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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><narrator>:... +Xth of X 205X, on the European battlefront. +"Operation Black Forest."
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>7</BIN><SE1>GF_Halloween_Wind_loop</SE1>:The midwinter blizzard howls through the dead trees and their withered branches, making it hard for this lone traveler to advance on foot. The footprints they leave behind are instantly swallowed up by white drifts of snow.
()<Speaker>CSD-119A</Speaker>||:(Pants)
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:It has failed.
()<Speaker>CSD-119A</Speaker>||:Urgh... ah, ah...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The hole-riddled Doll uses its gun as a crutch for its shredded leg, searching for an exit with its damaged visual systems. +Failed. It's failed.
()<Speaker>CSD-119A</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:—!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_XXS_kick</SE1><震屏3>:Thunk! +The gun butt that the Doll is using to support itself lands on a stone hidden below the snow. The Doll stumbles and collapses on the ground.
()<Speaker>CSD-119A</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Its body temperature is falling. +Even its self-diagnostic systems are no longer functional. It knows that its body will soon be destroyed by the bitter cold. +This is its fault. Everything is its fault. +It deserves this.
()<Speaker>CSD-119A</Speaker>||:Lee...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_whitenoise</SE1>:It tightly squeezes the weapon in its hands, and amidst the sound of an explosion and electrical crackling, it plunges into the darkness.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><SE1>Stop_AVG_loop</SE1>:...
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>269</BIN><BGM>GF_Cafe</BGM>:Xth of X, 2051, East Anglia, at the Humphrank Estate.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:...This is it.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:I take my handkerchief out of my pocket and wipe away the sweat from this scorching hot afternoon. +I've found it, this is where it is... the "CSD-119A".
()<Speaker>Jorge J. Johnson</Speaker>||:...Whew.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:I take off my hat and look up at the manor estate in front of me—In this age where the flames of war have swept across the entire world, this place is a peaceful Eden. +It's intoxicating.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:I make to enter the manor, but I have not told anyone that I intend to visit. +Or rather, I am about to do so right now.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:Who are you?
()<Speaker>Jorge J. Johnson</Speaker>||:...?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Just as I'm about to take my first step, a resonant voice interrupts me. I look around, but I can't find anyone—at least, until a boy jumps down from a tree in front of me.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:I've never seen you in town before. +What are you doing here?
()<Speaker>Jorge J. Johnson</Speaker>||:Ah... I'm a reporter.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:I produce my name card from my pocket and hand it over. +The boy takes my card and wrinkles his brow as he reads it.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:What's a reporter doing here?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Seeing as he's still wary of me, I quickly explain my intentions.
()<Speaker>Jorge J. Johnson</Speaker>||:I came here to ask about... +...About a certain "Doll" who showed up here recently.
NPC-Charlie(2)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The boy looks up. +For just a moment, I wonder if I'm seeing things, because I can see a hint of hatred in his eyes.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>???</Speaker>||:...We'll talk inside. Come with me.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2><BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:...
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NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>269</BIN><BGM>GF_EV9_Story</BGM>:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:It is afternoon in the manor yard, and Charlie is sitting on the tree, leisurely kicking his legs and boredly looking at the windows in the distance. +He's skipped class, just like he's done countless times before.
NPC-Charlie(2)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:...Tsk.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The difference now is that he is the only one here now.
()<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker>||:In 2041, the first Doll with sensory systems was completed, the CSD-03H model...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Inside the window, Lee stands at the lectern, delivering a lecture in a loud voice that carries itself through the walls, so even Charlie can hear it from his perch on top of the tree. +Below the lectern, his friends who should have always stood by his side are now eagerly listening to the lesson.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Tsk.
NPC-Charlie(2)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:Hypocrites, all of them...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Charlie snaps a branch beside him in annoyance. +For Charlie, this is the time when his mood is worst.
NPC-Charlie(2)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:Lee Enfield...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:He shifts his gaze to the pale-faced teacher. +About a week ago, his father brought this woman to the estate.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2>:Although, strictly speaking, she is not a "woman".
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MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1><黑屏2><BIN>276</BIN>:World War III began on April 15th, 2045. After that, the famous politician...
