龍津路 (RTRYUSIN)

Punch Card acquired.

There is nothing inside.

Hand Crank acquired.

Mainspring acquired.

Battery acquired.

Guilü Ball acquired.

Men's Extract acquired.

To the right of the first-storey entrance, opposite the cloakroom, is a gallery with your first target. Destroy the target to open the door to front row seating from its left side. If you haven't yet, start hunting.

The right-side doorway into the audience hall is open. Take it, and destroy the two targets inside.

My, you're sharp. We're going to the second floor. Go ahead and use the main entrance. Take the second floor hall down to reach the first floor audience hall. Don't get lost. The door before the left hall is open, but don't forget the first floor terminal either, okay?

Actually, there's another terminal on the third floor, but we have a ways to go before getting there.

The first floor gallery was "odd". The room opposite the cloakroom we met by... I bet something's there.

But first, there's a bar on the right. Defeat the target inside to open the gallery door.

What is this, a punch card? Who uses this kind of thing anymore?

Maybe it's for one of the automatic intruments housed in the theatre.

There's a door in the middle of the left hall that leads to the backrooms. From there, access the basement and find the instrument storage room.

Did you not see the door to the backrooms in the first-storey hall?

Go scope it out. Once you're in the backrooms, you'll have basement access.

That's the instrument storage room.

Do you... still have that punch card?

As one would guess, it's for music. I see you have a tape recorder...

Good. Record the music that plays here, then play it back at the door all the way down the hall. Doubly guessed, the door will open to the melody.

Did you see the opening to the backrooms from the left-hand passage?

There's some special mechanism there, though the stairs to it appear buried. You'll have to go the long way around. Start by going through the door you opened with the pianola sound.

Hopping through that hole would make this a much shorter trip, but it's too high for you.

Drat. There's a wide hole in the second-storey right hall flooring that you'll need to cross over for a door. Through the pianola door, go upstairs and play a sound next to that hole. Maybe that silly drumming toy will do.

There are staircases to the right and left wings of the stage.

Use the right-hand stairs to get onto the stage for another target.

Well, well. A door opened somewhere. I suppose it's one in the basement.

You'll likely need something to make the musical instrument work.

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ah! Here's an idea!

If you assemble four recordings in tandem, it maaay sound like music!

It sounds like an involved process, but this place clearly isn't one that fancies a shortcut.

This is... a piece from a crank organ. At least, I think so...

There was one in instrument storage which, I think, was once a wangren that played music for itself...

Indeed. That fascination was how it became a wangren in the first place.

Then, a guilü came and stole this, its only means of playing, away.

No more guilü around here. Would you mind giving the bar on the second floor a once-over?

Take these stairs up to the first floor to reach the orchestra pit.

With the target backstage defeated, the door to it should open for you.

You're not half-bad. Now, if you're headed for the orchestra pit, you'll want to take the left hall on the first floor. From there, you'll take the hall passage to your right.

Go straight, jump down the hole and take the stairs on your left up to the first floor.

The stage door leads to the orchestra pit. There will be plenty of musical paraphernalia for you to peruse there.

It's odd. One, we keep finding remnants ripped from wangren scattered about. Two, we put them back, and they play. Three... they're all toys.

Listen. Err on the side of caution, and hope this isn't an elaborate trap.

A fan of detours, are you? Take the stairs to your right to reach the second floor.

I've helped clients for many years, but you're the most antagonistic yet. If all people were as free-spirited as you are, my job would be obsolete!

In some events, if a guilü's former owner reappears, that guilü will transform back into an object.

That's why ordinary townsfolk sometimes wish to enter hutongs where guilü live. I work to help those people from ending up lost, so before YOU get lost, return to your route and let ME do my job!

Enter the basement from the backrooms, and take the stairs on the right side all the way up to the second floor.

This leads to the right stage, which goes up and down like a lift. If that stage has an instrument, you can record a fourth sample.

Now, where to play all four...

Ah! Wait, wasn't there a small door across from instrument storage? Try playing the assembled music there. That door could open!

