"Bang!"
Amidst the heavy impact, Io was slammed to the ground and screamed in pain.
Then, a voice came from Io's head.
"You have to listen to His Highness carefully, Io."
Radcliffe smiled and grabbed Io's shoulders and held him down, leaving Deio completely stunned.
"Reddy...you...!"
Io couldn't believe that this friend of his would actually do this to him.
However, Io soon discovered it.
I found that Radcliffe's eyes not only contained no emotion at all, but also had a metallic, inorganic quality.
This feeling...
"You... you are an automaton...!?"
Io's expression changed.
"Yes, that guy is my puppet."
Edmond admitted the affair.
"I can't help it. Who made that professor reject my invitation and want to tell Rutherford unnecessary things? Then of course I have to shut him up forever, don't you think?"
Edmond's tone was still full of nonchalance, which finally made Io burst into tears.
Dreams were trampled on, research results were exploited, even the emotional program of the daughter he made was deleted, even his friends were killed, and even replaced with automatic dolls, always staying by his side, monitoring him, and letting him She became a toy in Edmond's hands, which made Io feel as if the whole sky was about to collapse, and her heart was filled with despair.
However, the His Highness in front of him ruthlessly gave Io an ultimatum.
"Come on, make a choice now. Do you want to follow me to the top of the world, or do you want to disappear from this world like Radcliffe in a way that no one knows?"
Edmond spoke like this without any mercy at all.
"Although I value your talent very much, no matter how good your talent is, if it cannot be used by me, it will be nothing more than a burden. It would be better to just give it up."
There was no hesitation in Edmond's tone.
Obviously, Edmond did think so, and he believed from the bottom of his heart that he had to do this.
because...
"I am right."
Edmond smiled leisurely, which made Io unable to stop the tears of fear in her heart.
It was only now that Io realized how dangerous a person he had chosen to believe.
The person in front of him is a poisonous snake, a mad dog, and an unimaginable deadly madman. Handing Ivan over to such a person will not bring peace at all, but will instead plunge the world into misery.
I really made a terrible mistake.
If Edmund really uses Ivan to declare war on all the countries in the world, then Io simply cannot imagine what the world will look like by then.
so...
"You can't do this! Your Highness!"
Io shouted at the top of his lungs.
"If you do this...! Everyone will...!?"
Before all of Io's shouts could reach Edmond's ears, he was interrupted impatiently.
"This kind of reaction is exactly the same as that of those guys who were unwilling to be loyal to me before. Everyone is shouting that they cannot bring disaster to the civilians, and everyone is shouting that war cannot be allowed to happen, as if this is not allowed. Things are the same, but from ancient times to the present, which country is not built on war? Which victory is not based on sacrifice? There is no absolute peace in this world, if there is, it is only when it belongs to only one person .”
Edmond looked at Io and sneered.
"And that person is me, do you understand?"
Hearing this, Io understood.
I understand that I can't stop this crazy person in front of me no matter what.
"Give me Ivan! Give me Ivan!"
Io suddenly struggled violently.
"I will never let Ivan be used by someone like you!"
Io cried loudly with tears streaming down her face.
"Yeah?"
Edmund didn't even look moved.
"In that case, I have no choice but to let you disappear. Don't worry, I will take good care of your daughter."
As if he had completely lost interest in Io, Edmond turned around and continued to watch Daedalus.
Guletan immediately understood Edmond's statement.
"Deal with her."
The old general expressed his killing without any expression.
So, Radcliffe, who grabbed Io's shoulders and pressed him to the ground, raised his hands high and clenched them into fists.
Although he couldn't see clearly what was going on behind him, Io knew that he would die here.
Looking at Ivan who was still expressionless, Io closed his eyes in great pain.
(Sorry, Ivan, I hurt you.)
Then...
(Sorry, everyone, I hurt you.)
Immediately afterwards...
(I'm sorry, Lorelei-san, I can't go back and continue the discussion with you.)
at last...
(I hope someone can stop His Highness’s conspiracy.)
This is Io's only wish now.
Under such circumstances, the fist hanging above Io's head was struck hard.
This punch will undoubtedly smash Io's head and kill him on the spot.
If no one intervenes...
"pound!"
With an extremely loud explosion, Radcliffe, who was pressing on Io, was like a fragile wooden sculpture. His whole body suddenly shattered and turned into countless mechanical parts, which exploded apart.
A black shadow fell from the sky at an astonishing speed, like a ray of moonlight shining down, and kicked out a heavy kick like a meteorite, kicking the automaton disguised as Radcliffe into pieces.
"well?"
Io made a stunned sound.
"...!?"
Edmond turned around sharply.
"Varied... !?"
Guletan was also shocked.
Immediately afterwards, the surrounding troops also burst into commotion.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
The soldiers shouted angrily one after another, pulling out their guns and pointing them forward. Magic power was also injected into the mechanical dogs beside them, causing the mechanical dogs to roar violently.
"Your Highness!"
Guletan immediately jumped in front of Edmond and protected him behind him.
On the contrary, Edmond himself quickly calmed down and pulled Ivan back quickly without hesitation.
The entire cold square atmosphere was immediately bombarded by this incident, and was replaced by a burst of tension like gunpowder smoke.
Only Io was surprised when he saw the black shadow that suddenly saved him.
"You are... the puppet of ...!?"
Suddenly it was Ye Ye.
No, not just every night.
"Are you okay?"
"professor!"
With a mirage-like swaying, Iluli and Xiaozi appeared around Io at the same time, and they were silent.
In front of Iluli and Xiaozi, there was a young man wearing a gorgeous black coat.
"I see."
The young man raised his eyes, looked at Edmond who was being protected by Guletan, and suddenly laughed.
"Are you the culprit of all this?"
It was Luo Zhen.