"Majoaku wasn't always a dark, horrible witch, you know... I remember a time when she was a regular witch just like the rest of us..."
The old witch sat back and rocked in her chair, brushing the teal hair from her eyes as normally sharp emerald eyes twinkled sadly with regret and memory. She soon reached down and adjusted her leaf-shaped crystal, shaking her head. "She was a very admirable and quick one, too... She always drove through the Majokai without a care in the world and her laughter rang out across the land... but she was a little stupid too, so it really couldn't be helped..."
"Majoaku... was a normal witch like Majorika? And Majomonroe?" Momoko looked a little awed at this discovery, reaching up to take her chin in thought. "I wonder what happened to her..."
Yuki winced at the innocent thought though this went unnoticed by everyone else.
"Hana-chan wonders what her name was..." Hana giggled, tugging on one of her golden ponytails with a wide grin. "She sounds like she must have been a really interesting woman!"
"The thing that darkness does to corrupt others... it's hard to believe that Majoaku was really like that... Though in all honesty, that description sounds a little familiar, to be honest..." Kurumi mused as she shot a meaningful glance towards Shinoya though the black witch didn't react in the slightest. "But are you sure that that's the case, madam?"
"Yes, of course I do... I lived in the same area as that energy-filled girl... She always wanted something more, something adventurous... it's almost a tragedy that instead of justice, fate gave her..." the witch started coughing uncontrollably and Moriko and Akemi instantly rushed to her side, confused and worried.
"D-Do you want me to get you a cup of water or something?" Suzuki wondered, sapphire eyes glimmering in concern. "I mean, that was a pretty bad cough so I just..."
"Come on, calm down... you should know that you shouldn't overwork yourself, right?" Takahashi continued, rubbing the old witch's back as if she was tending to an elderly grandmother. "You really need to be more careful..."
The woman huffed, shaking her head back and forth. "No, I'm fine, thank you."
"If you say so..."
"So what's more to the story anyway? How did Majoaku really become evil? Was she really just corrupted by dark magic? Was she really just the first one to have that happen to her?" Aiko asked, eyes wide as she continued asking questions until Hazuki grabbed her shoulders and shook her head sadly.
"Ai-chan, just let her finish on her own..."
"Oh, fine, Hazuki-chan... But I still wanna know!"
"Can you really believe any of this though, Doremi-chan? It's a little hard to believe... but it makes a lot of sense..." Onpu commented. "Yuki-chan, you knew this much in the very least though, didn't you?"
The black witch smiled sadly and shrugged. "W-Well, I never knew Majoaku's actual name, but I knew she was a witch first, of course..."
Because... Majoaku is...
"S-So what's her real name?" Doremi burst out, unable to take it anymore. "What was her real name, Majomichi-san?"
Majomichi merely smiled sadly.
"Before she was Majoaku, she was one person and one person only to me and to everyone else."
The girls all waited on the edge of their seats.
"That is, we'd call her Majo... Ruriko. Also known as Majoruri."
(Footage: There are flashes of each of the Ojamajos smiling brightly and winking, finally ending on Poppu waving as the logo pops up letter by letter, accented by musical notes and hearts.)
Are ga DENEBU ARUTAIRU BEGA
(They're "Deneb," "Altair," and "Vega")
(Footage: There are several images of the girls working at the Nanimokamo Mahou-Dou in the starry night sky.)
Kimi wa yubisasu natsu no daisankaku
(You point them out as the Summer Triangle)
(Footage: Saiki points out the constellations and curiously turns to a Yuki wrapped up in blankets; she blushes in surprise.)
Oboete sora o miru
(I remembered when we looked at the sky)
(Footage: The two of them slowly look back up as we pan up to the smiling moon.)
Yatto mitsuketa Orihime-sama
(I finally found Orihime-sama)
(Footage: Doremi and the other girls are seen furiously searching through the shop for something they lost while Meme and Lala look at each other along with an exasperated Majorika.)
Dakedo doko darou Hikoboshi-sama
(But I wonder where Hikoboshi-sama is)
(Footage: Majoren sips at her tea as her boys run about, Kazuo chasing furiously after a laughing Kazuki while Naoki is casually planting daisies on Akio's cakes while the goldenrod-haired boy is turned away, doing the dishes.)
Kore ja hitoribocchi
(That makes me feel lonely)
(Footage: Oyajide sighs sadly out the window only to fall backwards, earning the FLATS 5 to look at him oddly while in the midst of some sort of discussion.)
Makkura na sekai kara miageta
(From the pitch black world, I looked up)
(Footage: A shadowed witch is seen observing things from a crystal ball and it reveals Yuki smiling and laughing with Doremi and Kurumi on the way to school as the black witch soon perked up and glances upwards.)
Yozora wa hoshi ga furu you de
(Stars were falling in the night sky)
(Footage: Majoren, Majorika, and Joou-sama are seen beaming as they extend their hands as all the girls grab their majoshikons and transform all together, posing happily.)
Itsukara darou kimi no koto o
(How long do you think I've been here?)
(Footage: They all fly upwards into the sky with wide grins as Yuki holds out her hand and beams as Doremi flies right by and waves just before the two witch apprentices laugh towards one another and there's a quick flash of Misora Junior High.)
Oikakeru watashi ga ita
(Me chasing after you?)
(Footage: Saiki perks up just as Yuki glomps him as the rest of the Ojamajos show up along with their counterparts, giggling.)
Dou ka onegai odorokanai de
(So, please, don't be afraid of me)
(Footage: Poppu soon pushes her way through into the group just as Doremi looks surprised to see her younger sister there but smiles anyway and Meme flies in onto her owner's shoulder and glares at a rather confused Saiki that still has the blonde's arms wrapped around his neck while Yuki grins and nuzzles holds Meme closer, much to the fairy's delight.)
kiite yo watashi no kono omoi o
(Just listen to these feelings of mine)
(Footage: We soon pan across the magic users and then outwards up until Majorika and Oyajide stomp into the picture along with a chuckling Majoren, earning the Ojamajos in the center to all sigh as Yuki releases Saiki and a picture is snapped, showing the girls all grinning with peace signs at the camera.)
This title is so based off of the actual Vocaloid 'Story Of Evil' story with the Kagamine twins that it's not even funny. But I really like the Kagamine twins... Len's adorable and Rin's really precious. I prefer Len though, heh... But Rin-chan's bow is just so cute... But big bows are always cute... it's kind of the reason why Yuki herself wears a bow on her head, yeah?
And what? A background story to the dark witch already that many of you would have probably already known? Yeah, I'm just going to jump into that... though Yuki's connection to Majoaku will be told much, much later...
