()||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏1>0,10</黑屏1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>82</BIN><黑屏2><BGM>BGM_Hello</BGM>:...At the Commander's dorm. +A haggard and sleep-deprived Commander sits lethargically on the sofa, waiting for Kalina to finish double-checking their work.
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:...All the urgent tasks are now out of the way. +Oh right, have you dealt with the ones that I mentioned earlier?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Uh... (Clears throat)
NPC-Kalin(3)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:I knew it!
NPC-Kalin(3)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:My insomnia is so bad I haven't been able to focus properly for days...
NPC-Kalin(3)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Fine, I'll sort them out for you. +Sheesh, sometimes I wonder who really is the commander here.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1>:Despite her incessant grumbling, Kalina collects all the paperwork on the Commander's desk.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:You are truly exceptional, Commander Kalina. Please appoint me as your adjutant.
NPC-Kalin(3)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Oh, hell no! +You'd just slow down my money-making!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1>:Kalina pulls a playful face and opens the door to leave.
NPC-Kalin(3)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:I'll be going then. Try to get some rest.
NPC-Kalin(3)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><同时置暗>||:Thank you, Kalin.
NPC-Kalin(3)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:Do something about that insomnia and pull yourself together, Commander. +There's a lot more work waiting for you.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Yeah... (Coughs)
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander curls up under their blanket and waves weakly at the departing Kalina.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Close</SE1>:Thud—the door is closed.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander immediately lights up and reaches out to—
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1>:Thud—the door is opened again.
NPC-Kalin(0)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:By the way, I forgot to ask—how's the insomnia treatment that Gr G11 suggested?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Now curled up under the blanket once more, the ashen-faced Commander nods slowly.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:It seems to be working a little.
NPC-Kalin(1)<Speaker>Kalina</Speaker>||:That's good to hear!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Close</SE1>:Kalina smiles brightly and closes the door again.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=2%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:After making sure that her footsteps have receded into the distance, the Commander slips out from under the blanket and creeps up to their gaming console.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_NightVision_Start</SE1>:The suspended interface comes to life, and a minimalistic game menu comes into view.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Gr G11 is so stingy. How could she hoard such a fun game all to herself for so long? +It kept me up all night...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_2022Saros_button</SE1>:With dark circles around their eyes, the Commander presses the "start" button.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>70</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:...In Dier's workshop.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Button_Click</SE1>:Gr G11 presses the "play" button, and Chopin's Nocturne in E flat major starts trickling slowly from the hi-fi system. The music feels like the gentle embrace of moonlight, and her eyelids grow heavier and heavier...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Her eyes suddenly snap wide open.
G11Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G11</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<SE1>AVG_Wonder</SE1><震屏3>:<size=50>...Aah!</size>
NPC-Deele(0)<Speaker>Dier</Speaker><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<SE1>AVG_21Winter_Phone_Crash</SE1>:<size=50>Jesus!</size>
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||<BGM>m_avg_casual</BGM><SE1>Rope</SE1>:What the hell, Gr G11?! Dier was so startled he dropped his spanner on my foot!
G11Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G11</Speaker>||:I... I think I sent the wrong tape...
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:What tape?
UMP9Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:You don't mean...
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker><Position>0,0</Position><Scale>1.07</Scale>||:Oh, Gr G11 sent a tape to answer the Commander's call for suggestions to cure their insomnia.
UMP9Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:So what did you really send?
G11Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G11</Speaker>||:I can't remember...
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:We're done for. You never know what kind of scary things you'll find in Gr G11's pile of trash.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Button_Click</SE1><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:UMP45 retrieves the playing cassette tape from the hi-fi system. Her eyes narrow as she studies the blank case.
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker><Position>0,0</Position><Scale>1.07</Scale>||:Could it be that...?
UMP9Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:What do we do, 45? Should we call Miss Kalina and explain the situation?
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:Then we'd be exposing ourselves. It'd make us look very unprofessional.
G11Mod(0)<Speaker>Gr G11</Speaker>||:Ugh...
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker><Position>0,0</Position><Scale>1.07</Scale>||:It's been 24 hours, but we haven't heard anything from them. That means...
UMP9Mod(2)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:The Commander hasn't found out yet?
HK416Mod(0)<Speaker>416</Speaker>||:Or maybe they've already found out...
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker><Position>0,0</Position><Scale>1.07</Scale>||:But they're enjoying themselves.
UMP9Mod(2)<Speaker>UMP9</Speaker>||:But... +I still think we should say something...
