Part 3: Chapter 1-3: The Painting in the Basement

Part 1-3: The Painting in the Basement


The Voice from the Basement
Music: That Glaring Girl



What? What happened? Dad, are you OK?

Hahaha! Look, girls! Another brilliant failure!

You can’t joke your way out of this!

I’m sorry! I really am sorry about that! But I’ll let you clean this up! See you later!

Roger gets the hell out of the house.

Ah, he’s made a run for it! Dummy-daddy, gah, I can’t believe this!

Boy. There’s nothing we can say to him, is there. Let’s just tidy this up.


Music: Hearing the Voice of Truth

Huh?

Man! Another over the top explosion. Look at all these fragments of gunk. Lydie?

Tell me, Sue. Can you hear anything odd?

What? Nope, not a thing.

…sad… but… anything.

There, again! It’s coming from the basement? Is someone down there?

The b-basement? But only Dad is allowed down there. Hold on, though! Hehehe, that gives me a great idea! What do you say to taking a little trip down there?

What? But Dad always says we’re not allowed to!

You mean our Dad, who always breaks his promises? He doesn’t get a right to complain after yesterday!

For those of you watching along, apologies for my trigger finger here!

Still, I’m not sure about this…

If he gets angry you can just blame me! Come on, we’re doing this!

Uwah, I’m sorry, Dad! It looks like I’m going to be a bad girl for a bit!

The girls go downstairs.

Hehehe. Don’t mind our little intrusion, Daddy dearest!

Uwah, Dad, I’m so sorry about this!



The twins enter the basement.



You’re kidding! Dad painted this?

I don’t know. I think we need to look at it a little closer!

A little closer, yeah. …Whuh? What’s going on? It feels like… I’m about to… pass out…?




And with that, welcome to…

Avant Opening
Music: Masterpiece! - Haruka Shimotsuki / Mineko Yamamoto
Starring…







Our playable cast, joining in that order…




…our two DLC characters, and then some.

Uhhmm… I can’t eat a bowl of Puni… I just can’t… ah!


The World Within the Painting

Amazing! This is totally incredible! I’ve never seen anything like this!

Me neither! My heart is racing so fast, I think we might have another explosion on our hands!

What is this place, Sue? Are we dreaming? It all looks a lot like that painting, doesn’t it.

I don’t think this is a dream. I kinda remember getting sucked into that painting… Kinda. It’s much more fun if this isn’t a dream, anyway! A mysterious world inside a painting? So cool!

Like something from a fairy tale! Hey, let’s take a walk around! Who knows what other sights we’ll find, and we do need to find a way home as well.

I’m with you! Hehe, I bet we can find something really fun in here!

They take a few steps forward and look around.

This place really is mysterious. Do you think there are worlds like this in every painting?

Hahaha, I’m not sure about that. I don’t think I could paint anything as fabulous as this.

Me neither. I really don’t wanna hand it to him, but… I guess you need to be as good at painting as Dad to make this! …Oh?



The mysterious woman walks away.

She’s gone. Maybe she couldn’t hear me?

Right! Come on, Lydie, let’s go after her! She might be able to tell us what this place is!

Good plan!



She went up this way. Through this hallowed pathway. But…



Wow, we’re not making much progress here at all! Is she some kind of speed walker?

I think she’s just got really long legs. Come on, try to pick up the pace…


Music: Threat

Uwah! What’s this thing?!

A black monster! It looks a bit different from a Puni. Lydie, can you fight?

Sure. I’m pretty scared, but I’ll do my best!


Music: Mysterious Painting

Kyaa!

Lydie! Are you alright?!

Yeah. It barely left a mark. Anyway, Sue, are you locked and loaded?



Yeah! I’m gonna let this thing have it!



Your turn, Lydie! Whack it with everything you’ve got!




Good going! Now I’ll finish the job!




Music: Victory Pose - Lydie

That one was all squeak and no bite, huh. It really made me jump, though!

Yep, it was like we couldn’t lose! But where’s that woman gone to now?



That’s a shame. I really wanted to ask her about this place. Hm… what’s this at my feet? Hey!

What is it? Found something?



I think you’re right. Hey, look around! There are other potential materials all around here!

