The Hare and the Proxy
Last updated 2025-12-23
This article is about the commission related to the episode Proxy Business. For similarly named commission featured in the episode Emergency, see The Proxy and the Hare.
The Hare and the Proxy is the first HDD-based Story Commission within the Prologue. Upon selecting this commission for the first time, the player will be asked to select the Mode of play.
Enemy List
Trial Mode
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HP: 766 ATK: 105 DEF: 62 Impact: 118 CRIT Rate: 5% CRIT DMG: 50% Anomaly Mastery: 94 Anomaly Proficiency: 93 PEN Ratio: ?% PEN: ? Energy Regen: 1.2 Energy Generation Rate: ?% Energy Limit: ? |
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Dialogue
Sensory Sync
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Sensory SyncVideo Summary: Proxies all have their own expertise, and Phaethon's trump card is... transforming into a Bangboo!
- (A Cutscene plays)
- (SiblingSibling): Hello, can you hear me Nicole? You can put Eous through now!
- Nicole: Okay! Right, little one, off you go then~
- Eous: Ehn-na!
- Nicole: Done! Bangboo's on the way!
- (SiblingSibling): (Well then, can we begin?Well then, can we begin? /
So, can we start it up?So, can we start it up?) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): Uh-um
- Eous: Ehn...! En-na nhu!
Phaethon uses the HDD system to Sensory Sync with the Bangboo Eous, allowing them to enter the Hollows as the Bangboo.Bangboo have specialized detection capabilities, commonly known as the "Bangboo View" mode.
Bangboo can use it to quickly detect available devices nearby, such as their specialized Bangboo Workbenches.
※Bangboo View is unaffected by obstacles.
Press to activate Bangboo View.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We need to calibrate the Hollow data (firstfirst) before starting the rescue.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Let's look for a Bangboo Workbench nearby.
- (Tutorial)
- AI: Press to activate Bangboo View.
- (Approach the Supply Box to show Hollow Supply Box tutorial)
- (Approach the Bangboo Workbench)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): This is it! Let's start connecting
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Found it — the Bangboo Workbench!)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (The city is equipped with many of these Bangboo-specific devices. In the event of a Hollow disaster, the authorities upload the most basic Carrot — Hollow Observation Data for evacuation — into the workbench, allowing Bangboo to retrieve it for citizen rescue missions.)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Since Hollow environments change rapidly, our local Hollow database needs to be frequently calibrated using Carrot data to ensure calculations are accurate.)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (No time to waste — get the data quickly!)
- Connect now!
- (Load into Marcel Maze)
- Just a second.
- (Exit dialogue)
- (Interacting with the Bangboo Workbench repeats dialogue)
- (Upon entering the Marcel Maze)
- Male AI: "Loaded to Visualized Space."
- Male AI: "Target: Collect Hollow observation data."
- Bangboo's exclusive virtual visual space that can automatically "visualize" mission targets when the Bangboo is connected to certain intelligent systems.
Explore the Marcel Maze and find the hidden Observation Data.Press, to make Eous jump up.
Hold to have Eous jump higher.
Press, to make Eous dash forward.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The data's hidden around here (somewheresomewhere). Let's move!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Careful, don't fall into the Data Abyss.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Based on my experience, just follow the signposts.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hya~ These stubby little legs!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I didn't expect to jump so high with Eous's little legs.
- (Tutorial)
- AI: Press or to move Eous to new locations
- (Get to the end of the Marcel Maze)
- Male AI: "You are approaching the observation data."
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Voila!
- (Return to the Hollow)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Data acquired! The local database has been calibrated, and the nearby spatial structure mapped out!)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Let's see... there seems to be a spacial fissure nearby. The data on the other side of the fissure shows slight fluctuations — could it be human activity?)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (It's highly likely Billy and Anby are on the other side of the fissure. Let's head there and check it out.)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The Cunning Hares might be on the other side of the fissure.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Let's go investigate.
- (Interact with Fissure)
Perfect Timing
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Perfect TimingVideo Summary: Proxies all have their own expertise, and Phaethon's trump card is... transforming into a Bangboo!
- (A Cutscene plays)
- Billy: Huh?! We're back here again?
- Billy: Damn, another fight?! At the rate my ammo's depleting, I can say goodbye to my efficiency bonus...
- Anby: Incoming, get ready
- Anby: Hmph?
- Billy: Wait, that wasn't me!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Hey, all! Over here!Hey, all! Over here! /
Hey, guys! Over here!Hey, guys! Over here!) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Nice work, allNice work, all /
Good work, allGood work, all) - Anby: It's a scarf-wearing, talking Bangboo...
- Billy: Ohhh! You're—
- Billy & Anby: Phaethon!
A Short Break
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
A Short BreakVideo Summary: Proxies all have their own expertise, and Phaethon's trump card is... transforming into a Bangboo!
