>>3271963
Something to note: Ignore the OP image....seems i'm still drunk when I made the OP pic.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>3271963
>All right I'll play one game

The image looks nice other than the 4 it has. I was made on paint 3d, i suppose?

wait, did you also made the drawing?

>>3271985
yeah

>>3271989
no not the drawing

>>3271963
Write in: "You guys should relax for a little bit after all you did for me last night. I'm really grateful. I'm going to watch while I see if I can get a hold of Yuu."

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>3271963
>All right I'll play one game

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>3271963
>All right I'll play one game

Rolled 73, 10, 40 = 123 (3d100)

>>3271985
>>3272012
>>3272022

Dice in order: Marie, Okada, Raye

Writing

>>3272026

Marie gave you space to sit down and Okada starts to shuffle the decks. Before Okada starts to deal you all, you speak one ground rule that if not said, will be abused.

"Remember, no using of powers whatsoever because i swear someone tries to cheat, I'll fling you on the nearest window."

Marie starts to sweat while Raye gave Marie a smug smile at Marie. Okada starts dealing you all and you have your card.

>Cards
>Red: 2-3
>Blue: 6-4
Yellow:7
Wildcard: +4 Wild Draw, Reverse

>For simplicity sake, the game will end in three post. Early game, Mid game and late game.

"So who is first?"

"Well we are starting the game why not you Junko?"

"Alright....."

Flipping the card on the deck is Blue 5 and so you put the Blue 6. Everyone then starts to put the cards on the discard pile. Eventually Raye put a reverse and pick Red. You put your Red card and everyone else put theirs. Eventually it changed to Yellow but you don't have a yellow card.

>Drop the Wild Card? (what color do you change)
>Keep the Wild Card
>Draw
>Write-in

File: Spoiler Image (65 KB, 500x500)

65 KB JPG

>>3272078
Oh we're playing Uno!
But what about DOS?
>Drop the +4 Wild Draw Card
>Red

Marie is gonna get Rekt!

>>3272094
No we are playing JUAN

>>3272094
Supporting

>>3272078
>>3272094
I guess I will support. I have no clue about the finer points of Uno strategy. I think I've played once.
My group of friends usually played poker or blackjack on the playground. While teachers were freaking out and confiscating other kids magic or pokemon cards, we were actually playing gambling games (for imaginary money but the point still stands.)

Rolled 51, 86, 61 = 198 (3d100)

>>3272094
>>3272159
>>3272186

Transitioning to mid game. Rolling how they fare. Same dice in order: Marie, Okada, Raye

>>3272202
do we need to roll?

>>3272202
Okada early game was very strong as he is skipping and doing reverse on Marie which frustrates Marie to no end. Okada ends up eventually with three cards in hands. Marie still has 7 cards in her hands. Does she know how to play this game? Raye sits on 5 cards. You also have 5 cards left. Not wanting to draw, you put the wild card. Everyone groans, especially Marie.

"No fair!! Why does everyone pick on me."

"Technically, Junko bullied us."

Well, Raye is right. This card screams bully to those who got hit. Still the game goes on and you are on the lead with 4 cards. Eventually you luck run out as you have to draw the cards on the draw pile since you don't have anything to put on the discard pile.

The deck is halfway drawed and everyone is deadly silent. You didn't know this casual game could be intense. Especially the staredown between Raye and Marie. Thank god you go in the middle of them or you won't know how unspeakable horrors will do to Marie.

"Reverse.....Green"

This is bad, you don't have green card. Hoping something that you draw something good.....hopefully that is.

>Cards
>Red: 1-7
>Yellow: 2-4

>Roll1d100 (DC: 40 due to having a lead)

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>3272284

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>3272284
>Roll1d100

>>3272284
We're going to lose aaaaaa

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>3272297
I forgot to roll

>>3272297
I've always seen Uno as monopoly but in card mode. Its not about the one who won but who was the poor soul that ended up having half of the deck because the +4's piled up and became a +16(or even more if the rules allow the normal colored +2 to add up).

>>3272294
>>3272296
>>3272304

The game transitions to late game as all of you discards whatever piles of cards are put in the discard pile. But for some reason, you were the only one who put the Wild Draw. Looking at Okada he wiggles a card in his hand. Looking at Raye, She also wiggles a card in her hand. You are left with three card and one of them is Wild Card +4 draw. Looking at Marie, she has lost all hope as she sits with 8 cards in her hands. It's Okada's turn and she raises an eyebrow if he drops it or not. Raye would do the same. Still this will really test the friendship....no this is not friendship. This is one side bullying. But you wonder how loyal she is not that you mention it.

>*nod* (No Mercy)
>*shake* (Mercy)
>Write-in
(brb going to cook some dinner)

>>3272335
>*shake* (Mercy)

>>3272335
>*shake*

>>3272335
>*nod* (No Mercy)

>>3272335
>*shake* (Mercy)

>>3272345
>>3272349
>>3272356

You shake your head. Okada relents and put a number in a discard pile. The game goes on until Raye declared that she has one card remaining. With last ditch attempt, Okada releases the 4 Wild Card. After several turns, Okada is the winner with Raye as second while you settled for the third. Marie sobs for her loss over some casual card games.

"Let me guess.....she didn't win a single game."

Both of them nods. You go to Marie to console her.

"Shhhh, it's just a game. Don't worry, there is tomorrow."

Okada stands up as he returns to his seat.

"As much as I like to play another game, I would rather go back to my duties."

"Then I'll be on the library then, Excuse me my queen."

Raye goes out first where you are still sitting the still sobbing Marie. You can only sigh. Okada then, suggest you something.

"Maybe you should leave her be for now. I'll watch her while you can do your thing."

Now what to do? If we go to Sakura's advice, you can go fetch Yuu out of there but you know that she won't fall anything from Sachiko to turn around since she already know that you are alive. The big question is Kanna. Poor little girl who is probably brainwashed by Sachiko. Still you won't know until you visit those two to make a suitable conclusion. Or at worst, fingers crossed.


>Go somewhere (where?)
>Do something (what?)
>Train (what?)
>Investigate (who?)
>Write-in

>>3272754
>Write-in
>Contact Yuu. Tell her that is important and that we should meet in a secluded place.
One of Okada's safehouses should be good enough

>>3272777
>Write-in
>Contact Yuu. Tell her that is important and that we should meet in a secluded place.
One of Okada's safehouses should be good enough

>>3272777
Supporting
Get Yuu, then once we fill her in, we pick up Kanna together. Otherwise we're likely to scare her off more than help her.

Also holy oregano I lost the fourth thread sometime after we made plans for Rei's doujin and just got caught up. SO MUCH WENT DOWN! Will we be able to return to our home and school life when this is all over? I don't even know anymore.

>>3272837
>Will we be able to return to our home and school life when this is all over?
Probably not. I mean, Marie could go to college if that's what she wants and Yuu is still Yuu, but Junko and Raye are pretty much fucked unless Okada fakes some papers and pays some eyes to turn away their gaze.

>>3272754
It's gonna be a busy night since Yuu is in danger and it's not like she could just leave to be safe.
If we just tell Yuu asap it might sound like us making up a crazy excuse or our shadow is lying to us. We need some sort of proof asap.
We need to:
>Have an actual (sane) medical(/magical?) professional check us out to see what's going on with us or maybe even figure out a little bit of what Sachiko is planning from that.

>Get info on the entire previous group to present to Yuu. Even if we lie to Yuu about who's picking the current pack off, she should at least see the pattern in both of her groups being broken up.

>Ask Okada how long he's had the house. I felt like he'd been dead for a while so it seems weird that the house would be a fairly recent acquisition. At the least our senior members of the MG group would have stumbled onto him before he found a hiding spot if he had didn't have one.
>We need more shadows to prevent us from having another seizure. Follow up on the Yakuza's clients. A person that thinks they're untouchable and too powerful being brought down is a great source of despair even as it starts to trickle into their brain that they're actually going to get punished or it's going to affect them. I say we feed on the corruption they start spewing as a source if we can. Install some shadowlings as prison guards in the long term?

Those drugs were clearly abnormal and addictive even by crazy superdrug standards. Ask Okada about them and if they show up as containing corruption. Somebody may be feeding shadow drugs to the people in this city. They might be hiding in some other random places that Sakura blessed?

>>3272868
Depends upon how fast we get the current plots wrapped up. That was a giant building and I figured this was at least a decently sized city even if it's not a major one. That's a ton of children that got rescued and paperwork could go missing as one excuse for when we go back home.


It's getting late so goodnight everyone. Have fun with whatever nonsense you think up.

>>3272837
This is the best course of action. We could also call in Marie to confirm our story as Sachiko hasn't used her weird make everyone forget about you power (Rei remembered her oujo laugh last thread)

>>3272837
>>3272868
>Will we be able to return to our home and school life when this is all over?
Emotionally no. The girls will always be looking over their shoulders for fear of betrayal, especially the shadow girls now that we know how Sachiko's plan worked. in the eyes of the world, i figured Okada could help fake that all the girls got caught in a trafficking ring and he helped find them after his niece got away. Junko, Marie, and Raye are going to have to deal with the vampire problem of figuring out how to deal with/conceal their relative immortality and eternal youth.

>>3272777
>>3272784

Writing....also nice trips.

>>3272909
>how to deal with/conceal their relative immortality and eternal youth.
You can always move to a different country and create a new identity there. It shouldn't be hard to find someone that can forge papers.

>>3272906
Sachiko's actual plan is the best scapegoat we could have been given. it neatly excuses everything we did (Sachiko was setting up the girls to get corrupted. We just found them and "saved" them from turning into monsterous shadows.) As far as getting Yuu to believe us, if she has gotten her mental faculties back she should be able to realize that we are telling the "truth". The timeline of events fits too well for the shadow's story to be complete bullshit.

>>3272920

"Okada, Do you have safehouses around the city right?"

"Of course, although it would depends where you want to use for. Meeting someone?"

"Something like that..."

"Well you can pick from these houses and some establishments I have..."

Looking at the list, it's too many. Still you consider which of these would be a suitable meeting spot without arousing Sachiko suspicion. If anything, she would watch both Yuu and Kanna like a hawk considering Rei dissapeared. Looking at the list, the forest would be ideal due to it's location but it would be weird for Yuu to come. Rei's house is also a good spot with a pretense of investigating. There is also Marie's penthouse which is also a good spot too. Along with the suggested list there are hotels, the yacht, department, warehouse and department store. No doubt if you choose this. Food comes.

>Forest (Goro lives there and also your training ground)
>Rei's house
>Mari's Penthouse
>Hotels in downtown city
>Okada department store (specify which store)
>Yacht
>Airport warehouse

For any anons who missed my Valentines day special (No it doesn't have anything romantic), you can check it here: https://pastebin.com/dt0pmrYu
>

>>3272941
I also was thinking something like that before. We were too late to save the girls, but we spared them from converting into full mindless shadows. The problem is still shashimi. I'm pretty sure that directly fighting her is a very bad idea, but we don't really have that much time before everything goes tits up.

>>3272967
>Okada department store(cute dresses&more. you know, the one that we bought the sundress)

This shouldn't raise any eyebrows since Yuu likes(?) to dress fashionably and there are booths where we can hide, move to more secret location and talk.

>>3272967
>Okada department store (Meet Yuu in either a clothing store, or the arcade it would be plausible for her to run an errand there. From there we could get food.)

