Jonas

Jonas
'If it is truly as wide as the ocean, why can't it tolerate the dregs?'
Physical Information
Height	185cm
Weight	80kg
Age	51
Birthdate	June 17
Gender	Male
Identity	Leader of Order of Equality
Like	Historic relics
Dislike	Socializing
Weapon	White Queen
Classification
Element	Earth
Class	Mage
Artist Credits
Artist	Gyee Team
CV	CN: 图特哈蒙 (Tu Te Ha Meng) EN: Andy Field JP: 前野智昭 (Tomoaki Maeno)

Jonas - Leader of Order of Equality.

Runs a giant business empire.

Chess or Trick? True or False?

Intro

Jonas was born into a wealthy merchant family of Harveston. He inherited the family business in his 20s. Determined to live an open life as a Gyee, he transferred his business to Azria. When he first arrived at Azria, Jonas helped Harmon, Azria Parliment's Elder, change the guardians' armor and gained Harmon's trust. He was then recruited to be Azria's official merchant.

During his term as Azria's official merchant, Jonas brought a large fortune to the city and expanded his business even further. In the meantime, his generosity, kindness and hospitality were well loved by both commoners and officials alike.

Ever since Never Isle was established, Gyees were divided into two fractions.

The fraction led by Jonas had founded the 'Order of Equality'. They believe that disputes and misunderstandings can only be settled through communication. To promote fellow Gyees' benefits and improve their relationship with humans, they advocate the idea of conducting business and cooperation with humans.

By utilizing his courage, means, fortune, and network, Jonas built a giant business empire after a decade's work and improved the living conditions of Gyees in Luxium.

However, given the circulating rumors about him and his mysterious lifestyle, people started to doubt his way of doing business. Some people even suspect that his ambition won't stop here...

Although no one can deny the contribution he has made to fellows, the disputes and suspicions about him will never stop...

Forming a Pact

Jonas's rarity: SSR

Max Epiphany without Illumination: Level 6

The player can form a pact with Jonas by the following methods:

• Starter Summon
  • Use 28 Heart Stones to add this Gyee to the Starter Summon pool.
• Limited Summon
  • You can form a pact with Jonas by summoning him on his limited-time banner.

Skills

Basic

	Arcane Chess Cost: 10 Mana Cool Down: None Flux: Non-elemental Type: Ranged
Skill Description
Jonas drives an arcane chess piece, dealing M.DMG equal to M.ATK*[Skill Level] to 1 enemy. If he has any Advantage, Magic Leak will be added to the target. Magic Leak: While the effect is active, character takes 15% more M.DMG for 2 rounds. This effect cannot be purified and can only be stacked up to 3 times. Skill Level 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
Passives
Requires 50 Gyee Insight to unlock Strategy [Arcana Chess]'s damage is increased by 15%.

Advanced

	Star Trail Cost: None Cool Down: 2 Rounds Flux: Earth Type: Ranged
Skill Description
Jonas weaves Star Trail with Arcane power, and channels for 2 rounds. The first round deals M.DMG equal to M.ATK *[Skill Level] to all enemies. The second round deals M.DMG equal to M.ATK *[Skill Level] to all enemies. This skill's damage is taken evenly by all surviving enemy units. While channeling, each round restores 15 Mana. Skill Level 150%, 450% 170%, 510% 190%, 570% 210%, 630% 230%, 690%
Passives
Requires 150 Gyee Insight each to unlock Star Shift Star Trail will add a medium amount of true damage to each target. Damage is reduced as self HP lowers. Time Change During the channeling of Star Trail , gains immunity to Control. Upon receiving single attack, gains [Chess Breaker]. [Chess Breaker]: While the effect is active, reduces damage dealt by self by 20% for 1 round. Cannot be purified.

Ultimate

	True or False Cost: 90 Mana Cool Down: 3 Rounds Flux: Non-elemental Type: Self
Skill Description
Jonas creates an Arcana field on your side with pieces, gaining [Advantage I] and [Way to Defense]; if not attacked by single-target attack while the effect is active, gains [Advantage II]; if not attacked by single-target attack while the effect is active, gains [Advantage III]. [Advantage I]: increases DMG by 20% for 1 round. Cannot be dispelled. [Advantage II]: increases DMG by 50% for 1 round. Cannot be dispelled. [Advantage III]: increases DMG by 120% for 2 rounds. Cannot be dispelled. [Way to Defense]: reduces self's DMG taken by 50% for 3 rounds. Cannot be dispelled. Grants [Decoy] to all living allies except self (cannot gain this effect while having God or Deform immunity) and allies gain [King Chess]. [Decoy]: Jonas's clone that inherits the original Gyee's attributes, it can only cast Arcane Chess and defend. The character is immune to [God], [Invincibility], [Deform] and [Silence], reduces AOE DMG taken by 20% and increases single-target DMG taken by 400%. Lasts till Jonas's [King Chess] disappears or the character is defeated and can be dispelled. When this effect disappears, the character will gain the HP and resource (Mana, Rage, Focus, Concentration) from before the deformation. [King Chess]: While the effect is active, increases Arcane Chess's M.DMG by [Skill Level] for 1 round. Can be dispelled. Guarantees crit on the next cast of Arcane Chess. Skill Level 220% 240% 260% 280% 300%
Passives
Requires 300 Gyee Insight each to unlock Way of Chess Enhances [King Chess]'s Damage Increase by 12%. (Once skill reaches max level and Passive is unlocked, Damage boost is increased from 300% to 336%.) Bedazzle Every 1 [Decoy] in ally units reduces Jonas' P.DMG and M.DMG taken by 15%. Spirit Essence Casting True or False adds defeated allies [Decoy]. Units that gain [Decoy] in this manner will return to defeated status after [Decoy] is removed.

Mastery

	Mastermind Cost: None Cool Down: None
Skill Description
Jonas excels in making strategies and tactics, increasing self's Max Mana by 15 points. But each round's Mana recovery is reduced by 15 points (The effect can be activated without unlocking Mastery). The character's P.DMG is reduced by 30%, while storing all M.DMG taken. While casting Arcane Chess, adds 80% of stored true damage and then removes the same amount of stored damage. Jonas' M.DMG dealt is increased by (15.00% + Mastery Bonus). Cannot be dispelled. Jonas has a keen observation and he is immune to all [Silence], [Chaos], and [Deform] effects.

Imprint

Basic Engraving

• Wisdom Engraving (M.ATK +0.48% per Engraving level)
  • Each engraving level requires I.N. Flux - Earth x120 and Gold x25,000

Imprint Skill

The following Imprint Skill can be equipped on other Gyees and Avatars once unlocked.

	Magus Skill Type: Passive Class Allowed: Mage Banned: Jonas
Stage 1
Unlocked at Epiphany Lv. 2 Increases self's DMG Dealt by 3%, if the wearer is a [Earth] Flux Avatar or Gyee, additionally increases the damage by 7%.
Stage 2
Unlocked at Epiphany Lv. 4 Reduces self's DMG taken from avatars or Gyees by 8%, and additionally reduces self's DMG taken from [Water] flux avatars or Gyees by 16%.
Stage 3
Unlocked at Epiphany Lv. 6 When battle begins, self gets [Magus]. [Magus], lasts for 22 rounds, cannot be dispelled, removed upon defeat, and cannot be stacked up. When takes M.DMG, recovers 5 Mana. After casting normal attack, inflicts [Mana Link] to the target. [Mana Link], lasts for 2 rounds. Cannot be dispelled, removed upon defeat, and cannot be stacked up. When the caster takes skill damage, the buff holder takes damage of the same amount.
Upgrade
Purchase in Inner Nexus > Dream Dreads for Dream Medal x1280 When the holder of [Mana Link] takes skill damage, transfers 10% of the damage into the caster's HP.

Intimacy

Date Choices

Dates will give either 500, 700, or 900 intimacy points depending on the choice selected.

• Who's Ka? - Does Ka really exist? Or, what is Ka?
  • Cue: Do you think Kai really exists?
    • Kai is a real god
      700 Intimacy
    • It is a lie
      500 Intimacy
    • It is another name for fate.
      900 Intimacy

• A broken ruler - What do humans really need? The help itself, or the heart-warming feeling?
  • Cue: Was that an ethical thing to do?
    • Of course it is ethical for someone to devote himself selflessly.
      500 Intimacy
    • The essence of ethics is helping others and yourself.
      700 Intimacy
    • It's hard to say and not necessary to dwell on it.
      900 Intimacy

• Young Talent - Jonas loves visiting young talents in Order of Equality. And this time...
  • Cue: Any suggestions?
    • Radian
      900 Intimacy
    • Yan Shu-Chi
      700 Intimacy
    • Eddie
      500 Intimacy

Intimacy Blocks

To reach Intimacy levels 7 and 11, Jonas needs mementos (found in Darkflux Raid), reiki (found in Extreme Fight or Arcana Tracker), and the following block item:

• Intimacy Level 7
  • S - Azria Silver Coin
    • A silver coin that was cast during the early times of Azria. An almost extinct collection that has an extremely high value.
      Used to break through Markus' Intimacy. Obtained in Darkflux Raid.
• Intimacy Level 11
  • David's Sleeve
    • The holy relic of the very first Hand of Ka. Legend has it that David tore off his sleeve to save the villagers. But since it's outdated, there exist multiple items of such kind. Even connoisseurs cannot tell them apart.
      Used to break through Markus' Intimacy. Obtained in Darkflux Raid.

Basic Drink Preferences

50% bonus

25% bonus

No bonus

No bonus

Note: All blended drinks have a base preference bonus of 25% that can be modified by the drink's attributes.

Gift Preferences

50% bonus

25% bonus

No bonus

Views

Unlock views by leveling the intimacy of other gyees.

• Mike: Jonas is the richest man in the world. But his fortune is not entirely his... But that's why he made so much money. For people like me who spend every penny having fun, there is no way for me to copy him.
  Mike's Intimacy reaches Lv.2 to unlock
• Nemesio: Speaking your mind will become an addiction
  Nemesio's Intimacy reaches Lv.4 to unlock
• Markus: Hm... This guy is cunning as a fox. He always uses dirty means to achieve his goals. This pisses me off. There should be a limit to unfair means! But he and I share the goal: fighting for Gyees' future! To be honest, I really want to have a drink with him!
  Markus's Intimacy reaches Lv.6 to unlock
• Will: I have known him for more than three decades. He often says that we've changed a lot. But as I see it, only superficial things such as appearance or lifestyle have changed...In essence, he is still the same naive boy who is more persevering than anyone about his faith. His disguise is just part of the cost.
  Will's Intimacy reaches Lv.8 to unlock
• Never Isle resident: See the wall outside? It's sponsored by the Order of Equality. See the northern business district? It's invested and managed by the Order of Equality! And where does their money come from? President Jonas earned it by doing business!
• A politics teacher: When someone with the strongest financial power sets his mind in military training, what is his agenda? Just to fight against the Shadows? Then, how will he feed his warriors after the Shadows are defeated? The truth is self-evident.
• Renown antique dealer: President Jonas is the most interesting person among all my clients. During his antique shopping, he always wishes to know the stories behind. If he likes the story, he would buy it. But he surely knows that all stories are 'made-up'.

Scripts

Consolation Letter

Hope this letter finds you well.

Earlier, we've talked a lot. And it got me thinking. Especially after you told me about the history of various countries on Earth. I finally thought it through: There is no so-called clear ocean.

To be inclusive, it has to tolerate the dregs. Under its beautiful surface, there is deep and scary darkness. The sky-piercing tree is bound to go deep. I didn't discuss these things with you earlier, because I wanted you to know me as who I am.\nI haven't given up recruiting you into the Order of Equality. However, I won't force you as I did before.

After all, you are happier just the way you are, making friends without limits and political disputes. You can say whatever is on your mind. This is great for you!

Instead of working for me, I'd rather you be my friend. Therefore, I won't lie to you to trick you into joining me.

I would lie to the world, lie to my enemies, lie to the Shadows, even lie to myself. But I would never lie to my friends.

Bath Drama

• It's better to add more hot water. It's good for your metabolism. It's even better with some herbs in it.
• Keep your hands to yourself. Please respect the bathing etiquette. Thank you.
• It'll be great if there's a desk nearby. That way, I can work while bathing.

Fave Hottie Slogan

Team spirit is the secret to victory. Faith and support are a kind of choice, and I will choose what's in my own best interests. How about you?

Intimacy Breakthrough

This section contains spoilers for Intimacy Breakthrough scenes.

-Intimacy Level 4

Jonas: It's very thoughtful of you, I love these gifts.

Jonas: But, you don't have to bring me gifts next time.

Jonas: After all, the Order of Equality sells all of these.

Jonas: If you need them, I can send a few cases of these to you.

-Intimacy Level 5

Jonas: Yeah, your wine, so mellow and delicious, not bad, not bad.

Jonas: Must be very popular with the masses.

Jonas: I heard from Eddie that you are a popular person with many friends.

Jonas: Looks like you are getting very used to life here.

Jonas: There are many uncertainties in the future, maybe you can consider this possibility...

Jonas: One day, if you decide to stay in Luxium instead of returning to Earth...

Jonas: You may need a place to settle down.

Jonas: The Order of Equality can be a good choice.

-Intimacy Level 6

Jonas: Apologies, I have been occupied in the past few days and couldn't take time to visit you.

Jonas: Today I gave myself a break to see you, but I'm afraid I can't stay for long.

Jonas: I have 2 questions here, I'm not sure whether they have crossed your mind...

Jonas: Do people have the right to decide the fate of the others?

Jonas: Is it right to sacrifice the minorities for the sake of the majority's benefits?

Jonas: Oh, there is no hurry to answer me.

Jonas: Please think about it.

Jonas: Someone will ask you the same question in a few days, give your answers then.

-Intimacy Level 7

Yan Shu-Chi: Long time no see, Player!

Player: Yan Shu Chi! Didn't you say you've been busy lately, how did you find time to come?

Yan Shu-Chi: Heh heh, I really have been busy.

Yan Shu-Chi: But this time my purpose for seeing you is actually work related, the president wants to see you.

Yan Shu-Chi: He thinks sending a random messenger would seem insincere.

Yan Shu-Chi: So he sent me!

Player: See me... oh right, he mentioned before that he wanted to have a chat...

Player: So should I head over now?

Yan Shu-Chi: He said tomorrow afternoon, or the morning after tomorrow, if not then the second night after that.

Yan Shu-Chi: Out of these three time slots, pick one that suits you.

Player: Tomorrow afternoon then.

Player: Okay... so do you know what President Jonas wants to talk to me about?

Yan Shu-Chi: How would I know?

Yan Shu-Chi: Shouldn't I be asking you that?

Player: Huh?

Yan Shu-Chi: A few days ago, you and Eddie have seen the president already, right?

Yan Shu-Chi: Plus... it was because you guys were investigating that case... that engine explosion case, right?

Player: Yes... how did you know?

Yan Shu-Chi: Heh heh, I manage a lot of the intelligence network in the Order of Equality.

Yan Shu-Chi: Player, if you have anything you want to find out, you can come to me. How about I help you in secret?

Yan Shu-Chi: But after that incident, the intel network about the Shadows has been handed over to Eddie.

Yan Shu-Chi: The night before yesterday, the president and Eddie even talked until late at night, about something important...

Yan Shu-Chi: If everything goes well, Eddie should become the second president of the Order of Equality...

Player: ...

Yan Shu-Chi: Player, you don't look surprised at all. Looks like you've known this all along?

Player: Well... that's...

Player: Do you feel unhappy about it?

Yan Shu-Chi: Of course not!

Yan Shu-Chi: The president and I are the same type of people. So we often share the same opinions...

Yan Shu-Chi: I also think Eddie is a very suitable choice.

Yan Shu-Chi: But, since we are so similar, it is very hard for us to get along...

Yan Shu-Chi: The president is great to me, very caring and considerate, but... while caring, he is naturally quite cautious and skeptical of me.

Yan Shu-Chi: Likewise when I see the president, I can't help but be on the alert or even scared.

Yan Shu-Chi: I understand that this is a necessity, but I couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.

Yan Shu-Chi: Haha, look at how time flies.

Yan Shu-Chi: I better head back to report, Player, tomorrow afternoon, the president will be waiting for you at the Order of Equality, please don't be late!

Player: Hold on, Adviser Yan Shu Chi, is there anything that the president likes?

Player: I just don't want to go empty handed.

Yan Shu-Chi: Don't worry, he doesn't care about things like that.

Yan Shu-Chi: But, if you really want to bring a gift...

Yan Shu-Chi: Then bring something a bit more nostalgic, something with a bit of historical value.

Player: Okay, thanks!

Player: (Nostalgic and historical... this coin of Azria might do...)

Scene transition

Jonas: Hmm, I invited you over and have taken up your time...

Jonas: And you even brought a gift?

Jonas: This... is a coin from the early era of Azria.

Jonas: You are very thoughtful, this coin is very hard to find in the market nowadays...

Jonas: This type of coin looks like an ordinary coin, but because of the destruction of Azria it has been out of circulation and has become a collector's item symbolizing a period of time.

Jonas: Especially this kind, an early era pure silver coin minted in the year 1038 of the New Age.

Jonas: This is a symbol of the power of Azria, a symbol of economic independence and a symbol of the strength of the Gyee race.

Jonas: Argh, this is making me emotional.

Jonas: Since you have brought me this gift, I have better not refuse.

Jonas: If you have any problems and require help from the Order of Equality, please let me know.

Player: Okay, thank you, president.

Jonas: So I invited you here today to ask for your teachings on some questions.

Player: ... sir, you want my... teachings?

Jonas: Yeah, that's right.

Jonas: That day you and Eddie started a discussion about the engine explosion case.

Jonas: And the questions that you were worried about were precisely my concerns.

Jonas: The night before last, hearing Eddie talk about your views I have thought carefully about the matter and could not help but agree.

Jonas: On one hand I felt admiration, but on the other I felt a sense of regret...

Jonas: Someone so experienced and wise, why did I not meet this person earlier?

Player: No I'm not, it's just that on Earth... there is a lot of history, and I learned a bit at school so...

Jonas: You don't need to be modest.

Jonas: Furthermore, if Earth really has such a rich history, with so much that we can learn from, then I really must ask you to teach me.

Jonas: Well, let's not stand here. Come sit in my office and have a nice chat?

Jonas: Do you prefer wine or tea, if there's anything you want to eat or drink, please let me know, I will get it prepared for you.

Jonas: Don't be shy, this way please.

-Intimacy Level 8

Jonas: Hehe, you got too greedy with this move, haven't you?

Player: Oh damn it...

Jonas: It's fine, you can take back your move.

Jonas: The most important thing about chess is the thinking and understanding, not the winning or losing.

Jonas: You can't change your past in life, but in a game, if you can...

Jonas: Then, why not try out more possibilities to get an all-rounded consideration?

Player: ...

Jonas: Yeah, good, this is a much safer move.

Player: Ahhh, I'm still too passive.

Jonas: Take your time.

Jonas: At chess, rushing won't help you win, you should focus on the loss rather than the gain.

Jonas: Just like in life, it is not about making the best choices but the least bad ones.

Player: But president, you don't seem to do that...

Jonas: Heh heh, the more good choices you make, the more you'll find out...

Jonas: They're not necessarily good.

Jonas: Maybe all your choices are correct, but when combined together, it may not turn out right.

Jonas: In fact... the best choices usually turn out to be the worst, ordinary people should take ordinary roads.

Jonas: You have to know that god also wants to look after as many people as possible, and in this world, ordinary people is the majority.

Jonas: Even though I may have great achievements, and even if I may have strong abilities, it doesn't necessarily mean they are good and right.

Player: ...

Jonas: Tell me the truth, you don't enjoy playing chess with me, do you? Isn't it exhausting?

Player: No no no, I do.

Jonas: Haha, just be honest, I myself am getting tired.

Jonas: Even so, the time I spend playing chess... is much more relaxing than the other times.

-Intimacy Level 9

Jonas: Ha, this Mike, his comment about me in the newspaper is really objective.

Jonas: He's right. I am able to make so much money for the Order because I can't spend that money.

Jonas: After all, I make this money for our people, that's why our people support me.

Jonas: Even those who dislike me and do not support me see no reason to be against me.

Jonas: But this Mike, on the surface he's making fun of himself, saying he can't learn to be serious and only knows how to enjoy life.

Jonas: But in reality, he despises my kind of lifestyle.

Jonas: If I live as freely as he does, then there would be nothing in my life that people can aspire to.

Jonas: Speaking of which, I used to be a trust fund baby too.

Player: President... you? Trust fund baby?!

Jonas: Haha, yes, I was much worse than Mike back then.

Jonas: At least he earns his own money, I practically got all my money from my family.

Jonas: Now that I think about it, I do miss those days.

Player: So... how did you become who you are today?

Jonas: Hmmm...

Jonas: It's a long story.

Jonas: It's getting late.

Jonas: I still have a lot of work to do. I'd better go now otherwise I won't finish by dawn.

Jonas: Next time I'll tell you everything when we have tea or play chess.

-Intimacy Level 10

Jonas: Oh, you mean when I was young?

Jonas: Fine, if you want to know, I will tell you today.

Jonas: Since I'm the only child in my family, my parents spoiled me.

Jonas: Since young, I did nothing but spend my parents' money and make friends with scoundrels...

Jonas: Of course, Will is not a scoundrel, he's the most decent one among my friends.

Jonas: When we were young, he always picked fights with me because he couldn't stand my behavior.

Jonas: If I'm not a Gyee and had not helped him so much, he probably would have ended our friendship I guess?

Jonas: Back then, I was just going to be a spoiled brat for the rest of my life.

Jonas: ... I even threatened my parents, 'If you ever force me to take over the family business, I will reveal to the public that I'm a Yellow Eye!'

Player: ... that... is badass!

Player: Then later, what made you become so ambitious?

Jonas: Hahaha, simple, our family lost all the money.

Jonas: Originally I thought even if my family couldn't make more money, it will still take me 140 years to spend them all, according to how much I usually spend.

Jonas: However, my father got scammed, and our family almost went bankrupt, so, I didn't have money to spend anymore.

Jonas: My father got very sick because of that, I had to take over the family business, and so I took revenge for my family.

Jonas: Although we got our business and money back...

Jonas: But I am a man of my word when I'm not trying to lie.

Jonas: Since I had said that, so I kept my promise and revealed my identity as a Gyee.

Jonas: After I revealed my identity, I went to Azria, gradually I moved my family business there too, later on I even took some positions in the government...

Jonas: In retrospect, whether it was living as a spoiled brat or as a business man and government official in Azria, I was quite happy.

Jonas: But now, haha, every day I'm thinking about when I can retire...

Jonas: But, even if I retire, I can't really go back, can I?

-Intimacy Level 11

Jonas: Long time no see, Player.

Player: President Jonas?

Player: Feels like it's been a long time, have you been busy with the factories?

Player: I heard from Eddie that lately the Order of Equality has been building a heavy machinery factory.

Jonas: That's right, you are quite well informed it seems.

Jonas: The factory is called 'The Order of Equality Heavy Arms Industry Factory', 'The OE Arms Factory' for short.

Jonas: This will be the first factory directly using the Order of Equality in its title and is currently the Order's biggest factory.

Jonas: Lately, all the departments of the Order have been focused on this factory...

Jonas: So naturally I have been very busy with work.

Jonas: Luckily, yesterday we finished the construction of all the different areas of the factory, as well as the equipment testing.

Jonas: There are still a lot of loose ends to tie up, but it is already much easier than before.

Player: Wow, congratulations!

Jonas: Thanks.

Jonas: Today, I come to invite you...

Jonas: To attend our Order of Equality factory completion ceremony.

Jonas: It is just a celebration banquet.

Jonas: Oh, of course... I know you don't like this kind of occasions...

Jonas: Very formal, lots of etiquettes just for a meal.

Jonas: The people there all have their own views and motives, and a lot of people with unknown intentions...

Jonas: I don't like it either, but I have no choice.

Jonas: However, you are different, you can refuse.

Player: But do you want me to refuse?

Jonas: If I do, why would I invite you?

Player: Then I shall go.

Jonas: Great.

Player: But, I am not a member of the Order, how should I identify myself?

Jonas: ... as Jonas' friend.

Player: ...

Player: Great.

Jonas: The celebration banquet is the night after tomorrow, I will arrange a seat for you next to me.

Player: Okay, I'll be there.

Jonas smiles and nods, then leaves.

Player: (For an event like this, it would be rude to not bring a gift...)

Player: (This 'David's sleeve' came to my possession by accident. Apparently, it is the sleeve of the first Hand of Kai David.)

Player: (I don't know if it's real or not, but it's still an antique with a story...)

Player: (Yeah, I think this is not bad, this is it then.)

Two days later, the Order of Equality factory completion ceremony proceeds as planned.

At the banquet are mostly core members of the Order, there are also some high level leaders of other organizations and networks...

Of course, there are also a lot of reporters from various news media outlets.

The restaurant is full of people, and every person has brought a congratulatory gift. The banquet is very lively.

Most of the gifts are quite expensive, holding happy sentiments.

But there are also some people with dubious motives, using the story of the gifts to criticize Jonas...

Some even asks loaded questions in front of the reporters to humiliate Jonas.

But all were dealt with skillfully by Jonas. The banquet on the whole is quite successful.

On his way to the center of the stage to give a speech, Jonas specially thanks and compliments you on your gift...

Jonas: This is ... 'David's Sleeve'!

Jonas: If I remember correctly, in the year 23 of the New Age, this sleeve was left behind by David The Hand of Kai in a village in the Northern Desert.

Jonas: In order to help a villager who'd been bitten by a Shadowbeast, David tore off the sleeve from his robe to wrap around the wound and stop the bleeding.

Jonas: Then he used arcana to cleanse the wound, saving this villager's life.

Jonas: Then, David taught the villagers to fight and to use arcana, led them to resist and defeat the Shadowbeasts in the region.

Jonas: In respect to David and his kindness, the villagers would raise this sleeve as a flag whenever they go to battle.

Jonas: This tradition lasted several hundred years...

Jonas: For those few hundred years, the people who fought with this sleeve flying in the air won every battle and did not suffer defeat from the Shadows.

Jonas: That is the power of belief and the power of spirit...

Jonas looks at you, holding the sleeve.

Jonas: This is the spirit of a team, the artifact that'll bring us to victory.

Jonas: And now, what the OE Arms Factory must do...

Jonas: Is to use heavy industry to produce weapons, to arm our people and form a force against the Shadows.

Jonas: And to deliver the message of unity and harmony, giving them spiritual support.

Jonas: And that was what David the Hand of Kai had achieved.

Jonas: This really is a very meaningful gift.

Jonas: Please give our most sincere applause to Mr. Player as a token of our appreciation!

Jonas: Thank him for his support to the OE Arms Factory and his support to the ideals of the Order of Equality.

Jonas: Thank you!

The crowd applauds.

Jonas: Also, after the construction of the factory, our first mechanized arms unit will be named 'David's War Banner'!

Jonas lifts up the sleeve in the air.

Jonas: This sleeve will be their banner!

Jonas: With this flag, they will charge forward bravely and unmatched on the battlefields.

The room shakes with the sound of applause.

Jonas smiles at you, and you could only blush and smile back...

Because... you have never thought or heard of those things that Jonas had said. You even wonder if he had just made it up...

Luckily everyone seems to believe it, the atmosphere of the banquet has thus been pushed to its climax...

At the banquet, Jonas is busily dealing with all sorts of people giving him a toast...

Some want to bribe him, others want to defeat him, and they have come here trying to trap him with words...

There are even some who want to openly insult and question him...

He handles all these with a smile on his face while drinking constantly. From time to time he would cover his face with his sleeves and artfully swallows a pill or two, which seem to be chaser drugs.

Player: ...

Player: ...

The banquet lasted a long time until midnight.

Scene transition

Jonas: It's finally over, sigh, that's what a banquet is.

Jonas: Indeed it may look... glamorous and lively...

Jonas: You don't like this kind of atmosphere very much do you?

Jonas: Thank you for your hard work today.

Player: It was even harder for you, I couldn't believe there were so many people who had opposed you joining the banquet.

Player: You even had to handle them with a smile on your face.

Jonas: Haha, yes, those clowns.

Jonas: In private they talk behind my back, in parliament they block my proposals, and now they come to my party to cause trouble.

Jonas: They are skeptical of my intention to build an arms factory, skeptical of my loyalty towards my people, they even try to judge me and my desire for power by their own standards.

Jonas: Humph, those are just foolish views, they don't know the Shadows' hidden power, how terrifyingly powerful...

Jonas: They are not concerned about how to survive, they only think about how to achieve their own selfish gains after they have survived.

Jonas: As they continue with their meaningless actions, they foolishly feel proud of their own 'forward thinking'.

Jonas: Hehe, well you can't say there is no meaning to their existence.

Jonas: Every time they question or oppose me, they give me a chance to shine. Every time I successfully handle their questioning, there is a positive gain for my image.

Jonas: Time will tell who is right and who is wrong.

Jonas: Every seed we sow today will become a seedling one day.

Player: Yes, no need to take them too seriously.

Jonas: Well, we say we don't care, but they are Gyees nevertheless. How can I not heed the words of my own people?

Jonas: It's okay, these kind of people can help me restrain myself...

Jonas: And in the future, restrain others.

Jonas: Just like what you said about Earth's history, absolute power will bring with it destruction, I think about that everyday as a warning.

Jonas: That's why I don't bother with those people.

Jonas: I must listen to their voices patiently and evaluate them carefully.

Jonas: Oh, look at the time, I have kept you long enough.

Jonas: It is late, you must be tired, I will get someone to send you back to rest.

Jonas: I still have something to discuss with General Will, I will say goodbye here.

Player: No need to trouble yourself, I can walk.

Jonas: No no no, you are my guest...

Jonas: You don't want to make me an impolite person do you?

Jonas: Wait a moment, I will call my driver.

Player: Oh, okay, thank you, president...

Player: President, you should rest too, having drunk so much...

Jonas: Yeah, don't worry, I will.

-Intimacy Level 12

Player: President, it's getting late, is it really alright for you to stay?

Jonas: It's fine.

Jonas: ... every time I drink with you... I always have so much to say.

Jonas: I've been thinking lately...

Jonas: Do you think... I'm really fighting for my own people?

Jonas: Or is it just for the power? The glory?

Jonas: For their respect? Or for my self satisfaction?

Jonas: This question is like asking...

Jonas: Do people help others purely out of altruism or for self-satisfaction?'

Player: Tough... question...

Jonas: If it's the latter ...

Jonas: Can I still say I am being charitable?

Jonas: If I really think I can, then am I simply being ignorant?

Player: President... maybe you have over-analyzed this?

Player: There are no answers to questions like this.

Jonas: That I agree.

Jonas: However, to judge questions without answers, the standard is the depth of your comprehension.

Jonas: The more dimensional your thinking is and the deeper your understanding is, then the closer you can get to that non-existing answer.

Jonas: So... I wasn't really over-analyzing. In my point of view, no matter how much I think, it is not too much.

Jonas: Do you know... why I did those things?

Jonas: Why I would... sacrifice the minority's benefits for the sake of the majority through despicable means?

Jonas: That is because I have always considered myself an ethical person.

Jonas: Even when I was a frivolous person, I have always despised actions that harm other people.

Jonas: When it comes to helping the needy, I am more generous than anyone else...

Jonas: That's why I'm not afraid to do good deeds in the evil way, I'm confident that I wouldn't lose myself...

Jonas: Later on I realized my so-called generosity is just to satisfy my inner needs.

Jonas: What I need is not to rescue them from difficulties, but to get gratitude and respect from them...

Jonas: Never lose oneself?

Jonas: Hehe, maybe I have lost myself long ago, just without knowing it.

Jonas: For that reason, I am worried that the world will be full of people like me, I'd much rather there be more people like Eddie.

Jonas: I always hope that good will triumph over evil...

Jonas: I have done so much evil, little by little, without noticing. I just hope that I will be the one to be defeated...

Jonas: Although it's human instinct to foster strength and avert weakness, I'm worried that I would try to hide and escape...

Jonas: I want to burn my bridges, so I handed all the evidence to Eddie in advance.

Player: ... but in the end, you will get nothing at all, why would you do that?

Jonas: I have gained too much, along the way...

Jonas: I used to think I am one of the pawns, one of the minority that I've sacrificed.

Jonas: But in fact, I live a luxurious lifestyle and have the respect of the people, and my beliefs are being fulfilled...

Jonas: Of course, money and people's respect don't mean much to me.

Jonas: Those are not hard for me get. With my capability and my efforts, I could've achieved much more than that...

Jonas: But my beliefs, the one that I have been holding onto since the battle of Azria, since I became a Gyee, I have always been chasing it...

Player: Maybe you are being controlled by them.

Jonas: Yes, maybe.

Player: So, president, are you really willing to be the slave of your beliefs?

Jonas: ... hmm, good question.

Jonas: One who is not a slave to beliefs is more likely to become a slave to desires.

Jonas: I'm more scared of mental sufferings than physical exhaustion.

Jonas: I'm more scared of condemnation by myself than by the world.

Jonas: Ha, maybe, I was born to be an arrogant busy bee.

Player: Argh, you're right, I don't know how to solve your problems.

Jonas: Ah, I didn't come to talk with you because I wanted you to solve my problems.

Jonas: Just that... these questions have been bothering me for a long time, but I can't mention them to anyone...

Jonas: I'm sorry to treat you as my confidant, I have been talking about myself.

Player: That's fine, chatting is what friends are for, isn't it?

Jonas: Thank you.

Jonas: It's getting really late, you should get some rest.

Jonas: Will you have dinner at my place tomorrow and we can continue, how does it sound?

Player: Sure.

-Intimacy Level 13

Jonas gets sick from overwork.

You go to visit him.

Jonas is sleeping with a peaceful smile.

Player: ...

Player: ...

Jonas: Player, when did you get here?

Player: A while ago, I didn't want to interrupt your sleep.

Player: You have been smiling in your sleep, what did you dream about?

Jonas: Oh, no, did I look silly?

Jonas: Actually I had dreams of my life after retirement...

Jonas: In a world with no Shadows.

Jonas: You were there too, in my dream.

Player: Me?

Jonas: Yes, in my dream we were doing gardening and keeping piglets together...

Player: Eh? Why piglets?

Jonas: I don't know, in my dream, it was your idea.

Jonas: You even said you would train them to catch fish in the sea in the dream.

Player: I'm such a strange person in your dream, haha.

Jonas: Hmm, the dream was strange, not you.

Jonas: I had an even stranger dream before, in it, I learned to fly and I flew higher and higher...

Jonas: Up in the sky, in a place we couldn't see, we found an enormous airship made of metal, it was even bigger than Never Isle!

Jonas: There was even a steel city on the airship, where people from all walks of life lived...

Player: Haha, it sounds like you can write a sci-fi novel about it!

Jonas: When I was young, I did think about writing a novel, but I always give up in the middle.

Jonas: Not only in the dream, as soon as I am idle, I would be unable to concentrate and start having wild thoughts.

Player: Maybe you are too tired?

Jonas: Yeah... possible.

Player: Don't tire yourself out so much. See, you've made yourself sick now.

Player: There's a saying on earth, 'Good health is the key to success.'

Player: If you get sick, you won't be able to accomplish anything.

Player: It's indeed worrying that you can't take care of yourself.

Jonas: It's not too bad, I have servants taking care of me.

Player: But, servants are servants, not family.

Jonas: Well, you're right.

Jonas: But I think...

Jonas: Although it's selfless for a man to have a family, the family itself can easily become the source of desires.

Jonas: I admire people who take good care of their families, in my opinion, this is a valuable kind of selfishness, more valuable than reputation.

Jonas: Just that I'm too old to have a family now.

Jonas: And... for the Order of Equality, for the interests of our people...

Jonas: If necessary, I might... sacrifice my family without hesitation.

Jonas: If I couldn't even put my family above everything else in my heart, then I would fail them.

Jonas: Ahh... but it's really tiring to be alone sometimes.

Jonas: The need to rely on someone is probably human nature.

Jonas: Everyone in the Order can rely on me, but I don't know whom I can rely on.

Player: ...

Player: In my point of view, you worry too much.

Player: If your family can share your burdens and help the Order of Equality, would you still sacrifice it?

Player: Plus, people from the Order look up to you... as a role model, would you do something like that?

Player: So, is 'sacrificing family' really in accordance with your goals and interests?

Jonas: You're not wrong, but if one day...

Player: There's no 'if', president, you used to be someone not so easily swayed.

Jonas: ...

Player: ...

Jonas: You...

Jonas: ... would you really not mind?

Player: ...

Jonas: Don't answer me now.

Jonas: Stay here for a few days...

Jonas: See it as keeping me company.

Dates

This section contains spoilers for Date scenes.

Who's Ka?

-Intro

Jonas: There is a fundraiser here at the Elysiann church today.

Jonas: I hear that you are around...

Jonas: If you have time, shall we have dinner together?

Player: Sure.

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Jonas: I heard from Adviser Yan Shu-Chi that there are gods on Earth as well.

Jonas: And there are many of them, is that true?

Player: Right, Lin Hu is actually a god too.

Jonas: Yeah... I heard there are religions similar to Kaism and Kai.

Jonas: I also heard from Captain Radian about their world...

Jonas: In heaven, all the gods are above the angels. For example, Raikoh is one of the gods.

Jonas: Actually, I have a question which might sound cliché, but at the same time rebellious.

Jonas: I have a feeling that you might come up with an unexpected answer.

Player: President, please go ahead.

Jonas: Do you think Kai really exists?

Jonas: Or, maybe let me put it this way...

Jonas: The Kai we always talk about, what do you think is his essence?

-Kai is a real god - 700 Intimacy

Jonas: Oh?

Jonas: You don't really believe in the existence of Kai, do you?

Player: I do, the history of Luxium seems real to me.

Player: The Shadows, Shadowhunters, Nexus, Guardians, Shadowbeast kings like the Naga Serpent King...

Player: I have seen them with my own eyes, they are consistent with the history written by Kaism Hierophant.

Jonas: Yeah, but in the history, there is no evidence of Kai's existence.

Player: But, the Nexus and the Guardians, they do believe in the existence of Kai...

Jonas: Even according to the historical records...

Jonas: So, President Jonas, I bet you also don't believe in the existence of Kai?

Jonas: They never witnessed Kai.

Jonas: As for the Guardians, as far as I know...

Jonas: They communicated with Kai through ancient Kaism Hierophant.

Jonas: So, who knows if they are really communicating with Kai?

Jonas: Or are they merely communicating with the Kaism Hierophants?

Player: This... I can't be sure...

Jonas: Hehe...

Player: So, does the president believe in the existence of Kai?

Jonas: I do.

Player: Ah? How can you be so certain?

Jonas: I'm not certain.

Jonas: Only when you are not certain is there a choice to 'believe' or to 'not believe'.

Player: ...

Jonas: Okay, let's take a break.

Jonas: You must be starving, let's go and eat, we'll talk over the meal.

-It is a lie - 500 Intimacy

Jonas: Oh?

Jonas: But you have seen the Shadowhunters, Nexus, Guardians and Shadowbeasts with your own eyes...

Jonas: You have encountered Kaism's Healing Arcana and Purifying Arcana yourself...

Jonas: And you still don't believe in the existence of Kai?

Player: But even the Nexus and the Guardians haven't witnessed Kai themselves.

Player: Have they?

Jonas: Not bad, you have keen observation.

Jonas: According to the historical records, the Nexus was left behind by Kai after he had departed.

Jonas: And the Guardians communicate with Kai through Kaism Hierophants.

Jonas: There is indeed no evidence that Kai does exist.

Player: So, President Jonas, I bet you also don't believe in the existence of Kai?

Jonas: I believe in the existence of Kai.

Player: ... how so?

Jonas: There is no evidence that Kai exists, but there's also no evidence that Kai does not exist.

Jonas: Only when you are not certain is there a choice to 'believe' or to 'not believe'.

Jonas: We have the same assessment.

Jonas: We just made different choices.

Jonas: You'll only believe in something without a single bit of doubt when you witness it personally.

Jonas: Of course, this is a good thing, it shows that you're prudent.

Jonas: Okay, let's take a break.

Jonas: You must be starving, let's go and eat, we'll talk over the meal.

-It is another name for fate. - 900 Intimacy

Jonas: Oh?

Jonas: Interesting.

Jonas: Tell me about it.

Player: After all, we can't be sure whether Kai exists.

Player: Kai is just a name, an alias.

Player: Whenever people mention Kai in their praise or in their prayers...

Player: Fate is what they're praising, what they pray for.

Player: The existence in charge of the fate of this world, of their lives.

Jonas: Yeah, good point.

Player: I bet that's what you think as well, am I right?

Player: So, at first you wanted to ask me, 'do I believe in the existence of Kai'...

Player: And then you rephrased it into 'what is the essence of Kai'.

Jonas: You're right, it's a meaningless proposition to discuss whether Kai exists or not.

Jonas: There's no way to prove it either way.

Jonas: That's why I changed my question.

Jonas: You are very smart to see right through that.

Player: ...

Jonas: I knew you would give me a surprising answer.

Jonas: Anyway, it's getting late, you must be starving, right?

Jonas: You must be starving, let's go and eat, we'll talk over the meal.

A broken ruler

-Intro

Jonas: Do you have time?

Jonas: We can have a few drinks at your place.

Player: Sure, welcome

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Player: President Jonas, what's on your mind this time?

Jonas: ... yeah, just a small incident that happened in my youth.

Jonas: It makes me wonder...

Jonas: At the time, was it ethical for me to do that?

Jonas: And... how should I consider 'ethics'?

Jonas: Years after it happened, I still think about it from time to time.

Jonas: Until today I still haven't come up with a satisfying answer.

Player: What is... that incident?

Jonas: I'm ashamed to say.

Jonas: It was a long time ago, when I was young I used to study at Azria Arcana Academy...

Jonas: Once in a quarterly exam, one of the questions from arcana theory exam asked us to draw a diagram.

