＄03-00-02-04-1-0



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＠Goredolf
...A-ahem. Are all present and accounted for?
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＠Goredolf
Then let's get this briefing underway.[sr]Technical Advisor?
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＠Da Vinci
You got it. Okay, let's start with[sr]a review of our current situation.
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＠Da Vinci
First of all, it's been about twenty hours since yesterday's attack. Thanks to all your valiant efforts, we were able to avoid the worst-case scenario...
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＠Da Vinci
...but I'm afraid we're still[sr]not doing well, all told.
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＠Da Vinci
When Sigurd, whom we believe to be a Lostbelt Servant,[sr]broke into the Shadow Border's cockpit yesterday...
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＠Da Vinci
...he made off with our Void-Reality[sr]Observation Device, the Paper Moon.
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＠Goredolf
That's right! Of all the things for him to take!
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＠Meunière
Hey, he didn't exactly steal it from us, did he?[sr]You gift wrapped the damn thing for him!
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＠Meunière
Why the hell would you do something like that?[sr]Even Sigurd found it weird!
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＠Goredolf
You think I was giving him a present, you fool!?[sr]I'll have you know that was me planning ahead!
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＠Goredolf
He didn't look at all like the gentle sort, so I wrapped the Paper Moon carefully to ensure that he wouldn't break or damage it!
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＠Meunière
...Wait, you did!? Really!?
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＠Da Vinci
All right, all right,[sr]you can argue all you want later.
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＠Da Vinci
Between the emergency exit, attempted emergency dive, and Sigurd's attack, the damage to the Shadow Border is...extensive.
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＠Da Vinci
Frankly, it's a miracle that none of us died.
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＠Da Vinci
Although...
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？1：How's Holmes doing?
？2：I haven't seen Holmes since all this...

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＠Mash
...I'm worried, too. I haven't spoken[sr]to him since that battle. [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1]Is he...
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＠Da Vinci
It's...not good.
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＠Da Vinci
If he pushes himself even a little, he'll die.[sr]He has to stay completely still while he recuperates.
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＠Da Vinci
He didn't just lose an arm, you know.[sr]He also got inscribed with a Primordial Rune of death.
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＠Mash
A Primordial Rune...
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＠Da Vinci
The lost Norse runes are one of the foundations of magecraft. Mages have partially reproduced them, but they pale in comparison to the original ones from the Age of Gods.
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＠Da Vinci
Still, that doesn't mean they're not handy.
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＠Da Vinci
They can be chanted very quickly, which makes[sr]them very useful in a lot of situations.
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＠Da Vinci
For example, we used a whole bunch of them[sr]for [%1]'s Mystic Codes, like Gandr.
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＠Da Vinci
At any rate, the Primordial Runes are powerful stuff.
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＠Da Vinci
According to Norse myth, Odin made most of the world out of Ymir, with the exception of the runes.
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＠Da Vinci
No, the runes were a different matter: Odin discovered them after offering up his own life. Their shapes contain the depths of the world itself.
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＠Da Vinci
I guess you could call them the pathways[sr]to truth that Odin discovered.
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＠Da Vinci
If you inscribe the rune for death,[sr]then there's no escaping it no matter what...
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＠Da Vinci
...if you're flesh and blood, that is!
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＠Mash
Flesh and blood...?
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＠Mash
Then, since Holmes is a Heroic Spirit,[sr]does that mean he can be cured?
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＠Fou
Fou, fooou!
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＠Da Vinci
You got it! A gold star for you, Mash![bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1][sr]I have no idea what you're saying, Fou!
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＠Da Vinci
If you want to lavish me with praise for my genius in putting together a recovery pod for ether bodies on such short notice, you just go right ahead!
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＠Da Vinci
You deserve some thanks too, [%1].[sr]I'm sorry you had to try to heal him with your Mystic Codes so many times.
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＠Da Vinci
But it was thanks to you that Holmes didn't disappear before I could finish the recovery pod.
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？1：It's fine. Don't worry about that.
？2：Hey, that's what they're there for.

