Date A Re:Live
Chapter 72: Movie Chapter: Mayuri Judgment, Part 2
By : Tohka_Yatogami
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Summary
Even a similar story can take it's own path. Shido and Mana are amnesiac siblings living with their friend Kotori, however the past catches up to Shido when he nearly runs into a space quake, and his world changes as one girl asks... "Are you here to kill me?" (Stronger Ratatoskr, weaker DEM, games & movie are canon to story) [Shido/Tohka/Harem]
Well, this is it, the Mayuri Judgment adaption, and the last bit of Season 3 overall, is about to come to an end! We've got the last eight dates to show, all of the remaining shadowy monsters to pop up during the dates, and then... the next chapter after this will start the next movie, known as Mio Salvation! I hope all the remaining dates do well, especially the ones that I've made myself, even more so because the first one you'll see is Mukuro's.
With all of that settled... everyone, let's continue these dates!
~March 23rd, 2052 - Ocean Park, Amusement Park section
Shido walked through the gates of Ocean Park, soon walking into the amusement park side. He was currently wearing a light blue T-Shirt, gray knee length shorts, and brown sneakers. Once he got far enough in, he looked around for Mukuro.
"The others said Mukuro was nervous all night, I hope she's OK..." Shido wondered aloud.
"S-Shido, over here."
Shido turned, finally finding Mukuro was she waved towards him, looking away slightly aside from a few brief glances.
Once Shido saw her, he noticed her wearing a very light-yellow, almost white, blouse with a skirt of the same color, with the sleeves and skirt being double layered. Said layers were also the only part of her outfit that lacked yellow, if ignoring her hair ribbons and the blouse's buttons, which were the same shade of pink her Astral Dress was.
"Whoa..." Shido breathed, shocked by how cute she looked.
"Oh no, I look bad... don't I?" Mukuro said worriedly.
"N-No, just the opposite, you're... I don't know the right word to use, but it's definitely a good one." Shido answered.
Mukuro blushed brightly for a moment, soon smiling as she took Shido's hand.
"...Thank you." Mukuro whispered.
The two started walking around.
"So, any particular reason you wanted to have our date here?" Shido asked.
"Truth is, I've never been to an amusement park before, so... I figured why not visit here on a date with you?" Mukuro answered.
"I see, guess it's pretty fitting I have a date here. This is where I learned Kotori had been a Spirit." Shido replied.
Mukuro tilted her head at that.
"Oh right, you weren't with us yet." Shido chuckled.
"Kotori had become a Spirit around the same time you and Origami had, but we didn't notice at the time because Rio locked her powers out of safety, remember how Saya mentioned she was Kotori's predecessor?" He explained.
Mukuro nodded.
"Well, Saya's consciousness survived in her, and tried to take over, not realizing she had died." Shido revealed.
"Holy..." Mukuro breathed.
"Luckily, everything worked out. In fact, we wouldn't have saved Kurumi if Saya hadn't survived in Kotori." Shido replied.
Mukuro smiled.
"I see, so this place... there's already precious memories here." Mukuro stated.
"Yeah, so... you ready to go on some rides?" Shido asked.
Mukuro smiled, nodding a bit.
Soon enough, the two were on the sky drop, with Mukuro sweating a bit, and Shido realizing how familiar the situation was.
"...Can I get off?" Mukuro begged.
"Sorry, it's too late, and we're about to drop." Shido answered.
Mukuro gulped, and soon the drop came, although Mukuro surprisingly found herself calm about the entire thing.
"This isn't as scary as I thought it would be." Mukuro realized.
They finally reached the bottom, soon disembarking from the ride.
"Wow, you took that fall like a champ." Shido praised.
"I did, but how did I handle it so well?" She wondered.
"Hmm... actually, I've heard people train in Zero-G before going into space because of reasons related to preparing for motion sickness, maybe your time in space has desensitized you to that sort of thing?" Shido guessed.
Mukuro blinked, and shrugged a bit.
"I guess that's the best explanation we have." Mukuro replied, looking around.
"Can we try that next?" She requested.
Shido saw her looking towards the haunted house, and soon looked towards her.
"OK, but you might wanna stay close." Shido suggested.
"O...K?" Mukuro agreed confused.
The two walked inside, and as they did, Mayuri looked around from the bathroom area. While she was scouting the area, another of the shadowy creatures passed by her line of vision, and once again she failed to see it.
This particular one's unique trait, aside from the yellow eyes and aura, was the fact it had four eyes, not two.
"Come on, please... let me see something." Mayuri begged.
The shadowy beast looked at her, and gave her a mocking look by stretching out his face to mimic a long tongue giving a raspberry.
Mukuro held onto Shido's arm tightly, still shaking from the horror she just had to experience with all the fake, but convincingly real monsters and props in the Haunted House, as they headed back to the Takamiya Household.
"That was so scary..." Mukuro whimpered, crying a bit.
"Sorry about that, you just seemed so excited, I couldn't bring myself to tell you what was gonna happen." Shido apologized.
Mukuro looked at Shido, soon nuzzling her face into his shoulder a bit.
"...It's OK, you held me close every time something scared me, that was really sweet of you." Mukuro admitted.
"You're welcome, and I'll make your favorite tonight as a way to cheer you up, how does that sound?" Shido offered.
Mukuro blushed a bit, soon smiling as she nodded.
"I'd like that a lot, thank you." She agreed.
The others all watched from the window.
"Wow, even though she made a bad choice from something she didn't know, it still ended up good." Tohka whispered, adding to her date plan notes.
"That was the kind of scene that my Silver Bullet series liked to focus on." Nia stated.
Natsumi smiled, turning around.
"My turn's next, and I've already got a great place in mind!" Natsumi exclaimed.
~March 24th, 2052 - Tenguu Shopping Arcade
Shido, wearing a red short-sleeved coat with a black shirt, khakis, and white shoes walked into the arcade. Only moments have her entered...
"Oh, Shido!" Natsumi sang.
"Wow, that was fast-"
Shido suddenly went silent, soon seeing Natsumi's outfit.
It was almost identical to the police outfit that she cosplayed in after having her powers sealed, especially in how she wore it, though it was instead a light green button up shirt that slightly showed the black bra she had underneath, the same skirt as before, only purple with the bottom edge marked by an orange stripe, and fishnet stockings.
