＄94-07-36-08-3-0

[soundStopAll]
[enableFullScreen]

[charaSet A 2032000 1 Jeanne]
[charaSet B 1098250100 1 Scáthach-Skadi]
[charaSet C 1098247500 1 "Wu Zetian"]
[charaSet D 6026300 1 "Yan Qing"]
[charaSet E 1098243000 1 Erice]
[charaSet F 7043000 1 Ibuki-Douji]
[charaSet G 1054000 1 Gareth]
[charaSet H 1098177300 1 Carmilla]
[charaSet I 99502600 1 Mash]
[charaSet J 28003000 1 "Lady Avalon"]
[charaSet K 6045300 1 Rindr]

[charaSet L 4008300 1 Blackbeard]
[charaScale L 1.2]
[charaSet M 2036001 1 Osakabehime]
[charaScale M 1.2]
[charaSet N 25007002 1 Abigail]
[charaScale N 1.2]
[charaSet O 2028000 1 Helena]
[charaScale O 1.2]

[charaSet P 98115000 1 Effect]
[charaSet Q 98115000 1 Effect]

[imageSet R back10000 1 1]
[charaScale R 1.05]

[sceneSet S 160700 1]
[charaScale S 1.3]

[imageSet T cut376_book01 1]
[charaScale T 0.8]

[scene 161700]

[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth R 1]
[charaDepth T 2]

[charaFadein R 0.1 1]

[fadein black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[se ad420]
[charaFadein T 1.0 0,-180]
[wt 1.4]

＠
[lr]And so, Scáthach-Skadi's book “Enchromia's Silent Tears” went on sale.
[k]

＠
And sell it did.
[k]

[messageOff]
[fadeout black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[charaFadeout T 0.1]
[charaFadeout R 0.1]

[charaTalk depthOn]
[wt 0.4]

[fadein black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 6]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_94 0.1]

＠Jeanne
Congratulations! We're ordering an immediate reprint!
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 0]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]

＠Wu Zetian
What's a reprint?
[k]

[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 7]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
Reprints are a milestone for aspiring doujin authors[line 2]for any modern author, really!
[k]

＠Gareth
The writer Heroic Spirits said so themselves! Congratulations, Skadi!
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 7]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
I see. This is a little embarrassing...
[k]

[charaFace B 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
But if it means everyone is enjoying my story...then I'm glad.
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 1]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne
And here's your fan mail!
[k]

[messageOff]
[se ad338]
[charaMoveReturn A 0,-10 1.0]
[wt 0.4]

[se ade303]
[seStop ade303 2.0]
[se ade166]
[seStop ade166 2.0]
[se ad77]
[seVolume ad77 0 0.5]
[seStop ad77 2.0]
[wt 2.0]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 4]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

＠Yan Qing
Th-that's a lot of letters.
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 24]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]

＠Erice
Just trying to count them all has me dizzy...
[k]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk J]
[charaFace J 0]
[charaFadein J 0.1 1]

＠Lady Avalon
If Skadi is all right with it, mind reading some to us, Yan Qing?
[k]

[charaFadeout J 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth O 5]
[charaDepth N 4]
[charaDepth M 3]
[charaDepth L 2]
[charaDepth R 1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 0]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_94 1.0]

＠Yan Qing
Hm? Uh, yeah, okay.
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk off]
[charaPut R 0,-200]
[charaFadeTime R 1.0 0.7]
[wt 1.4]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_92 0.1]


[charaFace L 12]
[charaPut L 0,-10]
[charaFadeTime L 1.0 0.6]
[wt 1.0]


＠
[lr]What a story... You've made something really tremendous here.
[k]

＠
The deception and cruel realities lurking behind such happy-sounding words, “bride” and “groom”...
[k]

＠
The moment they first see their partners' good sides after all the time they spent seeing nothing but their flaws...
[k]

＠
I cried. Hard. Would you mind terribly if I adapted this into an anime in my mind?
[k]

[charaFace L 8]

＠
By the way, is the next part still not out?
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout L 1.0]
[wt 1.0]

[charaFace M 4]
[charaPut M 0,-10]
[charaFadeTime M 1.0 0.6]
[wt 1.0]

＠
It.
[k]

[charaFace M 7]

＠
It... It... It...[wt 0.6][charaShake M 0.02 3 3 0.6] It was so gooooood!
[k]

[charaFace M 1]

＠
I never thought I'd find such a gem out in boonies! That just makes it even more amazing!
[k]

[charaFace M 6]

＠
I guess my eye for quality hasn't let me down yet!
[k]

[charaFace M 0]

＠
My favorite scene is the one where the human groom tells his dying giant bride through tears:
[k]

＠
“If you die, I'll find someone else and forget all about you.”
[k]

＠
And she sees right through him.
[k]

[charaFace M 4]

＠
“Please don't lie to me. You're going to die with me, aren't you?”
[k]

＠
“Then don't say you're going to die!”
[k]

＠
“...Very well. Then I guess I have no choice but to keep living.”
[k]

[charaFace M 8]

＠
Seeing a normally coolheaded guy pleading for the love of his life to live was sooo satisfying...
[k]

[charaFace M 0]

＠
Anyway, on a slightly different topic...
[k]

＠
I know this first volume's pretty thick, but since there are still some plot threads left dangling...
[k]

[charaFace M 1]

＠
...when are we getting the next volume?
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout M 1.0]
[wt 1.0]


[charaFace N 15]
[charaPut N 0,-10]
[charaFadeTime N 1.0 0.6]
[wt 1.0]

＠
This was a beautiful story!
[k]

[charaFace N 0]

＠
I was really on pins and needles for a lot of it since it seemed like the bride would never be unhappy...
[k]

[charaFace N 16]

＠
...but although it's a really fine line, it looks like she's doing okay so far!
[k]

[charaFace N 19]

＠
Then again, that bomb you dropped in the second half is really ominous, like thunderclouds looming just over the horizon. I found it so intriguing.
[k]

[charaFace N 17]
[charaMoveReturn N 0,-5 0.3]

＠
What's going to happen in the next part? I can't wait to read it! Please give us the next part soon!
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout N 1.0]
[wt 1.0]

[charaFace O 0]
[charaPut O 0,-10]
[charaFadeTime O 1.0 0.6]
[wt 1.0]


＠
What a wonderfully Mahatma story!
[k]

＠
I wonder, was the fact that the concept of a bride and groom pertains to the world's creation intentional foreshadowing?
[k]

[charaFace O 5]

