Main Scenario/Steel Tree of St. Iris

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

Steel Demon General	"ーーーー!!"
Detroit	"Yes! It's a hit!"
Queensway	"The proliferating Mist is clearing. This time we have definitely defeated the source."
Mistism Cult Leader	"This is the power of the Divine Child of Iridescent Clouds. How dare you defeat my servant?"
Mistism Cult Leader	"As I thought, he is not to be underestimated, he has the power to rival Ricardo Trevithick..."
Detroit	"You're next. Prepare yourself, Mistism cultist."
Yakutsk	"Undoubtedly. If ya think we're going to let you go like this, you're mistaken."
Yakutsk	"What the Hell was that!?"
Queensway	"It's rumbling violently. And I feel a kind of magic that's not really normal."
Vivienne	"Everyone! Look over there!"
Detroit	"Oi oi, you're seriously..."
Queensway	"The Steel Tree is glowing red..."
After a violent earthquake, there was a blinding light emanating from the Steel Tree.
It should be on the other side of the thorns, quite a distance away, but the red light emitted from the steel tree pierced through the thorn forest and shone brightly behind us, all the way to the hills and valleys of St. Iris.
This is not just any light. It is a red, bewitching glow... and was imbued with a magical power that made anyone nauseous.
Vivienne	"Ugh, I can't stand it... This is too much magic."
Yoshino	"Yoshino feels awful too. But this magic is not created by the Mist."
Vivienne	"Then what do you mean? I've never felt such evil magic power, not even inside the Giant Tree."
Conductor	ーーMist Core.
Vivienne	"Mist Core...?"
Putra	"Is the Mist Core the one used in the Mist Train's furnace?"
Conductor	"That's right. That's a gigantic Mist Core. I don't know why such a large Mist Core was lying dormant in that tree, but the Core is embedded in the heart of the trunk.
Conductor	I can't believe it. This is going much worse than I thought.
Mistism Cult Leader	"Aaaah, wonderful. So it seems the Steel Tree's Mist Core is active..."
Mistism Cult Leader	"A new era of the Children of Mist will soon begin. Very soon, the celebratory cannons will be fired from the Steel Throne."
Detroit	"AH! DON'T YOU RUN AWAY YOU RAT!"
Queensway	"Miss Detroit, leave her alone for now."
Queensway	"Better yet, keep a close eye on that centre of light. It's going to be very bad."
Detroit	"The center of light?"
Queensway	"Everyone else, if you can, don't look away. Horrifying forces are being unleashed from within the Mist Core. A force far exceeding Sir Conductor's and Lady Islington's magical power is increasing rapidly in the centre of the Steel Tree."
Vivienne and Yoshino had been afflicted by the magical power and were paralyzed in place. Putra was protecting them and watching their backs and such were in no condition to see the 'centre of light' as Queensway had described it.
But, unusually, Queensway gave us all instructions. I didn't particularly stop her either.
This is because, at about the same time that Queensway sensed something unusual, I too sensed the powerful magic power amplifying in that Mist Core.
Queensway	"O' Iridescent God, please save St. Iris."
ーーI will never forget the sight we saw on this day, in this place.
ーーA giant beam of light emitted from the Steel Tree itself.
The beam of light fired from a cannon formed inside the gigantic Mist Core, and instantly obliterated a large part of the northern mountains of St. Iris clean.
Putra	"...N-No..."
Vivienne	"...Impossible..."
Queensway	"...H-how could this happen..."
Detroit	"Paddington... Can you map the coordinates of where it blew up?"
Paddington	"Yes... It's a rough estimate, but this is probably where it hit."
Detroit	"......At least two villages."
Detroit voice was very feeble.
Yakutsk	"Two... Villages...?"
Detroit	"Yes, at least two. Even three or four..."
Paddington	"There shouldn't be any more villages or settlements at those points..."
Detroit	"There are villages that are uncharted on maps. Places where neither the Order of St. Iris nor the Allied Forces subdue."
Paddington	"I'm sorry, I didn't know what I was saying..."
Detroit	"The North is full of them families. They collect from rubbish, foraging what they can, and making food for tomorrow's meal."
Detroit	"We were so close. We were so close to having the support of the Order..."
Yakutsk	"Detroit, let's go home and report to Fayette."
Detroit	"To Hell with the Out-Siders. Why are we always 'on top of everything'..."
Yakutsk	"Yeah, I know. I don't get it."
Yakutsk	"I'll report the same to Blackfriar. Islington too."
Detroit	"...Shit, why do I always have to be there for the worst?"
Yakutsk	"Detroit."
Detroit	"WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM YAKUTSK!?"
Yakutsk	"If we had retreated at that time, the Out-Siders forward post would have been destroyed. The Mistism cult could have established a stronghold inside the wards and the urban area of St. Iris would have been isolated in danger."
Yakutsk	"We did our job. We cleared out the entire army of monsters that had been deployed over a wide area. This would not have been possible if we hadn't been able to hit the source."
Detroit	"......"
Yakutsk	"Ya know what I mean. That's why someday, if your men achieve the same, give them proper credit!"
Putra	"Yakutsk..."
Vivienne	"Yakutsk owes Detroit big time. She hasn't told her, but she said she'll never forget how she helped Bestyakh at Loren Citadel."
Putra	"I guess there are some things that only those who know the cruelty of a battlefield can understand."
Vivienne	"Let's leave Detroit to Yakutsk. As soon as we get back, we'll go there for rescue operations, and we'll have to check with Islington, Mary and the rest to see how the Order is going to react."
Putra	"Let's hurry. There must be people out there who need help."
Queensway	"At least... two villages..."
Queensway	"If the Knights were stationed there, they could save survivors immediately."
Queensway	"...Don't think about anything else. I will just make sure I do what I have to do."
The Steel Tree immediately ceased its activity after firing a giant beam of light from its Mist Core that obliterated away one of the mountains, and hid itself among the dead tree trunks and rusted mechanical parts, covering the area with thick Mist and darkness again...
Youko	"Well well well, this is turning out to be interesting."
Youko	"That power is the power I seek. It's going to be a race to see who can get there the fastest."
Youko	"By the way, the Iron Injection art that woman used is really amazing. I wonder if I can do it too once I get the hang of it?"
Youko	"Ufufufufu. Next time I'll try it with a 'toy'♪"

Northern St. Iris Episode
32-1	Traces of Light
32-2	Unsearchable Objects
32-3	The Army of Machine Soldiers
32-4	Second Defeat
32-5	Distance To Target
32-6	Wreckage
32-7	The Brutal Truth
32-8	For the Sake of Peace
32-9	Hero of the North
32-10	Man-Made