Hikikomori Quest - Remaking my Life: Part 11

[Tashi]

Explorers:

>Head to Clowny.

> You head t-
> "Nonono, the Niji that came with me."

Nijipiece:

>"Uhm... because it was made especially for me."

> "But... you didn't tried to still lend it to him to see if it works?"

Kiku-chan:

>"What music ?"

> "Uhm... A music that goes like this..."
> She starts to hum.
> "Hm-hm, Night of Fire~... or something like that." Wriggle says. "I heard it several days ago..."
> She wipes her eyes.

Daiko:

>"That's Niji's specialty. Not any of mine... Even if we should be able to use each others to an extent..."

> "... ..." She stays silent. "... I wonder if I can do something..."
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Huh?"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Huh?"

> "... N-Nothing! Don't worry..." Rachael scratches her head.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Come on, it sounded like you were onto somethiiing"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Come on, it sounded like you were onto somethiiing"

> Rachael puts her arms on her back and pouts while giving you a look.
> "... I said that I might be able _{^{to do something...}}" She slowly lows her tone and looks away during her sentence.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>Get closer.
>"And what might that something be?"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>Get closer.
>"And what might that something be?"

> You get closer, but she backs away, blushing.
> "W-Well... U-Uhm..." She starts to mumble things to herself. "... U-Uhm... Try to... help...?"
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"How?"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"How?"

> "With... uhm... my ability...?"
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Oh?"

[Monarda]

Bastet-chan:

>"Ooo...."
>Pet Rachel.
>"Cute ghost."

Niji Blue:

>"Huh ? Okay..."
>Head there !

Niji-chan:

>Pet Yuudachi.

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Oh?"

Bastet-chan:

>"Ooo...."
>Pet Rachel.
>"Cute ghost."

> You pet Rachael. She blushes even more.
> "I-I'm not a cute ghost! I-I'm an evil spirit! Evil, I say!"
> "Oh... So you are evil... Well, we don't really like evil people here, you know..." Sakura grins, ironically, evilly.
> "... NO! I'M A CUTE GHOST! I'M CERTAINLY CUTE!" She shakes her head frantically.
> Sakura giggles. "That's nice."

Niji-chan:

>Pet Yuudachi.

> You pet Yuudachi.
> "Mama mama!" Yuudachi points to the lake. "Waka, Waka!"

Niji Blue:

>"Huh ? Okay..."
>Head there !

> You approach to Clownpiece.
> "I was wondering if-"
> "O-Okay... We'll tell you, girls..." The fairies finally decide.
> "..." Clownpiece sighs.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"So, about the ability?"

[Monarda]

Bastet-chan:

>Bonk Sakura-sama again.
>"Stop being a meanie !"

Niji-chan:

>"Oh you wanna see Wakasagihime ?"

Explorer:

>Nod and wait.

Niji Gray:

>"Hm..."

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"So, about the ability?"

> "Uhm... I can't ensure it, b-because I can't control it so much... but I think I can help you to 'inherit', to say it in some way, the thing she can do..." Rachael explains.

Bastet-chan:

>Bonk Sakura-sama again.
>"Stop being a meanie !"

> You hit the Ice Oni again.
> "Ow! But she said evil!"

Niji-chan:

>"Oh you wanna see Wakasagihime ?"

> "Yuu!" Yuudachi nods vigorously.

Explorer:

>Nod and wait.

> The fairies look at each other one last time, and then look at your group.
> "... Elfin Mint." They say.
> _

Niji Gray:

>"Hm..."

> "... W-What are you doing?!"
> The shadows of Megumi's room start to... go 'crazy'.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"I don't want anything dangerous to happen... I guess I'll just go home then. Other events can wait."

[Monarda]

Niji Gray:

>"Eep !"
>Stop !
>"I-I just tried to make a square shape..."

Niji-chan:

>"Inherit my ability ?"

Bastet-chan:

>"That doesn't mean you should give her an evil glare too, it was obvious she was just flustered."

Nijipiece:

>"Elfin Mint ?"

Nijisa:

>"Who is she ?"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"I don't want anything dangerous to happen... I guess I'll just go home then. Other events can wait."

> "O-Okay..." Rachael gives some glances to Sakura, worried.

Niji Gray:

>"Eep !"
>Stop !
>"I-I just tried to make a square shape..."