Jonas: We were required to draw magical circles.

Jonas: The magical circles must be extremely precise, it's close to impossible to draw them without using tools.

Jonas: At the time, my desk mate didn't bring any drawing tools with him.

Jonas: I looked through my backpack but could only find a broken ruler.

Jonas: I snapped the broken ruler into 2 halves without hesitation, and I handed the longer half to him.

Jonas: He was happy, he said thank you to me with a smile on his face.

Jonas: I was happy too looking at his smile.

Player: Isn't it nice?

Jonas: It was, if you don't think too much about it. I was quite proud of myself for a long time.

Jonas: But then I reflected on this incident...

Jonas: The ruler I lent him was so short that it was barely useful.

Jonas: Some of our classmates had full sets of drawing tools, with rulers, compasses, etc...

Jonas: If I didn't take the opportunity to lend him that ruler but let others do it...

Jonas: My desk mate would have done his drawing much more easily and got a higher score in the exam.

Jonas: Those with full sets of drawing tools were the ones that could truly help him.

Jonas: And I took away the opportunity of my desk mate to use better tools...

Jonas: And also took away other classmates' pleasure of helping others.

Player: ... it... can't be looked at that way...

Jonas: So, what do you think?

Jonas: Was that an ethical thing to do?

Jonas: Or, what is your definition of ethics?

-Of course it is ethical for someone to devote himself selflessly. - 500 Intimacy

Jonas: Yeah, you mean...

Jonas: In your point of view, whether it was ethical depends on the motive instead of the result...

Jonas: Is that right?

Player: Yes.

Jonas: In that case, there's no need to focus on the result as long as you have good intention, then it is ethical...

Jonas: Even if it leads to terrible consequences, it is still ethical?

Player: This depends... on the case...

Jonas: For example, there was a case in Azria which you might have heard of.

Jonas: Rehoboam, a student of Master Az, once used forbidden arcana to resurrect a general and his soldiers...

Jonas: The resurrection drew the Shadows, which intruded the soldiers' bodies...

Jonas: They became Shadows not long after they woke up and started to kill people in Azria.

Jonas: Luckily Master Ranmaru led the City Guards to defeat them just in time, before they could create a disaster.

Jonas: Rehoboam was expelled from Azria because of that.

Jonas: He had good intention, drawing the Shadows was also something out of his expectation.

Jonas: Would you call such behaviors ethical?

Player: ... I'm afraid not.

Player: Well, I don't really know, this is hard.

Jonas: Yes, I couldn't reach a conclusion either after pondering for a long time.

Jonas: Enough chit-chat, let's drink.

Player: Right...

-The essence of ethics is helping others and yourself. - 700 Intimacy

Jonas: Yeah, that's a good point...

Jonas: I completely agree with your point of view.

Jonas: What makes you think so, tell me?

Player: If he's happy, you are happy, and it helps both of you, then it is ethical.

Player: In terms of taking away other's right to offer him help, please don't worry about it.

Player: First of all, try to put yourself in his shoes.

Player: If you were the one in need of help, and someone breaks his own ruler in half and lends it to you...

Player: Or, someone lends one of his rulers to you...

Player: If you were this person, which one would make you more touched?

Jonas: Of course it's the former.

Player: Correct, so you had the right to help him.

Player: Also, you don't need rights to help people.

Player: If everyone thinks they don't have the right to help someone else, the needy deserve to be helped only by someone richer or stronger...

Player: Then I'm afraid this world would become a very unwelcoming place.

Jonas: Well done, good assessment.

Jonas: Now let's change the scenario...

Jonas: I already know that he would be more touched if I helped him.

Jonas: So in order to make him touched, I break my ruler and lend him half of it.

Jonas: Then is it still about lending a ruler? Isn't it about buying his gratitude?

Jonas: Is this still ethical? Or is it a scam?

Jonas: How is this different from buying people's heart with skillful means?

Player: This...

Jonas: What do you think?

Player: Ahhh... I don't really know...

Jonas: Don't worry, I couldn't think of a good answer either after I gave it so much thought.

Jonas: Enough chit-chat, let's drink.

Player: Right...

-It's hard to say and not necessary to dwell on it. - 900 Intimacy

Jonas: Haha, this is unexpected.

Jonas: What makes you think so?

Player: The more you analyze it, the more you need to think every time you do anything...

Player: Which means, the cost of ethics has also increased.

Player: As the cost increases, the number of people who can afford to do it decreases.

Player: After all, it's not a good thing to make things complicated.

Player: Think about it, you are the role model of the Order of Equality...

Player: If everyone follows your standard, over-analyzing everything before they do any good deed...

Player: It would just make people give up on analyzing anything, or make them dwell on unnecessary details leading to incorrect analysis.

Player: That would not help you create the world you want.

Jonas: Yes, that's why I rarely mention this to others.

Jonas: Or discuss this in public.

Jonas: The reason I asked you is because I believe...

Jonas: That you would have different views than the others.

Jonas: And indeed, I have asked the right person.

Young Talent

-Intro

Jonas: I'm not too busy lately...

Jonas: If you want to have a chat or a stroll, a meal or have a cup or tea with someone, just say the word.

Player: Want to go for a walk?

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Jonas: Finally finished the work, I should be pretty free the next couple of days.

Jonas: Usually I would use this time to visit the new talents in the Order of Equality.

Jonas: Get to know each other a bit, listen to what they think...

Jonas: Get a feel for their lifestyle...

Jonas: It's quite a meaningful thing to do.

Player: Isn't that work?

Player: You rarely have any spare time for yourself, and you use it for work?

Jonas: It doesn't count as work, it's just enjoying time and relaxing with younger people...

Jonas: It helps to relax mentally.

Jonas: You will slowly lose all your energy if you only spend time with old people..

Jonas: And you won't be able to keep up with the times.

Jonas: Even though physically I can't get completely relaxed...

Jonas: I still think it has its meaning and is worth it.

Player: Okay, I won't stop you.

Jonas: But, I haven't decided whom I should visit this time.

Jonas: Any suggestions?

-Radian - 900 Intimacy

Jonas: Captain Radian is not from the younger generation is he?

Jonas: He's much older than I am.

Jonas: I heard he came from a foreign world, one completely different from your earth.

Jonas: There are three zones in that world, in the 'heaven' where he's from, there are many gods...

Jonas: That is unheard of in Luxium!

Jonas: Other than that, I've heard some rumors about dimensional arcana.

Jonas: I might be able to help him.

Jonas: I heard about him from Will and Eddie.

Jonas: He's a righteous and honest person...

Jonas: I always appreciate people like that, or I should say I admire.

Jonas: Just sometimes, it requires more suitable, safer approach to handle matters.

Jonas: Your suggestion is very good, I have always wanted to get in touch with him.

Jonas: And while I am at it, I can try his cooking.

Jonas: I heard he's an excellent cook, the dishes he prepares are non-existent in Luxium.

Jonas: Since it's a vacation, a good rest is essential.

Jonas: And if it comes with good food, then even better!

Jonas: Thank you for your suggestion, I'll write him a letter after the walk.

-Yan Shu-Chi - 700 Intimacy

Jonas: Adviser Yan Shu-Chi... are you serious?

Jonas: That kid is very smart indeed and agile...

Jonas: Just that...

Jonas: I've heard some rumors about him, about his choice of entertainment and lifestyle...

Jonas: After all he's young and loves to play, so it's no big deal...

Jonas: But I have always got the feeling that I can't blend in or fit in...

Jonas: If I spend this vacation with him...

Jonas: I'm afraid it would be an exhausting and uncomfortable vacation.

Jonas: At the end of the day, he's the consultant of the Order, and he is indeed talented...

Jonas: And, I should try harder to experience things that I find hard to understand or get used to...

Jonas: There must be a reason for every suggestion you give me.

Jonas: I'll do as you say, tonight I'll write him a letter after the walk.

-Eddie - 500 Intimacy

Jonas: Oh, Eddie.

Jonas: I already know Eddie very well, I've known him for more than 10 years.

Jonas: And, this kid has decided a long time ago whom to spend his holidays with.

Jonas: Haha, you should be able to guess who it is without me telling you, right?

Jonas: I'd better stay out of young people's business.

Jonas: In your young people's language...

Jonas: I don't want to become the third wheel

Jonas: Thank you for your suggestion, but I will consider someone else.

Trifle

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Mastermind Behind (I)

What's with Eddie lately? He is always inquiring Billy about mechanical problems. ... He seems to have a lot on his mind.

-Part 1

Scene - On the deck of the airship

Billy: A silicone fan clutch?

Billy: That's my specialty, you've come to the right man!

Billy: Basically, it's using the high viscosity of silicone to transfer torque.

Billy: Depending on the difference in temperature of the air behind the radiator, the separation and bonding of the fan clutch is controlled by the flow of silicone oil through the thermostat.

Eddie: ... sorry, I don't quite understand.

Eddie: Can you use simpler terms, you know... less jargon?

Eddie: Please.

Billy: Okay okay... well basically...

Billy: When the temperature is low, the silicone doesn't move very much. The fan is still on, but it's only spinning slowly.

Billy: When the temperature is high, the silicone will engage the fan clutch, causing the fan to speed up to match the water pump and to cool down the engine.

Billy: When the temperature drops, the silicone will return to its inert state, causing the fan to spin slowly again.

Billy: So in conclusion, that's how this device adjusts the temperature of the engine.

Eddie: Hmm... thank you, I kind of get it now...

Eddie: Then, with this device, where would problems usually occur?

Eddie: And what would be the consequences?

Billy: Usually, the problems come from the craftsmanship or the manufacturing process of the fan clutch.

Billy: Or in order to cut costs, other cheaper materials could be used instead of silicone.

Billy: Due to the popularity of electronic items these days, the cost of silicone has gone up quite a lot.

Billy: As for consequences... it can lead to poor cooling.

Billy: Specifically, it depends on what machine you use the device on...

Player walks up

Player: Hey? Billy, Eddie?

Billy: Hey, you're back early.

Player: Yeah, I could hear you giving someone a speech on mechanics, didn't expect it to be Eddie!

Eddie: Yeah...

Player: But Eddie... you don't seem to be in a good mood?

Eddie: Ah, not exactly, just that I've been staying up late researching about mechanics, not getting enough sleep.

Billy: Wow wow wow!

Billy: Pressure flux transmission tube, medium cooler, fly wheel, water pump assembly, flux heat exchanger...

Billy: And the silicone fan clutch you asked about today...

Billy: ... Eddie, these questions are all about parts for the... 'diesel flux combustion engine'...right?

Eddie: Yeah...

Billy: You're not investigating that case from 3 months ago are you?!

Eddie: Ah, yes, that case has too many unanswered questions.

Player: Case? What case?

Billy: Didn't you hear about it?

Billy: 3 months ago, in a heavy machinery factory owned by the Order of Equality, a diesel flux combustion engine exploded.

Billy: 5 workers died, and... a lot of people got injured.

Eddie: 5 deaths, 24 seriously injured, 39 lightly wounded.

Player: That serious?

Eddie: Yeah, at first they thought it was caused by problems with the production or assembly of the engine, or human errors.

Eddie: After investigation, they found out that the problem was caused by a faulty part which was produced by Juan Machinery.

Eddie: On the day of the accident, the chief technician of Juan Machinery, Christopher, killed himself at home with poison.

Eddie: The Order of Equality's investigators found a suicide note and some recording chips in his home.

Eddie: I was not involved in the case at the time, but apparently Juan forced Christopher to make these designs.

Eddie: According to Christopher's suicide note...

Eddie: Juan wanted to reduce cost, so he modified the assembly line to raise production capacity and to ultimately increase market share.

Billy: Increase market share? Don't they already have a monopoly on the machinery parts industry?

Billy: Half of the machinery parts in Red Harbor are already made by them. Why would they need to win over the market?

Eddie: Because... the other half of the parts are mostly produced by factories owned or hired by us, the Order of Equality.

Eddie: The Order of Equality's market share is just a bit less than that of Juan Machinery.

Eddie: Which means he did it to start a price war with President Jonas.

Player: But they cut cost on machinery parts which led to this accident occurring, causing all these deaths and injuries. That's unforgivable!

Eddie: That's right, which is why Juan's reputation is now ruined. His company can no longer operate and is being gradually acquired by the Order of Equality.

Eddie: He himself even joined the Order and is under its surveillance and protection.

Eddie: But this case is very suspicious!

Eddie: Firstly, those recording chips are no where to be found in the Order of Equality's filing system. There's no way to find out what they said.

Eddie: There are only footages leaked from the news media, but these could be altered.

Eddie: And the suicide note, even though it was confirmed to be written by Christopher, the handwriting could be forged.

Eddie: Also...

Eddie: Mr. Juan himself said that he had no knowledge of the machinery parts assembly line being changed.

Billy: What? No knowledge at all? He must be lying, right?

Billy: He initially designed that assembly line himself!

Eddie: That's right, but he seems to have no memory of the changes made to the current production method.

Eddie: ...

Eddie: Speaking of which, it was Mr. Juan who asked me to investigate this case.

Player: You were asked to investigate this... by Juan?

Eddie: Yeah, since I also wanted to know the truth, so I agreed to do it.

Eddie: If there is another culprit, then we must find out the truth for the sake of our brothers who died in that factory, as well as to prevent tragedy like this from happening again.

Eddie: According to him, he did indeed speak to the previous chief technician Esty about this.

Eddie: But as far he remembers, those suggestions were all rejected.

Eddie: And the new chief technician Christopher had always been even more keen about modifying the assembly line than Juan.

Eddie: So when Juan heard the recordings, he realized it was his own voice, but he couldn't remember being in that conversation.

Choice 1.1 - Maybe the voices were forged?

Eddie: Yeah... sure, but unlikely.

Choice 1.2 - Maybe he said it when he was under arcana hypnosis?

Eddie: Well, there's no way to rule out this possibility.

Eddie: Usually when someone is being hypnotized by arcana, they are aware of the fact before and after the hypnosis...

Eddie: After all, Juan had no experience or knowledge of arcana, so it is possible that he was hypnotized without knowing it.

