Bleach: Brave Souls story · Event, The Machine Society: The Key of Magic
Chapter 2
The Machine Society: The Key of Magic. Before Kon can fully enjoy his reunion with Riruka and Retsu, he is told the reason he was summoned. He soon learns that Riruka's "Key of Magic" is being targeted by the Phantom Thieves.
3 scenes, 27 lines
1. Before the battle
13 linesWhy did you call for me again?
The other day, I received a notice from some people calling themselves the Phantom Thieves.
"We will take the Key of Magic during the finale of the Flower Festival."
The key that you have is the Key of Magic, right?
That's right. Inserting it into this watch and using its magical power activates a spell that opens the way to the basement of the old castle.
Meaning, just stealing the key alone won't help you get into the old castle's basement.
I've got no idea why these "Phantom Thieves" would go after my key, but I sure won't be scared into hiding by them!
So, we're gonna go catch them first! I called you because you seem like a good decoy, okay?
What the hell?! Do you even know where these Phantom Thieves are?!
On the envelope that the notice was sent in, there was a stamp of its pickup location. I narrowed down the search to that area, and--
The postal worker who received the envelope remembered that it was from someone he'd never seen before, who seemed to be living in a house that had been abandoned for ages.
In other words, that's the Phantom Thieves' hideout. We're gonna go get them now!
Is this Phantom Thieves group full of idiots?
2. Before the boss
6 linesAnother dead end! Where are the Phantom Thieves?!
Great, and I got all made up at the beauty parlor for the front page of tomorrow's newspaper, too! You! Go clean this up!
Who made you the boss?! This is about YOUR treasure, ain't it?!
It's hardly treasure! The key itself hardly has any value on its own! First, you need magic power to... Wait, could it be?
Are the Phantom Thieves also magicians? Maybe that's why they're after the key.
We certainly need to consider that as a possibility.
3. After the battle
8 linesWe didn't find any useful leads today, but let's continue with our search.
Oh, and there's someone here I'd like to introduce to you two.
Her name is Nemu Kurotsuchi and she runs a security company. She will assist us with the apprehension of the Phantom Thieves during the Flower Festival.
I look forward to working with you.
Whaaat?
Is something the matter?
No, nothing.
(If she's here, then I bet that means Mayuri also exists in this world.)