At last, the culprit was dealt with, but Fiona and Gerta still had to find the Nemesis. Fiona met someone who actually has the Nemesis and can even control it. But he is suspicious, because controlling a Nemesis should not be possible. His name is Franz Kafka. Fiona was shocked when she learned that he was searching for Gerta…
The Dark Bride belonged to the siblings of Death. She was beautiful like a flower, soft like wool, with a voice that was simply calm. The sister of Death… Lilly, the Dark Bride. People say the Death Family comes from ghosts, banshees, undead, and vampires, warlocks or witches, whether vampire, banshee, or witch. They are called either the Death Family or the Siblings of Death. Death, Rudeus, a creature with too much mana. The Dark Witch Cinderella, the vampire Dracula, the Dark Ring, the sorcerer Dr. Facilier, and the Dark Dwarf Rumpelstiltskin. And of course the Dark Bride Lilly, who is the second youngest after Rumpelstiltskin.
The Dark Bride had green hair, and dark hair on the left side: green like grass, and on the right side black like coffee. But the Death Rudeus feared her, so he pierced her heart with an arrow. The Dark Bride was known to be strong, but unlike her siblings, she did not have such evil intentions. She loved children so much and protected them from wars, sending her dark beasts to protect them, of course without the children noticing.
But she was not especially kind either. First, the Dark Bride was known for her preference for torturing humans. She also often kidnapped children from their parents, no matter whether the parents were good or bad. She did not care. Still, she was strong. The Dark Bride was strong and smart, which is why Rudeus, Death, pierced her with his arrow. He held his other siblings back too. He was afraid of them.
Even so, he could not truly kill her. Even if he feared them, they were his siblings, and he loved Lilly very much, which is why he only pierced her with the arrow that makes it so she does not even feel pain. Nevertheless, the children of the Dark Bride founded the organization Dark Arrow. Their goal is to find the grave of the Dark Bride and remove the arrow from it.
(Dong)… (Dong)
Fiona: "Huh?"
Franz: "By the way, just call me Mr. Kafka, or Kafka…"
Fiona: "Wait a second… what do you mean, Gerta…?"
Kafka: "Gerta is a cat with so much magic that she can transform into a human… She belongs to the Dark Arrow, and they also call her the Cat of Corruption…"
Fiona: "Huh… Cossette!!!"
Kafka: "Hmm?"
Fiona ran off.
Fiona: "Cossette… hahhh…"
She hurried to her.
Fiona: "Hahh… oh…"
Cossette was waiting. It seemed the movies were over now, and the theater too.
Cossette: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "Hahhhh…"
Kafka: "Hmm?… This child… are you taking care of the child?"
Fiona: "Listen… I don't care whether you're looking for Gerta or not. First, she helped me save Cossette. Second, I don't really know her. And third, I don't trust you."
Kafka: "Understandable…"
Fiona: "And can't you just tell the Nemesis to stop?"
Kafka: "Unfortunately, that won't work. No matter what happens, Gerta must not be in Weimar…"
Fiona: "Tch."
Kafka: "She is a danger."
Fiona: "You can't do that! Do you know how many people you put in danger if you use your Nemesis? There was a killer who injured Cossette badly, and he killed others too. Now we got rid of him… and you want to use the Nemesis again?"
Kafka: "Hmm."
Fiona: "Just so you know… if you put Cossette in danger, you're dangerous to me. Gerta hasn't done anything terrible so far… but you… you're the villain here to me."
Kafka: "Hahhhh… Fine… so you know Gerta…"
Fiona: "She helped me save Cossette…"
Kafka: "Hmm… we have five hours left… no, sorry, four hours… Give me another reason why I shouldn't use my Nemesis."
Fiona: "Isn't that reason enough? People could die because of you…"
Kafka: "That's not my problem. My problem is only Weimar. That's what I want to protect."
Fiona: "And Weimar is irrelevant to me… in that sense."
