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all the equipment.

We can finally eat till we're full!

How many died altogether?

So, two more good workers died.

Finally!

Real food and drink at last!

Bring down the lights.

For everyone we've lost

over the last two years...

a moment of silence.

Pops.

Thanks.

Give me another one, too.

You're drinking too much.

Because I want to.

We finally get to mourn properly.

Yeah.

For a while there we couldn't even

afford to do that.

But now we've got food,

the village is saved.

But at a high cost.

We lost a lot of skilled Electro-Fishers

and gear as well.

Can't we just go back to that

automated factory place?

You can make anything there, right?

No.

No, we can't go back there again.

It's crawling with Exterminators.

I see.

So... we have to see how long

this food lasts.

Killy.

They say the village is saved.

Everyone's really happy.

If Cibo's experiment is successful...

will you still...

continue your journey, Killy?

Hey, Killy.

Do you think maybe...

you could stay?

Cibo.

Killy.

The synthetic terminal.

I'm going to connect it now.

There's something I'd like your help with.

Wait.

What are we gonna do now, Pops?

Now we just pray

that Cibo's experiment works.

If it does, we won't have to live in fear

of the Safeguard anymore.

I really can't wrap my head around it.

Around what?

The idea of humans connecting to machines.

I mean, it's like...

They say the Builders and the Safeguard

will do what the humans say.

That's a good thing, right?

But why did people

want to do that in the first place?

I don't want to live long enough

to find out.

You sure eat a lot.

Well, you earned it.

No, it's not for me.

I thought I'd take some to Tae.

Zuru.

I won't be able to move

while I'm connected.

I want you to protect me then.

Oh, Sutezo.

Zuru, looks like he woke up.

You were with Killy, right, Zuru?

Did you talk with him?

No.

Hey.

Zuru!

Oh, Pops.

You're here to help?

I had a bit too much to drink.

I'll take this on the way back to my room.

Zuru.

Wait, Zuru.

How'd it go? I bet you made her happy.

She's not in her room.

Tae?

Tae?

- What is it?

- Tae!

It looks like the barrier generator

has been destroyed.

Tae!

What's wrong with you?

Tae.

Wait! Don't go near!

Tae.

- Tae.

- Hey!

Tae.

Pops!

Fusata! Hang in there!

Tae. Tae!

Tae! Tae!

No! Wake up!

Tae!

I am Sana-kan.

Representative construct of the Safeguard.

We, the Safeguard, will eliminate

all illegal residents lacking

the Net Terminal Gene.

- Tae! What's wrong with you?!

- Fusata!

The Safeguard?

Tae!

Fusata! Come on!

Watch out!

Fusata!

Zuru, don't!

What's going on?

An explosion!

What's happening?

What happened?

What is going on?

Successful infiltration of illegal

residents' unauthorized compound.

Barrier generator destroyed.

Total extermination in progress.

Successful infiltration

of illegal residents'...

That's...

Posing as a human

to get through the barrier.

That's a high-level Safeguard, Killy.

It looks like we should hurry.

Killy!

Fusata!

Fusata, this way!

Tae.

Tae.

Tae. Tae.

Tae.

In accordance

with Elimination Ordinance 5,

beginning auxiliary elimination.

Damn it! Our village.

Pops!

Don't worry about me. Go on ahead.

Pops.

Listen, Sutezo.

Gather everyone together

and go up the tower.

Shoot back from the top of the tower.

Right.

- Take care of Pops.

- I will.

Hurry up!

I'm going first!

You guys, hurry up!

Fusata! Put on your gear!

There aren't any more helmettals!

We don't have enough!

Zuru... here.

But...

Sutezo.

- Over there, don't let them in!

- Damn it, they just keep coming!

Looks good.

What's going on?

Zuru?

Where did Tae go?

She was replaced by the Safeguard.

There's no way she's alive anymore.

No.

Tae.

Tae can't be dead!

Fusata!

I'm going on ahead.

Zuru.

How's that?

Damn it!

I'll blast you from up close!

Damn it! Are they monsters?

Killy!

Zuru! Hey, Zuru!

Hurry, up here!

Everyone, get up here quickly!

Hurry!

In accordance with

Elimination Ordinance 3, Clause 2,

Elimination Level has risen by three.

Requesting authorization to use

Gravitational Beam Emitter.

You are a body that was

stolen from us, the Safeguard.

A body.

Do you intend to return?

Answer immediately.

In accordance with the Ordinance...

I will destroy you here.

Unauthorized connection

to the NetSphere detected.

Elimination Level has risen by two.

I won't let you!

Sutezo!

Killy!

Aim carefully! Lure them in and shoot!

We did it! That was the last one!

Tae.

It can't be.

The Authority!

This must be inside the NetSphere then.

This is one of the reserve

electronic worlds that connects

the NetSphere to base reality.

Reserve?

Please, let me connect to the NetSphere.

The net terminal you used

has just now lost its effectiveness.

No.

The connection to your brain

in base reality

will also be cut

in just a few nanoseconds.

But you still have time.

Here in the reserve world, time is sped up

so from your relative point of view,

time seems extended.

Please, at least stop

the Safeguard's attack on that village.

Without an order from someone

with the Net Terminal Gene,

we, the Authority,

cannot take any such action.

You're right.

However, as much as is allowed

within this reserve electronic world,

I can tell you the coordinates

of abandoned levels

that the Safeguard

are not currently monitoring.

What's this?

It stores a map of the levels near here.

We cannot take this information

out into base reality...

but we do not have any orders

to stop you from connecting to it.

Take the injured over there!

Someone help carry them!

Hurry, over here.

Bring the molecular tape!

Fusata.

Shall I wrap it?

Yeah.

Killy.

We were saved thanks to you.

Zuru, what happened to Cibo?

I don't know.

I see.

It's all over.

It's too early to give up.

Wait!

Cibo.

Cibo!

My brain is in my arm.

This place has been found out

by the Safeguard.

Sooner or later,

the Exterminators will be back.

Then what should we do?

There's an abandoned level

between this one

and the one below it.

There's a descending track to it

to the north of here.

An abandoned level.

It's a place that's been disconnected

from the NetSphere.

The Safeguards and Builders

won't interfere.

What should we do?

Can we believe her?

If we stay here we'll just be killed

by Exterminators.

Pops.

Everyone, get ready to leave.

Let's go, Killy.

Killy.

Come on, let's go back home.

It's scary out here.

We're not going back there again.

The Safeguard found us there.

Pops, I'm sorry.

I...

It's my fault for

taking everyone out hunting.

No.

We should be thanking you.

Wow, Cibo, you can call the railway car!

Just don't try it yourself.

Okay, everyone get in.

Can we really get to an abandoned level?

- Here, get in.

- Okay.

Be careful.

That smell.

- They're here!

- Hurry, everyone!

Killy, what are you doing?

Hurry and get in!

Killy!

You can't be serious.

What's wrong, Killy?

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