＄02-00-02-08-4-0
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[charaSet A 99502600 1 Mash]
[charaSet B 4004001 1 Astolfo]
[charaSet C 1026001 1 d'Eon]
[charaSet D 98113900 1 Fergus]
[charaSet E 98002000 1 Fou]
[charaSet F 98114900 1 Man]
[charaSet G 98115000 1 "Injured Man"]
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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
Okay...I don't see any enemies nearby.[sr]I think we're good for now!
[k]

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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
I'm so sorry for all this trouble...
[k]

？1：Don't worry. I'm not mad.

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？2：You can apologize by wearing those outfits again...

＠Astolfo
Oooh, really? I didn't know you were into that sorta stuff, Master![wt 0.4][charaFadeout B 0.4][se ad77]
[k]

＠d'Eon
V-very well... If you insist![wt 0.4][charaFadeout C 0.4][se ad77]
[k]

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＠Mash
Stop! Senpai was just kidding!
[k]

[charaFace A 0]

？！

＠Mash
...At any rate, a lot has happened since we came here, but...
[k]

[charaFace A 13]
＠Mash
...thanks to you two, we did manage to learn more about this city.
[k]

[charaFace A 7]
＠Mash
In fact, given what things are like here, something like this may have been unavoidable.
[k]

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[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 0]
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＠Fergus
I agree. Now we know about the Torturers, the subjects, and what life is like for men here.
[k]

[charaFace D 6]
＠Fergus
Things may be different from how they were in Ys, but men are still treated as lesser beings here.
[k]

＠Fergus
They are controlled by an incredibly severe set of laws, and offenders are subject to extremely harsh penalties enacted by the Torturers.
[k]

[charaFace D 5]
＠Fergus
...It's horrible. It's just as terrifying here as it was in the last city.
[k]

＠Fergus
I might never have believed just how terrifying it was if I hadn't seen it for myself.
[k]

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[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 0]
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＠Man
...I don't blame you. There are no words to describe just how awful the Torturers are.
[k]

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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
Oh hey, so who's this guy, anyway?
[k]

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[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 13]
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＠Mash
This man agreed to help us after we ended up saving him. He says he can no longer return to their society.
[k]

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[charaTalk F]
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＠Man
You people really are incredible. I still can't believe you stopped a Torturer's execution and brought that guy back with you...
[k]

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＠Injured Man
Hnghhh...
[k]

＠Man
He's missing a hand, and he's lost a lot of blood. We can try to staunch the bleeding, but I don't know if he'll even last the night.
[k]

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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 5]
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＠Astolfo
I'm not sure that matters. Security's suuuper tight, so it won't be easy for us to leave.
[k]

＠Astolfo
Plus, we can't keep Rider and the Resistance waiting outside for us forever.
[k]

？1：You're right. We need to settle this today.
？！

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[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 5]
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＠d'Eon
Indeed. We must defeat the empress,[sr]and free this entire city.
[k]

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[charaTalk F]
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＠Man
...!
[k]

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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
So I would ask you: Can you tell us where we can find the Assassin who rules the Nightless City?
[k]

＠d'Eon
You've been living in this city for some time now, right? You must have some idea where she could be.
[k]

＠Man
...I'm afraid not. Men are the lowest rung of society here. We're no more than laborers for the women.
[k]

＠Man
The only reason you see us walking side by side is because the women have permitted it.
[k]

＠Man
If I'm being perfectly honest...we are just slaves.
[k]

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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
Slaves...
[k]

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[charaTalk F]
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＠Man
As long as we obey the law, men and women are on equal footing here. At least on paper.
[k]

＠Man
But basic human rights[line 2]things like free speech and such[line 2]all belong to women.
[k]

＠Man
In the court, two opposing men can expect a fair trial, but if it's a man and a woman, the law almost always sides with the woman.
[k]

＠Man
We have no real freedoms. What we eat, when we sleep...our lives are regulated. Naturally, we don't get to choose where we go or what we see either.
[k]

＠Man
So I really have no idea where the empress could be.
[k]

