Chapter 25: Radiance of our Bonds - Nico and Maki's Project Programmes!
Awaken: Hanusha and Sasha!
"Nico, hold me closer! This horse, while tame, can kick our ass something fierce if we aren't careful!" Maki shot out loudly.
"I am! Geez!" Nico chuckled as she held Maki around her waist.
Feeling the warm wind across her face, the soft warmth emanating from Maki herself, the warmth conveying towards Maki from herself, and the blush on each other's faces - oh, how Nico wish that this 'fairytale' would not end!
"If only Corisande didn't just bicker about...then maybe we would have done this legit." Maki sighed.
"Heh...there's always plenty of time, right?" Nico shook her head and simpered softly. "Sides, it's so dreamy being with you!"
"Well...it just worked out that way, right?" Maki blushed. "Although...although it's not like I am not enjoying it..."
"Geez...you're always cute when you're blushing!" Nico grinned as she embraced her even further.
"N...No! It's summer, right? So..it's hot, naturally, y...yeah!" Maki retorted, then sighed and simpered.
Nico laughed as they enjoyed whatever time they had left on the royal horse, when another brown horse bolted along.
"Nico, Maki! Let me lend a hand too!"
"Elodie?" Nico and Maki shot out in surprise.
"Arisse will be gathering the rest to act as mission control, so you lovebirds don't have to worry, alright?" Elodie grinned.
"For a princess..." Maki's eyes widened in amusement.
"Princess does not equate to demure all the time; sides, we got a family member to save, and friends to help out! I ain't gonna stand betraying my own friends, nuh-uh!" Elodie nodded as she yelled out.
"Illuminate!"
Nico and Maki both nodded as they took out their own Poroject Programmes that Chris had given to them - they were the first two members to receive it - after the Snow Halation incident.
"Project Radiance!" Nico's eyes glowed white.
"Project Sol!" Maki followed as her eyes glowed gold.
Deeper into the Old Forest, slashing sounds, crisp sounds of a whip, and a distinct yell - an attempt at fighting against the monster - echoed against the woods.
A green hair girl with two bowties on top of her curly twin tails and sparkly earrings attempted another sweeping slash toward several barbed vines that lashed straight towards her. Dirt and torn spots took away the gloss from her pale yellow gown with red collar and a white ribbon; blood caked her legs, arms, her face, and even her dress.
With a stubborn look etched across her face, the girl gritted her teeth, grabbed one of the vines, and slashed it away. However, one of the vines greeted her with a swift smack on her chest and sent her crashing towards one of the trees.
The green hair girl forced herself up, her gaze fell upon the hate-filled beast - a half tiger, half-humanoid creature with a gold crown upon his head. It has two long tusks, four arms wielding four jagged blades, muscular body with brown skin, and armored greaves.
The green hair girl breathed heavily as she coughed out blood; a mixture of sweat and blood secreted profusely from her body. The beast's eyes glowed red as it roared, prompting the green hair girl to charged towards the hulking beast, waving her swords like a madman desperate to have his last dance before his death.
With a cross slash, the girl was sent flying across and slammed upon another tree - her visions blurring as her eyes staring helplessly at the approaching beast.
"Holy Burst: Spiral Flare!"
Glared by a huge burst of light, the beast was greeted by a solid stream of light that, pierced, slammed, sent him flying, impaled by several wooden branches upon the trees, and rapidly bombarded by spiralling projectiles of light!
"Geez...it feels a bit awkward having to jump in at a moment like these."
"Well, still better than nothing, besides, I know you; you're enjoying it!"
"Briony, you alright there?"
Maki, Nico, and Elodie landed just right in front of a weakened and bloodied Briony, much to her surprise.
"E...Elodie? And...and who are those two beside you?" Briony winced as she picked herself up and stumbled on her feet.
"No time, we have to take this outside first!" Elodie shot out as she wrapped her arms around Briony's waist while the green hair girl placed her arms around the Queen-to-be's shoulders.
Elodie blew a peculiar whistle with her fingers, attracted the royal horses from distances away, and helped Briony before hopping aboard the horse itself. Nico and Maki followed suit on theirs.
"RUN!" Elodie shot out, while Maki and Nico unleashed projectile attacks to keep the charging beasts on its toes.
Within minutes, both Maki and Nico leapt off gracefully from the royal horse, landed on the ground, concentrated their arcane energies upon their feet, unleashed a huge concentrated kick upon the beast's chest, and sent it crashing several tends of meters from where they stand.
