Following Detroit's instructions, we marched towards the eastern edge of the hills to capture the 'enemy general' who was leading the mysterious army. |
A Phantom Mist manifested soon after we crossed the river to reach the target point, but aided by Detroit's sharpened senses, the Train Knights proceeded to deal with the enemy quickly and with no waste of time |
Monster |
"......!" |
Yakutsk |
"HARGH!" |
Yakutsk |
"Alright. We can proceed at this stage without any problems." |
Detroit |
"Yakutsk, they're still here." |
Monster |
"......!" |
Detroit |
"Get lost!" |
Yakutsk |
"Thank you, Detroit." |
Detroit |
"Heh, course I deserve this." |
Queensway |
"Miss Yakutsk and Miss Detroit, you're both in sync." |
Putra |
"They don't even train together that often." |
Vivienne |
"I get the feeling that Yakutsk trusts Detroit more. I think it might have something to do with what happened at Loren Citadel." |
Putra |
"If it wasn't for Detroit, she wouldn't have been able to meet up with Bestyakh again." |
Detroit |
"The Mist is getting thicker as we get closer to our target. Does it have a propensity to breathe out Mist when it senses danger?" |
Yakutsk |
"Possible if it was a Wandering Life. But so far I haven't seen any enemies that look like that." |
Yakutsk |
"Detroit, where is the source of the outbreak? According to our plan, we should encounter the enemy general around here." |
Detroit |
"No rush. We know exactly where it is." |
Detroit |
"... it'll be right there." |
Yakutsk |
"Right there is..." |
Suddenly, a thick Phantom Mist appeared in the darkness. |
The Mist, which occurred right under our feet, was very localised. Also, no Mist Monsters appeared like in regular Phantom Mist, just a mass of mighty magical power, which was smelted on the spot. |
--And then it appeared... |
--Railway Seeker. |
--It is also different from what we have seen so far. The Railway Seeker that appeared near the Giant Tree in St. Iris was not seen again after Ricardo was released, so where in the world did this Railway Seeker come from? |
Yakutsk |
"Railway Seeker..." |
Putra |
"I haven't seen one for a while, why..." |
Queensway |
"Mary said that the Railway Seeker we fought against was created by the pain and suffering of the guardian, Lady Ricardo. She said that now that we have freed the guardian, it is unlikely that a new Railway Seeker will be created." |
Detroit |
"Unlikely. Does not mean it's never going to happen." |
Detroit |
"Regardless of the state of the Giant Tree Guardians, there have always been a few sightings of Railway Seekers. It seems to have been well known amongst the Out-Siders for a long time." |
Yoshino |
"To begin with, this Railway Seeker is completely different from the one Yoshino and friends knew." |
Yoshino |
"It's not as strong as it looks." |
Railway Seeker |
"Do not disturb us, Divine Child of Mist Clearing!" |
Railway Seeker |
"The fusion of Mist and Darkness, has granted new power. The Giant Tree of St. Iris has absorbed the Poison and became the Steel Tree." |
Railway Seeker |
"Steel is Poison. Poison is Steel." |
Vivienne |
"Everyone! Get away from this thing now!" |
The Railway Seeker amplified magic at close range and unleashed it all at once. Although it did not seem to be an offensive magic, it instantly obliterated the wards created by Vivienne and Yoshino and summoned a large number of monsters to surround us. |
Detroit |
"Does this thing have the power to create monsters?" |
Yakutsk |
"And they don't look like a bunch of small fry. Even if we deal with them one at a time, they're going to be a handful." |
Railway Seeker |
"This world needs neither the Children of Sunshine nor the Divine Child of Mist Clearing. Let the invaders who destroy the Steel Railway perish." |
Detroit |
"IT IS YOU WHO WILL PERISH." |
Railway Seeker |
"GGGH..." |
Putra |
"Nice, Detroit!" |
Vivienne |
"Their formation's broken up! This is our chance to retreat!" |
Railway Seeker |
"Damn you, mere insect from the abandoned factory..." |
Detroit |
"Don't be caught off guard by mere insects then, you piece of shit!" |
Detroit |
"Conductor, retreat! Everyone move according to plan! We're getting Conductor out of here!" |
Queensway |
"Let's fall back to the river, Miss Putra, Miss Yoshino, Sir Conductor..." |
Queensway |
"The monsters are increasing in numbers rapidly. There's no end to the number of monsters we have to defeat." |
Detroit |
"Why are you being so pathetic? It's not our job to defeat them all. Let's get the Hell out of here before things get out of hand! |
Queensway |
"Y-Yes!" |
Yoshino |
"Detroit, hanpanaku tsuyoi. As expected of a violent gangster with a history of arrests." |
Yakutsk |
"Truly, she's very reliable. She's still young, but she's already been through quite a few rough patches..." |
Detroit |
"Yakutsk, let's go! Cover the rear guard!" |
Yakutsk |
"Roger, Yoshino, Vivienne, let's go!" |
Yoshino |
"Aye aye, Sir!" |