？1：At this point, we'll even settle for rumors.
？！

＠Man
Rumors, huh... In that case... Well, I don't know if there's anything to it, but I've heard that there's some sort of underground facility here.
[k]

＠Man
But of course, no one, not even proper subjects, can just walk in. You have to be a Torturer or higher to even have a hope of that.
[k]

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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 1]
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＠Astolfo
An underground facility exclusively for big shots?[sr]Sounds pretty perfect for a villain's hideout!
[k]

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[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 0]
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＠d'Eon
How would one go about entering this place?[sr]Where is it located?
[k]

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[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 0]
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＠Man
I-I told you, it's just a rumor. I have no idea how much of it is true, if anything. That said...
[k]

＠Man
I do remember a guy telling me how a Torturer suddenly showed up out of nowhere right in front of him. He thought he was gonna die.
[k]

＠Man
She wasn't just walking about, either. He said that one moment she wasn't there, and the next, she was.
[k]

＠Man
So, if that place exists, there might be a secret underground entrance to it near where that happened.
[k]

？1：...Let's check it out.
？2：...Then that's our only lead.
？！

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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 0]
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＠Astolfo
Did he tell you where this happened?[sr]If not, can you take us to this guy?
[k]

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[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 0]
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＠Man
As luck would have it, he really did die after he got reported for something else. What a sick joke.
[k]

＠Man
Still, I do have an idea of where it was.[sr]It's a place you're all familiar with too.
[k]

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[charaTalk E]
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＠Fou
Fou?
[k]

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[charaTalk F]
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＠Man
It's behind the plaza with the execution scaffold you all just left.
[k]

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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
It's very quiet here now.[sr]Maybe that's because it's almost morning?
[k]

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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 0]
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＠Astolfo
Huh, I would've thought the city would still be up in arms looking for us. Guess not!
[k]

＠Astolfo
If we knew things had quieted down this much, maybe we could've escaped after all.
[k]

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＠Mash
Maybe, but that wouldn't do us any good.[sr]I believe this was the correct choice.
[k]

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[charaTalk C]
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＠d'Eon
For that matter, things may have quieted down here because they thought we HAD escaped, and are concentrating their search outside accordingly.
[k]

＠d'Eon
I too believe this was the correct choice.
[k]

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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
So what do we do now?
[k]

＠Fergus
Do we wait around here for the Torturers to come out, or take the risk of looking around ourselves?
[k]

？1：There's no telling when they might come out.
？！

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＠Astolfo
Okay, he said it was behind the scaffold, right?[sr]Gotta be quiet now...
[k]

＠Astolfo
Y'know, I am pretty sure I've said it before, but this place SUCKS for covert ops!!!
[k]

＠Astolfo
There's sooo much light! It's impossible to sneak through the shado[line 2][charaFace B 4]uh, is it just me, or is it getting even brighter around here?
[k]

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＠d'Eon
...! Oh no. It's a trap!
[k]

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＠H：???
Neehahaha! ...Uh, I mean, kehehehe!
[k]

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＠H：???
Welcome to my castle, uh...oh yes, Hun Yang.
[k]

＠H：???
...On second thought, I'm already tired of that name! From now on, I'll call you Shi Gou, or “Wet Dog,” since you evidently love to slink through shadows!
[k]

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[charaTalk A]
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＠Mash
That's...the Assassin of the Nightless City!
[k]

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[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
Oh no... Look around the plaza!
[k]

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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
It's an ambush![sr]We're completely surrounded!
[k]

＠Astolfo
But how did they know where we[line 2]Gyah!
[k]

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[charaTalk F]
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＠Man
Heh...hehe. Don't blame me for this.
[k]

＠Man
If you have a chance to report someone, you take it, get rewarded, and raise your status as a citizen.
[k]

＠Man
That's what you have to do to survive in here.[sr]We don't have a choice.
[k]

＠Man
I mean, do you guys really believe you have a chance of bringing down the Nightless City? 'Cause I sure as hell don't.
[k]

＠Man
Once I heard you had other allies here with you, I thought I'd get a better reward if I sold you all out together, so I've just been biding my time.
[k]