She wore her usual shoes, and to top it all off, she had a hairpin with three flower charms attacked on the right side of her head.
"What do you think Shido, don't I look amazing?" Natsumi asked, winking for emphasis.
Shido has a slight nosebleed, but quickly covered it.
"Y-You look... uh, kinda sexy." Shido said quietly.
"Aw, I knew you'd love it!" Natsumi smiled.
She tackle-hugged Shido, which caused his head to get caught in an intentional Marshmallow Hell for a few seconds.
Once Natsumi was down, she took the flustered Shido's hands.
"So, ready to have fun?" Natsumi asked.
"Sure, just... don't break all the game machines like Tohka did." Shido replied.
"Eh?" Natsumi blinked.
Shido chuckled nervously, scratching his cheek.
"When I first met her while she was in her Inverse Form, and brought her here, she... broke every game she played." Shido explained.
Shido recalled the fighting game where Tohka punched all the nodes, the first in the series of game machines she broke, where she smashed into it so hard for her last blow, the machine imploded from her unnatural strength.
Natsumi's eye twitched before clearing her throat, and looking away slightly.
"Come on, let's enjoy the arcade. I'm gonna beat every high score here, then win one of every top shelf prize they've got!" Natsumi said, her eyes sparkling like stars.
'And now I know why she came here, though I'll admit that side of her is cute.' Shido smiled.
Soon they began playing the various games together, with Natsumi burning through all the available games, winning the jackpots or scoring high, gaining tons of tickets in the process.
On occasion, Shido watched her play normal arcade games, shocking everyone nearby as they saw her raze her way into the high-scores.
"Natsumi, just how many people did you have to transform into to gain those skills?" Shido asked.
"Sorry, but that's a secret." Natsumi giggled.
Natsumi soon used her tickets to get all the prizes she wanted, and stored them away using Haniel.
"So, anything else, or is that it?" Shido asked.
"I'm ready to go home now, I'm a bit hungry anyways." Natsumi replied.
As they continued walking, the two soon neared a photo booth area, the others were watching nearby through a sit-down game area, although the Yamai twins were distracted as they played against each other.
"What are these?" Natsumi wondered.
"Oh, these are photo booths, they're basically enclosed rooms take pictures of you." Shido explained.
Natsumi suddenly blushed and covered herself.
"T-They take pictures, in an enclosed room!?" Natsumi asked, her voice shaking.
"What's wrong?" Shido asked.
"It's just... I'm not very comfortable taking pictures in enclosed rooms." Natsumi admitted, blushing still.
Mio's eyes suddenly widen, as if she remembered something important.
"Oh, then we don't have to do it-" Shido replied.
"N-No, this is a date, if we wanna make it special then... we need a picture." Natsumi stated.
She entered the booth, but when Shido tried to follow, the others suddenly saw her kick him before he could, surprising them. Natsumi peaked out her panicked face.
"NO WAY, DON'T COME IN HERE, HOLD YOUR HORSES YOU BAKA, BAKA, BAKA!" Natsumi screamed, pulling her head back in.
"I'm... confused." Shido wondered.
The others all got close and whispered, with Kotori speaking up first.
"Is she that camera shy?" Kotori asked.
"No, I think I know what's wrong here. The only time she took a picture in an enclose space... it was when I did your examinations, back when I was still Reine." Mio answered.
The girls all went white, realizing what just happened, and worse... they couldn't say anything because that would count as interfering on their date.
Soon, the picture was printed out, and Shido took a look at it... before he screamed in shock.
"Ah, why'd you look at it in here!?" Natsumi asked.
"Why are YOU naked!?" Shido demanded.
Mio quickly grabbed everyone, making them all flee the arcade before they were noticed.
"Because Mio said that whenever I was in an enclosed room, I had to take my clothes off to take a picture!" Natsumi explained.
"That's only for examination pictures!" Shido stated.
Natsumi went stiff, and soon turned red as she realized the fact she both failed to look into that detail further, which was unlike her, but also just got naked in public for no reason. She shrieked a bit before fainting into Shido's arms.
"...Oh boy."
Shido and Natsumi headed back home, the latter hanging her head down in embarrassment.
"I'm really sorry about all of that..." Natsumi apologized.
"It's alright, you had an honest misunderstanding there, and it isn't the first time that someone being a Spirit made them miss something obvious." Shido replied.
Natsumi chuckled a bit at that, rubbing her head.
"...Uh, would you still keep that picture as a memento despite that I'm-" Natsumi inquired.
"Uh... well, I guess it was part of your ideal date, so... well it isn't like it'll hurt anyone." Shido replied.
Natsumi smiled a bit.
"So, what's gonna be for dinner tonight?" Natsumi asked.
"How does spaghetti sound?" Shido offered.
Natsumi makes an excited face upon hearing that, and as they head back into the house, Mayuri looked around for any odd signs... the fact she once again found nothing made her slam her head against a wall in anger.
"I feel like something's out to make me suffer!" She exclaimed.
Once again, a shadowy creature slithered by, this time having a a more wiggly shape to its body.
~March 25th, 2052 - Private Tokisaki Train
Shido blinked a bit, standing at the sight of a private train owned by the Tokisaki family, or more specifically, owned by Kurumi's parents. He looked down at the tuxedo he was wearing, suddenly realizing why Kurumi had requested it.
"I knew Kurumi was rich ever since she said she and Saya used to attend Rindouji, but this is... wow." Shido stated, walking inside.
"Shido!"
Shido looked and saw Kurumi, who was wearing a black and white dress that Shido noticed was similar to a maid outfit. There were various red ribbons placed all over it, as well as two matching ones tying her usual hairstyle.
She was seated on a small table, with a small picnic basket placed in the middle, and her beloved kitten, Macaron, resting on her lap.
"Wow..." Shido repeated.
"Don't keep a lady waiting Shido, take a seat." Kurumi smiled.
"O-Oh, right!" Shido stuttered.
Shido soon sat himself on the table, and the boat took off for a small trip.
"I hope you enjoy this lunch I made for us." Kurumi smiled.
Kurumi took out the food from the basket, and while it was definitely made from some fancy ingredients, the actual food made by said ingredients was simple... and as Shido expected, somewhat cat styled.
Shido tried not to snicker a bit, while Kurumi blushed a little, smiling.
"I can't help it, cats are cute, right my little Macaron?" Kurumi stated.
"Meow."
