Villages - perhaps that would not be accurate.

This human settlement in the valley can only be regarded as a colony at best, or even a colony.

It was just a few simple wooden huts built in a clearing near Suwon, and there wasn't even a fence to protect the beasts.

Obviously, this is just a temporary base.

"How did these monkeys get together with the Armor Species?"

After hiding their breath, Yakumo and Gypril stood at the top of the cliff, looking at the nearly 100 mechs and dozens of humans in the valley.

Quibril's face was puzzled, she couldn't understand why the Armored Species had come out of contact with humans.

Yakumo could sense that in one of the locked cabins, a human and an armored species were talking about something.

Even from such a distance, under Yakumo's deliberate attention, the content of their conversation still clearly fell into Yakumo's ears.

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"The Will One, Riku, we will inherit the will of the [Will] Zhu Bi, and exist as an item until the end of the game."

"Item ......"

"Yes, this unit and the four thousand nine hundred and eighty-six machines connected to it will be used as props to inherit the will of the will."

"But—I tell you frankly that there was an error in the calculation of the relict Jubi."

Riku's eyes widened.

"Zhu Bi calculates that he will use thirty-two [traffic regulations] to channel the forces of the warring sides underground to penetrate the core of the planet, but if he wants to induce the total attack of the whole camp directly below in this way, he will not be able to catch up with it according to the calculation that it is still 'ten minus six hundred and nine seconds', so the forces will clash and roll into a whirlpool, and after that, it will be impossible to give it a directional nature and then restrain it."

Riku slumped limply in his seat.

There is an error in the calculation......

All of his plans were designed with Zhu Bi's calculations as the core.

If Jubi's calculations are wrong. Then any effort you make based on this is useless.

"How could it be ......?"

"However, the [Will] has already configured twenty-four [traffic regulations], and it is still feasible to use these to achieve a certain degree of offset."

“…… So what? ”

"Only twenty-four of the thirty-two [traffic regulations] are arranged, and there is a vacancy in the southwest, because of a series of errors generated by this relationship, this machine can be operated in parallel with other connectors, at the cost of four thousand eight hundred and two machines. It can channel the combination of the two sides' greatest forces in this direction, and restrain 70% of that power - enough to penetrate the core and cause the star cup to appear. ”

"Then, I'll launch 70% of that power at the ground......"

"Yes, that's the conclusion that the machine came to based on the calculations of the [Will] body."

Riku was silent.

It was necessary to let his wife, Zhu Bi's compatriots, die nearly 5,000 people to complete this plan.

"Will-willed, there is no restriction on the loss of items in the [Rules] - this unit is just a prop."

Riku clenched his fists.

At the same time, Yakumo Mo, who was standing on the top of the cliff, who clearly heard the conversation between the two, frowned.

From their conversation, Yakumo discovers the human's name, Riku.

It's the same as Zhu Bi's name about her husband.

At the same time, the armor and his contact seem to confirm his identity.

But-

"Props...... Scold! ”

He remembered the first time he met Icarus.

At that time, Icarus also said the same - "First meeting. I'm an almighty angel for entertainment, Typeα, Icarus"

Subconsciously, Icarus at the time also saw himself as a prop - a prop to please the master.

"This kind of statement really makes people can't help it."

Gypril turned her head and looked at Yakumo beside her with a puzzled face.

She couldn't understand why this boy, who was more beautiful than the most beautiful goddess she had ever seen, suddenly became a little depressed.

"Now, Gybril, in your eyes. What kind of race is the mecha species? ”

"Those guys?"

Gypril's strange, feather-like ears twitched slightly from her long, brilliant bright pink hair.

"It's strange, since the war between them and the dragon spirits ended. We were ordered to strictly forbid any attack on people of that race, who possessed the gift of being able to imitate an attack they had seen once and then become their own in a very short period of time. ”

"Really...... So in your eyes, are they, the mechatrons, props? ”

"A bunch of-uh, haha...... I didn't say anything, huh? ”

Gypril, who was subconsciously about to blurt out the name of scrap iron, immediately changed his words after noticing Yakumo's skimming eyes.

"Props...... Although it is fragile, as if it shatters at the touch of a touch, it has a real soul. Even so, is it a prop? ”

Yakumo shook his head.

"Listening to them, it seems that as long as you use enough strength to penetrate the core of the planet, you can make the star cup appear, right? In that case—"

With a wave of his hand, he opened the gap, and Yakumo stepped into it.

Beside him, Gybril was stunned, showing a cautious glance at the pitch-black crack with the lilies in bloom. Then he couldn't suppress his curiosity and followed in.

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When Yakumo and Kibril appeared in front of Riku and the self-proclaimed Eincifi Mecha, they were greeted by Eincifi's merciless attack.

The shock wave of the light index finger in the void blocked the arm that Eincifi had slashed into a light knife, and Yakumo spread out his other hand.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not an enemy."

"Is this—!?"

After seeing what was in Yakumo's palm, Riku exclaimed, pushing away Eincifi despite his body that was already on the verge of collapse.

Holding on to Riku, who was about to fall, Yakumo handed the ring in his hand to the other party.

"Don't get excited, your body is almost finished."

Zhu Bi...... Zhu Bi ......"

Riku didn't pay attention to Yakumo's admonition, just clenched Zhu Bi's ring tightly in his hand, repeating Zhu Bi's name again and again.

"Incomprehensible feelings."

Gypril, who came along, shook her head.

"What is this feeling? What the lower races often say about "love"? It's just inexplicable......"

"It is true that no one can say what [love] is."

After propping Riku on the chair and casting a demonic power to calm his body, Yakumo looked at Riku, who had finally regained his composure, and said, "As you can see, this is what I gave you by Jubito. ”

"Zhu Bi, ...... she?"

Don't question Yakumo's origins, and don't bother to investigate his identity, holding on to the last trace of anticipation, Riku swallowed his breath and asked carefully.

"It's a pity that Zhu Bi died."

The flash of hope disappeared completely, and Yakumo seemed to hear a "click".

It seems to be the sound of a lock being locked.

――Are you locked up in your heart?

"However, although Zhu Bi is dead, she has not completely disappeared."

"What do you mean?"

This time, Riku's voice became emotionless.

"Zhu Bi's soul is still there, waiting to be reincarnated."

"No, it's impossible, there is no reincarnation in this world."

Eincife, who had been quiet, spoke up immediately.

"Unknown race, and the Celestial Wing Species, please indicate your intentions and whether you have hostile intentions, otherwise this machine will default to you as enemies."

A mechanical voice with no emotional fluctuations.

Eincifi stood in front of Riku, and the surface of his body began to glow as the joints were plasmized. (To be continued.) )