Fundamentals of Imagenesis

Requirements

Trailblaze Mission Artwork in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction completed

Starting Location(s)

Planarcadia - Duomension City

Previous Mission

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Artwork in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Killers Don't Get Vacations

Rewards
Summary
Characters

1,000

130

10

400

110,000

At Graphia Academy, you fell into Sparxie's "Cognition Modification" and were forced to experience a false school life. Sensing anomalies, you teamed up with March 7th to find Ms. Dollie, only to discover that Sparxie had already swindled the Mask from the Graphia family while impersonating you. In the nick of time, Evanescia pulled you into the Phantasmoon Courtyard and struck a deal to lend you her power. Thus, you gained a raccoon mask.

Dan Heng, Dana, Dollie, Donny, Evanescia, Evey, Himeko, Kuchiba, March 7th, Mia, Mr. Joerjo, Mr. Tyker, Pearl, Seadrake, Skott, Sparkle, Sparxie, Trailblazer, Welt, Yao Guang

Fundamentals of Imagenesis is the fourth part of the Trailblaze Mission chapter Welcome to Arcadia. It automatically begins after completing Artwork in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.

Steps

Go to Graphia Academy
Find Ms. Dollie and get the mask back
Go to the Dean's Office
Enter the Dean's Office
Go to Graphia Academy and continue the adventure
Talk to Skott
Talk to March 7th
Go to the rooftop and accept Skott's challenge
- (Optional) Check the class schedule
- (Optional) Find ??? and get back the... uh, what was it again?
Give Skott a good beating
Check out the item Skott dropped
Go to the archive room and find Ms. Dollie
Follow the memory's jellyfish and lift Dollie's beddings
Find a way into the locked classroom
Defeat Sparxie's fans
Find the source of the strange sound
Talk to Evanescia
Go to Duomension City and continue the adventure

Dialogue

Go to Graphia Academy

Mission Description

Himeko wants me to head to Graphia Academy and get the Graphia family's mask back from Ms. Dollie. Vacation's over. Time to get to work.

Duomension City

Sequence 01

Kuchiba led the way to Graphia Academy, a renowned local school for educating artists.

Messages
The Astral Express Family

I heard someone's causing trouble?

How's everyone doing?

Himeko

@Trailblazer @March 7th, are you alright?

I heard you two ran into some trouble

Dan Heng

What's going on?

March 7th

We're both fine, but we ran into someone calling herself Sparxie while out shopping

She declared she'd take me and (Trailblazer) down and exclude the Express Crew from the Phantasmoon Games

So we better get moving, pronto!

Himeko

So, have you all made up your minds?

March 7th

I have some ideas, though I'm not sure what (Trailblazer) thinks

(Trailblazer)

I'm interested in participating in the Phantasmoon Games

I've been wondering what I'd do with this power if I win, or what I could ask Aha to do for me

I'll tell you all about it when I get the chance

By the way, how's Dan Heng doing?

Himeko

How are you doing over there? @Dan Heng

Dan Heng

I've made contact with the Xianzhou envoy, but they've run into some issues and are seeking assistance.

Sunday and I are on our way.

Contact me if you need anything.

March 7th

Alright, Himeko, what are we gonna do next?

Himeko

I'd like to ask you to go to "Graphia Academy," my alma mater

"Location of Graphia Academy"

Himeko

In this school, there was a teacher called Dollie

She's my friend, who keeps the mask needed for the Phantasmoon Games

To avoid any complications, find her and get the mask first

March 7th

Let's get going!

Himeko

Welt and I will meet up with you

▶ March 7th: "Graphia Academy"... What kind of place is that?

▶ Kuchiba: It is a school that trains artists, and it's quite well-known in this world.

▶ March 7th: We need to wait for someone there. Do you know the way, Miss Kuchiba?

▶ Kuchiba: Allow me to guide you both and ensure your safety along the way.

(Go to mission target): ▶ March 7th: Wow, this path to school, lined with falling blossoms... it's such a youthful feeling! Definitely worth a photo.; ▶ Kuchiba: Yes, quite a few TV dramas have been filmed here.; ▶ March 7th: I imagine it is perfect for those classic series where couples part ways or lovers miss their chance, right?; ▶ Kuchiba: Exactly. Follow this road straight ahead for a while, and you will arrive at Graphia Academy.

Sequence 02
Kuchiba escorted you and March 7th to Graphia Academy's entrance and left you her contact info. If you ran into any trouble during the Phantasmoon Games, just reach out to her.
(Enter Graphia Academy): ▶ Kuchiba: This is Graphia Academy. You can wait for your companions here.; ▶ Kuchiba: Oh, and to prevent further surprises, I have already informed your guide of your situation.; ▶ Kuchiba: Here is my contact info. If you encounter any problems during the Phantasmoon Games, you may reach me at any time.; ▶ March 7th: Thank you so much, Miss Kuchiba! Sorry for the trouble!; ▶ March 7th: We are here. Let's check in with Mr. Yang first and see where he is.

Messages
Welt

(Trailblazer)

Mr. Yang, March and I are at the school gate.

Message failed to send.

Sequence 03

You wouldn't get in touch with Welt. March 7th suggested wandering around the campus to make up for never having properly attended school.

▶ March 7th: Mr. Yang still hasn't replied?

The signal is a bit weak here.

I can't receive any messages...

▶ March 7th: Shall we find a place with better reception? How about heading inside the school to take a look?

You just want to wander around in there, don't you?

▶ March 7th: No way. I was just thinking... isn't this big sis Himeko's alma mater?

▶ March 7th: This school lobby... It looks exactly like what I've seen in animations!

▶ March 7th: Too bad neither of us ever went to a real school. If only we could taste a bit of campus life here...

▶ ▶ March 7th: Hey (Trailblazer), how about we sneak in and pretend to be students?

I got my PhD from Paperfold University.

▶ March 7th: Oh, please! We only spent a few days at Paperfold University. Where did you even buy that diploma?

We're going to get kicked out, you know!

▶ March 7th: Relax. With the way we look, we fit right in among the students.

Seems like you still haven't had your fill of wandering around.

▶ March 7th: Well, since we can't contact Mr. Yang yet, why don't we stroll around and keep an eye out for him? Maybe he's already here somewhere.

Find Ms. Dollie and get the mask back

Step Description

For some reason, I can't get a hold of Mr. Yang. I'll look around the academy with March for now. Maybe Mr. Yang is already waiting for us.

Graphia Academy

(Idle chats): ▶ Excited Student: I heard Sparxie has some big news to announce!; ▶ Spirited Student: Really?

(Listen to the two students, optional): ▶ Excited Student: I heard Sparxicle is planning to make a huge announcement later!; ▶ Spirited Student: Really? Is it about the Phantasmoon Games?; ▶ Excited Student: I have no idea. But if she decides to take part in the games, she's definitely gonna win!; ▶ Spirited Student: Lady Sparxie is the cutest girl in the world. Who could possibly stand a chance against someone as cute as her!?; ▶ Excited Student: That's so true!; ▶ March 7th: Wow... it seems this Sparxie really is a celebrity.

Sequence 04
March 7th beckoned you over to a spectacular artwork, with a scroll bearing its creator's name: "Graphia."
(Approach the marked location): ▶ ▶ March 7th: (Trailblazer), come here! Quick! Look at this wave! It's so spectacular!; ▶ March 7th: It won't suddenly come crashing down and drench us, will it?; ▶ March 7th: Wait, this is painted too? The painter's name is even stated next to it. Graphia... Who's that?; On the imagenated painting, a small inscription explained its origin: With water drawn from Dovebrook, I effaced a mistaken stroke, yet unexpectedly, a flurry of waves emerged. Thus inspired, I seized my brush to capture this scene, as an ode to the exquisite forms of nature.; ▶ ▶ Broadcast: March 7th, (Trailblazer), your transfer procedures have been completed. Please proceed to the dean's office immediately.; ▶ March 7th: T-Transfer procedures? What's going on here?; ▶ March 7th: Let's go take a look, shall we?

Go to the Dean's Office

Step Description

The intercom is telling March and me to go to the Dean's Office because our "transfer" is complete. What's that about?
I'll take a degree, but count me out if there's an exam involved.

Graphia Academy

(Idle chats): ▶ Gossipy Student: Skott talked back to the teacher again.; ▶ Calm Student: Skott? That blond-haired delinquent from third year?; ▶ Calm Student: Not a complete surprise.

(Listen to the two students, optional): ▶ Curious Student: I heard Skott got into another clash with a teacher...; ▶ Calm Student: That blond-haired delinquent from third year? Hah, no surprise there. Which teacher did he annoy this time?; ▶ Curious Student: No idea, but it looks like he is about to be expelled. He should have been kicked out long ago, if you ask me. He struts around as if he owns the place just because his dad works for the IPC.; ▶ Calm Student: Just expel that scumbag already!; ▶ Curious Student: Soon enough. Word is he is standing outside the dean's office right now as punishment.

(Idle chats): ▶ Curious Student: Who's that tall guy with brown hair and glasses?; ▶ Idle Student: Probably a new teacher?; ▶ Curious Student: He looks so good~

(Listen to the two students, optional): ▶ Curious Student: Hey, did you see that? A tall guy with brown hair and glasses just walked by. Who's he?; ▶ Idle Student: I heard he's a new teacher.; ▶ Curious Student: He is so handsome~ Sure, he looks a bit older, but that mature charm is exactly what makes my heart race.; ▶ Idle Student: Haha, don't be silly. You are not planning to hand the teacher a love letter, are you?; ▶ March 7th: Brown hair, glasses, tall... why does that sound like Mr. Yang?; ▶ March 7th: Huh? No way. Is Mr. Yang really that lovable... haha?

