Interrogation

Gaia seems to have gotten through to Light Show, but in their conversation I get confused.
"Wait... If he only wanted to talk with Light Show alone why would he need to take the credit for the fight?"
Gaia immediately glares at me.
"Ah! I apologize!"
"Sheesh, this guy must be new."

Gaia, after realizing she had just glared at me, immediately gives an apologetic look.
"Ah, sorry, I was on auto pilot there."
"He couldn't have, because he wasn't the one that defeated me."
"Huh?"
"Like Light Show is saying, when a hero defeats a villain, they're the ones that are supposed to then bring them in to arrest them, if it's a particularly feisty villain reinforcements can be requested, but at the end of the day, the hero must always be with the villain until their arrest."
"...And Neptune wanted to talk privately... I see."
"Yeah, a basic rule, seriously how'd you get hired?"
"You focus on me, not him. What did Neptune want with you?"
"...For me to join him."
"What do you mean?"

She then starts explaining her side and how she came to meet him.
"It all started when I was making some noise in a neighbouring city, I went around just, well, doing light shows, causing some chaos, having some fun, that sort of thing. One day he randomly showed up in my place, of course I immediately started fighting him. Who wouldn't fight a creep that was suddenly where you lived. Anyway, any attack I threw he dodged, not even trying to fight back. Worst of all, he wasn't even able to be controlled! I don't quite understand how either since he isn't blind like your friend..."

'I guess it wasn't him that gave her that power.'

"After I got tired, he asked if I wanted to cause some chaos over here, even suggesting a small bank, saying that he'd divert most people from going down that street so that it would be easier to rob.
I wasn't buying it, but then he said he simply wanted to gain my trust, and even gave me those bags to use, which yes, it was Neptune that give me those.
Obviously I was tempted to give it a try, so I did. Nice job he did, I got caught regardless, and quite fast too!"
"Go on."
"After that I tried laying low. He later appeared again saying something didn't go according to plan, and that a 'something unexpected happened', OBVIOUSLY IT HAD.
I screamed at him, but before I knew it he was behind it and had taken my precious book that I always keep on my back..."
"Of course... That's why you didn't try controlling Tarou when you fought! You need that book to use that magic, don't you?"
They both stare at me.
"...Sorry for interrupting."
"...It's my precious spell book, and yeah, with magic that powerful no way I could do it with nothing to amplify or hold it.
He had taken it so fast... He claimed maybe I was the mistake but that he still wanted me to join whatever wacko team he had, or he'd throw the spell book away, he said he needed the numbers."
"I think I already know where this is going, I may not have seen much of you, but your personality is clear."
"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!"
"Case and point."
"ANYWAY, no way I was gonna join his trash team, so I demanded my book back!
...But instead, he just said that I'd come crawling back when I realized I'd need his power.
Then he ran, I couldn't find him after that..."

'Neptune took the book? That explains it.'
"...Permission to speak?"
"Go ahead Kazu."
"Kazu? Wait, is he not even a hero?!"
"Ahem, I wanted to ask, that's why you were searching through the dumpster back then, wasn't it?"
"...It wasn't the only dumpster I searched... He said he was going to throw it away. I had to try. I had to get it back! It's everything to me!"
"Is that what he wanted to talk to you about? Was he promising the book back?"
"Hmph, I'm surprised a hag like you is listening so well."

'Where did THAT come from?'

Gaia doesn't say anything and simply stares deep into Light Show's soul.
"...Sorry... I'm just annoyed because, well, remembering what he said still pisses me off!"
"What was it."
"He was trying to recruit me 'one last time' saying that maybe I'd get my spell book back if I did good enough. That made me livid! NO way in hell would I EVER join him!
...Well, after I said that, all he did was bring me in and that was that."

Gaia takes in all that she said, thinking for a bit before continuing again.
"You have an opportunity to take him down, we got evidence as you can see, but we'd also like eye witness testimony of the fact that it was Tarou that defeated you, not Neptune.
Will you help us?"
"...How down exactly?"
"He's probably going to prison, and hey, if you cooperate enough, including telling us where that money went, we may lighten up your sentence, maybe help redeem yourself."

She thinks for a moment, then gives a big grin.
"Consider it done. He will pay for what he took from me!"
"So, what's the plan now?"
"We got evidence and eye witness testimony, now we just bring it to the press."
"Good! HE WILL PAY!"
"Calm down, I'll set up a press release, I'll also invite and make sure some heroes are there too, along with him of course, if he doesn't suspect anything, it will be an easy capture, right there and then."
"Is that gonna take too long?"
"A little, especially since I gotta make sure her story is real."
"WHAT THE HECK?!"
"I'm kidding, but in any case we do need to train you to speak with calm, otherwise you might just accidentally sell the whole operation. It's hard to believe someone when that person keeps wanting to attack who we're trying to arrest.
You also need to think about what you'll say exactly, remember your eye witness testimony is also about the fact that it was Tarou that defeated you, not Neptune."
"Ugh... Right, that means I have to say that... Snowball... Was the one that defeated me...
THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY!"
"No can do, you want your chance at taking him down, this is it, and hey, consider it a wake up call to not be a villain."
"I DON'T EVEN DO THIS!"
"You JUST told us that was what you did in the neighbouring town."
"...It was just a little fun, I spread some lights around, maybe blast some music, I thought it was fine..."
"Until you robbed a bank, that is."
"SERIOUSLY, WHO ARE YOU? Besides, who wouldn't try?! It was magic bags that were connected for easy teleportation! And if anyone would know about the greatness of teleportation, something tells me it would be you!"

'Ah, she still remembers.'

"Oh, speaking of, you could even invite your friends, they DID help you with finding Neptune after all, may as well have them there."
'Aya and Tomo, in a press release to surprise arrest Neptune... Yeah, they'd love that.'
"Yeah, sure.
So, when is it going to be?"
"I'll set it for tomorrow afternoon, Light Show should be ready then."

'I guess I'll have to miss club again, hopefully they won't mind... Sorry Shin.'