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Doctor Amiya Ch'en Kal'tsit Rosmontis Fumizuki Wei Yenwu ??? PRTS
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• After operation

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Back on Rhodes Island, the Doctor takes FrostNova's body to the Integrated Bioprocessing Unit – and meets Rosmontis, an elite operator, for the first time.

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<Background 1>
6:30 p.m.
PRTS	Number 00000-00002, Clearance Level-8. Dr. {nickname}, thank you for visiting the Rhodes Island Integrated Bioprocessing Unit. Your intentions have been determined through analysis of available biological data. In addition, the system detects that you are in a bad mood.
<Dialogue branch starts here>
Doctor	Leave me alone.
PRTS	Dr. {nickname} is displaying aggression. Rest assured the system will not electrocute you. There is no need to fear these tests.
<Dialogue branch>
Doctor	......
PRTS	Dr. {nickname} fell silent. Whether silent protest or refusal to communicate, I believe it is an expression of an autism spectrum disorder. Please, by all means. The system treats all equally.
<Dialogue branch>
Doctor	And what would count for a good mood?
PRTS	Good and bad are subjective judgments. However, this system has collected nearly all documented states of mental activity, as well as hormonal criteria for various types of neurological excitement. So you could argue that the system's subjective judgment is substantially closer to objective truth. Therefore, no matter what action Dr. {nickname} may take, the system will be able to process it to some degree. Which is to say: you may do as you wish. PRTS is equipped with a nonlethal pacification function. Should you take unreasonable action, you will lose consciousness for 3.55 working hours, ensuring you maintain a behavioral standard close to normal.
<Dialogue branch ends here>
PRTS	Welcome home, Doctor.
Doctor	Can this really be called home?
[Someone walks to the Doctor.]
???	Are you Dr. {nickname}?
Doctor	Huh? / ......? / Hello?
???	It's you. I'm sure of it. I can feel it... you're a little different. But... the person you're holding, that uniform... Can I ask who's that you're holding?
<Dialogue branch starts here>
Doctor	A fighter.
???	Fighter? Oh... she wounded you. Were you fighting? No, you weren't... This isn't a lethal wound.
<Dialogue branch>
Doctor	One of my people.
???	Is she Infected too...? No, that's not what you meant. Dr. {nickname}, you seem like you lost something.
<Dialogue branch>
Doctor	A friend.
???	She's your friend? But... you barely know her at all. I don't know... this might disappear soon.
<Dialogue branch ends here>
Doctor	What... do you feel?
???	Traces of people communicating with each other. Smell, warmth, shape. I'm not sure, but she...
[The girl reaches out to FrostNova.]
<Dialogue branch 1 starts here>
Doctor	(Let her).
???	Hm. No. You don't want me to do that? No. I'm an outsider. I don't know her. I can't do this, can I? I'm sorry.
<Dialogue branch 3 starts here>
Doctor	Can you read minds, like Amiya?
???	No, I can't... Amiya is special. I know Amiya's Arts... and I think she suffers a lot.
<Dialogue branch 3>
Doctor	......
???	I... I can't touch her, and I can't feel her. Her connection to this world has no connection to me. I... I have no right to touch her.
<Dialogue branch 3>
Doctor	I'm having trouble understanding you.
???	The other operators say that too. There are a lot of big personalities at Rhodes Island... But I might be weird, even for them.
<Dialogue branch 2 starts here>
Doctor	(Stop her).
???	Oh... I'm... I'm sorry... I...
<Dialogue branch 4 starts here>
Doctor	Sorry.
???	No, it's fine. I'm used to it.
<Dialogue branch 4>
Doctor	......
???	P-please don't be mad... When you don't speak, I... I don't know what to say.
<Dialogue branch 4>
Doctor	I'm sorry, little girl.
???	I'm fine. I'd much rather someone be straight with me than be scared of me. So I'm fine.
<Dialogue branches end here>
???	Did you want... to use this machine?
Doctor	If this is indeed the final resting place of the Infected.
???	...it is. Just a second. Let me check the log. Yes, they cleaned this cabin already. Put her on this slab. Easy now. There. Then the slab will slide in there, and... wait for it to close, and finally press this button.
Doctor	You're really familiar with it.
???	Oh, I've had to use it a lot.
Doctor	Why...?
