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Reconnected is the seventh episode of the Prologue in Phaethon's Story.

Parts

  1. Retreat to Advance
  2. Restoring Connection
    1. The Proxy and the Hare
  3. Reunion, Commission Continues
  4. My Strongbox!
  5. Proxy's Promise

Steps

  1. Reconnect to the HDD System and save the Cunning Hares!

Dialogue

Retreat to Advance

The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Story Retreat to Advance
Video Summary: "The name Phaethon isn't something as simple as just an account."
Story Description: After you agreed to give the strongbox password to the hacker, he forced you to hand over your Inter-Knot account. While it might look like you were conceding, it was actually a deliberate move and part of your strategy.
The Random Play video store in New Eridu's Janus Quarter on Sixth Street.
???: I have to say, I'm touched.
???: Proxies and Hollow Raiders are wolves stealing profit from the Hollows behind the Investigative Association's back. All constantly ruining each other in the name of greed.
???: But to protect your secret identity, they actually gave up the chance to escape, hahaha.
???: Unfortunately, the ones being rescued don't seem to plan on returning the favor.
Icon Dialogue Talk Enough, I get it.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Enough, hacker, I get it now.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I'll give you the code.
Icon Dialogue Talk Fine, I'll tell you the code.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Okay, you've got me.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I'll tell you the code.
(SiblingSibling) Huh? Wait, what are you...
Icon Dialogue Talk But unfortunately, the code was deleted.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍But I can't give it directly to you.But I can't give it directly to you. / But I can't just give it to you.But I can't just give it to you.‍)
(ProtagonistProtagonist): It's an electronic code, and it was saved to the database you just deleted.
???: What?! Are you joking?
Icon Dialogue Talk I need system access to give you the code.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I can (‍stillstill‍) give you the code, but I'd need access to the system to do so.
???: Still trying to bargain with me? You still haven't learned your lesson.
(SiblingSibling): Ahem... Don't panic. The password was recovered using Inter-Knot's computing power, and there's a backup on the network.
(SiblingSibling): We can get the password if you give us back system control...
???: No way! Proxies, Hollow Raiders, none of you can be trusted. Including Phaethon. I know you've been secretly trying to take back control.
???: Huh? Wait, there's "a back up on Inter-Knot"?
???: Hand over your Inter-Knot account. I'll retrieve the strongbox password myself.
(SiblingSibling): ...
???: Hey, answer me!
???: Ah, I almost forgot. Inter-Knot is the foundation of a Proxy's business. Losing the account is losing any proof Phaethon ever existed.
???: But to save those in the Hollow, you'll have to think quickly. They'll become monsters if they stay there too long.
(SiblingSibling): (‍We... we give you the Inter-Knot account, and then?We... we give you the Inter-Knot account, and then? / If we give you the Inter-Knot account, then what?If we give you the Inter-Knot account, then what?‍)
(SiblingSibling): You ruined our system, so who'll save them?
???: I promise I'll save them. How's that? You have no choice but to trust me.
(SiblingSibling): Okay, I'll give you our Proxy account.
(SiblingSibling): But if you go back on your word, I'll make you pay!
[Confidential data transfer complete]
???: Even the source authentication code page was transferred. Good, looks like you've given up completely.
Icon Dialogue Talk We'd like to ask a question.
???: Since you're cooperating, I'm in a good mood. Ask me.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): —What's in the strongbox that's so important?
???: It's something someone like you will never get your hands on, but I guess I can reveal a little.
???: As you know, the Hollows are changing all the time. The Carrots used to get out function by calculating a huge amount of Hollow data.
???: However, Hollow observation equipment accumulates errors. So to ensure data remains valid, it must be re-calibrated using the Hollow master data every few days — the single copy of "Rosetta Data" that's in the hands of the city's rulers.
???: Inside the strongbox is something comparable to that Rosetta Data. With it, you can enter and exit the Hollows freely.
Icon Dialogue Talk I see. Valuable indeed.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I see, so it really is valuable.
???: For Proxies and Hollow Raiders, it must be a dream find. But it has nothing to do with you.
Icon Dialogue Talk Seems to be some sensitive info to the authorities...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): If it really is like another version of (‍thethe‍) Rosetta Data, it must be pretty important to those officials.
???: If not dealt with, it could shake the very foundations of New Eridu. But it has nothing to do with you.
???: Okay, enough talk. Tell me where the code is.
(SiblingSibling): Have you activated your Proxy certification yet?
???: Yes.
(SiblingSibling): With that said, we have one final question. For real this time.
???: Whoa now, don't misunderstand. We aren't "friends," so don't push your luck.
(SiblingSibling): My question is, since you're such a master hacker, why not just steal the password from our system?
(SiblingSibling): (‍You learnedYou learned / After learningAfter learning‍) the password is backed up on Inter-Knot, why not just hack the network and steal it?
???: What? I'm warning you, don't make me forget my promise.
(SiblingSibling): Now that I think about it, other than taking control of my system, you haven't implemented anything else a hacker would.
(SiblingSibling): Instead, you just blackmailed us with Nicole and the others' safety like some kind of "kidnapper."
Icon Dialogue Talk (Keep mocking the hacker.)
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Well, it looks like that's the best you've got. You're just not as good as you claim to be.
Icon Dialogue Talk (Try to intimidate the hacker.)
(ProtagonistProtagonist): A word of warning. You've already made a big mistake — the life and death kind.
???: Shut up! Just tell me where the backup is.
(SiblingSibling): Don't worry, mystery hacker. We're helping you.
(SiblingSibling): Listen carefully, can you hear sirens nearby?
???: W—What did you do?
(SiblingSibling): We're just fulfilling our duty as model citizens of New Eridu.
(SiblingSibling): As the election approaches, the city administration is calling for citizens to actively report dangerous individuals such as Proxies and Hollow Raiders. They even opened a hotline!
???: Answer my question! What did you do?
(SiblingSibling): To be precise, I just called Public Security and gave them information about a certain Inter-Knot account.