"Nice timing!" Nico grinned.
"I...It's just a coincidence, yeah?" Maki pouted and simpered shortly. "Though you did well too."
Elodie pulled the reins to halt her horse, leapt out of her horse, and joined in the fray.
Briony, recovering some strength from the fight, got off the horse and stood beside Elodie.
"So you must be Lady Mead - Briony, eh?" Maki asked.
"Yeah...yeah." Briony huffed as she wiped the bloodoff her lips.
"Briony, you're gonna be in danger if you keep getting beaten up!" Elodie frowned.
"Well, if we beat it together, I am sure my parents will be impressed, yeah?" Briony grinned.
"Well, more like you get your butt whooped because your parents neglected you and you want them to notice you, yes?" Maki sighed.
"How the...?" Briony frowned.
"No time to talk yeah?" Nico frowned. "This beast is gonna make us mincemeat if we don't fight back!""
*Incoming transmission - Team Muse*
"Maki! Nico!" Eli called on the radio.
"Eli!" Nico replied. "You're on mission control, yes?"
"That we did! Listen, this creature has been lying deep in the Old Forest for long enough. Summoned by one of the Lumen Sages centuries back, its four blades can unleash grass, dark, water, and rock as its primary elements in each of its blades, so be careful!" Eli warned.
"Ahhh we can deal with them no problem!" Briony dismissed as she stood up. "Now we have more space, it's go time!"
"Briony, wait!" Elodie yelled.
Maki sighed. "Well if it ain't some ball of energy, eh?"
Maki materialised a Grimoire, which conjured up a big, circular platform filled with runes upon her feet.
"Nico!" Maki nodded.
"Right!" Nico frowned as she materialised a heart-shaped sceptre, summoned orbs of light surrounding her, and charged into the fray.
The wolf beast roared as it charged up dark and grass energy, slammed on the ground, and unleashed a twin towers shockwaves with a cross-shaped tripwire!
"Holy Burst: Power Mantra!"
Maki took out a bottle of holy water, swiftly waved her hands upon the Grimoire as she chanted a few arcane mantra, and sending forth a refreshing surge of holy energy that boost Maki, Briony, and Elodie's attacks.
"Holy Burst: Song of Winds!"
Maki swiftly sang a chorus from one of a Japanese folklore song, imbued it with holy arcane magic, and cast a huge charm that soothed their nerves and raised their reflexes.
Nico used the boosted reflexes to jump and twirled forwards she inched pass her way, ballerina-style, through the tripwire by a gap on the right.
Elodie unleashed a huge sparkle of light and waved her hands to clash with the shockwaves, prompting Briony to slide beneath the tripwire, got back up, and make a dash towards the beast.
Nico swiftly picked herself up after the twirl, conjured up large amount of arcane energy in one go, and swiftly blitzed towards a surprised the surprised enemy thanks to Maki's buff.
"Nico Nico Blitz: Thunder Strike!"
The beast managed to unleash a overhead cleave, but Nico swiftly deflected the blade with precise timing, jumped on the beasts' dual blades, unleashed a huge cleave to shock the beast, and stunned him.
Briony managed to get a few slashes in the beast's bottom pair of wrists, but the beast swiftly retaliate with a huge roar and swung its upper right blades to attack Nico.
The black hair idol, however, managed to use her staff as a lever to flip her way over the beast's head, but was struck by a sound shockwave just as she was about to land down. Nico swiftly did several somersault backflips, materialised her staff once more, and planted it on the ground to grind herself to a screeching halt.
Briony, on the other hand was thrown back completely, head first on the ground.
"Nico Nico Impact: Radiant Burst!"
Two large orbs were summoned as they rose high above the ground, unleash streams of light that danced around one another, combined to form multiple fists that clashed with the beast's sword, and clap her hands once to unleash several huge radiant explosions that scorched its body and blinding it temporarily.
"Holy Burst: Channeler Bolt!"
Acting on instinct, Maki casted another incantation, concentrated a huge amount of arcane light energy into a radiant arrow, and struck the blinded beast, immobilizing the beast from moving despite swinging its blades in frenzy.
"Let's light 'em up!" Elodie frowned as she summoned her own Lumen Circle beneath her feet.
"Lumen Incantation: Sparkling Discs!"
