"You idiot! Why didn't you told us!?"
"It's your fault for not figuring everything out..."
"Why blame me if the fault was yours?"
"I told you... There's a deeper meaning in everything.."
Mister D quickly woke up from a dream that would later happen, it haunts him how he lost his friend. Now it's up to his younger self, Dante, to figure things out on his own.
"There's a deeper meaning in everything...huh.." he sighed for being naiive back then.
Outside of the building, Dante and Wilhevit has been staying nearby. It is probably around 2-3 am in the morning and these two still awake.
"So.. Dante, what is Hanatsuki for you?" Wilhevit asked while looking at the stars.
"Hana is my ideal girl. To be honest, she's too great!" Dante exclaimed with a happy face, "She could be a great wife in the future.." he added that made Wilhevit avert her eyes at him. She clenches her fists, "I see.." she whispered.
"Eh? Is there's something wrong?" he asked while looking at her.
"Nothing, you idiot do really worry that much. How naive." she stood up while grinning.
'Don't tell me she's serious about the whole wife thing that Mister D told us....' Dante thought to himself.
"What are you staring at? Butthole?" Wilhevit glared at Dante.
"Butthole...? I'm not that dark.." Dante deadpanned at her.
"I should go now.. I need to sip some coffee and clear my mind.." Wilhevit stated before walking away.
"Well...okay.." Dante sighed.
"Dude.. you really messed up.." Marco appeared from the artificial bushes.
"YOU EAVESDROPPER! HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING US?!" Dante yelled as he stood up.
"I am everywhere, Dante.." Marco grinned before putting his shades on to make himself look cooler.
"Don't tell me....even if I bathe!?" Dante yelled.
"Uhh...no, I mean.. why would I? I only see you as a little brother to annoy, not a gay lover or such." Marco deadpanned.
"You mean older brother...? I'm 2 years ahead of you idiot.." Dante countered.
"Still, you look small and younger." Marco grinned.
"You probably chugged three bottles of vitamins just to get taller.." Dante smirked.
"More like injecting vitamins to get taller." Marco corrected him.
"I'm guessing you had a rough childhood back then..." Dante looked at him.
"Nope, not at all. Minus the whole vitamins thingy, my childhood was nice. How about yours?" Marco asked him.
"My childhood was a bit rough I guess.. My mom can't give birth anymore, and my parents really wanted a girl so.. they dressed me as one." Dante stated.
"So answers do come casually...oh well.." Marco scratched his nape.
"Wait, you remember the things you did when you were drunk?!" Dante was shocked.
"I have a super memory, long or short, I could remember things in perfect detail." Marco pointed his index finger at his head.
"That's..amazing I guess..." Dante was amazed.
"I must admit, I do have hyperthymesia. Both a gift from the heavens and a curse from hells. Good memories are great but bad ones aren't." Marco stated in a serious manner.
"Have you told anyone about your case?" Dante asked while rubbing his chin.
"Only you, Piero and Pandora knows about this.. Sometimes I kind of lie that I forgot something if needed." Marco answered before sighing.
"I see.. Let's just return inside for now.." Dante suggested before walking ahead, Marco also followed. "Anyways, what was the memory that still haunts you?" he asked his companion.
"Well, that was unexpected but let me tell you in a simple way. It was a dream, that I will become a grotesque creature that people will be soon feared of." he answered without any worries.
As the day pass by, Vittorio walked inside of the food court, finding Rosamaria around. He eventually saw her sitting in the corner of the room, he then rushed towards the table and sat on the chair placed by the table.
"Ahaha... Sorry I'm late.." Vittorio laughed the matter out while scratching his nape.
"Nah.. it's fine.. I just arrived though.." Rosamaria responded nonchalantly, showing no interest to the man at all. Vittorio sighed before realizing the fact that he is only wasting Rosa's time.
"J-just so you know..uhh... You could walk away anytime.. if you are getting bored.." he averted his gaze away from her.
"If I'm getting bored then I probably walked away from the start." Rosamaria tried to reassure him.
"I just like to...hmm.. have a little chat to you perhaps. I've heard you from the Fantasma Rosso, according to the men there, you are really strong and intelligent.." Vittorio stated while sipping the smoothie that the waiter gave them.
"I'm actually not that strong, I only trained under La Nostra Pace. I was only recruited because of my wit and gambling abilities.." Rosamaria sighed.
"I've heard you also wield a long katana.. and you wield it with grace.." Vittorio's eyes are currently sparkling while looking at her.
"Meh.. I don't have a specific fighting style to begin with, how can you call that grace if my fighting style is very random and brute?" Rosamaria deadpanned.
"You are also one of the La Nostra Pace's Caporegime!" Vittorio exclaimed while grinning.
"But I have failed and now here, hiding." Rosamaria countered.
"There are so many great things about you but why contradict it?" Vittorio stirs his drink.
"Some are not true, some are half true. You can't just believe on rumours circling around a society. And no, I'm not contradicting it, I'm rather correcting it." Rosamaria smiled unnervingly.
"The smile I have longed to see... The smile that expresses trickery, mischievousness, dominance, power and mockery..." Vittorio sips his drink.
"Seriously...?" Rosamaria sighed.
"Look..." Flavio pointed at Rosamaria and Vittorio, "See?! They are dating!" he exclaimed while doing the finger kissing gesture infront of Marco.
"But, Del— I mean... Rosa doesn't seem to look interested.." Dante countered.
"Her expression is always looking like that Dante .." Flavio deadpanned.
"Guys.. calm your tiddies. I got this.." Marco grinned, trying to reassure the two.
Unfortunately, the electricity went out, the surroundings was pitch black. No one can see a thing except for the ones who brought flashlight.
"Who the heck is hugging me?!" Dante complained.
"M-me...." Flavio whispered nervously.
"Then who is this one hugging my right arm? Marco?" Dante asked.
"Me.." Wilhevit responded.
"Ehh?! When did you appeared?!" Dante asked while yelling.
"AAAAHHHH—!!!! WHO THE WANK IS PULLING MY DAMN FOOT!" Flavio panicked.
"STOP OVERREACTING YOU IDIOT!" Dante yelled at him.
The crowds started preparing themselves for an attack, Vittorio held Rosamaria in case that someone might attack the area.
"I wonder what happened though.. I know that this is normal but not this long." Tomasso stayed on the corner while readying his metal pipe.
"Mic test~ Mic test!" a voice of a child echoed throughout the base. Some of the lights were turned on while most of them aren't.
The crowds started whispering to each other. Some of the people had prepared for a battle while some hid under the tables.
"Greetings, scoundrels..." the voice echoed again.
"So she had arrived, but it's earlier than I thought.." Mister D whispered.
"She..?" Salvatore asked cluelessly.
"Hostilla.. the brat.. it seems her intention of coming in here isn't the same as her intention back then.." Mister D stated.
"I am Hostilla Millenius.. the 4th King of Vitalis City. Have you seen a time-traveller roaming around here? I had come, to hunt him/her down." she introduced herself then asked with mockery.
'W-what...' Mister D sweated intensely.
[End of Chapter]