Restoring Connection

The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Story Restoring Connection
Video Summary: "The name Phaethon isn't something as simple as just an account."
(A Cutscene plays)
???: Oh I get it... So, that's it!
???: It was planned!
???: You'd even abandon your identity as Phaethon to trick me!
Belle: No, you're wrong
Belle: We aren't giving up our identity — just our account
???: T—This isn't over!
???: You'll pay!
Belle: We did it!
Wise: We've regained full control of the HDD now.
Belle: Well done, bro
Wise: You too
Wise: You know, that was some pretty good acting right there
Belle: You're one to talk! You offered to give them the password out of the blue. Weren't you afraid I wouldn't understand?
Wise: What can I say? We are Phaethon, after all
Wise: Great, connection restored!
Wise: Let's get Nicole and the others out of there!
Icon Dialogue Story Reconnect to the HDD System and save the Cunning Hares!
The Cunning Hares are waiting inside the Hollow. Reestablish the connection ASAP and complete the last commission.
(Interact with the HDD)
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍Reconnect the HDD and go rescue Nicole and the others. Hopefully it's not too late.Reconnect the HDD and go rescue Nicole and the others. Hopefully it's not too late. / Phew... Quickly reconnect the HDD and go save Nicole and the others!Phew... Quickly reconnect the HDD and go save Nicole and the others!‍)
Icon Dialogue Talk Let's set off immediately!
(In Progress: The Proxy and the Hare Continue?)
Icon Dialogue Talk Wait a moment...
(Exit Dialogue)
(Interacting with the HDD again repeats dialogue)

The Proxy and the Hare

Icon Dialogue Story Commission Description
Finally, everything's ready for the recovery of the strongbox.
Once that's taken care of, I can give myself the day off!
Main article: The Proxy and the Hare § Dialogue (Reconnected)
(Open Data Relink Tutorial)
(SiblingSibling): Let's start the Data Relink
AI: You need to light up all the data points
AI: Recovery Progress (1/2)
(SiblingSibling): Nice, just one batch of data left
AI: You need to light up all the data points
AI: Recovery Progress (2/2)
(SiblingSibling): Establishing external connection

