Pensive Phantom
Last updated 2025-01-25
Pensive Phantom is a City Commission in Ballet Twins Road.
Steps
- Talk to Reina
- Take a photo of Ghostlord atop the statue
- Talk to Ghostlord
- Explain the truth about the "Ghostlord" to Reina
Gameplay Notes
- This commission can only be started at late night.
- Completing this commission unlocks Kind Helper Medal V (Ballet Twins Road).
Dialogue
Talk to Reina
- (Idle)
- Reina: That wasn't real now, was it...?
- (Talk to Reina)
- Reina: Heavens above, do not let the Ghostlord appear...
- Reina: I've always been kind to others. The worst thing I've ever done is make up supernatural stories at a roadside stall to earn money from middle school students. Please don't hold it against me...
You saw a ghost?
- (Continue commission)
- Give her and the Ghostlord some space...
- (Exit dialogue)
- Reina: Ahhhhh—!!!
- Reina: ...
- Reina: Ah! You're just a human. You scared me... (Young manYoung man /
Young girlYoung girl), walking quietly this late at night in Ballet Twins isn't good for others' hearts... - So, you saw a ghost?
- Reina: Yep, that's right! Last week, I was collecting material in Ballet Twins for my next novel...
- Reina: I always roll my eyes at those urban legends of ghosts and monsters in Ballet Twins — like the "unbelievable stories" posted by that blog called Twilight Ballet or something, which are actually just third-rate jokes with cheap plot twists.
- Reina: However, my novel — now that's a different story. It's serious literature wrapped in horror, and horror elevated to serious literature...
- You just said your novel is roadside literature.
- You're getting off-topic. So what's with the ghost?
- Reina: ...Ah, back to the point... When I was collecting material here yesterday, I swear I saw a ghost!
- Reina: Look — last week I was standing right here, brainstorming ideas in the exact same pose as that strange statue. I must say, it really does feel like a horror story here at night...
- Reina: Then... while I was under that strange statue... Yes! Under the butt of that ugly statue! I saw a white ghost! Just like the ones in horror movies!
- Reina: Though I'm a bit nearsighted and it was quite dark at the time, the statue's big head lit up the square very clearly... I'm absolutely sure that I saw a ghost!
- Reina: Of course, I didn't dare to get close to confirm and just ran back home in a panic, but I still couldn't get it off my mind. In horror novels, once you see a ghost, it sticks to you like glue...
- Why are you back again...?
- Reina: Despite being terrified, I thought it was great writing material, so today I revisited ballet twins in the middle of the night, hoping to uncover the truth behind the ghost lord... and also to plead for it to spare me.
- Reina: Ahhh! But as soon as I got back here, my legs wouldn't move. Ahhh! This ghost is so spooky... But you don't seem to be all too scared?
- Well, I am the boldest person alive on Sixth Street...
- Actually, I'm pretty scared...
- Reina: How about you go knock on the Ghostlord's door for me and see if it's home?
- Reina: It would be great if I could get a photo of the Ghostlord itself! Actually, uh... it would be even better if it didn't exist at all...
- Reina: Please, please! I'll give you a... small portion of my next novel as thanks! My books sell quite well, you know!
- (Idle)
- Reina: Please, dear Ghostlord...
Take a photo of Ghostlord atop the statue
- (Take a photo of Ghostlord)
- "Click!"
The flash illuminates Ghostlord so brightly that its shiny head reflects like a mirror.
With a startled "Ehn-na!" Ghostlord falls to the ground with a thud.
Talk to Ghostlord
- Ghostlord: Ehn-ne! ehn-na-ne-noo! (*sob*... Please don't chase me away!)
- You're the Ghostlord?
- Ghostlord: Uhn-ne-ehn... Ehn-ne-nuh... (I... I'm neither a ghost nor a lord... I'm just a homeless Bangboo... *sob*...)
- Why are you hiding and scaring others here?
- Ghostlord: Ehn-na... Ehn-noo-ehn-ne... (My master disappeared in the Hollow on the other side... Since then, I've been waiting and waiting, but my master still hasn't come out...)
