＄03-00-03-08-5-1 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 9005001 1 Holmes] [charaSet B 1098159000 1 Boy] [charaSet C 8001410 1 Mash] [charaSet D 8001400 1 "Mash with Goggles"] [charaSet E 7005001 1 Spartacus] [charaSet F 6011001 1 "Jing Ke"] [scene 20115] [bgm BGM_EVENT_80 0.1] [wt 0.5] [se ad686] [wt 0.5] [fadein black 0.7] [wait fade] [cueSe Battle bac234] [shake 0.05 1 4 1.0] [effect bit_talk_impactlanding] [wt 3.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_80 1.0] [wt 1.0] [charaTalk off] [charaTalk depthOff] [wt 0.7] [se ade18] [seVolume ade18 0.0 0.5] [charaDepth F 2] [charaDepth D 2] [charaDepth C 1] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 1] [wt 0.5] [seStop ade18 0.8] [wt 1.5] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] [wt 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.4] [wt 0.2] [se ade57] [seVolume ade57 0.0 1.0] [seStop ade57 0.14] [wt 0.1] [se ad658] [wt 0.3] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] ＠Mash Both hostiles are down.[sr]...There are no other threats here. [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 4] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Jing Ke I guess...that's that, then. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Holmes I'm afraid not, given that we are[sr]still no closer to finding Koyanskaya.[bgm BGM_EVENT_81 0.1] [k] ＠Holmes I believed it was possible that she may be the one training these Demonic Beasts, but the evidence is, as yet, inconclusive. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 4] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Spartacus I never thought I would see Demonic[sr]Beasts cooperating like this. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Mash Yeah... I was so sure we would find[sr]Koyanskaya here controlling them... [k] ？1：But she IS the one who brought these creatures here, right? ？2：But they wouldn't be here at all if she hadn't brought them, right? ？！ [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth C 1] [charaDepth A 2] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 0] [charaFace C 8] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] ＠Holmes I believe that is a safe assumption, given the lack of alternate suspects. But we still don't know why she set them free after doing so. [k] [charaFace C 6] ＠Mash Huh? What do you mean? [k] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 6] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Holmes Take a look at these piles of bones, Ms. Kyrielight. These beasts have been devouring their kin since well before today. [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Holmes They have been sending the runts of the litter, so to speak, out to hunt, then stealing their magical energy for themselves... As ecologies go, it resembles the Dead Apostles. [k] ＠Holmes No ordinary species would depend on such a twisted survival strategy. These beasts had no other choice. [k] ＠Holmes They desperately needed to find a way to survive after being completely cut off from their proper habitat. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 7] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 0] ＠Mash I don't remember the Jötnar or Krichat' being able to directly convert their prey into magical energy before. [k] ＠Holmes They may have been forced to learn that ability to cope with the massive change in environment. Or perhaps Koyanskaya gave it as another form of enhancement. [k] [charaFace A 6] ＠Holmes If that is so, then the larger question remains. Why would she go to all that trouble just to have them fend for themselves now? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk F] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 1] ＠Jing Ke What a strange woman.[sr]I honestly have no idea what she could be thinking. [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Holmes I was hoping to find evidence of her motives, but unfortunately, the trail has gone cold once again. [k] ＠Holmes I can only surmise she has her own reasons for traveling between Lostbelts... A formidable foe. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_81 0.3] [wt 0.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_77 0.1] [charaDepth E 1] [charaDepth B 2] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 0] [charaFace B 4] [charaFadein B 0.1 2] ＠Spartacus Are you all right, boy? [k] ＠Boy Y-yeah, I'm fine.[sr]I was just over here watching, anyway... [k] ＠Boy You guys really are strong! [k] ＠Boy I was so scared I couldn't even speak...[sr]I'm sorry I wasn't more helpful... [k] [charaFace E 3] ＠Spartacus Standing your ground and watching over others is a show of your strength and bravery on its own, boy.[sr]You have nothing to be ashamed of. [k] [charaFace B 0] ＠Boy Th-thanks... [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.3] [charaTalk off] [charaFace C 0] [charaFadein C 0.1 2] [charaFace F 0] [charaFadein F 0.1 0] [wt 0.1] [se ad77] [charaMove F -241,0 0.2] [wt 0.2] [charaMove F -271,0 0.4] [wt 0.4] [charaMove F -241,0 0.4] [wt 0.4] [charaMove F -256,0 0.2] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk on] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 6] ＠Mash Um, Jing Ke? What are you doing? [k] [charaFace F 1] ＠Jing Ke Hm? Well, you guys said these things could be brewed into decent booze, right? [k] ＠Jing Ke I'm not usually one for cutting up monster corpses,[sr]but if there's booze to be found... Is this it? [k] [charaFadeout F 0.1] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 0] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Holmes I see...their secretory glands. Yes, as long as you preserve them properly, I imagine Da Vinci could make whatever is within drinkable. [k] ＠Holmes We certainly did plenty of toxin extraction[sr]in Russia, after all. I must say, though... [k] [charaFace A 6] ＠Holmes Between you and that Servant who drinks everything[sr]in sight, I confess I struggle to understand. [k] ＠Holmes How can you still be hungry after seeing...that? [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 1] ＠Spartacus It doesn't matter what it used to look like, Sir Detective. There are few things sweeter to a warrior than a victory toast. [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk C] [charaFace C 13] [charaFadein C 0.1 1] ＠Mash This way, we'll also have a nice souvenir to bring back to the village. Of course, neither Senpai nor I are of drinking age, but that aside... [k] ？1：Come on, let's go back! ？！ [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 2.0] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]