3 3 301 DialogEnable Liv properly buries Lindsey, Cali, Lina, and Stanley. Then, she takes Matches and leaves conservation area 043.
4 4 301 Along the journey, she remains silent. The voices of self-doubts overwhelm her mind. It isn't until she meets up with her companions that she finally picks herself up.
5 5 301 Upon returning to Conservation Area 046, Liv gives the bloodstained note back to its owner.
6 6 301 The boy has found his brother among the armed refugees. Holding the note in his arms, he starts crying.
7 7 301 But just as she expected, the people are hostile against the border border collie. They want Liv to take him outside.
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9 9 301 1 Liv ... 1
10 10 301 Liv Will I truly be able to change all this? 1
11 11 301 Whether it is Matches and Stanley, or the other memories buried deeper in her mind...
12 12 301 The lives she couldn't save are like the sand in an hourglass, falling down to the bottom as every second passes.
13 13 301 Even when she does catch a grain of sand, it will eventually meet the same tragic fate, just like Matches...
14 14 301 ...Just like how Stanley didn't want Fantine to have a child. No one can change this world. Even survival is just extending the pain.
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16 16 301 Liv ...I couldn't even... help Commandant... 1
17 17 301 At the thought of the unconscious commandant, Liv starts to get overwhelmed by grief and despair.
18 18 301 If 【kuroname】 never wakes up, that means the mistake they made in the Pulia Forest Park Ruins has cost the commandant's life.
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20 20 301 Liv ...Sorry... I'm sorry... 1
21 21 301 But her apology and guilt can no longer reach that human.
22 22 301 Liv ...If... 1
23 23 301 If 【kuroname】 did wake up, what would the commandant have told her?
24 24 301 A long, long time ago, she too apologized for her inability. Back then, 【kuroname】 said something to her...
25 25 202 1 1
26 26 301 "It is meaningful."
27 27 301 "Even the smallest change and help can make a difference, although they may not seem so for the time being."
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29 29 301 1 Liv ... 1
30 30 301 "It is only meaningless if you give up."
31 31 301 Upon recalling this familiar voice, Liv feels much more at ease and calm.
32 32 204 1
33 33 301 Liv I must not give up yet... I have to push just a little further... 1
34 34 301 She nods to herself, trying to recollect the strength to fight and help.
35 35 301 But before Liv can shake off the negative thoughts, she hears a commotion from outside.
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38 38 301 1 Armed Refugee A N-no! 1
39 39 301 Armed Refugee A It's Jonny... and the others... They... 1
40 40 301 The armed refugee holds a bloodstained cloth in his hand, struggling to catch his breath.
41 41 301 Armed Refugee A Datte died before he could finish his sentence. I don't even know where they are! 1
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43 43 301 1 Lucia Liv! 1
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47 47 301 1 Lucia wants to remind Liv, but realizes that she has already started the search.
48 48 301 Liv This is bad. There are only a few targets in the search area, and they are all severely infected by Punishing Virus. 2
49 49 301 Lucia So they are all corrupted? 1
50 50 204 2 19
51 51 301 Liv They might not be within the search range. Perhaps they... 2
52 52 301 The worst-case scenario comes to her mind, but she doesn't want to say it out loud.
