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[Endgame: rise or DROWN]
[How long have you been exploring Nessa's palace now? You've met her family, viewed her memories, learned how to fight as a witch and tried to find the source of her power and the Treasure of her palace: the Voidheart. And along the way, you've tired your best, with mixed success, to avoid the incarnation of her eldest cousin and the representation of her trauma and fear, the Nightmare of Esmau.]
[Wherever you are in the Palace right now, you feel the ground briefly shake under your feet. Little shakes here and there haven't been out of the ordinary - Esmau is trying to blow the place down to the studs, after all. But that felt different. That felt....worse.]
[Your phone beeps as you receive a message.]
[Wherever you are in the Palace right now, you feel the ground briefly shake under your feet. Little shakes here and there haven't been out of the ordinary - Esmau is trying to blow the place down to the studs, after all. But that felt different. That felt....worse.]
[Your phone beeps as you receive a message.]
COURTYARD
You have not heeded my warnings.
And you managed to turn one of my grandchildren against me. That, I will be taking recompense for.
At one point, you aided me. You created and widened the schism that allowed my Disciple to do her duty.
The Voidheart sits in our hands now because of you, just as much as it does her.
Had you simply left, I would have rewarded you for restoring my family's Heart to its proper place. But you have mistaken your role. A mistake, you will pay dearly for.
This palace will be sealed away, entombed in the depths, and all of you and my granddaughter will be sealed with it, left to suffer.
Come to my forest. Come to my temple and my Disciple will erase you all.
I will offer your bodies to Typhon for his children, in exchange for my Voidheart.
You will not rise from the Void, but DROWN in it.
[The voice fades. Light returns to the courtyard.
That makes the stakes fairly clear, doesn't it?
Before you go, you can still speak to Agnis, Caesar, Dimitri, or Shadow Nessa for what may be the last time. Nell is coming with you, but you can talk to her too.
And when you're ready...proceed to the Dark Forest and end this, one way or another.]
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...
Once he notices any of the rest of the group, though: ]
... Hey. Are you doing okay?
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[deadly serious demeanor from a girl holding a knife.]
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No, of course not. We're here now... we have to see this through.
[ a beat. ]
Are... you Tsumugi-chan?
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This will not become a failed mission.
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[ he's not sure he follows but it's fine!! She's willing to fight and do what it takes and that's fine. ]
I agree, though. With all of us together... we'll be fine, I'm sure of it.
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Huh?
... Oh. Oh! With your cosplay? Um--it's definitely impressive. I wouldn't have recognized you at all.
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[okay, she'll break character a little]
Don't worry! By all means this shouldn't be the case... but cosplaying as her is actually giving me access to her abilities! Mukuro Ikusaba will be the best option to face the End Boss, for now.
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[ he'll agree to that with a faint smile. ]
But... that's pretty amazing. It says a lot about your skills, I think.
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[back to being IC, I guess]
And if there is... use more gun.
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Um... right. I think I get the idea, at least.
I'll be counting on you, then--er, Mukuro-san.
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Sprezzatura-san?
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—Hm? [ what did he say...? ] Yes...
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... What are you thinking about? If you don't mind me asking.
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Death.
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My preparations are complete.