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“Or,” Weiss said, very quietly, “it was never an error. And the world has been lying to you since the day you were born.” The journey back to the village took two days. The sky darkened from amber to bruised purple. A storm was coming, the kind that made the Shades bold. Nier didn’t speak. He held the crimson book against his chest like a second heart.

But Weiss was silent. His eye was fixed on a single book that had fallen from one of the highest shelves during the fight. It landed at Nier’s feet, open to a page that was not wet, not decayed, but pristine. The ink was a deep, vibrant crimson. NieR Replicant ver122474487139

“Grimoire Weiss is a floating book with a superiority complex and no legs,” Nier interrupted, forcing a grin. “What does he know about danger?” “Or,” Weiss said, very quietly, “it was never an error

“The boy is anxious,” Weiss said. “His sister’s condition has worsened three percent since we left the village. His cortisol levels are—never mind. The point is, he’s about to do something reckless.” A storm was coming, the kind that made the Shades bold

“The Gestalt Project, Terminal Report. Subject Zero: Success. All other subjects: Degradation imminent. Solution: Retrieval of the Original Gestalt’s data fragment, codenamed ‘Yonah.’ Warning: The fragment is not a cure. It is a key. To use it is to unmake the distinction between human and Shade. To use it is to remember what was forgotten.”

“Grimoire Weiss,” Yonha said, her voice brightening. “Are you going to protect him?”

Then it collapsed into a puddle of harmless, oily smoke.