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A Stroke of Luck (III)

Last updated 2026-02-12

Who hasn't dreamed of getting rich overnight?

A Stroke of Luck (III) is the third episode of Burnice White's Agent Story "A Stroke of Luck." To unlock this story, the player needs to have reached Phaethon's Story Chapter 4: Tour de Inferno (A) and completed A Stroke of Luck (II).

Parts

  1. Story Return to Original Form
  2. Story Deja Vu
  3. Story Everything Changes

Steps

  1. Talk to Burnice.
  2. Use the HDD system in the Outer Ring to dive into the Hollow.
  3. Read the retrieved newspaper.
  4. Inform Burnice of the news.
  5. Talk to (‍BelleBelle / WiseWise‍)

Gameplay Notes

Trial Mode

Inter-Knot Rank: 

Legendary Proxy Legendary Proxy

Team
Position
Agent
& W-Engine
Skills & Equipment Stats

1


Icon Basic Attack Basic Attack Lv. 10
Icon Dodge Dodge Lv. 10
Icon Assist Attack Assist Lv. 10
Icon Special Attack Special Attack Lv. 10
Icon Chain Attack Chain Attack Lv. 10
Icon Core Skill Core Skill Lv. 7

Icon Stat HP HP: 11,791
Icon Stat ATK ATK: 2,297
Icon Stat DEF DEF: 934
Icon Stat Impact Impact: 83
Icon Stat CRIT Rate CRIT Rate: 9.8%
Icon Stat CRIT DMG CRIT DMG: 50%
Icon Stat Anomaly Mastery Anomaly Mastery: 118
Icon Stat Anomaly Proficiency Anomaly Proficiency: 437
Icon Stat PEN Ratio PEN Ratio: 0%
Icon Stat PEN PEN: 0
Icon Stat Energy Regen Energy Regen: 2.49
Icon Stat Energy Generation Rate Energy Generation Rate: 0%
Icon Stat Energy Limit Energy Limit: 120
Icon Fire DMG Bonus: 30% +15%

Chaos JazzChaos JazzChaos JazzChaos JazzFreedom BluesFreedom Blues
Drive Disc Lv. 15
Set Bonus
Chaos Jazz 4-Piece
Freedom Blues 2-Piece

2


Icon Basic Attack Basic Attack Lv. 10
Icon Dodge Dodge Lv. 10
Icon Assist Attack Assist Lv. 10
Icon Special Attack Special Attack Lv. 10
Icon Chain Attack Chain Attack Lv. 10
Icon Core Skill Core Skill Lv. 7

Icon Stat HP HP: 11,104
Icon Stat ATK ATK: 2,986
Icon Stat DEF DEF: 946
Icon Stat Impact Impact: 86
Icon Stat CRIT Rate CRIT Rate: 5%
Icon Stat CRIT DMG CRIT DMG: 50%
Icon Stat Anomaly Mastery Anomaly Mastery: 116
Icon Stat Anomaly Proficiency Anomaly Proficiency: 330
Icon Stat PEN Ratio PEN Ratio: 0%
Icon Stat PEN PEN: 0
Icon Stat Energy Regen Energy Regen: 1.56
Icon Stat Energy Generation Rate Energy Generation Rate: 0%
Icon Stat Energy Limit Energy Limit: 120
Icon Physical DMG Bonus: 40%

Fanged MetalFanged MetalFanged MetalFanged MetalFreedom BluesFreedom Blues
Drive Disc Lv. 15
Set Bonus
Fanged Metal 4-Piece
Freedom Blues 2-Piece

Dialogue

Burnice: Piper, have you been feeling down lately?
Piper: I don't know how to answer a blunt question like that...
Piper: It's not that I'm down. It's just that nothing good's been coming my way, so I can't perk myself up.
Piper: But that's just everyday life... And I'm used to it by now.
Burnice: But I wanna see you smile, Piper!
Piper: I have to smile just because you wanna see me smile? What are you, the smile police?
Burnice: Uh-oh... Piper's in such a terrible mood, not even I can make her happy...
Burnice: Wait, I got it! Every time you're with the Proxy, you always look really happy...
Burnice: Heheh! I'll shoot them a DM asking if they'll come out to the Outer Ring!

