Main Scenario/Ward Sorcery

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

Vivienne	"We did what she said and really did get out of the maze."
Putra	"But isn't the Mist a bit too thick? All the monsters were tough too."
Yakutsk	"It's to be expected that there's a Phantom Mist. I won't complain, it's our job to fight in the Mist."
Vivienne	"Yes, the Mist is getting thicker, but I think we've managed to escape the complicated maze. It's a good thing that the gradient got a lot steeper after we took that branch to the right. It's easier to get lost going up than to repeatedly go up and down, because we're less likely to get lost."
Yoshino	"But Yoshino and friend's goal is not to climb the mountain. Our goal is to find Miyako and get back down the mountain."
Yakutsk	"If Miyako is aiming for the summit, we will catch up with her sooner or later; If Miyako descends the mountain first, that means she's safe, still good."
Vivienne	"Don't worry, Yoshino. We'll catch up. We'll be quicker than her in fighting our way up the mountain. Even Miyako can't run up the mountain in this Mist without being noticed by the monsters."
Yoshino	"The bad magic has become stronger after we passed through the torii earlier. It could be possible that she's stuck and hiding somewhere..."
Queensway	"It appears that Miss Yoshino is right."
Yoshino	"Queensway?"
Queensway	"Miss Yakutsk, please turn around."
Yakutsk	"I won't be falling for the same trick anymore. I'm not afraid of fox masks."
Yakutsk turned around as told by Queensway...
Miyako	"......"
Yakutsk	"GWAAAH!"
Yakutsk	"!!□ーー×▲×ーー□!!"
This time, it was Miyako standing right behind Yakutsk. Nobody's floating in mid-air this time as expected, but nobody noticed Miyako until Queensway spotted her.
Yoshino	"Miyako, you're okay. So glad. Was so worried."
Miyako	"I was so surprised. It really was Yoshino-chan. I thought I could smell Yoshino-chan's scent, so I came out and was surprised to see you right in front of me."
Vivienne	"But it's not just Yoshino right~?"
Putra	"That's right~? So we're Yoshino's light bulbs~?"
Miyako	"Ah, yes. I didn't smell anyone else other than Yoshino-chan, so I had no idea who else was there."
Putra	"Wait, you're really treating us like light bulbs-!"
Miyako	"It's not that I treated you all as light bulbs. Yoshino-chan has a distinctive smell. I can clearly detect her even when I'm inside a ward that repels all magic power."
Putra	"There it is. The animal-like abilities unique to the beast girls."
Miyako	"If we want to be technical it's not exactly the same thing, but it's okay to recognise it that way."
Vivienne	"Wait a minute. You may fool the spear-using, assault-charging Putra, but you can't fool magical girl Vivienne by using such ambiguous language."
Putra	"Magical girl, you...?"
Vivienne	"Oui? Problem?"
Putra	"No, nothing."
Vivienne	"Erhem."
Vivienne	"Yoshino and I were both walking around with our antennas beep-beep-ing to look for you, Miyako, okay? Then you suddenly appeared behind us. I'm noooot convinced that you sniffed her out by scent."
Miyako	"That's because neither I nor any of you were able to detect each other's magic."
Vivienne	"You say you have a ward that repels magic? That's easy for you to say, but we don't see that kind of thing very often, do we? If you have such an item, I'd like to know about it."
Putra	"As expected of the magical gorilla. You're reliable when it comes to magic and magical powers."
Vivienne	"Magical Girl."
Putra	"Yes, sorry."
Miyako	“There's a special ward sorcery on these torii gates here. I made good use of it to hide myself. There are a lot of demons here, so I thought I'd take a break."
Yoshino	"ward sorcery..."
Yoshino	"This is a major oversight. A little thought and this could have been figured out too..."
Putra	"Being able to hide in the torii gates is an amazingly convenient feature. What was the point of all that effort we put in to get here?"
Miyako	"You have to be able to excel in Nishiki sorcery to a certain extent. It seems that the Railway Army troops couldn't do it."
Miyako	"Oh, but I would have figured that Yoshino-chan can do it..."
Yoshino	"......"
Yakutsk	"Yoshino is in a very bad state because of the magic of these torii gates. We are asking her to conserve her magic and strength as much as possible."
Yakutsk	"She's exhausted enough dealing with the Phantom Mist and searching for you. We didn't have time to investigate the torii."
Yoshino	"No, we had time for that. If only Yoshino had thought it through better..."
Yakutsk	"You didn't think of it right away because it sounded too difficult. It's fine, it doesn't matter. We got Miyako safely this way, and there is no casualties."
Vivienne	"That's right, Yoshino. Don't worry about it."
Queensway	"Miss Miyako, my apologies for asking immediately after we met... Can you tell us why you came back here alone? There must be a reason why you were separated from the rest of the Railway Army, right? Because if there's anything left to do, we're here to help..."
Yakutsk	"Yoshino's condition is our top priority."
Queensway	"Yes, of course it is."
Yoshino	"Yoshino will be fine. Let's look for the children together, shall we?"
Miyako	"That's up to me to decide, Yoshino-chan."
Yoshino	"Eh? What do you mean?
Miyako	"Yoshino-chan, you've been getting worse since you met me, haven't you?"
Putra	"Hey Miyako, tell me very honestly. Is Yoshino looking alright to you?"
Miyako	"I don't think she's alright at all, no matter how I look at it. You shouldn't have brought her here."
Yakutsk	"It's our fault. I'm so sorry. We made a mistake."
Conductor	No, it is my responsibility as the commander to care for the state of my subordinates. I thought about retreating on the way out, but due to the fact that we were lost, we could only go on.
Miyako	"It's alright. I can handle this. If it's pain and suffering you're feeling now, Yoshino-chan, I can absorb it. I can absorb it with my sorcery."
Miyako	"Yoshino-chan, why don't you hold my hand? After that, let's take a short rest. If you are okay with that, let's go together."
Yoshino	"Are you okay with that, Miyako, sucking out the pain?"
Miyako	"I'm fine. It's my special ability."
Miyako	"Trust me. This is very effective for us Nishiki folk."
Yoshino	"Understood... believe."
Yoshino quietly closed her eyes and gently held Miyako's offered hand.
Some sort of black things were sucked out of Yoshino's body. These black things then went straight through Miyako's hand into Miyako's body.
Putra	"W-What was that...?"
Vivienne	"Miyako sucked something out of Yoshino. I don't know what it is..."
Miyako	"Yes, she will be fine after a short rest. Conductor-san, let's take shelter inside the torii for the time being and regain our bearings. I will deploy a repelling ward, so please pass through the gate while I do so."
Miyako held Yoshino's body in her arms and began to chant a curse at the torii gate in front of her.
This is advanced sorcery. Very strong magical forces gathered around the torii. This sorcery would not merely at the level of "a bit difficult".
Miyako	"Come on, everyone, this way."
Miyako passed between the pillars of the torii gate. Her figure and presence completely disappeared from our sight.
Vivienne	"I knew Miyako was no ordinary woman, but she's stronger than I imagined."
Yakutsk	"We should have been accompanied by someone familiar with sorcery."
Queensway	"Miss Yakutsk?"
Yakutsk	"We should have been the ones to use our brains. Sometimes one can be affected by bad influences because they can do sorcery. This is something one can figure out with just a bit of thought..."
Queensway	"It's pointless for us to regret it now. We can make the most of it next time."
Yakutsk	"Yes, I know."

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