Main Scenario/Youko's World

Decisive Battle of Steel Tree Episode
42-1	Sister's Change
42-2	Another Route
42-3	Reason for the Change
42-4	Begin Operation!
42-5	What Came Out of the Gate
42-6	Alma
42-7	For Peace
42-8	Youko's World
42-9	The Mist Core of the Steel Tree
42-10	Victory for All
42-EP	Epilogue

Islington	"This is ......"
Youko	"The world we were in. The world you call 'the otherworld'."
Queensway	"There is a railway. And there's Sea of Fog..."
Yakutsk	"But it is too extensive. If there was a Sea of Fog this big, nobody would be able to live properly."
Islington	"Paddington, have you seen this view before?"
Paddington	"No. I've never seen it. The railway line that we can see through the Fog doesn't exist on Iris Cloud's railway network."
Islington	"If this landscape we are looking at is another world, then where are we now?"
Youko	"The Giant Tree. There are Giant Trees in our world too. This world and that world are connected by the Giant Trees."
Islington	"Then we can't just let the Giant Tree rot like this. Instead of trying to blame each other for the Poison, shouldn't we be trying to find a way to get rid of the Poison itself?"
Islington	"You came to this world to investigate Poison and Giant Trees, right? If that's the case, don't you buffoons need to do something about that big stupid Mist Core?"
Youko	"No. Even if that happens, we won't be in trouble. That Mist Core is there to spit out Poison."
Islington	"Stop uttering nonsense. If that thing goes out of control, who knows what will happen to the other Giant Trees? Even your world would be..."
Yoshino	"Islington, that's not true. These people are not from Iris Cloud."
Islington	"...... I see. So that's how it is."
Vivienne	"What does that mean?"
Putra	"Ask Yoshino, not me."
Conductor	...... Youko and Alma are otherworlders, but they are neither 'invaders' nor 'negotiators'. Iris Cloud is not part of the 'peace' they are aiming for.
Conductor	Including Canaria, they are part of an organisation. Canaria calls herself a researcher, and Youko said she used to be one of Canaria's people.
Conductor	In other words, they have no intention of making Iris Cloud their home from the start. They will return to their own world one day, so the worst case scenario is that Iris Cloud will be destroyed.
Youko	"Correct. Our aim is to restore peace. To contain the power of Iridescent God Iris, who spewed Poison from the Giant Trees and brought our world to ruin."
Youko	"...... It was Iridescent God Iris who first sent Poison here, and Iridescent God is a name that, to us, refers to an evil god."
Islington	"Oi oi.... Don't hastily accuse something this important."
Islington	"How long do you think Iris Cloud has been fighting the Mist? It might be that we've put a strain on the Giant Tree because we don't know whether the Mist we're clearing is Poison or Immunity, but it's not like Iridescent God sent the Poison in the first place."
Youko	"So here's the same question back to you: Do you know how long Eris Grand has been fighting the Mist?"
Islington	"Eris... Grand?"
Youko	"I mean our homeworld. A world where our Noctilucent Cloud God Eris protects the Giant Trees, and are tormented by the Poison emitted by the Iridescent Cloud God Iris."
Conductor	Are you sure it's 'Eris Grand' and not 'Iris Grand'? Is it possible that it is another world blessed by Iridescent God Iris?
Youko	"They are similar, but Iris and Eris are different goddesses."
Alma	"In our world, Iridescent God Iris is very hated."
Conductor	As I recall, Dr. Gloria mentioned the name of her God 'Christ'. I don't recall she said anything about Iridescent God being an abomination.
Conductor	...... Is this a different world from the otherworld where Dr. Gloria was?
Miyako	"The Giant Trees are connected to multiple worlds, you mean."
Youko	"I don't know which world this Dr. Gloria is from, but from what she said, she doesn't seem to be an Eris Grand citizen . If she is one of us, there is no way she does not hate the Iridescent God."
Miyako	"Is Canaria from this place called Eris Grand too?"
Youko	"Yes, she is. She is not a comrade of mine, though."
