Blue Archive story · Volume 2: Game Development Department, Chapter 2, Episode 6
Vol. 2 Ch. 2 Ep. 6: A Strange Machine 1
1 scenes, 116 lines
1. Part 1
116 linesOne day, I received a message from Veritas.
"What's going on, everyone?"
Sensei, Sensei! We found something super crazy!
In fact, it's so crazy that our discovery could be written down in Kivotos' history books!
"What do you mean?"
Maki, you're always so dramatic.
I'm with Hare on this, Maki. I agree it's interesting, but...
Considering all of the things you can find in Millennium, there's a pretty big chance it's nothing.
You guys are such party poopers! You said yourselves it's like nothing you've seen before!
Well... I guess...
I can't argue with that.
"What did you find?"
Hmm... It's hard to explain, honestly.
Like Maki said, we've never seen anything like it before, Sensei.
We weren't too sure what we were looking at, so we wanted you to come look.
Do you have time, Sensei?
"Well, for something like this, I'll make time."
Sweet. We're all at the Veritas club room right now.
Sensei's coming? Awesome, it's a party!
Yes. I'll order us some pizza.
Not you, too, Kotama...
I was walking up to the Veritas club room when I saw some familiar faces.
Look! It is Sensei!
Huh?
H-Hello...
"I got a call from Veritas. Did they call you all as well?"
Yeah! Maki said she found something cool!
I thought we might be able to find some inspiration for our game.
This could be a main quest event, so even Yuzu joined today!
Yes... I-If we can get some good ideas...coming all the way out here...
...will have been worth it...although it wasn't easy...
We're almost there, Yuzu!
You can do it!
Yuzu, I will hold on to you so you do not fall!
Th-Thank you, everyone...
"If everyone is okay, let's go in now!"
They're here! They're here! Come in!
The Game Development Department has arrived!
Sensei has joined our party as well!
You all made it just in time!
Hi everyone! And hey Sensei!
*bows*
"Thanks for having me, you all."
So, what's the big discovery, Hare?
Hare showed us a strange robot.
Actually, it wasn't just one, but five robots scattered throughout the Veritas club room.
"...Robots? Where did you get them?"
We found them on the outskirts of the Millennium school district.
These aren't all of them, Sensei. There are at least twenty more at the outskirts.
"They look kind of..."
Doesn't this one look like a giant squid washed ashore from the deep sea?
Well, based on its appearance, there's no reason not to call it a robot, but...
Isn't it strange? We've never seen a drone like this in Millennium.
It's quite unique.
I don't know if we should call it unique, or...
"(Grotesque is more so the adjective I would use...)"
Whoa! This wasn't what I was expecting to see!
It's like...seeing a horror movie when you bought a ticket for a comedy...
W-Were these robots really made in Millennium...?
How's their condition, Hare?
Oh... They don't work? I wonder if we can make them run again somehow.
...
We tried already. A bunch of times.
They looked like they were in tip-top shape, so we thought we could get them moving again.
But we couldn't even tell where to start.
"What do you mean by that?"
None of them have a power button or port that can connect to an outside power source.
Also, there are no seams where you can open them up.
If we can't open them up, we can't tell if it's a power problem or a software problem.
Maybe they're just broken. I haven't got a clue.
That's why we called you, Sensei!
We thought it would be good to call Schale, just in case they're dangerous.
I still don't know why you called the Game Development Department, Maki.
Heehee. I figured this was pretty cool, so the more the merrier!
...
So, what do you think, Sensei?
"...I'm not sure."
Really?! Aw man, we thought Sensei would know something!
Himari's the best person for something weird like this. She's into the occult and stuff like that, you know?
The occult? Hmm...
Or maybe Vice President Chihiro can find some information quickly!
But she's not here, so there's no point...
It's been a while since we've seen President Himari...
...Ah.
Huh? Is something wrong, Aris?
Aris...?
This...
Oh?! The lights turned on!
Huh?!
What is this?!
What?!
You're right. It wouldn't boot up no matter how many times I pressed the power button. So why now?
W-Wait, guys. Aris is acting strange...
Aris...?
………………
<<<My...>>>
"Aris? Are you okay?"
<<<My precious...>>>
"...Ready for operation."
...? Aris?
Whoa! What?! They're moving all of a sudden! Kotama, what did you do?!
I didn't do anything, Maki.
Hey! Step back! I have a bad feeling about this!
<<<My precious...lady.>>>
"What is happening to her?!"
"...!"