Transcluded Script

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.

Signets

Granting Signets 1

Griseo

Paint, where's the paint... no paint... no friends.

Granting Signets 2

Griseo

I painted a ton of stuff, and here it is! Can you see it?

Granting Signets 3

Griseo

It's so noisy, everyone's blabbering on. When I'm alone, my friends don't talk. It's quiet; I like quiet.

Granting Signets 4

Griseo

Mama Aponia's voice... is like waves in the sky... sleeping on the shell of a cloud...

Granting Signets 5

Griseo

15... 16... 17... oh... out of paint.

Granting Signets 6

Griseo

I'm always down deep in there... Mama Aponia saying "don't run."

Granting Signets 7

Griseo

Paint with me. That way, they're your friends too. Do you like it? A sailboat under the sea, or a crab in the clouds?

Granting Signets 8

Griseo

Some grass and sun... tastes like lemons... butterflies and grape, a glacier... what else...

Granting Signets 9

Griseo

Blue sun, purple lake, red bird, jade cat... ah! A white whale in the sky, squirrel in the clouds, and.. and..

Granting Signets 10

Griseo

Clouds gird the waves... crabs snipping the milkwaymilkwaySic... coral resting its eyes... mole sleeping with the moon...

Granting Signets 11

Griseo

No painting on the sheets... no painting on the walls... no painting on... huh? What else did Kosma say?

Granting Signets 12

Griseo

Pardo's tail is warm and comfy... Can's hair is nice, too. Like... like a field of tasty wheat.

Granting Signets 13

Griseo

Where the stars call home... it must be so pretty. Don't you want to live there with me?

Granting Signets 14

Griseo

Your eyes are... a color I've never seen before.

Granting Signets 15

Griseo

Collisions and changes sometimes give birth to new hues... we're the same way.

Granting Signets 16

Griseo

What's your favorite color?

Granting Signets 17

Griseo

Can... got paw prints all over my painting...

Painter's Memory 1

Griseo

...

Mei

Hi, Griseo.

Griseo

... Mei.

Mei

Are you used to life here?

Griseo

Hmm, lots of inspirations for me to paint new friends.

Mei

You never walked out of this studio?

Griseo

No. Sometimes I go play with Pardo. Her tail... is nice and warm.

Griseo

I used to go to Mama Aponia's room, but she's always busy, so I stopped going.

Mei

Mama Aponia? So you're her...

Griseo

Hmm, she's nice to me, like a mother.

Mei

Oh... where are your parents, then?

Griseo

Dad was always busy. Mom kept me company and sometimes brought me to her office.

Griseo

Ah, right, Aunt Mobius was there too at the time. She gave me candies.

Griseo

And I can't remember anything after that.

Griseo

It felt like a long sleep, and when I woke up, Mom and Dad were all gone. Kosma and Mama Aponia took care of me.

Mei

......

Griseo

And I've been painting ever since. Mama Aponia said it helped everyone.

Mei

(Griseo... seems to be connected to the MOTHs.)

Painter's Memory 2

Mei

Painting again, Griseo?

Griseo

Hi, Mei.

Kosma

...

Mei

Ah, Kosma, you're here too. Am I interrupting?

Griseo

No, I'm only... looking for new inspirations.

Mei

......

Kosma

......

Mei

... There's one thing I've been meaning to ask.

Mei

Griseo, why are you always barefooted? Don't you feel cold?

Griseo

Uh... Kosma likes it...

Mei

......

Mei

Kosma, you...

Kosma

......

Kosma

I never said that.

Griseo

You shouldn't lie, Kosma.

Griseo

You told me I'd mess up the canvas and the bed sheet when I ran around with shoes on.

Griseo

So I stopped wearing them. I feel more comfortable this way.

Kosma

......

Kosma

Next time, try to explain it thoroughly.

Griseo

Okay, IISic; Expected: I'll remember.

Mei

(Griseo still feels like a kid that needs taking care of.)

Mei

Kosma, why did... such a small girl become a MANTIS?

Kosma

......

