[“There were no problems when I first used it, but when I activated the robot’s self-destruct device to stop the machine’s operation and was about to pull out G1, a wave of ultra-high-energy energy suddenly erupted from inside the machine. The entire robot was completely destroyed before it could even explode under this energy wave, and the remaining energy wave burned the rest of the machine into this state within ten seconds.”]

[“After investigation, I found that this energy was generated by G1 itself, but this situation has never appeared in all the simulations and calculations I have done with the computer before. Even after conducting no less than three digits of tests, I still couldn’t find out why such energy was generated. Until now, this problem has not been solved. The truth is still shrouded in fog. Even I, the creator, don’t know why this happened.”]

【“But there is only one thing that can be confirmed.”】

[Ebina slowly turned her head to look at Kousaka Kyosuke. The reflection of her glasses obscured her eyes. She couldn’t see her eyes clearly. Every word she said next had the texture of a mad scientist in the movie who disregarded life. It was so cold that Kousaka Kyosuke felt a sincere chill slowly climbing from the end of his spine to his brain.]

[“…That is, after systematic testing, the energy level emitted by the G1 is extremely high, so high that it can easily destroy a steel robot completely beyond its original state.”]

[“Although I have not yet conducted a clinical trial on humans, I have calculated a rough estimate through computer simulations, which shows that the mortality rate of ordinary people using this belt is as high as—”]

[Ebina’s voice paused for a moment, and then a number even colder than her voice came out from her moist lips.]

【“97%”】

[For humans, the calculation of life is sometimes very simple, so simple that it can be summarized by the two words “life” and “death”.]

[Although the human body is not something that can be summed up in one word, a mortality rate of 98% is actually no different from 100% for humans.]

[——Therefore, for humans, G1 can be said to be a belt that will kill you if you use it.]

【“……偐”】

[In front of this cold number without any emotion or reason, even a brave man like Kousaka Kyosuke fell into a long and sincere silence and stopped talking.]

[“So you should understand, right? Kousaka-kun, this is one of the reasons why I want to seal up G1.”]

[“The purpose of weapons is nothing more than defending oneself and killing external enemies. However, a weapon that kills the enemy but will inevitably kill the user along with the enemy fundamentally goes against the original intention of humans to create it. Even arms dealers who regard human life as worthless will not develop such a thing.”]

[“Because there is no way a customer would be so stupid as to buy a weapon that could kill him as well. Even a warlord who is as rich as a country would not do so. After all, it costs a lot of money to train a soldier strong enough to use this belt. It is really stupid to treat it as a disposable consumable. The cost-effectiveness is even worse than that of a missile.”]

[“Even if it is used for deterrence, there are already destructive weapons such as nuclear bombs in this world whose destructive power is still unmatched. Therefore, the existence of G1 is actually meaningless. It is indeed very powerful, but in essence it is just a bomb that will blow up the enemy and itself together – the enemy may die, but I will definitely die.”]

[“So, Kousaka-kun…”]

[Ebina reached into the box and scooped up a handful of sand that was created by the burning robot. He held it in front of Kousaka Kyousuke and slowly loosened his hand, letting the sand flow down through his fingers.]

[“After hearing what I said, do you still plan to use G1?”]

[Sasha——]

【“…”】

[Kousaka Kyosuke silently watched the sand and dust flowing down from the white palm in front of him. The broken sand mixed with steel particles reflected bright light in the gaps between its falls, making him feel in a trance that what was sliding down was not sand, but another more abstract thing.]

【That is life.】

[If this belt is used, the life of Kousaka Kyousuke may enter a countdown to the end, and it will never be stopped.]

[——It will not stop until it completely drains away and death comes.]

[“…I have a question, Ms. Ebina.”]

[After a long while, Kousaka Kyosuke finally spoke again, his voice as calm as ever. ]

[His pair of clear black eyes looked past Ebina’s figure, reflecting the belt on the square table not far away, and asked. ]

[“You just said that the mortality rate of humans using G1 is as high as %… Then how did you calculate the remaining % survival rate?”]

[He did not answer the question raised by Ebina, but this sentence actually gave the answer. ]

【And Ebina Hime obviously understood. 】

[“…because 98% is a value given based on commonality, and the remaining 3% is an answer based on individuality.”]

[She was silent for a moment, then she closed her eyes and put the sand in her palms back into the box, trying to speak in her usual relaxed tone.]

[“Humanity’s research on the human body has not yet fully penetrated the entire picture. Not to mention the most mysterious brain area, even our own genes still have many mysteries. We humans have not yet fully tapped all of our potential.”]

[“Generally speaking, the result of humans using G1 is indeed certain death, but this does not rule out some extremely rare possibilities… even if this possibility is actually infinitely close to zero.”]

[“But it’s not zero after all, right?”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke said softly.]

[“Maybe… But even if you can really survive the backlash of G1, Kosaka-kun, you can expose your body to such a high-level energy wave. No one can predict what kind of changes will happen to your body next.”]

[“After all, the G1 is a weapon that has not been formally clinically tested. Even the robot did not survive the backlash of the first round before this. It can be said that everything after this is a blank. The extent of the side effects of this weapon is still unknown. It is not clear what kind of changes it will cause to the human body… unless someone voluntarily uses it.”]

