Before the Endless Dream Ends/Story/Growing Up

(TBA)

## Script

* **Last updated:** 9 October 2023

**Characters Present****Captain****Sirin****”Vollerei”****Bronie****Start**

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**The usually energetic TeRiRi remained unconscious on the white bed.**
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Sirin**…**
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Sirin**I used to complain about how loud you were, but I'm more used.to that noisy you…**
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Sirin**When you wake up, I'll tell you everything that happened over these few days.**
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Sirin**I'm guessing that you'll giggle as you inch closer, and say…**
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Sirin**When you wake up, I'll tell you everything that happened over these few days.**
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Sirin**I'm guessing that you'll giggle as you inch closer, and say…**
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Sirin**…**
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Sirin**Never mind, I'm not going to imitate your silly words.**
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Sirin**I just want to tell you that I don't acknowledge your recklessness, but... But…**
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Sirin**Huh, what happened?**
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???**Looks like you don't intend to change how willful you are.**
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Sirin**Vollerei Senpai…?**
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Sirin**No, she would never say something like that!**
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“Vollerei”**How should I put it, then? "But an idiot like you obtained the Miracle Stone and uncovered the secret of magic girls, which has made the mature me super jelly!"**
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Sirin**Vollerei Senpai would never twist another person's heart! Who are you?**
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“Vollerei”**I've made a bigger discovery, and it's about the little secret in the prideful Sirin's heart! Do you want to hear it?**
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Sirin**You...**
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“Vollerei”**Actually, Sirin was scared that she might never solve this problem called the Miracle Stone in her whole life.**
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“Vollerei”**Sirin was scared that they might never come back. Vollerei, TeRiRi, oh, and Broboli, they’d neverrrr come back!**
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Sirin**Stop it!**
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“Vollerei”**And this is all that coward's fault. Sirin? A worthless imbecile who could do nothing right.**
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Sirin**Stop it already!**
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**She snapped and swung a heavy blow. The other jumped back, narrowly evading it.**
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**The girl who had Vollerei's face only shrugged nonchalantly.**
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“Vollerei”**You're as impulsive as ever, Sirin.**
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“Vollerei”**You and your heart are equally simple.**
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Sirin**I don't need your judgment!**
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< Defeat the Crab-shaped Creature. Story resumes after enemy is defeated. >

