Dreamcatchers in the Secret Gardens

Examine the Broadcast Echo

Breen the Screen: Still buzzing about the last Great Agon? Can't wait to see your Gladiators in action again?

Breen the Screen: The Open Tournament is on the horizon, and the qualifiers are underway! This is your chance to witness the rise of new legends!

Breen the Screen: Solis is bringing you live coverage of every match, and best of all, drinks are on the house for the entire tournament!

Breen the Screen: Come grab a seat and enjoy at Solis!

Abby: Qualifiers, huh? Sounds like a blast.

Rover: Want to check it out?

Abby: Heck yeah! Free drinks? I'm there!

Rover: I thought you wanted to watch the matches…

Abby: And we will! Just with a drink in hand. Come on, let's get going!

Head to Solis Tavern

Agon Broadcast: By the end of this match, the Scratchy will have extended their winning streak to 21. Despite the name, this team of young outlanders has made it this far without a single scratch.

Agon Broadcast: And their next challenge? Vulcan Mining, one of Septimont's most established teams. Will victory smile on the Scratchy once again? Stay tuned…

Abby: Hm? Who's calling?

Rover: It's from the Black Shores... Let's find a quieter spot.

Black Shores Member: Unfortunately, not yet.

Black Shores Member: Since this case is unprecedented, we'll need more time to fully understand it. But we've confirmed a few things.

Black Shores Member: After merging the power of the Sentinel and the Threnodian, she subconsciously absorbs nearby energy whenever she uses her Forte.

Cartethyia: I'm alright. Please don't worry about me.

Cartethyia: No challenge is too great when your will is strong!

Black Shores Member: Trust in science for a simpler solution, Miss Cartethyia.

Black Shores Member: For now, she should avoid using her Forte.

Black Shores Member: Yes. That Sonoro Sphere's formation is connected to Imperator, which should help stabilize Cartethyia's energy.

Cartethyia: Yes. It felt the same as the power I sensed when fighting Mya.

Black Shores Member: …Understood. I'll notify our contact to arrange transport for you.

Black Shores Member: Please be very careful.

Rover: (Energy similar to the Threnodian's power in Mya's body… Does that mean Mya wasn't the only one?)

Abby: So, where to next?

Rover: The dock. It's time to set sail.

Head to the dock

Black Shores Member: Rover, we've located the source of the residue and sent the coordinates to your Terminal. A ship is also ready, and you should see it nearby.

Rover: Got it. I'm on my way.

Rover: I still don't know what the Fractsidus is planning.

Rover: But whatever it is, it definitely involves Rinascita. I'm counting on you to investigate further.

Reach the Gondola

Take the Gondola

Head to the target location

Rover: These coordinates bring us closer to Ragunna.

Rover: The more people involved, the more attention we might draw from the Order. Their eyes are everywhere, including on our friends.

Rover: Besides, we've seen before how the Rinascitans are more vulnerable to the Threnodian's power. If they get involved, it could put them in danger.

Abby: Right... that makes sense.

Abby: Ahhh... it's all so quiet. Still no sign of the Threnodian.

Abby: Well, just holler if you need me.

Fenrico: Greetings, Righteous One. If unanswered questions have left you wary, allow me to guide the path before you.

Fenrico: Blasphemy! I see now how the faithless have led you astray, coaxing you to abandon the righteous path.

Rover: I'm not here to play games. Cut to the chase, what are you after?

Fenrico: Rinascita must be unified and purified, for only then can its people be free from fear and division.

Fenrico: As Their grace and divine will shine upon us once more, so too has Their divine power returned from the faithless lands of Septimont.

Fenrico: With this power, I will unite the divided minds and build a paradise where tears no longer fall.

Fenrico: The Fractsidus.

Rover: Ah, so you and the Fractsidus can't agree on how to split the Threnodian's residual energy.

Fenrico: I serve Their will. It is the only true path.

Fenrico: Despite our shared enemy, you still choose conflict over cooperation.

Rover: Ha, I trust what I see. There is no need for me to ally with you.

The door doesn't budge.

Phrolova: ...

Rover: (No, forcing my way through won't work.)

Rover: (I should try my luck elsewhere.)

Rover: (Fabricatorium of the Deep... It belongs to the Order.)

Rover: (Is Phrolova an intruder or the Order's accomplice? Is she after the Gem as well?)

Phrolova: Remember the story you experienced in Septimont? The one of the girl lost to the sea?

Phrolova: A soul in defiance of itself, its essence seeping into a brilliant Gem. It drifted here with lingering whispers of resentment.

Phrolova: Enchanted, the faithful of the deep followed its call, seeking to claim the divine power as their own.

Phrolova: This is a twisted movement in the symphony, and to play it again, your strength is necessary.

Rover: (The Threnodian's residual energy in the sea came from Mya... and it crystallized inside a Gem?)

