Go to base zone to answer the call

📍 Herta Space Station Base Zone

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{NICKNAME}

(Why there're so many people here? What is going on?)

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Unknown

Options

Hello...

Excuse me...

I'm here!

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You look busy.

Are you surprised?

Didn't you ask me to come?

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You made me some fried rice!

A gift?

Did you save any for Asta?

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That's alright.

Don't worry about it.

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+ Cosmic Fried Rice x 1

Go toward the elevator entrance and see who the important guest is

{NICKNAME}

(Herta's research partner? I remember she once talked about... The elevator's entrance seems to be nearby, I shall check it out now.)

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Move

Go and wait at the elevator entrance and see who the important guest is

Talk to the Distressed Worker

Activation Conditions:M8000105

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Success

Fail

Leonard

Strange... it should be around here somewhere. Maybe it's hidden inside Madam Herta's portrait...

Leonard

Huh? Do you need something? If you're looking for the front desk, just go straight... Oh! {NICKNAME}! Long time no see!

Options

Long time no see!

How have you been?

Sorry, you are...?

Leonard

I didn't expect you to be here! Did you get another Cosmic Warfare message? Haha!

Leonard

*sigh* Not so good. Still the same as before... just like during Cosmic Warfare...

Leonard

Huh? You don't remember me...? Cosmic Warfare, remember?

Options

I remember!

I don't remember...

Leonard

Yeah! I knew you wouldn't forget me.

Leonard

Huh? Well, you've got a lot on your plate. Let me jog your memory...

Leonard

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Leonard, a cybersecurity engineer here at the space station.

Leonard

You probably know that this place was recently attacked by the Antimatter Legion. In the chaos, the master control system for each zone was paralyzed.

Leonard

Now that the station is being rebuilt, my job is to repair equipment and restore the space station's cybersecurity.

Leonard

But during the repair process, I discovered some anomalies. The access records show that a third party other than the Legion invaded while the master control system was paralyzed.

Leonard

We suspect that it may have been the Stellaron Hunters. It's an elusive group, and very dangerous. Every member is on the IPC's wanted list.

Leonard

One of them is a super hacker from Punklorde. I'm ashamed to admit that I've lost to her once before...

Leonard

A while ago, I discovered her whereabouts during a screening process. I was planning to follow the clues to find more details about her, but I fell into her trap.

Leonard

Can you guess what happened next? She reverse-hacked my device, sent out a bunch of spam, made a video game open to the space station, and told everyone that an idiot named Leonard made a big, silly mistake...

Leonard

Well? Do you remember me now? That should be enough to jog your memory.

Leonard

Oh, maybe you haven't heard. Now that everything has calmed down, I thought they'd be on my case already. The silver lining? Madam Herta was generous enough to allow me to continue investigating this matter.

Options

Congratulations.

Normally she doesn't want to deal with it.

She's getting revenge on you.

Leonard

Yeah, it was pretty unexpected. Space station affairs are usually handled by Lead Researcher Asta — this is the first time I've seen Madam Herta give the orders in person.

Leonard

Hence my "silver lining..." You know Madam Herta — if she's really interested in something, it doesn't matter what anyone else says.

Leonard

I—I wouldn't go that far... I'm just a nobody. You think Madam Herta would remember me?

Leonard

To put it simply, the leaders have given me an opportunity. How could I not cherish it? If I can make up for my mistakes and do a good job, I may have a chance to prove myself.

Leonard

Oh, I haven't properly explained to you what I'm doing here... As I mentioned, I'm investigating this situation.

Leonard

This time, I plan to start from inside the space station and see if I can find some clues to trace the intruders' steps. Maybe I can find the blind spot I missed before.

Leonard

I designed a decoding program. Look — it looks like a camera, but it's actually a detector. We should be able to find hidden clues with it.

Leonard

Just like... this!

System

Leonard aims the detector at the wall. Something seems to appear on the wall...

Leonard

Uh, that's...

Options

A drop of sweat.

A drop of water.

A blue, teardrop-shaped object.

Aaah... She's just so pretty.

레너드

이럴 수가? 여기서 왜… 땀이?

레너드

물이라고요? 전 왠지… 땀 같은데요?

레너드

그게 무슨 소리예요! 아무리 봐도 이건… 땀이잖아요?

레너드

그걸 봐달라는 게 아니잖아요!

레너드

말도 안 돼요, 우주정거장에 왜 이런 게 있는 거죠? 연구원들이 아무리 특이하다고 해도 벽에까지 낙서를 하진 않는다고요. 게다가 이건… 땀이잖아요?

