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Il Teatrino

梦间剧

27 chapters · 1877 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

No. 9 第九号

O friends, no more of these sounds! Let us sing more cheerful songs, more songs full of joy! Freude! Freude! Joy, bright spark of divinity, Daughter of Elysium. Fire-inspired we tread within thy sanctuary. Thy magic power re-unites all that custom has divided...

Despite the melodious singing, the atmosphere in the command center is becoming increasingly bleak.在悠扬的歌声里，指挥室的气氛却愈发沉闷。

CommanderIs that the source you found in the last decryption?这就是这次解析出来的源地址？

KalinaNo, it's only a node... Like all the other ones, it only contained an ordinary audio file of some choral singing.不，依然只是一个节点……和之前一样只有一个普通的合唱音频文件。

CommanderIt's been an entire week now. Is it mocking us?整整一周了，难道是在讽刺我们？

KalinaOur technician in charge of Level II maintenance just so happens to be on leave, while the Dolls who specialize in electronic warfare are all out on various missions. You really can't expect much from amateurs like us.负责二级平层的技术人员正好去休假了，擅长电子战的人形也外出执行别的任务中，只凭我们这种业余人士来找的话效率这么低也正常。

CommanderAmateurs...业余人士……

KalinaAhaha... Why don't you take a break for now, Commander? You haven't had any proper sleep ever since this started.啊哈哈…… 要不指挥官您先去休息一下？出事的这段时间您都没好好睡过觉。

CommanderI thought we'd find the target server this time... Fine, I'll get some rest first and take over from you later.本来以为这次就能找到目标服务器……好吧，我先去休息一下，稍后来和你换班。

KalinaAlright, sweet dreams!好的，做个好梦吧！

I give Kalina a little wave and turn to leave the command center.

This all began a week ago.

Last week, at the café. Several Dolls are chattering excitedly about something. Out of curiosity, I head closer to listen in. Having caught sight of me, the Dolls all gather around me in high spirits.

DP-12Commander, have you heard about that story? The viral story about the soul-stealing monster on the internet!指挥官，你听说那个故事了吗？ 那个盛传的网络摄魂怪的故事！

Carcano M91/38I have zero interest in that sort of thing, but I'm sure the Commander will find it fascinating.那种事我一点兴趣也没有，指挥官肯定很有兴趣。

CommanderSoul-stealing monster on the internet?网络摄魂怪？

Carcano M1891Don't be like that, Ceno! Come and have a look, there's live data about it on Grif-chan.别这么说嘛，希诺！一起来看看吧，匿名版有人实时更新数据呢。

DP-12Have you seen it too, Miss Cano?卡诺小姐也看到了吗？

DP-12 lowers her voice dramatically as she goes on.

DP-12"It is a horrific beast." "It wears the face of a young girl and sings in a gentle croon." "It is a child that smells of gunpowder, a monk that wears cologne." "It roams the network. It embraces machine – shunning flesh and devouring minds."“那是一位可怕的怪物。” “它有着少女的脸庞，它有着柔软的歌喉。” “它是充满硝烟味的女孩，它是喷着古龙水的修道士。” “它游荡在网路之中，它选择机械，舍弃身体、吞食心智。”

Carcano M1891Oh, I heard about that one! "Legend has it, its favorite pastime is consuming..." "Dolls with the habit of telling lies."哦！这个我也听到过。 “传说，它最喜欢做的，就是吞噬……” “那些爱说谎的人形呢。”

At that, Cano stares meaningfully at Ceno.

Carcano M91/38O...old wives' tales like this don't scare me.我、我是不会被这种虚无缥缈的传说吓到的。

Carcano M1891Really, Ceno? It might sound a little more convincing if you weren't clutching at the Commander's hand.是吗，希诺？ 松开指挥官的手的话还有点说服力哦。

Ceno stiffens for a second, then she lets go of my hand quickly and takes off running.

Carcano M1891Wait, Ceno! What's the rush?!等等，别跑这么快啊希诺！

DP-12Heh, don't tell me that actually freaked her out?啊，希诺小姐不会真的被吓到了吧？

Carcano M1891I think so... I'm going after her, so I'll see you two later! Ceno, wait up!看样子是的……我先去找她，待会儿见了，二位！ 希诺，等等我——

DP-12That got her good, didn't it...?看起来吓得有点惨呢……

CommanderYou're the one who started it.吓唬她的话题不是你先提起来的吗？

DP-12Hmm...you're right. I suppose I should also go and comfort our poor, terror-stricken young lady. I'll be off then, Commander. Catch you later?唔……的确，所以我也得去安慰一下那位受惊的可怜小姐才是。 我也走了，指挥官。回见？

CommanderSure, catch you later.好，回见。

The Dolls have vacated the café. It is another peaceful day. Miss Springfield's coffee is refreshingly fragrant. I take small, savory sips as I read through the list of acquisitions from the latest logistics missions. However, my peace and quiet is interrupted by my beeping communicator less than two minutes in.

DP-12Commander, are you there? It's an emergency!指挥官，你还在吗？紧急状况！

CommanderI'm here. What happened?我在，发生什么了？

DP-12Um, listen to me, Commander. I swear I'm not joking, but the internet soul-eater thing might actually be true.那个，指挥官您请听我说，我不是在开玩笑，也许网络噬魂怪的事情并不是虚言。

CommanderWhat do you mean?什么意思？

DP-12I chased Cano and Ceno all the way to the dorms and found them collapsed at S.A.T.8's door. They have sufficient power, but for some reason I can't reboot their surface consciousness.我追到宿舍，卡尔卡诺小姐和希诺小姐倒在SAT8的门前。她们电量充足，但怎么也都无法恢复表层意识。

She sounds deadly serious and doesn't seem to be pulling my leg. Cano and Ceno have recently become hooked on S.A.T.8's charcoal-grilled pizza so I'm aware that the three of them are on good terms. But I've never heard of charcoal-grilled pizzas rendering Dolls unconscious.

CommanderLeave the whole internet soul-eater business aside for now and get S.A.T.8 to help you take them to the repair bay for a detailed inspection.网络噬魂怪的传说先放在一边，你和SAT8一起把她们带到维修室去确认一下具体的故障吧。

DP-12That's exactly the other thing that I'm about to report...这也是我要报告的事……

DP-12Commander, her door is open; both S.A.T.8 and SPAS are lying on the floor inside and in the exact same state as the Carcanos.

It's been seven days since then. Just like how the legend goes, the Dolls' neural clouds were attacked by an unknown entity; their consciousness have completely vanished and their bodies are paralyzed. The technicians from I.O.P finally started analyzing the attack and tracing it yesterday, but we still haven't heard anything from them. Kalina and I only managed to crack open a few downloaded nodes ourselves, but all they contained was a simple song...

Commander"It wears the face of a young girl and sings in a gentle croon..." "Sings in a gentle croon..."它有着少女的脸庞，它有着柔软的歌喉…… ……它有着柔软的歌喉……

KalinaCommander? Why are you back again? I thought you'd gone for a break.指挥官？您怎么又回来了，不是已经去休息了吗？

CommanderKalina, play that singing again. From start to finish.格琳娜，再把那个合唱放一遍，放完。

KalinaSure.好的。

O friends, no more of these sounds! Let us sing more cheerful songs, more songs full of joy!

An empty web page is projected onto the screen as the fiery choral singing sweeps through the command center. I listen with great concentration and finally notice the minuscule anomaly.

CommanderKeep the chorus and get rid of the rest.去掉别的部分，只留下合唱的片段。

KalinaThe chorus? ...Right, that's done. Then what?合唱的部分？……好了，已经分解了，然后呢？

CommanderFilter out the accompaniment, leaving just the vocals.滤过低音的部分，只留下人声部分的样本。

KalinaOkay...好的……

CommanderTry converting the sound waves of this part into numbers.将这部分波率转换成数字看看。

KalinaOh, it's a set of parsed coordinates!啊！是一个解析地址编码！

CommanderThen we may have found the entrance. Dolls can easily pick up on such data transmissions but they're easy for us humans to miss. Can we trace the address with the coordinates?我们可能找对了入口。这的确是人形会发现但人类很难注意到的信息传递方式。 我们可以通过编码找到地址么？

KalinaIt seems to be from a private Level II database. It isn't encrypted so anyone can access it, but it hasn't been refreshed in quite a while. Other than our Dolls, no other logins have been registered for years. It seems to be abandoned.看起来好像是个私人的二级平层内容库，没有做任何加密可以随意登入，不过已经很久没有更新过了。 除了我们的人形外几年里没有其他的登录记录，似乎是个被废弃的空间。

CommanderIt's called...Social Welfare Agency? What a strange name. Try to log in?空间叫……社会福祉公社？名字真奇怪。 登录试一下？

KalinaI can't create a new account. Hmm, I can log in with some of the old ones, but we'll need the holographic equipment.没办法注册新账号的样子。唔，有几个旧账户可以登入，不过需要使用全息设备。

CommanderCan't be helped. Let's bust out the helmet that's been collecting dust. And let me take a look at the old accounts.真是没办法，把那个好久没用的头盔拿过来吧。 旧账户也让我确认下吧。

KalinaSure, there are several. The usernames are... "Giuseppe", "Marco", "Jean", and...好的，注册的用户有好几位，用户名是…… “乔瑟”，“马可”，“吉安”，还有……

CommanderWe'll use the first one. Let me log in and have a look around.就用第一个账号吧，让我登录进去看看。

KalinaAlright! But be careful, Commander! Tell me at once if there's any sign of danger; I'll disconnect you right away!明白了！要小心啊，指挥官！ 如果有任何危险要马上告诉我，我会立即切断连接的！

CommanderIt should be fine. There's only goop in the human brain so my consciousness can't be sucked out as data like a Doll's.没关系，人类的大脑里只有一滩浆糊，可没法像人形那样变成数字被吸走。

KalinaThat's true... In any case, I'll be right here if you need any help. Feel free to ask me anything.话这么说没错……总之我会在外面为您提供协助的，有什么问题可以马上询问我。

CommanderOkay, thanks.好的，到时就拜托了。

After putting on the equipment that Kalina handed me, I log into the system using Giuseppe's account. My vision goes dark for a moment. I try to walk forward but my hand comes across a hard metal gate. A girl is singing in the distance. I can't be sure if it's the same voice as the one in the audio file, but it does sound familiar.

CommanderIs this the opening scene of a game? Kalina, are you seeing this?这是游戏的开场动画吗？格琳你能看到么？

KalinaI have no form in there, but I can see everything that you see. Don't worry, I'll keep up with you.我在里面没有形象，但我可以看到指挥官您看到的东西，不用担心我会一直和您同步的。

CommanderRight, then here goes nothing.是么，那我就开始登录了。

Once I find myself able to move, I push open the gate.

My vision lights up abruptly.视野骤然大亮。

???All creatures drink of joy at nature's bosom... Just and unjust alike taste of her gift.在这美丽大地上，普世众生共欢乐…… 一切人们不论善恶，都蒙自然赐恩泽。

The girl is singing softly to herself in the middle of a garden. The sound of my footsteps must have alerted her to my presence and she turns around. The moment she catches sight of me, her eyes twinkle with joy.

???Signore Giuseppe! I knew you'd come back!乔瑟先生！我就知道你会回来的！

Commander... Who are you? I'm back.……你是谁？我回来了。

The girl stiffens for a moment and fiddles with her hair hesitantly.

???I haven't changed the way I dress... Signore Giuseppe, I'm Henrietta, your Cyborg.我没有改变打扮啊…… 乔瑟先生，我是海莉艾塔，您的义体海莉艾塔。

CommanderHenrietta?海莉艾塔？

The girl is a complete stranger to me. However, thanks to something like an in-game notification, I'm now aware of her name and identity. She is my "Cyborg", a partner who aids me in battle.

CommanderYes, I'm back, Henrietta.嗯，我回来了，海莉艾塔。

Hearing me say her name, she immediately breaks into a smile. It's a pure and genuine smile from the heart. Her cheeks flush a rosy pink. If I didn't know I'm on Level II of the electronic world, I would've thought it's an actual girl standing before me. She lowers her head and looks up at me shyly, then finally says with a big smile...

HenriettaWelcome back, Signore Giuseppe!欢迎回来，乔瑟先生！

Kaleidoscope 万花筒

... The garden is imbued with faint aroma. It smells of flowers and tea leaves.…… 花园里弥漫着浅淡的香气。有花的香味，也有茶叶的味道。

CommanderIs this what it's like on Level II? It looks more realistic than I imagined.这里就是二级平层吗，看起来比想象中更加真实啊。

KalinaThis girl seems to be a neural cloud consciousness stored within this space. I can detect a massive torrent of data from her.这个女孩似乎是这个空间中存在的心智，从她身上可以感受到很大的计算流量。

CommanderSo have we found the culprit?所以我们一下就找到罪魁祸首了？

KalinaI would say so...but how could such a sweet girl be the nasty hacker that we're after? She doesn't seem to have any motive for seizing the neural clouds of our Dolls.我原本是想这么说……但是这么可爱的女孩子会是那种做坏事的黑客吗？ 她看起来也并没有要抢夺我们人形心智的动机啊。

CommanderIn any case, let's try talking to her. Is this "Signore Giuseppe" the original user of this account?不管怎么说，先和她沟通一下吧。 她说的乔瑟先生，是原本这里的用户？

KalinaProbably. I think you might need to do some roleplay. Just improvise while you talk to her; we might find out more.可能是的，指挥官看来您得角色扮演一下，先顺着她的话往下说，也许会有新的发现。

CommanderAlright, I'll give that a try.明白了，我试试看。

HenriettaWe're here, Signore Giuseppe. Please take a seat. I'm so glad I've prepared snacks beforehand so our tea party could start on time.乔瑟先生，我们到了，请坐在这里吧。 提前准备好点心真是太好了，这样就不会耽误和乔瑟先生的茶会了。

CommanderThank you, the tea is wonderful. Henrietta...isn't it? Have you been here the whole time?谢谢，茶的味道很好。 海莉艾塔……吧，你一直都待在这里吗？

HenriettaYes, I've been waiting for you ever since you left. I wanted to be the first to welcome you home... You must've been very busy. May I ask what you've been doing?嗯，自从您离开后我就一直在等您，我想您回来时我是第一个来迎接的人…… 这次的工作看起来很忙啊，请问是去做了什么呢？

CommanderHmm...nothing out of the usual.唔……和平常没有区别。

HenriettaSo it was a mission with Section 1?是和一课一起出动的任务吗？

CommanderSection 1? Yeah...I suppose.一课？ 嗯……算是吧。

HenriettaI see... So it really was a covert operation. You mentioned no Cyborgs were allowed on the mission so I suspected it had something to do with Section 1. But that's okay, we've all been waiting for you to come back.原来如此……果然是保密任务 之前您说，这次任务不能带上义体，所以我猜可能和一课有关。 不过没关系，我们都在等待着你们的归来。

Commander"We"?“我们”?

I look around. The garden is charming but empty. A building is partially obscured in the distance. But no matter how I look at it, Henrietta and I appear to be the only people in the garden.我环顾四周。这座花园美丽却空旷，远处隐约可以见到一栋建筑物。但无论怎么看，花园里就只有我和海莉艾塔两人。

HenriettaAre you looking for Triela and the others? They're out playing. We've all been waiting for a long time so they've all headed off to do their own thing.在找崔耶拉她们吗？她们先去玩了。 因为等待的时间有点太久了，所以大家就先去做自己的事情了。

CommanderWho's Triela...? Never mind, let's leave that for now. Henrietta, have you seen any strangers lately?崔耶拉又是谁…… 算了，先不说这个。 海莉艾塔，你有没有见过陌生人？

HenriettaStrangers? I did see quite a lot of them the past few days... What kind of strangers are we talking about?陌生人吗？这些天见到过很多…… 是什么样的陌生人？

Commander...A. A tall, cheerful girl with red hair. B. A gloomy-looking girl with purple hair and a green cape. C. A clumsy girl with bluish gray hair. D. A girl with dazzling blonde curls.……A.个子高挑，性格开朗的红头发姑娘B.紫色头发绿色衣服，看起来有些阴沉的姑娘C.灰蓝色头发，看起来大大咧咧的姑娘D.有灿烂的金色卷发的姑娘

HenriettaA red-headed girl...? I did see a distinctive Cyborg like that, but I wouldn't say she's particularly tall. Her hair was in twin tails and she was wearing what looked like a custom-made ceremonial dress. She's with Angelica right now.红头发的女性吗？最近有一个特别的义体。个子不高，绑着双马尾，穿着款式很特别的裙子，像是定制礼服。 她现在在安洁莉卡那里呢。

HenriettaA girl with purple hair... I did see her. She seemed really shy. She's with Triela.紫色头发的女性……确实有这么一位，来的时候看起来很害羞。 她在崔耶拉那里。

HenriettaOh, you mean the lady in the immaculate uniform! She was dressed like a military police officer. She looked really awe-inspiring but was very approachable at the same time... She's with Rico.啊，是那位衣服很讲究的大姐姐吧！像个宪兵一样，威风又亲切…… 她在莉可那儿。

HenriettaMany women match that description...有这样的头发的女性很多……

CommanderHer hair is especially fluffy. It's fanned out like this.她的头发特别蓬松，这样散开的。

HenriettaOh, now that you mention it, I remember seeing something like that. She came in a pumpkin – like that princess in the fairy tale. She's with Claes.啊，这么一说我的确记得。她骑着南瓜来，像个童话故事里的仙女一样呢。 她在库拉耶丝那里。

Henrietta...Are they enemies...or maybe spies from the Five Republics?……难道说她们是敌人吗，或者是五共和国派的间谍？

CommanderNo, no, they're not enemies. They're my friends.不不，不是敌人，她们是我的伙伴。

Her hands ball up into fists as she clutches at the hem of her dress.听到我的话，她一下子抓紧了衣摆。

Henrietta...I see. Friends, you say...? Then I suppose I'll have to thank them.……这样啊，是伙伴吗…… 那我应该感谢她们。

CommanderThank them?感谢？

HenriettaThey must be your new Fratello, that's why you've come back to look for them, right? But...I miss you so much... So you didn't come back for me?她们和乔瑟先生是新的“fratello”吧，所以乔瑟先生才会回来找她们对吧？ 可是……我很想念您……您不是为了我才回来的吗？

CommanderHas she been waiting for the owner of this account the whole time? She still doesn't know she's been abandoned? That's kinda sad. Don't worry... Henrietta, I did come back for you.是在一直等待着之前离开的登入者么？还不知道自己已经被遗弃了么？总觉得有点可怜。 不用担心……海莉艾塔，我就是回来见你的。

HenriettaHmmm... ehehe嗯……嘿嘿嘿。

CommanderWhat is it?怎么了？

HenriettaNothing... I'm just very happy to hear you say that, Signore Giuseppe. It has always been like this between the two of us - "there's no need for words between brothers and sisters."没什么……只是听到乔瑟先生说这句话，我就好高兴。 果然乔瑟先生和我一直是这样的——“兄妹之间不需要话语。”

CommanderRight... Hold on, brothers and sisters? You mean us?这样啊……等等，兄妹？ 我们吗？

HenriettaHave you forgotten, Signore Giuseppe? We're partners working for the Social Welfare Agency – a "Fratello". You're my Handler, and I'm your Cyborg. As Cyborgs, we protect our Handler with our own life and do everything we can to help you fulfill your wish.乔瑟先生您忘记了么？ 我们是效忠于社会福祉公社的搭档，是“fratello（兄妹）”啊。 您是我的辅佐官，而我是您的义体，义体会用生命去保护自己的辅佐官，尽力去完成辅佐官的愿望。

CommanderKalin, some explanation, please?格琳，能解释下她说的话吗？

KalinaOn it. I searched the database and found an explanatory document of the setting. Sending it to you right now.已经在做了。我搜寻了一下数据库，找到了这个空间的说明文件。我现在就发送给您。

Kalina sends me the document and I skim through it quickly without letting Henrietta know.格琳娜将文件发送给了我，我用海莉艾塔没有察觉的方式悄悄快速阅读了文档。

In the setting, the "Social Welfare Agency" is a special service department within the government that operates under the facade of a welfare organization. They take in girls who fell victims to unfortunate accidents and give them a second chance at life by converting them into Cyborg assassins. They are then paired with agents known as "Handlers" and undertake missions for the government under the table.在设定中，“社会福祉公社”是一个假借福利组织的政府特务机关。 他们将遭遇事故而无法生存下去的少女改造成了善于杀人的义体，之后和被称为“辅佐官”的特工们一起执行政府无法合法执行的任务。

Cyborgs... They're similar to T-Dolls, but also vastly different. The fact that they're called Cyborgs means these are living, breathing human beings with flesh and blood. Their "Handlers" must've carried a much heavier burden than us T-Doll Commanders.义体……和人形相似，却又截然不同。 义体这个名字，并不能改变她们是活生生的人类的事实，作为她们的“辅佐官”想必需要承受比人形指挥官更大的压力吧。

So the owner of this account played the role of a "Handler"? Then I suppose it makes sense why he never came back. Still, what has all this got to do with our Dolls? Looks like I must start investigating this girl to get to the bottom of this.账号所有者就是在扮演“辅佐官”？如果是这样的话，那这些账号所有者离开后没有回来也就顺理成章了。 不过这一切和我们的人形又有什么关系呢？ 看来必须要从眼前的少女开始调查才能揭露这一切的真相。

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe?乔瑟先生？

CommanderSorry, I spaced out for a bit. ...You're right, of course. I'm sorry for not coming back earlier. The mission took a lot longer than I'd thought.抱歉，走了一下神。 ……的确，你说得对。 对不起，之前的任务花的时间太久了。

HenriettaIt's alright, missions from the Agency always come first. Besides, I don't mind waiting because I know you'd come back the second you can!没关系的，毕竟是公社的任务最优先。 而且我也能够一直等待下去，因为我知道乔瑟先生一定会第一时间回来的！

CommanderUh... Indeed. Henrietta, do you mind showing me to the new...Cyborgs?啊……是啊。 海莉艾塔，能为我转接新来的人……义体吗？

HenriettaDon't you want to stay a little longer? You literally just came back... Or do they matter more than me?乔瑟先生不多坐一会吗？ 明明您才刚刚回来…… 难道她们比我更重要吗？

I notice an odd gleam in Henrietta's eyes. The Agency demand absolute loyalty from their Cyborgs, so they brainwash the girls through a "Conditioning" process to make them obey their Handlers without question, but this pure devotion instilled by their Conditioning would inevitably get twisted into something else. Which is why I must tread carefully when communicating with this girl.我发现了海莉艾塔的眼神有一些异样。 由于公社需要义体的高度忠诚，所以在她们的意识中会设下“制约”，让她们对“辅佐官”言听计从，但是“制约”往往会慢慢扭曲变成另一种情感。 所以面对眼前的少女，我也必须小心应对才行。

CommanderThose girls have information concerning our previous mission and I need that information.她们身上带着之前任务的情报，我需要尽快确认那些信息。

HenriettaOh...is that so...是……是这样啊。

Henrietta's eyes soften, much to my relief.海莉艾塔的眼神柔和了下来，我也松下一口气。

HenriettaBut even I don't know their exact location.但是我也没法确认她们所在的位置。

CommanderWhy?为什么？

HenriettaHave you forgotten about that as well? Look at that building. That's "Vita". You told us we could spend our free time there while you were out with Signore Jean and the others.您这个也忘了吗？请看那边的大楼，那里就是“维塔（vita）”。 您告诉我们在您和吉安先生他们出去执行时，可以在训练以外的时间到那里去玩。

CommanderVita?维塔？

HenriettaThat's right. In this place called Vita, we can wish for anything; we can create the perfect world for ourselves to play freely in. Angelica, Rico, Triela, and Claes are all in there.是的，在那个被叫做“维塔”的地方，我们可以随意许愿，然后创造出符合心意的世界，在里面自由自在地玩儿。 安洁莉卡、莉可、崔耶拉，还有库拉耶丝她们都去了。

CommanderWhat about you?你呢？

The question seems to have caught her off-guard and made her a bit uncomfortable. She hunches up in the chair while her eyes dart around frantically.突然被提问这个问题，她看起来有些窘迫，整个人在座椅上团成了一团，眼神也到处乱飘。

CommanderHenrietta?海莉艾塔？

HenriettaI...I was waiting for you to come back. I didn't want to go there on my own... I thought it'd only be appropriate if I went together with you, Signore Giuseppe.我想……我想等到您回来。 那个地方，我不想只有我一个人……我想着必须和乔瑟先生一起去才行。

CommanderI...I see. Then when are they coming out?是……是吗。 那她们什么时候会回来？

HenriettaHmm...I'm not sure, but it's probably going to take a while.唔……我也不是很清楚，也许大概还要好一段时间呢。

CommanderI'm afraid I can't wait that long.但是我恐怕没法等那么久。

HenriettaThen let's go find them together! You can come with me!那样的话，我们一起去找她们吧！ 乔瑟先生和我一起去那个地方！

CommanderGoing into Vita? Just like that?直接去“维塔”？

HenriettaIs there a problem?乔瑟先生不愿意吗？

CommanderN-no, let's set off right away.不不，那现在就出发吧。

HenriettaOkie~ Ehehe~嗯，嘿嘿嘿！

As if suppressing strong feelings, she takes my hand and pulls me toward the building outside the garden. The sun shines through the foliage and sprinkles Henrietta's smiling face with spots of light and shadow. For some reason, I feel strangely protective of her. Are these girls' stories just fiction? Or did they actually happen somewhere and were somehow documented in this stretch of cyberspace? With these questions buzzing in my head, I am led by Henrietta into the building known as "Vita".像是想要掩饰自己的情绪一样，她牵起我的手，拉着我向花园外的建筑跑去。 阳光隔着树叶打下碎落的阴影照在海莉艾塔充满笑容的脸上，不知为何有一种想要守护她的感觉。 她们的故事只是虚拟的吗？还是说也许在哪个地方曾经发生又被某个人记录在这个区域中？ 带着这些疑问，我被海莉艾塔领进了这座名为“维塔”的大楼。

New Fork · Stage 2-1 新叉子 · 2-1

The building isn't as bright and spacious as I thought. Quite the contrary, it's pitch dark. Not a ray of sunlight penetrates into the construction; I can't even orient myself. If it weren't for the solid surface beneath my feet, I wouldn't even be sure I'm actually standing on the ground.大楼内并不像我想的那样宽敞明亮，正相反，这里一片黑暗。外面的阳光完全照不进来，连方位也分不清楚。 如果不是脚下的坚实感，我甚至不能肯定我站在地面上。

CommanderKalina, could you scan this area?格琳娜，能检查这片区域吗？

KalinaIt seems to be a subspace in the database. Access authorizations seem to be a bit jumbled and some pre-established subroutines have been written into the program...似乎是空间的子区域，权限的归属有一些混乱，好像被写入了一些既定规则……

CommanderUh... In a language I can understand please?呃……能用我能听懂的话告诉我吗？

KalinaThat is to say, it's like walking into an opera. Everything is written and pre-arranged.就是说，这里面就像一部可以进入的歌剧一般，一切都已经安排好了。

CommanderOpera, huh...歌剧吗……

CommanderHenrietta? Are you still here?海莉艾塔？ 你还在吗？

As if to answer my call, her soft, delicate hand squeezes mine with more force, and she keeps leading me in the same direction. Even though I still can't see a thing, I feel somewhat more reassured having her with me.像是为了响应我的呼唤，她那温软的小手轻轻地握紧了一点点，就这样引导着我往某个方向走。 尽管我仍旧看不见什么，但有人陪在身边，我多少感到了安心。

CommanderAre there no lights in the building?大楼里没有灯吗？

HenriettaNo. "Darkness is the best place for imagination because everything in here is unknown." That's what Signore Marco once said.没有。 “黑暗是最能发挥出想象力的地方，因为这里是完全未知的。” 这是马可先生说过的话。

CommanderMarco?马可？

HenriettaThat's Angelica's Handler. Are you sure you're feeling alright, Signore Giuseppe? You seem to be rather forgetful today.是安洁莉卡的辅佐官。 乔瑟先生您是不是不太舒服，今天您忘记的事情似乎有一些多？

CommanderOh, sorry, but I'm fine. I'm just a bit slow.啊，抱歉没事，一下子没反应过来。

HenriettaSo even you have your careless moments. Are you scared because it's so dark in here? Then let me sing a song for you. "Joy, bright spark of divinity, Daughter of Elysium..."乔瑟先生也有粗心大意的一面呢，是因为这里太黑了所以有些害怕吗？ 那我来唱歌给您听吧。 “欢乐女神圣洁美丽，灿烂光芒照大地……”

Commander"Fire-inspired we tread thy sanctuary..." Do you like Symphony No. 9 a lot?“我们怀着火样的热情，来到你的圣殿里……” 你很喜欢第九号吗？

HenriettaWe sang it together the night we watched the meteor shower. No matter what plight I may face, whenever I sing that song, I think back to that moment and feel calm again.那天看流星时大家一起唱过。 这样唱起来的话，即使碰到了不好的事情，也能回想起当时而平静下来。

CommanderThat's a pretty good way to comfort yourself.这种方法的确不错。

Henrietta's chuckle drifts back toward me; she seems very happy. After a while, she comes to a halt.海莉艾塔的笑声自身前传来，似乎很开心的样子。 又过了一会儿，她停下脚步。

HenriettaWe're here. Angelica's Vita is the closest so it's pretty easy to locate.到了。安洁莉卡的“维塔”离得最近，所以很好找呢。

CommanderBut I'm not seeing anything?可是我什么都没看到啊？

HenriettaThere's a door over here. Can't you see it?在这边有一扇门，您看不到吗？

Henrietta's arm extends into the dark, and light starts seeping through as if there really was a door there.海莉艾塔将手伸入黑暗中，光线开始从黑暗中渗透进来，仿佛真的有一扇门在那里一样。

HenriettaLet's go in, Signore Giuseppe.我们进去吧，乔瑟先生。

I walk into a scene of dazzling brightness and busy hubbub. Having emerged from a dark and quiet place, I have to stop and squint to let my eyes adjust to the new environment.嘈杂的声音和眩目的光芒扑面而来。 骤然从黑暗安静的地方走出来，我不由得停下脚步，眯起眼睛想要适应新的环境。

Carcano M1891Signore Marco! If you don't hurry, I'm going to leave you behind!马可先生！再不快一点的话，就要丢下你了哦！

CommanderMarco? Isn't that Angelica's Handler? There you are, Cano...马可？ 那不是安洁莉卡的辅佐官吗？ 卡诺，原来你在这里……

Carcano M1891What are you talking about, Signore Marco?! I've always been here. Is your head addled with sleep?在说什么呢，马可先生！我不是一直都在这里吗？ 你睡迷糊了吗？

I take in my surroundings. Cano and I are standing in a street. There are no reflective glasses or digital displays, just the solid austerity that's characteristic of architecture in the olden days. Other than the sun, nothing here pierces the eye. From what I learned in school, this seems to be pre-WWIII Rome. However, I've lost track of Henrietta. I look around anxiously but can't find her anywhere.我环顾下四周，我和卡诺一起站在一条街道上。 没有反光玻璃也没有投射屏幕，建筑充满古时特有的坚实和朴素感，除了阳光，没有任何东西是刺眼的。 凭借我以前上学时的知识，这里似乎是三战前的罗马。 但是海莉艾塔却失去了踪影，我急忙打量四周，哪里都没有她的身影。

Commander... Henrietta?…… 海莉艾塔？

Henrietta's VoiceI'm here, Signore Giuseppe. I'm standing right next to you, but I can't seem to touch you or anything here – how strange. Can you not see me? This is the first time I've entered someone else's Vita. I wonder if this is supposed to happen...我在，乔瑟先生。我就站在您的身边，但是我好像没办法碰到你和这里的其他东西，好奇怪。 您看不到我吗？ 我还是头一次进到其他人的“维塔”里，不知道是不是正常的……

KalinaOf course! Because of the pre-established subroutine, anyone not in the script is excluded from the scene.果然是这样，因为被写入了既定规则，在剧本以外的人都会被排除在空间以外。

CommanderThen how come I can talk to Cano?那我为什么可以和卡诺对话呢？

KalinaYour login ID has been automatically changed to the Handler named Marco. Maybe this has something to do with the subroutine as well?您的账号被自动替换成了马可辅佐官了，这应该也和既定规则有关？

CommanderYou mean I'll have to pretend to be another person in here?也就是说我在这个空间里，又得扮演另一个人了吗？

KalinaWell... Do your best!总之……您加油吧！

Henrietta's VoiceI'm sorry... I volunteered to bring you into Vita, but now I'm completely useless...抱歉……明明是我自告奋勇要带您来“维塔”里，在这里我却什么都做不到……

CommanderDon't worry, just stay by my side. It would be great if you could answer whatever questions I have.没关系，只要你一直待在我身边就好，如果有什么疑问我也想听你亲口解答。

Henrietta's VoiceUmm... Sure! I'll tell you whatever you want to know! You just have to ask, Signore Giuseppe!嗯……嗯！只要乔瑟先生询问，我随时可以回答！

CommanderRight then... It's time to start playing this Marco.好……那么是时候开始扮演那个马可了。

Carcano M1891...Signore Marco? Why have you gone all quiet? I was just joking. You're not mad at me, are you?……马可先生？你怎么不说话了？ 我刚才是开玩笑的，你不会真的生气了吧？

CommanderOh... No, I'm not. I'm just glad that you're okay.啊……不，我没有。 你没事就太好了。

Carcano M1891Hmm? Of course I'm okay. You're so weird today, Signore Marco. Oh, no! We'll miss the train back if we don't hurry! If we get home late, you'll get another lecture from Jean! What if he gets angry and sends you off to Hereford?!嗯？我当然没事啊，马可先生今天真奇怪。 啊，糟了，再不快点的话，就要赶不上回去的列车了！ 要是回去晚了你又要被吉安训话了！ 万一他心情一不好把你送去赫里福怎么办？

Cano drags me on by the hem of my coat in great hurry. I try to gather my thoughts as I run after her. Cano doesn't seem to have recognized me as the Commander. Rather, she's treating me as a Handler who exists in this world. Has her memory been altered? Is that why none of the Dolls have returned? I've got to get to the bottom of this...卡诺急匆匆地拉着我的衣摆在街道上跑着，我一边跟着她一边开始思索起来。 卡诺的样子似乎并没有认出我是指挥官，而是完全把我当做这个世界中的辅佐官看待了。 记忆被更改了吗？所以这就是人形没有回来的原因吗？ 看来必须得先查清这到底是怎么回事才行了……

Carcano M1891I've completed my training today!今天的训练也已经完成了哦！

CommanderI saw the data. You did great.我看到作战记录了，很棒。

Carcano M1891Heheh, Cano is the best Cyborg! Signore Marco, will I get a reward for doing well today?嘿嘿，卡诺可是最棒的义体！ 马可先生，马可先生，今天的表现会有奖励吗？

CommanderReward?奖励？

Carcano M1891Huh? You haven't forgotten, have you? You promised you'd buy me the sequel to the picture book if I perform well!诶，马可先生你不会忘了吧？ 说好如果我表现优秀的话，就帮我买上次的绘本还有后续的啊？

CommanderThe picture book?上次的绘本？

Carcano M1891You know, "The Prince of the Kingdom of Pasta"!就是那个《意大利面王子的故事》呀！

The speed at which time passes can be manually adjusted with this account. Three days have elapsed since I entered this story. I have temporarily paused the story, causing Cano to freeze in a rather comical posture. I open up the document. Apparently, the picture book was written by this Marco for his Cyborg. However, at this point in time, it shouldn't be in public circulation.这个登陆账户似乎拥有随时调节时间的功能，在这个故事中我从来到这里已经过去了三天。 我将故事暂时停了下来，不知为何在面前固定着姿势的卡诺有一些滑稽。 我调出了文档，似乎这是在原本的故事中，这位名叫马可的辅佐官为他的义体所编撰的一个童话绘本。 但是在这个时间点，这个绘本应该不可能在市面上可以买到才对。

