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

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Rick's wry smile was just a flash. Many viewers did not notice that he had this expression. What more people saw was his serious look, as if he said solemnly:

"The black-ash storm is so severe that it is impossible for other races to discover it. Playing chess is a good way to kill time..."

As he spoke, that solemn gaze slowly came to Hubie.

Hubie didn't know what he felt from that look, he just felt that the temperature in his heart was slowly rising for some reason.

It clearly has no heart and is just a product made of scrap metal, but at this moment, it can feel human emotions.

It's incredible....

"Uh-huh..."

After responding to Rick once again, Hubie set up the chessboard and placed all the chess pieces on it one by one.

The two of them began their chessboard battle.

At this moment, looking at the scenes before him, the wise king Gilgamesh had his own opinion.

"I never thought... in such a short time, since meeting this robot, this boy has made such great progress."

Although everyone knows that Rick has always endured a lot, it seems that this young man has become a lot more mature.

Gilgamesh truly felt the growth of this young man, which is why he said such words.

Siduri, who was standing by, seemed to be more open-minded and slowly turned her gaze to Mash.

"I always feel that this is why having someone you care about, someone you love, makes you stronger."

Although Siduri said this, her eyes were always on Mashu, and her expression was full of admiration.

After hearing these words, Gilgamesh smiled as if he agreed with Siduri's words, and then nodded slightly.

Mashu, feeling the fiery gaze, slowly turned her head and looked at Siduri who had been staring at her. She seemed to have thought of something in her heart, her face turned red with shame, and then she slowly lowered her head.

Although she didn't know in her heart whether what Miss Siduri said was what she thought, she always felt that the look... meant a lot of things...

The more she thought about it, the redder Mashu's face became, and the temperature spread to every part of her body.

"Mashu...what's wrong with you...why is your face so red......"

Seeing Mashu being so abnormal, Fujimaru Ritsuka slowly shifted his focus from watching the video.

He wasn't surprised until he saw Mashu's appearance.

My first reaction was that I thought Mashu had a fever.

"Senior, I'm fine..."

Although Mashu said this, Fujimaru had already walked in front of Mashu and gently placed his hand on Mashu's head.

The temperature instantly transferred from Mashu's body to Fujimaru's. Feeling such a burning temperature, Fujimaru couldn't help but frown. Mashu, who was so close to her, face turned even redder.

Feeling that things would get bad if this continued, Mashu quickly took several steps back.

"Hey.....Mashu, are you okay..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka's face showed more and more worry, but the simple and kind-hearted little sister just lowered her head slightly and said nothing. She just nodded slowly, as if telling her Master that she was fine.

Siduri and Gilgamesh, who were watching all this, just slowly revealed a meaningful smile.

It must be said that these two people from Chaldea are so adorable.

Once again returning to the high-energy inventory, at this moment in this world of constant war, black ash continues to erode the land.

There was already no vitality in the first place, and under this black and gray storm, the land looked even more desolate, and everything around it seemed so barren.

"call....."

The exit was still covered by the black and gray storm. Although they didn't know how much time had passed, with the activity of playing chess to pass the time, the two people's faces did not seem so tense.

The expressions on his face became richer at this moment. Even for a Mecha-Machina like Hughie, his expressions became richer.

It has to be said that it is true that Rick only smiles sincerely when he starts playing games, but at the same time, Hubie is also constantly playing games and feeling Rick's sincere emotions, which constantly enriches Hubie's concept of "heart".

However, killing time is just killing time, as for the outcome, it seems that the outcome has been decided long ago. After all, it is not impossible for a human to defeat the terrifying calculation ability of the Ex-Machina, but it is just like a foolish dream.

Therefore, in this kind of game, there seems to be no suspense about the outcome, and even the audience knows it very clearly.

"Damn it...! I lost again!"

When Rick saw his king and queen being eaten by Hubie again, he did not look afraid of the bitterness of losing at all. Instead, it once again aroused Rick's determination to win. At this moment, Rick's expression became cheerful and a smile appeared on his face.

That's right, Rick refuses to admit defeat. Just like he has always been the leader of mankind and has always led mankind, Rick has never admitted defeat. Even though he occasionally feels sad, low, and unwilling, Rick's desire to win has never changed from beginning to end. This is the determination of mankind.

The next moment, Rick just picked up the chess pieces and started to rearrange the board. His expression showed a very determined look and considerable fighting spirit.

Then...

"Damn it! Another round!"

However, in the eyes of some simple-minded viewers, this seems like pestering. After all, they have not won once after playing for so many times, which is more or less embarrassing.

Thinking of this, the audience began to feel sorry for Rick. They thought this so-called high-energy review was some kind of superpower, but it turned out that Rick was just an ordinary boy from beginning to end.

But in Rick's heart, he's used to it.

Since he was very young, he started playing chess with a guy who didn't know what he was doing. Although he was almost there every time, he always lost in the end. Now facing Hubie...

Even though I always lose, how can I give up on myself in advance? Otherwise, I won’t even have a chance to win.

Thinking of this, Rick held the chess piece tightly in his hand.

Then...

The following plot is to lose again and again, lose again and again..... lose again and again.... I don't know how many games I lost...

Even Sakayanagi on the ship couldn't help but say, "This guy is really not afraid of losing. But this machine is really amazing. No matter what it does, it can seal Riku tightly. It really doesn't give him any chance. It's completely different from our artificial intelligence."