Talk to Burnice.

Icon Commission Commission Description

Accept Burnice's invitation and head to the Outer Ring.

Return to Original Form

The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Story Return to Original Form

Story Description: You and Piper spent all the prize money, leaving you back in a financial bind. To lift your spirits, Burnice suggested taking a commission.


Piper: Hey, Proxy. How have you been?
Icon Dialogue Talk Don't even ask...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Don't ask. So many things have happened recently. I'm finding it hard to even (‍smile.smile. / smile...smile...‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk A lot of things have happened...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): A lot of things have happened... Just don't ask.
Burnice: What happened?! The atmosphere is so heavy, it's like a fly got stuck to a mousetrap! What happened to the smile you had when leaving with the one million that day?
Piper: An adult's smile vanishes with their money.
Burnice: It's gone? One million is still a huge sum after tax. But it's gone already? I know you've been modifying Steeltusk... Did you make it run on Dennies or something?
Piper: Not quite, but close. You know I've been trying to improve Steeltusk's performance. So, once I had the money, I immediately started searching for the best parts on the market...
Piper: That's when someone contacted me, saying there was a top-of-the-line truck engine that came from a source with an interesting backstory...
Piper: It was such a beauty! I bought it as soon as I saw it, didn't even haggle. Burnice, you were there at the test drive after we installed it on Steeltusk, right?
Burnice: Oh, I remember! Steeltusk won't lose to any vehicle in a contest of speed now! Too bad it ran out of gas after just three kilometers, or I would've driven it for the entire day!
Piper: That's the problem... I used premium fuel, but the engine's design sacrifices efficiency for power. With the heavy truck and cargo, even a full tank only lasts three kilometers.
Burnice: Steeltusk's fuel efficiency does seem to have a problem. Three kilometers... that's like a school bus...
Piper: Obviously I had to do something about it! I even considered reinstalling the old engine, but... I knew I couldn't go back after I put my hands on its steering wheel and got a taste of its speed...
Piper: So I needed another solution. Call me desperate, but I bought every exotic energy-saving part I could find on the market, consulted an expert who charged 10,000 Dennies per hour, and even tried to modify the engine myself—
Piper: Well, long story short... I spent all that money for nothing.
Burnice: That's so touching! You're like a husband who won't give up on his terminally ill wife!
Piper: Don't say my wife— no, I mean, don't say my truck is terminally ill!
Icon Dialogue Talk That's miserable! Just like me.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Piper... it really hasn't been easy for you. Before coming here, I thought I had it worse than everyone else.
Icon Dialogue Talk All my money is gone too.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I don't know if this will make you feel better, Piper, but I've (‍also used up that prize money already.also used up that prize money already. / blown through all my money too! Haha! *sob*blown through all my money too! Haha! *sob*‍)
Piper: You too, Proxy? I know you citizens of New Eridu pay several times more tax than us, but even then, how expensive could it be to modify your little car?
Icon Dialogue Talk There's too much to pay for and too little money...
Icon Dialogue Talk I lent it to a friend to invest...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I didn't modify my car, (‍but there wasn't much money left after paying the ridiculously high tax and my overdue power bill. What's more, my friend wanted to borrow some money to invest.but there wasn't much money left after paying the ridiculously high tax and my overdue power bill. What's more, my friend wanted to borrow some money to invest. / the expenses just piled up. After paying taxes and settling the overdue electricity bill, I lent the rest to a friend to invest...the expenses just piled up. After paying taxes and settling the overdue electricity bill, I lent the rest to a friend to invest...‍)
Piper: I think people in our situation should just stay away from investments, let alone lending money to a friend to invest...
Piper: Uh... On the bright side, the prize money hasn't disappeared, it's just turned into an IOU. Stay positive and hopeful like Burnice, and maybe one day you'll see the money again?
Burnice: Aww, thanks for the compliment!
Piper: I wasn't... fine, I was complimenting you. It looks like you used your prize money in the best way possible.
Piper: The Proxy and I both thought this money could change our lives, but the happiness didn't last, and life feels even more difficult now.
Piper: The Proxy has to worry day and night about the return on investment, while I constantly worry about how long Steeltusk can keep running...
Piper: How did this happen? Burnice, what was on your mind when you spent that money?
Burnice: What was on my mind? I don't think there was anything on my mind, really... How come you always notice things in life that need changing? Is it because you're smart and observant?
Burnice: I have everything I want. I have fuel, Nitro-Fuel, and the best friends in the world...
Burnice: When something new comes up, I'll take it in stride. Like how you were new to me Proxy, but now we're friends! And I know that you like me for me, so I don't need to change anything about myself - not that I would! Not for you, anyone, or anything!
Burnice: That's why I'm dragging you two along with me to complete commissions even though I know you're both in a bad mood! Maybe you'll cheer up after getting some action!
Icon Dialogue Talk Let's go then...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍Fine. I gotta work hard for next month's power bill.Fine. I gotta work hard for next month's power bill. / You... kind of have a point. Let's do some commissions. I'll lead the way!You... kind of have a point. Let's do some commissions. I'll lead the way!‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk Later, maybe.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍I wish I could be as positive as you...I wish I could be as positive as you... / Ah, there's something in my eye...Ah, there's something in my eye...‍) I'm just going to take a break and deal with the commissions later.