Shido chuckled a bit.
"Yeah, they're cute, but not as cute as you." Shido remarked.
Kurumi's face went red at that, puffing up with a little steam.
"S-Shido, I didn't know you could flirt so boldly." Kurumi replied.
The two enjoyed their meal as the train made its small trip around Tenguu City, the two just talked with each other, occasionally laughing as they enjoyed the simple company they had with each other, or when Macaron did something particularly adorable.
After a bit of time, Kurumi went silent, smiling a bit.
"Kurumi?" Shido asked.
He soon noticed Kurumi start to cry some happy tears, surprising him a little.
"Kurumi, what's wrong?" Shido asked.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to worry you, it's just... I'm so happy." Kurumi sniffled.
Shido blinked a bit.
"This just makes me think back to how nearly a year ago, I was an unknowing pawn to Westcott, and I had been suffering over Saya's death for so long, without even realizing my memories had been altered... when that comes up, I get so scared at what could have happened to me." Kurumi stated.
"Kurumi..." Shido breathed.
"But then, I remember how I met you, and everything you said to me... I was lost in the shadows of my own power, and another stealing my light. That didn't matter to you, even when you saw me hurt someone, even when I scared you half to death, you still said you'd save me, you became my shining light. That's when you pulled all those miracles, and Saya returned to my life." She smiled.
Kurumi sniffled a bit more, and soon Shido walked over, giving her a hug, slightly surprising her.
"Shido?" Kurumi asked.
"We have the right to shed tears, even when all they're filled with is our happiness, it just shows how much the things we have are worth." Shido smiled, rubbing her back.
Kurumi smiled again, sniffling a bit more as Shido kept hugging her, and Macaron nuzzled into her lap a bit.
Meanwhile, Mayuri was nearby doing her usual watch, and teared up a bit as she heard their words.
'That was... so beautiful, just like in those romance novels I read!' Mayuri thought.
As that happened, Mayuri was hiding on part of the train, continuing her watching... once again missing the shadowy creature that she couldn't see. This one's eyes were absent, or were just as black as its skin, and looked like they were wearing a cloak.
Shido and Kurumi were soon walking home, with Kurumi holding Macaron in her arms, as everyone saw them near the Takamiya Household, they moved away from the window.
"They look really happy, I wonder what they did on their date?" Yoshino wondered.
"Considering Shido's wearing a tuxedo, yet doesn't feel as uncomfortable as when he entered the private diner during Miku's date... no offense." Kotori mentioned.
"None taken." Miku replied.
"It seems like maybe it was something simple or rustic, Kurumi does give off this kinda relaxing, gentle vibe at times." Kotori answered.
Tohka nods slightly, adding to her notes.
"Uh... anyone know what Origami's doing right now?" Kaguya inquired.
Everyone looked to see Origami in something similar to a meditative stance.
"She's been like that for a while now." Yuzuru mentioned.
"She's probably talking to her parents, and maybe Chinami if she knows anything, about some dating tips." Rio answered.
"Oh yeah, you put the former's souls into her, while we saw her do the latter ourselves." Nia recalled.
After a while, Origami's eyes opened, and she stood up.
"I'm gonna go take a shower, if dinner's nearly done before I'm out, someone let me know." Origami stated.
"Got it!" Tohka replied.
As she was in the shower, Origami thought about what her parents, and Chinami, had just said to her.
"Don't necessarily try something flashy, being simple has its own charm, like retro stuff." Mr. Tobiichi's voice echoed.
"Try to have your date fit your personality, often enough, it helps show you're trying to be yourself." Mrs. Tobiichi's voice echoed.
"Have at least one surprise, usually predictable things are boring to most people." Chinami's voice echoed.
Origami breathed.
'Last time we went on a date, I had no idea what I was doing, and kinda let Shido guide me, not to mention Kurumi's threat distracted him a little.' Origami thought.
'But, as the old saying goes: "if you chase it from behind, you can't overcome death", I can do this.' She thought determinedly.
~March 26th, 2052 - Tenguu City's Starbucks
Shido waited by the entrance to a branch of Starbucks Coffee in Tenguu City, waiting for Origami to show up. Shido was dressed in a navy shirt with a dark blue plaid button up collar, and white plaid lines, long gray pants, and black sneakers with white tips.
"S-Shido, I'm here." Origami's voice spoke up.
Shido turned, and blushed as he saw Origami in a cute pink and light blue blouse, with a white cardigan on top, a short white skirt, light blue sneakers, and pink heart charms attached to her usual hair clips.
Origami blushed as Shido saw her, her shy side picking up.
"H-How do I look? It isn't too girly for you, is it?" Origami wondered.
"Not at all, it really suits you." Shido admitted.
From afar, the others were all watching the date as usual.
"Makes sense he'd say that, we all know Origami's a tried and true girly girl whenever her super genius side isn't showing." Kurumi giggled.
"That suddenly explains how she and Tohka are besties." Mukuro replied, nodding a bit.
Mio sweat dropped at that, looking at Mukuro.
'I don't get that logic at all...' Mio thought.
"Pick clothes that fit your nature, good, good..." Tohka whispered, adding to her notes.
Origami took Shido's hand, and soon they began walking.
"So, where are we going, Origami?" Shido asked.
"I did my planning a bit differently, so you'll see soon enough." Origami answered.
They stopped by a strange restaurant with a turtle sign on it, but words implying something related to energy drinks, making Shido feel nervous as Origami checked her notes, looking around before spotting something.
"Ah, over here." Origami stated.
Shido was soon pulled by Origami into a small art gallery, surprising Shido again, but it a different way he was more comfortable with.
"A gallery." Shido inquired.
"It felt simple, and relaxing... no good?" Origami asked.
"No, it's fine, I guess it kinda fits you too." Shido admitted.
Origami smiled at that.
'Mom and dad's advice worked, thank goodness.' Origami thought.
After leaving the gallery, Origami finds another of her notes' rendezvous points, and soon looked to see a small shop, a simple 100-yen shop.
The two walked through, and Origami soon stopped as her eye caught something.
"Hey Shido, can you buy me this?" Origami requested, showing a necklace with a heart charm.
"Sure thing, I guess you want it as a date memento from me?" Shido replied.
"That's one half of why." Origami mentioned.
Shido blinked.
"And... the other half?" Shido asked.
Origami blushed from embarrassment.
