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[mellow guitar music]

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Popola: Once upon a time,

a giant and a dragon fell from the skies.

After a fight to the death between them,

an incurable illness spread.

Those affected by it either turned into salt and died

or transformed into violent monsters

that would attack other humans on sight.

Humanity was on the brink of extinction.

Devola: It was at that moment people thought,

"We can separate the human soul from its body,

and when we're cured of the illness,

we can insert the soul into a vessel

created to look just like humans."

Humans named this concept Project Gestalt.

Popola: The original bodies of Devola and Popola

were twin androids that were created

for the purpose of being observers of Project Gestalt.

Devola: The two of them worked diligently

for the day humanity's souls are returned to their vessels.

However...

- At some point down the line,

Devola and Popola became unable to control

the vessels created to save humanity.

- As a result, Devola and Popola

were unable to fulfill their duties.

It was a failure.

Project Gestalt was no different

and collapsed as well.

both: And that is how humanity went extinct.

[LiSA's "Black Box"]

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- ♪ Spaceship ♪

[LiSA singing in Japanese]

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♪ Spaceship ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ Flashback... flashback... ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ Black box... black box... ♪♪

[singing in Japanese]

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[wind blowing]

- [sighs]

- Mm-mmm.

- [sighs]

Once again, we failed to protect them.

- Yeah.

- But... every one of them...

for our sake-- - Popola.

Enough.

- This feeling, how long will it last?

- No idea.

- Hello! [both gasp]

- This is Tower System Service.

I'm happy to report all sub-units are now unlocked.

Starting today, patrons who are in possession of pass codes

will be welcomed inside the Tower.

Your safety is guaranteed.

Also, in appreciation of your continued patronage,

we went ahead and prepared a special prize.

Don't keep us waiting too long!

We're eagerly looking forward to your next visit!

- [winces]

- Query: Why was an entrance for this tower created?

Confirmed that resource transport

is carried out in the sky.

It is unnatural for a way in from the outside to be set up.

Prediction: A trap.

- I don't care if it's a trap.

I'll kill anything in my way.

- Starting today,

patrons who are in possession of pass codes

will be welcomed inside the Tower.

Your safety is guaranteed.

- [grumbles]

Even with the pass codes, it won't open!

- Proposal: Retreat.

- Shut up!

Hacking in!

Eh?

[echoing] Did it work? I can't tell.

Hmm?

A doorknob?

A trap, right?

[gasps]

This is...

[sighs]

[lock clicks]

[door clunks]

[light buzzes]

This place...

[sighs]

[footsteps tapping]

What?!

You're my...

copied data.

- Copied data?

No. At one point, I was you.

- At one point, you were me?

- Come along while there's still time.

- Hey! What are you?!

- I told you.

I was you at some point.

- [gasps]

- He was you at some point, too,

and me at one point.

- But how?

- Let's go.

[wind gusts]

- [winces]

[gasps]

Him, too?

- Yes. He was me, too.

- Hold on! You said, "at some point," but...

when exactly was that?!

- At the end.

That's you meeting your final moment.

- I'm able to see that much!

What I want to know is--

[wind gusts] [gasps]

- You haven't seen it yet.

You haven't seen the truth.

- [gasps]

[yelps]

- Let's go.

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- I collected the three pass codes.

- Yes, you did.

- Then why? Why am I locked out?

- But you're not.

- I'm asking you why I can't go inside of the Tower!

- Continue, and it will open.

Keep moving.

You want to get in, right?

- How long do I have to do this?

- Until you see the truth.

- [sighs]

[gasps]

Hey! What do you mean by the truth?

- The truth is the truth.

I'm sure you've realized it by now.

After all, I know I certainly have.

- What are you-- - Tell me who killed you.

- An enemy.

- No, it wasn't.

- [winces]

This is...

This can't...

[static crackling] [gasps]

I...

[click] 2B.

[shudders]

I get it.

2B kills me every time.

[shudders]

Are you happy?!

- You finally see it...

the hard truth.

2B's true unit designation is YoRHa No.2, Type E.

She's a model that was created

to destroy deserters and moles, an executioner.

She gets close to traitors through camouflage

and kills them.

- So then...

every single time 2B...

- Yes. Due to your strengths,

you always end up learning too much,

which gets you executed.

- I'm always executed?

But that means that I-- that we're all flawed!

But if command knew that, why didn't they stop?

Why did they keep producing the 9S model?!

- Sorry. I don't know.

However...

for 9S to continually be born and killed,

that idea is built into the foundation of Project YoRHa.

You're not a flawed unit.

- Look around you.

You see? These are all failures.

- But for 2B, it was just completing another mission

and nothing more.

- [winces]

Stop making it sound like 2B enjoyed doing it!

- You weren't the only one that was killed.

All of us were slaughtered.

Nevertheless, we kept starting over.

All of that... led to you.

- So what?! 2B is still dead!

- Yes. That's why you're alive.

Our selves up until this point never lived this long,

as we were killed by 2B.

But the you standing here is different.

You survived, and 2B was lost in your place forever.

A new finale that has never happened before.

A new ending.

Perhaps the mission 2B truly wanted to fulfill

was to find a way to have you standing here right now.

- [shudders]

[crying]

But I don't want this ending.

It's cruel.

I'd rather be the one dead.

[crying]

[warbling] - [gasps]

[ominous music]

- [gasps]

- Let's hurry. We're running out of time.

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There it is.

- [gasps]

- Sorry. I can't go any further.

But know that we are all within you.

No matter the ending,

our feelings for 2B will never change.

- Does that mean...

you still...

[echoing] you still...

- Push forward, 9S.

- Push forward?

But 2B isn't here anymore.

[yelps]

[shudders]

Why did it have to be me?