Seems there's a guilü still floating about near the stage, so to get back, take the far left stage. It's designed to move when stood on. Come to think of it, I wonder where the other stages have moved since...

This stage too reacts to music. Ride it up to the third floor.

Look carefully on the stage. The target there has sealed a door in the third-storey backrooms shut.

Watch your step. This hallway has a hole in it.

If you fall through, you'll have to cross the backrooms on the second floor and come back up the stairs. Your first seal stone is in the control booth at the end.

The sound booth's in the back, as is the first seal stone, I reckon.

If you're here to break the stone, I should warn you that it has enough malice to put up a fight. On a lighter note, try playing that silly music for this door.

Are you doing all right?

Those seal stones were made to regulate the qi flow, but now, they only amplify the malice. I know someone said more sawdust was down here, but... where?

... Whatever. We still got what we wanted out of instrument storage. Ride the stage down and meet me in the basement. Afterwards, I'll take you back to Lung Chun Road.

The motor room is under the stage, but we can't get there from here. Let's get some air, shall we?

Our cloakroom is closed. Keep your belongings with you at all times!

... ... ... Hehe, sorry. Little Fly told me you were coming.

This theatre has an unpleasant air, one I'd call "pretentious", even. I much preferred the older theatre.

It's in the Tin Tong basement. Now, which of the five elements of malice will you start with?

All right, I'll go get a feel for the current layout of the theatre. Until I find you, stay sharp.

The pianola began to play.

Recorded Pianola Sound.

(No response.)

The crank organ began to play.

Recorded Crank Organ Sound.

(No response.)

The drumming soldier began to drum.

Recorded Drumming Soldier Sound.

(No response.)

The monkey cymbals began to clang.

Recorded Monkey Cymbals Sound.

(No response.)

WhAt A nOstALgIc sOng I hEAr...

HOw LOng wAs I AsLEEp?

ThE mALIcE hAs sprEAd sO mUch ALrEAdy.

YEs, I rEmEmbEr nOw... ThE sUrgE In mALIcE hErE fOrcEd mE tO shOrt OUt. HAvE yOU cOmE tO hEAL thIs pLAcE? GEt rId Of thAt fOUL stOnE bAckstAge. MOtOr MAn hELps mE cOntrOL thE stAgEs frOm thE mAchInE rOOm In thE bAsEmEnt.

DId yOU cOmE hErE ALOnE, by thE wAy?

I wOndEr If AnItA Is dOIng wELL. HOw I wIsh I cOUld sEE hEr...

(No response.)

VErOnIcA wAs... thE LOvELIEst tALEnt In All TIn TOng ThEAtrE. HOw shE LOvEd tO sIng And dAncE...

ShE trAnsfOrmEd IntO An InstrUmEnt.

WhEn VErOnIcA bEcAmE A wAngrEn, shE tOrE hEr hEArt And bOdy In twO.

... HOw dId shE tEAr hErsElf In twO?

HOw wOUld I knOw sUch A thIng?

ShE Is bEyOnd thAt Of Us wAngrEn nOw. YOU mIght hAvE sEEn hEr ALrEAdy In OnE Of thE pILEs In InstrUmEnt stOrAgE.

EvEn nOw, I'm sUrE shE LOvEs It thEre. I'm sUrE shE rEmEmbErs hEr sOng tOO. An InstrUmEnt wOULd nEvEr fOrgEt.

Seal Stone No. 1 took a bow? Good.

But, seeing as how the qi flow is still in flux, guilü have likely taken other stones hostage... It's a little worrying to me.

Here, let me take you back. Will the front of Tak Lee Hall do?

Hey, you. Are you free right now? I want to talk with you about stuff! Hee hee. you won't say no, will you?

No, you're here because you want to be. Yes, this is how things should be.

See? I was right about you.

Surprisingly, you're just another human being like eeeverybody else.

What's in instrument storage, anyhow? Something good? Wait, don't tell me... You like music, don't you? I seeee! If that's the case, won't you sing a song for me?

