Boundless Illusions
Last updated 2025-12-11
Boundless Illusions is the second act of Chapter 5: A Storm of Falling Stars (B) in Phaethon's Story.
Parts
- Negotiation
- Embers Extinguished
Steps
- Discuss the next step with (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) - Go to Port Elpis
- Confirm Bringer's movements with Qingyi
- Enter the Hollow with Tsukishiro Yanagi
- Enter the Hollow and pursue Bringer
Dialogue
Negotiation
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
NegotiationVideo Summary: Illusions can cause one to slowly lose themselves.
Story Description: Hoshimi Miyabi finds herself trapped deep in the illusion woven by the cursed blade, fighting tooth and nail to retain a grip on her sense of reality...
- Resolute voice: Kill.
- Heroic Voice: Kill!
- Old Voice: ...Kill.
- Old Voice: This is a rule created to break rules, a submission made to end submission, a curse forged to eliminate curses...
- Old Voice: This is... a Hoshimi's fate.
- Hoshimi Miyabi: ...Is this also how you coaxed my mother back then?
- Spectral Voice: ...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Did you... convince her of this fate the same way? Is this how you turned her into the sacrifice?!
- Spectral Voice: ...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: ...Answer me!
- Old Voice: Little girl... had it not been for then, you would have long since perished in the Hollow...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Good... so you remember me...!
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Do you really believe that the inheritance traditions are right?
- Old Voice: Fate... is not something you can manipulate at will...
- Old Voice: We are the ultimate power, without suffering, without desire, without need... Such trifles concern you alone, not us...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: No, but I have a proposition.
- Hoshimi Miyabi: I... understand that you had to make difficult choices to survive the era of Hollow disasters[Note 1]...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Some unknown means has stolen part of your power, hasn't it? Otherwise, the enemies in this illusion and your influence over my mind would be stronger! Just like when I was a child...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: If outsiders are capable of bypassing the rules and taking your power, then what's the point of clinging to this cruel ritual?
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Therefore, let's cooperate.
- Old Voice: ...Cooperate?
- Hoshimi Miyabi: That's right. I've always been aware that I'm not the type of heir the Hoshimi family needs. I don't have my grandfather's keen judgment, my aunt's resourcefulness, my father's knowledge, or my mother's sharp mind...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: But I have swordsmanship... It's the one thing in which I'm genuinely gifted. From now on, if you heed me, I'll rewrite the fate of the Hoshimi family in my own way!
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Be my blade... one that slays only evil! ...And I'll repay the injustices that forced your sacrifices.
- Hoshimi Miyabi: My mother... was the final sacrifice you'll ever receive. From this day forward, under my command, I'll turn you into a legend which is truly unmatched by anyone!
- Old Voice: Naive.
- Gentle Voice: Idealistic...
- Resolute voice: —Greedy.
- Heroic Voice: Childish!
- Old Voice: And arrogant... You're the second most arrogant person we've met...
- Old Voice: But... interesting...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: So you'll agree... huh?!
- Before she can finish, the subdued foxfire bursts into fierce flames!
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Urghhh!!! *Cough* Y–You...!?
- Old Voice: Prove yourself... Should you truly fulfill your vow... we'll consider bestowing power upon you...
- Old Voice: Until then... we'll be watching... watching for the day you face calamity... young Hoshimi...
Embers Extinguished
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Embers ExtinguishedVideo Summary: All illusions are extinguished, and peace is finally restored.
Story Description: Breaking free of the illusion's grasp through sheer willpower alone, Hoshimi Miyabi finds herself standing in a Hollow...
When she suddenly lost control, you and Zhu Yuan swiftly pushed her into a Hollow, preventing disaster.
When she suddenly lost control, you and Zhu Yuan swiftly pushed her into a Hollow, preventing disaster.
- The blazing foxfire slowly peters out and the illusions and voices fade, too...
