Lossy's Journal

Hey, Miss Yukari!

Yukari

...

Long time no―huh?

Yukari

Teehee, nothing gets past you.

Yukari

You feel like you've seen this before, don't you?

Yeah, but I can't be sure...

Yukari

You're experiencing deja vu.

Yukari

Some researchers believe it occurs when something reminds you of a forgotten dream.

A forgotten dream...

Yukari

That's right. The story you're about to witness takes place somewhere you've been before―the Dream World.

Yukari

People often think of dreams as things they wish to come true. But they aren't that simple.

Yukari

Consider nightmares.

Huh?

Is this next story... a nightmare?

Yukari

Teehee, relax.

Yukari

You're about to visit a dream-filled wonderland.

Yukari

Fun attractions and adorable mascots will be there to welcome you.

Phew...

That's a relief.

Yukari

But even if it isn't all fun and games, don't worry.

Yukari

All nightmares end eventually.

*gulp*

Yukari

Teehee, I think I've kept you waiting long enough.

Yukari

I'm glad we got the chance to talk, PLAYER.

Yukari

Now, off you go. Sweet dreams.

(Is this the Dream World?)

(Hmm... Something feels off.)

Doremin

Doremyland's doomed!

Doremin?!

What do you mean Doremyland's doomed?

Doremin

Simple...

Doremin

We haven't had a single visitor this month!

Now that you mention it, we're the only ones here...

Surely the park can survive without visitors, no?

Doremin

Such an innocent question...

Doremin

With such a devastating answer!

O-Oh, uhh... sorry.

Doremin

Forget about it!

Doremin

In fact, this is the perfect opportunity to give you a super simple rundown of how Doremyland works!

Doremin

Doremyland uses visitors' dream souls as building materials to create everything in the park!

Doremin

That includes the buildings, the Dream Coins, everything!

Huh, I never woulda guessed...

Doremin

Even in the Dream World, you can't just make stuff out of thin air.

Doremin

We need resources to keep the dreams flowing!

Doremin

If we don't get some visitors soon, I won't have any Dream Coins to pay the staff.

Doremin

And before long... all the buildings will start to crumble!

That's terrible!

Doremin

It sure is!

Doremin

That's why I need you to―

???

Who's in charge around here?

Doremin

I-I know that voice!

Remilia

I came here because I was invited, and what do I find?

Remilia

The pool's under construction!

Flandre

Yeah, what gives?!

Flandre

Big Sis was so excited to go swimming...

Flandre

She already took off her sandals!

Big sis?

Sandals?

Doremin

E-Everyone, calm down!

Doremin

The new pool isn't open yet. But it won't be much longer!

Doremin

Besides, we haven't even announced it yet. No one told you to show up in swimsuits...

Remilia

How dare you!

Remilia

Are you accusing ME of getting carried away?!

Remilia

*sniff*

Remilia

*sob* *sob*

Flandre

Y-You made Big Sis cry!

Sh-She kinda just started crying on her own...

Flandre

No one hurts Big Sis.

Flandre

Everyone, ATTACK!

Flandre

Hmph.

Flandre

Looks like this park has at least one capable guard.

Oh, I'm not a guard.

Flandre

Save it.

Flandre

Anyone who hurts Big Sis gets taken down. And that includes you―

Doremin

OK, OK! We get it!

Doremin

We'll finish the pool by tomorrow, all right?!

Remilia

I think I can hold on till then...

Flandre

If Big Sis is prepared to wait, then fine.

Flandre

We'll be back tomorrow.

Doremin

Phew. Things almost got real ugly...

Are you sure we can finish the pool by tomorrow?

Doremin

Don't worry. I've got a secret plan.

A secret plan?

Doremin

Yep. But you'll have to wait until your next dream to hear it! Byeee!

In the L2.4 Universe, at Hakurei Shrine...

(I'm back...)

(What a weird dream...)

(Maybe it's the heat, but I haven't slept well lately.)

(Guess I'll go for a walk to clear my head.)

Hi, Miss Keine.

Keine

Hello there, PLAYER.

Keine

What's wrong? You look a little worse for wear.

I had a strange dream and couldn't sleep well.

Keine

You too, huh?

What do you mean?

Keine

Lately, my students have all been dozing off in class.

Keine

I was starting to worry that my lessons were dull...

Keine

But now I get the feeling it isn't entirely my fault.

Maybe it's the heat.

It's pretty hard to sleep when you're sweating.

Keine

Yes, you might be right.

Keine

By the way, have you seen Sunny and the others?

No, sorry.

Keine

All right. Don't worry about it.

Keine

Lack of sleep can cause all kinds of problems. You should get to bed early tonight.

*yawn* Will do...

(Talking to Miss Keine reminded me of studying...)

(And now I'm even sleepier.)

(I need a nap.)

*THUNK*

Eek! What was that?

Star Sapphire

H-Hello, Miss... Human?

Star Sapphire?!

Star Sapphire

So your name is Sagumin, huh? I'm... Star Sapphire.

Is she... sleepwalking?

I should wake her up and help her get home―

*THUNK*

Not again?!

Luna Child

Miss... Keine.

Luna Child?!

Luna Child

I'm sorry about... my homework...

Is she dreaming about forgetting her homework?

Sounds like a nightmare to me.

Time to wake them both up―

*THUNK*

You've gotta be kidding me!

Sunny Milk

Listen up... OK?

I knew it! Sunny Milk!

Sunny Milk

Everyone's here... Good. Let's discuss... today's prank.

She's planning pranks in her dreams...

Fairies gonna fairy, I guess.

Sunny Milk

Huh? Who are you?

Sunny Milk

Scrap that. Whoever you are, you're going down!

Can't we all just take a nap together?!

Star Sapphire

...Hm?

Luna Child

Urgh...

Sunny Milk

Where are we?

Hakurei Shrine!

Star Sapphire

...How did we get here?

Dunno. Where were you before?

Luna Child

Miss Keine called us in for extra lessons, so we were headed to school...

Sunny Milk

But we were soooo sleepy that we decided to sneak home!

(So that's why Miss Keine was asking about them.)

Luna Child

It was too hot to sleep last night.

Star Sapphire

Trees trap heat like you wouldn't believe...

Sunny Milk

But thanks to you, we're all wide awake!

Don't mention it!

(Feels weird getting thanked after a battle!)

Sunny Milk

C'mon, guys, let's fly home―

???

Get out here this instant!

Luna Child

Is that...?

Sunny Milk

Yep, I think so!

Star Sapphire

Sounds like she's over there.

Let's go check it out!

Reimu

I said get out here!

Reimu

I know you're in there!

Luna Child

It's Miss Reimu...

Sunny Milk

I knew it was her!

Star Sapphire

Yeah, but what's she so angry about?

Reimu

Ready to give up? I know this was you...

Reimu

Fairies of Light!

Fairies of Light

Huh?!

Luna Child

She said Fairies of Light, right?

Sunny Milk

I think so. But what's she blaming us for?

Star Sapphire

Something tells me we shouldn't stick around to find out...

You three stay put.

I'll go talk to her and find out what's going on!

Sunny Milk

Thanks!

Reimu

They just don't know when to quit.

Umm, Reimu?

Reimu

Hey, PLAYER. What's up?

Nothing. I just heard you shouting, is all.

Did something happen?

Reimu

You bet it did.

Reimu

I woke up this morning and started cleaning the shrine like usual...

Reimu

When I saw shadows moving around behind one of the sliding doors!

Shadows?

Reimu

Uh-huh. I counted three at least.

Reimu

I yelled at them to come out, and they completely froze.

Wait, does that mean...

They're still inside somewhere?!

Reimu

Yep.

Reimu

I figure it's those pesky Fairies of Light playing pranks―

Fairies of Light

Nuh-uh. We're right here!

Reimu

What?!

Reimu

Where did you three wriggle out from?

Sunny Milk

Hey, we're fairies, not bugs!

Star Sapphire

We bumped into PLAYER earlier.

Luna Child

We came over when we heard you shouting!

Reimu

Wait. If you're here...

Reimu

Then who's inside?

Star Sapphire

W-Well, it's not us.

Luna Child

Nope, definitely not us...

Sunny Milk

*gulp*

Reimu

Hmph.

Reimu

Whoever it is, they're in for a world of hurt!

Reimu

I'm gonna blast that sliding door right off!

Are you sure about that, Reimu?

Reimu

Of course I'm sure! Who do you think I am?

Reimu

I'm the Hakurei shrine maiden. I've resolved more incidents than you've had hot meals!

Star Sapphire

Wow, I wish I had her confidence!

Sunny Milk

Didn't Miss Marisa help her with a bunch of those incidents?

Luna Child

Yeah, but she's hardly gonna mention that, is she?!

Reimu

Here goes!

Reimu

Three... Two... One... BOOM!

???

Eek!

Reimu

Huh?!

Sanae

Umm...

Sanae

Does this mean it's game over?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Beats me.

Reimu

Wh-Why are you people in my shrine?!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Huh?

Sagume

...

Reisen

We're not exactly sure...

Sanae

It's not like we came here on purpose. We just kinda... ended up here.

Reimu

Yeah, like I'm gonna believe that!

Reimu

And you...

Reimu

What's your deal?!

Reimu

Are you hurt or what?

Sanae

I'm fine! Everything's on the mend!

Reimu

Well, in that case...

Reimu

I can kick your butt outta here!

Sanae

W-Wait!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Couldn't you have just told her you were still in pain?

Reimu

PLAYER, gimme a hand!

Me?!

Reimu

Yeah. These four might look weird...

Reimu

But they're thieves. No two ways about it!

Reimu

Time to put 'em in their place!

Reisen

I'm telling you, we're NOT thieves!

Sagume

Miss Reisen is a senior nurse, and I'm her trainee.

Reimu

Still not ready to come clean, huh?

C'mon, Reimu...

Reimu

What?

They seem pretty sincere to me.

Maybe they're not thieves.

Reimu

I suppose...

Reimu

Fine. Since you put up a good fight, I'll hear you out. Wait inside!

Sagume

This is some shrine.

Reisen

Umm...

Sanae

I really love traditional Japanese buildings like this!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Still, it's a little cramped with all four of us―

Reimu

Cramped?! How dare you!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Yikes, bad timing!

Reimu

Why did YOU have to show up?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Got a problem with me being here?

Reimu

...Hmph. I need an onigiri.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Aren't you gonna offer us any?

I thought we were gonna hear them out, Reimu?

Reimu

Oh, yeah. I almost forgot.

Reimu

So, how did you all get here?

Sagume

Well...

Reisen

One minute we were in our world, the next, we were here.

Reimu

Come again?

Reisen

We looked around and found a Seal Crystal hidden on the top shelf.

Reimu

Right, I remember putting that there.

Reisen

We figured maybe someone made a wish and summoned us.

Reimu

...Oops.

Everyone

Oops?

Reisen

Did Miss Reimu just say... oops?

Sagume

Uh-huh.

Reimu

Wh-What? No, I didn't―

Sanae

Yeah, you did!

Sanae

You said it like you just remembered some big mistake you made.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

What did you do?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You can't run off home. After all, this IS your home.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

C'mon, fess up.

Reimu

Urgh, fine.

Reimu

The truth is...

Reimu

It's so hot.

Reimu

How am I s'posed to get any sleep? Was Gensokyo always like this?

Reimu

I could ask Cirno to come cool me off. But then she'd be all loud and annoying...

Reimu

Urgh...

Reimu

I wish I could fall asleep!

Reimu

Huh?

Reimu

Was that a flash?

Reimu

...Meh, musta been my imagination.

Reimu

Letting off some steam cooled me down, though.

Reimu

Now I can finally get some shut-eye...

Reisen

So, basically...

Reisen

The Seal Crystal summoned us here after you wished to fall asleep?

Sagume

Certainly seems that way.

Sanae

That's one proactive Seal Crystal, huh?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

What now, Reimu? You're the reason we're here.

Reimu

What do you want me to do about it?

Sagume

If you're struggling to sleep at night, I recommend some light exercise.

Reimu

Umm... thanks?!

Sagume

We were summoned to resolve your sleep issues, correct?

Sagume

Therefore, it's our duty to help you.

Reisen

Lady Sagume's right!

Reisen

And if you get a good night's sleep, we should be able to go home!

Reimu

Yeah, but what counts as light exercise?

Sagume

A battle of bullets should do the trick.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Whoa...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Great idea.

Reimu

Wait, let's talk this through―

Reisen

Say goodbye to your insomnia, Miss Reimu.

Sagume

Nurse Call, activate!

Reimu

Activate?!

Sanae

It's battlin' time!

Reimu

Urgh, you coulda gone a little easy on me...

Sagume

Don't worry, it's all part of the treatment plan.

Reisen

You're going to sleep like a baby tonight!

(I guess that means this is all over.)

Meanwhile, in the Dream World...

Doremy

Are you ready?

Sagume

[Yes.]

Doremin

Heh heh...

???

[Let's go.]

The next morning...

Reisen

Hi, Miss PLAYER.

Hey, Miss Reisen. Oh, and Miss Sagume's with you!

Good morning!

Reisen

Good morning to you, too. Did you sleep well?

Yep!

After all that exercise, I fell asleep in a flash!

Sagume

*thumbs up*

Reisen

I'm glad we could help.

