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[ { "from": "human", "value": "“RISHE IRMGARD WEITZNER! You are a vile woman! A truly malicious creature unworthy of the crown prince! As of this instant, our engagement is off!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Didn’t you hear what I just said?! I’m calling off our engagement! Doesn’t that trouble you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Rishe, halt and hear me! I have spent the past week perfecting my recitation of your crimes!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait! Rishe!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?!”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Rishe Irmgard Weitzner! You are a vile woman! A truly malicious creature unworthy of the crown prince! As of this instant, our engagement is off!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Emperor Arnold Hein!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“He annulled your engagement?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Excellent! I can just drop into the garden!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I need to hurry up!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "While she stood frozen in indecision, one of the knights doing crowd control shouted, “Your Highness! I have eyes on Lady Rishe!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I know the thought of hearing your crimes enumerated by the man you love must pain you, but alas, as future king, it is my duty to bring down the hammer of justice upon a villainess such as yourself!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I beg your pardon?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Isn’t that the crown prince? Did Lady Rishe just dump him?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait, but wasn’t he trying to dump her?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can’t be! Look at her! She doesn’t care at all!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“More importantly,” Rishe said, “have you already brought your concerns to my parents, Your Highness?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? What are you saying?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you talking about?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How do you—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My…my desires?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And you believe their happiness can only be achieved by sacrificing your own?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Knights, stop her!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Arnold Hein!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ha! You could tell?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, do as she says! Who the hell are you, anyway?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“He’s the demon prince? The one who single-handedly destroyed a whole order of enemy knights?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Watch your tongue, fool! Do you want him to do the same to you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?” Is this actually happening?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You want me to become your wife?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What is going on? Why is this happening?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How could this happen?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After Rishe rejected Arnold, Dietrich had immediately cried out, “Th-the crown prince of Galkhein proposed to Rishe?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re hurting me, Father! My back!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Planning? Me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Enamored…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "To think he could spout such nonsense with a straight face!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then will you grant me anything I desire?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Sorry, I just—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Stop! Hey, stop the coach!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Who do you think you—graaargh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Gwugh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wait, he didn’t kill anyone? Why not? Is it because we haven’t reached Galkhein?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you think all these knights are for, decoration? Why do you insist on endangering yourself?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, sir!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I told her to remain in the coach!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Make up our mind?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What is so fascinating about herbs?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are there likely to be many?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My father has ordered me to choose a bride from a different kingdom rather than a woman of my own land because—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“L-Lady Rishe, why are you going down here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lady Rishe, is there anything we can do to help?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The first added, “Hey, are you even listening? Stop wasting your time!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why a brush?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“But, Mother…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ooh, how wonderful! And it looks like there’s a rather big market there too?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Amazing! And what about that pretty mountain over there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Seeing Arnold’s bemused face, she said, “What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What should I say? Should I just tell him the truth?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wh-what a rude thing to—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Tonight’s what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No, he most certainly did not! There’s to be a party?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Rishe…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-His Highness is smiling? At his hostage bride?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“He called her his wife?! He’s never even looked at us!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whatever do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Show them what, exactly?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? And why do you say that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That was incredible!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You two moved in such perfect harmony!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-I can’t believe…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you making that face for?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Spicy? The wine is?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You were thinking about someone else, weren’t you? Who?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How did it happen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I need to sow a plot of land, grow herbs, do lots of shopping, get cheap alcohol, and then…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is even laundry beyond your capabilities? I asked you to wash these this morning, and now it’s past noon! Meanwhile, we’ve finished cleaning the entire first floor in a third of the time!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait up, Diana!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But then Laura whispered to Diana, “Hey, isn’t this scent familiar?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Did you just say something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I’m so glad I managed to finish washing the sheets in time!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Doesn’t this mean that she helped us out with the laundry?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We’re going to be fired!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If I lose my position, my brother will have to quit school!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Time seemed to stand still a moment, and then Oliver broke in with an astonished, “B-but, my lady! They are all inexperienced—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A shaking Diana cried out, “But why, my lady?! You’ve seen their work! They’re useless, the lot of them! The rest of us get so much more done in a shorter amount of time!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can you remember your first month in service? How difficult it was?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Diana?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, Diana…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Their tutors, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Where did you get that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, my lady!”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“A field? But you’re the future empress!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But if you don’t mind me asking, my lady… Why bother with this? Why are you offering us so much help?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Of course!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Please, Rishe, I’m begging you! Tell Aria that woman I had over last night was just a friend!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My insistence?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“He finally proposed!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wow, I’m so happy for you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aww, I hope I meet a man that wonderful someday!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And we’ll have plenty of tea ready tomorrow morning!”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Why would we do that, sir? You’d just drink our profits down before we even got them in the wagons!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Isn’t she fifteen? What did she do to you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Tully had to clear his throat several times before he managed to ask, “What happened to those guys?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re expecting me to go in with you for the potential of profit?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Previous results and track record, correct?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you doing here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your Highness—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, then, Your Highness?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you hurt?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You didn’t get mixed up in a crime, did you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait, are you serious?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Are you hungry?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What have I done?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Advance of what? Wandering around the city again in the middle of the night?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why would he pretend to like it?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Is there something wrong with his taste buds?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You won’t tell me, so why bother to ask? More pressingly, what deal do you plan to offer him?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“His Highness will be so angry! Please, I beg you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s His Royal Highness, Prince Theodore!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lady Rishe, please! You must leave at once!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The boy murmured, “Mmngh, did someone say ‘Rishe’?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is something wrong?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And not just that, but you never know, he might try to kill y—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tell me, do the princes get along well?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Urk!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why in the world is he looking at me like that?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A missive?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I heard that the princes won’t even greet each other in the halls!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Heard what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You work at the detached palace right, new girl? Do you know about that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lady Rishe? Are you quite well?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is something the matter, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did I not order you to stay away from Rishe?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He’s laughing?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Something wrong?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then what is it you want to know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My…heart?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you afraid of?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Rishe…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My lady?! What in the world—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Erm, sure, but that’s not why I’m surprised!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My lady, I…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-then what do you think, sir?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, um…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Does that mean Lady Rishe passes your test, Boss?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Boss?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, when I woke up, I felt pretty bad… But the medicine helped, for sure!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you kidding me? I was just slithering out of our deal! You’re telling me this isn’t your trump card?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Does that mean…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My lady? Are you well?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“How is her condition?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sir, what do we do, what do we—”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Good! I’m gonna keep Anna safe until Mom gets home from work!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s important for big brothers to make sure their little sisters get enough rest, right?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Her thoughts hazy, Rishe managed to ask, “Why do this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then won’t you deign to tell your poor, defenseless hostage why the two of you hate each other so very much?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why did Prince Arnold hate your mother so much he wanted to kill her?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At last, I can sleep!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hmm, I think I still have… Yes!" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Where?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“She can’t do anything through a locked door! There’s five of us here, six on the second floor, and ten more posted outside, no? That’s way too many people if you—agh!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what the?! What’s going on?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, the woman got out!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But that’s impossible! We locked—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shut up and grab her! He ordered us to be gentle, but we have no choice—we gotta tie her up!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Urgh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Khrgh!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What the hell is going on?! She’s just some noblewoman with a couple of moves!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How dare you make fools of us!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Guh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why not?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, there’s even a window?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is that what you think?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What the hell is wrong with you? You’re being absolutely ludicr—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Prince Theodo—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-how?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What in the world is wrong with this girl?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But your scars…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’ve had next to no official duties as the second prince for the past few years, is that right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How many records did she read?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just who in the world is this woman?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shut up!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But Your Highness—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Did she truly work it all out?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Prince Theodore!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Her first idea was that he meant they’d be divorced at some point, but if not…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was this finally a glimpse into why Arnold kept his brother at a distance? Why he refused to interact with him, turned around when he saw him coming?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your Highness, may I ask… You appear to be preparing for a future where you yourself are out of the picture, but have you ever considered the reverse?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The reverse?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Prince Theodore?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“About how cruel he was during the war?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you think Prince Arnold came here alone in the middle of the night?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Prince Theodore—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why now of all times?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Smack!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Theodore’s voice trembled as he asked, “You remember that day?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Rishe?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Is she okay?! She stumbled earlier, but—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You have a carriage at the ready somewhere, right?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Wait, a pen?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Half a day? What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“W-wait, don’t tell me you’ve been here the whole time? Have you slept any yourself?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wait, why am I wearing this? Who changed my clothes?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Dear Sister," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A what?” Did he want to…buy her something?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why I did that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Never mind!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Maybe it didn’t mean anything?! Or maybe it did? I don’t know! And that’s why I’ve tried so hard not to think about it!" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“And that troubles you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "To be continued…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Bonus Story: The Lullaby of a Heartbeat" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bonus Story:The Lullaby of a Heartbeat" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your Highness,” she said to him, “Out of curiosity, do you find it easier to sleep in a room with a consistent brightness rather than one where the lights are incessantly switching on and off?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a long silence, Arnold said, “What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well? Can you sense anyone from a distance now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No good?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She thought for a moment before she very quietly asked, “Shall I lie beside you for a bit?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What in the world are you doing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mmph?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s your angle?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A charm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thank you so, so much!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I’d love it if you gave it a read, and I hope you’ll pick up Volume 2!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thank you for reading!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Get the latest news about your favorite Seven Seas books and brand-new licenses delivered to your inbox every week:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign up for our newsletter!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or visit us online:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bonus Story: The Lullaby of a Heartbeat" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Bonus Story: The Lullaby of a Heartbeat" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "@page { margin: 0; padding: 0; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body { margin: 0; padding: 0; oeb-column-number: 1; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nerves are natural! Do you know how hard my precious maids have worked for this day? This is like a graduation exam for them, so of course I’m nervous!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“P-perish the thought!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I guess His Highness was in a bad mood before I came in?" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you think? It’s a fine room, is it not?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“For what?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your Highness…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A belt?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This is…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You always train like this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you bind the limbs to simulate a true battlefield?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? You can tell?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How can he convey such pressure with one eye covered up?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So that’s how it is, huh? In that case…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Right!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Now he’ll step into my reach and swing down from above!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ngh!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I’m not done yet!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That feeling… The moment I was able to land one blow on Arnold Hein!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“As if you weren’t dripping with handicaps!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thank you very much…for your instruction…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Into town? Of course I’ll come, but what are we doing, exactly?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Hmm… Some kind of “crown prince and fiancée” official business?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ack?! Wh—! Hey! Your Highness, I—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“W-well, no, I… What are you doing?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you really think I could just leave my fiancée on the ground and go back to work?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Okay, maybe he’s got a point, but still!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You want to talk about this now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He’s laughing!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you were born in winter! And what are your hobbies?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Come on, tell me what you like to do, Your Highness!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What sort of woman do you prefer, then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you care?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I can’t ask my real question out in public…especially not in this position!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you all right, Lady Rishe?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We’re so sorry we weren’t able to help you! There was nothing we could do! We were powerless on several fronts!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, sir!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Er, Prince Theodore…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Well, I appreciate that, but why the sudden change of heart?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m not doing this to surprise Prince Arnold! And didn’t you make up with your brother, Prince Theodore?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-you seem confident with this sort of deception…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The two of you are working on it together, then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Haah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This is Galkhein’s basic training?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yo, Lucius! You’re still not changed?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Look up to who?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“O-oh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“J-just one time!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is half enough?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, thank you, sir! Umm, by the way… Pardon me for asking, but are you Lord Lawvine? Ruler of our town?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As her anxiety peaked, he said, “How do you feel about chicken?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-no, I like them! I like all food!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What the heck is this conversation?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Oh, is that all?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wow, you’ll be teaching us, Lord Lawvine?! Awesome! Oops… I mean, uh, I am most honored!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m back, Elsie!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Good morning, Lady Rishe!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Morning, everyone…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My lord—I mean, Your Highness! Your instructions are far too general…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That title… Is it just me, or is he attempting to clearly denote Prince Arnold as his master rather than the emperor?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wh-what?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um, Lady Rishe, why were you speaking in secret just now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Leave wha—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s no trouble! Your clothes, your hair, everything must be perfect!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’ll make sure you look fit for town, but your clothes can’t be drab!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My, you two really get along well now, don’t you…? Hey, wait a second!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This is the work of your maids, eh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ugh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bursting with excitement, she went on, “Those are Coquilto’s famous grapes, and those are rare eggs from a saloof bird! Ahh! Now that I get a better look, they don’t just have eggs—there’s a hen in that birdcage too!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Oh no, I sound just like a merchant! I couldn’t help myself, though… I finally made it to a Galkhein market!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re not going there, are you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fresh berries here! Try one! They’re a beautiful color, aren’t they?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Look at that! Over th—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Come to think of it, in my life as an apothecary, I often fed that other prince this fruit, didn’t I?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I see!” Was her forced smile giving her away?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Did he notice? He didn’t, did he? Aside from the embarrassment of her elaborate outfit, an additional problem was plaguing Rishe: Every muscle in my body is killing me!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“R-right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And this is…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, it’s a store? What do they sell?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“G-Grandmother! You cannot be so rude to His Highness’s companion!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, what do you think?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My word!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why? Seriously, why?! Are rings a part of marriage ceremonies in Galkhein too? No, that can’t be! Rings worn on your left ring finger only have meaning in my country!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you still confused?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But why? Wasn’t there anything else you wanted to make me do—I mean, something I never would under ordinary circumstances—that would benefit you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What, is that what you wanted? Did you want me to ask you to do something you wouldn’t like?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-Your Highness, you shouldn’t spend money without due consideration!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“W-well, I…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Argh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Th-this isn’t fair!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wow!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, this is so much fun! So, Lady Rishe, has anything caught your eye yet?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“For instance, do you have a favorite color, Lady Rishe?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Huh?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No, umm, you’ve got the wrong idea! I’m not being weird, and there’s certainly no hidden meaning to it! I just like the color of Prince Arnold’s eyes, and I’m always thinking about how pretty they are—ack!”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Look at that! The sun looks huge, and it’s setting right over the imperial palace!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Suddenly, Arnold asked her, “Why the left ring finger?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s…just a tradition, I guess…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you think I’m waiting for someone?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’ve got an idea, don’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The design on that carriage is from Coyolles…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prince Kyle…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I can’t breathe!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lord Lawvine, if you don’t mind my asking, could you share some war stories with us new recruits? Perhaps…regarding the defense of Ceutena, Fritz’s hometown?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is he strengthening the country to make war on the rest of the world in the future?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fritz, have you been standing up for me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Swords down!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This is impossible! You don’t have any stamina at all! Or strength!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh yeah, and about the way you call me ‘Lu’…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As they strode through the palace, Rishe whispered, “His Highness Prince Kyle greeted His and Her Majesty this morning, correct? Did anything strange happen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Goodness me…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh?! Did I miss something?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you learn anything from that, Prince Arnold?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Then why were you looking at him like you were trying to murder him with your eyes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Just…kidding?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He’ll find out that I’m Lucius!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This will help me get closer to understanding just what Emperor Arnold Hein plans to achieve in five years’ time…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Professor…" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Sir Hévin, I apologize, but Lady—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How did you harden it like that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Becoming your student would prove difficult, but…I don’t suppose you’d mind teaching me for the brief time that you’re here?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That being said…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…I didn’t think I’d be going straight to Prince Kyle!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“An apothecary? Lady Rishe?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“She told me she studied under a mentor from Renhua! From how she tells it, I think this mentor and I would get along well, isn’t that right, Rishe?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Professor, you cannot ‘experiment’ on the prince of a nation!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ah, Professor, you can’t say it like that…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First: mix the medicine!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You terrorized Coyolles Castle for that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Professor, is this…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Professor, please don’t put words in his mouth!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Eep! Professor, don’t! At least give him some water!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-are you all right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What can’t you understand?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What sort of person would you need?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No, Lady Rishe, it’s not Professor Hévin’s escort…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why did Prince Arnold come to pick me up?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-no, that’s not why I’m confu—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, you won’t use it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? Administering it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah, the one from Renhua?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interrupting her thoughts, Arnold asked, “Who is he, then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“New substances…?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Morning! What’s wrong? Did something happen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, you don’t look pale or anything… Do you have a fever? How’s your appetite?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So why were you, then?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“W-well, you mentioned yesterday that Lucius comes to the training grounds before anyone else! I didn’t believe you…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?! What are you talking about?! What good does it do you to invite me?! Just leave me alone!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Besides,” she went on, “you stayed behind yesterday and trained by yourself some more, didn’t you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“H-how do you know that?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah, of course! I was gonna ask to fight you too!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Together?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa, you’re awesome, Lu!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nice moves! So close!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sven! Don’t block it, dodge it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Augh!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Just like that! Sven, watch how Fritz moves—and Fritz, match your breathing to Sven’s!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Got it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fritz, we’ll push through on our next attack!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah, let’s do it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ugh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Haah, haah, hah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“M-me and Fritz…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So the thing you wanted to try wasn’t a skill or a strategy…but us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I told you it didn’t bother me, didn’t I?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Damn it!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?! Oh, no, it’s nothing! I guess I was just thinking you smile a lot, Lu!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It’s beautiful…" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In my fifth life, I could have tracked someone like this for half a day at least… Come to think of it, concentration is also tied to stamina, isn’t it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "They’re so picturesque…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My, Lady Rishe, what are you thinking about with such a solemn look on your face?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your mother, you say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lady Rishe did business with that moody old crone?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Not even the previous empress could shop at that store, and she…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you hear that?! Lady Rishe really did buy a gem from that store!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Prince Arnold bought a woman a gem?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Coyolles is running out of gems to mine, isn’t it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I see…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Something like that happened in the future…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pardon me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Please wait, Prince Arnold!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ALL RIGHT! What about this, Lucius?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sorry! You were concentrating, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, n-no, not really! Er, I mean, yeah! I was!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No, Lu! Why are your fingers so slender and dainty?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“R-right… Yours are normal… They’re normal…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Something pathetic, you say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Rishe hesitated for a moment, then said, “When we cadets become knights, and we end up going to war, then…they’d all have to fight in that war, wouldn’t they?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Stand against it how?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“His Highness, Arnold Hein!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "WH-WHAT is he doing here?! Why would the crown prince show up at knight cadet training?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh?! Talk about anticlimactic…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I only had to get away with this for ten days too! Why am I running into him here when he’s so busy with his work?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can you believe it, Lu?! His Highness is really here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What exactly do you think you’re doing here?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mrh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If you’re not who I think you are, then you won’t mind me touching you skin-to-skin, will you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well? No arguments?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your Highness! I thought you were angry at first, but you’re enjoying this, aren’t you?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But what if someone—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, Lu? Lucius, where are y—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fritz! It’s not what you think!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But before she could, Fritz yelled, his voice cracking, “S-so sorry for interrupting!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interrupting what?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And what will happen if someone spreads rumors? Would that be a problem?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’d be a big problem!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? How so?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Mortified, Rishe said meekly, “Well, don’t you have a fiancée…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That being said…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-I dressed up like a man and snuck into the knight cadet training in secret! I apologize sincerely!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eep!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“As I said, to get in better shape…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He’s seen right through me!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I understand what you’re saying, Your Highness, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wait, that doesn’t actually explain anything!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And that means I won’t ever have to monopolize an instructor for myself!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“P-Prince Arnold?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Arnold sighed for the umpteenth time and asked the overjoyed Rishe, “What do you think of the knights, from the perspective of a cadet?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your regular customer? Ugh, I really can’t be in the castle looking like this, can I? We made the delivery on time, so I’ll just go…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Had a member of the royal family really come all the way here—to the back entrance—just to meet a simple merchant?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Michel, don’t you remember what I just told you the other day? Yet you still haven’t cleaned this room?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?! Um, I—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I have no excuse…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, Prince Kyle…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Immersed deep in her memories as she sat in a room in Galkhein’s palace, Rishe thought, Prince Kyle always treated me kindly in every life, so I have to—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Professor…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Arnold Hein, huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Professor Michel, I’m not sure that—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your duty?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Ack! Prince Theodore!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“He found out about your cross-dressing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-I’m so sorry!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Prince Theodore?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Looking to change the subject, Rishe asked, “You were all the way out in the slums, yet you heard right away that Prince Arnold was observing the training?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Thank you so much, Professor! I never thought I’d see an aurora like that!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Rishe, did you get any ideas for the project you were stuck on?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, I did!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Light?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wow…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are these?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?! Why?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Flies are insects, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, you’re not really going to—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eep!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then why did you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Instead of jumping from the balcony?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She considered the logic of his words and came to one conclusion: “You’re right!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By the way, why did you have your sword out, Your Highness?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? You’d invite the enemy inside?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Weaknesses…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, Your Highness…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But, Your High—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“YOU GOT a minute, Lu?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Er, about yesterday’s training…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wow, Lu! I can’t believe you got Prince Arnold to help you like that!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ahh, I never thought that would be the reason! I’m such an idiot for jumping to conclusions…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? S-sure…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Can you really tell how I’m feeling with a single glance?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“An alliance?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How can you be so sure?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It must be used even if it will lead to many deaths?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Professor, I—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your Highness! Prince Kyle is—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s just…faith? You believe I won’t simply invade Coyolles and steal its technology?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“L-Lady Rishe, where are you—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Prince Arnold…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is the meaning of this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Under what circumstances did they lose him? Even if he noticed the tail, for him to escape people from the slums is just…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wow, Prince Theodore…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you look so surprised? Did you think Arnold’s little brother could only mindlessly follow orders?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or maybe it was more convenient for Prince Arnold for me to leave…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’ve already found him?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whose brother do you think I am? Besides, he returned to a place where it’s easy to get eyes on him!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Professor Michel, you didn’t…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prince Kyle!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Unhappiness…?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s going on? How is he so good at making chemicals to kill people?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you saying?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lightning?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No… That’s—”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“You put all this together just to prove a point? Why would you go so far?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You insist your existence and the things you create can only cause despair…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s going on here, Lawvine?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prince Arnold?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What’s going on?! I mean, maybe the guard told him what I said, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can I ask one question, Your Highness? Why is a scholar from Coyolles displaying his engineering prowess in our country?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But, Your Highness—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kyle…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Michel…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s wrong?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epilogue" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s fine! But you owe me!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A lie…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why? What do you have to be sorry for, Fritz?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fritz hesitated, but eventually he made up his mind and, still looking down, shouted, “I think I’ve known for a while now what you were lying about!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I always thought it was strange! I mean, you’re so small, and you seem really delicate, and your voice is high! So, um…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "No way! He realized I’m a girl?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Next up is the church, so I should—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I promised to show it to you as soon as it was complete, didn’t I?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What do I do?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, Prince Arnold…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Rishe found herself muttering sulkily, “No…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Did you remember how to breathe?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-somehow…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Rishe?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A journey?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "To be continued…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Bonus Story: Fake Dating for Fleeting Amusement" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bonus Story:Fake Dating for Fleeting Amusement" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Those seem like pretty specific offenses, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what? Wait, Prince—eep!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I forgot! Whatever I learned, I can’t put it into practice! My head’s completely blank right now!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Er, does it seem a little noisy around us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I, um…! I-I-I’m fine! I have plenty of energy left!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Confused, Rishe whispered back to him, “Th-that’s too much, though! Carrying me is too much!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Way to put me on the spot!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hwha?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Finally, to those readers who stuck around after the first volume, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thank you for reading!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Get the latest news about your favorite Seven Seas books and brand-new licenses delivered to your inbox every week:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign up for our newsletter!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Or visit us online:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bonus Story: Fake Dating for Fleeting Amusement" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bonus Story: Fake Dating for Fleeting Amusement" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Aren’t garter belts just the best?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Music playing while writing this afterword: “Sidonia” by Angela" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A BATTLEFIELD WITH ZERO CASUALTIES" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Listen, you—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lena, isn’t it about time you quit the army and find a groom from a good family?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How can you consider them members of the Republic when they’re stained with those filthy colors? Honestly, even if you must feed livestock to have it do your bidding, what is the government thinking, letting those animals set foot on Republic soil?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I beg your pardon?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no, that’s not…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re changing my assigned squadron…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is it a defensive unit for some important location?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I think this is too much responsibility to place on a novice like me, sir…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah, well, it is an elite unit, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you sure this isn’t some kind of ghost story, sir?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Suicide, sir…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Good grief…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Really?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And what were the results?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what do you mean, who knows…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Hmm, how did you hear about the Processor…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wasn’t it proven that the Para-RAID is perfectly safe?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…wasn’t this your father’s research?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So like I said, there’s no telling what might happen if you use the Para-RAID too much… I don’t give a rat’s ass what happens to a bunch of Eighty-Six, but if anything happened to you, I don’t know what I’d do…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm… It won’t taste like cheese even though you didn’t put cheese in it, or be all charred and smoky, or look like a frog, will it…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then I guess that’s fine… But even if you don’t like him, be sure to give him some chocolate that’s actually safe to eat, okay?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What kind of person was he?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Does he…hate us, after all?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ALL QUIET ON THE SKELETAL FRONT" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE DAYS TILL I END MY SERVICE! FUCKIN’ GLORY TO THE SPEARHEAD SQUADRON!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin! Shinei Nouzen! Ya fucked it all up again, ya little shit!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s up?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t you ‘What’s up?’ me, Undertaker! Fuckin’ hell!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why d’ya gotta wreck your unit every friggin’ time ya sortie?! The actuator and damper are rattlin’ all over the place! I keep tellin’ ya the suspension unit’s weak, so why d’ya keep pushin’ it like that?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You think yer apology’s gonna fix this?! I ain’t telling you to apologize—I’m telling you to change yer ways! That crazy fightin’ style of yours is gonna get ya killed one day! We’re outta spare parts, so I can’t fix yer rig until we restock!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My spare?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Didn’t Fido retrieve Kujo’s unit?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah, too late for that, I suppose… Ain’t that right, Undertaker?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The hell d’ya mean by ‘Yeah,’ ya blockhead?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "‘It seems you accidently sent me the wrong file…’" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ta-daa! This is what they really mean by ‘the godforsaken pigs who live outside the Gran Mule’!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I think right after breakfast?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It means they’re bathing! The riverbank is heaven on earth right now, you know?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I should probably tell you this before they really do send you to heaven, but they’re all armed!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin… What happened?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you doing, Kaie? Don’t just stand there—come in already!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-nah, I just… Y’know, I just thought this outfit was sorta embarrassing…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I mean… Is it really okay…? Playing around in the water without calling the others— Appfuu!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I mean, Shin knew about this when he gave us the okay to come here, didn’t he?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-wh-wh-what are you saying?! I-it’s not like that at all!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“By the way, what do you think about him, Kaie?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what the—? Kaie?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“K-Kaie?! I—I, uh, don’t get me wrong, I don’t feel anything for Shin, but I don’t think that’s such a good idea! You should stick to those, uh, you know, yamato nadeshiko etiquettes and stuff! So I mean, you get it, right…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“““““Kurena, you’re so cute!!!”””””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You bullies!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, there’s the Kurena pout!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“““““Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”””””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, what the hell?! Who just threw their gun at me?! Those things are loaded! Are you out of your damn minds?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“““““Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”””””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So what did you come here for, Daiya?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I mean, syncing into a bunch of girls gossiping would be awkward for everyone, wouldn’t it? You wouldn’t want me to sync in and catch you saying something like Hey girls, I wuv Shin! would you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-wh-wh-wh-wha—?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s pretty much what happened, isn’t it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I—I never said that! Cut that out!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“““““Kurena, you’re so cute!!!”””””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, you bullies!!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No, but really, what’s the message?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Which one’s trash and which one’s food?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hunting party, do you read?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Theo? What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“When?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How did the red-eyed Reaper feel about this, really, as he wandered the battlefield in search of his lost head?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—And He asked him, What is your name?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What did he say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Of course!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you really gonna need this much ammo?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Undertaker?! What are you—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s one shot on King Bear and two shots on Sir Rabbit! Haruto’s total score is seven points!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaah, I missed two shots, dammit! Man, using handguns just doesn’t feel right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa there, we’ve got Fido coming in with a challenge! How will Kino’s skills fare in comparison?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“C’mon, you can’t be serious… Ugh! I can’t catch a break! Next! Next person!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, it’s my turn? Hmm… Kaie Taniya, rising to the challenge!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Right, that’s two points!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You cheeky little…! C’mon, Kurena! Show them the miracle of a real sharpshooter!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“““Whoooooooaaa!”””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it interesting?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“About what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait, are you saying you went through all of them?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…The hell? You were still doing that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The balls on you, I swear…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Will it, now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Undertaker?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Will the mission recorder’s data files do?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Were you acquainted with Undertaker before you joined this squadron, Wehrwolf?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How long has it been since you were drafted?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "TO YOUR GALLANT VISAGE AT THE UNDERWORLD’S EDGE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Was that a…cat…just now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wow, rude! And unreasonable! I demand an apology!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are there really that many cats there…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But why not just decide on a name?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…? Did something happen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A rat?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kurena…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why do they keep talking to her?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Really, Kirschblüte? Were there really that many shooting stars?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can’t you see the stars over there?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kirschblüte… Do you…resent us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A Processor just like all of you saved me once, in the past…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Handler One… You’re a real pure virgin, aren’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pfft—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Oh my God, I’m sorry! I got the words confused! I meant maiden! A real pure maiden!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I meant, like, you know, the kind of girl who thinks the world’s some wonderful field of flowers, who’s got this perfect, unblemished ideal she’s protecting and, like… What I’m trying to say is…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The bulk of the enemy offensive is a mixed force of Dragoon types and Tank types, with a company of Anti-Tank Artillery types (Stier) accompanying them—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We’ll confirm its location… Gunslinger, can you see that point?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She answered valiantly, but her voice became much colder when she addressed Lena directly:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you want me to transmit it over later?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Get away from there, Kirschblüte!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is this…?! A marsh?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kirschblüte, get away from there right now!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I don’t want to die…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Another round object flew off in the opposite direction, tumbling down into the ground and rolling away, never to be seen again…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kirschblüte…?! God dammit!!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re sorry?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hyp—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hypocrite?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tha—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s not true! I have never…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Not true? Which part isn’t true?! You’re the one safe and sound inside the walls, kicking back while you watch us do all the fighting after your people threw us into this hellhole! You’re blatantly accepting what’s being done to us by sitting there like you’re entitled to comfort! If that’s not treating us like pigs, then what would you call it?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You never called us Eighty-Six? Not calling us that was the only thing you did do! Protecting the state is a citizen’s duty? Answering those feelings? Screw that! Do you think we’re fighting out here because we want to?! You’re the ones who trapped us here! You forced us to fight! You’ve let millions of us die these past nine years, haven’t you?! And you do nothing to stop that and think that if you talk to us all Goody Two-shoes every night it’ll make it all better?! For starters—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—not once have you ever even asked us our names!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Raiden! Are you going to defend this white pig—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Wehrwolf, I—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Your old captain?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m sorry, Kaie…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I acted like one of those pigs and dishonored your death…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you need something, Handler One?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Um…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…not even trying to learn your names is terribly disrespectful!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So Handlers wouldn’t have to see Processors as humans…right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But that’s cowardly! I’m…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Honestly…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It doesn’t seem like anyone’s with you today… What are you doing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How many have died so far…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Is that why they call you Undertaker?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um… Undertaker?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You…still haven’t told me your name…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nouzen…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Could you possibly be related to Shourei Nouzen?! He was a Name Bearer called Dullahan and piloted a unit with a Personal Mark depicting a headless skeletal knight—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aren’t they fighting there, Father?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Roger that, Colonel… But didn’t the boys over at Transport set that area as a no-fly zone?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yo, Dullahan, what’re you—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If there’s anyone still alive, plug your ears and get down!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you all right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What a weird name…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re not from the Republic?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You can’t go see him?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Father said…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aren’t you scared…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your brother… Then that means…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“He said he wanted to see you and had to return to you… Do you know where your brother is right now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Oh…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you remember when you asked me what I wanted to do once I was discharged?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you mean…his body?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why’d you have to go and do that, Shin?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait a sec, uh, Major Milizé, was it? Didn’t Shin tell you our names already?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So that nice person Kaie talked about…was that Captain, correct?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "INTERLUDE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE HEADLESS KNIGHT" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I AM LEGION, FOR WE ARE MANY" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A reply came immediately—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Why not go?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But what if a raid happens in the middle of the party?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is what I’m doing unnecessary, by any chance…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Revolution Festival, was it? Right, there was something like that back then, wasn’t there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you remember anything about it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s right! That’s the Presidential Palace Luñè, in the First Sector… Did you use to live in the First Sector, Captain?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m sorry…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What for?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain, are you disassembling a rifle, by any chance?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did I…say something that unusual?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Heavy? Really?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Major?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Nouzen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I mean, you keep talking about production rate and maintenance efficiency… Do you even sleep at night, woman?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "With this many Black Sheep around?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Eek—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Help me help me help me helpme helpme helpME HELPme hElpmE HelPme Helpm—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no… NOOO—!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Major, cut the link! Major Milizé!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………………………Ah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What…was that…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—I don’t want to die…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Kirschblüte… Kaie…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Holy shit, no… That was Kaie just now…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kaie…?! Those sons of bitches took her…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“God dammit… Didn’t Anju cremate her…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So now it’s a grudge match, huh…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-huh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“V-very well, then… In that case…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah… How did the battle go? Did anyone get hurt or…killed…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain… What were those voices I heard back there…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are they…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ghosts…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…The Legion…right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…So the reason you can always tell when the Legion are coming…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wait just a moment…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What can you hear right now, Captain? How far away is it, and what does it sound like…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Isn’t it…hard for you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How long…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-yes… How did you know?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Theo heard it from the captain he told you about, and I heard about it from him… The Legion’s central processors have a life span built into them, and they should shut down in a little under two years, correct?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Black Sheep…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fellow…ghosts…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why did…the babies die…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sold off?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but the number of Legion we’ve observed has definitely been decreasing! They’ve already been reduced to half of what they were a few years ago—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But the Legion couldn’t have had the intelligence to come up with a strategy tha—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“B-but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s only if you die within the next few years… Right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If we had the elites who’d survived fight after fight against the most dangerous of Legion and came back relatively unscathed…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "INTERLUDE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THE HEADLESS KNIGHT II" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I hope you burn in hell, you filthy bastards!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? What the fuck are you talking about?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’ll tell you eventually… Also—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Were you talking to someone before?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "FUCKIN’ GLORY TO THE SPEARHEAD SQUADRON" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Isn’t it hard on you, too…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Hmm, did something happen to Captain Nouzen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…So did anything happen to the captain? Don’t tell me something happened during today’s battle…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…I’m sure it’s the same for the captain, but the burden on all of you has been increasing lately… And with you going on one mission after another, more and more of you have been dying in action…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, Anju… You know…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you that worried about the major?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s right… Kaie did say that, remember?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Say, Anju…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it really okay…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about you, Kurena? Don’t you want to tell him?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Promise me… You’ll take me with you, right…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But if Shin would take their hearts, who would take his…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You mother—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Palace Luñè…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Major?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain Nouzen… What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This was Revolution Festival tradition, right…? Can you see any of the presidential office’s fireworks from there?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Let me see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m sure Ensign Emma will never forget him…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Nouzen…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Of course I will… But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shin opened his mouth and said briefly:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What are you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you saying, Captain…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Huh…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "INTERLUDE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE HEADLESS KNIGHT III" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Brother…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Brother… Where’s Mommy?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Isn’t she coming back? Why…? Why did she…die?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Urk…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "FIAT JUSTITIA RUAT CAELUM" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Impossible—!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This can’t, it can’t, it can’t be—!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Ah—!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What if you still survive…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You all knew…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Since…when…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But if you knew—! Why did you keep fighting?! Why didn’t you run…?! Why didn’t you try to take revenge on the Republic?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then…why…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…? What…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Even if in the end…the only thing you have to look forward to is death…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Was that about Kino and the rest?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You can tell?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…! Your brother…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This is the best outcome I could have hoped for, but you guys got the short end of the stick… What will you do? Knowing that you’ll die tomorrow, will you hang yourself today?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE DAYS TILL I END MY SERVICE! FUCKIN’ GLORY TO THE SPEARHEAD SQUADRON!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wow… Oh my God… That is so like the Republic…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What exactly do you want me to do?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Stop it, Annette!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re the one who needs to cut the crap!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Annette…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You know, Lena, you can act like a saint all you want, but you’re just as guilty as the rest of us… Do you have any idea how many Eighty-Six we had to kill to develop that RAID Device you’re wearing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Human experimentation—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A long-term reconnaissance mission into Legion territory—?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re asking me to retract the reconnaissance mission, Lena?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can you not see this as the Republic government and its citizens tacitly agreeing that the annihilation of the Eighty-Six is beneficial to the Republic’s national interest, and the Republic military as simply acting upon this policy?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wha—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you saying?! Like I’ve just said, this is harming both the Republic itself and its conscience—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…But that’s…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So that’s why you’re not letting them collect or bury their dead…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…I can’t believe the civilians could be so foul…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Democracy does not enable the majority to treat the minority however it wishes! Our national policy, the values of the five-hued flag, apply to everyone equally, and that was the basis for our constitution! How can we even pretend to be a Republic if we can’t even follow that?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The constitution? A constitution is nothing more than a piece of paper if no one acknowledges its value! The same way the revolutionary government sentenced Saint Magnolia, whom they saw as nothing more than a symbol, to death in prison after they overthrew the monarchy!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You would call this barbarism?! Oh yes, it most certainly is! And that’s what we get for giving the foolish masses everything they wanted! They exploit every right they have but shrink from the duties that come with them; they violate others’ rights freely; they’re beasts who care for nothing but their own benefit and well-being, and this is what we get for letting them call the shots! These lazy, despicable fools who assume the Saint’s name and besmirch everything she stood for with their every action could never achieve anything but evil!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch, I swear to God, kid, yer a real piece o’ work…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Nouzen…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Run away to where?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why?! Why are you always so…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But that’s not true! They’re killing you, and you know it! They took away your future and your hope, and now they’re coming to ruthlessly take your life, and you tell me those aren’t things worth condemning them for?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You want to kill your brother who’s been taken over by the Legion…don’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why do you always keep noticing things you’re better off not knowing…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Just five of us, huh? Sure starting to miss Haruto right about now…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He could feel Shin’s red eyes flutter open as he said solemnly:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Shin…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "INTERLUDE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THE HEADLESS KNIGHT IV" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why didn’t I—? I already had a vague idea this would happen, so why didn’t I stop Mom back then…?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Brother…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Brother… Where’s Mommy? Isn’t she coming back?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why…? Why did she…die?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you doing?! Rei!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What was I…doing…just now…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Rever—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you want him to die?! Get out!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I… How could I…? But I was… I was supposed to protect him…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "GOOD-BYE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Shin?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about you?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He just…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why is this idiot so…so stupid, now of all times?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re an idiot, you know that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Like you’re one to talk… Don’t die, you hear me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Reloading! Cover me!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“First Lieutenant Shuga! I’m borrowing your left eye!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shell fired! It’s going to touch down—brace yourselves!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Major Milizé! Is that you?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“His name didn’t happen to be Shin, did it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…How…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How do you know his name…?! ……It can’t be—!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did Shin tell you that?! He’s still alive?! That boy… Does he, does he still resent me for what I did?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…! Fifty percent misfires…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re a complete and total idiot, y’know that?! The hell were you thinking?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The hell do you mean, you “only” shared it?! You know it’s more than just that!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t you know Handlers avoid sharing sight because it can result in blindness, you moron?! And did you have permission to fire that damn thing?! You even being there is a breach of orders!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So what?! If I lose my eyesight, it’ll happen God knows when, and I don’t care if firing the cannon on my own is violating orders! What’ll they do, dock my pay? This won’t kill me!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re a real dumb ass, you know that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What about Captain Nouzen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is your brother still out there?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Are they talking about me? So you were looking for me, too…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wha—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Shin?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin! Wake up, you moron!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“H-hold up! Isn’t that…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re not thinking of bombarding it, are you?! Have you lost your mind?! Shin’s right there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Even if it’s only nearby, there’s no way the Juggernaut will withstand the blast! At that distance, Shin will get caught up in it for sure!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Anju! Theo!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Forget about that… Raiden! It’s gonna shoot!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You all right, Raiden?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shell fired! Remaining distance to target…three thousand! Ensign Kukumila!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t you want to protect him?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Then the girl asked:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you going to kill him again?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Not again…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wake up already, you dumb ass! Shin!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Nouzen! Can you hear me, Captain?! Please wake up!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You want to let your brother pass on, don’t you?! —Shin!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shin fixed his sights on the crack he’d etched in the steel monstrosity’s armor—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ah, that’s right…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Brothe—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You all right, man?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fido, you done connecting the containers?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There are no Legion in the area, so we can pretty much go in any direction… Wait, duds?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Oh, right…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They can’t go back anymore…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wai—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t leave me behind…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And with that, I’ll never meet them again…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You’re Major Milizé, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…an Alba…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Did Shin tell ya about his ability?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If, one day, you make it to our final destination, would you please leave flowers?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—VLADILENA MILIZÉ, MEMOIRS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "EPILOGUE II" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REBOOT" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, do you think she’ll recognize us right away?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", 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"“Let’s do this, boys!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Delta Leader to Delta squadron! Don’t try running around—we’re taking them out here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Charlie Three! Hostile on your ten! Dodge it— Shit!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You still remember your promise, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Coquelicots Blooming Across the Battlefield" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: A Battlefield with Zero Casualties" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: All Quiet on the Skeletal Front" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: To Your Gallant Visage at the Underworld’s Edge" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The Headless Knight" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: I Am Legion, for We Are Many" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The Headless Knight II" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5: Fuckin’ Glory to the Spearhead Squadron" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The Headless Knight III" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6: Fiat Justitia Ruat Caelum" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The Headless Knight IV" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7: Good-bye" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epilogue: The Bloodstained Queen’s Sojourn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue II: Reboot" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Coquelicots Blooming Across the Battlefield" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: A Battlefield with Zero Casualties" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: All Quiet on the Skeletal Front" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: To Your Gallant Visage at the Underworld’s Edge" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The Headless Knight" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: I Am Legion, for We Are Many" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The Headless Knight II" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5: Fuckin’ Glory to the Spearhead Squadron" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The Headless Knight III" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6: Fiat Justitia Ruat Caelum" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The Headless Knight IV" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7: Good-bye" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epilogue: The Bloodstained Queen’s Sojourn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue II: Reboot" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I’ve always been oddly fascinated with the question of “Why do pilot suits have to have full-body tights?” Of course, a lot of them have special features or settings, but do pilots suits really always have to be like that? Especially with robots that are used for ground combat, why don’t the pilots wear tanker jackets like real tankmen?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Some commentary for this time:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "• The Juggernaut’s main turret:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "• The title:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Music playing while writing this afterword: “Run Through the Jungle” by Creedence Clearwater Revival" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There´s another force of Löwe coming your way, estimated to be a battalion-size group…! We´ve got a platoon heading our way, too!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Forty-five seconds until contact! Oh, God…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch… There’s more of ’em coming…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shit, what is the artillery brigade doing?! Where was the cover fire?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don´t flinch! Even if you dodge them, it´s not like they´re gonna let you run!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Come at me, you shitty pieces of scrap metal! It´ll be my fucking honor to shield my comrades, you hear me?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“God dammit, like hell I´m dying here! I refuse to be taken…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“An 88 mm…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ugh, don´t tell me it´s…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A Reginleif…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "His name was—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The Eighty-Six…the monsters of the Republic…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Second Lieutenant…?! No, hear me out here! We really were swamped with work this time…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Hey, what’re the people from Nordlicht doing here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I mean, damn, he actually sits inside that thing, doesn’t he? The whole Processor thing wasn’t some figure of speech, was it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This is true, however…leaving food on my plate would be most disrespectful to the ones who went to the trouble of preparing it for me, would it not?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nn…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um… Sorry, which unit were you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah-ha-ha, you’re pretty active out there, aren’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Looking between the two boys restlessly, Frederica asked:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“An acquaintance of yours?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh… That sounds…rather unfortunate…for you…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…So that’s your squadron’s Mascot?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shaking off that feeling, he said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By the way, you had a little sister, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If you’ve got family to look after all on your own…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you saying that based on experience from your old battlefield?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm? What for?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So…why?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what’s…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At times, Eugene had thought, Are we going to lose?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Second Lieutenant Rantz! Quit daydreaming! Do you want to die?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you unharmed, Shinei?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thank goodness…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The commander…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And…me…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "* *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fido…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nouzen…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Catching the dog tag Shin casually tossed his way, the gunner asked:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you euthanize him?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why didn’t you save him?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You probably prioritized killing those hunks of scrap over saving him, didn’t you?! You war-obsessed Eighty-Six!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s our status?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you have detailed information on the damages?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m still able to see several squadron leaders, however… We’re doubling as the command vehicle, but the data links are off-line for the most part…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Raiden… How did the reinforcements go on your side?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Back then, when they’d set out on the death march known as the Special Reconnaissance mission—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "PANZER LIED" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You all right with this, man?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Looks like our fun little hike is coming to an end, eh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But damn, there’s so fucking many of them…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—Would the day come when she, too, reached this place?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Where did he know that voice from—?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Isn’t it too early? Wasn’t the noon shift supposed to last until we stop for dinner?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Oh no…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s wrong, Shin?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You ass! You knew they were coming!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s not fair, Shin! You can’t do this!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Screw that! That just means you’ll be playing decoy for us!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“God dammit…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That idiot…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So that was what the Legion were after…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I keep tellin’ ya the suspension unit’s weak, so why d’ya keep pushin’ it like that?! …That crazy fightin’ style of yours is gonna get ya killed one day!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Would he be assimilated by the Legion?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And if he did become a Legion, whose name would he call?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The last thing the Löwe’s cracked optical sensor perceived was the strange sight of the Dinosauria extending a hand made out of liquid micromachines—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Brother…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "No…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Brother!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Good day, my boy… To start, would you mind telling me your name?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—That sums up how you came under the protection of our army, but do you remember the events leading up to you being where we found you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Was not!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin? I realize it’s too soon right now, but once you get better, expect a good slap, okay?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Welcome to the Federal Republic of Giad!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are the results of the analysis?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What did you say, spider woman?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I beg your pardon, drone beetle?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You show your face for the first time in a month, and the first thing you say is ‘This being the case’?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you want us to kill you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you stand to gain from saving us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You red-eyed wretch! Why do you turn your back to me?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You just closed the door! Do you take me for a fool?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…I suppose I can expect no better from a Republic plebeian… Even with the blood of the Empire’s nobility running through your veins, you are still—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Your neck… What happened…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How dare you assume I am the daughter of some petty paper pusher!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I am the esteemed—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Teresaaaaa! They’re bullying meeeee!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shall I pour you some milk, Your former Majesty?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Do you see me as a disgusting man for this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Perhaps you think this a foolish act of compensation on my behalf…that I’m using them as substitutes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Frederica said plainly:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And just who were those words directed at, Empress?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Why were they so alike?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Kiri…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "WILD BLUE YONDER" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That’s Brother’s—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I think they do… But who’s to say if the children actually remember that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "We are, after all…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah, I didn’t think there’d be something like this in front of the old Republic embassy, though… What’s up?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, roger that… Will just the two of us be enough? Want me to call someone else?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I guess he wouldn’t, and there’s no way around that… But man, would it kill Shin to live for himself a little more?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The hell does that mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What if he’d been grounded by the countless whispers of the dead haunting the scar on his neck…or ironically enough, by the voice of the brother who’d inflicted that scar on him?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It should be obvious by now…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It’s all we know…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—He’s not answering!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, did you stay up late last night?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…View of what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s not it…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whaaat?! Why did he message you?! I tried calling him a million times!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Eight legs and a propulsion system…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah, thanks… The others aren’t back yet? Where’s Teresa?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Huh…? Oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re proficient in the culinary arts?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What, is Shin incapable of cooking?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……Have you never seen an egg before?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s not a case, kiddo—it’s a shell… Were you raised in a box?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By the way, what were you—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What’s this all about?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You ready?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And because he thought so…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-why?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean, why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Raiden gave Ernst a pained smile, in spite of the fact that he had learned to smile more gently—more honestly—since coming here…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But why…? Why would you willingly walk back into that hell…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "They’d fought so desperately to survive, and finally they’d escaped it—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re only here because you fought so hard to get here, so you can take pride in your accomplishments and accept this as the reward you’ve earned! Your fallen comrades would want this, too, if they were truly your friends… You shouldn’t need to feel obliged!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And unless they made that distinction, people would never escape their pasts, and they would live on, unable to feel happiness without the eternal regret that their joy was built on the sacrifice of others…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I suppose we should be thanking you, Your Majesty?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And to top it off:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How old were you back then?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How can you tell that’s him?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…Your neck… What happened…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You don’t know that—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "BENEATH THE TWO-HEADED EAGLE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Lieutenant Colonel Wenzel?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah, we got hit hard yesterday, after all… So according to your predictions, they should be coming soon, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But be that as it may…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shin knew what Eugene was going to ask, but…how would he have answered if Eugene had asked him back then?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Second Lieutenant? Second Lieutenant… Are you listening?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s wrong…? Ah, Frederica?! Look at yourself! Come here, quickly! Theo, can you go get Frederica’s uniform?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Package…? Oh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You can dispose of it all, as always… And having to deal with this every single time is annoying, so could you tell HQ to just get rid of them every time?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aaaah, silence! Be quiet, I say!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“To be clear, it is your fault for not knocking and walking in on a lady as she was in the middle of changing her attire! Don’t you agree, Kurena?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you take off your pajamas before he came back with your clothes anyway?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I did no such thing! And who told you about that?! You weren’t present to see it, Raiden!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…I never knew you could be so malicious…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can’t you put that matter to rest?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“On the other hand, Anju…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I know…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So I’m assuming the directives are going to be bad news, Lieutenant Colonel?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—What scale will the offensive be?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s your opinion on the Reginleif, Second Lieutenant? Do you like it better than that aluminum coffin of yours?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If you’re asking about the Juggernaut—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Really?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, she hasn’t noticed?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…How on earth did you ever fight in that wreck of a Feldreß back in the Republic?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, that’s right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…He wasn’t trying to compliment you…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And you chose to become Processors despite this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Second Lieutenant?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey! While your impatience is relatable, there was no need to run so quickly that I fell off, was there?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Where have you been, Frederica?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Surprise?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wait, did you just run here all the way from the lab? Are you okay? You’re not dying, are you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…So what’s the deal with this thing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m glad you asked, Raiden! This is…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Fido?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s not what I mean…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "There was a moment of silence—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "““““Huh?!””””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pi…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pi—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pi…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shouldn’t you be more concerned?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I meant Shinei, you fool! He may have avoided it, but he could have died just then!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "* *" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Tch, when will you do away with that habit of walking without making audible footsteps…?! It is bad for my heart!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How do you even silence your footsteps while wearing military boots, to begin with…? There was nary a creak from the floor just now!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You cleaned it out?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you really one to talk? …Kindhearted Reaper?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Anyway, what did you come here for?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, you see, the matter is…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Am I really that similar to him?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My knight, Kiriya Nouzen, is a descendant of the Nouzen clan, just as you are… Has your father not told you of your genealogy?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Mom dying, that I’m going to die—all of it—it’s all because of your sin!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How did he become a Legion?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A future, huh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Have you put any thought into what you’ll do once you’re discharged?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Anywhere you’d like to go? Anything you’d like to see?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is she?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…So you submitted a report, did you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you all right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m asking if you’re thinking of something pointless… Did Ernst’s words actually get to you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…what was she waiting for?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Do you think the major’s doing well?