NieR: Whirlpool

N2 stood on the top of the towering mechanical tower, overlooking this land that was once ravaged by war.

Three years passed quickly. She always kept in mind Ye Feng's last words before his death and carefully maintained the balance of the world.

The evolution of mechanical life forms is proceeding quietly.

After evolving, they gradually retreated underground, away from the sight of humans and androids.

N2's gaze passed across the vast ocean and fell on the land in the distance called Yingzhou.

The Kanto Plain became the new focus, where the gears of fate slowly turned.

"Do you still think about him?"

N2 (male)'s voice came from behind.

N2 turned around, her long black hair fluttering in the wind.

"We owe him so much."

"Yes," N2 (male) walked up to her.

"But you did a great job. The world outside the script is developing as he expected."

“And that part of the world is also developing according to the script.”

N2 lowered his head and stroked the railing with his fingers.

"Sometimes I wonder, if the real him were still around..."

"Don't think about those useless things." N2 (male) interrupted her.

"We must look forward. The fate of machine life forms and even the Earth is now in our hands."

N2 nodded, his eyes becoming firm again.

"You're right. We still have a long way to go."

The two of them looked into the distance again, where new variables were brewing.

Looking through the void,

I saw a member of the YoRHa team wearing black clothes - Ye Feng.

He stood on a high ground in the Kanto Plain, gazing into the distance.

N2 and N2 (male) simultaneously held their breath, as if they were afraid of disturbing the scene.

Although Ye Feng's figure was blurry, his familiar outline and standing posture were extremely clear.

He tilted his head slightly, as if listening to something.

N2 subconsciously reached out his hand, trying to catch the fleeting image.

N2 (male) gently held her hand and whispered, "You have been keeping an eye on him."

N2 took a deep breath and nodded.

N2 (male), “It’s been so long, why don’t you go meet him?”

N2 is silent.

"Don't you want to?"

silence.

"Hey……"

As night falls, the lights on top of the mechanical tower come on.

N2 and N2 (male) stood side by side, silently looking towards the Kanto Plain.

Waiting for fate to turn its mysterious gears again.

Within three years,

In a secret base deep beneath the Forbidden City,

041 and 154 were leisurely sipping coffee, their eyes focused on the holographic screen in front of them.

on the screen,

A familiar figure was fighting bravely somewhere in the Kanto Plain, but was unfortunately surrounded by a group of powerful mechanical life forms.

Finally fell on the battlefield.

"Ye Feng is dead?"

041 asked with a hint of sarcasm, taking a sip of the fragrant coffee.

154 rolled his eyes.

"Yes, dead again!"

"How many times has this happened?" 041 continued to ask as if nothing had happened.

"That's the 25th time." 154 sighed.

"This guy is still so reckless."

041 put down the coffee cup and smiled helplessly.

"Let him play. It's just a game to him anyway."

154 nodded. "Yes, let him have as many adventures as he wants in this world. When he has had enough fun, he will remember everything."

On the screen, Ye Feng's death statistics were clearly visible:

[Killed by A2: 2 times]

[Executed: 12 times]

[Death by wandering: 11 times]

【Total: 25 times】

154 frowned as he looked at the data. "This guy really has a short memory. He is always like this. He could have been more cautious."

041 shrugged.

"Don't forget, this is just a game to him."

"After we implanted his soul into the YoRHa 9M prosthesis through special means, he can be resurrected an unlimited number of times."

"Perhaps he feels that there is no real danger, so he is so reckless."

154 sighed,

"Maybe. But I still hope he can pay more attention. Although he can be resurrected, every death has an impact on his memory."

041 nodded,

"That's right. But don't worry, when he's had enough fun, he'll remember everything. Then we can consider what to do next."

They continued to watch the screen.

Ye Feng was resurrected from the bunker again, transformed into YoRHa 9M.

Ready to continue his adventure in this world.

154 said softly, "I hope August of 45 will come soon. By then, we won't have to be afraid of that weird guy anymore."

041 nodded thoughtfully.

His eyes were still fixed on the figure who was constantly taking risks, dying, and being reborn.