But really, if you've read any co-op stories, you should already know all of this. Sorry if it bores you, but this is a different universe entirely. So things are going to happen a little differently for obvious reasons.
Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI:
Mysteries of the Majoshikons –
Story Of Evil
"Akiyama-san, that just doesn't look very safe but if you say so... Oh no, smoke!" Kotone coughed heavily as she inhaled some of the gray smoke, fanning herself. "W-We're... We're going to set off the fire alarm, aren't we?"
"Crap, not again... Akiyama-san, can you please refrain from burning your potions? We're already on high-alert because of events like this! If we continue, the principal is going to forcibly dissolve the Magic Club!" Akane whined, flailing her arms about in exasperation. "And this is just starting to get fun!"
Serika only blankly stared at Doremi who flinched at the empty-eyed gaze. "W-What is it, Serika-chan? I didn't do anything, I swear...!"
"Okay Harukaze-san, what did you do?" Reina asked, crossing her arms as she glared at the red head, earning a slight whimper from the other. "You didn't eat one of the ingredients did you? Or put something in there that shouldn't have been in there?"
"I... I might have knocked the red stuff in there..."
"HARUKAZE THAT HAD ESSENCE OF FIRE IN IT! It AUTOMATICALLY makes things burn! It's for burning spicy foods only!"
"...Why do we even have something like that anyway Reizei-san?"
"Because I'm a pyromaniac and it's so much fun setting things on fire," Reizei deadpanned, shrugging before shaking her head disdainfully. "You really need to be more careful."
Doremi only groaned. Kotone blinked twice and blushed lightly, sighing.
Harukaze-san... is such a strange girl... and I'm only saying that because I've gotten used to...
She glanced towards Serika, earning the mute girl to stare back indifferently and a smile twitched at Tsukino's lips.
Akiyama-san...
"Sayaka-chan, you're so cute~!"
"S-Shinoya-san... off me... please..."
Natsu's eye twitched as she watched the brunette struggle with the blond draping her arms around her, giggling against her back as she was dragged across the floor.
"Is her relationship with Shidoosha-kun suffering that much?" Nishimura groaned, glaring at the sight. "If only she'd be that clingy towards me..."
"Shinoya-san's just so cute," Rika murmured, blushing lightly at the sight. "She's just too strange and eccentric..."
"S-Shinoya-san, please! I can hardly work like this!" Ayamiya finally cried out, unable to take it anymore as she shoved the black witch off, grimacing. "I-I don't understand why you're so touchy all of a sudden! If you really want to dote on someone that badly, you can just... aren't you and Shizuka-san better friends?"
The ponytailed girl's eyes shot open wide at Yuki glanced at her in thought before looking back at the other girl, raising an eyebrow. "Rika-chan and I... don't know each other as well as you would think, Sayaka-chan... that and you have the better reactions you know, so it's a lot more fun to pick on you rather than her."
That doesn't change the fact that Shinoya-san knows a lot more about me than other people... Rika thought to herself, frowning. It's not fair though... She knows that who it is that I like and she's so lucky... her and Shidoosha-kun. Well, the younger one, anyway... but didn't she say that the two of them weren't dating? But she's always lavishing him with so many fond endearments so I still find that a little hard to believe...
"Natsu-chan, I just got a gift! Who do you think it's from? I don't recall my birthday being soon..." Tachibana burst in, waving a cute little present around, much to Fukutaki's disbelief. "I think they're cookies... do you want some? You like peanut butter, don't you?"
"Mayumi-chan! What have I told you about accepting gifts from people you don't know? If you keep taking these random gifts graciously, people will get the wrong idea and start pestering you over and over again!"
"Natsu-chan, it's not like this is the first gift I've gotten and besides... they're really sweet love gifts. I have to accept other people's sincerity." Mayumi sighed, folding her arms. "I don't get why you're so overprotective..."
"Because whenever Valentine's Day comes around, too many boys pester you about chocolate! You need to tell them that you're not interesting in them, Mayumi-chan!"
"But Natsu-chan, that's hurtful. I'm plenty interested in them... they're nice people after all..."
"That's not the kind of interest they want and you know it."
Wow, this seems so familiar if it weren't for the absence of excessive shyness to the point of phobia. I didn't know Tachibana-sempai had that many admirers, or would-be love interests... though Tachibana-sempai is really nice and sweet so I guess it isn't a surprise that many boys find that attractive... she has a pretty face, of course, but Tachibana-sempai, in my opinion, is much, MUCH plainer in comparison to Natsu-sempai... Natsu-sempai has just the right shape!
Yuki's eyes wandered to the older blond, taking in the shape of her figure. She has nice legs and her eyes are really pretty too... The only issue with Natsu-sempai is her temper... Gee, that REALLY sounds familiar!
Moriko grinning and sticking out her tongue in a teasing manner flashed though her mind.
Now that I think about it... Moriko-chan has her own charm as well, but that doesn't necessarily mean that she's so pretty that guys should just drop to their knees for her... and yet Naoki-kun's utterly convinced that she's a goddess... Akemi-chan has the face of an angel, and a delicate beauty to boot just like a yamato nadeshiko. Her issue is that she wants to cry whenever she gets too much attention... it's like fine china. Pretty, but way too easy to break. I could make fun of her for that. I really could...
Shinoya chuckled at the thought of how cute the sight of a pouting and defensive Suzuki would be though she soon stopped with her voice stuck in her throat when she imagined Takahashi threatening her with a hoe for bothering the crystal witch.
Yeah, those two are way out of anyone's league...
"Shinoya-san, you seem really deep in thought... do you care to share or something? I'm not going to threaten you or anything," Mayumi chirped as the black witch flinched in surprise when the older brunette came close with a bright smile. "Do you have anything you want to say?"
Catching Natsu glaring at her spitefully in the corner of her eye, Yuki quickly shook her head, waving her hands about. "No, no... I-I'm perfectly fine, believe me! Don't worry about it, Tachibana-sempai...!"
I think everyone is way out of anyone's league, actually... especially Saiki-kun!
"Actually, I need to go wash my face... Natsu-sempai, dear captain, may I leave?"
"Call me dear like that again and you'll be forced to perform a thousand sit-ups."
"Natsu-chan, that's unnecessary!"
"I prefer Italian pasta to French cuisine."
"No way, Onpu-chan! France and Italy may both be renowned for their meals, but so is China, you know..." Kurumi chucked, dipping her jellyfish into soy sauce. "Now if in the states... you REALLY have to be careful what you want to eat!"
