[Until you reach the Kuzunoha agency, Lisa is the only member in your party. There are no new rumors, and most of the city talk concerns conflicting rumors of the terrorists and heroes. The children have done their job, but some people aren’t convinced. Also, some people in the stores have started to turn into Shadow People. ]

[Kuzunoha]
IDEAL-SENSEI: So you weren't the Last Battalion...
EIKICHI: That's why--what's with that butterfly and tambourine?
[Tatsuya and Lisa enter]
EIKICHI: Yo, Suou. How was it? The city's gone crazy, huh?
EIKICHI: This woman, I don't get her either...I can't stand this.
YUKINO: For the time being, we spread the rumor like Maya said, but we'll have to leave the rest to fate and see what happens.
TAMAKI: Hey, everyone! The TV, the TV!

[TV Broadcast in Kuzunoha]
FEMALE ANNOUNCER: And there you have it-the children who were saved by a group of five men and women.
MALE ANNOUNCER: One side says that they are horrible terrorists; the other declares these people are friends of justice...which rumor is the truth?
FEMALE ANNOUNCER: Actually, there seems to be an even stranger rumor being spread.
FEMALE ANNOUNCER: According to this, the terrorist attacks are actually the results of the attempts by Hitler's remaining followers to access ancient hidden ruins beneath Sumaru City.
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY ANALYST: That's crazy! There's no way the Last Battalion could exist! It's just a rumor!
EDITOR OF OCCULT MAGAZINE: You may say that, but there is worldwide evidence of not only their existence, but Hitler’s, as well.

[Kuzunoha]
IDEAL-SENSEI: That's right! The Last Battalion really does exist! They're the ones that killed Kashihara-sensei!
[Maya enters.]
MAYA: Ciao! Sorry to make you wait.
YUKINO: Let's see... okay, seems like we've got everyone here. So, why don't we talk about what we know?
IDEAL-SENSEI: First of all, tell me… how do you know about the Oracle of Maiya?

[The scene goes dark, and then comes back up.]

IDEAL-SENSEI: So that's it! The Masquerade must be the Last Battalion!
IDEAL-SENSEI: The Last Battalion is a hidden group of elite German soldiers that helped Hitler secretly escape when Germany fell after World War II!
IDEAL-SENSEI: Using a variety of high-tech weapons, as well as giant ancient holy relics that absorbed the blood of Christ, they were the elite group of soldiers that planned Hitler's malicious deeds!
LISA: That can't be! Because, the Masquerade is--
IDEAL-SENSEI: All the incidents they've caused are in the Oracle of Maiya, which is in this book, In-Laqetti!
IDEAL-SENSEI: The Oracle of Maiya is the civilization given to humanity from the people of Pleiades-the message sent to us from the Maiyans!
EIKICHI AND YUKINO: Eh? Aliens?
IDEAL-SENSEI: You really think humans evolved from monkeys on their own? History books don't give the real answers! Why were humans suddenly able to acquire such a dazzling civilization?
IDEAL-SENSEI: There is proof all over the world that they traveled here during prehistoric times and guided humanity to an advanced civilization!
IDEAL-SENSEI: The man that proved this, Kashihara-sensei, had a strong will and dreams, and was a gentle person.
IDEAL-SENSEI: I worked together with Sensei and Sudou-kun, the Channeler. This book is the product of our dreams.
YUKINO: That's crazy; you're saying there's a connection between your work and Sumaru City?
IDEAL-SENSEI: Beneath this city is the Hell where the Maiyans sleep. Their giant mothership, the Xibalba, is there! Sumaru City is the land where everything was born.
IDEAL-SENSEI: But the dazzling civilization perfected by the Maiyans was destroyed in an interstellar war with another tribe of Maiyans. The winners were the Bolontiku tribe who rode aboard the Xibalba.
IDEAL-SENSEI: Mayan legend from Central and Southern America proves this. Mayan legend is the memory of a faraway ancient time. All of the Mayan ruins were copied and Sumaru City was created.
TAMAKI: What amazing imagination and persuasive power...then, what reason do the Masquerade and Last Battalion have to target Xibalba?
IDEAL-SENSEI: Because when the Oracle comes to fruition, Xibalba and the Crystal Skulls will fulfill the dreams of all humanity.
IDEAL-SENSEI: That will lead us towards Idealian, a new evolution in humanity that will answer all our questions as to why we’re here.
MAYA: That's a good thing, isn't it? It would put an end to worrying about silly things.
IDEAL-SENSEI: It's bad! If only a handful of people change our progress, humanity will be destroyed! We’ll evolve too rapidly!
IDEAL-SENSEI: Bolontiku are the conscious forms that will bring about the destruction of all life! Who knows what that technology will bring; that's why we never published this book!