UMP45Mod(0)<Speaker>UMP45</Speaker><Position>0,0</Position><Scale>1.07</Scale>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander has been working so hard. It doesn't hurt for them to relax every now and then. +We shouldn't interrupt their R&R.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_tele_disconnect</SE1>:UMP45 holds down UMP9's communicator. Her eyes flicker dangerously as she grins.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><BIN>82</BIN>:... +What's the meaning of this?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:The Commander lowers their controller and stares at the new interface in confusion.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:<color=#FFFF00>"Congratulations, you have cleared the highest difficulty."</color>+<color=#FFFF00>"You may now start building a whole new world that is entirely your own!"</color>+<color=#FFFF00>"Please select your preference from the following options."</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Select my preference? To randomly generate a new stage?<c>A. A cute and gentle maid idol who can chop up three tons of firewood in a day.<c>B. A cold and elegant Doll idol who can kick a hole right through your chest.<c>C. A versatile zombie idol who can sing, dance, rap, and play basketball.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:Let's not overthink this. Simply choose the type of boss that seems the easiest to deal with. +You it is.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支><SE1>AVG_2022Saros_button</SE1>:The Commander selects an option, but the cursor is frozen at the original spot.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:No matter how hard the Commander tries to move it, it stubbornly inches toward the bottom option...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:No! Stop it!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支><SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1>:Click. The cursor selects option C. The sharp click almost sounds like a taunting chuckle.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>3</分支>:Heheh, this is my favorite, of course... +No fun in not picking the hardest boss, eh?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1><分支>3</分支>:Click. The Commander selects option C decisively.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>1</分支>:Let's not overthink this. Simply choose the type of boss that seems the easiest to deal with. +You it is.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>1</分支><SE1>AVG_2022Saros_button</SE1>:The Commander selects an option, but the cursor is frozen at the original spot.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>1</分支>:No matter how hard the Commander tries to move it, it stubbornly inches toward the bottom option...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>1</分支><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:No! Stop it!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>1</分支><SE1>AVG_Card_Reader</SE1>:Click. The cursor selects option C. The sharp click almost sounds like a taunting chuckle.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_whitenoise</SE1>:The interface disappears from the screen like a bunched up piece of paper. +The Commander gazes at the loading screen in a daze as their consciousness also goes into the garbage can.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:I really shouldn't... stay up all night...
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>9</BIN><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Drowning in a thick wave of drowsiness, the Commander loses control over their own body...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_AMB_waves_and_seagulls_oneshot</SE1>:Splash... +The waves strike the hull of the boat rhythmically. The salty sea air is laced with a barely noticeable tinge of floral fragrance. +Like a perfume sprayed onto an invitation card that pulls you to a gala. 
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...Where am I?
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Saga.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Saga? I've never heard of this place.
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Time is running short. Things are already set in motion.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:The waves' impact grow sharper and louder, and the once steady boat underneath also starts rocking violently.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:What are you talking about? And who are you?
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:I am Saga, and Saga is me.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The boat suddenly surges forward at high speed. You can hear the sound of its bow cutting through the surface of the sea...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:The salty sea air disappears and the sound of waves also drifts away as you find yourself now lying on a concrete floor.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The pungent and musty scent of mold mixed with dust assaults your nose. You try to open your eyes.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker>Red-Haired Girl</Speaker>||<CGDelay>1</CGDelay><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><SE1>Heartbeat</SE1><睁眼><BIN>618</BIN>:<color=#FF0000>A, kono hito... me ga zameta...</color>
()<Speaker>White-Haired Girl</Speaker>||:<color=#FF0000>Yokatta. Daijoubu?</color>
()<Speaker>Silver-Haired Girl</Speaker>||:<color=#FF0000>Nanika itte kudasai...</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:You find yourself surrounded by several girls. Their faces have a spooky green tint and they seem to be saying something. Then you notice the seams all over their bodies, which suggest the body parts are clearly stitched together. +Right now, they are all staring expectantly at you, as if waiting for a response.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Your eyes widen in terror. You open your mouth, but the only sound that comes out is a scream.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<震屏3><BGM>BGM_Danger</BGM>:<size=50>AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!</size>+<size=50>ELIDs!!!</size>
()||<黑点1><SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>589</BIN><黑点2><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake>:Thankfully, the many years of training has given you some decent skills and reflexes. You immediately roll to one side and reach for the pistol behind your waist... +But it isn't there.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:You take a deep breath and feel calmly for the combat knife stowed in your boot... +It isn't there either.
