It is truly dangerous for Oliver and Sophie here in Eager Brünn, in Skova. It seems that the Moths or the members of the House of the Damned Children are after them. For Ulita, who is living a broken life, is there hope for her thanks to Hahn am Heim? Meanwhile, Colletta and Rio are not with Lily Mond at the moment; they are on another mission with Tom Fog.
Ding… Ding…
Ulita: I was born blind… and with weak legs. It is a curse I was born with. All I can do is paint. Thanks to my ability, I am able to paint. But when I paint animals or insects, no matter if they look like real insects or monsters with insect heads, they come out of the painting. Because of my blindness and my legs… after my parents died, my siblings did not want to take care of me. So they left me here in Skova. My siblings used my blindness and weakness for their pleasure. They completely took off my clothes and did terrible things to me. I cry every day. I originally come from Grazburg, a kingdom near Weimarer. I just want someone who loves me and takes me as his wife. I feel so lonely. Blind. Weak legs. Physically abused. No one wants a burden like me.
Crack
The brush broke.
Ulita: Hahhhh… hahhhh… I cannot take it anymore. What did I do to deserve so much suffering? What should I do? I never broke anyone's heart. They are the ones who hurt me. They are the ones who broke my heart. Curse all of those bastards. I cannot take it anymore. If they want to see the monster inside me so badly, then they shall have it.
Dong… Dong… Dong…
Meanwhile
Oliver: Huh… already early evening.
Sophie: Mhm. Come on. We need to continue investigating.
Meanwhile
Hahn am Heim: Hehehe… broken people are easy prey.
Zantanel: Listen… hold back a little. I truly want her to join us. After all, she is a Cursed like we are.
Hahn am Heim: Oh, I know that, Miss Zantanel.
Zantanel: Good. Then watch over her.
Hahn am Heim: Of course.
Zantanel: And keep your promise. Give her someone who loves her.
Hahn am Heim: Huh… that will be difficult.
Zantanel: It will not. Keep your promise. At least give her hope. Otherwise she will grow impatient.
Meanwhile at the Dark Umbrella
Patch patch patch
Ms Valentine: Ah… there you are, Daisy William.
Crash
Daisy: I came back because I heard you sent my little brother on a mission. Are you insane? He just turned ten.
Ms Valentine: Calm down, Daisy. Your brother wanted it.
Daisy: He is a child. He does not know when something is dangerous.
Ms Valentine: Sophie is taking care of him.
Daisy: That makes me even more worried. Was she not the known bully in my class back in school? And also in the other class with Fiona? Are you aware of that?
Ms Valentine: Sophie has changed, Daisy.
Daisy: Hmmm.
Ms Valentine: If there is anyone who suffered more than you and Fiona, then it is Sophie. You know what ability she has.
Daisy: Ugh… mmm… traveling back in time through death. I know.
Ms Valentine: Just trust her. Sophie has changed. She cares about Oliver.
Daisy: Hmmm… If Oliver likes her, then I will trust her for now. My brother usually does not like bad people.
Daisy is 20 years old, has long light green hair, is 177 cm tall and weighs 69 kilograms. Her ability is special plant control. Her veins are made of plants, which allows her to regenerate through water. Even if she dies, the roots in her veins can give her strength so that her heart beats again. She can still die if her heart or brain is destroyed. Daisy is also called Flower Princess.
Daisy: Hmmm.
Ms Valentine: Since you are here, I assume you finished the mission. Did you find anything about the House of the Damned Children?
Daisy: There is someone I investigated. He is extremely dangerous. He used to be a psychologist and even a politician. Hahn am Heim.
Ms Valentine: Hmmm. I do not know him.
Daisy: Of course not. He was supposed to be dead ninety years ago.
Ms Valentine: So he has curse powers that allow him to live longer?
Daisy: No. He is not human.
Ms Valentine: What?
Daisy: He is a monster from the Grimore. One of the beings of Oz.
Ms Valentine: Ugh… what? Impossible. Are you sure?
Daisy: Yes. The problem is I do not know if he is Krampus, Lupin, Saci, Leberschaum or Nosferatu. Though Saci and Nosferatu can be ruled out because they cannot take human form.
Ms Valentine: That means Leberschaum, Lupin or Krampus.
Daisy: Let us hope it is not Krampus or Leberschaum. Zeldores is already dead.
Ms Valentine: But Leberschaum is female, like Nosferatu.
Daisy: Maybe. But if she took his form… I doubt it. Personally, I think it is either Krampus or Lupin.
Ms Valentine: Daisy, go to the Slavic Kingdom immediately. It would be a catastrophe if you are right. You are not completely sure?
Daisy: He could be a Cursed. But he was a politician and psychologist. Why would someone just disappear if he was not dead?
Ms Valentine: No matter what, go there.
