Hot Springs Murder Case in Planeptune: Chapter 6

Hot Springs Murder Case in Planeptune: Chapter 6
At the scene of the incident
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00:00 Noire: Now I've done it... That's just what Neptune usually does. I should've just put up with it and talked things out in the hot springs.
00:12 Noire: Ooh, I'm such an idiot.
00:14 Uni: Noire, there's no use getting depressed over it. Why don't we take a breather?

00:45 Noire: Not bad, Uni.
00:49 Uni: You too.
00:54 Noire: But not good enough. There!
00:59 Noire: Looks like that's my victory. I was worried since it's been some time since I played table tennis, but it seems like it's not something you forget that easily.
01:08 5pb: Ahhhh!
01:11 Neptune: Nepu?
01:12 Noire: That was 5pb, right? Did something happen?
01:16 Uni: Noire, lets investigate.
01:19 Noire: Right. Hey, Neptune, don't just dawdle around.
01:22 Neptune: Noire? Noire: D-Don't look too deeply into it. Come on, lets go.
01:29 Uni: Ah, Noire, over there! Compa is collapsed.
01:38 Noire: What happened, 5pb?
01:41 5pb: I was just heading over to where everyone is, then when I turned the corner, Compa was collapsed on the floor.
01:46 Neptune: Ah, she must have been so tired she fell asleep. How hopeless~ I'll carry her back to her room.
01:59 MAGES.: Wait, purple goddess.
02:02 Neptune: Nepu! What are you doing?
02:07 MAGES.: T-This is...
02:10 Neptune: Nepu? Noire: What is going on, MAGES.?
02:13 MAGES.: S-She's dead!
02:20 Neptune: H-Haha, you are playing a prank on us, right? Too bad, we aren't the sort of people who would fall for a trick like this.
02:31 MAGES.: This is no joke. Take a closer look, her chest is drenched with her blood.
02:39 Noire: N-no. Compa is...
02:43 5pb: This is horrible. Who would-
02:45 Warechu: Compa!
02:49 Neptune: T-This is just like one of the common situation in a mystery game, a murder case in the hot springs! I, the great detective Neptune will solve this mystery.
03:01 Neptune: I swear upon the name of my grandfather!
03:07 Uni: I feel like there are alot of streams being crossed here...
03:12 Noire: Just asking, but, you do already have an idea of what the motive is, right?
03:17 Neptune: Of course! The person who killed Compa is...
03:20 Noire: Is?
03:22 Warechu: Why am I getting a sense of foreboding?
03:24 Neptune: The murderer.. is you, Warechu!
03:31 Warechu: Chu! I knew it, you're naming me.
03:34 Uni: But he likes Compa so much, why would he...
03:40 Neptune: That's the crux of this case, Uni.
03:42 5pb: Crux? Neptune: Yeah. Warechu has always been in love with Compa. He keeps referring to her as his angel and all that.
03:52 Neptune: But Compa has never returned his affections, so Warechu, tired of dragging things out, decided to confront her. It probably went...

04:06 Warechu: Compa, I love you. Please give me an answer today, chu.
04:14 Compa: Um, I like you as a friend too, Mr mouse.
04:21 Warechu: No, please stop dodging the question, chu. I really am in love with you, chu! As lovers, chu!
04:30 Compa: Um...Do I really have to give you an answer now?
04:38 Warechu: You are always leading me on with such vague answers. This is so unfair, Compa.
04:46 Of course, you probably think I'm playing way out of my league. If I can't have you in this life, then I'll just kill you and join you in the next.
04:57 Compa: Mr-Mr Mouse? NO!

05:06 Neptune: Or something like that.
05:07 Warechu: Why would that scenario end up with me killing her? Normally that would end with me collapsing out of shock. And soon after we'll end up falling in love, chu!
05:17 Neptune: Eh? I thought I had a foolproof scenario. Then what is the motive, if not that?
05:25 Noire: Anyway, we need to contact the police. 5pb, you have your cellphone with you, right?
05:32 5pb: About that...I've been trying to call them for awhile now, but I'm not getting any reception...
05:37 Noire: Then we'll have to borrow the phone here.

