NieR: Whirlpool

the other side,

A robot wearing an apron and heavy makeup stood at the door and shouted:

"Open the door, son, and don't lock yourself in the house anymore."

"A machine creature has a son? What's going on." 9S was shocked.

"This, your son." 9S pointed at the house and asked.

"Yes, sir.

He always felt that it was dangerous outside, so he locked himself in the room and put on the electronic lock.

Can you help me, sir?" the mother asked politely.

"Okay, it's a piece of cake." 9S smiled.

Hacking.

Easy operation.

The door opened, and the son walked out mechanically, his face full of admiration:

"Brother, you are so awesome."

"Son, why don't you go out and play?" the mother grabbed her son's shoulders and asked worriedly.

"It's too dangerous and boring outside. There was an earthquake just now and three meteors flew in the sky. I won't go. It's much more fun to stay at home." said the son.

"You child, alas." said the mother helplessly.

"Big brother, I have a few combination locks that I want you to try to crack." The son looked at 9S with admiration on his face.

"Okay, come on, I'm a genius hacker." 9S said proudly.

He looked at the encryption program the child took out and began to crack it.

"The second one, well, not bad, a little difficult."

"The third one, ah, sure, an offensive firewall."

"The fourth one, ah this, a hidden core and a firewall for sneak attacks, not bad."

"The fifth one. This design is very thoughtful. I have to deal with it carefully."

“Phew,” 9S wiped the sweat off his forehead. “It wasn’t easy.”

"Brother, brother, what do you think of my design?" the son said proudly.

"Not bad, not bad, you have a talent." 9S said, turning to look at the mother machine, "Your son is very talented in this area, why not let him study this."

"Okay, okay, thank you sir." The mother mechanically bowed to her son and said goodbye to them.

"How come this mother...and son have such a strange relationship?" 2B, who had been silent the whole time, asked in confusion after walking away.

"I don't understand. It could be a natural condition when they were born, or it could be acquired later. These mechanical creatures are becoming more and more unpredictable."

9S waved his hand. His views had completely changed. The recent series of strange mechanical life forms had shattered his views on androids.

As they were talking, Ye Feng was walking towards them from the front, and the three of them met up.

After a while,

A few people came to the flat ground and were surrounded by a group of small machines.

"This is,"

"Big brother, big sister?"

"Play with us, please."

A group of small mechanical life forms with milky mouths, which looked like a group of children, surrounded them and chattered.

"What are you guys playing?" 2B asked with interest.

"Ghosts are catching people." The child robots said in unison.

"How do you play? Show us, please." Ye Feng said with a laugh.

"it is good."

The voice just fell,

I saw a small machine with its eyes covered, saying in a fierce voice:

"I am a ghost, hide quickly, the ghost is coming.

Ten, nine, eight..."

The other mechanical kids began to hide everywhere during the countdown.

Several people looked at the child's machine with strange expressions on their faces.

"This is just a human child." 2B covered her mouth lightly and chuckled.

Suddenly, a pair of large mechanical hands hugged the three auxiliary machines tightly in their arms.

"Hey, what is this, so cute?"

The three of them turned around and saw a medium-sized machine about 2 meters tall with a pink bow on its head.

Three auxiliary machines extended their small mechanical arms and struggled desperately in his arms.

"Ah...this?" Ye Feng asked in surprise.

"What's going on?" 9S asked in surprise.

"Little brother and little sister, you are androids, right? This is the first time I see an android." The medium-sized machine said in a girl's mechanical voice.

"I see." 2B sighed in relief.

"It looks like a sister machine."

"Warning, request to release this machine immediately. If you do not heed the warning, you will attack in 5 seconds..." the three auxiliary machines said in unison.

"Assisted aircraft, no attack," 2B ordered.

"I don't agree either," 9S said.

"Me too." Ye Feng.

After receiving such an order, the three kidnapped auxiliary machines trembled in the arms of the mechanical sister.

"Ah, can you take off the blindfold and have a look?" the mechanical sister said very familiarly.

