Another Life

Mira, sometime in the train car, was tired or traveling to the world of sleep.

This was an impossible story. And when he went home, as he did every day, he put an immeasurable burden on his little body in the archaeology of Chinese ways, tea ceremonies, and so forth, which he had decided on each day of the week.

And to make Mira a fine samurai, Willow Seong's daughter, Pearl harshly puts Mira without any compromise, and Mira desperately tries to remember everything in an effort to meet Pearl's expectations as well. Every day like that, telling me not to sleep was an impossible story.

In the midst of such Mira sleeping, the train arrived at the end point, Central Station, where the two and the friendly Demonic Stationers came into the vehicle and called Mira back into the real world.

"Dear Mira, Dear Mira..."

"Heh?... Oh, I'm sorry, I was asleep"

And it came to pass, when Mira woke up, and looked at the station man, and he pointed to his mouth with a gentle face, and Mira noticed it, and hastened to wipe who.

And when he was seen defenseless, embarrassed, it was when he stood up in a hurry and tried to get out of a vehicle where no one had a passenger. The station crew did amazing things.

"It's unusual for Mira to come home alone. Paula, are you off?

Huh?... right, it's a space transfer for Lynn in the morning, because I went to school... that? Wait a minute.

With that in mind, Mira questioned the station staff even though she had a bad feeling about it.

"Mr. Stationer... Paula hasn't come home?

"Huh!? Paula, were you going to school? Over here, he hasn't come home... no way?

It was when the station staff said so, and Mira jumped out and sent a message to the station staff saying, "Tell them to come to the Sakura family when Paula arrives," and hurried to the mansion near the left.

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And it came to pass in front of the headquarters of the Allied armies, and went out toward the mansion, and the servants came out in haste, and bowed their heads in unison, saying,

"Welcome, Master Mira"

Normally, Mira would bow and say hello, but at this time she ran and was at the front door, stuck in Busty.

"Hey, what about your grandfather? Where's your palace? Paula! Paula!

Busty grabbed Mira's shoulder and said to Mira's impatient appearance for the first time.

"Dear Mira. Take a deep breath, tidy your head, and talk to me...... what's up?

The words came to mind when Mira's arsenal said, "Don't keep your head calm at all times," and he took a deep breath as he was told, and when he calmed down, he started talking to Busty.

"Actually, at the Northern Church Cathedral, I did my homework with Paula, and then on my way to the station, the two of us noticed that I had forgotten my sword into the cathedral, and Paula waited for me, and I went back to get it.

But Archbishop Mark brought it to me halfway, so I talked to him for a second, and when I got back, Paula wasn't there.

I thought Paula left first, so I went to the station. But the station staff at Central Station said they didn't see Paula... this means they got lost, right?

In the back of Busty's brain, when he heard the words, it occurred to him that he had spoken to the left and left before, that there were many kidnappings, and he was in a deep hurry, but he said them with a gentle face to Mira.

"Today, the palace is going to Port City to have a Navy water ceremony and a memorial party with your family. But since I'm going to go and talk to your museum, please wait here for Mira.

Look, never, ever, ever try to find it yourself, okay? "

It was Busty's procedure to hold Mira back from looking for Paula and going to the General District again.

Understanding that, when Mira nodded, Busty disappeared with a spatial transfer, but Mira was about to be crushed by guilt and decided something, she headed to the servant's dorm.

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When Mira entered the servant's dorm, she ran straight up the ladies' dorm stairs, knocking on Claire and the door of the only room.

Claire! Claire, are you there? Skip it, I'm eating sweets, I know it!

At that moment, the door opened slightly, and Claire, who had grown up somewhere leaving the girl's absurdity, turned up and checked her surroundings, grabbed Mira's arm and let her in.

In the room where the curtains were closed, the lights were lit, and on the bed, Mira and Wei, just before she were about to eat the mistletoe, looked at each other, and Claire, who shut the door quietly, whispered to Mira.