[Ebina’s voice paused at this moment. She felt the breath passing by her side, and silently opened her eyes and looked at Kousaka Kyosuke who was standing in front of the square stage.]

[“…Although I know you’ve already made your decision, I still want to ask you again out of our past friendship.”]

[“Have you really realized it?”]

[“You still have a choice now. Although the performance of Ω is not as good as G1, it has been greatly improved compared to α. It can already significantly enhance your strength, so you don’t need to force yourself to do such a dangerous thing.”]

[“No, Ms. Ebina, I think it is necessary.”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke reached out and touched the glass that isolated G1, and said without turning his head.]

[“Only by fighting those monsters head-on can you know how powerful they are now, so I know it very well.”]

[“The GO system… has opened up a generational gap between me and those monsters that cannot be bridged no matter what. With only GO, I am no longer able to effectively fight against those unconfirmed life forms.”]

[“Ms. Ebina, who has been working in logistics, may not have as deep feelings as I do, but I believe that with your work style, you must have simulated the battle against those Gurongi alone after I was dressed in GO and removed the existence of Zaimokuza. So, can you please tell me…”]

[“After No. 26, what is my chance of winning against them when I face them alone while wearing α? I mean the specific value.”]

[“…For all the unconfirmed life forms that appeared after the 26th, your chances of winning if you use α alone are—”]

[After a pause, although he was unwilling to do so, Ebina still said the value he had calculated with the computer. ]

[“…only 3%”]

[This number surprised Kousaka Kyousuke a little, and he laughed at himself. ]

[“It’s not zero? That’s surprising to me. What about Ω?”]

[“17%… But we must exclude the No. that appeared this time. Its defense is too much beyond the specification. It is like standing there for you to attack. It is difficult to break through the defense of its shell with Ω’s equipment. Even if it is a neurotomy bullet, it will be useless if it cannot break through the surface of its body.”]

[“Then…what about using G1?”]

【“——”】

[Ebina fell completely silent. She wanted to make up a lower number to deceive Kousaka Kyousuke so that he would give up this dangerous idea, but she knew that she could not hide it from him at all.]

[This is also an insult to Kousaka Kyousuke’s awareness, and an irresponsible and self-destructive act towards his dignity as a scientist, so after a fierce ideological struggle of about a minute, Ebina finally said the real value with difficulty. ]

[“The winning rate is 63%…if nothing unexpected happens.”]

[“Then what is there to hesitate about?”]

【Kousaka Kyosuke’s words made Ebina’s hands slowly clench into fists. He looked at the back that stood tall and majestic like a gray spear flag with complicated eyes. His voice was filled with a taste that even he himself could not understand.】

[“But… you might die, Kousaka-kun.”]

【”I see.”】

【“…I doubt it.”】

[“No, I am very sober, Ms. Ebina.”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke, with his back to Ebina, stared at the G1 that was so close before him. As he spoke, he reached into his windbreaker and took out his long-unused service gun, and shifted his gaze to the gun in his hand.]

[“…Do you know? Miss Ebina?”]

[“Many years ago, I was faced with a choice, a choice that required extreme decisiveness.”]

[Ebina did not interrupt, just looked at Kousaka Kyosuke holding his gun and talking to himself. His eyes were a little blurry at this moment, as if he had returned to the beginning of a long time that seemed like another world, back to the day that created the fate of Kousaka Kyosuke today.]

[“At that time, I was holding a pistol with only one bullet left in the chamber. There were two people in front of me, a gangster and a policeman, and behind me was a civilian who needed protection.”]

[“At the time, the police and the gangsters were entangled, and both of their guns fell to the ground during the scuffle. Therefore, I was the only one with a gun at the scene… At that time, I had the power of life and death over the two of them.”]

[“The police urged me to shoot, but I didn’t dare to at that time, because it was not only my first time holding a gun, but also because from my perspective, the police and the gangsters were grappling with each other. If I shot, it might not be the gangster who died, but the police.”]

[“The most important thing is… I was not prepared to kill someone at that time. I can still recall my finger on the trigger. It felt like it was filled with iron lead. Normally, the movement I made at will was so heavy that I couldn’t bear it at that time.”]

[“Time was very tight, but I was caught in a fierce ideological struggle, hesitating between shooting and not shooting, wasting the great opportunity created by the policeman for me… The gangster took advantage of the gap when the policeman turned his head to talk to me, pulled out the pistol in his sleeve, pointed the muzzle at me who was stunned at the time and opened fire, wanting to eliminate me, the threat that held his life and death.”]

[“But…the bullet didn’t land on me in the end.”]

[Speaking of this, Kousaka Kyosuke gently closed his eyes, as if he didn’t want to recall the bloody memory that emerged from his memory. His palm tightly grasped the gun handle, and the iron gun handle creaked under the terrifying grip, making people worry that it might go off accidentally.]

[“That policeman…he used his body to block the muzzle of the gun pointed at me. Amid the gangster’s hysterical curses, he used his body to block all the bullets that were supposed to hit me, until the gangster pulled the trigger in vain and could no longer fire any bullets.”]

