The Day You Vanished with the Stars/Story/The Setup

The Setup is the 16th chapter of the The Day You Vanished with the Stars storyline.

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Last updated: April 28, 2026

Characters Present

Craftsman

Rita

Captain

Soldier A

Soldier B

Waiter at Feng's Sweet Shop

Sugar Figure Maker

Vendor Kid

Zhuge Kongming

???

Start

The gleaming and glittering fair dimmed down. Guards were trying to restore order to the streets.

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Craftsman

Lanterns... fabulous lanterns... for just a few coins...

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The peddling craftsman's voice sounded in the alley.

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The black cloak and black umbrella were unmistakable. He was surrounded with his back against the wall.

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Guards approached slowly with their spears, but the craftsman didn't seem to mind and walked to us casually.

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Craftsman

Wanna buy a lantern? The only Bagua Lanterns in town...

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A wind blew by.

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Craftsman

...The lantern turns with the wind, back and forth.

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Craftsman

Looks like no more business for me today. This is the last Bagua Lantern, and you can have it.

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He flung the lantern at me, but I didn't catch it. A spear thrust through it and rock oil began to drip from the tip.

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The lantern was a distraction. He tried to climb onto the wall.

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But a scythe got in his way.

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Rita came down from above, and the craftsman slid back to miss the scythe by a hair, but the edge met his face.

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No blood was spilled. Only a human skin mask broke in half and fell down.

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Behind the mask there was another mask.

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Rita

Who are you? Who sent you? What's your purpose?

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Craftsman

I'm faceless and nameless...

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Rita

Never mind, we have a hundred ways to make you talk, but I must warn you they might hurt a little.

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Craftsman

I assume you have cleared all of the city. Pity that the fireworks I long to see are not happening today.

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Rita

You!

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Craftsman

But if you think that's my purpose, you cannot be more wrong...

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Captain

What?

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He suddenly burst into a fit of disturbing laughter.

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Craftsman

My purpose... is like... the Bagua Lantern...

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Craftsman

Do not... confuse the cause and effect.

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Rita

Quick, open his mouth!

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The guards swarmed to him but it's too late.

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The craftsman's head drooped down and his breath went out.

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Rita

Search him!

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The guards came back with a sealed potion and inside the potion was a transparent liquid.

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Rita

A poison without color or odor... a well-thought-out operation.

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Soldier A

Grand Chancellor, all of the lanterns in the city have been put out.

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The explosive lanterns are no longer a problem and the craftsman is dead. This should be the end of it.

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But somehow, the craftsman's last words unsettled me greatly.

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Soldier B

Grand Chancellor, we can't find Her Majesty at the city gate!

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Kongming? Right, I need to make sure she's safe.

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All uncertainties have been eliminated, but I still couldn't be relieved until I see her.

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Rita

Maybe Her Majesty is having a good time whittling bamboo and lost track of time. Captain, I'll go with you.

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< The screen goes black, then switches to Moon Emberya, where the Captain will have control of Rita's [Argent Knight: Artemis] battlesuit. >

Ask around.

< Interact with the first NPC. >

Captain:

Excuse me. We are looking for a little girl...

Captain:

She wears an orchid pin, about this tall...

Waiter at Feng's Sweet Shop:

I think she went that way.

< Interact with the second NPC. >

Sugar figure maker:

The little girl who bought two sugar figures?

Sugar figure maker:

She went that way.

< Defeat the enemies. >

< Enemies defeated. >

Rita:

This is a dead end, Captain. It's not this way.

< Interact with the third NPC. >

Passerby:

A little girl in a dark dress...

Passerby:

Oh I remember, she went that way.

< Defeat the enemies. >

< Enemies defeated. >

< Interact with the fourth NPC. >

Vendor kid:

That lady who came to buy rubing?

Vendor kid:

I think she went that way.

< Defeat the enemies. >

< Enemies defeated. >

Captain:

So many people...

Captain:

Where could Kongming be...

The hour for fireworks drew near, but the crowds were rushing out of the city.

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Kongming stood by the road on tiptoes, anxiously searching for Captain among the crowds.

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Zhuge Kongming

I wonder if this dress and the sky lantern can remind Captain of the past.

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Zhuge Kongming

What took him so long? Is he lost? I probably should go and find him.

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Zhuge Kongming

He's unbelievable... I might as well buy papers and rosin myself. I'm not waiting for him all night like a fool.

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She carefully protected the lantern and trudged against the panicked crowds making her way to the Star Pavilion.

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Zhuge Kongming

Strange... all the lanterns went out? Why is everyone... Excuse me, coming through...

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Zhuge Kongming

What happened?

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Zhuge Kongming

Where is Captain now... Ouch!

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Kongming was too absorbed in her thoughts that she bumped into someone.

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< The screen goes black. >

Zhuge Kongming

Oh... sorry...

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Kongming rubbed her forehead in embarrassment and stepped aside, but only to be seized by the arm.

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???

Gotcha...

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The low voice was only meant to be heard between them two.

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Zhuge Kongming

Huh?

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Intense pain spread from her chest and shot up every nerve to freeze her on the spot and halt her breath.

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Zhuge Kongming

...

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Zhuge Kongming

Ugh... you are...

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His face was familiar, but Kongming couldn't put a name to it.

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The stranger walked behind Kongming's back casually and whispered something in a low voice.

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Zhuge Kongming

Ah...

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What's he talking about? Why would it be... Kongming felt her consciousness escaping her in dribs and drabs.

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Zhuge Kongming

Impossible...

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The stranger laughed mockingly before disappearing in the crowd.

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Finally catching her breath, Kongming found the world falling back from her in slow motion...

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Then she lost her balance and hit the cobblestone ground.

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She couldn't breath. She couldn't move.

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Life was draining away from her while her brain still stumbled to function.

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A familiar figure came close. She couldn't see clearly, but she believed that's him.

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The flower lantern she had carefully protected along the way was lying on the ground, trampled and torn.

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Kongming gasped desperately to catch her breath.

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Zhuge Kongming

Mr... Assassin...

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Zhuge Kongming

Run... It's... dangerous...

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Fragmented memories began to flow through Kongming's head. In these memories, there were always people by her side.

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People who protected her, spoiled her, and trusted her unconditionally.

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Zhuge Kongming

It's a shame... I won't be able to see... the fireworks this year...

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Zhuge Kongming

Ah...

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< The screen goes black. >

The bustling crowd merged with the stars into blurred but warm light, and the calling gradually faded away.

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Zhuge Kongming

Huff... buff...

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I'm feeling... warmer now.

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I'll rest a bit now.

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Clank!

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A jade potion fell down from the tower and broke, with the poison drops it contained seeping into the ground.

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???

The correction is done... and poisoning the wine won't be necessary now.

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On the tower, a man in black overlooked the city behind the rail.

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???

The right path leads to the right destination.

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And the wrong path leads to the wrong destination.

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???

We were brought by the path and share the path with her.

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???

Now our purpose has been fulfilled, and there's no reason for our existence anymore.

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The man in black sighed deeply and took off.

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???

People come and go. Light brightens and dims...

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With a short bell chime, the man in black walked into the dark night and vanished.

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Meanwhile, countless men in black elsewhere in the world also vanished.

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Nobody knew when they came, and nobody knew when they were gone.

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End