"The Siren's Claim"

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'That was quite a statement you made today in court. ...About hearing Daryan Crescend's voice at the scene of the crime'

apollo said, after they had investigated in the wings, they went back to lamiroir to talk more

'I did not know his name... ...but I never forget a voice....As I said in court: I was on my way backstage from the stage. That is when I heard his voice'

she sounded honest in the tone of her voice, but apollo still kept up his guard for now

'I'm guessing Daryan and Mr. LeTouse were talking about something?'

'...The next moment, I heard those gunshots'

apollo crossed his arms and frowned

'Why didn't you call security?'

Lamiroir frowned underneath her mask

'To be honest, though the noise was quite frightening... ...I never imagined the gunshots might be real. And, I was in quite a hurry myself. I left the scene at once'

'So... it really was Daryan's voice that she heard'

trucy mumbled

'Yeah...' 

"At least, she certainly thinks it was"

'I met Machi before my debut as Lamiroir... I was singing in a restaurant in Borginia'

''And he was playing the piano?'

she nodded, and smiled underneath her silk mask

'...Yes. He was very kind to me when he learned I could not see'

'Is that when you started playing "opposites"? With Machi pretending he couldn't see...'

Lamiroir shook her head

'Ah, no, it wasn't then. That began after our major debut. ...After I became known as the "landscape painter in sound"'

'It must have been tough for Machi... ...Pretending he couldn't see, and all the while acting as your eyes'

Lamiroir nodded 

'We held hands always. He would write with his finger on my palm to signal to me thing I should know. He is a smart, gentle boy'

"I think I see what she's getting at... ..."Machi would never harm a soul"..."

Apollo turned a page in his notepad as he clicked his pen

'About Mr. LeTouse...'

'Ah yes. He was an Interpol agent, I hear?'

Apollo raised a brow

'So, you had no idea?'

she shook her head

'Of course not. No one did'

'I guess that's what it means to be undercover'

trucy said

'But someone was after him... They had to know who he really was'

lamiror simply shrugged helplessly

'Why did he pose as my manager? I do not understand'

'You have no idea?'

'I can only assume that he was investigating me... But why?'

'What makes you think that?'

Lamiroir sighed

'Perhaps it is not so, but I cannot deny the possibility. Because of my condition... As my present is veiled in darkness, so, too, is my past clouded from my memory'

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