Quick Inspection (Episode)
Last updated 2026-02-03
This article is about the episode. For Grace Howard's quick attack, see Dash Attack: Quick Inspection.
Quick Inspection is the third act of Chapter 5: A Storm of Falling Stars (A) in Phaethon's Story.
Parts
- Quick Inspection
- A Close Call
- Friends of Fairy
- The Search in Ballet
Steps
- Have a talk with Zhu Yuan
- Complete "The Missing Witness" commission
Gameplay Notes
- During step 2, a trial
Asaba Harumasa,
Tsukishiro Yanagi,
Hoshimi Miyabi are added to the squad.
Soukaku will assist in battle.
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Dialogue
Quick Inspection
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Quick Inspection"
Video Summary: The thing the Proxy fears the most always happens.
Story Description: The video store's system is hit by an unknown attack and crashes. At the same time, a squad of PubSec officers is outside demanding that they conduct an immediate search of the store.
- (SiblingSibling): (Wise, are you sure you don't need to rest a bit more? You've just suffered corruption injuries and traveled all the way back from the Outer Ring...Wise, are you sure you don't need to rest a bit more? You've just suffered corruption injuries and traveled all the way back from the Outer Ring... Tooltip for Wise, are you sure you don't need to rest a bit more? You've just suffered corruption injuries and traveled all the way back from the Outer Ring...ⓘ /
Belle, you really should rest a bit more. You just went through severe corruption and made the long trip back from the Outer Ring...Belle, you really should rest a bit more. You just went through severe corruption and made the long trip back from the Outer Ring...) - Fairy: Agreed: Master must maintain adequate energy to operate inside the Hollows. Resting to recover your physiological functions is recommended, or perhaps a strong stimulus might boost your adrenaline.
I'm fine!
We have to get Perlman back as soon as we can- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Don't worry. I'm much better now thanks to you and Fairy. We need to hurry and get Perlman back.
- (SiblingSibling): I get that, but your health is more important!
- Fairy: Master: After cross-referencing, a biosignal matching suspect Perlman's has been detected inside the Ballet Twins Hollow.
- (SiblingSibling): The Ballet Twins Hollow! That reminds me... when the airship incident happened, we were attacked by some unknown militants... Could it be the same group?
That's definitely a possibility!
Could it be the mastermind pulling strings behind the scenes?- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Makes sense... Their goal at the time was (toto) disrupt the Vision trial, and now they've kidnapped the key witness, Perlman. Their motives seem the same. It all adds up if Bringer is behind this, but...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): This might sound cruel, but... why go through the trouble of kidnapping Perlman when they could've just killed him?
- (SiblingSibling): If their goal is to silence anyone (aboutabout /
involved withinvolved with) the Vision Scandal, isn't it easier to just dispose of Perlman? - Fairy: Warning! ... &@!$# approaching the video store... ... &@!#@%...
- (SiblingSibling): (Fairy, this isn't the time for jokes! Wise doesn't need an adrenaline boost right now!Fairy, this isn't the time for jokes! Wise doesn't need an adrenaline boost right now! /
Cut it out, Fairy. The last thing Belle needs right now is an adrenaline boost.Cut it out, Fairy. The last thing Belle needs right now is an adrenaline boost.) - Fairy: War—War—War—Warning: $%#... &@!!
- (SiblingSibling): (Huh? H—Hang on a minute, Fairy. Are you being serious? What's going on?Huh? H—Hang on a minute, Fairy. Are you being serious? What's going on? /
Mmm? Wait, Fairy? Are you being serious? What's happening?Mmm? Wait, Fairy? Are you being serious? What's happening?) - Fairy: ...&@!%#!! Warning—ning—ning—ning...
- *crack*—!
A burst of sparks erupt from the monitor array and the lights begin flickering. - (SiblingSibling): What's happening?! (Our system is under attack again? How's that possible?! We have Fairy!Our system is under attack again? How's that possible?! We have Fairy! /
Is our system under attack again? But we have Fairy!Is our system under attack again? But we have Fairy!) Nothing in New Eridu should be able to breach her defenses!
(Check the attack source)
(Check the H.D.D. system)- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Something's off! This is not a network attack. It's targeting our store's electrical system and... the H.D.D. itself?
- What happens next makes (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) watching the security footage even more horrified. - (SiblingSibling): (W—Wise! There're people outside the store! They are...!W—Wise! There're people outside the store! They are...! /
Belle! It's real. There're people right outside our front door. They're...!Belle! It's real. There're people right outside our front door. They're...!) - "Good day! We're conducting security patrols on Sixth Street during the election period. Please open up!"
