Hikikomori Quest - Remaking my Life: Part 5

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>Nod.
>"Should we get going now guys?"

> "Uh-huh." Sakura nods.
> "No problem if I follow them, Byakuren-sama?" Kyouko asks.
> "Not at all. Just don't get yourself in trouble." She replies.
> "Okay."
> Aya nods quietly.

Kiku:

>Blush and continue.

> You continue walking.
> Suddenly, Sakuya appears in front of both.
> "Some fairy maids told me you called..." Sakuya says.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Kyouko. Can I please know your motivation for following me?"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Kyouko. Can I please know your motivation for following me?"

> Kyouko shows off her tongue a bit, in a playful way.
> "Where are your manners, Kyouko?" Byakuren frowns a bit.
> She stops. "S-Sorry."
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"How long are you gonna be following me?"

Kiku:

>"Y-Yes. I'm uh, ready."

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"How long are you gonna be following me?"

> "I want to make sure of something... which means that I don't know how much time it will take." She replies.

Kiku:

>"Y-Yes. I'm uh, ready."

> Sakuya nods. "Koakuma?"
> "Okay." Koa separates a bit. "Hope you do it great." She smiles at you.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Sakuraaa, can't you do something about her?"

Kiku:

>"Thanks."

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Sakuraaa, can't you do something about her?"

> "Sorry, I can't say no." She replies. "I know she will insist, either way."
> "I win." Kyouko giggles.

Kiku:

>"Thanks."

> Afterwards, you appear in what it seems to be the backyard of the mansion.
> You have a coat now, and so do Sakuya.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko;

>"Ugh... I hope its nothing too bothersome..."
>Continue going.

[Tashi]

Daiko;

>"Ugh... I hope its nothing too bothersome..."
>Continue going.

> "Are you calling me bothersome?!" Kyouko pouts and follows you.
> Sakura keeps leading the way to the Hakurei Shrine. Aya follows quietly.

> (Niji) Halfway full.
> With the corner of your eye you catch that something is moving underneath you, in the snow.

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"No. Company's nice, but not when they're stalking you for unknown reasons."

Niji:

>Look down.

Kiku:

>"Huh?"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"No. Company's nice, but not when they're stalking you for unknown reasons."

> "Hey, I'm not stalking you!"
> Kyouko pauses for a moment.
> "Not at all."

Niji:

>Look down.

> You look down and you visualize a...
> ...
> What's that supposed to be? It's... like an animal... but with snow above him? A bunch of snow in his body?

Kiku:

>"Huh?"

> "Milady told me that, instead of training your maid skills..."
> Sakuya glances to the various targets made of wood, a bit away of both of you. You can see that in one of them says "Made by Meiling : )".
> "... she wants you to practice in combat first."
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"You so are... Kokoro and I are already together."

Kiku:

>"Oh, right... The thing about having to fight for the mansion. I guess being better would mean less situations where my life feels endangered. So, what do I do?"

Niji:

>Examine it closer.

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"You so are... Kokoro and I are already together."

> Kyouko tilts her head. "So? I know that."

Kiku:

>"Oh, right... The thing about having to fight for the mansion. I guess being better would mean less situations where my life feels endangered. So, what do I do?"

> "Indeed." Sakuya clears her throat and steps aside, leaving you in front of the wood figures. "Please, show me your danmaku."

Niji:

>Examine it closer.

> You approach to examine it better.
> "Hm? Niji?" Byakuren looks at you and follows.
> Kokoro does the same.
> You... don't know what this is...
> It's four legged animal(?) that has fluffy looking fur? His eyes, though... they are so strange... Rectangular pupils!
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>Sigh.
>"Can you at least give me a hint?"

Kiku:

>"Mm."
>Fire a barrage towards one of them like we did when we were practicing (taking turns) when we were still with Daiko.

Niji:

>Pick it up.

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>Sigh.
>"Can you at least give me a hint?"

> "I can't. Sooorryyy~."
> You think Kyouko mumbles something to herself.

Kiku:

>"Mm."
>Fire a barrage towards one of them like we did when we were practicing (taking turns) when we were still with Daiko.

> You fire barrage of danmaku to one of the-
> Huh? They aren't there anymore...
> Your shoots pass away, and the wood figures suddenly fall to their exact same spot.

Niji:

>Pick it up.

> You try to pick it up the animal(?), but you can't with his weight.
> It makes a strange sound when you try to lift it up.
> "A sheep?" Byakuren asks.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Come on. Please just tell me. You're not gonna follow me even when I'm going to sleep, are you? Gimme a hiiint."

Kiku:

>"Huh?"

Niji:

>Pet it.
>"Hm?"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Come on. Please just tell me. You're not gonna follow me even when I'm going to sleep, are you? Gimme a hiiint."

> "Uhm... No, that's awkward. And nooope~."
> She mumbles something to herself again.