＠
Oh, and the title of the first chapter is really significant too, right?
[k]

＠
Could it be that the human bride and human groom were once lovers in their own right?
[k]

[charaFace O 0]

＠
Though if they were, then some things don't quite add up.
[k]

＠
See, I think these two couples' stories are actually happening at different times.
[k]

＠
You can tell from the clocks, the calendars, and even the stories they hear on the news.
[k]

[charaFace O 1]

＠
Mmm, there's so much to think about! By the way, when do you think we'll get the next part?
[k]


[messageOff]
[fadeout black 1.5]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_92 1.5]
[wait fade]

[charaFadeout R 0.1]
[charaFadeout O 0.1]
[charaTalk on]

[charaScale L 1.0]
[charaScale M 1.0]


[scene 161700]

[wt 0.5]

[fadein black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 0]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_157 0.1]

＠Yan Qing
...You get the idea.
[k]

＠Yan Qing
There're a bunch of letters from polar bears and seabirds, too I can't tell you what they say though, since I can't read these animal footprints.
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk depthOn]

[charaTalk J]
[charaFace J 1]
[charaFadein J 0.1 1]
＠Lady Avalon
All right! Is it safe to say this is an amazing accomplishment?
[k]

[charaFadeout J 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 1]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne
Yes, it is.
[k]

＠Jeanne
As you saw in the fan mail, you have many eager readers awaiting the next part of the story. Speaking for the area's managerial staff, we couldn't be happier!
[k]

[charaFace A 0]

＠Jeanne
But, um...speaking of the next part... Do you mind if I ask when you think it might be done?
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 6]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Worry not. I am not satisfied with having only made one book, either.
[k]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
If the rest of you are okay with it, I would be happy to get started on the next one right away.
[k]

？1：Right away!?
？！

[charaFace B 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Yes.
[k]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
There is still much more of that story I wish to tell.
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 1]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne
Oh my! I can't wait!
[k]

[charaFace A 0]

＠Jeanne
Speaking personally, rather than as one of the managers here...
[k]

[charaFace A 6]

＠Jeanne
...I'm so looking forward to reading it, Scáthach-Skadi!
[k]

[messageOff]
[fadeout black 1.0]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_157 1.0]
[wait fade]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]

[scene 161200]

[wt 1.0]

[fadein black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 2]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

[bgm BGM_SABERWARS2 0.1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
All right! Let's get drawing!
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 10]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
Great! Just tell us how we can help, and we'll[line 2]
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 0]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
No, wait. Not just yet. This next layout will take some time to complete.
[k]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
So I want the rest of you to spend that time however you like.
[k]

[charaFace B 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Draw another book, make something entirely new, or simply rest and recuperate. Do whatever you like, please.
[k]

[charaFace B 6]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
All I ask is that I be left alone to work on this story for a while. Is that all right?
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 0]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]

＠Erice
I see...
[k]

[charaFace E 1]

＠Erice
I guess we'd better not interfere then. Okay, you got it.
[k]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 1]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
Of course that's fine with us. Just say the word when you'd like our help again!
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 0]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]

＠Wu Zetian
Perhaps I will take the time to try making a book of my own.
[k]

[charaFace C 1]

＠Wu Zetian
I have been wanting to compile a manual of my hundred best torture methods for ages now!
[k]

[charaFace H 0]
[charaPut H -330,0]
[charaFadeTime H 0.3 0.8]

[charaFace C 3]

＠Wu Zetian
I may even see if Carmilla would like to contribute as a guest author.
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]



[charaPut P 1]
[charaEffect P bit_talk_10_LowLevel]
[wt 0.1]
[se ad13]
[wt 0.3]
[charaTalk I]
[charaFace I 1]
[charaFadein I 0.1 1]

＠Mash
What about you, Lady Avalon?
[k]

[charaFadeout I 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaPut P 2000,2000]

[charaEffectStop P bit_talk_10_LowLevel]

[charaTalk J]
[charaFace J 1]
[charaFadein J 0.1 1]

＠Lady Avalon
I don't have any books I'm dying to create...
[k]

＠Lady Avalon
...but there is one creative field I'd like to try my hand at.
[k]

[charaFadeout J 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 39]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]

＠Erice
There's nothing in particular I'd like to make.
[k]

[charaFace E 1]

＠Erice
But I do want to see what other books are on sale, so I think I'll wander the showroom floor for a while.
[k]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk K]
[charaFace K 1]
[charaFadein K 0.1 1]

＠Rindr
This unit feels the same as Erice.
[k]

[charaFadeout K 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 1]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
I see. All right, then I will see you all later.
[k]

[charaFace B 9]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
When you all return, I will be certain the next chapter is ready for you to read!
[k]

？1：I can tell we're in good hands with you!

[charaFace B 10]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
...Indeed! Just leave it to me!
[k]

[charaFace B 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
All right, I will see you all again when the rough draft is done.
[k]

？2：(Something about this isn't sitting right with me...)

[charaFace B 0]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
What's wrong? You seem...dissatisfied with something.
[k]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
...You aren't? I see. Then all is well.
[k]

[charaFace B 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
All right, I will call for you all again when the time comes.
[k]

[charaFace B 12]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
What time, you ask? Why, the time my rough layout is finished, of course!
[k]

？！

[messageOff]
[fadeout black 1.5]
[bgmStop BGM_SABERWARS2 1.5]
[wait fade]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[charaSet H 1047000 1 Watanabe-no-Tsuna]
[charaSet N 3034001 1 Ibaraki-Douji]

[scene 160700]
[wt 0.5]

[fadein black 1.5]
[wait fade]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_147 0.1]

[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 2]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Huh? We have free time now?
[k]

[charaFace F 3]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Hmm, I see. Thanks for tracking me down to tell me, Master♡
[k]

？1：Well, it'd be pretty bad if you didn't know, so.
？！

[charaFace F 4]

＠Ibuki-Douji
You're so sweet! This is why I love you, Master!
[k]

[charaFace F 5]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Hmm, but what should I do with this time we have now...?
[k]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Since I didn't help out too much with the first book, maybe I'll just keep going on this walk.
[k]

？1：Huh? You didn't?
？2：Now that you mention it, I guess you didn't, did you?
？！

[charaFace F 3]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Nope. I was too busy looking at all the other books they have here.
[k]


＠Ibuki-Douji
Sorry, Master♡
[k]

？1：If you'd like, you could make a book of your own.
？2：If you wanted to draw your own manga, you could.
？！