???	This is where all of Rhodes Island's Infected end up. And if I knew them, if I felt them, if they were my teammates, I always take care of them myself. The original manual was really complicated, but I wrote down how to use it in my terminal. Just a quick look and I can feel it.
Doctor	Feel what?
???	Hmm... it's like a chain.
Doctor	A chain...?
???	Or I could say it's like seeing the links between people. Sending off the people tied to you means untangling the lines around them. The other ends of the threads are still tied to us, but even when the one side is gone, the threads don't hang down. It feels like you've lost something inside yourself. Something you didn't know was there, but knowing it won't come back.
Doctor	Why would you want to feel that?
???	Because if you know the feeling, it won't suddenly sting you, right?
Doctor	So then you...?
PRTS	Excuse me. Identifier for Rosmontis, elite operator present in Rhodes Island Integrated Infected Bioprocessing Unit, will expire in fifteen minutes. I will update you momentarily. Stand in place for about fifteen seconds. In addition, there is a skirmish taking place by the starboard hull. If possible, please assist after updating your identification code, in order to reduce resource consumption.
Rosmontis	Oh, okay. I'll go do that. I'm making a note of it in my terminal.
PRTS	Reminding you for the sixth time, if you would allow access to this system, it could send the information directly to...
Rosmontis	No. I'm... the only one who can use this.
PRTS	Understood.
Doctor	Elite operator...?
Rosmontis	PRTS means me.
Doctor	Should I call you Rosmontis?
Rosmontis	Yes... Rosmontis. What... about her? I think... I should at least know her name.
Doctor	FrostNova.
Rosmontis	FrostNova... A good name. Hello, FrostNova. ...Bye bye.

“

In Wei Yenwu's office, discussions about the situation boil over into disputes. Questions. Doubt. Blame. Disappointment. Persistance. Sighs. In the end, Ch'en chooses to fight alone.

”

<Background 2>
Wei Yenwu's Office – 6:30 PM
Kal'tsit	Correct, Mr. Wei. Thirty-two hours from now, the core city will collide with Lungmen. Its urban identification code has not been changed, which means that the core of Chernobog, this nomadic city, is still Ursus territory.
Ch'en	So attacking it would be an act of war...?
Wei Yenwu	Reunion holding Ursus hostage like this is the height of absurdity.
Kal'tsit	You're unreasonably calm, Mr. Wei. Did it maybe occur to you what a peace-loving country the Empire is?
Wei Yenwu	Ursus expansionism is driven by a lust for wealth, territory, and growth. If it was profitable, the Empire would start a world war without a second thought. And they would've done it decades ago. But to provoke a war with Yan? The fact that Yan has not waged war for centuries does not mean they lack the capacity to fight. But I'd say a militaristic state might struggle to understand what it is that's led to Yan's prosperity. A world war would leave both sides devastated. Yan would need a long time to recover, but Ursus, with its myriad internal conflicts, would take it even harder. Ursus is no longer the world-devouring beast it once was. Only fools and madmen would wage a war that is costly, unprofitable, and doomed to fail.
Kal'tsit	Mr. Wei, as far as I know, fools and madmen are a dime a dozen in the nomadic cities of the world.
Wei Yenwu	Weeding out such people is one of my most important duties. And it's a function of the State Council of Ursus.
Ch'en	......
Wei Yenwu	Once the State Council responds, we'll implement measures to put a stop to the Chernobog core. The diplomats will handle the rest. Our only responsibility is to take control of this crisis before it gets out of hand.
Kal'tsit	You have that much faith in the Empire?
Wei Yenwu	No. I have faith in mutual interest. Fighting war after war teaches bitter lessons. And even though Ursus has won a lot of riches from its wars, it has been unable to fight the internal rot those wars have bred... It has not been able to integrate the peoples and lands it has conquered. And no nation can handle a rebellion while choking down the poison brewed by the mutual crisscrossing hate of its own populace. The Empire of Ursus is a rotting corpse posturing to look strong.
Kal'tsit	And that is why you believe Ursus will act in its own interests and abide by their deal with you?
Wei Yenwu	I have no deal with the Chairman of the State Council, verbal or otherwise. But the two of us have about the same amount of sanity left. Fumizuki, send the message for me. I have to make use of this time...
Fumizuki	Um.
Wei Yenwu	...Fumizuki?
Fumizuki	There is another message here. For you. Dr. Kal'tsit, Amiya, Ch'en... you should hear this too.
Wei Yenwu	Fumizuki?
