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<data>
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<story>
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<scene id="0" background="bg.jpg">
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<bgm src="11_12_mid-lude.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
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<cg src="11_12_newChapter.png" bg="bg.jpg"></cg>
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<goto goto="10" change="#000000"/>
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</scene>
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<scene id="10" background="landCuracao.jpg">
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<bgm src="peerGynt.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
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<text>「It's the Republic's duty to protect this continent, this world」—— The invigorating knight declared about her country.</text>
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<text>From the archipelago at the North of the equator to the icy lands at the South, the Republic protects the entirety of the South American continent.</text>
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<text>On the other hand, they also must spare soldiers to protect the 「Huaca Tunnel」 which leads to the core of the planet. Thus, the frontiers are guarded by battalions like hers who take turns from their front lines duties——</text>
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<text>「However geographically speaking, there are very little threats at the frontiers of the Republic. This mission is like a half sightseeing trip.」</text>
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<text>According to Captain Shakespeare and other knights, it's impossible to cross the oceans of this world unless it's done via submarine.</text>
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<text>There are always waves of over 100 meters in the middle of the ocean—— For comparison, in the world the young Valkyries come from, there are at most waves of 20 to 30 meters caused by natural phenomenon such as tsunamis and typhoons.</text>
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<text>This world still holds many secrets... but the top priority of the Valkyries is to obtain information regarding the Ether Anchor.</text>
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<text>...And while they're at it, find the remaining gems to complete the Holy Sword.</text>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Oh, so that machine over there is your 「submarine」?</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualNormalClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare" remark="next">Yeah. My wonderful 「Caledonia」 has sailed over 20.000 leagues.</speak>
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<remark post="U2FsdGVkX19HoeGOGqPk10KZNXah">
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<p class="article-text-h">注：</p>
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<p class="article-text">里格（英语：League；法语：Lieue；西班牙语：Legua，又译“莱瓜”）是源自古罗马的一种长度单位，在英语世界通常定义为3英里或3海里，在法语世界相当于10000至14000法尺不等。</p>
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<p class="article-text">p.s. 儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》（Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers）在标题中使用的就是这个单位。</p>
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</remark>
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<show chara="shakesCasualNormalClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorSmileClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Can you cross the Atlantic in one day with it?</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorSmileClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualConfidentClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">What, does our dear knight want to go on a vacation to Egypt?</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualLaughClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">I'll happily take you anywhere, as long as there is anything of value in it for me.</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualLaughClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Oh, it's not like that... I was thinking if your submarine is fast enough I could show you the way to the 「Huaca Tunnel」 myself.</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualNormalClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">...Are you serious? Isn't it the most important fortress in your country?</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualNormalClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Ahaha... We have an 「unseen enemy」 in common so I thought it'd be better if we get to know each other.</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="biankaDressHesitateClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">But in that case... wouldn't you prefer if we showed to you what we're capable of?</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressHesitateClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorSmileClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Hehe, it would be rude towards you guys. You're guests in my country.</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Besides, the speed of the 「Caledonia」 could prove to be a powerful asset.</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="biankaDressSighClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">Heh... seems I'm being underestimated.</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressShoutClose" position="right"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Bianka">I can take on Honkai beasts with my bare hands, you know!</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressShoutClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="left"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Roland">...「Honkai」? How do you know that name?</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="biankaDressSneerClose" position="right"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Bianka">Ah, did I forget to tell you? In my world, a 「Valkyrie」 is a soldier who fights the 「Honkai」!</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressScreamClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">We've come from... ummm, something similar to a 「Parallel World」.</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressScreamClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Ah, yes... I figured it was something like that...</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorNormalClose" position="left"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Roland">Then if I understood correctly, the 「Honkai」 is not a phenomenon unique to this world.</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">In that case——</speak>
