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1 1 101 AniZhuanchangEnd Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory0.png
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3 3 301 DialogEnable AniZhuanchangBegin On the surface outside of the development zone of City 075, during the emergency evacuation from Operation Red Tide—
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4 4 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory139.png
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5 6 301 AniZhuanchangEnd A wave of golden yellow dust whirls in the air on the barren desert, followed immediately by deafening rock music and bursts of angry shouts.
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7 7 301 A folding truck, tilted, is trekking forward in an S-shaped path with only two of its wheels speedily while maintaining physics-defying balance, a feat that would have Archimedes risen from his grave and clapped.
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9 8 301 RImgBg1Shake ??? Hey! Who taught you to drive like this?!
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10 9 301 ?? Nobody.
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11 10 301 ??? Who the hell let the idiot take the wheel? Vera? Vera! Help!
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12 11 301 Vera ...
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13 12 301 Vera ...
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15 14 301 Vera Enough, the two of you!
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16 15 301 ?? Capt., please don't unsheathe your sword in the car. It's dangerous.
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17 16 301 ??? What's more dangerous than what you're doing?! Step on the brake, now!
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18 17 301 ?? That's what I've been doing.
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19 18 301 ??? —That's the gas pedal, not the brakes!
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20 19 301 ??? Do something, Vera—w-wait, why are you opening the door?
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21 20 301 RImgBg1Shake Vera All of you, out!
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22 21 301 The door on the side in the air is slammed open as a red-haired female Construct jumps out, her arms bracing her head, and she rolls and lands deftly onto the ground.
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23 22 301 Immediately afterward, one of the car windows is cranked down, and out hops the round Co-Bot, followed by a white figure who lands softly next to it.
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25 24 301 1 No. 21 Roger. 1
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26 25 202 1 1
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27 26 301 ??? What are you guys—?!
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28 27 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStorySandNew.prefab 2
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29 29 401 2 884
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30 30 301 RImgBg1Shake Before he can finish, the ear-piercing sound of grinding overwhelms his voice as the car finally stops, crashing into a rock. An unpleasant whine can be heard underneath the hood, and black smoke rises with a "Poof!"
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31 31 301 ??? C-cough...
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32 32 301 A few moments later, a barely intact door opens up, and a figure appears amidst the black smoke. A masculine male Construct walks out and coughs, his hand waving, trying to clear the smoke away.
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34 34 301 —BOOM!
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36 36 301 1 ??? ...Aargh. 1
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37 37 202 1 1
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38 38 301 The Construct looks down at the door handle in his hand and the broken car door still attached to the other end.
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39 39 301 He shrugs and throws the door aside. Looking back up, he finds the blinding flashes of a blade before him, and he raises his hands in panic.
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40 40 505 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStorySandNew.prefab
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42 42 201 2 500336 4 450
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43 43 301 1 ??? ...C'mon, Vera, I wasn't even the one driving! Let's... let's talk about it, yeah? Put the sword away, man! You know how much trouble it is to fix up my frame! 2
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46 46 301 1 No. 21 Noctis played his music too loud. It distracted me from driving. 1
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47 47 202 1 1
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49 49 201 2 500336 4 450
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50 50 301 1 Vera Do you think we're heading for Woodstock? We're on a mission here! Keep your stupid in check because you're testing my limits! 1
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51 51 301 Noctis How can an evacuation count as a mission? 2
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52 52 301 Vera I'm the Captain here! I decide what counts as one. Who do you think you are? 1
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53 53 301 Noctis But 21 is the reason we crashed! The one time we got assigned a folding truck... 2
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56 56 301 1 No. 21 Noctis is shifting blame. 1
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58 58 201 1 500168 -450
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60 60 301 1 Vera Did you forget that you were the idiot who forced 21 to drive? 1
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61 61 301 Vera teases him as she withdraws her blade.
