Before the Sun Sets
Last updated 2026-09-09
Before the Sun Sets is the eighth episode of Season 2 - Epilogue: New: Eridan Sunset (A) in Phaethon's Story.
Parts
- Nonexistent Contestant
- Outsider
Gameplay Notes
- With the release of New: Eridan Sunset (B), the post-commission dialogue at Starloop cannot be easily accessed, as it is removed upon activating Faint Clues and Traces. In order to see it, the player must exit the game during this episode; upon logging back in, they can travel to Starloop. Talk to (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) at Random Play to continue the story.
Dialogue
- The next day—
- News Anchor: ...For today's news, up next, we have an incident with the Hollow Champion competition.
- News Anchor: ...With the suspect, Romeul, now in custody, the unrest surrounding the competition has largely subsided. It is reported that some prizes remain missing, though the organizers have yet to disclose further details.
- News Anchor: The prime suspect, Romeul, male, has been operating as a mercenary in the Outer Ring for years. He's facing multiple charges, including murder, theft, and stealing classified intel.
- News Anchor: Recently, the Hollow Athletics League held a press conference, announcing the suspension of the competition... The event will be rescheduled at a later date, and the organizers issued an apology to the public for the unrest that occurred during the competition.
- News Anchor: At the press conference, the spokesperson addressed Romeul's allegations that "his killing spree was ordered and condoned by Rusty Cliff Corp.," dismissing the claim as slander lacking any supporting evidence.
- News Anchor: The spokesperson stated that Rusty Cliff Corp., as the event organizer, has always prioritized bringing people a competition that pushes limits while maintaining safety in the Hollows, and would never arrange any events that could endanger participants' lives.
- News Anchor: Romeul stole and hid the prizes. Some are yet to be recovered. He used violent methods that caused casualties, and now, after getting arrested, he's attempting to spin this narrative to shift public attention and weasel out of his crimes.
- News Anchor: The spokesperson stated that Rusty Cliff Corp. will reorganize the tournament ASAP and run thorough background checks on all contestants to make sure nothing like this happens again.
- News Anchor: Furthermore, both Rusty Cliff Corp. and Public Security have refused to disclose which prison Romeul is being held in. This reporter contacted several major prisons throughout New Eridu, all of which stated they had no inmate by the name of Romeul.
- News Anchor: And now, for another news update...
Nonexistent Contestant
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Nonexistent ContestantVideo Summary: "Ramiel" doesn't exist.
Story Description: The chaos from the tournament gradually dies down, and you return to daily life. However, according to Cissia, there's no one named "Ramiel"... So who exactly is this mysterious girl who took the Porcelloy W-Engine?
- (SiblingSibling): (Honestly, I can't believe such a hyped-up competition ended like thisHonestly, I can't believe such a hyped-up competition ended like this /
Hard to believe a competition of this scale ended just like thatHard to believe a competition of this scale ended just like that) We worked so hard to catch Romeul, (and the Porcelloy W-Engine still vanishedand the Porcelloy W-Engine still vanished / yet the Porcelloy W-Engine is still missingyet the Porcelloy W-Engine is still missing). - (SiblingSibling): After spending the whole night at PubSec, (we finally get home, and this is the news waiting for us. Urgh...we finally get home, and this is the news waiting for us. Urgh... /
this isn't the kind of news you want to come home to. What a bummer...this isn't the kind of news you want to come home to. What a bummer...) - (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), I couldn't ask at the precinct earlier, but... What exactly happened back there? 
Pretty much exactly what we told them...- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It's basically what we told Commissioner Severian. When we took Romeul down, he dropped the W-Engine... But the next second, it was gone.
- (SiblingSibling): And Commissioner Severian just... accepted that?
- I think he already has a suspect in mind.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I think he already has a suspect. And so do I — Ramiel!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): In that split second... I can't be completely certain, but I swear I saw her... She just appeared out of nowhere and took the W-Engine!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): If she's the one who took the W-Engine, then those faded Ethereals... Was that her too?
- Cissia: Proxy, you home? I'm coming in...
- (SiblingSibling): Look at you, Cissia, using the front door today. Commissioner Severian (let you clock outlet you clock out /
dismissed you alreadydismissed you already)? - Cissia: I got forced into overtime all night right after getting out of the Hollow. I deserve a good breakfast and a soft bed, don't I?
- Cissia: Oh right, that demon told me to pass this along: the culprit is Ramiel. But this "Ramiel" doesn't actually exist.
- (SiblingSibling): Huh?
- Cissia: Fake name, fake address, fake phone number, fake ID — the whole thing's fabricated.
- Cissia: Ugh... Just thinking about having to track her down makes me tired!
- Cissia: Urgh, whatever. Let's not talk about that. This specialist is officially off work! By the way, Proxy, how you feeling? You alright?
- I'm great, all thanks to you, Cissia.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Thanks to the great Public Security Officer Cissia's heroic performance yesterday, I barely had to use my eyes at all. I'm feeling great!
- Cissia: Hehehe, "great Public Security Officer"... what a title! Maybe one day I'll actually want to be a real officer.
- (SiblingSibling): Come on. We haven't had much of a chance to rest since yesterday. Before we start figuring out how to track Ramiel, let's have some breakfast.
- Cissia: Ahahaha! I want extra eggs!
Cissia is still basking in the joy of having breakfast together when (BelleBelle /
...No more than ten more times. There's too much stress on it.(BelleBelle /
...Leave tracking down Ramiel to me. As long as I can find her before my eyes give out... ...the W-Engine can cure my symptoms. If you establish a partial connection with HDD first... ...We could co-op it? I'll record and transmit the data from the Hollow... And you can calculate the route and transmit it back from outside. (Alright, Belle.Alright, Belle. / Outsider
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
OutsiderVideo Summary: Can't see the forest for the trees... but in the eyes of outsiders? Crystal clear.
