Episode 6-16
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This story was fan-translated by Shel_BB, and proofread by okaykei (JP). This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game. |
| Episode 6-16: Transported Students | ||
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| ??? | ||
Leona  |
They’re the combat arm of S.T.Y.X., Charon.
Their job is to come in to capture Overblotted mages and whisk them off to Grief Isle. | |
| All | ?! | |
Leona |
They carry lost souls to grief Isle. It is from this role that they’re also referred to as the ferrymen.
Usually, magical enforcers or the magical force step in when a mage Overblots. But sometimes the incident is beyond what they can handle. That’s where STYX comes in. They intervene as Blot specialists. Doesn’t matter if that’s at the country’s request or not. I'm sure the reason I saw them in the palace is because there was a situation that got that dire. | |
Riddle  |
What is...STYX? | |
Leona |
An organization that isn’t part of any government.
Apparently, they’re researching magic technology and Blot, but the scale of the organization, any of their research findings, and information on its members are all undisclosed. The island where STYX’s headquarters is, Grief Island, isn’t noted on any map anywhere. It’s completely hidden. | |
Jamil  |
It’s like we’re entering a forbidden zone. | |
Leona |
I’d assumed that you had to not only Overblot…
...but also get to a point that there was no coming back to get them to come for you. | |
Vil  |
Hold on. We have all been freed from that horrid state.
Afterwards, we all received proper counseling and care. All our tests showed no abnormalities. So why did they waltz in from out of the blue acting so violent? | |
Leona |
How would I know that? | |
Azul  |
...Ngh. The mystery only thickens the more we think about it. Of course, I mean us being captured like this…
...but this also begs the question of what Idia has to do with this secretive organization. | |
Vil |
Taking what Leona just told us into consideration, if he is someone in a special position of authority…
...then there is a more than zero chance of him being able to converse with STYX. If I recall correctly, Idia’s family does not lose to Kalim’s in terms of wealth. | |
| Jamil, Azul & Riddle | What?! | |
Vil |
It’s hard to believe with the way he acts, but...
...I believe the Shroud family is a branch of Jupiter Enterprises, a business conglomerate which made its fortune from offshore oil fields and rare metals. | |
| Jamil, Azul & Riddle | WHAAAAAATTT?!?!?!?! | |
Azul |
J-Jupiter Enterprises...…
As in, the company affiliated with Olympus Corp that developed the OS and search engine with the world’s largest market share?! | |
Riddle |
I knew, of course, that there was a Shroud Family within the Jupiter conglomerate, but…
...I was under the assumption that Idia just coincidentally had the same surname! | |
Jamil |
Their refusal to openly show themselves to the media or to the public has earned them the name of the “commanders from the shadows.”
Idia being a part of that very same family certainly wasn’t what I was expecting to learn today. | |
Riddle |
If he comes from a family that’s part of a conglomerate, then why does he always act the way he does?! | |
Azul |
...Oh, I’m getting faint. Why didn’t I try to get him more indebted to me?! | |
Riddle |
*Sigh* Not even this situation can shake that part of you. | |
Jamil |
That aside, how did such a VIP make it into school without a single servant with him? ...Ah!
That must be what Ortho is, since Idia got special permission to bring him on campus. | |
Vil |
Commanders from the shadows and a secret organization, you say? It doesn’t sound so strange for them to have ties to one another. | |
Azul |
This does make me feel a little better, though.
If Idia gives the word then we could be set free shortly. | |
Leona |
...I wouldn’t get your hopes up.
We were captured as test subjects. There’s no telling what they’ll put us through. There was a history book I read a long time ago back at the palace. It said that any mage taken to Grief Isle by the ferrymen is never heard from again. | |
| All | ……….. | |
Vil |
...This shaking must mean we’ve landed somewhere. | |
| Transport vehicle air pressure regulated. Opening air lock. | ||
Vil |
Ngh… It’s so bright. Where… | |
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| ??? | Ah, welcome one and all to the dark and gloomy headquarters of STYX. | |
| *Gasp* | ||
Vil |
You’re… | |
Idia  |
H-Heya… I’m the temp-chief of STYX, Idia Shroud. Fu hi... | |
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