[TV]
VOICE OF OCCULT MAGAZINE EDITOR: And this is the new release from our publishing department--In-Laqetti.
VOICE OF OCCULT MAGAZINE EDITOR: From the Last Battalion to a giant UFO, this book is overflowing with information relating to recent events; late-breaking topics we need to know about.

[Kuzunoha]
IDEAL-SENSEI: What's this? Is this Sudou-kun's doing? Even though we told him not to release that to the world...
LISA: No! That's wrong! It's all a lie! The Masquerade...the Masquerade is...
LISA: Eikichi! You remember it too! "Playing Masquerade?"
EIKICHI: Look, I said that was just a dream I had...
EIKICHI: Y-you--what did you just say? 
EIKICHI: That's right! Your real name--it's Lisa! No way... you too?
LISA: Until now, I desperately convinced myself it was a dream, but, but...it wasn't a dream!
LISA: Please, everyone come with me to Araya Shrine! The Masquerade and the Joker... I'll tell you the truth about them!
 

[Talk to Ideal-sensei again, and she'll ramble more about her ideas.]

IDEAL-SENSEI: Kashihara-sensei...the secrets Kashihara-sensei sealed away have now been released to the public! What should I do?

The three choices are:
 - Ask about In-Laqetti
 - Ask about the Last Battalion
 - Leave her alone

ASK ABOUT IN-LAQETTI:
IDEAL-SENSEI: What? You want to know about In-Laqetti?
- About Kashihara
- About Tatsuya Sudou
- About the contents of the book
- About the Maiyans
- About Ideal Energy

ABOUT KASHIHARA:
IDEAL-SENSEI: Sensei taught world history at Seven Sisters with me. He was always troubled because he wasn’t sure whether or not the history he was teaching was correct.
IDEAL-SENSEI: He loved his students and was full of dreams…For him to have been killed in such a horrible way… 
IDEAL-SENSEI: While he was writing In-Laqetti, Sensei said he was watched by someone!
IDEAL-SENSEI: In the school’s clock tower, his mangled corpse was discovered, crushed between the clock gears! He was killed by the Last Battalion!

ABOUT SUDOU:
IDEAL-SENSEI: Sudou-kun was a student at Seven Sisters. He was terrified of his cruel father and always nervous.
IDEAL-SENSEI: Rumors were spread about him being a serial arsonist who heard voices in his head. He was a problem child, but the rumors made him stand out to Kashihara-sensei.
IDEAL-SENSEI: Kashihara-sensei was the one who could see Sudou-kun’s talents: he was a Channeller who could hear the voices of the Maiyans.
IDEAL-SENSEI: The Oracle of Maiya was the product of the sessions between Sudou-kun and Kashihara-sensei. Sudou-kun was so relieved to find someone who understood him.
IDEAL-SENSEI: Sudou-kun betrayed us and talked about the existence of Xibalba. No mistake, it must have been him!

ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK:
IDEAL-SENSEI: "In-Laqetti" means “I am another you” in the Mayan language. The name was taken from the messages sent to Sudou-kun.
IDEAL-SENSEI: We were evolved by the Maiyans, and also once destroyed. Today’s culture is the remnants of that destroyed society.
IDEAL-SENSEI: Beneath this city sleeps Xibalba, the mothership of our ancestors, the Bolontiku, who fought against the Oxlahuntiku.
IDEAL-SENSEI: The secrets of human evolution are housed in Xibalba. Without Xibalba, we could never hope for progress beyond what we have now!
IDEAL-SENSEI: The completion of the Oracle is a sign that Xibalba will be revived and the world will be destroyed. Kashihara-sensei, who came to that very conclusion, sealed away one of the century’s greatest discoveries!

ABOUT THE MAIYANS:
IDEAL-SENSEI: The Maiyans traveled here from the Pleiades constellation. They were split into two tribes that continued fighting wars for many years.
IDEAL-SENSEI: These were the Oxlahuntiku, who were worshipped as the Mayan gods of Light, and the Bolontiku, who were feared as the gods of Darkness.
IDEAL-SENSEI: Their war also enveloped the solar system, and then the Oxlahuntiku were destroyed. Those events are commonly remembered worldwide in legends and flood stories.
IDEAL-SENSEI: However, the Bolontiku also drained their energy and had to go into hibernation.
IDEAL-SENSEI: They sleep beneath this city, dreaming of the day they will collect enough Ideal Energy to reawaken!

