Sound Hunt: Culmination

Sound Hunt: Culmination is an Event Adventure Mission on Penacony from the Sound Hunt Ninjutsu Inscription event.
==Steps==
# Meet up with the band members
# Return to the rehearsal room
# Help Rappa collect inspiration for composing a song
#* Collegiate Zenith of Rapping
#* Rocket Launcher and Music
#* One, Two, Three... Billboards!
# Discuss your future plans with the band members
# Head to the stage in the middle of the campus
# Cheer for the band members on the stage
# Tell Dan Heng and March 7th about what happened to the band
# Stop the Fortune Academy representative
# Ask the live audience for help and wait for Rappa's return
# Investigate the ruckus near the stage
# Ask the live audience for their reviews of the band's performance
# Wait for the performance to finish
==Dialogue==
===Meet up with the band members===
;(Approach the band)
:Rappa: ...
:With the Great Lan above, the atmosphere is solemn and quiet. The Dazzling Ninja's brow furrows tightly, her icy ninja power surging forth, condensing the air in the vicinity — even your breathing is starting to feel difficult...
:Rappa: Regardless of reason, keeping one's word and honoring promises are the cornerstones of a ninja's creed.
:Rappa: For Ninja Initiate Guitar to depart without a farewell, retreating from the contest so abruptly — such an act breaches the fundamental principles of ninjahood.
:Czipo: Yeah, exactly! We looked like fools on stage. Miss Rappa, I, Lord Czipo, officially ask for permission to set off and personally apprehend this traitorous ninja!
:Dafanchy: You don't think... something happened to Arfey?
: Let's just head back first.
: The band must still perform, no matter what.
: We'll interrogate her later.
:Rappa: Mm, the Sound Master makes perfect sense too. I take comfort that this contest went quite smoothly, without more sudden mishaps.
:Rappa: Fellow sound ninja, please follow me back to the venue first.
===Return to the rehearsal room===
;(Approach the room)
:(Trailblazer): (In the rehearsal room... I think I hear voices chatting.)
;(Approach the Academy reps)
:Fortune Academy Rep: Ooh, the little geniuses are back. Welcome! From your looks, I gather the show went quite well?
:Fortune Academy Rep: Eh? Didn't you have four members in your band? One's gone missing? They left?
:Fortune Academy Rep: Oh no no, if the music party performance ends up being ruined, I reckon the band manager and key members will have to be held responsible, no?
: Hey, aren't you that spectator just now!?
: You sure are passive-aggressive.
: Get lost.
:Fortune Academy Rep: Oh my, as the academy's representative, there's nothing wrong with taking a vested interest in how the campus event prep is going, is there?
:Rappa: You are welcome to spectate our hunt, but using such hurtful words on my disciples...
:Rappa: Such behavior is akin to that bunch of despicable, boorish, trouble-making fiendlings working for that Evil Ninja.
:Fortune Academy Rep: I—I have no idea what you mean. We representatives of the academy aren't here to listen to your drivel!
:Charmony Academy Rep: Just listen to what you bunch are performing on stage. Is that even music? It's discordant and chaotic... A cacophony on the ears!
:Charmony Academy Rep: If Charmony Academy was responsible for teaching such garbage, I might as well admit an automated orchestra off the streets!
:Charmony Academy Rep: Hey, you heap of scrap, you say something too. I mean, you're not the trashiest one among us, after all.
:Dreamweaver Academy Rep: Refusal: I have a prior agreement with this stakeholder, and will temporarily not be expounding any opinion.
:Charmony Academy Rep: Hah? You're pretty sly, defecting to the enemy so quickly. A true-blue rational Intellitron. Big-brained move!
:Rappa: As for these unruly miscreants, we ought to...
: Retort with the truth!
: I'm gonna diss 'em!
:(Trailblazer): Being the band manager was never my intention, and everyone here knows it. You insisted I take the role at first, and now you're starting to panic. You didn't want to manage things yourself, and now you want to back out. You can't have it all your way!
:Rappa: Well said! Allow me to join in the fun!