[charaFace F 5]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Hmmm. I don't think telling a story would really do it for me.
[k]

[charaFace F 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Oh, I know! Maybe I'll make my own photo collection♡
[k]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Yeah, I'll make a cheerleading photo book! Mind being my photographer, Master!?
[k]

？1：O-okay!
？！

[messageOff]
[charaFace F 4]
[wt 1.3]

[fadeout black 1.5]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_147 1.5]
[wait fade]

[charaFadeout F 0.1]

[scene 166701]
[wt 1.0]

[fadein black 1.5]
[wait fade]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_109 0.1]

[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 3]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Then let's get started! Ready when you are♡
[k]

？1：Man, you don't waste any time, do you!
？！

[charaFace F 0]


＠Ibuki-Douji
Oh, should I take my visor off? What do you think?
[k]

[messageOff]
[se ade385]
[seVolume ade385 0 0.7]
[charaCrossFade F 1098247100 0 0.5]
[wait charaCrossFade F]
[cueSeStop ade385 0.5]
[wt 0.7]
[charaFace F 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Well?
[k]

？1：With or without it, you look great.
？！

[messageOff]
[charaFace F 4]
[wt 1.0]
[charaFace F 3]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Ooh, you're getting me all worked up. You naughty thing, you☆
[k]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Now I have to break out my special outfit!
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaMove F 0,-50 0.4]
[wt 0.6]
[se ad77]
[charaMoveReturn F -10,-50 0.4]
[wt 0.6]
[charaMoveReturn F -10,-50 0.4]
[wt 0.7]
[charaFace F 4]
[charaMove F 0,50 0.2]
[wt 0.2]
[charaMove F 0,0 0.2]

[cueSe SE_21 21_ade620]
＠Ibuki-Douji
Tadaaa!
[k]

？1：H-hang on. Isn't that[line 2]

[charaFace F 0]

＠Ibuki-Douji
See, this is[line 2]
[k]


？2：Th-that's Shuten-Douji's outfit!

[charaFace F 0]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Who-Douji? See, this is[line 2]
[k]

？！

[messageOff]
[wipeout circleIn 1.5 1]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_109 1.5]
[se ade84]
[wait wipe]

[scene 104100]
[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[effect bit_sepia01_depth_fs]
[pictureFrame cut063_cinema]
[wt 1.0]

[wipein circleIn 1.5 1]
[seStop ade84 1.5]
[wait wipe]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_7 0.1]

[charaTalk N]
[charaFace N 0]
[charaFadein N 0.4 0,-50]
[wt 0.4]

＠Ibaraki-Douji
Wh-what's that? You're wondering what the coolest outfit in the world is?
[k]

[charaFace N 1]

＠Ibaraki-Douji
Hehe, that's easy!
[k]

[charaFace N 0]

＠Ibaraki-Douji
Let's see... Uh... Do we have a brush and paper here?
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth N 1]
[charaDepth H 2]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.4 400,-50]
[charaMove H 350,-50 0.4]
[wt 0.4]

＠Watanabe-no-Tsuna
Here you are.
[k]

[charaMove H 400,-50 0.4]
[charaFadeout H 0.4]
[wt 0.2]
[charaTalk N]
[charaFace N 0]

＠Ibaraki-Douji
Great, thanks. All right, I'll draw it for you myself.
[k]

[charaFace N 1]

＠Ibaraki-Douji
This, right here, is the most alluring outfit in the whooole wide world!
[k]

＠Ibaraki-Douji
Check it out! [wt 0.6][charaFace N 2]...Wait. Was Tsuna just here?
[k]

[messageOff]
[wipeout circleIn 1.5 1]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_7 1.5]
[wait wipe]

[pictureFrame]
[charaFadeout N 0.1]
[effectStop bit_sepia01_depth_fs]

[scene 166701]
[wt 0.5]

[wipein circleIn 1.5 1]
[wait wipe]

[bgm BGM_BATTLE_23 0.1]

[charaTalk depthOn]
[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 5]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
So I was SUPPOSED to get an outfit design from her...
[k]

＠Ibuki-Douji
...but she just got mad about something and ran off without drawing anything.
[k]

[charaFace F 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
So I came up with my own original design instead!
[k]

？1：That's one hell of a coincidence...
？！

[charaFace F 3]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Fufufufufufu. Okay, time to get changed![sr](Starts undressing)
[k]

？1：Whoa, whoa! You can't do that here!
？2：Hang on! That'll definitely put you on Raikou's radar!
？！

[charaFace F 2]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Aww, come on...
[k]

？1：Please! Not here!
？！

[charaFace F 10]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Hmph.
[k]

[charaFace F 3]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Fiiine. If you insist, I'll go get changed over there. Wait right here, Master♡
[k]

[charaFace F 4]
[charaMoveReturn F 0,5 0.2]

＠Ibuki-Douji
(Hic)
[k]

[messageOff]
[se ad348]
[seVolume ad348 0 0.7]
[charaMove F -150,0 0.4]
[charaFadeout F 0.4]
[wt 1.8]

？1：Oh, no wonder she's so excited. She's hammered.
？2：Hitting the sauce again. That explains a lot...
？！

[messageOff]
[fadeout black 1.0]
[bgmStop BGM_BATTLE_23 1.0]
[wait fade]



[charaSet A 1045000 1 "Tomoe Gozen"]
[charaSet B 1098250110 1 Scáthach-Skadi]
[charaSet H 5025001 1 Edison]
[charaSet N 1098182900 1 Apollo]
[charaSet O 5002001 1 Gilles]

[scene 161700]
[charaFadein R 0.1 1]
[wt 1.0]

[fadein black 1.0]
[wait fade]

＠
[lr]Some time later.
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout R 1.0]
[wt 1.0]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 10]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_28 0.1]

＠Gareth
We've got “Enchromia's Silent Tears” fan works! Come and get them!
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk L]
[charaFace L 0]
[charaFadein L 0.1 1]

＠Blackbeard
More doujin, you say? One of everything, please.
[k]

[charaFadeout L 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 7]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
Thank you!
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk L]
[charaFace L 6]
[charaFadein L 0.1 1]

＠Blackbeard
These characters might've shown up on the same page, but they were never in the same place...
[k]

＠Blackbeard
Does this ship really make sense?
[k]

[charaFadeout L 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 3]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
I like to believe the world is full of possibilities!
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk L]
[charaFace L 12]
[charaFadein L 0.1 1]

＠Blackbeard
Well said.
[k]

