"I see. Did something like this happen?"

Diao Yue Liyin muttered to herself in a cold voice as she sat behind her desk, nodding slightly up and down. She turned back to Lin Qiusheng, clasped her index fingers together on the desk, and asked calmly:

"So, Sensei, now that you've seen the current state of Millennium Institute of Technology and spoken with the students who were harmed by Tendo Alice, do you have a new answer to the question just now?"

"As the princess of the nameless gods, KEY is about to destroy the world. We must always be prepared for the worst."

"What will you do when KEY devours Tendo Alice's own consciousness and becomes the complete form of the Nameless Gods?"

Millennium Technology Academy: Chapter 174: The Weight of Life

"Well, sensei, now we're back to where we started."

Under the gaze of Lin Qiusheng, Hayase Yuka, Heifu and others, Tiaoyue Liyin seemed to enjoy this moment of expressing her own opinions. The corners of her originally calm mouth inadvertently curled up slightly, and she adjusted her sitting posture and leaned on the backrest of the chair under her.

"You seem to be confused and unable to understand my previous question about the trolley problem. So let's consider this question again using a topic and name related to reality."

"What will you do when your most important student, Tendo Alice, the princess of the nameless gods, KEY, regains consciousness and takes control of all her power to destroy Kivotos?"

"For your own selfish reasons, you stood by and watched as she destroyed Kivotos and harmed the students you swore to protect.

"Or is it because of the shackles of responsibility that come with being Xia Lai Sensei of the so-called Federal Student Union that I'm forced to fight her and destroy her."

"Of course, your decision won't change what I'm going to do next. According to the original plan, after Tendo Alice loses control, I will use a special bomb to shatter the halo above her head, causing her life activities to cease."

"But now it seems that the original plan should be changed and treated more rigorously. We must strangle the princess of the nameless gods in her cradle before she regains consciousness."

"..."

As the words of the president of the Millennium Institute of Technology Seminar, which were comparable to the Declaration of Independence, echoed in every corner of the room, everyone froze in place in a daze, chewing over the words that Diao Yue Liyin had just said in their minds, confirming whether they had heard it correctly.

"...A bomb that destroys the halo?" The corners of the man in black's mouth drooped slightly, and he narrowed his single eye that emitted a white light.

Hayase Yuuka's deep blue eyes were filled with shock. The lively and lovely face of Tendo Alice appeared in her mind, and she retorted anxiously:

"How could this happen, President!? This is too cruel to Alice!"

Chozuki Rion put on an expression as if asking, "What on earth are you talking about?" and repeated the question that Hayase Yuuka had just asked in confusion.

"Cruel? For a bionic robot like Alice Tendo, stopping her life activities is as common as unplugging a normal machine and leaving it without power."

"Besides, you should have seen the current state of the Millennium Institute of Technology. It's only been half an hour since KEY took over Alice Tendo's body, and the institute has already become the hell it is now."

"As long as we eliminate Alice Tendo, all of Kivotos will be saved. Isn't this the best answer in a sense?"

What's the best answer, Liyin, what are you talking about?

Can such a thing really be so rational and easily decided through calculation?

Lin Qiusheng frowned and stared at Diao Yue Linyin in front of him, whose expression did not change from beginning to end, trying to find other answers from her bright red eyes.

However, the two of them stared at each other for a long time, and Lin Qiusheng's dark eyes were filled with doubts and confusion, as if he had stepped into a stagnant lake. The moment he sank into the water, he quickly fell into the dark world below and disappeared without a trace.

His hands were clenched tightly into fists and trembled uncontrollably. He didn't even notice that his nails had pierced into his palms and were bleeding from using too much force.

The pink-haired girl no longer pretended to be asleep. She raised her small hand and forcefully opened his hand, interlocking her fingers with his to prevent Lin Qiusheng from hurting her any further.

Feeling the warmth of the sun coming from his cold and numb hands, Lin Qiusheng came back to his senses. He shook his head, which was as heavy as paste, from side to side, and gently held Kotori Yu Xingye's hand, indicating to her that he had returned to normal.

His eyelids drooped, his chest heaving violently. He took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. He opened his dark eyes, no longer entangled with thoughts, and looked at Diao Yue Liyin, muttering in a very sad tone:

"Liyin, it's wrong to make such a presumptuous decision. Although Alice Tendo's body is made of machinery, she has independent thoughts, personality, and desires."

"Even before I left for the Secret Realm of Avalon, she was still hoping that the game she and everyone in the game development department would create would win first place in the club competition."

"That way, the game development department can continue to exist, and Yuzu won't have to return to the scene she hates, and can live happily with everyone."

"Alice, she has a heart just like us humans. After waking up, she will feel sad and painful for everything she has destroyed."

"Aren't these... these proofs of Alice's humanity?"

"Even if you saved everyone in Kivotos, killing one person is absolutely unforgivable. This is the weight of life, right?"

"Sensei, this is just a childish sophistry from people who have not been in the cracks of life." Diao Yue Liyin refuted without mercy, denying what Lin Qiusheng said.

