Project 913 is, in fact, a living being. A child with curses and arcane powers. Now the Lilly Moon must find her. Fiona, Sophie, Rosika, and Siegfried set out to search for her, while Lina and Violet, along with the others, are either already on a mission or have nothing to do.
Sophie: "Okay... but how are we supposed to find her?"
Fiona: "No idea."
Siegfried: "This really is like finding a needle in a haystack."
Rosika: "Yeah."
Sophie: "Mhm."
Fiona: "Hahhh... Good grief... this is going to be hard."
Rosika: "Yeah."
Sophie: "But... I feel sorry for the child."
Fiona: "Yeah... Hmmm?"
She noticed that the carriage driver was a woman... but just a moment ago, it wasn't.
Fiona: "Huh...?"
She turned around.
Fiona: "Huh!"
Sophie: "Ugh."
Siegfried: "Ugh!!"
Rosika: "Huh?"
The Joker: "It's been a while, hmm?"
Fiona looked at her angrily.
Fiona: "Joker... Oh... sorry, or should I call you Sandy?"
The Joker: "Hehehehe... I only wanted to say hello... I bet you're looking for that child."
Sophie: "How do you know that?"
Fiona: "Hmmmmm... Sophie... you went to get coffee for a while, right?"
Sophie: "Yeah..."
Fiona: "How long did it take? Fifteen minutes?"
Sophie: "Twenty."
Fiona: "You went somewhere else."
Sophie: "Ugh... yeah... I had to get coffee beans."
Siegfried: "But... someone was standing in front of the kitchen the whole time... ugh."
They looked at Joker.
The Joker: "Hehehe... bingo... I was Sophie."
Siegfried: "What... you... you acted exactly like her!!"
Rosika: "Exactly the same... just like you were Sophie!"
Fiona: "What do you want?"
The Joker: "How about a deal?"
Fiona: "What kind of deal?"
Sophie: "We're not making any deals with you!"
Fiona: "Wait... what kind of deal? I'm listening. You mean the child."
The Joker: "Bingo... Well... I know what she looks like."
Sophie: "Hmmm..."
Fiona: "Hmm... what do you want in return?"
The Joker: "One small favor... a key."
Fiona: "A key?"
The Joker: "A key, exactly... it looks like this."
She handed her a painting.
The Joker: "Help me so I can help you."
Sophie: "We can do this on our own."
The Joker: "Aww... my dear... are you really sure you can afford to think that? This is a dangerous situation. One mistake... and we're in a crisis."
Fiona: "Mmh... (...She's right... Right now... the highest priority... is finding the child... I don't like this.)"
She looked at Joker. She smiled... maliciously.
The Joker: "Mmm?"
Fiona: "Deal... Where do I find the key?"
The Joker: "Hehehe... my dear... if I knew that, do you think I'd make a deal with an organization as disgusting as yours? Hmm?"
Fiona: "Fine. I'll look for it."
The Joker: "Thank you very much, dear Fiona... Ohhh... you're so sweet..."
Fiona: "Mmmm... What do you want it for?"
The Joker: "Hehehe..."
She stared at her seriously.
The Joker: "Maybe... you shouldn't push your luck, my dear..."
Then she opened her eyes, revealing her true self... the evil Joker everyone spoke about.
The Joker: "...Do you think I'll answer that? That wasn't part of the deal... Take the question back."
Fiona: "Okay. I take it back."
The Joker: "Wonderful."
Then suddenly, the smile returned.
The Joker: "The child is a little girl... with green hair... an eyepatch... and a small, adorable hat... She's wearing a suit that doesn't fit the Victorian era at all..."
Fiona: "What?"
The Joker: "Yeah... the clothes look very new... from a time I can't identify."
Sophie: "Fiona... the black hole... she's from the future!"
Fiona: "I understand... She's a survivor... Anything else?"
The Joker: "No... except that the girl also has a nasty wound on her neck."
Fiona: "Hmm... where did you last see her?... It would be nice if you'd answer."
The Joker: "Oh come on, that would ruin all the fun. Hehehe... I already gave you the information."
Sophie: "When are we supposed to find the key?"
The Joker: "Hmm."
She thought for a moment, resting her hand beneath her chin.
The Joker: "I'll be nice and give you two weeks... hehe."
Sophie: "Two weeks...?"
Fiona: "Hmm... that's generous."
The Joker: "Hehe, sure, sure... Well then... we'll see each other again, my dears... Oh... if you want to find me... you'll figure out how... won't you, Fiona?"
Fiona: "Mmmhhhh..."
The Joker: "Hehehe..."
She climbed down.
