4 4 301 DialogEnable The thrust lasts but a moment. Before you know it, you are already inside a bedroom.
5 5 301 The world outside is already dark save for a few stars and a half-moon hanging in the sky.
6 6 301 After some fumbling around, you finally turn on the room light.
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8 8 301 The room does not contain too many items. You can only see one single bed, one two-level wardrobe, one desk, and one chair.
9 9 301 You find yourself no longer wearing the combat uniform, but a soft, casual outfit instead.
10 10 301 Your military terminal has been replaced with a small civilian model. Unlike Babylonia's simple style, there are a lot of fashionable, intricate patterns on this terminal.
11 11 302 It looks like something from the Golden Age. 12
12 12 301 You feel something in your ear and touch it. It is a mini earbud.
13 13 301 The alarm clock on the desk reads 20:00. A blue holo-screen catches your attention.
14 14 301 When you are about to look at it up close, you suddenly hear a cold, robotic voice in your earbud.
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16 16 301 Robotic Voice System online.
17 17 301 Robotic Voice Good evening, citizen 【kuroname】.
18 18 301 The voice sounds extremely familiar to a Babylonia resident like you.
19 19 301 It belongs to the super AI "Gestalt".
20 20 301 But it is not the real Gestalt who is talking to you. It is just one of the things that Maple is able to simulate.
21 21 301 "Gestalt" First of all, happy birthday.
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24 25 301 You hear brief fireworks.
25 26 301 "Gestalt" According to the World Government's "Citizen Welfare Act", Chapter 3, Article 291, every citizen connected to Gestalt has the legal right to be matched to others after reaching the physical age of 18.
26 27 301 "Gestalt" You are eligible for matching. Would you like to commence the process?
27 28 301 After the question, "Gestalt" awaits your answer in silence.
28 29 301 You give an answer after thinking for a very short moment.
29 30 302 No. 31
30 31 301 Nanami, who entered the virtual space with you, is nowhere to be found. Your top priority right now is to find her. From a game perspective, you need to complete the main quest first.
32 33 301 The cold robotic voice halts. After a short, irregular noise, "Gestalt" speaks again with a monotonous tone—
33 34 301 "Gestalt" You are eligible for matching. Would you like to commence the process?
34 35 301 "Gestalt" You are eligible for matching. Would you like to commence the process?
35 36 301 "Gestalt" You are eligible for matching. Would you like to commence the process? You are eligible for matching. Would you like to commence the process? You are eligible for matching...
36 37 301 It keeps repeating the same line unemotionally.
37 38 302 Is this a so-called "sudden event"? 39
38 39 301 You recall Nanami and Maple's conversation. Gestalt will not stop hassling you, so you have to accept the match while searching for Nanami in the wardrobe, under the bed, and in the ceiling.
39 40 301 She likes to play hide-and-seek. You cannot rule out the possibility that she is hiding in your "spawn point."
40 41 301 "Gestalt" Permission granted. Matching citizen 【kuroname】 with other applicable targets...
41 42 301 "Gestalt" Matching completed. Thank you for your support. I wish the two of you a good time.
42 43 301 "Gestalt" Logging off.
43 44 301 The moment your communication with "Gestalt" ends, you hear an energetic voice—
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45 46 301 1 "Naive Voice" Hulo! 1
46 47 301 She sounds so excited that her voice is trembling.
47 48 302 Hello. 49
48 49 301 "Naive Voice" This is my first time matching with someone... But you sound calm and reliable. You must have done this many times. 1
49 50 302 Not really... 51
50 51 301 "Naive Voice" What? Is this your first time too? Fate has brought us together! 1
51 52 301 "Naive Voice" Do you like animals? My favorite is our dog. My parents and I call it "Mimi". Isn't it a great name... 1
52 53 301 The girl keeps talking about her hobbies, leaving no time for you to speak. As she introduces herself, you begin to paint a picture of her in your mind.
53 54 301 You still do not know her name or age. She is the only child in the family, currently living with her parents.
54 55 301 She goes to the high school nearby and has slightly above-average grades. She is currently concerned about how to build an 18-meter tall "Generic Humanoid Battle Weapon".
55 56 301 She never stays up late and sleeps at the same time every day. Before going to bed, she puts on a piece of performance-boosting equipment she made that consumes a liter of jet fuel to run around the highway with Mimi. Then, she sleeps after some stretching until her mother wakes her up.
56 57 301 She is always adventurous, very competitive but not troubled by the results. Her favorite anime is "Masked Motorcycle Rider".
57 58 301 An ordinary girl who claims to be hyperactive.
58 59 302 ... 60
59 60 301 You feel like you have some clues on Nanami's whereabouts.
60 61 301 "Naive Voice" Oh, right. I haven't asked you your name. 1
61 62 301 "Naive Voice" Can you tell me your name? 1
72 73 301 1 The hologram turns into a girl who looks identical to Nanami, but without the Inver-Device on her head or the giant chainsaw that she often holds.
73 74 301 If you ignore the unbelievable self-introduction, she looks just like an ordinary girl who lives next door, anxiously looking forward to the unknown encounter.
74 75 301 She crosses her hands on her chest and takes a deep breath in, then reaches out her right hand as if she is opening up her heart.
75 76 301 "Background Narration" "Who doesn't long for love in their youth?"
76 77 301 "Background Narration" "You wrote to your friend, describing your first encounter with the girl: I feel like a ship approaching a mountain of magnets. Even my tiniest screw is attracted to her."
77 78 301 Your vision is filled with the girl before you as you are pulled closer to her.
86 87 301 DialogEnable "Background Narration" "The girl is showing you enough respect and love. You only need to work a little harder to win her heart... Skip."
90 91 301 "Background Narration" "But there are too many obstacles, while few actually support your relationship. The malevolence of others around you is going to overwhelm you... Skip."
94 95 301 "Background Narration" "You leave your hometown trying to make a living, but have witnessed a filthy, fraudulent world instead. The memories of her are the only thing that can keep your mind clear... Skip."
102 103 301 "Background Narration" "...Skip... Points the gun at your head."
103 104 301 Nanami 【kuroname】, no!
104 105 301 The girl is in tears. Her hands remain in the same gesture without touching anything. She is no longer a that shy and naive little child.
105 106 301 She is screaming and struggling, trying to grasp the life and memories that are about to disappear.
106 107 301 Before you realize it, you are holding a handgun. Its cold muzzle is pressing against your temple. The smell of gun smoke hints at imminent death...
