Kokone

kokone's debut in Camp Lily.

**Kokone** is the deuteragonist in *Silylily - The Story*.

Being one of the more unpopular singers in Internet, kokone forms a bond with Lily and the two embark on many adventures together. Even as Lily's friends come and go, kokone commits to standing by her side.

## Summary

### History

kokone joins the Internet household as a vocaloid singer alongside Kamui Gakupo, Gumi, Lily from anim.o.v.e, Ryuto, and CUL. She quickly fails to find popularity both among listeners and her housemates. Having her already failing career hindered even more by the addition of a new singer, Lily dislikes kokone at first. This changes when they attend a festival with Gumi and CUL and wind up alone together. They are then able to reconcile their differences. kokone develops a crush on Lily, as well as a dependency on her. The two are rarely seen apart afterwards. Chika and Otomachi Una later join Internet, as well. Due to Gumi, Gakupo, and Una's popularity, both Lily and kokone find themselves regularly neglected by their company.

### Adventures with Lily

Deciding to host a camping trip in the Execrated Forest, Lily invites kokone and many others to join her. They are put in a group with Gumi, Maika, Sukone Tei, and Kaai Yuki. kokone helps Lily scavenge for supplies and even carries everything for her, but they are hunted by a mysterious wild cat. During a stormy night, the group is forced to take shelter in a cabin haunted by the ghost of Suzune Ring. kokone, Gumi, and Lily escape through a series of underground caves, but the others are captured by the wild cat and Indefinable Shadow Beasts.

Inside a ranger cabin, the campers meet a roomba named Cocorobo, who claims to be a girl trapped inside by a curse. Before kokone can agree to help her become human again, she falls through a trapdoor and is captured by the wild cat. She is imprisoned with the other caught campers until Lily and a human Cocorobo join her. The wild cat turns out to be a possessed vocaloid named Nekomura Iroha, but she is returned to normal after a fight breaks out and the prisoners are able to escape with her. The campers flee the forest when Una arrives with the Internet helicopter.

kokone and Lily continue to be neglected by fans and Internet, but Lily is especially distraught when she finds out she has haters online. kokone and Cocorobo attempt to cheer Lily up, but the latter obsesses over the hate to the point where it hinders her life. They decide to play a trick on Lily by having a disguised Cocorobo hate on kokone in front of her, proving that Lily is not the only one who receives hate. When an actual hater shows up and insults kokone to the point of making her cry, Lily steps in and defends her friend. kokone and Cocorobo convince Lily to attribute her own arguments against the hater to herself, and this helps the blonde to feel better. Lily continues to struggle with positivity due to all of her friends being more famous than her, but kokone promises to always stay by her side.

When CUL confronts Gumi, Lily, and kokone on their bad eating habits, she challenges them to see who can go the longest without eating carrots, honey, and chocolate respectively, promising that her sister ROSA could upgrade them to being "Synth V" singers. kokone is hardly able to resist when a nearby chocolate factory gives out free samples, but she outlasts Gumi, who falls out by the end of the day. She and Lily compete by consuming the other's favorite food in various forms, but kokone makes the decision to take honey straight from a beehive. As a result, she is attacked by bees and Lily is forced to save her. They are both badly stung and left injured, only to find out ROSA could not upgrade them. They make a mutual vow to never change themselves for someone else again.

When Lily wins a haunted mansion in a contest, she invites kokone and many others to visit, promising a large cash prize to whoever can make it through the night without leaving. kokone is especially afraid of everything, making her an easy target for pranks from Maika and Gumi. The guests are later attacked by a masked "monster" that picks them off one by one. Terrified, kokone tries to flee from the house, but she is captured before she can get very far. Eventually, the monster turns out to be Lily's ex-girlfriend Luna, who reconciles with Lily before the mansion blows up. Everyone is able to escape in time.

When Halloween season rolls around, Lily takes notice of kokone's frightful habits. They make a bet to see if kokone can go the whole holiday season without being scared. kokone resists all of Lily's attempts to frighten her, but a mysterious girl named Prima informs Lily that kokone is afraid of dolls. Prima also informs kokone "It fears the corn" without explanation. On Halloween night, Lily summons The Tails Doll through a cursed ritual. This backfires when the Tails Doll attacks her, but kokone saves her by using candy corn, which the Tails Doll fears. kokone wins the bet, but no one is able to figure out who exactly Prima is.

