$03-00-06-01-3-0 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 4040002 1 Europa_Silhouette] [charaFilter A silhouette 00000080] [charaSet B 4040002 1 Europa] [charaSet C 1098189800 1 Zeus] [charaFilter C silhouette 00000080] [charaSet D 1098189910 1 Demeter] [charaFilter D silhouette 00000080] [charaSet E 1098190000 1 Aphrodite] [charaFilter E silhouette 00000080] [charaSet F 1098182400 1 "Dioscuri - Castor"] [charaSet G 1098182500 1 "Dioscuri - Pollux"] [charaSet H 1098123410 1 Priest] [charaSet I 1098118410 1 Limbo] [charaSet J 1098164600 1 "Ashiya Douman_Upper Body Silhouette"] [charaSet K 1098127920 1 Kadoc] [charaSet L 1098127610 1 Peperoncino] [charaSet M 1098123710 1 Kirschtaria] [charaSet N 1098124800 1 "Foreign Priestess"] [charaSet S 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [charaSet T 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [scene 91400] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] @ Directly beneath the Fifth Tree of Emptiness, Magellan. [k] @ Interstellar Mountainous City Olympus. Great Orbital Shrine Olympia Dodona, the center of its operations. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [se ad305] [wt 3.0] [se ad305] [scene 91500 1.5] [wt 1.9] [se ade74] [wt 2.1] [seStop ade74 0.1] [wt 0.4] @Europa A revelation is upon us.[sr]A revelation is upon us. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth A 5] [charaDepth B 4] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [se adm41] [seVolume adm41 0 0.6] [charaFadeout A 0.7] [wt 1.6] [charaTalk on] @Europa Now is the time of revelation.[sr]Gather round, O noble gods of Olympus. [k] [messageOff] [charaFaceFade B 10 0.2] [wt 1.5] [charaFaceFade B 0 0.2] [wt 0.2] @Europa He has ruled the heavens since the dawn of time,[sr]emerging triumphant in no less than four machia. [k] @Europa By day, he rules over clear blue skies.[sr]By night, he conquers what lies beyond them. [k] @Europa He is the wielder of the great thunderbolts capable of shattering stars, galaxies, even the very universe. Authorities no less than Uranus and Cronus themselves bow to his will. [k] @Europa He is the great demiurge, the one who wields the Cronus Crown for all eternity! [k] [charaFace B 2] @Europa Now, behold the words of the almighty Zeus! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.5] [se ad632] [effect bit_talk_thunder_zeus_01] [wt 1.4] [se ade346] [wt 0.5] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [seStop ad632 3.0] [wt 3.0] [bgm BGM_EVENT_114 0.1] @Zeus ...I trust all are here? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Europa Indeed they are, my lord. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.4 1] [wt 1.6] [charaFadeout D 0.4] [wt 0.6] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.4 1] [wt 1.6] [charaFadeout E 0.4] [wt 0.6] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth F 4] [charaDepth G 5] [charaFace F 0] [charaFace G 0] [charaFadein F 0.4 -120,0] [charaFadein G 0.4 120,0] [wt 1.6] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein H 0.4 1] [wt 1.6] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.4 1] [wt 1.6] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Zeus Rejoice, my fellow gods.[sr]Rejoice, gods from foreign lands. [k] @Zeus All is proceeding according to my will. [k] @Zeus The seeds I planted have grown brilliantly, disturbed neither by chill rain nor merciless rays of sun. [k] @Zeus Tree of Emptiness Magellan[line 2]No, Atlas,[sr]the World Tree, is about to bloom. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 7] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Europa Glory to almighty Zeus. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth F 5] [charaDepth G 6] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 1] [charaFace G 1] [charaFadein F 0.1 -120,0] [charaFadein G 0.1 120,0] @Dioscuri - Castor Congratulations, Father. [k] [charaTalk G] @Dioscuri - Pollux That's wonderful, Father.[sr]Congratulations. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Zeus We must restore mythology to its rightful place. [k] @Zeus This Lostbelt's divine power must not remain relegated to Olympus. It must spread across the world. [k] @Zeus ...Across every bit of bleached-white land. [k] @Zeus If humans were unable to save it,[sr]then the task falls to the gods instead. [k] @Zeus I shall use all the power I wield to save this world in place of those gods who left during Proper Human History. [k] @Zeus For it is still far too soon to lose the intelligent[sr]human species that has taken root on this planet. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Limbo Mmm... [k] [charaFace I 6] @Limbo Mmm, mmmmmm. This is indeed all[sr]unfolding absolutely wonderfully! [k] @Limbo Even in my wildest dreams, I never imagined Atlas the World Tree would grow so large so quickly! [k] @Limbo It even puts the Indian Lostbelt Tree's[sr]explosive growth to shame! [k] @Limbo This will undoubtedly be the land where our god[line 2] [k] @Limbo The Foreign God, descends upon this world. Oh yes.