The Day You Vanished with the Stars/Story/Persuasion

Persuasion is the 13th chapter of the The Day You Vanished with the Stars storyline.

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Last updated: December 10, 2024

Characters Present

Zhuge Kongming

Captain

Soldier A

Corsair Queen

Arch Imperator

Rozaliya

Liliya

Theresa

Rita

Tesla - Zero

Start

A few days later.

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Zhuge Kongming

Captain has been pacing back and forth for an eternity. He must be anxious.

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Captain

It has been three days since the letter was delivered, and still no reply from the allied forces. I'm worried that...

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Zhuge Kongming

It's out of our hands now, and worrying does not help.

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Captain

Apart from the dessert munching twins over there, you're perhaps the only one who can still remain calm.

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Zhuge Kongming

Anxiety and impatience are enemies of nurturing good character. Captain, read a book to restore your inner peace.

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I then heard a string of hasty footsteps coming close.

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Soldier A

Your Majesty, the Arch Imperator and Corsair Queen have sent word!

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Zhuge Kongming

See, like I told you.

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She took the letter and opened it with a poker face. A few moments later, she put the letter away and looked at me.

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Captain

So?

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Zhuge Kongming

The next day, the command of the allied forces.

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Soldier A

Should I inform the Grand Chancellor and Theresa-sama?

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Zhuge Kongming

No need. Tell them to continue the evacuation.

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Captain

It's a big gamble for us... If the negotiation goes south, you know what will happen.

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Zhuge Kongming

I know. Even if it comes to the worst, I can still earn some time for the evacuation. But you don't have to...

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Captain

It's too late for that now. Let's finish what we started.

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Captain

After all, it's me that led Huoduo into the sea and started the chain reaction. Besides...

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Captain

(Besides, saving you is the only part of my plan. Himeko and Fu Hua also need my help...)

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Captain

(I still remember the dumbfounded me standing on the cold and blood stained stairs before the palace...)

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Captain

(I wanted to scream, but my throat was too sore to allow it.)

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Captain

(I wanted to cry, but my eyes were filled up by the settled blood.)

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Captain

(I wanted to question the murderer, but her burning vengeance sealed my lips.)

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Captain

(In the end, even the murderer died in my arms.)

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Captain

(Like a drowned person desperately struggling to hold onto something. I tried to get to the bottom of the tragedies.)

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Captain

(Back then, I couldn't see the whole picture and write a happy ending for everyone.)

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Captain

(But it's all different now.)

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Zhuge Kongming

Captain?

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Captain

Let's go.

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Zhuge Kongming

Rozaliya and Liliya, get prepared.

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Captain

Kongming.

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Zhuge Kongming

Huh?

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Captain

I'll make it work.

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The command was set at the border of Jormungond and Emberya.

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The vanguard had sieged Moon Emberya, but the command was still at the border.

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That send a very subtle message.

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The command was in a cave rather than a camp. That's part of the legacy left by Huoduo's explosion.

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Zhuge Kongming

The snow on the great plains of Schicksal had all melted and half the kingdom went underwater.

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Captain

And the tide riding pirates of Jormungond were turned into cave dwellers.

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Zhuge Kongming

It's not your fault, Captain. Huoduo threatened all of the realm, and it's impossible to contain its damage.

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Zhuge Kongming

If you didn't lead Huoduo into the sea and I didn't activate the Guardian Formation we'd be seeing more miseries.

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Captain

I know, I know all along but still...

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Corsair Queen

Humph...

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A snort put an end to out conversation. We had already reached the depths of our cave.

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I looked around and found Jormungond trade commodities randomly piled up in the corners.

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The leaders of the allied forces measured us up with cold eyes.

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On making eye contact, a trace of surprised flashed over each of their faces.

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But they soon resumed calm and fixed their unfriendly eyes on Kongming.

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Corsair Queen

Well well, the legendary first Grand Seeress in the flesh, What an honor.

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Corsair Queen

You played us like a fiddle, master strategist.

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Corsair Queen

A thousand years of wisdom on a little girl that couldn't look more than twelve. Who'd have thought?

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Zhuge Kongming

You know I'm an elder but you don't respect me as one.

