Branch D-02/Floor 3

Overview

Floor 1

Floor 2

Floor 3

Story: Entry

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: District 4 - LC Branch Interior
	Sinner #9 RODION	This floor is crawling with maggots.
	Manager DANTE	<These bugs aren’t so bad after the last floor’s Abnormality. Don’t want to see anything like that ever again.>
	Sinner #9 RODION	Pft... Sure Greg would be glad to hear that. Aren’t you, buggy buddy?
But Gregor wasn’t paying attention to Rodya.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... Don’t you all hear something?
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	We’ve been hearing a constant growl. Rodya, are you really that hungry at a time like this?
	Sinner #9 RODION	H-hey, don'tcha know you're supposed to let that kinda stuff slide? C'mon, girl.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	No, not that... It’s like...
For the first time on the expedition, Gregor walked ahead of the group and opened the door next to him as if by some compulsion.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Wait, that’s a containment unit...!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	It’s like... that time...
No, the door was already open.
Gregor gazed blankly into the room, lost in the shower of the outpouring golden light.
	Manager DANTE	<Grego—!>
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	Did we... travel back in time?
I see an overcast sky.
From a distance, screams and roars twine into a warped cacophony.
The ear-shattering boom of artillery and war cries suffuse the air with its acrid sting.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Isn't it obvious? This is...
Location: Midst of the Smoke War
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	... a battlefield... The heart of it.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... A-am I... dreaming? Is this a nightmare? Wh-why am I back here...?
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	So why the hell are we in a bloody battlefield?! Did we trigger a trap or something?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	No. We’re on the right track.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	The essence of the technology we’re looking for is not far from here.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	You mean the Golden Bough?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Correct. Do you recognize when this was?
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Anyone with functioning eyes should know at a glance.
	Manager DANTE	<Uhhh, I actually... don’t.>
I confessed straight-up.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	I cannot possibly blame you for not recognizing this, Executive Manager, as you have no eyes in the conventional sense.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	Sure, whatever you say...
Outis cleared her throat as if to mask her embarrassment, then narrowed her gaze at the battlefield.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Judging from the colorful wave of garish flags showing off the factions in play...
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	This is at least 70 days into the Smoke War...
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	... This concludes briefing, Manager.
That's when someone came up from behind and suddenly tugged at Heathcliff's shirt.
	??? ???	Are you out of your minds? Take shelter, now! You’ll age rapidly if exposed to that bomb’s blast!
	??? ???	The outpost next to ours turned into a nursing home—they can’t even walk without sticks!
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	Who the hell are you and why do you act like you know us—
	??? ???	Oh! Manager Gregor! My respects, sir!
As soon as he noticed Gregor, the bandaged man snapped to attention and saluted him.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... You.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	You wouldn’t recognize me, sir. I’m Tomah from Biomimetics Maintenance!
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	I thought you were a part of the advance party; I didn’t expect to find you here at the rear, sir.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Are you on your way to the front? I could help you get there since the augmentation on my legs allows me to jump―
	Sinner #9 RODION	Bweh, that sounds gross.
Tomah cast a curious glance toward Rodya.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	You, what did you just...
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	H-hey, Tomah! So you’re an Assistant Manager—or regular staff?
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Sir, yes, sir! I’m an Assistant Private, sir!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Err, you see, s-she’s a new hire who had her procedure done not too long ago, so... She's still dealing with the delirium side effect, y’know how it is. I’ll give her a good talking-to.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Ah, I see... We must be getting desperate, sending new hires into battle.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Yeah, we’re—sorry for the trouble. I’ve got to take her somewhere real quick...
Gregor practically yanked himself out of the conversation and hurried to Faust.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Just what’s going on, Faust? These are...
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... my memories.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	We’re in the fathoms of your ego, to be precise.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	An open path in your psyche. In other words...
	Sinner #2 FAUST	We’ve entered your heart and mind, Gregor.