"Sensei, did you know that the Megiddo incident had already occurred before you arrived at Kivotos? Countless students had vanished from this academy city without our knowledge, transformed into books in the hands of those monsters?"

“…I know all these things…”

When Lin Qiusheng heard the rebuttal from the girl in front of him, his momentum instantly weakened, and the random thoughts in his mind turned into a blank confusion.

A long time ago, he did get some fragments of information from the acting president of the Seven Gods Guild about what happened before he came to Kivotos.

However, since what happened in the past could not be changed now, he put those things behind him.

Looking back now, the documents that Xia Lai originally reviewed also seemed to record something like this.

At that time, Kivotos, the Holy Sword, and the Fantasy Drive Book had not yet appeared, and the various academies paid a heavy price to resist Megiddo.

Although there were no casualties, the number of injured and missing students was comparable to that of a small college.

Just as Lin Qiusheng fell into deep thought, Diao Yue Liyin's emotionless words came again.

"Sensei, please look up. I'm not trying to blame you, but rather to explain our code of conduct so far."

"Before you came to this world, because the specific cause of this abnormal phenomenon could not be determined, the acting president of the Federation Student Union had a secret conversation with the heads of our colleges."

"We've decided to leave this matter to ourselves for now. We must eliminate those monsters by any means necessary and not cause panic among the students."

"Captain Tailblade, I'm sure I'm right, right? You should have received relevant orders from the Valkyrie Police Department, right?"

"Haaaa..." Feeling the gaze fixed on him, Tail Blade Nagisa sighed, raised his hand to scratch the long light yellow hair on his head, and said helplessly:

"That's right, Sensei. Although the information we received isn't entirely accurate, the summary is just one sentence..."

"No matter what the cost, we must destroy those monsters."

"So, we need to choose the best answer within the current situation to avoid further casualties."

"It's all about protecting the world."

"..." Lin Qiusheng lowered his head in silence in the face of Diao Yue Liyin's explanation.

She looked up at the clock on her right, and listened to the muffled "bang bang bang" sound coming from the floor-to-ceiling window as the strong wind blew behind her. She stood up from the chair behind the desk, put her chin in, and looked at Lin Qiusheng and others who were lost in thought.

"Sensei, according to my speculation, after twenty-four hours, the dark red and purple crystals wrapped around Alice, the princess of the nameless gods, will fall off on their own."

"Please make a decision as soon as possible before this. I'll excuse you now. There are some adjustments to the plan that I need to personally arrange."

"Wait, wait, Liyin, our conversation isn't over yet..."

Lin Qiusheng's attempts to keep her were so powerless at this moment. Confusion, irritation and many other negative emotions slowly filled his heart, forcing him to go limp and slump in the chair while holding Xiaoniao You Xingye's petite body, sighing tiredly.

Under the gaze of everyone, Diao Yue Liyin picked up the tablet computer on the desk, slowly stood up from behind the desk, and walked towards the door of the seminar office.

Lin Qiusheng opened his mouth slightly as he looked at the figure slowly disappearing from his sight, but in the end he said nothing.

He could only sigh helplessly and lower his head. In the debate just now, he had failed completely and was defeated by Liyin's words.

I always feel that talking to Liyin is more tiring than fighting with Wang Jian.

There is still some time before Tendo Alice wakes up, so let's use this time to think and make a decision as soon as possible.

Ming Xing Himari glanced sideways at the few people around him who looked lost, and under the watchful eye of Izumien Amy, he controlled the wheelchair under him and slowly moved out of the seminar office.

"minister……"

Passing through the door connecting the seminar office with the outside world, with only the light from the window illuminating the surrounding corridor, Tiao Yue Liyin slowly stopped moving forward, turned around with the tablet in her left hand, and looked at the star Hikari not far behind her.

"Himari, is there something wrong? Or, even at this point, are you still planning to convince me to change my mind?"

"Haha, why would I bother with such trouble? If a few words like this could change a person's nature, there wouldn't be so many criminals in this world."

Mingxing Riju chuckled and shook his head from side to side, showing his usual gentle smile, but there was a hint of sadness and helplessness in that smile.

"Liyin, after all, you and Sensei are both bound by responsibilities and obligations, and you can only choose between the few answers."

"But in a way, Alice is more human than you are. You're like a computer that follows the rules."

"Himari, it's regrettable that there are differences in opinions between you and me, but I don't think what I did was wrong."

Diao Yue Liyin's low voice rang out in the dark and deserted corridor. When she finished speaking, seeing that Ming Xing Ri Ju no longer spoke, she turned around and faced the road leading to darkness in front of her. The determination in her rosy eyes had not wavered, and she murmured softly to herself.

"Since this world always needs someone to flip the switch and make choices, then I will be the villain."

"Tendo Alice... Game Development Department, Xia Lai's sensei, hate me all you want."

"Oh, this world is really interesting. Strange things like this actually exist."

Under the dim sky, the howling wind swept everything in the world. The white light mixed with the light blue light tore through the clouds and turned into ferocious thunder dragons wandering in the sky.