Wait, does that mean you two...

Are the ones who arrived yesterday in nurse uniforms?

Sagume

[Correct. We're not from this world.]

Reisen

We had nowhere to go, so Miss Reimu let us stay here.

Reisen

But we don't want to freeload...

Reisen

That's why we set up a temporary clinic to give everyone health checkups!

Wow, what a nice thing to do!

Sagume

[If something bad happens in this Gensokyo, we'll transform and go help out.]

I'm sure there's nothing you two can't fix!

But what do you mean by transform?

???

Sorry to interrupt.

Keine

I heard there was a clinic here. I was hoping for some advice.

Reisen

Our first patient!

Sagume

[We'll handle any health issue.]

Keine

That's very reassuring.

Is this about your students' lack of sleep?

Keine

No, that problem's already been fixed.

Keine

This is sort of the exact opposite...

How do you mean?

Keine

The students are sleeping so well that they've stopped coming to class.

Reisen

Students?

Sagume

[Sleeping well?]

Keine

It'll be quicker to just show you. Will you follow me?

Keine

The Fairies of Light live in this big tree.

Luna Child

*snore*

Sunny Milk

*snore*

Star Sapphire

*snore*

Keine

We don't even have to go in to know they're out cold.

Sagume

[Agreed.]

Reisen

It's a miracle they can sleep through each other's snoring...

I guess the sound carries through the branches, huh?

Keine

These fairies aren't the most studious, but they're usually full of energy.

Keine

That energy is mostly used for pranks, but that's another issue entirely.

Keine

For them to sleep this late into the day is unheard of.

Sagume

[They may require surgery.]

Reisen

Don't you think we should examine them before we break out the scalpels, Lady Sagume?

Sagume

[Oh.]

Sagume

[Yes, you're right, Nurse Reisen.]

Keine

Lady Sagume? Nurse Reisen? What's the deal with you two?

Reisen

Well, Lady Sagume is a trainee nurse, but she's also a Lunar Sage.

Sagume

[And Nurse Reisen is my teacher. I call her Nurse Reisen as a show of respect.]

Keine

That's... complicated. But whatever.

Keine

Will you examine the fairies?

Reisen

Of course! We'll transform into examination mode now!

Keine

Transform? I just want you to take a look at them―

Sagume

Medical Transformation!

Sagume

Sagume Kishin, transformation complete.

Sagume

You have nothing to worry about.

Sagume

When I'm in my nurse form, my voice gets filtered through this mask, so I can talk normally.

Neat!

(I wonder why she shouted Medical Transformation...)

Reisen

Oh no, Lady Sagume beat me to it! I gotta transform, quick!

You can do it, too?!

Reisen

Medical Transformation!

Reisen

Transformation complete.

Keine

Can I ask something?

Sagume

Sure.

Reisen

Go ahead!

Keine

Do you have to shout so loud?

Sagume

Yes.

Reisen

You bet! That's the only way to activate our Nurse Power!

Keine

Right... Got it.

(If Miss Keine didn't ask that, I was gonna.)

Are you ready to examine the fairies?

Reisen

Yep!

Sagume

You can count on us. We'll heal every ailment in Gensokyo.

Inside the fairies' house...

Well, that was easy!

Guess they were so sleepy they forgot to lock the door.

C'mon, you two―

Huh?

Sagume

S-Sorry, Miss PLAYER.

What's the matter, Sagume?

Sagume

It seems I can't go any further.

What do you mean?

(Right, fairies are made of life energy.)

(That might be scary for someone like Sagume.)

Don't push yourself too hard, OK?

Sagume

Thank you.

Sagume

If I can just...

Sagume

Get my wing through...

THAT'S the problem?!

(I suppose the entrance is kinda small...)

Are you doing OK, Reisen?

Reisen

S-Sorry...

Reisen

My ears are caught! I can't... get... in!

No way!

(This woulda been easier if they hadn't transformed.)

Reisen

Will you take a look around for us, PLAYER?

Reisen

We'll figure out a way to get inside!

Got it!

See you soon!

Sagume

We're counting on you!

Everyone's probably sleeping around here...

Luna Child

*snore*

Sunny Milk

*snore*

Star Sapphire

*snore*

Found 'em!

Yep, they're fast asleep.

I feel bad, but I have to wake them up...

Wake up, fairies!

Luna Child

Hrmm?

Sunny Milk

Huh?

Star Sapphire

Is it morning already?

Nope! It's noon!

Miss Keine's here to tell you off!

Luna Child

What?!

Sunny Milk

Quick, let's make a break for it!

Star Sapphire

I'll figure out where she is! In the meantime... Luna, silence our movements. Sunny, bend the light around us―

Wait!

I was only kidding about Miss Keine!

Luna Child

You were?!

Well, she IS here.

Sunny Milk

So we DO have to make a break for it!

N-No, you don't!

She's worried about you, that's all.

Star Sapphire

Pah, fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice... get out of our tree!

Star Sapphire

Fairies! Let's teach this lying human a lesson!

Calm down, everyone!

Miss Keine really is worried about you!

Sunny Milk

She is?

For the hundredth time, YES!

Luna Child

That's good news.

Just tell me why you all slept in so late!

Star Sapphire

You wanna know why we slept in so late, huh?

Luna Child

It was probably 'cause of you-know-what.

Sunny Milk

Yeah, that's gotta be it!

What are you talking about?

Luna Child

You promise not to get mad?

Promise!

Star Sapphire

Well, the thing is...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Pillows from the Human Village did this to them?

Yep...

Apparently, they make you sleep like a baby.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You seriously believe pillows like that exist? Sounds like those fairies are taking you for a ride.

We asked around, and everyone says the same thing!

Some big mascots are selling them in the village!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Let me get this straight...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

There's a couple of weirdos in costumes selling pillows that help you sleep?

Uh-huh...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

And you're telling me that sounds legit to you―?

Child's Voice

Look, Mom, a big doll!

Mother's Voice

My goodness, you're right.

Doremin

Step right up and get yourself a Doremin-Approved Deep Sleep Pillow! On sale now for a limited time only!

Sagumin

[And how about a Spiral Sausage to fill your belly and make you extra sleepy?]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I stand corrected.

Told ya, didn't I?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I don't know if they're the ones causing the medium incident, but we can't let them sell any more of those pillows.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I'm down to stop 'em if you are.

You read my mind, Miss Arm.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Hey, quit calling me that!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Focus up. We're going in.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Hey, costume weirdos!

Sagumin

[Uh-oh.]

Doremin

I'm not a costume weirdo... I'm Doremin, the beloved mascot!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Save it! We've come to stop you selling those shady pillows!

Sagumin

[They're not shady.]

Sagumin

[They're Doremin-Approved Deep Sleep Pillows.]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

That's a whole lotta words you just wrote down, but that doesn't make it any less SHADY!

Doremin

Doremyland's future depends on these pillows.

Doremin

There's only one thing left to do... BATTLE!

Sagumin

[Urgh.]

Doremin

Ouchy...

Doremin

You didn't have to go so hard on us!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You're the one who wanted to battle.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Those costumes are pretty tough, though...

Doremin

This ISN'T a costume. It's ME, Doremin, the BELOVED MASCOT!

Sagumin

[Don't forget it.]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I've been meaning to ask since we got here...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

But who the heck is she?

Doremin

You don't know?

Doremin

She's Doremyland's new mascot... Sagumin!

Sagumin

[Pleasure to meet you.]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

OK... And what's with the message board?

Doremin

It's a long story... But basically, it's 'cause of her ability!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

She smells like trouble to me... But I guess I'll leave her be for now.

So...

Why are you two selling pillows?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Yeah, tell us. And make it quick.

Doremin

It's a truly sad tale...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I doubt that.

Doremin

Th-The thing is, since no one's been sleeping well in this heat... Doremyland's completely deserted!

Doremin

So we started selling these pillows to help everyone get some shut-eye and increase visitor numbers!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Huh... It's shady, but it makes sense.

People have been struggling to wake up, though.

Their deep sleep is, well... too deep!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

She's right. We can't let you keep selling them.

Doremin

But if we don't get more visitors, Doremyland will close for good.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

So?

Doremin

SO! Doremyland protects everyone in Gensokyo from constant nightmares!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

All right, that sounds kinda bad... IF it's true.

Don't you have any other ideas to save the park?

Doremin

...Oh! I just thought of one!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I'm not gonna like this, am I?

Doremin

We need everyone to help run the park!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

*facepalm*

In Doremyland...

Doremin

Wow, look at all these people!

Doremin

The park's saved!

Sagumin

[Not quite. But this is a great start.]

Sagume

*gasp*

Reisen

Umm...

Sanae

Why are we in Doremyland?

Well, the park was on the verge of closing...

And if that happened, everyone would get nightmares.

Sanae

Yikes! That sounds like a total nightmare!

Exactly. Which is why...

Doremin

We need you to help us rebuild Doremyland!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

That sounds like something YOU should do.

Reisen

If people keep losing sleep, our clinic will be overrun in no time.

Sanae

In that case, we've got no choice but to help out!

Sagume

...

Reisen

Wh-What's the matter, Lady Sagume?

Sagume

Her...

Sagumin

*silent stare*

Sagume

Why's she wearing such a lame costume?

Doremin

Hey, that's mean!

Sagumin

[You can leave if you don't like it.]

Doremin

Where's your mascot spirit?! Everyone's welcome at Doremyland!

Doremin

Ahem!

Doremin

Let me hear all your wonderful ideas to rebuild the park!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I thought you used those pillows to get a bunch of visitors already?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Isn't that enough to save this place?

Sagumin

[Well...]

Doremin

We've encountered a small problem.

Sanae

What kinda problem?!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

How many problems can one park have?

Doremin

I think it'll be faster if you see for yourselves.

Doremin

Follow me...

Wh-What is this?

Doremin

It's the new attraction one of our visitors requested. Presenting... the Dreaminal Space Pool!

Reisen

The Dreamy what-now?

Sagume

...

Sagume

It's so cool.

Reisen

Lady Sagume?!

Wait... I've seen this in a dream before.

It's the pool you promised to build, right?

Doremin

Uh-huh. Thanks to the Deep Sleep Pillows, I managed to collect enough dream souls to build it before the deadline.

???

Perfect timing!

Doremin

I-I know that voice!

Remilia

I was about to ask Flan to go look for you.

Doremin

T-Talk about a demanding visitor!

Doremin

I'm thrilled you wanted to see me...

Doremin

But, uhh... why?

Remilia

I wanted to thank you for building this spectacular pool.

Remilia

The dim lighting, the spiral slide... This Demon Lord Pool is absolutely perfect!

I thought it had a different name?

Flandre

Big Sis decided to call it something else. Got a problem with that?

Oh, uhh... no.

Flandre

I hope you realize praise from Big Sis is extremely rare. You should thank her.

Doremin

Th-Thank you!

Doremin

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Remilia

I'll be back again soon, so keep the pool in good shape, OK?

Flandre

Make sure there isn't a drop missing. Only the best for Big Sis.

Doremin

N-Not a drop missing! Got it!

Sagumin

[Thank you for coming.]

Reisen

I think I see what's going on.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

They're the "problem" aren't they?

Doremin

Y-Yep.

Doremin

We made this pool exactly as they wanted it...

Sagumin

[But none of our visitors will use it.]

That IS a problem.

Doremin

It sure is. And it's not the only one.

It's not?!

Doremin

C'mon, everyone. Let me show you the food court.

Doremin

And here's our next attraction!

Sagumin

...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

It's not exactly an attraction, though, is it?

Reisen

This is just the food court...

Sagume

...

Sanae

Yeah, but look over there!

Letty

Thanks for coming to Magical Girl Alice On Stage, everyone!

Letty

Introducing magical girl, Alice Margatroid!

Letty

Give her a big round of applause!

Reisen

Is this some kinda show?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I've seen bigger crowds, but there are a fair few people here to watch.

Sagume

That's hardly surprising. Miss Alice is a master puppeteer.

Sanae

There she is!

Alice

...

Alice

Hark and behold...

Alice

'Tis I, magical girl of the constellations, Alice Margatroid.

Sanae

Why...

Sanae

Why does she sound so bored?!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I think it's the lines... Why's a magical girl introducing herself like a feudal warlord?

Letty

Watch out, Alice. The goddess of Hell is coming your way!

Huh...

That piece of cardboard looks like Hecatia.

Letty

Take her down with your magic!

Alice

Take this. Star Door... Power.

Dreaming Girl 1

Put some effort in!

Dreaming Boy 1

Shout like you mean it!

Dreaming Girl 2

We paid good Dream Coins for this!

Sagume

The kids are heckling her.

Reisen

Guess they forget their manners when they're asleep.

Sunny Milk

A fairy could beat you up!

Star Sapphire

I wish I could use your door power to make myself an exit!

Clownpiece

Boo! You're no match for the goddess of Hell!

Luna Child

Moon power rules, constellation power drools!

Sanae

Those kids aren't the only ones heckling...

Reisen

Don't those fairies work at the park?

Sagume

When it rains, it pours, huh?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Why does everyone here look so familiar?

Alice

In the name of the stars... I shall vanquish you.

(Alice's puppet shows are amazing.)

(Her acting, on the other hand...)

Dreaming Boy 2

Get off the stage, fake magical girl!