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Zhuge Kongming

I have heard a lot about the heroic second Corsair Queen, but I have to say you turned out to be a disappointment.

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Corsair Queen

You!

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Arch Imperator

Enough! We're not here for petty arguments.

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Arch Imperator

Kongming, you should have seen what you've done to Jormungond on the way here.

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Arch Imperator

And I have to applaud your courage waltzing in here with only three guards.

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Arch Imperator

Or maybe in your eyes, we're no more than a pack of bandits that pose no threat to you?

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With the last word, the Arch Imperator threw a punch on a wall.

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The ground quake and rubble fell. The cave trembled all over under the impact.

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Zhuge Kongming

Arch Imperator, your reputation has long preceded you, and I'd say it's well justified.

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Zhuge Kongming

I'd be candid. I have two goals. One is to prove my innocence, and the other one is to ensure the empire's survival.

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Corsair Queen

Humph, I'll be candid too. I'm afraid none of your wishes will be granted today.

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Captain

Hime... Corsair Queen, please remain calm. Schicksal and Jormundgond's sufferings all came from Huodou's explosion.

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Captain

But the beast is not Emberya's fault, and you're here because you believe Emberya diverted the damage to Jormundgond.

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Corsair Queen

So what?

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Captain

I don't intend to question your judgement, but there was no such diversion.

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Arch Imperator

Captain... you're adding insult to injury.

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Arch Imperator

You're crossing the line here. If you fail to produce a valid evidence...

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Captain

It takes remedy to convince you, not evidence. I fully understand your motivation to hold Emberya accountable.

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Captain

But what if Emberya is also a victim?

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Corsair Queen

That's a lie! Yes, Emberya suffered the first when Huodou broke loose.

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Corsair Queen

But we dispatched troops to your rescue as soon as we heard. How did our kindness repay us?

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Corsair Queen

Our soldiers are missing, and Huodou's explosion shifted the terrains of Jormundgond and Schicksal forever.

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Corsair Queen

While Emberya sustained some losses but your existence was never threated.

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Corsair Queen

I'd say that's evidence enough!

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Zhuge Kongming

Please hear me out, Corsair Queen. Let me tell you the truth why Emberya alone survived the Huodou explosion.

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Zhuge Kongming

Huodou is a ferocious beast I sealed a thousand years ago with the help of my Emberyan friends.

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Zhuge Kongming

For the past millennium, I've been reinforcing the seal, and I naturally understand the beast's rage towards Emberya.

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Zhuge Kongming

For insurance, I deployed the Guardian Formation across Emberya during my early travels.

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Zhuge Kongming

Only I can activate the formation, and it's the only thing the kept Emberya from collapsing in the explosion.

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Zhuge Kongming

Still, I underestimated the beast. The formation deployed over centuries crumbled like a paper in the explosion.

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Zhuge Kongming

If not so, you wouldn't be able to march to Moon Emberya without much resistance.

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Arch Imperator

...She is telling the truth.

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Corsair Queen

Don't fall from her lies!

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Arch Imperator

Her eyes tell me she's not lying. These are the eyes of a protector.

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Corsair Queen

But what about our missing soldiers? Where have they gone?

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Captain

It simply doesn't make sense.

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Captain

Like we said in the letter, the troops didn't reach Emberya, and our envoys didn't make it back.

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Arch Imperator

I personally received the Emberyan envoy, and he was with the dispatched Schicksal soldiers.

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Corsair Queen

Same here.

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Captain

Yes, it happened on the way to Emberya.

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Captain

We are yet to figure out what exactly happened, but the survivors' words might carry some weight.

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Corsair Queen

If not for the survivors mentioned in your letter, we'd never have this conversation.

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Captain

Rozaliya and Liliya, tell us what you've been through.

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Rozaliya

We were about to save Kongming, but we ran into some villagers whose village was taken by monsters.

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Rozaliya

But there were too many of these monsters and we couldn't beat them. We got trapped here and there's no way out.

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Liliya

We met some villagers asking for help too. We wanted to help, but more monsters came at us.

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Arch Imperator

Villagers in both stories... that does sound suspicious.

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Corsair Queen

But how can we be sure the twins haven't betrayed us and made up the story?

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Corsair Queen

After the explosion, the Jormundgond sea dried out and all ships were beached.

