![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"...... Stop teaching me sorcery?" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Why? Are ya abandoning me too? I didn't prevent ya from finding your dolls. I didn't take away yer freedom. So why?" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Are ya also abandoning me? Because Mary told you to? Because you can't go against Ricardo's decision? Or is it because I am the problem child of the Resistance?" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"For my own good...? What? I don't even know what you mean." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"I need to know sorcery. It has to be sorcery for me to get myself back." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"The 'voice' in my heart is telling me that. It's telling me that the power to curse people feeds me. So I need to learn stronger sorceries." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Yuuzen, are ya really still leaving me?" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"......" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Liar..." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"YOU LIAR! YOU SAID YOU WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"YOU SAID YOU WOULD HELP ME, UNTIL I REMEMBERED EVERYTHING ABOUT WHO I AM, AND WHERE I CAME FROM! YOU SAID THAT EVEN IF I WAS A SINNER, EVEN IF I WAS A CURSED CHILD, YOU WOULD WATCH ME! YOU SAID YOU COULD UNDERSTAND MY FEELINGS!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"You said you could understand my feelings..." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"You traitor... I thought you were like a sister to me." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"She share memories with Canaria, huh? If that's the case, she's going to do something in the future." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Dammit, what am I doing? She is a person of interest. Why didn't I catch her? How can I let her go so easily?" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"......" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"No... I couldn't have caught her by myself. I have to do something about this sorcery art now." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"What's with this riffraff? It's overflowing with magic power even outside the sorcery art." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"...... It's now or never if I want to stop it." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"--Curse One - Leave the scarecrow in the blood-painted house.
--Curse Two - The one-eyed raven flies away from this shore, and heads for the other shore with blue in its mouth." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"--Curse Three - Red, blue, and yellow are all blue. Add pain to the five-colored kudzu, and invite the stargazing children into the shadowy world..." |
Youko |
"I won't let you Count to Four." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Tch, there you are, hexcastress." |
![Sorcery and Hexcast.jpg](/images/4/43/Sorcery_and_Hexcast.jpg) |
Youko |
"Close call, close call. If I had been a little late, the art would have been overturned. Good grief, I can never be too careful." |
Youko |
"That was a serious Counting Curse, wasn't it? How many were you planning to Count?" |
Yuuzen |
"I was going to Count to Six if I could. Though I was going to stop at Five because I was afraid ya would get in the way." |
Yuuzen |
"But yer right. You interrupted me before I Counted to Four. I knew that this sorcery art wouldn't stop at Four or so." |
Youko |
"A reminder is a reminder. You easily drove away my cursed spirit and tried to force me to undo the summoning art even though you were aware of the alteration of the reversal curse." |
Youko |
"As expected of the woman I admired. As a sorceress, there is none other better than you." |
Yuuzen |
"Yer are a very naïve young lady. I can tell that ya don't know much about the sorceries of this world." |
Yuuzen |
"But it's a great job ya made this contraption. Ya did it all by yourself, didn't ya? What kind of ghastly method did ya use to gather all this power?" |
Youko |
"That is a secret. But do you know what I have been doing? It means that everything I have done has a meaning." |
Yuuzen |
(She's not lying, but not true either... What the Hell is she up to?) |
Youko |
"This Great Curse Magic converts Nishiki's sorceries into power. Among them, it harnesses the power of curses favored by the dark." |
Youko |
"Resentment, hatred, envy, jealousy. Killing intent, hostility, vengeance..." |
Youko |
"I amplify them with my power and call forth 'thoughts' that are stronger than words. With each summoning, the power of the curse increases." |
Youko |
"When the red moon stains the sorcery art with blood, the thing I want most is summoned... You can't stop me anymore." |
Yuuzen |
"It's good for us if it can't be stopped. The sorcery art can be destroyed when the last summoning is over. There's no problem to killing ya after that." |
Youko |
"The last thing that will be summoned is a freak, you know? I'd think it would be difficult to kill me while dealing with it." |
Yuuzen |
"No to worry. I will defeat ya before that monster comes out." |
Yuuzen |
"Youko, ya should learn a little bit more about Nishiki's sorceries." |
Youko |
"You already put a Counting Curse..." |
Yuuzen |
"Technically, ya did that to yerself." |
Youko |
"What the?" |
Yuuzen |
"The condition for activating is... 'Kill me'. By revealing the condition, it will be more difficult for ya to break the curse on your own." |
Yuuzen |
"Don't be too cocksure of yerself, kay? Nishiki's sorceries are very deep." |
![Story Youko.png](/images/d/d7/Story_Youko.png) Youko |
"Damn, this is the extent of the the seal..." |
![Story Youko.png](/images/d/d7/Story_Youko.png) Youko |
"ーーーー!" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Ya can't break it. The curse that I just Counted included a curse that curses ya. I can do this if I curse both the sorcery art and the caster at the same time." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"But it's not over yet." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Miyako, are ya seeing this? Tell me briefly what's going on over yer end." |
![Story Miyako.png](/images/2/21/Story_Miyako.png) Miyako |
"I see you. We are all the same. I can hardly use my power because my magic power has been sucked out." |
Yuuzen |
"Don't worry. Yer magic power will be restored when ya come here. Listen carefully to what I am about to say. If we fail, Nishiki will be finished. Our lives will all end." |
