005 Illusion ~※~ [Voice] // Filtered from Xanxus // Backdated to the 5th

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Mu~ maybe it would be better to just kill him and wait for a week for his return... It would save time at least.

Yuki, can I have a word with you regarding accommodation?

Also, for anyone interested, Squalo is back with us for the delightedness of those who care, if there are any that is.

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I'm going to assume that's rhetorical because you should already know the answer. [So what if he doesn't know anything about this place. He'll work around that.]

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Well, I said your current residency is at Italy, Unfortunately we're not there at the moment, nor anywhere where Italy can be found, mu~.

My point is, that this place can be dangerous for someone like you without any memories. [Hadn't he been who he is probably Xanxus would have killed him in their first meeting after all.] Not to mention that you don't know about how the housing system works here or anything else that you would need to know.

You can handle yourself, but allow me to worry about you anyway and try to help, father. [Only because Xanxus ordered her to, otherwise she would have trolled and left already.]

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[Of course he can, but he'll grudgingly accept Mammon's help because he can't deny what she said is true.]

Fiiiine. Just..don't call me that. Not right now.

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So where is here, if it's not Italy?

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[She will totally call him that again before he gets his memories back, but for the moment she obeys. She just wanted to remind it to him in case he forgot.]

Mu~, in a place called Luceti.

[Short, direct answer, nothing more will come from her thought.]

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[No, that he hasn't forgotten, oh darling daughter.]

Okay. Luceti. [Squalo speaks tersely and makes a face, but you get what you ask for, after all.] That's...helpful. And aside from abductors, what makes this place so dangerous that you're worried about my safety?

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See those pretty wings on our backs?

[She stops, turns and then in a fluid movement she reaches for his own wings and tugs at one of them, not too hard but definitively hard enough to hurt A LOT.]

Get those two ripped off and you're automatically dead, mu~.

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HEEEEY! Waaaatch it!

[Squalo shoots her a look and takes a step away.]

I got it; I got it. Point made.

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Besides, I'm not even sure you would be able to remember how to swing your sword, mu~.

Let's see... [She raises her fingers to start counting.]

No idea where you are, who you are, who you know, what you shouldn't say...

No idea how to fight to your fullest potential other than, maybe, body memory if we're lucky.

An easy death by getting your wings ripped off, which isn't that hard to do...

High amount of people who would kill at the drop of a hat, with you and your charming personality with all the lottery tickets to win that...

Mu~, is that enough of a list as to why I don't trust you to be on your own?

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VOOOII! Alright!

[Squalo holds up his hands at that. There's not much he can do to argue those points, as embarrassingly true as they are. Then he thinks back over the "charming personality" bit. Quirking an eyebrow and walking back to Mammon, he gives her a light punch in the shoulder.] And aren't you supposed to show some respect, brat?

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[Another illusion, one of her hood coming off a bit allowing him to see her big, cute and innocent eyes. And this child is an assassin? Probably 'cause no one sees it coming.]

Mu~, when I do it you tell me not to. You get uncomfortable, even before you lost your memories.

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[Looking at those eyes, it is almost easy to forget what she is professionally, but he doesn't.] Or that's a convenient excuse to do what you want.

[Not that the whole thing really matters, so he waves it off. It's being called father that weirds him the hell out.]

Whatever. Honesty's better anyway.

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[Now you made her pout.]

Mu~! Well, maybe I would show even more respect if you didn't have the habit of yelling in my ears, or Xanxus of throwing things to our heads!

[She turns around in apparent child-anger.]

I'll let you know, that I'm one of the most respectful ones in the Varia.

[That's true, she always trolls him with the biggest respect deep inside her.]

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[He's so not cut out for this role. What do you do with an upset girl? For Squalo, well, he rolls his eyes and frowns at the mild tantrum. There is a part of him wondering if he should put his arm around her or pat her head or something, but that doesn't seem quite right. After an awkward silence, he decides to stand his ground.]

Look, you're an...You're an assassin, not a schoolgirl, so don't go acting like one now.

...How old are you?

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[Mammon looks over her shoulder, still half pouting.]

I'm fourteen, and I still go to school too.

[Lies, but she can look the part in height and frame and the illusion does the rest. Besides, she has been cursed and trapped in the body of a baby that she can't say she herself remembers her own age.]

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Save it for the playground then.

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Fourteen. Really? [It's not that he doubts her age. He knows she's a minor, but putting a number on it makes him how young she is for this work. This is young, right?]

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Mu~, is there a problem with that?