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This article is about the open-world commission. For the HDD commission, see Bangboo Limbo (HDD).
Bangboo Limbo is an Exploration Commission at Lumina Square.
Steps[]
- Enter the Hollow and find Abigail
- Complete Bangboo Limbo (HDD)
- Talk to Ferla
Gameplay Notes[]
- Ferla will appear beside Sān-Z STUDIO in the Morning.[Can she appear at any other times?]
- Certain nearby commissions — such as The Price of Lies (I) — may stop Ferla and Abigail from appearing.[verification needed]
- This commission has two endings, depending on whether or not Little Beetroot is saved.
- In order to rescue it, the fastest route needs to be taken: right, left, down, down, top-right, bottom-left, up (after defeating the enemy), right. For more details, see Bangboo Limbo (HDD) § Gameplay Notes.
- If Little Beetroot was not saved on the first playthrough, replaying the HDD commission and saving Little Beetroot that time will lead to the "true ending", even if Abigail was already spoken to on Sixth Street.[verification needed]
- During Bangboo Limbo (HDD), 2 achievements can be awarded:
- Saving Investigator Jeff in time awards the Hollow Exploration Guide achievement Get Up, Time for Work!.
- Saving Little Beetroot in time awards the Hollow Exploration Guide achievement Little Bangboo Hand-in-Hand.
Dialogue[]
Prologue[]
Talk to Anxious Investigator[]
- (Idle)
- Anxious Investigator: What should we do...?
- (Talk to the Anxious Investigator next to Sān-Z STUDIO)
- Anxious Investigator: I don't think I'll be going. I'll just say I caught a cold.
What's up?
- (Continue commission)
(Leave)
- (Sounds trivial like relationship problems or something. I'll stay out of it.)
- (Exit dialogue)
- Anxious Investigator: Oh, it's nothing. It's just a personal matter...
- Anxious Investigator: Wait! Actually, it isn't super personal, so could I... ask for your help? It's a really, really small thing!
What do you need help with?
Let's hear how small it is.
- Anxious Investigator: Please head over to the metro station across the street and look for a girl in HIA's uniform. Her name is Abigail. She has short green hair, a face mask, and a Bangboo by her side! You definitely can't miss her!
- Anxious Investigator: If you see her, please pass on a message for me. Tell her Ferla isn't going.
Why don't you do it yourself?
The metro station is really close by. Just tell her yourself.
- Ferla: Ugh, it's because I don't know how to tell her! Because I'm standing her up, and I don't have the courage to do it face to face... So, could you help me pass a message? Thank you so much! Please! I'm counting on you!
- (Idle)
- Anxious Investigator: Please~
- (Talk to Ferla again, optional)
- Ferla: Please, deliver my message at the metro station. I'll just hide here for now... You know, she might blow up, yell at me, and run over here to give me a beating...
Will she yell at me?
Will she hit me?
- Ferla: No, no way! It's only a possibility for me. She won't do that to a random stranger! Don't worry, we're professional investigators. So we never raise our hands at others, unless we really can't stop ourselves...
Meet Abigail[]
- (Idle)
- Abigail: Why is it taking so long...?
- Little Beetroot: En-nah...
- (Talk to Abigail by the Lumina Square Metro Station entrance)
- Abigail: Sorry... I'm waiting for someone. Please visit the Hollow Investigative Association if you require assistance. Oh... It's the black and red building across the street.
I'm not here to seek assistance.
- Abigail: You don't need assistance... Then you're here to see me? Do you need something?
I'm here to pass a message on.
- Abigail: A message?
- (Both choices lead to the following)
Ferla isn't going!!!
- Abigail: Wh—What?! She isn't going?! FERLA!! How dare she stand me up like that?!
Ferla isn't going...
- Abigail: Huh? She isn't going? Ugh... she stood me up and even sent someone else to tell me...
- Abigail: I—I refuse to accept this! We agreed to rescue him together! How could she break her promise in the time it took to make a report to the Association?!
Rescue?
Rescue who?
- Abigail: We lost contact with a colleague of ours, Jeff, a few days ago. We have a rough idea of which Hollow he's trapped in, so we planned to travel there together... I'm heading back to the Association to look for Ferla!
- Abigail: No, knowing her, she's probably hiding from me right now... I knew it! Even my calls aren't going through... Hmph! Forget it! I'll just go myself! I have Little Beetroot with me anyway!
