With Si's powers, you meet yourself from the past.

So this is what I used to be. No wonder Si kept complaining.

Thanks for putting up with Si. She can be quite a handful. Now, I believe you have many questions for me.

Hmm...

I want to know ... what I am exactly.

Oh. Very straightforward.

Some say that I saved Civilization multiple times. Others claim that I initiated many grand projects.

Yet there are people calling me a tyrant, a traitor ... and even Its "Maker".

Though I think, nobody knows who "I" truly am ... other than myself.

Isn't self-knowledge the most difficult part? Based on my waking hours, I'm barely older than Perlica right now.

Yet, in all honesty, I couldn't imagine losing my memories and goals.

The way I see it, there are things we can do to overcome and go beyond our issues and learn who we really are.

Are you saying...?

You chose to push onwards as the "Endministrator". Why?

Perlica and M3 never forced you to fight. Yet you never hesitated. You rushed from one crisis to another.

And why do the enemy's words cause you unease? Why do you instinctively recoil from the touch of Æther?

From the most pragmatic perspective, there should be safer ways to accomplish the "Zeroth Directive". So why do you insist on joining the frontline?

At first, I only wanted to protect these kind people...

Maybe ... there's also a lingering sense of duty. Everyone trusts me, and I do not wish to fail them...

Or ... I've been influenced by the dreams... No. Not quite.

All those reasons did play a part. But in the end, I just...

...fell in love with this world.

Saving this world ... is the duty we chose when disasters approached. Revering this world ... is the lesson we learned when enemies fought us for survival.

But many, many years ago, someone taught me ... and you, to love the cycle of life that has endured and will continue to do so.

You love Endfield, the Civilization Band, Talos-II, Terra, and even the Foundation... You love them all.

It was a delightful kind of love. Love might not be the best word, but I can't find another to better describe that feeling.

You can be anyone. You can be {player}, or be whatever others see in you.

You've been allowed to choose again, and your answers remain the same.

You did not forget the most important thing, and you remain dedicated to the care and protection of this cold, harsh world.

It's not quite to the extent you said... but I guess you're right.

Then I'm really relieved. I asked Si to help me just to confirm this with you.

It seems I still have some time to spare from Si... Since we have this chance, let's talk about you.

In a little while, I might be gone forever. Feel free to vent or confide in me. I'm interested about ... my journey in the future.

And who we are has nothing to do with the expectations placed upon us since birth.