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CRIES “TAKE AIM”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On that same day, at the same time…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…to the west of the Federal Republic of Giad, in the 177th Armored Division’s Nordlicht squadron’s barracks…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Listen… Would it kill you to say something before you—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How many hostiles?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Did you expect me to get that reference?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Are you okay, man?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shit, if this is a drill…I swear to God—next battle, my gun might accidentally fire at that stone-faced Reaper…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…See?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wha—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "These were all…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Legion…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Heavy bombardment incomiiiing!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Dammit… Defend! Defend to your last breath! Don’t let them through even if it’s the last thing you doooooooooooo!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Impossible… The western front is under a large-scale attack…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Could this possibly be the day of humankind’s reckoning…?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Take cover, quickly! The tanks are coming!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captaaaaaaain!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Stop—don’t go back! There’s no saving him anymore!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A Regin…leif…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are there any other squads out here?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And all enemies…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Roger that, Kurena! Leave these scrubs to me!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Up we go!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“God dammit… How can Shin keep pulling off these crazy-ass stunts and still manage to stay alive…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Use every shell and energy pack we have! Roll out every truck that´s ready!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sergeant, the spare units are ready!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Have them ready to launch for whenever we get a request! C´mon, boys, don´t rely on Fido! He´s focused on supporting the captain and his team! It´s our job to deliver these pizzas, you hear?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can you not hear me, Shinei?! Kiri is currently—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You mustn’t fight when you get like this…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa there, don’t shoot, Nordlicht! I’m on your side!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Second Lieutenant Shinei Nouzen, captain of the Nordlicht squadron… What’s the situation?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Still trying to catch his breath, Shin inhaled deeply and said as he exhaled:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“With all due respect, First Lieutenant…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What did you just say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wait, Second Lieutenant! What—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Eighty-Six… They’re…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They’re monsters…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Legion are…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Silencing Grethe, who was about to burst into words again, the major general said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I will overlook the matter, this time… Can I expect you to report it the next time you sense a similar threat?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How, how could he have forgotten?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©ASATO ASATO 2017" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2019 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: July 2019" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-0314-3 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-0315-0 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20190627-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "INTERLUDE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "WHEN “JOHN DOE” COMES MARCHING HOME" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lena! That siren just now…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Letting you know just in case, Your Majesty! The northern front…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Bloody Reina to all Processors on all fronts!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(To be continued…)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her Majesty Is Not on the Battlefield" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: Ride of the Valkyries" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Panzer Lied" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Wild Blue Yonder" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Beneath the Two-Headed Eagle" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: Cries “Take Aim”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interlude: When “John Doe” Comes Marching Home" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "To get news about the latest manga, graphic novels, and light novels from Yen Press, along with special offers and exclusive content, sign up for the Yen Press newsletter-" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "HER MAJESTY IS NOT ON THE BATTLEFIELD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You again, Lieutenant Vladilena Milizé?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can you hear me, Handler One?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Where were they now? In a field of blooming spring flowers, perhaps?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The word on everyone’s lips was “Why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—FREDERICA ROSENFORT, RECOLLECTIONS OF THE BATTLEFIELD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her Majesty Is Not on the Battlefield" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: Ride of the Valkyries" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Panzer Lied" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Wild Blue Yonder" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Beneath the Two-Headed Eagle" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: Cries “Take Aim”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interlude: When “John Doe” Comes Marching Home" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her Majesty Is Not on the Battlefield" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: Ride of the Valkyries" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Panzer Lied" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Wild Blue Yonder" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Beneath the Two-Headed Eagle" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: Cries “Take Aim”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interlude: When “John Doe” Comes Marching Home" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Let’s hear it for long-distance weapons!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Which is why this time, the enemy is" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "a Railgun" }, { "from": "human", "value": "on" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "railway artillery!!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The modern-day super-long-distance cannon, the railgun, and World War II’s super-long-distance cannon, the railway gun, in a duet you can only dream of!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Anyway, here’s this time’s commentary:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "•    The Nachzehrer:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "•    “The hell you all love so much is headed our way!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "•    Fido:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I mean, Tsuchiya kept bugging me about whether Fido was coming back or not every time we met…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Next up, Volume 4 will be a light story! A really light story about how he and Lena and the other Eighty-Six finally come face-to-face and have a little chitchat! I’ll meet you again then!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Music playing while writing this afterword: “Seirankeppūroku”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "by Ali Project" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "INTERLUDE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "GET YOUR GUNS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean to do, Lieutenant Vladilena Milizé?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Commodore Karlstahl…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“At a time like this, you continue to spout such nonsense…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He intended to adhere to the asinine rhetoric that the Alba were the only ones who counted as human beings and that the eighty-five Sectors were a paradise only for them? Even as his motherland teetered on the brink of ruin?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Still…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Commodore…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wha—?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "OVER THERE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What’s wrong?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Did something…happen to Eugene?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-this is…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kiri…did this…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re not going to become like that, are you? Like Kiri…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“First Lieutenant Nouzen, are you okay?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Roger that… But—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If you´ve gotten so close to it, couldn´t your country´s machines have disposed of the Morpho?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do we have a reliable way of taking it out?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The western front’s commanders requested a second opinion, but the analysis room’s conclusion was…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Though, first of all—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So in the end…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A charge operation into the Legion’s territories, using all of the western front’s forces… A breakthrough in a straight line across one hundred kilometers of Legion-infested land…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Legion’s numbers were hit equally as hard, however…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is something wrong, First Lieutenant Nouzen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you up to, munchkin?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ngh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even so…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Did you, Nouzen?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You Eighty-Six… You’re even capable of shooting a friend to death without batting an eye… Just like a reaper…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Eugene… Brother…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He was at his side, and he didn’t…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When people are faced with the unreasonable and the unfair, they have to shift the blame away from their own helplessness…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Eugene was…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shinei? Is something bothering you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I tried to contact you through the Para-RAID, but you wouldn’t respond… That’s not how you usually fight, is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You Resonated with me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You didn’t even notice…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They don’t have enough missiles, their artillery can’t reach, and the air force is out of the picture… Which leaves…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Attention!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Don’t leave me behind…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She was the one who’d said that… So why?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why did even she leave him behind?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Hm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "why did you kill my brother?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "give him back" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why did you kill my brother?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why did you abandon him?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why didn’t you save him?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So why?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why didn’t someone like you, who has no one waiting for them…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why didn’t someone like you, who has nowhere to return to…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…die in his place?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh, so you came back here, Shin…? What’s wrong?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "*   *   *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, Lieutenant Colonel Wenzel?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why…? Why pick my Nordlicht squadron?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Have you no shame…?! You’re sending the Eighty-Six… You’re sending children to their deaths just because they don’t have families?! Because no one would complain if they were gone?! Like they’re dispensable pawns?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But you’re doing the same thing! What is the likelihood of the Nordlicht squadron’s safe return from this operation…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Did he— Did the Eighty-Six understand that this was a sort of insanity?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Do you think they’ll return?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Would even one make it back?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Right… The Republic wouldn’t even do that…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…you’re telling us to stop being who we are, just so you can satisfy your sense of justice and take pity on us?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…is all we have…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why do you fight?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why do you keep on fighting even when you have no reason to?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What are you fighting for? What do you have to defend?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lieutenant General, are you sure this operation isn’t a continuation of the disinfection you attempted a year ago?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then why did he pause before he replied?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I thought I took off my RAID Device… You were watching us?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And so before that happened to Frederica…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If I use that petty paper pusher’s authority, I might be able to do so, yes… But why are you telling me to go back? Was it not you who said you did not wish for others to decide your way of life for you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But it’s the other way around! I am the one who shares a past with Kiriya, so why must you be the ones to go on a path of no return?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Why…? …Why are you consistently trying to push us back to the rear…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Is she?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…! You obstinate fool!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I am telling you not to go, so obey me, you insufferable idiot!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Surely you regret not having said these words to your brother, do you not?! You still regret saying nothing and watching him leave for the battlefield he would never return from, do you not?! Then why do you do the same thing your brother did?! Why must you force the same painful experience your brother put you through on me?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You scattered the Nordlicht squadron to platoon-size units to avoid this situation, didn’t you, Richard?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You really think a blood-soaked sword that’s been forged in the flames of war and sharpened on the souls of the fallen will be able to understand human compassion?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Her, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "SOMETHING TO DIE FOR" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Related facilities?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Missy, I’m almost afraid to ask, but…who’s gonna be piloting this thing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you doing here, Ernst?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A country that wouldn’t save wounded children… A country where children aren’t allowed to be happy… A world that doesn’t hesitate to send children to their deaths just to meet its own ends…is as distant as can be from the vision of humankind she believed in…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Attention!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Our mission is to provide covering fire for our allies’ advance! While they’re crawling through the mud, let’s help ’em out by blowing those shitty scrap heaps straight to hell!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“For our comrades on the front lines and those warriors going even farther beyond, keep shooting, no matter what! Even if the gun barrels burst and angels rain down from heaven to claim us all, never stop shooting! All hands, prepare for bombardment!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Meanwhile, on the front lines, at the camp of a certain armored unit…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We sortie after the support fire! Don’cha chicken out and hold us back, y’hear?! Anyone who falls behind’s gonna have the letters they wrote for their girlfriend read out loud! Any virgins who don’t have a girl back home will have the letters they wrote to their mommies read out loud instead!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t sit idly by and let the Republic’s monsters protect you… Show those crazy berserkers what the pride of the Federacy is all about!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I swear, if nothing else, these youngsters sure know how to get fired up…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ten more seconds…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Three, two—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fiiiiiire!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Orders to charge are in! C’mon, boys, go, go, go!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t let the morons in the strike force cut ahead of us, men! Anyone who needs a pick-me-up is entitled to one swift kick in the ass from yours truly!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They moved… We lured them out…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Let´s go!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-this is scarier than I thought…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what lunatic thought of making this thing?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Having fearless soldiers like you say that is an honor! This baby can fly at eight hundred kilometers per hour, by the way, and we have one hundred kilometers and some change until the target… Enjoy your nine-minute ride while it lasts!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We’re moving our bombardment zone forward! Let’s blow the mugs off those shitty scrap heaps—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“T-take coverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr—!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Corporal—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Damage report! This battle isn’t over yet!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "God dammit…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Units two and three, on my mark! Infantry unit, stay on our six! …Shit!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Have you made it yet, you damn Eighty-Six …?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Raiden muttered in a whisper:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“To defend…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why do you…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can’t we evade them?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can’t we evade them?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’ll be seeing you then— Godspeed!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is this it?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-Nachzehrer, signal lost! The Nachzehrer’s signal has been cut off!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What´s the Nordlicht squadron´s status?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“They were airdropped before we lost the Nachzehrer’s signal, and they landed five kilometers away from the target area… But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“First Lieutenant Nouzen reported they’ve encountered the enemy! They’re currently engaging the Legion unit in the vicinity of the Morpho!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Shin! The next one’s coming!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you all right, Sergeant?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Does ceaselessly, mindlessly raging like this ever give you peace…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Does being reduced to a killing machine consumed by bloodlust and madness mean you don’t have to think about anything else? Does it help distract you from the fact that you no longer have anything to live for…? Perhaps Rei was like that, too…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If I had died before reaching him… If, on that final battlefield on the Eighty-Sixth Sector, I had gotten killed… If my body had been destroyed in such a way that the Legion couldn’t take me… Would Rei have lost his purpose and become like this ghost just ahead? A monster that’s only capable of spewing hatred against the world itself?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And if I had lost my brother before I gunned him down… If I had been unable to achieve my goal, would I…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is this…? It’s massive…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“First Lieutenant!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s moving already?! Are its repairs complete…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I know the Legion don’t operate on the same logic we do, but still, this is insane…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Get down, Shinei!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That thing you’re looking at right now isn’t Kiri anymore!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All units! Retreat, right n—!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He had to hurry and raze this accursed world once and for all…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Impact detected near the Kreutzbeck City terminal! It’s presumed to be a bombardment by the Morpho…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Impossible!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It shouldn’t have been repaired yet! How did it fire?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…No…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How absurd can these scrap-metal bastards get…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s the Nordlicht squadron’s status?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We have to deploy the cruiser missiles—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Where are we supposed to fire the missiles? Do we even know what position the Morpho fired from?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but, Your Excellency, the enemy is a railway gunner! If we destroy its rails, we’ll at least be able to restrict its movements—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But now that the Nordlicht squadron failed, we don’t have any other plans! The entire western front’s exposed right now; we have to break this deadlock somehow…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What would enduring a bit longer this time give us? What will we do, send another unit at it? This time without any chance of opening a way back for them?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A decoy…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What the hell is that buggy bastard…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Is he…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He was alive… No…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What is he saying…?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How stupid…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But at the moment he narrowed his eyes and prepared to push down the control sticks…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Shin!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do we do? Do we go after it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, are you insane?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“God dammit! Everyone’s been holding out because they were expecting the main force to arrive! Why are you Eighty-Six so keen on throwing your damn lives away for a country that isn’t even your homeland?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fucking hell, the moment I started working under you is the moment I ran out of luck! Talk about pulling the short straw… All right, boys, all units, turn around!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Rejoice, boys! The hell you all love so much is headed our way!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’d rather die than end up slowing a bunch of brats down… Good luck out there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "RUN THROUGH THE BATTLEFRONT" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But we don’t have any other way of doing this, do we?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…If you fall back and retreat, the difficulty of the mission wouldn’t matter to you anymore, would it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see your skills haven’t diminished one bit, Spider Woman… The Legion-slaying Black Widow, was it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“They gone?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“M-meow… Meow…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“““Are you a moron?!”””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You mustn’t, Fido, do not open… Ah—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you doing here…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaah…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t you know we might not be able to come back?! Why did you follow us here?! If anything happens, you’ll just end up dying with us!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It is that very attitude that unnerves me, you bumbling fools!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Raiden, if I told you to take her back…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sensing her red eyes turn to him, Shin looked down at her lowered head and said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Didn’t I tell you to close your eyes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Does anyone have a pack that doesn’t contain meat?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m surprised you can still eat meat…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is it too harsh on your refined palate, princess?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I apologize for having to say this again, but…I’m surprised you can eat this…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Like soap, or a sponge, or clay, or a rag used to wipe away spilled milk…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But starch, you say…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What did it taste like?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It stopped?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, those were deer! Raiden, there are deer over there!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yep…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It was that kind of messed-up situation… Why’d you even Resonate back then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…That bad, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Frederica, if…if you were told to go back and leave this moron behind, would you stay here anyway?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m going to need you to do one more job… Do you have enough spares to compensate for what you lost?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It seems the plan is to use our army as a diversion to support the march, but even still, if the Federacy’s main force goes south, the Legion are bound to notice… Do we have a countermeasure for that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By your will, brother Zephyr… Nevertheless—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You almost got dragged along there… What’s gotten into you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was it by the ghost of Frederica’s knight, the man he’d never met? Or was it by the madness of war itself?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You really think I’ll believe that, you moron?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What’s not to believe?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You don’t die, even when you’re with me, do you?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What did you just say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why, you little…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you even take down your brother? Wasn’t it so that you could move on? You didn’t live just so you could kill your brother, did you…? Don’t mix those two things up!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“In that case…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“In that case, what was the purpose of it all? What should I…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How did I fail to see it until now?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Truly?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wha—? No… That’s not true!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Boys have this thing where they’d rather die than let a girl see them being vulnerable, you know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Looks like ever since Daiya died, I ended up getting all the crummy luck that used to fall on him…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But that said…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Theo then said, with his eyes half-closed:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin isn’t really…a reaper for our sake, you know?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’ve always been worried about that, Anju… Did you know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So us just being with him…isn’t enough?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Just because he’s in the vanguard doesn’t mean he has to handle this before we do, too…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-you’re wrong! That’s not how I—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That was…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………………Do you think he’s noticed, too?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "““…””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The white pigs didn’t care one bit, but to the Alba, who actually saw them as people, as well as their fellow Eighty-Six, the fact that an entire country was forced into this folly only to vanish into thin air…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The major never did catch up to us, did she…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Will I, now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is the status of the Eighty-Six?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But, that aside…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You finally managed to Resonate?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It took her five years to tame that thing… And how did she tame it?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you worried for the first lieutenant, Sergeant?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But it would seem even you lot call it the Juggernaut…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can you get it off, Theo?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Anju and I got hit with shrapnel during the fight yesterday, and one of your machine guns broke when you got blown back…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You still keep screwing up the suspension system after all this time?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He’d still had an excuse when they were piloting the Republic’s walking coffins, but how far did he push his rigs if even the Reginleif’s propulsion system, which was built to be sturdy even when considering high-mobility battle, couldn’t keep up with him?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So this is the one request you can’t respond to? What are you, a brat?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why did he lose that smile…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Have any of you seen the ocean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After a short pause, Kurena said:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Can’t sleep?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Is this sight…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…the world the Legion wish for?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Who can say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How can you tell?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The ocean…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Even I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She was afraid of losing anyone else…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If those among them with ambition were to learn that an empress—a just cause to subvert the government—still lived…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even if they’re with me now, at this moment…even those who call me “our Reaper”…will one day, certainly…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Leave you behind…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Mm?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Incendiary bombs…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“God dammit, they’re trying to smoke us out!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, they found us!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are those numbers…?! How do they always keep coming out in droves like this…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin, how far to the target?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Frederica then said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“They’re shooting at us from below!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Anju?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s all flat land ahead of here, right? Well, I’m not really useful outside of a place like this, so I’ll stay here and play decoy! I’ll do what I can to distract them, so you guys handle the rest!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Get away! He’s shooting!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You little…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’ll distract it, so go! It was a buckshot, so it didn’t do much damage!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hurry!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s going on…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kurena, that’s enough; get away from there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kurena!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaaaaaaaaah!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Raiden!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shinei!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Those movements…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How easy would it be…to become like that?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Do you know about Shin’s legendary zero-point failure?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This Kiriya was still capable of the same feat…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Shinei, no…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You mustn’t carelessly get close to him! …Kiri was, originally, an Operator focused on melee combat, just like you!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But in exchange…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin! Get back!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As he fought as if dancing on thin ice, in the span of a moment that felt as long as an eternity… Just as he got into position to shoot, to cut a path to the enemy, at that very moment…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "For example, if someone was to set their Resonance targets to all possible recipients in range other than themselves, the Sensory Resonance would activate…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“To all Juggernauts along the fortress walls!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Direction 120, distance 8,000, load armor-piercing rounds— Fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Resume fire and, in case of a counterattack, dodge at your own discretion! Unidentified unit!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re trying to close in on it, aren’t you? We’ll hold it at bay, so take the chance to attack!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All units, hold your fire! Now’s your chance!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Don’t underestimate me…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why do you go this far? Why do you fight so much? Why do you…try to slaughter everyone like that? Even your last remaining kinsman, who you’ve never met?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If it’ll make you…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You, who have nothing, just like me…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If it makes you into what I am, I’ll do anything…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then what am I supposed to do?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“In which case—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He could hear someone call for him from the wireless:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s still moving…?! That’s no good! Please! Dodge it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Frederica… Where is your knight?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………Kiri…is…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If only the Empire had been a bit kinder to its own people, to other countries, to their fellow citizens…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kiriya is…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was going to take Shin down with it…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kiri…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Princess!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I’ve finally met you once again, but…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After all…didn’t you just try to die along with me?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or maybe…that wasn’t Frederica’s knight anymore…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Didn’t you cheat death just to gun him down? Weren’t you kept alive for that sole purpose? So now that you’ve accomplished that…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So why…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why are you still alive?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why…? Why does everyone…always die…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And leave me behind…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Brother… Why did you leave me behind again? Why couldn’t you take me with you this time…?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If only you did that, I wouldn’t have to feel this way…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nng…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But why…? Why does everyone leave me behind? Why do they leave me all alone…? Why does everyone…so easily…so arbitrarily…disappear…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What manner of answer is that, you fool…? When will you stop pushing yourself so hard?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Forgive me… The handgun you entrusted me with…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s—!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s wrong…! You did not shoulder that weight for such a reason…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What was it you just let go of? I cannot help but think…that the promise you made with your comrades, what you felt when you made that oath, pains you right now…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Sneaking a peek again?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what are you doing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What is it now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was said that butterflies, regardless of culture, region, or age, are the symbol of the souls of the departed, returning home—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It can’t be…?! No, but that’s…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain Iida?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…May I assume you´re a commander of the Republic of San Magnolia´s military?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No thanks are necessary… But is it just you? You broke through the Legion’s territory all on your own? Why were you ordered on such a terrible operation…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Would you like to come with us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What for?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…If the major survived, would she be here now?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Even if we don’t have the power to do it…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If one day, you make it to our final destination, would you please leave flowers?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“In order to catch up to them, who survived to the very end—so I can take them with me and go further than ever before, I will fight…! I am Lieutenant Vladilena Milizé, commander of the old Republic defense forces, and I will never, ever, turn my back on this war!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?! Major…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a long silence, where the Federacy officer seemed to be on the verge of saying something, he eventually spoke:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Since I can no longer hope to live alongside them…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And in his first-ever sight of her, through the cracked optical screen, she wore a gentle smile…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Major, I…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh no! You, from the Federacy, evacuate with us…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Are you all right, Shin?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What—? Why all of a sudden?! Why do I deserve this treatment when I’m just worried for my adorable children?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re still on the front lines, Ernst?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There are survivors?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I did not cry!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It wasn’t only your fault this time, but this is the second time you made poor Kurena cry, you know? Could you please stop pulling crazy stunts like that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Frederica gulped audibly, and as she looked up at Shin as if pleading for help, he spoke into the Resonance:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shinei?! You dare betray me?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I believe you said something to the effect of ‘We’re off’…? Surely you’re pleased that she came after you, no? Are you sure you’re all right with not giving her your name after she so gallantly followed in your footsteps?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You’ve just found the answer to that question all by yourself…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "©ASATO ASATO 2017" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2019 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: November 2019" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-0311-2 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-0310-5 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20191028-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—FREDERICA ROSENFORT, RECOLLECTIONS OF THE BATTLEFIELD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "EPILOGUE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "WE’LL MEET AGAIN" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Will said Captain Nouzen really consent to the idea of these guest officers, though? Isn’t the officer being chosen for his division, who he will be under the direct command of, one of his former persecutors?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "EUGENE RANTZ" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When was it that Eugene stood before him, saying he wanted to show his little sister, who had never seen the ocean, that scenery? Something she had never seen and never known?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Um!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um… Thank you very much…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……Shin…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re…alive…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interlude: Get Your Guns" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6: Over There" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7: Something to Die For" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8: Run Through the Battlefront" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epilogue: We’ll Meet Again" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Brother… Why…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: Get Your Guns" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6: Over There" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7: Something to Die For" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8: Run Through the Battlefront" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue: We’ll Meet Again" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interlude: Get Your Guns" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6: Over There" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7: Something to Die For" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8: Run Through the Battlefront" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epilogue: We’ll Meet Again" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "God dammit, Legion! Or rather, goddamn, the Eintagsfliege are annoying!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "• This volume’s battlefield:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "• The whole part about Shin’s high body temperature:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I apologize for the sudden increase in characters, Shirabii! And this time you’ve finally bestowed upon us the sight of Lena in that state of affairs…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Music playing while writing this afterword: “Raise Your Flag” by" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "MAN WITH A MISSION" }, { "from": "human", "value": "References: Railway Corridor by Hiroki Tokugawa" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "and Transparent Specimens by Iori Tomita" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—VLADILENA MILIZÉ, MEMOIRS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CALL ON DUTY" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Think it’ll go well?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“They know no peace, have no homeland, and stand on the battlefield with nothing to protect… Do you really think they can act as the Federacy’s sword when they cause friction simply by being in the same place as our fighters?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Colonel?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Remember…what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A…cat?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What did you name it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Not Leonidas?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I suppose, but ‘Thermopylae’ is just…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, what did you call him before the Special Reconnaissance mission, then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I think it was…Ougai?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Don’t tell me you were reading ‘Takasebune’ at the time…! That’s even worse…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…? What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I beg your pardon?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Take aim!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Lena braced herself as she turned to see…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…not guns aimed at her…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hwaaaaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Er… Well, it’s only water, so don’t worry… Right, Master Sergeant Bernholdt?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sir! We got it from the nearby water supply!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There were also two idiots who brought buckets of paint, but I had it dashed over them as punishment!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““Yes, sir!””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Is welcoming new officers this way some sort of Federacy tradition…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“C-Colonel Wenzel?! M-my apologies…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Colonel—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My, Master Sergeant Bernholdt, whatever are you planning to do with a towel a young woman just used?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t even joke like that! Especially not in front of the captain! Hell, she’s almost the same age as my kids! She probably doesn’t even have hair down there yet!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…‘Hair,’ you say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaaaaaah, nothing, it’s nothin’! Just pretend you didn’t hear anything!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Er, Captain…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why did you hang up?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If anything, why did you Resonate now of all times?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why can’t we do this while I’m in the shower?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean, ‘why’…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That’s…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But this time we can’t— Ah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "* *" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What’s up with you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…This probably goes without saying, but you do have clothes on right now, don’t you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-of course I do…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“All right, then…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…About what happened earlier…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Colonel?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What are those two doing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you doing? Eavesdropping again?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……That may be true, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s right! And having it placed before one’s eyes only makes it harder to accept! After all, did we not spend so much more time fighting by his si— Aaah?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no, I did not mean that, um…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hup!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ouch! What gives, Anju?! Let go!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow, my joints! Y-you’re gonna break something, Anju! Ow-ow-ow-ow-oooooouch!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s delicious…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I haven’t had real meat in so long… Is this deer?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Did you do this just for me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Catching them and digging them up is a bit…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, yes, an assault rifle…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s in the same vein as them never having seen any other race but the Alba… They might not be able to recognize anyone who isn’t an Alba as a fellow human being…right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, I don’t know how to cook, so I’m not really one to talk…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Eggs, hmm…? How does one open them, though?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You know how the school has a class on the fundamentals of cooking as one of its elective courses?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…May I touch it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s true, but…um, it was the first model that came to aid the Republic, so…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What’s this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, er, I don’t really know, either…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Colonel, where did you…find this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It was you…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I mean…I didn’t know who you were, but I said some rather rude things at the time…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sorry… Sorry? What did I tell him at the time, come to think of it? Actually, I…can’t remember at all…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-no, I was desperate at the time… I actually don’t quite remember what happened, but did I perhaps say something rude myself? I was, um, quite exhausted and a bit out of it at the time, and I feel like I said all sorts of things in the heat of the moment…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—By the way, how did you know the gun was mine? Did someone give it to you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Cyclops?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can we…can we call each other by our names? In public places there are appearances to keep up, so that’s not acceptable, of course, but whenever we’re not…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…and call me by my name…? Could you please call me Lena?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There’s a condition?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As Lena steeled herself, Shin said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if to say he wasn’t accusing her of anything…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Even though I begged them… “Don’t leave me behind…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Yeah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Didn’t you want to fight together—with us?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…However, until a spare uniform arrives, I’ll keep wearing the black one…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Couldn’t you just wear the Federacy uniform until then?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Would that be more to your…liking?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "IDENTIFICATION: FRIEND OR FOE?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’re the mission specifics?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“May I ask a question, sir?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nuclear fusion…? But that’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shin was the next to speak:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, my dreary captain?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““…””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sir…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Another complaint regarding the Eighty-Six’s treatment, Representative Primevére?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…was to show them this…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The woman in the footage—the one called Primevére—continued her one-sided demands:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "People who think this way are leading the Republic again…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shin spoke plainly:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…So if we’re not useful, you intend to abide by their demands?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Is that some kind of code name within the Federacy military?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And how are these…knights related to our mission?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You can view this as a warning and nothing more… Let us hope this is all just needless fear on my part, shall we?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How can the Republic…? My homeland, even if I can no longer pride myself on it…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eep!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Who did you send to greet her…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain Nouzen, since he happened to be free… Why do you ask?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Was Colonel Milizé the one who sent you to greet me…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Annette!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? C-Cap’n Nouzen?! Vice Cap’n Shuga!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa, Cap’n, don’t tell me you actually croaked and changed your job to a real reaper?! Are we actually all dead already?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By the way, did you get your toy back, Lady-Killer? The one you dropped in that flower field six months ago?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I won’t deny that… But what right do you have to say that to me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You’re all bark, aren’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Take that!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, er, p-please, please stop it…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They’re not stray dogs—!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah, well… He might be the Reaper of the eastern front, but that story’s two years old now…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“M-me…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Is that so?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Was it like that for the Spearhead squadron, too?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You took one to the jaw once, didn’t you, Raiden? I always wondered how the hell he moved his body when I heard he could kick a taller person in the jaw while locked in a stalemate, but Shin really does pull it off, doesn’t he?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“She got him in that mood…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, whoa…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Asshole! That woulda killed me if I didn’t brace myself!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why’d you click your tongue just now?! Were you actually trying to kill me, you son of a bitch…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ohhh, you piss me off…! See, Your Majesty? This guy’s the kind of bastard who can raise a hand to a woman without a second thought!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Now then…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh, no, I mean, I can’t fight a girl…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah… By the way,” he said, turning his gaze toward the corner of the briefing room, “what are Anju and Jaeger doing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And just as Shin glanced in their direction…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Yah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoaaaaaaaaaa!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But when the 168 Eighty-Six who made up the majority of the Strike Package’s seven squadrons got to the base, they were greeted with…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "GO BACK TO THE EIGHTY-SIXTH SECTOR, EIGHTY-SIX!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "RETURN THIS PURE-WHITE COUNTRY TO HUMAN HANDS!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When Shin came to her office to confirm some documents, he asked her, “What’s with all the commotion over bleach and detergent?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Bleach and detergent?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, yeah, it’s certainly not a pleasant sight…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Yes, I supposed as much…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Indeed…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…And how exactly do you suggest they go about doing that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How…? What do you mean, Colonel Wenzel?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Could you let my platoon have him?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Thanks… But if you feel it’s hard on you—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it, Major Penrose?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It couldn’t be… It couldn’t really be, could it…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "There was no way he would forget…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I knew it…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…But what am I supposed to do now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But do you really not remember anything? Er… Even if you don’t, maybe talking about it could help some of the memories return…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Naturally, when the last memory they had of each other was that of a fight…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And how was it…? The house?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Even seeing it with his own eyes hadn’t jogged his memory…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…I’m not really…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Why mention Shin?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Noticed what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, are you pissed or something?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s not about that one-eyed woman, is it…? So that leaves…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it Lena?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“‘I’m a citizen of the Republic,’ she says… Is she really so attached just because she was born in a specific place or happens to be the same color as those people?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah, that, uh, old friend of yours… What’s the deal with that anyway? Do you really not remember her?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wouldn’t you remember that sort of stuff more…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Do you ever want to go back?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Yes, I suppose your power holds monopoly over that field, doesn’t it, all-seeing witch?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Palace Lune?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By the time the festival rolls around, we’ll probably be back at our home base… Though with things as they are, wouldn’t setting off fireworks be a little much, assuming the festival was held at all?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is there something you want to see right now, Shin? Somewhere you’d like to go? Something you’d like to do?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about you, Lena?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes… I know this isn’t something I have any right to comment on, but…Annette is a friend of mine—and so are you… Er, but I thought it would help you remember not just about Annette but about your family, too…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Not unpleasant, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I do think it’s strange… Why are you so fixated on this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean, ‘why’…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lena, if both you and Major Penrose are that tormented by the past and the Republic’s deeds, why aren’t you cutting it all away? To hold on to it is… Why are you asking me to remember when you can’t even bear to face the past yourselves?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But didn’t the fact that you couldn’t remember your own brother make you lonely?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mommy, why’s that thing got those weird colors?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“S-stop that! What are you—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Enough!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m so sorry! Children don’t know any better, but please forgive us…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What does that subhuman filth think it is?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“S-stop right there—!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wha—?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How do you expect me to ignore it?! She just openly insulted you! Even now—and all the way up to now, too! You came to save them! One could say you even fought for them!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So by calling them pigs, by thinking of them as fundamentally different from yourselves…you all feel the same way as them, don’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“May I say something, Colonel?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Understood… But why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I don’t mind us charging in, but can’t we drop one of those bombs that pierces the ground and blows up? One of those… What do you call them again? Bunker busters?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s why our only option is charging in with our Juggernauts…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…I don’t mind defending HQ, but don’t drag me into your petty bullshit…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Strapping rocket boosters on abandoned, unmanned train cars and launching them down all the tracks to barrel through the Legion lying in ambush, huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Say, Shin… You sure this colonel is the same crybaby princess who commanded us back in the Eighty-Sixth Sector…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Switching the intercom’s setting to external speakers, she ordered into the microphone:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pi!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pi…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My, is something wrong, Colonel Milizé? Does my and Fido’s relationship with Shinei bother you in some way?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Pi…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Master Sergeant, do they think we’re, like, signposts on the wayside or something? Like local landmarks, just standing here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, sir…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And besides…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…I can’t shake this bad feeling… I just can’t see things going this smoothly against the Legion, y’know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“There!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Like hell anyone’s gonna fall for that!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ha, like sitting ducks! It’s like you were never there to begin with!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Spearhead’s guys are still squabbling in the central hall… Let’s eat all of these up before that headless Reaper has a chance to steal any prey from us!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Nouzen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I know… I’m sorry, but you’re distracting me, so can you move away a little?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You couldn’t remember your own brother…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you were the one who kept connecting and disconnecting…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Found you, Rita!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…How?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How has this person only been dead for a few months?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What’s…going on?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Suddenly—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Reaper who breaks his Handlers and any Eighty-Six who can’t stand the wails of the dead, huh…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The surface, huh…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aina, cover the major! Professor Penrose, get inside Estoc!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Roger that, Taiga!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Understood… Be careful!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Did he—did that red-eyed Reaper, incapable of shutting his ears to these wails, grow used to them? Did he eventually just feel nothing after hearing them? Or was it that he couldn’t bear to listen to them anymore, pitying them as they were forced to lament their ill fortune even after death? Was that why he returned to this endless battlefield, despite countless brushes with death, to bury the Legion?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wha…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Wh-what is this…?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shit… What is this? What the fuck is going on?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aina! Aina’s been—!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you all right? What’s the—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…The Phalanx squadron…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The squadron charged with defending Annette, stationed not far from here, in what should have been a safe sector…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…was just wiped out………!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…All Strike Package members…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“All Strike Package members, cease all combat and retreat—Shiden, don’t shoot!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What the hell?! I was just about to take out that whole group! The timing was perfect!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?! Then what else would they—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Which meant that this…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So that’s what’s going on…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…There’s white pigs here…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "TRIAGE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Where…am I…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The Phalanx squadron’s annihilation, Professor Henrietta Penrose’s abduction, the presence of humans mixed in with the Legion in the operation area… All of this is accurate, correct?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Slow to run away… You mean from the large-scale offensive last year…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Lena could feel the captains become racked with suspense over the Resonance and continued:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“However…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Likewise, with regards to Professor Henrietta Penrose…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Colonel…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Nouzen…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re thinking about how you can’t let us Eighty-Six die for Republic citizens, aren’t you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Frederica then said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Rito, we can leave taking out the Weisel to you while we’re searching for her, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shin’s only response was silence, while Frederica snorted before adding:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A final question… Aside from the Phalanx squadron’s annihilation, no one else has been attacked in a similar manner, correct?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So only I saw it…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shin asked, “Frederica, can you explain what happened back there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How were they killed?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain Nouzen, how can you ask something so bluntly…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Maybe it was sniped by a large-caliber cannon…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t lose sight of me… I’m begging you…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mm, not good! Shinei, you must hurry!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She stood up and shouted, without even noticing she was doing so:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Run, Penrose! You mustn’t stay there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This is…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This was…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This was…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Found you, Rita!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you all right, Major Penrose?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Isn’t it obvious?! I was seconds away from death just now!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m not sure what you’re sorry about…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I understand your reasoning, but…still, I learned in training to always be cautious…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He couldn’t track the enemy if he was dead, so being cautious was the right decision, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m glad you guys came to rescue me, but why this lineup? Or rather…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Human…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Were those originally human corpses?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What are you talking about?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Knew it…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mika, Rena, jump to the sides! Alto, don’t move!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Rena?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Were those…lasers…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Roger that, Cap’n, but come over ASAP!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Colonel… What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dammit…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nouzen…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You’re somethin’ else, you know that, Li’l Reaper?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah, I got it covered—Alto, fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All hail the Empire! Heil dem Reich!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shiden!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Heil dem Reich!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What’s that half-hearted response for?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And once we get rid of the Weisel, all that’s left is clearing out the remaining enemies… Lady-Killer, I know they’re still skulking around, but how many of them are left?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Do you really want to know?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ugh…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What…was that…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yo, Theo! What happened?! Did those hunks of scrap metal attack us again?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All captains, this is a proxy message! …First, that Legion voice just now wasn’t an attack! Shin is unresponsive, so assume defensive positions until we assess the situation!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But how is that even…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re saying these are all Shepherds…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…But why would the number of Shepherds increase so suddenly?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Vanadis HQ to all units!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—n, Shin! Yo!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Raiden…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…How long was I out?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Retreat? At this point in the operation? When the Weisel hadn’t been destroyed yet?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Retreat…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Maintaining secrecy—right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But, Annette, how is this possible?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So that means…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He realized being treated like a burden was unavoidable…but given the situation…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You serious?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Theo! We’re retreating! Make us a way out!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The fuck…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All units, after me! Shin, don’t lag behind!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, ma’am!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Roger that… We’re running low on ammo, too, so hurry back, Cap’n!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Roger that…! I’m not sure we can handle many more of them, though…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Quit your whining, princess! It’s just a little bit more! Show us you got what it takes to survive!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Raiden, stay where you are! There’s an enemy ahead!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lena! We need a change in route—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kurena?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We have to hurry back, right? I’m worried about Shin, too… If it can’t move, it’ll be easy enough…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The moment Raiden realized what they were, he instinctively shouted:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Frederica! Close your ‘eyes’!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaah…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…It’s all pointless…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…So we gotta do this before it’s too late, huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What do we do, Shiden?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "We’ve gotta hurry and get to the second level fast…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kaie…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shit…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nng…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh no…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you trying to do…Kaie?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What were you trying to show me by bringing me here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kaie” squatted, preparing to pounce on him like a predator…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Nouzen is—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pathetic, ain’t it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then our only choice is to wait for the captain to return on his own…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If the need arises, will I be able to make the same decision again? Will I be able to calmly declare that I’m abandoning him, like I’ve abandoned countless Processors before?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you really doing this aga—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It’s quick…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Shin! Are you all right? What’s the situation?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’ll relay as much combat information as I can… But if I don’t return…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If he were to lose—to die here and not make it back…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But if I don’t return…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A movement speed that bested a Juggernaut, which was built for high-mobility combat, not to mention Shin, who specialized in a form of melee combat that mixed offense and defense…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Had he just…? Lena… And the order she’d entrusted him with…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Had he just completely forgotten about her…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Colonel! The results of the map inspection are in! Confirming them right now!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Send it over to my third sub-window— What?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why…?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If her conjecture was correct…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Abandon— But weren’t we defending this place so they wouldn’t self-destruct and bring the whole place down on us, Your Majesty?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We have to change our approach before they can react—wipe out all remaining Legion forces!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Clear!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "C O M E M E" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It abandoned its ruined unit and disassembled its central processor to escape…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Not a human mind, hmm…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Shin! Are you all right?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thank God…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I heard you needed someone to give you a ride, Li’l Reaper? Who do you want a piggyback ride from—the werewolf or the cyclops princess?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©Asato Asato 2018" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2020 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: March 2020" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-0316-7 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-0317-4 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20200305-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—VLADILENA MILIZÉ, MEMOIRS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "EPILOGUE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "WOUNDED IN ACTION" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Where do you get off nonchalantly asking me out on a date? Are you sick in the head?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Just how…did they get the idea to assimilate human neural networks?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How did machines, with no functionality but to destroy things, come up with the idea to assimilate something, and then learn how to break it in such a way that they could make it a part of themselves?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So how would killing machines, whose neural networks were different down to their very composition, arrive at that conclusion?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So where do you think she went?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…About Major Penrose…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Pardon?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Shin?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m sitting here, listening to you, and you just go running your mouth! You had sword fights with sticks and played in the mud same as me, and when we played hide-and-seek, you’d hide in crazy places like on top of the highest tree in the thicket near the neighborhood! That was awful, and I know about how you cried when your brother scolded you for it later!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Liar, you just paused and thought about it!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What the hell? Are you doing this on purpose? Aren’t there better things you could remember, dammit…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You dummy!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Could you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-Annette…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Have you gotten used to writing reports now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Were you actually just…being considerate of Annette?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Furthermore, the battle for Charité’s terminal was conducted by the Eighty-Sixth Strike Package, formed by child soldiers given shelter from the old Republic of San Magnolia, aka the Eighty-Six—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what is this…? What is the meaning of this…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "There was nothing these proud people would hate more than to be arbitrarily treated as pitiful children…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Is it really something to get that angry over?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Of course it is! You didn’t fight just to be propped up for some tragic story! To be looked down upon like pitiful children! Don’t you…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t you feel anything…? Aren’t you upset by how the place you fled to is treating you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin…is this world beautiful?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is this world kind? Is it a good place…? What about people? Are they beautiful? Kind? Are they good?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This world… Its people… Could you learn to love them?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prologue: Missing in Action" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: Call on Duty" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Identification: Friend or Foe?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Front Toward Enemy" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Triage" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epilogue: Wounded in Action" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "PROLOGUE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "MISSING IN ACTION" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or so Annette had believed…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Major Henrietta Penrose, I presume?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prologue: Missing in Action" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: Call on Duty" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Identification: Friend or Foe?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Front Toward Enemy" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Triage" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epilogue: Wounded in Action" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: Missing in Action" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: Call on Duty" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Identification: Friend or Foe?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Front Toward Enemy" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: Triage" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue: Wounded in Action" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And no quips about that not being a pilot suit!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Feast your eyes!!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "•    The battlefield this time:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "•    Dilatant liquid:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "There’s actual footage of custard cream squished between two panes of glass stopping a bullet, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Custard cream, really…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Music playing while writing this afterword: “Eve of the Future” by Ali Project" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "PROLOGUE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THE KING OF CORPSES" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Could you go run a little errand for me?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Which, when simply put, translated to…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Well, while you’re at it, why don’t you use the change to treat yourself to something?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Father! This war with the Legion is all Viktor’s fault to begin with! Giving this insane Serpent of Shackles any further responsibilities is simply—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Silence, Boris! Who gave you permission to speak?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You damnable, doll-obsessed King of Corpses…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Welcome home, Vika… Though you returned to the castle the night prior, no?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As Zafar observed him wordlessly, Vika shrugged and went on:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I doubt the Federacy would make use of them if they learned how they worked… That’s probably why, isn’t it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Zafar gave a slight grunt and tilted his head at Vika, who added with a shrug:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "MELANCHOLY OF MONSTERS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Run, ya brats! I don’t care if ya hide inside the walls or wherever else—just get out of here and survive!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But man, the United Kingdom, huh…? It’s like, heh, we really did go farther than we ever expected to go, didn’t we?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The message from the Legion that Captain Nouzen witnessed during the Charité underground-terminal operation—it was a clue that would supposedly lead to the commander unit, correct?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But is that really true? The United Kingdom and its Owl King have been feared since before the war with the Legion began, and now they’re on the brink of collapse…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why would such a powerful country do this now, all of a sudden?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And how are those kids…er…being treated?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Hmm, what kind of special ability does the royal family have?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“R-revoked?! He didn’t relinquish it? It was revoked…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And ‘Serpent of Shackles and Decay’…? That’s awful…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Where did you get all this information…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Did you have a fight with Captain Nouzen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huhhh…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Er, that’s…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Right…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And there had been reservation mixed in his tone as well, along with…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is that really so bad, Lena?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Colonel?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-I’m sorry…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "*   *   *" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…By the way…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Did you have a fight with Lena or something?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…How?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whaddaya mean, how…? You were trying to hide it? Hell, man, you really have no self-awareness whatsoever, do you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or rather, it shouldn’t have, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Did she, now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was it because if he did, he could continue believing people were despicable…? Was it so he wouldn’t give up on this world, cold and cruel as it was?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But if so…why?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Old Aldrecht always gave me shit for that…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I ain’t telling you to apologize—I’m telling you to change yer ways!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That crazy fightin’ style of yours is gonna get ya killed one day!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But still…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you think, Shin? Did the ‘Zelene’ you saw look like she was down to end the war?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Who knows?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Didn’t you retire from the military?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Are you really fine with that? That man… Well…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It feels silly asking at this point, but is it all right for you to come with us to the capital?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So since he knows, there’s no danger of him betraying you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“On the contrary…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ceremonies?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’d have liked to see those… Do you think if I asked the president, he’d have pictures or footage of it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wha—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nng…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Just how low could people stoop?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But, Your Highness… That’s…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eintagsfliege…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But there were no documented cases of them ever deploying in numbers significant enough to create snowfall during late spring, or over such a large radius…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“When did this start?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gazing at the model of the Dragon Fang Mountain, which, as its name implied, was shaped like a massive fang sticking out toward the heavens with a typical rocky, pyramidal peak, Lena spoke:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But that’s… Even you can’t reproduce it, Vika?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You say ‘half-autonomous’… So they’re operated remotely by humans—by Handlers, yes? Is the method of operation wireless? How do you bypass the Eintagsfliege’s electronic disruption?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“B-but how…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lerche! Didn’t I tell you to take this chance to change the way you speak to people?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…? Your Highness, what are you saying?! This is proof of my fealty to you, and even your orders will not deter me!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What vassal would adopt a manner of speech that disturbs their master as proof of their fealty?! Are you an idiot, you seven-year-old?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Good advice, just like effective medicine, is oh so bitter, Your Highness! And that is why, despite the sorrow it brings me, I treat you with undying respect! To have my actions seen under such scrutiny shames me to no end…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaaah, confound it all—no matter what I say, you always have a retort…! What bloody fool tuned your linguistic features…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I know that—I’m just grumbling! By God, just ignore it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“M-my—I apologize for any disrespect…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Captain? What—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fine, Vika… What is that thing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Lerche rose to her feet briskly, as if she were a knight taking off her helmet…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is she…human?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In which case…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wait a moment… If those were originally human brains, then…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…where, and for what reason, did you gather the people those brains belonged to?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-and…you call that…a drone…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is it all right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Amazing… I guess that’s what one might expect from the thousand-year capital of the mighty country of the north, Roa Gracia…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m glad both of our sides had something to teach the other about the Para-RAID, but… Even if they say they used willing volunteers, it’s one record of human experimentation after another… It’s a little, kind of, really… You know…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Milizé? What’s the matter?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shaking her head vaguely, Lena then said doubtfully:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By the way…I wonder what business Vika had with Shin?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why are you telling me this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The Mariana Model…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—But if that’s the case…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Swallowing his emotions, he asked:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…And then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Shin answered, with his mind fixed on the familiar weight he was carrying:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is my mother…still here…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about Lerche, then?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can I ask you something, too?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you really want to meet your mother this much, when you’ve never even heard her voice?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…not wish to meet your parents?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What makes you say that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CITADEL OF THE SWANS" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Impact observation?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was it really necessary to have them look human in the first place…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Are the only things distinguishing them from humans their uniforms, hair colors, and the quasi-nerve crystals on their foreheads?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You hear about the Sirins?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Vika…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What I do in my free time’s none of your business… Shit, you’re not even listening, are you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But what about cases like Captain Nouzen, where his ability changed from what it could initially do?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That…might be true, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Yes, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you implying…that he’s a pitiful Eighty-Six who’s been irreparably broken by war and rendered incapable of proper judgment? And you, a normal, good-natured human being, have the right to make that judgment call for him?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s… I mean, yes, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I feel like if we were to leave Captain Nouzen—leave Shin—alone, he’d grind himself into nothing…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Even so…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Opposed to it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you use it, too, Vika?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Er… This is a device to lighten the Para-RAID’s strain, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Vika replied with utter seriousness, “What would having a man wear this achieve?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It should go off on its own once you connect it to your neck… Oh, and…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh… Ah, ahhhhhhhhhhh?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Just making sure, but it isn’t dangerous, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Incidentally, Your Highness, why are you adopting such a peculiar stance?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“In that case, Sir Reaper is enamored with Lady Bloody Reina! How unexpected…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Holy shit… Is your brain rusty or something, you idiot?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You shout that here and now, of all places and times? Forget that—it took you this long to notice, you seven-year-old?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“M-my shame knows no bounds…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Did you just hear someone scream?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…No?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Are you implying…that he’s a pitiful Eighty-Six who’s been irreparably broken by war and rendered incapable of proper judgment?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Shiden, am I…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Am I a…an arrogant person?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re just noticing this now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Butting heads with someone… Not understanding him is… I…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Lena asked Shin over the Resonance:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Nouzen… The Phönix’s position hasn’t moved from the Dragon Fang Mountain base today, has it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Sirins were made up of the dead, so that wasn’t a mistaken statement… But then Kurena, who had kept quiet until that moment, said:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whaaat?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Are they not aware that we can hear them? They speak recklessly, indeed…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I swear… They may have a different chain of command, but who knows when someone from the United Kingdom might connect to the Resonance…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But I’m a bit surprised… I thought Shin and the others might feel some sympathy for the Sirins, given they’re treated the same way they were…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Things are as such… However, well…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After exchanging several reports and messages and concluding the report, Lerche suddenly said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Incidentally, may I ask you all something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I have heard of the Republic’s acts of barbarism and that you Eighty-Six have been given refuge in the Federacy following the Republic’s fall… So why have you returned to the military? Did the Federacy ask you to enlist in military service in exchange for your citizenship?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But if it was a Skorpion, it was too…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Combat?! Are you saying the enemies are flying over the recon force ahead of you?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They’re probably using some kind of launcher unit! Light units like self-propelled mines and Ameise are raining down on them!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Raining down…?! Ah…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, sir!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sirin Unit 1, Lerche—moving out!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Get them in a pincer attack…so they can’t shoot in this direction!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Barushka Matushka likely saw the battle unfold, as well, as Vika said over the Resonance:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are there any points of fault with the Reginleif, from your perspective?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can Alkonosts be piloted by humans?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Yes, well…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…My apologies, but can I abstain from answering that…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are there any Legion left over there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—You death-obsessed birds of prey…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I can understand why you were cautious, so don’t worry about it… Can you move?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Or maybe…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…the truth is, you didn’t want me to save you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Second Lieutenant? Report accurately—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And scattered near the cliff face were…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shells…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Second Lieutenant Jaeger! Get down! Colonel, Shin, watch out!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“There’s a trap in our path of retrea—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Are you hurt, Second Lieutenant?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So we wait here for help to arrive?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There, I found them! This is……………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……………Where is this?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…I see snow! And mountains, too!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can you see anything that sticks out, that could be a landmark?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm, uh, they’re in an old shack of some sort… There is a large tree to its right!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can you see the stars?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I can, but it, hmm, doesn’t really help me get a handle on their position…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I guess you can’t really recognize the North Star… Think you could find it if I explained how?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s…hmm… There are too many stars, I can’t really tell which is which…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Second Lieutenant Emma?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can I ask?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you volunteer for this unit?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How long will this go on?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t you want that removed?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, no, that’s not it…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was different from the scar on Shin’s neck, inflicted on him by his brother, which was important and precious enough that he would carry it even after slaying him, though he kept it hidden so no one would touch the mark of that sin…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A bikini…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is there, um…anyone you’d like to see you in a bikini? Or…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why do you ask…? What, Dustin, do you like me or something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tha—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-yeah, I do! You got a problem with that?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um… I’m, uh, I’m honored…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nng…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So…even if you can’t forget him…even as you remember him…I think you’re allowed to find new things to love… At the very least, I’d never expect you to forget him…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sh-Shin?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-how long have you been there?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you were here pretty much the whole time! Nooooooo!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pi…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, wait, wait, wait, Shin! Don’t go! Help us!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, what gives?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“W-wait, Shin… I—I didn’t forget about Daiya or anything, and it’s not like I, um, fell in love with Dustin, so, um…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Doesn’t it strike you as strange?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was as if…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lena, could you come out with me for a bit?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And up… Oof…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Shin? Why did you call me all the way out here? Is anything wro—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After standing dumbfounded for a few moments, she gave a small “Ah” and exclaimed with a sigh, “…It’s gorgeous!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So this is what you wanted to show me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is this uncalled for?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Not at all…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This was definitely one of the nice things about living in the Eighty-Sixth Sector, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m sorry…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Kind?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lena, if the Federacy and the United Kingdom suspect the Merciless Queen is Major Zelene Birkenbaum, and she knows some method of stopping the war…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If this war really is going to end…when that happens—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But then what…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What comes after I show her the sea? What would Lena wish for then? What would she let me wish for then? And how long would it last?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "DEAF TO THE SONGBIRDS’ LAMENT" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Nouzen? What’s…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "We were the ones being baited!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Wiped out?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The Legion in the base right now number roughly one thousand…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I think most of them are self-propelled mines, but…what else was there? Just Ameise?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No way of sending out scouts, is there…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How long until they break through the command ward’s partitions?