Chapter 14: A Stone Cold War
"I wonder if Schezo and Ragnus can be our only options." Arle said as we are now outside of Primp Town.
"Well according to what I know, The Stone has to be what caused this flash of light to injure our eyes in the first place, right? I don't think Schezo has anything to do with where light came from. But when you mention Alex, she may figure it out as well. We can't even forget about her as well." Ringo asked.
"Alex?" I asked, wanting to know who that person is.
"She's a friend that we know. She's more like Schezo. But her personality… somewhat more kind. But she gets serious even when she fights. There were not that many times where she played Puyo Puyo." She said.
I didn't know it was a "She".
"Oh yeah! Let's go try and find her to see if she knows about this incident." Amitie said.
"Well we don't know where she is, Amitie. She doesn't even come here often. I think it's only at her own time." Arle said.
"O-Oh. That's a bummer."
"Well we have other ideas we can try." I said.
"Like what?" Ringo asked.
"I heard Mr. Akuma say that Raffina knows about shiny objects. And let's be honest. Raffina also knows a lot about fashion. So she should know about shiny objects and stuff like that." I said.
"Well… You do have a point." Arle said.
"I bet if we tell her about the stone that caused this flash of light, then she could be a big help on our side." Amitie said.
"Well said. I have a feeling that there can be ups and downs to our current situation that we're in. But there's nothing to worry about since Mr. Akuma seems to have it covered." Ringo said.
"It might take long, though, don't you think?" I asked Ringo.
"Well… it depends."
"Hmph. Way to not think that the stone had energy inside or something. Or were you just saying that so you can make me think otherwise?" I said with a smirk.
"H-Hey, I wasn't taking it as if I were to make you decide differently! I was only saying that stones don't take energy because they are just solid."
"Don't worry. I believe you." I said.
"Uhh… Ok."
"Well you are right about stones not taking up energy because they are just solid, but if the rumors were to be true, then this will be the first time that I have ever heard that a stone fills up energy just to be shown in the first place."
"Yeah that may be so. But I want to know how it ended up here in the first place." Arle said, trying to think through the current situation.
"Well… we do know that the ray of light first appeared in our own eyes before the stone showed up." Ringo said.
"Yeah. But we have to figure out the main reason why the stone is here. I just want a real reason."
"I mean… maybe it's because it might be a useful piece of material for our adventures. Perhaps?" I asked while trying to think of some ideas for what the stone is here for.
"Well that could be one." Ringo said.
"Yeah." Amitie said.
"Or maybe it could be just a rare item that we could sell."
"Um… I don't believe everyone would buy such a thing." Arle said with a sweatdrop.
"Yeah. It's just a rare stone anyway. According to…"
"HAHAHAHA!" We then heard male voice, cutting me off in the process.
"*sigh* It's him again." Arle said while facepalming.
We then saw a guy with long green hair with yellow horns that were curled outwards and red eyes. He had bat-like wings, a dark red cape, jacket thing or whatever and some dark red pants as well as dark red shoes.
Another one came with a shadowy blob with a question mark on it's head. It's whole chest was glowing with cyan and to top it off, it was drooling. In which I don't understand. And it's gross.
"Looks like Arly and Carbunny need assistance, yes? Then come, my fiancé. We will become immortal together. We can have so much fun spending our own lives doing whatever comes to your mind." The tall guy said.
"Satan. When will you ever give up on this Fiancé situation? I'm in no mood today. And not in my entire life will I be with you! You should really learn from that by now!" Arle said defensively.
"Oh dear… And there goes my chance to tell you everything I know about the stone in which I have in my possession." The tall guy said, pulling out that red stone from earlier.
"W-Where did you get that from?!" Arle asked.
"Well, some teddy bear whatchamacallit wasn't even takin' his eyes on it so we just took it and skedaddled." The shadow guy said.
"Do you guys know these two?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, we forgot. That tall guy is Satan. He just has his desires wanting me to become my fiancé. But I really intend to refuse so much, but he never gives up on this." Arle said.
"And that shadow figure is Ecolo. He's a little more like Satan, but he has many ways of trying to put worlds in danger as well as finding me… I'd say attractive. I'm not sure. I'd rather have the same trait as Arle." Ringo explained.
"Hm? Is that the girl our leader just mentioned?" Satan whispered in which I did not know what he was talking about.
"Yeah. She definitely is…" Ecolo said.
"I assume you two know about the stone." I said.