"Hey Mira. If Mr. Testa finds out you're skipping, he'll be pissed off again."

... Claire had a feeling she was skipping.

"I didn't... why do you have a sister?"

And he answered Mirah, who had not thought to do so, but with a little light.

"Hey, Claire said the miso dough was delicious, in the territory of the Lower Duck Shrine of the Luthai Empire, so she bought it for me. Want some Mira, too?

Lower Duck Shrine Dumplings... of that queueable reputation... I want to eat, but...

Normally, it was an immediate-eating mira, but he swallowed gokuri and spit and said patiently.

"It's not, Paula's in trouble!

"Paula?

To Claire, who said so by accident, Mira explained how Paula had disappeared and asked Claire to help her because she wanted to go and search for Paula herself.

Then when he heard the story, he said, "Think for a while."

"... Mira. Listen to Mr. Busty here."

"... only sister, do you know anything?

So he turned away from Mira's gaze, who stared at her without thinking, and Mira spoke only in her own heart, which seemed to cry even now.

"It's also my fault that Paula did this. If I hadn't forgotten the knife then. If I'd been back to pick it up with you. If I hadn't spoken to the Archbishop and returned soon, this wouldn't have happened.

Father always says, "Take care of your friends." This is my fault for not taking care of Paula.

If only my sister wouldn't tell me, I'd go to Wood East, looking for Paula like this... "

With the hardened gaze of his determination, he spoke to Mira, as if he had given up.

"I heard your palace talking before and they really say no one should be told... there seems to be a lot of kidnappings in the general area of Lake City right now.

I don't know who did it, but I told him that the killer was probably from the Development Department military... Oh, hey, Mira!

"Mira!"

At that moment, only to shake off Claire's suppression, Mira jumped out of the room and out of the hallway window, heading outside the mansion.

"Only I will bring Mira back!

So Claire immediately followed Mira.

Wow, that's a mess... let's apologize to Shima-kun and do something about it.

Though he thought so, he went out to look for the left-hand side with a bribe dumpling.

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What kind of legs do you have that I don't chase even the werewolf?

With that in mind, when Claire ran and came to the gates of the Allied headquarters, she saw which way she had gone, as kyorokyoro, but did not see Mira.

Which one... station? No, a train takes time. Mira wouldn't like that in a situation like this... you mean a space transfer at Lynn's place!

Claire, thinking about it, went to Central Castle like the wind with a skirt of made-up clothes with her legs she had worked out to skip her normal job and escape from Testa.

Damn it, the Hyogo works too hard on Mira. Mira's movements would be too human apart...... there she is!

Claire, who discovered what Mira looked like, managed to catch Mira's arm in front of the entrance when she managed to chase her faster running speed.

"Get off me, Claire!

"Wait a minute, Mira. Where are you going?

"... I don't know. Anyway, I'll go back to where I broke up with Paula from Wood East and ask someone"

And when Claire let go of her hand, she saith unto him in awe.

"You know, people are on the move, and people at the service and at the Federal Bureau of Investigation are listening. There's no way you're gonna find me moving into a dark cloud like that."

"Then what am I supposed to do!

There was tears in Mira's eyes when she said so unexpectedly, and Claire grabbed Mira's hand and said with a serious face.

"Come."

"Where are you going?

"That's what I said, someone familiar with the back society. Hanza, if we meet, we know something."

Claire, who said so, winked at Mira and the two of us headed to the Hansa Chamber of Commerce mansion with a space transfer of Lynn.

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West End on the western edge of Lake City General District. It is the largest pleasure district in Lake City, lined with a number of whorehouses, casinos, etc., and on the southwestern edge of its West End neighborhood was a mansion inhabited by Hanza of the Hanza Chamber of Commerce.

The hall was somewhere like a noble mansion, a mansion worthy of the name of the boss, partitioning not only Valchia, but also the Kingdom of Salz, the society behind the Serenity Empire.

