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

After hearing Hubie's question, Rick just laughed twice.

From his laughter, Hubie couldn't understand even more. What exactly did Rick's smile mean, and what was that question-like word? Did Rick think he could beat Hubie... Obviously... Obviously...

"Obviously, Rick has never won once..."

As Hubie said this, his little hands that were helping Rick to organize the chessboard slowly stopped.

For Hubie, she also wanted to understand what Rick meant, but...

Rick's expression was still determined, and from his tone, one could only hear the unwillingness to admit defeat.

This feeling is like never giving up no matter how many times you fail.

Seeing Rick like this, it was like the world six thousand years later. The more Stephen looked at him, the more he looked like his grandfather.

Although I don’t know why, my grandfather keeps losing, just like this young boy, he refuses to admit defeat.

However, to Sora, it just seemed stupid.

Of course, this refers only to Stephen's grandfather. After all, he has to pay something every time he loses. Now this guy is just playing games, so losing is the most normal thing.

In the video, Rick listened to Hubie's words, and for a moment, a lot of emotions kept surging in his heart.

Yeah... Of course there is no point in losing all the time...

But... doesn't this deny the meaning of my life for so many years? I have been losing just to believe that I will succeed one day. It's such a simple truth... only a fool like me would believe it.

Thinking of this, Rick's smile gradually became cold, even a little self-deprecating.

“Is that so…?”

“Like this… ah!”

However, Rick seemed to have figured it out in an instant, and slowly revealed a determined look.

"Just now, Hubie was just suppressing the situation."

As he spoke, Riku pushed his soldier forward two squares.

Rick's face once again showed great determination.

"Who said it's impossible to not win..."

After hearing Rick's powerful words, Hubie's mind went blank for a moment, and he slowly cast an empty look at Rick.

"..."

For a moment, after hearing these words, Hubie was completely stunned.

When the game started, both players tried their best to win.

After a long time...the chess game is coming to an end.

“It seems... there is something interesting...”

Lelouch fixed his sights on the chessboard. Although he didn't know why due to some unknown power, he could clearly see that Riku's mistakes in this game had been reduced a lot, as if in an instant, the distance between him and Hubie had narrowed a lot.

Lelouch once again struck that chuunibyou pose, observing the situation on the chessboard with a condescending look.

"Who will win...?"

CC appeared behind Lelouch at some point, but Lelouch seemed to have expected the sudden voice and was not scared at all.

"Are you serious? CC!"

Although Riku has narrowed the gap between himself and the Ex-Machina girl, it is simply a pipe dream to expect him to win against a machine that never makes mistakes and can continuously calculate.

To Lelouch, Riku has only improved, not cheated. Unless Hubie makes a fatal mistake, how could he lose?...

"Oh? So confident... Then I guess this boy will win."

Hearing the green-haired girl's voice slowly reaching his ears, Lelouch sighed helplessly.

This guy...really...

Lelouch really had no way to control this guy, but that was all he could do. He didn't believe that his speculation would be wrong.

After all, he is the leader of ZERO, an existence with an IQ beyond that of genius. With just a random calculation, he can still see the so-called result.

However, he still admired the young man in front of him. Although they were both leaders, their situations were completely different. However, the essence of the situation had not changed. It was for this reason that he thought that the young man in front of him had made great progress.

If he were to play a few more games, maybe this guy could really defeat the Ex-Machina in front of him...

In the high-energy video, the Mecha girl at this moment slowly took the eaten chess piece aside.

Then.....

"Hubby, it seems like you understand what Rick means."

Hearing Hubie's words, the audience at this moment seemed overjoyed and wanted to hear Hubie's answer.

After all, they have always longed for Hubie to become a real human being, to gain a 'heart', and to understand Rick's actions from a human perspective.

After hearing Hubie's words, the audience, who had just been able to understand the meaning of Rick's words, began to boil with excitement.

Everyone's attention returned to the video again.

"After hearing what Rick said... Hubie seemed to understand."

Hubie spoke so softly, and facing Rick in front of him, Hubie's expression seemed extremely calm for a moment.

Of course, at this moment, Ye Yuqiao also gave the two of them a close-up shot.

"The current planetary environment is fatal to humans."

"So... the fact that humans are still alive today is actually abnormal..."

After hearing these words, Rick couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Not only him, but the audience also couldn't help trembling after hearing these words.

Why do I feel like I've heard this somewhere before...

Please don't step on landmines again... please, Hubie.

Obviously, some viewers have started to panic. Thinking back to the moment when Rick got angry before, most of the viewers really couldn't bear to watch Rick fall into that abyss.

When hearing this, there is no doubt that the expressions of people both inside and outside the video have subtly changed.

I have to say, Hubie is really good at stepping on landmines.

However, after hearing these words, Rick did not get angry immediately. Now he seemed to have accepted this fact, and his expression was full of helplessness.

After spending some time together, he has indeed gradually become more mature and stable. He no longer reveals his thoughts casually, and he is better able to control his own reason.

