hifuu emblem chapter 16b intro machine TL

;START
*IMG stage19a Background
*FO2

*NIG

*SLP 15
*SND BGM01

*FIN

*TTL Chapter Sixteen \botton Underground Specter, again 270

*FI2
*SLP 30


*LHT Reimu Normal
Well, we're here at last. [r]This is the entrance to the underground....

*RHT Purple Normal
............

*LHT Reimu Angry
What's the matter, purple?

*RHT Purple Normal
No..... [r]Nothing, no.
*RHT Purple, usually.
(It's been a while since then, but I didn't expect him to come all the way over here again...)
*RHT Purple Smile
(Huh, it makes me feel kind of funny. (It's not like me.)

*LHT Marisa Normal
Whoa. [r]Isn't it odd to see you look like that? [r] What's going on here? [r]For example, it was a place with old memories.

*RHT Purple Usually.


*LHT Marisa Normal
....? I don't know what the answer is, man.

*RHT Purple Smile
It's fine if you don't understand, I'm telling you like you don't understand.

*LHT Marisa, pity.
Damn. I've been sidetracked.

*LHT, Reimu, normally.
I guess that means there's no point in prying, then I'll just stop asking in depth.

*NWK
*NHT
*SLP 15

*LHT (Protagonist) Normal
Here............ (partner).... [r]Speaking of which, when you say underground subterranean, is this really a place that goes deep underground?

*RHT Purple Normal
Yeah, it leads down to the proper ground. [r]Though now ... it's been cut off from all comings and goings on that path, and there's not much in the way of popularity or specters.
*RHT Purple Normal
There's an underground kingdom that was once closed down, and these days there's a place that's rumored to be a geyser-spouting pathway, a pathway that yokai come and go as a back road.

*LHT Reimu Normal
Hmmm... so you need to go through that back road or something?

*RHT Purple Normal
Right. [r]This is the front, the road that was once blocked off. [r]Even if we can go on for a little while, I'm sure it will be a dead end before the old capital.
*RHT Purple Sadness
Originally, the underground was nothing more than their utopia, where the abhorred monsters were driven away. [r]It is commonly believed that it is a forbidden place that we, the people who live on the earth, must not interfere with.......

*LHT (Protagonist) Sadness.
It seems like a scary place. Why would the partner decide to head to such a place again...?

*LHT Reimu Angry
I don't know, but we have a reason to come over. [r] We're the cause, you got a bone to pick, come at me.

*RHT Marisa, surprise.
Don't you think you could try to resolve this a bit more peacefully, peacefully?

*LHT Reimu Smile
Of course, if you're going to talk it out, then so much the better. Even those subterranean demons aren't as if they can't talk to each other, right?

*RHT Purple Smile
Right, Reimu. [r]You would or........
*RHT Purple, usually
...........

*LHT Reimu, surprise.
What's going on? [r]You're staring at someone's face so intently...?

*RHT Purple Smile
........nothing, come on, let's go around to the back.

*LHT Reimu Angry
........it's still weird.

*RHT Marisa, surprise.
That's weird. [r]I knew it.

*NWK
*NHT
*FO2

*SLP 150

*IMG stage16a Background
*FI2
*SND BGM07


*LHT Reimu Normal
Since it's called a back road, I was expecting it to be more damp, but it's not as tight as I thought it would be.

*RHT Purple Normal
It looks like it's been paved to some extent by the monsters that come and go. It's a [r]cave, though, so it's the same in every way.

*RHT Marisa, normal.
It doesn't look like the scaffolding is that good, though. [r]If you don't watch your footing carefully, you'll get your foot caught in the protrusion and stuff.

*LHT (Protagonist) Surprise.
Yikes!

*RHT Marisa, surprise.
Oops, look out.
*RHT Marisa wink.
Are you okay?

*LHT (Protagonist) Normal
Oh, thanks.........

*RHT Marisa lol.
Hehehe, well, I guess that means be careful and walk with a good look ahead.

*LHT Reimu, usually.
But it's a long, flat road.... [r]I'm not sure if it's going up or down, I'm not sure how high or low it feels.

*RHT Marisa, normal.
Yeah, it was well paved up to the entrance area, but it's getting cluttered up as you go along....

*RHT Purple Normal
It takes a tremendous amount of time and effort to go underground, plus it's close to a locked room, in the dark. [r]You have to be strong in the spirit, or it's going to be hard.
*RHT Purple Pity
...I wonder if it's going to be okay?

*LHT (Protagonist) Surprise.
What?　Nah, I'm fine, but.........

*RHT Purple Sorrow
Yes, but when it gets hard, you have to tell me right away. If you're a [r] average person, being here is just as hard as it sounds.

*LHT (protagonist) Sad.
Umm, yeah.

*RHT Marisa Normal
But [r] [r]I think you're really tough, you know?
*RHT Marisa, surprise.
If I were in your position, I'd probably run away, you know?

*LHT (Protagonist) Usually 2
Tough.................................. [r]Right now, my priority is to chase after (partner), I can't be the only one to be weak, I thought.

*RHT Marisa lol.
.... yeah, right. [r]I'm sure we'll catch up to (partner). [r]Let's do our best.

*LHT (Protagonist) Normal
Yup.

*NWK
*NHT
*SLP 15

*LHT Reimu Angry
Wait a minute, everyone stop. [r] Listen closely. Can you hear something coming from a distance?

*RHT Marisa, surprise.
What's up with you, Reimu, all of a sudden. [r]........hmm? [r]I can certainly hear something...?

*RHT Purple Surprise.
The sound of something metallic.........and then an explosion........ [r]The sound of something hitting the wall........................................
*RHT Purple Surprise.
Obviously, it sounds like they're going at it with a flourish.

*LHT Reimu Angry
It's good that they're going at it, but it's the sound of who's going at it with who. [r]That's more important.

*RHT Purple Angry
One possibility is that someone else besides us is having a go at the people who live under the ground....

;;There's Eirin.
*IF0 Eirin
*LHT Reimu Normal
You know, your maid said you were already headed down to the ground.

*RHT Eirin Normal
Yes, I believe both Udonge and Tayi were already sent to the bottom of the earth.......
*RHT Eirin Sorrow
I didn't tell you about the back roads, but if you're discovering our route, you're most likely in danger.

*LHT Reimu usually
If that's the case, don't you think we should head for it?

*RHT Eirin Smile
Udonge, despite his appearance, is very good at it. [r]I believe she's a girl who won't be beaten so easily.

*LHT Reimu, surprise.
That's a lot of room.

;;This is it.
;ENDIF0

*RHT Marisa Normal
Well, you'll know it when you get there, won't you? [r]Let's go ahead and go ahead instead of stopping here.

*NWK
*NHT
*SLP 15

*SND BGM35

*END