Call My Name

The wedding was so much fun!

The wedding was for your childhood friend, Mirina, wasn't it?

You bet'cha! She was so beautiful! Isn't that right, Rumino?

So, she brought you with her, Rumino.

Of course! Rumino and I are lifelong partners who will never part ways!

Hahah... Good to hear that you're back to being partners. I was worried there for a moment.

Heh heh! I'm a changed girl, yes I am!

Ahaha... I'm glad that you learned a lesson or two from all that.

Come to think of it, wasn't there a spirit locked away in that lamp Mirina carried?

Ack...

And wasn't an old friend of yours still trapped in that lamp?

Oooh... I vaguely remember some of the things you're talking about...

You said you'd tell me if you remembered.

I know... When I was a child, I used to live in the port town of Rinde. I should remember things better if I go back there.

Well then. Let's may our way to Rinde.

Wow! Nothing's changed after all these years.

Over here, Aldo! Follow me!

This hidden house is where Mirina and I used to live!

Here? It's a pretty old-looking house...

It's always been run-down since we were kids!

But what's this? It feels like everything's more organized than before.

This is what you consider more organized?!

What I'm saying is that a few things are missing... Has someone been moving things out?

Bivette! I just knew you'd come...

Are you...Mirina?!

What are you doing here? Once the wedding was over weren't you moving to the capital?

Yes, but I had something I needed to take care of back home.

Well, when we polished that lamp, we heard the name of that spirit, right? I remembered some things from that...

Even though we had fun together, we locked away our friends and just forgot about everything... We didn't really treat them like friends, but more like our toys. Children can be so cruel sometimes.

I-I guess so...

That's why I came back to this house to release as many friends as I could remember. If I pretended to forget, I thought I would be happy. But I just felt more guilty...

I see... That's why it felt like things were missing from the house.

But was everything okay? Our friends were monsters, weren't they? They attacked us before...

Well...

Once our friends were released, they called your name and flew outside.

Is that right? I see... They only laughed when around Mirina. Their grudge was with Bivette...

It seems that was the case...

Hey, Bivette. I've been thinking about how to release our friends. If you have some idea, please try to release them.

It's about time that I returned to the capital. See you around, Bivette!

Give my regards to your husbands! See you!

Well then... Should we try to come up with an idea just like Mirina said?

Yeah, we should. But can you wait a moment, Aldo?

There's no mistake. These are the two boxes that we moved the fire spirit and water spirit after taking them out of the Spirit Lamp.

(Just when the spirits thought they were out, they were put into another box...)

Hey, Aldo. I said before that I could hear the voices of spirits since I was a child, right?

I remember you saying that.

Following that voice, I found this hidden house... That's how I encountered the lamp that Mirina had.

So that's how...

Let's start off by releasing the water spirit...

Finally, I'm out... I get no respect around here I tell ya.

L-Long time no see... Mr... Water Spirit?

How many times I tell ya that I'm a monster, not some spirit...

Bivette?! How could you just play around with me?! Should I show you my appreciation?! I've got years of hatred saved up in that box for you! Here I come!

Grrrrrr! No respect! Saaave meee!

He was so weak I almost feel bad for him...

Y-Yeah... I get the feeling I've done something very terrible.

The fact you're saying that means you've matured...

However, that sahuagin said something about being a monster, not a spirit.

Yeah, you're right... I remember that spirit's voice. But if the water spirit was just a monster, then maybe I've been wrong all this time.

Haha... I guess it's strange to be calling myself a genius after all.

Bivette...

Well, I personally thought it might be strange that spirits exist in this era. No point in getting sidetracked. Let's see what comes from the other box.

You're right, Aldo. I wonder what monster'll appear this time...

Phew... I'm finally out...

L-Long time no see... Mr... Fire Spirit?

Hmm? Who's calling out to me?

Wahh?! Is that you Bivette?!

Minimander?! Aren't you one of Salamander's minions?! How could a genuine spirit make it's way to this era?!

D-Don't look at me! I don't know! But this guy was definitely the fire spirit!

*tremble* Please forgive me! I'm no evil minimander!

It looks afraid... What did you do, Bivette?

You see, I got sucked up in some shiny blue hole and then was sealed in a lamp with a fish monster... It was a tight squeeze in there and it smelled something awful in there! To top it all off, a couple of kids found us and played around with us like toys... It was terrible I tell ya!