Story Description: Somewhere out of sight, Velina and Norma are quietly watching everything unfold. Seems they've got some history with "Ramiel" too...
- Meanwhile, somewhere nearby—
- Norma: Well, well... looks like you kind of predicted what would happen here! What are you, some kind of genius?
- Velina: No... You could say the outcome aligned with our hypothesis. The process, however... was unpredictable.
- Velina: At the very least, we can confirm she did come to New Eridu and acted within our expectations.
- Velina: Before she returns to Roscaelifer... we must stop her...
Post-Commission Dialogue
- (At Starloop, an announcement plays on repeat)
- TOPS Employee 1: Attention, contestants. We regret to inform you that, due to circumstances beyond our control, this year's Hollow Champion competition has been canceled.
- TOPS Employee 1: Per Competition Regulations, Article 3872, Clause 437, Section 5, as agreed to prior to the event...
- TOPS Employee 1: The event organizers assume no responsibility for any injury, damage, or losses incurred during the competition.
- TOPS Employee 1: Additionally, registration fees will not be refunded. Please do not wait around unnecessarily.
- TOPS Employee 1: Thank you for your cooperation.
- (Idle, by the stools)
- Anxious TOPS Employee: You think the higher-ups are gonna come down on us for this...?
- Snickering TOPS Employee: I bet, so I already...
- (Listen in on the Anxious TOPS Employee, optional)
- Anxious TOPS Employee: Man, the tournament turned into a total mess... How do you think the higher-ups are gonna deal with us? We're definitely getting chewed out for this...
- Snickering TOPS Employee: Hehe! For sure!
- Anxious TOPS Employee: Then what're you laughing at?!
- Snickering TOPS Employee: I knew I'd get thrown under the bus... so the second I heard Romeul pulled that stunt, I sent my resume out! I'm outta here next week!
- (Idles, at the first floor seating area)
- NPC 1: So the competition just ended outta nowhere like that... Now how're we gonna make money?
- Mercenary: Who knows... but hey, don't sweat it! With the Black Wolf outta the picture, we'll have way more room to work in the Outer Ring, right?
- Awestruck Contestant: So who's the one that took out Romeul...
- Aspiring Contestant: Must be super strong!
- (Listen in on the Awestruck Contestant, optional)
- Awestruck Contestant: Can't believe someone actually took down Romeul... What kinda person could even pull that off against a Sweeper so ruthless?
- Aspiring Contestant: Even though I didn't witness it myself... I bet they were even more ruthless than Romeul! Cold expressions, decisive strikes, taking lives without hesitation, a bunch of professional killers... yeah, something like that!
- Awestruck Contestant: R—Really? I heard it was the Sons of Calydon who did it... Those guys are remnants of Calydon, right? They really are something else!
- (Idle, by the elevator)
- NPC 2: Looks like we're not getting off work any time soon... Got a whole mess waiting for us to clean up...
- (Talk to the Serious TOPS Employee, optional)
- Serious TOPS Employee: What can I help you with?
- How's retrieving the prizes going?
- Serious TOPS Employee: I can't tell you too much... but let's just say the vast majority of the competition prizes Romeul took have been recovered. We kept the losses to an absolute minimum.
- Serious TOPS Employee: As for the small portion of prizes that are still missing... we've already provided Public Security with detailed intel and are working with them on the search. Hope that clears things up for you.
- What's in store for the competition now?
- Serious TOPS Employee: Though the competition had to be called off due to the incident that occurred... but [sic] it attracted far more attention than expected. We hope to reschedule it for another day.
- Serious TOPS Employee: Whether it can be rescheduled is still up in the air — please stay tuned for our official announcement. Hope that clears things up for you.
- (Idles, in front of the stage)
- NPC 3: Look, I can understand canceling the competition, but they're keeping our registration fees? Seriously?
- TOPS Employee 2: We apologize, but it was clearly stated in the Competition Regulations.
- TOPS Employee 2: Did you not read the terms carefully before signing?
- NPC 4: Who was it? They've got a lot of nerve, stealing prizes sponsored by TOPS!
- NPC 5: What if it was an inside job by someone from TOPS?
- (Idle, to the side of the stage)
- Exhausted Public Security Officer: How many more are there?
- Composed Public Security Officer: We're nearly done... Almost time to clock out!
- (Listen in on the Exhausted Public Security Officer, optional)
- Exhausted Public Security Officer: Let me see... how many people still need to give statements...? Ugh, my head's spinning, I can't even make out the numbers in my notebook anymore...
- Composed Public Security Officer: Haha, don't sweat it, we've only got like ten more statements... Almost there! Finally, we're almost done with this whole mess from that damn competition! We're almost off the clock!
- (Idle, at the seating area at the far end of the second floor)
- TOPS Employee 3: A huge competition turned into... this mess. How the hell are we gonna clean up...
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Before the Sun Sets |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 日落前夕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 日落前夕 |
| Japanese | 夕日の落ちる前 |
| Korean | 일몰 전야 Ilmol Jeonya |
| Spanish | Antes del ocaso |
| French | Avant le coucher du soleil |
| Russian | Перед закатом Pered zakatom |
| Thai | ก่อนอาทิตย์อัสดง |
| Vietnamese | Trước Thềm Hoàng Hôn |
| German | Bevor die Sonne untergeht |
| Indonesian | Sebelum Matahari Terbenam |
| Portuguese | Antes do Pôr do Sol |
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