Mad Scientist Nana Daiba/Bond Story

A girl with a placid temperament and warm smile, who is actually an artificial lifeform created to maintain the balance of the world. Adores her friend Kyou. From "Staircase to Heaven."

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Bond Level 15 Talk
• Bond Level 30 Talk

Hououin Kyouma's Inverted Spectrum

*clang* *clang* *clang*

Group B Student A:

Um, Hououin-san... About this set...

Hououin Kyouma:

What's the matter? Is there a problem... Ah, that lighting angle isn't a problem. It's already been proven you can't see the set up from the audience!!

Group B Student A:

I-I see... In that case...

Group B Student B:

Uh, Hououin-san... Actually, about this light...

Hououin Kyouma:

What, it's not enough?! Ugh, don't tell them they've caught up with us already...?!

Hououin Kyouma:

Very well. I'll make the necessary arrangements!!

Group B Student B:

Uh, okay... Thank you very much...

Nana:

......

Karen:

Oh, found Banana!

Nana:

Hi, Karen-chan, Maya-chan.

Maya:

Do you have a minute? We were thinking to go over our exchange in the middle of act 2 together.

Nana:

Of course! Thanks for inviting me♪

Karen:

Yay!!

Maya:

Daiba-san... Are you here because you needed Hououin-san for something?

Nana:

Oh... I brought a treat for him, but he looked busy so I was waiting for the right moment to step in.

Nana:

But as I was watching... it made me think of a lot of things.

Maya:

Such as?

Nana:

Like... what a strange person Hououin-san is.

Maya:

That's... Yes, he certainly gives off the impression that he's detached from the real world.

Nana:

That's true too, but I don't mean the atmosphere he gives off... Like, his overall existence?

Karen:

Yeah, I see what you mean by his existence feeling strange! Hououin-san is like those wizards you see in stories.

Karen:

Like that... What was it again? Elle... Elle Psyche...??

Maya:

It's El Psy Kongroo.

Karen:

You're so smart, Tendo-san! Yes, that!

Karen:

Doesn't it sound like a spell or something?!

Nana:

Yeah, your example really clicks.

Nana:

He's like a character in a strange story, or rather, he IS the character of a story.

Maya:

That's an odd thing to say.

Karen:

Odd?

Maya:

Yes. He seems to have two sides to him.

Maya:

For example, when he loudly proclaims his name and then shows his deep thought process all of a sudden... There is an obvious gap in his regular behavior.

Maya:

I wonder where...

Nana:

...It's similar to when we become somebody else.

Karen:

I see! It's Hououin-san Theater!!

Karen:

Huh? Wait a minute. Then where is the real Hououin-san...

Nana:

...That's right. That's something I've been wondering about all along.

Nana:

That maybe Hououin-san has always been... worrying about various things and holding back.

Maya:

Right... But I don't think he would be honest with us.

Nana:

Yeah...

Karen:

It's simple!!

Karen:

We just have to jump into the Hououin-san Theater ourselves!!

Nana:

...!!

Karen:

Our voices won't reach him unless we're on the same stage... Simply watching isn't enough. We have to stand on the same stage!

Karen:

We're always telling everyone stories this way, right? We can do this!!

Nana:

I see... You're right.

Maya:

Yes, Aijo-san is right. For example, he is strong like Miyamoto Musashi at times...

Karen:

And complicated like Phantom and also the Happy Prince... Or not...?

Maya:

Heh heh, he really is tricky character.

Maya:

It's not at all straightforward, but we'll definitely be able to stand on the same stage. No... we should already be.

Nana:

Yeah, you're right! If we do our best in response to Hououin-san, we'll definitely—

Hououin Kyouma:

Hey, what is it? You keep glancing at me! It's distracting, you know?!

Karen:

Heh heh!

Maya:

No, we're just chatting...

Nana:

We're not talking about the Phantom or Miyamoto Musashi... We are talking about nobody!

Hououin Kyouma:

What are you... Wait, don't tell me you're assassins from The Organization?!

Hououin Kyouma:

Hmph! But no matter what you try, you'll never be able to stop my "Project Chaotic"—

Karen:

"Project Chaotic?! ...Don't tell me you're trying to put that into motion?!"

Maya:

"No, now is actually the perfect opportunity..."

Nana:

"You're right... Our cover hasn't been blown yet, so now's the time to strike!!"

Hououin Kyouma:

Er... What?