> You try to stop... but the shadows keep goin crazy.
> "Stop already!"

Niji-chan:

>"Inherit my ability ?"

Bastet-chan:

>"That doesn't mean you should give her an evil glare too, it was obvious she was just flustered."

> "Y-Yea. I think I can..."
> Rachael thinks for a moment.
> "I-I don't really know what it does, but I think it's related to change the 'energies' of things... I-I don't really know."

> "Okaaay..." Sakura pokes your ears. You can feel how they twitch.

Nijipiece:

>"Elfin Mint ?"

Nijisa:

>"Who is she ?"

> "She's... the fairy that Arion is trying to find..." One of the fairies say.
> "... Arion?" Sunny questions.
> "He's the man."
> _

[Monarda]

Niji Gray:

>"W-What is happening ?! I can't stop it !"
>Free the tainted light from us, that should remove our influence.

Kiku-chan:

>"Cute... w-wait... i heard that music before..."
>Try to sing the bits we remember.

Nijisa:

>"Elfin Mint... and why does he want to find her ? What is so special about her ?"
>Look worried.

Niji-chan:

>"Elfin Mint..."

[Tashi]

Niji Gray:

>"W-What is happening ?! I can't stop it !"
>Free the tainted light from us, that should remove our influence.

> You try to free the light... but you can't. Or rather, you don't know how to do it.
> "Idiot! My room is the central point of my shadows! If you do this kind of things, the mansion will be swallowed!"

Kiku-chan:

>"Cute... w-wait... i heard that music before..."
>Try to sing the bits we remember.

> You sing...
> Yep, definitely the same.
> "U-Uhm..." Wriggle starts to leave at a slow pace. "I-I'm leaving..."

Nijisa:

>"Elfin Mint... and why does he want to find her ? What is so special about her ?"
>Look worried.

> "W-We don't know... Elfin is really nice!" One of the fairies say.
> "She also has a calming feeling... as if everything would be alright when you are next to her..."
> "I don't really get why that man wants her..."
> "A calming fairy...?" Daiyousei questions.

Niji-chan:

>"Elfin Mint..."

> "Yuu?"
> _

[Monarda]

Niji Gray:

>Start crying.
>"MAMA ! NIJI ! MAKE IT STOP ! I WISH THIS COULD JUST STOP !"
>Keep trying to keep it under control.

Niji-chan:

>Bad feeling incoming !
>Look at the bracelet and free the tainted magic that Gray absorbed.

Nijisa:

>"...maybe to keep everyone subdued ? Or maybe she might have something to do with who created this place..."

Kiku-chan:

>"Wait a minute ! Where sid you hear that song ?"
>Follow her.

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Well... I'll see you around."
>Wave.

[Tashi]

Niji Gray:

>Start crying.
>"MAMA ! NIJI ! MAKE IT STOP ! I WISH THIS COULD JUST STOP !"
>Keep trying to keep it under control.

> You keep trying to control it with tears in your eyes, but the more you try, the more crazy it goes.
> "What do you think I'm trying to do?!" Megumi runs to the door and opens it with a slam.
> The shadows are enveloping the insides of the mansion. It's almost like the world of shadows that Megumi showed you.
> "SHIT!"

Niji-chan:

>Bad feeling incoming !
>Look at the bracelet and free the tainted magic that Gray absorbed.

> Maybe you are 'disconnected' from Gray, but you can really feel that something wrong is happening.
> You try to free the tainted light...
> ... but you don't seem to do so. You believe it's because it's light tainted with darkness, and you don't think you are able to control darkness.

Nijisa:

>"...maybe to keep everyone subdued ? Or maybe she might have something to do with who created this place..."

> "She tolds us at a certain moment that we needed to... 'purify him'" The fairy shrugs.
> "What she meant by that?"
> "Dunno..."

Kiku-chan:

>"Wait a minute ! Where sid you hear that song ?"
>Follow her.

> You follow Wriggle.
> "I-I didn't heard it in any specific place... I just... heard it, as if someone were singing far away..."

Daiko:

>"Well... I'll see you around."
>Wave.

> "Okay." Sakura waves back. "We'll probably return in the night..."
> "S-So much time..." Rachael mumbles.
> _

[Monarda]

Niji-chan:

>"...Bastet-chan, i wish that Niji Gray would know what to do and regained control."