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I understand the situation… So what do we do?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Our goal…? Shouldn’t we just defeat the Legion, and that’s it…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So…you’re telling us to attack the base, Lena?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’ll be…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How about you forget the base and retreat?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…But—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If that’s the case, wouldn’t that mean…that the Legion don’t know how to fight within this fortress?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Grethe then said, “We can handle simulations and investigations on this side, so send any query you need our way… And also…” She seemed to hesitate before speaking again:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Maybe the Legion can trace the captain’s location, same as how he can hear their voices?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ngh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Unf… Ah…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s that supposed to mean?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Endowed with what?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Second Lieutenant Marcel, why are you refusing to look at me…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-why are you bringing up Shin…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s fine… Colonel?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did something happen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Like what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Lerche then reported, with an oddly apologetic tone to her voice:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is something—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin, what?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Guess there’s no way in but to climb up, after all…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Dustin, who’d been listening silently, then said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Concentrated fire? Ah…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But the fort’s interior doesn’t have that kind of cannon, and you don’t have to go along the road itself…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Did you seriously just say you planted mines inside your own castle…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t tell me you don’t understand yet… Care to enlighten them, Lerche?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Lerche, who had maintained a reserved silence until now, replied with a hint of pride:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "*   *   *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“By your will…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A howitzer!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lerche, have the Alkonosts pull back! That’s a—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s a Skorpion!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A Skorpion?! Are you saying they brought one of their artillery types from the rear to the front lines?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why would they…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Having the Sirins recklessly approach the Skorpion types, with their area-suppression abilities, is…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s riddled with mines…! They set anti-tank mines all over the place!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fire!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ha, rushin’ in like ants… Don’t let a single one pass! There’s nowhere for us to retreat to, ya hear?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Here they come! Knock ’em down!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Retreat—fall back!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Not that I’d want it to show up right now…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is there any chance of infant-type self-propelled mines crawling in through the ventilation ducts?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Get away! It’s gonna cling to us!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shit, shit, shit! Those goddamn inhuman Eighty-Six monsters! Using you as bait…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“God…dammit!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But, Captain!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And more than anything…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Second Lieutenant Matoba?! Stop! Obey your orders!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But we have to keep firing! We have to keep them distracted, or— Gah!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even Lerche sat dumbfounded within Chaika and then shouted, “Fire trenches…! They took the gasoline from the fuel bunkers!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A report came in from Theo:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The snow is getting stronger… This…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…might be all we can do today…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m from the northern front, so I’m used to fighting in the snow… We’ve got other people who served in the north, too, so we figured we could pass all the countermeasures along!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Forever fearless, eternally tireless, and never knowing pain, huh…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you’re saying we’re being the same as the white pigs here?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you pity them?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That is…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Or rather…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Washing machines?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You’re…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Not human, yes? Sir Reaper, to you, who can hear the voices of the dead, are we…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Who were you…originally?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Vika, I won’t leave you behind…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—Does Lerche long to go back to where she belongs?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Shin?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you all right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She then asked earnestly, “You’re cold, aren’t you? Frederica said there’s a blizzard raging outside…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…If you think you might get wiped out, I want you to forget about us and retreat… And if it’s impossible for all of you, then at least some of you—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s… Tch…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re right, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "EX MACHINA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Vika… Hey… Are you okay…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you protect me…? I’m the one who should’ve been crushed under this rubble…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean, ‘why’…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re the most important person in my life, Vika…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So, Lerche… Would you stay by my side from today on?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I will…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you listening, Lerche?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Of course, Your Highness… Your orders?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about the Legion reinforcements’ position? How far did they get according to Nouzen’s recon?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“By your will… Also…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By your will… Your Majesty?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Just where did you learn that one, you blasted seven-year-old?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What happened?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shouldn’t you have entrusted war to us a long time ago?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yet still…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Pathetic?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Of all the reasons you could pick, you choose ‘because it’d be pathetic not to’? You choose to live on the battlefield simply because you don’t want to appear…pathetic?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And you, who can still do all those things… You, who still live…so brazenly…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…All hands?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A general offensive? On whose order…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Okay, first of all—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Who’s commanding the Sirins if you’re here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you shift command of all the Sirins to yourself, Vika?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And that’s why I won’t be the one enduring that strain… This connection won’t be for combat purposes and will be good enough for the work ahead… Besides…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What…were they thinking?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And so this is…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Because if they couldn’t… If children who were born human were to be so easily broken and become monsters that would never obtain basic human joy…then a broken monster like him could never know happiness…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And so this is…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Beyond the Sensory Resonance and the noisy wireless, Vika’s voice made its proclamation:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Vika…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "*   *   *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You can’t be serious…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—What are you, morons?! Of course you’d be aiming for us, so what idiot would rush in from the front?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sir Reaper, now, while we have the chance!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "*   *   *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Its appearance…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Liquid armor…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Vice Cap’n Shuga!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Rito?! Where are you right now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We should be right in front of you in around sixty seconds! We’ll be charging in, so make sure to avoid us!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch, all units, cease fire and retreat from the front of the elevators! Escape the line of fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Right…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What’s wrong, Rito?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s nothing!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If their sights couldn’t keep up with it… If aiming and firing at a single point proved impossible…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Michihi, in five seconds, straight ahead… Fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, sir!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Too easy! Crow, give it a good serving of bullet fillet!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The way you give target direction like that Li’l Reaper makes my skin crawl, though… C’mon, squirt, where’s the next one?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Activate!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Raiden asked with an exasperated voice, “I’m almost afraid to ask, but you didn’t put any self-destruct bombs in your base, did you, Prince?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She then whispered, “I am beginning to suspect that he…or rather, the Idinarohk Espers as a whole, are simply fools playing at intelligence…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—It’s gonna shoot! Dodge it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kch, you little!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shiden!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sorry, it got through… It’s coming your way, Lady-Killer!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It got us…! Shin!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But this time…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Undertaker’s high-frequency blade cut through the Phönix’s armor from the left…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Haaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Shoot it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why would the Legion make something like this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Mm?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Southern external camera number five… What is going on over there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Zelene…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But despite that…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "EPILOGUE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "FLOWERS BLOOM NOT ON SNOWY FIELDS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you unharmed, Your Highness?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My shame knows no—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is this, your sexual awakening?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Though, that said…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Not bothering to hide his fright and the shiver that crept up from within, Rito thought: How was that different from how the Sirins had laughed as they’d rushed to their demise in this death march…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Vice Cap’n Shuga… I—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When had he grown used to this? When had he started treating the fact that others died as a matter of course? As something that wasn’t out of the ordinary? When had he shaved that bit away from himself…without even realizing it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In which case, if this was what they had to do to survive…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Shin!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you saying…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What in the world are you thinking, coming out here on your own? There could still be Legion around here…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So why? How?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How could she not give up on this world? How could she believe in a value that was even emptier than a fairy tale, that the world was a beautiful place…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why do you persist? Why do you keep going while clinging to that wish? Letting go of it would make it all so much easier, so how can you keep on wishing for it?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "For the first time, he realized:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "©Asato Asato 2018" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2020 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: August 2020" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-9925-2 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-1420-0 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20200714-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: The King of Corpses" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: Melancholy of Monsters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Citadel of the Swans" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Deaf to the Songbirds’ Lament" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: Ex Machina" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue: Flowers Bloom Not on Snowy Fields" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—VIKTOR IDINAROHK, ARTIFICIAL FAIRY OUTLINE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: The King of Corpses" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: Melancholy of Monsters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Citadel of the Swans" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Deaf to the Songbirds’ Lament" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: Ex Machina" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue: Flowers Bloom Not on Snowy Fields" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: The King of Corpses" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: Melancholy of Monsters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Citadel of the Swans" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Deaf to the Songbirds’ Lament" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: Ex Machina" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue: Flowers Bloom Not on Snowy Fields" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You just can’t help but love auroras!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "• The gates of Hell:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "• The Thrones:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "• I know you all love panjandrums!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "• That entire exchange in the second half of chapter 3:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "• Shin seems to have forgotten, despite all the embarrassment it afforded him, but the Reginleif’s mission recorder registers everything that’s said in the cockpit… And he has a duty to submit the mission recorder’s data along with a written report at the end of every mission…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Really, it is! I’m not lying!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "IN THE WEREWOLVES’ FOREST" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He’s asleep, right…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Lena?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eep!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…? Did something happen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Lena, you…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You can still say that…? Even after seeing that…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Is this world beautiful?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This world… Its people… Could you learn to love them?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How can you be so…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And still…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Why?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But why didn’t Shin ever say he was in pain? Why didn’t he rely on her…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The king nodded once and then asked:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What of the Strike Package, Zafar?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“They can be deployed, yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…you all right, man?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Back then, he’d thought:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about you guys?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Beastmen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Haven’t you ever considered uprooting that ideology?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t lose that cute side of yours, ya hear me? You Eighty-Six don’t wanna end up becoming something that isn’t human, do ya?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about an airdrop…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If the Legion could do it, why couldn’t they?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then maybe a rocket engine—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Had Grethe, who had always seemed like a mature, responsible adult, actually done something so reckless?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can’t we open up an invasion route using missiles or artillery?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Maybe we can…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I see… This is…terrifying…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Doesn’t it hurt?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Those unexpected words gave Lena pause, and all she could do was stare back at the girl, who was slightly shorter than her, before saying:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you pity us?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Her thoughts turned to Shin and the other Processors of the Spearhead squadron she spoke to back then…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Everyone is truly brooding over this matter, are they not?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And…what did you think when you saw them?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Actually…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t you want to remember?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After all, an Eighty-Six had to believe that…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You okay, Kurena?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? I’m fine; can’t you tell?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I kind of got that feeling already, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…you really aren’t fazed by this, are you, Dustin?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Dustin, what do you suppose is the missing factor that would have made us like you? What do we need to hold on to…to stay normal?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And yet…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, and you didn’t worry for me, Aunt Svetlana?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A grand conference?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shin paused to think for a few moments and then said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is their presence taxing on you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The truth is…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If I think about it, I…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“She said you don’t really want to be on the battlefield—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shin only realized after he cut her off that he didn’t really have a follow-up, but he still took the opportunity to continue:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lena… Have you ever thought I don’t want to fight anymore…? I mean, I understand that you willingly chose to fight, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Where did that come from all of a sudden?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You want to believe, huh…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He hoped against hope that this happiness—a joy he could not wish for—would be granted to the world she loved…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Er, Vika?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This is…a conference, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then why do I have to wear this thing…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s not it! Sh-Shin has nothing to do with this! No, I mean, why?! Why am I going to a military conference in a dress instead of my uniform?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But still, attending a military conference in a frilly dress…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Colonel Wenzel…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Someone to…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I—I don’t have anyone like that!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I doubt it’s possible, but don’t tell me you’re not aware of it yet?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aware of what?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-Your Highness the Crown Prince…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your Highness, what are your—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Prince Zafar, what are your, um, feelings regarding Prince Viktor?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But looking at the man standing before her, and the expression on his face…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Colonel, are you familiar with the catastrophe of Babylon?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And how had Lena acted in contrast to this?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If you and Prince Viktor are so different from each other, how…do you maintain your relationship?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What was Shin trying to tell her back then? What was he trying to express?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Would asking him about it now be the right thing to do…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Aaah…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She’d said it several times already, but Shin couldn’t even fathom it:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I didn’t come across as…indecent…did I…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin, if I…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Once this war is over… No, even before it’s over…is there anything you’d like to do? Anywhere you’d like to go? Something you’d like to see?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This again?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He really does hate talking about this…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And still…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And still…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Is there anything you’d like to do once this war is over?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Aaah?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lena?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you hurt…? Did you twist your ankle?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, I’m sorry…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I’m sorry… But…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Even if the world you see isn’t beautiful… Even if the human world is cruel… If you can still have hope in spite of that…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What did he want for himself? How could he change? Would he truly be able to imagine the future—something he’d never even imagined before…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "LIFE’S BUT A WALKING SHADOW" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s not like…you can pull off the stunts I can, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“There’s no way…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What should people who can’t wish for anything do…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What should those who can’t answer that prayer do…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Seriously, how do you keep coming up with these operations?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Theo, fork in hand, added:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Right! Leave it to me!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Excuse you?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aaah! What are you all doing?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmph! See that? Shin, Raiden, and Theo are on my side!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What was that all about…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shiden’s people, huh…? I know the United Kingdom’s main force was done in pretty badly, but will they really be enough for defending HQ?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, Li’l Reaper! Don’t ignore me! I know you can hear me!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What did you tell Nouzen during the last operation?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…I haven’t?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He hadn’t changed? Ever since those days? Really?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Had he really not changed? Not in the last two weeks, since he’d realized he needed to change… But ever since the Eighty-Sixth Sector? Really?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Before even realizing who she was, Shin furrowed his brows in puzzlement as he asked:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What’s with that look?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…? Ah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This is, er, ah… It’s nothing!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you, like…panicking right now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He’ll always…only see me as a troublesome little sister, won’t he?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you think something’s been bothering Shin?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why don’t you ask him instead?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about you, Shiden? Did he tell you something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I always thought it was like they said: You have to be close to argue with someone…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s this all of a sudden?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But it’d be an issue if it ended up interfering with the operation…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I believe I’ve always shut those things out during combat operations… Or was there some kind of problem?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, no, there weren’t any problems, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How could he tell her he could never make her wish come true? That he wanted to change himself but didn’t know how to go about it? That he didn’t want to be a burden to her… That he didn’t want to hurt her again?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I don’t think it’ll get in the way of the operation, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Captain?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I wouldn’t really…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Right, I’m not just Major Penrose, am I?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you remember anything about me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was then that Annette realized:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, I hope I’m just overthinking this, but… Could it be that what’s bothering you is…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…the Legion?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shin…wasn’t strong?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That can’t be right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You mean when we fought off the Morpho, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This alarm…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“They’ve been hit by a Legion counteroffensive and were forced to retreat…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Guren, the Spearhead squadron is deploying… Are we ready to go?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The way it attacked just now…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Which meant…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And to top it all off…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This voice…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you really all right…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Like a monster heading for its own death on the battlefield, he all too easily forgot those words bidding him to return alive…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What just happened?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shin was just…hit by an attack…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why didn’t he…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So…why?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How are his vitals?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hurry up and retrieve him! Shiden, deploy the Brísingamen squadron and cover for them!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? You’re finally awake?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Who were ya expecting to find here? And heh, talk about thankless greetings, eh, Li’l Reaper? Raiden’s handling the reports instead of you, and Her Majesty’s cleaning up your mess, so I came here to watch over ya… I mean, I’m the one who pulled you outta of that battlefield, y’know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you remember what happened?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What about the Dinosauria?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How’s my Juggernaut?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…are you really all right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shiden! They said Shin woke up…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin… Thank goodness…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your injuries…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“‘Lost focus’…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why do you say that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aren’t we fighting together…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-hey! Your Majesty… Lena!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "* *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re not going after her, Nouzen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You were watching?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Cowardly…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Be a good boy…Shin…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What happened?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um… Are you all right, Your Majesty?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What are you apologizing for?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…How come?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But I’m…supposed to set an example for the Processors…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…If I were Raiden…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Would you rather stay behind at HQ?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…aren’t you scared?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wasn’t he afraid of the death that awaited him at the end of battle…? Of the fate in store for the Eighty-Six?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "SHOOT THE MOON" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Her taste and sense of aesthetic?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We’re not in danger of stepping on any anti-tank roosters, are we?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Do you think anti-tank dogs might be effective against the Legion?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Maybe we can strap mines to a cheetah?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How’re you going to get those over here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Anju, they said we’re expecting snow, so they sent me to bring you extra coats…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ee—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Er…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Are you okay with things as they are?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Colonel? What’s—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Er, Major Penrose, was it? What are you doing here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you’re setting yourself up as bait…? You’re a weirdo, you know that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A Republic citizen going this far for the Eighty-Six…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yuuto, who had seemingly heard their exchange, spoke up in the mechanical, flat tone that was his trademark:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then how about you handle my usual reports for me, too, while you’re at it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There’s no way…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But from the beginning, it wasn’t as if…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…We wouldn’t predict this counterattack… Right, Vika?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Löwe casually swerved one of its heavy machine guns toward that target, when…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Vika, who had been listening to this conversation, added:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As the roaring of the guns still echoed around her, Lerche exclaimed through the Resonance:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Clear! Sir Reaper, go at once!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Vanadis!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And covering the entirety of that room’s high ceiling were…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What a nuisance…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I’m surrounded, am I…? Well now…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What’s their angle?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But anyway—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’d love to do that, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It’s about time you think of a Personal Name, isn’t it?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "We can’t waste our time here…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…That’s the Phönix, ain’t it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lena, be careful! The Phönix is heading for the command center!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…The Phönix is heading here, to this command center? Why…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shiden!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All right!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All units, stay alert! It’s not dead yet!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Phönix…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shana! It’s in front of you! Blast it to… Huh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What in the world…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is this…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s a dummy! The one that’s attacking is the real Phönix, and everything else is just its exterior… A dummy made out of just its liquid armor!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If only they knew its goal, they could make use of it to narrow down the actions it might take, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Could it be…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it…on a rampage…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Its goal is…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So that’s why it’s heading for the command center…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In which case, if it didn’t know Shin wasn’t actually here… If it didn’t know where Shin really was…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Colonel? What do you mean by—? No!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Vanadis HQ to all units!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The hell do you think you’re doing, Your Majesty?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lena, what on earth?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What is she doing…? That’s crazy…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She did it in the citadel base and now here, too… Why is she always so keen on recklessly risking her life like this?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shiden!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So please…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "IN HIS HEAVEN" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Nouzen! One enemy unit detected on the radar… It’s the Phönix!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch! No, missy, you got that wrong!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That fucker ain’t after us…! Captain!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Well—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It’s prepping a ranged weapon…!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All units, take cover! It’s gonna shoot…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kch…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But the range of that attack had been temporarily extended and granted enough force to knock a Juggernaut out of commission…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nouzen? Can you hear me? Please respond; what’s your status?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It split you up, didn’t it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That idiot…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Down there, in the shadow by the rocks… What’s it doing there?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What…is it doing here…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How did it get here…?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Raiden! But what about finding Shin?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The path she took is a detour!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It’s one thing after another…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s imitating humans…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "* *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "We might die here…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I might die? So what?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Full speed ahead! Run them over!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They’re just Ameise! Vanadis’s weight will knock them aside!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This is the merciless world you see, isn’t it? You don’t really want to stay here, do you…?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I still haven’t…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Huh?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You still alive in there, Lena?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dammit…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do we frighten you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tell me, do we frighten you? The way we die, time and again? Do we strike you as terrifying?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Right… But—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shit…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ngh…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Did the Phönix realize that its fixation on single-handedly defeating Shin led it to willingly choosing this battlefield?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I can’t go back…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…I’ve done enough, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If nothing else… The only bit of luck was that she wouldn’t have to learn of how he died…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But if, by some slim chance, the sound of his screams might reach her…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…How did this Ameise appear on this rock face to begin with?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just as Shin realized what it was and looked up—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pi!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fido, get out of there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin, stay where you are and don’t move!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin, are you all right?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re still alive, right, you asshole?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Where did you come from?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pi!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How the hell did you get that from one beep…? The ones that branched off in the earlier fork, right? Roger, we’ll leave it to them—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sir Reaperrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you unharmed…?! Ooh, if it isn’t Sir Werewolf and Sir Fox!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Wait, what are you doing here, Lerche?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I’m saved…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“To the extent of having spoken to her a few times, that’s all… Anyway—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—did you finish that experiment you had to risk life and limb for, Penrose?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then it’s the Federacy?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“In that case—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You better be sorry! Why…why do you always put yourself in so much danger…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I was so, so worried… If the Merciless Queen didn’t happen to go where you were… If they’d have rescued you any later, you could have died…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, it’s not like you pulled any crazy stunts yourself, did you, Lena?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Didn’t you tell me you were waiting?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And you risked your life carelessly even after saying that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "EPILOGUE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "HOME SWEET HOME" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, what is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Brother, there…there was never a moment when you truly hated me, was there?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you think Shin’s already with his gramps?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We don’t have anything, but we still have to think about it: What are we going to do next? …How do we want to live from now on?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©Asato Asato 2019" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2020 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: November 2020" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-1451-4 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-1452-1 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20201024-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: Harsh Mistress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: In the Werewolves’ Forest" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Life’s but a Walking Shadow" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Shoot the Moon" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: In His Heaven" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue: Home Sweet Home" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—EIGHTY-SIXTH STRIKE PACKAGE, MISCELLANEOUS JOURNAL SCRAWLING" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "PROLOGUE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "HARSH MISTRESS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That soldier could not be the “emperor” the Legion sought…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Except…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "………?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prologue: Harsh Mistress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: In the Werewolves’ Forest" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Life’s but a Walking Shadow" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Shoot the Moon" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: In His Heaven" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epilogue: Home Sweet Home" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: Harsh Mistress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: In the Werewolves’ Forest" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Life’s but a Walking Shadow" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Shoot the Moon" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: In His Heaven" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue: Home Sweet Home" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "• That part in chapter 1:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "• The new character:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "DON’T CALL THE TITLE MISLEADING!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six will be going back to its regularly scheduled programming with the next volume, so if you’re a bit unsatisfied at the relative lack of combat, look forward to that!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What…? What am I…? What am I doing…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, ah, n-no, this is wrong, er…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“G-g-goodnightsweetdreamsgoodbye!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "HAZE BLUE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ALLIANCE OF WALD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "TOUR GUIDEBOOK" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Looking down at it, the aide thought:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why must the chief of staff and the other officers spend their cigarette break pretending to be a bunch of evil masterminds plotting something terrible…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I…can…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wheeew… It’s so waaarm…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kurena! Where are your manners?! You’re an adult, are you not?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But it’s my first time being in a bath this big…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How many people can fit into this place at once…? Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Though I guess that’s a commoner’s way of thinking…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, if Princess Annette is gonna start calling herself a commoner, we Eighty-Six are gonna have even fewer spaces to occupy, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…I’m not used to seeing other people so exposed…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, yes, but this place… It’s in plain view…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And well… They’re…they’re right there…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A-Annette…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Annette!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…But that didn’t mean she had intentionally picked a “raunchy” one…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It’s not like…I want him to see me like this… I wasn’t…thinking about that…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Lena managed to muster her courage and, after giving a brief nod, took a vigorous step forward, only to…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aaaah?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah, Lena, are you okay?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-ow, ouch…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah, wait, wait, Lena, don’t stand up! They came undone! The strings came undone!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? No…! Wh-which strings…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……You know, guys…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Next time, we should swap time slots with them…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You still alive, Shin? What’s on your mind, bud?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So it was a string bikini, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Who cares?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Were they big?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Bfwah! Geez, Shin, I know that one was my bad, but stop resorting to lethal force at the drop of a hat!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What the hell was that clichéd, monotone excuse? At least try to come up with something believable!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wow, Vika, what the hell?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They heard me during such a…shameful moment… How embarrassing…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then came a moment of silence…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aaah, I’m bigger than Anju but smaller than Lena!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Who’re you calling small?! I’m average!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s right! If Annette’s small, what does that make me?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I already knew about Kurena, but even Lena’s bigger than me… Aw, I’ve been trying not to let it get to me, but it’s so frustrating…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All right, let’s see what you’re working with, Lena—D-damn, they’re huge… What do you eat to get a pair like that?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-huh? Stop it; don’t push me…! Now, listen here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I know we’re on vacation, but you’re being too carefree! We may have the entire hotel rented out, but, er, right next to us…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-the boys are right there! So act a little more modest, if you please!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We hear ya loud and clear, fellas! But deep down, you’re dying to sneak a peek, riiiiight?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“C’mon, guys, where are my cheers? At least whistle or somethi—Bfah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I mean, come on! Guys love big boobs! Haven’t you seen statues of goddesses? You know what they all have? That’s right! Huge tits!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh… So you’re telling me you’re looking forward to talking about girls well into the night, Prince…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Leave it to me, Your Highness! Incompetent though I may be, I, Lerche, shall set out in search of a suitable topic for you to discuss—Huh?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“M-my shame knows no bounds…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, and I only saw this for the first time when I came to the Federacy, but I love the way a guy’s hand looks while it’s holding a cigarette! That’s the good stuff!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And while she was lost in those thoughts…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lenaaaaa?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No tan lines, no scars… Could I feel for myself?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, er, w-wait, I, aaah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…May I sit next to you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pine leaves? Oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm… Well, it was…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…So is it safe to assume…he thinks of me that way…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Am I reading too much into it…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But… No…I’m definitely getting ahead of myself…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Wait, after the operation? Talk it out with him—calmly? No, no, I couldn’t; I can’t do that! No, no, no, it’s so embarrassing! I can’t ask him that!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if I…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I asked him…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…and it turns out I had it all wrong…?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How do I feel about Shin…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What are you doing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Annette, I… How do you think Shin feels about me…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Urgh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And now that he realized who he truly made that wish for…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Just the two of us?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After closing the door, Grethe asked:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And beyond that window…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "MIST BLUE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was the Merciless Queen being captured by the Strike Package the result of some kind of blunder on its behalf? Or did it intentionally reveal itself to them? And if it did, what was its goal? Would any nearby human nearby have served its purposes, or did it have to be Shin?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If Shin was the one it sought, was it because he was someone it wanted to capture, or was it because he was the one who saw the message hidden in the Phönix? Was it because he possessed royal blood? Or was it because he was the one who ultimately destroyed the Phönix?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or was it that his voice reached the queen because he could hear the Legion’s wails?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Geez…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your Highness, should you not, um, finalize your marriage with your fiancée, Princess Yaroslava…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But even so…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Honestly…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How am I supposed to break the news…? Sorry to drop this on ya, but it’s time to get to work, Processors?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Phase Two?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shana?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are those hostiles?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ooh, you even dodged an attack launched at that timing! I´d heard you can only hear the Legion´s voices, though!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Did you think that, just because I can’t hear you, I wouldn’t be able to read your patterns?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It’s gonna be hell until I get used to this…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…I’ve heard you were skilled, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Colonel, I’m merely speaking to myself right now, but… A few days ago, you confirmed the survival of some small countries to the west of the Republic, yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You don’t have to be so stiff… So how old were you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And that’s how…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ugh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Federacy offered the Eighty-Six asylum from the Republic’s persecution!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I…I am…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And they’ve been using me…me of all people…as proof that this terrible, morally bankrupt system works…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And if he did hear all that, how was he feeling now?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Know your—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…I won’t stop you if you want to apologize that much, and if you insist you’re no different from the rest of the Republic, I won’t argue… But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My, Shinei… You truly are becoming the image of dauntless masculinity, aren’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…They must continue being a company of heroes, you say…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And despite insisting that you won’t be king, you still act as a royal would?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Do you think I could teach TP to do those kinds of tricks? Jump and somersault like that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“E-er…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Who were you talking about?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…If she was so opposed to war, then why create the Legion?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Speaking of friends… Nouzen, what of Fido? I thought it strange when I heard of the one drone the Republic actually did develop, but was it not completed?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s with that face?! I’m a better cook than I was back then! Oh, and I didn’t forget about that one time I made you a batch of cookies, and you asked if they were monsters!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah?! Well, at least you recognized them as baked goods! It’s not like you can accurately identify a food after it’s been burned black, right?! You can’t, can you?! Dummy! Idiot! Moron!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So what happened to that…Prototype 008, Annette?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So you’re saying…,” Annette said, her eyes wide with shock, “…we dug our own graves…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I mean, that’s what it means! If Shin’s dad had been allowed the time to complete the Fido project… If the Eighty-Six hadn’t been persecuted, the Republic really could have had a war with zero casualties!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ah…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But if Fido had been completed… If it’d been established as an artificial intelligence capable of autonomous combat…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What kind of cruel irony is this…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’ve got mustard handy? You really are the squad mom, aren’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The hell?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Okay, Mom…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Guess it’s not all bad, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When had he decided to give her a formal good-bye…? Why had he thought that entrusting her with that wish would be right? Why was it that he placed so much faith in her back then?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I still think so, even now…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you know about that, too…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are those hands something all Legion who’ve assimilated the neural network of a dead person possess?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…How do you know that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And what’s your name?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Because…I’m one of the Republic’s white pigs, after all…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "FOG BLUE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Good luck out there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What are you doing, Lena…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re scaring me, Shana…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, Shin… Did you notice Lena’s been acting kind of weird lately?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What the hell does that mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your Majesty! Your Majesty! How about putting this on for the big night? Sexy, ain’t it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your Majesty…? What’s wrong?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re gonna have Li’l Reaper escort ya, right? So you better doll yourself up even where the sun don’t shine, y’know? I mean…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shiden expected Lena to blush and scold her for the risqué joke, but…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin doesn’t need me… After all, I’m…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Your Majesty…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Then why did you call whoever defeated the Phönix?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“To what end?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why are you trying to enhance the Legion further? Is it to destroy humankind…? If that’s your reason, why didn’t you kill me back then? Why are you speaking with me right now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“For what purpose did you create the Legion?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…But—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Shin…has never looked as comfortable with me as he does with her… We’ve never stood so close together… He’s never smiled at me like that… So why does he smile for that…that stranger…? I…I don’t like it…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Who’s Alice?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "No…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I don’t want someone to snatch him away…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, sorry…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, yeah, Nouzen was attached to Alice like she was his big sister or something… But just because they look alike…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin was speaking to someone from the Alliance… A person named Olivia… He looked like he was…having fun…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh-huh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What am I going to do…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“About what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What am I going to do?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“About what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Olivia’s going to snatch him away from me…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Oh, Lena… You don’t even realize how big of a misunderstanding this is…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean, you ‘shouldn’t feel this way’?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m…I’m the reason the Republic still won’t recognize the Eighty-Six’s humanity… I’m the reason they still believe the Eighty-Six belong to the Republic… Me being in the Strike Package is only going to burden Shin, so I don’t have any right to feel that way!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin would be fine even without me…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…But I’m…I’m from the Republic…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s not what I meant…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The courtyard in front of the bathhouse had all its sofas moved against the wall by the employees ahead of time, leaving a spacious open area in the middle of the hall, which was now full of aggressive, excited cries of “Go, go!” and “I’ll get you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“C’mon, you two, play along! …Unless you’re chicken!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Chickens!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "““…””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Wha…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Captain Olivia…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Olivia didn’t go into the bath with the boys, did she…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…What?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-I’ll handle the rest!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Lena?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin…? What are you doing out here at a time like this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Any developments in the Zelene situation?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…About the Fido my father was researching…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Does that apply to me, too? Are you afraid of seeing me die? Or maybe not die, but disappear? Do you still feel that way?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Does that apply not just to Fido…? And not just to the Eighty-Six…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And with that sky as his backdrop…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s great! You finally worked up the courage! Good for you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Now then, children, are you still bored after yesterday?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If so, how about a little underground exploration?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“All right!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Because…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As the two had their exchange…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My, could this be…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What a lovely atmosphere…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Infatu—?! What?! No, I—I don’t feel that way!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…My shame knows no bounds…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Because I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dustin, well, er… I was really into exploring the cave, and he might have, er, gotten lost…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin, I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………D-don’t mind me… Please continue…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Dustin, you idiot!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The mood was perfect, and you ruined it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s the big idea, you moron?! Why’d you have to show up right at that moment?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And how could you tell them that, Jaeger?! ‘Don’t mind me… Please continue…’?! Are you dense?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Dustin looked around, searching for an ally, but when he saw Anju regard him with a murderous smile…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is, um… Is Olivia your type?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-about what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m sorry… It’s just that, er, your hair is so long and luxurious, and your perfume smells so nice, so I just assumed…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain Olivier, um… Your fiancée…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Did you talk to Shin so often because…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“From the very beginning, you were trying to protect people, weren’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And besides…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I can’t believe it…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "STARLIGHT BLUE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…I mean, Lena is one thing, but I don’t think Shin had any right to get mad at me…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you talking about the time we were stranded back in the United Kingdom?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Who came up with this pairing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, we’re close in height, I guess?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Those silver eyes…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Shin?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Too…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaaah…! You took this prank too far, Annette…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What, did you catch a cold, Penrose? Or is someone talking about you behind your back?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’ve had a rough go of it, haven’t you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I really do like him…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“May I have this dance, Colonel Milizé?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Aren’t you going to dance with Shin, Kurena?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tonight…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um, Shiden, don’t you think this is a bit much…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t worry; after this song, I’ll fulfill my role and teach one of the girls here how to dance… Does that spark your envy?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin… Later, um…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Could we, um, talk…? Aaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Really, those two…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Where’s Kurena?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You don’t say…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That might be part of it, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you sorry about this time?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fireworks!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I haven’t seen fireworks in so long…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s been, like, ten years, right…? Wow…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eighty-Six of the Eighty-Sixth Strike Package, soldiers of the Federacy!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Last time…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Republic?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Will Shin and I…? Will humankind live to see next year?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“In that case…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lena…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But just as she was about to say those words…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In other words…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©Asato Asato 2019" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2021 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: March 2021" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-2074-4 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-2075-1 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20210307-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—FREDERICA ROSENFORT, RECOLLECTIONS OF THE BATTLEFIELD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: Mist of the Battlefield" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: Haze Blue" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Mist Blue" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Fog Blue" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: Starlight Blue" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;-webkit-hyphens:none;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "PROLOGUE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "MIST OF THE BATTLEFIELD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dammit…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Third battalion to Hawkeye Seven! Temporarily abandoning third position and falling back!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: Mist of the Battlefield" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: Haze Blue" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Mist Blue" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Fog Blue" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: Starlight Blue" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prologue: Mist of the Battlefield" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: Haze Blue" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Mist Blue" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Fog Blue" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Starlight Blue" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Who cares about the atmosphere in the story?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "• The supercarrier" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "• The leviathans" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Music playing while writing this afterword: “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "PROLOGUE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE RED DRAGON" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "With the fall of the Empire of Giad, the latter of these two keys was publicly considered lost, but as long as one could gather them both…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If we have to kill children because they’re unfamiliar to us…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE GUN IN THE HIGH CASTLE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But the next second, an alarm informed him that his unit was being aimed at…by Undertaker?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That was a little… No, that was very unfair of you, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The Federacy’s Feldreß is equipped with those kinds of features? No…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What made you think that’s the case?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is now the right time for me to start sulking about that…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s Shin doing right now…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Annette…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shiden…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I—I can’t do that…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Does that mean…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“W-well, I’m, uh…I’m not quite ready for it yet…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Raiden…! Ooh, I’m so glad to see you’re alive…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin…! Oh, thank goodness, you’re still alive…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You intend to tell me you’re honestly saying that at a time like this…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t you have parents, too, Anju? In the Republic?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What do you suppose is the missing factor that would have made us like you?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Then could you hear me out, Reverend?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Now, what’s wrong? Matters of the heart, my boy?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…How can you tell?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Could that be called righteousness? Would that kind of righteousness ever be rewarded?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Could that be called a foolish way to die?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So the war…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Probably wouldn’t end, either…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you on your way to class, too, Raiden?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You know, when you asked Shin that question two years ago…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why do you know about that…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That wasn’t definite information? You were only predicting they’d make it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And so…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Do you think the Federacy’s gonna send us out again, because they think we’re dangerous…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Rito, when will you learn to think before you open your mouth? You don’t want everyone here to call you a crybaby, do you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Stop it, Siri!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Also, I think I remember a few times where you called me and Captain Nouzen ‘Mom’ by mistake?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I said stop it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…! How many times must I ask you to stop calling me a little rabbit…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But everyone in the United Kingdom calls you Zashya…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-they do, but that’s because His Highness keeps—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, but I’ve repeatedly asked you to call me Roshya instead…! Everyone, please call me that!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "MOBY-DICK; OR, THE WHALE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And what is this rotten smell in the air?! What is the meaning of this…this stench…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You two… You truly are…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Seeing Ishmael and Rito both fall silent, Esther paused as if to recall what she was going to say and then continued:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What are you doing here?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Rito, I get that it was my fault for asking you out of nowhere, but could you sort out your thoughts before you talk instead of saying things as soon as they come to mind?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But did you see that?! The leviathan! That thing’s amazing! It’s like a real monster!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’ve really started thinking about all sorts of things, haven’t you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Tall, with red hair…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about Ludmila?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it possible?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s not what I meant…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If they could hear and understand me, and we had a means of mutual understanding, like you and me right now, would it be possible I’d be able to speak with other Shepherds?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Could he have avoided that cruel final farewell?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Could I have spoken…with my brother…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’ve heard we’ve been receiving incessant requests to deploy, but I didn’t think things were that bad everywhere else…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you give Captain Nouzen your answer? How did it go?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Her own superior officer was breathing down her neck about this, too?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-I-I-I-I’m not sure what you’re talking about!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You mentioned an information leak through the Sensory Resonance in the United Kingdom…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "No matter how many times I look at it, it’s…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What did it taste like?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Your tongue’s as screwed up as you are, man…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…I think that’s a hermit crab…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Looking at it move from up close, it’s kinda grotesque…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about the festival in town?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re a Jade, aren’t you? Where are you from? Where were your ancestors from before they migrated to the Republic?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh…? Strictly speaking, I think they came from all over the continent…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh…? You don’t know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sorry… And, er…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Er…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You mean us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain, do you mean those dainties the locals like to tease tourists with?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The initial plan was that their remaining forces would be sent to the Fleet Countries’ front lines, with a few vessels staying behind to be on the safe side, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Michihi and I aren’t part of the attack force? And what do you mean, ‘mobile defense’?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you watching? Is there anything peculiar out there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So was it the Legion’s…the Morpho’s voice?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it Kiriya?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…? Didn’t you look?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "INTO THE STORM" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The deck? No, I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wow…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The waves are…glistening…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dustin, will…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Will you go back to the Republic once the war ends?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You think?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps she could borrow some work clothes from Anju or Shana…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-your own hands…? Weren’t you two together in the special officer academy? You shouldn’t torment him…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin…?! Wh-what are you saying?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What was that priest thinking, telling children about something like that?! No, I mean, why would there be a shovel on a supercarrier?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ignoring the frown on Vika’s face from the merciless assault, Kurena continued:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I want to show you the sea… I want to see the sea, with you…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Er… Well…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Er, ah… Huh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—8th Arche Fleet, we know you’re on your verge of collapse! Answer us!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“May Saint Elmo’s blessing be upon you, 8th Arche Fleet! May we meet under the star of voyage!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You intended to discard the diversion fleet from the very beginning?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And that explained why, despite the navy having been given RAID Devices, those fleets weren’t supplied with them…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aircraft carriers…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The marine aircraft platform that was the basis of this supercarrier…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Did Esther say that because she meant that even if all else was lost, one’s comrades remained?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s so…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How could they…live on?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They took away your homeland, and you lost your real family, right? And now you’re throwing away your pride, too… How can you accept that?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But what if dying doesn’t earn you anything in the end?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You kept losing things, being denied and stolen from… And then you died, practically for nothing… What’s the point of dying without regaining what you’ve lost?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you persist…on that kind of battlefield?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lads! We’re almost to the Mirage Spire’s region! Get ready!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We’re going ahead, Stella Maris!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Target sighted! It’s time, lads! Get ready!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Bring it, you big metal bastard!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Artillery unit, open fire! Spearhead squadron, advance!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE TOWER (UPRIGHT)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s our estimated time until it can replace the barrel?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Put another way, their time limit for completing the operation—how long until the enemy shot down the Stella Maris—was…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Urging them to remain cautious—though his voice always seemed to suggest this—the Reaper then added:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…It kind of makes you think, doesn’t it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Seeing them go out like that, right in front of our eyes… I wonder what we’ll do if we ever find ourselves in their position… Will we be able to smile like they did?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then when should we think about it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What was this story all of a sudden?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yuuto… Are you shaken up?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If they were to die now, would they make it to the bitter end with their pride intact? Or would they go out like the Open Sea clans and leave absolutely everything on the battlefield?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Mm…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“From under the sea…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your progress in securing the base is going faster than planned… If you feel pressured somehow, then—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you taking care to write your reports properly now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Harsh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you sure coming to this operation…was a good idea?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Theo… Who were you really talking to just now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So that’s why…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This must mean…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then do we use anti-leviathan guns? At this distance, with the wind being this strong?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The wind… The wind!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain, I need your cooperation… Lend me the Stella Maris’s main gun!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But the next moment…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What the hell…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“All Juggernaut units, evacuate!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The wind pressure of this storm can blow everything from the inside out!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The wind pressure sought an exit, and the next moment, an intense force struck the exterior panels that were still intact on Level Dora from the inside, sending them all away with the force of an explosion!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And as if waiting for that momentary gap…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Artillery squadron, open fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fire-restriction and area-suppression units, adjust your sights!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…the hell was that…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It took only a moment… No more than a single moment…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Musukura…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A leviathan…did this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But with the storm subsiding, the blades of the wind blew the mist away…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Shin?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Come on, don’t pull stunts like that… I thought my blood was gonna freeze solid…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So that’s a leviathan…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s one hell of a monster… Is this thing for real…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But then…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Morpho…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All units, evacuate Level Dora! Get down, it’s gonna shoot!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…is that…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It can’t be… This whole ship is a Legion…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“U-ugh…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is this…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A battleship…! No…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Your Highness!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s out, is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Phönix… They’ve mass-produced the Phönix…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“All units, be on guard! Hostiles approaching with optical camouflage! They’re likely Phönix units!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You really thought we wouldn’t predict that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The tremor caused it to miss its shot, and it fell, following a shower of steel beams and shattered panels…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE TOWER (REVERSE)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aah… Aaaah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And most importantly, if he was fine, then why? Why wouldn’t the Para-RAID connect to him? Lena was right there, so why didn’t he reach out to her for rescue…?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pull yourself together, Your Majesty!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We won’t let you…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Stella Maris, Brother! While you have time, you—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Glory to the Orphan Fleet…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Artillery squadron, prepare to fire! Load up incendiary bombs! We have to disable the enemy’s optical camouflage first!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And despite having predicted it…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s so bulky…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If there was one way to decisively remove them…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t be crazy, Theo! You’re letting panic get the better of you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Go…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Continue firing! Keep up the barrage until further orders!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No…no, don’t…don’t leave me…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kurena, what are you doing? We need to cover for—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You shouldn’t go on such reckless ventures, Sir Fox…! Leave this kind of foolhardiness to Sir Reaper, if you will!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So first, we’d need to get rid of those annoying rapid-fire guns…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He spoke in a detached tone but then added, with a hint of annoyance:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And to take it down…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Raiden, go ahead!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Right!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Even still…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And lying at their feet was…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is that…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That’s Undertaker’s…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Fido!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Keep it safe! Bring it back no matter what!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All units, load canister shells! Fire!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "With a shower of buckshot in the final Phönix’s way, it hopped away to avoid being hit, when—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Point E12, standby orders lifted! Fire!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Vika spoke, sending the data with one hand and punching in commands for combat maneuvers with the other…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shit…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How do you like…this?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Now, Anju! Go!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Please! Get there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“An impact on propellor number two?! It looks to be out of commission!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Raiden?! Anju!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "They aimed at them, and then…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Yuuto! Leave Gisela to us!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—You think you can pull the rug out from under us with that overdone tactic, you metal monstrosity?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Theo?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“God… You’ve been pulling more close calls than usual today…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah…! Shiden! Round up the Brísingamen squadron and get away from that! It’s—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The Morpho has a self-destruct device inside it!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…It’s not dead?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In that case, was the railgun dead? Why did they assume that it was? How exactly did they confirm that? How could they confirm it when they had no one who could hear the moment the ghosts’ incessant screams ceased…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“All Processors, evacuate Frieda’s line of fire…! Theo, run!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s going to shoot! The Liquid Micromachines are going to reform the barrel! They’re going to repair Frieda!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Ah—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what about Kurena? And the others?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And yet it seemed ready to put everything behind it…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And so…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A hundred twenty meters from the bow, right above the waterline—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fire!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The next moment—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My God, man… This is why I told you not to push yourself…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Of course, the targets he was Resonating with were…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………! Shin…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Theo?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you hurt…? If you can’t come back on your own, we can—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Except…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So why, oh why, was it so painfully, breathtakingly beautiful…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And despite that…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©Asato Asato 2020" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2021 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: August 2021" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-2076-8 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-2077-5 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20210720-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: The Red Dragon" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: The Gun in the High Castle" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Into the Storm" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: The Tower (Upright)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5: The Tower (Reverse)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The places the Eighty-Six" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "venture… The places to" }, { "from": "human", "value": "which I lead them…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At some point, and until" }, { "from": "human", "value": "this very day, I might have" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—VLADILENA MILIZÉ, MEMOIRS" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prologue: The Red Dragon" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: The Gun in the High Castle" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Into the Storm" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: The Tower (Upright)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: The Tower (Reverse)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: The Red Dragon" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: The Gun in the High Castle" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Into the Storm" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: The Tower (Upright)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5: The Tower (Reverse)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I’m skirting on the very edge of my page limit, so no idle chatter this time!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Volume 1 of Somemiya’s 86—Operation High School manga is on sale! And! Bandai has also announced they’ll be selling plastic models of the Juggernauts and Lena! And Ichiban Kuji announced they’ll be releasing merchandise as well! The world of 86 just keeps expanding at an alarming rate! Please support all of those, as well as Yoshihara’s manga adaptation and the anime adaptation!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "• The Armée Furieuse" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But aircraft can’t fly through the air because of the Eintagsfliege… So why not fire them off with a catapult?! Don’t worry, it’ll be fine—the Morpho’s right there, flinging shells that weigh several tonnes all over the place, so this can work! And Volume 5 had the Ameise being propelled using catapults, so if they can do it, the Reginleifs can figure something out, too!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "• The Ghost Riders" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Music playing while writing this afterword: “Amusement City Veronica” by YurryCanon" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "PROLOGUE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THE BEAST OF GLUTTONY" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THE MERMAID’S BARGAIN" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Such as the one who had forced the Noctiluca to retreat and lost his hand in the process—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If it were before the large-scale offensive, maybe that would have been possible… But not anymore… Not now…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They survived it all together, and yet…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What happens to those who drown…? Do they go to the same place everyone else does? Will she be there when it’s my time to go…? Or did those leviathans take her away?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Instead of that stupid, aggravating…and awe-inspiring Reaper?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Before we do that… Nouzen, are you all right? There’s your injury, of course, and Rikka’s situation…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No kidding…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You always find the worst thing to say, don’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What would Theo say now that he could no longer stand upon the battlefield in the same capacity as his comrades?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…How many times do I have to tell you not to go out and get yourself broken?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My shame knows no bounds…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your Highness, what happened to the Noctiluca after I—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Does that mean…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Casting a nonchalant gaze out the window, he appended:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…They actually eat those things…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, they are animals, technically…I think…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yeah, animals that shoot lasers…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…They count as animals, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t ask me, Yuuto!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You call that ‘getting off easy’?! How is that better?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Both Theo and me… We Eighty-Six, we’re…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So if that’s gone…what are we?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How can I stay calm…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, squirt, you wanna eat this instead?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Absolutely not!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah, Reverend…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“She was…afraid of you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Reverend…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Speaking of…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is Shin…? Is Captain Nouzen asleep? This early?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But I mean, what if—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What would we do if this had happened to us?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, sorry, could you give me a hand, Theo—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Er, could you tell him I said I’m sorry…? When it happened, I was no help at all…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If only I could’ve gotten it together back then, Theo would have—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yeah…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If only I could have gotten it together back then, Theo would have—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin… Are you okay to walk already?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…then you’ll be fine without me, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then you’ll be fine without me, right?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Will we?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How was Theo…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I can’t imagine the pain…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This was the sentiment of the Reaper…who put his loved ones above all else…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Until death did they part?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "INTERLUDE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE KING OF SPADES AND QUEEN OF HEARTS’S INTERMINABLE, ALL TOO TRIVIAL DISPUTE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And the fact that the Shepherds seek immortality over substitution… The fact that they insist on connecting new neural networks instead of replacing them altogether means…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The current Shepherds are doggedly pursuing the preservation of their personalities or—if I’m allowed to be so uncharacteristically poetic—their own survival, aren’t they? It’s almost as if they…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE ASHEN BATTLEFIELD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, thank you very much, sister Lena!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Noticing the confusion in Lena’s eyes, the staff officer appended:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Hilnå continued:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Right you are… Then since this Legion could be the Noctiluca, why is it not shooting at us despite us being in its effective range?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So, um, our mission is to trash the Halcyon before it can get to its predicted firing position, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But you got along with the pilots, didn’t you, Rito?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Rema refoa, Himmelnåde!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tsuriji yuuna, Rèze!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Have you gathered the resolve to make use of me, Shinei?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She spoke with a hint of a wry smile, and then, as if having realized something, she appended:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Though the better question to ask was…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Who is this?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“For starters, the fact that those brittle skeletons are the main force here instead of my older brother’s wonderful Vánagandr is upsurd! You should gaze upon this unit and know the true majesty of a proud knight!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How dare you?! You brazen barbarian!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Excuse me?! If anyone here is brazen, I daresay it would be you!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Myrmecoleo Free Armored Regiment…right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How would you describe the people of the Free Armored Regiment? I haven’t gotten much of a chance to speak with them…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But… About that… They…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wait…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But it was the brave soldiers of our Myrmecoleo Regiment who were entrusted with ferrying it to the Theocracy! You crude Eighty-Six could not handle transporting such a delicate weapon!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-you say that when your cowardly Reginleifs are only good for skittering about…! And how dare you profess to be a Mascot, a goddess of victory, when you wear such a stuffy uniform!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Green with envy, are you? Useless lout!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-you…you…washboard!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pint-size pygmy!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The commander of the former Brantolote archduchess’s Free Armored Regiment—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, Brother! This is unacceptable! We cannot let these vulgar Eighty-Six savages be the main force! Can we not reconsider?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Incidentally…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And that is precisely why I said that, Brother!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you siblings?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shin looked a bit taken aback by this, to which Gilwiese laughed before continuing:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But at present…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You take your Mascot to the front lines?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As such, a Vánagandr could carry a Mascot—who shouldn’t have been capable of either piloting or shooting as a gunner—into the battlefield by having her occupy one of the seats, but…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You deployed me with the Trauerschwan and then delayed my departure for as long as possible so as to prevent them from seeing me, did you not, Shinei?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“His faction aside, I can’t bring myself to trust that man personally… I can’t really put my finger on it, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“He reminds me of myself… Of the way I used to be in the Eighty-Sixth Sector…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Who…the hell are you…to talk to me like you know anything about this…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…gimme a little more time before you decide to leave me behind, would ya?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, one way or another, I made it in time to join the advance battalion, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But what about Kurena? You sure about leaving her behind?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You said we didn’t have to change, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He was right in front of her, so why…why did he feel so far away?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It might be a little too late in the game to ask this, but you were dispatched to the Strike Package as an instructor, right, Captain Olivia?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Should you be part of a live combat unit? And the advance group, at that…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Well, is there a rule that states that an instructor can’t fight on the front lines?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Anju?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s wro—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You said you wouldn’t die and leave me behind, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I still have feelings for Daiya…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It felt like she was using the memory of Daiya as an excuse not to move forward…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Daiya…wouldn’t be happy with how cowardly I’m being, would he?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Of course!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re the Theocracy’s corps commander, right? Second General Rèze… What are you doing here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I can’t die right after you finally gave me your answer, can I?