Sequence 05

Skott was made to stand outside the dean's office as punishment. Welt emerged from inside, saying he's just finished handling your and March 7th's transfer paperwork, and invited you both inside to talk.

(Approach the marked location)

▶ ▶ March 7th: (Trailblazer)! Wh—What the heck! Why's Skott here!?

▶ Scott, Under Time-Out: What year are you two in? Seeing your senior and not even bowing? How rude!

▶ Scott, Under Time-Out: Wait. You... why do you two look so familiar? It feels like someone sent me here to find you...

▶ ▶ March 7th: Now I know it's definitely the real Skott. (Trailblazer), where did we get teleported to?

A high school drama?

▶ March 7th: I don't wanna go to the same school with someone like that!

A school robot animation?

▶ March 7th: An animation where fourteen-year-olds are trained to pilot giant robots and fight mysterious alien creatures? We're way past that age, aren't we!?

This is obviously a nightmare. Wake up!

▶ March 7th: Ouch! Pinch your own cheeks, not mine! This is real! Not a dream!

▶ Welt: Who's making such a racket at the door?

▶ March 7th: Mr. Yang! You're here!

▶ Welt: Students, what are you doing in front of the door?

▶ March 7th: That was Skott...! Where did he go?

▶ March 7th: Wait, why did you just call us "students"?

▶ Welt: I just finished your transfer procedures and am waiting for the dean's confirmation. Whatever it is, let's discuss it inside.

Enter the Dean's Office

Step Description

Is this some roleplaying thing, or am I just dreaming? Mr. Yang and Skott both seem a little... off.

Graphia Academy

(Approach Welt): Sequence 06
Dean Sparxie appeared. Through "cognitive adjustment," she had seized control of the entire school. Sparxie asked you to forget the Phantasmoon Games and to revel in youthful campus life.; ▶ March 7th: What's this transfer business all about?; ▶ ???: Well, starting from today, you two are officially transferring to this academy to begin your brand-new school life.; Sparxie!?; ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer) & March 7th: Sparxie!?!?; ▶ Sparxie: Yo-ho~ My good classmates, we meet again!; ▶ March 7th: What are you doing here!?; ▶ Sparxie: What news on the net could possibly escape the all-knowing digital fairy Sparxicle?; ▶ Welt: Ah, you're here, Dean.; You? You're the dean!?; ▶ Sparxie: Of course. As of this moment, I have taken over this school and become its acting dean!; ▶ Sparxie: After all, this school is filled with fans who watch my streams. A little "cognitive adjustment" is all it takes to make plenty of them do whatever I want.; ▶ Sparxie: Huh? Why the hostile stares? Surely you're not thinking of roughing up the "dean"?; ▶ Sparxie: Alright, alright, relax! How about forgetting the Phantasmoon Games for now?; ▶ Sparxie: Instead, throw yourselves into a carefree, cozy, romantic, and enthusiastic school life!; ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer) & March 7th: Oh noooo!!!

Go to Graphia Academy and continue the adventure

Step Description

Did I... fall asleep? I think I hear an alarm clock...
Wait, that's the school bell!

Graphia Academy

Sequence 07

Two years later, the artist certification exam drew near. Sparxie mobilized every teacher and student to help her search the school for "that thing"... Wait, something's not right here!?

Two years later...

▶ March 7th: ...Wake up!

▶ March 7th: Wake up! The teacher's here!

The girl's breath, gentle as a spring breeze, tickles both your ear tips and your heartstrings.

So I closed my eyes, and two years have already gone past?

▶ March 7th: Stop sleeping! Your fleeting youth is slipping away!

March, watch out, it's Sparxie!

▶ March 7th: Idiot... the dean has had their eyes on you for ages!

▶ Sparxie: The Artist Qualification Exam is right around the corner, and some students are still dozing off in class!

Sparxie, what the heck are you doing!

▶ Skott: Silence! How dare you call the dean by name? Do you have no respect for her at all?

▶ Skott: Before you stands an online streamer, a singer-songwriter, a trendsetter of internet culture, a rising star in education, and the Masked Fool among Masked Fools. Show some respect and address her as dean, thank you!

▶ Sparxie: It's fine, it's fine, Skott~♥ Thank you for standing up for the teacher~

▶ ▶ Sparxie: Such strong willpower, (Trailblazer). No wonder that outdated modelSparkle wanted you in the Phantasmoon Games. Too bad you crossed paths with me.

▶ Sparxie: Soon, you will be just like these students. All of you will be turned into my little toys~

▶ Sparxie: Students! Today is Campus Cleanup Day, so help dean Sparxie find "that thing"~♥ Search places like the archive room from top to bottom.

▶ Sparxie: And teachers are all required to pitch in as well. If anyone spots that truant teacher, be sure to tell me. I will reward obedient students handsomely!

▶ Students: Okay!

Talk to Skott

Step Description

Campus Cleaning Day is the worst! Cleaning up is one thing, but running errands for Dean Sparxie? Not my idea of fun.
Wait, what was I supposed to be looking for again?

Graphia Academy

Sequence 08

Skott still couldn't let go of the campus drama between you two and challenged you to a duel. After school today, he would be waiting for you on the rooftop.

▶ ▶ Skott: Hmph, (Trailblazer), if not for Miss Sparxie, I would have beaten you to a pulp right now.

What did I do to you this time?

▶ ▶ March 7th: Skott, it has been two years since that baseball club incident. Are you still holding a grudge against (him?/her?)

▶ ▶ Skott: Easy for you to say! If it weren't for (Trailblazer), I would already have made my mark at the school sports meet! That jerk crushed my baseball dreams!

That's it?

▶ Skott: ...What do you mean "that's it"? Were you planning something even worse for me!?

Sorry, my nemesis.

▶ Skott: If apologies solved everything, why would we need cops? I know what you are: a devil with a twisted, antisocial heart.

▶ Skott: Just last week, when I was about to confess my feelings, you folded my love letter into a paper airplane and sent it flying into the toilet!

▶ Skott: And when I tried to fish it out... the girls in class completely misunderstood me!

▶ ▶ Skott: Listen up, (Trailblazer)! I'm here to challenge you to a duel! After school today, I will be waiting on the rooftop. Do you dare to come!?

It's a deal. Do not even think of running away.

▶ Skott: You two, out of my way. I'm done with class!

Talk to March 7th

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): School... students? What in the world is going on here?

Sequence 09

March 7th thought you were acting strange, conjecturing graduation stress was getting to you. She pulled out a class photo, hoping it'd jog your memory.

(Talk to March 7th)

▶ ▶ March 7th: (Trailblazer), you're acting kind of strange today. Is it because graduation's near?

How did Sparxie become the dean?

▶ March 7th: She has always been our dean, hasn't she?

Are we... really students in this school?

▶ March 7th: You stumped me there... At our age, what else could we be but students here?

▶ ▶ March 7th: (Trailblazer), don't tell me... Did the pressure of school make you lose your memory? You can't fall apart now!

▶ March 7th: Actually, we just got our class photo developed. Let's use it to jog your memory.

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Besides Sparxie, Welt, and Skott, the group photo also included a pink-haired girl you don't recognize. As March 7th filled you in, memories of the past two years of student life began to surface... Wait, something feels off here!?

▶ March 7th: Look, this is our class photo. Does it bring anything back to you?

Who's that pink-haired person in the photo?

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▶ March 7th: That's me!!!

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): I mean the other one! That girl with pink hair and long ears!

▶ March 7th: Who was that again...? Is she really someone in our class, or just some random outsider sneaking in?

▶ March 7th: Anyway, let me introduce the people everyone knows...

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▶ March 7th: See this guy? That's Skott, the one who argued with you earlier. He is a spoiled brat who flaunts his family's money. You were both aces in the baseball club two years ago, but...

▶ March 7th: He lost a bet with you and had to bark like a dog. That drew the attention of some strays that chased him down, so he twisted his ankle while running and missed the school sports meet... Do you remember that?

Bark like a dog? Yeah, kinda rings a bell...

Is that really how the story went?

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▶ March 7th: Look, the dean is in the photo too, and so is Mr. Yang, our homeroom and history teacher.

Mr. Yang... didn't he say he used to be a teacher?

Is that true?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Yeah... I think that's right?

As March 7th continues her introduction, your two years of student life become increasingly vivid in your mind.

▶ March 7th: Remember that night we snuck into the archive room to retrieve the camera we left behind? And... and that time you bravely stopped Skott from bullying the underclassmen...

▶ March 7th: We've shared so many wonderful memories in this school. Don't tell me you've forgotten them all?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Yeah... I think that did happen. No wonder Skott hates me so much.

▶ March 7th: See, I knew you'd remember! Nothing sparks our memories better than Skott's barking like a dog!

Sequence 11

With graduation around the corner, March 7th asked you about any unfinished business you have on campus. It was time to make the most of your fleeting youth together with March 7th. ...Or was it really?

▶ March 7th: With graduation just around the corner, these are likely our last days at Graphia Academy.

▶ ▶ March 7th: My classmate (Trailblazer), is there anything left you still wish to do here on campus?

I want to properly attend one more class.

▶ March 7th: That's simple. Check the schedule, and when the next class begins, make sure you listen closely.

I wanna beat Skott up.

▶ March 7th: Better not! Getting expelled right before graduation is no joke.

I want to experience a sweet school romance.

▶ March 7th: ... Why bring that up all of a sudden?

Too bad Dan Heng isn't here.

▶ March 7th: Dan Heng...

In your shared hazy memories, there was once a cool, handsome, and popular transfer student from the Xianzhou who spent a wonderful school year with you both. That year, you were inseparable.

