PNC Story/Livestreaming Stage 4-1/Script

Kuro and Nana weave among the buildings of the Burbank Sector.
The construction systems, formerly on standby, come back online one after the other, and their neon lights shine once again.

Kuro: Which street number and what district are we at now?

Nana: Let me see…

Nana quickly makes a note on the map for Kuro.

Kuro: I can't tell one street from another, Nana! You know this sector best!

Nana: Um… That's because I worked here for a while.

Kuro: Well done, hahaha! Here, I'll reward you with an Ejector Seat~

Nana: Thank you… Eh? An Ejector Seat?

Kuro: Hang on tight, don't bite your tongue!

Kuro hits the button with lightning speed, and the two of them are launched out the top of the livestream studio with a "bang" before landing back on the ground.
In the next moment, the Sanctifiers' gunfire is already pummeling the studio.
Boom!

Nana: A Sanctifier ambush… When did they…

Nana is still trembling as she lands on the ground, but Kuro is laughing as she waves to the air.

Kuro: Whew… That's a safe touchdown! The great Kuro has once again anticipated the Sanctifiers' ambush, come on guys, send your bullet comments over–
Kuro: –Just kidding. I was careless, and even the camera got blown up too. Dammit!
Kuro: Still, I can go back on the air right away! And when I do, I'm going to give that damn Reverence a rocket punch combo…

Nana: …

Kuro: Alright, Nana, lead the way! As usual, we'll be fleeing back through the side streets!
Kuro: …What's wrong with you? Reverence is about to catch up to us!
Kuro: Uh… You didn't land on your head, did you? Or do you not know the nearby streets? Oh come on, don't drop the ball now of all times. This place is… Uh, it's which street of what district again?

At the sight of the panicking Kuro, Nana grabs the hem of her clothes and seems to make up her mind.

Kuro: Let's see, what can I do now? Let me think, maybe the Invisibility Cloak, the Submarine, the Super Universal Oblivion Fist, or maybe…

Nana: …Don't panic, Kuro. I know how to escape safely.

Kuro: Ah, you remembered at last! –Also, I was totally not panicking just now!
Kuro: Go on, where are we headed now?

Nana: Er, it's a place where Sanctifiers will never be able to go. Come with me.

System: Beginning preparation countdown. Now performing theater hardware checks.

Kuro: Is this… the Quixote Theatre?

Nana: Yup. Nobody's used it for a long time, so it's being renovated.
Nana: I activated the countdown here, so the Sanctifiers won't be able to enter this place for the time being.

Kuro: Why is that?

Nana: The Burbank Sector respects its performers, so "the theatre is not open for patronage until the preparation countdown timer elapses."

Kuro: I see, just like how a streamer's makeup time is sacred and inviolable!

Nana: Yup, something like that.
Nana: Still, you named the Quixote Theatre correctly. Did you know about this place?

Kuro: Of course I do! I was following "NotREAL?" before Project Neural Cloud even started, especially Nanaka.
Kuro: Her voice was like a clear, pure stream amidst the noise of the city, enough to cleanse the hearts of everyone!

Nana: Sounds like you really like Nanaka.

Kuro: Of course, I do. When I was still in the real world, I didn't miss a single one of her online concerts!
Kuro: Back then, she said that after joining "Project Neural Cloud," she would host a real cloud server concert in the Burbank Sector.
Kuro: I bet that would be way better than listening to it in the real world through a VR headset! I was looking forward to it for so long, but in the end, I didn't manage to see her after coming to the Neural Cloud Sector.
Kuro: Maybe she hasn't arrived yet. Still, it's fine if she hasn't. Magrasea is huge, but it's boring as hell.

Nana: I'm sure "Nanaka" would be really happy to know that you were thinking of her alot.

Kuro: That's why I want to properly light up this place before she comes to Magrasea as a welcome gift for her.
Kuro: How could this place with hardly any lights serve to welcome my idol?

System: Backstage examinations complete. Theater functions are normal. Ready to begin at any time.
System: Welcome back, Nanaka!

Kuro: Well, this place is… Wait, Nanaka? Where's Nanaka?

Kuro looks around the empty theater. There is nobody here beside herself and Nana.

Nana: …

Kuro: …

Nana?: Welcome to Quixote Theatre.

Nana smiles serenely under the stage lights.

Nana?: Allow me to introduce myself again. Hello, Kuro. I'm the host of the Quixote theatre, CM-Idol…
Nana?: Or rather, "Nanaka."