Breaking the News

**Breaking the News** is the second story episode of Miyamasu Going.

## In-Game Summary

You finally tell the magical girls everything, which leaves them shaken. Some come to terms with the truth, but others take it poorly, or don't believe you. Kaori especially takes the news worse than anyone else. You give them all time to process everything as you watch their backs turn on you. Despite this, you remain resolute in your decision.

## Plot

The group returns to the Karaoke Room after the demon battle. Omnis explains everything he has learnt - the out-of-control increase in parallel realities, the existence and purpose of the Kamisaman System, Omnis' role as an Executor, and White Omnis' goal. After Omnis finishes talking, there is a long silence.

Finally, Kaori speaks up. She confirms with Omnis that the demons they have been battling are magical girls, and becomes outraged that Omnis was essentially letting the magical girls commit murder while keeping the information to himself. When Iroha attempts to defend Omnis, saying he only learnt the truth recently, Lilly says ignorance is not a defence. Hanabi agrees, saying that Kamisaman in particular is using them for her own goals while hiding the truth. Iko, on the other hand, is unphased.

As Lilly and Iko bicker, Akisa declares that she will continue to follow Omnis. Having lost her life already to the demons, and with the chance to explore the underpinnings of the universe, she is undaunted. Eliza eagerly agrees, just as excited at the scientific possibilities. Aka and Ao, overwhelmed by the amount of information, say that they need some time to process, and Omnis assures them that everyone take all the time they need.

Cocoa and Seira question whether Kamisaman is tricking Omnis, and by extension, the magical girls. Iroha attempts to convince the gang that their own experiences are evidence enough, and that they need to continue as magical girls. To her shock though, Kaori firmly denies her plea. She questions how Iroha can be so calm at the revelations, and what they have been battling for at all. She decides to quit, and rushes out of the room. Iroha chases after her.

Omnis apologises to the remaining girls for getting them involved in the demon battles. Seira reassures him that they just need time, and the girls file out of the Karaoke Room. Omnis, left alone in the room, vows to bring forth a possibility where the girls all have a future.

## Transcript

*(In the Karaoke Room)*

Omnis
Okay everyone, I need to tell you something.
Narration
After defeating the demons, I gathered everyone in the karaoke room. There, I spilled everything I knew to the girls.
From the power of wishing, the splitting of worlds, and how the spread of infinite possibilities will lead to the world's destruction...
I also explained how the Kamisaman system prevents the end of the world and how I, an Executor, am a part of it. I also laid out White Omnis's true goal, and how our fights put possibilities at stake.
Omnis
That's everything I know.
Narration
After I finished talking, the karaoke room was silent for a long time.
Finally, the silence broke.
Kaori
Om-om, can I ask you something?
Kaori
These demons we've been risking our lives fighting this whole time have all been magical girls like us?!
Kaori
Does this mean we've been killing ourselves with our own hands this entire time?
Iroha
Kaorin...
Kaori
Sorry, Iroha, but I take back what I said last time! I can't deal with all of this...
Kaori
Om-om never told us anything while letting us commit murder. I just...can't...
Kaori
I can't accept any of this, and you can't convince me otherwise!
Omnis
Kaori...
Narration
It was just as Kaori said. The truth was too much to bear, so now she was distancing herself.
Iroha
Kaorin, everyone, hear me out. Om-om wasn't aware of this until recently, so we all got caught up in this battling unknowingly.
Lilly
Hey, pleading ignorance as an excuse isn't going to solve anything.
Iroha
W-well...
Hanabi
I don't like this. Also, didn't that Kamisaman person keep hesitating to disclose information?
Hanabi
She's pulled us into so-called fights of possibility, but she's prevented us from hedging against risk.
Hanabi
To think she's been pulling all the strings... I refuse to be strung along any longer.
Iko
It don't amount to a hill of beans to me. If there's a problem, just slam your way through it!
Lilly
Always the simple-minded one, Iko.
Iko
What? You're the last person I'd wanna hear that from.
Lilly
Well, I just go with the flow. If everyone agrees to something, I just go along with that.
Iko
In other words, you don't have your own opinion?
Lilly
Huh? But that was my opinion.
Iko
Who's simple-minded now?
Akisa
I'll follow Omnis. Unlike the rest of you, I did lose my life once to the demons.
Akisa
Plus, this is our chance to know the truth about the makeup of our world.
Eliza
Yours truly agrees with Akisa! I am highly interested in the world spreading into parallel worlds!
Ao
I'm sorry, Omnis, but I need time to think.
Ao
I understand you did a lot to prepare before dropping all of this on us.
Ao
But it's too much right now...
Aka
I'm of the same opinion as Ao, but it doesn't mean I don't believe you, Kitty.
Aka
But this is too much to take in at once. I need time to process everything.
Omnis
Okay, as long as both of you are prepared to do this, I won't force anyone to choose. I want everyone to take their time and think it through.
Cocoa
But Om-om, what if Kamisaman is tricking you?
Seira
I agree. Everything you have been saying is quite difficult to believe...
Iroha
But you all saw everything, right? The demons, the magic, White Om-om, and people eaten by said demons. Everything is true!
Iroha
So we all need to fight together, and continue as magical girls!
Kaori
Count me out.
Iroha
What...?
Kaori
How can you be so relaxed, Iroha?
Kaori
Haven't you been listening to all the ridiculous bullcrap that's spewing out of his mouth?
Iroha
Kaorin...
Kaori
I am a normal girl! I can't just stay calm like you, Iroha!
Kaori
All this magical girl stuff and demon slaying...
Kaori
...what's it all for?!
Kaori
I can't take this anymore! I quit!
Kaori
Sorry, Iroha...
*(Kaori runs out)*

Iroha
Kaorin!
*(Iroha chases after Kaori)*

Omnis
......
Narration
Everyone went silent.
Omnis
..I'm really sorry for getting everyone involved with all this fighting.
Seira
Give us time, Omnis. I think everyone needs time to process everything.
Omnis
...Understood.
*(The girls leave the Karaoke Room)*

Omnis
...It's what I expected.
[message]]: Kaori's reaction was the most normal, but...

Omnis
I've made up my mind.
[message]]: I found myself alone in the karaoke room, vowing to bring forth all the possibilities where these girls had a future.