Branch D-02/Floor 3

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Floor 3

"Wait!"

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Story: Entry

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: District 4 - LC Branch Interior
	Sinner #9 RODION	This floor is crawling with maggots.
	Manager DANTE	<These bugs aren’t so bad after the last floor’s Abnormality. Don’t want anything like that ever again.>
	Sinner #9 RODION	Pft… Sure Greg would be glad to hear that. Aren’t you, buggy buddy?
But Gregor wasn’t paying attention to Rodya.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…Don’t you all hear something?
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	We’ve been hearing a constant growl. Rodya, are you really that hungry at a time like this?
	Sinner #9 RODION	H-Hey, you’re supposed to let that kinda stuff slide~ Please, girl?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	No, not that… It’s like…
For the first time on the expedition, Gregor walked ahead of the group and opened the door next to him as if by some compulsion.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Wait, that’s a containment unit…!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	It’s like… that time…
No, the door was already open.
Gregor gazed into the shower of golden light pouring from the room.
	Manager DANTE	<Grego—!>
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	Did we… travel back in time?
I see an overcast sky.
Cries and screams twist and ring out at a distance.
And in that sky, gunfire and artillery create a cacophony.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Isn’t it clear enough? This is…
Location: Midst of the Smoke War
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	A battlefield… The heart of it.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…A-Am I… dreaming? Or a nightmare? Why—Why here again…
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	So why the hell are we in a bloody battlefield?! Is this a trap or something?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	No. We’re on the right track.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	The essence of the technology we’re looking for is not far from here.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	You mean the Golden Bough?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Correct. Do you recognize when this was?
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Anyone with functioning eyes should know at a glance.
	Manager DANTE	<Uhhh, I actually… don’t.>
I confessed.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	It’s obvious that you wouldn’t recognize this, Manager. You don’t have eyes that fit conventional definitions.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	Was that the best excuse you have…
Outis cleared her throat as if to mask her embarrassment, then turned her narrow gaze to the battlefield.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Judging from the colorful wave of garish flags showing off the factions in play…
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	This is at least 70 days into the Smoke War…
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	…This concludes briefing, Manager.
Suddenly, there was a strong tug at Heathcliff’s coat from behind.
	??? ???	Are you out of your minds? You need shelter, now! You’ll age rapidly if exposed to that bomb’s blast!
	??? ???	The outpost next to ours turned into a nursing home—they can’t even walk without sticks!
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	Who the hell are you and why do you act like you know us—
	??? ???	Oh! Manager Gregor! My respects, sir!
The bandaged man snapped to attention and saluted Gregor as soon as he saw him.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…You.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	You wouldn’t recognize me, sir. I’m Tomah from Biomimetics Maintenance!
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	I thought you were part of the front unit; I didn’t expect to find you here at the back.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Are you on your way to the front? I could help you get there since the augmentation on my legs allows me to jump―
	Sinner #9 RODION	Bweh, that sounds gross.
Tomah looked at Rodya with suspicion.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	You, what did you just…
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	H-Hey, Tomah! So you’re an assistant manager—or regular staff?
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Sir, yes, sir! I’m an assistant private, sir!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Err, you see, s-she’s a new hire who had her procedure not too long ago, so… Still getting over the confusion, y’know. I’ll give her a good talking to.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Ah, I get it… Our corporation must be getting desperate, sending unprepared employees to battle.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Yeah, we’re—sorry for the trouble. I’ve got to take her somewhere real quick…
Gregor practically yanked himself out of the conversation and hurriedly walked to Faust.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Just what’s going on, Faust? These are…
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…my memories.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	We’re in the fathoms of your ego, to be precise.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	An open path in your psyche. In other words…
	Sinner #2 FAUST	We’ve entered your heart and mind, Gregor.