"I... didn't bring any yen with me." Origami admitted.
Shido blinked before chuckling slightly, and petting Origami on the head, making her blush before she smiled.
Shortly after, the two walked as the sun was setting, everyone else watching from afar again, with Origami looking at her new necklace as they reached her notes' final rendezvous point.
"Hmm..." Origami wondered.
After a bit, she spotted a building known as "Dream Park", and guided Shido over.
"Here's our last stop Shido." Origami remarked.
"Huh!?" Shido exclaimed.
The others all looked confused, until Nia's eyes widened at the building they were nearing.
"That's a love hotel!" Nia exclaimed.
"EH!?" Everyone exclaimed.
They went in, and Kotori held out three fingers, slowly folding them until the two walked back out, Origami's face red as her hair covered her eyes in shock and embarrassment.
As that happened, the sound of the bell tolled once more, with another shadowy creature showing some white feathers on it could be seen.
Back at the Takamiya Household, Origami and Shido had returned from their date, the former smiling at the latter.
"Thank you for everything, Shido." Origami smiled.
"Same... although, that last bit surprised me a bit." Shido chuckled.
Origami blushed in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, I didn't realize Dream Park was... that sort of place..." Origami apologized.
"Don't worry about it, the worst that happened was we just walked inside." Shido replied, sweat dropping a bit.
Origami blushed a bit more, soon showing the necklace Shido bought her to him.
"I'll take good care of this, and treasure it forever." Origami promised.
Later that night, up in the Fraxinus, the search team reported in like usual.
"Sorry, but we haven't gotten any results. Mayuri's been especially stressed over it due to feeling like she keeps missing something." Rinne reported.
"I see, we still can't take any chances, so my apologies on how boring it is." Ryouko apologized.
Ryouko soon focused on Mayuri's screen.
"So, what do you have so far?" Ryouko inquired.
"Each time Shido was on a date, I heard the bell sound again, which means something has to be connected to us Spirits." Mayuri explained.
"In other words, it isn't random." Kannazuki noted.
Everyone on the ship sighed.
"At this rate, I think we'll need a vacation." Ryouko groaned.
Kotori sat at the table, grabbing one of her usual Chupa Chups from a cup. As she did, Mana walked by and sat down.
"So, it's finally your turn?" Mana mentioned.
"W-why are you asking me like that?" Kotori blushed, giving a strange look at Mana.
Mana gave a cat smile, smirking a bit.
"I'm just curious, I remember how the last time you went on a date with him, you had a funny incident with a go kart car?" Mana snickered.
Kotori blushed, and soon spun her lollipop to smack Mana's finger with it.
"Ow!" Mana winced.
"Sheesh, what was that for?" She asked.
Kotori looked away and blushed, now really embarrassed, the Arusu twins looked at the sight as Marina chuckled a bit.
"Really, sis?" Maria asked.
"What, it ain't hurting anyone." Marina replied.
Maria face palmed, and seeing her eyes were covered, Marina took the tasting dish they head, and dripped a small drop of acid into it.
"Depends on your definition Ms. Sister Sadist..." Maria mumbled.
Maria took a sip of the tasting dish, and soon her face when purple as her face puckered, said acid that Marina added being very potent citrus acid!
Marina covered her mouth and laughed loudly, using her other hand to hit the table.
'MARINA!' Maria thought, her mouth looking like it had swallowed itself.
~March 27th, 2052 - Tenguu City Supermarket
Shido was wearing a dark blue jacket with black shirt underneath, gray pants, and black shoes as he waited for Kotori by the market doors.
"Shido, over here!"
Shido turned, and when he did, saw Kotori wearing a red buttoned-up shirt with long sleeves, though she had some of the top buttons undone to show a bit of cleavage. A black and dark red plaid skirt, with black socks that reached up to what people considered "Grade B" Zettai Ryouiki with some brown boots.
"Hey Kotori, glad you made it, so are you ready to go?" Shido asked.
"No, because this is where the date's happening." Kotori answered.
Shido blinked at that.
"Huh?" Shido questioned.
"Origami was pretty simple with her date, so... I figured that I should do whatever I want as long as I want it, nothing flashy, and that's happening by starting here." Kotori explained.
"I don't get it, but... alright then." Shido replied.
Shortly after, they began shopping for certain ingredients, and it was only then that Shido realized what Kotori really wanted to do on the date.
"Oh, now I think I get it, last time we did this was before the Tenguu Fire back when you were still my honorary sister." Shido stated.
"Yeah, and I figure since we hadn't done it for a while, anything out of the ordinary would be fair game for a date." Kotori replied.
"Guess that's true in a sense." Shido agreed.
Kotori soon gasped, noticing something, and Shido saw her run up to the stand where Chupa Chups were placed. Kotori picked up one, realizing that she hadn't seen the flavor before today.
"They have a new flavor!" Kotori cheered.
"I guess you'd like me to buy you that?" Shido chuckled.
"...Yes please." Kotori replied, blushing a bit.
As they walked home, Kotori looked at Shido, who was carrying both of the bags, and soon took one before grabbing his hand.
"Kotori?" Shido questioned.
"Just let me hold your hand, alright?" Kotori replied.
The others all looked confused upon noticing the two comes back early, and then peaked as they walked into the kitchen, finally showing everyone what Kotori's actual date plan had been. Making some Salisbury steak in the form of hamburgers alongside Shido.
"Oh man, watching this is making me hungry!" Tohka said, drooling slightly.
"What food doesn't make you hungry upon looking at it?" Mio joked.
Kotori styled one of her Salisbury burgers a certain way, and soon showed it to Shido.
"Look at this, Shido!" Kotori remarked.
"Oh, a tanuki, that's cute." Shido praised.
Kotori blinked, looking at it, and groaned as she realized the ears weren't long enough.
"It was supposed to be a bunny..." Kotori sighed.
Kotori went to try her new Chupa Chups, but Shido took it from her and wagged his finger.
"After you have your burger." Shido stated.
"OK..." Kotori agreed.
Shido soon smiled, petting her head.
After a while longer, Shido put the remaining touches on the burger patties, smiling as he finished.
"And done!" Shido declared.
From afar, the others watched, only for Tohka's stomach to rumble.
"No, stop rumbling, this is their date... I do want one but, no interfering!" Tohka stated.
Her stomach refused to listen, growling louder, and then again, growling longer each time.