05:45 Noire: Ms Manager, could we use your phone?
05:48 Manager: I'm sorry, but it's been acting up for awhile. I can't seem to get through to anyone. Did something happen?
05:56 Noire: Well...our friend Compa has been set upon by something and murdered.
06:03 Manager: What? Are you serious?
06:07 Noire: Unfortunately, yes.
06:09 MAGES.: Hey, this is bad. It looks like the phone lines have been cut.
06:14 Uni: We won't be able to contact the police like this.
06:17 Noire: There should be a public phone at the bus station.
06:21 5pb: Then I'll head out. I'll be back as soon as I make the call, so please wait here.

06:35 Uni: 5pb sure is taking her time... It's almost been an hour now.
06:40 MAGES.: No matter how you slice it, it's way too long. Lets go check things out.
06:50 MAGES.: W-What is...
06:57 Noire: The tunnel has been completely covered by a landslide.
06:59 Uni: Noire, this is-!
07:02 Noire: That's the umbrella that 5pb had, right? It's covered in mud... Where did you find this?
07:07 Uni: It was half buried over there...
07:12 MAGES.: No, can it be... Was she is under this landslide?
07:16 Neptune: We can still make it! Lets start digging.
07:21 Uni: I think it's... too late. We don't know where she was buried, plus it's already been an hour. It's too late...
07:35 MAGES.: 5pb...

07:42 Neptune: What awaited us after we returned to the inn was an atmosphere of suspicion, almost as if we were heading towards a bad end.
07:52 Neptune: We thought it was a good idea to wait in the lobby, since we didn't know the identity of the murderer, but MAGES. suddenly went-
08:01 MAGES.: ARRGH! As if I could stay together with everyone when the identity of the murderer is still unknown?! I'll be holing up in my room!
08:12 Neptune: And locked herself within her room. Almost immediately after that, we heard a scream.
08:18 Neptune: By the time we got the door open, all we found was a blood soaked room, and MAGES. being nowhere in sight.
08:28 Neptune: Uni was the next to go.
08:33 Uni: I might know who the murderer is... but I still need more proof to say for certain.
08:42 Neptune: And just when I thought that it sounded like Uni just raised a death flag, she wandered off on her own the moment we took our eyes off her.
08:50 Then, in addition to the manager disappearing, at some point Compa's body vanished too.

