Fairytale of the Sky
Last updated 2026-08-09
Fairytale of the Sky is a Trust Commission for Velina Airgid in Booastrum District.
Steps
- Read Velina's DM
- Watch the videotape with Velina
Gameplay Notes
- This commission can be completed at any time of day.
Dialogue
Manager WiseBelle, I need a favor.
REPLYGo ahead.
At your service, always.
You're too kind. Not long ago, the ESD seized a batch of smuggled videotapes...
REPLYI'm innocent!
This shop has always followed the law!
Heh, relax, Manager.
The suspect's been arrested, and these videotapes are being donated to Aurelia Academy.
There's just one videotape that's far too old — standard equipment can't play it.
But content moderation is still a must, so... I'm here to try my luck with you.
REPLYI'm a professional.
I've got it!
Thank you.
Please wait, I'll be there soon.
- (Idle)
- Velina: I wonder what it'll be about?
- (Talk to Velina)
- Velina: Manager (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), I really appreciate you helping me out. Now, about the "City of Stars"... 
"City of Stars"?!- Velina: You know this movie, Manager?
The following is recorded in the Partner Archive
Fairytale of the SkyStory Description: You revisit a childhood favorite with Velina, but she sharply picks up on the potential risks hidden in the story.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (City of Stars was an animated movie Belle and I loved as kids! I'm honestly surprised there are still copies out there... Belle kept pestering me until I caved and checked every supplier in the city, but I never found one.City of Stars was an animated movie Belle and I loved as kids! I'm honestly surprised there are still copies out there... Belle kept pestering me until I caved and checked every supplier in the city, but I never found one. /
City of Stars was an animated movie my brother and I absolutely loved as kids! I can't believe there are still copies out there. I had Wise check every supplier in the city and he couldn't find it anywhere.City of Stars was an animated movie my brother and I absolutely loved as kids! I can't believe there are still copies out there. I had Wise check every supplier in the city and he couldn't find it anywhere.) - Velina: I didn't know there was a whole story behind it... Well, since it's a film Manager holds dear, I can't imagine it would contain anything objectionable.
- Hahaha...
- At least this one does not.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Uh...Uh... /
Erm...Erm...) I wouldn't be so sure about that... Sampling all kinds of films is kind of an important part of the job for a video store owner... But this one is totally fine! It's just a simple fairy tale. - Velina: That's a relief. If anything non-compliant turned up, the follow-up paperwork would be quite the headache.
- Velina: Perhaps we should watch it together. I must admit, I am curious about your taste in films.
- Velina: I hope this request does not come across as presumptuous... Might you be willing to indulge me, Manager?
- Sure, let's do it.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Of course! Honestly, I'd be honored! (I'd love to hear what you think about it too!I'd love to hear what you think about it too! /
I really want to hear what you think about it too!I really want to hear what you think about it too!) - Within its faded, retro animation frames, the tale begins.
On a thriving island that floats among the stars, its people support each other and live in quiet prosperity. - Until a pilot from the ground crash-lands on the island during a storm, that peace is shattered.
The children of the sky grow curious about the vast world below, while those on the ground become enchanted by the sky's abundance.
An exchange begins between the two, and over time, their peoples begin to diverge and merge. - But the City of Stars cannot bear the weight of every longing gaze. Overburdened, it falls from the sky on a pitch-dark night.
After that, children can no longer tell the sky from the earth. Now, on nights when the moon and stars shine bright, all that remains is a distant, whispered legend... - Velina: I'd say this is less of a fairy tale and more of a cautionary fable. Quite thought-provoking, wouldn't you agree?
- I didn't really think much of it when I was a kid.
- Never expected it to carry this kind of meaning.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Back then, I was too busy staring at the endless stars and the cool airships to notice any grand message. If Belle found out, she'd probably be floored.Back then, I was too busy staring at the endless stars and the cool airships to notice any grand message. If Belle found out, she'd probably be floored. /
Back then, I was probably too busy staring at all the stars and those ridiculously cool airships... never realized it carried any grand message... Now I feel like it's something my brother would really enjoy, actually.Back then, I was probably too busy staring at all the stars and those ridiculously cool airships... never realized it carried any grand message... Now I feel like it's something my brother would really enjoy, actually.) - Velina: It seems this film brought back a piece of your childhood. I'm glad for both of you.
