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The Star Compass: a mysterious instrumentNthat always points to the far reaches of the sky.

Its needle led not to the far end of the sky above,Nbut in fact to the exact opposite of that...

the very depths of this planet!

It pointed to the far reaches of the Abyss!

This again?

Here we go again...

That's right! It had already begun!

The truth of this Star Compass was most beautifullyNrevealed, and from the depths of the Abyss...

a mysterious robot boy appeared!

If that doesn't mark the beginning, then what does?!

When cave raiding in the Abyss,Nthe return journey presents a problem...

The deeper you go, the greater and more severeNthe physical toll of heading home becomes...

Returning from the depths' first layer,Nyou experience mild dizziness.

From the second layer:Nnausea, headaches, and numbness of the extremities.

From the fourth layer:Nintense pain throughout the body and bleeding.

From the sixth layer and beyond:Nthe loss of your humanity or even death.

This mysterious phenomenon,Nwhich is unavoidable for any human cave raider...

is called the Curse of the Abyss.

So that means...

robots should be unaffected by the curse, right?!

Reg, you must've come from the bottomNof the Abyss, after all!

Assuming that's true,Nthen what did I come up here to do?

That's what I want to talk about.

Oh! The Compilation of Recorded Relics!

"Recorded Relics"?

It's a field guide to the major RelicsNthat have been unearthed.

Ah, the Unheard Bell!

Classified as a special-grade Relic,Nit's a "bell that stops time"!

Look, Reg! My mother was the one who found it!

She's so close...

I searched everywhere inside this thing...

but there's nothing listed that's anything like Reg.

Riko, care to fill us in on what you've found outNabout Reg's features?

Sure thing!

Let's see...

He puzzlingly can run on either food or electricity,

and on top of possessing a strange powerNthat can melt petrified trees in an instant,

he has skin that's smoothNdespite being able to stop a blade.

And even fire was unable to burn his hair!

Fire?!

Seems his vision and hearing is better than mine, too.

Besides that, his arm can extend about 40 meters.

His metal-looking parts are made ofNsome mysterious flexible material,

which I couldn't pierce even with a drill.

A drill?!

He also has a belly button,Nbut I couldn't really see inside his butthole.

I tried to probe him with a measuring stick,Nbut it broke while inside him...

Also, his penis doesn't appear to be mechanicalNbut more like a real one...

Okay, Riko, that's enough...

Sorry. We couldn't stop her...

Penis?

I got the stick out.

Leaving aside the second half of the report,Nnone of those features are listed within the Relic record...

and even if they were,Nthey'd be classified above even grade-1.

What do you mean?

Reg's body is a bundle of special-grade Relics.

In the whole history of the Abyss,Nhe is perhaps one of the most valuable Relics...

a so-called Aubade -Na supreme treasure of the netherworld!

Huh...?

That's super awesome!

Not even my mother found one of those!

If I'm right, then...

Reg will be quickly taken away,Nhis existence will be concealed...

and he may even be dismantled.

Furthermore, our usual classesNand jobs start up tomorrow!

I guess we won't be able to stay with himNall the time then, huh?

But...!

Well then, I'll keep him hidden in my room!

Yeah, right. Even your dog was found out...

In that case... I have an idea!

I call it the "Bring Together Leader and Reg Strategy."

So you want to be a cave raider?

What happened to your family?

I have no family. My big sister died, so I came here.

I heard that if I work here, I can become a cave raider...

You don't look like you were born in Orth...

My sister found me a year ago.

I don't remember anything before thatNdue to an accident.

After that, I began rag-picking with her in aNcliff-side neighborhood in Orth's south district.

You think that backstory's okay?

Seems like it is, right?NI doubt that Leader's ever been to the slums.

What happened to your hand?

He asked!

It's, uh...

been like this for the full year I've had my memory.

An old man in the cliff-side neighborhoodNsaid it's foreign technology...

Clench it for me.

Seems your grip is strong enough.

Very well then, what's your name?

Reg... It's Reg!

Alright!

He pulled it off...NAlright!

He really is an Aubade!

By the way, Reg...

you don't know anything about the incidentNin the Depths of the Abyss the other day, do you?

What are you talking about?

Oh, never mind...

Well, come inside.

Come on, let's hurry!

Hey! It went well, right? Right?!

And thus, I became a student at Belchero Orphanage...

and set my sights on becoming a cave raider.

Hammerbeak chicks!

Whoa!

What was that huge thing?!

It swallowed up that hammerbeak!

Oh, the hammerbeaks are fighting back!

Get 'em!

Bite 'em! Bite 'em good!

Yeah!

I'm surprised you don't lose interest.

I'll never get bored of this!

Just now, this huge one... Oh?

So, what did Uncle Habo's letter say?

Hm? Well...

he says that he's about to headNto the second layer's Inverted Forest.

