Superpowers of Sky City

Chapter 279 Imperfect

No one spoke, and the room was filled with oppressive silence.

"……leader?"

Claire was the first to react, and she asked in panic: "Sorry, I didn't understand. Is this a new mission? We need to go outside the city..."

"No." Aurus shook his head, "The optical core has failed, the organization will be disbanded, and there will be no more missions. I'm just making my own suggestion, as a friend and not as your superior."

"Yes, but we are still preparing for the welcome party for new members in the afternoon!" Claire was at a loss, "You are still giving a speech to everyone this morning... you are still discussing the expansion plan after the annexation of Deathwing!"

"It's never difficult to play on the spot." Aurus explained to her, "I'm also very good at acting, although not as good as Gongsun Ce."

Gao Yu couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up anxiously: "Boss, what are you talking about?! The light core has not failed, we have always—"

"The idea of ​​the light core was wrong from the very beginning." Aurus gestured to him to sit down, "We used to think that gathering enough geniuses could change the world, but this was just the childish fantasy of the students. A variation on the old electorate, and even more absurd than that.

We are all small characters, Gao Yu.No matter how smart we are and how powerful our fighting power is, it is only equivalent to a bright light in a small town on a world scale.Enough to light up a house, but not the whole world. "

Gao Yu racked his brains, but he couldn't think of a rebuttal, he was never good at this.He finally just said eagerly: "But we all believe in the idea of ​​the light core. We all believe in you, leader!"

"I know, Gao Yu." Aurus smiled, "And I also know that when I failed three years ago, everyone no longer really believed in me.

You are still willing to help me because you regard me as a friend more than a leader.It is because I have helped you before, and you care about the kindness I left behind.I am grateful, friends.I appreciate all you have done, and enough is enough for now. "

Gao Yu's mentality was completely right, and he sat down sadly.Ryozo Kawai took over the conversation. He has always been a pragmatic person, and he spoke pragmatically.

"Boss, where do you want us to go?"

Aurus had obviously already made arrangements.

"Gao Yu can go back to his hometown, Qiaoshan City in the northern part of the empire. Most of your childhood friends are still in that city. I know you still keep in touch with them. This is a precious friendship, I think You'd love to chat with them face to face."

"Kawai, you like your current job, take care of money, and stay away from fighting. I have arranged a position for you in Ashihara City. The rebuilding ninja army is just in need of talents."

"Ed, you..." Aurus smiled, "Actually, you enjoyed your stay in the Vault of Heaven. But Obscure Moon City is also a good place to go, it is one of the cities in the world that is most tolerant of prosthetic body technology , is also very close to your hometown."

The ministers had nothing to say, and all the solutions Aurus gave hit their hearts.He has always known his people and he knows what they want.

"According to the popular saying among ordinary citizens, this is four quotas for leaving the firmament." Aurus said, "Of course you will continue to accept official surveillance, but you will be freer than being in the firmament, I promise."

Ed observed the expressions of his companions and scratched his face.

"OK, Aurus. This arrangement is very good, really good...but..." Ed shook his white coat, "open the skylight and tell the truth, we know a lot, especially me .Let us people leave the firmament directly? This is not like you, Aurus. Even I know the risk is too great."

Aurus walked up to him and stroked Ed's hair.Not like the deliberate intimacy of the past, but really casual like Ed's brother.

"Aurus?" Ed asked in surprise.

"Don't worry, Ed. There have never been real secrets in this world. A thing will always be known to others, it just depends on whether it will be sooner or later." Aurus raised his hand, "It's irrational, but it doesn't matter. I've made a lot of bad decisions already, and I don't care to be wrong a little more... at least it gives me peace of mind."

He gave Ed a deep hug.He hugged Gao Yu and Chuai in turn, like a truly considerate friend.Finally, Aurus took out three envelopes and sent them to his friends one by one.

The ministers knew that he had made up his mind, and that once Aurus had decided on something, he would never change his mind.They all chose to accept the arrangement of Aurus.So the three of them said goodbye one by one, and left the room with surprise, confusion and nascent understanding, leaving the space for the two people who knew each other first.

Claire Kalash resisted the leader's arrangement with silence, and Aurus shook his head in trouble, and reached out to her.