Rei's house is a bad idea: corrupted books. Sachiko might expect us at Mari's house. The Yacht is a great idea, but how could Yuu swing going there alone.

>>3272977
>Sachiko: I agree on a direct offensive is a bad idea. Her whole plan banks on the girls falling one by one. She has never had to fight a unified magical girl group at once. Our best bet is to unite the rest of the team and get them working like a real magical girl group. We still might be able to wring a little more deception out of our circumstances. Make it sound like Yuu got Kanna to help her search for Rei by themselves and were eaten by a strong shadow.Sachiko might know about us but there is still the slippery shadow bouncing around. We could always withdraw all of our Mg's and Okada onto the Yacht and go offshore while Sachiko freaks out and starts turning the city upside down,

>>3272998
the problem is(again) the parents, kind of. Well, at least Raye's and Yuu's parents. Although we could probably create some shadowbanes that could act in a similar fashion to the one that was feeding from our mom, just that instead of making them fall into despair, it would just make them think that their kid is OK.

>>3272977
>>3272979

Writing....

>>3273015
That would be Sachiko's problem to deal with. She didn't outright kill Junko's mom when she might have, but who knows what Sashimi might do when she is off her game. Rei's parents we don't need to deal with (amnesia) but we might find some way to get Junko's mom, Yuu's family, and Kanna's family out of harm's way.

>>3273020
what if "the city" has to buy their houses, forcing them to move places? Raye's and Marie's parents shouldn't have that much problem moving to a new place, given that they travel a lot, but Junko's and Yuu's mom/parents might complain about it.

>>3273047
I'm not sure that would work and it might take too long to get the families to move before shit hits the fan. The best I could come up with is some sort of vacation retreat for families of missing children but Rei, Yuu, and Kanna disappearances might be too recent to convince their families to leave. Marie's parents don't give two shits about her so we don't really need to help them.

>>3273017

Going to the department store would be ideal As there would be a lot of people going in and out. Walking out of the house, the afternoon sky is dyed orange. It would be time for all students to go home at this hour in your school. Hurrying to your destination, you proceed to downtown to meet Yuu at the Department store. Arriving at the department store you call Yuu on her phone.

.............

Sachiko, Kanna and you are on the table. The once 6 members of the group now is halved. Kanna face is very tense and Sachiko is calling over the phone with something a language you don't understand. After a little while, she cut the call.

"Okay girls, I called someone to help us on this situation."

Kanna quickly recovers from her tensed face, quickly wearing her jovial happy face."

"Oooooooh! Who are they senpai?"

"It would be better for me to not tell but she will come tomorrow."

"Can I at least know her name?"

"Like I said Kanna, you'll meet her tomorrow. Anyway Yuu, did you detect some powerful shadow or any powerful spike of corruption?"

"Yeah, I detected somewhere on the wharf area and another shadow which would disappear immediately when I try to ping her."

Sachiko thinks for a minute and both of you look at her confusingly. Then she nods.

"Alright. For now we will sti-"

*cue favorite Yuu ringtone* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iof5pRAIZmw

Yuu picks her phone to see....

"Can I pick up this phone and call over there. It's personal."

"Why Yuu? I mean you got nothing to hide right?"

"Yeah Yuu-senpai. I mean....gaspDID YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?? OMG CONGRATULATIONS."

"Yeah Yuu.....congratulations. Now pick up the phone."

Well this is bad. But you want to know why Junko called you now.

>Ignore the call
>Insist that you need to pick it
>Write-in

>>3273094

>Ignore the call

>>3273094
>>Write-in
Text back in Magical girl meeting right now.

>>3273103
switching to>>3273105

>>3273094
>Drop the call.
"I'd rather not interrupt this meeting"
That gives a clear message to junko that Yuu doesn't want to be called right now instead of worrying her that something is going on because we aren't answering.

>Write-in
Text back "In a meeting r8 now"
Sachiko doesn't know that the person we are replying to knows about the magical girl thing and if we write that(and sachiko reads the message) it will alert her that something is going on.

>>>>3273094

switching from>>3273105
to supporting >>3273114
That's what I wanted to do anyway.

>>3273108
switching to>>3273114

>>3273114
For the text Yuu might want to make it "In a meeting r8 now, sweet<3 to sell the whole boyfriend angle.

>>3273094
>>3273114
>>3273131
>"This meeting is important and he is going to blather on if I just answer. You know boys, they want all of your time."
>Drop the call
>Text back "In meeting r8 now, sweet<3
>"that should keep him quiet for a while."

>>3273105
>>3273108
>>3273114

Sachiko is glaring at you very hard while Kanna is looking at you with dreamy eyes. She probably thought that you would call your boyfriend in front of her. Innocent girl. But you relented and made the call pass.

"Not now. This is more important, I mean we are hunted by god knows who. I don't want to be caught by them."

Sachiko still glared at you until she relents.

"Yeah, there is no time for mushy business. If anything, please hold out anything that would make you go alone. Instead go with teams and back each other up. Report anything suspicious....especially YUU."

Both of you nod and Sachiko got another call again. She picks it up and speaks the same language that you still don't understand. Sachiko realized that you are just staring at her and she smiled.

"You can go now. We can talk about this tomorrow about the new member. Alright? Kanna, go with Yuu so both of you won't be in danger. Call me if anything come up. Alright?"

"Okay senpai, let's go Yuu-senpai. Let's meet your boyfriend."

"Wait Kanna!!"

Outside the school, someone comes to Kanna shouting...

"Kanna-san!"

"Ah! Onii-san."

Kanna runs to his brother and hugs him. The brother gives Kanna a bear hug and then suddenly she clings on his back like he is some kind of bar swing.

"Ah Yuu-san. Thanks for taking care of my sister."

"Ah no worries. Anyway Kanna, I'll be going now. My mother expects me to come home early."

"Okay! See you tomorrow Yuu-senpai.....Say Onii-san why don't we......"

You try to call Junko again with your phone. After a miss call, Junko picked up the call.

"Why didin't you pick up earlier?"

"Sorry. Sachiko, Me and Kanna are having a discussion on how we look for Rei. Oh yeah....speaking of Rei, did you have some news about her?"

"Uhmm....come here at the mall. We need to speak."

"Alright....I'll go there. Anyway, why is it so loud over there?"

"Oh...I'm in the arcade right now. Anyway let's meet at the ladies clothes section."

You dropped the call and go where Junko told you to.

......................

You are sitting on one of the arcades where you play the new fighting game the Alley Fighter 3rd strike. Still, you have time to kill some hours before Yuu comes here. But you could go to the meeting spot.

>Play some more, you have been nervous about Yuu to tell something
>Calm your nerves by drinking coffee below(or any coffee blend choices anon choose)
>Call Marie, best to have a second eyes
>Call Okada, best to have some shadowspectre to mingle around as sales lady for perimeter security
>Write-in

Anyway I'll stop the session for now. See you tomorrow. I should have clicked the post button for half an hour now but I kinda dozed off on my keyboard.

>>3273163
>Call Marie, best to have a second eyes

>>3273163
>Call Okada, best to have some shadowspectre to mingle around as sales lady for perimeter security.
Write in:
>Use the mental link to tell Marie to show up in disguise best to have a second set of eyes

>>3273163
changing to this >>3273168

>>3273167
>>3273168

It is best to have precaution than having nothing at all. Going to the ladies section, you can see several spot where you can do your conversation but eventually, you pick one at the corner where you won't worry someone evesdroping you at the back. Then you pick your phone and call Okada.

"Okada, can you send your shadowspectre disguised as salesladies in the department store on the ladies clothes?"

"I can bring 3 without raising suspicion."

"That's good enough. Also call Marie and disguise herself as a customer."

>"You can just call me telephatically you know Junko."

"Nah I'm just relaying some orders from Okada in case you still crying over that game."

>"Hmph! Just because I want to play competitively doesn't mean I will cry when I lose."

"You already did though."

>"Alright I'm coming."

"My queen my shadowspectre is in position. You know when you see it."

And true to his word, they are already there. They bow at you slightly and blend in the stalls. Then Marie reports at you.

"I saw You coming inside. I'm tailing her."

"Don't raise her suspicion much. She is probably paranoid after Rei disappearance."

"Will do."

After minutes of waiting, you waved You and she goes to your seat.

"Jun-chan! This is bad. Something happened to Rei. Although I am probably freed from her radar but still...."

"Just calm down. I know many things happened but please slowdown."

"I'm sorry. It's just.....I'm afraid Jun-chan. What if someone is going to be targeted again from our group. First was Mari but you saved her. Rei is missing and now, me, Kanna and Sachiko are very paranoid now. We don't even know who targeting us.

>About Rei...(write-in your excuse here)
>A certain shadow is targeting Sachiko's group
>Maybe you can scan me now since Rei is not here anymore
>Write-in

>>3273505
>"I found something too... while I was dead those two months, but I can only remember now. Another Magical Girl named Sakura who died three years ago. She blamed the only surviving member of her group back then. A Tsugawa Tomoko, but I don't know who that is. This isn't the first time this happened... Sachihiko has been a Magical Girl the longest of all of us, can you tell me if she's behaving in a weird manner?"

>>Maybe you can scan me now since Rei is not here anymore
>"also... about Rei, I found her."

>>3273505

>Write in: "Yuu, it's okay to be afraid. What's going on is really scary and you and Kanna are in danger. Let me explain. I met another girl last night. Her name was Sakura and she was a magical girl just like us. Three years ago, a junior member of her group used vicious rumors and underhanded tactics to make the other magical girls split apart, fall to corruption one by one, and become shadows. Then, that junior member would kill the shadows and take on their powers. Yuu, that junior member was Sachiko. Yuu, remember back to the day we got our powers. That was Sachiko and Sakura fighting and we wound up with Sakura's powers. Sachiko really wants those powers and she is going to try to hurt you to get them. She probably got me killed to try and make you fall and get both halves in the process."

>"Yuu, I know this is a lot to take in, but I found Rei last night. I was out hunting shadows with Mari and we saw her. Rei was really corrupted and she was in the red light district doing weird things. She was turning, so I used my powers like I did with Mari. I managed to save Rei but it took a real toll on me and I almost died. Rei has amnesia now like Marie did and she's a shadow, but otherwise she is okay."

>"Yuu, think about it. I got killed by that shadow. Then, Mari gets kidnapped by men that do unspeakable things to her and she gets corrupted. Finally, last night Rei gets corrupted. Things are happening just like Sakura said they would. The team is getting converted into shadows the only difference is this time we royally screwed up Sachiko's plans."

>"Yuu, come with me. Sachiko is really dangerous and I can't just leave you to her. She has been holding back her offensive powers and she has some sort of mind power that she can use to deceive people or make them forget things to boot. She has done this before and she might have help that I don't know about. I can only effectively defend you when your by my side. I meant what I said up on the mountain. I don't know what I would do without you. Splitting up is exactly what Sachiko wants. Our only chance is if we can unite as a team to take her on. Plus Yuu, I don't know how to approach Kanna and have her believe me. Kanna is next on Sachiko's hit list after you. I need your help and I need it fast."

>>3273505
>About Rei
>I had a bit of a seizure last night and ended up having a bit of a talk with my shadow. Her name is Sakura and she used to be a magical girl that taught Sachiko everything she knows about being one. I don't think I died because Mari wanted to run away or the shadow was too strong for us. Yuu, She killed all of her old group so that she could take their powers.