[“After blocking all the bullets, the seriously injured policeman could no longer fight with the gangster. He was covered in blood and was easily thrown to the ground by the crazy gangster… and at that time, I finally opened fire.”]

[“The bullet shot out from the muzzle of the pistol in my hand, tearing through the air and hitting the center of the bandit’s forehead, then flew out from the back of his head, killing him with one shot… It was such a simple thing, raising the gun, aiming at the target, pulling the trigger, it was obviously so simple… But because of my hesitation, the situation slid into the most tragic ending.”]

[“Obviously, it’s such a simple thing…”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke’s hand holding the gun fell limply, he raised his head and looked at the ceiling in the room, his smile was so bitter for the first time, as if a torrent of bitterness flowed out of his eyes.]

[“In the years since that day, I have been thinking about one thing – if I had shot those two people without hesitation the moment I got the gun, would the outcome have been different? Am I still the same person I used to be? The lazy, ordinary, and normal me? But I know that there is everything in this world, except for the so-called ‘if’.”]

[“Whether the bullet hit the gangster or the policeman, at least I made a choice in the end and did what I could, instead of being unable to do anything in the end because of hesitation. In the end, I could only lie on the policeman’s body and cry helplessly… I hate my hesitation at the time, and my cowardice and incompetence in the face of all these tragedies. I hate myself for that kind of me.”]

[“…But it was that me who shaped the Kousaka Kyosuke of today. It was because of me back then that I now understand the horror of hesitation. It is a bad karma that can destroy everything you have overnight. It also made me understand another truth at the same time.”]

[“That is, when you are supposed to pull the trigger, do not hesitate for a moment, because no matter who the bullet ends up hitting, at least you still have the power to make a choice, rather than leaving everything to fate… because fate is never kind.”]

[Hearing this, Ebina, who had been listening the entire time, could no longer hold back and interrupted him. ]

[“But! Kosaka-kun, you are not facing the situation where you have to risk everything like you did back then. You still have other choices, not this one!”]

【To this, Kousaka Kyosuke only responded with one sentence. 】

[“Ms. Ebina… There are things in this world that are worse than doing nothing. That is running away and making excuses for yourself.”]

[“I am very clear about the situation I am facing now, and I also know what is the most advantageous and correct choice.”]

[“This time, just like before, there are also two figures blocking my view of the gun. One is my best friend who has saved my heart, and the other is a murderous demon who has killed countless people and brought disaster to the world… But this time, I will not hesitate or escape again.”]

[“This time, I am no longer just a bystander holding a gun. This time, I choose—”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke slowly turned his gaze back to the glass cover in front of him, and while speaking, he slowly raised the pistol.]

【Then, it crashed down. 】

[Snap——]

[Amid the sound of breaking glass, the flying fragments reflected the stunned expression of Himena Ebina, the determined look in Kousaka Kyousuke’s eyes… and the words he said without any hesitation when he opened his lips.]

【“——Press your life into the barrel of the gun.”】

[——And now is the time to pull the trigger! ]

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Chapter position: 206 / Chapter price: 25 / Word count: 5396 / Update time: 2023-08-14 01:36:54

26.G1,log on

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“That–idiot brother!!!”

Looking at the memories of “Kousaka Kyosuke” before he went to the battlefield on the light curtain, the trembling Kousaka Kirino could no longer bear the surging emotions in her heart, and she cursed for the umpteenth time.

“Dad has been dead for so many years in the future, but why can’t you understand that he doesn’t want you to follow his old path! The world will continue to function without anyone, so why do you always have to be a hero!?”

“I’ve already told you how dangerous that damn G1 is, why are you looking for death like a buffalo seeing red cloth! Can’t you cherish your life a little? If you die, what will happen to me and mom in the future? I thought you had corrected your mistakes before, but you’re still like this!”

“You’re still saying ‘Am I the same person now as I was before’??? You’ve obviously never changed at all! You always try to be a hero at the wrong times! You’re already in your twenties and can start a family, but why are you still the same middle school kid with a psychopathic mind as you are now! Do you think you’re some righteous hero?”

“Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Die of Chuunibyou!”

She was so angry that her eyes turned red. Even the teacher on the podium was intimidated by her loud shouting, not to mention the other students. It was the first time for them to see this popular student who always behaved elegantly and easy-going in school release her true emotions. She was like a hedgehog covered with barbs and rushing around rampagingly. No one dared to offend her at this time.

Except for Aragaki Ayase, who was Kousaka Kirino’s best friend, she looked at her friend with a worried expression as she vented her anger. When she stopped to catch her breath, she reached out to hold her shoulders and gently pushed her back to her seat.

“Kirito…”

“Hey, Ayase.”

Sitting back in her seat, Kousaka Kirino suddenly turned her head to look at her friend’s soft face so close to her, and asked with tears in her eyes, her eyes full of resentment and confusion.

“Can you tell me why men always like to do dangerous things on their own without being asked? Why do these guys always rush to die one after another even though no one has asked them to? My dad is like this, and so is this damn bastard brother?”