Cocktail Prince, Main Story: Part 2, Chapter 18

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Chapter 18: Divide the mask

Manhattan: We’re making less progress than I thought in finding this culprit.

MC: I feel like my head is going to burst thinking about all our problems.

Long Island Iced Tea: At times like this, it’s important to take a break. Why don’t we eat after our search party gets back?

MC: You’re in charge today, right Long?

Long Island Iced Tea: Nope, it’s Tequila Sunrise’s turn today, but since I was free, I took over.

Manhattan: You’re really feeling courageous about eating this meal. You didn’t happen to put strange things in there, do you?

Long Island Iced Tea: Heheh, well since nobody feels all that great, I decided to make a menu that boosts stamina! I want everyone to be able figure out who the culprit is as fast as they can! Grasshopper is watching the surveillance footage of the neighborhood right now, but it seems like he doesn’t have any strong leads yet.

Manhattan: Even when I asked around the bar over and over again, all anyone ever said was that they just heard a “big sound.” Maybe we should extend the parameter of our search?

Long Island Iced Tea: I also tried collecting fingerprints, clothing fibers, even doing a shoe print analysis.

MC: If you were able to do that, then we should be able to find who the culprit it, right!?

Long Island Iced Tea: Even though I wanted to do everything like they do in those dramas, it means nothing because I have no data to compare it to! Sorry!

Manhattan: Looks like all we can do is search things straight forward. At a time like this, I think maybe we should call the police.

Long Island Iced Tea: I know... It’s such a drag trying to figure everything out by ourselves.

Grasshopper: E-e-e-everyone! Good news! I’ve got good news! I calculated the characteristics and number of intruders! Once the search party returns, I want them to look and see if they recognize -

Sidecar: We’re home!

Grasshopper: E-excellent timing! Just now, I was able to figure out the characteristics of our intruders and the number of people. If you could, would you please take a look at them and tell me if you recognize anyone?

Sidecar: Woah.. Amazing. You haven’t been glued to your computer all day today.

Mistia Royale: These pictures...they’re a bit blurry, it’s hard to see.

Grasshopper: This was the best I could do with the resolution! Please forgive me!

Sidecar: Wait...I think I’ve see this person before!

MC: These two, could they be.....

Sidecar: These two guys, they might have been the ones who tried getting you to go with them. I don’t recognize the rest of them though.

Tequila Sunrise: I’m home! What’s with the circle? Did you find something?

Long Island Iced Tea: Grasshopper was able to analyze some pictures of a few guys who could be our culprits. And those guys might be the same people that tried to kidnap her.

Mistia Royals: So...they weren’t just any hoodlums that appeared by chance, they were targeting for her from the very beginning, right?

Manhattan: So that’s what it’s become. It was right for us to not let her go outside.

Grasshopper: Um... Do you happen to have any memory of anyone who could hold some grudge against you?

MC: There’s no one I know that scary! I don’t know anyone like that!

Mistia Royale: But...if you go somewhere unexpectedly, what if they pick you up?

Sidecar: There’s no denying that

Tequila Sunrise: About that...hm...

MC: It makes me lose confidence in myself when you say that.

Long Island Iced Tea: We’ll think of what we’re going to do about looking for our culprit from here. How was cleaning the bar?

Tequila Sunrise：Things are moving forward! We might be able to reopen this weekend!

MC: Really? That’s good to hear!

Manhattan: Just as always, your smile is the best

Long Island Iced Tea: You’ve just been moping around recently. Maybe because you’ve only been looking at our numbers

Grasshopper: Speaking of which, when the culprit has been captured, everything will go back to normal, right?

Sidecar: Would it really be difficult to take down these bastards ourselves?

Tequila Sunrise: Even if they’re not caught, we can still work if we finish cleaning the bar.

Manhattan: I want to hurry and have our reopening even is it’s just for a day. But what do you think?

MC: I want to hurry and reopen the bar too since it's so important to everyone! But there’s a possibility it will get broken into again.

Sidecar: Wouldn’t it be best to not be in such a hurry? We still have time to think about things

Tequila Sunrise: Let’s think about everything after we fill our stomachs

Kiss in the Dark: Excuse me. Is everyone here?

MC: Yeah, we were talking about eating something just now.

Kiss in the Dark: The other search party members?

Long Island Iced Tea: They’re not back yet. What’s up?

Kiss in the Dark: I received some information from a confidant of mine. I’m sorry, but could you call them back for me?