Farewell

The morning news told of a strange event on the city's boardwalk; a truck crashed into the surrounding stores. The security cameras had recorded a group gathered, but they had not yet identified who they were.

This was because they had all dressed up the night before.

Both Victoria's and Lois' groups returned to their places. Soon, the mayor was notified about the intervention of the Valdelomar group's lawyers in defense of Alicia Enid, Arias D. Aren and Lois Valdelomar.

With the sudden disappearance of the DIS chief who was secretly influencing the rest to accuse that pair of young men, the defense was consolidated in truthful evidence without the obstacles of a counterpart.

It was quite fast and within two days the unjustly implicated youths were granted amnesty. However, Alicia was kept under 'surveillance' because her record did not support her, but they acknowledged the fact that the previous government had pardoned her previous crimes because of a 'service' this woman provided.

Being released, Alicia only went out in areas near the Valdelomar residence with supervision while she prepared travel tickets.

Everything that had happened in recent days left a bad taste in Victoria's mouth, as she had to review the forensic team's reports about the two dead women found a little over two days ago and, even worse, about that abandoned orphanage.

What he did know was that the abductees were the hanged people found in that unusual place. However, what was most intriguing about the matter was that officially 53 people had disappeared in Luesia, but on Lois's map there were three numbers that when added together gave 117 people in total. Was that really the number of people kidnapped? But, if so, where did the remaining number come from?

During those days she was busy analyzing the cases together with the Valdelomar group, since there were still two more centers to be investigated according to the map. On the other hand, they still had to understand what information the Pbook provided.

Two days had passed since the incident with the young stranger, it was already dark and, on top of the DIS building, there was a silhouette looking at the panorama.

That place was like a clear rooftop. The person standing there was that hooded young man who stood as if waiting for someone.

 - It was good to change the date of the meeting. - commented that boy.

After a few minutes, the door behind him began to open, letting in a tall, long-haired figure. Dressed in a suit, the man greeted the young man.

 - Sorry for the delay.

 - ...

 - Well, what about the book? - asked the man wearing a 'smile'.

 - They have it.

 - Didn't I tell you to get it back even if it cost you your life?

As if the cold appearance of that young man had thawed, he showed aggressively.

 - I told you that I would only work if you left the third parties out of this! But you even asked me to finish them off knowing that I was injured!

 - Come on, don't be like that. - smilingly replied the man in the suit.

 - Vincent! ... Don't you understand! I almost died twice! ... I even dropped my book in one of my escapes.

 - Come on, Richard ... look on the bright side, you'll still have plenty of chances. - said the DIS chief.

While the two were talking, among one of the buildings next doors, also on the rooftop, was hidden a brown-haired woman who was listening from a considerable distance.

 - What should I do? - commented in a low voice the woman who was the same one who had visited Aren when he was in prison.

The woman who was wearing a greenish dress and a necklace with the letter LF on it pulled out a pistol she was holding with the intention of aiming it at the two men gathered on the rooftop of the DIS.

However, before she made any move, an unexpected sensation took over her entire body. He couldn't understand what was happening to him until he looked at the ground and saw a shadow approaching.

Yes, it was fear. The young woman's heart was consumed when she realized who it was that was passing by her. At first glance, it looked like the profile of a woman until she recognized her face. He did not stop walking as he passed by; his garment resembling a suit of clothes was transforming, as if pieces of fabric were adhering to each other, slowly forming into a new outfit.

Without looking at her, that man said - Go away and don't come back.

The woman fell to the ground when the man had left the place. Immediately, the wavy-haired woman withdrew.

It was like an icy breeze blowing on the necks of those men who were talking what they felt. They stopped talking; Vincent's smile faded and showed only sudden concern as the young man's anger ceased and turned to despair.

The sound of a footstep was heard behind them, but none of them turned to look yet, it was as if they were petrified. The air became thick and heavy.

The sound of footsteps was heard and, at that moment, the two men reacted and turned immediately to see who it was.

They caught a glimpse, close to them, of a man in dark clothing emerging from the shadows. The breeze of the wind ruffled his hair a bit as he walked with a serious face.

So ... it was you. - Aren said, with an equally serene expression as he recognized the appearance of Vincent, the man who helped him that day at the mayor's mansion, and that young man who he had found with the other two corpses.

"W-who is this guy?" thought the mysterious young man named Richard, but at once he remembered when, before being found by the police in that neighborhood, it was this man who approached him.

With a solemn and highly respectful tone, inconsistent with his personality, Vincent asked - Why ... have you come ... to this place?

However, Aren did not answer his question.

A few seconds passed in silence and no one said anything until they heard - Go away and don't come back ... I won't say it a third time.

A warning or a threat, that depended on how each one interpreted it, but, as if they were the wind, both disappeared instantly just as Aren had ordered.

