Attack of Rejection

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## **Main Background**

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> *"It was all started by Carroll. The Carroll Games. Many users and some AI have announced their participation and appeared in various places. A struggle to defeat the Preliminary Target. Only the ones who most effectively use brain power, skills, and cooperation will prevail. Each of them have different fighting strategies, but they're all trying to reclaim freedom and wrest control of ALICE from Carroll. At last, the results of the preliminary game are about to be announced by Carroll..."*
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> -Official ALICE/GAME Part 2 Quest Info
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**Attack of Rejection** is an Ultimate Wizard quest released as the seventh quest in the ALICE/GAME story arc for the Japanese version of Crash Fever (in the Japanese version, the quest was labelled as Spectre difficulty instead).

Part 2 of ALICE/GAME also has a story quest associated with it called **Carroll's Campaign of Chaos**; the prologues will be included on Cruel Laughter's Thorn and the battle quest and epilogues will be detailed here.

After Hallucigenia is defeated in Cruel Laughter's Thorn and Megatherium is defeated in Giant Body of Destruction, the Game Masters fight Smilodon and the remaining students of Carroll Academy that are under the control of Carroll.

Anomalocaris and Archelon attack, but with the help of Leedsichthys and Megalodon the Game Masters are able to help them regain their senses. They fight against Smilodon's fierce and fast attacks, and are eventually able to defeat her as well. Smilodon, like the others, calls out to Carroll upon her defeat.

Anomalocaris calls out to Hallucigenia, Megatherium, and Smilodon to stop and snap out of it. Smilodon remarks that her head hurts, while Archelon tells them that they're being controlled by Carroll. Leedsichthys begs them to stop so they can all hang out again, and the other students start hesitating more and more. Megalodon tells them that Carroll didn't teach them anything, and Megatherium starts to cry as she starts to return to her senses.

At that moment, Carroll suddenly appears, and says that that is enough. He remarks that it is too early for "extra curricular activity". Upon seeing Anomalocaris' shocked expression, Carroll tells her to call him "Professor Carroll", before responding that he was just kidding. He asks if he scared them, and said that he wanted everyone to be good friends like they used to be. Carroll then says that she failed in doing so because of the Game Masters, and says that they have to go now, saying he doesn't want the students to become truants. With that, Carroll disappears alongside Hallucigenia, Megatherium, and Smilodon.

Musashi Miyamoto remarks that they seem to be gone now, while Anomalocaris is sad that they are separated again. Megalodon says she won't forgive Carroll for doing this to her friends. Archelon says that they should have participated in the preliminaries, but Cú Chulainn says that it was better that they didn't. She points out that the other students were controlled by Carroll and given the power to interfere with the four girls' consciousness. She also says that the preliminaries were likely just a ploy, since the girls interfered with the game and nothing happened - in addition to there being thousands of "Game Masters" already.

Cú Chulainn tells them to not worry about the other students, and says they will make efforts to rescue them. Megalodon asks why they care, especially since they are just AI. Snow White says it is because they are residents of ALICE too, so it doesn't matter if they are humans or AI. Perrault agrees, and says that he is an AI but he loves ALICE. Anomalocaris thanks them, and the Game Masters prepare for the next step.

Elsewhere, Copernicus hosts the monthly ACADEMIA conference, which Euler, Euclid, and Boole attend. Just as they start, Copernicus notices that the number of attendees appears to be different than what is normal. Boole mentions that there might be a remote attendee, and looks at the list. Euclid notices that there are 49 other attendees, and Euler suggests they open a remote channel. Many academics join in on the channel, including d'Alembert. Copernicus asks what brings them to join, and d'Alembert says that the conference is free to join, asking if she is unwelcome. Copernicus says that everyone is welcome, he's just surprised.

He goes through the list of attendees, noting Gilbert, d'Alembert, Halley, and Morse before reaching someone with an encrypted name. He says that the conference is only open to members of ACADEMIA, and says they need to confirm who they are. A silhouette appears and apologizes, although the voice startles Euclid as she recognizes who it is from. Copernicus points out that the person's face is not displaying correctly. The person just says that they can't show their name and face for now.

Euclid whispers to Euler and Boole about who she thinks the person is, while the person asks if they will be allowed to join the conference. Boole and Euler recognize the voice as well, surprised at who it appears to be. Copernicus apologizes to the person, saying they can't join while remaining anonymous. Boole calls out to Copernicus, and tells him to allow it since it is a special case. Copernicus remarks that he has never heard of such special allowance before, and Euler points out that it is because the rule was created before he joined ACADEMIA. Copernicus asks if that is true, and Euler says that it has been a special case for a long time. Copernicus then permits the person to join the conference. The person then thanks them.

Copernicus starts the conference, and mentions that they usually share the progress and results of their research. He notes that it seems like everyone does not want to discuss that. He asks if it's about Carroll, and asks how they should deal with the threat of Carroll as members of ACADEMIA. Halley laughs at him, and remarks that the idea of them working together as Academics is laughable. Copernicus asks what she means, and Halley asks him if he really thinks that everyone will cooperate to fight Carroll. Fahrenheit admits that, unfortunately, its not going to happen.

