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Black box signal of YoRHa 2B has been lost.

Dead confirmed.

Report.

By following the protocol for logging in,

mark A2 as the new subject of surveillance.

ID code A2 has been confirmed to be unconscious.

LOADING Reactivate it.

Report.

The memory area of A2 is damaged.

Repair and play only the saved data.

Reporting to the bunker.

This is YoRHa force captain No.1.

Airborne operation went well.

No enemy forces have been spotted.

We will enter as planned.

Reaching the target location in about 2 400 seconds.

This mission is really easy.

Stay alert, No.1.

Commander, you really worry a lot.

Don't worry. I will complete it seriously.

Let me ask you, what kind of place is Earth?

I think it's the same as that in the simulation.

That's not what I'm asking.

That kind of thing doesn't matter.

Aren't you curious about it? What do you think, No.13?

Kind of.

I knew it. How about you, No.2?

I am very curious.

We are still in combat. Stop chatting.

- Yes. - Alright.

Sometimes you need to relax to get the operation to go smoothly.

No.1, you are right.

Heat source approaching detected.

Distance 42 000.

Height 60 000, rising...

What's happening to units?

- What's happening? - It's an EMP bomb.

- Everyone, stay calm. - All units,

- Switch unit control to manual. - switch the flying equipment...

- No.12, No.14, got hit. - As per training...

- No.11, No.22, signal lost. - What's going on?

- What is happening? - No.13 got hit.

- It's the guided laser. - No.13 got hit.

- Must have been fired from the surface. - No.15 got hit.

- What about the canceller and shield? - No.12, No.14, signal lost.

- They don't work. - No.12, No.14, signal lost.

- Can't control... - Darn, the machines have evolved.

W-What should we do?

Black box signal confirmed.

YoRHa force 8 units remaining.

New model. I'm really looking forward to your future performance.

You've woken up, right?

G-Good morning.

Sober up.

This is not a dream.

How's the situation?

Half were wiped out,

with 8 units remaining.

Including you, there are 4 units that are still functional,

and the other four units are in a critical state.

What about No.1?

Then it's down to 7 units remaining.

However, only 4 units are still functional.

What should we do, Captain?

Why me?

Because Captain No.1 is dead,

the captain's authority has been transferred to No.2.

Report complete, Captain.

But someone like me...

Then why not let me take over?

I'm better at attacking.

No way.

Then what should we do?

There are also them.

Besides, Captain,

you have violated military regulations.

YoRHa force, Attacker No. 2.

Confirm to receive captain authority.

The operation will now resume with the remaining 7 units.

Including them?

We can't leave the surviving partners behind.

No, find a place for them to take shelter.

We don't know where the machine lifeforms will appear from.

We cannot leave them behind.

Because we landed at a different place than we were supposed to,

we are now far from Mount Kaala.

Are we still going?

Please.

Should we call for reinforcements?

While calling, we must also request support from the command center.

Please contact the command center.

Communications are currently cut off,

and have not yet returned to normal.

Then wait until they're restored...

Who knows how long we'll have to wait.

Now we have to move as fast as we can.

This is the Earth.

No.2.

These guys have already...

No.2.

Hey, No.2.

Heat source of machine lifeforms detected.

An unexpected number of enemy forces are coming.

Time to prepare for battle. Put her down now.

But...

Those three couldn't be saved.

You should understand that.

It's me...

No.

With our current capabilities, we can't heal them.

There are about 128 000 enemy units.

We can't confront them with our numbers.

We've been surrounded.

What should we do, Captain?

Retreat.

This is YoRHa force captain No.2.

Command center, can you hear me?

Please respond, command center.

Really?

Thank you for helping us.

W-We are your partners,

new models.

I've never heard about new models being sent here.

Because our operation is top secret.

Of course the surface didn't know about it.

Top secret?

That means I can just kill you here.

What are your plans?