:Rappa: — "Malicious demons prowl the school in nests, and the Dazzling Ninja vanquishes all these pests!"
:Academy Representatives: ...
:Fortune Academy Rep: Err, that actually sounded pretty good?
:Charmony Academy Rep: Ooh... Arfey, my most prized pupil, I now finally know how you have fallen into such a state.
:Fortune Academy Rep: Enough. I don't wish to waste any more time with you lot. The matter is simple — as per the voting decision by the academy's representatives, Rappa and her band are hereby disqualified from performing, and are ordered to disband, effective immediately!
:Fortune Academy Rep: Paperfold University refutes any previous performances as a representation of the academy, and will prevent you from committing any further reckless behavior.
:Charmony Academy Rep: As for the music party, the academy will organize a new band to perform the closing show. Hmph, just wait till you lot get disciplined!
: But I am the festive superstar!
: But I am a stakeholder of Penacony!
: Don't hold me back. I'm itching for a fight!
:Fortune Academy Rep: Hah, of course you're not afraid. But your bandmates... their futures are in the hands of the academy.
:Fortune Academy Rep: This is Paperfold University! In school, you're to listen to your teachers. Any and all objections must be stifled and swallowed.
:Fortune Academy Rep: Got that? Get out of my sight if you do! This is the band's rehearsal room. No unauthorized personnel allowed!
:
:Rappa: I am unable to contain my swelling rage anymore...
:Rappa: I really want to jam my kunai into the school plaque, and draw talismans all over that statue!
: I will support you. In spirit.
: Don't forget to sign my name when you're doing graffiti.
:Czipo: Ahh! We're going to get expelled by the school! I've never seen the rep get so serious before. What do we do now!
:Dafanchy: What the academy's rep is insinuating is that Paperfold University is seemingly dissatisfied with our performance, and intends to change a band. But from the crowd's reaction... I think it's quite obvious everyone loved it?
:Czipo: Who cares if students like it? The school's preference comes first! Do we have any decision-making powers? Do people even listen to us? We can only wait to get disciplined!
:Rappa: ...Never! I cannot abide by such uncouth methods!
:Rappa: My ninjutsu and ninja tenets that I practice may be lacking and require guidance, but that does not give anyone the right to undermine the reason for my efforts.
:Rappa: A true master will never impose their teachings on their disciples, nor will they judge others according to their own standards.
:Rappa: The way of the ninja that we practice may only be decided by the ninja themselves.
:Rappa: Sound ninja, hear me! Will you be willing to join hands with me on a crusade to combat the evil that has befallen this school, to seize justice back from the oppressed ninja multitudes?
:Czipo: Err... It's game over for us either way, so I wouldn't mind going out with a bang. I, Lord Czipo, will duke it out with Fortune Academy!
:Dafanchy: Head Ninja Rappa once promised to take me under her wing, and for that, I too am willing to follow you to wherever you wish to go.
: Take me along.
: I've never participated in this group's discussions before.
:Rappa: It's decided...
:Rappa: The Dazzling Ninja will ascend the stage of the final show, to deliver the Ultimate Sound of our performance to the masses!
:Rappa: I will have that rabble who proclaim themselves masters understand the tenacity of our will, that it will not easily waver before pretenders. This is the Ultimate Hunt for Sound Ninjutsu!
:Band Member: ...Yeah!
:Rappa: We have determined our prey — let us review the trials that still need to be undertaken.
:Rappa: First: Would Sound Master keep collecting inspiration for our compositions to complete the required Sound Ninjutsu?
: Got it.
: I'm already a rhythm game master.
:Rappa: Second: Resist the sinister machinations of those evildoers and secure a window of opportunity for us to take the stage.
:Czipo: Even if the academy is to form a new band, its members will be from within the school. I'm not one to brag, but I know pretty much everyone who plays an instrument in Paperfold University.
:Czipo: When the time comes, I will try speaking to the new band members in an attempt to sway them into giving us stage time.
:Dafanchy: And... I'm also familiar with the stagehand, Montana, who will probably help us.
