01x12 - b*mb

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Hermes: This is the world of Beyonders.

Hermes: By drinking potions, humans are able to attain various powers of Beyonders,

Hermes: and ascend to divinity.

Hermes: The Pathways begin with the weakest, Sequence .

Hermes: The lower the sequence,

Hermes: the stronger a Beyonder's abilities.

Hermes: Strong Beyonders of the higher-level Sequencescan wield powers strong enough to rival gods.

Hermes: This path of evolution is called:

Hermes: the Path of the Divine.

Ince: Within the crimson, Dunn Smith is atop Kenley White's corpse.

Klein: Captain?

Klein: He's drinking Kenley's blood?

Klein: What's going on?

Klein: Are these early symptoms of losing control?

Klein: There's no way. The captain's been acting as a Nightmare all this time.

Dunn: Klein.

Dunn: What's the matter?

Klein: Nothing. I'm just a bit tired.

Klein: Don't let sadness overwhelm your heart and mind.

Klein: You must get used to these things.

Klein: Commune with Sharon Khoy's spirit body while it is still intact.

Klein: I understand, Captain.

Klein: The captain looks normal. Was that an illusion just now?

Klein: No, it wasn't an illusion.

Klein: There is something missing from Kenley's body.

Sign: Episode Twelve: b*mb

Sign: Episode Twelve: b*mb

Sign: Tomorrow and accidents, one will always come first

Sign: Tomorrow and accidents, one will always come first

Rozanne: Why... Why did this happen again?

Rozanne: Kenley only got engaged last month.

Rozanne: Why do we become Beyonders?

Rozanne: Why are we constantly faced with danger?

Dunn: May the Goddess bless you. May you find true peace.

Klein: What did the captain do?

Klein: He ordered me to clean up the scene. Was that to get me out of the way?

Klein: Kenley was sacrificed as a result of -'s usage backfiring.

Klein: - was given to Kenley by the captain.

Klein: What am I even thinking?

Klein: It was the obvious thing to do.

Klein: But -...

Klein: was brought out at the captain's suggestion.

Dunn: When Klein communicatedwith Sharon Khoy's spirit,

Dunn: we found a link between the Demoness Sect and the Aurora Order.

Dunn: This is related to Lanevus and Tingen's doomsday.

Dunn: Follow up on it and continue your investigations.

Royale: Understood.

Royale: Captain, Sharon Khoy is dead. Is Tingen's crisis resolved for now?

Dunn: Sharon Khoy might have been a crucial link to doomsday,

Dunn: but evil orders tend to have contingency plans.

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Melissa: Ah, welcome home, Klein.

Klein: Yeah.

Melissa: Have you been busy lately? There's breakfast in the kitchen. Would you like some?

Klein: Sure. Once I've finished my work.

Klein: I've already mailed the letter.

Klein: I hope Mr. Azik and Miss Daly reply as soon as possible.

Klein: I'm not sure what happened.

Klein: I also don't know what the situation is with the captain.

Klein: Only you two can give me answers now.

Sign: The reason for Dunn Smith's erratic behavior

Klein: The reason for Dunn Smith's erratic behavior.

Klein: No reaction.

Klein: So not enough info. The divination failed.

Klein: Normally, divination related to one's own safety requires the least amount of info.

Klein: Maybe if I try the angle of divining for my own safety...

Klein: Dunn Smith's erratic behavior will put me in danger.

Klein: It's reacting.

Klein: The captain's erratic behavior will put me in danger. And significant danger, too.

Klein: Mr. Azik replied to my letter?

Azik: "The scene you describe reminds me of Vampires and Mutants.

Azik: "Natural vampires were already almost extinct before dragons and giants exited the stage."

Azik: "But I recall there's a certain pathway with a Sequence whose potion is named Vampire."

Azik: "As for Mutants, some speculate they are regular humans who have been contaminated or cursed."

Azik: "Under certain circumstances, they become monsters."

Azik: "Your superior may be a latent Mutant."

Azik: "Of course, this is all just speculation."

Azik: "But whatever he is, it's proof your superior is in a very unstable and dangerous state."

Azik: "You must be careful."

Dunn: Klein.

Klein: Captain?

Dunn: Klein.

Dunn: Go to Howes Street.

Dunn: Leonard has found Lanevus's residence. He needs your help.

Leonard: Yo. You're here.

Leonard: Didn't sleep well?

Klein: How did you find this place?

Leonard: The leads you got from Hood Eugen made us think Lanevus had links to Sirius.

Leonard: Sirius had contact with a number of Howes Street residents. I checked out each one.

Leonard: An older gent saw Lanevus's photo and said the guy at No. looked very similar,

Leonard: but he hasn't been here in a while.

Leonard: I suspect there's a hidden room in here.

Klein: Hidden compartments or hidden rooms in this building.

Leonard: Another letter?

Lanevus: "Congratulations. You've finally found this letter."

Lanevus: "This proves you're not too stupid."

Lanevus: "You're qualified to participate in this game of life and death I've designed."

Lanevus: "Madness will have an ultimate price to pay."

