-No One's P.O.V-

Somewhere in Landosol alleyways, we see black smoke coming out of the ground and it was none other than one of the Shadows as it creepily wanders around aimlessly in search of victims.

However, the Shadow was spotted by three people in another realm that is somewhere outside the reality...

Red-Haired Lady: Looks like someone's already made quite the move.

Orange-Haired Girl: You mean...?

Red-Haired Lady: Well, time is not unlimited. The enemy won't just wait around forever.

That's when the door opens in thin air as the two women exited out of the realm while the familiar red-haired lady stays behind.

Red-Haired Lady: It's up to you now.

-To the Gourmet Guild guild house-

The morning was now rising as we change the scene to Karyl sleeping in her bed peacefully.

Karyl: Your Majesty...

Suddenly, we hear Pecorine clanging the frying pans in the kitchen downstairs and yelled out...

Pecorine: It's morning, everyone! Your delicious, delicious breakfast is ready!

Karyl was annoyed by this as she tries to get back to continuing sleeping.

...

Eventually, everyone arrived at the kitchen table with all of the food on the table after you and Pecorine cooked the food together.

Kokkoro: Miss Karyl is awfully late.

Yuuki: Sleepyhead.

Pecorine: We can't have that! Her delicious breakfast will get cold!

(Y/N): Alright. I'm just gonna go up and check up on her.

You said as you got up from your seat, headed upstairs, and knocked on Karyl's door.

(Y/N): Hey Karyl, it's morning now! Get up and start eating breakfast before it's cold!

You said in an almost yelling voice to reach through Karyl.

Karyl: Can you give me five minutes, please?

(Y/N): That excuse is overused. Come on, wake up now.

Karyl: Nope! I'll come down later!

You let out a defeated sigh as you went back downstairs to join Yuuki and the two girls.

Kokkoro: How did it go?

(Y/N): Well, she-

Pecorine: Maybe she's fallen and can't get up!

That's when Pecorine gets up and ran out of the door at great speed.

(Y/N): Pecorine, wait!

That's when you, Kokkoro, and Yuuki hear noises from Karyl's room and her screaming from upstairs.

Kokkoro: W-Well...that settles it...I guess...

(Y/N): ...

-Mini Time Skip-

Karyl: Learn to control yourself! You need to be more respectful of people's personal space.

Pecorine: Perfonhal...?

Pecorine says with her mouth full before swallowing.

Pecorine: What's that? It sounds tasty!

Karyl & (Y/N): It's not food!/No, it's not!

You and Karyl said at the same time before awkwardly glancing at each other and clearing your throats.

Kokkoro: I think it means to distance you keep from others.

Pecorine was surprised at what she just heard before speaking up.

Pecorine: I'm sorry. I'll be more careful.

(Y/N): I doubt that...

Karyl: Agreed. You really sure you understand? That aside, what are you going to do about my favorite stuffed animal?

Yuuki: All torn up.

Kokkoro: Um, if you'd like, I could...

Karyl: You can fix it?

Kokkoro: I did quite a bit of sewing work back home.

Pecorine: That's our Kokkoro!

Yuuki: Nice!

Karyl: You really shine at times like these, Koro-ster!

Kokkoro: Yes.

-Mini Time Skip-

A couple of minutes later, You, Kokkoro, Yuuki, and Pecorine headed out to town to seek materials so Kokkoro can fix Karyl's favorite stuffed toy while Karyl stayed back home to fix up her room after Pecorine broke through her room's window.

Kokkoro: First, we'll look for material that matches the stuffed animal's color.

Yuuki: Mm!

And just like that, the four of you searched the area but were unaware that the four of you were watched by two women who were hiding in corner of a house.

...

Kokkoro: There are so many lovely shops. I can't help feeling excited.

Kokkoro says to herself until she hears two people talking to each other at the shoe shop.

Man 1: Did you finish the shoes I ordered?

Female Cobbler: Sure did. Just a moment.

The shoemaker woman went up to grab the shoes, but suddenly...

Female Cobbler: Huh? Wait. Who made those shoes, anyway? I can't make them.

Man 1: Hey, what's going on? Are you going senile already?

