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Originally translated by aquagon. Taken from this forum post.

=Track 1 - Legend=

BGM: First part of Revolving Hearts ~ Connected Times

Narrator:

A world protected by the great songs Which in two occasions, turned against its people. The first time, the land and sky were lost. And the second time, the people themselves made their own bustling civilization disappear. The civilization which once was the most prosperous in this land...

It was God's Judgement? Or maybe a disaster conducted by the Devil?

One world where destruction and creation repeat themselves endlessly, where a few towers support all the life, since its form changed to a floating continent.

This is that world, and its name is... Sol Ciel

(Hymme an yor!!)

Narrator:

The survivors tied their entire fates to the non-decaying towers as they continued clinging to them for their lives. Elevating to the heavens, sturdily, they continued going through the sadness of the ages.

Now, we greet this world while describing a certain, and very recent, era of confusion of it... What happened that this world avoided its third destruction and end?

That Lyner and his various and inseparable companions, all understood that their role was to avoid that disaster.

This time, when we come again to this world, the true song of peace has enshrouded it and so.. By a very narrow margin, the quick ending of its years was blocked...

BGM: second part of Revolving Hearts ~ Connected Times

Lyner:

Aaahhh... I'm soo tired...

At last I could come to Nemo again... But I had to choose the most difficult way to come... I... I wonder if I'll be able to take a little break and sit in front of a fan, or take a bath...

Oh, that's right... Since at last I got to come here, Maybe I should go and drop by Miss Claire's bar for a while..

=Track 2 - Reunion:=

Lyner:

Hi!

Claire:

Ah, Sir, excuse me. We're still full at the moment.

Ah, it's Lyner! Long time no see! What are you doing around here?

Lyner:

Hehehe... Since I came to do some work near here, I wondered "How could I go without going to see Ms. Claire's face once again"?

Claire:

Seems like you're the same as always, huh? Ah... come in, don't just stand in there. I'll bring you something to drink now.

Lyner:

Okay... thanks.

BGM: A Peaceful Song

Claire:

It really has been a long time, Lyner... have you been well?

Lyner:

Of course! Of course, Ms. Claire! There were other things I wanted to talk about, but now I thought about other one. In the times I came here I both encouraged, and made you angry, Ms. Claire.

Claire:

Hehe... yes, it was like that.

Lyner:

And I was healed by your songs, too. That made me think all this time about what kind of thing the power of the songs could be.

Claire:

I remember telling you it was the what made flowers bloom and such things, didn't I?

Lyner:

Hehe, you're right. But, I really want to hear again your songs, Ms. Claire.

Claire:

Huh?

Lyner:

Sing, please. I someday wanted you to sing me again the really beautiful, and kind song you sang back then.

Claire:

It's not I don't want to sing for you, but right now, the strings of my lute are snapped. Ah, right Lyner. At that time, you made me the favor of bringing me new strings, right? Could you please make these strings for my lute again?

Lyner:

What? It's pretty easy for me to do that! Okay, I'll go at once to search for the ingredients for them.

Claire:

I'm so glad...

Lyner:

(Huh? The eyes that Ms. Claire has while looking at the lute... are so mysterious...) (They seem so happy, but so sorrowful...) (I've never seen her... with a face... like this)

Err, Ms. Claire?

Claire:

Huh?

Lyner:

Well, it's just that you're looking in such an intense way at the lute, that it seems very important to you. Does it hold any precious memories?

Claire:

Yes, it does. Even my own existence, as you see me now, is thanks to this lute. No, it'd be better to say that it's because I met the true owner of this lute.

Lyner:

The true owner?

Claire:

Yes. Since it's to you, I think it'll be all right to tell you this. When I still lived as one of Tenba's Reyvateils. When I still didn't know what was to truly sing from the bottom of my heart... About what happened at that time...

=Track 3 - Journey=

Claire:

Yes, that was around ten years ago... I was only 14 years old at the time. Because I was a Class-B Reyvateil, I had skills for which Tenba paid me a very high salary. Among all the Reyvateil the commander had at his orders, I was said to be the best one. I can do this now, but back then we were forbidden from talking about a certain classified matter. That was a research for developing the next generation of Reyvateils. For which Tenba ordered us to take back to the HQ anyone that they put on a certain list.

So I had to...

BGM: Meld

Young Claire:

Wait! Please, don't run away!

Woman:

Huh!? And why, if I don't want to go there!? I haven't done anything, so I don't have anything to do in there!

Young Claire:

If you're going to annoy me so much, then I'll have to restrain you...

Woman:

And a child like you can do what?

BGM: EXEC_HYMME_CLOSSPHERE/.

Hymmnos!? A Reyvateil!?

Woman:

I can't... move my body...

Young Claire:

Excuse me... Now, I'll take you to Tenba. It's okay. Now, we can make the trip back easier or...

Claire:

I did everything to accomplish my missions, and among these actions, I made many things I'm not proud about. But I never dwelt too much on it.

That was my job, after all. And one by one, I went and brought each one of these people back to Tenba. Each one of them making me colder and harsher...

And so, in a certain day...

Crew:

Claire!

Young Claire:

Commander Crew.

Crew:

Seems like you did an splendid job bringing yet other one here, huh? Well done. You truly are an heroic Reyvateil. Hehehe...

Young Claire:

Thank you very much. Well then...

Crew:

Wait a moment.

Hehe. I'm sorry I have to send you away so soon after returning, but there is a new mission I want you to take up. Basically, I thought it would be good to invite some guests over.

Claire, although you might not know because of how busy you were, do you know about a certain traveling, masked music troupe?

BGM: Wriggling Premonition

Young Claire:

A masked music troupe?

Crew:

Yes. That music troupe is called [Euphrosyne], and after sometime, I suddenly came with the idea of calling them over for a brief interview. They are a group that likes to keep a low profile.

They travel all over Sol Ciel, and it's said that they can quench the thirst of the people's hearts with the songs they play.

That music troupe has become quite famous recently. What I want you to do is to go and search for that masked music troupe, Euphrosyne.

Young Claire:

The masked music troupe?

Crew:

Yes, of course. Their fame is splendid, and the other day I was thinking to invite them over to Tenba. That way, we could convince them to be their mediators for the wonderful songs they sing for the people. Would you go then, Claire?

Young Claire:

Okay, I'll do it. Now, if you excuse me...

Claire:

Thus, without even knowing where I could start searching, I began my mission of finding the traveling, masked music troupe of Euphrosyne, by traveling all over Sol Ciel and asking the people I met in the way.

=Track 4 - Encounter=

Claire:

And from time on, I traveled during many days and nights, until I reached a certain town. Somehow, I had gotten an information about a masked music troupe or something appearing in it.

Girl:

Welcome! Welcome! What can I do for you?

Young Claire:

Bring anything I can eat and drink.

Girl:

Okay then, I'll bring you a Dokkoi Set.

A Dokkoi Set coming!!

Young Claire (thoughts):

Well, okay, but to think that this mission is all about giving an invitation to make them sing for the people.
 * sigh* According to that bit of information... Euphrosyne or something else should show up at this town, but...

Man (Background)

Sorry!

Young Claire (Thoughts):

Even accomplishing these missions so easily seems so shallow... Just like now... Most likely, I'll have to continue doing the unreasonable for who knows how long more. And I'll surely have to sing my songs to attack many other people. And even if I say these things, I'm a little tired from this lifestyle.

Drunk Man:

Hee... Hey! You're saaa beautiful, youn' gill! hehehe! Yo' haf so baatiful feet! Won't ya show me ya face? Come and drink all night with me!

Young Claire:

I'm tired. Leave me alone.

Drunk Man:

No.. let me give a look at ya beautiful body!

Young Claire (Thoughts):

Seems like I always attract weirdos, huh? How pitiful...

