Anime, starting from Re:Zero (Zero - Starting Life)

"Second, the education you received concealed something."

Gao Wen gives a counterexample:

"The memory space of the intelligent brain is limited, just like a book, it can only prioritize and record the important parts."

Luo Qixi denied:

"Selective recording and selective deletion are two different things, right?"

"You even know how to reproduce in vitro on experimental animals, but you don't know how your own species reproduces. Isn't this completely ridiculous? This kind of thing should be taught to humans before they are seven or eight years old."

"Even considering you're alone in another galaxy with no one to speak of, they wouldn't have omitted the hygienics course, right? It's supposed to be part of elementary education, right? You mentioned during our chat that you even learned some crazy techniques for piloting your own warships. But isn't that a skill you won't be able to use?"

"Even putting that aside, a course explaining the physiological characteristics of our race should at least cover relevant content, right? Especially since you're a reserve emperor, right? This stuff should even be considered compulsory knowledge for the revival of the empire. Otherwise, how can you restore your population to its peak? I can't believe you, a brat, talked about marrying as many wives as possible, but you don't even know how our race reproduces. Do you rely on hand-to-hand reproduction?"

Gawain folded his arms and tilted his head:

"Luo Qixi, I know what you want to say, but why do you keep dwelling on the topic of breeding?"

Luo Qixi was stammering and hesitating:

"No way! It's just that this aspect has the most evidence! Elina Lijie also said that your external reproductive organs when you were a child were almost identical to those of humans."

Well... it seems like it's the same after I grew up... at least it feels similar to what's described in the porn book...

She quickly skipped:

"Besides that, there are still many doubts, right? For example, how did the Vitrum people become extinct? And are the ideas that the pure-blood revivalists who disagree with the policy of mixed-bloods trying to achieve with your help correct in the past and present?"

"If the Vitrum people had emotions, then everything would be easy to explain, right? Perhaps your emotions will gradually fade over the long years, but they exist, and they will make irrational decisions based on them. For example, the irrational pure-blood revivalists who disagree with the policy of mixed-bloods decided to shape you into a perfect agent in order to strengthen their faction's values. In short, a tool."

Gawain was unwilling to deny the warriors who died for him, at least in conclusion, they died for him.

But once I realized this.

It was difficult for Gawain to determine whether he was born with emotions. His thoughts on his mother and the victims of the Pureblood Revivalists had never changed.

If at present, this kind of thinking can be called "nostalgia", "regret" or "preference".

Then there is no doubt that he had emotions from the beginning.

Then he is not the so-called king of perfection.

Then he was either deceived.

Or you were cheated.

There is no need to continue to struggle, the way to get the answer is simple.

Gao Wen admitted:

"I haven't thought about it that much. Or rather, I vaguely thought of this possibility, but never faced it directly. Thank you, Luo Qixi."

Luo Qixi said in surprise:

"Gawain, do you agree with my guess?"

Gawain shook his head and confessed:

"No, there's no need to guess. I have someone I can ask."

Luo Qixi did not trust:

"Isn't the [Emperor Vitrum Training System] unreliable?"

Gawain denies:

"No, it's just a database without any real will, a primitive tool no different from a sword or a spoon."

"Well, let me introduce you."

Gawain activated the exclusive function of his magic armor, the communication module between him and the [Prime Minister], but it was not powered by magic, but instead used a more primitive electricity.

"Link [Prime Minister]."

Luo Qixi was puzzled:

"[Prime Minister]?"

A mechanical, genderless voice sounded:

Prime Minister: "I am a high-level AI affiliated with the Emperor's son. Nice to meet you, visitor Roxy Migrudia."

"Visitor?"

[Prime Minister]: "The highest authority granted to intelligent beings other than those of the Vitrum bloodline is equivalent to the supreme ruler of a living planet or a civilization. This authority allows access to and use of the basic information and functions of this AI and all its subordinate AIs. Lokisi Migrudia's authority was added on November 28, 411 of the Ankylosaur calendar."

"So early?!"

Gawain held his forehead:

"Prime Minister, don't say unnecessary words."

[Prime Minister]: "As you command."