Fumizuki	You will change your mind when you hear this.
Wei Yenwu	I don't think so.
Fumizuki	If you reject their help again, we'll truly be isolated.
[A recording is played.]
Recording	"Chief Wei, you must act immediately upon receiving this message."
Wei Yenwu	What...? That's my Messenger.
Recording	"The following has been Arts encrypted."
Deep Male Voice	"Mr. Wei, Groups Three and Four are standing down. We are unable to get to the source of the matter." "I can't even speculate on who the mastermind might be." "They were whispering from the parliamentary gallery, laughing at my miserable, helpless performance. But I found no evidence to hold them accountable." "If something happens in Chernobog, you must do everything you can to stop it. Otherwise, who knows what will happen?" "You have the wisdom and ability to stop it at its source. What we could not do, you must do in our stead."
Fumizuki	That's the end.
Wei Yenwu	...I want to hear the rest.
Fumizuki	The rest is the Messenger's soliloquy.
Wei Yenwu	He's my Messenger. Let me hear it.
[Another recording is played.]
Deep Male Voice	"I was unable to meet Chairman Witte, and the Messenger he sent to liaise with me was waylaid by unknown forces. Fortunately, that Messenger is still safe and sound." "The Messenger slipped out of Deity Grypherburg in the dead of night, and someone secretly aided him. I believe there are forces within Ursus vying for supremacy." "I was attacked many times on the road after that. And there were many others who tried to protect me."
Wei Yenwu	Witte tried to help them...
Deep Male Voice	"I reached the Ural Rift and commandeered a messaging station. What happens now, even I don't know." "I hope to make it back to Lungmen, to enjoy the flavors of home once again."
[The recording ends.]
Wei Yenwu	How is he now?
Fumizuki	Unclear if he's alive or dead.
Kal'tsit	It sounds like the Chairman of the State Council plans to stand by and see how this plays out. The State Council is at the heart of the Empire... But Chernobog is out on the periphery now. The borderlands mostly belong to the Army, and some remnants of the ancient nobility. The Army hasn't had a chance to engage in such operations since the Great Rebellion, but the Infected did. The ancient nobility, closely watched as they were, couldn't have planned the Chernobog incident, but the Infected could. Indeed, most of Reunion's Infected had no training, they didn't stand a chance against the Ursus Guard and the Chernobog riot police– But a Catastrophe did. Chernobog failed to split the plates in time, and there was nothing they could do against a Catastrophe. Reunion had to infiltrate the city early to stop the security forces from mobilizing, while the Army ignored their maneuvering. Lungmen and Rhodes Island anticipated Reunion's actions, and the L.G.D. made a plan to annihilate them, but Chernobog... Even to this day, Chernobog, and the Ursus Court... haven't said a word. Now we know why. Writing off the city and all its inhabitants, Ursus handed Chernobog over to Reunion. And the Infected, who have lived so long on the threshold of death that they no longer fear it, would assume control of the city after the Catastrophe.
Fumizuki	They didn't have to do anything. They just... got out of the way. They only had to let it happen.
Amiya	But after suffering a Catastrophe, Chernobog was just a dead city with nothing of value...
Fumizuki	Which left the Infected heading for Lungmen! No matter who's running Reunion, this... all the elements were perfectly aligned...!
Wei Yenwu	— Give the order. The censors must stand down, use force if necessary. We will prepare for war. We must be absolutely certain we can disable that core before it's too late. And no one is to know of this until the Chernobog core is stopped.
Amiya	Mr. Wei?!
Fumizuki	You're going to start the war yourself?
Wei Yenwu	Fumizuki, you've seen all Lungmen has been through, you must know. My brother wouldn't stand for me starting a war with Ursus. ...I must take the initiative, we must take control of the situation, even if it costs all of Lungmen.
Kal'tsit	Starting a war means being seen as an aggressor. It makes it more difficult to forge alliances. The first one to enter a state of war is likely to find itself isolated.
Amiya	But... the worst part is, no one can know the truth until after the war is over, whatever it might be...!
Kal'tsit	Some countries don't even care about the truth. All they want is an excuse. But, Mr. Wei, I believe we can achieve peace through diplomatic means.
