The Guardians of Rumors part 2

Chapter 4
Part 2: The Mercenary Felicia and the Mysterious Papers

Iroha: Hyowaaaaaaah!! Th, This is... no way...

Iroha: Yachiyo-san! Yachiyo-san!
Yachiyo: What happened? Why did you just burst in here...
Iroha: Here, this, please look at this!
Yachiyo: Are these the same as yesterday's...
Iroha: Yes, when I woke up they were all in front of my eyes...on my pillow...! What are these...
Yachiyo: You ask, but I don't have an answer for you. Only...
Iroha: W, What is it...?
Yachiyo: I said it yesterday, but I think you've gotten involved in something.
Iroha: What...exactly...?
Yachiyo: Please don't make a sad face... I'll look into it as well. After all, the "Kamihama Rumor Files" exists for things like this.
Iroha: Yachiyo-saaaaaaaan!
Yachiyo: ...I have nothing written in here about it.
Iroha: Yachiyo-san...
Yachiyo: Please don't make a sad face...
Iroha: .......
Yachiyo: It's possible that this is a new rumor. Tamaki-san... can you think of anything? For example, some out-of-the-ordinary phenomenon that took place besides the papers falling from the sky. Anything that bothers you is fine.
Iroha: Anything...you say...

Girls: Puwaaaaaaaaa--!!
Iroha: (This water is really delicious!)
???: Hey, is this really water? I can drink this stuff like it's juice!
???: Old man, old man! Give me another glass!

Iroha: The water vendor with an owl sign...
Yachiyo: Water vendor?
Iroha: Yesterday, when I felt thirsty it appeared right before my eyes...Since they were giving away free water, I got one glass. But after that the papers started falling down...
Yachiyo: I see... I've never heard of something like that in Sankyou Ward...so it wouldn't be too far-fetched to assume that it's a brand new rumor.
Iroha: Um, I'll try going there again. To the water vendor!
Yachiyo: I'll go investigate to see if some new rumor's spreading.
Iroha: Okay, thank you very much!
Yachiyo: You don't need to thank me, since I'm looking for rumors anyway. For the time being, if either of us learn anything, let's contact each other.
Iroha: Okay, got it! Oh...


Iroha: It's gone...gone...gone...! I'm sure it was here yesterday...
(Did they move to a different location?)

[You're given the option between Mokyukyu (Let's wait until the same time as yesterday) or MokyuMokyu (Let's wait until it's time for the one-cup-a-day). Yes, they're basically the same thing]

q: Mokyukyu (Let's wait until the same time as yesterday)
Iroha: We can't, the numbers will reach 0...I have to find it before then...
???: Awwww man, you've got to be kidding me. It's not here!
Iroha: Hm? That voice...
???: Hey-! You're the girl who was here with me yesterday!
Iroha: (She's realized the same thing. Just like I thought, it's the girl from yesterday...)
???: Hey, hey, do you know where the old man went?
Iroha: Wait, could it be that you're also...?
???: Ohhh, you too!? You came here to get another drink!?
Iroha: Ehhhh!? N, no...I'm not.
???: Oh, you're not? Then what're you here for?
Iroha: Ah
Th, This! Ever since I drank that water this paper comes falling down... I came to find out why.
???: Ohh, this paper? I don't think it's a big deal, do you? See, I get them falling on me too, but nothing ever happens.
Iroha: (She's really calm...) But if this is a rumor, you never know what might happen.
???: Hah? Rumor? What the hell are you talking about?
Iroha: (Oh, she doesn't know about it...) Um, you see, if you let these papers get to 0 something dangerous might happen...
???: ...Huh.
Iroha: ...Oh, hey! If you don't mind, would you like to investigate this rumor with me? That way, if something happens, we might be able to help each other out, right?
???: Nah, I'm not interested in that kind of stuff at all, and I don't believe in them either. I'm gonna look for the old man on my own. See ya.
Iroha: Wa, Wait a second! It really might be dangerous, you know!?
???: What's with you, you're such a pain in the ass...
Iroha: ...Oh. Huh?
???: I don't really care, I could stick with you if you want.
Iroha: Really? That's such a relief...
???: In exchange, give me something. If you're saying that there'll be something in it for me, then I'll come with you.
Iroha: Whaaaaat!? Wha, no, I don't have money, for one thing...
???: I don't really care, it can be anything.
Iroha: You say that, but... ....Then...I'll make you food. Would that be okay...?
???: Food! Seriously!? Alright! I'll go, I'll go! With this, our contract is complete!
Iroha: (She's fine with that...)
Felicia: I'm "Mitsuki Felicia". Nice to meet ya!
Iroha: Y, Yeah, I'm "Tamaki Iroha". Nice to meet you too, Felicia-chan.

Girl: .....
Girl B: ......
Yachiyo: (Let's see if there's anyone talking about a rumor... I came here thinking that they would spread quickly throughout a school, but...)
???: ...Did you hear? .....Did you hear?
Yachiyo: (This voice is...a bit different from that of a human's...) ...It's trying to tell someone something?
---!? What is that...?
Rumor Girl: This is a rumor popular among students in the Sankyou Ward!
Girl B: No way, seriously!? I can't believe it!
Yachiyo: (I can't hear them very well from over here... But clearly, that thing is trying to spread some kind of rumor...)
What in the world is that...? Just from one glance, it looks like a familiar, but...it doesn't have a barrier...Besides, to me it looks distorted, but not to those girls. They're speaking normally to each other, as if they were friends.
(I can't figure out what they are, but I need to find out what the rumor is...) What? That girl's...!
Girl B: But like, even if you tell me to believe that kind of story...
Rumor Girl: Hey, did you already hear about this? Who did you hear it from?
???: Geez, you keep talking about the same stuff over and over again for a while now. What the hell are you?
Girl B: Um, do you have a problem? Do you need something from my friend?
???: Friendd? What the hell are you talking about?
--!? It disappeared!
Girl B: ...Huh? Who was I talking to again?
???: Hey, are you seriously asking me that...?
Girl B: Um, did you need something from me?
???: .... Not really. Sorry to bother you...
Girl B: .....?
???: That wasn't... a familiar, was it? Then what the hell was that...
Yachiyo: (If she'd wait just a bit longer, I could have heard what the rumor was... But that girl... Did she see it as something different, just like me...?) Could it be...