(Footsteps)
Gerta: "Ah, my dear Fiona, no need to get angry…"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Kafka: "Hmm?… Well, look at that. You came just like that…"
Gerta: "Unlike you, I don't want a child to die because of me…"
Kafka: "Hmph…"
Gerta: "And then you have to wonder who the dangerous one really is…"
Kafka: "Gerta Popow… you destroyed an entire village in Weimar."
Gerta: "I didn't hurt the children…"
Kafka: "Because that's against the rules of the Dark Arrow."
Fiona: "Hmm? What? Why, are you child protectors or something?"
Kafka: "Well, the Dark Bride loved children, so Dark Arrow wouldn't do it…"
Gerta: "We only want our mother back. That's all…"
Fiona: "Your mother?"
Gerta: "Years have passed… since the war… in the Slavic Realm… I saw my family and friends die… But then the Dark Arrow appeared. They took me in and cared for me…"
Kafka: "Hmph…"
Fiona: "I don't understand… you're really a member of Dark Arrow, and you helped me only because Cossette is a child?"
Gerta: "Is that so unforgivable? I just didn't want a child to die… Fiona, think… Who is the dangerous one for Cossette… me… or him?"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Kafka: "Hmm…"
Gerta: "I'm here. Come on… stop your Nemesis… or do you want a child to die…?"
Kafka: "Hmph…"
Gerta: "Come on. What are you waiting for? If you're really the 'nice' one here… then do it."
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Kafka: "I'll do it only after I arrest you."
Fiona: "Ugh… are you serious?!"
Gerta: "Will you stop the Nemesis then?"
Fiona: "Ugh… Gerta…"
Gerta: "Hmm?"
Kafka: "Hahhh…"
He snorted.
(Click)
The Nemesis Uhr went into his coat.
Kafka: "Agreed?"
Gerta: "Hmm… fine…"
She held out her hands.
Gerta: "A deal is a deal."
Fiona: "Ugh… Gerta…"
Gerta: "Sorry, my dear… I hid it from you… but I truly wanted to save Cossette… just like you… and I'm willing to sacrifice myself for a child…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Kafka: "Then… come with me now…"
Fiona: "Wait…"
Gerta: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Ugh… Gerta… you… you could be executed…"
Gerta: "Hmm…"
Gerta smiled.
Gerta: "I know… but if it saves the life of a child… no, several children… because Franzoa Dilberg surely killed several children…"
Kafka: "Move."
Gerta: "Alright, alright… don't shove, you touched my butt… also, you're very short like a dwarf, maybe it wasn't on purpose…"
Kafka: "(Sweats)… I'm not a dwarf…"
Fiona: "Um…"
They both looked down.
Fiona: "Um…"
Gerta: "You're not even 155 cm tall…"
Kafka: "I'm 150…"
Gerta: "Oh, how cute…"
Kafka: "Save the cute talk and walk."
Gerta: "Alright, alright…"
She walked on, but she looked at Fiona one last time and winked.
Gerta: "Look after Cossette… my dear…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
They went into the building.
Fiona: "Hhhhahhh… ugh… I have to get back to Cossette… she's probably worried…"
Fiona went back. The movies and theater were over.
Fiona: "Huh… ugh…"
Cossette waited obediently outside the door, sitting by the fountain, playing with her feet, her face full of worry.
Fiona: "Hahhh… she waited…"
She went to her.
Cossette: "Hmm… huh?"
Fiona: "Cossette?"
Cossette looked at her… then stood up.
Cossette: "Fiona…"
Fiona: "You waited… how long?"
Cossette: "About an hour…"
Fiona: "So long…"
Cossette: "Mhm…"
Fiona knelt down and held Cossette's cheeks.
Fiona: "I'm sorry I took so long, my little one…"
Cossette: "Hmm… Fiona, you look tired…"
Fiona: "Oh… hehehe…"
Cossette: "Did you work again…? I know you did it for me…"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Cossette: "You would never just leave me… unless you were worried about me… Am I causing you trouble…? Are those dark circles my fault…?"