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes—be careful!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Course clear! Armée Furieuse, commencing launch!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But how did the warrior deity feel about that?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "INTERLUDE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "WHERE WAS THE BLUE BIRD ALL ALONG?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you’ll be going back to the Federacy tomorrow, eh, kid?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But, Captain…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Can I be honest?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "OFF WITH HER HEAD!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm… I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-no way…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shit, it’s massive…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Self-propelled mines?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Ugh, the railguns’ sights are fixed!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Cyclops, Freki Three, Vlkodlak, get away! And be careful of a second volley from Isidora and Gisela—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—All units, dodge! Forget its lines of fire; anyone who’s in front of a railgun, get away!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What the hell…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Anyone who had a mine detonate on them, get away and assume evasive maneuvers! It’s using the sound of the blasts to track you!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I guess appropriating the self-propelled mines as a kind of alarm system is one way to use them… And as an added bonus, any place they detonate gets blasted to hell…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Królik, did you catch that with your optical sensor? Can you analyze—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But worst of all…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We just have to sprint without descending to the ground!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaaah…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Holy shit, Rito…! What was that?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Give us some covering fire before they regroup! Dustin, watch out for friendly fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If the war were to end…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And Shin and his 1st Armored Division…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, if a small-caliber shot can’t pierce it in one go, how about we fire at the same spot repeatedly? You know, it’s, uh… What do you call it again? If you can’t hit the enemy with one arrow, pelt them with a quiver of arrows…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Cooking’s your motivation?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "They want to end the Legion War…and free themselves from the battlefield…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you mind, Gunslinger? Second Lieutenant Kukumila, I believe?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm… Uh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Didn’t it…hurt?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Didn’t shooting Jute yesterday hurt you, Captain Nouzen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you just hiding it…when it really hurts…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s about time, then… Let’s show it what we’re made of!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Halcyon may have lorded over this place, like a sovereign sitting upon its throne, but…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shin nodded back before continuing:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The pile drivers!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We figured you’d do that, idiot!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’d be nice if we could do that… The bigger the hole, the easier it is to aim at!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And to do that…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aim at its legs! Anju, we’re counting on you!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re not getting away!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No good, missy! Get down from there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or maybe Shana just wants to take me down with her…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I swear, this girl’s such a handful! You’ll be getting some complaints from me when we’re done here, Captain!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Stay the fuck out of my way, Bernholdt! You too, Captain!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What would you do if you were me? What if you ran into your person on the battlefield? What if you couldn’t defeat her without risking your life…? If you could die together with her?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Why wouldn’t you die?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "INTERLUDE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "TO KNOW HOW TO KILL SIEGFRIED, ONE MUST…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dammit, Annette, are you an angel? Did God send you or something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah, wait, wait, can’t you take a joke? Don’t go! I mean, you can if you want—just leave the movies!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You want to watch some movies with them, kid? Anything catch your eye?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You said you were just passing by?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“For how bored you seem to be, you’re not actually trying to occupy yourself, are you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Since you’re here, do you mind if I ask? Hmm…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Like what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So if the choice was between living your life aimlessly and enjoying yourself…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL, WHAT DO ORDINARY MIRRORS SHOW?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hell yeah, it’s done for! We won! Whoooo!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait, they’re working with the Myrmecoleo Free Regiment, that railgun prototype, and Nouzen, who can detect the enemy’s core…and they’re not done yet?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then within the giant holo-screen projected into the command center…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Spread out!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shit, that means another shot’s coming! Keep dodging!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "* *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What is she thinking?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re too naive, Eighty-Six! People and even entire countries can betray you; don’t you know that?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And all that after both the Federacy and the Theocracy had pushed them into acting as the advance force and the airborne unit, which were by far the most dangerous roles in this operation!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Gilwiese to all captains! As of this moment, the Myrmecoleo Free Regiment voluntarily terminates its support mission for the Theocracy military!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ngh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aaah…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dammit, not again…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hearing it from this close up… It really is hard…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin! Are you all right?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—Run!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Seeing Marcel wince, the officer running next to him slowed down and asked:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Second Lieutenant Marcel, are you all right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They weren’t lying about that—that much was obvious—but if that’s the case, then why?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If they went as far as to say that…then why?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Rito?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Imperials are as war-obsessed as ever…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you all right, kid?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-thank you…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you see that just now, Eighty-Six?! The Myrmecoleo Regiment’s Vánagandrs will shield you, so remain tucked away and hide in the back row! Our crimson steeds will not allow any sneaky arrows to slip past—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Eep?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "No, even before considering that, to begin with…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why are they doing this now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In which case, why? Why do it now and go to the trouble of inflicting needless losses on each other?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Get into Vanadis!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We diced to come pick you up before you even called for us! Send me a transmission once you’re all in; we’re breaking through the shutter!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, thank you!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Second Lieutenant Nana!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aye, ma’am!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mika!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why is it always us?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do we…always have to be the ones who fight…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We’re completely surrounded, Colonel!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The 3rd Division and the ambush regiment lines are thin at three o’clock! We’re trying to break through from there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Frederica… You can understand the Theocracy’s language?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Have I proved myself useful, Vladilena?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His clear, serene voice reached their ears—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But, Shin… But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why did he keep saying the war was going to end, even in this situation? Why did he insist on having faith in this world? In a world that laughed as it gunned down her mother and father in cold blood? In a world that would sever the arm of an Eighty-Six who had his heart set on fighting to his dying breath?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you going to leave us? Hey…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Are you going to abandon us?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When we used to be your comrades?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And to that end, we must first break through this blockade! Cooperate with the Myrmecoleo Regiment and open a gap into the enemy’s encirclement!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What if Hilnå’s objective wasn’t to get the Eighty-Six to surrender? Maybe this situation, full as it was of contradictions and inconsistencies, wasn’t the Theocracy army’s will, but rather…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Does the war have to end…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That cannot be! I cannot believe a Republic citizen, one of those takers, has the gall to say that!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fate must have driven the Eighty-Six! After all, were they not cast out from their motherland, the Republic, and forced to live on the battlefield? If war deprived them of anything and everything, if they had nothing but the scars of that deprivation to their name…then they cannot shed that fate! They cannot heal those scars!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Because I’m the same! The same has happened to me! I could never forget the saints who propped me up to be a tragic figurehead! I won’t forget what the Theocracy has done, how they turned me into a saint of war to ensure our people’s unity in the face of calamity!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you talking about—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m sure you of all people would know! You child soldiers who’ve been forced to become living ghosts, wandering the battlefield and feeding on war! And you, the Headless Reaper who has been forced to offer salvation in a battlefield forsaken by the gods! You know that the world only takes and never gives! You know that raising up banners of virtue like justice and righteousness hold no meaning!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Gremlin!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "They’re this close?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We are not your enemies! Hear us out, Eighty-Six!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So it really is just…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What am I fighting, really?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Huh…?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AND THE PIPER ADVANCED, AND THE RATS AND THE CHILDREN FOLLOW’D" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No… It can’t be…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Could anything be more absurd?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But if the pilot was a child younger than Frederica, who was in her early teens, or even Svenja, who was approaching ten…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They made them small because they were planning on putting children in them from the start…! It minimizes the unit’s surface area and saves on raw material! This is…awful! They’re using people—children—like drone parts…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So what?! That doesn’t mean you can just— You’re putting children into Feldreß, for heaven’s sake…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And yet that doctrine…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And so, if the alternative was to lose everything they had…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s not…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Letting everything and everyone die—that’s not what I…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We…we wouldn’t want that ever…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why are you involving the Federacy soldiers? Why involve the Eighty-Six—people who had been treated the same as you? Why throw that entire performance earlier, asking us to defect and making it look like the Theocracy betrayed us?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I said everyone and everything, did I not?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why…?! How could the Federacy react so quickly?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even if they had to fight, if they could simply take Hilnå captive, maybe they could minimize casualties—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But maybe if they were to use the wireless communications systems that the Theocracy always used…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No…even if that wasn’t the case…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Princess! Are you seeing this, Princess?! How does our battle look to you?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why must you say that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Because—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Umm, Major Günter…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What are you apologizing for, exactly?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It’s just like…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But still…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Let’s go!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So you’re politely asking us to do your dirty work, Bloody Reina?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Carve these Valkyries a path through the clouds!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Resume your march at full speed and deliver the Trauerschwan to its firing position!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…That’s why we have to…stop this here…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kurena, we’re counting on you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Let’s end this battle!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I ain’t letting you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kurena!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Let’s finish this fight!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Trauerschwan, deploying to firing position!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Kurena!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I invoke the earth goddess’s true name of ‘      ’! All ye godless spears of the 3rd Army Corps, cease your liturgies!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why have you abandoned me…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is that mercy, Queen? After I turned my sword on you and your knights?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…? What do you me—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why have you abandoned me, earth goddess? Why have you abandoned my subordinates, my homeland? No matter…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So, Li’l Reaper, how goes the battle?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaah, dammit! I’m never pullin’ that kind of stunt again!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You okay?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you okay, Li’l Reaper? Since when have you ever worried about me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How do I put it? It was pleasant in its own way, I guess,”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And that’s why…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Let’s end this damn war already… We’ve got our whole lives ahead of us, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Staring at the image in her sub-window, she whispered:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Really?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The first thing he told her, right out of the gate, was about Fido?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sheesh…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you said there was something you need to collect?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Eep!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm… Do you mean…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Did you…give him your answer?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Why does Lieutenant Esther know about this, too…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Anju?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So that’s why…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "EPILOGUE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE CLOCK TICKS ON, EVEN IN THE CROCODILE’S STOMACH" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Thanks… Finally out of the hospital?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You’re retiring?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But even so, once that was finished…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "©Asato Asato 2021" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2022 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: February 2022" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-3999-9 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-4000-1 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20220115-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—FREDERICA ROSENFORT, RECOLLECTIONS OF THE BATTLEFIELD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: The Beast of Gluttony" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: The Mermaid’s Bargain" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The King of Spades and Queen of Hearts’s Interminable, All Too Trivial Dispute" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: The Ashen Battlefield" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: Where Was the Blue Bird All Along?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Off With Her Head!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: To Know How To Kill Siegfried, One Must…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, What Do Ordinary Mirrors Show?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: And the Piper Advanced, and the Rats and the Children Follow’d" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue: The Clock Ticks On, Even in the Crocodile’s Stomach" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prologue: The Beast of Gluttony" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: The Mermaid’s Bargain" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interlude: The King of Spades and Queen of Hearts’s Interminable, All Too Trivial Dispute" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: The Ashen Battlefield" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interlude: Where Was the Blue Bird All Along?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Off With Her Head!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Interlude: To Know How To Kill Siegfried, One Must…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, What Do Ordinary Mirrors Show?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5: And the Piper Advanced, and the Rats and the Children Follow’d" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epilogue: The Clock Ticks On, Even in the Crocodile’s Stomach" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: The Beast of Gluttony" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: The Mermaid’s Bargain" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: The King of Spades and Queen of Hearts’s Interminable, All Too Trivial Dispute" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: The Ashen Battlefield" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: Where Was the Blue Bird All Along?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: Off With Her Head!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interlude: To Know How To Kill Siegfried, One Must…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, What Do Ordinary Mirrors Show?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: And the Piper Advanced, and the Rats and the Children Follow’d" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Epilogue: The Clock Ticks On, Even in the Crocodile’s Stomach" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Welcome back, one and all, to the hell of zero casualties!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Music playing while writing this afterword: “Ranse Eroica” by ALI PROJECT" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "FRAGMENTAL NEOTENY: PLEDGE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kurusu?! Oh… Oh no…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nouzen! Get awa—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In that case…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "* *" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can I ask you something, Alice? Captain?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Was it that bad?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Seriously?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, did…did some men do something to him in the camp’s training facility? Did they…beat him or something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Alice had always assumed Shin wore the bandages around his neck because the wound from the implant hadn’t healed yet, but apparently, that wasn’t the case…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Captain Araish—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Why are you here, Captain?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You awake, Nouzen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Either way, I’m glad you’re okay… Or that’s what I’d normally say, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Or are you actually trying to kill yourself? Because let me tell you right now, there’s no place in my unit for—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Does that…”—the question left Alice’s lips before she could stop herself—“…have something to do with that…scar on your neck?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In which case…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…doesn’t it mean a lot to you, Captain? You always have it on…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…It tasting bad is nothing new, but… Hmm, today’s seasoning is especially…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“More strange stuff…? How does it taste?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Speaking of, where do these seasonings come from? The production plants only make synthesized food, and I don’t think the air transports deliver them, either…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…I wish I could have had the other fledglings taste it, too… All people at the camps have is synthesized food, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Captain?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If you could predict the raids… If you could tell what the Legion are going to do, would that make it so the rest of the unit doesn’t have to die…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A chill overcame Alice as she retorted:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“God fucking dammit…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you want…? There’s nothing left to be flustered about, is there?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nouzen…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If we… If I… If Shin… If Alice… If the Eighty-Six were at least human…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What sin did we commit…? Why do we have to say this to him…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…But—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We can’t because we can’t! If we start going against what they say and dig graves, and the Republic finds out about it, what do you think the white pigs will do?! They’ll kill you, that’s what! Even Processor kids like you!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re finally on the side of those who leave others behind, aren’t you, Alice?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Leaving a small kid like him all on his own…? You’re one awful woman, you know that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nouzen, that’s—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Appendix" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You sure?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "FRAGMENTAL NEOTENY: MISERICORDE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Treating him…? You think there’s medical treatment in the Eighty-Sixth Sector?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "With that comment, which was too casual to sound like a sneer, he glared down at Shin’s bloodred eyes and said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What did you say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Isn’t it about time you stepped in, Isuka?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Unfortunately for him…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is that piece of metal from Mirei’s rig? You actually picked it up?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Would he end up bringing Isuka with him, too…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you seriously that stupid? Between this and how you keep trying to save the dying… Do you get off on being a hero or something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You think you’re some kind of saint, kid? Here, in a battlefield where no one’s human?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, shi—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…I won’t get an easy death…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nouzen…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But then Shin pursed his lips…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You know how to use it, right? Pull the slide…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How would he remember me, then? He isn’t going to take what I just said and the fact that I gave him a few pointers on how to use a pistol and call that kindness, is he?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-haah…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Appendix" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“By that, ya mean yer gonna thank me, but yer not actually gonna say thank you, are ya?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Was it a memento from some old squad mate?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Was it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This didn’t make Shin feel much affinity for her, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "FRAGMENTAL NEOTENY: VARLET" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What was the point of surviving? In the end, what awaited him was the same as always—a warrior’s death on the battlefield…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Mm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pi!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pi!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Touka peered into the plane and said with a mocking smile, “Oh, but I thought these Scavengers were the product of your great Republic’s cutting-edge technology?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Varlet—Extra" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re one weird guy, you know that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pi?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pi…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pi!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Appendix" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pi!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why didn’t you try analyzing it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After pausing for thought, Shin said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "FRAGMENTAL NEOTENY: BRAND" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Speaking of, it’s almost a year since you’ve been sent into the battlefield, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Have you thought of something? Like, you know, something that feels right as a name?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you hate your name, Shin?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Maintenance and repair are our responsibilities, so it’s not like I mind… But, Eijyu—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How many died today? Ever since he showed up?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eijyu—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What did you just say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can I make a request, Head Mechanic?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It approached him with noisy, cluttered steps as Shin looked across the snowy street, where his Juggernaut was sitting, and said:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Most Scavengers simply cut them into pieces and carried them back to recycling reactors, but this oddly smart, old-model one might just be capable of…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But maybe, if Fido could cut off pieces of their armor for him…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Even though it was only a handful of bleached bones, he didn’t have the stamina or strength of will to get back in the swing of things after digging a grave, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If you can’t call him a god of pestilence, what is he?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So he was asking him to draw this?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was like…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And the one who’d made him realize that was—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Appendix" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And so…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, is that really all you draw for?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s not that I don’t like drawing it… I just think it might be bad luck, I guess?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shin then turned his eyes toward his Personal Mark and suddenly said, “Speaking of, about Lena’s Personal Mark…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "FRAGMENTAL NEOTENY: UNDERTAKER" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Alpha Leader? Is something wrong?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That was, well…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you doing in a place like this, Tateha?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No… Do you believe in that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In God? And the afterlife?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The idea of them being the souls of the dead…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Those babies, they…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Just the first platoon? Will we be receiving support from the second—or any other forces?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“—even if we die, you’ll be there to take us with you, right, Reaper?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—You’ll be there to take us with you, right, Reaper?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "CHAPTER 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "FRAGMENTAL NEOTENY: CULPA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But even so…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re here again, Shin?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What did he mean by that?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You want to protect that person, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THE SIMPLE DAYS OF TRIAGE BLACK TAG" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A hundred thirty-two days till I end my service! Fuckin’ glory to the Spearhead squadron!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then let’s drink some booze and have fun as we watch the moon! Not that we can drink, though!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So it’s all right, yeah, Shin?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Let’s have a moon viewing three days from now, when it’s full! All right?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sure thing, want me to spill it over your head?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Aaah, yeah… But sadly, there’s no mist this time—just a storm…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But yeah, buckets are our friends! Right? And so are hammers, planks, and nails!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, you think maybe the Republic got ruined?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Who told you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What, aren’t you filthy, lazy pigs curious about your next Handler?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If you’re quitting anyway, why don’t you forget the schedule and go home?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The kind that would die if exposed to strong rain or hard sunlight, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh, and she became a soldier?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If they weren’t allowed to at least dream of this much… If they couldn’t have this small bit of salvation, how could they go on? How could they fight on this battlefield, where the people they wanted to protect most were already gone?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Do we sortie?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If only they had someone like her, maybe…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you doing, Kujo?! You’ll die if you don’t keep moving!” His squad captain, Kaie, scolded him," }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-sorry, Kaie!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A survivor! I have to help them out!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And then…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shit, why another one so soon…?! My rating’s gonna take such a hit…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THE BANKS OF THE LETHE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Or maybe we’re already all dead, and this is the entrance to heaven…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…The depths of darkness?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But anyway…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Like the ones who died before we did…right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As Shin watched the fluffy balls of cotton soar up to the blue sky like snowfall on rewind, he said:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That’s… Hmm, we get it, but… It’s not gonna happen…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No, any drum we’d find will definitely be rusty… I mean, if it’s been sitting here for years…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Yeah…I guess we won’t find a hot-water boiler around here…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was a pretty grim reminder of how small and powerless humans could be…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Pi!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Come on… How can you tell what it’s saying…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You say that, but you…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about you? Weren’t your family immigrants from the Empire?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nah, that was my grandpa’s grandpa…or even their grandpa…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And its water pumping system and solar power generator are still operable…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This thing can probably heat up a container’s worth of water no problem, but…isn’t Fido a little too smart?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa, so waaaaarm…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa, so waaaaarm…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what did I say?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no! That’s not what I meant—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But that’s not what I— Wait, really?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…And to top it off, saying it out loud when we’re within earshot is one of Kurena’s bad habits…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shin… Why do you think Kurena’s such a little kid on the inside…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No, this voice was…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It’s…calling?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Please… Somebody…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…end me…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What’s that idiot doing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Really, what the hell is he doing?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…A zoo?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "These animals are just like us Eighty-Six…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is this how we’re going to die? Or…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Unknown to anyone, unable to touch on anyone’s lives, simply gone and forgotten…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shin?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Calling?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And what’s it saying?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You slipped out of camp and came all the way here for a mechanical ghost of someone you don’t even know?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re not thinking of taking him along, are you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Raiden, if there were other factions that survived beyond the Republic…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, don’t you want to see what it’s like there?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Still, if I can get there…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "FIDO" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A name! Can I give it a name?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then I’ll call it Fido!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I had no audio-output option, so I could not express this, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about you, Rei?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The elder brother looked at me quizzically and then asked:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The soft weeping of the young master as the missus held him, shielding his eyes from the sight…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So of course, he wouldn’t pay any mind to an inhuman tool such as myself—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You’re still alive?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Just two more weeks until the Special Reconnaissance mission…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Will you come die with us?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fido?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Shin, it’s—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Master Rikka… You would shed tears for me? I’m not worthy…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…………………………………………" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…But why? Why was the younger brother not there? What had they meant when they told me to watch over the younger brother from now on…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm, it still won’t move… What am I missing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Shinei?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How did I not realize it until now…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wah?! What’s going on?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-it activated?! But why, all of a sudden…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pi…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pi—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fido, Extra: The Parents’ Tale" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "CHAPTER 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A KIND WORLD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That childhood friend of yours? From another school?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How about you stop bragging about him all the time and introduce me to him already?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what?! H-he…he’s not my boyfriend!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“See?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you sighing over, Shin?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Oh, but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Well…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Turning her gaze back to him, Annette asked:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Say…would this sort of world have been better?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However… Even still…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“When will I learn when to give up?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©Asato Asato 2021" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2022 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: May 2022" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-4334-7 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-4335-4 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20220426-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fuckin’ Glory to the Spearhead Squadron!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: Fragmental Neoteny: Pledge" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Fragmental Neoteny: Misericorde" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Fragmental Neoteny: Varlet" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Fragmental Neoteny: Brand" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: Fragmental Neoteny: Undertaker" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6: Fragmental Neoteny: Culpa" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7: The Simple Days of Triage Black Tag" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8: The Banks of the Lethe" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9: Fido" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10: A Kind World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 48" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;-webkit-hyphens:none;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 49" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 50" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 51" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: Fragmental Neoteny: Pledge" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Fragmental Neoteny: Misericorde" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Fragmental Neoteny: Varlet" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Fragmental Neoteny: Brand" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: Fragmental Neoteny: Undertaker" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6: Fragmental Neoteny: Culpa" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7: The Simple Days of Triage Black Tag" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8: The Banks of the Lethe" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9: Fido" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10: A Kind World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 51" }, { "from": "human", "value": "86 [Eighty-Six]" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: Fragmental Neoteny: Pledge" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: Fragmental Neoteny: Misericorde" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: Fragmental Neoteny: Varlet" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: Fragmental Neoteny: Brand" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: Fragmental Neoteny: Undertaker" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6: Fragmental Neoteny: Culpa" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7: The Simple Days of Triage Black Tag" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8: The Banks of the Lethe" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9: Fido" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10: A Kind World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "• The Chief of Staff Willem" }, { "from": "human", "value": "• Spin Load" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Music playing while writing this afterword: “Hotel California” by the Eagles" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "D-DAY MINUS TWO" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And so—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Was that a shooting star?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In that same moment…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How did this escape my notice…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And so neither Willem, nor the joint chiefs of staff above him, nor the Federacy military in general considered the possibility…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The hexagram-shaped towers discovered on the vast blue expanse of the Fleet Countries and the ash-laden battlefields of the Theocracy were structures meant for launching satellites into orbit—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mass Drivers…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "D-DAY MINUS ONE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "D-DAY" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "00:17 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "00:22 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "00:25 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "00:29 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "00:31 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "00:34 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "00:51 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "04:45 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "11:08 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "11:55 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "12:11 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "12:24 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "15:06 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "16:11 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "18:47 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "18:59 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "19:26 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "21:33 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "21:49 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "22:54 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "23:49 (Federacy standard time)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "D-DAY PLUS ONE" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What was happening? And how did it happen?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What happened…? How did the Legion launch the initial bombardments that destroyed all the front lines…? Could they have kept several other Morpho a secret from us and spread them out?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was that a shooting star?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And that…star was what had bombarded the front lines…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Except…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This means the information the Merciless Queen—Zelene Birkenbaum—has been providing us was a red herring meant to distract us from the Legion’s true objective…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“However…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s wrong?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As he picked up a sugar stick with his hand, using his teeth to tear the paper packet open and pour it into his coffee, Yuuto replied:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Oh, right…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It’s easy to panic in the face of the unknown, except…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I even saw it with my own eyes…! How did I think it was some kind of decoration?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was the information she gave them about shutting down all the Legion valid? Was the information about the transmission base and Frederica being the key to doing that well-founded? Would the top brass have to reconsider how credible that information was? Would they even have the time and presence of mind to do so?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then do you think there’s any chance…we can find that communications satellite?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Dustin…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Our families are dead, that much is true, but…your mother survived last year’s large-scale offensive, and she’s still in the Republic, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re here, fighting for the Republic, Dustin… You’re allowed to have your way a little, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lady Deputy…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Claude, are you all right, though?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "START OF THE LEGION WAR" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Would Father come home tonight?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Would Uncle Karlstahl be with him?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s going to happen to us next…? To this country…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Were his parents, who lived rather far from here, still all right? What about his friends?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nan…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why us…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why is it only us?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "D-DAY PLUS THREE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Is this really all right, though?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If this town was in such danger that its citizens had to be evacuated deeper into the country, why have the Wulfsrin take cover there?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why lizards?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if there was an early setback in the evacuation, and all the citizens ended up being left behind? What if patriots or nationalists, who would frown upon relying on a foreign power for help—like the Bleachers—tried to take advantage of the chaos to usurp political power and order a do-or-die resistance?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Colonel Wenzel, I’m only confirming to make sure I understood properly, but…are you really going to pilot a Reginleif in this operation, too?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I will not—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you all right, Milizé? Do you want me to give you something that’s stronger than prescription drugs?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s right, yeah, Lena… Why are those idiots sending the only commanding officer dispatched to the Strike Package from the Republic all these stupid petitions…? Just burn them all down… Ask Shin to cleave off their necks with a shovel, dammit…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I thought it was a joke, but it’s actually real…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If all the important military people are leaving on the first day, who’s going to take command over the evacuation? Or protect the Republic?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s the problem?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s Lena so worked up about?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "THE FALL OF LIBERTÉ ET ÉGALITÉ" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As Shiden continued her inappropriate cackle, one of the civilians stepped up from the crowd and shouted:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You…you filthy Eighty-Six! You were so busy trying to save your own sorry hides you wouldn’t even die with the Legion! You’re what got us into this mess!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“““That’s right, it’s your fault, Eighty-Six! You didn’t fight hard enough! You didn’t put your lives into it and win the war for us! You didn’t throw your worthless lives away to beat the Legion!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“““You cared more about your survival, when you’re defiling this sacred country just by breathing its air! And despite how worthless you pigs are, we were merciful and kind enough to keep you!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“““You useless ingrates…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“““Your incompetent thanklessness is why innocent people like us have to go through this!”””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "D-DAY PLUS TEN" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pretty crappy as triumphant homecomings go, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You think the Republic’s people are gonna actually change this time around? Maybe show a bit of gratitude for once?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wish they’d act a bit more proper, like Lena and Dustin, you know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We meet again, Captain Nouzen! Where’s that cheeky sycophant of yours today?! Come to think of it, I never did ask for her name!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And in that gap…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Here we go! Catoblepas, sallying forth!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Brother! I forgot to ask for that Mascot’s name again!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“All right, Nouzen, you handle the rest!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“May I ask something, Major General? All of the Republic’s refugees were told beforehand to gather in the Eighty-Third Sector, right? Then where is that smoke coming from?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So they’ve been complaining about the order, too…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you get to board the train first? Why do the soldiers get to go first? We supported you, and even before the large-scale offensive, you never did anything! You never beat the Legion!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You never protected us, your citizens!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I know what I said earlier… But shouldn’t you have said something, too?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…Really?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So if she had any home to go back to, by now, it was…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Claude?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“He knowingly became your Handler?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I don’t know…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“He was connected to the RAID Device during the large-scale offensive, but when I looked for him, I couldn’t find anything, so…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The boy looked up at him, baffled, and then realized: Was it he who…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you got me on this train…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "We have to be careful…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Federacy and the United Kingdom don’t have to go through this trouble…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is it that time already?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s tofu and miso soup?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Soup, juice, I don’t care; what even is this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Seriously, are you actually his wife?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Speaking of, are all the Bleachers gone now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How did you hear about that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She saw her lips mouth the words How dare you…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shin paused for thought and then said, “I know we’re in the middle of an operation right now, but…if it gets too hard for you…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Jerk!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Isn’t that a little too mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nope!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So if any of those countless dead Eighty-Six’s souls lingered on here, still abandoned in this internment camp…they’d surely resent Siri and the rest, who still lived, had left them to die here, and were for some reason protecting the Republic’s white pigs now…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But just as he was about to say it was nothing—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Second muzzle, followed by the third muzzle—fire!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So instead—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FALL OF THE SPEARHEAD BARRACKS" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—Are they going to survive, those kids? At least them, if no one else…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "D-DAY PLUS ELEVEN" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We have a reading on radar! High-velocity shells—the railgun fired on us!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It aimed at the Strike Package…?! Now?! Why would it aim at us?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Brace for impact!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A certain Eighty-Six once said:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But what if they weren’t Eighty-Six anymore?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What of the very army of mechanical ghosts that threatened to crush both the Republic and the Eighty-Six and always sought to bolster its ranks with the war dead?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Could one say for certain that there were no Eighty-Six who willingly joined the ranks of those powerful, menacing metallic ghosts—even if it came at the cost of their life and their very humanity?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh…what?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaaaaaaaaaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fire! We’re on fire!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We’re under attack!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The rear car is…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Slaughter you all”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Slaughter you all”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kill them all”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Take vengeance”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The white pigs”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Revenge on the Republic”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’ll learn” “I’ll trample you”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tear you apart” “Scream and die” “You deserve it”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Beg for your lives” “Burn to death” “Shoot them dead” “Crush them” “I’ll make you hurt” “I’ll never forgive you” “Put you through the same hell” “Punish you even harder” “Pain” “Until I’m satisfied” “Break you” “Damn Republic” “Kill the Republic” “Kill the white pigs” “How dare you” “Fall to ruin” “Tear you to bits” “Crush you” “Feel my grudge” “Taste my revenge” “Die” “Burn to death” “You will pay” “Revenge” “Tear them apart” “The white pigs” “Let them all die” “All of them” “You killed my friends” “My family” “Give them back” “All their fault” “They’re the ones who should die” ”You’ll learn your lesson” “Kill the white pigs” “My grudge” “Fall” “Republic” “White pigs” “You’ll pay” “Kill” “Slaughter” “Them” “Vengeance” “Everything” “Grudge” “Let them all die” “Die” “Destroy” “Kill” “Everyone” “Everyone” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Kill” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“SLAUGHTER!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Take revenge for you”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—Shin! Shinei Nouzen! Ya fucked it all up again, ya little shit!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—I ain’t telling you to apologize—I’m telling you to change yer ways! That crazy fightin’ style of yours is gonna get ya killed one day!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lieutenant Aldrecht…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aldrecht…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No! But why…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you go to the Legion’s side…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Revenge for you” “Revenge” “Revenge” “Take revenge” “revenge” “revenge” “take revenge for you” “revenge” “revenge” “revenge” “you” “take revenge” “you” “revenge” “revenge” “revengvenvenvenvenge”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Didn’t I tell you there were no Legion looking for you?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You could have just gone to the other side, to them—you said so yourself!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And despite that…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Revenge”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Take revenge for you”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Evacuate the refugees! They’re trying to massacre the Republic’s civilians!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Slaughter”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Slaughter” “Slaughter” “Slaughter them” “slaughter” “slaughter” “slaughterslaughterslaughterslaughterslaughterslaughter”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dammit…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shit! Intercept them!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Revenge”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m the one who was there at Lieutenant Aldrecht’s last moments and saw him off! Not you, Cap’n! So stopping this first lieutenant should be my duty, not yours!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you go ahead, Cap’n! There’s no chance of stopping all of them now, but…they’re Eighty-Six, just like us! Make them stop!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I will!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shit…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tch…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Please” “Help me”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THE CAUTION DRONES" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dammit…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—Would you be able to keep fighting after we’re gone?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—You wouldn’t…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Kuh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Haah, haah, haah, haah…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lieutenant…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Urgh… Thank you for saving m”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We’ll save you! We’ll fight, so this place is going to be safe!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re her big brother, right? So take that girl and run! Hurry!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Never forgive you”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Had that Celena officer not tried to save her parents… If her sister wasn’t there to protect her in the internment camp…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But still, that didn’t mean…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So as one Eighty-Six to another, I…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aaah, dammit, this is annoying! They keep getting in the way…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Waaaaaaaaaaaah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-you’re the Reginleif that stared people down this morning, right?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I owe you for that! So I’ll handle the little ones!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A cowardly, weak Republic civilian, all too brittle to face the Legion, was really saying this?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You can’t do that! Get away! And run away, would you?! You’re in my way!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No! Get away—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I won’t ask you to forgive us, but if you can…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Won’t you please…save my country’s people…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They had to minimize the victims…and to prevent any further losses…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We have to do something…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hi…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wait, come back! There’s too many of you to take cover inside the walls—!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So the reason they didn’t destroy the Republic…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The reason they didn’t do it with the satellite missiles…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "IN THE REPUBLIC CAPITAL OF LIBERTÉ ET ÉGALITÉ" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mother…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lena, we have to run!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lena, what are you—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lena! You can’t; please come back! Lena…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "D-DAY PLUS ELEVEN" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Did you think we would allow it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That we would allow you hated sinners, who took pride in your pure-white colors, to escape?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That we’d allow our former comrades—who despite being Eighty-Six like us, despite being the same as us—to protect the white pigs, to live on while forgetting the blood of their spilled comrades crying out from this very ground?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Skorpion units… When we’ve come this far…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Should they abandon the Republic civilians, who were nothing more than a hindrance to them, and have their soldiers alone return to the Federacy?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even if they did end up abandoning the Republic civilians here…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…would it not be beyond their control at this point?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Major General Altner…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And that’s why he relinquished his life…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“ E-eeek!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So if you want to stay alive…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I can’t take it anymore!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I can’t— Listen to me, I can’t walk! I can’t walk anymore!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re Eighty-Six, aren’t you?! You hate us, don’t you?! Then here’s your chance; just leave us here! You can call us a burden if you want! So why…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why won’t you even abandon us?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But just then—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But, Colonel—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why did a Republic soldier step out of a Reginleif instead of an Eighty-Six?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why was a Republic soldier riding a Reginleif with the Eighty-Six while they had to walk on foot?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why was a Republic soldier, sworn to protect them, sitting smug and safe in the Eighty-Six’s Reginleifs, protected by them while they were forced to march on aching legs?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And so… And yet…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Like, for example, if he hadn’t met this Queen of silver, who despite being an Alba, stuck by the Eighty-Six and told him she would never forget them…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Richard…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She could feel Richard’s silent, wry smile on the other side as she continued:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why are the Eighty-Six back already? When is the next refugee train coming? What about all their countrymen who were meant to come later?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re a man-eating murderer! That’s why your eyes are red, you Eighty-Six! You’re all filthy colored stains, useless and incompetent!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This is all your fault! You didn’t want to protect us, so you cut corners! And now she’s dead because of you! Why…why didn’t you save my sister?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If that’s how you feel…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If that’s how you feel, why didn’t any of you fight?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How can you stay so…weak?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you never try to protect yourselves? You had years to do it, and after everything that happened! Why—why won’t you try to protect yourselves for once?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How can you live your lives, look yourself in the mirror every day knowing you’re incapable of protecting your own sorry hides…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…that’s what makes dying without even putting up a fight feel so unbearable…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How can they be whole with themselves like that? It’s not my fault or yours, but it just hurts… Even those people…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We’d have been better off if they didn’t have to die, either…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why did they get to survive? Why was it that the only thing the Eighty-Six really ended up achieving was saving these people?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What could I have done to save my brother…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Could I have avoided their deaths…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Would he have been able to spare himself from seeing their cruel, terrible deaths…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But before that… Just for a bit?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Taking matters into your own hands?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "D-DAY PLUS EIGHTEEN" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can I ask you something, Rosenfort?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You always were the worst, you know that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You think you have the right to say that, Black Widow?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Except…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s going to happen next…? To the war…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "To us…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THE FIRST SECTOR" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—Won’t you come over to this side?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—Is that right?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "86—EIGHTY-SIX" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ASATO ASATO" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Roman Lempert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by Shirabii" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "©Asato Asato 2022" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2022 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: November 2022" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by Yen On Editorial: Payton Campbell" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Designed by Yen Press Design: Liz Parlett" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2018058199" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-4996-7 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-4997-4 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20221013-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—VLADILENA MILIZÉ, MEMOIRS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 48" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 49" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 50" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 51" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 52" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Epigraph" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Start of the Legion War" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Fall of Liberté et Égalité" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Immediately Following the Fall of the Spearhead Barracks" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Caution Drones" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In the Republic Capital of Liberté et Égalité" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The First Sector" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 53" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; 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Totally redundant! Idiots! Complete morons!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Dammit, who needs reality anyway?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A touch of anger rose up in her golden eyes, and the cat opened wide her mouth with its small fangs and cried out again," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Amazing!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sticking her slim tongue out as far as it would go, the cat avatar shouted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Which meant" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His mouth moved on its own, and Haruyuki heard himself say in a strangely flat voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fumbling, he gripped his racquet, changed the orientation of his body, and faced the court before opening his eyes and trying to beat back the heaviness in his heart using the ball that dropped down when" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Someone other than him getting a score like this?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Don to accelerate?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Unable to get a yes out, Haruyuki mumbled," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The XSB cable Kuroyukihime was currently holding out was about two meters long, so the problem in this case wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Although her lips, still toying with a faint smile, did not move a millimeter, her smooth voice sounded in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He thought she might get mad, but Kuroyukihime tilted her head slightly to the side and murmured softly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "NO" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wh-what are you talking about?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki nodded as he watched her touch" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime responded with another question, as if Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime slowly dragged the tip of the finger on Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Kuroyukihime laughed lightly and added by way of explanation," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The expression on Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Glancing at Araya" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The thug" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At that moment, Takumu said lightly, almost like a counterattack:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How did Takumu know that?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Letting his gaze roam around, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What the why? All by itself?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He held his breath as letters in the familiar flaming font arranged themselves before his eyes: HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Finally, the flaming text in the center of his view: FIGHT!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No matter which way he looked at it, this guy didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki nodded sharply and mentally articulated the end of Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Together with a pathetic sound effect, the text YOU LOSE had appeared in front of him, and then" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What am I saying? he thought, but the words poured out of him and he couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What the ve just said that last part! How could I have said all that other stuff?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The voice that came out of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "There it was!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As he wondered what sort of challenge he should issue, Haruyuki heard a voice whispering somewhere," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hey re doing?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If your initial attack and escape fails, and you have to fight Ash Roller on his bike face-to-face, I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime had followed that with an explanation of duel avatar" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Anything! There has to be something! Some secret trick to totally turn the tables, to come back from the dead" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Right, the special attack!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You can do this!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Isn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki jumped at Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "* *" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The smile disappeared abruptly from Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime smiled bitterly at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime nodded slightly, as if reading Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But that, too, was fleeting, and the beautiful senior, both arms flopped down on the table, smiled dryly and murmured," }, { "from": "human", "value": "After thinking for approximately two seconds, Haruyuki nervously reached his right hand out and stopped about a centimeter in front of Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instead, instinctively, he pulled his hand back, drew his shoulders in turtle-like, and mumbled in tight neurospeak," }, { "from": "human", "value": "In the short silence that followed, was it pity that floated up in those still eyes regarding him?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Finally, after a quiet sigh, Kuroyukihime uttered softly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "After a moment" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Having guessed this, Haruyuki felt an inexplicable throbbing in his chest as he murmured softly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Before he could voice the question, Kuroyukihime shook her head and said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The more Haruyuki protested, the sharper the angle Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Subordinate? Possession? Under exclusive ownership?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Several words he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He was completely unable to process Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why? How?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What exactly do I want? What do I want to happen with Chiyuri and Takumu, and with Kuroyukihime?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chiyuri" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Looking up, Haruyuki saw Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki watched Chiyuri" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The cable in his hand was like a live wire, and Haruyuki said nervously," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At the same time that a differently colored, semitransparent window popped open, Chiyuri" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her speech was clumsy, like she hadn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Having her come up now so unexpectedly, Haruyuki practically forgot about peeking inside Chiyuri" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When Kuroyukihime had insisted Chiyuri was Cyan Pile, he" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If I hugged Chiyuri back right now, what would happen?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Unconsciously checking each of the apps shown one by one, Haruyuki murmured in his physical voice just as unconsciously," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "There s a back door!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That bastard!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or so he thought, but the girl tilted her head and returned doubtfully," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That time" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He didn why did Kuroyukihime take that attitude, get that expression on her face, look at him with those eyes?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fixing his gaze on a single paving stone to his lower right, Haruyuki finally gave voice to the" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The majority of the social cameras in the area were apparently not capturing images from inside the car as he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why is he here?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hadn m still there!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime slowly closed those eyes, took a deep breath, and said in a near whisper," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, Kuroyukihime surprised him, declaring in a tone that hid a strong resolve," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Save ?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I want to believe" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The effect of the tears welling up in his avatar" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tightening her grip on Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Spreading her arms out wide, she straightened her back with a snap and called out in a clear voice:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What the ? What happened?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This can s no way this can be happening!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was this the best and final power of Brain Burst? A forbidden command to overclock not just the consciousness but the entire body?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How long had he been thinking like this and staring at that lamp?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Mumbling to himself, Haruyuki lifted his head involuntarily at the nurse" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thoughts like these flitting through his mind, Haruyuki said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What? What did I see just now?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki murmured in a trembling voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then, barely a beat later," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Obviously she wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if was seriously injured and in the hospital, and even which hospital she was in?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You came" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Would the irreproachable (unlike Haruyuki) Takumu shout in a hospital?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I Why did I assume Cyan Pile had to be someone at Umesato?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Boooom!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Be in time!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Skree! Skree! Skree! Skree!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That s Cyan Pile?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Skkkkrrrk!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Glancing at him, Cyan Pile continued in an even more cheerful voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is it really you? Why? Since when?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Since when are you a Burst Linker?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Clang!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Half bewildered, Haruyuki asked Cyan Pile, insect fluids still dripping from the needle," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Part of it was probably Haruyuki and Chiyuri" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ka-chaaaank!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But if Haruyuki lost here" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You can dodge this!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Krsshk!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Skreeeee!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cyan Pile" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Right here!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I can still do this!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cyan Pile, staggering to put distance between them, roared hatefully," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki closed his ears to the broken shrieking in Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What the" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But the instant Haruyuki tried to kick down on the ground with both legs and send himself flying backward:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What was that?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Skrrrrk!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thump! Thud! Thump!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Taku" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But he couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Am I hallucinating?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As long as this sound echoed in his chest" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Hot!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fwoomp!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Skreeeee!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Skrrrrk!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Then" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Now? Now?! You tried to take all of Kuroyukihime You tried to erase her Brain Burst, her only desire!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki looked over again at Cyan Pile, motionless, head hanging between raised knees, and thought to himself, I t break his promise after this fight and come after Kuroyukihime?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hugging her sweet, softly scented body with all his might, Haruyuki cried, almost groaning," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her right hand gently stroked Silver Crow" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nodding silently several times, Kuroyukihime stretched a hand out to trace the edge of a thin wing extending from Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime gently brought Silver Crow" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki was convinced that if he found himself in a Duel with her, he wouldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime glanced around and shrugged lightly before saying," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Against his chest, Kuroyukihime craned her neck to look out at the city below them and cried out in a subdued voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime smiled like a flower opening up and said in a slightly hoarse voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if reading Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki finally grasped the reason for Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Eeaah?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Slightly releasing the tension in his shoulders, Haruyuki returned," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The beautiful older student and rebel Black King said in a clear voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "END" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "November 28, 2008" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "s less than two seconds anyway?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Okay?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Get it?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Do you get what I mean?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Right, you get it, don t you?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How about that?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even if you were to lose a Duel, if you had curry the whole thirty minutes, don d be glad you leapt into this Burst world?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However when you return to meatspace, you eat the rest! That is the curry that is a thousand times plus one!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 48" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 49" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 49" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; 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Especially not a girl with a cute voice like that? Little sisters only show up in horror movies, right?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "An angel? A vision from the heavens?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But he quickly remembered the conclusion he" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tomoko stared intently at him as he thumped back down into his original position before giggling," }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was just Not to mention that it would be just the two of them for three days?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His eyes fell from her head" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki frantically pushed his body under the water with a splash, shut his eyes tightly, and cried out," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But impressively, the girl, who age-wise was definitely at least around ten, cocked her head and said in an even sweeter voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Flustered at the sudden change in her tone, Haruyuki somehow managed to reply," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She looked down at Haruyuki with an expression that could only be described as arrogant and said in a low voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Splooosh!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The girl flashed him a ferocious grin and cried out in a voice full of both sweetness and menace," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Skreeeeee!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This is the Red King?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Are you really one of the Six Kings of Pure Color, a level-nine Burst Linker, one of only seven in the Accelerated World, a powerful ruler leading an enormous Legion?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As expected, her rear harbored nothing more than very long radiation fins and thrusters; he didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thrusters?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He could fly!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Zzgrrm! Tat tat tat tat tat! Krr krr krr krr!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This is it!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Conveyed only through the lenses of two round eyes, a smile blossomed clearly across the Red King" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Red King laughed once again and asked," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Suddenly threatening, the girl demanded haughtily," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What exactly was the Red King s objective? Why put on the sweet younger sister act at first and bake cookies? And what was she planning to discuss when she met Kuroyukihime, otherwise known as the Black King?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Although he tried to seriously contemplate these and other questions, no matter what he did, the scene in the bath kept repeating in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After pulling out the chair next to her and sitting down, Haruyuki replied," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That fool! Goddamn her!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her expression finally settling into a wide, bitter smile, Kuroyukihime shook her head several times and said in a low voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Staring at Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was he not just a friend, but someone more special?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Instead, Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In contrast to the majestic scale of the name" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Still wearing that same grin, Kuroyukihime sat, crossing her thin, black-encased legs before she arched a single questioning eyebrow, looked at Takumu, and said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As soon as he spoke, Kuroyukihime reached out with her left hand to pinch Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In front of Haruyuki, Takumu cocked his head and added by way of explanation," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki worked hard to suppress the urge to laugh and said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The confused, rambling refusal Haruyuki was preparing was dodged by Kuroyukihime with a simple:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As soon as he yanked on the pull-type doorknob, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Looking down at the elementary school girl posing triumphantly, Haruyuki muttered hollowly once again," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His life was over" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They re not actually going to just dive into a duel right here, are they?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Her usual sharp self, Kuroyukihime returned, arms folded," }, { "from": "human", "value": "I I have to throw myself between them!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "KUROYUKIHIME" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Normally, this jab would" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if seeing into Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Consequently, Yuniko reached across the table and forced the ring finger on Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In the end, his points dropped to zero, and in the moment he faced his" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Watching Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Although he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When Haruyuki looked around again and confirmed that, yes, there really was nothing other than the weird rocks, he asked timidly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What is this a Burst Linker? An avatar operated by a flesh-and-blood human being?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yuniko glanced up at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Speechless, Haruyuki dipped his head lightly, and Kuroyukihime said, glancing over at Yuniko as if to confirm," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu glanced at Yuniko standing to his right and seemed to hesitate slightly, but as he touched a finger to the bridge of his blue glasses, he said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Feeling like he" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What exactly is this Unlimited Field, though?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What s going on?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What s going on how is this happening is this actually real? Or is it, A to Z, all of it, fake and made of polygons?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But isn t that what a gentleman would do?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was this scene the illusion of a single night? An accidental miracle never to happen again?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Or" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "s the little one?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "His partner, somehow having read his mail and rushed down, muttered to Haruyuki, expelling large puffs of white breath in the chill morning air," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And Takumu, being Takumu, took the bullet and calmly reassured her:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime tilted her head thoughtfully, her expression essentially unchanged as opposed to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a moment" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Finally, Kuroyukihime, a bit of her warmth returning, spoke as she tapped Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When he said it again, Niko responded with a curt" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As she glared at him, Haruyuki, still standing next to the sofa, asked as simply and straightforwardly as he could," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A stiff smile broached Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She cut herself off there, stared up at Haruyuki, and muttered a threatening," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Niko nodded lightly, almost as if reading Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki watched her flat chest heave twice, three times, and he held his breath and whispered unconsciously," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Aah! Did I say something totally nuts again?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Just when Haruyuki was becoming utterly discouraged, the young King finally muttered grudgingly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, Niko answered readily after only a moment" }, { "from": "human", "value": "There, she took a deep breath, straightened her back, and" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As she touched the button to connect her Neurolinker to the global net, the jet-black, beautiful princess shouted in a commanding voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reducing his focus, he saw three duel avatars standing very close to him:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki secretly swallowed back the feelings of inferiority welling up in him standing alongside Cyan Pile" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The words" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However, without that upper limit" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After counting on his fingers, Haruyuki muttered in a hoarse voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "When he turned around, his friend shrugged the solid shoulders of his avatar and continued in a voice sporting a laugh," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If you knew exactly how much time me and that girl there had spent in the Accelerated World up to now" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After using Punch and Kick to destroy the obstacles" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Did that mean that his level wasn t enough?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki caught sight of the Chuo Line Bridge, supported by pillars with a ridiculously tapered design, and casually followed it to the end where he saw something unexpected and muttered quietly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Feeling a heavy, low crunch shake the air each time its legs came into contact with the road, Haruyuki mumbled, dazed," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Picking up where Kuroyukihime left off, Niko whistled briefly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Niko responded to Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Following the assenting Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Are those just plain old light effects? Or is there actually a shopping district down there, just like the real Ikebukuro? Which reminds me, Takumu and Kuroyukihime didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She sniffed at Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After he just barely dodged a blue-white beam of light, Kuroyukihime cried in a low voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if to give credence Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Red King, likely having reaching the same conclusion with similar rapidity, jumped a step forward, clenched her fists, threw her head back, and roared in an accusation that was at once both childish and menacing," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Niko jabbed her index finger at him and cried, flames leaping forward," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Placing both hands on his hips and bending over abruptly, the Yellow King uttered coolly, obscenely," }, { "from": "human", "value": "No, it wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bracing himself, Haruyuki took a step forward and murmured very quietly at Niko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Despite the fact that the situation could not in any way be said to be to his party" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime took a step back and said, almost shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Once again, the girl from before cried out offscreen," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Yellow King" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "His eyes, glittering pale blue from under the mask" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "when:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A special attack!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But it was too late! The edge of the crater was right in front of his eyes" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But the young man" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Mixed with the sound of countless shots firing, the Yellow King" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Likely having already guessed this, next to Haruyuki, Niko said clearly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "A hoarse voice came Cyan Pile And then, firmly pinning the enemy down with both arms:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A feeling he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Even as he told himself he should do as reason dictated and run, he couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Red King stretched her right arm out straight ahead, jabbed a fingertip at the Yellow King standing at the western edge of the crater, and shouted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The sound of Niko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Before Haruyuki could say anything in response, the Yellow King looked down on them from on high and cried out even more venomously," }, { "from": "human", "value": "However" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What can I do? What am I going to do? What am I supposed to do at a time like this, Kuroyukihime? If I don" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even if that were so" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Bzz!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Skreeee!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In a tone so flat it made Haruyuki wonder if he had finally lost the composure that had kept him going up to now, the Yellow King whined, as if moaning," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime glanced back quickly and yelled," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The back of the enemy" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Here it comes!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Niko!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What would happen if you got hit by an attack with that level of potential at such close range?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Black Lotus called in a clear voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At the same time, Yellow Radio shouted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "However" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Immediately before its name slid from Niko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why didn t the Yellow King break free? Why did he just stare silently at Chrome Disaster, his face turned as far to the rear as it could go?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was the scattered spray accompanying the wet squishing a spark effect, or fragments of armor s flesh?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fight that? Fight that, render it helpless, and hit it with the Judgment Blow at point-blank range? And I m supposed to help with that?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Behind Chrome Disaster, as he began a fierce dash" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Are you going to fight it? I mean, even if the Red King did ask you" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That attack!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Tnk!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Because she s stronger than her enemy?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And yet" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After all, running away wouldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So, why? What exactly was she" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Black Lotus looked up with violet eyes, blazing in the blades pressed within an inch of them, but said in a quiet but profoundly leaden voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "That time, just a few minutes earlier, when he" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Inside, I wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How on earth no, a battleship!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Propping himself up on his right arm now that the feeling had finally returned to it, Haruyuki wobbled as he raised his torso" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But in that case, what was the other night about?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Niko and Kuroyukihime sleeping, arms wrapped around each other in Haruyuki s illusion? Was it just a meaningless coincidence?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Guardian and child?! Those two?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Further overwhelmed by surprise and rendered again speechless, Haruyuki shifted his gaze back to Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tears welled up in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Swallowing her breath for an instant and stiffening up, Niko squeezed out hoarsely," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As he stared at the figure receding with each passing second, Haruyuki shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki gritted his teeth, stared directly at the Red King, and said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Finally, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki glanced over at the jet-black figure lying at the far southern edge of the crater and then quickly brought his gaze back before saying, forcefully," }, { "from": "human", "value": "I caught him!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "More! More, more! Accelerate!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Then" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Finally, Niko blurted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Niko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Back still rounded, little, softly weeping Niko crouched over" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu spread out a hand and replied," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But why on earth would the field transform like that?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Since it was impossible to see anyone else" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Finally, Kuroyukihime declared firmly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At the root of the World Tree, a large cave opened up illuminated by the same blue light he" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A voice that somehow wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At the sound of Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This is what he heard:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When are you going to shoot? Now? Now?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In which case" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Don feel it!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instantly:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Holding his breath and letting his eyes race around, he heard" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Dazed, he pulled out one of the cookies, still a little warm, and timidly asked Niko," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "END" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "March 30, 2009" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What exactly was the Red King s objective? Why put on the sweet younger sister act at first and bake cookies? And what was she planning to discuss when she met Kuroyukihime, otherwise known as the Black King?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Although he tried to seriously contemplate these and other questions, no matter what he did, the scene in the bath kept repeating in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After pulling out the chair next to her and sitting down, Haruyuki replied," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That fool! Goddamn her!