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They are way too small.

Huh? Let me try again. It's okay. We don't have any food left, but we still have plenty of seaweed. If we run out, I'll get some more from Uncle Fireplace.

You will get better.

Once I'm finished... Uh... You'll be gone by the time I'm finished, right? You came here to tell me this, didn't you? You are leaving.

Yes, I'm leaving.

(Subconsciously kneads the seaweed)

Right, you're a wandering singer. You wander, only stopping once in a while.

Will you ever come back? I... I want to listen to you play your harp and sing some more. Grandma Petra and Drywall, they do too.

Yes, I will.

My friends, too. We can come together.

That sounds great!

It's a promise, okay? Be sure to come back soon! I will be waiting for you here.

Woodframe.

Uh, here! Singer, they need me for something. I gotta go.

Don't forget what you promised!

That can there...

The red shell.

Anita!

Just as she said she would, the girl stops in her tracks, turns around, and smiles at Skadi.

Yes?

If next we meet on the outside, I'll still sing for you.

Okay! Looks like I gotta keep your harp in my box.

See you, singer!

See you.

Dammit.

Dammit!

Gladiia caresses her face in the mirror.

Look at you. You still ended up an ugly bitch in the end.

You should've died in the deep sea. Is this what you wanted? You should've died with everyone else instead of going into hiding here. Constantly on edge, no matter what you do, even breathing, much less letting them hear your singing.

You have to shut yourself up in a landship's bathroom just to complain about your predicament, never again to ride the waves. All you can do is to wait until you fully transform into a beast.

Look, this is you.

It's too soon... Too soon.

The ship... I need to find that ship.

A Seaborn tried to get an answer from Skadi... The monsters tried to pry the truth from their murderers.

Which also means that the hunters still have a chance, perhaps their one and only chance—

'Their gods give no revelation.'

Before the waves engulf the world and those monstrous colossi summon their bloodkin, we must smother the sea with silence. Its brood will know nothing of this.

We will exterminate them at their source.

This is our only chance. This will bring about a calamity... but Ægir will get its moment of reprieve.

I can't hear Ægir. Heh, just like the monsters waiting in vain for their revelations.

Nonetheless, we have a responsibility. The Abyssal Hunters must be the first to uncover Iberia's secrets.

—The last dreadnought of the Iberian fleet. Indomitable, yet disappearing without a trace in the span of a night.

Gladiia stops gazing at herself in the mirror.

This is my duty. I must defend Ægir.

By capturing that golden ship and taking hold of that key, the doors to the vault will fling wide open, and the volcano shall be unleashed.

活动18d3教学关_a

Today, we will be learning how to respond to unconventional injuries.

We've invited Operator Noir Corne to demonstrate in the simulation for us. Much appreciated, Noir Corne.

No problem, Instructor.

Watch. These enemies might look real weak, and normally for my defenses, I'd say blocking them's a piece of cake.

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animStyle="Highlight", focusStyle="HighlightCircle", black="$f_tut_black", \

protectTime=0.5, dialogHead="$avatar_doberm", dialogX="$f_lower_dialog_pos_x", dialogY="$f_lower_dialog_pos_y")] \

But don't underestimate the enemy! These... weird monsters from I-don't-know-where can cause extra kinds of special <@tu.kw>nervous impairment</>!

That's right. Although <@tu.kw>nervous impairment</> won't directly harm us, it can ignore equipment defense functions and keep <@tu.kw>accumulating</>, and once it passes a certain threshold, it'll bring about some serious negative effects.

活动18d5教学关_b

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animStyle="Highlight", focusStyle="HighlightCircle", black="$f_tut_black", \

protectTime=0.5, dialogHead="$avatar_doberm", dialogX="$f_lower_dialog_pos_x", dialogY="$f_lower_dialog_pos_y")] \

As accumulated nervous impairment <@tu.kw>exceeds his tolerance</>, Noir Corne receives a great amount of <@tu.kw>True Damage</> that ignores defensive equipment, as well as a prolonged <@tu.kw>stun</>!

活动18d5教学关_c

Normal treatment methods cannot cure Operators' accumulated <@tu.kw>nervous impairment</>, which requires a particular manner of treatment to be carried out.

[Tutorial(focusX=190, focusY=210, focusWidth=130, focusHeight=130, \

animStyle="Highlight", focusStyle="HighlightCircle", black="$f_tut_black", \

protectTime=0.5, dialogHead="$avatar_doberm", dialogX="$f_lower_dialog_pos_x", dialogY="$f_lower_dialog_pos_y")] \

Do you see those constructions like bell towers? Those are Iberia's <@tu.kw>Emergency Aid Buildings</>, and can discharge a spray that persistently <@tu.kw>treats nervous impairment</>.

活动18d5教学关_d

[Tutorial(focusX=190, focusY=110, focusWidth=100, focusHeight=100, \

animStyle="Highlight", focusStyle="HighlightCircle", black="$f_tut_black", \

protectTime=0.5, dialogHead="$avatar_doberm", dialogX="$f_lower_dialog_pos_x", dialogY="$f_lower_dialog_pos_y")] \

The Emergency Aid Building requires us to <@tu.kw>deploy an Operator adjacent to it in order to activate</>.

[Tutorial(focusX=190, focusY=110, focusWidth=300, focusHeight=300, \

animStyle="Highlight", focusStyle="HighlightCircle", black="$f_tut_black", \

protectTime=0.5, dialogHead="$avatar_doberm", dialogX="$f_lower_dialog_pos_x", dialogY="$f_lower_dialog_pos_y")] \

After activation, this aid installation discharges a medical spray within a large area, <@tu.kw>continuously treating</> Nervous Impairment received by our allies.

活动16d0教学关_d

Another wave of enemies has arrived, moving on a different path! Remember, activate Emergency Aid Buildings to respond to nervous impairment from these creatures! The rest is up to you all to handle!

Roger!

Ah, Operator Noir Corne... wait, can a simulation really make you faint?