Story Episodes

Defense Line 23-7 - 1100 Hours

Pre-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: Central Front in the Smoke War
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Guh… I think I’m gonna throw up. Everything is wobbling…
	Sinner #2 FAUST	It would appear that psychogenic pressure is rising.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	But you should be… fine…
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I think I once had an unsettling nightmare.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Maybe I’m still in one, even now.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		In this dream, there are only two colors in the room where I stand.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The blue covering every wall, and the dangling dot of red.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I know how to get out of here, too.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		All I had to do was stretch out my arm and cut the hanging apple.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The people in blue coats seemed to think I failed to understand that.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		They would come in several times a day and explain it to me over and over…
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Unfortunately for them, that wasn’t the part I struggled to understand.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		When I finally gave up thinking about it, and the sliced apple fell to the floor…
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The door was opened.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I don’t remember what drove me to do it.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Maybe I was exhausted mentally.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Or maybe I thought to resign myself to it.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		In either case, what I do remember is my desire to break free from the nightmare.
	??? ???	You finally did it. I knew you could. The surgery was successful, after all.
	??? ???	You just have to keep it up. Chop up the apples in front of you. Simple, isn’t it?
	??? ???	Oh, right. Happy fifteenth birthday!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…Okay.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		A nightmare I escaped through renunciation and resignation.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		One day, as I awoke from my unsettling dreams…
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I had found myself transformed into some hideous pest.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I cut apples in half.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Some were hard, some crumbly, some were soft, some sappy.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The sugary smell made me sick sometimes.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		At some point, I realized something:
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I thought I woke up from the dream.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		But I was still right in the middle of that nightmare.

Defense Line 23-7 - 1300 Hours (Left)

Pre-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: Central Front in the Smoke War
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Still in a battlefield…
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	…It’s the same place as before. Though, something about it is different.
There was a strong tug at Heathcliff’s coat from behind.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Are you out of your minds? Get to shelter, now! You’ll age rapidly if exposed to that bomb’s blast.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	The Nest next to ours turned into a nursing home—they can’t even walk without sticks!
	Sinner #9 RODION	Hold on, isn’t he the same guy we just…
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	It’s not a problem, because Manager Gregor is with us!
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	He doesn’t suffer side effects like the rest of us, and he can regenerate his arm, too!
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	He was operated on by none other than Hermann, our most skilled director.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	……
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	A hero shouldn’t be on the rearguard. I’ll give you a ride!
	Sinner #9 RODION	Wh-What the hell? Get away from me!
Four pairs of wings emerged from his back, clicking and twitching.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Why are you running? You should raise G Corp’s banner and take the lead on the frontlines!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I…
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I never wanted any of this… Not the procedure, nor the war…
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Take the lead… Take… T…
Tomah’s mouth opens unnaturally, and a pair of long antennae begin to grow from his face.
	Sinner #9 RODION	Yeek… We gotta fight them again? My stomach is gonna turn…
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	What is that display of weakness? Do you wish to be punished for insubordination?
	Manager DANTE	<…I think we should run here?>
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	An excellent plan, Manager. You know when to strike and when to withdraw.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	…The hell is her deal?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	…Retreat is not an option.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	I don’t get it. I heard every employee under the corporation had modifications, but it can’t have been this foul.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	What we see here may differ from actual accounts.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	The path was opened by Gregor’s feelings rather than his memories.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	…This is how he felt in his heart about his own allies.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Did all the employees in your Wing… receive the augmentation procedure?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…Most did.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Was it done with their consent? That’s so…
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Did the people in L Corp. consent to offering themselves up to Abnormalities?
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	That’s… I heard that was written on the contract.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	We were never properly informed, though… They said such routine procedures should be skipped for efficient management…
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	That we should face the fear.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	In the end… anyone who joined the corporation agreed to it, knowingly or not.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…Can guess how it went for us, then.