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[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 5]
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＠d'Eon
I see. Now I finally understand what Rider meant.
[k]

＠d'Eon
This city truly is home to nothing but dogs!
[k]

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[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 5]
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＠Fergus
Dogs are a traditional symbol of bravery for the Ulster clan, but these are something else entirely!
[k]

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[charaTalk F]
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＠Man
H-hey, you'll let me serve a high-class subject now, right!? I'll be guaranteed a safer life than I had before now, right?
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
Indeed, you did well to inform us of our guests.[sr]You will receive your reward, as promised.
[k]

＠Man
Th-that's great!
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
However, your manner toward your empress is quite insolent, and you clearly lack dignity.
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
Take him away. Let's see now...twenty lashes ought to improve his poor attitude.
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
And...some hot water torture to boil off one of his two faces while you're at it. Go on, be off with you.
[k]

＠Man
N-no... Please... Aaahhh!
[k]

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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
...
[k]

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[charaTalk depthOn]
＠Assassin's Voice
Now then, it would be unbecoming not to show my guests a proper welcome!
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
As such, you are all invited to join me at my castle.
[k]

？1：So you'll let us into your underground facility?
？！

＠Assassin's Voice
Hoho, an underground facility, eh. I suppose that isn't entirely inaccurate. But no, I simply keep it buried underground as a matter of course.
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
It would cause my subjects no end of emotional turmoil if I were to constantly grace them with my noble presence, after all.
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
It is the mark of a truly excellent ruler to erase all trace of herself, so as not to overwhelm her subjects.
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
So I, of course, am no exception.
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
However, now that we have guests to welcome, it won't do to have the Nightless City's true form hidden away like this. Behold!
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
...Hm? What's that, tactician? That would be both dangerous and pointless, you say?
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
You fool! The point is to shock the living daylights out of them!
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
They shall be so agape their eyes might well pop right out of their heads! I have to see that for myself!
[k]

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＠Mash
...?
[k]

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＠Assassin's Voice
Now, let us ignore my silly tactician's advice and try this again. Behold the Nightless City's true form!
[k]

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[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 2]
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＠Fergus
An earthquake!? No...this is something else!
[k]

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[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 5]
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＠d'Eon
The scaffold is cracking open...[sr]Something enormous is rising up out of the ground!
[k]

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＠Mash
I can't believe it!
[k]

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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
I-it's a castle! It's even brighter than the rest of the city combined! Who thought THAT was a good idea!?
[k]

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＠Assassin's Voice
This is the heart of the Nightless City, its brightest shining star. I call it Yaoguang Hall, or “The Hall of Divine Light.” A perfectly fitting name!
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
Kehehe! To be perfectly honest, I've been waiting for someone with spirit to show up, so that I could finally show it off!
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
I can't make use of the mechanism I had put in place to make it appear like this on a whim, after all.
[k]

＠Assassin's Voice
Now then, I shall have a feast prepared in your honor while I await you in my castle! Feel free to frolic with my attendants as you make your way here!
[k]

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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 5]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Astolfo
Attendants? Oh crap, she must mean all the Torturers coming out of the entrance!
[k]

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[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 5]
[charaFadein C 0.1 1]
＠d'Eon
So we have Torturers guarding the gate before us, and Torturers surrounding our escape route behind us. What would you have us do, Master?
[k]

？1：That's easy: full speed ahead!

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[charaTalk B]
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＠Astolfo
Now you're talking!
[k]

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？2：We can't give up now. I say forward!

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[charaFace C 5]
＠d'Eon
Agreed. I believe Rider would say the same if he were here!
[k]

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？！

[charaTalk D]
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＠Fergus
I'm glad to hear that. It's part of my geis to never turn down an invitation to a feast.
[k]

＠Fergus
Now that the Assassin has invited us to one, I was prepared to go all by myself if you had declined.
[k]

？1：I'd never make you go alone.
？2：She invited all of us, after all.
？！

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＠Fou
Fou!
[k]

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＠Mash
Right. Let's go, Master![sr]The Assassin is almost in reach!
[k]



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