Main Scenario/Miyako's Secret Art

Metro Nishiki Episode
21-1	Senbon Torii
21-2	The Fox Girl
21-3	Ward Sorcery
21-4	Miyako's Secret Art
21-5	Nagashi-bina
21-6	The Black Doll
21-7	The Doll's Friend
21-8	Staring at the Pillar
21-9	Beyond the "Gate"
21-10	I Am Fine

Miyako	"Yoshino-chan, how are you? Are you feeling a little better?"
Yoshino	"Not just a little bit better, a lot better. Still feels a bit uncomfortable, but not a lot."
Miyako	"That's good. It seems to have worked really well."
Yoshino	"Yoshino has never seen such sorcery before. What art did Miyako cast?"
Miyako	"It's the art of transferring a person's pain and suffering to its user."
Yoshino	"Eh..."
Yoshino	"Transfer to yourself? Not to get rid of it?"
Miyako	"Yes. This cannot relieve suffering from illness or physical injury, but possible if caused by special sorceries or magic."
Yoshino	"Sorceries with special effects, that means...".
Vivienne	"Miyako, how is Yoshino?"
Miyako	"I think she'll be fine now. We can continue with the mission."
Yakutsk	"Good..."
Vivienne	"Do tell us about your mission, why did you came back to this mountain, Miyako? Now that we've converged, I like you to brief us on the purpose of the mission."
Yakutsk	"The Mist on this mountain has been cleared, hasn't it? But, the situation clearly changed after Miyako turned back. Why is that even after the source of the outbreak has been eliminated?"
Miyako	"We weren't able to get rid of the source. Or, in my opinion, a new source manifested."
Miyako	"I'm sure you all know what happened here?"
Vivienne	"Oui. Children who had gone missing all over M. Nishiki were all found here, all at once, no?"
Yakutsk	"We the SSS suspect perhaps something like a temporary Gate opened and brought the children here. It's part of our mission to find out."
Miyako	"It is certain that the children were gathered here in some way. But I disagreed with the Railway Army's supposition that someone living in these mountains wanted to harm the children."
Putra	"What makes you think that? One wrong move and they could all be dead, right?"
Miyako	"But as it turned out, they all survived. They didn't get hurt, they didn't get sick. They survived for many days in this labyrinth of torii gates."
Yakutsk	"For days?"
Miyako	"The children were trapped here for a long time before the Railway Army came to their rescue. It's unusual to survive for this long inside such Phantom Mist."
Queensway	"That being said, yes. It takes awhile for rescue teams to arrive after people went missing in various places, not immediately..."
Queensway	"Did the children have any resistance to Phantom Mist? People such as the Mistism cultists and Miss Karamachi were less susceptible to the Mist and less likely to be attacked by monsters."
Yoshino	"That's not true. The children were not resistant. The torii protected them.
Miyako	"Finally. Someone else thought the same thing like me."
Yoshino	"Yoshino is from Nishiki. Yoshino understands at least this much."
Miyako	The temples and torii gates of Nishiki have the power to protect people from bad things. That is why many of them function as wards to prevent Phantom Mist from occurring."
Miyako	"In fact, this place where we are escaping from the Mist is also within the Torii's boundaries."
Yoshino	"Miyako is right. Even if bad things possess us, the blessing of Jushin-sama and the power of nature will repel them away."
Yakutsk	"So this means another culprit brought the children here."
Miyako	"I believe so. That's why I didn't retreat and came back to this place. I came back to this place because I wanted to find out the truth."
Miyako	"And just before we left the labyrinth, I sensed someone's presence. I couldn't determine whether it was a person or a demon. I couldn't tell for sure. I felt like they were asking for my help..."
Vivienne	"It's just as Yoshino predicted - You turned back into the maze to see if there were any children left behind. No wonder M. Nishiki Railway Army said 'stragglers'."
Yakutsk	"Wouldn't it have been better to report back to your comrades and then plan a strategy? It's too dangerous to turn back alone. Why did you take such a risk?"
Miyako	"What do you mean...?"
Miyako	"Just because I thought it was dangerous, doesn't mean I think it would be difficult?"
Putra	"I didn't expect that answer."
Miyako	"Isn't it normal? I didn't violate any orders."
Miyako	"My mission is to protect the children who were found here at the Senbon Torii. It is not part of my orders to return to the base with them as the search party withdraws."
Miyako	"Besides, those who took part in the search party here were somewhat underpowered, both as sorcerers and as soldiers. I don't think they would have made it to this place anyway."
Putra	"Miyako is surprisingly workaholic. I thought you're more like Versailles' straight man."
Yakutsk	"Well, alright. I see your point, Miyako."
Yakutsk	"But you should also understand our emotions when we came to help you. Yoshino risked her life to save ya."
Miyako	"Understand emotions..."
Miyako	"Human emotions are so difficult..."
Miyako	"Hey Yoshino-chan, what did you feel on the way here?"
Yoshino	"Yoshino felt like heart was going to burst. Yoshino was so worried about Miyako, that its very depressing."
Miyako	"So... I made you feel anxious."
Miyako	"I'm so sorry. I didn't expect you all to come."
Yoshino	"There's no need to apologise. Miyako went back to help people. Yoshino and friends are here to help."
