Story Reader / Event Story / Stellar Witching Hour / Story

All of the stories in Punishing: Gray Raven, for your reading pleasure. Will contain all the stories that can be found in the archive in-game, together with all affection stories.
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Before Departure Forest Marsh

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Deep in the cosmos, stars scatter across the infinite void.

Phew—we're getting closer to beating this thing!

You've been playing with Nanami for so long, Commandant. Are you getting tired?

Hehe, how about Nanami tell you a story, Commandant? It'll be our intermission!

In a future far, far away—about as far... as the time between T-Rex and today!

Humanity suddenly discovers a black dwarf star hurtling toward our solar system! In less than a century, it would smash into the sun and destroy the entire solar system!

During that same era, humans discover something incredible: seven thousand light-years away, in a distant galaxy, there exists an advanced alien civilization capable of harnessing the power of stars.

So humans thought, "Maybe we could ask this super-advanced civilization to help save Earth?"

Electromagnetic communication was too slow, so the clever scientists invented a new technology! It could convert human telepathy into signals and transmit information faster than light!

But according to calculations, to create a signal powerful enough to cross seven thousand light-years, billions—tens of billions of people would need to broadcast the same emotional signal simultaneously!

At first, the scientists thought inducing fear would be the most efficient approach. I mean, even babies cry right after birth—it's one of humanity's most instinctive responses.

But then, a wise scientist sent a letter to the President of Earth where he presented a completely different perspective—

He said that fear wasn't the ultimate choice, that humanity possessed an emotion far more powerful than fear! To prove his point, he quoted a poem as his answer—

We must love one another, or die.

It's love! Love can overcome fear, and even transcend gravity and time itself!

It's from a human author that Nanami really likes. I'll make sure to tell you more stories whenever I can.

How are you feeling now? Ready to continue the adventure with Nanami?

Shall we get going? Nanami's grand adventure begins anew!