[sr]Of that, I'm absolutely certain. [k] [messageOff] [charaFaceFade I 3 0.2] [wt 1.5] [charaFaceFade I 1 0.2] [wt 0.2] @Limbo Nothing could make we three Alter Egos, who have come here on behalf of the Foreign God, happier. [k] @Limbo It is unfortunate that one of us could not[sr]be present at this time, but no matter. [k] @Limbo You have my pledge that I will do everything in my power to help you grow the World Tree to maturity, and to ensure the Foreign God's descent proceeds undeterred! [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_114 1.0] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Aphrodite ...The Foreign God? Excuse me? Ugh, it's always[sr]Foreign God this and Foreign God that with you! [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] @Aphrodite Are your ears working properly?[sr]Did you not hear what almighty Zeus had to say? [k] @Aphrodite He's the one who's going to save this world.[sr]There's no place for your Foreign God here. [k] @Aphrodite Now remember your place and hold your tongue,[sr]foreigner, lest you say something you regret. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Demeter Now, now, Aphrodite.[sr]There's no need to let anger mar your beautiful face. [k] @Demeter Besides, you'd do well not to underestimate these gods[sr]from foreign lands. Especially that monk there. [k] @Demeter Rumor is that he single-handedly drove the ancient land of India into a hellish cycle of reincarnation. [k] @Demeter So I'd be careful if I were you... [k] @Demeter ...lest he end up turning all of Olympus into Tartarus. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Aphrodite Ha! Tartarus? Ridiculous! [k] @Aphrodite If you wish to joke, Demeter, save it for an audience who might appreciate your brand of humor. [k] @Aphrodite As for you, you have some nerve speaking[sr]of a foreign god in our presence! [k] @Aphrodite How dare you speak of a god from an alien planet knowing full well that we descendants of Chaos migrated here from across the galaxy!? [k] @Aphrodite Who do you think you are!?[sr]You know nothing of Zeus's power! [k] @Aphrodite You know nothing of what transpired fourteen thousand[sr]years ago, at the moment our Lostbelt began! [k] @Aphrodite You have no idea how Zeus's thunderbolts utterly destroyed the foreign invader who came to kill all life on this planet! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Limbo ...[wt 1.0]Ha. [k] @Limbo Who do I think I am, you asked? [k] [charaFace I 5] @Limbo I am me, of course.[sr]No more, no less. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Aphrodite You insolent little[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaPut S 1] [charaEffect S bit_talk_charge_red 0,-400] [wt 0.1] [se ad61] [se ad556] [seVolume ad556 0 0.6] [wt 2.5] [seStop ad61 0.5] [seStop ad556 0.5] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaEffectStop S bit_talk_charge_red] [wt 0.1] [charaDepth G 6] [charaDepth F 5] [se ad51] [charaFace G 0] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein G 0.2 150,0] [charaFadein F 0.2 -150,0] [charaMove F -120,0 0.2] [charaMove G 120,0 0.2] [wt 0.6] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk depthOff] @Dioscuri - Pollux Wait, Aphrodite. [k] [charaTalk F] @Dioscuri - Castor A moment please, O goddess of beauty. [k] @Dioscuri - Castor If I may, allow me to remind you that we are all equally invested in seeing the World Tree to maturity. [k] [charaTalk G] @Dioscuri - Pollux Lord Kirschtaria, the Crypter, says that though our long-term goals may be different, for now, cooperating is in our mutual best interest. [k] @Aphrodite Kirschtaria Wodime... [k] [charaFadeout G 0.1] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 1] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Limbo Oh? What's this? [k] [charaFace I 6] @Limbo My, my, is this truly happening? You, the goddess of beauty herself[line 2]the arbiter of value for all humanity... [k] @Limbo ...deigning to take advice from a mere human?[sr]I never thought I would see the day. [k] @Aphrodite !!! [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 4] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Priest That's enough, Limbo. A joke is only[sr]funny when its audience is receptive. [k] [charaFace H 6] @Priest So I suggest you be more judicious about playing the jester while in the company of gods. Especially given that same tendency led to your failure in India. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Limbo ...You don't mince words, do you? [k] @Limbo I was merely trying to lighten the mood,[sr]but you're right. I did misjudge my audience. [k] [charaFace I 4] @Limbo It seems my failure in India has affected me more[sr]than I realized. Forgive me, O gods of Greece. [k] @Limbo Aphrodite, goddess of beauty.[sr]Demeter, goddess of land. [k] @Limbo All-powerful Zeus. Priestess Queen Europa. [k] [charaFace I 3] @Limbo I hope you will accept this humble apology. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [se bac23] [fowardEffect bit_talk_x_slash03 0,100] [wt 0.3] [se ade71] [flashin once 0.1 0.1 FFFFFFFF FFFFFF80] [wt 0.1] [charaFadeout I 0] [fowardEffectDestroy bit_talk_ichimon01wh] [wt 0.5] [se ad161] [effect bit_talk_blood_splash] [wt 1.6] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 2] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Europa ...! [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 4] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Priest Limbo. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk J] [charaFace J 0] [charaFadein J 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @J:Limbo ...Oh my. [k] [messageOff] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth J 5] [charaDepth I 4] [se ad448] [charaFace I 2] [charaFadein I 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [charaFadeout J 0.4] [wt 0.6] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk I] @Limbo I do beg your pardon. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Europa ...Not at all. I am the one who owes you an apology. [k] @Europa I hope you will forgive my momentary surprise,[sr]O gods of foreign lands. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 6] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Priest Limbo. [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Limbo Don't be absurd, my illustrious Queen Europa.[sr]I am the one who has wronged you. [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] @Europa Not at[line 2] [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 0.6] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [se ade346] [effect bit_talk_thunder_01] [wt 3.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_114 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Zeus Silence, all of you. [k] @Zeus I understand your anger. I understand your impatience.[sr]But stay your tongues. [k] @Zeus There are some facts we must accept,[sr]no matter how humiliating they may be. [k] @Zeus Namely, the fact that without the Tree of Emptiness,[sr]none of us could exist. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth I 4] [charaDepth H 5] [charaFace I 5] [charaFace H 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 0] [charaFadein H 0.1 2] [wt 1.6] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaDepth E 4] [charaDepth D 5] [charaFace E 5] [charaFace D 5] [charaFadein E 0.1 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 0] [wt 1.6] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 10] [charaFadein B 0.1 1] [wt 1.6] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Zeus Our glorious Olympus's prosperity... We Twelve Olympians' eternal reign... All depend on the Tree of Emptiness. [k] @Zeus This we must come to terms with if we are to overcome the tree's hold on us. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk H] [charaFace H 6] [charaFadein H 0.1 1] @Priest Overcome the tree's hold? Does that mean[sr]you plan to cut down the Tree of Emptiness? [k] [charaFadeout H 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk I] [charaFace I 0] [charaFadein I 0.1 1] @Limbo As long as you grow the Tree to full maturity, we have no objections as to what you do with it afterwards. [k] [charaFace I 5] @Limbo But still, the very idea of overcoming[sr]the tree's hold is just... Hahahahahaha! [k] @Limbo Are you truly capable of such a thing, almighty Zeus!? [k] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Zeus Indeed, it is a task beyond[sr]even my all-encompassing power. [k] @Zeus Which is why I have formed an alliance with my[sr]sworn friend, Kirschtaria Wodime the Crypter. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] @Aphrodite Zeus! Need I remind you that he is only a human!? [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] @Demeter Zeus! You would still call[sr]that human your sworn friend!? [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Zeus Silence. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaDepth E 4] [charaDepth D 5] [charaFace E 4] [charaFace D 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 2] [charaFadein D 0.1 0] [wt 1.6] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] @Zeus Kirschtaria Wodime the Crypter is no ordinary human. [k] @Zeus One could well liken the mammalian humans from Proper[sr]Human History to little more than sentient reeds. [k] @Zeus And indeed, Kirschtaria is sentient. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] @Zeus But no mere reed could ever be that strong. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_114 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [scene 91600] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [se ad95] [wt 1.2] [seStop ad95 0.4] [charaTalk K] [charaFace K 0] [charaFadein K 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] @Kadoc ...So this is the Machina Corridor of the[sr]Great Orbital Shrine Olympia Dodona, huh. [k] @Kadoc It's way too damn long if you ask me. How's a guy supposed to cross this thing and get where he's going on time? [k] @Kadoc Did they just make it to scale with the gods of Olympus or something? At this rate, I'm gonna die of old age before I get anywhere. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace K 11] [charaMove K 0,-5 0.5] [wt 1.0] [charaMove K 0,0 0.3] [wt 0.6] [charaFace K 0] @Kadoc Still, on a different note, I can't believe he's just[sr]letting me walk around like this unsupervised. [k] @Kadoc Wodime...[sr]I swear, I can't tell what that guy's thinking. [k] [charaFace K 12] @Kadoc (Now I feel like an idiot for keeping my guard up constantly, figuring it was just a matter of time before he sends someone to finish me off.) [k] @Kadoc (I always thought a Crypter without a Lostbelt would be worthless, that he wouldn't have anywhere left to go, and no reason to be kept alive.) [k] @Kadoc (I was sure he was just going to take[sr]my Sirius Light and be done with me...) [k] [charaFace K 10] @Kadoc ...Was I wrong? I remember Director Marisbury said: [k] @Kadoc “The Sirius Light is the power to overturn the very world. Possessing it is what makes you a Crypter.” [k] @Kadoc We studied every abnormality that could possibly occur during the seven ages. We trained for every scenario we might encounter in the simulator... [k] @Kadoc Team A was supposed to save the world, and our Sirius Lights were supposed to be our trump card. [k] @Kadoc But... [k] [charaFace K 12] @Kadoc (...It's strange. When you think about it, we were never actually told exactly what the Sirius Light is.) [k] [charaFace K 10] @Kadoc (Sure, they told us that they're even more powerful Command Spells, and that they produce more magical energy than the user could generate on their own...) [k] @Kadoc (...but the only one of us who actually knows[sr]when and why to use them is Wodime.) [k] @Kadoc (After all, he was the one[sr]entrusted with their timing...) [k] @Kadoc (...so he should also be the only one who knows how[sr]the Sirius Lights are really meant to be used.) [k] @Kadoc (So then, why hasn't he taken mine...?) [k] @Kadoc ...Ever since we came back to life, Wodime's always said how the Crypters are all equal in the Foreign God's eyes, but it never occurred to me that he might really mean it. [k] @Kadoc Does this mean...he seriously believes that? [k] [charaFace K 5] @Kadoc Dammit, what am I saying? There's no way he could. He's a noble. He's got to have an angle I'm not seeing. [k] [charaFace K 10] @Kadoc There must be something that only he knows.[sr]Something about the Sirius Lights...the Foreign God... [k] [charaFace K 0] @Kadoc ...the Trees of Emptiness...[sr]and why the Lostbelts can exist in the present day. [k] @Kadoc ...All right, Wodime.[sr]I'll find out what it is you're up to. [k] @Kadoc Whatever it is you and Zeus are plotting,[sr]I'm gonna bring it to light. [k] [charaFace K 10] @Kadoc And if I'm gonna do that...[sr]I'm gonna need a distraction that really stands out. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.5] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.5] [wait fade] [charaFadeout K 0.1] [scene 54006] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [charaTalk L] [charaFace L 0] [charaFadein L 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] [bgm BGM_EVENT_79 0.1] @Peperoncino You know, I was thinking. [k] @Peperoncino I still haven't been punished for my failure[sr]with the Indian Lostbelt, right? [k] [charaFace L 4] @Peperoncino So go ahead and punish me however you see fit, Wodime.[sr]Whatever it is, I can take it. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 0] [charaFadein M 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] @Kirschtaria I hope I have not given you cause to mistake me, Pepe. [k] @Kirschtaria We Crypters are colleagues, nothing more. I have no more authority to punish you than any of the others do. [k] [charaFace M 1] @Kirschtaria For the time being, Scandinavia Peperoncino,[sr]let's just be glad you're all right. [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk L] [charaFace L 0] [charaFadein L 0.1 1] @Peperoncino You're sure taking all this in stride.[sr]Not that I expected anything less, of course. [k] [charaFace L 4] @Peperoncino But I still wouldn't feel right getting off scot-free.