＄03-00-11-00-1-0 [soundStopAll] [enableFullScreen] [charaSet A 1098158200 1 Sion] [charaSet B 98115000 1 Transmission] [imageSet C back10000 1 1] [charaFadeTime C 0 0.4] [charaScale C 1.1] [charaDepth B 1] [charaDepth A 2] [charaDepth C 3] [charaTalk depthOff] [scene 104100] [se ad1] [charaPut B 0,0] [charaEffect B bit_talk_noise] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 2.0] [wait fade] [wt 1.0] ＠??? ...Sion.[bgm BGM_EVENT_38 0.1][sr]Sion Eltnam Sokaris. [k] ＠??? Visitor from the Atlas Institute who personally unraveled the route of destruction. [k] ＠??? Your condition for making use of the Wandering Sea in the year 2019 is as follows: [k] ＠??? “In exchange for a newly issued eighth Atlas contract...” [k] ＠??? “...we permit your stay in the Wandering Sea for the period of one virtual year on this bleached Earth.” [k] ＠??? The deadline you specified is soon approaching. I trust this future remains the same? [k] [charaPut B 1200,2000] [messageOff] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 12] [charaFadein A 0.4 1] [wt 0.4] ＠Sion That is correct. I do not require any fixes or revisions. Please just keep the contract as it is. [k] ＠Sion All I ask from those of you in charge of the Wandering Sea is that you continue to watch over Chaldea as they pursue their mission. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut B 0,0] ＠??? ...Very well. [k] ＠??? Everyone here at Wandering Sea Baldanders recognizes your genius in their own way. [k] ＠??? Selen, Gate of Preservation, honors your mind. Ganne, Gate of Rebirth, is sympathetic to your actions. [k] ＠??? Ellen, Gate of Advancement, derides your losses. Guénon, Gate of Storage, empathizes with your mission. [k] ＠??? And Fushiruka, Gate of Subordination, despises you as much as ever. [k] ＠??? Out of respect for the Atlas Institute, we of the Wandering Sea will turn a blind eye to this security organization. [k] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_38 1.5] [se ad1] [charaPut B 1200,2000] [charaFadeout C 0.4] [wt 2.0] [charaTalk depthOn] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 15] [charaFadein A 0.1 1] ＠Sion ...Phew. Glad to be done with that. [k] ＠Sion Well, that was a surprise.[bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] To think the mysterious[sr]call would be from the Wandering Sea's top brass...[sr]I did not expect them to contact me. [k] ＠Sion That was from Ganne, the Gate of Rebirth. Ganne, huh... [k] ＠Sion If I recall correctly, he was a mage from the Clock Tower who apprenticed himself to the Wandering Sea in the year 1000. [k] ＠Sion Did the other Gates choose him to be my point of contact because he is from a relatively modern era? Or are they simply low on personnel? [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Sion Oh well, I can worry about that later. Right now, I need to get to work! [k] ＠Sion Trismegistus II, halt Catastrophe Automation. Tell me about the current existential threat! [k] [messageOff] [se ad931] [seStop ad931 1.5] [wt 1.6] [charaFace A 14] ＠Sion Aha, there we go. I see you have really nailed the data down this time. [k] [charaFace A 9] ＠Sion You gave me the exact coordinates for the Singularity, and you even know exactly what the threat is! Perfect job! [k] [charaFace A 13] ＠Sion Oho. So this Singularity first spawned in January 2019, but its inception point is in 1908. [k] ＠Sion It started out as a minute Singularity, but quickly expanded in size over this past year...or rather, over these last few days. [k] ＠Sion So it is just like a Lostbelt, then. It must have undergone nearly a hundred years worth of development in an instant. [k] ＠Sion And if we do not do something to stop it, it will transform all of Eurasia and devolve humanity into lower animals. [k] [charaFace A 16] ＠Sion Yikes. That sounds appalling. [k] ＠Sion Humanity has faced many existential threats before, but cases in which humanity is knocked off the apex of the animal kingdom are rare indeed. [k] [charaFace A 12] ＠Sion I suppose I must hand it to Beast IV. She certainly lives up to the moniker “Evil of Humanity.” [k] [charaFace A 5] ＠Sion Okay then, we will just have to compose our response. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.5] ＠Sion Trismegistus II, send this message to Chaldea's leaders, and mark it “Urgent”: [k] [messageOff] [se ad9] [seVolume ad9 0 0.4] [flashin loop 0.7 0.7 FF000080 FF000000] [wt 2.3] [seVolume ad9 0.5 0.2] [flashout 0.5] [wt 0.5] [flashOff] [bgm BGM_MAP_23 0.1] ＠Sion “Immature Beast activity detected. Please begin the mission to subdue it within twenty-four hours.” [k] ＠Sion “We anticipate the battle will take place in an unusual environment, much like the recent British Lostbelt.” [k] ＠Sion “Also, since Chaldea Base is in the middle of significant, end-of-year renovations, Rayshifts and Zero Sails are not currently an option.” [k] ＠Sion “You will therefore need to take the Storm Border to the Singularity in question. All Chaldea staff, please make preparations to board the Storm Border ASAP.” [k] ＠Sion “Your target is Chaldea's archenemy, the immature Beast known as Tamamo Vitch Koyanskaya.” [k] [messageOff] [seStop ad9 0.5] [wt 1.7] [charaFace A 13] ＠Sion There we go. So that is where Koyanskaya was hiding out after escaping from Britain... [k] ＠Sion I am sure she did not plan on revealing her “nest” until the conflict between Chaldea and the Foreign God had been settled... [k] [charaFace A 9] ＠Sion ...but it seems the actions she took in the British Lostbelt forced her to show her hand prematurely! [k] [charaFace A 18] ＠Sion That being said, she is still a powerful enemy. I expect Chaldea will need luck to be very much in its favor to come out on top here! [k] [charaFace A 5] ＠Sion Still, if they are going to concentrate their resources on combating the Foreign God, this is not a battle that can be simply avoided or postponed. [k] ＠Sion Good luck, everyone. All I can do now is trust in you, and hope for the best. [k] [charaCrossFade A 1098158210 6 0.2] ＠Sion Though of course, I already know exactly how things will turn out thanks to Trismegistus II! [k] [charaFace A 10] ＠Sion No matter how valiantly they fight, Chaldea is doomed to total annihilation. All my work over this past year will have been for nothing! [k] [charaFace A 13] ＠Sion Wait, scratch that last bit. I absolutely cannot share that part of the prediction with them. 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