Namco × Capcom/Story/S39:Stage
《Makai: Aerial Battleship Balrog - Lab》
(The group arrives at the lab)
Reiji: "It's bigger than I thought..."
Reiji: "It's a relief that the enemy's response to us has been sluggish so far, though."
Fong Ling: "Bruce and the others... The diversionary team is doing a good job of drawing the enemy's attention."
Lilith: "That's all well and good, but aren't we completely lost?"
Morrigan: "You could say that."
Morrigan: "So, is this the place we were aiming for?"
Xiaomu: "Hard to say. But..."
Xiaomu: "Oho... I smell something, I smell it!"
Felicia: "Huh!? I... I didn't do it!?"
Bravoman: "That's a classic gag. I wonder if young people these days get it."
Wonder Momo: "This isn't the time for jokes. Where are we?"
Kagekiyo: "I sense neither human presence nor demonic aura..."
Servbot No. 1: "But just like Xiaomu said, the atmosphere feels different here."
Tron: "This sturdy construction... Baby, could this possibly be the battleship's power core?"
Baby: "There is a stwong enewgy weading, but it doesn't seem to be a power cowe."
Tarosuke: "Aw, so it's a bust. Should we head back?"
KOS-MOS: "There is a possibility that it is the control room. In that case..."
Hsien-Ko: "Well then, let's take a quick peek."
(The group moves to a spot where the room is visible)
King: "Hmm... What is this? Where exactly are we...?"
Bravoman: "E-everyone! Look inside that capsule!"
Shion: "Huh...? No way... Whaaat!?"
MOMO: "Shion... i-it's Gnosis...! The data matches!"
Wonder Momo: "Gnosis...? You mean those ghost-like monsters!?"
Captain: "That's not all...! Let's go take a look!"
Hiromi: "I wonder what kind of monsters are in the other capsules...!"
(KOS-MOS, Shion & MOMO, Masuyo & Hiromi, Taizo, Captain, and Baby & Mack move toward the capsules)
Reiji: "Hey, don't go running off on your own!"
Xiaomu: "There's no telling what might happen; what a troublesome bunch."
Kagekiyo: "And pray tell, what lies within that vessel of 'glass'?"
Tarosuke: "Maybe they're cooking something in there?"
Fong Ling: "That might be funny if it were true... but it looks like this isn't a laughing matter."
[The Third Moon - Entrance]
Taizo: "Yeah, no doubt about it. This is the same device I saw inside the 'The Third Moon,' isn't it?"
Hiromi: "An Octy is floating in there... Is this one of the 'created' Octies?"
Masuyo: "Captain, does this facility look familiar?"
Captain: "Yeah... It's likely a replica of the device developed by Dr. T.W., the scientist in the employ of the Super Criminal Scumocide."
Mack: "........."
Baby: "That's cowwect. They were using this device to cuwtivate Octies and Gnosis."
Lilith: "Are all the capsules here like that?"
Morrigan: "An invasion of Makai... They seem serious. With this, they certainly wouldn't run short of soldiers."
Tron: "Wouldn't it be better to just smash them all?"
Taizo: "If that's the case, leave it to me. I'll take 'em all out, one by one..."
(The capsules in the center shatter)
(Goblin, 3 Golems, Gremlin, Fairy, Gilly Octy, Shell Octy, Chewing Octy, Dropping Octy, Pooka, and Dark Pooka appear)
Felicia: "Whoa! They—they're coming out!"
Felicia: "What are you doing?! You broke them way too fast!"
Xiaomu: "Young men—they're always such a handful."
Masuyo: "Taizo isn't that young, you know?"
Masuyo: "Aren't you 29 now?"
Taizo: "That's not the point!"
Taizo: "I haven't done anything yet. They broke on their own."
King: "Is this to intercept us?"
Demitri: "Save the bickering for later. We have to destroy this place regardless."
Hsien-Ko: "Oh? A rare constructive opinion from you, Demitri."
Demitri: "Hmph. I simply don't like the idea of Makai being trashed by the likes of them."
Reiji: "In any case, we can't just leave this place be. We have to destroy it completely."
Xiaomu: "Indeed. Well then, let's get ready to do this."
Xiaomu: "Go get 'em!"
