Only The Good Side ?

“Here it’s heaven, and everywhere else it’s hell.”

“What do you mean ?!”

“Well, I exaggerate a little but it’s true that Kobatsuki District is one of the most peaceful and calm places to live. Here there’s no problem, but if you go on the other sides you’ll soon realize you’re really lucky here.”

Iris adds.

“Exactly, that’s what I wanted to say, here is like the good side. Actually there is a lot of injustice in other places, there are also a lot of people who need help that aren’t helped at all. There’s so many sad people outside.”

Actually, it’s like in my own world, I don’t see any differences in that. But why are Iris and Fleur sad ?

“You know, in my world, it's a common thing so I’m not really surprised. But I have to admit it's a wonderful place, I don’t think I lived in such a place.”

Fleur holds both of her hands together.

“We really wish everywhere was the same as here, that there would only be happy people.”

“I understand perfectly, I would like it too. There really is no problem here ?”

“I don’t see at all, it’s a perfectly peaceful place.”

“How do you know how other places are ?”

“I used to live somewhere else and I was treated like an object, I had no name, no surname but Mihail found me, he said I was beautiful so he called me Fleur. So I’m the only one who knows who he talks to on the bird phone.”

“Speaking of Mihail, I noticed he wears a ring. Is he married ?”

“It’s a secret but I only can tell that it concerns the person he calls often.”

“By the way what is your story Iris ?”

“Nothing special, when I was little my parents were absent so the other children took advantage of it, they stole my toys and made me unhappy so I decided that children shouldn’t cry and be left alone so I became a detective.”

With eyes full of admiration, I compliment her.

“You must have been so cute ! You’re amazing Iris.”

Iris is blushing.

“Not really. Now, let me tell you how I found Yogan.”

“That’s what I was always curious about.”

Fleur is leaving.

“Since I already know the story.”

“There was a knight who let an egg fall behind him, then he said.”

Iris tries to imitate the man.

“It’s a deficient spinosaurus so you can keep her on the condition that you make sure it doesn’t eat people.”

“Haha, your imitation is funny. That’s all he wanted ?”

“Yes, there was no other condition.”

“I thought you bought her.”

“I would never have enough money.”

☼

There is a little boy playing with a balloon, and suddenly he hears a sound.

“Mama, it’s you ?”

A few seconds after the little boy disappeared.

Mihail is reading the newspaper out loud.

“Recently, a lot of children disappeared and parents are very worried. For now we don't know if it's a kidnapping or if something worse happened. We sincerely hope nothing happened to the children.”

I thought it was only the good side here ?

“It’s unusual, we have to do something, usually we only have easy missions but this time it’s going to be difficult, the children have disappeared and we don’t know who is behind that.”

“Was there a story like that before ?”

“We never heard of such a story before, if that was the case we wouldn’t be so surprised. But maybe it happened in another district so I'm going to look for information.”

“Okay, what should I do ?”

“You should listen to the parents, ask them about details on the disappearance of their child. I know it’s not easy but I’m sure you can do it.”

“Okay…”

I’ll have to be delicate.

There’s a mom crying.

“Excuse me, I’m from the office…”

“I know who you are.”

“I would like to hear what happened, please.”

“I have no idea, suddenly he wasn’t here, he couldn't have left alone, it was too fast, I heard him and then he wasn’t here anymore.”

She is crying heavily, I touch her left shoulder with my right hand to console her.

Iris comes to me.

“It’s not easy to question sad people.”

“Yes, I wanted to do something for her but I couldn’t. But I’m sure we’re going to find them, there’s no way we’re desperate, if that’s the case we’ll never find them.”

“You’re right, we can’t give up even if we have no clue.”

A father is telling us.

“My daughter… She told me that there’s someone there and all of a sudden I couldn't hear anything, she wasn’t talking anymore so I went outside to see but then she wasn’t there anymore. I don’t understand. How can a child just disappear like that ?”

“That's what we're trying to find out.”

“My baby girl.”

He is crying heavily.

“Don’t worry, we’re detectives, we will find them.”

“Thank you, that luck be with you.”

“Thank you, we’ll do our best.”

“It seems that the children disappeared in a second. Who could do that ?”

“Maybe a special power but usually powers aren’t made to hurt others but to help ourselves.”

“Then if it wasn’t a human. Could it be a monster ?”

“I don’t know, we need the information that Mihail found.”

Mihail joins us.

“On this point, nobody knows about it, they don’t understand how children can disappear in such a peaceful place. And the truth is that even if it happened, it has been hidden so we can’t know.”

“So we have to find out by ourselves.”

“Exactly, we need as much testimony as possible.”

There’s a boy here.

I see a little boy, I follow him but right after I turn in the alley, the little boy has disappeared.

Wait, he was just here a few seconds before.

“Damn !”

“What’s wrong Kanael ?”

“The little boy has just disappeared, the time that I turn my head.”

“You mean like the testimonies of the parents ?”

“Yes, exactly, I don’t even know what happened. How is it possible ?”

I go to bed.

“Good night, Iris, Kanamiyah.”

“Good night, Kanamiyah is already sleeping in his cradle.”

“I want to fall asleep as fast as him.”

I am falling asleep. In my dream, I see a beautiful woman.

She looks like the goddess.

“Kanael, do you hear me ?”

I talk to her in a drowsy voice.

“Yes, I hear you.”

“There’s something terrible happening.”

“Yes, the children disappear one by one.”

“Exactly, I don’t think you can stop that but I have to warn you, it won’t be easy at all, you will have to face the worst monster.”

“What do you mean ? Worse than the one with disintegrating lava ?”

“Exactly, when you’ll go looking for the children, you have to bring all your friends with you and stay on your guard. Promise me you won't do anything crazy and put yourself in danger.”

“I promise but when am I going to fight it ?”

“Sooner than you think.”

“Can you tell me about the monster ?”

“I’m sorry but I can’t do anything, I'm already hampering my functions.”

“Okay.”

“Good night Kanael, good luck.”

☼

The day after, I talk to Iris.

“I had a weird dream last night, the goddess told me I can't stop the children from disappearing and I’ll have to…”

After a few seconds of silence.

“Iris ?”

I thought she was by my side.

I look in the room, she isn’t here. I finally find her at the entrance.

“I don’t know what to do, I didn’t find them.”

“Wait, what are you talking about ?”

“I looked everywhere in our office but it seems that all the children have disappeared and I heard that there are no more children in the entire district.”

“What ?!”