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After performing many experiments with prototypes, the first YoRHa android was created in the year 11937. Roughly a hundred years had passed since the founding of the project.
That seems extreme for the development of new technology at this point in the future.
Additionally, 9S, 2B’s companion, does not have top secret clearance.
The sensor in the goggles flashed red to show the proximity.
The trio had gotten used to them.
Trio? Both of them should have a pod.
Suddenly, 2B’s body was thrown forward. Using her brain for unnecessary thinking had drawn her attention away from the obstacles near her feet, and she had tripped.
What an unnecessary explanation for why this happened in the game. They're Androids.
Perhaps it was due to 2B’s strong feelings of disgust, but swinging the large sword without rest did not tire her.
Why would this tire her? They're Androids and this was never indicated to be a thing in the game.
His hair had a similar hue to that of 2B and 9S.
White? You mean white?
2B from the front and 9B from the back.
9S. His name is 9S. Who translated this?
People tend to search for more similarities between two entities as soon as they notice a few. Even if they know it’s futile, they search for traces. That is what it’s like for people who have lost someone dear. “The situation the other androids are facing is a bit concerning, isn’t it?” asked 9S. Was she a culprit as well? Was she trying to compare? Was she trying to search?
“Well, I mean…that’s true,” said 9B.
9S!
Pod’s laser pierced the metal chest of the Machine, which was stuck in a leaning position.
Why include such specific details from the game, but skip over everything that got them there?
2B thought she heard a scream. Neither a song nor a word. This time, it was truly just a sound with no meaning.
The term “broken machine” was probably referring to the opera singer.
How does 2B have to search for words like curtain and stage, but freely use words like opera?
Type S androids had a strong sense of curiosity. It was quite vital, as their primary function was to perform research. But an excessive curiosity would lead to one’s downfall. 2B knew that better than anyone else.
As long as his curiosity was directed at a Machine, 9S was safe. It was infinitely better than taking interest in a forbidden subject and crossing the line…
Well, that's not subtle.
2B and 9S revisited the village with a greasy can of oil from Anemone.
Even the game didn't make the fetch quest this dull.
Last time they had lost out on numbers but this time there were only two enemies. This tactic was more than enough.
2 enemies?
“Goliath-class enemy, confirmation that all functions are down,” 2B reported clearly.
This is the most boring summary of events.
“That’s still no reason to overthrow your creators.” 9S found himself speechless.
Clearly he wasn't speechless.
“So I guess this means our negotiations have failed.”
What negotiations? You made a demand.
How long had that repeated? She heard the words “It’s almost time.” Eve’s smile changed. It looked like he mouthed the word “promise.” 2B was taken aback by his wholehearted grin.
What?
Eve disappeared, smile and all. It was the teleportation again. Adam and Eve stood together, away from 9S and away from 2B, as if to say the fight was over.
And what a boring fight it was.
2B was curious about how long it took the engineering department to develop a functional transfer device.
Why is the book spending so much time trying to explain a video game function - especially when it doesn't even make sense. Are you telling me they have a chassis in every save point box?
His shock from the news that the aliens had been extinct for several thousands of years must have far exceeded that which 2B and 9S had experienced.
His shock?
Neither the commander’s expression nor tone carried a hint of emotion. She advised them, in her usual tone of voice, to tell no one about the incident.
But then they call her she here.
2B shuddered at the thought of what could have happened if they had fought any longer.
Than what? The 0.2 seconds this book made it seem like?
They informed the women that they were to be brought in.
Women?
21O did not know that 8B and his accomplices were deserters,
His? I mean . . . is a little consistency too much to ask for?
“We’re the newest models. Unlike an older model like A2,” said 9S. A2’s name probably came up because she had been on his mind. Of course, they had just struggled to fight against that same older model. “A2? Attacker…No. 2?” sputtered Anemone.
Didn't they just ask her in the game? Why make it into a weird coincidental name drop?
Unlike the YoRHa squadron, who had almost half their faces covered by goggles,
Goggles?
The weather was clear, to the point that the sunlight erratically reflecting off the ocean’s surface hurt 2B’s eyes.
They're androids. Why include such a weird detail that doesn't make sense and isn't in the game. And I thought they were wearing goggles. Are you telling me they are wearing high-tech goggles/blindfolds and they can't dim the sun for an android that wouldn't process light the same way as a human to begin with?
And 9S would always say, “It’s a perfect day for fishing, isn’t it?”
This isn't written well enough for this reference to matter to me.
The way her hair stood up in every direction reminded 2B of an animal with its fur standing on end.
???
The clothes had absorbed water, making the body awfully heavy. She struggled to bring it onto dry ground.
She's an android.
2B squinted and looked around. Everything was white. Since her eyes had acclimatized to darkness, it was painfully bright.
You're an android!
crucifix.
You wouldn't know this word based on your past history.
Perhaps his pain receptors were offline,
Why would they need those? And technically he's on the machine side.
That’s what it meant to not feel pain. Unable to perceive the accumulation of damage, he would be unable to grasp the condition that his body was in until he was unable to move.
I'm pretty sure they can be programed to not feel pain, but be aware of damage accumulation.
Hostile YoRHa androids. So there were other troops infected by the virus. And apparently multiple ones.
Yes, I assume other means multiple.
He hijacked the Machines by hacking, made them fight each other, and they exploded. 2B had been infected by a virus, showered by bullets from other YoRHa-type androids, and killed by A2. 9S wanted the enemy to experience something similar.
This was the only time he wished that Machines had emotions. He wanted them to feel the trauma of getting attacked by comrades and the anguish of being betrayed by their trusted allies.
Without that awareness, as Pascal had said, we would be prone to dying recklessly by our own hands.
Raptors were most vulnerable when they were pouncing on the enemy.
Bu, by the
But
Perhaps when one makes an effort to understand something that is incomprehensible, their thought process is changed and developed further. “From Pod 042 to Pod 153. I refuse to delete the personal data.”