Rover: You already know what I'm here for, don't you?

Phrolova: Nothing but this deserves your stay in such barren waters.

Phrolova: This is just the beginning. Wandering this unfamiliar sea alone will lead you nowhere, and you'll have no defense against the Order's zealotry.

Rover: Are you proposing a cooperation?

Pursuer from the Order: Thought I heard something over there!

Pursuer from the Order: Search every corner!

Rover: I'll take care of the Order's guards first, then we'll discuss the Gem's whereabouts.

Phrolova: Of course. Even if everyone here stood against you, none would truly rival your power.

Phrolova: Alas, time slips through our fingers. Were I granted the luxury, I would wait for my injuries to heal and reclaim everything myself, rather than risk it all to save you.

Phrolova: You might find the right path on your own, but listen closely... Hear those distracting footsteps? They will never cease pulling you astray.

Phrolova: By the time you finally silence the noise and find your way, what you seek may already be lost.

Phrolova: The choice is yours.

Rover: Think you can turn the tide with words alone? Nice try.

Pursuer from the Order: Nothing there!

Phrolova: Glad you made the wise choice.

Rover: Remember, it's just for now.

Phrolova: Be my guest.

Phrolova: Shall we?

Talk to Phrolova

Rover: No other way out. Only one choice left...

Phrolova: Everything is made of frequencies. Once the melody is distorted, its rhythm is skewed. No blunt force can ever rectify it.

Phrolova: Unless one orchestrates its essence anew.

Phrolova: After you.

Continue onward while Orchestrating

Evade the attacks

Rover: The same door again...

Phrolova: Time your moves carefully.

Phrolova: That way, you can shift its state at will.

Pursuer from the Order: They're here!

Pursuer from the Order: You, open that gateway...

Phrolova: ...

Pursuer from the Order: This is... the only way!

Continue onward

Defeat the enemies

Phrolova: Mismatched rhythms, twisted frequencies. Both are signs of the Gem's touch.

Phrolova: I'm just surprised the Order dared to target you. I thought they'd behave before the great Laureate.

Rover: Spare me the commentary. Fenrico wants the Gem, and I intend to stop him. That's all that matters. Now, lead the way.

Continue onward

Phrolova: We should leave.

Rover: ...

Phrolova: I will clear the mist and reveal the path before you.

Phrolova: The blades of ignorance and chaos are yours to shatter.

Rover: Orchestrating here should get us through, right?

Phrolova: Yes.

Continue onward while Orchestrating

Ride the rail

Continue onward

Phrolova: It will be faster this way.

Rover: Didn't expect to take this route.

Phrolova: Transport channels aren't just for goods.

Phrolova: Hmm?

Rover: The Order has tried every possible way to block us.

Phrolova: I'm sure you've learned how to handle it by now.

Continue onward while Orchestrating

Continue onward

Phrolova: ...

Rover: What's wrong?

Phrolova: ...Nothing.

Continue onward while Orchestrating

Reach the platform

Continue onward

Continue onward while Orchestrating

Continue onward

Defeat the enemies

Rover: (Why are Fractsidus members here?)

Phrolova: Finish them.

Rover: Are you sure?

Phrolova: I am.

Phrolova: Those ensnared by the discordant melody only strike out blindly.

Phrolova: Why? Are you afraid?

Phrolova: There is nothing to fear. The worst that awaits is simply death.

Phrolova: When we joined the Fractsidus, we accepted that this day might come.

Phrolova: Me, them, every one. We're all the same.

Rover: Not sure if that's absolute loyalty or sheer indifference to life.

Phrolova: Indifference, you say?

Phrolova: The closer you come to death, the sharper the weight of life cuts to expose what you truly desire.

Continue onward

Phrolova: There.

Phrolova: ...What a cacophony.

Examine

Phrolova: Strange.

Defeat the enemies

Pursuer from the Order: They're here!

Phrolova: Noisy...

Pursuer from the Order: Take them down!

Leah: No—!

Aeschylus: Wake up, my love! It's me! Can't you recognize me?

Aeschylus: Phrolova, it's happening again...

Leah: It's time for the rehearsal… I don't want to go… No… Don't go…

Phrolova: I'm here.

Phrolova: I've found the way. Soon, I'll bring you all back.

Leah: Don't leave me... Take me with you...

Aeschylus: My child, no one can escape death. Let go of what we've told you. In the end, we're all bound to face it.

Aeschylus: …And perhaps the only thing left for us is to accept it.

Phrolova: Aeschylus, over all these years, each of you has spoken to me in contradictions.

Phrolova: Words of surrender, of perseverance, of fear, of pleading…

Phrolova: Fate is fickle, ever ready to devour. Death comes swiftly, without warning...

Phrolova: ...And in its shadow, I have seen you at peace, in fear, in sorrow… and in madness.