- (SiblingSibling): I'll handle the officers! You take care of Fairy, and try to keep it down!
- The door to the staff room shuts carefully. Soon, you hear a voice greeting the officers, the sound of drawers being searched, and boots clattering up the stairs. A moment later...
- Armed Officer: Nothing unusual upstairs.
- (SiblingSibling): (Hey...! Please be careful! That's a collector's edition!Hey...! Please be careful! That's a collector's edition! /
...Please be careful! You are welcome to look around, but don't damage our collections!...Please be careful! You are welcome to look around, but don't damage our collections!) - Normal Public Security Officer: What's inside this room?
- (SiblingSibling): (I—It's our storage room, filled with personal items and old equipment.I—It's our storage room, filled with personal items and old equipment. /
It's just a storage room, filled with personal items, old videotapes, and equipment.It's just a storage room, filled with personal items, old videotapes, and equipment.) - Normal Public Security Officer: Could you please open it so we can check?
- (SiblingSibling): (I—Is that really necessary? As you can see, we're just a regular video store with lots of videotapes!I—Is that really necessary? As you can see, we're just a regular video store with lots of videotapes! /
Is that really necessary? As you can see, we're just an ordinary video rental store.Is that really necessary? As you can see, we're just an ordinary video rental store.) - Normal Public Security Officer: I get that, but this is just a standard procedure during election season. We hope you understand. Please cooperate and open the door for inspection.
A Close Call
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"A Close Call"
Video Summary: The hero always shows up at the final hour.
- (A cinematic plays)
- Normal Public Security Officer: If you won't open up...
- Normal Public Security Officer: I've no choice but to do it myself.
- (SiblingSibling): W—Wait...!
- (SiblingSibling): Hold on—!
- Armed Officer: ...Please cooperate
- Zhu Yuan: Hold it
- Zhu Yuan: We have new orders
- Zhu Yuan: More manpower is needed to increase our street patrols
- Zhu Yuan: The Special Response Team will take over Sixth Street's inspection from here
- Zhu Yuan: Good work today, officers
- Zhu Yuan: The street patrol supervisor is expecting you. Be sure not to keep him waiting
- (Cinematic ends)
- Fairy: Warning... System malfunction. Verifying current issues... Initiating automatic repair.
- Fairy: During the repair, the AI assistant will only retain basic response functions.
- Fairy: Coordinated HDD scan shut down. Security monitoring function shut down.
- Fairy: Current repair progress: Unknown (Please wait patiently in front of the screen).
Fairy?
Fairy, are you okay?
Say something, Fairy!- Fairy: During the repair, the AI assistant will only retain basic response functions.
- Fairy: To log into Inter-Knot, press "1." To connect to the HDD system, press "2." To emergency-clear your web browsing history, press "3."
- Fairy: To speed up the repair progress, please enter the command: "Fairy is the most powerful AI."
"Fairy is the most powerful AI"!
- Fairy: Correct! Inspired, Fairy speeds up the repair process by 0.01%.
- Fairy: Current repair progress: Unknown (Please wait patiently in front of the screen).
Wake up!
(Leave)
- (Idle, next to the HDD)
- (SiblingSibling): I need to debug the system and get Fairy restored ASAP...
- (Idle)
- Zhu Yuan: I've changed the security patrol routes in this area.
- Zhu Yuan: It should be all good now.
- Qingyi: Mhm, we made it just in time...
- (Talk to Zhu Yuan)
Friends of Fairy
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Friends of Fairy"
Video Summary: Although the positions differ, the principles remain the same.
Story Description: Zhu Yuan and Qingyi rush to the store when they receive an urgent request for help from Fairy. After finding out about the Perlman case, they decide to assist in the investigation.
- Qingyi: Okay, application approved. The security patrol for this area is now officially under our team. You can relax now.
- Zhu Yuan: Thank you, Qingyi. Now... Manager. Please explain what is going on.
- (SiblingSibling): Um... Before we get into that, can we ask why you and Qingyi are here?
- Qingyi: As you know, manager, I have a good relationship with your AI assistant, Fairy. I just received a message from her.
- Qingyi: It said: 01101000 01100101 01101100 01110000
- (SiblingSibling): (Um... What's that binary code mean?Um... What's that binary code mean? /
Is that binary code? What does it say?Is that binary code? What does it say?) - Zhu Yuan: It's a set of standard information codes from the old civilization, and it translates to... Help.
