sresisttls | Chapter 3 | Part 14: Task Division

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Abel: …*sigh*

Niko: ...Well? Has Joker come back yet?

Abel: Nah… well… not yet, but…

Niko: See? I told you that he’s the kind of scum that runs away to only protect themself.

Niko: ...I don’t have any hopes left for that bastard.

> He really might not come back…

Abel: H-Hey! I told you, I wanna believe in Joker! Don’tcha get it…!?

Niko: Whether you believe in him or not is up to you. ...But it’s all on you when you end up regretting it, too.

Abel: Huh? What does that mean?

Niko: Heh… fuck if I know. Use your head.

> I still don’t understand.

Niko: You’re just as idiotic as Abel.

Niko: Being soft is all fine and dandy, but we’re in Basral. If you’re too optimistic, you’ll end up dying soon.

Burgess: Hey, Niko. I don’t see Orochi anywhere. Did he go somewhere else?

Niko: Yeah. If we want to actually defeat Cetus, then there are some things we need to confirm.

Niko: ...He should be back soon, though.

[ENGINE NOISES]

Orochi: Oh, look at that, everyone’s already awake. It couldn’t hurt to rest a little longer, though.

Dolly: How are we supposed to sleep when we’re going to fight that monster? My stomach’s been hurting since yesterday…

Cadena: *yawn*... Right? My body’s… been stressed out… so I didn’t get a wink of sleep…~

Dolly: ...That’s just a lie, hey.

Hansel: You’re surprisingly bold, Cadena…

Burgess: Well then, Orochi, what did you investigate? I hear it’s something necessary to defeat Cetus?

Orochi: Yeah, Cetus’ patrol route. There are several recurring patterns in its trajectory.

Orochi: It seems to have changed its mind about staying away from here, so I went back to gauge the situation… I don’t really have good news for you.

Niko: ...Is it following its third route?

Orochi: Yeah… Of all routes to pick, it chose the most bothersome one.

Flost: What’s bothersome about it?

Orochi: Simply put, the distance between the ravine and Cetus’ third route is the biggest, making it the longest. That, and…

Ian: You mean to say that when it’s time for us to chase Cetus towards the ravine, it’s going to be difficult, right?

Niko: Yeah. We could technically drive it into the first ravine near its route. but…

Niko: ...This is the first time we’re attacking it on that route, so we’ll need to be well prepared before that time comes.

Dolly: Waaaugh, are you serious? The chances of us simply dying just increased…

Evan: And we can’t wait until Cetus moves on to its next route?

Orochi: Hmm… We can’t predict when it’ll change its course, though.

Niko: This may be extreme, but there’s a chance it’ll stick to this route until we die.

Trueno: ...Then we shouldn’t bother. If we’re going to have to wait until that happens, I’m going back.

Wind: I agree with Trueno~ Idly standing by is boring.

Dolly: You two… really don’t waste your words, do you?

Burgess: Well, while that’s just the way they speak, waiting without knowing when it’ll return is...

Abel: We should still do it! I don’t care about its route. We already knew it was gonna be dangerous!

Gerard: I agree. It’s unlike me to wait. Not that I’m endorsing Abel’s ideas or anything, though.

Evan: Well then! It’s decided!

Orochi: Gotcha. You’re great help. About the role of decoys…

Abel: We’ll do it!

Niko: Hey… Are you for real? You realise that’s the most dangerous part, right?

Abel: I’m suggestin’ that we’ll do it this time. Plus, we’ve all become quite skilled at battlin’ the beasts!

Orochi: We had a feeling, based on what we’ve seen of you guys thus far, but no matter how many beasts you’ve defeated, you can’t do it on your o―

Cadena: Don’t worry about it~ We can’t drive anyway, so we’re not doing it alone~

Abel: Right! At the end, you’ll be rammin’ into it, like, BAM! That’s what you guys can do!

Niko: ...Sorry about all this.

Abel: What are you talkin’ about! Everyone’s tasks are obvious if you think about it! Leave it to us!

Dolly: It’ll be okay… I think.

Orochi: ...Gotcha. It feels kind of awkward to have to rely on you again, but I’m counting on you to lure Cetus towards the ravine.

Orochi: I want to deliver the final blow. We got wiped out the first time, so this time I want to avoid making any stupid blunders.

Evan: Sure. With that out of the way, what can we do right now? Regarding preparations and the like, I mean?

Orochi: About that. It might be a good idea to get rid of all of the other beasts before we start.

Volker: You mean getting rid of all of the obstacles on the route, do you not?

Orochi: Yeah. When we practised our strategy way back when, the beasts showed up and ruined it.

Niko: Cetus would attack both sides using the beasts in front of it. Thank fuck we were able to take a detour at the time.

Niko: But if we’d fucked up back there, we would’ve been done for. Back then, we thought that defeating a beast was impossible.

Niko: And right now there’s definitely a possibility of us attracting more beasts with the whistle we use to lure Cetus.

Niko: Even so, we should decrease the risks.

Gerard: Understood. It’s easy to get the hang of when you just use violence. That way, even the weakest of rotun can destroy a lot of them.

Niko: We’ll give the car one last checkup in the meantime. It’s not gonna be very funny if it stops working out of nowhere.

Orochi: I’ll show you the point we want to lure Cetus towards when we’re done. Oh, and one more thing… there is something I want you guys to be very careful about.

Orochi: Cetus is very fast. Once it’s spotted its target and comes running, it’ll catch up with them in a matter of seconds.

Orochi: So, after you’ve attacked it enough to grab its attention, don’t forget to distance yourselves.

Orochi: Because if everyone gets hurt in the first battle, nobody will be laughing.

Dolly: For sure…

Niko: Once you’re done with cleaning up those bastards, wait for Cetus to appear at the point we agreed on.

Evan: Mm’kay~ Shall we go, then? Good luck, everyone~

Dolly: You’re being way too casual about it…

Cadena: Let’s meet up again here afterwards! I’m sure we’re gonna defeat Cetus together! Yeah!

Dolly: And you too! Jeez…!

Niko: ...Heh.

Orochi: ...They’re a nice bunch.

Niko: ...Yeah.

Orochi: To be honest… I didn’t think I’d ever go up against Cetus again…

Orochi: I’m grateful we were able to meet them. Maybe Vista and the others sent them over…?

Niko: ...Stop it with the sentimental bullshit. It’s not like we’re walking to our deaths, y’know?

Orochi: Haha, you’re right… Sorry~

Niko: Let’s go. Driving is your job, so we need to fix up that thing properly…

Orochi: “It’s not like we’re walking to our deaths”, huh...

Orochi: Niko… Actually, I…

Orochi: ...Ever since everyone died, I’ve been… kind of searching for a place to die, myself...