Daughter Luen

Everyone!

The reason why I asked all of you to come is the stolen necklace.

I invited everyone to

gather in one place

so that we can reveal

together why the robbery

took place and who

the robber is.

First... Let me reveal

the thief straight up!!

The thief who stole

the necklace is!!

The robber is none other than

Rosa!!

[Mother Rosa]

I'm the robber?

No, I'm definitely not the robber!

Rosa is the thief for sure!!

The reason for the robbery is that~!!

When I interrogated her, Rosa said that she doesn't suspect anyone in the family and that the necklace is something that she values very much.

Dames said that they have been arguing more often and that she has been asking for more things, etc, demonstrating that their marriage hasn't been doing well.

According to Luen she thought she was the first one to arrive at home.

But she found out that Rosa had arrived before her and still left me lying there unconscious.

Taking all of this together!

Rosa!

Since you were not suspecting anyone in your family, I could sense that you love and care for your family.

However, since your marriage was suffering, you wanted to gain more attention and care from the family!!

By making it seem like the necklace, you got from Dames, was stolen you tried to bring the family closer and bring more attention to yourself.

Now~ would you show everyone the necklace and confess?

This isn't fair!!

Why should I do such a thing?

How are you going to explain the stolen liquor?

I haven't had a single sip of alcohol all of my life.

My family will testify to that.

And do you think a feeble woman like me can knock you out?

Even so, if I really wanted to make it really believable, why would I knock you out and just leave you there?

Wouldn't I place you somewhere afar to be safe?

the Wandering Merchant!!

[Wandering Merchant]

Hey!! Before... hiccup..

you called me a fraud

and now you call me a thief?

I might dupe some people

but I never stole a thing!

The Wandering Merchant

is definitely the robber!!

The reason being~!!

According to Luen's statements, an unfamiliar person with short, red hair was hurriedly running somewhere.

This kind of robbery is rare in this neighborhood.

In other words, it's very likely that a stranger to this area would be responsible.

More importantly, smell of alcohol wreaks from you right now!!

Among the stolen items were two bottles of alcohol as well!

Wandering Merchant!

Since your business was suffering, you broke into the house and stole things.

All the while, you took

2 bottles of alcohol and

drank them!!

This is unfair!!

It's definitely not me!!

I'll tell you the money I make every day.

My business is going really well!!

I have no reason to rob houses!

I didn't steal any alcohol.

I just drank the ones I bought

with my own money!!

Just because I am a stranger you think you can accuse me without reason?

How could you treat someone like this solely based on the fact that he's a stranger?

Dames!!

[Father Dames]

Me?

Dames is definitely the one!!

During interrogation, Dames said he was getting tired of the constant fighting and was getting exhuasted from his wife asking him to buy him this and that all the time.

Dames said he was fighting more often and that their marriage was suffering.

Dames! I could sense that

you wanted to release

the stress you got from

your wife.

That's why

you wanted to take revenge on

your wife, hid the necklace,

and acted like the house

was robbed.

Now~ would you show everyone

the necklace and confess?

This is totally unfair!!

Even if I was

stressed out,

what is the point of

hiding the necklace that

I bought for her?

For revenge?!

Don't even say such a word!

We lived as husband and wife

for decades and you think

a little bit of stress will

ruin everything?

That's such ludicrous logic!!

Why are you blaming my husband?

Why don't you think straight?!

Balumin!!

[Balumin]

I'm the robber??

No way!!

Balumin is

definitely the robber!!

He said that he met with Dames

and that his financial state

is unstable recently.

And I heard that you secretly

asked to borrow some money.

But I know that Dames didn't

lend you money.

And I'm sure that made you

feel disappointed and upset.

With the financial need,

you ultimately decided

to rob the house!!!!

This is just unfair!

As you saw earlier,

all I did today was

hunting in the land

of blooming flowers..

How could I go and

rob the house, too?

Besides, Dames and I

are friends of 20 years.

Do you think I'll do

something like that just

for some money?

That's right.. There's no way

my friend would do such a thing!!

Even if he did so,

I won't hold him responsible!

It would probably be my fault that

I didn't understand him better.

Cruyan!!

[Cruyan]

I'm th... the robber?

That's not fair!!

Cruyan is definitely the robber!

He must have stolen the

necklace to take revenge on

the opposition he faced from

Rosa regarding his relationship with Luen!

As you saw earlier, Rosa would

frequently yell at Cruyan, and

anyone who received that kind of

treatment will begin developing

some kind of vindictiveness.