Wei Yenwu	Thank you for the suggestion, Madam Kal'tsit. But I'm afraid Witte and I are the last hope for peace between our two countries. Whether our enemy is the Empire's Third Army or the Emperor of Ursus, this war is going to happen eventually, even if we are certain to win it. Peace is no longer possible. If Witte is too meek to use official channels to put a stop to this, it means he'll face too much resistance and criticism for it, even if it works. He's a politician. He has to look out for himself. Having pushed him this far, the Empire's bureaucracy may be in some state of semi-paralysis.
Kal'tsit	A couple of divisions can hold Ursus hostage, but not Lungmen. This is not Ursus, you're entitled to an emergency response to another moving city.
Amiya	Wouldn't it then be too late to separate the city?!
Wei Yenwu	If the core is not stopped, the collision will destroy Lungmen. And the conflict that follows will cause further, unfathomable disaster.
Amiya	But to stop the core...
Wei Yenwu	Firing our guns or sending a spec ops team would indeed mean a declaration of war on Ursus. Anything Witte might have been able to stop has been cut completely loose by the Chernobog core. An isolated city, cut off from all communication, left with nothing but identification codes, needs very little explanation. As you say, Doctor. It's up to Lungmen now. Only we can stop the Chernobog core.
Kal'tsit	Think carefully, Mr. Wei. There are serious consequences to an act of war.
Wei Yenwu	War is serious business, but the other choice, as far as Lungmen is concerned, would be far worse.
Amiya	...... Mr. Wei. Rhodes Island...
I'll go.
Wei Yenwu	......
Kal'tsit	......
Amiya	Huh... Miss Ch'en?
Fumizuki	Ch'en?
Ch'en	I'll take care of it.
Wei Yenwu	You're a Lungmenite.
Ch'en	I can leave Lungmen.
Wei Yenwu	Superintendent Ch'en, don't play the hero. This isn't your responsibility.
Ch'en	If Lungmen needs a traitor, let it be me. I'm sick of you, Wei Yenwu. You and your precious city. I stopped being a Lungmenite even before you dug your claws into the slums.
Wei Yenwu	Now is not the time for a debate on ethics.
Ch'en	What did they do? Why did you have to do that to them?
Wei Yenwu	"What did they do?" Tell me, Miss Chen, what did they do? Tell me, where was it Reunion hid themselves? Where was it they snuck into our city? You trust the slum dwellers, but do they trust you? Where did that trust come from? Have any of them, aside from your informants or Lin Kojui's ears, reported the Infected infiltrating their homes?
Ch'en	Things happened so fast! That doesn't mean anything!
Wei Yenwu	Did you receive even a single tip?
Ch'en	......
Wei Yenwu	Yes or no?
Ch'en	No.
Wei Yenwu	Not one. Not a single person stepped up. They don't trust you. They would rather put their faith in foreign provocateurs than the Rat King or the Superintendent of the L.G.D.
Ch'en	Maybe Reunion was threatening them. Reunion's Infected are known to be violent and dangerous.
Wei Yenwu	Did they forget that Lungmen has never raised a hand against them? I don't blame them for supporting each other. In fact, if the Infected didn't support each other, if they hated each other instead, the slums would have long since destroyed themselves. But they could have opposed Reunion. They could have come together with the Rat King's people to fight the infiltrators, they could have asked for your help—
Ch'en	They don't trust—
Wei Yenwu	Exactly. They don't trust you. After all you've done for them. They still don't trust you.
Ch'en	We should have sent the L.G.D. into the slums long ago!
Wei Yenwu	It was the locals who didn't want the L.G.D. in the slums. They were the ones working against my L.G.D. time and time again. Even as Lin Kojui and I worked so hard to root out the criminals and foreign agents from the slums, it was those same locals who scoffed at the sacrifices of our soldiers. Was it Lungmen that rejected them? Answer me, Miss Ch'en.
Ch'en	......
Wei Yenwu	Look me in the eyes and answer me!
Ch'en	It's not their fault.
Wei Yenwu	Then whose, pray tell, is it? How many times have I told you? You have the right to your own thoughts and opinions... provided you don't let them affect your work. The L.G.D. is here to protect Lungmen. The Special Inspection Unit is here to guide the L.G.D. to protect Lungmen. The slums you've done so much for have become a vulnerability that could lead to Lungmen's destruction. Reunion exploited the Infected among them to distract us, letting our guard down to Chernobog. The measures we took to fight off Reunion left us open to this maneuver by the core city. And those Infected stood by and did nothing. If Lungmen falls here, it is ultimately by their hand.
Ch'en	No...