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Corsair Queen

The fishers had to abandon their homes and settle in the caves.

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Corsair Queen

At this time of the year, the nights are still cold, and many of them have no shelter, no food.

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Corsair Queen

We've lost everything, but we have to live on!

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Corsair Queen

We were born fishers, and plowing the land isn't in our blood. How are we supposed to make a living then?

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Arch Imperator

Till now, most of our houses are flooded, and our farmland has all gone to waste. No crops can be grown again.

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Corsair Queen

The two kingdoms are living hells now. Even if you told the truth, we can't simply retreat and wait for death.

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Captain

I understand your rage and desperation, and that's why I told you two:

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Captain

"It takes remedy to convince you, not evidence."

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Captain

Please take a look at this. The Grand Seeress has prepared a systematic relief plan to cope with the damages.

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Captain

Embeyra will provide Schicksal with the blueprint of the Wind Tower.

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Arch Imperator

Wind Tower?

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Captain

Yes, it can fasten evaporation and drainage. Meanwhile, Emberya will support the reconstruction with the latest tech.

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Captain

For Jormungond... please read this page, Corsair Queen.

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Captain

Emberya will provide 5000 Mobile Houses to shelter the homeless.

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Corsair Queen

Mobile Houses? Building a house takes months. I doubt you can really deliver.

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Captain

Please rest assured, Corsair Queen. This type of house is easy and fast to built but it can last long years.

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Corsair Queen

When did Emberya prepare all these? They sound like inventions from another world.

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Captain

No, they were not prepared for this occasion. The Grand Seeress developed them long ago for the TeRiRi concert tour.

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Captain

The Wind Tower can drain off the water on a rainy stage day. The Mobile Houses are for fans queuing for signatures.

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Arch Imperator

If we can't feed our kingdoms, all your promises are no more than lip service.

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Captain

We have just the answer for that. The twins found a nourishing staple in the valley that ripes in four months.

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Captain

Rozaliya! Liliya!

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Rozaliya

Chomp chomp...

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Liliya

Chomp chomp...

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Captain

Ahem, it's exactly what we're having. It's named Golden Potato. There are some baked ones for you to taste.

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Corsair Queen

It smells good and tastes... delicious.

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Arch Imperator

But we're out of time. Schicksal would be a kingdom of corpses when it ripes.

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Captain

Don't worry. If our peace treaty goes through, Emberya will supply enough food to feed your people in 4 months.

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Captain

How much food do you think is needed to sustain for four months?

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Corsair Queen

Hahahah, that is ridiculous... Well, how about eight million tons?

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I signaled Kongming with a seemingly casual side glace, and she gave me a nod that's almost unnoticeable.

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Captain

Fine, eight million tons, not a gram short.

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Corsair Queen

Wha-What?!

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Arch Imperator

Captain, this is not child's play. An empty promise will cost you dearly.

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Captain

I'd never play with fire when it comes to diplomacy. Besides, Emberya will dredge the watercourses in three years.

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Captain

We will unite... ahem, we'll build traffic hubs and lead international trade to prosperity.

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Captain

Emberya will also freely share the latest technology so that all three kingdoms can benefit equally from progress.

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Zhuge Kongming

...Ahem.

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Captain

If you sign the treaty today, peace and prosperity across the realm will become reality in no time.

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Corsair Queen

What do you think Arch Imperator?

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Arch Imperator

I need more convincing that sweet words.

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Before I could further explain, a huge boom sent the whole cave shivering with falling rocks.

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Captain

What happened?

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Thunderous monster roar were felt all through the cave, but the Arch Imperator and Corsair Queen didn't even blink.

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Arch Imperator

They're here again? I'll lead the soldiers to attack them from behind.

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Corsair Queen

These monster are outrageous... never know when to give up!

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Corsair Queen

Today is the day for them to learn the hard lesson.

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< The screen goes black, then switches to the cave, where the Captain will have control of Himeko's [Vermilion Knight: Eclipse] battlesuit. >

< Defeat the enemies. >

< Enemies defeated. >

Kongming

Something is coming. Careful, Corsair Queen.

Corsair Queen

Humph, this must be the beast king.

< Defeat the enemy. >

< Enemy defeated. >

With a mighty blow from the Corsair Queen, the monster bit the dust.

