Hololive: Reflection

Part Four: Hot on the Trail

"Fuck," Anemachi said, clutching her leg, "That thing did a number on me."

"Here," Suisei said, putting her hand towards the wound as a strange light began to emanate from it.

"Healing magic?" Anemachi questioned, wincing, "I thought you preferred weaponry over magic..."

"You never know when it'll come in handy," Suisei said, not breaking her focus, "An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure. In this case, it's quite literal."

Anemachi chuckled, "I'm glad to see you've matured. If only just a little bit."

...

"Rise and shine, Nozomi," Tamashi tried to wake Nozomi up, "We've got a Mirror to investigate."

Ugh, Nozomi thought, yawning, Fine. Let's go.

Walking towards the Cover Corporation offices, he overheard two boys talking to each other.

"Now that you mention it, yeah," the first one said, "I wonder why they haven't been streaming recently."

"Cover Corp. will probably make an official statement soon," the second one said, pushing up his glasses, "I've missed them."

"I hear ya," the first one said, "Let's hope they're alright."

...

Nozomi walked into the meeting room, finding YAGOO in the center, as always, as well as Roboco, Ayame, Risu, and the wolf girl from yesterday. She had quite a pained expression on her face.

"Go up to her, man," Tamashi told Nozomi.

Huh? Why? Nozomi asked.

"Can you not read women? Just do it," Tamashi commanded.

If you say so, Nozomi agreed, walking up to her.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Nozomi asked.

"Fine, but, uh," she stammered before bowing, "I'm sorry! Please forgive me!"

"Uh, it's fine, really!" Nozomi assured her, waving his hands.

"But I hurt you, and the rest of my friends..." the wolf girl explained, "Can I really call them my friends anymore after all I've done to them?"

"Don't say things like that," Nozomi said sternly, "You weren't yourself. You had no control over your body. It's okay, I promise."

"I..." she said, looking around at the other three girls and noticing their nodding heads, "Alright."

"Good," Nozomi said, "I'm Ito Nozomi. You?"

"O-oh, we haven't formally met," she said, bowing, "I'm Ookami Mio. It's nice to meet you, Nozomi-kun."

"Yeah, as to you," Nozomi smiled.

"Oh yeah!" Mio said, putting her hand on her palm as if remembering something, "Would it be okay if I went with you today?"

"That's okay with me, but only if you're feeling up to it," Nozomi said.

Mio nodded, and the party of five looked at YAGOO for confirmation. He grinned, prompting Nozomi to unsheathe his sword, opening a wormhole. The four walked in, while YAGOO looked away.

"I know you mean well, Thanatos," YAGOO said to himself, "But could you act with your brain rather than your heart for once?"

...

The four found themselves atop the snowy peaks where they fought Mio. She appeared quite downcast, likely recalling this being the place she met her Dark Echo.