Kosma glanced at Griseo.

Kosma

...I'll tell you next time.

Painter's Memory 3

Griseo

Mei, do you like painting?

Mei

I learned how to paint in school when I was very little, but I never painted after that.

Griseo

Take this.

Griseo

A brush, used for painting.

Mei

Ah, I know what this is. You wanna paint with me?

Griseo

No, I like painting and I like you too. So, this brush is a gift.

Mei

I see. Thank you, Griseo. I'll put it to proper use.

Griseo

Remember to rinse it thoroughly after use.

Mei

Hmm, of course.

Griseo

And don't put it in your mouth to taste the color.

Mei

...?

Griseo

... Don't use your dress or hands as a palette. Don't paint on bedsheets or walls.

Griseo

......

Griseo

... Uh, what else did Kosma say...

Mei

Alright. I'll keep that in mind.

Mei

(Kosma... is doing much more than I thought.)

Painter's Memory 4

Griseo

Mei, have you tried that brush yet?

Mei

Ah... sorry, I haven't. I'm not much of a painter.

Mei

Any tricks you can teach me?

Griseo

Tricks? I don't understand. I'm just painting what I see.

Griseo

But... I wish to know how you paint.

Griseo

For example... if you're to paint a crab, what would you paint first?

Mei

A crab? Uh... I'd probably paint the pincers. It's the crab's most noticeable part after all. What about you?

Griseo

I'll paint the waves first.

Mei

The waves?

Griseo

And then the beach. And the shells on the beach...

Mei

... What about the crab?

Griseo

Huh? It's... just there.

Griseo

It's the waves that pushed the crab ashore, and it's the shells where it lives.

Griseo

It won't be a crab without these.

Mei

I started to understand why Griseo's paintings were so different.

Griseo

Right, Mei, let me tell you a secret.

Griseo

Crabs don't have hearts.

Mei

... Huh? Really? How did you know?

Griseo

I oncedoncedSic; Expected: once put one close to my ear, and I couldn't hear heartbeats.

Mei

Oh, I see.

Mei

(In children's eyes, the world is full of wonders.)

Painter's Memory 5

Mobius

Griseo, it's been a long time.

Mobius

Ah, I once held you in my arms, and you were so small.

Griseo

It's Aunt Mobius.

Mobius

Just Mobius.

Griseo

I'm going painting, Aunt Mobius.

Mobius

...

Mei

That's a surprise. You've changed so much, but she knew it was you right away.

Mobius

You're an ignorant lab rat. Children rely more on smell and voice to tell people apart, which don't change drastically with shape.

Mobius

Looks like the candies I gave her weren't for nothing... Why look at me this way?

Mei

Are you sure you didn't put anything fishy in the candies?

Mobius

Do I look like the kind of people who'd do that?

Mei

Yes.

Mobius

... You're growing more and more disrespectful now, lab rat.

Mobius

Relax, she's Blanca's kid. I won't touch her.

Mei

Blanca?

Mobius

Griseo's mother and my assistant. I'm still mad at this. She could've become an outstanding scholar but she was led astray by a man.

Mobius

But she's a responsible one and she recommended Klein to me before leaving. That's reason enough for me to treat her family nicely.

Mobius

Unfortunately... a disaster took her away and Griseo got involved too.

Mobius

The Meta-Morph surgery... for her, it was her only chance to survive. A giant gamble for me, but it went well.

Mei

No wonder she became a MANTIS at such an early age...

Mobius

The surgery brought her more than a second lease at life. It infused her brush with power.

Mei

What do you mean?

Mobius

Haha... lab rat, go see for yourself if you wish to know.

Painter's Memory 6

Pardofelis

... Would you look at that! There are all sorts of treasures beneath Kosma's bed.

Griseo

Oh...

Pardofelis

And his closet is stuffed with toys. Toys with masks, toys that can transform, everything.

Griseo

I've seen that one before.

Pardofelis

So we totally should make a score in his room tonight! You with me?

Griseo

Make a score...!

Mei

... Pardo, what are you up to?