"Why yes we do. In any case, we'll tell you more info about it since you are dying to know about it, so listen up." Satan said.
"So this stone that you see in your eyes is what is known as… the legendary stone. It contains a certain ability to whatever that matches our use of what we do around here. So in other words, let's just say we were Puyo battling altogether. And all these nuisance Puyo were raining down above. That means this stone might also do the same thing but it might be even stronger than before. Which is this stone's ability to do. I don't even have a clue what it does. But, when you think about it, this might be even more useful if you ask me. And another thing. There are also many different worlds that have that same stone like this. Alas, it might be too difficult to reach from those worlds so I guess you are just stuck with one for now. Even then you might be asking how the stone ended up here in the first place. The answer. Your affection and pride in this world is bringing up energy in this world that you guys care about so much. The same goes for the other worlds that everyone cares about. And let me explain in detail. Whenever a person holds a special event for their hometown or having a good time with other friends in a place, The stone itself gains energy that is filled. In which you don't see where the stone was before it appeared in the first place. But after all those times where you guys were having a peaceful time doing your thing or whatever, you guys managed to fill up the energy that was inside that stone. The same goes for the other dimensions that use that same experience. When all energy is filled inside that stone, a flash of light will appear in your eyes and the legendary stone will appear in a random area in which it will be impossible to find. There are a total of six stones that are being recognized in this universe. At first, I thought this rumor would be fake, but it's the truth. This is exactly why other people including us are hunting for those things just to tell what they actually do. Fortunately for us, we definitely know what each one does. BUT! That is something that you will have to figure out on your own because we won't talk about what each of them does. Or their names. Or what we plan on doing with this stone since you guys also like what secrets we are hiding. That is something you all have to figure out. But in the meantime, those are now all the facts of what you know about this so-called legendary stone."
"So it does take up energy…" I said after hearing Satan's story.
"Wow... I didn't know something that was said was true. I might've been completely mistaken." Ringo said.
"No, Ringo. You're not mistaken. I get what these two are trying to say. Including the stones that are being recognized." I said.
"Ooooh. So would it be okay for us if the apocalypse started in a few days?" Ecolo asked.
"A-A-A-APOCALYPSE?!" We all asked.
"Hold on. What do you guys mean by apocalypse? Where is this even coming from?" I asked.
"We know your identity. Even where you were born. And that dimension must've had the stone visible by now so we'll be taking our leave."
"Wait just a second! You need to tell me that you are finding those stones to create an apocalypse to all worlds?!" Arle shouted.
"Hmph. You just now realized, huh?" Satan asked with a smirk.
"I don't know how you came up with this plan, but I'm not going to let you get away with this, so give up the stone!" Arle said.
"Gu Gu!" Carbuncle said in which I never heard his voice in a LONG while.
"Oh? So my precious Arly wants to do something better with the stone? Ok, sure I'll let you keep it. But If you want the stone, then you should come and marry me at my new SWEET home!" Satan said.
"Look, Satan. Whatever you both are planning on doing, we want you guys out of it. We are not gonna go through any more bad stuff with you. All of us just want to have a very peaceful time and you guys always ruin the fun stuff that we're having. So we're not gonna let you keep the stone." Arle said.
"I agree."
"Huh?" Amitie, Ringo, and Arle said after hearing what I just said.
"If you think that you have the guts to obliterate my world with the usage of all six stones, then you are dead wrong. Everyone in this world wants to have all the peace that they want. Especially the United Kingdom. And ending all the peace? Ok, I understand. But that doesn't understand the fact that everyone from those dimensions including us are going to stop you from creating this chaos that is going on in a few days.
You know we're too diligent for that. And I'm not gonna let two idiots, who think they are sneaky enough to wreak havoc across the entire universe, end our lives instantly. You should learn from your mistakes, you mediocres!"
"Wow…" Amitie, Ringo and Arle were speechless.
"Feh! I should've known a brat like you would've been that insulting! What makes you think I should "Learn from my mistakes"? We can do whatever we want with this stone. But just to make it fair, we all must take good care of this stone because we don't know what happens if we damage it. But for the sake of time, we don't need to hear your childish voice. C'mon, Ecolo. We don't need to deal with this brat anymore." Satan said before leaving off.
"You wanna Puyo Battle for it?" I asked.
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"HA! You?! Battling me?! I don't think you got the guts to take the challenge against me. And besides, weaklings like you need practice before you challenge me."
