- (CRUMBLE... CRUMBLE...)
- (CRINKLE, CRINKLE, CRINKLE.)
Laby: Wow, it looks like everything here is made of paper.
Rose: The sound of wind blowing through a paper field... What a novel experience.
Lu: ... Ciel, cut the ground slightly.
Ciel: Hm? ... Like this?
- (CRUMBLE... ... PSSSS....)
Elesis: Oh, the paper is mending itself back together.
Lu: As I thought. This place is also controlled by someone like the Magician's house.
Ciel: I'm not that well-versed in magic, but is it supposed to be this easy to create places like these?
Ain: If you wish to hear the answer to that question, I suggest we hurry to find our friends.
Narrator: ... The people blessed... ... for all eternity.
Aisha: ... I told you! I definitely heard you asking me for help! You said, Aisha! Help! You're the best magician I know!
Rena: I hear them! That way!
Elsword: And you bought that? I don't sound like that at all!!
Chung: You fell for that same trick. Ara, Elsword, and I have been here for a while.
Ara: We were all struck here watching this boring play over and over again...
Laby: Everyone! You're all here! Are you ok?
Elesis: I'm glad to see you're unharmed, but you all look awfully cozy in your seats.
Elsword: ... We didn't mean for it to happen this way.
Ciel: You didn't mean to sit around in comfort? Look, even the cushion looks soft...
Aisha: No!! Don't sit down!!
Elsword: You can't sit down! Or your body sticks to these seats and you can't get up no matter how hard you try!
Elesis: What are you saying! Here, give me your hand. I'll help you up.
Elsword: Ow... Owowowow! Sis, my arms/ gonna fall off!
Elesis: Wow, you're not kidding! Not even a budge! Maybe if I hold on to your neck...
Ain: I think you should stop, Ms. Knight-Captain. You might harm someone.
Ara: Sigh... We've been like this ever since we came here. I lost count of how many times they've repeated the play.
Elsword: Fifth magician, the being that hides in the shadow.
Narrator: ... Fifth magician, the being that hides in the shadow.
Chung: He disappeared, never to be seen.
Narrator: ... He disappeared, never to be seen.
Rena: Oh dear, you memorized all the words already?
Elsword: I'm sick of it. I can't stand it anymore.
Raven: Be careful not to sit on the seats and let's find a way to get out of here.
Eve: What about the ones who already sat down?
Elesis: Maybe lift them up by the seats and carry them out...?
Add: Who's going to lift them...
Narrator: (BZZT-) The play will start once everyone is seated.
- ... BAM BAM BABAM BABABABAM!
Clapping from Unseen Audience: (CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP)
Chung: Uuhh, it's starting again...
Eve: ... Maybe we should all sit down?
Aisha: But... you'll be stuck.
Eve: I briefly examined the seats, but there were no adhesives or other special mechanisms. And... it seems like this place is governed by some kind of rules.
Eve: I do not know what kind of rules apply here, but I believe we must follow them if we wish to progress.
Chung: But... Will it be alright? If we're all stuck, we might not be able to fight back.
Eve: Doesn't it seem too well-made for it to be a trap? The Dream Demons love and cherish this village.
Eve: If this is their kingdom, I don't think they'll do anything to harm it that easily.
Raven: .......
Raven: ... Considering the Magician earlier showed no intention of harming us, perhaps this is another one of their strange tricks.
Noah: It leaves a bad taste, but maybe it's just another game for Dream Demons.
Add: Tsk, forcing a rule on me... I don't like it. If we're all decided, then let's sit.
Elsword: Add, what's the bunny doll? Strange thing you got there.
Add: Shut it.
Laby: Shall we sit, too? Here! You sit right next to Laby, Nisha!
Noah: Do you think you're included in that everyone, Clamor?
Clamor: ... Just se me on the floor.
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Rose: Everyone in your seats? Hm, it's true. I can't move. It's like I'm glued to the seat.
Narrator: ... One day, in a chaotic land, five magicians appeared. They were prophets and visionaries.
Narrator: The first magician gave the land a new name, and left golden seeds all across the Demon Realm.
Elesis: Nothing's happening. Are you sure this is not a trap?
Rose: This opening act just began. Maybe it'll start after this?
Laby: True. If they just stop in the middle and start a new play, everyone who came in late won't know what happened!
Elesis: Is this what bugs trapped in a spider web feels like? I don't like not being able to move. Alright, I'll wait...
Narrator: ... The second magician roamed around and met people suffering from an unnamed plague.
Narrator: The magician taught them the cure, and the people blessed each other as they danced around for all eternity.
Narrator: The third magician gave one man a prophecy. The man who received the prophecy was very grateful and shared his treasures.
Narrator: The man was victorious, just like the prophecy said, and soon became the king.
Narrator: The fourth magician found youth searching for truth. He was greatly pleased and showed them new land.
Narrator: The youth found new waves. But then... what did the fifth magician give?
Narrator: Fifth magician, the being that hides in the shadow.
Narrator: He disappeared, never to be seen.
Clapping from Unseen Audience: (CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP)
Aisha: Ahhh... We're the only ones here... Who could be clapping?
Rose: ... What a strange play. Is it a fairytale of some sort from the Demon Realm?
Raven: It doesn't sound like the kind of story with a happily ever after. It sounds more like a prophecy told by bards.
Lu: .......
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