We pursued the mysterious doll seller Yuuzen into the mountains behind the shrine, but as night fell, many Mist Monsters appeared. We headed for the mountain top quickly to find out the cause. |
Yoshino said that there are often important wards where there are torii gates, and she suspected that there might be something wrong with these wards. |
Yoshino |
"We're almost at the top of the mountain." |
Vivienne |
"We've made it up pretty far and yet the enemies still keep coming from above us. Maybe Yoshino was right and there is something wrong with the ward." |
Putra |
"As for the ward, how would you deal with it if there's no physical damage, or if there's not enough power to repair it? What do we do to make it hold back the Phantom Mist?" |
Yoshino |
"Have to analyse the ward technique and recast the art. It's not easy, but it's not that difficult, so it's alright." |
Putra |
"Eh? No way, Yoshino, you can do that?" |
Yoshino |
"Know a lot about Nishiki wards. If the wards are the cause, Yoshino can do something about it." |
Vivienne |
"That's amazing!" |
Yakutsk |
"Yoshino can fix wards, I never knew that." |
Yoshino |
"Just didn't have the chance to talk about them, that's all. Living by yourself in the mountains means you learn how to fix the old wards, so that there was no Mist. Without wards, you can't live in the mountains." |
Putra |
"Is Yoshino quite an amazing person by any chance?" |
Yoshino |
"Small and powerful. The people of Nishiki have a very large gap between size and power." |
Conductor |
Yoshino is dexterous with her hands and is particularly good at fixing broken things. However, she was not chosen for the SSS simply because of that, because our job is neither to make things nor to fix them. |
Conductor |
Yoshino was chosen because she is skilled in handling sorcery. Yoshino's real talent is sorcery. Never forget this. |
Yoshino |
"Have never dealt with wards of other countries, but at least all Nishiki wards are sorceries, so a skilled sorceress can usually understand them." |
Yoshino |
"And thankfully, Yoshino is an accomplished spellcaster!" |
Putra |
"Oooh! You got this!" |
Vivienne |
"Yoshino's pretty cool today! So cool and so cute!" |
Conductor |
Yoshino was confident that she could do something about this Mist on the mountain. She has the competence to back it up. That's why she proposed to go for the summit.
She believed that everyone.... friends in the SSS would follow her. |
Yuuzen |
"Ooo~i! Y'aaall!" |
Yoshino |
"That's, Yuuzen!" |
Vivienne |
"So she did make it up the mountain then." |
Yuuzen |
"What are y'all talking about? Y'all have to get back down as soon as possible!" |
Yuuzen |
"Pant, pant, There's Mist... There's Phantom Mist outbreak! So many monsters have been... showing up and..." |
Yoshino |
"We know. Yoshino and friends are about to deal with the monsters now." |
Yuuzen |
"Eh? What did ya just say...?" |
Yoshino |
"We're gonna defeat those Mist Monsters over there." |
Yuuzen |
"Defeat them? But it's impossible to take on the Mist! Ya should just run away with me! I know a safe place!" |
Queensway |
"We're fine. We're used to fighting Mist Monsters." |
Queensway |
"Besides, we think the cause of the Mist is related to the ward on the summit. If that is the case, we can ensure the safety of this mountain." |
Yuuzen |
"...Y'all, can fix the ward?" |
Yoshino |
"Yoshino can." |
Yuuzen |
"The art of mountain wards are pretty complicated, ya know? Just because ya know some sorcery doesn't mean ya can do anything about it?" |
Yoshino |
"Daijyoubu. Can fix it." |
Yuuzen |
"......" |
Yuuzen |
"I see. I guess if yer that confident, ya better give it a try. I'll go and inform the Nishiki Army about this, and y'all just try and hold out till then." |
Yuuzen |
"See you later." |
Yakutsk |
"Now just you wait a second." |
Yuuzen |
"What else did you want?" |
Yakutsk |
"We're not just gonna let you get away this time. Why're you here if you said you're just gonna head back to the town? Who wouldn't find you suspicious in these circumstances?" |
Queensway |
"Miss Yakutsk is right. What were you doing up here on the mountain, Miss Yuuzen?" |
Yuuzen |
"Well uh..." |
Yuuzen |
"Well, that's how it is. It can't be helped. It'll be awkward to keep being quiet about it... I'll confess." |
Yuuzen |
"The truth is I was on a 'treasure hunt' too. I thought I'd find some amazing treasures up here where there are wards on the mountain." |
Yakutsk |
"I had thought so. You weren't digging all over and touching something weird now, were you?" |
Yuuzen |
"I have no idea, but never say never. I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I acted so carelessly." |
Yoshino |
"That might be why the ward is acting up." |
Yoshino |
"Yuuzen, there's all kinds of forbidden sorceries in the mountains. There's many things in nature that people are not allowed to touch. Yoshino knows about such sorceries." |
Yoshino |
"But can understand why you would want to use such bad sorcery. Yoshino... Yoshino has used them before." |
Yuuzen |
"I was blinded by greed. I was lured by the words, 'Things of value will appear to those who desire and look for it'." |
Putra |
"But you can't teach that to the children in this town, Yuuzen. What if they climbed the mountain like you did and got hurt?" |
Yuuzen |
"A kid?" |
Yuuzen |
"Did I really talk to a kid about treasure hunting..." |
Queensway |
"What's that!?" |
Vivienne |
"I just heard something close by! Yuuzen, you have to evacuate quickly!" |
Yuuzen |
"G-got it!" |
Yoshino |
"Wait, Yuuzen!" |
Yuuzen |
"?" |
Yoshino |
"You were on a 'treasure hunt', right? Did you happen to see an obi-kazari with a bell?" |
Yuuzen |
"Obi-kazari? No, I don't know of any. I haven't seen anything like that." |
Yoshino |
"See. There's no way that's possible after all then..." |
Yakutsk |
"Yoshino! Talk later! We need to hurry up to the summit! We can't fight in this place so cramped! We have to move before they take the upper hand!" |
Yoshino |
"The peace of this town will be protected by Yoshino..." |
Yoshino |
"Wait, Yakutsk! Yoshino should take the lead!" |