Fiona: "No… no, they aren't… hey… Cossette…"
Cossette: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "I love you, Cossette…"
Cossette: "Huh?…"
Fiona: "I'm glad you're with me… You think you're in my way? No… I feel comfortable when you're there… I was always lonely… alone… You being here changed that… I need to apologize to you… that I took you… You're in danger with me… Maybe I'm the one who can't just let you go…"
Cossette: "Fiona…"
Fiona: "You're not in my way…"
Cossette: "Fiona, you worry about me… I understand… but do you always have to put yourself in danger?"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Cossette: "You worry if I get hurt… but I worry just as much that you'll get hurt… You think as long as I'm not hurt, it's okay if you're hurt… but that's not true… if you get hurt, I feel bad… especially if it's because of me…"
Fiona: "Huh…"
Cossette: "The movie was fun… but with you, it would have been more fun… With you I'd prefer it… You searched for me… you found me with Remy and Casper… and you took care of me… of course I want to be with you…"
Fiona: "Cossette… I'm sorry… You worry about me… I get it… Don't worry… I'll be careful…"
Cossette: "…(sniffle)… then why do you have that wound on your cheek…?"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Cossette: "You worked… and because you were worried… you left me here… I had a dream that I was attacked… how you screamed my name…"
Fiona: "A dream…"
Cossette: "(sniffle)… yes… maybe… You were worried, I don't know…"
Cossette cried.
Cossette: "It was terrible… I was scared… That dream happened at the dining table…"
Fiona: "Ugh… (That's not a dream… it's a memory… Right… Cossette has mana too… and magic… that means she can sense it, not enough to notice the time loop… but enough to feel that something was wrong…)"
Cossette: "I know it has something to do with it… You know, don't you…? Tell me… Is that why you have this wound on your cheek… (sniffle)… please don't lie to me…"
Fiona: "Hahhh… Cossette… It… it was a time loop that kept repeating… the day repeated… and… right before the day repeated… someone attacked you while I was somewhere else… when I came back… I saw you covered in blood… and… you weren't really dead yet… but almost… Your eyes… were empty and looked terrified… Your arm… was almost torn…"
Cossette looked at her… then sobbed.
Cossette: "What… a time loop… so the day repeated…"
Fiona: "I used it to find the culprit… so you'd be safe… and… this wound happened now… but… I did it because he was a danger to the others too… not just to you…"
Cossette: "Hmm…"
Cossette stroked Fiona's cheeks.
Cossette: "Fiona… you have such beautiful skin… and cheeks… seeing them hurt because of me… hurts me more than you think… I know you did it to save me, but… but… I worry about you…"
Fiona: "Cossette… I'm sorry…"
They looked at each other.
Cossette: "Fiona…"
Cossette stroked Fiona's cheek and held her.
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Cossette: "Please… please… take care of yourself too… okay… promise me… if something happens to you… I'll be sad and cry every day…"
Fiona: "…Cossette…"
Cossette kissed Fiona's cheek right on the wound.
Cossette: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "I promise…"
Cossette: "Good… (smack)… I imagined blood would taste different… bbbb… how does Casper manage…?"
Fiona: "Hehehe… he's a vampire, you little dummy…"
Fiona wiped Cossette's mouth.
Cossette: "Mmm…"
Fiona: "So… should we go to our room and rest…?"
Cossette: "Oh yes… I'm so tired…"
(Meanwhile)
Kafka: "…Hmm…"
Gerta: (humming)… (humming)…
Kafka: "Stop humming…"
Gerta: "Oh come on… what's so bad about it…"
Kafka: "Hahhh…"
Gerta: "So, Wolf Kafka… what does the mage want from me… hmm?"
Kafka: "It's been a long time… Gerta…"
Gerta: "Nohh… did you miss me…?"
Kafka: "Do you know how long I searched for you…"
Gerta: "I'm sorry… hehehe…"
Kafka: "Ghh…"
Gerta: "I understand… you're still in love with me…?"
Kafka: "Ghhh…"
Gerta: "And you still want to send me to my death…?"
Kafka: "It's my job…"
Suddenly she hugged him from behind.
Kafka: "Ugh…"
Gerta: "Do you really want to see the woman you love… dead…?"
Her mouth was right by his ears.
Gerta: "Hmm?"
