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(Inhales) ...
(Exhales) ...
Ja... mi... lah:
Everything is going well in Babylonia.
I remember hearing good things about the Gray Ravens, but they are far kinder than I imagined.
There are quite a lot of differences between their behavior and those on the Engine, but I will adapt.
Your Grace... No, I should cross that out.
Jamilah, I still don't quite understand why you dispatched me to Babylonia...
I know I'm an envoy, but I'm not skilled in diplomacy. I didn't even learn to read and write until I became a bodyguard.
Not to mention... I... feel like I have more and more classes to make up...
Sometimes, I even feel like it was a mistake to send me to Babylonia.
...No, I can't say that. I'll cross it out.
...But royal bodyguards never ask questions. We just carry out orders.
So, everything is going well here.
How are things on the Engine? Is everything okay?
Your Gr... Your last letter said that the anti-royalists were captured. So, the unrest on the Engine must have been solved.
Now, it's time to start the long process of reform according to your vision.
Once reformed, the Engine will finally be what you envisioned.
I'll return and see it for myself when the first helium-3 transport craft leaves.
As for the question you mentioned in the last letter, I... I don't know how to answer you.
But the Gray Raven Commandant said that "I don't know" was also an answer.
So, my answer is: "Current me doesn't know how to answer."
Strange... Past me wouldn't have hesitated to say "execute"...
After all, they're my lead... Jamilah's enemy. Enemies must be destroyed.
But I thought about what you said to me before I left...
I hope what comes back is no longer my sword or my doll, but a girl who sees the world for what it truly is.
I... still don't know what you mean. You have given me life and hope. I only wish to be your sword.
If you have time, please write back and tell me the exact reason for sending me here.
From S…oph…ia
...Phew.
...It still looks a little strange.
But if I scratch out any more... I'll rip the paper.
Huh? Who knocks at a time like this...
Good evening.
...President!
Outside of working hours, just call me Mr. Hassen.
—Even though I came to speak with you about work.
You mean... My transfer request?
Correct. You've applied to be transferred out of the Gray Ravens to a new squad. I came to hear why.
I... can't keep up with them in battle.
Is that so? I asked Liv for the log of your last mission.
Based on the battle log, it's hard to say who couldn't keep up.
Regardless, that's not important now. Where do you want to be transferred?
...I'd like to be transferred to Cerberus if possible.
I see. A knife belongs with other knives. Is that it?
...Correct. I don't think I'm suitable for the Gray Ravens.
But since Jamilah sent you here... Do you think she really wants you to be like a dagger?
...!
...So be it.
I've got bad news, though. I don't know which filing cabinet Celica stuffed your transfer request in.
Celica may need a few days before she can process it.
I'm going to get going.
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