Kirumi Tojo's Palace | The Ultimate Maid's Failures

[kandata]

By now everyone may be used to find themselves in bizarre locations, between going into palaces and visiting Nekyia. It might not come as a surprise that it has happened again.

What might come as a surprise, though...is how empty this place is.

All around you there's nothing more than a large, gray, featureless expanse. In the distance there seem to be bars, curving upwards to gather so, so high above you, possibly hundreds of miles above, so high it’s hard to distinguish.

It’s a cage. So unfathomably large. You could escape, were you to get to the edges of the cage, but...it would take forever. No matter how you look at it, you're trapped. The atmosphere is so...hopeless. Devoid of anything even remotely positive.

Not that you want to hang around for long, do you? After all, this is someone's palace. Not a place to stick around at. What to do, though?

It’s all so...empty. Silent. Featureless. A flat expanse of hard gray tiles.

Gather together, everyone. Gather and choose a direction. North, East, West, South. All directions look completely identical, but could it affect your time in this place, somehow? Probably not. But all treks start with the first step. Perhaps, if you get moving, you'll progress?

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[kandata]

[She doesn't feel she deserves so much support. Especially after attacking everyone so much...

Oh! In fact!]

I am sorry for having attacked you.

[And did fantastic at it. She fought against your weapons with her axe and did incredibly well!]

[beautifulknight]

[ Argenti blinks at that before smiling gently and shaking his head. ]

I am certain considering the circumstances attacking you was not your true heart's desire.

I cannot fault you for what happened. I'm sure you understand.

[ He gives her a small, knowing smile. Kirumi had fought for him, after all, and they once spoke on the same subject. Except it was him who was expressing his regrets. ]

[kandata]

I was very scared. I just could not forget all Monokuma had said to me, about how it would all go once you all arrived here. All I could think was trying to prevent it all.

It feels like such an obvious deception, now that my mind is clear.

[Monokuma had soooooo much time to get under her skin, yeah]

[beautifulknight]

It may have felt quite obvious after the fact, but...

When you're caught up in such dark feelings, it doesn't at the time. I recall feeling scared myself, so filled with despair, and other matters, that I didn't even consider when people were reaching out to me that there were other options.

Monokuma's actions upon you were also cruel, if they had settled so deep into your heart, I would not be surprised. If only we could truly repay what he did to you upon him and those involved - but I shall take you being alive over that.

[ He says this with utmost sincerity and gentleness! ]

[kandata]

[The gratitude she feels towards everyone is overwhelming. What would she be doing now if it wasn’t for you all...she's sure it'd all end so badly for her]

...I will never go back where I came from. I am done with that world, and the one that let it exist.

[Even though she'd like to give some payback, she's sure it's best to never return.]

[beautifulknight]

[ ...If anything, Argenti is also glad to hear this. There is a strength in not even so much as wishing to return to a situation that has done little to help oneself.

Even if people might not understand it. He does. ]

I am glad that you have decided to permanently leave behind such a wretched place.

Indeed, I cannot say that there is much good of a place that allowed such...despicable things to exist.

Wherever you want to go now is your decision and yours alone. But I shall be supporting it nonetheless.