Hououin Kyouma:

Uh, yes, that's the spirit! First, I'll explain the plan!!

Nana:

Heh heh...♪

Nana:

"Yes, reveal everything! Both your skills and your intentions...!"

A New After Story

Nana:

(Rin)
"Hey, Kyou-chan, are you asleep?"

Nana:

(Rin)
"Kyou-chan... I wonder why we were born. If we were born to become 'stars', then why..."

Nana:

(Rin)
"...Why do we have this 'heart' that isn't necessary?"

*clatter*

Hououin Kyouma:

You need to see this! The finished "Eternal Relic"—

Nana:

...Oh.

Hououin Kyouma:

...I'm sorry. I remembered that it's break time right now.

Nana:

Yes, I'm just practicing by myself♪ Are you looking for Amemiya-san and Masai-san?

Hououin Kyouma:

Yeah. I wanted them to take a look at the small prop I finished.

Nana:

I think they're both still in the classroom... Want me to tell them?

Hououin Kyouma:

Yes, please. Tell them I'll be working on the big prop in the courtyard.

Nana:

Copy that♪

Hououin Kyouma:

...I'll head out then.

Hououin Kyouma:

Your monologue in the first half of act 2 was... really good. I'm looking forward to it, so do your best.

Nana:

Huh...?

Hououin Kyouma:

W-What? Did I say something weird?

Nana:

No, I was just surprised because you got it right.

Hououin Kyouma:

I see... Well, that's the only scene you can do by yourself.

Hououin Kyouma:

Rin who reveals the anxiety she hides inside next to a sleeping Kyou...

Hououin Kyouma:

Up until partway through the second act, the script is the same as before.

Nana:

...But this time, Rin's feelings will be rewarded.

Hououin Kyouma:

That's right! At the end of the second act in the revised version, you can hear what's really inside her heart through the exchange with the Heavenly Messenger...!

Hououin Kyouma:

No matter how many times I've read the script, I'm still moved by that development...!!

Nana:

......

Hououin Kyouma:

Hm... Well, it's not bad.

Nana:

Heh heh, you sure know a lot!

Hououin Kyouma:

Yes, well... It's because I've watched the previous "Staircase to Heaven" many times.

Nana:

Thank you for watching such a sad story so many times...

Hououin Kyouma:

That's right. I can never get used to that feeling.

Nana:

It's not possible to... get used to a sad story.

Hououin Kyouma:

Yeah, you're right.

Hououin Kyouma:

...I'm sorry.

Nana:

Huh? Why are you apologizing?

Hououin Kyouma:

It's just... I'm the one who made this story repeat itself.

Nana:

Oh...

Hououin Kyouma:

...Sometimes, I get scared of the things I do. I struggle over and over again to try to change a tragedy...

Hououin Kyouma:

Wanting to rewrite the world's important stories... That's just me being egotistical. I sometimes feel that way.

Hououin Kyouma:

Because the true correct answer is something that changes with those who are involved.

Nana:

......

Hououin Kyouma:

I've talked too much. I'll see you—

Nana:

(Rin)
"Hououin-san, thank you!!"

Hououin Kyouma:

W-What's this all of a sudden?

Nana:

...I don't know what's the right answer either. No one can say they know.

Nana:

So this is just how I... and my Rin feel.

Nana:

(Rin)
"Hououin-san... Thank you... for not giving up on me, Kyou, and everyone!"

Nana:

(Rin)
"Let's all go to a future filled with smiles!!"

Hououin Kyouma:

......!

Hououin Kyouma:

Hurk.... Bwahahaha!!

Hououin Kyouma:

Of course. There is no mistake! The future carved by Mad Scientist Hououin Kyouma is the official history!!

Hououin Kyouma:

But it's too early to say such silly things, Banane... The curtains have only just risen!

Hououin Kyouma:

You just have to put your everything into rehearsals so you won't drag me down! Bwahahahaha!!!

Nana:

...Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Hououin-san.

Nana:

Okay, let's do our best. A new future for the "Staircase to Heaven"...

Nana:

We'll make this the best story together...!

Nana:

The tenacity to repeat things over and over again... I'm sure Hououin-san was the same.

Nana:

Thanks to everyone's perseverance, "Staircase to Heaven" was able to come to that ending.

Nana:

It's because of our strong determination to push through all troubles and failures, as well as our trust in our friends.

Nana:

Lab Mem Number 877, Banane! I will continue to create splendid stages that surpass "Staircase to Heaven"!