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her expression finally settling into a wide, bitter smile, Kuroyukihime shook her head several times and said in a low voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Staring at Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was he not just a friend, but someone more special?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Instead, Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In contrast to the majestic scale of the name" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Still wearing that same grin, Kuroyukihime sat, crossing her thin, black-encased legs before she arched a single questioning eyebrow, looked at Takumu, and said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As soon as he spoke, Kuroyukihime reached out with her left hand to pinch Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In front of Haruyuki, Takumu cocked his head and added by way of explanation," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki worked hard to suppress the urge to laugh and said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The confused, rambling refusal Haruyuki was preparing was dodged by Kuroyukihime with a simple:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As soon as he yanked on the pull-type doorknob, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Looking down at the elementary school girl posing triumphantly, Haruyuki muttered hollowly once again," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His life was over" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They re not actually going to just dive into a duel right here, are they?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Her usual sharp self, Kuroyukihime returned, arms folded," }, { "from": "human", "value": "I I have to throw myself between them!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "KUROYUKIHIME" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Normally, this jab would" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; margin:0pt}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body { text-align: center; padding:0pt; margin: 0pt; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Jocelyn Allen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA 2009" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by ASCII MEDIA WORKS" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation 2015 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On eBook Edition: October 2017" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBN: 978-1-9753-0085-2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20171013-JV-PC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki shouldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Faced with furrowed foreheads on either side, Chiyuri puffed up her cheeks and sharply announced," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Glancing at the clock display" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Pushing his tangled thoughts to one side, Haruyuki mumbled a reply en neuro," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Chiyuri was on a roll, and her complaining tone conjured up her sullen face in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He twitched his nose defensively and said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Beneath picture-book stars that twinkled with a faint ringing effect, Chiyuri stretched luxuriously and curled up on Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "he groaned, and Chiyuri, not quite as asleep as he thought, responded in a muffled, indistinct voice:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even if he and Chiyuri were in the same class, as long as the bullying didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Entrusting his sharp, tall physique to the window frame, Takumu raised his wireless glasses abruptly and explained," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Mulling over this answer, Haruyuki finally smiled and said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Skreeeee!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As their usual song and dance, the same old routine from the real world, unfolded, Takumu abruptly murmured," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kliiing!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Klinklinkliiiing!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It s duel partner here, anyway?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The HP gauge in the top left of his screen, which had been down 30 percent" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was filling back up before his eyes!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was Chiyuri" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cyan Pile" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As Haruyuki nodded with a gulp, Kuroyukihime spread out her right hand lightly, adding," }, { "from": "human", "value": "He tacked on the last bit rather frantically, but it unfortunately didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At that, Haruyuki couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Okinawa?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then, out of the blue, she said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Anything No, thirty centimeters? Could it?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Does that reward of anything apply to Taku, too?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But I mean, Taku" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Puffs of smoke rose up from a heart suddenly overloaded as he trotted along behind Kuroyukihime toward the cafeteria exit, and he blurted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Eep!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As all the muscles along his spine cramped up and he tripped on the leg of a long cafeteria table, Haruyuki realized all over again:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki narrowed his eyes contemplatively and followed the winner" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Unless you were one of the select few possessing a certain" }, { "from": "human", "value": "coach finally took a deep breath, on the verge of calling out" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki also verbally called out," }, { "from": "human", "value": "His name re only the four Burst Linkers we already know about!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The kendo area fell back into silence until there finally came the cry of," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Making up his mind, he took a big bite, raised his head, and asked," }, { "from": "human", "value": "He held the tea-bearing glass in his right hand, and his gaze firmly focused on the yellow-green liquid" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "High in the air, the green tea drew long and thin arcs, and Takumu, glass in hand, caught the entire quantity while maintaining that structure!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "While listening to the request to which he added these mental notes, Kuroyukihime cocked her head and said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why can t I be in the same grade as her?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If they were in the same grade, he might have been able to do things like see her in her bathing suit with his own eyes, graduate with her, and go to high school together" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So if he has this kind of skill, why s totally screwed if he loses? Like the way Taku tormented himself?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Maybe this was his chance? His once-in-a-lifetime perfect opportunity to question Nomi about why he refused to be registered on the matching list and why he was ignoring the other Burst Linkers who went to the same school as him?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When she came back after a moment, Haruyuki looked over his shoulder at her, and she said, only her lips moving, Now! Get out!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Unable to voice his gratitude at Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is this really a good idea? The thought popped up quietly from the froth of his thoughts, to the water d be his lap dog?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Nomi stooped, stepped on Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A duel?! Why now?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nomi" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You might not have realized this, since you" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In a single breath, he tucked his body in, and just as he readied himself to take off" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As soon as the Ensnare wears off, I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Drawn by his gaze, Haruyuki looked in the same direction and observed with a faint physical revulsion three wriggling nubs" }, { "from": "human", "value": "His special attack!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So that meant this midnight-purple avatar stole the silver wings that were the reason for Silver Crow ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if to drive the point home, he flapped the strangely shaped wings loudly once and continued coaxingly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This isn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chiyuri abruptly pulled Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This thinking, clearly nothing more than blame shifting, pushed words he didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How much time passed while he lay on the cold laminate floor?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Everything t leave?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just how did they, these former Burst Linkers, feel now? Were they biting their lips in regret? Did they simply remember it fondly? Or were they shaking with deep-seated resentment?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And t even the grown-ups start looking into it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How exactly has Brain Burst been able to stay this completely hidden for more than seven years? And just what is the creator of the program trying to do by setting up this situation?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki shook his head slightly and said hurriedly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even in his current state, Haruyuki could tell he wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But the reply he got was even quieter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No way, that couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Not a guy or a jerk or an SOB?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It can" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh? So it is a girl?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Head still hanging, Haruyuki murmured quietly in his heart, I don After my flight ability has been deleted from the system, what is there I can do?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "More stunned than he had ever been, Haruyuki stood stock-still and somehow managed to mutter," }, { "from": "human", "value": "At this, Sky Raker" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki held his breath and, unable to avert his eyes, was forced to wonder, Maybe Sky Raker, too ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Maybe she had her legs taken from her forever by Nomi, aka Dusk Taker, or another Burst Linker with the same ability?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sky Raker stared closely at Haruyuki, rooted to the spot, with eyes the color of dawn, and pronounced softly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "It shouldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But he still had trouble swallowing Sky Raker" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I won s a powerful enough Burst Linker to get to level eight?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sky Raker brought her wheelchair over to the kitchen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Silver Crow" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sleep?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just what I" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At the same time, he cried in his heart, As if I could sleep in this situation!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki fought for a while against the sleepiness trying to pull his eyes shut with an almost violent heaviness, and murmured very quietly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "So that" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And the question about why he hadn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What if that if the power of the Incarnate System was already at work, then? Had he decreased the pressure he actually received from the air by drawing out a solid image of himself getting through the wind? And if he had, could he do the same thing with this steel wall as his opponent?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I can do it! he thought, immediately followed by him lamenting, It s not enough!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was there a chance that his work was just ordinary escapism?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sky Raker" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki, very close to fainting at the sensation of touching a certain un-avatar-like well-roundedness under the white dress, somehow pulled himself back together and asked in a trembling voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a long, long silence, Haruyuki earnestly squeezed out," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Not knowing how to express his feelings of gratitude, Haruyuki bowed as deeply as he possibly could and said in a shaking voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He moved at a trot toward the fast-food place that was their designated meeting place before suddenly wondering, How am I supposed to know who she is?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sky Raker" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And yet she" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As soon as they had finished the customary pre-lesson bow, Sugeno said loudly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is he serious?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Bringing both hands behind her with a slightly bashful expression, Kuroyukihime continued hastily," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Finally, Kuroyukihime looked at Haruyuki with upturned eyes and said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Her smile changed to something mischievous, and, taking a step forward, Kuroyukihime slid a gentle hand over the position of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As soon as she said this," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When he heard this whispered report, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Words roared and burst into flames in the center of his vision: A REGISTERED DUEL IS BEGINNING!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nomi, seen through with such perfect clarity, stayed silent for a few more seconds before suddenly shouting brightly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cyan Pile" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Confronted with this zeal, Dusk Taker turned his face away, seemingly disgusted, and spat out in a low voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But before he could shout out in reply, Takumu whispered in the same quiet, and yet white-hot, voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Dusk Taker chuckled at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Nomi spread his hands almost exasperatedly and murmured a short, unfamiliar command:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Does this mean he s accepting defeat and is ready to give my wings back? Seiji Nomi? Really?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or by another name" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a moment" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Vmmp!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thuk!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Slowly wriggling the fingers buried in Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The instant he felt that faint voice" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Nomi had barely finished speaking before he stretched out his right hand and chanted quietly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Two streaks of sky-blue light streamed from the sky, hit Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Nomi chuckled from deep in his throat, and Haruyuki responded calmly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Before he could think about what that meant, Nomi spat fiercely," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No, I Either way, I hope you will continue to watch over it as long as you have the patience capacity for it! I would like that!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And to you reading this far, you have as much gratitude as my will is able to manifest!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "July 23, 2009" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 48" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 48" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Okinawa?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Then, out of the blue, she said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Anything No, thirty centimeters? Could it?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Does that reward of anything apply to Taku, too?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But I mean, Taku" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Puffs of smoke rose up from a heart suddenly overloaded as he trotted along behind Kuroyukihime toward the cafeteria exit, and he blurted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Eep!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As all the muscles along his spine cramped up and he tripped on the leg of a long cafeteria table, Haruyuki realized all over again:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; margin:0pt}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body { text-align: center; padding:0pt; margin: 0pt; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyn Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA 2010" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by ASCII MEDIA WORKS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On eBook Edition: October 2017" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBN: 978-1-9753-0086-9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20171013-JV-PC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The ugly joy in a young boy" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After a small lag" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki nodded slowly at the words and added in a quiet voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This gesture as he replayed recent events caught his friend" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu took a deep breath at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And there was really no other Burst Linker who would likely know all about the Incarnate System and also have a reason to lend Haruyuki and Takumu a" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The corner of Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But even Takumu sounded skeptical at his own words, so Haruyuki puffed his cheeks and rebutted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Taku, right around the end of the duel today, did you hear a strange voice?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Don t need me anymore?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But a second later, even the body pressed against his chest crumbled into inky particles, which flowed down with a quiet shff, forming a small mountain of sand at his feet" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His Neurolinker appeared to have dug from deep in his mind the words that then came out of his mouth, rather than from his brain" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Unable to completely hold back a smile through her tears, Kuroyukihime raised both hands and held Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Resisting the urge to just shut the door again, Haruyuki cautiously stepped into the room and greeted his teacher with an indistinct" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After letting out a long sigh that sounded like a large cooling fan, Sugeno said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "What if" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if this thinking, this awareness of thing, took root among all the students, whether there was proof of it or not?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The group on which Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But you didn t even win that tournament with your own power!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What do you think, Arita? What s it like to be covered in mud, slipping endlessly down this hill? Having all your precious things taken from you one by one and smashed?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Flustered, Haruyuki sent his eyes racing back and forth between Takumu t hear their conversation, how on earth were they interpreting this situation: tall, handsome Takumu grabbing the hand of small, round Haruyuki and leaning into him?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Takumu didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After meeting Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The high-pitched voice filled his brain, and Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Niko gently placed her plate and glass on the sofa set" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Steam rising from her head, Instructor Niko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instantly, a snowball howling through the air hit smack-dab in the middle of Silver Crow" }, { "from": "human", "value": "s nihilistic pulsation also emitted a purple light, but was this a systemic phenomenon shared by all Incarnate attacks?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Niko heard the uncertainty in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "be afraid of?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He looked back over at Niko again and added," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "They nodded at each other, and then Haruyuki ran a few steps toward the Nerima Ward office rising up in the west before turning around one final time to shout," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The maid" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He wanted very much to go and collect information, but not quite having the courage to head off into such an enemy" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Blood Leopard, similarly silent for several seconds, finally said with utmost brevity," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thinking escape was likely impossible, he half gave up at this point, but he couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki kept himself from flinching and continued," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The feline-headed female rider glanced down at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At this, Haruyuki reflexively asked," }, { "from": "human", "value": "This time, it was Blood Leopard" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The name the dwarf uttered with annoyance was" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Pard seems pretty red, too?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Blood Leopard" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Pard brought her body even closer, and she stared into Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instantly, in the back of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Okay then, first, I gotta hook up with Pard" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The very nimble-looking avatar crouched down next to him, and Blood Leopard, level-six Burst Linker, member of Prominence Legion, continued," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She wants me to jump, too?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Don t think, just go!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After dragging Haruyuki to the shadow of a massive billboard, the leopard said, astonished," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Once she had stolen every pixel from his gauge, the leopard released him and shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki heard her voice from below him, and he reflexively responded," }, { "from": "human", "value": "After one such attempt" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wondering if he shouldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Blood Leopard put an end to the night" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki realized that Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If I were dragging her down" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If an idiot who gets infected with a virus, has secret video taken of him, and even gets his wings stolen were to dull her blades" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She flopped down on her bed, clutching one of the many stuffed animal cushions laying around" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He met her eyes with an unusual firmness as she gave him the bare minimum of an answer, and further asked," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Here, for the first time, the expression on Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The boy waved his right hand just as he was on the verge of disappearing from Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So the boy was looking at a holowindow with no Neurolinker and no other device?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Except for that one moment when he was connected through his Neurolinker rather than the BIC and had used acceleration to get top marks on his social studies test" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nomi" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Nomi" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nomi gradually suppressed the heat of his anger at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki stared hard at Nomi" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nomi spread his hands in a" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However, Haruyuki was well aware that his knowledge of the Accelerated World was still far from great, so of course, he didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After checking that Nomi had disappeared into the school building, Haruyuki leaned up against a nearby tree and uttered in neurospeak," }, { "from": "human", "value": "However, neither of them had anticipated Nomi" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His shoulders relaxed at the prompt response and Haruyuki added," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why now, here?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How far will that coward go?! Rage shot through his brain, while an even greater confusion bubbled up in him s intention in confessing all this?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if sensing his doubt, Chiyuri continued thinly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why, why? Chiyu, why are you doing all this?! Why are you so stuck on Brain Burst when you were pushing against it so hard before? What do you keep earning points for?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And yes, Haruyuki couldn s betraying us a second time, and this is a strategy to get herself into the final battle and steal our points?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Breaking the heavy silence was Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After postponing the fight a full fifteen times or more, Haruyuki finally said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The text:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After waiting a full minute and more, Haruyuki whispered," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Avatar like that? You, who take down this guy!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why would he grab the tip of it himself?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A teasing voice slipped out from beneath Dusk Taker" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nomi greeted Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Takumu didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Believe in it, Taku!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Taku! Run!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "An instant before he could shout these words, Nomi cried sharply," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The darkness that should have flowed back out from Cyan Pile" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instead" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Perhaps because of Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No no, no!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What do you know?! There t be trust, just calculation!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why can" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I can" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It ends here? This is my s Brain Burst ending?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What does it matter figuring that out now?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The afterimages of several half circles lingering in the air, the blade slid toward the nape of the blue avatar" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Nomi" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In contrast with Haruyuki and his stunned eyes opened wide, Kuroyukihime herself didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In response, the layered avatar" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Despite the extremity of the situation, Kuroyukihime glanced over at Haruyuki and ordered in a stern yet gentle voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "As Haruyuki clenched both hands into fists, his entire body trembling, Nomi turned toward him and said consolingly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In contrast, Nomi" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki also lifted his right hand high up in the sky, opened his palm, and cried:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Because this was a wish that had been secreted away in the depths of his heart for a long, long time what else could he call it but hope?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki turned his body in Nomi" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then" }, { "from": "human", "value": "s gasp:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kreeeeeeen!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "One more hit!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A voice he had heard so much and so often, maybe more than his own mother" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Claaaang!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki shouted" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Taking a deep breath, the fresh green avatar announced crisply," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The moment Haruyuki had this thought, Takumu looked at him and said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "As soon as Dusk Taker saw Silver Crow approaching, he began to scream," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After Haruyuki had sent Nomi the final postponement message immediately before diving into the Unlimited Neutral Field, he had indeed said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki could only stare silently as Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Eventually, however, Kuroyukihime lifted her face and ordered her subordinates in a refreshingly clear voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Gulping, Haruyuki looked at Takumu, and then murmured in amazement," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Pierced straight through, Haruyuki said gently in a voice that was definitely shaking," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki clenched his right hand tightly, and then his shoulders fell as he continued," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The expression on the face of the older student" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chasing after her, feet tangling underneath him, Haruyuki no longer had any idea of what he should do and shot his eyes around and around his apartment before saying," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Calm down! Calm down and deal with this! he told himself as he started toward the kitchen, and Kuroyukihime reached into the paper bag with a quick" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ha-ha-ha!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And the last one percent?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But right now, Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime hugged Haruyuki even harder, with a power that seemed impossible for those thin arms, and whispered in a trembling voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ishio brought his face even closer and, making an upside-down V of his eyebrows, argued vehemently," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ishio grinned broadly, as if delighted, and got up with an" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What? What is going on?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nomi didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "His memory s gone!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Taking some cue from the expression on Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Immediately before the suspicion took back control of Nomi" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a full thirty seconds or so of silence, Kuroyukihime lifted her teacup and wet her lips before almost whispering," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Come on!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime nodded firmly and shouted again," }, { "from": "human", "value": "END" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I t do it again! Probably!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And in conclusion, I would ask that all of you who have read my books would continue to join me this year as well!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "December 15, 2009" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Flustered, Haruyuki sent his eyes racing back and forth between Takumu t hear their conversation, how on earth were they interpreting this situation: tall, handsome Takumu grabbing the hand of small, round Haruyuki and leaning into him?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Takumu didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After meeting Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The high-pitched voice filled his brain, and Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Niko gently placed her plate and glass on the sofa set" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Steam rising from her head, Instructor Niko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; margin:0pt}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body { text-align: center; padding:0pt; margin: 0pt; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA 2010" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by ASCII MEDIA WORKS" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation 2015 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On eBook Edition: November 2017" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBN: 978-1-9753-0087-6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20171027-JV-PC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Because the resource for the pseudo" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But then, how would the opposite situation work?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Did you hear about it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Chiyuri, diving right next to him at the same speed, didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Silver Crow" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Now!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I m going full throttle starting now!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "With the shoulder tackle, Frost Horn had already shaved away 20 percent of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She whirled around without so much as a glance at where her opponent had landed and brought the large bell of her left hand high up into the air while shouting," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However poor her field of view might have been, had Chiyuri actually missed with her special attack there?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And the element other than the duelers that was able to move around in the battle in this Primeval Forest stage was" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tourmaline Shell stared dumbfounded at his partner" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And that" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He looked at the clock display in the lower right of his field of view: Only a few minutes had passed since they" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If she had been in her in-school local net avatar, she would" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chiyuri cocked her head to one side at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And Hermes" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime stopped moving abruptly and waggled the index finger of her right hand as if she wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At this, a meaningful grin made its way across Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fortunately, Professor Kuroyukihime didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It had all started with Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then why did You look to the sky? I mean, why do You still look to the sky? It can ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Skreeeeee!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I guess the idea that a Space stage would show up was just a childish fantasy after all, he murmured to himself, and was about to plop down onto the expansive floor when" }, { "from": "human", "value": "?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Who are you?! When did you get here?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After Blood Leopard spoke, Haruyuki followed with the thought," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki walked over to Pard, still holding his card, and asked his question anew:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a swish of her long tail, Pard touched Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However, naturally unable to say, No, that" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At first, he restrained himself to the utmost in terms of the strength he put into those arms, but the instant the in-wheel motors roared to life in the bike as it left the Skytree parking:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The curfew set by Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Pard then said, so very casually," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Huh? T-tea?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was clear that Pard paid absolutely no attention to customs such as the length of a couple" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki took a deep breath and, in a move that was unusual for him, looked straight into the eyes of his conversation partner before saying," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Really? Is that really all?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ARE YOU GOING TO LET THEM? CAN YOU FORGET THE TERRIBLE PAIN THEY CAUSED YOU, YOUR FRIENDS, THE HATRED IN YOUR HEART FOR THEM, AND HOW THEY MADE YOU SUFFER?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REALLY?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "There was a difference in the level makeup, with eight, five, and five for Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Tomorrow?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Indeed, the rider" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The jet-black avatar laughed briefly once more before adding," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thus, Haruyuki expelled a deep breath and finished up with," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As Haruyuki let these thoughts wander through his mind" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Seeing Haruyuki grinding his teeth tightly, Raker said gently," }, { "from": "human", "value": "I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The sky-blue avatar paused for a moment at Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "DO YOU ACCEPT THE ENHANCED ARMAMENT GALE THRUSTER?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In the writhing green light, they could definitely see tiny particles of light blue radiance settling on Sky Raker" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fwsh!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Eep!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You guys don s really, really scary!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Have I gotten stronger? Or weaker?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even the unbearably real sensations of the texture of the fabric and the mass and flexibility of the person beyond it were communicated to his fingers, and just as he started to wonder" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Approximately two hours later:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That pace" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Maybe the truth is she actually had something else she wanted to talk about? And there I was blabbing about all my own stuff, using up all our time? I was just in my own world, so happy, so fun, and I didn ?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Immediately, droplets of water began to tap against the window, and as he watched the neon colors bleed, Haruyuki said hoarsely," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The instant he heard that, several of the safety valves in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Crap! That" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Huh?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It ll be here again tomorrow? What does that mean?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As Haruyuki stood frozen in place, stance unnatural and look baffled, before his eyes, Kuroyukihime placed her bag on a chair at the dining table and said:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Keep it together! Even if that" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And the answer he came up with as a result was slightly no, fairly pathetic:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But, of course, he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The answer he came up with after about five seconds was:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And that" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The long jet-black sword caught Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Now!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ohh, I see Was that it, then?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Huh? The duel" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Still frozen like a stone statue, he mustered every ounce of willpower not to look at the rumpled sleeping figure, pajama top noticeably flipped up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki swallowed the" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At that very moment, on Haruyuki s bed only seconds away down the hall, the Legion Master aka Kuroyukihime was fast asleep! Clad in perfect pajama top and bottom!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reflexively, Haruyuki dipped his head with a" }, { "from": "human", "value": "About ten minutes later:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No, maybe the truth is it" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki dipped his head lifelessly and mumbled," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The pale fingertips once again touched the back of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fuko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The instant that voice sounded from behind Haruyuki, the century-end" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The tenth of the shuttles lined up two meters apart on the starting grid, the machine enshrined on the right end" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I am right here burning up with real excitement!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sky Raker nodded at Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But he didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Master s something only you can do!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki shouted hurriedly, but before he could finish speaking, Kuroyukihime gave an unexpected instruction:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Once again, a tranquil laughter spread out through the warp zone, and, bathed in these gentle reverberations, Haruyuki murmured in his heart, Maybe I didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Aah, that s the natural thing to do with a guy like that!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "THAT" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fuko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fuko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But t just a metaphor, but there really was something other than Haruyuki producing this voice?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, in that case, the owner of the voice would have to exist not in the Accelerated World, but inside Haruyuki ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The impact and the question burst from Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Jigsaw narrowed those eyes and said" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if Jigsaw himself wanted to repudiate his own words? Didn ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The instant he remembered how the twilight-colored marauder" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That was overlay?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The surface of the elevator, which had until mere moments before shone a lustrous steel gray, was decaying with incredible force!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime, similarly looking behind them, replied to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki was able to start churning these thoughts around in his brain" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then what to call a positive Incarnate protecting five people?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "That said, there was still one thing Haruyuki could do" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He drew nearer rusty number ten" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I don" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "WELL!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "NOW IS THE TIME! CALL MY NAME!! RELEASE ME!! I WILL CHANGE YOUR ANGER INTO POWER!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "NOW THEN! CALL MY NAME!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "YOU EQUIPPED THE ENHANCED ARMAMENT" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Unable to bear the force racing through his entire body, Haruyuki clenched both hands ferociously, turned his head back to the sky, and" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So that s it?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Following the attack name, Jigsaw" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A mad smile bled onto Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The strength I" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Eat? I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki mustered all the mental strength he could and shouted in return, No! No!! I !!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The instant the cry burst forth from under his visor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Geh Yuroooooo!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Go away! Go away! I don you have to go awaaaaaaay!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "On behalf of Ash Roller, who fell instantly silent at Raker" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How far did they race like this?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Raker stroked her back gently and replied, equally briefly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "However, eventually, Fuko, her forehead buried in the right side of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fuko opened her eyes and lightly caressed Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "human", "value": "11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki clamped his mouth shut there, and Kuroyukihime murmured, dumbfounded," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki could only murmur in a trembling voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He looked up at each of their faces in turn and tested his wall-walking skills again, but before he could succeed in that endeavor, Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And to my editor, Miki, who has been so kind as to guide little lost me with the deepest patience; my illustrator, HIMA, whom I am always messing with with my many troublesome requests; the manga artist Tatsuya Kurusu, who was kind enough to take on the design of the new avatars; and to you for sticking with me this far, giga thank you!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "April 10, 2010" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; margin:0pt}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body { text-align: center; padding:0pt; margin: 0pt; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA 2010" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by ASCII MEDIA WORKS" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation 2016 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On eBook Edition: November 2017" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBN: 978-1-9753-0088-3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20171027-JV-PC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The standard for matchups was the location of the real-world body of the player" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "For these reasons" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Just how long can I keep being the me that I am now?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The swordmaster returned a gentle nod and, fingertips still on his cheek, she softly repeated," }, { "from": "human", "value": "At their Legion Master" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sensing something in Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However, before she could give him an answer, Fuko said sharply," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sky Raker, the dazzling avatar bearing no weaponry of any kind, brought her mouth to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The answer to his question came after a pause, in Raker" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And if that energy were brought together as a single force? Wouldn something they would be forced to recognize as a threat?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Relaxing slightly at this change in demeanor, Haruyuki cocked his head lightly to one side and asked," }, { "from": "human", "value": "He could no longer see the curious helplessness in the little" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She dropped her eyes once more and said softly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Candidacy? For what?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You don" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So let" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Watching him go, Chiyuri said quickly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He took a step forward, thinking to at least say hello, but before he could, the boy shouted loudly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But they hadn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If he were to confess the truth" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She s fast!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime briskly brought her arms up to hide the formfitting black T-shirt and the navy shorts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Seriously, what was it" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If he said here that he" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Utai OH, IS THAT HOW YOU KNOW EACH OTHER? IS ARITA THAT SILVER CROW?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I-I ve been outed in the real before my own eyyyyyyes!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instantly" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So the two requirements of t the impregnable castle in the middle of the world map the final stage in pretty much all the old games?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Her snow-white back and the strap of her lacy black bra were burned into his retinas" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI M ALSO A BURST LINKER, YOU KNOW?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if, supposing, maybe, that person was a weak-ish younger girl like Utai Shinomiya here? No, take it one step further: What if Utai was my child? Would I be able to do the right thing as her parent? Would I be harsh at times, and then kind, and protect and guide her?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Snap!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Offering one end to Haruyuki, Utai typed out deftly with her left hand, UI D PREFER TO JOIN TOGETHER AS A TAG TEAM AND FIGHT ANOTHER TEAM TWO-ON-TWO?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But as soon as this thought struck him, Utai responded in a way that made Haruyuki doubt his eyes" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "C? Does she mean me? Like C for Crow?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Right, the sound!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Two seconds later" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If this had been a normal duel, this would have been the point where he abandoned everything he" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Behind, to the right!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Skrk!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What was that?! Special attack no, Enhanced Armament?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He hadn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Mask and mask came closer together, covering each other, and the Burst Linker who had only minutes before been a sunny, happy-go-lucky player uttered in a low, hoarse voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But before Haruyuki could open his mouth, Bush Utan rasped," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Olive Grab was the name of Utan" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The slender avatar raised its graceless head at Utan" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Rooted to the spot, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Several long, long seconds passed, and then finally it touched Haruyuki s senses:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { 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"value": "But Ash Roller" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He tried to find some basis for refuting it, but before he could, Ash Roller whispered," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But who s doing it, and for what?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Finally, Ash Roller muttered," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ash Roller hesitated oddly before replying awkwardly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ash Roller" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Among all those people, more than a hundred, who watched the fight between Silver Crow and Rust Jigsaw, there had to have been tons who belonged to the kings" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Suddenly sensing something ominous, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And the black overlay of that Dark Blow and Dark Shot did look a lot like the aura of darkness that covered the Armor of Catastrophe" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Supposing this had started to move finally?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Stepping out into the hallway, he nudged Takumu" }, { 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range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Utai" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu nodded with a severe look and added," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "To Utai, whom he was meeting for the first time, the look on Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If he got into one of those endless back-and-forths he" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A gentle grin slid across Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He glanced over at her and pulled his shoulders in, answering frantically," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Inwardly grateful for the life raft his childhood friend had launched for him, Haruyuki immediately retorted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Unable to immediately understand what they were talking about, Haruyuki cocked Silver Crow" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Followed by Lime Bell" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime took a few steps toward him before adding in a softer tone," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh? Me? The key player?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Key player? What am I supposed to do? It can m charging into the territory of the invincible super Enemy alone or something?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I mean, sure, it s totally a breeze, right?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Imperial Palace in the Unlimited Neutral Field" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime nodded again in reply to Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As Haruyuki attempted to indicate his compliance, Kuroyukihime met his eyes through his helmet dead-on and said in a much more severe tone," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The minute she spoke, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Having reached these questions, Haruyuki still couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What was this thing?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At that moment" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The shout of his real name, a fundamental taboo in the Accelerated World, was followed from behind by" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Run, Haruyuki!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Aah, but" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Corvus!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruuuuuuu!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki stared at the small shrine maiden and shouted in a voice that was not a voice, Your hand!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Hold on!! he shouted again, and Utai" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A light" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What had happened after that? Were they actually dead? Was this the ghost state?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Still unable to believe that they had managed to flee from that terrifying vortex of flame, Haruyuki asked in a hoarse voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in August 2010" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; 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That I knew you were the one the moment I saw you?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Just what exactly was this world created for? And what purpose is there in inviting only young children into it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why? This parallel universe containing infinities in terms of space and time, what was it for" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He froze instantly at these murmured words, but then quickly released that tension and took pains to make sure his voice was level as he replied," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "One day, a comrade from the same Legion or a partner bound by the strong bond of parent and child suddenly forgets themselves" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He nodded as he thought about how Blossom would for sure be a strict, but kind and solid mom" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At that moment, they had no way of knowing yet that this incredible power would distort both of their destinies" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But to his left, from a place Falcon couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I won" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Flash Blink!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Giggling, Utai raised her arm, so like the sleeve of a shrine maiden" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Whispering all kinds of reassuring thoughts to himself, Haruyuki asked," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At this, another smile with the slightest element of exasperation bled onto Utai" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However, Utai moved her avatar" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Go in there? The very center of the center of the Accelerated World ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "We can" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps remembering it, Utai let a giggle slip out and held Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The patrolling warriors apparently didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At Utai" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But, more important, had it really been just a dream?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As if there s any such thing!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And there was something else that didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Exchanging a glance, the silent pair heard" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Lead grinned before replying, and Haruyuki hurried to add," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Lead" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Without noticing the expression flitting across Trilead" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Unconsciously pulling into himself, Haruyuki murmured," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But the word spiritual didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Unconsciously, Haruyuki went to take a step forward toward the shimenawa, and Lead gently held him back with his right hand on Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was Utai who explained in a calm voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After staring for a bit at the clear, crisp beauty of Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After taking a sip of the caf" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At their Legion Master" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "While Haruyuki expelled a long breath and drank the rest of his second caf" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Destroy them, devour them" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "By this time, it was ten to nine in the evening, so Kuroyukihime finished by adding," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why? Why am I hesitating?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So why am I so freaked out about it?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu paused for a moment before responding quietly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He somehow managed to shift the gears in his brain and utter in neurospeak," }, { "from": "human", "value": "So then how exactly were the people espousing this strong opinion planning to PK Haruyuki?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Leopard replied to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Huh?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The instant Chiyuri Kurashima" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The look on Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A faint red rose up in Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As Haruyuki continued speaking, the look on Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After taking a sharp breath of virtual air, Haruyuki asked in a small voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That the pipeline with his old Legion, the Leonids?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The instant his thoughts reached this place, Blood Leopard" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Haruyuki slowly shook his head and announced in a trembling voice the only bit of information Kuroyukihime likely didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And there was the slightest pause before Takumu replied," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Bzzt!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bzzt!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Bzzt!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bzzt!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How did he win?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What had he felt then?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if whatever it was that had been building up in his heart over the years had made him decide to confess his crush on Chiyuri just a little early, when he was still in fifth grade?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When Chiyuri asked him what he thought she should do, a helpless look on her face, Haruyuki replied, half reflexively," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chiyuri hung her head deeply and wiped at the corner of her eye with her hand before lifting her face and smiling with a" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Once he set up the program in Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In which case, maybe Haru was leaping to conclusions?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was a dry recollection that came via a long-ish silence and one that didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A few seconds later, a feeble smile rose up on Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "An expression so appalling it almost took his breath away flitted across Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki took a deep breath beneath his silver mask and, steeling himself, took a step toward Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Normally, calling an opponent by their real name within the duel, even if it was a nickname, was taboo, but this was a direct duel, and there wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if in response to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Not having moved a step from his starting point still, Takumu readied his sword at midlevel and murmured," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Now!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Most likely, the guard reversal he had just used wouldn he could only rush him now!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu brandished this arm high in the air and sang out quietly yet resolutely," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First of all, move!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If this Takumu had pushed himself up against this wall and made up his mind, then what on earth could Haruyuki do, with his sole power" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The girl broke off and then announced in a voice with increased strength," }, { "from": "human", "value": "A somehow sad smile rose up onto the golden yellow girl" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In his head, far, far away, the last of her voice:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Can the me I am now stop Takumu? He what words could I say to bring him back?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What?! I continued the story into the next volume again! I (lol)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "B-but he almost never got the chance to come onstage in books five and six, so as the writer, I ll wait a little longer until I can deliver it to you in the form of a book!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "To all you readers who were attacked with in the very first book of the new year, I humbly bow my head to you and entreat you to somehow please join me with a magnanimous spirit this year as well!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "On a certain day in 2010 still, but it feels like 2011" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Giggling, Utai raised her arm, so like the sleeve of a shrine maiden" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Whispering all kinds of reassuring thoughts to himself, Haruyuki asked," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At this, another smile with the slightest element of exasperation bled onto Utai" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However, Utai moved her avatar" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Go in there? The very center of the center of the Accelerated World ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "We can" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps remembering it, Utai let a giggle slip out and held Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; margin:0pt}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body { text-align: center; padding:0pt; margin: 0pt; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA 2011" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by ASCII MEDIA WORKS" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation 2016 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On eBook Edition: November 2017" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBN: 978-1-9753-0105-7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20171025-JV-PC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As the images faded, the voice echoed in his head once more:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And the prayers of a single girl lodged in a corner of the armor, waiting for such a long time" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Finally, a quiet voice:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Brandishing the pulsing, blood-colored eye affixed to the Pile Driver of his right arm, Takumu continued, tense," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu lowered his arm before opening his mouth again, and Haruyuki felt even more strongly that his friend was fiercely enduring something he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reach him!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reach !" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Taku!! I need you !!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But at that exact moment, Takumu firmly called out the technique name:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Standing there, dumbfounded, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In which case, the player in the photo was the best kendo practitioner in real-world Japan" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Looking out the corner of his eye at Takumu wordlessly encouraging him to continue, Haruyuki added," }, { "from": "human", "value": "As he pulled down his arm and stuck it behind his head, Haruyuki added with a wry smile," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki inched a little closer to Takumu and gripped his friend" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu lowered his eyes against Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Back still turned to his good friend, Haruyuki reflected heavily on this before returning in the same tender neurospeak:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It had been a while, and so Haruyuki and Takumu simply listened, baffled, at the stream-of-consciousness chatter that was Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, immediately before that, he" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if waiting for Haruyuki and Takumu to imagine their way to this point, Chiyuri said slowly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu clenched his hands one final time, almost to the point of creaking, and then released them before he continued hoarsely," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But she was basically saying she" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu smiled slightly at Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Unable to tell whether their voices were real or neurospeak, Haruyuki also mumbled," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why? Did I challenge Chiyuri in my sleep or something?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just the two of them?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki nodded at this and murmured hoarsely," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The instant he saw her, Haruyuki dropped his guard and whispered to Chiyuri," }, { "from": "human", "value": "And this sparked a memory: This was not the first time he" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Just as they were about to touch" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reach!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reach him!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And that was because Takumu suddenly grabbed hold of the Pile Driver" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or so it seemed, until the next instant" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Turning into a duel avatar in a mysterious place, passing through the long tunnel, seeing the galaxy of light, meeting that golden-yellow girl there again all of it, just a dream?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Just as Haruyuki was seized by doubt, Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Right, it couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Instantly, Haruyuki reached out and gripped his friend" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Before Takumu could answer, Chiyuri, having put on her shoes, whirled around and shouted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But the rider" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki made a mental note that the turn radius was much tighter than when they" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Which way" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But it seemed that Ash Roller also didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Some other weak point, somewhere, somehow" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Before Haruyuki could remove his hands, Ash Roller grabbed on to them tightly and shouted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Apparently recovering his senses a little more slowly, the motorcycle rider shook his skull helmet lightly back and forth as he whispered in reply," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wordlessly, Haruyuki looked around at the Gallery gazing down upon them, and then shouted in a tense voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "He thought a few people at least would grumble, but to his surprise:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hearing this from Ash Roller, Haruyuki composed a pathetic smile and confessed," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Eventually, he lowered his eyes to the brownish-red earth between his feet and muttered slowly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki cocked his head, and Ash Roller responded without hesitation and with a singular objective:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So was Takumu trying to say that a basketball game was the same as that?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The word image his friend had used before t meant on the level of a weak point or a strategy? What if he had meant something bigger?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Physical Burst!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The health teacher deftly flicked around her virtual desktop and checked that Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "To wit, Ash Roller" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His thoughts drifting along that thread, Haruyuki was abruptly aware of the important" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki let out his breath and then said, panicking slightly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "He watched her light-peach-colored lips move slightly to call out," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So does that mean my Incarnate s shoulders started to drop at the thought, but stopped abruptly as Kuroyukihime continued:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The first part of her statement was curious indeed, but he didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "a super attack power surpassing Vorpal Strike? And she was going to show it off in this tiny room?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Black Lotus held up to her chest the arm she had lost almost to the elbow and took shallow breaths for a while as if" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She paused and looked up into Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This was perhaps a situation where normally, he" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And the century-end rider had said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "It took him another second to understand that bro meant younger apprentice, and he stopped himself from retorting that bro didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Face turned up to the sky of the stage, Ash Roller muttered in a quiet voice tinged with an usual gravity," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Then he suddenly heard a faint voice: And it" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After looking down for about two seconds at Utai" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I-is it? So then isn t that actually way worse?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He inhaled sharply, but if she had seen through him to that extent, he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI SOMETHING SOMEONE SAID? WHAT EXACTLY WAS IT?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Although Hoo was of a species not native to Japan, sold only as a pet, he still wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Bloodlust !" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI PLAS SSDTOP PLS" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The assailant executing this masterful backstab had no sooner flipped around Utai" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He placed his hands on his legs and stood taller as he continued to shake his head, and Fuko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Unfortunately" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki looked around at the lineup of Legion members, the same as it had been two days earlier, and asked timidly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But the other members didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Just like our master tera nil mercy, he thought secretly, while Chiyuri asked in a slightly concerned tone:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fuko smiled gently at Chiyuri" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sitting to his immediate left, Kuroyukihime stared into his eyes and murmured in a gentle, ringing voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Nodding deeply, Kuroyukihime straightened up resolutely in her seat and shouted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The young samurai avatar smiled gently at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But the young samurai put a stop to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The shrine maiden, even smaller than the young samurai, dipped her head again and said much more smoothly than Haruyuki had," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Responding to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Lead flashed a quiet smile at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In his mind, Haruyuki cocked his head curiously at Lead" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Lead" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Including the clean hit Lead had gotten on the knight would it take to carve away the swollen gauge?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They s focus?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki and Lead drew the Enemy as close as they dared before leaping off to the sides, and then with perfect timing, together" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If I had done it like this" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki saw a single small droplet of water shining on the edge of her closed eyes and instinctively shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Naturally, there was no way Haruyuki would be allowed to enter into the depths of Utai" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a brief period of silence, Utai replied in a hoarse voice, blinking slowly as she did," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Finally, Utai sat up in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "For a dyed-in-the-wool gamer like Haruyuki, the only titles he could in this place?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The moment his thoughts reached that point, Lead nodded as if he had been watching Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Now!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It s opening!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "From an altitude of about two meters, Haruyuki shouted briefly, in a voice filled with a flood of emotion," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I have to make it in time!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Then" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Before his eyes, the damage he t Lime Bell have cured the more heavily damaged Ardor Maiden first?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I won t let you!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Through the roaring wind, Kuroyukihime whispered in his right ear," }, { "from": "human", "value": "And then Fuko said with a smile in his left," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When she was first teaching Haruyuki the Incarnate System at the top of the old Tokyo Tower, Fuko had once said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "With the collection of lights from an enormous constellation trailing her, Kuroyukihime called out in a voice so clear it threatened to echo to the ends of the universe," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And once they were done with the purification, training alongside Sky Raker" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was probably something like this:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Heh-heh" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No! You can ll disappear!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "My name is" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Every morning, after I wake up, I check my plans for the day, and if there m focused on imagining the drilling sensation!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Also, in this book, Haruyuki managed to tough it out in the basketball game using image power, and even if that might have been an exaggeration, I don ll definitely finish it next time! Really!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "To my editor, Miki (former basketball player), and my illustrator, HIMA, I s keep an image of the future in our minds and keep on fighting!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "April 14, 2011" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; margin:0pt}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body { text-align: center; padding:0pt; margin: 0pt; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA 2011" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by ASCII MEDIA WORKS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation 2017 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On eBook Edition: December 2017" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBN: 978-1-9753-0090-6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20171108-JV-PC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No, that wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When they were on the verge of showering down on his entire body in a direct hit, he muttered quietly:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Bond" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The five avatars brandishing their fists above their heads dashed forward together, shouting as one voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Right around the time the longsword came down from Silver Crow" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "he started to say, but what spilled out from beneath his helmet was:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I will crush it!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So fast!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Only moments earlier, Iron Pound had said they hadn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thus, having enjoyed for such a long time the advantages of being a metal color, excellent at all kinds of defense, he hadn t careless, then what was?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Instantly, Haruyuki shouted inside his helmet," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Whirling around as he rematerialized, Haruyuki pressed the tips of his fingers against his enemy" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Once the massive light effect was over, all that was left was a small flame" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But just before he could" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But why?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Pound nodded once and then continued," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Having heard this much of Pound" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He stopped speaking for a moment before saying, as if to himself," }, { "from": "human", "value": "I can" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Left alone on the rooftop of the Deadly Sin stage building, Haruyuki murmured out loud, unconsciously," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was this proof that Haruyuki had already completely become one with the Disaster? Or was it not Haruyuki at all, but some factor within the Armor, on the Beast s side?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And the second fact, which Haruyuki had completely forgotten:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "An hour earlier, as he had been about to leave the members of Nega Nebulus in front of the southern gates of the Castle and fly off to look for Ash Roller, Chiyuri had said, Haru, if you ll pull the cable on the other side, okay?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And yet, their faith in me, I" }, { "from": "human", "value": "How could it be worthless?! Do you think I don t at least understand you would do that to save a friend you care about?! I will cut that Armor away from you in a single blow! So open the door, Haruyuki!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This time, however, he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ah! I there was a bit of a pause, and then a fairly low voice said something beyond unexpected:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh? This is what s inside Ash? This quiet girl?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In contrast, the girl beside him and Ash Roller had not a single point in common" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Rin blinked several times and calmed her breathing before continuing," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Rin stared back at him with damp eyes and continued," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As if guessing the question in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The girl who was supposedly the insides of that century-end rider brought her face another centimeter closer and whispered in a weak and yet heated tone," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But not only did Rin not pull away from him, she pressed her body closer as she whispered in a teary voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A bewitching smile rose up on Rin" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Wham! Crash!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wham! Crash!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When the silhouette appeared looming above him in the sky, he cried out," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She says she" }, { "from": "human", "value": "To which the century-end rider" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The opposite of" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So then that meant recollections connected with her brother?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ash Roller" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The fat tire descending with a roar was on the verge of smashing Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If that were true t you just put it on your arm or your chest or even just in a pocket or bag, somewhere easy to carry around, take it on and off?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I mean, for someone sweaty like me, it" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ash swiped his right hand across the nose area of his skull mask, seemingly embarrassed, and his tone was back to normal as he continued," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Perhaps picked up on Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chewing on this bitter awareness, Haruyuki murmured," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And Haruyuki had told Takumu:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki slowly let out the breath he" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The girl with her entire body on Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But the girl" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Perhaps sensing the many questions stuffed into Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even in this situation, the last threads of his reason remarked that the next time they met, Ash was definitely going to kill him, but regardless, his right hand escaped his conscious control and lifted itself up, moving in to touch Rin" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When he had absently retraced his steps to that point, as he sat plopped down in one corner of the sofa set, a mug of caf" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Lifting her face, she stared hard at the girl to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fuko yanked Rin Kusakabe by the collar of her shirt, forcing her to release Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I never thought the day would come when I" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What was fairly scary was that Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime, what are you trying to tell me by showing me this place? Something the me now needs no, something important that I have to come to on my own?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The pavement" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime shook her head, a playful" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Eventually, however, Kuroyukihime leaned forward and gently touched Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After a long silence, she murmured briefly, simply," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That was all he could manage, but Kuroyukihime clutched the hem of his T-shirt and murmured," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki had suffered Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fortunately, Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But, in that moment, for the first time, Haruyuki thought, Maybe I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime yanked hard to stretch out Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The swordmaster let out a long, thin breath as she released Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The tone was again basically a perfect reproduction of Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The tone, aloof and somehow reminiscent of a teacher giving a lecture, stung at Haru" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Whirling to face the two-dimensional avatar, thin like a paper cutout, Haruyuki called out in a creaking voice:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The fact that the real Kuroyukihime still hadn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "YOU KILL! KILL! KILLKILLKILLKILL!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Almost as if anticipating that reaction, Black Vise murmured," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, even while spurred on by an inexhaustible rage toward Black Vise, Saffron Blossom d become the Disaster? Or because he was more deeply synced with the Armor than anyone else had been?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On the tips of the toes" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Do these two virtual meters feel that far to you?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Panting wildly, Haruyuki returned faintly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But before he could, the boy, shaking his head in tiny increments, said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Krk!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "WHY DO YOU FIGHT ME?! THIS IS THE ENEMY!! AN ENEMY TO BE DESTROYED!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I ll apologize later, so, so much!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime! Kuroyukihime!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then he felt like the Black King smiled faintly" }, { "from": "human", "value": "DO YOU BETRAY US?! EVEN YOU?! YOU BETRAY AND TRY TO DESTROY US?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No! I t hurt you!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "LIES! ALL WHO EXIST ARE DECEIVERS, CHEATERS, TRAITORS!! I TRUST NO ONE!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Desperately fighting the reaction, Haruyuki shouted, I Trust her!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Blossom approached with a resolute step and didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fal!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fron!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, Kuroyukihime had dared to stop Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "With sharp eyes turned toward the massive spire in the distance, Kuroyukihime maintained the silence for a few seconds, then relaxed slightly and murmured," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At this extremely bold line, Haruyuki couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime invited me to her house for the first time" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Although he felt that both her tone and facial expression had a fleeting awkwardness to them, the majority of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This was Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After slurping up the noodles he" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Seated at one end, Kuroyukihime let her eyes run over them all before saying in a calm voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "While he was pleased with the unconditional trust implied in his Legion Master" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Izeki nodded with a" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Turning toward her face in profile, Haruyuki hesitantly asked," }, { "from": "human", "value": "I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You s my comrade?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Finally abandoning the hope of fleeing, Haruyuki straightened his back and turned to face Kuroyukihime and the others, as he repeated once more in his head:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "END" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "To my illustrator, HIMA, who put heart and soul into the design for said new character; my editor, Miki, who gave me more corrections than basically ever before on the scene with that character (lol); and, to repeat myself, all you readers who stayed with me right until the end of the Armor arc, thank you so much!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "August 11, 2011" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh? This is what s inside Ash? This quiet girl?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In contrast, the girl beside him and Ash Roller had not a single point in common" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Rin blinked several times and calmed her breathing before continuing," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Rin stared back at him with damp eyes and continued," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As if guessing the question in Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; margin:0pt}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body { text-align: center; padding:0pt; margin: 0pt; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Guest illustrations by abec" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA 2011" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by ASCII MEDIA WORKS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation 2017 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On eBook Edition: December 2017" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBN: 978-1-9753-0091-3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20171108-JV-PC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Sound of Water on a Distant Day" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Roar of the Sea at the Ends of the Earth" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Story Thus Far" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Versus" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "YOU WIN!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In the end, Takumu hadn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was a little too heavy-handed to say that one followed from the other, but even so, Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This decided, Haruyuki reached a hand toward his own health gauge and opened the main menu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I wonder if Kuroyukihime will be happy for me when I tell her I made it to level two" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His friend" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu accepted the two-meter-long cable, and as he inserted one end into his own blue Neurolinker, he said something even more surprising:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Takumu shot back in a tone that brooked no argument," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu hesitated a moment before responding in a quiet voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu tugged on the sleeve of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu smiled faintly at Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki lowered his voice as he said firmly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Haruyuki grinned, silently grateful for his friend" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As he automatically returned the tablet to its original home in the shopping bag, Haruyuki couldn doing something like this?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Aqua Current s photo and then got their points back into the safe range before flying off to sell the info to some PK, months later?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "From the voice uttered from extremely nearby, it was clear that Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If that was the case, then this girl before him was the bouncer meant to save him, the legendary Burst Linker nicknamed" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The cute neurospeak voice continued to flow into his hearing:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The bespectacled girl set her cup down with a klak, and without seeming to pay any mind to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Curren shrugged and replied evenly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The giant that served as the doll" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wondering if Aqua Current, behind him and off to one side, had managed to make it into the clear, he turned his gaze in that direction" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When the giant" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Electric current from her hands" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Drawing a little on Aqua Current" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gah?! So does that mean that of all the metal colors, I !" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Nickel Doll struck a daunting pose on Sand Duct" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Doll bent forward abruptly and touched both hands to her partner" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fly! Haruyuki called out in his mind, and the wings on his back trembled faintly, spread out, and" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Recalling the thrilling fights, Haruyuki blurted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Just because I escaped from a bad situation doesn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When the numbers of the timer, which started at 1,800, had reached 1,770, Haruyuki finally opened his mouth and uttered timidly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Aqua Current stared firmly into Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Story Thus Far" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Feeling her friend" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime slowly inhaled air that smelled of ocean and flowers and then offered quietly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "install right to seek out a new bond?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "There was a slight pause before an unexpected answer came:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Staring into Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As Megumi spoke, a viscous liquid dribbled down onto Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Megumi" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Megumi quickly disappeared into the hustle and bustle, with a grin and the words," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The coral put a hand on Dolphin" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps sensing something, from over ten meters away, the coral girl held both hands to her mouth and shouted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Lagoon Dolphin" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It was the coral who responded first, turning the hands around her mouth into a megaphone to shout," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shf! As she extended her right leg, she called out the technique name," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime put her lips to the straw and took a sip of the fresh pineapple juice before saying deliberately," }, { "from": "human", "value": "At this entirely open attitude, Kuroyukihime, still with a few percent of her guard raised, couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then to the ponytailed girl with skin the color of cocoa," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Coral Merrow followed:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then they both bowed their heads with a" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime put the tips of her fingers to her forehead, and timidly asked," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Mana explained, also beaming from ear to ear," }, { "from": "human", "value": "After a few seconds, Mana replied in a quiet voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In Megumi" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime bit her lip hard, and, resolving herself, she turned around, got on top of the sheets, and placed her right hand gently on Megumi" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Changing her tone, she announced firmly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Without even noticing that Megumi" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As Kuroyukihime watched over the girl, dumbfounded and dubious, Mana" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Given that, she imagined that the Sacred Ground stage would be Nirai Kanai, the Okinawan paradise, but the conversation promised to be long if she took the trouble to confirm, so Kuroyukihime simply turned around again and said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In contrast, Kuroyukihime crossed the swords of both arms with a clang and cried," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Lagoon Dolphin" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Crikin puffed his chest out with a proud" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In contrast with Dolphin leaning forward, Crikin shrank back and cried out in a high voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Crikin stayed frozen, but Dolphin and Merrow cried out in unison," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime affirmed his statement, but she omitted the latter half of Crikin" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Locking away this information in her own heart, Kuroyukihime solemnly recounted to Ruka and Mana," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Squeezing her friend" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ruka and Mana watched over this quick exchange, hugging each other, but finally, as if overcome by emotion, they shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She took a sharp breath and called out to the avatar lording over all present from five meters up in the air," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Staring hard at her enemy" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At the three cries in succession, Sulfur Pot didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Clang! Flinging out the sword of her right hand, Kuroyukihime called out clearly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Her sharp tongue descended on him like a conflagration, and Sulfur Pot" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime glanced over at Crikin, prepared for battle next to her, and murmured quickly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First, by way of greeting, clash with all your might!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As the dinosaur prepared itself to charge once more, Sulfur Pot, on the beast" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thus, Kuroyukihime glared at Sulfur Pot, smirking on high, and said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "On the back of the dinosaur as it finished turning around, Sulfur Pot called out in his bright voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Behind Kuroyukihime, still racing toward the foot of the mountain, Sulfur Pot" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reflexively, she moved to leap back, but her health gauge wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Flames jetted from the mouth of the dinosaur, and the instant the tip of it touched the black smoke" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The past?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Had Megumi been a Burst Linker in the distant past? Before Kuroyukihime had formed her Legion, back when she was training in the Minato Ward area, had Megumi left the Accelerated World, lost Brain Burst, and now, through some logic, had she been invited to this world once more?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But in the next moment, Dolphin and Merrow spun around once in the water and cried out with one voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Suppressing a wry smile, Kuroyukihime apologized before bringing her ear close to his head and murmuring," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "With just that, Crikin seemed to understand Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "human", "value": "12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The two girls waved their arms so wildly in front of the main gates of the resort hotel that they threatened to fly off, until they got themselves in unison with a" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She cleared her throat and rebutted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Well, when it does, we" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 48" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Feeling a curious d" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kirito? Who s that?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cautiously scrutinizing his opponent, Haruyuki took a deep breath and shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This is no virtual image!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Where exactly am I? And who is that?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A sword?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After reflexively shooting forward, a corner of Haruyuki s mind called out, Dammit!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "at that range, with that charge, a block would have amazed him, but an evasion?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Now!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What just happened?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The thin metal fins folded up on Crow t he use that right from the start?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This isn fist against sword!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Got him! Now I rush him!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sp-special attack! But without a weapon?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was he planning to unsheathe the other sword on his back? No, he didn ?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 49" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 50" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It s going to land hard!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His form with twin blades in his hands and the color he was cloaked in were obviously similar, but more than anything, what they shared was an" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 51" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 52" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This gamble is" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A special attack! Don t freak!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Who is this guy?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You gotta make it!! To at least tell him I fought right to the end!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Right, the quantum circuit of the test machine had been" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If this kept up, she would get mad at me, so I decided to bring her into those thoughts, and as I pierced a wiener with my fork, I said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "At Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As if reading Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki twisted and craned his neck, and Kuroyukihime spoke abruptly, clearly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 53" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "To my editor, Miki, on whom I thank you so much once again! And all you readers, please do join me again in 2012!