New Commission, New Beginning
Last updated 2026-05-04
New Commission, New Beginning is an Event Commission and part of the main storyline for Old Friends, New Commissions! at the Video Store.
Parts
- Rain's Commission
- Handling Ethereal Decoy
Steps
- Talk to (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) - View Commission List
- Talk to Rain about the commission
- Find the Ethereal Decoy
- Dismantle the Ethereal Decoy
- Discuss how to handle the Ethereal Decoy
- View the Commission Review
Gameplay Notes
- During steps 5-6, the squad is limited to a trial
Von Lycaon and 
Ellen Joe.
- Additionally,
Alexandrina Sebastiane and 
Corin Wickes will assist in battle.
- Additionally,
Trial Mode
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 HP: 13,027 ATK: 2,113 DEF: 940 Impact: 169 +27 CRIT Rate: 53% CRIT DMG: 59.6% Anomaly Mastery: 91 Anomaly Proficiency: 90 PEN Ratio: 0% +10% PEN: 0 Energy Regen: 1.8 Energy Generation Rate: 0% Energy Limit: 120 DMG Bonus: 30% |
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HP: 12,151 ATK: 2,767 +208 DEF: 940 Impact: 93 CRIT Rate: 76.2% CRIT DMG: 107.6% Anomaly Mastery: 94 Anomaly Proficiency: 93 PEN Ratio: 0% +10% PEN: 0 Energy Regen: 1.2 Energy Generation Rate: 0% Energy Limit: 120 DMG Bonus: 30% |
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Dialogue
- (Talk to (SiblingSibling))
- (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), have you been keeping up with what's on Inter-Knot lately? 
I've just been following the drama...- I've just been scrolling through random threads...
- (SiblingSibling): Sure, we just wrapped things up and could use some rest, but that doesn't mean we should zone out with some (junk!junk! /
junk...junk...) - (SiblingSibling): (Wise,Wise,) even if you haven't been following it closely, you've probably noticed that a lot of new commission posts have been popping up on Inter-Knot lately.
- Fairy: Note: Over 80% of all new commissions are related to the Hollow Champion competition.
- But the competition's already over...
- (SiblingSibling): But the number of new commissions being posted each day is still quite large, so I've been thinking...
- Suddenly, a text message notification interrupts what (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) is about to say... - (SiblingSibling): (Wise, checkWise, check /
CheckCheck) the message first. What if it's something urgent?
- (Receive a DM from Shepherd)
Old friend, it's been so long since we last spoke. Did you really not miss me at all?
Given how hot that Hollow Champion competition's been lately, have you not thought about joining forces with me?
REPLYGet to the point.
What's up?
...Whoa, easy there. Let's have a little chat first.
Let me ask, have you guys been crazy busy lately? Business must be pretty good, right?
REPLY...We haven't even resumed work yet.
Sorry, we've been on a break recently.
Huh? Don't tell me you guys ditched all that sweet Dennies to be competitors?
REPLYTake a guess?
What do you think?
I guess not. Honestly, you'd better seize this golden opportunity while you can. Miss it, and the next opportunity for a big score could be a long time away.
- You show (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) the message from Shepherd... - (SiblingSibling): Setting aside all the meaningless trash talk he spouts, at least one thing he said is right—now really is a good time to focus on handling commissions.
- (SiblingSibling): That's exactly what I was getting at. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked Fairy to organize the commission info on Inter-Knot earlier.
- Fairy: Master, as Second Assistant mentioned, I have already filtered out the most suitable commissions from all public postings and private commissions sent to our Inter-Knot account. You can review the commission list on the computer at any time.
- (SiblingSibling): No time to waste. Let's go check it out (now!now! /
now.now.)
- (Talk to Fairy)
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- (Open event interface)
- Fairy: Master, the commissions have been organized.
- Fairy: Check out the commission details here.
- Fairy: Go and grab your first commission.
