Before the Endless Dream Ends/Story/Search

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## Script

* **Last updated:** 5 September 2023

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**The worst has happened. I sighed and knocked the library door.**
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Anxious Voice**Overseer, is it you? Huh? Who are you?**
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**The face of the girl opening the door went from anxious to disappointed in an instant.**
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Captain**Hello, we're... uh, journalists from Hyperion Daily, and we heard Overseer Theresa was giving a lesson today, so…**
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Rita**We hoped to do an interview with her, but she seems to be preoccupied?**
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Anxious Voice**No, it's just... we can't reach her right now…**
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**The girl meant to say something more, but the older lady by her side stopped her.**
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Calm Woman**There's been a change in her itinerary. Sorry for the inconvenience.**
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Captain**(Tsk, this won't do.)**
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**I eyed the girls around me and hoped they'd understand.**
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Captain**Alright, guess we better head back and start writing resignation letters.**
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Delta**The hell with it. I'm not writing! It's my third day in the agency and I'm getting fired? Where's my year-end bonus?**
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Captain**Rant all you want, but the Chief Editor said if we failed to get the interview with Overseer Theresa, the whole agency would go broke.**
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Delta**Forget it. Guess I'm getting back to clearing Honkai Beasts. But what about Sirin?**
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Sirin**…**
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**Rita gently patted Sirin on the shoulder.**
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Rita**Don't be sad, Sirin. Your internship certificate is a no go, but you can still find luck elsewhere.**
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Sirin**(Why getting me into this?)**
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Captain**We made an appointment with the Overseer, and we had no idea this would happen. Sorry, we'll be on our way.**
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Panicking Girl**P-Please wait!**
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Panicking Girl**I think we should tell the journalists! The most important thing now is to find the Overseer!**
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Gasping Girl**Yeah, that way we can confirm the Overseer is okay, and help the journalists with the interview too.**
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Calm Woman**Ah, all right.**
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Calm Woman**Sorry, can we trouble you to help us find the Overseer?**
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Calm Woman**That's what happened.**
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Calm Woman**I thought the Overseer was preparing for the class carefully in the library and she lost track of the time...**
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Chatty Girl**Yeah, the latest Weekly Shōjo Run was just checked in by the library yesterday morning. The Overseer must had a good time reading it!**
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Calm Woman**…**
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Captain**(So, this Theresa is also a freewheeling one.)**
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Rita**Don't panic. According to what you told us, the Overseer is frequently seen in the library.**
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Captain**So there should be traces left by her here.**
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Rita**Indeed, I suggest we look around for anything helpful.**
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**So I began to look around at the surroundings.**
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**Something got my attention.**
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**If Theresa is a fan of Weekly Shōjo Run, she could've come here to read the latest issue after it was shelved.**
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**While I was searching for Weekly Shōjo Run through the shelves, I caught a glimpse of Sirin turning something open.**
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Sirin**(What is this? Huh? They have Magic Girls' Cafeteria too in this bubble universe?)**
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Sirin**(So that's the new story in the latest issue. Back at school, Broboli used to buy every issue and we'd share it...)**
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Sirin**(Back then, everyone was around...)**
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Captain**Judging by the publishing date, it came out only yesterday, right?**
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Sirin**Huh? Uh... yeah…**
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Captain**The comic book is in mint condition, and there are no signs of its pages being turned.**
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Captain**It's weird Theresa didn't borrow it as soon as it became available. Something else got her attention?**
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Sirin**So she never came to the library, or she got distracted by something else?**
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Captain**Perhaps.**
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**There was a card in the corner.**
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Captain**St. Freya Library Card, with... Theresa's signature on the back?**
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Rita**Looks like she was here.**
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**One particular entry among the book records caught our attention —**
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**In the last row, only "Weekly Shōjo Run June Edition" was written. No checking-out or returning date. I decided to ask the librarian.**
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Captain**Hi, I picked up a library card over there. Should be the Overseer's.**
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Librarian**Let me see... Yeah, it really is hers. Thank you. I'll keep it for her.**
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Captain**Does she come here to borrow books a lot?**
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Librarian**Yeah, she came yesterday afternoon. She took a few books and while she was filling out the check-out form, an outlander called her and they went away together.**
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Captain**An outlander? What makes you say that?**
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Librarian**She was dressed very differently. Oh, and one thing caught my attention.**
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Librarian**She has really rare red eyes.**
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**I noticed that among the panicking crowd, the elder lady managed to suppress her fear and remained calm.**
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**She might be easier to communicate with.**
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Captain**Could you please tell me the Overseer's itinerary yesterday?**
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Calm Woman**Hmm. Here, the itinerary she left in the office.**
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Calm Woman**I saw it this morning and I realized... she...**
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**The lady lowered her head and tried to hide her confused look.**
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Delta**The last entry is "1:00 pm, history remedial for students"...**
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Captain**All other items were ticked save this one.**
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**Delta frowned and checked the previous pages.**
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Delta**Oh, yeah! Maybe she has a habit to mark everything she’s done.**
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**Looking at the frustrated and frightened girls, I hesitated. The investigation result worsened their worries.**
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Panicking Girl**Journalists, you must have a conclusion now, right?**
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Captain**I have a theory…**
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Captain**It's possible that Overseer Theresa never returned after leaving the library yesterday afternoon.**
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Chatty Girl**What? Not this afternoon?**
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Anxious Girl**Then... where has she gone?**
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Captain**According to the librarian, she might have been... taken by a strange girl when borrowing comic books...**
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**"Kidnap" was right at the tip of tongue, but I switched it for a less striking word.**
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Captain**Yeah, she was taken by the girl.**
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Rita**…**
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Delta**That was fast of her, which I feel [*sic*] (expected: find) annoying.**
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Panicking Girl**So the Overseer really went missing! Waaaaah…**
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Sirin**Hey, you, yeah, stop crying. Tears accomplish nothing.**
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**The harsh comment made the young girl cry even harder.**
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Delta**See? You frightened her.**
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Sirin**Humph, she's just... naive.**
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Captain**Everyone, please leave finding the Overseer to us.**
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Captain**She must have left more information in the town. A living person doesn't just vanish into thin air.**
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Sobbing Girl**But there are more dangerous monsters out there when it's raining... Can you really find her?**
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Rita**Don't worry and just wait for us to return with your Overseer.**
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Sobbing Girl**Wah... really?**
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Delta**Uh-huh, she just promised you.**
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Calm Woman**Thank you, and please... be careful.**
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Captain**Right, if you see a girl with red eyes, tell us ASAP, okay?**
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Captain**Take care, everyone.**
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