Editing of famous scenes from the anime, including the opening of the Starburst Air Strike

"Hubby is not a living thing...Hubby is a machine..."

"Stop forever...stab here...cannot be repaired...scrap..."

Hubie tried his best to express himself, as if to tell Rick that if he was exposed here, he would be like a human being, unable to be repaired, and would die.

The more Rick saw Hubie talking like this, the more confused he became.

He didn't know why an Ex-Machina would actually dedicate his life to him, nor did he know why Shubi would have such an idea.

But...Rick did feel a shock in his heart.

Looking at Hubie who didn't care about his own life, Rick's face froze.

This kind of development was indeed unexpected by most viewers.

If, if Rick is so overwhelmed by emotion and anger at this moment, will this video end?

However, for the audience, this is one of the few high-energy inventory videos with a heroine, but they did not expect that the process would be so bumpy.

After watching such depressing clips for a long time, one will miss his daily life from time to time, and miss his bunny girl senior. For Azusakawa,

The audiences who watched the drama depicting the daily lives of teenage idols suddenly realized that their own lives were actually so happy.

What about playing music and acting like K-ON! after class every day, or bragging and acting like a middle school boy after class every day, and then having an equally middle school girl.

The more depressing videos they see, the more they miss their happy daily lives.

But having said that, for this video, they really want to see how it will develop next.

What kind of relationship will humans and Ex-Machina have, and what kind of development will they have? These are what they want to see very much.

Therefore, regarding the development of this video, the male and female protagonists of the daily lives of youth, who usually feel extremely upset, find that their daily lives are extremely rubbish compared to these guys.

No one would have thought that Rick would actually place the dagger on Hubie's chest. Such a dangerous action, if one is not careful or just rushes into it, he would accidentally kill this guy named Hubie.

Looking at this well-behaved, obedient and lovely girl in front of him, who can still keep such a calm heart when facing the dagger that is about to pierce her life... This feeling makes the people present feel quite heavy.

I have to say that the audience watching this scene were all terrified, fearing that the heroine would die at the hands of the hero.

If the purpose was simply to find the "heart", then the Ex-Machina girls would undoubtedly have paid a huge price. Even though their previous behavior was indeed wrong and they did not treat humans as real creatures, at the same time, they had never killed humans indiscriminately.

At this moment, in order to understand a creature that has nothing to do with the war, Hubie put his own life beyond life and death. Even though he was just an Ex-Machina without any emotions, the audience felt deeply touched for a moment.

"This spirit is admirable..."

The wise king Gilgamesh, who had seen through everything, smiled meaningfully.

"In a sense... this is also the process that must be experienced in order to find the human heart..."

Although Siduri, who was standing by, did not have eyes that could see into the future, based on her many years of experience in helping King Gilgamesh govern, she could roughly guess how the plot would develop just by looking at the king's expression.

Moreover, Sidulli herself is a very intelligent person, and she quickly analyzed the result of the current situation.

In contrast to Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu below the temple, their silly eyes were staring at the video screen, and they had very worried expressions. Looking at these two people, Gilgamesh and Siduri just smiled at each other.

The heart is such a strange and unique thing... It can be said to be peculiar to human beings, but it cannot be said to be unique to human beings.

Back to the high-energy review, at this moment Rick was just frozen on Hubie's body.

Riku knew that for a guy who was so obsessed with finding his heart, it was ridiculous for him to want to find something that was not even considered a living thing.

But despite this, Hubie remained unyielding and continued to follow Rick.

There are obviously better ways, but we have to use this kind of method.

As for Rick, he didn't know what to do.

Obviously, these high-level races killed all their families and partners. Rick was also the same, saying that he would kill all high-level species like Hubie.

However, at this moment, his faith completely collapsed.

Because he found that when he vowed to kill all creatures like Hubie, his dagger stopped at the core.

It only takes one move to kill these hateful races, but Rick just can't do it.

"Hubby wants to know Rick's heart, so...if Rick's heart wants to do this, then...please kill Hubby, okay...?"