Elodie concentrated her mind, feeling two magical orbs swirling on both of her palms, swiftly materialised them after a few seconds, and threw them like Frisbees.
The beast unleashed a sweeping dark wave with its bottom left arm to clash with one light disc, clashed another light disc with its aquatic blade on its bottom right hand, and threw two of its blade in a round trip attack!
Maki summoned four tomes that surrounded her in a circle, concentrated arcane energy once more, and waved her hands.
"Holy Burst: Speedy Mantra!"
"Holy Mantra: Solar Pulse!"
Gathering large amount of arcane light energy into a large light orb, Maki and the four glyphs pulsate in a swift - but constant - frequency as they released a several holy pulses within a span of a few seconds!
The blade's spinning momentum and speed slowed down immensely as they clashed with the pulsating cannon. Maki then swiftly charged up another Solar Pulse, unleashed a denser pulse towards the spinning blades, and deflected the blades as it crashed on the floor, much to the beast's anger while it recalled its blades back. However, this caused the spinning blade to change trajectories and struck the beast upon its chest, slashing it for immense damage.
"Nico Nico Radiance: Scorching Vulcan!"
Nico twirled her staff, concentrated a huge amount of light onto her staff, and materialised a huge gatling gun with six pistons.
"EAT NICO NICO LIGHT!" Nico grinned as she twirled her staff and unleashed a barrage of highly pressurised arcane radiant bullets, swiftly scorching the beast's body.
The beast, however, roared as he punched the ground and infused himself with Lumen Magic coating him in temporary non-recoil armor out of earth energy.
Maki, swiftly noticing what might happen waved her arms and muttered several more incantation while charging up small amounts of arcane energy.
Its reflexes boosted by the earthen energy, the beast proceeded to charge swiftly towards Nico, much to her surprise, and attempted to unleash a cross slash via its upper arms. Nico dashed forward and attempted a slide kick past the gap between the wolf warrior's legs, managing to dodge it by just a hair's length away from the blade bludgeoning Maki's head. Nico stood up, however, and was greeted with the beast swiftly turning around and unleashing a charging vicegrip blade upon Nico herself!
Nico swiftly planted her staff on the ground, unleashing a two pillar of charging medium light towers towards the wolf-warrior and blocking the wolf warrior's attempt. By the wolf warrior grinned and swiftly blitzed towards Nico, who barely managed a backwards cartwheel dodge to evade the blitz uppercut, but swept by a rousing slash and the wolf's vicegrip attack!
Nico's winced in pain despite the defense buff received from Project Radiance's passive damage reduction scheme, but bit her tongue and unleashed a huge burst of radiant energy to throw the wolf beast off balance.
"Radiant Burst: Mine Stunner!"
Maki clicked her fingers, revealed multiple circular mines made of pure light around the beast, closed in upon the superarmoured beast, and paralysed the beast in a surge of light energy.
"Nico Nico Burst: Pillar of Light!"
Nico swiftly recovered her composure, unleashed a sweeping motion, summoned four tall pillars of solid light, and sent them crashing towards the wolf-warrior in a fan-like area.
The beast roared as his eyes glowed red, and unleashed several sword slashes towards Nico, which she managed to waltz her ways through. However, the beast grinned, unleashed a triple angular slash that ambushed Nico after blocking the last sword slash prior, and sent a cleaving slash with its upper right blade.
Nico recovered swiftly from her recoil and barely created a radiance barrier to lock the enemy's cleave in a deadlock. With a huge shout, the dead lock burst burst and sent the beast and Nico back towards their respective sides.
Nico turned towards Maki, pouting.
"Thanks..." Nico huffed. "Though it will be nice if you can warn me about the mines!"
"You would be mincemeat if I do." Maki sighed. "Just be careful and don't get your heads too high up the clouds, yeah? Your heads nearly bludgeoned just now!"
"Heheh...I will let you off this time!" Nico winked, much to Maki's blush and eventual chuckle.
The duo nodded towards both Elodie and Briony.
"Twin attacks?" Nico and Maki suggested.
"Let's!" Elodie nodded, with Briony pouting.
"Be careful, its hulking out!" Leona frowned. "And it seems that its channelling its arcane energy to cover its weak points - you can't just hit it anywhere like you did before!"
