Namco × Capcom/Story/S14:Pre-Stage
Moryokai - Dragon Palace
Otohime: "Welcome. I am Otohime... the mistress of this Dragon Palace."
Tarosuke: "Lady Otohime! Long time no see!"
Otohime: "Tarosuke, you seem to be doing well."
Otohime: "I was lonely because you hadn't visited for a while..."
Tarosuke: "Well, I've been busy, you see."
Karin: "...She has the air of a regular customer."
Sakura: "Is that so? I'm a high school student... I don't really understand."
Kyoko: "Hmph. The Dragon Palace and Otohime... just like in the old stories..."
Kyoko: "Oh? Hideo-sensei?"
Hideo: "Well, hahaha. You're so beautiful."
Nakamura: "Absolutely."
Nakamura: "Ah, I'm Nakamura, I work for an insurance company. Here's my business card."
Momo: "Somehow, I'm instantly captivated..."
Xiaomu: "Salarymen are weak against the combo of being entertained by beautiful women. That's human nature."
Reiji: "I think that's a distorted perception."
Reiji: "...But the reason we came here isn't to be entertained."
Otohime: "Yes. I've already heard the story from Lady Andaba."
[Golden Seed]
Otohime: "You need the 'Golden Seed' that is kept in this Dragon Palace, correct?"
Fong Ling: "It seems she's already been contacted. Things are moving quickly."
Bruce: "That old woman Andaba, her arrangements are helpful."
Sabine: "We'll definitely return it, so don't worry."
Kurino: "Lady Otohime, we need the power of that seed to return these people to their original world."
Otohime: "..."
Otohime: "...I was going to give it to you, but..."
Reiji: "But...?"
Otohime: "The 'Golden Seed'... was stolen just a little while ago."
Momo: "St-stolen!?" "Huh? What do you mean?! By whom?!"
Nakamura: "“Just a little while ago”… Does that mean while we were fighting?!"
Otohime: "Yes. A terrifying blue demon attacked the treasure vault…"
Otohime: "After that being flew away… the 'Golden Seed' was gone."
Jin: "A blue… demon…!?"
Jin: "Kazuya Mishima… He was talking about some kind of 'new power,' was this what he meant?!"
Jin (What is he planning?)
Demitri: "...What a failure, Otohime."
Demitri: "Do you understand what this means…!?"
Otohime: "...I'm sorry, I don't know what to say…"
Morrigan: "Stop it, Demitri. It can't be helped if she was ambushed like that."
King: "But… this means we've lost our way back to our original world."
Chun-Li: "We can't even confirm what Akuma said."
Ryu: "“Going to another world with human power”… That's right. Certainly, if we can't return, we can't know his true intentions…"
Ken: "Otohime, isn't there any way?"
Otohime: "Now that the 'Golden Seed' has been stolen… there is no way to go to Busshitsukai."
Regina: "Then, we have to track down Mishima and recover it no matter what."
Hsien-Ko: "But we don't know where he flew off to, do we?"
Otohime: "We have tracked his destination."
Otohime: "It seems to be Gensokai."
Hideo: "Gensokai…?"
Klonoa: "That's the world we live in."
Klonoa: "...Wait, what!? Such a scary guy is in our world!?"
Gantz: "Tch, this isn't someone else's problem anymore. We can't let 'em run wild like this!"
Kyoko: "It seems we have no choice but to chase after them immediately."
Xiaomu: "Ah, what a mess... We don't even have time to rest."
Xiaomu: "Drinking sake while handsome young men dance half-naked... So we won't be able to receive that kind of hospitality?"
Felicia: "Is that what hospitality is?!"
Felicia: "..."
Felicia: "...That's great!"
Reiji: "I don't have time to indulge in your peculiar tastes."
Reiji: "Let's chase after them immediately."
KOS-MOS: "What about dimensional transfer to another world? Currently, there seems to be no way to do that."
Otohime: "If it's Gensokai where the demon flew away, I can send you there with my power."
[Treasure Box]
Otohime: "Please use this."
Tarosuke: "It's here! The treasure box!"
Sakura: "Um... isn't this the thing from the old story that makes you grow old?"
Sakura: "K-Kanzuki-san, try opening it."
Karin: "...What are your intentions, Sakura-san?"
Karin: "Besides, even if you tell us to use this..."
Otohime: "This box contains a certain spell. By opening the lid, you can open a gate to Gensokai."
Reiji: "How felicitous."
