Translated 2/2001 by Ian Finnesey andy_christ@yahoo.com see volume 1 for translation notes BLAME Vol 4 P 4 Log.19 Backup Cyberspace P 7 - Cibo, don't die! Hurry up, snap out of it! P 11 - Controller... - Why... - Where is this? - A backup cyberspace connected to the Net Sphere and the base reality. - Your personality has become your electronic body. You probably appeared here due to your data connection to the one called Killy. - Among the information in your brain, something has radically changed format. - Yes...the Safeguard. - If I...don't go back. P 12 - In the base reality, your brain ceased functioning several nanoseconds ago. - If you return, your personality will be completely erased. - But there is still time. The medium of this backup space is accelerated, so subjective time is altered. - Regardless, the means to stop the Safeguard is here. - Huh? P 14 - This is the vehicle the Safeguard is using to attack you and your friends. - There is a limit to what we can do. We require your cooperation. - What do I have to do? - This vehicle is operating at just below full capacity. - If you upload external data...in other words, if you connect with it, it will overload. - But...you will face interference of some sort. - If I return to reality, I'll die anyway, so I don't really mind. - You could also remain here in your electronic body for eternity. - I really don't want that. - Show me how to connect. P 25 - What the hell is going on? P 26 - Father, the entrance, it's here! - It's not enough, we have to get at the middle! - Move this! P 27 - You can communicate well...but not perfect. Continue like that a moment. - Controller, there is one thing I want to ask. P 28 - Is Killy really of the Safeguard? P 31 - Killy is...no...a secret agent...of a...pre-Safeguard system. P 41 Log.20 Limit Cancel P 44 - Not yet? Father! The Safeguard is moving! - Someone lend me a hand! If we pull this out, the door will open! - Dammit, it's stuck! P 49 - Zuru, move! P 50 - Damn! P 52 - (killy's display) "Limit Cancel" "Suppression Released" P 71 - Everyone's gone on ahead. P 73 Log.21 Hybrid P 75 - Wait! P 77 - Cibo... P 78 - It's so strange, to have a body with no organs. - It will take some time to get used to it. - Everyone's inside? P 79 - I think so. - When I got here, the door was already open. - Anyhow, shall we go inside? P 80 - The Controller said the backup space was separate from the Net Sphere. - It didn't say anything about the Net Terminal Gene. P 81 - But... P 83 - The entrance!!! P 87 - The Controller said that it can't enter the cylinder. - The Net Sphere probably can't interfere with Toha Heavy Industries. - The Safeguard wasn't able to enter just now, either. P 88 - No good. The Safeguard may have done something. - We have to find another entrance. - Lets hurry. - Can you see? P 89 - The electromagnetism is strong here. - Yes...there's a Megastructure above. P 97 - Sanakan! P 98 - Killy! P 106 - Cibo. P 107 Log.22 Toha Heavy Industries P 110 - Lets go. - I'm pretty stable. - The Safeguard's orders became stronger the closer we got to the Megastructure. - The moment I entered Toha Heavy Industries, Sanakan's consciousness was extinguished. P 111 - No mistake...The Controller and the Safeguard cannot enter Toha Heavy Industries. It's a separate structure. - But there's something here. - We might find the Net Terminal Gene. P 112 - Killy, is your arm okay? - Yeah. P 113 - Careful, there's no gravity here. P 114 - I'm worried about Zuru and the others. Let's go down and join them first. P 115 - It would be nice if there were a map. P 119 - It looks like what the Fisherment wear. - But the build is different. - Rather closer to your size, I think. P 121 - Wait. - If Toha Heavy Industries operates independently, there has to be a controlling information system. I should look for it, I think. P 122 - I can probably connect from here. P 123 - I've connected. - This is...a purification tank control system...but I can branch out from here. P 126 - It's alright...it just seemed like I was being counter-probed, so I cut off contact. - Unbelievable. P 127 - Toha Heavy Industries' control system is an AI...it's self-aware. - That's extremely dangerous...giving a management system intelligence and self-awareness. - It was trying to kill me just now. - I think I activated some kind of psychological barrier. P 128 - Little by little I'm learning to use this body. - This way. - I was only connected a moment, but I got a map. P 131 - This is probably an emergency partition. - The Cyber-life Society uses something similar. - There must have been some reason