- Abigail seems to be sulking and walks off into the metro station, and the Bangboo known as Little Beetroot immediately follows after her.
Return to Ferla[]
- (Idle)
- Ferla: How was it?
- (Talk to Ferla)
- Ferla: So? Did you find Abby? How did she react to it?
She walked off into the metro station. She seemed really angry.
She said she'll rescue him herself. She seemed really angry.
- Ferla: That... does sound like her...
She said a colleague is trapped in a Hollow...
- Ferla: Yeah... We lost contact with one of our colleagues, Jeff, a few days ago. Abigail suddenly came up to me this morning and happily proclaimed she knew where Jeff was trapped.
- Ferla: I was overjoyed too, of course. So, I asked her where he was, and her reply was "In my dreams."
What? Where?!
Huh? In her dreams?
- Ferla: Actually, Abigail has these strange dreams quite often. For example, she'll dream of a 50% sale at a chocolate store, or a cat stuck in a tree.
- Ferla: Although they aren't accurate down to the details, they are quite reliable overall. But that will never convince the association to issue an operations permit, so the request was immediately rejected...
- Ferla: Sigh, I dare not act on my own without the Association's authorization. You understand, right? I'm not heartless, nor did I want to do that to her. But... I'm just a really rule-abiding investigator...
- Ferla: Ugh, I wonder how she's doing. She may have entered the Hollow, and I can't help her at all without the Association's authorization...
Maybe you can try posting on the Inter-Knot.
Maybe you can seek help from a Proxy.
- Ferla: What? How do you know about the Inter... No way, I can't! I absolutely cannot! That's expressly prohibited by the HIA!
- Ferla: Did you say that to get a reaction out of me? Oh, I see! Now it makes sense... You're a HIA plain-clothes investigator tasked with investigating investigator conduct!
That's not true!
Are you trying to make a tongue twister?
- Ferla: Don't worry, I'm very disciplined! I will never do anything that violates the Association's rules! I guarantee it!
- (It seems Ferla will never enter the Hollow without the Association's authorization. Are Abigail's dreams that accurate? Maybe seeing is believing?)
- (Idle)
- Ferla: Maybe I should submit another application...?
- (Talk to Ferla again, optional)
- Ferla: Maybe I should submit the request again... Oh, don't worry, Conduct Investigator! I always abide by the Association's rules and regulations! And I won't act on my own without the Association's authorization!
Do you really have conduct investigators?
- Ferla: Actually, I've never heard of a position like that in the Association...
- Ferla: But I'm sure a position like that would be top-secret, so ordinary investigators would never know it existed, and my lack of knowledge proves exactly that!
Enter the Hollow and find Abigail[]
Main article: Bangboo Limbo (HDD)
- (Upon starting the commission)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "Master, the goal of this commission is to find Abigail and bring her out of the Hollow."
- Fairy Rescue Service: "Given the special status that Hollow investigators hold, I suggest you try not to attract too much attention."
- Keep a low profile and execute the mission quickly.
- Let's move out!
- (After the event)
- Fairy: Attempting to locate the target...
- Fairy: Failed to locate; switching to backend and trying again at the lowest priority.
- Fairy: There are many uncertain variables in this part of the Hollow. Please proceed with caution
- (Interact with the Hollow Raider, first playthrough only)[verification needed]
- Fairy Rescue Service: "Hollow Raider detected ahead, but they are not the target of this rescue mission."
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "Hey, wait up. Don't just ignore me!" The Hollow Raider sees you trying to avoid him and jogs over, waving at you.
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "You're going in there? Really? I'm telling you, be careful — there's a Bangboo Ghost in there!"
- This guy sounds like he's trying to mess with you
- Tell me about the ghost, I'm an enthusiast!
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "We felt this strange sensation of being watched as soon as we ventured into the Hollow. My squad said they saw the faint outline of a Bangboo Ghost! Then they stormed off towards it. We couldn't stop them, and then..."
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "Then they suddenly disappeared! One by one, they were lured off by this Bangboo Ghost and disappeared. I tried my best to find another path out of here, but somehow I end up back here every time! It's freaky, man!"
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "I give up. It's so scary being targeted by a Bangboo Ghost! It's a shame about this Treasure Radar I have here. It searches for valuable supplies throughout the Hollow. If someone wanted to pay 2000 Gear Coins, I'd be willing to part with it..."