Phrolova: But worry not, for I am here.

Phrolova: I will always be here.

Aeschylus: Phrolova, my poor child...

Phrolova: (How many times has it been? How many times has he tried to let go, only to tighten his grip again?)

Phrolova: (Life is as fragile as trembling leaves caught in winter's breath, their quiet cries swallowed by the wind.)

Phrolova: (The more fleeting, the harder to judge if our choices were ever right. To find meaning in them, one must first walk a path that stretches into "forever.")

Phrolova: (With a soul reaching toward the world's end, like mine... and like his…)

Phrolova: (Even when lost at a crossroads, there's no need to despair. No matter how far you've gone, you can always turn back and find your way home.)

Continue onward

Rover: They shouldn't be here, right?

Phrolova: Yes, but given how twisted the melody is, anything could happen here.

Rover: Is this the Gem's doing?

Phrolova: It's Fenrico's.

Phrolova: We must return to the tower before Fenrico finds it.

Rover: What exactly are your people planning here?

Phrolova: Why do you care?

Phrolova: Now I'm intrigued. Tell me, if death were closing in, what would be your final thought?

Phrolova: Ah, that look. You thought of something just now. A desire unfulfilled, yet still haunting you.

Phrolova: Ah, how careless of me... I forget I'm speaking to someone who chose to wipe their own past...

Phrolova: Here, we shall witness the advent of the Lost Beyond.

Phrolova: How crude. That name strips it of its poetry and warmth.

Phrolova: I composed it, note by note. And within the tower, it opened its arms to the world for the first time.

Phrolova: It is my chance to mend what was broken, to fulfill every wish I could never make true.

Phrolova: Yes. Only with the texture can each movement resonate in perfect harmony. Only then will this new symphony truly come to life.

Phrolova: Deep within the Lost Beyond.

Phrolova: With the last of my strength, I cast it into the depths and sealed the gateway leading to the tower.

Phrolova: Sealing an entire realm drained my power. When my strength failed, the Order's betrayal was no longer a mere sting, but a blade, heavy and sharp.

Phrolova: But with every strike, I saw things more clearly... Yes, I could not resist the pull of the next blade.

Phrolova: But I cannot fall. The immortal Divinity within grows and writhes. It will not remain caged forever behind that gateway.

Phrolova: The Lost Beyond will return.

Rover: So you're saying the Order might get to the Gem before us?

Rover: Without the full picture, I can't trust you so easily.

Phrolova: Heh, trust...

Phrolova: How absurd, to speak of trust between us.

Phrolova: There is only one Gem.

Phrolova: No matter how this unfolds, we'll see which of us walks away with what they desire.

Rover: Where should we go next?

Phrolova: This path is a shortcut, but difficult to pass through.

Phrolova: That one takes longer, but may be smoother.

Phrolova: In truth, either will take us...

Phrolova: Heh... if you insist.

Rover: Fenrico wanted to keep this place under wraps. There may be more to it than meets the eye.

Phrolova: Let's take a look up ahead.

Phrolova: There shouldn't be any interference from here on out.

Phrolova: A harmonious tune shall unveil the path forward.

Phrolova: But along the seabed, the melodies have been distorted, tangled beyond recognition.

Phrolova: Restoring them will take time.

Complete the Orchestration

Ride the current

Phrolova: Steel yourself for the twisted hymn.

Rover: How do you know what lies ahead?

Phrolova: The area before us is vital to the Order. Fenrico wouldn't leave it lightly guarded.

Phrolova: Ready your blade.

Proceed to the next area

Rover: More guards, just like you said.

Phrolova: They're all yours.

Rover: The frequencies of these Order Echoes feel unnatural.

Phrolova: The Order created them. They know how to warp them just as easily.

Defeat the enemies

Continue onward

Rover: What is this place?

Phrolova: Yes. The Orchestration Altar is there.

Phrolova: Keep your eyes sharp. The mist is another trap they've set for us.

Rover: So let's avoid it. Which way is faster?

Phrolova: The left one.

Rover: ...

Phrolova: Still in doubt?

Rover: The right one seems closer and safer.

Go left

Rover: This is...

Phrolova: Remember, the essence of all things can be altered.

Go right

Talk to Phrolova

Phrolova: See, doubt made the hand on the dial move two more ticks.

Rover: ...

Go left

Rover: This is...

Phrolova: Remember, the essence of all things can be altered.

Continue onward

Phrolova: To create Rinascita's Common Echoes from the twisted fragments of Tacet Discords and Echoes.

Phrolova: Born in chaos, yet shaped to be amiable and useful. How interesting.

Phrolova: A touch of vibrancy woven into ruin, an opus of life that lasts for an eternity…

Phrolova: The art of reshaping frequencies is far more fluid than one might think.

Phrolova: And... brimming with vitality.

