Main Scenario/The Guide

Giant Tree Strategy Episode
17-1	The Breakthrough
17-2	The Instructor of the Out-Siders
17-3	Challenge to the Death
17-4	The Newcomer's Identity
17-5	Terror
17-6	The Guide
17-7	Steel and Poison
17-8	Mary's Purpose
17-9	Poison is Steel
17-10	The Path

Samantha	"Welcome to the Terminal, lost children who have followed the steel railway of the Giant Tree."
Queensway	"Terminal...?"
Samantha	"The Terminal is the place where the steel railway ends and begins. In the eyes of the lost children, it is where the inner world ends. At the same time, it is where the outside world begins."
Samantha	"This is the gateway to the Giant Tree."
Queensway	"Gateway to the Giant Tree!?"
Vivienne	"So it leads to the Giant Tree, so if we keeping moving on, does that mean we can get there?"
Samantha	"I'll answer that it's not impossible."
Putra	"But not recommended, you mean?"
Samantha	"If you want to go to the Giant Tree by rail, you need to find the right route from the Terminal."
Samantha	"If you want to proceed safely, you should take the Giant Tree Route Map with you. The railway of the Giant Tree is not so easy that a child of Man can reach it without a map."
Yakutsk	"So the Giant Tree's route map is important after all."
Yoshino	"Samantha certified."
Blackfriar	"A Samantha's endorsement doesn't reassure me in the slightest. Samanthas are the most unreliable beings in the Phantom Mist."
Samantha	"You're absolutely right. Samantha doesn't act to gain people's trust. Some follow the will of the Giant Tree, others act on their own will."
Samantha	"Some Samantha don't even have a will. Samantha, who acts according to their desires, is feared by humans in every country. Samantha, who has tasted the human body, feeds on human flesh. Samantha, who has tasted the human thoughts, feeds on the human mind."
Samantha	"But not me. I remain here by the will of the Giant Tree, to inform or guide lost children like yourselves."
Blackfriar	"Am I correct in assuming that you are a Samantha who can have a decent conversation with people?"
Samantha	"That's correct. I can understand your language and I can read your mind. But you cannot read my mind. We need to have a verbal dialogue."
Blackfriar	"Sure, you seem smart for a Samantha. I hope it won't be a problem to have a little talk with you."
Samantha	"I will not attack you. Even if you attack me, I won't fight back."
Samantha	"But I have to warn you. You cannot defeat me. Therefore, there is nothing to be gained by making me your enemy."
Blackfriar	"I see. I don't believe it, but I understand it. You are very clever for a savage monster."
Putra	"Blackfriar's so combative, even when facing a Samantha."
Yakutsk	"It's on purpose. Blackfriar is always ready to fight."
Putra	"What? Is that so?"
Yakutsk	"Yes. Currently the situation is calm, but she's on full alert at all times."
Yakutsk	"She's testing the Samantha's emotional state, traits, intelligence level and aggression. She's very thorough. That's what I call experience."
Vivienne	"A Samantha that can have normal conversations... I've never seen this type before. It's smarter than the other Samanthas I've seen so far."
Yoshino	"It looks the same though."
Putra	"This all sounds so deep. Um, am I the only one who doesn't understand what the Samantha is saying?"
Vivienne	"Maybe it's just you, Putra. You should do a bit more reading. Take a leaf out of Queensway's book."
Putra	"I wonder if reading books would help me understand hard words..."
Yoshino	"You can do it, Putra. You're a human being."
Putra	"..."
Blackfriar	"It seems like you are able to read my mind, so I'll be forthright. I want to be sure that you are not a man-eating monster. Then, I want to have enough information to believe that you are the guide to this Terminal. Prove it if you can."
Samantha	"That's not all you wanted. You also want to know the whereabouts of Mary Rosegarden, who has disappeared."
Samantha	"But you didn't mention it. Because you're also testing my ability to read minds."
Blackfriar	"..."
Samantha	"I'll tell you information about Mary Rosegarden".
Samantha	"Mary Rosegarden is alive. There are many gates in this Terminal. It reacts to strong magic and can snatch intruders."
Samantha	"Mary Rosegarden is inside the Giant Tree Railroad. In one of the Tree's realms, she got a copy of the Giant Tree Route Map. This is what caused her to be sucked into the gate."
Blackfriar	"That's what it said, Queensway, That's great."
Queensway	"Phew..."
Queensway	"Thank goodness... There's still hope..."
Queensway	"Thank you so much, Miss Blackfriar."
Blackfriar	"I don't deserve your thanks. All I did was to ask the Samantha questions."
Blackfriar	"Don't count your chickens before they hatch. If the Samantha lied, Mary is probably already dead. Prepare for the worst."
Blackfriar	"See it with your very own eyes. Are we clear?"
Queensway	"Affirmative!"
Blackfriar	"It's good news that Mary found the route map. But if that's the reason she was sent somewhere else, then we can't progress."
Blackfriar	"We need to find Mary as soon as possible, secure her, and the Giant Tree Map. So we need to see how far this Samantha, our guide, is willing to go to help us..."
Blackfriar	"Well, you're our guide, so of course you're going to show us the way, right?"
Samantha	"If you're going to the Giant Tree, then I'm going to take you to Mary's. If you have the Giant Tree Map, you won't need me to guide you there."
Blackfriar	"I see. That matches what Mary told me beforehand."
Blackfriar	"I can't believe she was going to accomplish such a daunting task all by herself. She's got a lot of guts, that woman's a loony..."
Blackfriar	'Yeah, thanks to you, Samantha. I've decided to trust you a little bit now. I think we're almost done with the first requirement."
Samantha	'I will now use my powers to meet your second request as well. However in doing so, some people may feel a strong aversion. Or they may be overcome by fear and suffer psychological damage. I will give you advance warning of this."
Blackfriar	"I don't have a problem with that. I didn't bring girls who would be intimidated by something as small as a Samantha."
Samantha	"Yes, I understand. I will now take you to the main part of the Terminal."
Samantha	"You will pass between the border of light and dark. Do not resist the magic you felt as you do so. If you get lost, you will wander the world between the light and dark forever."
--The fog invited the chosen lost children to enter the chasm of the world.
--To the Giant Tree Railway leading to the Giant Tree.
--There is a route map at the destination.
--Among the lost children, one of them is a blood relative of the human pillar.
--Blood relative of St. Iris's human pillar, Ricardo Trevithick.

Giant Tree Strategy Episode
17-1	The Breakthrough
17-2	The Instructor of the Out-Siders
17-3	Challenge to the Death
17-4	The Newcomer's Identity
17-5	Terror
17-6	The Guide
17-7	Steel and Poison
17-8	Mary's Purpose
17-9	Poison is Steel
17-10	The Path