Before O'Kaifeng woke up, Ariel had repeatedly conducted physical examinations on him many times, but there was still no sign that O'Kaifeng had been hypnotized or injected with drugs, and he was not mentally controlled during the days when O'Kaifeng recovered.
Although Ariel had been mentally prepared to think that O'Kaifeng had voluntarily committed such a rebellious act, hearing such a fact from O'Kaifeng's mouth made Ariel, who had always cultivated him and entrusted all his hopes to him, feel in his heart
Very painful.
"Okay then, why did you act rebellious?" Ariel asked with a disappointed look on his face.
"Because this is not our world, we have no right to interfere with everything in this world. Thinking of this...I have no choice but to do this." Seeing Ariel's disappointed look, Ou Kaifeng felt very guilty in his heart, but he didn't
regret.
"I see. When I told you about this mission, I thought that you had doubts about our plan. I didn't expect that you would directly betray us." Ariel said angrily.
"I don't know why I did this. Maybe it was a sudden reaction from my body. I have experienced a lot of things in the Duda Consortium, so I understand that in addition to abandoning the earth to preserve human civilization, there are still
Other parallel worlds choose to be unwilling to give up the earth, and live and die with the earth through their own efforts, but we happen to be in this world where we should not exist, and want to do things that interfere with everything in this world. This is really
Is that correct?" Ou Kaifeng said with doubts on his face.
"I didn't expect that you had so many thoughts in your heart. I should have had a good talk with you about this matter at that time. I just didn't expect that letting you stay there and become a mole would actually make you different from before."
"Indeed, I have done many lurking missions before, and I would never sneak attack Commander-in-Chief Ipta like this time, let alone betray the legion."
"As expected of me, you are the best child in the Z series. I am really happy that you have your own ideas and opinions." Ariel thought that none of the other children in the Z series could grow like him, and he felt deep in his heart.
I felt a little comfort in it.
"No, I am not excellent at all. I have even betrayed the relatives who raised me." Ou Kaifeng said with red eyes. He believed that he was not worthy of the word "excellent" at all.
"Didn't I tell you? As Ou Kaifeng, you think about it and decide for yourself. This time you did it."
"As O'Kaifeng?" O'Kaifeng asked with a confused look on his face.
"You no longer act as z17, an emotionless tool, but as a human named Ou Kaifeng with your own judgment and ideas. Although you betrayed me, you undoubtedly did what I asked you to do.
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"But, I betrayed your trust in me, and I betrayed everyone. Does this count as what I've done?"
"That's right, because only a fully established self can understand what I mean by this sentence. I also knew that you were confused early on. If I communicate with you more, maybe you won't make you betray us. That's it.
I also have a responsibility." Seeing Ou Kaifeng like this, Ariel realized that what he hoped to see most in the children he raised might be people with independent self-awareness like Ou Kaifeng.
"But among the children of the Z series, I am the most rebellious." Ou Kaifeng said with a guilty look on his face.
"It's enough that you can generate your own thoughts through this mission. Instead of completing the task numbly like a machine, you will make judgments on everything based on your own ideas." Ariel looked at it.
When I see O'Kaifeng like this, I think of myself when I just joined the Legion. Ever since I was forced to kill an old man, Ariel has thought a lot. He always hopes that in future missions, he will only eliminate the target, and does not want to hurt innocent people.
Therefore, Ariel would find a way to place all the prisoners and children who surrendered to him and let them serve the legion.
"What will happen to me in the future? Will I be executed as a traitor?" Ou Kaifeng asked.
"Hmph, if I execute you, I won't save you. Have you decided for yourself where you should go and which way you should take?"
"I...don't know..." Ou Kaifeng shook his head.
"Your strength is on par with mine, and you are the best among the many children I have trained. So are you willing to stay in the legion and continue to assist me? If you are willing, I will issue a report for you to explain to you
It was because he was mentally controlled when he was lurking in the Duda Consortium that he acted rebelliously. If there is any responsibility, let me bear it." Ariel sincerely invited Ou Kaifeng to come back again.
"I'm sorry, Captain Ariel, I am no longer Z17. Z17 has died in that explosion. Now I am Ou Kaifeng, so I can only make judgments based on Ou Kaifeng." Ou Kaifeng looked at Ariel.
Although he was touched by such a sincere invitation, Ou Kaifeng still rejected his kindness.
"Okay, I understand. I will transform your liquid metal crossbow into a liquid metal chopper. Please take this thing away." Ariel gave Ou Kaifeng a map, which showed the location of the weapon.
"Captain Ariel, why are you...I betrayed you, but you have to do so much for me..."
"Betrayal also happens from time to time in the Legion. As long as people have different ideas, this will happen. But now the person who betrayed me turned out to be my favorite child. It's really ironic.
." For Ariel, Ou Kaifeng is one of the Z-series children that he cares about most. It is the most ironic thing for Ariel that the child he cares about most betrays him.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, Captain Ariel, you gave me life and saved my family, but in the end I had to betray you." Ou Kaifeng kowtowed to Ariel with a sad face and apologized.
"It doesn't matter anymore. You are no longer a child. Don't shed tears in front of me."
"I understand. I will definitely cherish the weapons you gave me."
"This is our farewell gift. From now on, we will be enemies. Don't call me captain anymore." Ariel understood that since Ou Kaifeng had clearly chosen to take this path, there was no need to retain him.
"I know, the road I want to take in the future may be more difficult and dangerous than the road of staying in the Legion, but I will definitely persevere."
"Let's go, let me see how far you can go on the path you choose."
Then, Ariel handed the map to O'Kaifeng, then handed a pistol to O'Kaifeng for defense, and asked O'Kaifeng to secretly take out the weapon according to the location on the map.