Once Upon a Time in Shenzhou/Story/Woodside

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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: 16 November 2023

Characters Present

Mei

Raven

Start

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30 minutes after the girls fell into the sea. West of the forest.

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Mei

The holiday resort Principal Theresa mentioned should be this way… I guess.

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Mei peered closely at the flyer wetted by seawater, and looked up at the sun to find her bearings.

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Mei

I wonder how the girls are doing… Hope they've already found the resort village and are waiting for me.

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She took a glance at the suitcase she was carrying. It was the only thing she managed to grab when the accident happened.

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Mei

Kiana's suitcase is full of strange weapons… She must've been expectant about this trip and beating the Nian beast…

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*rustling sound*

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Mei

Who's there?!

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A strange noise came from behind. Mei immediately turned around and raised her weapon, but saw no one.

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Mei

Kiana? Was that you?

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Only the leaves rustling in the wind responded to her.

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Mei

(What was that? I swear I heard some weird noise.)

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*rustling sound*

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Mei

(It came again. It sounds close…)

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Mei held her breath, concentrating on making the noise out from the rustle of the leaves.

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*rustling sound*

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The noise maker obviously thought it was perfectly hiding itself, so it took a step towards Mei, and another step…

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Mei

Now!

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???

BAWK!

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Mei

Is this… a bird?

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???

Bawk…

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Mei

Did it fall from a tree?

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Mei bent forward to pick the strange bird up. It seemed rather friendly in her hands.

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???

Bawk…

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Mei

Aww, so cute.

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Mei

(This bird is wearing clothes. It might be someone's pet.)

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Mei

(Which means… the resort village might be close.)

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Mei

Its clothes look familiar though… Have I seen them somewhere?

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???

BAWK!

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The little bird suddenly struggled free from Mei's hands while she was lost in thought.

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Mei

Oops, wait… Huh?!

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Mei tried to chase after the bird, but accidentally stepped on a bulge on the ground.

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Swoosh!

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A sneak arrow shot from the woods grazed Mei's hair before it pierced the trunk of a tree.

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Mei

(An arrow?! Did I step on a trap? There must be enemy nearby.)

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???

Bawk!

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Mei

(The little bird's getting away… It must hold, or at least lead to, the answer to the weird things happening here.)

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Mei

I gotta catch it and get to the bottom of this. It might be a snare, but I have no other choice at the moment.

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Mei

I gotta catch it and get to the bottom of this. It might be a snare, but I have no other choice at the moment.

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< Plaque: Not even a scratch on the rain of arrows. >

< Plaque Challenge: Avoid geting hit by the arrows shot from the arrow tower. >

< 2 Mecha: Bolt spawn. >

Mei

< 2 Ghost Guard spawn. >

< Interact with the chest to pick up a character buff. >

< 2 Mecha: Graupel spawn. >

< 2 Ghost Colossus spawn. >

< Interact with the chest to pick up a character buff. >

< Head to the waypoint. >

Mei

Phew, finally. That was a large forest.

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Mei

Who left those traps anyway? Why would there be such dangerous devices in a resort?

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???

Bawk…

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Mei

Aha! Found you, little birdie.

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Mei looked in the direction of the sound, and was surprised to see a girl in black.

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Mystery Girl

…

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The girl was tightly clasping the white bird and looking at it ferociously like a predator looking at its prey.

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Mei's intuition told her this stranger was very dangerous.

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Mei

Who are you?

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Mei pointed her gun at the girl in black — she had to, before she figured out whether this stranger was a friend or foe.

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Mei

Answer me, stranger.

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Mystery Girl

Well hello to you too.

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Mei

Put it down.

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Mystery Girl

You mean this chicken? What, it's your pet?

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Mei

No.

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Mystery Girl

Then why do you care? Don't tell me you're afraid to see blood.

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Mei

I have questions to ask it.

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Mystery Girl

Ask who? This chicken?

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Mystery Girl

Hahahaha. I didn't expect you to be this funny, Miss Raiden.

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Mei

You know my name… Who are you?

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Mystery Girl

Oh, don't mind me. I'm a mercenary. Several of my tasks involve info about the Raiden's.

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Mystery Girl

You can call me Raven.

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Mei

Doesn't sound like a real name.

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Raven

Of course it's a code name. I'm a mercenary, not a kid from a big rich family. I'd be dead for long if I was easily-recognized like you.

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Mei

…

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Raven

Alright, I've answered your question. Now it's your turn.

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Raven

What are you doing here, Raiden Mei? I don't think this island could serve as a playground of the rich and famous.

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Mei

I'm here on vacation with my friends. But we didn't know there were other tourists on this island.

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Raven

Vacation? On an undeveloped island? Oh, I see… You girls saw that flyer too, didn't you?

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Raven

Easy, girl. Put your weapon down, I'm not your enemy.

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Raven

I'm here on vacation too. Well, technically, it should be pre-vacation.

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Mei

Pre-vacation?

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Raven

Yeah. I've been working to a hectic schedule, so I planned to take a long vacation on a quiet, warm island.

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Raven

Someone recommended this place to me. But the price was suspiciously low, so I came before my vacation to check if there's anything fishy here.

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Raven

I knew it was too good to be true. The flyer was a ruse. We were all tricked.

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Mei

Yeah… this place doesn't look like a holiday destination at all. So you mean no harm?

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Raven

At least to you. Like I said, I'm not your enemy here.

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Raven

In fact, we even have a common enemy — this chicken.

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Mei

What? Why?

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Raven

So you haven't been "entertained" by them, huh?

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Raven

They are the only thing that's not in short supply on this island.

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Raven

They've been sneakily following me around and throwing pebbles at me, and they even stole my weapon!

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Raven

That baby cost me a fortune! I've got to get it back!

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Raven pressed her claw closer to the bird's neck.

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Mei

Hold on! I don't think these little birds are inherently evil.

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Mei

There must be someone behind them…

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Raven

Good. Then I can force the evil boss behind all this to show themself.

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BAWK!

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Mei

Stop! If you kill it, we'll lost all leads.

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Raven

Well, you got a better idea?

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Mei

I can at least give it a try… I can't guarantee it'll work as expected, but it's at least less cruel.

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About ten minutes later.

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BAWK!

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Mei

Answer me — why did you birdies attack us?

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Bawk…

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Mei

So you refuse to come clean, huh?

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BAWK!

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Mei

Don't make me resort to violence, I warn you.

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Mei stamped her foot heavily right in front of the white bird, crushing the dead twigs and leaves on the ground.

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BAWK!!!

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Mei

So you know what to do now? Good. Take us to your boss then.

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BAWK!!!

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Raven

…

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Raven

(This girl sure has some twisted understanding of cruelty…)

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The bird sprang and saluted Mei in terror, and then gestured in a direction.

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Mei

It seems this bird understood me.

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Raven

You speak bird language?

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Mei

No. But in interrogation, it's the overwhelming manner that matters the most, not the speech — I learned this in class.

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Raven

Haha, alright. At least you made it point out a direction. Let's go have a look.

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End