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in October 2011" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 54" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 54" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; 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"gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA 2012" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by ASCII MEDIA WORKS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation 2017 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On eBook Edition: December 2017" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBN: 978-1-9753-0092-0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20171117-JV-PC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Indicating that he felt exactly the same way via a large grin, Haruyuki Arita answered Fuko Kurasaki:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The first thing his visitor said, as Haruyuki guided her into the living room, was," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chewing on a potato wedge he had selected and peeled, Haruyuki scrolled back twelve hours in his memory, to the moment of judgment when a single wrong move could have ended up with him being given the death penalty by the Kings of Pure Color" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And then from the left, Manganese Blade" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The two warriors looked at each other and then whispered in perfect unison," }, { "from": "human", "value": "He couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just as he was on the verge of doing so, a strangely bright voice echoed through the foggy circular plaza:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Argon said" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Behind her, Sky Raker followed up with," }, { "from": "human", "value": "At this not-insignificant utterance, the temperature started to drop to about minus one hundred, when the Red King, Scarlet Rain, sitting beside them, dropped an additional bomb:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Snap!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As Haruyuki almost squeezed out his own soul to somehow replay the information up to that point, he heard a quiet voice in the real world around him:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Which meant" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Which meant" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Quad Eyes Analyst aka Argon Array was" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The Yellow King laughed at the Blue King" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "All eyes turned to Green Grand" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The level seven who occupied the third seat of the Six Armors" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Given that he had once been a rival of" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In the center of the plaza, Iron Pound also nodded and added," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A ponderous silence filled the venue once more, cut through this time by Black Lotus" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Pound nodded gravely, as if reading Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Here, Iron Pound stopped once more and then continued in an even more serious tone:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A series of complicated expressions flitted across Niko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After a moment" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Of course, they hadn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Instantly, Utai faced downward, and Haruyuki and Takumu shrank back with a small" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Niko picked up where she left off:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Waking up inside the Brain Burst central server the whereabouts of which were completely unknown, Haruyuki and Chiyuri chased after the sleepwalking Takumu and witnessed a strange sight:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "To this request, the Red King had put forth an unexpected condition:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Without missing a beat, Pard remarked," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki looked around once more before proposing," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Maiden shrank back as she murmured," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But in the final stages of a fierce battle with Cyan Pile, when he had tried to stand up one last time, wounds covering his body" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fuko, standing beside Pard, smiled and added," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In that moment, Niko turned around, a few dozen meters away from him, and looked at the guns on her own hips with a slight" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But before he could, Pard said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The senior executive in her sailor-style uniform answered seriously," }, { "from": "human", "value": "If he didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even if, hypothetically, she had once again gotten a hold of an instant key to the Arita house through some means or another, a warning would have been displayed in Haruyuki ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki blinked rapidly a few times at the sudden unexpected question, before replying in an unintelligible voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki very nearly reacted to" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Whoooaaaaa!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Faced with her teary, dubious gaze and upturned grayish eyes, Haruyuki couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, the problem was when Rin" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Instantly, Rin" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She started to turn toward the approaching bus, but then stopped and said, unexpectedly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It took him a second and a half to realize that by" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But before he could, Reina nodded as if to say" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Once the highlight of the club work" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI VE MANAGED TO REACH THAT POINT ALL UNDER YOUR OWN POWER, HMM?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After staring at this one sentence for a while, Haruyuki turned to face Utai and asked quietly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After taking a few seconds to digest this text, Haruyuki murmured," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "With that, he mustered up just a little courage and asked," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Although Haruyuki could imagine Utai" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Utai cocked her head as if considering something, and then quickly typed, UI ARITA, WILL YOU BE GOING DIRECTLY HOME THEN?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI THEN MAY I JOIN YOU?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The warrior narrowed her sharp eye lenses and stared at Haruyuki, whose head was cocked far to one side, before growling," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Stepping up beside him, Manganese Blade, the senior executive of the Leonids and close aide of the Blue King, changed her tone slightly as she said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or it should have been, but the gray level one didn s memory, but before he could figure out why, Cerberus was also shouting out:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "One of the two health gauges in the upper part of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Incarnate attack?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps Cerberus on the road had finished with his Instruct while they were talking; he suddenly looked up at the Gallery, down to ten or so people now, and called out in a voice that carried," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cerberus immediately ran up to the spot directly below him at street level and shouted even more forcefully," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Glancing up, he saw that this one blow had reduced Cerberus" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The only thing to do is rush him!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Unable to immediately grasp what he was saying, Haruyuki parroted the words back," }, { "from": "human", "value": "If I take this here, I can face him down!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "YOU LOSE!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "His thoughts were still half-paralyzed, but Haruyuki carved Manganese" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Still standing stock-still on the dim sidewalk, one more time:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why had she said that before leaving? Why had she brought up Cyan Pile" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Do you concede, Taku?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "All this time, I forgot there" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hearing this, Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Right, just like Silver Crow" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Desperately swallowing the things welling up in his heart, Haruyuki asked," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu jabbed Haruyuki s back:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That high score was not Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But that said" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As soon as he was aware of this, a certain scene came back to life in the back of Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What was that just now?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shrk!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Th-this kind of destruction was" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She snapped the sword of her right hand up and pointed at him as if to say, No excuses!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Here, Haruyuki rapidly shook his head, setting aside the shock of Raker" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime crossed those swords before her, as though crossing her arms, and said in a more severe tone," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "H-huh?! Holding in the urge to scream, Haruyuki shrieked," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Looking back and forth between the level eight and the level nine, Haruyuki gave voice to the only thing he could say in that situation:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Standing at attention in the deserted hallway, Haruyuki first turned toward the student council office, and then to distant Shibuya Ward, where he bowed his head before murmuring," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "human", "value": "13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki watched as Hoo instantly switched to nap mode, and said, quietly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Utai Shinomiya" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The tall boy carrying a wooden sword case over his left shoulder and a blue umbrella in his right hand" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The girl with the short hair walking next to him, large gym bag slung across her chest" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After waiting a second, Haruyuki whisper-shouted the command with all the fight he had in him:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "human", "value": "14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He shook his helmet, knocking off the drops of water sticking to it, and then once again spoke out loud:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Not seeming to pay any mind to the voices of the Gallery, Cerberus slowly rose up from his landing position and, without taking his eyes off Haruyuki, he said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Taku, Chiyu, Shinomiya m going to give it everything I have right here, right now!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "t work on Cerberus today!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Right, Kuroyukihime!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Right, Kuroyukihime!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And yet" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Right!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kawhump!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But was that what a duel was?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And yet the fact that he was able to cheerfully acknowledge his defeat here was more than straightforwardness, somehow" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Abruptly" }, { "from": "human", "value": "To be continued" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Next is Nagomi Kiya I mean, play a really active role!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thank you again to my illustrator HIMA, who once again passionately drew our new character Wolfram Cerberus and Utai, who has an important role in this volume; and my editor, Miki, and deputy editor, Tsuchiya, for whom I ll keep working hard, too!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "On a certain day in February 2012" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Special guest illustrator here: Tatsuya Kurusu" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki looked around once more before proposing," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Maiden shrank back as she murmured," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But in the final stages of a fierce battle with Cyan Pile, when he had tried to stand up one last time, wounds covering his body" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fuko, standing beside Pard, smiled and added," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; margin:0pt}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body { text-align: center; padding:0pt; margin: 0pt; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA 2012" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by ASCII MEDIA WORKS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation 2017 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: December 2017" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-0-316-46607-3 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-0093-7 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20171123-JV-PC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sky-Blue Wings" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Haruyuki wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki intended to watch his opponent" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This statement contained some critical information, but his brain could not process this in the moment, and Haruyuki simply parroted back," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "YOU WIN!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His other childhood friend, Takumu, popped his face into Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And then Utai Shinomiya, sitting to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps she herself had long forgotten this" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He had only learned of Utai" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, immediately after this, he thought that maybe that wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chiyuri asked the question quietly, and a hand flew to her mother" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wh-what are you thinking?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And then:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just you? No fair! I want to change, too!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A sweet smell wafted up from his childhood friend, who had only just changed clothes but leaving him no time to even be conscious of this, a sharp voice flew at him:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As she took in the beautiful sight of the Sacred Ground stage, Chiyuri" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What on earth was that?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Before Haruyuki could ask the question, Chiyuri stretched out her right hand and said, hushed," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sitting there dumbfounded, he wrestled with whether or not to try having another taste when" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He had all kinds of other questions" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The small chocolate avatar" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps seeing the question in Haruyuki and Chiyuri" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In fact, Ash Roller" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But before he could actually dig into that memory, Chocolat said, even more sorrowfully," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Even hearing this, Chocolat Puppeteer didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chocolat nodded very slightly and continued feebly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "But as someone who had been eating chocolate ice cream at Enjiya" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instantly, Chocolat shuddered with an" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "His mind instantly switched gears, and he took his mouth off Chocolat" }, { "from": "human", "value": "By that time, Haruyuki was already shouting, arms crossed in front of him:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He howled his battle cry to overwrite that voice:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Although he felt Chiyuri sighing behind him, this wasn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Breaking the silence was Chocolat Puppeteer, who" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At this from Haruyuki, the smile vanished from Magenta" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It had to have been more than ten days since the ISS kit had taken up residence in her body, and yet it appeared that she had almost completely retained her self; did that mean the power of her will was incredibly strong?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Banishing the fear that threatened to rise up in him, Haruyuki shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki first confirmed that step one of their strategy had succeed and then shouted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "A cool smile spreading across her lips once more, Magenta murmured the technique name:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In a spot about ten or so meters away, Mint Mitten and Plum Flipper were trying to eliminate the two Chocopets circling them nimbly, but their feet were caught in the chocolate covering the ground, and they couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Above the meter-wide mouth, relatively small" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki was momentarily speechless, and then, still holding Chocolat" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Don t be afraid!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if to affirm Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After he had seen Magenta Scissor and Avocado Avoider off, a major ingredient in the mix of feelings that had risen up in his chest was" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, in that case, why did Rin want to put the duel off on that day alone?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Huh? Wait? But then does that mean that talking to Kusakabe now before the duel will make Ash s anger go beyond Giga and up into Tera Heat?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Rin" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I feel like I" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a time lag, Takumu" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Since there was no way Haruyuki was going to be able to understand something Takumu didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki was more than willing to listen to the back-and-forth of Kuroyukihime and Fuko, perfectly in sync as always, but unfortunately, the timer in the top of his field of view continued to steadily decrease, so he timidly interjected," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The questions came at a rapid-fire pace, and he brought his hand to the back of his helmet as he replied," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki was slightly surprised at this from Takumu, but Chiyuri shrugged and said, in a tone that wavered between rejecting and agreeing with this statement," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki turned toward her and the similarly dumbfounded Kuroyukihime and Fuko and tragically confessed," }, { "from": "human", "value": "On behalf of their Legion Master, for whom the shock still hadn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki took pains to walk softly" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Blinking his eyes rapidly, he shook his head quickly from side to side and objected," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Here, a moment of pain raced through Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The power to produce Enhanced Armaments" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even as he was stunned by the unexpected outburst, Haruyuki instinctively placed a hand gently on Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In a voice containing pain and regret and hatred, Kuroyukihime announced," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Squeezing Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ever since he had become a Burst Linker, Haruyuki had sometimes thought, from the extremely one-sided information he had been given: What if Kuroyukihime had a special relationship with one of the kings? And that king was a person very close to her in the real as well?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It had been nearly six months before that Haruyuki had asked about Kuroyukihime s parent, and she had only replied with these mysterious words:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The moment he heard this, Haruyuki used the hands that had been stroking Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Normally, Haruyuki would be painfully aware of those glances, but at the moment, he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A BATTLE ROYALE IS BEGINNING!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Normally, the Gallery couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In other words, one of the people who had dived into this battlefield was reluctant to waste the time it would take to follow the terrain and come out on Oume Highway and had moved in a direct line from the northeast" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The instant his thoughts reached this point, Haruyuki moaned," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Both I and II were fearfully powerful enemies, but in terms of conversation partners, he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Um, Ash, that t you?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Before Haruyuki could snap out this sharp retort, Cerberus said in a low voice, eyes still fixed straight ahead," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Instantly, clouds of angry white steam puffed out from Ash Roller" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He stopped and looked hard at his opponent" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Argon Array" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Bwaaaan!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Glint!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Volume 13 is scheduled to come out a little later than usual, but the next book for sure should finish this stage, so I hope you ll join me again!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in June 2012" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The sudden focus of both Haruyuki and Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki suppressed the urge to" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki and Kuroyukihime took turns explaining, and after acknowledging at any rate the inevitability of the situation, Fuko had declared, Raker Smile fully deployed," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chiyuri Kurashima, who lived two floors down, was likely to cover for him, grumbling about it as she did so, but he probably couldn ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Then, at that moment: klink-a-ring! Together with the light sound effect, a window opened to fill Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Y-y-y-y-yes, o-o-of course, I know! But before Haruyuki could answer" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He turned toward her, emerging slightly behind Kuroyukihime, with her Vacuum Smashing Raker Smile, and protested vehemently," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As if encouraged by this contact, Fuko began anew:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fuko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In the world of the stars" }, { "from": "human", "value": "END" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "svg {padding: 0pt; 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Repel it!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Now! This was his last chance!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Since entry into buildings wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Wondering at this while refusing to give up, Haruyuki was whirling his head around when he heard a voice coming at him from nowhere:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "There was a good possibility that this was a sign of the personality change that had happened in their last duel, but it wasn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cerberus didn and then set his eyes on a completely unexpected sight:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Looking back, he saw a somewhat strange expression on Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I want to be friends with you, Cerberus!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instantly, he was conscious of the thirst in his dry throat, and Haruyuki bowed his head with a" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But that wasn ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Current turned toward a dumbfounded Haruyuki and abruptly said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In subjective time, it had been an acceleration of about ten seconds" }, { "from": "human", "value": "To speak of what had happened in the direct duel, Aqua Current, having appeared at the minimum distance from Silver Crow, briskly walked over to him and placed her water-covered hands on his helmet, pushed her forehead up against his, and said simply," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why had he forgotten something that important until now? Hadn s name during the mission to rescue Ardor Maiden that had taken place a mere nine days earlier? And in this very living room?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Aqua Current turned to Haruyuki and nodded slowly before replying gently," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Aqua Current continued her stifled laughter, but finally, she cleared her throat and said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a slight pause, the girl with the name Akira" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Praised by her former master, Akira murmured, slightly embarrassed," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Haruyuki from a little while before might have let his tears fall, unable to stop them here, but he resisted and responded," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime refuted Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He somehow managed to regain his balance and, after taking a deep breath, shouted," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The executive in charge of intelligence in the first Nega Nebulus didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Akira pulled her jaw back slightly at the serious look on Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Akira nodded deeply at Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI WHICH IS IT?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI ?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI S AN OFFICIAL JOB NOW!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI S FINISH THIS!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if I stop being the Burst Linker Silver Crow? What if I lost all my memories of the Accelerated World, and I went back to being the original Haruyuki Arita with nothing?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If that happened, it" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki murmured, and the white-faced owl slowly folded his wings and whirled his head around, almost as if to say, So what?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI S FIGHT HARD IN THE TERRITORIES, TOO!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Turning back to him, Maiden" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki had expected this, but when he heard them, he abruptly shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki looked in turn at the grinning face of Sky Raker, the somehow serious or rather desperate air of Ardor Maiden (the reason was likely that she would end up tag-teaming with Fuko depending on Haruyuki and then he finally realized it:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As Haruyuki watched the three hugging each other tightly with a warm feeling in his heart, Chiyuri asked softly from beside him," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She shoved him in the side with the edge of her Enhanced Armament Choir Chime, and he hurried to make his excuses:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thus, the instant the first duel of the day started mere seconds after four o" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The cease-fire pact between Prominence and Nega Nebulus, unlike the eternal mutual nonaggression treaty among the six Great Legions, prescribed no punishment whatsoever; it was, in other words, a gentlemen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You will absolutely not fall today! Resolving himself, Haruyuki asked Maiden, his right arm still wrapped around her," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps sensing his gaze beyond Crow" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At this from Blaze, he just barely managed to suppress the unconscious urge to look at Maiden and Current" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But fortunately, before he could put that plan into action, Utai murmured at a volume that their opponent could not hear," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Apparently, something had happened that Heart and her comrades could not stomach" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even after the echoes created by the large underground dome faded and disappeared, Haruyuki couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Hearing this, Haruyuki finally pushed aside tightness in his throat and asked," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Maiden, the Black team" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At a glance, the individual claws didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However, the instant she saw Maiden" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki couldn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So then if I run around and dodge, she ll eventually destroy herself?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Perhaps sensing the end of the contest was at hand even before Haruyuki shouted this, Blaze Heart also responded in a flash," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Peach Parasol, her umbrella Enhanced Armament full of holes from Ardor Maiden" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki didn" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thus, the instant they returned to the rear courtyard of Umesato Junior High when the time limit for that week" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI IN ALL SITUATIONS, YOU MUST ADAPT TO THE MOMENT!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Followed by" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Desperately holding back the tears that threatened to escape him, Haruyuki murmured," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Niko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "According to Blaze Heart and her comrades, the Red Legion had been hunting Enemies in the Unlimited Neutral Field the day before" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Once two large plates of rice" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The instant she heard this, the furrow disappeared from the middle of Niko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki swallowed hard and then confirmed in a hushed voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "t seem to particularly care, he stayed on his side on the bed, took a deep breath, and said it:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This voice, so painfully squeezed out, shot through Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Despite this" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Niko relaxed even more, and murmured in the most natural voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She cleared her throat and got back on track before bringing her beautiful face close to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And now she shook her head, hair tied off to one side, and continued briskly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He had made a warning window above the guardrail that said THERE IS A WALL HERE to keep people from colliding with it, but Oka pushed it aside like it was in the way, and cried out with delight," }, { "from": "human", "value": "What if he were a female Burst Linker? Even though he felt like Oka was a pretty good guy, when he d approached him, with his slightly bad-boy air and his love of old cars, would he have been afraid?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki waited for them each to take a bite before asking timidly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Perhaps sensing this conflict, Rin opened her eyes wide before saying in a vanishing voice," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Niko snorted lightly and then annihilated the strawberry crepe in a mere three bites, gulped down some water, and then shouted as though she had just hit on the idea," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki was curious about Pard" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "To start at the end, the guests" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Staring blankly at the troop of girls happily assessing one another" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then he suddenly remembered what she had said to him before the festival started, and he moved over to Fuko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Hearing Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Abruptly, Rin opened her eyes a crack and said in a voice that threatened to fade out of existence," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Spurred on by a foreboding that threatened to burn him up, Haruyuki shouted in a trance," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Understanding intuitively what was about to happen, Haruyuki started to cry out again," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Whp! The second chop whistled through the air, and immediately before the center of the skull face could be cracked open, a thick cry echoed in his ears:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But at this, Haruyuki finally remembered a critical piece of information:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if to add evidence to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even after Ash closed his mouth, Haruyuki couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki took Ash" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Mustering all the force he had to stare intently at Ash Roller, Haruyuki stated," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So he stared quietly into Rin" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Rin kept her face down for a little while longer, but she finally lifted it and brought a smile" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He restrained himself from stammering" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The moment he heard the swordmaster" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Once that had subsided, Fuko, directly across from Haruyuki, composed herself and said," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki turned his eyes momentarily on Akira Himi" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Breaking the heavy silence was, unexpectedly, Pard, who was seated to Akira" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Unable to stand it, Haruyuki asked in a small voice," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki and the other members of Nega Nebulus all thrust their right hands up into the air at these bold words, while the two members of Prominence followed suit a second or two later and shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The instant she heard this, Niko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Gaping, dumbfounded, Haruyuki thought abruptly, Oh, is that it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Not seeming to pay any mind to this remark, Niko, tucked away in the front of the trailer, shouted forcefully," }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in December 2012" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thus, the instant the first duel of the day started mere seconds after four o" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The cease-fire pact between Prominence and Nega Nebulus, unlike the eternal mutual nonaggression treaty among the six Great Legions, prescribed no punishment whatsoever; it was, in other words, a gentlemen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You will absolutely not fall today! Resolving himself, Haruyuki asked Maiden, his right arm still wrapped around her," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps sensing his gaze beyond Crow" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At this from Blaze, he just barely managed to suppress the unconscious urge to look at Maiden and Current" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But fortunately, before he could put that plan into action, Utai murmured at a volume that their opponent could not hear," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you remember, C?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So then, why had the White King, White Cosmos—also known as Transient Eternity—apparently deliberately named her Legion after a discarded theory?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh…wh…what?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Beside her, Fuko casually remarked from her wheelchair, “They say love is like a car without brakes, but the opposite metaphor is difficult, hmm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…How can you be so utterly relaxed, Raker?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-that’s not really fair!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Then came a firm voice: “Please leave it to me, Master!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Specialize and specialize some more, o’course!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Utai only bobbed her head silently, so Kuroyukihime spoke on her behalf:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um, sorry, Chii, this is—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-that’s not true! I mean, up to now, the only things that have been a big deal are, um…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Last stop! Castle, east gate! All passengers, pleeeaaase disembark! ”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“R-right!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I—I didn’t forget! Of course not! But how can I show you around when we can’t go inside…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Uh! Um, that was, like, they couldn’t stand the roju Ando, so a PK—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Details, please! The reason they couldn’t stand him?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh! I-it did…So then why was Ando attacked?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what do you mean, easy to read?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Unh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Now, look, this is totally different! We didn’t come to assassinate a roju; we came to help Curren! And you were fine when you got shoved into the Castle, so don’t go getting freaked out now in front of the gate!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t get carried away!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Are you serious? You trying to die, Lime Bell?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What was the true nature of an Enhanced Armament?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Here we…gooooooooo!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And the reason they were not all riding on the roof was…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hold on tight! Thrusters, ooooooon!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki couldn’t see Niko in the cockpit or Blood Leopard on the opposite side of the vehicle, but with this terrifying figure before them, for a few moments at least, he was sure they would both be stunned—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Take this, you snake jerk! Missiles! Launch aaaaaallll!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Long distance attack, start!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She raised the palm of her right hand in front of her and shouted, “Wind Veil!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Heh! Giving me a high-pressure wash for free, pretty generous, you snake in the boot!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But above all else, the most terrifying thing once they crossed into the midrange distance was—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki’s brain had made it this far when Kuroyukihime barked from the front, “It’s time! Five seconds to go…Two, one, zero!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The commander of the mission, Kuroyukihime, had no sooner confirmed they were all okay than she was shouting in a stifled voice, “Raker, go! I’ll hold things down here!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—For what purpose do you disturb my sleep?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…I will not let you do that!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Laser Lance!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And then a pale-blue light flashed ferociously right in front of the altar:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Good! Everyone! Fall back!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Is it letting us get away? Maybe the Four Gods have personality differences…Fiery Suzaku was easily angered, but watery Seiryu is surprisingly calm…Or something?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—No!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—Better just me than that!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ngah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Citron Caaaaaall!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—Death by Embracing!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Having succeeded in taking out the tail shock-wave attack, Kuroyukihime whirled around and dashed toward Haruyuki and the others, shouting, “The tail will regenerate soon! We have to get to the other side of the bridge before it does!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a few seconds, once Current got back to her feet and Leopard returned to human form with the Shape-Change command, Niko slapped her left hand against the fist of her right and shouted, “Allll right! That is mission complete!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But it was an unexpected voice that he heard:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Mm? Hasn’t it been two times?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…! So then, Pard was…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Takumu, Chiyuri, and Haruyuki all took a step forward together and declared in unison:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Of course, I’m not that strong, but I’ll do what I can!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I—I—I mean, it’s not much, but I have this search function called Enemy Detector—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? O-okay, so then smash some ob—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“There’s no time for that! Aah, come on, Haru! Taku! Sit down!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Paying no mind to Kuroyukihime and the others gaping at the sudden violence, Chiyuri glanced up to check her gauge and then shouted again, “Can you go one more time?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Gong, gong, boooong!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, now you’ve said it, Black One! ’Kay then, it’s been a while since I took a tour of the four great dungeons—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "““Gah! P-please no!””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if they failed to destroy the kit main body?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I get that you’re in a hurry, Haru, but your command was too fast! What if you’d gotten pushed back?! You’d end up making all of us wait however many minutes instead!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki mentally sent a few last words of encouragement toward Rin in the real world before arguing with some force, “Wh-whatever! The BB command and my special-attack names are the only things I never stammer over!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I wonder about that…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? What do you mean, Kuroyukihime?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I wanna see it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-who said anything about lonely?! And quit it with the ‘sweetie’ crap!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…There? Far? South of the east gate? Haruyuki input all this data into the computer in his mind, and the answer popped out with a ding!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Now, look here, I’m gonna start charging you! And where exactly is this Foo-foo-an anyway—Shiba Park?! Deep in Oscillatory, with Aurora just off to the right?! That’s haunted territory! Why would you—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Heh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“E-experience…What do you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sh-shops? Not like…an Accelerated World shop, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Master, I’ll ask just in case: What would happen if you made a bunch of holes in this tower…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-hey, Pard! Don’t treat me like a kid! I wasn’t really gonna do it or anything!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?! Leopard, do you happen to have the ability to run up walls?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "They all eyed her doubtfully for a moment before crying out in unison—with one exception—“Whooaaa!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“““Whaaaaat?!”””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "This was followed by Fuko, Utai, and Niko all murmuring “Oh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“P-prob’ly?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“M-most likely?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“O-of course you will not!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I—I am not! I—I—I don’t care if you hang from my legs instead!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Once he had his left arm around her, this time without any excessive heart pounding, Haruyuki had a sudden thought: If Takumu grabbed onto his legs like last time, how would he hang onto Aqua Current?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s from a movie we watched way back when! There aren’t any secret rooms in the US or in Japan!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How can you be so sure?! It’s a secret! They keep it hidden from the people!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-whatever! It’s fine! There’s no age limit on imagination!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?! D-do you mean sneak in?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, I get it! Okay, so let’s go check it out on our next day off!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?! You just denied the whole idea a minute ago!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“H-huh…So then, like, typing on a keyboard…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Wh-what do you mean…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So then, rather than stopping at mere guns, did Red Rider go even further and produce some thing that could make new Enhanced Armaments? And then, through whatever set of circumstances, did that thing fall into the hands of the Acceleration Research Society, and was it now being used to manufacture ISS kits?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your…past?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Morning, Big Brother! ”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Oh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh my? Waaaas I? Oh, I know! I was getting my memory of last night mixed up with—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ohhh, attack strategies, hmm?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What are you trying to say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“F-fourteen…Did any robbers or anyone come inside?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I—I—I—I—I—I really didn’t!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Th-there are…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Thanks, Haru!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We’re counting on you, ’kay!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m trusting you here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You say something?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh…? You mean something you have to do?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Here, their conversation stopped, and Haruyuki timidly asked, “…So then you tried to erase Pard’s memories of Seiryu?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Approximately fifteen hours of inside time since their first dive…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“An object that was originally in the park in the real world was re-created here…maybe?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? You too?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You mean, you do, too?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They exchanged glances and then cocked their heads to the same side—and cried out briefly at the same time, “Oh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but this size…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Let me at ’im!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Us!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Plark!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why…from the mouth?!” Haruyuki let slip out, dumbfounded, and then, before his eyes, something even more surprising happened:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Rain! Maiden! Get back!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Didn’t feel…time?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“To…void?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh my! Liar? Whatever do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? And what might that be?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Symmetry…? You mean, left and right have the same shape?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Had he learned something like that? Even in a situation like this, Haruyuki grew slightly uneasy and suddenly asked Pard, standing behind him to the left, “I-is that true?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Okay!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?! No, it’s just, I mean…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki tucked his head in and shouted, “Right!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why, when she had such ambition—the passion to set her sights ever higher—why would she devote it to the spread of the ISS kits? Why was she so driven that she would sacrifice even herself to realize a world in which all duel avatars had the same techniques, in which individuality lost all meaning?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……Ah……Ah……!” A hoarse cry escaped Haruyuki’s throat the instant he noticed it:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If they took a direct hit here…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is this it?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Taku? Chiyu? Or maybe Kuroyukihime?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—How do you know that? And to begin with…how are you talking…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—So that’s my only choice, then…!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But at that moment, he heard yet another voice:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Skreeee!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "To Niko’s king-upstaging speech, Utai immediately added:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We’re gonna smack ’im good!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wing attack’s coming! Get ready to evade!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When the forty-eight feathers were pulled back up into the air, Haruyuki slapped his hand on Takumu’s back and shouted, “Sorry, Pile!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Still three levels to go…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Crow, you’re going too far!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Dammit! At such an important time! He tried desperately to stand, but—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Now, where to aim?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Try to hit it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—What? You’re still here? Why didn’t you say anything?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-whoa…It worked…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Stand tall at a time like this, at least!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chiyuri, still slumped on the ground next to Haruyuki, murmured, “So then, if we had defeated the massive part before Crow broke the tame crown…then, next we would’ve had to fight that girl?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Laser…Lance!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—No, there’s still time!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Niko!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I promised! I said I’ll protect you! That I’d come flying if you were ever in a jam!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If you wish for it so badly…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In his accelerated consciousness, Haruyuki shouted, “Equip! Metatron Wiiiiiiings!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“F…lyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in April 2013" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "© REKI KAWAHARA 2013" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2018 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: June 2018" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-2723-1 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-2724-8 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20180524-JV-PC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of 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"human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-2725-5 (paperback) 978-1-9753-2726-2 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20180817-JV-PC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Had the Red King felt it then? Had she sensed the malicious presence that would attack her in the near future? Was her ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Light" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Niko, hang in there just a little longer, Haruyuki called to her in his mind, remembering all too well the agony of when he had been similarly locked in Black Vise For sure!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It was when he moved toward Vise a third time:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You can do something?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps in response to Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In his super-accelerated awareness, he stared at the lethal blade rushing toward him and watched for an opportunity Riiiiiight" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The icon" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Once the giant had vanished through the opposite doorway and he could no longer hear its footfalls, Haruyuki asked, ever so timidly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki wrestled briefly in the back of his mind with the question of whether he had been wrong in assuming Vise was taking the long way around to this room and whether or not he should go back to the first room and head down the other passage when" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "According to the story Haruyuki was told later, it took Kuroyukihime and the others he" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The other two nodded understandingly, and then Utai uttered weakly," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "There was no way that the responsibility for the current situation lay with Utai alone, but Kuroyukihime simply nodded, knowing she should just accept the girl" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I m not letting you get away!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "One more time!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And yet, there was no flaw in Argon Array ?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Mihaya never dreamed she" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Too shallow!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Stepping forward as if to take her place, Cyan Pile called out a technique name she" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But before Mihaya could say anything, Lime Bell shouted resolutely:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "After a moment" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If the Midtown Tower portal was gone, as Akira said it was, then should they leave the building right away and head for the next-closest leave point in Roppongi Hills Tower? But if they did that, would the ISS kit main body still be unguarded when they returned to this place?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Akira didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "At the end of this story, Takumu had said," }, { "from": "human", "value": "The first one to react to this proposal was surprisingly the icon floating to his right" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chiyuri summed up the reason for this when she murmured briefly," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Player homes in the Unlimited Neutral Field t she?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hey, Rider! The first to react had been the Purple King, Purple Thorn m just gonna let that go?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She felt Utai twitch and stiffen beside her, and Fuko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But instead of answering her, the gunslinger" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Cerberus" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Although it took just a second to come, Crow" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I said I wouldn t retreat a single step!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I am not the person I was then!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Putting every bit of willpower she had into her arms, Kuroyukihime pushed away her fear and shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Here, Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her friends were silent, eyes turned toward her, and she continued, softening her tone," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Rider stood up and then started to walk" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Having driven the top four members of Nega Nebulus into a maelstrom of shock, Rider shrugged lightly from the ground and added," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Red King" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime shouted some last words at the gunslinger" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Don t the anger and hatred toward me, the one who stole your life as a Burst Linker with a cowardly surprise attack and destroyed the Red Legion, stored up in that avatar?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What are the weapons left to me right now?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Now I rush him!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shrugging lightly, the Analyst changed her tone and continued," }, { "from": "human", "value": "Gripping Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki had felt this sensation before, although he knew he couldn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Fuko courageously replied," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But they didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Is its Incarnate energy limitless?! Groaning in her heart, Kuroyukihime shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So the third personality lodged in Wolfram Cerberus" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But then the gray avatar, lowering his right hand another few centimeters, turned the completely closed visor to the left and continued," }, { "from": "human", "value": "As if he had heard him" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The tears I shed then, hugging her; the tears when Utai" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She heard the reply to this as a voice in her mind: Please leave the rest to me!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Although it was Black Vise ?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Digging into the earth" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "With that alone, Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu shouted the name of the technique with everything he had" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Roger!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But then a poisonous smile crept across the face mask, dripping with venom, to refute Haruyuki" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "As if reading Haruyuki" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Argon Array" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Nomi in the cockpit didn" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Please do pick up Volume 16!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "On a certain day in August 2013" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Here, Kuroyukihime" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her friends were silent, eyes turned toward her, and she continued, softening her tone," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Rider stood up and then started to walk" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Having driven the top four members of Nega Nebulus into a maelstrom of shock, Rider shrugged lightly from the ground and added," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The Red King" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime shouted some last words at the gunslinger" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Don t the anger and hatred toward me, the one who stole your life as a Burst Linker with a cowardly surprise attack and destroyed the Red Legion, stored up in that avatar?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thank you to my illustrator, HIMA, who I always cause problems for as my schedule delays become chronic, and my editors, Miki and Tsuchiya! And all you readers, I look forward to our sixth year together!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in December 2013" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What would happen if that beam reached the end of the Accelerated World? Would it disappear without a sound? Cause an enormous explosion? Tear a hole in the very fabric of the world?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So was there no meaning to what I did in the end? Did I only invite confusion into the Accelerated World—simply spread hatred and sadness?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…on earth…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Three: Misuse would bathe the player’s heart in darkness, causing a loss of self…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cyan Pile and Lime Bell had both gone after Silver Crow, while Blood Leopard had chased after Argon Array, and she hoped the four would be able to meet up, but—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-again?! That’s all I ever do!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It couldn’t be…An attack with power that surpassed even those?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Gang!” Haruyuki threw out both arms and called out, “Grab on!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You can do it, Haru!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But Kuroyukihime called out sharply, “Stop!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She pulled the brandished sword back and shouted, “Death By Piercing!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This was a duel avatar’s—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa…Ohhh!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Rather than go against the vibration, Haruyuki whirled his body around and put on the brakes for just a moment as he shouted, “Everyone! I’m letting go!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aah…Hngaaaaaah!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If it comes to that, we’ll make it stop moving!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Chiyu…I’m counting on you!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m firing!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Still another four seconds until the activation of Citron Call’s effect…Three…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Roger, Haru! Red King! Don’t do anything reckless!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Roger!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Laser…” Concentrating on the image of light in his left hand, he shouted at the top of his lungs, “…Lance!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The massive armored tank shuddered fiercely, emitting a strange pained noise: “Deel…looroodeeroo…!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The extreme agony went beyond pain—it felt like his body was about to fall apart, but he still managed to squeeze out, “Ni…Niko!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A long-distance firing attack?! Who on earth—?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Metatron…? Is that you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh…Um…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“L-level? I’m still just level five, though…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh, um…I…think so…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what’s that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? S-so then, that black pillar is Mark II’s nihilistic laser?! Why’s it stopped?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Insolence!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-it’s just—I don’t know what’s different, so…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Uh, wh-wh-what…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And the space at the very deepest level after descending steep stairs, sealed off by a massive sacred rope, and the golden light that flickered on the other side of the darkness…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Um, just now, what…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Metatron reacted with a brief “Oh? You know those names?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Objective?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "To what end? For what purpose had the developer of the three games given such a cruel sport to children?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or was TFL actually fundamentally different from the other six Arcs, even though it was said to be one of the seven? Not an Enhanced Armament or any other kind of item, but rather…? Right, for example…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If…,” Haruyuki murmured, staring intently at the ink-black hole that pierced the center of the triple field, “if someone did manage to break through the gates of the Four Gods and into the Shrine of the Eight Divines to touch The Fluctuating Light…What would happen?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you truly wish to know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“D-disassembled…How can I not be…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Opposite…affiliation…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Through me…Your power?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why would you think that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aah, really! Do you actually have such leeway as to make this kind of conversation with me?! I only just explained to you the damage from staying too long in the Highest Level!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "B-but…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It’s going to explode!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nngh……!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““Trisagion!!””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The end of this Accelerated World we live in…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Haruuuuuu!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tch! Is that it? They got us!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Here, his surprise finally changed to worry, and he hurried to ask Takumu, “S-so then, Taku, what about the last piece of Niko’s Enhanced Armament?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“B-but—!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Me? Why?” Niko sounded baffled, but Chiyuri and Pard exchanged looks that said, Now that you mention it…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“L-leave it to me!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Death By Embracing!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Just a little farther, Haru!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Haru, you can do it!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Crow, I know you can fly!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“WTG, Crow!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Uh, um, the Nurses’ Room, I—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? From whom?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“They were…sealed?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That seems kinda off…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah…Ah…A—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what? That last one…is what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Obvioso! You pawing at Rin on the other side in a so-called hug, you mega-dolt!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what?! I-I-I-I’m sorry, big brother, sir!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What are you doing, Ash?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki let out a small “Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I mean, I’ve actually seen an Enemy and a Burst Linker get close!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s the matter, Corvus?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The final Arc, The Fluctuating Light itself, is the reason for the existence of the Accelerated World…Is that what Metatron said in this space, the Highest Level?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“R-roger, yes, Master…So, like, G-G-G-G-G-Grandé, you maybe talkin’ about our LM?! S-s-s—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Answer me!! White King…and president of the Acceleration Research Society, White Cosmos!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yer! Damned! Right! I’ll pay back this debt a hundredfold!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is this a trap? Or is it the chance of a lifetime?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Why do you think so, Silver Crow?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Because your subordinate, Black Vise, still has one of the Red King’s Enhanced Armaments that he stole! If you’re saying you’ll fight in order to apologize, then you have to give that back first!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“She wasn’t there? So then, that means she cut her Neurolinker connection?” But Haruyuki’s guess was quickly shot down:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?! To our local net from outside?! Can you even do something like that?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Eight months earlier, when Haruyuki had only just become a Burst Linker, Kuroyukihime had said to him:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why had Kuroyukihime chosen this for her box seats? And what on earth were they supposed to see from here anyway?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Clang, clang!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“B-but it’s totally nothing compared with the student council’s display…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It was…? What about recovering the data?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aaah, it’s over, huh?” Niko said, stretching both arms out, and then added as if a sudden thought had occurred to her, “You guys don’t have an after-party or anything now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You don’t gotta come or anythin—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI I’LL MAKE SURE TO DO THAT!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I wanted to see what your Castle was like…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…The link to…Meta…core is…still inside y…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can you hear me, Metatron?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shik!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Such…insolence!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you think a servant such as yourself is permitted to touch me in such a fashion, Silver Crow?! As punishment for this rude act, I shall extend your period of service to me by five hundred years!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah! Come now! What are you doing?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(The End)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "© REKI KAWAHARA 2014" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2018 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: December 2018" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-2727-9 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-2728-6 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20181108-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;-webkit-hyphens:none;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in September 2014" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At the first meeting of the Seven Kings on June 16, when they had discussed the matter of the Acceleration Research Society’s Black Vise and Rust Jigsaw interfering in the Hermes’ Cord race, Ivory Tower had, with a straight face, voiced the doubt, “Who on earth is this Burst Linker who released the Incarnate in the middle of an event and pulled even the Gallery into the Space Corrosion, and what is their objective?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Looks like we’re all here, so how about we get started?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“First of all, how about we hear the investigation reports from each Legion? …Actually, maybe I should put it like this instead: Has there been any confirmation of a Burst Linker still able to use the ISS kit this past week?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“D—” He very nearly spoke out loud before switching to neurospeak and yelling, “D-d-don’t ask the impossible! Those people are superstrong!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“W-well, I am one of them…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That would turn the Accelerated World into a warring state! So stop it!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“R-right…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…Wh-why not?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Amount of information?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I—I would? Then let’s just go—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“K-King!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And if the Accelerated World and the real world became one; if that fusion could become the kind of world where they were all Burst Linkers, the duel was just a fun and thrilling game, and no one lost all their points or anything, no hatred was born…then he could go see Cerberus right away, as well as always be with Metatron…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Gah! Y-y-you can stop right there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Curiously, it was Fuko, rather than Kuroyukihime, who glanced over at him this time and murmured, “Corvus, this has been bothering me since before the meeting started, but…what exactly is that white bug thing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um, uhhh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Knight, you just said ‘if the information is determined to be correct,’ but on what basis do you intend to decide that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How about next Sunday, July fourteenth, at three in the afternoon?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…How so?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At a loss, wedged between Kuroyukihime in front and Fuko in back, Haruyuki looked at each of them in turn as he asked timidly, “Um, Kuroyukihime, Master, what is this…about?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Having moved away from the tombstone, Kuroyukihime leaned forward with great interest and said, “Oh-ho, so this is your pet?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Who are you calling a pet, you insolent creature?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That you would forget my voice is to compound your great insolence! I shall not forgive it! My servant Silver Crow, you will strike them down this very instant!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-your servant?! That’s really something coming from a bug like you! Crow is my child, you know!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It seems you truly do not value your lives, calling me ‘bug’ and ‘pet’ and what have you over and over! Given the situation, I shall make you understand directly! You shall come to my castle straightaway!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Crow, who is this self-important someone?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Metatron’s main body? It didn’t disappear?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“R-r-r-r-right!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I don’t think you could manage that, even if you did drink milk…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’d you just say?! But since you’re asking, I’ll have the milk!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I wasn’t a Burst Linker in July last year…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Not important! So like…Can I have some?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-o-okay, look! Don’t just go saying such embarrassing stuff all of a sudden!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“’Cause you still got room to grow, y’know?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what are you looking at when you say that?! I am not dissatisfied with the status of my own growth!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-you are certainly not one to talk!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I am not!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Listening anxiously to this exchange, Haruyuki managed to fight for an opening and interjected, “So, K-Kuroyukihime, what did you want?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I’ll have to ask them about when we can come…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The executives…So, like, Pard-rank?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-that’s…That’s—it’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And at the meeting, too, Kuroyukihime had a mysterious conversation with the Green King, huh…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is black tea all right for you, too, Kuroyukihime?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Me neither!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-and I’m telling ya, I don’t need sugar!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I—I cut the peppers, I’ll have you know! Chopped up this red one like a certain long-distance type!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? Is there a trick to it, perhaps?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki also put sugar in his tea and took a sip before asking, “Anyway, why are you both suddenly so interested in growing cherries?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kuroyukihime clapped her hands together loudly and said, “Now then, how about we first wash these cherry pits? A sponge or something would be handy if you have one!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s just, you usually barely make it before last bell, so why’re you so early?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He shifted the bag on his shoulder for no reason, and now 100 percent awake, he thought about whether he should change the subject to the final exams or the track meet after that, or even the end of the rainy season forecast for sometime that week…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ch-chocolate—I mean, Chocolat Puppeter?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Choco?! Why?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“U-uh, I never thought you’d be in the Gallery…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what are you doing, you creep?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s riiiight! Total perrrv!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They’ll be calling you Silver Perv from now on!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-I’m not a creep or a perv or anything! I was just worried you were infected with an ISS kit, Choco…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I…I did, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And I think you’d actually read that avatar name as Chocolate Puppeteer instead of Chocolat Puppeter!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I—I don’t have any problems with that, but…Choco, so then, why did you suddenly challenge me first thing in the morning? I mean, you guys have school today, too, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? We’re dueling?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Eeeaaaaah?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-wh-what are you doing?! This is a violation of the rules in the middle of the duel!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ooo heh ooo oon oh aah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nngh! …I—I won’t forgive this…!” Chocolat squirmed as she pinned Haruyuki down, thrusting her unharmed left hand out and shouting, “Cocoa Fountain!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And now…Puppet Make!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Get that lick-happy weirdo, Chocopet!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-no fair! Show yourself immediately!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Stop right there, Chocopet!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“L-let go! You!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…aaaaaaaaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Still, I don’t know about licking your opponent in the middle of a duel, thoooough!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-whaaat?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sh-she might be late today…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And how would you know that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-huh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? It isn’t?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shwp!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh-ho? And what did she say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-the meeting started before she could tell us…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? So then, have I interrupted an important conversation?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Of course, I’ll have you explain every detail later on!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…W-well, I guess so…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And there you are called Haru?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what is it, Chiyuri?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Not imperious! I am imperial!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aah, come on! Please be quiet for a sec!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pfft…ha-ha…ha-ha-ha-ha-ha…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Who would you call his friend?! I am Crow’s master!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Unable to contain himself at these rousing words, Haruyuki jumped down to the ground and shouted, “I-I’m gonna give it all I’ve got! No, we’ll all give it everything we’ve got!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "In the midst of all this, Takumu, who seemed to have been thinking about something the whole time, asked calmly, “Master, may I?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Makes sense, Haruyuki thought before crying out in his heart, No, no, no!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then perhaps I’ll have your team charge in on them?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-whaaaat?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I do! Me! I do! I dooooo!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what, Chiiko?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shibuya Two—that’s, like, around the station, right?! So like, Center-Gai and Dogenzaka and Shibuya Ravine Tower!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Wh-what do you think, Sacchi?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…W-well, I suppose it’s fine?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My event’s on Saturday! I’ve got the whoooole day off on Sunday!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, y-you do…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You little warriors do all sort of things on the Lowest Level, hmm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you think I am concerned with how much time it might take?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What? You’ll show us around, Sister?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Did you say something, Uiui?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is the curry that good?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh…Ikuzawa, did you want to try it, too?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Arita, how was the sandwich?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He was basically given no time to let his thoughts run off evasively like this because Takumu got back on his feet after a mere two seconds of shock and calmly confirmed, “So then, Ikuzawa, you want us to be the executive members in your standing for student council president?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, but compared with the student council’s ‘Time’ exhibit, you know…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? U-ulterior motive?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-yeah!” Haruyuki replied with force before belatedly wondering, Huh? What just happened?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI I’M SORRY I’M LATE!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“R-roger!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-whaaat?! But I thought Hoo wouldn’t eat unless it came from your hand, Shinomiya?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-you have a feeling…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI MY HUNCHES ARE ALWAYS RIGHT!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah…He ate it…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Would he be able to change even more? Enough so he could speak his own thoughts in front of a large group of people?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If Metatron were here, she’d probably yell something like “Why do you quail in the face of something so insignificant?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Wh-who?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI WELL THEN, SHALL WE GO DISCUSS IT NOW?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? G-go where?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It’s true that if I’m going to get advice on the student council election, there’s probably no one better than her for it! But I’m still not mentally prepared for that!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh! I-is that it…? I’m really sorry…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Huh? Why don’t I what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-that’s true, but it’ll definitely shorten my life!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But Secretary Wakamiya, the president, and the treasurer are not here, though…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I think mine was almond…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I remember, but Kuroyukihime, you can’t…You couldn’t possibly have been serious?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um, so the vice president doesn’t have to do those kinds of things?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-why am I secretary?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But was Utai saying that was okay, too? Did she mean that just trying to accomplish something was the most important part even without a grand motivation or mission, even if he couldn’t make it all the way to the end?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…And if a guy like me runs and everyone laughs and makes fun of me…even then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I’ll do it! Please! Please let me have that!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI ALTHOUGH NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, THAT JUST MEANS I WILL HAVE MORE HOMEWORK OVER SUMMER HOLIDAYS…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Heeey!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Heeeeeeeeeeey!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Here we go! Here it is, the Century End staaaaaaaage! The special effects makin’ mighty me’s ultimate power fifty percent strooooooonger!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Zip those liiiiiiips!! Try sayin’ that when you see! Mighty me’s! Brand-new special attaaaaaaaack!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s just the usual V-twin Punch!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Totes differeeennnt! Skin those eyeballs and watch and learn!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You open your eyes, you know! Not skin!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Open and skin ’em, then! Here we gooooo! New! Special attack! Max V-twin Puuuuunch!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“New special attack, part two! Jackknife Guillotine!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t! Run! Away! You bastard, Croooooow!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Looking at the health gauges of Ash Roller and his team, all happily plunging into the red zone, Haruyuki called out to the enemy troops, “Um! Ash!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Bull craaaaap! We’ll make a super-comeback from a single dot in our gauges! Right here, this is the heart and soul of my mighty Rough Valley Rollers, awright? Comprenez?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“S-sorry?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-sorry?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So like, what’ll we do? Only got five minutes left, you know…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-sorry…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can we really trust that skull face? Isn’t he just pretending to want to talk, and he’s really going to attack us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hell yeah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Just like you, bro!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Mint Mitten had remained silent so far, but now she said in a quiet voice, “So, um, Utan? Olive? Can I ask you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“O-of course, yo!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aren’t you…angry? At the ones who made the ISS kits…and the person who gave them to you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But then, why…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ooh! So next is the metropolitan meet, huh? Congrats!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Her? …You mean, Magenta Scissor?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? Now?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ten seconds later, the conclusion he’d come to was…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And depending on the situation, maybe…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, just maybe they’ll ask us to speak, too, you know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why—? How?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Regardless, Haruyuki was generally far removed from luxury lodgings, so how could he allow himself to simply bob along in the pool of this hotel, which was probably in the same price range, when he wasn’t even a hotel guest?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa! Wh—! Oooooow!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No, how can I definitely say that what I’m seeing now is a real scene? What if my Neurolinker was hacked, and a video that would normally be impossible was being projected into my mind?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Okay, I’ll check, too, with video…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey! You two! What’re you muttering about?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““We weren’t!””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI STI@PLSAEEEEEEE" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“G-g-g-g-g-go ahead— Huh? Whoa?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“K-K-K-Kuroyukihime, wh-wh-what are—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Okay, everyone, get ready!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? T-training? What training?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Reason? …It wasn’t because we got tickets?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Accustomed? To what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He took a sharp breath and exchanged a glance with Rin before asking in a similarly small voice, “S-so then…does that mean it’s finally going to be implemented today? The…Space stage?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Commemorative days…You mean like Culture Day or Respect for the Aged Day?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "““…””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After exchanging another look with Rin, Haruyuki asked timidly, “Um, none of them seem to have any connection with space, though?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I wonder? Maybe think very caaaarefully?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“D-Dandelion Day!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This is pretty much the worst time for you to be saying that!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Okay…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you still not see the connection between sunflowers and space?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Just in case…So then”—Haruyuki glanced around and checked that there were no poolgoers within hearing range—“do you mean the meeting with GW could be our first Space stage experience?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“B-but we’re only talking today, yeah? So a stage with new rules we’re not used to still won’t be a problem, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki and his friends all thrust their right hands into the air and shouted, “Okay!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A REGISTERED DUEL IS BEGINNING!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Crow must die…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I—I wasn’t flirting or anything like that at all, Big Brother!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s no big nothing at all, Master!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, Fists! You put on this pointless cool act just because you’re the starter, hmm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Still, the meaning of the avatar name Decurion…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa! Spare me…So? Is the first seat coming?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whaaaat?! Is that even possible?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Grandé possessed one of the Seven Arcs, the large shield Strife, and could use the iron wall special attack Parsec Wall—to get a draw with him one-on-one…Who on earth was this first seat of the Six Armors?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "© REKI KAWAHARA 2014" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2019 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: March 2019" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-2729-3 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-2730-9 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20190215-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "nav#landmarks, nav#page-list { display:none; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ol { list-style-type: none; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Two Black Swords, Two Silver Wings: November 2046" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover Image" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;-webkit-hyphens:none;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Two Black Swords, Two Silver Wings: November 2046" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ngah, nngh…If that’s the way it’s gotta be, then I just won’t look at the buttons, I’ll leave it to fate…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but it’s getting cold and all…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So…are you going to tell me about…your parent?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? …So then, did you get this strong all by yourself?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Um, way?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hiii…yaaaaah!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But today…definitely today!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…Honestly! This guy!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cursing him inwardly, Black Lotus—Kuroyukihime—shouted, “Oy, Graph! What was that strategy about?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aah, like, that’s not really who I am…Or like, it’s embarrassing…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aah, um, there’s this sweet where I’m from called reent, so I just…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So why is Graph suddenly talking about this now?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Started? With what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What…he wants…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Now…Guard!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You just have to cultivate your avatar directly…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 48" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So then Jailer was a prisoner, huh?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yah! Inspector Jade Poirot!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You won’t catch the crow with your policeman’s rope so easily!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The usual contest it is, then!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If only I at least had a continuous special attack like Rapid Knuckle— How long am I going to keep thinking about this?! Concentrate on the battle!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The perfect chance!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yah! Perfection, Jade Poirot!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Damned bird! Next time, don’t get caught!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? S-seriously?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chank!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 49" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-how’d he cut the chain?! I thought that was totally impossible?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(End)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 49" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-how’d he cut the chain?! I thought that was totally impossible?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(End)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thank you also to illustrator HIMA, who drew so cutely the three members of Petit Paquet and the Coba-Manga sisters who appeared here in the real for the first time, and my editor, Miki, who took the greatest of pains in arranging for this and that and doing traffic control! We will meet again in Volume 19!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "On a certain day in April 2015" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A jet-black star falling from the bloodred sky:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“C, it seems you understand who this is, yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“R-right…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki watched over this, growing increasingly baffled, as Utai murmured from beside him, “Two years…and eleven months…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Friend? Foe? Was he planning something? Or not?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "When the time remaining displayed in the upper part of his field of view was down to nine hundred seconds, Haruyuki heard a kawhunk!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…the…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“B-but, Master…Even still, I mean, territory’s not a thing you can just change in Brain Burst…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That was because anyone’d have trouble picking between a heavy cannon and a laser cannon! You can’t know which one does what without some research…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well? That’s kinda— I mean, this isn’t the actual Territories, so that level-nine sudden-death rule applies, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa!” They cried together, almost drowning out Utai’s admiring “That’s amazing…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Incoming!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Empty swinging? Just a demonstration?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’ll handle Graph!” Kuroyukihime shouted, quickly doling out instructions: “Pile and Bell, Maiden and Current, team up and take on the enemy! Crow, Raker, you’re ranging!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shaddup! You’re one to talk! You can’t fly with no air!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?” Haruyuki cried as the same time as Ash howled “whyyyy?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-oh, that’s—!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Now!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wha—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ka-klang!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Takumu, about fifteen meters away, threw his upper body back forcefully and shouted, “Splash Stinger!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But why was Decurion off his rhythm? Utai had been aiming at Pound, and he had completely defended against the arrow…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ha!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hunh!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The instant hers moved above 50 percent, Utai pulled her bowstring back with extra force and shouted, “Superluminal Stroke!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what happened?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Not letting the opportunity slip away, Kuroyukihime shouted, “Death By Embracing!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““……””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? But you can’t move, and even if you could, the rule is you can’t engage directly with G, yeah?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I’m counting on you, Raker!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……What?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What am I going to do? What should I do?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Corvus, fight just a little longer!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Corvus!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Therefore…Therefore!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pierce it, Raker!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ooh, not for you, Sato!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sweet Yume, there’s no way you wouldn’t have not made some for me, too!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Satomi stuffed her cheeks with a large bite of brownie and chewed away happily while Yume pushed up the bridge of her glasses neatly and said, “So, Shiho, have you decided when we’re going over there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You think? But, like, I do too! I mean, I got, like, ten or twenty mental scars, easy!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um…well…I mean, you’re one to talk! You became Plum Flipper just because you had the nickname Plum in elementary!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And they won that tough fight against GW! Seriously amazing!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And they were up against five of the Six Armors, too!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Interrupting her thoughts, she pushed back her chair and was about to stand up to make more tea when Satomi said, in an unusually quiet voice, “So, like, I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wha—? N-no! I was just thinking about how I’d punch him when we met in the real!” She clenched her hand into a fist and stood up forcefully before announcing, “I’ve decided! We’re going to Suginami tomorrow after school!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“All right! We’ll go stock up at the market by the station and then go to your place, Yume!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI YOU CAN DO IT!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? So you were behind me the whole time?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI THAT’S ROGER AND A GO!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But before he could open his mouth, the ponytailed Manganese Blade announced in a brilliantly clear voice, “So you’re level six now, hmm, Silver Crow?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t get the wrong idea—I’m not congratulating you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You! Listen well!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The twin soldiers gripped their swords at the same time, with the same relative hand, and shouted in perfect sync, ““No insufficiency in a tag team of opponents of levels six and seven! Now, as always, the contest!!””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But is this way of winning really okay?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But Utai hadn’t fired her flame arrow yet—were they a step ahead? Or could it be…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "They cut me?! But we’re fifty meters apart?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I know it’s a special attack, but there’s no way close-range sword users could have a gun’s range…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Involving the Society?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hyah?! S-so then, you mean, in the real—?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wiiiiill weeee, thouuuuugh?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…………”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI …………" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You were the one who was worried about them seeing our faces, Yuki!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aah! Don’t say my name!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh! You’re gonna have dessert, Koto?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And, Haru, there’s one other thing you have to decide before the Territories on Saturday, isn’t there?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Th-there is?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t tell me you forgot!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What would his mother say if he did decide to run for student council? Would she root for him? Tell him to give it up? Or just say he should do what he wanted?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But what goal did real-world Haruyuki Arita have as he lived his daily life?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was it a lie when I said I wanted to go to the same high school as Kuroyukihime?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Were you studying?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is the tea the environment data default flavor?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“With pleasure!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Okay, I appreciate that! So I actually wanted to ask you…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nngh! I-if that happens, then…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What if she couldn’t escape going abroad to study, and her Brain Burst effectively ended next March? What was there that Haruyuki could do before then?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you the one who does that, Corvus?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And what would that be?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He felt sure that even his master would be surprised or angry as he lifted his face and shouted, “Please loan me Gale Thruster just one more time!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Corvus, you believe in Trilead, right? You believe he would overcome great difficulties to break all the seals just to meet in the Castle again?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Wh-what does that mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-whaaaat?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Five, four, three, two, one…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "““Unlimited Burst!””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Why not?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Who are you calling a pet, you insolent creature?! Sky Raker, or whatever your name is, I demand that you prostrate yourself before me this instant!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Say that first, you fool!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“R-roger…You’re not going to fall off while we’re flying?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In the Highest Level, Archangel Metatron had once told him:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Roger!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "G…ooooooooo!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After this soundless battle cry, Haruyuki shouted, “Light Speeeeeeeed!