Key Foothold

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: Central Front in the Smoke War
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	What’s the delay, Yuri?
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	G-Give me a second, please. The gas mask fell off my bag…
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	I don’t see it serving any practical purpose now. You’re only weighing yourself down.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	I mean, it’s… Aya’s memento.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	You indulge in the most pointless activity in the world, and you aren’t even from N Corp.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	……
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	Tie it the other way.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Sorry?
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	The knot. It’ll come loose again if you tie it that way.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	There’s a sailor’s knot I learned on the boat. I’ll teach you how to do it back on the bus.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Oh… Thank you.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	What now. Since when were you so friendly?
	Sinner #9 RODION	Yuri~ Y’know what? Why don’t you join our company while you’re at it?
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	M-Me?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	That’s…
	Sinner #9 RODION	I know, I know. We need to get the okay from Vergilius or his superiors and all that. But a little suggestion doesn’t hurt.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Hm… I wonder.
	Sinner #9 RODION	Plus, pink hair makes a perfect mascot to represent us. C’mon, won’t you give it some thought? Please?
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	A—A mascot…? Huhu.
Yuri made a smile for the first time, albeit faintly.

Defense Line 23-7 - 1300 Hours (Right)

Pre-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The war was over.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Yet my doppelgänger was still holding a silly pose with a confident look on his face.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Hmm, that’s not the kind of face I’d make.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Though… gotta give it to ‘em for making the hair on my arm look as grotesque as it is real. Whose job was this?
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I’ve grown fond of humor.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Being consumed by the nightmare for so long must’ve made me crave liveliness.
	Reminisced Person Disgruntled Citizen	Those scum from G Corp. should all be sent to the gallows.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Someone murmurs, spitting on the floor.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I could tell what they were speaking towards without even looking.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Knowing that…
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Hrk…
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I felt nauseous.
	Reminisced Person Kind Citizen	Sir, are you alright?
Location: Central Front in the Smoke War
	Sinner #9 RODION	Hey, you okay, babe? You don’t look so well.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I was… just in the subway?
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	The hell are you blathering about?
	Sinner #9 RODION	Greg, we’re still on the battlefield.
Gregor groped his pockets with stumbling hands looking for a cigarette out of habit, but soon stopped.
It dawned on him as it did me.
All the Sinners seemed to have realized it now.
	Manager DANTE	<Tomah is going to grab us and give a warning any second now…>
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Are you—
	Sinner #9 RODION	Look, Tomah, I’m starting to get sick of your pickup line, so I’ll say it once: We’re not out of our minds, and the aging bomb ain’t gonna hit us.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	…No.
Instead of elaborating, he points up.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	I need help.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	I don’t want to die—
Tomah was crushed to a pulp right before our eyes.
There’s only one thing to say in a situation like this.
	Manager DANTE	<R—Run!>
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	All troops! Retreat!
We muster up everything we can to run, but the airborne hand is ever persistent and shows no signs of letting up.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	We’re all going to get turned into pancakes! Got any bright ideas, smart one?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	…I’m listening. There are too many variables to consider in the fathoms of the ego, I can’t be hasty with my judgement…
	Sinner #3 DON QUIXOTE	There is no cause for hesitation! A true hero succumbs to no hardships!
	Sinner #9 RODION	Uhm… I don’t think I wanna recover a flattened body.
	Sinner #9 RODION	Oh! Sorry, Dante~ Didn’t mean it that way!
It was tempting to say something back to her…
But I figured now was the time to keep my mouth shut so everyone could focus on running.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	Still thinking, are you? Eh?! Well, are you, Ms. “Knows It All”?!
	Sinner #2 FAUST	If you’re asking for an immediate solution, then yes, I’ve yet to come up with one.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	The only thing I can say for certain is that our objective is not nearby. Dante would have responded strongly otherwise.
	Manager DANTE	<Me?>
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	Are you joking? That’s all you’ve got?
Heathcliff furrowed his brows, ready to snap at the unhelpful savant…
But a sudden close shave with the massive palm made him focus his energy on his legs rather than his mouth.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	…Gregor?
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	Whoa, hey, what? Why the hold up?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…I think I see now.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	If this world is a product of my mind…
Gregor took a breather, then looked up at the sky.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	We shouldn’t run away from that hand.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	…Did you finally get the crackers or what?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Gregor, are you sure?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	My own free will never played much of a role in my life.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	It only makes sense that resisting is meaningless in this reflection of my mind.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	In that case… letting the inevitable happen might be the answer.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	…Are you all serious?
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	It’s not like there’s any other way. We’re all exhausted.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Besides… Look at that… paint on its nails.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	You don’t see that kind of polish just anywhere.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	If that hand belongs to who I think it does, she will not stop chasing us.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Faust… You said this is a path in my heart, right?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Then I can tell you this for sure:
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	It’s about to hit a dead end.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Be it the nightmare or the road… I never once strayed from that woman’s control.
Who is Gregor talking about, and what does he mean by a nightmare?
As much as I wanted to ask him…
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	Sigh, might as well.
Soon enough, the giant hand cast its shadow over us, descending.
Just before it reached us, it stopped to hold us in its grasp.
Everything went dark.
I felt a disorienting nausea of being lifted into the sky.
	Sinner #11 SINCLAIR	Mgrrh…
While everyone else was suffering from it, Faust and I were the only ones standing straight.
I noticed that the battlefield had changed into somewhere familiar.