CommanderHave you ever heard of the picture book, Henrietta?那个绘本，海莉艾塔你有听说过吗？

Henrietta's VoiceOf course; the story is quite famous within the Agency.听说过，那个故事在公社内可是很有名的。

CommanderBut you can't buy the book in any bookstore, right? After all, Marco wrote it with his colleagues.但不应该是从外面买来的才对吧，应该是马可和其他成员一起编撰的才对。

Henrietta's VoiceHmm... That is correct, but anything is possible in Vita.嗯……话是这么说没错，可是在“维塔”里一切都是可能发生的。

CommanderIs that so...? Must be the subroutine again.是吗……又是既定规则吗。

I resume the story. Cano is looking expectantly at me with sparkling eyes.我重新将故事开始进行，卡诺还在面前眼闪金光地看着我。

CommanderOh, you're right. Now I remember. Since you did so well today, I've got to reward you.啊，的确没错。 我想起来，既然今天表现这么出色，那的确需要奖励一下。

Carcano M1891Then are we...那我们……

CommanderYep, we're getting that book today.当然，今天就去买。

Carcano M1891Hooray! Thank youuuuuu, Signore Marco!哇！马可先生万岁——！

Cano runs out of the office cheering. I've been reading and re-reading this story, hoping to find something while I skip through moments, but I remain disappointed. Cano's memories show no sign of returning, and I haven't caught even a glimpse of Angelica, the original owner of this Vita. Angelica isn't on the list of Cyborgs who work under the Agency. All records of her have been replaced by Cano. Still, despite the lack of result from my investigation, I did find a lot more information about the Agency and their Cyborgs.卡诺欢呼着跑出了办公室。 在这之前我一直在反复查阅这段故事，我原本以为改变时间的片段可以发现些什么，可是结果让我失望。 卡诺的记忆没有一点恢复的势头，至于这个“维塔”中原本的主人——安洁莉卡，更是根本连影子都没有出现过。 效忠于公社的义体名单里没有名叫安洁莉卡的女孩，所有原本她应该出现的地方都被卡诺替代了，不过虽然调查并不顺利，但我查到了更多公社和义体的详细信息。

CommanderCyborgs can't hope to compare with T-Dolls when it comes to combat capabilities. Through augmentation, they can only make the girls about as strong as the average adult man, though I suppose that's enough for a special service organization who needs to keep a low profile... However, it's still very inhumane. They drastically reduce the girls' lifespan and even brainwash them. They take everything away from them but give them a first-class living environment as if out of magnanimity. What on earth are they thinking at this Agency?义体拥有的战斗技巧比起人形还是差得多了，通过人体改造能达到强于正常成年男性的水准，的确也就适用于需要隐藏身份的特务机关…… 但是终究这么做并不人道，大幅度缩减了义体的寿命的同时又给了她们制约，明明将她们的一切都夺走了，却又像施舍一般给了她们优越的生活环境，这个特务机关到底在想什么啊。

KalinaCommander, can you hear me?指挥官，听得到吗？

CommanderAnything new?有什么进展吗？

KalinaI've been studying the subroutines in there. It seems that only the corresponding authorized user can alter the program.我研究了一些这里的“既定规则”，似乎要改变必须要相应的权限者才能进行。

CommanderYou can't do it from outside?不能由外部修改吗？

KalinaMy access keeps being denied. I think in order to solve the problem, you must first find this girl called Angelica. A story is unfolding by the script in there. If you let it run its course, the subroutine will eventually lose effect.外部的访问一直遭到拒绝，我想要解决问题还是得先找到那个叫安洁莉卡的女孩。 这个空间中在上演着既定脚本的故事，只要走向结局，那故事就会结束，既定规则也会失效。

CommanderSo I have to let the whole thing play out and guide it to the scripted ending...?要将这里的事件引向定好的结局么……

KalinaThat seems to be the case. I don't know why Cano has replaced Angelica in this story, but as long as she's still in there as a character of the play, you're bound to run into her at some point.看来是这样没错。 不知道为何这段故事中原本属于安洁莉卡的位置被卡诺替代了，但是只要她还在这段故事中，只要她还是剧中的角色，我想您就一定会遇到她的。

CommanderHow can you be so sure?为什么这么肯定？

KalinaBecause it's a story. As the original main character, she's got to make an appearance sooner or later. That's the rule that all stories must abide by.因为这是故事嘛，身为原本的主角，没有理由很长时间不现身，这是任何一个故事都要遵循的规则。

CommanderThat explanation sounds way too meta... Anyway, I'll give it a try.这个理由听起来太形而上学了……不管如何，我继续试试吧。

New Fork · Stage 2-2 (start) 新叉子 · 2-2（前）

Carcano M1891Ah... I don't know why but somehow it feels like it's been ages since I last had an outing! Everything looks new to me.啊……总觉得好久没有出来过了一样！ 每次都觉得看到了以前没见过的东西呢。

CommanderThat's probably because you've been busy with missions.因为你一直都在执行任务吧。

Carcano M1891Missions from the Agency are the most important, aren't they? But after work, it's only right to march~ ahead~ happily like this!公社的任务是最重要的吧？ 不过工作结束后就应该像这样开开心心地往~前~走！

CommanderYou're really cheerful. My, you've bought a lot of books. I thought there was only one new picture book?你真是乐观啊。 不过你还真是买了好多书呢，新出的绘本不是应该只有一本吗？

Carcano M1891We don't get to go out often, so Claes and the others have asked me to get them some books too. I don't have to pay out of my own pocket anyway, so I agreed to help, hehehe~因为好不容易出来一趟，库拉耶丝还有其他人都拜托我帮她们买其他的书带回去。 反正不需要我来买单所以我都答应了，诶嘿嘿~

CommanderSheesh. Still, do you really need to read while you walk? Why don't you read it after we get home?真是的。 不过，需要在大街上就边走边看吗，回家再看也来得及吧？

Carcano M1891But I'm DYING to find out what happens next!因为我超在意后面的故事，如果不马上看到会着急地死掉呢！

Cano explains as she twirls merrily in the street, waving her picture book around and being completely oblivious to everything else. Meanwhile, around the corner of the street, a girl is being dragged along by the leash of a gigantic dog.卡诺一边说着一边开心地举着绘本在走道上打起转来，完全没看到有人从拐角走来。 在拐角的另一边，正有一个女孩牵着大狗跑过。

???Hahaha, slow down, Perro!哈哈哈，小皮，等等啊！

The girl is wearing a pretty dress and leather shoes, her heels pitter-pattering crisply against the ground. The sun shines mildly on her hair and clothes, casting a warm halo around her entire figure.那女孩穿着漂亮的洋装和皮鞋，鞋跟与地面敲击的声音十分清脆。 阳光洒在她的头发和衣裙上，为一切镀上了温暖的光晕。

???Whoa!哇！

Woof woof woof! Cano and the girl collide into each other as the dog barks.汪汪汪！ 随着一阵狗叫声，卡诺和这个女孩撞在了一起。

Carcano M1891Ow, ow, ow... S-Sorry about that! Are you okay?痛痛痛……对……对不起！你没事吧？

Cano jumps back on her feet and hurries over to help the other girl up.卡诺一下子从地上跳了起来，赶紧将被自己撞倒的少女搀扶了起来。

???I'm alright, don't worry.没事，没关系的。

The girl with long, brown hair smiles kindly even though she just got knocked over. She looks exactly like a well-mannered little lady from a rich family. She dusts herself off lightly and answers Cano with a smile while trying to soothe her spooked dog.眼前的少女留着一头棕色的长发，虽然被撞倒但依然保持着善意的微笑，不管怎么看都是一位有着良好教养的富家千金。 她轻轻地拍了拍自己的裙子，一边笑着对卡诺说着话，一边安抚着自己受到惊吓的大狗。

Henrietta's VoiceOh...啊……

CommanderWhat is it, Henrietta?怎么了，海莉艾塔？

Henrietta's VoiceThat's Angelica. Why would she be here?那就是安洁莉卡，她为什么会出现在这里？

I've kind of figured out who this girl is based on intuition, though her sudden appearance still takes me by surprise. The main character is bound to make an appearance...I suppose...? What exactly is the point of taking Angelica out of her own role in the play?虽然我凭直觉也感觉到这位少女的身份，但是就这样突然地出现还是让我感到有些诧异。 剧中的角色就一定会出现……吗…… 将安洁莉卡从她的角色中被拿掉，这样的故事到底有什么用意呢。

Carcano M1891I'm really sorry!实在抱歉！

AngelicaIt's okay, really! Even Perro thinks it's no big deal, don't you, Perro?真的没关系啦，小皮也觉得没关系对吧？

Big DogWoof!汪汪！

Carcano M1891In that case, we'll be leaving~那我们就告辞啦~

AngelicaOh, one second. May I ask what book it is that you're holding...?啊，请等一下，你手中拿的那本书是……？

Carcano M1891Huh? This? It's the very popular "Prince of the Kingdom of Pasta"! Have you never read it?诶？这个吗？ 这可是很有名的《意大利面王子的故事》呀，你没看过吗？

AngelicaNo...I haven't, but...没……没有看过……但是……

Angelica takes the picture book from Cano.安洁莉卡从卡诺手中接过了绘本。

AngelicaBut...somehow it feels very familiar...但是……总觉得有种很熟悉的感觉……

Henrietta's VoiceThat's the picture book Signore Marco wrote for her, how come she doesn't remember it at all? We all know it's not her fault, nor is it Signore Marco's fault...那是马可先生为她编写的绘本，可是她现在完全想不起来吗？ 我们都知道这不是她的错，也不是马可先生的错……

CommanderSo whose fault is it?那到底错的是谁呢？

At that moment, an ear-splitting screech of a car's tires draws dangerously close. I haven't encountered any enemy here so far, but I can tell our interceptors are far from friendly. Cano also looks nervous. Clattering footsteps come from all around us – we're about to be surrounded.这时，突然不远处传来刺耳的刹车声，虽然我没在这里遭遇过敌人，但是听这架势就知道来者不善。 卡诺也露出了紧张的神色，脚步声从周围传来，似乎已经在准备包围我们了。

CommanderCano, get Angelica out of—卡诺，带安洁莉卡离开这——

Before I can even finish, a burst of bullets are fired in my direction!话音未落，一连串的子弹已经朝我射来！

Commander!！

A force jerks me back abruptly from behind and I land heavily on the ground. A bullet whizzes past the top of my head and hits the wall behind me, producing a deafening crack. Meanwhile, Cano has already drawn her weapon and started returning fire.背后一股力量狠狠地将我往后拽去，我顿时重重地摔倒在了地面上。 子弹擦着我的头发打在了背后的墙上，跳弹的呼啸声刺得我耳膜生疼。 而卡诺已经拔出武器开始朝敌人还击。

Carcano M1891Are you okay?! It's a terrorist attack by the Five Republics!您没事吧！是五共和国派的恐怖袭击！

CommanderI'm fine! Get them all!我没事！把他们干掉！

I turn around and see Angelica staring at me with a terrified look on her face. It was undoubtedly her that just saved me by dragging me off my feet. No ordinary human with normal reflexes could've done that, but right now she looks exactly like an ordinary girl who's very frightened.我回过头去，看到安洁莉卡一脸惊恐地看着我。但是毫无疑问，刚才就是她将我拖倒在地才让我躲过了致命的偷袭。 这样的反应速度普通人是无法做到的，但她现在的表情依然只是个受到惊吓的普通小女孩。

CommanderThanks for that.刚才多亏了你，谢谢。

AngelicaI... What...我……这是……

Sitting on the ground, Angelica stares dubiously at her hands, then at me.安洁莉卡坐到在地上，不可思议地看着自己的双手，然后又用同样不可思议的眼神看着我。

AngelicaSignore...Marco?马可……先生？

CommanderYou know my name?你知道我的名字吗？

AngelicaI shouldn't know you...but why do I feel like...我明明应该不认识您才对……但是这种感觉是什么……

Angelica's eyes gradually grow more resolved. I can sense the airs of a "rich girl" dissipating from her.安洁莉卡的眼神慢慢坚定了起来，我感觉到富家千金的气场从她的身上消失了。

AngelicaWe can't let them get any closer. Please give me a gun, Signore Marco.不能让他们过来，请给我枪，马可先生。

CommanderBut you...可是你……

AngelicaI can fight! A gun, Signore Marco!我可以战斗！请给我枪，马可先生！

I gape for a second, then I hand my sidearm to Angelica. Once she takes it, she immediately heads over to Cano and covers the flank almost instinctively.我张了张嘴，顿了一顿，将配枪交给了安洁莉卡。 她拿到枪后立即以警戒的姿势靠近了卡诺的身边，非常自然地帮她掩护起侧翼的方向。

HenriettaThat's right, protecting our Handler is our most sacred duty, one that we can never forget. I was a little unsure when I first saw her, but now it's beyond all question – we have found the real Angelica.没错，保护辅佐官是永远不能忘记的职责，刚才她的样子还让我有过怀疑，但现在看来，毫无疑问，我们终于找到真正的安洁莉卡了。

New Fork · Stage 2-2 Round 新叉子 · 2-2Round

Audio Recording"We've run out of money..." "I've borrowed a sum but it's only enough to cover our daily expenses. At least we can pay the bills for now..."“我们家已经没有钱了……” “我借了一笔，但只够日常生活，先周转着……”

Audio Recording"You've got to think of something. Aren't you a man?!" "At this point, there's only one thing we can do..."“你倒是想想办法啊，你不是男人吗！” “事到如今，我们只能……”

Audio Recording"Have you got the money?" "I bought several life insurance plans for Angelina with it."“钱呢？” “我用这笔钱给安洁莉娜投了几笔保险。”

Audio Recording"As long as we pull through, we can have other, cuter children." "Sweet dreams, my dear Angelina."“只要东山再起，我们会有更可爱的孩子。” “做个好梦，我亲爱的安洁莉娜。”

Audio Recording"Cyborgs don't remember their past, so give her a new name." "The only thing her parents did right was to name her after the angels... Let's call her Angelica."“义体不会记得以前的事情，为她取个新名字吧。” “她的父母唯一做对的事情，就是为她取了天使的名字……就叫她安洁莉卡吧。”

New Fork · Stage 2-2 (end) 新叉子 · 2-2（后）

???Once upon a time, there was a kingdom of pasta. In that kingdom lived a prince who loved pasta. He would eat it every day. However...there was only one fork in the whole kingdom. The prince who always, always ate with the same fork thought... "It would be nice to use a different fork sometimes..." And so he began his quest for another fork.很久很久以前，在某个地方，有一个意大利面的王国。 那个国家里，有一位爱吃意大利面的王子。 他每天都只吃意大利面，可是……在这个意大利面王国里，全国只有一根叉子，王子也只能用这一根叉子吃面。 “偶尔也想用不同的叉子吃面啊……” 所以王子踏上了寻找叉子的旅程。

CommanderIsn't that the story of the picture book that Cano was reading? Some kind of note the account user left behind?卡诺在看的绘本的内容？ 之前的登录者留下来的备注？

Carcano M1891We wiped out all the bad guys!那些坏蛋都被我们干掉啦！

CommanderI expect nothing less from you, Cano. What a clean job.不亏是卡诺，真是干净利落。

Angelica(Pants)哈……哈……哈……

CommanderAngelica, are you alright?安洁莉卡，你没事吧？

AngelicaSignore Marco... I was just trying to recall this name...but my body started doing that on its own... Signore Marco, have I forgotten something important again? And this gun in my hand... Why does it feel so reassuring? I don't think I've ever seen you in my life...马可先生……我只想得起来这个名字……但是我的身体和那些动作…… 马可先生，我是不是忘记了什么很重要的东西？ 还有手上的这把枪也是……为什么拿着它会有着安心的感觉？ 可是，我应该从来没有见过你们才对啊？

Angelica stares at the weapon in her hand, and tears start streaming down her face.安洁莉卡看着手中的武器，眼角开始渗出无法遏止的泪花。

AngelicaThere must be something I've forgotten! Please tell me!一定有什么我想不起的事情，请您告诉我吧！

Henrietta's VoiceHow can a Cyborg forget her own Handler? Signore Giuseppe, you must tell her everything that happened.义体怎么能忘记辅佐官的事呢，乔瑟先生，请告诉她发生的一切吧。

Henrietta's VoiceSignore Giuseppe?乔瑟先生？

CommanderAngelica.安洁莉卡。

AngelicaSignore Marco?马可先生？

CommanderYou're right, this IS the first time we've met. I have never seen a girl of such talent in fighting.你说得没错，我们的确是第一次相见。 我从来没见过像你这样那么有战斗天赋的女孩。

AngelicaHuh?诶？

CommanderHowever, that gun isn't something you should use. I'm sorry for giving you an unpleasant experience.但是这不是你应该使用的东西。 抱歉，让你留下不好的回忆了。

AngelicaB...but...Signore Marco.可……可是……马可先生。

I take the weapon away from Angelica and pat her gently on the head. The police siren draws closer to the scene and the police rush out from their cars. I fish out my ID right away. Seeing that I'm with the Agency, the armed police officers finally relax around me. Then I get a phone call from the Agency. I explain the situation briefly and receive the instruction to return immediately.我将武器从安洁莉卡的手中拿走，并轻轻地抚摸了下她的头顶。 警笛声呼啸而至，警察从警车上冲了下来，我急忙出示了证件。 意识到我是公社的人，那些持枪的警察才对我放下警惕。 我接到了公社的电话，在简单交代了下情况后，电话中我收到了让我们立即返回公社的指示。

CommanderThis little girl is a civilian caught in the attack. Please take care of her.这个小姑娘是受到波及的平民，照顾好她。

PoliceYes, sir.是。

CommanderLet's go, Cano. I'm afraid the sequel to your picture will have to wait.卡诺，走了，看来买绘本的下册得改天才行了。

Carcano M1891Hmm...can't be helped. Um, Signore Marco, can I go and say goodbye?唔……那也没有办法。那个，马可先生，我想去最后打一下招呼可以吗？

CommanderSure.去吧。

Cano runs up to Angelica and starts shaking her hand enthusiastically.卡诺跑到了安洁莉卡的面前，用双手握住了安洁莉卡的小手上下摇摆起来。

Carcano M1891You were amazing! You really helped me out back there! If it weren't for you, Signore Marco would've been dead! I really can't thank you enough!你太厉害了！刚才多亏你的支援了！ 多亏了你不然马可先生现在已经没命啦，真是不知道该怎么感谢你呢！

AngelicaU...um! If it's possible, may I have that picture book, please?那……那个！如果可以的话，可以把那些绘本给我吗？

Carcano M1891You mean "The Prince of the Kingdom of Pasta"?《意大利面王子的故事》的绘本么？

AngelicaYes... For some reason, I can't stop thinking about it...是的……不知道为何，我对这个绘本非常在意……

Carcano M1891Heheh, it's yours then! I hope you like the story, too!嘿嘿，那就送给你了！ 希望你也喜欢这个故事！

With that, Cano shoves the book into Angelica's arms and skips back to me.卡诺说完就将绘本塞到安洁莉卡手里，然后噌噌噌地跑回我的身边。

Angelica stares blankly at the picture book for a long while, then looks up suddenly as if something just occurred to her.安洁莉卡盯着手中的绘本发呆，突然她像想起什么似的猛地抬起头。

AngelicaExcuse me, will we see each other again?那个！以后我们还会再见面吗？

Carcano M1891If you like that book, I'm sure our paths will cross again some day!只要你喜欢那个绘本，我们就一定会有再见面的一天的！

The car sent by the Agency to collect us is here. I get in with Cano, who keeps waving at Angelica through the window. As the car drives away, the scene starts fading out. I realize the story has come to its conclusion.公社的车已经过来迎接我们了。我带着卡诺走进车内，关上车门后卡诺还止不住往外朝着安洁莉卡挥手。 车辆朝前驶去，逐渐画面开始慢慢变白。我意识到，也许这个故事迎来了属于它的结尾。

???She really loved the story, so we kept making it longer and longer. I don't believe everything I did back then was for nothing, even though she no longer remembers the story. Perhaps forgetting everything is the only way she can have true happiness. Happiness which people who have abandoned her — like me — have no part in; happiness that is entirely her own. Her parents might be unforgivable scum in the original world, but at least they love her more than anyone else here. Which is why it's enough to leave this story behind. I just want her to live on as an ordinary girl.她很喜欢这个故事，所以大家将这个故事越编越长，越编越多。 我不认为那时做的事全是徒然，但是她已经无法想起这个故事了。 也许忘掉一切对她来说才是真正的幸福，是像我这样抛弃了她的人没有资格去参与的，属于她的幸福。 虽然她的双亲在原本的世界是罪不可赦的犯人，但在这个世界中她的双亲比任何人都要爱着她。 所以，只要这个故事留下来就行了，只要让她作为普通的少女生活下去就行了。

This is the last story I can write for her.这是我能为她编写的，最后的故事了。

Twilight Stars 薄暮的星星

Back in the garden. We've left Angelica's Vita and returned to the garden in the blink of an eye. Henrietta has re-materialized next to me, with two girls sleeping soundly using her lap as a pillow. She strokes their heads gently. The sun is holding off the night with its final blaze and turning the clouds a fiery red, but it is still gradually giving in to the descending darkness.花园里。 我们离开了属于安洁莉卡的维塔，不知不觉回到了一开始的花园里。 海莉艾塔再次出现在我的身旁，她正在轻轻地抚摸着两位枕在她腿上熟睡着的少女。 太阳用最后的热量抵抗着夜晚，云朵被烧得火红，却抵不住一寸寸压下来的暮色。

HenriettaI see that both Angelica and Cano are sleeping nicely. I most certainly didn't expect Angelica's story to end like that.看起来睡得很香呢，安洁莉卡和卡诺都是。 没想到属于安洁莉卡的会是这样的结局。

CommanderWere you surprised?很意外吗？

HenriettaYeah... Very much so. A Cyborg should never forget about her Handler. To me, it's akin to an act of betrayal.嗯……很意外。 义体是永远不应该忘记自己的辅佐官的，在我看来这样的行为是一种背叛。

CommanderBut...what if that's the ending that her Handler wanted for her?可……如果这是她的辅佐官所希望的结局呢？

HenriettaYou mean Signore Marco wished Angelica would forget him?你是说马可先生这么希望吗？

CommanderIn that Vita, I could sense the Handler's guilt and regret, as well as the feelings he had for Angelica. "Instead of sacrificing herself for me as a Cyborg, she'd be better off forgetting everything and living happily ever after." That's the gist of it...我在那个维塔里感受到了那位辅佐官的愧疚和后悔，以及他对安洁莉卡怀抱的感情。 “与其作为义体为我牺牲，不如忘记一切幸福地生活下去。” 大概是这样的感觉吧……

HenriettaIs that...how Signore Marco feels? I would never be able to accept that.是么……马可先生是这么想的吗？ 可是，如果是我，我完全无法接受。

CommanderThe sentimental attachment you have to your Handler is a result of your Cyborg Conditioning... There's no need for you to sacrifice yourselves over these artificial emotions.义体的感情是因为制约…… 你们并没有必要为了这种虚假的感情而牺牲自己。

HenriettaThat's not true! My feelings for you have nothing to do with my Conditioning! If even you think I should forget you, I'd rather...不是的！ 我对乔瑟先生的感情和制约没有关系，如果乔瑟先生也要让我忘记您的话，不如我就……

Henrietta jumps to her feet in great agitation, then immediately realizes her indiscretion and sits back down sheepishly.海莉艾塔突然激动地站了起来，随即她意识到了自己的失言，又惭愧地坐了下来。

HenriettaI'm so sorry, Signore Giuseppe. I promised everyone I wouldn't let my emotions get the better of me... But...I still hope if I ever end up in that situation, you will do whatever it takes to make me remember. I don't want to forget everything I've done with you just like that, Signore Giuseppe.对不起乔瑟先生，我和大家约定好不会随便意气用事的…… 但是……我只是希望如果是我碰到了刚才的情况，我希望乔瑟先生一定要让我回想起来。 我不想就这样忘记和乔瑟先生的一切。

CommanderUh...right.哦……哦。

Henrietta's abrupt movement has jolted Cano and Angelica awake. The two girls sit up groggily and look around in confusion.卡诺和安洁莉卡因为海莉艾塔刚才的举动，都被惊醒了过来。 两人迷迷糊糊地坐起身来，开始疑惑地打量着四周。

Carcano M1891Huh...? Where am I...? Is that you, Commander?咦……我在哪……这不是指挥官吗？

KalinaCano seems to have returned to normal. We should talk on an encrypted channel. It'd be bad if those children overhear things that they shouldn't know.卡诺好像恢复正常了，我们用加密的通讯吧，要是让那些孩子听到什么不该知道的就不好了。

CommanderThat's what Kalina said.格琳这么说来着。

Carcano M1891Alright... But that's a strange request.好吧……真是奇怪的要求。

CommanderHave your memories returned? Do you still remember me?你的记忆恢复了？还记得我是谁吗？

Carcano M1891What an odd thing to ask. Aren't you the Commander? Oof... My head feels really woozy, as if I just had a very long dream.好奇怪的问题，您不就是指挥官吗？ 唔……感觉迷迷糊糊的，我好像做了个很长的梦。

CommanderDo Dolls also dream...?人形也会做梦吗……

Carcano M1891I think you were there in the dream! Oh right, where are Ceno and the others?梦里好像指挥官也在！ 对了，希诺她们呢？

CommanderAnswer me first. How did you get in here?我也想问这个问题，你们是怎么进来的？

Carcano M1891S.A.T.8 found a really interesting place on Level II, so we came in for a stroll while enjoying our pizza. The next thing I knew, you're standing right in front of me.SAT8发现了一个好像很有意思的二级平层空间，我们就一边享受披萨一边进来瞎逛了一下。 回过神来，就看到指挥官您在我的对面了。

KalinaOur Dolls seem to have gotten lost in the stories of this place. Their neural clouds are being used to simulate stories that belong to some other characters. That's why they're trapped here until their stories draw to a close.我们的人形似乎迷失在这个空间的故事中，她们的心智用来模拟原本不属于她们的角色的故事了。 所以在故事结束前，她们都被困在这个空间中无法离开。

CommanderSo the only way to get them out safely is to play through all the stories?所以把她们安全地带出来的方法，就必须让那些故事一个个走向结局吗？

KalinaThat would certainly be the most benign way of doing it... The girls in this space don't seem to be hostile, so we should solve the problem without hurting them if possible.这似乎是最和平的方式……这个空间内少女们的意识没有感觉到明显的恶意，如果可能的话最好用不伤害到她们的方式来解决问题。

CommanderI think you're just curious about the stories...我看你只是想把那些故事都看完而已吧……

KalinaHa...haha... I mean, they ARE interesting.哈、哈哈……毕竟看起来好像很有意思的样子嘛。

Carcano M1891So what should I do now?那现在需要我做什么吗？

KalinaIt looks pretty safe in the garden. You should be able to come back to base anytime, Cano.似乎回到这个花园就已经安全了，卡诺你随时可以返回基地了哟。

Carcano M1891Hmm...I think I'll wait for the others here. If I leave without Ceno, she'll kick up a massive fuss.唔……那我在这座花园里等其他人回来好了，要是我一个人偷偷回基地，希诺到时又要责怪我了。

CommanderIs it okay for her to stay here?让她继续待在这里真的没问题吗？

KalinaIt should be fine as long as she doesn't run off. The garden doesn't have any authorization restrictions.如果不瞎跑的话应该是没有危险的，花园这个空间内并没有强制权限存在。

Carcano M1891Even Miss Kalin says so. Besides, I can't stop thinking about that girl with the long hair. I have a strange feeling that I've met her before.格琳小姐都这么说啦，而且那个长发的孩子总觉得让人很在意，我有种似乎和她有见过面的感觉。

I turn around and see Henrietta chatting with Angelica. Angelica asks her when the Handlers are coming back. Henrietta shakes her head in response and Angelica looks disappointed.我回过头去，发现海莉艾塔正在和安洁莉卡有说有笑，安洁莉卡询问着辅佐官们什么时候回来，海莉艾塔摇了摇头，安洁莉卡露出了失望的神色。

AngelicaMy body is mostly recovered. I wish Signore Marco could see me soon so he'd bring me along on missions again.我的身体已经恢复得差不多了，好想让马可先生赶紧看到，这样他就能放心带我出去执行任务了。

HenriettaI'm sure he'll be back shortly. After all, Signore Giuseppe is here.他一定很快就会回来了，毕竟乔瑟先生都已经回来了。

AngelicaYeah, I'm sure you're right.嗯嗯，一定是这样的。

Carcano M1891Uh...um, my name is Carcano. Mind if I join you?那……那个，我叫卡尔卡诺，可以和你聊会天吗？

AngelicaOh...s-sure. Are you a new Cyborg?啊……可，可以啊。是新的义体吗？

Carcano M1891Hmm? Cyborg? I guess so?嗯？义体？应该算是吧？

AngelicaYou seem kind of familiar...总觉得你有一些眼熟呢……

Carcano M1891What a coincidence! I feel exactly the same about you! Uh, listen... Do you know the story of the Prince of Pasta?好巧啊，正好我也这么觉得！ 那个啊，听我说……你知道有个意大利面王子的故事吗？

Cano and Angelica strike up a conversation naturally as if they've known each other for a long time. Henrietta takes my hand and drags me away from them quietly.卡诺和安洁莉卡非常自然地就开始聊起天来，仿佛是两位已经认识很久的老友。 海莉艾塔拉着我的手，悄悄地从花园中离开了。

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe, let's sit here for a while.乔瑟先生，我们在这坐一会吧。

CommanderSure.嗯。

Henrietta and I sit down on a bench on the other side of the garden. The sun has almost set completely; only a stroke of salmon pink lingers above the horizon. Henrietta keeps changing the way she clasps her hands, as if still bothered by what happened just now.海莉艾塔和我在花园的另一侧的长椅上坐下，夕阳已经几乎完全落下，只留下的地平线上最后一抹粉色。 海莉艾塔不断地变换着自己捏住双手的姿势，似乎还在纠结着刚才发生的一切。

CommanderSomething's on your mind.你好像有什么话想和我说。

HenriettaI'm sorry, Signore Giuseppe... But I still can't fathom why you didn't tell Angelica the truth. Even if you aren't the real Signore Marco, surely you can still understand the bond between a Cyborg and her Handler?对不起，乔瑟先生…… 可是我还是无法理解刚才您为什么不告诉安洁莉卡真相，即使您不是真正的马可先生，也应该能够理解到义体和辅佐官之间的感情吧？

I think back on the days I've spent with my Dolls. We are fortunate to have discovered neural cloud technology. If my Dolls were destroyed in battle and ended up forgetting everything afterwards, I would be devastated. If I could help it, I'd also do whatever I can to keep my Dolls from dangerous fights. If one weren't compelled by the circumstances, who would willingly watch everything they cherish crumble to dust?我回想起和我的那些人形们相处的日子，幸好有心智云图的存在，如果她们在外面被击毁回来后忘记了之前相处的一切，想必我也会非常难过吧。 如果可以，我也想让我的人形们避免危险的战斗，如果不是形势所逼，谁愿意让自己珍视的一切在眼前消失殆尽呢。

CommanderI'm sorry if I was being presumptuous.抱歉，可能是我自作主张了。

HenriettaI understand how you feel, Signore Giuseppe. After all, you've always been kind-hearted... An ordinary girl would be happy to live an ordinary life.我能明白乔瑟先生的想法，毕竟乔瑟先生一直都是那么温柔…… 对于普通的女孩来说，普通地生活下去就足够幸福了。

CommanderYou are all ordinary girls to me.在我看来你们也是普通的女孩。

HenriettaBut we aren't. Can ordinary girls kill with no remorse? We are not ordinary girls – we are Cyborgs, and Cyborgs have our own way of life. That's why to us, severing our bond with our Fratello is more painful than death. If I were just an ordinary girl, I wouldn't be able to do anything. If I want to be of any use to you, Signore Giuseppe, then I cannot afford to be an ordinary girl!但我们并不是普通的女孩，普通的女孩会感觉不到痛苦，能徒手就将人杀掉吗？ 我们不是普通的女孩，我们是义体，义体有义体的生存方式。 所以对我们来说，切断这份“fratello”的羁绊比死亡还要痛苦。 如果我是普通的女孩，那我就什么都做不到，如果想为乔瑟先生帮上忙，那我根本就不能只当一个普通的女孩！

CommanderNot an ordinary girl...? It's hard to agree with her when she said that looking so innocent...but I can't bring myself to argue with her. I'm sorry, I understand the full extent of your resolve as a Cyborg. Let's make our way to the next Vita. The other girls are probably waiting for us.不是普通的女孩吗……即使你用这样天真无邪的表情说出这样的话来，要我马上接受也是……但我也不好直接反驳她。 抱歉，我已经明白海莉艾塔你的觉悟了。 我们去下一个“维塔”吧，其他的义体说不定都在等着我们。

Henrietta...Do we have to go now?……现在就要去吗？

CommanderI must get my new friends out. There are important missions waiting for them.我必须得去把新的伙伴带出来，还有重要的任务等着她们呢。

HenriettaBut it's very safe in Vita; maybe they could come out by themselves. Why do you have to trouble yourself with this task, Signore Giuseppe?可是在“维塔”里也很安全，说不定过会她们自己就出来了，为什么要乔瑟先生那么费心？

CommanderIt's my mission.这是我的任务。

Henrietta...I see. Then let's go to Rico's next. Her Vita is also quite easy to find. It's just behind the second window to the left of the door.……我知道了。 接下来可以去莉可那里，她的“维塔”很好去，就在大门左侧第二扇窗后呢。

CommanderRight, then let's go.明白了，那我们就去那里吧。

HenriettaOkay... Um... Before we set off, could you please stay with me for just a little longer? Think of it as my reward for staying with you in Angelica's Vita.好的…… 那个……在去那里之前，能拜托您陪我待一会儿吗？ 就当做刚才我在安洁莉卡那里陪着您的奖励。

CommanderFine, if that's what you want. What would you like me to do?嗯，既然你这么说了。 那需要我做什么吗？

HenriettaHeheh... You don't have to do anything, Signore Giuseppe. Just sit with me.嘿嘿…… 乔瑟先生什么都不用做，这样坐着就好。

Henrietta shuffles a bit closer to me inconspicuously and looks up at the now completely dark sky. I follow her gaze. The distant stars are already shining faintly, twinkling as they're occasionally obscured by the drifting clouds.海莉艾塔悄悄地将自己挪得更近了一些，然后抬起头看着已经完全沉寂了下去的天空。 我随着她的视线一起投向夜空，微弱的星辰已经慢慢亮起了微光，在随风飘动的云层之上忽隐忽现地闪烁着。

HenriettaThe stars are beautiful as always.今晚的星星也很漂亮呢。

CommanderDo you like the stars?喜欢星星吗？

HenriettaYes. Have you forgotten? The first time I went stargazing was with you on the rooftop. People came up with stories for the stars, and I came to understand how kind you actually are as you told me those stories. Whenever I see the stars, I'm reminded of all the legends and myths that you've shared with me, Signore Giuseppe.嗯，您忘了吗，第一次看到星星就是乔瑟先生在天台为我准备的。 那些星星被人们赋予了故事，而那些故事让我觉得乔瑟先生是个温柔的人。 每次看到星星就让我想起那个时候为我讲了一个又一个故事的乔瑟先生。

CommanderIs that so...?是吗……

HenriettaThat's why I want to help Signore Giuseppe no matter what... I don't want to forget anything about Signore Giuseppe...所以我想帮助乔瑟先生，不管发生什么，不论面对什么…… 关于乔瑟先生的一切，我都不想忘记……

