Namco × Capcom/Story/S5:Pre-Stage

Shinkai - Ishtar's Temple

Reiji: "Uh... ugh..."
M.O.M.O.: "Ah, it seems he's regained consciousness! Arisu-san!"
Reiji: "Where is this...? Ugh..."
Kyoko: "Show me the scar. ...It's deep, but it looks fairly old."
Kyoko: "It doesn't seem to be open... Are you okay?"
Xiaomu: "You don't have to worry so much, he's probably just half-asleep."
Xiaomu: "This guy has always been extremely bad at waking up in the morning. I have to wake him up every time."
Hsien-Ko: "Heh, that's surprising. Feels like it should be the other way around."
Xiaomu: "Heh, don't underestimate me."
Reiji: "...She just spends all night playing on the internet."
Reiji: "Don't act so high and mighty when you sleep until noon."
Bruce: "Looks like he's back to his normal self."
Nakamura: "You finally appeared here... Are you alright?"
Reiji: "Appeared? ...That's right, where are we...!?"
King: "That's what we can't figure out at all."
Felicia: "It kind of... judging from the buildings and stuff, doesn't it look like Greece?"
Felicia: "Look, like those chairs over there."
Hideo: "...I don't think that's right. It's definitely not in Japan, though."
Hideo: "What is this throne-like thing...? Hmm."
Kyoko: "My cell phone has no signal... Or maybe there's some kind of signal interference?"
KOS-MOS: "The radio signal is clear. To be precise, I cannot detect the radio waves themselves."
KOS-MOS: "To be precise, I cannot detect any radio waves at all."
Regina: "Absolutely nothing? That's impossible, isn't it?"
Regina: "In this day and age... even in the jungles of South America, they're practically flying around in the atmosphere!"
M.O.M.O.: "What KOS-MOS is saying... it's true."
M.O.M.O.: "Even I can't detect them."
Reiji: "That means... there's only one thing we can consider."
Momo: "Do you have something in mind?"
Komu: "The appearance of otherworldly demons... or rather, the opposite."
Momo: "...?"
Reiji: "It means we've come to their world..."
Felicia: "Huh!? A world like that exists!?"
King: "...Where did you come from?"
Felicia: "Oh, right. ...But it's from a different place than here."
Reiji: "It's probably a different world altogether..."
M.O.M.O.: "In other words... 'dimensional transfer'...?"
Shion: "No way..."
Regina: "There was an experiment with a certain energy resource where a world from the distant past... 65 million years ago... appeared in the present day."
Regina: "...It's possible."
Bruce: "Third Energy, huh?"
Bruce: "If the past and the future... are separated by something called a 'Dimensional Wall'..."
Bruce: "Then being completely thrown into a completely different world is also possible."
Sakura: "I don't really understand. What exactly happened, and where did we end up?"
Sakura: "Hey, Ryu-san..."
Sakura: "Huh? Ryu-san!?"
Sakura: "Ryu-san... he's not here!?"
Sakura: "Eh!? Weren't we all supposed to come here!?"

[Location: Shinra HQ]

Reiji: "What...!? He was in Roppongi at that time, and now he's gone!?"
Fong Ling: "Chun-Li is gone too."
Karin: "...Ken Masters isn't here either."
KOS-MOS: "There are no biological responses in the vicinity."
Hsien-Ko: "Aiya... It seems we've gotten separated."
Sakura: "No... We finally met them!"
Sakura: "Are they alright... Ryu-san..."
Nakamura: "Well, for now, why don't we leave here and explore the area?"
Nakamura: "We might come up with a plan, and Ryu-san and Ken-san... was it? They might be nearby."
Hideo: "That's a good idea. There doesn't seem to be anyone here, and nothing will begin without action."
Karin: "Honestly... they're such carefree people."
Karin: "However, it can't be helped."
Sakura: "I'm worried about Ryu and the others! Let's go quickly!"
Reiji: "Alright, while exchanging information with each other... for now, we just have to check the situation."
Kyoko: "And also your relationship with that enemy woman."
Shion: "Uh, um, your ex... was it?"
Reiji: "What are you talking about?"
Reiji: "That woman? ...Stop it."
Felicia: "But, after that, it was Xiaomu-chan..."
Felicia: "...Reiji is quite the pervert, isn't he?"
Hsien-Ko: "In other words, he had a really terrible experience. As a reaction to that, he went in the opposite direction..."
Momo: "I see... that might be profound."
Xiaomu: "You guys... stop it already."
Xiaomu (A terrible experience, huh? ...It wasn't just that...)

Makai - Makai Village, Throne Room

Joka: "Well, that's the situation... Things are getting interesting, Lord Astaroth."
Astaroth: "Hehehe... So the gate to Busshitsukai has finally opened. Now, all four worlds... are connected."
Joka: "Busshitsukai is quite an enjoyable place, and I've taken quite a liking to it."
Joka: "It seems there are many creatures there with unexpected potential."
Red Arremer Joker: "...Are you talking about the one with the 'Devil Factor' that Raptor brought back?"
Joka: "...!"
Astaroth: "What...?"
Joka: "...As expected, you're quick to hear things."
Joka: "A man named something Mishima... Although he's a creature from Busshitsukai, he possesses an element similar to us, the 'Devil Factor'."
Astaroth: "Oh... and then?"
Joka: "Thinking this was interesting, I had him brought here, body and all..."
Red Arremer Joker: "...But? Did something happen?"
Joka: "Awakening... I guess that's what it was."
Joka: "Perhaps affected by the demonic energy of this world... Just when I thought he had awakened, he flew off somewhere."
Joka: "...After a tremendous rampage, mind you."
Astaroth: "Oh... a rampage, you say?"
Joka: "Honestly, the power was astonishing."
Joka: "No, no, it's a shame to let that one get away. The management of the Tower of Druaga is quite sloppy."
Joka: "...Well, I wasn't expecting much anyway."
Red Arremer Joker: "Joker, aren't you one of Druaga's subordinates?"
Red Arremer Joker: "Your last statement... I can't believe that at all."
Joka: "Then, will you report this to Lord Druaga?"
Joka: "I don't think you're the type to tattle, though, nohohohoho."
Red Arremer Joker: "...Hmph."
Astaroth: "Kukuku... That's fine. Making that Mishima fellow mine wouldn't be so bad."
Joka: "That's the situation. I thought it would be best to inform you, hehehe."
Joka: "...Well then, I'll be taking my leave now."
Astaroth: "Kukuku... I must settle the score with Druaga someday... For that time, strengthening my forces is a matter of urgency."
Astaroth: "Red Arremer Joker, you..."
Red Arremer Joker: "Lord Astaroth... I will go and search for 'that man'."
Astaroth: "Hmm... Are you still worried about him? Forget about him, he's just a man of the past."
Astaroth: "My Makai Village, which absorbed Druaga's power and even repelled that 'Maiden Knight'..."
Astaroth: "It's not something a mere knight can do anything about."
Astaroth: "You are to find Mishima."
Red Arremer Joker: "No... I will send someone from my unit there."
Red Arremer Joker: "I will sortie."
Astaroth: "Hmph, what a stubborn man. What is he so fixated on?"