Wei Yenwu	Who should be held responsible for turning Lungmen into a flashpoint? Who is responsible for lives lost and blood spilled? So much destruction over a few neighborhoods... just because we didn't act in time.
Ch'en	When you say "act," do you mean—
Wei Yenwu	Whose fault is it?
Ch'en	......
Wei Yenwu	Was it Lungmen that rejected them? No. It was they who rejected Lungmen.
Ch'en	So you'll dispose of them?
Wei Yenwu	Indifference and a lack of vision already destroyed them. I have no reason to care for these people anymore. Ch'en. We are all tainted with our innumerable mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. All we can do is fix them, or cover them up for a while. There is always someone who can do what I can't. But for now, I still have things to do.
Ch'en	Everyone makes mistakes? I know what you're saying. The Infected are a mistake, as long as they exist in the city?
Wei Yenwu	...Pigheaded girl. Superintendent Ch'en, I have told you everything. Now do what you must.
Ch'en	Alright then. *Inhales*... Wei Yenwu, what I must do, what the L.G.D. must do, is name who is at fault, and correct the mistake. It seems that, according to your definition, I am at fault. We could also say I am the mistake. Because I am Infected.
Wei Yenwu	You–
Fumizuki	Ch'en?!
Amiya	Madam Ch'en...
Ch'en	There is no need to hide it anymore. For three years, you've been hiding my infection from the world. Now that the Infected have no place in this city, neither do I.
Wei Yenwu	Nonsense!
Ch'en	She and I are both Infected. I don't belong here. I know what I must do, and I won't be making any more mistakes. I'm the only one who can stop her.
"Don't feel bad. I understand. We're sworn brothers, aren't we? Brothers... remember where we came from." Sworn brothers ruined.
Ch'en	I am Infected, and a traitor to Lungmen. I am the only one who can do this.
"I hate you. And I hate them. I should love you, but right now I hate every last one of you." Blood relations ruined.
Ch'en	We've come this far. All we can do is keep going.
"Why me? Why does it have to be me? Who could feel safe sitting here?" Close family ruined.
Wei Yenwu	No. If you leave this office today, Ch'en Hui-chieh... you will be an enemy of Lungmen. You will never again be allowed to set foot in this city. And all that we've worked for together for the past ten years... will come to nothing.
Ch'en	Everything I worked for came to nothing as soon as you did what you did. Lungmen is about to go up in flames. A battle is upon us. You have your ways, I have mine. The only difference is, I'm not like you. I don't think anyone is a "mistake."
Wei Yenwu	I won't let this city fall. But I won't go in without a plan either. Power is a tool, at the end of the day. If you are going to use this tool to tinker with the world, you have to conform to its expectations.
Ch'en	Um.
Wei Yenwu	Don't make a mockery of yourself, Inspector Ch'en.
Ch'en	......?
Wei Yenwu	Laugh at that, and you're laughing at yourself. I raised you to change it. I hoped that you would change this world to want more than prosperity and growth.
Ch'en	So, has it changed? Can it be changed? Does everything I've worked for actually mean anything?
Wei Yenwu	Even if it can't now, it must be someday. You're going to make sure it can be changed.
<Background black>
Receptionist	Wait! Stop! Who are you?! You can't go in there... security?! Where are the guards?! There's an intruder!
<Background 2>
[Wei's Shadow Guards enter the office.]
???	Lord Wei, we will act.
Wei Yenwu	Get out.
???	Let us act!
Wei Yenwu	You shouldn't have come.
Ch'en	Heh... haha, ahahahaha... Wei Yenwu, that's all it took to show your true colors? Your private army just shows up here in your office?
???	Madam Ch'en, Lungmen is threatened!
Ch'en	Sounds like you have a strong sense of duty. But I don't believe a word you say. If you have something for him, go ahead.
???	Lord Wei... it is within our means to infiltrate the city, kill the mastermind, and stop the collision! We shall sacrifice our lives for the city, and lift this burden from thy shoulders!
Wei Yenwu	Get out!
???	Lord Wei!
Ch'en	How about it, Wei Yenwu? Will you send them, or send me? Is that a tough choice? Why is it you're so decisive when it comes to killing people and so indecisive when it's time to save them? That's how it is now. That's how it was then. I didn't expect a chance at a proper goodbye. I've thought about it many times, Wei Yenwu, but I never expected to give anyone a proper goodbye. Miss Fumizuki, I'm sorry my mom treated you like that. Thank you for looking after me all these years. I've always thought of you as family.
