Hikikomori Quest - Remaking my Life: Part 14/Until the Next Cross.

[Monarda]

>"At least try to find anything about this Valentine person, the rest you don't need to look into."

[Tashi]

>"At least try to find anything about this Valentine person, the rest you don't need to look into."

> "... I don't think I will be able to avoid other memory things if I bump with them accidentally... Sorry if that happens..."
> You suddenly feel in your cute head how, uh, something searches. Or rather, how Oniru searches. It's hard to explain, and it is an uncomfortable feeling as well.
> You start to fidget a bit. You really don't like this.
> "Shiro-chan?" Sakura calls you once again, now more worried.
> _

[Monarda]

>Uhm... Oniru, please stop, i'm feeling ill...
>Poke.

[Tashi]

>Uhm... Oniru, please stop, i'm feeling ill...
>Poke.

> You mentally request Oniru to stop, poke included. You think you should have done this before, instead of speaking while Sakura could hear you... She's really worried...
> The feeling stops.
> "I'm sorry. And I didn't found anything about a 'Valentine'."
> _

[Monarda]

>"Yeah... nothing..."
>Sigh.
>"Well... does the age even matter though ?"

[Tashi]

>"Yeah... nothing..."
>Sigh.
>"Well... does the age even matter though ?"

> "Sorry..."
> "... Uhm... Well, not really. You could be, say, thousands of years old, but you would still be lil' Shiro-chan."
> The Ice Oni pets you affectionately.
> "... Oh! Oh! Right! Orange is okay!"
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[Monarda]

>"Not really, cause that's more than the amount of years after Christ and.... wait, Orange is okay ?"
>Tilt our head.

[Tashi]

>"Not really, cause that's more than the amount of years after Christ and.... wait, Orange is okay ?"
>Tilt our head.

> Talking about Christ lits a bulb in your head, but that's about it.
> "Yes!" Sakura nods vigorously, but slow downs. "... Uh... Well, we didn't got to talk with her, but so far, she's alive! We left her on the Scarlet Devil Mansion! She's currently on their care! Isn't that fantastic?!"
> _

[Monarda]

>Nod nod nod.
>"Niji did it !"
>What about Christ ?

[Tashi]

>Nod nod nod.
>"Niji did it !"
>What about Christ ?

> "Right! We have to make sure and visit her tomorrow! I want to tell her a lot of things!" Sakura beams.
> You just felt like you have something on the tip of your tongue, as if you were about to remember something, but nothing else happens. For whatever reason, Lord Jesus Christ surely has something to do with some of your memories. Maybe. Probably.
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[Neovereign]

>Christ... Valentine... Christ = God. "In God We Trust" is an important statement in the US. The US has a president. But what does that even have to do with Valentine you say?
>"Yea. A welcome back party or something."

[Tashi]

>Christ... Valentine... Christ = God. "In God We Trust" is an important statement in the US. The US has a president. But what does that even have to do with Valentine you say?
>"Yea. A welcome back party or something."

> "And gifts! Ah, I should have stored some things for her!" Sakura sways in a child-like way. "I want to tell her already I had a grandson! There is a lot to tell her!"
> "Shiro."
> Oniru's voice resonates in your head. You can notice. Her voice grew serious all of sudden, and she sounds indeed harsh. She's not joking. Something's worrying her greatly.
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[Monarda]

>... ? Yes Oniru ?

[Tashi]

>... ? Yes Oniru ?

> "..."
> Oniru doesn't answer with words, but with what it seems to be a somewhat shaky sigh.
> "I can't say it for sure... but the air feels altered. Something has changed. I feel unsettled..."
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[Monarda]

>"...Sakura-sama... something's wrong with the air..."

[Tashi]

>"...Sakura-sama... something's wrong with the air..."

> Sakura stops her child-like jingling. "Uh? The air?"
> "... No, it not just the feeling. Look, can't you see?"
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[Monarda]

>Look around, do we notice it ?
>"Yeah... Oniru feels it too, something is wrong with this storm..."