- (Talk to Rain)
Rain's Commission
Special Event
Rain's Commission
Story Description: Rain shows up at the video store and tells you two that a dangerous item called "Ethereal Decoy" has been left behind in a Hollow during the Hollow Champion tournament, commissioning you to retrieve it.
- Rain: Long time no see, Phaethon.
- Rain: I thought I was seeing things when you accepted the commission. The two of you have been staying lowkey for a while now.
- Um...
- We were busy with other things.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Um... It's a long story. We've been busy with other things for a while, and could only start taking commissions recently.
- Rain: Looks like I've come at the right time then. We'll have to save that story of yours for another day, though. For now, let's get down to business.
- Rain: Someone contacted me on Inter-Knot before the Hollow Champion contest began. He wanted me to modify the Ethereal card data to help him advance past the first round of the competition.
- Modify the data?
- Isn't that cheating?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Wait, modify the data? But if a contestant tried to cheat in an event of this scale, wouldn't any abnormal data (be impossible to missbe impossible to miss /
stick out like a sore thumbstick out like a sore thumb)? - Rain: Exactly. That's why I refused the deal, since it wasn't worth the risk. But... I did find another way to accomplish what he wanted.
- Rain: I found something called an Ethereal Decoy on Inter-Knot. According to the seller, it's tailor-made specifically for participants in the Hollow Champion contest.
- Rain: The Ethereal Decoy can safely attract low-level Ethereals in the Hollow, letting participants boost their points with minimal effort.
- Ethereal Decoy?
- That doesn't sound very safe.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Judging from the name and its purpose... it doesn't sound safe at all.
- Fairy: Master, a search of the public domain using the keyword "Ethereal Decoy" returns no results.
- After hearing Fairy's voice, you exchange a knowing glance with (BelleBelle /
WiseWise).
(HerHer /HisHis) expression immediately turns serious. - (SiblingSibling): Rain, do you have that Ethereal Decoy with you right now?
- Rain: ...That's exactly why I rushed over to find you. I don't have it.
- Rain: After giving the Ethereal Decoy to the contestant, he advanced as expected, hunting down large numbers of low-level Ethereals...
- Rain: But I didn't expect the shady bastard could be so careless... After the first stage, he left the Ethereal Decoy in the Hollow.
- Rain: By the time he realized it, the little thing that was only supposed to attract low-level Ethereals was now surrounded by bigger, high-level ones that he couldn't handle... At least, those were his words when he came crying and begging for help.
- (SiblingSibling): So, you came to us because you need help retrieving that Ethereal Decoy from the Hollow?
- Rain: Exactly. That device clearly has shady origins, so to make sure nothing goes wrong, I had to come to Proxies I can trust.
- That would be us!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): That would be (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) and me! Don't worry, (you canyou can) leave this to (us.us. / us!us!) - (SiblingSibling): (Rain,Rain,) I think you should try contacting the person who gave you (the Ethereal Decoythe Ethereal Decoy /
this thingthis thing). If we can determine its origin, (thenthen) that would make things a lot easier. - Rain: Alright, that's just what I was thinking, too.
- There's one more thing we need to check.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): And one more thing... (wewe /
We alsoWe also) need to confirm how many (of those are out thereof those are out there / Ethereal Decoys there areEthereal Decoys there are). If other participants got their hands on (one,one, / any, thenany, then) things could get even more complicated. - Rain: I don't think we need to worry about that... If more people were using this sort of thing in the competition, then we wouldn't be the ones cleaning up after this careless guy.
- Rain: But still, just to be safe, I'll be keeping a close eye on Inter-Knot.
- (SiblingSibling): Alright, then we'll leave you to (it, Rain.it, Rain. /
it.it.) In the meantime, (WiseWise / BelleBelle) and I will get ready to head out. - Rain: I've sent you the location details. The Hollow is unpredictable, and you know that better than anyone... Just be careful.
You barely have a moment to think when a familiar figure walks into the video store.
Rain, your helper is Lycaon!
- Rain: Are you that surprised? I've always kept in touch with Victoria Housekeeping, and with so many factors involved this time, Lycaon and his team are undoubtedly the best Agents for the job.