they had to close it. P 132 - It's penetrated the material of the corridor. They're very careful. - I'll just search for another route. P 136 - Safeguard! - No...it couldn't be. P 137 - Killy! P 139 - Inside Toha Heavy Industries, the weapons of the Safeguard are nullified. P 142 - The one called Killy...it's been a while. - We are Silicon Life. Remember? - You did some really horrible things to some of our comrades, didn't you? - More than that, though, we've got an ancient, ages-old score to settle. - Now, you are going to PAY. P 143 Log.23 Electronic Knight P 144 - Silicon Life? - Be careful, Maeve. Even without his gun, this guy is DANGEROUS. P 145 - No way, Ivy. - I'm gonna take it slow. P 156 - Come on! - Damn, why now? P 160 - I am Mensab. I represent the colonists by Toha Heavy Industries' will. - You're a messenger from the Net Sphere? P 161 - We've refused help against from Safeguard time and time again. P 162 - According to our agreement with the Controller, interference is forbidden. - Evacuate this place immediately. P 164 - You've killed them for us, huh? - Just now? That wasn't me. P 165 - Mensab, how about you give it up. - Hand over the colonists. - Seu, remove the invaders. P 169 - Hey, you! P 170 - Can this person even understand our language? - Apparantly. He's looking this way. - Can you move? - This way, hurry! P 171 - That way! Lift her up more! - Quiet! Shut up and carry! P 172 - What about them? - It's alright. Don't come after us. P 173 - We're there. P 175 - Bastard!! P 177 Log.24 The Eighth Cave P 178 - Ivy, hurry up and kill him! - Seu, stand down. - But Miss Mensab, I haven't- - Mensab!! P 181 - Nnnnn.... - Uwahh! - Hold on, don't move so much. P 182 - You're speaking using radio waves? - Yes, our voices are too quiet for humans to hear. - You can hear our signals...good. - It's alright, hold on...I can walk by myself. - Killy, what happened? - Anyhow, shall we go in? - We'll explain later. P 184 - We should be safe here for now. - Are your injuries okay? - What do you intend to do with us? - You're messengers from the Net Sphere, right? - What were you doing with Mensab? - Mensab? She said she was the will of Toha Heavy Industries. - Yes, she's really scary. - She's crazy. - Cyborgs have come...they're scary. - They've spread poison. - People-killing poison. P 185 - Then...there were people here? - Mensab hid them. - Hid them? What is this Mensab? - The Number 8 Cave management system. - She was really nice before the Cyborgs came. - So...she's really an AI. P 186 - Number 8... - Wait...how many Caves does Toha Heavy Industries have? - 13. - 13!! - No way...AI...Do you mean there are 13 management systems? - Have Cyborgs invaded the other Caves? - We don't know. Mensab's cut off Cave 8 from the others. - We haven't been able to contact the other Caves. - But you two are messengers, so you can do it, right? - Killy, if we can contact a normally-functioning AI, maybe we can find someone with the Net Terminal Gene. P 187 - Yeah... - Let's try it. - Really!? Thank you!! - But before that, we should heal your wounds. P 188 - What's this? P 189 - It's a machine which makes anything one ask. - Mensab protected it very carefully - It's our job to maintain this facility. - This must be where you request an item. - Wait a minute. It's impossible for you. We'll do it. - I'd like to try. P 190 - Look out! Get back! P 191 - Incredible technology! - What exactly did you make? - Nutrients and materials which my body can easily absorb. - Before coming here my body went through a lot of forceful changes, so I was kind of weak, but this has corrected that. - Thank you for that. P 192 - Oh no...Mensab's coming here! - What? - Seu's been hurt. He intends to heal himself here. - Seu! - We have to run! - Cibo, what are you doing? - Wait, there's one more thing I want. P 193 - Hurry! Hurry! - Are there any routes connecting to the other Caves nearby? - There's an elevator, but right now it's shut down. - That will do. Take us there. P 194 - Will it move? - The switch won't work. P 195 - It moved! P 196 - Right now this elevator is moving towards Number 7 Cave. - Seems okay. P 197 - Stopped? - Mensab! - Access denied! P 198 - It's going up! - We've passed where we got on. - Where is she taking us? P 201 - People!?? P 202 - Cyborgs!! P 203 - They've gotten through this Cave!! - If this keeps up, they'll get to the next Cave, soon! - Their power supply's run out. - We've gone beyond Mensab's management boundary. - Killy, if we don't get back to Cave 8, these guys are really going to die! P 210 - Let's go back. - Lets meet Mensab.