"In the Primordial Dreamscape, that forgotten and buried region, we came across a crime he had gone to great lengths to conceal."
"We suspect that was why his strength had declined from what it once was, to the point where he needed to claim he was 'unwell.'" Her gaze remained fixed on Robin, observing her reaction.
"...A crime?" Robin looked utterly incredulous, her eyes widening.
To her and Sunday, Gofemwood was far more than merely the [Dream Master]. He had been their mentor, their family.
"We'll show you later. Seeing it with your own eyes is far better than hearing it described." Dahlia's voice softened slightly.
"As his family, if you didn't see it for yourself, you would probably find it difficult to believe—or perhaps unwilling to believe it." She understood Robin's resistance.
Seeing the grave, earnest expressions on the two before her, especially the heavy certainty in Firefly's eyes, Robin drew a deep breath and said frankly,
"You have indeed uncovered many clues. You have even touched upon secrets at the heart of The Family."
"But before that, I must confirm your true intentions."
She looked at Dahlia with a scrutinizing gaze and raised a seemingly unrelated question that had been troubling her.
"Why did you abduct the Oak Family's money? It would not help your investigation at all. On the contrary, it would expose your tracks and invite unnecessary pursuit."
"Hm?" Dahlia blinked, her black lashes fluttering as a somewhat bewildered expression appeared on her face.
"Did I... do something like that?"
"Not you?" Robin was even more confused. She carefully recalled the robber from before, dressed in an exaggerated mech suit and behaving absurdly, then looked at the elegant, mysterious Dahlia before her. Their temperaments truly could not have been more different.
"...Besides Memokeepers and The Cremators,