레너드

그러니까 이게 바로 우리가 찾던… 수상한 흔적? 상상이랑 좀 다르긴 하지만……

Options

수상하네요

다르네요

흔적은 맞네요

Leonard

Strange... it should be around here somewhere. Maybe it's hidden inside Madam Herta's portrait...

Leonard

Huh? Do you need something? If you're looking for the front desk, just go straight through those doors...

Options

What are you doing?

Are you having trouble with something?

Aaah... She looks so pretty.

Leonard

Wait a second. I know you! I saw you chatting with Captain Arlan just now. You must be the rising star who caught Madam Herta's attention.

Leonard

...Such a concerned and responsive tone... You must be the one everyone's been talking about recently! Your kindheartedness is famous throughout the space station!

Leonard

Oh, another fan of Madam Herta's? Well, I'm afraid this portrait's being taken down soon.

Leonard

Wait a second. I know you! I saw you chatting with Captain Arlan just now. You must be the rising star who caught Madam Herta's attention.

Leonard

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Leonard, a cybersecurity engineer here at the space station.

Leonard

You probably know that this place was recently attacked by the Antimatter Legion. In the chaos, the master control system for each zone was paralyzed.

Leonard

Now that the station is being rebuilt, my job is to repair equipment and restore the space station's cybersecurity.

Leonard

But during the repair process, I discovered some anomalies. The access records show that a third party other than the Legion invaded while the master control system was paralyzed.

Options

Was it a lady in sunglasses?

Stellaron Hunters?

The Astral Express?

Leonard

I don't know who or what it was. Actually, I'm investigating that right now.

Leonard

Mmm, some others have surmised the same as you.

Leonard

No, they arrived earlier.

Leonard

We suspect that it may have been the Stellaron Hunters. It's an elusive group, and very dangerous. Every member is on the IPC's wanted list.

Leonard

They include a super hacker from Punklorde. I'm ashamed to admit that I've lost to her once before...

Leonard

A while ago, I discovered her whereabouts during a screening process. I was planning to follow the clues to find more details about her, but I fell into her trap.

Leonard

Can you guess what happened next? She reverse-hacked my device, sent out a bunch of spam, made a video game open to the space station, and told everyone that an idiot named Leonard made a big, silly mistake...

Leonard

Ugh, I don't want to think about it. Now that everything has calmed down, I thought they'd be on my case already. The silver lining? Madam Herta was generous enough to allow me to continue investigating this matter.

Options

Congratulations.

Normally she doesn't want to deal with it.

She's getting revenge on you.

Leonard

Yeah, it was pretty unexpected. Space station affairs are usually handled by Lead Researcher Asta — this is the first time I've seen Madam Herta give the orders in person.

Leonard

Hence my "silver lining..." You know Madam Herta — if she's really interested in something, it doesn't matter what anyone else says.

Leonard

I—I wouldn't go that far... I'm just a nobody. You think Madam Herta would remember me?

Leonard

To put it simply, the leaders have given me an opportunity. How could I not cherish it? If I can make up for my mistakes and do a good job, I may have a chance to prove myself.

Leonard

This time, I plan to start from inside the space station and see if I can find some clues to trace the intruders' steps. Maybe I can find the blind spot I missed before.

Leonard

I designed a decoding program. Look — it looks like a camera, but it's actually a detector. We should be able to find hidden clues with it.

Leonard

Just like... this!

System

Leonard aims the detector at the wall. Something seems to appear on the wall...

Leonard

Uh... what exactly are—

Options

A drop of sweat.

A drop of water.

A blue, teardrop-shaped object.

Aaah... She's just so pretty.

Leonard

Really? Why is there... a drop of sweat?

Leonard

A drop of water? Why do I feel like... it's more like a drop a sweat?

Leonard

What are you talking about!? This looks like... a drop of sweat?

Leonard

I didn't ask you to look at that!

Leonard

Unbelievable. Why would something like this be in the space station? The staff wouldn't even dare scribble on the wall, let alone leave... a drop of sweat?

Leonard

So, this is what we're looking for... this suspicious evidence? It wasn't what I was expecting, but...

Options

It is pretty suspicious.

It's quite unexpected.

At least it's a clue.

Leonard

Wait a second... let me take a look...

Leonard

O—Oh, I see. This is digital graffiti that appears to represent Punklordian symbols. If I'm not mistaken, this should be some kind of automatic encryption.