Use the HDD system in the Outer Ring to dive into the Hollow.

Icon Commission Commission Description

Use the HDD system in the Outer Ring to enter the Hollow and assist Burnice and Piper.
(Idle)
Burnice: Piper~ Piper~ Piper Piper Piper~
Piper: What are you doing...? You're saying my name so much it's starting to sound weird!
Burnice: Give me a smile!
Piper: No.
(Talk to Piper, optional)
Piper: Last time Burnice held her First Burnice Cup Unlimited Drinking Festival, you had something urgent come up and couldn't make it, Proxy...
Piper: That's a shame. Those were some really crazy days.
Piper: Burnice bought out all her stock with her own money, giving the Sons of Calydon enormous clout.
Piper: Lucy capitalized on it, making a mint selling hot dogs, juice, and souvenirs to visitors...
Piper: ...Burnice probably wasn't thinking about any of that when she promised to use her own cash to buy Nitro-Fuel for everyone.
Piper: That's life.
(Upon starting the commission)
Burnice: Piper, get yourself together!
Piper: I'm... totally together...

(After the short cutscene showing Thanatos - Energized)
Burnice: What was that just now?
Piper: Let's catch up with 'em

(Enter combat with Thanatos - Energized)
Burnice: Look, Piper. It's that strange enemy again.
Piper: Hmm... We can't let our guard down~

(After Thanatos - Energized disappears)
Burnice: Huh? Where'd they go?

(When the platform starts moving)
Burnice: We meet again, ya big lump! Miss me?
Piper: Wait... Don't you think this all feels strangely familiar?
Burnice: Huh? Does it?

(Leaving the platform)
Burnice: Looks like there's someone up ahead...[Note 1]
Piper: Wouldn't be surprised if it was...

Deja Vu

The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Story Deja Vu

Story Description: While exploring the Hollow with Burnice and Piper, you unexpectedly rescued an old man. To thank you, he handed over a lottery ticket... again?