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Story Episodes

Defense Line 23-7 - 1100 Hours

Pre-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: Central Front in the Smoke War
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Guh… I think I’m gonna throw up. Everything is wobbling…
	Sinner #2 FAUST	It would appear that psychogenic pressure is rising.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	But you should be… fine…
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I think I once had an unsettling nightmare.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Maybe I’m still in one, even now.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		In this dream, there are only two colors in the room where I stand.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The blue covering every wall, and the dangling dot of red.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I know how to get out of here, too.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		All I had to do was stretch out my arm and cut the hanging apple.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The people in blue coats seemed to think I failed to understand that.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		They would come in several times a day and explain it to me over and over...
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Unfortunately for them, that wasn’t the part I struggled to understand.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		When I finally gave up thinking about it, and the sliced apple fell to the floor...
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The door opened.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I don’t remember what drove me to do it.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Maybe it was the mental exhaustion.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Or maybe I just decided to give up.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Either way, what I do remember is my desire to break free from the nightmare.
	??? ???	You finally did it. I knew you could. The surgery was successful, after all.
	??? ???	You just have to keep it up. Keep chopping up the apples in front of you. Simple, isn’t it?
	??? ???	Oh, right. Happy 15th birthday!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... Okay.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		My escape came in the form of resignation and submission.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		One day, as I awoke from my unsettling dreams...
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I had found myself transformed into some hideous pest.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I cut apples in half.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Some were hard, some crumbly, some were soft, some sappy.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The sugary smell made me sick sometimes.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		At some point, I realized something:
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I thought I'd woken up from the dream,
Sinner #13 GREGOR		but I was still right in the middle of that nightmare.

Defense Line 23-7 - 1300 Hours (Left)

Pre-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: Central Front in the Smoke War
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Still in a battlefield...
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	... It’s the same place as before. Something's changed, though.
Someone came up from behind and suddenly tugged at Heathcliff's shirt.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Are you out of your minds? Get to shelter, now! You’ll age rapidly if exposed to that bomb’s blast.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	The Nest next to ours turned into a nursing home—they can’t even walk without sticks!
	Sinner #9 RODION	Hold on, isn’t he the same guy we just...
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	But don't you worry, because Manager Gregor is with us!
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	He doesn’t suffer side effects like the rest of us do, and he can regenerate, too!
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	He was operated on by none other than Hermann, our most skilled director.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	......
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	A hero like you shouldn’t be on the rearguard. I’ll give you a ride!
	Sinner #9 RODION	Wh-what the hell? Get away from me!
Four pairs of wings emerged from his back, clicking and twitching.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Why are you running? You should be taking the lead on the front lines with our G Corp. banner held high!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I...
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I never wanted any of this... Not the procedure, nor the war...
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Take the lead... Take... T...
Tomah’s mouth tears open, and a pair of long antennae begin to break through his skin.
	Sinner #9 RODION	Yikes... We gotta fight them again? My stomach is gonna turn...
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	What is that display of weakness? Do you wish to be punished for insubordination?
	Manager DANTE	<... I think we should run here?>
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	An excellent plan, Executive Manager. Knowing when to strike and when to withdraw is an excellent quality of a commander.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	... The hell is her deal?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	... Retreat is not an option.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	I don’t get it. I heard every employee under the corporation had modifications, but it couldn’t have been this foul.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	What we see here may differ from actual accounts.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	This path was not paved by Gregor's "memories," but his "heart."
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	... This is how he felt in his heart about his own allies.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Did all the employees in your Wing... receive the augmentation procedure?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... Most did.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Was it done with their consent? That’s so...
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Did the people in L Corp. consent to offering themselves up to Abnormalities?
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	That’s... I heard that was written in the contract.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	We were never properly informed, though... They said such red tapes should be skipped for efficient management...
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	That we should face the fear.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Meaning... everyone who joined the corporation agreed to it, knowingly or not.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... Can guess how it went for us, then.

