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The gates are open!
That Roland... He connected a high-voltage device to the gate...
If we'd tried to destroy or go over it earlier, we'd probably be burned to a crisp.
Bravo, bravo!
Ignoring your heavy advances, Roland claps in amusement.
...A splendid performance. Film and sell it back in po-pan, you'd all be drowning in cash.
Oh, put on a smile. You just cleared the "first stage," you know?
I don't know what you're up to, but we will definitely stop you.
Roland raises his hand and is about to speak, when suddenly the mysterious man behind him breaks free of his Corrupted restrainers. He bolts and flees inside the theme park.
Even with Liv's emergency treatment, it is still quite a mystery as to how such a heavily damaged Construct can run so fast.
Before anyone can stop him, he has already run into the theme park along the route the Corrupted came from.
...Very well. Very, well.
This Shome just has to "show me."
But no matter. Bad children get their punishing sooner or later. Or, perhaps, to say it the Golden Age way, "a burnt child dreads the fire"?
Right now, though, you folks are the main dish.
Oh, yes, reminds me. You people did beat me quite a number of times.
Which is why, strictly speaking, I'm not the actual one to take care of you people.
?
Hola! My big sword boy!
Me?
Ah, such a good boy you are. You've always been so good.
...Nope, not listenin' to a word from you.
Hmm.
What's with that look!
There must be a grievous misunderstanding—I'm not talking to you.
My words are addressed to "you."
Huh? What are you tryna' spout?
Kamui! Stay back!
Finally realizing what's going on? But, too late.
—Anzus—
Roland utters the foreign syllables softly, soundless to the point that you only see his lips parting.
But in the communications channel, his words echo, amplifying and drowning out every frequency. The sound reverberates, until the syllables themselves become indiscernible.
The signal did cause certain interference for the Constructs, but not enough—they are still holding their weapons tightly.
—Except Kamui.
...What... are... you... saying...
Still in bed? Sleepyheads don't grow tall and strong.
—Anzus—
Roland repeats the word. The doubled signal bounces and rebounces, echoing, distorting, morphing into a horrible whine...
I... This is...
What the heck is this signal you are picking up? There's malicious code hidden inside!
Stop listening to it! Or...
First falls the greatsword, then the person.
Kamui collapses in front of you all.
Kamui!
Got it!
Lee pulls the trigger and empties the magazines of both of his guns, temporarily forcing Roland to take a step back.
Lucia and Chrome, who are closest, haul Kamui and run.
You barely dodge the sudden chain of explosions around you, and hop out of Roland's attack range.
...You rodents sure can run.
But, I'm the least of your worries...
Kamui! Kamui!
...
Kamui's eyes are still open. Just from his expression, he looks perfectly normal...
...Except for that fact that he is lying straight on the ground, motionless.
When Chrome and Lucia were carrying him away, he was also as stiff and motionless as a log.
Chrome turns to look at you and shakes his head.
Let's get Asimov to take a look. Liv and my scans aren't telling us anything conclusive.
I'm still here. I'll need a support-type frame to be my gateway.
I'll do.
There is a spare data port in the storage space of Kamui's clavicle. Link your Inver-Device there.
It takes you a while to feel out the clavicle from under Kamui's thick clothes, but you manage to find the port.
Kamui's data port has been accessed.
Okay, floor's mine now, I guess.
...
Well, well. We have quite the situation on our hands. Nothing's wrong with Kamui.
This bloke's consciousness has simply been sealed in his M.I.N.D.
Simply put, you can't access his M.I.N.D. whether through hardware or software. Guy's consciousness is completely stand-alone now.
Which also means that, Kamui's consciousness cannot access his body, so his frame is frozen in the state right before he got closed off.
Not sure. Might be some new tech they gleaned off of that "Huaxu" from Kowloong...
If you don't bring him back to Babylonia for emergency treatment, his frame won't just be useless, but the stability of his consciousness will also be jeopardized.
Pah, didn't you learn this in the F.O.S. courses?
If a consciousness remains isolated from other conscious individuals for an extended period of time, their thought model stability deteriorates. The self crumbles, eventually becoming nothing.
That can't be good. We need a transport craft right now...
As Chrome begins calling for a transport fleet from Babylonia, Kamui stirs awake.
You... What are you?!
