[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/l5euI9P.png[/img][/center] [hr] [b]Amari Residence[/b] "I—wait—what...!?" Flabbergasted, Fatma could barely string a few words—almost incoherently—into a question. Or at least a semblance of one. After all, here was her ex-husband, seemingly dragged into her apartment out of nowhere by a man she did not know, though the realisation that this was probably another member of the Sidereal Agency came to her soon after. Regardless, the suddenness of Derald's appearance, with Lucas in tow, caught her completely off guard. She just couldn't comprehend it. Lucas was someone who cheated on her. That much was true, and she had no intention of forgiving him. But his harming Evan was something that she did not think he would do. To her, it was not as if Lucas was a bad man—well, no, he was definitely a 'bad man' for cheating on her with his student. But someone who cannot hold it in his pants was several degrees removed from someone who would deliberately cause harm to his own son. "...Please...hold on just a moment," she said to the members of the Sidereal Agency gathered there, before taking a deep breath, "What do you mean that Lucas is the cause of all of this? Since when—uh...since when was he a suspect?! And what exactly—what exactly...HOW exactly is he related to all of this?!" [hr] [b]Glenlight Cafe[/b] "A...video call?" Leonardo remarked in surprise as he saw an incoming call from Derald. "Your team is calling regarding that person you were investigating, I presume?" the blonde-haired man who was speaking with Leonardo asked, his interest seemingly piqued, as he took a sip from a cup of coffee. "I can only imagine so, yes," Leonardo replied, before giving the man an apologetic look, "Excuse me for a moment." Leonardo then stood up and headed upstairs to his office. He did not know why Derald was calling; however, he figured it was better to be safe than sorry. Considering the sensitive situation regarding their client, Leonardo did not like the idea of taking the call in front of the man he was speaking with. Both for client confidentiality as well as...the fact that they were trying to keep things on the down low as per their client's wishes, whereas the man he was speaking with had ties to the DoM. He accepted the call and was then greeted by Derald. Noticing their client, Fatma, looking perplexed at the edge of the screen, he realised that they were calling him from the Amari residence. "Is something the matter? Why the video call?" It did not take long for Derald to fill him in on their plan, to which he promptly shouted, "Are you insane!? Why are you interrogating Lucas Anderson there, of all places? Didn't you read the message that a certain someone is coming over there? I told you that he's registered as a Mixed Blood of the lowest rank, that he's not even aware of it! In other words, he's a civilian! The Holy Church won't abide involving a civil—" [hr] [b]Amari Residence[/b] It was then that everyone who was in the Amari residence would recognise a sensation that would be very familiar to all who had lived in the magecraft world. The erection of a bounded field, as the door to the apartment room opened once more, revealing a blonde-haired woman in a habit. Her left hand carried a small bottle attached to a pendant, which was suspended in midair, seemingly pointing toward Selene. It was clearly what the nun had used to find this location. Her right hand carried what appeared to be a segmented white sword that could seemingly extend in a whip-like fashion. Selene, whose family had more familiarity with the Holy Church than the average magi due to their Church Grim, would recognise the weapon to be an Ash Lock, a conceptual weapon commonly used by Executors. Despite the iconic image of an Executor being that of someone wielding rapier-like swords known as Black Keys, in truth, due to being easier to wield, the Ash Lock was the weapon of choice of many Executors. "Now then...would any of you gathered here elucidate me on what exactly has been happening?" the Sister spoke, her eyes scanning the room, ultimately finding Lucas, who picked the unfortunate moment to start answering Derald's questions. [img]https://i.imgur.com/qkhGpU0.png[/img] "Lucas...Anderson. I do not know exactly...what you are referring to by 'what have you done with the child'..." The listless way in which Lucas answered the question, as well as his empty eyes, immediately betrayed the fact that he was under a mental interference magecraft. Maria then spoke again, gesturing at Lucas, "And who is this that you have put under a mental interference magecraft?"