Lanevus: "Blasphemy will not be forgiven."

Lanevus: "Poverty. Illness. Child laborers dying over and over."

Lanevus: "So few workers make it past the age of ."

Lanevus: Every factory in this city is engulfed in endless resentment."

Lanevus: "This is the setting our game will take place in."

Lanevus: "So prepare yourselves, fools."

Lanevus: "I've planted a b*mb in the heart of Tingen."

Lanevus: "A b*mb that will grow stronger over time."

Leonard: A b*mb?

Lanevus: "Go and find it, friends."

Leonard: The clock is ticking. We need to report this to the captain.

Lanevus: "If you lose this game, ka-boom."

Lanevus: "The entire city of Tingen will get blown to smithereens."

Lanevus: "Yours sincerely, the one who loves to surprise his friends: Lanevus."

Leonard: I've never heard of a b*mb that can grow stronger.

Klein: It's a mysticism kind of "b*mb." Like an evil ritual that continuously accumulates power.

Leonard: I agree with your assessment.

Leonard: The resentment Lanevus described is perhaps what makes the b*mb grow stronger.

Leonard: The question is: Where is the b*mb?

Rozanne: Did something happen?

Leonard: Where's the captain?

Klein: A b*mb? Could it be on the altar in Hood Eugen's mind world?

Klein: But where's that altar?

Klein: Underground, at the heart of Tingen?

Megose: Good day.

Leonard: Miss Megose?

Klein: Lanevus's fiancée?

Klein: Her mental state seemed off previously.

Klein: She said her child whistles in her womb.

Klein: Miss Megose, what brings you here today?

Megose: I don't know why, but I suddenly felt like coming to Zouteland Street,

Megose: then suddenly felt like coming here to take a look.

Klein: Her mental state seems to have worsened.

Klein: I didn't get a chance to use Spirit Vision last time.

Klein: Don't look. Don't look. Don't look.

Klein: You'll die if you look.

Leonard: The b*mb Lanevus set up isn't at the altar.

Klein/Leonard: It's the evil being inside Megose.

Roselle: "I started the Industrial Revolution with my own two hands,

Roselle: and personally ushered in the Age of Steam and Machinery."

Roselle: "But this will only become a hotbed for the descent of an evil god?"

Klein: The whistle's being suppressed.

Klein: The Flaring Sun Charm hasn't been affected.

Klein: Miss Megose, do you have a request for us?

Megose: I'd like to chat about Lanevus.

Megose: He said you know a lot.

Leonard: Who is he?

Megose: My child.

Klein: Would you like coffee or black tea?

Megose: A cup of warm water.

Klein: One moment, miss.

Klein: Keep her stable.

Dunn: Klein?

Sign: Corruption scandal-implicated Mayor Dennis resigns out of guilt

Leonard: I heard you and Mr. Lanevus first met at a ball.

Megose: Huh?

Megose: Yes. The first time I met himwas at the City Council Ball.

Megose: He was something else. Handsome. Rich.

Megose: A young entrepreneur who attracted the most attention from girls that night.

Megose: There were so many beautiful girls looking to dance with him.

Megose: But for some reason, he only invited me to dance.

Megose: From waltzes to courantes, he danced with me the entire evening.

Megose: His every word made me happy.

Megose: His every look captivated me.

Megose: That's when I knew I'd never be able to leave his side again in this life.

Megose: Then, they told me he was a fraud. That he'd deceived me.

Megose: But that's not true. He was very good to me.

Megose: He often took me to gatherings with his friends.

Megose: He even took me to so many wonderful places.

Megose: That day...

Megose: That day...

Megose: He gave me a necklace.

Megose: And he said he would give me a surprise.

Lanevus: The characteristics of a descendant of Death...

Lanevus: allow the body of a mortal to become a vessel to welcome a being's descent.

Lanevus: Boundless resentment and darkness are the milk and honey that nourishes the saint spirit.

Dunn: You're saying it isn't Lanevus's child in her womb?

Klein: That's right. I tried to use Spirit Vision, but my spirituality warned me:

Klein: "Do not gaze directly at gods."

Klein: I thought of the altar in Eugen's mind world,

Klein: and the little bit of godhood Lanevus promised Eugen.

Klein: I suspect what's inside Megose's womb is...

Dunn: The body for the True Creator?

Klein: Yes. That's why Mr. Havre, who was tailing Megose, suddenly lost control.

Klein: Perhaps Old Neil was also influenced.

Klein: And just as we found Lanevus's letter, Megose showed up at our door.

Dunn: Beyonder coincidences?

Klein: Too obvious. Too direct. They're not even trying to hide it anymore.

Klein: It seems the mastermind is about to personally join the field of play.

Megose: But after that, he disappeared.

Megose: I searched high and low for a long time, but I couldn't find him.

Rozanne: Don't worry too much, Miss Megose.

Rozanne: Focus on your child.

Megose: Child! Child!

Dunn: Her psyche can't handle this for much longer.

Dunn: Where are Frye and Royale?

Klein: Not back yet.

Dunn: Alert all noncombat members to leave. Have the police evacuate everyone.