Why did it have to be me?

- Report: Loss of 9S's self-consciousness data

within memory sectors appears to have triggered

release of the seal to the Tower.

Alert: Hostile machine lifeforms approaching.

- Just when the door finally opened for me,

I have to fight.

- Alert: Combat is highly dangerous

under current conditions.

Proposal: Immediate retreat into the Tower--

- Just shut up!

I'll kill every machine lifeform!

[yelps]

[panting]

Damn it!

[sighs]

Huh?

You guys are...

- It's been a while.

- We've been expecting you

[energetic music]

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- [gasps]

- You're still under treatment, so let us handle this!

- Focus on recovering for now!

Sit back and let us prove to you

that we can put up a fight! - Yes!

Devola: Good grief.

You really are a handful, 9S.

- Please let us finish your treatment this time.

- [grunts]

- Goodness. Your motor cortex is full of holes.

I'm shocked you're even able to walk.

- 9S, you should know something.

The Resistance Camp where we first met...

has been completely destroyed.

- [gasps] No way!

Then where's Miss Lily and Jackass?!

- A virus infection spread throughout the camp.

Lily's group stayed behind so that it wouldn't spread.

- When they sheltered the children of Pascal's village,

there was a unit that was infected.

- The virus took over at a rapid pace.

By the time we realized, it was too late.

- We were the only ones allowed to escape.

Lily wanted us to find and treat other androids.

- There. You're all fixed up.

- Thank you.

Miss Lily, Jackass...

everybody is dead.

- Alert: Multiple hostile machine lifeforms approaching.

Proposal: Immediate retreat into the Tower.

- Looks like we won't be able to handle this anymore.

- Let's go.

- [both yelp]

- Devola! Popola!

- Alert: Activation of a stealth trap confirmed.

- [moans] - Are you all right?!

[door rumbling]

We have to get out of here!

- [winces]

[screams]

- Popola!

- We'll hold them off for you here, 9S!

- Make a run for it before the door closes!

- I can open it again later!

The two of you need to escape while you--

- Enough!

We're staying!

We have to atone for our sins, no matter what!

- [groaning] - Devola!

- [grunts]

- [winces] - [Popola groaning]

- I hope you...

don't regret this!

9S: Devola!

[static crackles]

Popola: The original bodies of Devola and Popola

were twin androids that were created

for the purpose of being observers of Project Gestalt.

[sentimental music]

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- [sighs]

Whoa! - Watch out!

Are you all right?

- Sorry. I spaced out here for a bit.

- Hey, your bandage is coming undone.

Do you want to change it soon so that we can proceed safely?

- [sighs]

[thunder rumbling] No.

We should keep moving for now.

The rain will come if we don't move quickly.

- At some point down the line,

Devola and Popola became unable to control

the vessels created to save humanity.

- As a result, Devola and Popola

were unable to fulfill their duties.

It was a failure.

Project Gestalt was no different

and collapsed as well.

- The nerve circuitry underneath has been damaged.

That's why it's affecting your ambulatory control.

- Sorry.

- Don't apologize.

It's not like this was your fault, right?

I'm sorry. Any further treatment

requires a facility with equipment.

- Hey, why are you apologizing now?

- [chuckles] - [gasps]

- Funny, isn't it?

We're both apologizing

but saying the other's apology isn't necessary.

- [chuckles]

[both laugh]

Popola: Since then,

only androids are left to roam the Earth.

The secret of humanity's extinction had been hidden.

However, those that had the same form as Devola and Popola,

the great failures, became hated by all.

[rain pattering]

If we can make it to the new camp,

I can fix your leg as well, Devola.

- Well, that would be nice.

But I have a feeling

my other leg will suffer the same fate.

- It'll be fine. I'll protect you.

- I shouldn't be complaining.

It's my fault it happened, after all.

- [gasps]

A fellow Resistance member slashed your leg!

We were allies.

Why didn't you get angry?

How did you stay calm?

- You were so livid at the time.

I felt I had to stay calm.

Cause you were angry for me...

I let it slide.

- But that wasn't--

that one maintenance failure

was caused by units of our model.

That wasn't our fault.

- Even so, it's only natural

for our twin models to be persecuted for it.

- I wonder how long this will continue.

- Who knows?

If I had to take a guess, though,

until the day we atone for our sins.

- In that case, this suffering won't end.

How could it?

Devola: "But there's nothing we can do to atone."

All Devolas and Popolas think that way.

This negative thought loop

is because they were unable to protect

the humans that created them.

Because of that, they must undergo a memory wipe

with programming to generate constant feelings of guilt

to prevent them going haywire.

[singing in foreign language]

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- I'm glad I have you.

Alone, I don't think I could survive.

- We'll endure this together.

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Popola: Every Devola and Popola has been,

"I'm sorry" this, "I'm sorry" that.

They have lived out their lives currying favors the whole time.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

[embers crackling]

Devola...

I'm sorry.

- [gasps]

[crying]

That's okay, Popola.

You don't have to apologize anymore.

- "I hope you don't regret this."

How am I supposed to do that

when I'm the only one left?

- Hello! This is Tower System Services.

Patrons who are in possession of pass codes

will be welcomed inside the Tower.

Your safety is guaranteed.

- 153 to 042.

This Pod has a report about 9S.

Sharing data now.

P042: Affirmative.

[lights click]

- 9S's psychological state has deteriorated to a grave level.

It is approaching a dangerous condition.

He needs treatment quickly.

- Agreed.

- However, treatment method is unknown.

- Proposal: Rest combined with data checking and maintenance.

- Affirmative. Proceeding right away.

Glory to mankind.

P042: To mankind.

ED

[GEMS COMPANY's "Hai to Inori"]

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- [singing in Japanese]

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