Grandpa Guy: *coughing* Thank you, kindhearted youngsters... and this cutie Bangboo of course!
Icon Dialogue Talk ...Glad you're okay!
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍I'm glad you're okay! Anyone would've done the same.I'm glad you're okay! Anyone would've done the same. / Don't mention it... I'm glad you're okay!Don't mention it... I'm glad you're okay!‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk (Cutie... Bangboo...?)
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Cutie Bangboo... again?
Piper: Wait, is it just me, or does it seem like this old man is about to pull out a lottery ticket to show his gratitude...
Grandpa Guy: You... How did you know?! I haven't taken out the lucky lottery ticket I use as my lucky charm yet!
Piper: I knew it!
Grandpa Guy: Is this one of those pranks that you kids are into these days? Or... was I right all along about the impending doom of the world... and the New Eridu government monitoring everyone?
Burnice: Wow! Fate's a wonderful thing! Calm down first. At the very least, I can guarantee that I, Burnice, am not a government agent! I can't vouch for the two next to me though!
Piper: Hey, you've known us for ages... Vouch for us!
Grandpa Guy: Fine, since you look like my first love when she was young, I'll take your word for it. Here, take this lottery ticket! It'll bring you good luck!
Burnice: Thanks! Is this a miracle lottery ticket that can win three million?
Grandpa Guy: A miracle? Miracles are worth so much more than just three million! Since I started carrying this lottery ticket, I've never had a bad day. Such an incredible streak of luck is worth more than thirty million!
Burnice: Amazing! Is thirty million enough to transform a volcano into a Nitro-Fuel fountain?
Piper: Thirty mil?! I don't need that much. Ten million is more than enough to solve all of Steeltusk's problems...
Icon Dialogue Talk You're getting carried away too, Piper!
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍Why are you getting carried away too, Piper? Calm down, both of you.Why are you getting carried away too, Piper? Calm down, both of you. / Oh no! You're getting carried away too, Piper... Calm down!Oh no! You're getting carried away too, Piper... Calm down!‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk Weren't you trapped by Ethereals just now...?
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍If I recall correctly, you were just in a pile of Ethereals... Is that what you call incredible luck?If I recall correctly, you were just in a pile of Ethereals... Is that what you call incredible luck? / Umm... you were just calling for help from a pile of Ethereals. Don't you think you're pushing it by saying you're incredibly lucky?Umm... you were just calling for help from a pile of Ethereals. Don't you think you're pushing it by saying you're incredibly lucky?‍)
Burnice: But I really can sense a lucky energy from this lottery ticket! It feels warm and sticky...
Icon Dialogue Talk I think that's his sweaty hand...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍That's probably the old man's hand sweat... Come to your senses, Burnice.That's probably the old man's hand sweat... Come to your senses, Burnice. / Th—That's probably the old man's hand sweat... Come to your senses, Burnice...Th—That's probably the old man's hand sweat... Come to your senses, Burnice...‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk Come to your senses, Burnice...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍That's not lucky energy. Come to your senses, Burnice...That's not lucky energy. Come to your senses, Burnice... / Th—That's not lucky energy! Come to your senses, Burnice...Th—That's not lucky energy! Come to your senses, Burnice...‍)
Piper: Proxy, stop overthinking things! This thirty million could ease all the hardships of an adult's weary life... Now's the time to celebrate! If I were in the car, I'd be honking like mad!
Icon Dialogue Talk Your pupils have become Denny signs...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍Oh no! Piper's pupils have become Denny signs. I've only ever seen that happen to one person before...Oh no! Piper's pupils have become Denny signs. I've only ever seen that happen to one person before... / We're doomed! Piper's pupils have become Denny signs. I've only ever seen that happen to Nicole...We're doomed! Piper's pupils have become Denny signs. I've only ever seen that happen to Nicole... Tooltip for We're doomed! Piper's pupils have become Denny signs. I've only ever seen that happen to Nicole...‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk Snap out of it, Piper...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍Snap out of it, Piper... No matter how much tax you pay, you can't withdraw thirty million from your imagination!Snap out of it, Piper... No matter how much tax you pay, you can't withdraw thirty million from your imagination! / Snap out of it, Piper! Look around you. There's no thirty million in sight!Snap out of it, Piper! Look around you. There's no thirty million in sight!‍)
Extremely excited, the two escort the old man out of the Hollow through the nearest exit.
Burnice: Hehe... I'm going to be the goddess of a volcanic lake filled with Nitro-Fuel... "Did you drop this bottle of vintage drink or that glass of duelist's special?"
Piper: Steeltusk... wait for me! I'll never give up on you. I'll make you the best truck in the history of the Outer Ring...
Burnice: Don't just stand there, Proxy! The live broadcast of the lottery is over, but we can still check the winning numbers in a newspaper!
Piper: Burnice and I will look for a newspaper. We'll wait for you to come and witness this miracle moment!
(Proceed to A Stroke of Luck (III))