Key Foothold

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: Central Front in the Smoke War
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	What’s the delay, Yuri?
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	G-give me a second, please. The gas mask fell off my bag...
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	I don’t see it serving any practical purpose now. You’re only weighing yourself down.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	I mean, it’s... Aya’s memento.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	You indulge in the most pointless activity in the world, and you aren’t even from N Corp.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	......
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	Tie it the other way.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Sorry?
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	The knot. It’ll come loose again if you tie it that way.
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	There’s a sailor’s knot I learned on the boat. I’ll teach you how to do it back on the bus.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Oh... Thank you.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	What's this? Since when were you two so chummy?
	Sinner #9 RODION	Yuri~ Y’know what? Why don’t you join our company while you’re at it?
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	M-me?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	That’s...
	Sinner #9 RODION	I know, I know. We need to get the okay from Vergilius or his superiors and all that. But a little suggestion shouldn't hurt.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Hm... I wonder.
	Sinner #9 RODION	Plus, pink hair makes a perfect mascot to represent us. C’mon, won’t you give it some thought? Please?
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	A-a mascot...? Hehe.
Yuri smiled for the first time, albeit faintly.

Defense Line 23-7 - 1300 Hours (Right)

Pre-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Sinner #13 GREGOR		The war was over.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Yet my doppelgänger still held that silly pose, that confident expression.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Hmm, that’s not the kind of face I’d make.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Though... gotta give it to ‘em for making the hair on my arm look as grotesque as it really is. Who drew this?
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I’ve grown fond of humor.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Long years of drifting in the nightmare must've made me yearn for any hint of liveliness.
	Reminisced Person Disgruntled Citizen	G Corp. scum should sent to the gallows. The whole lot of 'em.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Someone murmurs, spitting on the floor.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I didn't have to look at them to know who or what they were talking about.
Sinner #13 GREGOR		Knowing that...
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Hrk...
Sinner #13 GREGOR		I felt nauseous.
	Reminisced Person Kind Citizen	Sir, are you alright?
Location: Central Front in the Smoke War
	Sinner #9 RODION	Hey, something wrong? You look pale.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I was... just on the subway?
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	The hell are you blathering about?
	Sinner #9 RODION	Greg, we’re still on the battlefield.
Gregor rummaged around in his pockets for a cigarette out of habit, then froze in place.
It must've dawned on him as it did on me.
The rest of the Sinners seemed to have understood what was happening.
	Manager DANTE	<Tomah is going to grab us and give a warning any second now...>
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	Are you—
	Sinner #9 RODION	Look, Tomah, I’m starting to get a little sick of your line reading, so I’ll say it once: We’re not out of our minds, and the aging bomb ain’t gonna hit us.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	... No.
Instead of elaborating, he points up.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	I need help.
	Reminisced Soldier Tomah	I don’t want to die—
Tomah was crushed to a pulp right before our eyes.
There’s only one thing to say in a situation like this.
	Manager DANTE	<R—run!>
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	All troops! Retreat!
We muster up everything we can to run, but the airborne hand is ever persistent and shows no sign of letting up.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	We’re all going to get turned into pancakes! Got any bright ideas, smartarse?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	... I’m listening. There are too many variables to consider in the fathoms of the ego, I can’t be hasty with my judgement...
	Sinner #3 DON QUIXOTE	There is no cause for hesitation! A true hero succumbs not to tribulation!
	Sinner #9 RODION	Uhm... I don’t think I wanna recover a flattened body.
	Sinner #9 RODION	Oh! Sorry, Dante~ Didn’t mean it that way!
I was tempted to snap back at her...
But keeping my mouth shut so the group could focus on making a run for it seemed like the sensible thing to do.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	Still thinking, are you? Eh?! Well, are you, Miss “Knows-it-all”?!
	Sinner #2 FAUST	If it is an immediate solution you seek, then I have not obtained it yet.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	The only thing that can be said for certain is that our objective is not nearby. Dante would have responded strongly otherwise.
	Manager DANTE	<Me?>
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	Are you joking? That’s all you’ve got?
Heathcliff furrowed his brows, ready to snap at the unhelpful savant...
But after a sudden close shave with the massive palm, he began speeding up without a word.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	... Gregor?
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	Whoa, hey, what? Why the hold up?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... I think I see now.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	If this world is a product of my mind...
Gregor took a breather, then looked up at the sky.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	We shouldn’t run away from that hand.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	... Did you finally get the crackers or what?
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Gregor, are you sure?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	My life has never been mine to live.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	It only makes sense that resisting is meaningless in this reflection of my mind.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	In that case... letting the inevitable happen might be the answer.
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	... Are you all serious?
	Sinner #8 ISHMAEL	It’s not like there’s any other way. We’re all exhausted.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Besides... Look at the... patterns on its nails.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	You don’t see that kind of polish just anywhere.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	If that hand belongs to who I think it does, she will not stop chasing us.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Faust... You said this is a path in my heart, right?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Then I can tell you this for sure:
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	It’s about to hit a dead end.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Be it the nightmare or the road... I never once strayed from that woman’s control.
Who is Gregor talking about, and what does he mean by a nightmare?
As much as I wanted to ask him...
	Sinner #7 HEATHCLIFF	*sigh* Might as well.
Soon enough, the giant hand cast its shadow over us, descending.
Just before it reached us, it stopped to hold us in its grasp.
Everything went dark.
I felt a disorienting nausea of being lifted into the sky.
	Sinner #11 SINCLAIR	Mgrrh...
Only Faust and I managed to find our footing while everyone else stumbled around from the vertigo.
We found ourselves in another battlefield, albeit one that was more familiar to us.