It was in the midst of the pleasant city that the sun set and the attention of many who went, Claire in maid clothes, unsuitable for the place, and Mira, with a knife on her back, ran through and came before Hanza's mansion.

Two men of the gatekeeper noticed the two running, and went out in front of them and told them, in a way that blocked the way.

"Ladies. This isn't an easy place for you ladies to come."

It was that moment. one man noticed Claire's maid clothes and whispered to her fellow man

"Hey, this servant's uniform is not Sakura's uniform."

And the man was astonished by the words, and Claire heard the voice, and put her hands upon her hips, and said unto the men.

"Hey, Hanza, do you have a meeting? It's an emergency!

"The meeting is now attended by the Navy's watering-in party…"

Yeah!? Suddenly I'm stunned!

Yes, it was from next door to Claire, who I think I did, that Mira questioned the men.

"So, what about Ariel? Ariel would be here, wouldn't he? Mira's here. We don't have time for this!

Mira...... you know, being the master of your daughter's sword, son of the Willow Family!

Yes, the man who understood Mira's identity asked Mira a question.

"Your daughter is here. What's the matter with you?

If you could tell me why, we might be able to help. "

Claire explained the words.

"Actually, a girl named Paula, our friend, could have been kidnapped. Hanza, you know a lot about this, don't you?

"Is it possible that there have been a number of recent kidnappings in Lake City?

"Yes, it is."

"I didn't say no to the Hansa Chamber of Commerce, and the chairman was angry at me for doing such a thing in a grand way in this Lake City, and not just at the meeting. Sure, it looks like the meeting made a request for a search to an awesome informant..."

It was that moment, when Mira stuffed up with a man.

"Really!? Where is that informer?

"Yes, it's in front of North Station, Rabbit Shot is a tavern, Melissa is a woman."

North Station... There's a lot of distance from here to the station...

And it came to pass, that a man of the gatekeeper said with a smile, that they were depressed.

"Shall I call a carriage?

"Tsuji carriage, at this hour, it's over, isn't it?

Mira's doubts were natural.

Tsuji carriage is a boarding carriage that runs from a certain destination like a bus to a destination, and was responsible for the corner of Lake City's transportation network. However, safety was also taken into account, and the final time was fast in order to end at sunset.

But the man, as if to boast of the district, opened his hands and explained to both of them.

"No, I'm not. This is the East End, Lake City's largest pleasure district. When I say cab, the price varies depending on the distance, I have a carriage that runs even at night.

Jean, hey, I'm gonna take the ladies to the cab. This way, sir. "

So the two men, who were guided, whispered, "I don't have any money," but they said, "Did you hear that voice, and the man would soon catch the cab of one young man?

"Hey, brother. Can you escort these ladies to North Station?

Afterwards, you're free to take me where the ladies said you would. The Hanza Chamber of Commerce will have the fee… this is a deposit "

The man who said so, when he gave him a few gold coins, said the young man when he saw Chirali and Claire.

"Ha, even on this side, thank goodness...... in which way?

"If you hear that, you're in Lake City, and you can't live."

And it came to pass, when the man was great, that the young man turned his eyes round, and nodded again and again, and said unto them.

"Come on, lady. This way please."

"Even the lady."

Unexpectedly, he laughed bitterly, and was Claire riding a two-man carriage, but Mira said as if she remembered, deeply bowing her head to the man who had guided her.

"Thank you for everything. I will never forget this favor."

"It's good."

The man who said so waved at all times to the carriage leaving with Mira on board.

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Nearly two hours later, the square in front of North Station, where I came, was almost empty and the shops were closed, and while I was idle, I wondered whether there was really a tavern here, to the extent that even the two of us who had never been to the tavern would think.

The two men who disembarked from the carriage looked around, and discovered a picture of a rabbit with a cigar and a sign underneath it, written Rabbit Shot, at the entrance of the staircase leading to the basement of the five-story building.

"Here, will you wait?

