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Show Kafka's message.

Himeko

Really? So she's still on the Xianzhou.

Options

What do you think I should do?

Can you go instead of me?

Himeko

Me? I'd suggest you go yourself. Even if you don't want any more dealings with her, it's best to say that to her in person... Reading this message, it seems like she may really need your help.

Himeko

As a passenger of the Express, I don't want anything to do with the Stellaron Hunters. But... she does have a deep connection with you, {NICKNAME}. Based on her actions so far, it seems like she has no ill will towards you.

Himeko

If it were me seeking help from someone in a time of crisis, I'd sure hope they showed up in person...

Himeko

So, {NICKNAME}, do as you see fit. I don't think Kafka intends to do you harm.

Show Kafka's message.

Welt

...Kafka and Blade are still on the Xianzhou? The general nearly released them outright, but that was then. If memory serves, the Xianzhou only revoked Kafka's arrest warrant. Blade is still a wanted criminal...

Options

What do you think I should do?

What do you think her motive is?

Welt

To be honest, I can never figure out what those Stellaron Hunters are up to, especially that Kafka...

Welt

...but my intuition tells me she won't do anything to harm you. If she's really in trouble, it'd be best to go see her.

📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Divination Commission

{NICKNAME}

(Hiding out at the Divination Commission... that's a bold decision.)

📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Exalting Sanctum

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{NICKNAME}

(Let's not give ourselves away and make sure where Kafka is first...)

Head to Kafka's location

📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Divination Commission

Speak with Kafka

Kafka

If we had Elio's eyes, the world would not appear as it does to you and I. There are myriad possibilities overlapping one another, representing the consequences of different choices. In every passing moment, an infinite number of choices converge on the same point and become the present, and then become the past...

Kafka

So... was this your choice? To respond to my request for help?

Options

Yes, it sounded like you needed some.

I haven't made my choice yet.

No, I'm here to refuse your request.

Kafka

I do, Blade is in a prickly situation. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

Is that so? Haha, so how can we get you to make up your mind?

Kafka

...If you wanted to refuse, then why would you be standing here right now?

Options

You have a point... I'm here to help you.

So I could say "no" to your face.

Because I have no choice...

Kafka

I'm grateful. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

Such a possibility may exist... but, {NICKNAME}, is that a choice you would make? If you walk away now, everything that happens afterwards will not involve you. All the expectations and needs that I have for you would also vanish into thin air.

Kafka

What we call "destiny" is neither visible nor tangible, yet it is as certain as the collapsing and converging of the past and present. I called out to you, and you came. You had many choices, but everything led you here... to right here and right now.

Kafka

You heard the call and knew that I truly did need your help, so why are you hesitating?

Options

I want to understand the situation...

I dislike you.

I don't believe in destiny.

Kafka

But I've already told you.

Kafka

Is that so...

Kafka

So you believe that this universe is free?

Kafka

Haha, yes, we're all "Destiny's Slave."

Kafka

What we call "destiny" is neither visible nor tangible, yet it is as certain as the collapsing and converging of the past and present. I called out to you, and you came. You had many choices, but everything led you here... to right here and right now.

Kafka

You heard the call and knew that I truly did need your help, so why are you hesitating?

Options

I want to understand the situation...

I dislike you.

I don't believe in destiny.

Kafka

But I've already told you.

Kafka

Is that so...

Kafka

So you believe that this universe is free?

Kafka

Well, in that case, how about this choice... {NICKNAME}, will you stay here? For me?

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I'm grateful. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

Well, let me ask you the same question again. It's not that I can't let it go, it's just that I deeply understand that in this seemingly vast world, real choices never exist and have no meaning.

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I'm grateful. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

You know why I'm trying to stop you, right...? If you leave, the story that follows will vanish from your future. It will become an unalterable, irrevocable past.

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

What is it you're holding on to? The right to choose? Or are you actually trying to defy destiny? Don't you understand that even this act of defiance is limited by predetermined possibilities?

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

Elio said that you would help me. I wonder how many possibilities he saw before he got a glimpse of that reality...

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

...

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

If you're only concerned with my next answer, quit while you're ahead. Every choice has consequences, and every consequence carries responsibility.

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

In that case, a final warning: I respect your choice, and that choice will be irreversible. If you walk away, I will find a way to save Blade so I can leave the Xianzhou, and you won't be involved in any way...

