Now I'll talk to you about Zipangu, which is on the verge of total destruction.

It's an era where technology rules the day. The scientists created artificial intelligence in order to better the lives of everyone, but they have since been overthrown, and as a result, the world is now at the hands of these creatures.

In short, that's how the future of Zipangu is like.

The central city for the future Zipangu is called Tokyo.
By then, Zipangu would feature a level of technology unlike anywhere else in the world of Maple, what with the technological advancements made with artificial intelligence and robots.

And then, a revolutionary new artifical intelligence, simply called AI, was developed.

AI was supposed to represent all that's good and peaceful in Zipangu.

The truth, however, was a bit different...

With its amazing level of intelligence, the AI's soaked up knowledge at an alarming rate. So fast that they decided to go against Zipangu and its residents.

The group of AI's built forward area weapons and proceeded to destroy everything in its path. Zipangu was in serious trouble as a result of these AI's.

The army had been constantly losing the battle against the AI's, but the Zipangu Tech Lab came through by inventing a barrier using electronic pulse, and the army succeeded in successfully containing the revolting AI's in Tokyo using the barrier.

They also succeeded in developing army robots, which was then put on the frontline to combat the opposition. They were almost successful in wiping out the opposition when...

The great distortion came and completely destroyed Zipangu as a whole.

...

What I have told you is the true history of Zipangu.

But then, I finally found a way to prevent the destruction of Zipangu.

That meant having to figure out what The Distortion was.

Unfortunately, I was unable to figure out the true nature of
The Distortion, but after carefully studying the Acacia Chronicle, I learned that it's a core energy from another dimension summoned by the firearms.

And...

I also found out that if the army robots were developed earlier than listed on the Chronicle, then The Distortion may not appear afterall.

The chronicle mentioned how the development of army robots went through prolonged delays because of numerous errors, along with some interferences from outside.

In order to prevent the total destruction of Zipangu, we must find a way to speed up the completion of army robots so they can eliminate the opposition before The Distortion makes it all a moot point.

The year that Zipangu is destroyed is at 2102.

I want you to travel forward to 2100, two years before the destruction.

The Chronicle points out that Operational Unit, a secret unit developed by Zipangu Tech Lab, gets stolen by the AI army.

This caused a major delay in the development of the army robots, which in the end triggered the destruction of Zipangu.

You will be sent to 2100 at an area called Odaiba, where you will meet the AI army that's transporting the stolen unit.

Your task is to retrieve the stolen unit from them.

After you retrieve Operational Unit and bring it back to
Zipangu Tech Lab, it will expedite the development of the army robots, which will enable the army to destroy the opposition before The Distortion.

Thank you.

If you want the details of Operational Unit, you should head over to Odaiba and ask the soldier in the area for information.

He's one of the members of the special task force whose mission is to retrieve the unit. He's also considered the best soldier in all of Zipangu.

Any advice from him will be invaluable.

Now I'll teach you how to travel to different time periods.

The blue crystal located at the bottom floor of Kamuna is the one that supports the Time Warp. Doing the time warp will require a gate pass, and based on the level of the pass, it'll take you to different stages of the future.

(Asia held my hand and placed it on her chest. She then closed her eyes.)

The future of Zipangu,

the peaceful future of Zipangu,

lies solely in your hands.

No one else's but yours.

And...

I sincerely pray that you come back in one piece. May the spirits of Zipangu be with you.

I know the monster you're facing is virtually a mystery, but I am confident that you'll emerge victorious from the battle.