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Miku couldn't really sleep that night. The Megurine siblings were happy and slept deeply, but Miku had a lot of things on her mind. That stone… what a strange stone. She would never have thought that a stone could do something like that. But, if that stone existed in her time, then shouldn't it exist now? What year was it now?

She looked up in the ceiling and got a sudden urge to sing. But she didn't have her phone to look up instrumentals on! Sighing, she walked outside in the dark night. The moon was really round this night. Something inside her mind suddenly told her to run, but she didn't understand why she got that feeling. Far away, Miku could hear… screams.

Her mind worked hard to understand what was happening. She trembled with fear without understanding why, but she didn't want to return to the house. Not yet. A history book came up in her mind. Some incident involving a thief… she tried to remember the name of the incident. If she figured that out, she would be able to tell which time period she was in! The screams seemed nearer now.

"The Utatane incident" slowly came to Miku's mind. Involving a thief who stole from everyone. Even the poor. Everyone in class thought that he was cruel, but the teacher told them that he had a motive. But she didn't remember what. Another notable thing with this incident was that people died too. Miku didn't like it at all. While she got colder as she stood in the dark and trembled, she tried to calculate what time period she was in. It was certainly before Jesus came to the world. If he even had existed.

A strong wind blew towards the tailor shop and Miku hugged herself to keep her body warm. She decided to go inside and calculate instead. However, something was bugging her. She knew that she had forgotten something important about this "Utatane incident", but she forgot what. Certainly, the "Utatane incident" must refer to one incident that happened, she thought. Not just the robbing in general. But what?

Someone screamed again. This time, she could swear that it was only a few hundred meters away. Her mind was still working like mad, trying to remember that part that she had forgotten. A strong wind blew towards her again.

"N-no…" Miku whispered as she realized it. The Utatane incident… when the famous thief Utatane Piko had killed several persons that were awake at midnight when he was out, stealing things as usual. But she couldn't remember his motive at all.

Another scream, but this time it was cut off. Miku looked down on the beautiful silk dress that she was wearing. The Megurines had made this for her. But it wasn't exactly good to run in. And she did not want it to become bloody. She braced herself for the worst. He would probably come now. Even if she was a girl, she should be able to protect this shop. The Megurines were still sleeping after all.

A quite small boy appeared at the end of the road. Miku couldn't tell if he was moving or not, but he swiftly neared the shop. It certainly looked like he was just standing still and then appearing on another place. She tried to recall what was written in the history book.

Yes! That was it! Utatane Piko was afraid of ghosts! Miku quickly loosened her ribbons, making her teal hair fall down. She cleared her throat and turned her back to him. He saw her.

"You! You there!" he shouted.

"M-me?" Miku said with a tired voice, quickly blinking a few times to make her eyes red.

"Prepare yourse—" he screamed, but Miku cut him off.
"Die? I've already died. My sir, won't you allow me to gain even some peace after my death…?" Miku turned around and grimaced. "Ufufufufufu…"

Piko stopped and looked frightened. The bloody knife he was holding fell to the ground as he saw the "ghost" Miku. Miku tried her best to not laugh at his face (She wasn't really frightened since she came from the future), but it was too hard.

"You…" he said in a more gentle tone. "You're beautiful…"

"What?" Miku said, looking confused. She glared at him for a few moments before she let out a groan.

"That damn history book!" she muttered as she clutched her own hair.

She began to recall most of the text written in the book. He wasn't scared of ghosts – he became scared of ghosts. Not that she knew why he became scared of ghosts later, but she didn't care at all. He called her beautiful? This man, he was certainly strange. She even made herself look frightening, not beautiful! Though, she did become a little happy.

"Miku!" Luki shouted from behind. Miku turned around and saw Luki storming out of the building.

Miku's heart beat faster. She could sense the danger. The Utatane Incident. "A young person was wounded outside of a tailor shop". The text almost stormed into her mind. "A young girl was abducted by the thief." Miku turned around and faced Luki. "Several persons were murdered as the thief made his escape. A fire was spread in the center of the town."

Miku quickly puzzled the text in her mind. The young person must refer to Luki and the young girl Luka. She had to change history. Piko was still standing still. Luki stopped in front of Miku and then protectively walked in front of her.

"Utatane." Luki said with a hateful glare. "You better stop your thoughtless killing now!"

"Thoughtless you say?" Piko let out a growl as he stormed against Luki.

Luki's eyes widened as the small knife Piko was holding came closer to his chest. Miku reacted quickly and pushed Luki to the ground – the knife slicing her back. They both fell to the cold ground.

Luka came running out of the tailor shop, shocked by the scene. Miku tried to call out for her to run back, but the pain from the newly made wound made her moan in pain instead. Luki wasn't wounded, but the sudden fall made him feel dizzy.

"Luki! Miku! Are you okay?" she asked, running towards them.

"L-luka! Don't come! He will—" Miku shouted, but Piko suddenly grabbed her, his eyes filled with panic. "H-hey, what are you doing!"

"Y-you're wounded." he said with a low voice, lifting her up in his arms.

"Put her down!" Luki demanded, throwing a stone at the thief. Piko dodged the stone nimbly.

"I'll tend to your wounds…" Piko whispered, beginning to run away at a fast pace. Miku frowned, wondering why Piko didn't kill her. At least she had saved both Luka and Luki from the fate written in her History book.

"Aren't you a murderer?!" Miku yelled between her moans of pain. The blood began to stain her beautiful dress.

"You're beautiful." he said.

"Don't change the subject!"

Miku began to sob. Maybe he was going to kill her slowly! Yes, that was it! He was a sadistic murdered-thief that was both cruel and heartless. He murders people as if they are trees being cut down. He even steals from the poor! She was called beautiful by him and then he would rip her apart, bit for bit while laughing like a maniac. Miku shuddered at the thought, her back aching.

"Are you okay?"

"NO! I AM NOT OKAY!" Miku yelled. "Please, let me die without any pain!"

"Die? Does your back hurt that much? I'm sorry…" Piko said, putting Miku down onto the wooden floor.

She looked at him with tearful eyes and then at her surroundings. It seemed like it was a small, simple lodge with a table, two seats and a fireplace. No windows. When did they arrive? She had been in deep thought when he ran with her.

Why was he so… caring? Maybe he was actually caring for her? No, he was a cold-blooded murderer. Miku wished that she could just return to her own time and call the police.

Piko threw some more wood into the fire, making it comfortable in the room. Miku couldn't be sure if this was the person who had murdered a lot of people earlier. He seemed so peaceful now.

"Eh… are you possessed by an evil spirit that turns you into a psychopathic person every night?" Miku asked, still a little afraid.

And then, he did what she did not expect him to do at all. He laughed, not like a maniac, but open-heartedly.