Defense Line 23-7 - 1536 Hours

Pre-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: District 4 - LC Branch Interior
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Dante, something about this containment unit seems different from the others, does it not?
	Manager DANTE	<Yeah, it really does... Wait, is this―?>
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Yes, that is most likely where we can find the Abnormality in which the Golden Bough has taken root.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Haah... We did manage to come this far, huh.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Say, Gregor...
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	... When we go back to the bus, can I teach Charon how to use a map?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... Yeah, sounds good. I’m sure she’ll like it.
	Sinner #11 SINCLAIR	I doubt that...
Sinclair shook his head, then dry-retched afterward.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	*chuckle* It’s nice to have a place to go back to.

Mid-battle

Played after the Golden Apple's Abnormality Event.

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: District 4 - LC Branch Interior
......
The Abnormality devoured Yuri in one bite.
She was gone without a trace...
	Manager DANTE	<I can save the other Sinners... but there’s nothing I can do about Yuri.>
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	......
Without a word, Gregor hacked and slashed away at the Abnormality.
As if he expected to find Yuri unscathed by slicing the apple open.

Post-battle

Speaker		Dialogue
Location: District 4 - LC Branch Interior
The mass of maggots falls apart in a hail of silent screams.
Beyond that, I see a wave of radiant golden light.
	Manager DANTE	<Is that... the Golden Bough?>
Just as I begin to approach it, the apple begins to tremble.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Excuse me... Are you the people from... Limbus Company?
	Manager DANTE	<Yuri? You’re okay?>
Even though I had clearly seen it devour her, I couldn’t stop myself from asking.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	... When we go back to the bus, can I—Charon how to...?
Then I saw a glimpse of the pink locks of hair that Rodya took a liking to.
Yuri’s head stood motionless, facing Gregor. Her face was upright.
However, the Yuri we knew, the Yuri who accompanied us, was always hunched over.
Slouched and laden as though it were the obligation of the sole survivor to carry the weight of her dead colleagues.
So, I had no reason to hesitate to warn him.
	Manager DANTE	<That's not Yuri, Gregor.>
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... No. I don't think it is, either.
Gregor accepts it calmly.
He then outstretches his arm, sending it flying toward "Yuri."
Yet, it soon pauses mid-air.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	I didn’t want to die.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	......
	Manager DANTE	<Cut her down, Gregor.>
I don’t know if this is the right thing to do as the manager,
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	None of us wanted to die.
but I had to shout at Gregor now to stop him from breaking.
	Manager DANTE	<Cut it now!>
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Gah, aaaaargh!!!
	Reminisced Person Kind Citizen	I-I don’t wanna die!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	This... This is...
The verminous arm stopped inches away from piercing the civilian’s throat.
I pulled against it with all my might, but it wouldn’t budge.
	Reminisced Person Kind Citizen	P-please, please don't kill me... Just take my money, whatever you want—!
	Reminisced Person Security Guard	Let the woman go! Otherwise, I will stop you by force!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	My arm... Cut off the arm! Now!
	Reminisced Person Security Guard	This is your final warning. Release her now, or...
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Cut it off!
As the dismembered arm falls to the ground, she slides down the wall, gasping.
However, peace doesn’t last long—the arm starts regenerating from its twitching stump.
	Reminisced Person Security Guard	Are you alright, sir?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	No, stay away from me! Don’t come any closer!
The regrown arm rushes forward as if it remembered the pain it suffered mere moments ago.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	......
	??? ???	You have my utmost respect, Manager Gregor, sir!
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Don't... don't do that... I never even wanted to be a part of this war...
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	......
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	What was I supposed to do? Is it so wrong that I survived?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Please, live... just live on... None of us asked for this to happen, none of us asked to be in this mess...
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	......
	??? ???	To be so close, here, on the very periphery of the end... only to be stopped moments before your labor bears fruit. How regrettable.
	??? ???	Well, we’ll take it. Opportunities left unclaimed will only become null and void.
Yuri’s head tumbled to the ground.
It wasn’t Gregor’s doing.
	Grade 8 Fixer Yuri	Nhh... Aah...
Yuri’s mouth opens and lets something out.
