Today, we will dive into Karen's chapter! Is it by chance? Is it by fate? Or... Did someone plan for it? Enjoy.
Chapter 12: The Purple Hues of Love
It was a new school day for the girls as they went their way. Today was going to be the start of a fun week. The first years in high school will have their first festival school play. The students were in their seats, listening to what their teacher had to say about the event.
"And so... The first years will do the play, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." the teacher replied.
As the teacher explained, everyone will be picking the characters through complete randomization, picking a number from the box and waiting until everyone draw a piece of paper. Lucia's class has half the roles and Kaito's class has the other half. Once the entire class had drawn from the box, the teacher requested for all the students to open the paper and to draw their attention onto the board. Lowering the cloth from the board, the students saw the characters' name with a number on top of them. Each number of the characters' name corresponds to the numbers that students had drawn.
When Lucia compared her number to the one on the board, she was shocked.
"Eh?! Me? I'm playing as Dorothy?"
"What?!" Hanon exclaimed as she looked at Lucia's number. Number 15. The character for number 15 is... Dorothy Gale. In disbelief, Hanon had her hand on her face. "Not again. Lucia getting the main part means that the play is bound to be a disaster."
"What's that suppose to mean, Hanon?" Lucia questioned in anger.
"And it's even worse that I have to play the Cowardly Lion... This is a role that is most suited for you, Lucia."
"What did you say, Hanon?!"
Hanon sighed, "What part did you get, Rina?"
"Why me? You've got to be kidding me..." Rina was sulking in misery.
"Eh, what's wrong, Rina?" Hanon asked.
"I'm the essence of abomination..." the girl was curled up in the corner, sounding depressed.
"Eh, eh? What are you talking about?" Lucia wondered.
Rina then turned to the teacher in fury, "Why do I have to play the Wicked Witch of the West?!"
"He he, well..." the teacher was laughing nervously.
"Don't tell me... This was rigged from the start!" Rina figured it out.
"C-Calm down, Toin-san." the teacher insisted.
"Why?! I don't want to play the villain of the story! Not only that, but it's a lead role!"
"C-Calm down, Rina..." Hanon trailed off.
Rina was trying to find the rig. Having her attention onto the box, she pulled on the sheets off the table to see that it was never randomized. There was a cutout in the box and the small table. A person was underneath the table, handing the slip of paper as everyone were drawing for their roles. In his hand was a slip of paper with the names of the students and their predetermined roles.
"Well, it's too late now." the teacher insisted. "Everyone has gotten their roles."
"No way..." Rina sink to her knees in defeat.
"Don't worry about it, Rina. I'm sure you'll like the role." Lucia assured.
"She's right. At least it's a girl's part so you can't complain about it like with the Mermaid Princess play two years ago." Hanon added.
The green hair girl just let out a sigh, "Geez... Why me?"
"Oh well. Now, everyone." the teacher clapped her hands to get the other student's attention. "We have to join the other classes to know their roles."
Once Kaito's class joined in, everyone converse about their roles. There are seven people who have the main roles. Lucia is playing as Dorthy Gale, Kaito as the Wizard of Oz, Kengo as the Heartless Tin Man, Daichi was the Brainless Scarecrow, Hanon was the Cowardly Lion, and Rina as the Wicked Witch of the West. One of the female students was given the role of playing Glinda.
While the teachers explained the other parts that were assigned to the other students, Lucia sighed. She wondered what Seira and the others were doing.
At Pearl Peri, the Orange Mermaid Princess was at home, sick in bed with a thermometer in her mouth. She made sure her door was opened so anyone who wanted to come inside wouldn't bump into the door with the beaded curtains in between. Coco was the first to enter her room to check in. Sitting on the edge of the girl's bed, she place a hand on Seira's forehead.
"You're still a little warm..." Coco noted. "Do you need anything, Seira? Are you hungry or thirsty?"
