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秋のノスタルジック (Nostalgic in Fall Seasons)

First month of Fall Seasons in September, all fictions in Fictional World start harvesting pumpkins and all stores prepare random fabrics to create costumes for Villain Fest. Halloween and Thanksgiving Day will combine into one event in this festival. The citizens in here hum a famous song 'This is Halloween' from animation Tim Burton. Watching the citizens' activity through the window building, Kichiko is still in the meeting room of Denouement tower after discussing for operation guard this area from any suspicious activity according to anti-heroes fiction soldiers from Arcane group. Checking the document that she already filled in her reports so far when she was dealing with the antagonist fictions under Shedim brainwashed by Vad fragments. But...she can't stop thinking about her strange dream, the dream of someone who knows her, calling herself guardian of the Underworld and the Moon. Only she is confused why her face is the same as hers? It's coincidence or not?

"Selvy?...Who is she?...Every time I remember her face, why does my head hurt a little? Like I remember my old past with my dad?" Kichiko massaged her forehead and was a little dizzy, but she had already taken pill medicine before she came here. Suddenly she's blank like her mind appears, her vision of her past with her father. The moment when she and her father got bothered by thugs who tried to steal their scooter on their way to return home from her father's workplace. Kichiko's father managed to defeat the five thugs by himself even though he got a scratch bleed on his right shoulder by one of the thugs ' knives. Little Kichiko teary and hugs her father after those thugs run away in fear.

'Kichiko. Please don't cry...I will be fine dear, it's just a small scratch. Most important is you're safe now. But...I'm also worried, even if I die someday, I must teach you how to protect yourself until you're grown up. Before I'm gone. Remember...I'm always with you.'

"Kichiko? Hey, Kichiko?"

Kichiko's vision was gone after she felt someone's calls her and patting her head. It's Ben and Naruto who call her again. These two are sure to always check up on her like brotherly love to their sister. "You okay? You looked like a blank mind like weeks ago." Ben asks. "Ah, I am fine. Thanks for your concern. Probably I...still thinking of Halloween costumes after I check Theater Hall Venue's decorations by Servants, Toudan, and Kantai girls." Kichiko makes excuses to lie in front of them, it's always like that whenever she doesn't want anyone to worry about her. Even herself is scared if she bothers people around her.

"Oh? Halloween costume? Same with others too in here. Everyone is really excited for the Halloween event. Especially Villains Feast, but I'm still worried since there's a lot of villains from senior to newbie this year appearing." Naruto says with a sigh. Ben huffed at Naruto while putting his both hands on his waist then shaking his head. "Come on, let's enjoy the event! I know the Blood Moon is already appearing in the Fall Seasons in the middle of September. Everything will be fine." Ben was assured about the situation. Still, Naruto just makes sure everything is safe from any sign of Shedim's alliance. Naruto and Ben did advise Kichiko to take a break this season, since she has been working hard lately. Tell her to try to relax by checking everyone's activities to prepare for Villain Feast around the city.

"Oh! And you have a big mission too for this festival. A very important mission, everyone is searching for someone who'll lead on preparation for parade special villains theme. Our parade last year did well but was not really lively." Ben says.

"Do you mean everyone is looking for the Chairman of the committee?" Kichiko asks.

"Yes, so we're thinking that you could be our Chairman of the committee for the villains parade." Naruto says.

"Oh I see-Eh? Why me? (⁠ꏿ⁠_⁠ꏿ⁠;⁠)" Kichiko shock. Naruto and Ben explain to her that they gave her an important mission to be chairman of the committee's Feast parade. Only once for this year. And she is free to find anyone who would like to volunteer to be part of parade shows. So, she still has a long time to do it, before the end of October. "No need to be in a hurry because we understand that you still hold the mission to find other missing pages from the Book of Paracosm. That's all." Ben and Naruto explain to Kichiko before they leave the meeting room, of course Kichiko has to see what citizens are doing for this Villain Feast.