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Lahai-Roi Compilation of Side Quests
Final Reverberation I
You hand the “treasure” taken from the kids to I.R.I.S. The system analysis reveals it's connected to a missing professor. You decide to look deeper.
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I.R.I.S.:
Oh? Run into more trouble, Rover?
I.R.I.S.:
A little closer, please... Hmm, this is a core component from an obsolete Academy assistant droid.
I.R.I.S.:
These models were strictly assigned to a single user. One moment while I search the database.
I.R.I.S.:
...The serial number traces back to a Professor Sestan.
I.R.I.S.:
Now this is interesting... records show all such droids were scheduled for scrapping. Except for one, which was logged as missing.
I.R.I.S.:
Correct. And who would've guessed, the Professor vanished alongside it. The official report states they both disappeared during a research expedition.
I.R.I.S.:
According to witnesses, Professor Sestan left the campsite with the droid after midnight, without a word, and they were never seen again.
I.R.I.S.:
Later, the Academy searched the professor's quarters and discovered what appeared to be a suicide note. The Academy theorized his disappearance was a suicide.
I.R.I.S.:
It seems he intended that expedition to be his final journey.
I.R.I.S.:
I'm not obligated to answer that. I won't pass judgement on the professor.
I.R.I.S.:
Moving on, I can provide you with some available facts.
I.R.I.S.:
One advantage of these obsolete droids is that their core components include a black box that logs their geographic coordinates.
Rover:
Meaning we can find the last known location of the droid and the professor.
I.R.I.S.:
Yes, that's all I can do for you now. The coordinates have been uploaded to your Terminal. Your theory ought to be verified in person.
I.R.I.S.:
Feel free to go and satisfy your curiosity.
Young Researcher:
Did the professor not tell you his name...?
Middle-aged Roya:
It is strange, but he never did. He asked us to call him "Professor," and left without a word to anyone.
Middle-aged Roya:
During his time with us, he helped to maintain our machinery. We never did get a chance to thank him.
Young Researcher:
Don't worry, I've taken note of all the details you mentioned. I'll do my best to find him when I get back!
Middle-aged Roya:
Wander here for a while, you have. Is there something I can help you with?
Middle-aged Roya:
Is he an acquaintance of yours? That nameless professor camped alone outside our village for some time.
Middle-aged Roya:
All of us still wonder. Teams, the Spacetrek Collective usually sends out on expeditions. Why is this one alone?
Middle-aged Roya:
But kind, he is. He has helped us a great deal. He keeps to himself, never causing any trouble.
Middle-aged Roya:
I have noted... his interest in the Void Storm. He has asked the tribe many questions about how it affects our daily lives.
Middle-aged Roya:
If I remember right, it's down that way.
Lias:
Rover, thank you for what you did for us before. You are someone I can trust, so...
Lias:
There are two things I want to give you.
Lias:
A professor who stayed with us for a while left these with me.
Lias:
Come to think of it, he shared with us some very practical knowledge and technology. The younger ones at camp all held him in high regard.
Lias:
He asked me to give these to someone from the Academy. But only to someone I trusted.
Lias:
I figured he must've been studying the Void Storm. He was always getting too close to it for comfort.
Lias:
Yes... the Storm took him. By the time we got to him, he was almost gone... He threw his Cassette and recorder to us right before it was too late.
Lias:
We could not make out his last words at all.
Lias:
I think when he threw these, he was desperate to get something important through to the Collective.
Rover:
I'll take them. I promise I'll bring these back to the Academy and keep the professor's cassette safe in the Archives.
You hand the professor's Cassette to the Academy's staff members and play the recorder...
Sestan:
To anyone who comes across this recording, please tell my friends: I am deeply sorry for leaving you without a proper farewell.
Sestan:
I would also like to ask you to proceed to the coordinates I'm about to reveal next. There, you will find the truth. The coordinates are...
I.R.I.S.:
Are you all right, Rover? You seem somewhat...
I.R.I.S.:
To clarify, the Academy never officially classified the professor's death as suicide. It was only theorized.
I.R.I.S.:
However... A conclusion has been reached today. A student discovered key information.
I.R.I.S.:
The moment you uploaded the data from the Cassette Depository, my system was notified.
I.R.I.S.:
Would you like to see Professor Sestan's complete report?
I.R.I.S.:
Retrieving relevant data on Professor Sestan. Professor Sestan and his assistant droid went missing during a scientific expedition.
I.R.I.S.:
According to witnesses, Professor Sestan left the campsite with the droid after midnight, without a word, and they were never seen again.
I.R.I.S.:
Later, the Academy searched the professor's quarters and discovered what appeared to be a suicide note.
I.R.I.S.:
The letter was filled with the professor's frustration and despair regarding his research career.
I.R.I.S.:
It was evident that the professor experienced significant confusion in his field and even crossed certain ethical boundaries.
I.R.I.S.:
However, a student later discovered that the professor continued his academic work after his disappearance, even if his only motivation was to reclaim a sense of meaning in his death.
I.R.I.S.:
In the end, he was able to rediscover the most fundamental principle of science— to treat all life as equal, even that of a mech reindeer.
I.R.I.S.:
This is an undisputed fact.
I.R.I.S.:
To conclude, I.R.I.S. and the Startorch Academy have reached a consensus—Professor Sestan gave his life for science.
I.R.I.S.:
The Academy expresses its deepest condolences for Professor Sestan's passing during his research...
I.R.I.S.:
No need to thank or compliment me. I'm simply stating known facts.
I.R.I.S.:
I cannot influence how others judge Professor Sestan. The reason he received this evaluation...
I.R.I.S.:
...Is simply because he was, in himself, a person worthy of such description.
Actor No. 1:
Did the professor not tell you his name?
Actor No. 1:
Hmm... if that's the case, it'll be difficult for us to find him.
Rover:
This serial number is in the format used by the Academy. Maybe I.R.I.S. knows something about it...
Rover:
So the professor's disappearance wasn't so straightforward after all.
Rover:
His log mentioned staying with the Roya tribe to survey the Void Storm. That could be a clue...
Rover:
The professor... did rush toward death. But not because wanted it...
Rover:
The system shouldn't label his ending as a suicide.
Rover:
I need to tell I.R.I.S. the truth!