I knew it was you, Lycaon!
- Rain: So you figured it out, huh? I've always kept in touch with Victoria Housekeeping, and with so many factors involved this time, Lycaon and his team are undoubtedly the best Agents for the job.
Let's get to it!
- (Enter combat)
I've got something else going on.- (Talk to Lycaon, after exiting dialogue)
- Lycaon: Master Proxy, once you're ready, we can move out at any time.
- Let's get to it!
- (Enter combat)
- Wait a moment...
- (Ongoing)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Feels like it's been a long time since we last worked together, Lycaon.
- Von Lycaon: It's an honor to once again fight alongside you, Master Proxy.
- Fairy: Several Ethereals detected ahead. Please prepare for combat.
- (Enter combat)
- Ellen: Is that all? Boring...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Well, this Hollow is meant for the contest...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Most Ethereals have already been defeated and converted into points by the participants.
- (After defeating the first group of enemies)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Something (justjust) doesn't feel right...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hasn't it been a little too easy...?
- Fairy: Warning: Massive concentration of Ethereal signals detected near the target location. High-risk entities present.
- Ellen: ...So this is a Proxy's intuition, huh?
- (After defeating the second group of enemies)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There are so many of them... All the remaining Ethereals in the Hollow must be here!
- Rina: Don't worry, Victoria Housekeeping will take care of everything for you~
- (Interact with the Ethereal Decoy after defeating all enemies)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (So this is the Ethereal Decoy? It's even smaller than I imagined... No wonder nobody noticed it...)
- Ellen: If this little thing is so dangerous, can't we just smash it?
- Lycaon: Ellen... the client's request is to dismantle it intact and bring it out of the Hollow.
- Ellen: ...Okay, okay.
- Lycaon: Master Proxy, please keep an eye on the surroundings and monitor any changes in this device. I'll begin the dismantling now.
- Alright.
- Under Lycaon's deft handling, the Ethereal Decoy is smoothly transferred into his hands.
- Lycaon: ...
- Lycaon: (Whisper) Why can I still sense that strange aura...
- Hm?
- What's wrong?
- Lycaon: Ah... sorry, I just thought of something unrelated. I'll explain it to you later when I get back to the video store.
- Lycaon: Let's get out of the Hollow first, just in case anything changes.
- (From afar, Promeia observes the squad and walks away)
- (Talk to Lycaon)
- Lycaon: Master Proxy, given the number of Ethereals we encountered in the Hollow, I think we should contact Miss Rain and fill her in on the situation.
- Lycaon: Also, there's something I need to inform you of. Earlier in the Hollow, I sensed a strange aura. At first, I thought it was caused by the unusual number of Ethereals surrounding this Ethereal Decoy...
- Was the aura still there even after it's been dismantled?
- Even after the Ethereals are dealt with, the aura was still there?
- Lycaon: Exactly. But our operation wasn't affected, so it's likely that someone with other intentions was present... For now, let's just focus on handling the matter at hand.
- I agree.
- Let me contact Rain first.
- Calling Rain...
- After just two short rings, the call is answered.
Handling Ethereal Decoy
Special Event
Handling Ethereal Decoy
Story Description: You contact Rain to meet at the video store to discuss how to handle the "Ethereal Decoy." After some discussion, you decide to temporarily store it at the video store.
- Rain: Looks like... you've already taken care of it?
- Rain: As expected... Only Phaethon and Victoria Housekeeping could manage this kind of efficiency.
- We've got the decoy.
- Everything went smoothly.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Yep, we have the decoy now!Yep, we have the decoy now! /
Yep, we've got the decoy!Yep, we've got the decoy!) With Lycaon and the others helping (outout), everything went really smoothly~ - Lycaon: You flatter me, Master Proxy...
- Lycaon: Miss Rain, would you mind joining us at the video store? We will need to discuss how to deal with this Ethereal Decoy.
- Rain: Hang on, I'm near Sixth Street. I'll be there right away.