"Do you really like jellyfish, Kurumi-chan? I was never really fond of it myself so..." Onpu eyed the squishy stuff with a grimace before sighing heavily. "Strange, I thought you would have liked escargot or something..."
"I don't like mollusks dead or alive, why do you think I'd want to eat one? I may love French foods but I'm passing on that and frog legs... Frogs are really cute when they're not those huge bullfrogs you know," Sayoko commented, swirling the jellyfish in the sauce elegantly before taking a refined bite as if she was royalty, awing the purple witch a bit.
Kurumi-chan certainly has an interesting way of doing things... that much is for sure, at least...
"I guess..."
"Onpu-onee-sama, Kurumi-chan, why are you two eating lunch so late? It's after school for heaven's sake and this just isn't normal... I'm sure of it!" Yuki exclaimed as she came in, still dressed in archery clothes as the two famous child stars perked up in surprise. "Don't you know how bad it is to have lunch so late? There's no way that it's good for you at all~!"
"Yuki-chan, you're so cute," Kurumi stated as she grinned, earning the black witch to flinch and blush. "Sorry, but I couldn't help it... Usually in that uniform, you're all sweaty and it's a little distasteful, if you get what I mean..."
"Eh? You're so weird, Kurumi-chan..." Shinoya responded softly, squirming a bit before quickly turning to Onpu, beaming widely and brightly as she always did when facing the purple witch. "So~? What's going on, onee-sama? Am I allowed to know?"
"Nothing that's a big deal, of course..." Segawa giggled lightly before offering some of her meal to the black witch. "I got some crepes as a snack... do you want some from me? I don't mind sparing a few..."
"I-I'm going to be blessed by one of my dearly beloved Onpu-onee-sama's favorite desserts? That's just great~!" the blond squealed as she took one of the crepes and took a bite, sighing happily with stars in her eyes. "This is heaven! It's just the most beautiful thing, being able to share food with Onpu-onee-sama as if we're the best of friends!"
"But Yuki-chan, we are the best of friends..."
"You know, you'd probably say similar things about Saiki-kun if he ever lent you his food, right? He's offered me his meal before so..." The memory had the gray witch blush heavily, reaching up to cup her cheeks in surprise. "I-I mean, that just sounds just like the typical thing for Saiki-kun to do so it probably happens often!"
Though I should probably stop thinking about what it could mean for me when Yuki-chan is the one that needs to win his heart here and not me... Sayoko Kurumi needs to stay strong for her friends, right? I'm not going to surrender to anything... not even my own heart and that's that, right?
"No... The only person that Saiki-kun's ever really shared food with is Akatsuki-kun... That's all, really." The blond frowned, eyelids lowered as brown orbs turned dull and blank for just a moment. "Saiki-kun and I... have no reason so act so close to each other when we're really not and it's about as simple as that..."
Kurumi perked up when she noticed a temperature drop in the atmosphere as an invisible dark aura surrounded the black witch again as her eyes closed slowly. "We're only working together right now for the sake of taking on Majoaku and that's about it."
"Yuki-chan, that's not true... you and Saiki-kun are a lot closer than you may think..." Onpu began only for the gray witch to completely cut her off.
"Hey, Yuki-chan, what's Majoaku's true story anyway? I mean, you hardly ever talk about her enough as it is so I hardly know anything about her history and her character... This is a great story here... Can't we know our antagonist and main foe just a little bit better so that it can be a lot more interesting...?" Kurumi set down her meal, standing up with a wide beam and not a stray bit of rice or even a smidge of soy sauce on her face, practically oozing her confidence and maturity all over in a way that made the Shinoya girl twitch and die a little on the inside in envy.
Ooh, that Kurumi-chan! We may be good friends sometimes but most of the time, I can't help but hate her! She's an ideal girl and way too perfect...! I think I liked her best when she had an eating disorder, even if it did make Saiki-kun worried over her... and I hate it when Saiki-kun cares about someone that's not me... which sucks, considering just how much his world revolves around Akatsuki-kun... but they're brothers, so it's fine! I don't have to worry about romantic rivals... other than that Otomiya girl but there's no way that I'm going to lose against her! I'm definitely, DEFINITELY not going to lose against Kurumi-chan either...! That much is for absolute certainly, yes, yes, yes!
"So, Yuki-chan... what is there to know about Majoaku anyway? So can you tell us?"
"H-Huh? Oh, actually..." Yuki trailed off as she noticed one of the female students walk by from down the hall a she sighed, shaking her head lightly in disdain. "Not here. Someone could be listening in and it would only cause a lot of trouble... I don't know how many lies I can tell if we end up in a really troublesome situation like that..."
"True, even my own acting skills can only get so far..." the gray witch giggled as she turned around and sat back and sighed a bit heavily. "But don't worry... I'm good at keeping secrets anyway."
"You better be, seeing as something bad could happen if someone found out... yeah." Shinoya smiled lightly. "Let's meet up later at the Mahou-Dou, alright? Bye~!"
With that, she turned heel and ran off, earning Onpu and Kurumi to trade slight smiles before the latter faltered a bit, sighing.
But now that I think about it... I wonder if there are a few secrets about Yuki-chan as well as Majoaku...
"The world is filled with sunflowers!"
Moriko twitched just a bit, pausing in watering her irises for just a bit before shaking her head and continuing.
"The world is filled with sunflowers!"
"Please grow up to be beautiful... Popopi Piopotto Papakiko..." she sighed lightly, delicately brushing off the flower as it glowed lightly in response to her thoughtlessly cast spell while a smile slipped across the green witch's lips ever so gently. "Now, show the world that..."
"The world in filled with sunflowers!"
"...Yue-chan, will you please shut up?" Takahashi finally snapped at the blue-haired girl who perked up in surprise, turning to her fellow club member with a slight frown on her face. "What do you mean by the world is filled with sunflowers anyway? Because if you mean what I think you mean, I will have to slap you."
"Can you tell me what it means? I mean, I heard it once before and I'm still trying to figure out its meaning, you know?" Tagawa sighed, reaching up to adjust the floral clip in her hair with a sigh. "I still don't get it in all honesty... I wonder if it's because I'm not thinking hard enough about it... Actually, I wonder if Yamura-kun knows anything about it..."
"Hey, Yue-chan..."
"Sunflowers are just so pretty, too... They're bright and yellow and warm... but you don't see them around too often if at all... Isn't that tragic? So is that it? The world's filled with tragedy? Or is it filled with warmth? Nowadays, it's much easier to believe the former rather than the latter... that's sad isn't it? It's like everything is just going downhill and there's no hope for any light while everything else is getting darker and darker..." she continued on, ignoring the other florist as she looked down blankly, shadows casting over her face. "I wonder... if that's just how it's supposed to be... with humans getting more and more unreliable as time goes on..."