Hoshimi Miyabi props herself up the best she can, not wanting to collapse. - At this moment, a familiar voice rings out.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Miss Hoshimi? Miss Hoshimi?!Miss Hoshimi? Miss Hoshimi?! /
Miss Miyabi? Miss Miyabi?!Miss Miyabi? Miss Miyabi?!) Can you hear me?! Hey, can you hear me?! 
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Mm...? Proxy...?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yes! It's me, Miss (HoshimiHoshimi /
MiyabiMiyabi)! (You'reYou're / Y–You'reY–You're) finally awake! How are you feeling? - Hoshimi Miyabi: So... that golden light... was you... Thank goodness... I didn't draw my blade...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: I... the citizens... D—Did I... hurt... them...?
- Zhu Yuan: Rest assured, Miyabi! You didn't hurt anyone! When those strange flames appeared in your eyes, the manager and I knocked you into the Dead End Hollow!
- Zhu Yuan: You were swinging your katana the whole time, but only at the Ethereals coming at us! Just now, you suddenly froze, the flames on your katana disappeared, and we were able to get close!
- Hoshimi Miyabi: I see... Thank you... I... almost... made a terrible mistake...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: I feared... if... my blade... had harmed those dear to me... hurt innocent people... I... ugh...!
- Miyabi's voice is weak as if recovering from a severe illness. Her furrowed brows finally relax as tears trickle down her face. The invincible Void Hunter sobs softly like an ordinary girl.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Miss Hoshimi...Miss Hoshimi... /
Miss Miyabi...!Miss Miyabi...!) - (SiblingSibling): (Wise! It's an emergency!Belle! There's an emergency!Wise! It's an emergency!Belle! There's an emergency!) The rest of Section 6 has arrived at the speech venue and it's a (total mess!total mess! /
total mess.total mess.) Looks like Bringer's trying to get away! - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (What?What? /
What?!What?!) - Hearing the latest update over the communicator, Zhu Yuan holds Miyabi tightly, and looks towards the Proxy.
- Zhu Yuan: Leave her to me, I'll take her to the nearest medical center! Go, Manager! Go catch the culprit!
- Zhu Yuan: We absolutely cannot let him get away!
- In the video store, the siblings are flustered.
- (SiblingSibling): (Ah! The connection's gone!Ah! The connection's gone! /
The connection's gone!The connection's gone!) What's happening? - (SiblingSibling): Let me check the error logs... Hmm, looks like a massive surge of active Ether caused Eous's internal modules to malfunction...
Maybe it's because of the cursed blade...- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It might be because Miss (HoshimiHoshimi /
MiyabiMiyabi)'s katana went out of control... it's happened before. - (ProtagonistProtagonist): Eous was exposed to a surge of Ether at close range. Its internal communication module might be damaged.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): *sigh* Everything's a mess right now. I wonder how Miss (HoshimiHoshimi /
MiyabiMiyabi) is doing. - Qingyi: Worry not, Manager. Zhu Yuan sent a message saying that she's taking the young lady from the Hoshimi family for treatment, so you can set your mind at ease and focus on dealing with Bringer.
- Where is Bringer now?
- What about the other members of Section 6?
- Qingyi: We haven't heard from Section 6 yet...
- At that moment, a familiar, petite figure rushes in...
- Koleda: Proxy! Yanagi from Section 6 asked me to contact you!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Koleda? What brings you here?!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Not long ago, someone from Section 6 suddenly showed up with Perlman. They said we have key evidence of Bringer's involvement in the Vision Corporation case and asked us to watch over him for a while.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): With that guy's help, we went through the documents thoroughly and managed to compile the evidence of financial dealings between the Vision Corporation and Bringer.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I never would've thought... that Bringer is the one behind all this!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yanagi told us to send the evidence to a Public Security Commissioner through a special channel. She's already leading Section 6 to go after Bringer!
- How are things going?
- How's Section 6 doing?
- Koleda: They left in a hurry and only gave me a designated communication channel. Proxy, try using it to get in touch with her!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Okay, connecting now! Yanagi... Can you hear me?