"No, I'm okay." Seira replied. "I just wished I wasn't sick. Being sick is no fun."
Although, she was happy that Coco cared for her. The Yellow Mermaid Princess giggled, remembered the time when she was sick. Sara would visited her and pretend to be the older sister caring for the younger sister. Now, it was Coco's turn to be the older sister to Seira.
"I'm sure with some rest, you'll get better soon." Noel came in, giggling. "After all, sickness doesn't just disappear on a simple wish."
She came with a tray of breakfast, concerned that the child might be hungry since she didn't join the girls at the table in the morning. Seira, grateful for her friends, sat up from bed and took the tray.
"Thank you, Noel." she smiled.
Meanwhile, Karen was downstairs, moping as she rest her head on the side of the table in boredom. She had nothing to do, completely bored out of her mind. Lucia, Hanon, and Rina are at school, Seira is sick, and Noel and Coco are taking care of her. Only she was left with nothing. That is... Until Nikora gave her a task.
"Karen, if you're going to continue loafing around, then you might as well get out and buy some groceries." Nikora replied.
"Okay..." the Purple Mermaid Princess responded, still bored out of her mind.
Getting up, she took the grocery bag, put on her purple coat, and went out the door.
In the city, just as Karen was about to head to the grocery store, she thought she saw something when a figure of a man passed by. She didn't see his face, only his hair color. Sandy blond.
'Could it be...' Karen wondered.
Brushing the thought away, she concluded, "No, it's impossible."
Turning towards the store, she deduced that it must have been her imagination. The idea was just too good to be true. After getting everything on the list, Karen paid for the food and head back to the hotel. When she entered, she saw Nikora giving a key to a new costumer. He had sandy blond hair, wearing an orange coat and cotton grey pants. Reasonable, since it's chilly in November.
"Ah, Karen. Just in time." Nikora remarked. "We have a guest. Someone you are apparently familiar with."
The man turned around to meet the girl's cinnamon brown eyes with his pale blue. Karen was close to dropping the grocery bag out of shock if she wasn't quick to maintain her composure.
"Subaru?!"
"Karen..." the man was also shocked, but warmly greeted her with a smile.
Thanking the manager, the scientist took his baggage to his room. Karen quickly drop the bag at the table before accompanying her old time colleague. Unlike most guests, Subaru was given the room on the first floor, a request of his. The girl understood the reasoning. It would have been quite a disaster if he tripped on the stairs and tumble all the way down. That would have been a bit extreme, even for a klutz like Subaru. Plus, having the ground floor was more convenient for him.
After setting his stuff down in his room, Karen couldn't contain herself any longer.
"Subaru, why did you came here?" she was the first to break the silence.
"Well, I've been having a bunch of bad luck today." Subaru admitted.
He explained that after he returned from the South Pole, he gave his results at his base in Britain. After that, he was planning to go back for more investigation. However, along the way, his boat suddenly stopped. It was completely bizarre. The boat had enough gas for two trip back. So, his group had been stranded for a few weeks. It was until he was near Japan that the boat was pushed closer to the docks. When he reached land, his crew checked to found out that there was no gas. And that was how he got here.
As Karen listened, she found Subaru's explanation to be strange. It couldn't be coincide that he went on the wrong ship or on a vessel that wasn't full of gas.
"I don't have a way to support this claim, but maybe someone didn't want you to go to the Antarctic Ocean." she voiced out her opinion.
"I agree, those piles of events aren't just coincidences. However for now, it's just a possibility. We still don't know exactly the motive."
Karen just ponder in thought, 'We don't know who is doing this... What is their goal? And why would they want Subaru to reach Japan instead?'
Eventually, after failed attempts to find an explanation, Karen gave up on the subject. Although, she didn't mind this coincident. They get to reunite after all. But little did she knew that Subaru felt the same way.
As he unpack, Karen quizzed, "How long will you be staying?"