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62 62 301 Vera 21, report the crash and note that it was Noctis' fault. We're not far from our destination now, so collect yourselves and we'll start walking. 1
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63 63 204 2 4
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64 64 301 Noctis Hey! 2
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67 67 301 1 No. 21 Copy. 1
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68 68 202 1 1
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70 70 301 AniZhuanchangBegin No. 21 opens her terminal and walks toward the nasty crash site as she brings up the comms.
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72 71 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The chunky red-headed Construct sits on a rock, his hands pulling his hair.
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75 75 301 1 Noctis ...Why do we have to evacuate so suddenly? Aren't the Strike Birds in terrible danger? Are the higher-ups underestimating us? 2
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76 76 301 Vera It's Strike Hawk, you fool. 1
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77 77 301 Noctis And we're retreating for no reason! Our mission directory got cleared, and all of our jobs got assigned to those copycats in Hellhound! 2
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78 78 301 Noctis I bet their Captain must be so goddamn thrilled right now, breakdancing in the war room. 2
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79 79 301 Noctis I'm going to tear his throat out the next time I catch that guy... 2
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80 80 301 Vera I don't care what you do in your spare time... but you do as I say when we're out on a mission, is that understood? 1
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81 81 301 Noctis Aren't you mad, Vera? Don't you hate getting your stuff taken right underneath your nose? 2
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82 82 204 1 1
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83 83 301 Vera What is there to be mad about? If it's a job that those idiots can do, then it isn't something that's worth my time to begin with. 1
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85 85 301 Vera narrows her eyes and stays silent for a moment after saying that.
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88 88 301 1 Vera Plus... this might be the calm before the storm. 1
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89 89 301 Noctis Storm? Is it going to rain? The sun's still out, from what I can tell. 2
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90 90 204 1
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91 91 301 Vera Shush. 1
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92 92 202 1 2 1
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93 93 301 Vera stops Noctis from babbling. There seems to be an incoming call as Vera has stood up, her finger tapping on her ear. Her flaming red hair flows in the wind, hiding her expression.
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94 94 301 Vera ...
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95 95 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Vera ...Nikola?... I see.
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96 97 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory317.png
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97 99 201 1 500019 1
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98 100 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Support Force Cerberus? 1
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99 101 301 1 The tired figure in the Support Force uniform before them looks up before pointing to the transport craft to the side.
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100 102 301 Support Force That one. 1
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101 103 301 Support Force The crashed vehicle you reported will be recycled after the battle. Just get going for now. 1
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102 104 301 It seems that the Support Force members in the back are also exhausted by the intense battles on the frontline.
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104 106 301 1 Noctis Seriously? We're the only squad that's retreating? 1
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106 108 301 1 Support Force We're just following orders. Hurry up if possible; we're short on transportation, and we still have to pick up a bunch of squads who are finishing their operations. 1
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108 110 301 1 Noctis Tsk. 1
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109 111 201 1 500168
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110 112 301 1 Vera Enough, Noctis. 1
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111 113 204 1 13
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112 114 301 Vera ...Hah, survival of the fittest, is that so? 1
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113 115 301 No one knows who Vera was talking to—if anything, she appears to be talking to herself. No. 21, however, seems to have noticed something and looks up.
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115 117 301 1 No. 21 ...? 1
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117 119 301 1 Noctis Hey, what's that? Are you saying I'm not fit... 1
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118 120 202 1 1
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119 121 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Vera gives No. 21 a look as Noctis protests in the background. Without another word, she steps into the transport craft heading back to Babylonia.
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120 122 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory0.png
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121 123 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Survival of the fittest...
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122 124 301 No. 21 recognizes the phrase—the winners live, and the losers die. Her captain has once used it to describe a place... somewhere they have both stayed before.
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123 125 301 The "scent" that Vera has just given off... No. 21 can smell danger.
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124 126 301 Was that a hint? Or was that just a random thing her captain said?
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125 128 301 Kurono—a name that No. 21 no longer associates with. After getting transferred away, she has no longer heard it spoken in Babylonia. All traces of Kurono have just vanished from her life entirely.