Yo-ho! Too bad he's gone back to study on the Xianzhou Luofu now.

...We have to find Ms. Dollie?

▶ March 7th: Huh. This teacher seems to have taken the day off. The dean has been looking for her, too.

▶ March 7th: Hey, I was asking what else you want to do with the little time we have left of our school life. Don't tell me you are planning to confess to Ms. Dolly?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): (Right... Found Ms. Dollie... what was I supposed to do again?)

▶ March 7th: Anyway, even though our time at school is running out, we still have the chance to do something now, don't we?

▶ March 7th: Many adults only start to regret once they step into society, longing to return to those carefree school days. But time does not go backwards, and life gives no second chances.

▶ March 7th: How does the saying go? Youth is fleeting, and time waits for no one! So, let's seize the fleeting moments of elation before they slip away! Let's spend these last days of youth together!

A breeze blows by at just the right moment, stirring both her pink hair tips and your eager heart.

Your youth is slipping away, and your final days of campus life are right before your eyes, so you decide—

Who was I... looking for again?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Who exactly... was I supposed to find?

Youth! School life! Here I come!

▶ March 7th: Yeah! Waste your youth with me. If we don't waste it now, it'll be too late!

Go to the rooftop and accept Skott's challenge

Step Description

March has a point. Youth is meant to be wasted! Forget the artist certification exam. I'm going to enjoy my final days of school!
I've got a long to-do list... where should I start?

Graphia Academy

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): I have so many things I want to do. Where should I start?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Should I head to class, deal with Skott, or... just wander around?

(Idle chats): ▶ If I have to repeat a year again, I'm...; Getting expelled?; No, I'm going to get an exclusive student ID number!

Step Description

Let's check the class schedule first. Not that I'm actually going to class, though.

Graphia Academy

(Investigate the class schedule on the wall, optional)

You glance at the class schedule on the desk.

Investigate

(Quick Read)

Class Schedule

Monday

Morning
Literature, Imagenesis, Mathematics, History

Afternoon
P.E., Mathematics

Tuesday

Morning
Mathematics, Art History, Physics, Imagenesis Ethics

Afternoon
History, Painting & Innovation

Wednesday

Morning
Mathematics, Imagenesis, Chemistry, Music

Afternoon
Geography, Safety Education

Thursday

Morning
Imagenesis, Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy

Afternoon
Painting Practice, Literature

Friday

Morning
Imagenesis, Chemistry, Literature

Afternoon
P.E., Aberrant Disasters & Masked Fool Prevention

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Next class is... History? Should I go? Or check out another classroom instead?

Step Description

Skott wants a duel on the roof. Maybe I should sneak up there and check for any traps first?

Graphia Academy

(Listen to the two schoolgirls at the back of the classroom, optional): Sad Student: Ah, what a shame... Dan Heng's gone after all...; Bored Student: Whoa, easy there. He got transferred.; Sad Student: I didn't even get the chance to confess my feelings...; Bored Student: Word is he chose to transfer 'cause he got so swamped with so many love letters he just couldn't deal with them anymore.

(Investigate the eyes on the cabinet at the back of the classroom, optional): Serious Eyes: Don't talk to me, (Trailblazer). My job is to keep watch on behalf of Sparxie, not to make friends with you.; (The eyes stare at you coldly. They seem utterly loyal to their duty. Best to keep your distance.)

(Listen to the group of students at the front of the classroom, optional): Curious Student: See that? (Trailblazer) and (his/her) arch-nemesis are at it again.; Gossipy Student: Probably about the Baseball Club, right?; Curious Student: Who knows? Maybe they're romantic rivals or something... I heard Skott's got his eye on someone lately.; Gossipy Student: I know! You're talking about Rakshmi from the class next door!

(Talk to Welt Yang talking with Seadrake, optional): Seadrake: *sigh* It's graduation season, and things are getting hectic. You're still fairly new, so you might not know: every graduation season, a lot of students are up against graduation.; Welt: ...Can you say something actually helpful, dean?; Seadrake: Hmph, you're young. You think my words are useless. Wait until you're my age and buried in work, then you'll get where I'm coming from.; Seadrake: Before I became the dean, I was a romantic sea dragon. I once dreamed of a sweet romance. But after taking this job, thirty-two years have gone by. I've lost track of how many Lovers' Days I've spent alone.; Welt: Thirty-two Lovers' Days. That's countable.; Seadrake: Young folks, don't be cheeky. I'm telling you things that matter in life. Welt, listen: what you believe about yourself is equal to you plus all of us believing in you.; Welt: ...Dean, my head is killing me. Can I go now?

(Go to the left wing of the School Building Lobby, optional): ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Am I seeing things? Why is there another me?

(Investigate the face on the wall in the northwest dark area, optional): Trembling Eyes: Waaah... this place is terrifying... I didn't even offend anyone. Why did I get assigned here?; What are you doing?; Why won't you open your eyes?; Trembling Eyes: Sparxie told me to keep an eye on the students here, but this place is so creepy, I don't dare open them at all!; Trembling Eyes: Still, since it's so scary, no one ever comes by. I can just nap with my eyes shut.; Well, I came.; Trembling Eyes: Oh right, no one usually shows up here, but you did. That means... you're not ordinary, are you? You must be terrifying!; Trembling Eyes: Waaah... please go away! I'm scared! I don't even dare look at you!

(Interact with Skott in the northwest dark area, optional): Little Skott: Wait... you're me? The grown-up version of me? Where am I? Why am I here? Did I just... time-travel or something?; Skott: Don't be stupid. There's no time travel. You're just my art project. I used my childhood memories to recreate a younger version of myself.; Little Skott: Whoa, that's awesome! So I actually become this talented when I grow up? But hang on, that means there are now two Skotts in the world. Doesn't that go against the family code?; Skott: Relax. You'll only exist for a short while, before you fade away.; Little Skott: Oh, that's good. I wouldn't want to be a burden to myself anyway~; Little Skott: Since I've got the chance, can I ask you a few questions, future Lyndon Skott?; Skott: ...Ask away.; Little Skott: Did I turn into someone great? Do I have a ton of people working under me? Do those losers still hate us but can't touch us?; Skott: ...Sorry to disappoint you, little fool. I'm still a small fry. I've got a few guys following me, but some of them aren't exactly loyal. Plenty of people hate me, and more than a few could have made me pay for it.; Little Skott: *sigh* I guess that's just how life goes. Competition's brutal.; Skott: But listen, kid. There's one thing I'm proud of. From then till now, I've always stuck to the Skott family creed, never changed, never faltered—; Skotts: "I'm a lone wolf. No friends, no enemies, only prey."; Little Skott: Hahaha, good. That's what I wanted to hear.; Little Skott: As long as Lyndon Skott stays a lone wolf, one day the whole world will be in his hands.; Skott: Ha! Of course it will. You don't have to say it.

(Talk to Skott, Donny and Dana in the Main Building Corridor, optional)

Skott: Stop! Stop! You'll really kill me! Fine, I give up, all right!

Stop right there! Leave Skott alone!

Skott: (Trailblazer)! You came just in time! Help me out of here!

What's going on here? Looks fun. Mind if I join in?

Skott: (Trailblazer)! Don't you dare take advantage of me now!

Donny: You've got it all wrong. We're not bullying Skott. He insisted on fighting us both. This is a fair fight, a righteous two-on-one battle.

Dana: Uh... (Trailblazer), is this guy your friend? Is he always this gutsy, picking a fight with the two toughest delinquents in school?

Skott: Waaah... I sent each of you a fake challenge letter in the other's name, hoping you'd beat each other up so I could swoop in and reap the benefits.

Skott: Who knew that when you both showed up, you'd just team up and beat me instead? You two are surprisingly in sync! You even pulled off an aerial combo! Weren't you supposed to be sworn enemies?

Dana: Hmph. "Sworn enemies" means there can only be one top delinquent between us.

Donny: And if a third guy tries to steal that title, of course we'll work together.

Dana: Heh, because the only one who gets to defeat Donny is me.

Skott: Darn it... Darn it! I can't stand this stench of teenage friendship!

(Trailblazer): (Looks like Skott doesn't really need rescuing. Let's just leave him be.)

(Talk to Welt Yang talking with Mr. Tyker near the Main Building Corridor, optional): Welt: ...; Welt: ...; Welt?; Why are you just standing there? Say something!; Mr. Tyker: Shh, Welt fell asleep. He's been exhausted lately. Let him rest a bit longer.; How can he be standing and sleeping?; Mr. Tyker: A teacher should model good spirit in front of students. Welt probably doesn't want them to see him dozing off, so he insists on sleeping standing up.; Mr. Tyker: *sigh* Every time I try to explain my research into Interstellar Geometry, people slip into a deep sleep...; Mr. Tyker: It's a little sad, but if it gives someone like Welt a brief rest, then it's not all bad.; Welt: ...Yes, it's me... Joyce, I'm home... How's everyone...; Mr. Tyker: Huh? Welt's mumbling in his sleep. He seems to be sleeping safe and sound.; Welt: ...Let my eyes gaze on the sky full of white clouds... and the green hills of Earth...; Mr. Tyker: Reciting poetry in his sleep, of all things. Welt's surprisingly romantic.; (Trailblazer): (He's probably homesick... Better not wake him.)

