()||9<黑屏1>0,10黑屏1>BGM_Empty:
()||367<黑屏2>BGM_War:On the deck of the cruise.
()||<震屏3>Explode:Boom!
Lewis(11)Lewis||Select:All threats have been eliminated!
()||:Under the Dolls' coordinated attack, the heavy warframe is paralyzed.
NPC_girill(3)Valentin||:This can't be happening! +This "Supernova Warframe", worth 600 million, is no match for scrap metal like you?!
M200(4)M200||:A heavy mech, no matter how impressive, is little more than a lumbering target when piloted by an amateur.
MDR(4)MDR||:So this is all there is to the power you're so proud of, Mr. Smuggler.
NPC_girill(3)Valentin||:How...How could this be...?! +Ah, good... The mech isn't a complete write-off yet.
NPC_girill(2)Valentin||:Can't believe you've pushed me this far... +That woman must still be on the ship... Haha, very well! Very well!
()||ClothingUp:Valentin laughs maniacally as he takes out a device that looks like a remote control. +Meanwhile, the Supernova Warframe's defense system is also activated.
M200(4)M200||:A remote control? Don't tell me there's a bomb...!
NPC_girill(2)Valentin||:This is what you get for being in my way! You can repent on the seabed!
Lewis(11)Lewis||:O-Oh no!
()||BGM_EmptyAVG_keyboardtype_sci:Before the Dolls can stop him, Valentin has already pushed the detonation button... +The mech is also ready to take off...
()||:... +...
NPC_girill(3)Valentin||:...What?
()||:The expected explosion never takes place... +The Supernova Warframe hasn't taken off either.
()||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Utterly confused, Valentin pushes the button repeatedly as the silence drags on.
NPC_girill(3)Valentin||:No way! I've prepared enough explosives to sink four ships...!
()||:It's over. +Valentin tries to move the mech, but it refuses to budge.
()A Familiar Voice||:...How unsightly, Mr. Valentin.
()||<黑屏1>:
()Valentin||AVG_AMB_waves_and_seagulls_oneshot366<黑屏2>GF_Swim_Marnie:...Eric, you... +I thought we had an agreement!
()||:Paula Snow gives the case in her hand a little shake.
()Paula Snow||:Mr. Valentin, I'm not stupid enough to take you at your word... +Besides, working with an arms dealer...really isn't the best idea.
()Valentin||:...Y-You've been planning to double-cross me right off the bat! +You bitch!!!
()Paula Snow||:Hey, this whole sham of inviting me to this charity ball is also pretty dumb. +Though they've actually brought along the Mermaid's Heart, which costs an absolute fortune on the black market...
()Paula Snow||:I checked—it's genuine~ Still, being the sleazy brute that you are, you kept both the money and the goods, and even killed your client. +You can hardly blame me for not trusting you, can you?
()Valentin||:You sabotaged the explosives and my mech?
()Paula Snow||:Eh, it did take some effort. But it's game over for you, Mr. Valentin~ +Miss Lewis over there, make sure you aim properly. You'll frighten if you keep pointing that gun at me.
()||:Lewis has raised her weapon the moment she saw Paula Snow.
()||Select:However, after a moment of hesitation, she aims for Valentin instead.
()Lewis||:...Can we have an explanation?
()MDR||:What is there to explain? +This woman is clearly colluding with the smuggler and she had us running around like headless chickens!
()Paula Snow||:You need to be more careful with your words, Miss MDR. +I was only "pretending" to work with him.
()||AVG_Punch_Hit<震屏3>:Valentin is about to say something when Welrod walks up to him and digs her muzzle into his side. +A criminal caught red-handed should save their confession for the police.
()Lewis||:...Jeanie isn't a villain, and neither are you.
()Paula Snow||:Alright, Mr. Valentin did invite me onboard to participate in a double-cross deal that involves killing the client and taking the money and the goods. +But it should be pretty obvious by now that I've given up on the deal.
()Lewis||:We didn't just "win" the tickets, did we?
()Paula Snow||:...Pfft, obviously not. +You were chosen.
()Lewis||:There are so many people in your fan club, you must've gone to a lot of trouble to pick me.
()Paula Snow||:Not at all, all members leave an automatic record when you register. +I just had to filter the members and make a shortlist~
()Lewis||:So that's the Mermaid's Heart inside the case?
()Paula Snow||:The one and only. Fancy a look?
()Lewis||:I'm not interested. +But...you're not planning to keep it for yourself, are you?
()||:Paula Snow lowers her voice and whispers to Lewis conspiratorially...
()Paula Snow||:My dear Miss Lewis. +Who do you think it should belong to?
()Lewis||:...Its original owner.
()Paula Snow||:And who might that be? +The artisan who created it? The millionaire who bought it? Or...the gangster who seized it by force?
()Paula Snow||:It has been drenched in blood from the moment it was created, and it gets bloodier still every time it changes hands. +This priceless treasure is actually worthless. +Unlike moonlight, it does not illuminate the dark; unlike air, it does not bring life.