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126 129 301 AniZhuanchangBegin ...Not entirely, perhaps.
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129 779 301 AniZhuanchangEnd AniZhuanchangBegin No. 21 follows Vera and enters the transport craft without a word.
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132 131 301 AniZhuanchangEnd AniZhuanchangBegin Inside Collins' office, a few days after the emergency evacuation from Operation Red Tide—
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136 136 301 AniZhuanchangEnd 1 ??? And I'm doing it this time because—? 2
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137 137 301 Collins Seriously? Do you know how many favors I've had to trade in order to get the authority to employ that squad and their commandant? 1
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139 139 301 Collins The Parliament doesn't want to make a fuss in front of the public—a Chief Commandant getting taken by an unknown force? It's a slap in their face, and it risks exposing us to the public. 1
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140 140 301 Collins Frankly, I'm not interested in playing house with those Parliament folks... but now's not the best time for us to stand in the limelight. 1
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142 142 301 Collins Therefore, you and your whole shtick... dearest Miss Popular? Better you do it this time instead of Kurono. 1
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144 144 301 The sweet-looking woman before Collins smiles and fixes her hair.
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145 145 301 ??? I understand. My resume is "clean" on the surface, at the very least. 2
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146 146 301 Collins Haha, "clean" my ass... A resume's no good apart from tricking those naive babies anyway. Whatever—intentionally revealing a flaw of ours might get them wary instead. 1
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147 147 301 ??? Anyhow, you're asking me to be the face of the operation, is that so? 2
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148 148 301 Collins On the surface, sure. But you know your actual job description is going to be so much longer. 1
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149 149 301 Collins Ever since what happened, I've been studying what's happening with the commandant. Memory replays from a corrupted Mind Beacon... the data suggests that this condition can't be actively controlled. 1
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150 998 301 Collins Which means it could happen again as long as the commandant exists. 1
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152 151 301 Collins I'm sure that little brain must be hiding even more secrets. I have a hunch... a strong hunch that the commandant is what I've been looking for. 1
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154 153 301 ??? You're sure that you can find what you want in that commandant's brain? 2
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156 155 301 Collins Ha, of course not! My hypothesis is baseless! But if we only act with absolute certainty, humans would still be nose-picking monkeys and long extinct. Everything beautiful and true is accidental. 1
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157 156 301 ??? Humans don't evolve from monkeys. It's apes if anything. 2
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159 158 301 Collins Thank you for your correction, Rebecca. Of course I know that. 1
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161 160 301 Collins I've got two pieces of the puzzle now—a corrupted Mind Beacon from entering an Ascendant's M.I.N.D. and the memory replays from its chain reactions. What an accident! Will the pieces match? What pattern will they make? 1
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162 161 301 Rebecca Collins... 2
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164 163 301 Collins Finding a commandant that can resist a M.I.N.D. corruption and catching an Ascendant... we've successfully taken our first step into a new era of R&D. 1
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165 164 301 Collins The first and the most important step. 1
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166 165 301 Rebecca Collins, sir, please be careful— 2
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168 167 301 Collins Huh? 1
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169 168 301 Rebecca I'm certain that the things you said involve top Kurono secrets, and I'm sure it was an accident that you revealed them. I'll pretend I haven't heard any of them. Don't worry. 2
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171 170 301 Collins No, you don't have to worry. This place isn't bugged or anything. 1
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172 171 301 Rebecca You're a high-ranking Kurono officer, and I'm just the middleman between you and the Parliament who doesn't benefit from it all. I don't want my position altered unknowingly. 2
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173 172 301 Having gotten disrupted by her strong and unwavering words, Collins does not appear to be displeased. Instead, he laughs.