Kiku:

>"Huh?"

> "It's not going to be that easy." Sakuya says. She's holding a pocket watch.

Niji:

>Pet it.
>"Hm?"

> You pet it. It feels sooo soft~.
> "Sheep sheep sheep..." Kokoro approaches and starts to touch it's fur. "So smooth..."
> "Why yes... sheep's fur it's extremely comfortable. What I wonder it's what a sheep is doing here..." Byakuren holds her cheek.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"What are you mumbling about. Come on, tell meee! You're driving me crazy with anticipation on what this is!"

Kiku:

>"So you're gonna-"
>Fire a shot as quickly as we can!

Niji:

>"Yeaaa~"

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"What are you mumbling about. Come on, tell meee! You're driving me crazy with anticipation on what this is!"

> ^{_{"If I only could..."}}
> "Why are you minding so much about it? It's not the big deal, so don't worry about it." Kyouko winks.

Kiku:

>"So you're gonna-"
>Fire a shot as quickly as we can!

> You stop in the middle of the sentence and you start shooting quickly.
> The wood figures still disappear.
> You can see they are in the air, falling.
> "If you want to hit them you need a more quicker danmaku."

Niji:

>"Yeaaa~"

> "I wonder if he's lost... Oh, that might sound bad... Any of you had an ide-... Hey, are you listening?" Byakuren frowns.
> "Yes, yes." Kokoro keeps caressing the fur of the sheep.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Mmm..."
>Frown and swap to Tsuru.

Kiku:

>Try to focus on firing with speed. Focus on making it as fast as possible!

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Mmm..."
>Frown and swap to Tsuru.

> You swap with Tsuru.
> "Huh?" Kyouko questions.

Kiku:

>Try to focus on firing with speed. Focus on making it as fast as possible!

> You try to make your shoots more faster.
> You fire to the wood dolls in air, your shoots being clearer more faster.
> The dolls disappear again and are now in their previous spots.
> "Those bullets were more closer." Sakuya speaks.

Niji:

>"Yeaaa~"

> "I wonder if he's lost... Oh, that might sound bad... Any of you had an ide-... Hey, are you listening?" Byakuren frowns.
> "Yes, yes." Kokoro keeps caressing the fur of the sheep.
> _

[Monarda]

Kiku-chan:

>Fasteeeeer !
>Make a wider spread too.

Niji-chan:

>Nod.
>Keep mofumofuing the sheep and absorbing light.

[Neovereign]

Tsuru:

>"I think Daiko's gonna be ignoring you..."

[Tashi]

Kiku-chan:

>Fasteeeeer !
>Make a wider spread too.

> You increase amount of bullets and speed alike.
> The dolls keep disappearing and appearing. You still didn't hit anything.
> "Maybe it's because you are a cat that you can increase your bullet speed like that..."

Niji-chan:

>Nod.
>Keep mofumofuing the sheep and absorbing light.

> You keep caressing the sheep and absorbing the light around you. Almost there...
> It looks at you. Ugh... those rectangular pupils...
> "...?" Byakuren looks at the distance. Her eyes slowly widen in surprise. "... Uhm... Kokoro-chan? Niji-chan?"
> "What?" Kokoro follows Byakuren's look. "... Oooh..."

Tsuru:

>"I think Daiko's gonna be ignoring you..."

> "Why?" Kyouko ears go down. "I am annoying?"
> "Hey, I can see the hole and the Hakurei Shrine." Sakura says. "You guys want to stop at Reimu's place a bit?"
> "I'd like to not." Aya replies.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Let's respect her wishes for now and keep going. Tell them that."

Tsuru:

>"Daiko says he thinks we should keep going for Aya.

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Let's respect her wishes for now and keep going. Tell them that."

Tsuru:

>"Daiko says he thinks we should keep going for Aya.

> Kyouko looks down when she's ignored.
> "Alright. Let's side track a bit to not directly fly above the shrine." Sakura goes to the left in a large circle way, heading to the hole it can be seen in the backyard of the shrine.
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Tsuru, can we swap back? I don't want to make her feel bad about it."

Tsuru:

>"You sure?"
>Swap.

Daiko:

>"H-Hey, I-I was just kidding! I'm not gonna ignore you Kyouko."

Tsuru:

>"You're not getting your answer from her anytime soon..."

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Tsuru, can we swap back? I don't want to make her feel bad about it."

Tsuru:

>"You sure?"
>Swap.

Daiko:

>"H-Hey, I-I was just kidding! I'm not gonna ignore you Kyouko."

Tsuru:

>"You're not getting your answer from her anytime soon..."

> You swap when you feel a bit of remorse.
> Kyouko looks at you. She has a sad expression. "It didn't seemed like it..."
> _

[Neovereign]

Daiko:

>"Sorry."

[Tashi]

Daiko:

>"Sorry."

> "... Really?" Her ears perk up a bit.
> _