:Rappa: Third: Find Ninja Initiate Guitar and regroup (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party).
:Czipo: Err... What if that guitarist wants to leave? We're not going to try to have a heart-to-heart with her at such a crucial moment, are we?
:Dafanchy: I think... something's off. Arfey's sudden disappearance just before the show, and how the academy's reps were already in the rehearsal room right after the performance ended... It's almost as if... they were waiting for us to make a fool of ourselves.
:Dafanchy: If she's decided to quit the band, why would Arfey have wasted her time practicing with us?
:Czipo: It makes some sense when you put it like that. Could she be locked up somewhere?
:Rappa: Heh-heh. It's finally time for me to flaunt my expertise...
===Help Rappa collect inspiration for composing a song===
====Collegiate Zenith of Rapping====
====Rocket Launcher and Music====
====One, Two, Three... Billboards!====
===Discuss your future plans with the band members===
;(Teleport back to the Central Stage)
:
;(Approach Rappa)
:(Trailblazer): (The closing show is about to start. Time is definitely running short.)
:(Trailblazer): (Huh? That person standing beside Rappa... Isn't that Mr. Reca?)
:Mr. Reca: Mm... there's enough of your behind-the-scenes footage to be edited into a whole new film. It's a real pity I wasn't able to follow you guys to film.
:Mr. Reca: Let me guess... Your plot is near approaching its climax, but you've suddenly run into a few speed bumps?
:Mr. Reca: Such a plot structure is so yesterday's news. I wouldn't mind giving a little nudge if you need it and see if I can help you all breathe new life into this uninspiring script.
:Rappa: Thank you, Ninja Gama, for your help... An initiate of our sound ninja school has gone missing. We're trying to find her whereabouts.
:Mr. Reca: A missing cast member... I don't know who you're looking for, but I've noticed a strange set that popped up in the academy — or rather, a miniature dreamscape.
:Mr. Reca: The method to unlock the entrance is recorded in this memory bubble. However, the exact structure of this dreamscape is unknown, as is its origin. It could even have been left behind by one of Dr. Primitive's people.
: Even so, we have to go!
: For (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)!
: Worst case, we'll just be turned into monkeys!
:Mr. Reca: Heh-heh, let me be a spectator this time. I hope you all can weave an exciting tale.
:
:Dafanchy: Head Ninja Rappa!
:Czipo: I've heard some news about the new band. They were also assembled on short notice and are still scrambling to prepare for their performance.
:Czipo: If the negotiation goes well, there's a high chance that they'll give us the opportunity to perform!
:Dafanchy: Dreamweaver Academy won't interfere with our actions, but what's more troubling are... those two representatives of the academy.
:Rappa: Thank you, everyone, for all your help! Now that Sound Master has returned, and our time on stage is about to end, the Dazzling Ninja must split into groups and beat our rivals in the contest.
:Rappa: ...Ninja Initiate Keyboard, Ninja Initiate Bass — will you keep studying Sound Ninjutsu, and organize full preparations for subsequent contests?
:Czipo: No problem! If we can't find a place to practice, you can all use my house's basement — it's all top-notch equipment!
:Dafanchy: Yes, if there's not enough time for composition, I can help out too.
:Rappa: Also, now that we've learned Ninja Initiate Guitar has been imprisoned by scoundrels, I cannot stand idle as Head Ninja.
:Rappa: No one member of the Dazzling Ninja will be left behind. I will set off now — I swear to rescue Ninja Initiate Guitar from the clutches of evil, and return to partake in the final stage!
: Will you be able to make it back in time?
: What about my task?
:Rappa: The path of dreams is meandering. I know not when I shall return on my journey, but this ninja hero shall forge forth undaunted, unwavering — if for nothing more than the fact that my companion has been entrapped in danger. If I do not return...
:Rappa: Please buy more time for me, Sound Master.
:Rappa silently grasps the brim of her hat — you can foresee an intense Ninja Battle about to occur in some unknown time and place.
