[IC] - All the World's a Game

Chireiden

John was a little skeptical that Yukari was fine, but right now, something else came to his attention. Perhaps later Yukari would tell him what happened.

(Something is obviously wrong with Yukari. She's not telling me something. The question is 'what'. I don't really like secrets, but I'm not about to force her to tell me. Satori is here. Maybe I could.. No. I'm not going to ask that. That would be wrong of me. I may not like having secrets being kept from me, but I am not going to request something like that.), John mentally chastized himself as he turned his gaze over to Satori.

"Does anyone know it's last known location?... Is there a possibility that the spirit is somewhere else on the planet?", John asked Satori.

Chireiden

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"There is an associate of the historian that has died. He too is a Character." Satori answered John. "Perhaps he might be able to shed light upon your questions. I, however, cannot."

Chireiden

"Do you know where I can find The Historian and The Associate?", John calmly asked Satori.

Chireiden

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"I do not know." Satori replied. "I do know that Patchouli knows. Nitori, Rinnosuke, and she has been keeping track of almost every Character that has been ripped from their world."

Chireiden

"Really?", John asked in a tone of surprise.

John had no idea that they would have such a large collection of Character records. That meant that Patchouli, Nitori, and Rinnosuke knew about John before he knew about them. It was mind-boggling to think that they would be able to keep records of so many Characters.

"Then I'll be sure to ask them about it. Thank you very much for your help.", John said to Satori.

Based on how Patchouli acted when John visited the SDM, Patchouli seemed like a shut-in. If he was right, she was still in Voile, reading a book. John then turned over to Yukari and spoke.

"I'm going to Voile for a moment. I'll be back soon.", John said as he formed a Corridor of Darkness below his feet and fell through...





Voile - SDM

John landed in the center of the library with a small thud, causing his landing to echo throughout the entire library.

John then began to sprint through the library, looking for Patchouli.

Lujuria chucked.

"Stop it, that's my line to make you feel guilty."

She laid on the side of the mountain.

"... Come on, lay down for a bit."

Youkai Mountain

Isaac shrugged his shoulders as if to say "why not", and sat down next to Lujuria and looked up at the stars. Whenever he looked up at the stars, it always reminded him of the stars he would see while on the Ishimura, or the Titan Station. It was always somewhat unsettling to Isaac, but at the same time, calming.

"... You know, even after being up there, I still can't help but be in awe by it.", Isaac said to Lujuria.

Voile Library

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From a heap of rubble and wreckage appeared Patchouli, her robe dusty from scavenging through whatever was left of the library and her hair messy from digging through the rubbles.

"Gah!" Patchouli wobbled in fatigue, for the strain on her body was great.

Voile Library

John saw Patchouli out of the corned of his visor and quickly approached her as she wobbled.

"Careful, you shouldn't push yourself past the point of exhaustion.", John said to Patchouli as he tried to prevent her from falling over.

Ancient city´s bridge


After seeing that everyone was enjoying their evening, the jackal and the fox stood at the bridge´s railing while seeing the water flowing

"So, got any ideas? I mean for the future" Renamon asked drinking some sake

"I have been planning on a house close to both the scarlet´s mansion, this city and the Hakurei shrine" Nera said with her eyes closed

"Sounds nice for me, besides, this lands are always high on activities" the vixen looked at her partner

"And we will put our noses into all the events we find" the jackal laughed with the idea