Saying this, Sakayanagi slowly shifted her gaze to Ayanokouji.

After the observation just now, she also played a game of chess with the machine in her mind, or in other words, she kept changing it based on Rick's chess playing method, but she didn't realize that she didn't even have a chance to win.

To be honest, Sakayanagi, who is good at chess, was really shocked for a while. Although she knew that her opponent was a machine, her strength was much stronger than Riku. After all, Sakayanagi did not live in the end of the world. She had a period of training and superhuman talent. In her opinion, Riku's chess skills had obvious flaws.

However, she did not expect that even she could not gain the slightest advantage from this machine.

When she shifted her gaze to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, Ayanokouji's gaze also slowly turned over.

"Ayanokouji-kun, how...?"

Hearing this, Ayanokouji just shook his head slightly.

Although Sakayanagi had no idea what it meant, in her opinion, even the strongest person in the White Room would not be able to defeat this machine.

Possessing the ability to calculate...it will definitely not make any mistakes. With this level of ability, I'm sure it will be no match for humans.

Thinking of this, everyone's attention once again returned to the high-energy inventory.

I don’t know how much time has passed, but this black and gray storm doesn’t seem to be stopping.

After losing the game again and again, Rick did not become depressed, but became more excited.

He wanted more and more to get victory at Hubie's hands.

Although they think so, the audience will not hold out too much hope. After all, it must be a bit difficult to defeat such an opponent.

Besides...there is no reason for Rick to defeat his companions.

In the world six thousand years later, the Blank siblings just stared at the video in front of them and sighed twice.

The two of them just showed helpless expressions about Rick's chess skills.

Of course, the Blank siblings knew that having determination alone was useless, and that such chess skills were full of holes for Blank, and there were many fatal mistakes in every move.

In the eyes of the Blank siblings, although this guy looks very much like Kong, it really seems that... it seems that he just knows how to walk.

Everyone knows that even a stronger player would have a hard time defeating the Ex-Machina in front of them, but... Riku, are you going to hold on?

Thinking of this, Blank's brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Is there no fighting spirit at all...?"

"No...."

As if he suddenly understood something, Kong's eyes suddenly became firm, denying Stephen's words.

That's right, Sora finally noticed that at this moment, Riku's eyes were emitting a constantly overflowing spirit.

"Brother, can I defeat this Ex-Machina?"

Shiro's words caused Sora to freeze from his concentration for a moment.

One is a Mecha-Magic Hughie, and the other is Shiro who has a brain like a machine, or even better than a machine. If these two guys were to fight, it would be hard to say who would win and who would lose.

but...

Kong slowly placed his hand on Bai's hand, as if he wanted to express something, and his eyes gradually became firm.

"As for Bai, that's not necessarily true...but you forgot."

"Blank will never lose, no matter who you face."

As he said this, a warm smile slowly appeared on Sora's face.

And Bai seemed to understand what his brother meant and directly put his hand on it.

"Blank, never lose."

As the video continued to develop and Rick continued to lose the game, Bai felt increasingly bored, as if he was about to fall asleep.

However, when she turned her head, her brother, Kong, was watching with great interest.

"elder brother...?"

Bai rarely fails to understand his brother. After all, from the time they met until now, their tacit understanding has always been something that does not need to be expressed in words.

But at this moment, apart from seeing a boy who refused to admit defeat and a game in which the outcome was not in doubt, she was already beginning to feel bored.

"Bai, do you think why I am so interested in this?"

Bai didn't say anything. Looking at Kong who was so solemn, she knew that her brother must have discovered something that she didn't.

Then, she nodded slowly.

"Actually...even though it looks like the outcome is inevitable, this boy named Rick has made it all the way here."

"elder brother....?"

It was obvious that Bai didn't understand what his brother Kong meant for a moment.

until...

"What I'm saying is that he has been failing all the time on the road of protecting humanity."

"It seems that he has never been successful in his life. Even if he has gained something, it was obtained at the cost of many people's lives. To him, it is not a victory at all."

"So... he can keep challenging himself. In other words, he is challenging himself to succeed."

After hearing what Sora said, Shiro seemed to finally understand something. Unlike himself and his brother who had always won, Riku had never won a victory or had any successful experience in his life.

However, the more this happened, the more he refused to give up and kept challenging, which is why Rick kept challenging Hubby.

Use the weakest to challenge the strongest.

This is humanity...this is the glory of humanity.

Back to the high-energy review, at this moment Rick lost the game again.

However, for Hubie, it seemed to be expected. After all, the possibility of defeating his own constant calculations with a human body was almost zero. In other words, in Hubie's view, no matter how many times he tried to defeat Hubie immediately, the result was obvious. Humans could never defeat the Ex-Machina.

However, when he heard Rick say let's play another game again, Hubie's eyes seemed to be stunned.

At this moment, she looked at the young man in front of her in confusion, and his mechanical body couldn't help but tremble.

"Rick..."

While calling Rick's name, Hubie and Rick packed up the chess pieces and started to set the board.

"Why...why do you keep competing even though you can't win...?"

For Hubie, she still couldn't fully understand Rick's behavior. However, after hearing what Hubie said, Rick's expression had changed slightly.

His expression went from excited at the beginning to slowly calming down, and a hint of determination slowly emerged in his eyes.

"Can't win...?"