Katinshuell

[Katinshuell]

If I had only turned

myself in... Maybe if I had

made an effort to pay for

my crime, me and Bruspetti

could have had a chance...

Please... Please just

leave me alone. I've lost

the woman I love because

of something stupid I did

in the past. If you want to

turn me in, go ahead...

I suppose it's my

fate to bear this guilt.

It's already destroyed my

best chance of ever being

truly happy. Bruspetti...

I suppose there's

no reason to hide

anything anymore...

You've probably figured

the important stuff by now...

I used to work as one

of the security guards in

Lighthalzen. We basically

watched the border between

the rich area and the slums.

I actually was ordered

to kill someone that was

repeatedly moving between

the slums and the rich area.

He was a wealthy kid...

Didn't really deserve it.

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......

.........

I was paid a lot of money

to do it. At first, I thought

I was just doing my job. You

know, I mean, the law was on

my side. But the boy's blood

wouldn't wash off my hands...

I was scared to kill him,

but once I did it, the guilt

and the torment has been

unbearable! I haven't been

able to sleep... That's why

I had to leave Lighthalzen.

Bruspetti shocked me when

she had learned about what

I did back then. My one true

love... She couldn't bear the

truth. When she heard it from

my own lips, she went mad...

I couldn't stop her...

I struggled, and tried to

save her, but she managed

to drown herself in Freya's

Spring. She's gone from my

life. Just like that. Forever.

I came here after

killing a man to start

a new life, maybe get

a clean slate, but I end up

indirectly killing the woman

I love. Why God?! Why?!

Are you happy now?

Are you happy now that?

I've told you the truth?

Doesn't that make me and

you feel so much better?!

...............................

God! My life sucks!

*Pant pant*

After all this

time... I thought

I could run away...

But the voices still

h-haunt me... Ha ha ha...

I...

I don't deserve this!

Why do you keep hounding

me with these questions?

Did... Did something

happen when Bruspetti

confronted you at Freya's

Spring? What did exactly

did she learn about

you in Lighthalzen?

I... I don't have

to tell you anything!

How can you say that?!

I just read in Bruspetti's

diary that she learned

something horrible about

you, and it involved a

Knife... just like this one.

.........!

.............

NOoo! I'm sorry, it's

my fault! I was desperate!

You don't understand how

I used to live, you d-don't--!

Huh...?

Mr. Katinshuell?

(He's still resisting

me... How can I get

him to reveal the truth?)

Let's see...

Oh this entry looks

interesting. It's all

about you, Katinshuell.

- Date: OOXX -

I'm so in love with him,

but he always changes the

subject whenever I ask him

personal questions about his

past. Could it be that he's

hiding something from me?

Is it another woman?

I can't help but feel

jealous! I need to know.

That's why I've decided to

go to Lighthalzen and see

what I can find out.

- Date: OOXO -

Dear Diary,

Today I just learned

the horrible truth... I need

to make him confess it to

me. I hope we can still be

together after all of this...

But I don't know if

I can live with this!

The man I love... It's

unthinkable that he'd

use a Knife t-to... I just

want to throw up.

I'm planning to meet him

tomorrow at Freya's Spring.

I can't help but look at him

differently now, but still...

He's the man I truly love.

I hope that I have

good news the next

time I write in this diary...

Well, here's hoping.

Well, that was

the very last page...

What happened when

Bruspetti confronted

you at Freya's Spring?

I... I...

Damn it! I don't want to

think about her anymore!

Get away from me, and take

Bruspetti's diary with you!

What?! No way, not after

that little outburst about

killing or not killing Bruspetti!

Fine, if you're not going to

talk, then I'm going to flip

through this diary for answers.

Ha ha ha...

Is this some sort

of interrogation?

I-I've done nothing

wrong! Go ahead,

ask me anything!

Alright then, why

don't you explain this?

Mr. Shendar, Bruspetti's

father, says that someone

has been sneaking into his

house for some reason.

Now, why would you do that?

You recognized

Bruspetti's diary

pretty quickly...

And you did mention

you were looking for it.

Hmpf! S-stop

talking crazy talk!

I don't know what

you're talking about!

You know, I found out

that Bruspetti was planning

on going to Lighthalzen.

It seems that she needed

to learn something really

important over there...

No...!

She couldn't have...!

Alright. It's no use

pretending that you don't

know her. You were her

boyfriend, weren't you?