KOS-MOS: "Who shall do the 'getting'?"
MOMO: "I'll do it!"
(MOMO activates the Hilbert Effect)
Shion: "You two... please don't pick up any weird ways of speaking..."
6 enemies remain
(Shtrom Jr., Shtrom, and Druk appear)
Mack: ".........!"
Servbot No. 28: "The enemy has appeared!"
Tron: "These guys... they're from Scumocide!"
Shtrom Jr.: "So, mere small fry like this couldn't take you down after all, Captain Commando."
Captain: "Shtrom Jr....! Where were you hiding?"
Druk: "That doesn't matter."
Druk: "To think you'd wander into a place like this... You're out of luck."
Hoover: "Indeed. To think Shtrom and the others have all gathered here in a situation like this..."
Shtrom: "We cannot allow this place to be destroyed. It would hinder our future operations."
Masuyo: "This guy... he was scouting out Makai Village, wasn't he? That explains why he's here."
Hiromi: "So, they were on this battleship."
Demitri: "There isn't much the three of them can do."
Demitri: "I'll finish them all off at once."
Shtrom: "Just the three of us? You're naive."
Taizo: "The way you say that... implies you have reinforcements."
Taizo: "Bring 'em out already! It's probably just Octies or someone like that, anyway."
Reiji: "Urgh...!"
Xiaomu: "Reiji!? Those reinforcements..."
Reiji: "Why is she here...?"
(Explosion of smoke at the northwesternmost capsule)
(Katana appears)
???: "I have arrived..."
Xiaomu: "W-What? That’s not her, is it?"
Reiji: "But... look at the outfit. It's identical to hers."
Reiji: "That means..."
(Saya teleports onto the platform)
Saya: "Spot on, boy."
Reiji: "What is the meaning of this? ...Who is she?"
Saya: "This girl's name is Katana."
Saya: "Isn't she cute?"
Katana: "Am I cute?"
Xiaomu: "No, don't ask things like that."
Reiji: "A new recruit for 'Ouma'? I don't know what kind of power she has, but adding one or two more to the mix won't change a thing..."
Katana: "No, there are a few more of us."
(The remaining 5 western capsules explode and smoke)
(5 Katanas appear)
Xiaomu: "Whoa!"
Reiji: "What the...!?"
Saya: "Hehe... I've gathered quite a fine bunch, haven't I?"
Xiaomu: "What do you mean 'gathered'? They're all exactly the same!"
Katana: "Commencing operations."
Katana: "We will corner you and make you suffer."
Katana: "Lady Saya, we are moving out."
Saya: "Oh my, everyone's raring to go."
Saya: "Well then, shall we get started?"
Xiaomu: "...Things are getting serious."
Reiji: (What is this strange feeling? A new enemy resembling Saya... Is the similar appearance just a coincidence...?)
Reiji: (Or is there some other objective here?)
Reiji: (Saya... and Katana...)
[Scenario 39: Sheath and Sword]
Wonder Momo: "Th-they all have the exact same face, don't they...?"
Bravoman: "And they emerged from those capsules. That means..."
Shion: "These girls... are they clones!?"
KOS-MOS: "Their composition appears identical to that of the individual known as Saya, though slight variations in energy readings are detected."
MOMO: "We still can't fully analyze them, though..."
Shtrom Jr.: "It seems you succeeded, Saya."
Saya: "Hehe... thanks to a little help."
Reiji: "...Saya, let me ask you something."
Saya: "What is it, boy?"
Saya: "If it were me, the top measurement would be 92..."
Xiaomu: "You're really asking that in a situation like this!?"
[Soul Edge] [The Tower of Druaga]
Reiji: "...You were supposed to be tracking down 'Soul Edge' after it vanished from the Tower of Druaga."
Reiji: "By the looks of it, you don't seem to have it on you."
King: "Indeed. You did simply withdraw from that tower, after all."
Kagekiyo: "I, too, am interested."
Kagekiyo: "'Soul Edge'... where is that blade now?"
Felicia: "Don't keep us in suspense—just tell us!"
Saya: "If I were to tell you without teasing... I did get my hands on it once, but it vanished again right away."
Reiji: "What...?"
