7 7 301 A bomb explodes less than five meters away from you. Liv immediately opens a Protective Field.
8 8 301 Roland takes this opportunity to fall back further to the entrance of the Core Area. Despite the unrelenting attacks from the Gray Ravens, his reaction has been nothing short of a walk in the park.
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10 10 301 1 Lee This guy... has been hiding his true strength. 1
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12 12 301 1 Roland I'm flattered. I always believe that being environmentally friendly is a virtue, so it's important to win fuel-efficiently. 1
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14 14 301 Roland Now, you're all treasured guests of Miss Luna. I can't just let you kick it before she achieves her goals. 1
15 15 301 Roland So until our actual protagonist arrives, how about a little chat? 1
16 17 301 Roland Say, Lucia, your swordplay is nothing but nostalgic. Have you finally remembered your past? 1
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18 501 301 1 Lucia ? 1
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20 18 301 Roland Ah, doesn't look like it. How about I tell you the story of what Babylonia did to you? 1
21 19 301 Roland And Lee, you were a Kurono, weren't you? Then you should know how the technology behind Constructs was developed. 1
22 20 301 Roland The bloodshed behind the curtains, the endless lies, the corpses threw away like trash when their experiments failed. Lucia... they never treated her as a "human" when they abandoned your sister. 1
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24 22 301 Roland Can you say for certain that the commandant standing next to you won't do the same thing? 1
25 23 301 Roland Can you say for certain that, when all's said and done and you're no longer of any use, you won't suffer the same fate as those corpses, ruined and forsaken? 1
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27 25 301 1 Lucia Don't talk about Commandant like that! You never— 1
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29 27 301 1 Roland As long as humans are still their arrogant selves, they will never accept Constructs as one of them. You... will never be anything but tools. 1
30 28 301 Roland After all... 1
31 29 301 Roland's gaze stays on Liv for a second before sighing with a regretful expression.
32 30 301 Roland Humans will even happily trade their families away as wares. What chance do the non-human "others" have? 1
33 31 302 No. 32
34 32 302 Humans and Constructs are the same. 33 Not all humans are so despicable. 34
35 33 35 301 Roland You mean, Constructs are really just humans, right? 1
36 34 301 Roland You mean, "you" are different, and these Constructs are your buddies, right? 1
37 35 301 Roland Oh, humans... You just love to run your mouth about sunshine and rainbows to have us sacrifice ourselves. What's the big deal, right? When you can just wipe our memories, and here we go again, wigging our tails. 1
38 36 301 Roland All your pretty words, simply because these Constructs are still useful to you. 1
39 37 301 Roland To us Ascendants, everything's fair and honest. We only serve absolute power, and when we unite, we'll create a world where humans are the ones who go extinct. 1
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41 39 301 1 Lucia Enough with that! 1
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43 41 301 1 Roland Fine, fine. I know you won't listen. 1
44 42 301 Roland But if your commandant asks you to kill your sister now, will you be able to do it? 1
45 43 301 Roland Can you really put that blade of yours in Luna's heart? 1
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47 45 301 1 Lucia I... 1
48 46 301 Despite his mocking tone, Roland's eyes fixate on Lucia, his gaze unwavering, as if he is indeed waiting for her answer.
49 47 301 Lucia ... 1
50 48 301 Lucia turns away, ignoring his question, before raising her katana toward him again.
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52 50 301 1 Roland Is that so? 1
53 51 301 Roland Let me rephrase. 1
54 52 301 Roland Facing your closest family, who stands opposite you, her hands soaking in blood, do you— 1
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57 55 301 RImgBg1Shake Roland's piercing words are suddenly interrupted by a deafening noise. The bridge immediately sways from an enormous quake, seemingly originating from a massive explosion.
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59 57 301 RImgBg1Shake The noises and the quakes do not stop. Instead, they come in waves, accompanied by blinding white light from the Core Area.
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61 59 301 1 Lucia What just happened?! 1
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63 61 301 1 Liv It's from the Core... A huge spike in energy wave motion and Punishing Virus reaction! 1
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65 63 301 1 Lee Protect the commandant! 1
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67 65 301 1 Roland Gabriel... 1
68 66 301 Roland's expression briefly shifts for a second. Then he turns and bows to you all.
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70 68 301 1 Roland Our friendly conversation must be cut short, apparently. We'll speak again, Commandant. 1
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72 70 301 He throws a stun grenade at you, before swiping the operation terminal of the bridge.
73 71 301 The bridge slowly raises behind him, pulling back toward the Core Area.
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75 73 301 1 Lee We'll never get through if the bridge fully rises! Leave Roland to me. Lucia, Liv, take Commandant to the other side! 1
76 74 302 Jump onto the bridge before it is raised! 75 Attack Roland! 75
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78 76 301 1 Roland Sorry, I can't let you through. 1
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80 78 301 Lucia draws her katana and swings at Roland, only to be blocked by his chain blade. Liv shields you from his bullets, before shooting the axle bearing of the bridge with her Levi-Gun, but that still fails to stop the bridge from drawing back.
81 79 301 Before the bridge is fully withdrawn, Roland utilizes the tension from his chain blade to launch himself into the Core.
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84 82 301 1 Lee Dammit... He got away again. 1
85 83 301 Liv Based on what Roland just said... Luna really is in the Core Area. 2