Kotori noticed them, and snickered a bit.
"Why are you guys just standing there, yours are getting cold."
Everyone's eyes widened at that.
"It isn't interfering if I invite you, right?" Kotori smirked.
Everyone cheered at that.
Soon, everyone was seated at the table, with Seigo arriving back shortly after Kotori made the offer.
"Thank you for the food!" Everyone stated.
Tohka took a bite, and her eyes watered.
"DELICIOUS!" Tohka exclaimed.
"5 Stars!" Mukuro added, giving a thumb's up that somehow twinkled like a star.
"Great cooking as usual." Kotori smiled.
Shido chuckled at that, and soon Mayuri noticed her cup ran out of dressing.
"Oh, excuse me, need more dressing." Mayuri mentioned.
As Mayuri walked to the fridge, unaware of the shadowy figure with a flaming head looking at her. When she went to grab the dressing... everyone suddenly paused.
"Do you all feel something weird?" She asked.
"Yeah, but I can't put my finger on it." Shido confirmed.
Hearing that response, the shadowy figure instantly rushed out of the house, just in case they managed to somehow see it.
~March 28th, 2052 - Tenguu Subway Station
Shido sighed as he looked at himself, wearing a wig and bandages on his head, as well as a brown cloak. He was currently cosplaying as Nia's favorite male character that wasn't from her own series: Tokiya.
Based on Nia, and her request for his outfit, it didn't take long for Shido to have a good idea of what she wanted for their date.
"I can't tell if it's a good thing, or a bad thing, that I'm able to read Nia like a book." Shido sighed.
"Oh, Shido!" Nia sang.
Speaking of the devil herself, Shido turned to face her as she came close, only for him to have a slight nosebleed at what he saw. The character Nia had chosen was someone wearing a silver Qipao with gold lining, and many flower designs across it, as well as two black buns in her hair, and silver heels.
Her Qipao was pretty much outright fanservice based on nature, having a huge open cut-out in the shape of a star... showing Nia's current lack of a bra, the Qipao's high slits had also revealed she didn't have any underwear on either.
The character in question was Xing Zhan, who was Tokiya's best friend and later wife in the series they came from.
"I... that's... oh my god." Shido muttered.
"I knew you'd get a kick out of that, best couple couple's cosplay ever!" Nia giggled.
Nia hugged Shido's arm, purposely causing his elbow to slip into her cleavage.
'Why do some of the girls in my harem do this, loosing... brain... circulation!' Shido thought, his upper face going fully red.
"Come on Shido, time to start our date, to the cosplay event!" Nia cheered.
'I knew it!' Shido thought.
Nia dragged Shido towards the building holding the event, and soon they saw many other people also dressed up in costumes as well, many turning as they noticed Nia.
"Hey, isn't that her?" A guy asked.
"Yeah, that's Nia Honjou, the girl who Souji Hasegawa studied under, and who finished her manga for her!" A fan-girl squealed.
Nia chuckled, waving to some of the people staring at her.
'Well, that ended up happening pretty fast.' She thought.
"Who's that guy with her?" Another girl asked.
"Don't you see their costumes? If they're dressed as Xing Zhan and Tokiya, that's gotta be her boyfriend!" A fan-boy answered.
Nia soon blinked a bit, and smirked as she got an idea.
"Yep, this is beau here, anyone who wants a picture feel free to get it!" Nia exclaimed.
"What!?" Shido shouted.
Soon a bunch of fans crowded around, and Nia forced Shido to pose for pictures, including some particularly... saucy ones. By the time it ended, Nia had to help Shido off the ground, a few kiss marks caused by Reiryoku on his face as they slowly dissolved away.
"Nia, you... are very... dangerous." Shido gasped.
"Oh, you know you love me." Nia smirked.
"...Yeah, you're right about that at least, please tell me that was the word of what I'll have to go through?" Shido inquired.
Nia gave a cat smile, and Shido flinched.
'It isn't, is it!?' Shido mentally screamed.
Nia collected a bunch of anime DVDs, manga books, and video games as they were walking around. They did a few events together, though while they were fun, Shido's face showed he was nervous because he knew Nia still had something in her dating plan.
Eventually, it made itself present when a couple's contest came into view.
"I... I... I think I figured out what else you want me to go through." Shido paled, sweating noticeably.
"Oh, don't worry, this is pretty tame in comparison." Nia giggled, with a certain gleam in her eyes.
For obvious reasons, Shido didn't believe her at all.
While that was happening, Mayuri could be seen walking around the Cosplay Event area, dressed in a large Tanuki suit she moved using her power over electricity.
"I feel ridiculous in this thing..." Mayuri whispered.
The bell sound tolled once again, and Mayuri immediately began turning in an attempt to find it. Like before, she missed the shadowy figure as it scurried across the walls, showing some mechanical parts on its body.
It instantly shot through the wall, escaping to the outside.
Shido looked somewhat drained as he, and Nia, left the Cosplay event. Nia smiled happily as she held the grand prize they managed to win.
"I... don't ever want... to deal with that again." Shido panted.
"Oh, don't make it sound like you didn't like it." Nia teased.
Shido groaned.
"Now it's time for the last part of our date!" Nia cheered.
"There's still more!?" Shido exclaimed.
Nia took out Raziel and wrote in it, the words being: "Swap our cosplay with the outfits I left in my room back home."
Before Shido even realized it, his Tokiya cosplay was replaced with some kind of team outfit, with Nia wearing the same.
"What's this?" Shido inquired.
"Our team uniform, you and I are gonna win the grand prize in a tag-team video game tourney!" Nia cheered.
"Wait, really?" Shido blinked.
Nia snickered at that, knowing what Shido had thought she'd try.
"Really, did you think I was gonna make you do something more, I don't know... sexual perhaps?" Nia joked.
"NIA!" Shido exclaimed.
"Just teasing you, now come on Shido, time to win the grand prize!" Nia exclaimed.
Nia grabbed his arm, dragging him to the event.
"Whoa, you don't have to pull me!" Shido mentioned.
"And risk you not following?" Nia remarked.
As the others watched nearby, they all sweat dropped a bit, with Origami even chuckling at the sight.
"Nia's probably the boldest of us here." Origami stated.
"What do you expect when she doesn't draw the same line with teasing as me, at least Shido's gonna come out in one piece... I hope." Natsumi replied.