Oh, the Inverted Forest is pretty amazing!

The trees, grass, and everything elseNgrows upside-down!

And fog rises up from the sea of clouds directly below.

It's like some kind of inverted waterfall!

You almost sound like you've seen it firsthand.

I'm aiming to be a White Whistle too, you know!

Oh, that's right.

Habo wants to become one, too,Neven though he's not young anymore.

Is being one really all that great?

Auntie?

Welcome!

Laffi, do you have the stuff on this list?

Sure do.

Well... uh, I need to go grab a chair.

Please wait a minute.

Anyway, I've got the others down here...

Here you are.

Oh my!

Hey, you're pretty quick!

See you later, Auntie!

Thanks for coming by.

Riko...

You done making deliveries?

Yeah.

So anyway, I hear Habo is aspiring to be a White Whistle.

I really admire them.

I mean, our country celebrates them as heroes.

White Whistles...

But admiring them isn't exactly the same asNwanting to be one.

Huh, why? They don't have any depth limit, you know!

They're truly the best of the best among us cave raiders!

From the day I'm made a White Whistle,NI'll go all out to give birth to a ton of legends!

I'm heading out!

See you!

Come on, you guys have jobs to do, too.

Two months had passed before I knew it...

I'm surprised by how well I'm fitting in here...

It's three more days until I go on my first cave-raid.

which also means saying goodbye to this bell.

Lucky you.

Don't worry.

I probably won't be getting any bigger,Nbut you'll keep on growing and growing, Kiyui.

Makes sense...

Ah, there you are, Reg!

Welcome back.

Word is Habo's squad is returning home!

Let's go greet them at the grand pier!

Kiyui, it's dangerous there, so you stay behind, 'kay?

Got it!

They're back!

There they are!

They've come home!

They're coming out now!

There they are!

Ah, it's Habo!

Habo!

Hm? What is he doing?

Is that a Relic?

It's a whistle...

A white whistle.

Huh?! A white whistle?!

Hey, I figured out whose whistle that is!

It's Lyza's! "Lyza the Annihilator"!

For real?!

He says it's Lyza's.

Lyza the Annihilator's?!

"Annihilator"... What an unsettling name...

I don't believe it!N"Annihilator"... What an unsettling name...

"Annihilator"... What an unsettling name...

But, why just her whistle...?

What's with that?

Riko?

Lyza is...

my mother's name.

The world's only remaining unexplored chasm,Nthe great devilish pit, Abyss.

And it is we, the cave raiders, who dare challenge it!

The apprentice Red Whistles!

The proficient Blue Whistles!NThe assistant-instructor Moon Whistles!

The expert Black Whistles!

And finally... those who stand atop them all,

the masters who have surpassedNtheir human limitations to challenge the Abyss!

Our heroes...

the White Whistles!

They have brought us numerous discoveriesNthat changed the world.

No matter how very deep they go,Nthey remain our brilliantly shining nether stars!

And now, the soul of the one who stood outNas the greatest even among the White Whistles

has at last returned home after more than 10 years!

Her last dive has come to its completion right here!

She slayed countless dangerous creaturesNthat rose from the depths!

Get your replicas of the Annihilator's white whistle here!NShe slayed countless dangerous creaturesNthat rose from the depths!

Twelve times foreign cave raiders attacked,Nand every single time she turned the tables on them!

Now! Time for the big gem projector!

People call her...

Lyza the Annihilator!

Now, to purchase a copy of the Annihilator's biographyNor a replica of her white whistle,

be sure to visit Belchero Orphanage!

And please be wary of imitations!

Is it... really okay for me to keep this?

It's fine.

Unlike other whistles,Nthat one can only be used by its original owner.

Um... that's not really what I meant.

Isn't there someone more worthy of it than me?

It's customary for a relative to be the oneNto receive a white whistle like this.

Everyone will be fine with you taking it. Go right ahead.

If that's too heavy a responsibility to bear,Nyou can always entrust it to the guild.

I'll... take it.

Besides that, Lyza had also been carryingNa sealed document.

We received both it and that white whistleNfrom a sentry at the Seeker Camp...

However, right now it's being examined.

So it might take some time to get to you, Riko.

So you're saying it's a letter... from my mother?

Habo?

Yeah... I suppose it is!

Riko, I'm sure it's a letter addressed to you.

What are you doing sitting around here?!

Leader...

Today's Resurrection Festival is meant to showNjust how great your mother was...

It's a very important day for you, too.NMake sure to really take it in.

After all, Lyza loved festivals,Nand in a way this is her final one.

Um... Leader...

my mother was your instructor, right?

What kind of person was she?

Despite being one of the White WhistlesNI look up to so much, I can't even remember her face.

So, I'm not exactly sad,

but I feel like someone I aspired to beNjust suddenly disappeared...

