NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 121: I cooperate with your performance

"who am I?"

"My name is 9S... No,

My name is...9M...No,

I am Ye Feng."

"My head hurts, why can't I remember anything?"

"The memory block seems to be severely damaged..."

The fear of memory confusion came over me, and I couldn't move.

keep Calm!!!

The recovery process is slowly filling in the missing memory.

NieR: Automata…The bunker…exploded…

2B...Death...

A2 I'm going to kill you...

system……

Nuclear missiles... Steel behemoths...

I can't pretend to be B...

Let me think about this.

The moment the shock wave hit...

Protect mode is turned on...

The connection between memory and body is very unstable...

My memory gradually became clearer and I seemed to remember everything.

The DF-21D is not that powerful, right?

No, it seems that the behemoth was also detonated.

The effect of the explosion is no less powerful than that of the DF-5B.

No, the DF-5B is not that powerful!

Feel like Big Ivan!

Damn it, stay away from the nuclear explosion next time.

Let me think about it again.

What I have now is 9S's script.

Right!

Hey……

This body couldn't open its eyes, and I felt that my consciousness was in a white and unfamiliar space.

There is a bookshelf in the space, on which are various materials collected by mechanical creatures. Past human history, philosophy, and various materials are arranged on the bookshelf.

There is also information about mechanical creatures next to it.

After checking the information, I found that

Next to the political category is information about mechanical creatures trying out monarchy and republic.

There is even a record of democracy.

ho ho,

I want to laugh at these guys for not trying an unimagined path.

Only this way can save you!

Don’t you know?

I don't even dare to try it.

Newbie, coward!

If you are willing to follow it,

I can turn against you on the spot.

Continuing to read, I found that

It seems that it is not just politics.

Even philosophy, criticism, mathematics, and even physics and chemistry,

Mechanical life forms imitate all knowledge and behavior.

This is simply,

Haha, Confucius once said, "If you study without thinking, you will be confused; if you think without studying, you will be in danger."

What’s the point of just imitating!

I am very disappointed that the mechanical creatures that imitate human behavior have not produced new culture and values.

But this is normal, you think you are the brother.

I'm just a legend!

But there is a very strange thing, the same mechanical creature keeps repeating the same failure.

For example, the mechanical creatures that try dictatorship keep trying after failing again and again.

Mechanical organisms that try to grow crops keep trying after repeated failures.

This kind of idiot temperament of fighting again and again despite failure, and never giving up until hitting a wall,

I admire you!

One cannot hang oneself on a tree, my Chinese teacher said,

I'm going to try another tree to see if I can hang myself!

Another document states that

Mechanical creatures have overwhelming adaptability and evolution speed in war.

But why do they keep imitating human behavior?

And they even imitate mistakes, and they keep imitating them.

I don't understand.

Free?

A bunch of lunatics!

【Let me, let me tell you about these artificial people. 】

The sound coming from afar gradually became clearer. This sound...

Adam!

[We...machine creatures...have evolved through years of struggle and learning. We have finally gained new consciousness. It's like a new life.]

"Congratulations, it's not easy," I said.

[You androids are nothing but mindless puppets that live by commands...]

Adam laughed, and suddenly, the laughter stopped.

【What did you say? 】

no,

I can't let him know my true identity as a human.

After thinking it over, I said:

"Ah, I mean, you are lying! It's just a machine!! How can it have consciousness?"

[Something is wrong... Young man...]

Adam's words poured into my ears like whispers, and a chill rushed straight to the top of my head, giving me goose bumps.

[That's right, young man, you also have consciousness... and desires. ]

"Fuck, you know all this. It's useless for you to know, and you can't be satisfied..."

[Yes, hatred and anger are the meaning of life...]

Adam's voice was like the whisper of a devil, bewitching.

Suddenly, as if he noticed my response, he was visibly stunned.

Then, he showed his iconic evil expression again and continued to laugh,

[Ugly hatred and anger also sleep in your heart,]

[The more you hide, the more the darkness grows...]

【All life is imprisoned by desire. 】

【Desire is the meaning of life. 】

Why is this being said in such a pretentious way? I can’t understand it!

I was extremely mad inside, but I still maintained an outwardly resentful appearance.

But I really can’t hold it back any longer.

[Some people pursue beauty, some people pursue happiness. ]

"Ah, yes, yes!"

"Brother, you are right. You are absolutely right."

"Born in peace and happiness, all I want is peace and happiness."

【And I, what I pursue is hatred and anger. 】

"Then you must be living a very tiring life, brother."

Adam was stunned again, frowning slightly.

He continued to mutter like a devil:

You don't believe everything.

You want to destroy everything.

You feel hopeless about everything.

【You want everything,】

【You want all the love,】

[You want to... 2B△※ right? ]

"Brother, this is so embarrassing, I can't say it."

I waved my hands and responded awkwardly,

"My friend's wife..."

[Quiet! Listen to me!]

Adam roared, and the sound echoed in the space.

I was so frightened that I said weakly:

"Oh, okay, you tell me. Brother, I'll cooperate with you."

【A reality filled with lies.】Adam continued the devil’s whisper.

How should I respond?

I thought for a moment and responded to Adam angrily:

“Shut up! Shut up!!”

【Pouring hatred.】

"I said different!!!"

【Overflowing desire.】

"I...I'm different from you guys!!"

【The real me. 】

"I am different from you..."

My final roar was filled with anger and despair, revealing a variety of complex emotions including incompetence, unwillingness, and humiliation.

The lingering sound echoed in the space.

then,

I said to Adam:

"Brother, look at my reply, are you satisfied?"

【Well……】

Adam closed his eyes and savored the flavor meaningfully.

Looking at his extremely comfortable expression, I felt that he must have enjoyed it very much.

Suddenly, his voice became very anxious and panicked.

[No... Stop it...]

【hateful……】

【me……】

【No! 】

【don't want! 】

【don't want! 】

【don't want! 】

【don't want! 】

The space in front of me turned pitch black, and Adam’s roars and screams still lingered around me.