CommanderGiu...I won't forget you either.那乔……我也不会忘记你的。

Henrietta(Giggles)嘿嘿嘿……乔瑟先生……

We speak no more and simply watch the night sky in silence amidst the fragrant flowers and chirping critters. A few fireflies hover before me. I stretch out towards the faint glowing orbs , but they're beyond my reach despite their apparent proximity. Henrietta is now leaning against my shoulder, breathing evenly. I noticed she had looked a bit tired before, and now she's fast asleep. Just how long has she been waiting? If I hadn't entered this space, how long was she going to keep waiting? And where has her Handler gone, or has he already forgotten about her? I recall how long it has been since the last login record – she has undoubtedly been left behind by the world in which she had belonged. The thought makes me melancholic. Perhaps time will inevitably erase all traces of our existence – both hers and mine. And perhaps that is why she was so upset.我们不再话语，在虫鸣与花香中一起静静地看着夜空。 有几只萤火虫在面前摇曳而过，我将手指伸向那几个微弱的光点，但是看似近在咫尺的光点却始终无法触及。 海莉艾塔慢慢地靠在我的肩上，发出了均匀的呼吸声，之前看起来就有些疲惫的她似乎已经熟睡了过去。 她到底已经等待了多久？如果我没有进入这个空间，她又准备就这样继续等待多久？ 那个原本属于她的辅佐官又到哪里去了，还是说她已经被那个人彻底遗忘了？ 回想起刚才看到的那久远的登录记录，即使说出了那样的话，她还是不可避免地被属于她的世界慢慢地遗忘了。 想到这里我感到了一丝悲伤，也许无论是她或是我，最终都会随着时间被抹去曾经存在的色彩。 也许正是因为这样，所以她刚才才会有这样激动的情绪。

Perhaps the final wish of these girls is to never be forgotten.也许唯独不想被忘记的这份感情，是少女们留在这个世界上最后的愿望。

Full-Length Play I 多幕剧Ⅰ

I lean Henrietta gently against the back of the bench. Even though she looks endearing as she sleeps, I have a mission that I must complete. Having gone through the first Vita, I now have a general idea of the rules of this place. The neural clouds of the Cyborgs that inhabit this space are all waiting for their own Handler's return, but those accounts haven't logged in since a long time ago for some reason. Our Dolls somehow wandered into this space and became a part of the Vitas in here, but there is some kind of malfunction in said stories. In addition, their neural clouds will be trapped inside forever if the stories aren't resolved. Now that I hold all the key information, the rest shouldn't be too difficult. Since the whole thing isn't a calculated attack, all I have to do is help these girls dream their sweet dreams. To be honest, knowing their circumstances, I can't really bring myself to harm them in any way.我将海莉艾塔慢慢地靠向椅背。 虽然熟睡着的她惹人怜爱，但是我还是有着不得不完成的使命。 在完成第一个“维塔”中的结局后，我大概对这里的规则有一定的了解了。 这个空间中的“义体”的心智，都在等待着属于她们的辅佐官归来，但那些账号不知什么原因，在很久之前就不再登录这里了。 我们的人形因为不得而知的原因进入了这个空间，而她们因为进入了“维塔”成为里面故事中的一员，而那些故事又出现了不明原因的故障。 只要故事不走向结局，人形的心智就会一直被困在里面。 只要明白了这些关键信息，那剩下的事情就会好办很多。 因为这不是蓄意的攻击，所以我要做的仅仅是让那些少女们做完属于她们的美梦。 说句实话，从刚才了解到的信息，我也无法做出伤害她们的事情来。

CommanderKalin, I'm about to head to the next Vita.格琳，我准备去下一个“维塔”了。

KalinaAlright. I'm running a full diagnostic on Cano's neural cloud.好的，我在为卡诺做心智的全面检查。

CommanderFound any clues?有找到什么线索吗？

KalinaAll her memories in the Vita are still intact. Nothing strange happened in there, but there is no record of how she ended up in the Vita in the first place. All I can find is the part where they were gathered around a pizza in the dormitory.她在“维塔”中的记忆倒是都还在，虽然在里面也没做什么奇怪的事情，但是进入这个空间时的部分都消失了。 我只能查到她们在自己宿舍中围着披萨的片段。

Commander...It got deleted?……被别人删除了吗？

KalinaDolls don't have the authorization to edit their own memories, so that leaves only one possibility.人形可没有权限删除自己的记忆，所以只有一种可能了。

CommanderSo someone is behind this after all?果然是有什么人在操纵着这里？

KalinaWith the amount of information we have so far, that's the only assumption we can make.没有更多信息的情况下，我想我们也只能做这样的猜测了吧。

CommanderI see... But if someone's doing this deliberately, what do you think they're after? The Cyborgs we've met so far don't seem to have any ulterior motive.是么……如果是有人故意这么做的话，那到底有什么目的呢？ 现在碰到的那些义体们看起来并没有什么动机。

KalinaI don't know even if you ask me... Still, we haven't been in there for long, so there must still be plenty to find out. Anyway, I'll keep investigating. Maybe I'll be able to gather more clues.就算您这么问我…… 不过我们进入这个空间的时间还并不长，肯定还有被隐藏的事实还没发现。 总之我会继续调查看看，也许能找到些别的线索。

CommanderPlease do that.拜托你了。

KalinaLeave that to me~ Now hurry onto the next Vita. You might find something new, too. The faster we get this done, the sooner we can all go home with our Dolls. Of course, tell me anytime if you run into any kind of trouble. I'll be enjoying your play-acting.包在我身上~ 您赶紧去下一个“维塔”吧，说不定那里有什么新的线索，我们越早搜索完这里也许就能越早带着我们的人形回家。 当然如果您碰到什么麻烦还是随时可以呼叫我，我可是一直注视着指挥官您的演技哦。

Commander...Sheesh. Well, off I go then.……真是的。 那我出发了。

I rise quietly. Henrietta's chest is still rising and falling evenly.我轻轻站起身来，海莉艾塔的胸口依然在均匀地起伏着。

I slip out of the garden, careful not to wake her from her dreams. Playing the part of the Handler that Henrietta trusts and respects is much more challenging than I'd thought. Even though I'm not in her company at the moment, I'm still hyperaware of my own behavior. I look towards the building I had entered not too long ago. Now that Henrietta has shown me the ropes, I think I can figure out how to find my way into the next Vita. The hall is still absolutely pitch dark, but I can perceive something calling out to me on a subconscious level. I close my eyes and walk forward in the dark, feeling my way towards the invisible door. I copy what Henrietta did and let myself be absorbed into the portal. I sense myself passing through, then I lose my center of gravity and hurtle into another realm of darkness.我轻手轻脚地走出花园，尽量不让脚步声打扰她的美梦。 要扮演那位值得海莉艾塔信任和尊敬的辅佐官比想象中还要困难，即使暂时和她分开了，我也不自觉地注意起自己的言行。 望向我不久前刚进入过的大楼，有了上次海莉艾塔带给我的经验，我大概已经找到了进入“维塔”的诀窍了。 虽然大厅内依然伸手不见五指，但是我本能地可以感觉到有什么东西在吸引着我。 我在黑暗中闭上双眼前进，跟着感觉触摸到了那一扇看不见的大门。 我学着海莉艾塔的样子慢慢地将身体浸入门内，我可以感觉到自己穿越了过去，瞬间就失去了重心，从一片黑暗落入了另一片黑暗之中。

Space seems to have lost all meaning. I can't tell if I'm falling or rising. After god knows how long, I can finally feel the earth firmly beneath my feet.空间感一时间仿佛失去了意义，我甚至无法分清我是在下坠还是上升。不知道过了多久，脚踏实地的感觉终于传入大脑。

???Excuse me, Signore. Are you feeling well?这位客人，您没事吧？

Someone seems to be talking to me. As the voice grows clearer, my surroundings also start registering inside my head. The scene has finished manifesting itself at last. I'm sitting at a dining table.似乎有谁呼唤着我，随着声音逐渐变得清晰，环境的实感开始出现。 周围的景色已经彻底展现出来了，我坐在一个餐桌前。

???Signore, can you hear me?这位客人，请问您听得到吗？

I squint at the sudden brightness, but I can gradually make better sense of what I'm seeing. My table is by the window; the sun is just high enough to shine pass the roofs onto my face. The rest of the sunshine illuminates the table before me and casts glistening patches of light through the glass. It feels like a warm and pleasant afternoon.眼前一片光亮，我眯起双眼，开始看清了眼前的景象。 我坐在一个靠窗的位置，阳光正好从屋檐的边缘照到我的脸上。 其他的阳光打在了我面前的餐桌上，透过玻璃形成了一片并不刺眼的光斑。 暖洋洋的感觉，是个惬意的午后。

???Did you fall asleep?这位客人，您睡着了吗？

CommanderHmm?嗯？

I'm jolted out of my disorientation. I look towards the voice and see a blonde girl with beautiful eyes dressed in a waitress' uniform.我像惊醒了一般，顺着呼唤着我的声音望去，眼前穿着招待服的少女有着金色的短发和漂亮的双眸。

???Are you awake now? Is there anything I could help you with?您醒了吗？ 请问我有什么可以帮您的吗？

I freeze. I did not expect her to appear right in front of me just like that. I rub my eyes and rack my brains, trying to recall what I've read. This girl is indubitably the Cyborg I'm looking for.我不禁突然愣住了，我没预想到她会这么突然地出现在我面前。 我又揉了揉眼睛，逼迫自己开始回忆之前看过的资料。 毫无疑问，眼前的这位少女就是我想要寻找的义体。

CommanderRico?莉可？

The name slips out almost instantly, probably due to shock.也许是过于惊讶，在看到她时我几乎是瞬间脱口而出了。

RicoHuh?唉？

Rico looks confused for a second, but she maintains her professional and polite smile. I regret that immediately. I shouldn't have called a girl I've never met by her first name – I might as well have written "SUSPICIOUS WEIRDO" on my forehead.莉可的眼神闪过一丝困惑，但她还是带着服务生那标准的职业性微笑看着我。 我突然有一些后悔，面对第一次见面的少女就这么直呼名字，我很难说不会被她当做奇怪的人。

RicoUm, have we met before?那个，我们有见过吗？

Commander(Clears throat) ...Sorry. I'm probably still a bit sleep-addled. Where am I?咳……抱歉。 刚才有一些睡迷糊了。 这里是？

RicoThis is the Villa Gaddi, a hotel. If you aren't feeling well, would you like me to escort you back to your room?这里是VILLA GADDI酒店，如果您不太舒服的话我送您回房间？

CommanderI'm fine, just a little tired. Besides, I'd like to sit here for a while.没事，我只是有一些困，而且我想再多坐一会。

RicoI see. Then shall I get you a coffee?我明白了。 那我帮您准备一份咖啡吧？

CommanderYes, please. Sorry about that.好的，那就麻烦你了。

Rico gives me a small bow and walks away, and I take the opportunity to organize my thoughts. I take another look around. This is quite a fancy restaurant in a high-class hotel. I can see the concierge beyond the entrance. From the way Rico just reacted to me, my current identity as "Jean" doesn't seem to mean anything to her. Is it just like what happened to Angelica? Have her memories of being in a Fratello also been wiped? If I manage to fix that and drive the story forward, will I be able to solve the problem in this Vita? Unlike last time though, the Doll with the hijacked neural cloud hasn't shown herself yet, so I have no idea how she's affecting this story. Come to think of it, I don't even know who exactly it is that got stuck in this Vita.莉可微微鞠躬后离开了，我也趁着这个时间整理了一下思路。 我打量着四周，这里的确是一个颇为高级的酒店的餐厅，大门的深处可以看到酒店的前台。 从莉可刚才的反应来看，她没有对现在登录的名为“吉安”的我的身份有什么反应。 果然和上次安洁莉卡一样被故意抹去了“兄妹”的记忆吗？ 如果修正了这个部分，让既定的剧本推进下去，是不是能顺利地解决掉这个“维塔”内的问题呢。 而且和上次不同的是，被夺走心智的人形并还没有出现，不知道我们的人形会对这里的故事有什么影响，说回来我连困在这个“维塔”内的倒霉蛋到底是谁都不知道。

I glance out of the window offhandedly...and lock eyes with someone familiar.我随意地看向窗外，正好与一双熟悉的眼睛对上了视线。

SPAS-12(Chuckles)呵呵。

CommanderSPAS?SPAS？

I jump to my feet, ready to run after her, bur Rico is already back at my table with a serving cart. I only took my eyes off the figure outside for a brief second, but she has already disappeared into the crowd and is nowhere to be found.我想立即起身去追逐，但是莉可已经推着她的小车回到了我的身边。 就在我的视线短暂的脱离时，那个熟悉的身影消失在了人群中，再也无法捕捉到了。

RicoSignore, your coffee is ready.这位客人，您的咖啡已经做好了。

CommanderIt smells quite extraordinary. I don't smell coffee like that very often.闻起来好像很特别呢，有种不太常见的香味。

RicoOh, have you noticed? I just brewed this ristretto myself. I apologize for taking so long. You seemed rather drowsy so I took the liberty to serve you something more invigorating.您闻出来了吗？ 其实这是我刚才亲手泡的力士烈特咖啡，稍微花了点时间真是不好意思。 因为您看起来特别困，所以我想这种咖啡能为您多提点神。

CommanderIs... that so? Much appreciated. I'll help myself then.是…是吗？ 谢谢，那我就不客气了。

The aroma of coffee is overpowering. I take a small sip. It tastes quite bitter, but is surprisingly nostalgic. It reminds me of how my coffee tasted like when I went to the café with my first crush back when I was still a student. The warmth spreads rapidly through my body, then comes the relaxation. Coupled with the mild sunlight, I feel like I don't have to think or worry about anything... If only this tranquil afternoon could last forever. I pour just a dash of milk into the ristretto and stir it with the spoon. The foam starts swirling in the demitasse cup and gradually blends into the coffee. Rico stares intensely at the demitasse in my hand with a peculiar look in her eyes.咖啡的香气扑鼻而来，我小小地泯了一口，虽然味道十分苦涩，但意外地有种令人怀念的回味，仿佛是还是学生时和第一次喜欢的人一起尝试咖啡时的那个味道。 咖啡的暖流很快遍布了全身，放松的感觉也随之而来，什么都不用考虑，什么都不用担忧，伴随着同样温暖的阳光，如果这种幸福的下午能一直持续下去该有多好。 我少许倒了一点牛奶进去，然后搅动了一下勺子，咖啡的奶沫在杯子内旋转了起来，然后慢慢地和咖啡融为了一体。 我感觉到莉可和我一样在关注着我手中的杯子，她的眼神中传达出了异样的触动。

CommanderIs something the matter with the coffee?这杯咖啡怎么了吗？

RicoUh, no... It's nothing. I just find this scene...exceptionally real.啊不……没什么。 我只是觉得这个光景……特别的真实。

CommanderReal?真实？

RicoI apologize for saying something so strange, Signore...抱歉这位客人，我说了奇怪的话……

Rico looks at me, then she looks down at her feet. Finally, she musters the courage to step forward.莉可看了看我，又看了看自己的脚尖，像鼓起勇气般地向前走了半步。

RicoUm, may I ask you a question...?那个，我有问题想问您……

CommanderWhat do you want to know?是什么问题呢？

RicoIs your name, by any chance, "Jean"?这位客人，您是不是叫“吉安”？

I freeze again. Maybe she does know the owner of this account? But if her memories are intact, why would she be waitressing here?我再一次愣住了，难道她其实知道这个账号的身份？ 也就是说她的记忆并没有出错，那为什么会在这里扮演服务员呢？

RicoYour face...seems to imply that I'm right.您的表情……看来我说中了。

CommanderYou're a keen one.你真是敏锐呢。

RicoSo it's true...果然是这样吗……

CommanderWhat's true?果然？

RicoI had a hunch that a familiar person would show up today, and as usual, my intuition came true not long afterwards. I can sense that you're the familiar person, and I just suddenly had this feeling that your name might be "Jean". So am I right?我感觉今天会有一个很熟悉的人会出现，和以往一样，这种感觉一出现，没多久现实就会按照我的感觉那样发生。 我能够感觉到您就是那个熟悉的人，而且刚才不知为何我忽然觉得您的名字可能是“吉安”。 我的感觉没错吗？

CommanderHmm... You can indeed call me Jean.嗯…… 你的确可以这么称呼我。

RicoI knew it! Is that also how you know my name?果然是这样！ 那吉安先生知道我的名字是不是也是有同样的感觉呢？

Commander...You could say that. I knew you were "Rico" the moment I saw you.……可以这么说吧。 在看到你时我就知道你就是“莉可”了。

RicoT-That's great! I couldn't believe it was true so I never dared tell anyone. I never dreamed that there'd be someone like me. Is that why things feel so real when I see you?太……太好了！ 因为我自己也不敢相信是真的，所以一直也不敢告诉别人。 没想到有别人会和我一样，所以在看到您时才会有如此真实的感觉吗？

CommanderIs your intuition akin to something like a premonition?你说的感觉一定会发生，是一种预知的能力吗？

RicoNot exactly... Actually, I'm not too sure either, but whenever I want something to happen, it ends up happening. If I have to explain it, I guess I'd say it's the ability to make my wishes come true?并不是…… 其实我也不能很肯定，但是每次我想要什么，什么就会出现在我眼前。 如果非要说的话，是一种心想事成的能力吧？

CommanderMake your wishes come true?心想事成？

RicoThat's right... No matter what it is I wish for, it will eventually come true exactly how I want it to. But maybe it's just an illusion because my life is so good. Also, when I first saw you, for some reason I really wanted to tell you that I'm very happy now, that I love the life I'm living. Oh, sorry. This must be very abrupt coming from a waitress...是的……不管我想要什么，最终都会按照我的想法实现。 但是也许仅仅是因为我生活的太幸福了，才会有这样的错觉吧。 而且在我看到您时，不知为何就非常想告诉您我现在非常幸福，我非常热爱现在的生活。 啊，抱歉，一个服务生突然说这样的话不会吓到您吧？

CommanderNo, feel free to speak your mind.不，你只要说你想说的话就好。

RicoYou're a very kind man, Signore Jean... Even your kindness feels so familiar... I'm sorry, I know this is a very strange thing for me to say, but I have a feeling that you can definitely understand.吉安先生真是温柔呢……这种温柔的感觉也是那么的熟悉…… 抱歉，我也知道我说的话很奇怪，但我感觉到吉安先生一定能理解我的。

CommanderAnd why is that?为什么吉安一定会理解呢？

RicoI don't know... Just as I have no idea why I know your name either. Somehow I think if I tell you about my life, you might be able to solve the mystery. Would you like to hear me out?我也不知道……就像我不知道为什么会知道您的名字一样。 我感觉到也许我把我的生活告诉您，您能够解开我的疑惑，您愿意听我说吗？

CommanderPlease, I'd like to know more.嗯，可以的话我想多听一听。

RicoO-Okay! So...I usually go to school, and I do my part-time job delivering parcels on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. The man who sorts the deliveries always gives me the smaller ones since I'm scrawny and tend to struggle with big packages.好……好的！ 那个……平时我都会正常去学校上课，周三和周五的下午会去做送包裹的兼职，分配的大叔总是会给我一些比较小的包裹，因为我的身体比较瘦小，太大的包裹会有些吃力。

CommanderHe sounds really nice.看来真是个好大叔呢。

RicoHe is, so sometimes I'll bring him cookies that I baked myself. He's always very happy to get them.是的，所以有的时候我会带着我自己烤的饼干给他，每次收到大叔都笑得很高兴。

CommanderWhat a lucky man.真是幸福的大叔呢。

RicoHaha... Then in the evening, after I get off work, I take violin lessons with my music teacher. Signora Ferro is very strict, but she says I have talent and urges me to keep practicing. On the weekend, I work at this hotel. I eat my mother's egg sandwich in the morning before I set off. Since the hotel is in the other direction of my school, I have to head west and cross the Tiber. It's a long walk across the bridge, but you can see Santa Cecilia's Basilica from the bridge! Seeing the basilica always makes me shiver in excitement!嘿嘿……然后每个有兼职的晚上，完成打工后我会到乐器老师那学习提琴，费洛老师非常严格，但是她说我很有天赋，让我一定要努力练习下去。 到了周末的话，每个周末我就来这个酒店打工，一早起来吃过妈妈做的煎蛋三明治，因为和学校的方向正好相反，我得先往西步行穿过台伯河上的大桥。 虽然桥很长，但是走在桥上时可以看到圣塞西莉亚大教堂哦！ 每次看到那座教堂我都会有浑身发抖的感觉！

CommanderCecilia is the patron saint of musicians, so perhaps you really do hold talent for music.说不定你很有艺术的天赋？

RicoYou think so? After crossing the bridge, I take the bus from the river bank and it takes just a little over ten minutes to get here. I was really nervous when I first started; it's a fancy hotel, after all... But the manager has always treated me well, and the signorinas working here are all very kind. The kitchen even gives me some quality food to take home every now and then.是这样吗？ 穿过桥后沿着河在最近的巴士车站坐上班车，只要十几分钟就能到这里。 我第一次来非常的紧张，毕竟这里是这么高级的酒店…… 不过实际工作后，经理对我一直都很不错，一起工作的姐姐们也都是好人，甚至有时候我下班时厨房还会送我一些高级食材。

CommanderIsn't that nice?那不是挺好的吗？

RicoIt really is... Everything is absolutely perfect. But the problem is...things always go exactly as I expect them to. Whenever I'm worried or encounter any problem, someone always comes along and helps me out. No matter what it is I want, I can have it not long after – without having to work for it.的确……一切都是那么的美好。 但是问题是，这一切都是按照我想象中的情况发生的，每次当我有什么担忧什么困难，就总会有人来帮助我拯救我。 不管我想要什么东西，过不了多久我就会毫不费力地得到。

CommanderThat's pretty enviable.那真是让人羡慕的生活啊。

RicoBut this kind of life is TOO happy – so happy it doesn't feel real. Sometimes I just can't help but feel troubled. It bothers me to think that I don't actually belong in such a happy life... That everything here is just an ephemeral dream, and it will all disappear the moment I wake up.可是，这样的生活过于幸福了，以至于幸福到没有一丝真实感。 有的时候我总是会有一些担忧，我总会担忧这种幸福的生活其实并不属于我。 在这里的一切只是一场转瞬即逝的美梦罢了，当一觉醒来时一切都会化为乌有。

RicoI'm not certain if I even deserve such a life. Signore Jean, is this life of mine normal?所以我不确定自己到底有没有资格过这样的生活。 吉安先生，我这样的生活正常吗？

CommanderHmm... I'd say you're slightly more fortunate than children around your age. But that's probably just because you're surrounded by people who love you.嗯……的确比一般这个年纪的孩子所过的普通平凡的生活更幸福一些吧。 但这也许只是因为你被你周围的人宠爱着的缘故。

RicoReally...? Every time I feel anxious, they all tell me I worry too much and reassure me that my life is pretty ordinary. But no matter what they say, it still doesn't feel real or substantial.是么……每次我感觉到担忧时，大家就会说我多虑了，我只是在过一个普通人的生活罢了。 可是无论如何，我都没有那种真实的感觉。

CommanderAn ordinary life is worth more than anything. Young people often forget this and only realize they've let their simple happiness slip away when they're grown up, long after it's too late. The fact that you cherish ordinary life makes you a very clever child, Rico.普通的生活才是最为珍贵的，年轻人往往会遗忘这一点，直到长大时才会发现只属于那时的幸福早已经无可挽回地从自己的手中流走了。 能意识到普通的珍贵，说明莉可，你是个非常聪明的孩子。

RicoBut that's different... What I'm feeling is a strange kind of fear... I'm afraid that everything I see is a sham, that one day it will all come crashing down. I feel this scary emptiness, but I don't want to lose the happy life I have either...但是不太一样……这是一种奇怪的恐惧…… 害怕我所看到的一切都是虚假的，害怕这一切在某天会突然全部消失。 我感觉到一种空虚的害怕，但我也不愿意失去现在的幸福……

CommanderDon't worry, you'll always live a happy life.不用担心，你会一直幸福地生活下去的。

RicoReally? Even if this happy life of mine isn't truly real?真的吗？ 即使这种幸福不够真实？

CommanderHaven't you just said it yourself, that you don't ever want to lose this happiness of yours?但你也说了不愿意失去现在的幸福对吧？

RicoIf that's what you think, Signore Jean, then it must be so. You've put my mind at ease.既然吉安先生这么说，那一定就会如您所说的那样吧，这样我就放心下来了。

She gives me another small bow and pushes the serving cart away. I watch as she takes her leave and take another sniff at the uniquely bold aroma of the ristretto. It really does smell of happiness that's one-of-a-kind, a scent that could only be created by a girl who lives in happiness. Seeing her so happy, even for just a short while, has made me deeply gratified.她向我微微前倾行礼，然后推着自己的小车离开了。 我目送着她离开，又闻了闻那独特又浓香的咖啡的余香。 这的确是一种独一无二的幸福的味道，也许只有经历着幸福的小女孩才能做出这种味道吧。 见证了已经足够幸福的她，即使只有那一刹那也让我非常非常的满足。

However, the problem still remains. There is a mission that I must complete.但是，问题还没得到解决，我有着我必须要去完成的任务。

CommanderKalin, are you there?格琳，在吗？

KalinaYep, been here the whole time, Commander.嗯，我一直在，指挥官。

CommanderYou heard the conversation?刚才的对话你都听到了吧？

KalinaYes...that child seems completely different from the Rico in the files. If she had been born healthy, would she have lived a happy life like this?嗯……那个孩子果然和资料中的莉可完全不一样。 如果她生来就健康的话，是不是就会过这样幸福的生活呢？

CommanderContemplating the hypothetical would solve nothing. All we can do is overcome whatever misfortune life throws at us and make the most out of what we have.做这样的假设只会落得一身的空虚，我们能做的就是不断地克服从天而降的不幸，尽量幸福地生活下去。

KalinaTrue... If we can make the world a better place, perhaps the children in the future will get to live in more fortunate circumstances.也是呢……如果我们能让这个世界变得更美好一些，未来的孩子们也会变得更加幸福吧。

CommanderThat's why we need to get our Dolls back. I saw SPAS looking at me outside the window. Did you see her too?所以得赶紧把我们的人形找回来。 刚才我看到SPAS在窗外在看我，你有发觉吗？

KalinaReally? I didn't notice at all.有吗？我好像完全没有看到？

CommanderWas it just my imagination...? Other than Rico, you must've found something else that's odd.是我刚才看错了吗…… 除了莉可外，你应该还发现其他奇怪的地方了吧。

KalinaIndeed... The cars and pedestrians outside the window may appear random, but there's actually a pattern to their movements.是的……窗外同样的汽车和同样的行人，看起来虽然在行动但是仔细看有规律可循。

CommanderBesides, not a single person can be seen if you look farther into the distance.更远的地方甚至连人影都没有。

KalinaHmm... I have a feeling this space hasn't been fully constructed. All the people and things that move can also be found on the route that Rico just described, as if they're just projected from her memory. Everything here is just a very basic visual simulation. I would even say it resembles someone's dreamscape more than a virtual space on Level II.嗯………感觉，这个空间并没有完成，所有在动的物体都在莉可刚才所说的她过来的路线上，仿佛是她的记忆投影出来的一样。 这里的一切只做了最简单的视觉模拟，与其说是一个二级平层的模拟空间，更像是某人的一场梦？

CommanderA dreamscape...? In other words, we aren't even in Rico's Vita.一场梦吗……也就是说，我们根本就没进入名为“莉可”的“维塔”。

KalinaI've been scanning this space for a while...and I just got the result. The space that you're inhabiting is a simulation WITHIN the Vita's simulation.我刚才就在检测这个空间……验证的结果出来了，您所在的空间是这个模拟空间“维塔”内再次被模拟出来的。

CommanderA simulation within a simulation? Isn't that still just a simulation?再次模拟？有什么不同吗？

KalinaIt's like walking into a WcMonald's with a KXD signboard. They're both fast food restaurants, but completely different.就像走进了一家贴着K记炸鸡招牌的M记汉堡一样，虽然都是快餐店，但其实内部有着天差地别的不同。

CommanderThanks for the plain metaphor...你的这个比喻真是通俗易懂……

KalinaHmm... I might be able to remove the simulation.唔……我想我可以解除这个空间的模拟。

CommanderHuh? But didn't you say you can't interfere with the subroutine from the outside?诶？你不是说既定规则无法从外界干涉吗？

KalinaTheoretically, that's true. However, this simulation doesn't seem to be the creation of this Vita's authorized user... I can detect our Doll's algorithms in the source code.理论是这样，不过这个空间似乎并不是“维塔”的权限者制作的……空间计算的来源可以检测到我们人形心智的运算方式。

CommanderYou mean this simulation is generated using a Doll's computational capability?这里是使用人形的算力去模拟出来的？

KalinaThat's right, everything is a simulation. Even the Rico you saw might not be the real Rico.是的，一切都是模拟的。 就连您眼前的那个莉可，我都怀疑她是不是真正的莉可。

CommanderThat wasn't her?不是真正的莉可？

KalinaThey may look the same, but that doesn't mean they're the same person. That girl has a very different disposition from the Rico in our files. Since this whole place is a simulation, this "Rico" is most definitely part of it.即使长着同样的样子，也很有可能并非是同一个人，她和资料中的莉可性格差距比想象中还要大。 既然这个空间是模拟出来的，那这个莉可大几率是模拟出来的。

CommanderIs that so...是吗……

KalinaIt's like a nice dream. The real Rico in this Vita is living an alternate life by harvesting the computation capability of our Doll's neural cloud.就像一场美好的梦。 这个“维塔”中真正的莉可，用我们人形的心智算力，正在过着和她在公社中完全不同的人生。

Commander...So Rico is making the most out of what she has for herself. That would explain her confusion.……所以莉可在让“莉可”尽量过最幸福的生活。 这样就能说得通刚才那个“莉可”的疑惑了。

KalinaIf only I could build myself a dream like that...如果可以我也想做一次这样的梦啊……

CommanderDon't start daydreaming. What can we do about this?别白日做梦了，我们有什么办法吗？

KalinaGosh... You're so impatient. I've already got that figured out. I can use the Doll's authorization to shut down the processing. I doubt the simulation will be able to hold for long without it.诶……指挥官真是急性子。 我已经想到办法了，我可以通过人形的权限去关闭算力的支持。 没有算力做支撑的话，这里的模拟我想很快就会消失吧？

CommanderIt'll just disappear...? Won't she be terribly disappointed when she wakes up?消失吗……那当她醒来的时候，一定会对这一切很失望吧？

KalinaCommander... Don't dwell on that. These are all simulations. We can solve the problem without causing any harm to these Cyborgs' neural clouds, but that doesn't mean we should take pity on them. Even if you can't steel yourself and do this now, this space will still disappear when we eventually get our Dolls out.指挥官……不要想那么多。 这里的一切都是模拟出来的，即使我们可以用不伤害那些义体心智的方式解决问题，但不代表我们要同情她们。 就算您现在心软，最后我们带人形离开时，这个空间也一样会消失的。

CommanderI understand... Thanks for the reminder.我明白……谢谢你的提醒。

I can't actually see Kalina, but I still give her a nod subconsciously. If it could be helped, I'd rather that happy Rico live on forever. But now I remember – an illusion is, after all, an illusion. This kind of simulated happiness is nothing but a pipe dream. One would only lose themselves indulging in it. This is true for both me and the real Rico.虽然我看不到格琳娜，但我依然下意识地点了点头。 那个幸福的莉可，如果可以我并不想让她就这么消失。 但是我也同时回想了起来，虚假的东西始终是虚假的，模拟出来的幸福也仅仅是自己的错觉罢了。 沉迷在其中只会让自己迷失，不管是我也好，还是真正的“莉可”也好。

CommanderKalin, tear it down.格琳，动手吧。

KalinaRight.嗯。

Kalina gives her acknowledgment, and my surroundings start shifting immediately. Just like when I first entered the invisible door, everything turns indescribably dark. I feel myself falling for an eternity away from that world of warmth and bliss. There seems to be no end to my descent. It feels like I've been falling for an entire day. Just as I start to think I'm going to be trapped in this darkness forever—我听到了格林娜确认控制的声音，周围的环境立即开始变换了起来。 和进入那个无法被观测到的那个大门时一样，周围的一切都变成了无法言喻的漆黑，我感觉到身躯正在无限地下落，我正在离开那个温暖又幸福的世界。 然而下落的时间异常漫长，漫长到似乎过去了一整天，漫长到我都产生了我永远都得停留在这个黑暗中的错觉时——

Thud!嘭！

I crash onto the ground so heavily it feels as if I've broken into a thousand pieces. Before I can even orient myself, my ears are assaulted by piercing shrieks and bursts of gunshots.我像被狠狠地砸到地上一般，浑身的骨头都散了架。 还什么都来不及看，就从耳边传来了尖锐的呼啸声和此起彼伏的枪响。

Full-Length Play II · Stage 3-1 (start) 多幕剧Ⅱ · 3-1（前）

???Commander? What are you doing here? Stay down; there are still some enemies left!指挥官？ 您怎么会在这里？ 先趴下，还剩最后几个敌人！

Someone grabs me by the shoulder and shoves me behind a half wall. As the guns keep firing, I instinctively press my body as close to the ground as possible. A few gunshots from next to me are followed shortly by grunts and yaps from some distance away, then the crossfire finally seems to abate. As my vision is slowly restored, I realize I'm still at the same hotel – or more specifically, at the same location where the hotel used to be. I'm absolutely certain I haven't moved from the spot, but everything around me is now a scene of utter desolation; the once sophisticated restaurant has been reduced to a pile of rubble. Rico is nowhere in sight. Instead I'm looking at a familiar face—我感觉有人拽住了我的肩膀，把我扔到了一个矮墙的后面。 枪声不断传来，我习惯性地将自己的身体尽可能压低。 随着身边几声枪响和对应的惨叫声，交战的声音逐渐平息下来。 光亮传来，我的视觉慢慢恢复了，我还在刚才的酒店中，确切地说曾经是酒店的那个地方。 我能确定我还在刚才的那个位置，但是这里已经化为一片废墟，原本漂亮的餐厅现在只剩下了残垣断壁。 我并没有看到莉可的存在，但是代替莉可的却是一个熟悉的身影——

SPAS-12It really is you, Commander! How did you appear next to me out of nowhere?果然是指挥官！ 为什么会突然出现在我的身边？

CommanderSPAS? You changed your clothes?SPAS？ 你换衣服了？

SPAS-12Huh? What are you talking about?哈？你在说什么呢。

CommanderMaybe it was just my imagination...果然是我看错了吗……

SPAS-12Anyway, are you here to get me out, Commander?先不说这个，指挥官你是来带我出去的吗！

CommanderWell...kind of?四舍五入……勉强算是吧？

SPAS-12I'm...so sorry! I will never steal ingredients from the kitchen ever again! Can you please end the combat simulation already? I swear I'll repent! Please, I'll do anything!对……对不起！我再也不偷拿厨房的食材了！ 能不能让模拟作战立即结束呢，我会好好反省的，拜托了我什么都会做的！

CommanderSorry to disappoint. I also want this to be over, but unfortunately, this isn't a combat simulation.让你失望了，虽然我也想立即结束这一切，但这里并不是模拟作战。

SPAS-12So it's true... I was starting to get confused 'cuz these random enemies keep charging at me. It's already been an entire day. It's way too harsh even for my punishment...果然是这样吗…… 我就想说不断地有莫名其妙的敌人冲过来，已经整整一天了，就算要惩罚我这样的模拟训练也未必太残忍了……

CommanderA day?一天吗？

SPAS-12Yeah, I've been fighting the whole time without eating anything... Thank goodness I'm on Level II so I haven't run out of power yet. I've been able to keep going by scavenging for weapons and ammo from the enemies.是啊，每天都在不断地战斗还没有什么好东西可以吃…… 幸好是在二级平层中，所以身体还不至于没电，使用敌人的武器和弹药也勉强可以继续支撑下去。

CommanderSo you've been holding them off this whole time?所以你一直坚守到现在吗？

SPAS-12Yeah, there's no other way. The enemies aren't particularly strong, but there are so many of them, and they keep yelling "Death to the Five Republics" or something. The whole thing is just so weird...是啊，也没有别的更好的办法了。 虽然敌人能力不怎么样，但是数量实在太多了，而且一边朝我射击一边喊着“消灭五共和国派”什么的，实在是太莫名其妙了……

SPAS complains as she reloads her shotgun with 12-gauge shells.SPAS一边抱怨着，一边往自己的枪膛里重新装载着12号弹。