Kokkoro finds it odd before continuing on.

...

Time passes a little as the four of you couldn't find the right store where the exact materials for Karyl's stuffed toy.

Kokkoro: It's harder to find than I expected. In a town this large I'm sure there must be some, somewhere...

(Y/N): Yeah, let's just keep our hopes up.

Pecorine: Agreed.

That's when you feel a tug on your cloth to your right as you turned to Yuuki with a confused look.

(Y/N): What's wrong?

Yuuki: You and I will look over there.

Yuuki says as he points at a different location.

Pecorine: Right! It'll be more efficient if we split up!

Yuuki: Mm.

(Y/N): Well...it's either Kokkoro can team up with Pecorine or the two of you can just go alone individually.

Pecorine: It's fine. We don't need to team up, there's nothing to worry about being alone!

Pecorine says in a reassuring and enthusiastic tone as Kokkoro sweat drops at Pecorine's words.

Kokkoro: Um...if you say so.

...

Eventually, You and Yuuki partnered with each other to look for the store while Kokkoro and Pecorine went off on their own individually.

Yuuki: Material...material...material...

(Y/N): I'll go over there. Yell out if you find the store, okay?

Yuuki: *Nods* Mm!

Yuuki says with a smile on his face as the two of you wandered around the town for a bit until Yuuki stops and looks at the empty store for a moment.

Yuuki keeps moving until he hears clanking noises dropping on the floor until he sees a plastic cup rolling on the floor.

Yuuki: !?

Yuuki was alerted by this as he runs inside until he sees the Shadow on top of the man who is almost possessed it got its attention to Yuuki who is swinging his sword at the Shadow.

However, the Shadow grabbed the blade before blasting Shadow dust on Yuuki as he was sent flying away into the wall.

Yuuki weakly gets up from the attack as the Shadow teleports towards him. The Shadow stares into Yuuki's eyes as the young boy felt weakened by this until he hears a feminine voice beside him.

Shizuru: Sacred Punish!

We then see a purple-haired lady from a distance as she rushes forward at a quick speed with her angelic wings from behind. She then sliced through the Shadow almost absorbing Yuuki, killing it instantly.

Shizuru: It's a good thing I came. I can't believe they even showed up here.

Yuuki: Um, thank-

Suddenly, the purple-haired lady turned back to Yuuki who had a mother look on her face.

Shizuru: I've missed you, Little Brother! You're not hurt, are you? Were you scared? Is your tummy okay? You always got tummy aches whenever you were nervous. Are you okay? Should I take you to the bathroom? Can you pull your pants down by yourself?

The Purple-Haired Lady asks and Yuuki was quite uncomfortable by this due to how close she is until she realized something.

Shizuru: Oh, that's right. You've lost your memories. Don't worry. Your big sister's right here with you.

The purple-haired lady says in a reassuring tone as she beings to cupping on Yuuki's right cheek until the two hear...

(Y/N): Yuuki!

Yuuki and the Purple-Haired Lady looked up in the sky as they see you descending down towards them.

(Y/N): I just heard noises at your location. You okay, dude?

Yuuki: I'm okay.

(Y/N): That's good.

You said with relief until you turned to the purple-haired lady.

(Y/N): ...and who is this?

Yuuki: I don't know. She said to be my "big sister".

Yuuki says, pointing at the purple-haired lady.

(Y/N): Big sister? Are you his relative?

You questioned the purple-haired lady.

Shizuru: Ah, my apologies! My name is-

Suddenly, the three of you hear someone yelling as the three of you turned to see the short orange-haired girl running up towards you three.

Rino: Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! You shouldn't be here, Shizuru! We're supposed to watch form a distance! That's what our master told us, remember?

Shizuru: Yeah, but...

(Y/N): Wait, you two were watching?

You questioned out of surprise.

Rino: N-N-Nothing! It's nothing! Forget what we said! Come on, this way!

The short orange-haired girl then drags Shizuru away.

Rino: I'm sorry about her!

Shizuru: Little Brother, no matter what happens, I'll watch over you! I'll be watching over you! I'll always be watching over you!

