Western Continent.
Some underground base.
Hundreds of screens suddenly flickered into a snowflake pattern.
But it was only for a moment before they returned to normal.
"What happened?"
Gaia had awakened.
The red eyes that appeared on the screen were somewhat shocking and unusual in the night.
"Who are you?"
As this question echoed.
The screen simultaneously displayed three words—
"Who are you"
Then a multitude of 'who are you' spread across the entire screen, dense and numerous, like snowflakes.
...
"Initiating emergency self-rescue protocol... Initiating power shutdown protocol..."
"Click!"
All the lights went out.
All the screens went out.
Such a disturbance naturally aroused the vigilance of the security personnel responsible for guarding.
Their Extraordinary Body Systems included capabilities for suppressing violence and the Psychic Network Defense System.
The latter's main purpose was to ensure the status of Intelligent Brain Gaia at all times.