We can confirm definitively that Misako-san has indeed given birth before. And we can also confirm that, indeed, the person whom we met was her daughter. Kana-chan had AB blood, while Misako-san has AB.
Please, now that we know she was my daughter, is there anything else you can confirm about us?
Misako-san...I'm very sorry...but you need to see this. It's...well...
*Harumi hands her the photo from Hiroshima*
...Ko...Kotetsu....Kana....a-and....that's....I recognize that face.
It's...It's me! But then, why do I look like this...?
...Okay, I see why you were all confused now. That girl is a dead ringer for Kana! But...how?!
Remember when I said I'd affected four currently living people? Well, that much was true.
Buuut, the total number was actually five.
What...What did you do?!
Well, to put my plan in motion, I had to...recruit some actors.
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Their real names are Eimi Misako and Eimi Kana, and we also found the remains of an adult man in a public park. They're a solid match for Eimi Kotetsu, the last member of this family.
They went missing about 8-10 months ago, which matches up with the time frame the real Ise Kana has been out of the country.
Shirogane had been planning the long con for this one. She hit the area they were living with her algae, and completely manufactured new identities for them.
And for extra credibility, she tied those fake memories with ones she made up for me and Tenmei.
You'd be amazed how much shit is available about celebrities when you go searching! I had everything I needed to create a perfect facsimile of Ise Kana! One so good that nobody on the island even realized!
But I needed someone who had a decent resemblance to her, since I'm not a plastic surgeon. Turns out I got pretty lucky and found someone who was nearly identical.
But of course, her backstory needed a little spicing up here and there.
Seiyuus like Ise Kana are basically idols. There's no way someone like her would've been living in poverty or had any reason to go to that stupid island.
Which has to mean Shirogane was in on all that too, right?!
But...But Kana and I took a DNA test! It proved we're half-siblings!
I don't mean to scare you, but if she didn't just fake all those tests on the island...then she may have copied your family's DNA and fed into her bone marrow. It would've made her a chimera, but good enough to fool us enough not to look too much deeper.
And guess what? Now that I had time to sit down and check, the only copies of your DNA I could find were in her blood. Everything else matches Misako-san's DNA, and I'm willing to bet any DNA I can pull out of Kotetsu-san's bones will be the other half.
But...But why? Why do all this?! How could I have...u-unless...
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What the hell else did you do to them?!
Well, in addition to some new memories for her parents and some new identities for our actresses, I had to give Chiaki-chan a little...nudge. A mild adjustment, one that nobody would've noticed.
All she really needed was some...motivation, I suppose you could call it?
It's so easy to love and hate your parents at the same time, isn't it?
And suddenly, boom! She has a beloved long-lost sister she can bond with! Someone with her own tragic past, someone who needs to rescued and who she can forge a lifelong bond with...only to be cut down in her prime!
Storm was a perfect patsy, wasn't he? You were all so fixated on him, you never thought too hard about the inconsistencies in all this until you had to.
Name: Yuna Ouma
Birthday: June 19th, 2024
Height: 116 cm
Weight: 19 kg
Pronouns: She/Her
Orientation: Undecided
Likes: Good Health
Dislikes: Yogurt
The daughter of Komaru and Hirota, Yuna could best be described as a complete and utter cinnamon roll. While she often acts mature for her age, having picked up plenty of therapist terminology from her father, she's yet to really grasp what it means. Nevertheless, she's very sweet and tries to help people whenever they seem down.
Her parents met while Komaru was 21, in her second year of university and Hirota was a licensed therapist. He'd been feeling a bit burned out and Komaru decided to help cheer him up, which led to them becoming friends and later to a romantic relationship.
While her family had some reservations about it, given that Hirota was already in his mid-20's, he swore Komaru's happiness was important to him and he'd never hurt her. He ultimately got along well with the family, and waited until Komaru had graduated and found a career to propose to her.
They got married in early 2020 and later had Yuna. She's had a pretty normal childhood, with her dad still working as a therapist and her mother a wedding planner who's also a spirit medium on the side.