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<goto goto="20" change="0"/>
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</scene>
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<scene id="20" background="CG20-1.jpg">
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<bgm src="legion.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Please allow me to accompany you!</speak>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">Hey—— Why did you kneel all of the sudden!?</speak>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Roland">The 「Honkai」 not only gives birth to monsters but it also corrupts the body. Without enough resistance a person can't last a week fighting in the front lines even if they were to use a thick armor.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Roland">——That's why our troops on the front lines are on a constant rotation.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Roland">And when it comes to actual combat—— Only 「Star Whisperers」 who bear the name of 「Inca」 like me can fight—— It's not a place for regular soldiers.</speak>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Roland">If Valkyries are on par or stronger than our 「Star Whisperers」 and specialize in dealing with Honkai beasts...</speak>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Then please, let me introduce you to the Chairwoman of the Republic and the Commander of the Fortress!</speak>
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<speak chara="_Roland">I beg you!</speak>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">I-I don't mind paying them a visit so please stand up! I can tell how important this is to you!</speak>
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<goto goto="30" clockwise="1"/>
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</scene>
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<scene id="30" background="submarineCabinBlur.jpg">
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<bgm src="11_29_lab.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
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<show chara="shakesCasualConfidentClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Well, once you come aboard my ship you're already a friend. Please tell me the coordinates of our destination.</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualConfidentClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">T-Thanks. The coordinates are 1.5 degrees West longitude and 47.5 degrees South latitude.</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualQuestionClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">1.5 degrees? Isn't it supposed to be South America? Are you sure it isn't 71.5 degrees?</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualQuestionClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">N-No, I'm sure it's 1.5 degrees.</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualDislikeClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">That's strange... there is no land on those coordinates, it's in the middle of the ocean.</speak>
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<show chara="ritaVestNormalClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Rita">I see...</speak>
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<show chara="ritaVestSmileClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Rita">Excuse me, Rowland-san, but which 「prime meridian」 do you use?</speak>
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<show chara="ritaVestSmileClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">「Which」? Isn't the only one the line that passes through the city of Cusco?</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualQuestionClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Huh?</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualQuestionClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="ritaVestSquintClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Rita">It appears the latitude and longitude system of her country is different than ours, Captain.</speak>
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<show chara="ritaVestSquintClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualDislikeClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare" remark="next">...Didn't expect that. Never heard of a system that didn't use Greenwich as its prime meridian.</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualDislikeClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland" remark="next">Ahahaha... I don't know where this 「Greenwich」 place is...</speak>
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<remark post="U2FsdGVkX1+6bMp+CC30EQlveqKe">
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<p class="article-text-h">注：</p>
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<p class="article-text">“本初子午线”即0度经线，其东西两边分别定为东经和西经（它们再于180度相遇）。不像纬度起点（即赤道）由地球自转轴决定，理论上任何一条经线均可定为本初子午线；历史上也确实曾对此线有过不同的定义。</p>
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<p class="article-text">格林威治（Greenwich）在15、16世纪曾是英国王宫所在地。1675年，这里设立了“皇家天文台”；1884年，国际会议正式确认格林威治天文台所处的经线为本初子午线，“格林威治时间”在英国之外开始普及；1967年，国际天文学联合会正式推出以格林威治时间为参考的“协调世界时”，作为全世界的时间基准。</p>
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</remark>
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualNormalClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Hmm. Now that we know what's the problem we can solve it easily.</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualLaughClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Are you there, Alice? Please calculate 1.5 degrees West of Cusco to our system.</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualLaughClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="AliceSurprisedCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Alice">Understood!</speak>
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<show chara="AliceSmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Alice">Based on the data from the Great Library your destination is at 73.5 degrees West longitude!</speak>