Tarosuke: "You actually got it... for real!?"
Saya: "It got away in the end, though, so I can't exactly brag about it."
Lilith: "Wow. So you actually got that sword."
Morrigan: "But then you just gave up on it... and used the machinery here to create duplicates of yourself?"
Katana: "........."
Saya: "Something like that."
Xiaomu: "...Do you think her story... is true, Reiji?"
Reiji: "I don't know. ...But the fact that she used the equipment here to bolster her forces... that bothers me."
Reiji: (Those women called Katana... for what purpose were they created...?)
Shtrom: "Saya, you understand the conditions for using the equipment here... don't you?"
Saya: "Oh, absolutely. Plus, I want to run some tests on these Katanas."
Saya: "Alright, go ahead and do it."
Katana: "...I will."
Fong Ling: "It seems we won't be able to extract any more information."
Hsien-Ko: "I don't really get it, but leave the fighting to us!"
Reiji: "Let's go. Nothing happens until we cross blades."
(Saya steps down from the platform)
10 enemies remain
KOS-MOS: "Multiple moving targets detected."
Mack: ".........!"
Baby: "We've got 'em too! The diwection is... the hatch we came in thwough!"
Tron: "It'd be too much to hope that the others came to back us up..."
(Lord Raptor, Black Bravo, Amazona, Cannon Potter, Huitzil, and 2 Q-Bees appear)
Raptor: "Oh! Bingo!"
Servbot No. 17: "...I-It's the enemy..."
Shtrom Jr.: "What...!? Where did they come from...!?"
Shtrom: "To think we allowed an intrusion this far..."
Fong Ling: "That zombie...!"
Felicia: "Whaaat!? Raptor, why are you here?"
[Rainbow Bridge]
Raptor: "A perfect 'bridge' popped right out of the Tower of Druaga!"
Raptor: "So we climbed right up! Hyaaaha!"
Reiji: "Tch... If they used that bridge... there might be all sorts of other things sneaking in, too."
Xiaomu: "That Valkyrie... she should've put it away properly; this is what happens when you don't."
Druk: "Looks like they're here for you, Captain Commando."
Captain: "Good grief... We really never run out of trouble."
Captain: "But we can't afford to go down here...!"
Taizo: "Hey Captain, getting fired up is all well and good... but we've got a problem, don't we?"
Amazona: "........."
MOMO: "Huh... Oh! This person is..."
Amazona: "Momo... Kanda... I am..."
Wonder Momo: "A-Amazona...?"
Wonder Momo: "No way! Why are you still a minion of the demons!?"
Wonder Momo: "Gil and the others defeated the demon Druaga, didn't they!?"
Masuyo: "...I saw it with my own eyes, so there's no mistake."
Masuyo: "Hiromi, we have the records too, right?"
Hiromi: "Yes. I have the footage showing his complete annihilation..."
Shion: "Then that contradicts the story..."
Hsien-Ko: "Hey, Raptor! You'd better give us an explanation that makes sense!"
Raptor: "What's with the attitude? You're really fired up!"
Raptor: "I'm using her because she's useful, see? I don't have to take any lip about it!"
Tarosuke: "Does that mean the spell hasn't been broken yet?"
Demitri: "At this stage in the game... Druaga's curse remains unbroken?"
Demitri: (To think its effects would persist even after the caster is gone... Is such a thing possible...?)
Kagekiyo: "...It might be a type of 'curse.' If so, the power wouldn't vanish even after the caster's death."
Xiaomu: "Hmm... I can't say for sure. Western and Eastern magic belong to completely different lineages, after all."
Reiji: "And then there's the other guy—a man cooperating with demons despite not being under any spell."
Black Bravo: "........."
Bravoman: "Tajima, are you still..."
Black Bravo: "Destroying Makai Village and defeating Druaga... quite the impressive feat, Nakamura."
Black Bravo: "But I haven't admitted defeat yet."
Black Bravo: "I may have lost my backing, sure. But... I can still fight!"
Bravoman: "That tenacity of yours... it is nothing short of admirable."
Bravoman: "However... I, too, am staking my life on this battle."
Bravoman: "Worlds apart... their order must not be disrupted...!"
Bravoman: "I will sink this battleship and halt the invasion of Makai!"
