Girls' Frontline: My Apocalypse with Dolls

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Although I still had doubts about M16, I didn't think too much about it and just slowly drank my own.

"ton ton ton"

"Phew, drinking vodka in this kind of weather is truly a treat."

Perhaps due to the alcohol, M16 was much more relaxed than before, and he even put his hands on the left side of the cashier counter.

"Vodka?"

Adeline seemed to have heard this name somewhere before...

"Hmm, do you want to try some? It tastes really good, and aside from anything else, it's sure to have a great warming effect."

She handed over the white wine bottle, a wicked smile playing on her lips.

She's an old alcoholic, so it's no big deal if she fools Adeline. Besides, Jack Daniels was only slightly tipsy, so maybe vodka won't have much of an effect?

If I can accept it, then I'll have another little sister to drink with in the future.

"Then, I'll give it a try..."

Adeline took the bottle.

Moreover, this time there was no hesitation like when we first started drinking it; I just gulped it down in one go.

"***, are you serious?"

M16 was stunned, and Adeline suffocated without even blinking.

"Tons, tons, tons..."

I took a few sips...

"Puha..."

"Ah... Huff... Huff..."

Even worse than when she drank Jack Daniel's, Adeline experienced firsthand what it meant to be panting like a bull.

"Are you OK?"

M16 isn't just watching the show anymore; he's genuinely worried this time...

188 Venting

"Ton ton ton ton..."

Saying it's nothing is definitely a lie; this is vodka! Even in human form, one's own sense of taste would never lie to oneself.

It's so spicy, like a raging fire burning in my mouth.

This is the most direct feeling that vodka brings to me.

Even though the spiciness was no longer the pleasant sensation it used to be, but instead accompanied by intense pain, Adeline still didn't give up on the feeling, embracing it as if it were a close friend.

She wasn't sure if she was forcing herself, but to others, she didn't seem to be enjoying the numbness that alcohol brought her; rather, she seemed to be displaying a do-or-die spirit.

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"Why don't you stop drinking for now and wait a bit?"

M16's tone carried a hint of concern.

She intended for the other person to enjoy the drinking process, not to cause them pain, but the current situation clearly contradicts her original intention.

But to Adeline's ears, all the sounds seemed to slowly fade into nothingness, as if they were right beside her, yet also as if they came from a place that no longer belonged to her...

That place was once her eternal home, the place she had made with her sisters, a place she had revered as her faith.

Perhaps the word "manufacture" isn't quite accurate...

She was simple-minded, but not stupid; even now, she wasn't entirely unaware of how she was born...

This is a cruel and painful past, though she is not certain, but her body...

In the past, she never hesitated about her past, but now she feels extremely inferior and in pain because of her way of being.

Ah, I'd wanted to forget about it for ages. Why have I picked it up again now?

Death, rebirth, transformation, fear, annihilation—perhaps Nirvana's birth can be roughly described by these five words.

"Ugh! Pfft... Cough, cough..."

Finally reaching her limit, Adeline spat out the wine in her mouth.

The spilled liquor mingled with the thin layer of snow on the pale ground, disappearing without a trace...

Could it be that even the fiery liquid of vodka was powerless against her cold body?

"..."

The girl lowered her head, her long black hair hanging down, obscuring her face.

"Stop drinking and go back to rest."

The situation was starting to get out of hand. M16 tried to snatch the bottle from Adeline's hand, but he couldn't pry her fingers open no matter what he did.

Like a severely wounded lioness clinging tightly to her cubs from a poacher, refusing to let go...

But limits do exist.

"Listen to me, go and rest for a bit... uh?"

Like a kite with a broken string, or a snapped harp string, the girl's hand and the white wine bottle drooped down together.

"Boom"

The broken bottle on the ground provided a glimmer of evidence that something else was present in the quiet bakery.

M16 found it strange that Adeline's reaction was so unusual, but when she looked at the girl's face, she discovered...

He was left with nothing but endless astonishment...

"Woo..."

The girl, who was usually expressionless, was now flushed, her face as red as an alluring agate. But the liquid seeping from this beautiful piece of jade seemed to suggest that it was a pathetic fake.

She already knew that she was now Nieto, and she accepted this fact. Perhaps names had long since lost their original meaning...

The person sitting here now is just an empty shell named "Adeline".

"No, why are you crying...?"

M16 felt completely helpless; apart from the AR team's reunion a few months ago, she had never dealt with this situation before.

She didn't even know if the problem was with herself or with the alcohol.

But none of them are...

Adeline just cried about the past, that's all...

If you don't think about it, all is well; but if you do, it will cause you harm.

It's so pathetic that even crying has to be restrained.

If you want to bring light to those who have long lived in darkness, you must be prepared for the backlash that comes with losing it.

No one could have imagined what it would be like for Nieto to weep, but now, M16 has witnessed it firsthand.

To others, she was such a cold and inhuman killing machine, but now she seems so sad.

She began to yearn once again for that unattainable care.

She buried her face in M16's arms, trying to escape—to escape the past, the pain, and the suffocating despair.

If I don't face it, if I run far away, I won't feel pain anymore, right?

