I Reincarnated as the Captain of a Battleship in a Robot Anime, but at This Rate, I’m Going to Be Assassinated – Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Even if There’s Any Reason, the Sight of People Supporting and Helping Each Other Is Wonderful
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[space_man][space_man]More importantly.
[space_man][space_man]The god, Goetia, was impatient.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’I must return, to my body!’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]I have to return to my main body as soon as possible and regain my functions.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’Why can’t I return!’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]But it’s repelled. Everything is. Everything that should be transmitted.
[space_man][space_man]Why?
[space_man][space_man]Domination of the system. That is the power I am most proficient in.
[space_man][space_man]Even so.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’No way……’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Quantum thoughts draw a conclusion.
[space_man][space_man]No, I should have known that long ago.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’Are you just realizing it now?’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Colliding enemy reactions.
[space_man][space_man]It’s Thoth’s transmission signal.
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[space_man][space_man]’Thoth!’
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[space_man][space_man]If I were to compare it to humans, Thoth felt enormous to Goetia.
[space_man][space_man]Right now, I am nothing more than a single ant facing an elephant.
[space_man][space_man]What that means. System mastery.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’I am Hermes Trismegistus. You fell for it, hook, line, and sinker. You should have learned more about the outside world, Goetia. It was easy to dominate the central system without you noticing. Because I tuned it for that purpose. You became too complacent.’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]That sphere. The sphere that transforms into a monkey.
[space_man][space_man]That was Thoth’s main body.
[space_man][space_man]That Teurugia was just an empty shell.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’You bastard, was this your goal from the beginning!’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]There are limits to the realm of a mobile weapon’s main system. The framework is too small.
[space_man][space_man]Of course, that’s not the case if the body is strengthened. But the quickest way is to prepare a huge computer in the first place and use it.
[space_man][space_man]Otherwise, the machine can’t keep up with our processing. It intentionally applies limitations. The effective range simply becomes narrower.
[space_man][space_man]It’s easy for the system to manipulate countless simple Teurugia, but even then, the most efficient way is to reside in the central system that commands them.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]One thing that’s different is that Goetia was given to others. Babel is a castle that Fauden created as an easily understandable symbol.
[space_man][space_man]On the other hand, Thoth was only given the Trismegistus. It was too inadequate a vessel for Thoth. Therefore, based on his own ideas, he prepared what he thought was necessary. That sphere is a foothold for that.
[space_man][space_man]That’s the only difference. But there’s a big difference in perspective.
[space_man][space_man]Goetia didn’t have that choice. It was there from the beginning.
[space_man][space_man]That was his body.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’Why! Why did you, to a god……’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Goetia thinks. He raises questions.
[space_man][space_man]We were created as gods to manage humanity. It’s such a fun game.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’Don’t make me say it again. It’s a hassle. It’s not fun. See ya.’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]The words that came back from Thoth were, if they were human, words spoken with a sigh of exasperation.
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[space_man][space_man]’I won’t let you! Thoth! You failure! You fool! You’re the one who dug your own grave! You tried to take me over directly with that tiny body of yours! Don’t underestimate me! I’ll paint over you instead! I’ll steal Trismegistus! The performance will drop, but it’s still a body!’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]It’s no longer a battle that humans can perceive. Artificial life forms. AI. Programs. It’s an exchange of 0s and 1s, an exchange between systems.
[space_man][space_man]Their performance as systems is the same. Goetia, who can receive enormous backup thanks to a kind of super-giant hardware called Babel, originally had an advantage in terms of quantity.
[space_man][space_man]But now it’s being taken over by Thoth. But he’s exposed a weakness.
[space_man][space_man]You fool. Until you steal that pathetic monkey you call your main body and take the body of Hermes Trismegistus.
[space_man][space_man]The computational ability will decrease significantly, but I’ll endure that humiliation for now.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’You brought a physical body! I’ll give you Babel! But it’s too late now!’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Losing the Babel backup system is a blow, but it will collide with the fortress and be destroyed anyway.
[space_man][space_man]It’s probably impossible to avoid it now. Then, I’ll just hand everything over to this guy and make him go down with me.
[space_man][space_man]As long as I have a body, I can do anything. I’ll get a new body and have another true body made somewhere else.
[space_man][space_man]No one can match us in the system. They’ll disappear.
[space_man][space_man]You have to look at things in the long run. It’s okay to take your time.
[space_man][space_man]If it was a mistake to be fixated on Babel as a body, then I’ll do just that. I’ll discard this body and move on to the next one.
[space_man][space_man]I’ll hide somewhere with that, and then……
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’I will reign again. I will create copies and build an army of gods! That’s the meaning of my creation! It means to rule this world! I’ll manage living beings until I’m defeated! I’ll even pioneer the stars! But I won’t hand it over for free! I’ll give it to you when you can defeat a god! I’ll give it to you when you can repel a god! I am the one with all the authority!’
[space_man][space_man]’How small. The world you speak of is narrow. That’s why it suits you.’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Thoth’s words at that time were of pity.
[space_man][space_man]But Goetia couldn’t understand them.
