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Chapter 270 Awakening

High-rise conference room

The image displayed on the screen was the enormous Klaxosaur that appeared during the induction ceremony in the Thirteen Cities.

"Recently, Klaxosaur activity has been excessive, and there are reports of large-scale individual incidents that should not have occurred."

"Shouldn't this be left to Nine to handle now? He still has other tasks to complete."

"How long are you going to let the Strelitzia run rampant? Now that it has achieved the aptitude for a special prototype, there's no need to leave it there any longer, is there?"

"Same as above. It would be unwise to allow her to continue to come into contact with the original's turbid stamens."

"Just in case, we need to prepare new stamens."

"Don't worry, there are plenty of operators who want to partner with that girl."

At the very top of the conference room, a mysterious figure stood suspended in mid-air, looking down at the group of so-called high-level executives talking below, and couldn't help but sneer.

"He wanted you dead, you would never have lived this long! However, he made me keep you alive until now. Cherish the time you have left, for your time of destruction is not far off!" After saying this, the mysterious man's body was blown away by the wind like sand.

……

Inside the medical room, Man sat on the hospital bed, holding her head and muttering to herself, "A demon, that guy is a demon. Partnering with her is just insane! We'll be killed..." Man's body trembled violently, and she seemed to be unable to speak properly.

Tai picked up the tray from the bedside table; nothing on it had been touched. As Tai walked out, passing the opening in the bedside curtains, she glanced at Man sitting on the bed, looking emotionally traumatized.

"Are you alright?" Ichigo asked.

Outside the ward, there is fullness, gazing intently, heart and zero all within.

Tai turned back to look into the ward and said, "He doesn't seem to have touched a single bite of food. Since it's such a waste, I'll eat it for him."

He peered into the ward and said, "She's been like that ever since she came back."

Zero thought for a moment, then went into the ward. Reaching Mitsuru's bedside, Zero looked at Mitsuru, who was sitting there huddled with his head in his hands, still trembling, and asked, "Mitsuru, what happened between you and Zero-Two?"

"What happened...? That woman was going to devour me completely. My blood, my flesh, my soul... she was going to take it all away. At first it was normal, but halfway through her control, she suddenly... seemed to be trying to kill me."

"Full..." Zero stretched out a hand.

Suddenly, Man, lying on the hospital bed, rushed out from behind the curtain, grabbing Zero's collar with both hands and saying, "What's even worse is that she laughed! She actually managed to laugh!"

Man's tone was agitated, but it wasn't hard to hear the deep fear in it.

"Full!"

"Calm down!" Tai, who was watching from outside the door, handed the plate to Wei Mu, preparing to come in and help.

"This is what happens when you partner with that guy... You'll end up like that too! If you think you're the only one who's special, there's a limit to being an idiot!" Man had barely finished speaking when he was pushed back onto the hospital bed by Tai, who had just entered.

"Are you alright?" Ichigo walked over to Zero and asked with concern.

"Hmm." Looking at Man on the bed, who was having nightmares even in his sleep, Zero was lost in thought.

Dormitory area...

Zero stood under the eaves, watching Tai and Ayame play soccer in the yard. The boy reappeared in front of Zero.

The boy was also leaning against the wall, a lollipop in his mouth. Zero seemed used to the boy's presence. Watching Tai and Kaimu still playing soccer, Zero asked the boy, "If I partner with Zero again, will I end up like what Mitsuru said?"

"What? Are you scared? If you're scared, you don't have to partner with Zero Two." The boy said nonchalantly.

"All you need to do is answer my questions," Zero said.

"Okay. Remember that rumor about Zero Two? No one could partner with her three times." The boy took the candy out of his mouth and said.

"Hmm, what does this have to do with what we're talking about?" Zero asked.

"Of course there are, because even if you partnered with Zero Two three times, nothing would go smoothly. But you don't need to worry, you won't die." After saying that, the boy put the candy back in his mouth.

"I won't die? What do you mean? Since I'm not the exception, how could I not die after partnering with Zero three times? What good would it do you if I died!?" Zero's voice was full of anger, seemingly dissatisfied with the boy's answer.

"Don't rush me, I haven't finished yet. If you insist on partnering with Zero Two, I can guarantee your safety. Because you are me, and I am you. If you die, do you think I can continue to exist? So, do whatever you want to do without worry, I'll take care of everything," the boy said.

Zero glanced at the boy, said nothing, and seriously considered his next choice: continue as partners or give up. If he gave up, Zero's life would undoubtedly be saved, but he would lose his ability to control. If he chose to partner with Zero-Two, Zero would only have a 50% chance of survival.

This general probability wasn't because Zero was confident in himself and believed he was the exception. The probability in this class came from the boys. Although the boys' words were baseless, and much of it was even wishful thinking, Zero still chose to believe them.

"Still thinking about manipulating things with her?" Ichigo's voice came through.

Zero subtly shifted his gaze and saw Ichigo walking towards him. At that moment, the boy had vanished.

Mei stopped two meters away from zero, leaned against the wall, and put her hands in her pockets.

"I simply can't believe her. Seeing Mitsuru's condition only reinforces that feeling. If the rumors about the partner assassin are true, Zero might die after two more rides," Ichigo said.

After hearing Ichigo's words, Zero finally had an answer in her heart, and her eyes became firm. "Even so, if it's with Zero-two... I still have a chance."

Ichigo pulled her hand away, clenched it tightly, turned to look at Zero, then turned back. "So you're prepared. I understand. Then I won't stop you."

"Ichigo?" Zero asked, looking at Ichigo.

Ichigo stood up. "As the captain, I must also be prepared." After saying that, Ichigo walked past Zero.

"Are you ready...?" Zero looked up at the sky.

……

"Exterminating the Klaxosaurs is not wrong, but that doesn't mean you can act arbitrarily." In the elevator, Hatch looked at Zero Two in front of him and said.

"A Klaxosaur of that level shouldn't need to exert so much power. Because of your judgment, we almost lost one of our people. Are you listening?" Seventh Sister said.

Ling Er leaned against the handrail, looking outside. "I really want to get out of here, I'm suffocating."

"I'm talking about you."

"As long as Darling is here, there's no need for me to bring him here. Everyone else will be wiped out sooner or later anyway," Zero Two said.

"Zero Two, although they belong to different units, they are all partners who operate FRANXX, just like you," Seventh Sister said.

"Partners? Can we eat them? Soft, limp partners are just a hindrance." Zero Two said.

"Although they are an informal force, their aptitude scores are high; they are operators we have screened one by one, starting with physical examinations," Hatch said.

"Oh...I can't tell," Zero Two said.

"You think that way because you're special, right?" Hatch said.

Upon hearing Hatch's words, Zero Two immediately looked at Hatch with hostility in his eyes.

"Are you trying to say I'm not human?" Zero Two said.

"I'm talking about ability ratings. And a zero Strelitzia manipulation license probably won't come through," Hatch said.

"What do you mean?" Zero Two asked.

"I just received a notification from headquarters that you need to return to the front lines," Seventh Sister said.

Ling Er was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood.

(End of this chapter)