"It depends. Until we get the supplies we need for the ship and also repair the damage the vessel has endured, I won't be going anywhere anytime soon." he answered. "Although, I don't mind staying a little longer."
The Purple Mermaid Princess blushed, knowing what he meant. Insisting in helping him unpack, the scientist looked at his watch to see that he finished a few hours earlier. Wanting to spend more time with him, Karen suggested in showing the man the way around town. Subaru agreed, much to her content.
Plus, she wanted some time to get together with the man whom she cared for. Together, they headed out the door of the hotel.
Meanwhile, Seira was still in bed. Unfortunately, her fever wasn't going down. Sweating and breathing shallowly, the girl was having a terrible nightmare. In her dreams, the atmosphere was dark and gloomy. It was completely ominous and foreboding. The sea was rough and dangerous. The city was destroyed, everything that was once beautiful was now in ruins.
"This is..." Seira trailed off as she looked around her surroundings. "Lucia! Hanon! Rina! Karen! Noel! Coco! Where are you?!"
No response as she called out for her friends. As she wandered around, the sound of an orchestra was being played. Following the music, Seira was led to the sea. Transformed into her mermaid form, the child swim to find herself in what looked like a shrine. The door opened by itself as the music was getting louder.
Entering to the final room, Seira gasped in horror for what lies before her. She saw Haruki conducting and Kumi dancing. Oddly, she doesn't looked like a doll anymore, almost human. A young woman to be exact. But that wasn't the reason why Seira was frighten. On the floor, laying still... Was her friends! They were in their idol form, but their dresses were torn and ragged as if a battle had taken place. There were many wounds on their bodies too. The music was getting darker as seven voices vocalized along. The seven Dead Princesses.
"It's such a shame that you all came here..." Kumi smiled darkly. "Only to fail!"
"We... Fail?" Seira questioned in fear.
The vision then changed to show a scary monster. It was dark and large, making its way after her until everything went black.
"AAH!" the child cried in horror as she woke up. "NO!"
Her scream had alerted Coco and Noel as they rushed into her room.
"Seira! What's wrong?" Noel questioned in concern.
"Coco!" Seira wrapped our arms around the young woman, crying in fear.
The Yellow Mermaid Princess comforted the terrified girl, stroking the back of her head, soothing her.
"Shh. It's okay, Seira. You were only dreaming." she softly told her.
But at the back for her mind, she was worried. What in the world could have left the poor thing completely petrified? Noel wanted to know what happened in the girl's dreams that would cause her to become so frighten. However, she waited and gave the young Princess some time to calm down. After taking a few deep breaths and wiping away her tears, Seira slowly calmed down a bit.
"M-My dream... I-It was completely t-terrible..." Seira sniffled, still shaken up.
Midway in her explanation, Hippo came bursting in.
"There's trouble! Something strange is happening out at sea!" he informed.
"What?!" the girls exclaimed.
"There are dark clouds and the weather suddenly became harsh and destructive!" the penguin replied.
The two young women got up, ready to deal with the problem. They were about to leave when Seira stopped them.
"Wait. I'm coming too." she got out from bed.
"No, Seira. You're sick. You won't be able to fight with us." Coco advised.
"She's right. You can't push yourself like that." Noel softly agreed. "Please don't be careless of yourself."
"They're right. Please, Seira-san, get back to bed." Hippo insisted.
"But I want to help!" Seira argued.
The girls were stuck, questioning on what to do. That is, until Takumi and Mikage came to visit. That did the trick. They came with gifts and company.
"Seira, why weren't you in school?" they can hear Takumi's voice from the stairs.
When the two kids saw the two women, Coco took it upon herself to quickly explain. She told them that Seira was sick today and she didn't want to be alone. Takumi and Mikage got the idea and went into her room. Seira was slightly disappointed that she has to stay, nevertheless, she was happy that her friends came to visit.
