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City 173, Star of Life Temporary Hospital - 11:50 AM
President Hassen, she was unconscious in a pool of blood when we found her. Most of her sensory modules had been cut off, resulting in her not noticing the severe damages on her body.
Or should I say... she noticed but didn't care anymore.
How is she now?
We performed emergency maintenance on her frame. She's already awake.
Thank goodness.
Also, we recommend switching frames for her, the longer it's delayed, the more her personality will deviate.
...I understand. Take me to her.
Of course, please follow me.
Hassen follows the doctor past layers and layers of security before reaching the ICU ward. He enters the room after three light knocks on the door.
It's been four days since we found you. I'm glad you're awake now.
I... There's nothing for you to be glad about... You should've left me to die back on the roof.
...I'm sorry for everything that has happened, but they didn't happen all for nothing. You don't need to reject yourself like that.
...
Oh, where are my manners? I'm Hassen, the leader of Humanity.
Firstly, I would like to thank you on behalf of all humanity for destroying Daedalus.
I didn't do anything special. It was just senseless killing...
No, what you did was taking out Kurono's traitor—Wen.
If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have been able to track him down and Daedalus' network wouldn't have been destroyed.
And because of you, that bastard got what he deserved.
You did the right thing, no matter in the snow plains, the church, or to Wen's underlings. Your actions have undoubtedly saved many. It's just that your faith may have been used by people with ulterior motives.
...
Hassen pulls over the monitor by the hospital bed and taps on it a few times. Holograms of different cities are projected into the air, with all kinds of numbers flashing above.
Look at these. These are the cities you've been to. If it weren't for your timely elimination of the Corrupted, the population of these cities would've dropped drastically, and eventually leading to their fall.
The models of the cities morph and crumble as Hassen spoke, turning into a pile of ruins in the end.
Really...?
Yes, you saved them from destruction.
...
Sometimes, people like you are needed. Shooting a soundless arrow in the dark and not in the light, misunderstood and even detested.
But this is the only way to ensure the sun can rise once more and that the world can be protected.
...
You're probably familiar with this place.
Hassen taps on the screen and a flat area is shown.
That's!
Yep, where Daedalus once stood. It's completely gone now, as if it never existed in the first place.
People are still living the same peaceful lives, but now the threat has been completely eliminated.
You did this?
Yes, more specifically, the Purifying Force of Humanity did.
You had no direct contact with them but your motives were the same in this event.
You stopped Daedalus together.
...
I think you'd fit right in, Miss Bianca. So I'd like to ask you on behalf of Humanity, will you join the Purifying Force?
I...
Take some time to think about it, kid.
...
I've faced many dead ends too when I was your age, but we can't always let the past stop us.
Rest for now, we'll meet again soon.