No one was around him anymore, not even the woman he had seen before. The young man began to look up at the sky and stayed there for a long time, and that was the end of that day.

The next day, Alicia asked where Aren had been last night; - Just a walk. - answered Aren. The girl did not ask more because she was in a hurry to get her things ready to leave the city together with Aren.

However, Aren commented that he wanted to stay a few more days; Alicia was saddened, as she wanted to leave as soon as possible and did not stop to finish organizing her things.

In a room where Lois was accompanied by Hayato, Thomas, Eric and Hanzo was reviewing the map obtained at the Wilbur stores. It was then that the woman began to mention which should be the next place to investigate, meanwhile Hanzo took out a small ringed book that seemed to be a copy.

When they checked it, they realized that it was the copy of the Pbook that the young man had secretly taken out. As they analyzed it for a couple of hours, they were able to notice something; in the mini map section, the map of the city of Luesia was scribbled with the same three places as the giant map, but there was something written that read.

Supervision 12/03/96

And, subsequent to that, a name repeated on the map.

Le Front

They did not understand what this name meant and, when they continued investigating all that day, they found nothing. Searching in web pages for that name, one of them suggested entering the Deep Web where they could find a link belonging to a 'pharmaceutical company'.

Le Front, a pharmaceutical company and distributor of medicines specialized in longevity and treatments against physical pain.

They kept reading until they found the membership part.

If you would like to become an active member of the organization, we invite you to fill out the following form indicating your 'reasons' why you would like to be part of our family. Then, in the next 48 hours, an email will be sent to your account indicating the steps to schedule an online 'appointment' if you have been approved in the first stage. Until then, have a nice day.

 - Ha ha ... it looks like all this trouble is just getting started. - Lois commented with great concern upon seeing this information.

In the night of that day, in a kind of giant subway viaducts of the city, was walking, somewhat tired, a somewhat injured person who was carrying with him a kind of ancient spear, but the material seemed to be all metal.

That man seemed to be being chased and, being wounded in the area of his ribs, he immediately defended himself from some kind of projectiles like bullets that were heading towards him.

Suddenly, in front of him appeared another person who was wearing a short-sleeved polo shirt and jeans. His hair was a bit long and he had a tattoo on his right arm that read Le Front.

 - So... you just showed up, huh? - Richard commented sarcastically.

It was the beginning of a battle.

A day had passed, Aren, upon getting up from the room where he was staying, got the news that Alicia was no longer at the residence and that before leaving she left a small piece of paper to be delivered to him.

Thank you for everything, goodbye.

He then gave the address that mentioned to be a restaurant. Out of nowhere, Lois appeared and ordered the butler who had told Aren the news to leave.

 - It seems that you are very dear to her if she really left you that address.

Aren didn't know what she was referring to.

 - Although Alicia left in the early morning, I think that before retiring she wanted to go there with you... I suggest that, before you leave too, you take a look around that place... oh, and you'd better take that paper with you. - Lois commented wistfully.

Having said that, that same night, she went to see where the place was. This she did after buying her travel ticket with the fake documents she had and according to the recommendations Alicia had mentioned to her earlier.

A large Chinese and Japanese themed restaurant was in front of him and a man was sweeping the entrance. The man was of broad build, but tall, dressed in what could be said to be the attire of an employee of the place.

The restaurant was three stories high, and, by all accounts, was somewhat notorious for being crowded and for some young people outside taking pictures next to the establishment.

The old man there didn't seem to mind, but rather was somewhat entertaining to watch.

Aren walked up to the employee and asked about the place; the old man welcomed him even if he was not a customer; he was quite friendly. It was then that the young man took out that paper Alicia had left and asked if anyone knew her.

The look in the old man's eyes was filled with nostalgia and, at that moment, he invited him in, telling him not to worry, that the house would be inviting today.

The young man followed him, for it was a free meal; and, being at a table, some dishes were served. The old employee began to ask him about who had given him that paper and where that person was now.

Aren became a little uneasy, for the man seemed beforehand to know Alicia; he did not hesitate and asked for her name.

 - Takahiro Sakamoto.

The young man remembered how Alicia had once mentioned that surname upon arriving in the city.

 - You know ... she was an ordinary girl like any other, only the world was cruel to her ... in the last call we had, she told me that she was worried about the fact that all the acts she had committed could endanger her dear friend ... well, wherever she went, she would only find trouble for her past actions. - commented that old man with sadness - I don't know all her life, but I have heard rumors of her past ... and it is something that still has her imprisoned in her mind ... I hope that someday she can find freedom. - finished commenting on that person.

Then, the old employee who was actually the owner changed the subject and spoke with joy and great paternal love.

 - And tell me ... has my little girl caused you trouble?

Yes, in short, it was the opening for a long conversation. Aren began to tell everything from the day they met while eating.