Seeing the little girl leave, Yang Tao stood up and said with a smile to Rentarō, "Satomi Rentarō, we meet again. What are you planning to do so late at night?"
Rentarō looked at Yang Tao with great vigilance and said, "I'm going to find the Gastrea that fired the laser. What about you?"
"Me? Of course, for Aldebaran."
At this moment, Hiruko Kagetane suddenly said, "You two, why don't we find another place to talk first? Rentaro, your wound also needs to be treated."
The atmosphere in the air inexplicably eased.
The group of four walked to a mountain hollow on the side of the cliff. Hiruko Kagetane took out some medical gauze and anti-inflammatory medicine from a travel backpack and handed them to Rentarō.
Then, a bonfire was lit, dispelling the dampness in the night forest.
Yang Tao sat on a dry tree trunk with a few others, taking out some seeds from his backpack to feed the Blue Bird standing on the tree trunk.
Rentarō bandaged his wound while pointing a pistol at Hiruko Kagetane.
This scene had lasted for several minutes. After Yang Tao finished feeding the Blue Bird, he couldn't help but say, "Young man, that's not how you use a gun. Either don't take it out, or pull the trigger directly."
Hiruko Kagetane glanced at Yang Tao, then said to Rentarō, "You can put the gun down now, can't you?"
"I refuse!!"
Yang Tao: "..."
Looking at the somewhat agitated Rentarō, Yang Tao felt that the protagonist of this world seemed to have some intellectual issues as well.
Hiruko Kagetane also said helplessly, "Who gave you the bandages and antibiotics? Did you forget?"
Rentarō still didn't put down his pistol and said, "You two are the ones who forgot what you did!"
"Why are you here? Are you secretly working for that old man again?"
Hiruko Kagetane heard this question and said in a very frivolous tone, "No comment."
At this moment, Hiruko Kohina, sitting on a stone, asked cutely, "Where's Enju? Is she dead?"
"She's still alive, just operating separately."
Hearing Rentarō's words, Hiruko Kohina clearly became happy and said, "Really?!"
Then she swayed her body from side to side and continued, "Enju, I really want to see her, I really want to cut her, oh, I really want to see her, I really want to cut her, oh..."
Hiruko Kohina muttered to herself. Yang Tao's gaze shifted from Hiruko Kohina and he squinted slightly, looking at Hiruko Kagetane, who was wearing a strange smiling mask, and asked, "Did you teach this child?"
Hiruko Kagetane nodded lightly and said with a smile in his voice, "This is my most precious daughter..."
Hiruko Kohina, beside him, also nodded lightly and said with a smile, "I am Daddy's most precious daughter!"
This child's values are completely distorted.
What bothered Yang Tao the most was this. Even if he snatched Hiruko Kohina from Hiruko Kagetane, Hiruko Kohina would not think he was saving her, but rather trying to separate her from her dearest father.
Hiruko Kagetane was clearly more interested in Rentarō and asked, "I'm curious why you're here."
Rentarō, still holding up his pistol, said in a deep voice, "To defeat Pleiades..."
"Pleiades?"
"The monster that attacks with mercury..."
"Oh~ I think so, we watched yesterday's battle from the side."
Rentarō heard this and said excitedly, "You said you watched? Why didn't you participate in the battle?"
"What can be gained by joining the battle?"
"Peace."
"I have never longed for peace."
"You're not normal at all!"
Hearing the conversation between the two, Yang Tao couldn't help but laugh. Rentarō's gaze was drawn to him and he asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at you. I was wondering what kind of person the protagonist of this world was, and now I know."
Yang Tao stood up and looked at Rentarō, saying very seriously, "It turns out he's just an idiot!"
"You... What do you mean?"
"Peace? Where is the peace? Are you talking about peace between humans and Gastrea, or the peace you yourself believe in?"
Yang Tao pointed at Hiruko Kohina and said to Rentarō, "Humans can even use children to fight, I can understand that, after all, they possess strength beyond ordinary people..."
"But why can't they enjoy the corresponding treatment? Is it just because they are infected with the Gastrea virus?"
"Since it's known that they are infected, why are they allowed to be born? Wouldn't it be better to abort them from the mother's womb?"
"Hehe, that's because the human high-ups want to turn them into weapons against monsters."
Yang Tao walked in front of Rentarō, looking down at him, and continued, "But the human high-ups also fear the power they possess, so they don't stop ordinary people from persecuting them, and even fan the flames behind the scenes..."
"As a result, in the eyes of the high-ups and even ordinary people, they are now just monsters."
"Satomi Rentarō, you are a Promoter, and you also have your own Initiator. What have you done for her? Have you defended her rightful claims with your life?"
Rentarō heard this long speech from Yang Tao and was so directly refuted that he couldn't open his mouth: "I... I..."
"No, you haven't. Even in your heart, you think it's normal. It's normal to use a little girl no older than ten to fight, because they have great power."
"No, it's not like that. The Seitenshi is already working hard to promote legislation to ensure these children have the rights of normal people."
Rentarō said this as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
Yang Tao heard this and revealed an undisguised look of disdain, continuing, "Promote legislation? It took ten years to even think about promoting legislation? And it still hasn't passed."
"Rentaro, let me ask you, do you know about the riot that occurred in the city yesterday?"
"I-I know, but what does that have to do with the children?"
Yang Tao looked at Rentarō, who was only about eighteen years old, put away his disdainful gaze, and replaced it with a look of caring for the intellectually disabled, saying, "Connection? Yesterday, Cursed Children were already killed by ordinary people. Because of the instigation of certain interested parties, three days are enough for the people in the city to kill all the Cursed Children."
"I can guarantee that after this Gastrea incident is over, the Cursed Children protection bill will be passed immediately."
Yang Tao stared at Rentarō and said very seriously, "Because by then, all the uncontrolled Cursed Children will be dead."
"This... This is impossible!!"
Clap, clap, clap...
A round of applause sounded. Hiruko Kagetane clapped and stood up, saying in an admiring tone, "What an incredible deduction, Mr. Yang, you truly surprise me. From what I know of those people, things will definitely unfold exactly as you said..."
"So, may I ask what your goal is?"
"Hehe, of course, it's to make all those who deserve to die experience what despair feels like!"
Yang Tao turned to look at Hiruko Kagetane, a smile on his face identical to the one on his mask: "With your current appearance, no one would believe you're not a villain."
"Hiruko Kagetane... The judgment of others will take some time, but your judgment begins now!"
"Blue Bird, restrain them."