Perhaps he didn't want to hear Hubie's words, at this moment Rick slowly turned his gaze to the chessboard, as if forcing himself to think, constantly observing the chessboard in front of him, and even slowly narrowed his eyes, with an endless tension on his face.

However, Hubie is no fool.

After spending some time together, Hubie gradually understood Rick's bottom line and slowly understood what humans call emotions. Although she still couldn't experience or understand them many times,...

Saying this did run the risk of Rick turning against him at any time. Of course, Hubie also had his own ideas.

Hubie's expression also became somewhat solemn at this moment.

Of course... Actually, to be honest, it's impossible for the mechas to have such obvious changes in their expressions.

But...there was indeed a hint of bitterness in Hubie's eyes.

Anyway....she was actually a little scared.

If Rick got angry again like last time, she would have no place to cry.

However, after a brief thought and hesitation, Hubie decided to tell it all.

That's right, at this moment, Hubie looked at Rick carefully in front of him, and then...

"Correcting this anomaly makes this great cause possible for mankind..."

"It is this will in Rick's heart..."

Hubie's voice suddenly became very gentle. No one knew since when, this annoying monster had been able to grasp the emotions of human speech, and his voice was no longer intermittent and emotionless.

In short, the audience who heard these words felt relieved.

"Huh... So this guy is planning on using a big move... I was shocked..."

Sato Kazuma was so scared that he stood up when Hubie said that just now, but soon after hearing Hubie's words, he sat down quickly.

Of course, he had just been beaten up by Aqua and Huihui, although he didn't know why Huihui also kicked him twice...

but...

Kazuma just dragged his injured body and continued watching the video in front of him.

What does it mean to be resolute and what does it mean to be mentally strong despite being disabled?

His love for this video was so great that when he heard Hubie's words, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself.

Surprisingly...I didn't make any mistakes...this is so rare.

Chapter 25: Hubie, Possessed the Heart of a Human

Back to the high-energy inventory video, Hubie at this moment slowly explained it this way.

After hearing Hubie's remarks, Rick seemed to be unable to react for a moment and just stood there in a daze.

This jump is a bit too big...

but...

After hearing what Hubie said, Rick's pretending to be strong began to distort a little.

He no longer dared to look Hubie in the eye. Feeling his sincere gaze as bright as the sun, Rick slowly placed his hand on the chessboard.

But...for some reason, when he heard these words, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

Rick used to not tell anyone about his worries, nor would he have too much contact with others. Of course, this was equivalent to locking his heart. In order to make up his mind when facing the death of his friend, and to be more ruthless, he had to do this.

But...when a young girl slowly untied the knot in his heart, how could he possibly be so calm inside?

Hikigaya Hachiman was very familiar with this. Of course, he didn't think that there were no people who could redeem each other in this world. He just thought that this world was so cruel. For him, there would be no one who could redeem her, and of course, he didn't need anyone.

Back to the topic, at this moment Rick was deeply shocked and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

But Hubie had no intention of stopping, and continued to speak softly:

"This is... an objective fact. The fact that humans have survived to this day is an objective fact. It is also the victory that Rick brought to the human tribe..."

After saying this softly, Hubie seemed not to understand and looked at Rick again with a questioning look.

"But Rick... never admits this, and is unwilling to accept this statement... Why?"

Her sincere gaze fell on Rick. From the beginning to the end, she cared about Rick's opinion very much, because...

Now, she already regards Riku as her best partner, and the one with whom she has the deepest feelings and the strongest bond.

If Hubie wants to understand the "heart" and learn the "heart", he knows very well that he must not leave Rick.

Moreover, from the bottom of his heart, Hubie did not want to leave Rick.

All along... he has been taking care of himself and playing games with himself. Although he has always been carrying a lot of responsibilities, and has always been constantly dedicating and burning for mankind, and has even reached the state of not stopping until his death...

But Rick is obvious.....even so.

Hubie could still feel that... Rick, the young man, had given him the only bit of tenderness in his heart...

Obviously, such a Rick is worthy of Hubie's trust, love and protection.

This is Hubie's will, and it is also the feelings that have been deepening since she met Rick. For Hubie now, Rick is everything to her.

So...when she saw Rick so sad, she felt sad. Although she had no heart, she had a throbbing feeling.

Hubie likes playing chess, because Rick always smiles when he plays chess. Even though he knows that smile doesn't belong to him, Hubie still feels happy, so...

Hubie wants Rick to live a happy life, and also hopes that he can slowly let go of the unrelieved pressure in his heart.

Hubie, she hopes for a lot of things, but they are all for Rick to be better.

If...if one day Rick could do one thing, do one thing for Hubie, then...

Hubie hoped that Rick could smile sincerely for once.

No matter what difficulties lie ahead, as long as he feels that smile, even Hubie, with a body of steel, will feel his heart melt.

Yes, Hubie never wants much...

After feeling Hubie's sincere gaze, Rick knew that he could not avoid this topic.