Leonard

We need to decipher it if want to find any culpatory evidence.

Options

What does this have to do with me?

Leonard

Ugh, you got me there. I got caught up in our conversation. I wasn't paying attention...

Leonard

Let me think... Um, maybe I've been under too much stress recently and I subconsciously want a friend. Anyway, if I were to find clues related to the Stellaron Hunters, wouldn't that be helpful to you too?

Leonard

Ugh, just do me a favor! It won't take up too much of your time. Here — just point it at the graffiti on the wall.

Activation Conditions:M8000105

Options

Success

Fail

Leonard

Strange... it should be around here somewhere. Maybe it's hidden inside Madam Herta's portrait...

Leonard

Huh? Do you need something? If you're looking for the front desk, just go straight... Oh! {NICKNAME}! Long time no see!

Options

Long time no see!

How have you been?

Sorry, you are...?

Leonard

I didn't expect you to be here! Did you get another Cosmic Warfare message? Haha!

Leonard

*sigh* Not so good. Still the same as before... just like during Cosmic Warfare...

Leonard

Huh? You don't remember me...? Cosmic Warfare, remember?

Options

I remember!

I don't remember...

Leonard

Yeah! I knew you wouldn't forget me.

Leonard

Huh? Well, you've got a lot on your plate. Let me jog your memory...

Leonard

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Leonard, a cybersecurity engineer here at the space station.

Leonard

You probably know that this place was recently attacked by the Antimatter Legion. In the chaos, the master control system for each zone was paralyzed.

Leonard

Now that the station is being rebuilt, my job is to repair equipment and restore the space station's cybersecurity.

Leonard

But during the repair process, I discovered some anomalies. The access records show that a third party other than the Legion invaded while the master control system was paralyzed.

Leonard

We suspect that it may have been the Stellaron Hunters. It's an elusive group, and very dangerous. Every member is on the IPC's wanted list.

Leonard

One of them is a super hacker from Punklorde. I'm ashamed to admit that I've lost to her once before...

Leonard

A while ago, I discovered her whereabouts during a screening process. I was planning to follow the clues to find more details about her, but I fell into her trap.

Leonard

Can you guess what happened next? She reverse-hacked my device, sent out a bunch of spam, made a video game open to the space station, and told everyone that an idiot named Leonard made a big, silly mistake...

Leonard

Well? Do you remember me now? That should be enough to jog your memory.

Leonard

Oh, maybe you haven't heard. Now that everything has calmed down, I thought they'd be on my case already. The silver lining? Madam Herta was generous enough to allow me to continue investigating this matter.

Options

Congratulations.

Normally she doesn't want to deal with it.

She's getting revenge on you.

Leonard

Yeah, it was pretty unexpected. Space station affairs are usually handled by Lead Researcher Asta — this is the first time I've seen Madam Herta give the orders in person.

Leonard

Hence my "silver lining..." You know Madam Herta — if she's really interested in something, it doesn't matter what anyone else says.

Leonard

I—I wouldn't go that far... I'm just a nobody. You think Madam Herta would remember me?

Leonard

To put it simply, the leaders have given me an opportunity. How could I not cherish it? If I can make up for my mistakes and do a good job, I may have a chance to prove myself.

Leonard

Oh, I haven't properly explained to you what I'm doing here... As I mentioned, I'm investigating this situation.

Leonard

This time, I plan to start from inside the space station and see if I can find some clues to trace the intruders' steps. Maybe I can find the blind spot I missed before.

Leonard

I designed a decoding program. Look — it looks like a camera, but it's actually a detector. We should be able to find hidden clues with it.

Leonard

Just like... this!

System

Leonard aims the detector at the wall. Something seems to appear on the wall...

Leonard

Uh, that's...

Options

A drop of sweat.

A drop of water.

A blue, teardrop-shaped object.

Aaah... She's just so pretty.

레너드

이럴 수가? 여기서 왜… 땀이?

레너드

물이라고요? 전 왠지… 땀 같은데요?

레너드

그게 무슨 소리예요! 아무리 봐도 이건… 땀이잖아요?

레너드

그걸 봐달라는 게 아니잖아요!

Leonard

Strange... it should be around here somewhere. Maybe it's hidden inside Madam Herta's portrait...

Leonard

Huh? Do you need something? If you're looking for the front desk, just go straight through those doors...

Options

What are you doing?

Are you having trouble with something?

Aaah... She looks so pretty.