Defeat the enemies

Phrolova: There are whispers that reach me beyond these…

???: (It hurts... Phrolova... I don't want to be here...)

???: (Take us away... Only you... Only you can...)

???: (Don't leave us... Don't leave us here...)

Phrolova: (...)

Continue onward

Rover: We should be able to take the rail here, right?

Phrolova: Hm? Ah, wait a moment, I'll activate it first.

Use the cable to activate the rail

Ride the rail

Rover: (She clearly drifted off just now. What was that about?)

Rover: (Is this… really the right path?)

Rover: (I need to stay sharp and quickly get a handle on this place to be sure of my way forward.)

Continue onward

Phrolova: (...)

Rover: If I time it right, the way forward might reveal itself.

Ride the rail

Reach the upper platform

Continue onward

Defeat the enemies

Leah: Phrolova, you're back.

Aeschylus: You don't look well, child. Did something happen?

Phrolova: Nothing to worry about. He will take care of it.

Phrolova: I heard your murmurs just now… You didn't seem this frightened the last time we met, Leah.

Leah: Frightened? Heh, nothing gets under my skin at this age.

Phrolova: What about... death?

Leah: Ah, now there's a true demon. Always unwelcome, always reminding you of the shortness of our days and the regrets we can't mend.

Leah: How I'd love for this merry life to last forever, for things to never change, and for no one to take their leave.

Triss: That's not right! If I've fulfilled my one true purpose, then death could never scare me!

Melissa: Oh, not this nonsense again, Triss! Come on, dinner's ready!

Melissa: Phrolova, it's time to go home for dinner! Your parents must be waiting for you!

Phrolova: My parents... waiting for me...

Aeschylus: Haha, Triss's words remind me of myself fifty years ago. Wouldn't you say, Leah?

Leah: Aye, she spends far too much time with you…

Phrolova: What do you think now?

Aeschylus: Now? I just want to watch a few more sunrises with my Leah.

Phrolova: …A crack has appeared on that gateway.

Activate the device

Phrolova: This one also needs...

Rover: I'll activate it.

Turn on the rails

Ride the rail

Continue onward

Defeat the enemies

Continue onward

Ride the rail

Use the rails to reach the Orchestration Altar

Head to the Orchestration Altar

Defeat the enemies

Orchestrate

Phrolova: The melody has returned to its proper rhythm. This place is beginning to restore itself.

Phrolova: Soon, it will recover too.

Luneau: I knew we'd make beautiful music together! Another perfect rehearsal!

Triss: Hold on, you played ahead of the beat. I heard it!

Luneau: Ahem... Well, Phrolova, your playing and Triss's improvisation were completely in sync! No wonder you're our best violinist!

Phrolova: It's only because... I've played this piece countless times before.

Triss: Oi! Don't be changin' the subject now!

Noemie: I've heard tell you've been asked to perform far from here? I'm sure you'll amaze them all, just like you always do.

Phrolova: That performance...

Triss: Are you alright, Phrolova? You look a bit pale...

Phrolova: Plans have changed, but it's nothing to worry about.

Triss: I see... When you can, come back and rest, will you? You've been workin' so hard!

Triss: I remember you said this is the only place you could truly rest. But you're always busy, and sometimes things here get a bit... messy.

Phrolova: I'm here with you.

Phrolova: Triss, do you want me to keep going with my plan?

Triss: Of course! I wanna sing and sing forever!

Phrolova: Even though this isn't the home we once knew?

Triss: I know it's not. I'm not the same as I was either. I died in an accident, hundreds of years ago.

Triss: But I still feel me inside, and I can still laugh and sing. It doesn't feel any different.

Triss: I know you can do it, Phrolova. You'll bring everyone back, and I'll be right here waitin' for ye. I'll wait for that day.

Triss: By then...

Phrolova: By then, you will stand on an even brighter stage.

Phrolova: (I'll be here. "Always.")

Phrolova: This time... Will death be real...?

Phrolova: Am I... finally going back...?

???: But you can't, Phrolova. You can't simply die. Didn't you promise to bring them home?

???: Phrolova... Phrolova... Wake up...

Rover: Phrolova... Phrolova!

Rover: Losing that much blood and not even trying to treat it... If you really wanted to die, I could've made it quicker for you.

Rover: You deliberately teeter on the verge of death. Are you that desperate to see what you truly desire?

Phrolova: ...

Phrolova: We should move.

Investigate

Reporting Acolyte: Primus, Phrolova has reached the final stage.

Fenrico: The foundation of the Paradise is complete. It is time to purge those who have strayed.

Fenrico: The souls trapped in darkness need a temporary dwelling. For that, we need her work.

Reporting Acolyte: But Primus…

Fenrico: You hesitate. Why?

Reporting Acolyte: This is... different from what you told us.

Reporting Acolyte: You said our goal was to return the divine power within the Gem to the holy sphere. You never mentioned this part.

