Main Scenario/A New Road

Giant Tree Strategy Episode
18-1	The Return
18-2	A New Road
18-3	Through a Long Tunnel
18-4	The First Test
18-5	What You Lack
18-6	A Meaningful Battle
18-7	A Shaky Illusion
18-8	How to Save the World
18-9	Divine Child's Sacrifice
18-10	Country of Peace and Iridescent Clouds
18-EP	Epilogue

After the physical examinations and status reports of the personnel returning from the Terminal were completed, the Special Steel Squad was officially re-organised as the Giant Tree Assault Squad.
--This time the SSS will now be assisted by a cooperative helper.
Islington	"Mary Rosegarden. As a former missing knight of the Order of St. Iris, you had been assigned, with special enlistment restrictions, as a member of the St. Iris Out-Siders. This restriction with the mission objective of 'searching the route map' is hereby lifted effective immediately."
Islington	"In addition to this, you are henceforth ordered to take on a new mission. You are to escort the Special Steel Squad and assist in the operation of the Mist Train for the investigation of the Giant Tree. Special Commander of the Out-Siders and the Order of St. Iris - Islington Elrond."
Mary	"Orders received. As a member of the Out-Siders, I hereby pledge my oath to support the Special Steel Squad to the best of my ability."
Vivienne	"Mary is officially on our side now. It's kind of surreal."
Putra	"Both Islington and Mary are in a completely different mood than usual. That's to be expected from the Divine Child of Trust and the former knight commander."
Islington	"No, about that... you don't have to pledge an oath to me. You're not going to serve me anyway."
Mary	"Don't be mistaken. I believe you've become a much more respectable Divine Child now, compared to the days when you were waving around people's swords and making a ghastly racket like a poltergeist."
Islington	"Heheh, thank you. Then let's play together again next time."
Mary	"I'll pass. I've pledged to never play with mischievous kids ever again."
Putra	"...apparently it's the same as ever."
Vivienne	"Mary knew Islington when she was little. She's a former Knight Commander, so it's only natural she should know."
Islington	"Alright, now we've come to the final battle. The Giant Tree of St. Iris looks worse than we thought."
Islington	"I have understood what happened at the Terminal and the weapons factory. The Samantha guide, and a bunch of Mist Monsters that looked like an army, the crumbling mysterious realm, and the otherworldly humanoid weapons..."
Islington	"Whereever everyone was sent to, I'm not even sure if it's even in Iris Cloud."
Vivienne	"I'm concerned too, that time flows differently from we were on our mission to the time over here."
Putra	"Blackfriar doesn't recognize the place either. It could be that we were teleported into the Giant Tree."
Islington	"And, well, it's certainly fun to do so, but we don't have time to sit down and speculate about all these phenomenon here."
Islington	"While you're all looking for a route map, we've got a lot of work to do here too. With the current situation in consideration, I'm afraid we're going to have to get you all into the Giant Tree as soon as we can."
Islington	"Conductor, you've glanced over the Giant Tree Route Map, haven't you?"
Conductor	Yes, I did, I was able to confirm that we were in front of the Portal that was thought to be the entrance to the inside of the Giant Tree. Based on the route map projected in Mary's notebook, we calculated the route of attack for the Giant Tree Railroad.
Conductor	From this, I've determined that we have to pass through four stations before reaching the Giant Tree.
Conductor	It seems that it is not enough to just pass through them. The power of each station must be activated in order to proceed.
Mary	"In other words, every time we arrive at a station, we have to get off the train and fight the Phantom Mist. As we've probably gathered from our exploration of just the Terminal alone, we're going to be in for an even tougher battle than before."
Mary	"Also, this station we're on at present is the first station. In other words, this is confirmed to be the starting point for our Giant Tree campaign."
Queensway	"So the Mistism cultists' predictions were right all along. If those people had had the route map, it would have been dangerous..."
Mary	"And because she doesn't want that to happen, Ricardo had a special way of hiding the route maps from us. In the event that I perished, she was likely going to entrust it to Yuuzen or even Conductor."
Queensway	"Um, Lady Islington, when you said you 'got into a lot of trouble' over here, do you mean...?"
Islington	"Gates, I'm talking about Gates. There's a new Gate that formed at this station too. And it's a very big, tunnel-like Gate. It's on the tracks, so I think the Mist Train can go through."