Reunion, Commission Continues

The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Story Reunited, the Commission Continues
Video Summary: Restore the connection and continue the commission!
Story Description: With the HDD now recovered, you've restored your connection and located the Cunning Hares. You believe that the hacker tracked you down using a data disk. It seems that both the Red Fang Gang and the Cunning Hares, who've been dragged into this mess, are just pawns in a bigger game.
Anby: *howl* I've mutated into a monster. Rawr~
Billy: Anby, don't bite my hand... You're gonna hurt your teeth...
Anby: Sorry, I was just trying to cheer Nicole up. I guess I'm not so good at this.
Billy: But you're right. We've been in the Hollow for a long time. Even with our Ether aptitude, it just means we'll become monsters slower...
Nicole: Tch... This isn't like me...
Nicole: The Cunning Hares only care about money... Not caring about others is my motto.
Icon Dialogue Talk It means you're not really a cold-hearted person.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I guess you're not as cold-hearted as you think you are.
Nicole: Hmph, don't try to make me feel better. No one knows better than me what kind of people hang around the streets.
Icon Dialogue Talk So you're secretly a good person?
(ProtagonistProtagonist): So you're secretly a good person?
Nicole: Heh, good person, huh? ...Losing my life in a Hollow just for a title like that? I must be stupid—
Nicole: Aaaahhhh!
Icon Dialogue Talk Little late to be screaming...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Little late to be screaming...
Icon Dialogue Talk Could you make that scream sound a little happier?
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍You could try to sound a little happier to see us, Nicole?You could try to sound a little happier to see us, Nicole? / Couldn't you even try to sound happy to see us, Nicole?Couldn't you even try to sound happy to see us, Nicole?‍)
Nicole: Proxy?! Is it really you?!
(SiblingSibling): Sorry to keep you waiting. We've actually been online for a while now.
(SiblingSibling): Anby and Billy were both making a fuss. You were probably so busy being sentimental that you didn't notice~
Nicole: So you heard everything... Ughhhhh...
Icon Dialogue Talk Don't be embarrassed.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Don't be embarrassed(‍, you're among friends., you're among friends. / . It happens to all of us.. It happens to all of us.‍)
Nicole: I—I'm not embarrassed!
Icon Dialogue Talk I'm happy to get a glimpse of your true self.
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍It's not often we get to seeIt's not often we get to see / I'm just happy to get a glimpse ofI'm just happy to get a glimpse of‍) the real Nicole.
Nicole: That... That's not the real me!
Nicole: Enough chit-chat! Proxy, what happened just now?
You quickly brief the Cunning Hares on everything that happened while they were disconnected.
Billy: ...Is that so? The manager cut off all comms with us because a hacker penetrated their device.
Anby: So it wasn't because of Nicole haggling on the price.
Icon Dialogue Talk I may be a Proxy but I'm not THAT merciless!
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I may be a Proxy but I'm not THAT merciless!
Nicole: I knew I wasn’t wrong about you two!
Icon Dialogue Talk I could have got even more?
(ProtagonistProtagonist): What? Are you saying I could’ve gotten even more?
Nicole: Anby! Don't say too much!
Nicole: Hmmm... So the Proxy thinks there's something up with the flash drive holding the password. Is that hacker using it to trace you?
(SiblingSibling): We checked the HDD for security risks, and that was the most likely.
Nicole: If that's the case, the Red Fang Gang didn't snatch the strongbox for themselves. They're working a commission for someone else...
Billy: Just like us!
Anby: If it weren't for the Proxy’s intervening, we'd be the ones on the firing line.
Billy: Thank starlight we got you, Manager! Why you're as reliable as the Starlight Knight's sidekick, Meteor-Mutt!
Icon Dialogue Talk Thanks... I think?
(ProtagonistProtagonist): Uhh, thanks... I think?
Anby: Coming from Billy, that’s about the highest praise you can get.
Icon Dialogue Talk Who are you calling a mutt?!
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (‍Are you seriously comparing me to Meteor-Mutt, Billy?Are you seriously comparing me to Meteor-Mutt, Billy? / Are you calling me a mutt, Billy?Are you calling me a mutt, Billy?‍)
Billy: Wait a sec, Manager, that’s not what I meant!
Nicole: Well... judging by the fee, I assumed it was just a simple stolen goods job. But it's just another scumbag sticking their nose in other people's business again. I'm never trusting another agent ever again!
Nicole: I gotta ditch this like a hot potato once I get back. And I gotta charge double my price to that agent!
Anby: Nicole, I suggest speeding up the search. We're reaching the limits of our Ether aptitude in this Hollow.
Anby: If our combat strength drops again due to corruption, I'm afraid we won't be able to take care of any accidents we come across on the way to finding this strongbox.
Billy: Accidents? You mean like that Red Fang dude who mutated into that superior-level Ethereal?
Anby: Yeah. That Dullahan is probably still looking for us in the Hollow.
Nicole: Anby's right. We have to speed things up and find the strongbox before that monster does!
Nicole: C'mon Proxy! Lead us to our target!
(Enter combat)
Anby: We're getting closer to the strongbox's signal!
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle) Keep an eye on the enemies. How're you feeling?
Anby: Not ideal, but it won't impact my performance.
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle) A real pro.
Nicole: Don't get in my way when I'm looking for stuff! Get lost!
Billy: Boss perked up. Great!
(Arrive at the designated area)
(Enter combat)
(After defeating all enemies)
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): There's a fissure nearby. The strongbox is on the other side.
(Enter the Fissure)