It was a tree branch radiating a bright golden glow.
	??? ???	Seeking the Bough, were you?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	You...
	??? ???	A bit small, isn’t it?
	??? Hermann	I’m Hermann. We’ll be seeing each other often. The reason being...
	??? Hermann	We... need those Boughs, and you... can find them.
	??? Hermann	You... won’t die, but we... will kill you.
Hermann nudges Yuri’s head with her foot.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	......
	??? Hermann	All in due time, of course.
	??? Hermann	We’ll take good care of the Golden Bough you found.
	Sinner #1 YI SANG	Gubo... My dear compatriot. Is this the path you have chosen?
	??? Gubo	Indeed it is. Only few remain now.
	Sinner #6 HONG LU	... It’s been a while, Brother.
	??? Jia Huan	Do you know how filthy your clothing smells? If only your family were here to see the sorry state you're in.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Some reunion this has turned into.
	??? Hermann	How are you treating that gift of mine, son?
	??? Hermann	I didn’t invest in you just to see you in such a mess.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I never asked for this... Not once...
	??? Hermann	You should at least finish unwrapping the present.
	??? Hermann	That little arm isn’t all there is to it.
	??? Jia Huan	Alright now. That’s enough greetings.
The man called Jia Huan clapped twice.
Then, everything went dark.
Like...
Waking from a long nightmare to the break of dawn.
After some time passed...
Location: Aboard Mephistopheles
	Guide Vergilius	And I thought this would be an easy enough mission for you.
	Guide Vergilius	It really is something, your gall to come crawling back here after losing the Golden Bough right before your eyes.
	Guide Vergilius	Have I overestimated you?
	Manager DANTE	<......>
	Guide Vergilius	Why don’t you give me an excuse, Miss Faust.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	As it turns out, immortality wasn’t the solution to everything.
	Guide Vergilius	... Hm.
	Guide Vergilius	Anything to say for yourself, Dante?
	Manager DANTE	<There was another group going after the Golden Bough.>
	Manager DANTE	<You had to have known this, so why didn’t you warn me?>
	Sinner #2 FAUST	They’re asking about the other faction that sought the Golden Bough.
Faust placidly relayed my words to Vergilius.
	Guide Vergilius	... Don’t tell me you're blaming me for this?
	Guide Vergilius	Tell me then, Dante. Why would we bother sending 12 whole combatants to a place with no threats?
	Guide Vergilius	After hiring Fixers to guide them, too.
	Manager DANTE	<That’s...>
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	Enough of that, Manager Bud.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	It’s my fault. If you want someone to blame, I’m right here...
	Guide Vergilius	How fascinating.
	Guide Vergilius	Built a sense of camaraderie between you already.
	Guide Vergilius	Well, I do suppose it’s not too bad to cover up for each other since you’re all in the same bus...
	Guide Vergilius	Just know that sticking up for one another doesn’t make up for your incompetence.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	... We got a call. After Team’s Spec Ops Section 4 has just gone underground for their job.
	Guide Vergilius	That sounds about right. Someone has to salvage the E.G.O and Abnormalities left there.
	Guide Vergilius	... A real shame that the essence was lost, though.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	This is getting excessive.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Failure is a common thing on the battlefield. If an objective isn't met, you devise another plan and redeploy.
	Sinner #12 OUTIS	Are you sure it wasn’t your expectations that were too high for our first mission? I will have you know that the Executive Manager's performance was nothing short of outstanding.
	Guide Vergilius	......
	Guide Vergilius	I suppose we’ll leave it at that. You’re not entirely wrong.
	Sinner #2 FAUST	Certainly.
There seemed to be an uncanny tension between Vergilius and Faust...
But right now, I had neither the energy nor the willpower left in me to get inquisitive.
The bus reeked with the metallic stench of blood and gore that clung to our outfits, but no one thought to open the windows.
And no one had the urge to have a change of clothes.
All of us just sat in place, dwelling on silence.
Gregor, who had the most defeated look of them all, stared despondently out the window...
Then, he suddenly went to hang something from his pocket near the windshield of the bus.
	Bus Driver Charon	Bug Guy. What did you put on Mephi’s head?
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	... A memento.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	A memento for two.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	I had a sister, just about Yuri’s age.
	Sinner #13 GREGOR	That’s... all there is.
I considered giving him a pep talk, but the idea quickly dissipated.
Ishmael wore a grieving look, Sinclair was quietly weeping, and Rodya let out a distressed sigh; if they couldn’t offer him any encouragement, what good would I do?
	Guide Vergilius	Charon, won’t this get in your way?
	Bus Driver Charon	No, Charon’ll be fine.
	Guide Vergilius	... Alright, let’s hit the road.
	Bus Driver Charon	Vroom-vroom.
The bus slowly grumbled forward.
The gas mask hanging by the windshield gently swayed like an ornament.
CREDITS ROLL END CANTO I: THE OUTCAST

