H… H… How do you know… - Enmie tried replying, without much success – t… that n… n… name?

It is me! Don't you recognize me? – Kitagawa seemed out of his mind, charging quickly towards de usagimimi, for a moment I thought of taking my sword and acting, Enma was much quicker than me, however.

Calm down there old sir – Enma said in a cold and threatening tone, pinning one of the man's paw behind his back and holding his neck with her paw – move one more inch towards the usagimimi and I won't hesitate to snap your neck as a popsicle stick…

But Enma-chan! I need to talk to Karina-chan! It has been quite a long time! Please! – although he was still very agitated, Kitagawa didn't take even a step towards Enmie, whom was looking at him with a mix of horror and incredulity.

Did you suddenly become senile you crazy geezer? – Enma said mockingly, not allowing the old man to move – that rabbit isn't called Karina; her name is Enmie, MISUMI ENMIE!

I… It can… be possible… - Kitagawa replied, turning pale out of a sudden – y… you can't be serious… that this pretty… girl is… my… Enmie-hime-chama…

Your my ass! – Enma replied, visibly losing her composure – I don't know what happened with you old geezer, but you managed to make my lose my patience! – the kitsunemimi was preparing to hit the old nekomimi when I thought "Misumi… blonde usagimimi… calling Enmie by another name… it can't be!".

Enma-sama, stop please! – Enmie pleaded before I could even get a chance to act, with tears on her eyes – don't do anything… with that male… I plead you by Saint Meow…

But rabbit… - Enma replied, stopping on her intent, but still not letting him go – he charged towards you… saying all this bullshit… why do you wish me to stop?

B… Because… my Saint Meow this cannot be true… - Enmie had tears running down her face – calling me… hime… and chama… just one person… ever called me like that… until today… Kita ji-chan?

Yes Hime-chama! That is me! Do you remember me? – Kitagawa was even more agitated now, even being held into place by Enma.

I… It cannot be! – Enmie still couldn't believe in what she was listening – Enma, look at his back, there is a tattoo right over the left scapula, a Verona Cross!

Let's see – Enma then lifted the elder's shirt and in fact there was a tattoo – yes Enmie-chan, there is a tattoo here as you described.

However – I said, adding my own opinion on this matter – that this doesn't mean much, as anyone aware of your story or that got to know about the elder could have made all the preparations needed in order to look as identical as possible to him!

Enmie-hime-chama… you have to trust me – Kitagawa pleaded, looking at the usagimimi.

I k… know Richard… - Enmie was barely able of holding the tears back - but I think… I know… how to know if I can trust his… story… - Enmie then neared Kitagawa and, looking deep into his eyes, asked – grandpa, do you remember the day you left our home?

Yes Enmie-hime-chama! As if it had happened yesterday! – the elder replied, nodding in sequence.

Alright – Enmie then smiled, continuing – then, can you remember what you told me when you took me by the paw and, walking at my side, took me alone to my house's front gate?

Hime-chama… - Kitagawa began replying, already with tears on his eyes – you know very well that I didn't take you by the paw at that moment – slow and silently he began crying – but rather, I took you into my arms as you couldn't stop crying uncontrollably, I then began caressing your head between your rabbit ears; after long minutes you managed to calm down, after that I placed you on the ground and took out a collar I always had with me until that day…

And what h… happened… next? – Enmie asked, sniffing and ready to allow her feelings out.

That was a Mewsus' cross, I then looked at the little girl's eyes and – Kitagawa stretched his paw to the nothing while he was talking – while caressing her cheek I said "may this Mewsus' cross illuminate your path, as your pretty little blue eyes shall guide mine" – I could see tears falling to the elder's paws – when I was already very far you shouted "Grandpa Kita, will we meet again one day?" to which I turned around and replied "If Mewsus is as good to us as we believe he is, in his name I am sure we are".