Yoshino	"You don't have to tell us that."
Conductor	It is clear that Canaria who emerged from the Great Curse Magic is different from Youko. Canaria doesn't have a direct hand in our world like you girls do. She came to Iris Cloud to investigate the Poison.
Conductor	You not only interfered with that, you used her. The Canaria we fought didn't know as much about your world as you did, Youko.
Youko	"Of course. That alter ego is just a tool."
Youko	"The main body is, well... it's a nuisance that I want dead right now. Something like that♪"
Conductor	It is probably true that Canaria is a "researcher". But you are not. You're just trying to bring ruin to Iris Cloud.
Queensway	"You hate the Iridescent God and only want to impose your Poison on Iris Cloud and Iris Metro."
Versailles	"How despicable..."
Youko	"The Mist Core of the Steel Tree is now a mass of Poison, sucking the power of those blessed by the Iridescent God to create the power to destroy the Giant Tree's Immunity."
Youko	"By applying this principle, we have also succeeded in creating an object that converts the powers of Divine Children and Train Knights into Poison, and the weapon in Alma's hand is a prototype of this."
Yakutsk	"What's the... If they mass produce such a thing, the world will end."
Yoshino	"Mass production is scary, but larger scale production is even scarier, maybe Youko's world has the technology to make such a thing."
Youko	"Yes, of course we do. We are still researching day and night to send them in."
Youko	"But with the Mist Core of the Steel Tree, we don't need to make such things."
Yoshino	"That's only if you can control that Mist Core, right? But as expected, you don't know that far, so you didn't do anything until now."
Yoshino	"Huh...? There's something strange about it."
Yoshino	"......"
Putra	"Yoshino is thinking long and hard."
Vivienne	"Is that good? Is it bad?"
Yoshino	"Not good......"
Putra	"Right. I kind of had a feeling about it."
Yoshino	"Mistism has devised a way to control. Or already knows how to control it. That's why Youko was letting Mistism do as they please."
Putra	"Then they're really privatising it!"
Vivienne	"If the Mistism cult has that light at its disposal, the whole of St. Iris will look like those villages."
Alma	"Uhehehehe, it's not like that at all, they can spread Poison all over the world, not just in St. Iris."
Vivienne	"What the?"
Youko	"Alma is a really talkative girl."
Youko	"The light of the Steel Tree can reach Giant Trees in other countries. The Mist Core, once it has built up its energy to the limit, can turn the four remaining Giant Trees into Steel Trees."
Islington	"Why are you telling us that?"
Youko	"Because the more you all suffer, the better bait you are. Fear, despair. Anger and sadness. Those negative emotions make Poison stronger."
Youko	"The Steel Tree creates a negative cycle and feeds on the Divine Children's power. The Giant Tree that was supposed to save the world turns into a Giant Tree of death that destroys the world."
Youko	"You pretend to be on the side of justice, but you are the messengers of the Evil God who almost destroyed the world. The knowledge of this reality has given rise to even more negative forces."
Youko	"Have you felt the magic power just now? A signal that the Mist Core is ready."
Youko	"The Mist Core of the Steel Tree... a truly wonderful thing. We have weakened the Giant Tree Guardians in other places, but we won't have to go through that hassle anymore."
Youko	"All that is left is to kill the Mistism cultists, which has the control method in their hands, and make it mine. The rest of you will suffer and die in this place between worlds, turning your magic into Poison as bait for the Mist Core."
Youko	"Ufufufufu..."
Islington	"She got away ......"
Versailles	"But she didn't use the Gate. How on earth did they get back to Iris Cloud?"
Miyako	"Youko and the other one didn't go back to Iris Cloud. We just got out of an illusion."
Versailles	"Illusion? Is this an illusion?"
Miyako	"It's not quite the same as Nishiki's sorcery, but it's similar. Probably one of the hexcasts used by Youko."
Yoshino	"Miyako, can we get out?"
Miyako	"At the moment I don't think we can get out of it at all. Actually, I've tried a lot of things since a while ago, but it's difficult because it's not like sorcery."