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): Hello? Proxy! We're still at the speech venue.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): It's all thanks to Belobog Industries for sending the evidence against Bringer to the Commissioner. He immediately suspended Bringer and called him back to NEPS HQ for investigation.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): But it seems like Bringer doesn't plan to hide anymore... His men deliberately caused chaos, even crashing into cars to make their escape.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): The crowd went into a panic, and it almost resulted in an accident... By the time we got there and brought things under control, he had already gotten away.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): We couldn't catch him... All we found at the scene was your Bangboo...
- Oh no...
- Damn it!
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): We were just too slow... We didn't make it in time.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): Still... Perlman has given us an important piece of intel about Bringer's whereabouts.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): Bringer might have gone to Port Elpis! It's that old cargo dock on the city outskirts, swallowed up by the Hollow!
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): Perlman said Sarah and her people have been shipping tons of supplies there through the Vision Corporation, including special Etheric items...
- (SiblingSibling): A dock in the Hollow... (Belle, do you remember the news broadcast Nicole made us watch this morning? They caught footage near the edge of the city — it looked like there was a Hollow right by the water...Belle, do you remember the news broadcast Nicole made us watch this morning? They caught footage near the edge of the city — it looked like there was a Hollow right by the water... /
wait, Wise, do you remember the news broadcast Nicole made us watch this morning? They caught footage of a Hollow right by the water...wait, Wise, do you remember the news broadcast Nicole made us watch this morning? They caught footage of a Hollow right by the water...) - Qingyi: A cargo dock? Hmm... then it probably really is near Port Elpis. It's an area with all sorts, a perfect place for criminals to slip away unnoticed.
- Qingyi: But... there's someone in our bureau who is pretty familiar with that area... So we may have a chance to reel in a big fish.
- Qingyi: Rest assured, everyone. Leave this to me... I'll head to the port now and contact our undercover "angler."
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Got it, we'll work on fixing the HDD on our end. Yanagi, can you take Eous near the port?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): According to the data, the Ether in that Hollow is unstable, which could affect nearby communications. While we can operate remotely from the video store, I still feel a bit uneasy.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Just to be safe, let's take the portable equipment and work near the port. We can also recalibrate Eous's connection module while we're at it.
- Koleda: Near the port? Alright! I'll reach out to Ben and update them on the situation here!
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): Great. We'll make our way to Port Elpis after we wrap things up here.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi (Connecting...): This time... we won't let Bringer slip away again!
- The group arranges to meet at Port Elpis. After ensuring no one suspicious is nearby, Qingyi leaves the video store.
- (Talk to (BelleBelle /
WiseWise)) - (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), Qingyi just messaged, her informant has found Bringer! - (SiblingSibling): Looks like Perlman's intel was accurate. Bringer plans to use the Hollow near Port Elpis to smuggle himself out of Janus Quarter.
- Got 'em!
- (SiblingSibling): This time... we won't let him slip away again!
- (SiblingSibling): Yanagi said that once we're ready, we can go find them at Port Elpis.
- (SiblingSibling): The HDD is pretty much fixed, and the portable device is good to go... We'll head out as soon as you're ready!
Leave it to me!
- (SiblingSibling): Got it, leave everything to me. Go ahead and stabilize the HDD connection, I'll be back as soon as I'm done adjusting the bio-comm module.
- Wait a moment...
- (SiblingSibling): Alright, I'll start calibrating the HDD. When you're ready, head to the port to meet Yanagi and the others!
- (Exit dialogue)
- (After arriving at Port Elpis)
- (Idle)
- Qingyi: Your intel has finally hooked a big fish...
- Jane: Yeah...
- Jane: All this waiting has been for this moment~
- (Idle)
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Bringer... I won't let him slip away.
- Soukaku: That's right! We should teach him a lesson!
- Asaba Harumasa: No need to rush. He's not going anywhere.
- Asaba Harumasa: All we need to do is wait for the Proxy to get the equipment ready.
