As a chorus of cicadas rains down, Naoto finishes climbing the moss-covered stone steps and stops under the sunlight filtering through the trees in a corner of the shrine grounds. Among the undergrowth, there is an unnatural shape covered in mud and fallen leaves.

As he approaches and brushes away the leaves, what emerges is no mannequin. Cracked armor plating, a battery warning light blinking faintly. It's an older model android on the very verge of shutdown. It lies there, sleeping as peacefully as a human.