Story Description: On the way out, everyone took a short rest, and Billy couldn't stop praising your ability to sync with a Bangboo to enter the Hollow.
- The Cretan Hollow, somewhere at the old metro junction.
- Anby: I can't hear that superior Ethereal anymore.
- Billy: Uh, great, I feel like my legs' pistons are gonna break!
- Anby: I propose now is a good time to take a break. Is that acceptable, Proxy?
- I'm already lying down!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Eous needs to run some debugging, so I'm gonna lay down.Eous needs to run some debugging, so I'm gonna lay down. /
Eous needs some debugging anyway, so go take a load off.Eous needs some debugging anyway, so go take a load off.) - Anby: You and Billy can rest, I'll take the first watch.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Eous needs to run some debugging, so I'm gonna lay down.Eous needs to run some debugging, so I'm gonna lay down. /
- You all rest. I'll take the first watch.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): You all rest. I'll take the first watch.
- Anby: Thanks, Proxy.
- Billy: That was dangerous. It's crazy what a powerful monster that Red Fang dude mutated into.
- Billy: It's all thanks to you, Manager. You got us out of there in the nick of time.
- Billy: As expected from Phaethon! Reliable as always!
- I'm just doing what any Proxy does.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (You flatter me. I'm just doing what any Proxy does.You flatter me. I'm just doing what any Proxy does. /
Hehe, you flatter me. I'm just doing what any Proxy does.Hehe, you flatter me. I'm just doing what any Proxy does.) - Anby: I figured, to save money, Nicole would've left us to fend for ourselves. Hiring the great Phaethon to get us out is quite a surprise.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (You flatter me. I'm just doing what any Proxy does.You flatter me. I'm just doing what any Proxy does. /
- A few more compliments and I might give you a discount.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): A few more compliments like that and I might just give you a discount.
- Anby: Really?
- Billy: I think the Proxy was just trying to be polite, Anby.
- Anby: Speaking of the commission fee, I thought with Phaethon being so expensive, Nicole would've left us to fend for ourselves. I didn't think she'd actually hire you.
- Anby: If you hadn't come, I'm afraid we wouldn't have made it out of that Ethereal's territory. Thanks for coming to the rescue.
- Billy: Speaking of which, I've always wanted to ask about that device in your store, you know, the one that lets you sync with Bangboo and communicate in real-time within a Hollow!
- Billy: That's some serious tech! Even Public Security and the Hollow Investigative Association can't do it!
- Billy: With a trump card like that, why didn't you just join the Association?
- Billy: Whatever way you look at it, working with us Hollow Raiders has to be more dangerous than the profit is worth.
- Oh, ahem...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Heh, well...Heh, well... /
Ahaha, about that...Ahaha, about that...) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Billy is right. Due to the unique nature of the Hollows, traditional communication signals are unable to transmit to the outside — a challenge all Hollow exploration agencies have yet to solve.)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (But our specialized equipment, the HDD, uses smart lenses implanted in (our eyesour eyes /
my and my brother's eyesmy and my brother's eyes) to allow communication within the Hollows.) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (It's something we inherited from "a certain place," but revealing where we come from would only put us at risk.)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): ((BelleBelle /
My brotherMy brother) and I still have something we need to do, and to achieve that goal, we need to venture deep into the Hollows.) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): ((We had to start out as Proxies because we couldn't risk a background check from any official agencies. We're working hard to get money and intel.)(We had to start out as Proxies because we couldn't risk a background check from any official agencies. We're working hard to get money and intel.) /
(The identity checks by official agencies were too strict, so we had to start out as Proxies. We're working hard to get some money and intel together.)(The identity checks by official agencies were too strict, so we had to start out as Proxies. We're working hard to get some money and intel together.)) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (In the past, the authorities turned a blind eye when it came to Proxies, but (recently, things have been becoming increasingly difficult.recently, things have been becoming increasingly difficult. /
it's been getting tougher lately.it's been getting tougher lately.)) - Ethereal: ——%￥￥#...#￥%!!
- Anby: That sounds like an Ethereal.
- Billy: So soon? I only just sat down!
- Anby: We have to get out of here.
- Anby: Unless, Billy, you'd like to stay here forever? That new Starlight Knight Belt you wanted? I guess I'll place it at your grave next year.
- Billy: When you say things like that with that poker face of yours, I can't tell if you're joking or not!
- Let's get moving. Follow me.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Let's get moving. Follow me.
- Anby: Leave any combat along the way to us.
- Billy: You just focus on leading the way. Of course, it'd be nice if you lend a hand if battles get a little too intense.
- Working with you two is like watching a comedy show.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Working with you two is like watching a never-ending sitcom.
- Anby: Is that why you keep letting Nicole hire you on credit?
- Billy: Uhh... I don't know if I should be happy about that or not...
- Billy: But now's not the time. We should get out of here before those Ethereals catch up.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The exit is just ahead, follow me!