53 53 301 Lucia When did they leave? 1
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55 55 301 1 Armed Refugee A About ten hours ago... Shortly after you left, they took Fantine and drove your car to go outside. 2
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57 57 301 1 Liv Why did they bring Fantine along? 1
58 58 301 Armed Refugee A She said she had been pregnant for 39 weeks and had to find supplies to get prepared for the delivery. I tried to stop her, but she said the others didn't know what supplies she needed, so she had to be there herself. 2
59 59 204 1 19
60 60 301 Liv It has been ten hours. I wonder if we can find them even if we split up to search... 1
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62 62 301 1 Armed Refugee Leader There's no need to waste your strength. 2
63 63 301 Armed Refugee Leader They brought a pregnant woman with them. Datte said something happened to Jonny and died in front of him. The only person who's still MIA instead of KIA is that woman. 2
64 64 301 Liv ...But I... 1
65 65 201 2 500166 5 -400
66 66 301 1 Lucia We should go, Liv. 2
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68 68 203 2 0.25 -600
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70 70 301 1 Matches Woof!! 3
71 71 301 Liv Matches... You want to come along? 1
72 72 301 Matches Woof! Woof! 3
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75 75 301 1 Armed Refugee Leader Yes, take this dog with you too. He would've just wasted our food anyway, if we didn't turn him into food first. 1
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78 78 301 1 Liv ... 1
79 79 301 Lucia Don't be sad, Liv. Vera told me border collies are very clever. He just might help us find our target. 2
80 80 301 She knows Liv is still blaming herself for what happened.
81 81 301 Before Liv gets overwhelmed by grief again, Lucia quickly brings her attention back to the task at hand.
82 82 301 Lucia Do you know where we can find Fantine's luggage? I want to let Matches sniff it and remember her smell. 2
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84 84 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Liv Yes. I'll bring it here right away...! 1
89 89 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Let's wind the time back to ten hours ago...
90 90 301 Gray Raven hasn't returned to Conservation Area 046. To search for supplies and get prepared for her delivery, Fantine gives a heads-up to the Constructs stationed in this conservation area and leaves with Jonny and the others.
91 91 301 Protected by her companions, she manages to collect all the required supplies earlier than she expects. Being pregnant, she cannot move around too much, so she sits on the bench in the mall square, waiting.
92 92 301 Looking at the setting sun, she rubs her hand against the blanket she just found and checks the supplies she will need when she delivers her child.
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94 94 301 1 Fantine Yeah. Everything is here. 1
95 95 301 She looks up into the distance and thinks about the future of her child as she waits for her companions to return.
96 96 301 Fantine I don't know if it's a good idea... to bring you into this world. 1
97 97 301 She thinks about the harsh, cruel world and ponders the question.
98 98 301 Fantine If only you could answer that question for me... my child, that'd be nice. 1
99 99 301 Before meeting Stanley, someone had asked her the same question. Back then, she didn't hesitate to give a positive answer.
100 100 301 Fantine grew up in an environment where she was constantly hungry and on the run, but even so, she considered herself a happy, lucky girl.
101 101 301 She was loved by her family and her husband. And she wanted to share that feeling with her child.
102 102 301 The two of them had planned out a future for their baby and worked very hard to make it happen.
103 103 301 She remembers how she and her husband were crying tears of joy when they heard the news that they could stay in the conservation area.
104 104 301 But everything came crumbling down after that disaster in the Pulia Forest Park Ruins. Those who once loved her so much are now nothing but memories of the past.
105 105 301 If things get worse, she won't even be able to protect herself, let alone her child.
106 106 301 Is it really a good idea to bring our child into this world?
107 107 301 She has lost count of how many times she ponders this question after that conversation with Stanley.
108 108 301 Fantine Everyone is gone... And there's no home for me to go back to. 1
109 109 301 Fantine If I lose this child as well... 1
110 110 301 Tears start rolling in her eyes as Fantine thinks about the possibility that she has to live her life alone.
111 111 301 Love goes both ways. She wants to love her child and be loved back.
112 112 301 Fantine ...It's like I'm doing this for my own good. 1
113 113 301 It is a selfish act to bring a new life into this cruel world just to not feel lonely and feel loved. That is not fair for this child.
114 114 301 Fantine But... 1
115 115 301 How can we know for sure that this child will hate this world?
116 116 301 Short and eventful as it is, her 27 years of life are beautiful thanks to her loved ones and especially, her parents.
117 117 301 Fantine No one knows what the future holds... 1
118 118 301 So, who should make this decision?
119 119 301 As Fantine is thinking, a somewhat familiar voice comes from the corner of the alley.
120 120 301 ?? Run... Now...
121 121 301 She looks toward where the raspy voice comes from and sees a staggering Hetero-Sapien.