- How did a ghost story turn into a sales pitch? Surely this is his real goal...
- [Note 1]2,000 Gear Coins, there you go!I don't have enough Gear Coins
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "Alright... By the way, if you see the ghostly shape of a Bangboo off in the distance, try taking a closer look. I wouldn't dare myself... Who on earth knows what kind of trap it could be."
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "It's a deal! Go ahead, the Treasure Radar is yours! I actually got it from an investigator. I don't know what it's really called, but who cares so long as it works!"
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "Let me throw in some additional info as a freebie."
"Every step you take in this Hollow might trigger unforeseen occurrences — because it's haunted by a Bangboo Ghost..." - Sneaky Hollow Raider: "To save someone, take the fastest route. A step late changes everything! But you've delayed so much, it might be too late to save anyone."
- Looks like we'll have to head straight for the exit.
- I see.
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "Great! You've bought some stuff and heard my intel. Now hurry off, I've got to go buy a... Um, no, I mean I've got to find a way out of here, too!"
- Hearing that story is rewarding enough for me. See ya!
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "It's cool. Come back and see me once you've got enough money, I'll be waiting. I know you'll definitely be back." What did he mean by that? An uncomfortable and mysterious grin spreads across his face.
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "By the way, if you see the ghostly shape of a Bangboo off in the distance, try taking a closer look. I wouldn't dare myself... Who on earth knows what kind of trap it could be."
- Ignore him and leave
- (Interact with the Hollow Raider, subsequent playthroughs)[verification needed]
- Fairy Rescue Service: "Hollow Raider detected ahead, but they are not the target of this rescue mission."
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "Hey, wait up. Don't just ignore me!" The Hollow Raider sees you trying to avoid him and jogs over, waving at you.
- Speaker: "Why? You got something good to sell me?"
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "That's right! I have a... Wait, how did you know? You must be a veteran in this trade..."
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "Alright, I won't need to waste time telling you what this is then. Let's cut to the chase!"
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "A Treasure Radar, 2000 Gear Coins, flat price. You know it's a steal!"
- Should we buy the Treasure Radar? Or should we go rescue people first?
- 2000 Gear Coins, there you go!
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: "By the way, here's a piece of advice for you: If you wanna save someone, take the fastest route. A step late changes everything!"
- Sorry, I need to deal with some emergency.
- (Interact with the portal)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "Master, an abnormally active spatial fissure has been detected near the entrance up ahead. We expect passing through the fissure will increase Pressure. Please prepare yourself."
- Gateway to Mystery: Passing through layers of twisted Ether, the depths of this Hollow conceal a mystery that eludes our instruments. Route projections show no anomalies, and everything looks normal.
- Everything looks fine, but my instincts are saying otherwise
- Go straight through the fissurePressure +40
- [Note 2]Pass straight through the fissure (new discovery if you have the Treasure Radar)Pressure +40
- [Note 3]Go to Beacon 1's signal in the depthsPressure +40
- [Note 3]Go to Beacon 2's signal in the depthsPressure +40
- Hold on, let's take another look around
Normal Exploration[]
- (Enter the fissure)
- (SiblingSibling): (Ah! Did something just run across?Ah! Did something just run across? /
Something just ran across! Am I seeing things...?Something just ran across! Am I seeing things...?)
- (Interact with the first note, optional)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "I've spotted a safety zone ahead. There's a good chance we'll find some clues about our rescue target there."
- A Light in the Dark: You find a page inside a booth. It's still new, as though it's only just been ripped out.
- There seem to be some notes written on it by an exploring investigator.
- Read it to better understand your surroundings
- The First Lamp: "Record 01"
- The First Lamp: "It's been an hour inside the Hollow already, and we're getting closer to the target coordinates."
- The First Lamp: "Our target is my old colleague Jeff, who has failed to provide the Association with his regular report for three days running now."
- The First Lamp: "I feel like there's some invisible force, like faint Bangboo projections that guide me near the depths' entrance. Likely an illusion from Ether distortions."
- This page seems to have useful info...
- Next page
- The First Lamp: "But in any case, I'm going to follow those faint Bangboo shapes. I've already tried plenty of times, catching up to the shadows is the only way to avoid getting magically whisked back to the start. If anyone ever comes by and reads this, you should try the same. That's all for now, Little Beetroot and I are heading out again!"