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<show chara="AliceSmileCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">...Wow, is this a video call?</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">In the Republic only the most important people can do them!</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualConfidentClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Awesome, isn't it?</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualConfidentClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Yes! It's the first time I see one being used outside of the fortress! You guys are the best reinforcements we could ask for!</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Cough. Major General Rowland, that's enough flattery.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Ahaha, I'm sorry!</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Wait. Chief Buonarroti? Why are you in contact with them!?</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="biankaDressShockClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">Err... what do you mean?</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualLaughClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">What, you two know each other?</speak>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Roland, please tell them my position in the Republic.</speak>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Y-Yes.</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorSmileClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Buonarroti is the Chief of the Republic's Technology Intelligence Agency. She makes her way into many research facilities around the world and brings their technology to your country.</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressScreamClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">...Basically, you're a spy?</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressScreamClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Thank you for your praise, Ataegina.</speak>
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">The Great Library, Alexandria's harbor, the rocket launch site at the Pyramid—— Those places are second to none in the world. I need to take advantage of them for the sake of the world.</speak>
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="biankaDressShoutClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">B-But... you're the 「Mayor」 now! Don't you have a duty to serve your people first and foremost!?</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressShoutClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheFocusCloseE" position="right"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Michel">The public's safety is in my best interest. As you know, a world at war with the 「Honkai Empire」 is far from safe.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">...Besides, President Shelley is here to keep an eye on me.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shelleyBoredCloseE" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shelley">.....</speak>
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<show chara="shelleyShockedCloseE" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shelley">That's right. That said, I didn't expect that secret to come out right now...</speak>
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<show chara="shelleyColdCloseE" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shelley">But you're still in a position of power. Have your wires crossed? How can you reveal something like that so casually...</speak>
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<speak chara="_Shelley">...As soon as that 「wall」 is out of the way I'll have you resign immediately.</speak>
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<show chara="shelleyArrogantCloseE" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shelley">Regardless of your motives, what you're doing is against the law.</speak>
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<show chara="shelleyArrogantCloseE" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Fine by me. When the times comes I'll step down myself and leave Alexandria for good.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">I trust you have no objections?</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shelleyBoredCloseE" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shelley">.....</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualLaughClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Come on, Shelley has it hard enough already, don't make things worse for her.</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualNormalClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Anyway, Curator——I mean, Chief—— This means the actions of the 「Caledonia」 are being monitored by the Republic, correct?</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualNormalClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">...If the Chairman and me are in a position to represent the Republic, then the answer is yes. I'm aware of all of your actions.</speak>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">I can assure you we've taken the necessary steps to ensure no one else knows about you.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">——Also, Major General Rowland didn't come in contact with you under any orders. Treat her kindly, would you?</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualLaughClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Ahahaha, as if I could be mean to a cute girl like Rowland!</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualDislikeClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Anyway, now that you're here might as well get you to explain a few things. What exactly is the 「Huaca Tunnel」?</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualConfidentClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">Does it really go through the Earth? How?</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualConfidentClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Yes, it does.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">As for the how...</speak>
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Before I get to that, we need to discuss the 「Spherical Earth Theory」 first.</speak>
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualDislikeClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">...Unexpected.</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualDislikeClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Intuitively, we have enough ways to prove the Earth is not flat.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Navigators of old came up with the idea of a 「Celestial Sphere」 by looking at the difference between the stars at the North and South, and based on the parallel relationship between the sky and the ground, they concluded the 「Earth」 was a 「sphere」.</speak>