Luo Qixi looked at Gawain, her eyes shining:

"What happened then?! Gawain, why did you suddenly give me such important authority?! Seriously, you didn't even tell me! Just so I could get so smug!"

Gawain patted her head and decided to tell her later that it was Lokixi who said at that time, "Therefore, if someone is killed, it will be blamed on me, the teacher," which made him fully recognize Lokixi's identity as a teacher, so he added it.

"[Prime Minister], question one: Am I your highest authority? Although this is a boring question."

Prime Minister: "Of course, my son. From the very beginning, you have been the person with the highest authority, and my developer is the second person with the highest authority. Moreover, according to the core AI protocol of the Vitrum Empire, if we cannot contact the Empire, as a pure-blooded Vitrum of the royal family, you will automatically obtain the highest authority. Even the deepest secrets of the Empire will be open to you unconditionally."

"Very good. Now, question two: Has the education I received been deliberately censored? If so, why?"

[Prime Minister]: "Yes. According to the orders of the Second, Third, and Fourth Authorities, I cannot proactively inform you without your inquiry. According to the standards, this order will not have a negative impact on you, so it has been carried out normally until now. The parts concerning the nature of the Vitrum people have been deleted and revised in order to guide and maintain your traditional imperial values."

Gao Wen's face became uglier than ever before.

Luo Qixi wanted to go forward to comfort him, but she didn't dare to get close at all. This time was different from before. She didn't want to escape, but was just worried that Gawain would lose control and hurt her and then blame himself.

Gawain took several deep breaths.

His eyes were cold as he continued to ask:

"why?"

[Prime Minister]: "They worry that you've adopted the interbreeding policy out of efficiency or sentimentality before fully embracing the ideals of the Empire's heyday. Contrary to what the training system records, the Vitrum are a deeply emotional race, possessing an unprecedented sense of belonging to their fellow humans and their community. If you continue to develop in seclusion for a few decades according to the recommended strategy, you'll fully embrace the values ​​and principles of the Empire's heyday and become the perfect king of pureblood revivalists."

Gao Wen smiled. Was it full of emotion?

he asks:

"Do I have a name then? Did the Queen Mother or the Pureblood Revivalists give me a name?"

[Prime Minister]: "Son of the Emperor, that depends on your definition of a name."

[Prime Minister]: "If you are referring to [Gawain Vitrudia], you have never obtained such a thing."

[Prime Minister]: "[Emperor], this is the only title your biological mother prepared for you."

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Note: Referring to [Conqueror], being referred to only by a code name is a rather sad thing in the Vitrum Empire.

Chapter 78 The Truth About Vitrum

Chapter 78 Vitrum

It was beyond Luo Qixi's expectation.

Gawain did not get angry or in pain. He simply asked the Prime Minister to sort out the missing parts without even mentioning when to deliver them to him, and then he turned off the communication.

As if none of this happened to him.

Luo Qixi pursed her lips and couldn't help but speak:

“Is this a good thing?”

"In this case, Gawain, you are free, aren't you? You no longer need to be constrained by the long-cherished wish of revival, and you no longer need to restrain your emotions. You have gained the life that belongs to you, haven't you?"

"Although it sounds cold-blooded, I don't know how to comfort you. But those are things that have already happened, right? The compatriots who treated you badly are no longer with us, right? There's no need to even harbor hatred anymore. You just need to be a good Gawain!"

"I... don't want you to dwell on this kind of thing..."

"I don't want you to feel pain..."

Gawain fixed his hair and gave Loki a gentle smile:

"Thank you, Lokishi."

Luo Qixi grabbed his hands and cursed:

"So what are you doing now?"

Gao Wen thought for a moment and said frankly:

"I'm going to dig it out."

Luo Qixi tried her best to stop Gawain but couldn't do anything.

"Idiot! You'll die!"

Gawain's tone didn't change much:

"That shouldn't be the case, right? There's an imperial-level healing magic, right? Besides, even if I die, it wouldn't be a bad thing, right? There's no point in me living anyway."

Luo Qixi gave him a headbutt, but her head only turned red and tears welled up:

"If you faint! I don't have any magic power right now and I can't use that kind of magic to save you! And! Don't let things like this define your life!"

