Lost Item

Lost Item is the fourth episode of Cat's Lost & Found (A) in Phaethon's Story.

Parts

Rummage Around
Target: Dead End Hollow

Dialogue

This article is about current release dialogue. For beta dialogue, see Lost Item/Old.

Rummage Around

The following is recorded in the Video Archive

Rummage Around

Video Summary: The old-school odd-job agency counts a commission's value by steps taken. Even in the face of unfathomable depths, there's no room for compromise.

Story Description: Everyone searches the hideout but finds nothing. Nekomata mentions she heard the Cunning Hares were the ones who took down Silver, a claim that isn't true, but the vain Cunning Hares didn't deny it.

After taking down the guards, the group starts rummaging—

Nicole: Let's see... A flashlight, old magazine, broken ashtray...

Nicole: Ewww, smelly socks! Gross! What on earth did these gangsters leave in their hideout?!

Billy: Ahhh! Found it!

Nicole: What'd you find? Nekomata's family heirloom?

Billy: Hmmm, maybe! If her family heirloom is the most amazingly awesome, epic shiny Starlight Knight emblem of the last ten years...

Billy: Ow! That hurt!

Nicole: Consider that from Nekomata~ Put that useless piece of metal back!

Nicole: Your stupid skin's so hard, you hurt my hand... Wear a sweater next time! The kind your mom would knit you to stay warm!

Anby: It wouldn't hurt him if he's wearing a thick sweater.

Nicole: Good point! No sweater!

Billy: ...Uhmmm. Am I supposed to thank Anby?

Nicole: Nekomata, how 'bout you? Did you find any clues?

Nekomata: Here's something! Let's see what's in this wallet! Seems expensive~

Anby: Hm? That's my wallet! You stole it while we were going through the boxes...?

Nekomata: It seems you were too busy bein' salty to notice...

Nekomata: Hm? How odd~ Why is there a picture of Nicole in your wallet?

Anby: That's a group photo. Give it back or I'll...

Nicole: Knock it off you two. Anby, put the blade down. Nekomata, give the wallet back!

Nicole: Nekomata, we've gone through most of the stuff here, but just showing you the random valuables we find isn't working.

Nicole: What is your family heirloom, exactly?

Billy: Oh yeah! I can't believe we forgot to ask earlier.

Nekomata: Hmm, I might tell if you were another odd-job agency, but you're the Cunning Hares...

Nicole: Hmm? What's that supposed to mean? Did I hear that correctly?

Nekomata: I checked your reputation on public forums very carefully. Your complaint rate is always in the top three!

Nekomata: The first fifty comments all mentioned that "the object has been damaged," or that you caused "needless destruction," or "stole the item," stuff like that. Look, they even attached photos!

Billy: Can't argue with that.

Nekomata: But don't be discouraged, I totally believe in the Cunning Hares' ability. Meow!

Nekomata: After all, you did me a "big favor."

Billy: Really? How so?

Nekomata: I saw it on the public forums, you lured Silver into a Hollow and defeated him, all by yourselves!

Billy: Lured and defeated...? We did something that awesome? Hahaha...

Nicole: Ahem... E—Exactly! Even big names like Silver are no match for us Cunning Hares. Finding your family heirloom will be a piece of cake. Don't worry!

Nicole: Once we finish the commission, Billy's going to treat you to a big dinner as a thank-you to our generous client.

Billy: Yay! Dinner's on Nico— Wait! Why me?

Nicole: Hm? Remind me, who said they wanted to treat everyone to a big meal at the Starlight Knight-themed restaurant the other day~?

Billy: Um, alright, but...

Billy: We have to take a group photo of the four of us doing the Starlight Knight flying kick!

Nekomata: Meow, thanks for inviting me. But I'm afraid I'll have to say no.

Billy: Huh? Why?

Anby: I did hear that cat people only eat with people they trust.

Billy: Didn't that kitty just say we did her a favor...

Billy: Sorry! I must have overestimated what's between us.

Nekomata: Any unusual habits of Thirens you've heard about are just gossip.

Nekomata: I'm just not very interested in superheroes. Plus I'm a bit picky about my food... Sorry.

Nicole: Is that so? In that case, we won't force you.

Nicole: Anyway. What's important is finding Nekomata's heirloom. So, let's get to the next hideout.

