Namco × Capcom/Story/S11:Pre-Stage
Makai - Great King Enma's Chamber
Momo: "Okay then, we're off!"
Momo: "When I get back... please tell me how to get to Makai Village."
King Enma: "What a spirited girl. ...I promise."
Nakamura: "That's right. King Enma, you said earlier that there were 'two ways,' didn't you?"
Regina: "Now that you mention it... that's right."
Regina: "Our destination probably won't change, but... could you tell us if you don't mind?"
King Enma: "..."
Fong Ling: "Is there a reason you can't tell us?"
Morrigan: "Hehehe... it's hard to say, isn't it?"
Morrigan: "...It's that, right?"
[Soul Edge]
King Enma: "...The evil sword sealed in the 'Rift of Time'... 'Soul Edge'."
Kurino: (...The soul-devouring evil sword...!)
Jin: "That's quite an ominous name. Soul... Edge...?"
Jin: "And 'Rift of Time'? What exactly is that...?"
Morrigan: "Shall I explain?"
Morrigan: "The 'Time Rift'... a toy box where the gods of Shinkai crammed everything inconvenient... "
Morrigan: "And that's what got spilled out... that's the beginning of this incident. Probably."
Chun-Li: "So, in our world, it's like a prison...? And the escapees are causing trouble... is that it?"
Demitri: "Hmph, the people of Shinkai are quite irresponsible."
Demitri: "They can't even manage things properly."
Andaba: "Don't say that, Demitri."
Andaba: "A seal that shouldn't have been broken has been broken. The important thing is why... that's the only point."
Xiaomu: "Rift of Time...?"
Xiaomu: "I feel like I heard that somewhere... or rather, just a moment ago..."
Reiji: "..."
Reiji: (It's Saya... She said she intended to send us to the 'Rift of Time'.)
Reiji (...How deeply is she involved...?)
King: "Is that 'Soul Edge' also... like the 'Golden Seed,' going to help us?"
King Enma: "...That task has already been entrusted to someone else."
King Enma: "It's in your best interest not to interfere. ...I'm giving you a warning."
M.O.M.O.: "N-Now...this is kind of...scary..."
KOS-MOS: "In order to carry out smooth operational actions, it seems that we should clearly distinguish between friend and foe."
Andaba: "This is a well-made 'contraption'."
Andaba: "Hmm...then I shall tell you. One is a child, named 'Tarosuke'."
Shion: "...Oh? Where have I..."
[Location: Path of Penance]
Klonoa: "Ah! Is that the person who the Toad Boss asked me to say hello to on the 'Path of Penance'?"
Andaba: "Ho, you know him? The other one is a samurai...a fallen warrior of the Taira clan, 'Taira no Kagekiyo'."
Kyoko: "Eh!? The opponent is from the Genji clan...and this time it's the Heike clan...!?"
Hideo: "Taira no...Kagekiyo...? Do you mean Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo!?"
Sakura: "Shimazu-sensei, who is that Kagekiyo person...?"
Hideo: "Yes, just like the samurai of the Genji clan we've been fighting against, he's a military commander from the Heian period."
Hideo: "Taira no Kagekiyo...this is a nickname, and his real name is..."
Karin: "Wait. We don't have time to listen to a lecture."
Bruce: "That's right. Let's finish this quickly."
Bruce: "Anyway, we shouldn't shoot those two, right?"
Sabine: "...Too simple."
Xiaomu: "Hey, Reiji. ...It seems better to leave before things get out of hand, right?"
Reiji: "Okay, let's go."
Reiji: "King Enma, Andaba...Thank you for your cooperation."
King Enma: "..."
Andaba: "Farewell."
Andaba: "I'll tell Tarosuke and the others about you."
Reiji: "...I'm sorry, please do."
King Enma: "..."
Andaba: "Hehehe... They're quite energetic."
King Enma: "The 'Rift of Time' with its seal broken, the vanished evil sword 'Soul Edge'. The fusion of worlds that should never intersect..."
