"Cautious!" a woman's voice came from Dim-Dim's phone. "Type C monsters have been detected appearing in groups in the Pennsylvania forest. Venator class B and C, as well as Illicitor in the United States, are requested to prepare and depart to the location immediately."Dim-Dim hurried to the Venator training center as quickly as possible and found class B and C Venators preparing themselves for the newest mission. Dim-Dim was about to put on the Venator uniform he borrowed from Clarissa, but suddenly a thin-bearded man called his name from the door."Dim-Dim Damisch?""Yes!?" Dim-Dim responded loudly. His eyes briefly met with a girl who was looking at him curiously."You're not joining this mission," said the thin-bearded man.Dim-Dim's eyes widened for a moment, until he saw Damian and his friends walking out from a noisy room filled with gunfire sounds, and all of them decided to approach him. Each of them looked very sweaty."Dim-Dim, today we have another Illicitor, she's from F

They headed to the Venator building, which looked dazzling that night with lights everywhere, a red carpet, and cars crowding into the underground parking lot. For a moment, Dim-Dim and Edel were confused about which entrance to take, as the line of cars in front of the building entrance was very long. But then a car window rolled down, and they both saw Dr. Valee's face."Hi, Dim-Dim, are you both here to witness the test?" Dr. Valee asked."Yes," Dim-Dim hurriedly replied."In that case, come on in," Dr. Valee said."Thank you." Dim-Dim opened Valee's car door, and was surprised to find it very crowded inside."Mom, Dad, Valir, this is my team leader's little brother, Dim-Dim, and I think the one with him is his friend," Dr. Valee immediately introduced Dim-Dim and Edel to them. "Dim-Dim, this is my family. We all want to watch my sister Vera. She's also a Venator class B, but operates in London.""Hi," Dim-Dim greeted them awkwardly, while climbing into the car and squeezing in wit

When they returned to the balcony and sat back in their seats, Dim-Dim was surprised to see that Icaros Alexandrovich and his wife had moved to the front, taking the seats those previously occupied by Amma and her mother. They seemed to be engaged in a serious discussion, but quickly halted as Dim-Dim and Edel sat down beside them.Dim-Dim and Edel tried to keep straight faces to avoid being accused of eavesdropping, then awkwardly unwrapped the enticing brownie packages, barely paying attention to the Venator test unfolding before them.They were earnestly listening to the host's elaborate commentary on the rolling Venator stunts being tested below when the monsterbot arrived next to the man and jabbed him with its rubber needle mouth. The host exclaimed, "Unfortunately, you've failed, Mr. Taka. Please try again next month. The juries awarded you four points for accuracy, five points for tactics, and deducted three points for agility."Enthusiastic applause erupted as the failed part

"I'll check on her," said Dim-Dim. "Do you want to come with me?"Valir shook his head, and Edel even turned away."I want to stay here to comfort my parents," said Valir. "They must be stressed by what happened to Vera.""Then I'll go alone," said Dim-Dim. "Edel?"Edel turned to look back at Dim-Dim, her eyes briefly glistening with sadness. "Sorry, I, uh... don't want to deal with Amma."Oh, who would blame her?"It's okay," Dim-Dim said gently. "I'm sorry." Then he went up the emergency stairs, and after passed a few floors, he finally found Amma.The young girl was sitting on the second-to-top step, hugging her knees, tears wetting her tight pants. Her face was so red with emotion, and her dress and hair were slightly messy."Amma," said Dim-Dim, and the girl immediately wiped her face hurriedly and looked at Dim-Dim. "Are you okay?"Okay, that's a stupid question. And apparently Amma realized that too. But for the first time, she wasn't being cynical."I'm disappointed it was you,

[Dim-Dim's Phone Screen]*Welcome to The Illicitor's Code #1**What is your name?*(Please note that usernames can only be changed once per season!)...*Welcome, Dimsum2608!******Dim-Dim glanced at his phone screen while scratching his non-itchy head. His phone's keyboard had this peculiar habit of changing his name to food names, and while typing, eating fruit, and listening to the Venators chatting around him, Dim-Dim didn't notice the name change until he agreed to it.He searched for the name 'Velicia2608' in the player search column, finding an account with a giant croissant photo as big as an arm with a birthday candle that read 'Happy Birthday, The Best Illicitor In The World!', then sent a friend request to the girl's account. Then he tucked his phone into his bag and continued listening to the people around him.That afternoon, Dim-Dim and Damian were visiting Oriyan in the hospital, in his luxurious room with a king-size bed, a large screen TV, and comfortable sofa sets,