Scenario:Conquest of the Dark Singularity - Chapter 1: A Tunacious Connection - Episode 2

Conquest of the Dark Singularity - Chapter 1: A Tunacious Connection - Episode 2

Neruko, Tunaro's sister, decides to accept (Captain) after learning of the body-swapping situation, and the two decide to work together to find a solution. A turtle with a moustache suddenly approaches the pair, inviting them to the Dragon Palace. Up on land, Tunaro finds himself trapped in a place filled with the very skydwellers he despises. Sig puts an albacore hat on Tunaro to help him calm down. When Ilsa barks at him, Tunaro meekly introduces himself.

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Neruko: Say wha! You mean you're... not actually my big bro?

(Captain) has already accepted the reality that the albacore's and the captain's bodies are somehow switched.

(Captain) is now explaining the situation to Neruko, the albacore's younger sister.

Neruko: I can't believe my brother's become a skydweller, of all things... Could it get any worse?

Neruko: But... you still saved me. My real big bro would've done the exact same.

Neruko flicks her fins, thinking to herself as she moves to and fro.

Neruko: Yeah! I'm sure you're a perfectly nice person!

Neruko: It's nice to meet you, (Captain)!

(Captain) says the same and makes to nod, but feels a sting where the gill area is stretching.

Neruko: But what do we do now? We've gotta find a way to switch the two of you back...

Gentle Voice: Excuse me... Might I have a moment of your time?

Turtlestache: Aha... Are you perhaps the albacore known as Tunaro?

Neruko: Wh-who are you? How do you know Tunaro?

Turtlestache: I've come to invite you siblings to the place of our dwelling—the Dragon Palace.

Meanwhile, the crew members on the beach are beginning to grasp the situation.

Ragazzo: So you're telling me that (Captain) and a fish actually traded bodies.

Tunaro: I'm not a fish! I'm a primal beast, cor!

Vikala: Eep!

Kumbhira: Oh no, Vikala! Your rat ears!

Tunaro: Cooor!

Vikala: Eeeek!

Vikala: Hnnngh...

Kumbhira: Vikala!

Vyrn: Uhh, Vikala just keeled over... She's foaming at the mouth.

Cupitan: I don't blame her... I wouldn't know how to react either if someone that looked like (Captain) cornered me like that.

Tunaro: I'll crush you all, skydwellers! Cooor!

The albacore captain, Tunaro, looks smugly at the crew as Kumbhira looks worriedly at Vikala.

Hekate: Ugh, I can't believe you're doing whatever you like with (Captain)'s body!

Hekate: It's not fair!

Percival: Putting Hekate's concerns aside... it seems (Captain)'s visuals will pose quite a few problems for us.

Sig: If that's the case, then you can leave it to me!

With a chuckle, Sig whips out something soft and puts it over Tunaro's head.

Ilsa: What is that peculiar hat?

Sig: What do you mean "what is it"? It's an albacore. The Drugas use these when we have mock battles, in which some of us play as albacore.

Sig: This should make it easier to remember that (Captain)'s an albacore inside, right?

Cupitan: What a great idea! Now we won't be as confused!

Tunaro: Whew... This kind of makes me feel a bit better.

Ragazzo: What kind of mock battle is that! Never mind—this thing still looks every bit like (Captain).
And I could care less whether you feel better or not!

Despite Ragazzo's huffing, Sig steps forward with a smile on her face.

Sig: You said your name was Tunaro? I'm deeply moved at this chance to exchange words with an enemy we once fought for so long.

Tunaro: All skydwellers are still the enemy to me, cor!

Sig: I see... But right now, we're both in trouble. We'll need to talk and work together, don't you think?

Sig: Even fishermen have times when we have to work with rivals, tying our boats together to survive a storm.

Sig: Or do you want to continue living as a skydweller from now on?

Tunaro: Cor... I shudder at the thought of having to walk—and with two legs at that—until the day I die...

Tunaro: But if this is proving to be trouble for skydwellers too, then maybe it's for the better—

Ilsa: You spoiled maggot of a fish!

Tunaro: Glu-glub!

Ilsa: Quit flapping your mouth like it's a set of gills!

Ilsa: No one's got time for a temper tantrum from a diaper-wrapped larva! If you want to return to your body then shut up and listen!

Tunaro: Rrg! Primal beasts don't even poop, cor!

Ilsa: Who said you could talk back! Give me a proper answer, you good-for-nothing small fry!

Tunaro: Y-yes, ma'am, cor!

Cupitan: Ahaha... I can see a purple shade of fear glowing bright.

Sig: Sorry for making you play the villain, Ilsa.

Ilsa: It's fine... I'm used to it.

Once everyone has calmed down, each person briefly introduces themselves.

Tunaro: I'm Tunaro. My hobby's watching skydwellers getting rejected at the beach, cor.

Vyrn: I'm Vyrn! The one unconscious on the ground's Vikala, the Divine Rat of the Twelve Divine Generals.

Lyria: My name's Lyria! And the one looking after Vikala right now is the Divine Boar Kumbhira.

Percival: My name is Percival. I am here both to oversee the treatment of the marmoks as well as for a long-overdue vacation.

Ragazzo: Ragazzo here. I was a part of this big, bad organization called Navis up until a while ago. Now... I'm just a newbie skyfarer.

Cupitan: I'm Cupitan! I'm chasing after my precious friend, Ris, who's a member of Navis!

Hekate: And I am Hekate, a goddess who grants others pleasurable dreams so that I may steal their essence.

Hekate: Since the captain has been so insolent as to ignore my charm, I should like to lure (Captain) to the beach for a most enjoyable time, where we'll come together as—

Ilsa: Ahem. You can call me Ilsa. I once served as a sergeant in a certain undercover Society.

Sig: I'm Sig, head of the Druga Pirates. We Drugas battled against Albacore for seven generations.

Tunaro: The Druga Pirates... from Yudhisthira Island?

Sig: Oh, you know of us?

Tunaro: I've heard of the Drugas from a different school of albacore before.

Tunaro: Rumors say that they're a strange bunch who, after fighting an epic battle with the boss, let him back into the sea without a scratch...

Sig: Haha, we weren't trying to capture him or anything underhanded like that. Praise should always be given for a battle well-fought.

Lyria: At the time, I received some of its power. Even now, Albacore is still alive and well within me!

Tunaro: ...?

When the crew finish introducing themselves, Tunaro turns away, his expression sour.

Tunaro: I hate getting chummy with others, cor. Not just with skydwellers—the others in the sea too.

Tunaro: The only person I talk to... is my younger sister Neruko.

Vyrn: Your sister? Primal beasts can have siblings?

???: Yes, excellent question! That's what has us puzzled too!

???: We already have so many funny little things living in the sea, but we weren't looking to add impossible siblings to the list!