[Tashi]

>Look around, do we notice it ?
>"Yeah... Oniru feels it too, something is wrong with this storm..."

> You dart your look here and there in the library. Surely, nothing has notably changed. Well, for those that can't tell small details nothing has changed.
> The air is and feels stagnated. How's that possible? You are almost sure it wasn't like this just moments ago before Oniru pointed it out. If you wonder how you can see the air, then it's probably because there's a really subtle, extremely you must say, mist or here. Maybe it's too cold? You don't feel like it, though... Who knows if that's because you are a cat...
> "What's with the storm? Sure, it is really fierce, but..." Sakura looks around as you do, trying to find what you are looking for.
> "Being it the storm or not, something out of place is happening in this library, let it alone in the whole house."
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[Monarda]

>"Something is wrong Sakura-sama... we gotta figure it out."

[Tashi]

>"Something is wrong Sakura-sama... we gotta figure it out."

> "Something... wrong, you say?" Sakura frowns and keeps looking around.
> Then, after a couple of seconds, Sakura's expression grows dim and shocked, followed with a gasp...

BGM:
♪ Deeply in the Mind.

> "... Miss Sakura?"
> Oniru questions the same thing you are wondering.
> "A-Ah..." The Ice Oni mutters something, before looking back at you. "... S-Shiro-chan, do you feel cold...?"
> You really don't feel like it, but Sakura is shivering a bit, and she's idly holding her left arm and stroking it.
> _

[Monarda]

>"No... but how do YOU feel cold ? You are part yuki-onna, that shouldn't be going on."
>Look around again.
>Oniru, can you feel anything else ?

[Tashi]

>"No... but how do YOU feel cold ? You are part yuki-onna, that shouldn't be going on."
>Look around again.
>Oniru, can you feel anything else ?

> "I think more than cold... it's goosegumps wannabe. It didn't felt too much like it..."
> You dart your view to what you can see in the library right now. Nothing... has changed...
> "... I recommend we explore the house. She said you had guests, right? Shouldn't we make sure they are okay? Regardless, this is something I don't like..." Oniru answers.
> _

[Monarda]

>"We gotta check on the others."

[Tashi]

>"We gotta check on the others."

> "Yes. We should." Sakura shakily nods. It seems she was thinking the same thing.
> "I can't tell if what just happened was something made by a stranger or if this is the cause of something else. I'm sorry but I can't notice anything else if there is."
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[Neovereign]

>"Let's go then!"

[Tashi]

>"Let's go then!"

> At Sakura's signal, you and her depart from the library...
> ... Just to find, right outside, a body lying face down on the floor amidst this strange air...
> "Elfin!" Sakura quickly crouches and holds the girl, turning her around.
> "... Kuh..." She breathes heavily. Her eyes are shut tightly, clearly in pain.
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[Monarda]

>"S-She should be with the mints ! Why did she come here ?"

[Tashi]

>"S-She should be with the mints ! Why did she come here ?"

> "E-Elfin, dear, can you hear me...?" Sakura softly moves aside the messy hair of Elfin that was covering part of her face.
> "... Too... cold..." The fairy barely speaks with her face expressing the anguish she's feeling.
> _

[Monarda]

>"O-Okay, we need to find the others ! And something to heat her up."

[Tashi]

>"O-Okay, we need to find the others ! And something to heat her up."

> Sakura carries Elfin on her arms and starts dash to the living room- but...
> "E-Eh...?"
> She slow downs to a stop as the 'mist' in this place starts to fade. Almost like if some kind of hole has appeared in a boiling cooking pot without opening.
> "Haah..." The fairy on Sakura's arms breathes. She breathes relieved, given the problem that her body was suffering was going away... apparently.
> "Elfin..." Sakura beckons you with her look and resumes her way to the living room, this time at a more calm, yet a bit anxious pace.
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