[sr]Why don't you at least take my Sirius Light? [k] [charaFace L 9] @Peperoncino Sure, I could probably save more face with the Foreign[sr]God if I offered it up to them instead... [k] @Peperoncino ...but I couldn't care less about getting in either[sr]the Foreign God or the Alter Egos' good graces. [k] @Peperoncino So here, hon, you can have my Sirius Light.[sr]Make sure you make good use of it. [k] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 10] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria Thank you, Pepe, but there's no need for that.[sr]You can keep yours. [k] @Kirschtaria The Sirius Light has not been my responsibility since Team A ceased to be relevant. [k] [charaFace M 0] @Kirschtaria So no, you should hang onto yours.[sr]What you do with it is up to you. [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk L] [charaFace L 7] [charaFadein L 0.1 1] @Peperoncino ...[wt 0.5]I see. [k] @Peperoncino So Ophelia didn't happen to die after using hers.[sr]She died BECAUSE she used her Sirius Light. [k] @Peperoncino Would I be right in assuming that's what Marisbury had in mind when he put our team together? [k] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 0] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria ... [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk L] [charaFace L 9] [charaFadein L 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Not at liberty to answer that, huh? [k] @Peperoncino Nooow I get it. I'm starting to see just a little[sr]more of what your relationship was really like. [k] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 10] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria Despise me if you wish.[sr]You are probably right to do so. [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk L] [charaFace L 3] [charaFadein L 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Despise you? Now you're just insulting me, Wodime. [k] @Peperoncino I think the fact that you're refusing to say anything[sr]just goes to show how much integrity you have. [k] @Peperoncino Up to this point, I still wasn't[sr]sure who was connected to what... [k] @Peperoncino ...but I think I'm finally starting[sr]to see how the pieces fit together. [k] [charaFace L 8] @Peperoncino Teehee! It never really sunk in before, but I guess[sr]we really are enemies of humanity after all! [k] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 1] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria I have to say, Pepe, your sheer mental fortitude never fails to surprise me. I'm amazed you can still smile like that under these circumstances. [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk L] [charaFace L 9] [charaFadein L 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Hey, it's the one thing I've got going for me. Though, in my case, it's more despair than self-possession. [k] @Peperoncino But hey, the important things are that I'm alive right now, and what it is I need to do next, right? [k] @Peperoncino I'd never get anywhere if I spent all my time[sr]fretting about a past I can't change. [k] [charaFace L 0] @Peperoncino So I'm just going to tell you this, in the hope[sr]that it might lead to an even more fun future. [k] @Peperoncino You know how the Disciples are always telling us the Foreign God wants the Lostbelts to flourish, and that the strongest one will become the foundation of a new humanity? [k] @Peperoncino Well, I'm positive they're lying.[sr]They're not planning on any of the Lostbelts surviving. [k] @Peperoncino While we've been hoping that one of the Lostbelts[sr]would become the next Proper Human History... [k] @Peperoncino ...they've got other plans entirely. [k] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 11] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria ...And why do you think that? [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk L] [charaFace L 8] [charaFadein L 0.1 1] @Peperoncino Hehe. I heard it straight from the Alter Ego's mouth back when he was elated at the prospect of his seemingly assured victory. [k] [charaFace L 6] @Peperoncino I swear, I never would've guessed his fondness for hearing himself talk would actually work in our favor! [k] [charaFadeout L 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 1] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria Haha. I see. So you got Limbo to talk. [k] @Kirschtaria Then I won't be responsible for what you've learned, and it won't violate my contract with the Foreign God. [k] [charaFace M 0] @Kirschtaria ...That being said, Myourenji, I can't say anything[sr]more in response to what you've just told me. [k] @Kirschtaria All I can tell you is that I am prepared to establish[sr]this Lostbelt as the new Proper Human History... [k] @Kirschtaria ...and that I have done everything[sr]I can to see that vision made reality. [k] @Kirschtaria I will use everything at my disposal to ensure this Atlantic Lostbelt becomes this planet's future. [k] @Kirschtaria In the meantime, I want you to carry out your duties as a member of Team A in whatever way you feel is best. [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk L] [charaFace L 4] [charaFadein L 0.1 1] @Peperoncino ... [k] [charaFace L 8] @Peperoncino Hey, you don't have to tell me.