――Rumble
Suddenly, the entire space was filled with a loud sound.
It's like an earth tremor.
And a trembling tremor.
"…...Earthquake!?"
Piruluk crouches down and looks around.
"Do earthquakes happen in WIXOSS LAND!?"
Ril and Mel crouch down and watch for danger.
However, the shaking shows no signs of stopping.
"Isn't it a little long…...!?"
Hanayo senses that something is wrong and tries to stand up, but Midoriko stops her, saying it's dangerous.
"…..Damn, I was late…...!"
Dr. Tamago is manipulating something with great vigor while looking at the image that appears on the LCD.
"This is why I wanted to stop the fusion as soon as possible…..."
Even though she had a frustrated look on her face, her hands didn't stop.
"Wow wow! She's truly a genius!"
"Now is not the time to be interested in that kind of thing!"
Dr. Tamago furrows her brow and confronts Mel, who is stunned.
"Oh, I'm sorry!"
Dr. Tamago, who had been staring at the displayed numbers and wavelengths for a while, looked up.
"…Okay, this is it!"
"Did you find out anything!?"
Piruluk looks in. And still the the shaking in the area had not subsided.
"According to the analysis results, this shaking is caused by a certain island."
"Island…..?"
Midoriko wonders where the island is.
"Actually, there is an island surrounded by a lake located quite far from the center of Dissona. Usually, we can't see it clearly, and even DIVAs don't know about its existence…..."
"…...What is the island for…...?"
Hanayo asked a question, but Dr. Tamago closed the LCD and stood up as if there was no time for a leisurely conversation.
"I'll talk about the details while we are on the move. I think it would be better to head there early."
"…..OK. Then hurry to the island…..."
Just as Piruluk was about to run, a person stood in front of her.
"…...Remember…...Move away, I don't have time to deal with you."
"Kiyoi, you are still as cold as ever."
Remember was smiling at the beginning of the conversation, but suddenly her expression became cold and she stared at Piruluk.
"…...But I won't let you go. Please play with me here."
Looking at Remember's situation, Piruluk decided that it was impossible to break through by force.
It seems I have no choice but to accept her with resignation.
I have no choice but to quickly convince her and follow everyone.
" Ril, Mel….....I'm sorry. Go ahead. I'll catch up with you soon."
"…...OK. Be careful…...!"
"Let's go quickly!"
With Dr. Tamago in the lead, Ril, Mel, Hanayo, Midoriko and Tama head to the island --- .
Piruluk, who remained in the room, took a deep breath as the space continued to sway and became even more unstable.
"…...What is the purpose?"
To be honest, since she came to this world, she wanted to avoid being followed by Remember.
If other friends are hurt or things are disrupted because of Remember, it also becomes a hindrance to returning to the original world.
"I just want you to play with me."
Undeterred by Piruluk's suspicious expression, Remember seems to be having fun again.
"If something doesn't go well, Kiyoi, you will be sad and play with me…...That's why I would like to interrupt you for a moment."
Along with the shaking, a strong wind blows around.
This environment also seemed to encourage a confrontation between the two.
Remember laughs, ignoring the way her long hair blows in the wind.
"Because I only have Kiyoi…...!"
Seeing Remember's attitude, Piruluk took an even deeper breath.
Although Piruluk was half taken aback, it can't be helped if Remember won't let Piruluk go. She has to deal with Remember.
"I understand. If you want to play with me that much, I'll do it for you…... So, if you lose, take a moment to watch the story!"
Piruluk unfolded her partner SIGNI.
Meanwhile, Tama and her friends head to the island.
The Dissona SIGNIs they saw along the way were clutching their heads and groaning, arguing with each other, and seemed to be quite emotionally unstable.
According to Dr. Tamago, this may also be related to the cause of the shaking.
"…...The island in question is originally the location of the area's servers and security system. Therefore, it is strictly controlled and information is not made public. Therefore, there is no way even DIVAs would know."
However, even after hearing the explanation, they still did not understand very well.
"Well, we …... don't really understand difficult things …..."
Hanayo looked at Dr. Tamago with an embarrassed look as she ran.
"Let me see…... in other words," the heart" and" part of the brain" that make up the area are on that island."
The heart and brain are essential parts of an individual.
