NieR: Whirlpool

Bunker, room 9M.

Ye Feng woke up slowly.

What came into view was the pale ceiling and the flashing medical instruments.

as well as……

The face of a girl in a gray dress.

When the girl saw him wake up, a familiar helpless smile appeared on her face:

"Hey, alive again?"

"Where is this?"

Ye Feng rubbed his temple, looking confused.

"Where else could it be? The place where you were reborn for the 48th time - room 9M in the bunker."

154 put his hands on his hips, with an expression that said "you're here again".

"Rebirth? What rebirth? Am I not calling my sister right now?"

Ye Feng looked around; this sci-fi environment made him a little confused.

154 sighed and started the 48th "Novice Tutorial":

"Listen carefully, this is the world of NieR: Automata, and you have traveled through time."

"what?"

Ye Feng opened his mouth wide. This was a lot of information.

"You are now 9M of the YoRHa unit, a combat-type android."

54 pointed at Ye Feng's body.

"Don't look at it. The body you are in now is not your original body."

"I... I am a cyborg?" Ye Feng looked down at his hands.

Slender, fair,

But the joints have obvious mechanical structures.

"To be precise, you are now the body of YoRHa 9M, and I have preserved your soul inside of it."

154 explained,

"As for your original body, it died three years ago."

154 looked at Ye Feng who was confused and shook his head helplessly.

She stretched out her hand, and a faint blue light shone from her fingertips.

"Are you ready? I'm going to transmit your memories of the past three years to you. This might be a little uncomfortable."

"Does this hurt?"

“This doesn’t make sense!”

Without waiting for Ye Feng to answer, 154's finger gently touched his temple.

In an instant, a huge stream of information flooded into Ye Feng's mind.

The images came flooding in:

He saw himself wielding the Pure White Contract on the battlefield, his sword energy invincible.

He saw himself fighting alongside 2B and 9S against the machine lifeforms.

He saw himself standing on a high platform, giving a speech to a group of mechanical life forms.

He saw himself in deep conversation with a mysterious being - N2.

He saw 041 and 154 transformed into human form, standing beside him and discussing military strategy.

Memories flashed by like a revolving lantern, finally freezing at the moment when he was submerged by the particle beam.

Ye Feng suddenly opened his eyes and gasped.

Sweat soaked his forehead.

"I remembered?"

154 took back her hand and tilted her head to look at him.

Ye Feng nodded slowly, a complicated expression on his face.

"I remember... I am... the supreme leader of the mechanical creatures of Dragon Country?"

154 curled his lips and said, "Finally I remembered, Comrade General. But don't expect me to salute you. Here, you are just an ordinary 9M."

Ye Feng smiled bitterly: "I hope it's just an ordinary 9M."

He looked at 154.

"But thank you for waiting here for me."

154 She turned away, but Ye Feng still saw her ears slightly red:

"Don't give me that! I'm just... just doing my job!"

Ye Feng smiled and slowly sat up from the bed:

"Well, now that we're awake, it's time to get to work. We still have a world to save."

154 rolled his eyes. "You say this every time you wake up. Can you be a little more creative?"

"Yes," Ye Feng stood up and stretched his muscles.

“This time I want to say: Come on, let’s create another miracle!”

154 shook his head helplessly, but the corners of his mouth slightly raised:

"What a hopeless optimist."

Ye Feng frowned and thought for a while, then looked up at 154 and asked:

"Wait, how come you restored my previous memories this time? Didn't you tell me before that you traveled through time?"

154 shrugged, with an indifferent expression on his face:

"It's because you died so tragically the first time. Have fun these three years."

Ye Feng raised his eyebrows: "Me? Happy? Are you kidding?"

154 rolled his eyes and said, "I'm so happy. I've died so many times."

Ye Feng coughed awkwardly and tried to change the subject:

"Ahem, um... Speaking of which, what is the current situation? How is our plan going?"

154 sighed and his expression became serious:

"Everything is moving in a good direction. However, what is mentioned in the game plot has not changed much. And..."

She paused, as if hesitating whether to say the next words.

Ye Feng noticed something was wrong and asked, "And what?"

154 bit her lip. "And...N2 is missing. She hasn't been heard from since you 'sacrificed' her."

When Ye Feng heard this, his face instantly turned worried.

He clenched his fists and whispered, "I know...what she's going to do."

154 nodded: "Yes, I decided to let you keep your memory this time. Because... Anyway, are you ready?"

Ye Feng took a deep breath and stood up straight: "I see. Looks like we have a lot to do now."

He gave a confident smile, "But don't worry, I'm here, everything will be fine."

154's mouth corners slightly raised, but soon returned to normal expression:

"Stop talking big and get your condition right first. I don't want to see you die again."

Ye Feng laughed: "Don't worry, I'm a cat with nine lives. But..."

His eyes softened.

"Thank you for your concern, 154."

154's face suddenly turned red, and she turned around hurriedly:

"Don't...don't be so self-indulgent! I don't care about you at all! Hurry up and get ready, we still have a lot of things to deal with!"

Looking at 154's flustered back, Ye Feng smiled and shook his head.

"By the way, where's that guy 041? Why can't I see him?"

"It's right here!"

A voice came from the door, and a white auxiliary machine floated in.

He projected the shadow of the young man in white 041.

Ye Feng asked, "What's the situation now?"

"What else could it be? You died again."

041 shrugged.

"But you have to be careful."

"Why?" Ye Feng asked.

"Because three years ago, in a fit of rage, I destroyed all the scientific and technological data in the laboratory of the Android VI Satellite Base." 041 scratched his head embarrassedly.

"What?!" Ye Feng exclaimed.

"It also deleted the data of your previous machine."

"You!" Ye Feng mmp.

"So, the capabilities that your body can use now may be much less than before." 041 added.

Ye Feng held his forehead with his hand. What was going on?

It was already weak enough when it first crossed over, and now it’s been weakened even more?

"But don't worry, I will help you."

154 patted Ye Feng on the shoulder and said, "We are the best partners, aren't we?"

"Yeah." Ye Feng nodded, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.

"Me too." 041 also said, "Although you are weak, I will protect you."

"Hey, you guy, can you stop mentioning the word 'weak' all the time?" Ye Feng protested.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything anymore."

041 Raise your hands in surrender,

"But you really have to be careful, or you'll die faster next time."

"I understand." Ye Feng sighed, "I will."

"That's good." 041 smiled, "Then, General, what should we do next?"

"First... go meet Commander White."

Ye Feng thought about it and said, "After all, I am still a member of the Jiye Force."

"Okay." 154 and 041 responded at the same time.

"By the way, if you need any super-realistic bug abilities, go to 154. To avoid arousing suspicion, I repeat again that your 9M is very weak!"

Ye Feng, "Knock inside!"