Yuno peeks her head out of the coastal grotto as Nix remains fixed in a stunned silence.

—Yuno—
Oh! We're... back at the island!

—Helen—
YUNO!

Yuno and Helen and Coral all meet up and talk. Nix isn't really listening, or even registering what's happening over there.

Coral
* You're okay! You're okay!!
* Oh God, we'd been searching for hours!!

—Helen—
The Goddess said she couldn't feel you anywhere in her ocean-- where the heck have you been!?
I-- the girls have been worried sick!

—Yuno—
Oh, oh, um...! We were stuck in a kind of, cathedral labyrinth...?

Coral
* Are you okay?
* Have you seen Sunny??
* Is she okay???

—Yuno—
Sunny is, still there, but she's with Polyta!!
They've, um, gone back in to rescue Jiro.

—Helen—
You were with them!?
Show me! Where!?

—Yuno—
Oh, oh... are you sure? It's very dangerous down there...

Coral
* Wait. Who's... that?

Yuno attempts to introduce Nix.

—Yuno—
This is Nix!
She was a big big help in getting me out of there.
Um, say hi, Nix!

Nix stares blankly back.

—Yuno—
Ahaa, Nix...?

—Helen—
Are you sure she talks.

A flaming metal ball flies in from off-panel, splattering Nix.

Coral
* WHAT THE FUCK!??

—Yuno—
Oh, oh she explodes sometimes. But that's okay!

GRAAAHAAHAHHGGGHH!!!!!!
Nix is alive again, and very very angry.

—Yuno—
See? She's fine, ahaa...

WHO DID THAT!?


—Yuno—
Oh oh, that's-- that's a very good question...!!!

Helen looks out grimly over the horizon.

—Helen—
Ohhhhhhhh crap.
Not him.

In the distance, on the open sea, floats a galleon with a full battery of cannons.

—Helen—
Not now!!!



Proteus stands proud on the deck, flanked by two monster-men with faces on their torsos.

—Proteus—
Bear witness, my sons of flame.
We'll see how well their precious "love" protects them now.