"Yue-chan, hold on a minute! Now that's just not right!" Moriko exclaimed as she stomped forward and grabbed the other girl's arm, much to her initial surprise. "You don't decide things like that when you haven't seen the entire world... That's like only appreciating the roots and not even noticing the leaves and petals. It just does no good whatsoever and you ought to know that over all else, Yue-chan... you got that?"
"Huh? O-Oh, I... got it! Cheer up, Takahashi-san! That's exactly what I was getting to anyway! We need to be able to always be cheered up even at times like now, right?" Yue grinned, sliding her arm out of the green witch's grip. "You really need to have better faith in me, yeah? It's a little discomforting if you don't let me finish when I'm in the middle of a speech like that! I was going to pump everyone up, right?"
"What do you mean by that anyway? Man, Yue-chan, you just don't make any sense whatsoever, you know?" Moriko grumbled as she folded her arms only to perk up and instantly beam when Akemi shyly stuck her head in, blushing furiously. "Akemi-chan! Were you waiting for me?"
"I-I... Is this a bad time?" Suzuki asked, avoiding her gaze as she came inside, looking down with a gulp. "I mean, I... I just got a little lonely and I don't mean to be bothering you... I apologize, Moriko-chan... I'm sorry..."
"Nonsense! As Akemi-chan, you don't need a reason to visit me even during club activities! Shouldn't you have dance classes today?" Takahashi laughed as she ran up to her more delicate friend as she reached out and wrapped an arm around the crystal witch's shoulders, nuzzling her cheek. "You're not skipping just to visit me, right? Won't that be a tempting thought though?"
"I-I... My teacher is sick today so I can't go... but Hazuki-chan left because Bayaa-san needed her for some mysterious thing... I-I... I actually wanted to walk home with Moriko-chan today so I came so I could ask and... um... that's not a problem, is it?"
"Why would it be? Sure thing...! I'll tell Kasumi-san to drive us both home! My house is a long ways away so I can't really walk and yours is far away too... can't risk having some creep take an interest in you and kidnap you when you're all alone, right?" The green witch winked at her, grinning. "Don't worry, Akemi-chan. I'll protect you for sure."
These two are as close as Shirano-san and Ayahara-san... I wonder if their families work really close together too... I mean, I know Takahashi-san's father works in an office so maybe Suzuki-san's father does the same job in the same place and they're buddies? I guess that would make sense... especially if they go drinking together...
Yue turned back to the window, staring up at the sun as she sighed lightly while Akemi and Moriko continued talking, with the latter laughing loudly while the former still looked like a frightened rabbit.
It was all just so typical.
When it was finally time to get to the Mahou-Dou... well, needless to say, Yuki was pretty surprised that she was the first one to get there for once... even before Majorika had even gotten there.
"...This is all just so new to me... being early, that is... So... uh... what now?" Shinoya looked about in confusion, frowning deeply. "I mean, there has to be at least something to do up until Majorika comes up and unlocks the freaking door..."
Maybe she could poof up a tennis ball and play wall ball with one of the Mahou-Dou walls? No, she could knock down herbs or even break one of Moriko's vases and not even the sweet sugary heavens will be able to save her from the brutal fate of the green witch apprentice shoving rose thorns down her throat and then beating her with a hoe.
And hoes were better weapons than sickles... but hey, at least it wasn't a shovel! Those things were just scary when wielded by the pigtailed florist.
Maybe she could draw drawings in the dirt with a stick? Minus that she had zero artistic talent on paper (despite being a professional now in embroidery) and couldn't draw happy stick figures much less Saiki in said dirt. Because she'd totally draw Saiki if she could... why not?
But she couldn't draw and that was the point.
"I'd totally beat that door down if it wouldn't get us into debt," Yuki groaned as she walked up to said door and placed her hand against the painted wood (a nice job done by Hazuki, mind you), leaning against it with a heavy sigh. "I wonder what I can even do other than wait... maybe I can just think..."
Like... telling everyone about Majoaku... in reality there's only one thing that I do know about Majoaku that everyone else doesn't know... and I don't want to tell them all that little bit of information about me just yet... like how Majoaku is simply my...
"Why, Yuki, are you actually here early?"
The black witch flinched and jumped from the day, seeing a surprised Majorika along with Lala in cat form beside her, blinking up curiously at the blond with amethyst eyes.
"Yuki-chan, it's good to see you..."
"Oh, uh... same here, Lala..." Shinoya responded, blushing a bit as she made way for her current witch tutor as the green-haired old witch unlocked the door and pulled it open, gesturing the younger girl inside. "R-Right..."
"This is... a little unlike you, Yuki. What's the occasion?"
"I wanted to get a few things ready to give my friends once they got here... I wanted to work on them at the Mahou-Dou so I can here not realizing that you usually didn't get here until around... whatever time that it is right now... Please excuse me..."
"You're excused if you came early to work more often, you know."
"Hau, don't get you hopes up... I'm going to my working room, alright? Tell the other girls that I'm already here so they don't all assume I'm running late again," Yuki smiled back as she headed into the over room, earning the old witch to just sigh heavily.
"I still don't understand that girl..."
"Alright... now to screw this in..." Shinoya brushed some of her blond hair back as she handled the device, installing the gears as she puckered her lips in focus. "Should I add a camera function? But then again, that would only be creating more work for myself and that's really the last thing that I need, certainly..."
I wonder... where exactly am I going with this...?
"Here's my majoshikon," she continued, pulling out the musical note gem and holding it over the device, taking a deep breath. "Alright, alright..."
Now to put in the personal special touch that I'm definitely going to need...
"Pururunu pikapikan chanchii... Powers of twilight, hear my plea... The powers to sense darkness I summon thee and I'm sick of rhyming. Just do it, dang it."
Her majoshikon glowed, along with the device and its nine other counterparts as the blond smile lightly and sadly. "Yes, that's it... At least Saiki-kun helped me with the difficult parts but that doesn't matter now... I'm finally done! I just need to put the backs on all of these and I'll finally be complete! All my hard work that I completely wasted on dolls when I should have been working on this...! Finally!"
She threw her hands up in the air, laughing. "I can't believe I managed to do it... I still can't believe I managed to do something completely useful without getting distracted the entire day! Procrastination, I have finally won this battle and someday, I will win this stupid war whether you want me to or not~!"
