It has already been five weeks, still no news...but finally...it seems there is a new mission...for the Lily Moon. What is going on?
Sophie: "A…case where people sleepwalk?"
Meliodas: "Yes."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Meliodas: "They sleepwalk...and then...they kill themselves...or kill others."
Lina: "Huh."
Violet: "Oh dear."
Chloe and Sternlicht were there too.
Sternlicht: "Hmm."
Chloe: "Creepy...where is Hosenträger anyway?"
Hosenträger: "Here...I'm just a bit exhausted...because of the exam."
Meliodas: "Anyway...I'm sending you two. Sophie and Fiona."
Sophie: "Ok."
Fiona: "Sure."
Meliodas: "Lina...feel free to accompany them if you want."
Lina: "Oh...sure."
(Meanwhile)
Near Snow Time...there lies Wonderland...the place where there are many mages, nature spirits, and elves...there...also lives the witch Alice Mirren...
Alice: "Hmm."
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Alice: "What are you doing here...Aschenputtel."
Aschenputtel: "I want you to free my daughter."
Alice: "Hahahaha....are you serious?..."
She walked a little closer.
Alice: "You are funny."
Purple colored flames came out of her eyes.
Alice: "You dare to come here...and look me in the face....Aschenputtel.....Did that dagger take away your mind."
Aschenputtel: "I only want my daughter back.....that is all....what mother would abandon her child....I am not like you...Alice.."
Alice: "Hmmm....just so you know...I actually killed my son...but only because he was naughty....No one...is allowed near the gate...I make no exceptions not even for my own son....That gate...could cause catastrophes....I...protect Wonderland....everyone who lives here...as long as they do what I say....."
Aschenputtel: "Hahh....do you still execute people when they speak badly about you nearby."
Alice: "Hmph.....this...is my kingdom....and you are not welcome here Aschenputtel....however I can understand it....after all it is about your daughter....but...as sorry as I am...your daughter...is too strong.....and cannot control her emotions.."
Owl: "Woooo.."
Alice: "Your daughter behaves like a child."
Aschenputtel: "She was locked inside that damned tower since birth.....Alice.....if there is anyone who understands loneliness....then it is you...."
Alice: "Ughh....mmm..(Cough).....Just so you know....I only did what your brother ordered me to do....Even I cannot defeat death....Rudeus forced me to do it when I said no...he killed two of my children before my eyes.."
Aschenputtel: "What?...I knew nothing...about that.."
Alice: "Now you do.....I only have...one child left now...ok...I want to protect her...precisely because you are a mother...you must understand that...."
Aschenputtel: "Ohh.....you must mean Cecilia....."
Alice: "Mhm.....Herroro and Rustkav...were killed by your brother.....I sadly had no choice...I also felt sorry for Rapunzel.....anyone would go insane....if trapped inside that damned tower....the Tower of Rudeus.....that is what he calls it right?...yes.....he bound both her eyes...and her body with a spell.....But....the problem is....she only fulfilled the dreams of humans....but I never thought these...humans...would often desire terrible dreams.."
Aschenputtel: "Mmm.....Can you...at least ease her pain..she has the same illness as me.."
Alice: "Hmm.....Hahh...fine then....I will do what I can so she does not suffer....anything else?.."
Aschenputtel: "No.....Um.....I only wanted to warn you."
Alice: "Huh?"
Aschenputtel: "Have you heard about my brother's other daughter?"
Alice: "Surely you mean the girl born from death and human?...Of course.....Zantanel is her name...yes..I have heard of her....Your brother's son...what was his name again....William....told me about her.....That is indeed disturbing....."
Aschenputtel: "She is incredibly strong she has the same curse as my brother....she is....dangerous.....And...um...it is so...that...she is after me...."
Alice: "Great and you came here."
Aschenputtel: "Sorry...I....had no choice.....so...may I stay here.."
Alice: "Hahhhh...again I get dragged into trouble because of the Rudeus family."
She stood up from the sofa she had been sitting on.
Alice: "Hahhh....well...it is the least I can do.....What happened with your daughter....I truly feel sorry.....Rapunzel did not deserve it....You may stay here."
Aschenputtel: "Thank you very much."
Alice: "Hahh.....but please stay inside this castle.....if you go for a walk.....then only accompanied by my owl Tep....ok?"
Aschenputtel: "Mhm."
Alice: "The room I can give you...is the room over there....It is large...you will surely have enough fun there."
Aschenputtel: "Thank you very much."
She went inside.
Alice: "Hahh.....being a mother....hmmm....."
She looked at her own hand.
Alice: "Mmm....hahhh....."
She continued walking.
Alice: "My goodness...always the same with the Rudeus family..."
