The Missing Witness
Last updated 2026-02-03
The Missing Witness is a Combat Story commission. It is unlocked during Chapter 5 of Phaethon's Story during Quick Inspection (Episode).
Enemy Info
Parts
- The Search in Ballet
- Watch & Wait
- Substitute
Gameplay Notes
- In Trial Mode,
Asaba Harumasa, 
Tsukishiro Yanagi, 
Hoshimi Miyabi are added to the squad.
Soukaku will assist in battle.
Trial Mode
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HP: 9,604 ATK: 2,083 DEF: 687 Impact: 86 CRIT Rate: 5% CRIT DMG: 50% Anomaly Mastery: 164 Anomaly Proficiency: 253 PEN Ratio: 0% PEN: 0 Energy Regen: 1.2 Energy Generation Rate: 0% Energy Limit: 120 DMG Bonus: 31% +10% |
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HP: 9,497 ATK: 2,112 DEF: 683 Impact: 86 CRIT Rate: 37% CRIT DMG: 80.4% +30% Anomaly Mastery: 140 Anomaly Proficiency: 208 PEN Ratio: 0% PEN: 0 Energy Regen: 1.2 Energy Generation Rate: 0% Energy Limit: 120 DMG Bonus: 21% |
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Dialogue
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)
- (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.
- (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!
- (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!
- 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!
Watch & Wait
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Watch and Wait"Video Summary: Sometimes, accidents are deliberate arrangements.
- A fissure gleams not far off. As the explosions draw closer, the HDD's ear-piercing warning comes again...
"H.D.D. voice output failed. Activating backup output:"
"Warning! Danger detected on the path ahead!" - Something seems off!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (There'sThere's /
There isThere is) an exit ahead! But... this is odd. Why is there only one result from the calculations? Shouldn't there be several? - Tsukishiro Yanagi: Proxy, we're running out of time! We need to get out now!
- Perlman: I don't want to die! Ahhhhhh!
- The explosion causes the surrounds to collapse. Out of desperation, everyone charges into the fissure.
The light from the fissure overwhelms your senses. The eerie, heavy, ominous feeling inside the Hollow abruptly disappears. The next moment... - Bringer: Oh? Isn't this a surprise!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (...What?...What? /
Huh...?Huh...?) - Hoshimi Miyabi: ...Bringer!
- Bringer: Perlman, the culprit of the Vision scandal! Who sabotaged the witnesses' airship to escape to the Outer Ring, who snuck back into New Eridu during this critical election period, is now apprehended on the spot by Public Security!
- Bringer: And... appearing alongside suspect Perlman, assisting him in entering and exiting the Hollow... members of Section 6 of H.A.N.D...
- Bringer: As the acting Commander of the Janus Quarter, I'm requesting that you all come with me to Public Security Headquarters for an explanation. Shall we?
Substitute
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Substitute"Video Summary: In critical moments, decisions are made in a split second.
Story Description: Discovering HSOS 6 members with a wanted fugitive, Bringer accuses them of being involved in the case and demands that they be taken away.
In a moment of desperation, Hoshimi Miyabi pushes Perlman into the Hollow, promptly getting herself arrested by Bringer as the accountable party.
In a moment of desperation, Hoshimi Miyabi pushes Perlman into the Hollow, promptly getting herself arrested by Bringer as the accountable party.
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Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
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| English | The Missing Witness |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 失踪的证人 Shīzōng de Zhèngrén |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 失蹤的證人 Shīzōng de Zhèngrén |
| Japanese | 失踪した証人 Shissoshita Shōnin |
| Korean | 실종된 증인 Siljongdoen Jeung'in |
| Spanish | El testigo desaparecido |
| French | Le témoin disparu |
| Russian | Пропавший свидетель Propavshiy svidetel' |
| Thai | พยานที่หายไป |
| Vietnamese | Nhân Chứng Mất Tích |
| German | Der fehlende Zeuge |
| Indonesian | Saksi yang Hilang |
| Portuguese | Testemunha Desaparecida |
Change History
Released in Version 1.4 - A Storm of Falling Stars
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