"Yuki~! Hana-chan's here~!" Hana exclaimed as she burst through the doors, wrapping her arms around the older blond in delight. "Hana-chan's so happy that Hana-chan doesn't have to wait for Yuki~! It's just great and wonderful and great and amazing~!"
...Am I really late that often...? Sheesh, no wonder Saiki-kun's so resilient when it comes to me wanting to walk home with him... then again, that sure as heck doesn't mean that I'm going to stop pestering him about that anytime soon...
"Hey, what are these, Yuki? Gifts?" Makihatayama chimed as she picked up one of the devices, staring at it curiously, noting the white paint and the rather peculiar shape that seemed vaguely familiar... "Ooh! Kurumi used one of these before to call her papa!"
Well, I wouldn't call Yamasaki-san a father... despite technically being that, he's more of an older sibling than anything else... And Kurumi-chan doesn't even call him papa, though it would definitely be really weird if she did, considering how young he is... People who don't know him or Kurumi-chan would get the wrong idea... Yuki nearly blanched at the thought. I'd hate to see such a nice guy have to go through of all that...! That much is definitely certain!
"They're called cellophane, right?" the white witch asked, caramel eyes sparkling. "Kurumi always talked about them in French, I think, and that's what she called them..."
Just because Kurumi-chan speaks gracious French, that doesn't mean every foreign word that comes out of her mouth is going to be French, Hana-chan! She's capable of speaking several other languages you know... What about all those Italian dishes that she taught me about? Like you know, dishes like tiramisu and Regal Torino? (1)
The black witch soon groaned, much to the Majokai princess's confusion.
Actually... that sounds good right about now...
"Yuki?"
"Oh sorry... I was just thinking. It's for you anyway... I wanted to give it to Doremi-chan and the others right away but I kind of ended up a little... procrastinated..." Yuki smiled brightly as Makihatayama's eyes lit up happily and she squealed, hugging the older blond tightly.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Yuki! Hana-chan's going to go show off right now and right away! Thanks!" Shinoya grinned but that smile fell off her face as soon as the white witch affectionately and graciously pecked her cheek in a hauntingly similar fashion to that of how Kurumi liked to kiss both of her cheeks whenever she felt like being a bit affectionate. She sat there in awe and silence as Hana skipped out then, shutting the door behind her.
The snow-named girl finally blinked twice and raised her hand up to her cheek, brushing her fingers against it tenderly as she sighed lightly, shaking her head.
I think... Hana-chan is starting to take after all of us just a little too much...
(Eyecatch: The Ojamajos all give each other a high five and it passes on until Yuki misses one hand, earning her to perk up in surprise. The Ojamajo that's revealed to have missed her high five is a surprised looking Doremi who rubs at the back of her neck in slight embarrassment.)
"Did you seriously design all of these devices yourself, mon ami?" Kurumi twisted the phone around, admiring the silvery color with cute numbered buttons that also had other Ojamajos' chibi faces printed on each one for speed dial. "Aw, it's so cute! I knew you could sew, but you're also a pretty amazing inventor, too!"
"I had a lot of help... I just got the instructions to make them and applied them to the, er, process..." Yuki blushed as she held her own phone close. "T-They're mysterious, no, magical cell phones, and that would be a fushigi keitai denwa in Japanese... I personally call them just fushin for short..."
"A fushin call, huh? This brings back memories..." Doremi observed before turning back to Yuki. "Do they work like those and Patraine calls?"
"Well, we call each other with these buttons, right? There are several voice actions you can do and they also serve as not only radars, but they also actually pinpoint an aku majoshikons location if one were to activate... It's meant to help out our mission, assist saving the world, and giving me a choice of nine people to contact whenever I'm really bored!" Shinoya laughed. "But actually, it's unimportant for the moment... Joou-sama wanted us to meet someone that apparently knew Majoaku well..."
At least... someone that could teach them about Majoaku so that I wouldn't have to and end up spilling information that I would much rather keep to myself...
"Who?" Hazuki asked, adjusting her glasses as the black witch merely grinned.
"You'll see, Hazuki-chan."
"So, Yuki-chan... remind us again why ya couldn't jus' tell us all this yerself?" Aiko wondered as the black witch flinched, all of them flying with the directions Yuki had relayed to them earlier and...
Shoot, all of them already had a bad feeling about this since Shinoya Yuki and directions tended to explode into a plain destructive dish with a just plain wonderful hysteria of confusion whenever mixed together.
"I-I'm a little nervous... I mean... Majoaku was a normal witch before she was corrupted by dark magic, right? W-Was she a nice person or what? I-I hope that she was..." Akemi stammered, blushing incredibly as Onpu patted her shoulder.
"Don't hyperventilate for any reason whatsoever, Akemi-chan... Or at least, try to not pass out while in the midst of flight, alright? Are you okay?"
"I-I'll survive... I've been through worse..."
Broken ankle, broken glass in my ballet shoes, sprained wrists... Nii-san always begged me to not overdo myself but it's really nothing if I can't improve my dancing no matter what happens to me... A dancer's only tool, only 'weapon', is her grace... If she can't retain her grace and poise at all times, then she's not a dancer... I need to remember that!
"Is that the house over there?" Momoko asked aloud as the Ojamajos neared a rather quaint little cottage, landing in front of it. Moriko observed the house for just a minute before turning to the garden and gasping softly, dropping to her knees in front of it.
"They're so finely nurtured! This is expertise gardening skills right here... I think I'm going to love whoever lives here for whatever reason!" the green witch exclaimed happily, clapping her hands cheerfully. "This is just so great! The fragrance, the flowers, and the green of the leaves... it's just such a beautiful sight without a doubt... I want to congratulate whoever lives here for sure... I definitely want to congratulate this person no matter who they may be... I want to congratulate them..."
This girl is just unbelievable... the rest of them thought, sweating in exasperation as Akemi sighed sadly and took it upon herself (as always) to go pull her best friend away from smothering the flowers as she was prone to.
"Come on, Moriko-chan, we have more important matters to tend to right now, right?" Suzuki asked in her usual soft voice, earning Takahashi to just perk up as she tugged delicately on the pigtailed female's arm with a barely audible groan. "We're here to learn about Majoaku, aren't we? W-We... W-We aren't, I-I think, supposed to get distracted right now so..."
Moriko blinked once in confusion before just frowning rather aloofly, eyes narrowing.
"Akemi-chan, be reasonable. You're not supposed to ever..."
And then the door opened and both the girls screamed, scrambling away and holding each other close as they shivered. "W-What and... W-Who was that just now?"