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174 173 301 Collins Whatever! If you'd have betrayed us, you'd have done it by now—likewise, you wouldn't be here if Kurono wanted you gone. If I've decided to tell you the truth, it means that, at the very least, I trust you. 1
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175 174 301 Rebecca Why does that sound more like a threat... 2
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177 176 301 Rebecca Fine, leave it to me. I don't run away from a mission for the higher-ups. 2
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178 177 301 Collins That's the attitude! I picked you precisely because of that confidence... I look forward to your work. Let's scour every last inch of that commandant's brain for all the secrets hidden inside! 1
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180 179 301 Rebecca Sir... 2
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181 180 301 Collins Alright. I've made myself pretty clear. 1
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182 181 301 Rebecca Clear... "enough." 2
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184 183 301 Collins Go, Rebecca. I'm excited to see you shine. 1
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185 184 301 Rebecca Don't exaggerate. Have you sent the brief to my terminal? Which Task Force am I getting? 2
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187 186 301 Collins crosses his arm in front of his chest and gives Rebecca a gaze.
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189 188 301 AniZhuanchangBegin 1 Collins You'll find out soon enough. I "handpicked" them, after all. It's our best card in this game. 1
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193 191 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Collins Hehe... You're most definitely going to love them.
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194 193 301 AniZhuanchangBegin World Government Operation Logistics Center, meanwhile—
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197 195 301 AniZhuanchangEnd There is no noise except for quiet whispers and keyboards clicking. Advisors and sergeants walk between terminals, holo-maps, and battle simulations.
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198 196 301 Infinite intel, analysis, and estimations go through this place every day, processed by the brains here before turning into orders and reports on the different Task Forces and those in charge of the conservation areas.
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199 197 301 —The same thing is happening today.
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200 198 301 1 Operation Leader Operation command... Clearance... XX001A... Assigned to... Cerberus.
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201 199 301 Chief Advisor Cerberus? We have a team called Cerberus?
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202 200 301 Operation Leader Missions for Cerberus are usually issued by the Chief Commander through direct channels. This... I've honestly no idea what's going on.
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203 201 301 Chief Advisor I see... But their recent mission logs have all been cleared, and all their operation statuses are marked "transferred." It can't be...?
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204 202 301 Operation Leader Don't ask about things we shouldn't know. Even I only know that they're related to the experimental remote connections... I've never seen their "commandant." If they're getting assigned through us instead...
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205 203 301 Operation Leader Anyway, if the operation is assigned through us, then it's our job. Give me the status of Cerberus.
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206 204 301 Chief Advisor One sec.
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208 206 301 The Advisor taps on the keyboard in front of his terminal, his fingers jumping between keys, as rows of search results are listed on the holo-screen.
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209 207 301 Chief Advisor Cerberus, status: standing by at the base.
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210 208 301 Operation Leader Move the mission directly to the assignment terminal at the forward operating base. Set the priority to the highest.
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211 209 301 Chief Advisor Copy.
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212 210 301 Operation Leader Good. That's the easiest part of our day sorted.
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213 211 301 Chief Advisor The easiest part?
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214 212 301 The operation leader takes out a black folder hidden in his coat, the cover marked with "Clearance: Omega-7".
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215 213 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Operation Leader Get me a deployment officer with high clearance and two logistics officers... as well as a field commander from the Task Force.
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216 214 301 AniZhuanchangEnd His order is quickly issued, and within moments, the operation leader and the chief advisor are joined by people in different uniforms, all looking ready and prepared.
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217 215 301 Operation Leader Deployment officer, you're... going to distribute the units and supplies I'm about to mention in a reasonable fashion among the usual mission assign sequence. I don't want anyone outside of those here to notice anything.
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219 217 301 1 Deployment Officer Roger. 1
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221 219 301 Operation Leader Logistics? You're going to figure out how to procure a set of scouting equipment and non-lethal weapons from the logistic pipeline for "training needs." I'll ask the Task Force to give you the details later.
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223 221 301 1 Field Commander Sir, may I ask—what operation is this, exactly? 1
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224 222 301 Operation Leader We're tracing a bio-signal, confirming the target's exact coordinates and maintaining observation if possible. Watch out for possible resistance, but control the impact—it's a direct order from the "highest ups."