Defense Line 23-7 - 1536 Hours

Pre-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: District 4 - LC Branch Interior
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Dante, something about this containment unit seems different from the others, does it not?
	Manager DANTE	<Yeah, it really does… Wait, is this―?>
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Yes, that is most likely where we can find the Abnormality in which the Golden Bough has taken root.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Haah… We did manage to come this far, huh.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Say, Gregor…
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	…When we go back to the bus, can I teach Charon how to use a map?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…Yeah, sounds good. I’m sure she’ll like it.
	Sinner #11 SINCLAIR	I doubt that…
Sinclair shook his head, then dry-retched afterward.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Huhu, it’s nice to have a place to go back to.

Mid-battle

Played after the Golden Apple's Abnormality Event.

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: District 4 - LC Branch Interior
……
The Abnormality devoured Yuri in one bite.
She was gone without a trace…
	Manager DANTE	<I can save the other Sinners… but there’s nothing I can do about Yuri.>
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	……
Without a word, Gregor hacked and slashed away at the Abnormality.
As if he expected to find Yuri unscathed by slicing the apple open.

Post-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: District 4 - LC Branch Interior
The mass of maggots falls apart in a hail of silent screams.
Beyond that, I see a wave of radiant golden light.
	Manager DANTE	<Is that… the Golden Bough?>
Just as I begin to approach it, the apple begins to tremble.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Excuse me… Are you the people from… Limbus Company?
	Manager DANTE	<Yuri? You’re okay?>
Even though I had clearly seen it devour her, I couldn’t stop myself from asking.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	…When we go back to the bus, can I—Charon how to…?
Then I saw a glimpse of the pink locks of hair that Rodya took a liking to.
Yuri’s head stood motionless, facing Gregor. Her face was upright.
However, the Yuri we knew and accompanied was always hunched over.
She slouched at all times, as though it were her sole-surviving obligation to carry the wills of her late colleagues.
Given that, I can warn him with confidence.
	Manager DANTE	<That isn’t Yuri, Gregor.>
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…Uh-huh. Yeah, I think you’re right.
Gregor accepts it calmly.
He then outstretches his arm, sending it flying toward “Yuri”.
Yet, it soon stops traveling.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	I didn’t want to die.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	……
	Manager DANTE	<Cut her down, Gregor.>
I don’t know if this is the right thing to do as the manager.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	None of us wanted to die.
But I had to shout at Gregor now to stop him from being ruined.
	Manager DANTE	<Cut it now!>
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Gah, aaaaargh!!!
	Reminisced Person Kind Citizen	I—I don’t wanna die!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	This… This is…
The verminous arm stopped right before reaching the civilian’s throat.
I pulled against it with all my might, but it wouldn’t budge.
	Reminisced Person Kind Citizen	P-Please spare me… I’ll give you all my money.
	Reminisced Person Security Guard	Let the woman go! Otherwise, I will stop you by force!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	My arm… Cut off the arm! Now!
	Reminisced Person Security Guard	This is your final warning. Release her now, or…
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Just do it!
As the dismembered arm falls to the ground, she slides down the wall, gasping.
However, peace doesn’t last long—the arm starts regenerating from its twitching stump.
	Reminisced Person Security Guard	Are you alright, sir?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	No, stay away from me! Don’t come any closer!
The regrown arm rushes forward as if it remembered the pain it suffered mere moments ago.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	……
	??? ???	You have my utmost respect, Manager Gregor, sir!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	You really shouldn’t… I didn’t fight in the war because I wanted to…
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	……
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	What else am I supposed to do? Is it so wrong that I survived?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Just live on, please… It’s not like we got ourselves into this mess voluntarily.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	……
	??? ???	Having come to this end, only to be stopped just before your labor bears fruit. How regrettable.
	??? ???	Well, we’ll take it. Opportunities left unclaimed will only become null and void.
Yuri’s head fell to the ground.
It wasn’t Gregor’s doing.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Nhh… Aah…
Yuri’s mouth opens and lets something out.
It was a tree branch radiating a bright golden glow.