……

154 sat down on the sofa and sighed: "Dead again!"

041's voice came from the communicator: "How many times?"

154 replied impatiently: "35 times."

……

Shortly after,

041 asked helplessly: "How many times?"

154 said coldly: "40 times!"

041 rolled his eyes. "Good boy! His death count is almost as high as 9S's! If that guy knew, he would die of laughter."

……

Soon after,

041 is used to it: "How many times?"

154 sighed: "47 times!"

041, asked: "What day is it today?"

154 looked at the calendar: "February 2th!"

041 was stunned: "What? There is a 2th in February?"

154 couldn't help laughing. "I was just teasing you. The almanac says today is a good day to rest and not to take risks. It seems he didn't check the almanac before going out today."

041 rolled his eyes and said, "Come on, if he really believed in the almanac, how could he have died so many times?"

041 looked at the screen, which showed the number of times Ye Feng had died:

1. Mistaken as an enemy by A2, pierced through the heart with a sword

2. Competing with 9S in hacking, his brain short-circuited

3. Tried to eat a mechanical life form and died of poisoning

4. Use "Phantom Light" to charge yourself and overload and explode

5. Tried to talk away 2B during her execution, but was stabbed to death

6. Tried to block the sword, but was stabbed to death by A2

7. Tried to shave his beard with the White Contract and slit his throat to death

8. He drank Emil's potion and turned into stone

9. Tried to talk his way out of trouble, but was killed by a tentacle of a fusion of M002 team member and mechanical creature

10. Want to prove that you can fly, jump off a cliff

11. Pascal’s “philosophy” taught me to freeze my computer

12. Take a bath in the mechanical bathhouse and rust and become scrapped

13. Tried to move a building with telekinesis, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage

14. I competed with A2 and was pissed off by her attitude.

15. Accidentally walked into a carnival party of mechanical life forms and was crushed to death by their enthusiasm

16. Researching a mechanical fish, but it got choked to death by a fish bone

17. Eating dragon fruit secretly, the spiciness made the system crash

18. Helped a mechanical lifeform give birth, but was crushed to death by parts

19. Tried to control a mechanical octopus with his mind, but was strangled to death by its tentacles

20. 2B's pouting makes me so cute

21. Being rebounded by his own sword energy and cut in half

22. Want to prove that you are not afraid of water, drown in an oasis

23. Traveling to the quantum realm, being measured until you disappear

24. Try to use the Pure White Contract to open the beer and pierce the mechanical heart

25. Bewitched by the beauty of the mechanical butterfly, forget about everything else, and get beaten to death by the ferocious mechanical creatures

26. Researching mechanical pollen, and dying from allergies

27. Poisoned by horse mackerel

28. Wanting to prove that you can read minds, your brain is overloaded

29. I accidentally entered the breeding season of the rabbit robot and was killed by its cuteness

30. Try using the "magic light" to grill meat and cook yourself

31. Being bitten to death by a mechanical mosquito

32. Want to prove that you can walk through walls, and die

33. Choking to death on one's own dirty jokes

34. He was conducting a band at a concert with 42S, but was trampled to death by a flood of enthusiastic fans.

35. Wanted to prove he was not afraid of heights, he jumped off Engels’ head

36. Assimilated by the spores of the mechanical mushroom

37. Discovered the special ability of Huan Guang, and wanted to prove that he could control time and turn himself back to non-existence.

38. Killed by a mechanical pufferfish's poisonous stinger

39. Try using "fantasy light" to dye your hair and bleach yourself

40. The electromagnetic interference of the mechanical cat caused the computer to freeze. It was so cute.

41. Wanted to prove he could predict the future, got killed by his own predictions

42. Drowning in Honey from Mechanical Bees

43. After realizing that 2B had been trying to kill him, he committed suicide in anger.

44. Being pierced by the thorns of a mechanical cactus

45. Want to prove that you can teleport, teleport yourself into a black hole

46. Blown away by strong wind from mechanical fans

47. Try to use "illusion light" to create a clone, decomposing yourself until you disappear