Or, have you forgotten your song?

Why're you here? What do you hope to fulfil? A mission? A promise? Come on, don't hide it. Tell me!

You're here because you believe in yourself, aren't you! Ah-hah!

You seem to know exaaactly what you're doing, and honestly... it's refreshing! Look at you: a human being who knows precisely what they're aaall about!

Treasure that for me.

You don't want to die, right?

No, of course not. Death is scary! Humans fear what's out of their reach.

When death looms right over you, however, it's strangely not so bad.

You no longer fear death when you don't have to run from it anymore.

When that time comes, it means you're already dead.

Do you share "trust" with anyone?

Come on, think back on eeeveryone you've ever met. How many did you trust? How many trusted you? One? Two? Count them up.

Was that "trust" always genuine?

It's okay if you don't answer. I already know.

If something's eating away at you, why not tell me what it is?

I doubt it's malice, right? Just your boring human ego?

Hahaha, bingo!

You can't even talk to other human beings without smugly sizing them up. Yep. You all really ARE the same!

Assuming anyone left flowers on your grave, what must that person be like?

Would they be a friend, or a foe? What if this "anyone" doesn't exist?

What do you expect to leave behind? Is that when you get a flower? For leaving something wonderful? What is a "wonderful thing" to you?

There's more stuff I wanna ask.

What do you think the world would be like if you never existed in it?

Would it make any big difference? Would it alter history?

Even weaker humans than you gave me their fair share of answers to this, They were nearly aaaall the same!

You came all this way to talk, right? And yet, you have nothing to say to me at all now, do you...

I get it. It's 'cause I'm not "alive". You'll be just like me, eventually.

Although, by the time you are, you'll be long gone from here.

You must be thinking, "Geez, can this stop already?"

I'm right, aren't I?

For what it's worth, you're the first person I've seen survive in here for this long.

It tells me you have a lot of patience, at least, if nothing else.

The exit is the same way you came in. You came all this way, so you'd know.

Yeah, you're here out of your ooown free will. Nobody asked you to come, right? ... Hmph. Fine. If you want out of here so bad, hurry up and go!

(No response.)

Guilü Ball acquired.

Men's Extract acquired.

Guilü Ball acquired.

Men's Extract acquired.

Ah, right. I remember those doors now. There are some invisible doors here. You should be able to locate them.

How does one open this door, eh? I wouldn't know, but maybe you can ask that control panel character. They're on the third floor, so how... Ah. The stage is still on the third floor. You have to take the stairs.

If you find a blue doorway, feed it, all right? They'll offer a shortcut. Defeat the target behind the blue door, take the left hall into the backrooms. Get to the second floor. From there, take the stairs next to the stage up to the third floor.

Where are you going? From here, you can't reach that room on the third floor.

You strayed a ways too far.

The organ sound made the stairs appear. From them, go from the backrooms to the second floor. From the stage, take the stage-side stairs to the third floor.

Backrooms, second floor, stage. Got it?

VErOnIcA drEAmt Of A bUrnIng pIAnO. A pIAno, bUrnIng tO Ash...

ShE crIEd Any tImE shE rEcOUntEd It. ... ArE yOU Off tO sEE MOtOr MAn? FInE. I'LL OpEn thE bAsEmEnt dOOr.

HOwEvEr, A gUILÜ lOckEd thE dOOr tO MOtOr MAn's rOOm. YOU'LL fInd thAt gUILÜ In thE sEcOnd-bAsEmEnt flOOr.

Going down? If so, the stage you took earlier would be easiest.

Once you reach the basement, take the electrician's door and make for the second-basement floor.

The machine room's near those stairs you took down from Lung Chun Road.

A motor there raises and lowers the stages. It's... a great motor.

That motor's a curious one.

Or rather, that motor wangren. So, will you do as it asked...?

The right stage is on the first floor. Cross it, and proceed to the stockyard. To get down, head to the sound booth on the third floor and take those right-stage stairs down. I would take the nearest stage up to the third floor, but I think it only comes down to the first floor basement.

