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[Rita's not entirely sure what happened as she starts to wake up. Last she knew, she was in the Mushroom Kingdom, training; she may or may not have come home before she went to bed, though as far as she's concerned that memory is not as important. No, what's important now is... well, a collection of things. First, the place she's in isn't the same as the once she left in any capacity - even without actively feeling for it, she can't detect aer in this place, or at least there's a trace amount at best. Second, there was a clock with odd glowing numbers... not in her usual familiar script, either, though she could read it easily enough. How it was powered without aer was another question entire, and one she didn't want to deal with just now.

Third, a quick assessment of her physical faculties... returned an inability to move anything below her waist. Poking her legs didn't help; it was like they weren't there. Which, thinking on it a little more, was extremely worrying, and oddly familiar.

...Fourth, after a few moments, was a sharp pain that seemed to come from everywhere but blossomed most strongly in her chest. She couldn't help but scream and clutch at her heart, the first sound she's made since she came to. But... the pain was extreme, and it was some time before she could calm down enough to get her bearings again.]

What... was that?

[She reaches up to run her hand through her hair, and feels something there. Something... she seems to recognize. Pulling it out to look, she freezes. They're hairbands, that were tied into her bangs. One big and pink, two thin and yellow. And suddenly, everything starts to fall into place, and in a rush of horror she calls her magic to her (with a brief rush of relief that it's responding to her; further reassurance that whatever the hell happened the other day, it was over now) and tries to analyze the body she's in for any useful information. The answers that come in are... confusing, and worrying. There's something wrong about how all this feels... but it's pretty clear that her legs just aren't going to work, and whatever's causing it... it's moving up, toward richer targets. One way or another, she wasn't liking this analysis. And there was an odd sense of... being tethered to something. Something close, and something big.]

What the hell is this? If I follow the flow... [Her eyes slide up to the bookshelf near the bed, and she can't suppress a gasp.] Oh, shit. Dammit, dammit, dammit, this is not what we needed...! She's going to...!

[Why hello, tome of purest black. It almost hurt to probe it with her magic... strike that, it did hurt; it was actively pushing her analysis away. What she was getting, though, scared her to the core. She needed to do some research when she got home, pronto. If this thing was what it looked like... she was getting the chills already.]

This damn thing... I've gotta...

[After a moment's struggling, Rita brought herself to face Hayate's mirror, sitting up in the bed. Her expression is supremely depressed, and she looks exhausted as she wills the mirror to broadcast her, not realizing it's been watching since shortly after she woke. The grimace on her face is far too defeated to be Hayate, but...]

[...clearly it is, and the girl herself seems to get even more depressed for a second when she sees it for herself. Soon enough, though, she shakes her head.]

Hey... Hayate, if you're out there, we need to talk. As soon as you get a chance.

And, uh... the rest of you... what the hell's going on? I feel like I got hit by Barbos a few dozen times.

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Hayate-chan got switched, too, then?

[Aqua can't help but be a little wary around anyone who's in Hayate's body like that, especially with everything the kid's gone through.]

Who is that? With all the switching, it's hard to tell.

I'm here. I've been exploring the castle.

Yagami-san! I mean, Hayate-chan! I mean -- not Yagami-san, just -- hello! Are you all right?

Hi, Sena... wait, switched? Does that mean...?

[She's a little out of the loop here.]

Oh, right, I'm in Hayate's body... uh. It's Rita Mordio. Mage, blows things up often? We all got shuffled around, then?

Good... I was getting worried... well, in more ways than one. I'm glad you're safe, but... um...

...what's this big book here? Maybe it's just my magic going haywire or something, but this thing feels like really bad news to me.

[Oh, look, she found the Book of Darkness. This can't end well.]

I'm as okay as I'm getting, honestly. Sorry to worry you. I just... she's hiding things from us again. This body of hers isn't going to last much longer, and it's making sure she - and by extension, I - knows it.

I'm... not Sena, I'm Minazuki Karen.

!!!!

That's uh, I mean... well...

[Rita has a terrible lying face, amplified by Hayate's flailing.] It's um... well...

It's a magic book?

Some of us, I think. It's Aqua. I got switched with Itsuki.

Well, yeah, I can see that. I meant, why do you have something like this? It's putting out enough dark mana to black out a star system.

...You may know this already, but this book is connected to you. Or at least, to your body... to the source of your magic. Your... I don't remember what that kid called it. Some kind of core. And that bothers me, like you wouldn't believe.

.... it's um... I don't know the details but... here goes.

The book was sent to me a while ago as a present, and on my birthday, after the party it activated. Something came out of me and was absorbed into the book. After that, my family appeared to me. Signum, Shamal, Vita and Zafira. And they said I was now the "Mistress of the Book".