There weren't any more words as Enmie's crying exploded like a Dan that just crumbled, running towards the elder and hugging him so strongly that I thought that she was about to break him in half and even him couldn't hold the emotions inside as well allowing it to leave as well, she shouted "Grandpa! Dear Grandpa! I missed you so much! Grandpa!"; Enma had a totally shocked face, as well as Andrade and myself as well "this can only be a sign that something besides us exist… such sequence of events is just way to improbable to be a mere coincidence…" I thought, "I think that if Mewsus is everything they say he is throughout the world, he might be wishing to send me a sign", after long minutes of a downpour of feelings, the usagimimi and the nekomimi parted from each other and the rabbit said:

Grandpa! Long time no see my Saint Meow! – Enmie smiled in sequence, while drying her tears – what brings you here?

I have some business with our friend Montecchio here – Kitagawa replied, laughing lightly – however… I didn't think I would find you here! That proved to be way better than I imagined! By any means do you still keep that collar with Mewsus' cross on it that I gave you on the day I left?

Of course grandpa! – Enmie replied, pulling something she kept under her shirt – I never parted me from this during all these eleven long years without seeing you! – taking it out next.

That was exactly what we needed hime-chama! – Kitagawa stretched if paw and asked – could we borrow it for some moments?

Of course grandpa, be my guest! – Enmie replied with a broad smile, handing him the crucifix.

Alright Montecchio – Kitagawa turned around towards me and wore the collar – now we just need to wait it to recognize me as its bearer and I shall be able to show you my real name.

The crucifix shone a couple of times, then he flashed intermittently for some time and let out a small bleep, that was when Kitagawa smiled and, with a kaleidoscopic crucifix, pointed it to the "blank" paper that was resting over the table along with the cellphones, for our complete astonishment a circle formed in the middle of the paper, even if there wasn't a visible "source" of light properly speaking, then it was visible the letters "Franciscus Sextus" on the "name" field, then the elder said:

Franciscus Sextus is my real name, if you wish – he then pointed to the laptop Enma already had on her paws – you can search for it and you shall find it.

Oh but I am already checking that – Enma then typed something into her laptop, waiting for some instants, stopping then – what do you mean with "restricted information, insert the key"? – she then tried some other comments – impossible! How can it not have a backdoor entrance? More importantly, how isn't there information regarding this request into the royal database Richard?

Put there my personal access password Enma – I walked towards the kitsunemimi.

It wouldn't work Richard, this isn't about inserting a password, but rather a key! – Enma then pointed to the screen and actually it was as if the laptop was waiting for a key insertion.

I believe it is waiting for this thing here – Kitagawa then neared where we were and quickly he inserted the crucifix inside the pendrive slot – wait for it to recognize the artifact and soon after it shall be unblocked – happening in sequence exactly as the nekomimi said that was going to, as soon as the device was recognized the registry page was allowed for access, although it had a really different layout than the one we were used to.

Hey hey hey Kitagawa – Enma said, confronting him in sequence – how can this be? This cross has at least twenty seven years, and as far as I know pendrives hadn't still been developed at that time! Let alone complex databases like this one! How can you explain all this?

Enma-chan, I am not aware of the technical details… - Kitagawa replied, looking as if he was remembering the past – but inside our cult temple, we always had those weird technological stuff since I am aware as a living being, that around seventy six years ago!

Impossible! –Enma exclaimed in loud voice, while Kitagawa took a paper from inside his raincoat – I would just believe it if I could look at it with my own eyes! Could we go to that place after our mission is over? You made me really curious about it!

Of course Enma-chan… - Kitagawa then returned with a paper on his paws, looking at me – however now I believe we could trust at each other, isn't it right Richard? After all, these coincidences cannot be happening by chance, I bet your logical sense is saying the same, correct? Could you please tell me at least the false name of the descendant and if possible the real one?

Right, I understand… - I replied resigned – however, as soon as I do that we shall contact the nekomimi leader and he will come here, correct? – to which Kitagawa just replied with "agreed" – ok, Mewsus' direct female descendant used the false name of "Miyu Platina" and her real name was "Hikari Mitsuki".

