Scenario:Kou - What Could Be Inside?
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What Could Be Inside?
(Captain) and company are at a teahouse when Kou, You, and Sui realize Ninetails has vanished. Their investigations bear no fruit until Himira, the successor of the second royal family, appears. He asks them to open a container, claiming it is related to Ninetails' disappearance. Despite their doubts about Himira and his strange behavior, the crew agree to help.
One peaceful day, voices ring out across a small tea house.
(Captain), Sui, and company are taking a break as they watch Kou and You, smiles on their faces.
Kou: Oh, You. You've got some cream from the parfait on your face.
You: Mrph... I can wipe it myself! Ehehe.
Sui: Hehe, I'm getting a sugar rush just from watching you two!
You: D-don't say stuff like that. Now I'm all embarrassed...
Kou: Hehe.
Kou: (After all that happened with Sui, Kuzure, and the freak of nature, these placid days are really nice.)
Kou: (Ninetails sure gave us a hard time before that, but she's been quiet for quite a while too. I suppose that's a good thing though...)
You. Kou. Societte. Yuel.
Their fates were once in the grasp of a living flame called Ninetails, a creature born a thousand years ago.
Kou: (Thanks to the help of (Captain)'s crew, we were able to seal Ninetails and her schemes a second time.)
Kou: (But I can still sense Ninetails's presence. I really hope nothing bad will happen again...)
Kou: ...!
You: ...!
Sui: ...!
Lyria: Wh-what's the matter?
Kou: Ninetails... I can't sense her anymore!
Vyrn: Say what!
Lyria: The slaughterstone where Ninetails is sealed should still be there... right?
Kou: Yes. The fragment of Ninetails that I was able to sense but never pinpoint has disappeared.
Kou: We should look into it. Who knows if this disappearance is another one of her plans.
You: Yeah... I can't imagine that old hag poofing on us so easily.
Kou: Yuel and Societte must've sensed something amiss as well. Let's look for clues together.
Sui: I'll use my father's flame and try looking for signs of Ninetails too!
The group splits off to gather more information on the creature.
However, clues are not so easily found, and the situation remains a mystery.
Kou: Nothing at all, huh... It's been days since we started looking around.
Sui: I believe Yuel and Societte are still searching with the help of the informant Buck Bronco...
You: Hrm... Do you really think that stubborn old hag would just up and disappear like that?
Half-Naked Man: Sorry to intrude, fellows.
Lyria: Wah! Wh-where's your shirt?
Kou: Himira! It's... been a while.
Lyria: Oh, um... Is this shirtless man a friend of yours, Kou?
Kou: Yes... Not just mine, but You's and Sui's as well. He's a descendant of the second royal family, you see...
Himira: The name's Himira, successor of Scarlet Piercer. Give me some affection and call me Big Bro Himira.
Lyria: B-Big Bro... Himira...
Himira: Oh yeah. That feels good.
Vyrn: You've, uh... got a really unique personality.
Himira: You lot must be (Captain)'s crew. I heard from You and Kou that you're all nice kids.
Vyrn: Didja now... That's great, but could you, like... put on a shirt or somethin'?
Himira: Some men look better unclothed. What d'you think? Am I killin' it or what?
You: Er, whatever you say... I'm just not sure where to look when I'm talkin' to you.
Himira: No worries, you'll get used to it. Anyway, I brought a bunch of random snacks over as a gift. Grab what you like.
Vyrn: You really march to your own drum, huh?
Himira: Here, this is for you, Kou. A special little something from me.
Kou: Wow, thank you!
Kou: These are... pants from a hakama set, right? Um... where's the rest of it?
Himira: Just put that on. Take off the rest. I always thought you could totally rock my look.
Kou: Wha? Er...
Himira: Hey, it's okay if you're not sure how to style it yet. Big Bro will teach you everything.
Kou: Huh? Wha! W-wait a minute!
You: Big Bro Himira's look... Meaning Bro Kou's gonna be shirtless?
You: Waaait! Hang on a second! No freaking way!
Sui: Hehe. You're so cute, You. But you've seen Kou without a shirt at the beach, right? Besides, you've even gotten in the same bath before...
You: Gyaaah! Don't talk about the bath! And that's not the problem!
Himira: Getting lively here, aren't we? We're done changing.
You: Waaah, hold it... I'm not ready yet...
Kou: Ahaha... Um, what do you think?
You: Huh? That actually looks... pretty good.
Kou: Th-thank you. Dressing exactly like Himira would've been a bit too much for me, so...
Himira: Look at you, all embarrassed like some young maiden. Lucky I bought the top half too, just in case. It would've been so much better without it, though.
Himira: Well, you let Big Bro know if you ever want it off—I'll teach you how to strip stylishly.
Kou: Please... I'm fine like this.
Himira: A new outfit, a new start. Perfect for going after Ninetails, don't you think?
Kou: Ninetails? Do you happen to know something about her disappearance?
Himira: Of course. What d'you think Big Bro's here for? Now, do me a favor and open this up for me.
Kou: Is this... some kind of container?
You: It's so big... What does this hafta do with the old hag?
Himira: ...
Sui: Why're you avoiding our gaze?
Himira: Big Bro's got his own secrets too. I... can't give any more details, I'm afraid. Not even on who's forbidding me to talk.
Himira: This does have something to do with Ninetails though—that's about all I can say. Long story short, I need your help getting this open.
Vyrn: What's that supposed to mean...
You: If he can't talk, there's nothing we can do about it... Let's take his word for it and open the thing.
You: I caused a lotta trouble for Big Bro before, so I wanna help this time.
Kou: You...
(Captain) thinks back to how You was once under the control of Ninetails and made to attack the successors.
Himira: Hrm, that's all in the past. But it'd be great if you could just open the container for me.
Kou: Okay, I can do it. From what I can tell, there don't seem to be any seals on it...
Kou: Hrrrgh!
Wait... How come it's not opening...
Wait... How come it's not opening...
Sui: Ooh, someone as battle-worn as (Captain) should have no problem opening it.
(Captain) puts everything into prying open the lid of the container, veins and muscles bulging—but to no avail.
Lyria: It's no good... The lid's not moving at all.
Kou: Not even (Captain) could make it budge... This is a tough one.
Himira: Okay then, uh... How about... Uh-huh... Let's take it to someplace fun and see what happens.
Kou: Someplace fun?
Himira: Go and have as much fun as you can. Then just maybe... it'll, uh, open somehow. Yeah.
Lyria: Hmm, your words sound a lot clumsier than just a moment ago...
Kou: How would the container open just because it's somewhere fun? That sounds almost silly.
Himira: I know it's questionable, but... sorry, I can't tell you anything else...
Kou: No, no, it's all right! I understand you have your own reasons, so I won't pry any further.
You: Besides, you said this has something to do with the old hag, right? In that case, leave it all to Bro Kou and the rest of us!
Kou: It's a request from a fellow successor, after all. We'll be happy to oblige.
Himira: R-right... Thanks.
Sui: ...?
In hopes of finding a clue to Ninetails's disappearance, the crew decides to follow Himira's instructions to open the container.
Sui and (Captain) stay alert, keeping a close watch on Himira as doubts continue to swirl in their minds.