"I may be a weakling, but I'm more than just a weakling to begin with. Even if you are not in the mood to take on the challenge, we still have a shot at taking the stone right out of your hands."
"That's right. If you don't hand it over, then we will make you. There were many times that we made you stop the troubling that you guys were doing. Now this is just about that time we will put an end to your schemes. Especially you, Ecolo." Ringo said.
"Hahahaha! Looks like Ringie doesn't want me to have a good time. What a shame. I guess three people will be good enough for demolition anyways." Ecolo said.
"Ehhh?! What about me?!" Amitie asked.
"You are involved in this, Amitie." I said to her.
"Tch! Whatever! If you want the stone, come and get it! It's not like we're actually gonna give it to you!" Satan said.
"I hope you're ready, Satan. It's time we put an end to your evil duties." Arle said.
"You too, Ecolo. It's time we make you turn over a new leaf and put an end to your apocalyptic schemes." Ringo said.
"Apocalyptic Schemes? Hahahaha! Ringie, Ringie, Ringie. That is nonsense. I would never want to hurt you. I'm only here to make you have fun, that is."
Ecolo said.
"Will you cut it out with that false statement?!"
"We will show you that our world is a very peaceful place to be in!" Arle shouted.
"Well, then. We should all have a Puyo Battle then to decide who keeps the stone!" Satan said.
"Let's?!"
"PUYO BATTLE!"
We started off our 4 on 2 Puyo Battle (Which is kinda unfair because there are four of us against Satan and Ecolo) for the right to claim the red legendary stone.
Now this is the time we need to not make things come into complete chaos. No matter how big the cost is of retaining that stone.
We stacked away the Puyo as we always should, taking this match seriously.
"Let's see if you have the guts for it this time. You may have beaten us multiple times, but this one will be even better." Satan said.
"Don't think about winning this time! We always improve no matter what!" Arle shouted defensively in which this could be an intense battle.
"It's time you will taste defeat once again Ecolo!" Ringo shouted.
"Aw, Ringie! You keep this up, you might hurt yourself once more. Just try to take it easy, ok?"
"*giggle* Take it easy? Do you think I wanna listen to a drooling blob like you?" Ringo asked.
"Just try to do as best as you can!" Amitie said while stacking away Puyo.
Now this is the time where I need to learn everything that I did from the start. No matter how tough these guys are, I'm not gonna lose to some guys who wish to do harm just instantly.
"I know I don't want to go hard on you, Arle, but this is for my own will." Satan said, still stacking puyos.
"We'll definitely see about that." Arle said.
"Shadow Burst!" I shouted as I did a four chain.
"Hahahaha! I knew you were that good! But not good enough! Lovely Trick!" Ecolo shouted.
*BOOM*
"Gahhhh!" Me, Ringo, Amitie, Arle were all being hit hard by nuisance puyo. Almost on the verge of losing.
And I don't even know how they managed to beat us with one huge blow.
W-What? How did they manage to demolish us like that?
"W-What is this... power?" Ringo asked.
"I don't think… we... saw you as this strong before… how did you…" Arle asked, trying to regain her strength.
"Wowie! Looks like my precious Arly has figured it out. Of course we were improving while we were away. Now it's time we leave you guys with a little bit of change left." Satan said.
"A little bit of change? What's... that supposed to... mean?"
"I… I'm not sure… But *cough* *cough* I don't think… I have the *cough* guts anymore." Amitie said.
"I still can't stack. What's… there to do now?" I said, badly wounded.
"Nothin' at this rate. Now say goodbye for now with this chain right here." Ecolo said, trying to go for his biggest chain right here.
"W-What?"
"Come now, Kaze. It's time you join us with one final move!" Satan said as he and Ecolo both prepared for something that I was not ready for.
"Hahahaha! This should be easy as pie!" Ecolo said.
I can't die here. I'm not ready for this. Is this goodbye for me?
"You're not gonna… get away with this." Arle said.
"We… Still have... fight left. *cough* We never give up. Always."
"Ahhh… Ringo. Always tellin' your lies. Now let's stop the chit chat and let us win this fight so we can move on outta here. Along with this Kaze girl." Ecolo said.
"You… don't think that you're gonna take me… somewhere very unpleasant." I said.
"Oh we already have the perfect spot. ASCENSION!"
"IMITATION!"
They both used all of their biggest chains. Which could lead to me being deceased for the first time. But then all of the sudden...
"PARRY!"
"DEFENSIVE FORMATION!"
