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The following morning, the protagonists meet face to face with the faint hologram of Mirai at last. It scares them, and they flee at first, but upon gathering with the other residents of the lodge Kaban is able to deduce that she has been triggering the appearance of the "ghost", and becomes determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. She returns to the scene of the "crime" to confront the hologram, and Lucky-san responds by adjusting the focus so that her appearance can be viewed more clearly. A final recording plays, this time featuring a fully animated image of Mirai herself, where the Park Guide reports on the sad state of Japari Park. She describes a mighty Cerulean possessing regenerative properties that she and her companions have been unable to defeat, and regretfully informs her audience that if they're unable to finish it off within the next week, she'll be forced to evacuate the island. Suddenly, as Mirai is lamenting that she might need to leave Japari Park so soon, a Serval Friend appears in the recording, informs her that Caracal had spotted the big Cerulean by the mountain and encourages her to come and join the fight. This Serval is revealed to have been the unidentified voice present in previous memos. Mirai responds hopefully, claiming that if they can just defeat that Cerulean, the whole conflict will be resolved. Prior to ending the recording, the two describe how they'll defeat it with a "Pa-KAAAN!", a nod to Mirai's catchphrase from the original mobile game.

When Kaban and Serval enter the restricted area outside of the [[Sandstar Mountain]], they find themselves caught up in the Cerulean Hunters' battle against the mighty black Cerulean. Although they are unfit to participate in the direct combat, they follow Lucky-san up the mountain path and investigate the situation on their own, reasoning that the large Cerulean on the mountain mentioned in the previous recording might be related to the one being targetted by the hunters. Reaching the peak, another message from Mirai plays. Like the previous, it features a full hologram to accompany her voice. Speaking with a grave tone, Mirai informs the viewers that their hypothesis that the black Cerulean possesses a property which allows it to absorb Sandstar from the mountain has been proven correct. As a result, she explains, the filter needed to be re-affixed using the "Four Gods" to give them the best fighting chance to eliminate it. Mirai also mentions that all of the Friends on the island were safely evacuated, shedding a positive, if bittersweet light on the fate of the Japari Park at the time the message was recorded. Elaborating further on the black Cerulean's properties, she explains that it continues to regenerate itself regardless of how much it is attacked, its movements follow the sun and it appears to dislike the ocean. Seeing that Caracal and Serval are ready to evacuate the area, she signs off, but only after delivering a final message: that the Four Gods are buried in the same place as the "valuable thing" she mentioned before. This information would prove invaluable in Kaban and Serval's gambit to defeat the black Cerulean.

[[File:boushi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left| Mirai's hat, moments after making contact with Sandstar. The single strand of hair inside it would soon form Kaban, the human Friend.]]