(Investigate the poster on the notice board in the Academy Atrium, optional): The Eyes of Covert Investigation: ...; The Eyes of Covert Investigation: ...; The Eyes of Covert Investigation: ...Why is this person staring at me like that? Don't tell me I've been exposed! My disguise should be flawless!; Why are you plastered on a poster?; The Eyes of Covert Investigation: I... Uh... I am a poster! Just a regular club recruitment poster in Graphia Academy. Nothing weird here. Stop staring at me! Squeak~; Did you just try to act cute?; Posters don't talk.; The Eyes of Covert Investigation: *sigh* Fine, you caught me. I can't keep up the act.; The Eyes of Covert Investigation: I really thought my flawless disguise skills would let me monitor the students in secret...; The Eyes of Covert Investigation: But who would've guessed that you, (Trailblazer), would be so sharp? You saw right through my perfect disguise in an instant!; Who taught you how to disguise like that?; Perfect disguise? Where exactly is the "perfect" part?; The Eyes of Covert Investigation: Hmph, don't bother asking. I'm not telling you anything!; The Eyes of Covert Investigation: Sparxie was right to be cautious about you. You're way too clever for your own good... Ugh, this is so frustrating!; The eyes glare at you fiercely and fall silent.

(Talk to Welt Yang talking with Mr. Joerjo in the Academy Atrium, optional): Mr. Joerjo: So you want to learn about Planarcadia's history? Aren't we both supposed to be history teachers?; Welt: Yes, but I always worry I don't know enough about Planarcadia's past, and I'm afraid I might lead students astray. That's why I came to ask you.; Mr. Joerjo: Oh, that's simple. I'll give you a quick rundown and you'll get it.; Mr. Joerjo: If you divide Planarcadia's history by periods, it's basically split into four eras, the Sparxie Era, the Sparxie Era, the Sparxie Era, and the Sparxie Era.; Mr. Joerjo: For our third-year syllabus, the key topic is the turning point in the Sparxie Era, the Sparxie Upheaval. That was when Sparxie came into open conflict with Sparxie over imagenae rights.; Welt: Ah, got it. So that explains the Sparxie Upheaval. Sparxie kept pushing, and the imagenae finally snapped.; Mr. Joerjo: Exactly. But in fact, some historians believe that behind the Sparxie incident, there was a Sparxie inciting the crowd, leading a Sparxie to be ensorcelled by a Sparxie's manipulation. This created a standoff between Sparxies, which eventually spiraled into a total bloody conflict.; Welt: No kidding. The history of the Sparxie Era is messier than it looks.; (Trailblazer): (W—What are they gibbering about...)

(Talk to Skott in the Academy Atrium, optional): Skott: Oh, great Exam God, grant me wisdom to pass the Artist Qualification Exam.; Exam God: According to past data, about 25.67% of the correct answers in the multiple-choice section are "C," slightly higher than the rest.; Exam God: If you get stuck, just boldly go with "C."; Skott: 25.67%? That's basically one-quarter! That's hardly better than random?; Exam God: Skott, life itself is a gamble. Betting your future on that extra 0.67%, the razor-thin edge between life and death, that's what makes living thrilling.; Skott: That's insane! I'm not staking my future on numbers that don't even add up! And your calculation is incorrect [sic] at all! How did you even come up with 0.67%?; Exam God: Forget the details. The point is, doesn't a life gamble like this make your blood race?; Skott: Not at all!; Exam God: Really? Not even a little?; Skott: Of course not!; Exam God: Then get back to class and study! You think praying to me is going to help?; Skott: ...; Skott: Once I'm a big shot, I'll buy this dump of a school and move you to my house as a toilet guardian!; Exam God: Now that's ambition! Since you've got such lofty goals, get back to class and study hard.; Exam God: Don't leave your future to mysticism!; Skott: Hmph, just wait and see. You'll regret this when I'm rich and powerful.; (Trailblazer): That statue sure has experience. Who knew it'd be so good at "personalized teaching."

(Investigate the eyes by the door between the Academy Atrium and Main Building Foyer, optional)

The Poetic Eye: Sparxie sent me to monitor the students, but the weather's so nice today, and I just can't focus.

The Poetic Eye: Look around, such clear skies, such light clouds, and Graphia's painting before us. Makes me want to write a poem.

The Poetic Eye: I raise my head and gaze upon the roaring Dovebrook rapids, with waves like peaks and ridges... Hmm... I can't think of the last line. (Trailblazer), help me!

I am within the painting.

The Poetic Eye: "I raise my head and gaze upon the roaring Dovebrook rapids, with waves like peaks and ridges, I am within the painting."

The Poetic Eye: Brilliant! The first two lines are from the viewer's point of view, while the last turns inward to the person in the painting... Terrific. Maybe we've all been part of someone else's scenery.

I can feel the breeze brush past startled swans.

The Poetic Eye: "I raise my head and gaze upon the roaring Dovebrook rapids, with waves like peaks and ridges, I can feel the breeze brush past startled swans."

The Poetic Eye: Lovely. The poem's view lifts with the poet's gaze, from the surging waves to the mountain peaks, and finally to the sky, where a breeze stirs swans mid-flight. What a grand image.

I gaze upon the roaring Dovebrook rapids.

The Poetic Eye: "I raise my head and gaze upon the roaring Dovebrook rapids, with waves like peaks and ridges, I gaze upon the roaring Dovebrook rapids."

The Poetic Eye: Wonderful. "See the mountain as a mountain, then not, and then once more." That's exactly the subtle charm of poetry here.

The Poetic Eye: The first line and the last line are both "gaze upon the roaring Dovebrook rapids." Repetition makes the act of gazing change its meaning entirely after the person witnesses such grandeur. What's left unsaid speaks volumes!

I long to hold you close.

The Poetic Eye: "I raise my head and gaze upon the roaring Dovebrook rapids, with waves like peaks and ridges, I long to hold you close."

The Poetic Eye: A true poet's talent doesn't lie in fancy words. The beauty lies in turning the simple into something heartfelt, which is exactly what this poem conveys.

The Poetic Eye: After facing grandeur, the poet does not indulge in the grand narrative, yet turns inward, craving the warmth of an embrace. Perfect!

I'm the lady boss.

The Poetic Eye: "I raise my head and gaze upon the roaring Dovebrook rapids, with waves like peaks and ridges, I'm the big lady boss."

The Poetic Eye: Umm...

The Poetic Eye: ...The first two lines sound inspired, but that ending makes it feel more like unbridled ambition than poetry.

The Poetic Eye: Anyway, thanks for helping me finish the poem. I'll pretend I didn't see you today.

(Approach the Main Building Foyer): ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Skott said he wants to duel me on the rooftop.; ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Why not take the side path up and see if there's an ambush?

Sequence 12
When Dean Sparxie questioned him, Mr. Yang recalled his time teaching at another school. Sparxie invited Welt to her office to discuss Himeko in particular.
(Approach Welt Yang and Sparxie, optional): ▶ Sparxie: Mr. Yang, are you alright? You are one of the people I need to look after the most.; ▶ Welt: I was just recalling my time teaching at another schoolSt. Freya^{[Note 1]}... Those days felt like a dream.; ▶ Sparxie: That was only a dream. You are a teacher at this academy now, and you must remember that.; ▶ Sparxie: Oh, that reminds me, I wanted to talk to you about the student named Himeko...; ▶ Sparxie: Hang on. Students are coming. Let's continue this in my office.

(Listen to the two students, optional): ▶ Drama Society Member: Masks? Our club has dozens, doesn't it? What kind of mask is the dean even looking for...; ▶ Dean's Devoted Fan: Who cares? If Dean Sparxie wants them, we will find every last one and present them to her!

(Investigate the eyes by the door between the Main Building Foyer and Main Building Corridor, optional): Right Eye: Hey, didn't we agree "the left eye stands guard, and the right eye keeps watch"? If you're keeping watch, how are we supposed to help Sparxie monitor the students?; Left Eye: Why do I always have to stand guard while you keep watch? It's about time we switched roles, don't you think?; Right Eye: You're slacking off and arguing with me! You're in trouble now. I'm reporting you to Sparxie. Let's see how she punishes you!; Left Eye: But... but we're literally the same pair of eyes! If she punishes me, you're punished as well!; Right Eye: Hmm... You've got a point... Ugh, fine! I'll take the loss this time. Let's say "the right eye stands guard, and the left eye keeps watch." Just this once!; Left Eye: Hmph, that's more like it!

(Go to the roof via Interplanar Jump! Difficulty II)

(Idle text from Wispae)

Great jump! You're basically a spring~

Go ahead, give it a shot: The Nameless' Brave Triple Jump!

Head out and you'll be on the rooftop!

(Unlock Achievement Two Left Feet): ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): I can jump even higher now!
(Exit Interplanar Jump!)

Give Skott a good beating

Step Description

Skott's here, all right. Since he's the one who started this...
He can take it up with my bat!

Graphia Academy

Sequence 13

You arrived at the rooftop as promised, only to accidentally ruin Skott's confession to his crush... again. Skott flushed with humiliation, rage boiling over, and he roared, "I challenge you to a duel!"

(Approach Skott)

▶ Skott: I have explained it to you so many times already! They're jealous of me! Jealous of my passion for you, blazing as bright as the sun!

▶ ▶ Skott: So (he/she) set me up on purpose, making me into what you girls call... call... the "Maniac of the Swirling Waters"!

▶ Skott: You have to believe me, Rakshmi! I'm innocent!

(Trying hard to blend in with the surroundings)

You've never been more grateful for your gray hair. In this concrete jungle, you've got natural camouflage. You, (Trailblazer), were born to be a master of stealth.

(Yo, Skott! You've got guts!)

You're ecstatic, holding your breath, with your inner gossip-monger burning in your chest. You're as happy as a raccoon that's just spotted a trashcan within reach.

(That's not even Rakshmi!)

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): This can't be the same Rakshmi Mr. Tail said was into Skott. Did she put on a few pounds or something?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Wait... who's Mr. Tail... supposed to be?

