()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||GF_21summer_intro_DemonVariation412<黑屏2>:[Berlin, in Stasi HQ.] NPC-Romy(3)Romy||:So they can’t cross? NPC-Romy(3)秘书<同时置暗>||AVG_tele_connect:Yes, Director Riefenstahl. That was what the General said. NPC-Romy(3)Romy||:…But the General said earlier that he would contact me once he reached Frankfurt.+And I have things here that I need to report to him. NPC-Romy(3)秘书<同时置暗>||:My apologies, but the general has made his opinion clear.+…He is unable to respond to your calls at the moment and he hopes that you will stay in Berlin for the time being.+When the time is right, he will arrange for you to return to your business in Frankfurt. NPC-Romy(3)Romy||:……I see. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:[Click.]+[The transmission ends.] NPC-Romy(3)Romy||:…… ()||:[...What happened on the plane?]+[Why did the General suddenly change his mind and have her remain in Berlin for the time being?] NPC-Romy(0)Romy||AVG_tele_connect:…Get Keven in here. ()||<黑点1>: NPC-Keven(0)J||<黑点2>AVG_Door_Open_Close:…Director? You called? NPC-Romy(0)Romy||AVG_File_Put:I have a new job for you. ()||:[Romy puts a list of names she has just finished scribbling on the table and pushes it over to J.] ()||AVG_20Winter_Book:[J takes it, a look of suspicion on his face, and gives it a quick once-over.] NPC-Keven(5)J||:…Are they all key Ministry of Defense personnel? NPC-Romy(0)Romy||:Look into their background. Work in secrecy. NPC-Keven(5)J||:Got it.... ()||ClothingUp:[J nods, then puts the list away before looking at Romy again. He looks like he wants to say something.] NPC-Romy(0)Romy||:What’s the matter? NPC-Keven(0)J||:…It’s about the ”Dead Sea”. Seems something went wrong over there.+Should we send over some support? NPC-Romy(0)Romy||:…That matter has already been concluded. NPC-Keven(5)J||:Say what? ()||:There is an incredulous look on J’s face.] NPC-Romy(3)Romy||:Do you need me to repeat myself?+Our mission is already over. NPC-Keven(5)J||:…Over? How can it be over? NPC-Keven(4)J||:We just began feeling around the edges of the “Dead Sea”! + The battle’s only just begun! NPC-Romy(0)Romy||:For “us”, it is over. ()||:[Romy calmly watches the subordinate standing before her.] NPC-Keven(5)J||:…I see. +So from the beginning, this is as far as we needed to go, is that it? NPC-Romy(0)Romy||:…… ()||ClothingUp:[Romy does not answer J’s question. She simply leans back into her chair.] NPC-Keven(5)J||:There’s no way the Commander’s squad will be able to leave in one piece without our help. NPC-Romy(3)Romy||:That’s the Commander’s problem. NPC-Keven(4)J||:We’re ALLIES! Isn’t this a form of betrayal?! NPC-Romy(2)Romy||:There is only one thing you can’t betray, Agent Keven.+That would be the Stasi. NPC-Keven(5)J||:…… NPC-Romy(0)Romy||:We and the Commander were simply using each other. And now, the time has come to take in our nets.+Don’t throw tantrums like a child. NPC-Keven(5)J||:…Good day. ()||<黑屏1>BGM_Empty: ()||AVG_Door_Open_Close9<黑屏2>:[J resists the urge to slam the door and leaves the office with as much politeness as he can muster.] ()||AVG_Door_Hit<震屏3>417:[After leaving Romy’s line of sight, J viciously slams his documents on the table startling K who is beside him.] NPC-Jason(2)K||GF_21summer_avg_SecretAgent:What’s gotten into you? How about backup for the Commander? NPC-Keven(5)J||:That old hag denied it!+She was going on about how we were both using each other, if she’s going to order people around then why doesn’t– NPC-Jason(2)K||:Did she ask us to terminate the operation? NPC-Keven(5)J||:…Huh? What? NPC-Jason(2)K||:Or did she ask the Commander to terminate the operation? NPC-Keven(0)J||:No, actually… NPC-Jason(3)K||:Good. ()||:[K lets some of the tension flow out of him.] NPC-Keven(5)J||:Wait, what do you mean? NPC-Jason(2)K||:Officially, support has been denied, but civilian backup from unknown origins is not similarly restricted… NPC-Keven(0)J||:Wait a minute, so you’re saying– ()||ClothingUpAVG_Door_Open_Close:[K smiles and picks up his folder, then strides out of the office.] NPC-Keven(0)J||:Hey, wait! ()||<黑屏1>BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>357GF_21winter_avg_pathfinder:[Inside the temporary safehouse.] ()||AVG_The_Division_Baggage_bomb_Activation:[Beepbeep.] AR15Mod(0)AR15||:…Commander! ()Commander||:Have comms been restored on Mr. Kryuger’s side? AR15Mod(0)AR15||:No… It’s Agent K. ()||ClothingUp:AR15 hands the command tablet to the Commander.] ()Commander||AVG_tele_disconnect:I hope this is good news. NPC-Jason(3)K<通讯框>||:Our work has gone very well too.+Mr. Kryuger will be released soon… NPC-Jason(3)Commander<同时置暗><通讯框>||:I am very glad that you told me this news. NPC-Jason(3)K<通讯框>||:It’s nothing… It’s what I ought to do. ()||:[K looks at the Commander’s face and falls silent for a while.] NPC-Jason(2)K<通讯框>||:Contact me if you need further assistance. ()Commander||:Yeah, thanks. ()||AVG_tele_disconnect:[Click.]+[The call ends.] ()Commander||:…… ()||ClothingUp:[The Commander looks at the tablet in his hands and frowns.]+[But then he thinks about the outcome that has already been decided, and he breathes a sigh of relief.] ()||<黑屏1>: ()||<黑屏2>470AVG_20Winter_Drink_Tea:[...Inside Sir’s room.]+[Sir sits on his chair, quietly drinking the cup of English tea he is holding.] ()||AVG_tele_connect:[Beep–]+[The new email alert breaks the silence.] NPC-Griffin(0)爵士||:…Looks like they’ve made a bit of progress at last.. ()||AVG_Camera_Focus:[Sir puts down his teacup and reads the email, paying attention to the sender’s address.] ()???||:“The spider has returned.”+“But she has survived leaving “that person’s” room, and gained an opportunity to be upgraded.” NPC-Griffin(0)爵士||:So those who fail in Paradeus can also avoid the death sentence, hm. ()???||:“The exact reason is related to a girl called Lunasia.” NPC-Griffin(1)爵士||:…… ()||AVG_Camera_Focus:[Sir’s eyebrows flutter, and then he drags down on the screen, but there is no more content in the email.] ()||ClothingUp:[After removing all traces of the email, Sir picks his cup up again and narrows his eyes, as though he were thinking back on the distant past.] ()||<黑屏1>: ()爵士||9<黑屏2>:Lunasia… ()||<黑点1>: