Unexpected Fate
Last updated 2026-07-20
Unexpected Fate is the eighth episode of Season 2 - Chapter 4: Memories of Dreams Bygone in Phaethon's Story.
Parts
- Epilogue
- A Moment's Light
- Unexpected Guest
Steps
- Our Fates Intertwine Tonight
- Return to Suibian Temple
- Talk to (BelleBelle /
WiseWise)
- Epilogue
- Go back to bed and get some sleep
Dialogue
Lantern Games
Epilogue
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Epilogue"Video Summary: Fate begins tonight.
Story Description: Miss Zhao is already waiting outside the Hollow. She says the rescued are all safe and that things are finally settled. Tonight, everyone can rest easy.
- Zhao: You're back. I hope you found who you were looking for.
- Komano Manato: How are the people in those cocoons doing?
- Zhao: All brought out safely. Dialyn and Banyue are helping look after them. You guys were the only ones left.
- Zhao: If you hadn't come back within the next hour, I was going to send people into the Hollow after you.
- Zhao: And this unfamiliar face must be Miss Yidhari.
- Yidhari: ...
What's wrong?- Don't tell me...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): What's wrong? Don't tell me... you still can't recognize anyone else?
- Yidhari: Ah, no, that's not it. Now that I'm out of the Hollow, everything's pretty much back to normal. I was just a little lost in thought. So that's what Night Emissary and Aratama-maru really look like. Their handles match them perfectly~
- Yidhari, who used clothing and voices to recognize everyone, can finally put a face to the names.
- Lucia: Mm, as long as you're getting better.
- Komano Manato: Our screen names aren't bad, I guess. But yours... you don't make me think of "Strawberry Parfait" at all.
- Zhao: Anyway, what matters is everyone's safe, and the mission's all wrapped up thanks to your efforts. Get some rest tonight. I'll book a private room someday at Yum Cha Sin and give you all a proper treat.
- Zhao: Oh, and (Mr. WiseMr. Wise /
Miss BelleMiss Belle), please leave those Lumin-Boxes I lent you. - Komano Manato: Do you have a place to stay, Yidhari? If you can't get a room at a hotel, maybe Yuzuha can help?
- Yidhari: Where are you staying, Lucia?
- Lucia: Me? ...I didn't book a room since I don't really sleep at night. But I do have a tent. Want to camp out with me?
- Yidhari: Perfect. We can chat about the Mind-Reading Monster thing.
- Lucia: Yeah, thanks for your help this time. Next time, it'll be my turn to go with you to find your Mind-Reading Monster.
- (SiblingSibling): Guess I'll log off, too. (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), I'll meet you at Suibian Temple. - Yidhari: Thank you for everything, (WiseWise /
BelleBelle). We'll... be seeing each other tomorrow, right? - Definitely.
- Sleep well tonight, and sweet dreams.
- Yidhari: (Of course. Rest easy tonight, and sweet dreams.Of course. Rest easy tonight, and sweet dreams. /
You bet. Sleep well tonight, and... sweet dreams.You bet. Sleep well tonight, and... sweet dreams.)
- Zhao: While the cocoons protected those who were lost, they weren't putting them in a stasis. When they were rescued, they had already suffered severe malnutrition, especially those who first entered the Town.
- They'll get proper treatment, right?
- Zhao: Of course. By the way, Porcelumex has leased the Echo Chamber and renovated it, specifically to provide therapy and counseling services.
- Zhao: Once those rescued have physically recovered, they'll also be sent there for follow-up psychological therapy.
- Zhao: If you've got time later, go check out the Echo Chamber. You might run into some familiar faces.
Our Fates Intertwine Tonight
- (Interact with Zhao, optional)
- Family of the Rescued: Thank you so much! We've already brought them home!
- Fearless Miner: Ha, no need to thank me! This was a team effort! Everything went so smoothly thanks to Miss Zhao's great planning!
- Zhao: Well, it's great that everyone made it out safe and sound. Though, actually, there was only one person from the list who didn't make it.
- Only... one?
- Couldn't... make it?
- Zhao: The one called Moss. He lost all vital signs while being evacuated from the Hollow.
- I see...
- Zhao: Don't think too much about it. Get some rest. I'll handle the follow-up investigation.
- (Interact with Komano Manato, optional)
- A-Yuet: Big bro's back!
- Komano Manato: Hey, had dinner yet?
- A-Yuet: Not yet, I'm starving! I want pork rib noodles!
- A-Cing: I want that and an egg on top!
- A-Yuet: And throw in some chicken wings!
