Finally, with tears streaming down his face, sobbing and choking back tears, and with a heart full of atonement, Mizushio Sota chose a path in his life that was not one of escapism for the first time.

In a sense, he is one of the culprits behind the current situation.

If he had chosen to respond to Shimazaki Setsuna back then, then even if Gun-hime were still born and still came to the real world, she would have descended carrying Shimazaki Setsuna's love for the world.

Step, step, step.

In the silent meeting room, facing the sobbing Mizushio Sata, only one person took a step and made a move, slowly approaching him.

Tears blurred Mizushino Sota's glasses, making his vision unclear. Even so, he could still make out that the person standing in front of him was indeed a cosmic hero.

It was a warm hug from a cosmic hero.

"—"

Mizuno Sata stopped crying.

"Why..." His voice was hoarse, filled with pain, "for someone like me..."

"If you want someone to scold you, hit you, point out your mistakes, and make you suffer enough condemnation right now, then go ahead and do it, Sata, but I won't be that person."

Gently embracing the crying boy, softly patting his back and hair, Hideki Go's voice was like the clouds in the sky, making people forget their tears and remember the good times, "If you want to ask why, it's because you know you did something wrong, because you've been feeling guilty all along, Sota."

If it's Kassadin, if it's Ace.

The boy named Mizushino Sota might actually get slapped by an Ultraman first.

However, Hideki Go wouldn't do that, and Ultraman Jack wouldn't do that.

"But, but I really, I'm just too... Waaah, waaaah, Shimazaki, Shimazaki, she!"

All the memories he had deliberately forgotten returned. Although it had been more than a year, every conversation he had with Shimazaki Setsuna, every bit of growing closer, and every careful step they had taken together were precious.

This includes Setsuna Shimazaki's appearance, her voice, and the feelings they shared when they discussed the name of the military princess Altair.

The scattered fragments, all seeming as if they happened just yesterday, only intensify his heartache.

"Don't apologize, Sota. You don't need to apologize to me. What are you feeling right now? What do you want to say? You should have someone else to confide in and apologize to, shouldn't you?"

"What...does this mean...?"

Hearing Hideki's soft words of comfort, Mizuno Sota was immediately startled, his eyes widening: "Could it be that you—"

"Shhh."

Hideki gave a soft shush, shook his head slightly, as if keeping something a secret, and then said again, "It wasn't me who should hit you."

"You and Shimazaki Setsuna spent countless days and nights discussing, creating, and bringing into the world your daughter. You should face her and have the courage to do so, Sota."

“Altair…” Mizushino Sota chewed on the name, taking several deep breaths. “I will… I need to see her, I must see her! Altair, how could I have forgotten her? She was the last child of Shimazaki and me!!”

Although he caused Shimazaki Setsuna's death and Altair's mother's death, he may not have the right or the face to say such things. But now he still dares to say that he wants to see Altair. He is really too shameless.

But that's exactly what he should do!

Now, he suddenly had a lot to say to Altair, wanted to see her, and wanted to talk to her!

"Ah, I remember now!" Serega suddenly clenched her fist, as if struck by a sudden realization. "When I was fighting Altair, Sota suddenly appeared there, and Altair showed a very surprised and complicated expression. So that's what happened!"

"You're taking way too long to grasp this." Seeing the atmosphere ease, Mirokuji Yuya and Kanoya Rue couldn't help but complain.

"what……"

Uncle Matsubara Takakazu and the chubby, comical uncle looked at each other and gave each other a wry smile.

Unexpectedly, the fact that Gui Man hadn't appeared could have led to a world-destroying situation, all because of a common case of cyberbullying and a bunch of awkward teenage romances.

As an official, Kikuchihara Aki also glanced at Mizushino Sota a few more times.

He was just an ordinary boy who was lucky enough to be drawn into such a secret situation, but it turns out he was the key to everything.

However, no matter what Mizuno Sata does, what angers her more now is another group of people: "Mr. Go, do you need me to investigate and find out who exactly created and participated in the fabrication and dissemination of rumors about Shimazaki Setsuna?"

If it weren't for those cyberbullies, she wouldn't have had to be dragged into such complicated things, and even have to work overtime!

Everything on the internet leaves a trace. With the full support of various official departments, even information from more than a year ago, or posts that have been deleted, can be restored without any difficulty.

Hideki Go nodded: "Let's investigate first, but we don't need to do anything for now."

While this type of cyberbullying resulting in death is much less severe than the Metz alien incident, it shares similarities in essence.

It's impossible to expect Hideki Go to have a good impression of this type of person.

However, it would be difficult to justify asking human authorities to conduct a remedial trial under the laws governing manslaughter.

When people are alive and subjected to cyberbullying, the authorities do nothing; when people are cyberbullied to death, the authorities do nothing.

Now that the military princess Altair has come for revenge, and Ultraman Jack, who hates those who harm others, has appeared, the authorities know to speak up, know they want to arrest him, and know what to do.

The officials in this world are not bad people, nor are they evil people.

However, the bureaucratic class, which exists in every world, country, and era, suffers from the same problems of laziness and outdated laws.

Clearly, there are still no laws in the world that address cyberbullying.

Justice that is delayed is no longer justice, let alone justice carried out under duress or coercion.