> I found Rei when I was looking for a shadow last night. I'm guessing that Sachiko must be on edge since I ran into everyone before she could finish them off. Be careful. She's way stronger than we thought she was.

Er. Change that to Mari(e) found Rei.
Also a >Be careful Yuu

>>3273505
supporting this >>3273675
But also add
>"I'm worried about Kanna though. She is the most easy to influence and the one that Sachiko will try to use as a pawn or kill in order to get a power boost.

>>3273505

>Supporting >>3273675 and>>3273724
Add in
> “Sakura said that Sachiko likes to agree to other girls ideas when they suit her purpose to manipulate them. I don’t think I died because Mari wanted to run away or the the shadow was too strong, alone. Sachiko went through with that plan on purpose to murder me.”

>”I’m worried about Kanna though. She is the most easy to influence and the one Sachiko will try to use as a pawn or kill in order to get a power boost. Sachiko might planning to use her naïveté to do the same thing that happened to me to you.”

>>3273675
>"Yuu, it's okay to be afraid. What's going on is really scary and you and Kanna are in danger. Let me explain. I met another girl last night. Her name was Sakura and she was a magical girl just like us. Three years ago, a junior member of her group used vicious rumors and underhanded tactics to make the other magical girls split apart, fall to corruption one by one, and become shadows. Then, that junior member would kill the shadows and take on their powers. Yuu, that junior member was Sachiko. Yuu, remember back to the day we got our powers. That was Sachiko and Sakura fighting and we wound up with Sakura's powers. Sachiko really wants those powers and she is going to try to hurt you to get them. She probably got me killed to try and make you fall and get both halves in the process."

"That's impossible! Why would Sachiko do that?"

"I don't know her motives yet but, Yuu, I know this is a lot to take in, but I found Rei last night. I was out hunting shadows with Mari and we saw her. Rei was really corrupted and she was in the red light district doing weird things. She was turning, so I used my powers like I did with Mari. I managed to save Rei but it took a real toll on me and I almost died. Rei has amnesia now like Marie did and she's a shadow, but otherwise she is okay."

Yuu is clearly doubting you claims, she stood up and faced you while you sit down and you can only looked up. But you continue...

"Yuu, think about it. I got killed by that shadow. Then, Mari gets kidnapped by men that do unspeakable things to her and she gets corrupted. Finally, last night Rei gets corrupted. Things are happening just like Sakura said they would. The team is getting converted into shadows the only difference is this time we royally screwed up Sachiko's plans." Yuu, come with me. Sachiko is really dangerous and I can't just leave you to her. She has been holding back her offensive powers and she has some sort of mind power that she can use to deceive people or make them forget things to boot. She has done this before and she might have help that I don't know about. I can only effectively defend you when your by my side. I meant what I said up on the mountain. I don't know what I would do without you. Splitting up is exactly what Sachiko wants. Our only chance is if we can unite as a team to take her on. Plus Yuu, I don't know how to approach Kanna and have her believe me. Kanna is next on Sachiko's hit list after you. I need your help and I need it fast."

"How do I know that you are speaking the truth and only the truth."

"I'm speaking the truth here."

"Then....."

Yuu hands glows white as she slowly hovers her hand onto your head.

"Let me see how truthful your words are."

>"SHIT!! JUNKO THAT IS ONE OF MY UNIQUE SKILLS. THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE LIE DETECTOR! HURRY CHANGE WITH ME FAST BEFORE SHE FOUNDS OUT!!"

>The what now?

>"There is no time!! HURRY!"

>roll1d100

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>3275013

>>3275013
>You can ask Sakura herself if what she told me is true.

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>3275024
Er. I guess I should roll that die

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>3275013

yay, a 17!

Rolled 58 (1d100)

I really wish we didn't have to lie to her. I understand why we're doing it, but I still wish we didn't have to.

>>3275035
We didn't HAVE to depending upon how the truth detector works. We just didn't have to add in all the extra details or lies that we did and let her come to her own conclusions because the stuff we do know is pretty damning.

>>3275035
>>3275045

The only thing that we lied about is how culpable we are in the girls disappearances. Otherwise everything we said is something that we were told was true.

I wonder how this absolute lie detector works. will it return null to conjectures and confabulations? After all, they aren't lies, but neither are truths.

>>3275098
Depending on how it works Junko could admit that she was yelling/interrogated Mari and Rei before they were converted and Marie did something to Rei before we found her. Spinning the lie into a white lie. We were just trying to protect Yuu because we like her.

>>3275067
Yeah, and I'm pointing out that she'd have come to the same conclusion without us lying about the extra stuff. I do admit that I personally was going to lie about how long our seizure was, but generally we didn't have to lie to her in the first place about the danger she's in.

We should probably actually tell her that we're letting Sakura out for her to talk to because she's going to be able to tell if it's a different person.

>>3275022
>>3275025
>>3275030

Your mind goes on the backseat as your body felt possessed by another creature. Then suddenly, a wave of hope energy coating your body as your voice changes.

"I speak the truth Yuu Mitsukoshi."

Yuu stops her hands inches closer to your head.

"Wait....that voice."

"Yes, it is I, the one that made you and Junko become Magical Girls. What you hear from her is the truth. It may be farfetched but I am helping her to thwart the plans that evil girl wrought to me.....and my group."

Yuu who listens intently to what Sakura said and then withdraws her hands. Looking at the area, the shadowspectre was ready to spring to action while Marie dispelled her arrows.

"Why are you inside Junko's body?"

"I won't mince words Mitsukoshi-san but.....to take revenge, to the friends she killed. And now, she is doing the same to your group. Junko was the first victim, and Sachiko left all of you on their devices. Mari was left on her own pretending that she was worried. Why would she have to wait until you want to say that you want to visit your friend? Should it be that when someone is feeling down, you go immediately to give a helping hand? And about Rei? Did you even notice despite a quiet person is squeaking and yipping weird noises? Did even Sachiko said if she felt alright? Let me guess.....she is the one who kept saying that are you alright.....am I right?"

"I......"

"Junko, Marie here, come I need to report something quick."

>"What is it Marie, I'm in a middle of conversation."

>"A powerful person is coming, and she is closing in. Quick before this store becomes a battlefield. Or we can just fight them here. I don't mind."

Speaking back to Sakura, you relay the information Marie told you about.

"What? That must be Sachiko, quick we must retreat."

>What about Yuu?

We must not get caught, quick!

Yuu I.....

>We'll meet later, there is someone following us.
>Yuu someone is trying to destroy us, and she is here now
>Write-in

Trying these colored formats. Let me know if you prefer to be this way to avoid my ever confusing conversations.

>>3275129
>We'll meet later, there is someone following us.

you could try to use them in just their first sentence, after that is rather easy to follow the flow of the conversation.

>>3275129
>Write in: Yuu someone is trying to destroy us, and she is here now. Please come with me. If you don't either you or innocent people are going to get hurt.

colored convos help.

>>3275129
Somebody's coming, if it isn't Sachiko then I don't know who. We need to leave before this place becomes a battlefield.

I'm surprised at least one anon didn't suggest to shape-shift into mysterious boyfriend X

>>3275162
Yuu didn't tell us about boyfriend X instead she decided to interrogate us.

>>3275129
Supporting >>3275159
I am afraid if we don’t help yuu now something bad will happen before we can in the future.

>>3275174
>>3275159

Writing...

File: Arc.gif (245 KB, 400x225)

245 KB GIF

>>3275221

"Yuu someone is trying to destroy us, and she is here now. Please come with me. If you don't either you or innocent people are going to get hurt."

"Who? was it a shadow?"

"No, similar to you but more powerful."

"Then, there is nothing for me to be afraid. You must go Junko, you are a shadow. She might destroy you. Please."

"But..."

"Go!"

Marie is immediately on your side and dragged you away from Yuu. You can only see her walking away probably going to see who is this mysterious person.

.........................

You sent Junko away from whoever threat she detected. This time, you're going to protect Junko.....even though you have several qualms about her claims. Going outside, you saw a girl waving at you. You wave at her reluctantly and then she comes closer.

"So....you are a Magical Girl huh.....say, what happened to the 4 shadows surrounding you?"

She smiled at you innocently as she asked these questions, yet you can't help but shudder at her intimidating aura behind that smile.

>I...don't know what you are talking about.
>They...run away?
>I'm not a magical girl.....I mean, they're fictionalized genre.
>Write-in

Sorry was cooking some simple lunch.

>>3275305
>>They...ran away?

>>3275305
>Write-in
Excuse me ma'am, but who are you?

>>3275305
>Write-in
> They ran away when you got near. Damn, I just had lured them away from people in the store. Excuse me ma'am, but who are you?

>>3275305
I dunno. It's almost as if some scary girl suddenly showed up like she was going to cause an apocalypse.

>>3275329
support

>>3275305

I will switch to>>3275329 from>>3275308

How much do you want to bet Arc is the real Tsugawa Tomoko

also her picture
>Does this look like the face of mercy to you?

>>3275369
Looks like the face of autism.

>>3275308
>>3275329
>>3275350
>>3275353

Writing

Please don't kill Yuu. Please don't kill Yuu.

and especially please don't have her decide we're definitely evil til we either die or let Sakura kill her with our body.

>>3275449
I'm there with you. till the last part. i think Junko would kill herself before allowing Sakura to hurt Yuu. I don't know how Yuu goes from willing to jump off a mountain with Junko and varying degrees of yuri bait to doubting every word she says. {/spoiler]

>>3275402
"They.....ran away when you come closer. And I just have lured them away too. So who are you?"

"Oh...lured away? Pray tell but why do you reek corruption?"

"Huh?"

"Did not notice?"

Arc points her fingers at you and suddenly you are exhuming black corruptive energy. Your face became mortified.

"Well, well, well what do you know. All of your grief and loss hidden away from the back of your mind. Someone mindwiped you? Maybe some shadow that you confronted wants you to release it. Was it?"

Yuu stands there shocked. She.....she is almost a shadow?

.............................

"Marie, stop dragging me away."

"No! Your safety is my priority."

"YUU IS MORE IMPORTANT"

"WHY CAN'T YOU TAKE CARE YOURSELF FIRST DAMN IT!"

Marie throws you at the garden of the manor.

"Did you fucking care about us. You always go alone when doing something, you fucking kept it to yourself. When you return, you have a problem or two that you expect us to solve it. Okada or Raye won't probably care since they are your fucking loyal minions but what are we Junko? Am I your friend or am I your fucking lapdog?"

>I care about you Marie, but I have my own business too
>Marie, I'm warning you....stop this.
>Write-in

>>3275487
>Write-in
You...you are right, I'm sorry. Its just that the tough of yuu being in danger clouds my mind.

On an unrelated note. HOLY SHIT. ARC JUST SAVED YUU FROM SURIMI AND HER EVIL PLAN

>>3275487
>Stuff just keeps happening that I can't leave alone!

>>3275487
>Write in: "Marie you are my friend and I do care about you. I go off alone to make sure you don't get hurt. I guess I'm not very good at it. I'm sorry, i keep dragging you into my messes. It's really selfish of me but your one of the only people i can depend on. If I wanted a lapdog I wouldn't have encouraged you to come back. Okada and you are like a family to me. You are like the big sister I never had. Please Marie, I can't lose you and Yuu tonight."

