Chapter 29 – 28. Zero
Fantastic Line 5 was ordinary. The Ougi group, which rides and moves with the general public, could not hide their anxious expression. Because? It was because when we met, it seemed difficult to talk properly because of the general public.
Even here, Inoue was the same. It didn’t fall from my side, but it’s cute, and it’s also great… Great.
Sugiyama had a gloomy expression on his face, but I stopped him when Inoue tried to make an excuse. Instead, I defended myself.
[Inoue is the one who makes my equipment, so he protects me no matter what. If you can protect Inoue better than me, tell me. I won’t let you out.]
At my words, Inoue seemed hesitant, and Sugiyama pondered over it before finally entrusting Inoue to me. If Inoue had stayed still there, Sugiyama would not have made such an expression, but Inoue smiled openly.
It was a crueler year than I thought.
Still, I couldn’t be harsh with people who showed me that I liked them. Like I said to the Ougi Group before, I didn’t put up with it when you quarreled, but I was thinking that if you show kindness, I’ll give you as much convenience as possible. Besides, Inoue was aiming for me too.
So time continued to pass. It was already dusk by the time 10 minutes had passed since leaving the Kutokyo Tower and taking the Loop Line 5. Time allocation is too tight. When this is over, there will be something else to do. Aren’t you working until dawn this morning?
Just then, the cell phone Karen received at Tokyo Tower rang again. She said Karen was so shocked that she didn’t even care, but she looked natural.
“Hello.”
With a voice that everyone in the Ougi Group could hear, Karen answered the phone. So that everyone who was doing something else, including me, could hear it. Karen’s voice was appropriate, and as soon as he said ‘hello’, everyone in the Ougi group focused on Karen.
Karen continued to hold on to her phone.
Suddenly Karen looked to her right. She shows the appearance of the Tokyo concession. Oh, this is that scene.
‘A scene asking about a comparison between the Shinjuk ghetto and the Tokyo concession.’
Karen opened her mouth.
“It’s a Britannian city. An ugly city built on our sacrifices.”
“This is our city. A city with nothing left squeezed into Britannia.”
“Hmm…”
I swallowed a groan when I saw it. Seeing my appearance, Inoue asked in a small voice.
“What’s the matter?”
“No… It’s nothing.”
I couldn’t answer Inoue’s question. Is it because I have no experience of losing my country? In Karen’s words, the perpetrator and the victim were divided very precisely. The perpetrator, Britannia. Victim Japan.
Karen’s hatred for Britannia ran deep. Shouldn’t it be deep? Her brother is dead, and Karen’s mother works as a maid in Stadtfeld Street. Karen wakes up every morning to see her mother cleaning the house she lives in. When you think about it like this, it also makes sense to her hatred for Britannia.
But how can I explain that Karen is living as the Stadtfeld family’s daughter?
Why did she dare to live as a Britannian’s daughter? If she really didn’t like it, she could have left the house and lived with her mother in her ghetto. She said Karen had members of the Resistance. Even if Karen and her mother depended on her, she would not be as good as the Stadtfeld family, but she would have been able to provide enough help to live on.
What is it?
While I was thinking that, Karen gestured at us with her chin. She meant to follow her. When she gestured that we knew, Karen started to move. She was at the front of the train.
We also moved along. I felt that something had begun, and I felt Inoue gripping my arm. The fact that such a weak-looking and thin woman was taken to the battlefield after boarding the Nightmare was absurd.
The further the train moved towards the front, the more passengers there were. In the increasingly disappearing space, Karen and the people of the Ougi group struggled, taking care not to collide with the passengers. I am?
“Oh, get out of the way.”
“Ahh!”
“Kyaaaaagh!”
“Uh… Woojin…”
There was also Inoue behind me, and I liked that the road I was going on was comfortable, so I pushed and moved. Inoue, who was behind, looked at her tiredly.
“Isn’t it easy to pass by?”
“Still, this is a bit…”
Inoue nodded at my question, but his expression didn’t seem to change. I didn’t care. That would also be the case, because all the passengers were currently caught in Gears.
They are temporary puppets who don’t remember anything when Gears is released anyway. Even a sane person would beat me up if I made a mistake, but there was no reason why I couldn’t use my strength against these dolls.
Thanks to that, Inoue and I were able to move comfortably to the car in front.