Reiji: "Alright, we'll use it. Thank you for your cooperation."
Shion: "Ah, um... is it really okay to believe in something so unscientific!?"
Nakamura: "Gods, demons, the Dragon Palace... None of it is scientific."
Hiromi: "If you think of it as a device that distorts dimensions, it's not entirely unbelievable... maybe?"
M.O.M.O.: "Mmm, that's quite forceful..."
Masuyo: "If there's no other way, then we'll just have to try it."
Masuyo: "Now, let's go back to the surface and prepare."
[Gesellschaft]
Tron: "If we're going to enter a different world... then we'll have to leave the Gesellschaft behind in the 'Pool of Blood'."
Servbot No. 17: "Since we don't have a Refractor, there's nothing we can do."
Sylphie: "..."
Tron: "But now is the time to hurry!"
[Balkon Gerat]
Tron: "We're going to surface. Everyone, get on board the Balkon Gerat!"
Tarosuke: "Well then, Princess Otohime, it's a shame this time... but I'll definitely come back!"
Otohime: "I'll be waiting, Tarosuke."
Kagekiyo: "..."
Tarosuke: "Bro Kagekiyo, let's go."
Kagekiyo: "...Princess Otohime of the Dragon Palace. I would like you to lend me 'that item'."
Otohime: "I've heard about that."
[Yasakani no Magatama]
Otohime: "Please take this."
Kagekiyo: "...I will certainly take it. When I have completed my task... I will definitely return it."
Tarosuke: "What's that?"
Kagekiyo: "..."
Kagekiyo: "You don't need to worry about it. Let's hurry."
[Yata no Kagami/Kusanagi no Tsurugi]
Kagekiyo: (There are two more of the "Three Sacred Treasures"... I wonder if I'll be able to gather the remaining two before I face them again...)
Moryokai - Gesellschaft, Engine Room
Tron: "I'm back! How's the engine room?"
Servbot No. 22: "It's no good... We really need a Refractor..."
Tron: "Hmm... And we're about to travel to another world..."
Sylphie: "Hello there!"
Tron: "Whoa! Sylphie?! You didn't go home yet?!"
Sylphie: "I couldn't possibly leave a customer in need."
Tron: "...In other words, you have something you want to sell."
Sylphie: "That's right. Now, please take a look at this."
[Refractor]
Tron: "Th-this is... a Refractor!"
Servbot No. 22: "And it's big!"
Servbot No. 27: "Miss Tron! This is perfect!"
Sylphie: "It's a great bargain right now."
Sylphie: "If you buy one... you get another one of the same kind as a set!"
Tron: "One is enough."
Tron: "..."
Tron: "So... can I put it on my tab?"
5 minutes later - Gesellschaft, Command Room
[Gesellschaft- Engine Room]
Servbot No. 1: "We received a message from Tron in the engine room!"
Servbot No. 6: "They've confirmed the Gesellschaft's engine startup!"
Bruce: "Oh, that's lucky. Looks like we've got a base now."
Regina: "But why so suddenly?"
Masuyo: "I saw Sylphie wandering around the ship earlier."
Masuyo: "...Well, that's probably why."
M.O.M.O.: "That seems to be the case."
KOS-MOS: "That appears to be so."
Shion: "Hmm, being a merchant is tough..."
Shion: "...Wait a minute, you two!? What's with those outfits!"
M.O.M.O.: "Sylphie-san gave them to us earlier."
KOS-MOS: "As a token of friendship, she said."
Hiromi: (Momo and KOS-MOS... They're being targeted...)
Reiji: "Honestly, those space merchants are something else. But is it even possible to take this entire ship to Gensokai?"
[Treasure Box]
Tarosuke: "We'll find out if we open it!"
Tarosuke: "Okay, I'm opening it! Here goes!"
Fong Ling: "Wait! Right now!?"
Xiaomu: "W-wait! I'm not mentally prepared yet!"
(Dimensional Transfer)
Gensokai - Joilant, Ghost Palace
Mitsurugi: "What kind of place is this? Could this be the afterlife?"
Taki: "Nonsense. Don't say such inauspicious things."
Taki: "...But it's true that this is an unfamiliar place. And this demonic energy... it's definitely strange."
[Kaminoi Castle, Sakura-Dai Gate]
Mitsurugi: "Everything is strange. I was at Kaminoi Castle, and then there was a flash of light... and the next moment I was here."