When the water vapor in the clouds condensed at the highest peak, the torrential rain caused by the "Storm Condor" slowly fell, extinguishing the flames rising from the rubble and ruins, as if offering this summer rain of revival to soothe this devastated earth.

A figure in a withered yellow robe walked among the ruins. The raindrops falling from the void seemed to have self-awareness and slid down from the side when they were within a finger's width of the robe. They landed on the ground without wetting him at all.

The man hidden in the robe looked left and right. Although he was in the ruins, he was still curious about everything around him.

He stopped in his tracks until a huge gem appeared in front of him. The girl stood there with a sad expression on her face as she looked inside with her dark grey eyes and tears in her eyes.

He first looked around at the empty space that had turned into nothingness, and the machines that formed a wall and emitted red light. Finally, his eyes fixed on Tendo Alice and he smiled.

"I see. It's really sad that something like this actually happened."

"Then I will give you a trial. When you emerge from your cocoon as a butterfly, your dream will come true."

As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized fantasy-driven book from under his robe made of withered yellow linen, and pressed it against the surface of the dark red crystal. In an instant, golden light emanated from the cover of the fantasy-driven book.

The book passed through the crystal composed of dark red energy as if there was no obstruction, floated beside Tiantong Alice, and slowly fell into the pocket of Cai Yulu's windbreaker.

"KIN NO BUKI, GIN NO BUKI." [Gold Weapon, Silver Weapon]

"GOLD OP SILVER" [Gold or Silver]

"Haha, do you want to become a legendary hero? Stories like this are the best!"

Before he finished speaking, the withered yellow figure disappeared in the rainstorm, and only the male voice with a hint of joy and excitement was heard around.

Millennium Technology Academy: Chapter 175: The Bomb That Destroys the Halo

Next to the piles of books stacked on the ground, exuding an ancient and old atmosphere, a human-shaped hand holding a pen on a shelf made of slender dry branches is suspended in the air and trembles slightly.

Accompanied by the dull and rapid sound of footsteps, Zios, shirtless and covered in dust, rushed out from the darkness with bloodshot eyes and a ferocious expression, and his bulging eyeballs quickly surveyed the layout of the room.

The next second, it swung its arms and overturned the solid wood coffee table in the middle of the room.

At the same time, angry roars echoed in the not-so-large space, and the chandelier hanging from the ceiling swayed slightly from side to side due to the vibration.

"Those damn swordsmen! They're doing those annoying little tricks. Whether it's those toys or the bombs, they're making me irritated!"

"Damn those bastards!!!"

Zios, who was furious, stomped heavily on the overturned coffee table, venting his pent-up emotions.

Suddenly, glass fragments and metal fragments of various sizes flew everywhere and scattered inside the room, turning the originally clean and tidy study into a dirty and messy place as if it had just been robbed by a thief.

"...Hey, Zios, it's so noisy!"

Raziel also walked into the room quickly with a sour face and clicking his tongue in annoyance. His beautiful black leather jacket now had several linear cracks on it.

However, it did not smash the decorations in the room to vent its inner emotions like Zios did. Instead, it quickly walked to the corner of the room, raised its hand to clear the glass fragments scattered on the sofa, sat down with its arms folded in front of its chest, and sulked.

In the previous battle, Raziel was originally engaged in a protracted battle with Hoshino Takanashi. It seemed that he was too fascinated by the battle and unknowingly came to the area where Zios was.

The original one-on-one battle instantly turned into a two-on-two melee between it, Raziel, Hoshino Takanashi, and Utahara Shiraishi.

However, just when the battle was halfway through and the outcome had not yet been decided, a group of unknown machines suddenly jumped out from around them and launched indiscriminate attacks on it, Zios, Shiraishi Utahara, and Takanashi Hoshino.

The continuous explosions had not yet ended when countless bombs fell from the sky and landed beside several people, disrupting the ongoing game.

Seeing that they could no longer fight with the swordsman, Raziel and Zios had to retreat first.

However, this result made Raziel and Zios, whose survival depends on fighting, very angry. The battle they longed for was abruptly interrupted, which was the thing they could not accept the most.

"Zios~Raziel~Okay, okay, we still have plenty of time, there's no rush."

Stolius walked slowly into the room with his signature leisurely smile, just like a kindergarten teacher. He looked at the messy surroundings, shook his head helplessly, and said to the two people in a soothing tone:

"Besides, the Fire Swordsman has already obtained the power of Avalon. Why not imagine fighting him later? You should be happy."

"Why should I be happy for those swordsmen? It's all because of you, a bastard. Your incompetence has led to this situation!"

Zios swung his arms angrily, his eyes wide open and bloodshot, and strode past Stolius without any courtesy, not caring even if he bumped into its shoulder. He raised his hand and directly grabbed the silver-white armor on Wang Jian's chest, glaring at it with a growl.

"Hmph, after all, that's all you can do! Dark Swordsman, we all went out together in vain, and in the end, you got nothing!"

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