Crona had just left Maka and the others and should be coming down this road any moment.
I couldn't wait to set this plan in motion, and since Crona had conveniently entered the Academy, it will be easy to carry out.
Abruptly, I heard the sound of Ragnorak's voice along with delicate footsteps. Ragnorak continued to ramble, but his voice sounded different. It almost sounded as if I rewinded time and was listening to young Ragnorak.
Sure enough, when I got a good view of the two, Ragnorak was just as small as when I first implanted him.
That's not good, that means that all of Crona's efforts and work to becoming a kishin were wasted. Now I had to start over.
I sighed and Crona seemed to finally notice my presence. I jumped off of the can and landed gracefully on the ground.
I removed my hood and smiled sweetly and said, "I've been waiting for you. Hi Crona," Crona was now visibly tense and nervous. Just like always. But I was being more gentle, even using Rachel's voice for this confrontation.
"Lady Medusa," Crona said with an obvious tremble to his voice. What a weakling. I should have just killed him when he was young.
"Very good Crona!" I praised, "I wasn't sure that you'd recognize me in this sad state," I said and gestured to my small body, "Embarrassing, isn't it?"
"You've gotten all tiny just like me!" Ragnorak said in his old and weak voice. What had happened in that battle between him and Maka?
"W-why?" he asked, "Why are you back in Death City?" Crona was very scared of me and that's what I needed for him to cooperate. It's what I always have.
"I came for you Crona," I said with a note in my voice that made it seem as if it was obvious, "I've been so worried about you," Another lie.
"You worried?" Crona bought it, "Does that mean you're going to bring me back with you?" he asked.
"Oh no! You should stay in the Academy and continue your work as my spy," I crossed my fingers mentally that he wouldn't back out on me now.
"What are talking about?" Crona asked, his voice even more shaky than before. I smiled sweetly and continued to choose my words carefully, "A spy?! Me?!" he exclaimed.
I could easily see Crona was mortified by my words, so I changed my original monologue, "There's no reason to be modest about it! That's the reason you infiltrated the DWMA, to become a spy?"
I watched as my pathetic kid shook and sweat. I couldn't believe this! I thought he would turn out a bit better. How wrong was I when I thought this thing would be useful.
"You did a good job and now I have a task only you can do. There's a secret vault somewhere within the Academy. For now, all I need you to do is find it," I said still as gently as I could.
I turned around and pulled my hood over my head, "I'm counting on you, Crona," I said and took one step before he interrupted me.
"No wait I-" then I stopped abruptly and all bravery vanished from his voice, "I've made some friends at the Academy. Doing this might make them angry-"
I turned around and made an adorable face, "But you'll do it, won't you? For you dear mother?" I asked with a chebi tone in my voice.
Crona stood there for a moment and made frightened sounds at the back of his throat. He clenched his fist and said robotically, "Yes ma'am I understand,"
I chuckled one beat before turning around and leaving the alley. Then I made my way through Death City quickly and quietly. No one could see me quite yet.
Once I made it outside of the city gates, I felt much safer. I turned around and felt the madness creep inside of me, "Death City is growing thick with madness. It won't be long before something happens."
Speaking of madness, I wonder how Professor Stein was doing. I had to admit to myself, I hasn't been able to stop thinking about him ever since I got out of the DWMA as a snake.
And what I said before the final blow. I meant it didn't I? When I said it, I just trying to get away, but maybe it was true.
That battle was intense and Stein almost got me to die for good. So if I wanted my plan to succeed, I had to get him out of this fight.
But how?
Once I got back, I was struck with inspiration. Madness is what is eating at Stein right now. But I have to accelerate this so I can get him out of this fight.
If he was able to defeat me, his skills could easily ruin all of my plans for this perfect world.
So I took a snake out of my body and cast some magic spells on it, "Kono objukuto-nai ni kyōki o tsukuru. Shikashi watashi to watashi ga tandoku de sore o seigyo dekiru yō ni narimashshou!" I said forced the snake into a pen.
I laughed and turned the pen around and around watching it and just toying with it. This was perfect. Not really my best work-but definitely enough.
"Eruka!" I called and the frog witch stepped into my witch craft room at once.
"Yes Lady Medusa?" she asked.
"Why don't you go and check on Crona. And while you're there-" I said and tossed the pen to her and she caught of and looked it over, "Give this to Crona. Tell him he has to give it to Stein somehow."
"Yes Lady Medusa," Eruka said.
"I'll be listening tonight, alright?" I said and wove my hands around the purple ball again.
"Okay," Eruka said before transforming into a frog and hopping away.
Once Eruka finally made it to Crona's cell, we found him on his bed hugging a pillow, "I hate this. I can't stand coming back and forth from such a dangerous place," she whined.
"Eruka," Crona mumbled.
"What's your progress? Do you know where the secret vault is?" Eruka asked eagerly.
"I can't do this," he said and hugged onto his pillow even tighter, "I can't deal with this kind of situation."
"That isn't what we wanted to hear Crona," Eruka said, "Right Lady Medusa?"
I continued to move my hands around to make my voice heard, "It's okay you're don't very well, Crona," I said in my actual voice, "How about this? I'll give you different mission instead,"
Crona perked up at this slightly, "Tell me how Professor Steim has been doing?" I asked.
"I don't see him very often-so I don't know how much I can tell you about him," he said, "From what I can tell he's started partnering with Miss Marie. And they're living together now."
I felt a jolt of jealousy attack my stomach and I had to clear my throat before speaking again, "Marie?" I asked, a note of jealously seeping from my voice just a tiny bit, "What's she like?" I asked after recovering.
"She's gentle and kind," Crona said, his eyes getting brighter and fine softer, "She's friendly to everybody and she always looks out for me," He spoke of her as if she was his Mother, not me. And his come someone like her was with someone like Stein?
"Hmm, is that so? Alright, let's make use of that friendly nature of her's," I said with a smile, "Eruka, the pen," I said.
"Right," she said and tossed the pen on the floor. It clattered around a lot before rolling to Crona.
"W-what's that?" he asked and peeked over his pillow.
"There's a tiny listening device in the pen. All you have to do is place it Professor Stein's laboratory. And what I mean by that is in Marie. Can you do that?"
"But if I do-" Crona said but Eruka croaked and he nodded, "Yes, Lady Medusa,"
"Good boy Crona. You're always so obedient," I said before saying, "Come back now Eruka. Good bye, Crona" And soon I then explained the main purpose of the snake.