- Komano Manato: Ugh... fine! Let's go check if the market's still open...
- (Interact with Yidhari, optional)
- Yidhari: Ahh... the scent of the sea breeze... Feels good... Makes me feel so refreshed. When I was little, I loved standing at the dock, just gazing at the ocean, lost in thought...
- Actually...
- I've seen that memory...
- You recount all the memories of Yidhari you saw in the Hollow...
- Yidhari: Really... Fascinating. Has it happened to you before in the Hollow?
- Nah, just this once.
- Yidhari: In that case... it must be related to my ability. During that hazy time in the Hollow, I'd often find myself unconsciously thinking about the past or recent dreams. Without realizing it, those thoughts leaked out along with the uncontrolled Ether.
- Yidhari: And then you saw those deeper things contained within the Ether, didn't you? Your eyes are special like mine... no, even more special than mine...
- Sorry for peeking into your memories.
- Yidhari: No, no need to be sorry~ Actually, I'm happy this happened...
- Yidhari: I often struggle to connect with others, content to be just an observer, lost in watching other people's stories. I never thought someone would want to watch my story too. If it's you, I don't mind you seeing those memories~
- Yidhari: But like Moss said, I'm not satisfied with just watching stories anymore...
- Ready to continue writing stories?
- Yidhari: Yes, the story's just beginning. There's still so many tales to write, about us, about everyone, right?
- (Interact with Lucia, optional)
- Lucia: Hey (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), heading off to rest? - Yup... what about you?
- Lucia: The night is still young... I need to think carefully about how to tell my family all this...
- When you have time...
- Lucia: Hm?
- I'll take you to see Nineveh.
- Lucia: ...Yeah, you must have seen many Ethereals that I haven't documented yet. Take me with you next time you go looking for Ethereals. Not just Nineveh, but also the golden Blastcrawler, and all sorts of others...
- Lucia: Ah, if you want to look for the Mind-Reading Monster, I'm down to go with you again!
- Then it's settled!
- Lucia: It's a promise!
- (Reach the designated area)
A Moment's Light
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
A Moment's LightVideo Summary: Fate begins tonight.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hm? A-Shuo?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): What's going on?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Belion! What are you doing up there...?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hold on...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (I feel like I've seen this before...I feel like I've seen this before... /
I'm getting a sense of deja vu...I'm getting a sense of deja vu...) - (ProtagonistProtagonist): It's you again!
- Ju Fufu: Remember...
- Ju Fufu: If you see a girl with a big fluffy tail...
- Ju Fufu: Flowing light brown hair...
- Ju Fufu: And wearing a pretty red ribbon...
- Ju Fufu: Then you should call her—
- (ProtagonistProtagonist):: Senior?
- Senior Sister: What did you just call me?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Well, uh... Senior...Well, uh... Senior... /
I called you... Senior...I called you... Senior...) - Senior Sister: Wait... Are you...
- Senior Sister: Saying!
- Senior Sister: I have a junior now?
Unexpected Guest
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
"Unexpected Guest"Video Summary: Fate begins tonight.
Story Description: Suibian Temple welcomes an unexpected guest. A brief encounter adds another Senior Sister to your mystic journey.
- Senior Sister: *panting* Breathe... Calm yourself... Phew... there. Sorry, I lost my composure for a moment.
- Don't worry about it, Senior.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Don't worry about it, Senior.
- Senior Sister: *gasp* Breathe! Focus!
- Senior Sister Fufu told me to call you that.
- Did I get it wrong?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Senior Fufu told me clearly to address you this way if I saw you. I didn't make a mistake, did I?Senior Fufu told me clearly to address you this way if I saw you. I didn't make a mistake, did I? /
Senior Fufu told me to call you that if I ever met you. I didn't get it wrong, did I?Senior Fufu told me to call you that if I ever met you. I didn't get it wrong, did I?) - Senior Sister: No, of course not. It's just surprising that simply going out for a stroll could lead to something like this. I'm already... being called senior now...
- Ye Shunguang: Oh right, ahem... I'm Ye Shunguang. And your name is?
- I'm (WiseWise /
BelleBelle). - (ProtagonistProtagonist): I'm (WiseWise /
BelleBelle). - Ye Shunguang: Alright then, Junior (WiseWise /
BelleBelle). From now on, you can call me Senior Shunguang, or Second Senior Sister... Hmm, but I suppose just plain "Senior" sounds more impressive... - You've actually got another junior.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): You've actually got another junior. I'll go get (herher /
himhim)... - Ye Shunguang: That's okay. I have things to do, so I have to get going. Make sure you don't tell Shifu about what happened tonight.
