I, holding a long sword in my hand, only know one move

Is Master Zhu trying to assure me that my embarrassing defeats are beneficial to mankind? "

"...Hubi...I don't know Master Machinery, but Hubby judged it that way. But..."

Hubie continued to look at Rick very seriously with his golden eyes like glass.

"...Rick doesn't accept that outcome..."

"That's of course, what if we can survive in this kind of world..."

"no."

Hubby concluded immediately. She interrupted Rick and continued: "I didn't understand before...but now, I understand."

Hubie looked into Rick's eyes and said categorically: "What Rick wants is that he doesn't want anyone to die... No matter who the other party is, even if it is a race that destroys humans - even Hubie."

Rick's expression turned serious.

Hubie still didn't understand why Rick didn't kill him at that time.

Rick replied that even he himself didn't know, and Hubie still couldn't understand the basis for his judgment.

Because of this, Hubby can conclude.

"That's 'heart'"

"..."

Rick just lowered his head and remained silent, trying to escape from Hubie's eyes, but her words still did not stop.

"....Hubey decided that Rick was great....but Rick wouldn't accept it."

That's right, because——

"Because Rick didn't want to be accepted, because Rick couldn't identify with himself."

In the room where the only sound was the whistling and whimpering of the wind, a wry laughter suddenly sounded. Rick slowly raised his head, cupping his cheek with his hand.

Hubie's figure was clearly reflected in his eyes, and he forced out his voice and said, "You are really irritating. A person who talks so much about reason can be so troublesome."

"...sorry."

"Don't apologize, this is just an idiot getting angry."

Rick sighed heavily, as if he had lost all his strength for a moment, and admitted her statement.

Yes, it's true.

This is a veritable "despair".

There is no room for rebuttal. The so-called silence refers to this situation.

Since the [Heart Lock] has been pried open, if you continue to show off your strength now, it will only make yourself more embarrassed.

Rick's mouth was filled with bitterness: "Yeah, that's right - a scumbag like me doesn't want anyone's approval."

Keep running for your life, trying your best to survive... so what?

But if I don't do that, what should I do? !

Rick looked up at the ceiling, leaned his back against the wall, and murmured like a confession: "...Tell me, in this case, what should I do?"

What can I do so that I can forgive myself?

So far, he has sacrificed his irreplaceable life, just trying to escape victory or defeat.

Kill one person to save two people, kill two people to save four people.

Even deceiving yourself, only that approach is the only way.

I have been doing that kind of thing continuously in the past, how can I accept it now?

Rick completely lost his dignity and asked Hubie like he was pleading.

But Hubie looked directly at him and asked: "I just want to know this... How does Rick's heart answer?"

"....Hahaha, I just asked you because I didn't know. You're going too far." Rick laughed dryly and lowered his head.

"But... no matter what Rick wants to do, Hubie will help..."

"Why?"

Hearing Rick ask this, Hubie opened his eyes wide in surprise and answered as if it was natural: "Hubby said that he would stay by Rick's side... until he understands his heart."

That's really reliable...

"But one code equals one code..."

With a click, Hubi dropped the chess piece on the chessboard.

"CheckMate...."

"Hubby, as far as the atmosphere is concerned, it should be at least a draw at this point."

"...Atmosphere, what is that? Although Cheng has always said that Hubi can't read the air...but what does the atmospheric index have to do with these?"

In response to this old answer, Rick smiled bitterly and looked out the window.

At some point, the storm stopped.

Looking down from the window, perhaps due to the blessing of the Forest God, the flowers, plants and trees are in full bloom, and you can't even see the impact of the death storm everywhere.

Instead, the colorful petals are picked up by the wind and fluttering in the air. Although I don’t want to admit it, it is indeed...

"....What a nice view...."

Rick turned his gaze to his side, staring at the person who had snatched away the words he wanted to say.

The mechanical girl, who felt more like a human than herself, was just curious, chasing the petals flying in the air with her eyes shining with excitement.

Those clear eyes reflected everything in them as they were.

"Hubby..."

The girl slowly turned back.

Rick called her name, begging her to talk about topics that he had dismissed as meaningless in the past.

"Please tell me the purpose of this war and the conditions for its ending."