Knowing that Seira will now stay out of harm's way, Coco and Noel left without notice. Rushing out of the hotel, they both dived into the water, reverting to their mermaid forms to find the source. On a small area on a piece of land, the girls saw Haruki trying to locate the next Dead Princess. The book in his hands was glowing and it was the cause of the strange weather.
Nodding at each other, the mermaids leap out of the water to transform.
~Aiiro Pearl Voice!~
~Yellow Pearl Voice!~
Transformed into their idol form, they confronted the conductor. The sight of them alerted Haruki as he turned to face them.
"Oh? It appears that we have company."
Since this was their first time meeting the conductor, the two mermaids were very cautious.
"Êtes vous Haruki?" Noel interrogated in French.
[Are you Haruki?]
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mademoiselle Noel and..." upon the sight of Coco, Haruki frowned. "You looked... Familiar. Almost to someone I think I once knew..."
"Eh?" Coco blinked in confusion.
He would have continued to stare at her, making connections until Kumi was tugging at his shirt to get his attention.
"Geez, Haru, don't stare at her!" she chastised, craving for his attention only.
The book glowed as the duo disappeared in search for the fourth Dead Princess nearby. Strong gust swirled around the girls as Eris appeared to face them.
"Today, I'll be your opponent!" Eris smirked.
In what looks like a courtyard, was a woman who've lost her life. There she stood, swinging back and forth from the noose around her neck. From her appearance, she seemed like a tragic girl. Her dark red hair all messy and her prison clothes looked ragged.
"It appears we found her." Haruki noted.
However, he couldn't stop thinking about Coco and her resemblance to... Oh, what was her name? And who was that girl to him?
"But what's wrong, Haru?" Kumi noticed his hesitation.
"This book seemed to be causing the chaos out there." Haruki snapped out from his thoughts, quickly improvising.
"Oh, Haru~ That's because this Dead Princess is so angry that she wants to get her revenge." Kumi explained.
"I see..." he trailed off. "Okay, let's start shall we?"
As he opened the book, the wraith of the girl exploded, attracting many small insignificant spirits nearby. Filled with the negativity, the little spirits spread around town, attacking buildings and people.
Unfortunately, the tiny spirits started to gather near where Subaru and Karen were. The fact that the fourth revenge is close from starting is slowly altering the earth. Tremors started to appear, causing some buildings to collapse. Some of the rubble are falling, straight down towards Subaru!
"Subaru, look out!" Karen warned, pushing him out of the way.
She saved him from the debris, but now, she was trapped from the weight of it.
"Karen!" Subaru rushed over. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, but my legs are trapped underneath the rubble."
"Don't worry, I'll help you."
Looking around at the empty street, Subaru grabbed for a long pole and used it to lift the debris. Luckily, his strength was enough for Karen to crawl away.
"Thank you, Subaru." Karen respond as she tried to get up. "Aah!"
"Karen?"
"Itai..." the girl winced in pain.
"Your ankle... You must have twisted it when you saved me and got stuck." Subaru realized.
She tried to stand up, but that proves to be difficult.
"Subaru?!"
Suddenly, the man swoop her in his arms and started to carry her with him. The suddenness caught Karen by surprised. Although, she didn't mind being in his arms. Seeking for refuge, the two hid themselves in an abandon shelter, planning to stay until the dangerous weather and chaos died down. They were alone... Together. Placing her down, the man started to examine on her injury.
"It's because of me that you got hurt..." he trailed off, feeling guilty.
As he kindly tend to her ankle, Karen blushed as she gazed at him for his kindness. She was touched by his caring nature.
"Subaru..." she warmly smiled.
When he finished, he looked up at her, "Thank you, Karen... For save me from the debris."
Her face flushed more red as she denies, turning her face away, "No... I-It was nothing..."
Sitting next to her, she questioned how long will they have to wait. He answered until it was safe. Eventually, tired of waiting, Subaru drifted to sleep. Karen glanced over at his sleeping form before scooting over a bit and lacing her fingers with his.