09:03 Warechu: Hold on a minute, chu.
09:05 Neptune: Huh? What's up?
09:07 Warechu: Who are you summarizing these events for?
09:11 Neptune: I can't after all? I thought that these events would be a little to dark if we were to tell it straight, so I decided to convey it in a summary. Tehe~
09:21 Warechu: From where I'm standing, the murderer has got to be one of you two goddesses.
09:27 Noire: That's impossible. It's true that Neptune would casually spoil the twist of a mystery novel and still be as carefree and energetic as usual...
09:36 Neptune: Noire...
09:37 Noire: ...can't read the mood, lacks sincerity, and should probably try and learn a thing or two from Nepgear...
09:45 Neptune: Um, N-Noire?
09:48 Noire: Anyway, as a goddess she's a failure... yes, the greatest failure amongst failed goddesses, but she is not capable of committing murder.
09:59 Neptune: I can't tell if I'm being dissed or being stood up for...
10:05 Warechu: Then the murderer has got to be you, chu.
10:08 Noire: Gak. Why do I have to be treated as a suspect by a mouse?
10:13 Warechu: Process of elimination, chu.
10:16 Neptune: Hmm... I don't think Noire is the murderer either. I mean, sure, she hides her true feelings behind a prickly shell, and has a short temper at times...
10:27 Noire: Neptune...
10:29 Neptune: ...she secretly enjoys cosplaying, and on her sister's birthday she would cheerfully go our of her way to prepare a hand made album for her, and she has already written forty poetry books...
10:45 Noire: H-Hey! How did you know all that? I mean, cut it out!
10:48 Neptune: Well, there are times where she acts like a loner, but there's no way for someone who values her friends as much as her is capable of murder.
10:57 Warechu: Then who exactly is the murderer?
11:02 Noire: Come to think of it, MAGES. said something about that shrine before the test of courage, right?
11:06 Neptune: Don't tell me it's the curse of the evil spirit? I didn't remove the wrong charm by accident or anything!
11:12 Noire: I know that. I was the one who removed the charm that MAGES. prepared, after all, and in the first place there weren't any other charms on the shrine.
11:20 Warechu: Charms? When you say charms, are you referring to these?
11:27 Neptune/Noire: Eh?
11:28 Noire: Hey, why would you have those? Wait, you were the one who removed the charms!
11:34 Warechu: These kind of things will fetch quite a high price amongst enthusiasts.
11:38 Neptune: You took them with the intention to sell them? This is definitely a curse! Compa and the others were killed by a curse! Wait, does that mean...we are up next!?
11:49 ???: Umm...
11:51 Neptune: W-w-w-we are going to end up cursed to death like Compa. Namuamidanamuamida!
12:00 ???: Umm...
12:02 Noire: Shut up! We are busy right now, so if you have something to say leave it till later!
12:06 ???: I-I'm sorry!
12:08 Noire: Eh? Neptune: W-Who was that just now?
12:14 ???: Hello, nice to meet you, I'm a ghost!
12:16 Neptune: A-A-A-AHHHHHHH!
12:20 Warechu: CHUUUUUUU!
12:26 Ghost: Ah, you finally noticed me.
12:29 Neptune: Evil begone! Evil begone! Domanseiman! Domanseiman!
12:32 Noire: rinpyoutoushakaijinzetsuzaizenrinpyoutoushakaijinzetsuzaizenrinpyoutouzesesas! S-stay away.
(TL Note: These are all basically prayers for protection. See http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Nianfo, https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Kuji-in for more info.)
12:40 Warechu: CHUUUUUUU! Neptune: Nepu! The rat ran away!
12:44 Noire: That rat! I'm going to curse you if I die!
12:48 Ghost: Umm... Noire/Neptune: Eeek!
12:50 Ghost: It seems like you have some kind of misunderstanding. I'm not an evil ghost or anything like what you were imagining.
12:56 Noire/Neptune: Eh? Ghost: Nice to meet you!
13:00 Noire/Neptune: Bwah?

13:06 Noire: So, basically, you aren't the sort of evil ghost that puts curses on or haunts people, right?
13:13 Ghost: Yeah, I got food poisoning from eating shiitake mushrooms and died because the hospital's air conditioning malfunctioned or something along those lines, so I have no grudges against the living.
13:20 Neptune: Thank goodness, that really puts me at ease. But why would you be here if you didn't have any regrets?
13:30 Neptune: Did you always wanted to work here or something?
13:33 Noire: Of course that's not it.
13:34 Ghost: I was in a grave or something until just awhile ago, but before I noticed it was gone. So I wandered all over to find a new place where I can reside and ended up here.
13:44 Neptune: Oh, that's what happened. Ghosts have their own troubles too, huh?
13:48 Noire: So, the reason for Uni and the others dying is...
13:55 Neptune: Nepu!? Noire: Oh, what now?
13:58 Warechu: CHUUU!
14:00 Neptune: Rat? Noire: He's huge! And he looks really ominous now.
14:04 Ghost: Oh no, I was too late.
14:07 Noire: What do you mean by that?
14:09 Ghost: Actually, I called out to you because I had a request.
14:13 Noire: A request? Ghost: Yeah. Because of the charms that Warechu removed from the shrine, the seal on the evil spirit has weakened.
14:21 Ghost: I originally wanted to get the charms put back before the seal was broken...but it seems like it's too late.
14:28 Noire: I knew it, it was that rat after all.
14:32 Neptune: Could it be... the reason that Warechu ended up like this is because he got possessed by the evil spirit?
14:36 Ghost: Yeah, seems like the evil spirit, Yaso-magatsuhi-no-kami got a hold of him.
14:40 Neptune: Brr, I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before.
14:44 Noire: It doesn't matter if they are an evil spirit or a god or whatever. We just have to slice it to pieces!
14:52 Noire: Yaso-magatsuhi-no-kami...seems like that name isn't just for show. Seems like I'll have to treat you seriously.
15:03 Noire: Access!
15:07 Noire: Now, here's where the real show begins.
15:10 Warechu: Chuuuu!
15:15 Neptune: Hey, Noire, you're going to smash the inn to pieces if you keep going like this.
15:19 Noire: Then we'll have to take him outside. Give me a hand.
15:23 Neptune: Okay, then I'll go all out too!
15:28 Neptune: Lets go, Noire! Noire: Yeah.
15:33 Warechu: Chuuuuu!

