Girls' Frontline: My Apocalypse with Dolls

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Seemingly intrigued, Adeline stopped, put the wine on the ground, and squatted down in front of the little boy.

"What's your name?"

She clumsily tried to speak in a human voice, but the little boy just drooled and couldn't understand her at all.

"My sister's name is Adeline. Let me tell you a secret: I'm a robot, and I've never been to school. I don't even remember who my family is. You must never become like me."

She tried her best, but her voice remained cold, just like she said, like a robot.

But the boy still didn't understand what she meant; he was still too young.

"Here's a candy for you. I have to go now."

She took a beautifully wrapped fruit candy from her coat pocket, put it in the boy's hand, and then picked up her beer to leave.

When she turned around, she saw a woman with a terrible complexion walking towards her.

This must be her mother. I'm so envious...

Adeline pretended not to do anything and slowly walked past the mother.

However, not long after, before she had even taken a few steps, she heard the sound of a hard object hitting metal.

"That guy doesn't look like a good person at all, how could you accept the candy she gave you?!"

Although the sound was very soft, Adeline, with Nieto's hearing, heard it clearly.

……

In the dimly lit corridor, the girl gulped down a mouthful of beer and silently left.

378 Who made her?

P.S.: I recommend listening to "Banme no Eki" by Joe Hisaishi for a better listening experience (you can also search for it in the Spirited Away album).

After climbing the stairs to the 11th floor, I finally found a relatively quiet place.

There weren't many people here; most had already returned to their offices to rest. Only a handful sat on the cold, dusty floor, holding empty packing slips, seemingly lost in thought about their future or pondering how the outside world had changed during this time...

With their own survival uncertain, no one paid any attention to the girl in black passing by, nor did anyone notice that her expression seemed to contain other emotions besides coldness.

Why is this? Nieto was designed to resemble a human, so why would that mother say she doesn't look like a good person? Does she really look that bad?

“Tread, tap, tap…”

In front of the glass wall of a conference room, Adeline stopped and gazed at her reflection in the mirror.

Objectively speaking, she doesn't think her appearance is much worse than Griffin's or the rest of the Ironbloods. While not stunning, she's above average and at least not intimidating.

Perhaps this is related to human emotions, but this topic is still quite difficult for her for the time being...

Unable to figure it out, she simply stopped thinking about it. After downing a beer, she shook her head to clear her mind, causing the black cloth beside her ear to sway wildly a few times.

No one knew where she wanted to go, and no one knew what she wanted to do.

She was used to it. The first thing a lower-level Nito needed to learn was what a higher-level Nito wanted to do, rather than having a higher-level Nito understand what a lower-level Nito wanted to do. Reading between the lines was something she had to learn, but her face didn't allow her to change her expression according to the other person's reaction.

This creates an extremely sad situation: her expression cannot be changed. Whatever the higher Nieto thinks she is thinking is what she is thinking, even if she is not. She is angry, but she can hardly frown; she is happy, but she can hardly smile.

In the end, the only thing she left behind was a cold, unchanging, exquisite face.

Despite trying and learning here for a while, I can only manage to achieve a slight curve in the end.

How ridiculous! A girl of this age should be in the prime of her life, laughing out loud or crying her heart out, but Adeline is trying to learn how to smile...

And I only cried once, in front of the M16...

......

As Adeline passed through an office area, the scenery around her lingered.

A huge hole has appeared in the floor-to-ceiling window of this office area, as if it had suffered some kind of violent impact, making it no longer safe or windproof. Like a ripped wound, all the cold, bacteria, and sadness can take advantage of the vulnerability.

She stopped in front of the gap, letting the level 6 wind whip her face, her expression unchanged, but she found a peculiar sense of déjà vu that made her compare herself to the person in the gap.

......

Seemingly having made up her mind, Adeline strolled towards the gap.

"What do you want to do?"

A hand landed on her shoulder, and the man's voice was so familiar.

"I didn't mean anything by it, Commander. I just wanted to sit here for a while."

Adeline turned her head slightly to look at the man in the darkness. His expression was equally solemn, as if he suspected she was about to do something bad or foolish...

"Sigh, there are chairs all here, why do you insist on sitting there?"

The unexpected change of address caused the man's expression to suddenly turn gloomy, and he then came to her side.

Adeline shook her head: "It's just that, for some reason, I just wanted to sit here..."

She unusually ignored Luo Fan's question and sat down on the gap. If she wasn't careful, she would be cut by the steel bars or fall and be smashed to pieces.

"Tsk, I just can't do anything with you..."

Luo Fan knew that Adeline was probably having psychological problems again, and since that was the case, he couldn't ignore it, even if he was sitting on this shocking gap in the wind.

Every now and then, shards of glass would be blown down by the wind, but thankfully none of them hit the two people's faces.

The two sat quietly together like this, but unlike others, Adeline did not instinctively lean against Lovan.

"commander?"

"Ok?"

"Shouldn't you be with Miss Alpha right now?"

“She was asleep, and I was curious about what you were doing out at this hour, so I secretly followed you.”

"I didn't intend to do anything special, I just wanted to drink alone and enjoy the breeze, like humans do..."

......