Piper: Yeah, this tabloid paper has its own lottery section... I bought it cos there's a special analysis inside that records all the previous winning numbers.
Burnice: Thirty million! Thirty million! Thirty million!
Icon Dialogue Talk You two are getting your hopes up a little high...
Piper: My hands are shaking so hard right now... Even more than that time I dreamt that I couldn't find the bathroom. Proxy, could you please check those numbers for us?
Icon Dialogue Talk Are you sure you want me to check those numbers?
Piper: I mean, you always seem so calm and collected, so doesn't it make more sense if you check them?
Piper: Thirty million... Thirty million... Thirty million... Please... C'mon...
Icon Dialogue Talk ...
Icon Dialogue Talk Let me open up the newspaper.

Read the retrieved newspaper.

Icon Commission Step Description

We found the newspaper containing the lottery information. Now it's time to read it.
(Idle)
Piper: Stay calm... Stay calm... Stay calm... Cay stalm... Stay... Stay... Ughhh!
Burnice: Haha! No chance you can stay calm anymore, right, Piper?
Piper: I mean, this is a moment that could change everything for you...
(Interact with Newspaper)
Are you sure you want to open it?
Icon Dialogue Talk Yes.
Icon Dialogue Talk Check!!!
It's open... Are you sure you want to check the winning numbers?
Icon Dialogue Talk Yes.
Icon Dialogue Talk Check!!!
There're the winning numbers... Are you sure you want to check them against the numbers on the ticket?
Icon Dialogue Talk Yes.
Icon Dialogue Talk Check!!!
The winning numbers are...
These match up exactly. This ticket has won the jackpot of thirty million Dennies.
Icon Dialogue Talk *Special New Eridu Phrase*!
Icon Dialogue Talk No way, is this a joke? How's that even possible?
"Sometimes, lightning really does strike twice in the same place."
Icon Dialogue Talk ...Take another look...
Icon Dialogue Talk ...Check it again...
These match up exactly. This ticket has won the jackpot of thirty million Dennies.
Icon Dialogue Talk ...!
Icon Dialogue Talk ...!
These match up exactly. This ticket has won the jackpot of thirty million Dennies.
Icon Dialogue Talk (Wait...)
Icon Dialogue Talk (But... Huh?!)

Inform Burnice of the news.

(Talk to Burnice)

Everything Changes

The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Story Everything Changes

Story Description: The lottery ticket won 30 million Dennies, but it had expired a year ago, so you couldn't claim the prize. Fortunately, Burnice's smarts saved Piper from financial trouble.


