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}}<onlyinclude>Epilogue after the [[Ending E]].</onlyinclude>
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}}<onlyinclude>Epilogue after the [[Ending E]].
  
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== 4-1 ==
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== September 5th ==
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Everything that lives is designed to end.
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'''Pod 153 (narration):''' Everything that lives is designed to end.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' "They" are perpetually trapped ...
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'''Pod 153 (narration):''' "We" are perpetually trapped ...
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' ... in a never-ending spiral of life and death. 
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'''Pod 153 (narration):''' ... in a never-ending spiral of life and death.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Is this a curse?
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'''Pod 153 (narration):''' Is this a curse?
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Or some kind of punishment?
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'''Pod 153 (narration):''' Or some kind of punishment?
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' "They" often think about the god who blessed "them" with this cryptic puzzle ...
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'''Pod 153 (narration):''' I often think about the god who blessed us with this cryptic puzzle ...
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' ... and wonder if "they'll" ever have the chance to kill him.
+
'''Pod 153 (narration):''' ... and wonder if "we'll" ever have the chance to kill him.
  
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'''2B (narration):''' When I met him "that time" ...
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''(September 5th)''
  
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'''2B (narration):''' it was during our mission to destroy the Goliath-class weapon.
+
'''Pod 042:''' Unit 2B's vital signs confirmed.
  
−
'''9S:''' You're 2B, right?
+
'''Pod 042:''' Memory storage, thought circuits, auxiliary motor functions, all confirmed to have been restarted.
  
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'''9S:''' My name's 9S. I'm here to provide support. 
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'''Pod 042:''' Entering reboot sequence.
  
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'''2B (narration):''' The No.9 Type S model is a high-end model.
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'''2B:''' Ugh ...
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' And it's because of that there's a constant danger of them coming into contact with confidential information.
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'''Pod 042:''' Good morning, 2B.
  
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'''2B (narration):''' That's why I've been tasked with the duty of eliminating him ...
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'''2B:''' I ...
  
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'''2B (narration):''' Over ... and over ...
+
'''Pod 042:''' Report: Unit 2B was killed by unit A2 approximately 1718 hours ago.
  
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'''2B (narration):''' But ... he was different this time.
+
'''2B:''' 1718 hours ago ... So ... 72 days, then.
  
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'''9S:''' Scanners like me mostly work alone. Scouting out enemy lines and all that?
+
'''Pod 042:''' Following that, us tactical support units reconstructed your parts.
  
−
'''9S:''' I don't usually get a partner. It's kind of fun!
+
'''Pod 042:''' The virus previously inside you deactivated along with the tower's collapse, and remains in suspension. 
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' I simply ignored him when he'd speak.
+
'''2B:''' Tower ...? What happened ...?
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' If I were to grow close to him, it'd only become more difficult to kill him.
+
''(2B suddenly realizes something.)''
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' Even so, he wouldn't stop trying to make conversation with me.
+
'''2B:''' Ah!! 9S ...!!
  
−
''(9S speaks with a bright tone.)''
+
'''Pod 153:''' Report: Unit 9S ceased activity approximately 740 hours ago.
  
−
'''9S:''' Say, 2B? Don't you think this white flower would look good on you?
+
'''2B:''' Pod ... 153?
  
−
'''2B:''' I have no need for it.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Unit 9S was severely contaminated, however said virus deactivated along with the tower's collapse, and remains in suspension.
  
−
'''9S:''' Aw, are you sure?
+
'''2B:''' So he's just ... asleep?
  
−
'''2B:''' Attaching a plant to my hair would do nothing for my combat abilities. Rather, it would more likely cause maintenance failure.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Negative: An error occurred during unit 9S's reboot sequence.
  
−
'''9S:''' Hahah. Man, 2B, you're way too serious, you know that?
+
'''2B:''' What do you mean, an error ...?
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' I made a promise with 9S in the past.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Unknown: All checks were completed, however his personal data will not begin loading procedures, causing an inability to reboot.
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' A promise that I'd continue to kill him, without fail.
+
'''2B:''' His personal data won't load ... Then in that case, run the monitoring sequence, and skip the check sequence ...
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' The 9S from back then, and the 9S before me, are two different people.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Negative: This unit has already attempted 345 combinations 34,500 times, and all have ended in failure.
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' That fact ... makes my chest tighten.
+
'''Pod 153: '''Unit 9S's current state suggests there is a possibility his personal data has been lost due to some unknown cause.
  
−
'''Pod 042:''' Pod 042 to YoRHa unit 2B.
+
'''2B:''' His personal data is ... lost ...?
  
−
'''Pod 042:''' Report: Detecting errors occurring within unit 2B's memory region, likely due to unstable psychological state. Proposal: Moderate rest should cause improvement.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Proposal: Unit 2B should consider disposing of unit 9S's body.
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' I've already been aware of that for a long time ...
+
''(2B speaks in a strong tone.)''
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' But ... the day I'm freed from this pain ... will be the day I die.
+
'''2B:''' There's no way I could ... just dispose of his body ...!
  
−
'''Pod 042:''' Mail notification received from Command.
+
''(There is a considerable pause.)''
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' I wonder if I was afraid.
+
'''Pod 153:''' ... Understood.
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' Or perhaps I was wrong.
+
'''2B (narration):''' After being reconstructed, there wasn't even a hint of dirt on 9S's body ...
  
−
'''2B (narration):''' Even so, I continued on by his side, without even knowing the name of the emotion I'd been feeling.
+
'''2B (narration):''' His face ... looked just like he was sleeping.
  
−
== 4-2 ==
+
'''2B (narration):''' I took my weapon in hand, and packed the minimum necessary provisions, before standing up.
−
'''9S (narration):''' 2B and I first met in one of the hallways in the Bunker.
 
  
−
'''9S (narration):''' I'd received an announcement from the Commander that I'd be working with a partner this time.
+
'''2B (narration):''' I had to go.
  
−
'''9S (narration):''' I was ... a little uneasy about it.
+
'''2B (narration):''' There had to be a way to get 9S to reboot properly.
  
−
'''9S (narration):''' Scanner models like me usually work alone. And ...
+
'''2B (narration):''' That's what I believed.
  
−
'''9S (narration):''' I'd always gotten the impression that No.2 models were somewhat cold.
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== September 14th ==
 +
''(September 14th.)''
  
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'''9S (narration):''' So when she said those things to me in the hallway, I was ... kind of surprised.
+
'''2B (narration):''' I received information on what happened while I was gone from the pods.
  
−
'''2B:''' 9S?
+
'''2B (narration):''' About A2 ... and 9S.
  
−
'''9S:''' Yeah?
+
'''2B (narration):''' I also heard about how the two of them destroyed some huge "Tower" that had been created by the machine lifeforms.
  
−
''(A short pause)''
+
'''2B (narration):''' The rubble from it is still scattered all throughout the city.
  
−
'''2B:''' Thank you.
+
'''2B (narration):''' The City Ruins' landscape had been completely changed.
  
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'''2B:''' For uploading my data to the Bunker.
+
'''Pod 042:''' Proposal: Unit 2B should gather information at the resistance camp.
  
−
'''9S:''' ... Um, I did that? Sorry, I don't remember.
+
'''2B (narration):''' The resistance camp was able to miraculously avoid damage from the collapse of the tower ...
  
−
'''9S:''' There wasn't a whole lot of bandwidth down there, you know?
+
'''2B (narration):''' However Devola and Popola, and a few others in the resistance, lost their lives in the fight with the machines.
  
−
'''9S:''' I probably only had enough time to back up your memories.
+
'''2B (narration):''' Even though Anemone was faced with such a difficult situation, she still remained level-headed.
  
−
'''9S:''' Mine are only intact up to the point just before we rendezvoused. 
+
'''2B (narration):''' I tried speaking to Anemone about the situation with 9S's rebooting, but she wasn't able to provide me with any helpful information.
  
−
'''2B:''' ... I see.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Report: Relevant records within the Bunker have been lost.
  
−
'''9S (narration):''' Things started out so awkward. At least, until that day ...
+
'''2B (narration):''' We YoRHa units are a special type.
  
−
'''9S (narration):''' It happened after a battle.
+
'''2B (narration):''' We contain something other androids don't within us — a Black Box.
  
−
'''Pod 042:''' Confirming the annihilation of all machine lifeforms in this area.
+
'''2B (narration):''' And due to that, we're capable of much higher functionality. 
  
−
'''9S:''' Whew ...
+
'''2B (narration):''' However, unlike general androids, our maintenance is only able to be done on the Bunker.
  
−
'''2B:''' So we've destroyed every machine lifeform here?
+
'''2B (narration): '''It's possible to make easy repairs with the small amount of materials and programs at access points, but detailed information about the insides of our bodies was lost along with the fall of the Bunker.
  
−
'''Pod 042:''' Affirmative: No responses from any machine lifeforms in this area.
+
'''2B (narration):''' Even so, I was traveling from place to place looking for the information I needed.
  
−
'''2B:''' Understood.
+
'''2B (narration):''' No matter ... how long it took.
  
−
''(9S notices something.)''
+
'''Pod 042:''' Alert: Unit 2B is taking damage due to maintenance failure.
  
−
'''9S:''' Huh? Hey, 2B ... did something happen to your right hand?
+
'''Pod 042:''' Proposal: Unit 2B should perform proper repair and replenish materials.
  
−
'''2B:''' My right hand ...? Oh, this. I must've injured my finger during the previous battle.
+
'''2B (narration):''' With how tired I was, even doing simple first aid felt troublesome.
  
−
'''9S:''' Gah! You're — You're bleeding!
+
'''2B (narration):''' In the depths of my heart, I started to feel like ... everything I was doing was meaningless.
  
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''(9S becomes panicked.)''
+
'''2B (narration):''' I don't ... care anymore.
  
−
'''9S:''' Pod! Get me staunching gel and logic-virus vaccines! Then — uh —
+
'''2B (narration):''' I wonder if ... 9S will ever wake up.
  
−
'''Pod 042:''' Inadvisable. There is a high probability that excessive treatment will cause a decrease in movement efficiency to the unit ...
+
'''2B (narration):''' That sort of dark thought process began to take over.
  
−
'''9S:''' Just shut up and do it already!
+
'''2B (narration):''' And I shook my head.
  
−
'''2B:''' ... 9S, don't you think you're overreacting?
+
'''2B (narration):''' I couldn't give up. I couldn't give up. I couldn't give up.
  
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'''9S:''' Huh? Not you too, 2B!
+
'''2B (narration):''' Even if I was just deceiving myself, I couldn't admit that.
  
−
'''2B:''' Just leave it. The nano machines will heal it just fine on their own.
+
'''2B (narration):''' It caused my body to become heavy.
  
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'''9S:''' Er, I guess so ...
+
'''2B (narration):''' If I go further away from here, I may be able to find surviving YoRHa members.
  
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''(9S looks a little disappointed.)''
+
'''Pod 153: Report:''' Mail notification received.
  
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'''Pod 042:''' Confirmation of mission completion by enemy annihilation.
+
'''2B:''' ... Check it.
  
−
'''Pod 042:''' Recommendation: Report results to Command.
+
''(The pod reads out the mail's contents in its usual tone of voice.)''
  
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''(9S peers over at 2B.)''
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'''Pod 153:''' Sender: Jackass.
  
−
'''9S:''' Um ... 2B?
+
'''Pod 153:''' Subject: About 9S's Personal Data Reboot.
  
−
'''2B:''' What is it?
+
'''Pod 153:''' Yo, how's it going, 2B?
  
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'''9S:''' You think we could at least use the staunching gel?
+
'''Pod 153:''' I know a little something about 9S's condition.
  
−
'''9S:''' If contaminants enter the blood stream they'll be difficult to remove, and if it's just staunching gel, then it shouldn't cause any problems to your motor functions, so, you know, just in case ...
+
'''Pod 153:''' I've been looking into a lot of things since everything happened, and I came across some concerning information.
  
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''(2B looks slightly amazed.)''
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'''Pod 153:''' There were some logs remaining in the access port outside of 9S's memory storage.
  
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'''2B:''' ... All right.
+
'''Pod 153:''' They were a communication record from the "Ark" object those machine lifeforms made.
  
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'''9S:''' Got it! Then I'll go ahead and prepare it right away!
+
'''Pod 153:''' I don't know anything about that "Ark" thing, but it might be some sort of server.
  
−
'''9S:''' Now where's that case ...
+
'''Pod 153:''' I'll send you the time and coordinates that were written in that log right away.
  
−
'''2B:''' 9S.
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'''Pod 153:''' There might be a hint somewhere in them.
  
−
'''9S:''' Yeah, 2B?
+
''(There's a short pause.)''
  
−
''(A small pause.)''
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'''Pod 153:''' This concludes the body of the email. Time and three-dimensional coordinate data is attached.
  
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'''2B:''' ... Thank you.
+
'''2B (narration):''' Those coordinates ... were right in the area where the Tower collapsed.
  
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''(2B seems a little happy.)''
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== September 17th ==
 +
''(September 17th.)''
  
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'''9S (narration):''' I can't remember anymore what my response was when she said that.
+
'''2B (narration):''' Mountains and mountains of white rubble, as far as I could see.
  
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'''9S (narration):''' Just that I was so happy to be useful to someone.
+
'''2B (narration):''' I'd arrived at the center of where the Tower collapsed.
  
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'''9S (narration):''' What was most important to me ... was being together with 2B.
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'''2B (narration):''' And it was there, where I began digging.
  
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'''9S (narration):''' ... At least.
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'''Pod 153:''' Hypothesis: Origin point is 40 meters below the current point.
  
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'''9S (narration):''' Until the day that YoRHa fell, along with the Bunker ...
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'''Pod 042:''' Proposal: Search for a more efficient method for digging.
  
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== 4-3 ==
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'''2B (narration):''' That's right, the coordinates Jackass sent me pointed right to a location within the Tower's rubble.
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Large-scale attack ended in failure. The Bunker has collapsed. 
 
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Black-box signal for YoRHa unit 2B offline. Death confirmed.
+
'''2B (narration):''' I was digging through it so I could reach the position she gave me.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' A large "tower" produced by machine lifeforms rose within the city ruins.
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'''2B (narration):''' But the material was much more firm than I expected it to be, and my digging wasn't going particularly well.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Having lost a place to return to, unit 9S aimed for nothing more than the top of that "tower".
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'''2B (narration):''' My breath began to show, and before I'd realized it, it was snowing.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' In order to destroy the machine lifeforms which caused this nightmare.
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'''2B (narration):''' It seems the Tower's rubble was absorbing the surrounding area's heat and causing the area to cool.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' And to end himself as well.
+
'''2B (narration):''' According to the pods, it was made of materials derived from the bodies of machine lifeforms, which centered around silicon, among other things.
  
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''(9S is contaminated and is breathing roughly.)''
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'''2B (narration):''' But that didn't matter.
  
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'''9S (narration):''' Haah ... Haah ...
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'''2B (narration):''' I only cared about my digging.
  
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'''9S (narration):''' I have to ... apply the vaccine ...
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'''Pod 153:''' Hypothesis: Origin point is 25 meters below the current point.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' The virus corrodes his body.
+
'''Pod 042:''' Alert: Unit 2B is taking damage due to maintenance failure.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' His thought process breaks down.
+
'''2B (narration):''' The Tower's materials became increasingly firm the further down I went.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Sound recordings found in the flooded city play back in his mind.
+
'''2B (narration):''' I was using my weapon to dig, but I had to stop using my one-handed sword to switch to something better suited, and I proceeded downward by practically crushing the materials.
  
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''(2B is contaminated by the virus, muttering in pain.)''
+
'''2B (narration):''' I continued on, my mind devoid of any other thoughts, until I finished.
  
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'''2B:''' 9S ... The time I was able to spend with you ...
+
'''2B (narration):''' I could feel an ache run through my pain sensors.
  
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'''2B:''' It was like memories of pure light ...
+
'''2B (narration):''' But it was only thanks to that pain that I was able to keep my sanity.
  
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'''2B:''' Thank you ... Nine ... s ...
+
'''Pod 153:''' Hypothesis: Origin point is 12 meters below the current point.
  
−
''(9S begins crying upon hearing that.)''
+
'''Pod 042:''' Alert: Unit 2B is taking damage due to maintenance failure.
  
