＄94-06-49-12-2-0 [enableFullScreen] [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 98001000 1 Mash] [charaSet B 1046001 1 Ibuki-Douji] [charaSet C 98002000 1 Fou] [charaSet D 4043001 1 "Taigong Wang"] [charaSet F 4044001 1 Nikitich] [charaSet G 1098123000 1 Meunière] [charaSet H 1098124500 1 "Da Vinci"] [charaSet I 1098123200 1 Goredolf] [charaSet K 3048000 1 "Tam Lin Lancelot"] [charaSet L 1098230600 1 Koyanskaya] [charaSet P 1098231140 1 Lancelot_Partition] [charaSet T 98115000 1 Effect] [scene 142000] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang ...I'm sorry. Would you mind if I double-checked something? [k] ＠Taigong Wang You said Koyanskaya suffered a blow from Cernunnos in the British Lostbelt, correct? [k] ＠Taigong Wang Could you tell me exactly what happened there again? [k] [messageOff] [wipeout rollRight 1.0 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 1.0 0.5] [wait wipe] [cameraMove 0.1 0,0 1.01] [charaFace D 5] [wt 1.0] [wipein rollLeft 1.0 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 1.0 1.0] [wait wipe] [wt 0.3] ＠Taigong Wang ...[sr]... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...Hmm. [k] ＠Taigong Wang So she protected Chaldea from Cernunnos, but you're not really clear on why. [k] ＠Taigong Wang And she seemed to have done it deliberately, rather than by happenstance or accident. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash ...That's right. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] ？1：(Nod) ？！ [cameraMove 0.5 0,10 1.01] [wt 0.5] [cameraMove 0.5 0,0 1.01] [wt 1.0] ＠Taigong Wang ...I see. [k] [charaFace D 7] ＠Taigong Wang I knew it. I really did screw up! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [charaShake C 0.05 3 3 0.4] ＠Fou Scrou!? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang Once again, I am so sorry. [k] ＠Taigong Wang I should have paid closer attention to my feeling that something was off, no matter how slight it may have been. [k] ＠Taigong Wang I'd nearly convinced myself that her suffering an injury by protecting someone other than herself... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...was no more than sheer coincidence. [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Taigong Wang But no. I was wrong. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang She may be a shadow, but she's absolutely not Daji! [k] ＠Taigong Wang I should have realized that sooner. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [charaFace D 2] ＠Taigong Wang This has been a truly pathetic showing on my part! [k] ＠Taigong Wang Koyanskaya and Daji are completely separate beings! [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang Now, I can say with certainty that, while Koyanskaya does resemble the Fair-faced Golden Fox, she is not, in fact, her. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 8] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf R-really? [k] ＠Goredolf Th-then, you're saying Koyanskaya, the immature Beast we've been pursuing all this time... [k] ＠Goredolf ...and the Fair-faced Golden Fox, the nine-tailed millennium spirit...have nothing to do with each other? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang That's right. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Koyanskaya has undoubtedly modeled her appearance after Daji's, but deep down, they are completely different beings. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash ! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 12] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf I-I see... [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 24] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci The Daji you knew who helped bring about the fall of the Shang dynasty three thousand years ago... You're positive she was the Fair-faced Golden Fox, right? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang Absolutely. Daji was definitely the Fair-faced Golden Fox, the millennium fox spirit. [k] ＠Taigong Wang She was a great specter who ignored the goddess Nüwa's orders to quickly bring about the end of the Shang dynasty and instead let her evil nature run wild, killing and torturing innocent people. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Daji was a ferocious and powerful being, a nine-tailed beast so beautiful she brought a nation to ruin. [k] [charaFace D 4] ＠Taigong Wang ...I must say, this is quite the pickle. [k] ＠Taigong Wang I thought the whole reason I materialized here was to rid the world of her once again. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang I really believed it was the will of Lady Nüwa and the sage world... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...that I bring Daji's shadow to justice. [k] [charaFace D 2] ＠Taigong Wang But I couldn't have been more wrong! [k] ？1：So, what you're saying is... ？！ [messageOff] [wt 0.2] ？1：Koyanskaya isn't actually a Tamamo? ？2：Koyanskaya isn't really one of the Tamamos? ？！ [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash I have to remind you, Senpai, Tamamo-no-Mae kept insisting that she isn't Daji. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 9] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Huh? What's this now? Since when is “Tamamo” a category? [k] ＠Goredolf I know this may be a big ask, but please try not to confuse me any more than strictly necessary... [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.5] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 12] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci You don't look so good, Director. Easy there. Deep breaths. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich Here. Have some water. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 7] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf O-oh, thanks... [k] [messageOff] [charaFace I 0] [se ad217] [charaMoveReturn I 0,-5 0.4] ＠Goredolf (Glug, glug)[wt 0.5][charaMoveReturn I 0,-5 0.4][seStop ad217 1.0] [k] [charaFace I 11] ＠Goredolf Ahh... Wow, that's really good. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich It's from a stream in the Life Zone.[bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] It's nice and[sr]cold, and so clean it practically sparkles if you hold it up to light. [k] ＠Nikitich It's just the thing to help you relax. Here, have some more. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] [wt 0.1] [se ad217] [charaMoveReturn I 0,-5 0.4] ＠Goredolf (Glug, glug)[wt 0.5][charaMoveReturn I 0,-5 0.4][seStop ad217 1.0] [k] [charaFace I 1] ＠Goredolf Ahh... Huh. You know, I think I do feel calmer now. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 13] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich See? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 6] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Ibuki-Douji (Staring intently) [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 25] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich What? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 7] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Ibuki-Douji Oh, nothing. I was just thinking how considerate you are. You'd make a good mother. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 8] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich Like I said, I can do just about anything. [k] [charaFace F 4] ＠Nikitich ...Though that doesn't mean I can do everything. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 1.5] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Fou Fou! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich Oh, you want some water too? Here. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.4 100,50] [se adm21] [charaMove C 0,0 0.4] [wt 0.4] ＠Fou Fou fou. [k] [messageOff] [cueSe SE_21 21_ade663] [charaMoveReturn C 0,-5 0.4] [wt 0.5] [charaMoveReturn C 0,-5 0.4] [wt 0.5] [seStop 21_ade663 0.5] [charaMoveReturn C 0,-5 0.4] [wt 0.6] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.5] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci There we go. Okay, now that the director's feeling better, let's get back to the subject at hand. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_124 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang Agreed. Let's go over everything we know. [k] ＠Taigong Wang First, we can now say that Koyanskaya is not a Divided Spirit of Daji, nor is she another aspect of her. [k] ＠Taigong Wang We can also rule out the idea that she may be a caricature of her in Heroic Spirit form. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang There is no longer any doubt about any of that. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Yet what's equally certain is that Koyanskaya clearly has modeled herself to resemble the Fair-faced Golden Fox. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 24] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci You do have a good reason for thinking that, right? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang I do. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 10] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf I hope you know what you're talking about this time, Taigong Wang. We can't afford a repeat of our last engagement. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang Rest assured, I have every intention of redeeming myself. [k] ＠Taigong Wang I'm basing this assertion on her personality, her actions, how poorly my spells worked on her... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...and her tails. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 7] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Ibuki-Douji Her tails, huh? [k] [charaMoveReturn B -15,0 0.4] [se ad171] [seVolume ad171 0 0.6] [seStop ad171 0.5] ＠Ibuki-Douji (Swinging her own tail around)[charaMoveReturn B 15,0 0.4][se ad171][seVolume ad171 0 0.6] [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [seStop ad171 0.5] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Fou Fou fou. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang At this point, she already has enough magical energy to reach full maturity as a Beast. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Given how strong her familiar clone was, that much is certain. [k] ＠Taigong Wang And yet, she still has yet to fully mature. Why is that? [k] ＠Taigong Wang I believe it's because she sees the Fair-faced Golden Fox, with all nine tails... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...as the standard she must strive for. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 10] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Hmm... [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 26] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci Trying to get new tails, huh? Yeah, I could see that. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang ...[sr]... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...While we're on the subject, this is just a thought I had... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...but I suspect her tails may in fact be her various acquisitions from the Lostbelts. [k] ？1：So, Koyanskaya's tails are made up of things like Yagas and kali? ？2：You mean, you think she was collecting tails in the Lostbelts? ？！ [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang That's right. [k] ＠Taigong Wang I believe that she is recording information from each of the Lostbelts' creatures into her tails during the process of turning them into her Lostkin. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 7] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Wh-what are you talking about? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 12] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci I think you might have skipped something important. Mind filling us in? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang I'm talking about the fact that even her clone's Spirit Origin has incredible mass, to say nothing of Koyanskaya herself. [k] ＠Taigong Wang As far as I can tell, she currently weighs several hundred thousand tons, which is about the same as any kaiju, as I believe you call them nowadays. [k] ？1：That much!? ？2：A k-kaiju!? ？！ [charaFace D 4] ＠Taigong Wang While her mass may not be as immediately obvious as the amount of magical energy she possesses... [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang ...it is definitely there, and definitely, well, massive! It's the weight of her very existence! [k] ＠Taigong Wang So I think she may have gotten there by taking in information from six different Lostbelts through her Lostkin, transmuting that information into her tails, and using them to grow to her current state. [k] ？1：Six Lostbelts? ？2：But, she only had five tails earlier. ？！ [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 25] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci If that clone was just a recreation of herself from Olympus, that would explain why it only had five tails... [k] ＠Da Vinci It's also possible that she still only has five, though. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang Oh? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 25] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci She lost one of them in Britain. [k] [messageOff] [se ad592] [seVolume ad592 0 0.5] [fadeout white 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_124 0.4 0.5] [wait fade] [cameraHome 0.1] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [effect bit_sepia01_depth_fs] [scene 132200] [charaTalk off] [charaFace L 21] [charaFadein L 0.7 -310,0] [charaFace P 20] [charaFadein P 0.1 290,0] [wt 0.6] [fadein white 0.4] [wait fade] [wt 2.0] [messageOff] [fadeout white 0.4] [wait fade] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [charaFadeout P 0.1] [scene 124000] [cameraMove 0.1 0,0 1.01] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk K] [charaFace K 5] [charaFadein K 0.1 1] [wt 0.6] [fadein white 0.4] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] [charaMoveScale K 1.3 0.25] [charaMove K 0,70 0.25] [blur motion 0.1 4 10 0.5 0.6 0.05 100] [wt 0.1] [charaFadeout K 0.25] [wipeout circleIn 0.3 1.0] [wait wipe] [blurOff] [charaScale K 1.0] [wt 0.2] [wipein circleIn 0.3 1.0] [wait wipe] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth T 6] [charaDepth L 4] [charaPut T 1] [charaEffect T bit_talk_35] [flashin once 0.1 0.1 FFFFFFFA FFFFFF50] [shake 0.05 3 3 1.0] [wt 0.1] [scene 124000 0.1] [charaFace L 27] [charaFadein L 0.1 0,-50] [charaShake L 0.03 2 2 0.7] [charaMove L -300,-50 0.3] [charaFadeout L 0.4] [wt 1.0] [wt 1.0] [messageOff] [fadeout white 0.5] [wait fade] [cameraHome 0.1] [effectStop bit_sepia01_depth_fs] [scene 142000] [wt 0.6] [fadein white 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_124 0.4 1.0] [wait fade] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 24] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci It was during a battle in Britain's Lake District. [k] ＠Da Vinci I remember Muramasa saying that Mélusine destroyed one of her Spirit Cores. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang Hmm, I see. [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Taigong Wang Still, in terms of her growth[line 2]or rather, her Beast Spirit Origin, that doesn't change the fact that she acquired six tails. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Anyway, we can set that aside for now. [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang Killing or burning a Spirit Origin with that much sheer mass will be no easy feat. [k] ＠Taigong Wang I won't say it'll take the same amount of power as destroying six Lostbelts, but it will definitely require A LOT of resources. [k] ？1：...I see... ？！ [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash ... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 4] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Hmm... So there's a good chance we need a literal ton of firepower, huh. [k] [charaFace I 18] ＠Goredolf Dammit, if only the Excalibur Cannon was ready. And after I ordered a new pair of sunglasses, too... [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [charaFaceFade D 1 0.2] [wt 1.5] ？