-It's just an illusion. |
The lower layers of Banská, the deepest parts of the mine. The women of the mines continue to dig further holes, searching for a path to the deeper layers. |
Relying on experience, intuition and the silent voice of the glowing green stones, the women dug on, unafraid of danger, and sometimes kicking away the Phantom Mist. |
The green stone is the home of kind-hearted fairies.
"Don't go any further."
The kind fairy warns the women of the mine of the dangers of the deep abyss. |
Between the lower and deeper layers are many invisible holes. The holes, which lead to the abyss, are obscured by the Mist and devours the stone pickers up. That is why the gentle fairy lit up the stones to warn of danger. |
Still, the women of the mine do not turn back to the surface. Whenever they find green stones, they take up residence there and use it as a base for deep exploration. |
-We are, the Flamarine mining unit.
-Aim for the deeper layers and dig through the mountains of living mist stones. |
Women who aim for the deeper layers must be prepared to fight the Phantom Mist. In the mines, where there is no escape, we dare to go to the place where the Phantom Mist is. |
--However, moments are always sudden. |
The tunnels are filled with Phantom Mist, and we find ourselves unable to hear the voices of their companions. Only the sound of countless fangs and claws clanging in the darkness echoed, and we realised that our retreat had been cut off. |
The women of Banská do not fear death. We all knew that their time to embrace it will be inevitable someday. |
In my case... the time is now. |
My desperate resistance was futile and I eventually collapsed, wounded. So much for this, I thought, as I reached out and grabbed a stone I had never seen before. |
And at that moment, the stone shone blue. |
The same colour as my hair. A beautiful blue. A gentle blue. |
Amidst the smell of death, it was too beautiful a light. |
The next thing I knew, the Phantom Mist had disappeared, and the stone that should have been in my hand had also vanished.
An illusion - yes, it must have been a gentle illusion I saw at my edge of death. |
Batu |
"Well now, Putra was right all along, we have come to rely on the green stones..." |
Vivienne |
"We've really arrived at the 'altar'..." |
A tunnel that extended through a side hole in the rock wall. We took this as our new route and went the path of the shining 'green stones'. |
Batu told us that we were heading in the right direction, and we guessed that it would lead to the altar, but we didn't expect to reach our destination so easily. |
Versailles |
"So this is the altar from which Canaria is said to have escaped." |
Queensway |
"There is no thick Phantom Mist as there was earlier. We were right to change our route." |
Batu |
"That is if we can reach our planned destination, right?" |
Queensway |
"Isn't this place supposed to be our destination?" |
Versailles |
"Our primary objective is to meet up with Batu and we will all investigate the altar. We are proceeding as planned, yes?" |
Batu |
"By 'altar', you mean the one me and Khabarovsk found, right? Then this is not the place we were supposed to go." |
Miyako |
"Maybe we've come to another altar?" |
Batu |
"That's what I meant. It's very similar, but this is not the initial altar we investigated." |
Yakutsk |
"So this is an unknown altar that neither Batu nor Instructor Khabarovsk have ever discovered?" |
Yoshino |
"It's not that surprising, right? Because Yoshino and friends have been avoiding the route Batu knew." |
Yakutsk |
"Yes, but you said we were going in the approximate direction. That's why we came here and it should be okay." |
Yoshino |
"'Approximate' means it's not kanpeki. We have to be prepared for some kind of trouble." |
Miyako |
"That's a fair point, but we can't stay so calm. If we don't decide what we're going to do, it's going to be a problem for the rest of the operation." |
Batu |
"Miyako is right. Finding a new altar isn't a problem, but how do we move on from here is very important." |
Putra |
"......" |
Vivienne |
"What's wrong, Putra?" |
Putra |
"I feel something. I can't describe it, but I feel something very close to me." |
Putra |
"I don't know what to say. At times like this, I wish I had the same sense of magic." |
Vivienne |
"What are you talking about? If you had that kind of sense, Putra, I'd lose my job." |
Vivienne |
"Leave it to me when it comes to magic. It's the only thing I'm good at." |
Putra |
"Vivienne..." |
Vivienne |
"I'll have a look around. I'll see if I can sense anything." |
Putra |
"Mhm, please." |
Vivienne |
"......" |
Vivienne |
"......" |
Putra |
"What?" |
Vivienne |
"I don't feel anything. Do you want me to try using offensive magic again?" |
Putra |
"No, let's not do that. I don't want to mess with the altar." |
Vivienne |
"That's true." |
Putra |
"But what is this feeling, really? I can walk by the mist stones in the sea and it doesn't bother me." |
--Come here, come here. Stone picker's daughter. |
Putra |
"!" |
Vivienne |
"Putra?" |
Putra |
"Olivia. She's right next to us!" |
Putra |
"Olivia. You're Olivia, the fairy of the mines, aren't you?" |
Putra |
"If you don't mind, could you show us the way? We've never been here before." |
Putra spoke to the empty altar. We haven't heard the voice of Olivia the Kind since we came to this altar room. But Putra seemed to be able to hear her. |
--Blue hair and blue eyes. Are you the daughter of the girl who found the glowing stone? |
Putra |
"Daughter of the girl who found the glowing stone?" |
--Come here. I will show you the way. |
--I will show you where the most beautiful gem in the world is. |
Putra |
"Around the altar, are green stones..." |
Perhaps Olivia the Kind responded to Putra's call, and the rock walls around the altar began to glow with a green light... |