About an hour later, Nia and Shido were finally back home, with Nia hugging the grand prize they managed to win tightly, a blush on her face as she smiled brightly.
"Can't believe was Super Smash Bros. Multiverse, guess not only was it fun, but it was the best game I could be your tag partner for." Shido smiled.
"You should tell me these things more often, my online friends are gonna be so jelly about this." Nia giggled.
Soon they stopped by the door, and Nia looked at Shido for a moment.
"Hey Shido, close your eyes for a moment." Nia requested.
"...You're not gonna pull some kinda joke on me, are you?" Shido asked.
"If I wanted to do that, I'd tell you to turn around, besides... aren't the others watching from a distance?" Nia mentioned.
Shido chuckled.
"OK, good point..." Shido replied.
Shido closed his eyes, and with a blush on her face, Nia neared Shido before kissing him on the cheek. Shido's eyes widened as she blushed, with Nia walking into the door, turning with a blush filled smile.
"I'm not sneaking a move in if its only on the cheek, so it's still fair game for these dates." Nia giggled.
"Thanks for the date!" She smiled, closing the door.
Shido stood there like an idiot, holding his cheek as he kept blushing before he smiled a bit.
"...Nia, please never change." Shido said happily.
As everyone watched from afar, all eyes quickly turned to Mio, who soon sweated slightly.
"What? Stop looking at me like that!" Mio begged.
"Your date's next, so how are you gonna do it?" Natsumi asked.
Mio goes white as she's reminded of the fact, a metaphorical soul leaving her mouth as it flooded her thoughts.
~March 29th, 2052 - Raizen High, Entrance Gate
Shido stood by the gates to Raizen High, whistling as he looked at the clock, waiting for Mio to show up. He was wearing a dark teal short sleeved T-Shirt with a single pocket on his upper left, navy blue jeans, and white sneakers.
"Oh man, I'll admit... I'm kinda nervous about this one, I haven't really gotten to spend any time with Mio since that time." Shido realized.
"Uh... I'm here now."
Shido turned, seeing Mio walk into view, though compared to the other girls, she clearly looked uncomfortable about the date she was about to embark on. She was currently wearing her usual outfit, which was the same as the one she was wearing when she first appeared, but much more colorful.
Her hair tie, and the ties on her hoodie, had rainbow strings, with her sleeveless strap dress still being pink at the top, but slowly shifting to light tones of each rainbow's color until ending at a light purple that was nearly a wisteria color. Her actual hoodie was whiter in color, though with its short sleeves being a bit bigger, and baggier, tan previously. Her green plaid shorts simple had the plaid stripes change to rainbow colored, leaving only her socks unchanged as her sneakers were now marked with stars in the colors of the rainbow.
"Uh, so... I guess I should ask this despite I'm wearing the same thing, but... how do I look?" Mio asked.
"You look great." Shido answered.
"Yeah, thank you..." Mio replied, looking away slightly.
The two just stood there awkwardly for a few moments, with the silence only breaking once Shido cleared his throat.
"So, where are we going exactly?" Shido asked.
"Oh, uh... I didn't choose anywhere, so... you can decide." Mio answered.
"Alright then, I think I know where we should go first." Shido smiled.
Shido started walking, with Mio followed shortly after, the others all watched from afar in a slightly worried manner.
"I'm a bit worried about how this date's gonna go." Nia stated.
"I agree, it doesn't feel like Mio's trying." Miku agreed.
Tohka gave a worried look, and soon moved to a different page of her notes, writing something in it, making everyone look as she did.
Eventually, the two stopped by a small cafe, making Mio blink as she seated herself at a table, and Shido went to buy their food. When he came back, he held out a chocolate flavored crepe to her.
"Oh, thank you." Mio thanked.
'He knew what my favorite flavor was, but how did he know that, I never said I love chocolate crepe... hey, wait a minute.' She thought.
She remembered what happened on Valentines' day, where she devoured a ton of chocolate while everyone could clearly see her doing so.
'Oh... I guess that was what made him buy me a chocolate crepe.' Mio thought, sweat dropping a bit.
The two both began eating their crepes, and as they did, Shido noticed something.
"Hey Mio, hold still a second." Shido stated.
"Hmm?" She inquired.
He got closer to her, and wiped off a small bit of creme off her cheek, making her blush as he licked if off his finger afterwards.
"There we go." Shido smiled.
Mio's face suddenly went red, some steam coming off of it.
From afar, Tohka raised up her notebook, making Mio notice it read: "Just take a deep breath if you're jittery." Once she saw that, Mio did so, managing to calm her nerves a bit, though Shido noticed her breathing deeply.
"You alright?" Shido asked.
"I-I'm fine!" Mio replied.
'S-stop doing this to me body, I'm... I'm not in love with him, I can't be... not when I saw him as my nephew for years!' Mio thought in a panic.
After finishing, Shido lead the two of them to a theater, where a new comedy everyone was talking about was playing.
"So, we're watching that new "Unluckiest Lucky" movie?" Mio asked.
"Yeah, I figured this would be a good time to see it." Shido answered.
Mio blinked before shrugging, and soon they went into the theater, quickly putting on headphones the theater provided, a choice that was made so people could still hear the movie should a majority of the audience start laughing from it.
As the movie began playing, laughter quickly started. As the movie's name implied, it was about a girl named Lucky, who was somehow both incredibly luck, while also incredibly unlucky at the same time, which had hilarious effects on her everyday life as the two forms of luck mixed together.
While the two laughed through the movie, Mio unconsciously found herself resting her head against Shido's shoulder, and before either of them knew it, the movie ended with Lucky's good luck eventually overcoming her bad luck after managing to create a paradox that dispelled the latter.
"That was really funny, the movie's praise was well earned!" Mio approved.
At that moment, she suddenly realized where her head was, and her face went red, and her eyes became spirals as her senses were overloaded. Shido held her steady as this happened.
"Hey, Mio, are you OK?" Shido asked.
'W-why did I do that!?' Mio asked herself.
Shido sweated a bit, and soon thought of something, helping her out of the theater.
"I know, for our last spot of the day, let's visit the new Zoo they attached to the Aquarium." Shido suggested.
Mio briefly nodded, and they quickly began to head over. As the others watched them leave from outside, and as Mayuri listened for the sound of the bell tolling... nothing!
"That's weird, why can't I hear the bell?" Mayuri wondered.