Kafka

I'm not sure what kind of future that will entail... Elio never revealed a single word about it to me — I'm as blind as you are. A long time ago, Elio convinced me that there is no true "free will" in this world, and that choice is merely an exhaustive list of possibilities.

Kafka

But if you think you have the right to choose... if you insist on this and it comes from your heart... then maybe I'll be happy with the outcome. I hope you can rise above destiny, so that maybe one day, "you will change me."

Kafka

Have you made up your mind?

Options

Tell me what we should do next.

I'm leaving — this is my choice.

Kafka

I'm grateful. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

Okay... Goodbye, {NICKNAME}.

Kafka

Huh... Really? You refuse?

Kafka

...If you wanted to refuse, then why would you be standing here right now?

Options

You have a point... I'm here to help you.

So I could say "no" to your face.

Because I have no choice...

Kafka

I'm grateful. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

Such a possibility may exist... but, {NICKNAME}, is that a choice you would make? If you walk away now, everything that happens afterwards will not involve you. All the expectations and needs that I have for you would also vanish into thin air.

Kafka

What we call "destiny" is neither visible nor tangible, yet it is as certain as the collapsing and converging of the past and present. I called out to you, and you came. You had many choices, but everything led you here... to right here and right now.

Kafka

You heard the call and knew that I truly did need your help, so why are you hesitating?

Options

I want to understand the situation...

I dislike you.

I don't believe in destiny.

Kafka

But I've already told you.

Kafka

Is that so...

Kafka

So you believe that this universe is free?

Kafka

Haha, yes, we're all "Destiny's Slave."

Kafka

What we call "destiny" is neither visible nor tangible, yet it is as certain as the collapsing and converging of the past and present. I called out to you, and you came. You had many choices, but everything led you here... to right here and right now.

Kafka

You heard the call and knew that I truly did need your help, so why are you hesitating?

Options

I want to understand the situation...

I dislike you.

I don't believe in destiny.

Kafka

But I've already told you.

Kafka

Is that so...

Kafka

So you believe that this universe is free?

Kafka

Well, in that case, how about this choice... {NICKNAME}, will you stay here? For me?

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I'm grateful. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

Well, let me ask you the same question again. It's not that I can't let it go, it's just that I deeply understand that in this seemingly vast world, real choices never exist and have no meaning.

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I'm grateful. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

You know why I'm trying to stop you, right...? If you leave, the story that follows will vanish from your future. It will become an unalterable, irrevocable past.

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

What is it you're holding on to? The right to choose? Or are you actually trying to defy destiny? Don't you understand that even this act of defiance is limited by predetermined possibilities?

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

Elio said that you would help me. I wonder how many possibilities he saw before he got a glimpse of that reality...

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

...

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

If you're only concerned with my next answer, quit while you're ahead. Every choice has consequences, and every consequence carries responsibility.

Options

I'll stay and help you.

No, I'm leaving.

Kafka

I knew you'd come around. On the Xianzhou... you're the only person I can turn to for help.

Kafka

In that case, a final warning: I respect your choice, and that choice will be irreversible. If you walk away, I will find a way to save Blade so I can leave the Xianzhou, and you won't be involved in any way...

Kafka

I'm not sure what kind of future that will entail... Elio never revealed a single word about it to me — I'm as blind as you are. A long time ago, Elio convinced me that there is no true "free will" in this world, and that choice is merely an exhaustive list of possibilities.

Kafka

But if you think you have the right to choose... if you insist on this and it comes from your heart... then maybe I'll be happy with the outcome. I hope you can rise above destiny, so that maybe one day, "you will change me."

Kafka

Have you made up your mind?

Options

Tell me what we should do next.

I'm leaving — this is my choice.

Kafka

I'm grateful. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

Okay... Goodbye, {NICKNAME}.

Clear out the enemies roaming nearby

System

Kafka turned a blind eye to you. She mutters some words in her mouth, and these powerful words are known as "Spirit Whispers."

Speak with Kafka

System

You return to Kafka and Blade's hideout, and wait patiently for a while until Kafka cuts the Spirit Whisper short.

Kafka

...That felt like a time. It's good to open my eyes and see you back here, {NICKNAME}.

Options

I eliminated all the monsters.

How's progress on your side?

What do we do now?

Kafka

Ha, inevitably so.

Kafka

Not fast enough.

Kafka

Let me tell you...

