Dark Kaori Descends 2

**Dark Kaori Descends 2** is the second and final episode of Magica Round 1 Iroha's dress stories.

## Plot

In the White Room, Tobio falls asleep and continues recalling a memory linked to one of Iroha's dresses.

In Shibuya, Kaori is still sulking about the other two's comments. However, Iroha and Marianne start talking about why Iroha is a fan of magical girl anime, to Kaori's indignation. When Kaori complains, the two apologise, with Marianne saying she doesn't have many friends to share her anime passions with.

Despite their apologies, the two immediately go back to discussing Iroha's magical girl history. Iroha reveals that the first anime she ever saw was the reason for her passion to save anyone and everyone who's in trouble in the world. Marianne points out saving everyone in the world will be difficult, and Iroha declares that even if it's not everyone, she can't ignore anyone around her who's in distress.

Kaori chimes in about the irony of that statement, given her current feelings. Iroha laughs it off, saying she knows that she'll recover from 'Dark Kaori' without any help. When Marianne compliments Kaori as well on her resilience, Kaori hangs her head, worn out from the other two.

## Transcript

*(In the White Room)*

Narration
Residual memories flowed from the dress I got.
Suddenly, I felt an overwhelming urge to sleep.
I could see something at the center of my blurred vision, and memories of Iroha I had never seen before vividly played back in my brain.
The memory of Kaori, Marianne, and Iroha going shopping together continued.
*(Scene change to Shibuya)*

Marianne
Really though, Iroha, why are you such a fan of magical girl anime?
Iroha
Hmm... I guess it's because I saw one when I was little, and that thrill has always stuck with me!
Marianne
Teeheehee. So you're into older stuff, not the recent ones, huh? That must mean you've watched JeReMy since the 1st arc...
Kaori
Hey, wait a minute! You're just going to ignore me when I'm upset?!
Iroha
Oh, sorry! I forgot about you, Dark Kaori!
Marianne
S-Sorry, Kaori. I just don't really have a lot of friends that share my passion for these kinds of topics...
Iroha
Oh, and um, the first anime I ever saw, I can't remember the title anymore, but it was a super old one being re-broadcast.
Iroha
Watching the heroine get stronger and stronger while she saved the whole world was so intense! She was such a dazzling character to me!
Iroha
I looked up to that magical girl, and I made a decision right then and there that I would save anyone who's in trouble!
Marianne
I see... But... If you actually tried to save everyone in the world, that's kind of impossible...
Marianne
I feel like we're in a bit of a dangerous situation.
Iroha
Well, even if it's not the whole world, whenever there's someone around me that's in distress, I just can't ignore it!
Kaori
...I honestly don't know how to respond to that. How am I supposed to feel right now?
Iroha
Ahaha, I've known you for a long time Kaorin, you can recover from Dark Kaori on your own, so you're fine without any saving!
Marianne
If people all over the world could become as resilient as you, Kaori, I'm sure it would be a wonderful thing!
Kaori
Sp-spending time with you guys is kind of exhausting...