You want us to assist in the battle to destroy machine lifeforms' server?

Along with you, unknown ones?

Yes.

The YoRHa force had 16 members,

but we lost many of them during the operation.

We don't want to doubt you,

but recently we've observed quite a few enemy units on the move.

Captain, you can't trust them.

They might have been contaminated.

I know it.

What about the reinforcements from the Moon?

Well...

What?

So you got abandoned by the Moon as well?

How's that possible?

You're new models, yet you don't know about it?

What did you say?

Annoying, let's fight it out.

As you wish.

Stop it.

Interesting.

Dahlia, stop it.

Please listen to me.

Without the reinforcements from command center, we are now on our own.

We can only rely on ourselves to carry out the mission.

What we need now is partners.

Partners, partners.

We're not kids.

What did you say?

Enough! No.2, we can do this on our own.

Don't waste time.

Wait.

Hold on.

Listen to me.

For decades, we have been on a war of attrition.

And we can only watch our partners...

These days, we can only watch our family members die one by one.

Well...

They are also the ones who have been abandoned after calls for help were ineffective,

just like us.

But...

How else do we fight those guys from Pacific?

What we should do on this battlefield

is not trying to linger out.

Let's work together.

But once I think you're the enemy,

I will pull the trigger immediately.

I got it.

We've always been here

fighting for our families,

to keep our family alive here.

Are you really going to shoot?

We have to kill her before the contamination gets seriously.

This is what we have always done.

If we don't attack her, then we can only wait for death.

What?

No.4, No.16, restrain her.

No.21.

Hurry, heal Miss Lily.

You should know it.

These guys have already...

With our current capabilities, we can't heal them.

That's impossible.

Forgive me, Lily.

Aren't we all family?

I'm not suited to be a captain.

I'm not decisive enough to make decisions,

only focusing on getting through what I'm facing, and not knowing when to give up.

I can't be like you, making decisions without any hesitation.

But it's also because of you that Lily could be saved.

I always feel uneasy.

And I think I make decisions too quickly.

But that's only because I'm too decisive.

Actually, I'm focused on getting through what I'm facing too.

And I've also lost things because of this.

And I got help because you refused to give up.

Which one is better?

Are you okay? Let's go.

Okay.

It's so far.

No.4, watch your step.

Don't step on the flowers.

I'm sorry.

Whose could it be?

Whose?

Our names are taken from flowers.

Captain chose them for us.

What is this flower called?

This is...

I don't know.

You don't know.

The name is proof of being a family member.

And having a family

is the meaning to be alive.

It's been so long since we've seen flowers.

No.2, as for you, what is the meaning to be alive?

I...

Well...

Report.

There is a memory area

that A2 has erased it herself.

Attempts to restore it will be made while performing the current task.

(NieR: Automata Ver1.1a)

(NieR: Automata Ver1.1a)

Repeat.

YoRHa force, please move to the elevator quickly.

This is an order directly from the commander.

NO SIGNAL Command center!

Command center!

Margaret.

Cabella.

Daisy.

Dahlia.

Annie Monin.

No.16... No.21...

I must be having a nightmare.

Do you think we can dream?

No.

I really hope this is just a dream.

Captain.

Captain Rose.

Why did you protect me?

Miss Lily, please take shelter.

See you later.

No.

Miss Lily.

Let's go, Lily.

We've been waiting for you.

We've been watching over you.

What?

This voice...

Always...

Always...

These Androids fell on the battlefield,

losing their partners and their souls.

So we gave them a meaning to be alive.

So we remodeled them as our partners.

Facing them,

will you also fight?

You...

Calm down, No.2.

Just destroy this place.

It's no use destroying this server.

The command center has another purpose.

Humans have another purpose.

This is of utmost importance, so don't miss it.

That's the truth we learned by hacking into your server.

The harsher and crueler the battlefield is,

the more a warrior can grow.

That's what the command center thinks.

