Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

"The goal is to stop humanity from harming the Cursed Child? Rentaro Satomi's goal has been exposed. This is an evil plan coveted by the Cursed Child, attempting to seize our legitimate freedom!"

"Prime Minister Kikunojo Tendo has been kidnapped. Before his disappearance, an order he left behind was automatically issued, declaring that as long as he is not present, all citizens of Tokyo can unconditionally kill any cursed child!"

"It's four o'clock in the afternoon. Only six hours have passed since Prime Minister Kikunojo Tendo was kidnapped by the criminal Rentaro Satomi. The Prime Minister has returned!"

"Those evil and terrible cursed children in Tokyo, who are always ready to harm us humans, have spontaneously mobilized and responded to Prime Minister Tendo's orders to kill them in large numbers. Sure enough, the wanted criminal Rentaro Satomi could not withstand the pressure and returned the prime minister who belonged to all of us."

"This is a victory for humanity, a victory in the war against the Cursed Children! Let these filthy Gastrea understand that this world belongs to humanity, and no matter how much they covet it, they will never make us humans yield an inch! Long live humanity! Long live humanity!"

In fact, the official position of Prime Minister Tendou Kikunojo was not that of Prime Minister, but rather that of "Assistant to the Holy Emperor". However, this did not prevent everyone from recognizing and calling him Prime Minister.

In reality, most of the power in Tokyo was in his hands, with only a small portion in the hands of the sixteen-year-old Holy Son, who held differing opinions from the masses and attempted to persuade humanity to accept the cursed child.

[Wanted criminal Rentaro Satomi promotes apocalyptic theories in a plaza, fabricating claims about Gastrea numbers and aliens. Guards arrive, the army opens fire, and the wanted criminal is wounded and escapes!]

[Rentaro Satomi's partner, the cursed child Enju Ranma, has been discovered. The other police officers work together to cut off one of his means of attack, but unfortunately, he manages to escape. Prime Minister Kikunojo Tendo has called on the citizens to join a large-scale search!]

[The mysterious masked man, Hiruko Kagetane, has appeared, openly supporting wanted criminal Satomi Rentaro. He has murdered several councilors, committing heinous crimes, and his priority has been raised, placing him above Satomi Rentaro in the list of wanted criminals!]

[Some claim to have seen wanted criminal Rentaro Satomi meeting with wanted criminal Kagetane Hiruko at a certain location. The two appeared to be at loggerheads, with Satomi allegedly preventing Hiruko from killing a politician, leading to a falling out.]

The Great Holy Emperor has been kidnapped by wanted criminal Rentaro Satomi, and his whereabouts are unknown. Prime Minister Kikunojo Tendo has announced an emergency temporary suspension of the Holy Emperor's duties and powers to prevent the criminal from using the Holy Emperor's status to fabricate orders.

[A report has surfaced alleging that the Sima Zaibatsu has repeatedly neglected its mission to search for wanted criminals Rentaro Satomi and Enju Aihara, deploying minimal manpower and resources. Could this be a covert conspiracy with the wanted criminals to assassinate political figures?]

[Sima Miori, heir to the Sima Zaibatsu, publicly declared that from this day forward, the Sima Group will continue its search for wanted criminals Satomi Rentaro and Aihara Enju, and will invest even more resources in the future, even dispatching its own bodyguards to forever follow in the footsteps of the great Prime Minister, Tendo Kikunojo!]

One month.

From the initial resolute look in his eyes to the self-assured awareness he had when he first took action, thinking that the worst that could happen was that he would be treated as a wanted criminal, but he could still accomplish his goal, and that he could clear his name and become the greatest hero in saving humanity when the Mefilas aliens appeared a month later.

Perhaps then I can even fantasize that, based on this achievement, I can create a harem in this era, and be with both Tendo-nee and Miori, never to be separated.

If possible, this could be an opportunity to encourage more people to listen to the Holy Son and reduce hostility towards the Cursed Children.

This is how it should be, this is exactly how it should be...

But how did it turn out like this?

"Wanted criminal Rentaro Satomi, give up resistance! Give up resistance immediately! Hand over the Holy Emperor, surrender yourself, and obediently await being torn apart by chariots and slowly sliced ​​to death! Do you still intend to continue your crimes against humanity? It is the greatest disgrace for our Tokyo area to have someone like you!"

It's already reached a dead end.

It's raining heavily.

On the last day of the month-long period, at the final moment, a torrential downpour began.

Rentaro Satomi was soaked by the heavy rain. His prosthetic body had many bullet holes and was crooked even though it was hard. In his arms, Enju, who had lost an arm, was delirious from the fever and was losing blood.

"Why did this happen? Why did this happen? I was clearly right. I was so restrained. I said everything. Those politicians promised to help me before they were released..."