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">However, this reasoning isn't very tight...</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Because 「not flat」 doesn't mean 「it's a sphere」.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">People who lived during the Age of Discovery knew two things: 「the stars are spinning」 and 「the sky and the ground are parallel to each other」.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">From the former one can deduce there is a 「relative movement between the sky and the ground, but the latter doesn't prove 「the sky and the ground have the same structure」.</speak>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">The reason for that is very simple: They hadn't traveled around the whole world yet.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Everyone thought the 「Earth」 had a simple structure.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">But it's possible there might have been places navigators can't reach where the Earth is folded or bent. The stars at night also might not be an accurate measure of latitude and longitude due to the fierce waves on the sea.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualQuestionClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">That's a ridiculous idea. I mean, would it even be possible for a naturally formed Earth to have such a complex structure? A sphere is the most stable structure of all.</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualQuestionClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">That's wrong Captain, what the Chief is probably trying to say is——</speak>
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<show chara="schroSeriousClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">——The world we live in right now is not necessarily a natural formation.</speak>
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<show chara="schroSeriousClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="shakesCasualQuestionClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">.....</speak>
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<show chara="shakesCasualQuestionClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Professor Schrodinger is right, Captain Shakespeare.</speak>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">This world was originally made in the opposite direction of the 「Ether Anchor」—— It's an artificial construct.</speak>
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<goto goto="40" clockwise="1"/>
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</scene>
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<scene id="40" background="deepWater.jpg">
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<bgm src="seaAndSky.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Let's remember how a world map is made.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">The world is large, so different cartographers were put in charge of different sectors. And of course, from a ground perspective the 「surface」 is not a flat.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Which means those people needed to establish clear rules.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">If the sectors drawn by two different cartographers overlap, the parts in common must be drawn under the same rules.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">And then, when all pieces are put together they become a map.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">——Now try to imagine the world we live in as that map.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">The immense waves on the sea are the edges of the paper, and the 「high-speed currents」 you guys take advantage of are its fibers.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Or perhaps it would be better to call them a 「wormhole」.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">The 「Huaca Tunnel」 is a 「suture」 that goes through the center of the Earth, acting as the glue and spine of a book.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Thus, strictly speaking, rather than 「the Huaca Tunnel goes through the Earth」, it would be correct to say 「the Earth is being held together by the Huaca Tunnel」.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">——Also, both the so-called 「spine」 and 「pages」 of this book were a product of 「someone's will」.</speak>
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<goto goto="50" change="#ffffff"/>
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</scene>
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<scene id="50" background="submarineCabinBlurDeep.jpg">
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<bgm src="11_15_shakespeareTheme.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">...I have a question.</speak>
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Speak.</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">Creating a world from nothing inside the Sea of Quanta would require an immeasurable amount of energy.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">Even if somehow the 「unnecessary parts」 are 「folded」, it would still require vast amounts of energy.</speak>
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<show chara="schroSeriousClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">I'd like to know who made this possible and what were they after?</speak>
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<show chara="schroSeriousClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">To be honest, I can only guess what their motives were.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">However, I can at least be sure who that 「someone」 is thanks to the records found in the Great Library.</speak>
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">"asatela bahidalaki jhyurhi-kavina"——</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">——Perhaps you know what these esoteric words mean, Professor Schrodinger?</speak>
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">.....</speak>
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<show chara="schroMemoryClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">Could it mean 「ⵀⵤⴺⵚⴽ ⴳⴶⴱⴹⴽⴸⴱ ⵥⵛⵌⴱ-ⴸⵖⴱⵎ」?</speak>
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<show chara="schroMemoryClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Yes. I see you're familiar with their language as well.</speak>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroMemoryClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">...Yes, I had a few encounters with it in the past.</speak>
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<show chara="schroMemoryClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="biankaDressSighClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">What are you talking about? Is it some sort of code?</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressSighClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroCalmClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">Hehe... You're not entirely wrong.</speak>
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<show chara="schroSmileClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">The closest words in our language make for a very poetic name——</speak>
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<show chara="schroMemoryClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">——The "Moonlight throne",「Selene」.</speak>
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<show chara="schroMemoryClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="ritaVestNormalClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Rita">...!</speak>
