The next day, Luthardis returns from the hospital after doctors found nothing else wrong with him as the drug only made him fall asleep. D and Luthardis walks out of the hospital.
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“Okay, it’s time we see Koban,” said Luthardis.
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“Wait, right now?” D starts to get anxieties.
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“Heck yeah! Who else can extract evidence from the dolls that’ll help us find the doll creator?”
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“Can’t we just have him tell us over the phone?” suggested D.
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Luthardis has a disappointed look on his face, “Really? Do you not want to see him that much because he’s “always wearing a penguin suit?”
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“You should really stop messing with me with such a blatant lie.”
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“I should be the one saying that! He wears normal clothes like everyone else!”
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D argues back, “The guy is wearing a penguin suit! It’s like the first thing you would notice about him…”
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“It doesn’t matter if he’s wearing one or not, penguins are cool,” said Luthardis with a smile.
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D shakes his head, “I don’t know what’s so cool about some stinky flightless bird…”
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“Okay, that’s enough, we’re going to see Koban now,” Luthardis drags D by the arm to Koban’s house while D pleads to let him go.
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The two friends arrives at the front door of Koban’s house. Luthardis was about to ring the doorbell when the door abruptly opens, almost hitting him.
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“DDDDDD!!!! You came in person! I have so much to tell you regarding the dolls!” Koban, as usual was very enthusiastic.
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“Oh before you tell us, there’s something I want to give you that I made.” D reaches into his fanny pack and takes out a hand-made blue bead bracelet with, “To my friend Koban, for always helping me out,” inscribed on it.
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Koban gasps, “HHUUUHHH!? This is amazing!” He slowly takes the bracelet and puts it over his flipper.
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Crap…! I forgot that the bracelet might fall off since there’s nothing on his flipper to hold it in place!
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Koban waddles with haste back inside his house to a young and pretty girl, wearing a dark green blouse and skirt; with her black hair in a single braid who was reviewing her notes.
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“Misaki! Look at what D made me!” He shows off the bracelet that somehow managed to stay on his flipper.
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Misaki smiles sweetly, “That’s very nice of D.”
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Back at the front entrance. “Of all the things that you could have given Koban, you decided the best gift was a friendship bracelet!? That’s something elementary kids give to each other! chastised Luthardis.
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“What matters most was the fact that the gift was thoughtful and Koban enjoyed it,” rebuttled D.
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“Only penniless people say that,” rebuked Luthardis.
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D loses his cool, “What else was I supposed to give him!? He has like, almost every technology up to date! Not to mention that he makes ⅓ of them himself; he owns a small yacht!”
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“Get money to buy a proper gift,” was the only thing Luthardis could say.
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“Lilianna doesn’t pay me enough for how much work I put into Vindicate…”
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“You should seduce her into giving you more money then!” larked Luthardis.
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“Meh… I can’t see myself doing that. Not only would I fail, she’ll probably punish me for attempting it…”
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Koban sits at a table while D sits on the same side of him as far as possible; Luthardis and Misaki sits on the other side.
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“Okay Koban, please tell us what you know,” asked Luthardis.
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Koban doesn’t give any reaction.
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“Um… Koban?” Luthardis asks again.
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Koban was too engrossed in the friendship bracelet that D gave to him earlier.
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Misaki decides to speak up, “I’ll explain it for him then.”
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Misaki is 16-years-old overachiever who works as Koban’s assistant gathering data and testing things for him. Misaki is an altruistic person who oftens cares about others; is willing to work for both Koban and Vindicate.
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Misaki has numerous interests in both technology and nature. She learns more about technology while working for Koban; raises and trains a falcon for sport as a hobby whenever she has free time. With a variety of interests and knowledge in both fields, Misaki aspires to improve technology and still maintain the environment as well.
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At any moment should D point out Koban in a penguin suit, Misaki would often worry about D and importunes him to go see a psychiatrist as she could not see the penguin suit. Over a period of time Misaki got attuned to D’s hatred of penguins and occasionally teases him about it in a friendly manner.
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Misaki starts placing minerals in various colors pleasing to the eyes on the table. “These minerals are called Raite, a very rare mineral, classified as an agpaitic mineral. If you recall, two decades ago, geologists in Acrimony discovered that certain minerals can be used as an energy source. However, many people didn’t pay attention to them since the minerals the geologists provided didn’t have sufficient amount of energy to be used for anything at the time.”
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Misaki continues her lecture, “It’s a shame really, even when minerals with an abundance of energy were extracted, only a handful of people knows about it. Raite is currently the mineral with the highest amount of energy that can power something with a reasonable size.
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After ending her lecture on Raite being used as a power source for the dolls, Misaki takes a short break; drinks a bottle of water before finishing up her report. “Now as for the dolls, most of them had an exterior made of rubber, at least the ones that impersonates other people. The main ingredients made this particular rubber are mainly tree sap from rubber trees and morning glories, which are common in eastern Decorous.”
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D and Luthardis finalized their notes; Misaki rest her head on the table out of exhaustion from continuously talking with only short breaks while Koban was still staring at his friendship bracelet.
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“I’m done now…” gasped Misaki.
Poor girl… Thought D.
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“Okay, thanks for the report, we’ll be taking our leave now,” said Luthardis.
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Yes! Let’s go!
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“Before you go…” started Koban.
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What now!?
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Koban looks at Misaki, “Do you mind going with them to help with whatever they need?”
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Misaki was fine with it; starts packing up with her belongings. When she finished, she returns with something behind her back. “Hey D, I have a present for you!”
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D looks flabbergasted, If it’s a present from Misaki, it must be good! She tends to go overboard in gifting sometimes.
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Misaki lays a figure of a penguin on the table and push its tail. The penguin raises its flippers up in the air and begins to alternate left and right for a few seconds before ending with the flippers at an angle shaped as a Y.
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D internally screams, GGGGAAAAAARRRRRHHHHH!!!!!!
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“Isn’t it cute D? It’s a motivational penguin! I got it for you since I know you tend to have bad days.
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“You’re so lucky… I want a motivational penguin…” said an envious Luthardis.
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I feel that the motivational penguin depletes my motivation faster instead of replenishing it….
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Nonetheless, D accepts the gift seeing that it came from one of his best friends; puts it in his room in Vindicate, on the table , faced towards the wall.669Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyyVlnzXHT
and then Add to home screen.