A masked man had rescued the Lilly Mond group, Sophie, Fiona, Violet, and Lina.
Masked Man: "This way."
He went to the controls.
Sophie: "Mmm?"
Fiona: "Controls?"
Violet: "Woow."
Masked Man: "Just stay there."
He steered. Fish could be seen.
Masked Man: "Hmm?…I advise you not to get scared now."
Sophie: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Hmm."
Violet: "Ugh...windows."
Lina: "What...is that."
A huge eye looked over at them.
Masked Man: "Calm down...It can't see us. It probably thinks we're a broken ship with no people inside."
It passed them.
Masked Man: "Good."
He continued driving until they reached the surface.
Masked Man: "We are here in San Marin."
Violet: "Okay, thank you...I'll take Sophie to the hospital."
Lina: "Okay...I'll come with you."
They were already leaving.
Masked Man: "I know that both you and Sophie...remember."
Fiona: "...The Finger."
He took off his mask.
The Finger: "Hey."
Fiona: "Why...did you save us?"
The Finger: "No idea."
Fiona: "Hahh...You're a mystery to me."
The Finger: "You are too."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
The Finger: "...Why...do you help others?"
Fiona: "My job."
The Finger: "Stop with the job thing. I notice that you also help others just because you want to...why...do you risk your life for others?"
Fiona: "My job...and my friends. That's why."
The Finger: "I see."
Fiona: "It's not nice to kiss a woman on the forehead while she's sleeping."
The Finger: "Ughh."
Fiona: "Did you think I wouldn't notice? I sleep very lightly."
The Finger: "Last time you didn't notice me."
Fiona: "Oh...you were watching me."
The Finger: "Of course. You, Sophie, and the others."
Fiona: "Why?"
The Finger: "...A tip from me...Don't trust me too much."
Fiona: "I don't...but still...I wonder...why you saved us."
The Finger: "Hmmm...Sophie and you...I'm sorry...about your job."
Fiona: "Your pity?...I don't need it."
The Finger: "Hmm."
Fiona: "You were there...right?"
The Finger: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "So you were that boy who disappeared..."
The Finger: "Well...I was 15."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
The Finger: "Well, I played the role of a 15 year old orphan."
Fiona: "I see. You also had freckles."
The Finger: "Those...weren't real... (Cough)"
Fiona: "...Oh yeah."
She took off his hat.
The Finger: "Ugh."
Fiona: "Liar."
The Finger: "...Mmm."
Fiona: "...You look good."
The Finger: "Give it back to me, please."
Fiona: "No. Tell me...how can I thank you?"
The Finger: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "You saved Sophie and the others...and me as well...Again...I have to show you my gratitude."
The Finger: "...Don't tell anyone it was me."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
The Finger: "Hmph."
Fiona: "Hahh...Here, take your hat back."
The Finger: "Thank you...ughh."
She gave him a little poke on the nose.
Fiona: "...You don't have to hide your freckles...You should know...I don't care what someone looks like...or where they come from."
The Finger: "Hmmm..."
(Memory)
Fiona: "Why are you hiding your face with that hood, hmm, boy?"
The Finger: "Mmm."
Fiona: "Let me see."
She took his hood off.
Fiona: "Freckles?"
The Finger: "Mmm."
Fiona: "Hehehe...you look cute...stop hiding them."
(End of memory)
The Finger: "(Hmph...she hasn't changed.)"
Fiona: "Okay, why did you kiss me on the forehead? Come on, you have no excuse for that."
The Finger: "Uhm...a good night kiss."
Fiona: "Ahh...I see."
She looked up.
Fiona: "It's night. I have to go."
The Finger: "Okay...ugh."
She gave him a kiss on the nose.
Fiona: "...A good night kiss...Consider it a thank you."
She walked away.
The Finger: "...Huh?...Why...on the...place where the...freckles are?......."
He took his hat.
The Finger: "Hmmm."
(Meanwhile)
Fiona: "Hmmm..."
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Fiona: "Hmm?...What's wrong with my heart?...It feels like...it's malfunctioning...Besides, I feel warm. Do I have a fever? Whatever, I have to check on Sophie."