Reporting Acolyte: Has the plan changed?

Fenrico: ...

Reporting Acolyte: Primus? Should I continue the recording?

Phrolova: Or, more precisely, this man of authority has already sunk deep into the mire of his own confusion.

Rover: (This feels a lot like what Cantarella described before.)

Phrolova: ...

Phrolova: Because... I made a promise long, long ago.

Phrolova: Heh...

Rover: Resonance abilities are tied to emotions. If your stubbornness drove you to create an entire Sonoro, then I'd call it an obsession.

Phrolova: Perhaps.

Continue onward

Proceed to the next area

Rover: This is far from undisturbed.

Phrolova: Water? It's the energy source that keeps this site running.

Phrolova: Hold on. I'll orchestrate this area first. Let's see if the path will reveal itself after the mist is cleared.

Rover: (She's trying to use her Forte again… and she looks better now. Her injuries and Resonance ability are recovering.)

Rover: (Our alliance hinges on her weakened state. I'm not sure how long it'll take for her to fully recover… but when she does, this fragile pact could end in an instant.)

???: If this world can't be changed, then maybe it's time to take a different path... even if it's nothing like before.

???: I'll do whatever it takes to help you achieve your goal. We stand in the same place, and I've already shown you that what you seek is within reach.

Phrolova: (It's… possible...?)

Rover: Phrolova.

Phrolova: This mist… It's even thicker than before.

Phrolova: And...

Rover: Things are getting worse in the Lost Beyond?

Rover: The Sonoro Sphere you created seems to be tied to your life.

Phrolova: A sharp observation.

Phrolova: Worry not. It won't affect our goal.

Phrolova: There is always a way forward. Stay close.

Continue onward

Rover: It worked.

Phrolova: Let's keep moving.

Rover: ...

Phrolova: ...

Rover: The way these poles are arranged...

Phrolova: ...Feels too intentional.

Investigate the Echo Brooder

Phrolova: Look at this.

Rover: Some kind of sheet music? It looks similar to what we saw back at the Altar.

Phrolova: As I mentioned, everything is made of frequencies. Melodies can bend the rhythm of existence, and by orchestrating their essence, we reshape their very nature.

Rover: So all this chaos was caused by Fenrico disrupting the composition?

Phrolova: Exactly.

Phrolova: You... recognize this melody?

Rover: No, but I can tell. You were working with them, right?

Phrolova: ...

Phrolova: If I didn't, we wouldn't have made it this far.

Phrolova: ...It won't be that simple.

Phrolova: There.

Rover: It's a complete mess...

Phrolova: The Energy Hub holds immense power, making it all the more susceptible to distortion.

Rover: Energy Hub... Sounds like a key component keeping this place running.

Phrolova: It is.

Head to the Orchestration Altar

Phrolova: We need to Orchestrate here.

Investigate the music stand

Phrolova: Then there is only one other place they could be.

Phrolova: They are right beneath our feet.

Take the elevator to the lower levels

Reach the lower level of the Energy Hub

Continue onward

Rover: It's a mess here. How are we supposed to find the movement pieces?

Phrolova: Try to think from the perspective of the one who concealed them.

Phrolova: We'll descend from here. The path ahead should be safe.

Ride the rail

Rover: Safe, really?

Phrolova: ...I didn't expect this either.

Rover: Echo Brooders, in here?... Stay on guard, just in case they break out and attack.

Phrolova: They won't. They're not fully developed yet.

Defeat the enemies

Phrolova: ...

Rover: Oh? What was that you said?

Continue onward

Phrolova: Fenrico likely hid the two music sheets separately to stall us.

Phrolova: Heh… Now I'm even more certain. Fenrico wanted us separated.

Phrolova: If he could craft a snare for us to walk into, why wouldn't he?

Phrolova: Searching together wastes time, but if we're separated, the fragile trust between us could crumble in an instant.

Phrolova: Doubt, dispute, hesitation… such ruinous trappings follow us disquietly to our graves. That's his plan.

Phrolova: It's tied to my power and the only support I have in my weakened state.

Phrolova: Staying here will get neither of us what we want.

Phrolova: Don't keep me waiting.

Rover: An ambush?

Rover: Ha, as expected.

Defeat the enemies

Rover: Pointless.

Continue onward

Rover: This device looks the same as the ones I saw earlier.

Rover: We can adjust the water level and get out from the passage above.

Rover: It's a bit tricky without a guide...

Abby: Not if I'm here!

Rover: Did you sleep well?

Abby: Mhm! Feeling great!

Abby: But where are we now? So many twists and turns, it's making me dizzy...

Rover: Let's figure this out together.

Abby: Roger! Roger!

Abby: Hah, that wasn't so tough. See? We made it out.

Rover: You were about to pass out.

