No. 268 Shikishima SXR-NR 敷島SXR-NR

Tsutsuji Ward | Shiroyashio-cho | Tsutsuji Station | 1985

△DD-426

It’s basically the nanomachine equivalent of a virus program.

…except it causes brain damage.

The infected will ultimately lose their memories… or end up as husks of themselves.

It’s likely the cause of my memory loss.

△Oral NM

Found at the nurse’s office where Chihiro Morimura worked.

The label matches the one on the bottle I had.

“Oral NM: C0204.”

△Phaser

A gun from the underground facility in the future.

The android was using it.

△Natsuno Minami

Natsuno Minami…

She was the one who had that data unit.

△Medical Records

The medical records of three Sakura High School students.

Shu Amiguchi, Juro Izumi, and Ryoko Shinonome.

They’ve all been administered a pill called NM.

ア01

Looks like I've lost them for now.

I have to consider my next moves carefully.

…

Just an ordinary cop.

△Medical Records

Ryoko Shinonome

Ryoko Shinonome…

Let's see… “Attempting to delay nanomachine separation in the brain.”

“Applying memory link enhancement…”

“C0204 and C22…” So there are two types of pills, then.

C0204 is the same one I have.

It’s been over a week since she last received a dose.

I wonder how she’s doing…

Without the pills, her memory must also be suffering.

Shu Amiguchi

Shu Amiguchi…

He was administered NM:A8076.

Looks like a different kind of nanomachine medication.

Seems it was only administered once.

All it says is “20% transplant rate.”

Juro Izumi

Juro Izumi…

He’s receiving two types of treatment.

NM: A8075 and B01.

He received four doses of A8075…

…then switched to B01 from the fifth dose on.

There’s a scribbled note here… “B01 was synthesized by Tamao Kurabe.”

Never mind

△Android

A girl with red glasses and braids…

She created NM: C0204, the same pills I take.

I saw her at the school…

But what business would an android have there?

Besides, there was something different about her then…

△Communication Device

…It’s him again.

He did say he’d call again…

Come in…

Are you there?

…

ア07

I know you can hear me, Sekigahara…

…Now pick up.

I'm not your enemy.

ア08

△Communication Device

…Don’t be a fool.

×Answer

…What do you want?

It seems you found your way onto school grounds.

Unless you want to get caught, you shouldn’t wander around.

…

What business did you have there?

I wanted to learn more about the person I killed.

Forgive me. I should’ve been transparent from the start.

Did you see anyone else there? Did anyone see you?

..No.

…I trust you. Partners don’t lie to each other, after all.

…Partners? Us?

You really don’t remember?

You and I are working together to save everyone.

Everyone? Even the one I murdered?

That was a necessary action to prevent Operation Aegis.

No one else has figured out the truth yet.

Those who came from other sectors have been deceived…

…and Morimura was the one behind it.

…

There’s no coming back after total annihilation.

And that was reason enough.

It’s why you agreed to take the job.

What job?

脱出の阻害となるデータユニットを…

破壊してほしい

You were tasked with retrieving information.

It was to be extracted from a certain data unit.

But circumstances have changed.

That unit may jeopardize our escape.

You must destroy it.

It’s likely hidden somewhere at Sakura High School.

And it may be accompanied by another student.

Seek out Natsuno Minami in class 1-C.

…Is that an order?

Not at all. I'm merely presenting options.

The situation must be dealt with one way or another.

If we don’t, there’s no turning back.

…

△DD-426

DD-426…

Likely the root of my memory loss.

But who would create such a thing?

…And why?

△Natsuno Minami

Natsuno Minami…

All I was told about her was her name and class number.

She may be in the possession of that data unit.

If not, she’ll know where it is.

…

△Phaser

Now that think about it…

This is the same gun that android was using.

The one from the future…

Hey, you!

…

What were you just holding? Show me right now.

Now do what I say and empty your pockets.

…

This some kind of toy gun?

…I'm taking you in for further questioning.

Ah…

Damn it…

Freeze!

Scene of the Crime

Looks like I managed to lose that cop…

All that running…

…and I end up back here.

×Examine

Morimura’s death hasn’t been made public yet.

Those black suits must’ve disposed of the body.

At that point, they were already coming after me.

Did I lure Morimura out here?

It just doesn’t add up…

…

I managed to find some good clues here before.

But I'm still not sure what some of them mean…

△Cryptic Note

This is the note Morimura had in her possession.

I don’t understand there rows of numbers…

Are they even related?

△Key

This key I had on me…

It has some kind of emblem on it.

Was I driving a car?

…!?

The emblem appears to be a button.

The emblem on the key…

Press it

Never mind

…

Well, I pressed it.

No nearby car made a sound, though.

Maybe it’s somewhere further away.

Huh?

Examine

How in the world did this motorcycle get here?

Did it come when I pressed the button on the key?

Voice Authentication… Verified.

A key is required to unlock this vehicle.

It’s voice-activated, too?

Is this…

…a self-driving motorcycle?

Hey…

A key is required to unlock this vehicle.

Vehicle unlocked.

You may issue commands using your voice.

Please set your next destination.

Hey…

Who do you belong to?

Registered drivers of the Shikishima SXR-NR:

Ei Sekigahara and Chihiro Morimura.

Me… and Morimura?

It looks like I've used this motorcycle before.

Then it must know where I've taken it.

I'm guessing you have a travel log, right?

Can you pull it up?

Displaying travel log.

…

Looks like I've taken this thing all around the city.

But there are only two places I've visited multiple times…

Aside from Sakura High, it’s just this one other spot.

Set this location as your destination?

Yes…

Let's hit the road.

Tsuwabuki Bypass | Motorway

…Hey.

Did I… leave anything with you?

Invalid request.

Please specify.

I want to know if I left behind any messages.

Two logs found from Ei Sekigahara.

S-Seriously?

Begin playback?

Yeah… Show me.

So did you find it?

I'm leaving this message as a precaution.

Just in case I lose my memory sooner than I expect.

You've still got work to do if you want to escape this world.

You must acquire the data logs from 2188.

One more thing―and this takes priority over all else.

You can't let Chihiro Morimura execute Operation Aegis.

She’s holds a position as a nurse at Sakura High School…

But it’s all under false pretenses.

Stop her at all costs.

My headaches are getting worse. I'm running out of time…

In any case… some interesting developments have come up.

I've confirmed that Iori Fuyusaka was able to use the gate.

I checked the log she left behind.

The ID she used…

…was Morimura’s biometric ID.

Knowing this…

…do I still try to stop Operation Aegis?

That’s the real question.

…

Well, the answer’s obvious…

…Isn't it?

Playback complete.

…

Fuyusaka… is Morimura?

How is that possible…?

…And what did I decide to do?

…

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