Orlando: Everybody loves the clothes styled by Nikki! Nina would be very happy if she was here.
Momo: Nina must be a lovely little girl.
Orlando: Yeah... When I first met her, she was quite timid.
Orlando: Later, I was told she had slight infantile autism. Thus, she used to immerse herself in her own world and have no friends in the welfare house.
Kimi: No wonder I didn't notice her when I was here.
Orlando: But Nina has a keen vision and unique insights in design. Now Nina has become an excellent designer.
Nikki: That's great! It's the talent as the compensation!
Orlando: Nina was lonely when she was a little kid and Mr. Lancelot was the only companion for her.
Nikki: I think Orlando's company means a lot to her as well.
Kimi: But I remember... Orlando, you don't like small animals, right? I was very surprised when I saw you holding a cat.
Orlando: When I was a kid, I was chased and bitten by a bulldog. So after I grew up, I tend to keep distance from small animals though I still like them. Please keep the secret for me.
Bobo: So, what do you think of Momo?
Orlando: For me, Momo is the same as Mr. Lancelot. They both are my intimate friends.
Mr. Lancelot: (Happy) Meow!
Nikki: Wow! There seems to be telepathy between Orlando and Mr. Lancelot!
Momo: Nikki! Have you telepathically sensed my needs? I want to eat grilled fish! Meow!
Trial-I[]
Requirements
5
3
2
2
Prize
Dance of Black Cat levels up to level 2 (Elegance attribute rating increases by 500 points)
(After driving away those kids, the little black cat quietly huddles up at the feet of Nina, enjoying Nina's gentle touch...)
Ms. Amanda: Nina, I've told you many times. No pets allowed in the welfare house.
Nina: ...
Ms. Amanda: Now it harms your mates, give it to me.
Nina: No... Please...
(Maybe the cat really sensed the danger. In the next few days, Nina searched the whole welfare house but didn't see it. Nina was so worried something bad may happen to it.)
(If you were Nina, where would you go to find the black cat?)
The dormitory balcony where the black cat is fed every day
The tree in the welfare house square where the black cat was found
Welfare house Lost and Found notice board
(He doesn't show up at the feeding time. Try other places!)
(Nina found a poster looking for the master of a black cat on Lost and Found notice board, but it has been torn up and the information is incomplete.)
(There're many people in the square, but the cat is not here. Let's go to other places!)
(Nina found a poster looking for the master of a black cat on Lost and Found notice board, but it has been torn up and the information is incomplete.)
(There is a poster looking for the master of a black cat, but it has been torn up and the information is incomplete.)
(Nina takes a closer look at the poster. It must be written by someone with dexterous hands because the handwriting is so beautiful.)
(Nina has never seen this kind of indigo blue ink here. Has Mr. Lancelot been taken by someone outside the welfare house?)
Grandpa Henry at Reception: Nina, why are you here? You need Ms. Amanda's approval to get out of the welfare house.
Nina: ...Grandpa... Cat...
Grandpa Henry at Reception: Cat? Is it the little black cat that two military academy cadets came to ask about a few days ago?... Nina, you know it?
Nina: (Nodding)
Grandpa Henry at Reception: I see. I can help you contact them. But, honey, you know, pets are not allowed here.
Nina: ...No pet. Mr. Lancelot is my friend...
(The next day, grandpa Henry asks Nina to the reception.)
Flynn: Are you the master of this black cat? You really have a little tiger. I just wanted to play with it, but it... It's dangerous!
Nina: ...
Orlando: Stop scaring her! Hello, young lady. I'm Orlando, and he is Flynn.
Orlando: We are students of Apple Federal Military Academy. Last time when walking by the welfare house, we saw a cat lying in the bushes in front of the gate.
Orlando: Its bow tie is very cute. Did you make this for it?
Nina: Yes, Mr. Lancelot is cool wearing the bow tie.
Flynn: So, the cat is called Mr. Lancelot. Such a gentlemanly name doesn't seem to fit such a ferocious cat...
Mr. Lancelot: (Angry) Hiss!
Flynn: Look, the cat is angry. It understands us! Hah hah hah... So funny!
Orlando: It's not allowed to have pets in the welfare house, right?
Nina: ... (Nina holds Mr. Lancelot, feeling very sad.)
Flynn: Orlando! Do something! She is about to cry!
Orlando: Even if you say that, I... Flynn, don't look at me like that. You know, I cannot handle small animals.
Flynn: Look, you just made Nina and Mr. Lancelot sadder.
Orlando: ...Well, we will keep Mr. Lancelot at my parents' house. You can come to visit it every weekend.
Nina: May... May I?
Orlando: My pleasure.
Flynn: Orlando, you truly are my best friend! Nina! Since you are alone, you are our sister from now on!
Nina: Thanks... brothers...
(Nina hugs Mr. Lancelot. Then Mr. Lancelot jumps onto Orlando's shoulders.)
Orlando: (Freezes) Flynn, take it away!