"Maybe it's still too early for it?" Origami suggested.
Mio's eyes sparkled as she saw the various animals at the zoo, including some newborns that lead to a special discount event to see the all the baby animals.
"They're all so adorable!" Mio squeed.
"I know, this isn't the first time I've seen a newborn animal either, me, Mana, and Kotori all got to see one of our old neighbor's dogs have puppies a few months after we moved in with them." Shido replied.
Mio didn't hear it, still distracted by the cute baby animals, Shido blinked before he chuckled at Mio's strong interest.
This same fascination continued upon walking into the aquarium, which also had a fair share of its creatures recently give birth to their young, and then Mio noticed something on one of the walls.
"Let's see... come by around 3:30 pm, one of our Dolphin's is about to... give live birth!" Mio exclaimed.
Shido soon saw Mio look at him with a begging look, soon seeing it was 3:25, and he nodded.
"Of course, I'd like to see it too." Shido agreed.
"Thank you!" Mio shouted.
Mio soon rushed up, pulling Shido's arm as she did, and stopped by the area where the Dolphin in question was about to have her baby.
Everyone waited for a while, and after a long period of time passed by, the baby Dolphin finally escaped its mother's body, officially being born as she helped it reach the surface for its first breath of air, making everyone cheer.
"That was so precious." Mio said, sniffling a bit.
After all of that was over, the two sat on a bench back in the zoo area, and Mio looked towards Shido.
"I'll admit it, today was... fun." Mio stated.
"Thanks, I had a blast myself." Shido replied.
Mio blushed a bit at that, turning away slightly... after a bit, she took a deep breath before speaking.
"Shido, how do... you feel about this?" Mio asked.
"Huh?" Shido wondered.
"Only three months ago, you know me as your Aunt, and now all that's suddenly changed... I'm not, but you still saw me as such all that time... just as I had thought you were my nephew." Mio explained.
Shido went silent at that, pondering a bit about the question he was just asked.
"Everyone seems to think I'm in love with you, and that I'm destined to be in your harem, but... what am I supposed to think with how things were before?" Mio questioned.
"Well, if I had to say anything about that... I guess I understand how you're feeling, and I get how expecting your views to change that fast aren't gonna just happen." Shido answered.
"I mean, I've already seen how similar your personality is to Tohka's, and even with the differences I've noticed, that's hard to register... just like the fact you were Reine, but also not Reine at the same time." He explained.
Shido breathed a bit, but soon put a hand on top of hers, making Mio blush a bit.
"That's why, I think it's best you figure things out, and on your own terms." Shido answered, smiling a bit.
"Shido..." Mio breathed.
"Realize how you truly feel, and be sure of what's really in your heart, if that feeling turns out to be romantic love towards me... I'll be willing to give us a chance. In the end... only your heart can give you the answer to that question." Shido remarked.
Mio blushed a bit, holding her left hand to hear heart as she felt it beating faster, with Shido completely unaware.
Shido soon stood up, getting Mio's attention as he extended a hand.
"You ready to head back now?" Shido asked.
"...Yeah, let's go." Mio smiled, taking his hand.
To two walked back home, and as they did... Mio closed her eyes as she felt her heartbeat again. She was confused to how she felt, she didn't know what to think, but... she was beginning to wonder, maybe the others were right?
All she knew it whatever the right answer, and the wrong answers, truly were... she still had a lot to consider before she could confirm what she really felt. All she knew in regards to how she felt for Shido was this...
...He had a kind heart.
~March 30th, 2052 - Tenguu Plaza
Tohka was currently standing at Tenguu Plaza, checking her hair, and her appearance, through a mirror she was holding in her right hand. The others were all watching her from a nearby bush area, this time including Mana, Rio, Rinne, the Arusu sisters, and Mayuri.
She was currently wearing a gold sleeveless tank top that stopped briefly above her belly button, a purple tie-up jacket with a lavender collar area, dark plum jean shorts with a black belt that had a gold buckle, and a pair of sneakers that matched the same colors as her signature butterfly ribbon.
As kept waiting, she heard footsteps behind her, and her ribbon flapped upon realizing what it was, turning happily as she threw the mirror away (which landed on Nia's head) and waved towards the boy she had been waiting for.
"There you are, Shido!" Tohka exclaimed happily.
Shido walked up to her, revealing he was currently wearing a black jacket over a white long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and finally, white and blue sneakers.
"Sorry about that, Tohka, did I keep you waiting?" Shido asked.
"No way, not at all!" Tohka smiled.
Everyone chuckled as they watched from nearby, sands Nia who was rubbing her head.
"Tohka's really trying to make him feel better, she's been here for the past hour!" Mukuro chuckled.
A brief black & white montage was shown, with the others watching for a whole hour, seeing only the clock hand move, and Tohka shifting around every once in a while.
"Darling's early too, about 15 minutes I think." Miku mentioned, a sweat drop on her left cheek.
"Well, we've been sitting over here for just as long, so we're no better." Mio remarked.
Tohka smiled at Shido with closed eyes.
"You really dressed up for the date, you look really beautiful." Shido Complimented.
"Beautiful? R-Really!?" Tohka repeated, blushing with a smile.
Tohka giggled, grabbing Shido's hands.
"Come on Shido, let's make this our best day ever!" Tohka exclaimed.
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it." Shido replied.
The other girls all turned away briefly, sweat dropping a bit.
'She's clearly the main harem girl, why else would she say that.' They playfully thought.
Meanwhile up on the Fraxinus, a signal began once the two held hands.
"Tohka's date has initiated!" Mikimoto announced.
"If things go as expected, then the sphere should disappear once the remaining Reiryoku bonded to Tohka stabilizes." Ryouko stated.
Kawagoe turned to face her.
"We still haven't been able to figure out what the sphere is for, other than the brief connections Mayuri's made." He stated.
"I guess all we can do is keep close watch, are you keeping an eye, Seigo?" Kannazuki asked.
"Loud and clear." Seigo said via headset.
With that, everyone checked the sphere on the analysis screen, only small parts of it showing purple Reiryoku, were left.
Tohka and Shido were soon seen in the Tenguu Nakamise Shopping Distract, standing to the soup famous for its Fried Soup Dumplings as they ordered a box for each of them to enjoy.
"First, we'll have these!" Tohka cheered.
Tohka began eating, blushing as the heavenly taste.