- Billy: Finally! We can get outta here!!
- Anby: There's still enemies nearby. Don't let your guard down.
- ?: ...*$%—!!
- Anby: Ethereals!
Time to Leave
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Time to LeaveVideo Summary: Proxies all have their own expertise, and Phaethon's trump card is... transforming into a Bangboo!
- (A Cutscene plays with Anby and Billy fighting some Ethereals)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Keep it up! We're almost there!
- Anby: I'm fine, but Billy's wallet might be crying...
- Billy: I've got goosebumps... It's so powerful!
- Anby: Can you even get goosebumps, Billy?
- Billy: It's a metaphor, alright?! Let's just focus on the enemy.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Ether activity increased! (They're getting violent. Be careful.They're getting violent. Be careful. /
They're getting cranky. Watch out!They're getting cranky. Watch out!)
Full Speed Ahead
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Full Speed AheadVideo Summary: Proxies all have their own expertise, and Phaethon's trump card is... transforming into a Bangboo!
Story Description: After successfully finding an exit from the Hollow, you disconnected from the Bangboo. Anby and Billy met up with Nicole waiting outside the Hollow.
- Billy: Manager! Which way should we go?
- We keep moving forward.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): We keep moving forward.
- Billy: Keep moving forward, roger that! Wait... Forward?!
- Full speed ahead!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Full speed ahead!
- Billy: Understood! Full speed ahead! Wait... Ahead?
- Billy: But that's a wall in front of us! Smash it? You wanna smash through it? I don't have that kind of firepower right now...
- (SiblingSibling): Don't worry. Just do what my (brotherbrother /
sistersister) says. - Billy: That voice... Oh! It's the other Phaethon!
- You're finally online. Took your time...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): You're finally online. (Took your time...Took your time...)
- (SiblingSibling): (Sorry, I was checking to make sure the Hollow exit was stable.Sorry, I was checking to make sure the Hollow exit was stable. /
Apologies. I was confirming the Hollow exit was stable.Apologies. I was confirming the Hollow exit was stable.)
- Don't take over my channel like that.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Don't jump onto my channel all of a sudden, Belle. It's not good for my heart.Don't jump onto my channel all of a sudden, Belle. It's not good for my heart. /
Seriously, can you not jump on my channel all of a sudden? You scared me.Seriously, can you not jump on my channel all of a sudden? You scared me.) - (SiblingSibling): Sorry(, sorry, sorry). Since you're synced with the Bangboo, this is the only way we can communicate.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Don't jump onto my channel all of a sudden, Belle. It's not good for my heart.Don't jump onto my channel all of a sudden, Belle. It's not good for my heart. /
- (SiblingSibling): Billy, Anby, can you hear me? My (brotherbrother /
sistersister) was right about the escape route( / just nowjust now). - (SiblingSibling): You know space inside the Hollows is totally distorted. That means...
- Anby: —A way out may look like a dead end. But a dead end may also just be a dead end.
- Billy: Thanks for the explanation, Anby...
- (SiblingSibling): Anyways, our escape route after getting out has been arranged, you can trust us.
- (SiblingSibling): Hey (brobro /
BelleBelle), you can cut the connection now. - I'm hanging up now.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (I'm hanging up now. Talk soon~I'm hanging up now. Talk soon~ /
Let's call it. Talk soon~Let's call it. Talk soon~)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (I'm hanging up now. Talk soon~I'm hanging up now. Talk soon~ /
- See you at the store. Good luck, you two.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): See you at the store. Good luck, you two.
- Sensory synchronization has been disconnected—
- Anby: It's gone quiet...
- Anby: It became a regular Bangboo.
- Billy: Why would they de-sync at a time like this?
- Anby: Going straight forward. Brace for impact.
- Billy: We're gonna crash! We're gonna crash! We're gonna crash!
- With a strange sense of release, the two pass through the wall as though it's nothing.
- Anby: The oppressive weight of Ether is gone.
- Billy: We're out... We're finally out! Aha!
- (BEEP BEEP—)
- Nicole: Phaethon got the time and location spot on...
- Nicole: Hey, you two! Get in the car!
- Billy: Boss!
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
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| English | The Hare and the Proxy |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 兔与绳 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 兔與繩 |
| Japanese | 兎と縄 |
| Korean | 토끼와 로프 Tokkiwa Ropeu |
| Spanish | Liebre y proxy |
| French | Le Lièvre et le Proxy |
| Russian | Заяц и прокси Zayats i proksi |
| Thai | กระต่ายกับ Proxy |
| Vietnamese | Nhà Thỏ Và Người Kết Nối |
| German | Hase und Proxy |
| Indonesian | Kelinci dan Proxy |
| Portuguese | Lebre e Proxy |
Change History
Released in Version 1.0 - Welcome To New Eridu
- The Commission's Subtype of [Investigation] was changed to [Story].
- The Hare and the Proxy was released.