- Qingyi: Worried that you might be in danger, Zhu Yuan dragged me along and we rushed straight over here.
Thank you, Qingyi!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Thank you, Qingyi! (Please continue being a good friend to Fairy!Please continue being a good friend to Fairy! /
Please hang out with Fairy more often!Please hang out with Fairy more often!)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Thank you, Qingyi! (Please continue being a good friend to Fairy!Please continue being a good friend to Fairy! /
Thank you, Zhu Yuan!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Thank you for (looking out forlooking out for /
caring aboutcaring about) us and coming all this way, Zhu Yuan!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Thank you for (looking out forlooking out for /
- Zhu Yuan: Save the thanks for after you've given me a proper explanation. I'm going to handle this by the book, and I won't bend the rules... not even for you, Manager.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Um... (It's a bitIt's a bit /
This is a bitThis is a bit)... complicated... - ...Allow me to explain.
- A familiar, cool voice comes through the speakers inside the workshop.
- Zhu Yuan: Huh? This voice... is that...?
- Hoshimi Miyabi: It's been a while, Zhu Yuan. It is I, Hoshimi Miyabi.
- Moments later, Miyabi gives a concise rundown of the Vision case and what happened in the Outer Ring.
- Qingyi: Hmm... Allow me to sum this up: There's more to the Vision case than meets the eye. The true villain slipped away, in shadows they hide. In the Outer Ring, you fought with all your might. Key witness captured, no Perlman in sight... Is that correct?
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Mmm, that's accurate... And it flows pretty well.
- Qingyi: And the managers, law-abiding by the book, are in fact seasoned Proxies upon taking a closer look?
Sorry, I'm a Proxy.
I'm still a law-abiding citizen, though!- (ProtagonistProtagonist): S—Sorry. It's true. We're Proxies — but I swear we've never done anything bad! We are... um, the most lawful among the unlawful!
- Zhu Yuan: ...
- Hearing the confession from the managers themselves, Zhu Yuan remains silent, with no expression on her face. She pulls out her wallet, counts a thousand Dennies, and hands them to Qingyi.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Zhu Yuan...? What are you doing...?Zhu Yuan...? What are you doing...? /
Um? Zhu Yuan...?Um? Zhu Yuan...?) - Qingyi: Truth be told, I had my doubts about the managers' identity. I mentioned it to Zhu Yuan on the way here, and she...
- Zhu Yuan: ...I didn't believe it. I was convinced the managers wouldn't deceive us, so I was willing to bet on it.
- Zhu Yuan: Too bad... I was wrong.
(Immediately apologize)- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Zhu Yuan, I'm so sorry...Zhu Yuan, I'm so sorry... /
Zhu Yuan! I'm so sorry!Zhu Yuan! I'm so sorry!) W—We really didn't mean to...! - Zhu Yuan: Enough. Let's focus on the main issue. You do realize you're leveling serious accusations against Bringer — who's about to become Commander of Janus Quarter — during the election?
- Zhu Yuan: And you don't have the key witness or any evidence... By protocol, I should bring you into the precinct and inform my superiors.
- Zhu Yuan: But... the leader of Section 6, who's also one of the current Void Hunters, Hoshimi Miyabi, is willing to vouch for you.
- Zhu Yuan: ...Maybe I'm a fool who's easily deceived, but I trust Miyabi's skills and expertise.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (So... does that mean...?So... does that mean...? /
S–So, does that mean...?S–So, does that mean...?) - Zhu Yuan: I'm not going to escalate this to my superiors until the day's over. You have enough time to secure your evidence. In the meantime, I'll be looking into this myself.
Thank you, Zhu Yuan!
Thank you for believing in us!- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Thank you, Zhu Yuan! Thank you for believing in us!
- Zhu Yuan: ...Don't thank me just yet. If my investigation shows you're lying... Like I said, I'm not going to bend the rules for you...
- Zhu Yuan: ...Proxies.
- Zhu Yuan asks Qingyi to stay and keep an eye on the video store, then leaves without looking back.
Main article: The Missing Witness
- (Talk to Qingyi, optional)
- Qingyi: Manager, it turns out you're not as simple as you appear... Truly impressive for someone so young.
- Qingyi: But fate has told me long ago that you are anything but ordinary people.
- Qingyi: I've long predicted this day.
Thank you, Qingyi!
Thank you for your help!- Qingyi: Well, it's still too early to express your gratitude. You still have to explain yourself to Zhu Yuan.
