Story Reader / Main Story / 25 Everglowing Justice / Story
To your surprise, the residents you "saved" do not look happy after you chased the Aurora Squadron away.
Dammit... Did we miss the chance?
Why? Why would you do this?
The gentlemen promised us water and food and warm clothes...
Those things came with a price! They were going to experiment on you—
No one cares!
The gentlemen told us we could become their family as long as we followed their rules!
Why would you stop us from entering Utopia?!
...
Those people have left. You can't go to Utopia today.
Go back to the conservation area. It's late now. This place isn't safe anymore.
...
The disappointed resident glares at Echo, but Echo ignores him as if she is used to it.
Certainly! They promised us! We just needed to follow them...
Who doesn't want to live? Do you think only big shots like you deserve to live in this world?
We... we also want to live!
You—!
Why else have they stayed instead of running away with the Aurora Squadron?
The woeful man walks away angrily, no longer berating Echo. He joins a few other residents and begins the way back to the conservation area.
A few are missing...
Did they leave with the Aurora Squadron?
They were stealthy and joined the soldiers as they left hastily.
...
Echo lets out a quiet sigh.
Some people are definitely seeking an easier life in this world, while others are at their wits' end, no longer motivated to go forward.
Instead of an "easier life," it's more like a way out.
...Hm.
Echo sighs again.
...Right. I haven't thanked you yet, Commandant.
...When I escaped Constellia and decided to look for Lena, I found a bunch of conservation areas like this one.
Pickman hasn't given up on his plan. He's taking advantage of the mobility of his flying fortresses to build many incomplete "Utopias" like this everywhere.
They usually indoctrinate the residents by enticing them with plentiful resources. They tell them they can become their "family" if they follow their rules, and the well-behaved ones can enter their "Utopia".
I saved some residents like them before, but none of them believed a word I said.
You were the only one... who spoke up for me. Thank you.
...
Don't be afraid, Alisa.
Justice is bound to echo through the land. The storm might have invaded the skies, but the sun will shine on us again one day.
There's nothing to worry about.
Even when the rules here begin to crumple. Even when you are trapped in this quagmire.
At least you're still alive. You can still dismantle everything.
There's no time to waste. Let's go.
Blurry memories linger in her M.I.N.D. Something has been shattered in her heart, only to become the foundation of a stronger wall.
Ah... sorry, I got carried away. What were you saying?
...Yeah. Let's go.