“That won’t work…” 9S waved his hand.

"Why...for what?" the machine asked.

"Because that's the rule." Ye Feng said.

"Rules, what are the rules?" the younger sister continued to ask mechanically.

"To put it simply, it's a promise," 2B replied.

"Promise? My sister once said that agreements must be kept." said the younger sister.

Suddenly, a more mature girl's mechanical voice came from behind the sister's machine.

"Ah, you are here."

A few people stretched their heads to look and saw a small long-legged machine with a blue bow on its head.

"Ah, sister!"

"Really? I've been looking for you for a long time. Didn't we agree to go out and play together?" The sister with the blue bow nags mechanically, then turns to the three people and bows deeply: "I'm sorry that this child has caused trouble for you.

Okay, let's go. "

The sister machine finally loosened its arms, releasing the poor, weak and helpless auxiliary machine.

"Thank you for chatting with us, see you next time." The two sisters waved and left.

"Thank you. Well, I'm used to it." 9S sighed, touching his forehead.

"That's what I said..." Ye Feng shrugged.

After walking around the village for a long time, everyone prepared to say goodbye to Pascal.

Ye Feng suddenly thought of something and began to ask about Pascal's story.

Pascal then proceeded to tell the story:

“I was still on the battlefield at that time, and my comrades all had the same model as me.

In the fierce battle, companions fell one after another.

Wars have been going on for thousands of years and are commonplace.

That was when I felt loneliness and fear for the first time.

But at that time I didn’t understand how sad this was.

He just carried out the order to kill coldly and without any emotion.

This kind of self is really terrible. "

"You must be a program anomaly." 9S said.

"Yes, I think there must be something wrong with me." Pascal smiled bitterly and continued:

“When I came to my senses, I was the only one left on the battlefield.

Suddenly, I heard a voice.

Live on.

Let us learn how to survive,

Pain, happiness, sadness, fear...

Let us live well...

I disconnected the network of mechanical life forms. Then, I had this village.

Now all I have to do every day is take care of the children.”

Pascal talked about everything that had happened to him.

"Ah, Uncle Pascal, come and play with us." The two children came over mechanically, "Tell us a story."

"Yes, of course." Pascal leaned forward. "After I finish entertaining the guests, we can play together."

"Great." The child machines cheered and left.

"There is something I don't know how to do. I would like to ask you for advice," said Pascal.

"I'm sorry to ask for your advice. Please go ahead," 9S replied.

"Although we are a peaceful mechanical village, some villagers advocate the establishment of an armed force to guard the village. I don't know if this is right. After all, we advocate peace," Pascal asked.

"The armed forces of machine lifeforms..." 9S muttered.

"Is that so..." 2B turned around and looked at the location of the village and the surrounding environment.

The three of them turned around and began to discuss.

After a while, the results came out.

2B said to Pascal seriously, "Peace requires force. Peace without weapons is meaningless."

"Only when kind people control force can they protect the lives of the weak," Ye Feng added.

"Is that so?" Pascal stretched out his mechanical finger and tapped his chin, thinking.

"I understand. I will lead everyone to form an armed force to protect our village."

"Thank you~"

Zoom out,

The whole village is shrouded in a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere, as if a beautiful painting is unfolding before people's eyes.

Fathers work hard, mothers take care of their families tenderly, and children thrive in laughter.

On the streets, vendors enthusiastically hawk their goods, while customers carefully select the items they like.

From time to time, there would be a group of naughty children playing hide-and-seek, and the sound of their laughter could be heard throughout the village;

Some machines sit quietly by the lake, admiring the clearness of the water and the beauty of the surrounding mountains;

Several scholars studied books mechanically and attentively, seemingly with an endless thirst for knowledge;

There is also a pair of sisters happily chasing a colorful butterfly, their laughter is as clear and sweet as silver bells...

This peaceful scene makes everyone in it feel extremely happy and satisfied.

This harmonious and beautiful life requires them to protect and cherish together.