Suddenly, when they discovered that Ulita was hiding something and they entered her room, they saw that she was already awake and waiting for them… and asking for help.
Ulita: "Please… help me… Mrs. Detective… I don't want to hurt people anymore…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Sophie: "Ugh… Ulita…"
Fiona: "What do you mean…?"
Ulita: "I… I… I was the one… the one who attacked Sophie… These paintings… the ones you saw… those are the monsters… I received this pen… brush… from Mr. Hehn am Heim… and… and… I always liked to paint… but… he said this pen suits me better…"
Sophie: "Ugh."
Fiona: "I knew it. That is not your ability… No human could have such an ability… May I see the brush?"
Ulita: "Yes…"
She gave her the brush.
Ulita: "Mmm…"
Fiona: "Damn…"
Sophie: "What?"
Fiona: "Look at this snake symbol… it is a forbidden object… from the Abyss…"
Sophie: "Huh… From Oz!?"
Fiona: "Mhm… The snake is his symbol… Ulita… when exactly did you receive this pen?"
Ulita: "Hhh… five months ago… a man named Hehn am Heim appeared… He said he wanted to help me… but I did not understand… then he gave me this brush… I did not know what it really was… then he gave me this ink…"
Fiona: "So I assume there are several of them."
Ulita: "Yes."
Fiona: "So you knew from the beginning that it was not your ability?"
Ulita: "Yes… I may be blind… but… I am only a cursed one… not a witch…"
Fiona: "Hmm… makes sense… What exactly is your ability then? You are still a cursed one."
Ulita: "Mmm… my ability… is actually… nothing special… I can make contracts with spirits…"
Fiona: "That is normal. That is not an ability. That is mana. The more mana you have, the more you can do it."
Ulita: "Mmm… poison…"
Fiona: "Poison…?"
Ulita: "Mhm… I can use poison… only that… but it is not strong… it only causes a person to feel pain for four days… nothing more… this happens through the contact with my blood… or saliva…"
Fiona: "(Sweating)"
Sophie: "(Sweating)… and for that you became blind and cannot walk?"
Fiona: "(Sweating)… I must say… becoming blind for that is really annoying…"
Sophie: "Mhm… I feel sorry for her."
Ulita: "Please… help me… this Hehn am Heim… scares me… and… I do not know why… but I do not dare to fight back… please… I do not want to hurt anyone… Sophie I am terribly sorry… I do not know why sometimes I feel this… anger and hatred… maybe I really am… evil… I do not know."
Fiona walked to her and held her hand.
Ulita: "Huh…"
Fiona: "It's alright… you are not evil… you just took the wrong path… Ulita… and that only happened because people treated you so cruelly…"
She touched her cheek.
Ulita: "… Fiona?"
Fiona: "I will protect you… Sophie will protect you too."
Sophie: "Yes… after all it is our job…"
Ulita: "Will I get into trouble?"
Fiona: "Well… a little… but only a little. You will probably only get house arrest for a few days…"
Ulita: "Oh… but I am always at home."
Fiona: "Then maybe they will give you a fine… nothing more… it's alright… Ulita… calm down…"
Ulita held Fiona's hand tightly.
Ulita: "I am scared…"
Fiona: "That is understandable… but the fact that you admitted you hurt Sophie and that you do not want to hurt people anymore… shows your warm heart…"
Ulita: "Mmm… I… just want someone… to be with me… Mr. Hehn am Heim promised he would find someone who would marry me… but then he came and said he himself was the candidate…"
Fiona: "Ah… wait… does that mean he will come back?"
Ulita: "Yes… why?"
Fiona: "Fantastic… then we do not have to wait for him to show himself… we just have to wait until he comes."
Ulita: "But I do not want him to come here."
Fiona: "We are here… we will protect you."
Ulita: "Mmm…"
Fiona: "Trust me… alright… trust me and Sophie…"
Ulita: "Mmm… okay…"
Meanwhile
Tom Fog: "Hahhhh… now the fog…"
Everything was full of fog. The road was completely covered.
Tom Fog: "Hmm."
Meanwhile
Ulita: "Hmmm…"
Fiona: "Do you know who the boss is? I mean the one he works for?"
Ulita: "For… for the House of the Cursed Children…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Sophie: "So they work together with the Moths?"
Ulita: "As far as I know… not exactly… they want us to work for them… in some things like… changing the history of Grimmhoth… or… causing catastrophes… or even worse… eliminating those who are not cursed or not magicians… we do not agree with that… we want rights… yes… we want peace… but without… without human sacrifices…"
Fiona: "And what is the interest then? I mean why do you cooperate?"
