{ "dataList": [ { "id": 0, "place": "Distortion Site - Condemned Building, District 14", "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 1, "content": "More often than not, first impressions are prone to change." }, { "id": 2, "content": "The Bamboo-hatted Kim I remember was a man who'd drowned in his own fathoms, blaming himself for his powerlessness with a listless, heavy voice..." }, { "id": 3, "content": "That, however, had been while he was Distorted and sunken into himself, so I figured his original personality might be somewhat different." }, { "id": 4, "content": "But this is not just \"somewhat.\"" }, { "id": 5, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 6, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 7, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Yup. We double-checked with Ezra, and she said he really is the same guy." }, { "id": 8, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Whoa, that fire on your head's not hot at all? Fascinating stuff..." }, { "id": 9, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 10, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 11, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Lotsa ticking and tocking going on...! That's supposed to sound like them talking to you folks, huh?" }, { "id": 12, "model": "파우스트", "content": "... Further confirmation would be redundant, Dante. This individual is conclusively identical to the one designated as Bamboo-hatted Kim." }, { "id": 13, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "I've got no idea what you folks are so suspicious about..." }, { "id": 14, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Aeng-du, just what exactly have you been telling people out there about me? They're all staring like they've seen a ghost." }, { "id": 15, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "I told them you are a gallant and formidable warrior, Mentor." }, { "id": 16, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Uh... But they don't look like they've heard the most flattering things about me." }, { "id": 17, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "There, don't you hear it? The faint undercurrent of disappointment in the ticking." }, { "id": 18, "model": "단테", "content": "<*sigh*>" }, { "id": 19, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "I also told them that you are a man of few words, but with much affection for the followers under your command." }, { "id": 20, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "... Aeng-du." }, { "id": 21, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "Yes, Mentor?" }, { "id": 22, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "That's a complete and utter lie. \"Man of few words\" is definitely not something you can say about a guy who's as talkative as me, don't you think?" }, { "id": 23, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "Yet I spoke no falsehood. Although your conduct is rather shallow and perhaps less refined for a leader of an organization, you are much more reserved and taciturn when conversing with those unfamiliar to you, are you not?" }, { "id": 24, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "No matter who one may be, one is bound to inspire either approval or disapproval from those around him, so... I refrained from mentioning any truths that might invite the latter. To even hint at anything that might tarnish the reputation of my master would not be unlike spitting on his name—and mine, by extension." }, { "id": 25, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "I simply had no reason to put on airs in front of my own folks. In any case... Oho, so you can't see anything if I block this part, hmm? Do tell—how many fingers am I holding up?" }, { "id": 26, "model": "단테", "content": "not my \"eyes,\" you know...>" }, { "id": 27, "model": "오티스", "content": "\"Your own folks,\" huh. Then you have already acknowledged and accepted that you now belong to Limbus Company." }, { "id": 28, "model": "돈키호테", "content": "Why didst thou not pay a visit to the LCE? Verily, when one's mind is plagued by the absence of tranquility, venturing forth into the open air and touchable field of grass cleareth the storm of the heart!" }, { "id": 29, "model": "오티스", "content": "An asset of the company is expected to act in the company's interest. Yet, for whatever reason, I didn't see you fighting on the field of battle during Operation Spider Pyre." }, { "id": 30, "model": "오티스", "content": "You will have to account for your absence in the mission." }, { "id": 31, "content": "Outis addressed Kim as though she were conducting a formal investigation, every word flat and hard. It was obvious she was not about to let her guard down anytime soon." }, { "id": 32, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "What mission...? Oh, oh. That one..." }, { "id": 33, "content": "Kim finally seemed inclined to assume a more serious disposition. He stopped peering into my face and turned toward Outis..." }, { "id": 34, "content": "... although his hand was still on my head." }, { "id": 35, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "All right. Clearly, there's some disconnect in expectations here..." }, { "id": 36, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Listen here, you..." }, { "id": 37, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "I'm really not all that about hard, bothersome