Lost Island Main Story: Prologue

## Episode 1

...Aoshima. A small, tranquil, non-descript island abundant with nature.

All the islanders had simply been living happily in this peaceful land.

Happily...

**Man 1**: "Hey! The instrument suddenly started moving!"

**Man 2**: "Looks like this must be the place."

**Man 1**: "Here! The reaction is even stronger!"

**Man 2**: "Prepare the gas masks."

**Man 1**: "Yeah, I know."

**Man 1**: "Over here!"

**Man 2**: "What a reaction...! It's never been this strong before."

**Man 1**: "So it really does exist..."

**Man 2**: "I know, I can't believe it either."

**Man 1**: "So this is XH..."

**Saya**: (What lovely weather. The sky and the ocean are both so blue and pretty.)

I was heading towards the island by boat.

I was to start working at a new research institute beginning today.

When I heard the laboratory was located on a small island, I was a little worried...

But when I looked at the beautiful ocean, my anxiety disappeared.

**Fisherman**: "You're a curious one, aren't you, going to Aoshima?"

**Fisherman**: "There's not really any places to sightsee. I think you'll probably be bored."

**Saya**: "Oh, no! I'm not going as a tourist."

**Fisherman**: "Is that so?"

**Saya**: "Yes. I came for work."

**Fisherman**: "So, you're a researcher then?"

**Saya**: "That's right. How did you know?"

**Fisherman**: "Well, the Aoshima laboratory is famous around these parts."

**Saya**: "It is?"

**Saya**: (I didn't know that.)

**Fisherman**: "But you should be careful, coming to the island as a researcher."

**Saya**: "Careful...? Why?"

**Fisherman**: "It seems that researchers are not very welcome on the island."

**Saya**: "Huh!? Really? But why?"

**Fisherman**: "Well, I'm not an islander, so I don't know too much..."

**Fisherman**: "But when XH was discovered on the island and the government decided to build a research institute there..."

**Fisherman**: "It seems there was quite a bit of trouble between the government and the islanders."

**Government Official 1**: "This new energy source, extrahydrade...this XH could be the discovery of the century."

**Government Official 1**: "We would like to construct a laboratory on the island in order to research this XH."

**Islander 1**: "And where do you intend to build this laboratory?!"

**Islander 2**: "Yeah! There's no space for a laboratory in the residential areas!"

**Government Official 1**: "Do not worry. We plan to build it halfway up Mount Aoishi."

**Government Official 2**: "It is close to where the XH was discovered."

**Government Official 2**: "And we should not cause any disturbance to you islanders from there..."

**Islander 1**: "Building on the mountain?! We strongly object!"

**Islander 2**: "Yes, we object! There's no way we'll let you build a laboratory there!"

**Islander 3**: "It'll destroy the environment! Until now, we've all lived very peacefully on this island!"

**Government Official 1**: "Now now, there's no need for such anger... It's for the future of our country, you know."

**Government Official 2**: "We will also pay the utmost caution to not disturb the environment during construction."

**Government Official 2**: "We will do our best to not discharge any waste that could be harmful during our research as well."

**Elderly Islander**: "You shall not..."

**Elderly Islander**: "You shall not go near Mount Aoishi!"

**Elderly Islander**: "You will invoke the wrath of the gods!!"

**Government Official 1**: "Hmph...the wrath of the gods, huh?"

**Elderly Islander**: "You people are ignorant. Misfortune will befall you...!"

**Government Official 1**: "Say what you like..."

**Islander 1**: "That's right! Don't harm our mountain!"

**Islander 2**: "Go back to the mainland!!"

**Saya**: "Wow..."

**Fisherman**: "Even after that, it seems there was a lot of conflict around the construction..."

**Fisherman**: "But in the end, the government allegedly paid off the islanders to keep them silent. Well, I don't know if that's true..."

**Fisherman**: "But in any case, the laboratory construction began."

## Episode 2

**Saya**: "I didn't know any of this..."

**Fisherman**: "After that, the construction was finished without incident, though I did hear a bit of a scary rumor."

**Saya**: "A scary rumor?"

**Fisherman**: "Apparently, since they started building, many of the workers have disappeared..."

**Saya**: "What!?"

**Fisherman**: "The island people were all riled up, saying that there was a curse."

**Fisherman**: "The government said it wasn't true."

**Fisherman**: "It was probably just protests put on by the islanders against the construction."

**Saya**: "I see..."

**Fisherman**: "Oh, forgive me. Have I upset you?"

**Saya**: "Not at all. I didn't know anything about the island where I'm about to work, so I'm glad that you've told me."

**Fisherman**: "Well, at any rate, good luck. The island's not very exciting, but it's certainly a calm and peaceful place."

**Saya**: "I will. Thank you for all your help."

**Fisherman**: "Oh, there it is!"

**Fisherman**: "That's Aoshima."

**Saya**: "Oh my..."

It was a little hazy, but I was able to make out the shape of the island with my own eyes.

**Saya**: (How pretty...)

For some reason, I got shivers down my spine at the sight of the unbelievably beautiful island.

I don't know why.

But I definitely felt afraid...

**Fisherman**: "Okay, we're here! This is as far as I go."

**Saya**: "Thank you very much."

I got off the boat and stood on the shore.

Though the island itself was quiet, a cat walked along the bank, and seagulls flew pleasantly through the sky.

**Saya**: "So this is Aoshima..."

**Saya**: "It really is quite a peaceful island."

**Fisherman**: "Well then, best of luck to you."

**Saya**: "Thanks. Good-bye!"

The boat I'd just embarked from once again headed for the open ocean.

**Saya**: "Okay then..."

I glanced around at my surroundings.

**Saya**: (I guess I should ask where the laboratory is...)

I called out to a man that was just passing by.

**Saya**: "Um...excuse me!"

**Man**: "Yes? What is it? I don't think I've seen you around."

**Saya**: "Oh, yes! I just arrived today."

**Man**: "Then, you're from the mainland?"

**Saya**: "Yes. I'm supposed to start working in the laboratory today. I'd actually like to go there now..."

**Man**: "What's that!? You're a researcher!?"

An unpleasant expression suddenly crossed the man's face.

**Man**: "I have nothing to say to a researcher!"

**Saya**: "Huh..."

**Man**: "Get off this island right now!"

**Saya**: "!!"

The man spat out the words and then left.

**Saya**: "What on earth..."

All of a sudden, I remembered the conversation from the boat.

**Saya**: (Seems like the story about not being welcome was true...)

I had just arrived and already someone had yelled at me to leave.

**Saya**: (I had agreed to come just as soon as I heard about the discovery of the new energy source...)

**Saya**: (But now I wonder if I can really make it out here...)

Then...

**????**: "Ms. Hiramatsu Saya?"

**Saya**: "Yes...?"

And that was when I met him.

The distinguished but pompous Ryo Tsuzuki. The abusive genius Ren Nishimura. The uncouth but manly Lionel Saito.

The two of us would later get caught up in a terrible incident...