Editing City Series:Volume8a Chapter4 (section)

===Algo’s Sight Mode: Inside the White Castle===

'''<Algo’s Over Reload>

The dark hall stretched out before Algo’s eyes as his coughing fit settled down.

He looked up at small Alternative on his left shoulder and then viewed the empty hall.

The windows on the opposite wall were still open.

They gave a blurry view of the dark DT streets.

“Phew. Suedomsa said they lost everything in the 2nd Godtact experiment, so this is their revenge, atonement, criticism of their own stagnancy, and apology to those they abandoned.”

He turned just his head to look to the sky behind him.

The dark sky with sparkling specks of white light was blurry from here.

Babel’s silhouette jutted into that sky.

A window floated above Alternative on his shoulder.

<What will Shouzou think once he learns more about Yuo?>

“He’s an idiot, so he’ll probably worry over it.”

Alternative opened a window simply saying <My.> in response to Algo’s character assessment. Her eyebrows were raised in a look of reproach.

But Algo’s bitter smile only grew.

“But once he learns the truth about her, I know he’ll come to her. As long as he doesn’t fear the falsehoods and his own fists, he will try to save her and eliminate her worries.”

Algo stretched his hand out the window and toward Babel before clenching his fist.

“The shape of the falsehoods is plain to see in this city.”

<These thought windows and their strings of text with no tone of voice behind them are a lot like a falsehood. You can think of them like the empty shell of someone’s true will. So if you consider falsehoods to be a betrayal, then all of these thought windows are a betrayal.>

“Ever since the invention of writing, people have been fighting back against reality’s security and defensive measure that prevents writing along from expressing emotions. And…the power of a fist is the same.”

Alternative lowered her gaze in response to Algo’s statement. She did not express agreement or disagreement.

Then a footstep ran through the hall.

'''<Algo’s Over Zoom>

Someone was standing in the landing connecting the hall to the stairs.

The slender figure in green had a dove on his shoulder.

His gray hair was swept back, but he had the face of a man in the prime of his life. He pushed his glasses up his nose and turned toward Algo and Alternative.

Algo turned toward him and Alternative raised her gaze from Algo’s shoulder.

<Dad.>

'''<Algo’s Sight Mode has updated>