()<Speaker>Skinny Youth</Speaker>||:This is it! This was when you showed off your might, wasn't it, Ma'am!
()<Speaker>Somewhat Rude Lad</Speaker>||:Ma'am, how many people did you kill? 100? 200?
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:...Be quiet.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<BIN>9</BIN><黑屏2>:She is a Doll. +A Tactical Doll.
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NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>269</BIN>:...Executioner.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Through the translucent French windows, Charlies narrows his eyes and mutters to himself, staring at Lee, who's speaking rapidly at the lectern. +...How annoying. +Just seeing her like that, seeing that face, is enough to annoy him beyond all restraint.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:...He doesn't care about her competency as a teacher. +But she is unacceptable. +The fact that she is a Tactical Doll is completely unacceptable.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:You aren't fooling me.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:He looks with distaste at his hoodwinked friends, and then Charlie jumps down and lands at the foot of the tree. +He knows, and knows it very well. +These Tactical Dolls are liars and murderers, every last one of them. +He will pierce her disguise.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Fortunately, he has found a way to deal with her.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:He looks at the namecard in his hand, and a smug smile spreads across his face.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Central Marx News. +Jorge J. Johnson.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:...
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑屏2><BIN>18</BIN>:It's been a month since Lee Enfield has become the estate's teacher. +Although she hasn't been around for long, her charm has quickly drawn in all the naughty children and made them accept her instruction.
()<Speaker>Smart Girl</Speaker>||:Ma'am! Hurry, hurry, hurry! +We're going to be late!
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:...Don't run in the hallways, Selina. +We still have plenty of time.
()<Speaker>Somewhat Rude Lad</Speaker>||:How did they punish people who were late in the army? +My mama said tardy soldiers got whipped!
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:No... We don't do pointless things like that.
()<Speaker>Skinny Youth</Speaker>||:Ma'am! Why did you leave the service when you're so amazing? +Is the war going to end soon?
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:... +I don't know. +But I hope it ends soon.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Flanked by the three kids clustering around her, Lee arrives at the classroom and reaches out to open the door.
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()<Speaker></Speaker>||<黑点2><BIN>276</BIN><SE1>AVG_Door_Open_Close</SE1>:Click.
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:...!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Her eyes go wide, and an unusual look of surprise appears on her face.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Room</BGM>:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The moment she entered the classroom, Lee's gaze met Charlie's. +Lee is quite surprised—She can't remember the last time she saw Charlie in class. +Perhaps it was when she first came here.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:...Humph.
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:There is a disturbing smile on his face, which makes Lee frown despite herself. +...Nevertheless, no matter what, the fact that he's willing to come to class is a good thing.
()<Speaker>Somewhat Rude Lad</Speaker>||:Charlie!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Even Charlie's friends exclaim in surprise as they see him. +It's only now that they remember that it's been a long time since they last had fun with their erstwhile king.
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:...Return to your seats. We're going to start class now.
()<Speaker>Smart Girl</Speaker>||:Kay—!
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Clearly influenced by the awkward mood in the air, the three of them all quiet down and return to their places. +Then, as Lee approaches the lectern, the tall boy raises his hand, as though to deliberately break the awkwardness.
()<Speaker>Somewhat Rude Lad</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Ma'am!
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:What is it, Johnny?
()<Speaker>Somewhat Rude Lad</Speaker>||:When will we have outdoors lessons? +I want to learn to shoot a gun!
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:...You want to learn how to shoot?
()<Speaker>Skinny Youth</Speaker>||:We all do!
()<Speaker>Smart Girl</Speaker>||:Me, me too...
()<Speaker>Somewhat Rude Lad</Speaker>||:We're all going to do our national service sooner or later! +The sooner we learn, the better! +The war's not over yet!
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:After briefly thinking about it, Lee raises her head.
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:Very well. Teaching you to defend yourselves is also part of my job scope.
()<Speaker>Smart Girl</Speaker>||:Woohoo—
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:—But before that. +I need to make sure that you're mentally prepared for it.
()<Speaker>Somewhat Rude Lad</Speaker>||:M-mentally prepared?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Lee places her issued weapon on the lectern.
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:Selina, tell me. +What is a "gun" used for?
()<Speaker>Smart Girl</Speaker>||:Erm... Hunting? +My dad used a gun like yours to bring wild game back.