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Corsair Queen

Where were we just now?

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After the chaos, the cave became an even bigger mess. The Corsair Queen pulled over a crate and sat down casually.

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Corsair Queen

Well, you've all seen what Jormungond has turned into now.

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Arch Imperator

Captain's terms are tempting, but they are too little too late.

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Corsair Queen

We have a conclusion now, and there's no need to talk more. Guards, escort out guests!

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The Corsair Queen snapped her fingers and the next moment we were surrounded by fierce looking pirates.

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Captain

Wait!

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Captain

Corsair Queen, if another beasts appears, how will you handle it then?

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Corsair Queen

Nonsense!

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Corsair Queen

Yama, Amorphous, and Huodou... They're not just wild animals you ran into every day.

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Arch Imperator

Hold on, you mean... there are other beasts like Huodou that may ravage the realm?

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Zhuge Kongming

Captain saw it with his own eyes. Do you know why Captain would return here years later?

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Corsair Queen

I'm listening.

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Arch Imperator

...

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Zhuge Kongming

Captain roamed the realm and visited a secluded place, where writings on the cliff tell the legends of the ten beasts.

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Zhuge Kongming

"Qiongqi, the first and fiercest of the ten, has resemblance of tiger and eagle. Descends every few centuries."

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Captain

Exactly. Have you two heard about this beast?

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Arch Imperator

It does exist.

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Corsair Queen

You've heard about it too?

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Arch Imperator

Yes, there are Schicksal folktales that speak of a similar beast.

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Captain

Well then, the Arch Imperator must know how destructive the beast can be.

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Captain

After Huodou I saw the ominous sign of red moon. Huodou is only the harbinger of the true savagery.

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Captain

1000 years ago, Emberya slain Yama, Amorphus and sealed Huodou. Kongming knows the beasts better than anyone.

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Captain

You can overturn Emberya today, but when another beast comes, what will your chances be?

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Captain

And your missing soldiers are still trapped in the valley. Emberya can help find them if a deal is struck today.

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Captain

I can understand you're fighting for your justice, but no one has anything to gain from this nasty war.

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The Arch Imperator and the Corsair Queen both became silent.

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Arch Imperator

Can I count on you about eight million tons of rice in a month?

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Zhuge Kongming

You have my word.

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Corsair Queen

Well, if we don't see the food aid in a month, this treaty will be nullified, and our rage will burn down everything.

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Zhuge Kongming

Fair enough, but you retreat tonight from Emberya. If we deliver on our end, you must fully honor the terms.

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Papers and brush pens were presented. The terms were written down and signed by the three parties.

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Zhuge Kongming

Well, that's it.

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Corsair Queen

I hope you can be trusted, founder of Emberya.

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Zhuge Kongming

Emberya will honor the pact.

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With the signed treaty, Kongming and I left the command and soon returned to Moon Emberya.

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Captain

"Roamed the realm"...Kongming, I didn't know you were such an elegant liar.

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Zhuge Kongming

Humph, and the feeling is mutual. By the way, did you read some astrology books? Even I was almost fooled by you.

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Captain

Oh, I was simply imitating your way of speaking.

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Zhuge Kongming

You...

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Kongming's fan hits my head before I could dodge.

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That should put an end to it...

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Ah, my heart feels much lighter now.

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A flurry of hurried footsteps sounded. I stopped and saw Rita and Theresa rushing with worried faces.

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Rita

Your Majesty took too much risk venturing over the border. If we didn't make it on time...

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Zhuge Kongming

Well, we've returned, safe and sound.

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Kongming led in front while Rita and Theresa followed her closely. I sighed softly in relief behind their backs.

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Theresa

The guards told us you promised eight million tons of rice in a month in exchange for peace. Is it true?

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Rita

Eight million tons? That's entirety of our stock. How could we manage to feed out people then?

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Captain

In fact...

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I was about to explain when the robotic voice sounded again at this very convenient time.

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Tesla - Zero

Countdown... 9 seconds... Teleporting terminating...

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What? Not again! Not now!

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< The screen goes black. >

Overwhelming blankness took away my consciousness in no time.

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The last image I saw was their silhouettes under the high moon.

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End