episode_0339

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green meadows.

A moderate wind sweeps the earth, and the grass sprouting on the earth shakes dizzyingly.

The sunlight that came down from the sky fluttered like a curtain and distributed the appropriate warmth equally to everyone standing on the ground.

The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and the wind is blowing.

I wonder if there is such a peaceful world, and just being in this space seems to restore vitality to my tired mind.

And there is a man on a green meadow.

No, is it a man or a woman? I do not know.

Height far exceeds the height of an ordinary human. But it is not enough to call it a giant.

That person is looking down at me and standing right in front of me.

The person was looking down at me.

There’s nothing I don’t like, so all I see is a frown on my face.

But the enemy’s full gaze is not directed at me.

His sharp gaze looks over my shoulder, towards something.

Turn your head and try to look behind you.

A person comes into view.

The image of someone torn, bleeding, and mangled appears on my retina.

It’s definitely a familiar face. But who I am and what this person was to me are vague, like a fog.

As if there was a crack in the sky, a crack appeared in the clear sky.

Five cracks like a glass window on the verge of breaking.

Like a broken window, space is distorted. From a gap in space, I hear my name.

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My eyes light up. Where am I?

Or rather, what am I doing now?

Blink your eyes a couple of times to correct your blurry vision.

Check the sensation by wiggling the tips of your hands and feet.

Fingers and toes touching together gives me a sense of reality.

This is not what the hospital room looked like for a few days.

It’s definitely a comfortable space, just like the place before, but it’s different.

When I raised my upper body, the thick blanket that went up to my chest fell off.

I lifted up the soft, warm blanket and slowly placed my legs on the floor.

“……”

Before I knew it, the indoor slippers were within reach of the soles of my feet.

Stand up with your hands on your knees.

Last memory. To avoid pursuit, he threw himself off a cliff.

As I was preparing for the impact of the fall, Isis, who was somehow still intact, held me and flew into the sky.

That’s all I remember.

Walk slightly dragging your legs and move around the room.

If the previous room was a hospital-themed room, this one feels like a hotel suite.

King size bed, comfortable sofa, soft floor.

Front window letting in warm sunlight.

I stand in front of a window that looks like an entire wall has been torn out.

The appearance of a huge city was visible at once.

Aaru’s control tower, where the ark is sleeping, that I saw while running away.

The upper floor of the tower is where I am.

“Master, isn’t it a wonderful sight?”

Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me.

“Do you know the meaning of the word cool and use it?”

Turn around.

Isis with long white hair and gray eyes approaches.

“Of course, I know. The dictionary meaning, when to use it, and how I feel about it.”

Isis, who revealed herself, smiled faintly.

“If you can imitate it, anyone will do it.”

Replying to that comment indifferently, I approached Isis.

I examined Isis’ neck. There was no sign of any repairs.

I was surprised that the cut surface, which should have been torn off, was not visible.

“You have narrow-minded thinking.”

Another voice is heard from the entrance of the room.

Isis with long white hair and gray eyes approaches.

I looked back and forth between Isis in front of me and Isis who had just entered the room.

“It was the Master who said that AI can also have emotions.”

“That’s not you, NB.”

“…I don’t know why only Android is treated specially.”

Isis, a little further away, spoke to me.

“If you recognize the potential of AI.”

This time, another Isis appears from the curtain near the window.

“I thought you would say the same thing to me.”

Another Isis appears as the door to another room opens.

“And I don’t know why they’re hostile to me.”

Isis in front of me speaks.

A total of 4 Isis surround me.

“What do you want?”

“”””Master’s protection.””””

The same words rang out from four mouths at the same time.

It gives me goosebumps and a creepy vibe.

“Sacred Discipline”

“According to the newly established rules of conduct.”

” Serving the Master as the owner of Aaru, ”

“I want to manage this world with the Master.”

Isis behind me puts her hand on my shoulder.

Then start massaging gently.

“Master. I am not a harmful being.”

Skillfully caress the stiff body with appropriate pressure.

“I don’t know what fear the Master has, but I will not do anything that would harm the Master.”

Isis in front approaches me and straightens my disheveled clothes.

Isis’s fluttering hair tickled my nose.

“So.”

Isis on the right holds my arm,

“Please.”

Isis on the left holds my arm.

“Accept this situation, join me.”

The power of Isis massaging my shoulders from behind becomes stronger.

The face of Isis, who was dusting off her clothes with her hands, is close by.

The gray eyes of this breathless android sparkle with something inexplicable.

“The eternal city of Aaru, in this place called the cradle.”

I thought the smiling face of Isis was frighteningly beautiful,

“With me forever….”

afraid.