5 5 301 DialogEnable 1 Haicma walks alone for a very long time.
6 6 301 Graffiti and murals pepper her way. She stops to record and analyze each of them.
7 7 301 Some of them are simply expressing emotions.
8 8 301 —Joy, hope, doubt, confusion... Unrestricted, the artists seem to have poured every feeling felt through the brushes without being patronizing or bounded by traditional skills. They look incredibly free.
9 9 301 The "revelation" of the machines is likely a result of making these artworks. Like seeing colors in a world of black and white, these machines have expressed their "feelings," recording their doubts and confusions.
10 10 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The graffiti begins to reveal sadness, loss, hatred, and fear...
12 12 301 DialogEnable The further Haicma goes, the richer the graffiti becomes. Sometimes they hide in the corners of the city or blend with nature, and sometimes they are presented proudly and explicitly in plain sight.
13 13 301 Haicma gradually learns to identify "Sage's" graffiti from the imitations by "Sage's" followers, but even she cannot say what exactly separates them.
14 14 301 A vague image of "Sage" starts to form in her mind. Following the trail of art, she is on the phantom's tail, keeping up closely behind.
15 15 301 The graffiti's locations may be spontaneous, but they are not entirely patternless. At least, she can tell that an area with graffiti is relatively safe with fewer Corrupted.
16 16 301 Stopping at a street corner, Haicma notices a small, familiar graffiti on a wall, its meaning simple.
17 17 301 "Treasure ahead."
18 18 301 Haicma follows the words and looks up to find a bookstore. In the Golden Age, humans would put their thoughts on paper with their pens, publishing and selling them in a shop like this.
19 19 301 The store signage has already cracked and fallen into the mud. Dangling posters struggle to hang on the shattered shop window, their words only barely legible where they are shaded by the eaves.
20 20 301 "Feel the Grains of Paper Once More". "No AI Authors Here".
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22 22 301 Haicma pushes open the rusty door, and it snaps upon her touch, startling the birds resting on the eaves.
23 23 301 Haicma ...Sorry. 1
24 24 301 AniZhuanchangBegin She gently puts the door aside and walks inside the bookstore.
51 51 301 DialogEnable ??? Hello. Would you mind returning that issue of "Space Knight: Dawnbreak"?
52 52 301 A mechanoid's voice pulls her back to reality. 1
53 53 301 Looking at where it comes from, Haicma sees an old model delivery droid heading toward her. It has a stack of comics in its arms, asking politely as its camera locks onto the comic book in Haicma's hands.
54 54 301 Delivery Droid It is part of the offerings I am currently collecting.
55 55 301 Haicma Offerings?
56 56 301 Delivery Droid Yes. If I collect enough of them, Sage will return to this place.
57 57 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Haicma ...Is that so?
79 79 301 The delivery droid stops, the signal light on its head blinking red.
80 80 301 Delivery Droid Adjusting route... 1
81 81 301 Haicma realizes that the droid is covered with scratches and dents, old and new. Clear, winding tracks can be found on the ground, going around and around, leaving similar loops on the floor.
82 82 301 It seems that this delivery droid has been spinning around here for some time.
86 86 301 It lowers its head, looking frustrated. It is not intelligent enough to self-diagnose, so it has been waiting here for possible companions to show up.
87 87 301 Suddenly, it feels a hand on its head and sees a pair of calming eyes.
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90 90 301 1 Haicma Your GPS is malfunctioning. 2
91 91 301 Haicma I can try to repair and calibrate it. 2
92 92 301 This machine needs help. Although it is not part of the commands Haicma received, she still proceeds to the delivery droid's side.
93 93 301 She can still help those in need without being commanded, just like what Nanami would do.
94 94 301 The delivery droid stares at the humanoid machine before it, and it experiences the same "feeling" it felt when Sage touched it the first time despite Haicma not showing any emotions.
95 95 301 Delivery Droid ...Thank you, Lady Big Hat. 1
96 96 301 Haicma Is that me? 2
97 97 301 Delivery Droid Yes. I came up with that name by observing your appearance as Sage taught us. 1
98 98 301 Haicma You can call me... Haicma. 2
99 99 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Delivery Droid Understood, Haicma. You can call me Deli. 1
113 113 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin And so, guided by the delivery droid, the two figures, one tall and one short, begin their journey back to the headquarters.