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Billy: But Eddie, maybe Juan is just lying to you.

Eddie: Well... I don't know either, that's why I am investigating.

Eddie: The last few days I've been re-investigating the case and see if I can find any new clues.

Eddie: The deeper I delve into this, the more mysterious it seems.

Billy: Why don't you just go to the factory where the accident happened?

Billy: There should be a lot of records there for you to look through.

Billy: The workers who were at the scene and the ones who got light injuries should be back at work by now.

Eddie: Hmmm... what if the accident was caused... by someone from the Order of Equality?

Player: ...

Billy: What... what do you mean?

Eddie: Although I don't want to use the term 'conspiracy', but I must admit it is not impossible.

Eddie: But no matter what, the Order of Equality benefited the most out of all this.

Eddie: Whether it's Kentor who replaced Juan as the managing director of Juan Machinery or President Jonas himself...

Eddie: I don't want to think that way, but their involvement cannot be ruled out either.

Eddie: If it was really done by someone from the Order, then going to the factory to investigate might raise their alarm.

Billy: ... and if... it really was President Jonas...

Billy: I am just saying 'if'. If it was him, would you still keep investigating?

Eddie: ...

Eddie: For the sake of the victims from the Order, and for the sake of their families, we must find out the truth.

Eddie: But, I don't think the president would do such a thing.

Eddie: Even though sometimes his methods are... questionable, his priority has always been the well being of our people.

Eddie: The workers who died in the explosion are mostly Gyees, so I don't think this has anything to do with President Jonas.

Eddie: But... even if it really was President Jonas, I still must keep investigating.

Player: Yeah... I understand how you feel...

Eddie: Thank you...

Eddie: Please keep today's conversation to yourself.

Eddie: Before I finish this investigation, we'd better not let any one else know about this.

Billy: Got it!

Billy: Well, since we already knew, then we might as well help you investigate.

Eddie: That's...

Billy: Well, what are friends for right? I have told you so much about machinery already, I might as well help you through to the end.

Eddie: Yeah, thanks!

Choice 2.1 - Wouldn't you raise suspicion if you spend all day researching machinery?

Eddie: Yeah... that's true.

Choice 2.2 - I already know so much, there's no turning back now.

Eddie: Well... if that's the case...

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Billy: Haha, then let's work on this together!

Eddie: ... yeah, thank you, Player.

Billy: I don't know anything about detective work, but if there is anything that requires mechanical knowledge, you can leave it to me.

Billy: Speaking of which, are you analyzing the cause of the explosion?

Eddie: Yeah, to my understanding, whether it's Juan or Christopher, both are skilled technicians.

Eddie: Even if they wanted to change the assembly workflow, they wouldn't have made such a big mistake that could lead to such a serious incident...

Eddie: So we need to know which parts had their production methods and structures changed...

Eddie: Which of these changes would not cause safety issues and which ones led to the incident...

Eddie: These can all be used as clues for analyzing Juan and Christopher.

Billy: Got it, you can leave these small jobs to me!

Billy: I am quite familiar with combustion engines, our airships also use them for power supply.

Billy: I can get you an investigation report in no more than a week!

Eddie: That's great, thanks!

Billy: Heh heh, no problem!

Billy: Oh, also, you said you couldn't go to the factory...

Billy: What if I get someone from the factory to come talk to you secretly, would that be okay?

Eddie: That might work, can you do it?

Billy: No problem, I have a few ex-colleagues in that factory, I can get them to set up a meeting.

Eddie: Great, thank you!

Eddie: Although, please tell them to do it after work hours, don't draw any attention.

Billy: No problem, you can count on me.

Billy: I'll contact them for you!

Scene - Near Juan Machinery

Billy brings a worker to meet with Eddie and Player

Billy: Here you are

Billy: This is Eddie, and this is Player.

Billy: Eddie, he used to be my co-worker, he's very well-informed, he knows all kinds of gossips!

Billy: Oh right, he's called...

Worker: Hello Boss Eddie!

Eddie: Ah, I'm no boss, I don't have a share in this factory.

Worker: It's fine, you are a boss too.

Worker: Boss Eddie, ask whatever you want, I'll tell you everything I know.

Eddie: Okay... thank you.

Eddie: What is your name, Billy hasn't introduced you yet.

Billy: He's...

Worker: ...Not this.

Worker: Boss Eddie, I promise, other than this question, I will tell you all I know, I won't keep no secrets, make no lies.

Worker: Billy, please don't say my name.

Billy: ...Why?

Eddie: Don't want to get into trouble?

Worker: Trouble?

Worker: It's much more serious than trouble!

Worker: ...You haven't heard of the curse?

Billy: ...Huh? Curse?

Worker: Yes, they say that the explosion was supposed to be divine judgment...

Worker: Because the workers from that workshop lived sinful lives...

Worker: Not only do they like to get drunk and gamble, but also...

Eddie: Ahem!

Eddie: Kai would never punish people in such a horrible way, even if what you said was true, Kai would only make them repent.

Worker: But... who knows what they were up to when they were together, whether they'd done something harmful and bad?

Worker: Maybe it really is just a rumor, but people have to fear for something, don't they?

Worker: I'd rather believe it's true and be careful not to get involved openly and then get cursed.

Player: What's the deal with this curse?

Worker: Whoever from our factory tries to investigate this case openly...

Worker: Must repay with blood!

Eddie: ...Repay with blood?

Eddie: Tell me, what happened?

Worker: First, it was the workshop manager...

Worker: He devoted himself to the investigation of this case, he said not only should we investigate Juan Machinery...

Worker: We should also investigate the quality control regulatory authority, whoever let those parts qualify for use should not be forgiven.

Worker: He even went on an investigation by himself, trying to find out the relationship between Juan Machinery and the regulatory authority.

Worker: Then one day, on his way home...

Worker: When he was crossing a bridge, he got tired and stumbled, then fell into the river.

Worker: He couldn't swim, someone passed by but he couldn't swim either...

Worker: They screamed for help for a long time but no one came...

Worker: In the end... he drowned to death...

Eddie: ...

Worker: Later on, another worker tried to investigate this case...

Worker: At first he requested management to release the information that was not published to find out who was responsible.

Worker: After his request got ignored, he started to investigate the case secretly, I heard he even tried to contact Juan.

Worker: It gets even more scary when he told us he saw the workshop manager who had died and the chief technician from Juan Machinery who'd killed himself...

Worker: Called Chris...

Eddie: Christopher.

Worker: Yes, right.

Worker: We all thought he saw ghosts...

Worker: But he insisted they are alive..

Worker: Then, the next day...

Worker: On his way back home with his fellow workers, they came across some Shadows...

Worker: To protect his fellows, he got killed by the Shadows...

Worker: Luckily a few workers ran away and called the Light of Purity for help, so the rest were saved.

Worker: It's true, anyone from our factory who insists on investigating this case...

Worker: will be cursed!

Worker: How can people question gods or investigate gods, right?

Eddie: I'm sorry but I still think they sound more like accidents than god's punishments.

Worker: Well, since you are not from our factory, usually you won't be punished.

Worker: But Boss Eddie, please be careful, better safe than sorry!

Worker: And let me tell you, one month after they died...

Worker: Their spirits came back and continued with the investigation!

Eddie: ...Spirits?

Worker: Yes, if you stay in the factory till midnight, you can hear metal rattling in that workshop and see ghost fires and ghost shadows from time to time!

Worker: I think this is god's way of punishing them. They can't rest in peace even after death...

Eddie: ...Actually that was me.

Eddie: I've been investigating this case lately, that's why I sneak into the workshop in the middle of the night to inspect the machinery parts...

Worker: Sorry, I didn't know it was Boss Eddie...

Worker: And why don't you come during the day...

Eddie: Though with a different reason from yours, it's not the best for me to investigate this case openly either.

Eddie: Please keep our conversation today to yourself.

Worker: Understood.

Eddie: But... about the deaths of those 2 people...

Eddie: Could it be that they were killed to cover up something?

Eddie: Player, what do you think?

Choice 3.1 - I can't be sure without the autopsy report. - 5 Intimacy

Player: For example, if we have to confirm that the death of the workshop manager is accidental...

Player: Then there must be no drugs in his body, no traces of violence...

Eddie: Yeah, also, there should not be traces of arcana spell at the scene.

Eddie: Otherwise, we cannot rule out the possibility of murder.

Worker: Except for the arcana spell, I am sure there were none of the others.

Worker: In the autopsy report, it says the cause of death is drowning.

Choice 3.2 - I suggest you go and ask the witnesses.

Eddie: Yeah, other than that, the autopsy report is also critical.

Eddie: For example, the workshop manager.

Eddie: We must make sure there were no drugs in his body, no traces of violence or arcana spell.

Eddie: Before the death can be ruled as accidental.

Worker: Except for the arcana spell, I am sure there were none of the others.

Worker: In the autopsy report, it says the cause of death is drowning.

Choice 3.3 - Maybe it's an accident, but anyways it can't be a curse. - 8 Intimacy

Eddie: It's true that we can't rule out the possibility of accident.

Eddie: For example, the workshop manager, if there were no drugs in his body, no traces of violence or arcana spell...

Eddie: Then the death can be ruled as accidental.

Worker: Except for the arcana spell, I am sure there were none of the others.

Worker: In the autopsy report, it says the cause of death is drowning.

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Worker: Also, if it's homicide, then the witness must be an accomplice too, right?

Worker: There's no need to suspect that witness.

Worker: He's the neighbor of the workshop manager, they got along very well for more than 10 years, there's no reason for him cause harm.

Eddie: ...Then, what about the worker who got killed by the Shadows?

Eddie: With so many people there, the incident must be real.

Eddie: But those Shadows... could they be fake? Just that no one could tell because of the confusion?

Worker: Impossible, the Shadowcultists might be fake, but there were also Shadowbeasts.

Worker: Also, many people were injured in the incident and got infected with Shadow Flux.

Worker: The Order of Equality even sent a Kaism Hierophant to purify them.

Worker: That can't be fake, can it?

Player: Well... if it's not a cover up, then there are too many coincidences in these accidents!

Billy: ...Maybe it's really a curse?!

Worker: Hmm, you can't be too careful.

Worker: Other than the two who died from the curse, other workers also experienced some unlucky events.

Worker: Every one who got involved had some kind of bad luck.

Worker: Some got drunk and got his wallet stolen, some got injured when operating machines...

Worker: Some got pooped on by birds 7 times on his way to work!

Worker: Things like these happened very often!

Worker: Including the first investigator from the Order of Equality, he got seriously sick twice within one month after his investigation ended.

Worker: You know, the laws of the universe are very mysterious and complicated.

Worker: If god wants to punish you, there's nothing he can't do.

Worker: So you'd better believe it and be careful.

Eddie: ...

Worker: Sigh, I know you are doing it for a good cause, but you also need to consider the consequences!

Billy: ...Shall we... just leave it?

Eddie: ...

Eddie: Player, what do you think?

-Choice 4.1 - Are you serious, do you want to give up too?! - 8 Intimacy

Eddie: Of course not..

Eddie: But this is an Order of Equality matter, I don't want to involve you in any risk.

Player: I can't let you take the risk by yourself.

Billy: Right.

Billy: Actually, I am a little bit scared, but I didn't mean to quit.

Billy: I will still try my best to help.

Eddie: Yeah, thanks!

-Choice 4.2 - This is not a curse, trust me, I am qualified to say so. - 11 Intimacy

Worker: Qualifier... so you are a qualifier of Kai?

Player: Yeah, that's right, that's why I'm certain that Kai would not make a curse like that.

Worker: So... if not Kai but some other strange things...

Player: Then we rely on Kai's strength to win.

Billy: I'm relieved.

Billy: Oh, but just now, I didn't mean to quit!

Billy: I was just a little bit scared, but I will stay and help!

Eddie: Thank you...

Eddie: Actually, this is a little bit risky.

Eddie: I didn't want to get you guys into any trouble...

-Choice 4.3 - Forget it, Eddie, nothing is more important than your life.

Eddie: Yeah...

Eddie: It's too risky, I'm giving up.

Eddie: ...

Eddie: Thank you all, thank you Billy and Player for helping me so much.

Eddie: And thank you for your advice.

Worker: Hey, don't mention it, Boss Eddie, if you need me, anytime.

Worker: I need to go home for dinner.

Eddie: Yeah, we are heading back too.

Back at Hottie Bar, everyone had a drink or two before going home.

After that, Eddie kept investigating the case but he didn't ask anyone for help anymore.

His investigation lasted for around 2 weeks, no one knows what he had found out or whom he had met...

All in all, his investigation ended abruptly one day, and since then, he became devastated and locked himself inside.

After Miles and Izumi's repeated persuasion and encouragement for a whole week, he finally got himself together and stepped outside of his home.

But, no matter who asks about the 'diesel flux explosion accident', he never says a word.

Scene ends

-Choice 4.4 - Let's analyze the 3 possible scenarios. - 15 Intimacy

Player: If they are accidents, then it's meaningless for us to investigate them, so we should just focus on the case itself.

Player: This is the best way to handle it.

Player: If it's a curse, then we can find someone who is good with arcana or theology for advice, there must be a way to break the spell.

Player: The worst case scenario is if they're not an accidents nor a curse, but are caused by human...

Player: If this is a cover-up, the fact that they can do it without a single trace of evidence left behind is very scary isn't it?

Player: Eddie, whether to investigate or not is up to you to decide, either way please be cautious.

Eddie: ...If these were done to cover up something, then it's even more necessary to find out.

Eddie: Causing so many deaths for one's benefit.

Eddie: And to kill more and more people just to cover up the first crime...

Eddie: Such cruelty is just outrageous!

Eddie: I must find the mastermind behind all these.

Eddie: ...

Eddie: But, you guys better not get involved.

Eddie: Player is right, this is too dangerous.

Eddie: I don't want to get you into trouble.

Player: But we also don't want you to take the risk by yourself.

Billy: Right.

Billy: Actually... I am a little bit scared but don't mean to quit.

Billy: Also, I thought it was a curse, I've been afraid of these mysterious things since I was a kid...

Billy: If there's a way to break the spell, then I have nothing to fear.

Billy: If it's not by curse but by people, then I have even less to fear!