- (Talk to Qingyi)
- Qingyi: Manager, this is Jane Doe, Public Security's undercover agent.
- Jane:Oh? What a surprise... So our helper is actually the manager...
- I'm surprised, too.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I'm surprised, too. I had no idea Miss Jane was an undercover agent from Public Security.
- Jane: Really? You had no idea?
- Jane: That's the wrong answer, you know.
- Qingyi: Jane is an undercover agent with us. No one else in Public Security knows her identity except her direct superior.
- Jane: That's right... Sometimes, keeping even your own people in the dark is the only way to stay safe.
- Jane: Just now, a big fish took the bait I set. My informant told me an anonymous individual is looking to ferry to Throne Quarter from here, offering an exceptionally high price.
- Jane: He also mentioned having a stash of valuable goods in the Hollow and is looking for someone to transport them later. The cargo is said to be highly delicate, supposedly some kind of special Etheric material...
- Jane: After Qingyi contacted me, I acted as the contact person to take on this big job using a fake identity...
- It's Bringer!
- Jane: You got the answer right this time, Manager.
- Jane: But, the hunt for Bringer hasn't been made public within Public Security yet... which means we can't request reinforcements.
- Jane: So I had Qingyi claim we spotted an escaped criminal, and mobilized nearby PubSec officers to lock down the area.
- You tricked even your own colleagues?
- Jane: If you can't fool your own, how will you fool others?
- Jane: Now that everything's ready, it's time to reel in our big catch.
- Jane: Right now, Bringer should be inside the Hollow, at the place we agreed upon, waiting for his contact to get him out.
- Jane: I'll send you his location, Manager... Time to give our former Deputy Commander a little surprise.
- (Talk to Tsukishiro Yanagi)
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Proxy, you're here! The Port Elpis Hollow area is right across from here.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Qingyi said their undercover agent posed as the smugglers' contact and tricked Bringer to the designated spot in the Hollow.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: We're in control this time... There's nowhere for him to go now.
- Asaba Harumasa: Even so... it feels like Bringer chose this spot to smuggle himself out for a reason.
- Asaba Harumasa: Didn't Perlman mention that Bringer had stashed a lot of smuggled goods here? Since he wants to take them, there might be something fishy about all this.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Asaba's right. We must be extra cautious this time. Proxy, is your navigation Bangboo still working?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I've checked over Eous's remote module, and it should be fine now.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Communication on the portable HDD is also ready, and it seems stable for now!
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Perfect. Proxy, let's get ready for the operation. We're counting on you for navigation in the Hollow!
- (Receive event commission Emergency Pursuit (HDD))
Enter the Hollow and pursue Bringer
- (Talk to Yanagi again)
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: No time to lose. Let's get moving.
- Let's move!
- Wait a moment...
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Hmm? Still need to make some emergency preparations? No problem.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: We can start when you're ready.
- (Exit dialogue)
- (Talk to Yanagi again, if exited)
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: There's no time to waste. We need to locate Bringer as soon as possible.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: I'll leave the navigation in the Hollow to you.
- Let's move!
- Wait a moment...
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Hmm? Still need to make some emergency preparations? No problem.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: We can begin once you're ready.
- (Exit dialogue)
Notes
- ↑ Actual voice-over: "era of Hollow Calamities"
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Boundless Illusions |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 斩念千幻 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 斬念千幻 |
| Japanese | 千の幻を斬る |
| Korean | 수천 가지 환상을 베다 Sucheon Gaji Hwansang'eul Beda |
| Spanish | Ilusión mortífera |
| French | Illusions infinies |
| Russian | Меч против иллюзий Mech protiv illyuziy |
| Thai | ภาพลวงตานับพัน |
| Vietnamese | Chém Tan Ảo Giác |
| German | Gedanken und Illusionen |
| Indonesian | Melenyapkan Ribuan Ilusi |
| Portuguese | Ilusões Mortíferas |
Change History
Released in Version 1.4 - A Storm of Falling Stars
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