I noticed their attacks were deflected due to backup joining the fight. When I turned around, I saw Schezo and that girl next to her. When I looked at her description, She had blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore the same knight outfit as Schezo but it was totally different from the one he had on as she wore a white and yellow cape along with a brown skirt, a dark red bandana on her head, likely the same one that Schezo had on, and these yellow and white boots. She is possibly that Alex girl my friends were talking about. I didn't know how they got here, but I was very pleased at that moment because at that time I was almost dead. I heard no people would die from nuisance puyo. But due to their help, we managed to survive unexpectedly.
"If you wish to annihilate Arle, then I should cover your whole body filled with dust!" Schezo shouted.
So this is what pervertedness feels like nowadays, huh?
"Tch! How dare you interfere in our match, dork mage?! You should learn to stay out of our business when I'm dealing with Arly! Unless you want me to send you to Puyo Hell with one quick blow!" Satan shouted.
"Then brace yourself! I will prevent you from taking her away from my grasp! And then, her power will be mine for the taking!"
"That's more like doing such nasty things for a pervert." The girl whispered with a sweatdrop, kinda annoyed at Schezo's speech problem in which I don't blame her for.
"Well, we've got more people to play with, huh mister? Then it shall be decided." Ecolo said.
"Well there's two knights who won't go away, so why not battle them." Satan said.
"We shall see who is the laughingstock now when we will put you guys to sleep! Get ready to say night-night!" The girl shouted.
"Arle. Try to let us do our part. Otherwise you might be…"
"S-Schezo." Arle said, trying to speak up.
"What?"
"Before… you do… *cough* anything else, have you've seen a flash of light that appeared in your... own eyes?"
"Well, I do. But we can discuss later. Right now, we need you guys to step aside so we can deal with these idiots."
"No… Well, I mean you guys… can fight them, but all I'm asking… is that can you guys hold them off… so that we can regain… our strength?"
"Hold them off?"
"We were trying to get the stone that… they have in their own possession. The red stone that Satan has. They… were both saying that the reason… that flash of light… was there was because… the stone was fully visible, like it just appeared."
"That's why… we are asking you guys to hold them off… so that we can regain our strength… and win together." I said.
"Well… you girls sound serious. Ok, we'll do what we can." Alex said.
"Do what you can? You are not even doing anything." Satan said with a smirk.
"Well, now we are doing something. Not only to rip that smirk off your face, but to make you hand over the stone." Schezo said while wielding his sword.
"Ha! You think I would do such a thing? Come now, dark and light. It's time you face the wrath of Satan." Satan said.
"You definitely are wastin' our time, so get ready to be thrashed with puyos." Ecolo said stacking puyos.
Schezo and that girl, whose name is Alex, in which I think it is, I'm not sure, immediately stacked away Puyo in which they were automatically joining this fight.
This was kind of a near death experience for me because I felt like I could embarrass my own mother. She cares much for me. And I can't take any more chances of trying to take dangerous turns, even if I'm not in jeopardy of becoming the best magic user. Or fighter, since I have the ability to fight. I don't know how I managed to get these types of things.
"Hmph. It seems you have improved well, but that won't stop us from achieving victory." Satan said.
"Do you think I would believe your lies? You don't match my strength. Now brace yourselves!" Schezo shouted.
"You mean our strength?" Alex asked.
"Tch! You know what I meant."
"Whatever."
"Match our strength? We don't because we have exceeded it already." Ecolo said.
"What?"
"Hahahahaha! Lovely Trick!"
"Cataclysm!"
"Watch out, Schezo!" Arle shouted.
"I know what is coming towards me! You don't have to interfere in everything, you…"
Schezo then was caught off-guard with the double six-chains that could easily finish the duo off in style. But then at that moment…
"Power Blackout!" I managed to deflect their six-chain attacks for them so that they don't get destroyed by what is coming from above. Now they should return the favor for me after this since I helped them for once.
"What the…" Satan and Ecolo both looked at my face filled with rage. At that moment, my body felt very fine and was going to make another run, facing against these two blockheads. Now it's time they give up or perish.
"Either you give it up or die." I said in a soft tone.
"Wait. You're still gonna keep going?" Ringo asked.
"Are you sure that you're up to it?" Arle asked.
"It may be kinda dangerous, but you still wish to do so?" Amitie asked.
"We would rather do the opposite than just die." Satan said.
