| Chapter Sixteen: Rescue |
Tower Area 1-2[]
Happy Aura
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | We've circled half way around, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere we can sneak in... This might come to a...really disappointing conclusion... |
Tower Area 1-4[]
A Presence
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | Soon we will have gone all the way around the tower. What will we do if we can't get in? |
| Narrator | Climbing over the outer wall...might be a bit hard. On the other hand, it might be our only way. |
| Mira | I guess you're right. Wait a minute...! |
Warp Speed
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | Look! Over there! There's a door! |
| Narrator | But the door is slowly closing by itself... |
| Mira | No! We can't miss our chance! All right. Here we go! Warp Speed! |
| Narrator | With that, Mira went dashing forward with all her might. No time to just stand there! You chased after Mira and made it through just as the door was closing. |
| Narrator | Phantom Tower: Inside |
| Mira | (Puff... Pant...) Well, we somehow made it inside. All right, then. Let's look for this "great grimoire"! |
| Narrator | You hear the distant sound of someone running upstairs. |
| Mira | Huh?! Master, let's follow that sound! |
Lower Level 1-3[]
Where's That Voice Coming From?
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | (Puff... Pant...) Gah! It's no good! I just can't find where it's coming from! |
| Narrator | It's somewhere above us... Someone is chanting words along to some kind of music. |
| Mira | Who could this mystery singer be? |
| Narrator | The words of the song inspire powerful images in the listener's mind... |
| Mira | Gah! I didn't ask for all these images in my head! This is my mind! Leave it alone! |
| Narrator | But it does look fun, I must admit. There are all sorts of spirits and fairies that seem to be...partying! |
| Mira | It looks like they're having the best time ever! |
| Narrator | I recognize a bunch of these rowdy spirits. Those fairies, for a start... Ah, they're having so much fun! |
| Mira | It's so unfair! We're busy fighting evil and they're partying it up like there's no tomorrow! Master, we need to track down this mystery singer and warn them not to put thoughts in my head like that! |
Lower Level 1-5[]
A Catchy Tune
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | That song is very loud now We're close... We've almost found the songster culprit! Are you ready, Master? |
| Narrator | The song's melody becomes somehow more radiant, and the images it inspires in the listener's mind become even clearer. |
| Mira | We've almost got him! |
Pre-battle with The Poet Johann
Meet Johann
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | It's you! You're the one who's been singing that song! |
| The Poet Johann | I say! You can hear my song! You are no run-of-the-mill being, I can tell! |
| Mira | Do you have any idea what a pain you're being? It's not fair to make us see a vision of the best party ever! ...You must also invite us! |
Post-battle with The Poet Johann
A New Masterwork
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| The Poet Johann | So there I was, assuming you had apprehended me with the intention of forcing me to desist from my music-making. But in fact you wish me to invite you to participate in this illusion! |
| Mira | Of course! It looks like everyone's having a whale of time! |
| The Poet Johann | Listen, I know this may not be what you want to hear, but you do realize that it's all fantasy, don't you? It's not real... It exists only in your imagination! |
| Mira | Yeah, yeah, whatever. It still looks fun, and I want to go! |
| The Poet Johann | V-Very well... It seems you have made up your mind. I shan't split hairs. My name is Johann. I'm a poet suffering from a severe shortage of poems. |
| Mira | A...masterwork? |
| The Poet Johann | Yes, indeed. Basically, it's going to be the story of a professor who sells his soul to the devil and is able to travel to any time or place he desires. |
| Mira | That sounds good! I want to be a character in it, too! |
| The Poet Johann | Yes, yes... Well, you did appear when I was short on inspiration, I suppose. |
| Mira | Yay! Did you hear that, Master? I'm going to be a character in a story! And not just any story, a masterwork! |
| The Poet Johann | Yes, I would say this is quite the opportunity. If you want to ensure your spot in my story, you should sign a contract with me without delay. |
Upper Level 1-1[]
The Eternal Princess of Literature
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | That makes sense, I suppose. Professors and devils will be going to the witches' feast, right? |
| The Poet Johann | Yes... I wonder what happens when witches and fairies and other magical creatures party together...? I was just singing that part of the song. |
| Mira | Ahh! And that's why I thought of that. Master! I was just asking Johann about the story he's writing! |
| The Poet Johann | That's my favourite work - The Divine Comedy by Dante... |
| Divine Comedy | Did you call me? |
| Mira | Oh, my! |
| The Poet Johann | Oh, my! No way! It's you?! |
| Divine Comedy | I am the eternal princess of literature, "Divine Comedy." So, would you like to take a trip down the winding path to hell? |
| Mira | I have always wanted to step into my dreams. I'm not sure about hell... Oh! Don't worry! Monsters aren't scary! |
| Divine Comedy | I see... I will take you down to Purgatory. |
| Mira | W-Wait! Are you listening?! |
| Narrator | ......... |
| Mira | Where is this?! |
| Divine Comedy | This is the garden at the witching hour. Your Purgatory is this place - where there are so many monsters. |
| Mira | I-I'm not scared! |
| Divine Comedy | Oh! It's a severed head. |
| Mira | Aaaaahhhhh! |
| Divine Comedy | Enjoy your time in Purgatory. |
Upper Level 1-3[]
Witchcraft
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | Master... I can see so many scary shadows everywhere... It's just the trees, right?! |
Upper Level 1-5[]
Pursuit
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Divine Comedy | Heh heh heh. I will lead you through your fears, purging and cleansing yourself until you reach the top. |
| Mira | Divine Comedy! It's time you released us from this spell! |
