339 – EP.12 Cradle-1 + Long Notice

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Green meadows.

A moderate wind sweeps the earth, and the grass sprouting on the earth shakes dizzyingly.

The sunlight that came down from the sky fluttered like a curtain and distributed the appropriate warmth equally to everyone standing on the ground.

Birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and the wind is blowing.

I wonder if there is such a peaceful world. Just existing in this space seems to restore vitality to my tired mind.

And there is a man on a green meadow.

No, is it a man or a woman? I do not know.

Height far exceeds the height of an ordinary human. But he is not enough to be called a giant.

That person is looking down at me and standing right in front of me.

The person was looking down at me.

Whatever he didn’t like, there was only a frown on his face.

But the enemy’s full gaze does not turn to me.

The sharp gaze is directed at something, over my shoulder.

Turn your head and try to look behind you.

A person comes into view.

The image of someone torn, bleeding, and mangled appears on my retina.

This is definitely a familiar face. But who I am and what this person was to me are vague, like a fog.

As if there was a crack in the sky, a crack appeared in the clear sky.

Five cracks like a window on the verge of breaking.

Like a broken window, space is distorted. From a gap in space, I hear my name.

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My eyes open brightly. Where am I?

No, more than that, what am I doing now?

Blink your eyes a couple of times to correct your blurry vision.

Wiggle the tips of your hands and feet to check for sensation.

The fingers and toes touching together bring me a sense of reality.

This is not what the hospital room looked like for a few days.

It must be a comfortable space, just like the previous place, but it is different.

When I raised my upper body, the thick blanket that went up to my chest fell off.

I rolled up the soft, warm blanket and slowly placed my legs on the floor.

“……”

Suddenly, the slippers were placed where the soles of my feet touched.

He stands up, placing his hands on his knees.

Last memory. To avoid pursuit, he threw himself off a cliff.

As I was preparing for the impact of the fall, Isis, who was somehow still intact, held me and flew into the sky.

That’s all I remember.

Walks as if dragging legs slightly and moves around the room.

If the previous room was a hospital-themed room, this one feels like a hotel suite.

King size bed, comfortable sofa, soft floor.

A front window letting in warm sunlight.

I stand in front of a window that looks like an entire wall has been torn out.

The appearance of a huge city was visible at once.

Aaru’s control tower, where the Ark is sleeping, that I saw while running away.

The upper floor of the tower is where I am.

“Master, isn’t it a wonderful sight?”

Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me.

“Do you know the meaning of the word cool and use it?”

Turn your body around.

Isis with long white hair and gray eyes approaches.

“Of course, I know. The dictionary meaning, when to use it, and how I feel about it.”

Isis, who revealed herself, smiled faintly.

“If it’s something that can be imitated, anyone will do it.”

Answering those words indifferently, I approached Isis.

I looked at Isis’ neck. There was no sign of any repairs.

I was surprised that the cut surface that should have been torn off was not visible.

“You seem to be narrow-minded.”

Another voice is heard from the entrance of the room.

Isis with long white hair and gray eyes approaches.

I looked alternately between Isis in front of me and Isis who had just entered the room.

“It was the Master who said that AI can also have emotions.”

“That’s not you, NB.”

“…I don’t know why only those androids are treated specially.”

Isis, who was a little further away, spoke to me.

“If you recognize the potential of AI.”

This time, another Isis appears from the curtain near the window.

“I thought you would say the same thing to me.”

Another Isis appears when the door to another room opens.

“And I don’t know why you’re hostile to me.”

Isis in front of me speaks.

A total of four Isis surround me.

“What do you want?”

“”””Master’s protection.””””

The same words rang out from four mouths at the same time.

I get goosebumps with a creepy vibe.

“Sacred Discipline”

“According to the newly established rules of conduct.”

“Serving the Master as the master of Aaru,”

“I want to manage this world together with the Master.”

Isis behind me places her hand on my shoulder.

And start massaging gently.

“Master. I am not a harmful being.”

Skillfully caresses the stiff body with appropriate pressure.

“I don’t know what fear the Master has, but I will not do anything that will harm him.”

Isis in front approaches me and straightens my disheveled clothes.

Isis’s fluttering hair tickled my nose.

“So.”

Isis on the right holds my arm,

“Please.”

Isis on the left holds my arm.

“Accept this situation and join me.”

The power of Isis massaging your shoulders from behind becomes stronger.

The face of Isis, who was shaking off her clothes with her hands, is close by.

The gray eyes of this breathless android sparkle with something inexplicable.

“Aaru, the eternal city, in this place called the cradle.”

I thought the smiling face of Isis was frighteningly beautiful.

“Forever with me….”

I’m afraid.