Career Cover-Up Romance (HDD)
Last updated 2025-04-29
This article is about the HDD commission. For the open-world commission, see Career Cover-Up Romance.
Career Cover-Up Romance is an Exploration Commission, unlocked during Career Cover-Up Romance.
Steps
- Inspect the Excavator
- Repair the Excavator
- Subdue the Rampaging Excavator
- Leave the Hollow
Enemy Info
Gameplay Notes
- Upon defeat, normal enemies reward 100 Gear Coins, elite enemies reward 300 Gear Coins, and boss enemies reward 600 Gear Coins. Bombers reward no Gear Coins.
- Every time the player moves twice, enemies will move once.
- Firing the cannon does not count as a move.
- Interacting with the Engineering Device counts as a move.
- Bumping into the drill rig at the end multiple times will gradually reveal rewards.
- Enhancing all 7 turrets awards the Hollow Exploration Guide achievement Firepower Coverage.
- 10,500 Gear Coins are required to enhance all turrets.
Dialogue
- (Upon starting the commission)
- Fairy Smart Intervention: "Transferring you to the client. Please hold."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: ...
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Thank you for taking on my new commission! I wish I could be as reliable as you are..."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "This time, the goal is to protect and recover the drill rig... or whatever hasn't been ripped to shreds by Ethereals."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Of course, I brought some D Rounds with me this time!"
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "The compatible booster device has been deployed. Let's get outta here!"
- (After the event)
- Dana: Wow! The drill rig is surrounded by Ethereals!
- Dana: Hit them with D rounds — and protect the drill rig at all costs!
- (Approach the drill rig)
- Fairy Smart Intervention: "Transferring you to the client. Please hold."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: ...
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Let me read the manual... Hmm, it says, 'Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to start auto-testing'..."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "5— 4— 3— 2—"
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "1! ...1? ...1 ..."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "1! ...1? ...1 ... *sobs*"
- Fairy Smart Intervention: A hoarse, straining sound squeezes out from between the gears of the drill rig.
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "It's all over. The rig's completely down! It must have been left in the Hollows for too long. Now, all the parts are Corrupted..."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Aha! Luckily I've prepared a Booster Device that can restore the drill rig to its original state, even if it's reduced to ashes... Off you go, Mister Device!"
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Welcome, and thank you for choosing our in-house developed engineering booster device. This device offers both engineering repairs and a self-defense turret. To use the repair function, please ensure you insert sufficient Gear Coins.
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "This engineering device operates on Gear Coins for repairs. Collect Gear Coins scattered throughout this Hollow to activate the device—I'm counting on you, Proxy!"
- (Enter the next area)
- Fairy Smart Intervention: "Transferring you to the client. Please hold."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: ...
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Please, master Proxy!"
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Find more Gear Coins and repair the drill rig!"
- (After the event)
- Dana: Start up the engineering device and repair the drill rig!
- Fairy: Drill Rig Repair Progress: 0%
- (Interact with the Engineering Device)
- Fairy Smart Intervention: "Transferring you to the client. Please hold..."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Use the engineering device to repair the drill rig!"
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Also, the engineering device's enhancement module has been upgraded."
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Now you can permanently upgrade a turret's ammo into DDD Rounds!"
- Fairy Smart Intervention: Dana: "Try it out. More firepower means more Gear Coins!"
- [Note 1]Engineering Device: To provide you with enhanced firepower and drill rig repair services, please insert more Gear Coins.
- Please select a service
Drill rig repair: (1500 Gear Coins)Drill Rig Repair Progress increased by 30%- Engineering Device: "..."
- Engineering Device: Drill rig repair progress: (x+30)%
Thank you for choosing us again. Please follow all instructions while operating this device!
- [Note 2]Reload module: (200 Gear Coins)Automatically reset a launch button every 20 steps
- Engineering Device: "..."
- Engineering Device: "Work order confirmed. The logistics team is now dispatching DDD Rounds!"
- Enhance turret: (1500 Gear Coins)Enhance a turret's ammo to DDD Rounds
- Engineering Device: "..."
- Engineering Device: "Approval confirmed. D Rounds have been fully upgraded to DDD Rounds!"
- Exit device
- (Attempt to press an unactivated button, optional)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The buttons haven't been reset...
- (If the player currently has enough Gear Coins to repair)
- Dana: We have enough Gear Coins now. Go repair the drill rig!
- (Repair the drill rig's health to 100%)
- Dana: Finally! The drill rig has been completely repaired — good as new!
- Dana: Quick, let's get the drill rig out of this godforsaken Hollow...
- (The drill rig starts attacking)
- Dana: The drill rig's pathing feature has been Corrupted. It doesn't work anymore!
- Dana: We need to come up with a way to subdue the rampaging drill rig!
- Fairy: Rampaging Drill Rig: 100/100
- (If the drill rig heals itself)
- Dana: Is the drill rig drawing energy from defeated Ethereals?
- Dana: When did they develop such a terrible function?!
- (Reduce the drill rig's health to 10% or less)
- Dana: Nice work! The rampaging drill rig's finally calmed down.
- Dana: Seize this opportunity to take it out of the Hollow!
- (Bump into the drill rig)
- Dana: The drill rig just dug out some Dennies among the rubble! Shiny, lovely Dennies!
Notes
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Career Cover-Up Romance |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 职场补锅罗曼史 Zhíchăng Bǔguō Luómànshĭ |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 職場補鍋羅曼史 Zhíchăng Bǔguō Luómànshĭ |
| Japanese | オフィスの愛を取り戻せ Ofisu no Ai wo Torimodose |
| Korean | 커리어 구제 로맨스 Keorieo Guje Romaenseu |
| Spanish | Romance laboral encubierto |
| French | Romance secrète au travail |
| Russian | Страсти по инвентарю Strasti po inventaryu |
| Thai | เรื่องโรแมนติกในที่ทำงาน |
| Vietnamese | Chuyện Tình Sửa Sai Nơi Công Sở |
| German | Vertuschungsromanze |
| Indonesian | Romansa di Tempat Kerja |
| Portuguese | Romance Secreto no Trabalho |
Change History
Released in Version 1.0 - Welcome To New Eridu