()<Speaker>Somewhat Rude Lad</Speaker>||:Nonsense! It's to kill people! On the battlefield, of course! +Kill all the enemies! One shot for each, just like Miss Enfield did!
()<Speaker>Skinny Youth</Speaker>||:I heard some units use su—per powerful weapons. +The kind that can blow up a tank with one shot. I'd like to see that, if it was real.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:...Don't talk nonsense.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Surprisingly enough, Charlie speaks up before Lee can, unhappily telling his friends to cut out their nonsense.
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:It's like Charlie said. +Your understanding of guns... As well as war in general, is not appropriate.
()<Speaker>Skinny Youth</Speaker>||:Appropriate?
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:I've told you before, but one must hold onto a heart of justice even in war. +You cannot abandon your basic decency as a human just because you are at war. +Killing people is not a game and war is even less so... If you cannot approach the act of "pulling the trigger" with the appropriate seriousness... +Then you do not deserve to hold a gun.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Charlie looks up, and once again meets Lee's gaze. +However, Lee does not see any approval in his eyes. On the contrary, he has a mocking expression on his face. +Upon seeing his expression, Lee suddenly has a bad feeling.
NPC-Charlie(1)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:You're one to talk.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Lee rises from her seat.
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:Do you believe I am wrong, Master Charlie?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Lee is not deterred by Charlie's force of will, but meets his derision head-on.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>ClothingUp</SE1>:Charlie looks around at the students beside him and then suddenly climbs onto his desk, standing tall. +He looks down on his friends and even Lee, who is a head taller than him.
NPC-Charlie(1)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:Do you know what she is?
()<Speaker>Skinny Youth</Speaker>||:W-what is she?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:The skinny boy stares open-mouthed at Charlie, who's standing on the table like he's going to give a lecture.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||<BGM>BGM_Empty</BGM>:She's a murderer, an executioner, a battle maniac. +A lunatic, a liar.
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||<BGM>BGM_stage11</BGM>:...Charlie? +I don't understand what you're saying. I...
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:Oh, don't go pretending to be some kind of goody-two-shoes.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Charlie speaks in a cold voice.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:You—All you Tactical Dolls were manufactured to massacre human beings. +So why are you putting on airs and talking nonsense here? You think you can brainwash us?
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:... +It seems you have a great misconception about "Tactical Dolls". +To say so is very unfair.
NPC-Charlie(0)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:I'm not mistaken about anything, executioner.
NPC-Charlie(2)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:Let me make myself clear. I hate war, and I hate you even more.
()<Speaker>Smart Girl</Speaker>||:C-Charlie...?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Even Charlie's friends are feeling uneasy about the strange way he's acting.
NPC-Charlie(2)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:My mother died at the hands of people like you. +She did nothing wrong, she just stood there and the flames of war washed over her and killed her. +Do you think that's fair?
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:I...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Lee opens her mouth, as if to say something, but the words lodge in her throat and she cannot utter them.
NPC-Charlie(2)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:I know what you want to say—That it's none of your business. +But is that really the case? You know best what you've done.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Zipper</SE1>:Charlie laughs, then reaches for his book bag beside his table and takes out a file, which he throws into the air.
()<Speaker></Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_20Winter_Book</SE1>:Sheets of paper begin to fall like snow.
NPC-Charlie(2)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:You're a traitor and a rogue Doll +I've gotten nothing wrong. You Tactical Dolls can't do anything but hurt other people. +You couldn't even be a proper murderer. +And you want to be our teacher? Stop kidding me.
()<Speaker>Skinny Youth</Speaker>||:This is...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:Curious about the contents of the papers, the small boy grabs one of the  sheets, and after he sees its continents, his eyes go wide.
MLEMK1(4)<Speaker>Lee Enfield</Speaker><Position>0,90</Position>||:...
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:A feeling of foreboding fills Lee.
NPC-Charlie(1)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||:Lee Enfield... No, "CSD-119A".
NPC-Charlie(1)<Speaker>Charlie</Speaker>||<SE1>AVG_Scene_Transfer</SE1>:You're a deserter. +You got all your teammates killed and then you ran away. +Am I right?
()<Speaker></Speaker>||:...
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