What the authorities should do is not to arrest those who engage in cyberbullying, but to expedite the enactment and improvement of laws and regulations related to cyberbullying.

As for those perpetrators?

Compared to the official figures, it is Shimazaki Setsuna himself, the military princess Altair, and even his close friend Mizushino Sota who are truly qualified to judge and retaliate.

"So, we're going to face Altair tomorrow?" Uncle Matsubara Takashi asked nervously. "A life-or-death battle tomorrow?"

"It's probably not a life-or-death struggle. Even if everything succeeds tomorrow, it will only be the starting point of a big event. We are still far from the real goal. We need the help of many people and a lot of time."

Hideki Go thought for a moment, “Before that, I have a task for you, Mr. Matsubara, Mr. Nakano.”

"Please speak, please speak," the comical chubby uncle nervously agreed first.

How should I put it?

In such a life-or-death crisis, being entrusted with a mission actually brings a sense of relief. If one were completely useless at such a time, one would feel very bad.

After hearing the task assigned to them, the two immediately said, "Leave it to us!"

Then--

The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning, when the sun had already risen.

The military princess Altair is already positioned beneath the damaged Akihabara building, ready for battle!

Book 1: 551. Freedom or peace?

551. Freedom or peace?

One against two.

The streets of Akihabara, which are off-limits to visitors, are beneath a dilapidated building that has been cleared out.

It was expected that Hideki Go would be in charge, but Sota Mizushino, who was following Hideki Go with a resolute expression, was completely unexpected.

When the military princess Altair saw Mizushino Sota, her face, which had seemed to be mentally prepared for everything and could remain calm no matter how the negotiations unfolded, instantly broke down.

"What do you mean by this? Do you need to bring irrelevant people along to negotiations? Ultraman Jack, have you lost your courage?"

After her momentary loss of composure, the military princess Altair tried to feign calmness, believing that she had not yet been exposed, that her seductive tricks were still working, and that her true nature had not yet been revealed.

She was trying to get rid of Mizushino Sata so that she could calm down and gain a better advantage in the negotiations.

But that's useless.

"Alter, stop pretending!"

Mizuno Satsuta couldn't hold back any longer and spoke directly, frankly saying, "Thanks to Senior Go, I've remembered everything... Your name was something that Shimazaki and I came up with together. I'll never forget you again!"

"shut up!"

Swish!

With just one sentence from Mizushio Sata, the military princess Altair immediately knew that there was nothing left to hide or conceal. Her eyes sharpened instantly, filled with boundless ecstasy and resentment, and she directly pointed her sword at Mizushio Sata.

"You have no right... You have absolutely no right. I will never allow you to mention Setsuna's name. You betrayed Setsuna, how can you possibly show your face in front of me? Setsuna, Setsuna... When she was alive, you wouldn't even go to see her once!"

"Now that things have come to this, do you still want to play the emotional card with me? How shameless! Mizuno Sata, do you really think you're worthy of having any relationship with me? Do you want to claim kinship with me as my father?!"

He got more and more excited as he talked.

The negotiations had barely begun when the military princess Altair was already so excited that her voice cracked, completely abandoning her previous demeanor as the riddle teller and entertainer behind the scenes, and utterly breaking down in her defenses.

“I don’t have those thoughts… I know I’m not good enough for you, but what you’re doing now is wrong, Altair!”

Shui Xiaosa is terrified.

He was just an ordinary high school student, so ordinary that he didn't dare to stand up and set things right when his best friend was being criticized.

But now, he has come to his senses!

He was afraid of death, he didn't want to die, he wanted to live, and he had no intention of atoning for Shimazaki Setsuna with his death. Moreover, he also needed to support his parents, so he would never die and would never say something like, "If you are willing to forgive me, you can kill me."

but!

As long as he isn't killed, he'll endure any torture he may inflict, if that can persuade Altair!

“Shimazaki isn’t the kind of person who would take her anger out on the whole world for no reason. Altair, stop. Don’t bring any more people from the created world here. Send everyone back.”

"Let's not escalate the situation any further, and let's not extend our revenge to the whole world... The only ones who are bullying Shimazaki are those who spread rumors and fabricate stories. Everyone else is innocent. Let's do it together, Altair, let's go and eliminate those who spread rumors."

“That’s the right thing to do. If you hurt even more people, Shimazaki will never be happy. She’s not that kind of person, Altair!”

Everything came from the bottom of his heart; it was Mizushio Sata's desperate shout.

But as she listened to his sincere words, the expression on the military princess Altair's face only grew darker and darker.

"Hahaha……"

The eyes of the military princess Altair were terrifying to the point of being almost murderous. She first made a series of slaps, then burst into maniacal laughter.

"Hahaha, hahahahaha... What high-sounding words, Mizuno Sota, who do you think you are?"

“Indeed, I was given the common sense of humanity of the land of gods who created all worlds by Setsuna. You are right, it is indeed wrong to implicate or blame others, and it is only those people who have hurt Setsuna.”

"But who are you? Mizuno Sata, what right do you have to speak so objectively? Setsuna died so tragically, so innocently, so pitifully, yet you can still be so calm and objective. How much love do you really have for your mother?"

“Even you weren’t overly angry about Setsuna, and you’re so objective, which only proves that this world is not worth existing at all, including you, Mizushino Sata, you all deserve to die!”

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