Billy: I have been to so many places with Player, what kind of enemy have we not seen before?

Billy: Don't worry, I'll try my best to help you!

Eddie: I... I didn't think you would say that, I...

Eddie: I am really grateful!

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Player: Okay, Eddie, now is not the time get emotional, what do you think we should do next?

Worker: Okay, I'll leave you guys to your discussion.

Worker: This information is all I know. How you look at it, what you want to do with it, I don't want to hear.

Billy: Okay okay, thank you, we are done.

Worker: Okay, you're welcome.

Worker: I'm leaving.

Worker leaves

Eddie: I've thought about it, let's do it this way:

Eddie: Billy...

Eddie: You keep investigating the failed parts of the combustion engine accident.

Billy: Okay.

Eddie: ...And that worker we just talked to.

Billy: Huh?

Billy: You don't trust him?

Billy: I thought he was quite sincere and honest.

Eddie: Lies are usually hidden in truth.

Eddie: That's why we need to observe more.

Eddie: Usually the people who are well informed and trusted can easily become rumor spreader.

Eddie: If this is a conspiracy, then he would also be a key target for the mastermind to buy off.

Billy: ... I understand, let me look into it!

Eddie: As for Player and me...

Eddie: Player, not sure if you notice, one piece of information provided by that worker just now is very critical.

Choice 5.1 - It is still unknown whether there's traces of arcana at the scene of drowning.

Eddie: Yeah, indeed we can't rule out the possibility of killing people with Sleep Arcana.

Eddie: But it's been such a long time since the accident happened, there's not much we can do if we investigate now.

Eddie: Moreover... other than that, there's an even more important piece of information.

Player: ... I know!

Player: The worker killed by the Shadows once said... he had seen the workshop manager and Christopher!

Eddie: Correct.

Eddie: After he said that, he was attacked by the Shadows the next day...

Eddie: Look, he was on his way home with his co-workers, and he protected his fellows.

Eddie: Would you walk home together with someone that's delirious?

Eddie: Also, would a delirious person actively protect others?

Billy: ...

Player: Hmm... it means he really did see the workshop manager and Christopher alive.

Eddie: Right... at least, that's what he believed.

Player: How can we verify this information?

Player: Where can we find the workshop manager and Christopher?

Eddie: That worker has met Juan as well.

Eddie: Juan has been working with Christopher for a long time, he knows about the whole incident very well.

Eddie: Player, let's go see him.

Player: Okay.

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Choice 5.2 - The one killed by the Shadows once said those 2 people are still alive?

Eddie: Correct.

Eddie: After he said that, he was attacked by the Shadows the next day...

Eddie: Look, he was on his way home with his co-workers, and he protected his fellows.

Eddie: Would you walk home together with someone that's delirious?

Eddie: Also, would a delirious person actively protect others?

Billy: ...

Player: Hmm... it means he really did see the workshop manager and Christopher alive.

Eddie: Right... at least, that's what he believed.

Player: How can we verify this information?

Player: Where can we find the workshop manager and Christopher?

Eddie: That worker has met Juan as well.

Eddie: Juan has been working with Christopher for a long time, he knows about the whole incident very well.

Eddie: Player, let's go see him.

Player: Okay.

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-Part 2

Scene - A church

Eddie: Because Juan's house is always under surveillance by the Order of Equality, so we usually meet at this church.

Eddie: It's not convenient for him to stay at the church for too long, otherwise he will get suspected.

Eddie: Usually I would come a bit earlier to wait for him.

Player: I get it, I'm not in a hurry.

Later...

Juan: I'm sorry to keep you both waiting.

Juan: Mr. Eddie, it's been a while, I hope you are not in trouble?

Eddie shakes hands with Juan.

Eddie: Yeah, I'm fine.

Eddie: This is Player whom I've mentioned to you earlier.

Juan: Mr. Player, nice to meet you, I'm Juan.

Juan shakes hands with you.

Player: Mr. Juan, nice to meet you too.

Juan: I received the message from Eddie, let's get down to business since I don't have much time.

Juan: Since you just joined the investigation, you may not know everything.

Juan: Please allow me to tell you the entire incident briefly, okay?

Eddie: I've briefed him on the incident, but it'll be clearer if you can explain to him.

Juan: That's great, I'll just talk about the important things.

Player: Okay, thank you.

Juan: Half a year ago, the Order of Equality started to expand in the machinery parts market, competing with my company.

Juan: Back then, I talked to my chief technician at that time, Master Esty, to discuss reforming the assembly line.

Juan: I wanted to reduce cost and increase the production capacity, to be honest, it means cutting cost while keeping the quality barely qualified.

Juan: So that we could win in volume by selling cheaper products.

Juan: After all President Jonas has quite a large demand for precision equipment and invested heavily in the research of new parts, that's why he couldn't guarantee the production volume.

Juan: So, that was the only way we can rival him.

Juan: But Master Esty was very much against the idea, after all, when I first made him my chief technician...

Juan: It was to enhance our product quality with technological revolution.

Juan: A month and a half later, Master Esty was hired by President Jonas with good money to lead the research on machine intelligence.

Player: ...He sounds familiar to me?

Eddie: The factory you went to when the Shadows attacked Red Harbor, the 'letter incident', was where Esty did research.

Player: Oh, it's him, the lunatic!

Juan: It seems like you really have seen him before, he might sound crazy but if you think about it, there is logic in his madness.

Juan: Also, he's very nice to anyone who is patient enough to listen to him.

Juan: After Master Esty left, Christopher took his position.

Juan: Christopher is far from an expert, just that during such special circumstance, he submitted 2 proposals about reforming the assembly line.

Juan: Those 2 proposals were very well written, it saves cost and guarantees efficiency.

Juan: Later when I discussed the modification and adjustment on other parts, I found out he didn't know much at all...

Juan: In other words, most of the process modification was designed by me, Christopher was just there to execute.

Juan: However...

Juan: 3 months ago, a diesel flux combustion engine exploded.

Juan: Christopher killed himself in his home, leaving a suicide note and some recording chips, saying I forced him to make this design.

Juan: ...But those recordings... were indeed my voice, but I have absolutely no memory of it.

Juan: A design with such serious faults could not be made by me!

Juan: And there are 2 parts, the silicone fan clutch and the exhaust turbocharger...

Juan: I clearly remember rejecting his proposal to modify these 2 parts, I even scolded him for that.

Juan: However, the machine was still openly made based on the rejected proposal...

Juan: Plus, he'd killed himself just to set me up, which I really couldn't understand.

Juan: Following that, all the major newspaper media reported this widely, and everyone was blaming me.

Juan: Because of that, my company was about to collapse due to bad reputation.

Juan: After that, many of our senior management and partners left us for the Order of Equality...

Juan: And these people, in the name of saving the company, proposed to let the Order of Equality run it...

Juan: Using this opportunity, President Jonas bought a lot of shares in just 3 months, gaining total control of Juan Machinery.

Juan: I was made a mere figurehead, always under surveillance.

Juan: Until now... I still couldn't figure out what happened or where the problem occurred...

Juan: Until you told me about the workshop manager and the sacrificed worker, then I came to realize...

Juan: Christopher, that bastard, is not dead!

Eddie: How can you be so sure?

Juan: ... I've seen him, I thought it was just an illusion.

Eddie: Where?

Juan: In a casino.

Juan: I didn't want to give up, a month ago I asked my old friend to investigate this.

Juan: However, he didn't agree or disagree to it, then 2 days later, he invited me to a casino.

Juan: He said, forget about all those unpleasant histories, come have some fun, relax yourself, if I lose any money he'll pay for it.

Juan: In fact, I did lose a lot of money that night...

Juan: He paid and told me,

Juan: 'Life is like gambling, you know that it does no good to you but you just can't resist the temptation, just like you coming here with me.'

Juan: 'Once you'd started, it's very hard to stop.'

Juan: 'Now that it's finally over, don't do it again, you still have...'

Juan: 'Your only and the most important capital is your life, don't gamble it because you really can't afford to lose it.'

Juan: Now that I think about it, he must know something and was trying to talk me out of it.

Juan: And that day, I vaguely saw Christopher...

Eddie: ...Vaguely?

Juan: Yes, he came out from a room... followed by a few people.

Juan: Those people could be working for him, but of course, they could also be monitoring him.

Juan: After he came out from the room, he left the casino with those people.

Juan: I wanted to follow him, but I was stopped by the people at my table...

Juan: I was still gambling and owed them debts, so I couldn't leave.

Juan: I couldn't see him clearly and was in a bad mood, and I'd been thinking about the those things, so I thought maybe it was just an illusion.

Juan: Heh heh, now that I think about it...

Juan: There's no way Christopher would kill himself, would he?

Juan: He is a greedy, indulgent little man.

Juan: His suicide was just a show in order to set me up.

Eddie: That's right, if he's still alive.

Juan: It's very likely that someone from the Order of Equality is directing the show behind the scene.

Eddie: ...

Juan: If it's not Jonas, it would be the current manager, Kentor.

Player: Okay, let's not jump to conclusions, we still don't have any evidence...

Player: Also, Eddie is from the Order of Equality and a core member since the establishment of the Order.

Juan: Mr. Eddie, my apologies for being rude...

Juan: And, that was just a possibility, it may also be that Christopher did it all by himself.

Eddie: No, what you said is true... I have to admit... the Order of Equality is very suspicious.

Juan: Sigh...

Juan: Anyway, my friend is right, I should quit this.

Juan: If this is what happened, I also can't entrust you to investigate your president and your fellows.

Eddie: ...

Eddie: ...If it's really related to us, I have more reasons to investigate.

Juan: Are you sure?

Juan: If the Order of Equality is really behind this.

Juan: Once the Order controls my company, they can monopolize the machinery parts market, increasing profits...

Juan: All of these will benefit the Order of Equality and you Gyees.

Juan: And if you expose your president or your comrades' crimes, would that really be good for the Order of Equality and for your people?

Juan: Then, would you willingly sacrifice your order and your people's interests for the sake of truth and justice?

Juan: How would you decide then, what would you prioritize, Mr. Eddie, you better think about that.

Eddie: ...

Eddie: Is there really no justice for those workers who lost their lives?

Eddie: Those were human lives.

Eddie: Moreover, if there's really someone like that in the Order of Equality, and they broke the law without getting punishment, even benefitted from it...

Eddie: How is that going to help the morality of the Order of Equality?

Eddie: And how do you make sure these people will not use the same tactics against our own people?

Eddie: Only finding the truth and bringing the culprits to justice will really benefit our people.

Eddie: So I'm going to investigate this thoroughly, for you and for the workers who had died.

Juan: I understand, Mr. Eddie, you are an admirable person.

Juan: It would be great if everyone from the Order of Equality are like you...

Eddie: Don't mention it, please tell me what the casino is called and its location.

Juan: It's the Latis Casino at Elysiann, north of the pier, just 3 blocks away.

Eddie: Yeah... I will start right away.

Juan: Yeah... thank you, Mr. Eddie!

Eddie: Okay, once I find out anything about Christopher, I will get in touch with you.

After bidding farewell to Juan and leaving the church, Eddie starts to investigate the Latis Casino.

He gives himself a makeover, adopts an alias and tries to nose around disguised as a guest of the casino.

Using Juan's description, including his facial appearance and the few people with him...

Finally, Eddie found Christopher's location.

Christopher has changed his name to Chris and would visit the casino every Thursday.

Those people behind him, they are both the surveillance and his guards.

Scene - Latis Casino

Thursday night, Latis Casino.

Eddie: Player.

Eddie: There are people around Christopher monitoring and guarding him, we can't approach him upfront.

Eddie: I will go gambling while you stay at the locker area in the men's room.

Eddie: I'm sorry that you have to wait there, try not to make any sound.

Player: Okay, are we there to ambush him?

Eddie: That's right, when Christopher goes to the men's room, I'll follow him and make a coughing sound to cue you.

Eddie: Then we will kidnap him and interrogate him in the little forest.

Player: Understood.

Eddie: Ok, let's do it.

You hide in the locker area of the men's room, enduring the terrible stink. Before long, an hour had passed.

From time to time you hear people walking by, but there's no coughing sound from Eddie, you just have to wait.

Suddenly...

You hear footsteps, and someone starts to pee.

Shortly after, you hear footsteps again.

Bang!

Someone closes the door.

Eddie: Ahem! Ahem!

Player: ...

Christopher: Who are you?

Christopher: What are you...

Eddie: I knocked him out, help me carry him.

Eddie: This way, follow me!

Scene - Forest, during the night

Christopher: What are you guys trying to do?

Christopher: I have already paid off the debts, haven't I?

Eddie: Christopher, why did you set up Juan?

Christopher: ...Who are you?

Eddie: I'm asking you a question.

Christopher: ... I didn't set him up.

Christopher: You've listened to those recordings, haven't you?

Christopher: He did agree to those proposals, if you don't believe me...

Choice 1.1 - Tell me the truth if you want to live.

Christopher: Heh heh, if I tell you those things...

Christopher: Than dying would be an easy way out.

Eddie: ...Whom do you work for?

Choice 1.2 - Imagine what would happen if you appear in public? - 5 Intimacy

Christopher: ... you better think carefully.

Christopher: I will not be the only one to bear the consequences.

Eddie: ... whom do you work for?

Choice 1.3 - Tell me who's behind all these, we don't have time to waste with you. - 8 Intimacy

Christopher: ...

Conversation continues after choices

Christopher: If I were to guess, you must be Eddie, captain of the Special Operations Group of the Order of Equality, am I right?

Eddie: Yeah, so what?

Christopher: Think carefully, is this your mission, is this something you should be doing?

Christopher: Already two people have died investigating this.

Christopher: Do you want to be... the third one?

Christopher: Captain Eddie, knowing too much is no good to you.

Christopher: My advice, this isn't something you want to get involved in.

Eddie: ...

Eddie: Someone's coming!

Jonas walks up to Eddie followed by five bodyguards and a gunner

Eddie: President?

Jonas: Good evening, Eddie, Player.

To be continued

Scene ends

Mastermind Behind (II)

Eddie and you finally caught Christophe. But suddenly, President Jonas showed up with his men...

