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Season 2 Arc 2 pt.1

Arc 2 pt.1

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- What a nuisance.

- Hellen. - A voice emerged from the shadows

- Qian... - She looked back - what is it? - She seemed bothered by something

- About Shiroh's commission...

- Ah... - She gazed forward again

Hellen observed a dead body lying on the ground, with several cards stuck in it. She crouched down to pick them up:

- What's up with that?

- It's about the person she commissioned...

- Oh, yeah... - She stood up, wiping the blood off the cards - did I tell you who it is? - She smiled

- No... though I have a hunch, since we investigated together.

- You're probably right - Her smile seemed to grow even wider

- ...do you want to warn Shiroh about this? Maybe she'll change her mind.

- Hah! No. She's just another person with too much power in her hands, who is vile and corrupt. She deserves it. She herself knew full well the consequences of contacting me.

- Still...

- What is it? - She looked coldly at Qian - Do you...?

- There must be another way of doing this...

- Qian, it's not up to us. That's not what Shiroh asked - She smiled - I'm simply playing my part! What's more, Shiroh didn't ask us to tell her who the person was, she just said she'd find out. So I have no obligation to notify her. If she regrets it, I'm sorry, I only did my job.

- if you say so...

- Oh, and you'll be the one in charge of killing her - She looked at Qian.

The two remained silent for a while:

- Okay... I understand.

- I just don't know how we're going to do it, she's a difficult person to kill... Do you have any ideas?

- It would have to be a clean hit. And actually, I think I'd need a special weapon.

- Oh, yeah, there's that, right? - She rolled her eyes - right, right - She thought for a while - I can see if Cheng has anything.

- Yes, she has the purple dagger, it's the perfect object for this.

- Good. As for the date, ehrm... as soon as possible should be enough.

- If all goes well, I can do it this week.

- Hah - She smiled - do you want to get it over with?

Qian remained silent:

- I hope you can fulfill your role properly. Who knows what Shiroh can do if we fail? After all... it won't be possible to hide it anymore.

- You're right. I only have one chance.

- And it must be flawless. Do you understand me?

- Yes.

Hellen stared at Qian for a while, not looking very confident with that statement:

- Oh and... - Hellen said - make sure Shiroh is around - She smiled

Qian remained silent:

- That's... cruel.