Mysterious Woman

You awaken with your

head painfully throbbing,

and a mysterious woman

standing in front of you.

[??????]

Hm? Oh, you're awake

earlier than I thought.

You must feel confused,

but listen carefully. If you

don't, then I can't guarantee

your safety, okay? Alright.

All you need to know it

that I'm a secret agent for

the Schwarzwald Republic

government. We're investigating

abnormal activity between Kiel

Hyre and the Rekenber Corporation.

We saw you enter the

mansion and speak to

Kiel Hyre, so basically

you're here for questioning.

Now tell me the truth. How

do you know Kiel Hyre?

Don't...know...nuthin'?

You sure about that? Only

a select few can even speak

with Kiel Hyre in person. You

must have some connection

to him. I'm right, aren't it?

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Are you trying to protect

him? I think that you might

not understand what kind of

person you're really dealing

with here. I'll tell you what

I've learned about him...

Kiel Hyre. CEO of the

Kiel Hyre Foundation,

manufacturer of various

machinery. His company started

as a small Einbroch store whose

technology slowly grew famous.

Rekenber Corperation offered

a merger with the Kiel Hyre

Foundation. We're still not

sure why they wanted Kiel

Hyre in particular to repair

and develop their Guardians...

We're also not sure why

they wanted to suddenly

focus more on Guardian

development. Then, all

of a sudden, Kiel Hyre's son

appears from out of nowehre.

It's very suspicious.

There's no records of his

birth or anything. Still, maybe

Kiel Hyre really did have him

with his secretary, Allysia.

Well, no one is really sure.

In any case, Kiel Hyre's

son and heir, Kiehl, helped

his father establish this

special academy as their

way of giving back to society.

Almost every corporation and

organization tried to get their

spies to enter this academy,

but all of them were rejected.

it's strange. At least one of

them should have made it in.

And recently, Kiehl Hyre

has held a secret meeting with

Rekenber executives to announce

his new project. He intends to

create advanced humanoid robots

that will replace guardians!

Our spies reported that

Kiel Hyre was nowhere to

be seen at that meeting,

as well as his trusted

secretary, Allysia. He...

He just disappeared!

Then, Kiel Hyre pops back

in his mansion after all

this time as if nothing

happened! At the same time,

Kiehl disappears, under the

excuse of conducting research.

Rekenber is sponsoring

both Kiehl and Kiel, but

there's some kind of conflict

going on between father and

son, I just know it! Now tell

me, what's going on?

I'm not sure how well you

know this country, but the

fact that Rekenber is invoved

must tell you that these aren't

good people. Tell me what

you know about them!

You tell the woman

everything you know

about Kiel Hyre. Your

voice quivers with sadness

whenever you mention Elly.

I see, I see...

That poor girl... So...

Your involvement in this

is a coincidence? In that

case, I want your help

in our investigation.

If you don't cooperate,

then I can't guarantee

your safety, adventurer

Huh? What...?

What does that mean?

Are you threatening me?

Great.

I'm Agent Mitchell Layla.

From here on, you're working

for the Schwarzwald Republic!

[Mitchell]

I've got some new

information for you.

There's an old lady in

Juno that knew a woman

named Allysia 30 years ago.

The clincher is that this

Allysia from 30 years ago

commited suicide, and is

identical to Kiel Hyre's

secretary, who is also

named Allysia.

This is too much of a

coincidence. I want you to

go to Juno and investigate.

When you're done, talk to

Kiel Hyre's steward, and

he'll send you over to me.

Yeah, I know.

That guy actually

works for me. Anyway,

when you're ready to go

to Juno, let me know, and you

can board the federal airship.

Are you ready?

I'll let you board

the federal Airship so

you can get to Juno, and

finish your mission quickly.

Good luck. Once you

complete your mission,

make sure that you report

to Kiel Hyre's steward so

that he can send you to me.

Take your time...

But keep in mind that

I'm not a patient woman!

Ah, you're back.

What do you have

to report from your

investigation?

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Ah, I see. Good work.

Why don't you go speak to Kiel

Hyre and confront him with

what you've learned about

his past? Yeah, grill him.

Wear this hidden mic,

so we can send help if

you're endangered. I want

you to find out who Kiel

really is, and what's his

relationship to Rekenber.

Shouldn't you be

leaving about now?