- Understood.
- As you command, Senior Sister.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (UnderstoodUnderstood /
Got itGot it). As you command, Senior. - Ye Shunguang: ...
- What's wrong?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Is something wrong?Is something wrong? /
What's wrong?What's wrong?) - Ye Shunguang: Have we... met somewhere before?
- Nope.
- It's my first time in Waifei.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (I don't think so. It's my first time in Waifei Peninsula.I don't think so. It's my first time in Waifei Peninsula. /
Nope. This is my first time in Waifei.Nope. This is my first time in Waifei.) - Ye Shunguang: Mm, well I've got to get going, but I have a feeling... We'll be seeing each other very soon.
- And just like that, with only a single brief meeting that night, on your path as a mystic, shows up another senior sister.
- (Ongoing)
- (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), what was that sound?
- (Interact with (SiblingSibling))
- (SiblingSibling): (Belle, you're back.Belle, you're back. /
Wise, you're back!Wise, you're back!) What was that sound just now? - Belion fell from the roof.
- (SiblingSibling): Huh? Why's Belion on the roof?
- Because a cat fell from the roof.
- (SiblingSibling): What are you even talking about? As your senior, I command you to reorganize your (words~words~ /
words.words.) - Okay...
- So, you recount everything that had just happened, including your encounter with Senior Ye Shunguang.
- (SiblingSibling): (Eh? So we have another senior sister, huh? And her surname is also Ye... She must be the little sister that Senior Ye mentioned!Eh? So we have another senior sister, huh? And her surname is also Ye... She must be the little sister that Senior Ye mentioned! /
So we have another senior sister, and her surname is also Ye... She must be the little sister that Senior Ye mentioned.So we have another senior sister, and her surname is also Ye... She must be the little sister that Senior Ye mentioned.) - However...
- (SiblingSibling): However?
- She wasn't wearing Suibian Temple attire.
- She's not dressed like someone from Suibian Temple.
- (SiblingSibling): There must be a good reason for it, right? Otherwise, she wouldn't have specifically asked you to keep it secret from Shifu.
- Oh right! You've gotta keep this a secret for me!
- (SiblingSibling): Don't worry, I'll keep my lips sealed tight and won't tarnish your reputation! Now, go get some sleep, I'm hitting the hay too. Finally gonna get a good night's rest tonight. A junior disciple's first training...
- Mission complete!
Epilogue
- (Interact with Warm Bed)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (After all these days of hard work, it's time for a proper night's sleep.)
Go to sleep!
- Finally, you can get some proper sleep. You met so many people these short few days.
- Yidhari sleeping in her memories, Lucia searching for the Mind-Reading Monster, another Manato, Banyue Shifu with his calm and powerful demeanor, Miss Zhao and Dialyn with their contrasting personalities... and all those "dreams," half-real and half-fantasy.
- Wonder if they'll remember that illusory dream when they wake up.
- Though we've resolved the issue with the Town, new questions have surfaced. Why did Senior Ye and Sarah take the same path, and where are they headed? And that whisper lurking in the Miasma when we first entered the town, the one that wasn't of Yidhari's will... who could it be...?
- We'll have to wait until that fissure at the end of the passage appears again to find answers. But right now... sleep comes first!
- Let's do something else!
- (Interact with Warm Bed again, after choosing "Let's do something else!")
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Time to hit the hay.)
- Go to sleep!
- (Same as above)
- Let's do something else!
- The next morning...
- (SiblingSibling): You're awake, (Wise!Wise! /
Belle.Belle.) Miss Zhao just dropped off some files. She said you might be interested. - Files?
- (SiblingSibling): Yeah, she said they're some files she filtered through for content we're allowed to see. I've already checked them out. There's definitely some interesting stuff in there.
- (SiblingSibling): I left the files on the desk next to the HDD terminal. Feel free to check them out if you're interested.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Unexpected Fate |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 意外的缘 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 意外的緣 |
| Japanese | 思いがけない縁 |
| Korean | 뜻밖의 인연 Tteutbakkui Inyeon |
| Spanish | Destino inesperado |
| French | Destin inattendu |
| Russian | Неожиданная встреча Neozhidannaya vstrecha |
| Thai | โชคชะตาที่ไม่คาดฝัน |
| Vietnamese | Duyên Phận Bất Ngờ |
| German | Unerwartete Fügung |
| Indonesian | Takdir yang Tak Terduga |
| Portuguese | Um Encontro Inesperado |
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