The Joker: "By the way... the carriage driver is dead. So one of you will have to drive. He was boring."
She continued walking, then turned around.
The Joker: "Goodbye, my dears... Oh... Rosika... you have beautiful eyes... for a blind girl."
Rosika: "Huh...?"
The Joker: "Hehehe... bye bye."
She walked away.
Sophie: "Huh?... Wait... where did she go?!"
She had suddenly vanished.
Sophie: "Hahh... that bitch."
Fiona: "We don't have time for her right now... Let's go... Siegfried? Can you drive?"
Siegfried: "Sure."
He drove off.
Sophie: "...That poor carriage driver."
Fiona: "Find his family... and give them money... even if money can't take away their pain... I think that's the least we can do."
Siegfried: "Should we really trust her?"
Fiona: "I think so, at least regarding this matter. That key seems important to her."
Sophie: "But... is it really a good idea... to give her the key?"
Fiona: "Right now our objective is Project 913... And honestly, I don't like doing things this way, but I was only paid for Project 913... so I don't care about anything else."
Sophie: "Wow... lately you're really all about getting paid."
Fiona: "We made an amazing deal... We can finally improve the station... They gave us the oldest junk they had... Even the television keeps glitching... And anyone can just walk in, remember that homeless man?"
Sophie: "That's true... Hahhh... If... we find the child... will they put her back into that... dark room?"
Fiona: "Hmm?... Do you pity her?"
Sophie: "Of course I do."
Fiona: "Hahhh... Sophie... look... there's the kind of pity people openly show... like you... and then there's the kind people hide... You have to learn that too... The reason the people in Dark Umbrella no longer wanted you as a Crow is exactly because of that. You show too much emotion... People can exploit that."
Sophie: "Hmmm..."
Fiona: "You weren't like this before. What changed?"
Sophie: "Sorry... do you like the old me better?"
Fiona: "Hmm. No, I didn't say that."
Sophie: "Back then when I was mean, everyone said, 'Oh, Sophie is so mean.' Now I'm trying to change and suddenly it's, 'Oh, Sophie is too nice.' So what is it?... Make up your minds..."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "Sorry for... trying to become a better person."
Fiona: "Hey, then don't listen to them. Do you like who you are now?"
Sophie: "Hmm?... Well... it's better than when I used to bully people..."
Siegfried: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Sophie... going from being the bully to becoming the one who gets bullied doesn't solve anything either... Be neutral... neutral... Don't show too much, but don't show too little either... Around me, I don't mind... but not around the higher ranks... I like you the way you are."
Sophie: "Hmm..."
Fiona: "Hahhh... As for the child... we'll just talk to Marcus, Rosalie, and Meliodas... maybe they can at least make sure the child has a little more freedom."
Sophie: "Ugh... Fiona... do you pity her too?"
Fiona: "...When it comes to children, I don't joke around. That's where my neutrality ends... Did you hear how he talked about her? 'That thing.'... That's the point where I think... and you still claim you're the good guys?... It's right to be afraid of her. That's true... But being right isn't always good. Being wrong isn't necessarily evil..."
The carriage came to a stop.
Siegfried: "Hmmm?... Hey... look over there!"
Sophie: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Rosika: "What's going on?"
The description matched one of the children.
Sophie: "Oh... there."
Fiona: "Be careful... We have to approach her carefully..."
They got out of the carriage.
913: "...Hahh... hahhhh... huh?.."
She stared at the ice cream shop.
913: "...Hahhhh..."
Sophie: "Ugh..."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie stopped. Fiona looked at her and immediately understood. The child was staring at the ice cream as if she had never seen anything like it before.
Sophie: "...Fiona... can't we just... let her go?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "...That poor child..."
Fiona: "Hahhh... What if the Hunters capture her? The House of Cursed Children... I understand how you feel... but... it would be better if she came with us. Don't worry... we'll talk to Meliodas... I won't hand the child back until I make sure she's treated better this time."
Sophie: "Mmm... okay... then... let me talk to her."
Fiona: "Hmm."
Siegfried: "But... are you sure... you can do it?"
Fiona: "Let her... Sophie... if she starts crying... run... as fast as you can."
Sophie: "Okay."
She slowly walked toward the ice cream stand.
913: "Huh... huhh..."
Fiona: "Hmmm... Sophie... now."
Sophie: "Okay."
She walked up to the ice cream stand.
Sophie: "Two ice creams, please."
913: "Huh?"
Ice Cream Vendor: "Of course... One moment, please."
913: "Hmm..."
He handed her two ice creams.
Sophie: "Thank you... Here."
913: "Huh?"
