Main Scenario/Happy to See Youko

The Steel Tree of St. Iris Episode
31-1	Lack of Cooperation
31-2	Sniper in the Darkness
31-3	Separate Action
31-4	Large Army
31-5	Overcoming Numerical Disadvantage
31-6	Enemy General
31-7	Rain of Light
31-8	Happy to See Youko
31-9	Steel Thorns
31-10	Steel Tree of St. Iris

???	"Special Steel Squad, happy to see you. I am Youko. Hexcastress from the Land of Nishiki. Always happy to see Youko."
Yoshino	"'Always Happy to See Youko'-san, your name sounds like a bright and cheerful person who seems to be allowed to do anything."
Putra	"No, I don't think that's her name."
Yakutsk	"What's with the 'Happy to see Youko'? It's creepy that you're always in a happy mood."
Yoshino	"Yes, it is. Yoshino doesn't think 'always happy' would be appropriate right after you've ripped so many monsters to a bloody mess."
Youko	"Ufufufufu. The SSS is special after all. There are many young, cute and funny people here."
Yoshino	"Thank you for the compliment. If possible, it would be appreciated if you could just stick to 'cute and funny' in the future. People that would increase the average age of this group are not here at the moment."
Youko	"Come to think of it, I don't see that skilled sorceress around. I would have loved to meet her and talk to her in person..."
Youko	"I think, her name is Yuuzen, isn't it? Ufufufufu..."
Detroit	"What with this girl? She's disgusting."
Vivienne	"She sounds polite, but it amplifies her nasty character."
Detroit	"Yeah, exactly what it sounds like. This brat, I think I've seen her somewhere..."
Conductor	You say that you are Youko. Thank you for getting us out from that predicament. You've saved our lives.
Youko	"No, no, don't worry about it. I never intended to help you in the first place."
Conductor	You are honest. But that saves us a lot of unnecessary hassle. I know from what you just said that you are not on our side.
Conductor	I have many questions, but I will ask just one first.
Conductor	What is the Steel Tree? How did the St. Iris Giant Tree come to look like that?
Youko	"I don't know the details either. However, I'm almost certain that the 'worst case scenario' you're probably thinking of has happened."
Youko	"The fact that a troublesome Steel Seeker was born is good evidence. That one is under a caster. I don't know what she's up to, but her goal is the same as mine... The Steel Tree of St. Iris."
Conductor	As I thought, the Poison of the otherworlds has corrupted the Giant Tree...
Queensway	"The St. Iris Giant Tree has no Guardian. I think it would be impossible to purify it after being corrupted by such a strong Poison."
Youko	"Nothing to worry about anymore."
Queensway	"What?"
Youko	"There's nothing you can do to purify it. The St. Iris Giant Tree is dead."
Queensway	"The St. Iris Giant Tree is... dead?"
Detroit	"You've got to be kidding me! How can that be! The country is finished if the Giant Tree dies! I don't know what Poison is, but the Giant Tree has Iridescent God's power. The Giant Tree that doesn't rot even when it absorbs Mist can't die so quickly!"
Youko	"Heh, that's why I'm telling you that this country is finished."
Detroit	"What the..."
Detroit	"Say that again! I'll make it impossible for you to speak to me ever again!"
Yakutsk	"Detroit, calm down!"
Yakutsk	"She's an important witness. Conductor is questioning her. It's going well so far. Are ya going to interrupt him?"
Detroit	"......"
Yakutsk	"Yes. That's fine. You are a Knight of the Order of St. Iris. You're a Train Knight of the SSS. You could do it without Fayette."
Detroit	"... I'm sorry... I'll cool my head."
Youko	"Detroit, only daughter of Michigan - Heroine of the Forgotten Factories. The powers she has acquired in the cursed places of northern St. Iris had, for better or worse, led her to the source of the Phantom Mist."
Detroit	"I ain't taking no more provocations. That's already in the Order's archives."
Youko	"Yes. But it is not mentioned in the usual documents that you murdered your own father or that you took the lives of many people with your own hands."
Detroit	"...But I did tell that to people and there are actual documents that go into that much detail."
Youko	"That scarf of yours. It belongs to your team."
Detroit	"......"
Youko	"You were so close to having your Volunteer Army endorsed by the Order, but the incident happened at an unfortunate time."
Youko	"How was the end of your friends that you saw in the sandstorm? You never thought that the source of that thing was your own father, did you? How did it feel, to end the lives of the folks who loved you so much?"
Youko	"You disgraced the Volunteer Army and you, yourself were arrested. It's simply amazing that you were not executed yet. Did the oh-so-great people of the Out-Siders defend you?"