"Die? Hahahaha! Blobs like me don't die. I have infinite lives!" Ecolo said.
"Well… let's see how long your infinite lives will last then. And this time it's not gonna go well for you. Keep going you guys. I'll catch up." I said to Schezo and Alex.
"Hmph. You seem resilient for a girl who just got beaten up. Fine, do as you wish." Schezo said as we all stacked away Puyo.
"C'mon, Kaze! We all have faith in you!" Arle shouted happily.
Arle. Ringo. Amitie. Just you wait. I will make something happen. I promise.
"Do you fools ever give up?! No matter what you guys do, I'm still not forking over that stone!" Satan asked.
"Or are you just wantin' another beatdown? In that case, consider it an honor, you…"
"Ribbit!"
We then heard a sudden voice and I believe it was coming from behind Satan and Ecolo. Someone that I did not expect to be here at this time.
"W-What are you doing here, Donguri Gaeru? Can't you see that we're busy?" Satan asked.
"Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit!"
"I don't even know what's sayin'." Ecolo said, looking confused at what it's saying.
"Well I don't know how you got here, but get out! You are ruining our match." Satan said.
"Now's your chance! Go!" I shouted.
We all then stacked away Puyo as fast as we can and concentrated at the same time. I was very surprised at how Donguri Gaeru was there in the first place. But there's not enough time left so we need to take back what is completely ours.
"Hey, little one! I saw some friends that are outside the forest! Do you wanna go take a look on your own?" Satan asked.
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"Well, you're interrupting our match so just get out of our sight!"
"Ribbit! Ribbit!"
Try to keep distracting them, Donguri Gaeru.
"I'll find you a pond later on if you can leave just this one time! Pretty please?!"
"Mmmm… Ribbit?"
"Don't ask! Just accept it already! Otherwise it's Puyo Hell for you! So GET OUT!" Satan Yelled.
"Ribbit! Po Po Po Po!" Donguri Gaeru then ran away after Satan's rage.
"*sigh* What an annoying brat."
"Tell me about…"
"Hey, pipsqueaks!" Schezo shouted as we were all prepared for the next big thing.
"Uh oh." Satan and Ecolo said.
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"ARIEADO SPECIAL!"
"GIVE LIGHT TO MY SWORD!"
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
"Gaaaaaaahhhhhh!"
"OUCHIES! OUCHIES! It hurts!"
Schezo and Alex used their biggest chains to leave these two beaten up hard and stunned.
"Why didn't you do it with us?" Alex asked.
"Because I'm about to pull the final trigger."
"Final trigger?"
"Trust me. You'll see." I said as I walked over to where Satan and Ecolo were, still dizzy after what Schezo and Alex did to them.
And trust me. I know what I'm here for. And sometime soon they might have their lesson learned in a flash if they can hear the details that are coming out of my mouth. There's no turning back on them. I would've made Arle do it earlier, but now it's my turn to step in.
"Now. Have you learned your lesson?" I asked the duo.
"Ugh… you… you may have gotten away with it for sure… but we're still not givin' up." Ecolo said.
"Stop being stupid. You lost and we won, now release the stone, this instant!"
"Tch! Why should I give the stone to someone who doesn't even play Puyo? You can't even play! You don't have the guts to snatch it from our own hands!" Satan said.
"Is that so? Then I shall give you a demonstration then."
I then was about to create the biggest chain that I can ever do. To make these guys (for the seventh or eighth time that we've been asking them for) give up the stone with all the power that I have in my own possession.
"Are you guys watching this?! Now you will see how sorry you are when I will eliminate you with this one final blow right here."
"What?" They both asked.
I then prepared my huge attack that will give these guys some punishment for two things: trouble and disrespect. Not even I'm old enough to give people punishment, but you guys saw what they did to us. My whole life has been put at jeopardy, but when Schezo and Alex were there for assistance, this is my only chance that I can finally achieve victory with this epic chain right here.
Satan. Ecolo. Get ready for your punishment session.
"SHADOW CONCUSSIVE FORCE!" I shouted out my biggest chain I ever created to knock these duo out cold.
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
"GAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
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"*Breathing Heavily* Is that enough for you yet?" I asked them.
"Ughhh… T-Take it. I don't care anymore." Satan said as he slammed the stone on the ground.
"Ya know. I feel like I'm starting to see stars everywhere. It's nice. Hahahahaha!" Ecolo said, still dizzy.
I then just took the stone from them on the ground and placed it in my pocket. As I finally retrieved what was lost from them.
