Imposter

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Calm yourself. My own feelings are my worst enemy at the moment, and if it gets out of control then boom. Everything goes.

So when I landed on the nearest building that was close to the abandoned and closed off one, I struggled to keep my breathing to a normal rate. This wasn't making any sense.

And yet, if I continue standing out like this, then it'll just bring in more stress that I have to somehow handle.

"Shinzou-san, what is going on?! What happened to retreating back to the house?!" I heard Lui-san's voice in my ear once again.

"It's... Amelia. I don't know how she's here... I-I need to go. I can't stay and chat right now."

"Wait, where are-" Before she could finish her question, I canceled the call. If I wait for others to come, then she'll be long gone by then.

But what if this is a trap?

I scanned my surroundings, but it didn't matter. Any time I spend in there trying to get answers from her, she would have men on buildings without me noticing. It could be risky enough that I die again... resulting in Mumei dying as well...

...Screw it. I'll keep my guard up at all times.

I made my way off the building I was standing on and entered the abandoned structure. At first glance, I noticed the cemented pillars and walls that were to support the higher floors, but a majority of them were barely hanging on there. Cracked and almost destroyed.

No sign of her, so I walked up the second floor to see the exact same thing. However, there were some less than perfect couches here and there, empty boxes, and cardboard all over the place, but nothing else was strange here.

And onto the third floor...

"Stay still and don't move a muscle." In the center of the third floor... She stood there with her back turned to me. She still wore her dress she was wearing from that gathering, but I didn't see anything that stood out. Her blonde hair was flowing freely now, almost reaching close to the floor.

...The Amelia I knew didn't have long hair.

"Hands in the air." She hadn't moved from my demand earlier and she now raised her arms and hands.

"Nice to see you again, Haru. You know you only demand these actions when you have a gun, right?" She has the same voice too...

Looks like her, sounds like her... This has to be some kind of damn trick!

"Who are you!" She didn't answer for a couple of seconds.

"...Can I turn around now? Kind of rude to talk to someone without looking them in the eye." My teeth clenched as I began to become impatient.

"Answer me!" I heard her chuckle before speaking again.

"You know who I am, Haru. The person that started it all? Don't remember your old pal, Ame~?" I quickly summoned my axe and threw it past her, landing just a bit far away from her. I was trying to intimidate her.

"Looks like you missed." But it didn't work.

"Amelia Watson died in front of me. Trying to save me! So answer me, imposter, who the hell are you?!" She stifled a laugh.

"Imposter? Relax a little hot stuff, you're saying weird things now. You really don't know a single thing about me, do you? WelI, I doubt I would ever tell you something that's bigger than me. A mistake on my part, my bad." Why the hell is she talking as if we knew each other? This isn't Amelia Watson. She may have her face and voice, but she doesn't speak like the kind-hearted girl I knew. Whatever, I need answers from her. I can't risk any of her men coming to save her.

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