Hololive: Reflection

Part Five: Despair

"You alright?" Suisei asked.

"I wouldn't have expected you to be so skilled with healing magic," Anemachi expressed, "I'm proud of you."

"Thanks, sis," Suisei smiled. Just then, what resembled a geyser of red and black erupted in the nearby plains. It was alluring, yet terrifying, beautiful, yet full of despair.

"Let's get moving," Anemachi grinned, "Looks like we've got something to investigate."

"I don't know, Anemachi," Suisei looked down, shaking her head, "What if something powerful did that?"

"Are you kidding?" Anemachi laughed, "When two Hoshimachis unite, we can make anything happen. Even if there is danger, we can get out of there scot-free."

...

"I'm glad to see someone I can trust around here," Calliope said, putting her scythe on her back, "Still though, it's odd for me to not know a place."

"Indeed it is," Rikka said, looking at her smiling, "As a reaper, I'd expect you to know nearly everything there is about the world's many wonders."

"I thought I did, but this place is totally weird," Calliope explained, "I can't detect Death-sensei anywhere."

"Are you inferring you normally can?" Rikka asked, shocked.

"I thought I already told you this already," Calliope said, facepalming, "Death-sensei and I share a link. If something happens to me, he'll know, and if something happens to him, I'll know. But I can't feel that link anymore."

"Oh, I guess it slipped my mind," Rikka said, putting his hand on his neck and chuckling sheepishly, "Still though, that is strange."

"For sure," Calliope said, as the two began walking.

...

Nozomi woke up from a long slumber. He rubbed his eyes, putting on his glasses and checking the digital clock on his nightstand.

9:00?! Nozomi gasped, What the hell, man, why didn't you wake me up?!

"Huh?" Tamashi said confused, as if waking from a daydream, "Oh, sorry about that."

Hey, you okay? Nozomi asked, You seem out of it.

"It's... nothing. Let's go," Tamashi hesitated. Agreeing, Nozomi put on his green kimono and sheath, making his way to the Cover Corporation offices.

...

Walking into the meeting room, he encountered the same smiling YAGOO as always, as well as the Mio and the two girls from yesterday.

"Sorry we don't have as many people as usual," YAGOO apologized, "We're trying to get the girls streaming again so people don't worry."

"It's fine," Nozomi shook his head, looking at the girl with the shark hoodie, "We saw how she defeated all of those Malice nearly all by herself. We'll be okay."

The girl chuckled proudly. "Damn right you will!" she said, holding out her hand, "A! I'm Gawr Gura!"

"Ito Nozomi," Nozomi greeted, shaking the small girl's hand, "It's good to meet you."

"I'm Amelia Watson," the blond girl smiled, "I look forward to working with you."

"Yeah, same for me," Nozomi bowed, "I assume you two want to come with Mio and I?"

"That's right," Gura said, pumping her fist in the air, "I'm taking all of those Malice things down!"

"Easy now, 'Apex Predator'," Amelia said, patting Gura on the head, "Let's take things one step at a time, okay? Our first priority is saving the rest of Hololive."