Story Reader / Main Story / 11 Nona Ouroboros / Story
It's a familiar feeling.
You open your eyes, and what greets your eyes is neither a familiar ceiling nor a narrow one-man capsule.
...And that's everything about this mission. Given your excellent solo combat ability, I believe you're the best person for the job.
This is a covert mission, and the enemy might make a move any time. Please keep this confidential, even from your Constructs.
...Thought you'd be questioning why you're going solo.
It's not that I don't trust your team members. It's just that for this specific mission, "going with the flow" will save you a lot of trouble.
But worry not, you and your teammates won't be separated for long.
You snap out of your daze.
Your connection to Lucia and the others is very weak.
You're not physically restrained.
The connection is very weak. You feel something on your neck and reach out to touch it. It feels cold, like some kind of collar made of some special material.
The moment you touch the collar, your Mind Beacon registers a reaction. This might be because of your previous experience with connection chambers.
Is this...?
Kinda looks like...
It feels like an elementary M.I.N.D.
It feels like a virtual M.I.N.D. simulated based on reality.
...
To confirm this.
It's a sealed compartment. You feel slight tremors beneath your feet.
You look out through the narrow cabin window.
A vast, cerulean expanse usurps your sight. You seem to be at sea.
It does not budge.
The layout of the compartment suggests that the place might be a storage room. The door is locked from outside and cannot be opened.
You listen closely, and hear the familiar sound of mechanoids shuffling their feet.
Listening more closely, the footsteps seem to be steady and rhythmic, unlike the kind made by the Corrupted.
...
If your intuition is to be trusted, this collar-like thing on you serves a related purpose to a connection chamber, and likely has something to do with the virtual M.I.N.D. you felt earlier.
Perhaps you can use that to your advantage.
You feel a novel sensation and connect to something.