Yoshino	"That's right, isn't it? Shashou?"
Conductor	Of course, there was no way she could just leave here and return to base when there's still Mist. It will also be necessary to find out the identity of the presence that Miyako had sensed.
Conductor	But Yakutsk is right, Yoshino's physical condition is our priority. If it was due to injury or illness, we could do something about it. But if this Senbon Torii is affecting her then I have to expect the worst to happen.
Miyako	"There is nothing to worry about. I've found out the reason for Yoshino-chan's illness."
Conductor	That helps. Nishikese sorcery is very foreign. It's reassuring to have a sorceress like Miyako watching over us.
Conductor	So what's going on? Why on earth did Yoshino get so ill? She's in a worse condition than Vivienne, is this because of the many torii here?
Miyako	"Vivienne's symptoms are typical magic intoxication. I think she will get used to it in time."
Miyako	"But Yoshino-chan's case is different. She's afflicted by a somewhat strong curse."
Putra	"Strong curse?"
Miyako	"Yes, she's cursed."
Putra	"......"
Miyako	"Just to be clear, it is a curse in the sense that it converts emotions such as hatred and sadness into harm upon a person's body and soul."
Putra	"I don't need you to explain that to me!"
Yakutsk	"Don't say it so non-chalantly. We have to do something about it, don't we?"
Vivienne	"That's true. If it's a curse, we have to break it."
Miyako	"I agree that we should move on to find a way to do that. Don't worry so much about Yoshino's curse. I absorbed most of hers, so she'll be fine."
Vivienne	"You absorbed..."
Vivienne	"Please don't tell me, that was the kind of sorcery you used earlier?"
Miyako	"Yes, it was. I transferred Yoshino-chan's curse to me. I have a strong resistance to curses, so I probably would be fine."
Yoshino	"How can there be no problem? Miyako can only endure so much. We have to find a way to break the curse properly."
Yakutsk	If it's not the Torii or the Phantom Mist, then there must be a sorcery maniputor. I'll find whoever it is and bring down justice."
Yoshino	"Miyako has been investigating this mountain for a long time now, hasn't you? Have you ever sensed anyone suspicious or any other unpleasant presence?
Miyako	"We fought a strong demon when we rescued the children, but it wasn't an enemy who used special sorceries or magic. Maybe there's something around the top of the mountain, but... I haven't found a way to get up there."
Yakutsk	"So there's likely another maze from here onwards."
Miyako	"Yes. It's quite complicated and I'm having trouble getting further. But I keep getting the feeling that someone is watching me. I think it's too early to turn back..."
Queensway	"About that, I've been thinking. The presence that Miyako felt when she retreated... Could it be that fox-faced girl we saw?"
Miyako	"Fox?"
Queensway	"Yes. She is a Nishikese girl wearing a fox mask. We saw her on the way here. She showed us the way and... She doesn't look like she's from the living world."
Yoshino	"That girl knew Miyako's name. She probably saw Miyako here all the time."
Miyako	"I haven't seen any girl with a fox mask. Even if she wasn't living, I'd think I'd recognise her right away..."
Yoshino	"She might have been hiding inside the torii too. Yoshino thinks she was too shy to talk to Miyako alone. Yoshino understands that feeling very well."
Miyako	"I have no idea what's going on."
Putra	"There she is! The floating fox!"
Vivienne	"How did she know we were inside the ward?"
Fox Masked Girl	"Get out of the ward now. You are going to the top of the mountain."
Fox Masked Girl	"The only way to clear the Mist is to go to the top. Look for the black torii. Don't be distracted by the vermillion torii. You will find it if you look carefully."
Miyako	"That's the fox girl? I've never seen her before."
Yoshino	"She said we should look for the black torii. Yoshino and friends haven't seen any of those."
Miyako	"I've been looking at these torii too, but I've never seen a black one."
Queensway	"We can never be sure. There are so many torii gates. It wouldn't be surprising if we missed one or two."
Yakutsk	"This is where... you know who, comes in conveniently."
Paddington	"Paddington Elrond! The legendary Divine Child with perfect rote memorization that never forgets what she once saw, and a bottomless stomach!"
Yakutsk	"So Paddington, did you see any black gates on the way here?"
Paddington	"No! Not one!"
Yakutsk	"Useful. Thank you."
Yakutsk	"...That's what she said."
Miyako	"I've never seen anyone call Divine Child-sama 'useful' before..."
Yakutsk	"Let's do as she says once we're there. It's thanks to her that we were able to meet up with you, Miyako."
Queensway	"Yes, that's right. Thanks to her that we may be able to move on now. Miyako, can you disenchant the ward?"
Miyako	"Yes, I understand. Then we will return to the present torii."
Miyako used her spell again, and a door in the shape of a torii appeared in front of her. Outside the door, which emitted a strong light, is supposed to lead us back to the Senbon Torii, a series of vermillion torii gates...
Miyako	"This is..."
But the view that stretched outside the ward was an eerie cave with walls lined with Nishikese dolls...

Metro Nishiki Episode
21-1	Senbon Torii
21-2	The Fox Girl
21-3	Ward Sorcery
21-4	Miyako's Secret Art
21-5	Nagashi-bina
21-6	The Black Doll
21-7	The Doll's Friend
21-8	Staring at the Pillar
21-9	Beyond the "Gate"
21-10	I Am Fine