- What do you want to do?
- Read it again
- Keep pushing on...
- Don't read it. It's best to keep our nose out of investigator business
- (Interact with the first beacon)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "A functional beacon facility has been detected and is operating normally. It is advisable to decipher the beacon's code to facilitate quickly returning to this position in future operations."
- Beacon 1: Decryption of Beacon 1 complete. You can now get here more quickly the next time you enter the Hollow.
- Enjoy the recovery function while you're here!
- Recover all HP
- Leave
- (Interact with the second note, optional)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "I've spotted a safety zone ahead. There's a good chance we'll find some clues about our rescue target there."
- A Light in the Dark: You find a page inside a small box. It's still new, as though it's only just been ripped out.
- There seem to be some notes written on it by an exploring investigator.
- Read it to better understand your surroundings
- The Second Lamp: "Record 02"
- The Second Lamp: "It's been two hours inside the Hollow now, and this Hollow is far more complex than I thought."
- The Second Lamp: "The Ether distortion here is worse than before. The most obvious manifestation of this is... those Bangboo shadows that keep showing up, and not just in one place, but everywhere. Chasing them down just isn't working."
- The Second Lamp: "I can detect faint shadows with my mech and the naked eye. Close up, the fake shadows vanish. The last sentence seems odd, as if non-vanishing Bangboo shadows are real."
- This page seems to have useful info...
- Next page
- The Second Lamp: "But to me, it's true. That shadow that can guide me to the next level is my only trustworthy beacon. Well, that's it for now. Little Beetroot and I are pushing on."
- What should you do?
- Read it again
- Let's get going
- Don't read it. It's best to keep our nose out of investigator business
- (After entering a portal, if the player took too much time)[verification needed]
- Fairy: Master, a distress signal was briefly detected but has disconnected already.
- (Upon collecting 2000 Gear Coins)
- (SiblingSibling): (These Gear Coins should be enough to buy some things from that guy near the entrance!These Gear Coins should be enough to buy some things from that guy near the entrance! /
I remember... This is the Hollow Raider back at the entrance who asked for 2,000 Gear Coins...I remember... This is the Hollow Raider back at the entrance who asked for 2,000 Gear Coins...) - (SiblingSibling): Going back intentionally will easily take you back to the entrance.
- (After buying the Treasure Radar)
- Sneaky Hollow Raider: Go to the spatial fissure near the entrance and use the treasure radar!
- (Enter a portal after buying the Treasure Radar — will show in order)
- Fairy: The treasure radar shows an image pointing down.
- Fairy: The treasure radar shows an image pointing left.
- Fairy: The treasure radar shows an image pointing up.
- Fairy: The treasure radar shows an image pointing right.
- (Reach the treasure area)
- (SiblingSibling): (Why is there no response from the treasure radar?Why is there no response from the treasure radar? /
The treasure radar doesn't seem to have any response.The treasure radar doesn't seem to have any response.) - (SiblingSibling): Broken already? (Aw, man...Aw, man... /
What a shame.What a shame.)
- (Interact with the portal in the treasure area)
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "Master, the additional map data cross-referencing is done, I've determined that we can return to the Hollow's entrance from this location."
- Fleeting Fantasy: You can go back to the entrance from here. If only every part of the Hollow was full of supplies like this...
- Do you want to go back?
- Go back, we've got everything worth taking
- Wait. Let's check again
- (Interact with the second beacon)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "A functional beacon facility has been detected and is operating normally. It is advisable to decipher the beacon's code to facilitate quickly returning to this position in future operations."
- Beacon 2: Decryption of Beacon 2 complete. You can now get here more quickly the next time you enter the Hollow.
- Enjoy the recovery function while you're here!
- Recover all HP
- Leave
- (Interact with the third note, optional)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "I've spotted a safety zone ahead. There's a good chance we'll find some clues about our rescue target there."
- A Light in the Dark: You find a page inside a small box. It's still new, as though it's only just been ripped out.
- There seem to be some notes written on it by an exploring investigator.
- Read it to better understand your surroundings
- The Third Lamp: "Record 03"
- The Third Lamp: "It's been 5 hours since we entered the Hollow. I took a nap and dreamed I was stuck in quicksand, but this Bangboo I'd never seen before pulled me out... But enough of that. What's urgent is that we take stock of our consumption plans — especially when it comes to supplies like beet juice and fruit candy drops."