Ulita: "Well… Hehn am Heim said that through cooperation… we could make the cursed ones work together… and then… we could… eliminate the nobles… or the officials… or force them to give us rights."
Fiona: "Hmm… Ulita… you do not understand… you… the Moths… you were used…"
Ulita: "What?"
Fiona: "Zantanel is their leader and she… has one goal… chaos… they will never truly work with you if you only cooperate for a short time… they probably plan to use you first and then eliminate you."
Ulita: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "Can you please… come with me…"
She grabbed the wheelchair and took her with her. She closed the room.
Ulita: "Hahh?"
Fiona: "Alright… take off your clothes."
Ulita: "Huh…?"
Fiona: "The brush you are using… comes from the Grimoire of Oz Dark Paintings… there are five Grimoires… the Grimoire of Curses… the Grimoire of Monsters… the Grimoire of Abyss Objects… the Grimoire of Evil Calamity Bringers… and the Grimoire Ice Frost… and the one you have… I think it belongs to the Grimoire of Abyss Objects… those are objects connected to evil calamity bringers… so please remove your clothes so I can see your back."
Ulita: "Hah… okay…"
She showed her back.
Ulita: "Mmm…"
Fiona: "Ugh… Ulita… you have a purple area on your back."
Ulita: "What?… what does that mean?"
Fiona: "That means you would die if you continued using this brush… the good news is… fortunately it is still curable."
Ulita: "How…?"
Fiona: "Hahh… good… I will help you… go into the bathroom."
Ulita: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Do it."
They left the room and went into the bathroom.
Fiona: "Sophie, no one is allowed to enter. Understood."
Sophie: "Ugh… okay."
They went inside.
Ulita: "What… are you going to do to me…"
Fiona: "Hahh… drink this."
Ulita: "What is it?"
Fiona: "It is… well… water with… a lot… a lot of ash and salt… you must drink it."
Ulita: "But… what are you planning?"
Fiona knelt slightly and held Ulita's shoulder.
Ulita: "Huh…"
Fiona: "I know you are afraid… Ulita… but if you do not do it you will die… inside your body there are so called organ spirits… those are spirits that hide in your organs and control them one after another… your brain would soon be in danger… drink it… trust me… I want to help you."
Ulita: "Why…?"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Ulita: "Why… do you want to help me so much…?"
Fiona: "Because it is my job… and… mmm… I feel sorry for you…"
Ulita: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Drink it… please…"
She drank it.
Ulita: "Mbbbb."
Fiona: "No, do not throw up."
She held Ulita's mouth.
Ulita: "Mmmm…"
Fiona: "I know it tastes terrible… drink it… swallow it…"
Gulp.
Ulita: "Ugh… hhhh…"
Fiona: "Good… now show me your back again… but first… I need your help to stay calm."
Ulita: "Hmmm… mmm…"
Fiona: "Now… I need water…"
Ulita: "Mmm."
Fiona: "Good… you are really brave… now you must stay still… I will place worms on your back."
Ulita: "What!?"
Fiona: "Calm down… you paint insects after all."
Ulita: "Yes… but… on my back…"
Fiona: "These are worms that are extremely healthy… they are probably the only ones left that can save your life… even worms are important… these worms are called Breklos… they are salt worms… the water you drank will cause them to crawl onto your back and clean your skin with their liquid salty saliva… calamity bringers and evil spirits can only be removed with salt… but placing salt on the body is not enough… it has to enter your skin…"
She took the worms.
Ulita: "Mmm… does it hurt…?"
Fiona: "Of course… they have sharp feet… do not worry… they are very gentle creatures… they even look cute… they have fur and their face looks like that of a small kitten."
Meanwhile the others were waiting.
Sophie: "Hahh…"
Oliver: "What are they doing in there…"
Melina: "Huh…"
Sophie: "You are awake… I see."
Melina: "I heard something so I came…"
Oliver: "I was… in the bathroom…"
Sophie: "Hahh… you look cute in pajamas…"
Oliver walked to Sophie.
Oliver: "Mmm."
Sophie: "Hey Oliver… I think she likes you…"
Oliver: "W… what?"
Sophie: "Hehehe… just look… she is smiling at you… I think you should spend more time with her…"
Melina: "Hmm?"
Oliver: "Ugh… (blushes)… mmm…"
Sophie: "Or do you not like it when the woman is older?"
Oliver: "It is not like that… but… mmm… I just think she is cute…"
Sophie: "That is enough already… hehe."
Oliver: "Mmm… please stop…"
Sophie: "Okay, okay…"
Suddenly they heard Ulita screaming.
Sophie: "Nugh."
Oliver: "Ugh."
Melina: "Huh."
The door opened.