>>3275581
support

>>3275581
support

File: Spoiler Image (61 KB, 1037x699)

61 KB JPG

>>3275501
>>3275519
>>3275536

You hang your head thinking about the hectic things that is happening these past few weeks. You almost forgot that Marie was born from her loneliness that she would throw a tantrum right here. Still her action makes you think otherwise.

"You...you are right, I'm sorry. Its just that the tough of Yuu being in danger clouds my mind. Stuff just keeps happening that I can't leave alone."

"Then fucking use us. Call Raye or even ask Okada for help heck even me. There is nothing wrong in helping Junko. You say you want to take back whatever happened to you with Sachiko hell I don't even know if you forgave me on that part and I'm doing the best as I can to make you earn your apologies but no! You always go alone and I'm here sitting and twiddling my thumbs when you will come back either became beaten or maybe never. No seriously, are we friends or not?"

"Marie you are my friend and I do care about you. I go off alone to make sure you don't get hurt. I guess I'm not very good at it. I'm sorry, I keep dragging you into my messes. It's really selfish of me but your one of the only people I can depend on. If I wanted a lapdog I wouldn't have encouraged you to come back. Okada and you are like a family to me."

"Then depend on me, ask me anything and I will do it. Hell even if you order to raze the whole country I will do it. Just please don't forget about us. We expect you something that will shelter us from being destroyed by those people. If you are gone, then so will us. We will be hunted, we will lose ourself from our humanity and became the shadow that we are used to be. Remember, you shaped us like this. Raye too. Please.....please don't forget about it."

You stand up and walk to Marie. Then you hug her.

"Thanks....for being my friend."

Marie returned the hug.

"That's what friends do right?"

You both walk to the mansion inside where the night sky is already covered the darkness filled city.
........................

Sachiko is waiting at the airport the moon eerily big watching the glass window above. Then an airplane landed where your supposed help will come. You sit on the arrival chairs where she will eventually meet you.

"So devushka, calling for my help?"

"She's back."

"Who?"

"I don't have any concrete proof but I know it's probably one of them."

"Oh? Then you want me to hunt them?"

"No....but let's start with someone I know."

"Lead the way lisa."

Both of them walk away from the airport where they talk about her suspicions.

(1/2)

>>3275594
....................

You're currently on your room thinking about Marie's word. As much as you want to justify it, you can't help but agree to some of her words she said. Still you came back to Yuu. What is she doing right now. Deciding to call her, you dial her phone. But she didn't pick up. You tried it again and she didn't pick it up again. Worried that something happened to Yuu or maybe she came home and having a dinner with her parents. You need to do something....

>Go somewhere (where?)
>Do something (what?)
>Train (what?)
>Investigate (who?)
>Write-in

>>3275596
>Do something
>Check the department store(and the mall's if possible) security footage. That will tell us what happened to Yuu and if she's in danger and who was the powerful being.

>>3275596
>Ask Okada to look at the mall security footage. Someone really powerful maybe pursuing us. They might have hurt Yuu.
>"Hey Marie, let's spend a little time together. What do you want to do? Do you want to hang out with Raye too?"

>>3275596
Sorry have to cut earlier. I need some sleep. See you tomorrow.

>>3275596
>Call in Marie and Raye and brainstorm as a team where to search for Yuu, and then go searching as a group.

>>3275663
>>3275624
>>3275602

Lying in your bed will not do. If you want to save your friend then you must act. Going to Okada's office, you see him typing on his laptop.

"Okada, sorry to interrupt but I need some security footage where we met earlier with Yuu."

"Well, I was watching earlier since I was worried about something....I mean sorry for spying but when after Marie dragged you out, I was looking why both of you split. Then someone met her. I didn't see her face as it was obscured with people and the camera was on her back but after their conversation, I saw something. My queen. Your friend was corrupted all along."

"Are you joking? Wait, who is the one she met earlier."

"Not at all and to answer your second question, she has a blond hair and...."

And that is all you need to hear. Fucking Sachiko, she was followed all along. As you rush to the door you see Marie blocking the door.

"Going out I see?"

"Alright, call Raye too. I need more people to find Yuu anyway."

"You need to calm down Junko, I swear you are going to die if you keep this up."

"I.....yeah but make it fast. She is in more trouble than us."

.........................

After assembling the gang, all of you go out to where you last met Yuu. Then you use the track where it goes....3 ways? Channeling to both of them, Raye can see the string easier. Probably she has a similar skill that you used. Mary on the other hand, see's the string....almost transparent.

"Marie, can you see it clearly now."

"Well this is better than not seeing at all."

"Alright then I'll follow the......"

>Left String
>Middle String
>Right String

Last update for today....sorry if that was too long. Too sleepy, anyway see you tomorrow.

>>3275765
If write ins aren’t blocked.
>”The path splits three ways. Girls we need to think about this. Let’s try pinging for corruption and that girl’s weird aura, first. Ask the girls and Sakura for their advice. Could we follow the trails easier from the air with the helicopter? We could try splitting up but Marie is having trouble with seeing the trail and that girl seems really dangerous to bump into alone for any of us.”

>>3275765
wait, so we have to split?
Fuck, ok.
>Give Raye our burner phone. Tell her that if she feels there is something wrong or has any doubt about something, she must call Marie immediately.
>We take the left string, Raye gets the middle string and Marie goes to the right.

>>3275765
>Checking em all out will take too long. Ping for corruption
>Call Okada and ask if he can narrow down the nearest cell tower or block to whatever location Yuu's phone is.

>>3275765
>Seconding >>3276614 and >”The path splits three ways. Girls we need to think about this. Let’s try pinging for corruption and that girl’s weird aura, first. Ask the girls and Sakura for their advice. Could we follow the trails easier from the air with the helicopter?

Splitting up with Sachiko and Arc running around sounds like a bad idea.

>>3275943
”The path splits three ways. Girls we need to think about this. Let’s try pinging for corruption and that girl’s weird aura, first. Raye, help me with this. We can widen our searching range.

"As you wish my queen."

As you ready your spell in sync with Raye, you ask Sakura if it is possible to trail the small thread above.

Sakura, are you there? Can we trail the thread like when trailing someone?

I'm sorry Junko but it is already a thread and it is also ethereal. It is used to track something. This is why I hate tracking it in the city. Too many buildings and the thread goes through the wall. We have to be sneaky since we are tresspassing already. How much more when you are above in a helicopter. And would it be weird that you are up in the helicopter buzzing around the city? Your sponsor would get a lot of complain reports which would draw a lot of attention.

True, anyway thanks for answering

"Found something...."

What?

"It's.....the same? It really was split into three directions. I can't still sense anything but shadows."

Calling Okada to try if he can narrow down the nearest cell tower or block to whatever location Yuu's phone is. After 3 rings, Okada picks up.

"Did you found anything?"

"No but can you triangulate the gps of this phone? The number is....."

"Okay, give me a sec."

Okada types something for a minute until he calls back.

"The phone is out of range. Either she is not on the city or her phone was destroyed. Ah! sorry about that, please forgive me."

This is bad....very bad. You cant use the helicopter because it would bother the neighbors and also the obvious one which is the thread. There is also a possiblity that she was already kidnapped. With all these happenings in this city, you can't seem to calm down.

"What would it be my queen?"

>Split with each other
>Stick to one direction (which one?)
>Write-in

>>3278328
>Stick to one direction
do we have an idea of where the threads are going to?

>>3278339
No, but you all know that every end point ends with a shadow as Raye reported. Also please specify with direction (left, middle or right string)

>>3278328
>Stick together
we really shouldn't split our forces.
former MGs go together, some shadowspecters can scout the rest

>>3278359
middle

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>3278339
oh well, may RNGesus decide.
>Left, Centrer, Right.
>Send some shadowspecters to the other two.

>>3278328
right

>>3278367
>>3278368
>>3278379

Seriously?

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>3278385
Uhm...so you are sticking together but I'll roll between the 3 to break the tiebreaker

>>3278390
So sticking together and go middle route and send shadowspectre on the other two.

Writing.

>>3278385
to be fair, we have no real reason to choose one road in specific. it might as well be your choice.

>>3278328
>Stick together. It does no good if we find something nasty and we aren't strong enough to fight it because we're split up.
>Summon shadowling and have it follow one of the trails (Unless we can make more?) so that it can call us if/when it finds anything.

>>3278396

Calling the shadowspectre who are hidden earlier when you conversed in the clothes store. You then instruct the shadow to pick the left and right string which they silently nod.

"Okay guys, we go the middle string, let's go."

Marie opt to scout ahead while you and Raye go as fast as possible. Sakura was right, navigating the city to see where the thread ends up is very annoying. Combining the scan of Raye with you following the string, you see at the forest clearing where you last woke up after your raging escapades. Marie came back also reporting her findings.

"Junko, Yuu isn't there but someone else..."

"Who?"

"Well she has a blonde hair an-"

"You run again and Marie stopped you."

"LET ME GO!"

"Calm down damn it! It's not Sachiko!"

"Alright alright...."

Breathing in and out loudly, you try to compose yourself, or as best as you can. The three of you then go to where Marie last seen the one she saw.

"Well, she is injured and also unconcious" Raye muses.

"This might be the powerful girl that I detected." Marie adds.

"Shall we finish her? Maybe convert her like us? Or maybe leave her be. She will survive on her own."

Hmmmm.....

>Leave her be
>Help her up and drop her off somewhere
>Finish her
>Kidnap and convert
>Write-in

Internet is acting up again.

>>3278607
>If she was the one that saw Yuu last then we need answers. Let's heal her awake but be on guard incase she tries something. Sakura probably knows some basic healing powers since she was a Miko.
I see that Raye doesn't understand our no collateral damage on innocent bystanders if we can help it policy or thinks blondie has clearly gotten herself off of that list.

>>3278607
>If she was the one that saw Yuu last then we need answers. Let's heal her awake but be on guard in case she tries something. Sakura probably knows some basic healing powers since she was a Miko.

>>3278607
>If she was the one that saw Yuu last then we need answers. Let's heal her awake but be on guard in case she tries something. Sakura probably knows some basic healing powers since she was a Miko.

Could we temporarily drain her powers like how we did with the girls?

>>3278607
>Leave her be
>Write-in
>Call the shadowspectes for news and an ambulance for the girl.

>>3278607
>Could we temporarily drain her powers like how we did with the girls?

Worth knowing if we can do that. I don't want a fight out of her.

>>3278642
She's probably need to be in despair or something like how we had weakened Mari so that we could siphon the powers out via the shadows she generated. So long as Sakura doesn't go overboard with the healing, we can probably get her HP up enough that she would know better than to start a fight while still injured.

>>3278628
>>3278635
>>3278642

Writing

>>3278682
i just hope we can get into a gentleman's agreement here and make her pinky promise us that she won't try to kill us. Maybe we could even redirect her into helping us hunt Sachiko.

>>3278671
You can't drain a person full of hopeful energy, it will end up with pain. A bad kind of pain.

>>3278710

"If she was the one that saw Yuu last then we need answers. Let's heal her awake but be on guard in case she tries something."

"Alright." Both replied.

You sit by her side and put your arm to her head. The stinging sensation came in and you do your best not to wince. Drawing the power from your hand through her head, the dark glow slowly coursing through her body. Eventually, she murmurs something.

