![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Yakutsk, Yoshino, you two okay!?" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Yes, somehow. We would have been in danger if we had been a bit further away from everyone." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Miss Yakutsk, so what happened to those boys?" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"As it turns out, those boys were not people. They were just a kind of illusion that appeared with the Phantom Mist." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"They called themselves Karl and Emil. They lied about being lost, yet they seemed to know something about these ruins." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Are they Mist Monsters that lurks in these ruins?" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Well, apparently not. I'm pretty sure they called the trenches and tochka the 'defensive lines', but it appears they were looking for a way to avoid these ruins. They wanted to get through to the west without going through the ruins..." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"They took Yoshino's map, Yakutsk tried to catch them but they disappeared like a puff of smoke." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"It could be a trap to lure intruders out of the ruins. Or it could have been intended to split us." |
![Story Rouen.png](/images/5/52/Story_Rouen.png) Rouen |
"Hey! Stop dawdling, we're going back to the ruins! No matter how many enemies we vanquished outside here, there's no signs of the Phantom Mist disappearing!" |
![Story Amiens.png](/images/d/d1/Story_Amiens.png) Amiens |
"I knew it, the Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is the source of the Phantom Mist! We have to find a solution inside the ruins!" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"If we don't do something quickly, the ruins will grow increasingly bigger... Will the gendarmerie deployed in the forest be enough to hold them? Should we retreat for now and call for reinforcements from the main army...?" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Vivienne, it's okay. Compared to Nishiki's Ningyou Jigoku, This is nothing. Verforet is your hometown, Vivienne, it shouldn't be a scary place for you right?" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Besides, Amiens and Rouen have explored plenty of ruins, haven't they? Even the progress of attacking this Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is going well so far." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Putra..." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Let's continue investigating the ruins. I'm sure we'll find the source of the Phantom Mist. Then the Mist Monsters in the forest will disappear." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Am I right?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Oui, guess so..." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"That's right, let's stop caring about Karl and Emil! Let's do what we can do now!" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"If we're going to retreat, now is the time! Let's head back to the ruins!" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Whoa! We've only been away for a minute and there's already so much Mist! It's going to be hard to find the source of this outbreak..." |
![Story Rouen.png](/images/5/52/Story_Rouen.png) Rouen |
"The source of the Phantom Mist, if there is one, is at the far end of the ruins. The last stronghold is where the master of these ruins waits." |
![Story Amiens.png](/images/d/d1/Story_Amiens.png) Amiens |
"But the structure of these ruins makes it difficult to identify the 'far end'. The extensive labyrinth, the exit to the surface... Is the key, after all, the rails in the tunnels?" |
![Story Paddington.png](/images/2/28/Story_Paddington.png) Paddington |
"Um, may I have a word!?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"What's wrong, Paddington?" |
![Story Paddington.png](/images/2/28/Story_Paddington.png) Paddington |
"That steel minecart over there, it's not the same one that Yoshino found in the first place. I don't know how it got there, but it's been replaced by another cart!" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Huh? But it looks the same to me..." |
![Story Paddington.png](/images/2/28/Story_Paddington.png) Paddington |
"No, it's definitely not the same minecart as the one that was there. Some sections have different rust marks, and there are some scratches on the body. These scratches were not on the cart that was there earlier." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"If Paddington says so, then it must be so." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"But what does the switch mean then?" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"The cart that was just there has moved to another place. In conjunction with that, the cart that was stopped in another place ran to this place." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"This is not the type that is manned by crew. There's a power source somewhere that's moving the carts and the rails in a certain area." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"That power source is from mist stones, right? Can the mist stone's magic be controlled that well...?" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"There's a similar system like this inside the Flamarinian mines. But it's state-of-the-art tech that's only available in a few key facilities. It's not the kind of tech that's been around for a long time." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"It's impossible to move a number of minecarts over such a large area with just the magic power of mist stones. That's exactly why I think it's difficult unless you combine a power source on the level of the Mist Core with the magic power of a Divine Child, like the Mist Train..." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Conductor, what do you think? Do you feel anything from this rail?" |
At Putra's suggestion, I lightly touched the minecart and rails to see if there was any magic power derived from mist stones there, or to see if I could sense any other special power. |
However, the touch feels like it is just regular steel. I cannot feel the flow of magic power from the metal, and it does not seem to resonate with my magic power. |
However, I share the same opinion as Putra. I think there is a power source somewhere that is operating the mechanisms of these ruins. The alarms sound and the lights come on because there is a power source. |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"If there is a master of these ruins, it's where the power source is. Somewhere it's controlling the whole mechanism of the ruins." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Let's find the room where the power source is. If we follow the rails, we'll get there." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"The question is which rail to follow..." |
??? |
"Intruders Have Breached The Defence Line! Maintain Ouvrage Schoenenbourg! Now Is The Time To Demonstrate How Strong The Defenders Of Maginot Are!" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"It's that voice again! Is that the master of the ruins?" |
![Story Rouen.png](/images/5/52/Story_Rouen.png) Rouen |
"Hey, look! There's a minecart coming at us from the other side!" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Iron minecart, gatan goton. High-speed train, gatan goton." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Well, it's a cart and it doesn't travel fast..." |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Wait why the heck is this cart going so faaast! Yoshino, get out of the way!" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Oooooh?" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Everyone, move away, move away! It's going to derail if it runs into us at that speed!" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"It's trying to kill us! It ran into us at non-braking speed!?" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"But it's useful as a means of transportation." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Yeah, provided that you have brakes, though..." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"It's dangerous to ride this thing as long as we don't know how to operate it. I don't know if it's actually meant to go that fast." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"The minecart just came uphill, didn't it? Going downhill is fine enough, but can a steel cart go uphill at that speed?" |
![Story Rouen.png](/images/5/52/Story_Rouen.png) Rouen |
"Maybe the master of the ruins put us up to it. That trolley is also a trap to keep intruders out." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"So you think there might be a power source at the end of that rail?" |
![Story Rouen.png](/images/5/52/Story_Rouen.png) Rouen |
"I can't say for sure, but I think it's very likely." |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"So you're saying that the cart bombed." |
![Story Amiens.png](/images/d/d1/Story_Amiens.png) Amiens |
"It can carry both bombs and people. When the site was inhabited, they may have sent soldiers to the intruders." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Do you think it's possible... to carry Phantom Mist instead of people?" |
![Story Amiens.png](/images/d/d1/Story_Amiens.png) Amiens |
"Non, not possible." |
![Story Amiens.png](/images/d/d1/Story_Amiens.png) Amiens |
"...This minecarts seems to be generating Phantom Mist!" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"What do you think, Vivienne, if we keep fighting here, we're doing what they want us to do, aren't we?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Of course not, we won't let them slow us down. Let's keep moving forward!" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"That's the way to go!" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"If we stop here, they'll send more and more reinforcements. Amiens and Rouen take the front, Yakutsk and Yoshino in the rear." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Tch! Get lost!" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"Everyone, get to the tunnel now! I'll take care of the back, just keep going!" |
![Story Yoshino.png](/images/b/bd/Story_Yoshino.png) Yoshino |
"Leave your buttocks to Yoshino and Yakutsk~" |
The Phantom Mist generated by the minecarts that rushes into the tunnel at high speed quickly covered the narrow tunnel. |
Led by Vivienne, the Special Steel Squad ran down the long, long descent, following the rails that extended underground, while knocking down the attacking Mist Monsters. |