Leonard

Wait a second. I know you! I saw you chatting with Captain Arlan just now. You must be the rising star who caught Madam Herta's attention.

Leonard

...Such a concerned and responsive tone... You must be the one everyone's been talking about recently! Your kindheartedness is famous throughout the space station!

Leonard

Oh, another fan of Madam Herta's? Well, I'm afraid this portrait's being taken down soon.

Leonard

Wait a second. I know you! I saw you chatting with Captain Arlan just now. You must be the rising star who caught Madam Herta's attention.

Leonard

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Leonard, a cybersecurity engineer here at the space station.

Leonard

You probably know that this place was recently attacked by the Antimatter Legion. In the chaos, the master control system for each zone was paralyzed.

Leonard

Now that the station is being rebuilt, my job is to repair equipment and restore the space station's cybersecurity.

Leonard

But during the repair process, I discovered some anomalies. The access records show that a third party other than the Legion invaded while the master control system was paralyzed.

Options

Was it a lady in sunglasses?

Stellaron Hunters?

The Astral Express?

Leonard

I don't know who or what it was. Actually, I'm investigating that right now.

Leonard

Mmm, some others have surmised the same as you.

Leonard

No, they arrived earlier.

Leonard

We suspect that it may have been the Stellaron Hunters. It's an elusive group, and very dangerous. Every member is on the IPC's wanted list.

Leonard

They include a super hacker from Punklorde. I'm ashamed to admit that I've lost to her once before...

Leonard

A while ago, I discovered her whereabouts during a screening process. I was planning to follow the clues to find more details about her, but I fell into her trap.

Leonard

Can you guess what happened next? She reverse-hacked my device, sent out a bunch of spam, made a video game open to the space station, and told everyone that an idiot named Leonard made a big, silly mistake...

Leonard

Ugh, I don't want to think about it. Now that everything has calmed down, I thought they'd be on my case already. The silver lining? Madam Herta was generous enough to allow me to continue investigating this matter.

Options

Congratulations.

Normally she doesn't want to deal with it.

She's getting revenge on you.

Leonard

Yeah, it was pretty unexpected. Space station affairs are usually handled by Lead Researcher Asta — this is the first time I've seen Madam Herta give the orders in person.

Leonard

Hence my "silver lining..." You know Madam Herta — if she's really interested in something, it doesn't matter what anyone else says.

Leonard

I—I wouldn't go that far... I'm just a nobody. You think Madam Herta would remember me?

Leonard

To put it simply, the leaders have given me an opportunity. How could I not cherish it? If I can make up for my mistakes and do a good job, I may have a chance to prove myself.

Leonard

This time, I plan to start from inside the space station and see if I can find some clues to trace the intruders' steps. Maybe I can find the blind spot I missed before.

Leonard

I designed a decoding program. Look — it looks like a camera, but it's actually a detector. We should be able to find hidden clues with it.

Leonard

Just like... this!

System

Leonard aims the detector at the wall. Something seems to appear on the wall...

Leonard

Uh... what exactly are—

Options

A drop of sweat.

A drop of water.

A blue, teardrop-shaped object.

Aaah... She's just so pretty.

Leonard

Really? Why is there... a drop of sweat?

Leonard

A drop of water? Why do I feel like... it's more like a drop a sweat?

Leonard

What are you talking about!? This looks like... a drop of sweat?

Leonard

I didn't ask you to look at that!

Leonard

Unbelievable. Why would something like this be in the space station? The staff wouldn't even dare scribble on the wall, let alone leave... a drop of sweat?

Leonard

So, this is what we're looking for... this suspicious evidence? It wasn't what I was expecting, but...

Options

It is pretty suspicious.

It's quite unexpected.

At least it's a clue.

Leonard

Wait a second... let me take a look...

Leonard

O—Oh, I see. This is digital graffiti that appears to represent Punklordian symbols. If I'm not mistaken, this should be some kind of automatic encryption.

Leonard

We need to decipher it if want to find any culpatory evidence.

Options

What does this have to do with me?

Leonard

Ugh, you got me there. I got caught up in our conversation. I wasn't paying attention...

Leonard

Let me think... Um, maybe I've been under too much stress recently and I subconsciously want a friend. Anyway, if I were to find clues related to the Stellaron Hunters, wouldn't that be helpful to you too?

Leonard

Ugh, just do me a favor! It won't take up too much of your time. Here — just point it at the graffiti on the wall.

