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rarsneezesA Melody Played in the Abyss Scene 4
[ They have Guy on mirrage call ]
Guy: --I understand. So, what should we do? Should we meet up for a bit?
Jade: No, for now we'll search for Arietta separately. We'll cover more ground as two groups, after all.
Guy: Gotcha. Man, I can't believe Legretta's in this world...
Guy: Well, I guess Sync and Van are here, too, so it's not that weird.
Natalia: Is Tear alright? I'm worried about her.
Jade: Yes, she's fine. Legretta has no reason to work against us, after all.
Jade: --Ah, it looks like Ix is calling from base.
Ix: Jade, thanks for checking in. I let Karol's research division know about Legretta and Arietta's situation.
Ix: If you need anything, we're making preparations to head out, but--
Jade: You work fast as ever, Ix. But considering the circumstances this time, I think it would be best if we handled this alone.
Ix: You mean you don't want us fumbling this and making the Empire even more aware of your movements, ...right?
Jade: Precisely. And that's why I'd prefer to settle this without having to ask those on the Floating Island* for any help.
[[*Floating Island = Salvation Front rename? (more at the bottom)]]
Luke: But, according to what Legretta said, Arietta could be in danger right now. If the Empire found her before we did...
Tear: He's right. If we want to rescue Arietta, we aren't going to be able to avoid combat.
Asch: It's usually good when the small fry scatter, but this time there's too many of them for it to be much use.
Ion: Um... Jade. I'd like to get confirmation on something, too, if I can...
Jade: On what, exactly?
Ion: Legretta said something about Arietta being unwell, right?
Ion: I was thinking too... Following what Luke said about Arietta being in danger, there's a possibility the Empire was using her, maybe for some kind of experiments...
Ion: So do you have any idea what kind of symptoms she had, Jade?
Legretta: Yes, Necromancer. Do you?
Jade: Well, I can certainly make a guess. Let's see... Maybe it is time we told everyone about it.
Asch: Hmph. Keep secrets again?
Jade: I'm not sure I'd call it a secret. I was merely keeping quiet about it at Harold and Ion's request, but I suppose we already shared it with Ix and the others.
Ix: Jade, you can't mean...
Jade: I do. Let's start from the beginning. Do you remember what happened when we rescued Harold?
Luke: You mean when Kyle and the others snuck into a barracks to save her?
Jade: Yes. They found a pendant that led them to Harold.
Jade: However, they said the human carrying the pendant had been eviscerated, the right hand barely remaining.
Natalia: What... who would do such a...?!
Asch: Oi, Jade - skip the details and get to the end already, we don’t need to know all this.
Jade: My apologies. The important thing is that fact the pendant's owner was dead.
Guy: The way you're talking sounds like you know who the owner was.
Jade: I do. It was the original Ion.
Legretta: The original Ion... Even he got summoned to this world?
Anise: So… he's dead... but why...?
Jade: I don't know the full reason, but I can assume that the Empire decided he was inconvenient, or maybe unnecessary, and so decided to dispose of him.
Jade: The thought requires more scrutiny, but likely they only saw the original Ion as a means to contact Lorelei.
Jade: But the Empire was already in contact with Lorelei. So, that's plenty of evidence pointing to the idea that if the original Ion had become a nuisance, they just got rid of him.
Anise: And then... if Arietta found that out...!!
Guy: No way...
Luke: Wait, Jade. That means her reason for leaving the Empire was--!
Jade: You've figured it out, then. If the original Ion wasn't there, then she had no longer reason to continue cooperating with the Empire.
Guy: Man, they really got rid of him just because he'd outlasted his usefulness? What, are nexuses like us just pawns to the Empire? Disposable?
Ix: I'm sorry... As Jade and I have already said, we thought it'd be better if we didn't tell you yet, so we kept quiet.
Jade: There's no reason for you to apologize, Ix. I was the one who forbid you from saying anything.
Anise: Arietta... I can't believe she’d...
Legretta: We're used to achieving our goals, no matter the means. I'm not going to blame her. But there's no need for her to continue thinking like that, here.