"No....no.....please don't"

"Uhh my queen."

"Yes?"

"Are we sure you are healing her? All you did was putting a corruptive energy on her body."

Ah I forgot about that, uhm....you aren't exactly imbuding your hope energy to her since i kinda blocked it to not happen the same thing again when you release a large amount of corruption to break...I MEAN convert someone to your cause.

"Junko...It would be best to shake her awake, she is already weakened."

Marie tries to touch the girl but she immediately draws her hands yelping in pain.

"AH! Shit that burns."

"Well I'll wake her up then."

After several shakes which involves light, moderate, heavy and SUPER SHAKE which also includes slapping her face a little bit since you are on time. After doing the deed, she stirs awake albeit with swollen red cheeks and a dizzy girl who is trying to see what's in front of her.

"Oooooooh.....I'm deeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaad. 6 shadows in froooooont of meeeeeee."

Raye who looks around with curious expression...

"I think we're only 3."

"Because Junko shake her like some kind of Maracas."

"What's Maracas?"

"I'll show you later Raye."

The girls still dazed from your earlier actions but she is awake now.

"Where is Yuu?"

"Meeeeee?"

"No....Yuu."

"I'm me thouuuuuuugh."

This is going nowhere but that is your fault too. You change your question again.

"Where is the girl you met earlier?"

"Oh! heeer...she ran away. Then a fucking blinking shadow ambushed me and dragged me heeeeeere. Shtiil hurts thouuuugh. Esssssh this a dreaaaaaaam?"

Your phone rings and you pick it up,

"My Queen, I found who are you looking for, she is in the docks and you need to go fast or she will fall. QUICK!"

"Marie, Raye to the wharf....Yuu is there."

"Wait! What about her?"

"Bring her to the city."

"I can't touch her, it's like I'm touching a sun."

>Just call an ambulance
>Call the police
>CALL EVERYONE I DON'T CARE
>Leave her be
>Write-in

>>3278823
>Write-in
>Move ahead and I'll carry her. we can't let her here when we know Sachiko preys on Magical girls. I'll meet you on the docks.
>Okada, have a car meet us on the way so we can dump her and get her to a safe house.

>>3278823
>Write-in: "Lady that girl you met is my friend and she is in trouble and about to fall if we can't get there fast. If you can move your feet follow us. We need all the help we can get. If not I will call ambulance for you when I can."

>>3278828
This.

>>3278823
>She's too out of it to call an ambulance herself and whatever shadow hit her is probably gonna come back to finish her off if we leave her here.
>Make a shield stepping stone and drop her on it like a floating gurney so that we can drag her along.
>If you hurt Yuu when we get there I'm going to kill you.

>>3278823
>supporting
>>3278837 and >>3278841
Even if she can’t move right now she might as well know where we are taking her.

>>3278837
>>3278841
>>3278845

Writing

>>3278860

"Lady that girl you met is my friend and she is in trouble and about to fall if we can't get there fast. If you can move your feet follow us. We need all the help we can get. If not I will call ambulance for you when I can."

"I....my booooodyyyyy huuuuuuuurts. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah my laaaaaaate niiiiiight shoooooow wil aaaaaair sooooon."

"Marie, can we call an ambulance? We can drop her off there."

"Sure I know the nearest place we can drop her off. The ambulance will arrive in 3-5 minutes."

"Alright, call it. Everyone let's move."

And so you all run as fast as you can while Raye conveniently fly. To be honest, you envy her a little bit but there is no time to be jealous about her powers. You can see an ambulance approaching and you wave on them. Immediately they put the random girl on the stretcher and the nurse asked you a question what is the cause.

"We saw her collapse on the forest with bruises all around. Please help her."

"Thanks girls. We will make sure that she recovers quickly. Can I know your name so I can relay it to her as the one who saved her?"

"Uh...no need we need to go home, it's evening already."

"Alright girls, take care."

The ambulance speed away to the hospital while the three of you go to the wharf. Arriving at the warehouse where you last fought and as much as you hate it, the one you despise from, you see Yuu sitting hugging to herself. Dropping down she slowly stands up hugging to herself.

"Junko......look, I'm a shadow too.....We can be together forever, right? right?

"Uhmm....She is very unstable."

"Yeah, I think someone really did a number of her.....mentally."

You inwardly curse, you will do unspeakable torture to Sachiko for making your friend like this. Your ball your hand in fist as you shake in anger. But you relent as you slowly approach Yuu.

"Yuu, you are not like this. Please, calm down."

"But........I want you.......I need you Junko......I reaaaaaaaly dooooooooo~"

"YUU! You are not a shadow, you are a magical girl. Please do not go the path that I already took. It's.......very traumatizing."

"I don't care. As long as my friend is in front of me. I will do anything. I will cast away my powers in exchange to be on your side."

She already lost all rational though. You don't even know how you will approach this. Looking at her pretty closely, she is panting heavily. Probably the corruptive energy swirling around her is heavier than you thought.

If you want to make your friend to go back the way she was, you need to calm her down. Her negativity amplifies her most powerful negative emotion right now and that is why she isn't thinking rationally. We can siphon the corruption out of her and leave her with hope energy again. But first we need to calm her down.

"Junkoooooo~"

>Yuu, don't do this. Don't fall to the dark side.
>Yuu, you are better than this, resist it! I know you can!
>Let it be.....You....want her to be like you and you will be together forever
>Write-in

>>3278875

>You don't have to do this. Best friends forever, remember?
>HUG
Hopefully that should burn off whatever corruption is around Yuu. We can probably absorb Yuu's corruption while purifying her so that we don't end up with a seizure.

I am extremely disappointed that there isn't a Luther Vandross parody called The Power of Hugs on the internet

>>3278875
>You are not Yuu. The Yuu i know wouldn't let herself fall into the shadows that easily.
Maybe this will buy us some time.
>Absorb Yuu's corruption while she blabbers to us.

>>3278890
Eyyyy I liked Luther Vandross too. But most of his songs were sung on our church for weddings and such.

>>3278875
>Write in: Hug the girl. "Yuu, you don't need to become a shadow to be my friend. Whatever happens I will always be by your side, but you have to hang on for me, okay. Your better than this, Yuu. Don't give in, its what Sachiko wants. I want you to be yourself, Yuu. I need you too, Yuu, and I'm right here. As long as we are together there is still hope, you just have to feel it. Please fight back against the corruption."

>>3278875
>Supporting >>3278898 and>>3278890

Power of friendship and all that Jazz.

>>3278890
>>3278898
>>3278904

Writing...after i get my late dinner.

>>3278927

"Yuu, you don't need to become a shadow to be my friend. Whatever happens I will always be by your side, but you have to hang on for me, okay. Your better than this, Yuu. Don't give in, its what Sachiko wants. I want you to be yourself, Yuu. I need you too, Yuu, and I'm right here. As long as we are together there is still hope, you just have to feel it. Please fight back against the corruption."

"But Junko, I don't want to be alone, everyday whenever I eat lunch, I would talk to you even though you are not there. Whenever we come home, I would act like you were there. Everyday I would always think of you. Please Junko, please accept my feelings. Don't reject me please.

"Yuu this is not you at all, The Yuu I know is a strong woman who fight shadow with ease, the Yuu I know who punches shadows with ease, who protects the town from the bad evil spirits around the city, the spunky wannabe martial artist who pretends to be Johnny Chen or even Air Lee because it's cool [s]even though I hate those movies with the exception of Jonny Chen because it's funny.[/s]

You slowly come closer and closer until you are in front of her. She grunts to herself, something and trying to get out something. Maybe it worked. And so, you go for your finishing blow......or at least you hope so. You hug her and try to siphon the corruption to your body. She starts to trash on your body now as she realized what you are doing.

"NO!!!!NOOOOOOOO! PLEASE RELEASE ME JUNKO!!! I WANT TO BE A SHADOW!! I WANT TO BE WITH YOU!! I CHOOSE THIS!! I WANT TO LIVE WITH YOU!! I WANT TO BE THE REST YOU YOUR LIFE!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

The corruption slowly seeps on your body empowering you while Yuu trashing became weaker and weaker until she can't move herself. After you felt that you seeped all her corruption on her body. She limply sits staring at the ground. After several minutes, she meekly speaks.

"You saw it huh....."

"What was it? I think the only thing I saw was my friend sulking for herself. Say, will you speak your problems for me, friend?"

Yuu smiles a liitle bit as she weakly punch your arm.

"Jerk"

................

You saw the two of them speaking again like best friends. In all honesty it makes you jealous too. You want that relationship with Yuu too.

"Marie, it would be best to leave them be. I think the queen already got this."

"Yeah.....yeah, she did."

The two of you sneakily go out and return to the mansion.

............

After the two of you speak for a while, you decide to wrap this up and go home.

"Yuu, I think you need to go home. Write an excuse about not feeling well."

"No, Sachiko has a plan and I intend to know the bottom of it."

>No Yuu, that's dangerous
>Okay, but be careful
>No I insist, you are going to stay on the mansion
>Write-in

oh god i slept of the floor and my back really hurts. Let's resume this tomorrow.

>>3279073
>Okay, but be careful. And please take care of Kanna, we must not let her fall into Sachiko's clutches.

>Write-in
>Go and talk with the other magical girl. There is no doubt that she will try to find you again on less friendly terms. Better to settle all of this while she is in a more "agreeable" state.

>>3279073
>>No I insist, you are going to stay on the mansion

>No I insist, you are going to stay at the mansion.
>Yuu, you don't have to be alone anymore. Please come with me and the others. We need your help. Let's try to get to the bottom of this together and....as much as I didn't see anything back there...I feel the same way about you too...alright. I've come too close to losing you one too many times and I don't want to see you hurting ever again. It safer to work together as a team, than to be apart.

>>3279073
>Yuu, she's going to notice you aren't turning into a shadow anymore and there's one strong enough to nearly kill that weird blond girl on the loose too.
Since I'm assuming our fuck Sachiko's plans wrath is higher than killing Kanna wrath
>Yuu, she's probably done the same thing to Kanna too.

This honestly seems way bigger than what our current group/MG resources can handle unless Sachiko's first group was incredibly weak when she stole their power. We probably need outside backup and we technically don't know where to find it yet.

>>3279073
>Try to get Kanna away from Sachihiko and we face her together, I don't want you to face her alone. I fear of what she might do if she knows you're onto her


2am-8am runs get Europe unfriendlier by the day so I'm gonna state some opinions for future consideration:
I say we need to grab Kanna quick and have her and her family win a lottery and send them off on vacation somewhere safe quick. Okada can swing that.
I'd offer the same to Yuu but she'd refuse.

Whoever the fuck blondie is, but she needs to get out asap as well

*15 minutes later after the ambulance taken her to the hospital*

You rise up the bed seemingly recovered from the bruises you have took. In fact after you fall unconscious, several of your bones got broken. Must be that shadow who unironically healed you from your near death experience. After several check ups and a clean health of bill, you go out the hospital and call them again.

>HQ....

>Come in Arc

>The situation changed. It's more fucked up than it should be.

>What was it?

>This is the first time I conversed with a sentient shadow.

>What do you mean?

>A sentient shadow, from a magical girl essence corrupted soul infused.

>.......

>HQ?

>Someone must have stolen the black project that we shut down 4 years ago.

>You mean......

