Going from prey to hunter was a very peculiar feeling.
Standing in the newly revamped [Escape from Foxkov ver. 2.0] city, Hyacinth looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar Mindscape city and couldn't help spreading her arms to embrace the warm sunlight.
"This light and shadow... this breeze... and this warm, gentle air..."
"They remind me of the scenery during our final battle with Garuda... the orbital bombardments from the space battleships and the air strikes and strafing runs from the support aircraft..."
"And laughing as I blazed away with the heavy machine gun in my hands..."
"Stop. Put the nostalgia on hold. What happened back then was pretty bizarre." Iris interrupted Hyacinth's train of thought, drawing her attention back behind her.
This was downtown Kofukov City, painstakingly rebuilt by Heartmoon Fox. Its level of detail had gone up a notch from the original downtown Kofukov City, and its visual style had become more refined and realistic. Even the feel of the sunshine and breeze had been meticulously recreated.
It inevitably brought back memories of being chased all over the mall by sledgehammer-wielding Cheshire Rabbit and Fully Armored Hellcat in the first version of Foxkov.
"They say fortunes rise and fall. Today, I, Hyacinth, have transformed from hunted prey into a BOSS! Now watch me take back everything I lost. Follow me, and let every word pierce your heart—"
"Bonk."
Iris raised the weapon in her hands and gave Hyacinth a light knock on the forehead. The dull bonk interrupted her baffling speech.
"Give it a rest."
"Okay." Hyacinth held her head and chuckled goofily, making no attempt to hide her delight.
After all, who didn't like being a BOSS in a game? Hyacinth was no exception.
"...Let's look at our objectives first."
In front of Hyacinth and Iris, two people