Bakerlon Magnetic Survey: Room R1
Overview
- Stage Cost: None
- First Clear Rewards:
Commemorative Etiquette Ticket x1,000, 
S-Chip x50
Guide
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Script
Guestroom R1
Go to guestroom R1 and scan the room.
You: It turns out the passengers here are all partners of the Pax Group...
You: As soon as I mentioned that I was with Marius von Hagen, she immediately lent us the room to use.
You: And she said it was a good opportunity to upgrade to a luxury carriage...
You: And we're free to use the carriage as we please during the day until she has removed all her luggage...
You: Once again, I envy Pax's reputation.
You: There's no time to think about that. I should check the room with the scanner.
You scan the room with the scanner...
Before long, the screen shows the layout of the room and the distribution of crystals.
You: Perfect. This room meets all the requirements.
You: The next thing to do is to fill in the missing Bakerlon crystals.
Place the crystals on the empty spots in room R1.
You: Last piece, done!
You: I think that's it. I'll check the scanner.
Not long after you take out the scanner, the lights in the room flicker several times, followed by a strange phenomenon...
You: Should I be concerned that I'm no longer surprised by these incidents?
At this time, a crew member responsible for helping passengers carry their luggage comes into the room...
He notifies you that the passengers have already moved all their luggage to another carriage, then leaves in a hurry.
Judging by his reaction, he's used to the strange phenomena as well.
You: Now that the passengers are gone...
You: All I can do is wait until the evening.
It's late at night. Check out what's inside the room.
Marius: [Player]!
You: Marius? Are you here... to help me?
Marius: Of course. Everyone else has done so already. It's my turn now.
Marius: And I looked around before you showed up. The situation in this room is a piece of cake.
You: Why does everything need to be a competition... At least give me the chance to prove myself!
Marius: I'm already here, Miss. You're not gonna send me back, are you?
You nod helplessly. After all, it's thanks to Marius that you can use this carriage.
You: Fine. Just the same as before, I'll handle the connections between the crystals.
You: And you adjust the locations based on my layout.
Marius: No problem. I'll take care of it.
Adjust the crystals to find the most suitable acting force.
Soon, Marius adjusts the locations of the crystals according to your layout.
Not long after, a fog begins to seep in from the deepest corners of the room...
Marius: Well...
You: You're not scared, are you? You said it was a piece of cake.
Marius: Of course not. I just think it's incredible...
Marius: It's interesting that this happens when you change the location of Bakerlon crystals.
At this moment, a faint shadow appears in front of the couch in the room.
A figure has appeared. Listen to what it says.
The half-transparent shadow looks slimmer than before.
But for some reason, when you look at it, you get the feeling that you've seen it somewhere before...
As you try to recall where you've seen it before, it slowly begins to make a sound...
???: Don't worry... next time, for sure...
???: I won't give up... Brother... Please, don't give up either...
???: ...I don't want money... Justice...
???: Brother... believe me... I will...
You: Brother? Could this be the "sister" of the shadow I saw before?
Marius: It should be. We should wait and see what else it has to say.
You nod at Marius, then stare at the shadow while holding your breath.
The half-transparent shadow shivers slightly, followed by a few sobs, like a girl crying...
???: I just wanted to do something... for my brother...
???: Why... do you all... hate me... They're the ones...
???: Brother, don't give up... Don't... compromise...
???: Even if I... one day...
???: It's not Brother's fault... It's theirs...
???: Don't worry... next time, for sure...
After a while, you realize that the shadow starts repeating itself.
Marius: I don't think we'll get any more information.
You: Yeah...
Upon hearing your answer, Marius frowns as he looks down, deep in thought.
After a while, he looks up at you with a complex expression on his face.
Marius: If our speculations are correct... I don't think it fared much better...
Marius: The pressure wouldn't just be from the Kahn family, but also from others.
You: You mean what it just mentioned...? That there are also others hating it?
Marius: Yeah. According to you, the Kahn family was buying people off... That must include the other miners who were exhibiting the same symptoms.
Marius: And I think some of them changed sides when they received the money...
Marius: They may have been tempted to attack the people who didn't want money, only justice.
You: Is this what they mean when they say "Only individuals betray their class, but no class will betray profits"?
Marius: Precisely. That has been the case since ancient times.
Marius speaks in a soft tone, as if he's not just describing things that happened a hundred years ago.
Just as you're about to say something, Marius frowns, and his expression grows serious.
Marius: In any case... I'm afraid things are worse than we thought.
You: !?
Marius: To distance their company from the ore disease cases, the Kahn family paid off a lot of people and colluded with the media...
Marius: It's not difficult to imagine that they must have exercised their power to collude with the locals.
Marius: Under these circumstances, if the shadow insisted on exposing the truth and refused to compromise...
Marius: The outcome of holding on until the end would be...
Marius doesn't need to finish his sentence for you to know what the outcome is.
At this moment, the doors to the room burst open. You and Marius turn around to find Luke and the others.
You: Luke, Mr. Wing, Dr. Richter, what are all of you doing here?
Luke: We finished early and thought we might offer our assistance here.
Marius: That won't be necessary. We're almost through with the discussion...
Vyn: Almost through with the discussion? It seems we came at the right time to hear the results.
Marius: What... a coincidence.
Artem: How is it? What did the shadow say this time?
Artem's words cause everyone to look at the shadow in the corner.
Marius explains to the other three what you had just discussed with him. Then they frown in unison, as if thinking.
After a while, Vyn is the first to speak.
Vyn: It is difficult to admit the truth, but reality is not a fairy tale...
Vyn: An attempt to cover up cruel facts with a beautiful fantasy is the greatest disrespect of all.
Upon hearing this, Artem raises his eyebrows at Vyn.