Abby: No way! Something like that ain't ever taking me down.

Continue onward and find the music sheet

Rover: Come on, we need to find the music piece.

Abby: What music piece?

Rover: It's a long story…

Abby: Alright then, I'll keep an eye out. Just make sure you fill me in later!

Continue onward

Help Phrolova out of danger

Rover: She's probably safe for now. Let's go.

Continue onward

Abby: Check out all this stuff! We might find the music piece here.

Rover: "Artificial Sonoro Spheres have a short duration and are unstable. Additionally, the influence of Fortes can cause unintended changes to them."

Rover: "Creating a large, stable Sonoro capable of sustaining a reality for all, would entail significant costs. Additionally, the process would demand the sustained application of my Resonance ability."

Rover: "This research direction has gained solid support and will continue. Recorder: Phrolova."

Rover: These records all link to the Waveworn Phenomenon.

Abby: Why did Phrolova even study this?

Rover: There's a pattern here... She was searching for a way to preserve human consciousness.

Rover: And if Fenrico's recording is real, who exactly was she trying to save when she created the Lost Beyond?

Rover: "The frequencies in Retroact Rain are essentially purer and more stable Remnant Energy. This shows potential."

Rover: "The human consciousness retained within the rain is too weak, resulting in only brief, repetitive fragments."

Rover: "Retroact Rain is unpredictable and cannot independently form Tacet Discords or Echoes capable of maintaining human consciousness on a large scale. Research terminated. Recorder: Phrolova."

Rover: "Tacet Discords generated by the Dark Tide consist of fragmented frequencies intensely fused together."

Rover: "These subjects lack self-awareness. The collective consciousness formed through fusion is entirely shaped and controlled by Leviathan."

Rover: "The Dark Tide cannot sustain or preserve original human consciousness. Research terminated. Recorder: Phrolova."

Abby: Are these guys guarding something?

Rover: Looks like the music piece is nearby.

Abby: Huh? Is that Phrolova?

Rover: She's talking to someone… but I can't tell who.

Rover: Anyway, let's keep going.

Obtain the music piece

Rover: Here it is. We should bring it back.

Abby: Her frequency smells… off.

Rover: Off?

Rover: It's safer for you to stay in my Tacet Mark and keep watch. This place is unstable, and the Threnodian is still at work.

Abby: Copy that. Be careful out there.

Phrolova's perspective.

Continue onward

Phrolova: (I didn't expect you to act...)

Phrolova: (More guards... and watchful eyes...)

Phrolova: (I must find another way.)

Phrolova: (Heh... The more watchful the eyes, the louder their fear sings to me.)

Sneak your way forward

Phrolova: (There. My way out.)

Phrolova: (When the melody beckons, their eyes may turn away... and in the hush, the shadow slips through.)

Phrolova: (Well then... Show me how you conduct your symphony.)

Continue onward

Phrolova: (Shall we let the music begin?)

Phrolova: (Patience. I will move when their gaze turns elsewhere.)

"Triss": Phrolova, in a bit of trouble, hmm？

Phrolova: Don't show yourself with her face, Grand Architect.

"Triss": Oh? But you used to like it when "I" was like this.

Phrolova: Why are you here?

"Triss": "I" promised you, didn't I? To let the Elegy from the Beyond sing here, and see "us" reborn again.

"Triss": The frequency in your eye... It hurts, doesn't it? So many voices, so many cries, all echoing in your head...

"Triss": "I" know you can bear it, just like you always have. With your half-human, half-Tacet Discord body, can anything even hurt you, or kill you? But your mind? I don't want you to feel all that pain.

"Triss": And now... the game has changed. After what happened in Septimont, Augusta's made her move.

Phrolova: "Disdaining fortune, with Its power clutched in our grasp before Its fall, we shall wield It, and call forth every forgotten soul." That was your promise to me.

Phrolova: But without Leviathan's power of Unity, I can no longer grant them all a rebirth within the Beyond.

"Triss": Oh, but you still can. You're saving "us" now!

"Triss": "I" just want you to finish Cristoforo's plan first.

"Triss": The seabed is in chaos. Now isn't the best time to bring "us" back.

"Triss": Merging Reverberations with Tacet Discords, keeping "our" consciousness alive while creating new vessels for "us"... Don't you want more time to make it perfect? A true revival, done the right way?

Phrolova: Even if I agreed to help you first, Rover would never allow it. He would fight to the end to stop us.

"Triss": The Beyond is merging with you. Once you gain the strength to open that gateway, you can keep him there. With "us." Forever.

Phrolova: ...

"Triss": Oh? You're hesitating. Is that moment you two shared really more important than "us"?

Phrolova: You misunderstand. A seat in the Beyond has always awaited him. Trapping him now changes nothing. In the end, he will fulfill his promise to me there.