'I don't mind staying like this for a little while longer...' she thought. 'But... Perhaps, one day... You'll know me for my true self, Subaru. Until then, I'll wait for that day to confess my true feelings for you.'
Succumbed to tiredness, soon enough, Karen also closed her eyes before drifting to sleep, resting her head on Subaru's shoulder.
Powered by the chaos, Eris was enjoying herself as she attacked Coco and Noel.
"Who are you?" Noel interrogated.
The villain stopped to dramatically pose as if she had offended someone, "Oh! Where on earth is my manners? I am Eris, the Mistress of the three spirits you have met before."
After that introduction, she blasted the Indigo Mermaid Princess.
"Aah!"
"Noel!" Coco rushed to her aid only to get blast as well. "Kyaa!"
"You two aren't much of a challenge." Eris taunt.
But then, she glared darkly at Coco. The Yellow Mermaid Princess felt intimidated, but hid the emotion from her face. For unknown reasons, Eris turned her attacks onto her, ignoring Noel for all she cares. Coco dodged as much as she could, but eventually, she couldn't any longer.
"Coco! Are you okay?" Noel called out.
"Ie..."
"I'll make sure that Haruki won't be reminded by that pretty face of yours." Eris remarked. "Such distractions would only delay the Revenge Circle."
"What are you talking about?!" Coco demanded.
The main spirit just kept quiet and summoned more blast of energy as the two Mermaid Princesses prepared themselves.
Some time soon, Karen woke up to the light of her Purple Pearl glowing. Understanding that her friends are in trouble, Karen moved a little abruptly, taking her hand away from Subaru. She winced since she ankle still hurt. Getting up slowly, she glanced at the scientist. He was still sleeping and a part of her wanted to stay, but she couldn't. Coco and Noel needed her.
Limping away, Karen opened the door. Unfortunately, the sound of the door creaking stirred the man awoke. Turning to see his friend leaving, he got up.
"Karen! Wait, you can't go outside!" he told her.
"Don't worry, Subaru. I'll be fine." she gave him an assuring smile.
"No, Karen!" Subaru was about to rush after her, but got locked in. Pounding at the door, he called out, "Karen! Karen!"
With the door between them, she dropped her smile as she dived to the nearest body of water so she won't have to limp her way to her friends. Swimming to where her pearl guided her, Karen jumped out of the water to join Coco and Noel as they helped each other out.
~Purple Pearl Voice!~
She landed gracefully on land, however, she did stumble a bit.
Noel, noticing that her sister seemed a bit unstable, questioned, "Karen, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Let's start singing." she insisted.
"Pichi Pichi Pitch Live Start!"
They started to sing her song, Aurora no Kaze ni Notte.
Asahi ga ureshikute
Omowazu namida ga deru..
Dokoka de miteru ka na?
Onnaji sora dakara tsudzuiteru
Yume wa mada, yume demo
(Let's stay ima anata ga)
Iru basho o shinjite
OORORA no kaze ni notte "my wish" todoiteru?
Mukae ni yuku yo datte zettai aitai yo
Juujisei no shita ima wa Two Life hanaretatte
Kokoro wa hitotsu
Onaji One Wish dakishimete
Doushite betsubetsu no
Unmei tadoru ndarou?
Yabureta "toki" no chizu
Nakushite hajimatta hontou no tabi
Mayottari naitari
(Let's Kiss! Ima jibun o)
Hagemashite ageyou
Kagayaku umi ni kitto "my faith" nemutteru
Murasaki no kaze fuite "Love Song" kikoetara
Mangetsu no yoru ni.. kitto Two Heart utau deshou
Chiisa na kandou.
Dakedo.. SUPESHARU na kimochi!
Yume wa mada, yume demo
(Let's stay ima anata ga)
Iru basho o shinjite
OORORA no kaze ni notte "my wish" todoiteru?