Leonard: We've found some new leads on Mr. Lanevus's whereabouts.

Klein: Captain's orders. Emergency situation.

Klein: All noncombat members out. It's very dangerous here.

Klein: Go.

Dunn: A body for the True Creator? At the very least, that's a Sequence Mythical Creature.

Dunn: We need backup from the Holy Cathedral,

Dunn: and the aid of the Mandated Punishers and Machinery Hivemind.

Klein: A Sequence Mythical Creature?

Klein: Do we have any chance of winning if it's just us?

Klein: Mr. Azik.

Klein: If Mr. Azik were still in Tingen...

Klein: The suppression of the whistle has weakened?

Klein: I need to alert Mr. Azik right away.

Klein: "Mr. Azik, the one who made my fate erratic

Klein: and took your child's remains might finally be showing themselves."

Klein: "This involves the True Creator. The situation is very dire."

Dunn: If the evil being descends before reinforcements from the Holy Cathedral arrive...

Dunn: Take two strong offensive Sealed Artifacts.

Klein: I request the usage of -. The Mutated Sun Sacred Emblem.

Dunn: We lent it to Backlund yesterday.

Klein: Coincidence?

Dunn: Tingen currently only has three Grade Sealed Artifacts.

Dunn: Of those, two have unknown effects on high-Sequence Beyonders.

Dunn: - Blood Vessel Thief has proveneffective against high-Sequence Beyonders.

Dunn: It can steal one ability from a target within a designated range,

Dunn: but it has a low chance of success.

Klein: I'll take the Blood Vessel Thief.

Dunn: Everyone who comes into contact with - has their life stolen away.

Dunn: Remember: the limit for Sequence is half an hour.

Klein: I will give Leonard all the warnings.

Klein: All right, dear Poet. It's time you showed us your secret.

Dunn: Then, which will you use?

Klein: I have other plans.

Murmurs (Ince): Saint Selena... Saint Selena...

Dunn: I request the usage of a core seal:

Dunn: Saint Selena's ashes.

Watcher A: That requires Holy Cathedral authorization.

Dunn: As captain of the Tingen Nighthawks,

Dunn: I invoke the emergency clause that allows me to request the usage of Saint Selena's ashes.

Sign: Saint Selena's Ashes The ashes of a high-Sequence Beyonder. The core seal of the Tingen Chanis Gate.

Dunn: With the core seal gone, the Chanis Gate is in your hands.

Seeka/Watcher A: May the Goddess bless you both.

Dunn: Telegram from the Holy Cathedral.

Dunn: Stall as long as possible. Reinforcements are on the way.

Klein: And the coincidences?

Dunn: No reply.

Dunn: What we need right now is time.

Dunn: I hope the vessel within Megose's womb can wait a little.

Megose: He has another residence on Howes Street? He never told me that.

Pallez: Don't be foolish.

Pallez: Go. Leave.

Megose: You.

Megose: What are you hiding?

Leonard: Mr. Lanevus ran into some difficulties, and that's why he had to leave Tingen.

Leonard: Once he's dealt with them, he'll be back for you and your child.

Megose: Really?

Megose: Yes. That has to be it.

Megose: He really likes this child.

Megose: He'll definitely come back for the child.

Megose: Mr. Moretti also said that as long as we have the child,

Megose: we would be able to find Lanevus.

Leonard: Klein Moretti?

Megose: Yes, the excellent Mr. Seer.

Megose: I think someone told me if I came here, you'd help me birth my child even quicker.

Leonard: Who? Who told you that?

Megose: There was a voice, um...

Megose: There was a voice that said, "Zouteland Street. Go see a friend."

Dunn: The evil being's vessel is still stable for now.

Dunn: I'll go first. You stand guard here.

Klein: Captain.

Dunn: I almost forgot.

Dunn: I have Daly's letter to you.

Dunn: She told me to explain it myself.

Dunn: In mysticism, there's a law: The characteristics of a Beyonder are never destroyed or reduced.

Dunn: Merely passed from one carrier to the next.

Dunn: When Daly and I discovered this,

Dunn: the Holy Cathedral had us keep it a secret. We were given two choices.

Dunn: One was to hand over all of the characteristics to the Holy Cathedral.

Dunn: The other was to consume the characteristics of those within the same pathway.

Dunn: I don't know their true wishes.

Sign: Logan

Sign: Hermes

Sign: Gehrman

Dunn: At the same time, it greatly affects my potion digestion.

Sign: }Kenley White

Dunn: But I still made the decision...

Dunn: to be with them forever.

Klein: Captain.

Megose: My child!

Pallez: Run, lad.

Leonard: Calm down, Miss Megose!

Leonard: Think of your child!

Leonard: His birth should be blessed by both of his parents.

Leonard: Lanevus will be back in a few days. Just wait a few more days!

Megose: A few more days?

Megose: Didn't they say the child's father would be back by the time the child is born?

Ince: The final act begins.

Pallez: Go. This evil being can't stand the stimulus from the saint's ashes. He's about to descend.

Leonard: The saint's ashes?