Nicole: Nekomata, lead the way!

Target: Dead End Hollow

The following is recorded in the Video Archive

Target: Dead End Hollow

Video Summary: The old-school odd-job agency counts a commission's value by steps taken. Even in the face of unfathomable depths, there's no room for compromise.

Story Description: Nekomata asked everyone to keep searching in the Dead End Hollow near Vision's blast zone. Nicole knew the Hollow had its risks, but was persuaded by Nekomata's money.

Not long after...

Billy: We didn't take a wrong turn, did we? Are we on the right track? Why is no one here?

Anby: Look, there's something burnt on the floor. It's some kind of book... No, a ledger.

Billy: A ledger should be important, right? Nicole never showed ours to me. Why are they leaving such confidential stuff lying around?

Nicole: Right now, the Red Fang Gang exists in name only. It'd be a wise choice to get rid of these things if the remaining people wanted to start over with a clean slate.

Anby: All in all, seems like Nekomata's relic isn't here either.

Nekomata: It's not some "relic"! It's a family heirloom! Why do I feel like you don't have my back?

Nicole: Okay, take a break guys. Since it isn't here either, let's get ready to head to the next hideout... Which is...?

Nekomata: The guards already mentioned it. The Red Fang Gang rose to power on Canvas Street.

Nekomata: Their last hideout is in the Dead End Hollow nearby. Just follow me.

Nicole: What, what did you just say? The Dead End Hollow?!

Billy: Boss, you know the place?

Nicole: C'mon, you must've seen the news, right? The Vision Corporation's old metro renovation project. Aren't they shipping explosives to the blast zone through the Dead End Hollow?

Billy: Ahhh, I remember now! Vision had to go through a lot of trouble to ship the explosives because of that infamous Ethereal lurking in the Hollow.

Nicole: Exactly!

Nicole: I heard they even considered eliminating the Dead End Butcher to make the Hollow smaller and open up a safe route to the blasting zone.

Nicole: But this Butcher thing is really tricky, and it's harder to kill it than to just transport the explosives through the Hollow.

Nicole: Nekomata, you never mentioned anything about entering a Hollow with an infamous Ethereal in it! We have to renegotiate the deal!

Nicole: O—Of course, the deposit is non-refundable!

Nekomata: Meow? Is that so?

Nekomata: I thought since I'd asked the smart, courageous, and righteous Cunning Hares, who defeated the Red Fang Gang in one fell swoop, even going into the dragon's den would be no big deal...

Billy: Ahaha, busting the gang in one fell swoop, ahaha...

Nekomata: Seems even the Cunning Hares are afraid of the Dead End Butcher. Guess I'll have to hire someone else.

Nekomata: But it's okay, my family heirloom is crazy valuable anyway, so I can definitely afford to pay their price!

Nekomata: Let me check the offline version of the hiring forum, "price, from high to low"...

Nicole: Wait! I never said anything about aborting the commission!

Nicole: What I meant was, we need a professional plan for such a high-risk task, plus the proper equipment, devices, and all sorts of other professional...

Nekomata: Oh, I see, that means you want to increase your fee? No problem, I can increase the commission fee by twenty... no, thirty percent? Is that enough?

Nicole: Okay, deal!

Billy: You sure you wanna make such a rash decision, Boss?

Nicole: We'll just look for something in the Hollow, dummy. It's not like we're going to start fights with Ethereals. All we need to do is to avoid running into that dangerous dude.

Nicole: It's just the Dead End Hollow. Since our client wishes it, we'll go check it out tomorrow!

Nekomata: Meow, really? Okay~ I trust you can find my family heirloom, meow!

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Lost Item
Chinese (Simplified)	搜寻失物 Sōuxún Shīwù
Chinese (Traditional)	搜尋失物 Sōuxún Shīwù
Japanese	落とし物捜索 Otoshimono Sōsaku
Korean	분실물 찾기 Bunsilmul Chatgi
Spanish	Objetos perdidos
French	Objets perdus
Russian	Потерянные вещи Poteryannyye veshchi
Thai	ตามหาของหาย Tamha Khong Hai
Vietnamese	Tìm Đồ Thất Lạc
German	Verlorener Gegenstand
Indonesian	Mencari Benda Hilang
Portuguese	Itens Perdidos