13 13 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Roland walks into the front yard, a space that resembles a time capsule.
14 14 301 Rough pottery pieces are scattered under the wall. Firewood chips are neatly placed next to a smashed fireplace wall, as if they were just freshly chopped in the morning.
15 15 301 The ground surface is in extremely poor condition due to lack of maintenance, but tools are nicely placed along the wall.
16 16 301 Everything about this place shows that someone used to live here, albeit a long time ago.
17 17 301 Roland calmly walks through it, until he sees a crude clay plate at an inconspicuous place on the outside wall.
18 18 301 —"This is the home of Luna and Lucia, built by Daddy and Mommy together!"
19 19 301 A complex emotion has grasped Roland. Many scenes have come to his mind.
20 20 301 Perhaps she used to toddle from the living room to the kitchen, carrying a basket full of freshly picked potatoes.
21 21 301 Perhaps she used to rush from the first floor to the second, holding a paperplane that Dad made while making a "whoosh" sound.
22 22 301 Perhaps...
23 23 301 Luna was once here, and she left. If she really had come back for some reason...
24 24 301 But she is now lost. None of the "perhaps" can change this fact.
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26 26 301 1 Roland ...Better get back to the topic. 1
27 27 301 Roland Why would they lure Babylonia's Task Force to this place, and why do they want me to come here. 1
28 28 301 Roland There should be an answer to all these questions. 1
29 29 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Roland starts to carefully search every nook and cranny of the ruins.
32 32 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Lamia Eek... How long are you going to keep me waiting...? 1
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34 34 301 Lamia Hmm? What's that...? 1
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36 36 301 Lamia notices a wandering phantom on the street.
37 37 301 It travels through the streets without concealing its action, kicking the corner of walls, or spraying something on the wall with its head every now and then.
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39 39 301 1 Lamia ...What... is... that? 1
40 40 301 Lamia watches it until it disappears after turning around a corner.
41 41 301 But she soon hears engine sounds from where it disappears, and sees a black figure rising to the sky.
42 42 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Lamia trembles at the somewhat familiar sight.
55 55 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 Roland has been wandering around in the house for a while, he thinks he has checked almost all the possible places.
56 56 301 —But he still has no clue about what to do next.
57 57 301 He steps into a destroyed bathroom in the hope that "something may happen if he tries to do something."
58 58 301 Most of the things inside are demolished, except the large mirror. It is surprisingly intact apart from one long, horizontal crack.
59 59 301 Only traces of history remain in this place. He can peek into Luna's past, but cannot reach the present.
60 60 301 Can he really find clues of Luna here? Before this, how long has he travelled? How many options has he ruled out?
61 61 301 This pursuit almost took his life in the underground waterway.
62 62 301 No matter what, he probably won't find anything useful from this mansion of the past on his own.
63 63 301 —Still, it cannot explain why the other two groups also have their eyes on this place.
64 64 301 Or... Could it be just the result of an incorrect decision, or a foolish mission from Babylonia?
65 65 301 If that's the case... Where should he go next? What is he going to look for?
66 67 301 Roland looks at his somewhat unfamiliar black body in the mirror. He cannot help but feel a little sentimental, for too many people and things have changed.
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69 70 301 1 Roland I didn't realize... Is this what I look like now? 1
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72 72 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Roland? Why, do you prefer this look instead?