Suddenly... she saw Sophie holding out the ice cream to her... smiling gently. The child stared at her.
913: "Можно мне съесть мороженое? (May I eat the ice cream?)"
Sophie: "(Prussian?)... Mm... (Cough)... (Luckily I know a little.) Da, eto mozhno yest'. (Yes, you can eat it.)"
913: "Huhh..."
She took the ice cream... and started sniffing it. She didn't know how to eat it, so she looked at Sophie.
Sophie: "Chto eto?... Ohh... hehehe."
Sophie began eating her own ice cream in front of her. The child copied her.
913: "Hahhhh... Вкусный! (Delicious!)"
Sophie: "Hehehe..."
The others watched Sophie and the child.
Siegfried: "Seems to be going well."
Fiona: "Hmmm... You know... little by little... I'm starting to wonder if this is really a good idea... Should we really bring this child back to that horrible place?"
Siegfried: "Do you know where they keep her?"
Fiona: "Yeah... ES04 Station... That's where they bring projects that are considered too dangerous... And... there are actually... several children there... and other creatures too... But... they're treated more like... animals... than people... The rooms are tiny... the food is only bread and soup... Even after Ms. Valentine became leader, things didn't improve much, because even though she's in charge... she can't change much if the others refuse... But I never imagined there was a child there."
Siegfried: "But that's not really a child... she's over a hundred years old."
Fiona: "She has the mind of a child because of the curse... She never became an adult... never matured or grew wiser... so she remains a child."
Siegfried: "Oh... curses are terrifying."
Fiona: "They're curses."
Siegfried: "Hmmm... So what do we do now?"
Fiona: "...I guess I'll really have to talk to the others... This child... looks about five or six years old... It's far too cruel for a child to live there."
Siegfried: "Hmm..."
Sophie quietly continued eating ice cream with the child.
913: "...Mmm... huh?... "
Sophie: "Hmm?"
913: "...Thank you."
Sophie: "Oh..."
913: "Umm... Lin... Lin... Lin wants to go home... Lin wants her mommy."
Sophie: "Lin... that's your name? Lin."
913: "Lin... Lin is Lin's name."
Sophie: "Oh... okay... Well, Lin... would you like to come with me?"
913: "Lin... doesn't want to go back... Lin... is tired... Lin wants to die..."
Sophie: "Huh?!"
913: "...Lin doesn't want to live anymore."
Sophie: "Ugh... hey... why?"
913: "Lin is dangerous... Lin kills people... Lin is cruel..."
Sophie: "Ughh..."
She knelt down beside her.
Sophie: "Hey... don't say that... that's not true."
Buzz!
Fiona: "What are you doing?! Don't touch her!!"
Fiona shouted through the communicator.
Sophie: "Ugh... Fiona... not so loud."
Fiona: "You mustn't touch her..."
Sophie: "Mmm..."
She looked at Lin. Lin looked exhausted.
Lin: "Lin wants to sleep... Lin wants... to finally sleep... to see her mommy."
Sophie: "Ugh... Can't you sleep?"
She shook her head.
Lin: "Lin can't sleep... Lin isn't allowed to... Otherwise... Lin gets in trouble... But Lin gets pills... they keep her awake."
Sophie: "Ugh..."
Fiona, Siegfried, and Rosika heard it too.
Siegfried: "Huh?... Is that true?"
Fiona: "I had no idea. This is the first time I've heard that."
Rosika: "That... poor child."
Fiona: "Hahh. Come on, let's go to her."
They walked over.
Lin: "Huh!"
She hid behind Sophie.
Lin: "...No..."
Fiona: "Don't worry... um... Lin... don't go back to your home... come home with us."
Lin: "Huh?... With you?"
Sophie: "Yes."
Siegfried: "We'll cook something delicious for you too."
Lin: "Ugh... Lin finally wants to eat noodles... She's always wanted to eat them!"
Rosika: "Then we'll make some for you."
Lin: "Yay!!... Hmm hmm!"
She stretched out her arms and jumped.
Sophie: "Ugh?"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Lin: "Lin is tired. Lin wants to be carried."
Fiona: "Ugh."
Sophie: "Hmm... it's okay... I don't think she'll do anything if I touch her."
She picked her up.
Lin: "Hehehe..."
Sophie: "See?"
Fiona: "Hmm... okay..."
Siegfried: "Then let's head back."
Lin: "Yeah... Hehe... Oh, Lin forgot to ask what your names are."
Sophie: "Sophie."
Fiona: "Fiona."
Rosika: "Rosika."
Siegfried: "Siegfried."
Lin: "Ohhh... Lin likes all of you... hehe... You the most... Sophie..."
