Episode 6: Dear Vampire
At last, the true identity of the Vampire of Legend is discovered to be Iliya. The three are locked in a standoff. Will this be the decisive battle...?
Maho
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Kaori
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Iliya
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Maho
Stop this...
Maho
I can't possibly... fight against Iliya... I... I give up...
Kaori
Yes... Me, too... I couldn't try to kill one of my friends...!
Maho
The Vampire of Legend was just that, a legend... But... The person in front of us now isn't any frightful vampire... She's our friend!
Kaori
That's right! Throughout this journey, Iliya has helped us so much... We've gone though so many things together in just this one day -- I could never think of her as my enemy!
Iliya
Is that right... I suppose that is a stroke of luck.
Iliya
Try as I might, I, too, could not think of you two as my enemies... So it seems that I, too, should lower my weapon...
Yuuki
1. "There's no need to fight."
2. "I'm glad we could avoid conflict."
Option 1.
Maho
It's as Mister Prince says. We're friends, and isn't that the end of it?
Option 2.
Iliya
What do you mean? There was never any conflict to begin with!
End of branches.
Kaori
That's right! We're all going to get along from now on! There was never any evil vampire in the first place!
Kaori
Waaaah! Iliya! Please, be friends with us from now on!
Iliya
My goal is world conquest... That has not changed...
Iliya
However... When such a thing will come to pass... I cannot say. It could take one hundred, two hundred years, even...
Iliya
Heh heh... So, until then... I think I'd... like to spend a little more time with you two.
Maho
Yes, yes! That would be wonderful! Let's get to know each other more and more, starting now! I'll even show you around the Maho-Maho Kingdom!
Iliya
Oh! I look forward to it!
Kaori
Ooh... I'm so glad we didn't have to fight!
Maho
I'm truly grateful that we met each other.
Iliya
Ha ha... All of this is getting a little too warm and fuzzy for me... But friendship is truly a wonderful thing...
Iliya
In the beginning, if the two of you had not assisted me by the roadside, we might well have come to blows by now...
Kaori
It's good that things didn't turn out that way! Though speaking of that, if we hadn't met you, Iliya, I don't think we would've been able to find those bitter melons!
Iliya
Hah... And thinking back to that, you were quite a sight then, Maho! A few bugs got into your clothes, and you flew into a complete panic!
Maho
T-That was seriously terrifying! Feeling those bugs crawling around on me... Ooh, it gave me shivers...!
Iliya
Heh... Ha ha ha! Even now, thinking of it makes me laugh!
Kaori
Iliya, you were freaking out about the bugs, too!
Iliya
That was because those bugs were seeking to drink my blood! Just think of that -- seeking to drink the blood of the Vampire of Legend...! In that situation, you were the only person keeping a straight face, Kaori...
Maho
Then, after we found the bitter melons, we came here to look for the udon pin.
Iliya
Ah, but about that... Why did you decide to replace garlic with bitter melons, and a wooden stake with an udon rolling pin, anyway?
Kaori
We thought that, since we were facing the Vampire of Legend, we would need even more powerful items than those, so we settled on these ones!
Iliya
I should tell you, bitter melons and udon rolling pins wouldn't have any effect on me!
Iliya
However, I quite enjoy your style... Ha ha....
Maho
We were taking it really seriously, you know...
Kaori
That's right -- we were totally serious!
Iliya
If the two of you had appeared before me wielding those two items...
Iliya
Heh heh... HA HA HA! Oh, dear! I can't stop laughing!
Maho
B-But, in your child form, we would never have been able to tell it was you!
Iliya
Ugh... Listen, I don't take the form of a child because I enjoy it! I can only take the form of an adult by hugging Yuuki!
Iliya
Truly... The world is full of such ridiculous things.
Iliya
In any case, this was a fine excursion...
Kaori
It was a fun trip!
Maho
Yes, yes. It really was!
Iliya
Now, then, let us return...
Monster
Roaaaar!
Iliya
What!? You... How could you have clawed your way up from that pit!?
Monster
Roaaaar!
The monster swipes at Iliya.
Iliya
Gah! I reacted too slowly!!
Kaori
Hi-yaaah!!
Monster
Roaaaar!
Iliya
Kaori!? Pardon me -- thank you for your help!
Kaori
It's only natural to help out friends! Right, Maho!
Maho
That's right -- I can't bear to watch one of my dear friends be injured. Mister Monster, I think you've caused quite enough trouble.
Iliya
T-That's right... We are not masters and servants, but friends...
Iliya
Let's go, then, my friends! I shall fight with all my strength alongside you! We shall crush this fool standing in our way!
Yuuki
1. Power up everyone.
Begin battle sequence.
Iliya
Here it comes!
Maho
Thank you, Mister Prince!
Kaori
Hah! Yah! Can you keep up with me!?
Maho
How about of my magic attacks? They'll work quite well!
The monster hits Kaori.
Kaori
Ugh! N-Not bad...
Maho
Kaori! I'll heal you right away...
The monster causes rocks to fall on Maho and Iliya.
Maho
Eeeek!
Iliya
You two!! Endure for just a moment!
Iliya
Yuuki! Strengthen my magic first! The two of you, just a little longer!
Iliya
Not yet... Just a little more... The power to defeat this brute...!
Iliya
Yes, this magic is plenty! Now, Maho, Kaori! On my signal, concentrate your attacks on the beast's head!
Maho
Understood!
Kaori
I'm on it!
Monster
Roaaaar!
Iliya
Monster... Witness the power of the bonds between us!
Iliya
Now!
Kaori, Maho, & Iliya
Yaaaaah!
The three attack.
Monster
Roaaaar!
The monster is defeated.
End of battle sequence.
Kaori
W-We did it! We beat the monster!
Iliya
Yes... Thanks to the cooperation of you two.
Maho
We were able to defeat such a powerful monster...
Kaori
Just one or two people wouldn't have been able to do it! We won because the three of us were together!
Yuuki
1. "Aren't you forgetting someone?"
2. "There were four people who beat the monster..."
Option 1.
Iliya
Hm? Who could you mean? Who else is here?
Option 2.
Maho
Ah, I completely forgot about you, Mister Prince!
Kaori
Ha ha, sorry, sorry! We won because you were here, too!
End of branches.
Iliya returns to her child form.
Iliya
Indeed, I suppose I should express my gratitude to you, too.
Kaori
H-Huh? That appearance...
Iliya
Hmm? Ahh!? I've returned to being a child! Was this because I expended all my magical power!?
Kaori
It's getting late, and it's dangerous for children to walk alone at night! You'll just have to come to our guild house instead!
Maho
Consider that a formal invitation, as our guest!
Iliya
I see. Well, this is quite a special occasion, so I'll accept your invitation. You did promise me a feast, after all!
Through their journey together, the three of them became connected by cherished bonds. To celebrate their new friendship, they went on their way back to town.