Morrigan: "Heh heh... those are some bold, spirited words."
Morrigan: "But as a denizen of Makai, I can't simply rely entirely on someone from another realm."
Lilith: "We're going to give it our all, too!"
King: "I suppose I have no choice but to take you all on at once. ...Just another day's work."
Saya: "Oh my... things are getting interesting, aren't they?"
Saya: (For Katana's sake, I need to gain a little more experience myself...)
Shtrom defeated
Shtrom: "Guh... To think I'd be forced to retreat here...!"
Captain: "There's no need for that, Shtrom!"
Captain: "You'll perish in the skies of Makai...!"
Masuyo: "Now, let's make sure you do."
Masuyo: "If we take them down here, their entire force should crumble."
Hiromi: "Copy!"
Shtrom: "I won't die so easily! We shall meet again, Captain Commando!"
(Shtrom retreats)
Captain: "Shtrom... You've escaped Makai; where will you go next...?"
Druk defeated
Druk: "Guh... to think I've come this far...!"
Baby: "Too bad for you, Druk. I'm going to take you down awong with this wesearch faciwity!"
Mack: "........."
Druk: "Don't get cocky just because you managed to wreck this place, Commando Team!"
Druk: "Bwahahahaha!"
(Druk retreats)
Baby: "He sure acts confident..."
Baby: "But it is the way of the world that eviw ambitions nevew come to pass...!"
Shtrom Jr. defeated
Shtrom Jr.: "Do you have any idea how much it took to set up this facility, Captain Commando...!?"
Captain: "Well, I wouldn't know."
Captain: "But I do know this: it takes only a moment for it all to come crashing down, Shtrom Jr."
Shtrom Jr.: "...Ghh...! Just you wait...!"
(Shtrom Jr. retreats)
Captain: "I'll crush you again and again. I won't let you have your way...!"
1 of the Katanas defeated
Katana: "..."
(Katana destroyed)
Xiaomu: "Sure, the look and the techniques are similar... but is it really a clone?"
Reiji: "I don't know. Urgh..."
Reiji: "The demonic aura I sense is close to Saya's... Can an inferior copy really possess this much power...?"
Saya: "Heh heh heh..."
Saya defeated
Saya: "It seems that's all for now."
Saya: "Well, the matter with Katana went smoothly, so the results are excellent."
Reiji: "So, you're bolstering your forces at this stage... Does that mean something is about to happen?"
Xiaomu: "Come on, come on, spill the beans already."
Xiaomu: "We've already got the scoop on you, you know."
Saya: "Well, who knows? It’s true that I don't have 'Soul Edge' in my possession."
Saya: "I achieved my immediate goal, so it doesn't really matter, though."
Kagekiyo: "...And what became of 'Soul Edge' after it left your hands?"
Saya: "I imagine it's wandering through various worlds again?"
Saya: "Not that I know for sure."
Tarosuke: "Whoa, so you just left it to its own devices?"
Reiji: (Does that mean... she has no need for that sword anymore...?)
Reiji: (I don't get it... what is she planning to do?)
Saya: "Hehe... Think it over carefully, boy. A handsome man needs a sharp mind, too."
Saya: "By the way, apparently using your left hand stimulates the right brain. Isn't that something?"
Xiaomu: "Who cares about trivia like that, you fool?"
Saya: "Well then, next time... we'll meet in Busshitsukai."
Reiji: "What? Hey, wait!"
(Saya retreats via teleport)
Servbot No. 1: "She's gone..."
Xiaomu: "Just stirred up a whole mess of trouble and then vanished into thin air, huh?"
Xiaomu: "All that glee over creating a mass-produced version of herself...!"
Tron: "She calls them a clone of herself... but they don't really look like her, do they?"
Reiji: "...No, they might not look like her, but..."
Reiji: "Tch..."
Xiaomu: "Reiji?"
Reiji: (If anything, what's inside is virtually identical...)
Reiji: (What does this mean...?)
Reiji: (And... Busshitsukai?)
Lord Raptor defeated
Raptor: "Tch! Looks like the fighting in Makai is over."
Raptor: "With Astaroth and Druaga gone, there's no more powerful magic left to snag."