>New objective Arc. First, find the instigator. Second, kill the shadow and third....

>...... understand HQ. Arc out.

You walk on the nearest alleyway disappearing from the early morning misty sunrise.

>>3279363
Sorry if my time one doesn't favor for some eu players. But sometimes I drop update every now and then albeit rare.

>>3279387
>eu players
I'm more a crusader kings kind of guy, but thanks

>>3279397
You mean that game where you raise higher taxes in exchange of boatloads of food in the table medieval rts quest?

>>3279413
as opposed to be an eu player (europa universalis)

>>3279363
I agree about Kanna. We need to move fast before Sachiko has realized what happened tonight. I think we need to get Yuu back with the rest of our team before she hauls off and tries to get herself killed for the fourth time this quest.

We also need to have a conversation with Sakura since:
>Ah I forgot about that, uhm....you aren't exactly imbuing your hope energy to her since i kinda blocked it to not happen the same thing again when you release a large amount of corruption to break...I MEAN convert someone to your cause.
I'm pretty sure that would cross a line with Junko. Since she know what she is doing now and Sakura could just warn her if Junko is taxing herself. I'm worried she might be trying to double-cross us and Junko would be hyper-vigilant to that sort of thing.


>>3279383
Hopefully the shadow they are talking about killing isn't Junko. I felt pretty ambivalent about voting to keep Arc alive. I was hoping that she would be able to piece together what Sachiko has done, since we need all the help we can get.

>>3279383
welp, next time she'll become one of us.

>>3279073
>Yuu, she's going to notice you aren't turning into a shadow anymore and there's one strong enough to nearly kill that weird blond girl on the loose too. Your in no shape for a fight right now. Not against any of them alone. At least come back to the mansion till we can come up with a plan.

>>3279721
The other girls can't touch her and our damage potential is pretty low even compared to Okada's memekawa wave. She's far too much trouble compared to absorbing whatever shadow ganked her (if it wasn't Sachiko) for everyone to get too strong for her to solo.

>>3279895
but you are implying she won't try to find us again. On a meta sense we know that will happen and in character we can discern that she will come to us, probably not with the intention to kill us, but we have to be ready for the possibility.

>our damage potential is pretty low
What about infusing normal weaponry with shadow energy to close the gap? it was talked about before and right now we really need to close it.

>>3279996
The idea to get shadows for power before she thinks to do that. We did kinda just save her life so we personally wouldn't expect her to immediately try to kill us before the end of the day.

>>3280010
>we personally wouldn't expect her to immediately try to kill us before the end of the day.
you are right on that, but we also know that " she was hunting us" given that she found us on the mall. We have to be ready for her eventual return and while hunting other shadows sounds good, i don't think we have that much time.

>>3280091
We could always pick off the strong shadow up in the mountains, Okada picked up while Junko was OD’ing on hope energy. Plus we can visit shrine/hotel there. I figure staff there are related to Sakura.

>>3280131
what shadow? I was under the impression that the old lady was referring to us.

>>3280141
Back near the end of last thread while Junko was passed out with her hope induced seizure, Okada found two shadows to drain. We fought the weaker of the two at the docks. There was a stronger one up in the mountains. Time was of the essence so anons went with the closer one.

>I found 2 shadows one is in the wharf area and the other is...on the mountains? Anyway pick one. After you defeated it, bring back the essence. But please be quick.

>Pick the ones in the wharf (easy, possibly small essence)
>Pick the ones in the mountain (hard, gives a lot of essence)

>>3280181
Oh. then i suppose that will be our next target, and probably an excuse to bring Yuu and Kanna

>>3280278
Yeah it gets us out of town while shit hits the fan and we can try to get our team work down with the new girls and Okada(considering how well his last attempt at learning offensive magic went. I don’t want to leave him behind.)

>>3280091
We thought she was Sachiko going after Yuu and she made a beeline for Yuu on the security footage instead of going after us. If we prep to get stronger it's to deal with Sachiko since Arc's aura alone just gave us a taste of how fucked we are if we took her head on.

We're forgetting about the other paths too I think. Weren't they all supposed to have a shadow at the end? We found Arc on one path, Yuu on the other, which leaves the 3rd to be reported back to us by the shadowling.
Then there's:
Whatever is about to happen to Kanna if Kanna isn't the 3rd shadow.
Those super drugs that clearly must be shadow infused in some way which indicates some sort of Shadow yakuza shogun?
The PTSD girl Mary rescued
Mystery shadow
Mystery shadow that attacked Arc


Even if we assume a few of them are actually the same ones, Arc's boss wasn't kidding when she said there was a corruption spike.


I'm pretty sure the mansion isn't safe either at this point. Sachiko may have noticed that it's a good hiding spot long ago(really should have explored that thing more)
Since Okada owns so many businesses, could he make up some fake project that he wants to work on outside the city at an Okinawa resort and personally ask for some "youthful" up and comers(or just "randomly" select) (aka Kanna, Yuu, and Rei's parents) to take their families with them for an all expenses paid vacation for a week or two? Too long without school? It's ok. He's hired Mari's personal tutor to educate them to national standards for the duration!

>>3280332
The third shadow is probably the the girl Mary saved. The real question is who turned her into a shadow

On the mansion thing I agree. I think using Okada’s massive yacht is a good idea as a back up. Gather up our team and take the yacht off shore maybe into international waters. Sachiko is a crafty bitch but I don’t think she is that connected. We could land back on shore with the helicopter or a charter boat.

As far as the girls families I was thinking that it would be safest for the girls to just “go missing” like Junko so Sachiko might assume the really powerful shadow got to them while we lie low and train the team and leave the mess for Sachiko to clean up (with mind wiping).

We don’t exactly know how Sachiko finds magical girls. I have a theory she may farm out some of her own hope energy to make new girls and then harvest them when they get strong enough, with Junko and Yuu being exceptions because of kill stealing. (Marie’s powers sounded exactly like one of Sakura’s three friends, but we know sachiko killed her.) if that’s the case we can wait for Sachiko to make her new team and the pull her own tricks and then gank her while she is vulnerable.

>>3280371
Sachiko is ruthless and took down an entire MG group as a tween (assuming that's her original body which is a big assumption since SHE could easily be the actual dark queen of prophecy and bodyjack us at the end of her plan)
She might just target their families to force us to come out in the open. We need them out of the way to safety if we can manage it.

>>3280382
It’s a fair point. She didn’t target families lat time or Junko’s mom that we know of but we have done a great deal of damage to her plan and is ruthless so it’s a question of time before she goes against MO.

Since Okada owns so many businesses, could he make up some fake project that he wants to work on outside the city at an Okinawa resort and personally ask for some "youthful" up and comers(or just "randomly" select) (aka Kanna, Yuu, and Rei's parents) to take their families with them for an all expenses paid vacation for a week or two? Too long without school? It's ok. He's hired Mari's personal tutor to educate them to national standards for the duration!
>>3280411
Junko's mom was possibly absorbing whatever Sachiko probably planted in our house to make it easier for us to turn into a shadow like with everyone else. I'm guessing it's a really weak effect to avoid detection, but being constantly around it for months basically makes any major trauma tip one past the edge into producing shadows.

>>3280371
>I have a theory she may farm out some of her own hope energy to make new girls and then harvest them when they get strong enough
That sounds plausible, but we don't need to wait for her to do that(if she does that). We are 3 people right now and okada can launch waves of shadows, we can pretty much overwhelm her with sheer numbers.

>>3280472
I'm not sure if this will work unless we plan to actually end sachiko then and there. The moment the girls get "selected" and Sachiko doesn't, she will know that something is up.

>Junko's mom was possibly absorbing whatever Sachiko probably planted in our house to make it easier for us to turn into a shadow like with everyone else.
It doesn't sound like her normal MO. Unlike us, she seems to have a more personal approach towards corrupting the girls. I still believe that the shadow that was with our mom was one that was natually created due to her grief.

>>3280571
Yuu just got purged of corruption. Sachiko is already gonna know something is up the second she sees Yuu being perfectly normal.

>>3280610
Blame it on Arc.
Yuu met a Magical girl that purged her corruption away, hell, we could even use this to get kanna away from sachiko. Kanna is too young to notice the difference at a simple glance, but Sachiko should have been able to see the corruption. That can be the key to completely isolate her.

>>3279090
>>3279119
>>3279285

"No I insist, you are going to stay at the mansion."

"Uhm....as much I would like to stay with you, I have a class to attend, and possibly I may have passively suck out corruption in your house that I may have intentionally became like that."

"Intentional? You mean....."

".........."

You hug her again, she hugs you back with power like she don't want to let her go. You try to minimize whatever corruptive energy exhumes you body.

"Yuu, like I said. Being a shadow is not a solution to be with me. You will never feel the freedom that you are feeling right now. We....we are under a constant and ever vigilant from other forces. We have to hide ourself to not be found. You already know that whoever has a radar ability to ping corruption, they would immediately know."

"Good thing Sachiko doesn't have that kind of ability."

"Yeah....."

You try to break the hug but she is still hugging you.

"Yuu, you don't have to be alone anymore. Please come with me and the others. We need your help. Let's try to get to the bottom of this together and....as much as I didn't see anything back there...I feel the same way about you too...alright. I've come too close to losing you one too many times and I don't want to see you hurting ever again. It safer to work together as a team, than to be apart."

"What about mom?"

"We'll figure it out together, look if you are worried about our mansion I can just call Okada and check you in on one of his hotels."

Yuu immediately breaks the hug and shakes your shoulder.

"PICK THE CONTINENTAL ONE I WANNA TRY THAT CONTINENTAL FEAST!"

Leave it to Yuu when it comes to food. You stop her lest you would be dizzy. Chuckling to yourself, you call Okada.

"Okada? Do you have any free rooms near on our mansion?"

"Well I have several houses near our mansion, we can let them stay there whoever you want to stay. Or do you have plans for that house?"

"No, it's just one occupant."

"Alright, I'll dust the house then, it will be ready in 15 minutes."

"Thanks Okada."

Standing up, you help you stand up and you walk outside the wharf. You look at the derelict place full of dented container crates, broken asphalt, destroyed warehouse and some smell of dried blood and an umistakable smell of death.

(1/2)

>>3281110
"Feels like yesterday. Looking here where I lost you. I thought that I would never see you again. I admit, I've been thinking ending my life after that but, I can't. Somehow someone stop me, like you were there. Then I found you. It was surreal, that my friend is back from the dead. But she is only alive was because the thing that we fighting for is the one she is right now. I was scared, scared that you are just a fake who took it like a mantle that haunts me for my failures. Like a perfect visage who reminds me that I failed my promises. Even in the letter that you sent me, I was ecstatic. The handwriting I knew which was imcomprehensible by the way...wrote me that you need me. That you are back, that you will fight with me again. And I came to conclusion that, if you became like that because you want to be with me, then why not should I be like you? I was serious back then. That I would follow you whatever you may become. If you become an evil vilainess, I would be, If you are an alien from outer space, I would go. But.....why you don't want me to be like yours? Was it am I not worthy? Did I fail some prerequisites? Do I need some credential?"

"Yuu, being a shadow isn't a business or even an employment option. It's.....rather a one time deal."

"How is Kanna?"

"As cheerful as ever. Now that I think about it, she is the most normal person in our group."

"Sachiko must have done the same to Kanna too."

