6 6 301 The aftermath of the explosion launches rubble into the air as the last remaining Corrupted signals flashing on the terminal are completely annihilated.
7 7 401 2 1515
8 8 301 System All Corrupted signals in Zone C are gone. Joint eradication mission complete.
9 9 301 System Calculating casualties. ETE for the transport craft is twenty minutes. Remain in position and await extraction.
19 19 301 After terminating the comm link, your nerves finally relax a bit. You lean against the wall and sigh gently. The fatigue accumulated from battle begins to surface.
20 20 301 Several other commandants participating in this mission also return to the temporary headquarters one after another to confirm the mission with their own team through their respective comm links.
21 21 401 200 2 1515
22 22 401 200 2 1515
23 23 401 500 2 1515
24 24 401 2 1515
25 25 301 Suddenly, everyone's terminal rings at the same time.
26 26 301 System Emergency alert.
27 27 301 System A commandant performing a mission in Zone C has issued an emergency support request. Construct, Model No. BPH-22, has reached critical M.I.N.D. deviation. She is in urgent need of a commandant connection.
28 28 301 System Repeat. Model No. BPH-22...
29 29 302 (That designation is...)
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31 31 201 2 500138 -600
32 32 201 3 500138 600
33 33 301 1 Commandant A A Construct has gone haywire? 1
34 34 301 Commandant B How could this happen at a time like this...? What about the acting commandant? 2
35 35 301 Commandant C That model number sounds familiar. Is it that white Construct from Cerberus...? What's she called... 3
36 36 301 Commandant A Cerberus... Those "Rabid Dogs" are an experimental combat team. I heard their commandant is a fella who can't fight boots on the ground and relies solely on remote M.I.N.D. connections. 1
37 37 301 Commandant B Remote links? But once a connection is severed, that'll overload the Construct and take forever to re-calibrate. No wonder they're asking for emergency ground support. 2
38 38 301 Commandant C Once, I was on a recovery mission in the same area as Cerberus. Their way of fighting... 3
39 39 301 The commandant with short brown hair shakes his head and shrugs as if remembering something he didn't want to recall.
40 40 301 "The white Construct from Cerberus"...
41 41 302 ...That's No. 21. 42
42 42 301 Commandant C ...Seems like a nightmare to control. Connecting with a remote link runs a huge risk of overloading their M.I.N.D. 3
43 43 301 Commandant B I still have some work to finish. I can't sever my link with my team members just yet. 2
44 44 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The alert on your tactical terminal continues to ring. You suddenly recall your last link with No. 21.
54 54 302 AniZhuanchangEnd Leave it to me. I'm free now. 55
55 55 301 DialogEnable AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Without any hesitation, you send a signal to confirm support and immediately proceed to No. 21's position marked on the map.
58 58 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Despite not bringing a remote connection device on the mission, you reach the distance required to establish a proximity connection as fast as your exoskeleton allows.
59 59 301 No. 21's is vibrantly displayed nearby on your terminal.
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61 61 301 1 Amid the flurry of dust and smoke, you see a white figure with a murderous glare in her eyes.
62 62 301 As if throwing fatigue and emotions into the wind, the Construct commands her Co-Bot to relentless attack the already indistinguishable remains of Corrupted.
63 63 301 You can tell at a glance that the Construct is beyond reasoning with. If she doesn't calm down soon, she may overload her M.I.N.D. due to being unable to control her power.
64 64 302 (Approach) 65 (Attempt to connect) 65
65 65 301 You put the tranquilizer gun back into your tactical belt, raising your hands as you slowly approach No. 21.
66 66 301 Aware that someone is approaching, No. 21 tenses her frame like a wounded little beast and roars menacingly.
67 67 302 I'm not your enemy. 68
68 68 301 No. 21 Mission... Destroy... Death... 1
69 69 302 Your mission is over. 70
70 70 301 No. 21 Over...? 1
71 71 302 There aren't any Corrupted signals nearby. 72
72 72 204 1 4
73 73 301 After quite some time, it seems that No. 21 regains some semblance of clarity amidst the chaos, then robotically halts her struggle.
