"Haaaaa!!! Arghhhh!!! Aaaaaa!!!"
What are all these screams?
Is it the pain of a victim of savagery?
Or cries for freedom?
"Aaarggghhhh!!"
Why am I screaming?
Does this truly hurt?
"Aaaarg….AAAAAAA!!"
What even is pain?
When something pricks your finger…
Isn't that pain too?
Why do people just say "ouch" when they get a thorn in their finger?
"Haaaaaaaa!!!!"
Why isn't all pain equal?
Just how much pain can a person endure?
And what about me? What is my limit?
"Aaaaarggggghhhh!!!…"
Pain…
How long has it been?
Feels like I've been here for centuries…
Suffering this pain for centuries…
Why me?
Who even am I?
Why do I have to go through this?
When I don't even know my own story…
Why is this world putting me through all of this?!
Does God really not exist?
Why does He allow this to happen??
"Aaaarrrrrrgghhhhhh!!!!"
How long will this go on?
Why is no one here for me…?
My brother—whom I practically killed myself for… why doesn't he risk himself for me?
But he's dead, isn't he??
Heh…
"Hhhhaaaaaaa hhhh.. ah. Ah … haaaaaa!"
So does that make me the fool?
Or is this just how things really work?
Weren't we brothers…
Wasn't I your second son…
Wasn't I your big brother…
WASN'T I THE ONE WHO SAVED YOUR SHITTY LIFE AND DIGNITY FROM SOME OTHER SON OF A BITCH?!!!
"Haaaaaarrrrgggghhhh…!!!!"
Why ME?!
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The morning arrives…
The sun still shines beautifully…
Denis gets up and washes his face…
He looks at the wound on his face…
Disgusting…
A gash running down his face… even across his eye…
He wraps it again… and steps outside…
They've been in Taka City for the past two weeks…
So what happened??
After Zack was kidnapped by OptiPax, Ayato and the NWC escaped Dragonomica—taking Bifrat, Krauser, and Denis with them…
Ayato offered them a deal…
Both sides wanted Zack back…
A collaboration…
And Bifrat agreed… even though it was risky.
NWC's true motives were still unknown…
But to reach Zack, they needed a strong connection…
OptiPax's main base still hadn't been found…
For two weeks, raids were launched against OptiPax…
NWC had already declared war on them…
And of course, it didn't take long…
Just a few days ago, Jerusalem also broke the peace and declared war…
Jerusalem's declaration was both good and bad news…
Thanks to them, OptiPax would collapse faster…
But if they found Zack first, it would be a disaster.
Turns out Jerusalem had been after Helios from the start… just like the Dragonomica government…
Due to Helios's subconscious healing ability, Zack's wounds were recovering fast…
Denis decided to go straight to Mia's room…
Who was Mia?
Ah, old Bifrat…
He hid something massive…
Zack's family wasn't just his dead parents and older brother Kevin…
He also had a beautiful little sister—unable to walk due to paralyzed legs…
Her light blue eyes and blonde hair left quite an impression…
Turns out Zack did know Mia once…
But after he "died" and came back to life through Macu energy, his memories were scrambled…
His brain had been damaged…
So he forgot the sister he once loved dearly…
Except Bifrat.
He used to visit her in the hospital every day…
That's why Zack sometimes had suspicions like,
"Where does this old man keep disappearing to? Is he a spy or something?"
This was why Bifrat would vanish from time to time…
Taka's family owns a tall skyscraper in the city center—and that's where they're staying now…
The operation to find Helios is being run from there…
Denis knocked on the door:
"Mia… um… can I come in?"
A graceful voice replied from inside:
"Denis? Of course… come in…"
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Meanwhile, another room is shown… a dark one…
Suddenly, there's a knock on the door:
"Sir… sorry to disturb you… Here's the report on the new locations we attacked within OptiPax."
Someone is sitting in a large chair facing multiple computer screens…
The screen's light only reveals a stylish suit…
His face remains hidden… but long blond hair is visible…
"Result?"
"Unfortunately…"
"…you may leave."
At that moment, someone else steps into the light…
"Andrew… this has gone on too long…" he say.
"I agree…"
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File #020
NWC
Known as New World's Creators, this cult is secretly led by the Taka family. But not many know this…
Their goal is to unite the Sacred Sphere and create an entirely New and Ideal World…