3 3 301 DialogEnable One of the input ports of the furnace is located behind the Church of Machina. Most of the recycled metals are compiled here, carried into the furnace by a conveyor belt where they are melted, then used to build the outer walls of the Church.
4 4 301 After deliberating with Haicma and Spooner, Nanami came to this place alone, paying attention to her surroundings all the way.
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6 6 301 1 Nanami Just come out, will you? I don't have much time. 1
7 7 301 Nanami I know what you've done to Power, and I've picked up on all the signals. Good job fooling the heat sensors by staying around the furnace, but none of your little tricks will ever work on me. 1
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10 10 301 1 ??? ...You knew it from the beginning... 2
11 11 301 A man rises from the pile of metallic rubbish beside the furnace. Clad in black, the man is covered in a worn-down military exo-skeleton and a thick cloak. Half of his face is covered by a mask.
12 12 301 He remains very calm, just putting his hands up high to show he has no hostile intentions.
13 13 301 Nanami feels more confused when he actually stands in front of her.
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15 15 301 Nanami Are you... a human? 1
16 16 301 The man probably escaped the sensors because he has no pulse, and his body temperature is quite low. Still, Nanami can detect breathing and life signals in him.
17 17 301 Man-In-Black You could say that. 2
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19 19 301 The man puts down his arms. His cloak moves slightly with his action, showing the battery of the vital circulatory device on his waist—he seems to have had a bad wound. Now he is a half-mechanoid.
20 20 301 Man-In-Black I saw you in the fortress, taking so much attack without a scratch. Nanami, the powerful leader of the machines. Is that right? 2
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22 22 301 Nanami I wasn't aware of what happened back then... So... 1
23 23 301 Man-In-Black I understand that you were scared, and I won't blame you for that. After all, as leader of the machines, you know better than anyone else... what the machines have done to humankind. 2
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25 25 301 Nanami Believe it or not... but this isn't at all what I hoped to see. Since you're from the human side, could you just help me spread this message... 1
26 26 301 Nanami stops cold—she knows that a mere message will achieve nothing if they do nothing to change the situation. The machines will just keep fighting, and humans will just fight back, too.
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28 28 301 Nanami ...It was me... I failed. 1
29 29 301 Man-In-Black Great minds think alike. The other humans might be scared of you, but I'm not. My brother told me that you were once friends with Gray Raven. 2
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31 31 301 Nanami Gray Raven?! Do you know Commandant? And Lucia, Liv, and Lee?! A-are they... still alive? 1
32 32 301 The man falls silent, keeping his gaze on the girl as if contemplating how best to answer her questions.
33 33 301 Man-In-Black ...Well, I suppose you can say I know them. There's no point hiding who I am now. 2
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35 35 301 He reaches out a hand and tells her his name.
36 36 301 Man-In-Black My name is Murray, Lee's brother. I have seen 【kuroname】 a few times. 2
37 37 301 Nanami grabs his hand.
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39 39 301 Nanami Can you tell me how they are doing? 1
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41 41 301 Murray We're all doing pretty well actually. 【kuroname】 has been promoted, and I am the Gray Raven Commandant now. Haha! So I do end up fighting alongside Lee... 2
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44 44 301 Nanami Is everyone... still around? 1
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46 46 301 Murray ...You really didn't know? 2
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49 49 301 Murray This happened quite a while ago... but the experiment with the new specialized frame failed. Being the first specialized frame, Liv died fighting the twins. 2
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51 51 301 Nanami Liv... Empyrea... 1
52 52 301 Nanami tries to remember the key terms Murray mentioned.
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54 54 301 Murray The war intensified quickly after that. The Church of Machina showed up and hit humankind harder than the Punishing Virus, and our resources either "decayed" or were stolen by the machines. 2
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56 56 301 Murray We can't even leave Earth... The Church of Machina is trying to wipe out humankind. 2
57 57 301 Murray When a captain dies on our side, one of their subordinates takes their place, and when a general dies, one of their soldiers takes their place—and so on until there is no one left. 2
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59 59 301 Murray 【kuroname】 isn't a commandant anymore because both Hassen and Nikola... have passed. 2
60 60 301 Nanami H-Hassen... 1
61 61 301 Murray This happened a month ago when humans lost the biggest underwater fort we had along with our leaders. 2
62 62 301 Murray Strike Hawk went down into the fort to save the soldiers who stayed behind to protect the children there. Wanshi was the only one who made it back with a dead infant in his arms. 2
63 63 301 Murray Captain Bianca from Purifying Force became a "witch" after picking up a weapon made with the Punishing Virus. She eventually sank with the fort into the depths of a contaminated ocean. 2
64 64 301 Murray 【kuroname】 and I are survivors of that battle. 2
65 65 301 Murray 【kuroname】 lost both hands from an infection, but a lack of resources meant we couldn't replace them with advanced prosthetics. 【kuroname】 had no choice but to leave the frontline and take over as humanity's leader. 2
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67 67 301 Murray The remaining Gray Ravens kept the name as a symbol of resistance for humankind, with Wanshi taking over Liv's place. Most of the time, Gray Raven fights without a commandant, and I try to help where I can when I can. 2
68 68 301 Murray Lucia and Lee need to take turns fighting now because we're short on maintenance parts, but Gray Raven is still fighting, and they're still humanity's best champions. 2
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70 70 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Murray I must be quite a failure as a commandant. I've lost everything except for my life and Lee's. 2
80 80 301 DialogEnable 1 Murray I still remember... when Vera stood on the shore with her spear in hand, trying to stop the machines by herself. She turned around, looked at me, and said, "live." 2
81 81 301 Murray Cerberus was cornered to a dead end, but Vera traded her life with mine. 2
82 82 301 Lowering his head, Murray looks at his fingers, half of which are now robotic. He laughs, apparently at himself.