Flynn: Hahaha! Don't be rude. It's saying thank you!
(A week later... Mr. Lancelot wanders by the doorway wearing his new clothes well-designed by Nina and meows, looking forward to Orlando's and Flynn's return together with Nina...)
(Finally, the long-awaited figure appears outside the door...)
Nina: Brother Orlando! You're back! How about the ultimate graduation quest?
Orlando: ...
Nina: Don't try to fool me by the sad face. I've seen the Immortal Glory Medal! I can finally appreciate the design of the medal at close range!
Orlando: Flynn...
Nina: He is hiding somewhere and preparing to scare me, right? I will not be fooled this time!
Orlando: Nina... Listen, Flynn won't come back...
Nina: He won't come back? What do you mean? He... Brother Flynn is on another mission, so he can't come back now. Right?
Orlando: Nina... I'm sorry... Flynn died in the mission...
Nina: How is that possible? Ha!... How can Brother Flynn... No, it's a joke, right? Brother Orlando, you almost fooled me.
Mr. Lancelot: (Sad) Meow!
Nina: No! Brother Flynn hasn't put on the graduation suit that I designed for him! This must be his trick... He must be hiding somewhere and waiting to laugh at me. Right!
Orlando: Nina, I'm sorry... If I had stopped Flynn from entering the cave, none of this would have happened...
Nina: No, no, no, it cannot be your fault... Brother Flynn wouldn't think so... Brother Flynn... He...
Orlando: Nina... Flynn would not want to see you cry...
Nina: But... He promised that he would bring me the delicious green gram cake from your canteen... I remember he was kicked by Mr. Lancelot before walking out of this door...
Nina: *Sob* Sorry, Brother Orlando. I can't help...
Orlando: (Hugging Nina into his arms) Then let it out. Flynn is so careless that he won't know it.
(Nina cries sadly in Orlando's arms. She feels Orlando's tears dropping on her shoulder too.)
(Her face against the Immortal Glory Medal. It's cold, hard, and brilliant.)
Trial-III[]
Requirements
14
13
7
4
Prize
Dance of Black Cat levels up to level 4 (Elegance attribute rating increases by 1200 points)
When you read this after returning from your mission, I will have left the Apple Federation.
Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. I have been afraid to return to the yard since Brother Flynn left us.
There are too many beautiful but heavy memories there.
Mr. Wycliffe suggested me to travel with him around the seven nations and experience different design styles, to broaden my horizons and develop my skills. And I agreed.
Thank you, Brother Orlando and Brother Flynn. You are my dearest family in this world.
I'll always remember those weekends I spent with Mr. Lancelot in your house.
My life is complete because of you.
I will bravely go on with these memories.
I hope, one day when we meet again, we can be as carefree and hopeful as before, just like on the old afternoons when we hung out together...
Please give my regards to Mr. Lancelot, Mr. Butler, and other members of the family. Thank you for everything.
I know Brother Flynn will be with us forever. He will always live in our hearts.
Yours, Nina)
Orlando's Letter[]
Requirements
None
Prize
30,000
(Year 676 of New Era, the sixth year since Nina left Apple Federation)
(Over the six years, Orlando and Nina have been in contact by correspondence.)
(Dear Nina,
First, congratulations on your admission to the Cicia Design School of Lilith Kingdom. Learning in such a remarkable college is a valuable experience for all designers.
Mr. Wycliffe has a free spirit. Your incredible talent fits exactly with his design style. Maybe that's why he took you as his apprentice.
But in the college where systematic thinking is advocated, there's so much you can learn as well.
Once you are enrolled, you can develop your own style by integrating various styles and skills of college teachers with those of Mr. Wycliffe.
You've been learning design for many years, and it's time to develop your own style.
I can't believe you have left for six years. I can still clearly picture the depressing rainy day I saw your letter.
Now, you've grown up, no more a vulnerable girl I always worry about and want to protect.
Well, Mr. Lancelot always
Regards Nina as his master.
Regards me as his master.
Every weekend during the six years, he went nowhere but the window and stayed there all day long waiting for you. I can tell he misses you.
Although he always counts on me, I can feel he has been missing you so much. He would look out of the window with expectation every weekend.
I know. Compared with that you asked me to look after him, it's more like you let me keep it as a company.
Flynn left, then you went away. At that time, my world turned all quiet all of a sudden. It's really a comfort to have Mr. Lancelot by my side.
Recently, Ms. Amanda does not feel very well. Take some time to visit her if you're back. And your friends in welfare house also visited me for you. They're missing you so much!
By the way, I've been taking good care of the viola tricolor you planted in the yard. They're about to bloom soon.
Bai Yongxi
Bobo
Chloris
Debbie
Elle
Fu Su
Kimi
Louie
Lunar
Mela
Ming Shuiyuan
Nikki
Orlando
Reid
Sofia
Yue Qianshuang
Yvette
Zhong Lizi
Zhu Yuxian