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225 223 301 The operation leader waves his black folder at the field commander.
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226 224 301 Field Commander ...Whose bio-signal? 1
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227 225 301 Operation Leader ...【kuroname】, the commandant of Gray Raven from Babylonia.
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228 226 301 Field Commander The target of the deployment... 1
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229 227 301 Operation Leader —Is the exact same commandant. You can read up on the details yourself.
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230 228 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The operation leader throws the folder into the commander's arms.
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234 232 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Parliament Square, Babylonia.
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235 233 301 Today is the first day Cerberus is assigned a mission since they have been evacuated from supporting Strike Hawk and remained on standby.
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236 234 301 As their captain, Vera was called to confirm the mission details two hours ago. Noctis, having been breakdancing in their lounge room and picking on Hellhound, is also off to "upgrade" his gears enthusiastically.
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238 236 301 Vera 21, meet us at the war room in ten minutes.
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239 237 301 Meanwhile, No. 21 is heading to the war room by herself.
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241 239 301 1 No. 21 ... 1
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243 241 301 The artificial sun on Eden is warm today.
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244 242 301 Dust swirls and floats in the sunlight. No. 21 has observed a great many things—ants walking in dirt, patterns on leaves, fine furs on animals... but this is the first time she notices dust in the light.
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245 243 301 She holds up her hand, and the rays of slightly blinding light shine through the gaps between her fingers, tangling. She cannot catch them, but she can feel their heat—this is the first time she has experienced this.
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246 244 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Sunlight, dust, birds... humans.
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249 247 301 AniZhuanchangEnd A few human figures walk past her from behind. Their gloomy, oppressive presence sticks out like a dark cloud under the sun.
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250 248 301 Her animalistic sensitivity makes her turn her head.
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251 249 301 She can smell the humans' scents clearly, and how they are different from the way other humans usually smell. She catches hints of fragrance from their soap, from their food... Scents that reassure and comfort her.
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253 251 301 But No. 21 also notices the pills, the chains, and the oil used to polish firearms. They remind her of the research institute where she stayed... as well as "that place." They all signify danger, unknown, and darkness.
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254 252 301 Among the black-clad figures, the human in a long-sleeved windbreaker seems to notice No. 21's inquisitive gaze, looking up to meet it.
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255 253 301 No. 21's eyes open wide, showing no intention to avoid the human's stare. The sense of danger does not come from the human but the black-clad figures around.
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256 254 301 With one look, No. 21 recognizes that the tense figures in black have weapons hidden among their briefcases. The sense of familiarity further grabs ahold of her, digging up the word "Kurono" from her repressed memories.
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257 255 301 She remembers her last mission months ago and how the scent of "Kurono" has been lingering in her M.I.N.D.
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258 256 301 Does this human know of the danger? Or perhaps the human is their leader?
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259 257 301 With her almost animalistic instinct, No. 21 quickly makes multiple assessments of the situation, only to have them rebutted by more questions.
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260 258 301 The human looks away after a quiet glance.
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261 259 301 No. 21 ...
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262 260 301 That one glance has No. 21 relax her alerted, tensed body.
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263 261 301 Whatever danger there is, that human has shown no fear. She can tell from those eyes that things are still in control.
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264 262 301 This is Babylonia, not the research institute or Kurono. There are no unexpected menaces or experiments on her path that would put her on a leash.
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265 263 401 2 1515
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266 264 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Vera ...21? You done spacing out?
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268 267 301 AniZhuanchangEnd No. 21 retracts her gaze. The sense of security is back.
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270 269 301 1 No. 21 Yes, Capt. 1
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271 270 301 She replies in the comms. Her body is alerted by the uncertainty, but she is no longer afraid nor lost the way she was.
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272 271 301 Whatever lies ahead, No. 21 does not run away. She confronts them.
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273 272 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin No. 21 No. 21 is ready. Awaiting orders. 1
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