Karen was the first to reach the front car of the train. No wonder she was led by Karen. Inoue and I joined last, but Karen and I were already talking before Inoue and I arrived. Oh. Is zero
It was the same as the anime character. An outfit reminiscent of a chess king. A mask that covers the face. That mask was made to make it easier for Lelouch to apply Gears because the left eye part opened and closed. I don’t know what material it’s made of, but like Iron Man’s helmet, you can see clearly even if your face is completely covered. I’m not sure if the video of the place you’re looking at is coming out in real time like a monitor or if it’s not visible from the outside like a mirror in an AV.
“That thing in Shinjuku… Did you also give the order to stop fighting?”
Karen asked. Zero made no reply. Sugiyama, who had been waiting for an answer, exclaimed impatiently.
“Hey! Say something!”
When I saw Sugiyama like that, I felt pitiful. Did Zero suddenly become so energetic when he was alone? Or me? Certainly, even if the entire Ougi group attacked me, they wouldn’t be able to defeat me. I tsk from behind in the typical strong-weak-yak-gang appearance. Tongue-in-cheek
“…”
Seeing this, Inoue squeezed my arm even tighter.
It was the moment the train entered the tunnel. As they continued to run on the ground and entered the tunnel, the interior of the train quickly became dark. Originally, each car must have lights on, but Zero must have turned it off, so I couldn’t see anything when I went into the tunnel. In the gap, I saw Zero turning around and looking at us.
2nd bottle baby. I was aiming for this.
Karen and Ogi flinched when they saw Zero in front of them. It was natural. Because he was wearing a mask so his face could not be seen.
“How was it? How did you feel about the Jogye Tour?”
“Tour?”
Zero’s words echoed as if he were speaking into a microphone. Because of that, it was not easy to identify the voice. Perhaps it was because he had to hide his identity, the performance of the mask was superb.
I was trying to avoid my crinkly hands somehow. Two of the best anime characters I’ve ever seen. Please… No more…
Sugiyama must have felt the same way as me. She put on an ambiguous expression and said to Ougi.
“…Was he such a funny guy?”
“…”
Ougi was silent. Zero continued talking as if it didn’t matter. It was a great mentality. Okay. If you don’t have that level of mentality, it’s hard to say lines like that.
“I wanted to give you the right recognition. The concession and the ghetto.”
Left arm when counting. Look at the kid who raises his right arm while ghetto. I had a feeling that I could no longer open my eyes and see. Let’s cry while watching Inoue. As if seeing me like this for the first time, Inoue smiled and clung to me. He noticed that I wanted to run away. It must have been held tight to prevent it from escaping. Sugiyama was distracted by Zero and didn’t know how much Inoue was rubbing his chest against me.
However, no one except me questioned or smirked at Zero’s middle school two. Great guys… Ougi was speaking to Zero as the representative.
“Certainly, there is a big difference between us and Britannia. It’s a devastating difference. That’s why as a resistance…”
“Wrong.”
Zero didn’t even listen to Ogi’s words and cut them off. I don’t usually do that, but it seems like Zero wasn’t properly educated at home. Ah! Dad and mom are those people, right?
“Terror cannot defeat Britannia.”
“Take it down?”
“Terrorism is child-level bullying.”
“What!?”
Oh. It’s the first time I’ve seen Ougi get angry.
“Don’t mistake your opponent. The enemy is not Britannia, it’s Britannia.”
Zero continues to talk, but um… At first, I came here thinking that I could actually see what the anime character is saying, but my exorcism couldn’t hold it any longer…
Unable to hold on, I briefly pushed Inoue hanging from my arm and pulled my arm out. Inoue struggled to keep from my arms, knowing that I was suffering. Please! Send me to the back compartment! Call me when you’re done talking! Anyway, since I’m not a member of the Resistance, it doesn’t matter!
While I was arguing with Inoue out of sight from behind, Zero continued his lines.
“If you do, it will be a war. Don’t involve civilians. Make up your mind and realize justice.”
Inside the Ougi group, a voice called Oh… Was heard. Please! Get me out of this hell!
Fortunately, Karen was of the same mind as me.
“Uh…Don’t be ridiculous. You can say anything with your mouth! How can you trust someone you can’t even see!”
“Yes! Take off the mask!”
When others sympathized with Karen’s words, Ougi implied the recommendation.
“Will you show me your face?”
“Okay. I’ll show you. But what I’m going to show you is not your face, but your strength. If you make the impossible possible, you’ll be a little more inclined to believe it.”
At Zero’s words, the Ougi Group was speechless.
I was speechless too.