(Someone threw a Dream Coin at her.)

(And it hit one of her puppets!)

Alice

...

Alice

Star... Door...

Um, Alice?

Alice

Star Door Poweeer!

Alice

In the name of the stars!

Alice

I shall vanquish you!

Sanae

I don't like the sound of that!

Sanae

She jumped off the stage and into the crowd!

Doremin

St-Stop her!

Alice

Urgh...

Alice

Quit getting in my way.

Alice

I'll defeat the goddess of Hell... even if I have to destroy this whole park.

No, Miss Alice!

You need to calm down.

(Hm? Why's everyone looking at us?)

Dreaming Girl 1

Whoa...

Dreaming Boy 1

That battle was intense.

Dreaming Girl 2

I'm glad we came.

Dreaming Boy 2

She really IS a magical girl!

(Do they think that was part of the show?!)

Doremin

That was a disaster... but it might just work in our favor.

Doremin

Everyone, get Alice backstage!

Doremin

Letty, let the crowd know the show's over!

Letty

What do you want me to say?!

Doremin

I dunno. But make sure to tease the next installment!

Letty

...Fine. I'll see what I can do.

Letty

Th-That's all for today, folks.

Letty

Will Magical Girl Alice be able to defeat the evil goddess of Hell? Come back next time to find out!

In Doremyland's Lost Fairy Center...

Alice

I'm going to destroy Doremyland. Don't try and stop me―

Reisen

Alice, calm down! Getting angry like that spikes your blood pressure!

(She really is angry...!)

Doremin

Deep breaths, Alice! The show's over!

Sagumin

[Don't ruin everyone's dreams.]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

So, we brought the magical girl to the Lost Fairy Center like the costume weirdo asked...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

But why is she so mad?

Sanae

It feels like Miss Alice had a lot of pent-up rage...

Sagumin

[You folks don't mince your words, huh?]

Doremin

A-Alice was just mad because her precious puppet got hit! R-Right?!

Alice

...

Alice

Tell me, did any of you notice anything strange on our way here?

Sanae

Like what?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

To be honest, nothing here feels normal.

Something strange...

Doremin

Doremyland's doomed!

Doremin

It's the new attraction one of our visitors requested. Presenting... the Dreaminal Space Pool!

Sunny Milk

A fairy could beat you up!

Star Sapphire

I wish I could use your door power to make myself an exit!

Clownpiece

Boo! You're no match for the goddess of Hell!

Luna Child

Moon power rules, constellation power drools!

There were more staff members last time I was here.

But now it feels like it's just Doremin and Sagumin.

Sanae

For real?!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Wait... Did the others get erased or something?

Alice

No, it was nothing that brutal. This is still the land of dreams, after all.

Sagume

Phew.

Reisen

So, what happened to them?

Alice

They're... on strike.

Reisen

On strike?

Sagume

It means they're refusing to work as a form of protest.

Reisen

Trust a Lunar Sage to have all the answers!

Why are they on strike?

Alice

Working conditions have gotten really bad since summer set in.

Alice

Miss Letty stopped making the staff ice cream, and there weren't enough Dream Coins to give out bonuses.

Alice

We lost our health insurance, payday got later and later, and we were all forced to do unpaid overtime.

I don't believe it...

Is that true, Doremin?!

Doremin

Umm, technically yes... but it was all to finish the new attraction.

Innocent Child 1

Hey, Doremin, what's unpaid overtime?

Innocent Child 2

Is payday some kinda holiday?!

Innocent Child 3

Health insurance sounds cool! Can I get one?

Doremin

Uhh, that's a lot of questions at once!

???

Stop!

Yuuka

You can't talk about those things in front of children!

Oh, it's Yuuka!

Yuuka

You're all in for it now!

Sagumin

[Urgh...]

Doremin

Why'd you have to attack me, too?

Yuuka

Because you're responsible for all this.

Yuuka

...Although I'm sorry for yelling.

Alice

No, you were right to be mad. We were being careless.

Alice

There are no visitors here, though. We can talk now, right?

Yuuka

Yes. Let's get the full story from Doremin.

Yuuka

Got a problem with that?

Doremin

N-Nope.

Doremin

When the heat wave set in, we stopped getting visitors. So I slashed staff benefits...

Doremin

And used the extra Dream Coins and dream souls to build the new pool.

Sanae

So THAT'S what happened...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Under that cuddly costume, she's a cold, hard businesswoman.

Alice

The only people left working here are people too timid to go on strike...

Yuuka

And people who REALLY love their job.

Yikes.

(I never knew Yuuka loved working here so much.)

Yuuka

Hey, quit staring at me.

S-Sorry!

So, what do you two think about the situation?

Doremin

Th-That's kinda a tricky question...

Sagumin

[So long as they have a dream, our staff can work in any conditions.]

Sanae

She's smiling, but what she's saying is pure evil!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

One thing's clear: the park will never recover on their watch.

Reisen

Maybe not, but how are WE gonna rebuild it?

Sagume

That's a tough one.

...I know!

Let's team up with Yuuka and Alice!

Yuuka & Alice

Say what?!

In the food court, after Doremyland had closed for the night...

Alice

First off, the park doesn't have a clear concept.

Alice

I mean, there are buildings that look like they're from Gensokyo...

Alice

Then there are crazy rollercoasters...

Alice

Other classic theme park attractions, like a Ferris wheel and a castle...

Alice

And for some reason, there's also a creepy pool.

Alice

It doesn't make any sense. What sort of experience are we even trying to give the visitors?!

Sanae

Whoa...

Sanae

That was amazing, Miss Alice! You've only just joined the team and you're already providing top insights!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Sounds like she's been holding that in for a while.

(She's totally right, though.)

(I wonder how Doremin and Sagumin are taking it...)

Doremin

Urgh...

Doremin

You might have a point.

Sagumin

[It's not fair to use such ruthless logic against us, though.]

Doremin

Y-Yeah!

Doremin

We're just adorable mascots! What do we know?!

Alice

You seemed pretty confident in yourselves before.

Yuuka

Since we're on the subject...

Yuuka

What IS Doremyland about, anyway?

Doremin

Umm...

You told me before, didn't you, Doremin?

Doremin

Did I?

Doremin

Oh right, I did!

Yuuka

It's lucky PLAYER was here to remind you.

Alice

So this park ACTUALLY has a reason for existing?

Doremin

Of course!

Sagumin

[Indubitably.]

Doremin

When people sleep, they have dreams. And the more dreams they have, the more likely they are to have nightmares.

Doremin

So we invite dreamers here to enjoy the attractions and make happy memories.

Doremin

In turn, that purifies their dream souls and keeps the nightmares away!

Yuuka

I never would've guessed... That's incredible.

Alice

I bet most of the staff didn't even know. Especially seeing as the owner herself almost forgot.

Sanae

So this whole place... is to keep nightmares away?

Sanae

Wow.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

But if that's true, then what's the deal with that new pool?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

It's super creepy. No way you could make happy memories swimming in there.

Doremin

I-I was trying to honor a certain visitor's request...

Doremin

And, uh... I kinda just kept building stuff!

Sagumin

[Mascots never quit.]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

So basically, while you were hammering away―or however it is you build stuff here―you forgot what this park is for.

Sanae

That's a one-way trip to bankruptcy town!

You've remembered now, though. Things should be OK!

Sagumin

*gulp*

Doremin

W-Well...

Well what?

Doremin

When I said I kept building stuff... I was actually talking about a whole new attraction.

You built ANOTHER one?!

Sagumin

[Mascots. Never. Quit.]

Doremin

You guys wanna come take a look?

Sagume

Is this... an abandoned hospital?

Reisen

We're gonna need an explanation here, Miss Doremin.

Doremin

Welcome...

Doremin

To the new attraction I was planning to open this year!

Doremin

Doremin's Horror House!

Sagumin

[OOOooooooOOOoooOOO!]

Sanae

So, in other words, it's a haunted house?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Looks like the stuff of nightmares for most regular folk.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I thought this place was about making good memories and purifying dreams.

Doremin

Yes, but I thought this could be fun, too!

Sagumin

[A little fear never stopped anyone from making memories.]

Sanae

Miss Sagumin's saying scary stuff again!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You can't expect us to buy that logic.

Doremin

S'long as the visitors make memories, we're in the clear!

Sagumin

[Let's make some together now.]

Hang on...

Wasn't there a haunted house here before?

Doremin

You mean the Dream Palace of the Earth Spirits.

Doremin

People started saying real ghosts appeared there. We're trying to get to the bottom of it.

Sagumin

[We draw the line at REAL ghosts.]

Reisen

Y-You're kidding, right? ...Right?!

Sagume

Abandoned hospitals and spooky ghosts go hand in hand.

Reisen

You can't say that. You're a nurse!

???

So?

Reisen

Hm? Did you say something, Lady Sagume?

Sagume

Nope.

???

Ever seen a ghost nurse?

Reisen

Th-There it is again!

Reisen

It's coming from over there!

Tojiko

Reisen. Oh, Reiiiisen.

Yoshika

It's time for your injection!

Reisen

Eeeeek!

Qu-Quick, get 'em!

Tojiko

Oww...

Yoshika

My head's spinning...

Reisen

Gh-Gh-Ghosts!

Sagume

Cute outfits, though.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Do these two live in the park or something?

Sanae

I think they're real ghosts.

What are you guys doing here?

Tojiko

We've had no one to scare since the Dream Palace of the Earth Spirits closed for maintenance.

Yoshika

We were looking for a new spot.

Tojiko

Then we found this place! We even found some people to scare... You!

Sanae

This is a pretty perfect spot for a ghost and a zombie.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Not sure it makes for the best attraction, though.

What the ghosts say matters...

But so do the opinions of the living!

Alice

So far, we've only heard from the staff. We need to see what the visitors think, too.

Yuuka

Good point!

Sanae

Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go find some visitors!

Sanae

Time for our first visitor interview!

Sanae

Is what I'd like to say...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

The park's already closed for the night.

Alice

We'll just have to wait until tomorrow.

Sanae

Hold that thought!

Sanae

I think I see a guest over by the entrance!

Clownpiece

Hmm... If I put my Sagumin plushie here, then I just need to...

Alice

I recognize her. She comes to my show every night.

Yuuka

She was heckling you with the other fairies.

Clownpiece

Hm? Where's my Doremin figure? ...Oh, I put in my bag.

Sanae

She's mumbling to herself while she arranges all her merch!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

She must've spent a small fortune...

Which means she's a big fan of the park, right?

Sanae

Totally! She probably has an annual pass!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

That makes her the perfect interview subject.

Sanae

Agreed. I'm going in!

Alice

Miss Sanae, wait―

Sanae

Excuse me! Would you mind answering a few questions?

Clownpiece

Questions? But I was in the middle of―

Clownpiece

Whoa! You're, like, seriously injured!

Clownpiece

Do you need some help?

Sanae

Me? No! I'm practically all better!

Clownpiece

Right...

Clownpiece

Pretty amazing that you're working.

Sanae

Thanks! Now, about those questions...

Clownpiece

You seem nice enough. Sure, ask away.

Sanae

You're so kind. Let's get straight to it, Miss...?

Clownpiece

M-My name's Clownpiece, but you can call me Clown-P.

Sanae

OK, Miss Clown-P. First question!

Sanae

We're gathering feedback from visitors. So tell me, what do you think about Doremyland.

Clownpiece

What do I think about it? Hmm...

Clownpiece

The merch has been on point lately, but I'd love a big new attraction.

Clownpiece

You know, something to get excited about with all my friends.

Sanae

That's a great idea!

Sanae

Speaking of friends, how many people did you come with today?

Clownpiece

Oh, uhh... I came alone.

Sanae

Alone? You mean, like, ALONE alone?

If you came by yourself...

You must really love Doremyland!

Clownpiece

I-It's not like I wanted to.

Clownpiece

Y-You guys are getting on my nerves! You deserve to be punished!

We do?!

Clownpiece

Phew...

S-Sorry for being rude before!

Clownpiece

It's all right. To be honest, I kinda flew off the handle.

Clownpiece

Truth is, there's someone I wanted to invite to the park. But I couldn't work up the courage.

That's too bad.

Sanae

Whoever it is, you should totally invite them!

Clownpiece

Wh-Whoa, steady!

Sanae

Sorry.

Sanae

But if there's someone you wanna spend time with, you gotta be brave.

Sanae

You never know when it might be too late...

Clownpiece

Huh...

Clownpiece

Yeah, I guess you're right.

Clownpiece

Fine, I'll invite her sometime! Thanks!

Sanae

No, thank YOU for letting us interview you!

Clownpiece

See ya!

Sanae

Bye!

The next day...

Doremin

Everyone!

Doremin

Thanks again for all your hard work helping to improve Doremyland last night!

Sagumin

[We couldn't be more grateful.]

Sanae

Don't mention it!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

...Hey, wait a sec.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

These two vanished partway through.

Alice

You're right!

Yuuka

They bailed right around the time we started doing interviews.

Sagumin

*gulp*

Doremin

W-We had to perform maintenance on all the attractions in the park.

Doremin

But we really appreciate your help! We're counting on you again tonight!

Alice

Wait!

Yuuka

They ran off...

Sanae

Meh, I'm sure they're busy! Let's interview some more visitors!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You're way too nice.