When Lyza went in for her last dive,Nyou were still just 2 years old, after all.

As a cave raider, she was every bitNthe legendary White Whistle people say she was...

That said... I hardly even got the chanceNto go cave raiding with her.

What I know of her is from her time here on the surface.

She was a heavy drinker, quick to get into fights,Nand you could never tell how honest she was being.

On top of that, she had a horribly unbalanced diet.

If she wasn't a White Whistle,Nshe would have been just another weirdo.

She was a real mess...

How are your eyes doing?

Huh?!

Uh, they're fine!

As long as I'm wearing my glasses,NI don't get headaches...

You know...

the issue with your eyesNis different than common "bad eyesight."

Huh?

Your vision itself is fine and free from abnormalities...

but you suffer headaches unlessNyou view everything through crystal lenses.

The symptoms may be mysterious,Nbut their cause is quite clear:

the Curse of the Abyss.

Huh...?

My bad eyesight isn't from always staying up late?

That was nonsense we made up to teach you discipline...

It's already been 12 years...

No, it was a bit before that actually...

Your mother Lyza had just become pregnant with you

when she had to go down to the fourth layerNwith a survey team.

Huh...? But why...?

It was a special mission orderedNby the country's powers that be.

She was to retrieve the Unheard Bell, a special-gradeNRelic that had been discovered in the depths.

Their cave raiding proved arduousNand stretched on for over 10 months.

They had repeated run-ins with foreign cave raiders,Nand the survey team was nearly wiped out.

It was at that time your father,Na Black Whistle named Torka, lost his life.

And in the midst of it all, you were born.

Huh?

That's right...

The Depths of the Abyss... is where you were born.

Well...

um... so does that mean...

I'm strong against the Curse of the Abyss?

Of course not!

Did you forget about how much you were throwing upNyour first time cave raiding?!

Ascending from the fourth layerNis something that's unbearable even for adults.

Huh? So, why am I still alive, then?

You have the Curse-Repelling VesselNthat Lyza took along with her to thank for that.

However, it was dreadfully heavy,

and the now-decimated teamNno longer had the strength to carry it home.

Well then, it seems I'm not actually alive, after all...

Lyza abandoned the Unheard Bell...

Leaving behind the corpses of their comrades,

she carried you togetherNwith a still-standing squad member.

Bringing home just one special-grade RelicNis enough to enrich the city and ensure a squad's future.

And yet Lyza chose you...

Prestige and riches, her comrades and their trust...

All of it...

She desired to have you so muchNthat she was willing to give that up.

Although she made use of a Relic...

the Curse of the AbyssNcould still not be fully warded off...

Lyza lamented that she was unable to protect your eyes.

You grew up extremely healthy...

and in the face of the pressure of having a mother ofNsuch stature, you're trying to choose your own path.

And thus, the one she risked her life to protectNis still going strong to this day.

Now, this life the legendary White WhistleNLyza the Annihilator left you with...

How will you use it?

Thank you!

Shortly afterward...

Lyza settled the score with the foreign countryNthat caused her trouble and then recovered the Bell...

Well, some things are better left unsaid.

Abyss, I'm comin' for ya. I'm goin' down there, Abyss.

I'll be a White Whistle in no time...

Hey, don't you think Riko's been actin'Na bit strange lately?NI'll be a White Whistle in no time...

I mean, she's oddly cheerful...

Maybe she's forcing herself to act cheerful...

Maybe she's forcing herself to act cheerful...NAbyss, I'm comin' for ya. I'm goin' down there, Abyss.

Her mother is missing in action, after all.NAbyss, I'm comin' for ya. I'm goin' down there, Abyss.

Her mother is missing in action, after all.NI'll be a White Whistle in no time...

I'll be a White Whistle in no time...

Huh?! I doubt she has such aNcomplex personality, seriously now...NI'll be a White Whistle in no time...

Huh?! I doubt she has such aNcomplex personality, seriously now...

Let's just ask her.

Huh?!

H-hey now, Reg?!

Riko?

Riko, where are you?

I'm here!

You've received permission to view the sealed document.

Huh...?

You need to be at headquarters by 18:00. Hurry.

You're not gonna reply?

O-okay!

Reg, you go with her. She might behave erraticallyNand I can't stand watching that.

Understood.

It's just up ahead. I'll accompany you as an observer.

Please refrain from touching anything.

What is all this...?

Mother went down there 10 years ago...

and yet none of these are in the field guide...

I've never seen any of these before...

What's the matter, Riko? The letter?

That looks like...

Yeah, some parts are different here and there,Nbut this is...

Riko, there's a piece of paper beside it with only writing.

If it's a letter... it's pretty short.

Riko, shine the light on it.

Hmm, let's see...

"At the netherworld's...

bottom...

I'll be waiting..."

At the netherworld's bottom, I'll be waiting.