work... get what I mean?" }, { "id": 38, "content": "... The real disconnect was between his stoic expression and the words coming out of his mouth." }, { "id": 39, "model": "오티스", "content": "Wha...?" }, { "id": 40, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "So let's talk about the kind of fellow I am. Meet the resident layabout, who's forced to do his job—with a frown, too, I might add—only when he's got absolutely no other choice. I'm really not some big shot Aeng-du's apparently been promoting me as, folks." }, { "id": 41, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "And I'd very much like to stop getting roped into stuff that keeps putting my life on the line...." }, { "id": 42, "model": "이스마엘", "content": "Fine, then why did you join the LCD in the first place if you'd rather be unemployed...? No, never mind. They probably forced you to stay." }, { "id": 43, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "You catch on quick. First they spout this nonsense about Distortions and all, and then force-hired me, calling me a \"company-owned resource\" or whatever." }, { "id": 44, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "And the other day, they were again on about, uh, whatsitsname, Golden Bough...? Yes, they invited me on a tour to another department to listen in on some important presentation..." }, { "id": 45, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "And I accepted. I thought it would be a fine opportunity to broaden my perspective." }, { "id": 46, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Aeng-du, dear, there are times when your commitment to duties shines brighter than the sun. I find that attitude so dazzling that I have to squint when I'm looking at you." }, { "id": 47, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Who knows, maybe that's why I'm wearing this bamboo hat. To shade my eyes from your utter brilliance." }, { "id": 48, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "Do you mean to say that you are in need of a shield to protect your eyes?" }, { "id": 49, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "Lady Ezra, might I submit a request for a pair of sunglasses for my Mentor? Only if it's not too much of an imposition on the budget, that is..." }, { "id": 50, "model": "에즈라", "content": "That. That right there. That's what I keep tellin' ya not to do! You can't just say yes to every silly thing he says and turn it into a supply request. Small expenses add up to a lot, y'know? You gotta save up everything you can in the piggy bank while you still can—or you'll end up broke." }, { "id": 51, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "Is there truly no room for reconsideration...?" }, { "id": 52, "model": "에즈라", "content": "No means no." }, { "id": 53, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "Then pray make the purchase for me. I shall cover the cost myself." }, { "id": 54, "model": "에즈라", "content": "No can d—wait, what?" }, { "id": 55, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "My poor mentor is in a state of great discomfort, yet I possess neither the wisdom nor the knowledge to navigate the silver tongue of merchants and the maze of stalls to locate the very best item... so I must beg this favor of you." }, { "id": 56, "model": "에즈라", "content": "... You're giving me a frickin' headache, girl." }, { "id": 57, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "I am aware that you and yours are no strangers to such dealings. There is no one else I can trust to complete such a procurement with the swiftness of the wind..." }, { "id": 58, "model": "에즈라", "content": "*sigh* You know what, never mind what I said. I'll just get you what you want..." }, { "id": 59, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "You heard the gentle lady, Mentor. Your suffering shall soon be alleviated." }, { "id": 60, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "... R-right." }, { "id": 61, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "My apologies for interrupting you amid conversation. Pray, continue." }, { "id": 62, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "You had reached the part where they invited you to tour another department." }, { "id": 63, "content": "... No sooner Aeng-du's words left her lips than her eyes glinted with something I couldn't really put my finger on—but it was a strange intensity that sent a chill down my spine." }, { "id": 64, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Uhh... Yeah. So that day, I was just gonna relax here and watch some TV. Hm..." }, { "id": 65, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Well... Good on you for showing up to work today, I guess?" }, { "id": 66, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Let's say there's a debt to be repaid." }, { "id": 67, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "... At least you understand that we are indeed indebted to the company." }, { "id": 68, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "Uhh... Yeah. I suppose I do." }, { "id": 69, "content": "Kim's gaze lingered on Aeng-du's prosthetic arms as he answered." }, { "id": 70, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Oh, Miss Aeng-du, your arms..." }, { "id": 71, "content": "Only after following Kim's gaze did Sinclair seem to notice Aeng-du's brand-new prosthetic arms." }, { "id": 72, "content": "The last