Sanae

What do you expect? I'm a living god!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Yeah, yeah.

(Parallel-world Sanae's pretty energetic today.)

(She seemed kinda down yesterday, though.)

Sanae

You never know when it might be too late...

Hey, Sanae?

Sanae

Yes, Miss PLAYER?

About yesterday...

Sanae

What about it?

Sanae

Oh, do you wanna know more about the interview questions I prepared?

No. You mentioned something about being too late...

Sanae

Y-Yeah, we did work pretty late. Guess we shouldn't have picked such a big fan to interview, huh?

Sanae

I was thinking we should try and find some families to talk to tonight!

No, you're missing the point. I―

Sanae

Look! There's a perfect-looking parent and child over there!

Remilia

Say, Flan. Why do you think barley tea's so yummy?

Flandre

Beats me, Big Sis.

Flandre

Let me know if you run out. Me and the other Remilia Guard members will do whatever it takes to get you more.

I don't think that's a good idea, Sanae!

Sure, those two are family, but―

Sanae

Excuse me! We're conducting interviews with some parent and child visitors.

Remilia

You think I'm her child?!

Run, Sanae!

Flandre

How dare you insult Big Sis. You'll pay for this with your life.

Sanae

My life?! But I need that to live!

Remilia

Urgh, I only let my guard down for a second! When I get my full power back, you guys are toast.

Flandre

The only reason you're still alive is because Big Sis was kind enough to go easy on you.

Didn't you threaten to kill us, like, five minutes ago?

Flandre

That was more of a greeting than a threat.

Some greeting...

Remilia

Enough already. Didn't you say something about an interview?

Remilia

Being the kind vampire I am, I'll overlook your transgression just this once.

Sanae

Oh right, the interview!

Sanae

Is there anything you think Doremyland is missing, or something you'd like to see added?

Remilia

Something I'd like to see added...

Remilia

A drinks bar serving nothing but barley tea would be nice.

(That's not as helpful as I was hoping.)

Sanae

Got it! I'll be sure to let Miss Doremin know!

Sanae

Thanks for your time!

After closing time...

Doremin

Thanks for staying so late, guys.

Sagumin

[Tyty.]

Doremin

And now... it's time for the very first Doremyland Renovation Meeting!

Sanae

Wow! This really feels like we're part of a big team!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Shame the park's on the brink of shutting down.

Alice

Let's keep the small talk small and get straight to business.

Yuuka

Huh? Looks like the two nurses aren't here...

Doremin

Oh, I forgot to mention!

Doremin

They're swamped with clinic work back in Gensokyo, so they're sitting this one out!

Sagumin

[I'm the only Sagume you get today.]

Wow...

I hope they're doing OK.

Doremin

Alice was right―it's business time!

Doremin

Today's main agenda is...

Sagumin

[Deciding on a slogan for Doremyland 2.0.]

Alice

Doremyland 2.0...

Sanae

A slogan, huh?

Doremin

Yep! We need something catchy to attract people back to the park!

Doremin

You've all been interviewing the staff and visitors, right?

Doremin

The goal is to turn all their feedback into a killer slogan!

Umm...

Doremin

Got an idea already, PLAYER?!

Not exactly.

It's just one of the visitors we talked to said...

Clownpiece

The merch has been on point lately, but I'd love a big new attraction.

So, uhh...

I'm not sure a slogan is gonna cut it.

Doremin

She wants a new attraction, huh?

Sagumin

[If only that big fairy knew the truth...]

What's wrong?

Doremin

N-Nothing. It's just we used up all the dream souls...

Doremin

To build the pool.

Doremin

And the Horror House.

Doremin

So now our only option is to hype those two up with a good slogan!

Sanae

This is gonna be harder than I thought!

Sagumin

[The attractions are irrelevant. It's all about the marketing.]

Yuuka

There was me thinking mascots were supposed to be cuddly and nice...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I think that's enough honesty for one night.

Alice

OK, I got it.

What do you mean?

Alice

Basically, our goal...

Alice

Is to figure out a way to salvage the disastrous attractions she should never have built.

Sanae

Wh-Who knew magical girls could be so savage!

Yuuka

She's kind of right, though.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Am I the only one getting mad at this whole situation?

Sanae

I-I'm sensing a lot of tension in the room right now!

Doremin

Less whining, more slogan-coming-up-with!

Sanae

Shh, Miss Doremin, you're making it worse!

Alice

We're past that, Miss Sanae. There's only one thing left to do...!

Doremin

Urgh...

Sagumin

[Those were some fine bullets...]

Yuuka

How did I get caught up in this?

Alice

I'll take those mascots down if it's the last thing I do.

C-Calm down, everyone!

We're all just tired from the interviews.

We should postpone the meeting till tomorrow!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

PLAYER's right.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Let's call it a night.

Sanae

Umm...

Sanae

I kinda wanted to stick around a little longer.

Why?

Sanae

N-No reason! I-In fact, forget I said anything!

Sanae

Byeee!

She ran off...

(I think I slept... well?)

(What's all that noise outside?)

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Hey, PLAYER. You're finally up.

Hi, Miss Arm!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I told you not to call me that.

Oh, sorry.

But I don't know what else to call you.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

...Fine, call me whatever you like.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Never mind that. The nurses are having trouble at the shrine.

You mean Reisen and Sagume?!

What's happening?!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You better come and see for yourself.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Take a look.

Reisen

Everyone waiting, this way, please!

Sagume

OK, roll up your sleeve... *needle prick*

Reisen

Lady Sagume! We have to examine them first!

Sagume

Oops...

Sagume

What should I do, Nurse Reisen? *clatter*

Reisen

I'll take over here! You try and keep the line in order!

Th-This is nuts...

Reimu

I don't remember planning a festival.

Reimu!

What's with all these people?

Reimu

That's what I wanna know! It was like this when I got up!

Yikes...

Do you know anything, Miss Arm?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You know those two set up a temporary clinic here, right?

Yeah, I remember them mentioning that!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Apparently, more and more people have been showing up the past few days...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

If you want the full story, you'll have to ask―

Sagume

Straighten up this line! *clatter*

Sagume!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

What was that clattering sound?

What's with all these people?

Sagume

To put it simply...

Sagume

We need to hurry up and get Doremyland back on track.

Reisen

Whew... Looks like things are finally calming down.

Sagume

You finally got the crowd under control.

Reisen

I-I couldn't have done it without you!

Great work, guys!

Reisen

Hey, PLAYER! Sorry for all the noise this morning!

Don't sweat it!

But... what was going on?

Reisen

To be honest, we're still not sure...

Reisen

But since yesterday, the number of people visiting our clinic has shot up.

Huh...

What's everyone sick with?

Reisen

They're not sick, per se.

Reisen

They were all complaining about the same thing.

What?

Sagume

Sleep problems.

Reisen

Remember how people were saying the heat was making it hard to sleep?

Yeah. Me and Reimu were the same.

But it's been cooler the last few days.

Reisen

Yep. People are able to sleep again...

Reisen

But everyone we saw today said that, even though they sleep all night, they're still tired in the morning.

Still tired, huh?

Now that you mention it, I kinda feel like that, too.

Sagume

None of us can function without proper sleep.

Sagume

So it makes sense that people would come to Reisen & Sagume's Heart-Pounding Free Clinic for help.

Was the clinic always called that...?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

If you didn't want hordes of people showing up, you shoulda picked a less bizarre name...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

So? What did you learn from all the checkups?

Reisen

We can't say for sure...

Sagume

But we think this has something to do with Doremyland.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Doremyland?

Oh, yeah...

You said something about getting it back on track.

Sagume

Uh-huh. According to Miss Doremin, the park prevents nightmares and ensures good sleep.

Sagume

So it's lack of visitors explains―

Sagume

Who's there?!

Who's where?!

???

Heh heh. I see they don't call you a Lunar Sage for nothing.

That's...

Miss Aya?!

Aya

An unexpected crowd at Hakurei Shrine... Mysterious sleep issues... I came because I smelled a scoop!

Aya

And what do I find? A nurse from the Moon and an oni who was supposedly sealed away!

Aya

Admit it―you've all got something to do with this medium incident!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Tch. So you were eavesdropping, huh?

Reisen

What do we do?

Sagume

I believe a light sedation is in order.

Aya

Ayaya...

Keine

I got careless...

I get why Aya was here.

But what about you, Miss Keine?!

Keine

I was out for a walk when I heard someone say, "mysterious sleep issues." And, well... I got curious.

Keine

Then the bullets started flying...

Reisen

I guess we can't blame you for being curious.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

No, but we can blame both of them for not minding their own business.

Hey, I've got an idea.

Why don't we bring them to Doremyland?

Reisen

Huh?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Why would we do that?

The incident has something to do with the park, right?

Sagume

That's my hunch.

Maybe these two can help us get to the bottom of this!

Reisen

That's not a bad idea.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

The teacher I'm OK with. But this reporter? Not so much.

Oh...

Sagume

Don't worry, I have an idea of my own.

Aya

All right, time to get me a scoop!

Doremin

You're one dedicated reporter, Aya!

Sagumin

[That's putting it lightly.]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

When Sagume said she had an idea, I was sure it was gonna be a disaster...

Sanae

But this is great!

Doremin

You want us to negotiate?

Sagumin

[With who?]

Sagume

The workers on strike, of course. You can offer them better working conditions as leverage.

Reisen

You can even ask Dream World Aya for help!

Sagume

The goal is to end the strike and get everyone back to work.

Doremin

Huh...

Sagumin

[That sounds doable.]

Doremin

Let's call a big meeting!

Sunny Milk

Welcome to Doremyland!

Star Sapphire

We've got roller coasters aplenty!

Luna Child

Plus, Miss Letty's signature ice cream!

Doremin

The staff's back to work, and the park is full of life again!

Doremin

I'm over the Moon with gratitude!

Sagumin

[Offering them free staff meals was the right call.]

With you helping us investigate, now we can finally―

Keine

...

What's the matter, Miss Keine?

Keine

Sorry, I was just thinking about something.

Keine

Just one question... Is that Moon fake?

The one behind you?

Keine

Yes.

Hmm, I'm pretty sure it's real.

Keine

Oh... I must have been mistaken―

Doremin

Teehee, how very astute of you.

Doremin?

Keine

Sorry, one more question.

Keine

What's the deal with her and that strange outfit?

Doremin

It's not strange! And it's not a costume! I'm this park's adorable mascot!

Keine

Oh, that makes sense. Sorry.

Why did you say Miss Keine's astute?

Doremin

Because that Moon IS fake! I put it up to boost the dreamy vibes!

For real?!

So that's why it's always the same shape...

Doremin

Fooled you, though, right?!

Doremin

The real Moon's hidden behind it.

Keine

I figured as much...

Is something wrong, Miss Keine?

You sound kinda concerned.

???

Heeeelp!

Was that―?!

Doremin

Seija seems really mad at Aya, huh?

Doremin

I wonder what Aya did to annoy her?

Keine

...

(Something's definitely up with Miss Keine...)

Let's go help her out!

Seija

OK, OK, you got me.

Keine

We stopped her, but she doesn't seem too upset about it.

She is an amanojaku, after all.

She says the opposite of what she's thinking.

Doremin

How come she was chasing after you, Aya?

Aya

Beats me!

Aya

She yelled, "I'm in a great mood!" and came straight at me.

Seija

...

So really, she was in a bad mood?

Seija

Of course I was. Doremyland keeps closing early for all the renovation work.

Seija

And I've barely had the chance to hang out with Doremin or Sagumin lately.

Seija

That's why I was in such a great mood!

Keine

You like spending time with the mascots that much, huh?

Aya

I never woulda guessed they were so popular.

Doremin

Really? Never?!

Doremin

We're this park's OFFICIAL mascots! Everyone here loves us!

Keine

I-I see that now.

Wait a sec...

Aya

What is it, Miss PLAYER?

I think I know what's causing this medium incident.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

So everyone in Gensokyo is feeling extra tired...

Sanae

Because of Doremyland's renovations?

Uh-huh.

Sagume, Reisen, will you help me explain?

Sagume

Very well.

Sagume

For the past few nights, Miss Doremin shortened Doremyland's hours a bit to make time for the renovation meetings.

Sagume

Since there aren't any conference rooms here, we had to use the food court.

Sanae

Huh...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

The food court must be the only place with enough chairs for all of us.

Alice

If the park closed at regular hours, the meetings would've started way too late.

Yuuka

There definitely would've been complaints.

Sagume

That's right. Shortening the park's opening hours was best for everyone.

Sagume

But!

Sagume

There was one flaw.

Alice

She's enjoying this, huh?

Sanae

I almost jumped out of my skin when she shouted.

Reisen

I'll take it from here, then.

Reisen

As you all know, visiting Doremyland while you sleep leaves you feeling refreshed in the morning.

Reisen

But with the shortened opening hours...

Reisen

The visitors didn't get to spend as much time as they needed here.

Reisen

And that's why everyone in Gensokyo is feeling extra tired!

Reisen

Oh, and some patients said they were sad they haven't seen Doremin and Sagumin lately.

Doremin

...

We haven't got it all figured out, but that's our theory.

D-Doremin, are you crying?!

Doremin

I feel so guilty and ashamed.

Doremin

I didn't realize Doremyland played such a big part in everyone's lives.

