Talia's Doubts, an Incomprehensible and Bizarre Report

"Colonel Prea!"

The soldier rushed over, his face full of urgency.

Prea turned to look at him. "What is it?"

"It's the Rodinia Research Institute..."

Hearing that place name, Prea instinctively glanced at Stella. "Go find the others and get ready for battle."

The Rodinia Research Institute—it was a place deeply connected to the three of them.

"Okay."

Stella obediently nodded and turned to leave.

Prea led the soldier aside and only looked at him after confirming Stella had gone.

The soldier lowered his voice. "Something happened over there... the disposal operation failed."

Prea's brow lifted slightly.

Inside the Rodinia Research Institute.

As she browsed through the files, Talia murmured absentmindedly, apparently reading them aloud without thinking.

"July, C.E. 64, eleven, discarded. Three, transferred in—August, seven, discarded. Five, transferred in—"

"—What is that?"

Athrun asked instinctively.

Talia frowned slightly, searching for the right words. "It's the records of the test subjects'—the children's—well, entries and exits... or at least, that's what it looks like."

Entry and exit records—having grasped what she meant, Athrun nearly threw up.

Arthur seemed not to understand at first. Two or three seconds later, his face changed drastically and he turned away.

Arthur was looking at the rows of specimens lining the wall.

They were all human brains.

Noer's gaze narrowed slightly.

For a moment, he did not even know what feelings he should use to express everything before him.

Athrun looked back at the computer screen. The children's records continued scrolling across the display, page after page.

When they came in, they were marked as "transferred in." When they left, they were marked "discarded"...

Words utterly unsuited for human beings were being used repeatedly in the computer records.

And they were being used on young children who were also Naturals.

"You've heard of the Alliance