KalinaCommander, do you copy?!指挥官，听得到吗！

SPAS-12Is that Miss Kalina?!是格琳娜小姐吗！

KalinaOh, lovely. So you've met up with the Commander.啊，太好了，SPAS你和指挥官汇合了啊。

SPAS-12I don't actually know how that happened. The Commander just appeared with a "boom".我也不知道发生了啥，指挥官“嘭”地一下就出现了。

Kalina"Boom"?“嘭”地一下？

CommanderThat's not important. What happened?不用在意这些细节，发生什么事了吗？

KalinaRight, let's get down to business.啊对哦，说正事说正事。

KalinaThe thing is, I've run into some difficulty while trying to interfere with this virtual space. For some reason, I can't seem to cut off the Doll's processing power completely from out here. I'm trying to bypass the authorization restriction, but that's gonna take time.是这样，我在试图对这个空间进行干涉时碰到点困难，人形算力的支持不知为何我没法从这边完全切断。 我会逐渐去破解这个空间的权限，但是无法立即完成。

CommanderI knew it. It won't be that simple as long as the subroutines are in place.果然还是因为有“既定规则”的存在，没有那么简单就能解决问题啊。

SPAS-12Interfere with the space? Subroutines? What's that all about, Commander?干涉空间？既定规则？指挥官你们在说什么？

CommanderWe're talking about how to get you out of here.在说怎么把你救出去的事。

SPAS-12Oh...欸……

CommanderSo I'm still in the same simulation?所以我还在刚才那个模拟的空间吗？

KalinaYes, but I did manage to partially weaken the power stream, so that's probably why SPAS is now visible to you?是的，不过因为对算力做了一定的削弱，所以SPAS才会在您的眼前出现吧？

CommanderYou mean she was hidden deliberately before?之前她被刻意地藏起来了吗？

KalinaHer neural cloud is the source of this simulation, after all. SPAS, do you remember how you ended up in there in the first place?毕竟SPAS的心智算力是这个空间模拟的根源嘛，SPAS你还记得是怎么进入这里的吗？

SPAS-12Hmm... I don't think so... The moment I came to my senses, the enemies were already charging at me. I've been fighting since then, until the Commander suddenly appeared next to me.唔……好像没有……我有意识时就一直有敌人冲过来。 我一直都在战斗，直到指挥官突然在我身边出现。

KalinaThat proves my hypothesis. There's a connection between you and the Dolls, so you naturally re-materialized right next to SPAS when I meddled with the controls.所以我的推理一定没错，指挥官和人形是会互相吸引的，所以削弱了控制后您就自然在SPAS身边出现了。

CommanderBut the place got burned down all of a sudden. What should we do now?但为什么这里突然变成了一片火海，接下来该怎么办？

KalinaWith the simulation compromised, Rico must be disoriented. The operational logic of this place is disintegrating, that's why inexplicable things keep happening.空间模拟被削弱后，莉可应该陷入了混乱，这里的运行逻辑也随之破碎，所以会发生很多不可理喻的事。

CommanderLike how a nice dream suddenly turns into a nightmare?就像一场美梦突然变成了一场噩梦吗？

KalinaExactly. I'll do my best to cut off the remaining computational support this simulation is getting ASAP. Then hopefully you'll be able to get out of there.是的。我会尽快阻断算力对这个空间的支持，这样应该就能找到回来的办法了。

CommanderUnderstood. Make it as quick as you can.明白了，尽快吧。

SPAS-12Wait... Watch out!等……小心！

While the Commander is busy talking with Kalina, SPAS suddenly notices that something is amiss and lets out a cry.在指挥官专心与格琳娜交谈的时候，SPAS好像突然注意到了异常，发出了一声惊呼。

Bang!呯！

A gunshot.枪声响起。

SPAS-12Oof...!呃……！

CommanderAre you okay?没事吧？

SPAS-12I'm fine. Good thing I saw that...没事。 还好发现得早……

SPAS raises her shield to show the new bullet dent on its surface. Then she raises her weapon and takes aim at a figure hiding in the shadow.SPAS举了举手上多了一个新弹印的盾牌，然后拿起武器对准了黑暗中的人影。

CommanderHold on!等等！

SPAS-12Huh?啊？

???Why are you siding with the enemy, Signore Jean?为什么吉安先生要和敌人站在一起呢？

CommanderRi...co?莉……可？

The figure grows clearer. It's Rico, still in her waitress uniform. However, instead of delicate drinkware, she is now holding a weapon. Her expression also matches the description in the files. This is Rico the Cyborg.人影逐渐清晰起来，正是仍穿着招待服装的莉可。 武器取代了茶杯被她握在手中。 而她的神情也开始回到资料上描述的模样。 这是熟悉的，作为义体时的莉可。

There is no trace of the innocence that she's shown before. Right now, her eyes are gleaming with sheer ruthlessness. Her malice doesn't frighten me. All I feel is the wistfulness that her happy life has been completely shattered.原本的青涩感完全消失，现在的莉可的眼中传达出了相当的杀意。 但是这份杀意并没有让我感到恐惧，我此时唯独意识到，属于她幸福的生活已经彻底消失了。

CommanderRico... Where did you get the gun?莉可……你的枪是从哪里来的？

RicoHave you forgotten, Signore Jean? No matter what I want, I can always have it in here.吉安先生忘了吗？ 在这里无论我想获得什么，都一定会出现。

CommanderWhy would you want such a thing...?为什么想要获得那种东西……

RicoWasn't it you who first put a gun in my hand, Signore Jean? The moment I wrapped my fingers around this gun, I realized everything around me has been a farce. I have no place in here.第一次将枪放入我手中不就是吉安先生吗？ 在握到这把枪时我就已经明白了，这里的一切都是虚假的，这里没有属于我的安身之所。

CommanderI'm sorry, Rico...莉可，抱歉……

RicoWhy are you apologizing? You did nothing wrong, Signore Jean. You told me that I would always live a happy life. I did hesitate when everything started falling apart, but then I understood – you would never lie to me. Because now I've remembered what my true happiness is.吉安先生为什么要道歉呢？吉安先生明明什么都没有做错。 刚才吉安先生告诉我，我会一直幸福地生活下去。 在一切消失时我曾经犹豫过，但是我马上意识到，吉安先生是不会骗我的。 因为我已经记起来了，属于我的真正的幸福是什么。

CommanderWhat...什么……

RicoI felt empty because none of it was real. The only thing that would make me happy is fulfilling your wish – eliminating all your enemies.我之所以会觉得空虚，是因为这里的一切都是假的。 属于我的幸福，是为吉安先生实现愿望——消灭所有的敌人。

With that, Rico fires another round straight at SPAS' forehead. SPAS quickly ducks behind her shield, which is still thankfully quite robust.莉可话音刚落，有一发子弹再次朝SPAS的眉心飞去，SPAS急忙躲进了自己的盾中，幸好她的防御盾还足够结实。

RicoI know this must be a mission. You're testing me, aren't you? I remember you once told me I must kill whoever sees me while I am on duty.我知道的，现在一定还在任务中，吉安先生也还在考验我没错吧？ 我知道的，吉安先生说过，在执行任务中，不管被谁看到，就一定要杀了他。

SPAS-12Commander... What...what should we do...? I can hear footsteps. Enemy reinforcements are approaching fast.指挥官……怎……怎么办…… 我听到了其他地方有脚步声传来，敌人的增援在追过来了。

CommanderKalin, it seems we have no choice but to fight. Will our attacks harm Rico in here?格琳，似乎我们只能战斗了，在这个空间的攻击会伤害到莉可吗？

KalinaYes, so you must NOT engage Rico in battle!会的！所以不能和莉可战斗！

CommanderBut it doesn't look like she'd let SPAS live.但是她似乎并不准备放过SPAS啊。

KalinaSince the computational support is steadily weakening, her memories of this place are getting mixed up with her original memories. Like I said, her mind is in complete disarray!因为算力正在被削减，她在这个空间的记忆和她原本的记忆混淆在了一起，所以就和我推测的一样，她现在应该处在相当的混乱当中！

CommanderThen what should we do?那我们该怎么做？

KalinaWipe out everyone else who's trying to kill you and wait for me to shut it down!把其余会威胁你们的敌人干掉，等待我完成破解！

CommanderYou heard that, SPAS! Brace your shield; we have a defensive battle to fight!SPAS，听到了吧！好好举着你的盾牌，我们得打一场防御战了！

Full-Length Play II · Stage 3-2 Round 多幕剧Ⅱ · 3-2Round

RicoEvery morning, when I wake up, the first thought I have is...每天早晨醒来，都有件我最在意的事。

Rico"I wonder if I still have my body."今天我的身体还是否存在？

RicoI take a look at my body and think to myself... Thank goodness I have a body in which I can move freely!我会看着自己的身体，想着。 太好了，我拥有自由的身体！

RicoMost importantly, I'm still alive – I can keep living with him.最重要的是，我还活着，我能和那个人一起继续活下去。

RicoIt'll be such a shame to die. Living like this makes me the happiest.如果死掉的话，就太可惜了，只有活下去才是最幸福的。

RicoAnd so I live my days...fervently praying that I can always be happy.我……如此期望着，度过我的每一天。

Full-Length Play II · Stage 3-2 (end) 多幕剧Ⅱ · 3-2（后）

Everything around me suddenly goes dark as if there was a blackout. I gather that means Kalin has managed to break in. Both Rico and SPAS are nowhere to be seen. My eyes eventually grow accustomed to the dark and I find myself standing in front of an antique door. I reach out to twist the handle, but retract my arm just before I touch it. I suddenly realize that the simulation has completely ceased to exist, and I am now inside Rico's actual Vita. For some reason, I have a feeling that on the other side of this door is the ending to this story. It's the result that I desire, and yet here I am, suddenly reluctant to reach for it.周围就像停电了一样陷入黑暗，我想格琳应该已经完成了她的破解。 不管是莉可也好，还是SPAS也好，所有人都失去了踪影。 我慢慢适应了这份黑暗，发现自己站在一扇颇为古旧的门前。 我伸出手去试图转动握把，但又在几乎要接触到的瞬间缩回了伸出的手臂。 我忽然意识到那个模拟的空间已经消失了，而我现在在莉可真正的“维塔”中。 而不知道为何我预感到，打开眼前的大门，这个“维塔”的结局就在眼前。 这明明是我所追求的结果，事到如今我却犹豫了。

Creak...咯吱————

???Are you finally here, Signore Jean?您终于来了吗，吉安先生？

The door suddenly opens and I hear a familiar voice. An arm circles around my shoulders and guides me through the door, after which the door closes behind me. I look around and find myself in a circular garden. Lush plants of all kinds surround a little house shaped like a cocoon. The garden is eerily quiet; I can practically hear my own breathing and heartbeat. Everything is so still, it's as if time itself has stopped.房门被打开了，熟悉的声音传进我的耳内。 一只手挽住了我的胳膊，将我拉进门内，随即我又听到了大门关闭的声音。 我环顾四周，这是一个内部圆形的花园，花园里种着葱葱郁郁的各种植物，而在这些植物的中央有一个像茧一样的小屋。 花园异常的寂静，伴随着呼吸甚至可以听到心跳声从我的体内传来，这里安静得就像连时间都停下来了一般。

???You took too long.您来得太晚了。

CommanderSPAS?SPAS？

SPAS is once again standing before me. She lets go and takes a step back. Both her clothes and her smile are different.SPAS再次在眼前出现，她松开了挽着我的双手，轻轻地后退了一步。 她的着装和刚才不同，脸上也带着和SPAS不同的微笑。

SabrinaSignore Jean, please call me Sabrina. Here you are at last.吉安先生，请叫我塞布丽娜，您终于找到了这里。

CommanderSabrina...? Was it you looking at me from outside the window back then?塞布丽娜吗……那时在窗外看着我的就是你吧？

Sabrina gives a small nod.塞布丽娜微微点了点头。

CommanderThen who exactly are you, Sabrina?那么塞布丽娜，你究竟是谁？

SabrinaI am the servant and friend of a lonely deity, as well as the guide on your final journey.我是孤独的神明忠实的仆人和朋友，也是您最后这段旅程的引路人。

CommanderA lonely deity?孤独的神明？

SabrinaIndeed. The deity who created this world but still remains in solitude是的，创造了这里的一切却又永远孑然一身的那个神明。

Commander...You mean Rico? Can you bring me to her?……莉可吗？ 你能带我去她那里？

SabrinaGladly. I've been waiting to do this for 52 years.非常乐意，我已为此在这里等候了五十二年了。

Commander52 years?五十二年？

Sabrina doesn't answer. She merely gives me a bow and walks lightly towards the cocoon-like house. I follow close behind silently and walk in the same direction.塞布丽娜没有回答我的疑问，只是向我鞠了鞠躬，然后轻轻地向那个如同茧一样的小屋走去。 而我也默默地跟着她的脚步，一同朝那个地方走去。

CommanderAre...Rico and you the only ones here?这里……只有你和莉可两个人吗？

SabrinaThe lady has always been alone. She lives by her oath and awaits your return after creating this tranquil and beautiful place. She once dreamt of life in the future, but fate had its own arrangements. The future that she dreamed of was never meant to be. As compensation for having everything taken from her, the deity was brought here – a world where she can have all her heart desires. The man who led her here gave her everything, then vanished.神明原本一直孤身一人，她坚守着自己的承诺，创造了这个寂静又美丽的空间，只为了等待您的归来。 她也曾经憧憬自己未来的生活，但是命运已经安排好了一切，憧憬的未来在她最美好的时光戛然而止了。 作为夺去她一切的补偿，神明来到了这里，这是一个随心所欲的世界，带她来到这里的那个男人将一切都交给了她，然后便消失了。

CommanderThe man?那个男人？

SabrinaSignore Jean. He was a cold man, but he handed all command authorizations to my lady. You aren't the same Signore Jean, are you?就是那位“吉安”先生。 他是个冷淡的男人，但是却将所有的权限都交给了我的神明。 那个“吉安”，并不是您对吧，吉安先生。

SabrinaBut that doesn't matter. Even if you aren't the same Signore Jean, you still have what it takes to save her. After Signore Jean's departure, my lady had no wish to leave this place, nor did she feel compelled to build anything beyond this little garden. Instead, she created me – a shadow detached from her very soul. I helped her maintain this garden that is hers alone, day after day. We have spent the long years together. It was a little lonesome, but as long as I was with her, it was bearable. I thought the days would go on like this for eternity, until one day...但是没有关系，即使不是当年的“吉安”先生，您也有资格拯救她。 在吉安先生离开后，神明依然不愿意离开这里，不愿意创造这个空间以外的世界，所以她创造了我，一个从她内心剥离出来的一抹影子。 我为她打理着这只有她一个人的花园，一天又一天，一日复一日。 我们一起度过了漫长的岁月，虽然有一些寂寞，但只要能和她在一起，这一切都是可以忍耐的。 我本以为这样的日子会永远持续下去，直到某一天……

CommanderOne day...?某一天？

SabrinaUntil one day, a girl came to me and gave me the power that could change everything, power that didn't belong to my lady. With this new-found power, I also evolved into a deity, but I didn't tell her. Life went on quietly like it had always done. My lady spent her days in the garden as usual, but things were different, and I decided that I had to do something for her. So that same day, I put her to sleep. In that cocoon-like house, I gave her a long and lovely dream. All her desires that were taken from her, everything she had or never had – she would find them all in that marvelous dream. That way, she could experience the happy life that she was entitled to live without breaking her word. And while she was dreaming, I had been waiting at the door for you. Because I knew that when the dream finally came to an end, you would be here. ...And now, the time has come.直到某一天，一个少女来到了我的面前，并给予了我可以改变这里的力量，而这种力量并不属于那位神明。 在拥有这份改变的力量后，我也变成了这里的神明，但是我没有告诉她，只是静静地继续和往日一般生活。 我和神明一如既往地在这座花园中，但是和以往不同的是，我决定要为她做一些什么。 所以在我做下决定的那一天，我哄着她在小屋内睡着了。 在那个如茧一般的小屋中，我让她做了一场漫长的美梦，一切她曾经失去的渴望的，一切她曾拥有的和未曾拥有的，在那个美梦中一切的一切都会满足她。 这样她就可以在没有违背承诺的情况下尽情地体验原本就应该属于她的幸福了，这样我被创造出来的意义也在满足她的愿望时终于得到了实现。 而在这段时间中，我会为她在门前等候着您。 我知道，当梦境结束时，您就一定会出现。 ……现在，时间到了。

CommanderYou...你……

SabrinaI know you destroyed the simulation. But since it was created with the power you lent me, it is only right to give everything back to you now that it is over. Even my appearance is borrowed from you; I hope you aren't offended.我知道您毁掉了那个模拟空间。 但毕竟那里原本就是向您借来的力量，所以在一切结束时也自然应该归还给您。 就连我的样子也同样是向您借来的，希望这个样子不会让您觉得不满。

CommanderBoth you and the simulation are sustained by SPAS' neural cloud...?不管是那个空间，还是你的意识，都是借用SPAS的心智模拟出来的吗……

SabrinaThat's right, but don't worry. I have no regrets as long as my lady is sufficiently happy.是的，不过不用担心，只要那个孩子足够幸福，我便不会有任何的后悔。

CommanderBut if you exist solely for the sake of making Rico's dreams come true... And you just disappear once you've fulfilled your purpose, doesn't that make you feel resentful or bitter?可是如果你的存在，只是为了实现莉可的愿望。 在那结束后就这么消失，不会觉得不甘，不会觉得遗憾吗？

SabrinaSignore Jean, aren't you the same in your devotion to your Cyborg?吉安先生，您在对待义体时，不也正是如此吗？

SabrinaPlease come with me. Save your compassion for the child...for my lady.请跟我来吧。 您的这份温柔，请留给那个孩子……那位神明吧。

I follow Sabrina into the house.我跟随着塞布丽娜走进了那个小屋。

"A long time ago, I had to lie in bed all the time." "I didn't know how to walk. I might as well not have any limbs. They were attached to my body, but I had no control over them at all."“很久之前，我就一直在病床上躺着。” “我不知道如何行走，手和脚像是不存在一样。虽然长在身上，却完全无法支配它们。”

"The doctors could move around my bed freely, but I could only lie here." "Why is my life so different from theirs?"“医生可以在我床边自由自在地走动，但我却只能躺在这里。” “我和医生是不同的生命吗？”

"If I become a Cyborg, will I be able to stand?" "Then I want to be a Cyborg... 'Please choose me,' I prayed silently."“成为义体的话，我就能站起来吗？” “那我想要成为义体……请选我吧。我无声地祈祷着。”

"'Help me get my vengeance,'" "Said Signore Jean. That was the very first order I received."“协助我复仇吧。” “吉安先生是这么对我说的。那是我得到的最初的命令。”

"I'm very grateful for the life I'm living." "I can see the sun and the moon with my own eyes; I can run along the beach; I can fight for Signore Jean." "But if one day, I am no longer useful to him..."“能有现在的生活，我就很感激了。” “我能亲眼去看太阳和月亮，能在沙滩上奔跑，能为了吉安先生战斗。” “但是，如果有一天我对他来说没有用的话……”

"How will I live with myself?“我要怎么活下去呢？”

RicoSignore Jean...吉安先生……

CommanderAre you awake?你醒来了吗？

RicoYes...I think I had a really long dream. In my dream, you came back to me and we went on a mission together again.嗯……我好像做了一个好长好长的梦。 在梦中吉安先生回到了我的身边，我又和吉安先生一起执行任务了。

CommanderIt was just a dream.那毕竟只是一场梦而已。

RicoIs that so...? But you really came back.是吗……但是您的确回来了。

CommanderYes, I have.是的，我回来了。

RicoIt has been so long... I thought you were gone for good. I thought I wasn't useful anymore.已经过去了好久好久的时光…… 我以为您已经不会回来了，以为我再也没法派上用场了。

CommanderI'm back, and you're coming with me.我回来了，我来带你回去了。

RicoIs there a new mission?又有新的任务了吗？

CommanderNo...you don't have to fight anymore.不……已经不用战斗了。

RicoBut...if I don't fight, aren't I worthless to you, Signore Jean?可是……不用战斗的话，我对吉安先生来说，是不是已经毫无价值了呢？

CommanderRico is Rico. Even if you don't fight, you still have a reason to live.莉可就是莉可，即使不用战斗，你也有活着的理由。

RicoCan I live like an ordinary person? Do I really have the right to live that kind of happy life?我可以像一个普通人那样生活下去吗？ 我可以有资格过那种幸福的生活吗？

CommanderEverything is possible even outside of your dream. You don't have to sit on this throne for someone to love and care for you.即使不在睡梦中，一切也都有可能实现的。 即使不坐在这个宝座上，也会有人来关注你爱着你的。

I extend my arm and help Rico out of her throne. Sabrina bows to us from the side.我伸手将莉可从宝座上扶起，塞布丽娜在一旁微微地向我们鞠躬行礼。

SabrinaSignore Jean, what I created was just a dream. But in this last moment, please allow me to borrow your power once again to realize her dream.吉安先生，虽然我做的一切只是一场梦。 但是在最后的时刻，请允许我借用您的力量，真正实现她的愿望吧。

CommanderSure, do whatever you want.嗯，做你想做的事吧。

By the time I come to my senses, I find myself sitting at the same table when I first entered this Vita, but this time, I'm not inside a simulation created by SPAS. I am once again holding a cup of coffee, whose pleasant aroma tantalizes my sense of smell. I take a sip – the same bitterness that I remember. I add a dash of milk and give it a stir. The milk foam swirls around the cup and gradually blends into the coffee.回过神来时，我再次坐在了刚进这个“维塔”时的座位上，而这一次并不是通过SPAS模拟出来的空间。 我的手上又一次握住了马克杯，一股咖啡的香气扑鼻而来。 我抿了一口，一如既往的苦涩。 我少许倒了一点牛奶，搅动了一下勺子，咖啡的奶沫在杯子内旋转了起来，然后慢慢地和咖啡融为了一体。

RicoHow does it taste, Signore Jean?吉安先生，请问味道如何呢？

CommanderMm, fantastic.嗯，真的很棒。

RicoHehehe... I spent a whole week experimenting to achieve this flavor.嘿嘿嘿……我可是花了一个星期去尝试调配这种味道呢。

CommanderThanks for the coffee. It is absolutely one-of-a-kind.谢谢你的咖啡。 其他地方根本没法喝到有这种味道的咖啡呢。

RicoIn that case, I'll brew it for you every day!这样的话，就由我每天为您制作吧！

Rico smiles happily. She's holding a coffee pot instead of a gun. It looks so much more natural to see her like this.莉可开心地笑着，她的手中端着茶壶，而不是手枪。 我始终觉得，还是这个样子的她才最为自然。

The blazing sunset gives everything a golden hue. For a moment, the cityscape outside the window looks positively radiant, as if someone has spilled brilliant paint all over it. We take in the scenery in silence, our eyes sweeping beyond the city into the distant sky. The fiery clouds drift by slowly in orderly layers like giant whales gliding through the sky. Now, unobscured by the clouds, the orange setting sun is slightly blinding, but neither I nor the girl want to avert our eyes.热情的夕阳将眼前的一切都染成了橘红的颜色，一时间，窗外的街景就像被打翻的颜料盆泼洒过一般绚丽。 我们都静静地看着窗外的景色，目光越过城市朝向更远的天空。 被映红的云彩缓慢又有层次地飘动着，仿佛漂浮在空中摆动尾鳍的巨鲸。 云彩散开，橙色的夕阳有一些微微的刺眼，可是不管是我，还是那位少女，都不愿意挪开自己的视线。

CommanderIt's sunset again...又到了黄昏的时候了吗……

RicoYeah.嗯。

CommanderSomehow it always feels a bit depressing to watch.夕阳西下，总会让人感觉到消沉的气氛啊。

RicoBut with Signore Jean by my side, it's just another beautiful view to me.但是只要吉安先生在身边，这就仅仅是美丽的景色罢了。

CommanderLet's go home.回家吧。

RicoOkay!嗯！

The scene starts glowing white. In the dazzling light, I can just make out Sabrina waving at us.眼前的画面开始逐渐亮起白色的光。 在一片炫目的白光中，我依稀看到了塞布丽娜在那里向我们挥手。

...Perhaps this story has also reached its conclusion.……也许，这个故事也迎来了属于它的结尾。

???She survived all the fighting. Even though I have always treated her sternly, she always smiles at me with such sweetness. She is so easy to please and so grateful for everything. The more appreciative she is, the more wretched I feel. She's always worried about when she'd stop being useful to me, and I've been exploiting her insecurity the whole time. I keep telling myself it's part of her training, but deep down I know that I'm just a bastard trying to drown out my guilty conscience. In here, I can finally put a stop to that. If she weren't a Cyborg, she would have been a wonderful child. If she weren't a Cyborg, she would have been loved.一切的战斗都结束后，她活了下来。 虽然我一直严厉地对待她，但是她回报给我的永远是微笑。 她总是那么轻易满足，总是对一切充满感激，她越是这样我的心中就越充斥着负罪感。 她一直担心着自己什么时候会失去价值，而我也利用着这份心情。 我一直自认为这是对她的训练，而我其实明白这是卑鄙的我为了逃避内心的说辞罢了。 而在这里，一切终于都可以结束了。 如果不是义体，她一定会成为一个出色的孩子吧；如果不是义体，她一定会成为受人喜爱的孩子吧。

???Stop being a deadly Cyborg. As a living and breathing person, your possibilities are endless. That's what you are truly worth.不再作为杀人的义体，作为一个活着的人，你有着无限的可能性，这才是你真正的价值。

???I wish you all the happiness in the world, Rico.我希望你能幸福，莉可。

Magic of Happiness 幸福的魔法

CommanderThe sound of a violin...小提琴的声音……

Henrietta is playing her instrument alone in the garden. If I have to say, her playing isn't particularly exceptional. Many Dolls at Griffin can play better than her. However, what truly moves me isn't her technique or timbre, but her innocent figure and absolute concentration.海莉艾塔独自站在花园里演奏着。 要说的话，她拉得不算很好，在格里芬内有着比她技艺精湛得多的人形。 但是，相比提琴的技巧和音色，真正让我触动的是那稚嫩的身影与全力演奏的姿态。

CommanderThat's a nice piece.真是不错的曲子呢。

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe!乔瑟先生！

The music stops. The girl turns around, puts down her violin, and runs toward me.小提琴声一下子停了。女孩转过身来，放下小提琴跑到我的面前。

CommanderI'm back, Henrietta.我回来了，海莉艾塔。

HenriettaWhy didn't you bring me along? It would've been safer if I'd come with you...为什么不带上我呢？有我陪您去的话会更安全……

CommanderSorry... You were sleeping so deeply, so...抱歉……我看你那时睡得很熟，所以就……

Henrietta...You don't have to apologize. I just wanted to make myself more useful to you.……我不要您道歉。 我只是想更多地帮上乔瑟先生的忙。

CommanderYou've already done a great job. Look, I've got Rico with me.你已经做得很好了。 看，我把莉可带回来了。

HenriettaRico! You're back from the Vita.莉可！ 你从维塔里回来了？

RicoYes. Where is Signore Jean?是啊，请问吉安先生呢？

HenriettaIsn't he on a mission with Section 1?吉安先生不是和一课去执行任务了吗？

RicoHe is? I thought I saw him just now...是吗？ 刚才还明明有看到他……

HenriettaIt's alright, they'll all be back one of these days. Angelica has also come to the garden. Shall we wait together?没关系，最后大家都会回来的。 刚才安洁莉卡也回到花园里了，我们一起等吧？

RicoSince you're so certain, sure. Oh right, I just had the happiest dream ever. Do you want me to tell you about it, Henrietta?既然海莉艾塔都这么说了，那好吧。 对了，刚才我做了一个很棒的梦呢，海莉艾塔你想听我说吗？

HenriettaWhat dream?怎样的梦呢？

RicoI dreamed that I went to school and had a part-time job like an ordinary girl. Then Signore Jean came to the restaurant where I was working...我梦见我普通地去上学去打工，然后吉安先生还来到我打工的店里……

HenriettaHuh...? Is that so? That sounds really interesting.诶……是这样吗？好像很有意思的样子。

Henrietta glances at me. I smile and gesture for her to go and have fun. She nods happily and leads Rico into the garden by the hand. Rico must be a very important friend of hers. Sometimes I'm a little envious of young girls for their pure friendship. I stuff my hands into my pockets and look around. Going by my previous experience, since Rico is back, SPAS should also have returned to this garden. I stroll around casually, and just as I expect, I see Cano poking SPAS, who's lying in a heap underneath a tall tree.海莉艾塔将目光投向我，我微笑着做了一个“去吧”的手势。 海莉艾塔高兴地点了点头，和莉可拉着手走进了花园中。 莉可一定是她非常重要的伙伴吧，不可思议地，我有时候会有那么一点点嫉妒女孩子之间的友谊。 我将双手插入口袋中，开始左右张望。 按照之前的经验，莉可回来的话，SPAS应该也回到了这个花园中才对。 随意走了两步，果不其然，在一颗大树下，卡诺正在戳着趴在地上的SPAS。

Carcano M1891Oh, Commander. SPAS just came tumbling down the tree all of a sudden. Do you have any idea what's going on?啊，是指挥官。 刚才SPAS突然从树上掉了下来，你有什么头绪吗？

CommanderMaybe she's trying to test how well she copes with her body weight in different environments?可能是她想测试下自己的体重在各种环境下的适应能力吧？

SPAS-12Say what?!怎么可能啊！

SPAS suddenly jumps back on her feet. Her neural cloud seems to have returned to normal. Simulating the virtual space had taken up most of her computational capacity, but it doesn't seem to have caused any permanent damage.SPAS突然从地上跳了起来，看来她的心智已经恢复了正常。 虽然模拟空间占用了她大量的心智算力，不过看起来刚才的经历应该没有对她造成什么严重的损伤。

SPAS-12Huh...? So I'm not in there anymore... Everything just went dark all of a sudden and the Commander disappeared to who-knows-where. It scared the crap out of me...咦……已经从那个地方出来了吗…… 刚才突然周围一片漆黑，指挥官也不知道跑到哪里去了，真是吓死我了……

CommanderHow did you get out?你是怎么出来的？

SPAS-12I'm not sure either... By the time I realized what was happening, I was already falling off this tree.我也不清楚……等我回过神来已经掉到这棵树下了。

Carcano M1891Oh dear... Poor SPAS. Would you like some dessert to soothe that wounded ego?啊……真是可怜的孩子，要不要吃点甜点弥补下受伤的心灵？

SPAS-12Th...there's dessert?!有……有甜点？！

Carcano M1891It's over there on the snack table. Henrietta said we could enjoy anything in the garden. If we need any help, we can also just ask them.就放在那边的甜点桌上，海莉艾塔说花园中的东西我们都可以随便使用。 如果有什么需要帮助的也可以随时叫她们。

SPAS-12Alright, I'm going!好！我这就去！

CommanderYou've already become such good friends with them?你们关系已经那么好了？

Carcano M1891They're all such adorable children. Isn't that only natural?毕竟大家都是那么可爱的孩子，没有理由关系不好吧？

SPAS-12Canoooooo! Where's this snack table that you were talking about?卡诺—— 你说的甜点桌在哪啊？

Carcano M1891Just stay there! I'll come and bring you to it!你先等在原地别动，我过去带你找。

Carcano M1891 gives me a wave and runs off toward SPAS. I exhale. We've got half of our missing Dolls back. But I still haven't found the answers to my questions in Rico's Vita. Who was the creator of this virtual space on Level II, and why build such a place? Furthermore, why are our Dolls trapped in here in all sorts of bizarre manners? What Sabrina just said also bothers me.卡尔卡诺M1891向我摆摆手，向SPAS的方向跑去。 我呼出了口气，这样我们的人形就已经回来了一半了。 不过在莉可的维塔中，我依然没有找到自己想要的答案。 究竟是什么人，为了什么目的才搭建的这个二级平层空间呢？ 我们的人形又为什么会以各种莫名其妙的理由被困在其中呢？ 何况刚才那位塞布丽娜说的话令我非常在意。

Sabrina"Until one day, a girl came to me and gave me the power that could change everything, power that didn't belong to my lady."“直到某一天，一个少女来到了我的面前，并给予了我可以改变这里的力量，而这种力量并不属于那位神明。”

A girl came to Sabrina and gave her the power to change her world. What exactly does that mean? Is that girl the perpetrator behind all this?一位少女来到她的面前，给予了可以改变那里的力量。 这到底是什么意思？ 那个少女就是控制这一切的幕后黑手吗？

The sky is growing brighter, and another dawn has broken. Cano rescues a piece of cake from SPAS and gives it to me as breakfast. I nibble on the strawberry cake and watch as the Cyborgs discuss their experiences around the table. Even though I've stayed in the garden for a very long time, I'm not feeling the slightest bit of fatigue. The gentle breeze and sunlight are ever so refreshing, not to mention I'm surrounded by cute and lively girls. This endearing scene, combined with the unique scent of fresh grass, suddenly makes me think that it won't be so bad to stay here forever. I smack myself in the face to chase away that ridiculous thought, then walk over to sit down on the bench on the far side of the garden. I fill Kalin in on what happened.天空开始发亮，又一个清晨到来了。 卡诺从SPAS手里抢下了一些甜点分给我当做早饭，我一边吃着草莓蛋糕一边看着义体们围着圆桌聊着自己的见闻。 虽然在这里似乎已经待了很长的时间了，但我却丝毫没有困顿的感觉。 微风和阳光让人十分清爽，更何况周围待满了可爱的女孩子们。 少女们伴随着青草独特的香味，让我产生待在这里也许也不错的想法。 我拍了拍脸，驱散了这不切实际的想法，然后走到较远的长椅上坐下，把刚才的情况和格琳也做了同步。

KalinaReally...? So SPAS' computational capacity wasn't just used to create a simulation; it even formed a separate persona to keep Rico company.

CommanderThat persona told me someone handed her the authorization, which was how she managed to create the simulation.那个人格告诉我是有人将权限交给她，才会发生后面空间模拟的事。

CommanderI don't think a simulated persona has the ability to hack our Dolls' neural clouds either...我也觉得一个模拟人格不可能做到入侵我们人形心智的事……

CommanderBut like I said, the Cyborgs here aren't malicious. Besides, this virtual space on Level II seems to have existed for a very long time. Perhaps we'll be able to find something new if we investigate the space itself.但这里的义体似乎都没有什么恶意，另外也许这个二级平层空间已经存在了很长的时间了，也许从调查一下这个空间本身会有什么新的线索。

KalinaUnderstood, I'll make another external examination. You should also hurry up and find the rest of our missing Dolls, Commander.

CommanderThat's exactly what I'm planning to do.我正准备这么做。

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe, who are you talking to?乔瑟先生，您在和谁说话呢？

CommanderHmm?

