001 Rose

[nagasakivampire]

Returning here doesn't give me the same feelings as returning to Japan did, but there's still a certain amount of nostalgia inherent in coming back to a place where so much happened during my previous, brief stay. I'm certain that some things have changed while others have remained exactly the same. Only time will tell what things fall under which

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[settimanale]

Returning? Hmm...

[nagasakivampire]

Is it strange to return?

[settimanale]

Not particularly. But you seem oddly familiar...

[nagasakivampire]

How strange. I'm certain we haven't met before.

[settimanale]

Of course not, though...

Ah yes, I think I recall it now.

I should inform you that the native shark life is extinct in this city now. The doll market, however...

[nagasakivampire]

Dolls, you say?

[settimanale]

Yes.

[nagasakivampire]

I collect dolls, coincidentally enough.

[settimanale]

As well as old vinyl records and, in once case, a rare shark. But, as I said, that shark is now deceased.

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[nagasakivampire]

[Well, this is interesting. How would she know something like that? Muraki sighs.]

2/2

[nagasakivampire]

[And it takes him a moment to realize who she must mean. He only gave records to one person, but-]

I see. What a pity.

[settimanale]

-And now you'll find out how she knows.-

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Patchouli Valenziano of the Valenziano family. I'm the new keeper of Voile, our family's private library. Perhaps you've heard of it.

-Calabria's very own info bank.-

[nagasakivampire]

A pleasure to meet you. I appreciate the news, as much as it saddens me to hear it.

[settimanale]

You might be pleased to know that, for the purposes of science, the body of the shark and its companion were preserved.

[nagasakivampire]

And how would a person get permission to study the bodies?

[settimanale]

Having Vescovo blood helps.