Demitri: "An excuse to run away? How pathetic."
Raptor: "Shut your trap, Demitri! If I can just swipe Demon Lord Zouna's magic, a guy like you won't stand a chance!"
Morrigan: "Unbelievable. Are you planning to wag your tail for Demon Lord Zouna now?"
Raptor: "Hya-hahaha! If it means gaining power, I'll wag it all I want!"
Raptor: "Well, that settles it—no time to waste. Gotta head to Busshitsukai."
Hsien-Ko: "I won't let you get away! I'm going to seal you in a capsule right here!"
Fong Ling: "Wait, Hsien-Ko!"
Fong Ling: "You said you're going to Busshitsukai... that means the world we came from, right!?"
Felicia: "Going to Busshitsukai to meet Zouna... wait, what?"
Raptor: "Who knows! Go find out for yourselves!"
Raptor: "That is, if you make it back in one piece!"
(Lord Raptor retreats)
Lilith: "Oh... he's gone..."
King: "Could it be? A Demon Lord from another world... using dimensional transfer to enter our world!?"
Amazona defeated
Amazona: "..."
Wonder Momo: "Don't you recognize me, Amazona?"
MOMO: "The energy radiating from Amazona's body... it's the same as before..."
Shion: "You mean... the curse hasn't weakened...?"
Wonder Momo: "But why? Druaga is already...!"
Amazona: "...Momo..."
(Amazona retreats)
KOS-MOS: "Target lost."
Wonder Momo: "Why... after we've come this far..."
Black Bravo defeated
Black Bravo: "With these numbers... it's hopeless...!"
Bravoman: "Tajima! Now is the time to retreat!"
Bravoman: "Stop siding with the devil!"
Black Bravo: "...This is where I have to dig in, Nakamura."
Black Bravo: "I know the end of this whole affair is near. Until then, I'll keep fighting...!"
(Black Bravo retreats)
Bravoman: "Tajima!"
Taizo: "...It's no use. We've got no choice but to see this through to the bitter end."
Bravoman: "........."
All enemies defeated
KOS-MOS: "Confirmed total annihilation of the enemy. We have also lost track of all targets that attempted to flee."
MOMO: "It was quite a struggle with all those enemies appearing, wasn't it?"
Shion: "True. But the real trouble is yet to come."
Bravoman: "Indeed. There's that zombie, Raptor, and the matter of Tajima to consider."
Wonder Momo: "And Amazona... she still hasn't returned to her senses..."
Felicia: "Cheer up, Momo!"
Felicia: "I mean, maybe Druaga's magic is the kind that lingers for a while."
Kagekiyo: "...Though she might never return to normal."
Tarosuke: "Don't say things like that so insensitively."
King: "That's not the only thing that worries me."
King: "That zombie and Saya both said they were heading to our world..."
Morrigan: "And for some reason, the Demon Lord Zouna seems to be in Busshitsukai, too."
Demitri: "It's hard to predict the moves of the remaining enemies."
Lilith: "Wouldn't it be faster to just go to Busshitsukai instead of worrying about it?"
Fong Ling: "A simple yet astute observation."
Fong Ling: "We have no business here. Let's press on."
Hsien-Ko: "Agreed. We can't really maneuver up here in the sky."
Captain: "Hold on a moment. Before we move forward... we ought to disable this facility."
Captain: "Baby, can you handle that?"
Baby: "I'll set the explosives—without punching a hole in the ship, of course."
Mack: "........."
Tron: "I'll help out, too."
Tron: "You guys are with me, right?"
Servbots No. 1/17/28: "Yeeeah!"
Masuyo: "Alright, Taizo. This is your specialty, isn't it? I'm counting on you."
Taizo: "Man, you sure know how to work a guy hard."
Hiromi: "Everyone else, please step back. Shrapnel can be dangerous."
Hiromi: "Here goes!"
Reiji: "The relationship between Saya and Katana... I’d like to investigate this device, but... I suppose there’s no time."
Xiaomu: "We can't exactly just take one of the capsules home before it gets destroyed, can we?"
Xiaomu: "It would be great if we could just use a delivery service or something."
Reiji: (It’s bothering me. There has to be a connection between 'Soul Edge' and 'Katana'...)