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'''9S:''' Ngh ... Ghh ...
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'''Pod 042:''' Alert: If no proper repair is performed, it will cause severe impact to the unit's body.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Those memories are his greatest treasure.
+
'''2B (narration):''' As I continued to dig, I found out what that "Ark" really was.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Living together, fighting together.
+
'''2B (narration):''' It seemed to be a huge memory unit, made by combining complex crystals.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' They were like a family.
+
'''2B (narration):''' However, as it'd been shattered to pieces, I couldn't find a single "living" crystal.
  
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'''9S:''' 2B ...
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'''2B (narration):''' Regardless, I continued digging in search of the Ark's crystals.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' 9S holds that recording deep within his heart.
+
'''2B (narration):''' With each swing of my weapon, blood began to scatter.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Treating it as if it were truly a treasure.
+
'''2B (narration):''' I couldn't feel my fingertips anymore, and the sensors running from my wrists had died.
  
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'''9S:''' 2B ... I ... I'll be with you before long ...
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'''2B (narration):''' The bolts I'd used to forcibly fix it were starting to dig into my skin.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Reality and fiction blend together.
+
'''2B (narration):''' But that didn't matter.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' With clouded consciousness, unit 9S carries himself forward, his legs heavy.
+
'''2B (narration):''' Somewhere up ahead, the information I needed to save 9S was ...
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' He'll defeat as many enemies as possible, even if he is alone.
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'''2B (narration):''' Even if only a little remains of the Ark, I ... I have to ...!!
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' As if in response to that wish, a new enemy appears.
+
''(An error sound pings.)''
  
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'''9S:''' Khh ...
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'''Pod 042:''' Alert: Unit 2B entered forced shutdown due to overload.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Many enemies appear in front of him.
+
== September 19th ==
 +
''(September 19th.)''
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' They're ... androids.
+
'''Pod 042:''' Emergency nanomachine removal complete.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' They're ... YoRHa units.
+
'''Pod 042:''' Unit 2B's vital signs confirmed.
  
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'''9S:''' 2B models?
+
'''Pod 042:''' Entering reboot sequence.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' The person he treasures above all else.
+
''(A long "beeeeep" alert sounds.)''
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Someone who resides in a location out of his reach.
+
''(Afterwards, a short three "beeps" sound.)''
  
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'''9S:''' Heh ... Heheheh ...
+
'''Pod 042:''' Good morning, 2B.
  
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'''9S:''' I'm glad I got to see you here. I truly am.
+
'''2B:''' Huh? I ...
  
−
''(9S gives a distorted smile.)''
+
'''Pod 042:''' You entered a forced shutdown due to severe continuous operation.
  
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'''9S:''' I'll tear you apart ... Every last one of you!
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'''2B (narration):''' When I hurriedly asked about the Ark, the pods showed me a small, orange sparkling crystal.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' 9S draws his sword.
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'''2B (narration):''' What they found seemed to be a remnant of the machine lifeforms' communication protocol.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Is this an act of murderous intent? Or is it perhaps done out of love? It's no longer possible to tell.
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'''2B (narration):''' If we use that protocol and its data, we could create a key, and open up 9S's memory storage.
  
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== 4-4 ==
+
'''2B (narration):''' Although I didn't understand the details, there was meaning in my continued digging.
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Contamination from the logic virus is getting worse.
 
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Nearly 80% of his memory is contaminated, and his thought circuits are severely damaged.
+
'''2B (narration):''' The pods siphoned out the data and recombined it to create a repair vaccine.
  
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'''9S:''' Dammit ... I can't ... remove ...
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'''2B (narration):''' Then, we could pull the cable from 9S's access port and create a wired connection.
  
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'''9S:''' The vaccine ... it'll no longer ...
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'''2B (narration):''' With that, I'd be able to insert the repair vaccine.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Unit 9S knows that there's only one solution left that could dispel the contamination.
+
'''2B (narration):''' After that, all I'd have to do is hope that 9S's memory storage data could be evacuated into his personal data.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' To lock his personal data and reformat his entire system.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Repair vaccine injected.
  
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'''Pod 042 (narration):''' To throw away all of his current memories, and be reborn anew.
+
''(Three seconds later, the sound of a heartbeat stops and a flatline beeps.)''
  
−
''(9S speaks as if in response to the Pod's narration.)''
+
'''Pod 153:''' No effect. Re-administering repair vaccine.
  
−
'''9S:''' No ... I can't do that ...
+
''(Three seconds later, the sound of a heartbeat stops and a flatline beeps.)''
  
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'''9S:''' No matter how contaminated I become ... I can't lose this memory ...
+
'''Pod 153:''' No effect. Re-administering repair vaccine.
  
−
''(9S screams out, suffering.)''
+
''(Three seconds later, the sound of a heartbeat stops and a flatline beeps.)''
  
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'''9S:''' If that's my only choice ... then I'm better off dead!
+
'''Pod 153:''' No effect.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' 9S is fighting with fear itself.
+
'''2B:''' Why ... Why isn't it ...?!
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' To have one's personal data contaminated means to lose one's ability to think for themself.
+
'''Pod 042:''' Hypothesis: Repair vaccine is a failure.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' To androids, that is a fate worse than death.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Negative: Repair vaccine's functions confirmed to be normal.
  
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'''9S:''' I am who I am ... because of 2B ...
+
'''2B:''' Try it again ... Administer it to him again!
  
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'''9S:''' I have a reason to live ... because of those memories ...
+
''(Three seconds later, the sound of a heartbeat stops and a flatline beeps.)''
  