Taking this opportunity, Luo Fan glanced sideways at the girl beside him. She was so lifeless and cold; it was not the expression a girl should have.

Unlike the girls in Griffin and Ironblood, who developed certain thoughts due to a certain event and thus underwent a drastic change in personality, she did not have that right; she was forced into it.

"So, what are your thoughts?"

Luo Fan asked in a low voice, the howling wind in his ears making him feel a little uncomfortable.

"No, but many questions have arisen..."

really.......

What are your questions?

"Hmm... For example, what exactly is the difference between me and them? Why do people distance themselves from me?"

It's still that question about the child and the mother...

But you can't blame them. They often don't know where their next meal will come from, and they are poorly clothed and hungry. If it were you, you would probably be wary of any outsider.

But Adeline still can't figure this out.

"It's like when you're sniping; if you get nervous, you might confuse your target and see enemies everywhere. But the key is whether you pull the trigger on the wrong target..."

"I won't make a mistake."

Adeline interrupted Lofan, and at this moment, she finally turned her deep eyes to the man beside her.

"I know you won't make mistakes, but what about them?"

Luo Fan casually waved his hand twice behind him, seemingly pointing to the survivors in the building, or perhaps...

Luo Fan's gaze softened considerably, and as he spoke, he nodded gently like an old man.

“They are different from us. They have more rights to fear than we do. They can fear many things, but for us, fear can often lead to death.”

"So, my presence created their fear?"

......

P.S.: The background music will continue to be used in the next chapter.

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Although Adeline's tone and eyes remained unchanged, Lofan could still sense a faint fear and confusion that was almost swallowed up by the darkness.

She was seeking help, she was yearning to be loved, and he knew it, but he didn't seem to be doing enough...

“No, Adeline, there are many factors that cause fear. It could be supernatural forces, an organization, a plan, or a person. Many factors create our fear, but everyone builds different psychological defenses, and their coping mechanisms with fear will differ in different situations. They are afraid because their lives are not guaranteed, like a city wall about to collapse. Even a mouse passing by might be shot by a hail of arrows. What they need is not endless worry, but an opportunity to vent. You just happened to become their opportunity.”

Luo Fan knew that this conversation didn't make much sense, and the mother's fears weren't simply about the threat to her survival or Adeline's appearance. But Adeline needed these words right now; at least, they could help her get out of her distress...

Adeline shook her head again: "I don't understand..."

Her eyes held an undisguised longing, a longing for an answer she had long been unable to understand. But if she did get the answer, would she be able to understand it, and would she be able to accept it?

“You don’t need to understand, Adeline, you don’t need to. You just need to know one thing: your existence is not the source of their fear. They are just too sensitive. They found a sense of déjà vu in you, which is why they subconsciously fear you. This is not your fault, nor is it theirs.”

Ultimately, who is at fault? Umbrella? Or the White Eagle military? Umbrella is the instigator of all this, but it is the people who are trapped in endless anxiety, fear, and suspicion.

"Go the way you think is right, do what you want to do, while we still have a chance, while we can still see tomorrow's sun, while we still have the ability to sharpen the world's edge."

"Commander, this sounds like a Roxatrian slogan..."

"Adeline whispered."

"Yes, I know, but it applies here too."

......

A few seconds later, Adeline shook her head again: "But, Commander, I have no idea what I think is right or wrong. I've just been following in your footsteps. The people at Griffin and Ironblood, including Paradis's sisters, don't seem to have the same clear goals as you. They're just following in your footsteps to keep the world at the forefront."

......

Perhaps that's true. The girls are simply enjoying life while walking the path he wants to take. This is not their original world, so they have lost their original goals and are not clear about many things in this world. They just still have an obsession: to follow in the commander's footsteps.

He had no intention of letting them down; he would find a corner to eke out a living and wait for the world to become what Umbrella envisioned.

Just as the commander in Girls' Frontline initially wanted to achieve, to update the world's edge.

At least, he still has the ability...

......

"How about I tell you a story?"

For some reason, Luo Fan suddenly laughed.

"I don't usually listen to stories, but since the commander requests it, I may..."

"Why do you make it sound like I'm forcing you..."

Luo Fan playfully flicked Adeline's nose, and strangely enough, she instinctively flinched and closed her eyes, just like a human would.

However, Luo Fan did not notice this tiny detail.

"Ahem, let me begin..."

......

"Long, long ago, there was a man whose name we do not know; we simply call him 'The Seeker.'"

"In these kinds of stories, there is always someone born with the mission of saving the world, but it usually ends in failure."

Perhaps feeling a bit cold, or perhaps it was intentional, Luo Fan put his arm around Adeline's shoulder, and Adeline obediently leaned into Luo Fan's embrace.

"That's nothing, because it's the same in the real world; destruction is always easier than protection."

"This cannot be blamed on the seeker at all; he has already done his best."

"But the problem is, that foolish man won't give up..."

Luo Fan paused, his Adam's apple bobbing inwardly.

"He should just accept defeat and die like that..."

The cold wind howled, the night was desolate, and the sounds of snoring and gunshots rose and fell. Only the moonlight remained unshadowed, shining freely on this ravaged land.

"But he was determined to take revenge."

"...This can't be about forgiveness or reconciliation, can it?"