To be honest, in the face of Coswayne, who was gradually confused, Arachows's heart was complicated.

As an old warrior who had witnessed the Caliban's constant loss of vitality in the Great Expedition, Aracus knew that there was an undercurrent surging within the Dark Angel at present, and as the original bodyguard and mentor to Coswayne, he didn't want the young man's heart to really cool down.

Lack of success has gradually become the norm for the Dark Angels, especially after that Luthor has dominated many of the affairs of the Caliban, and the superficially strong Dark Angels are now becoming weaker and more exhausted, so that even the energy to train young warriors is becoming more and more insufficient.

This is not a good thing for the Dark Angel Legion, which spends its days on the forbidden battlefields. So much so that the whole legion began to permeate with a numb temperament, as if it had truly turned into a cold and cruel blade in the hands of the genetic prototype.

Although Aracios did not refuse to give everything for the Empire of Mankind and for the Father of Genes, he actually had serious concerns about the future of the Legion and the time period when the Great Expedition was nearing its end.

So much so that the recent warrior associations even have strange rumors such as 'Asuka End, Ryōkushi'...

That's not something he's going to think about, though.

"There is no doubt that our Lord's decision will have a further impact on the Dark Angel's reputation in the Empire, and it will undoubtedly weaken the trust of other legions in us from now on."

"It's like the two legions that have disappeared... Maybe their memories have been erased, but in the bottom of their hearts, they must hate us and the space wolves. ”

"Absolutely... This is also the price we should bear. ”

"But... I don't think you're thinking about the 'price,' Coswayne. ”

Arachos's vicissitudes of life gradually revealed the secret of the unknown, and his eagle-sharp eyes kept looking directly at Coswayne as if to dig out the young warrior's inner thoughts.

"Tell me what you're really thinking, kid."

“……”

Faced with Arachows's questioning, Coswayne was silent for a moment.

Obviously, the true thoughts of his heart have been easily seen through by this great teacher.

However, it's not that he doesn't want to reveal it, it's just that Coswayne feels... Even if you say it, it doesn't mean much.

Indeed, his mind is not as cold and cruel as most dark angels, on the contrary, as a young Astarte, Coswayne can find the vigorous temperament that all young people should have.

And on the issue at hand, his thinking also has a slight difference with everyone-

The so-called thinking about the cost of the big picture is nothing more than a self-deception, and Coswayne's emotional inner thinking is the polar opposite of that of most Dark Angel warriors.

He didn't think what his genetic father was doing was right.

This overly extreme approach may be able to kill any possible crisis, but what about afterward? If Johnson is faced with a situation where loyalty to the human empire is in danger at the same time, is this approach not yet valid?

In the past, Coswayne has indeed tried to identify with the ruthless Father of Genes, and he'd heard that Guterra had a moral dilemma called the 'trolley problem'.

"Save more by sacrificing less."

Although Coswayne subconsciously felt that something was wrong, he still generally agreed with Johnson's idea - after all, it was the genetic prototype of his genetic father, the Dark Angel, and his blood flowed in his own genetic seeds, and it was impossible for him not to follow the burly figure.

It's just that now...

When [the other genogen and his legion] were put on the dilemma of the tram problem, doubts began to grow in Coswayne's heart.

Yes, they went through the brutal war of Zandan, and even two Astarte regiments had to be removed from that war.

However, this is not the same as it is now. The Bearer is not comparable to the two legions that were removed by the Emperor himself—

Now, the tram puzzle that lay out in front of the Dark Angel's eyes has reached a level that they are gradually unable to touch.

If you act rashly, you will have a terrible domino effect...

“… You're right, Grand Mentor. I thought about a lot of things in my heart, and after putting aside the benefits, what will be the relationship between the dark angel and the bearer from now on... It is also one of them. ”

"After all, we are all Astarte Legions of the Human Empire, the blades in the hands of the Emperor, and the heirs of each other's genetic prototypes."

"I'm just wondering what the Empire, the other legions, will think of us, even the warriors of the Whisperers, when the genetic prototype of one legion dies under fire from another legion for no apparent reason, and their home planet is destroyed in the face of an accident that has yet to be confirmed..."

With a relieved gaze, Aracus picked up Coswayne's words.

"—no doubt they will hate the First Legion, they will hate the Caliban."

"Once upon a time, we had to kill trillions of lives to protect a thousandfold human world... But this is the power that the Dark Angel has only with the acquiescence of the Emperor. ”

"And when the home planet of another legion and its genetic prototype are placed in front of us, everything will be completely different."

"The secret worth of the First Legion is not a pass for us to do whatever we want within the Empire, you and I both know that."

Facing Coswayne's slightly surprised gaze, Aracios continued to gush.

"When irreparable damage is concluded ... We may personally push them to the opposite side of the Empire. ”

"Although this possibility is almost negligible, as warriors of the Dark Angels, we must not treat it as nothing."

"I guess that's what you're thinking about, Akau."

Listening to his mentor analyze his thoughts almost cleanly, Coswayne smiled wryly.

“… That's right, Master. … It may sound crazy, but I'm... Worried about the possibility of the Whisperer's mutiny..."

"Especially when the Perfect City event is over, and they are reorganized into many warbands..."

"If their home planet is hastily destroyed, the damage inflicted on the Empire of Humanity by the Angry Whisperer warriors will be so immeasurable that the Emperor will look at us with suspicion..."

"Honestly... If there is a better way to solve a problem, I think it is better not to be so extreme. ”

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(End of chapter)