Granitz Village
Look, Clain! There's snacks and a doll inside!
You sure are taking this easy.
They might kill us, you know.
I guess that doesn't apply to her since she's a doppel.
Then...
I'm the only one who'll be killed.
Ow...
How long will you stay in that net?
You guys tuna or something?
Tuna?
Get out already!
Wow!
W-Wait-
Clain, that's not fair!
Geez...
Stop!
They're all amazing antiques!
I can't believe they still use physical screens!
Yellow flowers are blooming over here!
Quit running around without permission!
Don't you realize you're prisoners-
That thing is amazing!
Again?
If you make a wrong move, that thing'll shoot you.
I can't believe he's still using an optical sight!
This must be heaven!
I'll send you to heaven for real!
Hello!
Enri!
Welcome back!
Thanks.
Did you finish your homework?
Yep!
Welcome back.
Ah, so he's the one Sunda was looking for.
Yep.
Oh, fine.
We have another visitor!
Nice to meet you! Let's shake hands!
Enri? Is a doppel there?
Yeah.
Oh, hello there.
That's a very pretty dress.
Yes, let me take a closer look.
Thank you, Enri!
What's this?
Why couldn't anybody see Nessa?
That's-
Get away from them!
Their shame will contaminate you.
Contaminate?
All right, that's enough for introductions.
My brother is waiting.
Yo, so you came!
Welcome to Granitz Village.
Let's have a chat, boy.
A deep chat between men!
What should we do?
That person hates Nessa.
People who hate Nessa can't touch her!
Nessa...
Nessa will go with Enri!
Let's go, Enri!
Show Nessa your treasures!
Wait! I have treasures?
Hurry!
Wait up, geez!
Uh...
So, boy.
What is it, boy?
The lost millennium...
The post-Fractale millennium.
These are dark days.
People rely on Fractale for everything and have lost their pride and spirit.
Come on, dark days?
Lost Millennium was formed to liberate mankind from Fractale.
We, the people of Granitz, are one of the larger branches of Lost Millennium.
L-Lost Millennium...
Ugh, so I got caught by some terrorist organization...
Drink up before it gets cold.
O-Okay!
This coffee was grown in our village.
We produce everything we consume.
Without relying on doppels, of course.
We teach the brats how to learn from books.
This is all so that they can think for themselves without relying on data.
Everyone here has had their Fractale Terminals removed.
Their Terminals?
Yes.
Fractale has robbed man of his natural way of life.
It has robbed us of our pride!
Do you have a towel?
Our natural way of life starts once we stop wiping the slate clean.
What the heck?
The Fractale System is starting to collapse.
The fact that balloons are crashing everywhere is proof of that.
The temple says the Fractale System is God's protection and whatnot,
but it's just a convenient excuse to control us!
And what's more, it's already crumbling!
I don't really get it,
but why is Lost Millennium after Phryne?
The girl you spent a night with?
No, that was...
She's a priestess of the temple and the key to the world.
The key to the world?
She ran from the temple, carrying the data of a doppel with her.
You mean Nessa?
It's a doppel she took the trouble to run away with!
I thought so.
I'm sure invaluable secrets are hidden within that doppel!
Now that we have her, our victory is-
Have her? But Nessa's-
You're already in our village.
In other words...
You're hostages.
Enri, you walk too fast.
You don't have to be in such a hurry.
Then don't follow me around!
Is this your house?
No, this is our mother ship.
A ship?
Is that where your treasures are?
Whatever, just go back to the boy.
What's wrong with that doppel?
She acts like we're friends.
Enri!
Seriously...
Check-up complete.
Your physical condition today is...
...a bit high on sugar!
So you wanted to go to the bathroom!
Oh, don't forget to wipe your butt!
Hey! Hey!
Hostages, huh?
This doesn't look good at all...
It hurts!
Calm down!
Get some sedatives.
Is this... a hospital?
Yeah.
We have an in-patient hospital, but we're out of beds there.
So we treat the simple cases here.
This is the first time I've seen so many patients in one place.
If they're linked to Fractale,
they can receive high-quality treatment wherever and whenever they want.
But for us here in the village-
Then you shouldn't be removing the Terminals.
We do this to fight as soldiers of Lost Millennium to the very end.
That single motivation impels their choice.
To obtain freedom in its truest sense, that is.
Freedom?
You know nothing of true freedom!
My knee isn't doing so well.
I'm sorry, but could you wait a little longer?
Clain!
Wanna know what color Enri's panties are?
Don't tell him!
True freedom, huh...
I don't really know.
And I don't really want to know either.
Y-You didn't have to go that far!
I'd never tell you anyway!
Clain?
And with that, cheers!
...or so I'd like to say, but please put your visors on, everyone.
Amazing!
What an elaborate doppel.
Well then, let us raise a toast to Granitz's visitors!
Cheers!
Oh my, how adorable.