So they've arranged unpredictable battles and severe situations in advance.

This is all to test YoRHa force as the new trial weapon.

What?

The results are as the command center expected.

Even when facing the threat of elimination,

you still survived to reach this place.

With this experimental data,

better automatic infantry dolls can be made.

This is the humans' purpose.

This means from the start,

the command center planned to...

No.2.

No.4.

Why...

It's interesting.

So interesting.

With the body control being still contaminated,

only consciousness is restored.

What does it feel like to kill a partner while keeping your sanity?

What does it feel like to be killed by a partner while keeping your sanity?

Even so, will you still fight?

Even so, will you still resist?

Why do you do something useless?

No.2.

I leave the rest to you.

No way.

- That is... - Right.

That thing has enough firepower to destroy the engine room.

The command center asked you

to keep it on you, so it could blow up.

This is a victory that has long been scheduled for you.

This is a defeat that has long been scheduled for us.

But for us, as machine lifeforms, it doesn't hurt at all.

Even if this server is damaged,

we remain unchanged.

Being violent, intelligent, brave, and humble.

The Human Council deliberately designed you with various personalities,

so you can make up for each other,

and kill each other.

Ridiculous.

So ridiculous.

Miss Rose.

Why?

Amaryllis.

Lycoris.

Cattleya.

Freesia.

Well, we are family now.

Always.

No.4.

Please.

No.2, you must survive.

It is precisely because of life and death,

so your existence holds meaning.

I will never forget the pain

of not being able to save my partners,

and the grief of losing my family.

I will never forget.

Apart from the self-destructive memory area,

everything else has been fully repaired.

ID code A2 has been confirmed to be activated.

Good morning, A2.

Machine lifeforms...

- Recommendation: Rest more. - Have you awakened?

- Report: Loss of consciousness. - Are you alright? Wait.

Reactivating.

Play back the self-destructive memories that have been restored so far.

Well...

I feel

that we've been together for a very long time.

What are you talking about?

Hilarious.

Stop laughing.

I'm already tired of seeing her face.

Same here.

It's only been a week.

- To be exact, it's 6 days 12 hours and 48 seconds. - That's not the point.

I mean, it looks like we've been together for a long time.

Oh my.

That's great.

Miss Rose.

The meaning to be alive for me is to protect you all.

Because I want to be with you all.

Me too.

Together forever.

- That's great. - It's quite embarrassing.

Thank you for understanding me, Miss No.2.

(Chapter.17) (bad [J]udgment)

POD 042 CALLING ALL HUMANS.

NOW LET'S START THE MISSION TO INTRODUCE THE MULTIPLE ENDINGS OF THE GAME NIER: AUTOMATA. OVER.

PUPPET SHOW NIER: AUTOMATA YOU CAN DRINK BUT DON'T GET DRUNK 2

SAKE

Ordinary Androids

fight day after day for humans.

That's right.

I know the YoRHa force has always been working hard.

After all, we've known each other for a long time.

They occasionally rescue us from crises.

That's right. Bring over the mackerels.

I didn't expect them to end up as a photo.

All this is the fault of the machine lifeforms.

Right, owner?

That's right. Blow them all up.

Tastes good.

SPECIAL CONTAMINATED LIQUOR, BLACK BOX Owner,

MAIN INGREDIENT what kind of sake

WATER, THE CORE OF HOSTILE MACHINE LIFEFORMS is this?

THE CORE EXTRACTED CAREFULLY BY CRAFTSMAN AN UNFILTERED, MATURED DELICACY

100 PERCENT CONTAMINATED Weird,

PLEASE DRINK IN A SAFE PLACE my body

seems...

OUT-OF-CONTROL ANDROIDS WIPE OUT THE NON-HOSTILE MACHINE LIFEFORMS

THUS, THE MACHINE LIFEFORMS HAVE BEEN PEACEFULLY EXPELLED.

TO BE CONTINUED