M… My Saint Meow! – Kitagawa replied becoming pale, pressing a button of the crucifix and pointing it to the new blank paper he had on his paws – we believed that you had exaggerated and found the wrong person, however look at this with your own eyes! – the circle formed again on the paper and showed on the name field "Hikari Mitsuki", social name "Miyu Platina", date of birth "05/30/1993" – damnation! I didn't think someone would know her real name! That means we had a leakage! Quick, text the leader right away on the same number, "Confirmed, Asgard" – which was done almost instantly by me, moments later my phone rang.

Richard? – a mechanical voice said on the other end of the line – I don't believe this is possible, but Kitagawa's loyalty is unquestionable, can I go to your house? I believe that in around thirty minutes I shall arrive, just warn the noble zone security guards that you are getting guests.

Thirty minutes? – I exclaimed in utter disbelief – how will you come from Mewrusalem in so little time?

And who said I am in Mewrusalem right now? – he replied with a concluding tone – Lívia went to meet with my representative, not myself really, I always have hidden inside Verona, where could I be better hidden than under humanity's skirt?

That makes sense, under which false name I can grant your entrance? – I asked, already preparing myself to call the guards.

Tell them that Niwatori will visit you – N replied, hanging up in sequence.

We then chit chatted for a while, Andrade went to spend some time with Dawn, Enma and I kept talking about how our lives came to this point and Kitagawa was with Enmie, telling her histories about the past, in the very same way they did when she was little; after thirty minutes sharp Maria entered the premises saying that outside there was a person named Niwatori who wished to talk to us, I asked her to bring him to us, moments later we heard:

Montecchio Richard, I am pleased to meet you – said a young man, that didn't seem to be older than Andrade, he wore t-shirt and jeans – this is the first time I present myself personally before anyone, I hope you to forgive me in case I do something that might be lack of courtesy – he offered his paw then for a shake.

D… don't worry N… - I replied completely shocked, never we would find the nekomimi leader if we ever looked after him, seeing this one didn't seem like he was in any way shape or form – sorry my surprised it is just that I was expecting…

Someone older, correct? – to which all I replied with was by nodding – I imagined you would think something like that, don't worry – I then pointed to where he was supposed to seat so as we could start the meeting that would set the path world's history would thread – the old Kitagawa confirmed that you know about Hikari Mitsuki, correct? The fact that someone outside Kitagawa's social circle knows about this worries me, because it means there were information leakage; could you please inform us how you got to know about this?

Well, this is a long story, but I shall tell you it – I cleaned my throat and looked to the nekomimis present – you are aware that, tagging along with noble Oliveira and the Capuleto, we had a mission to eliminate the extremist leader last year correct? – to which both replied "yes" – well, because of that mission… - I then began telling them what happened on that day - … months later I received a video log from my Capuleto friend, saying we got the wrong person, we found out that Jack was actually an infiltrated extremist agent, as Oliveira must have told you N.

Yes, she actually reported something regarding that – N nodded in sequence – what would have that to do with this?

Jack apparently knew who the descendant was, and in this video log that I found out – I said, preparing to inform them the bomb revelation – that the Capuleto discovered before dying, informing me when I had access to that video.

Perfect! – N commented with enthusiasm – I bet you summoned us to tell us that and that you already has her under your protection, so we can take another stop and spread her existence to the world, correct?

Yes and no… - I replied looking seriously and directly into them both eyes – actually the "mistake" we committed was to exactly consider her the target as Jack had informed us… that is why… the descendant was killed on that mission…

M… M… My Saint… Meow… - Kitagawa murmured, becoming suddenly pale – It c… can't… be true… tell me… this… isn't true…

Montecchio… please… this isn't time for jokes… - however, upon seeing my face, N noticed that I couldn't be joking with something this serious – it c… cannot be… after we fought… so much… they… those accursed extremists… after taking so many lives from the ones we loved… they won? – he then closed his paw and began punching the air, shouting – DAMNATION! IS EVERYTHING LOST? CURSES! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!

I don't believe however… - I said after some time, when both stopped shouting – that everything must be lost, we have a card under our sleeve which they don't know about…

Yes… alright… and what could save us in this situation? – N asked, completely unmotivated.

Simple… what we have in our hands is… - I began replying at the exact moment that the whole house violently shaken and the sound of an extremely potent explosion flooded the room.