Double Arts 6

Thanks for waiting. Don't say I didn't warn you, I posted in the RTS (yes, I saw the complaints). I will finish this today.

On the bright side, at least you have something to read during no WSJ! I'm actually doing you a favor! (/runs for dear life)

EDIT: Done, but could use a proof.

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top: About the story...
-The very moment Elle, a traveling sister, is struck by deadly seizures, Kiri comes to her aide. For some unknown reason, she is safe as long as they hold hands. In order to unravel the mystery of Kiri's powers, the two head for the sisters' headquarters
(t/n - i just noticed this summary hasn't changed in any of the chapters, but i likely write it slightly different each time. if you've been scanning this, you might want to paste whatever you had to make it consistent)

-Our mission: To lay low in this city

-Until we meet up with the Falzen squad
bold: Fate continues to keep them together, bring new encounters!

-Sigh
-G'morning, you two!
-It'll probably take them 7 days to get here

-And this is day 1
-Good morning, mother!
-Awww, you're giving me goosebumps calling me mother!

-Call me Mink!
-That would make me happier

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-Ah, now that you mention it

-My name is Urates
-But you can call me uncle

-...You could even call me papa accidentally once in a while
-Yeah, right!
-Is this some family comedy skit!?
(t/n - translated this literal. kinda hard to explain in english, but kiri and mink's response here is a typical line in stand up skits)

-Oh yeah!
-There's a favor I need to ask, Kiri-san
-hm?

-Could you follow me around today?
-Reflecting on yesterday's events,
-There's something we really need

-In order to get it,

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-I want to travel to the Sisters' private residence,
-The Church of St. Arles
bold: Exactly what does this fate of theirs have in store...?
CHAPTER 6 - "Body Temperature" / Komi Naoshi

-You want a bodyguard?
--Why's that again?

-Like, isn't that Falzen squadron already on their way here?
-It's for our protection UNTIL they get here

-We've already been attacked by those assassins twice
-It's entirely possible the guy from yesterday had more partners
-Granted, the odds aren't high, but...
-The possibility is there...

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-So that's why, huh
-And you think we'll find just the person at this St. Arles Church?
-Yup!

-What about Sui?
-You sayin' she can't do the job?
no bubble: she's got skillz (t/n - me, intentional. not typo)
-ummmm....I'd like it to be someone a little more conscious of innocent bystanders...

-Like I mentioned earlier, St. Arles Church has become a private residence for us Sisters
-It serves to support our traveling work, and isn't known to the public

-The reason for this secrecy must be...
-To keep it hidden from the Gazelle
-right?

-Exactly
-Well, there are other reasons...
-But anyway, there's always at least one person there
-With skills good enough to protect it, just in case!

-I was thinking we'd try to convince whomever it is
-To join us just until we can leave the city

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-Hm?

-woah! You weren't kidding about this place being hidden!
-I've lived here my whole life and never seen this path!
-Well yeah, that's how we protect its location...
-HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

-Mind giving me your names, please
-I'm Heim, the guard for this area
-You look like you might be a sister,
-But you can't bring outsiders in here

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-I am Sister Elraine
-I'm faced with a very urgent situation and have come to make a request

-Elraine!?
-Heim-san!

-Did something happen?
-Is someone there?

-Huh?

-That's...

-HEY EVERYONE!!
-C'MERE, C'MERE!!!

-what the...!?

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-NGAH!!

-Um, excuse me!!
-W-w-w-what is it!?
-Hey! Don't be rude!
-Ow! Quit shoving!
-Gya!!
-What? what's going on??

-Um...might you be...
-Kiri Luchile?

-Uh...yeah...
-what...
-about it?

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-See! He's the real thing!!
-I heard he was in Turm, but this close?!
-He actually came here!
-ooh! Should I get his autograph?!
-Stop being rude to him!!
-What...the heck...
-...dunno

-From the way they're dressed, they're all sisters?

-Yes. The only ones allowed here are Sisters and their Guards, after all
-Eeek! We can't be standing here and ignoring him!

-Ah, please excuse us! We were surprised!
-Why do you know Kiri-san?

-We received a worldwide bulletin from Sister Martha herself
-The public is still unaware,
-But us Sisters are all aware of the current situation

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-No matter what circumstances, we were all instructed
-To support you two no matter what it takes

-So this means...
-You must be sister Elraine?
-Everyone knows your name
-I figured I'd get the chance to meet you sooner or later
-Eh...??

-Elle, you never told me you're a celeb!
-No...I'm nothing like that
-Wait, you don't know?

-Among us Sisters, there isn't a single one who hasn't heard of you by now!
-Uh...
-That so?

-Out of everyone who has Troi, there's no one like you
-At the mere age of 8, you were recognized as a Sister, and you've treated the most people to count
-Everyone looks up to you

-Don't stand there, come on in!!
-All we have is tea, but please
-Make yourself at home!