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Seven hundred…seven hundred and fifty…eight hundred kilometers per hour!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Break through, Corvus!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "You must go, Crow!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Stubborn beast, embodiment of destruction!! I shall not allow you to obstruct my flight nor that of my servant!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The ruler of a mere hole in the ground would dare turn a hand against me, a God?! Foolish traitor, turn to ash with the little insects!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Heavenly Stratus!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Laser Sword!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fuko also thrust her left hand out and shouted resolutely, “Wind Veil!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you talking about, servant?! This place, this very space is Area Zero Zero! We are still in the external area, but we have indeed penetrated that isolated space at long last!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He took a deep breath and held it for a minute before quietly calling out," }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Lead…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "© REKI KAWAHARA 2015" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2019 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1290 Avenue of the Americas" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10104" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: June 2019" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-2731-6 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-2732-3 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20190507-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prominence Trajectory" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;-webkit-hyphens:none;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prominence Trajectory" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you making the café a Western cake shop to bring me in?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m doing the strawberry larynx!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I want strawberry, too! Loads of strawberries!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I want strawberry!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No! I said it first!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Noooo! Strawberryyyyy!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“There’s two! Mommy, there’s two strawberries!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Will I be able to run even faster?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“………!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa, whoa! So then, that means the leader Berry’s not there! So those four aren’t the main force?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 48" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 49" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But then, wouldn’t Mihaya and Akira have to fight at some point in the future?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 50" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? So then, a smile of satisfaction at beating Helix?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm? What’s that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And we’re supposed to go along for their school festival tomorrow, yeah? Gonna be there anyway, so!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(End)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 50" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? So then, a smile of satisfaction at beating Helix?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm? What’s that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And we’re supposed to go along for their school festival tomorrow, yeah? Gonna be there anyway, so!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(End)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A day in September 2015" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what’s up, Rekka?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The fact that you are here in this place…I take it to mean that you long ago escaped from the Unlimited EK the God Genbu had you in at the north gate of the Castle?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“W-well, strictly speaking, I guess so?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And when, exactly, did this happen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A-actually, pretty soon after the Castle attack three years ago…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you have any idea how much it has pained Maiden that you were trapped in an Unlimited EK?! In order to save you, that child has gone so far as to train in an Incarnate technique of the fourth quadrant—large-scale destruction!! Her! With her kind heart; kinder than anyone else’s!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…The inside?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Well, G by himself could probably hold out for a whole year, though…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You keep telling me to look at things; I can’t keep up here…” He turned, sending sparks scattering on the paving stones, and immediately shouted, “Wheah?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“B-but it’s not like Enemies just stay in one fixed place, though, right…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but it’s not going to be just that one, though, right…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-seeeeee?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Welp! Everybody run!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Heeeeeeeey!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no, you don’t have to apologize, Lead…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That is why you came, isn’t it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ohh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That is what you are attempting to explain, is it not, Graph or whatever it was?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instantly, something Metatron had said to him popped up in the back of Haruyuki’s mind:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-a god?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Who are you calling ‘Tron’?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This Highest Level, if it’s just looking, can anyone look, I wonder? For instance, myself?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You think?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Huuuuuuuh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mwah…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If you’re joking…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Koff! After clearing her throat, the Red King gave voice to her final comment:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm? What’s up, Crow?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "If the creator of Brain Burst placed TFL in the deepest depths of the Castle, then all they had to do was reach out and take it with the hand of God if they needed it again, right? They could set anything as the game-clear marker; why did they have to go out of their way to make countless Burst Linkers attack the Castle?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kreeeeenk!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Why’d they go through all that hassle?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A large ripple ran through fully regenerated fur, and Thistle took a deep breath before asking their Legion Master in a low voice, “And what is it that you ‘hafta protect,’ Rain?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He was curious about where they’d gone, but since Fuko’s appearance before they accelerated still bothered him, he walked over to Raker and asked timidly, “Um, Master? Is something the matter?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’ve gotten faster at accelerated calculations, hmm?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-whaaat?! Me?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I don’t even know what’s going on, but I have to get in there, I guess!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ee—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He got another blow in with his right foot as the Enemy was still swinging its sword, and with the reaction from that, he leapt backward and called out to Trilead as he landed, “It’s targeting me now; you watch for openings and attack!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Understood, Crow!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "It’s true that one blow is ridiculously powerful…but in terms of technique, it’s not as sharp as Manganese Blade!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? So then, what’s the standard?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Proof…of their existence?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Zrrraaaaaah!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you all right, Crow?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what’s the matter?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what do you…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The fifth time, we’re gonna have to actually fight and not just sneak past,” he muttered to himself, before sitting up and switching mental gears with an “Okay!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-a bunch of stuff happened…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“O-oh! Um! …Oh! M-Master Fuko was here before, but—!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh-ho-ho?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh! Um! But I guess Niko and Pard are here for something else…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Five minutes later:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“D-don’t be ridiculous! Use is off-limits unless you get my permission in advance!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And what’s this war in a virtual world anyway? And what exactly is this ‘Being’ they were fighting over?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh…Sorry, I don’t really…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Gah! This is so annoying!” At some point, Niko had taken off her socks, and now she kicked her skinny legs as she shouted, “Hey, Haruyuki, get Graphite Edge over here pronto!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I—I can’t! I don’t know how to contact him or anything…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ngaaah! I’ll never be able to make my new Legion thing work like this!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…That’s not a compliment, is it?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What did that mean—the real world would change? Would a technology that surpassed the standards for the current year of 2047 be revealed just like with the Brain Burst program itself? Or would something happen with the social camera network, given the close connection there with BB?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? The next day?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Here, Haruyuki remembered he had an important proposal to discuss with Takumu and briefly cried in dismay, “Ah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But it wasn’t like he was equipped with an ISS kit, so why would he have wandered in here during his sleep once again? Or was this…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hyah…I-I’m sorry…I was just so happy, I just…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If you still don’t have your power back,” Haruyuki said, “then how did you call me to this space?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“W-wow…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is that reaction exactly? Are you expressing your overabundant joy, servant?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-on guard?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s— I can’t figure out what I want to say…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Mayu bobbed her head up and down, setting her ponytail bouncing, and thrust her fist high up into the air, as though she were perhaps trying to push back the rain that had started to fall, and declared in a strident voice, “All right! Team Prominent starts now! Guys, let’s make this happen!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m just in the middle of it now…You?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But basically everything I know’s in the mail…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then tell me about everything outside that ‘basically’!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“H-how-ow-ow-ow?! Horry, horry! Horhibe me!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reina and Utai watched, dumbfounded, and then erupted into laugher, while Hoo called out loudly, “Hoo-hoooo!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI IS THAT TRUE, ARITA?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki nodded silently before asking the youngest and yet most senior Legion member there, “Shinomiya, what do you think about the merger?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Unh! …R-right…Graph said the same thing…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Like where?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Plus?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Where, where?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’ll we do, Choco?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re up against a tag team?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why didn’t you just reaccelerate?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And they’re level six and five, you know?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““……””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh my! Did you move?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But an instant before she could, Magenta said in an even cooler voice, “So then, you came to warn me? To say that the three of you are members of the Black Legion now, so I won’t get off so easily if I lay a hand on you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So then, is this a pilgrimage or what? Did you come to get revenge on me for the ISS kit thing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Avocado raised his short arms and shouted back, “I…tried to eat you last time! But today…I win!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The trick of the right straight punch according to Satomi: Brace your left foot like unh, twist your right heel like whup, fwwm your right hip around, bwam the force of rotation and your body weight behind it—and then kablam! Out in a straight line like you’re firing a massive gun from your right shoulder!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Brandishing her hand high above her head, she turned her index finger toward the dry land and shouted, “Cocoa Fountain!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t talk like you know me! You and your cute avatar and your powerful abilities, what would you know?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I do know! I love Min-Min and Pliko, too! And that feeling has to be there inside you, too!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa! So this is the end?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A crow that can’t fly’s just a plain old crow!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can’t a plain old crow fly, though?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How about I stop pursuing speed, trying to borrow the system’s power? Can’t I just look for that in my own heart—in the naked body of my duel avatar?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what’s Ash say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Actually, it’s not just him…U and Oli, too…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whaaat?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whaaaaaaaat?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And what was that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s ‘not that’?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Now look! You were the one doing logistics or ballistics or whatever with the class rep!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa! Look at the time!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Come on! Don’t try to slip out of this!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey! You’re forgetting your indoor shoes!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime—Black Lotus" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fuko Kurasaki—Sky Raker" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Utai Shinomiya—Ardor Maiden" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Akira Himi—Aqua Current" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chiyuri Kurashima—Lime Bell" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shihoko Nago—Chocolat Puppeter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Satomi Mito—Mint Mitten" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yume Yuruki—Plum Flipper" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Rin Kusakabe—Ash Roller" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? What does that matter?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There should only be nine! The extra person has to be some kind of social engineering thing from another Legion!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Haruyuki, come here a moment!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“………”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah…Uh, i-is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ouch!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“C’mon, Yume! Don’t skip the important bits! I tried super-hard out there!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Taking an ‘over’ thing and making it a ‘forever’ thing is basic ‘nothiiiiiing’!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-you are…But I mean, just rice…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI PLSE STP THA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s a pleasure to—” After extending his right hand, Takumu reeled for once, as he uttered the strange sound, “Majenza?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Fuko, Utai, Rui, Rin, and Akira all nodded, while Shihoko, the representative for a group of three, chimed in, “You may!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Now…let’s go!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "© REKI KAWAHARA 2015" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2019 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: September 2019" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-3218-1 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-3270-9 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20190816-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in May 2016" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-no, I’m really okay,” Haruyuki politely refused before glancing around and adding under his breath, “I mean, walking around like this, of course I’m gonna be pale…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“R-right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Before Haruyuki could reach a conclusion, however, a slender F-type avatar whose entire body was wrapped in reddish-purple film-type armor muttered in a rough voice, “We got another rare stage here, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sorry for the wait, Nega Nebulus!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "They were both members of the Gallery, so naturally he took no damage, but even so, he reflexively groaned before protesting, “Wh-what are you doing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-then what should I say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Time like this, you all gotta snap to attention and give us your poses in return!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“““……”””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nice! The king of poison killers!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Gimme some detox, too!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-Io…How do you pronounce that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Before the dust had settled again, Kuroyukihime yelled, “Paper! Scissors!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "PROMINENCELEGION MERGER MEETING" }, { "from": "human", "value": "NEGA NEBULUS" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Freeze Tone!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Cream Dream!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Blaze Heart!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And then in unison, “““We aaare…Heliosphere!”””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You don’t know, Corvus? They’re basically the second- or third-most-popular idol group in the entire Accelerated World! Their song cards sell like hotcakes!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If you don’t mind,” the meeting chair replied calmly, “could you explain why you are opposed, Iodine?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I’m telling you, I’ve never made a selling point of germicidal power or anything!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You! Are! A! Liar!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? H-how do you know that, Curren?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? You mean Stronger Name?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh! That’d be great!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I totally want to see the Antidote Battle!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Is it a liquid?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was the semi-transparent cylindrical body filled with liquid? And the level dropped when he shot it out of his hand?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You look like…Isodi—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“As if I would let you get away!” Dine crossed both arms and then, his eyes shining bright red, cried out, “Acid Mist!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey! Whoa! Don’t drag the Gallery into this!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Get back! Get out of the way! You’ll take damage!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So what would the high rankers of Nega Nebulus do at a time like this?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I—I won’t be done in so easily!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nice fight!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That was a great duel!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Next time, you gotta fight me, too!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Here we go, Rain!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Come at me, Lotus!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "““Rock!!””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““Paper!! Scissors!!””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is he maybe one of Oscillatory’s?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Of course, Yuki followed suit: “Show yourself!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then what’re you doing in Minato Three?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hng!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ghh!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shaking off her paralysis, Koto took a deep breath and shouted back, “Then who exactly is this someone you’re trying to rendezvous with?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Stoooooooopppp!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Twins! Wait gradually!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No need for that!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The idea that the Anomaly himself had taken on a student and trained him until he could paralyze Koto and Yuki with mere information pressure…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“All of which means,” Koto started, and then shouted with Yuki, ““All of this is your fault!! Why would you put us on standby in the same place?!””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But in that case, when Crow and Maiden approached the south gate, someone had to have already destroyed the seal disc from the inside…Isn’t that what you’re saying? Otherwise the gate wouldn’t have opened, yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Gah! What are you saying, K—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““……””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-n-n-n-no, I’m telling you that’s not it! I just couldn’t say anything as cool as you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I was just thinking the same thing!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-then the ironclads of the American Civil War?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-that’s true, but…it’s, like, about feelings…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki unconsciously brought his face close to Kuroyukihime’s ear and murmured, “Th-that’s Graphite Edge, isn’t it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ow! …Wh-what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ow! …What is it, Kuroyukihime?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "So then who on earth…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, what’s up? That someone you know?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?! Wh-what’s happening?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Now look! I can’t just walk away from a sitch like this! Kuroyuki, you’re my Legion Master now!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So something up with that bus?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So you mean”—Niko paused to process this—“a Burst Linker who lost all her points and had all her memories disappeared?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but if Cosmos is among the enemy…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki turned himself around in his seat and peered through the headrest to ask Fuko in a quiet voice, “Um, Master? System-wise, Shibuya One’s already Nega Nebulus territory, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Which is ridiculous, because without Kuroyukihime and Niko, Sky Raker’s the most powerful person on the team!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What? You were just saying you wanted to go to the puppet house in Yokohama, Choco!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s a totally different thing!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s that, Corvus?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um, now that Shibuya’s Nega Nebulus territory, our names won’t show up on the matching list if we connect to the global net, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I was just thinkin’…this bus we’re on, it’ll never ever catch up with the bus with Haruyuki and them or the one with your pal, yeah?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s why what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa! A-are we gonna be okay?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The speaker had no sooner gone silent than Fuko stood up in the seat behind him and shouted resolutely, “Everyone, get ready to connect globally!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“““Yeah!!”””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, hey, heeeeeey!! Demon City stage, seriously noice choice! Giga-greatastic compared with a Desert or an Ocean, anywayyyyyy!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I totally feel you, but what’s ‘greatastic,’ bro?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You gotta be kidding! Even I know that one! Just means ‘great,’ right, bro-man?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ash Roller snapped his index fingers out at him, straddling his extremely over-the-top American motorcycle, and shouted, “Hey! Finally, the radical epoch, ya damned bird!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So then, Crow, this’s your first time in a large-scale territory fight, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hng…aaaah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Awriiiight! Team Rough Valley Rollers Plus One, mission start!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Rui looked at her out of the corner of her eye and casually asked, “Are you and Pile dating in the real?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So, like, Cassis? I thought the groups were random with the distributed start in a large-scale Territories fight?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Awright! Doing it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Once their special-attack gauges were charged to a certain degree, she shouted, “Shape Change!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s not a plum pit! It’s a plum seeeeed!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Same thing!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What the heck?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Fog…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But there’s no way any duel avatar’s that huge…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He might know the name Petit Paquet, but he doesn’t know we transferred to Nega Nebulus!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Puppet Maker!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The instant Shihoko noticed that his flow of air contained a diamond dust several times denser than Satomi’s Icilin Strike, Shihoko shouted, “Mint! Chocopets! Retreat—!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Unh…Aaaaah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Zwwwanshk!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Seeing this, Behemoth brought forward his left leg—basically fully repaired now—and said quietly, “Hoh-hoh, so you do not seek aid from your comrades but intend to continue to face me one-on-one? That spirit is commendable…but you’re aware that it is also important to study?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Here we go!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The timer in the top center of his field of view dropped toward that instant in time—1205, 1204…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“King…does this mean that now is that time?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This is…the Unlimited Neutral Field?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(To Be Continued)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "© REKI KAWAHARA 2016" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2019 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: December 2019" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-3271-6 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-3272-3 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20191031-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "On a certain day in November 2016" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If you’ve got the time to stand here shocked, you’ve got the time to start moving!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Skreeeeee!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Eyes still lowered, the girl—the fifteenth member of the third Nega Nebulus and Haruyuki’s self-proclaimed master, Legend-class Enemy Archangel Metatron—purposefully raised a hand and brought her slender middle finger up against her thumb…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Plink!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ow-ow-ow!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well then, you will explain all of this ‘a lot’ in chronological order and great detail!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Crack!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-huh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "You know from just that?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what does that mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "King…Does this mean that now is that time?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Eeaaah, h-help…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ping!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sever…But I thought you couldn’t interfere with other people on the Highest Level?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Corvus, are you serious?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In the center of the party, Fuko slowly brought her hand up and shouted, “Wind Veil!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Got it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“On it!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Unh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nngh!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki immediately deployed the wings on his back to slow himself down, catching Raker and the others running up from behind him as he cried out, dumbfounded, “It’s…not even scratched?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Behemoth!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Servant! Above!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Cyan Blade!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Phase Trans! Keen!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Three, two, one, zero!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Servant, you’re being pursued!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Chiyu, you okay?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But, Servant, most likely…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Left!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Up…No, down!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "One more…hit!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Light…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Blast Wave!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Seiyaaaaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nin!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…But…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "As he sent the imagination power he’d so intently built up while restrained to his hand, Haruyuki shouted, “Laser Lance!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Headed your way, Lotus!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was this astounding transition Megumi’s work? If that was the case, then was it something she had willed herself, or…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why…? What pushed them to go to such lengths? What were they trying to gain out of actions like producing the Armor of Catastrophe, spreading the ISS kits throughout the Accelerated World, and annihilating Nega Nebulus?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What’s that about?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you like real books, too?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was that what happened? Was Megumi Wakamiya an Oscillatory spy? Had she spoken to Kuroyukihime that day in the library two years earlier on the instruction of the White King and Kuroyukihime’s own flesh-and-blood older sister, White Cosmos?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You must stop, Crow!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Ptan!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shiba Park Underground Labyrinth!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Who are you calling Metacchi?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It really is…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Soldier of mine, sheathe thy sword!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Optical Conduction!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Genuine Specular!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Citron…Caaaaallllll!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Unh…Aah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hngaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But then one of the Oscillatory members pointed upward and shouted, “Hey, over there!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "She heard Snow Fairy shouting in Sengakuji directly below, “Great Growler!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah! The angel girl!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Silver Crow…Haruyuki, where are you?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Choco!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you—?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Cocoa Fountain!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How dare you do this…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…to us, you jerrrrks!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You can’t leave the chocolate!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’ll take damage if you step on the thorns!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-this can’t be…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Hell stage our boys have heard about?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? A Hell stage?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’ve never seen one before…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Watch out!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The urgency in her tone made Shihoko ask the obvious: Who on earth had fired that black beam of light just now? Had one of the Oscillatory members who fled Sengakuji to avoid the initial massive laser returned?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What would Behemoth and Fairy do if they were released now? Would they ignore the devil and activate their Incarnate techniques to annihilate Nega Nebulus once more? Or would they flee to a safe place like their comrades? Or…would they call a temporary cease-fire and fight alongside Shihoko and hers?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa, don’t go dumping this in my lap!” Thistle Porcupine snapped but then looked back and instructed, “I’ll make a path, so everyone get ready to dash!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Him!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This is bad!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Vorpal Strike!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sure, but, Bro, what was that attack?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Even the normally voluble Ash Roller merely muttered, “Tera sucks…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh my! You’ve heard of me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instead, he caught her eye lenses once more and asked, “What exactly does Oscillatory Universe—does the White King want? What is she trying to make happen in the Accelerated World by creating the Armor of Catastrophe, the ISS kits, and then this new armor?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Crow! Me too!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I will also fight, Crow!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nngh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In that instant, Haruyuki thought, Now, Lead!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "*   *   *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Heavenly Stratus!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Citron Caaaaaaaalllll!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Scarlet Rain so much?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lightning Cyan Spike!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Flame Vortex!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Flying Panheaaaaad!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ruthless Shear!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thousand Prickles!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Colossal Horn!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Cyanide Shot!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Icilin Strike!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Spiral!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wind Bullet!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Vorpal Strike!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Coronal Mass Ejection!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Restraining her own powerful desire to look back, Mihaya cried in the quietest possible voice, “Bloodshed Cannon!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then we gotta get going!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki was surprised, but Chiyuri threw her head back in shock, crying, “Whaaaaaat?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but, Lead, I mean, you’ll take dam—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh…Did you need something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And even if you were her…,” he continued, “that means you were lying to Kuroyukihime all this time? Were you pretending to be her friend up to today, waiting for the moment when you’d betray her?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-you don’t know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“At the library? So then you weren’t connected to the global net, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Someone…you care about?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki felt a shock that numbed him to the core and half groaned, “What…? That’s…the cooperative Legion…But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The ice came pouring down with a roar, and from inside, Snow Fairy said in her childlike voice, “Aah, we finally made it out!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Like I’m gonna let yooooouuuuuuu!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Starburst Stream!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Radiant Burst!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh…? Wh-what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki glanced at the ground before asking, “But, Wakamiya, for the members of Nega Nebulus…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why didn’t you say something, Wakamiya?!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The night came back, though, y’know…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shut up! See with your heart! C’mon! Move it! Move it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…What’s that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh! Right! I have to get Coba-Manga to check the matching list!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©Reki Kawahara 2016" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2020 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: April 2020" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-3273-0 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-3274-7 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20200310-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in October 2017" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A-as if we have such an obligation!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Even though it’s the first day of summer vacation? What club are you in?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wow! What kind of owl?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The instant his thoughts reached this point today, Niko’s hoarse voice came back to life in his ears:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Once the meeting’s over, is it okay if I stop by Umesato, too? Can I watch the owl being fed?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nngh?! N-no, I’m not b-b-b-bold or anything…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um, if you’d like, Master…a-and Kuroyukihime,” Haruyuki squeaked, shrinking far into himself, “why don’t we all go together?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Unlimited Burst!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Skreeeeee!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s bonkers!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Whap, whap, whap!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Th-thirty seconds?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After talking to that tiny icon all this time, maybe I kinda forgot what Metatron’s really like…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but then why were you in your icon form when you met me last night?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A hundred…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So you’re saying that whole time you were training with me, you were a hundred kilometers away? And yet the sound of you calling me still reached the Lowest Level?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-summon…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "For reaaaaal?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-so then when you were training with me, your true form was actually at Mount Fuji the whole time? What exactly is at Mount Fuji? Did you maybe heal your injuries there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…A-a secret?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you have any thoughts on the matter, Sky Raker?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I wasn’t particularly hiding…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-thank you for being so thoughtful…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Shrinking into himself, he bowed neatly and then asked anew:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-so why are you here, Master?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-n-n-no, that’s totally not…Um, I’m sorry for worrying you…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“R-roger!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?! Really?!” Haruyuki cried out unconsciously, before leaning forward and continuing in a quieter voice, “Do you know a place where Enemies and Burst Linkers wouldn’t go, Master?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "With no other option, he turned to the sky and shouted, “I’m sorry; please give me ten seconds!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fuko looked to each of them in turn and then asked gently, “I don’t suppose you could carry me to the top of that tower?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Master?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh! Um, no, it’s, uhhh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?! So, so then, you’re going to let her borrow this house?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but if you give Metatron the key, you…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-so then, what…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Skreeeeee!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hwa?” After a relatively pathetic first utterance, Haruyuki asked ever so timidly, “Um…Do you know me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Uhhh…Um…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "When Haruyuki had cocked his head as far as it could possibly go to one side, Fuko brought her face in close and whispered, “Corvus, this person is probably—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki lowered the hand pressed to his forehead and looked at the serene Metatron, the dumbfounded Fuko, and Rose Milady, on whose face he could read no expression, before muttering to no one in particular, “Amaterasu’s…inside her first form in the boss room of the Tokyo Station Underground Labyrinth like the— Metatron, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“W-wow…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What? There are Beings other than the Four Saints who can talk like you guys?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-naked…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thirty…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He had no sooner woken up in the air-conditioned car with a sigh than Kuroyukihime was asking from the front seat, her voice slightly thorny, “So then, Haruyuki, what did Metatron want?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh! R-right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "A REGISTERED DUEL IS BEGINNING!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“’Suuuuuuup!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The Reeed Kiiiing!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That is— Of course, I include all of it? If you are going to call yourself the Red King, then there’s a little thing called pride that goes along with that—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How did he use an ability when he’s in the Gallery?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It can’t be Incarnate, can it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nah, nah, you can’t use that either…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You don’t want to fight us, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-an Enemy in the Territories?!” Was it Cobalt or Manga who cried out?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Bloodshed Cannon!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That the physical evidence myself and Dual Sword could not obtain even after hundreds of years was captured in the span of a single territory battle shows uncharacteristic carelessness, hmm, Restrainer?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? What’s in Yoyogi Park?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Noticed? Noticed what then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wolfram Cerberus…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Megumi Wakamiya come to live in Cerberus III? What had happened to number one, supposedly the main personality? And where was Megumi herself, after no one had been able to get ahold of her since the previous day?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Crow, over there!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thorn Retribution!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Vorpal Strike!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Crow!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Corvus!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Niko was ready to start yelling, but Chocolat interjected a heartbeat faster, “Both of you! Now is not the time for arguments! If we don’t hurry and decide what we’re going to do now, we’ll be in danger!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Strengthening his resolve, Haruyuki looked up at the sky once more, and Chiyuri asked from behind him, “Crow, it’s fine if that’s what you want to do, but is your special-attack gauge charged?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You can produce five of your Chocopets using your full gauge, yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Twenty-five minutes…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Pyoo!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……Ngh!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Shihoko had no sooner flown out of the metal forest than she was instructing her five Chocopets, “Disperse in that direction and find Burst Linkers! When you find them, you must bring them back to me!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Running after them alongside Lime Bell, Shihoko asked quietly, “Say, Bell?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Scared…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oooiii, get us out!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Knight?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Booooooss!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A throaty M-type voice rang out across the crater," }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Masterrrrr!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Where’d you all run off to? That laser’s a mean piece of work, I know, but the executives of seven—no, six great Legions, I mean…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“King! You’re all right!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We dishonor ourselves for our late appearance!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Be careful!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Skreeenk! She heard an extremely unpleasant sound on her left and turned—" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Booooom!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Cerber—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Just now, Vise’s voice…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? I didn’t hear anything?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A restraint technique!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fly, Crow!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You gotta go!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……Hrn!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-that’s…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Platinum Cavalier!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And would that be…for instance…urging our general members to leave to protect them from the attack…perhaps…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“For instance, the six kings…No, I suppose it’s five now…At any rate, even if we are attacked by the kings’ Legions and no one is able to flee…no member would dream of leaving Oscillatory…And also, you know, Sky Raker…You’ve made one serious misunderstanding…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“He cannot release the Icosahedral Insulation under his own power…Although it is an Incarnate created to be unbreakable by anyone, once it is activated, he cannot go back to being a duel avatar unless someone breaks it for him…Having faith only in your enemies when you do not trust any of your allies, don’t you think a person like that is strange…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Move…Move…Move…!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Get away from there, servant!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And this is the worst case that surpasses the worst case…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The sun…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ohh, is that it?” Shihoko nodded and then quickly added, “So then if we can detect that timing, it would be possible for Kuroyukihime and the others to dive in the moment that Inti moves and escape from the Unlimited EK, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Gah! What happened, C—Arita?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“’Sup, Prez?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI WHAT’S THE MATTER, ARITA?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI IT’S UNFORTUNATE ABOUT THE GROUP SECTION, BUT I JUST KNOW THAT MAYUZUMI WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO NATIONALS!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“R-right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Please…Would you stay with me tonight?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©Reki Kawahara 2017" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2020 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: September 2020" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-3277-8 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-3278-5 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20200804-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sword Art Online 8: Early and Late" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Now, then!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "On a certain day in July 2018" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Please… Would you stay with me tonight?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, then how about we dig into the dinner you were kind enough to bring me? I’ll warm up the soup, so why don’t you plate everything up?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-you don’t…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it good?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-whaaaat?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh! O-of course, allow me to challenge you!” Haruyuki declared, then took a deep breath before he called in a hushed hiss, “Burst Link!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Skreeeek!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why would you go to such lengths simply to fight Takumu with a sword?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But Taku’s had his feet to the fire too many times to count! When the Society abducted Niko, he smashed Black Vise’s Octahedral Isolation, and in the Territories the other day, he was instrumental in protecting everyone from the Devil-class Enemies—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He wavered again and then asked, “You still haven’t heard from Wakamiya?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So then,” he started, “is going to Wakamiya’s house out of the question?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But are you saying then that you have some means of communicating with her? Did you go so far as to trade addresses in the middle of the Territories?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Two?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? Now you get scared?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Gently clasping the proffered hands, Haruyuki prayed, Metatron, sorry to bug you when you’re resting, but could you guide us to the Highest Level?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mmm… Like this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“… Oh… R-right…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? I-is that all?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What? That’s not enough for you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?! …Cake?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Please… Would you stay with me tonight?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm? What did I say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Am I not still being manipulated by Cosmos even now? Perhaps my role wasn’t finished at driving Rider to total point loss; perhaps it was just part of the process… The present situation, the hostility with Cosmos, Oscillatory in more or less of a tight spot—am I still just being made to dance in Cosmos’s palm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If her feelings for Orchid Oracle and Saffron Blossom are greater than the weight of this mental preparation…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But what am I supposed to tell her?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Actually,” he added timidly, “I told her we were doing summer homework, so…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“P-please and thank you,” he replied, but he couldn’t help but shout in his head, How many hours will a “serious look” take?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““Direct link!””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah… Th-thanks…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, Cassi! How exactly am I pushy, huh?! And Crow, don’t just go agreeing!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Corvus, do you know what flames are?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Right… The sun!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s the sun!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Supposing you had an unlimited quantity of water in space—well, I guess it’d freeze and be ice, but if you kept tossing that at the sun with all your might, do you think you’d be able to put the fire out at some point?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You were all ‘Heh-heh-heh-heh’!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“S-so then why are you trying to get me to say it?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki felt a shiver run up his spine, but rather than saying the thought out loud, he simply said, “So we’ve cleared the first hurdle in this mission! Now we just need the blacksmith!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ash, how did you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Uh, I think everyone here knows about the existence of the system at least, so I’ll go ahead and ask: Would it be a thing to go through Incarnate for this special-attack gauge recovery synergy?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um… No, nothing…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The faint smile vanished from Kuroyukihime’s face, and she added through slightly pursed lips, “And… how long are you going to keep doing that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Heh-heh-heh… Ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Maaaaaybeeeeee?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Beep-beep-beep!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh… Y-yeah?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh… Um, do I stink or something?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "There, his whole body froze, he turned his head awkwardly to the left, and his thoughts stopped again for about three seconds before he shouted, “Whadeerookiheem!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um! S-s-s-s-s-s-sorry! I-I-I-I-I-I’ll get out right away!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Uh! Um, K-K-Kuroyukihime, c-c-c-could you wait outside until I-I-I get—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“P-problem?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“… R-right…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ooeee?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Uh, um, uhhh… Okay…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Haruyuki, could you take off my Neurolinker?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“K-Kuroyukihime…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You see it? Eight numbers and a bar code?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes… What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I’m sorry! I—I just…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But then what was that bar code about?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You like the bath?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? And why’s that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-the spirit… Does that even actually exist?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Haruyuki, if you could read and write all of the information comprising the human soul, don’t you think you would be able to realize something more than an interface with that technology?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If a person’s brain is a medium… then you could load someone’s soul and post it to someone else’s brain?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A baby’s… soul?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um, did you never ask your parents about this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tr-triple?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you know what they mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh… I-is that your birthday?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“W-walnut… Crane… Neither seem like they’d be connected…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "*   *   *" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The motorcycle’s Pard’s, and the car is also Master’s mother’s, isn’t—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I—I don’t have a license, though!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh… Th-thanks…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But it was Graph who paid, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I guess not…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you need that information?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I—I just…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The impression I got when you were talking with Raker in the Highest Level was that you were in high school, too, so…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eighth…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tsubomi’s not allowed?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Koshika, according to what you said, Megumi’s been accelerated ever since the end of the Territories two days ago… Is that right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Three, two, one…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He took a sharp breath and shouted with her, ““Unlimited Burst!!””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A Moonlight stage, hmm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? T-two…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“D-divination?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Carry? …How, exactly?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s… the power that tamed Inti, right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what’s wrong?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“H-how do you know it’s an Enemy?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“In that case… maybe it’s not just that black Enemy in Midtown Tower, but whoever in Oscillatory has the scepter?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A single blow… without Incarnate?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I—I know…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I try not to use them except for when I really need to, but I think now is one of those times, so…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“……”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Vaar…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-that’s… I’m sorry…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Vraraaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No time to explain… It’s coming!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yellow!! Go!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Where? Where? Where where where where where where…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "O-Omega style? Who exactly are you?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "… S-so then what about when the thing you want to cut is completely flat or indented?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Absolute faith? How…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I will definitely take advantage of this moment!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We… won?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Orkki!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "So then who’s over here?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What the—? Is that a drone?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He gaped once again and asked timidly, “Huh? S-so then is it an Enemy?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, Silver Crow?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“+-++++-++…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“+++-++…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki shifted his gaze to Rose and asked, “You understand what this person is saying?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“+++-+++++”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“+++-++++-++, +-+-+-++”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“+-+-++++? +-+++-+++++-”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He thrust forward the Lucid Blade still clutched in his right hand and shouted, “Please! Enhance this sword, please!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“+-+-+-++++-++”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-this! This heat invulnerability, please!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? B-b-b-b-but that crazy price…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“+-++++++”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“+-+++-+++-”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©Reki Kawahara 2018" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2020 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: December 2020" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-3275-4 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-3276-1 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20201120-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "On a certain day in June 2019" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Was this what it was like inside an artificial womb?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kuroyukihime, I’m absolutely going to…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Can I really take on an important role like this the way I am now…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? K-Kuroyukihime?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So by ‘later,’ you meant immediately afterward?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey! I’m here, too, you know!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "A previous incarnation of Haruyuki would have jumped in surprise, but he managed to curb that impulse as he asked, “Y-you came with Kuroyukihime, Koshika?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-why would you do that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ngaaaaaah?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah…Chiyu?! You too?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…You didn’t actually just come to scare me, did you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So then why so much food…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What?! They haven’t been introduced yet?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Left with no other choice, Haruyuki stopped pouring tea and said, “Um, first of all, Chiyu, she’s in ninth grade, so…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But, Koshika”—Chiyuri cocked her head—“if you’re the executive, you give instructions and things to low rankers, right? Don’t you at least make small talk at times like that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“H-he wasn’t? Um…Does leaper mean someone who jumps?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "After finally sorting out his feelings, Haruyuki asked her, “A lot of the central members of the White Legion are students at EG, right? Don’t they all see one another in the real?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“AI…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why six people to a party?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa…Higher than Volcano?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-that’s true, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? What’s that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Y-yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I just remembered this, but didn’t you actually make a promise?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…T-to whom?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Warp, huh! That technique just gets more and more important sounding!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Maybe from your perspective, Koshika, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That said, however…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Centaurea…I’m sorry, but I wanted to talk to you…Centaurea…Centaureaaaa…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It wasn’t almost like—it was exactly that, wasn’t it? Accelerated to the limit in an extreme situation, his consciousness approached the Highest Level for a mere instant, and communication with Sentry was thereby possible?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Just me…going to the Highest Level…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Skreeeeee!!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You called?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hngaaaaah?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You did indeed call for my presence, yes? Why, then, such surprise?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Haruyuki knew at least that yattou was the general nickname for swordsmanship, but unable to grasp the actual meaning of what she said, he asked timidly, “Um…Are some avatar hands better suited to swordsmanship?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Silver Crow, you wished to speak with us, and thus you came all this way, yes? To ask that we haunt you no more and rest in peace, perhaps?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you at all aware of the number of hours you spent swinging your blade on the Mean Level?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ow!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it this time?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Light…quantum?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“S-so then the BB program uses the Neurolinker to copy my soul from my brain and save it to the light quantum circuits of the Main Visualizer…Is that it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You did not come to the Highest Level because you wished to discuss quantum circuits, did you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Augh!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? …Then what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Haaah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Did they avoid the folly of jumping into an unknown trap and instead attack the main body of Oscillatory? Or did they take on the challenge of subjugating Inti with the mindset of nothing ventured, nothing gained?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What is it, Raker?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, if I could use that ability, I would have a bigger range of techniques for when I’m fighting someone with hard armor like Pound…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I can’t tell her yet!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m Suzukawa…Who are you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A certain person? Who?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What reason?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tell me? What, then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey! You can’t just go saying stuff like that!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How would a junior high kid know about what Seri was thinking in elementary?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“S-sure, anywhere’s fine…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Krrk!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You don’t believe me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s just—you talk totally differently…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“S-soccer?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why are you so surprised?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“M-more than…a few?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Crow, have you already forgotten why you brought me back to life?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“O-oh, right! Will you teach me Omega style?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“H-hurdle? What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The icon hasn’t returned to your virtual desktop?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Crow, do you understand what that means?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "…Why did you change back?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-it is?! The Brain Burst icon?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Almost like?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Too late for what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Of what do you speaaaaaak?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Matching his pace to Seri’s wide, brisk stride, Haruyuki asked in a small voice, “Uh, um, are you really sure? I mean, I’m grateful, but…It’s pretty far, and the park back there would have…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um, Seri—I mean, Maestro, are you okay with this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“With what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I-it is?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Things?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? I thought your mom wasn’t coming home until morning?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but…Maestro, no matter how you look at it, eighth grade is just…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Okay, here we go!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just rip off the Band-Aid!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Welcome home!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "““““Welcome home!””””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The ratio of girls is as high as ever…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Uh, um, what exactly is—?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re laaaaate!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Haru, the meeting ended just after five, didn’t it? Fuko told us she let you out around Waseda, but where on earth did you go?! We even went to the trouble of hiding our shoes and everything!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-when did you—? Master, did you know about this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And who might you be?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah! Hey! What’re ya doing?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "While Haruyuki scarfed down Cajun chicken in the seat of honor at the end of the dining table, Takumu, sitting diagonally to his right, said seriously, “Haru, how did you end up getting involved with a person like that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Before the seemingly stunned Utai could move her fingers, Fuko said with a smile, “Would you like to be knocked into next week?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What?! Seriously?! Maestro Sentry had more wins than losses against Master Raker?!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All right, that’s enough! If the two of you can’t be good until the end of the party at least, then you will be sentenced to no dessert!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The reason that you are limiting your fight with him to sword against sword is because somewhere deep in your heart, you feel you would win if it was a no-holds-barred contest, isn’t it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Akira, what does this nickname Omega Weapon mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nngh! Ngaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No, when it comes to the technique of a pure sword user…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Huh…You do?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Although they’re the clearance cakes that didn’t sell!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“““Paper, scissors, shoot!”””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I will! Kuroyukihime”—he paused—“we’re definitely going to rescue you from Inti!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“……What?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? Ruthless and Kusakabe can stay, but you’re chasing me out?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Kachak! Chak!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s not…inside time, is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-then with what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but, Seri, doesn’t this ‘cut with logic’ idea resemble the third level of Incarnate technique? And I’m pretty sure that doesn’t make any huge light, either?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-okay…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oka— Wait, whaaaaat?! Why?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“B-but that’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“R—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki replied immediately in neurospeak: “Th-that’s fine, but, Rin, what exactly…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…I…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Here, finally, Seri popped her head up on the other side of the low table and asked sleepily, “Mmm, what? Night attack?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh…? Why…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You okay for the washroom?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-oh, uh, it was just an unexpected action, so…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your parent…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-okay!” Just when he thought he was finally going to start his Omega-style training—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He deployed his wings and jumped before asking as he glided after her, “Wh-why aren’t you just dropping like a rock?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-why aren’t you sinking?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oi! Who said you could walk?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…Isn’t that the thing that only basilisk lizards can do?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh…S-sure…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hmm, this absurdity’s starting to feel familiar…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Th-that’s…I mean, now…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Not even in the Ocean stage…I guess?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And if we were to say we could indeed, what would you do with that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“O-oh-moo-tei? Is it like some kind of meditation place?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s exactly what I want!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then shall we begin?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is this ‘huh’?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eep!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What manner of idleness is this?! You most likely think four months is a deadly long period, but we only have four months! Now come! Ready your blade!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He stared at it intently, and Sentry asked suspiciously, “Why do you gape thusly?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We might also face you with such a blade, if you wish?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Do you also have a Japanese sword?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…Twenty…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And then with this house, too, this is some real veteran power!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“O-oh, but!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But that’s definitely going to end with me dying instantly!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…How…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Gou…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No, it’s just, well…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…The system can’t predict the future?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um”—he paused—“this is different from the idea of fighting free from outside thoughts, isn’t it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Just how many deepest arts are there anyway?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Haruyuki was too scared to ask that, so instead he asked, “Um, are there other sword schools in the Accelerated World besides your Omega style, Maestro?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sentry…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Is it okay to learn another school with Omega style? Haruyuki was about to ask, but if she told him no, then he wouldn’t have any way around that, so he subbed in another question again: “Can I have some more yokan?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if Sentry scolded him? If she really let him have it for not getting anything even though she was out there working with him every single day, would he be able to breathe a little easier?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Drink?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh! No…I’m going back to bed, so…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…What is this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but I’m underage…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Perhaps caught up in this feeling, Haruyuki gave voice to a question he hadn’t intended to ask:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Seri, why are you being so nice to me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“About what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The leader, Blaze Heart, of course!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?! Horn, no, please, you do it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What was that?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oi! Cobal! Manga! What do we do?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“O-okay!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Super sorry about this!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Thanks for the assist!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Spread out and block the street!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Anyone with fire resistance to the front!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Here we go, Yuki!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Anytime, Koto!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““Rangeless…””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hold up!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““?!””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cutting off this flash of thought, Koto shouted, “The armor’s cracked! Ready projectile attack!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, kinda training, kinda finishing up, you know…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, of course, Cobalt!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aah, aah, aah! Why are you so beat up and rusted when we haven’t even started the mission yet?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your health gauge has to be down with all this! How much you got left?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?! Why were you doing stuff like that?! At least sleep here for an hour!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mei…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mmm…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mmm!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what’s the matter, Crow?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Anytime you’re ready, Crow!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You got this, Crow!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I know you can do it, C!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Get in there, Corvus!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Citron Caaaaaaaall!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Now, have faith…And cut!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Extreme!!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Keeeeeeeee!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "And then he saw it:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…Is it over…?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Crow, you did it! But we helped a little!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?! That’s way too much, Lead!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Looking up next to him, Ardor Maiden said dubiously, “Is that Inti’s flames?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "…What if?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if, what if…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What if that was its first form?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "It had taken less than a minute for the second form to appear after Metatron’s first form was destroyed, so why was it taking more than twenty minutes in Inti’s case?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Gang…” Haruyuki took a deep breath to shout Get away from here!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Krrrrrrrrrrrmmm…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Krrrrrrrrrrrmmm…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“E-egg…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "However…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "©Reki Kawahara 2019" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "English translation © 2021 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "human", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "First Yen On Edition: April 2021" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "human", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-2133-8 (paperback)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "978-1-9753-2134-5 (ebook)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "E3-20210311-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yen Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World Kuroyukihime’s Confession" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Accel World" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "AFTERWORD" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(From here, I do go deeply into the details of this book, so please be careful if you haven’t read it yet!)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Reki Kawahara" }, { "from": "human", "value": "On a certain day in June 2020" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No…! You can’t…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Could he really erase even his unconscious mind in this situation, in the middle of an absolute crisis when he was facing the end of everything? Especially when he was worse than anything at controlling his own nerves?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But was that really true?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "What if there was something inside of his avatar besides the desire to flee?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The light inside me…Please protect everyone!!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Light Shell!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nngh…G…ooooooooo…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lightning Cyan Spike!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Searing Note!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Limonene Solvent!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Icilin Strike!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Charged Vine!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Rocket Straight!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Carnage Cannonball!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Superluminal Stroke!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Rangeless Scission!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Spiral!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wind Bullet!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Radiant Burst!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Heavenly Stratus!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Breaking the silence colored by the dim white of the moonlight was the almost whispered response of the White King: “So strange, hmm?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Breaking the paralysis of the overwhelmed Burst Linkers was the roar of Kuroyukihime, as though she were unleashing the fire of her heart: “In that case, this is the final stop for you!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But before the five black concentric rings arrived, the layered long-distance attack of the Six Kings and several dozen Burst Linkers destroyed the right hand—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "However:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Pushing aside the terror of being crushed to death, Haruyuki shouted, “Black Lotus!! Please fire!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But why? If the giant had enough power left that it could cause the instant deaths of nearly ten Beast-class Enemies with the surplus energy from takeoff, then even if its right hand was gone, couldn’t it have kicked the Burst Linkers away?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Why didn’t the White King do that? And why is she not killing me…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then…should I cut off those wings now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It wouldn’t be too late to fly into a fury after you hear what I have to say, would it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…On a whim?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The parent and child of the Accelerated World is not something as trivial as that!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And then?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There were two leaders, yes? What did this leader B of yours—well, Graph’s—do?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“For a veteran more senior than the Originators, he does know a fair bit, hmm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Did the White King know about this sensation that tortured the lost? Would she be able to insist, even with that, that the memory erasure was a total salvation?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So then…” He took a deep breath and let it out before asking, “So then, why are you called the Necromancer? Why would you do something like call back those people who have been saved according to you—Dusk Taker, Red Rider, and even your own Legion member, Orchid Oracle? Why would you bring them back to the Accelerated World and inflict suffering on them again?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but before she summoned Dusk Taker, your subordinate, Argon Array, said something about how your Revive the Dead was not so nice and wondered about some deal with the devil…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s…true, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…It wasn’t?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And they are?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What options are those?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Wh-why…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Silver Crow, did you dive with a Legion member in the real?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re really okay?! You didn’t lose all your points?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Um, Kuroyukihime, in that case, could you ask them to connect to my VR space so that I can explain everything to everyone in a dive chat?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no, no, no, no, not at all! Um, I-I’m super happy about it!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“—Gah!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "The most direct reason was the question that Kuroyukihime had posed to him:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is there any meaning in work without results…? That’s what you’re thinking right now, yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Free time? Prez, if you got that many girls on you, you don’t got any free time over summer break!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Gi—?! I-I don’t have girls!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“She said eleven thirty, so right about now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Super Prez, how you doing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah, I am, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI ARITA, ARE YOU REALLY OKAY?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-Niko?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Do what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Uh?! I was the one who said we should keep the cherry pits an’ try an’ grow ’em! Meaning nothing starts until I get here!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "UI ARITA, HOW ABOUT HERE?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "““Huh?””" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Niko blinked rapidly and pulled into herself as she asked, “B-but don’t you have parents at your place, too, Maiden?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“O-oh yeah?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pwah?! M-me?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Now! We’ll give it a good tug around that tummy!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sorry to take so long!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, Haruyuki, you could say something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "““Direct Link!””" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The moment Haruyuki dived into Fuko’s VR space, transformed into his pink pig avatar, he let out a cry just like he had the last time: “He-hyeeee!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chiyuri, in her cat-eared avatar, had listened silently up to that point, and now she cried out, “Right! We just have to release the taming! Then Tezcatlipoca’ll stop listening to the White King’s orders, and we can create an opening for Crow to escape!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But,” Utai said, finally, in a quiet voice, “is there anyone else who might be appropriate?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“R-robot?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“C-contractor? What’s that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Grandchild?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 17" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 18" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU ENTERED THE CASTLE WITH ME?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Just do what I’m doin’!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I knew it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…F…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 19" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 20" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI THERE ARE NO BARRIERS IN NEGA NEBULUS!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ui! Hold that side down!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "UI ON IT!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was there no way for him to support Utai—and all the people taking part in the Genbu mission? Was there nothing he could do besides pray in the real world?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And so, a second after the four girls, Haruyuki also shouted," }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Burst Link!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 21" }, { "from": "human", "value": "8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Focus…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 22" }, { "from": "human", "value": "9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But how was he supposed to tell them?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What should he do? How could he…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Ping…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why are you here?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "He thought about the word “senior” for a second and then asked, “So you…You’re a contractor, too, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh my! And who did you learn that word from?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“F-frozen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“After all, you came to interfere, didn’t you? In the ambush?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-yes, but that doesn’t mean…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“H-how?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why? I mean, I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "This was…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Kuroyukihime!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cerberus!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I’m going to get you out of there! I will! We’ll purify the Armor of Catastrophe, Mark II, and put an end to the plotting of the Acceleration Research Society! So when we do, let’s duel again!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 23" }, { "from": "human", "value": "10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no! How was the mission?! What about the Acceleration Research Society ambush?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“B-but Black Vise and Argon Array were waiting for you! And Cerberus was there, too! It’s too dangerous to take them and Genbu on at the same time!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“D-did it work?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?!” Haruyuki clutched his hands into fists on his lap and asked in a small voice, “Then…you fought Cerberus?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 24" }, { "from": "human", "value": "11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I heard you and Sacchi took a bath together at her house?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…You…did…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So then, Corvus, how was it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 25" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 26" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-oi! What are you saying, Fuko?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? You wanted to direct for this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So, like, I dunno if this’d be a thing yet, so I didn’t mention it to Maiden, but you know our Pokki, yeah?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?! Even though she’s a porcupine?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-a huge bird? Is it an owl?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-Huh?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Anyway, isn’t your stop next?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? Oh! You’re right!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Animal? So what, a rabbit?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wow…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’ll make some notes in the next couple days and send them to you, okay?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Burst Link!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 27" }, { "from": "human", "value": "12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How many times must I tell you not to touch me so casually, servant?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well then, does that mean that this drab room is a re-creation of the room you live in on the Lowest Level, servant?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Finally…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 28" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 29" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wah! Y-you were the one who hugged me!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Suddenly, the last words he had heard from the White King on the balcony of Heimwert Castle came back to life in his ears:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“CenSen…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I heard that Crow rescued Orkki and Rose, so…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Lavender Downer nodded and returned to her seat, while Sentry looked around at the meeting participants and said to no one in particular, “Is that Anomaly not here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How about we at least only have her take care of transport and the message? In specific, the sixth attacker could be me—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Instantly, not only Fuko, but all assembled in that place cried out as one: “Nooooo!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, Corvus?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can’t you just be honest and say we game together?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Okay, look…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Unlimited Burs…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…T!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 30" }, { "from": "human", "value": "13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Light Veil!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aaaaaaaaah!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Cyan Blade!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Heavenly Stratus!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Vorpal Strike!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Krrrrrrrrnnn…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Fly!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Light Speed!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Soon, it would all be over!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "And then—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R !" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Laser Lance!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Graaar!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ruuuuuuuun!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Spinning Shield!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Equip…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hngaaaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 31" }, { "from": "human", "value": "14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“See? There’s nothing to be done about a thing like this, hmm?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why…you alone?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I…Do you have any idea how lonely I was during these ten years I spent recuperating?! I do not wish to be apart from you any longer! If you go to the White Legion, then so shall I!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 32" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 33" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ACCEL WORLD, Volume 25" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "REKI KAWAHARA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Translation by Jocelyne Allen" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover art by HIMA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "©Reki Kawahara 2020" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Edited by Dengeki Bunko" }, { "from": "human", "value": "English translation © 2021 by Yen Press, LLC" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen On" }, { "from": "human", "value": "150 West 30th Street, 19th Floor" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "New York, NY 10001" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "human", "value": "yenpress" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "First Yen On Edition: November 2021" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "2014025099" }, { "from": "human", "value": "ISBNs: 978-1-9753-3508-3 (paperback)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "978-1-9753-3541-0 (ebook)" }, { "from": "human", "value": "E3-20211008-JV-NF-ORI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 34" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 35" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 36" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 37" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 38" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 39" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 40" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Navigation" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Begin Reading" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 41" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Orbit Newsletter Signup" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body {text-align:center;margin:2em;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "h3 {margin-bottom:1em;-webkit-hyphens:none;}" }, { "from": "human", "value": "p#button {margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em;text-align:center;}" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign Up" }, { "from": "human", "value": "booklink" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 42" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 43" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 44" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 45" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 46" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 47" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Insert" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyright" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yen Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "@page { margin: 0; padding: 0; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body { margin: 0; padding: 0; oeb-column-number: 1; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: The Duke’s Daughter Reverses Fate" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1:The Duke’s Daughter Reverses Fate" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "OW!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And why did you bully her?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Iris, wait!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Couldn’t he read the room? Honestly, what had I ever seen in him?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How can you be so calm? I’ve been tearing my hair out in frustration!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m a lucky girl, aren’t I?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? You understand the gravity of your actions, then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And why is that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What makes you think that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean by that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was he saying I could do whatever I wanted? Wait, so no nunnery?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Acting lady? In other words, he wanted me to govern our domain in his place? What would one even call this? A windfall? Pearls before swine? No, neither’s right!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Good morning, my lady—eep!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“‘Morning,’ nothing! My lady, what in the world are you doing dressed like that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Dressed like what?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“One month, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tanya, call up Lyle, Dida, and Rehme, will you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dida, you still dare take that tone with Lady Iris?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But, Lady Iris…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Eh?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, and could someone contact Moneda for me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Moneda, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, is it that time already?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Is the stable really this way?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is that you, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My lady, what brings you out here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: The Duke’s Daughter Sets Out on a Trip" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2:The Duke’s Daughter Sets Out on a Trip" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Right…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Say, Rehme, what’s that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A slum? How did it come to be?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Taxes, huh? How long has it been since our tax system was updated?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s the matter, Lady Iris?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s hot…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lyle, Dida, aren’t you hot?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Now, my lady, what brings you here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see… Still, to be visited by such a key figure… How many years has it been since we last saw one of your status?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And have you experienced animal attacks from the forest?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, let me guide you—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s called cacao,” said Rehme, “and—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Whoa! Pr-Princess?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Very, very good! That’s it! If we have that… Oh, Rehme!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My lady, are you sure about this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hm? About what?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Wow… I’ve never actually seen the sea before!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You there, girl! Don’t just stand there! Out of the way!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My lady, look out!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was he implying the alley was really that dangerous? Still…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Raw food…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I guess there are some experiences you just can’t get from a book…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Dida…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Say, Dida…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Remember that alley you stopped us from going down?