Oh... I'm sorry, Mr. Fire Spirit...

Hey, Aldo. Salamander's minions are originally from Antiquity, aren't they?

Yeah, that's right but...

Mr. Fire Spirit... I don't know how to make this up to you, but I can take you to your home era.

R-Really?

Of course! It's no trouble, right Aldo?

It's the least we can do.

Thank you! Well then, let's travel time and get this little guy back to Ratle!

Oh! So, this is Ratle?! Which means I'm really truly actually in my home era!

Great to hear that... Do you think this is enough as an apology?

Of course...

Is what you wanted to hear, right?! My...anger...

Huh?!

This so-called apology... Don't think this makes up for the years of suffering you caused me!

What did she do to cause this much pain?!

When Lord Salamander hears about this, he'll burn you to cinders! You'll regret what you did!

Here I come, Lord Salamander!

Ah! Wait Minimander! Salamander is already...

It's gone.

It seems that it was sucked into the tear in time-space before Salamander disappeared... What should we do... Things'll get worse if it finds out about Salamander like this...

Okay... That's right, Rumino!

We've got to follow it!

Let's hurry inside Nadara Volcano to where the Salamander used to be!

Lord Salamander! Lord Salamanderrrrrrr! Where are you hiding?! There's not a trace of him...

So, you really didn't know...

Bivette?!

Lord Salamander! This is no time to fool around! There are evil doers here!

Please listen, Minimander. Salamander was...

Child of man... We entrust the future to you.

I can't believe Lord Salamander is gone... The most important being in this world to me...

It must be hard knowing you couldn't see his last moments...

I don't need your sympathy! I'll never be able to Lord Salamander again!

......

That's not actually true!

Huh?

The truth is, Mr. Fire Spirit, Salamander was revived in a place called Purgatory.

That's right. We could take you there if you like.

R-Really? You're saying I can see Lord Salamander again?

Of course! Let's get going to Purgatory already!

Sounds like a plan. We can find Salamander in the Fire Spirit Dwelling!

Lord Salamander! You're really here!

Hmm... It seems you are one of my servants. Magma is streaming down your cheeks. Is something the matter?

You see... It's a long story, but here goes...

Hmph... A blue light you say... That was a tear in time and space. You, my servant, became lost in time. And the rest of you brought it back home.

It was no trouble at all! I'm the one who caused so much trouble for Minimander...

Don't say that... I said really terrible things to Bivette... Thank you for bringing me here!

No no no, you don't have to thank us for that!

Haha! Can it be that Bivette's embarrassed right now.

But come to think of it... Had Bivette not found Minimander in that lamp, they would have been sealed away there forever, right?

I hadn't thought of it that way...

You're right... It's important that I find the lamp as a child!

Yes... Th-That's right. If that's what it takes, then the memory of you two children playing with your "toy" is necessary. There's no way to change that. But I'll be happy when you become an adult and we can forget about all this.

It warms my heart to hear you say that!

I think that us minimanders will cease to exist in a world without Lord Salamander. But even so... Though we may be just a memory... Please remember us, Bivette!

Yes... Of course!

All right. Can we return to our era now?

Yeah, let's go back... Back to Rinde!

Phew... We're back. I guess that means our job's done.

Looks that way. This should mean that all my friends have been released.

Haahhh... It's gotten so quiet in this place.

However... I wonder what I did as a child to cause so much fear...

Hmm... I would've thought that I just wanted to have fun back then.

Huh? What did you say, Aldo?

What? I didn't say anything...

How strange... I could've sworn I heard someone calling out to me just now.

Nope, I didn't hear a thing.

Could it be that there is still another one of your friends remaining?

I wonder... But I'm fairly certain that we released all of them. What the heck is going on?

Ah! There it was again!

This voice... It's the same voice that I often heard as a child!

Hold up! Could that mean that...

Mr. Fire Spirit...

I see... I also wanted to thank you for remembering me after so many years!

It's...not easy for me to do but... From now on I want to do my best to consider other people's feelings...

Good-bye, Mr. Fire Spirit...

Hey, Bivette. I can't explain everything, but were the voices you heard as a child really from spirits?

Heehee! Of course they were!

It's simple... I'm a genius sorcerer!

Isn't that right, Rumino?