"Her? No no, impossible. She sticks to his brother all the time. I mean when did I ever see them not sticking together like glue."

"Oh...that's....good."

"Still I want to go back to school."

"Why?"

"Sachiko called back-up, and I want to know her."

This is new. Did she called another MG from neighboring city? In fact you don't even know if there are any from other places too. But letting Yuu go along the school give higher risk. But this information will benefit to knowing your enemies.

"Junko?"

>No
>Alright, but I'll come with you
>About the evil vilainess part...(Tell the truth about your wicked deed)
>Write-in

>>3281116
>Write-in
>Fine, just be careful. Sachiko will see that you are not longer oozing corruption and will try to force the information out of you. Try to blame it on the other magical girl that we met before. Unless they are the same, which i hope its not.

>>3281116
>No. Yuu, we have more ways to get information about her. You don’t have to risk your life to prove yourself to me.

>>3281116
>No. Sachiko going to notice you aren't turning into a shadow anymore. She has been holding back her powers on purpose. She may have a radar ability or some way to tell if she is corrupting people.

>>3281155
>>3281188
>>3281218

No means no Yuu. Writing.

>>3281116
Sakura told me that she killed her entire group. It's too dangerous. You need to be getting the people you care about away from her before worrying about anything else

>>3281155
>>3281188
>>3281218

"No. Sachiko going to notice you aren't turning into a shadow anymore. She has been holding back her powers on purpose. She may have a radar ability or some way to tell if she is corrupting people."

"How would she know that I'm not turning into a shadow anymore?"

"I don't know....just a hunch."

"Junko, you are just too paranoid."

"Being paranoid help me though."

"Still she may have a radar ability or some way to tell if she is corrupting people. Heck I don't even know her powers except those guns."

"I'm sorry Yuu, but even I have to drag you away just to keep you safe, I'll do it."

"....Alright, let me call my mom first."

"Okay, I'll go back to the mansion. I'll be there after my business."

Looking at the message Okada sent, you drop Yuu on the house he mentioned. It was 1 block away from the mansion and you returned home afterwards. Going to Okada office, you see him playing a handheld device while he was moving his body like it would help him dodge those attacks. Although you are familiar with the game he played which is similarly you play also at the arcade. You cough yourself to signify your presence which he immediately throw the handheld game device.

"Ah my queen! don't worry, the housekeepers did their work and everything is a-ok."

>I think I need to house 2 more, Yuu's mom and my mom
>Where is Raye and Marie?
>I'm curious but what are you playing?
>Anything to report? (Write-in)

>>3281440
My internet keeps cockblocking me. Stop the truck and boat captcha aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

>>3281440
>Where is Raye and Marie? They just left the place without telling me anything. Are they fine?

>>3281440
>Where is Raye and Marie?
>>I think I need to house 2 more, Yuu's mom and my mom

>>3281440
>>Where is Raye and Marie? They just left the place without telling me anything. Are they fine?
>>I think I need to house 2 more, Yuu's mom and my mom

>>3281440
Gah. My laptop overheated.
We need to tell Okada what's happened.

> The blond was some girl we've never seen with more power than our old team combined as far as we can tell, if she's backup for Sachiko then we're screwed and this whole city isn't safe. And then some shadow strong enough to hurt her badly ambushed her.
Yuu nearly became a shadow but I'm pretty certain that Sachiko is going to notice she's not turning into one anymore and going to do something. It looks like all we've been doing so far is accidentally screwing up her plans by doing them ourselves before she can finish them.
I don't know what sort of thing she's going to do when she figures out things are going wrong.
I think we need to get them outside the city before she tries grabbing hostages. She must realize that escaping her and telling some MG group from another city about her is one planet ticket or phone call away. Most of them probably work for you anyway without realizing it?
We need to figure out exactly what she's been trying to do to everyone before she gets what she planned to have.
Everyone needs to get stronger. We need to clean this city out of shadows for power before Sachiko realizes what happened.
It occurs to me that if Arc says shadows aren't supposed to be sapient enough to talk to, then how TF did Okada turn out the way he did? Or Marie, Or Raye. I bet it's either whatever generates our shield doing that or whatever has been done to us and Okada's origin story is basically being doused with mutagen runoff that happened to be dripping by during the last culling.

TLDR call in some wacky expert to do a full checkup knowing that he can't just go back to medical school raving about walking corpses being corporate tycoons.
Every parent mysteriously gets a couples vacation from the local lotto to be outside of Sachiko's reach before she can react.
We gotta do some ghostbustin if we wanna survive what looks to be an all out turf war?

>>3281597
>how TF did Okada turn out the way he did? Or Marie, Or Raye.
Sentient shadows are smart enough to stay away from the spotlight and not bring enough attention to themselves, biding their endless time. The dumb ones are the ones that always get murdered and want ALL THE POWER.

>>3281440
>Where is Raye and Marie? They just left the place without telling me anything. Are they fine?>I'm curious but what are you playing?

>>3281648
Ah. i misread then. ii thought the sapient shadow part alone was unusual enough to freak out HQ.

>>3281897
I mean, you are right, the sapient shadows are rare, but just as we have kept our presence hidden to almost everyone, so would the other shadows because they like to stay alive and destroying the world or consuming it in shadows is bad for everyone involved.

AT LAST MY FUCKING NET RETURNED!!

writing

Is this the fabled QM Curse they say?

>>3281459
>>3281460
>>3281544
>>3281679

"Where is Raye and Marie? They just left the place without telling me anything. Are they fine?"

"Ah...about that. You see....uhmm, the group called in and Marie was so excited that she demands an address and go to their house. I think they would probably return now."

"I see......Oh yeah, I need to house 2 more, Yuu's mom and my mother."

"Well, they can go to where your friend is staying right now. It would also save me money for cleaning the house every now and then. So how will you gonna inform them to move out?"

>Winning a house and lot from a fixed lottery which they didn't even participate
>Yuu won something. She can explain how but that is up to her
>You send an attorney that they won with legal papers and that and they will stay there
>Write-in

Woe is me for having a shitty net but oh well, i can't do anything about it.

>>3282117
>I'll come up with more details working with Yuu but send an attorney saying its an inheritance from the death of a very distant relative. Ownership of the house is contingent on staying there as are the stated terms in the will and the attorney and you will help her sell her old house.
As for my mom I might need to visit her with the girls. I can take a more personal touch. If that doesn't work. I will talk to you
>Use the mental link to ask Marie if she is still at Yuu's new house. We need to find out if the place has a landline and tell Yuu about the story for her mom.

>>3282117
Support >>3282128 I can’t come up with anything better right now.

Yuu's in a single parent household too?

>>3282555
Dad was overseas worker. Should have made some comprehensive profile for girls but I kept forgetting about it considering my hectic schedule of after work to update the quest. Still I would answer some of your questions although if I didn't answer some, it's considered spoiler.

>>3282633
I suppose that gets rid of ideas like checking to see if they actually work for him or a random couples vacation. Or I misread that and he's actually still in the country?
Maybe play it as some sort of spa vacation so they can act like two "old" ladies having fun?
Either that or remove the masquerade and see what happens?

>>3282128
>>3282148

"Find an attorney who can fix some papers and say that the house is from a distant relative who died and attached it's will including the home, which they will move to because if not. The house will be claim by the bank."

"For some reason my queen, it seems that we are doing some kind of spam mail. Should I send some to maximize the irony? Anyway it will be done."

Walking outside Okada's office, you call Raye and Marie.

"Marie, where are you?"

"Oh Junko! We're picking up the doujin you commissioned. Complete with corruption and shit courtesy from Raye. Kinda bummed that we didn't see her reading it in action."

"Then where are you now?"

"Uncle told me that Yuu is....Yuu! How are you. Ah? Raye uhhh you see uhm...anyway Junko come here quick I can't explain what we did with Raye."


You immediately go to where Yuu stays. Arriving at the house, Maria is covered in the corner of the house while Yuu stands menacingly at her.

"What happened to Raye Mari?"

"Like I said we saw her like that. I thought Junko explained it to you.....Look there she is."

Marie used this chance to escape and hide on your back making puppy whimpering noises.

"Junko, I thought you only say she was already corrupted when you saw her. Why you didn't do the same when I became almost a shadow. And why she calls you queen?"

Raye adds "Because she is the one who saves us all. Me and shadows alike."

You start to sweat. Yuu is right.....in more ways than one. But you can't really say that you corrupting her by becoming a corrupting little minion.

>Ham a little bit by playing a villain?
>She fought a powerful shadow and beaten
>Tell the truth
>Tell a convincing lie
>Write-in

>>3284014
Some weird prophecy about a dark queen ruling the land. I ignore since I don't have any strange plans like that and it's hard to stop them from calling me that anyway.

>Kinda bummed that we didn't see her reading it in action.
well, it wasn't us the one that knocked Rei out cold and forced us to accelerate our plans, Marie.

>>3284014
>Tell a convincing lie.
...because i still hated her and wanted revenge. The rage has been diminished somewhat due to the recent events, but back then it wasn't my exact first priority to save "her". This also links to why she calls me queen. Remember how Marie was Mary for some time? This is the same situation; Right now Raye is more or less a blank shadow with a few -if any- recolections of her past. If the real Rei wants to resurface like mari did, she will, but i honestly feel grossed out by the person she was when i met her on the red light district.
And they also have some prophecy about me becoming the dark queen of all shadows and apparently bringing the workd into a shadow age, but i don't buy that at all. I really like what the world has to offer right now.

>>3284014
>She was already spawning shadows and was much further gone in both body and soul than when I found you. While you were acting somewhat out of character, the corruption had totally altered Rei for the worse. At that point siphoning up all of her corruption would have just broken her mind without leaving her any chance of recovery. As for the queen part it's some weird prophecy about a dark queen ruling the land. I ignore it since I don't have any strange plans like that and it's hard to stop them from calling me that anyway.

>>3284054
Oh, right. I should explain why I ddin't do the same that I did for Yuu.
Tacking this onto my earlier vote here.
>>3284038

>Yuu,they left me to die. I'm a bit sore about that.
We don't need to make up complex scenarios that will eventually explode in our face when Sachiko has no fucking idea about the stuff that's pinned on her while admitting everything else.
Being more motivated to save your best friend over a person that left you to die is entirely understandable even if you aren't a malevolent spirit out for revenge.
I am considering bringing Marie and Raye closer to whatever the hell our form is via rediscovering the light with the motivation being sheer spite for Sachiko's initial plans. Marie's shadow would be much more cooperative than our one and maybe the same could be said for RayexRei.

>>3284014
>Combining all the write ins:
> She was already spawning shadows and was much further gone in both body and soul than when I found you. While you were acting somewhat out of character, the corruption had totally altered Rei for the worse. I honestly felt grossed out by the person she was when I met her at the red light district and I was still mad that she had left me to die and had hurt you. At that point siphoning up all of her corruption would have just broken her mind without leaving her any chance of recovery. Right now Raye is more or less a blank shadow with a few -if any- recolections of her past. If the real Rei wants to resurface like mari did, she will, but it will take some time and hope. That’s why I didn’t want you to become a shadow Yuu. There is a good chance you would have forgotten everything in your life, maybe even me. As for the queen part it's some weird prophecy about a dark queen ruling the land. I ignore it since I don't have any strange plans like that and it's hard to stop them from calling me that anyway.