Fiona: "Sophie, I need help quickly!"
Sophie: "Yes okay."
She went inside and closed the door. Ulita's entire body was covered but apparently they still had to remove the spirits.
Sophie: "What is going on?"
Fiona: "Hold her… the spirits are coming out…"
Ulita: "Ahhh… please… make it stop!.. aaaaaargh…"
She opened her mouth and suddenly two hands came out.
Ulita: "Bbbbbb…"
A figure came out.
Calamity Bringer: "Roarrrrrrrrrr…"
Fiona: "Got you…"
She threw salt at it.
Calamity Bringer: "Roaaaarrrrr…"
It disappeared.
Ulita: "Ugh… there… are more…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Sophie: "How many?"
Ulita: "Aaaaargh…"
Another hand came out of her mouth.
Ulita: "Mmmm…"
Sophie: "Salt!"
She threw salt and it vanished.
Ulita: "Hahhh… ugh… hhhhh…"
She almost fell to the ground but Fiona caught her.
Ulita: "Hahhh… hahhh…"
Fiona: "Well done… Ulita…"
Ulita: "Hahhh…"
Sophie: "Puhhh…"
Fiona stroked her head.
Ulita: "Ghhh… hhhhh…"
Sophie: "Fiona… a lot of her vomit is on your dress."
Fiona: "It is alright… it does not bother me…"
Ulita: "Ghhh… uhhh…"
Sophie: "Does she still have pain?"
Fiona: "The spirits were very large… you could not see them but I could… because of my ability of the mysterious…"
Sophie: "Were they big?"
Fiona: "Big enough to fit inside a human who is two meters tall."
Sophie: "How did she survive that?"
Fiona: "That does not matter now. Let us bring her to her room."
Several minutes later Ulita was sleeping in her room.
Sophie: "And why did you arrange for Melina and Oliver to sleep next to her?"
Fiona: "She might see disturbing memories of her abuse… or she might have a shock… the bed is too small for both of us… and… she seems to like Melina and Oliver…"
Sophie: "How did she survive… Fiona… you knew she was actually supposed to die…"
Fiona: "Mhm… I lied when I said it could be healed… I still wanted to try… it is a miracle that she survived…"
Sophie: "Hmm… Fiona… you have really changed…"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Sophie: "Since when… do you care so much about people?"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Sophie: "Stroking her head… motivating her… holding her hand… you would never have done that before…"
Fiona: "You have no right to talk… you have changed too… you take care of a child… and now you really worry about people…"
Sophie: "Mmm…"
Fiona: "Hahh…"
Sophie: "Listen… Fiona…"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "… I am sorry."
Fiona: "For what? Are you also a moth?"
Sophie: "No… hahh… for how I treated you back then as a child… when we were still kids…"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "I am really sorry…"
Fiona: "What is wrong with you Sophie… what is this about?"
Sophie: "Ah… I… I… I am just… trying… to say… that I am sorry… okay… I know you will always hate me… I understand that… I made you cry…"
Memory
Sophie: "Oops!"
Fiona: "Ugh!"
She fell to the ground and hit her nose against the table.
Fiona: "Mmmm… ahhh… aargh… ouch… hhhh… help…"
Sophie: "Hahahahaha…"
The class laughed. The teacher just continued.
Fiona: "Hhhh…"
Sophie: "Ghhh… hehehehe…"
Fiona: "Ghhh… (sobs)… "
Sophie: "Oh look… her nose is broken…"
Fiona: "Mmmm… I think something is wrong with me… ugh…"
Blood came out of her eyes.
Sophie: "Ugh…"
She collapsed unconscious.
Teacher: "Huh… oh no…"
This time the teacher quickly went to her and carried her away.
Teacher: "Quick… doctor… I think… I think she has a brain hemorrhage…"
Sophie: "Huh…"
End of memory
Sophie: "Ghhh…"
Fiona: "Hey, what is it?"
She held Fiona by the ears.
Fiona: "Hey…"
Sophie: "Here… see… this scar… you got it because of me…"
Fiona: "Okay…"
Sophie: "Ghhh… you… you could have died back then… because of me…"
Fiona: "Hmm… yes… I could have…"
Sophie: "Mmm… I was of course suspended… but… for some reason… they allowed me to continue school."
Fiona: "I know… because I told the teachers not to punish you."
Sophie: "Why…?"
Fiona: "Whether you were expelled or not… the wound would remain… what would it change?"
Sophie: "Ugh… exactly… that is why I am apologizing…"
Fiona: "My goodness… Sophie…"
She placed her hand on Sophie's head.