"I don't appreciate random visitors out of nowhere!" the witch exclaimed as she walked onto the front porch, clearly scowling with her arms crossed. She was very stern in appearance, too, with harsh green eyes that were like freshly cut emeralds and clean teal hair in a tight and refined bun at the back of her head. "If you're going to visit, state your reason and..."
Then her gaze drifted towards Akemi and Moriko and she froze, pausing immediately as her eyes widened in pure surprise before she chuckled.
"Oh... my... It's been a while."
Suzuki and Takahashi were absolutely baffled as they recognized her only from the leaf brooch around her neck. Granted, the last time they saw this woman, she was a little frog in the florist's old watering can that waved sadly from the window as they sniffled, packed their bags, and moved away.
"Majomichi!" the two girls gasped at the same time as Majomichi's smile widened.
"I never thought I'd see you as cowardly as Akemi, Moriko."
"G-Give me a break, I was just comforting Akemi-chan and... WOW, MAJOMICHI!" the green witch exclaimed as she tackled the witch into a tight hug, the crystal witch joining, so relieved that she was actually crying. "And you got your body back too! I didn't think that the curse on the witch frogs really HAD lifted...!"
"Yes, no thanks to you two... leaving without a second trace and still keeping a hold of your magic! How did you even manage to cast spells without me providing for you both?" the teal witch wondered, patting both of her former apprentices on their heads in a fond grandmotherly manner. "I was so worried about you both..."
"Hey, Joou-sama kept contact with us, rarely... and we were able to obtain enough magic to last at least a few years... we planned on coming back anyway." The florist laughed, holding onto her former tutor tightly. "We're just glad that we can manage to become actual witch apprentices once again, right?"
"Yes... that's good... and Akemi, I suppose you're still as meek and timid as you always were?"
"I-I'm getting better, actually... Moriko-chan and all my other new friends have been helping me out a little at a time and it's really made the difference, I suppose... I'm just happy that I get to see you again, Majomichi." Akemi's smile was trembling, tears still welling up all over again in her big sapphire eyes, much to Majomichi's dismay.
"Oh you never change."
"Um... it's not that I want to interrupt a sweet reunion of heartwarming or anything, but you are Majomichi-san, right?" Yuki stepped in, confused as Majomichi perked up in surprise. "I'm the purifier Shinoya Yuki... Joou-sama said that if there was anyone that knew the witch Majoaku used to be, it was you who I should ask."
"Oh... Ruriko... Yes, I do know... but..." The teal witch pursed her lips at the sight of the black witch, eyes squinting. "Shinoya, was it? Are you supposed to...?"
"Hey, look, we look alike!" Kurumi exclaimed, skipping up to beside the slightly younger girl to wrap an arm around her shoulders with a laugh. "Well, it's coincidental so there's nothing to worry about. I'm Sayoko Kurumi by the way."
"...Coincidental...?"
"Oh yes, Majomichi, these are the other purifiers that are joining us on this light crusade or whatever it is that you want to call it," Moriko stated, gesturing to the other girls. "They're Harukaze Doremi, Fujiwara Hazuki, Senoo Aiko, Segawa Onpu, Asuka Momoko, and... well..."
"Hana-chan da yo!" Hana chirped cheerfully. "Hana-chan's going to be the future queen of the Majokai, you know~!"
"Oh yes, I've heard of you... So it's coincidence that Shinoya..."
"Huh?"
"Never mind. Come inside. I'll tell you all that I can about Majoaku when she wasn't Majoaku... when she was... Majoruri."
"Majomichi~!" an excited voice squealed out as a young witch sprinted out with short black hair and with bright navy blue eyes and a matching uniform with the same color as those same happy orbs. "I managed to pass my test and do really well! How's that for amazing or what? Even Majoheart-san thinks that I've really improved!"
Majomichi, younger now but still much more experienced and more mature than the young lady in front of her only sighed. "Ruriko, you shouldn't get so pumped even though you have much to learn..."
"That's Majoruri, to you...! At least when I began as a fully registered witch by Joou-sama," Ruriko stated, spinning around cheerfully. "And no need to worry! I'll be fine... I have much going on for me you know and there's no way that I'm just going to lose so easily!"
And with that, her black curls twitched and Majomichi felt her frown twitch ever so slightly into a smile, confusing Ruriko just a bit.
"Hey, what's up?"
"It's nothing, Ruriko."
"Ruriko, when growing up, was one of the cheeriest and most idiotic people that I knew. But she worked hard and many other witches admired that..." Majomichi coughed as she leaned back in her seat, frown deepening. "She was so sweet and endearing... It was almost impossible to hate her or to even be annoyed with her for too long..."
"That sounds... familiar," Doremi admitted as she stole a glance towards Yuki, surprising the black witch as she quickly turned back to the old witch.
"S-So her name was Majoruri huh? That's such a pretty name, Ruriko is, I mean... I don't think it fits the current Majoaku at all..."
"Nothing changes the fact that Ruriko, before all that, was still a fairly sweet and tender-hearted one. Granted, she got lost easily and screwed up more than others, sometimes on a nuclear level... but she always tried afterwards... always..." Majomichi turned wistful. "Everything went so wrong without any warning... if someone told me now that this is what would have happened to Ruriko eventually, I would have denied it to the very end..."
"Were you friends?" Akemi wondered, sapphire eyes glimmering in the dimness of the house. Her old tutor merely shrugged.
"I was more of her surrogate sister than anything else... The witch who took care of her took care of me as well as when Ruriko was old enough to leave, the duty of watching over her fell on me. I didn't mind too much... She solved her problems as much as she created them so there wasn't much to worry about." Majomichi sighed heavily, brushing some of her teal strands behind her ear. "That's pretty much how it always was, until..."
"Majomichi~! Question, question! Why is it that we can travel into the Human World but not the Mahoutsukaikai? Aren't there magic users there just like us?"
"You're still too naïve, Ruriko. Don't you remember any of the things you're taught in Majokai history?"
"Something about a game with land bets... But I still don't understand why the doors aren't open... after all, in the Human World, men and women get along just fine so why doesn't that work with magic users also? Is it because the whole Mahoukai's not big enough?" Majoruri pondered this over childishly, though she was definitely an adult now, much to Majomichi's dismay. "I want to see the Mahoutsukaikai, Majomichi. I think it would be as beautiful as the Majokai..."
"It's not. It's unfertile and not a safe living environment in the slightest."
"What? Why? But other people are living there too and the Majokai's big enough, isn't it? Why can't we all live together? The Mahoutsukaikai needs to survive too...! We have to take care of our environment..."