Nico quickly chanted some arcane incarnation, summoned a huge circle filled with runes, and
Briony, predictably, threw caution to the winds and unleashed several sword slashes towards the buffed up wolf warrior, only to have it countered by several giant tripwire shockwaves diverging into a cluster attack!
"BRIONY!" Elodie screamed.
Maki gritted her teeth and rushed while twirling her arms in a circular motion with her Grimoire levitating.
"Holy Gradient: Channeler Shield!"
Locking the diverging tripwire sword shockwaves took extreme strain out of Project Sol's arcane pool, but Maki gritted her teeth and unleashed a huge shockwave to send the beast keeling.
Knowing that hulked up wolf warrior had redirected its arcane weak point towards its belly and not just its whole body, Maki swiftly mustered up the energy needed to perform a surgical strike on the weak point.
"Holy Gradient: Meteorburn!"
Maki summoned numerous holy orbs in a fan formation, then swiftly launched them at high speed towards the beast's limbs, who smirked with glee - it had no effect.
But Maki smirked back as she swiftly pointed her fingers straight towards the belly, swiftly changing some meteors trajectories and scorched at the beast's weak point hard with rapid bullets before it even has a chance to block!
Arcane Energy Depleting
Maki fell on one of her knees as Nico rushed towards her lover in an attempt to pick her up.
"Why do you have to care so much about me?" Briony frowned.
"Your parents are genuinely worried about you!" Maki shot back.
"They never cared about me; why do you think they kept me at Boarding School virtually all the damn time?" Briony interjected.
"There is more to it then you think, ya dolt!" Maki yelled. "They are just worried you might not be able to take the truth if you try!"
"Maki, don't talk now! You are wasting your breath and energy to fight!" Nico replied worryingly, feeling her arcane energy draining due to the effort place in unleashing her attacks as well.
"No, I need to! Briony, your parents are really woorried about you! All you need to do is just ask!" Maki frowned. "They aren't always as bad as they seem if you just keep persuading!"
"They just wouldn't care!" Briony frowned. "I will defeat this monster and prove to them that i am worth caring about!"
"In your current strength? It's gonna get you pasted!" Nico shot back.
"We know all about your mother and husband's problem! Everyone is finding you! Even your mother's worried about you, LOOK!" Maki yelled as she mustered her strength to activate her holographic caller, showing everyone at the Dilation Room's mission control - including Corisande and Ignatius, who were genuinely holding hands in abject worry.
"M...Mom...no...no! She wouldn't care for me! She only wants me dead!" Briony shook her head in disbelief.
"SHE CARED ABOUT YOU, YOU DOOFUS!" Maki screamed. "ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS JUST ASK!"
"Why do you care so much then?" Briony yelled back.
"Because my family and I had met the same crap as you; I keep bottling my feelings of wanting to pursue my passion of music because I thought my parents only cared about I inheriting the Adventurers' Hospital! I thought they won't understand me otherwise; our silent misunderstanding manifested as a negative entity of hatred, nearly causing my parents, Chris-sensei, and Leona-sensei to the graves!" Maki shot back. "And I swore from this day that I will do whatever it takes to prevent that crap from happening again, instead of just moping about and blaming myself - because we all have an understanding family, no matter how misunderstood it gets! And the best way to do it is by telling them how you really feel, no matter how tsundere ya gonna get!"
"WATCH OUT!" Elodie screamed as the beast roared and charged towards the team with a merged blade, about the size of a giant broadsword!
Maki mustered up her strength, pushed everyone - except Nico - away, including Briny, who was in front of the blade's direction - away and swiftly concentrated her four glyphs into a huge energy force field.
"Let's do it...together!" Nico faced Maki and both nodded in agreement.
"Channeler of Suns: Ultimate Block!"
The huge block caused a burst of energy to dent a huge portion of the battlefield.
"Use the emergency teleporter now!" Leona shot out.
"It can't! The thing is switched off!" Eli shook her head anxiously.
"WHAT? HOW?" Leona anxiously replied.
"If we return abruptly due to the failsafe, then Briony is toast! WE ARE NOT ALLOWING THAT! NOT WHEN A RECONCILLIABLE FAMILY GETS IN OUR WAY!" Maki yelled as she unleashed every ounce of her strength to cut off the giant blade's momentum. However, the beast swiftly held back its ground and drove its blade...
Right up Maki and Nico's body...
Briony's eyes widened in abject shock, so does Elodie, and everyone at mission control.