Jade: Because there are no more Oracle Knights to abuse her feelings, right?
Legretta: Exactly. So in this world, there's no need for her to act like this. She can be free of the things that were tying her down.
Jade: Aren't some humans incapable of living without something tying them down? Such as yourself.
Legretta: What’s that supposed to mean.
Jade: Ah, nothing to worry about. Merely an old man's babbling.♪
Ix: U- um... Miss Legretta. Since you're working with us to help rescue Arietta, please feel free to speak your mind.
Legretta: Ix, was it? Right, thank you.
Ion: I know it may sound strange coming from me, but please don't work yourselves too hard, okay? And... thank you for helping Arietta.
Luke: Of course, leave it to us!
Guy: Alright, I'm hanging up for now. If anything else happens, let me know.
Legretta: So that boy was Ix? The mirrist? He seemed awfully young, but he sounded very reliable, too.
Tear: Excuse me, Major Legretta...
Legretta: Yes, Tear?
Tear: ...never mind, it was nothing.
Legretta: Alright. Then let's get going.
[ scene cuts to Anise, alone ]
Anise: Arietta... you loved Master Ion so much, and yet you still...
Anise: Why... it was Arietta... but I'm the one who still...
[ scene cuts away to Arietta ]
Monster B: Grrr... growl!
Living Doll B Soldier A: Elimination of hostile targets complete. Only one monster escaped.
Living Doll B Soldier B: Let it escape. We don't need to chase monsters now that our mission is complete. All units still searching have been notified to return.
Living Doll B Soldier Squad: Yessir.
Arietta: ......
[scene fades out]
TL note:
*last time we saw Arietta's sprite going "......" it meant she was unconscious, so,
*Floating Island is a term that showed up sometime in Fairy's Requiem- i think it's a rename for the Salvation Front? it generally seems to involve people who were part of the Salvation front before. however unless I want to sit and watch 30 hours of content before translating this, I’m not going to find out concretely, sorry. Whenever I find out I’ll edit a clarification in.
((also because it’s the name of a group introduced after the official localization stopped, I do not know the fandom name for them lol))
[ They have Guy on mirrage call ]
Guy: --I understand. So, what should we do? Should we meet up for a bit?
Jade: No, for now we'll search for Arietta separately. We'll cover more ground as two groups, after all.
Guy: Gotcha. Man, I can't believe Legretta's in this world...
Guy: Well, I guess Sync and Van are here, too, so it's not that weird.
Natalia: Is Tear alright? I'm worried about her.
Jade: Yes, she's fine. Legretta has no reason to work against us, after all.
Jade: --Ah, it looks like Ix is calling from base.
Ix: Jade, thanks for checking in. I let Karol's research division know about Legretta and Arietta's situation.
Ix: If you need anything, we're making preparations to head out, but--
Jade: You work fast as ever, Ix. But considering the circumstances this time, I think it would be best if we handled this alone.
Ix: You mean you don't want us fumbling this and making the Empire even more aware of your movements, ...right?
Jade: Precisely. And that's why I'd prefer to settle this without having to ask those on the Floating Island* for any help.
[[*Floating Island = Salvation Front rename? (more at the bottom)]]
Luke: But, according to what Legretta said, Arietta could be in danger right now. If the Empire found her before we did...
Tear: He's right. If we want to rescue Arietta, we aren't going to be able to avoid combat.
Asch: It's usually good when the small fry scatter, but this time there's too many of them for it to be much use.
Ion: Um... Jade. I'd like to get confirmation on something, too, if I can...
Jade: On what, exactly?
Ion: Legretta said something about Arietta being unwell, right?
Ion: I was thinking too... Following what Luke said about Arietta being in danger, there's a possibility the Empire was using her, maybe for some kind of experiments...
Ion: So do you have any idea what kind of symptoms she had, Jade?
Legretta: Yes, Necromancer. Do you?
Jade: Well, I can certainly make a guess. Let's see... Maybe it is time we told everyone about it.
Asch: Hmph. Keep secrets again?
Jade: I'm not sure I'd call it a secret. I was merely keeping quiet about it at Harold and Ion's request, but I suppose we already shared it with Ix and the others.