Sophie: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "It is fine… I am not angry with you… okay… you should rather apologize to Daisy… after all you caused her food poisoning… and because of you she even got that burn on her stomach…"
Sophie: "I will… I will apologize to her… when I see her…"
Fiona: "Then that is good… can you stop looking like that now… it is creepy…"
Sophie: "Mmmm… one tries to be nice…"
Fiona: "Hahh… how about we go to a café and eat cake… I am hungry."
Sophie: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "I will go without you if you do not want to come."
Sophie: "Ugh… are you sure?"
Fiona: "Of course. Come with me…"
Fiona smiled slightly.
Fiona: "Oh I feel like having cheesecake… with lots of cream… and afterwards many scoops of ice cream…"
Sophie: "Ugh… my goodness… she eats so many sweets…"
Several minutes later
Sophie: "Ugh… ugh…"
Fiona: "Hmm? Is something wrong?"
Sophie: "Ugh… say… Fiona…"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "Isn't that… a lot of sweets?"
There were four ice creams, two cakes, and even a milkshake. Sophie had only ordered a small cup of ice cream.
Sophie: "Isn't that too much?"
Fiona: "Mmm? I have not eaten anything…"
Sophie: "Sure… but that means you should not only eat sweets…"
Fiona: "Mmm…"
Sophie: "Oh… I remember… you cannot taste anything that is not sweet, right?"
Fiona: "Mmm…"
Sophie: "That must be hard…"
Fiona: "Mmm… yes… I cannot eat salt or things like that… unless… unless it has milk…"
Sophie: "Oh I remember… that is why you ate noodles made from milk and eggs…"
Fiona: "Probably because noodles are made from that… only with flour…"
Sophie: "But not as much as yours… you only ate sweets back then… that is why the rule was made that anyone who survived the Howgart experiments and suffers from it has the right to eat whatever food they want… that rule was made for Parzival, Noelle, me, and you…"
Fiona: "Except that my noodles had to be sweet… otherwise I feel nothing…"
Sophie: "That must be hard…"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Sophie: "Listen… Fiona…"
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Sophie: "As you know I am a detective… but nobody wants me in their group… I probably deserve that after everything I did…"
Fiona: "Why don't you join us, Lilly Mond?"
Sophie: "What? Aren't you already too many? What about Colletta and Rio, the new ones?"
Fiona: "Ah… they insisted on staying in the Dark Umbrella first and learning until they get a detective pass… even though they could have gotten normal passes… but they said they want to feel like real Dark Umbrella members… that might take a while… besides…"
Sophie: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Unfortunately one of us died."
Sophie: "Ugh… really? Who?"
Fiona: "The girl who was called Page with Food died."
Sophie: "Oh… damn… that is sad… I am sorry."
Fiona: "It is alright…"
She continued eating.
Sophie: "Mmm… can Oliver come with me?"
Fiona: "Of course… it would be good if you came because… hehe… they are beginners…"
Sophie: "Oh right… those were the children who were originally supposed to become guards or messengers… Meliodas saved them though…"
Fiona: "Yes… they are beginners but they are really nice… with you it might become easier for me…"
Sophie: "Are you sure that is a good idea?"
Fiona: "Why not?"
Sophie: "Okay."
Fiona: "Good. Let's go back to Ulita."
Sophie: "Huh… you are already finished… huh!?"
She was already done.
Several minutes later
Sophie: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Hmm… something is wrong…"
They went further and the door opened.
Manja: "Hahh… please… help us… he… he is here… Hehn am Heim…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Sophie: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "Stay with her."
She ran quickly to Ulita.
Ulita: "Help…"
Hehn am Heim: "Hehehe…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Hehn am Heim: "Ghhh…"
He ran away as soon as he saw Fiona and Sophie. Sophie stayed with Manja.
Crash.
Ulita: "Hahh…"
Melina: "Fiona…"
Oliver: "He just appeared… but this armor here… saved us…"
Ulita: "My knight… Folks…"
Sophie: "Did you say Folks?"
Fiona: "That is the knight who only awakens when he hears the tears of a princess… ugh…"
They looked at Ulita.
Ulita: "Huh?"
Sophie: "Does that mean…"
Fiona: "That is… unbelievable… Ulita… do you belong to the old royal family of Eager Brünn? The Georg von Podiebrad family!?"
Ulita: "Huh?"
Meanwhile
Daisy: "Hahhh…"
Rosika: "Finally we are in the Slavic kingdom… yes!"
Daisy: "That took a long time… hehe… my little brother Oliver, I am coming! Get ready to see how beautiful your sister has become!"
Rosika: "(Sweating)… huh? What did you say?"
Daisy: "Get ready Rosika, because I have a feeling this will become dangerous."