Scenario:Detective Barawa and the Jewel Resort Incident - Chapter 1: Cards on the Table - Episode 3

Detective Barawa and the Jewel Resort Incident - Chapter 1: Cards on the Table - Episode 3

The crew and other passengers seek refuge from the monsters, inadvertently trapping themselves in a single room where the door is locked by a puzzle. Detective Barawa determines that this trickery must be the work of Phantom Thief Chat Noir, and with the help of (Captain), attempts to solve the puzzle.

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Monsters: !

Christina: Unbelievable... What are you louts doing? Go and help get rid of those monsters! Quickly!

Christina: Therese, you lead the vanguard! Everyone else makes sure the guests get to safety!

Therese: Leave it to me! I'll twist these monsters into pretzels!

Christina: I suspected this would happen. Putting Therese on guard in the casino hall was sheer genius on my part.

Christina: Phantom Thief Chat Noir... That rat has finally set his plan into motion.

Sarya: What's going on here!

Barawa: Vas, quick! Get somewhere safe!

Vas: Sorry, Barawa... This time it seems I'll be under your wing.

Sarya: Something's wrong! These monsters... It's as if they're being manipulated into causing harm...

Barawa: Then we have even more reason to get a move on!

Sarya: Yes, but...

Barawa: We can deal with the case later! Right now we need to worry about ourselves!

Sarya: Right!

Vyrn: Everybody is running that way! Maybe they know a safe place to hide!

Vyrn: We beat some of the monsters, but there's more where that came from! Let's get out of here!

And with that, (Captain) and the crew escape from the remaining monsters by running to another hall.

Vyrn: Sheesh, even we can't deal with that many monsters!

Vyrn: Speaking of numbers, there are a lot of people in here.

Lyria: We're all squashed in like sardines!

Vyrn: Is this everybody who's on the ship?

Lyria: Maybe, but I haven't seen Therese...

Christina: One of my toads is missing too.

Vas: My butler doesn't seem to be here either...

Sarya: Hmm, perhaps...

Bunny Waitress: Eek! Lady Christy!

Christina: Keep your voice down! Are you trying to add to the guests' worries?

Bunny Waitress: Erm, Lady Christy... Look...

Christina: What is that thing?

Bunny Waitress: The doorknob's been tampered with...

Barawa: Hm, that device stinks of the Phantom Thief. Could it be a trap?

Sarya: I knew it! The Phantom Thief's funneled us here and locked us all in this room!

Barawa: What?

Sarya: Here, take a look at this note!

Note: Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am the Phantom Thief, Chat Noir.

Note: There is a treasure I must take back. That is why I had to gather you all here. I can't have anyone getting in my way.

Note: It isn't much, but I have provided you with a spot of mid-flight entertainment. Stay right where you are for a spell.

Note: And allow me to show you the skill of a true thief.

Note: Yours mysteriously,
Phantom Thief Chat Noir

Christina: Is this a joke?

Barawa: Entertainment? Does he mean this thing on the doorknob?

Sarya: It's quite possible...

Bunny Waitress: S-so we're all stuck here?

Vyrn: I don't really get it, but if we solve this doorknob thingy, we can leave the room?

Vyrn: C'mon then! Let's figure it out quick and get out of here!

Barawa: Wait! It might be a trap!

Sarya: It should be okay, right? He's not known to resort to tricks that accidently kill people...

Barawa: But how do we know that this note is from the real Phantom Thief? It could be from the sender of the first letter from days ago!

Vyrn: Real Phantom Thief? What are you talking about?

Sarya: Shhh, Detective!

Barawa: Oops!

Sarya: Pssst.
(Try not to let things slip like that! We're supposed to be handling this with utmost secrecy!)

Barawa: (I'm sorry, it's just...)

Sarya: (This is the real deal, I'm sure of it. Can you smell that? It's the perfume Chat Noir uses—his signature mark!)

Barawa: (Good point... This note does carry the scent of the Phantom Thief.)

Sarya: (And don't you go telling anyone about the perfume either!)

Sarya: (This highly-classified information is only for people involved with the investigation!)

Barawa: (All right, all right... No need to bite my head off.)

Barawa: May I have your attention, everyone. Please remain calm. There is no need to worry.

Barawa: This measly device is no match for me, the great Detective Barawa!

With that, the self-proclaimed great detective turns to face the puzzle on the door.

Barawa: I'm stumped.

Sarya: Wait a minute! You can't give up just like that!

Barawa: Easy for you to say. There's a clue written here for some reason.

Barawa: But I can't make heads or tails of it.

Vyrn: Let me see... Ahem...

Vyrn: "The task of opening the door falls on a person who has survived. And to survive, sustenance is a necessity."

Vyrn: "For a bug, that is a flower. For a frog, that is a bug. For a bird, that is a frog."

Vyrn: "And as for the bird, it will set you free."
What is this gibberish?

Vyrn: Do you get it, (Captain)?

Vyrn: You got an idea, don't you? I can see it on your face. Give it a try, (Captain)!

Detective Barawa and the Jewel Resort Incident - Chapter 1: Cards on the Table - Episode 3: Scene 2

After struggling in vain with the cryptic puzzle left for them by the Phantom Thief, (Captain) admits defeat. Left with no other choice, Detective Barawa brute forces the door open.

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Vyrn: Hmm, what's wrong, (Captain)?

Vyrn: How can you just give up! You were so confident a second ago!

Sarya: I think this is as far as (Captain) goes...

Barawa: So be it. Desperate times calls for desperate something-or-other.

Vyrn: Huh? Chairlock Holmes, why are you backing up?

Barawa: Just leave this to me!

Barawa: Haaah!

Vyrn: Whoa! He broke down the door!

Barawa: Ta-da! Now we can leave.

Sarya: Wh-what brute force...

Vyrn: Uh, I'm pretty sure you were supposed to use your head to solve the puzzle...

Barawa: But I did. I hit the door with my head and everything.

Barawa: And after even more thinking...

Barawa: You can draw the conclusion that we don't have time to play games with the Phantom Thief!

Vyrn: Oof... You have all the elegance of a bull in a china shop.

Sarya: Well, it's not bad to be a little unorthodox. At least then we can say Chat Noir isn't calling the shots.

Christina: In any case, the problem has been resolved. Let's get out of here and have a look around.

Detective Barawa and the Jewel Resort Incident - Chapter 1: Cards on the Table - Episode 3: Scene 3

After quite a struggle, (Captain) manages to open the door. Although the Phantom Thief's true intentions are still unclear, they venture out of the room and assess the situation.

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Vyrn: I knew you could do it, (Captain)! You solved it in no time at all!

Barawa: Hmm, you're a sharp one.

Sarya: Thanks to you, it looks like we can get out of this room!

Sarya: It seems odd though. What was Chat Noir doing outside while we were locked in here?

Barawa: I've got a bad feeling about this... Let's go and have a look around.