Academy’s Dark Perspective - Chapter 344



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Academy Dark Curtain Viewpoint Episode 344

“No… … Not yet… … !”

That can’t be true.

Just a little bit more, just a little bit more… … !

Airi, who had been sobbing on her knees, quickly got up unsteadily and started running again.

He continued the fight by rushing towards his enemies, breaking their heads with blows, kicking their waists to cut them off, and shooting them to burst their hearts.

After destroying several small colonies, it stopped in place, breathing heavily.

The clear blue sky did nothing to block the blazing sunlight. Airi’s mechanical parts were heated to a crisp by overload and the heat of the sun, and the blood on her body was boiling and giving off a burnt smell.

‘What does this mean?’

It’s all over now.

With black smoke billowing out, Airi slowly walked towards the city. One step at a time… … As she trudged along, she soon reached the city’s border.

How much time had passed? Before I knew it, the sky had become dark. Normally, it would have taken an hour to get there by car, but as I was absentmindedly walking, it had taken me eight hours.

As she arrived at Gate 58, the National Guard guards let her through as if they were used to it.

Suddenly, I looked up at the sky and saw that the sky was starting to become dark with dark clouds, as if a summer shower was about to fall.

“… … .”

What the hell am I doing here?

I want to rest. I want to go back and rest.

Although those were the only thoughts that filled my head, for some reason my body was headed in a completely different direction.

She passed through the boundaries of each sector in turn and boarded the elevator heading to Elysium.

Covered in blood, wounds, and dust, she was looked at with suspicious eyes as she walked, but fortunately, the Elysium elevator guard recognized her and let her go. He looked at me with pity, as if he knew something about my situation, but I didn’t have time to pay attention to that.

Airi walked aimlessly from there and arrived at Aaron’s mansion. Miyu and the others were contacting her like crazy, but she blocked them all.

I opened the front door, which I had become accustomed to, and strode into the living room without even thinking about shaking off my muddy shoes.

and…….

“Ah, Airi!”

“Hey you……!?”

Everyone was gathered there.

Silence, Reina, Houhou, Ciel, Miyu, Kalia and Serena. And many other characters who had connections with Aaron… … .

“… … .”

“… … .”

Everyone who saw Iri’s condition was speechless.

In the middle of it all, Aaron still sat with his eyes closed. Not sleeping, but not awake either, giving off an odd air.

Iri stares blankly at Aaron for a long time.

Perhaps out of consideration for Iri, people quietly moved away. And then… … .

“Iri Aliceval!”

Serena ran up to Airi as if she couldn’t stand it anymore and slapped her across the face. It didn’t hurt at all, but some of her skin armor, which was tattered from the injuries she had sustained in battle, fell off.

Or Serena would scream at Airi with tears in her eyes.

“Iri, what on earth were you thinking, coming only now!? You contacted me, and now where have you been and what have you been doing… …!”

“Hey, stop it!”

“[Hey, tear that woman out!]”

The Guardian and Silence grabbed Serena’s arms and dragged her out, and the rest of the people left the room, leaving only Airi behind.

Airi, who had been waiting for everyone to leave, approached Aaron unsteadily. She knelt before him and called out to him in a hoarse voice.

“Hey, Chairman… … .”

“… … .”

“Chairman… … .”

“… … .”

“Aaron… … .”

“… … .”

“Aaron Stingray… …!!”

“… … .”

“please……!!”

I kept calling him, but of course he didn’t answer. Eventually, all the emotions I had been suppressing burst out and I couldn’t help but burst into tears again.

“I… … I worked hard… … !”

“… … .”

“I really worked hard… … Why are you doing this! I fought tooth and nail for you… … Every time I felt like I was going to collapse, I gritted my teeth and held on, but why… … Why… … !!”

“… … .”

“Please, say something! You’ve overcome so many near-death crises so far! Why can’t you get up this time? If you’re in there, please say something!”

“… … .”

“iced coffee……!”

Airi couldn’t continue speaking and started sobbing while holding Aaron’s hand.

The head that had been raised to look at each other’s faces is now unable to hold up and falls down. She holds Aaron’s hands together and buries her face in them as she speaks again.

“I… … am so tired… … .”

“… … .”

“Every time I said that, you helped me… … You showed up with an unlucky smile as if you could see right through my mind… … You solved everything as if it was a lie… …!”

“… … .”

“But why can’t it be this time!? If I did something wrong, I’ll apologize! If you have any complaints, let’s talk about it!? Why do you keep your eyes closed and your mouth shut… …! When you’re all awake… … !!”

“… … .”

“Get up! Get up!!”

“… … .”

“If you keep doing this, you’ll really die… … So please wake up! Please, please, please!!”

Please, please, please.

Airi repeated the words over and over again, expressing her earnestness, but Aaron did not move an inch.

Just like a robot with its eyes still closed, with the power cut off.

“Eee …

Iri cried, frustrated that he didn’t respond at all.

I cried because the world was so frustrating, I cried because the wounds all over my body hurt from fighting, I cried because I felt sorry for myself, and I cried because everything in the world was so damning.

Crying and crying again.

He quietly placed Aaron’s hand on his cheek. Then, in a voice that had become completely hoarse, he muttered softly.

“… … I liked it. And thank you.”

“… … .”

“It’s all thanks to you.”

With those words, Airi’s vision suddenly fell into darkness. The fatigue that had built up over nearly a month had forced her to turn off.

dump.