Something is happening there now. --- Thinking like that, Hanayo became even more frightened.
"I see…...I understand that it's an important place."
"It's enough to know that."
Dr. Tamago continues her explanation.
"Originally, the two areas were balanced by the existence of the island. However, with the emergence of Unknown, a forced fusion of areas occurred. I guess that's why it's screaming because its heart and brain are confused and it can't handle anything else anymore."
The tremors and rumblings are --- the screams.
"I originally thought it was necessary to investigate the island, but I didn't expect the screams to be heard in such a visible manner so quickly…... My analysis is lacking."
Dr. Tamago looks disappointed, but she doesn't seem to be depressed because that doesn't mean she has lost the way to a solution.
Anyway, she hurried on her way, thinking that she had to get to the island as soon as possible and do what she could do.
"Look, that's it --- !"
Dr. Tamago suddenly stopped and pointed her finger at an island surrounded by a lake.
"It's kind of scary…..."
Tama feels the strange atmosphere emanating from the island and seems frightened.
"It certainly feels …... a little strange…..."
Mel. stares at the island while holding Tama's shoulder.
By the time they got here, the shaking seemed to have subsided for a while.
"From the bits of information I have, it's usually a sunny place with a calm atmosphere. --- It's like a resort. I think something must be happening after all…..."
"…...I wish I had come during normal hours. With my swimsuit."
After hearing Dr. Tamago's words, Ril jokingly said, "That's a shame,'' with a wry smile.
"If we can resolve this situation successfully, we may be able to come."
Midoriko placed her hand on Ril's left shoulder and agreed with what she said.
"We never know what's going on, so be very careful when entering."
Dr. Tamago warns everyone and they proceed further --- .
They approached the island through a road surrounded by lakes on both sides, and as they neared the entrance, the strange feeling they had felt before became even stronger.
Furthermore, they were able to see some strange features about this island.
Although the buildings on the island are Western-style, the reflection on the water's surface is Japanese-style.
There is usually no difference between the real thing and what we see in the reflection.
"What does this mean?"
As Hanayo peered into the water, she tried to touch the Japanese-style buildings reflected in the water.
The water surface fluctuates, and the Japanese-style buildings are distorted by the waves.
"There is a possibility that the Japanese-style buildings actually exist in the sea, rather than being reflected on the water surface?"
"I see, that's true…..."
Mel. and Ril are predicting that there will be such a possibility.
However, Dr. Tamago explained.
"Rather…... it seems that the Western-looking building is both Western and Japanese."
"......?"
Seeing everyone's expressions as if they didn't understand what Dr. Tamago was saying, she scratched her cheek, wondering what to do.
"In other words, visually it is a Western-style building, but in terms of internal settings, it is made up of both Japanese and Western elements. When it reflects on the water surface, a Japanese-style appearance is reflected on the surface layer based on the wavelength of the data.---"
As she was about to say that, she realized that none of the five members were following her.
"Well…... please keep in mind that true existence is both Japanese and Western…....This is because complex data is constructed. It's just the difference between the information you can see and the situation."
"Oh, I understand…..."
At first Midoriko responded by somehow moving her mouth.
She thought that if she didn't say something, she would only continue to annoy Dr. Tamago.
Anyway, even considering that the Dissona was originally two separate areas, this island probably supported the existence of two sides of the same coin. --- she decided to understand it that way .
When they actually entered the island, they saw a cityscape that made them think, "This is probably what the Gothic Horror Area that was originally supposed to open would look like.''
It is a theme park-like place with a concept that embodies the "Medieval Europe'' that they imagine.
However, there is still something heavy in the air.
I think the gloomy sky surrounding the island also strengthens that atmosphere.
"It's great that we've arrived, but what should we do?"
Hanayo looks at Dr. Tamago and asks for instructions.
As soon as Dr. Tamago entered the island, she immediately took out a liquid crystal display and crouched down to analyze the data.
"There is something somewhere that is emitting wavelengths that are causing area fusion --- or there should be something. If I'm nearby, I can detect it... so I want you to search the island."
As she said this, she looked at Hanayo, Midoriko, Ril, Mel. and Tama's faces one by one.
"To prevent the situation from developing further, I'll ask you to search the island.---!"
Each of them nodded and hurriedly began exploring the island.