My Strongbox!

The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Story My Strongbox!
Video Summary: The strongbox has been recovered, but there's still an urgent matter at hand...
Anby: Found it!
Billy: It's our lucky day!
Nicole: That's my strongbox!
Anby: Found it!
Billy: It's our lucky day!
Nicole: That's MY strongbox!
(Enter combat)
Nicole: Damn it! You just won't leave us alone!
Nicole: Say goodbye to nice Nicole!
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): That's one frenzied Ethereal. Watch out!
Nicole: Who cares! Just hand over my stuff!
Billy: Nice! Sounds like Nicole's frenzied, too!
(After defeating the Dullahan)

Proxy's Promise

The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Story Proxy's Promise
Video Summary: The strongbox has been recovered, but there's still an urgent matter at hand...
Story Description: You obtained the strongbox, but due to the destruction of the HDD database, you're unable to leave the Hollow. After discussion, Nicole agreed to use the contents of the strongbox to escape this predicament.
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 001
Nicole: Haha—!
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 002
Nicole: Finally...
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 003
Nicole: ...Finally!
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 004
Nicole: Found you—!
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 005
(Eous steps up on the crate)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 006
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍Little soon to be celebrating, Nicole. We still have a serious issue to solve...Little soon to be celebrating, Nicole. We still have a serious issue to solve... / I hate to spoil your fun... But it's a little soon to be celebrating! Nicole, could you calm down and listen...I hate to spoil your fun... But it's a little soon to be celebrating! Nicole, could you calm down and listen...‍)
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍The data used to plan the escape path was deleted, so the original escape path is no longer valid.The data used to plan the escape path was deleted, so the original escape path is no longer valid. / It's that stupid hacker's fault! They deleted the extraction data I’d prepared.It's that stupid hacker's fault! They deleted the extraction data I’d prepared.‍)
Nicole: You mean we can't get out—?!
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 007
Nicole: Haha, all that trouble to get here... but we’re no closer to getting out. I didn't expect this would be the end.
Billy: Damn, so unfair. I didn't even get to have dinner with Monica... but it's been a good life.
Anby: Calm down. We'll figure something out.
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 008
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍It's a bit early to give up. I have another idea, but it requires your authorization, Nicole.It's a bit early to give up. I have another idea, but it requires your authorization, Nicole. / There's no need for dramatics. I have another solution, I just need the nod from Nicole.There's no need for dramatics. I have another solution, I just need the nod from Nicole.‍)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 009
Nicole: Go for it!
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 010
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍...Listen to the plan first....Listen to the plan first. / Agreeing a little early, yeah?Agreeing a little early, yeah?‍)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 011
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍The mysterious person who hacked into my systemThe mysterious person who hacked into my system / That hackerThat hacker‍) said the strongbox contained something like the Rosetta Data, something that could be used to get in and out of the Hollows.
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): If that's true, we can use it to (‍formulate another extraction path... But I'd need your permission to open it...formulate another extraction path... But I'd need your permission to open it... / get out of the Hollow! But you'd have to agree to letting me open it...get out of the Hollow! But you'd have to agree to letting me open it...‍)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 012
Nicole: Uhm, I already said yes!
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 013