"Triss": Hehehe... Hurry up, Phrolova. The Beyond is holding onto you tighter and tighter. I'm scared you won't have much time left.

Continue onward and obtain the music piece

???: Phrolova, when this piece is truly complete, I'll come back.

???: Is that a promise?

???: Yes. No matter where I am, I'll return.

???: Every promise matters. Once I make one, I'll see it through, no matter the cost.

Welcoming Neighbor: Phrolova, don't forget! We're off to the neighboring city tomorrow!

Curious Audience: Phrolova, could you tell us the story behind that tune you're conducting?

Close Friend: Phrolova, we made a promise. Friends forever, through thick and thin. Neither of us will ever leave the other behind.

Pessimistic Scholar: Phrolova, Reverberations from human death are destined to disperse or distort. If they become Tacet Discords, they're no longer human.

Phrolova: What I couldn't do back then… I can make happen now...

Phrolova: Your bones will no longer be marrowless. Your blood will no longer be cold...

Distressed Family Member: Phrolova, keep living… We long to be by your side…

Relieved Tutor: Phrolova, I've faith that the melody you weave with your baton will change the world one day…

Phrolova: Yes, it will...

Phrolova: The world is but a symphony of resonating frequencies. Humans may fall to be Tacet Discords, and Tacet Discords may rise again as humans... There is no divide between us.

Phrolova: I have long erased that line. So can everyone else.

Rover: Did you touch something? What caused the explosion?

Phrolova: Fenrico tied the music piece to the security system.

Rover: Heh. He'd blow up all the energy here just to stop us. He's really putting everything into this.

Phrolova: May he enjoy the music we prepared for him.

Orchestrate

Rover: Here, as we agreed.

You return Phrolova's baton to her.

Rover: Can you still orchestrate?

Phrolova: Of course.

After a short deliberation, Phrolova hands you all the music pieces.

Phrolova: "Are the changes here truly coming from the shifts in the melody?"

Phrolova: "Are there hidden plans woven into these pieces?"

Phrolova: For all your little doubts...

Phrolova: Taking the conductor's baton yourself is the only way you'll believe in what's unfolding here.

Leave the area

Rover: We should be landing around the Gem's location, right?

Phrolova: Correct.

Rover: From what the Order's pursuers said, Fenrico will have his men guarding it.

Phrolova: Even the most unpredictable story will one day welcome its conclusion. And when that moment comes, we must act.

Phrolova: That will also be the time when you can turn your blade against me.

Proceed to the next area

Arrive at the new area

Rover: This wasn't part of the plan, was it?

Phrolova: No. Someone interfered. I've never been here before.

Rover: Then we'd better find a way out quickly.

Talk to the Acolyte

Guiding Acolyte: Dear brothers and sisters, you who stand before us shall be an irreplaceable force in Rinascita's salvation.

Guiding Acolyte: Come, join us! Offer your prayers to the holiest sacred land!

Guiding Acolyte: Amidst your endless research, do not forsake your faith! Never forget! They are always watching!

Rover: (There's no light in their eyes. Just emptiness… and blind devotion.)

Phrolova: These fanatics can give you no answers.

Rover: Why are there so many ensnared Acolytes here?

Rover: Let's check out what's happening.

Phrolova: Agreed.

Continue onward and find a way out

Complete the ceremony

Devout Acolytes: How do we lead people to worship You?

Devout Acolytes: We guide them closer to Your boundless grace.

Devout Acolytes: How do we lead people to believe in You?

Devout Acolytes: We let them touch Your very soul.

Devout Acolytes: Come closer.

Devout Acolytes: Reach out your hand.

Devout Acolytes: Until you walk with Them.

Rover: There's an inscription on the altar.

Rover: "I am no longer Them. I will lead the people forward."

Rover: Imperator's statue is gone… Is this Fenrico's ambition?

Rover: The next line reads...

Rover: "It reminds us that the Sentinel walks with us, illuminating our path with wisdom."

Rover: The Sentinel… Could this lantern be the very one Napoli the Second used? The one imbued with the Sentinel's power that allowed him to repel the Dark Tide?

Find a way out

Rover: (That lantern wasn't real... Where am I?)

Rover: (Where's Phrolova?)

Phrolova: He wants to trap us here forever.

Rover: Phrolova?

Phrolova: I'm here. Do what I said.

Phrolova: Take the red gate.

Touch the red gate

Find a way out

Phrolova: ...

Rover: ...

Rover: Where should we go next?

Phrolova: To the top.

Continue onward

Phrolova: That is...

Phrolova: Hurry.

Fenrico: I am the first, yet shall be the servant of all.

Rover: Is that... the Dark Tide?

Phrolova: It didn't work...

Fenrico: I remain here to guide the lost and bring true peace to Ragunna.

Defeat the enemies

Rover: Fenrico can summon the Dark Tide creations?