(Meanwhile)
Aschenputtel: "Hmmmm....hahh....I'm sorry...Alice.....I'm doing this for my daughter..."
(Meanwhile)
Zantanel: "Hmmm…"
Remy: "Where is Aschenputtel.."
Zantanel: "No idea...doesn't matter anyway.....she already told us the most important things.."
Remy: "Mhm…"
Zantanel: "The gate....of Wonderland.....well...hmmm....I am curious...by the way..we are not going there now.."
Remy: "Huh?"
Zantanel: "I.....unfortunately barely have any strength at the moment..."
She looked at her own hand.
Zantanel: "That Tom Fog...took so much power from me...it will probably take at least another month until it returns...until then we must wait."
Remy: "Ok.."
Zantanel: "Hmm."
(Meanwhile)
Sophie: "This must be the place....finally a mission."
Lina: "Hmm."
Fiona: "Well then..."
They walked to the police officer.
Police Officer: "Stop....only officials are allowed in here."
Fiona: "We are officials from Dark Umbrella....Detective Fiona Philomela Househould."
Sophie: "Sophie Valeria…"
Lina: "Lina Adelheid.."
Police Officer: "Oh.....forgive me....good.."
Fiona: "What exactly happened here?"
Lina: "Hmm."
Police Officer: "These people here....simply.....killed themselves....the strange thing is when we tried talking to them....it felt as though....they could not hear us."
Sophie: "Hmm..or not perceive it like they were asleep."
Fiona: "This could be the work of a Nemesis....."
Sophie: "Yes.."
Police Officer: "Nemesis?...They haven't appeared for quite a while."
Fiona: "Yes...sure...they appear in the Slavic Kingdom sometimes....but mostly leave again....Most Nemesis cannot handle cold...and it is cold here."
Sophie: "Mhm."
Sophie examined the corpse.
Sophie: "So they killed themselves then."
Police Officer: "No...they stabbed each other."
Fiona: "I see..."
Sophie: "Hmmm...yes.....This could be a Nemesis.....has something like this happened often around here?"
Police Officer: "Yes.....nearby....not even three houses away....a young lady took her own life.....the creepy thing is.....the woman.....looked like she was sleepwalking.....and then killed herself...that is what her mother said....when she tried to stop her the daughter turned around and jumped out the window…"
Sophie: "Hmm."
Fiona: "I understand....we will have to get serious...otherwise more innocent people will die.....evacuate the whole street."
Sophie: "And make sure no one comes here...."
Police Officer: "A lot of people live here."
Sophie: "And those people are in danger."
Fiona: "Mhm....we will handle this.....you evacuate we cannot work while people are here..oh.....please also give us the house addresses of the people who died…"
Police Officer: "Ok.."
(A few minutes later)
Police Officer: "Please here Madam."
Madam: "What is happening here…."
The whole street was evacuated..
Sophie: "Good…"
She looked around.
Sophie: "This is the first apartment..victim Nektov….."
Fiona: "Mhm…..he was one of the people who stabbed the other...Let's go inside and look maybe we will find something.."
Sophie: "Mhm."
They went inside..
Lina: "Ughh.."
Sophie: "Ghh..this place stinks."
Fiona: "Hmmm….."
Sophie: "Mmm."
Fiona: "Seems like it has been a long time since someone cleaned here...look at the food…..apparently he intended to eat….."
Sophie: "Then why did he not do it….did he lose his mind there?"
Lina: "So um..since it is sleepwalking...could it be that this happened through sleep?"
Fiona: "Yes.....That means he wanted to eat...but got tired and wanted to rest beforehand…..then this incident happened."
Sophie: "Yes…..The food looks somewhat old….he died yesterday….so...why does it look so old."
Lina: "Well...it is warm here...very warm...and if you leave food outside...it spoils quickly."
Fiona: "Hmm...yes maybe."
Sophie: "Hmm...there is a blanket...…"
Fiona: "The television is off.....but the remote control is by the sofa...that means….either he simply took the remote with him...or he actually turned off the television to sleep."
Sophie: "Hmm...some people like sleeping in silence…..I always sleep with the television on...otherwise I get bored…"
Lina: "Hmm.."
Fiona: "Let's search...for something that could help us."
Sophie: "Mhm."
They continued searching for clues and what exactly could have happened..
Sophie: "Hmm….I cannot find anything."
Fiona: "Neither can I…"
Lina: "Hmm...huh?...what is this here."
She walked over to them..
Sophie: "Hmm….is that blood?"
Fiona: "Blood under a fingernail?...."
Lina: "Hmm.."
Sophie: "Creepy…"
What could possibly be the reason why there is blood in the nails?...