Claire hesitated, and grabbed the palm of the brown-haired youth.In an instant, the world turned upside down.They left Aulus' office and flashed like phantoms across the campus and across the streets of the Central District.

Claire was dizzy from the continuous teleportation, and finally she felt down-to-earth.Claire opened her eyes with a groan, and then let out a cry of surprise.

"This……"

She saw a piece of blue.

A huge amount of sea water wraps the channel where she is like a cradle, sea turtles swim lazily in the water, corals of different colors are like rocks, and transparent jellyfish float slowly beside the school of fish, as if they are with the gorgeous little fish they play.A big flat fish swam from a distance, and the little ones scattered in shock, occupying most of the field of vision with its huge body.

Claire watched intoxicated for a while, until Aurus' voice sounded with a smile.

"I've heard that ladies love aquariums."

"Not all ladies." Claire subconsciously corrected, "But I do like... oh... sorry..."

Claire lowered her eyes, feeling surprised and confused.She really didn't understand it all, she didn't understand everything that happened tonight.

"It's nothing, Claire. I just remembered that I've rarely been alone with you," Aurus said. "Perhaps I can explain the habits of these animals to you?"

"Why not?" Claire held her sweetheart's hand tightly.

So she walked slowly through the passages in the aquarium, listening to Aurus explain to her every animal in sight.Aurus speaks wonderfully, and makes boring knowledge interesting, as if he has worked in the aquarium for many years.They walked and talked, walked around the empty aquarium, and sat down on a bench in the hall.

"Did I talk too much?" said Aurus. "Forgive me, this is the last time."

"It won't be the last time!"

Claire recovered from her excitement and interrupted him excitedly.

"It won't be the last! Aurus, don't try to drive me away from you!"

Aurus seemed to have expected it, and he said helplessly: "Why? You know, the concept of the organization is outdated."

"Aurus, I love you!" Claire said impulsively, staring into her sweetheart's eyes with her beautiful green eyes, "Even if you don't want to organize anymore, I want to stay by your side forever. "

The brown-haired youth let go of her hand a little bit.

He clasped his hands and looked up at the ceiling of the aquarium, as if praying.

"Kreiya, did I tell you about the time when I came to the capital of the sky?"

Claire shook her head.Aurus never mentioned the past to her.All she knew was that Aurus was also on that ship, since he was also one of the original psychics.

"I was sitting in the restraint chair, looking at my two inmates, and felt elated. Gongsun Ce and Caldesia were flustered, but I was always calm, because I knew more than them, what I knew More than most people on that ship."

"I had ample time to think. I surveyed the ship, my restless roommates, and assessed the operation from the sidelines. Anxiety prevailed, staff were skeptical, The espers were almost crushed to breaking point. I quickly got the answer: the operation was bound to fail, and sooner or later one of us would lose control due to the harsh treatment and destroy everything. "

Aurus was completely caught in his memories, and his tone of speech gradually changed, becoming as confident and stubborn as he was three years ago.

"I think this is ridiculous! There are so many hidden dangers hidden in the action jointly negotiated by all countries. This containment plan is as stupid as a joke! I firmly believe that they are stupid and incompetent, and I think that I must be able to do better than them—— Even when I was just a kid, I believed in it."

Aurus turned his perspective and looked straight ahead.

"But then I had a different opinion, Claire. I realized that people who can participate in decision-making, people who can stand at the top of power, even if they have evil intentions, will never be stupid than ordinary people. They are smarter than this child like me , more experienced than me, and a wider world than I have seen. But even so, those in power still made mistakes."

"Why?" Claire asked.

"Because they are not alone. The emperor, the president, the queen... They must pay attention to each other's opinions, they have to compromise in all aspects, and come up with a plan that is not perfect, but enough for everyone to accept. When each other's intentions appear Disagreements, contradictions appear in decision-making, and mistakes are born because of this. Our world operates on the basis of compromise, and it is supported by endless mistakes to move forward.

Out of these mistakes was born the accident of the airship, my ignorant and short-sighted me, and so many tragedies that happened when the capital of the sky was first built. "

Aurus lowered his gaze and looked at his feet.

"So I think that there must be a ruler who is better than anyone else and is more powerful. He must be talented, able to keenly perceive the value of everyone, and put them in the right position. Don't waste anyone's time and energy.