122 122 301 ?? ...Fantine... Run... Now...
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124 124 301 RImgBg1Shake Fantine !! 1
125 125 301 What is a Hetero-Sapien doing here? And why does it speak like a human? But Fantine has no time to think.
126 126 301 Fortunately, its sound has caught Fantine's attention and she runs away before it is too late.
127 127 301 Fantine H... help... 1
128 128 301 She has read a lot of books and knows that running at 39 weeks of pregnancy could lead to early labor. She is not ready for seeing the baby yet, but at the moment, she has no choice but to run as fast as she can while holding her belly.
129 129 301 Fantine ...God... Please... Please give me a little bit more time... 1
139 139 301 Lucia The Hetero-Sapien we defeated just now had the same sound as Jonny. We're too late. 2
140 140 301 Liv No news from Fantine yet. 1
141 141 301 Lucia Let's keep searching. 2
142 142 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Liv Okay! 1
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146 146 301 AniZhuanchangEnd How long was she running? And how long did she pass out?
147 147 301 Ten hours? Or more? Fantine has no idea.
148 148 301 All she knows is that the moon has risen and the sun has set, concealing the blood stains on the road.
149 149 301 The child in her arms, who should have been born in a clean room, slipped into this world unprepared and landed in the mud.
150 150 301 Fantine ...Hello there... little one...
151 151 301 Fantine It's a girl...
152 152 301 Warm blood keeps flowing out from her body and she feels colder and colder from the loss of blood. She doesn't have to know what is going on exactly. She can tell.
153 153 301 There is no time to lose. Fantine trembles as she picks up the baby covered in blood and swaddles her in a soft blanket.
154 154 301 Fantine ...Sorry, we have no choice...
155 155 301 She struggles to reach out her hands to the most vulnerable part of the baby.
156 156 301 The baby's neck is so soft and so delicate...
157 157 301 Strangle it and this little life, who has not yet seen the world, will have a quick and painless death.
158 158 301 This little life will not have to wait in the long cold night for help, nor will she have to face the terrible unknown.
159 159 301 Fantine But... it shouldn't be like this...
160 160 301 She knows that children come into the world through their parents, not from them.
161 161 301 You can give love to a child, but not ideas.
162 162 301 The parent is the bow and the child is the arrow of life that comes from the bowstring.
163 163 301 This "bow" woman has long since understood her role, but still, she is determined to destroy her "arrow."
164 164 301 Fantine I have to make this choice for you, sweetie... You hate Mommy, right? Sorry...
165 165 301 —Is it because she regrets her decision back then?
166 166 301 Does she regret meeting her husband and conceiving this little life?
167 167 301 Would she have lived a safe life if she hadn't been pregnant?
168 168 301 Fantine Maybe...
169 169 301 Fantine But I wouldn't have been as happy as I am now.
170 170 301 —Are you really happy?
171 171 301 The first answer that comes to Fantine's mind is neither yes nor no.
172 172 301 Before she can say anything, her hands betray her in a tremor and pat the baby instead.
173 173 301 As if knowing her mother's grief, the baby responds with loud cries, announcing the arrival of a new life.
174 174 301 Fantine I'm such a cowardly and selfish mother...
175 175 301 Fantine Having you in this world is neither my happiness nor my torment... but my... longing.
176 176 301 The nearer death draws, the more she cannot part with this little life.
177 177 301 In the cold moonlight, Fantine huddles in despair and makes a prayer to a being she has never believed in before.
178 178 301 Fantine ...Please save this child... Let her live...
179 179 301 Fantine Please give her enough time to choose wisely...
180 180 301 Afterward—
181 181 301 AniZhuanchangBegin As if to answer her prayers, a loud bark comes from a short distance away. A pink figure comes and takes the glimmer of hope from Fantine's hands.
184 184 301 Liv What's going on... This is... postpartum bleeding...
185 185 301 Liv carries a lot of medical supplies with her.
