The Real Culprit
Last updated 2026-08-08
The Real Culprit is the fifth episode of Season 3 - Chapter 2: The Long Goodbye in Phaethon's Story.
Parts
- Jumbled Thoughts
- A Long Night with You
- Time and Place
- Calculation Results
- Clearheaded
- Passage
- Decision to Investigate
Steps
- Tell (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) what happened
Dialogue
- (Ongoing)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I've never seen Remielle look that sad before.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): What (exactlyexactly /
reallyreally) happened between Remielle, Colonel Vike, and Lady Sunbringer? - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Forget it... I shouldn't be dwelling on that. I've got to head back to Amber Hall first and review the data we collected.Forget it... I shouldn't be dwelling on that. I've got to head back to Amber Hall first and review the data we collected. /
Ah, nevermind... Now's not the time to get stuck on that. I should head back to Amber Hall and check the data we collected.Ah, nevermind... Now's not the time to get stuck on that. I should head back to Amber Hall and check the data we collected.)
- (Idle)
- (SiblingSibling): Hmm... I've basically cracked all these codes.
- (Talk to (BelleBelle /
WiseWise))
Jumbled Thoughts
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Jumbled ThoughtsVideo Summary: Because together, the two of us make Phaethon whole.
Story Description: Back at Amber Hall, you fill (BelleBelle /
- (SiblingSibling): (Wise,Wise, /
Belle,Belle,) you're finally back! 
Huh? What's wrong?- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Huh? (Belle,Belle, /
Wise,Wise,) what's wrong? Why do you look so tense? - (SiblingSibling): How could I not be? You suddenly lost contact with Fairy down at the bottom of the Retroflux Zone.
- (SiblingSibling): If Remielle hadn't used your phone to let me know you were safe... I was about to grab Billy and Cissia and (comecome /
gogo) looking for you. - (ProtagonistProtagonist): Uh... sorry. (That'sThat's /
That wasThat was) my fault. I should've let you (know...know... / know first...know first...) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Wait... how did Remielle know my phone password? Did she learn it back (then...?then...? /
then too...?then too...?)) - (SiblingSibling): So what exactly happened after (youyou /
wewe) lost contact with (Fairy and me?Fairy and me? / you?you?) - You explain to (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) what happened after you returned from the bottom floor of the Retroflux Zone... - (SiblingSibling): You shared each other's memories... Can our ocular implants (really doreally do /
actually do something likeactually do something like) that? - I... I don't know...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I don't know... Nothing like this has ever happened before.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): But... Remielle said she saw something similar when she pulled Thaumiel out of me.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I think... Thaumiel and my ocular implants must have had some kind of weird reaction, or... a resonance.
- (SiblingSibling): Hm... true. (Both times, Thaumiel was there.Both times, Thaumiel was there. /
Thaumiel was there both times.Thaumiel was there both times.) - (SiblingSibling): But (youyou /
you'veyou've) spent quite some time with Remielle before, and nothing like (thatthat / this hasthis has) happened, right? - Yeah, that's true...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yeah, that's true. I feel like there has to be something else besides the ocular implants and Thaumiel...
- (SiblingSibling): Hm... How about we go ask Lady Dracaene the night after tomorrow? She's overseeing our treatment, so she may know more about this.
- The night after tomorrow...?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The night after tomorrow? Why then?
- (SiblingSibling): Lady Dracaene will be hosting a welcome banquet for the guests at the CCD reception hall. We received invitations as well.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Lady Dracaene's hosting it herself...? Does that mean the CCD's Singularity Leakage issue has already been resolved?
- (SiblingSibling): Most likely. Otherwise, she wouldn't have scheduled it.
- (SiblingSibling): I heard that there's another welcome banquet happening in Vyrium at the same time. Lady Lindverne and the ESD are hosting it for guests who still haven't been cleared to land in Booastrum.
- (SiblingSibling): When I went out this afternoon, I ran into Velina and Norma. It looked like they were already heading to Vyrium to make preparations.
- Guests still stranded in Vyrium...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): So there are still guests stuck in Vyrium... Do you think that person who looked like Serpico could really have been...?
- (SiblingSibling): No, (Wise...Wise... /
Belle.Belle.) There's no (way that was Serpico.way that was Serpico. / chance it was him.chance it was him.) You know (hehe / he'she's) already... - (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yeah...