- The Third Lamp: "The Ether distortion here manifests differently from before. The Bangboo shadows have disappeared, but we keep finding the remains of Bangboo merchants along our path."
- The Third Lamp: "I can no longer rely on my eyes to tell me which way to go. It's time to try something else."
- The Third Lamp: "Among checked entrances, one stands out. It emits a sound unlike a human or machine, more like a monster swallowing something..."
- This page seems to have useful info...
- Next page
- The Third Lamp: "That entrance with the strange sound might be the only way to get past here. I've got to hurry, I'm getting a bad feeling about this..."
- What should you do?
- Read it again
- Let's get going
- Don't read it. It's best to keep our nose out of investigator business
- (Interact with the Unknown Area, if the player took too much time)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "Traces of lingering Ethereals found. Hypothesis: Ethereals were here less than half an hour ago."
- (Approach the correct portal)
- ???: Gurgle...
- (Interact with the Investigator)
- Cycle of Madness: You come across an investigator with unkempt hair who has clearly been stuck here so long he's lost track of time. His equipment is worn down and in bad shape. One look tells you that he's no longer able to fight off the corruption brought on by the pressure. He grimaces strangely at you, then roars "You're not real. You're an illusion!"
- This is a textbook breakdown due to pressure...
- Try communicating
- Cycle of Madness: "Stay away... You're just an illusion! No... Argh!" The investigator waves his weapon around in the air, which is nothing more than a cracked steel bar. It seems he is no longer capable of normal communication.
- Try using recovery medicineIf only we had something like a Concentrated Sedative...
- Stay away from him
- (After the event)
- (SiblingSibling): (Don't tell me this guy is going to transform into an Ethereal...Don't tell me this guy is going to transform into an Ethereal... /
It's only a matter of time before we become Ethereals if we keep this up...It's only a matter of time before we become Ethereals if we keep this up...)
- (Move away from the investigator)
- Fairy: Warning, a large horde of Ethereals has been detected behind.
- (The Ethereals attack the investigator)
- (Interact with the Ethereals)
- The end of a cycle is death: Returning to the same spot, you discover the investigator... Who can no longer make a sound. Ethereals have crowded around his corpse, clawing at him as they stomp over the steel bar on the ground.
- What should we do?
- Eliminate them!
- (After defeating the enemies)
- The end of madness is also death: You eliminated the Ethereals, but this doesn't help the already deceased investigator...
- The end of madness is also death: The name tag reads: Official Investigator — Jeff Norasto.
- The end of madness is also death: Just as you're about to leave, you spy something glinting on the body. It's a name tag — and just about the only thing left in one piece.
- Run off before they notice you
- (After the event)
- (SiblingSibling): (Jeff... I think I just saw this name written down on the note just now.Jeff... I think I just saw this name written down on the note just now. /
Jeff... the colleague Abigail was looking for, right?Jeff... the colleague Abigail was looking for, right?)
- (Interact with the Unknown Area)
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "Several unusual and suspicious marks have been detected. Hypothesis: A large Ethereal was here."
- (After the event)
- (SiblingSibling): Abigail should be fine, right...
- (Interact with the Bangboo)
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "You find a destroyed Bangboo and manage to verify it as Abigail's assistant, Little Beetroot."
- Half a Beetroot: This is a... well, half a Bangboo. Half of its chassis has been smashed to pieces, and there's no way to read it's operation log — or any other data.
- Half a Beetroot: Despite having completely lost all function, Little Beetroot was lying face down on the ground with its head tilted off to one side, as though its final moments were spent still concerned about someone.
- Is it trying to tell us something?
- Investigate the Bangboo
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "Master, judging by this Bangboo's remaining power, it must have been irreparably damaged by a massive external force — and it must have happened relatively recently."
- Half a Beetroot: This Bangboo was destroyed recently, and it seems to be gazing off in a particular direction.
- Where exactly is it looking...?
- Check where the Bangboo is looking
- Check where the Bangboo is looking
- Half a Beetroot: This Bangboo seems to be staring off in the direction of the safe house.
Inspecting its chassis may yield even more clues. - Is it trying to tell us something?