	??? ???	Seeking the Bough, were you?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	You…
	??? ???	A bit small, isn’t it?
	??? Hermann	I’m Hermann. We’ll be seeing each other often. The reason being…
	??? Hermann	We—need those Boughs; and you—are capable of finding them.
	??? Hermann	You—won’t die; but we—will kill you.
Hermann nudges Yuri’s head with her foot.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	……
	??? Hermann	It won’t be now, though.
	??? Hermann	We’ll take good care of the Golden Bough you found.
	Sinner #1 YI SANG	Gubo… My dear compatriot. Is this the path you chose?
	??? Gubo	Indeed it is. Only few remain now.
	Sinner #6 HONG LU	…It’s been a while, Brother.
	??? Jia Huan	Do you know how filthy your clothing smells? If only your family were here to see your state.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Some reunion this has turned into.
	??? Hermann	How are you treating your present, my son?
	??? Hermann	I didn’t invest in you just to see you in such a mess.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I never asked for this… Not once…
	??? Hermann	You should at least finish unwrapping what I gave you.
	??? Hermann	That little arm isn’t all there is to it.
	??? Jia Huan	Alright now. That’s enough greetings.
The man who introduced himself as Jia Huan clapped twice.
Then, everything went dark.
Like waking from a long nightmare…
The early dawn greets you.
After some time passed…
Location: Aboard Mephistopheles
	Guide Vergilius	And I thought this would be an easy enough mission for you.
	Guide Vergilius	After allowing the Golden Bough to be taken before your very eyes, you had the gall to walk in with your faces up.
	Guide Vergilius	Have I overestimated you?
	Manager DANTE	<……>
	Guide Vergilius	Why don’t you give me an excuse, Ms. Faust."
	Sinner #2 FAUST	As it turns out, immortality wasn’t the solution to everything.
	Guide Vergilius	…Hm.
	Guide Vergilius	Anything to say for yourself, Dante?
	Manager DANTE	<There was another group going after the Golden Bough.>
	Manager DANTE	<You had to have known this, so why didn’t you warn me?>
	Sinner #2 FAUST	They’re asking about the other faction that sought the Golden Bough.
Faust placidly relayed my words to Vergilius.
	Guide Vergilius	…Don’t tell me. Are you holding me responsible?
	Guide Vergilius	Tell me then, Dante. Why would we bother sending twelve whole combatants to a place with no threats?
	Guide Vergilius	After hiring Fixers to guide them, too.
	Manager DANTE	<That’s…>
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Enough of that, Manager Bud.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	It’s my fault. If you want someone to blame, I’m right here…
	Guide Vergilius	How fascinating.
	Guide Vergilius	Built a sense of camaraderie between you already.
	Guide Vergilius	Well, I do suppose it’s not too bad to cover up for each other since you’re all in the same bus…
	Guide Vergilius	Just know that sticking up for one another doesn’t make up for your incompetence.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	…We got a call. After Team’s Spec Ops Section 4 has just gone underground for their job.
	Guide Vergilius	That sounds about right. Someone has to salvage the E.G.O and Abnormalities left there.
	Guide Vergilius	…A real shame that the essence was lost, though.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	This is getting excessive.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Failure is a common thing on the battlefield. If an objective wasn’t met, you devise another plan and redeploy.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Are you sure it wasn’t your expectations that were too high for our first mission? I will have you know that our manager’s performance was nothing short of outstanding.
	Guide Vergilius	……
	Guide Vergilius	I suppose we’ll leave it at that. You’re not entirely wrong.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Certainly.
There seemed to be an uncanny tension between Vergilius and Faust…
But right now, I had neither the energy nor the willpower left in me to get inquisitive.
The bus reeked of blood with all the stains and gore on our outfits, yet none of us tried to open the windows.
And no one had the urge to have a change of clothes.
All of us just sat in place, dwelling on silence.
Gregor had the most defeated look of them all, staring out the window…
Then, he suddenly went to hang something from his pocket near the windshield of the bus.
	Bus Driver Charon	Bug Guy. What did you put on Mephi’s head?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	…A memento.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Something that belonged to the two.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I had a sister, just about Yuri’s age.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	That’s… all there is.
I considered giving him a pep talk, but that quickly dissipated.
Ishmael wore a grieving look, Sinclair was quietly weeping, and Rodya let out a distressed sigh; if they couldn’t offer him any encouragement, what good would I do?
	Guide Vergilius	Charon, won’t this get in your way?
	Bus Driver Charon	No, Charon’ll be fine.
	Guide Vergilius	…Alright, let’s hit the road.
	Bus Driver Charon	Vroom-vroom.
The bus slowly grumbled forward.
The gas mask hanging by the windshield waved like an ornament.
CREDITS ROLL END CANTO I: THE OUTCAST