Fumizuki	...Ch'en?!
Wei Yenwu	Superintendent Ch'en!
Ch'en	Not anymore. This badge? You can have it back.
Wei Yenwu	Seize her!
Ch'en	You want to fight here first? To decide who's the real traitor?
???	Superintendent Ch'en, the enemy is at our gates!
Ch'en	I'm Infected. I'm your greatest enemy.
???	Cease and desist! Or I will show no mercy!
Ch'en	Who have you ever shown mercy?!
???	...Hng?!
Ch'en	Don't sound all high-and-mighty about things you can't do!
???	Lord Wei, look out!
Ch'en	Chi Xiao – Rouse Qi!
"Brother, if this sword is used to slay dragons, does it also work on Dracos?" "It just might. Looks like I'll have to be more careful around you, haha..."
Kal'tsit	Her Arts... are overflowing?
Amiya	Doctor, get behind me! I'll block the Arts!
Kal'tsit	No... It'll just get torn apart by that kind of power. She's not aiming for us. Get out of her range right now.
Amiya	Ah, okay!
Kal'tsit	Her Arts are beginning to expand. Back up!
Ch'en	—Release!
[Ch'en unsheathes the Chi Xiao sword at the Shadow Guards, but they narrowly blocked it.]
???	The dragonslaying sword... unsheathed?! Tsk...!
Ch'en	You can block it with just your wrist?
???	Most astute! I see your swordsmanship is sharper than ever, Superintendent!
Kal'tsit	...Tempered Originium. Chi Xiao, huh? To think that they're still making weapons like that...
Amiya	Doctor, is that sword specifically forged to fight against energy-based Arts? ...At first, Madam Ch'en didn't even let me look at that sword. Was she envisioning a situation where I would be an enemy...?
Ch'en	Out of my way!
???	Lord Wei, the Superintendent has chosen her path. I may not be able to block a second blow. Shall I put my life on the line? Through my death, I assure you that Inspector Ch'en will remain in Lungmen. Though I cannot guarantee that she'll have her limbs intact, I can ensure that she lives.
Wei Yenwu	–Impermissible. You, fall back. Don't engage her directly!
???	I shall immediately alert my brothers.
Ch'en	Planning to call reinforcements? Chi Xiao–!
Wei Yenwu	Cease!!
Ch'en	Gah..!
Wei Yenwu	Hui-chieh, are you going to use the cloud-splitting sword?
Ch'en	......
Wei Yenwu	Don't forget, who taught you your swordsmanship and your Arts? I never once thought to strip you of your swordsmanship, but I will no longer play nice at this point. Don't force my hand, Ch'en Hui-chieh.
Ch'en	Do it then, Master Wei. Chi Xiao answers to me. The day you gave me Chi Xiao, did you think I would slay you? I won't use it to spill your blood, Wei Yenwu.
Wei Yenwu	......
Ch'en	You think you're protecting me, right? My mother died to depression. Talulah was taken away. I contracted Oripathy in the course of my work. You think everything you've done was for the sake of protecting me, don't you? Is that because of your guilty conscience, or because of your confidence in your own strategies?
Wei Yenwu	I don't want to witness another tragedy ever again.
Ch'en	Liar! Wei Yenwu, there are those who this sword seeks to kill... and those who it seeks to protect. If she truly wishes to destroy Lungmen...!
Wei Yenwu	No... No. You must not go.
Ch'en	I never thought I would beat you and your Black Cloaks here. ...But there is more than one way out of here, Wei Yenwu.
???	The window?!
Wei Yenwu	Ch'en Hui-chieh! Stop this foolishness! We're hundreds of meters above the ground.
Ch'en	This wouldn't be the first time I've used the window route. Or the second.
Wei Yenwu	— Ch'en Hui-chieh, you must not go to her!
Fumizuki	Ahhh... Ch'en...!
Wei Yenwu	You mustn't repeat the same mistakes! You can't go down the same path we did! If there's anyone who should die for this city, that person should be–
Ch'en	*Sigh.* Uncle... No... Wei Yenwu. Starting today, we are strangers.
<Background black>
The sound of glass smashing echoed across the room, and Ch'en falls face-up from the tall building. The lord of Lungmen let out a thunderous roar, and the man in the black poncho leapt toward the window like an arrow springing from a bowstring. But Ch'en had already made up her mind.