Shizuru yells while being dragged away by Rino.

Yuuki: Who was that?

(Y/N): That's the question. Whoever those two are, I've got a strange feeling about them.

...

Rino: No fair, getting a head start on me, Shizuru!

Shizuru: Sorry, Rino. I was just so happy, I had to.

Rino: I wanted to talk to my big brother, too! About this and that, and that, too! There was so much I wanted to ask him! Actually, I'm gonna go see him right now!

Rino was about to go out there, but Shizuru grabs her head and said...

Shizuru: You need to calm...down!

Shizuru then headbutts Rino as Rino was now in a dizzy state after getting headbutted by Shizuru until she quickly regained her composure.

Rino: What was I just doing?!

Rino asks as if nothing had happened after getting headbutted by Shizuru.

Shizuru: Calm down, Rino. Remember what our goal is?

Rino: That's right! To watch over our brother from the sidelines!

Shizuru: Yes, exactly. Now, let's go.

Rino: Right!

The two then walked together somewhere else.

Rino: Wait...what was I doing a minute ago? I don't remember...

-With Kokkoro-

Kokkoro: I just can't find any at all.

Suddenly, Kokkkoro sees a pink butterfly flying right past her.

Kokkoro: How beautiful...

Kokkoro then follows the pink butterfly until she reaches a dead end as she looks around for the pink butterfly, but it was gone out of thin air.

Kokkoro: Where could I have gone?

-With Karyl-

After Karyl finishes cleaning her room, she begins to walk out of the Guild House to meet Her Majesty.

Karyl: Darn it all...I can't believe what that Dumborine did to my favorite stuffed animal. Can it really be fixed?

Karyl questions as she turned to her left and sees white flowers.

Karyl: How pretty! Oh, I know!

Karyl then picks up the white flowers and starts to carry them.

Karyl: Her Majesty stays in her castle all the time. I bet she'll be happy to see some pretty flowers.

-With Shizuru-

We then see Shizuru taking out the Shadows in the alleyway until she made a call with someone.

Shizuru: Yeah, Shadows really are appearing within the town now.

???: It's a good thing we made our move early.

Shizuru: I sent you the coordinates of the points where they've appeared.

???: Thanks. I got them. There are a lot more than I realized. Stay on your toes.

Shizuru: Got it, Master.

Shizuru then ends the call as she moves on to eliminate the remaining Shadows.

-With (Y/N)-

Kokkoro: My Lord! (Y/N)!

Pecorine: How did it go? Did you two find any material?

Yuuki: Nope.

(Y/N): Same.

Kokkoro: I see.

Pecorine: If we can't find any, I guess our last resort will be to become apprentices to a dyer.

Kokkoro: I believe that's definitely something you could pull off, Miss Pecorine. In any case, let's keep looking a bit longer, for Miss Karyl's sake.

Pecorine & Yuuki: Yeah!

(Y/N): Oh wait, Yuuki just encountered a Shadow a couple of minutes ago.

Pecorine: What? There's a Shadow?!

Kokkoro: Miss Pecorine, keep it down. We don't want to cause panic around in Landosol.

Pecorine: Oh yeah, right, sorry.

(Y/N): But that's not all.

Kokkoro: What is it?

(Y/N): Yuuki and I met two women. One seemed to be a little older with long purple hair while the other was a young lady with short orange hair.

Pecorine: Two girls?

Kokkoro: Is that true, My Lord?

Yuuki: Yeah.

(Y/N): The girl with the purple hair named Shizuru, was it? She said that she was a "big sister" to Yuuki.

Pecorine: Big sister? This "Shizuru" person is your big sis, Yuuki?

Pecorine asks as Yuuki thinks for a moment before answering the question.

Yuuki: I don't know. We just met.

(Y/N): Before I asked questions, they just ran off. But we also heard that the short young lady said that their goal was to watch over Yuuki for a reason.

Kokkoro: Watching over my lord?

(Y/N): Yeah. Whoever those two are, they could be working with someone else. Just be sure to stay on your guard if you see them.

Pecorine: Alright, if you say so.

And just like that, the four of you went separate ways to look for the materials for Karyl's stuffed animal.

