--Voltarja Celestial Sphere. |
This location is the polar regions of M. Eisengrad. |
It is the name of a celestial sphere in the Subterranean Sea, covered by thick ice. |
It is said to be famous in the Metro universe as the celestial sphere located at such a low altitude that details can be observed with the naked eye from the Voltarja mountain pass. |
'Strange objects' had been observed in the vicinity of the Voltarja Celestial Sphere as of recent. |
Yakutsk |
"Frozen animal carcasses. Reports suggest they were frozen alive instantly." |
Queensway |
"How cold can it be for a person or animal to be frozen alive..." |
Yakutsk |
"At least in the vicinity of the observatory there should be an environment conducive to human survival. A facility built for freezing environments would be able to withstand a blizzard." |
Yakutsk |
"...Well, it's not every day that an organism freezes in an instant." |
Vivienne |
"If animals can be frozen alive, then people shouldn't be able to survive either. It's a good thing there were nobody there by chance, but if there were, they would have been just like any other animal." |
Putra |
"Brrrr... I'm already freezing at this point." |
Vivienne |
"You okay? Your hair and lips look blue?" |
Putra |
"My hair is always blue." |
Vivienne |
"Have you taken the proper precautions against the cold? Have you used your Red Hot Chilli Paper?" |
Putra |
"I have it here." |
Vivienne |
"What about a fur scarf?" |
Putra |
"I have that too." |
Vivienne |
"Are you wearing the original magic item that Yoshino and I tailored for you, the 'Bakuretsu Pretty Coat'? Be careful, if it's unbuttoned, the effect will be reduced by half." |
Putra |
"I'm wearing it properly. You can see that. The magic effect makes my chest and thighs feel warm and fluffy." |
Vivienne |
"C'est bon♪" |
Putra |
"But my heart is still a bit cold. All I need is some floof." |
Vivienne |
"At times like this, I miss those tails and ears..." |
Putra |
"Forever, Yoshino." |
Vivienne |
"Our number one star..." |
Yakutsk |
"Yes there you two. Don't get excited about people who aren't here. Focus on the task at hand." |
Putra |
"What, you don't miss Yoshino at all, Yakky?" |
Vivienne |
"Let's put it that way. You couldn't sleep without floof. You thought my hair was Yoshino's tail and squeezed it, oui? That's what made it so hard for me to get back to sleep." |
Yakutsk |
"Ugh, shut up! I was sleepwalking, that's why! It was a mistake, a mistake." |
Yakutsk |
"Yoshino will be back again soon. She's just stuck under the influence of Yuuzen's sorcery. What's so forever about it?" |
Yakutsk |
"Think about the Voltarja Celestial Sphere now, not Yoshino. Yoshino's absence hurts us in terms of strength, but we have to solve the case with the members we have. Once we get there, we won't have time to waste like that." |
Conductor |
Yakutsk is right. There are still many unknowns at this stage about the abnormal phenomena that have occurred around the Voltarja Celestial Sphere this time, but there are additional problems that we, the people of Iris Cloud, cannot overlook. |
Conductor |
In order to investigate the causes of the abnormal weather, an scouting party was formed by the military personnel of the M. Eisengrad Railway Army. Tayshet, who excels in cold-weather combat, was sent to the area in support of that party. |
Conductor |
-The scouting party, including Tayshet, is missing. |
Conductor |
The mission was dangerous, and the plan was for them to return to the relay base as soon as they had checked the situation on the spot and join up with us, the Special Steel Squad. |
Conductor |
However, the survey team did not return two days after the scheduled time. Thus, we have to assume that they were in distress and to rush to the site to rescue them. |
Yakutsk |
"Our objective is not so much to search the celestial sphere as to rescue the scouting party. We have to search for the survey team on our own, with no support from the M. Eisengrad Railway Army." |
Queensway |
"I hope Miss Tayshet is safe and sound..." |
Bestyakh |
"Tayshet will be fine. She is able to survive in Ancient Lake Baikal's Sector Two. I am sure she is waiting to be rescued by the SSS by now." |
Yakutsk |
"Bestyakh..." |
Bestyakh of the Eisengrad Northern Army. Yakutsk's twin sister. |
After she deserted the base and wandered around in a snowstorm, she had experience "working with" the Resistance under Queenrose's "protection". |
After returning to the Eisengrad Northern and being assigned to the Allied SSS, Bestyakh boarded the train as a Train Knight with her sister Yakutsk. This is her first assignment since being officially recognised as a Train Knight. |
Bestyakh |
"Dearest sister. Please prepare to disembark. We will soon arrive at the location... Voltarja tundra." |
Yakutsk |
"Roger. I'll take the lead. Let's get ready." |
Bestyakh |
"Yes, sister." |
Bestyakh |
"You should also prepare carefully, Conductor. Metro is prone to climate fluctuations due to celestial sphere influences." |
Bestyakh |
"Then I will go ahead and take a look outside." |
Putra |
"Not exactly a replacement for Yoshino, but another supportive ally." |
Vivienne |
"But she feels somehow different from usual. She's moderately nervous, or more like she's enthusiatic." |
Yakutsk |
"Maybe you girls are simply too tense." |
Putra |
"Don't be rude. We're all very tense too. I've studied machines and sorcery on Yoshino's behalf!" |
Yakutsk |
"I feel there's a slight misdirection of effort somewhere?" |
Vivienne |
"But I'm a bit worried about Bestyakh, the way she's acting." |
Putra |
"Why not? Isn't it good that she's so enthusiastic?" |
Vivienne |
"It's fine to be enthusiastic just because it's your first time in the ring. One might make a mistake in the heat of the moment, but we'll cover that." |
Vivienne |
"But in her case, she looks kind of dispirited..." |
Yakutsk |
"Not surprising. It's Tayshet who is missing in a strange land." |
Yakutsk |
"To Bestyakh, Tayshet is her important friend... No, it's not just that simple. It's a bit more complicated. At least that's what I think about Bestyakh." |
Yakutsk |
"The relationship between Bestyakh and Tayshet has not yet been fully healed. They have a lot to talk about." |
Putra |
"Yakutsk, you are being a good big sister." |
Vivienne |
"Oui, she is. Because she's her big sister." |
Vivienne |
"Normally Yakutsk wouldn't so easily allow a newcomer to lead the team on their first sorite. She's thinking of Bestyakh. She's not only looking out for her sister's back, she's also looking out for her front." |
Putra |
"Bestyakh and Tayshet, eh? She talked about it briefly at Loren Citadel, but she didn't give me any details." |
Putra |
"We'll support them as much as we can. I don't think we're as good as the big sis." |
Vivienne |
"Oui, I don't think we're as good as the big sis." |