SN: Chapter 6 Blood-Red Lodden

Blood-Red Lodden is the sixth chapter of the main storyline of Shining Nikki.

Plot
Nikki and Momo arrive in Lodden City in disguise, ready to get Lierlide's manuscript back during the Lodden Hotel auction. But things don't always go as planned...

6-1
Nikki, disguised as a wealthy collector Miss Anya, arrives at Lodden Hotel amidst a stream of distinguished guests, all of whom have come to Lodden for an upcoming auction hosted by Qinyi. Inside the hotel, Nikki is greeted by the hotel manager Yehai, who informs her of the auction schedule and leads her to her hotel room. Once inside, Nikki opens her suitcase to let Momo out of it.
 * Story Stage

6-2: Only the Strong Rule
Meanwhile, in Rosset City, Zoe's subordinate Corleone reports to her about the situation at Lodden Hotel. Zoe is amused by the possible complications with Mercury, as she has delivered the "white rabbit" Nikki straight into his hands. When Corleone asks whether there really is anything special about Nikki, Zoe recalls the night they met. On that night, Nikki proved her determination and worthiness to enter the Justice Legion by using styling power to successfully defend herself when Zoe's eagle attacked her.
 * Attribute: Cool
 * Suggested Styling Power: 12931
 * Style Theme: determination to win

6-3: Black Cat and Roses
Inside their hotel room, Nikki and Momo discuss their goal to steal the manuscript back from Qinyi. Since this mission is dangerous and their identities need to be hidden, Nikki insists that Momo stay in the hotel room. Yehai then knocks on the door to remind Nikki of the upcoming auction banquet. As Nikki makes her way to the banquet, she sees a black cat that walks up to her and places a rose in her hand.
 * Attribute: Sexy
 * Suggested Styling Power: 13495
 * Style Theme: auction banquet

6-4: The Plan is Underway
Yehai hosts the banquet, a precursor to the auction the next day. As the guests chatter and gossip amongst themselves, a man approaches Nikki. The man recognizes her as Miss Anya but wonders why she looks so different from expected and challenges her to a styling battle. After Nikki wins, Yehai even shows up to personally confirm that she is Miss Anya, thus satisfying the guests' curiosity.
 * Attribute: Elegant
 * Suggested Styling Power: 13692
 * Opponent: Chatting Man
 * Style Theme: mysterious collector

The man then pulls Nikki to the side and introduces himself as Vito, an agent planted by the Justice Legion. They confirm their plan that the power to the hotel will be temporarily cut, at which time Nikki will follow Yehai while Vito observes everyone else. When the power goes out, Nikki follows Yehai out of the room, but just as she's about to turn the corner, a voice behind her tells her to halt.

6-5: Hint in the Darkness
When Nikki turns around, she finds Qinyi standing in the hallway, a sight that brings back memories of Qingyun City. Qinyi merely confirms her suspicion that Yehai was meant to lure her away and leaves. When Nikki returns to the banquet, Vito tells her he had seen a group of people go to the manuscript's actual location, but wasn't able to steal it. Nikki doesn't mention her run-in with Qinyi and soon excuses herself to go check on Momo.
 * Attribute: Cool
 * Suggested Styling Power: 14573
 * Style Theme: outfit suitable for movement

6-6: Mysterious Room
The black cat appears in the hallway, leading Nikki to an unmarked room. Nikki steps inside to find a man in a suit sitting behind a table with a white vase that holds a single rose. A bullet flies toward Nikki from behind her and her consciousness fades, though she doesn't feel any pain. When Nikki opens her eyes, she finds herself on the Ark, where Little Hai explains that she had connected the room's door with the door to the Ark, so Nikki had never entered that room after all.
 * Attribute: Sweet
 * Suggested Styling Power: 18709
 * Opponent: Little Hai
 * Style Theme: a quick rest

6-7: A New Warning
Zhou concludes that what Nikki saw was probably a strong designer's shadow and speculates on just how powerful the shadows can be. Bored, Little Hai uses a mirror to view Nikki's hotel room and peek at Momo. Through the mirror, Nikki sees a hotel server knocking on the door, so she quickly returns to the hotel room. The server gives Nikki a fruit plate, under which is a piece of paper warning Nikki that the auction is a trap. Despite this, Nikki is determined to retrieve the manuscript.
 * Attribute: Pure
 * Suggested Styling Power: 15465
 * Style Theme: comfortable sleepwear