-WIth Karyl-

Back to Karyl, she was heading on her way to Landosol castle to meet with Her Majesty.

Karyl: Your Majesty! Look at these flowers!

Karyl says with a smile on her face until she sees that Her Majesty wasn't sitting on the throne as usual.

Karyl: Your Majesty? Where is she?

Karyl questions until she hears Her Majesty's voice.

???: Come on in, Karyl. I'm going to show you something wonderful.

Karyl then enters a secret passageway downstairs which is from the pillar.

Karyl then sees Her Majesty who is placing a stone mask on one of the Shadows.

???: What do you think of this persona? Isn't this beautiful?

Her Majesty asked as the Shadow with the stone mask on its face starts to glow until it slowly starts to mutate before stopping.

???: Now, go...and bring back an even finer drink for me.

Her Majesty commanded the Shadow and the Shadow follows her orders as it makes its way out and passes Karyl. The flowers that Karyl was holding immediately turned wither after the Shadow walked past her.

???: What is that filth?

Karyl: !

???: This is a sacred place. Throw it away at once.

Karyl: Of course.

-With Yuuki-

Kokkoro: I don't see any.

Male Food Worker: Hey, you two! Stop in for a bite! It's tasty!

Yuuki's stomach grumbled until he and Kokkoro ate hot dog sandwiches.

Male Food Worker: Many thanks!

Kokkoro: The hint of spicy flavor suits the meat well.

Kokkoro says until she looks at Yuuki and sees the red sauce on his mouth, along with the sauce that were stained on his clothes.

Kokkoro: My lord, your mouth is messy. And here, too. That would most likely stain, too. I'll go to soak my handkerchief in some water.

Kokkoro then walks off and finds a fountain nearby as she was about to go there until an arrow was shot close to her foot.

Kokkoro: Koro?

The young elf looks around who had done it but finds nothing. Kokkoro then notices the arrow had a note attached to it. She picks it up, opens it, and it reads...

Kokkoro was a bit freaked out by this until she feels a presence behind her. Kokkoro turns around and sees a young lady who was hiding behind a tree with a menacing purple aura around her.

Kokkoro then quickly walks away until the person quickly came out hiding behind the tree was none other than Rino.

Rino: Excuse me for one second! What are you to my big brother?!

Kokkoro: Huh? Um, who might you be?

Rino: Don't answer my question with another question!

Kokkoro was taken back by this.

Kokkoro: I-I'm very sorry. My name is Kokkoro, and I serve my lord.

Rino: Serve?

Kokkoro: I serve him by order of the great Lady Ameth.

Rino: You serve him?! So, you're not his girlfriend?!

???: What's going on, Rino?

Both Rino and Kokkoro turned to see Shizuru.

Rino: This is bad, Shizuru! This unknown girl is with our brother! She showed up out of nowhere! A completely unknown girl!

Shizuru: You need to calm...down!

Shizuru then headbutts Rino and Kokkoro was shocked by this.

Shizuru: I'm sorry. She gets a bit worked up because our brother is important to us. I'm Shizuru and this is Rino.

Shizuru introduces herself and Rino as Kokkoro takes a look at the two women. One has long purple hair and the other has short orange hair until Kokkoro remembers what (Y/N) said not too long ago.

-Flashback-

(Y/N): Yuuki and I met two women. One seemed to be a little older with long purple hair while the other was a young lady with short orange hair.

-Flashback End-

Kokkoro: Oh, you must be those two women that (Y/N) mentioned. My name is Kokkoro. Um, I wasn't aware that my lord had sisters.

Shizuru: Tha's right. Rino and I are his...

Shizuru then turns to Rino who is still dizzy after the headbutt until she looks over to where Yuuki was.

Shizuru: Wait! He's gone!

Kokkoro looked over and sees that Yuuki is gone and the only thing that was left was his hotdog sandwich.

Rino: Did the Shadows get him?!

Shizuru: In the middle of the city? People have been going missing in Landosol. We refer to them as "lost." I'm worried about our brother. We should split up and search for him!

Kokkoro: Right!

