Are you sure? This job requires you to work with unnatural and dangerous situations," answered the bartender with a stern tone. "Gilbert, this job seems dangerous. Is it at least well-paying?" asked Clover "Why would you think I will go to an underpaid labor? I don't want to become a company slave yet, It is very dangerous but well-paying Anyway, bartender, can you get the contracts?" answers Gilbert, the bartender went to the back room without saying anything, and as he came back he was holding 2 contracts each with 500 silver aether as a sign-up-bonus" Gilbert I have a few questions", "Yeah, just ask it.", " 1. How do you know this location, how did you know the job and what is the money exchange rate?", "I can simply most of the answers, the world we exist in right now is a world from a novel, and the money exchange rate, the lowest rank of money is copper aether 1 thousand copper aether is 1 silver aether, and 1 thousand silver aether is 1 gold aether, they continue this with platinum and constellation", " Also what is an unnatural?", " An unnatural is someone that possesses an ability, the ability is a direct visualization of the user's mental state, and all of these abilities are powered by soul energy, and everything is made out of soul essence the basis of this world is the soul, the soul energy can enhance the user's physical body, everyone can use soul energy, and how much soul energy usually depends on your talent and genetics you can also train it to make the soul container larger" Clover was making a rather blank face but considering the massive essay that was a drop on her it made sense after signing the contracts both of them got their sign-up-bonus.
After they went outside Gilbert asked Clover if she wanted to buy new clothes, and Clover answered with a happy tone of yes because Baggy clothes were bothering her as they were walking around the market, Clover saw a beautiful dark blue morning dress with white shorts and a dark blue fascinator with a light blue ribbon circling the crown, as Gilbert saw Clover staring intently on the dress Gilbert asked" do you want it?" which surprised Clover but she said with a face red as a tomato with an embarrassed stuttering speech" Y-yes.. but it looks expensive", " I just realized how handsome he looked…huh? Why did I say that? Your body just became a woman now you are trying to be one on the inside??" As she came back to reality she was already holding the bag containing the newly bought clothes as she held it in her arms holding it tightly and she realized why is Gilbert so nice. She asked " Gilbert why are you suddenly becoming nicer", " I need your help with the task, the job usually has a lot of cases, and it gives us a fair amount of money-" Clover delivered him a hard gut punch as Gilbert asked why did she do that her answer was just an Hmpf.
As she gave him the cold shoulder, she didn't know these feelings, she didn't understand why did she felt annoyed or angry, as they were wandering they saw an inn and Gilbert said "Let's find a room to rest. We're going to take the task tomorrow" Clover agrees with this as they go in they go to the counter and ask for a room, The staff at the counter informs them that there is a 50% discount for couples, Gilbert holds Clover closer saying they are a couple, Clover suddenly blushes face is all red, and speechless, after entering their room Clover quickly took a bath but after entered the bathroom she realized it's her first time seeing her own body naked.
As she slowly opened her clothes and saw her own naked body she felt nothing she decided to ignore it and quickly took a bath, she changed into pajamas she told Gilbert to take a bath she sat in her bed curling her legs and circling her hand around it as she tried to think straight as she yet she ccan't as she forces herself to sleep…" she was getting princess carried by Gilbert running from a bunch of bunnies holding carrots, when she felt a familiar touch on her shoulder, she turned back and saw a gigantic Fontaine and she was stabbed in the stomach" Clover woke up in a panic sweating bullet she asked herself "What the hell was that dream" and she saw Gilbert drinking coffee and reading the newspaper, After she is dressed in her new clothes, she sees herself in the mirror, Clover says to herself " I look like a game character" She blushes and asks herself why she said that, as she leaves with Gilbert to the Clock tower to get the task, as they were on their way they see a handsome guy with 3 female around him, as Gilbert says " There he is the MC of mystery awaits" Clover answer Gilbert with "let's just ignore him it's not like we are plot important to the main story right" as they enter the clock tower Gilbert asked " Bartender can you get us some task?" as the bartender pulled a stack of paper from below the table and said " Choose any one of it" Gilbert read all the cases, and he chose the case about a sudden rise of deaths in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A coach carriage on the bumpy road as Clover complained that she feel like she is gonna puke, Gilbert answered her with a smile and said " Just hang in there it's not that far just wait" Despite that Clover still didn't better, and after a while, they stopped in front of a hotel they went inside they were greeted by the owner Dr. Henry Howard Holmes " Ah visitor, welcome to my hotel humble hotel, what bring you here?", Gilbert answered with " just vacations " After entering their room Gilbert checked for any camera or suspicious as he sat down in the bed he asked Clover "Anything suspicious with the deaths?" as Clover crosses her legs by instinct and throws a bunch of organized paper containing information and details as she answers with "Deaths all seem to be random but each of them confirms all the deaths are connected by a small red line, all of the victims know the other victim and one of the clear ones are Benjamin Freelon Pritzel, better known as Benjamin