- (SiblingSibling): (Wise... I get it.Wise... I get it. /
It's alright, I understand.It's alright, I understand.) Seeing Truvia again was bound to (bring back a lot ofbring back a lot of / stir up oldstir up old) memories. - (SiblingSibling): But that's all in the past now. Serpico, Helios Academy... they're gone.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Hey... Belle, why doHey... Belle, why do /
Jeez, Wise... how comeJeez, Wise... how come) you look even more upset than I do? - (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Anyway, let's leave the past where it belongs for the night. We should both get some sleep. We worked hard to get our schedule back on track, you wouldn't want to ruin it now.Anyway, let's leave the past where it belongs for the night. We should both get some sleep. We worked hard to get our schedule back on track, you wouldn't want to ruin it now. /
Come on! That's enough doom and gloom for one night. Time for bed! We worked way too hard to fix our sleep schedule. Let's not mess it up again!Come on! That's enough doom and gloom for one night. Time for bed! We worked way too hard to fix our sleep schedule. Let's not mess it up again!) - (SiblingSibling): (Yeah, you too! Don't stay up late, and no scrolling under the covers. I'll be keeping an eye on you!Yeah, you too! Don't stay up late, and no scrolling under the covers. I'll be keeping an eye on you! /
You're one to talk. Get some rest, and no playing phone games under the covers, got it?You're one to talk. Get some rest, and no playing phone games under the covers, got it?) - (BelleBelle /
WiseWise) leaves... - (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hmm... (MaybeMaybe /
Before bed, maybeBefore bed, maybe) I should take another look at the data from the Retroflux (Zone before I call it a night.Zone before I call it a night. / Zone.Zone.) If I'm lucky, I might find something that tells me who the culprit really is... - You sit in front of the HDD and completely lose track of time...
A Long Night with You
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
A Long Night with YouVideo Summary: Because together, the two of us make Phaethon whole.
Story Description: (BelleBelle /
- Late at night...
- (Wise?Wise? /
Belle?Belle?) Your light's still (on. Still working...?on. Still working...? / on... Are you still working?on... Are you still working?) ...Belle? 
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): ...Zzz...
- (SiblingSibling): ...*sigh* I told (himhim /
herher) to go to bed early, and (here we are...here we are... / yet...yet...) - (SiblingSibling): (Huh? These scattered papers here are...Huh? These scattered papers here are... /
Hm? What are these papers scattered here...?Hm? What are these papers scattered here...?) - Fairy: Notice: These are drafts Master used to analyze the culprit's intentions.
- Fairy: Additional notice: Master has been asleep for approximately 30 minutes. Deep sleep is highly probable.
- Fairy: Suggestion: Second Assistant, please refrain from any action that may wake Master.
- (SiblingSibling): I know, Fairy. (HeHe /
SheShe) needs some good rest. - (SiblingSibling): I'll handle it from here. That's what the Second Assistant is for.
- Fairy: Negative. Correction: "Second Assistant will complete it under Supreme Assistant's direction."
- (SiblingSibling): Alright. I'm counting on you then, (FirstFirst /
SupremeSupreme) Assistant.
Time and Place
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Time and PlaceVideo Summary: Because together, the two of us make Phaethon whole.
Story Description: With Fairy's help, (BelleBelle /
- (SiblingSibling): Fairy, give me a quick summary of everything we've established so far.
- Fairy: Understood. Displaying all current findings and analysis for Second Assistant.
- Fairy: Finding 1: The culprit's victims share no common traits. Their identities are of limited use for further deduction.
- Fairy: Finding 2: Whenever the culprit implanted potent Ether into each Bangboo victim, he also set a specific activation time and activation location.
- (SiblingSibling): So for the culprit, what matters (waswas /
isis) the time and location, not the victims' identities... - Fairy: Affirmative. Based on current information, the most meaningful data is the time and location of each Singularity Leakage.
- (SiblingSibling): Fairy, can you pull up Airspace Patrol's recent records? Start from when Singularity Leakages began appearing frequently. I want to see when and where each occurred.
- Fairy: Understood. Accessing Airspace Patrol's internal network...
- (SiblingSibling): Wait, Fairy, why are you hacking into Airspace Patrol's intranet?! How do we even explain this if they catch us? Just stick to the public records.
- Fairy: Too late, Second Assistant. Intrusion and search processes complete.
- (SiblingSibling): ...
- Fairy: A complete schematic has been generated for Second Assistant, with all Singularity Leakage times and locations marked.
Calculation Results
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Calculation ResultsVideo Summary: Because together, the two of us make Phaethon whole.
Story Description: During the simulation, (BelleBelle /
- (SiblingSibling): So these circles mark where each Singularity Leakage appeared, right?
- (SiblingSibling): The Energy Hub, the Retroflux Zone, the CCD... Hmm... Looking at the map, they appear to be randomly scattered around Booastrum...
- (SiblingSibling): Oh, right... I remember now. Even after a Singularity Leakage disappears, there's still a window where it can be reactivated.
- Fairy: Affirmative. Such events exist in archived records.