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<show chara="ritaVestNormalClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroCalmClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">...Judging from your reaction it seems you know about it, Rita. Mind telling us what you know?</speak>
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<show chara="schroCalmClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="ritaVestHesitateClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Rita">.....</speak>
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<show chara="ritaVestNormalClose" position="right"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Rita">As far as I know, the 「Selene」 is an anti-Honkai weapon of mass destruction, and the main weapon of the mobile combat weapon 「Arahato」.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Rita">...Which is under the control of the 「Enforcers」 named 「Tesla」 and 「Einstein」.</speak>
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<show chara="ritaVestNormalClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Destiny -> Schicksal -->
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">...I see, so that's the story Schicksal is telling.</speak>
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<show chara="schroSmileClose" position="left"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Negentropy -> Anti-Entropy -->
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">「Anti-Entropy」 and 「Arahato」... hehehe. They sure came up with a bunch of cool names.</speak>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">...That said, 「Enforcer」 is pretty lame. Must have been Einstein's idea, sounds like something that big oaf would come up with.</speak>
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<show chara="schroSmileClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="ritaVestNormalClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Rita">...?</speak>
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<show chara="ritaVestNormalClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroCalmClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">It's nothing, I was just reminiscing about the past. Let's get back on track.</speak>
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">Strictly speaking, the 「Selene」 is not a weapon. It's just an energy conversion device that turns Honkai energy into regular energy that can be manipulated.</speak>
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<show chara="schroSeriousClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">The previous civilization managed to create such technology, but by then it was already too late.</speak>
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<show chara="schroMemoryClose" position="left"/>
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">Had they managed to keep their pace of development for 10 more years, the mass produced 「Selene」 should have been able to absorb Honkai energy on a world wide scale.</speak>
|
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">The one called 「ⵀⵤⴺⵚⴽ ⴳⴶⴱⴹⴽⴸⴱ ⵥⵛⵌⴱ-ⴸⵖⴱⵎ」—— Was a prototype made 50.000 years ago.</speak>
|
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<show chara="schroCalmClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">Then tell me, 「Mayor」 or 「Chief」—— What relationship does 「ⵀⵤⴺⵚⴽ ⴳⴶⴱⴹⴽⴸⴱ ⵥⵛⵌⴱ-ⴸⵖⴱⵎ」 has with the 「Huaca Tunnel」?</speak>
|
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<show chara="schroCalmClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">「Huaca Tunnel」 is just an alias. In the civilization we spoke of previously it was called 「ⵚⴺⵚⵇ ⵛⴺⵋⴱ」 (etera jutashi), which means 「Ether Anchor」 in our language.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="biankaDressShockClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Bianka">Then that tunnel that goes through the Earth... is the 「Ether Anchor」 itself?</speak>
|
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<show chara="biankaDressShockClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">Correct. It seems that previous civilization had technology capable of making a 「microcosm」——</speak>
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<speak chara="_Michel">According to my sources, the birth of this world was made possible thanks to an artificial expansion caused by the 「Ether Anchor」. And that is also the fundamental reason as to why this world is stuck in the state of 「universe」.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">That crucial energy source—— Came from a prototype of similar nature to the 「Selene」?</speak>
|
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="micheFocusCloseE" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Michel">That used to be the case at first, yes.</speak>
|
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Michel">After the 「stream」 of the 「membrane」 stabilized around the 「Ether Anchor」, it began to grow by absorbing the Honkai energy that universes nearby leaked.</speak>
|
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<speak chara="_Michel">The pyramids, the shape of the continents, the starry night sky—— That's how all of it was 「born」.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheFocusCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="schroSeriousClose" position="left"/>
|
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">Wait... doesn't that mean its real purpose wasn't to make 「small universes」, but rather it's a way to transform Honkai energy?</speak>
|
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">Could it be its true purpose was to exist as a 「space waste treatment plant」?</speak>
|
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<show chara="schroTalkClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Michel">That's probably the case.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheDrySmileCloseE" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Michel">That said—— The volume of this world is significantly smaller than the volume of the original world.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
|
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Michel">Maybe if I explain it like this it'll be easier to understand. Upon activation, if one were to rank the Honkai energy used by the 「Ether Anchor」 to build a 「microcosm」, you would get a similar amount to the energy levels the 「First Herrscher」 or 「2nd Herrscher」 possessed.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="schroSeriousClose" position="left"/>
|
|
<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
|
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<speak chara="_Schrodinger">I see. But in terms of scale, the Honkai energy later Herrscher are able to manipulate is far higher than that...</speak>
|