Mukae ni yuku yo datte zettai aitai yo
Juujisei no shita ima wa Two Life hanaretatte
Kokoro wa hitotsu
Onaji One Wish dakishimete
OORORA no kaze ni notte "my wish" todoiteru?
Hanareta koto mo itsuka zettai "yokatta" tte..
Otona ni naru tame kitto Two Life tabi ni deta
Meguriau mono.. minna
Taisetsu ni shiyou!
"Love Shower Pitch! Encore wa ika ga?"
"Not bad." Eris muttered. "But let me give you a parting gift!"
She focused her attack on the girls before disappearing. Although, they dodged the blast of energy, something just doesn't feel right. Just then, Karen saw Subaru. He must have managed to got out of the shelter. And what's worse was the attack heading straight towards him.
"Subaru!" Karen exclaimed in shock.
"Karen!" the man was still looking for her.
The blast missed him, but destroyed a piece of land that he was on. His weight cannot be supported by the weakened ledge and the blast knocked him into the water. Despite her ankle still hurt, Karen ran to the man, diving into the sea and ignoring her friends pleas.
"Karen!" Noel and Coco called out to her.
In the water, Karen swam as fast as she could. After she got his hand, she carried him to the beach. Gently setting him down against his back, she made sure that he was comfortable before waking up. Seeing his unconscious face, she was almost tempted to kiss him. However, she stopped herself as she heard her sister call out for her.
"I'm coming." she told her.
She was about to leave when she felt a hand suddenly grabbing her wrist. Startled, she turned to looked at Subaru.
He strained as he called out her name in his unconscious state, "Karen..."
"Subaru..." she whispered.
Smiling, she lean in to give him a small kiss on the forehead before dragging herself towards the water. By the time she disappeared into the sea, Subaru woke up from the sound of a splash. Getting up, he looked at his surroundings. He didn't see anyone... At least, he think he didn't. Although, the last thing he was certain he heard was his name being called. Could it had been Karen? He didn't know his savior, but was most grateful for them and hopes to see them again soon.
"Now Princess, if you would be as kind to sing of your sad tale?" Haruki requested.
The woman opened her mouth as the scenery changed. The surrounding looked like a jail cell. Dark, gloomy, and depressing. In the jail cell, the fourth Dead Princess started to sing her song, Everlasting.
Framed for... A crime that I never committed
You condemned an innocent to the depths of eternal suffering
My fate was seal by her hands...
By your Everlasting Crime
An unfair trial lead by an arrogant woman,
In order to make my lover think less of me
She was the lowest of the low... To pull this kind of stunt
That day was as murky as my memories, we used to be friends, right?
In the end, what caused you to change? To throw away our friendship?
"Hey, that boy, do you have a crush on him?"
A shy smile spread on my face as I gave a nod, confirming my love
An Everlasting Jealousy
Betrayed by the friend she believed in, that friend stole the girl's (my) lover
To make sure that I don't intervene, she set me up
Obeying her words and her manipulation, she managed to frame the poor girl (me)
That's when the girl (I) realized... There's no way she (I) can escape
Against that woman's corrupted truth
Sent to prison, treated with no respect...
I was the accused, the villain of the story
I tried in vain to clear my name, but all my words failed me
A trail was commence and they believed her every lie
The destruction of our friendship
On my last day, I despaired over the unfairness of it all
I just wanted to feel love, in the end, I got nothing
Oh, can somewhere hear my cries of pain?
All I want now is to exact my revenge against my so-called friend!
Framed for... A crime that I never committed
You condemned an innocent to the depths of eternal suffering
My fate was seal by her hands...
As I make my way to the noose, I made my vow, cursing that woman's name
The next time she sees me, will be a sign of her suffering
And out of the ashes... Will result in my Everlasting Grudge
"Oh, I see. So that's why you were trapped in your position." Haruki mused. "Well, you know what they say... Looks can be deceiving."
"Yes, Haru~" Kumi agreed. "Let's help this poor soul as soon as we can!"