-Part 1

Scene - Forest, during the night

Eddie, Player and Christoper face Jonas and a company of Order of Equality soldiers

Eddie: President?

Jonas: Good evening, Eddie, Player.

Christopher: ... President Jonas, what are you doing here?

Jonas: Don't ask, it's not something you should know.

Christopher: Oh, sorry...

Jonas: It's fine.

Jonas: You guys, take him back please.

Jonas: Eddie and I have something to talk about.

Order of Equality soldier: Yes, sir.

Christopher: President Jonas, I didn't come to meet them secretly, I was...

Jonas: I know, you are scared, go back and have a good rest.

Christopher: Yes...

Christopher leaves with Jonas's men

Player: (Maybe I should give them some privacy...)

Player: (But if Jonas is the culprit, what if he hurts Eddie, what should I do?)

Player: (Hmm... even if I leave them alone, if I don't go far, I can rush back if something happens.)

-Choice 1.1 - President Jonas, I have something to do, I'd better go now. - 8 Intimacy

Jonas: It's okay, you don't have to leave.

Choice 1.1.1 - No no no, it's not so good, I think I should leave.

Player leaves

After you left, you wait for Eddie close by.

It seems there hasn't been any physical fights between Eddie and Jonas. But what they are taking about, you have no idea.

Player: Anyways... it's the Order of Equality's internal business after all...

Player: Now that I have chosen to avoid it, I'd better not ask anymore.

Player: As long as Eddie is fine, I should just mind my own business.

Scene ends

Choice 1.1.2 - Ah, okay. - 5 Intimacy

No additional dialog

-Choice 1.2 - (Silence) - 11 Intimacy

No additional dialog

Conversation continues after choices

Eddie: President...

Jonas: Eddie, I know you have a lot of questions.

Jonas: But, when you see that Christopher is still alive, when you see me here in front of you.

Jonas: You are a smart person, I think you should already understand?

Jonas: You just can't believe or are not willing to believe, aren't you?

Eddie: ...President, are all these your doing?

Jonas: It looks like you wish to hear from me personally.

Eddie: Sir, I wish more that you can tell me... this is not true...

Jonas: First of all, Eddie, I'm not hiding anything from you.

Jonas: That's why your wish will be inevitably crushed.

Jonas: The fact is... from the very beginning, Christopher was following my orders.

Jonas: I hired Master Esty, and then I helped Christopher to get his position.

Jonas: I used him to manufacture poor quality machinery parts and demanded the Order of Equality to continue purchasing and using them.

Jonas: Which caused the accident to happen, and the workers from the Order of Equality to die...

Jonas: So you can say, I am the culprit.

Eddie: ...

Jonas: And after that, using the public opinions and media , I escalated this into a huge scandal.

Jonas: I arranged Christopher's suicide and for him to frame Juan, and I bought off their senior management in the name of saving Juan's company.

Jonas: In 3 months, I finished the acquisition of Juan's company, made Juan a mere figurehead and put him under monitoring.

Jonas: To achieve this, it has indeed caused many deaths, but those are unavoidable.

Eddie: Why, sir, why would you do such a thing?!

Jonas: Eddie, if you were me, facing a company of such a big scale...

Jonas: You wanted to acquire it in a short period of time, because the Shadows are not giving you much time, what would you do?

Eddie: I know, but sir, what you did...

Eddie: Not only did you hurt many people from Juan Machinery, you also led to the many deaths of our own people, don't you think that's too much?

Jonas: Eddie, do you think in this world, there is any war that would cause no casualty?

Jonas: Let me put it this way, in your opinion, is there any fundamental difference between war and trading?

Eddie: ...

Jonas: If the Oathblades can take over Crossport, force the White Capes to lose their base and be left homeless, which in turn gains us 10 years of peace...

Jonas: And only 6 of our people died.

Jonas: Don't you think, this should go down in history as a major victory?

Eddie: This... doesn't seem like an good analogy.

Jonas: Yes.

Jonas: If we capture Crossport, even though the White Capes would be weakened, our relationship with the humans will also get worse.

Jonas: In the face of a tough enemy like the Shadows, doing so would just be distracting ourselves from the real danger.

Jonas: On the other hand, if we monopolize the mechanical parts market, so as to control the heavy industry of Luxium...

Jonas: Then, as long as there's enough capital, we can provide new weapons and equipment for most of the armies in Luxium.

Jonas: Including the Shadowhunters, the Oathblades, even the White Capes.

Jonas: Or, we can simply call them - the Allies of Luxium.

Eddie: ...

Jonas: What do you think now?

Jonas: Those workers who have sacrificed their lives, are they qualified as martyrs?

Eddie: ... I have nothing to say about this.

Eddie: But, what happened next?

Eddie: To cover up your... to cover up the things you've done, you would continue to kill our own people?

Eddie: Just because they want to find out the truth, just because they want to find justice for our people who have died?

Jonas: I already knew someone would investigate, so originally, I was just going to put on a show.

Jonas: I bribed Patis, the workshop manager, and a few well-informed workers.

Jonas: Patis put on a show of 'mysterious drowning', and the other workers turned it into a curse and spread the rumors.

Jonas: At the same time, using pranks to punish the workers who are curious about the truth...

Jonas: Majority of the workers believed it.

Jonas: I didn't think anyone would risk their lives.

Jonas: Also, even if you know the truth, it's impossible for you to have direct evidence.

Jonas: So, during that time, only one person was killed by me.

Player: So, the worker who died from protecting his fellows are not killed by the Shadows... but by you?!

Jonas: It's me, and also the Shadows.

Jonas: It didn't have to be this way, after all, it is not difficult to kill him.

Jonas: Just to give him a good name and generous compensation, so that his families can go on with their lives.

Jonas: Since he didn't plan to give up, that was the reward for his courage.

Eddie: But... how was that possible? Can the Shadowbeasts and Shadow Flux be fabricated?

Jonas: Heh heh, there's no need for fabrication.

Eddie: ...

Eddie: Unless... those Shadows also work for you, President?

Jonas: You know me, Eddie, I make good use of all useful people and objects.

Jonas: Okay, Eddie, I have told you everything about what happened.

Jonas: I'm sure you still have one last question...

Jonas: That is... why would I tell you all these?

Eddie: ...President, please explain.

Jonas: Well, since I'm already honest with you...

Jonas: Why should you hide anything from me?

Eddie: ...Hide from you?

Eddie: What is it?

Jonas: From the very beginning, you have already recorded our conversation...

Jonas: Recorded with arcana crystal...

Eddie: ...

Player: Eddie... is he... going to kill both of us?

Eddie: ...

Eddie: ...No, the president is not like that.

Jonas handed a thick notebook to Eddie.

Eddie: ...

Jonas: Then please, add today's recording into this file.

Player: This is...

Jonas: My crimes.

Jonas: There isn't a book that's thick enough to record all my crimes.

Jonas: After all, sometimes taking short cuts helps you achieve your goals.

Jonas: The prosperity of Never Isle today was constructed with gold stained with blood.

Jonas: Knowing these, you must be very disappointed and hurt... but at the same time helpless, am I right?

Jonas: You probably don't know if you can stop me, but more importantly, you don't know...

Jonas: If you should stop me.

Eddie opens the book, reads only one page and then closes it tremblingly.

Jonas: If you don't want to read it, let me tell you then.

Jonas: Norman and Ozzy, they were killed by me.

Jonas: They were the earliest members of the Order of Equality and also my key subordinates, unfortunately, they held evil intentions towards our organization.

Jonas: Before they could take action, I conspired to murder them.

Jonas: But, don't think I was being merciful just because I didn't expose their crimes.

Jonas: I was just trying to maintain the image of the Order of Equality.

Jonas: You can probably imagine, if I could do that to my core members, then what I could do to the mundane...

Jonas: How cruel and despicable I can be, right?

Eddie: ...

Jonas: For example, once I tortured a human being for 33 days and 2 hours just for one piece of intelligence.

Jonas: He was a noble and upright person whom I admired and had a history with.

Jonas: But that was just personal emotions.

Jonas: Regarding the means of torture... it'll waste too much time if I go into details.

Jonas: You still remember my Arcana Research Lab, I have a few mages researching arcana for me there.

Jonas: One of the arcana... is called the Pain Intensifying Spell.

Jonas: It can make any ordinary punishment become...

Eddie: That's enough!

Eddie: Please stop!

Eddie turns his back in disgust

Jonas: Eddie, some things...

Jonas: Will not disappear, even if you pretend you don't see or hear them.

Eddie: But so what...

Eddie: Actually I understand that, in this world, there are countless of these things happening...

Eddie: No matter if I can see them or try to avoid them, they still exist...

Eddie: I can't change anything...

Jonas: Heh heh, is that so?

Jonas: If you really think so, why would you use arcana crystal to record our conversation?

Eddie: ...

Eddie turns back towards Jonas

Eddie: Did... you notice from the very beginning?

Jonas: What, so you think I'm so busy with work that my arcana ability would get rusty?

Eddie: So...

Eddie: So you already knew that I was recording... but still told me these?

Jonas: Eddie, this is our decisive battle...

Jonas: Once our battle with the Shadows ends, I should retire.

Jonas: Of course, that's under the assumption that we will win the battle, otherwise, none of us will survive.

Eddie: You mean...

Jonas: You are my chosen successor...

Jonas: - the next President of the Order of Equality.

Player: ...

Eddie: ...Me?

Jonas: People are born evil.

Jonas: Evil is nothing more than the use of sophisticated methods to gain one's benefits at the expense of others.

Jonas: Fundamentally, it's human instinct to go after benefits and avert losses.

Jonas: I'm no exception, Eddie, all the evil deeds in the notebook are for the good of the Order of Equality or the Gyees.

Jonas: It is to support my ideal, creating a harmonious world.

Jonas: As President Vundo once said, the past glory of Azria comes from her power.

Jonas: About this, I think you should understand?

Eddie: Yeah.

Eddie: I have always... understood you...

Eddie: Just that today, you have put me on the spot... to witness these behaviors... it's very difficult for me to accept right away.

Jonas: You don't have to accept.

Jonas: Or, you don't have to act like you 'accept'.

Jonas: Morality is nothing but shackles.

Jonas: Ideal is nothing but deception.

Jonas: However, those are the infrastructure of a beautiful world.

Jonas: When the influenced become the vast majority, when the believers become the mass, the ideals will no longer be deception.

Jonas: But instead are the standard.

Jonas: The fact that the ideals of the Order of Equality are not believed by the majority is because we are not strong enough.

Jonas: It is also because the world is not peaceful or stable enough yet.

Jonas: If the Order of Equality becomes strong enough to be the leading force in this third war against the Shadows...

Jonas: And wins this war...

Jonas: Then there will be a foundation for the realization of the Order of Equality's ideals.

Jonas: That seemingly impossible dream will begin to take shape.

Jonas: However, in the new era, the person who leads the Order of Equality to accomplish the building of our ideology...

Jonas: Must be a noble and well-connected spiritual leader.

Eddie: ...

Jonas: He must firmly believe in the ideals, possess all kinds of excellent qualities and most importantly, has no bad history.

Jonas: It must not be someone like me with an ugly and nasty past.

Eddie: And you sir...

Jonas: Heh heh, me...

Jonas: In the dream world that I created, there will be no place for people like me.

Jonas: By then, getting expelled from the stage by the new leader will be my last scene.

Eddie: ...

Jonas: Don't try to change the position of a forsaken pawn.

Jonas: The only thing you get to decide is how to get rid of it.

Jonas: You remove it from the stage to show the world that you are kind and loyal...

Jonas: Or you destroy it completely to show the world that you are righteous and selfless...

Jonas: This is something you should consider and decide.

Eddie: ...

Eddie: I understand, president.

Eddie: If there is such a day... I will make my decision and take my responsibilities.

Eddie: But before that, I will try my best to assist you, sir.

Jonas: Yeah, I understand what you mean.

Jonas: In the future, Will and I will try our best to help you, train you.

Jonas: But today, let's stop here, I still have business to take care of, I can't stay any longer.

Jonas: I will talk to you guys privately another day.

Player: Privately?

Player: Did president come for me specifically?

Jonas: Player, since I didn't ask you to leave, I think you should be able to sense...

Jonas: The trust and recognition I have in you.

Player: Ah this... thank you for your trust, but I haven't done much...

Jonas: Alright, let's leave the details for another day.

Jonas: Later when you get back to Juan's, you need to decide carefully... if you should tell him the truth.

Jonas: Maybe knowing the truth would help him feel relieved.

Jonas: But after all, he's got a wife and a daughter, maybe...

Jonas: Anyway, you guys decide for yourselves.

Eddie: Yeah...

Eddie: But... president, how did you find out... Juan entrusted me for this investigation?

Jonas: At the beginning, Juan entrusted an old friend of his to investigate this.

Jonas: At that time, his old friend has informed me.

Jonas: I could see your whole investigation process, I could even hear how you made plans in the church.

Eddie: ...

Jonas: You are still too rigorous, care too much about the details.

Jonas: You could become very tired in the future.

Eddie: Yes... thank you president for your advice.

Jonas: You're welcome.

Jonas: It's getting late, you'd better take some rest, I need to take care of some business.

Eddie: Yes, president, please take care.

Jonas leaves Eddie and Player

Eddie: ...

Player: Even becoming the president won't cheer you up?

Eddie: Maybe there's too much information today... I need some time to digest.

Eddie: And, can I really be qualified... with my ability?

Choice 2.1 - President Jonas has told us everything he could... - 11 Intimacy

Player: Since you trust him, then with his experience he must have good judgment on people.

Player: If he says you can, then you can!

Eddie: Yeah... thank you.

Eddie: But, this is not the most important thing now...

Choice 2.2 - According to President Jonas's plan... - 15 Intimacy

Player: After the war ends, you indeed will be the most suitable successor as president.

Eddie: Hmm... thank you.

Eddie: But, this is not the most important thing now...

Choice 2.3 - We'd better not think about this now. - 5 Intimacy

Eddie: Correct.

Conversation continues after choices

Eddie: The most important thing now is to decide how we should report this to Juan.

-Choice 3.1 - Tell him the truth. - 20 Intimacy

Eddie: Okay, let's tell him.