Artem: What do you mean?
Vyn: I believe everyone knows in their hearts what the so-called "truth" is.
Silence returns to the room once more, except for the shadow in the corner, repeating the same words over and over in tears.
Through the narrow gaps and the fog, its words drift to your ears.
All the sounds, complaints, sorrows, regrets, and pleas mix together, leading you to open the book of truth.
As Vyn said, the truth had already emerged in everyone's hearts, but no one had the courage to come forward to tear away the cruelty that had been buried for a hundred years...
Luke: Well, if no one else wants to say it, then I'll do it.
Luke: At this point in the discussion, someone has to put an end to the story.
Luke sighs as he steps forward with a somewhat dejected look.
Luke: We now know that the magnetic fields inside the Mobius cause strange shadows to appear within the corridors.
Luke: The shadows may have been people who actually lived in Bakerlon a hundred years ago... What lies before us are mere projections.
Luke: In broken words, they tell us a sad truth from different perspectives.
Luke: A hundred years ago, the Kahn family discovered a rare ore called the Bakerlon crystal...
Luke: In the beginning, they didn't know, because of the limited conditions at the time, that exposure to Bakerlon crystals led to an unknown disease.
Luke: People with the disease suffered from varying degrees of organ failure, depending on the infection. In the most severe cases, death would happen within a short time.
Vyn pats Luke on the shoulder and takes over.
Vyn: The disease caused by Bakerlon crystals affected many people at the time. The first group of people affected was the miners who went down in the mines...
Marius: The Kahn family, who was supposed to be solely responsible, figured out that it might be due to the Bakerlon crystals...
Marius: Instead, they tried to control public opinion by blocking information to protect their company's interests.
Marius: Not only did they pay off people who knew about it, but they also colluded with the local media to suppress any negative press...
After that, Marius chokes up slightly. Seeing this, Artem decides to take over.
Artem: Perhaps in the eyes of the Kahn family, they had done enough to put an end to the matter.
Artem: However, there was a sister of a sick worker who refused the money. She wanted to expose the truth and get justice for her brother.
Artem: I believe she must have been oppressed and secluded.
Artem: But even so, she kept trying... tried everything she possibly could to expose everything...
Artem: However, just as Vyn said, reality isn't a fairy tale, so...
With that, Artem looks to you, and the other three follow suit.
He doesn't say the ending, but you already know it...
The shadows connected by the past provide clues to reveal the final outcome.
Your lip quivers as sadness floods your heart like an endless spring...
You: So... in the end, the sister was no match for the Kahn family's oppression...
You: She died in an "accident"...
You: No one will remember her or miss her. Her courage is a grain of dust in the tides of time.
You: And this past, deliberately sealed away by the Kahn family, gradually faded into the unknown.
The story of a hundred years ago has come to an end. The room goes quiet, and even the shadow, who had been repeating itself, falls silent.
And the same silent sadness is evident on everyone's faces...
Having calmed down a bit, you remember everything that happened in the past few days, which floods you with emotions.
Luke: I didn't expect the truth to be like this.
Luke: I hope such a thing doesn't happen again.
Marius: Back then, the Kahn family...
Artem: In the pursuit of profit, the lives they sacrificed were just numbers to them.
Artem: But I believe that companies such as theirs will not last long and will eventually get what they deserve one day.
Vyn: Yes, I agree.
Vyn: The irony of marveling at these beautiful exotic Bakerlon crystals while knowing the story behind them is not lost on us.
Luke: What about you, [Player]? Any other thoughts? You haven't said anything at all.
With that, everyone's attention returns to you once more...
You: Me?
You: Nothing in particular. I just feel upset.
You: Not just for the miner's sister and the reporter, but also for the countless people and families affected by the ore disease...
You: I don't know how many crimes the Kahn family has committed, but I can't help thinking...
You: If only the sister had succeeded in exposing the truth. Maybe things would have turned out differently, even during the present.
Vyn: Every era has its own mark, and the result is so. It has much to do with the social environment at the time.
Vyn: Do not be consumed by sadness. It is enough that we remember.
Marius: Yeah, we should focus our minds on the future, not the past.
You: Yeah, you have a point.
You: I just feel sorry that... the victims were born in the wrong era.
You: I can't help thinking that if this had happened today, perhaps things would have turned out differently.
You: That reporter could have published his story through other channels, and the sick workers could have received better medical treatment...
You: And his sister, with everyone's help, could have sought justice for her brother and exposed the truth of the ore disease.
Artem: Indeed, the cause of this tragedy is the limitations of that era...
Artem: If it had happened today, they would surely get the justice they deserve.
Luke: Maybe that's the silver lining. The dark times are already over.
Luke: What we can do now, after grieving for them, is take their stories and help others.
You: Yes...
You: All in all, the most important thing is that we now know everything about the truth that has been covered up for years.
You: We won't let their stories fade over time... They will stay with us.
Hearing this, the four people before you nod.
You look at them, a faint smile appearing on your lips.
Perhaps your presence will bring about a bright and warm ending to this cruel story...
You: Speaking of which, I didn't realize that, just as Dr. Miller said, there really were hidden secrets that were uncovered in the course of the research...
You: And a monumental secret at that!
Marius: Now I'm beginning to wonder if Dr. Miller is an expert in divination as well...
Luke: Who knows? Maybe our fates are so intertwined that it led to this type of adventure.
Vyn: Luke, your statement is filled with a sense of occultism.
Artem: But after this experience, I have to admit... It may very well be a real possibility.
You: As long as we're together, we're bound to encounter a lot of "wonderful" things.
With that, everyone takes one last look at the shadow...
The tangled past and the murky present... No matter right or wrong...
Perhaps every encounter is destined for all of you to witness.