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<show chara="schroSeriousClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Michel">Indeed. I suspect this project was a failure for them.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheFocusCloseE" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Michel">That failure gave us this strange, beautiful world, and at the same time it planted the seeds of calamity.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheFocusCloseE" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Michel">And the one who would bring that calamity forth is probably the Emperor the legends speak of: 「Napoleon」.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheRelaxCloseE" position="right"/>
|
|
<speak chara="_Michel">However... more often than not, reality is far different from legends.</speak>
|
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<show chara="micheArrogantCloseE" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Michel">Explain them what we know about our enemy, Rowland.</speak>
|
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<goto goto="60" change="#ffffff"/>
|
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</scene>
|
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<scene id="60" background="chileIceMountain.jpg">
|
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<bgm src="12_14_fadeAway.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">A never ending war has taken place in this world since the day the Republic was founded.</speak>
|
|
<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">We have our own technology and 「Star Whisperers」 while the enemy has Honkai beasts and excellent battle tactics.</speak>
|
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">They're able to swiftly assemble hundreds if not thousands of Honkai beasts, discern their target and carry out their attack.</speak>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">And every time we develop a new weapon, it doesn't take long for the enemy to catch up and come up with countermeasures.</speak>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">All we can do is defend the fortress——</speak>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">At the very least the country will be safe as long as the 「Huaca Tunnel」 is in our control, but if it were to fall into enemy hands, they'll be able to spread out and take over the world.</speak>
|
|
<speak chara="_Roland">We once considered negotiating with the enemy, but we encountered a big problem——</speak>
|
|
<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">——We don't even know the name of the enemy country or who its leader is. All we know for sure is that there is a 「mastermind」 behind the Honkai beasts.</speak>
|
|
<speak chara="_Roland">We've also sent 「exploration teams」 composed of 「Star Whisperers」. However, even when they stepped a thousand leagues into enemy territory they couldn't find anyone to talk to.</speak>
|
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<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">The Honkai beast that attack our fortress come out from beyond the walls so we suspect the enemy's headquarters must certainly lie beyond the energy walls.</speak>
|
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<goto goto="70" change="0"/>
|
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</scene>
|
|
<scene id="70" background="submarineCabinBlurDeep.jpg">
|
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<bgm src="legion.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
|
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<show chara="biankaDressHateClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Bianka">I can't believe it...</speak>
|
|
<show chara="biankaDressHateClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="shakesCasualMercyClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">...If 「Napoleon」 has become a monster as well then anything can happen.</speak>
|
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<show chara="shakesCasualDislikeClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Shakespeare">There's a very high chance he's gone mad.</speak>
|
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<show chara="shakesCasualDislikeClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="ritaVestHesitateClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Rita">.....</speak>
|
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<show chara="ritaVestHesitateClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="ritaVestSmileClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Rita">May I ask you something, Rowland-san?</speak>
|
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<show chara="ritaVestSmileClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">Huh? You don't need to be so formal... what did you want to ask?</speak>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="biankaDressSneerClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Bianka">Don't mind that, she's like that with everyone.</speak>
|
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<show chara="biankaDressSmileClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Bianka">It might seem a little creepy at first but she doesn't mean anything bad by it.</speak>
|
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<show chara="biankaDressSmileAhClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Bianka">What were you going to ask, Rita?</speak>
|
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<show chara="ritaVestSquintClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Rita">Regarding a certain term you used.</speak>
|
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<show chara="ritaVestSmileClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Rita">Rowland-san, what is a 「Star Whisperer」?</speak>
|
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<show chara="ritaVestSmileClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorQuestionClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">...Hm? You don't know?</speak>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorNormalClose" position="right"/>
|
|
<!-- RENAME: Houkai -> Honkai -->
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<speak chara="_Roland">Let's see... in simpler terms, it's someone like you and me who came from another world, and have innate resistance to Honkai energy.</speak>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorNormalClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
|
|
<show chara="biankaDressShockClose" position="left"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Bianka">Then how come Dudu knows you who are but you don't recognize it? Isn't that weird?</speak>
|