That's what Mira told him, and he smiled and said to the man, Mira bowed her head and went for the rabbit shot.

When they went down the stairs and opened the door, a bell rang that could reward the visit they had said Karan Karan, and Melissa, standing alone at the counter in a store like a modern shotbar where no one was present, noticed the visit as she wiped the glass.

"Welcome...... child? Is that it?"

To Melissa, who was surprised, they both thought it was a face they had seen somewhere, and said, as if Claire had remembered.

"Ah! The woman who comes to Sakura's party occasionally in a bartender!

"That's what you say, Sakura's servant, what a girl! No, no, no, no. This is no place for kids. In the next ten years, I'll welcome you."

That is what Mira said to Melissa, who went out of the counter and tried to kick her out, even though she resisted.

"We have business with a guy named Melissa here."

To the words, Melissa said, stopping the movement.

"To me?

"Huh!? You're Mr. Melissa?

So Melissa thought for a while to surprise the two of them.

"I don't know, that sounds like a reason. I'll talk to you. Sit at the counter."

When Melissa prompted them to sit at the counter, before them, Melissa put the milk down and asked questions.

"This is a service from me. So, what do you want from me?

Mira said to Melissa, bowing her head.

"Before we do that, thank you for listening to us. My name is Mira Willow, and this is my friend Claire."

This Luthai girl is weirdly polite... but she sounds like she heard it somewhere...

To Melissa, who thought so, Mira kept talking.

"Actually, today, my friend Paula seems to be kidnapped and possibly connected to a serial kidnapping. I was taught at the Hanza Chamber of Commerce that everything Melissa, at the request of the Hanza Chamber of Commerce, is gathering information on a serial kidnapping case?

Can you give us that information, too? I want to help a friend!

To Mira, who said so and lowered her head, Melissa put her hand on her hips with a shudder, and it was the moment she tried to say no. Once again, when they made a noise with Karan Karan and the three of them turned their gaze to see if anyone had come in, Jack stood with his eyes round, holding several shopping bags there.

"Princess...... why?

"Jack!"

"Master, do you know him?

To Melissa's words, Jack answered me, holding my luggage, going into the counter and putting my luggage down.

"It's Mira. Pandora's sister, Pearl's, my daughter... and sure enough, wanker."

"Who's a wanker!

Mira said to Jack, desperately forgiving Claire, who stood up by tapping the counter.

"Hey, Jack, my friend Paula was kidnapped. Can you help me find it?

Looks like he was involved in a series of kidnappings… The Hanza Chamber of Commerce asked Melissa to gather information about the kidnappers. Please! "

To Mira, who asked her to do so, Jack took ingredients, etc. out of the bag of luggage and said not to gaze at them.

"Princess, am I mistaken about something?

Only His Excellency and Pandora, your grandfather in this world, can move me. If it's not you, it's not your mother's bead, it's just the two of you who can set Raven free in this world.

Besides, in case you find it, what are you going to do?

Find him and help him? Then you need to be ready to kill him. Contact the service? If they move in between, you won't find them. "

In those realistic words, Jack said quietly, not knowing how good Mira was, but looking down and shut up.

"Princess, I'm not saying anything bad. Leave this matter to your Excellencies and the Joint Bureau of Investigation."

And Mira grabbed her fist by the word, and said,

"I don't like that! Paula is a dear friend of mine. Because of me... if I hadn't forgotten my sword, it wouldn't have happened.

Besides, my father always says, "Take care of your friends"! I can't bear to go home and be safe! Enough! I hate Jack!

"Hey Mira!

So Mira ran and went out, and Claire went out after him.

Ha, no, no, no, no, no. This is why I hate kids who move with emotions.

Even so, Jack told Melissa.

"Melissa, I'm sorry, but I'm gonna need a little amulet for the kids. Then I don't know what I'm gonna do."

Melissa, surprised by the words, desperately rejected them.

"Huh!? Because I can't deal with kids."