()Paula Snow||:It's just a lifeless object, but having been given a fairy tale name, it becomes a symbol of love. Isn't that laughable? +So...who do you think it belongs to?
()Lewis||:It belongs to itself. +...That's a line from your very first movie. But...
()Paula Snow||:Hush~ +I've had my eyes on you from the moment you embarked on this journey.
()Lewis||:I...
()Paula Snow||:It's been a pleasure to have you along this ride. +But the war is over.
()Lewis||:What?
()Paula Snow||:The war is over. +And I'm not going back.
()Lewis||:...
()Paula Snow||:Farewell. Just as the spring breeze will return, I hope we'll meet again some day.
()Lewis||:Wait, Jeanie! No, Paula!
()||BGM_EmptyAVG_fall_into_water9:—
()||:...
()||:...
()News Report||:The police foiled a major arms smuggling operation on board the cruise ship Aegean and arrested Valentin, leader of the international smuggling syndicate. +Using false identities, Valentin has been supplying weapons to rebel forces on the periphery of the White Zone in the last two years and is indirectly responsible for a large number of civilian casualties. +This smuggling operation was foiled with the help of several Griffin Tactical Dolls, who are passengers on the ship. Over 900 weapons have been seized, worth around 6.7 million.
()||<黑屏1>:
()||367<黑屏2>event_summer_TitleAVG_AMB_waves_and_seagulls_oneshot:On the deck.
()Sailor||:This dessert is a special treat from the staff. Please enjoy.
MDR(4)MDR||AVG_tableware:Thanks. Please give us five more of the vanilla ice cream we just had.
()Sailor||:Uh... S-Sure!
Thunder50(2)Thunder||:No, make that six, please. M950A asked me to eat one on her behalf.
M200(4)M200||:Can your body handle that much ice cream?
MDR(4)MDR||:Who cares~ +Say, did Paula Snow just take the gemstone? The Mermaid's Heart, huh... That's some legendary treasure!
M200(4)M200||:She couldn't have risked everything just to keep it for herself, right? +So what did she tell you back then, Lewis?
Lewis(8)Lewis||:Heh, it's our little secret!
Thunder50(2)Thunder||:She wouldn't say no matter how many times MDR asked. +She must've bewitched her!
Lewis(9)Lewis||:Oh, please! Even if I told you... Humph, you know what? I'm not telling~ +In any case, she's not a bad person at all!
Welrod(2)Welrod MkII||:Beautiful people can do no wrong in your eyes.
Lewis(9)Lewis||:That's not true! I don't judge people by their appearance!
MDR(4)MDR||:...That isn't convincing at all coming from you.
M200(4)M200||AVG_keyboardtype_sci:Huh? Guys, look at this.
()||:M200 points at a news article posted on Grifchan. +It's all the way at the bottom of the news page, which shows how insignificant this report is.
M200(4)M200||:At first glance, it looks like just another news story of an orphanage receiving a donation.
Thunder50(2)Thunder||:The sum was enormous... The orphanage wanted to build a new wing and name it after the benefactor... +But they wished to remain anonymous...
Welrod(2)Welrod MkII||:Do you think that was Paula Snow?
MDR(4)MDR||:Who knows?
M200(4)M200||:The timing checks out.
Lewis(6)Lewis||:Hehehehe...
Welrod(2)Welrod MkII||:Hey, what are you giggling about?
Lewis(6)Lewis||:The Commander just sent me a message to tell me that I did a good job and even promised me a reward...
MDR(4)MDR||:The Commander is also giving you a reward?! You're damn lucky!
M200(4)M200||:Well, it wasn't just pure luck... +Still, at least it's over.
Thunder50(2)Thunder||:Yeah, even our vacation is over.
Lewis(9)Lewis||:Now that's not true. Our vacation is NOT over!
MDR(4)MDR||:That's right. +Heheh, I can't believe the captain has given us permission to enjoy all facilities and services on board free of charge! +Everything we've done was all worth it~!
Lewis(6)Lewis||:It's all thanks to Lady Paula~ +(Sighs) I wonder when I'll ever see her again.
MDR(4)MDR||:Ha! If we ever run into her again, it'll probably be another crazy adventure. +Now forget about that and let's go! Let's play some water polo!
Lewis(7)Lewis||:Oh, I'm coming!
()||ClothingUp:Lewis puts down her console and starts enjoying her vacation in earnest. +On the screen, the movie is still playing...
()||<黑屏1>:
NPC_baolan(0)Paula Snow||<黑屏2>9:Lamenting our inability to take destiny into our own hands, we shed tears in the agony of endless waiting. +I would rather take up arms and fight by your side.
NPC_baolan(4)Paula Snow||:Farewell. Just as the spring breeze will return, I hope we'll meet again some day.
()||:...
()||:The Wave Wrangler 【END】