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＠Da Vinci
Well, thanks again. I'm sure he'll want to thank you too once he's back on his feet.
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＠Da Vinci
That said, for the time being, Holmes will essentially be comatose. I know you're anxious, Gordy, but[line 2]
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＠Goredolf
That's Mr. Goredolf to you, Technical Advisor![sr]Need I remind you that we are still in a briefing!
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＠Goredolf
And on that note, let's get down to brass tacks.
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＠Goredolf
Mash Kyrielight, [%1], I have decided[sr]on a new mission for you. I trust you already know what it is, but I'll explain anyway.
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＠Goredolf
We have lost both the Paper Moon and one of our Heroic Spirits. Well, temporarily in the latter case, at least.
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＠Goredolf
The situation may be dire, but it's not going to improve by us sitting around twiddling our thumbs. Which means[line 2]
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＠Da Vinci
The goal of this mission is to turn[sr]things around and keep moving forward!
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＠Da Vinci
Oh, sorry, I stole your thunder, didn't I? Teehee!
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＠Da Vinci
What!? I can giggle if I want![sr]All right, moving on!
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＠Da Vinci
This mission has three main objectives: recovering the Paper Moon, cutting down the Tree of Emptiness, and finding a path to the North Sea.
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＠Mash
Um...I understand why we need to get the Paper Moon back, since we can't continue our journey without it...
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＠Mash
...but why is cutting down the[sr]Tree of Emptiness part of this mission too?
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＠Da Vinci
An excellent question. As you'll recall, Sigurd didn't come here to kill us; he came to steal the Paper Moon.
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＠Da Vinci
Why would he do that if he belonged to this Lostbelt?[sr]Simply put, he wouldn't. Never in a million years.
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＠Da Vinci
The only ones who would consider the Paper Moon a threat are the Crypters, especially now that they've lost Russia.
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＠Da Vinci
In which case, it makes sense to assume[sr]that he is one of the Crypters' Servants.
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＠Mash
Oh... So, this Lostbelt's Crypter already[sr]knows we're here, which means[line 2]
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＠Meunière
Right, there's no avoiding a fight. And if we're going to have to do that, we might as well take down the Tree of Emptiness while we're at it, yeah?
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＠Goredolf
Correct. Once the Crypter realizes the Tree of Emptiness is in danger, we can be certain they will have some sort of response.
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＠Goredolf
And when they do, that will be the perfect chance for us to take the Paper Moon back. Maybe I'm being a little overly optimistic here, but I'd say this plan is absolutely foolproof!
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＠Fou
Fou, fooou.
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＠Da Vinci
Anyway, there's a ton of work to do before we get to that. First order of business: we need to conduct a thorough investigation of this Lostbelt.
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＠Da Vinci
And since we have to stay[sr]here and repair the Border...
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＠Da Vinci
...I'm afraid that will fall to the[sr]two of you again. You okay with that?
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？1：W-we're on it.
？2：Just leave it to us.

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＠Mash
Still...I'm a little worried about leaving the[sr]Border with Holmes in such critical condition...
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？1：What if you get attacked again...?

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＠Da Vinci
I get where you're coming from, but it seems pretty clear that Sigurd was only after the Paper Moon.
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＠Da Vinci
Both Gordy and I figure he'll leave us[sr]alone now that he got what he came for.
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＠Meunière
I still don't get why he'd want a Void-Reality Observation Device in the first place.
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＠Da Vinci
Hmm. To slow us down, maybe?
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＠Meunière
Wouldn't it have been faster to just[sr]kill us all off and be done with it?
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＠Da Vinci
Well, yeah, that's true. Honestly,[sr]that seemed to be what he wanted to do, too.
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＠Da Vinci
But, there's not much point in speculating now.
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？2：What about the giants?