Yakutsk	"So you don't mean...?"
Queensway	"It's the entrance to the Giant Tree Railroad! It is true that the Mist Train could take us to the Giant Tree!"
Islington	"Yeah, we're on the same page. Mary's route map also says that from this station, we go through this Gate and exit to the south side of the Giant Tree."
Islington	"But be careful. It's clearly different from the other lines. In particular, the magic I feel from these rails is on a completely different level."
Putra	"As expected of the great Divine Child. You can even tell the difference in the magic power of the railways..."
Yoshino	"Yoshino has had no part to play up to this point, I thought I'll be able to demonstrate my kougyoukei."
Islington	"Aww~ don't say that, my cute little fox. Your industrialist abilities will surely be put to good use once we enter the Giant Tree.
Yoshino	"But Yoshino doesn't have magical powers like Islington. I can't do things such as boom with magic, or woosh with a Gate."
Islington	"I can't woosh with a Gate either. I'm good at boom with magic though."
Islington	"There's something I want you to see, lil' Yoshino. My little bunny found something interesting."
Islington	"So, King's Cross?♪"
King's Cross	"Yes. Lady Islington."
Putra	"Woah!? How long have you been here, King's Cross!?"
King's Cross	"Ever since."
Islington	"Show that thing to Yoshino, King's Cross."
King's Cross	"Yes, Lady Islington."
King's Cross	"Yoshino, please take this."
Yoshino	"Ooooh- how very kind of you."
Yoshino	"..."
Kings Cross handed Yoshino a cloth bag in her hand. Yoshino seemed to realise what was in the bag the moment she received it with both hands. With her ears and tail pinned up, she asked King's Cross.
Yoshino	"King's Cross, where did you pick this up?"
King's Cross	"Seems like it appeared from inside the Gate here, alongside a Mist Monster never seen before."
Yoshino	"From inside the Gate..."
Yoshino	"We can't leave these thing here. Yoshino will take this to the other side of the Gate."
King's Cross	"That is for Lady Islington to decide."
Yoshino	"Can you allow, Islington? This is not something that belongs in our world. It is something that needs to be returned to the other side."
Islington	"Hmm, what should I do? I think it would be better to leave it to lil' Yoshino, but this here's a dangerous thing, so I thought we'll confiscate this here...
Islington	"Alright, let's sort it this way. If Yoshino can figure out what's in the bag without taking it out, she can take it away. Otherwise, we'll keep it here."
Islington	"I want to test your power. How about it?"
Yoshino	"Okay. Maybe I can guess."
Islington	'Well, let's hear it♪ What's that in there?"
Islington	"...Answer correctly."
Islington	"How much do you know without seeing what it is? As a matter of fact, I don't know what it is either. I genuinely want to know the extent of your ability."
Yoshino	"..."
Yoshino	"This is a steel doll arm. It only goes from the elbow to the wrist of its left arm."
Yoshino	"It's still alive, although there's very little magical reaction. We can't seal it completely until we find the head. That's why we don't know what will happen. Very dangerous."
Islington	"Woah, woah, woah..."
Islington	"Seriously? Are you for real, Yoshino? How do you know even when it's wrapped around this thickly?"
King's Cross	"She's accurate down to the fact that it's only slightly functional. Its magical activity is so minute that only Lady Islington is able to detect it..."
Yoshino guessed correctly that it was a steel doll without even looking inside the contents of the cloth bag. She could even differentiate if it's left or right arm...
Islington	"Alright. I'll leave the steel doll to little Yoshino. I am a Divine Child who keeps her promises. Islington never goes back on her word. That's printed even in the textbooks of St. Iris Knight Academy."
Islington	"So, my little Yoshino. Investigate the Giant Tree, please. Don't make the people of Iris Cloud hate machines any more than they already do."
Yoshino	'Yes. Thank you, Islington."
Mary	"Conductor, it's time to go. More and more magical power is leaking from the Giant Tree. This strange magic isn't from steel puppets, but from... Ricardo."
Queensway	"We have to minimize the number of people entering the Giant Tree. There will be no further support from the Tsukiyo Banshuu or from the Out-Siders. We must fight alone as the SSS."