She received happiness and joy that were not meant for her. Among her many sisters, she was incredibly lucky. But now, she was filled with anxiety for fear of losing it all.

She was terrified, she screamed, she fought back, she vowed to sever all ties with that unbearable past, she didn't want to "gently" step into that beautiful night again.

M16 could only watch helplessly as the other person poured out their sorrow in her arms; she didn't know what to do...

Originally, I just wanted to have a drink and see if I could meet a girl, but now it has turned out like this.

But she at least knew that it was pointless to stop the other person from crying at this time; it would only make things worse.

She knew that the other person, like M4, needed an outlet to vent, a dam to burst open, to release all the bitterness in their heart.

"Sigh, okay, cry it out. Cry some more, and you'll feel better."

She is now not good with words, let alone with comforting others; she can only mechanically utter these simple words.

But for Adeline, that was enough; all she really needed were just a few simple words.

Previously, in Paradis, there was never any opportunity to hear others say these things to me.

"Ugh... (sigh) Ugh..."

Unfortunately, she still couldn't cry out loud like a real girl.

Have you heard the story of the baby elephant in the circus? The baby elephant was captured and brought to the circus when she was a baby. At first, she had the idea of ​​breaking free of her chains and escaping, but she was too weak to break free of her shackles. However, when she grew up, she had gained enough strength to break free of her chains, but she had long lost the desire to escape.

Adeline might cry out loud, but not now; at least not now...

It's still too difficult to get her to completely let go of the past, lift her head, and move forward.

But isn't that too tragic for a girl?

When will she have such an opportunity...?

Despite being aware of the difference between herself and the other person, M16 already knew that the girl in front of her was also a pitiful, homeless person.

She may not have much to offer the other person, but she touched a soft spot in her own heart.

"Poor girl, may this world treat you kindly."

P.S.: I've seen some new comments, and I want to say something. If any hardcore readers have made it this far, I apologize. I'm sorry if you've had to put up with this much. Let me clarify again: this book isn't a hardcore novel, nor is it a pure post-apocalyptic story. It's more of a romance novel, so there might be more parts that hardcore readers won't be able to accept later. I'm saying this in advance. If you feel you can't accept the later parts, you can unfollow and leave. There's no need to keep posting comments to remind me. I'm writing this purely out of personal enjoyment. Just think I'm uncultured, okay? Let's all part amicably, alright?

189 Reverse Kabbalah Factor

Fifteen minutes later, M16 finally carried the completely drunk Adeline back to the living room.

"Ugh......"

Ignoring who else was sitting on the sofa, she insisted on making room for Adeline before she would stop.

He placed her steadily on the sofa, draped his coat over her, picked up a few stacks of newspapers from the corner and placed them on the floor, then sat down next to Adeline.

The poor girl fell asleep, and she was glad, but it would be a while before she could sleep peacefully on her own.

Looking at the water stains on his clothes, M16's eyes were clouded with a dark gloom.

It wasn't because of her obsessive-compulsive disorder; she was thinking about a more serious issue concerning their future.

Adeline's crying showed her a fact: even Nieto has a soft and delicate side, only shackled by his past. This at least proved that they had a chance to be saved.

However, from another perspective, this is also an extremely dangerous signal...

This kind of life didn't belong to Adeline; she was a lucky one by chance. This was a fact that everyone knew in their hearts, including Adeline herself. But once she got this happiness, would she be willing to give it up so easily?

Ask anyone, and almost no one could do it...

When someone who has been in darkness for a long time embraces the light, she will initially feel a stinging sensation in her eyes, and feel somewhat confused and fearful. But once she fully adapts, she will develop a strong sense of dependence, and the environment she had become accustomed to will become her nightmare, following her like a shadow and lingering in her heart.

This is a wolf with attachments; it will not allow anyone to take away its beloved.

Adeline became a dangerous time bomb, except that the danger of the explosion was not directed at the commander and them.

Once the flame that stole her beloved appeared, she would explode, with a devastating and uncontrollable range of destruction.

Perhaps, this will make her more assertive, faster, more ruthless, and stronger, but with it comes greater domineeringness, more terror, more silence, and more cruelty...

M16 dared not think any further. She couldn't imagine what this girl, so innocent and childlike by nature, would be like after transforming into a bloodthirsty beast...

Although M16 themselves have no ties to society, that doesn't mean Adeline's actions won't have an impact on them.

So, at least from now on, she must keep a close eye on Adeline, preventing her from turning into a violent beast due to the loss of her sight, and also preventing those hidden threats from harming them.

Or rather, don't let this light fade away before Adeline's eyes...

Ultimately, these are things she had been doing for a long time.

Seeing reality clearly, leaving the stage alone, and updating the world's edge in its own way, this is the tactical doll named "M16A1".

In the commander's plan, they will start a business after settling down, and at the same time get involved in the underworld. Perhaps at that time, she will have to volunteer to take on some tasks; as for Thomson, needless to say, this is her old profession, and the commander will definitely let her take the lead. She only needs to assist the other party and eliminate potential threats.

So everything should be settled now, right?