What's wrong, Clain?
I don't like the people here.
They're being so stubborn for no reason at all.
They seem to be nice people, but I can't trust them.
Here.
What's this?
It's soup made from beans and Sumeri grass.
What? Not gonna eat it?
I-I'll eat it.
I've only ever eaten food through a tube.
The flavor is amazing!
It's amazingly complex...
What's this?
It's sweet yet salty...
Make it clear whether you think it's delicious or disgusting!
It's delicious.
Very delicious.
Glad to hear that.
Have some more.
What's wrong?
You don't like beans?
No, but...
Seriously, granny...
How is a doppel going to eat?
You're right.
I'm sorry.
They said you can sleep here.
Don't go too far with the dirty stuff.
For the last time...!
Why is there only one bed?
They keep thinking I'll do dirty things...
With a child like Nessa, too!
Nessa?
What did the bean and Sumeri grass soup taste like?
It was really good.
Salty and a little sweet...
Be more specific!
The beans were steamy.
And uh... it was also a little bitter...
Nessa doesn't understand!
Try dancing what the flavor was like!
Huh?! Dance the flavor?
You see, Nessa can't eat food...
N-Nessa...
Nessa won't know what it's like unless you express it differently.
Like this... maybe?
It's a sneaky flavor?
No, more like this! Like this!
Boom!
That's a huge flavor!
What about the pancakes?
Hmm... like this.
So it kind of crawls around!
They're really getting it on.
He's pretty good.
Clain, what's wrong?
Hey, what's this? A festival?
Yeah, we got wind that the Star Festival's been scheduled out of the blue.
I wonder why the temple is so anxious.
The Star Festival is the one where the temple's priestesses pray to the stars, right?
Butcher, stop dawdling around!
It's three sectors to the site!
Hurry, or the festival will be over!
What are you going to do?
Huh? Are you even awake?
We're going to crash the party, of course.
Make sure you wear that.
Me too?
The Star Festival, huh?
I'm so excited!
What are you talking about?
You're the hostage. Of course you're staying behind!
Everything here is so oldschool!
T-This is awesome!
Listen up!
We may suffer casualties, but the Star Festival must be stopped!
Got that?!
Yes sir!
Casualties? It's just a festival.
You really don't get it.
That's because he still has a Terminal inside him.
He can't see the truth anymore.
Poor thing.
I bet he's dumb because of all the dirty stuff he does.
Why do you have to take it that far?!
That's right!
Clain wasn't doing anything that dirty!
Hey, you!
I thought we left you behind!
Well, I knew this would happen.
At any rate, she's just data.
It's pointless to lock her up anywhere.
Just data...
I see, that's why the bathroom-
Bathroom?
F-Forget about it!
There it is.
What exactly is the Star Festival?
Alright, boy. Answer that question.
That's easy enough.
On the night of a new moon, many stars — actually balloons — gather.
The priestesses pray to them.
If you don't attend the Star Festival, you won't receive the protection of the stars.
For example, your doppel stops working correctly if you don't go to the festival.
That's why even people who aren't very religious go no matter what.
I'll give you 70 points for that.
Have you ever thought about why you don't receive protection anymore?
Leader, the temple will notice us if we get any closer.
All right, descend.
Wow, there's so many people.
I know, I'll ask these people for help.
Then...
Once you wear this, you shouldn't be under the star's influence anymore.
What do you mean?
It begins.
That's...
We offer Thee our untainted prayers.
We offer Thee a life free of blemish.
We offer Thee our untainted prayers.
We offer Thee a life free of blemish.
May our souls ascend to the heavens.
May the heavens bless us.
W-What's wrong with everyone?!
Look at the stars and the balloons.
The Star Festival...
...is in reality a mass update of nanomachinery.
An update?
It's brainwashing.
Brainwashing?!
Humans tend to start having unnecessary thoughts when left alone.
For example, "should things stay this way?"
"Is this our natural way of life?"
Families are so used to the Fractale System that they don't even live under the same roof anymore.
The updates make them forget these questions.
That's why they can completely accept their idle selves.
B-But...
Open your eyes and see!
Do they look human to you?!
They're being completely controlled by the Fractale System!
Let's go!
You stay out of the way!
Dirty hags, go to hell!
No...
What?!
It's Nessa!
Hey, you!
Unto the heretics who disturb the ritual...
...bring down the judgment of the stars.
Bring down the judgment of the stars!
Nessa!
You can't!
Ness-
Butcher!
Damn it!
No way...
This can't...
This can't be.
We offer Thee our untainted prayers.
We offer Thee a life free of blemish.
We offer Thee our untainted prayers.
We offer Thee a life free of blemish.
May our souls ascend to the heavens.
May the heavens bless us.
Phryne...
May our souls ascend to the heavens.
May the heavens bless us.
At God's center, we shall join as one!
Welcome back, my sister.