time we saw her, Aeng-du had lost both her arms... and I remember Ezra asking her to sit tight and choose what type of prosthesis she wanted. Those arms are probably it." }, { "id": 73, "model": "이스마엘", "content": "It's not just the arms. Even her clothes are different now. And that sword..." }, { "id": 74, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "Mm. I had these arms fitted anew as soon as the operation was concluded. The gracious hosts in one of the LCD's teams had prepared them in advance." }, { "id": 75, "content": "With evident satisfaction, Aeng-du held up her dark metallic wrists as if to showcase them." }, { "id": 76, "content": "The components fixed along her arm clicked and rattled, unfolding for a moment before neatly folding back into place." }, { "id": 77, "model": "돈키호테", "content": "Oho!! Such graceful smoothness, wed to machine articulation! 'Tis as though I am beholding the marvelous prosthesis of the illustrious Siegfried himself!" }, { "id": 78, "content": "... Yup. The showcase would've gone lackluster without that trademark reaction." }, { "id": 79, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Those are strikingly similar to Schwarz Industries's N7 lineup... But I thought that model was discontinued..." }, { "id": 80, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Nah, not theirs. It's one of the prototypes developed by LCD's Phenomena Deciphering Team, and they put 'em on her for trial!" }, { "id": 81, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Doubt you'll find another like them. They're based on technology spun from Distortions." }, { "id": 82, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Oh! I..." }, { "id": 83, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "I see..." }, { "id": 84, "content": "For a brief moment, Sinclair's eyes lit up as if he had glimpsed something that brought him back to a memory... Then just as quickly, he fell silent, whatever he'd wanted to say next catching in his chest." }, { "id": 85, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "Does something trouble you, Master Sinclair?" }, { "id": 86, "content": "It wasn't hard to understand what struck the tender memory for Sinclair. And why it cast a shadow over his face." }, { "id": 87, "content": "But..." }, { "id": 88, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "... Sorry. Just reminded me of something from a long time ago." }, { "id": 89, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "My dad used to work with prosthetics before he passed away—I thought this was the exact same model I saw back then." }, { "id": 90, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "... It appears I lacked tact. These arms have stirred a painful memory within you. For that, I apologize." }, { "id": 91, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Haha... It's all right. I'm fine now." }, { "id": 92, "content": "Sinclair's voice still carried a faint tremor, but beneath it, there was a firmness that had not been there before." }, { "id": 93, "content": "He really had grown a great deal." }, { "id": 94, "model": "에즈라", "content": "You can thank yours truly for picking the sword! I was there with her." }, { "id": 95, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "I did inform Lady Ezra that any blade that could serve as a weapon would suffice, but she insisted on browsing the goods. I daresay I was given the opportunity to lay my eyes on every type of sword I could ever hope to see in this life, walking through the Workshop street that day." }, { "id": 96, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Oh, please. Girl, we walked for just 4 hours. That's nothing." }, { "id": 97, "model": "뉴김삿갓", "content": "......" }, { "id": 98, "content": "While everyone was distracted taking in Aeng-du's new outfit and equipment, Kim had quietly slipped away from the crowd and crouched down in a corner." }, { "id": 99, "content": "He was rummaging through things scattered on the floor, picking them up... Is he pocketing them?" }, { "id": 100, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 101, "model": "이스마엘", "content": "It's basically a wreck now, but... there are strobes and that cloth backdrop over there. Maybe it used to be a photo studio?" }, { "id": 102, "place": "Abandoned Photo Lab, District 14", "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 103, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Uh... Probably? This thing definitely looks like a camera, at least..." }, { "id": 104, "content": "Sinclair picked up a small cylindrical object and turned it over in his hands, studying it with curiosity." }, { "id": 105, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "What do you suppose this is? A battery, maybe..." }, { "id": 106, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Ah! There's some kind of strip inside. Lemme just pull it out—" }, { "id": 107, "model": "오티스", "content": "No, that's..." }, { "id": 108, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "...!" }, { "id": 109, "content": "Outis shouted a sharp warning at Sinclair as if she had realized something..." }, { "id": 110, "content": "But Meursault's hand shot out before she could even finish, clasping over Sinclair's wrist before the strip could be pulled out." }, { "id": 111, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "W-what? What did I do?!" }, { "id": 112, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "Exposure to sunlight damages these objects." }, { "id": 113, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "I... I already pulled a little bit out, though...!" }, { "id": 114, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "It can be rewound. Carefully rotate the ridged section on the cylinder." }, { "id": 115, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "I am currently blocking the sunlight from reaching the exposed section. Damage is of no concern." }, { "id": 116, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Oh, okay... You mean this one, right? This is the part that rotates? Yup, it went back in." }, { "id": 117, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "Mm." }, { "id": 118, "content": "With a quiet nod, Meursault took the object from Sinclair's hand." }, { "id": 119, "model": "오티스", "content": "It seems to be... a film roll." }, { "id": 120, "model": "오티스", "content": "There is something written on the outside... \"Experiment #4\"?" }, { "id": 121, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "It appears to be a compact roll for a film camera." }, { "id": 122, "model": "오티스", "content": "You seem to have handled one before." }, { "id": 124, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "Yes." }, { "id": 125, "content": "Meursault's answer came without any further explanation, but the way he adjusted the camera on the table certainly didn't look like that of a first-timer." }, { "id": 126, "model": "오티스", "content": "Hmm. I once received a report containing photographs taken on film cameras during the war." }, { "id": 127, "model": "오티스", "content": "Film rolls used by N Corp. are particularly difficult to falsify—they were often used to collect intelligence during secret operations. The film fixes light directly onto the medium, from what I've heard." }, { "id": 128, "model": "에즈라", "content": "......." }, { "id": 129, "content": "A peculiar expression flashed across Ezra's face as she regarded Outis. Perhaps it was the mention of \"war\" that caught her attention..." }, { "id": 130, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Anyway, we've managed to regroup in one piece! Let's come up with a plan to deal with these Distortions, guys! Hmm. Where should we begin?" }, { "id": 131, "content": "... then, in the next breath, she returned to her usual bubbly self and steered the conversation away from the subject." }, { "id": 132, "place": "An Office Building, Past", "model": "모제스4", "content": "Both Ezra and I, we're... we are both still trying to be free of the misconception we inflicted on ourselves." }, { "id": 133, "place": "Abandoned Photo Lab, District 14", "content": "For all her unfailingly perky disposition, Ezra, too, may be carrying traumatic memories every bit as devastating as Gregor's..." }, { "id": 134, "model": "이상", "content": "Hmm...? Does there yet remain aught deserving illumination?" }, { "id": 135, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 136, "content": "I couldn't feel any more traces of Distortions nearby... and it didn't seem like any of the other Sinner teams elsewhere were actively engaged in battle at the moment either." }, { "id": 137, "model": "파우스트", "content": "Dante is asking whether the Distortion suppression has not, in fact, already been concluded." }, { "id": 138, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Oh, not yet. These people we fought just now? They only got caught up in the Distortion—they didn't actually Distort themselves. We haven't even gotten close to the Distortion's \"Inflection Point\" yet." }, { "id": 139, "model": "단테", "content": "<\"Inflection Point\"...?>" }, { "id": 140, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Uh... Anyhoo, finding an \"Inflection Point\" without the Team Leader around's gonna take some time... Maybe it won't be too bad with your help..." }, { "id": 141, "content": "Ezra swept her eyes around the room with a look of frustration as though she had just been handed a puzzle box with half the pieces missing." }, { "id": 142, "model": "오티스", "content": "By \"Inflection Point,\" are you referring to the point on a graph in which the directionality of its curvature changes?" }, { "id": 143, "model": "이상", "content": "Mm... Calling to mind the present context, it may less be a mathematical term and more a specialized polyseme referring to the point at which Distortion occurs—the motive, intent, or, indeed, the point in which \"inflection\" of the mind occurs." }, { "id": 144, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Yup, that's about right. That's the kind of \"Inflection Point\" I was talkin' about. So in our department, we use that term to mean the \"source\" of a Distortion, the \"Inflector\" or \"cause\" behind it... stuff like that." }, { "id": 145, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Y'know, Distortion's hard to treat if ya don't know the core cause~ Treat the symptoms you see on the surface all you like, but if ya never find the root cause, the Distortion's never gettin' solved." }, { "id": 146, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Though I guess you guys never really had to look for that kinda stuff, huh? Your Boss Clock opens a door into their fathoms or whatever, right?" }, { "id": 147, "model": "오티스", "content": "... You mean Dungeon of the Fathoms?" }, { "id": 148, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Yup, that! That's the one." }, { "id": 149, "model": "에즈라", "content": "From where we're standing, Distortions are really high-maintenance, time-consuming headaches. It's one thing to somehow manage to locate the Inflection Point, but curing it is another thing." }, { "id": 150, "model": "에즈라", "content": "But you guys can just march straight into someone's heart, knock the snot out of everything in there, and then, ta-da~! Patient ready for discharge! That's how it works, right? Ugh... Not gonna lie, I was so jealous when I heard about it, I almost bit my sleeve off." }, { "id": 151, "model": "돈키호테", "content": "Verily, I had thought your team would set about resolving Distortions once the foe was vanquished, as we are wont to do... Was that not so?" }, { "id": 152, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Course not! Why would anyone come to us with a Distortion suppression request if it were that simple in the first place?" }, { "id": 153, "model": "에즈라", "content": "But yeah, most of the time, peeps try brute-force approaches to it first, and when things go south, they send requests to the company or to our Detective's office." }, { "id": 154, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "That means the client this time must've been..." }, { "id": 155, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Bingo. Apparently, the residents of Butter Street had all chipped in to commission all kinds of agencies like the Zwei and the combat-specialized Fixer Offices... but none of them could actually do things right, and the job got passed on to us." }, { "id": 156, "model": "오티스", "content": "Meaning... the Distortion phenomenon related to this kind of photograph is still occurring unchecked somewhere on the streets." }, { "id": 157, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Exactly. That's why... we gotta find something. Anything that might count as a clue..." }, { "id": 158, "content": "Ezra gazed down at the people lying on the floor with a complicated expression." }, { "id": 159, "content": "Neat ash-gray suits, and the logo on the collar of their uniform and briefcases..." }, { "id": 160, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 161, "content": "Come to think of it, wasn't Meursault..." }, { "id": 162, "place": "Calw - Town Square, Past", "model": "뫼르소", "content": "... I was once employed by N Corp." }, { "id": 163, "model": "그레고르", "content": "Wha…? You used to work with those people?" }, { "id": 164, "place": "Abandoned Photo Lab, District 14", "content": "Yeah, he did mention that he used to work at N Corp. Maybe he can offer us some insight..." }, { "id": 165, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 166, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "Yes, Manager." }, { "id": 167, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "These are N Corp. Class 2 Staff members. Given the camera briefcases in their possession, they are likely members of the Pinframe Team of Service des Clous." }, { "id": 168, "content": "Meursault recited the information as though he were pulling it from a file he had already sorted and placed in the back of the shelf in his mind." }, { "id": 169, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 170, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "Yes." }, { "id": 171, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "It is one of N Corp.'s many field departments related to information gathering and processing. Their primary duties include the handling of N Corp.'s internal information, analysis of N Corp.'s internal intelligence, the sorting and arranging of N Corp.'s internal information, and inter-sector—" }, { "id": 172, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 173, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "......." }, { "id": 174, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Whoa~ Is he a talking encyclopedia or something? Yeah, another thing to be jealous of... You think it'll be okay if we borrow him sometimes?" }, { "id": 175, "model": "이스마엘", "content": "Might be an issue for us if you just went and borrowed our team's encyclopedia..." }, { "id": 176, "content": "Looks like everyone agrees that he's an encyclopedia..." }, { "id": 177, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Anyway, your encyclopedia's right. They're from N Corp.'s Pinframe Team. Seen them a few times before in N Corp.'s Nest." }, { "id": 178, "model": "에즈라", "content": "But why would people already busy enough dealing with Nest affairs come all the way out to a shabby Backstreet like this? Hm... Got any guesses?" }, { "id": 179, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "......." }, { "id": 180, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "I am unable to determine that." }, { "id": 181, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Eh?" }, { "id": 182, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "The possible range of connection between the two pieces of information is exceedingly broad. Listing every relevant reason as to why they may have come here would require a considerable amount of time." }, { "id": 183, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "Therefore, I will not present a determinative answer to that question." }, { "id": 184, "model": "에즈라", "content": "...?" }, { "id": 185, "content": "Ezra, staring holes into me with an unspoken \"Is this dude always like this?\" wouldn't pull any answers from me, you know..." }, { "id": 186, "content": "Because aside from combat situations, I've still got no way to figure out what's going on in his head." }, { "id": 187, "content": "Okay, then..." }, { "id": 188, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 189, "content": "And that was when I noticed something I'd never imagined would happen." }, { "id": 190, "content": "Meursault's eyes widened, his gaze fixing me with such force that I could almost feel the faint tremor in it." }, { "id": 191, "content": "A leveling stare that came with..." }, { "id": 192, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "There is no such thing as an objective point of view," }, { "id": 193, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "Manager." }, { "id": 194, "content": "... a clipped tone and a look almost bordering on rebuke." }, { "id": 195, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 196, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "A given judgment may seem infinitely close to objectivity, but ultimately, all things are subjective, without exception." }, { "id": 197, "content": "I fell silent for a moment, lost in thought." }, { "id": 198, "content": "Part of it was because Meursault's reaction had caught me off guard, but I also wondered whether this response might be connected to why he would always refuse to make judgments for himself." }, { "id": 199, "content": "And if this has something to do with his turn, which I know is just around the corner..." }, { "id": 200, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 201, "content": "... I need to understand who he actually is as much as I can." }, { "id": 202, "content": "Because I'll never know when I'll get another chance to really get to know him if I brush this off with a simple \"Oh. I see, my bad.\" as usual." }, { "id": 203, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "Yes, Manager." }, { "id": 204, "model": "뫼르소", "content": "I would presume that their mission was one or all of the following: retrieval of a video recording or recordings in violation of N Corp.'s Taboo; prompt elimination of the violator; contact with an informant in the Backstreets collaborating with N Corp.'s Nest; or identification and arrest of a wanted individual or individuals designated by the Nest." }, { "id": 205, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Taboo...? You mean these people could be Taboo Hunters?" }, { "id": 206, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Nah, no way. They don't send out Taboo Hunters for every single violation, y'know~" }, { "id": 207, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Like, Wings usually leave minor Taboo violations to be handled by subcontracted Fixer Offices or employees of the department in charge. I'd say these guys here are N Corp.'s staff!" }, { "id": 208, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "......" }, { "id": 209, "model": "싱클레어", "content": "Um, Miss Aeng-du? What are you looking for in their pockets...?" }, { "id": 210, "model": "뉴앵두", "content": "I am looking through their belongings, for enlightening clues yet be hidden in the sleeve or the fold of their garments. Lady Moses has been gifted with the art of discerning the truth from what lies before her with but a single glance, yet my eyes are foreign to such a feat." }, { "id": 211, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Lemme take a look too! Hmm, this is an employee card, and... okay, this one's a wallet, so let's put that back. We don't wanna be robbers..." }, { "id": 212, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Aha! This might be it. It's an order missive!" }, { "id": 213, "content": "Ezra pulled a sheet of paper out from an N Corp. staff's coat and read its contents aloud." }, { "id": 214, "model": "에즈라", "content": "\"Work Details: Elimination of the individual of a Category 3 Taboo Violation. Address: Butter Street...\"" }, { "id": 215, "model": "에즈라", "content": "... This is the place!" }, { "id": 216, "model": "단테", "content": "" }, { "id": 217, "model": "이스마엘", "content": "Which means all of this might be pointing to something. Whoever used to work in this studio and the Distortion phenomenon might be connected." }, { "id": 218, "model": "에즈라", "content": "Yeah. Now that you mention it, when that whole pop-and-change thing happened, it did kinda feel like a camera flash..." }, { "id": 219, "model": "에즈라", "content": "All right, let's start by combing through this place. Lemme know if you find anything suspicious!" }, { "id": 220, "model": "돈키호테", "content": "Oho...! At long last, hath the hour arrived for my debut as a detective, forsooth!" }, { "id": 221, "content": "Don Quixote must've been miffed for not getting to play detective back in T Corp.—no idea where she'd been keeping them, but she immediately pulled out the detective props that'd been given to Rodya, Ryōshū, and Hong Lu back then..." }, { "id": 222, "model": "돈키호테", "content": "Verily, I had foreseen that the day would come!" }, { "id": 223, "content": "... Fortunately, Outis wasted no time putting an end to Don Quixote's badly-timed shenanigan. A sharp dressing-down from her was enough to make our dejected chivalric adventurer stuff the costume away." }, { "id": 224, "content": "Okay, then... We should get moving, too..." } ] }