[messageOff]
[wipeout rectangleStripRightToLeft 0.7 1.0]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_28 0.7 0.4]
[wait wipe]

[charaFadeout L 0.1]

[wt 0.1]

[wipein rectangleStripLeftToRight 0.7 1.0]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_28 0.7 1.0]
[wait wipe]

[charaTalk M]
[charaFace M 4]
[charaFadein M 0.1 1]

＠Osakabehime
Ghh. I guess I can make do with these while I'm waiting for the next canon release...
[k]

[charaFadeout M 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 10]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
Thank you!
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk M]
[charaFace M 1]
[charaFadein M 0.1 1]

＠Osakabehime
Hey, on the subject, is there a release date for the new chapter yet!?
[k]

[charaFadeout M 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 5]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
Dunno yet, sorry! It'll still be a little while!
[k]

[charaFace G 6]

＠Gareth
Huh? Erice?
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 0]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]

＠Erice
I found a bunch of “Enchromia” analysis books that predict where the story's gonna go next, so I went ahead and bought them.
[k]

[charaFace E 10]

＠Erice
...Do you think it would be okay to give these to Skadi?
[k]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk M]
[charaFace M 4]
[charaFadein M 0.1 1]

＠Osakabehime
Fan analyses, hm? That's a tough one...
[k]

＠Osakabehime
Some creators love when fans figure out where things are going. Some absolutely hate it. It really varies.
[k]

[charaFadeout M 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 35]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]

＠Erice
Hmm... Then maybe I'll just hang onto them for the time being.
[k]

[messageOff]
[wipeout rectangleStripLeftToRight 0.7 1.0]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_28 0.7]
[wait wipe]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 1.0]

[wipein rectangleStripRightToLeft 0.7 1.0]
[wait wipe]

[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 6]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_146 0.1]

[charaShake C 0.02 3 3 0.6]

＠Wu Zetian
WHAT!? My book detailing all my favorite torture methods was BANNED!?
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 4]
[charaFadein A 0.4 1]
[wt 0.4]


＠Tomoe Gozen (Staff)
Honestly, I am not sure why you thought it would be allowed in the first place...
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk M]
[charaFace M 0]
[charaFadein M 0.1 1]

＠Osakabehime
Now I'm curious. I think I'll take a little peek...
[k]

[charaFace M 4]

＠Osakabehime
Well, these comments are...something. “This is one of my favorites!” “This one is not very effective.” “Be careful with this one, as it leads to a swift death.”
[k]

[charaFace M 9]

＠Osakabehime
Wow! Nite Brite went grimdark!
[k]

[charaFace M 4]

＠Osakabehime
These descriptions are pretty, um, vivid too. It's not at all hard to see why it was banned...
[k]

[charaFace M 0]

＠Osakabehime
Maybe there's some underground appeal, though.
[k]

[charaFadeout M 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 5]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]

＠Wu Zetian
Oh, all right. I suppose I will just have to hand[sr]them out to friends and family then...[wt 1.2][charaFace C 2] Here, Master.[sr]Have a limited first edition.
[k]

？1：Uh... Thanks...?
？！

[charaFace C 0]

＠Wu Zetian
Hm, you don't seem especially interested in this subject. You will take it anyway.
[k]

[charaFace C 3]

＠Wu Zetian
Besides, you can never know when this knowledge might come in handy.
[k]

[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 2]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

＠Yan Qing
Handy!? No way in hell would I try even ONE of these!
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 10]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Aww, my book's banned, too? I really can't sell it here?
[k]

[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 4]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

＠Tomoe Gozen
No, you cannot.
[k]

[charaFace A 3]

＠Tomoe Gozen
I am afraid your Shuten-Douji cosplay is simply too, er...provocative!
[k]

[charaFace A 2]

＠Tomoe Gozen
I do not need Lady Raikou to tell me that it is absolutely unacceptable!
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 2]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Huh? Cosplay? This isn't cosplay. I came up with this outfit all on my own.
[k]

[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 4]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

＠Tomoe Gozen
What an incredible coincidence! B-be that as it may, this work is far too provocative to be sold here!
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 5]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Aw maaan. That's too bad.
[k]

＠Ibuki-Douji
And after Master went to all that trouble to photograph me, too. Right, Master?
[k]

？1：(I-it wasn't easy, that's for sure...)
？！

[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[wt 0.1]


[charaTalk J]
[charaFace J 0]
[charaFadein J 0.1 1]

＠Lady Avalon
So why is mine banned? It doesn't have any visual elements at all. It's just ASMR.
[k]

[charaFadeout J 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth A 4]
[charaDepth N 3]
[charaDepth H 2]
[charaDepth O 1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 12]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

＠Tomoe Gozen
I will tell you why.
[k]

[charaFace O 4]
[charaPut O -310,0]
[charaFadeTime O 0.5 0.8]

＠Tomoe Gozen
One product tester complained that it cast an[sr]illusion spell on him.[wt 1.0][charaFace H 4][charaPut H 310,0][charaFadeTime H 0.5 0.8] Another complained that[sr]he found he was missing QP after listening to it.
[k]

＠Tomoe Gozen
One said it was the most nightmarish “soothing”[sr]sound he had ever heard...[charaFace N 0][charaPut N 400,-300][charaFadeTime N 0.5 0.8][wt 1.4][charaFace A 4][charaFace O 2][charaFace H 2][charaShake N 0.02 3 3 0] And that is just a[sr]small sampling of the issues.
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[charaFadeout N 0.1]
[charaFadeout O 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaShakeStop N]

[charaTalk depthOn]

[charaTalk J]
[charaFace J 6]
[charaFadein J 0.1 1]

＠Lady Avalon
Whoopsies♪ I'll have to be more careful next time.
[k]

[charaFadeout J 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth A 2]
[charaDepth R 1]

[charaPut R 1]
[charaFadeTime R 0.2 0.5]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 2]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]


＠Tomoe Gozen
(And I can tell I will have to keep an eye on this one!)
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout R 0.2]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_146 1.5]

[charaTalk depthOn]

[charaPut P 1]
[charaEffect P bit_talk_10_LowLevel]
[wt 0.1]

[se ad13]
[wt 0.3]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 15]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Ghh...
[k]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Master... Are you there? I... I am talking to you via...my Chaldea-style transmission rune...
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaPut P 2000,2000]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 13]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]


＠Gareth
It's Skadi!
[k]

[charaFace G 1]

＠Gareth
Gareth here! Are you...done, by any chance!?
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaPut P 1]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 17]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]


