Storm of Roses ~ Prelude to Trial - [Yuu, Hideki]

"Well, this where everything goes downhill... Being proud of myself for rescuing Mana's date at the last moment, I gave a fair threat to that guy... if he make her cry, I'd come to him personally and kick him on where it hurts most. That's not empty threats, mind you... I'm ready to do it. I'm ready to get arrested. That's just how much your sister meant to me. And so, I don't know what they wanted to do, but..."

"Sorry, allow me to do the talking from here..." Jeanne suddenly cuts in. "Basically, Charles want to repeat the memory of their first meeting, apparently... and from what I gathered, it's seem that Mana doesn't like that..."

"How do you know about that?"

"I'm just assuming. But I guess that's pretty correct on some reason... Mana did said that they met in a cafe in the Hachiko Square if I recalled it correctly? But for whatever reason, apparently Charles doesn't trust Mana enough---" Karin nodded at this "to tell her about his family. This of course upsets her greatly. It's almost like Charles made a giant wall between them..."

"I really want their relationship to be officially over right away," Karin voiced her disdain.

"...and here is where things goes entirely all but salvageable. Charles harbors so many crazy spirits within him... and those spirits actually kept in control by someone that called Nightspellmon or something. His cloak is crucial to keep Charles' sanity intact, but... after their fight, the cafe waiter apparently thought it's some trash and because they're not paying when the outburst happened, they tossed it to the trash bin."

"S**tty service, I say," Karin spat.

"Annnd there he goes. After making up with Mana, he understood the significance of that cloak. And he asked our help on it. So we tried everything possible... And before Mistress said something about her dissatisfaction, I'll say it first... the service is really s**tty. Even the manager did something illicit inside his office, so you would know just how much we tried our best to find it before Charles went mad..."

"But too late," Karin quickly summed. "Charles punched a waiter and killed a cop. So he's officially a murderer, regardless of what's inside him. That's the time I told Mana to break it off... so tell me, you guys... Am I worthy of this crest?"