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You seemed quite informed… Why is that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“This may sound like a very foolish question, but…why did you run errands for those people?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thus, ‘Princess’…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What? Really?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“When did I ever tell you the real reason I think she’s a princess?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Then what is it you want?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Moneda, would you like to move even greater sums of money?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you trying to hire me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was I just being meddlesome?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How has Sei been lately?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Has he made a mistake?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was that my problem? Was I looking only to relish my memories, clinging to the past?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You think so, too?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why would that be?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Uh huh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sebastian, do you think Sei has the right stuff to be a butler in your mold?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: The Duke’s Daughter Runs the Show" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3:The Duke’s Daughter Runs the Show" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“In other words, you’re suggesting taxes be used to fund the government while the money to maintain the duke’s household is garnered from another source?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What exactly did you have in mind?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“R-right…” he said, with an expression that seemed to say, You want to sell this? How can you say that with such confidence?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“It’s…delicious!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And this is made from cacao? Yes, this just might… How do you imagine pricing it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wow, it’s so good! I love these round ones!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your mother?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Hooray for knowledge from my previous life!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The noble line is as popular as ever, isn’t it? How are we on hiring employees?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, ma’am! What are you thinking now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So, any questions so far?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh ho… Acting governor, you say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Forgive me, but what is that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Depositing…? And did you say loans? I’ve never heard of such things… What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you want from us in return?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“An…academy? Like the one in the royal capital?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Medical…classes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I can understand the governing classes, but how do the finance classes impact us?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My word…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This is a ledger?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You have the authority to reform the tax system…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And if one enters this academy you want to start, one can learn this form of bookkeeping you use?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Good heavens… The carrot is great, but so is the whip…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“No, that’s not what I’m saying…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, did you think I’d put no thought into this?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“What is this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Would you like some too, Tanya?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What? I couldn’t… Really?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then perhaps a little…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“M-Mother…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“In that case, how about some tea?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Care for some tea, Dida?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Odd how?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You mean she’s too optimistic?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-then, Mother, do you know what the first prince is like?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, have you never met him?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wasn’t he abroad?! How did she even know that?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Wait, what?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "But wasn’t it true that people visited him every day, seeking his training?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“H-have I?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? Well, if you say so…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh? Then did they know you were coming?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Um…well, you see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Truly?! Thank you so much!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yes! My thoughts were instantly overtaken by thoughts of what I could do on this trip—I knew it was for work, but maybe I could indulge in some snacking and window shopping?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, is it that time already?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Really? Prince Edward didn’t complain?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tanya, could you adjust my noon appointments tomorrow?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you have other plans?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Well, perhaps, but even so…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Her earnest gaze moved my heart, and yet… “But—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Grandfather…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wow… How much are they?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They brought us here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By the way, Mina, what brought you here to take care of these children?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Wait, was he trying to train them?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I know you’re in there! Get out here now!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Wh-what?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, my… Then it no longer belongs to the Church?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shut up, wench!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?” What had he just said? Not “Are you here to pay for them?” but “Are you their payment?” He thought I was being sold?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-who the hell are you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? You say violence is wrong and yet employ it yourselves?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Everything okay?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Grandfather?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait, Tanya!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Wait, attacked by men? Is that what Grandfather…?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-you’re… Thank you for your great work!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: The Duke’s Daughter Faces off against Her Brother" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4:The Duke’s Daughter Faces off against Her Brother" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mother! What is the meaning of this?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?” She was talking about Berne, right? But why?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Iris, you run a corporation?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The bank is that financial institution the guild recently established in Armelia, right? Why are you making decisions regarding how it’s run?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see… And are there any merits to an easement?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sure about what?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Is your schedule always like this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you support the second prince on that day?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And over here is—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A bit rude…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh…was it? So, how are you finding your work?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Pardon, ma’am?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Goodness…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Really… If you don’t mind me asking, why is it you come to this academy?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? Were they that surprising?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Iris, why did you build this place?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? This document…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm… Is this person also capable of accounting?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s the name of the person who wrote this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What company were you previously employed by?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Were you familiar with the town before you began working here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, I see…” Did that mean he was someone of lineage?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? Why is that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see… What sort of duties does that entail?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then I’m guessing you’ve met him too, Tanya?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’ve got some anuta today! Wanna buy some?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“In other words, for free?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What sort of work do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see… And this is the reason for your census and tax reforms?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I could only be grateful that no one else was around to hear him!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: The Duke’s Daughter’s Heart Quivers" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5:The Duke’s Daughter’s Heart Quivers" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“DEAN, WON’T YOU consider a life with me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I appreciate the offer, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is that why you’ve been pushing to have Abitante clarify property law?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t you think that would incite backlash from the merchants?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Big brother! Big sister! Will you come visit again?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Then why did I see you writing about the budget composition?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A-anyway, Dean, did you want to talk about something?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I did…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yet I never got a single one…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hm…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You…do?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tanya…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Dean? But…why? Didn’t you leave yesterday morning?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Goodness…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are businessmen’s sons normally so muscular?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s amazing, Lord Berne!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lord Berne, look! Thanks to you, my grades got so much better!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Morning!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Father had told Grandfather about this, sending him into a rage: There’s no wasteful spending in the military! If you want to cut something, cut the royal knights!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hee hee…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Nooo, more! More!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Read this picture book next!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Awww…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“When will you be back?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Okayyy…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Read us another book next time, too!”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why was this sent to me…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oooh! Can’t you show it to me later in secret? Please?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, indeed…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You look so beautiful, my lady…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—REIA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thank you for reading!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Get the latest news about your favorite Seven Seas books and brand-new licenses delivered to your inbox every week:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign up for our newsletter!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Or visit us online:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: The Duke’s Daughter Reverses Fate" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: The Duke’s Daughter Sets Out on a Trip" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3: The Duke’s Daughter Runs the Show" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 4: The Duke’s Daughter Faces off against Her Brother" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 5: The Duke’s Daughter’s Heart Quivers" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1: The Duke’s Daughter Reverses Fate" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2: The Duke’s Daughter Sets Out on a Trip" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: The Duke’s Daughter Runs the Show" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 4: The Duke’s Daughter Faces off against Her Brother" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 5: The Duke’s Daughter’s Heart Quivers" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "@page { margin: 0; padding: 0; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body { margin: 0; padding: 0; oeb-column-number: 1; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 6: The Duke’s Daughter Goes to War" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6:The Duke’s Daughter Goes to War" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Speaking of the Azuta Corporation, that’s Duke Armelia’s business, is it not? Not only is he a shrewd politician—he’s now trying his hand at running a company?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I couldn’t say it better myself! By the by, Count Dranbaldt, who have you spoken with tonight?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hm? What’s this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm, I suppose you’re right…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I did as well… She really built one of the most prestigious companies in the kingdom at such a young age? And in only a few years? What an incredible talent…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“What am I doing here?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lost my right? I—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What I meant to ask was, are you perhaps here tonight to promote that dress?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Promote?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Grandmother?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Of course…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If it would please you, Madam…perhaps I could regularly send you a sampler of our company’s catalog?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, my! Would you do that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Delicious!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? You know where we’re from, even though we haven’t introduced ourselves yet?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you hear that, Iris? What do you say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s been a long time since you and I danced together like this, hasn’t it?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, but you called her to the capital because you believed her capable, did you not?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wonder who will approach her first?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“So I can’t talk to my friends?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you sure? I’m just concerned because I know how hard you can be on yourself…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re something of a dream, aren’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you doing here, Mother?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hmm…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So? Have you decided your next move?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 7:The Duke’s Daughter, Busy in the Capital" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm… Who do you think I ought to call on, Mother?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, please! Now, what about Baron Messi?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Has Lord Monroe really left his domain unattended for so long?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m sorry I worried you, Mimosa…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You noticed it, Mimosa?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How many guards will you bring?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“He trusts them that much, does he?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“When?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“May I ask you what it is, if you don’t mind?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Remember what I said to Mimosa? About Yuri condemning herself with her actions?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, what about it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Convenient?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You mean he’s easy for her to manipulate?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“So then, you were the one who designed it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Maybe not, but surely once he saw you wearing it, he fell in love with you all over again! Isn’t that right, Lady Merellis?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you think, Iris?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You think so?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Mimosa…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, shall we get in line?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it, Alice?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s true…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? Aren’t you surprised to see me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What kinds of things does he purchase?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What interests his wife and son?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Trained how, exactly?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Do I look that tense?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Did you also acquire it from a trade with the east?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, he has?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was this why he’d asked? What if—and I thought this unlikely, but—what if he was asking me, “What would you do if he could successfully change those systems?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your duty?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Because of our abundant grain and other resources?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? I thought she began a relationship with Baron Neuer while she was in his service? Where did she work before, then?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The palace? What did she do?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Was that Baron Neuer?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you have a description of them?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oho, there you are!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“General Gazell’s apprentices…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shall we begin, Knight Commander?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Say, Lyle, which ones do you want to fight?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Delusions of what now?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re dreaming of joining the royal knights, aren’t you? Why else would you people come here?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lowly knights?! You arrogant—draw your sword this instant!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Begin!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“How much did you have last night?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tanya? What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-no, I—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ugh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is this to say that your aspirations to become prime minister are a form of apology to me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, what else is there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you returning, then?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So you mean to say that because of that, Queen Ellia and House Marea now see me as a direct threat?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why do you keep saying that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You…you haven’t investigated her, Father?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I heard you’ve been investigating the baron’s daughter, Yuri Neuer?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So then, why…?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Lyle and Dida are even tenser than usual because of who we suspect, aren’t they?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Will you give me your everything?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 8: The Duke’s Daughter Gets to Work in Armelia" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8:The Duke’s Daughter Gets to Work in Armelia" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Also, that coffee drink you mentioned? When would you like me to start serving that at the cafes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So? How was it, being back at the capital after such a long time?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nothing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So, how was the capital?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Nothing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How have you been, Dean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why do you ask?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why did you look that way when I mentioned returning here ‘next time’?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dean… Do you mean it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Dean…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“So he’s a duke? Why haven’t I heard of this person before?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Thirty years ago? Around the time of the Tweil War?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All three of us? Where are you planning to go, Princess?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you need to address with Headmaster Luca?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? Is that right?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hm? Was this his first time here?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How are things at the academy?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hm? Yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Medical track? But we have one here at the academy, don’t we? Is there a reason to develop a separate one?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And what would you like to do, exactly?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Power?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thank you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Who, Headmaster Luca? Do you know him?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Lady Iris, do you have some kind of deep tie to this church?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What brings you here today?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, my…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“May I ask you a question, Father Rafiel?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why do you offer medical treatment? I wouldn’t think that unusual for a doctor of course, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you really sure you should be talking to us about that, Father?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, I’m sorry…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Speaking of, you’re from a family of merchants, are you not? Have you ever met Duke Armelia’s daughter?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No, not even once…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But why do you want that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 9: The Duke’s Daughter and the Scandal" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9:The Duke’s Daughter and the Scandal" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My lady! There’s trouble!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Destroyed a church? Do you mean during the land readjustment?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Still…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I can’t believe this is happening all at the same time…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Talk about making me a scapegoat…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you all right, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Probably some with exceptional offers too, no?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Help me? Even knowing my situation?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You haven’t? Even though you’ve been so extraordinarily able to cut yourself off from your emotions?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then what would you have me do, Dean?! Wail and cry out for someone, anyone to help me? Will weeping and whining about my problems solve any of them? Of course not!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I can’t even take a moment to cry! I couldn’t even when Edward abandoned me! Yes, it felt horrible! It felt so horrible and hurt so much that all I wanted to do was scream and sob!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m sorry for asking this of you, Father Rafiel and Mina…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-not at all! I did what anyone would’ve done, Governor…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Of course I will! I’ll start spreading the word right away! I’ll go to every corner of the duchy to tell your story!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Because you’re the priest of Armelia’s main church?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But how?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Noryu? Ah, that other clergyman at your church?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re going to come back?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10: The Duke’s Daughter Counterattacks" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 10:The Duke’s Daughter Counterattacks" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "People began whispering, “Who is that?” If you listened carefully, you could hear some gasping a name: “Alice!”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“By the way, how’s Noryu faring?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, I’m fine…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-okay…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What did he say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm? What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So you think this merchant might be pulling the strings behind the scenes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? Oh, my…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Duke Armelia, how do you expect to handle the heavy burden of overseeing our kingdom when you can’t even supervise your own daughter?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Nonsense! A priest of the church would never sell holy ground! Let alone a church! It must have been someone impersonating a priest, which is a very serious crime!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What of it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what’s that?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“No!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? What else have you to tell us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Would you mind giving it to the queen dowager?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Please reconsider! Does anyone truly deserve punishment for this? Of course it’s possible that some individuals covered up misdeeds that were inconvenient for them, but—can’t we simply give Your Majesty a report after we’ve conducted a fair investigation?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oho?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?! How dare you ask a servant of God such a vulgar question!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, then, Your Holiness, how in the world did you afford to spend so much on our products?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“I wish you wouldn’t have made my heart race like that!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? You didn’t have faith in me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well? Are you satisfied with the outcome?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, already?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“It was that line of thought that got him into this mess in the first place, wasn’t it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Prince Alfred! Why are you here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Of course not! Queen Ellia would never!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“H-how did you…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But if you knew all that, then why…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes? What of it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“By the way, have you seen Milo?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You called, so I came… Dun-da-da-daaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You remain unusually skilled at showing up out of nowhere…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is she your type or something?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Her guards? Or…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see… You haven’t gotten anything useful out of them, have you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? Even Dorssen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Tanya?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well? What’s the baron’s daughter after?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is that the last of your report?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“With the military again?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—REIA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thank you for reading!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Get the latest news about your favorite Seven Seas books and brand-new licenses delivered to your inbox every week:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign up for our newsletter!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Or visit us online:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6: The Duke’s Daughter Goes to War" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8: The Duke’s Daughter Gets to Work in Armelia" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9: The Duke’s Daughter and the Scandal" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10: The Duke’s Daughter Counterattacks" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 6: The Duke’s Daughter Goes to War" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 8: The Duke’s Daughter Gets to Work in Armelia" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 9: The Duke’s Daughter and the Scandal" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 10: The Duke’s Daughter Counterattacks" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "@page { margin: 0; padding: 0; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body { margin: 0; padding: 0; oeb-column-number: 1; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 11: The Duke's Daughter, Talk of the Town" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11:The Duke's Daughter, Talk of the Town" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Brother, I can’t take you to task if you’ve already made your move, but wouldn’t it have been wiser to use your brain first?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Letty, have you finished?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm, I hope you’re not already planning your next trip, Brother?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So it goes…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hm? What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, isn’t it? Then why else have you overlooked all those opportunities to prevent Armelia from gaining more power, especially when you could have done so easily?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you mean…the prime minister felt he owed the prince?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And because it wasn’t part of one of his own schemes, he could have withdrawn at any point?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“To strengthen the crown, you mean…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ah, is that how it is?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Perhaps it’s inappropriate for me to ask, since you’re related to her, but what do you think about Duke Armelia’s daughter? What kind of person is she?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, my! And has my brother done anything about it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No, I don’t think—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Princess Leticia…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 12: The Duke's Daughter Settles Things" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 12:The Duke's Daughter Settles Things" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you pity him, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Have any of Ed’s dismissed employees tried to come back to Azuta?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, Berne!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What are you up to, Sister?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "That made this at least partly my fault…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There’s more?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The biggest problem, hm… And?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And Father asked you to give me this message?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Berne, which nobles backed the proposal of military disbandment to the king?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And he told you that wasn’t it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And the plan was that if the measure was approved, the newly unemployed soldiers would be provided with relief?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "In the course of this job, I’d thought so many times that it would be so much easier if every problem had a clear solution like on a test at school, however…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Dida!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "If violence did break out, could I give the orders to fight?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mother…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is this place, Mother?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What kind of things worried you, Mother?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But the person who killed Grandmother was a citizen of Tasmeria, right? So then why…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mother…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mother…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You did?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“He did?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“‘Why would you cry at all?’”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I already had my resolve, didn’t I?" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“How may we be at your service, Princess?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So much that you’d spill blood to protect them?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Had I passed his test?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "But first, the important questions: “What did he say?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What should I get them, though?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you afraid she’ll tell me something bad about you, Brother?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Letty! What am I going to do with you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?! You’ve had that happen, too, Lady Iris?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, same for me!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And is my brother truly helpful?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, Dean, who knows when I might see Lady Iris again? I have to tell her everything that’s on my mind right away!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lady Iris!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shouldn’t your first priority as a noble be to save the kingdom from all possible danger?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And your first step is trying to join me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is there something else?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Because…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well? Say you get revenge—then what? Beg for Yuri’s love? Plead for the others to stay by your side?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "What would Van do?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you all right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m so glad! Hey…is there somewhere we can take you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Isn’t this from Macalama? How did you get it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean, ‘as well’?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Would you say that in front of Elulu?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Haven’t you noticed that she’s been looking increasingly depressed the longer we stay here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Tanya glared at him, still incensed—how dare he say she didn’t understand!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, that might be true, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 13: The Duke's Daughter Returns Home" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 13:The Duke's Daughter Returns Home" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, that’s right—Tanya, could you call Lyle or Dida in here, please?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m sure you’ve already begun recruiting temporary workers for the merchant guild, haven’t you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And how is that going?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So they have been compromised…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tanya… What am I to you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why, he had thought, would someone who had been scorned by the royal family and refused to learn from it be chosen as the acting governor?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But you were falsely charged, and—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If we don’t?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Like Dida did?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“May I ask you something else, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you arrange this meeting in the church, of all places?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh! It’s Alice!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hey, you’re right! What are you doing here?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Come see Miss Mina with us!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Will you really come, though?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My lady…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you not happy, too, Tanya?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Miss Mina!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We’re sorry…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Alice is here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, I’m so glad to hear that! Was there something in particular you needed from us?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your friends…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Alice is here! Why’d you come today?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Guess what, Alice? I can read now!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Will you play with me today, Alice? You promised last time!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That was so fun! Would you mind if I take a little break?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Once again, Mina thought, How can she be so genuinely kind?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you ever go out on the town?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you ask?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Scared?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Life is so much easier than it was before!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“There must be some kind of mistake!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah! You made Alice cry, Miss Mina!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s not nice!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You cry when you’re happy?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“I see… Tangentially, I heard you’ve seen Noryu?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Chat?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I beg your pardon?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If you’re going to rest, why not go to your bedroom?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? And what makes you think that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Maybe he’d just been blinded by jealousy when he heard rumors about her at the academy…" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 14: The Duke's Daughter Has a Bad Feeling" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 14:The Duke's Daughter Has a Bad Feeling" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Where did you hear that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Isn’t that what her bodyguards are for?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“There are a lot of people here, huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Everyone…from Bursa, you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Merchant families?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Where?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wait, you know about that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Your heart?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“May I open it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "The reaction pushed me to the verge of panic—oh, no—" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“An apology?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re not?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why are you yelling?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you serious?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I can’t believe you’d raised a hand to the duke’s daughter—even worse, you aspire to become a knight, and you raised your hand to a woman, period! Where is your pride in our chivalric code?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And did you see her doing it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“W-well, not directly, but everyone said—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And did you investigate these claims to ensure their verity? Did you witness any of it with your own eyes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m so furious, I don’t even know what to say! You raised a hand to a woman without proof! To the fiancée of the second prince! You don’t deserve to be a knight! You’ve brought shame both on this house and on the knighthood itself!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But I—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’ll hear none of your excuses! I order you to stay at home until you’ve cooled off that damn head of yours!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“House Armelia…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And why is that, Mother?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No, I don’t think so…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You went to school with her, didn’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s it, though, right?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Isn’t that a bit deceptive?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is it? Let me ask you this—are you the same at home as you are when you’re here with us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He asked his friend for advice again, to which the man responded, “Are you stupid or something?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 15: The Duke's Daughter Makes Her Move" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 15:The Duke's Daughter Makes Her Move" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So he’s just doing as he pleases? Honestly, what is Doruna thinking?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How was your trip to town, by the way?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hope you can’t abandon…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why did I rely on him so much? Why had I let him see so much of me? Why did I allow him to see my pain, even when I hid my emotions from others? Why had I felt such jealousy?" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Is this a test?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you angry?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it that there doesn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary besides the numerical discrepancy?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What brings you here, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What exactly are you looking for? Cuisine? Oh, how about maps?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean by that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are there other organizations like the Boltiks?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you really think I’d let you come after hearing that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shop? Are you a tourist?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You could say that…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lady Iris… The duke’s daughter is the acting governor?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How can you trust her so?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Me? I came for the goods, but unfortunately…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Did you run into some kind of trouble?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s the government doing about it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are Armelia’s soldiers that powerful?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“I see… What about from our other investigation party?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why would he go there now, of all times? I thought he came to Armelia to talk to me, didn’t he?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“On Van?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Where did these rumors start?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My lady, are you…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 16: The Duke's Daughter Heads into Danger" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 16:The Duke's Daughter Heads into Danger" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? So you sent a report to the garrison?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Off?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you see something today?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And? What are they up to?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can you do that, Tanya?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Dean, will you come to the town hall with me tomorrow, like we planned?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“You took out the garbage, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you think that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But you found no record of them?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Now the question is whether the Boltik family approved this, or if Emilio went rogue?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It might only make things worse?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My lady, do you mind if I take my leave for a moment?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I wouldn’t mind, but what do you intend to do?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You don’t think they’re hesitating because of the factional split?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you say so?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you sure?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Who are you? Argh!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What the hell are you talking about? You think Glaus has time to meet with some young punk?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“’Course we can’t let you pass!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Have I grown since Dida stopped me from going into that alleyway?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Stop!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Aren’t you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A woman?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then why did you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oho?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You really did it this time, Emilio, you bastard!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tory!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re gonna point that thing at me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why’d you get so important, huh? Why only you? Why’d you get to walk in the light? You and I—we’re the same!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is that what you were thinking?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tory…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 17: The Duke's Daughter Speaks on Crimes Committed" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 17:The Duke's Daughter Speaks on Crimes Committed" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "All jokes aside, I asked, “And what are you sorry about?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Did Lady Iris say that, too?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then what could you possibly have to settle?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you mean that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Was Tory your ghost?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And the reason you wouldn’t take no for an answer when I tried to tell you to stay behind…was because of your relationship with him?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wanna comfort me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? So you thought you might have made a mistake, asked around, then decided you hadn’t after all?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“May I ask you one last thing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you think of the knights?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you think he’ll try something again?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“How did I give myself away?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“How many times do I have to tell you to stop talking about my mother?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "—REIA" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Thank you for reading!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Get the latest news about your favorite Seven Seas books and brand-new licenses delivered to your inbox every week:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Sign up for our newsletter!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Or visit us online:" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 11: The Duke's Daughter, Talk of the Town" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 12: The Duke's Daughter Settles Things" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 13: The Duke's Daughter Returns Home" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 14: The Duke's Daughter Has a Bad Feeling" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 15: The Duke's Daughter Makes Her Move" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 16: The Duke's Daughter Heads into Danger" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 17: The Duke's Daughter Speaks on Crimes Committed" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 16" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 11: The Duke's Daughter, Talk of the Town" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 12: The Duke's Daughter Settles Things" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 13: The Duke's Daughter Returns Home" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 14: The Duke's Daughter Has a Bad Feeling" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 15: The Duke's Daughter Makes Her Move" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 16: The Duke's Daughter Heads into Danger" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 17: The Duke's Daughter Speaks on Crimes Committed" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Cover Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "@page { margin: 0; padding: 0; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "body { margin: 0; padding: 0; oeb-column-number: 1; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 18: The Duke's Daughter Rejoices in Daily Routine" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 18:The Duke’s Daughter Rejoices in Daily Routine" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“And the other matter?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then will you take a break and join me for some tea?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm? Did Tanya brew this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? And why is that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wha—when did you see him?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And then what did you say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So you’ve forgiven him?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lady Iris, may I ask you something?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Please forgive my presumption, especially since I am the one you’ve tasked to do the job, but are these projects truly necessary?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean by that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Rehme, was it? Pardon me, but how do you know about these floods that you mentioned?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t tell me…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s happened to those who were injured?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And who’s paying for the cost of their treatments?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Have you already seen some signs?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Of course!”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“What does it say, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So the count has left the knighthood… In that case, does the vice-commander take over?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“D-D-Dean!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We just need to figure out how much of the medical treatment and medicine we can cover…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The citizens?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? Why is that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you asking because of a personal experience?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you think I’m hiding something?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Sebastian?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is something the matter?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Can’t Mother just make the rounds to the important households?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s that, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, you’ve heard about that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pardon?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it, Sebastian?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Was it because our trade had been so brisk lately?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Will you see the prince?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So…you wish to decline?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? What’s that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh dear…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“A-are you certain about that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You know the prince’s crest, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?! She recognized you, yet she sent you home without making you welcome first?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“She sounds pretty gutsy, eh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well, then, did you give her the papers?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is the king serious, then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 19: The Duke's Daughter Sets off Sparks" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 19:The Duke’s Daughter Sets off Sparks" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How are you, Father?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Merry…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Darling…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Yet just as I had the thought, he spoke:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Father…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then you want Edward to succeed the throne as soon as possible?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“To prevent the nobles from growing too impudent?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you saying you’re being targeted just as my father was…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what?! But why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Then the queen dowager said, “I never thought Ellia would lay a finger on the king…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Which one?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But what will you do, Your Majesty?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why do you ask?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you regret it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Goodness…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“If you’ve heard about us, then I assume you’ve also heard that we’ve declined that request many times before?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, if it isn’t Lyle and Dida!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s not true! I’ve heard many stories about your strength—both of you!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sertreau Meleze?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You know him?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Marriage, hm…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Isn’t that the truth!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is that right? I’d love to wear a dress like that, but I’m just not sure it would suit me as it does you… How could I possibly wear that design after you’ve pulled it off so flawlessly?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Would you like a new drink?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Does it? What did it sound like to you, Rudy?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re complimenting me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ahh, please wait, Lady Yuri!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My heart will only ever belong to you, though!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s the matter, Lady Iris?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m sorry, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, Lady Iris!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s the matter, Sister?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You look pale as a ghost! Are you feeling sick?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Maybe you should rest for a bit longer?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Dreaming?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Waah! Stop, stop! I mean no harm!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A hint? Not information?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Which would you prefer? The toughest information that requires the highest risk of death to attain or information that requires just, oh, an average amount of danger?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, but I shouldn’t…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“My lady, may I give you my report?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You went to see her?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So it’s altogether possible that the man you mentioned after you investigated Yuri the first time—the one who came forward claiming to be a relative of Yuri’s—was Divan?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And if we add that to the information my father gave me when he warned me to stop investigating Yuri, it’s very possible that she was a spy from Tweil…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Someone other than my father or another high-ranking official from the kingdom?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What has Divan been doing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Who are the allies of House Marea who he’s made contact with?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why is Divan buying up their stockpiles, though? Why doesn’t he just buy from the market himself?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A gold coin? What’s special about this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t tell me…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So he’s obtaining the goods at a lower cost than their actual value?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you going to do?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Paper currency?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about the gold coins we accept from other domains?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How will the banks check the coins?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But my lady, won’t switching to paper currency do exactly as you said and provoke the capital?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ahh, I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t be ridiculous!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Lyle…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Perhaps I need to give him a special vacation after all this is over?" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Has any news arrived?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Where did that come from, all of a sudden?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What did you say? What in the world is the first prince doing?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My father?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you already know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 20: The Duke's Daughter Mourns" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 20:The Duke’s Daughter Mourns" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It seems as though there aren’t any other pressing problems besides the currency situation, hm?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "How could I have forgotten this?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“My lady! There’s something I need to tell you…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Someone call Lyle and Dida in here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is it, Princess?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s wrong, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why are you doing this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Lord Berne! Please wait!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Back away from him!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But Lord Berne!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Surely not!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What happened?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s a child! A child has collapsed here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We have water with the horses, don’t we?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We brought it!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Please… Please, eat it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lord Berne, she’s already…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We must return, Lord Berne…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’ve become painfully aware of your own powerlessness, have you not? And you wish you could do something from the bottom of your heart? Something that could change the kingdom?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Please, let us into Armelia!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Please, have mercy! I walked all the way here with only water and nothing to eat!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Please, at least help my children! I don’t care what happens to me as long as my children are taken care of!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t cut the line!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But my lady…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Now? In this situation?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But my lady…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mother, Father…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s happened?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s the matter, my lady?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Why does it matter if he’s here too?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The meeting?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? What’s gotten into you, Divan? This is the prime opportunity for Edward to become the ruler of this country!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What, that I’m the illegitimate son of Lord Meleze? Or that that woman called me here today?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Got it…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How did you resist her?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I said, ‘I’m the son of Lord Meleze!’ and ‘I’m only alive so I can join the knights!’ And then finally I said, ‘I don’t have time to play house with some little rich girl!’”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oof… You actually said that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s why I wish I could forget it!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hm… So why’d a rich boy like you agree to go with her in the end?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 21: The Duke's Daughter Prepares for War" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 21:The Duke’s Daughter Prepares for War" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-that’s right! Someone kick this woman out!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, that’s…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Because your domain is so large! Moreover, a duke’s family should want to do everything it can for the kingdom!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?! That’s utter nonsense! You listen here, if you continue to defy the royal family, we’ll send soldiers to Armelia to deal with you appropriately!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lord Anderson! How dare you say such cruel words to my fiancée!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“‘Please at least help my children! I don’t care what happens to me as long as my children are taken care of!’”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I don’t know anything about that!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait! If you leave now, then you admit that what I said is true, and I will send every soldier—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what?! What proof—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?! How dare you?! Let go of me at once!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“My, you’ve already taken them out of circulation? How did you do that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you talking about?! Where is the proof that he is my older brother?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But Yuri has nothing to do with this!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Stop it! Yuri!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-you’re saying we have to give up land that’s been in our family for generations for such a small offense?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what else could we do? My family has been impoverished for quite some time!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We didn’t know a flood was coming! Even Prince Alfred said he couldn’t have foreseen it!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what did you say?!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What proof do you have?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Stop with the lies!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I wasn’t worried about Merry! She’s the kind of person who wouldn’t die even if you killed her!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Goodness!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you wish to ask, Your Highness?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Would you grant the kingdom’s officials the chance to learn at Armelia’s academy of higher learning?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you resigning…?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Why in the world had I brought it up in the first place?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your Highness…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you really going to say yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Of course!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s wrong?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, I see! So everything’s going according to plan!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—REIA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thank you for reading!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Get the latest news about your favorite Seven Seas books and brand-new licenses delivered to your inbox every week:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign up for our newsletter!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Or visit us online:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 18: The Duke's Daughter Rejoices in Daily Routine" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 19: The Duke's Daughter Sets off Sparks" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 20: The Duke's Daughter Mourns" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 21: The Duke's Daughter Prepares for War" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 18: The Duke's Daughter Rejoices in Daily Routine" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 19: The Duke's Daughter Sets off Sparks" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 20: The Duke's Daughter Mourns" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 21: The Duke's Daughter Prepares for War" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "@page { margin: 0; padding: 0; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body { margin: 0; padding: 0; oeb-column-number: 1; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 22: The Duke’s Daughter and Her Mother’s Strength" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 22:The Duke’s Daughter and Her Mother’s Strength" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, did you see the way she just moved?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Honestly, I’m more shocked that she’s General Gazell’s daughter, and a noblewoman to boot!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wasn’t enough?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Is that right? Well, as long as he’s feeling better, what’s wrong with it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Have there been any signs of movement from the enemy?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you sure about that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why didn’t you ever teach Iris and Berne how to use a sword?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, I’m sorry! Did I wake you?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“You told her that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s exactly right! So why are you trying to blame me for it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“By the way, Father, if we go to war with the enemy, will you go into battle?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you sure?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thank you, General!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“In a military sense?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Yet she wasn’t shocked at all; instead she asked him calmly, “How did His Highness react to the news?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 23: The Duke’s Daughter Makes Preparations" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 23:The Duke’s Daughter Makes Preparations" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That quickly?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mother…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you think it will affect Armelia as well?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Welcome home, my lady!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, we definitely need to secure their employment before worrying about housing…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How many wanted to buy homes with their own funds?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about the aqueduct and reservoir projects we initiated concurrently?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you want to tax the same categories as before?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Isn’t that Borsa’s responsibility? Instead of putting our hopes in new sources of capital, shouldn’t we cut expenditures from other areas in order to prepare for the war?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Shouldn’t we just expect Codice to deal with that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ha ha… They seem awfully confident for a kingdom whose people aren’t on the same page about going to war!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We’re back on that again?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But if you lose, won’t this come to quite the financial loss?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is that so?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Gramps?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why else would I ask her to marry me? Don’t tell me you think that was a joke?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“True…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“By the way, Your Highness…you mentioned you devised a little plot? What exactly is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean by that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 24: The Duke’s Daughter’s Responsibility" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 24:The Duke’s Daughter’s Responsibility" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, how darling! Ma’am! What kind of flower is this?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I just wish…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lord Messi and General Gazell are leading a brave front to defend the kingdom, but it seems that the enemy’s numbers are great…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ordinary citizens? If they’re not properly trained, how in the world could they do anything?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Surely he wouldn’t…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But my lady, why would someone refuse defeat only to trap themselves in an even more difficult situation?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is that what it is? When people are under extreme pressure, how long do they retain their ability to reason?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s why the citizens want to go to war?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’m sorry—what do you mean by that, exactly?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tanya, would you call Dida in here, please?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You called for me, Princess?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dida…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you sure I’m the one for the job? After, you know…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it from Dida already?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Divan and his cronies?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Pardon?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-yes! Hostilities have broken out in the east!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, my lady? What casualties do we know of?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What did you just say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you finished conferring?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see… Well then, who in the world could these people be?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How did they reach this conclusion?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "All four of them stood ramrod straight as they answered in unison, “Yes, my lady!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Y-yes, my lady!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s the status of aid we requested for the injured citizens?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A-and word is it’s only a matter of time before they attack the city…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what should we do, Lady Iris?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Very well, but…who will protect you, my lady?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“P-please let me go with him!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“B-but, my lady… We still haven’t confirmed that Acacia is behind the attacks…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s true, but…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Tanya? I know this is an unreasonable request, but do you think your agents would be able to gather intelligence in Acacia?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Things have grown awfully noisy, haven’t they?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then why do you look so distraught?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You don’t think I could put forth my best effort?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Have you forgotten our father? Our father who was absolutely negligent in all matters after he lost our mother?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Brother! Please, hear me out until the end!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see… Then I take it you are opposed to her marriage, Berne?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Before I answer, Your Highness, may I ask a question?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What is the difference between nobles and ordinary citizens?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Which means…?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So in other words, you’re saying you have misgivings about the class system itself—particularly the existence of the noble class?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then what are you trying to say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That remark sounds painfully true—that we are trapped in the cage of conventions…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you want to be the monarch because that’s what you truly want, or is it because as you said that day in the gardens, you want to help shoulder your brother’s burdens?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You want me to work for you, you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, Captain!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 25: The Duke’s Daughter and the War" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 25:The Duke’s Daughter and the War" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dida! The first company’s total wounded soldiers have surpassed thirty percent!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“We live here! How can we just sit around and do nothing when you’re risking your lives for us?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah, this is our town! We can’t fight, but the very least we can do is help out!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wh-what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh…what about the ingredients? Did you pay them back?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Maybe I’ll ask Princess…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What makes you think the enemy is having a good time?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s because you’re forcing them to use the narrow roads, Captain…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“When those people posing as the Boltik family started causing problems, Lady Iris came here herself to fix things! That’s how much she loves our town! If she sent you here to protect it, how could we ever face her again if we ran away?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? Really?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wait, so one day she won’t be the governor anymore?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, sir!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, and does anyone live over there and there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So it’s about maintaining our line?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes, sir!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Archers?! Where are the enemies?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-over there!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Up there! Use your shields!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you want me to divide the men I brought and try to regain control over there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What? Is there some kind of problem?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Whoa!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Wh-what’s going on?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Surround her!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t let her through!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "He was answered by a hearty cry of “Yes, sir!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But it was easy, wasn’t it?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I’m the first prince of Acacia, Jalaal Bent Acacia!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What? You’re the first prince?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why did you invade?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How did you know he’s a member of the royal family, though?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Tanya?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m so glad! I’m so, so glad!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How is the war going, Tanya?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about the investigation into affairs within the royal family?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why do you think that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So it’s a gut feeling, then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Thank goodness! I know they must be exhausted, but could you ask them to come in and brief me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh?!” What in the world was he thinking, making jokes like that?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You certainly seem knowledgeable about Acacia! So?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why is that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Leticia silenced him with a firm “Shh!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“This person freed me! Just you wait, I’m going to get you out of there!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I-I was just doing what I was told!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“So was I!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So you knew this was going to happen?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So then why?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m nothing like you! You sacrificed your own flesh and blood!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it, Berne?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Did you set this all up with Prince Alfred because you knew this was going to happen?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why would you put yourself through so much pain on purpose?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yet you still chose that? And you’ll continue to choose it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Are you sure, Your Highness?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 11" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 26: The Duke’s Daughter Settles Things" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 26:The Duke’s Daughter Settles Things" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is something the matter?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hm? So they’re recognizing your power, then?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, at any rate, has everything been arranged for my meeting with Prince Khadir?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Speaking of news…how is the battle going with Tweil?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh? Have they realigned with Tasmeria, then?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m surprised… I didn’t expect you to approve the idea so quickly!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "I can’t believe he’s gone!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Really? Ah, yes, I suppose you’re right…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You mean Mina’s orphanage?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Iris!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lady Iris! Get better soon!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "At the same time, I asked myself, Have I really lost everything? Have I? Is my existence really meaningless? Is it really?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? Whatever do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Isn’t that what love is?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Mother…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“You took someone who attacked your domain under your protection?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Now, as for the treaty of nonaggression and treaty of commerce… Pardon me for asking, but as a territorial governor, do you have the authority to ask for such things on behalf of Tasmeria?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“If I do, will you agree to my terms right now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That wouldn’t necessarily be a problem for Acacia, would it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“May I ask why?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Since this has been a personal meeting, may I ask you a question?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh! Well, in that case, I’ll be looking forward to it too!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "I finished reading just as my mother asked, “What is it, Iris?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Will you be going to the capital, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Goodness!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I’m sorry that I’ll have to leave before the party…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I’d love to talk more in depth with you later, but first let me ask you this: Is it true that you turned down Prince Khadir’s proposal?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I want to talk to you about that too, actually… Would you take over as head of House Armelia in my stead?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What will you do?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why did you want to see me?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why do you want to know?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I can’t stand the peaceful look on your face!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That’s why you tortured me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How? Our birthright? Don’t tell me it comes down to luck!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What, you mean when Ed broke off our engagement? Or when you stole my employees? Or when—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Aren’t you contradicting yourself?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“About what?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Goodness! I certainly don’t want you to wither!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lady Iris… Will you become head of House Armelia?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’ve agreed?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What does that mean, exactly?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, you know that my brother enacted a centralized system of government during his reign?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Thank…you…!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re not against it, Father?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Ah, that’s awfully sudden, isn’t it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it really that bad, Father?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So? Are you prepared, then?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 12" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Final Chapter: The Duke’s Daughter’s Happiness" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Final Chapter:The Duke’s Daughter’s Happiness" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Where are you going, my lady?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then I shall come with y—”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I don’t care about any of that!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…how?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Goodness! Well, are you all right? Are you in pain?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But why?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dean! Yes, of course!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Iris…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dean…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes! It’s really neat!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is it, now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yes, I do! Do you think you’d like to work like them someday, Elpis?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Dean…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Would my lovely wife care to take a break from work and spend some family time together?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 13" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "human", "value": "—REIA" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 14" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Thank you for reading!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Get the latest news about your favorite Seven Seas books and brand-new licenses delivered to your inbox every week:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Sign up for our newsletter!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Or visit us online:" }, { "from": "human", "value": "newsletter" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 22: The Duke’s Daughter and Her Mother’s Strength" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 23: The Duke’s Daughter Makes Preparations" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 24: The Duke’s Daughter’s Responsibility" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 25: The Duke’s Daughter and the War" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 26: The Duke’s Daughter Settles Things" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Final Chapter: The Duke’s Daughter’s Happiness" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 15" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 22: The Duke’s Daughter and Her Mother’s Strength" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 23: The Duke’s Daughter Makes Preparations" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 24: The Duke’s Daughter’s Responsibility" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 25: The Duke’s Daughter and the War" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 26: The Duke’s Daughter Settles Things" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Final Chapter: The Duke’s Daughter’s Happiness" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Afterword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Newsletter" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 1" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Cover Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "@page { margin: 0; padding: 0; }" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "body { margin: 0; padding: 0; oeb-column-number: 1; }" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 2" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Color Inserts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 3" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Table of Contents Page" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 4" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Title Page" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 5" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Characters" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 6" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Copyrights and Credits" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 7" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Prologue: The Duke's Daughter's Curiosity" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Prologue:The Duke’s Daughter’s Curiosity" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s been a long time, hasn’t it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“How long will you be in the capital?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hm? Is there some kind of problem with Luce?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter: 8" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 1: The Duchess's Origins" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 1:The Duchess’s Origins" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Brother, isn’t Mother home yet?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh! I bet that’s Mother!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Mother? Wait, was that limp woman covered in blood…Mother?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Someone hurry! Call the doctor!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re seriously injured too! You need help!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Don’t worry about me; take care of Lady Merelda!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Of course, we’ll take care of the mistress, but if we don’t help you, you’ll—”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The doctor is here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Doctor, hurry!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What about this man?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "No, don’t look like that! Don’t say those things! Hurry up and heal my mother!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No! Mother! Mother!!!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "She’s dead? No! It’s a lie! Lies, lies, lies!" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why did you stop? Opening yourself up to your opponent like that is absolutely inexcusable!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“All right!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hey, what’s a kid doing here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The master is here!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Th-the winner is Mer!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Mer, you’ll go again, won’t you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And what’s that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“A wish for revenge? Is that why you took her on as a student?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Your limits? Don’t you think it’s better to try to break them?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Thank you, Father!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How did you know I’d be here?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We heard you had your eye on a promising student, so we came to recruit him for the army before anyone else got to him!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see… What did the first captain have to say?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I think that depends on him…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Is there some sort of problem?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I always assumed he was asking me these questions under your direction, but apparently, that wasn’t the case…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s this?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Lady Merellis! Lady Merellis!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You’re going to your etiquette lesson today if it’s the last thing I do!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No, Mistress! This invitation is from the queen! It would be quite difficult to turn down, indeed…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The queen?” Why in the world would she invite me for tea?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Clap!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t cut the scone into such tiny pieces! Who would want to eat those crumbs?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Clap!" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“That doesn’t mean to cut it into huge bites either!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Clap!" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“I-I didn’t know! I didn’t know her double was in the carriage! I didn’t know!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“N-no…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But what about you, Mistress?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-yes…”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you usually wear a mask?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I see… Still, what were you doing at that kind of tavern?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Was it really that strange for me to be there?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Advice?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then how?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You must have eyes and ears everywhere!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You went to all that trouble to help me?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“The kingdom loves me, eh?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s the second reason?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“I went to your wife’s funeral, remember?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“They have supporters?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Sorry! All right, then… I’m counting on you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 9" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2: The Future Duchess Experiences a Setback" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 2:The Future Duchess Experiences a Setback" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Well? Are you satisfied now, boy?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did you start playing that kind of game, Uncle?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are they?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Could you give me an example?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Waaah… Waaaah!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, so that’s how you got in here, huh?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How could it be nonsense if it’s a fact?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I don’t get what you mean…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Keep moving forward…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hesitation?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“You did…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "No, no, no!" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "How strong would I have to get before I could beat him? How much stronger would I be able to get, period?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why did you take the sword?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I don’t remember taking a sword from you…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Not like that! I meant why did you start learning how to use a sword?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“She’s a great talent, is she not?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "How much time and determination had it taken her to achieve that at such a young age?" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Why did she change once she got to the capital?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So you’re the reason why she was able to fight today like she used to, even though she had a choice to give it up… How did it happen, when she was afraid of the sword?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Her own ability?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s that?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do I?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you think that tomorrow will always be the same as today and that it’ll come no matter what?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Then don’t insult my plans for vengeance!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“How I use my skills is my own prerogative, isn’t it?!”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Thanks…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“So? What is it?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can I talk to you about something?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Have you ever wished to get vengeance for Mother?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What about now?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Brother…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you saying what I’m doing is wrong?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Merry!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What is it?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Would that feeling of loss torment her? Would it break her?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "(2) chapter number given is likely out of range: 0" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter: 10" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 3: The Future Duchess Dreams" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Chapter 3:The Future Duchess Dreams" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You can say that again! What in the world—Waah! Kreuz! Did you kidnap Mer?!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“We’re happy to see you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Good job, Kreuz! It was starting to get stuffy with just us guys, so it’s like you planted a flower in here!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What’s wrong?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Though at first, I did think you were nothing but the general’s favorite!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hah, yeah! I’m not jealous anymore though, especially since I realized how talented you are and how hard you work!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah, I get that! There’s no way I could work as hard as her!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Was I?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Kreuz, what are you and Mer whispering about over there? Get over here and let us in!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Okay…!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Shaddup! What about you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Me? I thought the soldiers were cool! I saw the general on his victory tour once he got home from the war, and I vowed to become a soldier just like him!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you mean?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Can I go see him?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh? What’s that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Is me protecting the citizens really that strange a concept?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you think of the citizens as your enemies, perhaps?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“But…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you think all the citizens are bandits? Or will become bandits? Don’t you understand that they have family who love them too? Is it a crime to be unable to protect yourself and to want to be protected by others?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“What if one of Nana’s loved ones was begging for help?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You wouldn’t tell them to protect themselves? Even though they might be a complete stranger to you? You’d protect them?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "Could I allow any of them to be in pain? Could I bear seeing their smiles vanish from their faces?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah, just be a good girl till your dad comes to get you!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Hm? Are you okay?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Do you know those men?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“O-oh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“You’re the one who just got home, so shouldn’t I be telling you ‘Welcome home’? You went out into town again, didn’t you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Ugh…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“He already scolded me…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I wouldn’t mind that, actually…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What do you have to say for yourself?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Hah, hah…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Even though she has the strength to protect herself from danger?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Don’t be ridiculous! I can’t put her in that kind of danger!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“That’s really your first response to that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Do you feel the same way?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“And whose fault is that?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yes?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Something good happen to you lately?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Fun?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Sure!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah, what he said! I’d probably puke!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Heck, I’d be puking while training!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“N-no, it’s just surprising…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Y-yeah… So, wait, you’ve been training like that ever since you were little?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah, well… We’re not on duty today, so…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Someone who’s married has no idea what we’re going through!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Yeah! We’re surrounded by guys all the time, left and right! Ahh, it feels so empty!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "Hmm, so the reason why Kreuz is always so confident is because he’s married…" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Well, that’s true, but…”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Then you train some more on your own, and even have more appetite than a man!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Let’s drink!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Yeah! All of us single guys should drink until midnight!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“The bonds between single men will never be broken!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Wait, if the bonds of you single guys will never be broken, doesn’t that mean your flowers will never bloom after all? Shouldn’t you just hurry up and get it over with?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“MER!!!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Why are you apologizing?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Am I?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Hmm…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Oh, do you like going out into town?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Really?! You promise?”" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "“Huh? How am I like Uncle Romello?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What are you talking about, Shrey?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“U-uhh, well… I think I have to go give my report to the general!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“No…”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Anyway… You free after this, Kreuz?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Are you sure I can come?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Okay! Thank you!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“Oh, my! You brought Mer with you again!”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“In more ways than one!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What?! At that young an age? But you all are very strong, right? How in the world could she train with you?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“I see… It sounds like you’re working very hard for your age!”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“What’s wrong, Mer?”" }, { "from": "human", "value": "“Am I?”" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "“It’s Lurulia!”" } ]