- Velina: At the same time, have you noticed that the themes of this film, and certain specific parallels, are a bit... ill-timed?
- No way, right?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): N–No way, right? Sure, the film's set on an island in the sky, but floating islands are a classic motif in fiction. They're pretty common. (Maybe the review doesn't need to be, uh... quite this strict?Maybe the review doesn't need to be, uh... quite this strict? /
Maybe the review doesn't need to be... quite this strict?Maybe the review doesn't need to be... quite this strict?) - Velina: If that were all, I might let it pass. But the detail about the three sister-regents who govern the city...
- This kinda setting is pretty common.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Ha–Haha... (Movies always love numbers like three, seven, eleven... Surely Lady Sunbringer wouldn't read into it... right?Movies always love numbers like three, seven, eleven... Surely Lady Sunbringer wouldn't read into it... right? Tooltip for Movies always love numbers like three, seven, eleven... Surely Lady Sunbringer wouldn't read into it... right?ⓘ /
I mean, movies always love numbers like three, seven, eleven... I'm sure Lady Sunbringer wouldn't read into something like that... right?I mean, movies always love numbers like three, seven, eleven... I'm sure Lady Sunbringer wouldn't read into something like that... right?) - Velina: And then there's the part where the two peoples lived in harmony, only for everything to eventually fall apart...
- It's still pretty different...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (That's not quite the same, right?... Bangboo and human citizens are interdependent in our world. The two peoples in the movie only seemed harmonious on the surface — the rifts ran deep, their cultures were irreconcilable…That's not quite the same, right?... Bangboo and human citizens are interdependent in our world. The two peoples in the movie only seemed harmonious on the surface — the rifts ran deep, their cultures were irreconcilable… Tooltip for That's not quite the same, right?... Bangboo and human citizens are interdependent in our world. The two peoples in the movie only seemed harmonious on the surface — the rifts ran deep, their cultures were irreconcilable…ⓘ /
That's not the same thing... right? In our world, Bangboo and human citizens depend on each other! But the two groups in the City of Stars just looked like they were coexisting peacefully. They'd been drifting apart for ages, and their cultures were just too different to get along.That's not the same thing... right? In our world, Bangboo and human citizens depend on each other! But the two groups in the City of Stars just looked like they were coexisting peacefully. They'd been drifting apart for ages, and their cultures were just too different to get along.) - Velina: And then there's the silver-haired villain — the Grand Chancellor who clings to tradition, refuses to adapt, and ends up a laughingstock...
- Velina: Is that meant to be a jab at me? Occupying my position without accomplishing anything of note?
- ?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Is that what you think? No... that feels kind of far-fetched... How could the allegory be that specific? Not to mention this movie was made years ago.Is that what you think? No... that feels kind of far-fetched... How could the allegory be that specific? Not to mention this movie was made years ago. /
R–Really? No, wait... That feels like a stretch... How could there be that kind of specific allegory? And the movie's from years ago...!R–Really? No, wait... That feels like a stretch... How could there be that kind of specific allegory? And the movie's from years ago...!) - Velina: Hehe, no need to be nervous, Manager. I wouldn't actually interpret it that way.
- Velina: But some others might just take it personally, you know.
- Velina: As for the specifics of the film, let's set them aside for now. Since you hold it in such high regard, would you say it fully complies with regulations, and should be widely promoted?
- I understand your concerns but...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (I just think maybe that's not what it was trying to say. It's not even a serious film in the first place...I just think maybe that's not what it was trying to say. It's not even a serious film in the first place... /
I just think maybe that's not what it was going for. It's not even a serious film in the first place...I just think maybe that's not what it was going for. It's not even a serious film in the first place...) - Velina: Mm, that's a fair argument. As expected of you, Manager. You seem to grasp the artist's original intent quite well.
- Velina: However, I'm sure you are familiar with this saying: once a work is completed, it no longer belongs solely to its artist.
- Velina: Interpretations surrounding a work can be manifold. And the less discerning the audience, the more easily they are swayed by others' readings.
- Velina: Which is precisely why fairytales must withstand scrutiny from every direction.
- Velina: City of Stars is not aimed at adults. If someone were to exploit it and stir sentiments that deepen the divide between Roscaelifer and the outside world...
- Velina: Those innocent children and the naive little Bangboo may not be as capable as you are in distinguishing right from wrong.
- I see.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (I see... ESD certainly has a great deal to consider...I see... ESD certainly has a great deal to consider... Tooltip for I see... ESD certainly has a great deal to consider...ⓘ /
Oh... I see. Wow, you guys at ESD really have to think about a lot of things...Oh... I see. Wow, you guys at ESD really have to think about a lot of things...) - Velina: You were invited to our island. It's only natural that you wouldn't notice these matters.
- Velina: In truth, Roscaelifer maintains a cautious stance toward the outside world. Some residents aren't entirely welcoming toward outsiders.
- Velina: Of course, managing such complications is my responsibility. You needn't worry about it.
- With you here, I have nothing to worry about!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): You always come across so composed and effortless, (it really makes people trust you.it really makes people trust you. /
like, it's impossible not to believe you!like, it's impossible not to believe you!) - Velina: You may praise me all you like, but it will not earn you any special favors, you know?
- Velina: Since you're so fond of this film, you can keep the videotape.
- Awesome!
- Flattery works!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Oh... really? I never thought I'd be able to watch it again with Belle... Huh, who knew flattery could get you this far.Oh... really? I never thought I'd be able to watch it again with Belle... Huh, who knew flattery could get you this far. /
Wait, really?! I thought I wouldn't be able to watch it with Wise... Who knew flattery could get you this far!Wait, really?! I thought I wouldn't be able to watch it with Wise... Who knew flattery could get you this far!) - Velina: Not because of your compliments, I assure you. Do you recall? You are an honored guest of the External Strategy Department. You're entitled to certain privileges.
- Velina: As a precaution, however, there will be one condition: it's for personal collection only. No lending or renting it out. I trust you will remember that, Manager.
- There's no way I'm renting it out.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): This tape isn't just a piece of my childhood. It's a gift from you. It actually means a lot. There's no way I'm renting it out.
- Velina: I am pleased to hear that. In that case, I will not take up any more of your time.
- Velina: As for those smugglers... whether it was mere negligence or something more deliberate... I believe I shall hear their explanations personally.
- (Though Velina's smiling...)
- (It's kinda scary...)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Velina's smiling like nothing's wrong... (that certainly sent a chill down my spine... Fellow videotape lovers I've never met, good luck dealing with her.)that certainly sent a chill down my spine... Fellow videotape lovers I've never met, good luck dealing with her.) /
but wow, that sudden chill down my spine feels so real... Fellow videotape lovers I've never met, well, good luck dealing with her.)but wow, that sudden chill down my spine feels so real... Fellow videotape lovers I've never met, well, good luck dealing with her.))
- (Velina can now promote the video store.)
- (Talk to Velina again, optional)
- Velina: And with that, we've finished our review.
- Velina: I hope the children at the academy enjoy this gift.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Fairytale of the Sky |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 关于天空的童话 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 關於天空的童話 |
| Japanese | 空についてのおとぎ話 |
| Korean | 하늘에 관한 동화 Haneure Gwanhan Donghwa |
| Spanish | Cuento de hadas |
| French | Conte de fées du ciel |
| Russian | Сказка о небе Skazka o nebe |
| Thai | นิทานเกี่ยวกับท้องฟ้า |
| Vietnamese | Truyện Cổ Tích Về Bầu Trời |
| German | Himmelsmärchen |
| Indonesian | Dongeng Tentang Langit |
| Portuguese | Um Conto de Fadas sobre o Céu |