Pardofelis

Ah. M-Mei? Hehe, I was just teaching sweet little Griseo some life hacks~

Mei

Is that so?

Griseo

Do you wanna make a score too, Mei?

Mei

...

Mei

Pardo... I've been wanting to ask, why does Griseo act like a different person at times?

Pardofelis

Oh, that's how Griseo is. She's just a kid, so when she's interested in something or is in a good mood, she'll imitate the people around her.

Pardofelis

Ya know, kids are like sponges, absorbing everything going on around them.

Mei

Absorbing everything going on around them... Why does that sound even more worrisome?

Pardofelis

Relax, will ya? It's not what you think. Griseo's finally decided to come out, and I want to show her the world~

Pardofelis

So... Griseo, let's bring Mei along and pull a big job!

Griseo

Let's pull a big job...!

Mei

I never said anything about going...

Griseo

......

Griseo

Mei, Pardo, what does pull a big job mean...?

Mei

Don't go with her if you don't know...

Painter's Memory 7

Griseo

Mei, you look tired.

Mei

I'm fine. It just took some effort to "clean" those monsters up. Thanks for worrying about me, Griseo.

Griseo

Um... clean... clean up...

Griseo looks to her left and right.

Griseo

Ah, here it is. Put this on, Mei.

Mei

A... feather?

Griseo

Yup. I use it to "clean up" splotches on my canvas.

Griseo

You can clean up the friends you're "playing" with easily if you rub them with an eraser first.

Griseo

Hmm... maybe it'd be better if I gave you an eraser, too.

Mei

Ah... Thank you, Griseo. This will do the trick.

Mei

They're nice, but... it'd be even better if you could paint fewer friends for me to "play" with...

Griseo

...?

Painter's Memory 8

Mei

So... Griseo, you grew up in the MOTHs?

Griseo

Uh-huh. Mom and Dad worked herehereSic; Expected: there. They told me the Base is the safest place in the whole world.

Mei

(It's true that this place is a safe fortress.)

Griseo

But my parents were always busy. Sometimes, they would take me to the "office".

Griseo

At first, I went with my mom. Aunt Mobius often gave me candy.

Griseo

Later, I went with my dad and met Dystopia and Kosma. They would play and draw with me. It was so much fun.

Griseo

Back then, Kosma liked talking. He would spend the whole day talking about Uncle Kevin.

Mei

Uncle... Kevin...

Griseo

"Did you know that my leader Kevin swept a Threat Level A area all by himself?" He was always saying things like that. Dystopia and I found him a little annoying.

Mei

(There was a time when Kosma was chatty, huh...)

Painter's Memory 9

Mei

Griseo, I remember you said that you're almost always painting.

Griseo

Yup. That's right.

Mei

So... have you ever been in a "battle" against Honkai?

Griseo

...?

Griseo

You mean like what Uncle Kevin did and what you're doing now?

Mei

Yes, I suppose so. Have you ever fought those monsters that hurt everybody?

Griseo

Hmm... I don't think so. I like painting quietly more.

Mei

I see. Then... Griseo, where did you go in the end?

Griseo

... The end?

Mei

I mean... when someone said you couldn't paint anymore.

Griseo

There's never been a time like that. I've been able to paint.

Griseo

I think I just went painting somewhere else.

Mei

Went somewhere else?

Griseo

A small vessel. You get in, and then you can fly up to the sky.

Mei

An airship...?

Griseo

Kosma was supposed to go there. But... I could tell he didn't want to.

Griseo

What he really wanted to do was to "fight", like what you said.

Mei

...

Griseo

The little boat was only big enough for one person. Kosma would feel lonely.

Griseo

I like small boats and the moon. With my trusty brush and paints, I can paint all sorts of friends. I made sure Kosma wouldn't worry about me.

Mei

...

Griseo

If Mei is here, then a lot of time has passed.

Griseo

Now I must be playing in the clouds. There's a fluffy swan and a hard-working hedgehog. There might even be a crab made of candy. Right?

