After the Blood Moon Fades/Story/Castle Gate

(TBA)

Script

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This section contains story script that was transcluded from the game with the help of OCR tools to avoid human-made mistakes as much as possible. Generally speaking, it shouldn't be altered unless the in-game equivalent has been changed. Any typos or other errors that are also present in the game are to be retained on the wiki but can be marked via {{sic}}.

Chinese and Japanese romanizations and translations, if present, are unofficial.

Last Updated: July 1st, 2024

Characters Present

Captain

Bronie

Sirin

Himeko

Luna

Start

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Investigate

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The ancient castle stood tall amidst the wilderness, tranquil and silent, without even the faintest sound of the wind.

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I subconsciously looked up - several bats happened to be fluttering their wings in the red moonlight, creating a loud flapping sound that seemed especially resonant at this moment.

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I couldn’t help but shiver, not from being startled by those cowardly bats, but because of the invisible sharp object that seemed to pierce me again, keeping me from her.

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Captain

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(You are here, right?)

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Captain

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(This time, I will find you.)

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*thud*

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A muffled sound broke the frightful silence. I turned my head - Bronie had stepped on the castle’s iron gate.

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Bronie

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Another locked door. The people in this world seem to be in the good habit of always closing the door behind them.

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Sirin

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Look, there’s a lever here, probably for controlling the gate.

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Bronie

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Oh, little Sirin. You are so smart!

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Sirin

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You… never mind. I just wanted to say, that this lever seems to be jammed and unable to be activated. We need to find out why.

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Captain

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Wait…

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I noticed there was a folded note inserted at the top of the lever. I took it down and unfolded it, reading the words on it.

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Captain

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“To activate the lever of the main gate, you first need to activate the three mechanisms in the garden on the eastern side. However, attempting to ente the castle will also undoubtedly require paying a corresponding price.”

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Captain

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“If the only possible ending is loss, do you really have the courage to make a choice?”

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Himeko

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Another note? Although it seems like it’s giving us a hint at first glance, the latter part sounds like a scare tactic.

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Himeko

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It seems that there really is someone observing us from the shadows. Is the person trying to help us get into the castle, or discourage us from proceeding?

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Bronie

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I can only sense confusion and contradiction from this note. If they don’t want us to enter the castle, why would they go through all the trouble to guide us here?

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Captain

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(Choice… contradiction… could it be…)

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Captain

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(No, I can’t be sure for now. Let’s find a way to enter the castle.)

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Captain

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Regardless of the mysterious observer’s intentions, we have only one goal: move forward.

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Captain

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Let’s follow these instructions and search for the three mechanisms.

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Activate 3 mechanisms in the garden to open the gate.

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Flip Switch

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Boom!

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As the three keys were inserted into their respective keyholes, the main gate opened like a large, horizontally stretched mouth, revealing a deep and dark passage inside, as if ready to devour anything that entered.

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Bronie

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Finally.

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Bronie

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I wonder who resides in the castle, a princess or a demon lord?

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Captain

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…

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Captain

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We should get going.

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Bronie

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Sorry, Captain. I hate to admit this, but the person you’re after did awful things to all Theresas.

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Bronie

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We might have to prepare ourselves for the worst.

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Captain

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I understand. I will make my choice…

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Sirin

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Are you alright? Your face is getting paler, and you’ve been coughing along the way.

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Himeko

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Don’t overexert yourself, sir.

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Captain

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I can still manage. Don’t worry about me.

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Captain

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Now that we’ve made this far, there’s no way I’d turn back. I must find her and ask her why she did all this.

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Captain

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I’ve made my choice, and regardless of what happened when we were separated, I must…

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Captain

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Save her.

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The rosy moon quietly rose behind us, illuminating the path ahead. I took a deep breath and moved on.

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I wasn’t sure if I was doing the right thing, but the increasingly clearer pain felt by my body kept reminding me:

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We’re about to meet.

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3 mechanisms activated, the gate is open!

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Go

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It was another quiet night, with the breeze carrying the fragrance of roses - Now, she could tell what was happening inside and outside the castle just by her nose, since she had long grown used to it.

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It was not akin to a cage loaded with books, an alley with nobody ay night, or a balcony bathing in the moonlight - This was the castle that belonged to her only, filled with toys she loved or had grown tired of.

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She was the absolute master of it, and its master should feel content, but…

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She had been stand here all day long.

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…

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Luna

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Hmm, any news?

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…

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Luna

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I see. Earlier than I expected, but it doesn’t matter.

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…

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Luna

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It might be hard, but they have to be stopped.

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She gave orders casually, but her gaze never strayed from the distance, as if she was talking to another self in the void.

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…

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Hmm, go ahead.

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She was alone again on the dark balcony.

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Luna

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Human… you’re indeed stubborn.

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Suddenly, she remembered hearing his stories or catching glimpses of him when she was traveling across the bubble universes.

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She had long expected a reunion here someday, but…

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Luna

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How can you be so careless? Take a moment to focus and try to think about what it is I’m doing here. Otherwise, everything I’ve done…

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Luna

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Everything I’ve done…

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Luna

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Will be for nothing…?

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She looked out at her territory. Every branch and bloom meticulously planted and arranged to her preference now made her feel bored and lonely.

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Luna

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Idiot. Such an idiot.

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Luna

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Your kindness only satisfies yourself. After all these years, you still fail to understand that.

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Over the many years, she had learned restraint. Her heart was restless, but she looked perfectly calm.

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To give herself a bit of relief, she nipped at a rose - the stagnant aroma of the air was disturbed, revealing a slightly bitter scent different from the rose.

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Luna

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…

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Luna

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Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention.

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Luna

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But it seems you’re not the guest I was expecting.

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End