Laila: ---- He's late. It's odd for him to be this late... ---I knew it, something happened.

Isaac: Hey, outta the way, outta the way. You're interfering with my nightly prayers.

Solomon: Jiisan, don't do too much. You took a bullet in that arm!

Isaac: I could lose an arm or two, but what obstacle is that to prayer!?

Laila: ---- I... I'm going to see what's going on.

Solomon: I'll go, too.

Laila: Uh-un... You stick out to much. Stay here. We might miss each other on the way. I'll leave the rest to you.

Solomon: Laila...!

Isaac: We're just all struggling in vain. Everything is Allah's will. Go home. He's a strong child.

Solomon: ----- Jiisan...

Back at Azura's mansion.

Noir: ~kua...~

{sound f/x garan: clatter}

{sound f/x dan: thud}

{sound f/x juu: smouldering}

Azura: Now, now. Since you're behaving so violently, the brand fell, Rei.

Noir: ...'course it did! Don't do that so suddenly!!

{sound f/x zu: smoking}

{sound f/x gururu: trembling}

Noir: A mark of ownership or whatever. I haven't given permission for that yet. (It's just so uncool.)

Azura: But didn't you promise to become mine? What sort of objection do you have to getting a mark of ownership? If we don't take away all of your pride and deception as a person... For that purpose, this is not out of order.

{sound f/x su: slowly reaching for the brand}

Noir: (You're an animal trainer.)

Azura: The animal trainer is from now on. I could use opium to turn you into a meek doll, as I did with Florian, but that would be worthless to get you.

Noir: What did you say... you did to Florian!?

Azura: What. You didn't realize it?

Noir: Ba~ stard!

{sound f/x ga: crash}

{sound f/x dan: thud}

{sound f/x gui: grab}

Azura: Don't cross me. I don't want to break you.

Noir: Ha... Tsu...~

{sound f/x juu: smouldering}

Azura: Know this Rei. Your own powerlessness!

Noir: A... Azu...ra... ~...a.

{sound f/x gi: tight grip}

{sound f/x pan: gunshot}

Laila: ! Wh...at? Was that a gunshot just now? Noir! Florian!

{sound f/x da: Laila dashing}

Laila: Please, please be alive! Please!

{sound f/x pan}

Noir: !?

Behind Azura & Noir, Florian holds a gun.

Noir: Florian...!

{sound f/x pan}

Azura: Tsu...

{sound f/x ba: Azura getting hit}

Azura: Bas~tard.

{sound f/x pan}

Noir: Azura!!

Azura: Gah...hah~

{sound f/x pan}

{sound f/x chuin: ping}

Noir: Wah~

{sound f/x bishi: bullet ricochetting}

Noir: (Damn~) Florian! It's okay, it's okay now...! Florian!

{sound f/x kacha: click}

Florian: Uh... Ah...

{sound f/x kasha: clattering}

Florian: Ah...ahh Ah......

Noir: ----It's all right now... You did well... You did well, you saved me.

Laila: Noir. Thank goodness, you're alive!!

Noir: 'Course I am!! (You think I die that easily?) Perfect timing. Help me out here.

Laila: How's Florian...?

Noir: Don't worry. He's just fainted.

Laila: !

{sound f/x kacha: clatter}

Laila: ---- That gunshots I heard earlier---that's it.

Noir: No matter what I did, I couldn't sever them, the chains of my past. He set me free. I'm in debt to him now...huh...

Laila: (Aw... How cute~)

Noir: What is it, Laila. Don't just stand there. Take his other shoulder. (He's heavier than he looks.)

Laila: (I'm gonna tell Florian what you said later.)

Noir: ......

Laila: Noir?

Noir: No, it's nothing. Let's go.

{sound f/x basa: fluttering wings}

Noir: -----From now on... I won't be able to turn back to the past... again------

{sound f/x piku: Azura's hand twitching}

{sound f/x ka: sudden movement}

{sound f/x ba: Azura suddenly sitting up}

Azura: Hmph. .38 caliber. No wonder, it's not very powerful.

{sound f/x kara: clattering}

Azura: With this, you couldn't even break bone. The bullet wounds are... 2 3 4 or so.

{sound f/x gu: grabbing}

{sound f/x bota: plopping blood}

Azura: [chuckle]... Having only shot that much, that's a low hit rate.

{sound f/x zu: dripping blood}

Azura: For me, this would be a failure. But Rei, you're so soft...! You didn't confirm whether I was dead or alive.

{sound f/x kan: clatter}

Azura: You'll regret it so much, you'll wish you were dead. Wish you were dead...!

Part 3g | Part 3h | Part 3i