Rover: "From among the faithful, a powerful Harbinger shall arise, bringing both life and annihilation from the Dark Tide into this world..."

Rover: He's the Harbinger!

Pursue Fenrico

Phrolova: The Gem's power grows.

Fenrico & Leviathan: Salvation, Ascension, and Unity. This will be the one true path.

Defeat Fenrico

Rover: Fenrico, stop! The Threnodian is using you! You are the Harbinger of the Dark Tide!

Fenrico: Absurd! I stand against it. How could I ever be its puppet?

Fenrico: O Sentinel! Return the souls in darkness to this world! Let all wills be made one!

Phrolova: The Gem… is fleeing into the Dark Tide?

Fenrico: My predecessors... What you taught... I...

Fenrico: "The path born of injustice must be fortified with further transgressions…"

Fenrico: Hah, no, even with the body perished, hope and salvation shall endure.

Fenrico: Righteous One, please, save Rinascita's souls from the Paradise...

Rover: Your plan won't work.

Phrolova: Says the one who hasn't witnessed the years, the failures, the countless attempts I've made. What gives you the audacity to pass such judgment?

Rover: You've already tried everything! Can't you see? The path you're on only leads here, nowhere beyond.

Phrolova: Among thousands of paths, surely one will lead me back to them.

Phrolova: And even if I'm wrong... I fear not starting over. I've done it time and time again.

Rover: What meaning is there in chasing something that's neither realistic nor attainable?

Rover: Those fading Reverberations did not, and cannot, return to life. No matter how long you hold onto their frequencies, the result will be the same.

Rover: The villagers are dead. What you've created are Tacet Discords. If you continue turning the entire town into that... you're not creating a paradise. You're creating a hell.

Phrolova: "The villagers are dead..."

Rover: It's what they forced on you. And the Triss you saw? Fleeting, unstable, an illusion. And yet, you still believe everything they say can become real?

Phrolova: The Fractsidus showed me a way forward.

Phrolova: Even if they have their own motives, even if we're only using each other... I care not.

Phrolova: If they can help me take this step, then another step may follow. And another. No matter how steep the price, I'll pay it, step by step, until I reach the end I seek.

Phrolova: Love? Sincerity? Compassion? Trust?

Phrolova: What you and your cronies hold dear is but a jest to the Fractsidus. No bond lasts forever. Without true loyalties, there can be no betrayal, no deceit.

Phrolova: I no longer buy into such illusions.

Phrolova: After all, even if you believe with all your heart, even if you wait patiently at a crossroads...

Phrolova: The one you're waiting for may have long since forgotten you. Forgotten the promise they swore to keep.

Phrolova: I waited. For a long time.

Phrolova: I won't wait anymore.

Phrolova: What was once an unforgettable encounter between us can now be the thread that weaves a paradise for "them."

Rover: You've gone too far.

Phrolova: Heh, you're one to talk. How amusing.

Phrolova: You, with your long life and its endless possibilities, still choosing to start over, even at the cost of all your memories?

Phrolova: The irreplaceable bonds, the emotions that make us human, are the brightest lights and most precious treasures in our fragile existence.

Phrolova: What madness, what cruelty, what impossible goal would drive you to cast them all aside?

Phrolova: You've gone further than I ever could.

Phrolova: Perhaps you believe more than I do that only in endless time can true, eternal perfection arise. That only then will a brave new world arrive.

Phrolova: We walk different paths, yet in the end, we are both driven by the same madness. Why argue who's fallen further?

Phrolova: The only difference is that... you've forgotten it all.

Rover: You never understood the true value of human life.

Phrolova: Hehe...

Phrolova: ...

Phrolova: So, this is our finale.

Phrolova: I'm sorry.

Phrolova: I've come home.

Rover: (Fenrico spoke of a... Paradise. What does it mean?)

Rover: (And "save Rinascita's souls"... Was he pointing to the source of the anomaly in Rinascita?)

Fenrico: I heard curses... not loud, but deep... I deserve them.

Fenrico: I will remain here to stem the Dark Tide's spread.

Fenrico: Now, I can sense it clearly. The fluctuations from the Paradise are not in Ragunna, but in Septimont...

Fenrico: I cannot reach that far. I must rely on you to go, find, and solve the crisis there. Only then can those who abandoned their faith save their homeland.

Abby: Phew, that was exhausting...

Abby: I can't believe it! That gate sent me to some lab so, so far away!

Abby: Huh? What's the bigger deal?

Rover: We were after the Gem to find the source of the anomaly in Rinascita.

Rover: Now we have a better lead—the Journeying Paradise.

Rover: That might also explain why the Fractsidus took the Gem and what they're really after.

Rover: We'll head to Septimont to uncover the truth.

Rover: Maybe it's time we spoke with the Ephor.

"Once I dreamt that we were dear to each other."

"I woke to find that we were strangers."