I'm... I'm not the robber!!

Prove it!!

I love Luen!!

If I committed such a crime,

I might never be able

to meet Luen again.

Why would I do such

a crazy thing?

Besides, if I did such a thing, Luen probably wouldn't like me anymore.

Who would like a guy

that is vindictive against

her own mother?

I want to earn her trust and become a worthy son-in-law.

Why would I do such a reckless thing?

Since you ran out of your

personal money, you

decided to rob the necklace

of your girlfriend's mother!!

He didn't end just there.

He also stole two

bottles of alcohol as well.

The Wandering Merchant was

drunk and you may think he could

have been the culprit, but

I'm sure it was Cruyan who traded

the alcohol for more gambling

as he ran out of money.

And the main reason for

his relationship with Luen

being opposed is probably that

he likes such things as gambling

and alcohol. He must have

instinctively commited the crime!!

It's true that I like alcohol

and gambling, but since

Luen's mother doesn't like that,

I've been living a clean life

to earn her trust!

While that wandering merchant

smells of alcohol, I don't have the

slightest hint of alcohol smell do I!?

And I have never seen that merchant before!

Should I ask him?

Whether I gambled

with him or not?

I remember all of my

customers, but

Hmm, I don't think I've

seen Cruyan.

I'm sure of it~ Hiccup~

He committed such a crime

to earn the approval for

his relationship with Luen!

What... What in the

world do you mean?

Heh... Let's first

hear him out.

From the beginning,

Cruyan who likes gambling and alcohol was never liked by Rosa.

He tried to change himself in a variety of ways, but...

it's never easy to change anyone's first impression.

Thus, he stole the necklace first and wanted to earn Rosa's trust by acting like he found it again.

Haha... What on earth are you talking about? Huh?

I was hunting in the land of blooming flowers during the time of crime.

The Concentration Potion is the proof.

Of course!

I'm innocent!!

Why don't you find

the real culprit now?

What about it is not true?

Luen said she definitely

didn't see you before

you came over.

However, if you were really

of blooming flowers,

would it have been possible

for you to get from there

to the house in such a short time?

I'm a Laphine!!

Maybe you aren't familiar,

but I have wings and

can fly that kind of distance

in no time!!

Balumin said

that even though he hunted

in the land of blooming flowers

where you presumably were

hunting also, he never caught

a sight of you.

Furthermore, the Concentration Potion you gave me as a proof of your alibi is not something you can obtain in the land of the blooming flowers.

It was confirmed that you can get it from the Wandering Merchant.

Even... Even if that were true,

I don't have the necklace!!

It's true!!

Ok, look through it all you want.

I really don't have the necklace!!

- You search through Cruyan's possessions -

- You find nothing -

No... No way?

Did I make a mistake?

There's no way!

Let's think about it again.

That's because when you

were about to steal the

necklace, you were caught

by Luen.

Although Luen

was shocked to see her

boyfriend trying to rob and

going through the house,

she got to hear his side of

the story.

She must have sympathized

with how you felt, but probably

disagreed with you. She must

have physically resisted you

trying to steal the necklace, and

in the process, the necklace was lost...

And that's when I was coming in

from outside. And since you

didn't want to be caught,

you knocked me out...

You were both afraid of

what might have happened to me..

The necklace was lost in the process..

And since your parents were about

to return home, you hurriedly

left the house.

You tried to do something

with me, but Rosa was

already on her way back at

the time, so you couldn't do anything.

And Cruyan, as soon as you

got to the house, you said

that the necklace was stolen.

How did you know that when

nobody had told you

about it?

Strangely chaotic furnitures,

Poppy who didn't bark at the robber, and Luen and Cruyan who made up an ill-prepared story at the shock of it all, and if you follow these leads...

Stop... Please stop...

I don't want to be even more miserable

than I already am...

Yes... I am the thief...

I won't try to

justify that.

As for Luen... my girlfriend

did nothing wrong..

It's all my fault..

The rest of this,

I'll confess and explain everything..

And I'll make my apologies...

I ask you...

Please don't involve yourself any further...

I'll continue my explanations

after I think through things

a bit more...

I... I guess

I must have gotten something wrong.

I'll think about it more and figure out who the robber is...

I'll think about it more

and continue my explanations again.

Who is the Thief?

This is complicated.

[Daughter Luen]

Thank you for lightening

our burdens...

Cruyan and I will resolve

the rest of this issue.

Would you please go outside now?

Thank you for everything...

Please let us know

when you're leaving.