Rentaro Satomi kept muttering to himself.

Every time he kidnapped a politician, he would kneel down and kowtow, explaining the five-year period and the matter of the Mefilas aliens to them with reason and emotion. At first, the politicians scoffed, but later they all said they would consider it and help.

But why is it that after each politician was released, instead of doing what they said they would do, they incited people to oppress the cursed son even more?

Even now, they've even severed Enju's arm, pushing her to the brink of despair. She has a high fever but can't even see Dr. Muroto, and she's on the verge of being burned to death!

He had been running around for the past month, dealing with police, other officers, the military, and even civilians who came to insult him. He was very careful with his actions and didn't kill anyone, only knocking them unconscious.

But why is it that each of them shows no mercy and attacks him again and again, yet the number of people keeps increasing?

Even Wei Zhi, who initially anonymously supported her actions, could no longer secretly provide support due to pressure from others and public opinion.

Kisara-nee has been imprisoned by Tendo Kikunojo; her fate is sealed.

Now, he has no one to support him, whether in official circles or among the general public.

Hiruko Kagetane, the mysterious masked man, a powerful man ranked around 100th in police officer IP rankings, is an experimental subject of a human modification project, just like himself. Therefore, he hates humanity, stands up to support him, and kills several fickle politicians.

But because he killed someone, when he came to find him, he threatened him, saying that if he killed someone again, he would report him to the authorities.

So even Hiruko Kagetane is no longer by his side. He is isolated and helpless. Outside, there are police, police officers and soldiers everywhere, and even further out, there are many civilians who come to despise him.

They had all found their final hiding place.

Rentaro Satomi felt no sense of tragedy about himself, only an indescribable desolation.

Is this what happens when you become a hero?

He's clearly right, so why is everyone, everyone is stopping him?! Aaaaaaah!

"Look at your pathetic expression, finally starting to wallow in self-pity, Rentaro Satomi?"

At some unknown time, Hiruko Kagetane, along with Hiruko Kagetane's cursed child partner Hiruko Kohina, also arrived at this final hiding place.

Rentaro Satomi shakily raised his eyes, his face contorted with a mournful expression: "Are you here to mock me?"

"Rather than mocking you, I'm here to witness your final fate, Rentaro Satomi."

Hiruko Kagetane wears a smiling mask, but his hatred for humanity cannot be concealed by that mask.

He shrugged, a sigh escaping his lips: "A long time ago, I was just as naive and ignorant as you, like Rentaro Satomi, wanting to be a hero but not wanting to get my hands dirty?"

"Heh, you think you can be at ease just by following the laws set by the big shots, and that you won't blame yourself for whatever you do, whether you fail or succeed? Your subconscious is really naive and selfish, Rentaro Satomi."

Rentaro Satomi gritted his teeth, wanting to refute, but he couldn't.

If it were anyone else, he would definitely argue back, unwilling to reveal the selfish truth deep in his heart. But in front of Hiruko Kagetane, even if he argued back, it would just be a joke.

Hiruko Kagetane understands him too well, because Hiruko Kagetane may have once been someone like him, which is why he helps him, although the main reason is probably to create chaos.

However, Hiruko Kagetane is him, but he is not Hiruko Kagetane. Hiruko Kagetane has become the person he is now who can kill, but he still doesn't dare to kill anyone. He even scolded Hiruko Kagetane and wanted to kill him because Hiruko Kagetane killed the fickle politician.

Even so, even so.

Even now, Rentaro Satomi still refuses to admit or acknowledge what Hiruko Kagetane said.

"Are you suggesting that as long as I'm willing to kill and become a true anti-human, like you, I can succeed? I will never stoop to such a low level as you!"

“Degenerate?” Hiruko Kagetane laughed. “If you insist on saying it that way, then so be it. But, how hateful, Satomi Rentaro.”

"hateful?"

"Indeed, hateful."

Rentaro Satomi gritted his teeth: "What does this mean? You hate me, don't you!"

“You’re wrong. I don’t hate people like you because I don’t hate myself,” Hiruko Kagetane said calmly. “I’m just lamenting why it was you who encountered the Mefilas aliens, and not me.”

Rentaro Satomi roared in fury:

"Me, me—who am I doing this for? Aren't I doing this for you all? I'm doing this for all of humanity! I'm sacrificing myself! I was chosen because I'm the most unlucky one. I'm the one who works the hardest and makes the biggest sacrifices, and I'm not even understood. Everyone criticizes me, everyone stands against me, and everyone goes against me!"

"Even you, Hiruko Kagetane, now even you are criticizing me, looking down on me, and not understanding me? You clearly believe in the Mefilas aliens, so why are you qualified to criticize me, Hiruko Kagetane!"

"Because you don't deserve it, Rentaro Satomi."