Corisande, in particular, after realising how much of it could be prevented...if she were more careful with her choice of words.
"Maki-chan..."
"Mom? I'm sorry about not telling you about how I feel..."
"It's no worry, my dear daughter...I am the one at fault too; pressuring you too much without asking for your initial opinion. I must have given you a bad impression...eh?" Mrs Nishikino chuckled sadly.
"Mom...I promise I won't let you down as I balance both passions, you have my words!"
"I know your words are true, Maki-chan." Mrs Nishikino simpered as she pointed Maki towards the direction of the hospital.
"You see that?" Mrs Nishikino asked.
"That's...amazing." Maki's eyes widened in genuine awe as she upon gazed at the building's warmth and majesty.
"That is the hospital that our father and I built, now with the administration of the Adventurers Guild... the biggest there is in the post-scarcity era." Mrs Nishikino spoke softly as she turned to face Maki and smiled.
"It's all yours, Maki; inherit this hospital while leading the future generations of adventurer admins and doctors whle you balance your passions - for us, for you, for the future." she continued.
"Mom...I will work hard too! Work hard for our upcoming first live; it will be a success!" Maki nodded as her gaze wander upon a statue that replaced the usual hospital sign.
"That's...beautiful." Maki gasped.
"It is, isn't it?" Mrs Nishikino simpered.
"What is it called?" Maki wondered.
"That angel symbolises protection of Humanity in general. Innocent beings, families, and kindness that radiated from that one angel..." Mrs Nishikino nodded softly. "We call it..."
"Sasha."
As for Nico?
"You believe I can become the Number One idol in the world...mum? I mean...I'm lying about it to a certain extent while performing for my siblings."Nico admitted.
"Then prove it!" Mrs Yazawa smiled.
"Me?" Nico wondered.
"Of course! You nearly achieved your dream of becoming top idol last year were it not for some booboos you made, but use this as a lesson, take i in stride, and make it a home run!" Mrs Yazawa nodded and gave a confident grin. "It won't be lying anymore if you can prove to them you have what it takes to become Top Idol with Muse, yes?"
"Of course I would! After all, I am the No. 1 idol in the world! The idol that even my mom will be proud of! Nico Nico Ni!" Nico flashed a huge grin.
Nico's mother simpered just as she realised she dropped something.
A card...
"Aie? A game card?" Nico wondered.
"Ehehehe..." Mrs Yazawa blushed sheepishly. "It's mine."
"Wha? You played card games?" Nico shot out in surprise.
"Of course! Didn't I tell you about how we played a lot of games when we are way back in high school?" Mrs Yazawa chuckled.
"Yeah, but card games? That's a first!" Nico chuckled.
"It's an old pastime of mine - your dad and I used to bond over this before we became adventurers. I always used this card to win against him!" Mrs Yazawa simpered and blushed. "And I will have a lot of memories over this card in general, for it's the first card that he got for meon our first dating anniversary. And without that...you wouldn't have been born, eventually."
Nico looked at the card - and the illustration upon the card.
"I am sure that like this card's radiance, you will have the radiance of the no. 1 idol in the world! That is why I planned to give this to you, even though I know you are not interested in it...eheheh. Mrs Yazawa chuckled.
"Hanusa - Radiance Elemental. Wow..." Nico's eyes widened.
"Chase your dreams; use your efforts and make it a reality! People may be cynical about it at first, but those that are afraid of failure, will never burst with radiance as much as the successful ones do!" Mrs Yazawa patted Nico's right shoulder.
"Mom...thank you." Nico shared a heartfelt embrace with her mother; sure, she doesn't like card games unlike her mother, but she vowed to treasure it...
After all, it's her mother's gift, right?
Maki's and Nico's eyes opened up and glowed gold; their whole body crackled with a brand new surge of energy as they grabbed the beast's broadsword, blast it away, and sent the beast flying back towards the other side of the cracked battlefield!
"W...What?" Elodie's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Wait...their Project Programmes levels is spiking, just like Umi and Kotori's!" Eli shot out.
"My family believed in me..."
"I believe in myself..."
"I won't let them down..."
"I won't let history repeat itself..."
"I will balance my passions..."
"I will protect every family...MISUNDERSTOOD OR NOT!"
Project Sol's Operational Mode activated.
Arcane energy exceeding capacity - Processes up 600%
Body process up by 600%
Regeneration process up 800%
Latent abilities activated - Operational Mode abilities online.
