Blue Archive story · Volume 2: Game Development Department, Chapter 1, Episode 4
Vol. 2 Ch. 1 Ep. 4: On That Day, We Met a Girl
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1. ??? / Millennium Game Development Department
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What the...?
Why aren't the robots still chasing us?
They were hot on our heels right up until we entered the factory!
I don't get what they're doing, but it works out great for us! Right?
I can't take this anymore! What did we do to deserve to be chased by robots?!
Calm down, Midori. The worst is behind us.
This is your fault!
Never mind that. What even is this place?
Did the General Student Council restrict access to the ruins because they knew about the robots?
Actually, I was wondering if those robots could be some sort of secret weapon of the General Student Council.
But...maybe that's a bit of a stretch.
I think there's more to this. And...
Access denied. Access denied.
Wh-What was that?
Where's that voice coming from?
Verifying subject identity. Saiba Momoi. Unqualified.
What the...? How does it know my name?
Verifying subject identity. Saiba Midori. Unqualified.
What's going on?
Verifying subject identity. "Sensei."
...
Don't tell me...
Qualified. You have permission to enter, Sensei.
Whoa!
What was that?! Have you been here before?!
No, Sensei looks just as confused as we do.
Saiba Momoi and Saiba Midori recognized as "students" of Sensei. Access as companions...granted.
Opening bottom door.
Bottom door? Not...the one in front of us?
Wait. By bottom, does it mean...?
That can't be. It's just an ordinary floor.
*clank*
Oh. It did mean that. W-We're falling!
Waaah!
Momoi! Sensei! Aaaaahhhh!
...
Ugh. I thought we were gonna die.
Are you okay, Momoi? Where's Sensei...?
"I'm down here."
Aaaah! Wh-What are you doing down there?!
What do you mean? Be grateful Sensei broke our fall.
O-Oh. I guess I was so frazzled that I jumped to conclusions.
"I'm doing pretty all right."
"I wouldn't mind staying down here."
A girl?
What's she doing down here? Is she asleep?
(poke) (poke) Nothing. It's almost like she's dead.
Don't say that! I don't think this is a corpse. Take a closer look.
She doesn't look injured. More like...destroyed.
Really? Come to think of it, I guess she does kind of look like a mannequin. Let's see...
(poke) Hmm. Her skin is so soft. Oh, there are some letters here.
AL-IS...
What's that supposed to mean? Is it supposed to be her name?
How would you pronounce that?
No, wait. That's not a letter. It's actually...AL-1S.
R-Really?
Who is this girl? And what's this place supposed to be?
Maybe we should ask her.
If she wakes up, that is. Let's give her some clothes first. I feel bad leaving her like this.
Wow, you really did bring an extra change of clothes. Wait! That's my underwear!
*be-beep beep*
Huh?
What was that noise?!
It sounded like some kind of alarm... Are there any robots nearby?
No... I think it came from her.
What? Could it be...?
Status update. Contact with approved subject detected. Dormant state deactivated.
...
Sh-She opened her eyes!
*whir*
Circumstances unknown.
Attempting conversation. Please explain.
Explain? You want to know what's going on?
That's what we were going to ask you! Who are you? What IS this place?!
Sense of self, memory, and purpose not found. No data available.
What does that mean? And...you're not going to attack us, are you?
Negative. The offensive capabilities of this unit cannot be activated when in contact with an approved subject.
Fascinating. Robotic citizens are common in Kivotos, but I've never seen one that looks like us.
What do we do now, Sensei?
"Tell me what you mean by 'approved subject.'"
"Who are you? And what is this place?"
Answer not found. This is presumably the first occurrence of deep consciousness for this unit. Answer unknown.
Answer not found. This is presumably the first occurrence of deep consciousness for this unit. Answer unknown.
Deep consciousness? What does that mean?
I...really don't like where you're going with this.
???
???
Ugh! Don't choke me! I can't breathe! *cough*
I had no choice. I couldn't leave her there with all those scary robots...
*munch*
Ah! That's my console! Don't put that in your mouth! Spit it out!
We couldn't leave her all alone.
I know that...
...but shouldn't we submit a report about her to the General Student Council or Valkyrie?
We can't do that. Not until our task is all done.
What do you mean "task"?
Hmm. First, we should give her a name. How does "Aris" sound?
Please confirm Aris as the designated name for this unit.
W-Wait! You said her name was AL-1S. Where did you get "Aris" from?
Eh. The other thing would take too long to say, and it's not cute enough. Trust me, a dev knows best. What do you think, Aris?
...
Confirmed.
Unit designation: Aris.
Hahaha! See? Do I know how to pick a cute name or what?
Well, as long as she's fine with it.
Now, let's move on to the next step.
You can't be serious. This isn't as simple as adopting a cat!
Huh? It was to make a good game so we can keep our club.
Exactly.
To keep our club, we have to meet one of two conditions.
Making a good game and winning the Millennium Prize is just one of our options.
But I thought you said it was the only way. After all, we've had no luck recruiting people to work on a retro game.
Hold on...
Momoi. Don't tell me...
You're thinking of disguising her as a Millennium Student and having her join our club, aren't you?
*munch*
That's my Game Girl Advance SP! It's the only 16-bit game console in Kivotos with an 8-core, 16-thread custom CPU capable of 8K resolution!