[center][color=ff9815][b][h1]Nakano Nagi[/h1][/b][/color][/center]

[color=ff9815][b]"For the last time, this ain't a cult. And no, we're not gonna make you summon a demon. Or do human sacrifices. Fuck's sake, where do you even come up with this shit?"[/b][/color] Nagi grumbled before urging Yuzu on at a faster pace. 

Nearly there. Just a block left until they reached the convenience store. Nagi led the way, Belial floating along beside her as she kept a wary eye out for more masked monstrosities. This street was clear, at least. For the moment. She glanced into the alley behind her, where Yuzu was following along.

[color=ff9815][b]"Alright, c'mon. Move up. We're almost to the konbini. Last spurt, Gotoh, don't crap out on me now-"[/b][/color] Arms coming out of the walls. Grabbing Yuzu and dragging her in. Nagi hissed in alarm, sending Belial forward to try to rescue her. Too late. The moment her Echo even made contact, the arms finished sucking her assigned civilian into the wall. She'd...failed. They got Yuzu.

[color=ff9815][b]"God DAMN it!"[/b][/color] Nagi screamed in fury, slamming her fist into the alley wall in frustration. One job, and she'd cocked it up at the last moment. Another to end up on the missing person list in a week. The yakuza princess withdrew her hand, panting slightly as her knuckles throbbed. Damn it, damn it, damn it. This was a fuckup of epic proportions on her part. First chance she'd had to actually save someone from Strange Gospel, and then this happened. But there was still Naoko and the other civilians to consider. She'd wallow in this later. Tearing her gaze away from the wall Yuzu disappeared into, Nagi continued on, her teeth grinding into each other as she ran. 

She crossed the corner at the same time Naoko did from the other side, their Echoes staring each other down. Nagi blinked. She'd finally did it. Well, good on her. 

[color=ff9815][b]"Oh, shit. Echo awakened, huh? Congrats, Shiratori. Told ya you'd get it down sooner or later. Whaddya call her?"[/b][/color] She said with genuine good feeling. After what happened last time she tried, Naoko could use the morale boost. Really, it hadn't been Shiratori's own fault last time anyway. She'd been interrupted. Nagi had told her as much, but it didn't seem like it had stuck. 

And then came the hard part. [color=ff9815][b]"You come across the other civilians yet? I, uh...fucked up. Bad. They got mine. Arms came out the walls and nabbed her."[/b][/color] Nagi looked away in shame before something occurred to her. [color=ff9815][b]"Wait, didn't you have one with you too?"[/b][/color]

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