Investigate the suspicious graffiti

Leonard

Th—That scared me to death! Did you see that? It seemed like something popped up here, then Voidrangers jumped out!

Options

Don't worry. It's taken care of.

That scared me to death!

There seems to be an extra person...

Leonard

But look! Just like I guessed, this graffiti is encrypted! If we decipher it, we can see some hidden information.

Leonard

The surveillance camera captured her face — "Silver Wolf." It's exactly the same as the photo on the IPC's wanted list. Let me see what she was up to...

Leonard

Is this... a transmitter beacon? Oh, I see! She probably ran into the Antimatter Legion during the invasion, then used this beacon to teleport the enemy somewhere else.

Leonard

We accidentally activated the beacon again just now, and they were brought back... Geez, Stellaron Hunters have the ability to stow enemies away like that?

Leonard

Beacon transmission that doesn't require a power source and can be implemented solely through computation? No wonder they were able to break into the space station... With this, I'm afraid not even Madam Herta's office is safe...

Options

Don't be discouraged.

Is this kind of tech really that impressive?

Have some faith — we'll figure this out.

Leonard

It's really hard to stay calm... Y'know, if it wasn't for you, I'd probably be lying on the ground right now.

Leonard

So it's really important that we work together! Please!

Leonard

It's not only impressive — how should I put it... She can edit "reality" as freely as she could edit a program.

Leonard

Sounds unbelievable, doesn't it? I always thought it was fringe science, and that nobody other than the Masked Fools believed it really existed.

Leonard

Well, I don't share your optimism. If it wasn't for you, I'd probably be lying on the ground right now.

Leonard

Anyway, let's work together...

Leonard

There's a strange signal nearby. Maybe it's another piece of graffiti.

Track Silver Wolf's path of infiltration

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Move

Leonard

Look — up there. Tsk, they even put down a question mark — they must be making fun of us.

Continue to track Silver Wolf's infiltration pathway

🏃‍♂️

Move

Leonard

Another graffiti... They're all different too. She really put some thought into this.

Continue to track Silver Wolf's infiltration path

📍 Herta Space Station Storage Zone

Leonard

Huh...? There's no graffiti here... We're doomed. The trail has gone cold...

Leonard

So strange... Did she really leave just like that? She came all this way and didn't take anything with her, nor leave anything behind.

Leonard

Oh, uh... they did leave you behind. Ahem, sorry, that sounded better in my head... It must've been a terrible feeling waking up in a place that was completely unfamiliar to you...

Options

That's alright.

It wasn't so bad.

Sounds like you've experienced it yourself.

Leonard

Me? That's how I feel when I wake up every day.

Leonard

I can't help but feel that there's more that they're after. *sigh* I really hope I can find something that's useful to you... otherwise I'll feel bad for having you do so much work for nothing.

Leonard

*sigh* ...The more I talk about it, the worse I feel. I should probably find something that I can do... Hmm, there's a rating pistol here. I wonder what my rating would be...

Leonard

Whoa! Look here! There's a strange access log in the rating pistol's compartment.

Leonard

It looks like the log time occurred during the Legion's invasion — the researchers would've already been evacuated by then. Could it have been her? In which case, she didn't leave immediately... She implanted the Stellaron inside you and then fiddled around with the rating pistol for a while?

Leonard

Could it be that... {NICKNAME}, I just realized something. We need to go to the Curio collection room on the other side.

Head to the Curio Collection Room at the other end

🏃‍♂️

Move

Leonard

Just as I thought... She was here!

Head to the main control room

Talk with Leonard

Leonard

Wait, don't move! I get chills just looking at the space station monitors now. Let me investigate first...

Leonard

Just perfect. Not only did she shut off all the access logs, she shut off all the terminal transmissions too... I thought it was the Legion that did this.

Options

Do we need to do a restart?

No one noticed it this whole time?

Leonard

Let's focus on the main task first.

Leonard

This wouldn't have been a high-priority issue. The space station's to-do list is ridiculously long at this point.

Leonard

I am curious though. She paused the terminal transmissions, but didn't touch the local data at all. I really don't get her.

Leonard

As a Stellaron Hunter, she leaves the Stellaron behind. As a hacker, she doesn't delete the local log. Hmm, there's an external port here. I'm gonna plug in and take a look.

Options

I have a bad feeling about this...

It might be a trap...

Why don't you let me do it...

Leonard

Relax, friend. I've done this a million times. Look at this agreement...

System

As you feared, a burst of light shines and the enemy appears...

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Combat