186 186 301 She had thought about the situation of blood loss, but she shouted in the crowd and no one answered. So she had to come on her own to help.
187 187 301 Liv ...We can't do a blood transfusion now... And even if I can stop the bleeding...
188 188 301 Fantine ...Thank you, Liv.
189 189 301 Liv doesn't want to hear thank you in this situation.
190 190 301 Liv No... I haven't done anything yet...
191 191 301 Fantine Then... can I ask you for one thing?
192 192 301 Liv Yes, I'm listening...
193 193 301 Fantine Take my baby away... Please let her live...
194 194 301 Fantine Help her grow up and make sure she can think for herself and make her own decision...
195 195 301 Liv looks at the baby in her arms once more. It is a miracle that this little girl is alive and kicking. Only after she is certain that her promise is not an empty one does Liv nod to Fantine.
196 196 301 Liv ...No problem.
197 197 301 Fantine ...Thank you, Liv.
198 198 301 The dying Fantine breathes a sigh of relief with a smile on her pale face.
199 199 301 Fantine When she grows up, please tell her... Mommy and Daddy... brought her into the world...
200 200 301 Fantine Because... we thought this world was... as beautiful as it was turbulent...
201 201 301 Fantine We would love to tell her about it ourselves... but we can't...
202 202 301 Fantine We're useless... Sorry...
203 203 301 Tears roll down her smiling face.
204 204 301 Fantine So...
205 205 301 Fantine If in the future, she... tries her best to get what she wants... but still hates the world...
206 206 301 Fantine Tell her to go find Mommy and Daddy...
207 207 301 Liv Fantine...
208 208 301 Fantine It's okay... Life is not supposed to be a bondage, but a force for good...
209 209 301 Fantine The choice is hers...
210 210 301 Fantine I want to name her Cosette... What do you think?
211 211 301 Liv ...Cosette... It's a beautiful name.
212 212 301 Fantine Good...
213 213 301 Fantine ...I don't regret giving birth to my baby girl...
225 225 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Both the boy and the woman, in their different situations and with their different beliefs, made the same choice: to sacrifice themselves for the sake of another life.
226 226 301 There was this boy who abhorred the future and a despised life he saved.
227 227 301 There was also this woman who embraced the future and a much-loved life she gave birth to.
228 228 301 However faint the hope appeared, they both tried to stop the world from spiraling into a calamity.
229 229 301 At this moment, Liv finally understands what conviction and expectation are all about.
230 230 301 "Even the smallest change and help can make a difference, although they may not seem so for the time being."
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232 232 301 1 Liv Yes... That's right... 1
233 233 301 Life is so short, but that doesn't make it meaningless.
234 234 301 Every life leaves its unique mark on the world, passing itself on to the next life.
235 235 301 Embracing the "death" of oneself and others is the true meaning of life, Liv thinks.
236 236 301 Death gives life from one being to another being, to birds, beasts, insects, and flowers.
237 237 301 And those lives, in turn, will give their lives to others through death.
238 238 301 Life breeds life. Without death, life would not continue.
239 239 301 The teary-eyed Liv is holding tiny Cosette and Matches tightly.
240 240 301 Liv Yes... Death is not an eternal departure... They live on in those people they cherish... 1
241 241 301 Liv Even if we may never see each other again... Even if it makes us feel sad and regretful... 1
242 242 301 Liv I will carry on despite the pain and never give up. 1
243 243 301 With her sorrows vented, Liv feels nothing but resolve.
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245 245 301 Liv I can make a difference. 1
246 246 301 Liv Whether it is human or Construct, animal or insect... it is the diversity of life that makes the world so beautiful.
247 247 301 Liv That's why... Commandant said "Even the smallest change and help can make a difference, although they may not seem so for the time being." 1
248 248 301 Liv I'll protect the hope that you gave your lives for. I won't let you down. 1
249 249 301 Liv I won't give up no matter how insignificant my contribution seems. Just like I didn't give up until Matches helped me find Fantine... and Cosette. 1