ABOUT IDEAL ENERGY:
IDEAL-SENSEI: Ideal Energy is the power of thought possessed by living things; it is the ideal spiritual energy.
IDEAL-SENSEI: This energy is highest when we are burning with imagination, or our dreams have come true. It’s a condition often called “being lively.”
IDEAL-SENSEI: The source of the Maiyans’ power is this energy. They threw the Crystal Skulls into human history in order to collect it!
IDEAL-SENSEI: That is the key to Xibalba, the power source! The one that controls Xibalba and Ideal Energy is the one that controls the fate of humanity!

ASK ABOUT THE LAST BATTALION:
- About Hitler
- About the Last Battalion

ABOUT HITLER:
IDEAL-SENSEI: He was the biggest, most evil dictator of this century, the person who brought the world into World War II! You know that much, right?
IDEAL-SENSEI: Well, then, why did he start a world war? His real goal was to lead humanity to destruction, and in the process, promote evolution and progress!
IDEAL-SENSEI: That’s what he implicitly said. He was an immortal sorcerer who learned magic from Mayan sorcerers and wanted to acquire the secrets of the world’s Maiyan ruins!
IDEAL-SENSEI: History books say he committed suicide, but in truth he’s alive! That rumor has still not disappeared.
IDEAL-SENSEI: He is aware of the secrets of Xibalba! I'm sure he's going to start doing something in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a god.

ABOUT THE LAST BATTALION:
IDEAL-SENSEI: The Last Battalion is in their secret base either at the South Pole or in South America. Even now, they are planning the actualization of Hitler’s goals.
IDEAL-SENSEI: They are developing high-tech weapons and super-human soldiers, and are waiting for their time to come.
IDEAL-SENSEI: The most frightening amongst them make up the core division of the Last Battalion, a secret army known as the Knights of the Holy Lance.
IDEAL-SENSEI: The Knights of the Holy Lance embody the miracle of Christ, and are said to have discovered the Lance of Longinus!
IDEAL-SENSEI: It is the fated spear that decides possession and rule of the world. You must be careful!

[Try to leave Kuzunoha.]
IDEAL-SENSEI: Wait, Suou-kun!
IDEAL-SENSEI: Please, take In-Laqetti! You’re going to fight the Last Battalion... no, the Masquerade, correct?
IDEAL-SENSEI: You mustn’t let the Oracle be completed! As long as that is prevented, humanity will survive.

[Ideal-sensei gives you In-Laqetti. Leave and head up to Mt. Iwato. On the way…]
 

[Konan Map]
KATSUYA: Go back home. From here on in this is our job.
WOMAN IN LOVE: I wonder what's wrong? He looked so sad as he hung up wanted posters of a person with a face similar to his... at times like this a lover would be a comfort, but he wouldn’t accept that from me. The least I can do is stay here and watch... oh, yeah! Look, I bought the same frames as him. How are they? Do they suit me?

[If you go around the city, Maya's apartment is inaccessible ("I don't have the keys on me. We'll go some other time."), as is Sumaru TV. During the battles before and during the Mt. Iwato event, if you try to have Maya contact a monster, she'll say that she's not in the mood today.]

[There is nothing new amongst the Rumormongers, but if you talk to the guy on the Regendai Map standing next to the Araya Shrine, he'll give you a rumor about Kuchisake Onna, a rumor demon in Mt. Iwato. ]

[The people in the city are all talking about who's who, who is the real enemy, who are the heroes, and if they really exist. Feelings vary on this. There's talk of the Last Battalion, the five terrorists, the five heroes, etc. They also talk about In-Laqetti and its predictions.]

[The characters themselves worry about how the people in the city are making themselves more anxious, and they're worried the people are going to start believing In-Laqetti. Maya supports In-Laqetti. The following are sample conversations:]

[Jolly Roger]
YUKINO: Maya always amazes me when she comes through in emergencies. You don't think she's ever driven a blimp before, do you? 
EIKICHI: You know, watching Maya-nee drive that thing made me lose my tranquil image of blimps.
MAYA: What? Driving the blimp? That was easy. It was so much fun to crash!
LISA: On the blimp, King Leo told us that Joker's true face is as beautiful as a goddess…

[London-ya]
EIKICHI: Hey, that old man is a Masquerade Member! What does he mean, new Executive?
LISA: That guy is a Masquerade Member? Do you think there's a new Executive to replace King Leo? They can't! It's too soon.
YUKINO: A new Executive to replace King Leo... we’ll overcome it! If they get somebody else, I'll beat 'em up, too!
MAYA: So long as humans exist, the Masquerade will not vanish. There are, after all, so many to chose from for a new Executive. The Masquerade and its Executives were born from humans. Ho ho ho…

[Konan's Satomi Tadashi]
MAYA: Rumors becoming real? You could see it that way, but rumors are started by people. How could something like that become real?