Now they must really learn their lesson about trying to destroy worlds at all times. Even if they were trying to be nice and tell us about the stone in the first place and what it does. I can't believe what sort of mess I just went through, but it just irks me to see if Mom is experiencing the same thing that I had to get through. Hopefully, the United Kingdom is not going through a huge mass of obliteration. Or at least, maybe I'm just hallucinating it.
"Next time, don't think about wanting to rule over a new territory with me around. Otherwise, I'll create a new endgame for you." I said to them.
"Tch! Be lucky that you won because we let you win. Next time we meet, Kaze, it's not gonna end well for you. Remember that when you will face hell that will be coming your way next. Come on, Ecolo." Satan said as him and Ecolo finally surrendered without prejudice.
"So. What did you guys think? Did you guys see my impressive comeback?"
"Yes, Kaze! It was so incredible! And we didn't even need your help in order to defeat them!" Amitie shouted happily.
"I never even noticed that you would come up big for us. For a minute, I thought we were almost on the brink of losing but due to your hard work, you have our thanks." Arle said with a big smile.
"Can't argue with that! You really do show how strong you are! I was thinking that you might be a novice to him, but your resilience and your capabilities of preventing Ecolo's apocalypse episode has made me think otherwise. I must say, you have some strong potential." Ringo said.
"Thanks, girls. There will always be a new girl on your side. I swear by it." I said with a smile.
"AHEM!"
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"You four are not gonna thank a certain person who helped you um… survive?" Schezo asked sarcastically, completely annoyed over us not thanking him for helping us back there.
"Oh yeah. Thank you too, Schezo. For being a helping hand for us while we were almost dead. I kinda appreciate it." I said.
"Of course you girls were. What makes you want to fight Satan, anyway?"
"Like we said before, he and Ecolo were both trying to escape with the legendary stone along with five others to do something so destructive. In which I would not recommend him to do, since he's not that much a "destroy all worlds" type of guy. Within my own eyes, it would be so peculiar, but he mentioned that other characters that have that same trait as him are on the move too for those stones." Arle explained.
"Finding five other legendary stones, you say? Hmph. That's not something he does in his free time often." Schezo said with a sweatdrop.
"Tell me about it. I kinda would side with it too."
"But I wanna know who is the main culprit for those legendary stones. Because something tells me I would kinda take him or her face-to-face too to see who's side is more agreeable." I said.
"The main culprit? You mean for this whole situation that is happening between our world and the others?" Alex asked.
"Yes. I want to know who was making Satan and Ecolo more serious about the stones. I wonder if that culprit, who may be behind this, recruited Satan and Ecolo to take part of that stone."
"What do you mean by recruiting?" Ringo asked.
"Remember when they were in pursuit for the stone after we did some discovery of what that stone was and they managed to steal it and tell more info about it? That culprit must've sent those two to hunt it down because he or she must need something that is required. Now something tells me there's something really fishy going on."
"That's right. But then why were they on that task in the first place if they knew that they were going to lay low causing trouble in this world?" Amitie asked.
"Do we know some person who knows more about this situation?" Alex asked.
"Well, we've got some friends that can talk more about it, too. They are at the museum. If they are free at this moment." Ringo said.
"Well then… Oh that's right. I feel like you don't know who I am, yes?" Alex asked me.
"Well… are you… Alex?" I asked.
"Hahahahaha! Well I'm glad you knew my name would be that! Of course, I am Alex. You may know me as a knight, but I'm also a princess."
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"I-I see. My name's Kaze Matsuzaki. You can call me Kaze, for short." I said with a sweatdrop.
Is this girl even a princess? Where's her tiara?
"Don't mind her. She doesn't look like a princess to begin with. And if you want to know a clue, it's gotta be her laugh."
*SMACK*
"Ow!"
"You better check yourself, Schezo!" Alex said after smacking him in the back of the head.
"I'm only stating what is true. No princess or whatever has that type of laugh. Yours is just way off."
"Call it what you want, but I'm still a princess. Remember it."
"How do you two know each other?" I asked.
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"Uhh… it's a long story." Alex said.
"That's right. Usually it would be an hour to tell the whole thing about our first appearances." Schezo said.
"You don't have to tell the whole thing. I'm just asking how you guys met." I said.
"Well, let's save that for another time. Right now we need to figure out more info about this stone, so allow us to be on this task as well." Schezo said.
"Alright. Let's go, everyone." I said.