- Ghostlord: Ehn-ne-uhn... Ehn-nuh-nuh... (Without my master, I have no home... So I have no choice but to wander around here...)
- Ghostlord: Ehn-ne-ne, uhn-nuh-ne... (This square is usually empty at night... Beneath this statue is a great place to shelter from the weather, so... so I... *sob*...)
- Upon closer inspection, you notice that the "Ghostlord's" white body is somewhat dusty, and the darkness hides the scratches on the Bangboo, preventing it from looking too shabby.
- Pat its head.
- Wipe off the dust.
- Homeless "Ghostlord": Ehn-ne-ne, uhn-ne... (S—Sorry for the trouble... Please allow me to pack my things and leave...)
- Sure enough, the "Ghostlord" was simply the result of the novelist's nearsightedness and vivid imagination... Perhaps it would be best for the "Ghostlord" to come forward and explain itself to Reina.
- Come with me.
- I'm not here to evict you.
- (Idle)
- Ghostlord: Nu-nah nu-nah... (I'll move out right away...)
Explain the truth about the "Ghostlord" to Reina
- (Idle)
- Reina: Ghostlord, don't hurt me...
- (Talk to Reina)
- You explain to Reina why the Bangboo is taking shelter here...
- Homeless "Ghostlord": Ehn-ne-na-nuh... (I'm really sorry for causing you trouble...)
- Reina: So that's what it was... Tsk~ I knew ghosts couldn't exist in this world! Even if they did, they wouldn't be in a desolate place like Ballet Twins!
- Reina: I don't blame the poor Bangboo for wandering around here late at night. After all, the rules state that Bangboo without masters might end up being scrapped... I feel sorry for it, having to eat and sleep outside under this ugly statue's butt, and its master is probably already...
- Ssh...
- Reina: Ahem... Ghostlord... I mean, little Bangboo, I don't mean to be rude, but your master seems rather unreliable to leave you here all alone...
- Homeless Bangboo: Ehn-nuh... Uhn-ne-nuh... (Master... master didn't abandon me... He just got lost in the Hollow...)
- Reina: ...Luckily, you've come across the most compassionate individual, who also has the potential to become New Eridu's greatest horror novelist of the century — me!
- Reina: How about this? You can come and stay at my place for a few days, and I will keep an eye out for any news about your master. Sound good? Your master wouldn't know where to find you if he came out of the Hollow anyway, right?
- Homeless Bangboo: Ehn-ne-nuh? Ehn-ne... (R—Really...? You are too kind... *sob*...)
- You may not be so good at writing, but...
- You're unexpectedly a kind-hearted person.
- Reina: Woah, hey! Young people these days really don't know their way with words... But, honestly, I just got a surge of inspiration for my story!
- Reina: A beautiful lady, a young novelist, passes by an ancient statue covered in vines and unintentionally awakens the ghost sleeping within... Oh! I can't wait to write this story down!
- Reina: It's getting late, I'd better take this little guy home now! Be careful, or you might run into a ghost wandering around Ballet Twins at night...
- Goodbye!
- (Idle)
- Reina: Ghostlord and the Novelist, how about this title?
- Ghostlord With a Place to Call Home: Ehn-ne-na! (That sounds interesting!)
Other languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Pensive Phantom |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 沉思的幽影 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 沉思的幽影 |
| Japanese | 思考する幻影 |
| Korean | 생각에 잠긴 환영 Saenggage Jamgin Hwanyeong |
| Spanish | Sombra pensativa |
| French | Spectre pensif |
| Russian | Задумчивая тень Zadumchivaya ten' |
| Thai | เงาที่ครุ่นคิด |
| Vietnamese | Bóng Đen Trầm Ngâm |
| German | Der nachdenkliche Schatten |
| Indonesian | Hantu yang Merenung |
| Portuguese | Fantasma Pensativo |
Change History
Released in Version 1.0 - Welcome To New Eridu