Hearing Hubie's words of begging for death, Rick's tearful eyes became more tense, as if he couldn't bear it at all.

Tears slowly flowed down Rick's cheeks and dripped onto Hubie's delicate cheeks.

At this moment, Rick finally couldn't bear it anymore.

All the past scenes appeared in Rick's mind, including his former partners and those comrades who had been ordered to die by him.

The more Rick felt the fragility of mankind in this apocalypse, the more his broken heart felt as if he had been electrocuted again, and even his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The hand that was tightly holding the dagger also became weak at this moment, as if it might fall off at any time.

Only when you are truly in such an environment can you feel how precious life is. Only when you feel the fragility of life can you respect life more.

So, even at this moment, even if his former enemy was putting his life in front of him, Rick still couldn't bear to completely deprive him of this life.

The more the audience watched the boy collapse, the more unbearable their hearts became, and it even made them feel very painful.

In the video, Rick's voice became more and more choked. He wanted to cry, but his throat seemed to be torn apart and he couldn't cry out at all.

"Shannon! Anton! Alma! Corey! .... Ivan!"

As Rick spoke, their faces appeared in his mind, as well as the instructions they gave him when they died.

As the leader of mankind, what Rick has always been carrying in his heart is definitely not something that ordinary people can bear.

At this moment, his tears could no longer be stopped and continued to flow.

The more this happened, the more violently Rick's body trembled, and even his voice could be heard trembling.

"Forty-eight of them...all died bravely because of my orders!"

"Of course, they all died in the war, like dust, completely wiped out..."

"But I was the only one who ordered them to die!"

At this moment, Rick finally let out all the pain and responsibility he had been carrying in his heart.

At this moment, Hubie is both the object of Rick's venting and the person Rick can confide in.

Perhaps when he said this, Rick had completely acknowledged the fragility of human beings and his own cowardice.

In this end times, people keep trying to change something, but find that they can't change anything. Their dream of killing all the evil races that kill humans and destroy human life completely collapses at this moment.

Perhaps it is only now that he realizes that only human beings, only himself, are the weakest creatures who are powerless to do anything, unable to change the status quo, and unable to change anything.

The more Rick acknowledged his own shortcomings, the more powerless he felt.

The dream of changing something will be shattered.

In the end...all we can do is try our best to survive. All humans can do...is survive as much as possible. This is a cruel but true reality.

Perhaps he sensed his own loss of composure, or perhaps at this moment, Riku already knew clearly that he simply couldn't bring himself to kill this Ex-Machina, and the moment he finished speaking, Riku simply threw the dagger that he was holding tightly in his hand aside.

Chapter 18 What kind of strange PLAY is this, Rick?

At this moment, Rick's world view, outlook on life, and all his long-held beliefs completely collapsed.

This world... is hell...

For humans...it is a place where nothing can be changed. Humans are the weakest race, and all investigations so far have been the most powerless.

Rick knew this clearly, and his eyes were as dead as ashes, without any spirit at all.

His faith has collapsed.

"boom...."

As the dagger fell to the ground with a crisp sound, Rick ran to his bed, covered his body tightly with the quilt, and curled up in the quilt.

No matter what you do, it will be useless and meaningless.

Rick...had given up and didn't want to let this pointless war continue.

Looking at Rick who was twitching and sobbing in the quilt, the audience felt extremely depressed after seeing this scene.

For Rick, everything he had always wanted to protect was lost right before his eyes. How could such a person be able to endure such pressure until now?

His life...his experience has a touch of sadness that makes people feel sad, but also a touch of valuable qualities that arouse sympathy.

At this moment, Rick seemed to have lost control and his emotions had completely fallen to the bottom. Hubie slowly stood up and fixed his gaze directly on the quilt.

"Rick...?"

As if he suddenly understood something, Hubie's pupils couldn't help but dilate at this moment.

Perhaps at this moment, she was one step closer to the so-called "heart".

Looking at Rick in front of them, curling up in a straw quilt, the audience felt a pang of sadness for the young man in front of them.