15:38 Noire: We can go as wild as we want out here, right?
15:46 Noire: I'll turn you into minced meat! Volcano dive!
15:53 Noire: Did that do it? Neptune: Noire, don't go any further! Noire: Eh?
15:56 Warechu: Chuuuuu!
15:58 Noire: No way, it made it out unscathed?
16:00 Neptune: Seems like it's worthy of the name of the hidden boss of a long running series, at least.
16:06 Ghost: Oh no, not even the goddesses could scratch him! What do we do now? Ah, wait, I know.
16:12 Warechu: Chuuuuu!
16:14 Noire: Neptune!
16:18 Warechu: Chu chu chu.
16:20 Neptune: Such strength... Noire: To think he could push me this far in one hit.
16:28 Warechu Chu? Neptune: Eh? Noire: What happened?
16:33 Uni: Noire! Are you alright?
16:35 Noire: Uni! Neptune: Compa? MAGES.? 5pb too? How did you guys...
16:43 MAGES.: Heh. We crawled our way back from the depths of hell just for you.
16:49 5pb: Now now, don't say anything that'll cause misunderstandings.
16:52 Compa: Um... I don't really know what's happening, but we just have to defeat that giant Mr Mouse, right?
17:02 Neptune: Yeah. It seems like he was possessed by the evil spirit, Yaso-magatsuhi-no-kami, that was sealed around here.
17:10 MAGES.: Yaso-magatsuhi-no-kami... I've heard that name before. It's the name of a god that was prophesied to bring calamity upon Gamindustri.
17:22 Noire: Prophesied to bring calamity, huh? Do you know how to defeat it?
17:28 MAGES.: Okay, 5pb, sing us a song.
17:33 Neptune: Do you have a plan?
17:35 MAGES.: This is just a hunch, but... If it is an evil spirit, then speaking logically, a ritual chant would be most effective.
17:43 MAGES.: 5pb's songs possesses a strange power, you see... We'll confront Yaso-magatsuhi-no-kami head on with it.
17:55 Neptune: In that case... Everyone, lets go. Everyone: Roger. Compa: Yes!
18:00 5pb: Alright, I'm starting.
18:03 Warechu: Chuuuu.
18:05 Uni: I'll create a diversion! Eat this!
18:10 Uni: It's working now. Then-
18:14 Uni: If I activate Goddess form, the damage I inflict should be much higher!
18:23 Warechu: Chu chu!
18:25 Uni: Yeah, he's definitely feeling it.
18:28 Neptune: She's dealing alot of damage for a mere distraction.
18:32 Noire: She's my sister, after all. It's obvious that she would go above and beyond.
18:36 MAGES.: 5pb's song appears to be effective. Now, allow me to restrict it's movements. Bind!
18:47 Warechu: Chu chu!?
18:50 MAGES.: Compa, now is your chance!
18:55 Compa: Yes! Mr Mouse? Please respond if you can hear me! You get up to plenty of mischief, but I really love the regular Mr Mouse! So please respond to my voice!
19:10 Warechu: I can't move my body, chu. What exactly happened to me?
19:19 Warechu: Ah, I must have caused Compa to hate me. I'm fine with the entire world hating me, as long as she didn't... Ah, well, it doesn't matter now, chu. I'm already...
19:39 Compa: ...but I really love the regular Mr Mouse!
19:43 Warechu: She really loves me, chu?