83 83 301 Murray But was it worth it? I may have survived, but I couldn't even keep the heart Lee gave me. 2
84 84 301 The beating heart in Murray's chest now is but a fine metallic substitute.
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86 86 301 Nanami How... could it be... 1
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89 89 301 Feeling defeated from learning about this future, Nanami crouches down and buries her face into her lap.
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91 91 301 Murray You asked about everyone, right? Let's see. 2
92 92 301 Murray WGAA wasn't able to evacuate in time, trying to rescue all the Golden Age relics when the machines invaded Babylonia. Their landing went wrong, and they all burned to death with the very relics they were trying to save. 2
93 93 301 Murray speaks with a flat tone.
94 94 301 Murray We lost contact with ARU, Akdilek, and Kowloong as soon as the war began. While we did manage to join up with some of their lost soldiers later, they had nothing but bad news to share. 2
95 95 301 Murray Forsaken became nothing more than a bunch of severely infected souls. Rumor was Watanabe had to put an end to their suffering by... 2
96 96 301 Nanami ...Enough. 1
97 97 301 Murray But you were the one who asked, no? What are you feeling now? Disdain? Guilt? This is the world we live in, and I can go on and on telling you about our suffering if you want. 2
98 98 301 Murray's tone reveals no emotion as though everything he just talked about was something that happened in another world.
99 99 301 Nanami ...That's enough. 1
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102 102 301 1 Raising her head, Nanami is on the verge of tears, yet her tone is not relenting.
103 103 301 Nanami You told me all that because you were afraid Nanami wouldn't "betray" the Church of Machina, taking away humanity's chance to survive, right? 1
104 104 301 Murray ... 2
105 105 301 Nanami You came to me because you wanted to save someone. Am I right? 1
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107 107 301 Murray ... 2
108 108 301 Nanami You've mentioned Lee a few times, and that's how Nanami got the feeling that you're trying to save your family. Am I right? 1
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110 110 301 Murray ... 2
111 111 301 With Nanami—founder of the Church of Machina—standing right before him, Murray cannot keep his cool completely. What he has said, however, has gotten into Nanami. Murray contemplates his next move.
112 112 301 Nanami pauses for a moment, then speaks again.
113 113 301 Nanami ...Nanami hasn't exactly figured out what "Gear" is planning, but... 1
114 114 301 Nanami If "Niflheim" is humanity's last base, then you'd all better run now. 1
115 115 301 Nanami Zero plans on dealing humankind one last blow tomorrow, but I'll do my best to stall "Gear" and buy you time. 1
116 116 301 Nanami gives Murray the transmitter that belongs to the Church of Machina she got from Haicma.
117 117 301 Nanami I'll keep you updated on "Gear" with this transmitter. Don't bring it back to your base, though, because the Church of Machina can trace you through it. 1
118 118 301 Nanami Hope it can help. 1
119 119 301 To her surprise, Murray takes it without a word. His metal fingertips feel cold when they touch her palm.
120 120 301 He puts it in his pocket. The light from the furnace shines upon his face.
121 121 301 Murray I need to go. 2
122 122 301 Nanami If I fail... Nanami can still do it again. 1
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124 124 301 Murray Do it again... 2
125 125 301 Murray chuckles, his narrowed eyes seemingly flickering under the hood with the furnace's fire as he casts a doubtful look at Nanami.
126 126 301 Nanami Trust me! I'll find a future without war for humanity! 1
127 127 301 The girl wipes her tears away. She sounds firm once again.