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Sirin**Why... why haven't you disappeared?**
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“Vollerei”**Why? Because I know you better than yourself.**
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“Vollerei”**By the law of the jungle, you should be the one disppearing.**
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Sirin**Wh-what do you want! [*sic*] (expected: want!?)**
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Sirin**…**
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**The quarrel vanished along with the illusion. In the ward, only TeRiRi's slow breathing could be heard.**
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Sirin**…**
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**Sirin stared at the dark red crystal in her hand. She had no proof, but still found it suspicious.**
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Sirin**(Is it the work of the Miracle Stone? But...)**
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Sirin**(But that illusion wasn't wrong...)**
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**Sirin shook her head to drive this pesky thought away, but—**
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Captain**…**
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Sirin**Hey… How long have you been standing there?**
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Captain**Um, sorry, I need to talk to you, so…**
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Sirin**Don't be nervous, I just fell asleep. Let's go talk outside.**
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Captain**This is all we know.**
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Captain**The Overseer and Twilight Paladin both met a mysterious girl. But as far as I know, TeRiRi hasn't come into contact with her.**
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Sirin**They had different troubles and encounters in three bubble universes, so we're unable to find a pattern.**
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Captain**We did solve Twilight Paladin's problem, but it might've just delayed the arrival of the crisis.**
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Sirin**Wow, all that effort for nothing…**
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Captain**Maybe not.**
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Captain**Because the Ether Anchor is missing, we can't do much in these two bubble universes…**
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**I pointed at the red crystal she was holding.**
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Captain**This Ether Anchor is in our hands. Since it's the original form of the Dark Lord, and the future that magic girls would face after using the forbidden magic...**
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Captain**And it just so happens that a force is restraining evil, then...**
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Captain**We can destroy it before it becomes the Dark Lord to end the cycle of tragedy once and for all.**
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Sirin**What are you talking about? No!**
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Captain**But…**
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Sirin**There's no buts. I said no and I mean it!**
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Captain**Sirin, sorry, I…**
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Sirin**Vollerei Senpai is still in there, Vollerei Senpai is waiting for me to save her…**
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Sirin**I haven't tried, I haven't tried doing it…**
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Sirin**If it's destroyed, Vollerei Senpai will…**
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**The crying stopped after a long while. The door opened a crack.**
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Captain**Sirin, sorry, I…**
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Sirin**I haven't forgiven you.**
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Sirin**I tried. I thought enough dedication and sincerity could make a difference.**
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Sirin**But nothing happened. I can't feel any fluctuations in the Miracle Stone.**
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Sirin**That girl TeRiRi made me think I could do it if I was as reckless as her…**
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Captain**No, you did remarkably. Didn't your protection magic work?**
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Captain**Maybe it's the first step, but I think it's a great start.**
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Sirin**But this isn't enough!**
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Sirin**Only knowing protection magic can help me recover the magical power that I once harnessed, but isn't nearly enough to help me save Vollerei Senpai and TeRiRi!**
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**I couldn't refute her. After all, this matter involved too many people, and had too many uncertainties.**
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Sirin**Sorry... I'm just not as strong-willed as you…**
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Captain**Don't mind it. It isn't the happy things that turned me into this.**
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**Maybe it was because of my self-ridicule, she gradually softened.**
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Captain**Aside from TeRiRi, you seem to be... worried about something else?**
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Sirin**From that day on, I realized that before the Dark Lord and the cycle of tragedy…**
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Sirin**Even the powerful Magic Security Bureau was powerless.**
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Sirin**And instead of being of help to Broboli Senpai and Vollerei Senpai, magic girls like TeRiRi and I will only make them sacrifice themselves to protect us…**
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**So her pain doesn't only come from the indifference of the Bureau, but also…**
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**I knew the word would be powerlessness, but I didn't say it.**
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Sirin**Which is why I think…**
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Sirin**In the face of this colossal difficulty, rather than putting my life on the line like TeRiRi…**
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Sirin**It's better to carry on their legacies and live a good life so their sacrifices aren't in vain.**
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Sirin**As long as I do nothing adventurous or willful, I won't lose anything again, but, but…**
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Sirin**But TeRiRi…**
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Captain**You're still affected by her, right?**
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Sirin**You've guessed it, haven't you? Yes, I'm the one who found out about Cerberus.**
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Captain**Because you too worry about her.**
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Sirin**Yeah, of course. I go back and forth on any information I obtain, but she didn't hesitate at all to…**
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Sirin**In the end, this idiot actually got her hands on the Miracle Stone.**
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Sirin**To protect us, Senpai became the Miracle Stone…**
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Sirin**To rescue Senpai, TeRiRi found the Miracle Stone…**
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Sirin**And now the Miracle Stone is in my hands, but I… but I…**
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Sirin**But I can't do anything.**
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Sirin**Aren't I foolish? Haha, I thought I really grew up the day I transformed into a magical girl for the first time at the Dark Castle.**
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Sirin**Sensible enough, calm enough, and composed enough to make every move after thorough planning.**
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Captain**But growing up doesn't mean troubles and issues automatically go away.**
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Sirin**Where can I find the answers to the problems that can't be solved by growing up?**
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Sirin**Wh-why are you staring at me like that?**
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Captain**Hmm… I'm just thinking this is what Princess Kongming meant by "the participants cannot see the whole picture."**
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Sirin**Do you people on the ship talk in riddles?**
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Captain**Haha, not really. I think you already know the answer, you just haven't realized it yet.**
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Captain**Like the situation that Twilight Paladin was in at that time.**
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Captain**But the answer would become meaningless if told by others. You have to discover it yourself.**
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Sirin**Hmph, I didn't expect you to tell me! Just you wait, I'll find a solution to this all!**
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Captain**Good, that's the spirit.**
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Sirin**Hey, are you treating me like a kid?**
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Captain**No no no, not at all.**
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Sirin**(I do feel much better after getting that off my chest, though.)**
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Sirin**(Is this why that buffoon...)**
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Sirin**(Leaving that buffoon aside, I do need to... reconsider. About magic girls, about the Miracle Stone, about... Sirin.)**
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Bronie**You're finally here.**
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Captain**What's wrong, Bronie? It's unlike you to look for me urgently. Did you lost [*sic*] (expected: lose) a game and need my help?**
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**The hacker hit her lip and threw me a look. I immediately realized the gravity of the matter.**
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Bronie**We just made a new discovery.**
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**She bared the shoulder of the girl lying in the hospital bed and gestured for me to come closer.**
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Captain**Um... Sorry about this.**
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**When I saw two bite marks on TeRiRi's shoulders, I was dazed.**
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Captain**This is… this is…**
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Bronie**Yes, the same as the bite marks we found on the Overseer and Twilight Paladin. After taking the situation into account, we can basically confirm that—**
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Captain**Enough, Bronie.**
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Bronie**…**
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Bronie**You lectured Sirin on life, but turns out you're the one who can't accept reality. This joke is not funny.**
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Bronie**You can't avoid it. When that time comes, you'll have to make a choice.**
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Captain**I know. I just need to think.**
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Captain**Think… from beginning to end.**
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