"Amazing!" Tohka stated.
"Alright, I'm next." Shido stated.
Shido took a bit of his, unfortunately, he forgot his heat sensitivity was vastly different from Tohka's, and his mouth began to burn.
"HOT!" Shido cried out.
"Shido, open!" Tohka stated.
Shido did so, and Tohka quickly placed a water bottle to his mouth, he drank it all in seconds as he breathed.
"Thank you, Tohka." Shido breathed.
"I'm just glad you're OK." Tohka smiled.
"Alright, where to next?" Shido asked.
"Next up, the Takoyaki shop!" Tohka exclaimed.
Shido blinked a bit.
"Then we'll have skewers, crepes, yakisoba, snow cones, calamari and corn dogs!" Tohka added.
"Wait, all we're doing is eating?" Shido asked.
Tohka nodded.
"After observing everyone's dates, it was clear what I wanted to do, and then I noticed the one thing they all had in common was everyone barely ate, so my date plan is..." Tohka answered.
"Bonding over the joy of eating together!" She exclaimed.
From afar, with all of the others, Natsumi looked away, her cheeks swelling as she tried not to laugh at that claim.
Tohka smiled a bit, and soon noticed Shido's flabbergasted look.
"...You don't like it?" Tohka asked worriedly.
"I-It's not that, you just surprised me a bit." She replied.
"Though, now it makes sense why I didn't feel like I should eat anything, so I'll stick with you until the end." He smiled.
Tohka smiled back, and the two soon walked to the takoyaki shop. Shido held out two fingers on one hand, while Tohka put both hands together with a finger out
"Excuse us, two large bowls please!" They both requested.
Soon, they both walked away with a loud of takoyaki each, and soon enough... everyone heard Natsumi's stomach rumble, making her blush.
Before anyone said anything, the same happened to everyone else.
"...Tohka tends to know good food, doesn't she?" Kaguya mentioned.
"Indeed she does, perhaps we should try some of the places they visit." Yuzuru remarked.
Rinne gets out her wallet, going to the dumpling stand.
"One party sized order, please." Rinne requested.
As that happened, the sight of one last shadowy creature with sharp blades jutting from its body was scene, making the same symbol the first had seen in a certain spot. The symbol faded before anyone could notice, and it soon vanished.
The sphere in the sky briefly flashed, with Mayuri failing to notice it due to everyone's small snack break.
After a bit, Shido and Tohka were in the bakery, both buying some Kinako Bread, and then visited the end point for Tohka's date. The signature spot for Shido's and his harem, Tenguu Viewpoint, or as Tohka had chosen to nicknamed it? The "Sephira Viewpoint."
"No better place to end this date." Shido mentioned.
"Yeah." Tohka smiled.
As the Fraxinus crew watched the last bit of Reiryoku stabilize, the others all gathered nearby, getting the couple's attention.
"Oh, hey everyone!" Tohka waved.
"So, all the dates are over then?" Origami asked.
"Yeah, seems like it, notice anything about the sphere Mayuri?" Shido asked.
Mayuri looked at it, notice it starting to fade, albeit slowly.
"Yeah, I see it fading... still, I wonder why I kept seeing what I did?" Mayuri mentioned.
Everyone blinked at that, wondering what it's purpose was.
The bell sound went off again, but unlike the times before, the end result of the sound was very different as everyone suddenly showed a surprise look.
"Huh? Is something wrong?" Mayuri asked.
Mio turned her head, making the Electric Spirit stare in confusion... until the moment she realized what that meant.
"Wait, you can see it now!?" She asked.
"Yeah, and it's huge!" Mana answered loudly.
Right at that moment, the systems of the Fraxinus suddenly began blaring like crazy.
"What's going on!?" Ryouko asked, with everyone struggling to find an answer.
The sphere began to condense and rippled in a fairly grotesque manner, but that was nothing compared to the moment it shrunk. The symbols across the city fired off from their locations to hit it, which led to the entire sky going dark as the sun turned a dark purple color, and the sky began cracking!
"This feeling... it's that odd worry I felt during every-" Mayuri realized.
She screamed as her sparking actually shocked her, leaving her to fall onto her knees.
"Mayuri!" Mana shouted worriedly.
[The time is now!]
The imagery of a Sephirot Tree formed into the sky, only for it to flip upside down as it turned black, showing it's true form.
...The Tree of Death, the Qliphoth.
"What's going on?" Shido wondered, fear across his face.
"No... he's back!" Mio panicked.
Westcott's laughter began echoing across the entire City, right as the Spacequake Alarms went off.
There you have it, the end of the Mayuri Judgment adaption, and now... the signal to the final arc, which is also the endgame battle for the entire story. We only have one movie, and the epilogue left to clear, so get ready for the Mio Salvation movie! The signal for Westcott and the Devil's return from the Inverse Void has begun, and everyone's within the crossfire.
With how the Qliphoth form, I think it's safe for me to tell you now that you were seeing Demons during every instance those shadowy creatures showed up, or more specifically? Apparitions of them. If you remember the artificial Qlipha Crystals that Westcott created, then I think you know who these Demons happen to be, meaning our heroes have a certain set of opponents to fight against.
Until next time everyone, and stay awesome! ^^
-Spirit Bond Levels & Passive Abilities-
Tohka - 100%, MAX (Form a mana barrier automatically)
Origami - 100%, MAX (Teleport Dodging)
Yoshino - 99% (Dampen enemy territories)
Kotori - 99% (Healing from fatal wounds minus losing his head, doesn't work on wounds caused by blunt force)
Kurumi - 99% (Hide in his shadow, and only his)
Rinne - (Summon a second copy of an Angel)
Natsumi - 99% (Transform into Shiori)
Kaguya - 99% (Flight)
Yuzuru - 99% (Weight Manipulation)
Miku - 99% (Pain Reliever)
Maria - (Restore dying/withered/dead vegetation and plant life)
Marina - (Remove toxins or other harmful substances, either from a living creature or an object)
Rio - (Create a soothing aura of Reiryoku to reduce a sealed Spirit's anger)
Mana - (Share a mental link that can be turned on and off at will)
Nia - 99% (Photographic Memory)
Mayuri - (Disrupt any Reiryoku near him with a special magnetic field)
Mukuro - 99% (Safely use all 100% of his body's physical power)
Mio - Maxed ( Ability Currently Unknown )