![Story Miyako.png](/images/2/21/Story_Miyako.png) Miyako |
"Acknowledged. Please give me your instructions." |
Yuuzen |
"First, Yoshino, ya must search for the 'eye' attached to my body and connect it to magic, then ya and Miyako will take over the communication role." |
Yuuzen |
"Next, Mary, keep yer hand onto Miyako's hair and connect the Gate to the center of the sorcery art." |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"It's too far away. I can't make such a long jump now." |
Yuuzen |
"Trust me, the Great Curse Magic is now half mine. I will summon ya." |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"Yuuzen, you really are the best, did you put something in Miyako's hair too?" |
Yuuzen |
"It's just an insurance in case the coordinates are off, so don't pull out any gray hairs on Miyako." |
![Story Miyako.png](/images/2/21/Story_Miyako.png) Miyako |
"Wha, what is that? When did you put that on?" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Youko's movement is sealed, but a big block will be summoned soon. I'm sorry, but I can't handle it alone. I need your help." |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"I've connected my Gate. But I can't see the way out, so I have no choice but to trust Yuuzen." |
Conductor |
I trust Yuuzen, and I know she will do what she has to do. We can't stop the Great Curse Magic if we just stay here. Now is the best time to stop Youko's movements. |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"Let's go then." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"This is..." |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"This is the center of the Great Curse Magic. It's where Yuuzen and Youko are, and Canaria too." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Hey y'all. Welcome to the show." |
![Story Miyako.png](/images/2/21/Story_Miyako.png) Miyako |
"Yuuzen-san!" |
![Story Miyako.png](/images/2/21/Story_Miyako.png) Miyako |
"Are you safe? Are you hurt?" |
![Story Miyako.png](/images/2/21/Story_Miyako.png) Miyako |
"I'm so sorry, Youko has taken all my strength..." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Calm down. We can talk about that later. We have to deal with this bugger now." |
A tremendous amount of magical power was swirling in the center of the Great Curse Magic where Yuuzen and Youko were. |
It was of a completely different nature than the magical power felt inside the Giant Tree. A black, red vortex, as if human grudges and negative thoughts had been condensed. It was similar to that disastrous atmosphere felt back at Hinayashiki. |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"This is what we call evil presence. It is not created by Mist, but by the human mind." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Youko, what exactly are you trying to pull out? I don't even think it's possible to summon such a thing." |
![Story Youko.png](/images/d/d7/Story_Youko.png) Youko |
"It is true that I cannot summon what you want in the usual way. However, I have made it possible by using a certain method." |
![Story Youko.png](/images/d/d7/Story_Youko.png) Youko |
"The worst, most evil of the monsters that exist in Nishiki are summoned. With this summoning, my magic will be complete." |
![Story Youko.png](/images/d/d7/Story_Youko.png) Youko |
"This magic, this evil energy, this negative emotion. This monster, filled with everything necessary to strengthen the power of the curse, will only look after sacrificing several persons' lives. It will not show any reaction to my sorcery." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Then what does it react to?" |
![Story Youko.png](/images/d/d7/Story_Youko.png) Youko |
"Ufufufu, you're a smart women, Yuuzen-san. If you think about it a little, you can figure it out, can't you?" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"No way..." |
![Story Youko.png](/images/d/d7/Story_Youko.png) Youko |
"No way you say. This Great Curse Magic has been feeding on your own magical power." |
![Story Youko.png](/images/d/d7/Story_Youko.png) Youko |
"This monster was brought here by Yuuzen-san, if it weren't for Yuuzen-san, none of this would have happened." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"You damned bitch..." |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"Isn't this indeed a terrible idea? Ignoring the summoning art, there's already a demon sticking one foot out of the space." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Mary... Can you use your Gate to get back to where you were?" |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"That just got trampled by that monster." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Oh my god. This thing is really dangerous." |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"What the heck is that thing? Is it a Mist Monster? A cursed spirit?" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"None of that." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"That bugger... That's my mother." |
![Story Hone Ningyou.png](/images/f/f5/Story_Hone_Ningyou.png) ??? |
"ーーーー!" |
![Story Youko.png](/images/d/d7/Story_Youko.png) Youko |
"My! My my my! How wonderful! The Hone Ningyou has appeared, destroying the sorcery art and cutting through the darkness!" |
![Story Miyako.png](/images/2/21/Story_Miyako.png) Miyako |
"That's the Hone Ningyou, which Yuuzen-san made from her own mother's bones..." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Isn't it too big? Is Haha Yuuzen a giantess?" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Of course not. My mother was smaller than I am now. Either she sucked too much Poison, or she ate too many corpses..." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Whatever, this Hone Ningyou now is different from the Hone Ningyou I know. I don't even know if any of my arts will work." |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"Is that the real Hone Ningyou? Not a fake or something?" |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"I don't know. But if it's real, it should be smaller. And if it really is the genuine Hone Ningyou... It would have eaten people and killed people long ago." |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"We'll never know unless we try. That's the hardest part of the battle. We have to think about it as we go around." |
![Story Mary.png](/images/8/82/Story_Mary.png) Mary |
"Regardless... We'll just have to see how it goes for now." |
![Story Yuuzen.png](/images/9/9c/Story_Yuuzen.png) Yuuzen |
"Yeah, if push comes to shove, we'll just feed Youko to it and flee." |