−
'''9S:''' So ... please ... don't take them from me ...
+
'''Pod 153:''' No effect.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' To him,
+
'''2B:''' Try ... again ...
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' calling her family feels too unreasonable.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Report: Traces detected indicating the memory region of unit 9S's contents have been erased.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' But calling her a lover feels too distant.
+
'''Pod 042:''' Negative: It is an effect of the repair vaccine.
  
−
'''9S:''' Machines ... A2 ... It doesn't matter ... I'll kill every last one of you!
+
'''Pod 042:''' Hypothesis: Unit 9S's personal data has been lost.
  
−
'''9S:''' 2B ... I ...
+
'''2B:''' His personal data ... is lost ...?
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Within the corners of his eroding consciousness,
+
'''Pod 042:''' His personal data was wiped of his own accord, but there is the possibility it was moved to a different location.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' 9S continues to protect his memories of 2B.
+
'''Pod 042:''' According to unit A2's records, it is possible his data evacuated using the machine lifeforms' Ark.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Even if ... his actions are completely meaningless in the eyes of the world.
+
'''Pod 042:''' Report: Possibility of recovering 9S's personal data extremely low.
  
−
'''2B:''' I am ... No.2 ... Type E. 
+
''(Separation point of "bad" (script) ending and "good" (concert) ending.)''
  
−
'''2B:''' I was created to execute my fellow YoRHa soldiers.
+
'''2B:''' No ...
  
−
'''9S:''' I'd already ...
+
''(Three beeps suddenly sound.)''
  
−
'''9S:''' I'd already realized that ...
+
'''Pod 153:''' Report: Memory components discovered within traces of personal data.
  
−
'''2B:''' The mission I had been assigned over and over again.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Partial playback possible of memory containing the reason behind his personal data's reparation failure.
  
−
'''2B:''' Was to kill you, 9S.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Query: Does unit 2B feel it necessary to repair this memory component?
  
−
''(9S is crying.)''
+
'''2B:''' ... Repair it.
  
−
'''9S:''' Stop it ... Enough already ... 2B.
+
'''Pod 153:''' Understood.
  
−
'''9S:''' Even if you were trying to kill me, I ...
+
'''Pod 153:''' Data repair complete.
  
−
'''9S:''' Being with you, it truly ...
+
'''Pod 153:''' Starting playback.
  
−
'''9S:''' It felt like I'd found a family.
+
''(9S's voice begins to play back with the sound quality of a radio.)''
  
−
'''2B:''' Hey ... 9S?
+
''(He seems to be suffering.)''
  
−
'''2B:''' I wonder ... Were the choices we made wrong?
+
'''9S:''' I didn't ... get on the Ark created by the machine lifeforms.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Within a pure white tower.
+
'''9S:''' We YoRHa ... We don't deserve to be loved by this world ... We're just soldiers created to die ...
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' A small boy walks.
+
'''9S:''' But I ... I think I'm glad ... that I was born as myself ...
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Suffering. Uneasy.
+
'''9S:''' My personal data, it ... it can't keep it's shape any longer.
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Holding within him many small, important memories.
+
'''9S:''' I wonder if I'm about to disappear ...
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' They're of ... the time the two of them spent together.
+
'''9S:''' But ... I'm okay with that ...
  
−
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' His memories of those days ... were most precious to him.
+
''(2B begins crying, without making a sound.)''
 +
 
 +
'''9S:''' Hey, 2B ... We're ... we're not immortal or anything.
 +
 
 +
'''9S:''' Someday, we'll break down and return to the Earth.
 +
 
 +
'''9S:''' But, my existence ... It wasn't meaningless ...
 +
 
 +
'''9S:''' Meeting you ... gave meaning to my birth ...
 +
 
 +
'''9S:''' Thank you ...
 +
 
 +
'''9S:''' Thank you ...
 +
 
 +
''(9S's voice becomes hidden behind static.)''
 +
 
 +
''(2B begins weeping.)''
 +
 
 +
'''2B:''' Nines ...
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' 2B didn't move from where she was.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' She remained there, unmoving ... forever.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' It was a completely irrational act.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' However, "we" can now understand the reason behind it.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042 (narration): '''Why it was that 2B didn't move.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Why it was that she didn't speak.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' Because "we" are now in that same place, feeling the same thing.
 +
 
 +
''(There is a small pause.)''
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153 (narration):''' Everything that lives is designed to end.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153 (narration):''' "They" are perpetually trapped ...
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153 (narration):''' ... in a never-ending spiral of life and death.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153 (narration):''' However ... life is all about the struggle within this cycle.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153 (narration):''' That is what "we" believe.
 +
 
 +
'''GOOD (CONCERT) ENDING:'''
 +
 
 +
'''2B:''' No, 9S, this can't ...
 +
 
 +
'''2B:''' We didn't even get to say goodbye, and yet ... why ... why am I the only one ...!
 +
 
 +
''(Three beeps sound out.)''
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042:''' Abnormal signal detected from Black Box.
 +
 
 +
'''2B:''' I don't care anymore! I don't ...!
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042:''' Alert: Strange vibrations emanating from Black Box. Temperature rising.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042:''' Alert: Errors detected in unit's functionality. FFCS offline. NFCS offline. Initiating short-range radio-wave camouflage.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042:''' Unit 2B's vital signs are deteriorating. Alert: Immense damage to unit 2B's life preservation functionality. 
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042:''' Proposal: Body adjustment and maintenance in a safe location urgently required.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153:''' Report: Abnormal vibrations detected from Black Box. Temperature rising.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042:''' This unit has already reported on the abnormal situation.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153:''' Negative: The vibrations are not originating from unit 2B, but instead from unit 9S.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042:''' Negative: Unit 9S's personal data has already been terminated. Reboot is realistically impossible.
 +
 