- Qingyi: If you don't think of a good excuse quickly, when she gets serious, you'll have to explain yourself in the Public Security interrogation room.
The Search in Ballet
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"The Search in Ballet"
Video Summary: Important clues are often lost over and over again.
Story Description: Section 6 uncovers a mercenary stronghold within the Hollow of Ballet Twins. The team prepares to venture into the Hollow together, determined to locate Perlman's whereabouts.
- Moments later, in the Ballet Twins Hollow...
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Ah, you're online, Proxy... Can you hear me? Is everything okay with Officer Zhu Yuan?
She just left.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Zhu Yuan went back to the precinct to verify our intel. She asked Qingyi to stay and watch over the store.
I believe in Zhu Yuan.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): She went back to the precinct to verify our intel. I trust Zhu Yuan. (She's honest and has a good heart. She'll do what's right.She's honest and has a good heart. She'll do what's right. /
I trust Zhu Yuan — she's honest and has a good heart. She'll do what's right!I trust Zhu Yuan — she's honest and has a good heart. She'll do what's right!)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): She went back to the precinct to verify our intel. I trust Zhu Yuan. (She's honest and has a good heart. She'll do what's right.She's honest and has a good heart. She'll do what's right. /
- (SiblingSibling): Hmm... We did accuse her direct boss and mentor of being the (a criminal masterminda criminal mastermind /
big bad guybig bad guy). So it's understandable she'd be upset. - Asaba Harumasa: Mmm~ I may not know you or Officer Zhu Yuan that well, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the accusations against her boss that upset her the most~
It's my fault...- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (We've been doing some self-reflection on that...We've been doing some self-reflection on that... /
We... have been doing some self-reflection on that...We... have been doing some self-reflection on that...) - Hoshimi Miyabi: I know Zhu Yuan. She would never do anything that perverts the course of justice.
- Hoshimi Miyabi: And she's easy to persuade. All you need to do is look her in the eyes, take her by the hand, and tell her your thoughts gently — the closer you are, the better. You can give it a try once she's back, Proxy.
- Asaba Harumasa: Chief... Where'd you even learn that?
- Hoshimi Miyabi: I learned it from Zhu Yuan's mother. I've tried it, and it's very effective.
Back to the matter at hand!
Let's get Perlman back.- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Guys, even though the H.D.D. took a hit, thankfully Fairy still managed to track down Perlman's biosignal!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (It's time to get back our key witness!It's time to get back our key witness! /
Let's go get our chubby little man back!Let's go get our chubby little man back!)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The mercenaries' rendezvous point is just up ahead.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Perhaps we can get info on Perlman there.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: There's a lot of enemies nearby. Be careful.
- (Approach the marked location)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Careful, there's a mechanism nearby!
- (Approach the marked location)
- Asaba Harumasa: There're mercenaries everywhere.
- Asaba Harumasa: This is more enemies than I expected.
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Being this heavily guarded, it must mean Perlman is nearby.
- Soukaku: That's right! The bigger the slab of meat, the more onions you need!
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: The Ballet Twins layout is quite complicated...
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: No wonder our enemy tried to escape here.
- (SiblingSibling): Don't worry, it won't be a problem for (my bromy bro /
BelleBelle)!
- (Approach the marked location)
- Asaba Harumasa: Watch out for any ambushes ahead!
- Asaba Harumasa: Hiding so poorly... Did they really think we'd fall for that?
- Soukaku: Let's give them a taste of some well-deserved punishment!
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: This should be the building's central area.
- Hoshimi Miyabi: It will likely be heavily defended.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: The enemy's attacks are getting more intense!
- Asaba Harumasa: They're not very tough though, so they go down easy.
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Not good...
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Huh? Chief, are you hurt?
- Hoshimi Miyabi: My training to "split more bullets than my previous record in under a minute" failed.
- (Approach the marked location)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): They've set up an ambush here too.
- (Approach the Mini Cargo Truck, optional)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There's some supply boxes nearby...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): They might come in handy.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Where did this guy come from?Where did this guy come from? /
Yikes! What's going on?Yikes! What's going on?) - Soukaku: It's a bad guy! Charge—!
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Soukaku! Don't be reckless!
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Don't give the enemy the satisfaction of seeing you smile!
- (Approach the marked location)
- (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), the rendezvous point is just up ahead!
- (Interact with Contact Point)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): This should be the mercenaries' communication hub.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hold on, everyone. I'll try to hack into their database...