＠Scáthach-Skadi
Please...[sr]...help...
[k]

[messageOff]
[se ad1]
[charaEffectStop P bit_talk_10_LowLevel]
[wt 0.3]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[charaPut P 2000,2000]
[wt 1.0]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 15]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]

＠Erice
...[sr]...
[k]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk K]
[charaFace K 10]
[charaFadein K 0.1 1]


＠Rindr
She didn't sound good at all!
[k]

？1：C-come on, let's hurry!
？！

[messageOff]
[se ad1023]
[wipeout leftToRight 0.5 1.0]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.5 0.4]
[wait wipe]

[charaPut P 2000,2000]
[charaEffect P bit_talk_10_LowLevel]
[charaFadeout K 0.1]

[charaSet A 7014001 1 Nightingale]
[charaSet B 1098250100 1 Scáthach-Skadi]
[charaSet D 6026300 1 "Yan Qing"]

[scene 161200]

[seStop ad1023 1.0]
[wt 1.0]

[wipein rightToLeft 0.5 1.0]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.5 1.0]

[wait wipe]
[wt 0.3]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 8]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
It never ends...
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 12]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
Um...what never ends?
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 8]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
No matter how much I sketch, I cannot seem to finish this rough layout.
[k]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Why?
[k]

[charaFace B 4]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
I am only trying to tie up all the loose plot threads.
[k]

[charaFace B 8]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Nnn...
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaMove B 0,-50 0.4]
[charaFadeout B 0.4]
[wt 0.4]

[se ad144]
[wt 0.5]

？1：Skadiii!
？！

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaPut P 1]
[charaTalk I]
[charaFace I 2]
[charaFadein I 0.1 1]

＠Mash
P-please carry her to the bed for now! I'll contact the medical Heroic Spirits right away!
[k]

[messageOff]
[wipeout rollRight 1.0 1.0]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 1.0]
[wait wipe]

[charaPut P 2000,2000]
[charaFadeout I 0.1]

[wt 1.0]

[wipein rollLeft 1.0 1.0]
[wait wipe]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 6]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1]

＠Nightingale
I can't believe this.
[k]

[charaFace A 4]

＠Nightingale
What were you thinking?[sr]What. Were. You. Thinking?
[k]

＠Nightingale
She remains in serious condition. The doctors say it has something to do with magical energy...
[k]

[charaFace A 6]

＠Nightingale
...but whether they are correct or not, she's still suffering from exhaustion.
[k]

＠Nightingale
I thought you all understood that. Was I wrong?
[k]

？1：I'm sorry...
？2：I guess Skadi wasn't feeling better after all...
？！

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 4]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
Ulp. I'm so sorry. I had no idea...
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 4]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]

＠Erice
Me neither...
[k]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk K]
[charaFace K 4]
[charaFadein K 0.1 1]

＠Rindr
This unit can't believe she let this happen. Especially after Ortlinde and the others trusted me!
[k]

[charaFadeout K 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 5]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]

＠Wu Zetian
She seemed to be in such high spirits, so it did not occur to me that she might be near death!
[k]

[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 4]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

＠Yan Qing
I didn't notice anything was wrong, either.
[k]

[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth R 1]
[charaDepth D 2]

[charaPut R 0,-200]
[charaFadeTime R 0.2 0.5]
[charaFace D 5]

＠Yan Qing
(Something's going on here. We can't all be this negligent.)
[k]

[charaFadeout R 0.2]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk depthOn]
[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 5]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Hm? Uh, yeah, I guess?
[k]

[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk J]
[charaFace J 4]
[charaFadein J 0.1 1]

＠Lady Avalon
You guys have nothing to feel bad about. I kind of do, though.
[k]

[charaFadeout J 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaPut P 1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk I]
[charaFace I 6]
[charaFadein I 0.1 1]

＠Mash
What do you mean, Lady Avalon?
[k]

[charaPut P 2000,2000]
[charaFadeout I 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk J]
[charaFace J 4]
[charaFadein J 0.1 1]

＠Lady Avalon
None of you realized anything was wrong with her, right? Me either.
[k]

[charaFace J 2]

＠Lady Avalon
And it's because we were under her suggestion.
[k]

＠Lady Avalon
She made us all believe she was fine.
[k]

[messageOff]
[wipeout circleIn 1.0 1]
[wait wipe]

[charaFadeout J 0.1]
[sceneSet L 160700 1]
[charaScale L 1.3]
[charaSet O 1098250100 1 Scáthach-Skadi]
[charaScale O 1.8]

[pictureFrameTop cut063_cinema]
[scene 160700]
[wt 0.5]

[wipein circleIn 1.0 1]
[wait wipe]

[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth B 1]
[charaDepth L 3]
[charaDepth O 4]
[charaDepth Q 9]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 0]
[charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50]
[wt 1.3]

[messageOff]
[fadeout white 1.0]
[se ad952]
[wait fade]

[cameraFilter gray]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]

[subCameraOn]
[charaLayer O sub]
[charaLayer L sub]

[charaScale L 1.6]

[charaTalk off]

[charaFace O 0]
[charaFadein O 0.1 0,450]
[charaFadein L 0.1 0,-110]
[subCameraFilter mask cut359_mask04]
[subRenderFadein 1.0 0,-350]
[wt 0.5]

[fadein white 1.0]
[seStop ad952 1.0]
[wait fade]

[wt 1.0]

[charaFaceFade O 6 0.5]
[wt 1.0]

＠O：Scáthach-Skadi
I'm fine now.
[k]

[messageOff]
[wipeout circleIn 1.0 1]
[wait wipe]

[cameraFilter normal]
[charaFadeout L 0.1]
[charaFadeout O 0.1]
[subRenderFadeout 0.1]

[pictureFrame]
[subCameraOff]
[charaLayer O normal]
[charaLayer L normal]
[charaPut Q 2000,2000]
[scene 161200]
[wt 0.5]

[wipein circleIn 1.0 1]
[wait wipe]


[charaTalk on]
[charaTalk depthOn]

？1：Now that you mention it...
？2：I THOUGHT something was off when we ran into her here...
？！

[charaTalk J]
[charaFace J 0]
[charaFadein J 0.1 1]

＠Lady Avalon
She had me completely fooled. I didn't even notice until just now.
[k]

＠Lady Avalon
Man, these Primordial Runes from the Age of Gods are something else.
[k]

＠Lady Avalon
I'm guessing she used a similar charm on the nurse and Asclepius to slip away from them, too.
[k]