:Rappa: I vow on my name as a Dazzling Ninja — When the curtain raises over the stage, I will surely step forth with Ninja Initiate Guitar by my side.
:Rappa: I have never reneged on my word in all my ninja travels. Worry not, my lord.
===Head to the stage in the middle of the campus===
:(Trailblazer): (Rappa has already left. Let's take a look around the stage.)
;(Approach Czipo and Dafanchy)
:Czipo: This is bad! No one said the closing show would have such a large crowd. If Miss Rappa doesn't return in time, we'd be the laughingstock with just the two of us on stage!
:Dafanchy: Calm down... What's most important is to gain a chance to get on stage.
:Passionate Student: Hello... Err, if I'm not mistaken, you guys are from the (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party) band?
: We are.
: Ooh, have we attained celebrity status?
:Passionate Student: Fantastic! We're (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)'s most ardent fans!
:Passionate Student: Actually, there's this thing... Please don't be angry after hearing this. Um... A couple of days ago, the Fortune Academy's rep suddenly hit us up to have me form a new band and replace you guys in the show.
:Passionate Student: He was really insistent, and even used my credit hours to threaten me. So I had no choice but to... agree.
:Passionate Student: But we never really wanted to perform! A stage that doesn't belong to (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party) is meaningless. And you're all so popular — I wouldn't be able to show my face on campus if I were responsible for replacing you guys.
:Passionate Student: And so, I want to let you all have the stage instead!
:Czipo: ...That was too easy. Totally the opposite of what I had in mind.
:Dafanchy: Looks like our previous two shows really garnered plenty of support among the students for us.
: You are our savior!
::Passionate Student: You're too nice. (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)'s style is really unique, and Miss Rappa has an excellent stage presence. Ordinary bands wouldn't dare think of trying to compete against you, haha.
: At least you're being reasonable now.
::Passionate Student: I mean, (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)'s style is super unique, and Miss Rappa's stage presence is mesmerizing. Ordinary bands wouldn't dare think of trying to compete against you, haha.
: Why not you guys perform instead?
::Passionate Student: Never! Instead of disappointing everyone, we would rather watch one more show by (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)!
:Passionate Student: It's settled then! The school should be sending someone over to observe the show. I'll keep a lookout for you guys, but if word gets out, this has nothing to do with me!
:Czipo: Got it! You're the best, bro, really.
:Passionate Student: That sounded kinda awkward... I'm heading off now. I look forward to (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)'s show! We'll be in the crowd cheering you guys on!
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:Dafanchy: Well, that went really smoothly, but...
:Czipo: Oh no! Time's up, and Miss Rappa isn't back yet. What do we do? We can't possibly do a crosstalk routine on stage, can we?
:Campus Broadcast: ...The music party's closing show is about to start. Performing band, to your positions please.
:Campus Broadcast: ...I repeat, the music party's closing show is about to start. Performing band, please get on stage.
:Dafanchy: ...
:Czipo: ...
: ...
: How about... we give it a shot?
:Dafanchy: We going to do it?
:Czipo: I wasn't being serious! Never mind. Good thing that the friend from the Xianzhou Merchant Guild showed me plenty of video clips. C'mon, let's go!
:Czipo: Even if we're down to the last man, a ninja will never withdraw from the battle!
===Cheer for the band members on the stage===
:(Trailblazer): (Czipo and Dafanchy have gone on stage. Let's head over and take a look.)
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;(Idle talk)
:Gosh, I'm nervous... Will The Dazzling still have a show?
:Cast your doubts aside! Stay strong!
:The music party is in full swing.
:This is a report from our station.
:...Will I be surprised again?
:I heard all the band members left.
:Can the show still go on?
:And I finally managed to squeeze my way to the front row too...
:It'd be a massive loss if there's no show!
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;(Approach the marked location)
:Audience: 
:Audience: ...Hang on. Has this band been firing members recently? Why is it always missing a member when it goes on stage?
:Audience: Looks like the cost reduction trend has blown its way to Penacony.
:Czipo: Ahem. Fellow ninja... We are (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)!
:Dafanchy: Huh.