Maki stood up bravely as she spread her arms and rose to the skies. The four glyphs merged and formed three rings - each bigger than the other - encasing Maki. The biggest ring materialised nine huge antenna-like cannons and a huge longitudinal cannon extended in front of her, connected by three arcane circles filled with glyphs and runes.
Her own body transformed into a white gown with angelic wings upon her ears, chest, and a pair of wings unfurling on her back. She spread her arms out wide, unleashing a huge burst of energy as a hymn echoed the skies; her Operational Mode was complete.
Activation: Project Sol's Operational Mode - Sasha, Channeler of Suns - online.
"I am you, and you are what I am."
"Your memorable moments, give life, which is I."
"I am the protector of families and Humanity, given by its name, Sasha - Channeler of Suns."
"I am the realisation of your innermost desires, passion, and your acceptance of your weaknesses and strengths!"
"I will help you!"
As for Nico...
"To shine with radiance, to be the top."
"To soar to the skies, our passions atop."
"To glow with the stars, as bright as the sun."
"To reach our aim...TO BE THE NUMBER ONE!"
Nico's body dematerialised into nine orbs as it rocketed towards the skies. Clouds gathered swiftly around the skies as it became dark, but rays of lights soon lit up the skies with its radiance as a refreshed Nico descended from the skies, surrounded by nine orbs of light; her Project Radiance glowing brightly upon her chest.
Nico was wearing an angelic white dress with pink shoulder frills, long frillies upon her gown, and with her hair let down; her smile mature, but cheerful enough to exude her original self inside.
Nico spread her limbs, surrounding herself with an arcane aura that materialised itself as a majestic sword-like figure with two astral butterfly wings that extended downwards like ribbed blade bodies and acted as its 'arms'. A ribbed pattern also extended from the being's sword-like figure; complete with small orbs of light that decorated upon each of those patterns and a pair of spiked rings.
The figure's top half was a remarkable sight - two ram-like horns that extended from its 'head' form the sword figure's hilt, a pair of shoulder pads that arched upwards as a pair of butterfly wings act as the sword guard, and in between the horns lay its eyes glowing with the sun's radiance.
The astral figure descended along with Nico as the formal soon solidify itself into existence and merged with the maiden in a cockpit located in the sword figure's middle. Nine orbs of light were summoned after the fusion, illuminating the skies with its radiance and majesty.
Project Radiance's Operational Mode activated.
Arcane energy exceeding capacity - Processes up 600%
Body process up by 600%
Regeneration process up 800%
Latent abilities activated - Operational Mode abilities online.
"You and I are as one."
"By remembering your most memorable moments, I am unleashed from the depths of your soul."
"I am the guardian that radiates from your psyche - unleash your true desires, protect your weakness, and illuminate your strengths!"
"I am Hanusa, God of Radiance."
"Our souls are as one!"
Inside the Dilation Room...
"Oh my word..." Leona's eyes widened in amazement upon Maki and Nico's majesty.
"How...How the heck...?" Corisande's eyes widened in shock and awe.
Even Lucille and the members present were speechless.
"It never ceases to amaze me...how deep the human mind can go." Brin raised her eyes in amusement.
Arisse nodded slowly in respect.
Back in the battlefield...
"This is..." Elodie slowly took a step back, initially intimidated, but was bathed in a soothing ray of light soon after.
"Have no fear, Queen of Nova." Maki nodded softly and simpered.
"Ready, Maki - my love?" Nico's voice echoed through Hanusa itself.
"Let's!" Maki grinned as her visor materialised.
(Scene ends with the right half face of 'Hanusa - God of Radiance' and left side face of 'Sasha, Channeler of Suns' facing the buffed up beast - with the translucent halves of Nico and Maki following suit. Briony and Elodie raised their heads to look at Nico and Maki's Operational Mode form in awe; the crew following suit.)
AN: That was a eventful chapter! I have been finding ways to figure what will Nico and Maki's Operational Mode (from their Project Programmes) be like! I figure Hanusa will be a good way to convey Nico's determination and radiance as the No . 1 idol in the world given shape and form, and Maki's determination to balance her own passion and protect the lives of Humanity under Sasha - The Channeler of Suns, as Sasha means 'Protector of Humanity'.
Next episode: NicoMaki - Channeling the radiance of Love! Hanusa and Sasha!