SN: Chapter 5 Mechanical Heart

Mechanical Heart is the fifth chapter of the main storyline of Shining Nikki.

Plot
After the events of Qingyun City, Nikki and Momo travel to the bustling Rosset City to find Zoe, the commander of the Justice Legion. Along the way, they meet a strange mechanical man Moyang.

5-1: Unexpected Guest
Nikki, her hair now up in a ponytail, walks into a pub in the bustling Rosset City. The customers jeer and laugh at her, but Nikki is unfazed and asks the pub owner how to find Zoe, because she wants to join the Justice Legion, Miraland's strongest armed force under the command of Zoe. The pub owner just laughs, not believing that a girl like Nikki has the cool style needed to join the Justice Legion, so Nikki challenges him to a styling battle.
 * Attribute: Cool
 * Suggested Styling Power: 6145
 * Style Theme: cool, handsome outfit

5-2: Bid Farewell
A week earlier, Nikki receives news from Loen to travel to Rosset City, since it is the only place Qinyi's informants can't infiltrate, as it is led by the Justice Legion's commander Zoe. Nikki and Momo bid farewell to Yexiao and the still-comatose A-Huan and set off for Rosset.
 * Attribute: Pure
 * Suggested Styling Power: 6280
 * Style Theme: comfortable traveling clothes

5-3: Rule of Survival
Back in the pub, everyone laughs at Nikki's intention to join the Justice Legion. Undaunted, Nikki dares anyone in the pub to battle her. The pub owner decides to teach her a lesson about Rosset City's rule of survival, using a weapon crafted by the powerful mechanic Moyang. When Nikki wins, everyone in the pub is stunned by her power.
 * Attribute: Cool
 * Suggested Styling Power: 6296
 * Opponent: Pub Owner
 * Style Theme: Rosset City's rule of survival

5-4: Moyang's Factory
Nikki asks the pub owner to lead them to Moyang's factory. They walk through the busy streets of Rosset City and arrive in front of a small unremarkable building. As Nikki and Momo prepare to enter the so-called Devil's Factory, a single-eyed man warns her that she'll have to pay a price if she makes a deal with Moyang.
 * Attribute: Elegant
 * Suggested Styling Power: 6760
 * Style Theme: warm clothes

5-5: Mechanical Factory
The factory doors open when Nikki types that she has Lierlide's Excerpt with her. As they walk into the imposing darkness, Nikki and Momo promise that they will protect each other. In the darkness, Nikki hears a voice say that her ID number is Mach-219. Nikki doesn't have long to reflect on this before she hears a cold voice that mocks her. The voice tells them that invitations for an auction at Lodden Hotel have been sent to everyone interested in Lierlide's Excerpt, so she clearly doesn't have it. Resolute, Nikki replies that her bargaining chip is a lead to someone who can decode the scroll. The voice decides to test if Nikki is qualified to be negotiating with him. In the darkness, Nikki sees a robot rushing forward to attack her.
 * Attribute: Sexy
 * Suggested Styling Power: 6845
 * Style Theme: negotiation qualifications

5-6: Nightmare Dissipates
Nikki's power manifests itself as a bright light that pierces through the robot. Nikki and Momo spot a hidden passageway behind the robot and use it to exit the factory. Once outside, they run into A-Huan, who teases them for leaving her behind simply because she overslept. Following a trail into town, they find themselves in Huaying Town and take advantage of a discount sale at Haizhe's shop. A-Huan excitedly tries on clothes with Nikki and loosens Nikki's ponytail.
 * Attribute: Sweet
 * Suggested Styling Power: 8677
 * Opponent: A-Huan
 * Style Theme: outfit for attending a tea party

5-7
When they finally leave the clothes store, they decide to head to a barbecue shop for dinner. They run into Loen, who joins them for the meal and teases Momo. After the meal, A-Huan takes out a map to see where they should travel to next. Momo suggests Ninier Kingdom, but A-Huan wants to travel to Cloud's Qingyun City. At the mention of Qingyun City, Nikki feels a piercing pain in her heart. Crimson flower petals rain down and everything fades away as a voice rings in the darkness, reminding Nikki that everything is her fault.
 * Story Stage

5-8: My Own Strength
Alone in the all-encompassing darkness, Nikki breaks down. Knowing that she is incapable of protecting herself and her friends, she wishes that she could leave this place. Suddenly, a mirror appears in front of Nikki. Within the mirror, Nikki sees herself throughout everything that has happened since she arrived in Huaying Town, throughout all of the joy, pain, and sorrow she has experienced. Finally, the current version of herself appears in the mirror, encouraging Nikki to embrace herself for who she is, weaknesses and all. Nikki hesitantly takes ahold of the glimmer of light emanating from the mirror and uses her styling power to shatter the illusion.
 * Attribute: Pure
 * Suggested Styling Power: 6654
 * Opponent: Mirror Nikki
 * Style Theme: accepting all of myself