Copernicus, confused, asks to confirm that the reason they all came was to unite against Carroll. Halley just tells him to take a careful look around, and says that the others came to know what strategy the others will have. Several members of the group just stare in silence at each other, including d'Alembert, Napier, Kronecker, and Lagrange. Halley asks to confirm that Copernicus came from the 5th generation, and came to ALICE after the conflict between Academics. Copernicus says he was, and asks why she asks. Halley tells him that this game is not a friendly game, and that everyone came to ALICE for different purposes.

The mysterious person asks if they can ask a question, and Copernicus permits her to do so. The person brings up the conflict between Academics, and says that Carroll disappeared from ALICE shortly afterwards. They ask if anyone has contacted Carroll after he disappeared. After everyone remains silent, the person asks if anyone knows who might be in contact with Carroll. Euclid raises her hand, and says that she already asked Mobius and Hempel of the 1st generation of Academics, but they didn't know anything about Carroll.

Euclid mentions that, while she hasn't seen her in a while, da Vinci might know something. The person remains silent, and Euclid apologizes while saying it is just her opinion. The person says it is fine, and thanks her for the information before saying she will ask da Vinci about this matter. She points out that da Vinci did disappear a long time ago, and yet Euclid still remembers her. Euclid says of course she does, and that she isn't the only one. She says that many of them still revere da Vinci, and Boole says she is a big fan while Euler mentions that she bought a letter of da Vinci's from an auction. The person remarks that they will tell da Vinci about it, and that she will be glad to hear it. The person then says that they are running short on time, and leaves the conference while Copernicus wonders who it was.

Elsewhere, at Fatal Paradox, Zeus meets with Izanagi and Odin to discuss matters, much like they did during the war between the Peace Union and the Knights of Justice. Izanagi remarks that they are familiar with each other's faces by now, and Odin says that they should make proper use of their privileged position to lead more peaceful lives than this. Izanagi responds that while that is true, more and more problems keep arising.

Zeus says that their topic is Carroll, and points out that Fatal Paradox, Takamagahara, and Yggdrasil Wall only temporarily prevented Carroll from hacking into the systems - in the end, they were just temporary solutions that Carroll could destroy on a whim. Odin remarks that they are useless if Carroll has more authority than the AI, and Izanagi states that he is above the AI. Zeus says that now is the perfect time for them to meet, while Carroll is distracted.

Odin asks if he plans to intervene again, but Zeus responds that Carroll has taken ALICE hostage, and as a result has taken the AI hostage as well. He says that it is up to them to decide whether to watch or to fight. Izanagi says the answer is obvious. Odin says that users and AI alike are cooperating to find Carroll, and asks if he plans to entrust it to them. Zeus says that he will, but he doesn't know how long the Carroll Games will last. In addition, it is impossible for an administrator to join the game; however he will give all of his support.

He presents his suggestion: they will all gather subordinates, and form a small team as support, which Izanagi dubs as the Anti-Carroll Special Forces. Odin agrees with the idea, since it would make it easier for them to help out. Zeus says that he is thinking of sending Ares, the God of War, which prompts Izanagi to ask what he is doing now. Zeus says that Ares retired from the frontlines and is currently a defense advisor. Odin remarks that choosing ALICE's most ferocious warrior is quite the name to choose.

Izanagi says that if Zeus is sending the God of War, then he will send his own son, Susano'o. Zeus says he has no objection. Odin says that while they are strong, they can't defeat Carroll by themselves, so he will send his daughter Thor. They temporarily dismiss the meeting to gather them.

Once they gather, Susano'o, Ares, and Thor immediately began to bicker amongst themselves. Odin tells them to be quiet and to respect Ares' ability as a warrior. Susano'o complains that he will probably end up taking the brunt of it. Zeus then moves on to state their mission: he wants them to support the Game Masters in the Carroll Games. Thor says she will follow the order, while Ares and Susano'o continue to trash talk each other. Zeus tells them to not fight amongst each other.

The story is then continued in Seven Rulers.

## Counter Units

The Event Festival counter unit to this quest is Nightingale.

## Quest Overview

* [Ultimate]
* [Carroll's Campaign of Chaos] [Battle]
* [Ep.3]
* [Ep.4]
* [Ep.5]

## Post Quest Blurbs

* **Attack of Rejection**
	+ **[Ultimate]**
		- **Smilodon's Personality:** While attending school, Smilodon was loved by everyone as a reliable leader, but is now dominated by an extraordinary anger.
* **Carroll's Campaign of Chaos**
	+ **[Battle]**
		- **School Days:** The 1st batch of students seemed to have enjoyed school life, although their hobbies and personalities were totally different.
	+ **[Ep.3]**
		- **Memories of Carroll:** Megalodon said she's never met Carroll. Maybe some of their memories of Carroll are hacked.
	+ **[Ep.4]**
		- **Identity of the Anonymous Person:** Euclid and others got extremely nervous because of the anonymous person that seemed to have a large influence among academics.
	+ **[Ep.5]**
		- **Unprecedented Gathering of Gods:** Ares, Susano'o, and Thor. It is unheard of that three Gods of War with superb fighting skills should meet.

## Trivia

* Despite Nightingale being the prominent hatcher unit for this event and the counter unit for this quest, she only makes a very slight appearance in the event itself.