Mitsurugi: "...Is it some kind of sorcery?"
Taki: "That's a possibility. The ghosts of the Minamoto and Taira clans, those riding iron horses like 'Hiromi' and 'Tron'."
Taki: "It might be related to their appearance."
Mitsurugi: "Even so, I don't see any sign of them. ...If they were also caught in that light, they should be nearby."
Taki: "...I'll go and take a look outside. I'm worried about how bright it is, like a festival."
Mitsurugi: "Do as you please. I have no intention of teaming up with you."
Mitsurugi: "I'm going further inside."
Taki: "...Hmph, simpleton."
[Mekki-maru]
(Mekki-maru resonates)
Taki: (...Mekki-maru again...!)
Taki: (The reason why only we were sent here from Tarosuke's group... could it be...?)
(Dimensional Transfer)
Meanwhile - Above Joilant
Tarosuke: "Th...that was a surprise!"
Xiaomu: "You idiot! Why open that so suddenly?!"
King: "What happened?!"
Felicia: "Seriously! While we were eating in the cafeteria!"
Tron: "The engine room was in a panic for a moment!?"
Tron: "Sylphie disappeared without a trace, what's going on!?"
Reiji: "...Tarosuke opened that treasure box."
Reiji: "But, nothing particularly unusual happened..."
Jin: "Huh? Hey, look out the window!"
Tron: "No. 15! Put it on the monitor!"
Servbot No. 15: "Roger~"
(Monitor turns on, Joilant is displayed)
Ken: "Wh-what is this? Hey, hey... what kind of joke is this?"
Sakura: "It looks like an amusement park, doesn't it? There are roller coasters and stuff..."
Karin: "...We were completely tricked by Otohime. How is this an alternate world...?"
Klonoa: "Wahoo! This is Joilant!"
Reiji: "Joy...? You know this place?"
Klonoa: "In other words, Gensokai... the world we used to live in."
Kagekiyo: "Otohime's secret technique seems to have been flawless."
Gantz: "Joilant? ...That means the 'Golden Knight' might be there."
Kurino: "Huh? Is that... Gilgamesh?"
[Tower of Druaga - Ruins]
Gantz: "Yeah, after you guys quickly bailed from the ruins of the Tower of Druaga... we also headed to the Sky Temple."
Gantz: "He said something about 'going to Joilant' when we parted ways?"
Xiaomu: "What are you talking about? The Golden Knight?"
Morrigan: "The Golden Knight, Gilgamesh... and the priestess of Ishtar, Ki."
Morrigan: "They once defeated the demon Druaga." "You mean the knight? He's a well-known man in Gensokai."
Chun-Li: "I don't know who you're talking about, but let's get back to the topic."
Chun-Li: "So, it's fine to land, but what are we going to do? It looks incredibly vast... searching every nook and cranny would be inefficient, wouldn't it?"
Shion: "How about we try searching for the place with the highest energy reaction?"
[Golden Seed]
Dimitri: "Not a bad idea. If the 'Golden Seed' has been brought here, then it will undoubtedly be the place with the strongest magical power."
Tron: "We'll go with that plan. No. 16, turn on the sensors."
Tron: "Find the place with the strongest energy reaction. Don't worry about whether it's analyzable or not."
Servbot No. 16: "Understood!"
[Roller Coaster/Ghost Palace]
Servbot No. 16: "The results are in!"
Servbot No. 16: "There are strong reactions from two different locations!"
Servbot No. 16: "There's a large spatial distortion reaction at the roller coaster... and a strong energy reaction from a place that looks like a mansion!"
Sabine: "Is that energy reaction the 'Golden Seed'?"
M.O.M.O.: "...It seems different. I analyzed my data too, but... it's a different kind of energy than what we felt at the Dragon Palace."
Hsien-Ko: "We won't get anywhere just standing around here."
Hsien-Ko: "It's faster to go down and take a look."
Ryu: "That's right. Nothing will start unless we take action."
KOS-MOS: "In that case, I suggest we split into two teams and explore."
Shion: "...Just throw that away already."
[Roller Coaster/Ghost Palace]
Reiji: "A roller coaster and a mansion-like place..."
Reiji: "Okay, let's split into two groups and head to our respective locations."
Reiji: "The meeting point will be... in front of the roller coaster. That should be easy to understand."
Xiaomu: "It would be the worst place for a date meeting... but, I guess it can't be helped."
Tron: "Okay, we'll descend nearby."
