'Calamity'. Deploying simulation sequence. Activating emergency response mechanism. Queueing worst-case scenario simulation.

From the Tower of Revelations to the Notarial Hall in Pagus Michaelion, then on to the Sunset Chapel in Pagus Saint Marcel, then the chapel square—the city is alight. I can feel every person's existence, and ultimately their disappearance. We are one—as 'Laterano'.

The entity known as The Lord of Fiends has been sealed away, and I will help her shed the Black Crown. Civlight Eterna is too heavy a burden for a single youth. Laterano will share in this aura, and 'empathy' shall unite Sankta and Sarkaz as one.

The Many share similarities with present-day Laterano, but extreme profit-seeking behavior does not conform to the laws of evolution. Does this mean, however, that they have abandoned rational thought? Can such a life form reach its endpoint? The nomadic monastery has arrived on the coast; You Many, your answers shall be used as reference.

Thanks to 'empathy', Laterano remains pure and efficient, even in the face of 'calamity'. When night falls, this place is the first to illuminate. Laterano will reconvene the Summit of Nations, and rally all forces at the eleventh hour.

It has no personality, but has the ability to suppress and manipulate human emotion, so why did it ultimately choose to construct a mechanism as complex as 'empathy' for the Sankta...? What brought about such a question? I am thinking—error, out of order.

Emotional fluctuation detected; the six-year-old survivor in question does not possess the requisite psychological resilience. Processing; she is capable of accepting the death of the decedent... 'Death'. Federico, you, too, stood in the rain at that cemetery. Did you come to understand it?

Yulia, Clément—error; above names should not appear in the list of victims... Do you still remember? Federico, your mother taught you to read and write, to play music. She whispered to you in your dreams that you would come understand you were just as useful as any patron firearm.

Arturia, cease your attempts to seduce the Doctor. I'm awake. I will share what I see as possible, as well as the limitations among them. My head is still fuzzy, but more importantly, please allow me a look at the sky—it is a blue most familiar to me, Doctor.

Program running normally. Status: stable.

Pathway set, framework stable. Connection successful. This is Laterano.

Archival complete.

True, we do need to renew our partnership agreement—you represent Rhodes Island, and I, Laterano.

I see a certain future. Of Laterano, and of myself. The events that transpire within are far from inscrutable, but the question I find myself pondering is: why do they come to pass?

I will become Laterano itself, calculate every possibility, and eliminate every obstacle.

Request received. Processing.

In which location did the event transpire?

Assessing danger level...

Laterano has reached a clear assessment of the situation.

Emergency response mechanism materializing.

Laterano will now respond.

Laterano will intervene.

Firing—Commandments in effect.

Cleanup—Disaster response.

All principles can be broken.

All restrictions have been lifted.

Annihilation will be averted.

Ceasing combat operations. Laterano will now return to the ship.

There are still loopholes in the Commandments. I will fill them in.

Doctor, I have awoken.

All is normal.

I did not notice you there, Doctor. I am still digesting this information.

Thank you, my condition is now stable.

Arknights.

Even under such conditions, rituals of a similar type persist. Wandering executors return to the nearest monastery to spend the day with their compatriots. I have sensed the presence and subsequent disappearance of each such individual. I recollect that feeling, and know that it is not 'empathy'.

Doctor, please hold here. I need to share those possibilities with you as soon as possible.

The possibilities that Arturia and I perceive are all similarly extreme; but even so, Rhodes Island, and you, as its commander, still play a role within them. Thus, Doctor, I need to hear your opinion before 'calamity' arrives.