He must place himself on a high ground, think rationally without personal emotions, and make correct and quick judgments with absolute power.Only in this way can we avoid the birth of mistakes to the greatest extent. "

Claire was too familiar with this, she said anxiously: "You are—"

"I'm not, Claire."

Aurus stood up.He was obviously smiling, but in Claire's eyes, he looked very sad.

"I'm not perfect, never was. I'm smug, high-minded, and obsessed with fame. I always try to solve problems behind the scenes, but it's just meanness and cowardice. The fear is that I don't believe I have absolute power. I Subconsciously knowing that I’m not strong enough.”

"But these can be overcome, this is not the key. I can overcome being mean, I can become stronger. I can't get around it, but the dilemma I have to face is: I still have my own feelings, I have personal likes and dislikes .

I look down on Caldesia and Yun Yinglang, and I especially hate John and Gongsun Ce. I think Badman and Chiguchi Maho are just ordinary people, and Chi Zijing and Mo Yuankai are the ones who are really qualified to talk to me... "

Aurus raised his hand, letting a strand of Claire's hair slip through his fingers.

"As long as my personal emotions exist, I will definitely make mistakes." Aurus said softly, "Just like now, my reason tells me that I should try to kill all of you without leaving any danger... and I But I hope that my friends can go far away, stay away from the vortex of fighting, and live a stable life."

Claire grabbed his hand: "You are planning to do something again, Aurus. But you never have to be so determined, you can ask us to help you more."

Aurus shook his head firmly.

"I have made a decision, and that decision will not be tolerated by the world. It is an outrageous and despicable act in the eyes of the public. I will become a heinous sinner, so you must not stay by my side. Go back to the crowd, go back to your family..."

He sent the last letter into Claire's hands, and then completely returned to his usual appearance.

"Thank you for willing to love me, Claire."

Aurus's smile looked gentle and sunny.

"Sorry, I don't love you."

Claire lowered her head, trying to hold back her tears, but failed.Big teardrops wet the envelope, and she tore it into pieces in her hands without even looking at the words on it.

"Don't even think about it, Aurus Utimis! I won't give up... No matter where you go, I will follow you!"

So the perfect Aurus turned back into the imperfect brown-haired youth.He shook his head in distress, hugged Claire deeply into his arms, and gave her a gentle blow when the woman was at a loss, causing her to close her eyes and become unconscious.

Aurus gently placed the stunned subordinate on the bench.

Da da da, brisk footsteps came from the depths of the aquarium. Aurus turned his head and saw a little girl in red jumping out of the darkness.

Ayane came closer and looked at the knocked down Claire.

"She's so interesting! She's a good girl I like." Ayane sniffled and looked at Aurus, "You... have become interesting too!"

"Have I changed?" Aurus asked.

"Oh, oh! You know it well!" Ayane replied singing, "You have gone on a path that doesn't belong to you. Your temperament has changed drastically, and your heart has been twisted, but you can see it clearly! Look, child , You found out how stupid your actions are, and you found yourself powerless, so you wanted to rely on the gods in your heart!"

"I just figured it out." Aurus laughed, "I am the seed of a dragon."

Ayane turned around and threw the phone to Aurus.The screen flickered several times, and the silhouette of a young man in black appeared.This person looked extremely stupefied, with staring eyes, only occasionally flashing a little light of wisdom.

"You look bad, Hermit Lord."

The Hermit Master stammered: "Deal...I'll help you hide...take you into the city...take me to find...Aurus..."

"The transaction is complete." Aurus explained amidst Ayane's snickering, "I am Aurus Utimis."

"Heart...take me...heart..."

"Yes, wait for another two days, and wait for the real big shot to come."

Aurus looked at the unconscious woman: "Can you do me a favor? Give Claire a little hint, and tell her that I set up a trick to deceive her when I owed the debt, just for her talent. Her family's request is that her parents want to reconcile with her."

Lord Yinlv nodded dully, and Ayane giggled.

"Now we have four idiots here. Idiots and idiots are the funniest people in the world! You guys talk slowly, I'm going to start playing games!"

Aurus stopped the leaving Ayane: "Wait until the day after tomorrow."

"why?"

"Isn't it more fun for everyone to play together?"

Ayane looked up at him and chuckled.

"Ah... ah! You are so right! Then wait, wait, and see who is the winner at the end!"

(End of this chapter)