Story Dungeon Events

Eternal Rest

Eternal Rest

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You hear a faint voice.

“Please, help…”

Do you follow the sound? Or…

Check out the source of the voice. Run a Pride check. Gain an E.G.O Gift. A soldier was crushed under rubble, gasping in agony. “Please just kill me… It hurts too much.” You can’t ignore this person. Who will be ordered to bring this soldier to peace? Who will undertake bringing this soldier to peace? Pride Advantage: ≥ 5 No Advantage: ≥ 8 Check Passed “Thank… you…” The soldier’s life was delivered a coup de grâce by the knife. The human rhythm that rose through the blade soon ceased, and the soldier was eased into eternal rest.. E.G.O Gift Shoddy Dressing obtained! Check Failed “Gyaagh…!” The knife came down upon the wrong spot. The soldier’s bloody coughs and face full of terror felt like they endured for an eternity. It took a while for that suffering soldier to pass away. Regret and hate were the final things in those eyes. The Sinner who failed the check lost 15 SP! E.G.O. Gift Shoddy Dressing obtained!

Ignore the voice. It could just have been your senses playing tricks on you. It’s not uncommon for howling wind to be mistaken for a human voice. You decided to hurry along. Nothing Happened

Gifts

Shoddy Dressing All allies gain +10% Max HP.

An Encounter with the Unbearable

An Encounter with the Unbearable

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While traversing a narrow passage, a swarm of cockroaches crawled into the way.
The rustling visage is almost revolting.

Do you walk past them? Or…

Carefully move past the gross swarm. All allies lose SP “Ewwww… One got on my leg!” Everyone managed to get through the passage, but their disgust is clearly visible. They seem fatigued by the experience. All allies lose 10 SP.

Enough is enough. Crush the cockroaches with the Sinners. Gregor loses a lot of SP. Begin a combat encounter. Win to gain an E.G.O Gift. “Tsk…” Gregor turned away from the carnage, discontent. Soon after, a crowd of angry bug-soldiers came charging for us. Gregor lost 20 SP! Combat Encounter! Recollected Awry Soldier Recollected Wallowing Soldier Recollected Wallowing Soldier Recollected Overtaken Soldier Win the next battle to gain E.G.O Gift Festered Fragment!

Gifts

Festered Fragment At the start of the turn, allies with 50% or less health heal 5 HP.

Boss

Stage 1

Golden Apple

Stage 2

False Apple