Sophie: "Ugh... hehe... Let's head back. You wanted to eat noodles, right?"
They took her with them. Lin quickly fell asleep.
Sophie: "Fiona... she fell asleep. Is that dangerous?"
Fiona: "I don't think so... as long as she doesn't have a nightmare... Let's hope she doesn't dream... Just stroke her gently... don't wake her up... it would be better... She likes you."
Sophie: "Hmm... okay."
They brought her back to their house.
Lin: "Mm... huh?"
Sophie: "We're here, Lin."
Lin: "Huh... Lin fell asleep... I'm sorry... please don't hit Lin."
Fiona: "Ugh!!"
Siegfried: "Huh!?"
Rosika: "Hit you?!"
Sophie: "Ugh... don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you."
Fiona: "Ghh... That Einsenheim!"
Fiona angrily got out.
Fiona: "He's definitely already here... Stay there... I've had enough of all these lies!"
She opened the door.
Crash!
Einsenheim: "Oh... you're back. Have you heard anything about that thing?"
Fiona: "You... Mr. Einsenheim... you're... an asshole."
Einsenheim: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Lin fell asleep, then woke up terrified... and said... 'Please don't hit Lin.' What does that mean, hmm?... I thought she was a dangerous project... If she's so dangerous... how are you hitting her, hmm?"
Einsenheim: "Ugh... Um... I can explain... Um..."
Fiona: "Um... um... um... Are you getting old?... Explain it so I can understand... One more 'um' and I'm out."
Einsenheim: "Ughh... Hah... It's like this. When she sleeps, she sometimes has nightmares. That's dangerous, so... we make sure she gets scared."
Fiona: "By hitting a child?... How does that even work? If she were really dangerous... she'd fight back."
Einsenheim: "Yes... but she's kind... She just apologizes."
Fiona: "Hahhh... Leave."
Einsenheim: "Excuse me?"
Fiona: "I'm not giving you the child."
Einsenheim: "What do you mean? Are you showing pity now too?"
Fiona: "A child... that's where I can't look the other way... Even I have my limits... with this neutrality... Now leave... Meliodas and Ms. Valentine need to settle this first... otherwise I'm not giving the child back."
Einsenheim: "Ugh."
The door opened.
Sophie: "Fiona..."
Fiona: "Ugh!"
A large group of soldiers pointed their weapons at her.
Einsenheim: "I figured you'd do something like this..."
Fiona: "Ughhh... Bob."
Bob appeared and made all of their weapons disappear.
Splash!
Einsenheim: "Ugh!"
Soldier: "Aaaaaaaaaarghhhh!"
Fiona: "I... have no pity for people who hurt my colleagues and friends... Child abusers, all of you... Get out!!"
Suddenly, they heard cars.
Einsenheim: "Huh?"
Meliodas: "I'm back."
Einsenheim: "What?"
Sophie: "I called him while we were talking to you. That old coffee habit of yours gave me enough time to contact Meliodas."
Meliodas: "What's going on here, Einsenheim?"
Einsenheim: "It's... well... um..."
Meliodas: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Master..."
Meliodas: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "We can't just hand the child over to them... They hurt her... they beat her."
Meliodas: "Project 913 is supposed to be too dangerous... How is that possible, Einsenheim?"
Einsenheim: "Ugh..."
Meliodas: "I'm going to speak with Ms. Valentine. Not only have you made a serious mistake... you've also threatened my employees... and carried out those threats. That's not okay... As for the child... we'll return her under one condition. She will be treated like a normal human being, not like a project anymore."
Einsenheim: "What?"
Meliodas: "Food... drinks... whatever she wants, as long as she doesn't overdo it, of course."
Sophie: "I'm not handing her over right now. I promised I'd make noodles for her."
Lin: "Huh."
Meliodas: "Good. Then afterward."
Einsenheim: "Mmm."
Meliodas: "If you refuse, I'll take it up with Ms. Valentine."
Einsenheim: "Hahhh... okay... okay... Do whatever you want. Agreed."
Meliodas: "Good... Oh... it would be nice if you left now. My people don't like you. Neither do I. And take your soldiers with you, the ones who apparently enjoy hurting children. Child abusers are not welcome here."
Einsenheim sighed and left with his men.
Meliodas: "Hmmm."
A few minutes later.
Lin: "Mmm... yummy... yummy... Yummy, noodles are yummy."
Sophie: "Hehehe."
Fiona: "Hmm."
Violet: "And here I was wondering why Sophie called us and told us to buy noodles."
Lina: "Hehe... how adorable."
Rosika: "Yeah."
Siegfried: "Looks like... it's finally over."