In your hazy memories, there was once a cool, handsome, and widely popular Xianzhou heliobus who shared a wonderful academic year with you all. That year, you were inseparable.

Yoohoo~ Too bad they've gone back to study on the Xianzhou Luofu now.

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): (Finally, the perfect chance. Come on, hurry and confess!)

▶ Skott: Oh, Rakshmi, stop tormenting me like this. Say something...

▶ Rakshmi (?): Hmph. Skott, did it ever occur to you that the gray-haired human you say is "so jealous" of you might actually... want to possess you? After all, we girls know these little schemes best.

This is the last straw.

These rumors must be nipped in the bud.

Now I have two opponents to duel.

You kick over the bucket beside you and walk out from the corner.

▶ Rakshmi (?): Ack! Someone else hiding in the shadows!?

▶ ▶ Skott: Rakshmi? Why did you say "Someone else"?... And you, (Trailblazer)! Every! Single! Time! Why do you have to completely ruin all the important moments of my life!?

...But you're the one who invited me here.

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Skott, weren't you the one who called me to the rooftop... for a duel?

▶ Rakshmi (?): Huh!? Skott, did you deliberately get this gray-haired human to come here just to spite me!?

▶ By the time anyone realized Rakshmi was making her move, it was too late. Skott took a solid slap to the face... and boy, did it sting.

▶ ▶ Skott: (Trailblazer), I... I challenge you... to a duel!

Who's the real ace here: the "Galactic Baseballer" (Trailblazer), or the "Maniac of the Swirling Waters" Skott?

The anguished roar of a fiery young man reverberates across the rooftop of Graphia Academy. Only one can reign supreme from the pinnacle of the school!

(Begin battle)

Wave 1: Skott's Sidekick ×2, Skott's Sidekick ×1

▶ Skott: I cannot rest until I teach an idiot like you a lesson!

▶ Skott: All of you, charge!

Wave 2: Skott's Sidekick ×2, Skott's Sidekick ×2

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Hey, why aren't you getting in on this yourself, Skott?

▶ Skott: This is justice by numbers! Do you even understand the rules of a duel!?

Sequence 14
Skott admitted defeat and demanded to be left alone to cool off. You noticed he seemed to have dropped something.
(After the battle): ▶ ▶ Skott: Alright, enough! Please, I'm begging you, (bro!/ma'am!); ▶ Skott: It's over... my campus romance... and the gang I built with my own hands. You ruined them all! Are you happy now!?; I'm sorry. I really had no idea...; Isn't this all your own fault?; Skott, I look forward to our next duel.; ▶ Skott: Quiet! I need to calm down! Y-You stay away from me!

Yet another rival has fallen by your hand, and now none remains on campus to challenge you. Standing atop the rooftop, you feel life's loneliness descend upon you, cold as snow.

Did Skott drop something? Is it equipment?

Check out the item Skott dropped

Step Description

Wait, did Skott just drop loot? How embarrassing for him.
Let's see what it is and return it when we can.

Graphia Academy

Sequence 15
You checked Skott's card and suddenly remembered what happened before arriving at the school. You hurriedly contacted March 7th. Finally, everything clicked into place! After your cognition was restored, you headed to the archive room to find Ms. Dollie.
(Investigate the drop loot): The guy on the card looks just like Skott... no, scratch that. It IS Skott. After all, nobody else could have such a punchable face. But the man in the card isn't wearing the Graphia Academy uniform.; Something quietly shatters in your mind. You remember now, he was wearing an Interastral Peace Corporation uniform.; Memories that shouldn't exist flooded into my mind. This man called Skott isn't a student here... just like you.; I have to contact March 7th right now.; You called March 7th over and showed her the card.; ▶ ▶ March 7th: That Skott... no, wait! (Trailblazer), I remember now!; What do you remember?; ▶ March 7th: We found Mr. Yang in the dean's office, but Sparxie suddenly popped out! We were actually here to find Ms. Dollie!; ▶ March 7th: But why did we come to see Ms. Dollie in the first place?; ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Yeah... what exactly did we come here for?; ▶ March 7th: Remember how Sparxie kept ordering students to rummage through every corner of the school?

▶ Sparxie: Students! Today is Campus Cleanup Day, so help dean Sparxie find "that thing"~♥ Search places like the archive room from top to bottom.

▶ March 7th: Maybe we should check out the "archive room" she mentioned!

(Unlock Achievement Forgive Me, My Youth)
(Obtain Cosmicon, Roll On! card, Skott)

Go to the archive room and find Ms. Dollie

Step Description

That's right! I'm not even a student here. I came to Graphia Academy to find Ms. Dollie.
Sparxie did mention an "archive room"... maybe I can find a lead there.

Graphia Academy

Sequence 16

You and March 7th entered the archive room and found a bunch of students rifling through cabinets and drawers. You tried asking them about Ms. Dollie.

In the archive room, students were frantically rummaging through cabinets and drawers.

▶ Rummaging Student: Ah, did the dean send you here? Seriously. Leaving us here to do all the work is just too much!

What did the teacher ask you to look for?

▶ Rummaging Student: What's going on? Not paying attention in class is bad enough, but you don't even listen to the teacher's instructions?

▶ Rummaging Student: Have you seen a mask with a smile on it? The teacher told us to find it.

▶ March 7th: A... a mask? Now I remember. We came here to look for a mask.

▶ Rummaging Student: What a coincidence! I'm here for the same thing. Get to work already!

We were sent to find Ms. Dollie.

▶ March 7th: Do you know which teacher is Ms. Dollie?

▶ Rummaging Student: How should I put this... She is such a unique woman. Super unique! Once you meet her, you will never forget what she looks like!

▶ March 7th: Woah! How beautiful is this Ms. Dollie?

▶ Rummaging Student: Huh? Beauty and Ms. Dollie have nothing to do with each other. If you have any group photos or faculty event pictures, I can point her out to you. But seriously, are you going to help me with this work or not?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): March, didn't you show me a group photo earlier?

Tooltip for 18px|link=ⓘ Sequence 17

In the class photo, the other students identified Ms. Dollie. She was a charm doll who teaches the art of imagenesis.

▶ March 7th: I have a class photo right here, but it only shows two teachers.

▶ Rummaging Student: Seriously? There are three teachers in this photo.

▶ Rummaging Student: Isn't Ms. Dollie right here?

▶ March 7th: Wait. That's Ms. Dollie?

▶ Rummaging Student: She's a charm doll, probably the teacher who's worked the longest out of the entire staff. Wait, don't tell me you've never taken her imagenesis class?

Sequence 18

March 7th recalled the real purpose of coming to the school: at Himeko's request, you were supposed to find Ms. Dollie and retrieve the mask. March 7th attempted to use Remembrance to locate Ms. Dollie, who had gone into hiding.

▶ March 7th: I-I finally remember it... Himeko told us we must find Ms. Dollie and take the mask back from her.

▶ March 7th: Darn it! That wretched Sparxie had us running in circles!

Two whole years wasted!

▶ March 7th: Two years...? Wait, even those two years were fake!

▶ March 7th: But all the pain of studying felt so real! That just makes Sparxie even more annoying!

The power of the Remembrance was no help at all!

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): March, what happened to your power of the Remembrance? How could you be led around so easily?

▶ ▶ March 7th: It must be... it must be because I'm so passionate about learning! That's why I fell into the illusion so fast. Wait, (Trailblazer)... you didn't notice it either, did you?

▶ March 7th: "Two years of studying" were nothing but an illusion. At most, we've only been trapped here for two hours. It's not too late to act now.

▶ March 7th: Now that we know what Ms. Dollie looks like, it is time for me to step up...

March's serious mode, activate!

What's the plan?

▶ March 7th: Ms. Dollie has vanished. Either she's been captured, or she's actively hiding from Sparxie. All we need to do is find her.

▶ March 7th: I'll show Sparxie how the power of the Remembrance should really be used! It'll just cost us some film.

Follow the memory's jellyfish and lift Dollie's beddings

Step Description

The Remembrance is working its magic! March 7th can use her camera to take photos of Ms. Dollie's memories. Use them to track her down!

Graphia Academy

▶ March 7th: Even though Ms. Dollie is in hiding, we can still capture her lingering memories.

▶ March 7th: Follow the trail of these memosprites...

(Go to mission target): ▶ March 7th: We're getting real close... There is a fragment of Ms. Dollie's memory here.

Sequence 19

Ms. Dollie's voice explained that Sparxie isn't the dean at all, and that she had no idea what Sparxie's true aim was.

Mindscape Snapshot

▶ March 7th: I got a photo of her!

▶ Ms. Dollie's Voice: That Sparxie... she's not really the dean at all, is she?

▶ Ms. Dollie's Voice: What are her intentions?

Sequence 20

Ms. Dollie's voice insisted that the imagenesis classroom must be sealed off so Sparxie couldn't find her. You and March 7th immediately headed for the imagenesis classroom.

Mindscape Snapshot

▶ Ms. Dollie's Voice: She is searching for me. I must stay hidden...

▶ Ms. Dollie's Voice: Seal off the imagenesis classroom... can't let her find me!

▶ March 7th: Found it! Let's go! We have to get the mask before Sparxie does.

Find a way into the locked classroom

Step Description

To dodge Sparxie, Ms. Dollie locked herself in a classroom.
Find another way in. We have to get the mask before Sparxie does.

Graphia Academy

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): The door to this classroom... it's locked, just as I thought.

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Better look for another way in.

(Enter classroom via Interplanar Jump!)

(Idle text from Wispae)

This way to the imagenesis classroom!