74 74 301 She slowly looks at the scattered remains of the Corrupted, then looks back at you.
75 75 204 1
76 76 301 DialogDisable No. 21 ...【kuroname】? 1
77 77 302 It's me. 78
78 78 302 If you keep this up, you'll overload your M.I.N.D. 79
79 79 302 I want to establish a M.I.N.D. connection with you. 80
80 80 301 DialogEnable No. 21 ... 1
81 81 301 She doesn't seem to be as confused, nor does she show a strong opposition to the proposal.
82 82 202 1 1
83 83 401 2 1515
84 84 301 System Link established.
85 85 302 (Calibrating M.I.N.D.) 86
86 86 401 2 1515
87 87 301 System M.I.N.D. stability for Construct BPH-22 has returned to normal.
88 88 301 While you send a report to Command, No. 21 stands there silently as if someone had pressed pause. The sharp and drastic contrast from her previous frenzy seems incomprehensible.
89 89 301 The wind and heartbeat in your ears begin to stabilize.
90 90 401 2 1515
91 91 301 System Threat removal confirmed by Command. ETE for the transport craft is twenty minutes. Remain in position and await extraction.
92 92 401 1 36
93 93 301 DialogDisable Hot wind carrying dust and smoke from the battle blows through No. 21's hair. While waiting for the transport craft, you both are surrounded by a peculiar silence.
94 94 302 Why did you... 95
95 95 302 Lose control back there? 96
96 96 201 1 500328
97 97 301 DialogEnable 1 No. 21 When I got here, the ground was already covered with bodies. 1
98 98 301 No. 21 I thought that the captain and Noctis might be among them... 1
99 99 301 No. 21 And... that's when I saw them... The captain and Noctis... were there, too. 1
100 100 301 No. 21 But now I know that it wasn't real. My vision module was confused. 1
101 101 301 No. 21 I just wanted to finish the mission. But when I was fighting... I lost control. 1
102 102 301 No. 21 Until you got here, 【kuroname】. 1
103 103 302 ... 104
104 104 202 1 1
105 105 301 She answers quickly, and then, as if noticing something, she sniffs quietly and kneels down.
106 106 401 1 12
107 107 301 Following her gaze, you see a broken nameplate among the pile of Corrupted remains. You can barely recognize that it belongs to Babylonia's Task Force.
108 108 302 Is this... 109
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110 110 301 1 No. 21 It doesn't belong to the captain or Noctis. 1
111 111 301 No. 21 ...Smells human. 1
112 112 302 Does the nameplate belong to a human? 113
113 113 301 No. 21 shakes her head.
114 114 301 No. 21 It belongs to a Construct, but I don't smell any sign of life. 1
115 115 302 ... 116
116 116 202 1 1
117 117 301 Even though you know that sacrifice is inevitable for soldiers, you are still overcome with grief.
118 118 301 No matter how many times you experience it, you still can't get used to such things, nor should you.
129 129 302 AniZhuanchangEnd That's one of the reasons we continue to fight. 130
130 130 201 1 500328
131 131 301 DialogEnable 1 No. 21 ...I have no "reason." 1
132 132 301 DialogDisable No. 21 All I know is war. 1
133 133 302 Thinking of Vera and Noctis lying on the ground... 134
134 134 302 How did you feel? 135
135 135 301 DialogEnable No. 21 Sad... Out of control... 1
136 136 301 No. 21 I don't want to think about it. 1
137 137 301 No. 21 I can't let that happen. So, I must fight. 1
138 138 302 Whoever this nameplate belonged to thought so as well. 139
139 139 202 1
140 140 301 A gust of wind lifts the dust off the ground. The roar of the approaching transport craft can be heard nearby in the sky.
141 141 301 No. 21 looks at a nameplate buried in vital fluid and dirt. She felt the impulse to do something though she couldn't tell where it came from.
142 142 301 Perhaps it was from the commandant's words and emotions, both of which were foreign to her, that had been shared over the link.
143 143 301 Perhaps it was human instinct that made it seem so important.
144 144 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin She picks up the broken nameplate, then boards the transport craft.