What would she be trying

to find in Lighthalzen?

No! No no no!

Shut up! Shut up!

Please! Just leave

me alone! Get away

from me right now!

So while she was away

in Lighthalzen, you snuck

in Mr. Shendar's house and--

Y-yes! Yes, that's right!

It's because I was so worried

about her! I had no idea that

she went all the way over to

Lighthalzen! Ha ha! Ha ha!

(Nuts! I think that

backfired, so I'm going

to have to try this again.)

in Lighthalzen, you went

to Freya's Spring, all

by yourself, didn't you?!

Um? ...Yes.

Wait a second! Your break-up

and Bruspetti's sudden need

to investigate something in

Lighthalzen... They're related

somehow, aren't they?

No! It's not true!

Hmm... Why are you

always hanging out at

Freya's Spring alone?

And why has Bruspetti

not returned home yet?

...Will you stop talking nonsense?

What is your evidence to convict me with the crime?

I don't wish to hear you any longer.

Even after you killed Bruspetti,

you became worried about another possibility.

So you were plotting to get rid of the possibility, too.

No! Stop it! Stop!

Are you implying that

I killed her?! I didn't!

Quit this nonsense

before I get really angry!

Freya's Spring.

Why are you always

hanging around there

by yourself, eh?

It's because I really

miss my ex-girlfriend.

Oh. Right.

That's a pretty

good reason.

If Bruspetti is not

your girlfriend, then...

Who is?! Answer that!

Fine, fine. You win.

She was my ex-girlfriend.

I just don't like talking

about Bruspetti, that's all.

Now will you leave me alone?

(Nuts! He wasn't supposed

to cave in like that! I need

to question him again until

my gut feeling is satisfied!)

Oh, it's you again.

What do you want now?

I just told you that I'm not

in the mood for talking with

anyone. I'm still coping with

breaking up with my girlfriend.

Katinshuell... I get the

feeling that you're hiding

something. By any chance,

was Bruspetti your girlfriend?

Huh?! Er, wh-wh-what?

What makes you think that?

That's none of your business!

Besides, don't you think that

a girl like her is too good

for some guy like me?!

I don't have any real

reason to suspect you of

anything, but my gut feeling

and the way you reacted isn't

very reassuring. Well, I guess

I can flip through this book...

Hey! Hey that's...

That's Bruspetti's diary!

I-I've been looking for-- um...

Hey! How would you

know about that?!

Tell me the truth!

Actually, you know what?

Why don't we look at the

truth together? How's that?

You nonchalantly

toss the diary at

Katinshuell's feet,

and it opens to one of

the pages in the middle.

......!

Argh! I'm so depressed.

Honestly, I just want to

be left by myself for a really

long time. What the heck do you

want to ask me about, anyway?

Lighthalzen...?

a city in the Schwarzwald

Republic. That, and it's

a tough place to live in.

That's all I really know...

...It's been a while

since I heard that name.

Bruspetti... She's pretty

popular around this town...

Everyone liked her. Is that

all you wanted to know?

Freya's Spring...

That's just a park

where old people and

couples sort of hang out.

I don't like going there,

though. You shouldn't, either.

...

What? I don't understand you...

You happy, now?

Quit trying to pry into

my personal business,

and just enjoy touring this

little town. That's what

you came to do, right?

Uh...

I just told you that I broke

up with my girlfriend. You

know, I kinda sorta wanna

be left alone. Go away...

Eh? Oh, it's one of you

guys, those do-gooder

adventurers. You must not

have anything else to do...

Otherwise, why talk to me?

Geez... I know you guys go

around solving problems,

but this is one thing you

can't handle. Me and my

girlfriend are history now.

It's over between us.

You're an adventurer,

so I don't think you'd

understand how difficult

it is to live a quiet, peaceful

life. When you've lived through

certain things, it's tough.

When you're busy, you're

distracted. But even if I'm

left all alone, these thoughts

of mine never cease to haunt me...

left all alone, these thoughts of mine never cease to haunt me...

I don't need any more

excitement in my life.

I just want to live quietly,

away from other people,

and to be left all alone for

some semblance of peace.

Do you believe in karma?

I do... No matter what you

do, even if you don't get

caught, somehow it just

catches up to you.

Have you ever felt

guilty about something,

but hid from the truth?

Let me tell you that it must

be a painful experience. It's

better to confess when you can.