Sagumin

[We shouldn't have changed the opening hours so frivolously.]

No, you shouldn't have...

(Sagumin hit the nail on the head.)

Doremin

From now on, I'm going back to basics.

Doremin

I'll make Doremyland a place where people make happy memories and leave feeling refreshed!

Sagumin

[I'm with you on that!]

You guys...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Sounds like it's settled, then.

Alice

It took a while, but things are finally back on track.

Sagume

Once the renovations are done, everyone should be able to wake up feeling energetic again.

Reisen

What are we waiting for? Let's get started!

Doremin

All right! First up―

???

What about the slogan?

Doremin

Ahhh!

Sagumin

[Ahhh!]

Yuuka

We still don't have a slogan for the reopening, right?

Alice

Good point.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I'd forgotten about that.

Yuuka

We can't reopen without a slogan.

Sanae

How about...?

Yuuka

How about what?

Sanae

"Dream Together."

Sanae

S-Sorry.

Sanae

What Clown-P said really stuck with me, that's all.

Yuuka

Dream... together.

Alice

I like it. Theme parks are best enjoyed in good company, after all.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Can't argue with that.

Doremin

It's settled, then! Doremyland 2.0's slogan is...

Sagumin

[Doremyland: Dream Together!]

Aya

So we've got a slogan... but which attractions should we feature in our promo material?

Doremin

There are so many to choose from...

Sagumin

[Let's feature them all.]

Aya

I won't deny that all the attractions are great...

Aya

But how about we pick the one that best matches the new slogan?!

Aya

People will have a better idea of what's in store for them at the park, and it'll give the media something to latch onto!

Sanae

Whoa, good thinking!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Guess there are some upsides to having a journalist around.

Yuuka

Yeah, but what media is there apart from the Bunbunmaru Newspaper?

Sanae

Can't Miss Aya just make us some flyers or something?

Alice

That's not really the media, though, is it?

Doremin

...I'm sold! First things first, let's choose our star attraction!

Aya

Wayda take charge!

Aya

So... how are we gonna choose?

Doremin

Fear not―I already have! Our star attraction is...

Sagumin

[Drum roll.]

Sagumin

[Symbol crash!]

Doremin

The Horror House!

Aya

Whoa!

Sanae

Are you sure about that?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Yeah, it's kinda creepy.

Yuuka

Hm... At least it fits the "Dream Together" vibe.

Doremin

Time to get to work!

Aya

Doremyland 2.0 is on its way!

Sagumin

[Yay!]

Aya

I'll start spreading the word!

Reisen

So...

Reisen

Why are we playing the ghosts?!

Because Doremin said nurse ghosts are the spookiest.

Sagume

She has a point.

Reisen

Take that back, Lady Sagume!

Reisen

If we were covered in blood and bandages, fine...

Reisen

But right now, we just look like legit nurses who snuck away from work!

Nurse Reisen, shh.

Reisen

Huh?

Flandre

So, this is the Horror House?

Y-Yep!

Remilia

Flan insisted we come together, so I had no choice. But this does seem like a fun little attraction.

Th-Thank you!

It's filled with spooky ghosts―

Flandre

I know, I know. Ghosts that we have to destroy.

Reisen

Wh-What?!

Sagume

We're not ghosts―we're angels.

Flandre

Fine. It's filled with ANGELS we have to destroy.

A-Actually, you're not supposed to destroy anything!

Flandre

Get ready... to be DESTROYED!

Flandre

You angels are out to get Big Sis. I can't overlook that.

P-Please stop attacking the staff!

This isn't that kind of attraction!

Flandre

It's not? But anyone who threatens Big Sis―

Reisen

We're not threatening her! Or anyone, for that matter!

Sagume

We're angels looking out for everyone's health.

Remilia

Stand down, Flan.

Flandre

...Are you sure?

Remilia

Yes. Your battle with them was quite something. I had a blast watching it.

Remilia

But now I think it's time to take a break by the pool.

Flandre

Y-You got it! Follow me!

Reisen

Phew...

Sagume

That coulda been a whole lot worse.

I get the feeling they came here―

Because of the new slogan.

Sagume

...Huh?

What's up, Sagume?

Sagume

We've got another visitor.

Sagume

Look, there she is.

Clownpiece

*fidget* *fidget*

That's...

Clown-P!

Sagume

Do you know her?

I met her at the park a little while back.

She let us interview her!

Sagume

Huh...

Sagume

In that case, perhaps we don't need to keep our guard all the way up.

Reisen

She's acting kinda strange, though.

Clownpiece

*fidget* *fidget*

(Is she nervous?)

(Maybe she's waiting for someone...)

Reisen

Look, there's someone else coming!

Sagume

That's a pretty weird outfit.

(There's only one person that can be...)

(Miss Hecatia!)

Clownpiece

Master! You actually came!

Hecatia

Yes. It's not every day you invite me somewhere.

Hecatia

Curiosity got the better of me.

Clownpiece

Oh... I'm still glad you're here, though!

Sagume

Check it out.

Sagume

Miss Clown-P's holding one of the new flyers.

Reisen

The ones that say "Dream Together" in big letters?

(That must mean...)

Clownpiece

Umm... Master?

Clownpiece

Do you wanna... go to the Horror House together?

Hecatia

The Horror House?

Clownpiece

It's Doremyland's newest attraction!

Clownpiece

Someday I wanna go with a friend from my world... and inviting you seemed like good practice!

Hecatia

Huh?

Sagume

I think Miss Hecatia just noticed the slogan on the flyer.

Reisen

It won't take her long to figure it all out, then.

I wonder what she's gonna do...

Hecatia

...

Hecatia

All right, let's go!

Clownpiece

F-For real?!

Hecatia

Uh-huh. I was planning to check out the Horror House sometime.

Yay! Clown-P did it!

Reisen

Wait a sec.

Reisen

If they're coming to the Horror House...

Sagume

We have to pretend to be ghosts.

Reisen

I almost forgot!

Sagume

If we don't get into position, the only scary thing about the Horror House will be how boring it is!

H-Hurry!

In the Horror House...

Reisen

*pant* *pant*

Sagume

We made it to the Horror House. No sign of Clown-P yet.

Reisen

We made it in time, then.

Sagume

Right, let's get ready to scare―huh?

What's up?

Sagume

I think I saw someone over there...

Reisen

What?!

Reisen

Y-You're kidding, right?!

Reisen

This place is creepy enough without you saying stuff like that!

Are you sure it wasn't Clown-P or Hecatia?

Sagume

Positive. They had horns.

Reisen

Horns?

Reisen

...Look, over there!

???

...

Is that... Miss Keine?

Sagume

Miss Keine doesn't have horns, though.

Reisen

Maybe she grew some...

???

Hey.

Reisen

Eek!

Keine

You've got some nerve showing up here.

Keine

It's like you're BEGGING for a headbutt.

She looks like Miss Keine...

Sagume

But she has horns... And her whole color scheme is off.

Reisen

S-So the rumors were true.

Keine

Enough chat.

Keine

It's time to add you to the history books.

Keine

Urgh... You're tougher than I thought.

Reisen

We stopped her.

Sagume

Looks like she's still kinda upset, though.

Keine

At this rate, I'll never finish compiling history.

History?

So it IS Miss Keine.

Keine

Sorry, I should've said sooner.

Keine

I'm Keine Kamishirasawa.

Wh-What's with the cool horns?

Keine

This is the form I take under the full Moon.

Keine

Did I not tell you that?

I, uhh... I don't think so!

Keine

Huh...

Keine

As you can see, I'm half-human, half-beast. This is my hakutaku form.

Keine

Normally, on nights like this, I compile Gensokyo's history while staying out of sight.

Keine

But since coming to this park, I've completely lost track of the Moon's phases.

Keine

I ended up transforming out in the open.

That explains a lot!

(This is why she was worried about the Moon earlier.)

I have a ton of questions, but―

Reisen

W-Wait, PLAYER!

Sagume

While we were battling, Miss Clown-P and Miss Hecatia reached the entrance.

Clownpiece

This is gonna be so much fun! I can't wait to see what spooky creatures are inside!

Hecatia

Teehee, me neither.

Keine

Sounds lively. Is there some kind of festival going on?

Th-This is bad.

Miss Hakutaku, will you help us?!

Keine

With what?

Clownpiece

L-L-Look...

Clownpiece

I think something's waiting for us back there.

Hecatia

It certainly looks like a spooky spot!

Clownpiece

W-Wanna go together on the count of three?

Clownpiece

We'll try and get all the way around the corner.

Hecatia

Sounds good to me.

Clownpiece

OK... Three, two, one!

Keine

Boo!

Clownpiece

Eeeeeeek!

Clownpiece

A ghooooost!

Keine

...

Hecatia

Good evening.

Keine

Good evening to you, too.

Keine

...

Hecatia

...

Keine

We both have our hands full, huh?

Hecatia

Not me. I'm having a great time.

Keine

You are?

Hecatia

I am.

Hecatia

See you around.

Keine

Sure thing...

Sagume

That was a huge success.

Reisen

Was it?

All things considered, I'd say it went pretty well.

Keine

Two more visitors are coming. You want me to do the same again?

Reisen

Eek!

Y-Yes, please!

Scare 'em real good!

*yawn*

(I haven't slept that well in ages.)

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You're looking pretty sprightly this morning, PLAYER.

Yep. I woke up feeling totally refreshed!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You must've had a good dream, then.

Yeah... I think I did!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Glad to hear it.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

The nurses were worried about you, you know? Let's go find 'em and share the good news.

Good idea!

Morning, Sagume! Morning, Reisen!

Sagume

Good morning.

Reisen

Morning, PLAYER. You look great.

I feel great, too!

Sagume

That's music to my ears.

Reisen

Ditto. Healthy people don't need nurses.

Speaking of... No one's come to the clinic today, huh?

Sagume

Nope. Aside from Miss Aunn stopping by to say hello, we haven't had a single visitor.

Reisen

Perhaps everyone slept just as well as you did!

That would certainly explain it...

Sagume

Maybe this is thanks to Doremyland's reopening.

Reisen

With people's dreams finally helping them to feel refreshed again, it looks like Gensokyo's sleep troubles have vanished.

That's great news.

I guess this means the medium incident is resolved―

???

Hey, you lot!

Morning, Reimu! What's the matter?

Reimu

Have any of you seen the blonde Sanae?

Not since yesterday.

Why are you looking for her?

Reimu

She's been missing since this morning.

Reimu

She didn't have a place to stay, so I let her crash at the shrine, but now she's gone.

Reisen

That's not good.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I bet she's still in Doremyland. She was super hyped up during those interviews, remember?

Sagume

Last night WAS the grand reopening. If anyone would stay there till noon, it'd be her.

Why don't we go look for her?

In Doremyland...

Doremin

Ahem. I have an important announcement for everyone!

Sagumin

[Listen up.]

Doremin

Last night...

Doremin

We set a new record for the number of visitors!

Sagumin

[Woohoo!]

Aya

Whoa! That's awesome!

Sunny Milk

All our hard work paid off!

Yuuka

Having an official reopening was a huge boost.

Alice

My show was packed.

Yuuka

Really? Things didn't go wrong, did they?

Alice

No. Why would you even ask that?

Yuuka

No reason...

Doremin

This calls for a staff photo!

Sagumin

[Tall people to the back.]

Doremin

All right, let's see those smiles―

Doremin!

Doremin

Hey, PLAYER!

Sagumin

[Our star employee!]

Doremin

I tried looking for you, you know? What's with the panicked look?!

Have you seen Sanae?

Doremin

The one with all the bandages? ...Nope!

Doremin

I really want her in this photo, though. She came up with the new slogan, after all.

So she's not here, either.

Doremin

I know! I'll make an announcement over the speakers.

Doremin

If she's in the park, she'll hear it and come find us!

Sagumin

[A flawless plan.]

Thanks, Doremin.

I'll keep searching on foot!

Doremin

*announcement jingle*

Doremin

Miss Sanae Kochiya, visiting from Gensokyo. PLAYER and Doremin are looking for you.

Doremin

Please make your way to the Doremyland photo studio.

Doremin

*announcement jingle*

Weird how she does the jingle herself...

I sure hope Sanae heard the announcement―

???

Hey.

Remilia

What's going on?

Flandre

Big Sis wanted to know so badly that she left a sandal behind at the pool.

Flandre

Hurry up and answer her.

O-Our friend Miss Sanae's gone missing...

Remilia

The one who was doing all those interviews wrapped in bandages?

Uh-huh. Sorry again for asking you all those questions―

Remilia

She's not in the park.

What?

How do you know?

Flandre

Because if she was, either me or Big Sis would be able to hear her footsteps or sense her presence.

Right...

(Vampires are pretty incredible.)

Remilia

If you want to find her, you should check her favorite place.

Remilia

Go now. Before it's too late.

Sagume

So, Sanae isn't in Doremyland either.

Reisen

She must be in this world somewhere, then.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Reimu said she wasn't anywhere around here, though, right?

Yep...

Remilia

If you want to find her, you should check her favorite place.

Miss Remilia said to check Sanae's favorite place.

Reisen

Her favorite place, huh?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Why'd that uppity vampire tell you that, anyway?

Umm...

Sagume

Maybe she saw Miss Sanae in Doremyland before she went missing.

Sagume

And maybe she sensed something was off.