Ix: Jade, you can't mean...
Jade: I do. Let's start from the beginning. Do you remember what happened when we rescued Harold?
Luke: You mean when Kyle and the others snuck into a barracks to save her?
Jade: Yes. They found a pendant that led them to Harold.
Jade: However, they said the human carrying the pendant had been eviscerated, the right hand barely remaining.
Natalia: What... who would do such a...?!
Asch: Oi, Jade - skip the details and get to the end already, we don’t need to know all this.
Jade: My apologies. The important thing is that fact the pendant's owner was dead.
Guy: The way you're talking sounds like you know who the owner was.
Jade: I do. It was the original Ion.
Legretta: The original Ion... Even he got summoned to this world?
Anise: So… he's dead... but why...?
Jade: I don't know the full reason, but I can assume that the Empire decided he was inconvenient, or maybe unnecessary, and so decided to dispose of him.
Jade: The thought requires more scrutiny, but likely they only saw the original Ion as a means to contact Lorelei.
Jade: But the Empire was already in contact with Lorelei. So, that's plenty of evidence pointing to the idea that if the original Ion had become a nuisance, they just got rid of him.
Anise: And then... if Arietta found that out...!!
Guy: No way...
Luke: Wait, Jade. That means her reason for leaving the Empire was--!
Jade: You've figured it out, then. If the original Ion wasn't there, then she had no longer reason to continue cooperating with the Empire.
Guy: Man, they really got rid of him just because he'd outlasted his usefulness? What, are nexuses like us just pawns to the Empire? Disposable?
Ix: I'm sorry... As Jade and I have already said, we thought it'd be better if we didn't tell you yet, so we kept quiet.
Jade: There's no reason for you to apologize, Ix. I was the one who forbid you from saying anything.
Anise: Arietta... I can't believe she’d...
Legretta: We're used to achieving our goals, no matter the means. I'm not going to blame her. But there's no need for her to continue thinking like that, here.
Jade: Because there are no more Oracle Knights to abuse her feelings, right?
Legretta: Exactly. So in this world, there's no need for her to act like this. She can be free of the things that were tying her down.
Jade: Aren't some humans incapable of living without something tying them down? Such as yourself.
Legretta: What’s that supposed to mean.
Jade: Ah, nothing to worry about. Merely an old man's babbling.♪
Ix: U- um... Miss Legretta. Since you're working with us to help rescue Arietta, please feel free to speak your mind.
Legretta: Ix, was it? Right, thank you.
Ion: I know it may sound strange coming from me, but please don't work yourselves too hard, okay? And... thank you for helping Arietta.
Luke: Of course, leave it to us!
Guy: Alright, I'm hanging up for now. If anything else happens, let me know.
Legretta: So that boy was Ix? The mirrist? He seemed awfully young, but he sounded very reliable, too.
Tear: Excuse me, Major Legretta...
Legretta: Yes, Tear?
Tear: ...never mind, it was nothing.
Legretta: Alright. Then let's get going.
[ scene cuts to Anise, alone ]
Anise: Arietta... you loved Master Ion so much, and yet you still...
Anise: Why... it was Arietta... but I'm the one who still...
[ scene cuts away to Arietta ]
Monster B: Grrr... growl!
Living Doll B Soldier A: Elimination of hostile targets complete. Only one monster escaped.
Living Doll B Soldier B: Let it escape. We don't need to chase monsters now that our mission is complete. All units still searching have been notified to return.
Living Doll B Soldier Squad: Yessir.
Arietta: ......
[scene fades out]
TL note:
*last time we saw Arietta's sprite going "......" it meant she was unconscious, so,
*Floating Island is a term that showed up sometime in Fairy's Requiem- i think it's a rename for the Salvation Front? it generally seems to involve people who were part of the Salvation front before. however unless I want to sit and watch 30 hours of content before translating this, I’m not going to find out concretely, sorry. Whenever I find out I’ll edit a clarification in.
((also because it’s the name of a group introduced after the official localization stopped, I do not know the fandom name for them lol))
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