1：Taigong? What's up? ？！ [charaFace D 6] ＠Taigong Wang Yes? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 23] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci Huh. Haven't noticed you're smiling, Taigong? [k] [charaFace H 26] ＠Da Vinci Let me guess. You still have another trick up your sleeve, don't you? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang Well, um... [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 11] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich Just spit it out. [k] ＠Nikitich I get that you're scared to say more after that colossal screwup, but you should still come clean with us anyway. [k] [charaFace F 1] ＠Nikitich Go on! Show us what kind of dirty, underhanded schemes you're really capable of! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_124 1.5] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang I-I wish you'd stop talking about me as though I were some kind of devious schemer... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...[sr]... [k] [charaFace D 2] ＠Taigong Wang ...All right, yes, it's true![bgm BGM_EVENT_63 0.1] [k] ＠Taigong Wang I do have a way to do something about Koyanskaya! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 7] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Ibuki-Douji Wow! You do, huh? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Fou Fou fou! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 26] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci That's great! [k] [charaFace H 14] ＠Da Vinci Honestly, I was getting a little worried. [k] ＠Da Vinci We just saw for ourselves that Koyanskaya can generate basically infinite combat beasts and Lostkin and send them into battle whenever she likes, right? [k] ＠Da Vinci So we'd just be setting ourselves up for failure if we headed to the center without a good plan. [k] [charaFace H 25] ＠Da Vinci To be honest, I was seriously considering whether we should just abandon the mission... [k] [charaFace H 27] ＠Da Vinci ...and get out of this place as soon as poss[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 16] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Morningstar! Course change! Make your heading the heart of this place! [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] ＠Meunière Already done! I could basically tell things were leading up to that! [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 11] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Good. [k] [charaFace I 12] ＠Goredolf ...Hang on. Shouldn't you at least wait until your commander actually issues an order? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 1] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 1.2] [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang I do think we should make our way to Koyanskaya's stronghold rather than run away. [k] ＠Taigong Wang My first Anti-Beast Noble Phantasm may have been a complete dud, and my second one may not have been much better... [k] [charaFace D 2] ＠Taigong Wang ...but even so, I promise you all that I WILL find a way to resolve this mess! [k] ＠Taigong Wang In fact, I already have a solution in mind! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Hmm. I take it from your confidence that we can expect results this time? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang Absolutely. [k] ＠Taigong Wang I know my Anti-Beast Noble Phantasm missed the mark entirely earlier because I created it on the false premise that Koyanskaya was Daji's shadow... [k] [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang But no matter how enormous or powerful a Beast she may be, she is still immature. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Which means we have room to develop a strategy to defeat her. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Even if we don't know who she truly is, we can still make a plan to bring her down for real this time. [k] [charaFace D 4] ＠Taigong Wang I can't say for certain that it will be very effective against her... [k] [charaFace D 0] ＠Taigong Wang ...but I can say I do have one more trick up my sleeve. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.2] [effect bit_talk_41_fs] [charaFace D 5] [se ad186] ＠Taigong Wang [f large]Defiant! (Defiant) [k] ？1：You actually said “Defiant!” [effectDestroy bit_talk_41_fs] [charaFace D 1] ＠Taigong Wang Hehe! [k] ？2：(Defiant) [messageOff] [effectDestroy bit_talk_41_fs] [charaFace D 1] [wt 1.5] ？！ [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 7] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Whoa... What incredible confidence! [k] [charaFace I 11] ＠Goredolf I tend to be extremely pessimistic and cautious, and even I feel like I can put my full trust in you! [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Fou Fou, fou! [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 22] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich I get it. We hit her as hard as we can, right? [k] ＠Nikitich That does usually solve most problems. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang I'm afraid brute force isn't the answer to everything, Nikitich. That's just how the world is. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 24] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich Huh? [k] [charaFace F 18] ＠Nikitich Then I don't get what you're saying. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang I admit, it's built on inferences stacked atop inferences, but that aside... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...would you all mind coming closer so I can whisper this next part to you? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash O-okay. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth D 1] [charaDepth I 2] [charaDepth A 3] [charaDepth H 4] [charaDepth C 5] [charaTalk off] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 -200,0] [charaFace I 10] [charaFadein I 0.1 -400,0] [charaFace H 23] [charaFadein H 0.1 190,0] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 410,0] [cameraMove 0.5 0,-10 1.1] [charaMove A -170,0 0.5] [charaMove I -370,0 0.5] [charaMove H 160,0 0.5] [charaMove C 380,0 0.5] [wt 1.5] [charaTalk on] ＠Fou Fo fou. [k] [charaFace I 5] ＠Goredolf I don't think he was talking to you, fur ball...but I guess we can't kick you out now! [k] [charaFace H 0] ＠Da Vinci Fou's part of the team, too. Besides, we shouldn't be excluding anyone at this point. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Indeed. Now then, let me put up a soundproof Bounded Field for good measure. [k] [messageOff] [fowardEffect bit_talk_sorcery_tik_03] [wt 0.1] [cueSe SE_21 21_ade669] [wt 3.4] [cueSe SE_21 21_ade661] [wt 1.0] [charaFace D 5] ＠Taigong Wang Remember, we're inside a Reality Marble. [k] ＠Taigong Wang According to the Clock Tower in the West, Reality Marbles are one of the crowning achievements of magecraft, and they vary wildly in practice and usage. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Some say there isn't a single trait they share aside from being Bounded Fields, but I believe it's better to be safe than sorry. [k] ＠Taigong Wang Besides, it sounded as though Koyanskaya is aware of everything that takes place inside her Reality Marble.. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_63 2.5] [charaFace D 0] ＠Taigong Wang ...[sr]... [k] ＠Taigong Wang And speaking of Reality Marbles... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...my last trick hinges on the assumption that we're in one. [k] [charaFace D 1] ＠Taigong Wang Now then, if I may... [k] ＠Taigong Wang (Mumble, mumble, whisper whisper...) [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [wait fade] [cameraHome 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 2.0] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_MAP_28 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] ＠Meunière Okay, we're coming up on the Death Zone. [k] [charaFace G 2] ＠Meunière Field team, I'm counting on you to fend off any combat beasts that get too close! [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 9] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] ＠Goredolf Huh? [k] ＠Goredolf You mean, we're not going to go through the much safer Life Zone...? [k] ＠Goredolf We already know the Lostkins' patrol routes, so wouldn't it make more sense to stick as close to the Life Zone as possible? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] ＠Meunière Take a look at the mission map! The whole center thing we're headed to is clearly on the Death Zone side! [k] [charaFace G 5] ＠Meunière Believe me, I wish it wasn't. I stuck to the Life Zone as much as I could on the way here. [k] [charaFace G 0] ＠Meunière So, on that note: [%1]! Mash! [k] ？1：Got it! ？！ [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash Right! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang It's best if the Shadow Border maintains a steady pace. If we run into any packs of combat beasts that threaten to get in our way... [k] ＠Taigong Wang ...I'll use my fangshu to send the field team out to deal with them, and bring them back when they're done. [k] ＠Taigong Wang If we just keep that up[line 2] [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] ＠Da Vinci Gotcha. That should let us reach the center without losing any speed. [k] [charaFace H 1] ＠Da Vinci Man, that earth evasion spell of yours is super handy! [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 7] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang Hahahaha, it is, isn't it? There's a reason my earth evasion was said to be tactical-level fangshu, you know! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich There you go getting a big head again... [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 1] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] ＠Ibuki-Douji Hah! Well, what's wrong with that? I think he's earned the right to brag a little! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_MAP_28 2.0] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Nikitich Fair. Okay, everyone, get ready to face another swarm of combat beasts! [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Mash Right! [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgm BGM_EVENT_80 0.1] [charaTalk G] [charaFace G 2] [charaFadein G 0.1 1] ＠Meunière Welp, that didn't take long! We've got multiple hostiles five hundred meters away, coming from the opposite direction! [k] ＠Meunière Looks like they're combat beasts! And we've got some big ones in the mix! [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] ＠Taigong Wang All right then, let's get started.[sr]Earth evasion! 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