4★ Lance Tendo - A Challenge from Q (Part 4) [BLUE ATTRIBUTE]
Part 4 has two episodes. The ending of this episode will be different from Part 4 (Yellow Attribute)
Lance: Phew.... I guess that's that.
Club owner: T-thank you for your help, mister!
Lance: Don't mention it. But, can I have a look inside the room at the back?
Club owner: Well, of course!
Noah: (There's a Chaostone somewhere around here... huh?)
Lance: .....
Noah: Lance?
Lance: ... Sorry, Noah. But could you please retrieve the Chaostone from inside instead?
Noah: Huh? I don't mind but...
Lance: Thanks, I'll leave it to you then.
Noah: (He's so obsessed with the challenge against Q... But why?
No, now's not that time for that!)
[—Inside the Club]
T-this is!
a group of... cats?
Cat: Meow!
Meow! Meow!
Noah: What's that? The cat is holding something.... A Chaostone?!?
Why's a cat playing with a Chaostone....?
Cat: Meeoww!
Noah: Anyways, I have to collect the Chaostone. Here, good kitty... got it.
[—At the Back Alley]
Noah: Lance! I got the Chaostone!
Lance: !
Cat: Meow!
Lance: ehhh...
Noah: ?
Lance: I thought maybe it would have been fine if it was just one or two... But I was wrong.... Achuu!
Noah: Huh?! Wait a minute?! Lance!
Lance: Achuu! Achuu!
Noah: Are you... allergic to cats?!
Sorry! I need to leave!
Cat: Meooww!
Noah: Sorry, I didn't realize that you were allergic to cats....
Lance: No, it's alright. Moreover, thanks for retrieving the Chaostone.
Noah: Yeah. So.... you already know the truth behind this incident, right? Could you please explain?
Lance: Right. First question I wondered was how did Q knew Kotori-chan?
When I met Kotori-chan, she told me it was the first time she has met me. Which led me to believe that Q and her are not acquainted.
And when I checked how my room was this morning...
I noticed the computer and game controller scattered on my bed.
Based on this, I thought it's likely that Q and Kotori-chan met through the internet or in a game somewhere other than real life.
It's Q after all. He probably heard about the Chaostone from Kotori-chan and tracked down her identity through hacking.
And then it led to this place---
It's easy to overlook lost items when you're busy dancing at the club. And from my research, the owner of this club is a cat lover.
Here, take a look at the owner's SNS profile.
Noah: Woah, it's filled with cat pictures.
Lance: And there's a lot of cats in the Entertainment District.
If a something like a Chaostone was dropped at a club where a lot of cats come and go, I thought it's likely they'll start playing with it.
After all, cats like to play with shiny things.
Noah: If Q already knew about this from the start. Then why didn't he retrieve the stone himself....?
Lance: That's the tricky part about Q. He's never straightforward.
He probably knew that I was allergic to cats andd set me up on this challenge.
Even if I already solved the mystery behind this case, the question whether I'll be able to retrieve the Chaostone still remained.
Noah: Haha... What a troublesome relationship you got there.
Lance: It's infuriating to say the least, but Q wins this challenge.
It's a shame that Q kept me in this challenge up until the very end.
Noah: But, I haven't done anything...
Lance: Even though I lost the challenge against Q. I was able safely retrieve the Chaostone
It's thanks to your courage that everyone was left unharmed. You're a huge help.
... After all, you're our agent.
Noah: Huh....?
Lance: It's nothing, well then. See you around!