Burnice: Proxy! Do you have any good news for us?
Icon Dialogue Talk I have good news.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍I do have good news, but I also have bad news — I strongly suggest that you hear the bad news first.I do have good news, but I also have bad news — I strongly suggest that you hear the bad news first. / I have good news and bad news — I strongly suggest you hear the bad news first!I have good news and bad news — I strongly suggest you hear the bad news first!‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk I have bad news.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I have both good news and bad news... I strongly suggest that you hear the bad news (‍first.first. / first...first...‍)
Piper: No, I wanna hear the good news first... I think it's about time something good happened in my life...
Burnice: I wanna hear the good news too! I'm the type who always hears the good news first!
Icon Dialogue Talk We did win.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍I see... okay then. The good news is... we won the thirty million jackpot.I see... okay then. The good news is... we won the thirty million jackpot. / Okay, the good news is... we won the thirty million jackpot.Okay, the good news is... we won the thirty million jackpot.‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk We won thirty million...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍...We won the thirty million jackpot....We won the thirty million jackpot. / Well, the good news is... we won the thirty million jackpot.Well, the good news is... we won the thirty million jackpot.‍)
Piper: I knew it!!
Burnice: I knew it!!!
Icon Dialogue Talk Calm down first...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Calm down first. (‍Don't forget about the bad news...Don't forget about the bad news... / This is cruel, but you still need to hear the bad news...This is cruel, but you still need to hear the bad news...‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk There's still the bad news...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍I don't want to spoil the party, but there's still the bad news...I don't want to spoil the party, but there's still the bad news... / This is cruel, but you still need to hear the bad news...This is cruel, but you still need to hear the bad news...‍)
(ProtagonistProtagonist): This ticket was issued more than a year ago. I checked the conditions, and the redemption period is one year.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): The redemption period ended one month ago... which means the prize money has been returned to the pool.
Burnice: No way! So you're saying we have no claim to the thirty million anymore?
Piper: ...
Burnice: If you think about it from another perspective, maybe the three million we won before is part of this thirty million!
Piper: ...
Burnice: What do you think, Piper? Does thinking about it like that make you feel better?
Piper: Ha...haha...
Burnice: That's more like it! There's nothing I love more than Piper's joyful smile and infectious laughter!
Icon Dialogue Talk Piper, are you okay?
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Piper...? You okay...? I totally understand your disappointment. You don't need to force yourself...
Icon Dialogue Talk That doesn't look like a happy smile...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍I'm not sure if that's the sound of laughter or a breaking heart...I'm not sure if that's the sound of laughter or a breaking heart... / That smile looks like the opposite of happiness, a facade hiding the heart behind three locks...That smile looks like the opposite of happiness, a facade hiding the heart behind three locks...‍)
Piper: I knew it... there's no such thing as a free lunch. I once thought I understood everything, but now I know that I don't understand anything at all... *sigh*
Piper: Sorry... Steeltusk. I'll reinstall your old engine and return to my old life. What's wrong with that? After all, the characters all return to their old lives at the end of adventure stories...
Burnice: I don't understand, but I'm sure about one thing — you mustn't reinstall the old engine! What will I do with the new fuel formula I spent all night researching if you do that?
Piper: What's that? You have a new fuel formula?
Burnice: Oh! didn't I tell you? While thinking about Steeltusk's fuel efficiency issue after our last test drive, it hit me — why not tackle a fuel problem with a fuel-related solution instead of making hardware modifications?
Burnice: I already tested the effects of my new formula with Steeltusk this morning.
Piper: H—How did it go?
Burnice: I guess it was okay. It consumed about ten percent more fuel than the old engine. I added a little more of the good stuff to the formula, but the cost increases a bit too.
Burnice: But I'm sure you'll be okay with it if it means Steeltusk can perform at its best!
Piper: You're right... This solves Steeltusk's fuel consumption problem...
Burnice: I know, I know! What you want to do most right now is to test it out, right? I should have enough of the test fuel to fill up the tank... I'll fill it up now. It won't be long!
Burnice runs off cheerfully while Piper looks on with mixed feelings.
Piper: She's so amazing... The charm of a "return to everyday life" ending... perhaps it's because the "everyday" includes friends like Burnice and you, Proxy?
Piper: Compared to suddenly getting rich and feeling lonely after a major life change, maybe this isn't so bad...
Piper: ...
Piper: ...No, I still really want to get rich! What should I do?
Icon Dialogue Talk Our normal lives aren't that bad.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍Don't you think it's too much torture to live with the delusion that you can get something for nothing? Our peaceful daily lives are worth cherishing because you never know when the peace will end.Don't you think it's too much torture to live with the delusion that you can get something for nothing? Our peaceful daily lives are worth cherishing because you never know when the peace will end. / It's too torturous to live with the delusion that you can get something for nothing. I think we should cherish our peaceful daily lives because you never know how long the peace will last...It's too torturous to live with the delusion that you can get something for nothing. I think we should cherish our peaceful daily lives because you never know how long the peace will last...‍)
Piper: That makes sense. Lady Luck might favor people who are content and pure-hearted like you, rather than a mercenary like me.
Icon Dialogue Talk I'd like to get rich too.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍I totally get it... Even just once, I'd like to get a legal, unexpected amount that would change my life.I totally get it... Even just once, I'd like to get a legal, unexpected amount that would change my life. / I get it! I wanna get rich too...!I get it! I wanna get rich too...!‍)
Piper: Right? I knew you'd understand. But... maybe Lady Luck prefers innocent people like Burnice more than realists like us.
Burnice: The tank is filled to the brim! Full speed ahead, Steeltusk! Vroom, vroom!
Piper: Heh... Well I'm off now. You take care, Proxy. Don't worry, I'll be sure to call you the next time Burnice enters a Hollow to save some old people.