19:50 Warechu: Is that really true, Compa? Ow! For some reason my entire body hurts, chu.
19:58 Compa: We did it! We've brought Mr Mouse to his senses!
20:04 MAGES.: To only respond to declarations of love... what a selfish person.
20:08 Warechu: Chu chu!? I've become really huge! What happened?
20:14 Compa: You got possessed by an evil spirit, and ended up like that.
20:20 Warechu: It must have used the void in my heart left by Compa to barge in. Manipulating a person's heart aside, using Compa in such a way is unforgivable!
20:33 MAGES.: It's a rat's heart, though.
20:36 Warechu: Get-Get out of my body, chu!
20:46 Neptune: Look, it's leaving Warechu's body.
20:54 MAGES.: Now that we've lost all of our reasons for holding back...
21:00 Uni: Then our path is clear! Ex multi blaster: Mode empress! Go!
21:15 Noire: Lets do this together, Neptune! Neptune: I'll match your timing, Noire.
21:27 MAGES.: Seems like there's no need to think too hard about how to defeat you. Waver to the ends of the universe!
21:53 5pb: Phew. I was worried since it's the first time I'm doing this, but I'm glad it all worked out.
22:00 Compa: All's well that ends well.
22:04 Warechu: That was terrifying, chu. If Compa wasn't here, I would've ended up just like that... *trembling*
22:15 Compa: It's great that we wrapped things up before it got out of hand.
22:18 Warechu: A-Anyway, Compa, what you said just now... umm, did you mean it?
22:25 Compa: Hmm? Just now? What would you be referring to?
22:30 Warechu: W-well, that you really love me-
22:35 Compa: Yes. Warechu: Chu!
22:38 Compa: Mr Mouse is my precious friend.
22:44 Warechu: Chuuuuuu.
22:46 Noire: Still, how are you here. I thought you were cursed to death...
22:52 Neptune: Did everyone get revived because we defeated the origin of the curse? It can't possibly be that convenient, right?
23:00 5pb: MAGES., isn't it fine to spill the beans now?
23:04 MAGES.: Ah, sure, seems like it would be.
23:09 5pb: The truth is, it's all an elaborate act to allow Neptune and Noire to make up.
23:15 Neptune/Noire: What? An act?
23:18 MAGES.: Yeah. You two were so insistent on remaining at odds, so we had to arrange for a little play.
23:27 Neptune: A play? But Compa was bleeding from her chest!
23:33 Compa: That's just fake blood.
23:35 Neptune: Eh? Fake blood?

23:43 Warechu: Y-You're alive, chu. I'm so glad that you are alive, chu. Chu~
23:53 Uni: Sorry for deceiving you, Noire.
23:57 5pb: Oh, by the way, the manager is in on the plot too.
24:02 MAGES.: Compa and Uni were worried that the two of you might never make up.
24:12 MAGES.: It's a little drastic, but leaving the two of you alone in a stressful situation seems like the fastest way to get you two to make up, so we put it into action.
24:23 MAGES.: But to think that an evil spirit really appeared...
24:29 Neptune: It's no laughing matter. We were seriously scared, plus we really thought you died.
24:38 Noire: Yeah. Seriously, that was way too far.
24:42 Uni: It seems like you've properly made up. Compa: Yeah.
24:48 5pb: Oh, yeah, since we worked up quite abit of sweat, why don't we take another dip in the hot springs? This time with everyone?