4 4 301 DialogEnable 1 Lee Just a few floors away from reaching the top. Gotta say the inside of this tower looks just like that of the Nighter... 1
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8 8 301 1 Qu You got it backward, Babylonian. 1
9 9 301 Walking down the stairs is the familiar feminine figure of Qu, yet vastly different from her imposter on the ship. Her footsteps ring in majesty as she approaches.
10 10 301 Qu And—this place has a name. The Observatory. Not just any "tower." 1
11 11 302 This place is called the Observatory? 12 Why is it called that? 15
12 12 301 Qu Indeed. Its height is to observe the stars. 1
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15 13 301 1 Ayla If you want to see the stars, why not do it in space? You'll get a clearer view. 2
16 14 102 301 Qu There is no better description of the folly of human conceits, than what you describe. 1
17 15 102 301 Qu From here, you can see the stars filling the universe. Learn that Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. 1
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21 16 301 1 Lee We're not here to chit-chat. You know the situation, yeah? 1
22 17 301 Ayla Things are not looking good. Some Ascendants found their way in here. We have to protect Huaxu and keep it from falling into their hands. 2
23 18 302 You still have Huaxu with you, right? 105 Has Gabriel come? 107
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26 19 109 301 1 Qu Of course I do. And it's none of your concern. 1
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29 20 109 301 1 Qu Not yet. Nor do I know where he is. 1
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34 21 301 1 Ayla So we're good for now, at least. Phew... 1
35 22 301 Liv ... 2
36 23 301 Ayla Liv, you've been like this since we got here. Are you not feeling well? 1
37 24 301 Ayla is relieved to hear Qu's reply. Meanwhile, Liv's face turns grim as she fiddles with the device in her hand, as if beset by self-doubt.
38 25 301 Lee What's wrong, Liv? 3
39 26 301 Liv That Qu, the leader of Kowloong, is an Ascendant... 2
40 27 302 What? 28 You sure? 30
41 28 29 301 Ayla This city's being ruled by an Ascendant? How's that even possible? 1
42 29 31 301 Liv It might be hard to believe, but it's true. I've ran several scans to reconfirm. 2
43 30 31 301 Liv Yes. I've ran several scans to test. She displays similar viral reactions to Alpha and Roland. 2
44 31 301 Lee What the hell...? If she's an Ascendant, why would she start this war? To lure us here? 3
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47 32 301 1 Qu The Ascendants wouldn't bother doing something like that, and neither would I. 1
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50 33 301 1 Liv You make it sound like... you aren't one of them. 2
51 34 301 Qu There's no rule that says all Ascendants have to band together, or that an Ascendant can't govern a human city. 1
52 35 301 Qu I'm an outlier, that's all. In order to contain the virus spreading from me, I cloistered myself in the Observatory, running every aspect of this city in these confines. 1
53 36 301 Ayla tenses up as Qu approaches. Qu wears a smirk on her face, but her hands are still tightly held to her weapon. A dreadful silence reigns the tower.
54 37 302 What is it that Kowloong wants? 38 What's your endgame here? 39
55 38 40 301 Qu Kowloong Corp has but one goal—To preserve all that is of value on Earth. 1
56 39 40 301 Qu I am but the vessel of our common wish—To preserve all that is of value on Earth. 1
57 40 301 Liv Preserve Earth...? 2
58 41 301 Qu Babylonia has been doing something similar, I know. With historical artifacts, pre-pandemic data, and whatnot, yes? 1
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61 42 301 1 Ayla Are you talking about WGAA? 2
62 43 301 Qu But that is nothing compared to our grand design. 1
63 44 301 Ayla How could you? Me, the president, everyone! We're all working in earnest to study and rejuvenate human cultures, to prepare for the day we reclaim Earth... 2
64 45 301 Qu That day will never come. 1
65 46 301 Ayla What? 2
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68 47 301 Qu All your talk about reclaiming Earth, reconnecting the world is nothing but a joke. History ended the moment the virus broke out. 1
69 48 302 We haven't ended. 49 The virus will be another episode in our history. 50
70 49 51 301 Qu We're all on borrowed time. How much longer do you think you can last? 1
71 50 51 301 Qu Another episode in human history... So you honestly think there's still a future for Earth? 1
72 51 301 Qu Foolish though your ideals may be, your words speak to something special. Tell me your name, commandant of Babylonia. 1
73 52 302 (Tell her your name)
74 53 301 Qu 【kuroname】, your name will be inscribed in a special place. Consider it a parting gift. 1
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77 54 301 1 Liv Parting gift? 2
78 55 301 Qu Life will fade, machines will break down, the world will perish. This is why things that have value must be preserved. Kowloong will be the final epithet of Earth. 1
79 56 301 Qu When all lights go out, when all goes dark, this place will still burn. Like fire, we will stay a beacon for visitors in the eons to come. 1
80 57 301 Qu They will know that we, "humanity," lived. Like fossils, we will leave behind a legacy. This is Kowloong. This, is Tabula Akasha. 1
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83 58 301 1 Lee Tabula Akasha... 2
84 59 301 Qu Resistance is futile. Accept death with grace. That's the way we, the once ruler of Earth, should bow out. 1
85 60 301 Qu And through this war, I finally realized that to complete the Tabula Akasha, the world must first be ended. 1
86 61 301 Lee You are going to... 2
87 62 301 Qu I came here expecting a certain Ascendant first, but no matter. 1
88 63 301 Qu Earth's demise is set in stone. The question of who goes first and who goes later is inconsequential. 1
89 64 301 Qu Fall, and become history, Babylonia. 1
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98 66 301 1 Liv Guys, guards are coming from downstairs... 1
99 67 301 Ayla I knew it! She's ambushing us here! 3
100 68 301 Lee Commandant, we'll hold our position here. You go up. 2
101 69 302 Are you asking me to abandon you? 70 I can fight too. 70
102 70 301 Lee This is the best strategy... Go a few more floors up so that the reinforcements can pick up your signal. 2
103 71 301 Ayla Yup, President Hassen will send reinforcements for sure! 3