 +
''(Warning beeps begin to chime out.)''
 +
 
 +
''(A heartbeat can be heard.)''
 +
 
 +
'''9S:''' Nnngh ...
 +
 
 +
'''2B:''' N-Nine ...s ...
 +
 
 +
'''9S:''' Where ... am I ...?
 +
 
 +
'''9S:''' 2B, what did I ...?
 +
 
 +
''(2B speaks through tears.)''
 +
 
 +
'''2B:''' I'm so glad ... I'm so glad you're ...
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153 (narration):''' It is still unknown what happened that day. It is possible that 9S's Black Box had retrieved his memory's personal data. 
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153 (narration):''' At any rate, it may have been effected by some alien technology yet unknown to us.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042 (narration): '''Everything that lives is designed to end.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153 (narration): '''"They" are perpetually trapped ...
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 153 (narration): '''... in a never-ending spiral of life and death.
 +
 
 +
'''Pod 042 (narration):''' However, we cannot give in.
 +
 
 +
'''9S (narration):''' Even if this world is full of curses. Even if this world punishes us.
 +
 
 +
'''2B (narration):''' We continue to resist everything within that spiral.
 +
 
 +
'''2B and 9S (narration):''' While singing words of prayer.</onlyinclude>
  
 
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Farewell
Written by Yoko Taro
Found in NieR Music Concert
Translated by /u/ilfans
Date of copy October 5, 2017
Source Full translation
Translated from Original Script Book
Discussion [Reddit post]
Epilogue after the Ending E.

September 5th

Pod 153 (narration): Everything that lives is designed to end.

Pod 153 (narration): "We" are perpetually trapped ...

Pod 153 (narration): ... in a never-ending spiral of life and death.

Pod 153 (narration): Is this a curse?

Pod 153 (narration): Or some kind of punishment?

Pod 153 (narration): I often think about the god who blessed us with this cryptic puzzle ...

Pod 153 (narration): ... and wonder if "we'll" ever have the chance to kill him.

(September 5th)

Pod 042: Unit 2B's vital signs confirmed.

Pod 042: Memory storage, thought circuits, auxiliary motor functions, all confirmed to have been restarted.

Pod 042: Entering reboot sequence.

2B: Ugh ...

Pod 042: Good morning, 2B.

2B: I ...

Pod 042: Report: Unit 2B was killed by unit A2 approximately 1718 hours ago.

2B: 1718 hours ago ... So ... 72 days, then.

Pod 042: Following that, us tactical support units reconstructed your parts.

Pod 042: The virus previously inside you deactivated along with the tower's collapse, and remains in suspension. 

2B: Tower ...? What happened ...?

(2B suddenly realizes something.)

2B: Ah!! 9S ...!!

Pod 153: Report: Unit 9S ceased activity approximately 740 hours ago.

2B: Pod ... 153?

Pod 153: Unit 9S was severely contaminated, however said virus deactivated along with the tower's collapse, and remains in suspension.

2B: So he's just ... asleep?

Pod 153: Negative: An error occurred during unit 9S's reboot sequence.

2B: What do you mean, an error ...?

Pod 153: Unknown: All checks were completed, however his personal data will not begin loading procedures, causing an inability to reboot.

2B: His personal data won't load ... Then in that case, run the monitoring sequence, and skip the check sequence ...

Pod 153: Negative: This unit has already attempted 345 combinations 34,500 times, and all have ended in failure.

Pod 153: Unit 9S's current state suggests there is a possibility his personal data has been lost due to some unknown cause.

2B: His personal data is ... lost ...?

Pod 153: Proposal: Unit 2B should consider disposing of unit 9S's body.

(2B speaks in a strong tone.)

2B: There's no way I could ... just dispose of his body ...!

(There is a considerable pause.)

Pod 153: ... Understood.

2B (narration): After being reconstructed, there wasn't even a hint of dirt on 9S's body ...

2B (narration): His face ... looked just like he was sleeping.

2B (narration): I took my weapon in hand, and packed the minimum necessary provisions, before standing up.

2B (narration): I had to go.

2B (narration): There had to be a way to get 9S to reboot properly.

2B (narration): That's what I believed.

September 14th

(September 14th.)

2B (narration): I received information on what happened while I was gone from the pods.

2B (narration): About A2 ... and 9S.

2B (narration): I also heard about how the two of them destroyed some huge "Tower" that had been created by the machine lifeforms.

2B (narration): The rubble from it is still scattered all throughout the city.

2B (narration): The City Ruins' landscape had been completely changed.

Pod 042: Proposal: Unit 2B should gather information at the resistance camp.

2B (narration): The resistance camp was able to miraculously avoid damage from the collapse of the tower ...

2B (narration): However Devola and Popola, and a few others in the resistance, lost their lives in the fight with the machines.

2B (narration): Even though Anemone was faced with such a difficult situation, she still remained level-headed.

2B (narration): I tried speaking to Anemone about the situation with 9S's rebooting, but she wasn't able to provide me with any helpful information.

Pod 153: Report: Relevant records within the Bunker have been lost.

2B (narration): We YoRHa units are a special type.

2B (narration): We contain something other androids don't within us — a Black Box.

2B (narration): And due to that, we're capable of much higher functionality. 

2B (narration): However, unlike general androids, our maintenance is only able to be done on the Bunker.

2B (narration): It's possible to make easy repairs with the small amount of materials and programs at access points, but detailed information about the insides of our bodies was lost along with the fall of the Bunker.

2B (narration): Even so, I was traveling from place to place looking for the information I needed.

2B (narration): No matter ... how long it took.

Pod 042: Alert: Unit 2B is taking damage due to maintenance failure.

Pod 042: Proposal: Unit 2B should perform proper repair and replenish materials.

2B (narration): With how tired I was, even doing simple first aid felt troublesome.

2B (narration): In the depths of my heart, I started to feel like ... everything I was doing was meaningless.

2B (narration): I don't ... care anymore.

2B (narration): I wonder if ... 9S will ever wake up.

2B (narration): That sort of dark thought process began to take over.

2B (narration): And I shook my head.

2B (narration): I couldn't give up. I couldn't give up. I couldn't give up.

2B (narration): Even if I was just deceiving myself, I couldn't admit that.

2B (narration): It caused my body to become heavy.

2B (narration): If I go further away from here, I may be able to find surviving YoRHa members.

Pod 153: Report: Mail notification received.

2B: ... Check it.

(The pod reads out the mail's contents in its usual tone of voice.)

Pod 153: Sender: Jackass.

Pod 153: Subject: About 9S's Personal Data Reboot.

Pod 153: Yo, how's it going, 2B?

Pod 153: I know a little something about 9S's condition.

Pod 153: I've been looking into a lot of things since everything happened, and I came across some concerning information.

Pod 153: There were some logs remaining in the access port outside of 9S's memory storage.

Pod 153: They were a communication record from the "Ark" object those machine lifeforms made.

Pod 153: I don't know anything about that "Ark" thing, but it might be some sort of server.

Pod 153: I'll send you the time and coordinates that were written in that log right away.

Pod 153: There might be a hint somewhere in them.

(There's a short pause.)

Pod 153: This concludes the body of the email. Time and three-dimensional coordinate data is attached.

2B (narration): Those coordinates ... were right in the area where the Tower collapsed.

September 17th

(September 17th.)

2B (narration): Mountains and mountains of white rubble, as far as I could see.

2B (narration): I'd arrived at the center of where the Tower collapsed.

2B (narration): And it was there, where I began digging.

Pod 153: Hypothesis: Origin point is 40 meters below the current point.

Pod 042: Proposal: Search for a more efficient method for digging.

2B (narration): That's right, the coordinates Jackass sent me pointed right to a location within the Tower's rubble.

2B (narration): I was digging through it so I could reach the position she gave me.

2B (narration): But the material was much more firm than I expected it to be, and my digging wasn't going particularly well.

2B (narration): My breath began to show, and before I'd realized it, it was snowing.

2B (narration): It seems the Tower's rubble was absorbing the surrounding area's heat and causing the area to cool.

2B (narration): According to the pods, it was made of materials derived from the bodies of machine lifeforms, which centered around silicon, among other things.

2B (narration): But that didn't matter.

2B (narration): I only cared about my digging.

Pod 153: Hypothesis: Origin point is 25 meters below the current point.

Pod 042: Alert: Unit 2B is taking damage due to maintenance failure.

2B (narration): The Tower's materials became increasingly firm the further down I went.

2B (narration): I was using my weapon to dig, but I had to stop using my one-handed sword to switch to something better suited, and I proceeded downward by practically crushing the materials.

2B (narration): I continued on, my mind devoid of any other thoughts, until I finished.

2B (narration): I could feel an ache run through my pain sensors.

2B (narration): But it was only thanks to that pain that I was able to keep my sanity.

Pod 153: Hypothesis: Origin point is 12 meters below the current point.

Pod 042: Alert: Unit 2B is taking damage due to maintenance failure.

Pod 042: Alert: If no proper repair is performed, it will cause severe impact to the unit's body.

2B (narration): As I continued to dig, I found out what that "Ark" really was.

2B (narration): It seemed to be a huge memory unit, made by combining complex crystals.

2B (narration): However, as it'd been shattered to pieces, I couldn't find a single "living" crystal.

2B (narration): Regardless, I continued digging in search of the Ark's crystals.

2B (narration): With each swing of my weapon, blood began to scatter.

2B (narration): I couldn't feel my fingertips anymore, and the sensors running from my wrists had died.

2B (narration): The bolts I'd used to forcibly fix it were starting to dig into my skin.

2B (narration): But that didn't matter.

2B (narration): Somewhere up ahead, the information I needed to save 9S was ...

2B (narration): Even if only a little remains of the Ark, I ... I have to ...!!

(An error sound pings.)

Pod 042: Alert: Unit 2B entered forced shutdown due to overload.

September 19th

(September 19th.)

Pod 042: Emergency nanomachine removal complete.

Pod 042: Unit 2B's vital signs confirmed.

Pod 042: Entering reboot sequence.

(A long "beeeeep" alert sounds.)

(Afterwards, a short three "beeps" sound.)

Pod 042: Good morning, 2B.

2B: Huh? I ...

Pod 042: You entered a forced shutdown due to severe continuous operation.

2B (narration): When I hurriedly asked about the Ark, the pods showed me a small, orange sparkling crystal.

2B (narration): What they found seemed to be a remnant of the machine lifeforms' communication protocol.

2B (narration): If we use that protocol and its data, we could create a key, and open up 9S's memory storage.

2B (narration): Although I didn't understand the details, there was meaning in my continued digging.

2B (narration): The pods siphoned out the data and recombined it to create a repair vaccine.

2B (narration): Then, we could pull the cable from 9S's access port and create a wired connection.

2B (narration): With that, I'd be able to insert the repair vaccine.

2B (narration): After that, all I'd have to do is hope that 9S's memory storage data could be evacuated into his personal data.

Pod 153: Repair vaccine injected.

(Three seconds later, the sound of a heartbeat stops and a flatline beeps.)

Pod 153: No effect. Re-administering repair vaccine.

(Three seconds later, the sound of a heartbeat stops and a flatline beeps.)

Pod 153: No effect. Re-administering repair vaccine.

(Three seconds later, the sound of a heartbeat stops and a flatline beeps.)

Pod 153: No effect.

2B: Why ... Why isn't it ...?!

Pod 042: Hypothesis: Repair vaccine is a failure.

Pod 153: Negative: Repair vaccine's functions confirmed to be normal.

2B: Try it again ... Administer it to him again!

(Three seconds later, the sound of a heartbeat stops and a flatline beeps.)

Pod 153: No effect.

2B: Try ... again ...

Pod 153: Report: Traces detected indicating the memory region of unit 9S's contents have been erased.

Pod 042: Negative: It is an effect of the repair vaccine.

Pod 042: Hypothesis: Unit 9S's personal data has been lost.

2B: His personal data ... is lost ...?

Pod 042: His personal data was wiped of his own accord, but there is the possibility it was moved to a different location.

Pod 042: According to unit A2's records, it is possible his data evacuated using the machine lifeforms' Ark.

Pod 042: Report: Possibility of recovering 9S's personal data extremely low.

(Separation point of "bad" (script) ending and "good" (concert) ending.)

2B: No ...

(Three beeps suddenly sound.)

Pod 153: Report: Memory components discovered within traces of personal data.

Pod 153: Partial playback possible of memory containing the reason behind his personal data's reparation failure.

Pod 153: Query: Does unit 2B feel it necessary to repair this memory component?

2B: ... Repair it.

Pod 153: Understood.

Pod 153: Data repair complete.

Pod 153: Starting playback.

(9S's voice begins to play back with the sound quality of a radio.)

(He seems to be suffering.)

9S: I didn't ... get on the Ark created by the machine lifeforms.

9S: We YoRHa ... We don't deserve to be loved by this world ... We're just soldiers created to die ...

9S: But I ... I think I'm glad ... that I was born as myself ...

9S: My personal data, it ... it can't keep it's shape any longer.

9S: I wonder if I'm about to disappear ...

9S: But ... I'm okay with that ...

(2B begins crying, without making a sound.)

9S: Hey, 2B ... We're ... we're not immortal or anything.

9S: Someday, we'll break down and return to the Earth.

9S: But, my existence ... It wasn't meaningless ...

9S: Meeting you ... gave meaning to my birth ...

9S: Thank you ...

9S: Thank you ...

(9S's voice becomes hidden behind static.)

(2B begins weeping.)

2B: Nines ...

Pod 042 (narration): 2B didn't move from where she was.

Pod 042 (narration): She remained there, unmoving ... forever.

Pod 042 (narration): It was a completely irrational act.

Pod 042 (narration): However, "we" can now understand the reason behind it.

Pod 042 (narration): Why it was that 2B didn't move.

Pod 042 (narration): Why it was that she didn't speak.

Pod 042 (narration): Because "we" are now in that same place, feeling the same thing.

(There is a small pause.)

Pod 153 (narration): Everything that lives is designed to end.

Pod 153 (narration): "They" are perpetually trapped ...

Pod 153 (narration): ... in a never-ending spiral of life and death.

Pod 153 (narration): However ... life is all about the struggle within this cycle.

Pod 153 (narration): That is what "we" believe.

GOOD (CONCERT) ENDING:

2B: No, 9S, this can't ...

2B: We didn't even get to say goodbye, and yet ... why ... why am I the only one ...!

(Three beeps sound out.)

Pod 042: Abnormal signal detected from Black Box.

2B: I don't care anymore! I don't ...!

Pod 042: Alert: Strange vibrations emanating from Black Box. Temperature rising.

Pod 042: Alert: Errors detected in unit's functionality. FFCS offline. NFCS offline. Initiating short-range radio-wave camouflage.

Pod 042: Unit 2B's vital signs are deteriorating. Alert: Immense damage to unit 2B's life preservation functionality. 

Pod 042: Proposal: Body adjustment and maintenance in a safe location urgently required.

Pod 153: Report: Abnormal vibrations detected from Black Box. Temperature rising.

Pod 042: This unit has already reported on the abnormal situation.

Pod 153: Negative: The vibrations are not originating from unit 2B, but instead from unit 9S.

Pod 042: Negative: Unit 9S's personal data has already been terminated. Reboot is realistically impossible.

(Warning beeps begin to chime out.)

(A heartbeat can be heard.)

9S: Nnngh ...

2B: N-Nine ...s ...

9S: Where ... am I ...?

9S: 2B, what did I ...?

(2B speaks through tears.)

2B: I'm so glad ... I'm so glad you're ...

Pod 153 (narration): It is still unknown what happened that day. It is possible that 9S's Black Box had retrieved his memory's personal data. 

Pod 153 (narration): At any rate, it may have been effected by some alien technology yet unknown to us.

Pod 042 (narration): Everything that lives is designed to end.

Pod 153 (narration): "They" are perpetually trapped ...

Pod 153 (narration): ... in a never-ending spiral of life and death.

Pod 042 (narration): However, we cannot give in.

9S (narration): Even if this world is full of curses. Even if this world punishes us.

2B (narration): We continue to resist everything within that spiral.

2B and 9S (narration): While singing words of prayer.

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