NPC-Saki(11)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,-150</Position><Scale>1.34</Scale>||:<color=#FF0000>Hey, what kind of popping is that supposed to be?!</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The fierce-looking blonde ELID with a microphone stand hoisted on her shoulder marches up to you. Unarmed and completely vulnerable, you can only back away.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<size=50>Kalina?! Where are the Dolls?!</size>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake>:<size=60>Help!!!</size>
NPC-Sakura(8)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:<color=#FF0000>Um, please calm down! I thought Kotaro has already told you about our situation...</color>
NPC-Yugiri(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>120,-150</Position><Scale>1.9</Scale>||:<color=#FF0000>Please relax. We mean you no harm.</color>
NPC-Lily(11)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>70,-160</Position><Scale>1.24</Scale>||:<color=#FF0000>Lily is a good girl...</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Really?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:You lower your guard just a little. As you reach into your breast pocket for your handkerchief and wipe the sweat from your brow, some strip-like objects come falling out. +Judging by the smell, they seem to be dried shredded squid.
NPC-Tae(8)<Speaker>Tae Yamada</Speaker><Position>0,-400</Position><Scale>1.5</Scale><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<SE1>AVG_Stiff</SE1><SE1>AVG_Pause</SE1><震屏3>:<color=#FF0000>Ugh... Argh...!!!</color>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BGM>m_wv_battle</BGM><SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1>:One of the ELIDs suddenly come charging at you. Your already high-strung nerves snap. Driven by pure instincts, you dash out of this dark and cramped basement, all the while screaming at the top of your lungs.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake><SE1>RunStep</SE1>:<size=50>STAY AWAY FROM ME!!!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:You race toward the light as the ELIDs' frenzied footsteps and growls chase you from behind...
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<Night><黑点2><BIN>578</BIN>:This appears to be a very old mansion. Unfamiliar with the layout, you run around like a headless chicken and have somehow made your way to the second floor. +There is no sign of the ELIDs for now; you seem to have shaken them off. +At this brief moment of respite, you lean against the wall to catch your breath as you start gathering your thoughts.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Calm down, put things together... +I was gaming in my dorm, so how did I end up here when I opened my eyes again? +And what's with that strange voice...? +... +Hold on, I think I get it.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:I stayed up all night gaming and fell asleep in front of the console, then I vaguely heard some cryptic opening lines that didn't really mean anything... +Putting everything together, there's only one conclusion...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:A dream! I must be dreaming... +Just before I dozed off, the game mentioned something about "zombie idol", so that's why I'm dreaming about such things.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Now that you have it all figured out, you let out a sigh of relief. Since you know it is just a dream, you know exactly what to do.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Team_Running</SE1>:Thud-thud-thud... A series of footsteps come from the stairs—they're catching up. +But you are no longer frightened. You feel calm energy returning to your body, and you even feel an urge to laugh.
NPC-MizunoAi(7)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>60,-190</Position><Scale>1.3</Scale>||:<color=#FF0000>Stop running! Please listen to what we have to say!</color>
NPC-Sakura(8)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:<color=#FF0000>We really don't want to hurt you!</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Say no more. I understand everything.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Turning to face the ELIDs that are drawing ever closer, you smile serenely.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>RunStep</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake>:The next second, you dash towards the wall and throw yourself heroically against it...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<关闭蒙版><BIN>9</BIN><SE1>AVG_lifttable</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:But instead of colliding with the wall and waking up from the dream, you crash right through the rotting structure and into the air...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Hm?!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:That is when you realize a very important axiom.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<CGDelay>1</CGDelay>:No matter which parallel universe you're in, gravity always pulls you down.
()||<黑屏1>:
()<Speaker>Red-Haired Girl</Speaker>||<睁眼><BIN>618</BIN><SE1>Heartbeat</SE1>:Oh, this person is coming to...
()<Speaker>White-Haired Girl</Speaker>||:That's a relief. Are you alright?
()<Speaker>Silver-Haired Girl</Speaker>||:Please say something...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:You find yourself surrounded by several girls. Their faces have a spooky green tint, and there are seams all over their bodies, which suggest the body parts are stitched together. +Right now, they are all staring expectantly at you, as if waiting for a response.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:I... Did the game restart...?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:You try to sit up, only to realize that you're securely tied up.
()||<黑点1>:
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<BIN>589</BIN><黑点2><BGM>Campaion-34</BGM>:Why have you tied me up?! Release me!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_flag</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake>:You'd better stop this right now. My people are coming for me.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:You start struggling vehemently, your high-pitched shouts resound through the basement.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Drink_Tea</SE1>:But the girls standing before you seem utterly unfazed. One of them, the redhead, even offers you a glass of water considerately.
NPC-Yugiri(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>120,-150</Position><Scale>1.9</Scale>||:I bet you're thirsty after shouting for so long. Please have some water.
NPC-Yugiri(6)<Speaker>Commander</Speaker><Position>120,-150</Position><Scale>1.9</Scale><同时置暗>||:...I won't drink even if I die of thirst!
NPC-Yugiri(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>120,-150</Position><Scale>1.9</Scale>||:Then you'd better stop shouting. Nobody will hear you even if you shout your head off.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
NPC-Sakura(10)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:You just fell from the second floor. Did you hurt yourself anywhere?
NPC-Lily(13)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>70,-160</Position><Scale>1.24</Scale>||:You looked really cool when you jumped, like you were just like a stunt person in movies! And you're actually okay! Are you also a zombie?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...Zombie? You're not ELIDs?
NPC-MizunoAi(8)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>60,-190</Position><Scale>1.3</Scale>||:Looks like Kotaro hasn't told you anything. +It should be quite obvious just looking at us. We have all been resurrected as zombies. +But it doesn't matter what we are. You just have to be responsible for our training and daily routine for the next seven days.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...Kotaro? Hold on, I have to be responsible for what?
NPC-Saki(11)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,-150</Position><Scale>1.34</Scale><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<SE1>Rope</SE1>:Hey, is asking questions the only thing you can do?!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The blonde girl grabs you by your collar and you find yourself almost face-to-face with her. +Observing her closely, you notice the girl is not wearing any makeup at all.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:<color=#A9A9A9>No makeup, and this smell... They do seem to be real zombies...</color>
NPC-Junko(7)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>60,-90</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:So you are the expert hired by Kotaro, aren't you?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...What kind of expert?
NPC-MizunoAi(6)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>60,-190</Position><Scale>1.3</Scale>||:...
NPC-Sakura(8)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:Oh dear... What should we do?!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The blue-haired girl sighs in defeat.
NPC-MizunoAi(7)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>60,-190</Position><Scale>1.3</Scale>||:It will take a lot of effort to explain all the whats and whys, but we don't have the time. +So I'm just going to tell you what to do directly.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:But—
()||<黑点1><SE1>Rope</SE1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><BIN>619</BIN><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Before you can argue, the blue-haired girl has already shoved a map into your face...
()<Speaker>Blue-Haired Girl</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_22Swim_langrensha</BGM>:To become a successful idol group, these five aspects are all indispensable— +Intonation, rhythm, savings, vigor, and inspiration.
()<Speaker>White-Haired Girl</Speaker>||:We can work on improving these aspects by going to different places. +To improve our intonation, we'll have to go to the karaoke box. The dance studio is for improving our rhythm. To increase our savings, we must work at the convenience store. Eating at the fast food restaurant will give us more vigor. And finally, inspiration will come to us in the bathhouse.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Slow down, I couldn't remember any of that...
()<Speaker>Blonde Girl</Speaker>||:<size=50>Dammit! Listen carefully!</size>+We only have seven days left! Our most important performance is in seven days! +So you must make good use of the little time we have left to arrange our training program, while also leaving enough time for us to work and make money!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:... +Can't you just pack these seven days full?
()<Speaker>White-Haired Girl</Speaker>||:No! There's a limit to our energy. We can only train or work in the morning and in the afternoon. +So you can only arrange two activities for us in a day. Please do be reasonable and consider—
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Before we start talking about the arrangements, I have one more question.
()<Speaker>Blonde Girl</Speaker>||:Shoot!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Who exactly are you? How do I know who to send where?
()||<黑点1><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1>:
()<Speaker>Blue-Haired Girl</Speaker>||<BIN>620</BIN><黑点2>:You don't have to worry about that. You simply have to decide what needs to be done in any given day and head to the corresponding locations. +You will encounter different members of the group at different places. Help us complete our training or work, and our abilities will improve.
()||<黑点1><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1>:
()<Speaker>White-Haired Girl</Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>621</BIN>:On top of that, you will also learn more about us as we spend time together... +We may even become friends if you're willing.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Looks like we're about to get very busy. Now, who the hell are—
()||<黑屏1>:
NPC-Sakura(9)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||<黑屏2><BIN>589</BIN><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:Well, we have indeed forgotten to introduce ourselves...
