Part 47: Update XLIV - Featuring: Double Dragon

Update XLIV - Featuring: Double Dragon

Music: The Daily Grind








Shoutout to Yuno, who's been laying in bed with her eyes open.







A cutscene starts just outside of the War Room.





You should be in bed.

*giggle* I'm fine now... At least, that's what I'm telling myself... Anyways,

~

Why are you here?

*cough* *cough* Well...

~~

I heard about Eden from Yuma. I can't just stay in bed while you're out there trying your hardest, Opal... Let me join the meeting...! I promise I won't get in the way. Please...!

*nods*



Music: UE77 In Ariake


*shakes head*

Sorry... I don't want to be in bed, while everyone else works. Plus, the doctor said it was OK... Please, Nagamimi!

Tch... Whatever. We don't have a lot of time, so I'm just gonna start.



Nani!?

Another one...!? But we are still unsure as to how we will even defeat Haze...!

That's not the real problem here, Jil...



The location where we detected the True Dragon signal is...



What!? Nagiri and Commander Emel are in danger! We must go help, immediately!

No, you don't understand, Jil... The only lifeforms we detect in the guild hall are the two of them, meaning...

Sailas... What are you saying...?

We realized a few things upon researching the blue Dragonsbane. It's unlike any Dragonsbane we've seen before, meaning it's not from Haze, but... a new True Dragon.





Nani the fuck???

Like, absolutely nothing, in all three previous games, implied that this could happen to Emel, this just comes out of left field!

Th-That is absurd! A human turning into a dragon is... impossible!

But... there are several accounts from the past of humans turning into dragons.

Okay, 1) Both of those cases involved the use of the Dragon Chronicle and 2) neither Mizuchi or Takehaya became full on True Dragons.

Aytel decides to blow off work to mope about her boyfriend and Emel goes from someone who orders people around to a final boss-tier threat.

That is correct. ISDF HQ has recorded data of a few similar incidents. How did you know...?

I researched. I won't let myself lose to the dragons... or this sickness.

...



Sailas how do you know Emel's molecular structure?

And what the fuck does that even mean?

It would not be a large stretch of the imagination to think she could... transform.



We have to stop her, ASAP.

Yes. I'd estimate that Emel is still only in a half-awakened state. I don't know how much she'd be willing to listen to what we have to say... But no matter what, we can't just leave her be!

~

But why into a dragon?

I'm not sure... It's not like Emel actually transformed yet... She is in a half-awakened state... As long as she has some humanity, we can predict her movements.

~~

The True Dragon signal we got from Emel was heading toward the ruins, presumably to go after Haze.

By herself...!? But why...?

Jil, sitting here and thinking about it doesn't help us much. We have to go back to Eden. There might even be some clues left behind in the guild hall.

Yes... I am worried for Nagiri’s safety, as well! Let us depart, Unit 13!

*nods*





The universe is pretty damn vast, though. Most anything is possible.

~

I'm sure you can win, Unit 13★



Hm? Did I say something strange?

Is there something you aren't telling us, Allie?





Music: UE77 Tokyo


Music: Kazan - Drowning in Petals, The Future


Everything in Kazan is still blue.



Music: Destructive Curse








Please tell us, Nagiri... What exactly happened here?

L-Lady Emel... She suddenly went mad and... She left for the ruins... so she could kill Haze... by herself.



Abnormality...? What do you mean? Is there something wrong with her?

I'll explain the details later, Nagiri. Unit 13, I—



She's heading to the top of the ruins... That must mean her aim is the 6th True Dragon Haze!

Unit 13, please hurry over to the ruins and stop Emel. I can't imagine the disaster that would occur if two True Dragons fought... It would be terrible.



All we have to do is stop Emel?

...Well, not quite.

~

Don't tell me...

Yes, that's exactly it.



For context: we started hunting Nyala on Chapter 1, and actually killed him on Chapter 3.

Now we have two True Dragons in the same chapter.



Ms. Allie!? I understand the need to hunt Haze, but why Commander Emel as well!?

Though she's only half-awakened, once someone has stepped into the realm of the True Dragons... There is no turning back. Emel is no longer a mere Hypnos...



I guess the numbering jumping from 6 to 4 implies that Emel was 'always' a dragon from the moment she escaped Hypnos?

Our objective is to gather specimens from the True Dragons, so if she's a True Dragon... Though maybe this once we can...

No, Julietta. This is a prime chance for us to kill two True Dragons at the same time★

Ms. Allie...! Such a harsh remark is simply too much...!

*chuckle* Well, we can't quite afford to lose sight of our objectives, now can we?



Yeah it is kiiiiinda a dick move to cheerfully talk about killing your former commander.

Stop it, Jil. We don't have time to argue with them.