Yakutsk	"We can't be trapped in a place like this. If we don't do something about the Mist Core soon, the rest of the Giant Trees will turn into Steel Trees."
Vivienne	"It's not only Islington, but our magic power is being sucked into the Steel Tree bit by bit too, right? If that's the case, we're at a disadvantage as time goes by and we won't be able to fight the Phantom Mist."
Paddington	" "――My children. Don't hesitate. Don't be in a hurry."
Vivienne	"Paddington?"
Islington	"This is not Paddington. There's someone else in there."
Paddington	"Impatience breeds fear. Fear breeds despair. Don't be fooled by the Evil God."
Paddington	"This is still the Giant Tree of St. Iris. Not a single step has been taken since the closed railway."
Versailles	"We're back..."
Miyako	"Amazing... There's no traces of Youko's art at all."
Queensway	"Lady Islington, how are you feeling?"
Islington	"I'm a lot better now they're gone, but I can't honestly say I'm cured yet."
Islington	"Probably the same for everyone. They're sucking the magic out of us bit by bit, even if you don't realise it. If we run into a strong enemy here, we're in a lot of trouble."
Putra	"Hey, I was thinking. Wouldn't it be better to go back?"
Paddington	"We can't do that. The entrance to the closed railway cannot be passed through from the other side."
Paddington	"There is another way. But there is no railway on that road. The steel railway that leads to the Guardian's Chamber is hidden by the Poison."
Putra	"What is going on? It was such an obvious entrance!"
Vivienne	"If the right path has no steel railway, maybe that means that the path Mary and the others took was the right one?"
Putra	"Is that good? Bad?"
Miyako	"I don't think it's good considering the current situation. If only the infantry unit advanced ahead, the operation would not be very effective. If the Conductor can't reach the Guardian's Chamber, the chances of resolving this incident are quite low."
Yoshino	"Not only is the unit neatly divided, but can see the result of the infantry unit being wiped out at the last minute."
Islington	"Paddington... I mean whoever you are inside her, Is there any way to move on? We can leave the Mist Train here, but we need to know how to get to the Guardian's Chamber somehow."
Paddington	"All the roads to the Guardian's Chamber are blocked and difficult to reach. Even for those who are on the right path, only those chosen by the Mist will be able to reach the Guardians' Chamber."
Paddington	"This way is open to me... You must stop the Evil God's messenger's plans and protect the world of Iridescent Clouds."
As she spoke in someone else's voice, Paddington spread her arms and a kind of a ward appeared around the railway line.
The ward emitted in a five-coloured light, seemingly to empower the railway, and all the railways visible from here glowed beautifully.
Then a new Gate appeared before us. A Gate that shone with a light more intense than anything we had ever seen before.
Paddington	"We have opened the door leading to the Guardian's Chamber. Follow the railway line to the terminus."
Paddington	"Stop the Evil God's messenger and the heretics. Unleash your power as the Divine Child and cleanse the Mist Core swollen with evil."
Conductor	Unleash your power as the Divine Child and cleanse the Mist Core swollen with evil....
Conductor	If these words are true, there is still hope.
Islington	"Let's go, Mr. Conductor. We have to."
With hope, not despair. We boarded the Mist Train with everything we had.
Mary	"No can do. This route is different too. How many dead ends has this been?"
Blackfriar	"The higher we go, the stronger the enemy gets. We're also getting more worn out. Yuuzen hasn't found a new route yet?"
Yuuzen	"Stop relying on me for everything. If ya think a sorceress can see through everything, yer wrong."
Yuuzen	"Besides, there's nothing that isn't there. There are times when even if we get to the top of the Tree,there is no way to get to the Guardian's Chamber."
Mary	"Batu, Khabarovsk, how about you?"
Batu	"For now, I found another 'repeating' staircase. The strength of the enemies, well... I think it goes up about two stages."
Khabarovsk	"There was no way to go sideways on this floor either. This is the tenth consecutive floor to move up."
Khabarovsk	"If we keep going like this, we'll have a few more floors of enemies we can't beat. Are we really going to keep going up the same stairs?"
