Wonderland SEKAI
Harbor
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Emu
This is the house the zombies were talking about, right? The plushie who can tell us more about that phoenix lives here!
Tsukasa
I wasn't sure what we were going to do at first, but thank goodness that turtle was willing to give us a ride.
MEIKO
Still, I'm curious about this plushie. Why would they know so much about that phoenix?
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O-Oh, hello! Be right there!
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Y-Yes, I am.
Umm... And you all are...?
Umm... And you all are...?
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Y-Yes, I see...!
You saw that phoenix...?
You saw that phoenix...?
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Emu
But it took our map, and we're trying to get it back. That's why we need to learn more about it.
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I see...
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In that case, you can count on me!
I've been studying that phoenix for quite a long time now!
I've been studying that phoenix for quite a long time now!
Rion
Oh, I'm sorry!
My name is Rion.
My name is Rion.
Rion
Nice to meet you too!
So, let me start telling you more about that phoenix!
So, let me start telling you more about that phoenix!
Rion
Although, I don't have many details on it, such as where it lives or what it does each day.
Rion
Yes... It's just that rare a creature.
Rion
However, I've heard a story before about how it lives on the fabled Star Island and appears in the harbor only on rare occasions.
Rion
Which is why it's beyond incredible how you were all lucky enough to see it!
Rion
Oh, how I envy you so... I've only ever seen it before from a great distance!
Rion
But you're here to learn more about it. Where could it possibly have gone...?
Rion
No, first, I should tell you about the rumors and legends surrounding it! That should serve as a nice foundation!
Rion
Starting with... How its feathers are said to possess the power to heal others...
Emu
(This must be his favorite subject!
I'm getting all warm and fuzzy inside just listening...!)
I'm getting all warm and fuzzy inside just listening...!)
Several dozen minutes later
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Rion
...is everything I have on that phoenix!
Rion
O-Oh, I'm sorry!
I didn't mean to get ahead of myself.
I didn't mean to get ahead of myself.
Rion
Th-Thank goodness. I'm glad to hear that!
Rion
Because...
Rion
I really admire it...
Rion
Yes, so... I've always been very clumsy, and have failed at so many different things.
Rion
I'm also not very athletic.
I always remember being left behind by everyone during footraces.
I always remember being left behind by everyone during footraces.
Rion
Then, one day, I saw that phoenix...
I thought it was so grand and was completely awestruck by its majesty...
I thought it was so grand and was completely awestruck by its majesty...
Rion
Which is when I decided to learn everything I could about it.
Rion
And someday... After I've gained more knowledge about it, I want to see it up close and...
Rion
Oh, um... This is going to sound really silly...
Rion
But I want to fly in the sky with it someday...
Rion
Yes. I thought it'd be just so wonderful to fly freely through the sky with that phoenix...
Rion
Huh?
Emu
I mean, how cool would it be to fly with that phoenix?! I got excited just listening to you talk about your dream!
Rion
Th-Thank you...
Rion
But there's no way it'll ever come true, right?
Rion
Because that phoenix only appears once in a blue moon... Also, I can't fly since I'm not a bird plushie.
Rion
And everyone else has already told me that my dream is never going to come true.
Rion
And I know that...
So, I'm sorry. Please try to forget everything you just heard!
So, I'm sorry. Please try to forget everything you just heard!
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