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[IamanElfCollaborator]

"The evidence suggests that it was an Amanojaku attack. Traces of False Biofold Waves were detected, similar to those emitted by Amanojaku. At the moment, we're operating under the assumption it was an Amanojaku attack."
Suddenly, Kazuma's phone rings.
"Excuse me."
He heads off for a few minutes. Harsh whispering can be heard around the corner.

After a few minutes, Kazuma returns. He looks over at Minako for a moment, before looking towards Miyuki and Haruka.
"Do you two mind accompanying me a moment?"
Javier rubs the back of his head.
"It would appear that...we're neighbours with our EUFON friends for a while, and they'll be training and dancing with us."

[LyfeldLesk]

"Woah, woah, woah. Hold on. 'Neighbours'? The hell you mean? Don't we have an okay base already?"

Abigail squints at Javier. "Did they bust a pipe? It can't be that major, can it?"

[Twinwolf]

"...I mean it's nice to work with Miyuki but something about your tone says something's up."

[Chevaleresse]

Miyuki briefly glances at Haruka before nodding toward Kazuma. She wonders internally if this has something to do with her suspicions about what Haruka's sister was up to.

[GreenKnight]

Briar felt a strong urge to listen in, but the rest of him knew it would be stupid to try and eavesdrop. He may not care much for strict rules and laws, but there's a couple he'd follow to keep himself out of too much trouble. He gives a wave to the group at large, heading out to explore the Fire Soul side of the building. "Catchya later. You got my line if you need to grab me, Kazuma. Just give it a ring."

[IamanElfCollaborator]

"No problem, Kazuma."
Haruka nods, as she and Miyuki follow Kazuma behind the corner, where Kazuma talks in hushed tones.

"...alright. Our employers have asked us to do this, but I want to keep this between the three of us, since I don't entirely trust this and I want to know what Minako knows first."
"Our marching orders, aside from dealing with Amanojaku attacks, is to investigate Fire Soul in connection with the Amanojaku attacks."
"What?!"
"I don't believe it either. Apparently, Professor Ormrsdottir is...well, there's no way to put it. There's only three individuals in Japan with the skill to make Mirages. One is working for the EUFON Agency, and one is operating with the Kazanaris. If that Mirage is something new, Professor Ormrsdottir is one of the only people who could have made it."
"We can't just...there's no way someone like Kumon, or someone like Shirogane would be tied up in something like that."
"Those are our orders. We can't disobey, but...there's something fishy there."
Kazuma rubs his chin.
"You also said you had something you wanted to check with Professor Ormrsdottir. About the Mirager from last night."

At that, Haruka looks as if she had cold water suddenly splashed on her.

"..."
"I can't...shake the thought, Kazuma."
"Professor Ormrsdottir said that Mirage resonance, like what I felt...only happens between siblings or people with natural Biorhythm connections. I know it's stupid, but...Kazuma, that Mirager. If there's even a CHANCE-"
"Haruka, you know that's impossible. You saw it happen yourself. I did too. We were both in that disaster together."
"Kazuma, I..."

She looks to Miyuki.
"You'd understand. My younger sister, Kana...she died in that disaster seven years ago, the one that hit the city. But, before she did...she had this....she found a Mirage, and she used it to try to protect us, but the Amanojaku were too strong for her and..."
Her breath hitches in her chest. She clenches her fist.
"Haruka..."
"I...I think the Black Mirager might be my sister. Or maybe there's something else going on. I...I'm not sure, but with how Professor Ormrsdottir described Mirage resonance, it makes sense-"
"It's been seven years, Haruka. Surely she would have turned up by now if it was her, right? It can't be Kana. She..."
"...Miyuki. You...you understand that feeling. You've always wanted to protect Misaki, right? If there's even a CHANCE that the black Mirager is Kana, I have to find and protect her, and if she isn't, I need to know why it felt like we had some kind of connection. It doesn't feel right if I don't try to figure this out. You get me, right?"
Javier shakes his head.
"The Amanojaku attacked their building. Nobody got hurt, but the place is levelled. Everything above the basement got blasted. We think it's related to the black Mirager or whoever she's working for."