＠Lady Avalon
Her suggestive spell faded when she collapsed, though.
[k]

[charaFadeout J 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 0]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

＠Nightingale
...Hm?
[k]

＠Nightingale
Are you discussing her skills as a master escape artist?
[k]

[charaFace A 4]

＠Nightingale
She most certainly is, as she managed to escape the temporary clinic we set up in the ice castle.
[k]

＠Nightingale
And once in this area, she worked herself to exhaustion.
[k]

？1：She's overworked herself, then?
？！

[charaFace A 6]

＠Nightingale
That's right.
[k]

＠Nightingale
Severely, in fact.
[k]

＠Nightingale
To take on the mantle of queen is to be prepared to carry the weight of an entire nation on her shoulders.
[k]

＠Nightingale
She may have had somewhat more faith in her ability to carry on than was justified.
[k]

[charaFace A 4]

＠Nightingale
The pressure she put on herself to work hard and succeed, along with her sense of personal responsibility in all that, drove her to exhaustion.
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 10]
[charaFadein E 0.1 1]

＠Erice
So...the combination of her lack of magical energy and the pressure she felt to draw a good manga exhausted her?
[k]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 16]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
That's so sad...
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk K]
[charaFace K 4]
[charaFadein K 0.1 1]

＠Rindr
Lady Skadi...
[k]

[charaFadeout K 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 4]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

＠Yan Qing
Well, now what do we do? She's already finished a ton of rough drafts.
[k]

？1：How many?
？！

[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 1.0]

＠Yan Qing
About a hundred chapters.
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

＠All
[f large]A[messageShake 0.05 3 3 0.3] HUNDRED!?
[k]


[messageOff]
[fadeout black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[charaSet A 7014001 1 Nightingale]
[charaSet B 1098250100 1 Scáthach-Skadi]
[charaSet C 1098247500 1 "Wu Zetian"]
[charaSet D 6026300 1 "Yan Qing"]
[charaSet E 2032000 1 Jeanne]
[charaSet F 1098247100 1 Ibuki-Douji]
[charaSet G 1054000 1 Gareth]
[charaSet H 7031000 1 "Jeanne Alter"]
[charaSet I 99502600 1 Mash]
[charaSet J 5027000 1 Marie]

[cameraMove 0.1 0,0 1.01]
[wt 1.0]

[fadein black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 15]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1]

＠Gareth
O-oh wow, you're right. There really are a hundred chapters' worth of drafts here.
[k]

[charaFace G 6]

＠Gareth
Some are, um, VERY rough, but they still have dialogue and everything.
[k]

[charaFace G 4]

＠Gareth
Although...
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 5]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]

＠Wu Zetian
Indeed.
[k]

＠Wu Zetian
Trying to turn all this into a proper manga would leave us working here for at least two years.
[k]

[charaFace C 0]

＠Wu Zetian
Even if we used all of our Servant power to go as quickly as possible, it would still take a minimum of two months!
[k]

[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 0]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Ooh, wait. Hang on.
[k]

[charaFace F 5]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Does that mean I'd get to do nothing but hang out here with Master and drink?
[k]

[messageOff]
[wt 1.0]

[charaFace F 4]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Sounds pretty nice to meee♡
[k]

[charaFace F 3]
＠Ibuki-Douji
I guess we have no choice.
[k]

＠Ibuki-Douji
Let's all just enjoy hanging out as much as we can!
[k]

[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 2]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

＠Yan Qing
As great as that sounds, we can't do that for two months!
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaPut P 1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk I]
[charaFace I 0]
[charaFadein I 0.1 1]

＠Mash
So then, we need to find a way to turn all these rough drafts into something presentable, and soon.
[k]

[charaFace I 4]

＠Mash
But, how can we do that?
[k]

？1：Don't worry. It'll be okay.
？！

[charaPut P 2000,2000]
[charaFadeout I 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 13]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]


＠Gareth
R-really, Master!? How do you know? Do you have something in mind?
[k]

[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0]
？1：I know someone who can help!
？！

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]


[se ad533]
[cueSe SE_22 22_ad1154]
[wt 0.6]

[se ade423]
[wt 1.0]
[seStop ade423 0.5]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 2]
[charaFadein H 0.4 -100,0]
[charaMove H 0,0 0.5]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_94 0.1]

＠Jeanne Alter
I overheard the whole thing!
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 2]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

＠Yan Qing
Was kicking the door down really necessary!?
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
You're in trouble, right?
[k]

[messageOff]
[cameraMove 0.4 0,10 1.01]
[wt 0.4]
[cameraMove 0.4 0,0 1.01]
[wt 0.8]

[charaFace H 17]

＠Jeanne Alter
Damn right you are. So, got somethin' to say to me?
[k]

？1：Please help us!
？！

[charaFace H 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
Not bad. Not bad.[wt 0.6][charaFace H 13] Could be better, though.
[k]

[charaFace H 3]

＠Jeanne Alter
You can praise me a little more, if you like.
[k]

？1：Please help us O strong, wise, beautiful Jeanne Alter!

[charaFace H 8]

＠Jeanne Alter
Where'd all that come from!?
[k]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_94 1.5 0.6]

[charaFace H 13]

＠Jeanne Alter
Eh, whatever. Doesn't matter. Yeah, that'll do. Besides, I saw this coming.
[k]

？2：Our savior has arrived!

[charaFace H 4]

＠Jeanne Alter
That's...not exactly what I had in mind...
[k]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_94 1.5 0.6]

[charaFace H 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
But, okay, I can live with that.
[k]

？！

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 4]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]


＠Yan Qing
So, what do we do?
[k]

＠Yan Qing
Sure, you may be good, but there's still way too much material here for you to handle on your own.
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth H 3]
[charaDepth E 2]
[charaDepth J 1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
Well, yeah. Even if I[line 2][wt 0.4][charaPut E 320,0][charaFadeTime E 0.3 0.8][charaPut J -320,0][charaFadeTime J 0.3 0.8]all three of us[sr]pitched in, it'd still only cut down the work[sr]time by about two weeks.
[k]


[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[charaFadeout J 0.1]
[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk depthOn]

[charaPut P 1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk I]
[charaFace I 12]
[charaFadein I 0.1 1]

＠Mash
So, what are we supposed to do then?
[k]

[charaPut P 2000,2000]
[charaFadeout I 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 15]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
Easy.
[k]

[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_94 1.5]

＠Jeanne Alter
We're gonna have Sleeping Beauty there do the hardest thing in the whole damn world:
[k]