Kafka: "Ugh…"
Gerta: "Hehehehe… you're blushing, Kafka-lein…"
Kafka: "Hmm… why… why did you join Dark Arrow…?"
Gerta: "I already told you, they took care of me…"
Kafka: "Ghhh…"
Gerta: "Tell me… how are you doing… you're like me, an animal with lots of mana… well, no… you were cursed…"
Kafka: "Hey… what are you doing…?"
She took his ring off.
(Footsteps)
Gerta: "Nohh… how cute…"
Kafka: "Mmm… mmm…"
Kafka… turned into a beetle.
Gerta: "How adorable you look… hehehe… I'm sorry, my dear… but I don't want to die… I still have a lot to do… but don't worry… I'll leave the ring here…"
She left the ring there and walked away.
Gerta: "Goodbye… Kafka… hehehe…"
She walked out the door, completely calm…
Gerta: "Hmm… hahhh… it's raining… hehehe…"
She closed the door.
Gerta: "…Hmph…"
And then she left.
(Meanwhile)
Fiona: "(Zzzzz…)"
Cossette: "(Zzzzzz)…"
Both fell asleep next to each other. Cossette hugged Fiona tightly, and Fiona hugged her too.
Cossette: "Fiona…"
Fiona: "Huh?… hehe…"
She stroked Cossette's head.
Fiona: "I'm here…"
(A few hours later)
(Dong) (Dong)
Loudspeaker: "Weimar Realm… Weimar Realm… The journey ends. Please disembark. I repeat, Weimar Realm. The journey ends. Please disembark. Anyone going to the Slavic Realm, please take airship number 42…"
Weimar Realm… they were finally here.
Cossette: "Woow…"
Fiona: "I forgot what an eye-catcher it is…"
Many large houses… and a big castle…
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Cossette: "That castle there, in the mountain… what castle is that?"
Fiona: "Hmm? Neuschwanstein Castle…"
Loudspeaker: "Eichenwald… Eichenwald…"
Cossette: "That's the city name?"
Fiona: "Exactly… I also got my detective diploma here…"
Cossette: "Woow…"
Fiona looked around.
Fiona: "Hmm?"
She noticed something… something was watching her… in a room, before they left the ship.
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Cossette: "Hmm?"
It was someone…
Fiona: "What… huh?"
Cossette: "What is that over there…"
They went over.
Fiona: "Ugh… ugh… what… is happening now…"
Cossette: "Huh?"
Kafka: "Hello… could you help me for a moment…"
(Dong)
He was still in his beetle form.
Fiona: "Uh…"
Cossette: "A talking beetle?… I think I'm about to scream… either from fear… or from admiration…"
Kafka: "Shh… please don't… I know it looks wrong… it's me, Wolf Kafka… Fiona, you know me."
Fiona: "Huh?… you?… (sweats)… you're a beetle…"
Kafka: "I know… it sounds weird… and… kind of disgusting… but it's a curse, okay… can you please help me put the ring on…?"
Fiona: "A ring?"
It was lying on the table. She picked it up.
Fiona: "This one?"
Kafka: "Exactly… please… give it to me…"
Fiona: "What do I get for it?"
Kafka: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Just a joke… here…"
She gave it to him.
Kafka: "You have to put it into my hand. I can't do it myself…"
Fiona: "What… (sigh)… okay…"
She put it into his hand, and right then he transformed back.
Kafka: "Huh…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Fiona quickly covered Cossette's eyes.
Fiona: "Put something on!!!"
Kafka: "Oh… sorry, I'm only wearing my underwear…"
Fiona: "Yeah, we can see that. Get dressed…"
He hurried and got dressed fast.
Kafka: "Okay… but we have to go now… we're already in Weimar…"
Fiona: "Where is Gerta?"
Kafka: "I'll explain later…"
They left the airship.
Fiona: "And… are you explaining now what happened…?"
Kafka: "I didn't pay enough attention… you need to know… I've known Gerta for years… and well… I got weak and she used it right away and took the ring… and then I became a beetle…"
Fiona: "Hmm… I understand…"
Cossette: "Were you a beetle the whole night…?"