:Czipo: Ahaha, how unfortunate! Two of our band members couldn't make it due to personal reasons.
:Dafanchy: They're not absent. They're just going to be late.
:Czipo: Yes yes, they'll be late. So don't fret, everyone. Wait till this dynamic duo turns those frowns upside down!
:Czipo: I'm Czipo, and I never back down from any challenge.
:Dafanchy: I am Dafanchy. They call me Lil' Trash.
:Czipo: This may not be common knowledge, but our band has a policy of not singing three things. Dafanchy, do you know what those are?
:Dafanchy: That's easy: We don't sing in the first, second, or third acts.
:Czipo: Hahaha, because the Dazzling Ninja has no lead vocalist!
:Audience: ...I came to watch a band perform. Why're they starting a crosstalk show?
:Audience: This gag was mad awkward... Those who didn't leave after thirty seconds of this are really too easily amused.
:(Trailblazer): (It really is mad awkward, but well done, you guys! Keep it up!)
:(Trailblazer): (That academy's rep will probably show up soon. We have to find a way to buy time for Rappa.)
:(Trailblazer): (Is that... March 7th and Dan Heng?)
===Tell Dan Heng and March 7th about what happened to the band===
;(Approach Dan Heng and March 7th)
:March 7th: Yo-ho! We're here to watch your band perform! Miss Robin said you're a band manager now? How about it? Is it any fun forming a band?
:Dan Heng: I heard that the music party's closing show is the most prestigious act of the Dreamlight Anniversary, so we hurried over from the other event venues.
:March 7th: That being said... Err, those two students are your band members, no? Why're they doing crosstalk?
: (Tell them all about what transpired)
:March 7th: Ah... Which means, you're all on the stage without permission, and might be evicted anytime. Since Rappa's not back, your band isn't whole, and you can't start your actual performance... What a horrendous pickle.
:Dan Heng: Hang on, March. Do you remember that time during visitor verification, there was a Pepeshi who kept asking about the Astral Express?
:March 7th: I do. Is it not because we're now famous in the dreamscapes?
:March 7th: On our way to this stage, I also saw that he was leading an angry bunch of people over here. They looked really mad.
: ...Uh-oh.
: Did we still get found out in the end?
:Dan Heng: If that Pepeshi is the academy's rep you speak of, they're probably on their way to stop this band performance.
:March 7th: Hah? That won't do! Come on, I'll go with you to talk some sense into them. I'm not going to stand by and watch them bully the defenseless!
:Dan Heng: Yes, it's imperative that the performance is successful. I will stand guard near the stage to prevent the aggressor from getting violent.
===Stop the Fortune Academy representative===
:Fortune Academy Rep: What's going on? Where's my newfound band? And how did security let these two students get on stage?
:Fortune Academy Rep: And where'd that old coot from Charmony Academy disappear to at such a crucial moment?
;(Approach the Fortune Academy Rep)
:Fortune Academy Rep: ...The entire security team, follow me. We're getting those students off the stage with force!
:Fortune Academy Rep: Oh? And who's blocking our way? If it isn't the manager of the band that's performing without permission.
:Fortune Academy Rep: Are you also involved in your members making a public commotion in the school?
:March 7th: Hey, as the academy's rep, instead of intending to stick to your job and teach, you're abusing your seniority and bullying the students. Don't you find that shameful?
:Fortune Academy Rep: Bullying? When a student commits a mistake and flouts school regulations, it is naturally a teacher's duty to correct it. That is performing one's duty!
:Fortune Academy Rep: I can't say the same for your band — barging onto the stage to perform despite being explicitly forbidden to do so, casting the school in a bad light. Are you going to bear this responsibility if something major happened?
: Not a problem. I'll be responsible.
: I'm fearless.
:Fortune Academy Rep: Hmph, do you have any understanding of what you've just said? Penacony is currently undergoing a critical economic recovery, and any mistake could be disastrous. Can you afford to be responsible for the future of the entire Dreamscape?
:Fortune Academy Rep: Get out of the way! Any more disruptions, and those students won't just be disciplined!