- (SiblingSibling): Hmm... Fairy, could you mark the locations of these reactivated Singularity Leakages as well?
- Fairy: Understood. Corresponding locations have been added to the map for Second Assistant.
- (SiblingSibling): Hmm... the positions changed a lot. No wonder (Lady Dracaene spent so long dealingLady Dracaene spent so long dealing /
it took so long for Lady Dracaene to dealit took so long for Lady Dracaene to deal) with the CCD's Singularity Leakage problem... - (SiblingSibling): Hm? Fairy, what's the significance of these overlapping areas?
- Fairy: Answer: These indicate multiple Singularity Leakages occuring in close proximity, both in time and location.
- Fairy: Analysis: Under these conditions, multiple Singularity Leakages interact, causing the affected area in real space to expand accordingly.
- (SiblingSibling): So what you're saying is... multiple Singularity Leakages that appear at the same time and place can overlap... Wait, does that mean...
- (SiblingSibling): Fairy, can you reorganize this data again? I want to pinpoint when and where these Singularity Leakages came closest to overlapping.
- Fairy: Understood. Generating new analysis results for Second Assistant.
- (SiblingSibling): —!!!
- (SiblingSibling): This is it... This has to be it!
Clearheaded
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
ClearheadedVideo Summary: A wicked and daring conspiracy.
Story Description: (WiseWise /
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hmm... How long was I (out?out? /
out for?out for?) Fairy, I said wake me up after a bit... (Huh? Belle!Huh? Belle! / Wow, Wise!Wow, Wise!) What are you doing here?! - (SiblingSibling): (Uh... that's not important! Look at this! Fairy and I found out why the culprit is creating these Singularity Leakages!Uh... that's not important! Look at this! Fairy and I found out why the culprit is creating these Singularity Leakages! /
Uh... That's not important. Fairy and I have figured out the culprit's true intent in creating Singularity Leakages. Come take a look.Uh... That's not important. Fairy and I have figured out the culprit's true intent in creating Singularity Leakages. Come take a look.)
Passage
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
PassageVideo Summary: A wicked and daring conspiracy.
Story Description: Three nights after the rescue of Toby, the Singularity Leakages begin overlapping with one another, forming a corridor stretching from the Scamall Hollow all the way to Booastrum City. The culprit may have used this route to move Girtablullu.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): What is this...!
- (SiblingSibling): This is the location of the Singularity Leakage the culprit created last week—three days after we rescued Toby.
- (SiblingSibling): All the Singularity Leakages overlap with one another, and the affected area stretches from the edge of Scamall Hollow all the way to Booastrum's main urban district.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): So... the culprit could use this method to move something from Scamall Hollow to Booastrum... (Wait, it couldn't be...Wait, it couldn't be... /
Wait,Wait,) Girtablullu?!
Decision to Investigate
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Decision to InvestigateVideo Summary: A wicked and daring conspiracy.
Story Description: To uncover the culprit's motive for moving Girtablullu, (WiseWise /
- (SiblingSibling): Yeah, I think so too... The culprit's real objective is likely to move Girtablullu into Booastrum's urban district.
- (SiblingSibling): When you encountered it, it was clearly attracted to Singularity Leakages.
- But... what happens after that?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Okay, but...Okay, but... /
But...But...) what happens after that? Once (Girtablullu is moved intoGirtablullu is moved into / Girtablullu's insideGirtablullu's inside) Booastrum's urban district, then what? - (ProtagonistProtagonist): And besides... if it's really inside the Singularity Leakages in Booastrum right now, why hasn't anyone (found it?found it? /
spotted it yet?spotted it yet?) - (SiblingSibling): Looks like we'll have to follow the trail (of theof the /
ofof) Singularity Leakages and investigate on-site. - Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Once it's daylight, Billy, Cissia, and I will head to the Energy Hub. Maybe we can follow whatever traces are left and find a new lead.
- After saying good night to (BelleBelle /
WiseWise), you rest for a few hours. Soon, another morning arrives...
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | The Real Culprit |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 帷幕之后的真凶 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 帷幕之後的真兇 |
| Japanese | 舞台の裏に潜む真犯人 |
| Korean | 장막 뒤의 진범 Jangmak Dwiui Jinbeom |
| Spanish | El verdadero culpable detrás del telón |
| French | Véritable coupable |
| Russian | Преступник за кулисами Prestupnik za kulisami |
| Thai | คนร้ายตัวจริงที่อยู่หลังม่าน |
| Vietnamese | Hung Thủ Phía Sau Bức Màn |
| German | Wahrer Täter hinter dem Vorhang |
| Indonesian | Dalang Di Balik Tirai |
| Portuguese | Real Responsável Por Trás da Cortina |
Change History
Released in Version 3.1 - The Long Goodbye
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