GARO -VANISHING LINE- (牙狼＜GARO＞ -VANISHING LINE-)

Absolutely not!

Going to a restaurant when you already get meals from the institution,

is what I call a luxury!

I'm sure you're doing this for Martin,

but why not just leave things to the police?

I'll take care of things by myself this time.

Huh?

I'll help!

I'll definitely return this favor.

I was able to help you because of Sophie's help.

If you're gonna return the favor, you should return it to her.

Miss Melia Wild?

I am Pawn, the one who contacted you.

Thank you very much for taking an interest in us.

I read the e-mail. Those are pretty good terms.

Well, that's to be expected since you are trying to head hunt me.

I hope we can go into a little more detail?

About this El Dorado, that wants my skills so badly.

Yes, of course.

A certain problem has come up though.

What is it?

I've gotten a little hungry.

Huh?

Oh, that was bad of me.

We'll have to find someone else now.

I-Is there something that you need?!

There is no reason for you to trouble yourself,

we have enough help on this side!

Master Knight.

Our special menu for today!

Missing person cases.

These last two weeks, they've been happening one after another.

They are all in their late teens or in their twenties.

While Horrors have been sensed at various locations,

the specifics are still unknown.

One of the missing victims left a friend an e-mail saying,

"I'm being scouted by El Dorado."

Let me see!

Sword!

Don't follow me!

I don't have time to deal with you this time. Go home!

Give it up.

Why?

What is El Dorado? Why is Sword chasing after it?

I'm sure he'll tell you once he is ready.

Whoa.

Hey, now. Are you trying to pass through here without greeting us?!

Haven't seen your face before.

Looks like we need to teach you about the rules around here.

Hey.

Yeah, that's right.

He definitely said something like that.

"If I go to El Dorado, I'll be able to live a better life."

Isn't El Dorado the name of some ancient civilization or something?

The city of gold. A legend from the Andes region.

Does that have anything to do with him missing?

That's what I'm looking into right now. Anything else?

Not really.

If I knew something like this would happen,

I should have asked for more details.

Even private detectives are getting involved. Did he do something bad?

No, well. We're just following up on a client's request.

I see. Well, the police are useless around here.

The victims were all single or working away from home.

They had few acquaintances, if any, in the city,

making it difficult for others to notice when they suddenly go missing.

College student. Programmer. Neuroscience researcher.

Specialist in electronic engineering.

An internet game vlogger.

The only thing in common is that they are involved with the internet.

It's more difficult to find people not involved with the net these days.

That man was the only person who mentioned the word El Dorado.

The others may not be involved or they didn't have anyone to tell.

Or they were silenced.

If you get too caught up with this keyword,

you may lose the big picture.

Don't worry. I'll do my job properly.

Is El Dorado a place? Or could it be the name of an organization?

Looking for a person?

People move in and outta here fast.

No one remembers things from three years ago.

On top of that, a kid?

If they're lucky, they're sent to a home.

Most of them join a gang or are long dead.

Oh, and you said it was a girl?

Then she might be standing on a street corner somewhere.

Oh, hey! I gave you information so give me something! Hey!

A new experience in virtual reality!

Easy retina scan access!

ELDO NET is currently open for beta testing!

Oh, I noticed the guy hadn't been posting lately. He went missing?

Must've ran out of ideas.

Huh? Seriously? Isn't this getting to be a real problem?

I'm pretty much also struggling with school credits.

Wish I could just disconnect from it. LOL

Has there been any talk about it in direct messaging?

100% sure he's pulling a prank for the views!

Speaking of disappearances. Anyone know where Team Omega went?

Team Omega?

Remember the online game, Dark Strike?

They were always at the top of the rankings,

but they suddenly disappeared.

Bet they got tired of it and quit.

No. No. No. They're all junkies over there.

Good riddance. Their chat messages were always annoying.

All of it were inside jokes no one else understood.

Stuff like, "Get on the El Dorado bus!"

El Dorado bus?

They were all hyped up about it before disappearing.

"If you go to El Dorado, you'll find happiness." Or something.

Isn't that dangerous? A cult?

Maybe so.

Where are you going, Sophie?

Oh, uh! For a walk!

Then why are you trying to sneak out the back?

Listen, Sophie.

It's too late, after the fact.

You've just been lucky until now. Do you understand?

But, Sister. I'm not...

I understand how you feel.