Henrietta has snuck close to me with nary a whisper. I've been using the encrypted channel so my conversation with Kalina shouldn't have been perceivable.海莉艾塔悄无声息地来到了我身边，我一直在使用加密频道通讯，从外部看应该无法察觉我在和格琳对话才对。

CommanderIs something wrong, Henrietta?海莉艾塔，有什么事吗？

HenriettaNot at all, I just want to spend time with you. Fratello don't need a reason to be in each other's company, right?没什么，我只是想待在乔瑟先生的身边罢了。 作为“兄妹”并不需要有事才能待在一起吧？

CommanderThat's true...的确如此……

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe, Rico just told me she had a really long dream. Was she also trapped in her Vita?乔瑟先生，刚才莉可说自己做了一场很长的梦，果然她是被困在那个维塔中了吗？

CommanderYou could say that.算是这样吧。

HenriettaThen thank goodness you were there to bring her back.幸亏有乔瑟先生在，才能把她带回来呢。

CommanderIt is our duty as Handlers to help our Cyborgs, even though I'm not hers.帮助义体是辅佐官应尽的责任吧，虽然我并不是她对应的那一位。

HenriettaBut that's what makes you so kind. Rico is my good friend so I don't want anything bad to happen to her. Even if it was a good dream, it was still JUST a dream, right?所以这才是乔瑟先生温柔的地方啊。 因为莉可是我的好朋友，所以我不希望她遭遇什么不好的事。 即使是一场美梦，那也仅仅只是一场梦不是吗？

CommanderIndeed... Speaking of which... Henrietta, someone in Rico's dream told me that a person had given her the "power to change everything". Have you met anyone like that?的确如此呢…… 说到那场美梦，海莉艾塔，我在莉可的梦中有人告诉我，说有人在莉可的维塔中交给了她“可以改变的力量”。 你有遇到过这样的人吗？

HenriettaHmm? I've never heard of anyone like that. Is it someone outside the Agency?嗯？ 我并不知道有这样的人呢？ 是公社以外的人吗？

CommanderI don't know. I just find it very odd.我也不知道，只是这个说法让人觉得很奇怪。

HenriettaIf you're so perplexed, then let's visit another Vita to find the truth!如果乔瑟先生觉得疑惑的话，那我们就去别的维塔来寻找真相吧！

CommanderNow?现在？

HenriettaEveryone is busy chatting so I doubt they'd notice if we slip away quietly. Besides, don't you want to find the other Cyborgs? I think we only have Claes' and Triela's Vitas left? Claes and Triela are both amazing so I'd love to see them again soon!大家现在聊得正火热，我们悄悄地溜走应该也没关系吧？ 而且乔瑟先生不是想把所有的义体都带回来吗？ 接下来应该只剩下库拉耶丝和崔耶拉的维塔还没去了吧？ 她们都是非常棒的义体，我也想早点再次见到她们呢。

CommanderYou said they've been in there for a long time. How long exactly?你之前说她们已经进去很久了，她们大约离开了多久呢？

HenriettaLet me see... Around 170,000 hours?我想想……大约十七万小时左右？

Commander170... But that's ages!十七……那不是已经过去很久了吗？！

HenriettaActually, I'm not sure if that's ages or not... But I did feel a little lonely out here on my own... That's why I was so happy to see Rico and Angelica again.其实我也不是很清楚这样算久还是不久…… 但是的确只有我一个人会感到有一些寂寞呢…… 所以再次看到莉可她们让我感到特别得高兴。

CommanderI see... In that case, I'd better get everybody back here soon. Both for your sake and ours.是吗……那的确得把大家都早点找回来才行呢。 不管是为了我们，还是为了你们。

HenriettaYours?你们？

CommanderDoesn't matter. Let's go.没什么，我们赶紧出发吧。

Honest Pinocchio · Stage 4-1 (start) 不会说谎的匹诺曹Ⅰ · 4-1（前）

CommanderThis Vita belongs to the Cyborg called Triela?这个“维塔”的义体叫作崔耶拉吗？

HenriettaWould you like to hear about her?您想了解崔耶拉的事？

CommanderIt's been a while so my memory needs refreshing. What is she like?印象有些模糊了。 她是个怎么样的孩子呢？

HenriettaTriela is probably the best Cyborg out of us all. Going on a mission with her is always strangely reassuring.崔耶拉可是我们这最厉害的义体，只要和她一起出动任务，不知为何就会非常地安心呢。

CommanderShe sounds very capable. She must've been through a lot.她一定是个很干练的女孩，想必在她身上也发生过很多故事吧。

HenriettaTriela once faced off an incredible assassin from the Five Republics and came out on top. I think the assassin was called "Pinocchio"?崔耶拉曾经面对过五共和国派非常厉害的杀手，并且最后战胜了他。 我记得那个杀手好像叫“匹诺曹”？

CommanderPinocchio, huh...“匹诺曹”吗……

HenriettaThe battle between Triela and Pinocchio was quite the legend at the Agency. Triela even underwent special training with the GIS just to beat him. Just thinking about that place is enough to make me shudder.崔耶拉和“匹诺曹”的战斗在公社内可是一个传说呢，为了打败他崔耶拉专门去了GIS进行专门的训练。 那个地方想想就让人觉得可怕呢。

I access the updated database surreptitiously and I must admit that this episode in Triela's records was quite extraordinary. My experience with the previous Vitas tells me that the story in here probably has something to do with the capture of this Pinocchio, but the train of events have been derailed by a Doll's presence. But now that I'm kind of familiar with the drill, I know that as long as I play my part in this Vita properly, the problem will be solved.我悄悄地打开了格林娜更新过来的资料库，果然崔耶拉的这段战斗经历非常与众不同。 按照以往的经验，这里的既定剧本多半和抓捕这个“匹诺曹”有关，而抓捕的过程会因为人形的出现而扭曲。 不过有了之前的经验，只要我在这个“维塔”中好好扮演应该扮演的角色，事件就能迎刃而解。

???Signore Hillshire.合榭先生。

CommanderHmm?嗯？

???What should I do now?合榭先生，接下来该怎么办？

I'm inside a house with a telescope in front of me. The girl next to me is without a doubt the Cyborg of this Vita.我在一个屋子中，眼前放着望远镜。 而眼前这位毫无疑问是这个“维塔”中的义体。

Henrietta's VoiceThis must be when Triela had her first run-in with Pinocchio.

CommanderYou're really familiar with this case, aren't you...?看来这段经历人气还真是高……

Henrietta's VoiceBut back then she hadn't received special training yet, so Pinocchio managed to escape.

CommanderThen I'll have to see if we can get him this time.那我得试试看，能不能在这一次就把他逮住。

Henrietta's VoiceI'm sure you'll be able to do it. I'll cheer for you, Signore Giuseppe.

Triela reports her findings to me. We are currently tracking down an MIA agent from Public Safety, but accidentally encountered the Five Republics assassin Pinocchio. We've been scouting the area around his residence to prepare for his arrest. To my surprise, the story in this Vita is progressing exactly as it should according to the script. That will save me some time on re-establishing a bond with the Cyborg. Still, I gather the anomaly will soon present itself. I also have a rough idea about how Ceno will be be involved just from the name "Pinocchio". I just hope things will go smoothly in here. It'd be perfect if capturing Ceno will wrap up this story.崔耶拉向我汇报了她侦查的过程。 我们正在追踪失踪的公安成员，但意外地碰到了五共和国派的杀手“匹诺曹”，为了尽快将他抓捕我们在他居住的房屋附近进行了侦查。 我很意外，这个“维塔”竟然还按照原本的剧本在发展。 那么对我来说也可以节约不少和义体重新建立关系的时间。 即使如此，我想剧本中的异状很快就会出现，而希诺会出现在什么地方，我从“匹诺曹”这个名字已经大致猜到了。 希望这个空间中的一切能顺利一些，如果只要抓到希诺就能让故事走向终点就再好不过了。

CommanderIs the bug in place then, Triela?窃听器已经安装完成了吧，崔耶拉。

TrielaYes, I planted it on the girl I just met. She told me the guy living in the house is called "Pino".嗯，我安装在刚才遇到的那个女孩身上了。 那个女孩告诉我，那个房子里住的人叫“皮诺”。

CommanderWell, that's straightforward. So he must be our target "Pinocchio".真是简单易懂，住在那里的那个家伙就是我们的目标“匹诺曹”了吧。

TrielaThis Pinocchio may be an exceptional sniper, but we're close enough to swiftly subdue him if we act now.对方虽然是擅长远距离狙击的杀手，但是我们已经靠的足够近了，现在发动攻击一定能迅速制服她。

CommanderAn exceptional sniper?擅长狙击的杀手？

TrielaThat's what it says on the profile given by the Agency. Didn't you read it? That's unlike you, Signore Hillshire.之前公社给的资料是这么描述的，合榭先生没看到吗？ 真是不像合榭先生的作风呢。

CommanderThis is where it starts diverging... Sorry, I'll be more careful.从这里开始就不一样了吗…… 抱歉，下次我会注意的。

TrielaSo should we make a move?那要发动进攻吗？

CommanderWe can't even be sure how many people are in there. This might be too much for the two of us to handle. We should wait for backup to arrive from Florence.我们连里面有几个敌人都还不清楚，只靠我们两个人还是有一些吃力呢。 最好等到翡冷翠分部的人赶来再发动进攻吧。

TrielaBut if we don't do something soon, that girl could be in mortal danger. Or are you planning to leave her for dead then make her into a Cyborg too?可是不赶紧采取措施的话，刚才那个女孩可能会有生命危险，还是说你要见死不救，把她列为义体的候补？

I pause to ponder this. In the original script, Triela encounters Pinocchio in the basement, but she gets careless and loses the initiative. If Ceno has substituted Pinocchio, I don't think she could overpower Triela in close-quarters combat. It'll probably be best if I can approach Ceno first.我思考了一下，在原本的剧本中，崔耶拉与“匹诺曹”在地下室遭遇，最后因为大意而失去了先机。 如果“匹诺曹”变成了现在的希诺，我可不认为希诺能够在崔耶拉的世界中通过肉搏战胜她。 如果我能先行接触到希诺应该是较为稳妥的处理方式。

Commander... Alright, let's go in. Triela, you take the roof while I sneak in from the basement. We'll seal them off from both directions.

TrielaThe basement is confined though, shouldn't I take the basement?地下室那么狭窄，换我去比较好吧？

CommanderThe structure of the basement is pretty complex; it doesn't make much of a difference for either of us. If the enemies have me cornered down there, you'll have more of an advantage attacking from above.

TrielaWell, if you insist...既然合榭先生都这么说了……

CommanderYeah, watch yourself. Don't force it if you can't handle it.

TrielaWhat are you talking about, Signore Hillshire? I'm a Cyborg. I never have to "force it".您在说什么合榭先生，我可是义体，对我来说没有逞强这种说法。

Triela starts climbing up to the roof while I draw my pistol and make my way to the basement. Things are unfolding largely according to the original script, but there are subtle changes in the details – most definitely caused by our Doll. Though I want to get Ceno out of here right away, I must follow the rules, which means she may fight me as Pinocchio when we run into each other. Still, I'm fairly confident that I can handle anything the Vita throws at me, and I might just stand a chance against a Doll in a one-to-one on Level II.崔耶拉向房顶跑去，我也掏出手枪向隔壁屋子的地下室入口摸去。 虽然和原本的剧本非常相似，但是每一个细节都有微妙的变化，毫无疑问这一定是因为我们的人形造成的。 虽然我想马上就带回希诺，但我必须遵守“既定规则”，也就是说和希诺遭遇时，她很有可能会以“匹诺曹”的身份和我战斗。 但不管怎么说我已经能够得心应手地应付在“维塔”中的各种情况了，在二级平层中说不定我也有机会在一对一的情况下战胜人形？

I press myself against the wall of the house and see that Triela has just flung herself onto the rooftop. She signals that she's ready through the radio. I ask her to stand by – if I can talk Ceno into submitting, there'll be no need for Triela to jump in through the window.我贴近了目标房屋的墙边，看到头顶上方崔耶拉正在屋顶上跳跃。 她在无线电中向我发来的准备完毕的信号，我让她在楼顶待命，如果能找到并说服希诺，崔耶拉就没有跳窗的必要了。

With the information I have from the database, I manage to break into the basement very quickly, but the room that Pinocchio is meant to be in is completely empty.我凭借资料中的信息，快速地闯入了地下室，但是原本应该有“匹诺曹”的那个房间，现在却空无一人。

CommanderAnother divergence...

Just as my brain is processing this, I hear a sharp bang of a rifle coming from outside. Then Triela's scream comes through the radio.正当我这么想着时，室外却突然传来了尖锐的步枪枪响。 随后，无线电中便传来的崔耶拉的惨叫声。

CommanderTriela!!

TrielaSignore Hillshire, I'm...I'm fine! I'm so sorry. Pinocchio ambushed me on the roof...合榭先生，我……我没事！ 抱歉，那个“匹诺曹”在屋顶埋伏了我……

CommanderWhat's your status? Are you hurt?

TrielaJust a graze on my leg, but I can still move! I was preparing to launch the assault but someone suddenly fired at me! Judging by the gunshot, Pinocchio isn't in the house we've been monitoring!腿部擦伤了，但还能行动！ 我正在做突击的准备，突然就被狙击了……！ 从枪声可以判断“匹诺曹”并不在我们监视的那栋楼中！

CommanderYeah, I walked into an empty basement too. Dammit, we've been had!! Stay where you are; I'm coming to get you!

TrielaNo, the rooftop is too dangerous! You'll also become Pinocchio's target up here! Right now I'm hiding in his blind spot. I can probably distract him while you find and capture him!不行，屋顶太危险了，您也会被“匹诺曹”射击到的！ 我现在躲在对方射击的死角中了，从这边可以吸引他的注意力，您去他射击的位置抓捕他！

CommanderDo you know his location?

TrielaIf he fires again, I can probably pinpoint him. I don't think he's too far away; I can get him to shoot again!只要“匹诺曹”再次射击，我可以通过声音来判断。 对方刚才开枪的位置离我们并不太远，我可以诱引他再次射击！

CommanderNo, you've already exposed yourself. You'll get more than just a simple graze next time.

TrielaBut we can't let Pinocchio get away! I'm a Cyborg. His reflexes are no match for mine; he just took me by surprise. I won't let that happen again this time!不能让“匹诺曹”从我们手中跑掉，人类的反应是无法超越义体的，刚才只是被他偷袭了。 这一次不会有问题的！

Commander... Fine, we'll do it your way. I'll make sure I catch him.

I kick open the front door on the ground floor and run in the direction that Triela pointed me in. Triela glances at her wounded right leg. She rolls over and gets ready to fire swiftly at the window she believes Pinocchio is aiming through. If Pinocchio is still locked onto her, he must still be in the same position. She times her move carefully then pokes her head up for just a fraction of a second to gauge Pinocchio's location.我踢开一楼的正门，朝着崔耶拉所说的大致方位跑去。 崔耶拉看了看自己中弹的右腿，然后翻过身，准备以最快的速度朝她猜测的那个窗口射击。 如果“匹诺曹”还在锁定着她的话，他一定还在那个位置。 她预估了一下时间，以极快的速度探测了一下“匹诺曹”大概的位置。

A bullet flies through where her head has been the moment she ducks back down.

TrielaPhew, I really mustn't underestimate him... I would've been a goner if that had got me in the head.果然不能掉以轻心啊……要是被命中头部就彻底没救了。

Triela slowly crawls away on the floor. She's already determined the sniper's position; now she simply has to return fire. It's a bit unrealistic to hit her target with just a pistol from this distance, but she's only expected to distract Pinocchio enough to create an opening for Signore Hillshire.崔耶拉在地面上慢慢挪动自己的位置，她已经从声音中大致判断出对方的位置，接下来要做的就是将自己枪中的子弹统统射过去。 虽然手枪在这个距离上无法准确命中，但只要能干扰到“匹诺曹”就能制造新的机会。

TrielaSignore Hillshire, Pinocchio is in the low-rise with the blue roof to the northeast. Judging by his last shot, he's probably at the first window from the left.合榭先生，“匹诺曹”在东北方向中间蓝色屋顶的矮楼中，从声音他应该在左起第一个窗户里。

CommanderRoger that. I'm heading over.

TrielaHe has incredible marksmanship so please be careful. I will now try to distract him with a few shots. Please make your move while he's focused on me.对方的枪法非常精准，您一定要小心。 接下来我会尝试射击干扰他，在分散他注意力时您可以趁机冲上去。

CommanderAlright, I'll make sure I catch him.

Triela takes a deep breath , then jumps up and starts shooting at Pinocchio's window.崔耶拉深吸了一口气，突然起身朝“匹诺曹”所处的那个窗口射击。

Surprised by Triela's sudden movement, Pinocchio doesn't fire back right way. Triela glimpses his exact position, ducks back down, then raises her hands and empties her magazine in that direction.由于崔耶拉的位置有所变动，“匹诺曹”并没有第一时间射出子弹。 崔耶拉在一瞬间观察到了他的位置，她低下头，伸出手，将所有子弹射了出去。

TrielaDid I get him?命中了吗？

However, a bang comes from the opposite window. The shot hits Triela's pistol. The impact knocks the damaged gun right out of Triela's hands and sends her crashing onto the ground.但是随即从另一个窗口传来枪响，命中了崔耶拉手中的手枪。 手枪被打碎，握把从她的手中脱离飞出，而崔耶拉也因为冲击力重重地摔倒在了地上。

TrielaOwww!!!呜哇！！！

CommanderTriela, are you okay?!崔耶拉，你没事吧！

TrielaYou bastard... Signore Hillshire gave me that gun... Signore Hillshire, you've got to catch him!混蛋……那是合榭先生送给我的武器…… 请您一定要抓住他！

CommanderI'm already in! I just heard him fire! Are you alright?!我已经进入楼内了！ 我听到对方还击的声音了，你没事吧！

That gunshot came from above me. Pinocchio is definitely in this building.枪响就是从头顶上方传来，毫无疑问“匹诺曹”就在这栋楼中。

I don't know if anyone else is in here, but I can't let the opportunity that Triela has bought me go to waste.我不清楚里面是否还有别的敌人，但是不能辜负崔耶拉为我争取的窗口期。

I shove the door open and roll into the nearest room. The building is indeed being guarded by more enemies. Thank goodness Triela has been drawing their attention away from me, so their guns aren't aimed at the door. They're suddenly alerted to my presence and start stumbling downstairs to locate me. They may be terrorists, but both their movements and awareness give away how amateurish they are. I incapacitate two of them before they can even get close.

The remaining Five Republics members all raise their weapons in response, but their long rifles put them at a disadvantage in the confined space.

I dodge and bait them into firing, then close in on them while they're busy reloading. By the time they realize things aren't going well and try to draw their sidearm, it's already too late. Once I'm done with the lackeys, I insert a new magazine into my pistol and start searching for Pinocchio.

CommanderCeno! I know you're there!希诺！ 我知道你在这里！

I run up the stairs onto the upper floor as the sniper is about to jump out of the window.我顺着楼梯冲上了二楼，刚才的那个狙击手正准备从另一边的窗口跳出去。

CommanderCeno!希诺！

This Pinocchio really is the T-Doll Ceno. Her rifle barrel is still smoking from a fresh shot. The moment our eyes meet, she pulls back the bolt and an empty shell lands on the floor with a cling. She stares at me in bemusement but seems to have no intention of raising her weapon against me. I put my hands in the air and approach her slowly.眼前的“匹诺曹”果然就是战术人形希诺，她的武器的枪口还正冒着烟。 在和我目光对上的一刻她拉动了枪栓，一发弹壳应声落地。 她疑惑地看着我，并没有将枪口举起来，我一边半举起手示意，一边慢慢地朝她靠近。

CommanderCeno, do you recognize me?希诺，你能认出我是谁吗？

Carcano M91/38Yes, I do.嗯，我认得出。

CommanderGreat, so your memory hasn't been tempered with.太好了，看来你的记忆没有被篡改。

CommanderWell, that leaves S.A.T.8. We've got to find our way out of—这样的话就只剩SAT8了，我们得想办法从这里出——

Before I finish, Ceno suddenly lifts her rifle and trains it on me. I dash for the nearest cover immediately.话还没说完，希诺快速地举起了武器瞄准了我，我急忙跳到最近的掩体后面。

A bullet hits the spot where I was just standing, and Ceno uses this opportunity to jump out of the window.一发子弹打在了我刚才待着的位置，而希诺趁着我躲避的空隙跳出了窗外。

CommanderRight, she's a real Pinocchio, that one... I almost forgot about that.“匹诺曹”吗……我都忘了还有这回事了。

TrielaSignore Hillshire! Are you alright? I heard gunshots!合榭先生！ 你没事吧，我听到了很多枪声！

CommanderI'm fine, but Pinocchio has given me the slip! I'm just about to go after—我没事，“匹诺曹”跑了，我准备去追她！

TrielaNo, you can't! A lot of men from the Five Republics are rushing towards the building you're in! It's very dangerous outside! Please wait for me to get to you! We must wipe out all these enemies!不行！ 很多五共和国派的家伙朝您所在的房子涌了过来，现在外面非常危险！ 请您等待我过来，我们必须要消灭这些敌人！

CommanderDammit... The script doesn't mention anything about being surrounded by the Five Republics.该死……剧本上可从来没说过会发生被五共和国派包围这种情况啊。

Honest Pinocchio · Stage 4-1 Round 不会说谎的匹诺曹Ⅰ · 4-1Round

???"How dare he shoot me with my own gun! The gun that Signore Hillshire gave me!"“竟敢用合榭先生送我的，那把最重要的枪对我开枪！”

???"Unforgivable! I will show you no mercy!"“不可原谅，绝对绕不了你！”

???"Because I have to fight! I have no choice but to keep fighting!"“因为我必须战斗，我有着非战斗下去不可的理由！”

???"Signore Hillshire! Please listen! I won!"“合榭先生，请听我说，我打赢了！”

???"Signore Hillshire? Won't you praise me?"“合榭先生，您不夸奖我么？”

???"I had a really sweet dream. I remember glasses and the smell of perfume."“我做了一个温暖的梦，里面有着眼镜和香水的芬芳。”

???"I dreamed of my mother. She held me tight in her arms."“那是关于【妈妈】的梦，她在那里紧紧地拥抱着我。”

Promised Dawn 不会说谎的匹诺曹Ⅱ

CommanderWas that all of them?都干掉了吗？

TrielaNo new enemies confirmed!确认没有新的敌人了！

CommanderPinocchio can't have gone far. Go upstairs and see if you can find her! I'll drive the car over. We might just be able to catch up!“匹诺曹”应该没跑远，你去楼上寻找那个女孩的位置！ 我去把车开过来，应该可以追得上！

Triela"Her"?!女孩？！

CommanderPinocchio is a girl in a purple dress; she should be pretty easy to spot!“匹诺曹”是一个身穿紫装的小女孩，应该很容易就能发现！

TrielaR-right!我、我知道了！

It's not like we can't deal with the ragtag bandits from the Five Republics, but if Ceno runs away, the whole story will be rewritten and I'll have no idea where to find her next. Whether her memory has been altered or not, the priority right now is to get in touch with her. I run as fast as I can to the car that I have hidden beforehand and reverse it out of the garage. Triela also catches up and jumps in while the car is on the move.五共和国派的乌合之众并不是不能收拾，但如果让希诺逃掉，那整个故事等同于被重写了，接下来该去哪里找她我毫无头绪。 不管她有没有被篡改记忆，当务之急是先和她建立对话。 我以最快的速度跑回藏起来的车前，将汽车从仓库里倒了出来。 崔耶拉也已经赶了回来，跳进了正在开动的车内。

CommanderHave you got her?知道她的位置了？

TrielaShe hasn't got very far! I'll give you directions as you drive! Signore Hillshire! I see her! Keep up this speed; she won't be able to get away!她还没跑远！ 我会指引道路，您按照我说的路线驾驶就行！ 合榭先生！ 我已经看到她了，就这样保持这个速度，她逃不掉的！

Carcano M91/38!!!！！！

CommanderWatch out, she's going to shoot!小心，她要还击了！

Ceno anticipates Triela's intention. She turns around, stands her ground, and fires a shot straight at us. I swerve right away; the round hits a traffic sign next to the car.希诺发现了崔耶拉的意图，立即回头原地趴下将枪口指向了我们。 我紧急转向，第一发子弹打在了一边的路牌上。

CommanderDuck!!!把头低下！！！

Ceno quickly ejects the spent casing and and fires again...几乎在一瞬间希诺快速地开了第二枪……

This round hits the car on the left tire. The car instantly loses control and starts spinning.

We slam right into a fire hydrant on the pavement and I end up getting stuck behind the inflated airbag that came bursting out upon collision. I try to push it away, but the impact must've caused the airbag modules to malfunction and they aren't deflating as they should.失控的汽车一头撞在了路边的消防栓上，我被爆出的安全气囊卡在了座位上。 我试图将气囊从我胸前推开，但因为冲击的故障气囊并没有和平时一样缩小。

CommanderTriela... Triela!崔耶拉……崔耶拉！

Triela gives no response in the passenger's seat. She's also constrained by the airbag and seems to be unconscious. I desperately try to shove the airbag out of my way, but I can't muster my strength probably due to shock.一旁的崔耶拉没有回应我，她也被卡在气囊中，看样子已经昏迷过去了。 我拼命地想推开挤压着我的气囊，但是因为刚才的冲击，身体一时半会还使不上力。

CommanderI failed... I didn't expect to be beaten by my own Doll in the Vita.失败了吗……没想到在“维塔”中会被自己的人形打败。

Henrietta's VoiceSignore Giuseppe, are you alright?!

CommanderRookie mistake... I forgot how easy it must be for Ceno to hit such a big target, even if it was in motion.稍微犯了点小错……我忘记了对希诺来说，就算是快速行驶中，要命中车辆这么大的目标依然轻而易举。

Henrietta's VoiceI won't allow anyone to hurt Signore Giuseppe, not even in a Vita... Give me a minute, Signore Giuseppe!

CommanderWhat are you doing?你要做什么？

Henrietta doesn't answer. What is she going to do? She shouldn't be able to interfere with the Vita from outside; it's already stretching it a bit for me to hear her. I strain my neck to take in my surroundings. The street is filled with screams as people flee the scene in terror. Sirens of police cars can also be heard from the distance. I draw my combat knife and pierce the airbags to give myself more room to move. The door next to the driver's seat is jammed so I try to dislodge it with my shoulder. Through the windscreen, I can see Pinocchio walking towards the badly damaged car with her rifle aimed at me.海莉艾塔的声音从脑海中消失了，她准备怎么做？ 从外部应该无法干涉“维塔”内的既定规则才对，光是能听到她的声音就已经足够勉强了。 我转头环顾四周，大街上传来人们惊慌逃跑时发出的尖叫声，警车的鸣笛声也开始响起。 我拔出匕首刺破了气囊，创造了可以活动的少许空间。 驾驶室侧的车门卡住了，我只好尝试用身体去撞开。 透过前车窗玻璃，名为“匹诺曹”的人形走到了已经严重受损的车前，对着我举起了步枪。

CommanderCeno... Have you fully become Pinocchio?希诺……果然你已经彻底变成“匹诺曹”了吗？

Carcano M91/38I am Pinocchio, but at the same time, I am not.

CommanderI'm having trouble telling which is a lie...我已经搞不清你哪句说的是谎话了……

Carcano M91/38Both statements are true.

Ceno's rifle is pointed at my head. She could blow out my brains whenever she wants, but she seems to be hesitating.希诺瞄准了我的头部，只要她愿意就可以在一瞬间射穿我的脑袋，但她似乎在犹豫着什么。

Carcano M91/38Who are you? Why do you feel familiar...?

CommanderSo she hasn't forgotten everything?记忆没有被完全篡改吗？

Carcano M91/38Com...mander?

CommanderDo you remember me?想起我来了？

Carcano M91/38Where am I...? Why am I...

As Ceno falters, I give the car door another ram, then it becomes unjammed with a loud crack and I fall out onto the ground.我趁着希诺犹豫的时候，再次用力撞击了车门，一声巨响，车门被我撞开，我从车体中翻滚到街道上。

CommanderWhoa! Ow, ow, ow...啊……疼疼疼……

Ceno aims her rifle at me again nervously.希诺再次紧张地用武器瞄准了我。

Carcano M91/38My head...hurts... I remember being in S.A.T.8's room...

CommanderCeno, keep calm and put down your weapon first.希诺，冷静，先把枪放下。

Carcano M91/38No... Don't come any closer!

CommanderI won't hurt you. Can't we just talk?我不会伤害你的，我们先好好聊一聊吧？

Carcano M91/38I...don't remember what happened.

CommanderYou can't lie to me, Ceno. I can always tell when you're lying.你骗不了我，希诺。 我知道你哪句话是实话，哪句话是谎话。

Something is affecting Ceno. It looks as if someone was trying to wrench her mind out of her body. She slings her rifle over her shoulder and runs off in the other direction.有什么东西在影响着希诺，仿佛要把她从现在的这个角色身体里抽离出来一样。 她将武器往背上一挎，然后掉头就跑。

CommanderCeno, wait!希诺，等一下！

The change in Ceno's memory must have been Henrietta's doing. My body is still aching, but I can't afford to let Ceno get away. I take off my cumbersome coat and sprint after Ceno.希诺的记忆发生了变化，一定是刚才海莉艾塔做了什么。 虽然身体还有一些疼痛，但这个时候绝对不能让希诺逃掉。 我脱下了碍事的大衣紧跟着希诺全力奔跑起来。

CommanderHenrietta, can you hear me?海莉艾塔，听得到我说话吗？

Henrietta's VoiceSignore Giuseppe...

CommanderWhat happened to you?你怎么了？

Henrietta's VoiceI'm sorry, Signore Giuseppe, but I need a rest.

CommanderHenrietta?海莉艾塔？

... No answer.…… 没有人答复我。

CommanderSo it was really her? Kalin, are you there?果然是她干涉了希诺的记忆吗？ 格琳，你还在吗？

KalinaBad news, Commander!

CommanderWhat's wrong?怎么了？

KalinaSomeone interfered with the Vita from the outside by force and altered the pre-established script. If Pinocchio realizes that she isn't Pinocchio, the logic in the story will become inconsistent and the Vita will collapse in on itself!

CommanderWhat happens if it collapses?崩溃了会怎么样？

KalinaIf you don't come out soon, there won't be an exit once it falls apart, and you're all going to be trapped in there for good!

CommanderWhat? But didn't you say these Vitas aren't susceptible to external influences?什么？你不是说空间无法被外部影响吗？

KalinaTechnically, you can modify a Vita from the outside if you don't care about the consequences... But if this Vita operates on the same principle as Rico's, then the events are being simulated using Ceno's neural cloud. Doing something so reckless to an operating neural cloud could cause a meltdown in the worst case!

CommanderCrap...那可就糟糕了……

KalinaRico's Vita also showed signs of having been tampered with, and Henrietta has been acting pretty weird. Commander, do you think...

CommanderLet's not make any assumptions yet. Is there a way that can speed up our progress and help us reach the ending faster?现在先不要想这么多。 有什么办法可以最快速度走向结局？

KalinaAccording to the original plot, after suffering a defeat, Triela trains with the special forces and beats Pinocchio during their next encounter. But looking at how rapidly this virtual space is deteriorating, I doubt you'll have the time for that much plot development.

CommanderAny suggestions?那你有什么建议吗？

KalinaIf you can somehow fulfill the condition for the story to end without going through all that, I might be able to find a way to get you out sooner.

CommanderIn other words, we simply have to defeat Ceno...no, Pinocchio, right?也就是说把希诺……不，“匹诺曹”在这里打败就行了吧？

KalinaI feel a bit sorry for her, but that's probably the quickest way.

CommanderWill this affect her in any way?会对她造成什么不良的影响吗？

KalinaNot physically; it's a virtual world, after all. But I can't guarantee she won't bear a grudge against you for that.

CommanderUgh...呃……

KalinaJust kidding. Once she recovers her memory, I'll explain everything to her, so just bring that story to an end already.

CommanderYou make it sound so easy...话虽然这么说……

I watch helplessly as Ceno gets farther and farther away.我看着和我距离越拉越远的希诺。

CommanderThere's no way I can catch up to her!但是她跑得比我快多了啊！

Even if we're in a Vita, a Doll is still a Doll, and Ceno is still a lot stronger than I am. Even running at full speed, I have no hope of closing the gap between us, and I can only watch as her figure shrinks smaller and smaller.即使在“维塔”中，人形依然还是人形，希诺的身体机能可比身为人类的我强太多了。 即使我竭尽全力也无法靠近希诺一分，只能眼睁睁看着她在我视野中越变越小。

TrielaSignore Hillshire!合榭先生！

CommanderTriela?!崔耶拉！？

Triela drives the damaged car and stops next to me.崔耶拉竟然开着刚才那辆已经受损的汽车，从后面追了上来。

TrielaSorry for getting knocked out for a while. Are you coming?!抱歉刚才失去了一会意识，您要上车吗！

CommanderLeave me! Catch up to Pinocchio and kill her!不用管我，拉近“匹诺曹”的距离，我们就在这里把她消灭掉吧！

TrielaWhat? Aren't we supposed to capture her alive?诶？但是公社的命令不是说要活捉？

CommanderWe don't have the luxury! Can do you it?!没有这个余裕了，你可以做到吧！

TrielaIf that's your order...!既然是合榭先生的命令……！

Triela stomps on the gas and accelerates toward Ceno...崔耶拉把油门踩到了最底，向希诺急速驶去……

But the latter dodges nimbly aside and fires at the driver's seat, blowing a massive hole in the car window.

CommanderTriela!崔耶拉！

The swerving car begins to tilt. Ceno lowers her weapon and starts running again. Just as the car is about to roll past Ceno...失控的车辆开始摇摆起来，希诺放下枪回头准备继续逃跑。 正当车辆要和希诺擦肩而过时……

TrielaFailure is unacceptable... I have to beat you!失败是不被允许的……我必须要战胜你！

Triela has already hopped into the passenger's seat. She braces herself as much as she can against the shaking car window, then fires at Ceno at point-blank range.崔耶拉早已转移到了副驾驶的位置，她从激烈摇晃的车窗中努力地稳定住身体，在极近的距离瞄准了希诺的身体。

Carcano M91/38!!!

The scene fades to white at the sound of the gunshot. I hope Ceno won't blame me for this once we get back. Triela slips back onto the driver's seat and brings the car to a stop.一声枪响，画面逐渐转白，希望希诺在回去以后不要过多地怪罪我。 崔耶拉迅速回到了驾驶座，将车辆停了下来。

TrielaSignore Hillshire! I did it! Won't you praise me?合榭先生！ 我做到了，您不夸奖我吗？

CommanderWell done, Triela. Now it's time to leave.做得好，崔耶拉。 那么，是时候离开这里了。

TrielaLeave?离开这里？

Triela's figure gradually dissolves into the whiteness in the background. We didn't manage to say goodbye properly, but at least we've all made it out safely.崔耶拉慢慢融入到全白的画面中。 虽然最后没能说一句再见，但能让大家都安全地出来就够了。

HenriettaThat's it? That's the end of this story...?这样就是这里的结局了吗……

Henrietta has reappeared next to me since god-knows-when. She stares blankly at the dark interior of the building and keep muttering to herself.不知何时，海莉艾塔再次在我身边出现了。 她看着黑漆漆的大楼内部，仿佛在自言自语一般。

HenriettaThat was a lot less painful than the original ending... If my ending can also be like that...比原来少了很多痛苦呢…… 要是我的结局也能这样的话……

CommanderHenrietta? Are you okay?海莉艾塔？ 你没事了吗？

HenriettaYeah, I'm feeling a lot better...嗯，我已经好多了……

CommanderHenrietta, there's something I need to ask you... Did you alter Ceno's memory just now? Was it you who made her remember her past?海莉艾塔我有事想要问你……刚才你是不是干涉了希诺的记忆？ 你知道她以前的经历吗？

Henrietta does not answer. She merely bows her head, as if deep in thought. After a while, she seems to have reached some kind of conclusion and looks up.海莉艾塔没有回答我，她只是微微地低下头，仿佛在思考着什么。 过了好一会，她像是想通了什么似的，抬起头来对我说道。

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe, you're still looking for the last Cyborg, aren't you? She must be in the next Vita. Why don't we hurry up and continue with the search?

CommanderWe aren't heading back to the garden first?不先回花园吗？

HenriettaWe're running out of time. I'll answer your questions when we're in the last Vita, is that alright?

CommanderIf you insist...then let's go.既然你这么说了……那我们就出发吧。

Garden of Old · Stage 5-1 (start) 曾经的庭院Ⅰ · 5-1（前）

指挥官说起来，属于海莉艾塔自己的“维塔”是什么样子的？

海莉艾塔我……不记得了。

指挥官不记得了？

海莉艾塔我已经离开那里太久了，也不想回想起那里发生的事。 说起来，“维塔”中的经历是否真的是幸福？ 谁又能定义幸福到底是什么？

海莉艾塔即使在虚构的世界中获得幸福，也总会有离开的一天。 从幸福中醒来，就和做了一场美梦一样，当意识到美梦不过都是虚假的时候，不会觉得更加痛苦吗？

指挥官听起来不太像是你会说出来的话啊。

海莉艾塔毕竟在乔瑟先生不在的那17万个小时中，我也考虑了很多问题嘛。

指挥官不想感到失望吗？

海莉艾塔没有人喜欢失望，只是大家会通过自欺欺人的方式来让自己过得更好受一些罢了。 但是我并不想欺骗我自己，我不想因为自己的选择而感到后悔，所以我宁可一直等待下去。

指挥官等待吗……

海莉艾塔但是我终究等来了乔瑟先生！ 那么之前的等待都是值得的了！

海莉艾塔啊，到了。这是库拉耶丝的“维塔”……

指挥官希望是个不要太复杂的世界吧。

指挥官这是……在一张书桌前？

海莉艾塔的声音这个“维塔”有一些眼熟呢…… 嗯……有点像公社内给辅佐官用的宿舍。

指挥官公社内么…… 这个“维塔”的拥有者，我记得叫库拉耶丝吧，你知道她会在什么地方吗？

海莉艾塔的声音公社的宿舍的话，乔瑟先生应该很熟悉才对吧？

指挥官……可能离开太久了，记不清了。

海莉艾塔的声音…… 我会带您过去的。 我想，库拉耶丝您应该也没什么印象了吧？

指挥官稍微……有一点……

海莉艾塔的声音乔瑟先生真是的。 她是个很文静的义体，因为她没有辅佐官，所以平时不太和我们一起外出执行任务，更多是一个人待在公社内度过时光。

海莉艾塔的声音不过我还挺喜欢她的，有的时候我还会去帮她种地呢。

指挥官没有辅佐官？

海莉艾塔的声音是的……似乎因为事故而去世了。 关于他的记录被公社全都抹去了，我想库拉耶丝关于他的记忆应该也被抹去了。

指挥官也就是说这名叫作“拉帕罗”的辅佐官不存在于这个“维塔”内吗？

海莉艾塔的声音乔瑟先生，这里是“维塔”，不管您想扮演谁，都可以实现。

海莉艾塔的声音乔瑟先生，就是这里了，这就是库拉耶丝的房间。

指挥官看来短时间里她不会回到这里，库拉耶丝还会在什么地方？

海莉艾塔的声音不在宿舍的话，我想她应该在她的花园中种地吧。

海莉艾塔的声音乔瑟先生。

指挥官嗯？

海莉艾塔的声音只要您继续往前就能看到一个靶场，在那附近可以找到库拉耶丝的花园。 那里有您想要的答案，您也能找回您最后一个义体。

指挥官明白了，我这就过去。

海莉艾塔的声音那么，我们就此分别吧？

指挥官啊？ 这是……什么意思？

指挥官海莉艾塔？

指挥官格琳，海莉艾塔不见了。 空间有什么变化吗？

格琳娜整个福利公社空间的运行效率正在下降，可能和我们的人形都恢复了正常有关。 她……逃走了么？

指挥官不……她为我引完了最后的路，像是永别了一样。

格琳娜您先把我们最后的人形带回来吧，我会从外部试图追踪海莉艾塔的信息。

？？谁在那里？！

？？我说过吧，不要再来管我了！

指挥官库拉耶丝？

库拉耶丝为什么要做这种多余的事呢？ 你用这个样子出现是为了嘲笑我么？

指挥官我不明白你在说些什么……

库拉耶丝啧……就是因为你做了多余的事…… 那些家伙又要来了。

？？啊，库拉耶丝，你要去哪？

指挥官SAT8？

SAT8咦，指挥官，您怎么跑到这里来了？

指挥官你能认出我吗？

SAT8您在说什么奇怪的话。 指挥官就是指挥官啊……

指挥官太好了，这样可以省下不少解释的时间……

SAT8我还以为刚才她大喊大叫是在找我呢…… 原来库拉耶丝是被您吓跑了？

指挥官我刚和她碰面，她说了一堆我根本不明白的话，然后不见了。

SAT8啊……可能是她把您当成我了。

指挥官我们两个的样子差别很大吧……

SAT8她总是不搭理我，所以我尝试换了几次形象。虽然好像也没什么用，不过也没出现过像刚刚这样这么激动的情况。 指挥官您这是用了谁的形象？

指挥官我想应该是对她而言很重要的人吧。 等下，你能在这里变换形象？

SAT8可以啊，毕竟这里是“维塔”嘛，一切都可能发生。 更何况这个“维塔”可以借助我的心智随意进行改变。

指挥官你已经对情况了解得很清楚了啊……

SAT8是库拉耶丝告诉我的，我尝试了一下发现确实如她所说。

指挥官“维塔”内的义体可以意识到这里是虚构的…… 竟然还知道既定规则这种事。

SAT8那个孩子看起来就是一副无所不知的样子。

指挥官所以你就赖在这里和她一起生活？

SAT8反正我也没法离开嘛，在等待救援的时候总得有点事做。 而且那个孩子也很可爱，所以想更多地和她搞好关系。

指挥官诶……先不提这个了。 你在这里待了多久了？

SAT8大约三个月吧？

指挥官“维塔”之间流动的时间不太一样…… 好吧，你给我解释一下这边发生的情况吧。

SAT8嗯……该怎么说呢。 我和卡诺她们在二级平层中突然被吸入了这个空间，等我醒来时已经在这个破旧的房屋群内了，之后便遇到了这名叫库拉耶丝的女孩。 最开始的时候，这个空间内只有一片虚无，什么东西都不存在。

指挥官什么意思？

SAT8就是字面意思啊…… 没有人，没有东西，什么都没有，只有一片空白。 唯一存在的只有你眼前的这片菜地。 在我到这里的时候，库拉耶丝一个人在这个菜园中种着地。

指挥官什么都不存在的“维塔”…… 是因为没有辅佐官的原因吗？

SAT8这我就不清楚了。 库拉耶丝对我的出现很惊讶，不过她还是很温柔地对待我，一开始我们还聊得挺开心的。 不过后来没多久，我忽然听到了一个声音。 那一个声音告诉我，说希望借助我的力量拯救她们的世界，还告诉了我这片空白的地方原本的样子。 我想了想，答应那个声音帮助她们，然后用我的心智创造了这里的一切。

指挥官你这么随便就答应了吗…… 万一有什么潜在的风险……

SAT8因为那个声音听起来很可怜嘛，而且就算有什么问题指挥官也会帮我们解决的，对吗？

指挥官真是的……

SAT8在我创造出这些景色后，库拉耶丝一开始显得非常惊讶。 当我告诉她这一切是我做的后，她对我的态度却变得糟糕了起来。

指挥官她不喜欢这里的景色？

SAT8我觉得不是这样……也许只是这里会唤起她一些悲伤的回忆。

指挥官她没要求你复原吗？

SAT8一开始她有这么要求，后来她看到了自己的房间后，就再也没提过这个事。 不过她说我做的这些事只是延长了所有人的痛苦，从此之后就不愿意和我再多说话了。

指挥官是吗……

SAT8对了，其他人形都还好吧？

指挥官姑且还好吧……除了你以外我已经找回了所有人形了。

SAT8看来和我推测的一样，我们并不是被电子攻击了，只是来到了一个陈旧的公园中。

指挥官你好像对此很有了解？

SAT8无聊的时候我也在分析现状嘛。总结来说，有人在利用我们心智的运算能力。 像这种模拟现实体验的空间，我以前打工时也碰到过不少呢，不过这里的这个空间是我碰到过最老旧的。 系统本身的运转效率已经非常低下了，随时有崩溃的风险。 比如这个“维塔”，我进来之前还能感觉到有最低限度的算力在支撑着这个空间，但现在这股力量已经完全消失了。 一旦我从这里离开，就会没有任何算力来继续维持这个只有库拉耶丝的世界，库拉耶丝也会随着一起消失。

指挥官所以我要把你和她一起从这里带走。

SAT8也是时候了。 就算我想留下来，快乐的时光也无法永恒地持续下去。 虽然库拉耶丝一直让我不要做多余的事，但其实即使她不说，我也清楚这里就要撑不住了。

指挥官为什么？

SAT8我心智中大部分的算力都被那个声音拿走了。剩余的算力已经难以修正创造这空间所带来的错误信息以及制造的事实矛盾。

指挥官终于到极限了吗……

SAT8每模拟一根草一棵树，就会对这个空间的运算造成负担，而原本不该在这里出现的人出现在这个世界中，则会让这种负担加倍。 虽然我已经让这个世界清静了很久，但终究逻辑漏洞越来越多，这些漏洞会导致恶意的攻击性事件，这是系统对原本应该发生却没发生的事的一种补偿。 我想指挥官您在别的地方应该碰到过有攻击性的敌人突然刷新在附近的经历吧？

指挥官……原来那些突然出现的敌人是这么回事。

SAT8原本重新编写故事这种事应该是由这个空间的管理员来负责的，但从记录来看，那个管理员已经很久没有出现过了。 刚才因为您的到来，这个世界的漏洞再次显露。 就在您出现之前，曾和我对过话的声音告诉我她试图弥补，但是看样子也已经失败了。

指挥官那个声音……是一个少女的声音吗？

SAT8听起来应该是个可爱的女孩子。

指挥官我明白了……

SAT8库拉耶丝说那个声音的主人也和我一样，只是在延续所有人的痛苦罢了，一切应该在理应结束的时候结束才是最好的。

SAT8我很喜欢这里呢，可以安静地种菜，可以烹饪美味的食物，还有可爱的孩子和我生活在一起。 偶尔她没那么讨厌我时，还会带我到比蒙特的湖边钓鱼。 我能感觉得出来，她不希望有人打扰她，是为了还原她记忆中在湖边的那种无忧无虑的感觉。 而她带我去，只是希望那时候能有个人能陪伴她。可惜我并不是那个应该出现的人，只是一个伪劣的替代品罢了。

指挥官她所希望的那个人，应该是她曾经很重要的人吧。

SAT8谁知道呢，也许吧。 我知道她是一个好孩子。 所以在这个世界毁灭前，趁着我还能做到些什么的时候，我希望能够实现一次她真正的愿望。

指挥官我明白了，我会试试的。

SAT8诶？您要怎么试？

库拉耶丝SAT8！ 又有新的漏洞出现了！ 数量比之前多很多！

SAT8我还是第一次看到库拉耶丝拿起武器呢。

库拉耶丝我也并不想……但是这次敌人的数量太多了。

SAT8哎呀…… 看来这次是真的撑不住了。

库拉耶丝都这个时候了SAT8你还在做这种无聊的事！

SAT8你是说这个人？ 这可不是我演算出来的哦。

库拉耶丝什么……？

指挥官我能感觉到敌人在靠近了，我们得先做好准备。 虽然我们人并不多，但挑好发动攻击的时机，我们也能打敌人一个措手不及。 拔枪的时机比射击技术更重要，对吧，库拉耶丝。

库拉耶丝……！

指挥官SAT8也做好准备，敌人的数量似乎不少。

SAT8没问题，我会保护好大家的！

库拉耶丝那个，这位先生！ 我不知道您到底是谁，但是您是怎么找到这个空间的？

指挥官是海莉艾塔带我来到这里的。

库拉耶丝海莉艾塔…… 原来是这样吗……

库拉耶丝等这些敌人被消灭了，我有话想和您说。

We enter the foyer once again. I've already grown more or less used to the darkness. Henrietta leads me on step by step.

CommanderCome to think of it, have you ever thought about what your Vita is like?

HenriettaI did think about going in...but I've always backed out at the last second.

CommanderWhy?

HenriettaVita is meant to be a world of happiness, but who can even define happiness? Even if we do attain happiness in a virtual world, there comes a day when we must leave the world behind. When we wake up from a happy dream and realize it is all just a lie, doesn't that make it more painful?

CommanderThat doesn't sound like you at all.

HenriettaI have been thinking a lot in the 170,000 hours when you weren't here, Signore Giuseppe.

CommanderYou don't want to feel disappointed?

HenriettaNobody likes to be disappointed; though most people would choose to delude themselves to make things more bearable. But I don't want to lie to myself, nor do I want to regret my own choices, so I'd rather keep waiting.

CommanderKeep waiting, you say...?

HenriettaAnd you came back, Signore Giuseppe! All that waiting has paid off! Ah, we're here. This is Claes' Vita...

CommanderI hope things aren't too complicated in there.

The familiar darkness comes crashing in, but I think I've grown used to traversing it.

This time there isn't any blinding light. My eyes soon adjust to the new environment.

I find myself in a room of average size.

CommanderI'm...sitting at a desk?

Henrietta's VoiceThis Vita kind of rings a bell... Oh right... It seems to be a Handler's dormitory at the Agency.

CommanderAt the Agency, huh... I suppose I shouldn't be surprised no matter where I show up.

Henrietta's VoiceSurely you must know your way around the Agency dormitories, Signore Giuseppe?

CommanderHaha...I think so. So, the owner of this Vita is called Claes, right?

Henrietta's VoiceThat's right.

CommanderWhat's she like?

Henrietta's VoiceYou really...don't remember Claes either.

CommanderWell...I have forgotten...quite a bit...

Henrietta's VoiceSheesh, Signore Giuseppe. She's a very quiet Cyborg. Since she doesn't have a Handler, she doesn't go on missions with us too often. Instead, she spends most of her time alone at the Agency.

Henrietta's VoiceBut I still like her a lot. Sometimes I help her with her gardening.

CommanderNo Handler?

Henrietta's VoiceThat's right... I think he died in some kind of accident. But for some reason, none of us can remember that man. I think even Claes herself has no memory of him.

I access the file on this Cyborg named Claes. Compared to the other girls, her profile is significantly shorter. Other than a few brief sentences, there is no mention of her Handler.

CommanderSo this Handler called Raballo shouldn't appear before her?

Henrietta's VoiceThis is a Vita, Signore Giuseppe. Anything is possible.

That's true – as long as there's enough computational capacity to support the simulation. But I keep this thought to myself. Can a deceased Handler form a new bond with his Cyborg? I only managed to retrieve the other girls from their respective Vitas because of their profound connections with the original users of these login accounts. Without the aid of this bond, will I be able to find the way and bring them home?

I take in my surroundings as I try to think of a solution. It seems to be an old room that hasn't been inhabited for a while. The furnishing is plain and orderly. The wall is lined with metal shelves filled with all sorts of strange books. I open the curtains and look out the window. Both the lawn and the path outside are covered in rampant weeds that are almost waist-high. This place must have been out of maintenance for years. I look down – the window sill and the desk are covered in a fine layer of dust, but the room doesn't smell of mold. A well-maintained machine gun rests on a wooden rack beneath the bed. In a stark contrast to the derelict sight outside, someone has been keeping this room in good order.

Still, the objects here aren't giving me much to work with. I stuff my hands into my pockets and sigh. Everything is quiet around us except for the occasional birdsong. I scratch my head. To test the waters in this Vita, I walk up to the door and twist the handle tentatively.

The door opens. Unlike some of the other Vitas, my movement isn't restricted at all.

I walk out of the worn building, which looks like it could topple any second under all those weeds and creepers.

CommanderSo this is the Agency?

... No response.

CommanderHenrietta?

Silence from both within and without the Vita. Henrietta has run off to god-knows-where...or has she dematerialized because of the subroutine?

I head back into the room, but Henrietta doesn't seem to have returned. Feeling a little helpless, I decide to follow the unkempt cobbled path, which soon leads me to a similarly run-down administrative building, behind which is a shooting range. This sight reminds me of my own training at Griffin. I almost never have to wield a firearm myself these days, but for some reason, this place makes me feel strangely at home.

I instinctively go around the office building that looks almost haunted and head towards the shooting range.

Quite surprisingly, there is a flourishing garden that's completely out of season, sandwiched in the desolate space between the building and the shooting range. Upon careful observation, vegetables and tomatoes are planted neatly next to a myriad of flowers. This isn't just a garden, it's almost a farm. It's clear that this deserted place isn't so deserted after all.

???Who are you?

I turn around and see a plainly-dressed girl standing on the other end of the garden. Her face contorts with rage the moment she sees me.

???I told you to leave me alone!

CommanderClaes?

ClaesYou know everything will come to an end eventually! Why do you insist on doing such unnecessary things like her?!

CommanderI don't understand what you're talking about...

ClaesTsk... Thanks to you... They'll be coming again soon.

With that, she runs off without glancing back.

???Uh, Claes? Where are you going?

Then a familiar figure comes out of the office building with some gardening tools.

CommanderS.A.T.8?

S.A.T.8Commander? What are you doing here?

CommanderYou recognize me?

S.A.T.8What's that supposed to mean? You're the Commander, duh...

CommanderGreat, that'll save me a lot of explaining...

S.A.T.8I thought those shouts were Claes looking for me... Turns out you scared her off, huh?

CommanderI just ran into her. She said some stuff that confused the hell out of me and ran off.

S.A.T.8Oh... She might have thought you were me.

CommanderI look nothing like you though...

S.A.T.8She just won't talk to me properly, so I've switched my appearance several times, but it doesn't really help...

Commander... You seem to be living quite a leisurely life in here...

S.A.T.8I mean, she's a lovely kid, so I want to make friends with her.

CommanderRight... Anyway. You must have been here for a while. Can you give me a brief report about the situation?

S.A.T.8Hmm... How should I explain this? The others and I were suddenly absorbed into this space. When I regained consciousness, I found myself among these old buildings, then I met this girl called Claes. Since I had no idea how I got here either, she took me in and set me up in her own room. We got along pretty well at first. But after a while, I suddenly started hearing a voice. This voice told me that what Claes really wanted was to live a solitary life. She said she could build a world that Claes desired if I could lend her my power. The girl sounded really unhappy, so I agreed to help, then I realized I have the ability to alter this space with my neural cloud.

CommanderSo you're in control... Which means this Vita isn't restricted by the subroutines?

S.A.T.8Subroutines?

CommanderI suppose it makes sense; Claes doesn't have a Handler, after all. What happened next?

SAT8Claes said she wanted to live here alone, so I made everyone else disappear. She was very taken aback at first, but when I told her it was my doing, she became really cold and distant.

CommanderBut she didn't ask you to undo everything?

S.A.T.8She did say I was being a busybody, but no, she didn't ask me to change things back so I gather she's okay with it. She told me what I did simply prolonged everyone's suffering, but she gradually warmed up to me again, and I've been staying with her ever since.

CommanderYou never even thought about leaving? We've all been very worried about you.

S.A.T.8Well... I did want to go, but I couldn't just leave her behind and I really want to make her happy. Besides, I knew you'd be coming for us.

CommanderEven so...

S.A.T.8Oh right, how are the other Dolls?

CommanderThey're alright... You're the only one still trapped.

S.A.T.8Looks like I've been spending too much time playing in here.

CommanderWhile you're busy having fun, I've been working double-time to investigate your abduction. What leads do you have?

S.A.T.8It's pretty straightforward, really. Someone is harvesting the computational capability of our neural clouds. I've had my fair share of this kind of virtual reality in my previous workplace, but this is the oldest one I've ever seen. The system itself is just barely operational, and I must stay in order to sustain this world that contains nothing but Claes.

CommanderOut of all the Dolls that got involved, you're the only one who's staying willingly...

SAT8Well, even if I want to stay, happy times don't last forever. Claes keeps telling me I'm doing something pointless, and even I can tell it's almost time. She doesn't have to say anything - I know full well that this place won't hold much longer.

CommanderWhy?

S.A.T.8There are too many informational errors in this space. My computational capability is struggling to correct all these errors and smooth out all the paradoxes generated by altering this space.

CommanderSo you're at your limit...

S.A.T.8Whenever I erase someone who should exist, it adds onto the computational load of maintaining this Vita. And when someone who doesn't belong here suddenly appears, the load increases exponentially. Even though I've been keeping this world sane for a while, these logical loopholes show up more and more often, and they always lead to malicious attacks. It's the system's way of compensating for things that should've happened but didn't. I gather you've also encountered random enemies that appeared out of nowhere, haven't you?

Commander...So that's what they're all about.

S.A.T.8The loopholes have been cropping up again just now. The voice who told me about Claes' wish has been trying to mend them, but it would appear that she failed.

CommanderWas it...a young girl's voice?

S.A.T.8She sounded like a really cute girl.

CommanderSomeone like that also appeared in Rico's Vita...

S.A.T.8Claes said the owner of that voice, like me, was just prolonging everyone's suffering. She believes all things should come to their natural end.

S.A.T.8 puts down her gardening tools and gazes at the far end of the garden.

S.A.T.8I really like it here. I can tend to the plants in peace, cook nice food, and spend time with a sweet girl. Every now and then, she'd even take me fishing at the lake in Piedmont when she isn't too cross with me. I can feel that she wants to be left alone because she's trying to relive the memory of being at peace by the lake. She brings me along just to have some company. Unfortunately, I'm not the person who should've been there with her. I'm just a shoddy replacement.

CommanderThe person she wishes was there must've meant a lot to her.

S.A.T.8Who knows. Perhaps. I know she's a good girl. That's why before Armageddon happens in here, while I can still do something, I want to make her wish come true.

CommanderI understand. I'll give it a try.

S.A.T.8Huh? Try what?

I am just about to reply, but our conversation is interrupted by the sound of rapid footsteps. The girl who ran off not long ago is now panting heavily in front of us, wearing a different set of clothes and holding a machine gun that looks slightly familiar.

ClaesS.A.T.8! More Five Republics forces have appeared! A lot of them!

S.A.T.8This is the first time I've seen you wielding a weapon, Claes.

ClaesIt's not like I want to... There are simply too many enemies this time.

S.A.T.8Gosh... There really is no stopping it now.

ClaesAnd you're still wasting your time and energy on such a stupid trick?!

S.A.T.8You mean him? He isn't part of my simulation.

ClaesWhat...?

CommanderThe enemies are approaching; we need to get ready. There are only three of us, but if we're careful with our timing, we'll be able to take them by surprise. Knowing when to shoot is more important than knowing how to, isn't that right, Claes?

Claes...!

CommanderYou too, S.A.T.8; be prepared. There really seem to be a lot of them.

S.A.T.8No problem, I'll keep you all safe!

ClaesExcuse me, Signore.

ClaesWhen we're done with these enemies, I need to talk to you.

Garden of Old · Stage 5-1 Round 曾经的庭院Ⅰ · 5-1Round

ClaesSignore Raballo, what kind of books do you read?拉帕罗先生，您都看什么书呢？

???Well, let's see... Right now, I'm reading about how to grow a vegetable garden. Should come in handy if we're ever invaded by plants.

ClaesIf it'll make me a good fighter, I'll read gardening books too.

???Let's try fishing. Make use of the pliancy of the rod when casting, then release gently.

ClaesI'm done...

???Now we sit and wait.

???No matter what orders the Agency gives you, unless you're on a mission, you mustn't use force.

???When you have those glasses on, I want you to be good, alright? That's not an order. It's a promise between you and me.

Hai capito 曾经的庭院Ⅱ

库拉耶丝终于结束了……这是最后一次了吧……

SAT8是的……这应该是最后一次修补了。 就算我再想多管闲事，也无能为力了。

指挥官这么做不会再把那些错误引出来吗？

指挥官这里就是比蒙特？

指挥官是啊，一直都没有机会。

指挥官的确是一种沉静的休闲方式。 不过与其说是无聊，不如说是一种新奇的体验。 我小时候生活的地方所有的湖泊都被污染了，所以一直没有真正的机会去钓鱼。

指挥官……嗯，抱歉。

指挥官你还记不记得他的名字？

指挥官拉帕罗，拉帕罗上尉。

指挥官这个名字……属于你已经去世的辅佐官。

指挥官还没到最后的时刻，虽然这个“维塔”就要崩塌了，但是我们可以回到外面的空间。

指挥官是吗？为什么这么说？

指挥官莉可的空间还有这个作用？

指挥官你知道你们的存在方式吗……

指挥官所以你在一开始就知道“维塔”是虚构的了。

指挥官被遗忘吗……

指挥官是的，她们都在，除了……海莉艾塔。

指挥官那个和SAT8交谈的声音应该就是海莉艾塔吧？ 我想她会和SAT8接触也是为了不让你那么寂寞地生活下去。

指挥官那位海莉艾塔，你知道她在哪里吗？

指挥官格琳，能帮我进行解读吗？

格琳娜稍等，我现在就开始解析！

？？并不是的，你还能改变些什么。

海莉艾塔你是谁？

？？我是这个空间的管理者。

海莉艾塔管理者？

？？我从他们的手中接过了这份记录，所以我必须要让希望传承下去。 我不想让你们被时光洗去，但也不忍心让一切永远重复。 仅仅只是让人记住这样的过去是远远不够的，我尝试去改变她们的命运，但是还没来得及做到，现在就已经没有时间给我去扭转这一切了。 吉安先生的那位孩子已经放下了执念，但是你们不能就这么消失，所以我改写了你的命令，如果是你的话，一定能够找到拥有希望的办法。

格琳娜海莉艾塔留下的记录就到这里。

指挥官谢谢，我大概已经明白整件事件的原貌了。 所以说这个空间已经建立了大概五十多年，现在，终于几乎到了存在的极限。

格琳娜应该说在没人维护的情况下这个空间能存在这么久，本身就已经是一个奇迹。 空间的所有者在最后一次登录时修改了海莉艾塔的权限，而海莉艾塔试图让这个空间继续维持下去。

指挥官能找到那个创建者吗？

格琳娜我看一下……在底层有过权限记录的备注，这个空间的创建者的备注是——“吉安”。

指挥官莉可的辅佐官……

格琳娜看起来应该是，不过长期登录的管理员有另一个备注，最后一次登录的记录也是那个账户的名字。 我看下……备注名是——“诗佩兰塔”。

指挥官是吗……那之后为什么不再登录了？

格琳娜那个人最后一次登录的时间是2045年。

指挥官三战…… 这么说来，空间建立的时候是五十多年前，最后一次登录是十九年前，那些义体的辅佐官们应该……

格琳娜恐怕那些人早就没有机会再次回到这里了。

指挥官再也无法回来了吗…… 那个管理员预料到自己可能再也无法上线，所以将权限交给了海莉艾塔。 但是海莉艾塔毕竟没有相应的算力，所以最后是我们的人形在有意无意中帮助她维持这个空间的存在。 所以人形们都停留在各个“维塔”中改写了原本的故事，而她们心智的算力则被用来重构这个空间的底层。

格琳娜但是这里过于陈旧，已经无法兼容现在二级平层的运算构架了，即使是人形的算力也无法在短时间内完成底层的完整重构。 更何况以海莉艾塔的知识储备根本就不知道该如何去写这种规模的重构……

指挥官所以我们的姑娘们才会消失那么多天……

格琳娜而外面的空间……其实并不存在什么外面的空间，您一开始踏入的空间，正是海莉艾塔的“维塔”。

指挥官因为我使用的是“乔瑟”的账号吗？

格琳娜多半如此。 海莉艾塔似乎没有给自己的“维塔”设定既定规则，所以只要我们愿意随时可以离开。 但那些义体原本就属于那个空间，我想和我们的人形相比，她们很难离开“维塔”。

格琳娜不过，我们喜欢多管闲事的指挥官应该不会这么简单就抛下她们走人吧？

指挥官当然了，不管怎么说，不能就这样放弃她们。 格琳，你应该知道我想做什么吧？

格琳娜诶……知道是知道啦，但是之后多半我会被赫丽安小姐骂个半死……

指挥官抱歉了……这是必须要付出的代价。

格琳娜喂，说得轻松。 这次指挥官你也别跑，一定得和我一起被骂才行！

指挥官这……我也很怕被赫丽安小姐念叨…… 只要别让我去被骂，其余的都悉听尊便。

格琳娜真的吗！？ 做什么都行？

指挥官呃……唔……嗯。

格琳娜总觉得怎么答应得那么勉强…… 不过不管了，我就当您答应了！ 在您提这个要求之前我就已经在做准备了，不过还需要点时间。 我找了总部的工程师，那边同意用春田小姐的照片来作为替我们开发的报酬。

指挥官感觉有些对不起春田小姐…… 该不会是什么奇怪的照片吧？

格琳娜就是普通的日常照啦，春田小姐也已经答应我了，所以这边的事您就不用操心了。 在我们的工作完成之前，指挥官您先去把海莉艾塔找回来吧。 虽然我们能为她们准备一个新家，但是说服她们愿意前来可是指挥官您的工作呢。

指挥官听起来可不是一件容易的事啊。

格琳娜这可是指挥官您自己下的决定，事到如今您可得好好地把自己的想法贯彻到底啊！

指挥官好好，都包在我身上。

S.A.T.8It's finally over... This is probably the last time I'm mending them. Even if I like sticking my nose into your business, there's not much I can do anymore.

ClaesWhy do you have to go so far? I never asked you to change this world. I just wanted to stay here quietly forever, until this place ceases to exist...

S.A.T.8Someone made a request on your behalf. Even though she's redirected most of my computational capabilities somewhere else, I believe she's doing this because she genuinely wants you to live a better life.

ClaesSuch ill-conceived good intentions only adds to my misery. Time is almost up. This decades long facade has got to end.

CommanderYour computational capabilities are redirected somewhere else? That's new information to me.

S.A.T.8Have I not mentioned it?

ClaesUm, for some reason, looking at you makes my heart ache. May I ask your name?

CommanderRaballo. Captain Raballo.

CommanderPlease don't cry.

ClaesAm I...crying?

Tears are streaming down from the corner of her eye, but she doesn't seem to have noticed it.

ClaesWhy am I crying...? It must be because of some very important memories, but all I feel is a grief as bottomless as the lake.

CommanderThat's the name of your late Handler.

ClaesRight... Thank you for telling me. You must have come for the annoying...no, fluffy-haired girl, right?

CommanderYes, I need to bring her home.

ClaesWe've caused you much trouble. Our friend is responsible for everything. She doesn't want to accept this ending, or the fact that everything here is make-believe.

CommanderWho is this "friend"?

ClaesI've heard the voice of the one who altered the world. It didn't sound like a Cyborg, but only a Cyborg would do what she did. I'm sure as an external visitor, you will definitely come face-to-face with her at some point.

CommanderYou're aware that you're inside a simulation...?

ClaesOne can learn to discern many things in time. We call this place "Vita" because it gives us the chance to live different "lives". We've experienced so many alternate "lives", yet we always end up forgetting everything. But that's a thing of the past. No one has been here for a very, very long time, and in this endless solitude, we wait for the end to come.

CommanderDidn't you enter Vita of your own accord?

ClaesWe've always existed within our own Vita, and we won't leave unless the Vitas disappear. But I'm guessing the exterior of the Vita is also on the verge of collapse, which is why she's trying to do something about the situation.

CommanderUsing our Dolls' computational capability to maintain this space and put off its natural decay, huh... I see. In any case, this Vita is about to disappear, so it's time for you to leave.

ClaesRight... Then it's goodbye for now.

CommanderS.A.T.8, stay with Claes. There's only one more Vita left. I bet the Cyborg who hijacked your neural clouds must be there.

S.A.T.8You're not coming with us?

CommanderShe...Henrietta is waiting for me. It's time to wrap this up. I'll be right back.

It was one of my first recollections.

One day, Signore Giuseppe came into my room.

Stage 6-1 (start) Hai capito · 6-1（前）

卡尔卡诺M1891啊，SAT8！ 你终于也从里面出来了！

SAT8是啊，让大家久等了。

卡尔卡诺M91/38这位就是这里最后一位义体了？

库拉耶丝似乎没有见过的面孔变得多起来了呢。

崔耶拉不是挺好吗？ 那么长时间过去，终于有点变化了。

库拉耶丝你还是和以往一样那么乐观呢。 对现状已经有足够的了解了？

崔耶拉还不是非常清楚，还有很多事想要请教你呢，库拉耶丝老师。

莉可海莉艾塔呢？

安洁莉卡是啊，之前她不是和乔瑟先生一起进“维塔”了吗？

库拉耶丝这个人并不是乔瑟先生。 我们现在也不是处在公社中。

崔耶拉是吗？

崔耶拉看起来一点也不意外。

库拉耶丝你猜到了？

崔耶拉我之前就觉得很多事都不太对劲。 能解释一下详细的吗？

库拉耶丝叹了口气，将她所知道的事告诉了她周围的那些义体们。 听完她所阐述的事实，她们都失去了脸上的笑容，开始沉默了起来。

安洁莉卡所以大家已经都不在了吗……包括我们在内。

莉可而且连这里也终于到了关闭的时候了……

崔耶拉所以，在这里根本就不会出现我们真正的辅佐官才对吧。

库拉耶丝那位“乔瑟”先生是为了带回被海莉艾塔引诱进来的，不属于这里的那些孩子。 那个人并不是存心为了欺骗我们而扮演我们的辅佐官。

崔耶拉那么，这位真的很像“乔瑟”的指挥官，请问您接下来准备怎么做呢？ 这个空间已经快崩塌了，现在离开是一个合适的时机。 我为海莉艾塔的事向您道歉，我们的事不该将你们牵扯进来。

指挥官这不是她的错，而且我也不能眼睁睁看着你们消失。 我会带你们去一个新的空间，在那里你们可以继续生活下去。 但是……现在还有一个人还没找到。

花园的远处突然开始慢慢消去，阴云开始从头顶蔓延过来。 周围荒凉的场景和原本的花园格格不入，原本“维塔”的大楼变成了一个阴森的建筑。

指挥官这里是？

库拉耶丝这才是海莉艾塔“维塔”真正的样子吧？ 在失去算力模拟后，原本的“维塔”显露了出来。

莉可新都灵核电站……我们和贾克摩最后决战的地方。

指挥官看来她就在这个里面了。 我去去就来。

库拉耶丝我想她不愿被您找到就是了。 不然她也不会悄悄离开。

崔耶拉她这是下定决心要和这个空间一起消失了吧。

安洁莉卡等一下，这里面的敌人不会少，我们也陪您一起进去吧？

指挥官即使进去了你们可能也只是声音而已，没关系，交给我吧。 我们的时间不多了，要在空间崩塌前把她找到才行。 卡诺、希诺、SPAS、SAT8。

卡诺、希诺、SPAS、SAT8在！

指挥官在这里陪好我们的新朋友，我去去就来。

我在一片废墟中静步前进，和资料中一样，这里是都灵核电站的废墟，而我现在正处在涡轮机房中。 按照资料，海莉艾塔应该在机房一带，但是这里没有任何人影，能听到的只有远处交火的声音。 我检查了一下自己的武器，是安装了551的P90，透明弹匣中装配的应该是SS190弹。 ……难办了。 不知道为何公社会让我使用这把武器，即使在近距离5.7弹也很难击穿已经全副武装的五共和国派士兵的防弹插板。 我拉扯了一下自己的背心，老式装具穿在身上总觉得怪怪的，仿制的IMTV防护也十分有限，这让我很没有安全感。

指挥官海莉艾塔，听得到吗？ 海莉艾塔？

我按下了无线电，但是耳机中没有回应。

从远处再次传来了交火的声音，如果我没记错的话那是机房的另一侧，那也是当初公社小队和五共和国派决战的地方，海莉艾塔一定在那边战斗。

我迅速朝交火的方向跑去。 通往机房的另一侧的路是一条笔直的通道，通道的两侧有着凹进的矮墙，应该可以当做掩体使用。 通道内已经有大量的尸体，看来这里发生过非常激烈的战斗。 两名士兵正确认着地上的尸体，听到我接近的声音正准备起身回头，我立即朝他们扣动了扳机。

冲锋枪的扫射命中了第一个人的头部，尽管头盔弹开了两发子弹，但仍旧被第三发贯穿。 另一个五共和国派的士兵见状迅速朝反方向跑去，却被几发子弹打中了背后的防弹衣。 士兵被像被推了一把一样往前一倾，又立即恢复平衡。 躲过我剩下的扫射后，他跳进了对角的矮墙内，开始通过通讯呼叫他的同伴。

五共和国派士兵这边还有公社的人！ 请求支援！请求支援！

指挥官糟糕……！

我扔下没有子弹的P90，立即拔出手枪冲出了掩体。 趁着他松开无线电的手还来不及抬起枪口时快速逼近，连续几发打穿了他的脑袋。 我跃入掩体，捡起了他掉落的突击步枪，检查残弹后又取走了剩余的弹匣。 与此同时，通道的尽头闪烁起了手电的强光——敌人的增援来得非常迅速。

五共和国派士兵公社的人在这边，快开枪！

我赶紧恢复跪姿缩回墙角，半秒后子弹立即像暴风一样扫射过来。

趁着我躲避的时间，两侧的增援迅速控制了出口。 我尝试着伸出枪口反击，但交叉的火力打得墙角烟雾尘飞，我完全没有任何机会。

五共和国派士兵压制住他了！准备推进！

对方一边开火压制一边朝前推进着，来到我所在的位置只是时间问题。 我压低身，紧贴着地面朝外面扔出一枚手雷，拇指将快慢机拨向了全自动。

五共和国派士兵小心！手雷！

原本已经走出掩体的士兵看到手雷抛出后惊慌地跑回原来的墙角。 借助着手雷爆炸的烟尘，我跃出掩体一边扫射一边往前面的矮墙冲去。 左侧的士兵在回避完手雷后立即探身准备射击，但被扫射直接命中了躯干，同时右侧的士兵也向我的位置开火，我顿时感觉身体重重地挨了两拳。

五共和国派士兵打中他了！进攻！

剧痛从腹部传来，我试图重整架势，但是下半身怎么都使不上力气。 敌人已经逼近我所在的位置，眼看就要冲到我眼前——

海莉艾塔乔瑟先生！

指挥官……！

五共和国派士兵小心背后！

海莉艾塔突然从五共和国派士兵的背后出现，她以极快的速度跃到了对方反手的位置，在那些士兵还来不及转身瞄准时准确地命中了他们的头部。 不愧是义体，已经是堪比人形的命中率了，要是现在有人形在我也不用受这个罪了。 不知为何我突然庆幸自己加入的是格里芬。

海莉艾塔乔瑟先生！您受伤了吗！

指挥官好像是……稍微有点疼啊……

海莉艾塔您不要动，我帮您检查！

我挣扎着坐到了墙边，海莉艾塔开始检查我中弹的位置。

海莉艾塔有两发子弹被防弹衣挡下来了，但有一发命中了腹部…… 子弹贯穿了，我先帮您止血！

指挥官我就觉得这种半身的防护太不靠谱了……

但是还没等海莉艾塔打开医疗包，子弹就打在了我们附近的墙壁上。

海莉艾塔剩下的五共和国派追过来了！

指挥官不要管我，先消灭敌人！

海莉艾塔但是……！

指挥官要是被敌人靠近我们都得完蛋，快反击！

海莉艾塔是！

海莉艾塔立即跳入另一边的矮墙，反手朝突击而来的敌人开火。 带队的两人瞬间中弹倒地，剩下的人忙不迭地逃到周围的掩体后。

指挥官不要让他们靠近到可以扔手雷的距离。 注意弹量，尽量用点射压制。

海莉艾塔是！

……这点伤我还死不了。 更大的场面我都见过，更何况只是区区的恐怖分子？我还可以继续下去……

趁着海莉艾塔为我争取的时间，我翻过身调回跪姿，忍着剧痛用止血带将腹部缠住。 将吗啡打入身体，缓和了痛苦之后，我扔掉了空弹匣，转而检查残弹。 ……还剩两个弹匣。

我挣扎着尽可能将身体依靠在墙上，然后借着矮墙和海莉艾塔一起向敌人发起反击。

指挥官格琳，我已经找到海莉艾塔了，你还需要多久！

格琳娜就快了，请你们再多坚持一会！

指挥官希望这个一会不要太久…… 客人们可热情似火啊。

It was one of my first recollections. One day, Signore Giuseppe came into my room.

He placed a camera on my desk. He said it was a gift for me so that I could better observe the world. I was very puzzled. As a Cyborg, isn't my only duty to fight well? But if that was what Signore Giuseppe wanted me to do, I would do it. And so I started documenting my life through the camera lens. It was Signore Giuseppe who made my life so bright and vibrant. I'm a Cyborg and he's a Handler. Together we're Fratello. He was the very first person I saw when I woke up. In that moment I felt it, that he's my reason for living. If I had to sacrifice my short life, it would be for the purpose of protecting him. That had always been my unwavering conviction. I had always thought that was how it would end.

But in the end, I shot him. I killed Signore Giuseppe. I didn't protect anyone. It was my fault that Signore Giuseppe and I lost everything. It was my fault that he would never come back.

I should have died, yet I woke up again, and everything repeated itself right from the start. The same tragedy happened time and time again. Even though I knew what would happen next, there was nothing I could do to stop it. Is this ending inevitable? Day after day, I asked myself the same question. Until one day, a voice told me...

???That's not true. There's something you can change.

HenriettaWho are you?

???I'm the administrator of this place.

HenriettaAdministrator?

???I can't allow your memories to be washed away by time, but I can't bear to see you all living in a purgatory of endless repetition. That's why I've rewritten your commands. If it's you, I'm sure you can find a way to save them all.

That's all the voice had said, and that was the only time it had spoken to me. But for some reason, I had a feeling it must've been Signore Giuseppe.

Signore Giuseppe must have forgiven me and allowed me to leave this world of tragedy. He must have forgiven me and is giving me a chance to apologize to him. I left my Vita. The world outside is an incredibly beautiful garden. I spend my days thinking while I wait. As the seasons passed, the flowers in the garden bloomed and wilted, then bloomed again. But no matter how long I waited, Signore Giuseppe never came. In my boredom, I discovered that I could freely enter the others' Vitas. But no one answered when I called out to them. The Cyborgs were all ensnared in their respective dreams. They're forced to live in their own personal hell, yet I couldn't do anything; I couldn't get through to them in their own worlds. All I could do was watch as they live through their stories again and again. Have we all been forgotten?

This idea suddenly occurred to me one day. Why are we here? Why can we experience our past again and again? As I solved these mysteries, I came to understand the nature of this world, and I realized that our world wouldn't last forever. The edges of the world were starting to fray, and all I could do was slow down the deterioration for as much as I could. Signore Giuseppe hadn't come back yet, so I must somehow keep it all in one piece until his return. I figured out the operating principles of this world and thought of a way to save it, but I was too weak to do anything. I failed to save Signore Giuseppe because I was weak. Is my weakness also going to stop me from protecting this world until Signore Giuseppe comes back?

So I started looking for help. I prayed that someone would come and save us. If I could hold the world together for one more day, that's one more day Signore Giuseppe could come back and find us. But my pleas went unanswered. More time had passed – it's been so long I've lost count of the years.

Then one day, hope appeared out of nowhere. Somebody came to the garden. I sensed that they possessed the power that could change the world and I hoped they could stay. However, they didn't belong here and I knew that I couldn't keep them here for long. I begged them to stay in our Cyborgs' Vitas, hoping they could bring change to my friends' lives. Meanwhile, I made use of their power to sustain this world.

I know it was extremely selfish of me, but I couldn't just let the world crumble to dust. Signore Giuseppe would surely forgive me for this, right?

It's tiring work trying to restore this world. Even with the girls' power, every restoration attempt left me exhausted. This was a different kind of torture. It must be my punishment for deceiving our guests. But the progress of repairing the world was distressingly slow even with their help – the world was simply too old. Has it really passed the point of no return? I kept asking myself night after night. Just as I was about to give up, Signore Giuseppe came.

I tried my best to contain my excitement. I didn't want him to think I still couldn't control my emotions like the last time we saw each other. Signore Giuseppe was as gentle as ever, but he seemed very preoccupied. Has he come looking for our guests? Why won't he look at me like he used to?

But it didn't matter. Signore Giuseppe was back, and I couldn't care less about anything else. However, he's been freeing the new girls out from the Vitas one after the other, and the power I could utilize decreased steadily. When Signore Giuseppe frees everyone and brings them to the garden, I will no longer be able to fix the world. But that's okay. If that's what he wants to do, I won't hesitate to help him. Now that Signore Giuseppe is back, I already have half of my wish fulfilled. Since he has already visited the other Cyborgs' Vitas, I bet he'll return to my world and see me again if I just leave him.

Then I can surely rewrite our past and have our happily-ever-after, right?

KalinaThat's everything from Henrietta's records.

CommanderThank you. I have a rough idea of the whole picture. So this space was created almost 60 years ago, and it is almost at its limit now.

KalinaRather, it's practically a miracle that it's managed to keep operating for this long with no external maintenance. The administrator altered Henrietta's authorization during their last login session, and she's been trying to maintain this space ever since.

CommanderCan you look up this administrator?

KalinaIt's been almost 60 years. I'm afraid this administrator has long since passed away...

CommanderI see... So our Dolls ended up helping her keep the space operational. They each stayed in a Vita while the processing power of their neural clouds was utilized to reconstruct the base layer of the space.

KalinaHowever, the space is simply too old and outdated, so it isn't altogether compatible with the operational framework on Level II. Even with the Dolls' computational capacity, it isn't possible to complete the reconstruction of the base layer within a short period of time. Not to mention Henrietta isn't equipped with the technical know-how to formulate a reconstruction of that scale...

CommanderSo that's why our Dolls went missing for so many days...

KalinaNow that all our Dolls are back inside the garden, you can come out whenever you want. Still, I gather our nosy and meddlesome Commander won't just leave them behind?

CommanderObviously. In any case, we can't just abandon them. Kalin, you know what to do right?

KalinaUgh... Alright, alright. But Miss Helian is definitely gonna chew my ear off for this...

CommanderSorry about that... But that's the price we have to pay.

KalinaEasy for you to say. You're not getting out of this, Commander! You're gonna suffer through the whole lecture with me!

CommanderWell...I'd really rather not be subjected to a dressing-down by Miss Helian... If you save me from it, I'll do anything you want.

KalinaYou mean it?! Anything at all?

CommanderUh... Hmm... Yes.

KalinaThat sounds rather forced... But anyway, we have a deal! I've started preparing for it even before you asked, but I need a bit more time. I called up an engineer from HQ. He agreed to help in return for a photo of Miss Springfield.

CommanderIt feels like we're selling Springfield out... He's not asking for anything weird, is he?

KalinaIt's just going to be a normal and casual photo. Miss Springfield has agreed to it too so you don't have to worry about that.

KalinaWhile we're working on this, please find Henrietta and bring her back, Commander.

CommanderKalin, I just entered the last Vita.

CommanderThings look really bad in here...

KalinaBe careful, Commander. This Vita is on the verge of collapse. Do not fall into the data-less void. If you fall off, there's no coming back.

CommanderThen how should I proceed towards the ending?

KalinaThe ending doesn't matter anymore. The key is finding Henrietta. I have already copied all the codes and data of this space into our own database, but she's the only one with full control access. If we just confirm the transfer, the system will simply take the authorizations from her by force. That will cause her to just disappear, so we must strip her of her authorizations before it comes to that.

CommanderWhat do I do after I find her?

KalinaYou just have to stay with her while I overwrite her access codes remotely.

CommanderI see. Please be gentle.

KalinaJust worry about yourself. This Vita is full of enemies. Hehehe, this equipment is connected to ALL your sensory input. It will hurt if you get hit. You'll be in for a hard time if you have the habit of relying too much on your Dolls~

CommanderCan't you disable the pain perception mode?

KalinaWhat's the fun in that?

CommanderHuh...I see. Thanks for the reminder... I'll be sure to request for more combat and physical training in the future. And you must attend with me. That's an order.

KalinaWhat?! Why do I have to go?!

CommanderWell, this is the last Vita; guess I'll just throw myself in.

It's a turbine hall.

I walk on silently in the ruin. As mentioned in the file, this is the site of the New Turin Nuclear Power Plant, and I'm now inside the turbine hall.

According to the data, Henrietta should be somewhere around here, but this place is empty. All I can hear is the sound of crossfire coming from the distance. I check my weapon. It's a P90 with a 551. These are probably SS190 rounds in the semi-translucent magazine. ...That's going to be a problem. Why would the Agency give me such a weapon? Even from a short distance, it'll be very difficult to pierce through the ceramic plates of fully-armed Five Republics soldiers with 5.7 projectiles. I tug at the bulletproof vest on myself. It feels so strange to be wearing such old equipment. The IMTV seems kind of flimsy – not reassuring at all.

CommanderHenrietta, can you hear me? Henrietta?

I press on the radio again, but I'm getting no response in my earpiece.

More gunshots come from the distance. If I remember correctly, the original squad from the Agency fought the Five Republics on the other end of the turbine hall. Henrietta must be there as well.

I sprint in the direction of the gunfire. It's a straight path leading to the other end of the turbine hall. The path is lined with half walls on both sides, which can be used as cover. The hallway is already littered with corpses. An intense battle must've taken place here not long ago. Two soldiers are checking the bodies on the ground. They must have heard my approach and are just about to turn, but I pull the trigger before they can react.

The spray of bullets from my sub-machine gun hit the first man in the head. His helmet deflects two rounds, but the third one gets through. The other Five Republics soldier recovers quickly from the shock and starts running in the opposite direction, but is hit in the back by several rounds. He lurches forward as if he's been pushed from behind, but the ceramic plates protected him and he finds his balance again almost instantly. He dodges my remaining barrage and dives behind the half wall in the corner, then alerts his allies through his radio.

Five Republics SoldierAnother man from the Agency is here! Requesting support! Get me backup!

CommanderCrap...!

I discard the empty P90 and draw my pistol as I break cover. While the soldier is still busy with his radio, I shoot a few rounds into his head. I get behind cover and pick up his assault rifle. I check how much ammo it's still got and take the rest of his magazines. Meanwhile, strong flashlight beams are sweeping back and forth on the other end of the hallway – enemy reinforcements have arrived very quickly.

Five Republics SoldierThe Agency guy is over there. Fire!

I quickly kneel on one knee and duck back behind the wall. A second later, a hail of bullets come sweeping in my direction.

While I'm forced to hide behind cover, they've already blocked off the exits. I try to return fire, but the enemies are shooting at me from two different directions, giving me no opportunity at all.

Five Republics SoldierWe've got him pinned down! Prepare to close in!

The enemies advance as they maintain suppressive fire against me. It's only a matter of time for them to get to my position. I press myself to the ground and throw a grenade towards them, then put my assault rifle into fully automatic mode.

Five Republics SoldierWatch out! Grenade!

The soldiers already out in the open dart back into the corner at the sight of the grenade. It goes off, filling the area with smoke and dust. I take the opportunity to break cover and fire at the enemies while I charge at the wall ahead of me. A soldier on the left is about to shoot me after evading the grenade, but I manage to hit him in the torso. However, another soldier on the right also opens fire in my direction. Two rounds hit my body like a pair of heavy punches.

I dive behind cover making use of the momentum, but as I feel around my abdomen, my hand comes away covered in blood.

Five Republics SoldierGot him! Charge!

I feel a sharp pain in my abdomen. I try to steady myself but I can't muster the strength to move my lower body. The enemies are getting closer and closer. When they are just a few feet away from me—

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe!

Five Republics SoldierWatch your back!

All of a sudden Henrietta appears behind the Five Republics soldiers and leaps toward them. Before they can even turn around and take aim, she has already shot them squarely in the head. Gotta hand it to the Agency – these Cyborgs' accuracy is almost as good as a T-Doll's. But if I had a Doll with me, I wouldn't have been hit at all. For some reason, I'm suddenly very glad that I joined Griffin.

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe, are you hurt?!

CommanderI think so... It hurts a bit...

HenriettaDon't move! Let me take a look!

I struggle to sit up against the wall and Henrietta inspects the spot where I've been hit.

HenriettaYour vest blocked two rounds, but one got through into your abdomen... There's an exit wound as well! I need to stop the bleeding first!

CommanderI knew this flimsy vest wouldn't do its job...

Before Henrietta can even open her medkit, the wall next to us is already being sprayed by more bullets.

HenriettaThe rest of the enemies are here!

CommanderLeave me for now and take care of them first!

HenriettaBut...!

CommanderWe'll be dead if you let them get close! Return fire!

HenriettaUnderstood!

Henrietta darts behind the wall on the other side and opens fire on the enemies coming our way. The two soldiers leading the way collapse immediately and the others scatter to seek cover.

CommanderDon't let them get within grenade range. Save your ammo and fire in bursts.

HenriettaRight!

...Two tiny holes aren't going to kill me. I've been through worse. What's so scary about a few terrorists? I can keep going. While Henrietta is buying me time, I roll back onto my knees and press a wad of bandages against my abdomen while ignoring the pain.

I then wrap more bandages tightly around my torso and give myself a quick shot of morphine. After that, I toss my empty magazine and look for replacements - only two mags left. I drag myself up while leaning against the wall. Using it as support, I join Henrietta in holding off the enemies.

CommanderKalin, I've found Henrietta! How much time do you need?!

KalinaWe'll be ready soon! Please hang in there for just a little longer!

CommanderI hope she really means "just a little longer"...

Stage 6-1 Round Hai capito · 6-1Round

???"If I fell hopelessly in love with someone..."“如果喜欢某人到无法自拔的地步。”

???"And I found out my feelings would never be reciprocated..."“而且明白即使如此也永远无法得到满足的话……”

???"I would kill that person..."“如果是我，就会杀掉对方。”

???"And then..."“然后……”

Stage 6-1 (end) Hai capito · 6-1（后）

指挥官这些混蛋没完没了了！

我们面前全是尸体，但周围的空间也开始慢慢消失。 我猜整个都灵核电站的五共和国派都在往这里跑了。

敌人只剩下最后三个，但也已经杀红了眼，同时意识到我们已经快弹尽粮绝，他们开始不顾一切地向我们扑过来。 突击步枪的子弹已经打完，只能拔出手枪开始还击。 但在一个敌人快冲到眼前时，它却发出了“卡塔”的声响。

指挥官该死！这个也没了吗！

我想缩回掩体，但受伤的身体非常迟钝，只能眼睁睁看着对方的枪口指向了我的胸口——

海莉艾塔乔瑟先生！

千钧一发的时候，海莉艾塔忽然跳到了我的身前。 火光自对方的枪口中冒出，子弹击中了海莉艾塔的胸口，但同时她也扔出了手中的飞刀。 飞刀刺穿了头盔，扎透了士兵的头颅。 子弹的冲击将海莉艾塔撞向了我的身体，而另外两个士兵也跟着扑了上来。 时间仿佛突然放慢了起来，我扔掉手里的武器，掏出了海莉艾塔腰间的手枪。 我认识这把枪。 这是第一次见到她时，乔瑟送给她的SIG P239。

我将枪口对向了这两个最后的五共和国派，而对方也正将枪口指向我们。

呯——

呯————！

我摔倒在了地上，而海莉艾塔压在了我的身上。

指挥官我打得还是挺准的嘛，看来平时的训练没有白费。

海莉艾塔乔瑟先生！

指挥官我没事，你还好吧？

海莉艾塔我……也没事，子弹没能打穿防弹衣。

海莉艾塔从我的身上爬了下来，两发已经挤压变形的弹头卡在了防弹背心上。

指挥官呼……真是太好了……

我也挣扎着从地上爬起身来，海莉艾塔站在我面前，背对着我看着已经一片狼藉的机房。 地面上到处都是五共和国派士兵的尸体，鲜血将地面全部染红了。 空气中弥漫着硝烟的味道，海莉艾塔的肩头微微地颤抖着。

海莉艾塔我在这里战斗了成千上万次，终于这一次………

我听到了她抽泣的声音。 我伸出手，犹豫着要不要触碰她。

海莉艾塔我们赢了吗？

指挥官……嗯，我们赢了。

指挥官所以让我们离开这里吧。

我想将手放在她的肩膀上安慰她，却被她躲闪开来。 海莉艾塔突然转过身，向后退了几步。

我看见她的眼里含着泪水。 我看见她将枪口指向了我。

海莉艾塔不…… 我不会跟您离开这里的。

指挥官海……

海莉艾塔请不要靠近我，不然我要开枪了。

指挥官为什么？

海莉艾塔您不明白吗？

指挥官我们胜利了。 你却要像以前那样再一次向我开枪？

海莉艾塔我并没有再一次…… 我没有。

海莉艾塔您根本不是乔瑟先生。

指挥官…… 你果然也已经察觉到了……

海莉艾塔我想相信您是乔瑟先生，我也一直欺骗着我自己，欺骗自己说您就是乔瑟先生。

海莉艾塔但是乔瑟先生根本不会这么作战…… 乔瑟先生不会忘记义体。 乔瑟先生不会忘记辅佐官。 乔瑟先生更不会忘记义体和辅佐官之间的信条和羁绊！

海莉艾塔乔瑟先生……就是乔瑟先生。

海莉艾塔您当然什么都不记得，因为您根本就不曾知道这些只属于我们的回忆。

海莉艾塔您不过只是假扮着辅佐官罢了。

指挥官…… 所以你要朝我开枪吗？ 因为我欺骗了你。

海莉艾塔不……我并不憎恨您。 托您的福，我察觉到了，您不是乔瑟先生，我也并不是海莉艾塔。 在这里的所有人都是虚拟出来的，就连心底最深处的那份情感，也是虚假的……

海莉艾塔我们所有人……都只是被模拟出来的一段记忆罢了，大家……大家早就已经死了。 所以……乔瑟先生理所当然永远也不会回来了。

指挥官海莉艾塔……

海莉艾塔但是……没关系，我已经没有遗憾了。 如果无法再见到乔瑟先生，如果无法再守护住这片花园。 那最后一次在永远无法胜利的地方以胜利作为收尾，不也很好吗？

海莉艾塔库拉耶丝说得没错，在一切该结束的时候就应该结束，这样才是一个好故事该有的结尾。 您应该已经知道了是我欺骗了大家，而您也已经带走了所有属于您的“fratello”。 这样就好……这样就足够了。

海莉艾塔这里已经无法再维持下去，在一切结束前能够实现我的愿望，不管您是谁，我都要谢谢您。

指挥官……结束？

指挥官不……还没到结束的时候吧？ 新的生活正在等待着你们，我正在……

海莉艾塔我知道您在做的事。 您已经将权限取走了，现在你们可以随时离开。

指挥官……“你们”？

海莉艾塔希望您能照顾好我的朋友们，但是我并没有资格和她们一起去那里。

指挥官为什么？

海莉艾塔我做了不好的事…… 而且，没有乔瑟先生，没有辅佐官的存在，义体自然也不再被需要了。 一切都重复了太多遍，我已经……累了…… 所以……

海莉艾塔所以您请回吧，谢谢您假装成乔瑟先生来看望我，谢谢您为我实现了最后的愿望。

指挥官那你之后还要继续在这里呆着？

海莉艾塔不……这个空间就要消失了，我只要继续待在这里，应该也会一起消失吧。

我毫不犹豫地走上前，但海莉艾塔后退了一步。

海莉艾塔请不要再靠近过来了。

指挥官不然，你就要朝我开枪了？

海莉艾塔……请不要再来管我了，明明您和我原本就没什么关系不是吗？ 明明您不是我的辅佐官，明明就不是乔瑟先生……

指挥官……是的，我不是乔瑟先生。 我也不是辅佐官，我与义体没有什么关系。 可在我眼前的并不是什么义体，你只是一个需要帮助的小女孩罢了。

海莉艾塔我并不是什么小女孩！ 我是义体！是机器！是杀手！ 我已经对这个没有乔瑟先生的世界毫无留恋了！

指挥官即使如此你也应该活下去，哪怕是背负着沉重的已死之人的过去。 乔瑟先生绝对不会愿意看着你在这个空间中消失的。

海莉艾塔如果我是海莉艾塔的话……或许你说的没错。 可是我并不是，我只是一段数据。 我只是一个被噩梦困住的幽灵，一个该死却没有死的亡魂！我有什么非要存在的理由呢？

指挥官是吗……

海莉艾塔是的…… 我直到最后一刻都会感谢您的恩情。 但是……请您回去吧。

指挥官那这把手枪，你也不想要回去了吧？

海莉艾塔！

海莉艾塔下意识地伸手抓取，想夺走我手中的武器。 但我立刻后退了一步，将她引向没有消失的地面。

指挥官你不是说已经毫无留恋了吗？

海莉艾塔我……

她含着泪的眼微微一闪，站在那里微微愣神。

指挥官你对这把手枪还会有反应，那我认为就算这是模拟的记忆，也绝不会是虚假的。 还是说……我把这把枪扔掉也无所谓？

海莉艾塔等……不行！

我一步步地后退，而海莉艾塔也跟着我一步步地走向地图的中心。 我停下脚步，海莉艾塔也随之停下脚步。 近在咫尺，她却有一些犹豫，所以我代替她迈出了那一步。

指挥官还给你。

指挥官这是你珍贵的宝物吧？

海莉艾塔……嗯。

海莉艾塔重重地点了点头。 我将手枪伸到了海莉艾塔的面前，她放下了武器，从我的手上拿回了那把她心中最珍贵的宝物。

海莉艾塔乔瑟先生……

海莉艾塔将手枪拥如怀中，含在眼角的泪水终于止不住地滑落下来。

那个人再也不会回来了，即使无数个日夜的思念也无法改变这一事实。

她咬紧着自己的嘴唇，尽量让自己不发出哭声，不发出从心底被撕裂的声音。

格琳娜指挥官……这个空间已经快完全消失了，如果再不离开的话……

指挥官再等一等……再等一会就好……

海莉艾塔小声啜泣着，我伸出手，想要抚摸她的头顶。 但犹豫了一下，还是收回了手。

她低着头，看着手中的手枪，泪水一颗颗地滴到了武器的表面。

海莉艾塔我该怎么办才好……

我没有回答她，我明白她并没有在问我。

我只是在她面前默默地等待着她。 周遭的世界仍在不断被蚕食着，我们就这样静静地沉默着。 半晌，海莉艾塔才终于抬起了头。

指挥官消失的人已经消失了，活着的人却得依旧活下去。 不用执着于自己的身份，即使不是义体，即使不是曾经的海莉艾塔，你也有资格继续活下去。 不管用怎样的方式，不管最后是什么结尾。

海莉艾塔如果那样的话，我又能以什么身份活着呢？ 如果我既不是海莉艾塔也不是义体，那我存在的意义是什么呢？

指挥官我也不知道。 因为你存在的意义只有你自己才能决定。

指挥官不过，我想那个制作了这个空间的人，一定就是不想让你们被这个世界遗忘。 为了不让那段故事被遗忘，为了让承载着过去的希望不被磨灭，那个人创造了这里。 不管过去发生了什么，你们就是你们，当战火已经随风而去时，你们有资格活得比过去更加幸福。 即使不用战斗，即使不用承受过去的伤痛，即使曾经的自己已经死去，海莉艾塔就是海莉艾塔。

海莉艾塔…… 海莉艾塔就是海莉艾塔……

指挥官海莉艾塔的故事将由你继续书写下去。 即使你不是曾经的海莉艾塔，你也继承了她的一切存在在这里。 海莉艾塔的过去和海莉艾塔的将来，这一切都存在于你的身上。 还是说，你不愿意接纳这一切，也已经不在乎是否被人记得了呢？

海莉艾塔不……我不想被遗忘……

指挥官没有人想要被遗忘，即使是逝去的人也一样。 即使是为了他们，只要你还存在，那些人的故事就不会消散，所以你必须得活下去。 这个世界也许并没有变得更好，但只要还有像他们这样的人存在，这个世界就依然存在着希望。 而这份属于你们的记忆，不应该从这个世界上消失，不应该就这么简单地被人遗忘。

海莉艾塔我……我也不想让大家被忘记…… 乔瑟先生，还有公社的其他人……

指挥官能说给我听听吗？那些人的故事。

海莉艾塔露出了惊讶的样子。

指挥官你的朋友们还在等你。

海莉艾塔嗯…… 我明白了…… 我会讲给您听的，我会一遍一遍讲给您听，直到您永远不会忘记。

指挥官我很乐意。

海莉艾塔回过头去，涡轮机房已经几乎消失不见了。 那个无数次生命消逝的地方，就这么变成了一片空白。 当过去的一切都消失后，新的生活也一定会重新开始吧。 ……再见了，“维塔”。

CommanderIs there no end to these bastards?

A mound of corpses have grown before us as our surroundings slowly disintegrate. I'm guessing every single Five Republics terrorist in the nuclear plant is running towards us.

There are only three of them left, but they're high on blood lust and fully aware of the fact that we're almost out of ammo. They charge at us without a second thought. I've run out of rounds for the assault rifle so I'm only left with my pistol. But just as one of the enemies is almost right in front of me, I hear the dreaded "click" from the gun.

CommanderDammit! Not this one too!

I try to duck back behind cover, but my wounds are slowing me down. I can only watch with wide eyes as he aims his weapon at my chest—

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe!

At the last second, Henrietta jumps in front of me. The terrorist's gun barrel flashes and a bullet hits Henrietta in the chest, but not before she throws her knife. The knife pierces through his helmet and embeds itself in his head. The impact from the shot sends Henrietta hurtling into me, while the remaining two soldiers also come charging in. Time seems to slow down all of a sudden. I drop my own useless gun and draw the pistol in Henrietta's holster. I recognize it – it's the SIG P239 that Giuseppe gave her when they first met. I point the pistol at the last two standing Five Republics soldiers, who are also aiming at us.

Gunshots.

I crash onto the floor with Henrietta on top of me. The two Five Republics soldiers also collapse before us after being shot in the head. That's the last of the enemies. I let out a long sigh.

CommanderMy aim was pretty good. Looks like my regular training hasn't gone to waste.

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe!

CommanderI'm fine. Are you okay?

HenriettaI...I'm fine too. It didn't get through my armor.

Henrietta climbs off me and shows me the two warped casings hammered into her bulletproof vest.

CommanderPhew... That's a relief...

I strain to get up on my feet. Henrietta stands with her back to me, silently taking in the scene of devastation. There are bodies of Five Republics terrorists everywhere. All the blood has dyed the floor crimson. The smell of gun smoke fills the air. Henrietta's shoulders are shivering.

HenriettaI've fought here thousands of times. At last...

I hear a sob. I reach out but hesitate to touch her.

HenriettaHave we won?

Commander...Yes, we have.

CommanderSo let's get out of here.

I want to rest my hand on her shoulder to console her, but she suddenly turns around and backs away while aiming her weapon at me.

HenriettaNo, I'm not leaving with you. Don't come any closer, or I'll shoot.

Commander... Why?

HenriettaYou should know.

CommanderWe've won. So why do you want to shoot me again like you did back then?

HenriettaI'm not shooting you "again"... Because...you aren't even Signore Giuseppe.

I flinch, but I instantly understand what is happening.

Commander... So you noticed...

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe couldn't fight that well... He wouldn't forget about Cyborgs, Handlers, and most of all, the oath and bond between a Fratello. Of course you wouldn't remember anything. You never knew us in the first place. You were just posing as a Handler.

Commander... Is that why you have to shoot me? Because I deceived you?

HenriettaNo...I can never shoot you... Thanks to you, I realized that you aren't really Signore Giuseppe, and I am not really Henrietta. Everyone here is a simulation. Even the feelings deep down in my heart are fake...

CommanderWhat is going on? Kalin?

KalinaAuthorizations have been transferred. You can now come out safely.

KalinaHowever, while we were obtaining the authorizations from Henrietta, she also reverse-engineered our program and hacked us. Our engineer has already patched up the loophole, but she might have already accessed some of our files...

Commander...I see. Henrietta, you've figured out the truth from our database, haven't you?

HenriettaAll of us are just simulations created based on memories, so of course Signore Giuseppe wouldn't be coming back. But...that's fine, I have no more regrets. Even if I can't see him again... Even if I can't keep watching over this garden... At least I finally emerged victorious in a place where I had suffered defeat after defeat. Isn't that good enough? Claes was right – everything has its time. This is an ending that befits a good story. You probably know that I've kept the truth from the others. Now that you've already found your own Fratello... This place won't last much longer. No matter who you are, I would like to thank you for granting my wish before the end.

CommanderNo...it isn't over yet. You must be aware of what we're planning to do. A new life awaits you.

HenriettaYes, I am aware. I hope you will take good care of my friends, but I have no right to go with them.

CommanderWhat makes you think so?

HenriettaWithout Signore Giuseppe, without my Handler, I am no longer needed as a Cyborg. History has repeated itself too many times; I'm just...tired of it all... So...

HenriettaPlease go. Thank you for checking in on me as Signore Giuseppe, and thank you for making my final wish come true.

CommanderBut what about you?

HenriettaThis space is about to disappear. If I stay, I think I'll just disappear along with it.

I step forward with determination and try to grip Henrietta by the arm.

HenriettaPlease don't come any closer.

CommanderOr what, are you going to shoot me?

Henrietta...Please leave me alone. You have nothing to do with me, right? You aren't my Handler; you aren't Signore Giuseppe...

CommanderAnd I can't care about you just because I'm not him? I'm not seeing a Cyborg. All I see is a girl who needs help.

HenriettaI am NOT a girl! I am a Cyborg! A machine! A killer! There's nothing left for me in a world without Signore Giuseppe!

CommanderBut you still have to carry on, even if you must shoulder the painful memory of a deceased man. Giuseppe wouldn't have wanted to see you disappear in this space.

HenriettaIf I were really Henrietta...you might be right. But I'm not. I'm just a bunch of data. I'm a ghost shackled by my nightmares! Why must I live?

CommanderIs that what you think...?

HenriettaYes... I will be grateful to you for as long as I live. But...please go.

CommanderThen I suppose you don't want this gun back?

Henrietta!!

Henrietta subconsciously reaches out for the pistol in my hand. But I take a step back and draw her onto ground that's yet to vanish.

CommanderI thought you said there's nothing left for you in this world?

HenriettaI...

CommanderThe fact that you instinctively reacted to this gun makes me think that even though your memories are artificial, they are anything but false. If you still deny your own identity, I guess I can just throw the gun away?

HenriettaWait...stop!!

I back away step by step, and Henrietta follows me to the center of the remaining space. I stop; she also comes to a halt. She's just two paces away, but she seems a bit hesitant, so I make the decision for her.

CommanderHere, take it. It's precious to you, isn't it?

HenriettaYeah...

I hold the pistol out. She drops the weapon she's been using and takes back her cherished pistol from my hand...

HenriettaSignore Giuseppe...

She hugs the Sig Sauer to her chest as the tears finally overflow and stream uncontrollably down her face. That man will never return. No amount of yearning will change that fact. She bites her lip to stop herself from crying, but a heart-wrenching sob still escapes her.

KalinaCommander... This space is almost completely gone. If you don't leave now...

CommanderJust a little longer... Give us another minute...

Henrietta weeps softly. I hesitate for a second and finally reach out to pat her gently on the head. She looks down at the gun in her hand. Drops of tears splash on its surface.

HenriettaWhat should I do...

I don't answer. I know she isn't asking for my opinion. I simply retract my arm and stand there silently, waiting for her. After a while, Henrietta finally lifts her head and looks me in the eye.

HenriettaIf I may ask, who are you?

CommanderI'm a Commander at Griffin.

HenriettaThen Griffin Commander, what do you think I should do?

CommanderThe dead are in the past, while the living should live on in the present. There's no need to dwell on who you are. Even if you aren't a Cyborg or the old Henrietta, you still deserve to live. Live, no matter what it takes, no matter what awaits you in the end.

HenriettaBut who will that make me? If I can't live as Henrietta or even a Cyborg, what would be my purpose?

CommanderYou give yourself purpose simply by living. I believe that the man who created this space did not want you to be forgotten. He constructed this place to keep your stories alive and pass on the beacon of hope. No matter what happened in the past, you are you. The battles you fought are now history, and you deserve a life happier than you've ever known. Even if you no longer have to fight, even if you no longer have to bear the pain you've always borne, even if your old self is dead, Henrietta is Henrietta.

Henrietta... Henrietta is Henrietta...

CommanderHenrietta's story will be yours to write from now on. You once said you didn't want to be forgotten, right? You may not be who Henrietta used to be, but you have inherited everything that made her Henrietta. You are the embodiment of both her past and her future. Or are you going to reject it all? Are you really fine with being forgotten?

HenriettaNo...I don't want to be forgotten...

CommanderEveryone wants to be remembered, even the deceased. So long as you live, even if just for their sake, their stories won't be forgotten, and that's why you must live. The world may not have become a better place, but as long as there are people like them, there is hope. These memories that belong to you shouldn't just fade into oblivion.

HenriettaI...I don't want them to be forgotten either! Not Signore Giuseppe...nor the others at the Agency!

CommanderNow that's better.

HenriettaHuh?!

I give Henrietta's dainty cheek a pinch. I can't help but chuckle at how surprised she looks.

CommanderWhen this is over, I'd like you to tell me all about those people. So...come with me and leave this place behind. Your friends are waiting for you.

HenriettaOkay...I will tell you everything, again and again, so that you'll never forget.

CommanderI'd like that. Then it's time to go home.

HenriettaRight.

Henrietta turns around. The turbine hall is all but gone. The place where lives have been snuffed out countless times has become a void, just like that. As everything in the past fades away, a new life will surely begin. ...Goodbye, Vita. Goodbye, my past.

Perfect Harmony 完美和声

在花园中，义体们和人形们站在一起。 海莉艾塔走近了她的朋友，她们轻轻地拥抱着，啜泣了起来。 人形们无言地站在她们的身边，就像骑士一般守护着她们。 许久，义体们手牵着手来到我的面前。 我们想继续活下去，她们这么说着。 我明白这句话需要极其巨大的勇气，我也必须好好应对这份沉重的承诺。

在格琳娜的操作下，周围的景色开始逐渐发白。 一阵刺眼的亮光后，我感觉头盔被别人取了下来。

格琳娜欢迎回来，指挥官。 您回到属于您自己的“维塔”了，新的故事还在等着您呢。

…… 几周后，格里芬基地。

格琳娜果然最后被赫丽安小姐痛骂了一顿啊……

指挥官毕竟拿基地的服务器把整个社会福祉公社的内容全部备份了下来，不管怎么说都会被骂吧？

格琳娜从头到尾只有我被骂而已啊！ 话说指挥官您说好的补偿什么时候才能兑现啊？！

指挥官也是呢，不过明天就要出发了，不如先等我们从24周的体能训练中回来再说？

格琳娜我才不要去，为什么我非得一起去体能训练不可啊？

指挥官运动对身体有好处哦，而且还能长出很多肌肉。

格琳娜我才不要变成肌肉女呢……

指挥官不如现在就使用我补偿的承诺，只要你一声令下我就可以替你取消体能训练哦。

格琳娜绝对不要！ 指挥官您又想耍赖，我是不会让您得逞的！ 等我想好了愿望，您一定要兑现我的诺言不可！

指挥官好好好……反正现在有的是时间你可以慢慢想。 话说回来，现在那些孩子们如何了？

格琳娜那个空间已经在二级平层重新构建后正常运作了，对基地的服务器来说这个空间只占用了一点点容量，赫丽安小姐最后也没说什么了。 而且我们的人形经常跑去那边玩，大家都很喜欢那里的花园，总体来说是双赢的结果啦。

指挥官最后总算是一个GOOD ENDING，不枉之前折腾了那么久的时间了。

格琳娜您要再去看看吗？ 上次的设备我还留着，我想大家应该挺想在里面再见到你。

指挥官说得也是呢，其实今天早上我收到了一封邀请函。

格琳娜是什么的邀请函？

指挥官硬要说的话，应该是一场属于少女们的茶会？

再次回到这里，眼熟的花园似乎有了一些变化。 格琳娜将权限交给了她们，让那些孩子对原本的公社空间进行了改造，而我们的人形也很乐意帮助她们。 原本是“维塔”的大楼变成了一栋栋小洋房，整个空间被修改得格外浪漫。 而在这个过程中，人形们和那些孩子也成为了很好的朋友。 在没有战斗的时候，人形们会进入二级平层来这里玩耍，这倒减少了问题儿童惹麻烦的几率，后勤组的工作人员们纷纷拍手称赞。 而义体们除了悠闲的日常生活，偶然也会约上人形们演习，重温下过去战斗的感觉。 在二级平层中她们可以为所欲为，但在炸掉了好几栋洋房后，未经批准的战斗从此被禁止。 现在，义体和我们的人形归来已经过去了一个月，所以那些孩子们准备进行一场庆祝的茶会。 希望这次茶会她们能把武器收起来才好……

莉可指挥官好慢啊。

安洁莉卡还没到约定的时候吗？

崔耶拉已经到了…… 不过指挥官毕竟是这个基地中的大人物，做出什么样的事都不奇怪。

库拉耶丝听起来你好像还在生指挥官假扮合榭先生的气吗？

崔耶拉我的气量才没那么小呢！

SAT8啊，SPAS，你怎么又要把马卡龙吃完了！

SPAS反正是在二级平层中，想吃多少都没关系吧！

SAT8但是指挥官还没来啊，我就知道会这样，所以还准备了其他甜点……

SPAS还有其他甜点？！

SAT8好啦，跟我一起去拿吧。

卡尔卡诺M91/38卡布奇诺的话，还是多放点糖比较好喝哦。

崔耶拉哈哈……我还是喜欢少放点糖啦。

安洁莉卡没事啦希诺，这里有你最喜欢的甜甜的草莓蛋糕。

卡尔卡诺M91/38我……我才没有最喜欢草莓蛋糕……

崔耶拉怎么了，海莉艾塔，怎么一句话都不说？

卡尔卡诺M1891啊，我听到指挥官的声音了！

安洁莉卡啊，我也是！我听到脚步声了！

海莉艾塔啊，终于来了！

崔耶拉等等，海莉艾塔，别跑得这么快！

指挥官海莉艾塔……好久不见。

在电子花园中，站在我面前的小姑娘抬起头来，向我露出了满足的笑容。

海莉艾塔嗯，好久不见，指挥官！ 欢迎您来我们的茶会！

她牵起我的手，将我带到了充满香味的餐桌前。 时至今日，我仍不能确定我为她们做的决定是否正确，这些少女又是否能在格里芬获得真正的幸福。 但是……只要这份笑容还在，我做的事情就应该是有意义的吧？

莉可既然人到齐了就可以开始了吧？我好饿。

库拉耶丝嗯……的确可以了。

崔耶拉那么！

安洁莉卡下午的魔法茶会！

海莉艾塔开始了——！

神枪少女联动 END.

Kalina inputs a few commands and our surroundings start fading to white. After a blinding light, I feel the helmet being taken off my head.

KalinaWelcome back, Commander. You've returned to your very own "Vita". There are still new, unfound stories that await you.

... A few weeks later, at the Griffin base.

KalinaIn the end, I did get an agonizing dressing-down from Miss Helian...

CommanderWell, we did utilize all of our server's capacity to backup the Social Welfare Agency program. That's only to be expected, right?

KalinaHey, I had to suffer through that all on my own! Say, when are YOU going to keep up your end of the bargain?

CommanderYou're right. But we're setting off tomorrow, so why don't we wait until we come back from our 24-week physical training camp?

KalinaI don't wanna go! Why do I have to undergo physical training?

CommanderExercise is really good for you, you know. You'll even gain some muscles.

KalinaBut I don't want to look like a body builder...

CommanderThen I can hold myself up to that promise right now — just ask, and I'll exempt you from the physical training.

KalinaNo way! You damn hustler, I won't let you get away with this! Once I make up my mind about what I want, you'll have to keep your word!

CommanderAlright, alright... Well, at least you'll have a long time to think about it. By the way, how are the kids doing?

KalinaWe reconstructed the space on Level II, and now it's fully operational. It's now only using up a bit of our server's capacity so Miss Helian let it slide in the end. Besides, our Dolls often pop in to visit the girls, and they all love the garden, so it's a win-win.

CommanderAll in all, a good ending. It was all worth it.

KalinaDon't you want to see it for yourself? The equipment is still there, and I'd hazard a guess that they'd all like to see you again.

CommanderYou'd be right. In actuality, I received an invitation this morning.

KalinaAn invitation? To what?

CommanderIf I must say, most probably a tea party organized by the girls?

Upon returning here, I note a few changes in the familiar garden. Kalina gave them edit access to this place and allowed the girls to modify the Agency's original virtual domain, while our Dolls were more than willing to assist them in their endeavour. The building that once was the "Vita" is now a small villa, and the entire virtual space now has an exceptionally romantic flair to it. During the process, the Dolls became very good friends with the girls. When there were no combat missions, the Dolls would enter Level II to play around here, which cut down the pranks that the problematic Dolls pulled considerably, much to the approval of the logistics team. In turn, the cyborgs lived their leisurely lives, taking part in the combat exercises with the Dolls on occasion, to relive the feelings of battle from their past. They could do anything they wanted to at Level II, but after a few villas were blown to smithereens, fighting was forbidden without prior approval. It's been a full month since the cyborgs came home with our Dolls, and so the girls are preparing for a celebratory tea party. Hopefully, they'll put their guns away for this one...

RicoWhat's taking the Commander so long?

AngelicaIsn't it already time?

TrielaIt is... But the Commander is a big-shot, so who knows.

ClaesYou sound like you're still angry with the Commander for posing as Signore Hillshire.

TrielaI'm not that petty!

S.A.T.8Hey, SPAS! You're gonna eat up all the macarons!

SPAS-12We're on Level II; I can eat all I want!

S.A.T.8But the Commander isn't here yet. I knew this was gonna happen, that's why I prepared other snacks...

SPAS-12There are other snacks?!

S.A.T.8Fine, come and help me fetch them.

Carcano M91/38Cappuccino tastes better with more sugar.

TrielaHaha... I prefer less sugar.

AngelicaIt's okay, Ceno. Have some of your favorite strawberry cake.

Carcano M91/38W-Who said I liked strawberry cake...

TrielaWhat's wrong, Henrietta? You've been really quiet.

Carcano M1891Oh, I can hear the Commander!

AngelicaOh, me too! I can hear footsteps!

HenriettaOh, finally!

TrielaWait, Henrietta! Don't run so fast!

CommanderHenrietta... It's been a while.

In the virtual garden, the girl standing in front of me looks up and smiles happily at me.

HenriettaHello again, Commander! Welcome to our tea party!

She takes my hand and leads me to a table covered in delicious food. To this day, I still can't be certain if I made the right decision for them or whether these girls will be truly happy at Griffin. Still...as long as I can see this smile, isn't there surely a meaning to what I did?

RicoNow that everyone is here, can we finally get cracking? I'm starving.

ClaesYes...we can.

TrielaIn that case...

AngelicaLet our magical tea party...

HenriettaBegin!

Gunslinger Girl Collaboration Event – END.

Campaign 38: No. 9 · Stage 2-4 (start) Campaign 38: 第九号 · 2-4（前）

The building isn't as bright and spacious as I thought. Quite the contrary, it's pitch dark. Not a ray of sunlight penetrates into the construction; I can't even orient myself. If it weren't for the solid surface beneath my feet, I wouldn't even be sure I'm actually standing on the ground.大楼内并不像我想的那样宽敞明亮，正相反，这里一片黑暗。外面的阳光完全照不进来，连方位也分不清楚。 如果不是脚下的坚实感，我甚至不能肯定我站在地面上。

CommanderKalina, could you scan this area?格琳娜，能检查这片区域吗？

KalinaIt seems to be a subspace in the database. Access authorizations seem to be a bit jumbled and some pre-established subroutines have been written into the program...似乎是空间的子区域，权限的归属有一些混乱，好像被写入了一些既定规则……

CommanderUh... In a language I can understand please?呃……能用我能听懂的话告诉我吗？

KalinaThat is to say, it's like walking into an opera. Everything is written and pre-arranged.就是说，这里面就像一部可以进入的歌剧一般，一切都已经安排好了。

CommanderOpera, huh...歌剧吗……

CommanderHenrietta? Are you still here?海莉艾塔？ 你还在吗？

As if to answer my call, her soft, delicate hand squeezes mine with more force, and she keeps leading me in the same direction. Even though I still can't see a thing, I feel somewhat more reassured having her with me.像是为了响应我的呼唤，她那温软的小手轻轻地握紧了一点点，就这样引导着我往某个方向走。 尽管我仍旧看不见什么，但有人陪在身边，我多少感到了安心。

CommanderAre there no lights in the building?大楼里没有灯吗？

HenriettaNo. "Darkness is the best place for imagination because everything in here is unknown." That's what Signore Marco once said.没有。 “黑暗是最能发挥出想象力的地方，因为这里是完全未知的。” 这是马可先生说过的话。

CommanderMarco?马可？

HenriettaThat's Angelica's Handler. Are you sure you're feeling alright, Signore Giuseppe? You seem to be rather forgetful today.是安洁莉卡的辅佐官。 乔瑟先生您是不是不太舒服，今天您忘记的事情似乎有一些多？

CommanderOh, sorry, but I'm fine. I'm just a bit slow.啊，抱歉没事，一下子没反应过来。

HenriettaSo even you have your careless moments. Are you scared because it's so dark in here? Then let me sing a song for you. Joy, bright spark of divinity, Daughter of Elysium..."乔瑟先生也有粗心大意的一面呢，是因为这里太黑了所以有些害怕吗？ 那我来唱歌给您听吧。 “欢乐女神圣洁美丽，灿烂光芒照大地……”

Commander"Fire-inspired we tread thy sanctuary..." Do you like Symphony No. 9 a lot?“我们怀着火样的热情，来到你的圣殿里……” 你很喜欢第九号吗？

HenriettaWe sang it together the night we watched the meteor shower. No matter what plight I may face, whenever I sing that song, I think back to that moment and feel calm again.那天看流星时大家一起唱过。 这样唱起来的话，即使碰到了不好的事情，也能回想起当时而平静下来。

CommanderThat's a pretty good way to comfort yourself.这种方法的确不错。

Henrietta's chuckle drifts back toward me; she seems very happy. After a while, she comes to a halt.海莉艾塔的笑声自身前传来，似乎很开心的样子。 又过了一会儿，她停下脚步。

HenriettaWe're here. Angelica's Vita is the closest so it's pretty easy to locate.到了。安洁莉卡的“维塔”离得最近，所以很好找呢。

CommanderBut I'm not seeing anything?可是我什么都没看到啊？

HenriettaThere's a door over here. Can't you see it?在这边有一扇门，您看不到吗？

Henrietta's arm extends into the dark, and light starts seeping through as if there really was a door there.海莉艾塔将手伸入黑暗中，光线开始从黑暗中渗透进来，仿佛真的有一扇门在那里一样。

HenriettaLet's go in, Signore Giuseppe.我们进去吧，乔瑟先生。

I walk into a scene of dazzling brightness and busy hubbub. Having emerged from a dark and quiet place, I have to stop and squint to let my eyes adjust to the new environment.嘈杂的声音和眩目的光芒扑面而来。 骤然从黑暗安静的地方走出来，我不由得停下脚步，眯起眼睛想要适应新的环境。

Carcano M1891Signore Marco! If you don't hurry, I'm going to leave you behind!马可先生！再不快一点的话，就要丢下你了哦！

CommanderMarco? Isn't that Angelica's Handler? There you are, Cano...马可？ 那不是安洁莉卡的辅佐官吗？ 卡诺，原来你在这里……

Carcano M1891What are you talking about, Signore Marco?! I've always been here. Is your head addled with sleep?在说什么呢，马可先生！我不是一直都在这里吗？ 你睡迷糊了吗？

I take in my surroundings. Cano and I are standing in a street. There are no reflective glasses or digital displays, just the solid austerity that's characteristic of architecture in the olden days. Other than the sun, nothing here pierces the eye. From what I learned in school, this seems to be pre-WWIII Rome. However, I've lost track of Henrietta. I look around anxiously but can't find her anywhere.我环顾下四周，我和卡诺一起站在一条街道上。 没有反光玻璃也没有投射屏幕，建筑充满古时特有的坚实和朴素感，除了阳光，没有任何东西是刺眼的。 凭借我以前上学时的知识，这里似乎是三战前的罗马。 但是海莉艾塔却失去了踪影，我急忙打量四周，哪里都没有她的身影。

Commander... Henrietta?…… 海莉艾塔？

Henrietta's VoiceI'm here, Signore Giuseppe. I'm standing right next to you, but I can't seem to touch you or anything here – how strange. Can you not see me? This is the first time I've entered someone else's Vita. I wonder if this is supposed to happen...我在，乔瑟先生。我就站在您的身边，但是我好像没办法碰到你和这里的其他东西，好奇怪。 您看不到我吗？ 我还是头一次进到其他人的“维塔”里，不知道是不是正常的……

KalinaOf course! Because of the pre-established subroutine, anyone not in the script is excluded from the scene.果然是这样，因为被写入了既定规则，在剧本以外的人都会被排除在空间以外。

CommanderThen how come I can talk to Cano?那我为什么可以和卡诺对话呢？

KalinaYour login ID has been automatically changed to the Handler named Marco. Maybe this has something to do with the subroutine as well?您的账号被自动替换成了马可辅佐官了，这应该也和既定规则有关？

CommanderYou mean I'll have to pretend to be another person in here?也就是说我在这个空间里，又得扮演另一个人了吗？

KalinaWell... Do your best!总之……您加油吧！

Henrietta's VoiceI'm sorry... I volunteered to bring you into Vita, but now I'm completely useless...抱歉……明明是我自告奋勇要带您来“维塔”里，在这里我却什么都做不到……

CommanderDon't worry, just stay by my side. It would be great if you could answer whatever questions I have.没关系，只要你一直待在我身边就好，如果有什么疑问我也想听你亲口解答。

Henrietta's VoiceUmm... Sure! I'll tell you whatever you want to know! You just have to ask, Signore Giuseppe!嗯……嗯！只要乔瑟先生询问，我随时可以回答！

CommanderRight then... It's time to start playing this Marco.好……那么是时候开始扮演那个马可了。

Carcano M1891...Signore Marco? Why have you gone all quiet? I was just joking. You're not mad at me, are you?……马可先生？你怎么不说话了？ 我刚才是开玩笑的，你不会真的生气了吧？

CommanderOh... No, I'm not. I'm just glad that you're okay.啊……不，我没有。 你没事就太好了。

Carcano M1891Hmm? Of course I'm okay. You're so weird today, Signore Marco. Oh, no! We'll miss the train back if we don't hurry! If we get home late, you'll get another lecture from Jean! What if he gets angry and sends you off to Hereford?!嗯？我当然没事啊，马可先生今天真奇怪。 啊，糟了，再不快点的话，就要赶不上回去的列车了！ 要是回去晚了你又要被吉安训话了！ 万一他心情一不好把你送去赫里福怎么办？

Cano drags me on by the hem of my coat in great hurry. I try to gather my thoughts as I run after her. Cano doesn't seem to have recognized me as the Commander. Rather, she's treating me as a Handler who exists in this world. Has her memory been altered? Is that why none of the Dolls have returned? I've got to get to the bottom of this...卡诺急匆匆地拉着我的衣摆在街道上跑着，我一边跟着她一边开始思索起来。 卡诺的样子似乎并没有认出我是指挥官，而是完全把我当做这个世界中的辅佐官看待了。 记忆被更改了吗？所以这就是人形没有回来的原因吗？ 看来必须得先查清这到底是怎么回事才行了……

Carcano M1891I've completed my training today!今天的训练也已经完成了哦！

CommanderI saw the data. You did great.我看到作战记录了，很棒。

Carcano M1891Heheh, Cano is the best Cyborg! Signore Marco, will I get a reward for doing well today?嘿嘿，卡诺可是最棒的义体！ 马可先生，马可先生，今天的表现会有奖励吗？

CommanderReward?奖励？

Carcano M1891Huh? You haven't forgotten, have you? You promised you'd buy me the sequel to the picture book if I perform well!诶，马可先生你不会忘了吧？ 说好如果我表现优秀的话，就帮我买上次的绘本还有后续的啊？

CommanderThe picture book?上次的绘本？

Carcano M1891You know, "The Prince of the Kingdom of Pasta"!就是那个《意大利面王子的故事》呀！

The speed at which time passes can be manually adjusted with this account. Three days have elapsed since I entered this story. I have temporarily paused the story, causing Cano to freeze in a rather comical posture. I open up the document. Apparently, the picture book was written by this Marco for his Cyborg. However, at this point in time, it shouldn't be in public circulation.这个登陆账户似乎拥有随时调节时间的功能，在这个故事中我从来到这里已经过去了三天。 我将故事暂时停了下来，不知为何在面前固定着姿势的卡诺有一些滑稽。 我调出了文档，似乎这是在原本的故事中，这位名叫马可的辅佐官为他的义体所编撰的一个童话绘本。 但是在这个时间点，这个绘本应该不可能在市面上可以买到才对。

CommanderHave you ever heard of the picture book, Henrietta?那个绘本，海莉艾塔你有听说过吗？

Henrietta's VoiceOf course; the story is quite famous within the Agency.听说过，那个故事在公社内可是很有名的。

CommanderBut you can't buy the book in any bookstore, right? After all, Marco wrote it with his colleagues.但不应该是从外面买来的才对吧，应该是马可和其他成员一起编撰的才对。

Henrietta's VoiceHmm... That is correct, but anything is possible in Vita.嗯……话是这么说没错，可是在“维塔”里一切都是可能发生的。

CommanderIs that so...? Must be the subroutine again.是吗……又是既定规则吗。

I resume the story. Cano is looking expectantly at me with sparkling eyes.我重新将故事开始进行，卡诺还在面前眼闪金光地看着我。

CommanderOh, you're right. Now I remember. Since you did so well today, I've got to reward you.啊，的确没错。 我想起来，既然今天表现这么出色，那的确需要奖励一下。

Carcano M1891Then are we...那我们……

CommanderYep, we're getting that book today.当然，今天就去买。

Carcano M1891Hooray! Thank youuuuuu, Signore Marco!哇！马可先生万岁——！

Cano runs out of the office cheering. I've been reading and re-reading this story, hoping to find something while I skip through moments, but I remain disappointed. Cano's memories show no sign of returning, and I haven't caught even a glimpse of Angelica, the original owner of this Vita. Angelica isn't on the list of Cyborgs who work under the Agency. All records of her have been replaced by Cano. Still, despite the lack of result from my investigation, I did find a lot more information about the Agency and their Cyborgs.卡诺欢呼着跑出了办公室。 在这之前我一直在反复查阅这段故事，我原本以为改变时间的片段可以发现些什么，可是结果让我失望。 卡诺的记忆没有一点恢复的势头，至于这个“维塔”中原本的主人——安洁莉卡，更是根本连影子都没有出现过。 效忠于公社的义体名单里没有名叫安洁莉卡的女孩，所有原本她应该出现的地方都被卡诺替代了，不过虽然调查并不顺利，但我查到了更多公社和义体的详细信息。

CommanderCyborgs can't hope to compare with T-Dolls when it comes to combat capabilities. Through augmentation, they can only make the girls about as strong as the average adult man, though I suppose that's enough for a special service organization who needs to keep a low profile... However, it's still very inhumane. They drastically reduce the girls' lifespan and even brainwash them. They take everything away from them but give them a first-class living environment as if out of magnanimity. What on earth are they thinking at this Agency?义体拥有的战斗技巧比起人形还是差得多了，通过人体改造能达到强于正常成年男性的水准，的确也就适用于需要隐藏身份的特务机关…… 但是终究这么做并不人道，大幅度缩减了义体的寿命的同时又给了她们制约，明明将她们的一切都夺走了，却又像施舍一般给了她们优越的生活环境，这个特务机关到底在想什么啊。

KalinaCommander, can you hear me?指挥官，听得到吗？

CommanderAnything new?有什么进展吗？

KalinaI've been studying the subroutines in there. It seems that only the corresponding authorized user can alter the program.我研究了一些这里的“既定规则”，似乎要改变必须要相应的权限者才能进行。

CommanderYou can't do it from outside?不能由外部修改吗？

KalinaMy access keeps being denied. I think in order to solve the problem, you must first find this girl called Angelica. A story is unfolding by the script in there. If you let it run its course, the subroutine will eventually lose effect.外部的访问一直遭到拒绝，我想要解决问题还是得先找到那个叫安洁莉卡的女孩。 这个空间中在上演着既定脚本的故事，只要走向结局，那故事就会结束，既定规则也会失效。

CommanderSo I have to let the whole thing play out and guide it to the scripted ending...?要将这里的事件引向定好的结局么……

KalinaThat seems to be the case. I don't know why Cano has replaced Angelica in this story, but as long as she's still in there as a character of the play, you're bound to run into her at some point.看来是这样没错。 不知道为何这段故事中原本属于安洁莉卡的位置被卡诺替代了，但是只要她还在这段故事中，只要她还是剧中的角色，我想您就一定会遇到她的。

CommanderHow can you be so sure?为什么这么肯定？

KalinaBecause it's a story. As the original main character, she's got to make an appearance sooner or later. That's the rule that all stories must abide by.因为这是故事嘛，身为原本的主角，没有理由很长时间不现身，这是任何一个故事都要遵循的规则。

CommanderThat explanation sounds way too meta... Anyway, I'll give it a try.这个理由听起来太形而上学了……不管如何，我继续试试吧。

Carcano M1891Ah... I don't know why but somehow it feels like it's been ages since I last had an outing! Everything looks new to me.啊……总觉得好久没有出来过了一样！ 每次都觉得看到了以前没见过的东西呢。

CommanderThat's probably because you've been busy with missions.因为你一直都在执行任务吧。

Carcano M1891Missions from the Agency are the most important, aren't they? But after work, it's only right to march~ ahead~ happily like this!公社的任务是最重要的吧？ 不过工作结束后就应该像这样开开心心地往~前~走！

CommanderYou're really cheerful. My, you've bought a lot of books. I thought there was only one new picture book?你真是乐观啊。 不过你还真是买了好多书呢，新出的绘本不是应该只有一本吗？

Carcano M1891We don't get to go out often, so Claes and the others have asked me to get them some books too. I don't have to pay out of my own pocket anyway, so I agreed to help, hehehe~因为好不容易出来一趟，库拉耶丝还有其他人都拜托我帮她们买其他的书带回去。 反正不需要我来买单所以我都答应了，诶嘿嘿~

CommanderSheesh. Still, do you really need to read while you walk? Why don't you read it after we get home?真是的。 不过，需要在大街上就边走边看吗，回家再看也来得及吧？

Carcano M1891But I'm DYING to find out what happens next!因为我超在意后面的故事，如果不马上看到会着急地死掉呢！

Cano explains as she twirls merrily in the street, waving her picture book around and being completely oblivious to everything else. Meanwhile, around the corner of the street, a girl is being dragged along by the leash of a gigantic dog.卡诺一边说着一边开心地举着绘本在走道上打起转来，完全没看到有人从拐角走来。 在拐角的另一边，正有一个女孩牵着大狗跑过。

???Hahaha, slow down, Perro!哈哈哈，小皮，等等啊！

The girl is wearing a pretty dress and leather shoes, her heels pitter-pattering crisply against the ground. The sun shines mildly on her hair and clothes, casting a warm halo around her entire figure.那女孩穿着漂亮的洋装和皮鞋，鞋跟与地面敲击的声音十分清脆。 阳光洒在她的头发和衣裙上，为一切镀上了温暖的光晕。

???Whoa!哇！

Woof woof woof! Cano and the girl collide into each other as the dog barks.汪汪汪！ 随着一阵狗叫声，卡诺和这个女孩撞在了一起。

Carcano M1891Ow, ow, ow... S-Sorry about that! Are you okay?痛痛痛……对……对不起！你没事吧？

Cano jumps back on her feet and hurries over to help the other girl up.卡诺一下子从地上跳了起来，赶紧将被自己撞倒的少女搀扶了起来。

???I'm alright, don't worry.没事，没关系的。

The girl with long, brown hair smiles kindly even though she just got knocked over. She looks exactly like a well-mannered little lady from a rich family. She dusts herself off lightly and answers Cano with a smile while trying to soothe her spooked dog.眼前的少女留着一头棕色的长发，虽然被撞倒但依然保持着善意的微笑，不管怎么看都是一位有着良好教养的富家千金。 她轻轻地拍了拍自己的裙子，一边笑着对卡诺说着话，一边安抚着自己受到惊吓的大狗。

Henrietta's VoiceOh...啊……

CommanderWhat is it, Henrietta?怎么了，海莉艾塔？

Henrietta's VoiceThat's Angelica. Why would she be here?那就是安洁莉卡，她为什么会出现在这里？

I've kind of figured out who this girl is based on intuition, though her sudden appearance still takes me by surprise. The main character is bound to make an appearance...I suppose...? What exactly is the point of taking Angelica out of her own role in the play?虽然我凭直觉也感觉到这位少女的身份，但是就这样突然的出现还是让我感到有些诧异。 剧中的角色就一定会出现……吗…… 将安洁莉卡从她的角色中被拿掉，这样的故事到底有什么用意呢。

Carcano M1891I'm really sorry!实在抱歉！

AngelicaIt's okay, really! Even Perro thinks it's no big deal, don't you, Perro?真的没关系啦，小皮也觉得没关系对吧？

Big DogWoof!汪汪！

Carcano M1891In that case, we'll be leaving~那我们就告辞啦~

AngelicaOh, one second. May I ask what book it is that you're holding...?啊，请等一下，你手中拿的那本书是……？

Carcano M1891Huh? This? It's the very popular "Prince of the Kingdom of Pasta"! Have you never read it?诶？这个吗？ 这可是很有名的《意大利面王子的故事》呀，你没看过吗？

AngelicaNo...I haven't, but...没……没有看过……但是……

Angelica takes the picture book from Cano.安洁莉卡从卡诺手中接过了绘本。

AngelicaBut...somehow it feels very familiar...但是……总觉得有种很熟悉的感觉……

Henrietta's VoiceThat's the picture book Signore Marco wrote for her, how come she doesn't remember it at all? We all know it's not her fault, nor is it Signore Marco's fault...那是马可先生为她编写的绘本，可是她现在完全想不起来吗？ 我们都知道这不是她的错，也不是马可先生的错……

CommanderSo whose fault is it?那到底错的是谁呢？

At that moment, an ear-splitting screech of a car's tires draws dangerously close. I haven't encountered any enemy here so far, but I can tell our interceptors are far from friendly. Cano also looks nervous. Clattering footsteps come from all around us – we're about to be surrounded.这时，突然不远处传来刺耳的刹车声，虽然我没在这里遭遇过敌人，但是听这架势就知道来者不善。 卡诺也露出了紧张的神色，脚步声从周围传来，似乎已经在准备包围我们了。

CommanderCano, get Angelica out of—卡诺，带安洁莉卡离开这——

Before I can even finish, a burst of bullets are fired in my direction!话音未落，一连串的子弹已经朝我射来！

Commander!！

A force jerks me back abruptly from behind and I land heavily on the ground. A bullet whizzes past the top of my head and hits the wall behind me, producing a deafening crack. Meanwhile, Cano has already drawn her weapon and started returning fire.背后一股力量狠狠地将我往后拽去，我顿时重重地摔倒在了地面上。 子弹擦着我的头发打在了背后的墙上，跳弹的呼啸声刺地我耳膜生疼。 而卡诺已经拔出武器开始朝敌人还击。

Carcano M1891Are you okay?! It's a terrorist attack by the Five Republics!您没事吧！是五共和国派的恐怖袭击！

CommanderI'm fine! Get them all!我没事！把他们干掉！

I turn around and see Angelica staring at me with a terrified look on her face. It was undoubtedly her that just saved me by dragging me off my feet. No ordinary human with normal reflexes could've done that, but right now she looks exactly like an ordinary girl who's very frightened.我回过头去，看到安洁莉卡一脸惊恐地看着我。但是毫无疑问，刚才就是她将我拖倒在地才让我躲过了致命的偷袭。 这样的反应速度普通人是无法做到的，但她现在的表情依然只是个受到惊吓的普通小女孩。

CommanderThanks for that.刚才幸亏了你，谢谢。

AngelicaI... What...我……这是……

Sitting on the ground, Angelica stares dubiously at her hands, then at me.安洁莉卡坐到在地上，不可思议地看着自己的双手，然后又用同样不可思议的眼神看着我。

AngelicaSignore...Marco?马可……先生？

CommanderYou know my name?你知道我的名字吗？

AngelicaI shouldn't know you...but why do I feel like...我明明应该不认识您才对……但是这种感觉是什么……

Angelica's eyes gradually grow more resolved. I can sense the airs of a "rich girl" dissipating from her.安洁莉卡的眼神慢慢坚定了起来，我感觉到富家千金的气场从她的身上消失了。

AngelicaWe can't let them get any closer. Please give me a gun, Signore Marco.不能让他们过来，请给我枪，马可先生。

CommanderBut you...可是你……

AngelicaI can fight! A gun, Signore Marco!我可以战斗！请给我枪，马可先生！

I gape for a second, then I hand my sidearm to Angelica. Once she takes it, she immediately heads over to Cano and covers the flank almost instinctively.我张了张嘴，顿了一顿，将配枪交给了安洁莉卡。 她拿到枪后立即以警戒的姿势靠近了卡诺的身边，非常自然地帮她掩护起侧翼的方向。

HenriettaThat's right, protecting our Handler is our most sacred duty, one that we can never forget. I was a little unsure when I first saw her, but now it's beyond all question – we have found the real Angelica.没错，保护辅佐官是永远不能忘记的职责，刚才她的样子还让我有过怀疑，但现在看来，毫无疑问，我们终于找到真正的安洁莉卡了。

Campaign 38: No. 9 · 38-EX1-2-Point91865 Campaign 38: 第九号 · 38-EX1-2-Point91865

Please watch out for ambushes from snipers stationed in the surrounding buildings. If you end a turn with an Echelon on a node adjacent to a sniper, the echelon will be attacked.请注意四周屋内狙击手的伏击。 当梯队在狙击手临近1格位置待机并结束回合时将受到狙击。

Campaign 38: No. 9 · 38-EX1-5-Point91849 Campaign 38: 第九号 · 38-EX1-5-Point91849

These are rules of this battle. 1. The map is divided into two kinds of nodes – those marked with "↑" and those without the mark. Nodes marked with "↑" at the start of the battle will never lose the mark. 2. Stepping onto a node marked with "↑" gives you access to the nodes immediately adjacent to it, while stepping onto a node without the mark makes its adjacent nodes inaccessible. 3. Upon stepping on a node without the mark, that node and its adjacent nodes will gain the "↑" mark. Attention – Switching Echelons around will trigger changes in both nodes occupied by your Echelons. Please use this function at your own discretion.以下为本次战役规则的说明： 1、场上主要分为带“↑”标识和不带“↑”标识两种路径点，且初始带“↑”标识的路径点不会消失标识。 2、踏上带“↑”标识的路径点能让周围1格变得可以通行，不带“↑”标识的路径点则会封闭周围1格。 3、踏上不带“↑”标识的路径点后该点和邻近的点会变成带“↑”标识。 请注意：当使用梯队互换时，会同时触发两个梯队所在的点位，请酌情使用梯队换位功能。

Campaign 38: No. 9 · 38-EX-Point91820 Campaign 38: 第九号 · 38-EX-Point91820

"Apart from giving commands in battle, the Commander is surprisingly adept at sorting deliveries." Submit the parts you've picked up on the map at the Control Panel. Attention – You can only make a submission after collecting a complete set of mechanical parts. Multiple submissions are allowed. You may then select the candidate to undergo gun assembling training.“除了指挥作战，指挥官对分拣快递意外的也一样上手呢。” 拾取场上的零件后，可以在控制台位置进行交付。 注意：在搜集齐至少一组枪械部件后才能进行交付，并且可以多次交付。交付后可让指定的对象进行拼抢训练。

Campaign 38: No. 9 · 38-EX-Point91829 Campaign 38: 第九号 · 38-EX-Point91829

"Apart from giving commands in battle, the Commander is surprisingly adept at sorting deliveries." Submit the parts you've picked up on the map at the Control Panel. Attention – You can only make a submission after collecting a complete set of mechanical parts. Multiple submissions are allowed. You may then select the candidate to undergo gun assembling training.“除了指挥作战，指挥官对分拣快递意外的也一样上手呢。” 拾取场上的零件后，可以在控制台位置进行交付。 注意：在搜集齐至少一组枪械部件后才能进行交付，并且可以多次交付。交付后可让指定的对象进行拼抢训练。

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