![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Hey, I want to ask something." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"What is it?" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"You said there was a fourth reaction, Shimoamazu, how do you even locate these Koutetsu Ningyou?" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Ah, that's what I was wondering too. Are you using any special sorceries? Like say, metal detecting sorceries!" |
Shimoamazu |
"There are no sorceries with that kind of magic." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Even magic can't do that." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"What I'm using is a doll detection sorcery." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"What is that magical sorcery even? I think it's more powerful than metal detecting!" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"To be precise, it's an ability my doll here has. She's under my sorcery, so I guess you could say that her powers are my sorceries too." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"So what if it's not a Koutetsu Ningyou, but just a machine part or a human bone, wouldn't it be hard to find even for you, Shimoamazu?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"It would be. A case like this though, is the right job for a sorceress like me. Aside from myself, the other people looking for Koutetsu Ningyou are all doll masters." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Well, I don't think there are many people who can use doll-detection sorceries." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Speaking of doll masters, Yuuzen is one of them too." |
Shimoamazu |
"Yuuzen?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"She's a sorceress who's been going around destroying barriers lately. She's the nasty one who destroyed the mountain's barriers and caused Phantom Mist to appear." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"She is called Kekkai Yaburi by the Nishiki Army. She calls herself a doll seller and has many Nishikese dolls." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"A sorceress who calls herself a doll seller..." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Shimoamazu, do you have any idea who she might be?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"...No. I know a few sorceresses who sell dolls, but I don't know anyone who would stoop low enough to go around breaking barriers." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"But..." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Maybe we'll meet somewhere. This Yuuzen sorceress." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"I don't know. She knows us already, so she might have already ran far away." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Doll masters are tenacious. They won't give up so easily just because of mere setbacks." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"So you're tenacious too, Shimoamazu?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"I am not a doll master though. I am Amanohashidate's caretaker. Nothing more, nothing less." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Hey Shimoamazu, I have a favor to ask you." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Ara, what is it?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Can you hand over the Koutetsu Ningyou? Yoshino, wants to touch it too." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Yoshino, that's dangerous. I don't think you should do that." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"It's okay, if Shimoamazu is fine, then Yoshino thinks so too." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
I don't mind anyone touching it, so long as it stays in current conditions now. Sure, fine. I'll give it to you. But only to hold it in your hand and touch it, okay? Don't pull or remove any parts." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Ooooh-, thank you Shimoamazu!" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Yoshino, make sure you follow Shimoamazu's instructions, kay?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Haaai~" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Gosh, is this all actually okay now?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"To tell you the truth, this is not absolutely safe." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"EH!?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Naturally, it's safe because it's sealed up properly, but a functional Koutetsu Ningyou is quite tough. Well, I'll take care of it if something happens, and Yoshino seems to be a pretty good sorceress, so I'm sure she'll be fine." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Ooooh, oooooooh-!" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Heheh, she got really interested in it. She's so cute. I'm the type of person who can't say no when a child asks me for a favour." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Hey Vivienne, do you think Shimoamazu will be offended if I said that she looks younger than Yoshino?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"I don't think she would be offended, no. But I'm sure she overheard you." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Yes, I can hear you. But I don't care, so whatever." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Here's how it's made... Hmmmhmmm." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"This doll has no eyes. There are holes to fit something in..." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Perhaps the eyes and mouth are connected on the inside. The eyes generate strong energy, and then it comes out of the mouth all at once." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Yoshino, you... Do you by any chance know about Koutetsu Ningyou?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"What? Never heard of it? Why?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Because you were right on point about how the Koutetsu Ningyou works. I'm surprised. I never expected that you could tell that much just by touching it." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Well, Yoshino calls herself a Kougyoukei after all." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Yes, yes. And he's also amazing with sorcery!" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Cute! Tiny! Industrial textile sorcery kemomimi girl! That's Yoshino of the SSS!" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"She sure looks like a busy one. And by the way, all Nishikese folk have animal ears." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"But it's really amazing that you were able to guess how the Koutetsu Ningyou works. The fact that you know exactly how it works without it being operational is spectacular." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"By the way, if this child is operational, what kind of powers would it have?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"I don't think you should know that. But if you really want to know, I can tell you." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Yoshino would like to know." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"I want to know too. For future study." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Fine, I'll tell you. Yoshino, don't lose your head in surprise, okay?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Don't worry. Head is hold firm with both hands." |
The Koutetsu Ningyou made from ancient mechanical parts. Said to have a terrifying power hidden in its head. What kind of powers does it have? Will it combine to become a robot or attack...? |
Shimoamazu gave an answer that went far beyond our expectations, without even moving an eyebrow. |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"The Koutetsu Ningyou head spits Mist." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"...Eh?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"As you said, the eyeballs absorb other people's magic power. It amplifies it many times over and creates Phantom Mist. In other words, it is a Phantom Mist activation device that can be used anytime, anywhere." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Phantom Mist, activation device..." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"No, no, you must be joking, right? No way it's real, right?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Of course. That's the Ooe Big Four. Your sorceries and jokes are top-notch." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"I swear by Ooenomiya's name, the Guardian of Ooe, that nothing I say is false." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Ah, you're... very serious." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"No way?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have said this is an emergency situation." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Ooh, ooooohh-! This doll is way more supaa-denjarasu than imagined!" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Shimoamazu, you should have said that earlier! Yoshino is a kougyoukei, not much about playing with dolls... Freaking out!" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Awawa, awawawawa, awawawawa..." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Yoshino, calm down! Don't awawa! Your hands are shaking! They're shaking so much!" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"That's right! Just calm down, okay? I mean, about that, you know..." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"...Don't ever drop it, okay?" |
--Thunk. |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Ah." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"You dropped it." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Yeah, face down." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Kyaaaah! Wait Yoshino! What are you doing!? Make sure it's not broken!" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Ooh, oooooh`. It's fine. I just bent the nose a bit..." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"The nose!? You bent the nose!?" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Is it okay!? Hey, are you alright!?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"That's Mist..." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"This is Phantom Mist right?! It's not good! It's not funny!" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"So bending the Koutetsu Ningyou's nose causes Phantom Mist..." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"No. It wasn't this child who gave birth to this Mist." |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"This presence... I sense a Koutetsu Ningyou near us." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Then this is the fourth Koutetsu Ningyou that you mentioned, Miss Shimoamazu?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Yes, probably. But it's weird. This time it's not just the Koutetsu Ningyou, feels like there's something else with it." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Something else?" |
![Story Shimoamazu.png](/images/6/60/Story_Shimoamazu.png) Shimoamazu |
"Yes. Let's head in a little further. Maybe they'll even come to greet us from over there." |