Around Christmastime, Lily and kokone are among the few Internet vocaloids not chosen to perform in a major concert. This does not bother kokone, who prefers to spend time with Lily and Cocorobo, but Lily is distraught, especially after being bullied by her long-time nemesis Namine Ritsu. Lily and kokone have a distressing argument where kokone asks if their friendship is purely a business one, but Lily is unable to answer. Chika scoffs at kokone for continuing to care about Lily, but kokone claims to know her better than anyone else. She personally sews a bee plushie as a Christmas present for her friend.

In a bad future that Lily is shown overnight, kokone dies from loneliness after Lily stops being her friend. This encourages Lily to change her ways in the morning, giving kokone a chocolate dog plushie and apologizing for her behavior. The two make up and have an enjoyable Christmas with Cocorobo, Luna, and Sonika.

### A Life of Crime

In the new year, Lily invites kokone to join her in a plan to crash an Internet concert that excluded them. Despite her hesitation, kokone joins her friend and they go to see Iroha for supplies. Key pieces of supplies include an obviously stolen car and a strange lamp. Lily and kokone are able to crash the concert, but they discover they had invitations the entire time. Afterwards, they go for a drive, following instructions from Iroha to not return the vehicle. The car is recognized by police officer Yuzuki Yukari, who pursues the duo, claiming to know who they are. This startles Lily, who interprets the phrase as the police officer knowing her darkest secret. In a frenzy, she drives the car off a cliff and crashes, knocking kokone out.

Lily uses the strange lamp to release Merli, a fairy who offers her a wish, but she and kokone are arrested before she can make it. They are brought in for interrogation by Yukari, but they only end up increasing their sentence. Due to Gakupo's disappointment in them, the two are not bailed out by anyone from Internet. While in their cell, kokone strikes up an argument with Lily, accusing her of always dragging her into conflict. Soon afterwards, the two are broken out of prison by Una, wielding a laser-shooting katana she received for Christmas.

Unable to go back home while they are wanted criminals, Lily and kokone seek out Merli to grant Lily's lingering wish. All the while, they are hunted by Ritsu, who is assisting the police department. One night, kokone disses Lily for being a bad friend, then disappears when morning comes. Just as Ritsu is about to catch Lily, kokone knocks her out from behind with the baseball bat she went to retrieve. Taking charge, kokone declares herself the new leader of the duo and demands Lily to take orders from her. Lily nervously complies and the two successfully capture Merli in a butterfly net. They then learn that lookalikes have been caught in their place, so their names are temporarily cleared, but Ritsu and Yukari catch kokone and arrest her for attacking Ritsu.

kokone brings Merli to jail with her and explains that she is in charge of her pact with Lily. Due to this, she is able to make a wish on Lily's behalf. Instead of wishing that their names were cleared, she wishes the police were after Ritsu instead of her and Lily. This leads to her being released and reunited with Lily. With a newfound sense of leadership, kokone takes Lily home.

### A Serious Crush

kokone's feelings for Lily continue to grow. She helps Lily find a replacement maid when Cocorobo goes out of town, she accidentally eats chocolates Lily intended to give Gumi on Valentine's Day, and she works hard to help Lily overcome a fear of performing with sores on her face. Eventually, a major dance celebration is held and kokone decides to invite Lily to be her date, but her subtle requests go over Lily's head. The blonde attempts to ask Gumi, but she is booked as a guest of honor and cannot date anyone. She also asks Luna, but finds out she is going with Ritsu.

At the dance, Lily is placed in isolation for asking Gumi to dance, and kokone wrestles Luna into the bathroom to question her. She learns that Luna is dating Ritsu because the latter knows Lily's secret and is threatening to leak it to the world unless Luna dates her. kokone promises not to tell Lily before seeking her out. In isolation, the two friends share a passionate dance, which provokes kokone to leak the truth about Luna. This leads to a fight on the balcony between Lily and Ritsu, but the two fall over the edge. Ritsu hits her head and develops amnesia, but Lily is caught by Gumi. After everyone makes up, Lily thanks kokone for telling her about Luna, but kokone somberly reflects on Lily's lack of interest in her.

