Spirits don't exactly have a physical body, huh? No wonder this one's still standing after that surprise attack, and no wonder slicing it with your sword wasn't anything like cutting through flesh. Not that you know what that's like. To defeat these things, Aria and Reed said you needed to strike them strongly enough to dissipate their smokey bodies completely. That should be plenty possible for you! You've just got to angle your attacks better this time. --/--> Nino: ...A sword? That's an illusion, isn't it?Nino: I figure it's a waste of time to try and make sense of why you'd bother using your powers like that, but... Why do such a thing, anyway? Spirit: I thought it was only right to show respect to an opponent like you.Spirit: So…

Spirit: Hey hey, where are you looking?Meimona: U-ugh!Spirit: Seriously, where's the "fortune" in someone like you?Nino?: Right, getting lost while crossing is quite unfortunate, if you ask me.Spirit: And she's immediately struggling at the first sign of trouble!Spirit: Haha, what a joke! Somehow, you have to get away... Or you'll never get the chance to see the real Nino or your family again! You try to flap your wings and fly, but your apprehensiveness about the whole thing stops you. Spending your divinity undoubtedly means giving up on going home, and this fear is not easy to fight off a second time. But in order to avoid more injuries, or something worse... Meimona: Your only option here should be a no-brainer. Nino?: At this point...Nino?: Even the real deal would…

Meimona: ...Wait, wait! Umm...Meimona: How did you know that... that person was a spirit?Nino: ...He was hurting you, wasn't he?Nino: I couldn't just stand by and let that happen as a leader!Meimona: No, I mean, he... umm, it...Meimona: It looked like a normal winged.Nino: And I was protecting you, Mei! Don't overthink it. Nino: Now let me heal you, alright? Meimona: S-so you just took a chance?Meimona: Aiming to kill, no matter who or what it could've been... Meimona: That was fine by you?Nino: ...Yes? What's wrong? Nino: It turned out to be the right move after all, didn't it?Meimona: ...Nino: It feels like you're interrogating me or something now!Nino: But really, I just wanted to protect you again, Mei.Meimona: No, I just...Nino: Your wound's not going to get any…

Meimona: Huh? Um... look!Meimona: Maybe it's possible to come down, since you're here now...Meimona: But it doesn't mean going back up is also possible, right?Meimona: We should be careful!Yuness: Mona.Yuness: Don't you trust me?Meimona: What? Of course I do!Meimona: But I've made sure that I can't go back up multiple times, so...Meimona: Let's not be reckless! Meimona: It would be bad if we waste our divinity by flyi-Yuness: That's ENOUGH, you annoying child!Meimona: ...W...wuh?Yuness: You seriously don't trust your own brother?Meimona: W-what? No, I do!Meimona: But you're talking like you don't trust me!Meimona: I told you I tested it already, so why don't you believe me?Meimona: Without any divinity, we won't ever go home, Yuness...Meimona: It's not worth risking it! Yuness?: She's not as gullible as she seems, y'know. Yuness:…

Right... your family. Your siblings are the children of Nadine, the master of the Birdnest, a large system of farmlands in the overworld. Just like her, they're nothing short of impressive. Your eldest sister, Layla Aquila, often went hunting in faraway places. She'd bring back plenty of spoils, and delicious prey from nebulae in the depths of space! But you never knew how she found her way through the sandy clouds of the overworld. And Meitham Grus, your eldest brother, was always willing to take you anywhere you wanted in the sky. In fact, he'd frequently escort every other sibling of yours on their outings too. He's simply that dependable of a brother! Yet, you never asked how he could find the way home so consistently. Siblings are meant to…

You are now Meimona. You have no idea where you are. Meimona: What do you see? Sand. A sea of pale gold, stretching as far as the eye can see. It is reminiscent of the overworld, of... Your home. -/-/-/-> But that can't be where you are! After all, you can still make out the lining of the barrier. Unfortunately, it seems that you remain a caged bird. But in which part of the cage did you end up...? Meimona: Can you tell where you are? That sandy mountain you tumbled from... that's where the rift was. It is as if you crossed over from an unintended direction. Maybe this is a place in the monster world, then? The sunlight here is certainly brighter than anywhere you've been to in…