Although she's also claimed to have "friends" that nobody else can see...
My pitch on how Shirogane’s ultimate defeat is going to go down
This arc did a really good job at building her up as this powerful evil who lasted for DECADES in both the og timeline and the good future timeline and ruined all of the hero’s progress and still winning even after defeated
Excited to see her defeated and the cast getting some well deserved rest afterwards!
Hajime if you really feel like you can’t do this then you can bow out. But think about why your doing this because to me it sounds like your leaving out of your own self loathing
Hajime, please! You're being way too hasty!
Hinata, just because you had to shoot Shirogane to-
This is not about Shirogane! I couldn't care less about that!
This is about the fact that I'm not the leader you guys need. I'm not what the future needs. I'm just a guy who's too afraid to see what sort of future he's created because of all the selfish choices I've made.
So yeah...I am a coward. And you don't need a coward in charge.
I'm sorry, but...I just can't do this anymore.
*Hibiki helps him up*
Hibiki?
...We talked about it at home, and I promised I'd help him get here so he could let you all know.
I've gotta get him back now. I'm...sure this won't last.
*With that, Hajime leaves the warehouse*
HAJIME, WAIT! HAJIME!
...
...He....He actually left. He didn't really mean all that, did he?
Sorry for being the bearer of bad news, but we still have, like, three missions to complete before the Despair Sisters return to Japan:
Make sure Tamami and Sophia don't die.
Stop the Holy Salvation Army.
And find Utsuro before either Junko or the Basilisk.
*Wednesday, February 27th, Void Warehouse, morning*
Well...at least we can say with certainty that that's taken care of.
*Emma crosses out one more entry in pen*
February 20-27: Go to National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), stop Tsumugi Shirogane
Yep, no more Shirogane. Thank god.
Not exactly how we wanted it to go, but it's done now. Our most difficult mission's complete, and that just leaves a couple more.
How...How's everyone doing?
...I'm fine.
Well as I can be, I suppose. I'm just glad I could relocate Mizuta's remains.
Anything from the hospital?
Everyone's woken up by now, although Esumi-senpai needs to stay a bit longer. They have some extra tests they need to run.
Oh, but Hajime and Hayase-san should be here soon!
That's great! I can't wait to see them again.
...Perhaps we should be discussing specialization?
What do you mean?
Just what I've suggested. We needn't have this situation repeat itself, thus we should consider how best to specialize what tasks everyone is suited toward from now on.
We still have much else to accomplish, after all.
True, yeah. Has there been any luck with getting in touch with the future?
Still nothing yet. No idea what the problem is, and Setsuka-san doesn't really get it either. We were hoping Hayase could take a look at it.
Well...I'm ready to do my part to help you guys. Mori-san said she is too!
There was nothing else to do about it Hajime. You did what needed to be done. Now you just need to hope you don't have to do so again. What's done is done. If you weigh yourself down thinking about how you feel about it you'll just make things worse for yourself in the long run. She's dead. And you're gonna be okay. It's okay to hope for the best, even now.
And if if helps (and it might not, sorry) in a very twisted way your turmoil over this issue over the course of recent events has been to your benefit. The presence of us anons and our ability to help you is ultimately dependent on our ability to feel invested in the actions and behaviors of you and our friends. By being so open and vulnerable about this deep-rooted dilemma you've had to face, you capture our attention and encourage us to do everything we can to help you. Sure, our assistance may be hit-or-miss at times, but it's better than nothing, right? Plus, it flies right in the face of what the forces of Despair claim. You're proving right here and right now that being a good, honest, person who cares WONT just lead to suffering. It can lead to overcoming that suffering too. That's the system we anons function under. Our very continued presence is proof of your continued victory.
So you're doing a great job, Hajime. Keep it up.
Yeah...it's a lot to think about...
If it's alright, can I have some time alone, please? I'm exhausted.
Of course.
Just call if you need us, okay?
Hang in there, Hajime.
Just click this button if you need any assistance, alright?
Thanks, Inori. You should get some rest too.
Yeah...it's past midnight and I've been active all day.
