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Phew!
Thank goodness Haicma made it back in time! No way I could have saved all these people otherwise...
It's just a shame we lost some supplies while we were at it...
If Sage hadn't made the quick decision to switch frames, the Red Tide would have flooded this area by the time Trailblazer and I made it back.
And... those humans over there.
She turns to look at the humans huddled in the corner who are trembling in fear.
They were residents of the nearby conservation area before the Red Tide flooded it. Chased by the red sludge, they fled to the nearby ruins.
—Humans shouldn't be here! These people should have died instead!
We should have thrown them into that red sludge when we could!
If it weren't for these humans, we could have saved more of our own kind! If we had just ignored these people and gone straight to save ours...
M-mommy—
Among the quietly huddled crowd, a little girl bursts into tears, terrified by the imposing mechanoid before her.
There, there... It's okay...
The hooded girl, clearly too young to be the child's mother, holds the little girl tightly in her arms.
—Trailblazer, stop it.
Haicma stares at Trailblazer who just lashed out at the humans with a serious look.
It's okay, little one...
Nanami kneels down and gently pats the little girl's head.
Hey... Check this out!
She opens her palm to reveal a tiny speck of light hidden within.
The speck of light expands, forming two tiny stars that dance through the air.
...Huh?
Distracted, the little girl sniffles and carefully watches the stars in Nanami's hand.
Alright, this one's for you—
The tiny star transforms into a hair clip and finds its place in the little girl's hair.
And this one! Is! For! You! Lazer!
The now obviously-enlarged "tiny star" bonks heavily against Lazer's head as Nanami makes her declaration.
There we go! Lazer! Mechanoids and humans should get along! Don't you bully humans!
Hmph.
Trailblazer flares up again, having spun a few rounds.
It's all because of that weirdo in the red sludge! I could have brought our people back! But there was nothing I could do when the red sludge got the two of them!
Come out! Fight me to the death! You freak!
D-did you just say you saw some weirdo in the Red Tide? That's scary...
Urrrghh! Uuuurrrrggghhh!
The Church of Machina erupts into chaos and is now awash in wailing and cursing.
...
Sage, are you... really sure about this?
She does not know if humans and mechanoids can truly coexist in peace.
It's gonna be okay...
Hey! Let go of that human!
In an instant, some conflict breaks out, and another mechanoid lifts up a screaming human high into the air—
The coexistence between humans and mechanoids is not as simple as she previously imagined.
In this short period alone, friction between mechanoids and humans has resulted in 15.5 incidents, with that extra 0.5 being...
...Phew, good thing I made it here before they started fighting...
...Sage.
If this goes on... are things really going to be okay? The Church of Machina has never taken in humans before.
Um... Things should work out eventually, right?
Nanami gets along great with the commandant! Commandant never gets angry at Nanami! Everything's gonna be fine!
Anyway, let's leave them be for the time being!
Nanami hums an unfamiliar tune as she walks toward Zavier's magic workshop.