Reisen

That would explain why she came to find PLAYER right after the announcement.

(Remilia was worried about her, after all.)

I'm gonna look for Sanae's favorite place!

Will you guys help me?

Reisen

Of course!

Sagume

No one goes back to their world until we're all together again.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Besides, I won't be able to sleep right knowing she's missing.

Thanks!

Don't worry, we'll find her soon!

At Moriya Shrine...

Surely this is Sanae's favorite place...

Reimu said she already checked here, but―

???

Looking for someone?

Suwako

If you are, I'm happy to help.

Miss Kanako! Miss Suwako!

Have you seen Sanae? The blonde one with bandages.

Kanako

Sadly not. I've only seen the regular Sanae.

Oh...

Suwako

The Sanae you're looking for is from another world, right?

(So Sanae hasn't come to see―)

(This world's Miss Kanako and Miss Suwako?)

Thanks for your help.

I gotta go!

Kanako

So soon?

Suwako

She's always on the go.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

There you are, PLAYER.

How'd you guys get on?

Reisen

We searched the Youkai Mountain, the Genbu Ravine, the Waterfall of Nine Heavens...

Sagume

But there was no sign of Miss Sanae anywhere.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

What about you? You went to Moriya Shrine, right?

Yeah, but she wasn't there, either...

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

That's too bad.

Sagume

We checked inside the aerial tramway station, too, but there was no sign of her.

Reisen

Hmm, where else can we look?

...Ah!

Reisen

What is it, PLAYER?

The aerial tramway!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Yep, that's where we are...

Sagume

We checked all over. She isn't here.

Did you check inside the pods?

She might be hiding inside one.

Sagume

That's... a good point.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

It's the one place we haven't looked.

Reisen

Look! Is that Sanae inside that pod?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I think so. She's coming down the mountain.

Sagume

Let's catch her getting off at the station.

Sanae!

Sanae

Huh?

Sanae

What are you all doing here?

We've been looking all over for you!

Sanae

You have?!

C'mon, let's go―

Sanae

Stay away!

What?

Sanae

If you take one step closer...

Sanae

I'll blast you away!

Sanae... why did you disappear like that?

Sanae

I...

Sanae

I'm just at that age! *wink*

At that age, huh?

...Something's wrong, isn't it?

Sanae

...

Sanae

Yes.

Sanae

When I saw the flyer for Doremyland 2.0, I don't know... it just hit me really hard.

Sanae

Silly, right? That slogan was my idea.

What's this got to do with the flyer?

Sanae

...

Sanae

Isn't it obvious?

Sanae

I can never go to Doremyland with the people I care most about...

What do you mean you can never go to Doremyland―

With the people you care most about?

Sanae

Nothing. Don't worry about it!

Sure doesn't sound like nothing.

Sanae

No... But it's my problem, so I decided to deal with it on my own.

Sanae

I don't wanna cause any more trouble.

We don't mind. Honestly.

Sanae

Really?

You're so kind... to everyone but yourself.

It's OK to share the load from time to time.

Sanae

Miss PLAYER...

We don't care if this is your problem.

Tell us what it is and we'll try to help.

Sanae

...

Sanae

There was an accident... and I lost the people I cared about the most.

Sanae

My body was healed by a miracle, but I haven't seen them since.

I had no idea.

Sanae

During the meeting...

Sanae

I kept thinking what I would want to happen in a world of dreams...

Sanae

That's how I came up with "Dream Together."

I didn't know the slogan meant that much to you.

I really like it, though!

Sanae

Th-Thanks.

Sanae

But, I've been really selfish...

Sanae

Once the park reopened with that slogan, and people started flooding in in twos and threes, like Clown-P and Hecatia...

Sanae

Seeing them all have fun together was too much to bear.

Sanae

It hit me that I can never see those most dear to me again. Not even in the Dream World.

Sanae

That realization... It broke me.

Sanae

Before I knew it, I was here, hiding from everyone.

Sanae

Sorry for all the trouble I caused you.

Don't worry.

You hid here because the people you care about most―

Are Miss Kanako and Miss Suwako, right?

Sanae

Oh, uhh... No comment!

Sanae

...Well, it might be them.

(It definitely is.)

Sanae

I got on the tramway, hoping to see this world's version of them.

Sanae

But on the way up, I realized this world also has a version of me.

Sanae

Me showing up might ruin things between them.

Sanae

I wanted to get off, but I couldn't find the courage. So I've just been going up and down the mountain...

How many times?

Sanae

About... thirty.

That explains why we couldn't find you.

Sanae

I'm really sorry.

If you wanna meet Miss Kanako and Miss Suwako...

Then I think you should.

Sanae

No, I can't risk it―

???

Hey, PLAYER.

Kanako

I can't believe we've bumped into you twice already today.

Suwako

We figured something was up when you ran off on us earlier.

Miss Kanako! Miss Suwako!

Sanae

Ahhh!

Kanako

Is she OK?

Yep, totally OK!

But you can do something to make her MORE OK!

Kanako

She looked a little shaken... but her bullets were solid.

Suwako

So, what can we do to help her?

Well, she's been having a tough time lately...

Sanae

N-No, I haven't!

What?!

Sorry, we'll be back!

Kanako

There she goes again.

Suwako

I wonder if she ever has a quiet day...

Suwako

But it sounds like the other girl's problem is one she has to deal with herself.

Suwako

All we can do is watch over her.

Sanae!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Hey, PLAYER.

Sagume

We caught Miss Sanae after she ran off.

Y-You did?

Reisen

Yes, so you can stop worrying.

Reisen

She's still feeling a bit on edge, though. Reimu's letting her relax inside.

Inside, huh?

Is it OK if I go see her?

Reimu

Oh, PLAYER. Nice timing.

Where's Sanae?

Reimu

Resting back there. I tried to find out what's up, but I can't get a straight answer out of her.

Reimu

She keeps saying that she'll only talk to you.

Oh...

I'll see what I can do!

Reimu

We're counting on you.

Sanae!

Sanae

Hi, Miss PLAYER.

Sanae

Sorry I ran off earlier.

It's OK. I'm not mad at you.

I just wanna know WHY you ran off.

Sanae

...OK.

Sanae

When we ran into Lady Kanako and Lady Suwako, I realized something...

Sanae

They're THIS world's Lady Kanako and Lady Suwako. Not mine.

Sanae

I could spend a lifetime with them... but it wouldn't mean a thing.

I see.

Sanae

I didn't want to admit it...

Sanae

But ever since the accident...

Sanae

It's like I've been trapped in a nightmare.

Sanae...

Sanae

Sorry, I didn't mean to bum you out.

Sanae

H-Haha, I'm fine, though. Don't worry about me.

(She says she's trapped in a nightmare...)

(I wish there was something I could do to help.)

???

Interesting. Veeery interesting.

Sanae

Huh?

Sanae

Where'd that voice come from?

Sagumin

[↑]

Doremin

We begged Reimu to let us in.

Sanae

That's great and all...

Sanae

But why are you here?

Doremin

Because we have something to show you.

Doremyland...

Sanae

Huh? The park's closed, but all the lights are still on.

Doremin

Welcome to Doremyland After Hours.

Sagumin

[Pretty cool name, right?]

Doremin

Normally, visitors aren't allowed here this late.

Doremin

But we all worked together to keep the park open a little longer just for you.

Sanae

What?!

Sanae

Just for me?

(This is amazing.)

(Doremin and Sagumin kept their promise.)

Doremin

You want to let Sanae have the park all to herself?

Sagumin

[That's pretty out there.]

I know. But please.

She disappeared because she's having a hard time.

If we find her, I want her to have some fun.

Doremin

Reserving the park for one visitor...

Sagumin

[If we do it during our regular hours, it'll mess with everyone's sleep again.]

What about after the park closes?

Doremin

True. Alice might get mad, though.

Sagumin

[At the very least, she'll expect overtime pay.]

I know I'm asking a lot...

But Sanae helped with the reopening, remember?

Doremin

True. Thanks to her slogan, the park's been packed these last few nights.

Sagumin

[We have heaps of dream souls saved up already.]

It sounds like she's earned a favor, then.

Doremin

...OK! I'll talk to the others and see what I can do!

For real?! Thanks!

Doremin

Doremyland After Hours is officially open!

Sagumin

[Time to party!]

(They actually convinced enough people to work late.)

(I wonder who they asked...)

Doremin

What could our first attraction be?!

Sagumin

[The Remi-Flan Coaster!]

Remi-Flan?!

Sanae

Whoa.

Sanae

What a fun name!

Y-Yeah...

(I guess if she's happy, I'm happy.)

Sanae

Miss Doremin, what exactly is the Remi-Flan Coaster?

Doremin

It's like a regular roller coaster... except you have to blast away Remilia and Flan as you whiz around!

Sagumin

[It was their idea.]

Doremin

But watch out―Flan goes all out to defend her sister!

Sagumin

[Think of it as violence spurred on by sisterly love.]

(The name was more literal than I thought.)

(Still, it's nice of them to help out.)

Doremin

What are you waiting for? Hop on!

Doremin

The Remi-Flan Coaster is about to start!

Sagumin

[Here come the bullets!]

Sanae

Wind, answer my call!

Remilia

Argh, I'm hit!

Remilia

*collapse*

Doremin

U-Unbelievable! PLAYER, Sanae...

Doremin

You just set a new high score!

Sagumin

[Way to go!]

Sanae

That was... totally wicked!

Sanae

What's the next attraction?

Doremin

Come and see for yourself!

Sagumin

[Follow us, Miss Sanae.]

Flandre

...

Umm... Flan?

Flandre

What?

Thanks for helping out.

Flandre

I only did it for Big Sis.

Flandre

I won't be doing anything like this again.

(Ah, there's Remilia.)

Remilia

*collapse*

(She's still pretending to be knocked out...)

Remilia?

Remilia

What is it?

You suggested this attraction, right?

You went through all this trouble...

All to cheer Sanae up.

Remilia

Hm, I dunno about that.

Well, I just wanted to say...

Thank you. You really helped.

Remilia

...

Remilia

Saving those tortured by fate is what I do.

Whoa...

Remilia

If you want another ride on the Remi-Flan Coaster, let me know.

Will do!

Doremin

C'mon, Doremyland After Hours isn't closing yet!

Sagumin

[In fact, we're just getting started.]

Doremin

Next up is our Quintuple Speed Merry-Go-Round!

Sanae

Isn't that too fast?!

Sagumin

[Be sure to strap yourself in tight.]

Doremin

Let's take a breather... by using the photo studio sofas as trampolines!

Sanae

Are you sure that's OK?

Sagumin

[They're so soft and bouncy!]

Doremin

It's time to bungee jump off the castle!

Sanae

But I don't see a bungee cord!

Sagumin

[Don't worry, we can all fly.]

Doremin

Quick, have a go on the Lost Fairy Center slide.

Sanae

Ooh, I've been looking forward to this one!

Sagumin

[Hurry, before anyone spots you.]

Doremin

Now, to keep you wide awake, let's try the Rocket Roller Coaster!

Sanae

Waaah! I can't feel my face!

Sagumin

[Just wait till the cannons start firing.]

Doremin

All right, we've covered a lot of ground. But we need a moment to set up the next attraction!

Sagumin

[Relax for a while, would you?]

Sanae

Sure thing!

That was a lot of attractions in a row, huh?

Sanae

Yep! I never would've been able to do all that during regular hours.

You're not getting tired, are you?

Sanae

Nope, I'm still raring to go!

Sanae

Everyone's working hard so I can have a good time.

Sanae

So that's just what I'm gonna do!

That's great.

But... you're crying a little.

Sanae

I-I am?

Sanae

I don't understand...

You don't have to pretend around me.

You know that, right?

Sanae

...

Sanae

Thank you.

Sanae

I really am grateful for everyone's kindness. And the attractions really are fun.

Sanae

But every time I start enjoying myself, I can't help but wonder what they would say if we were together...

Sanae

What would Lady Kanako say? What would Lady Suwako say?

Sanae

I'll never see them again. Not even in a dream.

Sanae

And that hurts so much.

Sanae...

Sanae

I'm sorry.

You can see them again.

Sanae

What?

I talked to Doremin.

She said you can see them for a short time.

After all, this is the Dream World.

Sanae

Are you serious?

Doremin

Yep. Take a look.

Sanae

Miss Doremin?

Doremin

Sorry it took a while. We used your memories to create a dream.

Doremin

This next attraction is just for you.

Sagumin

[It's one-of-a-kind.]

Sanae

Miss Doremin, Miss Sagumin...

Doremin

Close your eyes, Sanae. They're waiting for you.

Sanae

Wow...

Sanae

Miss Kanako! Miss Suwako!

Kanako

...

Sanae

What? This is my...?

Suwako

...

Sanae

Right...

Kanako

...

Sanae

You can't be serious? Already?

Suwako

...

Sanae

...OK.

Sanae

*yawn*

Doremin

Looks like she's waking up.

Sagumin

[Welcome back, Sanae.]

Are you OK?

Sanae

...Uh-huh.

Sanae

I had the most wonderful dream.

Sanae

And now I feel... a whole lot better.

Doremin

OK, time for the final attraction of Doremyland After Hours!

Sagumin

[Is everyone ready?]

Sanae

You bet!