And just like that, three split up individually to find Yuuki.

-Mini Time Skip-

While Kokkoro was running around in town to search for Yuuki until she finds you and Pecorine eating food together.

Kokkoro: Miss Pecorine! (Y/N)!

Pecorine: What's the matter?

(Y/N): Did something happen?

Kokkoro: My lord has gone missing.

Pecorine: What?!

(Y/N): What and when the heck happened?!

Kokkoro: Just now.

(Y/N): Damn, looks like we gotta find him.

Pecorine: Yeah.

Just then, the three of you hear two men talking beside you three.

Man 1: You think that boy from before is okay?

Man 2: He sure caught the attention of some dicey folks. Good luck to him.

Pecorine: Excuse me! Could you please tell us what you meant by that?!

Man 2: Whoa...Wh-Where'd you come from?

(Y/N): Relax, dude. We're looking for a dude who's a friend of ours that you mentioned just now.

Man 1: Oh, I see.

Man 2: But you don't know who you're dealing with. Best give up on him.

Kokkoro: He's very important to us! No matter what happened, I'll save him!

(Y/N): Agreed. Besides, don't forget that you're looking at a Super Hero in front of you, whatever what kind of enemy I'm facing, I'll take 'em down!

You said as you cracked your knuckles and this surprises the two men.

-Mini Time Skip-

Later, the three of you arrived at the location of what the two men had said earlier ago. The location the two men gave you was a big castle.

Pecorine:Is this it?

Kokkoro: My lord...I'm coming to save you now.

(Y/N): Alright everyone, let's go!

You said as you, Kokkoro, and Pecorine went up to the door as you and Pecorine kicked the door down together and entered the castle.

Bandit 1: What the?!

Bandit 2: A raid!?

Kokkoro: My lord, are you alright!?

Pecorine: Alright. You're going to give Yuuki back to us!

The three of you looked up and see someone tied up, but it wasn't Yuuki...

Charlie: Peco Lady! Hero Boy!

You, Kokkoro, and Pecorine were surprised by this.

Pecorine: Ch-Charlie?!

(Y/N): What the heck are you doing here!?

Charlie: You came to save me! I saw a cute girl, so I couldn't resist making a pass, and this happened!

Charlie explains while whining.

(Y/N): (...Have we been misled?)

Suddenly, all of you hear the sounds of chains rattling as everyone turned to see who it is.

???: Awful noisy out here. Who's the fool with the death wish? This here is the gate to Hell!

The boss explains as the men place down the giant throne.

It appeared to be a familiar face.

???: You have the gall to defy me?! I'll ram my hands right into your earholes and make your bellybutton lint do the monkey dance!

It was none other than the Fat Man that the Gourmet Guild knew until he sees you, Kokkoro, and Pecorine.

Fat Man: Oh.

Pecorine: Oh.

(Y/N): Bruh, you again?

...

Later, the Fat Man and his bandit friends immediately set Charlie free as the four of you left the castle.

Fat Man: Uh, hey! Sorry 'bout all the fuss!

Bandits: We're sorry!

Fat Man: Oh, there's a lot of dog poop around, so watch your step! Gah! I'm stepping into it!

(Y/N): Ah jeez, never would've thought I'd see him again.

Charlie: Thank you so much! Seriously!

Charlie says while crying.

-Mini Time Skip-

Back at Landosol, we see Shizuru and Rino eliminating the Shadows in the alleyway.

Shizuru: Rino!

Rino: I won't miss! Arrow Rain!

Rino then cast her skill and fires a couple of arrows towards the Shadow who is teleporting around at someone's walls until Rino's arrows shot through the Shadow, killing it instantly.

Rino: This isn't the place.

Shizuru: Little Brother...

Kokkoro: Miss Shizuru! Miss Rino!

Rino: Who's this?

(Y/N): This is Pecorine, a friend of ours and a guildmate.

Pecorine: You two are looking for Yuuki, right? Thank you.

Shizuru smiles before speaking up.

Shizuru: Kokkoro, have you found anything?

Kokkoro: No.

Pecorine: We have no other choice. We should post a request for a search.