(Exit Interplanar Jump!)

Sequence 21

Inside the imagenesis classroom, seeing that "you" knew Himeko's affairs inside and out, Ms. Dollie became convinced that you were Himeko's friend and prepared to hand over the mask.

▶ Ms. Dollie: A-Are you a student from Graphia Academy? I've already sealed this classroom... How did you find me?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Ms. Dollie? Don't be afraid. Himeko sent me.

▶ Ms. Dollie: Give up. I will never hand over what she entrusted to me to outsiders.

▶ Ms. Dollie: That impostor dean outside is rummaging for it too, right?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): That's right. The Masked Fool Sparxie pulled off a takeover of the academy... It took me so much work to find you.

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): I'm one of the Nameless on the Astral Express, and right now I'm the only one who can protect you. Please, you must trust me!

▶ Ms. Dollie: The Astral Express... indeed, I read about its arrival in Planarcadia in the papers and saw it on TV recently.

▶ Ms. Dollie: Since you claim to be Himeko's friend, answer a few questions about her. If your answers are correct, I will entrust you with the mask.

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): I'm ready for this. Fire away!

▶ Ms. Dollie: What kind of coffee is Himeko best at brewing...

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): W-Wait a second! How could you ask such a question? Don't you know her coffee is absolutely undrinkable?

▶ Ms. Dollie: Ahahaha, looks like you've suffered from it yourself. Then here is the second question. What kind of people does Himeko hate the most?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): A real chatterbox with a silver tongue. Word is, she even managed to kick a Nameless off the Express because of that.

▶ Ms. Dollie: Haha. I may not know much about her time on the Express... but that does sound just like the bossy vibe she had back in school.

▶ Ms. Dollie: Very well, I can almost trust you. The final question: Himeko experienced the greatest regret of her life during her time at this school. What was that?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Who knows? Could it be about... that time she got a stylish short haircut to keep up with the trends?

▶ Ms. Dollie: S-She actually told you that story? It seems you really are her friend. But that's not the answer.

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): ...Huh? Did I really get played by that guy?

▶ Ms. Dollie: It isn't that you were wrong. Perhaps Himeko never told you. Now that I think about it, she might never bring herself to share such a burden...

▶ Ms. Dollie: The thing she regretted most... must be what happened fifteen years ago. No. Better not bring that up.

▶ Ms. Dollie: I believe you. You truly are Himeko's friend. Then...

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Sparxie disguised herself as you, tricked Ms. Dollie into handing over the Graphia family's heirloom mask, and put it on her own face. "The mask is mine now."

(Cutscene begins)

Ms. Dollie: Since you've proved that you're Himeko's friend, I will give it to you.

March 7th: Wait! if you're right next to me...

March 7th: Then who's this?

Sparxie: Thank you, Ms. Dollie~

Sparxie: The mask is mine now.

(Cutscene ends)

Sequence 23

Sparxie confessed that she tricked Welt into spilling the beans about Himeko. Now a Supplicant, Sparxie was about to launch a massive livestream called "SparxiCon" that would turn every viewer into her diehard fan.

▶ Ms. Dollie: What!? I actually let myself be fooled by such a cheap trick?

▶ Ms. Dollie: You two came much too late!

▶ March 7th: S-Sorry, Ms. Dollie! Darn it, Sparxie got ahead of us again! But how could she know so much about Himeko...

▶ Sparxie: That man with glassesWelt seems to have no issues with "becoming a teacher." Once I took your forms and chatted with him, I got everything I wanted to know.

▶ Sparxie: Hahaha! Sometimes trust among companions can be quite dangerous.

▶ March 7th: Now you've done it! How dare you trick Mr. Yang!

How dare you turn into me!

▶ Sparxie: Swapping avatars is as easy as slipping on a shirt for a streamer. Most people only care about appearances anyways. Isn't that right, Nameless?

Sparxie! Give up the mask!

▶ ▶ March 7th: You have really made me angry! She can't run away anyway, (Trailblazer), so why don't we take the mask from her by force!

▶ Sparxie: Woo-hoo~ Congratulations! You figured out my weakness~

▶ Sparxie: But the Mask of Elation that has been worn is like a clipped movie ticket. It only belongs to the one who used it first during the Phantasmoon Games... Seems you're completely unaware of such simple common sense. How sad~

▶ March 7th: What!?

▶ Sparxie: Astral Express, out! The only one worthy of joining the games is the adorable Sparxicle!

▶ Sparxie: Now then, it is time to treat my fans... You two will stay and witness my "SparxiCon" that I've carefully prepared, right~♥?

SparxiCon?

▶ Sparxie: This will be a spectacle that shakes all of Planarcadia to its core, a grand performance unlike any before! It's brought to you by Sparxicle and live-streamed across the entire web!

▶ Sparxie: You don't need to know the program list, because I will erase the last residues of resistance and hostility in your hearts and turn you into my loyal fans~

Stop dreaming!

▶ Sparxie: Oh my, how defiant! No wonder you are the toy favored by my old modelSparkle.

▶ Sparxie: It's okay. I will erase the last residues of resistance and hostility in your hearts and turn you into my loyal fans~

▶ Sparxie: My dear fans, time to prepare! Carry off these two noisy haters for now. I have more important work to attend to.

Defeat Sparxie's fans

Step Description

Sparxie is way too sneaky! She actually disguised herself as me to steal the mask. Now that she's a powerful Supplicant... Is this really the end of the road for me?

Graphia Academy

(Begin battle)

Wave 1: Sparxie's Fans ×3

▶ Sparxie: My dear fans, be charmed by me! Fight for me!

▶ Sparxie: Gimme all your joy, sorrow, and obsession! Gimme every last drop of it...

▶ Sparxie: ...Gimme your "Wishpower"!!!

Wave 2: Sparxie's Fans ×4

▶ March 7th: These fans... they're far too strong!

▶ Ms. Dollie: This is bad, if this continues... wait, who are you?

Sequence 24

After a sudden bout of dizziness, you woke up alone in the archive room, with March 7th nowhere to be found. Sparxie used the school broadcast to mobilize the students, ordering them to hunt you down.

(After the battle)

▶ ▶ ???: Do not worry. I will lend (him/her) a hand.

Darkness drapes over you like a canvas, and when it lifts, you find yourself somewhere else...

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Is this... the archive room?

The dizziness from teleportation feels just like the weightlessness during Express warping, but what really makes your head spin is discovering that March 7th isn't by your side.

Looks like whoever tried to help could only barely manage to get you alone to safety.

▶ Broadcast: Hey there, my sweetest fans, the mission of finding the mask and Ms. Dollie has been a complete success.

▶ Broadcast: But just moments ago, a gray-haired, black-hearted hater slipped into the academy, plotting something dreadful against Sparxicle! I am so scared! You... You won't stand by and let the adorable Sparxicle be hurt, right?

▶ ▶ Broadcast: Where could {F#s}he be hiding in the school? Please? Let's root out this villain together!

▶ Voice from Outside: Everyone, let us drag that intruder out!

▶ Voice from Outside: Yeah!!!

▶ Voice from Outside: They will not be able to hide for long.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that you can't defeat Sparxie and her rabid fans all by yourself right now.

Sequence 25

You were unable to contact the outside world. A flurry of hurried footsteps gathered outside the archive room as Sparxie's frenzied fans converged on your location. A voice called out, "have you reached the end of your rope?"

(Report to Himeko)

Messages
Himeko

Himeko, help!

There's a revolt at the school.

(Trailblazer)

Himeko! We've got trouble!

"Message failed to send"

Sparxie

Yoo-hoo~ Found you!

Stay right there and don't move, I'll have my fans pick you up right away!

As expected, Sparxie's been plotting this for a while. She won't leave you even the slightest chance of escape.

Outside the door, hurried and chaotic footsteps gradually approached.

▶ Sparxie's Fan: Hiding won't save you! We will drag you out soon enough!

(Search for the exits)

Outside the door, hurried and chaotic footsteps gradually approached.

▶ Voice from Outside: Open the door! Hiding won't save you! We will drag you out soon enough!

▶ ???: Have you reached the end of your rope?

Find the source of the strange sound

Step Description

The posters on the archive room wall are making a weird sound. Is this my ticket out of here?
Whoever's there, I really need a hand!

Graphia Academy

(Approach the exit, optional): ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Sparxie's crazed fans are everywhere outside... It is best not to step out for now.

Sequence 26

Following the voice, you investigated a hanging painting on the wall and recognized the pink-haired girl from the class photo. A voice from within the painting called it a "fateful encounter" and beckoned you closer.

(Approach the marked location)

A poster, jarringly out of place, has appeared on the archive room's blackboard. You swear you hadn't seen it the last time you were here.

(Look closely at the poster)

With ears that sway like the feeble willows in a gentle breeze, and half-lidded eyes like autumn waters ready to slumber...

...a pink-furred fox?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): (This pink-haired person... where have I seen this person before?)

Jiaoqiu...?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Is that right? No, no, that can't be... right...?

The one in the class photo...?

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): I remember now! She's the fox girl in the class photo!

▶ ???: So you actually managed to remember. Seems like this is what they call in comics... a "fateful encounter." You stumble into a bit of trouble, and I will happen to show up here.

▶ ???: Hey, come a little closer, will you?

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As you approached a hanging painting on the archive room wall, a hand suddenly shot out from within and yanked you into the Phantasmoon Courtyard. "Don't be so scared. I don't bite.."

(Cutscene begins)

???: Come a little closer...

???: Even closer.

???: Don't be so scared...

???: I don't bite.

???: Oh shoot...

???: ...I think I'm stuck inside.

???: Give me a hand.