Kafka: "Yes…"
Fiona: "Oh boy…"
Kafka: "The most important thing now is that we find Gerta…"
Fiona: "Sorry… that's not my job…"
Kafka: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "I only came here to meet Eisenhauer…"
Kafka: "Mr. Eisenhauer?"
Fiona: "You know him?"
Kafka: "Of course I know him… he was my teacher… was he yours too?"
Fiona: "Yes… when was he your teacher?"
Kafka: "Ten years ago…"
Fiona: "Oh, for me it was two years ago…"
Kafka: "Good… then I can come with you…"
Fiona: "That's not necessary…"
Kafka: "I'm coming with you…"
Fiona: "(sigh)… listen… are you maybe slow? I wanted to be polite, but with people like you it doesn't work… You're bothering us. Cossette and I can go there alone."
Kafka: "Oh…"
Fiona: "Hahhh… fine. Come with us… but please don't turn into a beetle on the way. If you do, I'll pretend I don't know you… which I barely do anyway…"
Kafka: "Okay…"
They continued.
Kafka: "How about a carriage?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Cossette: "That carriage?"
Kafka: "Exactly… shall we get in?"
They got in.
Fiona: "Hahhh… you said you've known Gerta for years… when you said you got weak, I first thought you just meant you know each other, but… you're in love with Gerta, aren't you?"
Kafka: "Huh?… well… in the past…"
Fiona: "I see…"
Cossette: "He's short just like you…"
Fiona: "(Sweats)… Cossette… I know he's short, but please be a bit polite…"
Kafka: "Hehehe… no problem. I hear that often… Well… no, I'm clearly shorter than her…"
Fiona: "More precisely, about twenty centimeters…"
Kafka: "(Sweats)… actually twenty four…"
Fiona: "Alright… why do you want to meet Eisenhauer?"
Kafka: "Because he knows Gerta too. We were in the same school…"
Fiona: "Oh… I understand…"
Kafka: "Gerta was always weird about that… she says she's a cat full of magic who can turn into a human… but it's the opposite… she's a human who can turn into a cat. She was cursed just like me… but… she says it like that often because she likes messing around…"
Fiona: "(Sweats)… wait, so she was making fun of me back then…"
Kafka: "She does that to everyone… she has really strange humor…"
Fiona: "Mhm…"
Cossette: "Wow… that's so cool…"
Eichenwald, a very popular city in Weimar… also considered one of the biggest cities of the realm… as big as Roselande itself… well, almost…
Kafka: "Eisenhauer was a really good teacher…"
Fiona: "Well… but he was also really weird… he stared at my legs…"
Kafka: "(Sweats)… yep, that's Eisenhauer…"
Fiona: "I was eighteen…"
Kafka: "Well… not like that makes it less weird…"
Cossette: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Wait… the people who bake the cake… do they become beetles too?"
Kafka: "(Sweats)… no…"
Fiona: "That's good…"
(A few hours later)
Kafka: "Here we are… the detective school… Elizabeth Herbert School…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Cossette: "Woow…"
Kafka: "Cool, right…"
Fiona: "Somehow I don't feel like seeing Eisenhauer… I just remembered again how weird and perverted he was…"
They went inside.
Kafka: "Excuse me… where is Eisenhauer's office?"
Teacher: "There… straight ahead."
Kafka: "Thank you…"
They walked there.
Kafka: "I'll knock."
Fiona: "Okay…"
Cossette: "Hoo…"
(Knock) (Knock)
Kafka opened the door.
Kafka: "Mr. Eisenhauer… huh…"
They looked in, shocked.
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Cossette: "Huh?"
Eisenhauer was hugging a teacher… then they shoved each other apart.
Eisenhauer: "Mm…"
The teacher hurried out.
Teacher: "Sorry…"
Fiona: "(Sweats)… hahhh…"
Kafka: "You show up and you're already traumatized…"
Cossette: "Mmm…"
Eisenhauer: "(cough)… What the hell… oh… Kafka… Oh, Fiona… my goodness…"
Fiona: "Hello, Mr. Eisenhauer…"
Kafka: "Hello, Mr. Eisenhauer…"
Eisenhauer: "Hahaha… come in… Kafka, you're still so gloomy… and oh, Fiona… you've gotten really pretty… want to go eat with me?"