Daisy: I understand. After all, my brother is there.
Ms Valentine: That reminds me… Tom Fog. I would like to send him there too, but he is not here yet. You were his assistant for a while, right? Just like Fiona.
Daisy: Yes. I was his assistant for about three years when I was sixteen. Before that he had Fiona for one year. He was still young himself.
Ms Valentine: He is twenty nine now. You were sixteen and he was twenty five. With Fiona he was twenty four. Did he ever talk about Fiona?
Daisy: I only met her once three years ago. My mentor Tom Fog liked Fiona very much. He said she was smart and talented, but distant because of her trauma. He said in terms of power I am stronger, but in thinking, Fiona is better than me.
Ms Valentine: What do you think?
Daisy: I barely know her. But if my mentor praises her and recognizes her as a good detective, then I believe she is good. It is amazing that only Sophie and Fiona survived the experiments of Howgarts. There was also Parzival. He was talented. It is sad he died. And Noelle, his sister. She was talented too.
Ms Valentine: Since the founding of the Dark Umbrella in the year 1190 until now, 302 members have died. Daisy, be careful.
Daisy: I will.
She stepped outside and took something from her pocket. It was candy.
Daisy: I have to eat these sour candies about ten times a day. Otherwise I lose a lot of strength. I do not know why, but the roots feed on them well.
Meanwhile
Crash
Siren monster: Roarrrrr.
Splash
Tom Fog: That was it. Finally I killed this monster.
Ring
Tom Fog: Hmmm?
Ms Valentine: Hello?
Tom Fog: Yes?
Ms Valentine: When you are finished, can you go to the Slavic Kingdom?
Tom Fog: Sure. What is going on?
Ms Valentine: It seems one of the beings of Oz is awake.
Tom Fog: Do you know who?
Ms Valentine: We assume it is Lupin or Krampus.
Tom Fog: If it is one of those two, we must expect a catastrophe. In the worst case, we would have to use the weapon Zero 910 Satellite.
Ms Valentine: I know. If it appears in Eager Brünn…
Tom Fog: We would have to completely destroy Eager Brünn with the beam.
Ms Valentine: There would be no time to evacuate.
Tom Fog: Do not do it immediately. Wait until I arrive. We do not want to drag innocent people into this.
Ms Valentine: Of course.
Tom Fog: I would rather not let forty percent of the Slavic Kingdom die. Give me time.
Ms Valentine: Of course.
Tom Fog: Could I meet Sophie Valeria, Fiona Household and Daisy William there?
Ms Valentine: Yes.
Tom Fog: Sophie Valeria? The one who bullied my two best students? Are you sure that is a good idea? Daisy once wanted to kill her because she destroyed the last gift from her grandmother.
Ms Valentine: What about Fiona? Are you not worried?
Tom Fog: Fiona controls her emotions well. I like that about her. Daisy might be more difficult. I have missed both of them.
Ms Valentine: Take a vacation afterwards.
Tom Fog: Two days.
Ms Valentine: Only two?
Tom Fog: I just want to see my aunt. By the way, how is my mentor Lady Natasha?
Ms Valentine: Fiona left the Dark Umbrella for a while.
Tom Fog: Why?
Ms Valentine: She killed Lady Natasha.
Tom Fog: I see.
Ms Valentine: Are you not angry?
Tom Fog: I heard she died and that Fiona did it. I assume Fiona had enough of her sick methods. I have to hang up.
He ended the call.
Tom Fog: I wanted to kill the old witch myself. Oh well.
Meanwhile
Oliver: Hmmm.
Sophie: Oliver.
Oliver: Huh?
Sophie: You look tired.
Oliver: No, I am not.
Sophie thought that he had been awake all night.
They were on a train.
Oliver fell onto her shoulder. She wanted to push him away but did not.
Sophie stroked his head and adjusted him so he could sleep more comfortably.
The speaker announced the next station, Prage.
Sophie carried him off the train and went into a hotel. At first the receptionist hesitated because of the bandages, but after Sophie placed 8000 Eager coins on the counter, she gave her a room key and returned 5000 coins.
The receptionist introduced herself as Klarice and assured her they were welcome.
Sophie laid Oliver in bed, kissed his forehead softly and left to continue investigating.
Meanwhile
Daisy and Rosika were traveling. Rosika, fifteen years old, known as Ice Lady, uses ice magic but risks freezing her own body if she overuses it.
They talked about Tom Fog and teased each other.
Meanwhile in Skova
Sophie walked through the district and noticed many students.
Suddenly she heard someone.
Ulita: No… my coat.
Sophie caught the falling coat and then caught Ulita herself as she fell from the window.
Ulita apologized and explained she was blind and could not stand on her own.
Ulita: My name is Ulita. Ulita Huber. And you?
Sophie: Sophie. Sophie Valeria.