Part 63: Chapter 9-7: Miracle

Part 9-7: Miracle


Honnete in Heaven
Music: Garden of Memories and Faded Dreams -Lydie-










Uwah! It’s just so lovely in here!

See, Dad? Just like we said! Your work is a Mysterious Painting after all!

Yes! This scenery is completely amazing!

Haha! You’re the one who created all this. You’re amazing, Dad!

You’re making me blush, Lydie!

Hahaha! Your face is bright red, Dad! Come on, anyway! Let’s get moving!

Good idea. Mom is in here somewhere, after all.


Music: To Find That Voice

This was about as far as we made it in last time.

Yes… it’s the place where we lost sight of Mom. Here, in the Chasm in the Heart…

Mmm. A loss which bereaved all of us… and undoubtedly, her as well.

No matter what, we’ll find her this time! Hmm… look, in the background! Stairs!


Promises with Mom

Fond memories…

Of the life we all lived…

Up we go!





(Easy! “Don’t give up before you even try”!)

(Very good. What about number 4?)

(I’ve got that one too! “Stay away from strange people”!)

(Perfect! You’ve got this down, Suelle!)

(Hehe, I know! Maybe I can’t study like Lydie… But I remember all of our promises with you! I want to make you happy, Mom!)

(Ah, good girl! Come here and let me pat you on the head!)

(Great! I love you, Mom!)



Wait, Mom…! We’re on our way…!

I… I believe! I believe we’ll see Mom again!



Pant… this is a lot of stairs to climb… but it’ll be worth it when we finally meet her again!

It’s like we’re ascending into heaven ourselves! …Haha, that came out wrong…

The clouds above, and below… they’re all so dreamy!

Like cotton candy! I’m sure Firis would take a bite if she could…


Gift of Knowledge

A new section already… I can’t wait to see what beautiful new vistas await us!

And maybe here, we’ll find Mom…!





(Yes, look! Mom, this is called a Punitrancer! They call it that because it entrances Puni. It’s so cute, isn’t it?)

(Wow, I didn’t know that! You know so much, Lydie. Have you been reading the encyclopedia again?

(Yep! You bought it for me, so I’ve read it all the way through!)

(That’s amazing! You’ll be a great scholar in the future!)

(What? No way! I want to be an alchemist, just like Dad!)

(Hehe, of course. But all this studying will pay off as well, I’m sure. You keep up the hard work and stay my bright little Lydie!)

(I will!)



Just a little longer…! Just a little longer, then…!

Yeah…! We’ll finally reach Mom…!



This sure is a flower garden! So soothing and peaceful… It feels like we’re dancing right through it!




Get a load of those arches! They look so picturesque, with ivy and vines hugging them! …Shame about the Groblair, though…

Yeah. But we have to keep on pressing forward!

Until we find Mom!


The Most Important Place

Might this finally be the place?

Ah! There!



That’s the woman we saw before. That must be her!

Honnete! …Gah, she can’t hear us!

It’s okay. We’re not losing sight of her this time.

Definitely not! Just hold on, Mom!



She went up those stairs over there. To the highest heights of the Heavenly Flower Garden… and the very heart of this painting!

Look! A rotunda, a floating island with waterfalls, and… another Groblair…

There sure seem to be a ton of them in this painting. Even compared to the others we’ve been to…

Hmm…



Over those stairs! That gateway…

Could it lead to the place where Mom lives…? I guess we’ll find out soon enough!



Check out that tree! It’s so… venerable…? Anyway!


The Atelier in the Painting

In the distance… Could that be…



An atelier? Why is there an atelier inside of the painting?

Don’t ask me. I always thought of her smiling, in the atelier, while painting this, though.

Hahaha! Dad, you really love Mom, don’t you!

Hahaha, of course! She’s my beloved wife!

Hahaha! And our beloved mother. Come on, Sue.

Let’s go. Let’s go see Mom!


Miracle

Excuse us! We’re coming in!


Music: Who Are You?

Ah, guests? This is a rare treat…



…



No, you’re not…! This isn’t a dream…! We’ve finally, finally found you…!

Mom…! I really wanted to see you! I’ve missed you so much! …Uwaaaah!

Girls… I haven’t seen you for a while, but did you always cry this much?

The two of them have been so lonely… For just a while, do you think…

Of course. Stay as long as you like. I’ve missed you all, too.


Music: Who Are You? (Piano Ver.)

That’s not an easy question to answer. I just kind of suddenly ended up here? I remember dying… I have clear memories up to that point. But no idea how I came to be here after that.

You must be the soul fragment that Neige was talking about, for sure…

I’m not really sure I understand what you mean by “soul fragment”, but I’m actually pretty amazing! I can move between painting worlds, so that’s how I’ve been passing the time.

Hahaha! That sweet naivete… Not that I doubted it, but you really are my Honnete!





I never thought I’d see you again, and yet here you all are. What else can you call it?

Yes… You’re right. As always.

Dad… Dad! What about the reason we’re here?

You wanted to ask Mom about your promises, right? So man up and ask!

What? R-Right! Honnete. Have I ever kept even one of my promises to you? Were you happy, being with me?



Of course I was happy! Even if I got to everything again, I’d want to be your wife! …Hold on. Let me ask you, then! Were you happy with me?

O-Of course I was! I was so happy, being with you…

Good, glad to hear it. I’m sure you’re sad about not being able to save me… But I was so happy to have lived with you. Just remember that, when you face forward.

Ah… thank you! Sniff… Thank you… Honnete…! Sniff…



The four talk well into the night, making up for lost time in a way I couldn’t possibly do justice trying to emulate here. All you need to know is that at some point, the conversation turns to Lucia, and…



Hahaha! You should have seen her face! Like a Puni hit by a bomb! Hahaha!

That does sound funny. I’m glad to hear Lucia is doing well, too…

Honnete! What’s wrong? Are you OK?

Ah, I’m fine. I just got a bit dizzy when I stood up.

Ah, sorry, Mom. We’ve been talking your ears off!

You don’t look very well, Mom. We don’t want to tire you out too much, so we’ll give you room.

Really? Thank you for your consideration. Here’s a little something.



Colorful Garden Fragments received.

Color Fragments! Thank you, we’ll treasure these!

We will! We’ll come and see you again soon!

I’ll be waiting for you, my precious treasures.

Hmm…

That night, back at their atelier…

Heheh! Sue! It was so lovely to see Mom again, wasn’t it!

Yes! She’s so soft and smooth, and smells so nice!



Lydie has acquired the skill “Spring of Knowledge”.

Spring of Knowledge - Increase the damage of Battle Mix items.

Sue has acquired the skill “Beautiful Pixie”.

Beautiful Pixie - Increase evasion chance against physical attacks.