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A sea-dwelling species curled up in a giant shell

As the girl murmured to herself, she fiddled with the shining purple beads of light in front of her with her fingers.

"So the war...when will it end?"

——The sky is bluer than the sea. The light from the sun can make you warm when it shines on your body.

The endless emerald green grass will be blown by the wind like waves, mixed with the breath of life, which is refreshing and refreshing.

There is no need to worry about life and death, a world without fighting, you can jump out of the sea like a bird and sing loudly in the sky.

Each beautiful picture was told to him by Cheng Rangzhi.

You'll make the best friends, eat food that makes you smile, and find someone you love.

But the most delicious thing that Ai Xueer can understand so far is what was in that strange packaging bag when she and Cheng met for the first time.

Although more than half a year has passed and the food has long been eaten, Cheng also made a promise with himself.

If the war is over, you will be able to eat as much as you want with food that is a hundred times more delicious than these.

Just holding such a wish, Ai Xueer also looked forward to that "in the near future, the day when the war ends" in Cheng's mouth.

When will the war be over?

this problem--

"When you can see the sky, which is broader and bluer than the sea in your hometown... the war will be over." Cheng Rang answered himself at that time.

"Then Ai Xueer will make more friends when the time comes! Friends like Cheng, friends like Rick, Kelon, and Hubie!"

"Of course it's no problem, but you have to be patient now. When the war is over, I will personally take you out of here to see the sea, the sky, the grassland..."

"Well! Then we have agreed, Cheng~"

"Well, it's agreed."

The little fingers of the two hooked together again. The smile on the sea-dwelling girl's face was so bright that it seemed to be shining, and her eyes were full of hope and yearning for beautiful things.

Aixueer softly called a name.

He said that as long as he calls his name softly...

This longing can be conveyed to everyone no matter how far away.

"Is Ai Xue'er a little willful? He was here just yesterday... but now he starts to miss her again."

A nice blush appeared on the girl's cheeks. She held the purple light beads emitting warm light in front of her chest and gently closed her eyes with happiness in her arms.

Chapter 46 "Like"

Rick and Hubie walked together in the garden-like ruins of the elf species with petals flying everywhere.

Although Black Ash was temporarily swept away by the death storm, it is only a matter of time before it starts to land again, and it cannot stay here leisurely.

Rick goes over what he heard from Hubie.

"The throne of the only god... [Star Cup]?"

The war is decided by the "One God", the main god who rules all gods and elves.

A conceptual device of absolute dominance - the Star Cup.

That is the reason and purpose of this war, and the method is... really——

"Hubby, can you answer me one more question?"

Although he thought it shouldn't be possible, Rick still asked the question.

"That Star Cup... Isn't it possible that no one has discovered that there is another way to get it?"

"Other...methods...?"

Seeing Hubie's surprised expression, Rick could only sigh inwardly.

So that’s it, didn’t even Hubi discover this trick?

No, it was precisely because he was Hubie——precisely because he was a strong man that he probably didn’t notice such a simple thing.

"I said Hubby...it's nice not to be alone."

"...? Rick...has never been 'alone'..."

"No, I used to be like a fool, trying to act mature and decent, but -"

Rick smiled and pulled the dust mask up to cover half of his face.

In this way, Rick's expression could no longer be seen, but through the goggles, Hubie could still clearly see the powerful brilliance emanating from Rick's black eyes.

It's like...same as Cheng.

"I think if it were Hubie, we could do interesting things in this world."

"...Funny? Hubby...doesn't know how to be funny...Cheng has a lot of experience like this."

Hubie lowered his head in frustration, while Rick thought about that guy and couldn't help but laugh: "Unlike him, you are interesting like this... What do you think of Hubie? Do you feel bored when you are with me?"

"No." She replied seriously, without thinking.

"Really? I'm not boasting, I'm a very extreme person! You still don't understand the feeling of boredom-"

"If I wasn't interested in Rick... I wouldn't be here even if I was disconnected." Hubie answered immediately with an impatient and serious expression again.

Rick thought to himself: What should I do? Hubby asked my "heart".

And no matter what the answer is, she will help, and if that's the case, maybe...

What do I want to do - just honestly follow my own mood, maybe that's okay, right?

"right...