### Joining a Band

In an attempt to reach success, Lily starts a band with kokone and Cocorobo called Enlightenment. Trained by Luna with Sonika as their roadie, they introduce a new genre of music called voca-grunge. It becomes a sensational hit and they outsell every other vocaloid singer. However, when popular artists cash in on the genre, Enlightenment falls from fame. Shortly afterwards, voca-grunge as a fad ends, allowing Enlightenment to continue as the "definitive" voca-grunge band.

Enlightenment is booked to perform at Gumi's birthday celebration, where Lily plans to confess her romantic feelings to Gumi. Despite her crush, kokone encourages Lily to do so. During the party, Gumi is attacked by a cloaked assailant and knocked out. Having spotted blonde hair through the cloak, Gakupo accuses Lily and removes her from the party. kokone scolds Gakupo for the pointless accusation, but he throws her out, as well. Alone, Lily and kokone reflect on their failures as vocaloid singers before deciding to do honeydew together. Taking the stimulant, the two are intoxicated. kokone drunkenly confesses her love to Lily, but it is not comprehended. Having newfound courage to stand up for themselves, they decide to return to the party, so Lily tosses the honeydew away. It ends up hitting the actual perpetrator on the head, allowing them to be caught.

It is revealed by the culprit that someone has it out for Lily and is hiring people to take her down. These people succeed in kidnapping Sonika, mistaking her for Gumi. This leaves Enlightenment without a roadie, so Luna takes the role for their next booking. They are booked to perform in the Execrated Forest, but when they get there, Luna and the bus mysteriously disappear. Ritsu is revealed to have tricked them into coming out there and Cocorobo disappears shortly afterwards. In a panic, kokone takes honeydew and sees a vision of Lily beckoning her to come further into the forest. kokone does so and disappears along with the others.

### Deep Sea Lily

kokone, Cocorobo, Sonika, and Luna are held by the "good" fairy Aoki Lapis, who seeks to expose Lily for her dark secret. Lily teams up with Merli, Lapis' sister who Lapis formerly trapped in the lamp, and they are eventually able to rescue the prisoners. They are then visited by Prima, who claims to have been watching Lily. She explains that Lapis seeks an artifact blessed by the goddess LUMi, VY1, and Lily must go with a group of selectively-chosen individuals to find it first. Along with seventeen others, kokone is brought to a vessel and taken underwater to the abyssal plain. There, Prima debriefs them on their mission. It turns out that Lapis, Ring, Ritsu, and Violet are controlling the fish from an undersea castle to find VY1 before Lily and Merli can. Prima gives Lily LUMi's blessed sword VY2 and puts her in charge of the group, telling them about the goddess Solaria before sending them off.

Lily tries to keep kokone close to her, but the group is soon attacked by a giant anglerfish that eats Iku. Cocorobo grabs Lily and runs off, but kokone and Iroha follow behind them. The four are lost together and continue to search the abyssal plain for VY1. Lily and Iroha continually argue, which upsets kokone. Soon, they find the ancient ruins that hold VY1, but they are attacked by Lapis and Violet. Merli shows up to fight Lapis, giving Cocorobo time to run off with VY1. She sends it adrift before being captured, giving Merli and the others time to escape. Merli, Lily, Iroha, and kokone fight through fish before settling down to camp. To lighten the mood, Lily tells the story of how she and kokone were arrested, which upsets kokone and causes her to walk away from the group. She is then kidnapped by Violet and taken prisoner in Lapis' castle.

In the meantime, Solaria aids the team in killing Ring and finding VY1 again. LUMi also arrives to bestow a blessing onto Lily, but she is soon killed by Lapis. One by one, the other group members are captured before Lily is left as the only one remaining. To catch her, Lapis uses a spell to convince kokone that Lily hates her, plaguing her with bad memories. kokone then becomes "Dark kokone," who swears to kill Lily. Shocked by this act of cruelty, the already reluctant Ritsu decides to betray Lapis. When Lily arrives at the castle, Dark kokone attacks her, but Lily refuses to fight back. Before she can be finished off, Lily is able to get through to kokone by saying "I love you." Dark kokone recalls the good times she and Lily spent together, so she returns to normal and embraces her friend.

