"That's the sin of our previous generation and this generation." For some reason, the old man kept repeating this sentence these days. Outside the cabin is still the vast universe. Gray had asked the dragon where we were going, and the answer was silence. Professor Moreo's answer is even more elusive - "We are waiting for people to return". When asked if it was Lyon, the answer was that he was not alone. In this way, wandering in space, occasionally resupplying in a spaceport on a certain planet, but also quickly leaving. Both Long Dylan and Yadi looked very decadent. The former was desperately trying to contact other people in the organization in the command room, collecting all kinds of information, and not even having time to eat. The latter stayed silent all day long, and went back to his room to sleep when he had nothing to do. Even if Gray wanted to chat with Yadi, he climbed into the bed and took him to sleep. In desperation, Gray had no choice but to watch the stars glittering outside the window.
Finally one day-
In the universe, their daily life depends on the clock that automatically displays the time. When Gray looked at the shining world in the distance, suddenly there were more people beside him.
"Grandpa said that the four parts of the six angels will soon be assembled. But the war of mankind is also about to begin..."
"Is there going to be a war, Yadi?"
"I will go to the battlefield, Grandpa said--a lot of people have died because of us, so we must do our best to reduce the casualties of the upcoming war." Yadi was sitting beside him.
"Yadi, you..."
"what?"
"No, it's nothing. I-I meant to ask how HIDE is doing?" Gray awkwardly retracted the words he almost blurted out.
"He--seems to be out of energy lately. Even if you want to quarrel with him, it's impossible."
"We were attacked at the airport that day, do you still remember?"
"Well, just one point. I don't know what happened after HIDE took over my body--he doesn't seem to want me to know. What's wrong?" "That's good, it's best if you don't know."
"Grey, am I cruel?" Yadi buried his head in his arms.
"You... HIDE?!"
Lost green eyes reflected the boy's figure. "Really, is that cruel in your opinion?"
"...killing, it's not right. I just think so, but I don't think you're that kind of person, so...so it's really, really sad -- after you did that. I..."
HIDE put his hands on the cold glass window silently, and suddenly smiled and clapped his hands for a long time, "I seem to have killed many people before, that's all... But even if I see them dead, I can still laugh."
“HIDE…”
"However, as long as I am awake, I will do my best to protect the Master, even if it disappears."
"HIDE, what kind of creature is an angel, I still haven't figured it out." Gray asked.
He bit his fingernails before releasing them for a long time: "I don't know... I only know that sometimes it hurts so much that I want to go crazy."
"The WING star is destroyed. My mother is also dead." Long's words floated over from the room on the side of the aisle. The boy and HIDE looked at each other.
"It seems to be to save Leon..."
"!" HIDE brushed off the slightly long bangs silently.
"How could..." Gray was about to cry out when the door on the opposite side opened. Long Qing's thin figure appeared in front of them.
"you… "
"… "
"Have you all heard?" Long's face was extremely ugly, "My mother..."
"why?"
"Uh?"
"Why did she do this... Is it really for Leon?"
HIDE folded his hands on his chest, his green eyes trembled slightly, and he smiled.
"Is it worth it... I lost hundreds of millions of lives for a little kid I didn't know. It's stupid."
Gray grabbed HIDE's shirt abruptly and stared at the angel who had no sympathy: "You!"
"What's wrong with me, isn't it true? Don't you feel stupid?"
"Humans are sentient beings, you won't understand someone who easily crushes other people's lives!"
"Hmph, maybe... I am a monster, so I have the right to speak like this. And you, after all, are a hypocritical human."
"It's too much, so ugly words can be said."
"No, Gray. HIDE is right."
"what?"
"That's right. It's stupid."
Gray lost the language to respond in an instant.
"Mother is stupid, but I think... I think there must be a reason. So... "
"That's why so many innocent lives are exchanged for one's happiness? What's the point of doing this?!"
"… "
Always calm and composed in the face of anything, Long's eyebrows, known as the most capable person in the WORLD gold group, are also twisted together because of self-deprecation. But in the next instant, this has been transformed into a bitter and sincere expression. From his face, it is not difficult to see the envy of the clear feeling of Gray who is not mixed with a shadow.
"… why, why… answer me, dragon!"
"...I, I..." The voiceless words burned the young man's throat, "I...don't ask, I don't know..." He knelt in front of the boy, supporting the ground with one hand and the other with the other. head.
"Grey, Long is already very sad, so stop asking." The old man wanted to reach out to help him, but Long had already stood up and stumbled into the room.
"I don't want to blame the dragon, I just don't understand, why the angel you developed can kill people wantonly and hurt others easily?!"
"Grey...please don't think like that."
"Of course I would think so when I saw the words and actions of that bastard in HIDE!"