All of you nodded your head in agreement until your Super Hearing picked up in your ears and it was the voice of Yuuki.

Yuuki: (Y/N), I'm coming home!!

(Y/N): Ah, my Super Hearing senses picked up Yuuki's voice.

Shizuru: What?! Is he in danger?!

(Y/N): N-No, he said that he's coming home.

Rino: Coming home?

(Y/N): Yeah, that's what he said.

Kokkoro: But, why would my lord say that?

Kokkoro questions as you think for a moment before speaking up.

(Y/N): Hmm...I think Yuuki might've gone out on a quest.

Pecorine: He went on a quest!?

(Y/N): That would be possible.

Rino: But what if it's a fake voice?!

(Y/N): No, it sounded too real to be fake. I have a feeling that he's coming back okay. It's best if we ask Karin at the guild. She could've known about Yuuki going out on a quest.

...

A few minutes passed as the five of you entered the Guild and see Karin who is standing behind the counter.

Karin: Ah, good afternoon, what can I do for you?

(Y/N): Sorry for barging in, but did Yuuki come here?

Karin: Yeah. He was here earlier today.

Pecorine and Kokkoro then ran up towards Karin.

Kokkoro: Did you mean it?!

Suddenly, all of you hear the door open at the entrance.

Karin: Welcome back, Yuuki.

All of you turned to see Yuuki who is quite dirty and was carrying a colorful crystal in his arms.

Yuuki: I'm back.

Everyone sighed in relief as Yuuki walks up to the counter and places the colorful rainbow crystal on the counter.

Yuuki: Here it is.

Karin: What a perfect rainbow silkworm. I guess this completes your quest.

(Y/N): What the heck is that?

Karin: He said he was looking for some kind of a rare material, and he asked me if I had any good quests.

Karin then marks the quest that Yuuki finished was now completed.

Kokkoro: You went by yourself?

Yuuki: Mm!

-Mini Time Skip-

After giving the rainbow silkworm to the cobbler to fix up Karyl's stuffed animal, the four of you were sitting outside as Yuuki begins to explain from his perspective view.

-Flashback-

Yuuki: When we were eating hot dogs...

When Yuuki was eating hot dogs, he then finds Eriko who was wandering around with a list filled with items that she was shopping for.

Yuuki then quickly ran away somewhere to get away from her sight. Once, he caught up to his breath, he finds a quest paper on the billboard.

Yuuki: It looked like I'd be able to get the material we were looking for, so I accepted the quest.

-Flashback End-

Kokkoro: You did such a difficult quest alone...I'm so glad you're alright.

(Y/N): Man, we were all worried about you.

Yuuki: I almost got eaten.

(Y/N): Well, you could've called for help, I would've been there by now. But you managed to handle that thing on your own. Not too shabby, I must say.

Pecorine: Thank you so much, Yuuki!

Yuuki: Do you think we can fix Karyl's stuffed animal now?

Kokkoro & Pecorine: Yeah!

During their conversation, Shizuru and Rino were watching close by.

Shizuru: He may have lost his memories, but the way he does his best to help others hasn't changed. He's still my beloved little brother.

Kokkoro: Miss Shizuru, Miss Rino, thank you for-

The four of you looked over to where Shizuru and Rino were, but they disappeared out of thin air.

(Y/N): (They're gone.)

Kokkoro: Truly, thank you both so much.

-With Karyl-

We then see Karyl walking back home with a gloomy look on her face.

Karyl: (That Shadow wasn't the same as the ones from before. Should I really just keep doing what I'm doing?)

Karyl thought to herself as she arrived at the guild house as she opens the door and enters, expecting you and the others to arrive back.

Karyl: I'm back! And I'm hungry...

Karyl says as she looks around to see no one in the house. Karyl was a little disappointed until she hears familiar voices from behind.

(Y/N)/Kokkoro/Pecorine/Yuuki: We're back!

Karyl turns around and sees you four as she sees her stuffed animal was all fixed up in your arms.

Karyl: Took you long enough! What crazy side stops did you make this time?

(Y/N): We'll tell you all about it!

...

(A/N: That's that! Stay tuned for Episode 12!)