13 13 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Returning to your room to rest, you find a Construct waiting inside, gracefully sipping a cup of tea.
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15 15 301 1 Qu Pine needle tea... Not as good as black tea, but it sure tastes like the wilderness. 1
16 16 302 Qu?! What are you doing here... 17
17 17 301 Qu What's all the fuss about? All I did was use your "collar" as a springboard into Babylonia. 1
18 18 302 But your body... 19
19 19 301 Qu I'm just borrowing it for the time being. As I said before, only you can see the real me. Others just see me as some obsolete Construct. 1
20 20 302 So... What are your plans for today? 21
21 21 301 Qu Aren't you a paranoid one... I don't have anything planned. I just want to learn more about Babylonia—learn more about your everyday life. 1
22 22 301 Qu You basically know all about my past, but I don't know anything about you. That's not exactly fair as your partner. 1
23 23 302 You have a point. 24
24 24 301 Qu Well, what about you? 1
25 25 302 I'm going to Mission Dispatch. 26
26 26 301 Qu I will go with you. It doesn't look like the Gray Ravens are around, so I don't think you have any reason to refuse. 1
27 27 302 AniZhuanchangBegin Better than you running around and making a mess, I guess... 1500
38 36 301 1 Male Commandant Hmph... Got that right. Our Big Boss is stealing missions from us average joes. Must have a hell of a grudge against us or something. 1
39 37 301 Female Commandant Don't put it like that. Our Big Boss, being all high and mighty, shouldn't have to risk life and limb completing missions. They should just stay back and guard the rear. 2
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42 40 301 1 Qu Insensate buffoons... If you have time for envy, consider taking a good look at yourself! 1
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46 44 301 1 Male Commandant Oh, I heard that Gray Ravens weren't here today... Are you one of our good Boss's temporary squad members? What can a walking pile of scrap metal like you do? Hahaha! 1
47 45 301 Female Commandant No wonder you didn't choose a harder mission, Boss. Taking her with us would just be our death sentence! 2
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50 48 301 1 Qu You... 1
51 49 302 Cool it... We should get going. 50
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53 51 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Seething with anger, Qu shuts her mouth and follows you, ignoring the arrogant laughter from the other commandants.
55 54 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Soon, Qu and the commandants arrive at the location designated for the mission. To your surprise, you are joined by the previous two commandants.
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57 56 301 1 Male Commandant You actually came, Boss. I didn't think you'd seriously accept the mission after everything we said... 1
58 57 302 You'd think that, wouldn't you? 58
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60 59 301 1 Female Commandant No matter, just don't slow us down. 1
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62 61 301 1 Qu The same goes for you, too. 1
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64 63 301 1 Male Commandant I am the leader of this operation. Everyone must obey my orders. Got it, Boss? 1
65 64 302 Of course. 65
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67 66 301 1 Female Commandant Boss, you take the west. We'll stay here. 1
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69 68 301 1 Qu Hmph, seems "reasonable"... 1
70 69 302 Roger. Let's go. 70
71 70 301 Qu Why do we have to listen to orders from dimwits? Is that how Babylonia works? 1
72 71 302 AniZhuanchangBegin Orders must be obeyed on the battlefield. 72
113 112 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Corrupted swarm the cave. Both of you manage to help each other fight through the waves of enemies, but you are nearing your limit.
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115 114 301 1 Qu There's no stopping them...! 1
116 115 301 Qu kicks away an approaching Corrupted, causing her remaining leg to ignite with sparks as it is destroyed.
118 117 302 No need to retreat! Time to counterattack! 118
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120 119 301 Three flickering lights fly through the air, then fall around you and explode, turning most of the Corrupted into scrap iron.
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122 121 301 1 Qu Have they... really come to save us? 1
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124 123 301 1 Male Commandant Hey, Boss! Are you guys okay?! 1
125 124 302 I'm alright. Can't say the same about her legs. 125
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127 126 301 To your surprise, the two commandants from before arrive with the Support Force from Babylonia.
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130 129 301 1 Female Commandant Thank goodness! We wouldn't have found you had it not been for the signal flare. 2
131 130 301 Male Commandant Great work, Boss... That sure took a lot of courage to fire that off at a time like this. 1
132 131 301 The female commandant and support Construct begin work on repairing Qu's injured legs.
133 132 301 Female Commandant You too. I didn't think an obsolete Construct could last so long against so many Corrupted... 2
134 133 301 Male Commandant I think we underestimated the combat capabilities of older models. I think we should take this to the Science Council for reevaluation. 1
135 134 302 No... We just got lucky is all! 135
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137 136 301 Qu couldn't help but laugh seeing you try to desperately explain yourself.
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139 138 301 1 Qu Maybe I underestimated "humans"—whether that be 【kuroname】 or the two other commandants. 1
140 139 301 Qu Ugliness and beauty; malice and goodwill; cowardice and courage; vulnerability and strength—all are intertwined. Humanity is defined by contradiction and irrationality. 1
141 140 301 Qu looks off into the distance at the people celebrating the victory. Her gaze finally falls upon the person in the center of it all.
142 141 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Qu 【kuroname】, I believe I now have a better understanding of what you believe in. 1