Airi fell asleep as if she had fainted while leaning on Aaron’s lap. Although it was not intentional, she was holding onto Aaron’s hands tightly as if she was determined not to let him take her away.

… … And so, the last night for the two of them greeted dawn in a profound silence where not even a sound of breathing could be heard.

* * *

And the next day.

Airi opened her eyes in excruciating pain, as if her entire body was screaming. At first, she thought she had been stabbed with scissors, but when she actually checked, it was worse.

“… … .”

My body didn’t move.

Perhaps it was because he fought to the limit with unfamiliar modules. Considering that there was not a single healthy spot on his body, it was a miracle that he was able to move until now.

“… … .”

Airi barely managed to turn her head, which was not moving properly, and looked out the living room window.

A cool breeze came in through the slightly open window, fluttering the curtains. The dew reflected the morning sunlight, sparkling so brightly that it was blinding.

It was a very beautiful sight, but to Airi, everything seemed gray. Gray grass, gray sky, gray window frame, gray living room.

… … I don’t really want to see it.

I didn’t want to open my eyes and face the fatigue to see this world. Iri closed her eyes again and tried to fall asleep.

however…….

“……uh?”

… … There was something strange on my shoulder.

A small blanket was fluttering across her shoulders.

‘Who the hell is it?’

Could this be one of the people who visited the mansion?

As she thought that, she noticed someone had scribbled on the palm of her hand.

The writing there is-

“… … … !!”

Sleep disappeared in an instant.

* * *

Millettech conference room.

As Kalia entered the room, a large crowd of people sat around her. The members in attendance and the layout were not much different from previous G20 business meetings, but the atmosphere was quite different.

As soon as Kalia entered the conference room, someone immediately called out to her without even declaring the opening.

-President Kalia. It’s all over now.

“It’s over? The contract is still-.”

-You may have thought you had managed to keep it a secret until now, but it seems you have underestimated our intelligence. I understand that you wanted to rebuild your fallen empire by selling Aaron Stingray’s name, but you should have been a little less greedy.

“… … .”

– We have confirmed that Aaron Stingray has become an over-adapted individual and is suffering from personality loss. In response to this, our biotech company will terminate the contract and file a lawsuit against Stingray for damages.

“… … I don’t know what you’re talking about. We are fully aware of the dangers of the power of the human weapon called ‘Aaron Stingray’, and as experts, we were simply controlling the timing of our deployment into the battlefield in order to be on guard against it. If you make such ridiculous assumptions that Aaron Stingray is an over-adapter, we will sue for defamation. And by deploying Aaron Stingray right now… … .”

– I hope you do that. But even if you do that, wouldn’t it just be implanting a behavior control chip in him and making him act like a doll? And if that happens, of course he’ll be incomparably weaker than his ‘original state’. That means we won’t be able to provide you with the ‘service’ you’ve come to expect from us.

“… … .”

– Even if you succeed in defending the city using that doll, you can’t avoid a lawsuit. By the way, you’re a really bad woman. Even if you’ve become over-adapted and lost your personality, the very idea of ​​mercilessly implanting a behavior control chip in the man who was your brother and using him as a doll is… … It’s so ‘Stingray’-like that it’s creepy, isn’t it?

“… … What does that mean?”

– Literally. The Stingray Empire was able to survive despite all the atrocities they committed in this city because of their overwhelming power. But now that empire has collapsed, and you, a Stingray to the core, can’t shake off that bad habit. How long do you think you can continue to threaten us and gain profit? Huh?

Corporate leaders who take turns pressuring Kalia.

Among them were companies that once held the position of vassal of the ‘Stingray Group’.

But they were tired of Kalia’s threats, led by Aaron Stingray, and under Chairman Stingray, and had no intention of leniently treating her.

“… … .”

Kalia tried to think of a way out, but nothing came to mind.

I thought I could hide the fact that Aaron was an over-adjusted person, and when the time came, I could implant a behavior control chip or drugs in him to turn him into a fighting doll that would obey my commands and pretend to be normal… … But since the truth has already been revealed, that method would be meaningless.

-I wonder if the current Stingray company will be able to pay all the money we filed for the lawsuit.

-Well, there are endless ways to get money in this city. If anything, there’s even a way to make the boss pay with his own body…

– Mr. Brian. There are also women here. Please refrain from making crude jokes.

-I’m sorry about this.

They even started to make terrible jokes among themselves about Kalia.

Of course, there will certainly be some among them who are determined not to dismiss their earlier remarks as a ‘joke’.

‘What should I do……?’

A dilemma.

Kalia clenched her fists in a situation where she literally couldn’t escape. A bead of sweat ran down her cheek.

It even seemed as if they were unwilling to give Kalia time to come up with a plan.

-Okay, take it.

At someone’s command, the private soldiers waiting inside the conference room came up to either side of Kalia and grabbed her arms.

At that moment, when Kalia was about to be dragged away.

“Who is an over-adapter?”

Bam.

The conference room door opened with the beautiful sound of a baritone voice. As soon as ‘that being’ entered, a pressure of a different dimension began to weigh down on everyone in the room.

Black hair and golden eyes and a beautiful appearance.

A man with the characteristics of the Stingray family confidently and undeterred approached Kalia’s seat.

Kalia, who was very nervous, muttered as if she had seen a ghost.

“Oh, oh, Brotherieeeeeeeee!?”

Aaron Stingray.

He was back.