Gao Wen explained:

"It's not just this kind of thing. Because of this, I've ruined my life in the human world and everyone else's. I've taught Rudy this many times: if you don't have the will to master power, you don't deserve it. Rather than being controlled and harmed by power, it's better to give it up early. This world doesn't need the people of Vitrum, nor does it need Vitrum's creations."

Luo Qixi could only watch as he cut his scalp with his fingers, and trickles of blood flowed down his cheeks, like a midsummer stream, clear and cold.

Only then did Luo Qixi deeply understand how annoying and terrible the stupid and stubborn person she was in the past was. That's why she felt that only she could save a fool like Gawain!

She put down her hand and couldn't help crying again:

"It's all your fault for always being like this. That's why people can't help but keep their eyes on you and always think about you... You're so cunning... You're so mean... You only hurt others and yourself... And you don't make amends... Time and time again..."

Gawain raised his hand to wipe away her tears, but left the shadow of blood behind.

Luo Qixi sobbed:

"...Who allowed you to be so...unscrupulous..."

Gao Wen thought about it and decided it would be better to speak out:

"I probably realized what I heard today a long time ago, didn't I? I just kept avoiding it, or perhaps suppressed it, and didn't think about it seriously. The first signs might have been my fawning obedience to Elinalize's words, or perhaps it was because I never told Sylphy the truth about the Vitrum Empire, and of course, I didn't tell you either."

"But now, it doesn't matter, right?"

"Luo Qixi, I'm sorry I kept it from you before."

"Perhaps I could say I deceived you?"

"The Vitrum Empire is not the kind of country you would praise as gentle as I mentioned. We are a ruthless beast that once conquered the entire galaxy, destroyed millions of planets with life, and slaughtered billions of intelligent beings."

"During the Empire's rise, we gradually realized the extent of our invincibility and the degree of our nobility and perfection. A world as imperfect as the Human Realm could be shattered to pieces by a single skilled warrior. Even the Six-Sided World was a weak civilization that could be destroyed by a single squad."

"Therefore, the people of the Empire have decided to make our Empire the only Empire in the Milky Way."

"All civilizations, all races, and all planets with life should be brought under our rule, becoming our resources or vassals. Any civilization that dares to defy the empire will be crushed into a bloody mess. We will slaughter their people one by one, crush their planets to pieces, and use their extinction to embellish the glory of the empire. Even those who surrender to us may not receive a happy ending. Valuable species will be treated like laboratory rats or cheap tools like bowls and spoons. Those without value will be abandoned after we drain their planets and populations of their resources. To be precise, they will be extinct before we abandon them."

"Perhaps I wasn't 'perfect' long ago, because I chose to uphold Elinalize's teachings, yours, and hold Sylphy's values ​​and Rudy's. Of course, I only claim this as a way to hide a part of myself, but in reality, you've probably already changed me. Therefore, I can't treat you, this world, and the intelligent races of this world like a traditional Vitrum."

"But even I am like this, and to you, I am no different from a world-destroying natural disaster. I won't kill innocent people or those I care about, but I don't mind killing anyone I don't think is innocent, even if they are just standing in my way. I have killed more than one million intelligent beings in the human world. To be exact, it's probably around two million, and that's even with you around."

"You asked me about what will happen one hundred and fifty years from now, right?"

"What do I plan to do after you die? I said I'd leave, but that's not entirely true. Unless something unexpected happens, I'll conquer the human world first. If a powerful being stands in my way, I won't mind even if it means wreaking havoc on this world. A human world conquered by me won't enjoy a better life than an imperial vassal. After all, in my opinion, the human world's only value lies in magic. If the secrets of magic are fully understood, then the human world will be useless, right? The creatures of this world will most likely be transformed into magical soldiers to conquer the surrounding planets of life."

"All of this is for the sake of returning and serving the revival of the empire."

"Rudy has praised me as a wise king more than once."

"maybe?"

"But I am definitely not a wise king of creatures other than the Vitrum people. My understanding of my own wisdom is precisely based on how to effectively utilize and destroy you."