| Divine Comedy | Ummm... Sure. If that's what you want, then you have to catch me! |
| Mira | She got away! Master, let's chase her! |
Pre-battle with Divine Comedy
Rights
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | There's nowhere you can run now! |
| Divine Comedy | He he... Do you know where this is? |
| Mira | No, I'm afraid I don't! |
| Divine Comedy | Let me tell you. This is the peak of Purgatory. In other words, you have been completely purged. |
| Mira | Huh? What do you mean? |
| Divine Comedy | Ahem... You battled through your fears and now you have the rights. |
| Mira | The rights? The rights to do what? |
| Divine Comedy | Heh heh heh... If you defeat me, I will tell you. |
Post-battle with Divine Comedy
The End of the Road
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Narrator | The spell is lifting and everything is returning to the way it was. |
| Divine Comedy | It looks like this is the end of our trip in Purgatory. |
| Mira | Divine Comedy, tell us something. Why did you do this? What was all that about rights?! |
| Divine Comedy | For that, you need to ask the new master of the tower. It's time to wake up now. |
| Mira | H-Hey! Wait! You can't just disappear now! |
| Divine Comedy | I haven't battled like that for a long time, so I'm not feeling very well. I'm going to Cocytus to get some medicine. |
| Mira | I see... I guess there's not much we can do about that... Master! Why don't you try negotiating with Divine Comedy? |
Top Level 1-1[]
Mira
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | Master, Divine Comedy said to ask the new master of the tower. He's probably somewhere at the top. Well, I'm going there. He might know something about the great grimoire. |
Top Level 1-3[]
Mira
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | Wait... Master, can you hear something? |
| Narrator | If you listen hard, you can barely hear a faint but continuous rumble. |
| Mira | I've heard something like this before... That rumbling...grumbling noise... |
| It's... | |
| Mira | It's snoring, isn't it? |
| Mira | Actually, Divine Comedy did say something about the time of awakening... Does that means that the master of the tower is...sleeping? |
Top Level 1-5[]
Mira
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | We're here at the top floor! I got a feeling it would be like this. |
| Narrator | Zzzz...zzz... |
| Mira | This takes me back... It's been a while since we climbed Phantom Tower. |
| Narrator | Zzzz...zzz... |
| Mira | Hmph! Ugh! He really knows how to destroy the atmosphere! Master, let's go and meet him! |
Pre-battle with Necronomicon
Mira
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Mira | Hey, wait a minute. I don't remember a door like this.. It must be the door to the master's room! |
| Necronomicon | (Zzz...) (Snore, snore...) |
| Mira | Um... Excuse me... |
| Necronomicon | Wait... Shiro? It us about time the Ghost Guild sent someone! |
| Mira | ......... Ah, I mean, the thing is Amakusa Shiro already left awhile ago. |
| Necronomicon | ......... |
| Mira | ......... |
| Necronomicon | Hm? What's that you say? |
| And who dares to wake me from my slumber? | |
| Mira | Don't shout at me when I haven't even woken up properly! |
Post-battle with Necronomicon
Necronomicon
| Character | Dialogue |
|---|---|
| Necronomicon | (Yawn!) So you are the ones who woke me from my slumber? |
| Mira | Are you the master of the tower? |
| Necronomicon | Have some respect! I am Necronomicon, the great grimoire. |
| Mira | The great grimoire?! Really?! You?! |
| Necronomicon | Yes, I am. I heard that the Anima of the Far East was in trouble. So I thought I would lend my wisdom. |
| Mira | Do you know Professor Yata? |
| Necronomicon | We're not friends, but we move in similar social circles if you catch my drift. Built by human hands and defied... I have become something of the gods, just as my name suggests. Is that not correct? |
| Mira | Oh, um... (Master, do you understand what's going on?) |
| Narrator | Maybe she means that...she was created by humans, but after being left on her own for so long, she gained god-like powers? |
| Mira | I think you've got it, Master. You're so smart! |
| Necronomicon | I have something to tell you. You will want to her it. I will only tell you once. So listen carefully. |
| Mira | Y-Yes! |
| Necronomicon | You have seen Hell, have you not? |
| Mira | Umm... We saw purgatory, but it was more like a hounted house... |
| Necronomicon | That is good enough. All right... There are good and evil in spirits just like there is heaven and hell. However, they were not always so well defined... |
| Mira | So in the beginning, there were no fully bad spirits... Is that what you mean? |
| Necronomicon | Precisely. So what changed? There is only one answer. The will of humanity. Haven't you seen some spirits who had their biological sex distorted by the will of humanity? |
| Mira | Umm... I don't really understand... |
| Necronomicon | If you want to destroy evil, you need to sever the feelings imposed on the spirit. |
| Mira | Evil...? |
| Necronomicon | If you sever the cause of the evil, the spirit will become good. What did Yata entrust you with? |
| Mira | Making Emperor Sutoku an ally. What?! |
| Necronomicon | Heehee... No matter how hardened the villain, once freed from his karmic ties he will listen to what you have to say. |
| Mira | In that case, should we handle the Nine-tailed Fox first? |
| Necronomicon | It is unfortunate. In this world of opposing forces, there will always be evil. As long as there is absolute good in this world, there will be absolute evil to balance it. |
| Mira | Master, I'm getting sleepy... |
| Necronomicon | This is no time for sleep! Nine-tailed Fox is pure evil! There is nothing there but badness! I hate, hate hatem hate him! Or something like that... |
| Mira | Have you read something you shouldn't have? |
| Necronomicon | Ahem... Anyway, that is the end of what I have to say. Do you understand? |
| Mira | I don't understand one bit! |
| Necronomicon | You are honest... I will give you that. I will speak plainly. In this world there exists a divine sword imbued with magic. |
| Mira | Kusanagi?! |
| Necronomicon | If you wield that sword, you will be able to release even Emperor Sutoku from the chains of wickedness that bind him. |