Bastet-chan:

>"Eh ?!"

Niji-chan:

>"Just do it !"

Bastet-chan:

>"O-Okay !"
>Try to grant to wish.

Niji Gray:

>...just try to feel what would be the right thing to do right now... Mama needs us.
>Once we know, do it.

Nijisa:

>"Purify him huh... maybe she means to remove his bond with the black danmaku ? We read that those things change people and turn them insane."

Nijipiece:

>"Could you describe her for us ? Or maybe tell us where she is ? Maybe if we could communicate with her... maybe shr might even know about Vera..."

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>Head off for home.

[Tashi]

Niji-chan:

>"...Bastet-chan, i wish that Niji Gray would know what to do and regained control."

Bastet-chan:

>"Eh ?!"

Niji-chan:

>"Just do it !"

Bastet-chan:

>"O-Okay !"
>Try to grant to wish.

> You try to grant it... but it doesn't seem to work.
> Tell her to be more specific. Wishes can't be ambiguous.
> A known voice resonates in your head.

Niji Gray:

>...just try to feel what would be the right thing to do right now... Mama needs us.
>Once we know, do it.

> You try to think... YOUTHINKYOUTHINKYOUTHINKYOUTHINK...
> Maybe making the shadows come- No, the problem is that you can't control them... Y-You can't think clearly...

Nijisa:

>"Purify him huh... maybe she means to remove his bond with the black danmaku ? We read that those things change people and turn them insane."

> "In... sane?" They ask.
> "But... 'insane' doesn't mean when someone doesn't do things the right way?"
> "That's what he's doing..."
> "N-No, I mean... When someone can't think clearly or something like that?"

Nijipiece:

>"Could you describe her for us ? Or maybe tell us where she is ? Maybe if we could communicate with her... maybe shr might even know about Vera..."

> The fairies remain silent at this, hesitating to talk.

Daiko:

>Head off for home.

> You head off to your home.
> Just at this moment, you feel that someone wants to talk with you again.
> _

[Monarda]

Bastet-chan:

>"Be more specific !"

Niji-chan:

>"Uh... i wish that Niji Gray would know how to avert the disaster that might happen on the other Vampire Manor, and that she had control of her abilities for that task !"

Bastet-chan:

>Try it now !
>Thanks Oniru.

Nijisa:

>"Sorta like that... long story short, that might not be his true self."

Nijipiece:

>"I know you wanna protect her, but at least tell us what she looks like, so that way our friend Daiko could try and contact her on how to purify him."

Kiku-chan:

>Pet Wriggle.

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>Prepare to Ikovision someone, but don't fully.

[Tashi]

Bastet-chan:

>"Be more specific !"

Niji-chan:

>"Uh... i wish that Niji Gray would know how to avert the disaster that might happen on the other Vampire Manor, and that she had control of her abilities for that task !"

Bastet-chan:

>Try it now !
>Thanks Oniru.

> You try... but there's an issue.
> It seems that the wish is capable... until certain point. The 'and that she had control of her abilities for that task' seems to make the amount of energy needed to grant it nearly impossible to overcome. Therefore, you would need a miracle to grant it.

Nijisa:

>"Sorta like that... long story short, that might not be his true self."

> The fairies look at each other, wondering...
> "So... Are you saying that... the 'black danmaku' make people lose their sense of self and that they are replaced by 'something'?" Daiyousei questions.

Nijipiece:

>"I know you wanna protect her, but at least tell us what she looks like, so that way our friend Daiko could try and contact her on how to purify him."

> The fairies still doesn't answer.

Kiku-chan:

>Pet Wriggle.

> You pet Wriggle while walking, because she keeps wandering.
> "U-Uhm..."
> You can feel her antennae. Weird...

Daiko:

>Prepare to Ikovision someone, but don't fully.

> You enter in the initial phase of the IkoVision.
> It's Kyouko.
> Your head is ringing.
> _

[Monarda]

Bastet-chan:

>Then grant only the reasonable part of the wish.
>"I can only partially do it."

Nijisa:

>Nod.
>"Something like that, many have feel victim to that it seems, and no record of someone able to wield it safely exists."

Nijipiece:

>"...then how about we have you yourselves ask Elfin ? But from afar with some other technique ?"

Niji Gray:

>"Why can't i control it..."