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-"Drain"?
-It's what we call the process of "treating" people
-"Drain," because we essentially such the poison out

-While an ordinary sister can only Drain several hundred times,
-she's done it somewhere in the thousands...
-That number represents the number of people saved
-It's simply a feat no one can match

-Back then when she was at headquarters, working like a maniac,
-She earned the name "white fairy"
-GRR!! THAT WAS ALL MARTHA'S FAULT!

-"fairy"...?
-You just laughed at me, didn't you?
-Nope

-But...
-The seizures came

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-The amount of treatment we provide
-Likewise shortens our lifespans accordingly
-Bgmf!!
-With a tolerance to the disease like yours,
-If you hadn't been a Sister, you would've lived a very long life

-I was supposed to live to be around 20 at the pace I was treating people
-Or at least, that's what I was told
-But to think my work would come to an end so quickly...

-How old are you now?
-16
-Same as me, huh?

-But you
-discovered Kiri-san!

-He will change the world!
-Yeah!
-And then we'll become like living proof of the past!

-Wow! I can't believe this is happening!
-You said it! And maybe he can even cure Troi!

-We'll be cheering you on!
-If there's anything at all we can do, just say the word!
no bubble: Gya!! Living proof? ahaha

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-Ah, I see
-So that's why you made your way here

-Just leave everything to me!
-I'm confident in my skill
-This place is plenty peaceful as is,
-So I'm sure it'll be fine on its own for a short while

-I'll accept the request
-to protect you two
-Thank you so much!!

-Well, I'm sure you have preparations to make so we'll just go on ahead back to the city
-We'll meet up later, okay?
-Right.

-Kiri-san!

-Um, if it's all right with you
-Can I shake your hand?

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-Since you have the power to stop Troi's seizures, I just wanted to try holding your hand for a second...
-Uh--if you think this is rude, then please forgive me!
-What? No, I don't mind. Sure
-here

-Aaah!! THAT WAS MY IDEA!!
-NO FAIR! NO FAIR!!
-Um, can I try too?!
-I really don't mind...

-Wha-What is this feeling??
-Oh, that? It's like, well, you know, like this...!
-Eeeeeh???
-Looks like a certain someone was too dense to realize it...
-What was that!?!

-Go on! You're the last one!

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-Uh...I-I think I'll pass...
-Why are getting all embarrassed?
-You'll remember this day to come!
-Go, try it!

-U-uh...
-Please be gentle...
-Exactly what does she think this is?!

-sniff...
-ah--
-EH!? WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT'S GOING ON!?

-Aw, she couldn't keep it in
-Heh, I know how she feels
-Eh? What? Did I do something bad?

-S-sorry...
-I'm just so happy...

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-To be able to touch a regular hand...and not a patient's hand...
-It's been just so long...

-what?

-Everyone who has Troi...
-their hands
-are all like ice

-Our hands
-were all cold, weren't they?

-The same goes for Sisters
-and everyone else who suffers from Troi

-...i see
-I never realized it because I wasn't paying attention...

-Huh? But, wait...
-You aren't cold whatsoever
-Well, I...

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-I started off cold, didn't I?
-The reason for now
-Is probably because your power is keeping Troi in check

-...I...
-I contracted Troi when I was just a little girl...and then I became a Sister
-I never had the chance to touch a normal person before
-That's why

-To actually see how warm an average person's hand is--
---how warm a normal hand is--
-I...
-I finally remember this feeling!

-Thank you so much, Kiri-san!
-I will never forget this!
-Ever...!

-Thank you!

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-Now, now, it'll be all right
-Kiri-san! Thank you again!
-Actually, you reminded me too of a person's warmth
-So...

-I wish you a safe journey

-Hey
-What they just said about the chance of curing Troi--
-Am I really the only one?

-I...I really had no idea about any of this stuff
-Neither the disease, nor about Sisters

-Meeting these Sisters today,
-Seeing their smiling faces,

-Realizing just how weighty a burden they carry,
-I don't know if this is sympathy or a sense of duty
-But, if there's anything I can do, I want to help
-...is the kinda feeling I got

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-To see someone in tears from a simple handshake...
-I would've never thought it possible in the world I've known...
-Even the idea of leaving this town
-has never crossed my mind...

---ah...w-wait a sec! This means, like,
-now I've got an even bigger responsibility in getting down to your HQ??

-What's the point of that anyway?!
-No one can say for sure that if they examine me they'll find a cure!
-Uwa! What if they find out I'm useless, and I betray everyone's expectations?
-I won't be able to face anyone ever again!
-Well um...let's just believe in those odds...

-I'm sure things will be fine
-I for one believe that you have the power to save people, Kiri-san
-Call it a hunch...

box: meanwhile...

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-A few hours earlier
-In the Seel Plains, NE of Turm...

-Someone
-was on the move
bold: A lone cog has begun to turn.../Does this mean something terrible lies in store for those two?!

CHAPTER 6/END
NEXT TIME: To celebrate this series' popularity, we bring you an extra 4 pages and a center color!
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(t/n - looks like DA is hitting it off...no surprise, right?)