Pritzel committed defraud after buying 20 thousand copper aether worth of life insurance and faked his death by stealing a dead body from a crematorium he also had an accomplice that helped him to fake his death yet to be found, multiple con artists and all of them know each other very well or at least know each other, also all 3 pretzels kids and their mother were also killed all of them know 1 peculiar person very well 'eats oranges' Wow these oranges taste good how much did they cost?", " It cost 10 copper aether but you should focus on explaining the deaths" answered Gilbert "Sure also why is the sign-up bonus so high?" asked Clover "The job was very dangerous and you could only quit after 6 months working you also need to take at least 100 small tasks or 50-5 medium tasks you can also do 1 hard task", "What's our task level", " a medium, enough with the chit chat continue with all the death", " Okay sure….where did we leave last time…Oh, 1 common thing Is that all of them know Pretzel, all the con artists were Pretzel's friends, and the only one that I can suspect is Pretzel's accomplice due to lack of information I don't have a picture of the suspected accomplice so we just have to wait until more information or goof around and find the accomplice" all that said Gilbert went out to find more information clover still have nausea she will join us later, first place he checked was the crematorium for the pretzel body inspection, as he entered the crematorium he saw the MC of Mystery awaits Richard Conner, he had brown hair and also reddish brown eyes , and all 3 heroines first Elvira Bates a noble amongst noble, she has a pure white hair and lavender purple Eyes she is always serious, second heroin Selene Cress a commoner but the MC's childhood friend has yellow hair with orange eyes are always playful and the last one is Wynne Elledge a slave he bought because he felt bad she has pink hair and dark red eyes, she is fair, wise, and smart also why is he here asked Gilbert he is supposed to be somewhere else as he realized Richard was walking to him he was startled and Richard ask Gilbert " Hello you there are you also part of the investigation?", " uhhh.. Yes, I am", " How long have you been working as an investigator," asks Richard with an excited tone " I am a newcomer" answers Gilbert "Wow another newcomer" As Gilbert is about to answer he is rudely cut off by Elvira Bates " This is our case if you do anything there will be consequences, Gilbert said "Okay sure" an IDFC face as she was about to say Richard covered more her mouth he apologized for her behavior, as everything was happening Clover ran in out of breath saying " I found a hint!" while still trying to catch her breath yet still using a playful tone, gilbert asked "What hint it is?' she found body multiple parts of the victim in the nearby medical school Gilbert asked, "Do you know the one who sold the parts to the medical school?", her answer was " No but we can find them by using the tax, suddenly getting money is a huge thing so we can use the tax to find the person I already asked them to send all the proof of tax payment" with a big smile Richard suddenly asked "can we help?" in a shy tone, Clover asked gilbert, "Who is this guy?", "He is the MC", " what's an MC?" asked Richard, it's nothing, you can help us just don't annoy us, "They are going too?" with a playful questioning tone by clover , Elvira bates rudely say "Yes we are and don't expect us to help you!" she is like an angry chihuahua all bark but no bite, Gilbert asked "Which hotel are you currently staying at?"," Theodore Silas" answered Richard with a smile clover said "is the same hotel we are saying on!" while holding Gilbert's shoulder from the back like a cat, Gilbert closed his eyes and he just sighed "Just ignore it" As they were walking back to the hotel through the market Clover still holding Gilbert's shoulder( piggyback riding) you could feel the cat ears and tail they see a restaurant and Gilbert asks "Do you want to eat the nearby restaurant looks interesting" With a friendly tone Clover whispered to Gilbert, "Wouldn't this break the main plot?", " clover the main the story was changed so my knowledge won't have value, "also why are you so calm after being transported here?", "Even if I panic it would do nothing, and why didn't you panic Clover?", "You did not panic at all so I am sure it was fine, anyway let's head to the restaurant with them" As they entered the restaurant they were seated and given the menu, "Gilbert looks at these Celestial dumplings It looks good How about we order it?" said Clover while leaning on Gilbert's shoulder " Sure thing" answered Gilbert with a smile on his face Clover became shy and blushed a little, as they were served their food which smelled like chicken meat clover took a chopstick and jokingly said "Say ah" with a playful smile, Gilbert opened his mouth and ate it he said "It tasted good" with a bright smile clover blushed and said "You have no shame!" while looking the other way Gilbert said "You are the one that offered me that why should decline", Richard says "You know, right here is us." Both of them blushed, after paying for the meal and both became shy as they walked through the market Gilbert saw a dark blue butterfly hairpin" maybe I should buy it for her" He realized that he had been left behind and quickly caught up to them as they entered the hotel they were greeted by the receptionist, they entered the room clover quickly picked up the mail that was not there before and clover said "Gilbert you know right now its golden hour?" in a happy tone, gilbert with "yeah? What is the problem" as Clover opened the mail suddenly there gas entered the room Gilbert sniffed it and exclaimed "It is sleep gas don't breathe it" but it was too late clover already fainted, gilbert tried his hardest not to sleep but it was pointless as he was losing his vision he saw the owner of Theadore Silas, Dr. Henry Howard Holmes.