B-But Sailas...!

Ms. Allie, the strength of this blue Dragonsbane miasma exceeds our expectations... It is even strong enough to damage Unit 13 on contact. Would it be possible to evacuate Nagiri and the people of Eden to this facility of yours...?

OK OK★ That's fine by me.

I'm glad... In that case, please see to Nagiri, Jil.





Please head into the ruins, Unit 13. I'll be going back to Tokyo to finish that device. Let's try and focus on defeating Haze first, OK~? The other issue can come after. Two True Dragons at once... At this rate, Eden will once again be plunged into tragedy...





Music: Kazan - Drowning in Petals, The Future


If you have enough Dz, go see Chika and get it over with.







I head back to Nodens to see how much that ward will cost.

Music: Let's Get to Work!!




Oh hey, I can already afford that!









...Why does every other evac ward have more beds than Atlantis?





Also some new side quests have opened up.

Sorry Emel, we'll get to your self-destructive vendetta in a bit.



Who am I...? Where is romance...? What is love...? Every day, my human emotions are destroyed by the overbearing presence of work... However, there is one person who is able to slack off— I mean, retain their emotions in such trying times... It seems this person wishes to make a confession of love... Please ask the ISDF soldier Sakurai for more details. He is down in the Entrance Lobby...



S-Something terrible has happened! Th-There's been a g-g-ghost sighting on company property! P-Please ascertain the details from Hope in the Eden Evac Ward. You have to do something about this!

Music: The Daily Grind


For whatever reason, the Eden ward is placed in between the other two wards.

This will frequently bite me in the ass as I keep accidentally going to the Tokyo ward under the logic that later wards = newer wards.





You obtained Paralyze Cut x1.







Hope: Well, last night I was talking to a girl by the Tokyo Evac Ward. Honestly, I was hitting on her... My eyes were completely set on that beautiful visage, but then she suddenly disappeared! I know! I was surprised, too! My knees just about gave out as I was running home. There were some other people around at the time, so maybe they saw something. Could you go ask? I'm so afraid... I can't flirt with anyone else till I know the truth. It's up to you, Unit 13!

This guy has been here for five minutes after fleeing from ultra deadly Dragonsbane and he's already making moves. That's some impressive level of game.



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Chiako: Hello, my name is Chiako, I evacuated here from Eden with my husband.



The Atlantis ward has like 6 beds.

The Tokyo ward had a bunch of futons scattered about.

Why does Eden get this many beds?



Since we haven't actually rescued anyone from Eden yet, those are the only people in the ward so far.



If you'll recall, there was someone talking about ghosts down in the Tokyo ward.



Yoshiko: She had blue hair... She was really cute, but her body was completely see—through. I'm totally into the occult, so I tried to take a photo and then follow her, but... She disappeared in front of the Infirmary! It's like the wall just absorbed her!



And going to the Infirmary means we have to talk to Mio.



Although Nagiri's also been moved to a bed.

Lady Emel...

I hope none of you were fans of Nagiri, because she's going to be stuck in this bed for... a while.



Also there's a new kid next to her.





Did anything weird happen?

Hmm... This might have nothing to do with it... But there was a woman in my dream.

~

There've been reports of a ghost.

S-Stop that...! Don't say such scary stuff! Oh, but a couple of nights ago, a woman appeared in my dream...

~~

A pretty woman with blue hair... She was trying to say something, but the howling wind kept me from hearing what she was saying... I did hear something clearly, though: dragon hunter... Do you think you should meet her, Opal?

*nods*

OK... Well, if I see her in my dreams again, I'll let her know! I'll say, “I can't hear your voice, so please go over to Opal's dream!”



That means we have to go to bed.



But first: food.

You obtained Bird Meat Bento x1.

The Bird Meat Bento gives 1.1x ATK/DEF to one person for 5 turns.



You obtained Dragon Meat x1.

While the Dragon Meat gives 1.2x for 2 turns.



Music: None






Oh this is already extremely confusing.







*nods*

Aytel has no portrait here for whatever reason.

...My name is Aytel. I have been with you all along. I have seen your battles... and your growth. In my current form, I do not have the strength to help you... So, I was planning to simply watch... That is, until I felt my sister's presence emanating from you.



Your sister...?

One of the last two Hypnos remaining in this universe... The one who bestowed the dragon hunting skills upon the people of Atlantis and Tokyo...



I'm sorry, 'in the far future?' Is Aytel suddenly clairvoyant?

~

I met Emel...

In the far future... she burns with a hatred reserved for dragons...

~~

My sister and I were opposites. She was always angry at something, while I preferred peace. But I know for a fact... that my sister holds a great deal of love within her heart. My sister... has lived a long time in suffering... It is enough...













Next time: The Unit 13 Messenger System.