"Ruriko, it's never that easy. Not to mention we have a lot to worry about right now ourselves that we can't ponder about others... The wizards should be able to take care of themselves." Majomichi brushed the younger witch off, much to Ruriko's dismay. "Now, you need to go get a few things, alright? We're heading off to the Human World soon so we need to be prepared."
"But it's still so unfair... Can I talk to the queen about this?"
"Ruriko, drop it."
"...Fine..."
"She didn't listen to me, of course... She was Ruriko, so I didn't understand why I expected any different otherwise back then since... well... she was always just the way that she was without fail."
Majomichi smiled sadly. "Unfortunately, I wasn't with her for those times, but she told me all about it... She went into the Mahoutsukaikai herself to investigate just how bad their living conditions were so that she could 'use' it as evidence to the queen as proof of needing to help them. Headstrong and true, but foolish all the same in being unable to understand how the real world really works..."
"Normally you see things like this happen the other way around, but I can't believe Majoruri-san would want such a thing before..." Hazuki trailed off, sighing. "She sounded really sweet, but the Mahoutsukaikai wasn't restored to its former beauty until we rescued Hana-chan from it and talked to the King of the place... so something went wrong, right?"
"There was a young wizard she met there named Kojiro."
Doremi blinked twice before her eyes instantly widened in surprise as she recognized the name. Wait a minute...
"Different people? Don't wizard babies work the same way as witch babies? I mean, if someone sees one born, then that... um..."
"That's how it's supposed to work. Ojijide-san wasn't always the only one that worked for my father... There was another advisor and messenger that Papa was fond of..." Akatsuki fiddled with one of the long strands of grass, frowning at the memory. "Kojiro-san... He's the one that cared for Saiki-kun while Ojijide-san took care of me. He's not around anymore, but that's the reason why."
"Not... around anymore. I-I'm so sorry, I know what it's like to lose a friend, but..." Harukaze fell silent, shaking her head quickly. "I could never imagine losing my otou-san or my okaa-san."
"Kojiro-san was a good man. Saiki-kun adored him... in fact, Kojiro-san was probably closer to a father than our own Papa, but no one really complained. It wasn't until after that Saiki-kun became so careless with the truth. Though there are some things that even he doesn't talk about anymore..." The older prince paused, approaching her and in one swift movement, taking her chin delicately. "Hey Doremi-chan, you won't tell anyone else about this, right? I'm only saying this so that you'll understand but I'm not just going to go and spill all my baby brother's secrets. Saiki-kun will have to tell you everything on his own."
"D-Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." The pink witch agreed, gasping a bit as her heart pounded at the contact. "I-I... I promise and you have my word, Akatsuki-kun."
Akatsuki smiled a bit though his eyes narrowed in slight doubt. "Not even Yuki-chan?"
"N-Not even Yuki-chan!"
"Thank you."
"...Kojiro?" Doremi repeated again, blinking wide and owlishly. "Wait... isn't he..."
No, Akatsuki-kun said to always keep the fact that I know who he is a secret... I wonder... is this why? If he was the one who met Majoruri-san before she became Majoaku... does that mean that he has something to do with it as well? Or...?
"W-Wait, I didn't hear too much about Kojiro-san!" Yuki burst out, much to everyone else's surprise. "Isn't there more to him than the fact that they met?"
"Well, they might have... fallen in love... despite how much I warned Ruriko against it..." Majomichi took a deep breath as she twiddled her thumbs. "There's much more to it, but listen... dark energy has always existed somewhere in some place... The energy that manifested from the former queen's misery in losing her family... that was dark energy. The dark energy that infected Ruriko was more than that. It was attracted to the energy and it affected both her and Kojiro-san..."
"...What happened to Kojiro-san?" Hana asked, almost afraid to wonder.
Harukaze didn't have to look up and see Majomichi's grim expression to understand it; Akatsuki's words rang as a reminder instead in her ear, loud and clear.
"He's not around anymore."
"I..." Shinoya looked down sadly, sighing. "I see. So that's it. To think, Majoaku... er... Majoruri's story of evil really isn't so evil... but I guess that I shouldn't be surprised at all by it..."
Actually... now that I know about Kojiro-san... it answers a few of my questions... If she and Kojiro-san were really a couple and anything like normal human couples... it should be obvious of a few possibilities...
"There's more to it, surely... but I suppose it's all for another time and it is getting late... don't you girls have somewhere else to be?"
"Yes, we ought to be getting back..." Doremi started shakily as she stood up with the rest of the girls, dusting herself off. "Um, thank you for the stories, Majomichi-san. Best wishes."
"Best wishes and best of luck... but please, as for Majoruri... Ruriko, I... Please help her. She's a sweet girl, really. She wouldn't be evil like this if she had a choice... if you ever face off against her in person, please purify the dark energy in her heart so that she reverts back to the way she was before."
"Don't worry, Majomichi, this is a promise from your former students and their friends!" Moriko exclaimed with a wink. "Akemi-chan and I will do our best! Right, Akemi-chan?"
"O-Oh yes! Definitely! Y-Y-You can count on us!"
Majomichi smiled sadly. "Please. Please help Ruriko."
The Ojamajos all looked amongst one another before grinning and nodding.
"We will."
"Hey Momo-chan, what are the aku majoshikons like anyway? You're the one who saw one first along with Yuki-chan... you two didn't get hurt, right?"
"No, but... it was scary. I was just so worried about Akari-chan that I didn't pay as much attention as I should have and I didn't understand why there were things about her that I didn't know... it was almost as if she had..."
"People with weak hearts," Yuki stated aloud, grabbing both Doremi and Momoko's attention. "Those types of people attract aku majoshikons the best and for that reason, we best be careful if we were to ever come across such a situation. After all, we're supposed to understand our friends... though there are times where humans are really weak because of the burden of a secret that they can't bear to share on their shoulders..."
"Is that so?" Aiko asked, folding her arms with a huff. "Well shoot, we may have our work cut out for us."
"It would be boring if there wasn't a challenge... but the fact that even our friends and fellow students are all at risks... we need to work hard if we want to be able to purify enough aku majoshikons in order to reach Majoaku... Majoruri-san, that is," Onpu smiled sadly. "It's so sad... She could have been with Kojiro-san and the two of them could have had a family... but the dark energy ruined all that..."
"A family... She could have had a child..." Shinoya hummed. "I wonder how that child would have grown up if none of this happened..."
"That's a strange thing to wonder about, Yuki-chan," Moriko stated with a laugh. "But I bet the kid would have had a happy life with two loving parents like every child deserves."