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＠Da Vinci
Heh heh heh. Not to worry! I've already got[sr]just the thing in mind for handling them!
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＠Meunière
Oh, thank goodness.[sr]I'm glad you are as skilled as you are cute...
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＠Da Vinci
Flatterer! Don't stop now! It's about time[sr]somebody recognized just how useful I am!
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＠Da Vinci
Anyway, let's start by going over a few things! We need to make sure we're all on the same page for this Lostbelt, after all.
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＠Da Vinci
First things first: [bgm BGM_EVENT_71 0.1 0.7]the Norse mythology[sr]we know from Proper Human History.
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＠Da Vinci
Scandinavia used to be home to all sorts of gods, giants, and other Mystics, just like the Age of Gods in other areas.
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＠Da Vinci
But then in 1000 B.C., about three thousand years ago,[sr]Mt. Katla erupted...and Ragnarök began.
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＠Da Vinci
It brought an end to that entire reality[line 2]essentially Scandinavia's own Age of Gods.
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＠Da Vinci
The gods, the giants, even the Phantasmals in the region, along with all their myths and legends, were completely wiped out.
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＠Goredolf
At least, that's the conventional[sr]wisdom in the mage community.
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＠Mash
Ragnarök... The Twilight of the Gods... That was the conflict that brought an end to the gods in Norse mythology, right?
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＠Goredolf
That's right. Loki's mischief eventually begat all sorts of disasters, culminating with Muspel fire giants invading from Muspelheim, the land of flame.
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＠Goredolf
In fact, what most believe to have been an enormous eruption from Mount Katla was actually the fire giants' invasion.
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＠Goredolf
It's said that during Ragnarök, Odin was eaten by Fenrir, the great wolf of ruin, and that many gods died in a fearsome clash with the giants...
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＠Goredolf
...before Surtr, the Fiery King of Giants and ruler of Muspelheim, laid waste to all the land with his flaming sword.
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＠Da Vinci
Yup. And once the gods and giants had[sr]vanished from Scandinavia, that was when[line 2]
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＠Mash
The Age of Humanity began... That was when most of the Mystic was lost, and civilization rapidly advanced...
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＠Fou
Fou fo.[sr]Fou fo, fo fou.
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＠Da Vinci
Basically, yup.
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＠Da Vinci
The idea that the reality texture covering the world disappeared along with Scandinavia's Age of Gods was more of a presumption, courtesy of mages from Proper Human History.
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＠Da Vinci
That does differ a bit from regular historical records, though. The oldest known record we have of Mt. Katla erupting goes back to A.D. 930.
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＠Da Vinci
There just aren't any records of what[sr]happened all the way back in 1000 B.C.
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＠Goredolf
That tracks, if the entire texture was wiped out.
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＠Goredolf
Again, conventional wisdom says that we only have bits and pieces left over now because of this entire texture disappearing.
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＠Meunière
You really do love your conventional wisdom,[sr]don't you, Director?
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＠Goredolf
Wh-what's wrong with that!? Many notable authorities support that theory! I'm told it's all but common knowledge in the Clock Tower's Archaeology Department...in the Meluastea faction, to be precise!
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＠Fou
Fo fou, fou.
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＠Da Vinci
When you get right down to it,[sr]there's still a lot we don't know.
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＠Da Vinci
In Proper Human History, we never did get the full picture of the Scandinavian Age of Gods, so all we have are a lot of vague guesses patched together from whatever small remnants we could find.
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＠Da Vinci
...But hey, that's pretty much the case everywhere!
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＠Goredolf
However, that is obviously not the case for this version of Scandinavia. Not by a damn sight!
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＠Goredolf
I'm guessing that here in this Scandinavian Lostbelt,[sr]the Age of Gods never ended!
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？1：We have run into giants...

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＠Mash
Yes. As we've seen for ourselves, giants are[sr]very much alive and well in this Lostbelt.
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？2：Does that mean there are gods here too?