The second stone disappeared.

If the stones trapped your colleague, I sense there are others to destroy. For now, let's head to Lung Chun Road proper, not the Lung Chun underground.

(No response.)

(No response.)

(No response.)

I can move... the two stages... somewhat. They'll... only... go down. I can push them... a bit... more freely... if I had an extra motor.

Can you... feed me a motor? With it... I can help you more... Take this sawdust... as a token.

Sawdust acquired.

(No response.)

The electrician wore himself out. His bulbs don't flicker anymore, as if he used the last of his power.

Thankfully, you seem to know where you're headed next, right?

I wonder how the motor person in the machine room is doing.

That room on the third floor, eh? All this of back-and-forth... At least I saw this coming. Ride the left stage down until you arrive in the basement.

AAAh, I sEE, I sEE. YOU nEEd hELp mOvIng thE stAgEs.

I wOndEr hOw my mOtOr frIEnd Is...

A wAngrEn mUst stAy In hIgh spIrIts tO AvOId bEcOmIng a fULL ObjEct, bUt At sOmE pOInt, wE mUst rEsIgn OUrsElvEs.

... I'LL rAIsE thE rIght stAgE tO thE thIrd flOOr, so gEt Up and wALk AcrOss.

The stage moved. If all stages are now level, you can cross them as a bridge.

The dressing room will be at the end. I say this because the guilü boss of the theatre must be there. The girl you're looking for must be trapped there.

The girl is safe outside. Now, it's your turn, so let me know once you're ready. This also wraps up our contract, and I, for one, am taking a break!

Did you... bring it...? A motor... I can eat...?

Ahh, it's been too long! How mouth-watering this is!

I feel a little better now.

You did all this so I could move the stage for you, right?

Okay. Go to the control booth on the third floor.

The man who runs the control panel there is, yes, a wangren like me. Only the most dutiful of wangren like us can talk to humans without help! When you see him, tell him to keep me moving as you see fit. Also, I've brought down the left stage for you, so use it once you're ready!

You're THIS desperate to help a girl? I'm only here because the Snakes paid me good money to be, so before I go,

let me give you a little tip: the two seal stones you destroyed so far were JUST the two under my care.

But in fact, there are a grand total of FOUR seal stones for you to track down! Ahahahahaaaa!

Unless you break all four seal stones, your precious Divine Choices are as good as WORTHLESS!

See? I hope it helps! Ahahahaha, well, your PESKY failure of a Divine Beast candidate is in the sealed room.

Yawn... I'M due for another nap! Well, it's been fun, world! Until NEXT time... Ahahahahaha!

After I stood in front of the theatre doors and got sucked in, I woke up in this locked room.

I came to Lung Chun Road in order to tell you something. Remember that onmyoji I mentioned?

See, the onmyoji told me he needs to transport you to a distant era.

It was foretold in his book, passed down for generations, that you're the one who came to set things in motion.

Although he's known nothing about you, he's waited for you all this time... I feel the same way.

When we spoke about the almanac, I felt my sister. This is no different. That's why I believe the onmyoji.

Now, I'm looking for a taixi doll. The onmyoji needs it, but I don't know if Li Hong's found one yet.

Go pay a visit to the onmyoji soon, while I keep looking for a taixi doll. He'll give you further instructions.

She's the girl you came to rescue? Well, here's the deal: I can only escort one at a time. Who's first?

Ohhh... You must be one of those navigators, am I right?

This all started because of me. I'm sorry for all the trouble...

Not at all. I feel a bit better knowing that I helped find you. But better than that would be us leaving this dreary place...

Right. I have to find out about my sister, all these sensations inside, and now... a dream of a small island.

All right, dear, you can tell me more on the way. If you're going first, I'm ready when you are.

I want to hear what the onmyoji has to say when I find the taixi doll for him. You come too, okay?

"Taixi"? You kids know the darndest things, I swear... Well, anyways, let's go!