Kafka

I've weakened Blade's senses to the outside world so that he's only able to hear my voice and feel my touch — he's oblivious to everything else.

Kafka

I'm going to transfer his consciousness away from the Xianzhou and cleanse his memories of Jing Yuan, Jingliu, Yingxing, and your friend Dan Heng. Again, this process mustn't be interrupted, but I can answer questions before I begin.

Options

My questions?

Kafka

Yes, as compensation for helping me... You don't have any questions? I put you into a deep sleep then reawakened you, abandoned you at the space station then lured you to the Xianzhou... I owe you an explanation or two — don't you want to know?

Options

Now that you mention it...

I couldn't care less.

Kafka

Don't rush, we still have time. Think about it first and ask when you're ready.

Kafka

One rule though — please don't ask anything boring...

Kafka

Let's play truth and lies!

Options

Truth and lies?

Sounds childish...

Kafka

It's a game I play with Silver Wolf all the time — kinda psychological: Both sides ask each other two questions, then give one true answer and one false answer each.

Kafka

So, one of my answers will be true, the other will be false. As for which is which, that's up to the asker to make the call...

Kafka

We don't have much time — let's do two rounds to start. You ask me two questions, and you'll also have to answer two of mine. But remember: One truth, one lie.

Options

What if both my answers are true?

How do I know you won't cheat?

Sounds childish...

Kafka

Ah, that's not allowed! *sigh* The game only works when both sides follow the rules, but I'll be none the wiser if you break them. Let morality be your guide.

Kafka

But I give you my word, {NICKNAME}: I will abide by the rule of one truth, one lie.

Kafka

I give you my word, {NICKNAME}: I will abide by the rule of one truth, one lie.

Kafka

You think? I really like it. I'm not good at it though — Silver Wolf always manages to guess right.

Kafka

I'll go first to give you a demo.

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Tell a lie.

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(Truth) I like you.

(Truth) I think you're pretty good.

(Truth) I don't care about you.

(Truth) I dislike you.

(Truth) I hate you.

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(Lie) I like you.

(Lie) I think you're pretty great.

(Lie) I don't care about you.

(Lie) I dislike you.

(Lie) I hate you.

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Kafka

...I'm afraid we'll have to put our game of truth and lies on pause, {NICKNAME}.

Kafka

The Cloud Knights are here — I need you to help me get rid of them.

Options

Just defeat them, right?

How about I try persuading them to leave...

Kafka

Uh-huh. Don't worry, I'll take care of any repercussions.

Kafka

That won't work, {NICKNAME}, no matter how hard you try...

Kafka

This conflict is inevitable... it's destiny.

"Conflict is inevitable"

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Cloud Knight Soldier

Hey! You — Stop!

Cloud Knight Soldier

We've received an order to capture the wanted criminal! Put down your weapons and come with us!

{NICKNAME}

(How should I respond?)

Options

(Threaten the Cloud Knights.)

(Lie to the Cloud Knights.)

(Report Kafka.)

(Talk to the fist.)

{NICKNAME}

(Try to intimidate them!)

Options

I am General Jing Yuan's esteemed guest!

Who do you think you are, yelling like this?

A Cloud Knight pawn dares to speak like this to the marshal!?

I, Diviner Fu, do not like conflict...

I—I'm a variable...

Cloud Knight Soldier

The law is the law, even if we must offend the general. Everyone, take them down!

Cloud Knight Soldier

They're talking nonsense. Everyone, take them down!

Cloud Knight Soldier

You dare to pretend to be the marshal? Scoundrel! Everyone, take them down!

Cloud Knight Soldier

Nonsense. Everyone, take them down!

Cloud Knight Soldier

Utter nonsense. Everyone, take them down!

{NICKNAME}

(Maybe you can lie to the Cloud Knights and distract them...)

Options

The order was faked. You've been fooled.

You're here too late. The criminal ran thataway.

Wake up! The Garden of Recollection is stealing your memories!

You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't...

I want to lie to you, but I really dunno how...

Cloud Knight Soldier

...Don't you think of fooling me. Everyone, take them down!

Cloud Knight Soldier

The criminal is right behind you! At least look around when you lie...

Cloud Knight Soldier

What... This place...

Cloud Knight Soldier

Take this, Memosnatcher!

Cloud Knight Soldier

Nonsense. Everyone, take them down!

Cloud Knight Soldier

You're an honest one.

Cloud Knight Soldier

Everyone, take them down!