Sanae

Arrows or cannons―whatever it is, I'm ready!

Are you sure about this, Sanae?

Sanae

Totally! My body's fully healed!

That's great, but I wasn't talking about your injuries...

Sanae

It doesn't matter what you were talking about. I'm fine! Like I said, I had a wonderful dream!

I'm glad to hear it!

(I don't know what type of dream she had...)

(But it seems like she's feeling a whole lot better!)

Doremin

We've saved the best attraction for last!

Doremin

Thanks to the reopening, we got a bunch of dream souls. And we used 'em to make a special attraction... for one night only!

Sagumin

[You'll never get to experience this again.]

Why do I get the feeling it's gonna be dangerous?

Sanae

I dunno, it sounds fun to me!

Doremin

It's time for the big reveal!

Sagumin

[Feast your eyes on...]

Doremin

The Destruction Horror House!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Destruction?

Keine

Horror House?

Sanae

I feel like we need a little more information!

Even the staff members look confused.

Sanae

It doesn't look any different from before.

Sagumin

[Allow us to explain!]

Doremin

In the Destruction Horror House, there are no rules!

Doremin

You can blast the spooky ghosts that jump out at you!

Doremin

You can blow holes through the walls to create new paths!

Doremin

It's a bullet-junkie's dream attraction, made possible by the success of our reopening!

Sagumin

[We've got more dream souls than we know what to do with!]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

You can't be serious...

Keine

I got called here after hours and transformed into a hakutaku. I didn't sign up for this.

Sanae

The staff are whispering to each other!

You DID tell them about this in advance, right?

Sagumin

[Maybe we did, maybe we didn't. That isn't important right now!]

Doremin

Remember, you only get to enjoy this attraction once. Let the Destruction Horror House fun... BEGIN!

Sagumin

[Ahem.]

Sagumin

[Well?]

Sagumin

[Did you all enjoy yourselves?]

Sanae

Yep!

Sanae

I didn't have to hold back one bit! It was so much fun!

That sure was a one-of-a-kind experience!

Keine

It took me a moment to settle down after the bullets started flying, but destroying the attraction felt amazing.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Seeing as Sanae enjoyed herself, I guess we can forgive you for not filling us in beforehand.

Doremin

Sounds like the Destruction Horror House was a huge success!

Doremin

...Ah!

Doremin

It's almost dawn. Time flies when you're having fun, huh?

Doremin

I hate to say it, but this is goodbye.

Doremin

Don't worry, though. Thanks to all of you, the park will be open again tomorrow night―and all the nights after that!

Doremin

If you ever have a rough day, be sure to stop by and blow off some steam!

Doremin

Your beloved mascots will be here waiting for you.

Doremin

Sagumin, you ready?

Sagumin

[Uh-huh.]

Sagumin

...

Sagumin

All dreams must come to an end.

*happy morning stretch*

I slept like a baby!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Look who's finally up.

Reisen

I think it's safe to say your sleep troubles are behind you!

Sagume

I filled a syringe with sleeping medicine, but I guess you don't need it.

Sagume

Luckily, you're not the only one here. *poke*

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Hey, what d'you think you're doing?! I might be tough, but that doesn't mean I want random injections―

Umm!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

What is it, PLAYER?

Reisen

Something on your mind?

I was just wondering where Sanae is...

Reisen

Sanae, huh?

She's not missing again, is she?

Sagume

Relax.

Sagume

She woke up early to visit Moriya Shrine.

Sh-She did?

Reisen

Yep. And she seemed rather well-rested, if you ask me.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Why don't you come with us to the shrine?

You're planning on going?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Yep. Sanae said to bring you there when you woke up. She didn't wanna disturb your sleep.

Whoa...

OK, let's go!

Reisen

Have a nice time!

At Moriya Shrine...

It's been a while since I came here properly.

Now, where's Sanae?

Sanae

Look, Lady Kanako.

Sanae

You wanna see, too, Lady Suwako? Go ahead!

Sanae?

Sanae

Hi, Miss PLAYER!

Were you just talking to Miss Kanako and Miss Suwako?

Sanae

Y-Yep.

The ones from your world?

Sanae

Don't freak out, OK?

Sanae

But they're actually right here with me.

They are? But I can't see them.

Sanae

It's kinda tricky to explain...

Sanae

I can try if you like, though?

Sure, go ahead.

Sanae

I told you before, right?

Sanae

I came to this world right after there was a big accident in mine.

Sanae

And I thought I'd never be able to see Lady Kanako or Lady Suwako again.

Sanae

But I saw them in the dream I had in Doremyland.

Sanae

That's when I realized that they never left my side.

So that's what you saw in your dream...

Sanae

Uh-huh. I even got to speak to them a little.

Sanae

They're not exactly the same as before...

Sanae

But they said they've been watching over me this whole time.

Sanae

Even though it was a dream, their words pulled me out of the darkness I'd been stuck in.

Sanae

And now, for the first time since coming to this world, I can honestly say I'm doing well.

Sanae

...

Sanae

You must think I'm pretty weird, huh?

Not at all. I know how powerful dreams can be.

After all, thanks to the fun we had last night...

I feel incredible today.

Sanae

Y-You do?

Uh-huh.

Dreams and reality are linked. I'm sure of it.

Sanae

Yeah... Yeah, I think you're right.

Sanae

Thanks, Miss PLAYER.

Sanae

Because of you, I'm feeling myself again.

Sanae

And I can finally be with those dearest to me. Forever and ever!

You sure can!

Sanae

So, uhh... do you wanna go to Doremyland again tonight?

Sounds good. But why?

Sanae

I came up with that slogan, so I figure I should probably put it into action.

You mean "Dream Together"?

Sanae

Yep!

Sanae

Let's go together as friends.

Sanae

You and me!

Yukari

Welcome back, PLAYER. How was your trip?

There were a few twists and turns...

But I had a ton of great dreams!

Yukari

Judging from that smile, I'd say you're telling the truth.

Yukari

No dream lasts forever. No matter how fun the moment is, the next one inevitably comes.

Yukari

Many people believe that. But watching you all opened my eyes to other possibilities.

Other possibilities?

Yukari

Yes. Ones we had never even considered.

Yukari

That's what dreams are all about, no?

Yukari

And as you yourself just proved, things that happen in a dream...

Yukari

Linger on as memories and affect the real world.

Yukari

The more people share the same dream, the greater its influence on reality.

Yukari

In fact, you could say Gensokyo itself...

Yukari

Is a place where forgotten dreams from the outside world gather together and shine once more.

Yukari

Things people in the outside world have stopped believing in can occur in Gensokyo.

Yukari

What seems like a dream now may one day become reality.

Yukari

...

Yukari

It was Sagume who said all dreams must come to an end, right?

Yukari

Teehee.

Yukari

It seems this one is over for now.

Yukari

But I hope your next one comes true.

In Doremyland...

Sanae

And just like that, we're back in Doremyland!

It's super crowded again tonight!

Sanae

Look, Miss PLAYER! Doremin and Sagumin are headed toward us!

They are?

Doremin

Heeelp!

Sagumin

[Heeelp!]

Sanae

They're coming up fast... and screaming for help!

What kinda help?!

Sanae

B-Beats me! Let's ask 'em!

Doremin

Wow, thanks for coming back, you two!

Sagumin

[Tyty.]

Doremin

Sorry to spring this on you, but we kinda need your help...

With what?

I thought the reopening saved the park?

Doremin

Yep. We got a ton of dream souls from all the visitors.

Doremin

But I kinda, maybe got a little carried away...

Doremin

And used most of them on Doremyland After Hours!

Sagumin

[Our bad.]

Oh.

Destroying the Horror House did feel overindulgent...

Doremin

W-We're not set to go bankrupt. Not tonight anyway...

Sagumin

[It's like the park is living paycheck to paycheck.]

Doremin

I want everyone to be able to enjoy Doremyland without a care... so I need your help again!

What do you think, Sanae?

Sanae

I think we should help them!

Are you sure?

Sanae

Yep!

Sanae

After all the fun I had at Doremyland After Hours, I owe them that much!

You're so thoughtful.

Sagumin

*nervous fidgeting*

If Sanae's in, then so am I!

Sagumin

[Y-You really mean it?!]

Doremin

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

So, uhh... what do you need us to do?

Doremin

Glad you asked! There's something I want you to promote.

Sanae

What kinda something?

It's nothing shady, is it?

Because if it is...

Doremin

Of course it's not! It's something you've seen at Doremyland countless times before!

W-We have?

Doremin

All right, I'll cut to the chase! We want you to help promote...

Sagumin

[Our Spiral Sausages!]

Sanae

Spiral... sausages?

I think I recognize them.

Sanae

What even are they?

Doremin

They're sausages... shaped like spirals!

Doremin

They made a splash when we launched them earlier this year, but the hype's started to cool off a bit!

Sagumin

[I don't know why. I can't get enough of them.]

Doremin

Considering how much help you were with the reopening, you're the perfect duo to get their sales numbers up!

Sanae

In that case...

Sanae

I'll do whatever it takes to―

???

Wait!

Sanae

Huh?!

Remilia

I couldn't help but overhear your dilemma.

Remilia

Let ME handle the promotion!

Sanae

Whaaat?!

In the Lost Fairy Center...

Remilia

It's time for the first...

Remilia

Spiral Sausage Promo Meeting!

Innocent Child

Hey, what're they talking about over there?

Sarcastic Child

Dunno. But it's gotta be one lame meeting if they're holding it here.

Mean Child

That little vampire showed up late, and now she's acting all high and mighty.

Yuuka

Shh, little ones. Or you'll get―

Flandre

Blasted!

Innocent Child

*gulp*

Sarcastic Child

S-Sorry.

Mean Child

We were just messing around.

Flandre

That's what I like to hear.

Sanae

This isn't a very peaceful start!

Sagumin

[Don't worry, children love violence.]

Why are we having the meeting here, again?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Remilia said this is where she feels most relaxed.

Huh...

(It's hardly been relaxing so far.)

Remilia

Now we're all ready, let's get to it.

Remilia

Our goal is to find a way to sell more Spiral Sausages!

Remilia

Any ideas?

Sanae

Umm...

Sagumin

[Thinking.]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I haven't tried one yet. They any good?

Sagumin

[Super good!]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

If that's true, then they should be selling fine.

Remilia

If none of you have any ideas, then I'll go first.

Remilia

My idea is to sell a new combo deal. I call it...

Remilia

Barley Tea and Spiral Sausages Together!

Remilia

Whaddya think?!

Sagumin

[Barley tea and Spiral Sausages, huh?]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Sounds like an odd pairing.

Sanae

I've never heard of a combo like it.

Remilia

Barley tea is the best, so if we sell Spiral Sausages with it, the sales numbers are bound to go up!

Remilia

And "Barley Tea and Spiral Sausages Together" is the perfect slogan. Let's make some posters and―

???

E-Excuse me.

Flandre

What? You don't like Big Sis's idea?

Letty

I'm the food court manager.

Letty

And I hate to break it to you, but barley tea isn't our best-selling drink. It isn't even close.

Letty

I just thought you should know...

Remilia

Barley tea... isn't your best-seller?

Remilia

This has gotta be some kinda mistake!

Flandre

B-Big Sis! Don't cry!

Sanae

Why don't we try to think of something else?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

I second that.

Doremin

Hehe, what if we say the sausages are good for you?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Huh?

Sanae

You sound pretty evil, giggling like that!

Doremin

Hehe, maybe. But don't you think we'd sell more if we told people they were healthy?

Sanae

You did it again!

The sausages AREN'T healthy, though.

We can't just lie to people.

Remilia

That's it!

Remilia

I heard there's a big health craze on the Moon right now.

Remilia

If we DID lie to people, our sales would go, well... to the Moon!

Sagumin

[Step right up and get your healthy Spiral Sausages!]

Remilia

They're healthy AND they go great with barley tea.

Sagume

Two problematic promoters spotted.

Reisen

There's only one way to deal with them... Nurse Call, activate!

Remilia

Wh-Why me?

Sagumin

[My head's spinning...]

Reisen

You were trying to sell unhealthy snacks by calling them healthy!

Sagume

It doesn't matter if you're on the Moon or in the Dream World, that sort of thing isn't going to fly.

Sagume

People have been exiled to Earth for less.

Remilia

R-Really?

Sagumin

[For less than selling sausages?]

Sagume

Let's be clear, those sausages are NOT good for you.

Sagume

Delicious things seldom are.

Reisen

Stop promoting them as a health food!

Remilia

F-Fine.

Sagumin

[We're sorry.]

Sanae

Guess we better be careful with our marketing strategy!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Well, those two were straight-up lying.

It was Doremin's idea. But she's vanished...

Flandre

Are you OK, Big Sis? I'll make those nurses pay―

Remilia

Forget about it, Flan. Their bullets barely even tickled.

Flandre

Big Sis...

Remilia

Besides, I have a new idea. There's somewhere I want you to take me...

Remilia

Ahem!

Remilia

What we need to boost the Spiral Sausages sales is...

Remilia

A collab!

R-Right...

(But the barley tea collab was a disaster.)

Remilia

You there!

Y-Yes?!

Remilia

You're thinking the barley tea collab went terribly.

Remilia

Right?

Oh, uhh...

(Bingo!)

Remilia

This collab is nothing like that one.

