The little siren

Interrogation.

--Lord Seventh? What happened? Do you feel bad somewhere? your face looks bad.

'Yes, I feel like I'm being stabbed.' 

--No. It's nothing. what do you wanna know?

--Well, if you don't mind me asking...what's it like to be a SCHOOL MYSTERY? I've heard that you grant wishes to the people who go to see you, how many wishes have you fulfilled? What resources do you use to grant wishes? Out of nowhere, Nene began to inspect his appearance, circling around Hanako.--I heard that Hanako-san is a girl, so why do you look like this?. She took off the hat that obstructed her view and began to touch his face, looking at him closely.

Hanako tensed. His cheeks turned red. Yashiro looked at his reaction and came back to her senses. She quickly removed her hands from his face and handed the hat back to him, then turned in the opposite direction avoiding the ghost's gaze, embarrassed. --Sorry, I got carried away a bit.

The ghost fixed his hat and positioned it so that it covered his flushed cheeks. --It's ok. He said, still a little embarrassed. --Well, most of the rumors about me are true, except for being a girl.

Yashiro once again approached the ghost. --Lord seventh, how do you grant wishes? Do you use some kind of special tool? She asked, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Her questions are similar to when I met her. She really had forgotten everything. --...Sometimes I use special items, but it depends on the type of wish... but...there was a wish I couldn't grant... His expression turned grim.

Nene looked at him, puzzled for a moment.

--Well~ Enough of me, what about you? He said with a more lively tone and a smile on his lips.

...

Hanako took out a pencil and a notebook from who knows where and began to write.

--So...Tell me. how did you come to this place?

--Yes sir. Nene lifted her hand. --I woke up one day and was already here.

So she doesn't know how she ended up here...noted. --Alright. What do you ussually do?

--I take the wandering to their original places, and when there is no one around I explore all the gates I haven't seen.

He nodded and continued to scrible. Nothing dangerous so far. --Why did you go see me?

--I've heard things from these little pink creatures about the seven mysteries and got curious. She pointed at the mokkes near them, they were playing with plants . --Plus, I've heard you're kind of important and everyone respects you, so I wanted to meet you, though, I didn't make a good first impression.

His hand stopped for a moment. Rather than being respected...aren't they scared of him?

--Well...you're surprisingly good at tackling, that sure left an impression. He responded with a smug smile.

The girl  made a funny face, as if she was offended by his statement. 

-- Ehem. He cleared his throat. --About that thing you said earlier...Being the 8th wonder...what did you mean?

-- I want to meet the other mysteries so, I thought of running for the 8th place, I can meet them if become one of them, right?

Hanako blinked, as he could not belive the words she said. He stayed silent for a long time, and in return the cream haired girl became anxious, seeing him in a weird state and still not saying anything. She rubbed her hands anxiously.

--Is that not possible? Nene looked at him with puppy eyes, fidgetting a little.

--...That's... He started to say, but by the middle of the first word, the expression of the girl in front of him became too pitiful. 

--W-well. Y'know... Her eyes started to shine, it was like she was about to cry any minute now. Hanako sighed. --that's not it...uh...it's just...I...I need to discuss this with the others. He couldn't bare to see her cry.

 She inmediatelly lighted up. --Really?! The image of the girl on the verge of tears was nowhere to be found. 

Ah, he totally fell for that act.

--Just...don't get your hopes up, it's not as easy as you think. He said defeated, storing his notes inside his clothes, he didn't get many answers after all.

Nene grabbed Hanako's hand and clutched it gently, with a pretty smile on her lips. --Thank you! the sound of her voice was sweet.

The way she took his hands was nostalgic, he remembered that time inside Shijime Mei's painting. 

"Dear Hanako-san, will you grant my wish?" the memory overlapped with the current scene.

Hanako Flinched, abruptly withdrawing his hand and taking a few steps back. Nene was taken aback by his unusual behavior, she gave him a worried look.

--I...have to go. His voice shaken.

After saying those words he felt his cloak being pulled. He turned to look and found Yashiro clutching the end of his cloak, looking at him uneasily.

The expression on his face became complicated. --Wh-what?

--...You're leaving?

Nene looked at him and bit her lips, now glaring at the floor. She let go of his cloak. It seemed like Hanako was going to say something but, in the end, he didn't, he just looked at her for a second and then left. 

Nene watched the boy go and her eyes saddened. Emerald destiny and Ocean of Darkness curled around her neck, trying to comfort her. She patted their heads.

--Ocean of Darkness, I know why you brought them but, you don't have to worry. The little black fish looked at her, sadly.