- The call ends the moment Rain finishes speaking.
- Shortly after, Rain arrives at the video store.
- Rain: Before we discuss how to deal with this thing, I have some bad news to share.
- Rain: The account that sold the Ethereal Decoy to me has already been deleted. My attempts to trace it through previous transaction records have all come up empty. No deletion records were found either.
- (SiblingSibling): So you mean... the person who sold you the Ethereal Decoy has completely vanished from Inter-Knot?
- Rain: Yes, it's the first time I've encountered something like this... but it's Inter-Knot after all, so I guess it's not exactly surprising.
- Rain: Alright, that's all I have to say. Have you come across anything concerning on your end?
- The number of high-level Ethereals was...
- Higher than expected.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Rain, are you sure this thing is (onlyonly /
reallyreally) used to attract (onlyonly) low-level Ethereals? - (ProtagonistProtagonist): When we reached the location where it was (deployeddeployed /
set upset up), it was swarming with way more high-level Ethereals than we expected. - Lycaon: And considering that this Hollow was used as a Hollow Champions arena, the number of Ethereals there should, in theory, have already been reduced to a minimum.
- Lycaon: From this, we can infer that nearly all the high-level Ethereals left in the Hollow were drawn to its vicinity.
- (SiblingSibling): At least in that sense, the device actually lives up to its name.
- Rain: Well, putting the danger aside for now, we can at least be certain that its original purpose was never to attract low-level Ethereals.
- Attracting Ethereals seems more like a side effect.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I agree! If anything, the way that this thing attracts Ethereals feels more like a side effect caused by a flaw in its design.
- Rain: If things are really as we suspect, finding any leads based on the name "Ethereal Decoy" would be nearly impossible.
- (SiblingSibling): In that case, (maybemaybe /
perhapsperhaps) Victoria Housekeeping could help us access some information that's beyond our reach? - Lycaon: I understand your concerns, Master Proxy, but Victoria Housekeeping acts on behalf of the mayor, to a certain extent...
- Lycaon: I personally wish to help you as much as I can, but because this concerns the current competition, our actions are likely to attract the attention of those with ill intentions, potentially putting you at additional risk.
- Fairy: Master, analysis confirms that the Ethereal Decoy has no functional use outside the Hollow.
- Fairy: Storing it in the video store for temporary safekeeping presents a risk of less than 0.15%. You may consider this option safe.
- (Analyze current situation...)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (It looks like finding any more leads (for nowfor now) will be difficult...)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Taking Lycaon's concerns into account, it seems keeping the device here with us really is the best solution.)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Alright... Then let's keep the Ethereal Decoy at the video store for now! We'll try to look for clues by examining its structure.
- Rain: I'll continue my investigation as well. If we can find out its scientific name, many of our questions will be resolved.
- (SiblingSibling): (AlrightAlright /
Sounds goodSounds good), we'll hope for the (best!best! / best.best.)
Me too. Hope we can work together again sometime.The two exchange a few parting words before leaving the video store.
- (Talk to Fairy)
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- (Open event interface)
- Fairy: Master, the current commission is complete.
- Fairy: You can view the client's evaluation of you here.
Appreciate the assist. As always, your skills speak for themselves.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
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| English | New Commission, New Beginning |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 新委托，新气象 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 新委託，新氣象 |
| Japanese | 心機一転、新規依頼 |
| Korean | 새로운 의뢰, 새로운 기운 Saeroun Uiroe, Saeroun Giun |
| Spanish | Nuevo encargo, nuevo comienzo |
| French | Nouvelle commission, nouveau départ |
| Russian | Новый заказ, новые горизонты Novyy zakaz, novyye gorizonty |
| Thai | คำขอใหม่ บรรยากาศใหม่ |
| Vietnamese | Ủy Thác Mới, Diện Mạo Mới |
| German | Neuer Auftrag, neuer Schwung |
| Indonesian | Kontrak Baru, Suasana Baru |
| Portuguese | Nova Comissão, Novos Ares |