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＠Mash
That would seem to follow...
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＠Da Vinci
Maybe. Maybe not.
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＠Da Vinci
If we are still in the Age of Gods here, then there may well be gods kicking around, too. But at this point, we really can't say for sure.
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＠Da Vinci
One of the big questions we need to answer is, when did this Lostbelt diverge from Proper Human History!
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＠Da Vinci
The other is, given the giants we've run into, we can be certain that it is still before the A.D. era, and that Age of Gods-level Mystics still exist, but we don't yet know why that is.
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＠Da Vinci
So, those are the two big questions: When and why?[sr]We should feel a lot better once we have the answers.
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＠Mash
So we want to know the time period this Lostbelt diverged from Proper Human History, and why it happened in the first place.
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＠Da Vinci
Right you are, Mash!
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＠Da Vinci
At this point, I think it could've diverged around three thousand years ago, around the time of Ragnarök in Proper Human History's Scandinavian Age of Gods...
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＠Da Vinci
...but as to why that happened,[sr]your guess is as good as mine.
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＠Da Vinci
Why does this Lostbelt look like this?[sr]What are those flames you saw on the northern mountains?
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＠Da Vinci
And based on what we've been able to observe from the Border, why does it look like there aren't any towns or cities, like there were in Proper Human History?
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＠Da Vinci
Are there even any other humans here? If so did they change into something else, like the Yaga?
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＠Mash
...We really do have a lot of unanswered questions.
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＠Goredolf
...That's right. We still know practically nothing. The best we have right now is our estimation that the Age of Gods never ended here.
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＠Goredolf
If only a divine being would have the courtesy to show up and tell us what's going on. Hmph! Stupid Lostbelt!
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＠Meunière
I don't know... I can't think of many gods[sr]that go in for the whole exposition thing.
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＠Fou
Fou fou.
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＠Da Vinci
Hey, at least you've got the adorable[sr]and knowledgeable Da Vinci on your side.
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＠Da Vinci
Let's see, speaking of the situation here... Right, I've still got to tell you about the Scandinavian Tree of Emptiness.
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＠Mash
But, we weren't able to see it...
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＠Da Vinci
I imagine not, particularly since the Border[sr]couldn't see it with its sensors either.
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＠Da Vinci
So we should assume that this Lostbelt's[sr]Tree of Emptiness is being concealed somehow.
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[charaFace F 0]
[charaFadein F 0.1 1]

＠Goredolf
Which is why your mission objectives include[sr]finding it. Good luck. We're counting on you.
[k]

？1：Roger that!

[charaFace F 1]

＠Goredolf
Good. That's what I like to hear.[sr]It really raises my hopes for your performance!
[k]

？2：And once we find it, we have to cut it down...

[charaFace F 1]

＠Goredolf
But of course. If you see an opportunity to chop it down, go right ahead. No need to wait for my orders in that case.
[k]

？！

[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Fou
Fou, fooou!
[k]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_71 0.8]

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

＠Da Vinci
Let's see... Oh, right. And one more thing...
[k]

＠Da Vinci
I really hate to say this, but...[bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1]it's not possible[sr]to summon Servants outside of battle here.
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Mash
!
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Fou
Fou!
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 4]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
[wt 0.5]

？1：Because the Border doesn't have enough power...?
？2：Because there aren't any leylines nearby or something?

？！

[charaFace B 25]

＠Da Vinci
Mmm... The Border is running way low on power thanks to all the damage, but the biggest issue is the fact that we couldn't detect any leylines.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
I bet it's because of all the magical energy intertwined with the ice and snow at a molecular level. I'm afraid it's also going to interfere with our long-range comms.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
Alternatively, the ice and snow's magical energy could be completely controlling both this Lostbelt's mana and history.
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Mash
So, that would mean...if someone were manipulating[sr]the ice and snow via magecraft, then[line 2]
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Da Vinci
It'd mean they're incredibly powerful. If we wanna keep hypothesizing, I'd guess that if someone like that exists, they're also this Lostbelt's king.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
Of course, it's possible this is just what this Lostbelt is like, but let's at least keep that possibility in mind.
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Goredolf
...Ahem. If I may?
[k]

＠Goredolf
In short, our situation is highly precarious. We have no choice but to send a mere two-person team to explore further, despite the fact that we currently have no means of defending ourselves.
[k]

＠Goredolf
I hope you can appreciate how difficult[sr]of a decision this was to reach.
[k]

？1：All clear here.
？2：Pretty sure you already said as much earlier?