Queensway	"The fate of Iris Cloud is in our hands. We absolutely cannot fail..."
Mary	"Queensway, unwind a little more. We can never fail, that's for sure, but we definitely don't have to succeed in our first try either."
Queensway	"Mary..."
Mary	"Once you get to the Giant Tree, be alert of your surroundings, always look out for your colleagues. Worry about enemies later. Value your and your colleagues' lives."
Mary	"The Giant Tree Railway is not a single track. Wherever we can travel by train, there is somewhere to turn around. We should look carefully for these emergency evacuation routes. If something goes wrong, be ready to pull out at a moment's notice. Use your head."
Mary	"If we decide on our first raid that we can't make it, we leave. I will buy you time for that. So make sure you protect the Mist Train and Conductor."
Mary	"Let's keep our heads up. Just as you say, the SSS holds the fate of the entire world in its hands. We're not fighting for honour or for knightly pride... we're fighting to save lives."
Mary	"Free the Giant Tree that has been contaminated by otherworld Poison, and rescue Ricardo, who is no longer able to fulfil her role as a Divine Child. No one would believe such a mission. Just like they didn't believe in me and Ricardo back then."
Mary	"Even so, I won't run away from the fight. Ricardo gave up everything she had to buy us some time. For the day, the day someone on the Mist Train will clear the real Mist over Iris Cloud."
Queensway	"We will clear it. Let us save the Giant Tree with our own hands."
Yakutsk	"We can't leave it all to the Divine Child of St. Iris alone, can we?"
Vivienne	I didn't join the SSS for praises. I became a Train Knight to help people.
Putra	"Me too. I don't like fighting, but I want to save as many people as possible."
Yoshino	"I want to reduce the number of people who are sad and lonely. I want a world where we can say 'welcome home' every day."
Islington	"I'm counting on you, Mary."
Mary	"You don't have to tell me to go."
Islington	"Don't you dare die. You're still needed in St. Iris."
Mary	"Don't worry. I'm just off to pick up a friend."
Paddington	"Train Knights, we're ready to go. Everyone please board the Mist Train immediately."
Islington	Paddington.
Paddington	"Big sister..."
Paddington	"Hawawa, big sis, what's going on? I can't believe you're hugging me in front of everyone..."
Islington	"It's okay. We're sisters."
Paddington	"Big sis Islington..."
Islington ran up to Paddington and jumped into her tiny chest.
Islington had always played the role of the cheerful big sister in front of Paddington, but now she is a little different.
She hugged her younger sister, patted her on the head and talked gently into her ear. She spoke to her sister not as a Divine Child, but as an older sister-
Islington	"Let me act like a big sister at a time like this for once. I don't usually see you at all most of the time. I'm fine if you want me to spoil you a lot, just like when we were kids!"
Paddington	"Big sis..."
Paddington	"I can't do that. I'm the second-in-command of the SSS."
Islington	"I see. Right."
Islington	'Well, before we go, I just want to say this."
Paddington	"?"
Islington	"You and Victoria are the pride of the Elrond family. I have never been ashamed of you. Go on, be proud."
Paddington	"..."
Islington	"Yeah? Speak up?"
Paddington	"...Yes"
Islington	"Oi, too soft~"
Paddington	"Yes! We're off!"
Paddington	"Please be safe, sister."
Islington	"What I've said is straight from my heart. Hang in there, Paddington."
Paddington	"Confirmed all aboard! The Mist Train will now proceed along the Giant Tree Railway to the Giant Tree!"
Paddington	"This is a new route that makes use of special railway tracks and gates. We are honoured to be here for this historic moment. Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready for this!?"
Queensway	"Ready whenever you are!"
Yakutsk	"Already, I don't need to be ready!"
Vivienne	"Oui, oui. Let's go with a woosh~!"
Putra	"Over the horizon!"
Yoshino	"Take Off!"
Paddington	"And now, the Mist Train is underway!"

Giant Tree Strategy Episode
18-1	The Return
18-2	A New Road
18-3	Through a Long Tunnel
18-4	The First Test
18-5	What You Lack
18-6	A Meaningful Battle
18-7	A Shaky Illusion
18-8	How to Save the World
18-9	Divine Child's Sacrifice
18-10	Country of Peace and Iridescent Clouds
18-EP	Epilogue