Nen-nen-korori, nen-korori.
The doll with big ears.
Let's pat your head. |
In place of my daughter.
Please play with the crows. |
Nen-nen-korori, nen-korori.
The doll with beautiful hair.
Let's pretty you up. |
Before the dawn.
Take the pain somewhere else. |
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid.
You are a strong and healthy child. |
Sick, pain, and scary dreams.
They'll all disappear down the river. |
Pain, pain, fly away.
Pain, pain, fly away. |
Pain, pain, fly away. |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"We're almost at the POI. It looks like we're safe once we're there, but we can't let our guard down yet, so let's be careful." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"......" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Yoshino, are you alright?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"It's fine. Was just concentrating." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Don't worry. This mission will rely on Yoshino's sorcery. Yoshino will do it right. Will be fine." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"You'll be fine. I'm counting on you." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Yes. Please do." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"...Miyako, will always find you." |
More than ten days had passed since our encounter with Canaria in M. St. Iris. We, the Special Steel Squad, were in M. St. Iris to plan an investigation into the celestial anomalies occurring in Metro, and to figure out how to establish regular contact with Iris Cloud. |
Just as we were about to return to Iris Cloud, a unit of the M. Nishiki Railway Army reported to us after they had completed their mission in M. Nishiki, 'We got separated from Miyako during our withdrawal.' |
--They say it is likely that she returned back alone just before the troops withdrew. |
Speaking of Miyako, she was instructed to head immediately to another site, saying that she had 'another matter to attend to', after escaping from the old castle in the rain. |
According to what I later heard, Miyako is one of the best sorceresses in M Nishiki's railway army, and whenever M. Nishiki had a difficult mission, they would call her back. |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"I heard that many torii appeared on the mountain with big barriers. They say that even after the Mist cleared, the torii stayed around." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"I heard they call them 'Senbon Torii', I am not sure if there really are a thousand of them." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"The problem is that a lot of children have been found inside those Senbon Torii". |
Conductor |
That was the most puzzling aspect of this incident. The appearance of a large number of torii on the mountain and the Phantom Mist are understandable. However, children disappeared far away from the Senbon Torii and were found at the same place at the same time. |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"All the children who were found were safe. Despite the fact that they were wandering around inside the Phantom Mist..." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Not all of them. There must have been people left behind in the Mist." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"That's why Miyako stayed. Miyako is not afraid of the dark and she is a very kind person." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"...That's right. She must have returned for a reason." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Versailles said this. Miyako knows no fear. She can walk in any dark place without using her eyes or ears." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Not only does she have keen senses, but she is also very good at detecting magic." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"She's like the Forestiers of Verforet then. I wonder if she has powers similar to those of Rennes or Brittany." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Non. Miyako is not like a Forestier." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"What do you mean?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Rennes and Brittany are professionals at finding people. They don't jump in unplanned in the face of obvious danger. The Forestier train daily, to avoid triggering secondary disasters. If something is too difficult to achieve alone, they will call in their allies to help them." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"......" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"...They would never go into a dangerous place like this alone." |
Stop confirmed. The Mist Train stopped at the same time as Paddington's voice. |
When Vivienne saw the great number of red torii she could see from the car window, she felt the evilness of the magical power overflowing from them and held her mouth shut. |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"This is the Senbon Torii... It's eerie to see so many torii lined up in the mountains." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"It's not just simply eerie. Yoshino is about to throw up." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Yoshino, you look really pale. You can't go on a mission like this. It would be better for you to stay on the Train..." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"It's fine. Feels bad, but can still use sorcery. As long as Yoshino can gaman, it's fine." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"You mean persevere...? Can you fight like this? Can you run away if something bad happens?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"If Yoshino cannot, would have said to stay on the Train." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"I understand... but I won't let ya off easy if you're lying." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"If something happens to Yoshino, we should consider withdrawing. I'm worried about Miyako, but without Yoshino, our strength is reduced by half. I don't think we can investigate a place like this without Yoshino's sorcery." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"We wouldn't have been able to solve that treasure hunt mission without Miss Yoshino back then, and we alone are inadequate when it comes to countermeasures against sorcery." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Yoshino, tell me what do you think from a quick glance at these pile of torii? Give me your honest opinion as a sorceress." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Straight to the point, it is very dangerous. Even if there is no Phantom Mist, Yoshino doesn't want to go up this mountain." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"M. Nishiki's Railway Army did not return to look for Miyako even after she was gone. And they've made the correct decision." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Very certain that something very scary will happen." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"I see. I understand very well..." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"......" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Well then, let's go, everyone. Keep an eye out for Yoshino's condition as we go. Paddington, please memorise the path for us. It looks very convoluted from down there." |
![Story Paddington.png](/images/2/28/Story_Paddington.png) Paddington |
"Yes! Leave it to me!" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"This is no ordinary mountain. But just because we're in M. Nishiki doesn't mean we must rely on Yoshino all the time." |