[Hiiragi Psychotherapy]
LISA: Aiya, even here there's a Shadow Person...
MAKI: I've seen so many in the city with the same disease as that patient. How did it happen...? Isn't there any way to heal them? If we don't do something...
YUKINO: It turned out that the Masquerade Members were collecting Dream Energy. What they said about granting dreams was just sweet talk. How dumb, really...
EIKICHI: Humans live 'cause of dreams and goals. If you don’t have that, you get sucked in by the shadows...
MAYA: She's also got a strong Persona. If we don't strike soon, she might become a pest. 

[Konan Map]
KATSUYA: The five heroes who are fighting the Masquerade, the ones that showed up on TV, are they you? Well, fine. I won't ask you questions you can't answer. But will you finally admit that what made you save those children was your father's blood?
WOMAN IN LOVE: That detective... when he saw the City Report News, his face lit up. I've never seen his smile before.

[Kismet Publishers]
EIKICHI: They've got a copy of In-Laqetti here, and they're publishing it! They can't do that!
LISA: If we talk to the people inside, I'm sure they will understand. 
MAYA: I see...so he went and put the book out...ho ho ho, how impatient. 
YUKINO: Oh...Fujii-san went to the photo shoot...

[Sumaru TV]
BROWN: In-Laqetti. There they go publishing some crap book again. Do you think the Masquerade is behind this?
YUKINO: I even know who wrote it, but I haven't a clue why they're reproducing the foretold events. 
LISA: Is Maya-san friends with that actress? 
EIKICHI: Huh? What are they talking about? 
MAYA: What is it? If you've got nothing to say, leave me alone. 
JUNKO KUROSU: Oh, dear. Eavesdropping is so rude. This conversation isn't for children's ears.

[Velvet Room]
YUKINO: If what In-Laqetti says is true, then the earth will be destroyed. The people are starting to believe that!
MAYA: Idealian is humanity's sixth stage. You lose all worry and anger and finally understand your reason for living. You come closer to the gods. According to the Oracle, even if the earth is destroyed, it's natural.
LISA: No worries or anger... does such a human even exist?

[etheria]
LISA: She wasn't the kind to steal dreams. If she's really the Joker...why?
EIKICHI: I don't get it--if you get one dream stolen, does that mean it's all over? Can't you come up with a new one? If you chase after goals and embrace dreams, even if your energy is stolen, do you still turn into a Shadow Person?
MAYA: Humans don't have the strength or hope to hold onto their dreams. If your dream comes true, you've lost it--you forget your dreaming heart. So, by stealing even just a little of Ideal Energy they turn into Shadow People...ho ho ho, you can wring their strength out.
YUKINO: I think that chasing after dreams is the meaning of life. If the dreaming heart is Ideal Energy, then it can't be used towards Idealian. We have to realize the reason behind living.

[Sumaru Prison]
LISA: Tatsuya, they're not here... they've vanished! In the end, Shadow People disappear? No! It's too terrible...!
EIKICHI: I... couldn't keep my promise to them. I didn't protect them. I didn't save them!
MAYA: Tatsuya-kun, take a good look. This is what happens to those without dreams. This is the end of those who throw away all hope.
YUKINO: I'm itchin’ for some action. Inside those Crystal Skulls is all that Dream Energy, but we still haven't done a thing.

[Hirasaka Map]
CITY MAN: Whaaat? Didn't you just pass by? Then, who was it? A, ahahahahah, I knew I drank too much! If I don't have a bit of sake...

[Silverman House]
LISA’S DAD: What's wrong with Lisa? I've never seen her in so much pain... no, once, long ago... ten years ago... I'll never forget her face. What's happened?
LISA: Ten years ago... yes, what King Leo told us and that flower he threw, it's all a message from her...
YUKINO: What's wrong with Lisa and Eikichi? Ever since we left the detective agency they've been acting strange. Did something happen to you guys?
MAYA: The human heart protects the Self. For example, if you're in danger of falling to pieces, the memory creates a soothing lie, thus guarding the person. They don't even notice the change--just like you. Where is your real Self?

[Go to Araya Shrine.]