Youko	"You are so fortunate to be the daughter of the heroine Michigan. A typical criminal would have been shot on sight."
Yakutsk	"SHUT THE HELL UP! SPEAK ANY MORE AND I WON'T FORGIVE YA!"
Conductor	Calm down Yakutsk, you're doing exactly what this woman wants you to do.
Yakutsk	"I know! But she's pissing me off! I want to beat her up with my own hands right now!"
Yoshino	"Sei sei sei. Yakky-tan, sei."
Yoshino	"You shouldn't do that. You'll probably be the one who gets hit, and you won't be able to speak anymore within a single blow. Everyone in Nishiki is strong. Remember this."
Putra	"You're very convincing when you say that while restraining Yakutsk completely."
Youko	"Ufufufu. There are some really interesting people in the SSS. Some were involved in the development of whitesilver ore weapons; some even possess the Dark Blood. Not surprising that they're being targeted by the Steel Tree and the Poisons of the otherworlds."
Youko	"Above all, there exists the Divine Child who have the forbidden art of the Steel Railway. A human who can pour power into the Mist Core is not good for any world. Even more so while he is unaware that he himself is the life-threatening being."
Conductor	You talk as if you know some things outside of this world. You seem to know a lot of details about our past battles.
Conductor	Youko, who are you really? Which organisation do you belong to and what is your goal?
Youko	"I am again just Youko, a hexcastress from the land of Nishiki."
Youko	"My goal is power. I want to get power so strong that this world can be destroyed."
Conductor	Is that power inside the Steel Tree?
Youko	"I can't say for sure. I'm just here to have a look."
Youko	"But you hit the 'jackpot'. Look over there. The Steel Tree has begun to tighten its defences against us."
Following Youko's eyes, In the morning glow, the steel tree can be seen in the distance.
Conductor	An eerie shadow emerged around it. Something seemed to be popping out of the ground, forming a wall.
Youko	"Those are the roots of the Steel Tree. They must have appeared to block intruders."
Queensway	"Who does the Steel Tree recognise as 'intruders'?"
Youko	"Every single one of us."
Putra	"But we didn't approach the Steel Tree, did we?"
Youko	"There are those who have approached it. The person who was controlling the Steel Seeker earlier may have been in a hurry and failed to do anything."
Youko	"I will try to get closer. If you are interested, why don't you come? If you are lucky, you may receive the blessing of the Steel Tree."
Youko	"Well then, happy to see you."
Youko said this and then created a Gate in front of her. The gates created by Mary and Yuuzen had a slightly different shape, but could be considered almost identical.
After leaping into her Gate, Youko disappeared without a trace, and the monsters eliminated by Youko's hexes did not revive or create new Phantom Mist, and dawn was breaking in the hills north of St. Iris.
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Queensway	"It's dawn."
Putra	"Conductor, what do you we do? Youko seems to be heading for that bad-looking misty place."
Detroit	"Of course we're going."
Yakutsk	"Yes, I can see the tracks. We can take the Mist Train straight there now."
Conductor	We can go, but it's quite dangerous. One option is to go back and meet up with Mary and Yuuzen, and then the Out-Siders and the Order.
Detroit	"But it's now or never, the way is clear."
Yakutsk	"Yes, it is. If we turn back here, we may never get close to that place again."
--The Mist has lifted ahead. This is our best chance.
Conductor	Can you girls follow me?
Queensway	"Of course!"
Putra	"That's why we came all this way."
Yoshino	"The tracks are straight. It must be for today."
Vivienne	"If we get that far, I'm sure there's a way to save St. Iris."
All the Train Knights looked in the same direction, and expressed their resolve to fight the Poison that is corrupting St. Iris and Iris Cloud.
Conductor	It's decided. We will chase after Youko on the Mist Train. If the person who controlled the Steel Seeker is there, we will get new information.
Detroit	"Roger. Let's all hurry back to the Mist Train. I'll take the lead. Stay alert and watch your surroundings at all times. If we mess up here, it will all be pointless."
Via the single track railway, we boarded the Train to approach the St. Iris Giant Tree, now the Steel Tree.

The Steel Tree of St. Iris Episode
31-1	Lack of Cooperation
31-2	Sniper in the Darkness
31-3	Separate Action
31-4	Large Army
31-5	Overcoming Numerical Disadvantage
31-6	Enemy General
31-7	Rain of Light
31-8	Happy to See Youko
31-9	Steel Thorns
31-10	Steel Tree of St. Iris