Start hacking
(Leave)
- (After finishing the puzzle)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hmm... (It's pretty much what I expectedIt's pretty much what I expected /
Hmm... just as I expected.Hmm... just as I expected.). This is going to be tricky. - Hoshimi Miyabi: What's wrong, Proxy?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The database level is too low, and Perlman's location data isn't here.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I need to go to other hubs to get advanced permission to shut down the defense mechanism.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: I see... It looks like the enemy's defenses are pretty thorough.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): But don't worry, I've located several fissures around here through the Hollow observation data in the database.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): You can use it as a shortcut to save time, Miss (HoshimiHoshimi /
MiyabiMiyabi)!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The spatial fissure is right over here.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We need to find Perlman quickly.
- (After interacting with Fissure)
- Asaba Harumasa: Hmm...
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Is something wrong, Asaba?
- Asaba Harumasa: The enemy is all bark and no bite.
- Asaba Harumasa: Are they even trying...?
- Asaba Harumasa: I'm out here working hard, so why do they get to slack off...
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Don't waste your energy arguing in a place like this...
- (After defeating the enemies)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The mercenaries' rendezvous point is just up ahead.
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Why is no one is on guard? This feels too easy...
- Hoshimi Miyabi: It works for us.
- (Approach the lasers, optional)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We need the proper permissions to disable the defense mechanism.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The contact point nearby likely has shutdown permissions.
- (Interact with Contact Point)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There might be clues about Perlman at the hubs here.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hold on, everyone. I'll try to hack into it...
Start hacking
(Leave)
- (After finishing the puzzle)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Got it! I've located where Perlman is being held. Looks like it's not far from here!
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: That's great, Proxy! Let's go now!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hold on, I still need security permissions to shut down the defense mechanism...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Huh? Wait a second, the system settings seem a bit off. Looks like someone deliberately tampered with them.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): This will take some time to handle. Everyone, please wait a moment!
- (An alarm is activated)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Access granted. Good, that's it... Huh?Access granted. Good, that's it... Huh? /
We have access! Huh...?We have access! Huh...?) - Hoshimi Miyabi: Proxy, what's that warning sound...?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Oh no! The permission request was linked to (thethe) explosives!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Run! This room's gonna blow!
- (Leave the room)
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- (The room explodes)
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Such power — military-grade ammonium nitrate explosives?
- Tsukishiro Yanagi: Using these inside the building... It's no wonder there's no one stationed near it!
- Hoshimi Miyabi: They don't care about the safety of the hostages.
- (Approach the marked location)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Enemies are gathering up ahead.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I'll look for a (detour around themdetour around them /
detour!detour!) - Hoshimi Miyabi: No need. We'll just break through.
- (Approach the marked location)
- Soldier: What the—? This area's about to collapse!
- Soldier: Forget it... L—Let's just ignore this mess!
- Soldier: I don't want to be buried here!
- (Approach the marked location)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Perlman's locked inside!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We need to get rid of these guards quickly!
- Perlman: Ahhh! No! Please don't kill me!
- Perlman: What do you want from me?!
- (Talk to Perlman)
- Perlman: Aaaaah! Perfect timing! H—Hurry, get me outta here!!!
- Perlman: This place is about to blow! We need to leave NOW!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Stay close, Perlman. We'll get you out now!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There's a risk of explosions nearby, we have to get out of here.
- Perlman: Aaaah! Help! I don't want to die!
- Asaba Harumasa: Quit being difficult, old man. If I fall down, we're done for!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There should be a spatial fissure nearby.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We can use it as a shortcut to save time.
- (Approach the marked location)
- Perlman: Oh no oh no oh no! It's gonna explode! Wahhh!
- Hoshimi Miyabi: Proxy! Is this the way out of the Hollow?!
- Fairy: ...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Fairy's not responding either...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Come on! Let's get out of here!
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Quick Inspection |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 突击检查 Tūjī Jiǎnchá |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 突擊檢查 Tūjī Jiǎnchá |
| Japanese | 抜き打ち検査 Nukiuchi Kensa |
| Korean | 돌격 점검 Dolgyeok Jeomgeom |
| Spanish | Auditoría sorpresa |
| French | Inspection surprise |
| Russian | Внезапный обыск Vnezapnyy obysk |
| Thai | การตรวจสอบที่ไม่คาดคิด |
| Vietnamese | Kiểm Tra Đột Xuất |
| German | Schnelle Inspektion |
| Indonesian | Inspeksi Mendadak |
| Portuguese | Inspeção Rápida |
Change History
Released in Version 1.4 - A Storm of Falling Stars
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