"… Angels are the fighting machines of our WORLD. However, they were born on the basis of sacrificing the lives of countless scientific workers. We gave it all the emotions we could give it, including compassion, caring for others , being considerate to others and sad... That was the long-cherished wish of the founder of the angel more than a hundred years ago. Since the launch of the angel project, we have embarked on the road of blasphemy against human beings. Experiments that violate the laws of nature and violate human ethics have been It started at that time, and it didn't stop. It continues to this day. In fact, you are also one of the results of the experiment... "
"us?!"
"Yes. Anyone who has the condition to drive an angel is the result of our experiments. Because you were bred by some of the best scientists from your own germ cells. In the case of a woman, her child is derived from herself. crystals from the union of egg and sperm cells."
"Impossible! Don't women only produce eggs?"
"No, science has made this a reality. In the sperm of a male, it is also possible to develop an egg. This was confirmed in the experiments of the Cologne people thousands of years ago, but it is against human ethics, so it is Experimentation was banned."
"Using its own sperm and egg cells to produce a baby?!"
"You are the children. Replicas of those who possess great wisdom... In fact, the real reason you can pilot an angel is because you are also a kind of angel."
"Is this what you mean by sin?" Gray froze in place, his bloodless cheeks contorted in pain. [This is the truth... We, we are monsters...! Is it someone else's substitute? ! ! ].
"This is just one of them... Because if something like this tells you, you will suffer too, so I haven't said it. Luke and Saiyan's two children are also. But angels are not ruthless creatures, they are in battle. The designs are near perfect, but they are flawed - that's the emotions that real humans have, they can't understand. Only the Master can teach them slowly, that's you. Gray--?"
The tense spirit collapsed in an instant, and the strong feeling of losing a way out surged and engulfed the boy's body. He turned around feebly and walked down the hallway.
"I'm sorry, I want to be alone."
There was silence all around. Unconsciously, it blends with the calm atmosphere and the peaceful night. Even if he sometimes feels a little lonely, he has never been afraid of the endless night.
The vast dark color of the universe is always gentle...
"You are the replicas of those scientists, and you are the same as angels!" [Is it just someone else's props? There is no self at all, and you are not qualified to be called human! Funny, I'm just someone else, just someone else's copy...! ! ] He couldn't help laughing out loud, until the blood all over his body seemed to flow backwards in his body and he was exhausted. [However, the dragon should know about this too... Why do you still treat me like an ordinary person? I am a monster].
"Don't cry, boys can't cry casually."
"do not Cry."
[Was she... ] A phantom appeared before her eyes. [Yadi? ! No, it's not a hallucination... is it? ] "You..." A peaceful smile appeared on the girl's silent lips, her eyes fixed on Gray with tender eyes.
"Professor Moreo's words..." She put her finger on his lips, as if to signal to stop talking, I know it. "No, no, you're not Yadi?!"
Noticing the girl's gorgeous long silver hair, he was a little speechless in astonishment.
"I'm one of your companions, Kira Li. Give me some advice."
"Is it Li? It's finally time for you," the old man greeted him. "Leon is just missing, and the rest are here."
"But I heard that the angels haven't been handed back to the children, right? My FREE is here."
"Free, the most powerful of the six angels, although it was not made by me, it is said that it is indeed the highest masterpiece among the angels. I only completed the manufacture of Belial." The old man sighed.
"Little brother, why are you looking so sad, my elder sister will feel uncomfortable when I see it. Tell elder sister, what's your name?" She asked half-squatting, just to coax a child.
"Sister Li, you also know that you are just someone else's copy, right?"
"Ah, so that's what happened! I've known it for a long time."
"Don't you feel sad?"
"Hey? Why are you sad?"
"Because it's not me... just someone else's copy?"
"When I first found out, I felt a little sad, but then I thought about it, no matter what, we can't repeat the same mistakes as our deity. We can change ourselves and create a future that no one can predict, so we don't Feeling sad! Although it is someone else's copy, our destiny is our own, so we are ourselves, not someone else... Now, you say, is that so?" She gave him a beautiful smile.
Nodding silly, Gray blinked.
Li called out as if remembering something: "Yeah, by the way, you haven't told me your name yet!"
"Grey M."
"Don't you have an angel yet?"
"No."
"By the way, the other one here is..."
"It's my grandson Yadi's angel."
Li's eyes immediately lit up: "If possible, can you take me to meet him?"
"Kira, you really didn't notice the depressing air around you!" The male voice fell from above their heads.
"That is… "
"Ah, I'm sorry, that's my angel FREE talking. Okay, take me there, let's go, Gray!" Li, who completely ignored FREE's advice, pushed the boy and asked him to lead the way.
[Another big trouble...] The old man smiled wryly behind them.