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍But doesn't your client want it, too? Aren't you gonna think about it even a little?But doesn't your client want it, too? Aren't you gonna think about it even a little? / Are you sure it's okay? What will you tell your client?Are you sure it's okay? What will you tell your client?‍)
Nicole: It's life and death here! Besides, if I don't get out, who’s gonna bring him the strongbox? Just open it!
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 014
Nicole: You already know the code right?
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 015
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): Yes...
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 016
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍But, but I have to warn you, this is a gamble. I'm not sure what the consequences of forcefully accessing the data might be...But, but I have to warn you, this is a gamble. I'm not sure what the consequences of forcefully accessing the data might be... / Yeah, I do! But I don't know exactly what's stored inside. I’m not sure what the consequences of forcefully accessing the data might be...Yeah, I do! But I don't know exactly what's stored inside. I’m not sure what the consequences of forcefully accessing the data might be...‍)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 017
Anby: Wait, there's one thing I don't understand.
Anby: Why risk coming back to help us when your real body was already outside the Hollow? You could have just left? What are you planning?
Nicole: Anby!
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 018
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍What are you suggesting?What are you suggesting? / What do you mean?What do you mean?‍)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 019
(Shows the group)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 020 Wise
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 020 Belle
(ProtagonistProtagonist): I'm your Proxy(‍.. / !!‍)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 021
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): I promised to get you out, so that's what I'll do(‍.. / !!‍)
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍Of course, I have a backup plan. If I fail,Of course, I have a backup plan. If I fail, / And, if for some reason I fail,And, if for some reason I fail,‍) the H.D.D. system will automatically post a commission to get you out on the Proxy Network.
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): If that happens, I'll...
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 022
Nicole: Don't worry, whatever happens, we'll go to the store and save you!
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 023
Bangboo (Wise / Belle)Bangboo (Wise / Belle): (‍Ha, it'd be nice if you just paid your bill.Ha, it'd be nice if you just paid your bill. / You can say what you want, you're not getting a discount!You can say what you want, you're not getting a discount!‍)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 024
(Eous inserts the chip)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 025
(Eous inserts the chip)
Chapter 0 Proxy's Promise Comic Book 026
Eous: Ughh!

Other Languages

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishReconnected
Chinese
(Simplified)		再次连接
Zàicì Liánjiē
Chinese
(Traditional)		再次連線
Zàicì Liánxiàn
Japanese再接続
Saisetsuzoku
Korean재연결
Jaeyeon'gyeol
SpanishConexión restablecida
FrenchReconnexion
RussianПовторное подключение
Povtornoye podklyucheniye
Thaiเชื่อมต่ออีกครั้ง
Chueamto Ik Khrang
VietnameseKết Nối Lại
GermanErneute Verbindung
IndonesianTerhubung Kembali
PortugueseConexão Reestabelecida

Change History

Released in Version 0.13 - Tuning Test
[Edit History]

Version 1.4

  • The Video Archive Stories "Reunited" and "The Commission Continues" were merged into "Reunion, Commission Continues".

Version 1.0

  • Some of the Comic Book slides were updated to reflect changes in Nicole's design.
  • Video Archive Stories were changed:
    • "Reunited", "The Commission Continues", "My Strongbox!" and "Proxy's Promise" were moved from the episode "Fairy" to Reconnected.
    • "Continuing Commissions" was renamed to "The Commission Continues".
    • "Fulfilling a Promise" was renamed to "Proxy's Promise".

Version 0.2.0

  • The Decision was renamed to Reconnected.

Version 0.13

  • The Decision was released.

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