that I were allowed to, leaving just to take a quick shower and coming back; seeing her suffer and howl in pain ended completely with my reasoning during those days; one of the worst days of her pain, in which she began spending more time unconscious than lucid was on the following day a day after the online meeting; right after the doctor sedated her, my cellphone rang, it was the Capuleto Father, who said:
Montecchio, my son said that you were going through a hard moment at your residence and that is why you passed to command of this operation to me, which is why I just wanted to inform that we found who the target is! That bitch wants to end my son! As you requested I am filming everything, she is trying to seduce him with a story about signs, Mewsus and the nekomimi revolution! Richard my boy… they want ill to my son and your biggest friend! I just want you to confirm that I can end her without fear of doing something that is against the king's will!
I… Ill… murder Leandro? – my mind was frying, as I was losing the person I loved most in my life and now they wanted to snatch away from this world my best friend? A brutal hatred flourished inside of me and I just said – ELIMINATE THE TARGET BROUGHT BY THE NOBLE Oliveira, PREFEREABLY WITHOUT BRINGING ANY PRISONERS! IN THE WAY YOU SEE FIT!
I think you had enough time to remember what happened – Leandro's disturbed face showed up onscreen – I will place the video that happens on the day before the operation – the date on the edge of the screen began showing august nineteen of two thousand twenty, eleven pm sharp.
Richard, something is happening with Miyu, she has been weird lately, the last days she has been calling me asking if it would take long for me to come back, that she needed to desperately talk to me personally and now she sent me this! – he then sh owed a note, with what would look as Miyu's calligraphy in which said – "I need to talk to you Leandro, it is a life or death situation, call me as soon as you read this" is what is said here, I will call her right now while this is recording – he then dialed some numbers and placed it on the speakers.
Miyu Platina speaking, how did you get this number?
It is me Miyu, you sent a note with this number on it! What made you go so far to talk to me? Something extremely serious happened?
I w… wouldn't say it is extremely serious, it is just I had decided to carry on with our lives exactly as we had been for the past year, however something happened – Miyu then began to cough frenetically, stopping just twenty second later, much to Leandro's worry – that forced me to change completely what I had planned and take choose another direction for our lives, I need to speak with you urgently my dear – she then coughed again for some instants – can you meet me tomorrow? I know you will tell me this is crazy… but I am in Verona at the moment…
You came to Verona? The subject must really be very serious, because you would never leave your city without a good cause – Leandro pondered for some instants and said – my father doesn't want us to leave the house, as we are under the possibility of a murder attempt so I want you to come to my residence and bring my electronic recorder I left with you, say that you are a "friend" and came to give back something I forgot at your home, I will warn them that you shall come here around three pm, agreed?
Yes dear, I will hang up now, I can't spend much time on the phone – she then hung up abruptly in sequence.
Damn you all! Richard! Lívia! Dad! – the date changed to august twenty of two thousand twenty, Leandro showed up already disturbed, however he was much more out of control than what I was used to – you killed my BELOVED? WHY? WHAT DID SHE DO YOU YOU? WEREN'T WE SUPPOSED TO USE THE LESS LETHAL METHOD? FUCK YOU ALL! Richard! AS I KNOW YOU HADN'T SEEN WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF NINA, HERE GOES THE SECURITY VIDEO!
The screen then showed a room, that thanks to the security cameras being high definition, I noticed being the separate part of the main house of the Capuleto's residence, the part of games and fun, because in case they wanted to party and be loud about it, they wouldn't bother the ones present on the main house, as it was right on the other end of the Capuleto's propriety, Leandro was waiting impatiently walking from one side of the most internal rooms to the other, moments later I heard someone knocking on the door, my friend allowed the person to enter and I saw that Hiragi Ginka presented herself, saying:
Master Capuleto, I bring your friend Miyu Platina to your presence! – she then left as soon as a very beautiful nekomimi entered, she had a very familiar figure, although I couldn't tell from where I had seen her before, whom said in a very low voice, however enough to be captured by the top security cam's microphone "keep an eye on her" – hello dear, I am sorry being so selfish – she then turned around and faced Leandro, who visibly became shaken – but I probably wouldn't have much more chances of being with you here.
M… Miyu… you are so p… pale… and thin… it hasn't even been a month since I saw you, w… what happened? – Leandro asked while he went to hug her.
I h… have been lying for you my dear… a lot… about a lot of things… - Miyu then looked down and began tearing.
L… Lied? – Leandro replied stopping on his intent of hugging her, continuing – w… what do you mean? D… don't you love me a… anymore…?
Oh! Believe me, if that was true it wouldn't be so hard for me to do what I came here to do and what I have been doing until today… - she shook her head then – I was forced to lie about my origins… about the fact I am this first Mewsus's direct descendant to be born female… I even lied about my own name…
Origins? Female descendant of Mewsus? – Leandro asked, even more confused – what do you mean? What has this to do with us? Are you trying to part yourself from me?
MOST CONTRARY! – Miyu replied, without holding the tears back – although I know that it is impossible… even lying this much… the only thing that wasn't a lie is what I feel for you and our relationship! So much that I just wished… if I had this right… is that after revealing all I came to tell you, our relationship to stay… equal…
Well… - Leandro then pondered for some instants, saying in sequence – I am sorry to inform you, but your wish is effectively impossible to be granted – Miyu then visibly saddened, however the noble continued – as I fell in love with the person that answered by the name of Miyu Platina, as your name isn't this one, we can simply restart at this exact moment, don't you think? – my friend then hugged the fragile nekomimi and said – let's just go by parts, first and most basic one, if you aren't Miyu Platina, how should I call the love of my life?
Ohh Leandro – the nekomimi hugged him back at the exact moment I began feeling my stomach upset "this scene feels extremely familiar to me, but I couldn't remember from where! The nekomimi's face was also something I had seen before…"; I didn't need to wait much time to find out – I shall tell you, I just ask you never to tell anyone else this name… because this would put everyone that gets to know it in risk, alright?
Of course kitty of my life – Leandro replied, hugging her stronger – I shall do exactly as you wish.
A… Alright then my dear – the nekomimi then cleaned her throat, saying in sequence – t… the name that has been given to me… when I was born… is… Hikari Mitsuki…