Fiona: "Thanks, I'd rather throw myself out the window…"
Eisenhauer: "Oh dear… still so cold. Nothing changed… and who's this cute little one?"
Fiona: "Cossette…"
Eisenhauer: "Nice to meet you. Welcome to Weimar, to Eichenwald, and to the Elizabeth Herbert School!!"
(Meanwhile)
(Footsteps)
Gerta: "Hmm…"
(Woosh)
Gerta: "Well well… Gerrard, is that you?"
Gerrard: "Hello, Gerta…"
Gerta: "Hehehe… long time no see…"
Gerrard: "Not long enough…"
Gerta: "Nohh… that's mean…"
Gerrard: "And… did you get it…?"
Gerta: "The diamond?"
She tossed it to him.
Gerrard: "Whoa… careful…"
Gerta: "Of course I got it. Do you think I'd come back empty handed…"
Gerrard: "The diamond of the bow… the one used to stab the Dark Bride… the bow was made from this diamond… maybe we'll finally find out how to free Mother…"
Gerta: "Mhm…"
Gerrard: "Any problems?"
Gerta: "No… only that Kafka interfered…"
Gerrard: "Kafka… hmm… you should get rid of him soon…"
Gerta: "Should I kill him?"
Gerrard: "Exactly…"
Gerta: "Easier said than done…"
Gerrard: "Zoe is already waiting for you…"
Gerta: "Hmm?"
Gerrard: "You should be careful… and do what she says…"
Gerta: "In my opinion, no. I joined because of Dina…"
Gerrard: "Well, she's dead. Now Zoey is the leader… come now…"
Gerta: "Okay, okay…"
She followed him.
Gerta: "Hmm…"
Gerrard: "Eichenwald… is great, isn't it?"
Gerta: "Mhm…"
Gerrard: "It's the city where the Dark Bride liked to live… I'm sure her grave is here… in Weimar, in Eichenwald…"
Gerta: "And what if not? Why are you so sure?"
Gerrard: "Even if Death… was afraid of her… she was his beloved little sister. He loved his little sister and would never truly hurt her, that's why he used the arrow… and it wouldn't be a surprise if he hid her here in Eichenwald, because she loved living here…"
Gerta: "Hmm…"
Gerrard: "Good… we must prepare… Zoe is already waiting…"
Gerta: "Mhm…"
(Kick)
(Dooooooooooonnnnngggg)
A staircase appeared, leading downward.
Gerrard: "Come…"
Gerta: "I'm coming…"
(Footsteps)
(Meanwhile, at Elizabeth Herbert School)
(Dong)…
(Dong)
(Construction noises)
(Chanting)
(Dam… dam… dam dam!)
Or music…
(Drong… drong)… drong)
(ta tum!)
Eisenhauer: "So… Kafka, what do you want?"
Kafka: "I saw Gerta… unfortunately… she got away again…"
Eisenhauer: "I understand… keep searching… catch her…"
Kafka: "Okay…"
Eisenhauer: "Fiona, as for you… your pass is here. Your detective pass was changed from Fiona Hamilton to Fiona Philomela Househould…"
Fiona: "Thank you…"
He handed her the pass.
Eisenhauer: "No problem. Elizabeth already told me everything about your Househould family… I heard you left Dark Umbrella…"
Fiona: "Mhm…"
Eisenhauer: "Are you sure you're not in danger?"
Fiona: "Not entirely…"
Eisenhauer: "Well… if they come after you, they'll regret it. I always hated Dark Umbrella, the way they treat others…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Eisenhauer: "Anyway… rest. Sit down… Little one, should I order you a hot chocolate?"
Cossette: "Huh?"
Fiona: "It's okay, Cossette…"
Cossette: "Okay… yes please…"
Eisenhauer: "Such good manners… hehehe… coming right up…"
He pressed a button.