"Agreed."
As the sun sets, ending the day, the girls returned home late.
"We're home!"
"Welcome back." Coco greeted.
"What took you three so long? You're usually home in the afternoon." Noel inquired.
They explained that they were held back to help their class with the set pieces and pitching ideas for the costumes.
"How is Seira? Is she feeling any better?" Lucia questioned.
"She's doing well. Her friends just left." Coco answered.
Going to the dining room, the girls sat down to explain their day. Coco and Noel talked about their brief encounter with the duo and Eris. They didn't mention Subaru per Karen's request. When it was time to hear the other side, they explained about their upcoming school play.
"What will you be playing as?" Seira's voice can be heard as she went downstairs.
"I'm glad that you're feeling better, Seira." Lucia replied. "I have the main role as Dorothy Gale."
"I got the role of the Cowardly Loin." Hanon muttered.
While this was going on, Karen was distracted, thinking about Subaru. That is... Until Rina noticed and questioned on her behavior.
"Karen, what's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing. Say, what day is your play on?" she asked.
The answered, much to the girls surprise, was on Kaito's birthday. And that fact reminded Hanon of their camping trip three days after, which is on Thanksgiving.
"What are you playing as, Rina?" Noel turned towards her friend.
Rina sighed as she palm faced, "I got the role of the Wicked Witch of the West."
"She's upset because she doesn't want to play the villain." Hanon explained.
"Eh... So you're playing the Witched Witch? How interesting." Karen mischievous smirked.
Fortunately, Noel knows the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz very well and of the characters. So, she tried to convinced her dear friend to accept that role. Soon enough, the others joined in too.
"I think you'll love the part, Rina. The Wicked Witch of the West loves the color green." Noel added.
"Just because green is my favorite color, doesn't mean that I want to play the villain of the story." Rina muttered.
"Well, judging from your brilliant acting last time, you'd definitely do wonderful playing the villain." Hanon pointed out.
"She's right. You got potential." Karen remarked.
"Besides, you dressed as a witch for the Halloween party a few weeks ago." Lucia added.
"Please, Rina?" Seira pleaded.
"I'm not sure on how to feel right now..." Rina sighed. "The fact that I have this role or you guys are saying that I have the potential to play it."
In the end, she claimed that she'll give it a shot as everyone else cheered.
Meanwhile, at an unknown location, Mai have returned after another day of fruitless searching. Suddenly, her phone rang. Sighing, she looked at the screen that has the name "Nymphia" on it before answering the call.
"Yes, Nymphia? Do you have anything to report?"
"Yes, Mai." a voice answered. "We succeed in our mission in Britain a few weeks ago."
"Please tell me you were discreet in handling the matter." Mai hoped.
"We emptied the gas before it completely filled the boat. After that, it was the matter of using our powers to drift the vessel towards Japan." Nymphia explained.
"I hope you were careful. Subaru Carraford Hashimoto is a very smart man. I wouldn't be surprised if he had his suspicions." Mai warned.
"I know, but why do we need him to arrive to Japan?"
"Because with the scientist here, Kyle feels that he can prove to be a great help to our cause."
Ooh, I wonder what's that all about? Anyway, the fourth Dead Princess' song, Everlasting, is based off of Ark from Sound Horizon. Ie means yes and itai means ow.
...
Dead Princess 4: You already know from my song.
Nymphia: I'm going to be a minor character, but I am a Umiko.
...
Subaru: So it wasn't a coincident that my ship got dragged to Japan?
Mai: Nope.
Subaru: Then why did you do it?
Honestly, if I have to say spell it out, there were two reasons. The first was to allow your ship with Karen to sail off smoothly.
Mai: KarenxSubaru! Or is that too long? How about Karbaru?
Subaru:*ignoring Mai* And the second?
You and the audience out there will know soon enough. Remember everyone to leave your thoughts in the reviews and I'll hopefully see you again. Bye.
