Sonetto: Ed è subito sera!
A glow cuts through the air. The mainsail halyard breaks in a snap.
Regulus: Well done, Sonetto! Now cut the other halyard! We need to reduce the angle of attack and depower the ship!
Sonetto: Roger that!
Regulus: But we can't stay like this for long. Vertin! Have you thought of anything?!
Vertin: It's not working. I've tried different ways, but the tempest blocked every signal I sent for help.
Regulus: So is that it?! We are as good as dead?
Vertin: Wait, there might be another way.
Vertin: I'm sorry, Ms. Radio. I need to borrow you for a second.
Ms. Radio: Huh?
The radio whimpers helplessly, but that voice is soon drowned in the fierce storm.
Vertin: Field Mission Evacuation Instructions, Article 21 ...
There is another way, just ahead.
Vertin: "Whenever there is an emergency, the field officer may send an SOS code with their wands through any transmission device with round buttons on it."
Vertin: "Any Foundation member nearby will provide immediate humanitarian aid."
Vertin: "To send the code, please turn the knob one time to the right, half to the left, and then one time to the right."
Vertin: If you succeed, you shall hear ...
"Click."
The knob is turned fully to its end point.
Radio: May the peace be with you.
Sonetto: I've never seen such a tremendous ritual.
When the light of the ritual fades, three people dressed in white show up on the deck.
They are wearing uniforms that look completely different from those of the usual investigators or Foundation staff.
"Razor" Captain: We are the special mission squad—Razor. Please show me your ID.
Vertin: Thank you so much! We are ...
"Razor" Captain: Oh, we know you, Timekeeper.
"Razor" Captain: Even in our special operation squad, you have quite a name.
"Razor" Captain: It seems you are in big trouble, huh?
Vertin: We were under attack by a giant sea monster when sailing in the Gorgon Current. Please help us ashore safely!
"Razor" Captain: Haha! Right down to business. Good, good! I like a straightforward person.
"Razor" Captain: Alright, William, Todd, better get a move on!
COMBAT
The arcane blades are incredibly sharp.
The razors pierce the monster's scales. Several snake heads are cut off and fall into the sea.
"Razor" Captain: Incredible. Is that a full-size Gorgon? I've only read about this ancient sea monster in literatures.
"Razor" Captain: Watch out! Its eyes will turn you into stone!
"Razor" soldier: There has been no witness report of a Gorgon since the 12th century. I thought the current was simply named after the mythology.
"Razor" Captain: Well, it's my privilege to have the chance to fight against it, huh?
"Razor" Captain: William, Todd! Let's see who gets it down first!
"Razor" soldier: "Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily."
"Razor" soldier: Captain, I hope you still remember our founding motto.
A broom passes by the ship swiftly. A playful, interested smile comes to Lilya's face.
Lilya: Want to compete with me in speed? Heh, have a try, if you dare.
"Razor" Captain: Ho-ho! You have guts, and I appreciate it. Bring it on!
"Razor" Captain: Speed up, my friends! We need to rush back to the Balkan Peninsula for another mission!
Sonetto: Everyone, please wait a minute!
Sonetto: The size of the sea monster ... It's shrinking!
Regulus: Errrr, what's happening now? It's gone out of sight. I have a bad feeling about this.
Vertin: Not good! It's crawling into the cabin!
Vertin: It plans to tear the ship apart from the inside! Everyone, watch ...
Sonetto: Timekeeper!
Before passing out, the only thing we can hear ...
is the screaming ...
and the hands reaching out.
...
What ... is this place?
Blue sky, white clouds, and the beach ... a strange island.
The waves are gently washing over the body.
And someone is staring at us.
???: ...
???: Your watch was wrong.
Vertin: Pardon me?
???: Your watch was wrong.
She repeats, as if this is the only thing worth saying.
Vertin: Are you talking about my pocket watch?
The numbers are now entirely different from the previous display.
???: Your watch was losing time, so I fixed it for you.
Vertin: I, I don't understand.
Vertin: Do you mean this is the right time?
???: Yeah.
???: This is the year 2007, is it not?
Vertin: ...!