[sr]I was already planning to do whatever I wanted. [k] @Peperoncino Besides, I was never really into the whole[sr]“king of the Earth” competition thing, anyway. [k] [charaFace L 7] @Peperoncino But let me know if you ever need help with anything, all right? I'm not THAT much of an ingrate, you know. [k] [messageOff] [wt 0.1] [se ad95] [charaFadeout L 0.4] [wt 0.4] [seStop ad95 0.4] [wt 1.2] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 9] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria ...Not that much of an ingrate, huh. [k] [charaFace M 1] @Kirschtaria Of course I know that, Pepe.[sr]You've been of help to me more often than you realize. [k] @Kirschtaria You always described yourself as a cold-blooded killer, but in fact, you were always the most humane...always honored your obligations more than any of us. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 0] [charaFadein N 0.7 1] [wt 1.5] @Foreign Priestess ... [k] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 0] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria Oh? Unless I am very much mistaken, there is a great deal of venom in your expression. Are you unhappy with what we just discussed? [k] @Kirschtaria Peperoncino came to his conclusions based on what the Alter Ego said. There's no need to eliminate him. [k] @Kirschtaria Nor did I tell the other Crypters any of the Foreign God's secrets. [k] [charaFace M 1] @Kirschtaria So far as I can tell, there have been no breaches of contract here. Am I wrong? [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 1] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] @Foreign Priestess ... [k] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 0] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria Everything is proceeding according to plan. The Tree of Emptiness is now a fully grown catalyst, ready to bring your true form down to this world. [k] @Kirschtaria Zeus no doubt means to use[sr]this energy for his own ideals. [k] @Kirschtaria For my part, I have no intention of getting in his way.[sr]I promised him I wouldn't, after all. [k] @Kirschtaria We agreed that, though our positions may be very different, Zeus and I would work together to ensure that the Atlantic Lostbelt is fully completed. [k] @Kirschtaria And I will not be going back on my word. [k] [charaFace M 1] @Kirschtaria Not after he trusted me enough to let[sr]me see him in a moment of weakness. [k] [charaFadeout M 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk N] [charaFace N 0] [charaFadein N 0.1 1] @Foreign Priestess ... [k] [charaFadeout N 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk M] [charaFace M 1] [charaFadein M 0.1 1] @Kirschtaria I'm well aware. If Zeus's plan comes to fruition... [k] @Kirschtaria ...the Tree of Emptiness's magical energy will be depleted, and the Foreign God's descent will be delayed. [k] @Kirschtaria Should that happen, I will be considered in breach of contract, and my life will be forfeit. [k] [charaFace M 0] @Kirschtaria ...But that is not going to happen.[sr]Much as it pains me to say this as his friend... [k] @Kirschtaria Zeus's ideals will never work, even if his plan is flawless. Once they fail, that is where I come into play. [k] [charaFace M 1] @Kirschtaria Don't worry, I'll see that my job is done perfectly.[sr]I value my life as much as anyone, after all. [k] @Kirschtaria It would be equally trivial for me to complete this[sr]Lostbelt and see Zeus's ideals realized... [k] @Kirschtaria ...or to conclude this Lostbelt and let[sr]the Foreign God descend upon this world. [k] [charaFace M 0] @Kirschtaria The only unknown factor that could possibly pose an obstacle to either of those outcomes is Chaldea, and whatever course of action [%1] chooses to pursue. [k] [charaFace M 1] @Kirschtaria I only hope [&his:her] spirit isn't yet broken. I'm counting[sr]on [&him:her] to make [&his:her] way here and once more throw[sr][&himself:herself] into battle against me... [k] @Kirschtaria ...so that I can conclusively demonstrate[sr]to [&him:her] that [&his:her] efforts were for naught. [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.0] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_79 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 0.5] [soundStopAll] [end]