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Last updated: January 10, 2026

Characters Present

Raiden Mei

Yae Kasumi

Ferryman

Start

Mei

Oto-san!

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The girl jumped up the moment light touched her eyes.

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Bright sunlight shone through the window slits, forcing her to turn around and squint.

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Mei

Ugh...

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Fierce pain attacked her from the right shoulder and the abdomen. Even trained samurais like her had to moan softly.

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It's a strange environment. Thanks to the excruciating pain, her senses came back to her quickly.

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Mei

(A ragged room with thin dust on the windowsill... It's not the Kallen's castle.)

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Having stayed on the edge for days, the girl breathed a sigh of relief once she ensured there's no danger.

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Well, the next thing...

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Kasumi

Hey, you're finally awake. How are you feeling?

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Mei

You are?

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Kasumi

I can relate to your alertness, but it would be nice for someone who has just saved you to hear your name first.

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Kasumi

You can call me Kasumi.

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Mei

Ah, sorry, I...

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Kasumi

I'm not interested in a fake name, Shadow Guard-sama. You're wanted and everyone in Yae Machi knows your face.

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Mei

I... Sorry to drag you into this.

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Mei

But why would you...

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Kasumi

Why would I save you? Finding a dying girl by the road. I'm not heartless like that.

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Mei

But I was... attacked in the middle of the night. Why would you be passing by at that time?

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Kasumi

Ha, I bet you have major trust issues and very few friends.

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Kasumi

Is there a problem for a maiko working in Evernight to take the shortcut home after work at that hour?

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Mei

E-Evernight? So that's why...

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Mei

Did you... dress my wounds? Doesn't look like this is your first time.

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Kasumi

Nevernight is full of dangerous guests like you. We maikos probably handle more patients than a doctor here.

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Mei

I see...

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Kasumi

The sun is setting, and I gotta head out for work. You can keep your paranoia, but I only saved you on a whim.

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I waved my hand with my back facing her as I walked out. The door shut and I couldn't feel her gaze any more.

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Kasumi

Phew...

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Ferryman

Very convincing. It's almost a shame you didn't take an acting career.

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Kasumi

Drop it. It's part of what it takes to be a ninja.

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Kasumi

And it's you who suggested this in the first time. Turns out it did work to a certain degree.

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Ferryman

I was just putting myself in her shoes.

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Kasumi

...

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Ferryman

If it was me being hunted by the castellan, I'd be suspicious too after waking up to a strange maiko.

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Ferryman

It's an one-in-a-million chance to be found and picked up by the forgotten country road late in the night.

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Kasumi

That's why I needed the maiko identity.

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Ferryman

Most Evernight maikos live the the old town and work late hours. It's common sense in Yae Machi.

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Ferryman

So it's not too far-fetched for a maiko to spot a wounded while she hurry home taking a shortcut.

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Kasumi

And calling out her name and dressing her wounds with ninja skills were also part of the plan?

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Ferryman

Without her identity unveiled, it would be harder to engage her in a conversation.

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Ferryman

Calling out her name using her arrest warrant as an excuse is the first and more important step.

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Ferryman

It kept Mei in the conversation because her secret was no longer a secret.

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Kasumi

But when you think again, it's actually pointless. If I'm planning something against her, I'd be sure to know her real identity.

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Ferryman

Right. Speechcraft is all about mental suggestions that take advantage of common logical fallacies.

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Ferryman

The human mind jumps to quick conclusions when there's an info overload. You words impressed Mei as candid and calm.

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Ferryman

Someone with ill intent would pretend not to know, but since you spoke out candidly, you are more trustworthy.

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Kasumi

And tending to her wounds with obvious skill was for the same reason?

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Ferryman

Exactly. It's working on her mind.

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Ferryman

The human mind thinks in negative terms. We tend to believe information that checks out after being questioned.

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Ferryman

The wound dressing was a bait.

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Ferryman

Being cautious as expected, Mei raised suspicion over it and after getting a reasonable answer, she began to believe.

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Kasumi

...

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Ferryman

What is it?

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Kasumi

You intel gatherers all have a dirty heart.

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Ferryman

...

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Kasumi

Let's put Mei aside for a moment. How is the investigation that I asked for going?

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Ferryman

As you suspected, there has been a slew of rumors floating in the old town these years.

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Ferryman

Three of them stand out: "the hovering house", "the summer frozen pond", and "the sunny day thunderclaps".

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Kasumi

Hovering house? Could it be mirage?

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Ferryman

Very likely. And sightings of paranormal events like this all took place around the flame mark we saw.

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Kasumi

So it seems the frozen pond and sunny day thunders come from something like the flame mark.

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Ferryman

I have the locations roughly pinned down, and I suggest you hurry up.

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Ferryman

To make sure Mei could escape, you stalled the castellan with a pebble.

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Ferryman

This should have given her some clue that someone else is in her way.

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Kasumi

We don't know how to use the Driftsouls yet, but we should gather more and quickly. Let's get to it.

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< The screen goes black, then switches to the battlefield, where the Captain will have control of Yae Sakura's [Darkbolt Jonin] battlesuit. >

Activate the Ice Sigil and defeat the sigil guardian.

< Activate the Ice Sigil. >

< Defeat the enemy. >

< Enemy defeated. >

Kasumi

This is the second one.

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Ferryman

Our theory has held up till this moment. These golems were used in Ryoma's experiments.

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Kasumi

The fire last time and the ice this time... Giving a mecha a Driftsoul and it's capable of this?

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Ferryman

It's beyond my knowledge, and otherwise it won't be considered a dark art.

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Ferryman

No matter his purpose, Ryoma's experiments did involve the power of the Path of Naraka rune.

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Ferryman

And from the looks of it, the rune didn't change hands after he was arrested.

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Kasumi

True. This explains why Mei is wanted for the "learning dark arts" accusation.

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Ferryman

I believe Miss Raiden is the one to lead us to the Path of Naraka rune. And after she went missing, she was seen...

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Kasumi

At the flame mark last night.

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Ferryman

Suppose Ryoma hid the rune somewhere before he was jailed, and we now know he left these marks behind.

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Kasumi

These marks are likely the keys to the where the rune is kept.

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Ferryman

A Driftsoul is what sets Ryoma golems apart from common mechas.

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Kasumi

There are three marks and we have two Driftsouls now, which means...

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Ferryman

We need to get the last Driftsoul and make Mei spill out the whereabouts of the rune. It won't be easy...

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Kasumi

Hush!

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Kasumi

This scent...

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Kasumi

Tell me the location of sunny day thunderclaps now, Ferryman.

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Kasumi

Kallen is heading this way.

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End