Special effects: Saving the world starting from becoming a Zergling

Central Hospital

Yuuma and Tendou stood outside the door like statues guarding the entrance, each carrying a gift.

"Go easy on him next time, otherwise it would be a real headache for me if he got hurt."

Yuzhen looked through the glass window in the ward door and saw Xiaoxu sitting by Kagami's bedside, his mouth opening and closing, seemingly talking to Kagami.

Knowing that Xiao Xu probably wouldn't be out anytime soon, Youzhen leaned against the wall, like a deflated balloon.

"Even the mackerel I bought is still left in the restaurant and I haven't picked it up yet."

Tiandao looked pained as he thought of the mackerel he had left in the shop.

"If ingredients aren't stored properly, the taste will change." Tendou looked at Yuuma and suddenly realized that this guy was the source of all the trouble lately.

If it weren't for Yuuma's unexpected actions, he might have already made miso mackerel by himself, instead of standing here like a statue, frozen in place.

"We should have just taken care of you back then, and there wouldn't have been so many unexpected troubles."

Thinking back to the first time he met Yuzhen, this strange insect, Tendou felt that he shouldn't have let him escape.

"I'll help you move the mackerel in a bit." Yuzhen had no idea what Tiandao was planning.

In reality, Tiandao just wanted someone to help him move the mackerel, since he had bought quite a few.

Before he could finish speaking, Tiandao quickly chimed in, "Then I'll have to trouble you!"

They were obviously waiting for him to say that!

"Squeak—"

The door opened, and Xiao Xu calmly came out, looked at the two of them, and said, "You can go in now."

Tendou and Yuuma exchanged a glance, and just as they were about to go in, they were pushed aside by an angry person.

She pushed the door open forcefully, went inside, and then slammed it shut with a thud.

The two people standing outside the door looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

"I told you not to be reckless, why don't you ever listen?!"

Misaki was furious, but looking at Kagami lying on the bed looking somewhat aggrieved, she didn't know whether she should vent her anger.

"You're just a newcomer, just an ordinary person. There's no need for you to be at the forefront of every battle. What can you use to deal with the Zerg?"

Misaki sighed helplessly and offered some advice to Kagami.

"We, ZECT, are an organization established to eliminate the Zerg, but that doesn't mean we need to make meaningless sacrifices."

"With the overall goal in mind, protecting your own life is the most important thing, understand?"

"But I joined ZECT to wipe out all the Zerg! I'd even sacrifice my own life for it!"

Kagami seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Misaki with a stubborn expression.

"You... sigh—"

Faced with Kagami's stubbornness, Misaki really didn't know what to say. After glaring at Kagami, she put down the gifts she had brought, and hurriedly left the ward in her high heels.

The ward fell silent. Kagami stared at the gift Misaki had placed down, and buried memories were stirred up, playing back frame by frame in his mind.

......

It is a burning flame, and also a dream that has been burned to ashes.

The glove thrown into the fire and the baseball that was gradually turning black reflected in Kagami's pupils, driving him to rush forward frantically and try to extinguish the flames with his own coat.

"Xiao Liang!" he called out to his younger brother, who was sitting to the side, as he pulled a charred baseball from the extinguished fire.

"Why did you do this?! Are you giving up on your dreams?"

He grabbed his younger brother, who was slumped on the ground, by the collar and asked angrily.

Faced with his older brother's questioning, the younger brother simply responded with silence.

"Should we give up just because of a small setback?"

"There are so many more things we could have done!" He showed the charred baseball to his younger brother.

"But...the doctor said I can never be a pitcher again!" Kagami Ryo's expression was quite gloomy.

"There are other positions you can try, why give up so easily?! If you give up, won't you get nothing in return?! If you give up, what about all the effort you put in before?!"

Kagami Shin said anxiously, not wanting his younger brother to become depressed and despondent.

"Your brother will be with you. Stand up, and you'll become stronger!"

After hearing Kagami Shin's words, Ryo raised his head: "Can I really do it, brother?"

"You've always been excellent. Becoming a professional pitcher—wasn't that a promise my brother made to me?!"

Kagami's voice was deafening, and it ignited a glimmer of hope in Kagami Ryo's heart.

He reached out and took the baseball from Kagami Shin's hand, stroking the burn marks on it.

"I understand, brother. I will try my best." Kagami looked directly at her brother and made her promise.

This is our agreement.

"Squeak—"

The door was pushed open, the sound interrupting Kagami Shin's reverie and preventing him from sinking into deeper sorrow.

"You seem to be in a bad mood, Kagami. Who hurt you?" Yuuma asked, feigning ignorance.

Tendou, standing beside him, sized up Yuuma, who was feigning ignorance, and seemed to have noticed him...

Oh no. It should be said to be the vile nature of an insect.

"It's just a Zergling; it's my inadequacy."

Kagami smiled, seemingly unaffected by the incident.

Tiandao put down what he was holding, said nothing, and walked straight to the window to admire the scenery outside.

As I said before, we were just strangers who met by chance. If Yu Zhen hadn't insisted on dragging him along, he wouldn't have wanted to waste his time on this boring person.

Perhaps Kagami does have some special talent, but for now, Tendou's assessment of Kagami is that of a brainless brute.

Aside from that useless courage, this man was nothing but arrogance, recklessness, and naiveté.

Seeing that Kagami remained silent after speaking, Yuuma didn't know what to say. He put down what he was holding and patted Kagami on the shoulder.

"Tendo." He called out to the dazed Tendo, and the two of them left the ward one after the other without disturbing Kagami any further.

"Do I really lack the talent to become a ZECT member?"

Kagami opened his palm, as if trying to find something on it that could prove himself.

But ever since Kagami Ryo disappeared and he joined ZECT, he has been unable to accomplish anything and has repeatedly made things worse for others.

"Perhaps I really should change something?"

He froze, thinking about the failure he had suffered a few days earlier.

If that Zerg hadn't been killed by another Zerg, the mistake he made would have been greater than any other.

He leaned back on the bed, realizing for the first time how ridiculous his stubbornness and ideas were.

His reckless actions not only failed to achieve his goals but also repeatedly caused unnecessary trouble for others.

"My efforts seem to have gone astray."

Realizing the problem, he began to reflect.