NPC-Sakura(9)<Speaker>Sakura Minamoto</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||<BGM>BGM_Saga_AVG_Day</BGM>:I am Member No. 1, Sakura Minamoto.
NPC-Saki(9)<Speaker>Saki Nikaido</Speaker><Position>0,-150</Position><Scale>1.34</Scale>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><震屏3>:<size=50>No. 2, Saki Nikaido! Also the leader of Franchouchou! Nice to meet you!</size>
NPC-MizunoAi(6)<Speaker>Ai Mizuno</Speaker><Position>60,-190</Position><Scale>1.3</Scale>||:No. 3, Ai Mizuno.
NPC-Junko(8)<Speaker>Junko Konno</Speaker><Position>60,-90</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:I am Junko Konno, Member No. 4.
NPC-Yugiri(6)<Speaker>Yugiri</Speaker><Position>120,-150</Position><Scale>1.9</Scale>||:No. 5, Yugiri. I'll be in your care.
NPC-Lily(10)<Speaker>Lily Hoshikawa</Speaker><Position>70,-160</Position><Scale>1.24</Scale>||<SE1>AVG_Rromantic</SE1>:Lily Hoshikawa, No. 6~!
NPC-Tae(8)<Speaker>Tae Yamada</Speaker><Position>0,-290</Position><Scale>1.3</Scale><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<SE1>AVG_Stiff</SE1>:Mmmggh... Arghhh... (Garbled gibberish)
NPC-Sakura(9)<Speaker>Sakura Minamoto</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:This is No. 0, Tae Yamada. +Should we repeat that again?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:No, it's only seven names.
NPC-MizunoAi(6)<Speaker>Ai Mizuno</Speaker><Position>60,-190</Position><Scale>1.3</Scale>||:Now you must be aware of our situation. +What are your thoughts?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...<c>A. This is no big deal at all.<c>B. Please send the minutes of this meeting to my adjutant.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Please type up the minutes of this meeting and send to to my adju— +... +I don't have an adjutant with me. Looks like I'm on my own.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>1</分支>:I think I have a rough idea about what's going on. My usual work is a lot more complicated. +If it's just managing these affairs, I don't think I'll have any problem whatsoever.
NPC-Sakura(9)<Speaker>Sakura Minamoto</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:To sum it up quickly, right now we need more intense training to bring our intonation and rhythm to a higher standard. +On top of that, we need to improve our financial situation. We've all been working part-time jobs. As our manager, you should also rack up some savings by working at the convenience store regularly. +If you're tired, you can visit the bathhouse for some inspiration or head to the fast food restaurant to gain more vigor.
NPC-Yugiri(6)<Speaker>Yugiri</Speaker><Position>120,-150</Position><Scale>1.9</Scale>||:This should be a piece of cake for an expert like you.
NPC-Lily(11)<Speaker>Lily Hoshikawa</Speaker><Position>70,-160</Position><Scale>1.24</Scale>||:Now please direct us in starting our training, Manager-sama!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:You find some familiarity from these unfamiliar faces in this unfamiliar environment. +You are used to being surrounded by girls who look expectantly to you for orders. +So you smile as the faces of these strangers overlap with the girls in your memory.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:I understand. Now one last thing.
NPC-Sakura(9)<Speaker>Sakura Minamoto</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:Please go ahead.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:Stop calling me a manager or an expert or whatnot. In my world—I mean, in my profession, everyone calls me Commander!
NPC-Sakura(9)<Speaker>Sakura Minamoto</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||:Yes, Commander!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Creep</SE1>:You dust off your tattered clothes and get up from the floor. You look around at the zombie idols standing before you. +War, Dolls, Paradeus... All of that are about to fade into the past... +Starting today, your life will be filled with idols, mundane daily activities, and glory...?
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||:...<c>A. Accept the situation and turn over a new leaf.<c>B. Be defiant and try to find your way back home.
()||<黑点1><分支>2</分支>:
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑点2><分支>2</分支><SE1>AVG_Spanner</SE1><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:<color=#A9A9A9>You've got to be kidding me! As if this Commander would be so easily swayed!</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>Only naïve little girls would be fooled by this kind of pitch! Like hell I'd go into idol training!</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>Making me babysit them? I'd even have to train them personally and work a part-time job to make extra pocket money? No freaking way!</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>I'm going back to my base, where I have an adjutant who brings me my meals, helps me with work, and takes care of me...</color>
()||<黑屏1><分支>2</分支>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>578</BIN><Night><黑点2><SE1>AVG_Door_Open</SE1><分支>2</分支><BGM>GF_20HW_Scene_BPM82_loop</BGM>:In the dead silence of the night, you slip quietly out of your room and run towards the main entrance. +You grin at the thought of regaining your freedom, and even the darkness cannot conceal the gleeful glint in your eyes.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Creep</SE1><分支>2</分支>:One step, two steps... The main entrance is just a few—
()<Speaker>???</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1><分支>2</分支>:Woof.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:A soft bark interrupts your escape attempt.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:Where did this dog come from? +Hush, move aside.
