![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"So this is Hinayashiki..." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Even if I expected it, but there are so many dolls here. There's a whole yard full of Nishikese dolls." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Is everyone alright?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Conductor and the others haven't arrived yet. It seems a bit late for them to have followed us right away..." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Sorry to keep you all waiting. Nishiki's sorceress is kenzan here." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
'Yoshino! Thank goodness you're here. You're a bit late, I was worried." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Heroes always arrive late. Yuuzen and Shashou are with us." |
After passing through the Gate that Yuuzen recreated, Hinayashiki appeared right in front of us. The Train Knights who went ahead of us were all safe. |
As previously reported, there was a very thick Phantom Mist around Hinayashiki. The Mist was so thick that even Versailles could not confirm whether or not our current location was in fact the Hinayashiki. I felt this place to be similar to Iris Cloud's Sea of Mist. |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"So this is Miyako's parents' house. It's quite a big mansion, eh? She must have been quite the ojou-sama." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"That joke's not funny." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"I didn't mean it as a joke." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Fortunately there is no thick Phantom Mist on the grounds of Hinayashiki. I think we can search the interiors. Let's hurry and look for Miss Miyako." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"This is Miyako's house. If we find Miyako, she will lead us to her master." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"The dolls here are also Miyako's friends. We'll be lucky if they cooperate." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Don't get yer hopes up. This isn't the house Miyako knows anymore. Ya should expect enemies everywhere." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"A skilled sorceress is on the other side. There's a possibility that we've already fallen for the tricks." |
??? |
Don't touch my child. Once you abandon a doll, you can never live with it again." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"..." |
??? |
"I hate. I hate people. I hate people who throw away pretty dolls." |
??? |
"I hate. I hate mothers. I hate mothers who abandon their living children." |
??? |
"Don't worry. I won't let you feel that way. I will take care of you from now on." |
??? |
"I'll be with you all the time. You will live with me in this house forever. |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"...My my, looks like we're dealing with a nastier opponent than I thought." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Ya said ya're Versailles, I heard ya know a lot about Hinayashiki." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Yes, well. I know a lot about Miyako's time inside Hinayashiki..." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Well, before I ask for more details, I'll make a guess. On what kind of a person is Miyako's master." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"It was neither a person nor a doll that brought Miyako up in Hinayashiki. It was a monster living in the Mist that took the place of Miyako's mother, wasn't it?" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Monster... Miyako was raised by a demon?" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Versailles, is it true?" |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"...Yes. It's true." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Raised by a monster...?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Miyako, she never told me anything like that..." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Hinayashiki was famous as a place to throw away dolls with a history. There was a woman who lived there who loved dolls and she would take any doll she wanted." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"However, the owner of the mansion was not a person, but a monster. So a doll-loving monster lived in the house.' |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Wait a minute. That monster is a doll-lover who collects dolls, right? If so, why did she raise Miyako?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Before that, why was Miyako even in Hinayashiki?" |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Miyako was abandoned in Hinayashiki. She was buried under a pile of dolls and exposed to the wind and rain for many days." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"That's terrible..." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"I guess that means the monster saved her life." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
'Yes. That's why Miyako still doesn't hold a grudge against the master. She saved her life and brought her up." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"But Miyako must face her master. Even if she saved her life, the monster waiting for us at the back of Hinayashiki is quite vicious." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Probably a lot different from when she was acting as Miyako's mother." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"How do you know so much? Maybe she's just possessed by something?" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"It doesn't matter if she's possessed or not. One look at that Gate and ya can tell that the caster is not a decent person." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"That Gate is an extremely problematic creation by the monster of Hinayashiki. If a weaker sorcerer handles it, he or she will lose his life. It's not something humans do. I wouldn't make something like that either." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"It has very strong negative feelings towards people. It is resentful, jealous, hateful and want to kill people. It can't forgive anyone who is happy except itself. I could feel these feelings through that Gate." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"And just now, the same demonic voice was heard from the back of the mansion just a few minutes ago. It's also tricky because it uses words but doesn't understand words." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"I don't understand why she picked up Miyako, who is a person, and raised her. She could have taken her and eaten her out of the blue." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"There's a bit of a complicated story about that. Miyako was not just an abandoned child..." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"If possible, I'd like you to tell me what the full story. It could be a clue for us as a strategy to attack Hinayashiki." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Miss Yoshino. I'm sure Miyako told you to 'ask Versailles for more information', yes?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Yes. She said she wished she could have told me more about Hinayashiki." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Then I can tell you. Miyako's secret..." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"..." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"When Miyako was abandoned here. Miyako was put under a strong curse, called 'Dollification'." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Dollification curse, it's a very scary curse that makes you think you're a doll." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Doesn't it mean that your body actually becomes like a doll?" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"There are two kinds of curses: one that turns you into a doll only in body, and one that turns you into a doll only in mind. The one that was applied to Miyako is the one that only turns her mind into a doll. She must have suffered a lot when she was brought up by the monster." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"They'll still get sick, they get hurt, and if they don't eat, they die." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Miyako was abandoned here as a doll and brought up here as a doll. She had the curse lifted by someone she loved like a sister. Miyako was on the verge of starvation at the time." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
With the help of her savior, Miyako escaped from Hinayashiki. But she had been living as a doll all her life. It took her a long time and a lot of training before she was able to live like a normal human being." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"See, you might find Miyako to be cold-hearted sometimes, right? That's because she doesn't understand human emotions yet. Just like with other people's emotions, she's still learning about her own emotions as well." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"The reason Miyako is not very emotional... is because she has none." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"It must have been very difficult for her to be brought up as a doll and then re-educated as a living being..." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"I should have told you about this a little earlier, but I thought Miyako would tell you herself about this." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"It was her doll friend who helped Miyako..." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Miss Yoshino?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Miyako had a very clever doll friend. A child who can walk and speak by herself." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"She broke Miyako's curse. Miyako said, 'Thanks to her, I became a person again.'" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"The doll is very kind. She's very good. She told Miyako that her place was not here. She really wanted to be with Miyako all the time..." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"It's okay to stay together forever. If it's a relationship between a 'person' and a 'doll'...". |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"It is a twisted power that turns dolls into people and people into dolls. To wish people could love dolls and dolls could love people." |
??? |
"People lose their lives. People take their lives." |
??? |
"People hurt their dolls. But when they hurt themselves, they blame the dolls." |
??? |
"People go to the doll dump for fear of curses. People curse people, but everyone blames the dolls." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"It's the same voice as the one from earlier. She's definitely watching us. |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Hey, Yuuzen. Yoshino's black doll is glowing." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"!" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Yoshino, gimme yer hand!" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Hand?" |
Yuuzen noticed something and asked Yoshino to hold out her hand. Yoshino did as he was told and held out her right hand towards Yuuzen. And... |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"They're gone!" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"What happened!? How could this happen with a Gate!" |
We were just about to begin our search inside Hinayashiki, two reliable sorceresses have disappeared at the same time... |