Episode 18: Countdown

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[The episode begins where it left off at the central tower of New Eridu City. Sensei and the students hear Kei for the first time after she gained control of communications.]

Kei: Students of Millennium, you have finally arrived at the stronghold

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Kei: Students of Millennium, you have finally arrived at the stronghold. (mimicking thunder) Bum bum...


Sensei:

- "Did she try to make us hear final boss music?"


Kei: I detected your presence the moment you arrived. You are too late. The process has already begun. Our dark lord will soon awaken, and there is nothing you can do to avert this disaster...


Momoi: Wow, she started roleplaying as a serious final boss in a video game.


Midori: Onee-chan, now's not the time for compliments.


Kei: (struggling face) Mmm... error, unknown memories are messing with memory banks and speech cues.


Sensei:

- "Kei must be struggling to understand where her real memories are."


Kei: (regains her composure) Mmm... I will purge these memories at a later date. For now, the Atra-Hasis protocol will proceed as planned.


Momoi: Kei! You're making a mistake! We're your friends! Everyone is here for you!


Kei: Here... for me? Then... each of you are also hostile enemies.


Momoi: Ugh... she took it the wrong way again.


Himari: Kei-chan, don't you remember me? It's the beautiful sickly super genius of Millennium. I helped save you into a little storage device provided by your princess, Arisu. We made several memories later down the year...


Kei: Beautiful, sickly genius... Unclear. I do not acknowledge you as such, nor be it a genius. My princess is the one and only genius in this world.


Himari: (angry face) Why, the nerve!


Kei: The power generators along with the available data resources of this stronghold grant me enough energy to commence the activation process. Although the console is far from ideal for the transfer, it serves its purpose. Soon, the resource acquisition will be complete and the protocol will meet the activation requirements.

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