{NICKNAME}

(Thinking about it, Kafka is a villain, and the Cloud Knights are justified in trying to capture her...)

Options

Kafka is right here. Be careful of her Spirit Whisper ability!

Blade is right here. Be careful of his regenerative ability!

I'm willing to become a prosecution witness...

Truth is, I work undercover for the Realm-Keeping Commission.

Cloud Knight Soldier

Hah! None of you will get away. Everyone, take them down!

Cloud Knight Soldier

Hah! None of you will get away. Everyone, take them down!

Cloud Knight Soldier

What are you talking about? Everyone, take them down!

Cloud Knight Soldier

I know all the undercover agents from the Realm-Keeping Commission, and you're not one of them. Everyone, take them down!

{NICKNAME}

(Why waste my breath on them? Time to fight!)

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Combat

System

Kafka turned a blind eye to you. She mutters some words in her mouth, and these powerful words are known as "Spirit Whispers."

Speak with Kafka

Kafka

See, the future always seems like infinite possibilities, but what is destined to happen will always happen. This conflict is inevitable because the other possibilities don't exist.

Kafka

I need to use the Spirit Whisper on Blade again, but let's play another round first. Have you thought of your question? Come to me when you're ready. I can wait.

"Prevail in the following battles"

System

Kafka turned a blind eye to you. She mutters some words in her mouth, and these powerful words are known as "Spirit Whispers."

Speak with Kafka

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(Obey the rules of the game) I don't want to see you again.

(Ignore the rules of the game) I want to see you again.

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(Disobey the rules of the game) I don't want to see you again.

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(Obey the rules of the game) I want to see you again.

(Disobey the rules of the game) I don't want to see you again.

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(Obey the rules of the game) I don't want to see you again.

(Ignore the rules of the game) I want to see you again.

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Kafka

Okay, I'm done asking.

Kafka

What a surprise, {NICKNAME}, I can't see through you.

Options

Are you satisfied with my answers?

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Kafka

After all, how can I know which answer is which?

Kafka

You've become very impressive, {NICKNAME}... and unfamiliar.

Kafka

Partly...

Kafka

For me, the truth or lack thereof is not what matters in this game...

Kafka

It's your turn to ask a question. Come see me when you're ready.

Play the second round of truth and lies

Battle Yanqing with Kafka's help

Speak with Kafka

System

Kafka used Spirit Whisper on Yanqing and told him to leave, then breathed a sigh of relief.

Kafka

{NICKNAME}, if it weren't for you, that kid would've had me and Blade in The Shackling Prison in no time.

Kafka

Of course, Sam and Silver Wolf would have broken us out, but Bladie would've been gravely injured, and our relationship with the Xianzhou would've been damaged beyond repair.

Kafka

If possible, I'd like to avoid that kind of future at all costs.

Blade

...Can I leave now?

Kafka

Yes, the mara in you is temporarily suppressed. So long as you avoid over-stimulation and familiar faces, you shouldn't have a problem.

Kafka

...Wait, you're not leaving?

Blade

I am sorry, Kafka. There is a person... a person to whom I am greatly indebted. I must see them.

Kafka

...Then it's in your hands. Elio didn't say anything about what happens next.

Kafka

Thank you for coming to my aid, {NICKNAME} — I appreciate it... Our paths will cross again.

Blade

...

Blade

I remember you.

Options

Huh?

Well I don't remember you.

Blade

You once followed Kafka, didn't you? There was a time when she was on a mission — you were next to her. I remember.

Blade

I've yet to see anyone follow her for as long as you did... and live to tell the tale.

Options

What exactly are you getting at...?

Guess I owe her my thanks, then.

You all need me alive.

Blade

...

Blade

Every Stellaron Hunter has a deal with Elio. I do not know the nature of those deals, but I do know that Kafka and I agreed to take orders from Elio. She must have sought something extraordinary. Everything she does comes at a great cost.

Blade

She will have done many things to keep you alive until now, young one.

{NICKNAME}

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+ Achievements <Free Will>

(Optional) Help Kafka

Kafka

So your choice is...?

Options

I'll stay and help you.

I'm leaving.

...

Kafka

I'm grateful. On the Xianzhou... you're the only one I can turn to.

Kafka

Goodbye, {NICKNAME}.

Kafka

Hesitation never did anyone any good.

(Optional) Leave Kafka alone

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Kafka

Have you made up your mind?