5-9: Searching for the Mechanical Heart
Nikki finds herself back in the factory with a worried Momo beside her. The cold voice of Moyang appears as he walks out from the darkness. Moyang expressionlessly claims that machinery is the most perfect life form, which is why he has a mechanical leg. He challenges Nikki to a styling battle to prove her strength. After she wins, he agrees to take her to meet Zoe.
 * Attribute: Elegant
 * Suggested Styling Power: 6777
 * Opponent: Moyang
 * Style Theme: inner strength

5-10: Another Good Night
Moyang agrees to take them to Zoe the next day. He leads them to his simply furnished room, where Nikki notices the ID Mach-219 inscribed onto an experiment table, though Moyang refuses to speak about it. When Moyang briefly leaves the room, Nikki touches the engraved number, causing a projection to appear of a girl who is a memory within a designer's shadow. The blonde girl tells them that Mach-219 was Moyang's ID when he was crafting Core of the Ruins during his time in Ruin. The projection disappears when Moyang returns with flavorless food for Nikki and Momo. After eating, Nikki feels exhausted and falls asleep.
 * Attribute: Sweet
 * Suggested Styling Power: 9903
 * Style Theme: pajamas are necessary even in the factory

5-11: Moyang's Secret
When Nikki wakes up, she asks Moyang about the blonde girl, but Moyang seems disturbed and leaves the room. As Nikki and Momo get ready to meet Zoe, Momo suggests that Nikki wear the bodysuit from Moyang's suit Core of the Ruins. When Moyang sees Nikki wearing the suit, he marvels at it, asking if Nikki has been to Ruin and met Light. Before Nikki opens the door that will lead them to Zoe, Moyang gives her the rest of the designs for the Core of the Ruins suit and warns her of the rules of the Justice Legion.
 * Attribute: Sexy
 * Suggested Styling Power: 7644
 * Style Theme: battle outfit suitable for movement

5-12
Nikki and Momo step into a small enclosed room, the door closing tightly behind them. A clock keeps time, and once the hour strikes, massive gears begin to turn and the room shakes. Nikki and Momo find themselves suspended in a steel cage above the secret underground city below Rosset City's facade -- the real stronghold of the Justice Legion. The cage slides down a wire, bringing them towards Zoe, lounging upon her throne as she welcomes them to the city of sin.
 * Story Stage

5-S1: Virtual Reality
In Moyang's room, Nikki laments the fact that they don't have enough time in Rosset City to interview any designers. Just then, Momo accidentally presses a button on the experiment table that launches Nikki and Momo into In Time's virtual reality system. A warm voice asks Nikki if she would like to change her avatar and welcomes her to the system as Mr. Moyang.
 * Attribute: Elegant
 * Suggested Styling Power: 7511
 * Style Theme: altering avatar

5-S2: School Uniform Designer
Inside the virtual reality system, Nikki reminds Momo that Vivian had mentioned there were many mysterious designers on In Time. A.I., a girl in a school uniform, appears in front of them, wondering why Mr. Moyang's avatar is so different. Nikki recognizes A.I. as the name of a famous school uniform designer from In Time and challenges her to a styling battle. After the battle, Nikki asks A.I. if she knows any other remarkable designers from In Time.
 * Attribute: Pure
 * Suggested Styling Power: 8004
 * Opponent: A.I.
 * Style Theme: youthful schoolyard style

5-S3: A Small Seal
A.I. leads them to a seal, who isn't out of place among the other strange avatars wandering around the virtual reality system. The seal is suspicious of them and decides that as the guardian of this dimension, she must challenge Nikki to a battle.
 * Attribute: Cool
 * Suggested Styling Power: 8441
 * Opponent: A Small Seal
 * Style Theme: dimension guardian

5-S4: Dimension Protection Force
A.I. reassures Small Seal that Mr. Moyang is a friend. The seal, impressed by Nikki's styling power, asks if she wants to join her Dimension Protection Force. Nikki interviews Small Seal about her style, as she specializes in loungewear.
 * Attribute: Sweet
 * Suggested Styling Power: 11385
 * Opponent: A Small Seal
 * Style Theme: cute and comfortable loungewear

5-S5: Rock in the Dark
Nikki and Momo attend a virtual rock concert in a livestream room. After the concert, Nikki asks to interview the singer, but she coolly refuses, although she does agree to a styling battle. After the battle, Nikki's avatar flickers and they find themselves back in Moyang's room. When Moyang logs on in the future, he tells everyone that his account was hacked.
 * Attribute: Sexy
 * Suggested Styling Power: 9533
 * Opponent: Nighttime Rock
 * Style Theme: rock in the dark

Target Suits

 * Haizhe Intel Quest items: 5-1 (Top), 5-2 (Shoes), 5-4 (Handheld)
 * Core of the Ruins: 5-6 (Special Accessory), 5-9 (Hair Accessory), 5-11 (Dress)