"Well, it's a punishment for being an informer and doing pennies. And today, I'm going to pay you with a special allowance.

Besides, I don't have a problem telling you about the example your Excellency asked me to do... he's my grandson. "

With that said, I have information that Elle's new summer blouse will be available next time... Want it, go.

"... okay, let's go"

That's what Melissa said, when she took the magic bag with the tools out of the drawer under the counter, she went after them, wearing it on her hips.

Well, to Melissa, she's wearing a search lock for skills, and if you make weird moves, you'll see. Just in case, do you want to take the day off?

With that in mind, Jack removed the sales sign hanging on the door.

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Yeah, I told you, it seemed kind of tedious.

With that in mind, Melissa went up the stairs and there was Mira crying in front of the cab in the square and Claire comforting it and a young man in need without knowing why.

Wow, this, this is the worst pattern I've ever had. Master, I resent you.

Though he thought so, he said with a troubled face that a young man noticed and approached Melissa approaching him.

"I'm sorry, because I think I'll stop crying soon. Well, I didn't cry."

So Melissa sighed and said unto the man who exclaimed.

"I know. I cried the princess because she is our master.

So, I congratulated the master on pushing those kids. "

"Oh, really? As a matter of fact, I was also pushed by Hanza Chamber of Commerce by those kids... my name is Evrar from Cab"

When he offered his hand, Melissa shook her hand and smiled at the man who showed his joy.

"At the bar there, I'm doing the bartender, it's Melissa. Anyway, if we don't stop crying, if we're mistaken for kidnapping, it's hard."

"So is that."

The two men who said so were being held by Claire and stroked in the head, when they approached Mira, Melissa said with a tight smile.

"Look, princess, if you were crying so much, you'd ruin your pretty face. I know how you feel, but let's just calm down a little bit."

Mira questioned Melissa as she buried herself in Claire's slightly swollen chest.

"Information, are you going to tell me?

Is that what you came for? There are a lot of family lines here.

Well, talking about it, it's not like you're going to find it soon, and you're going to be fine, but do you want me to show you a little reality and make you give up?

"I'll tell you... but I'm an informer, if I give you the information for free, it won't make business. How much do you want?

"Later, from the Willow House..."

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Come on, the princess's in trouble, too. He's a kid, and he won't have any money.

Besides, according to my information, the Willow House does look like a pretty tough house. Our Lord's Hyogo Suke, his wife's Pearl... well, that Pandora and her sisters are the opposite, but they're both tough on each other. You wouldn't be giving away so much pennies, so this would give you up.

To Melissa, who thought so, Claire threw Melissa a pin when she took the coin out of her pocket.

"Is this enough?

And it came to pass, that Melissa saw the coins she had received, and was astonished.

And you're white gold coin! Why did the crocodile... well, Sakura's servants usually get paid.

I have no choice. Let's blow it up and make him give up.

"I'm sorry to hear that, but I can only give you what the FBI knows."

To the words, Claire took the coin out of the little magic bag on her waist and gave it to Melissa.

"This would be good, wouldn't it? Even Nassau's informants don't charge so much."

So Melissa, when she looked at the coins that had been given to her, there were ten white coins.

Wait a minute, how can you give me 10,000 shillings so easily? The servants of the Sakura family are so well paid... I'm scared, but I guess I'll go too.

That's what Claire said to Melissa as she put her hand in the Magic Bag.

"What? Is it missing?

No. If it stays like this, I'm afraid it's going to come out unlimited. And then you look scared.

That's what Melissa said when she returned all the white coins to Claire, she gave up.

"I don't need it anymore. The truth is, apart from the Hanza Chamber of Commerce, the princess's grandfather asked me to do this.

Firstly, a group of culprits, but the survival of the dark part of the Nilsen family of the former Chancellor of the Serenity Empire and a few military members of the Coalition Production Department… once gathered somewhere in Lake City, when the numbers gather to some extent, they are transported in military convoys, outside Lake City, and sent to Saltaire. Probably being sent out in an army transport car with weapons.