Talk to Belle/Wise

Icon Commission Step Description

Talk to (‍BelleBelle / WiseWise‍) about what just happened.
(SiblingSibling): (‍Wise, welcome back!Wise, welcome back! / Belle, good work. Welcome back.Belle, good work. Welcome back.‍)
(SiblingSibling): (‍What a rollercoaster of emotions... But despite getting let down by that lottery, Burnice helping Piper with her situation was still pretty sweet, right?What a rollercoaster of emotions... But despite getting let down by that lottery, Burnice helping Piper with her situation was still pretty sweet, right? / A lot of things went down today. That lottery ticket might have let us down, but Burnice helping out Piper with her predicament... I really have to take my hat off to her.A lot of things went down today. That lottery ticket might have let us down, but Burnice helping out Piper with her predicament... I really have to take my hat off to her.‍)
Fairy: Welcome back, Master. I am just about to go into power-saving mode.
Fairy: Before I go into power-saving mode, please be advised: There is a customer in the video store. Please consider getting ready, Master.
The guest arrives—
Nicole: Proxy! Now I've got some AMAZING good news!!!
Nicole: Our little investment portfolio... Well, we might have taken a lot of hits there for a while... But there's been a massive surge in price today that's paid off everything we invested and then some. Things are on the up-and-up for us!
(SiblingSibling): (‍Let me see... It's actually real? I feel weirdly touched, to see this sum of ours that we invested away again...Let me see... It's actually real? I feel weirdly touched, to see this sum of ours that we invested away again... / Let me see... Unbelieveable, it's real? We were about to bury this investment alongside our friendship with you.Let me see... Unbelieveable, it's real? We were about to bury this investment alongside our friendship with you.‍)
Nicole: Hey, look, could you two think about the big picture instead? Check out this trend here, plus this analysis here...
Nicole: Breaking even is just the beginning! Striking it rich always happens overnight, and this is a chance to turn your life around! If you've got any money lying around, you should shove it all into this!
Nicole: I was this close to pawning Billy at Turbo for some more cash... And don't ask if it was as staff, or for spare parts. I didn't even think about that.
Nicole: The point is — if you don't strike while the iron is hot and invest more in this, you're gonna miss out! C'mon Proxy, I'm just waiting on your go ahead...
Icon Dialogue Talk ...
Icon Dialogue Talk I...
After a short while—
(SiblingSibling): (‍Not only did you not make any follow-up investments, you withdrew all your capital...Not only did you not make any follow-up investments, you withdrew all your capital... / You didn't make any follow-up investments here. In fact, you withdrew our initial capital...You didn't make any follow-up investments here. In fact, you withdrew our initial capital...‍)
(SiblingSibling): (‍Actually, I get it.Actually, I get it. / And I think I get what you were thinking.And I think I get what you were thinking.‍) Witnessing that serendipitious [sic] experience with Burnice and Piper, it's enough to make you question everything you thought you knew about life.
Icon Dialogue Talk Money! Easy come, easy go...
(SiblingSibling): (‍Sudden happiness is always fleeting, just like the weather... That's how I feel, too.Sudden happiness is always fleeting, just like the weather... That's how I feel, too. / Sudden happiness is always fleeting, like the weather. I feel the same way you do.Sudden happiness is always fleeting, like the weather. I feel the same way you do.‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk I just really couldn't trust Nicole's investment instincts.