King Enma: "Those pursuing the lost 'Golden Seed' are... the retainers of the maiden knight who once accomplished its retrieval..."
Andaba: "There were also some young men with strange auras."
Andaba: "...It can't be said that they're completely unrelated to this matter."
King Enma: "And the abominable fox of 'Ouma'... and 'Arisu' of 'Shinra'?"
Andaba: "It's said that a fox spirit possesses the direct descendants of the Arisu family... That man, there's no doubt about it."
King Enma: "If that man is a descendant of the 'Arisu family bloodline', then without us even lifting a finger... he is destined to fight against 'Ouma'."
Andaba: "Is that what you call karma?"
Andaba: "Even my bringing back the dead of the Heike clan from the underworld might just be a result of being bound by that law of causality."
Andaba: "...We old folks will just watch."
Moryokai - Near Kaminoi Castle, Bamboo Forest
King: "Is everyone alright?"
Klonoa: "Looks like everyone's here."
Gantz: "Bike's fine too."
Gantz: "Even so... we've ended up in an amazing place."
Ryu: "I've never seen such a magnificent bamboo forest."
Ryu: "The air is so clear here."
Hideo: "It's quite picturesque, isn't it?"
Demitri: "Hmph, it's just a nuisance. I can't see anything."
Morrigan: "Honestly... how unrefined."
Morrigan: "But I agree that we have no idea what's going on."
Momo: "Arisu-san, what should we do now?"
Reiji: "First, we need to assess the situation. We don't even know where we should go."
Kurino: "Hmm? ...Oh, I can see a building."
Hsien-Ko: "Huh? Where is it?"
Hsien-Ko: "Oh, it's true. You can see it through this gap."
Xiaomu: "Let's see...? This is kind of an exciting situation, isn't it?"
Sabine: "Why?"
[Location: Kaminoi Castle]
Jin: "Is that... a Japanese castle...!?"
Sakura: "Wow, it really is!"
Sakura: "Hey, maybe we've returned to our original world?"
Ken: "...Maybe. It definitely looks like Japan."
Ken: "Suzaku Castle... no, can't be."
Karin: "Wait a moment."
Karin: "If my memory serves me correctly, that is the Sakura-Dai Gate of Kaminoi Castle... currently, it's in ruins, and no one visits it."
Karin: "It shouldn't be remaining in such a complete form."
Regina: "The possibilities are that we've time-slipped into the past, or we're in a similar but different world... either way, it's definitely not the world we were in."
M.O.M.O.: "Um, excuse me?"
M.O.M.O.: "I've detected an unanalyzable energy reaction from the area around that castle."
M.O.M.O. "It's similar to something that occurred during a dimensional transfer before..."
Chun-Li: "Dimensional transfer...?"
Chun-Li: "It's settled then. Let's head for that castle for now."
Chun-Li: "We can't waste time here forever, we're not pandas after all."
Xiaomu: "Pandas, huh? ...Hmm, I wonder if bamboo tastes good?"
Felicia: "...It looks like it would cut your mouth."
Reiji: "If you're going to try it, eat it while we walk. ...Alright, let's go."
KOS-MOS: "Shion."
Shion: "KOS-MOS? Shouldn't we be leaving?"
KOS-MOS: "I have detected another energy reaction. The reaction is from a 'Refractor'."
Shion: "A Refractor..."
Shion: "Eh!? That's...!"
Kyoko: "Do you have any idea what it is?"
[Refractor]
Shion: "...It's a special energy crystal that can be used like a battery."
Bruce: "I've never heard of it. If there were things like that lying around everywhere, the energy resource problem would be..."
Bruce: "...Wait a minute...?"
KOS-MOS: "That's right. The 'Refractor' is a substance from the world we were in."
Nakamura: "...!"
Nakamura: "Does that mean that not only Ryugu Palace, but also transfer phenomena from other worlds have already begun!?"
Fong Ling: "Let's split up. The 'Golden Seed' and the 'Soul Edge'... both are important, but we can't leave this unattended either."
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