(Cutscene ends)

Sequence 28

You arrived at the Phantasmoon Courtyard, the ceremonial hub of the Phantasmoon Games. A girl calling herself Evanescia addressed you as the "protagonist," explaining that you were the main character of Fluffy Across the Blue.

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): What is this place...?

▶ ???: Two Nameless came through here a few hours ago and asked the exact same question. I will use their answers to reply to you...

▶ ???: "This is a place in the World in Canvas, known as the Phantasmoon Courtyard. According to ancient texts, this is the heart of the 'Phantasmoon Games' ceremony."

▶ ???: Oh, and one of those Nameless is "playing" the part of a teacher at the school... Oh dear, was that a spoiler? That's not good.

▶ ???: Greetings, protagonist.

So I really am the protagonist!

The protagonist? No wonder! You always feel like your life is full of incredible adventures. Everyone treats you differently, and you somehow manage to escape death every single time. You have this vague, indescribable feeling that you're important to this universe.

And this girl summed you up perfectly with just one word: "protagonist". No doubt about it, she's a genius!

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Greetings, Miss Fox.

Protagonist? That sounds a bit self-aggrandizing.

It's the first time someone's called you something so over the top. What's her angle? You can't help but feel suspicious.

You're young, (handsome/beautiful), and incredibly talented, but most importantly, you possess the noble quality of being humble and low-key. You're about to tell this girl loudly that you're not some protagonist, you're—

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Just call me the Nameless.

▶ ???: Technically, everyone is the protagonist of their own story. But you are different... You are the protagonist of the Fluffy Across the Blue, aren't you?

▶ ???: Galactic... baseballer raccoon? Hm? You do not really look like a raccoon.

▶ ???: Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. You can call me Evanescia. Great seeing you!

Talk to Evanescia

Step Description

The girl who calls herself "Evanescia" dragged me here and called me the "protagonist." Gotta admit, her intuition is spot on.
I guess I'll have to trust her for now.

Phantasmoon Courtyard

(Interact with Sparxie's mask, optional): ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): Wait... isn't this Sparxie's mask?

(Approach the lake, optional): ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): There's a reflection of the moon in the water... but you can't even see the moon from here.

(Investigate the tree, optional): ▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): This sacred tree... it's beautiful.

(Investigate one of the empty pedestals, optional): Around the tranquil pond beneath the sacred tree, eight altars stand facing one another, seemingly arranged in an ancient ceremonial formation.; Beneath the empty pedestal, there's a barely legible inscription: "Incinerate all Wishes, subdue every evil."

Sequence 29

Fluffy Across the Blue was a comic inspired by the Astral Express starring Baseball Raccoon as its protagonist. With the Phantasmoon Games about to begin, Evanescia wanted to help you become more like a true hero. She lent you her strength, tasking you with defeating the enemies who have pursued you here within a single day and night.

(Talk to Evanescia)

▶ Evanescia: The first Supplicant wearing a mask has appeared. The Phantasmoon Games will soon begin.

Who exactly are you?

▶ Evanescia: Do not be afraid. Just think of me as part of the audience, like a reader following a comic.

How do you know that?

▶ Evanescia: A bit of experience. Just like someone who has read enough comics can get superpowered battles and schoolyard romances without any instructions.

What did you just say... Fluffy something?

▶ Evanescia: Do you seriously mean you've never read it? The comic that has taken this world by storm?

▶ Evanescia: It is inspired by the adventures of the Astral Express, telling the tale of cute little animals riding a train across the cosmos... Fluffy Across the Blue?

They actually made a comic about the Astral Express?

▶ Evanescia: Of course. This is Planarcadia. Any story can be turned into a comic here.

Why were we never told?

I never gave my consent.

Darn it, we ought to wring a hefty sum from that author.

▶ Evanescia: ...You are such a curious one. You were fleeing for your life a moment ago, yet now you can talk so casually about such nonsense. Is that really what matters right now?

▶ Evanescia: Still, that sense of ease... it is entertaining.

▶ Evanescia: Since you managed to amuse me for a moment, I will grant you a little aid. So, what would you like?

Help me take down Sparxie!

▶ Evanescia: You are hiring a killer? That will not do.

▶ Evanescia: This story is meant to stay wholesome.

Help me leave this school.

▶ Evanescia: You want to escape? The match has not even begun, and you have already lost your initiative. The enemy had both taken your qualification to join and your friends.

▶ Evanescia: Is to leave in such disgrace truly what you want?

What could you possibly do to help?

▶ Evanescia: I don't like it when someone answers my question with another question. Think before you speak.

▶ ▶ Evanescia: I can see it in your eyes, (Mr./Miss) Raccoon. You will not accept defeat.

My friends are trapped here!

I will defeat Sparxie!

I must join the Phantasmoon Games.

▶ Evanescia: That resolve is interesting. There will always be foolhardy Supplicants donning the mask in these ancient Phantasmoon Games, laying before the Phantasmoon their madness, fancies, and humor...

▶ Evanescia: They would weave schemes to slay monsters descending upon this planet from beyond the sky, steal the laughter of the gods to forge blades that could split mountains, or descend into depths of the World in Canvas, to swindle the souls of the departed...

▶ Evanescia: Such entertaining individuals have not appeared for ages. Perhaps you have a chance to become one of them? After all, you are the "protagonist."

▶ Evanescia: I can lend you a little power, but an equal price is required. Otherwise, it would violate the rules.

▶ Evanescia: You must defeat the enemy who pursued you here within the next day and night. If you fail, your soul will be enslaved by her for all eternity. Do you accept?

I accept!

As if I had a choice!

▶ Evanescia: Then it is done.

▶ Evanescia: Phantasmoon above and sacred tree below, witness this oath at this moment. As constant as the vault of heaven, as certain as the moon's rise, let it be never forsworn.

▶ Evanescia: Now come. Let me make you... more of a "protagonistraccoon."

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Evanescia sketched a mask onto a sheet of paper and pressed it to your face. In an instant, you'd escaped the school, finding yourself somewhere in Duomension City.

(Cutscene begins)

Evanescia: ...Mmm.

Evanescia: Yes, that's it.

Trailblazer: Uh...

Evanescia: Change!

Evanescia: Hey!

Trailblazer: Aghhh...

Trailblazer: Where's this...?

(Cutscene ends)

Go to Duomension City and continue the adventure

Step Description

Evanescia gave me a... mask? I'm not sure how she managed it, but at least now I have a fighting chance against Sparkle in the Phantasmoon Games.

Duomension City

Sequence 31

Sparkle explained that Sparxie was once her virtual avatar used during online streams, and that she came to life under a full Phantasmoon. You briefed Sparkle on what's happening at Graphia Academy and tried to contact Himeko.

▶ Sparkle: Gray Hair... Are you all right?

Sparxie has taken over a school!

▶ Sparkle: Can't say I am surprised. It sounds exactly like something I would dream of, and something she would carry out the moment she awoke.

▶ Sparkle: Still, it ain't too bad compared to the horrors that unfolded in previous Phantasmoon Games.

▶ Sparkle: At least you still have friends willing to stand by you, right?

What exactly is your actual connection to Sparxie?

▶ Sparkle: Uh... Now and then I do odd jobs here... livestreaming is one of them. Sparxie is the name I used to stream online. An avatar that I personally sketched line by line.

▶ Sparkle: To keep the streams running even when I was absent, I breathed a trace of power into that avatar.

▶ Sparkle: Who would've figured that everything changed after the Phantasmoon turned full...

She came to life?

She's no more than just a virtual avatar?

You and Sparxie are one and the same!

▶ Sparkle: She's nothing more than a basic skin that's desperate for online attention! Don't compare her with me.

▶ Sparkle: People offloaded their wishes and desires to her, and in the end, she too got consumed by these emotions.

▶ Sparkle: Once a creation gains a will of its own from the attention of the masses, even its creator can no longer restrain it.

Why are you here?

▶ Sparkle: I've been watching you from the start, waiting for the right moment to step in and help. Sadly, you were either with the IPC's people or with the Department of Aberration Defense.

▶ Sparkle: Then you and darling March wandered right into that school of bad omens. That was when I realized things had slipped out of my hands.

▶ Sparkle: So, tell me, what happened in that school?

You briefly explained the situation at Graphia Academy.

You want to tell her that these few hours felt like some absurd dream, but the strange paper mask beside you proves that everything was real.

▶ ▶ (Trailblazer): (Is this the mask of Elation that grants entry into the Phantasmoon Games?)

What should we do next?

▶ Sparkle: What do you think? Call your companions on the Express ASAP. Or, since this is a civilized society, you could try phoning the Security Bureau.

▶ Sparkle: But these matters are obviously far beyond what they can do. They say that no one could restrain the Supplicants' actions in the past. Aww, those were the good ol' days of freedom.

Not even the security officers would intervene?

▶ Sparkle: Hahaha, Gray Hair, you are so naive! You've been to countless worlds. When the skies collapse and the end draws near, what can the authorities possibly do? Don't make their jobs too hard.

▶ Sparkle: The Phantasmoon Games are nothing less than a ceremony set down by the Master of Elation. Amazing miracles always appear in the world after every game ends, like the birth of new imagenae, unthinkable phenomena, or a future brimming with hope.

▶ Sparkle: Perhaps you have heard the question: "If the world's science and technology could leap forward by a hundred years at the cost of a single kitten's life, would you kill the kitten?"

I would.

▶ Sparkle: Wow, how ruthless. Then you chose the same answer as this world did.

I won't.

▶ Sparkle: Heh... But clearly, Planarcadia would.

But it's human lives that are now at risk!