(A few minutes later)
Lina: "Oh...there you are, Fiona."
Fiona: "How is Sophie?"
Lina: "She's fine, don't worry. The doctor said she just has to wear some kind of headband...because of the wound...Let's let her rest for now."
Fiona: "Okay."
Lina: "How are you?"
Fiona: "Fine. And how are you and Violet?"
Lina: "I'm fine...Violet only has a wound on her shoulder. You should also see a doctor. Your arm is bleeding."
Fiona: "It's fine. I can take care of that at the station...Let's go. Does Sophie really have to stay here?"
Lina: "For one day."
Fiona: "Okay. And Violet?"
Lina: "She can come with us."
(A few hours later)
Fiona: "Hmmm...ow..."
She took care of her arm herself.
Fiona: "Mmm...okay."
(Meanwhile)
The Finger: "Hmmm..."
(Memory)
The Finger: "...Why...my freckles?"
The Joker: "Well, well."
The Finger: "Hmm?"
The Joker: "What's wrong, Finger?"
The Finger: "Nothing...Tell me, Joker...Let's say you had a wound."
The Joker: "Yes?"
The Finger: "And you hid it because...you were afraid. Then you meet a person...who discovers it...but to prove to you...that they still think you're great...they give you a...kiss on that spot. Is that...good?"
The Joker: "That...I'm not entirely sure, hehe. I think either because the person finds it attractive...or because they want to show the person...that they don't care...whether you have wounds or whatever...It doesn't necessarily have to be love...it could be that they are showing you that it's okay. Why...did someone kiss your freckles?"
The Finger: "What?"
The Joker: "Let me guess...Fiona?...or Sophie?"
The Finger: "How do you know?"
The Joker: "Which one?"
The Finger: "Guess."
The Joker: "Sophie?"
The Finger: "Fiona."
The Joker: "What...Fiona?...But...why would she do that?"
The Finger: "...As a kind of thank you because I helped her and her friends once."
The Joker: "Ahhh...that was when you suddenly disappeared."
The Finger: "Mmm."
The Joker: "Don't worry...as long as you don't endanger the mission, I don't care what you do...When I think about it...Fiona is someone who only judges others by their behavior...Appearance probably doesn't matter to her..."
The Finger: "Hmm...but I'm a hunter."
The Joker: "Hehe...So what?...She helped me once too...I'm a hunter as well...I think she personally...has nothing against you...I can understand that...Unlike me and the others, you try to involve as few innocent people as possible...I don't like that...because it's boring, but hey...everyone has their own way."
The Finger: "Hmm...Sophie still doesn't remember me."
The Joker: "Of course not...You met her during her early missions...You were only 22 yourself, and she was 18...She probably remembers that you were her target, hahaha."
The Finger: "Hm...yeah."
The Joker: "Stop...Everyone knows you used to be even more of a killer than we are...Sophie changed you a little, and Fiona did too..."
The Finger: "Maybe."
The Joker: "Anyway...the boss...gave me word...It's time...We're going to the Basque Kingdom."
The Finger: "Now?"
The Joker: "Mhm...We have to search for three things that are valuable...the Mermaid Marsche's Shell...then the Seahorse Horn...and...of course, go to the Mariana Trench...and find the sword of the knight Dirk Hausen."
The Finger: "Okay...I understand."
The Joker: "Alright...get ready...It's very possible that we'll run into Dark Umbrella if they find out...You won't hold back, right?"
The Finger: "No..."
The Joker: "Good...I've had enough of alliances...Just so you know...Sophie and Fiona belong to me...I want to see both of them covered in blood."
The Finger: "I've already seen them like that."
The Joker: "Oh..."
The Finger: "I only took pictures of the two...Two...here, do you want to see?"
The Joker: "Ohh.....(Salivates)....(Cough)...No....My dear, it's only fun if...I do it myself...."
She moved excitedly.
The Joker: "But...a little look is okay."
He showed her the photos.
The Joker: "....Ohhh....How....cute.....Hehehe."