Branch J-03, part 1 (after battle)
Tch… We've got security guards and Peccatula… This is starting to be a bother…
Got any ideas, Greg? You said you fought on the front lines back in the war. Try something.
What does that have to - Hey, stop pushing!
Shoved out of cover by Rodya, Gregor stumbled forward and ended up separated from us...
... and ran straight into a slave busy digging with a pickaxe.
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An awkward silence hung between them for a moment.
H-hey. Looks like things aren't exactly pleasant for either of us, huh? How about we just… let this slide?
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We're not here for the money in that vault.
I mean, sure, we wouldn't refuse if offered - but that's not the point. We're just trying to get to the lower level.
We're not here to cause trouble, I guarantee you. Why don't we pretend we never saw each other and just go our separate ways?
F… Four…
47,920,000 Ahn...
47,910,000 Ahn... 47,900,000...
Speak some sense, or I'll B.A.R.F. on your hands.
For someone who often spoke in riddles herself, Ryōshū's patience sure wore out quickly. She tightened her grip on her sword's sheath as she threatened the worker.
I think... she means she'll "break all remaining fingers" on his hands…
<... At this point, I'm more scared by how fast you figured that out.>
Must repay…
Repay all the debt… before I can go back to my family…
They said they'll take off 1 Ahn for every swing… 47 million and… How much…was it… Agh! Don't talk to me! I need to count...!
Hold it. What's all that noise over there?
Ah, shoot…
Cornered, Gregor suddenly started shouting in a remarkably robotic cadence.
We… We can't live like this anymore!
This is… outrageous… abuse! To tie people up and force them to dig!
Let us all… rise up… and fight our oppressors…! Forward - chaaarge!!
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The hell was that?
Propaganda. His effort has regrettably ended in failure.
Greg… Here's the thing about those "people." They're here because they spent their whole lives like lice - trembling little creatures that only know how to exploit or be exploited.
You didn't seriously think a half-baked speech would suddenly awaken their revolutionary spirit, did you?
... Next time you attempt a subversion, ensure your acting skills are at least at an intermediate level.
Greg... have you seriously never tried acting even once in your life?
C'mon, go easy on me... I'm embarrassed too, you know...
Gregor's catastrophically bad acting must have irritated even the guards.
I couldn't possibly fathom why else they would throw open the locked cages - such a risky move otherwise.