Story Dungeon Events

Eternal Rest

Eternal Rest

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You hear a faint voice.

“Please, help…”

Do you follow the sound? Or…

Check out the source of the voice. Run a Pride check. Gain an E.G.O Gift. A soldier was crushed under rubble, gasping in agony. “Please just kill me… It hurts too much.” You can’t ignore this person. Who will be ordered to bring this soldier to peace? Who will undertake bringing this soldier to peace? Pride Advantage: ≥ 5 No Advantage: ≥ 8 Check Passed “Thank… you…” The soldier’s life was delivered a coup de grâce by the knife. The human rhythm that rose through the blade soon ceased, and the soldier was eased into eternal rest.. E.G.O Gift Shoddy Dressing Earned! Check Failed “Gyaagh…!” The knife came down upon the wrong spot. The soldier’s bloody coughs and face full of terror felt like they endured for an eternity. It took a while for that suffering soldier to pass away. Regret and hate were the final things in those eyes. The Sinner who failed the check lost 15 SP! E.G.O. Gift Shoddy Dressing Earned!

Ignore the voice. It could just have been your senses playing tricks on you. It’s not uncommon for howling wind to be mistaken for a human voice. You decided to hurry along. Nothing Happened

Gifts

Shoddy Dressing All allies gain +10% Max HP.

An Encounter with the Unbearable

An Encounter with the Unbearable

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While traversing a narrow passage, a swarm of cockroaches crawled into the way.
The rustling visage is almost revolting.

Do you walk past them? Or…

Carefully move past the gross swarm. All allies lose SP “Ewwww… One got on my leg!” Everyone managed to get through the passage, but their disgust is clearly visible. They seem fatigued by the experience. All allies lose 10 SP.

Enough is enough. Crush the cockroaches with the Sinners. Gregor loses a lot of SP. Begin a combat encounter. Win to gain an E.G.O Gift. “Tsk…” Gregor turned away from the carnage, discontent. Soon after, a crowd of angry bug-soldiers came charging for us. Gregor lost 20 SP! Combat Encounter! Recollected Awry Soldier Recollected Wallowing Soldier Recollected Wallowing Soldier Recollected Overtaken Soldier Win the next battle to gain E.G.O Gift Festered Fragment!

Gifts

Festered Fragment At the start of the turn, allies with 50% or less health heal 5 HP.

Boss

Stage 1

Golden Apple

Stage 2

False Apple