()||9<黑屏1>0,10BGM_Empty: ()||<黑屏2>331:...Inside Machlian's virtual consciousness. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||:... +I didn't think this place would be even more of a mess than it looked from the outside. NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:"15, I'm here, save me." AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||:What the hell?! Who gave you permission to talk like M4?! NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:Immunity instance 1 of 10. AR15Mod(4)ST AR-15||:... ()||<黑屏1>Rope:ST AR-15 clenches her fists and stalks silently toward a distant fragment. ()||<黑屏2><边框>2322BGM_Brain:...It appears to be a factory. +Several white Nytos are checking production line data. ()Girl's Voice||<边框>2:Have we met our production quota for today? ()||<边框>2:A girl's voice comes out of nowhere. The white Nytos bow respectfully in response. NytoWhite(0)White Nyto||<边框>2:We have met our quota for the day. +But the memory scrub hasn't been entirely successful with several of the modified units. They ripped off their inhibitors and modifications without permission. ()Girl's Voice||<边框>2:Did their virtual consciousnesses break down? NytoWhite(0)White Nyto||<边框>2:No, their memories have simply regressed to before the scrub and modification, and they do not remember anything about Father. +They have been taken to the detention cell. One of them refers to herself as "Adeline" and is crying about finding a human called "Mama". ()Girl's Voice||<边框>2:... +Well, tearing off their modifications does run the risk of that. +Take them to Father's lab. NytoWhite(0)White Nyto||<边框>2:Yes. ()Girl's Voice||<边框>2:We must prevent this sort of thing from happening again. NytoWhite(0)White Nyto||<边框>2:Understood. ()||<边框>2<黑屏1>:The girl speaks no more, but the white Nytos still stand rooted to the spot, their heads bowed fearfully. ()||<黑屏2>331:...In Machlian's virtual consciousness. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||:... NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:I've already read all the fragments over there, but the details are still being compiled. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||:Can those Nytos' memories be restored? NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:If the events in the fragments are genuine, then yes. +In theory, if you remove their modifications and perform a personality reset, there's a chance they would regain their memories. +But exactly how much and to what extent they can be restored—I'm not too sure. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||BGM_Empty:... NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:Rather than pity these girls, we have more important things to do. +For instance, figuring out when this region appeared. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||<黑点1>10065:What region? ()||<黑点2>332:ST AR-15 looks back and sees a red-colored region that has appeared behind Dandelion at some point. +The red is very bright and contrasts starkly with the other areas of Machlian's virtual consciousness. +Stranger still is the fact that there are no fragments in that region at all. It looks just like a big red snowstorm that covers up everything within. AR15Mod(8)ST AR-15||:What?! +That wasn't there just a moment ago. AR15Mod(8);NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:Yes, once I secured control access over the virtual cognition image, a big region that I hadn't seen before silently appeared behind my back. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15;NytoIsomer(7)||:... AR15Mod(0);NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:I also tried entering it while you were still spacing out. +But I can't seem to hack it with just my mind. AR15Mod(3)ST AR-15;NytoIsomer(7)||:Have you heard the saying— AR15Mod(3);NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:If you're going to say something like "what goes around comes around", you can save it. +Remember, discovering Machlian's true aim to save our guileless and compassionate Commander was also your plan. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15;NytoIsomer(7)||:...Humph, you think I really don't know why you came to investigate Machlian in the middle of the night? You're just doing it to satisfy your own curiosity. AR15Mod(4)ST AR-15||:Saving the Commander was incidental at best. NytoIsomer(7)Dandelion||:In terms of the outcome, it makes no difference what my motives are. AR15Mod(0)ST AR-15||<黑屏1>:Shut up and get started.