Together, Lily and kokone are helped by Ritsu to rescue the other prisoners. This act of treachery leads to Ritsu being killed by Lapis, but the escaping hostages are able to bring the castle down by attacking it from inside. Wanting revenge for the murder of her friend Hiyama Kiyoteru, Yuki steals VY2 and uses it to kill Lapis. This causes the sword to disintegrate afterwards. While the team is able to escape, Violet takes over the ocean and unleashes an army of fish to seek vengeance. It then turns out that in order to use VY1, a sacrifice must be made. As the only one powerful enough to make it work, Merli gives her life to open the rift needed to imprison Violet.

Using LUMi's blessing, Lily merges with Iroha and battles Violet into submission. When they return to normal, Violet uses her last bit of strength to wrestle with Lily into the vortex. Lily shouts for kokone to close the rift by stabbing VY1 into the sand, but kokone refuses to sacrifice Lily. Insisting that she needs to pay for all she has done, Lily convinces kokone to do it. Crying, kokone declares that she loves Lily before shutting the rift and sealing both Lily and Violet away. She then breaks down along with everyone else, but Solaria returns and uses her last "favor" to bring Lily back, revealing to have teleported her away just before the vortex closed. Happily reunited, the group returns to the surface.

### The Kiss

Life returns to normal at the Internet household after the other members return from their tour. Even after her improper confession to Lily in the abyssal plain, Lily is still unaware of how kokone feels about her. Cocorobo helps kokone develop the strength to confess, but the feelings are challenged when Lily is invited to a New Years party by Fuiro, a punk rocker she has a crush on. With Cocorobo's advice, kokone dresses in punk clothing and acts rebellious before showing up to the party. She quickly becomes popular and steals Fuiro's attention from Lily, even being invited to join a supergroup with her. Lily angrily storms off, but kokone takes off after her. She tells Lily that she only acted that way to impress her, but is unable to tell Lily how she truly feels. Regardless, just as the New Year countdown begins, the two agree to share a friendly kiss. They do so, which causes kokone to run home after being overwhelmed.

## Characterization

Due to the popular establishment of Gakupo, Gumi, Lily, and CUL as the "Internet" grouping, silylilyanimove's admin was hesitant to give kokone a large role on the Twitter account, feeling she would be too outlandish from the accepted main cast. As a result, she was implemented into memes that featured her as the butt of the joke, often playing into her obscurity and unpopularity as a *Vocaloid* character. Ironically, many of the early kokone memes were well-received and several kokone fan accounts followed silylilyanimove for the content that featured her. The admin came around to the character and found inspiration in the song Tetra☆Aster by BiRD(s) to define her backstory. The image associated with the song featured CUL linking arms with Gumi while Lily reluctantly took a joyous kokone's hand behind them. The backstory of how Lily and kokone became friends drew heavy inspiration from the image.

Gumi, Lily, CUL, and kokone became the trademark foursome of silylilyanimove, Gumi often being removed due to her popularity. The relationship between kokone, Lily, and CUL drew heavily on their failure to receive large followings as *Vocaloid* characters. An RPG featuring the three was made and temporarily publicized, but taken down after poor reception and several aspects of the game becoming outdated. After CUL's company returned to activity and released a sister character for her, ROSA, CUL was no longer deemed unpopular enough to be part of Lily's group. As a result, silylilyanimove's admin centered in on the relationship between kokone and Lily, two vocaloids brought together by their unpopularity while among popular friends.

Lily and kokone grew as a pair and became the officially recognized duo of silylilyanimove. They became the subject of many Twitter posts that featured them together and their relationship grew once *Silylily - The Story* began. While kokone was never intended to have any sort of romantic relationship with Lily, she developed a crush that first came to light in Lily Needs a Date. This was written to give kokone more layers as a character, as well as to extend the conflict of the series.

## Trivia

* According to a few diary entries seen in Lily's Mansion, Lily gave kokone a giant chocolate bunny on Easter, which kokone consumed in one bite.
* kokone has been shown to assist Lily with running her Twitter account, though she does not appear to be good at it.
* kokone is shown to be physically strong, having no trouble tackling Luna down in Lily Needs a Date.
* The friend kokone made at the friendship center in Lily Makes a New Friend has never been revealed.