We still don't know where we can gather them in Lake City. The M.O. also doesn't let him grab his tail because he uses all kinds of hands.

...... but to move a kidnapped woman within Lake City is not sensible in an army transport vehicle. Every time you kidnap an army transporter, you have a better chance of becoming noticeable and discovered because the colour of the carriage is flashy to let the bandit know it is an army transporter.

So, what's safe? From here, well, to be honest, my guess is that the information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's interviews goes hand in hand. You must be gathering some number of kidnapped women in one place, hiding women in something, out of Lake City in an army convoy.

And I guess the way to retrieve a kidnapped woman is retrieving it in an aristocratic carriage. Anyway, noble carriages have been sighted near the crime scene. "

"Noble carriages, in Lake City, bring together nobles and royalties from all over the United States, and it's no surprise."

Claire's doubts were natural, but she would notice Melissa's words.

"If it were a large city such as the ordinary King's Capital. But this is Lake City... nobles and heads of state don't come in and out of the castle gate, they come in and out of another route, and even if they go out shopping, there are aristocratic specialties in the military district, and they rarely come out of the general district.

Rather, noble carriages are rarely witnessed in the general area. But for some reason, near the scene of the crime, it's been witnessed... well thought out. If it's a noble carriage, ordinary people who don't know about another route don't care about the existence of noble carriages. "

"So, should we look for the building where the aristocratic carriage is parked?

To the words of Claire, Mira found hope, stopped crying and said to Melissa, but she answered realistically.

"Exactly. But Lake City's general neighborhood is pretty big.

Three days, at least three. In the meantime, I will definitely look for you, so why don't we go back to where we are today?

I mean, three days... in the meantime, Paula might do something terrible... but I can't believe I found Paula right away...

Mira's heart, wanting to help Paula immediately and grinding between reality, Evrard, the cab who had been silent until now, came out of his mouth, sorry.

"Um, there's kind of a bunch of, uh, shitty stories flying around, but you want to know the building where the aristocratic carriage is parked, right?

The building where the aristocratic carriage stops is a famous story among the same cab people. "

"Huh!?"

When the three of them devoured the story of Evrard, Evrard answered the momentum, overwhelmed.

"Among our fellow cabs, we have been witnessed many times as noble carriages enter a house in the woods near Wood East. Within my people, I guess I live elsewhere with a noble mistress too...... go?

"Of course!"

"So do you want to go?

"Go!"

This idiot did something extra... people tried to make time for it. Can't help it, keep up, do something about it.

Melissa thought so, telling Evrard to "pack a little" and get in the driver's seat, the carriage lit up the dark night lane and ran out.

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Lake City, even if it is a fortified city, has no inhabitants, mountains and forests in its islands. In a carriage running down the street to the woods near Wood East, Evrard whispered and questioned Melissa, who was clearly grumpy.

"Um, Mr. Melissa. Did I say something pretty bad?

"Yeah, pretty much. The place we're headed is Azito, a group of serial kidnappers, with the Coalition forces and the service and the Coalition Bureau of Investigation in their eyes.

What are you going to do with these kids? If there's anything princess can do to fight, it won't be stylish. "

That is what Evrard asked Melissa, holding her head, in surprise.

"What kind of nobleman is a princess, a lady?

"I carried the knife behind me, a Luthai girl... a princess of the Yanagi family, whose grandfather is Minister Kiyohiro Sakuranuchi, the lord here. Um, you're the Coalition Marshal..."

at that moment. The blood in Evrar's face drew visibly, and he shrugged unintentionally.

"Seriously?"

"Seriously."

"I did it... Melissa, what can I do?

"Give it up. If you don't take me like this, the princess's fury awaits... because the lineage around here sucks if you're angry.

If I go to Ajito for now, I'll take care of it... "

That's what Melissa said, staring into the woods surrounded by deep darkness.