Part Two: The Oni and the Android

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Nozomi looked up at the man, now known to be nicknamed YAGOO. He had black short hair, wearing a standard business suit and a wide smile on his face. Nozomi hesitated to grasp his hand for a short while.

" Don't worry, you can trust him," Tamashi's voice echoed in Nozomi's mind, " He isn't emitting a hostile aura"

You can detect stuff like that? Nozomi thought, before shaking YAGOO's hand. He got up to his feet, dusting off his green kimono.

"So, you are?" YAGOO reiterated.

"O-oh, I'm Ito Nozomi. Please, call me Nozomi," Nozomi bowed respectfully.

"Ah, nice to meet you, Nozomi," YAGOO smiled, "Can you tell me why you landed in our offices? And... why you have a sword?"

"Well, I'm not sure why here exactly, but I can tell you why I came out of a portal, I suppose," Nozomi explained, "Oh! And the sword part can be explained, too."

"I see," YAGOO thought to himself, briefly dropping his smile. He quickly put it on again and looked at Nozomi. "I'll gather our top-ranking managers to hear you out. Please, follow me."

Nozomi nodded, as he began to follow the two through a hallway.

"So, what is Cover Corporation?" Nozomi asked.

"In layman's terms, Cover Corporation is a talent agency," YAGOO described, "We recruit talents to be a part of our idol lines, such as Hololive or Holostars. These idols act as online entertainers, playing games or singing. Although, today, all of our talents went missing. That's why we'd like to question you."

"I understand," Nozomi confirmed, as he continued walking.

Soon enough, the group reached a door. YAGOO opened it to reveal three more faces sitting at a table, those being a black-haired woman with red streaks and glasses, a brown-haired woman with sunglasses and a ponytail, and a green-haired man with glasses and a large build. YAGOO took a seat next to the black-haired woman, with the navy blue-haired woman sitting next to YAGOO.

"Before we begin this meeting, I'd like to introduce everyone," YAGOO said, looking around at the group of five, "Everyone, this is Ito Nozomi. He fell into our offices just now through a portal of some sort. I called him here to clear up a few things."

"Alright, I'll go first," the brown-haired woman with sunglasses said, leaning in towards the table, "I'm the liaison between the mortal realm and the Underworld. You can call me J-chad."

The green-haired man spoke up next, "I'm Daidou Shinove. I'm the manager for Holostars, our all-male branch."

"You may call me A-chan," the navy-blue haired girl said, "I'm a manager for Hololive, our all-female branch."

The black-haired woman hesitated to speak for a moment. "...Enma," she said with a blank expression, "I manage the English-speaking members of Hololive."

"It's good to meet you all," Nozomi bowed respectfully, taking a seat next to Enma.

"So, Nozomi, would you like to share your story?" YAGOO asked.

"O-oh, yes," Nozomi stuttered, "It started when..."

"A twisted world tied to our own, hm?" YAGOO pondered.

"Sounds kinda fishy to me..." Daidou said harshly, giving Nozomi a side glare.

"Stranger things have happened," A-chan pointed out, "Aki-san comes from another dimension, remember? Who's to say other worlds don't exist?"

"J-chad, do you know anything about it?" Enma asked the brown-haired woman.

"No, this is the first I've heard of it," J-chad looked down.

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