▶ Sparkle: Natural disasters, traffic accidents, sudden illnesses... the number of deaths from such causes in this world could fill a small city every day. The Phantasmoon Games are just erasing one school from the map. Isn't that much better?

▶ Sparkle: You probably want to ask whether the worth of human lives can truly be calculated in that way in this ceremony, where we surrender that cost to purchase the future.

▶ Sparkle: No one knows.

▶ Sparkle: Whatever. This is not the time to debate over ethics. Gray Hair, are you gonna save darling March and Mr. Yang or not?

(Send a message to Himeko): Messages
Himeko
Himeko, something's wrong!
Things aren't looking good at the school!
(Trailblazer)
Himeko, there's trouble at the school!
Himeko
Don't panic, just take it slow
Our companions are trapped!
The mask's been taken
(Trailblazer)
Sparxie... is Sparkle's virtual form when she loses control
Somehow, this thing gained self-awareness and could even break into reality
She's taken control of Graphia Academy, turned all the students and teachers into her fans, and even snatched away the mask you told us to bring back
Now both March and Mr. Yang are in her hands!
Is the Phantasmoon Games... always this crazy?
Himeko
"A game to please the masses" and "a disaster that spares no one" are two sides of the same coin
Each Phantasmoon Games is like flipping a coin left to us by the Elation. No one knows which side it'll land on.
Stay put somewhere safe and don't move around. I'll come meet up with you now

Step Description

Himeko takes her leave from Pearl after getting a message from (Trailblazer). Right after, an envoy from the Xianzhou ship enters the office...

Duomension City

Sequence 32

General Yao Guang of the Xianzhou Yuque visited Pearl to discuss an alliance. She brought intel that Blade had arrived in Planarcadia, hired by a local gang under the moniker "Xianzhou's Number One Assassin."

▶ Himeko: The hour grows late, Miss Pearl. Matters regarding the Express demand our attention...

▶ Pearl: Be it the alliance or the Phantasmoon Games, if you seek deeper cooperation, my doors remain open.

▶ Himeko: Then, I shall take my leave.

▶ Pearl: How intricate human social interaction models are. My extrapolation still cannot account for the full strategy tree of the Astral Express.

▶ Mia: Master, General Yao Guang of the Xianzhou Yuque is here to see you. Shall we have her wait?

▶ Pearl: No. The Xianzhou will also become a key ally. Only through enough contact and emulation can we hope to comprehend their methods and strategies.

▶ Pearl: Conclusion: I don't think I'll be able to keep copying the painting for the rest of today. Let General Yao Guang in.

▶ Yao Guang: I am the honorary dean of the Omniscience Sapientia Academe, master of the Deca-Light Reflection Barrier, bearer of the Xianzhou's intangible cultural heritage "the sparrow-shaped fist," and the Seer Strategist— General Yao Guang.

▶ Yao Guang: Thank you for seeing me despite your busy schedule, Madam Pearl.

▶ Pearl: For a moment, I nearly mistook your words as a fault in language processing: I believed you had brought the entire delegation inside.

▶ Yao Guang: Few Intellitrons in the cosmos have a sense of humor. I have heard that, like that geniusScrewllum, you are one of the many wonders wrought by the Celestial Differentiator of Planet Screwllum. Meeting you in person far outshines your reputation.

▶ Yao Guang: Madam Pearl, seeing how you have a "calculating" look, and with your heart pristine and your outer form so dazzling, I could not help but cast a divination for you. The hexagram lies between Fire and Heaven, demonstrating a bountiful harvest with your fortunes lying at the zenith or even beyond.

▶ Pearl: I have no training in divination. General, may I ask you to interpret it?

▶ Yao Guang: Ah, then let me speak in terms even an Intellitron can follow. I extrapolated your fortune using the Xianzhou's predictive algorithms. The result is 101111, a sign of great blessing. If you treat others with sincerity, abundance will follow.

▶ Pearl: I have long heard of the Arbiter Generals' legends: the strategy of General Jing Yuan, the courage of General Feixiao, the ingenuity of General Huaiyan...

▶ Pearl: Often, I have wondered: what kind of figures are the Xianzhou generals who remain away from the public eye?

▶ Pearl: Meeting General Yao Guang today, I cannot help but think that: with such beauty, you should step into the light more often.

▶ Yao Guang: Looks like you've studied the words of the Xianzhou well. You've even learned the art of "provocation."

▶ Yao Guang: You praised the others for their individual and unique talents, yet when it comes to me, the only thing you had to say was "beauty"?

▶ Pearl: Do not misunderstand me, general. To me, beauty is the rarest of treasures and the most fragile to preserve.

▶ Pearl: Besides, intel on you is truly scarce. It is quite difficult for me to find ways to compliment you.

▶ Pearl: But what I do know is: The Yuque is the think tank of the Xianzhou ships, and its general is the master of all diviners. Speaking purely of deciding the course of affairs, no one is better suited than you to cast the Xianzhou Alliance's vote on whether to join the Anti-Destruction Alliance.

▶ Pearl: So, general, what is your decision in this?

▶ Yao Guang: This topic is far too great for me to decide on a whim. But as a gift and to complement the respective gaps in our knowledge, allow me first to offer you a piece of vital intelligence...

▶ Yao Guang: And with it, I ask the IPC to show sincerity beyond empty words.

▶ Pearl: I do not follow your logic: with the threat of the Destruction looming, what need is there for further reasons to cooperate?

▶ Yao Guang: Set a mighty foe as a common goal, convince former enemies to turn allies, then devour them in turn... Such feats are hardly rare in the IPC's annals of glory.

▶ Pearl: I understand. The Xianzhou questions the IPC's sincerity.

▶ Yao Guang: It would be better to say we ask the IPC to demonstrate its sincerity. Courtesy demands reciprocity, and the intel I now offer you is both urgent and weighty.

▶ Pearl: Question: what could be more important at this moment than forming the Anti-Destruction Alliance?

▶ Yao Guang: Nanook won't erase the universe in the next few days, but someone else might destroy Planarcadia within that time.

▶ Yao Guang: You have heard of Blade, the Stellaron Hunter, right?

▶ Pearl: The IPC has long placed a great bounty on his head, though I have never laid eyes on him.

▶ Yao Guang: The Yuque recently intercepted a report. Styling himself as "Xianzhou's Number One Assassin," this man accepted a contract from the Synwish Syndicate, a local organized violence group.

▶ Yao Guang: I do not know his exact aim here, but he is a major criminal of the Xianzhou. He is guilty of the Ten Unpardonable Sins and is a formidable fighter, with few able to match him. As General of the Yuque, I will take it upon myself to bring him in before he can cause disaster here.

▶ Pearl: This planet, Ahatopia, is part of the Pan-Cosmic Trade System, and Blade is a wanted criminal of the IPC. Since he has set foot here, he falls under its law.

▶ Pearl: General Yao Guang, is the sincerity you seek for us to capture this man and deliver him into the hands of the Xianzhou?

▶ Yao Guang: I hear the Phantasmoon Games are about to begin, with the entire nation awaiting it with bated breath. I imagine you will also find it hard to extract yourself from the festivities. If this cursed man were to quietly "depart on his own" at this time... would that not be a perfect outcome for all?

▶ Pearl: This is my understanding: you wish for the right to act freely within Planarcadia.

▶ Yao Guang: Apart from this cooperation, what better proof of sincerity could there be before we join forces against the Destruction?

▶ Pearl: ...

▶ Pearl: Deal. What I do not doubt: the might of an Arbiter General. However, I do doubt: will "the Xianzhou's Number One Assassin" truly "leave" without a commotion?

▶ Pearl: By my extrapolations, even without accounting for the guidance of Destiny's Slave, the probability of capturing a single Stellaron Hunter is less than 9.8 percent.

▶ Yao Guang: Not even ten percent? As a diviner, that's not how I see probability.

▶ Yao Guang: Even if the chance of success is only a coin toss, once I enter the fray myself... I always treat it as a "one-hundred-percent certainty."

Switching to Fugue's POV...

As (Trailblazer's) group deals with Sparxie, Tingyun must head to Dovebrook District for a high-stakes mission...

Notes

↑ St. Freya, or St. Freya High School, is the Valkyrie training academy from Honkai Impact 3rd. Welt used to be a history teacher there.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Fundamentals of Imagenesis
Chinese (Simplified)	幻造艺术的基本原理
Chinese (Traditional)	幻造藝術的基本原理
Japanese	幻造アートの基本原理
Korean	환조 예술의 기본 원리
Spanish	Principios básicos del arte de fabular
French	Fondamentaux de l'imagénèse
Russian	Основы искусства фантазмоделия
Thai	พื้นฐานศิลปะจินตรังสรรค์
Vietnamese	Nguyên Lý Cơ Bản Của Nghệ Thuật Huyễn Tạo
German	Grundprinzipien von Imagenasis
Indonesian	Prinsip Dasar Seni Imagenesis
Portuguese	Fundamentos da Imagênese

Change History

Released in Version 4.0

[Edit History]

Version 4.1

Added English voice-over resources for Welt.
Updated audio and text for English:
- Old: ▶ Do not be afraid. Just think of me as part of the audience, like a reader following comics and cartoons.
- New: ▶ Do not be afraid. Just think of me as part of the audience, like a reader following a comic.
- Old: ▶ Evanescia: Of course. This is Planarcadia. Any story can be turned into a comic in here.
- New: ▶ Evanescia: Of course. This is Planarcadia. Any story can be turned into a comic here.

Version 4.0

Fundamentals of Imagenesis was released.

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[1] St. Freya, or St. Freya High School, is the Valkyrie training academy from Honkai Impact 3rd. Welt used to be a history teacher there.

[Note 1]