They told me that filling the pages could grant me a wish, but... I didn't want it. So I've just been living with them, treating the Knights of the book as my family.

Really? Yagami-san is? But I thought we all knew she'd get better!

Great. Nobody is anybody and I get to play doctor when I can't find the patient.

...I guess it's better than some of the alternatives, mind you.

That would explain it. Guess I ended up in Hayate's body... and damn, what a time to be here. I think I've... figured a few things out.

You did? Is it anything that can help her?

At the moment it looks like you are the patient.

I probably don't have to tell you, but this whole thing sounds shady as hell. But... I owe them, for keeping an eye on you. So if they end up out of line, I'll only roast them a little.

...I have to admit, I'm worried. I think this thing is what's causing your paralysis. What's... killing you.

I... is it really true? Is the Book really killing me? But... my family...

Yeah, and that's part of the problem. This body is... all wrong, in more than one way.

No. It's something that, honestly, scares me to death. I found out a little about her paralysis, and its cause. If there wouldn't be repercussions, I'd blast it straight to hell right now, but I'm fairly certain that'd kill Hayate.

Likely doesn't know. Or if they do, whatever the hell they're doing to fix it, is making it worse.

I have to admit, I could be wrong. I'm specialized in offensive magic, not healing. But there's some serious stuff in here. I'm going to keep looking for a solution. If I can't find one, though... no. I'm going to keep trying. I'm not giving up just because some damn blastia wannabe decided it wanted to prey on one of my friends!

And whatever's causing her to not get better is fighting as hard as it can to make her miserable until something forces it out. I've got a vague idea of what it might be, too, but no real proof except that the thing I think it is gives me the chills.

So that's why magical healing would always undo itself, too...

Yeah, that's pretty much it. So basically, we're going to have to push harder, or knowing our luck the future will undo itself. Either we need to get that whatever-it's-called Bureau moving, since they seem to have claimed it's their problem, or we need to design a solution of our own. Personally, I like the one that involves me not having to try and design a spell that's almost entirely opposed to my usual talents, because there's a severe chance of failure. I can't accept that.

I... maybe if I talked to them, then maybe I can get them to do something about it. They called themselves the Wolkenritter when they first arrived, Cloud Knights of the Book.

O-okay. Keep trying. I'll try to find something here that might help too.

Rita-san...

So there's an item behind this? It sounds like it's drawing off her life force, from what you've said about consequences.

There is. There's a big tome up on her bookshelf that's making clinking sounds and generally feeling like a big black hole of dark mana. And yes, I'm pretty sure it's feeding off... well, if not her life, at least her magical energy. I'm not sure what happens when it's eaten all of that. It probably switches to life.

The Wolkenritter... Let me know if you get anything out of them. Or if you don't get anything. I've got a few questions of my own for them.

Whatever we find... we'll fix things. Count on that, Hayate.

Well, what the hell else am I supposed to do!? This thing is eating my friend and there's nothing I can do about it except whine and do research! I... I wanna fix this, but I don't have the right tools for it. If I had Estellise, maybe, but as I am now, the best I can do is put it off a little longer.

[Her fist balls, and she drives it into the mattress in anger.] Dammit...

Rita-san, please! I'm sure we can help! Somebody must...

Okay. I'll ask them. I hope they won't get mad.

Yeah, and I need to have that somebody already! We're running out of time, here - and what if that future Hayate we saw depended on us having found a way to save her? If we don't find it, that future is gone.

We will find a way. That's not up for debate. We just need to figure out what it is and make it happen.

[She takes a deep breath, leaning back on her arms.]

Sorry, I got a little worked up. I'm more than a little worried, but... I shouldn't be snapping at you.

Thank you. Normally I wouldn't ask, but they're your family. They're more likely to talk to you, but more than that... it'd be wrong for me to just go over your head, I think.

Right, I'll keep that in mind. I'm sure they have the best intentions for me after all.

No, it's okay. You can if you want to.

[There's a slight smile on the girl's face. There is only one person she knows on the community that would be like this.]

Nah. I'll save my anger for something more deserving, Retasu. But thanks.

...Her family. That's got to be the next place to look. They showed up right after the birthday party, and this thing wasn't here then... hmm.

And moving her away from it doesn't seem to do anything. Does it feel like it's tied to her spirit or to her body?

But they wouldn't hurt her, would they?

Not on purpose. But if you thought you were helping someone by giving them something good for them - orange juice, say - and they happen to be allergic to it but didn't tell you... you're not trying to hurt them, but you're still doing it.

So you're sure that they did it?

No, I'm not. But that's the best theory I've got right now, and I'm not prepared to go on a witch hunt based on just that much.

I need to talk to them. Soon.

Good luck, Rita-san.

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