6-8: The Final Treasure
The next morning, Nikki makes her way to the auction, but the hotel server from the day before blocks her path, determined to stop Nikki from going. After having a styling battle, the server rushes away and Yehai escorts Nikki to the auction. As the auction nears its end, bidding begins for the last item: Lierlide's Excerpt.
 * Attribute: Sexy
 * Suggested Styling Power: 16036
 * Opponent: Server
 * Style Theme: firm determination

6-9
Bidding begins for Lierlide's Excerpt. Just as one bidder is about to win, Nikki starts to bid, consistently bidding one thousand diamonds higher than the other bidder until she finally wins. Nikki walks to the stage to receive the manuscript, but just as Yehai reaches for it, he suddenly falls to the ground and dies. As Yehai's blood covers the stage, Nikki sees that strange room again, and a man's voice declares the end of the auction.
 * Story Stage

6-10: True Power
As the auction hall descends into chaos, a group of police officers rushes in. The police chief accuses Nikki as the greatest suspect and unveils her true identity as Nikki instead of Miss Anya. He asks Nikki to follow them to the police station. As Nikki hesitates, suspicious of the police officers' sudden appearance, a voice pulls her into a styling battle. After the battle, Nikki finds herself in that strange room again.
 * Attribute: Cool
 * Suggested Styling Power: 17644
 * Style Theme: a greater power

6-11
Though the police officers seem to have Nikki under control, they suddenly stop in their tracks and their guns begin to shake. The police chief even sinks to his knees from the powerful force that emanates from Nikki. Nikki seems to transform into a different person, cold and unyielding as her power forces everyone in the auction hall to bow their heads and kneel.
 * Story Stage

6-12
Behind the auction stage, Mercury observes Nikki and the rest of the hall. In Ninier Kingdom, Queen Lilith sets out for Lodden City with a high-ranking official who is none other than Yehai. In the outskirts of Qingyun City, Yexiao is startled by a knock on her door.
 * Story Stage

(At Lodden Hotel, Yehai was introduced as 夜海. Now, Lilith refers to him as 夜骸. Same pronunciation, different words.)

6-S1: Cutting-Edge Designer
Momo and Nikki arrive in Lodden a week before the Lodden Hotel auction. They decide to make the most of their time by collecting information on Lodden's designers for Vivian's newspaper column. They set off to find Xia Menglu, a designer mentioned in the newspaper for starting the Bunny Girl trend.
 * Attribute: Sweet
 * Suggested Styling Power: 23098
 * Style Theme: outfit suitable for interviewing

6-S2: A Different Kind of Sexiness
Nikki and Momo find Xia Menglu at a programming development research institute. She complains that she's sick of being interviewed about the Bunny Girl trend, so Nikki asks her about her inner sexiness instead. Xia Menglu doesn't know anything about the upcoming auction, but she does direct Nikki and Momo to an area with many designers.
 * Attribute: Sexy
 * Suggested Styling Power: 19368
 * Opponent: Xia Menglu
 * Style Theme: your inner sexiness

6-S3: Elegant Administrator
Nikki and Momo make their way to the Association Center, where they run into Luoluoli again, now in the uniform of an association administrator. Luoluoli explains that the association helped her become a celebrity, so she always makes time to help out. She doesn't know anything about the upcoming auction either, but she does mention that it seems to be connected to the Mercury Group.
 * Attribute: Elegant
 * Suggested Styling Power: 19522
 * Opponent: Luoluoli
 * Style Theme: elegant administrator

6-S4: The "Meaning" of Fashion
Nikki and Momo head to Mercury Group's headquarters to interview Mr. Doug from the design department, but aren't allowed in because they don't have an appointment. Luckily, Haizhe happens to be there for a fashion show and takes them to see Mr. Doug, whom he had been an apprentice for when he worked for Mercury Group. Nikki tries to interview Mr. Doug, but his answers are complicated and difficult to understand.
 * Attribute: Pure
 * Suggested Styling Power: 20317
 * Style Theme: structure and reconstruction

6-S5: Haizhe's Dream
After they leave Mercury Group's headquarters, Haizhe expresses his dream to build his own fashion empire that will overtake the Mercury Group. Haizhe, surprisingly, does know about the upcoming auction due to his use of the In Time social media platform.
 * Attribute: Cool
 * Suggested Styling Power: 20730
 * Opponent: Haizhe
 * Style Theme: define fashion

Target Suits

 * Trendy Street Snap: 6-4 (Necklace), 6-5 (Bottom), 6-8 (Sunglasses)