Yachiyo: (That girl also didn't see that thing as a person... If that's the case, I'm certain she's...)
Hey, there's something I'd like to ask you, but...
???: Aah? Who are you...?
Yachiyo: I'm Nanami Yachiyo. A magical girl.
???: ...Huh, to think you'd introduce yourself like that...
Yachiyo: You're the same, aren't you?
Kyouko: Well, yeah. I'm Sakura Kyouko, pretty much a magical girl. And? Why did you come up to me and introduce yourself as a magical girl? This isn't the kind of town where you spill each other's blood and steal hunting areas from each other, right?
Yachiyo: True, I wouldn't waste my breath doing something like that. What I wanted to ask was about that thing that disappeared earlier.
Kyouko: Ohh, that. What was that thing? It didn't seem like a Familiar either. I have no idea what that was.
Yachiyo: .... I see, so you don't know either.
Kyouko: Rather, it's the first time I've seen that. Oh! Damn, not again...
Yachiyo: ---!? You...that paper...
Kyouko: Yeah, you see, ever since yesterday, for some reason they keep falling down on a regular basis...
Yachiyo: Could it be that you drank the water? The one with the owl sign....
Kyouko: Yeah, yeah, I drank it. It was rea--lly good. What does that have to do with this?
Yachiyo: Those papers... the cause is probably because you drank the water.
Kyouko: Aaah? If you drink water, paper comes falling down? What kind of messed up reasoning is that? That thing from earlier, and the paper too... Could you stop talking about bizarre crap like this one after another, please? I don't know what you're talking about.
Yachiyo: Is that so? Understood. In that case, I'll explain so listen carefully.

Kyouko: Oh I get it, I think I got the gist of it. Basically, right now I'm caught up in some rumor that became real, and if these numbers reach 0, then something might happen. But you don't know what that something is, right?
Yachiyo: It helps that you caught on so quickly. So that's why I have a proposal for you: would you like to investigate the rumor with me?
Kyouko: ......Nope, I'm good, thanks.
Yachiyo: Why!?
Kyouko: It's not really that complicated. If that Rumor you're talking about is a witch, then I don't mind working with you. If we defeat it, we can free people who've fallen under its spell. But Rumors are completely different from witches, right?  In that case, there's no guarantee that you can save anyone the same way you can with witches. And I don't really feel like being buddy-buddy. I'd like to pay you back for the info but not to the extent of a life or death kind of thing. Sorry, but I'll be going now.
Yachiyo: Wait, Sakura-san! ..... Haaa, what should I do...(For the time being, since I still don't know anything about the rumor itself... And I don't know of a way to deal with it...) I'll just have to look into it.

Felicia: Ahhh, I don't get it all. Rumors become reality? Hey, that's a lie.
Iroha: But it's true! The Break-Off Our Relationship Rule and the Summoning Shrine...It really caused me a lot of problems...
Felicia: Yeah yeah yeah, I'll let you keep thinking that.
Iroha: Geez....
Felicia: Anyway, what should I do?
Iroha: Right now, there's someone else looking into it too so let's try meeting up with that person.
Felicia: Hmmm, well, whatever. As long as I get paid, I don't really care. Foood, foooooood. Fooo...
Iroha: What's wrong? Felicia-chan?
Iroha: Whoa, whaaa!? Why are you running!? Wait a second!!
Felicia: ....
Iroha: W, Wait, Felicia-chan. --!? (I sense a witch...)
Felicia-chan, get away from there...!
Felicia: Haaaaah!? 'Like hell I'll get away from it, dumbass!
Iroha: Fueeeeeee!? (No way, Felicia-chan was...a magical girl!?)

[You're given the choice between Mokyukyu (We should hurry after her) or MokyuMokyu (Just leave her alone)]

q: Mokyukyu (We should hurry after her)
Iroha: You're right. I need to go too!
Felicia: Kuaaaaraaa! Come out, witch! I'll...I'll...definitely smash you to pieces! Fu....Fu....
Iroha: She's completely changed...
Familiar: !()@4378!(@!!
Felicia: Baaaaaaaaaam!
Familiar: )(_$*!(@$!
Felicia: Over there, huh?
Iroha: Wa, Wait!

Felicia: I don't have any business with the little mooks! Open the waaaay!
Iroha: What happened...? Felicia-chan...

Felicia: Damn, it got away...! Magic... I can't sense it! Ugggaaaaaaaaaaah!
Iroha: C, Calm down, Felicia-chan!
Felicia: Let go of me!
Iroha: Come on, calm down... calm down...
Felicia: I need to defeat the witch!
Iroha: I, I get it, but you need to cool off.
Felicia: Fu... Fu...!
Iroha: I won't make you food....!?
Felicia: Food! ....Fu....
Iroha: Did you calm down...?
Felicia: Yeah... I'm fine...!
Iroha: ....
Felicia: Sorry 'bout that, I scared you huh?
Iroha: Y, Yeah, that startled me. Um, what just happened...
Felicia: C'mon, let's hurry up and go to your friend's place!
Iroha: Ah, yeah...