LC::malkuth5_introMalkuth — Episode 5SYSTEM: Play BGM: 'Romantic'SYSTEM:SHOW character: Elijah (id: 'malkuthPast') at 'center'SYSTEM: Set BACKGROUND: 'warehouseBK_2', effect: 'none'Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')Oh, hello ----, sir!Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')Sorry, I’m quite busy. I still haven’t finished even half of what I’ve written down in my notebook.Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')..............Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')Hey, I heard extraction experiments are going to be conducted.Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')When I looked over the list of participants, I couldn’t find my name on it.Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')I mean, there’s probably a ton of reasons behind it, maybe I’m just not good enough for the experiment yet…Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')But, may I join the experiment too?Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast').........Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')I’ve learned a lot here.Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')I’m sure I can help you in some way.Elijah(Id: 'malkuthPast')I’ll be sure to not disappoint!SYSTEM: Display CG: 'BlackCG'SYSTEM:wait ( time: '1' )SYSTEM:HIDE character: Elijah (id: 'malkuthPast')SYSTEM: Hide CGSYSTEM: Set BACKGROUND: 'malkuthBK', effect: 'none'SYSTEM:SHOW character: Malkuth (id: 'malkuth') at 'center'SYSTEM: Play BGM: '1 - Alone'Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Hello, manager!Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth').......Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')It’s sad to not have enough talent, isn’t it?Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')If someone doesn’t look back towards you, what does that mean?Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')That they don’t acknowledge you.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')That they don’t even care about what expression you may be making.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')That they feel no need to see what you’re doing, as they’ve already come to a conclusion.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Have you ever clawed and scraped at the floor, writhing in pain?Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')It really does sound excruciating.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')But in reality, the moment I completely lost my fingernails, I felt nothing.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')You stare at the flesh where your fingernails used to be, and just before you lose consciousness…Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')When you feel that you aren’t yourself anymore, you start to laugh frantically.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Even though it’s not funny at all.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')And on the ground you catch a glimpse of someone’s shadow, and their feet as they look down on you.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Guess whose feet those were.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')When the person who disliked looking back so much finally turned around, everything was over.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Did you see the fragments of despair from there?Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Or were you staring at the bits of my fingernails scattered on the floor?Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')That was the exact moment I knew true helplessness.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Without you, I’d never have known the feeling. Thank you so much!Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Now, what about you, manager?Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Have you ever felt helpless to control anything?Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')When unbearable things pour down from somewhere that isn’t your body and overwhelm you; it just feels so awful to be helpless, being out of control of yourself.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')….....Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')Come on, please tell me.Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')So I can feel rewarded, just a bit.SYSTEM: Display CG: 'BlackCG'A(Id: 'a')Elijah was impatient, and her impatience caused many common mistakes.A(Id: 'a')She once went on a long, winding filibuster of why she needed to finish the experiment, but I don’t remember the details.A(Id: 'a')Whenever she was told that she wasn’t ready yet, I could see the strong desire in her eyes. It was a craving, a bizarre obsession.A(Id: 'a')If another person had been in my place, they may have turned around for the sound of her hasty footsteps.A(Id: 'a')Cogito was something that she couldn’t access at her level of authority.A(Id: 'a')The only task she was ordered to do was record the changes that occurred in the test subjects.SYSTEM: Hide CGSYSTEM: Play BGM: '4 - Dusk'SYSTEM: Display CG: 'malkuthCG1'SYSTEM:HIDE character: Malkuth (id: 'malkuth')A(Id: 'a')She was aware that at the moment Cogito was absolutely not ready for human use.A(Id: 'a')When I finally realized what was going on, half her teeth had fallen out, and…Malkuth(Id: 'malkuth')...ill me… Please… K— Kill me…Ignore her.Ignore her.Ignore her.SYSTEM: Display CG: 'BlackCG'SYSTEM:wait ( time: '2' )SYSTEM: Hide CG