- Investigate the Bangboo
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "Considering this alongside the info that we got from the Hollow Raider at the entrance: if we had reached this area slightly earlier, it is highly likely that the events causing its destruction would not have transpired."[verification needed]
- Half a Beetroot: This Bangboo seems to be staring off in the direction of the safe house.
- (After the event)
- (SiblingSibling): (Ah, there's a safe house!Ah, there's a safe house! /
I can see a safe house!I can see a safe house!)
- (Interact with the investigator in the safe house)
- Abigail is...: You see a young girl covered head to toe in investigator's gear, lying down inside a safe house. It's probably the target you've been tasked to find for this commission.
- Abigail is...: But... the girl is lying motionless on the ground...
- Abigail is...: Are we really too late...?
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "Inspection complete. Subject confirmed as Abigail. Her vital signs are normal with no wounds detected. Diagnosis: Likely fainted. Possible Cause: Low blood sugar."
- The girl seems to detect movement and opens her eyes ever so slightly. Let's evacuate her for now!
- Have Fairy mark the exit
- (After the event)
- Fairy: Exit location marked.
- (SiblingSibling): (I can't last another second in this cursed place!I can't last another second in this cursed place! /
Get the heck outta this cursed place, pronto.Get the heck outta this cursed place, pronto.)
- (Reach the exit)
- Break the Cycle: Hordes of Ethereals lurk near the exit not far ahead, like guards in a never-ending maze protecting the final gate.
- What should we do?
- Help them break the cycle!
- Let me explore a little more...
The Fastest Route[]
See Gameplay Notes for directions.
- (Enter the fissure)
- (SiblingSibling): (Ah! Did something just run across?Ah! Did something just run across? /
Something just ran across! Am I seeing things...?Something just ran across! Am I seeing things...?)
- (Interact with the Elite Enemy blocking the portal)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "WARNING! A large number of Ethereals detected. Please engage with caution."
- Ethereal Swarm: You seem to have disturbed an Ethereal "reunion," and their undivided attention is now focused completely on you.
- What should we do?
- Fight! They're Ethereals, so how could we not?
- (After defeating the enemies)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "Master, a bottle of Concentrated Sedative was salvaged from the battlefield."
- What luck! But that's not the kind of thing an Ethereal would usually be carrying.
- Whatever. Take the Concentrated Sedative
- (Obtain
Concentrated Sedative ×1)
- Run! We shouldn't get distracted.
- (Interact with Investigator Jeff)
- Fairy Rescue Service: "I've spotted an investigator ahead, but they are not our rescue target."
- Cycle of Madness: "Stay away... You're just an illusion! No... Argh!" The investigator waves his weapon around in the air, which is nothing more than a cracked steel bar. It seems he is no longer capable of normal communication.
- This is a textbook breakdown due to pressure...
- Try communicating
- Try using recovery medicineUse the Concentrated Sedative
- A Cold Reality: You take out the Concentrated Sedative, pin down the investigator, and shoot a sharp dose straight up his nostril.
"Ahhh, it's cold!" "Ahhh, it's sour!" "Ahhh, ah-choo!" - Investigator Jeff: Having temporarily regained his sanity, the investigator suddenly grows shy. With the utmost respect, he thanks you and tells you his name: Jeff.
- Looks like we can communicate normally now
- Tell him the way out of the Hollow
- Investigator Jeff: "Great... Thank you... I can get out myself... Good luck to you guys, too..."
- Investigator Jeff: Jeff waves at you gingerly, tossing the scrap metal bar before fishing several guns out of his pockets. He checks them over, then leaves.
- Investigator Jeff: There are some supplies he left behind in his hiding place.
- A Cold Reality: You take out the Concentrated Sedative, pin down the investigator, and shoot a sharp dose straight up his nostril.
- Stay away from him
- (Interact with the Boss Enemy)
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "WARNING! Powerful Ethereal response detected. Please prepare for combat immediately."
- Source of the Swallowing Sound: An enormous Ethereal is letting out a peculiar roar. You instantly recognize it as the source of the muffled swallowing sound you heard back at the entrance.
- Looks like this is the head honcho of this Hollow, then...
- Let's turn it into the ex-head honcho of this Hollow!
- (After defeating the enemies)
- (SiblingSibling): There's a lot of good stuff behind these guys. Let's search quickly.