You’re right! I was so caught up in chasing that woman, I only just noticed!

This is great! Let’s start gathering! I’ve never seen any of these before. Imagine the items we could make with these!

Sounds great! Let’s collect them all! As many as we can!

The twins go flower picking. After they’ve had enough…

Phew. That should be enough. I’ve found some really rare stuff!

Me too! I’ve never seen these, even in an encyclopedia. I can’t wait to start synthesizing!

Me too! Just one more thing, Lydie.

You noticed too, Sue? Just how are we going to get out of here…

Standing around thinking won’t solve anything. Let’s start walking and see what happens! Promise with Mom Number 5! “Don’t worry - just do it!”

W-Well said! If we search a bit more I’m sure we’ll find a way back.

After searching around for a while…

Nothing.



Gulp. If this is all we can find, I guess that means this is what we’ve been looking for!

I’m not sure about that logic, but very well! I’m scared, but now’s the time to be brave!

Well said! We can do this, together! 1, 2… 3!

The twins jump.

Elsewhere, the mysterious woman seems to have noticed something.



Alright! I think they should stop being mad at me by now. Anyway… time to go back to painting. …Wait, what’s this?


Wondrous Materials

What are you doing down here?

Huh? Morning, Dad.

Wow, what a great nap! Ah! What about all the stuff we just picked up?

Girls! How many times have I told you not to come down here?

Awesome! They’re all here in my basket!

Really? So that world definitely wasn’t a dream!

Are you even listening to me? I don’t mind you coming down here, to be honest, but…

It was real! Which means we’ve got some synthesizing to do!

You said it! Dad, out of the way!

The twins run right past Roger.

Out of the way? Out of the way, you say? You’ll make me cry, talking to your own dad like that!



Alright! Mysterious synthesis! First, I’ll put everything we gathered in storage…



And I’ll take over for this synthesis!


Music: A Story True to the Heart

Right. If we use these materials I bet we’ll create something incredible!

Amazing, I bet! Let’s hope we can do it!



Hey, Lydie. I don’t think we’ve ever laid our hands on materials this potent before.

We haven’t! I can’t wait to see what we can make with ingredients like this!



We did it! And look at that quality!

I know. Just using the materials from the painting allowed us to make an item this wonderful? If we can make items like this, becoming the greatest atelier in the kingdom won’t be just a dream!

Enter Roger.

Hey, that’s a pretty well-made item. Where did you buy that from?

Heh heh, why spend our money? We made this!

Girls, please, enough joking around. I know you’re getting better, but this…

We aren’t, joking, OK! We made it from materials we picked up inside that painting!

Inside my painting, you mean?

Yes! That beautiful one hanging in the basement. We got close to it, felt a bit funny…

And when we woke up, we were inside it!

Then we used the materials we picked up inside there and made this amazing item!

Pretty amazing, right? There were some monsters in there, too, but it was a wonderful place! Hey, I know! Why don’t you come back in with us, Dad, and collect some more…

Lydie, Sue. You’re not allowed to go to the basement, you hear me?

No way! You’re joking, right? But there are so many incredible materials in there!

Sue’s right, Dad! If we use the materials from that painting, our atelier can be the greatest…

I’ve made my decision. Feeling funny looking at a painting? Monsters inside it? Come on. There’s some other explanation. The smell of the paint made you lightheaded, most likely. The basement is dangerous, anyway, so it’s off limits. Now, off to bed.

Roger heads to the basement.

Hey, Dad! Dad, come on! Look here! We’ve got all the materials we picked up right here!

It’s no good, he’s gone. I’m pretty exhausted. Let’s just call it a day.

That night…

I went to take a look, but the basement has been locked up tight.

He works fast when we don’t want him to! I guess we don’t get to go back into the picture?

I guess not. Even when he gets serious, he still ends up getting in our way.

I wanted to talk to that woman, too. Don’t you think she looked a bit like Mom, from behind?

Hahaha, yes, I did think that too! But it can’t possibly be her, right?



Elsewhere in Merveille…



Come on. Why do I have to do this?

If not you, then who else? Come on. Keep those hands moving.

You’re as bossy as ever! Alright. I’m doing it, I’m doing it!

Hehehe. The real fun starts tomorrow!