:??: Everyone, is there any trouble?
:March 7th: Wow, it's Siobhan! Long time no see. Are you here to participate in the performance?
:Siobhan: I have a lot to do back at the lounge, so I don't have much time for this. I'm just taking a break to enjoy the vibes here.
:Siobhan: I watched the previous two performances remotely and they were fantastic. I didn't expect you to have the talent for being a band manager.
:Siobhan: If there's a chance in the future, why not become my exclusive manager?
: That's all I've ever wanted.
: My price isn't cheap.
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;(If you have completed the event Vignettes in a Cup)
: I'm already the lounge's exclusive drinksmith.
::Siobhan: Haha, isn't that just perfect? If there comes a day when the lounge closes its doors, we could partner up and run a monster agency.
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:Fortune Academy Rep: Are you... Siobhan? The one from the Iris Family... hiding in the hotel in the Dreamscape and playing house with the troupe?
:Siobhan: I didn't expect that to be the version of the story you folks are spreading outside... whatever.
:Siobhan: Back to the main point — I'm also a guest invited to the music party and I really enjoyed the previous performances. I'd like to ask why your school decided to replace the performing band.
:Fortune Academy Rep: The band's style does not align with the school's philosophy and is mismatched with Penacony's market needs. Many guests who were scheduled to visit canceled their trips due to the truly unconventional atmosphere of the first two shows.
:Siobhan: Music is fundamentally about discovering the unknown, so it's natural to have diverse tastes. However, isn't it problematic to place the fate of Penacony on the shoulders of a few students?
:Siobhan: In other words... Does this kind of thinking indicate that the school has not fulfilled its responsibilities?
:Fortune Academy Rep: We can discuss responsibility later. As you can see, that band isn't even performing! They don't have enough members, and if we allow them to continue making a fool of themselves, it'll turn into a scandal for Paperfold University!
:Fortune Academy Rep: How is it possible that the band can't even perform at the most important closing show of the party?
:March 7th: You're the one who locked her up, and now you're blaming us. Can you start making some sense?
:Fortune Academy Rep: Dear student, did your teacher not teach you the burden of proof? To make an accusation, you need evidence!
:March 7th: Hmm... Anyways, Rappa promised to be back soon. The performance will definitely happen!
:Fortune Academy Rep: Smart people don't believe in promises. How about this: I'll walk from here towards the stage. If the band members can get together within this time, I'll allow you guys to continue performing. Is this enough respect?
:Fortune Academy Rep: Otherwise, all members are expelled! Do you have the guts to make a bet with me? Or you don't believe she'll be able to make it back in time?
: I believe in Rappa.
::Fortune Academy Rep: Okay, remember your decision. I'm going to start walking.
: I...
::Fortune Academy Rep: Still hesitant? Hmph, I'll take your silence as a yes. I'm going to start walking.
===Ask the live audience for help and wait for Rappa's return===
:(Trailblazer): (There's not much time left, and Rappa's still not back. Maybe... we have to think of some other idea.)
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;(Idle talk)
:I'm about to take a step.
:The academy and the band are clashing...
:If I film this, it'll definitely go viral!
:It's the first time I'm seeing such a situation.
:Heh, we're about to see a big show.
:Huh... The academy's rep is here to eject them?
:Change the performers if they can't put up a show!
:Whose side are you on?
:If they evict the band from the stage...
:Is he going to perform for us?
:The show appears to have run into problems...
:The academy's rep is rushing the stage.
:Let's aim our cameras at the scene.
:Hey, no filming this part!
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;(Listen to Czipo and Dafanchy, optional)
:Czipo: Hahaha, any jokes we missed?
:Dafanchy: Hahaha, that's pretty much all of them, isn't it?
;(Talk to Montana, optional)
:Montana: — Festive Superstar! Rappa is not back yet. Let me handle the situation on stage first!
: Prepare for the band performance.
::Montana: So gung ho! Alright, let me help you check on the progress.
: Provide support for the band members.