Eisenhauer: "One hot chocolate please, with milk… and also two coffees, and one more chocolate drink…"
He removed his finger.
Cossette: "Why two?"
Fiona: "Ugh… (blushes)"
Eisenhauer: "Hahaha… because Fiona always loved hot chocolate too. That was the only time she smiled… it was cute…"
Fiona: "Mmmmmmm…"
Cossette: "Oh dear…"
Fiona: "(blushes) I forgot how annoying you can be…"
Kafka: "(Sweats)… you've barely changed… who was that teacher earlier…?"
Eisenhauer: "Huh?! Uh… she had tooth pain and needed a hug…"
Cossette: "Oh… you're so kind."
Fiona: "(Sweats… she believed that?)"
Kafka: "(Poor kid…)"
Eisenhauer: "(cough)…."
He sat back down in his chair, clasped his hands, cracked his fingers. The door opened.
Waitress: "Here you go…"
She placed the drinks down.
Eisenhauer: "Thank you, my dear…"
He slapped her butt.
(Slap)
Fiona: "Ugh!!…"
Kafka: "Unpleasant… ugh…"
Cossette: "(Sweats) Um…"
The waitress smiled.
Eisenhauer: "Sorry, there was a fly on her butt…"
Fiona: "(He can't possibly be lying…)"
Kafka: "(Hahh)…"
Cossette: "Oh… you really are kind…"
Fiona: "(Sweats)… Cossette, you're so innocent… too innocent…"
Cossette: "Huh?"
Eisenhauer: "Hehehe… anyway… Fiona, I want to ask you for a favor…"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Eisenhauer: "I'll pay you too…"
Fiona: "What is it?"
Eisenhauer: "I want you and Kafka… to handle… the Dark Arrow…"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Kafka: "Hmm?"
Eisenhauer: "There is a problem… they apparently found out… that in Weimar the grave of the Dark Bride is located…"
Fiona: "In… in Weimar?!"
Eisenhauer: "Exactly… drink your drinks while we talk…"
Kafka: "(gulp)…"
Fiona: "Hmm… (drinks)…"
Cossette: "(blows)… hot, hot… (blows)… (drinks)… mmmmm… yummy… (giggles)"
Kafka: "Hehe."
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Eisenhauer: "Who does this child belong to, actually?"
Fiona: "Oh, to me. I'm looking after her…"
Eisenhauer: "Oh… Fiona… you're looking after someone. You always didn't care about others…"
Fiona: "(Sweats) That's not true…"
Eisenhauer: "Hahaha, I know, I know, but you never showed it. I know you're a nice girl…"
Fiona: "(blushes) I'm twenty years old, okay…"
Eisenhauer: "Then I can date you…"
Fiona: "Ugh!!!…"
Kafka: "Mr. Eisenhauer, please change the topic… or I will jump out the window. I can't take this anymore…"
Eisenhauer: "Okay, okay…"
He stood up.
Eisenhauer: "Listen… we have to find out where exactly the grave of the Dark Bride is…"
Fiona: "And how are we supposed to find it?"
Eisenhauer: "Well… Albert can help us…"
Kafka: "What… Mr. Count Heinz Heinz?!!"
Fiona: "Oh… who is that?"
Kafka: "A former teacher and scientist… careful, he's even more perverted than Eisenhauer…"
Fiona: "That's wonderful…"
Eisenhauer: "Anyway… you have to go to him…"
Kafka: "Okay…"
Fiona: "Okay…"
Eisenhauer: "Mhm…"
(Meanwhile)
(Footsteps)
Zoe: "Oh… there you are, Gerta-lein…"
Gerta: "Hello… mistress…"
Gerrard: "She found the diamond…"
Zoe: "Good work… Gerta-lein… Soon we can hopefully see Mother…"
Gerrard: "Mhm…"
Gerta: "Hopefully…"
(Dong)
Eichenwald in Neuschwanstein Castle
(Blub blub)
(Footsteps)
Count Heinz: "Hehehe… Dark Arrow sees their mother, the Dark Bride, as mother. It's not an organization, it's more like a family…"