Remilia

Collabs between products are lame. This one's between a product... and an event!

An event?

Remilia

Tell her, Flan.

Flandre

You got it, Big Sis.

Flandre

We're pairing Spiral Sausages and the hit show...

Flandre

Magical Girl Alice on Stage!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

That's a mouthful.

Sanae

I've heard of that show!

I didn't realize it had gotten so popular.

Flandre

You bet. These days, it's the talk of the park.

Flandre

It used to be held in a lonely corner of the food court.

Flandre

But after an on-stage bullet battle performance, people have been going crazy for it.

Are you talking about...?

Sanae

That was no performance. Miss Alice got really mad and started shooting real bullets!

Flandre

The crowds got too big for the food court, so now the show's held outside on its own dedicated stage.

Flandre

Big Sis's idea is to use its popularity to sell Spiral Sausages!

How though?

Remilia

Glad you asked!

Remilia

To make this collab a success, I got Flan to help me write a new script for the show!

You wrote a new script?

Remilia

Yep! I gave a copy to Alice earlier, and she's about to perform it on stage.

Remilia

Spiral Sausages play a key role in the plot.

Remilia

When the show's done, people are gonna be dying to get their hands on them!

Sanae

How exactly are the sausages involved in the plot?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

If you only just gave Alice the script, surely she hasn't memorized it all yet.

I have a bad feeling about this...

Sanae

Look! Miss Alice appeared on stage!

Alice

...

Alice

Guided by a shooting star...

Alice

Magical Girl Alice Margatroid is here!

Sanae

Wow! What an entrance!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Bet she's been practicing.

Letty

Alice, look out. The goddess of Hell has returned!

Huh...

The cut-out of Hecatia is a little bigger than last time.

Letty

Take her down with your magical girl powers!

Alice

MICROSCOPIUM!

Whoa, she nailed the attack name, too!

But... the goddess of Hell is still standing.

Letty

Oh no. At this rate, the goddess will win.

Letty

Quick, Alice, use this power-up item!

Alice

Is this...?

Is that...?

Alice

A Spiral Sausage?

Alice

If I eat this, I'll be a hundred times stronger.

Sanae

She...

Sanae

She sounds bored again!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

She didn't have much time to memorize her lines. Guess she hasn't figured out the delivery yet.

Dreaming Girl 1

Is this some kinda ad-read?!

Dreaming Boy 1

You've been bought by Big Spiral Sausage!

Dreaming Girl 2

Less sausages, more dolls!

Alice

...

Sanae

This is bad. The kids in the crowd are heckling her.

I-I hope she doesn't get mad.

Alice

Hmph.

Alice

Soldiers of the Southern Cross!

Alice

In the name of the stars...

Alice

I will defeat you!

She got mad!

Remilia

What's going on, Flan? This wasn't in the script.

Flandre

I think they call this "improv!"

Remilia

I-Improv? What does that mean?

Flandre

It means that magical girl is ignoring your script.

Remilia

What?

Remilia

She can't do that!

Flandre

Agreed.

Flandre

If she wants a battle, she's gonna get one!

Remilia

*pant* *pant*

Flandre

That's the rogue magical girl dealt with.

I feel like you "dealt with" some of the crowd, too...

Flandre

Not my fault they were in the way.

Remilia

Phew, I'm beat.

I feel like everyone's staring at us.

Dreaming Girl 1

Wow, you defeated Miss Alice!

Dreaming Boy 1

Who are you two?!

Dreaming Girl 2

You're even more powerful than the goddess of Hell!

Remilia

Y-You're right!

Flandre

Big Sis, this is the perfect time to say the line!

Remilia

What line?

Flandre

You know, the one Alice was supposed to say!

Remilia

Oh, I'm with you. Leave it to me!

Remilia

Listen up, magical girl! I was only able to defeat you...

Remilia

Because of the power of the Spiral Sausages!

Remilia

Next time, eat a few before challenging me and you might stand a chance.

Dreaming Girl 1

So it was the Spiral Sausages that made her so strong?

Dreaming Boy 1

She said so herself, so it must be true!

Dreaming Girl 2

Mommy! I want a Spiral Sausage!

The magical girl lost the battle...

But all anyone cares about is the Spiral Sausages!

I wonder how the show's gonna end.

Doremin

Letty!

Sagumin

[Finish this up for us, would you?]

Letty

G-Got it!

Letty

Will Magical Girl Alice be able to get her revenge on the mysterious vampire sisters?

Letty

Come back next time to find out!

In the food court...

Remilia

Things got a little out of hand...

Remilia

But the collab went great.

Sanae

Did it?

The magical girl was defeated by vampires.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

It's OK for the bad guys to win sometimes, no? Besides, people are loving the Spiral Sausages.

Sagumin

[They are, indeed.]

Sagumin

[The ends justify the means.]

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

The mascot's saying creepy stuff again.

Sanae

She really does come and go as she pleases!

So, did we meet our sales targets?

Sagumin

[Well, the sales are up...]

Sagumin

[But I'm yet to achieve my true goal.]

You have a true goal?

Sagumin

[Yes.]

Sagumin

[Allow me to explain―]

Mischievous Child 1

Look, it's Doremin!

Doremin

Yep, it's me!

Mischievous Child 2

We came back for more!

Mischievous Child 3

You know, that dream-flavored stuff!

Doremin

Teehee, how can I say no?

Doremin

Here's your Dream Popcorn!

Clownpiece

Whoa, check out those colors!

Sunny Milk

No trip to Doremyland is complete without this!

Doremin

Teehee, everyone sure loves Dream Popcorn!

Doremin

*glance*

Sanae

Miss Doremin keeps looking over at us as she hands out Dream Popcorn.

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Wasn't she the one asking us to help sell Spiral Sausages?

Sagumin

[Here it comes.]

Sagumin

[You're about to find out my true goal.]

Huh?

Doremin

Thanks so much for all your hard work promoting the Spiral Sausages!

Doremin

But...

Doremin

Doremyland's top-selling snack...

Doremin

Has to have been made by me!

Doremin

It has to be Dream Popcorn!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Hey, that mascot's going off the rails.

Sanae

Is she... jealous of how well the Spiral Sausages are selling?

Doremin

D-Don't get the wrong idea!

Doremin

Sure, I wanted you to promote the Spiral Sausages.

Doremin

But I never wanted it to outsell my Dream Popcorn!

Remilia

Wow, what a spoiled brat.

Flandre

Yep, she's nothing like you, Big Sis.

Uhh...

Sagumin

[I've got Spiral Sausages fresh off the grill!]

Mischievous Child 4

Whoa, it's Sagumin!

Mischievous Child 5

I want one, I want one!

Mischievous Child 6

I want two! That'll make me double strong!

Sanae

Miss Sagumin and her Spiral Sausages are super popular!

But are they more popular than Dream Popcorn?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Looks like they're dead even.

Remilia

Urgh.

Remilia

I won't let all my hard work go to waste.

Flandre

I'm with you, Big Sis.

(Uh-oh...)

Remilia

Listen up, kids!

Mischievous Child 1

She talking to us?

Mischievous Child 4

Don't think so.

Mischievous Child 5

Nah. Let's just go get some more popcorn.

Flandre

Shut up and listen.

Mischievous Child 1

Y-Yes, ma'am.

Mischievous Child 4

I'm listening!

Mischievous Child 5

Please don't destroy us!

Flandre

I won't... yet.

Flandre

Take it away, Big Sis.

Remilia

Right, let me try that again.

Remilia

Listen up, kids!

Remilia

There are currently two food court snacks competing for the top spot!

Remilia

Doremin's Dream Popcorn!

Remilia

And Sagumin's Spiral Sausages!

Remilia

We can't tell which one is more popular, which is, you know... kind of a bummer.

Remilia

So I'll declare whichever one sells more tonight Doremyland's No. 1 snack!

Whaaat?!

Remilia

The rules are... There are no rules! You can fire as many bullets as you want, at whoever you want!

Remilia

Let the competition... BEGIN!

Sagumin

[Well, that was tiring.]

Sanae

Did we take out all the Team Dream Popcorn members?

I think so!

Sanae

I didn't mean to be so rough with them...

Sanae

But maybe that's OK?

Sagumin

[It was for the greater good.]

Sanae

Time's up.

Remilia

STOOOP!

Flandre

From now on, all snacks come with a side order of BULLETS.

Remilia

Time to tally up the sales!

Remilia

Everyone, sit down and get comfy!

Aya

The results are in!

Aya

Now that I've recovered from the battle, I'm here to help announce the winning snack!

Sanae

S-Sorry about blasting you so bad!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Don't sweat it. She looks fine.

Yuuka

She really loves announcing stuff, huh?

Aya

I'm sure you're all dying to know which snack came out on top!

Aya

So let's turn it over to our judge, Lady Remilia Scarlet!

Remilia

Ahem.

Remilia

Doremyland's No. 1 snack is...

Flandre

Drum roll, drum roll, drum roll.

Sunny Milk

Uhh, is she just SAYING drum roll?

Star Sapphire

Shh, Sunny. Do you wanna get us all shot?

Luna Child

Don't worry, I'll mute our voices.

Remilia

The No. 1 snack is...

Remilia

Spiral Sausages!

Aya

You heard it, folks. Spiral Sausages win!

Aya

It was a close competition, with just five more sales for Spiral Sausages!

Aya

Miss Sagumin, please make your way to the winner's podium!

Doremy

*sob* *sob*

Sagume

[I'll be right back.]

Aya

All right...

Aya

Now that your snack has been declared No. 1, have you got any words for all the visitors?

Sagume

[Umm...]

Sagume

[The No. 1 title is great and all...]

Sagume

[But I don't want it.]

Remilia

Wh-What?!

She doesn't want it?!

Flandre

But Big Sis prepared the winner's podium for this.

Remilia

*sniff*

Remilia

Waaah!

Flandre

D-Don't cry, Big Sis!

Flandre

I'll go have a word with that mascot―

W-Wait!

Sagumin's not done talking yet!

Sagume

[Spiral Sausages sold the most today.]

Sagume

[But I know just how much everyone loves Dream Popcorn.]

Sagume

[And I know how much everyone loves Doremin.]

Doremy

S-Sagumin...

Doremy

After I tried so hard to sabotage you...

Doremy

I can't believe you'd be so nice to me!

Yuuka

How exactly did she sabotage her?

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

Thinking back, the whole "Spiral Sausages are healthy" thing was Doremin's idea.

Sanae

And yet, Miss Sagumin still chose to be the bigger mascot!

Sagume

[Instead of accepting the title...]

Sagume

[Allow me to make a suggestion.]

Remilia

Wh-What kinda suggestion?

Flandre

What's she planning to do up there on Big Sis's podium?

Sagume

[First, I propose a new menu item.]

Sagume

[It'll combine Dream Popcorn and Spiral Sausages.]

Sagume

[I call it...]

Sagume

[The Mascot Combo!]

Aya

Well, no one could've predicted this!

Aya

The crowd can barely contain their excitement!

Clownpiece

I bet popcorn goes super well with sausages.

Letty

Uh-huh. And combining the top two sellers will surely break records!

Alice

It's such a great story―rivals turned friends!

Reisen

Popcorn... and sausages... *gulp*

Sagume

I dread to think about the calories, but it does sound yummy.

Keine

Things in Doremyland will never be the same.

Sagume

[And to wash down all that goodness...]

Sagume

[What better than barley tea?!]

Sagume

[After all...]

Sagume

[It's delicious!]

Remilia

That mascot...

Remilia

Really gets it!

Flandre

You said it!

Flandre

Phew, Big Sis finally stopped crying.

Sanae

Wow, she came up with an amazing menu item and even found a way to appease Miss Remilia!

Ibaraki-Douji's Arm

True, but I feel like a mascot shouldn't have to play politics!

Yuuka

No, but at least the kid stopped crying. Besides, it's nice to see the staff all working together again.

Doremy

The Mascot Combo, huh?

Doremy

I...

Doremy

I love it!

Doremy

Let's keep working together to make Doremyland the best amusement park it can be!

Sagume

[Doremin...]

Sagume

[I'd like that a lot!]

Aya

Wow, take a look at that warm, mascot-y embrace!

Aya

The crowd won't stop chanting their names!

Aya

Thank you, Doremin! Thank you, Sagumin!

Aya

Doremyland is back! And this time, it's back for good!

Crowd

Doremin! Doremin!

Crowd

Sagumin! Sagumin!

*yawn*

(What a weird dream.)

Reimu

Oh, you're up.

Morning, Reimu.

Reimu

You were talking in your sleep. It was like you were chanting something.

...I hope I didn't wake you.

Reimu

Nah, it was fine. Want a cup of barley tea?

You bet!

Reimu

I'll leave it here for you.

Thanks.

*slurp* Ah, that's good.

???

[How about a Spiral Sausage to go with that?]

Huh?

Doremy

Buy one now, and get a free bucket of Dream Popcorn!

Doremin?! Sagumin?!

Wh-What are you doing here?

Sagume

[What's the big deal?]

R-Reimu! There are dream mascots in the shrine!

Doremy

Yikes. We better go!

Go where?!

Doremy

There's an attraction we're hoping to fix up and reopen.

Another one?!

Sagume

[C'mon, let's return to Doremyland.]

I-If this is a dream, I hope I wake up soon!

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