::Montana: Yes, I believe Rappa will definitely return in time! This is the promise of a ninja!
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;(Approach March 7th)
:March 7th: This is my first time... feeling glad that my opponent is a Pepeshi.
:March 7th: If his walking speed was as fast as Svarog's, we would definitely lose. But it's okay. Rappa will keep her promise!
:Fortune Academy Rep: Bet you weren't expecting that I was once the academy sport day's Pepeshi Division runner-up for the men's lightweight racewalking!
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;(Idle talk)
:One small step for the Pepeshi people.
;(Approach Siobhan)
:Siobhan: Even if the school allows the performance, it won't last long just with those two students on stage.
:Siobhan: Don't be nervous. It's not uncommon to be late for a show. As a last resort, I can join your band temporarily.
:Siobhan: Although it's been some time since I've stepped on stage, it's still not a problem for me to spin some records.
:Fortune Academy Rep: Can't think of a solution? You can only go around begging for help? Go ahead and beg. Let me see what other tricks you have up your sleeve!
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;(Idle talk)
:Come on, seriously?
;(Approach the Dreamweaver Academy Rep)
:Dreamweaver Academy Rep: Sorry, this decision is made jointly by two other schools. I don't have the authority to overrule it.
:Dreamweaver Academy Rep: What is certain is that the dreamscape confining that student is highly complex, and escaping it will prove challenging. Suggestion: You should look for other solutions.
:Fortune Academy Rep: Panicking? I might forgive you all if you come forth with an essay on self-reflection and apologize.
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;(Idle talk)
:Have you found any help?
;(Approach Dan Heng)
:Dan Heng: Understood. If those people from the school decide to choose violence, I will hold them off.
:Dan Heng: That Galaxy Ranger might have a strange character, but she's a person of honor. Perhaps there's a way out of this.
:Fortune Academy Rep: Your time is almost up... Haha, prepare to have your names on the expulsion list! No one in your band can escape!
:Audience: 
:(Trailblazer): (What's going on... Why is the crowd suddenly cheering?)
===Investigate the ruckus near the stage===
:Charmony Academy Rep: Hang on, wait! Shortie, I never told you to expel Arfey!
:Charmony Academy Rep: She may have fell under the delinquent influence of exchange students, but no matter what, she's my most prized pupil!
:Charmony Academy Rep: Who dares take liberties with the Charmony Academy's students without my approval! Come on, just try it!
:Fortune Academy Rep: Who're you calling short? You think yourself fit to say that? ...Get away! Don't hinder me from educating difficult students and upholding school ethics!
:??: ...Heh-heh.
:??: Thank you all for helping me delay my deadline!
:??: The Dazzling Ninja a.k.a. Rappa!
:??: ...seeks audience!
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:Rappa: Ahem.
:Rappa: Everyone — We are the (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)! A school of sound ninja that tears through the sky like magnificent shooting stars!
:Audience: 
:Rappa: Life is as unpredictable as Cosmic Ninjutsu. Many unforeseen circumstances have caught me off guard, causing delays for everyone. I apologize.
:Rappa: Since it's the Ultimate Hunt, this is a golden opportunity. Sound ninja of (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party), please introduce yourselves.
:Czipo: Hello everyone! I am the Dazzling Ninja's keyboardist. My name is Czipo, and you can also call me — Ninja Initiate Keyboard!
:Czipo: I believe everyone is already familiar with me. Haha... Um, music for the win! I love the stage and everyone here!
:Dafanchy: My... name is Dafanchy... Also known as the Ninja Initiate Bass. I'm from Dreamweaver Academy, currently a bassist at... the Dazzling Ninja!
:Dafanchy: I also love music and performing on stage! Of course, what I love most is... making music with Head Ninja Rappa and the rest of the band members! We are going to keep on playing!
:Arfey: ...Honestly, I actually thought I would never return to this stage. This thought popped into my head twice.
:Arfey: The first time was because I could not accept the Dazzling Ninja's philosophy. This not a category of music that Charmony Academy approves of, and it significantly deviates from traditional music theory.