128 128 301 Nanami Nanami won't let her friends suffer the kind of fate you just spoke of. 1
129 129 301 Murray ...If you say so. 2
130 130 301 Murray If there is another world, please keep Lee safe for me. 2
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132 132 301 Murray As for this world, guess I have to do it myself. 2
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135 135 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Before Nanami can say anything else, Murray treads off into the night.
139 139 301 DialogEnable —Sagemachina has asked everyone from "Gear" to join a military parade as a welcoming ceremony for herself.
140 140 301 —Be it the palace or its beautiful decorations, Sage does not think they showed her enough "love."
141 141 301 —She hopes to have the leaders from "Gear" be by her side at all times for her to personally witness their loyalty and love.
142 142 301 These orders circulate among the machines. As sudden as the orders are, they are chalked up as Sage's eccentricity.
143 143 301 Unable to think up an effective plan, Nanami resorts to organizing a gathering as a way to minimize the number of machines heading onto the battlefield. There is, however, no telling if this is going to hold the army back for real.
144 144 301 But that is something she can figure out on a different day, as long as this plan buys the remaining humans enough time to evacuate.
145 145 301 On the other hand, Haicma and Spooner are doing what Nanami has told them to.
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147 147 301 1 Carrying the crowned Sage, a giant robot slowly makes its way down the central aisle of the plaza, flanked by an orderly line of loyal "Gear" soldiers on both sides.
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149 149 301 The machines kneel to the ground and press their chest against the cold snow, extending their arms toward Nanami. The sun is descending into the horizon behind her.
150 150 301 This is not unlike a human pilgrimage.
151 151 301 Nanami notices that she is the only one still standing in the enormous plaza.
152 152 301 Trembling, the sun over the horizon descends no more. The sky grows darker still, eventually erasing the last trace of light from sight with what seems to be all of the world's clouds.
153 153 301 With the pitch-black sky hanging over them and maintaining their prostrating posture, the mechanoids begin chanting away in a low hum. Saturating the air, the rhythmic chant repeats one phrase over and over:
154 154 301 "Sagemachina."
155 155 301 Nanami is engrossed by the solemn yet odd scene.
156 156 301 Staring at her surrounding, she hears her own voice speaking.
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158 158 301 1 Nanami Is this all? 1
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161 161 301 1 Zero It is, but if you find it lacking, we shall double this number in one night. 2
162 162 301 Nanami ...That is... very impressive. 1
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164 164 301 Zero So long as you're pleased, Sage! 2
165 165 301 The red mechanoid girl's eyes are glowing with excitement.
166 166 301 Zero I didn't have much time to prepare for the ceremony you asked. But I got you a "surprise" gift! 2
167 167 301 AniZhuanchangBegin With a snap of Zero's fingers, a gigantic projection screen materializes in the air, showing a live stream from the ruins of Niflheim.
174 174 301 DialogEnable The screen shows a few Attacker mechanoids bombing their way into the fort through an underground tunnel and crashing kamikaze-style into the defensive walls and weapons. Moments later, the mechanoids are all infected.
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177 177 301 Then, the Corrupted lured around the fort beforehand storm in, crushing humanity's line of defense.
178 178 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Following bursts of fireworks, the plaza is drowned in exhilarated cheers.
181 181 301 DialogEnable 1 A flying mechanoid hands a lucid red diamond over to Zero. Accepting the diamond, Zero observes it with an intense gaze.
182 182 301 Zero I don't remember who said this... but apparently, this is a "romantic" way to show one's "love." A day as "memorable" as this calls for nothing short of a ceremony like this, wouldn't you say? 1
183 183 301 Zero And I just want to say a few things about this red diamond. You brought up some names when you spoke to that human last night, and they seem quite "meaningful" to you. 1
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185 185 301 Zero sounds almost as if she is reciting a poem as she offers the diamond to Nanami.
186 186 301 Zero Well, I shall let them stay with you forever, Sage. 1
187 187 301 Nanami suddenly sobs a little when her hand touches the still warm gem.
188 188 301 She raises her running chainsaw over the executioner's head. Feeling defeated, however, she eventually stops the blade.
189 189 301 Nanami I'm sorry...
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191 191 301 Zero A-are you okay? Is this what they call... "happiness"? Or is it "sadness"? How do you like the gifts? Or... did I do something wrong? 1
192 192 301 Zero I only wanted to do more for you. The more, the better. Isn't this... "love"? 1
193 193 301 Having been captivated by "love" and other feelings, Zero is confounded seeing Nanami's tears, which throws her programming logic into disarray for a second.
194 194 301 "I only wanted to do more for you"—this carries the distinct ring of "I only wanted to make more paper."
195 195 301 Nanami is no longer furious. She only gently touches Zero's cheek with her fingers.
196 196 301 Nanami ...Sorry, I am late...
197 197 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Nanami Humans, machines... there is no way for me to save either of you anymore.