Hiruko Kagetane said calmly, "If you don't want to bear this responsibility, you can simply ignore the demands of the Mefilas aliens. That would certainly be more selfish than what you are doing now, but by not taking on this responsibility, no one can really blame you."

"But once you've chosen to take on this responsibility, you can no longer be selfish or care about your reputation. You must do everything in your power to fulfill this responsibility, sacrificing your life, honor, personality, bottom line principles, family, lover, ideals, and dreams."

“If you can do these things, you are a true hero. Even if you fail, no one will have anything to say. But if you want to take responsibility but are unwilling to pay the price, then it is ridiculous, Rentaro Satomi.”

"—" Rentaro Satomi paused for a moment, speechless.

If, if the Mifilas aliens had chosen Hiruko Kagetane to carry out their demands, given their tendency to kill several council members at the slightest provocation...

Whether he will succeed or not is still uncertain, but at least he will be better off than he is now.

After a month, he actually stirred up people, and countless more of the cursed children were harmed.

What am I doing this for?

“Others…” Rentaro Satomi suddenly seemed to realize something, and trembled, “Could it be that those politicians don’t completely disbelieve the Mefilas aliens, but rather think the same way?”

“See, so this is your selfishness, Rentaro Satomi,” Hiruko Kagetane laughed. “Even now you still have expectations of politicians and those big shots, hoping they will see your predicament and appreciate you. You’re really dreaming.”

"But I'm telling you, you're wrong. While those politicians don't completely disbelieve in the existence of the Mefilas aliens, they're thinking something else entirely."

Since the Mefilas aliens are willing to give humans a chance, even a naive, immature, selfish, and inflexible lowly commoner, a mere police officer, is willing to give a chance in exchange for the survival of humans with such a simple request.

If Rentaro Satomi dies, is it possible that the Alien Mefilas could choose another person to continue the lottery?

Thinking about this possibility, politicians will think about what would happen if they were nominated. Wouldn't they be able to change the way the Mefilas killed all Gastrea and make themselves the emperor of Earth?

The politicians were thrilled just thinking about it.

Let Rentaro Satomi complete the mission? Haha, how could that be!

Who knows if the Mefilas aliens will intervene once they see that Rentaro Satomi has fulfilled his request, and then they'll stop holding the lottery? Who dares to gamble on that possibility? After all, they are aliens, and they might not give us many chances.

Therefore, the politicians already knew each other's consensus without even needing to communicate; none of them wanted Rentaro Satomi to meet their demands!

On this point, all politicians, except for the nominal supreme leader, the Holy Emperor, share the same opinion.

Although the Holy Emperor did indeed want to ease the relationship between humans and the Cursed Children and improve the treatment of the Cursed Children, her power was not even comparable to that of the Prime Minister, so how could she possibly be a match for all the politicians in Tokyo?

When Hiruko Kagetane laid bare all the darkness of humanity, revealing it all through that smiling mask, Satomi Rentaro felt utterly powerless.

Yet he still didn't hate, or rather, as a submissive citizen, he still didn't dare to hate those politicians who had ruined the future of humanity. He could only, and dared only, laugh coldly, trembling with anger, unable to utter a single word.

"emission!"

boom!

The police outside had been shouting their pleas for surrender countless times, but seeing no one come out to surrender, they essentially pulled out tanks and started firing cannons directly at the building.

"I should go," Hiruko Kagetane said, his figure flashing like a ghost as he tried to escape. "You'd better learn the consequences of your soft-heartedness, weakness, and selfishness, Satomi Rentaro!"

"Wait! Where are you going!" Rentaro Satomi shouted. "You'll be dead in five years too! Where are you going then?!"

"Rentaro Satomi, do you think I'm someone who's afraid of death? Ever since the day I was dragged into human experiments and almost killed after the experiment failed, I've stopped being afraid of death and don't care about humans anymore. As for where I'm going, there's no need for me to tell you!"

Hiruko Kagetane has his own goals, and even if humanity only has five years left, it won't shake his resolve. He was originally determined to take revenge on the politicians.

Immediately, the tank shelling, Hiruko Kagetane's attempt to escape, the insults from the police, the police and the public, Satomi Rentaro's mourning and Aihara Enju's near death, all came to a standstill in the next second.

The shells stopped, humanity stopped, the explosions stopped, the wind stopped, the air stopped, even the light stopped.

The world fell silent, without warning, becoming an almost unbearable silence in an instant, where even the movement of air and bacteria ceased to exist.

"What? What happened? This... this could be... time has been stopped?!"

In this stagnant world, only two people are mercifully allowed to move around: one is Rentaro Satomi, and the other is Kagetane Hiruko.

Faced with this horrifying scene, Hiruko Kagetane's smiling mask could no longer hold a smile. He was utterly shocked and could no longer maintain the composure he had when facing Rentaro.