- (Interact with Little Beetroot)
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "Master, Bangboo activity detected up ahead; the unit has been verified as Abigail's Bangboo assistant, Little Beetroot."
- Little Beetroot springs up three feet in the air: Ever since it saw you, Little Beetroot has been bouncing around non-stop, waving its hands around as it jumps up and down — seemingly out of both joy and anxiety.
- Little Beetroot springs up three feet in the air: Little Beetroot dances for joy, gesturing frantically in one direction.
"Ehn-nah! Nu-na-nah!" - The Bangboo translator program kicks into action: Inside! It's Abigail!
- Look where it's pointing
- (After the event)
- (SiblingSibling): (Ah, there's a safe house!Ah, there's a safe house! /
I can see a safe house!I can see a safe house!) - (SiblingSibling): (Great jobGreat job /
You've been a great helpYou've been a great help), Little Beetroot!
- (Interact with Abigail)
- Abigail is...: You see a young girl covered head to toe in investigator's gear, lying down inside a safe house. It's probably the target you've been tasked to find for this commission.
- Abigail is...: But... the girl is lying motionless on the ground...
- Abigail is...: Are we really too late...?
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "Inspection complete. Subject confirmed as Abigail. Her vital signs are normal with no wounds detected. Diagnosis: Likely fainted. Possible Cause: Low blood sugar."
- The girl seems to detect movement and opens her eyes ever so slightly. Let's evacuate her for now!
- Have Fairy mark the exit
- (After the event)
- Fairy: Exit location marked.
- (SiblingSibling): (I can't last another second in this cursed place!I can't last another second in this cursed place! /
Get the heck outta this cursed place, pronto.Get the heck outta this cursed place, pronto.)
- (Reach the exit)
- Fairy Rescue Assistant: "Primary target: Abigail has been retrieved. Bonus target: The Bangboo belonging to the primary target has also been retrieved: Little Beetroot. Please evacuate the Hollow ASAP."
- Exit Marker: The commission is complete. You can now go back.
- Do you want to go back?
- Go back
- Let me explore a little more...
Talk to Ferla[]
- (Idle)
- Ferla: Great...
- (Talk to Ferla near the HIA Club)
- Ferla: Great... Oh, it's you!
You look happy.
You look relieved.
- Ferla: Yeah, it's because Abigail returned safely and is getting a comprehensive physical examination as we speak. How could I not be happy? I can finally relax!
- Ferla: I was dying from anxiety, but just as I was about to submit my nineteenth request to the Association, I heard that a kind soul rescued Abigail!
- Ferla: She didn't say a word about who rescued her, but it looks like she knows. So, why does she refuse to say a word?
Maybe it was a Proxy?
- Ferla: A Proxy? That's absolutely impossible! The Association expressly prohibits any work or business dealings between investigators and Proxies. Abigail would never violate the rules!
Maybe it was a Hollow Raider?
- Ferla: A Hollow Raider? That's absolutely impossible! The Association expressly prohibits any work or business dealings between investigators and Hollow Raiders. Abigail would never violate the rules!
- Ferla: You must be saying this to get a reaction out of me... Could it be... Ugh! You really are a conduct investigator!
- Ferla: Please listen to me. Abigail is a super rule-abiding investigator! It's true! She's just like me! I guarantee it!
- (Idle)
- Ferla: Who saved her...?
- (Talk to Ferla again, optional)
- Ferla: I can't figure out who would have gone to the Hollow and rescued her... I'll just have to wait until she's willing to tell me.
Epilogue[]
If Little Beetroot was not saved[]
- (Idle)
- Abigail: Expressing gratitude is a basic courtesy...
- (Talk to Abigail next to Howl's Newsstand)
- Abigail: I just can't thank you enough...
- Abigail: Without your help, I'd be nothing more than a lifeless body in the Hollows by now.
This is...?
- Unnamed Bangboo: Ehn-nah-nhu, nu nu-na.
(A pleasure to meet you. I'm the new Bangboo assistant assigned to Abigail.) - Abigail: It's just like Little Beetroot, right?
- Abigail: Bangboo issued by the HIA all have a fixed style, so they all end up looking identical.
- Abigail: I'm lucky enough to still be alive, but it's just hard to feel happy about it, thinking how my Little Beetroot lost control and got stuck in there...
Actually, Little Beetroot didn't lose control
- Abigail: It clearly lost control when it stormed out of the safe house...
- Abigail: Ah.
- Abigail: Ether levels in the safe house were significantly lower than outside, so Little Beetroot didn't lose control — it just resumed default operations.
- Abigail: But why did it leave the safe house and run off to such a dangerous place?
What was its top-level priority?
- Abigail: Ensuring the safety of its investigator.
- Abigail: So it ran out of the safe house to... lure the Ethereals away from me...
- Abigail: By the way, how did you find me?
Its camera was pointing toward your direction in the end.
- Abigail: Little Beetroot...
It was protecting you, from the beginning to the end.
- Abigail: No way...
- Abigail: Waaaah! *cries* My Little Beetroot, my precious Little Beetroot!
- Unnamed Bangboo: Uhn-nah-nu-na, ehn-nah-noo-noo-ah-ahn.
(Name undefined. Please configure a custom name for me.)
- (Idle)
- Abigail: *sobs* Little Beetroot!
- Unnamed Bangboo: Uhn-nah-nu-na, ehn-nah-noo-noo-ah-ahn.
(Name undefined. Please configure a custom name for me.)
If Little Beetroot was saved[]
- (Idle)
- Abigail: Expressing gratitude is a basic courtesy...
- (Talk to Abigail next to Howl's Newsstand)
- Abigail: I just can't thank you enough...
- Abigail: Without your help, I'd be nothing more than a lifeless body in the Hollows by now.
- Abigail: Little Beetroot, say thank you to the Proxy now!
- Little Beetroot: Ehn-na-na, na-ehn-ehn!
(Thank you so much, (SirSir /MadamMadam)!) - Little Beetroot: Ehn-ne-ehn-ne, ne-ehn-ne-ehn!
(Abigail is so clumsy! She can't do anything without me. Please take care of her!) Did your Bangboo just reveal your secret?
Your Bangboo worries about you...
- Abigail: Little Beetroot is such a worrywart! I came up with this name randomly because I had to drink beetroot juice due to low blood sugar back then...
- Abigail: I couldn't imagine at that time you would become even more important than beetroot juice in my life.
Anyway...
How'd you find me?
How did you find this place?
- Abigail: I wasn't able to see who rescued me in the Hollow, but I did catch a glimpse of a Bangboo. I know it was there because... I was rescued by that Bangboo in my dreams too!
- Abigail: When I made it back to the Association, I thought, I must find that Bangboo and its master. I'll search every corner of New Eridu if I have to.
- Abigail: I searched everywhere, and there it was, with you! Suddenly, it all made sense.
- Abigail: Proxy... Please allow me to thank you again, and don't worry, I'll take this secret to my grave.
- (Idle)
- Abigail: It likes to be touched here...
- Little Beetroot: Ehn-ne-ehn-ne! (I love it!)
- (Idle)
- Abigail: You think the pineapple flavor's better?
- Little Beetroot: En-nuh!
- (Talk to Abigail near Transcription missing)
- Abigail: How about every flavor... Oh, hello!
Hello there, what would you like?
- Abigail: Just stocking up on essential supplies — fruit candy. It really helps with my low blood sugar.
- Little Beetroot: Ehn-na, ehn-na-ehn-na! (Yup! Abigail is chewing on one right now!)
- Abigail: Ah, why did you have to call me out like that... But I guess it's fine... I don't mind you knowing my secret~
- Abigail: People will think that I'm an investigator who doesn't take my job seriously if they see me eating sweets while talking, so I'm wearing a mask to hide it... hehe.
- Little Beetroot: Na! (Hehe!)
Notes[]
Other Languages[]
Language | Official Name |
---|---|
English | Bangboo Limbo |
Chinese (Simplified) | 邦布之狱 |
Chinese (Traditional) | 邦布之獄 |
Japanese | ボンプの牢獄 |
Korean | 「Bangboo」 감옥 "Bangboo" Gamok |
Spanish | Bangbús espejismos |
French | Les Limbes des Bangbous |
Russian | Лимб банбу Limb banbu |
Thai | คุกของ Bangboo |
Vietnamese | Nhà Giam Bangboo |
German | Limbus der Bangboos |
Indonesian | Limbo Bangboo |
Portuguese | Limbo dos Bangboo |
Change History[]
Released in Version 1.0