Scene - A church

Tell Juan about the truth.

Eddie: This is what happened...

Juan: I knew it, from the very beginning I was set up by Jonas...

Eddie: ...

Eddie: Please forgive me, the only thing I can do is to investigate it, but I'm not going to make this public.

Juan: What? Are you going down the same evil path with him now?

Eddie: ...You can say so.

Juan: ...Never mind.

Juan: Don't take it personally, I just lost my temper.

Juan: I understand there's no way you will betray him, I'm also not going to fight back...

Juan: Nothing can come out of that.

Juan: Since he is letting you tell me the truth, heh heh, it means he must have something else up his sleeves.

Juan: Even though I own an entire company and have monopolized the entire machinery parts market... I am still no match for this man.

Juan: Plus, I have nothing now.

Juan: I don't have the capital, even less capability to fight him.

Player: Juan, didn't your friend mention...

Player: Your only and the most important capital is your life, don't gamble it.

Juan: ...

Juan: Life can be called capital?

Juan: The value of life depends on what it carries...

Juan: Now I am...

Juan: Carrying nothing but shame!

Juan: And anger with no where to vent out!

Juan: Other than that, I have got nothing!

Juan: A life carrying things like that only can have negative value.

Eddie: Wait... you're not... thinking about suicide, right?

Juan: Hahaha, Eddie.

Juan: The reason why I asked you to investigate this...

Juan: Is because I needed a justification to die.

Juan: I've long lost the reason to live.

Eddie: What about your wife and daughter, they are your reason to be alive!

Juan: Hahaha, that's hilarious, you really want them to be under house arrest and surveillance along with me, do you?

Juan: And live a boring, mediocre, depressing life... under the suppression of the Order of Equality?

Player: ...

Player: It's better than a wife losing her husband, a daughter losing her father.

Juan: Flora is a grown woman.

Juan: She has her own life, she doesn't need me that much anymore.

Juan: My wife, heh heh, she's been disappointed with me for a long time now.

Juan: Losing my career, even losing the opportunity to rise again, what else can I do for them?

Juan: Jonas is a cunning person but he's no evil, he always has his senses.

Juan: I believe after I die, he won't be difficult with them, he might even give them some money as support or compensation.

Juan: As long as you don't tell them the truth.

Juan: Heh heh, but even if you do... they are not going to do anything for me, are they?

Juan: Anyway, without me, they will live better lives.

Eddie: ...You'd better calm down, you don't know how Madam and Miss Flora feel.

Eddie: It may not be what you think.

Juan: Enough, you are in no position to persuade me.

Juan: It is always my right to make my own decision.

Eddie: Wait...

Juan left without looking back.

Player: He had made the decision since the very beginning, and he hates his current condition...

Player: Maybe we can't persuade him.

Eddie: ...Maybe, we shouldn't tell him?

Player: He would find out sooner or later, even if he doesn't know the truth, he can already guess it.

Player: The later he knows the truth, the more painful he gets.

Eddie: You're right...

Eddie: But is there really nothing we can do?

Player: This is all that we can do.

Player: Maybe you can find his old friend, or his wife and daughter.

Player: But after that, whether they can persuade him is out of our control.

Eddie: Yeah...

Eddie: I'll try and contact his old friend.

Eddie: I can't just sit here and watch him die.

Eddie leaves

Player: Sigh, but this could make things worse.

Go to Part 2

-Choice 3.2 - It's better to hide the truth. - 8 Intimacy

Eddie: Okay, hide it then.

Scene - A church

Tell Juan the fabricated truth.

Eddie: Yes, indeed, President Jonas is very suspicious.

Eddie: But we couldn't find any conclusive evidence at all.

Eddie: And we couldn't rule out the possibility that he's not involved at all.

Juan: Okay then, thank you, Mr. Eddie.

Juan: And Mr. Player, thank you too.

Eddie: We can't go on with the investigation...

Eddie: What are you going to do next?

Eddie: I suggest maybe you should try to adapt to life here at the Order of Equality.

Juan: Maybe...

Juan: Maybe after a long time, I will get used to it.

Juan: But right now, I still can't let go.

Juan: Although I know... it's almost impossible for me to find the truth now.

Juan: Ever since little, I always need to understand everything.

Juan: Even though I don't know how, but if I don't keep on investigating, I couldn't sleep at night.

Juan: Anyway, thank you, I've brought you enough troubles.

Juan: I will find a way.

Eddie: So, if you need me...

Juan: It's fine, Mr. Eddie, I understand.

Juan: I should not stay at the church for too long, I'd better leave.

Juan leaves

Eddie: ...

Eddie: He should have sensed something?

Player: Maybe, or maybe there's nothing he could do, but he can't be sure either.

Eddie: Sigh... I hope he can get used to it some day.

Player: Let's head back.

Player: It's been tough these past few days, come have a drink at the Hottie Bar?

Eddie: Okay.

Go to Part 2

-Choice 3.2 - You decide. - 15 Intimacy

Eddie: Okay, hide it then.

Scene - A church

Tell Juan the fabricated truth.

Eddie: Yes, indeed, President Jonas is very suspicious.

Eddie: But we couldn't find any conclusive evidence at all.

Eddie: And we couldn't rule out the possibility that he's not involved at all.

Juan: Okay then, thank you, Mr. Eddie.

Juan: And Mr. Player, thank you too.

Eddie: We can't go on with the investigation...

Eddie: What are you going to do next?

Eddie: I suggest maybe you should try to adapt to life here at the Order of Equality.

Juan: Maybe...

Juan: Maybe after a long time, I will get used to it.

Juan: But right now, I still can't let go.

Juan: Although I know... it's almost impossible for me to find the truth now.

Juan: Ever since little, I always need to understand everything.

Juan: Even though I don't know how, but if I don't keep on investigating, I couldn't sleep at night.

Juan: Anyway, thank you, I've brought you enough troubles.

Juan: I will find a way.

Eddie: So, if you need me...

Juan: It's fine, Mr. Eddie, I understand.

Juan: I should not stay at the church for too long, I'd better leave.

Juan leaves

Eddie: ...

Eddie: He should have sensed something?

Player: Maybe, or maybe there's nothing he could do, but he can't be sure either.

Eddie: Sigh... I hope he can get used to it some day.

Player: Let's head back.

Player: It's been tough these past few days, come have a drink at the Hottie Bar?

Eddie: Okay.

Go to Part 2

-Part 2

Scene - Hottie Bar

If Eddie told Juan the truth

Player: Eddie, what's wrong?

Eddie: I couldn't save him, Juan poisoned himself.

Player: Gees, there's nothing we could do.

Player: Now that I think about it, his daughter's name is Flora... it sounds familiar to me...

Eddie: Yes, Miss Flora once applied to be the assistant to Turing, you probably have met her.

Player: Oh it's her...

Eddie: Sigh...

Player: It's already happened, nothing we can do anymore.

Player: Also, this might be a relief for Juan.

Eddie: Yeah...

Eddie: But this... is another life.

Eddie: After the incident, I've been thinking about the same question these days.

Eddie: ...What is justice?

Eddie: Although the president can use this to monopolize the heavy industry market, thus producing more equipment to fight against the Shadows, ultimately saving many more people...

If Eddie hid the truth from Juan

Eddie: On my way back, I've been thinking.

Eddie: Player, what... would you call justice?

Eddie: Although the president can use this to monopolize the heavy industry market, thus producing more equipment to fight against the Shadows, ultimately saving many more people...

Conversation continues

Eddie: But, in order to save more people we ended up killing some people, this... should we call this 'Justice'?

Choice 1.1 - Yes. - 5 Intimacy

Player: At least, President Jonas' purpose is good, all the wrongs he'd done was to save people.

Player: Basically, justice is the end goal.

Player: When there's a bit of evilness mixed in justice, it's just like flaws in jade, it's still a jade, right?

Player: If this is not justice, then for the sake of not killing, if you watch people die without doing anything, is that justice?

Eddie: Hmm... I need to think about it.

Choice 1.2 - No. - 11 Intimacy

Player: Even President Jonas wouldn't call himself just, would he?

Player: Doing evil to save people is exactly that. If saving someone is his purpose, then doing evil is the price he had to pay.

Player: Which is... to lose the title of 'just'.

Player: If you call these behaviors 'just', people may be misled.

Eddie: Yeah, I understand.

Choice 1.3 - It doesn't matter. - 8 Intimacy

Player: Justice' is just a term.

Player: President Jonas never cared about it, what he cared about is the result.

Player: If the result is what he wants, and if the cost is worth it...

Player: Saving many is the result, sacrificing a few is the cost, for him, this is worth it, that's why he did it.

Player: Whether this is just or not, he doesn't care, he doesn't need to.

Eddie: Yeah... I understand.

Eddie: That's not so bad, at least you won't be bound by all those useless titles.

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Eddie: Or maybe I can look at it this way:

Eddie: First of all, the purpose of President Jonas is to help our people live a better life...

Eddie: So, if this purpose is correct, we only need to judge if his behaviors or decisions are beneficial for Gyees, that's it...

Eddie: Is that it?

Player: Yeah... he does work hard towards this direction.

-Choice 2.1 - And he has done a good job. - 8 Intimacy

Eddie: Hmm... maybe the president wants to create a world like this:

Eddie: A world where there is no need to kill in order to save more people...

Eddie: Can a world like that exist?

Player: Hmm... even if we can't achieve that, we can make changes to the world to bring it closer to our ideal.

Player: Every one of us is fighting for this, aren't we?

Player: Haha, maybe except for me, I'd rather go home!

Eddie: Yeah, you are right.

Eddie: As long as it gets us closer to our ideal, even if we can't achieve it, it's good enough.

Eddie: ... I'll try my best.

Scene ends

-Choice 2.2 - But, it is not without flaws and dangers.

Eddie: So tell me, what kind of flaws and dangers?

Player: Honestly, everything we do has advantages and disadvantages.

Player: If I'm going to make a list, I'm afraid we won't finish until tomorrow morning.

Player: Among all the flaws and hidden dangers, in my opinion, the most important one is...

-Choice 2.2.1 - This would harm the democratic tradition of Azria and form a non-democratic system. - 20 Intimacy

Eddie: ...

Player: It's said that the Azria parliament decides the development direction of the city and even the race based on the people's will represented by parliament members.

Player: Master Az, the Mayor of the city, had never used his power to make any decision for the Gyees.

Player: Maybe this is what he believed:

Player: No one should have the right to make decisions for anyone else.

Eddie: Hmm... even if it is for their own good?

Eddie: After all, sometimes, people are not sure what is good for them.

Player: If you keep making decisions for the public, wouldn't it make them even more ignorant and uninformed?

Player: Not to mention, when the minority is forced to sacrifice their interest for the sake of the majority.

Player: Then eventually, the people who are sacrificed would become an image, a symbol.

Player: Then even those who benefited could not help but think...

Player: What if I am next?'

Eddie: ...

Player: Different systems have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Player: If the system is like the style of President Jonas, then it would depend too much on the leadership of one person.

Player: If someone else becomes the leader of the Order of Equality...

Player: For example, you.

Player: Would you dare to do things his way?

Eddie: ... no I would not.

Eddie: If I do things his way, I would be far less competent than President Jonas.

Player: So, can you guarantee that every president from now on will be as capable as President Jonas?

Player: Even just as capable as you.

Eddie: Hmm... of course I can't guarantee that.

Player: So, it seems to me...

Player: Maybe everything that President Jonas does is for the well-being of his people...

Player: But all these things combined, the model, the system it forms...

Player: It truly makes the future worrying.

Eddie: Yes...

Eddie: I understand, thank you.

-Choice 2.2.2 - If not handled carefully, he could become lost. - 15 Intimacy

Eddie: ...

Player: I heard many people say that President Jonas's ambition is not just in the Order of Equality...

Player: They say he wants to take control of Never Isle, and even the entire Luxium.

Eddie: That... that can't be true.

Player: Of course, I also think that President Jonas doesn't have such plans now...

Player: But what about later...

Player: When his power is great enough to support him to achieve that?

Player: When people around him only say flattering things to him?

Player: Or maybe, when he determines that doing so would be beneficial to Gyees?

Eddie: ...

Player: On Earth, there were numerous countries and civilizations with long history...

Player: With no exception...

Player: When a country's authority becomes so powerful that no one could restrict it, that is when it declines and becomes corrupted and weak, no exception.

Eddie: Yeah...

Eddie: I understand, this is something we should avoid, thank you.

Conversation continues after choices

Eddie: I will have a think about this and discuss with the president.

Player: These are just my personal opinions, since we happened to be talking about this topic. You don't have to take it seriously.

Eddie: No, everything you said makes perfect sense.

Eddie: Don't worry, the president is not someone who refuses suggestions.

Eddie: He would love to hear from you about this.

Player: Haha, is that so, great!

Eddie: Yeah, if you ever have anything about the president, about the Order of Equality that you want to discuss in the future, please don't hesitate to come to me.

Eddie: Or I can arrange a meeting for you with the president.

Eddie: He's always willing to spend time on this kind of things.

Player: Okay, no problem.

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Jonas's Default Skin

• Butler Interactions
  • Before Intimacy Level 7
    • Head: "Overthinking" actually means you're not seeing it all.
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    • Torso: Hmm? You want to play chess with me?
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    • Waist: Do you know why I chose... the "Queen?"
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  • After reaching Intimacy Level 7
    • Head: Retirement? Maybe I'll build a museum and remember Azria with broken relics.
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    • Torso: They're wary of me. I suppose that means they recognize me as a threat.
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    • Waist: The Queen... represents unity, and thus her power is greater than anything.
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• Skills
  • Basic: Chekmate.
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  • Advanced: The only constant is change.
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  • Ultimate: Your move!
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• Arrival: If you are as vast as the ocean, surely you can tolerate a little impurities.
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• Display Voice 1: Life is not like a game of chess. Chess pieces are just black and white.
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• Display Voice 2: The high ground allows you to percive your own position on the board.
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• Display Voice 3: I knew it. The best way to deal with fatigue is to rest, not to adapt.
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• Hit: *Grunt*
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• Dying: Is...this...the end?
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