Blackfriar	"What do you think, Mary? Should we go back and look for loopholes and tricks?"
Mary	"That would be good. Going up means we cannot go back down until the boss is defeated. If we force ourselves to go on, we'll get wiped out at some point."
Batu	"If we go back and explore, then we shouldn't be too ambitious. There's a chance that the mechanism inside will work and set us up."
Mary	"Thanks for the advice. You hit a sore spot. That's a good point. Skanda's mercenaries must be very smart."
Batu	"It comes down to experience and instinct. Right, Khabarovsk?"
Khabarovsk	"Unlike you, I have knowledge. Don't lump us together."
Farringdon	"......"
Mary	"What's going on, Farringdon? Did you find anything?"
Farringdon	"I heard someone's voice just now."
Farringdon	"I feel a strong magic in it."
Batu	"Enemies? I don't feel anything."
Farringdon	"It is not an enemy. This is... the power of a Divine Child."
Farringdon	"Holy power. The power to counteract evil..."
Mary	"Maybe Conductor did something to it."
Farringdon	"I hope so, but it doesn't seem to belong to Conductor."
Farringdon	"Such strong power... As far as I know, Ricardo is the only Divine Child who can use such power."
Farringdon	"......"
Farringdon	"I see... Can you not be silent too?"
Blackfriar	"Look! There's a Gate!"
Yuuzen	"Hold it."
Blackfriar	"Yuuzen?"
Yuuzen	"...... That's not just any Gate. It doesn't look like anyone can get through."
Farringdon	"Yes, that's right. The light can only be passed by the chosen ones."
Farringdon	"This five-coloured light is the power of Iridescent God. It is a door opened for the Divine Child of Iridescent Clouds."
Mary	"Don't tell me that Farringdon is going alone?"
Farringdon	"Yes, I intend to."
Farringdon	"But don't worry. Lord Conductor is right ahead. In order to save the guardian-less Giant Tree, the Iridescent God has shown us the path leading to the Guardian's Chamber."
Farringdon	"I must go and save the Giant Tree. The abominable Poison infested Mist Core is trying to suck out even the power of the Iridescent God."
Mary	"?"
Mary	"The Mist Core is sucking out the power of the Iridescent God?"
Farringdon	"The enemies appearing on this trick staircase are indeed getting stronger. But at the same time, I feel that our power is also weakening. I think those who deal with spells and sorceries are more likely to feel that change..."
Yuuzen	"Now that ya said it, it might be the same for me. I don't know why, but my quantity and quality of my magic is gradually decreasing."
Batu	"I don't feel it."
Khabarovsk	"Me neither."
Blackfriar	"Mary, you?"
Mary	"My magic hasn't been good since I came to this floor. I thought the enemy had suddenly become stronger, but I see, we're getting weaker too..."
Farringdon	"We can't just let Mistism have their way. I will work with Lord Conductor to cleanse the Mist Core of its Poison."
Mary	"...... Welp, there's no other way."
Blackfriar	"Hold it Mary, are you sure?"
Mary	"We were looking for a way to move on, you know? It suddenly appeared from the other side. If there's a possibility, we have to call the shot."
Mary	"Let's say Farringdon is right and she can get through that Gate. Then we'll stay in this floor and see what happens."
Mary	"How about that?"
Farringdon	"Yes, I think that would be good."
Farringdon	"Then ladies, I'll see you later. Thank you for keeping me safe so far."
Mary	"...... Welp, she can get there easily."
Blackfriar	"I hope Lady Farringdon is right and can meet up with the main team safely."
Mary	"......"
Mary	"I'm worried about Islington and Paddington. We need to be prepared for anything..."

Decisive Battle of Steel Tree Episode
42-1	Sister's Change
42-2	Another Route
42-3	Reason for the Change
42-4	Begin Operation!
42-5	What Came Out of the Gate
42-6	Alma
42-7	For Peace
42-8	Youko's World
42-9	The Mist Core of the Steel Tree
42-10	Victory for All
42-EP	Epilogue