[LyfeldLesk]

" . . . "

Abigail stopped on her tracks, such news having put her on edge, her hand clenching Conquest's bow with force - as if called in by the grim news.

"This is what happens when you don't finish the job. It always comes back to bite you."

"Tch. Figures." After an aggressive retort, Abigail takes a deep breath and shakes her head, attempting to quell the burning sensation that was starting to itch her chest - as if the pendant, the relic itself, wanted to break out.

"... I'll go on ahead." Abigail then passed around Javier, bolting her way out of the room. Her gaze was only focused forwards as she ran two stairs down at a time, jumping at the end of each segment, as she pulled out her phone, hesitatingly. "I need to get in touch with someone from EUFON. What the hell is this all about?"

"..."

Abigail keeps dashing down the stairs.

[Chevaleresse]

"That's. . . troubling," Miyuki says soberly, in response to hearing what their orders were. Her expression only grows even more concerned as Kazuma continues, and Haruka responds. It seems like her and Haruka had similar suspicions about the black Mirager, too.

"I understand. I don't know what will happen if Misaki gets caught up even further than she is already. I know I'd take any chance to save her if she were in trouble like this. And if I were in your shoes. . . yeah, even if it was impossible, you couldn't stop me from trying."

[Solymr]

: You're shittin' me. Araki's response not being excessively loud belied true shock.

[SirAston]

Javier shakes his head.
"The Amanojaku attacked their building. Nobody got hurt, but the place is levelled. Everything above the basement got blasted. We think it's related to the black Mirager or whoever she's working for."

"Woah. That really sucks for them."
"... Wait. Whoever targeted them, what stops them from trying to flatten this building now that EUFON is here?"

[IamanElfCollaborator]

"Thank you, Miyuki."
Kazuma sighs.
"What do you want to do then, Haruka?"
"While I....don't want to believe that the Fire Soul Agency is involved, I can't not try and look into them knowing it might lead to Kana. I..."
Kazuma thinks briefly.
"Hm. I'll look into the black Mirager myself. You two handle the investigation into Fire Soul."
"Kazuma?"
"Our only leads right now are that the black Mirager might be linked to Fire Soul, but I don't know that for certain. Miyuki, your sister is working for Fire Soul, so this is the perfect excuse for you to keep an eye on her and fulfil our investigation in one fell swoop."
"I don't think we'll find anything, but we have our marching orders. If I find anything, I'll keep you two posted, and you two keep me posted if you find anything."
"...if you can find proof that the black Mirager is Kana...please tell me. I...if it's her, I..."
Haruka exhales.
"I almost don't want it to be her."
"...I know."
"Sadly not, Araki."
"The building was unattended, so, given that this one will have at least one or two Miragers present at any one time, that'll probably keep an Amanojaku away. Also, the Professor has worked on some....prototype anti-Amanojaku protection systems based on..."
He scratches his head.
"...heretical alchemy. I'm not entirely sure what that is, but she says it should work to ward the place against Amanojaku."

[Twinwolf]

"Oh crap."

"...Wait hold up, 'heretical?' What makes it heretical? Like, 'organized religions don't like this' heretical? Or does that mean something in Mirager-speak that I don't know yet."

[Chevaleresse]

"Of course. I'll try my best to find out what's going on, whichever way it goes. Even though I'm also a little suspicious, honestly. . ."

[IamanElfCollaborator]

"Hm? What about?"
"It was suppressed by the authorities in olden times as witchcraft, yes. Biorhythm manipulation is often mistaken for "true" magic. Which it isn't. Far as we know, true magecraft died out thousands of years ago."

[Chevaleresse]

"Just, something about all this doesn't feel right. It's like they knew the building wouldn't have any of us there today."