Drunk Man:

Ah, girl! Girl! Hey, giiirl! Hey, are ya listening to me, girl!?

Young Claire:

Just leave me alone already!

Claire:

I had already gotten tired of telling that man to be quiet. I was so enraged at that drunkard, that I was ready to sing one of my songs at him.

Of course, I really didn't attack him. I decided to simply put him to sleep for a little while. So I simply crafted a Song Magic for doing so, and in that moment...

BGM: Moonlight Nocturne ~Cradle~

Claire:

I heard it from outside the inn. Both a beautiful melody, and calming singing voice. And that didn't apply just to me: as far as I could see, it exerted an influence over everyone in the establishment, since that song seemed to calm, heal, and unite their hearts. And then, various young men entered the inn, and I couldn't avoid looking at them. All of the men that had come in were wearing masks, and were holding musical instruments in their hands. And that singing voice...

I firmly believed then that them... all of them, were the members of Euphrosyne, the music troupe I was searching for. And among them, one had come and said something to the drunkard a while ago, and he went away to somewhere. This member in particular was a young man that was holding a lute, wore a white mask, and had a golden hair falling in waves around his face. He quietly sat at my side, and spoke to me.

Dian:

Are you all right? I thought this man was trying to do something bad to you. Please, be careful. All right?

Background:

Yes! Please, sit down anywhere!

Young Claire:

Thank you.

Background:

Hello, everyone!

Dian:

However, no matter how evil your opponent might be, you must never use your songs to harm them, understood?

Background:

Let us spend a great night together!

Young Claire:

Huh? Are you...?

Dian:

I'm the leader of Music Troupe Euphrosyne. My name is Dian. But I'm better known as the Singing Knight Dian.

Young Claire:

Ah!

Dian:

And you can see the other Musical Knights, my companions, sitting down in there. They are the Strings Knight, Rafile, the Percussion Knight, Lorzer, and our Storyteller, Aigil.

Young Claire:

E-ehh...

Dian:

Hahaha! Are your surprised? Since we can use the power of songs, just as you can, you wouldn't happen to think we are going to harm you, right?

Claire:

They were a pretty mysterious group of people. Furthermore, he even recognized I was a Reyvateil, but his unexpected kindness and his gentle smile really calmed me down at that moment. And then, I remembered my mission.

Young Claire:

Are you all the Euphrosyne Music Troupe?

Dian:

Indeed.

Young Claire:

My name is Claire. I was dispatched by Tenba to find your group. I think the voices of our hearts were telling us to meet in this place.

Dian:

Tenba? Were they looking for us?

Young Claire:

Yes.

Tenba has received news of your songs and how you all sing them for the people. So we need your music and songs to heal the hearts of the people. Music Troupe Euphrosyne, you are all cordially invited to our headquarters as our honorable guests.

Would you please accept our humble invitation?

Claire:

I may have said that calmly, but actually, my heart was shaking in anxiety inside my chest with these thoughts.

"Maybe I'd have to restrain them, and against their will, bring them back to the HQ again to accomplish my mission... I don't want to continue doing horrible actions like these. Please, really, please, don't make me sing against them." I think that was the time in which my heart was beating the loudest.

Dian:

If they really need our musicians, then we will be pleased to comply with your requests. Haha! We will go to wherever you tell us!

Claire:

Because of Singing Knight Dian, a large cluster of feelings that I had kept in my heart melted away, and I was able of embracing it. I might have started as just one small feeling, but it was clear what it gave to my heart. It was okay, not matter how absurd it was, because it was something natural. A feeling I hadn't felt since I left my hometown after its destruction.

And thus, I departed alongside Euphrosyne in a travel to return to the main Tenba HQ.

=Track 5 - Calm=

Claire:

And so, during a certain day...

Young Claire:

Even the sun has sunk down, huh? It's pretty late now, so we should set up camp and rest for today.

Dian:

You're right. Aigil, stop the carriage! We will be camping around here for tonight!

Aigil