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[Mei Station - Gold Clock] [20:30]
As you walk down the street, someone calls out to you...

Ronaldo: Hiro! Over here. You weren't followed, right?

> We're all clear.
> What did you want?

Ronaldo: Well... you remember when we attacked the JP's branch?

> You were weak.

Ronaldo: Hrm... Th-That's not what I meant. It wasn't just food we seized at the time.

> You were good.

Ronaldo: Ha... That's not what I meant. It wasn't just food we seized at the time.

Ronaldo: I got as many files as I could off their computer... so I could expose their conspiracy.
Ronaldo: I didn't get much, due to the security and time constraints. But I found this.

[Ronaldo shows a video of a city... which has been eaten up by this great darkness. The video continues to show more cities and towers that Hiro had previously seen ruined, now being consumed by a creeping darkness.]

> What is this?

Ronaldo: I don't know... but it seems to be a picture of Fukuoka.

> Where is this?

Ronaldo: Fukuoka, from what I can tell. I have no idea what's going on there, though...

Ronaldo: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya... We know those three cities are safe.
Ronaldo: But don't you think it's odd...?

> What is?

Ronaldo: Has JP's told you about the condition of any of the other cities?
> No.
> A little.

> True...

Ronaldo: ...See, that's what I'm getting at.

Ronaldo: We know they made contact with Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Beppu.
Ronaldo: But apart from those first three cities... there's been no mention of the others since.
Ronaldo: No one knows the state of the cities besides the ones we can freely travel between.

> And this is why?
> Is this is being kept secret?

Ronaldo: I don't know... We have no way of finding out what that black, scarlike thing in the photo is.
Ronaldo: But this was taken from the JP's server. There's no doubt they're hiding something.

> Can't we get there?

Ronaldo: Hm...!? You mean to Fukuoka and Sapporo? Well...

> Is there a way to check?

Ronaldo: Hmm... It would be great if we could go directly to places like Fukuoka or Sapporo, but...

Ronaldo: Given the situation, it won't be easy.

> What about JP's?

Ronaldo: JP's... Wait a second. That's right, there is a way!

> What about the Terminals?

Ronaldo: The Terminals... Wait a second. There is a way!

Ronaldo: If JP's had a photo of Fukuoka, they must have a branch there as well.
Ronaldo: If the Terminals let them travel between branches like Tokyo and Nagoya...
Ronaldo: There must be a Terminal in their Fukuoka branch too! Good thinking, Hiro!

> How do we get there?
> We don't have codes.

Ronaldo: Hrm... You're right. JP's uses special codes to control the Terminal destinations.
Ronaldo: The codes we stole were only for Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka... You don't have them either?

> No.
> Unfortunately not...

Ronaldo: I see. Hm... That's a problem.

> Would they be at JP's?

Ronaldo: Hm...? Well, yes. JP's controls the Terminals, after all.

> Would someone have them?

Ronaldo: Most likely... JP's controls the Terminals, after all.

Ronaldo: Hotsuin would have them, but asking for those would be too risky, even for you...
Ronaldo: On the other hand... someone who knows a lot about JP's equipment might have them.

> All right.
> I'll look for them.

Ronaldo: Thanks. I'll give you this, if it helps...

Ronaldo hands you a photo of what appears to be Fukuoka...

Ronaldo: I'll also try to dig up whatever information I can. Well then...

You say your farewells to Ronaldo and leave...

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