Mei

... Yes, Griseo, I'm sure they're there.

Painter's Memory 10

Griseo

Mei, this painting is for you.

Mei

Griseo, you... painted this?

Griseo

Yup. I did this one a long time ago. Mei, you always look unhappy, like you're thinking about something.

Mei

...

Griseo

I hope this painting can cheer you up.

Mei

... Thank you, Griseo. Umm... Can I look at it now?

Griseo

Sure.

Mei

...

It was a simple landscape painting. A bright moon was hanging in the night sky. It glowed on a canvas that still carried the scent of pigments.

Mei

...

Mei

This is a beautiful painting. My heart feels so much lighter just looking at it. Thank you, Griseo.

Griseo

I'm glad you like it, Mei.

Mei

I really like it. This is the first painting anyone has ever given me.

Mei

I feel... pretty happy.

Chapter 3

About Painting 1

Griseo

Please wait.

Mei

Wait.

Griseo

Just stand there...

Griseo

I... want to paint you.

Mei

All of sudden... Why?

Griseo

Every successor who saw me has one. I can't favor anyone.

Mei

...

Mei

Okay. Do I need to do anything? Are you going to... be me temporarily?

Griseo

Uh-huh, this is the only way. Please say something.

Mei

...

Griseo

...

Griseo

Are you scared?

Mei

Scared... What makes you think so?

Griseo

Many people don't like my paintings.

Griseo

Kosma said it isn't because of me. They are just scared.

Mei

(Scared of their inner worlds, huh...)

Mei

I don't mind looking it in the eye again unless it takes too much time.

Mei

To be able to tame my dark side like Kosma did could be my rewardsrewardsSic for visiting the realm.

Mei

But have you ever painted anything positive?

Griseo

Positive...?

Mei

The cases I know, ranging from real-world paintings to realm creations, all caused negative consequences, or straight-up appeared as monsters.

Mei

Are there no opposites?

Griseo

Hmm, rarely. Only Aunt Mobius and Little Elysia are like that.

Mei

Aunt... Mobius?

Griseo

She created the monster within her long ago. I don'tdon'tSic have to do anything.

Mei

That makes sense. Elysia... Do I need to address her the way you do?

Griseo

That's alright. What I can paint for her is a blank.

Mei

Why? You mean there's absolutely no darkness in her heart?

Griseo

I don't know. Maybe it's because she never hides herself from the naked eye.

Griseo

Maybe it's because I can't go into her world.

Griseo

...

Griseo

That'd be all, Mei.

Mei

Already? I'm not feeling it... You're just like me.

Griseo

Time is pressing, so I won't show you everything.

About Painting 2

Griseo

Hello.

Mei

Griseo... It's been a while. Did you paint anything?

Griseo

Nothing.

Mei

That explains... You still look like me.

Mei

Is my heart... a blank as well?

Griseo

No, it's me... I don't know where to begin.

Griseo

You're unlike others. I've never painted the heart of a Herrscher.

Mei

Do you need more time?

Griseo

A realm visitor like you is unheard-of. You deserve a pigment that's also unheard-of and, better yet, associated with you.

Griseo

But I can't find it.

Mei

Unheard-of and associated with me... It won't be easy, but I'll keep an eye out for it for you.

Griseo

You promise?

Mei

I promise.

Griseo

I see. You're saying forget it.

Mei

You don't trust me?

Griseo

No, but they like telling me the same thing. Kosma, Aunt Mobius... they all did.

Griseo

After they had said the word, things generally didn't happen.

Mei

Griseo...

Griseo

But are you looking forward to seeing your painting?

Griseo

I already figured out the subjects. They may not be what you want to see, though.

Mei

It's okay. You can paint whatever you like.

Mei

... I became who I am today because I did many things unwillingly.

Griseo

Are you happy with the current state?

Mei

Of course not.

Mei

Maybe you figured this out earlier than I did, but since you asked...

Mei

I endure this day to not endure in the future.

Griseo

...

Griseo

I see. I think... you'll get along well with Mama Aponia...