NPC-Romero(0)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,240</Position><Scale>1.25</Scale><GradientShow>1</GradientShow>||<分支>2</分支><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Arf-arf-arf!
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:Not so loud... Don't wake them!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:You shush the dog and try to send it away. +The dog shows no sign of fear but prowls up to you instead. As it comes under the light, you finally see it clearly.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支><SE1>AVG_Dismember</SE1><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:The dog has the same greenish skin and stitched seams as the zombie girls. As you gawk at it, the dog's body starts enlarging...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:Wait, wait, wait... How come even dogs can be zombified in this universe?!
NPC-Romero(1)<Speaker>???</Speaker><Position>0,240</Position><Scale>0.95</Scale><Shake>0.1</Shake>||<分支>2</分支><SE1>AVG_Cloak_Whoosh</SE1><震屏3>:<size=50>ARF-ARF-ARF!!!</size>
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:The dog, now several times bigger, charges toward you...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支><controll_shake>%%type_id=2%%duration=3%%delay=0.1%%range=8</controll_shake><SE1>RunStep</SE1>:<size=50>AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!</size>
NPC-Junko(10)<Speaker>Junko Konno</Speaker><Position>60,-90</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||<分支>2</分支><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><关闭蒙版><SE1>AVG_Button_Click</SE1><SE1>AVG_20Winter_Door_Open</SE1>:Romero, stop.
NPC-Romero(0)<Speaker>Romero</Speaker><Position>0,240</Position><Scale>1.25</Scale>||<分支>2</分支>:Awoo.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:I'm saved...
NPC-MizunoAi(7)<Speaker>Ai Mizuno</Speaker><Position>60,-190</Position><Scale>1.3</Scale>||<分支>2</分支><BGM>Campaion-34</BGM>:I knew you'd try to run away while we were asleep.
NPC-Sakura(10)<Speaker>Sakura Minamoto</Speaker><Position>0,-270</Position><Scale>1.27</Scale>||<分支>2</分支>:Please don't leave us...
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:I was just going for a walk.
NPC-Saki(11)<Speaker>Saki Nikaido</Speaker><Position>0,-150</Position><Scale>1.34</Scale>||<分支>2</分支>:Humph, you can't escape even if you try!
NPC-Yugiri(8)<Speaker>Yugiri</Speaker><Position>120,-150</Position><Scale>1.9</Scale>||<分支>2</分支>:This is Saga. I'm afraid you will find it very difficult to leave before the time is right.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:...
NPC-Tae(8)<Speaker>Tae Yamada</Speaker><Position>0,-290</Position><Scale>1.3</Scale>||<分支>2</分支>:Ugh... Waaargh... (I'm... sleepy...)
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:You look at Romero, who has reverted back to his original size, then glance at the zombie girls again. +Escape seems out of the question for the time being.
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:<color=#A9A9A9>Don't give up hope. I've weathered worse storms.</color>+<color=#A9A9A9>Keep calm and play it by ear. Kalina and the others must be trying to get me out of here as well.</color>
()<Speaker>Commander</Speaker>||<分支>2</分支>:Now I truly understand. Goodnight, ladies, and I'll see you tomorrow.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支><SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:You bow at them several times before retiring to your room.
()||<黑屏1><分支>2</分支><SE1>AVG_Door_Open_Close</SE1>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<分支>2</分支><BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2>:A brand new day is about to begin.
()||<黑屏1><分支>1</分支>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><分支>1</分支><Night><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM><BIN>587</BIN>:You throw yourself onto the bed, not quite sure how you're feeling. Too many things have happened today, you find yourself at a bit of a loss. +Through your jumbled thoughts, you hear a voice humming softly. +The voice is sweet and mellow, and it soothes your taut nerves like a refreshing countryside breeze on a spring day.
()||<黑屏1><分支>1</分支>:
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><分支>1</分支>:Amid the gentle song, you drift off to sleep and have the first sweet dream since you started losing sleep.
()||<黑点1>: