Updated: 2012-09-12

“…what was just…?”

The explosion was heard by anyone, including k17 - she is now in the logistics preparation room on the third floor of the underground.

After the conversation with Baichuan today, she was doing self-debugging. Because it was time to replenish regularly, she used special nutrient solution prepared from the research institute to maintain her abnormal body that had been changed by Gaussian rays.

When that liquid is injected into the body, it is like injecting a tube of magma into the blood vessels.

The burning sensation, the burning pain storm, and after that, there is the pleasure of vitality.

"but……"

What is this feeling?

k17 frowned unconsciously. Gradually, she forgot whether the battle had erupted outside, but she was still in deep thought.

——This is something sent by the scientific research institute.

——I can only survive by relying on it.

——The research institute has given me the so-called correct and perfect way of survival.

——But he betrayed me first.

It's slightly different from Chen's situation.

Chen was at that time, she had been struggling for her goals for a long time. After she was instantly taken away the hope of success, the rest was all desperate. But k17, she did not have her own goal yet, she just lived purely according to the way given by the scientific research institute. She felt that no matter whether it was a goal or something she wanted to achieve, everything was based on her [meaning of survival]. In the conversation with Baichuan, this [meaning] was gradually shattered.

If that's the case, then why am I alive?

If it is just a tool, why not just use [user] but [human]?

Dissatisfaction - I was finally survived, and the first emotions that appeared were negative.

Slight resentment, like all the artificial creatures that are confused about their birth in movies - why do you create me? If even the meaning of existence is hidden from me by deception, then it would be better not to create me? Give [tool] life, treat her as a human, but do not give me what humans should have... abuse?

...I should-

——Click! The sound of the door opening.

I was thinking, but suddenly I was disturbed.

He is an ordinary soldier.

The lowered brim and the high-pulled collar made K17 unable to see his appearance.

What k17 has here is just a task to take care of Baichuan, and she is not a member of the execution force, so she does not have to accept soldiers and logistics personnel on weekdays, and the authority she has is lower than that of ordinary soldiers. Is the person who suddenly appears in front of her to convey something?

Anyway, let's ask for the purpose of the visit first.

"What's up?"

"The energy sector outside was attacked and is now accompanied by protection reinforcements sent over as a confirmation of the safety of the backup drive."

"So that's it, show your identity code."

“b-1021.”

"That's just the number of ordinary soldiers. The authority is insufficient, and there is no proof of temporarily obtaining higher authority?"

"No, I was ordered in danger."

"Um……"

She nodded.

The soldier replied in the same way, and then quickly stepped forward, just as he walked past k17-

——"Ordinary soldiers will not ask me about these."

It has been seen through, or rather, it has been seen through long ago.

k17 still had the same faint tone: "Those soldiers will perform their tasks directly because I do not belong to the people here, and the execution troops will not take the initiative to report anything like me."

"Wow...this means I've been talking too much to kill myself."

It seems that I have to take care of my mouth occasionally - Yi Chen, who is so self-taught, has returned to his usual state.

The news just now about those drives and energy sectors was also identified through the constant calls in the communicator.

"Because I look like a cute little girl, I don't try to see if I can get away with it. Is this going to happen?"

The moment he talked to himself, he suddenly - "Bang!!"

"Well……!!"

k17's neck was strangled.

"Well, this feeling... you still know how to use Shenwei. The Valkyrie of the Research Institute... should be still under debugging, right?"

"Hey...uh...know, my...original...you are, Yi...chen?"

Because I was strangled, I couldn't speak normally, but my face turned blue except for lack of oxygen and blueness. I had no sense of crisis at all. I was nervous, scared, angry, and nothing.

"Tsk, a boring guy. It seems you know a lot about me?"

Yi Chen let her go.

"Ahem... I heard from Lord Kashichuan."

"Have you seen her?"

"I'm responsible for her diet and daily life."

"Oh, that's really a jackpot. Please lead a way?"

"……knew."

"What……!?"

This was really unexpected.

After a smooth conversation, the final request was originally thought to be rejected, but unexpectedly it was agreed.

"Oh...you're a little different?"

"...I just listened to Your Excellency Kashichuan, so I kept doubting the attitude of the research institute in my heart."

She said uprightly, taking steps at the same time.

"I want to prove something, so... in any case, please come with me."

Just led the way forward.

Although Yi Chen kept his suspicion in his heart, following her seems to be the best choice under the current circumstances.

"The detention site is on the fourth floor of the underground, which is the last floor. There is the prison room of the execution troops, and Lord Kashichuan is there."

While walking, explain.

Two people were walking in the steel passage.

This mountain range seemed to have been transformed a long time ago because if it was not taken more than decades, the rocks and sand inside the mountain range had to be hollowed out, and the fixed brackets would keep the mountain stable and not collapse. If it were not for slow work, it would be impossible to excavate violently in an instant.

The steel plates in some channels are newer than those in other channels. It seems that they have only been dug and renovated in recent years. It is not an exaggeration to say that this base is built with time and money. It is easy to invade the underground part, Yi Chen always feels that things are not that simple.
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