>>3284014
>Switching my vote from >>3284072
to >>3284125

>>3284014
Late to the party, but my vote is on
>Tell the truth

>"I wanted to see them suffer. I wanted to see them pay for what they did to me. I wanted revenge. I lied to you..."
>start sobbing
>"... somewhat. The way you lie to someone whom you like so they don't hate you. Even after you said you'd be with me if I'm evil. I still fight shadows. I still want my revenge. I still want to be your friend. I don't want to be evil. but I also want to survive."
>"Rei and Mari, I wanted them to suffer. I experimented on them a little, and now they are what they are. But you..."
until now shy away if she tries to hug us, now don't refuse it anymore, but allow it to happen
>open floodgates
>"I still want you to be able to have a normal life, be happy and move on eventually. I don't want to push you away. But I don't know. Maybe it's the right thing to do and then I'd hate myself for it and you would hate me too, but you'd be safe, and-"
>full on break down mode
if Yuu hugs us return it here
>"I just don't know what to do."

>>3284125
"She was already spawning shadows and was much further gone in both body and soul than when I found you. While you were acting somewhat out of character, the corruption had totally altered Rei for the worse. I honestly felt grossed out by the person she was when I met her at the red light district and I was still mad that she had left me to die and had hurt you."

Yuu closes at you and gripped your shoulder.

"That isn't the point. Why you didn't call me? I could have helped you or her."


"Because at that point siphoning up all of her corruption would have just broken her mind without leaving her any chance of recovery. Right now Raye is more or less a blank shadow with a few -if any- recolections of her past. If the real Rei wants to resurface like mari did, she will, but it will take some time and hope. That’s why I didn’t want you to become a shadow Yuu. There is a good chance you would have forgotten everything in your life, maybe even me."

Yuu relents and now crossing her arms at you glaring like an interrogator.

"And the queen part?"

"About that....as for the queen part it's some weird prophecy about a dark queen ruling the land. I ignore it since I don't have any strange plans like that and it's hard to stop them from calling me that anyway."

Yuu gave you a confused expression and then she smirked.

"Oh....so the queen of darkness came true huh.... should I bow now every time we meet? Ok where is the camera? Is this a prank right?"

"No....."

"Seriously?"

"I wish it wasn't. Gives me a headache everytime."

"You know what, let me be alone for now. Contemplating this......events that you are so adamantly do. To be honest, O can't seem to see that you are a good or bad girl. But....ah nevermind."

Yuu stomps away to her room shutting the door silently. At least she is not mad, just frustrated..... probably.

"Marie come with me, we have to fetch two more people. Raye stay here and look for Yuu, answer any questions as best as you can or if you can't then say you don't know the answer."

"As you wish, my queen."

You and Marie go out the house and to your next destination....your house.

(1/2)

>>3285179
...........

You are now at the front door of your house but you don't know what to say to your mother. Countless amount of words you want to say to your mother but your feelings are still not ready. But you steel yourself, this is for the safety of your loved one. Ringing the doorbell once, then twice, then thrice. No answer. But what the heck, this is your house so you open the door and it's......unlocked? Did she forget to lock the door? Turning back to Marie, you ordered here to be outside and go overwatch just in case. Going inside is the same as ever, then you called.

"Mother? Are you there? I'm hooooooome."

You check the first floor and your backyard and see nothing, you go to the second floor and she is not there. Panicking that Sachiko got her first yet maybe she is outside doing something. Still you start worrying now.

>Calm down and wait. She'll come home and maybe you can surprise her.
>Call Marie, sweep the area and look for your mother while you investigate inside your home.
>Go out with Marie and look for her.
>Write-in

>>3285180
>Call Marie, sweep the area and look for your mother while you investigate inside your home.


the one time I come up with something nice and thought you're done for the day giving enough time for my suggestion to be voted on, you didn't post a "writing" and update in the middle of the night.

>>3285176
suggestion still stands.
add that Yuu had all right to stomp off to her room since we lie and are a bad friend.

>>3285215
Sorry about that. I was kinda feel bad ditching in the middle of the session because something emergency happened. And only have that time for myself to write an update.

>>3285180
Write in:
>Marie, hold position for now and keep your eyes pealed for my Mom, but get ready to move if necessary. I'm going to check the house for clues.
>Ping for corruption.
>Call Okada: "Okada sorry about calling you so late, has Rei's disappearance hit the news yet? Has there been any search parties--my Mom could be with them? Can you give me the phone number to Yuu's new house. She is a little cross with me right now but if my mom is in trouble her mom might in trouble too."

>>3285176
It's a pretty good write in for when we eventually have to break the truth to her. The only thing I would add is about how blurry the line between good and evil and right and wrong is. Yuu's kind of already brought that up.

>>3285180
Maybe she's at work? She is/was a single parent after all.

>>3285342
>>3285176
I personally would have tried something like
>They left me to die Yuu.
>They made me think YOU left me to die. *tears well up in eyes*
She's our friend we don't need to be explicit for her to understand us.

>>3285176
>>3285385

Now that Junko knows about Sachiko’s involvement exactly how much does she still blame the other girls? I wouldn’t expect her to just let them off the hook as they willing hurt Junko and Yuu, but has the thought crossed her mind that Mari and Rei were set up to some degree too. Sachiko might have anticipated Junko’s current actions to some degree. Her plan requires the girls to turn into shadows after all. This would muddy the waters if Junko ever admitted what she did. It’s not just as cut and dry as simple revenge anymore. Does she regret how everything has played out to some degree?

>>3285439
I'm going with us still being mad at them, but having far more wrath for Sachiko to the point that we're willing to leave the rest alone or purify them as a fuck you. I personally think there should be some regret at being played but not at her revenge itself. Mari herself agreed that she deserved it.

That's what I'm going with anyway. Other anons presumably have their own ideas.
The girls and Yuu turned into shadows a bit quickly/easily. Once is maybe a coincidence.Mari's circumstances were traumatic and her guilt had been stewing for months. Twice, maybe we could be overestimating our corruption powers? Teenagers are horny after all. Yuu turning out to have been 1 step from a full blown shadow this whole time without anyone in the main MG group noticing? Something mighty suspicious is going on.
I think Sachiko has been poisoning everyone in the group with corruption but kept it ambient enough for nobody to notice like we were doing. She somehow knows how to do it so that the actual corruption can get massive without anyone noticing.
Eg Yuu.


Both Marie and ourself ended up as weird hybrids (until Marie's MG powers gave out or hibernated) which apparently shouldn't be remotely natural at all. That's also why I was trying to convince anons to actually check up on Kanna,(in addition to the general fact that even if everything else is fine she is not going to be fine if Sachiko attacks.) but I didn't realize anons hadn't noticed it or the blatant incest with onii-chan alarm that should start going off if she has been getting corrupted.
She might not have actually figured out that we're back (depending upon what evidence she might have stumbled into when we came back) and just thinks the girls have started getting ripe a little quickly.


Since Marie's inner shadow is actually subservient, IF we have time we could probably farm up a large shadow, try to get her to reignite her MG powers like we did, and use the corruption we just farmed to recreate what we currently are. Regular shadows get burned just by being near the MGs remaining that we're gonna have to deal with.(Unless Sachiko is actually a powerful shadow that hunts MGs) Our "team" needs to get upgrades. We're a tank. We need our backup to be capable of being our backup.

>>3285342
>>3285215

"Marie, something happened. Hold your position for now and keep your eyes pealed for my Mom, but get ready to move if necessary. I'm going to check the house for clues."

"Alright...."

You start to ping for corruption but with no results. Maybe your radar for pinging is small compared to Okada's ping. You decide to call Okada for assistance.

"Okada sorry about calling you so early in the morning but has Rei's disappearance hit the news yet? Has there been any search parties--my Mom could be with them? Can you give me the phone number to Yuu's new house. She is a little cross with me right now but if my mom is in trouble her mom might in trouble too."

"As far as I know there was nothing as of now. My attorney will arrive at her house at 7:30 am and would discuss the details of the said arrangement we talked about. Although it's 6:12 am. Where would she be?"

"Thanks, I'll investigate the house first before calling you again."

You try to find anything that would resemble any kind of home invasion. You call Marie again to look for clues around the neighborhood because your mother is possibly abducted.

Now where would she be...

............

You are Mrs. Mitsukoshi and you are doing something. Something like all mother would do and will fight for it.

"Eggs 120 yen for a dozen! And will be available when the shop opens at 6:30"

"I'll take 6"

"Give me 20"

"Sorry ma'am 6 is the limit"

You are in the middle of the angry mob of mothers who are taking advantage of the limited early bird sale shopping and nobody can stop you......ever. Your shopping list as of follows.

(The following list is listed from difficult to easy)
>Eggs DC: 10
>Meats DC: 15
>Vegetables DC: 20
>Fruits DC: 25
>Bread DC: 30

And like every mother who have also the same idea, everyone is your enemy. You muttered to yourself.

"May the best mother wins."

Arm with a basket from the supermarket, a tote bag and your fierce determination to get all the discounted products the countdown starts.

3....

Everyone stops talking

2....

They are readying themselves to run whenever they plan to.....

1....

The chaos start as everyone starts pushing them.....

OPEN!!!!

You and possibly a hundred mother's rushed to where the discounted products are. But damn well you are going to get all of them first.

>Roll1d100

>>3285516
Sorry I meant to say Mrs. Kurosaki but I wrote is as Yuu's mom.

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>3285516

>>3285525
>>3285516
I feel bad for pointing this factoid i learned earlier today, but fruits are crazy expensive in Japan. (that probably explains them using freakin beans as a sweet) The DC should probably be absurdly higher as a result.

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>3285516

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>3285516

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>3285516

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>3285516

>>3285537
At this point I can say that I'm only doing this on a fly but thanks for pointing it out. I'm not really well verse in japanese market to know something like that but it would really benefit me to research first before incorporate into my narrative.

>>3285525
>>3285588
>>3285589

Writing

>>3285819

>35

The massive flood of mothers and some teenagers are doing their best to get the best bargain on their basket. While you snag a few some are doing dirty works by picking it on their basket. Truly a despicable act. And while you are disapproving their actions, someone manage to sneak your basket. You only realized that your load became lighter and was too late. You see your basket content as gone, disappeared, ghosted and literally nothing. You stand there shocked as the P.A. announced.

"The limited discounted sale are all sold out. Thank you for your continued patronage. For those who didn't get our sales, please look out for more promos in the future."

You are defeated, and so are the other mother's who failed as you are. You walk home dejected as you didn't get anything from your early shopping. After your 15 minute commute, you are now in front of your home. With a sigh you open the door.

"I'm home.....what?"

You see Junko lifting a sofa looking for something? But that is not the case. She is home, in front of you.

"J-Junko?"

.........

Well this is awkward. You literally flip the whole house inside out for any kind of intrusion, hope energy, corruption and broken window. You slowly put down the sofa and felt stupid about your early panic.

>I'm home......mom
>Hi.....
>*Hide, your embarrassing yourself*
>Write-in

>>3285871
>HUG


Wait a second. Who is she saying "I'm home" to?
I feel like we might have to just come clean with the whole magical girl thing fairly soon.

>>3285819
Just point out that its "japan but not really"
and most small things like the fruit can be easily dismissed.
>>3285871
>Hi.....
>*Hide, your embarrassing yourself*