[charaFace H 0]

＠Jeanne Alter
Cut some scenes out.[bgm BGM_MAP_41 0.1]
[k]

＠Jeanne Alter
It's the only way.
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 12]
[charaFadein G 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
Wha[line 2]
[k]

[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 7]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

＠Nightingale
Absolutely not. Having her do more work is completely out of the question. She needs complete rest.
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 2]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
You think I don't know that!? You think I wanna ask anyone who looks that close to death to work even more!? 'Cause I don't!
[k]

[charaFace H 5]

＠Jeanne Alter
But none of that matters. She'll still do it. I guaran-goddamn-tee you.
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 6]
[charaFadein A 0.1 1]

＠Nightingale
I see...
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 5]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
She'd rather chip away at her own life than leave something she cares about unfinished.
[k]

[charaFace H 2]

＠Jeanne Alter
That's what it means to draw manga, dammit!
[k]


[messageOff]
[fadeout black 1.0]
[bgm BGM_MAP_41 1.0 0.4]
[wait fade]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]

[wt 1.0]

[fadein black 1.0]
[bgm BGM_MAP_41 1.0 1.0]
[wait fade]

[se ad661]
[wt 0.5]
[seStop ad661 1.0]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 1]
[charaFadein B 0.4 0,-40]
[charaMove B 0,0 1.0]
[wt 1.0]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
(Yaaawn) Ahh, I slept very well.
[k]

[charaFace B 8]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Though, I must say...even I am surprised to see how much sleep I needed, seeing as I am now a Servant...
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaPut P 1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk I]
[charaFace I 4]
[charaFadein I 0.1 1]

＠Mash
Scáthach-Skadi? May we talk to you about something?
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaPut P 2000,2000]
[charaFadeout I 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 8]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
[wt 0.5]
？1：Sorry to spring this on you right after you woke up.
？！

[charaFace B 6]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Oh, hello, Master. Hello, Mash. I see everyone else is here, too.
[k]

[charaFace B 4]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
I am sorry you all had to see that, especially after I called you here myself.
[k]

[charaFace B 5]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
But the good news is, I have completed rough drafts for another hundred chapters. Now we need only polish them into[line 2]
[k]

[charaFace B 0]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
...[sr]...
[k]

[charaFace B 4]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Um... Is everything okay? You all seem...off, somehow...
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
Scáthach-Skadi? We need to talk about “Enchromia's Silent Tears.”
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 3]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
O-okay.
[k]

[charaFace B 7]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
I know I may have gotten a little carried away, sketching another hundred chapters at once, but...
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 4]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
...[sr]...
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 4]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
What is it? Why do you look so forlorn?
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
We're going to trim it down.
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 14]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
...Trim it down?
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
We're going to get it down to twelve chapters. Enough for one book. That's the best we can do.
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[bgm BGM_MAP_41 1.5 0.6]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 14]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
...[sr]...
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFace B 15]
[charaMove B 0,-50 0.4]
[charaFadeout B 0.4]
[wt 0.4]

[se ad144]
[wt 0.5]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 4]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
Annnd she just collapsed again.
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[se ad93]
[wt 0.8]
[se ade423]
[wt 0.6]
[seStop ade423 0.4]

[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 7]
[charaFadein A 0.4 1]
[wt 0.4]

＠Nightingale
All right, you asked me to hide and I did, but I can take it no longer! What do you all think you are doing!?
[k]


[messageOff]
[fadeout black 1.0]
[bgmStop BGM_MAP_41 1.5]
[wait fade]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[pictureFrame cut063_cinema]
[charaSet A 1098244800 1 Nightingale]
[charaSet B 5043300 1 Asclepius]
[charaSet C 5010001 1 Paracelsus]
[charaSet D 6045000 1 Thrúd]
[charaSet E 6044000 1 Hildr]
[charaSet F 6043300 1 Irs]
[charaSet G 6044300 1 Rún]

[scene 160400]

[wt 1.0]

[fadein black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 2]
[charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_124 0.1]

＠Asclepius
Well?
[k]

＠Asclepius
Why haven't you brought Scáthach-Skadi back? What did she say?
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaPut P 0,-50]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 6]
[charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50]

＠Nightingale
I'm sorry, Dr. Asclepius. There is nothing I can do here.
[k]

＠Nightingale
She's hopeless. Completely hopeless.
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaPut P 2000,2000]

[charaTalk off]
[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth D 2]
[charaDepth E 1]

[charaFace D 7]
[charaFadeinFSL D 0.1 -306,-50]
[charaFace E 2]
[charaFadeinFSR E 0.1 206,-50]
[wt 1.0]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaDepth F 2]
[charaDepth G 1]

[charaFace F 5]
[charaFadeinFSL F 0.1 -306,-50]
[charaFace G 2]
[charaFadeinFSR G 0.1 206,-50]
[wt 1.0]

[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

＠All Four
Huh!?
[k]

[charaTalk on]
[charaTalk depthOn]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 2]
[charaFadein D 0.1 0,-50]

＠Thrúd
Wh-what do you mean!? What happened to Lady Skadi!?
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 1]
[charaFadein C 0.1 0,-50]

＠Paracelsus
Now, now. Let's just take it easy for a moment and hear what she has to say.
[k]

[charaFace C 0]

＠Paracelsus
Go on. What happened?
[k]

[charaFace C 4]

＠Paracelsus
Don't tell me it was one of her magecrafts again?
[k]

[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaPut P 0,-50]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 4]
[charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50]

＠Nightingale
No, Dr. Paracelsus. My mind is as clear as ever.
[k]

[charaFace A 6]

＠Nightingale
The problem is that she is the same sort as Shakespeare, Andersen, and Murasaki.
[k]

＠Nightingale
She insists that she needs to finish drawing this book...
[k]

＠Nightingale
...or she'll never be able to rest in peace.
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaPut P 2000,2000]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 3]
[charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50]

＠Asclepius
...I see. You're right. She IS completely hopeless.
[k]

[charaFace B 6]

＠Asclepius
Dammit, how did this happen!? Did the sixth area have some kind of effect on her?
[k]

[charaFace B 2]

＠Asclepius
Brace yourselves, Nurse! Paracelsus!
[k]

[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_124 1.0]
＠Asclepius
It seems our foolish patient...has become an author!
[k]


[messageOff]
[fadeout black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[pictureFrame]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]

[charaSet A 98002000 1 Fou]
[charaScale A 0.9]
[charaSet B 1098250100 1 Scáthach-Skadi]
[charaSet C 6026300 1 "Yan Qing"]
[charaSet D 1098243000 1 Erice]
[charaSet E 1054000 1 Gareth]