？！

[charaFace F 1]

＠Goredolf
Hahaha! Good, good! Very well then, as the expedition team, you will leave first thing tomorrow morning, at zero nine hundred!
[k]

[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Da Vinci
While we're on the subject,[sr]let's talk about your current destination, too.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
Though we don't know where Sigurd went after stealing the Paper Moon, we did detect a group of life-forms approximately one hundred and fifty kilometers northwest from the Border's current location.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
I'm hoping it's a village, even though[sr]there wasn't one there on the 2019 map...
[k]

＠Da Vinci
Aaanyway, I think that'd be a good place to start asking around. I'll make sure to prepare some translation talismans before you leave, of course.
[k]

[messageOff]
[charaFace B 14]
[wt 1.0]
[charaFace B 4]

＠Da Vinci
I wish I could do more to help you two. Under normal circumstances, I'd be right there with you in the Border...
[k]

＠Da Vinci
But this is the best we can do right now.[sr]I'm sorry.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
The Shadow Border still needs a lot of repair work to get it mobile again, and of course, Zero Sailing is currently out of the question.
[k]

[messageOff]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 0.3]
[wt 0.5]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1]

[charaFace B 0]


＠Da Vinci
Still, at least you won't have to worry about the Ortinax. I spent the last twenty hours going over the whole thing with a fine-tooth comb.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
You shouldn't have to worry about it acting up after getting hit with a demonic sword anymore.
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Mash
Thank you, Da Vinci.[wt 0.5][charaFace A 7][sr]The next time I see him...
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Da Vinci
Yup. You give him the what for.[sr]Don't hold back on Siegfried's account!
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Mash
Yes, you're right. Though I don't think[sr]we need to bring Siegfried into this!
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Meunière
It sucks that we can't count on our comms... I wish we at least had one more fighter we could send with you.
[k]

[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 33]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]

＠Da Vinci
Yeah, having another Heroic Spirit around right now would be real welcome. Especially one who could watch over the Border for me!
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Goredolf
Oh no you don't! Don't you even think about wasting our last bit of power on a summoning test.
[k]

＠Goredolf
If you've got time to whine about things we haven't got, then get out there and find them! That's the smart way to go about this!
[k]

[charaFadeout F 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Da Vinci
...Yeah, you've got a point.
[k]

[charaFace B 25]

＠Da Vinci
All right, Mash, [%1].
[k]

＠Da Vinci
We're going to have to count on the two of you to find some help, and maybe even bolster our fighting forces into the bargain.
[k]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Mash
Maybe there are other Heroic Spirits from Proper Human History here, like there were in Russia.
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Da Vinci
Exactly. With any luck, there'll be Heroic Spirits the land itself summoned here, like Beowulf and Billy.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
All right, let's go over everything one last time.
[k]
[messageOff]
[charaFace B 13]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 0.5]
[wt 1.0]

[charaFace B 25]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_82 0.1]

＠Da Vinci
...For this mission,[sr]you two have three primary objectives.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
First, take back the Paper Moon.[sr]Second, cut down the Tree of Emptiness.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
And third, find a path to the North Sea. Of course, those last two are more for extra credit, but the first one is absolutely crucial!
[k]


[charaFace B 7]

＠Da Vinci
So let's get started with that information gathering and, hopefully, recruiting some fighters!
[k]

？1：Got it!
？2：We won't let this mission fail!

？！

[messageOff]
[charaFace B 1]
[wt 1.0]

[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Mash
Right, Senpai!
[k]

[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Fou
Fou! Fo fou!
[k]

[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[wt 0.1]

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

＠Goredolf
Very well then, we begin tomorrow[sr]morning at zero nine hundred!
[k]

[charaFace F 1]

＠Goredolf
Now, if there are no further questions,[sr]this briefing is concluded!
[k]

[messageOff]
[fadeout black 2.0]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_82 2.0]
[wait fade]
[wt 0.5]
[soundStopAll]
[end]