:Arfey: The second time was because... our respected representative of the academy detained me in a deliberately constructed Dreamscape under the pretense of a conversation. He ordered me to reflect alone, hoping this would stop (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)'s performance.
:Audience: 
:Arfey: However, Rappa found me both times and rescued me from that prison world, so...
:Arfey: I am the guitarist of (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party). My name is Arfey — also Ninja Initiate Guitar!
:Arfey: Our performance here is for those who refuse to see or hear, and for those who are on their high horses — to hear our voices!
:Audience: 
:Rappa: Seems like all the sound ninjas have made significant progress through this training.
:Rappa: Very well. Then, I shall announce — the final show of (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party) will begin now!
:Rappa: Please enjoy the spectacular performance we bring to you!
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;(Cutscene plays)
;(Cutscene ends)
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:Rappa: ...Huff ...Huff.
:Rappa: Sound Hunt — begin!
: ...Begin!
===Ask the live audience for their reviews of the band's performance===
;(After composing the song)
;(Cutscene plays)
;(Cutscene ends)
;(Unlock Achievement Testify)
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;(Idle talk)
:Let's rock on my friends!
:Keep it up! I'm cheering you on!
:The music party is in full swing.
:This is a report from our station.
:This show is so exciting!
:It's exactly like a professional band!
:...Dazzling! Dazzling! Dazzling!
:Music is the outcry of my heart!
:Amazing!!! I love all of you!
:I'm a fan of the band!
:I've been a fan for ten years!
:The level of this performance is off the chain!
:It sounds like a bop. It's music from the heavens!
:Elegant. It's too elegant!
:Music elevates me!
:Fight it or rock with it!!!
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;(Walk close to the stage, optional)
:Everyone yearns to be seen. Listening to the band's splendid performance, an impulse to light up the stage blooms in your heart.
:(Trailblazer): (Let's quietly creep onto the stage...)
:Enraged Spectator: Hey, what're you doing?! Trying to disrupt the show, are you? I'll report you if you do anything funny again!
;(Walk close to the stage again, optional)
:(Trailblazer): (Let's quietly creep onto the stage...)
:Enraged Spectator: There's to be a limit to your enthusiasm! The stage isn't a lawless place! Watch yourself!
;(Walk close to the stage the 3rd time, optional)
:(Trailblazer): (Let's quietly creep onto the stage...)
:Enraged Spectator: Again? ...Absolutely incorrigible. Friends, let's work together and toss this unruly trespasser out!
;(Subsequent attempts to walk close to the stage, optional)
:(Trailblazer): (Let's quietly creep onto the stage...)
:Before you can even make a move, several burly members of the audience are standing beside you, their imposing auras looming over you, and completely zoning you out of the stage that is inches away.
:Looks like your dream of performing is about to be put to an end here.
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;(Talk to the Obsessed Spectator)
:Obsessed Spectator: This is the spirit of (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party). Do those representatives of the academy have this spirit?
;(Talk to the Fervent Spectator)
:Fervent Spectator: Can you fully feel the musical allure of (Dazzling Band/Dazzling Collective/Dazzling Airship/Dazzling Initiate Hotel/Dazzling School Party)!!!
:Fervent Spectator: As long as Head Ninja Rappa gives the order, we will immediately support her as the new representative of Charmony Academy!
;(Talk to the Defensive Spectator)
:Defensive Spectator: Firstly, I am not a supporter of the school. I already graduated long before I saw this performance. But I must say that a teacher's instruction is of utmost importance for their students. In fact, I believe that there's no harm in playing conventional music.
:Defensive Spectator: I must say, a teacher's views are often more accurate than students'. But I wouldn't insist on this. I only feel that they should be more open to listening to the opinions of the school.
: You're really only thinking for yourself.
:Defensive Spectator: No no. It was just a passing remark, just a passing remark...
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;(Receive a message from Dazzling fan gathering spot)
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===Wait for the performance to finish===
:(Trailblazer): (The closing act has been successfully completed, and the music party is nearing its end. There is an odd sense of reluctance to see it end.)
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