[sceneSet F 161200 1]
[charaScale F 1.3]
[sceneSet G 161200 1]
[charaScale G 1.3]

[charaSet H 7031000 1 "Jeanne Alter"]
[charaSet I 99502600 1 Mash]
[charaScale I 0.9]

[charaSet K 7031000 1 "Jeanne Alter Effects"]
[charaScale K 1.3]

[charaSet P 98115000 1 Effect]


[scene 161200]

[wt 1.0]

[fadein black 1.0]
[wait fade]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 8]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

[bgm BGM_EVENT_11 0.1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
I am sorry, everyone...
[k]

[charaFace B 4]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Not for deceiving you, but, well...for getting so carried away with the manga.
[k]

[charaFace B 8]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Ghh...
[k]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
I knew... I knew, somewhere in the back of my mind, that I was writing too many chapters, but...
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 4]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
It's okay. It happens.
[k]

＠Jeanne Alter
Sometimes, a side character you introduced with the best of intentions ends up doing things you didn't expect...
[k]

[charaFace H 15]

＠Jeanne Alter
...and before you know it you've drawn a whole book's worth of chapters just to see that thought through...
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 2]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
That happens!?
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 2]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
All the time!
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaTalk off]
[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth E 6]
[charaDepth A 5]
[charaDepth P 4]
[charaDepth I 3]
[charaDepth F 2]
[charaDepth B 1]

[charaScale E 1.2]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 4]
[charaFadein E 1.0 -20,0]
[charaMove E 0,0 1.0]

[charaFadein F 1.0 -20,-300]
[charaMove F 0,-300 1.0]
[wt 1.0]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]

＠Gareth
S-so then...we're really going to trim all this down?
[k]

＠Gareth
Even li'l Eito? The mysterious mascot creature who could be either a dog or a cat that was introduced in chapter forty-nine?
[k]

[messageOff]

[charaMove E 180,0 1.4]
[charaMove F 180,-300 1.4]
[wt 1.4]

[charaPut P -330,-20]
[charaEffect P bit_talk_10_LowLevel_depth]

[charaFace A 0]
[charaFadein A 0.4 -150,-20]
[charaMoveReturn A -160,-20 0.3]

[charaFace I 4]
[charaFadein I 0.4 -400,-20]
[wt 0.4]

[charaMoveReturn A -160,-20 0.3]

[charaFace B 4]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Gareth
I really, really like him...[charaMoveReturn A -160,-20 0.3]
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout E 0.4]
[charaFadeout F 0.4]
[charaFadeout I 0.4]
[charaFadeout A 0.4]
[charaPut P 2000,2000]
[wt 1.4]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk on]
[charaTalk depthOn]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
Eito gets the axe, yes. This is how it goes when it's time to cut stuff out.
[k]

[charaFace H 4]

＠Jeanne Alter
We can't keep him. His arc alone takes up ten entire chapters.
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 4]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]

＠Yan Qing
Man, this is painful...
[k]

[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 13]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
He doesn't have anything to do with the main story, right?
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 4]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]

＠Yan Qing
...No, I guess not.
[k]

[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 24]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

＠Erice
Th-then, what about this side story set in space, “Kudryavka Moongazing”?
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk H]
[charaFace H 9]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠Jeanne Alter
Axed.
[k]

[charaFace H 0]

＠Jeanne Alter
Sure, the stories in space expand the world, but if we cut them all...
[k]

＠Jeanne Alter
...we're way closer to wrapping up the main arc.
[k]

[charaFadeout H 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 10]
[charaFadein D 0.1 1]

＠Erice
Ghh. I guess you're right...
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaScale B 1.3]

[charaTalk off]
[charaTalk depthOff]
[charaDepth K 5]
[charaDepth B 4]
[charaDepth F 3]
[charaDepth D 2]
[charaDepth H 1]

[charaTalk on]
[charaTalk K]
[charaFace K 0]
[charaFadein K 1.0 -320,0]

[charaFace B 4]
[charaFadein B 1.0 320,0]

[charaFadein F 1.0 0,-250]
[wt 1.2]

＠K：Jeanne Alter
Skadi, before we start trimming, I've gotta ask you something.
[k]

＠K：Jeanne Alter
What is it you really want people to take away from this story?
[k]

[charaFace B 15]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
H-hmm. Do you mean philosophically?
[k]

[charaFace K 6]

＠K：Jeanne Alter
Nah. I'm talking simpler than that.
[k]

＠K：Jeanne Alter
Is this a romance? A tragic love story? A fight against society?
[k]

＠K：Jeanne Alter
Do you want to draw something awesome? Something cute?
[k]

[charaFace K 0]

＠K：Jeanne Alter
Are the four characters you chose as protagonists your main interest?
[k]

＠K：Jeanne Alter
Or is it the society they live in?
[k]

[charaFace B 0]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
...[sr]...Now I see.
[k]

[charaFace B 1]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
Yes... I understand what you mean, and now I know what I want to do.
[k]

[charaFace B 6]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
I want to draw those four characters, and their happy lives together.
[k]

[charaFace B 0]

＠Scáthach-Skadi
I do not actually care all that much about the society in which they live.
[k]

[charaFace K 6]

＠K：Jeanne Alter
Got it. Then we can get rid of more than half these chapters.
[k]

[charaFace K 0]

[charaFace H 0]
[charaFadein H 0.1 1]

＠K：Jeanne Alter
From there, we'll keep trimming the hell out of[sr]these roughs[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_11 1.5] until we've got ourselves a real gem[sr]of a manga.
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaTalk H,K]

[charaFadeout F 1.0]
[charaFadeout B 1.0]
[charaFadeout K 1.0]
[wt 1.0]


＠Jeanne Alter
Gareth. Rindr. Skadi. You.[bgm BGM_MAP_64 0.1]
[k]

[charaFace H 15]

＠Jeanne Alter
...I mean, uh, Master.
[k]


[charaFace H 5]

＠Jeanne Alter
We're gonna start trimming these roughs down to their essentials like our lives depend on it.
[k]

[charaFace H 2]

＠Jeanne Alter
This'll be a battle against your own minds like you've never experienced before! Get ready!
[k]

？1：Got it!
？2：Right on!
？！


[messageOff]
[fadeout black 0.5]
[bgmStop BGM_MAP_64 0.4]
[wait fade]
[soundStopAll]
[end]