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<show chara="biankaDressShockClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorSeriousClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">...It's probably because I have no memories of my life before I came to this world.</speak>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorSmileClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">I think whatever experiences I had in another world have nothing to do with my current self.</speak>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorNormalClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">People can't change the past nor experience the future—— Because we're all living in the 「present」.</speak>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">Ah... was I too serious?</speak>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorLaughClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">Well, once everything is over I might try to find out what that 「Rowland Furioso」 was like.</speak>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorSmileClose" position="right"/>
|
|
<speak chara="_Roland">But right now, as a soldier of the Republic, I think it's better if I 「don't know」.</speak>
|
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<show chara="rolandArmorEmbarrassClose" position="right"/>
|
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<speak chara="_Roland">Sorry, I'm not good at this 『Clockwork Orange』-like talk.</speak>
|
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<goto goto="80" clockwise="1"/>
|
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</scene>
|
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<scene id="80" background="deepWater.jpg">
|
|
<bgm src="seaAndSky.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
|
|
<text>Amid the awkward mood, noise began to be heard during their communication. That noise gradually increased until the video call was cut off.</text>
|
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<text>That event serves as proof of the 「Caledonia」 deep diving to a place where radio signals can't reach it anymore.</text>
|
|
<text>Rowland inspected the submarine's equipment with great interest, and enjoyed Rita's cooking.</text>
|
|
<text>Then, perhaps out of concern for Dudu, began to share funny jokes from the Republic.</text>
|
|
<text>She didn't seem to mind her memory loss and embraced her new life in this world.</text>
|
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<text>...When she thought about that, Bianka felt slightly envious of her.</text>
|
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<goto goto="90" change="#000000"/>
|
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</scene>
|
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<scene id="90" background="black">
|
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<bgm src="seaAndSky.mp3" status="continue"></bgm>
|
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<text>The next day——</text>
|
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<goto goto="100" change="#ffffff"/>
|
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</scene>
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<scene id="100" background="chileRiverMountain.jpg">
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<bgm src="peerGynt.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
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<show chara="biankaDressSmileAhClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">Wow! So this is South America? It reminds me of the Alps!</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressSmileAhClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="champoSmileClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Champollion">Not surprising, we're 47 degrees South, almost the same latitude as Zürich.</speak>
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<show chara="champoDisgustedClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Champollion">Achoo!</speak>
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<show chara="champoSweatyClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Champollion">...So cold. I should have brought a jacket.</speak>
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<show chara="champoSweatyClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="biankaDressSighClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">Geez... would it kill you to be more sentimental?</speak>
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<show chara="biankaDressSighClose" position="left" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="rolandArmorSmileClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">The entrance to the 「Huaca Tunnel」 is on the valley past the canyon, but...</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorNormalClose" position="right"/>
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<speak chara="_Roland">Before we go, do you mind if we make a quick stop here?</speak>
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<show chara="rolandArmorNormalClose" position="right" opacity="0.8"/>
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<show chara="biankaDressHesitateClose" position="left"/>
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<speak chara="_Bianka">...?</speak>
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<goto goto="110" clockwise="1"/>
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</scene>
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<scene id="110" background="CG20-2.jpg">
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<bgm src="theme.mp3" status="start"></bgm>
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<text>The soldier took off her armor in front of the stone monument.</text>
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<text>The wildflowers of early Autumn gradually took the form of a wreath in her hands.</text>
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<text remark="next">「We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us.」</text>
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<text remark="next">「Even while the earth sleeps we travel.」</text>
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<text remark="next">「We are the seeds of the tenacious plant, and it is in our ripeness and our fullness of heart that we are given to the wind and are scattered.」</text>
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<remark post="U2FsdGVkX1+cIQJYCLH6o+ilJrOa">
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<p class="article-text-h">注：</p>
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<p class="article-text">这段文字引自黎巴嫩文豪纪伯伦（Gibran Kahlil Gibran）的《先知》（The Prophet）。</p>
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</remark>
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<end post="U2FsdGVkX18+GwrkZLCAXnqMQVqB"/>
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</scene>
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</story>
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