As a human leader, he has no ability, not even the ability to protect himself, let alone the ability to protect others.

He is a leader, but unlike other powerful leaders, he is just an ordinary human being. Even in the eyes of most old men, the guy in front of them is just a child.

But it was precisely this guy who had no ability at all, in this almost morbid world, in this world where people could die at any time, that brought such a weak race to a height that did not belong to him.

Although no substantial results were achieved and no fighting in this world was eliminated, it did, to a certain extent, protect the safety of most humans.

Leading such a weak race, standing in this world that does not belong to them, and surviving, this is the meaning that Rick brings to the entire human race.

Gilgamesh, who was also a leader, cast an admiring look at the young man in front of him.

For a moment, endless tenderness emanated from those ruby-like eyes.

Perhaps at this moment, Gilgamesh finally understood...why his high-energy ranking was lower than that of this boy who had no ability at all.

If...he can really lead mankind to peace, to a brand new world, then...he can indeed be ranked in the top five, Gilgamesh couldn't help but think so as he watched the video in front of him.

No matter which world it is, there are boys like Ritsuka Fujimaru who have a will of steel... Or perhaps, this is the truly moving quality.

Mashu, who was standing by, watched the video and was reminded of the boy who always looked forward no matter what difficulties he encountered. This boy was the one standing next to her, Fujimaru Ritsuka.

And in this boy named Rick, he saw the same qualities as in Fujimaru Ritsuka.

This is the praiseworthy quality of human beings.

At the same time, perhaps because he felt that he had lost control of himself, Rick covered his entire body with a blanket.

At this moment, his heart was still shaking violently, and even his body was shaking uncontrollably, with occasional choked sobs being heard.

Maybe Rick has never been a strong person since he was a child. He is just an ordinary person. He will panic when he encounters troubles, get scared when he sees unfamiliar things, and of course he will be afraid of death. But... along the way, he just hides himself, shoulders all responsibilities, and keeps leading mankind forward. However, this is undoubtedly a limit for humans.

So...perhaps since a long, long time ago, cracks have appeared in this strong heart, laying the hidden danger of breaking.

At this moment, with Hubie's words, Rick's devastated heart had completely broken open, and all the things he had always wanted to say, to share and to confide in others were completely exposed at this moment and could not be concealed.

Maybe... this is a better start for Rick.

If he keeps it in his heart like this, the so-called pressure will drive Rick crazy sooner or later.

It's not so much that he was angry because of Hubie's words, but rather that Hubie inadvertently opened Rick's heart and made him say out all the words that he had buried in his heart.

Hubie stood blankly in the room, staring at the quilt made of straw.

Perhaps, in her heart, Hubie also vaguely glimpsed the meaning of "heart". After feeling Rick's powerlessness and Rick's strength, Hubie's face slowly showed a little human expression.

When seeing this, many viewers had different opinions.

Some viewers think that the young man has done well enough, while others think that he can do better.

Unlike those who can only talk big, the Kongbai siblings at this moment just looked at everything in front of them and suddenly didn't know what to say.

"It's already amazing... this Rick..."

Stephen, who was standing aside, just looked at the young man in front of him and said this.

Although this sentence sounds gratifying, and it gives people a feeling that I have done a good job and received a lot of praise, but in fact... this sentence has another meaning, which is that you can become even better.

That’s right, the Kongbai siblings had immediately helped the young man in front of them to analyze what feasible ways there were to end such a battle.

It has to be said that they had quickly put themselves into the situation. After thinking it over and over and calculating countless ways in their minds, Kong Bai could think of only one way to end such a battle.

Since it is the weakest, there is the weakest method.

From ancient times to the present, the conditions for the weakest people to win have one thing in common, that is, to provoke a fight among the strong and then reap the benefits.

However, in such a world, unexpected situations can be said to be completely unpredictable, so... more than just these things are needed, luck, tacit understanding, and self-confidence are all indispensable.

As for Hubie and Rick, they are not like Blank. They do not have absolute tacit understanding or absolute trust.