The black witch's fists clenched as they continued talking, staring out the large heart-shaped window of the back of the Mahou-Dou. "If that's how things are really supposed to work... I guess I should long for something like that..."
Because actually, what I do know... Majoruri did have one child before all this happened...
"Yuki-chan, what are you doing all the way back there and not doing a single thing?" Kurumi asked aloud as she took the blonde's arm with a wide smile. "Come on, get involved! We're all friends here aren't we? You need to be more careful, mon ami."
"Careful, Kurumi-chan? How so?"
"Eh? Isn't it obvious already? My, my, you're just so naïve that it's adorable..."
Yuki almost scowled but she stopped at a grimace before shaking her head and smiling a bit sadly. "Um... Kurumi-chan, are you curious about what kind of person Kojiro-san was? I mean, Majomichi-san said that she knew who he was but she didn't know him personally... and I honestly doubt that dirty old man Oyajide-baka-san would know him well..."
Doremi perked up.
Kojiro-san, according to Akatsuki-kun, is the person that took care of Saiki-kun... although I didn't really understand why as much as I should have... I did get that he was a good man that the king, and even Saiki-kun himself was fond of... he would have been a wonderful father if that were the case and it's a shame... Saiki-kun's so cold and distant now, if he hadn't lost Kojiro-san, I bet that he would accept Yuki-chan a lot more easily... In fact, the two would probably be a couple right now if that were the case. He could have turned out like Akatsuki-kun is too... polite and warm... B-But I would still like Akatsuki-kun best of course! I wouldn't fall for Saiki-kun if he was even slightly like him and even if they do look a lot alike! There's just no way...
The pink witch blushed at the thought, coughing.
Though... I would mistake him for Akatsuki-kun a lot easier if that were the case... How sad... I wonder if it's my own fault that Akatsuki-kun really isn't interested in me in the slightest... as a girl... we're still friends, yes... but it would just be so nice if we were a lot more than that...
"We could go to the Mahoutsukaikai to learn more about him... Hey wait a minute!" Hazuki exclaimed, eyes wide. "If he was a wizard... wouldn't the FLATS 5 know something about him?"
"That's right! Fujio-kun would definitely know something...!" Akemi blushed heavily at the thought of the orange-haired wizard, heart already pounding with a strange sort of happiness. "W-We... We could ask them later... if we ever have the time..."
"WHOO-HOO, A CHANCE TO SEE TOORU-KUN HERE I COME! I'm looking forward to this, most definitely!" Moriko exclaimed spiritedly, pumping her fist. "I'm definitely going to win him over this go around, for sure!"
"...Yeah... good luck with that..." Onpu muttered, still feeling a drop in her stomach. "Oh, Moriko-chan..."
Yuki giggled lightly. "That means I'll see Saiki-kun... but I don't want to trouble him..."
"Hana-chan wants to play with Oyajide!"
"Hana-chan, you need to be careful... Oyajide-san's an old man with back problems after all..."
The black witch soon sighed.
Actually, that child Majoaku had that no one else really knows about, including you all really, everyone... That's me.
-Until Next Time-
Mado no soto wa yotei tojikometa ame
(Outside the windows, it's the rain that blocked my plans)
(Footage: It's seen to be raining outside as Yuki is shown to be watching with a sad look on her face as she sighs, looking down at where she's holding a note with an ai-ai gasa of both hers and Saiki's names.)
"Kyou wa gomen, to ka omou nara mukae ni kite"
("If you're sorry about today, come get me,")
(Footage: Yuki frowns only for Doremi to tap her shoulder, making her turn around and receive a white rain poncho, earning her to blink in confusion. Doremi merely grins and winks.)
Iitai kedo dame da...
(I want to say, but it's no use...)
(Footage: Shinoya looks at her poncho again and soon beams up happily.)
Hoshi ni negatta sono yume wa
(Though the dreams wished upon a star)
(Footage: Hana jumps happily into a puddle while the other girls run after her, all decked in ponchos of their trademark color save for Yuki wearing the white one Doremi had given her.)
Hitotsu hitotsuzutsu kanau no ni
(They all came true one by one)
(Footage: Moriko stops to admire the flowers just as Akemi grabs her arm and Hazuki wipes off her glasses only to make them more blurry while Aiko laughs good-naturedly.)
Anata ni chitto mo oitsukenai
(You're the one I couldn't catch up to at all)
(Footage: Onpu and Kurumi look up with bright grins just as Momoko joins, all of them soon just laughing.)
Hoshi ni negatta sono yume wa
(Though the dreams wished upon a star)
(Footage: Poppu jumps onto Hana's back and the white witch gives her a piggy back ride while Doremi follows after the two protesting rather loudly. Yuki giggles at the sight.)
Hitotsu hitotsuzutsu kanau nara
(They all came true one by one)
(Footage: Rain continues falling down into the puddle while the black witch stands there beaming, chuckling a bit more only to suddenly fall backwards into a mud puddle.)
Anata ni mottomo chikazukitai
(You're the one I want to get the closest to)
(Footage: Yuki winces and frowns sadly, pouting as she shuts her eyes and sniffles until a hand is offered to her, and she perks up, looks up and smiles brightly and happily, eyes sparkling in complete relief.)
Next time on Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI:
Yuki: Doremi-chan, your sister is JUST SO CUTE~! Even her little friend Makoto-kun is really, really cute!
Hazuki: That's right, Doremi-chan... why don't you ask Joou-sama if Poppu-chan can be a witch apprentice again as well?
Aiko: That would be fair...
Hana: Hana-chan wants to play with Poppu lots, too!
Moriko: You have a little sister, Doremi-chan? Given, I knew that... but still...
Doremi: Ah... I should make time into that...
Akemi: Is she a purifier too?
Doremi: WHAT? No way, it's too dangerous!
Momoko: But if she becomes a witch apprentice... I wonder if she can also...
Onpu: How interesting!
Kurumi: Oh really?
Poppu: ONEE-CHAN! Let me be a purifier too!
Doremi: I can't do that, Poppu! You know that I can't!
Yuki: Really? I think it's perfectly fine...!
Kurumi: Of course you do, ma chérie.
Doremi: Next time on Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI!
Yuki: Another mystery! "Little Purifier, Stay So Strong!"! And remember, friendship comes before everything and always treasure it!
Kurumi: If you want to rely on your friends, you have to be reliable too, right?
(1) Oh Micky, you dork... Regal Torino is not a dish, it's a famous candy. She must have gotten confused from the 'regal' in its title... Royal candy... Then again, thinking of it that way, it probably would make a little more sense if it was a cake.