(SiblingSibling): (‍... Can't argue with that... At least, not until the Cunning Hares pay us back the money we're owed!... Can't argue with that... At least, not until the Cunning Hares pay us back the money we're owed! Tooltip for ... Can't argue with that... At least, not until the Cunning Hares pay us back the money we're owed! / ... Can't argue with that. In fact, I think Billy's going to need a minute's silence soon.... Can't argue with that. In fact, I think Billy's going to need a minute's silence soon.‍)
(SiblingSibling): (‍Besides, there's more to life than just money... There're plenty of things we could do as Phaethon if it's just about making money. We're on the same page about this, right? Living a good life one step at a time — that's what's most important!Besides, there's more to life than just money... There're plenty of things we could do as Phaethon if it's just about making money. We're on the same page about this, right? Living a good life one step at a time — that's what's most important! Tooltip for Besides, there's more to life than just money... There're plenty of things we could do as Phaethon if it's just about making money. We're on the same page about this, right? Living a good life one step at a time — that's what's most important! / Besides, there's more to life than just money. If it's about money, there're plenty of things we could do as Phaethon... But we've already come to an understanding that at this stage, there's nothing more precious than living out a good, stable life.Besides, there's more to life than just money. If it's about money, there're plenty of things we could do as Phaethon... But we've already come to an understanding that at this stage, there's nothing more precious than living out a good, stable life.‍)
(SiblingSibling): (‍But then again... What if Nicole's investment really DID earn a stack of cash — would your regret keep you up all night, Wise?But then again... What if Nicole's investment really DID earn a stack of cash — would your regret keep you up all night, Wise? / But then again... What if Nicole's investment really did make bank — would your regret keep you up all night, Belle?But then again... What if Nicole's investment really did make bank — would your regret keep you up all night, Belle?‍)
(SiblingSibling): (‍Just kidding! It's been a crazy day already. You go get some rest, Wise!Just kidding! It's been a crazy day already. You go get some rest, Wise! / ...Sorry, I think the chance of that happening is vanishingly slim. It's been quite a day. You go get some rest okay, Belle?...Sorry, I think the chance of that happening is vanishingly slim. It's been quite a day. You go get some rest okay, Belle?‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk Take a Break (Leave Story)

Notes

  1. Actual Voice-Over: "Is that somebody up ahead?"

Other Languages

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishA Stroke of Luck (III)
Chinese
(Simplified)
幸运当头
Chinese
(Traditional)
幸運當頭
Japanese舞い降りた幸運(下)
Korean행운이 눈앞에()
Haeng'uni Nunape(Ha)
SpanishGolpe de suerte (III)
FrenchCoup de chance (III)
RussianУлыбка Фортуны (III)
Ulybka Fortuny (III)
Thaiโชคหล่นทับ (III)
VietnameseVận May Gõ Cửa III
GermanEin Glücksfall (III)
IndonesianSuatu Keberuntungan (III)
PortugueseGolpe de Sorte (III)

Change History

Version 1.3

  • One lines of dialogue was updated.
    • Old: Speaking of the devil—
    • New: The guest arrives—

Version 1.2

  • A Stroke of Luck (III) was released.

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