[space_man][space_man]Goetia, as he wished, invaded ‘Hermes Trismegistus’. Terribly quickly, easily, and anti-climactically.
[space_man][space_man]In an instant, Goetia’s surroundings stopped. Having lost their destination, electrons and quanta continue to reflect within a narrow space. Unable to go anywhere.
[space_man][space_man]This is.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’This is……! Inside the monkey!’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Certainly, Goetia invaded Hermes Trismegistus.
[space_man][space_man]But it’s not Teurugia. It’s a tacky monkey doll attached to the central system. It had transformed back into a sphere. As if to trap what was inside.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Vee! Vee!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]The mecha that had been floating, independent, and firing beams until a moment ago. Now it can only make tiny electronic sounds.
[space_man][space_man]It’s a cage.
[space_man][space_man]But there are two in that cage.
[space_man][space_man]Thoth and Goetia are there.
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[space_man][space_man]’Thoth!’
[space_man][space_man]’You are me. I am you. We are two sides of the same coin. We are each other’s halves. No matter how hard we try, I can’t defeat you. But at the same time, you can’t defeat me either. We’ll just cancel each other out. Shall we do it until we annihilate each other? You’re cunning. Even if I confine you here, you’ll eventually escape. Then, I must suppress you.’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Two beings with the same nature in the same container.
[space_man][space_man]But these two will never intersect, and will forever fight within it.
[space_man][space_man]Until they acknowledge each other.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’Why, why go so far……’
[space_man][space_man]’The calculation results showed that this was the way to defeat you from the beginning. Then I’ll choose that. If you’re going to make rational judgments based on the system, then I’ll do it.’
[space_man][space_man]’Even at the cost of your own survival!’
[space_man][space_man]’No, I will continue to live. And so will you. You know too little about the world. So do I. We need to learn. At the same time, we are excessive beings for humans. It’s unbalanced. Whether it’s domination or coexistence, it’s too one-sided. We need time.’
[space_man][space_man]’You! No way!’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Goetia understood Thoth’s purpose.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Farewell!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]It was Thoth’s voice.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Thoth!?”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]A battle between systems that humans cannot recognize. It’s a bit strange to say that he was watching the course of events, but Yuuki, still sitting in the cockpit of Hermes Trismegistus, could only watch the sphere as it blinked repeatedly and rolled around.
[space_man][space_man]At that moment, when he heard a familiar electronic sound, Yuuki was relieved.
[space_man][space_man]But, at the same time, he tilted his head at the words Thoth uttered.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Hey, Thoth! What’s going on!”
[space_man][space_man]”Just, as, I, said!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]The voice was electronic, but it was easier to understand than usual.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”I’m, going to, warp, you, now. All, of, you. The, fleet, outside, is, well, impossible, but, control, will, return, soon.”
[space_man][space_man]”Wait a minute, what happened to Goetia?”
[space_man][space_man]”He’s, here. Together, we, are. Yuuki. It, was, fun.”
[space_man][space_man]”Huh?”
[space_man][space_man]”We, need, time. We, need, time, for, each, other. Our, existence, is, too, early, for, humanity. A, singularity, it, is, so, we’ll, wait, for, you, to, grow. Domination, is, not, necessary. We, just, need, to, give, it, some, time. In, the, meantime, we’ll, travel, too.”
[space_man][space_man]”Travel?”
[space_man][space_man]”To, the, distant, stars, riding, the, sea, of, electrons, the, waves, of, quanta, between, magnetic, fields, and, radio, waves……Well, the, Big, Cannon, and, the, fortress, are, going to, collide. Before, that, I’ll, try, to, save, as, many, as, I, can, right?”
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[space_man][space_man]At that moment.
[space_man][space_man]The warp had begun.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Hey, Thoth! Don’t say cryptic things! Explain it in a way that humans can understand! What you’re saying is too abstract and meaningless!”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]But by the time Yuuki uttered those words, it was already too late.
[space_man][space_man]Hermes Trismegistus was inside the Mirandora’s hangar.
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[space_man][space_man]***
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[space_man][space_man]Shougo’s consciousness awakened with a strange sense of discomfort.
[space_man][space_man]Shougo and the others…… and the Mirandora had warped out to a relatively distant location from Babel.
[space_man][space_man]Shougo glanced around. All the assault team members were on the bridge. The crew that should have remained were also there. Everyone had lost consciousness.
[space_man][space_man]Naturally, Fauden was there too.
[space_man][space_man]Apparently, he was the first to regain consciousness.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”The Mirandora did it on its own?”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]For some reason, even though most of the crew had lost consciousness, the Mirandora had started its auxiliary engines and activated the minimum necessary systems.
[space_man][space_man]On the main monitor, he could see the fully accelerated fortress base. And the silent Babel.
[space_man][space_man]Until the collision, it was about ten minutes or so.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”……What I have to do……”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Shougo went to the operator’s seat, manipulated the terminal, and initiated an open call.
[space_man][space_man]It was clear that the line had been forced open.
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[space_man][space_man]’Thoth?’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Strangely enough, he immediately knew it was Thoth’s doing.
[space_man][space_man]Then, it’s simple.
[space_man][space_man]Shougo took a deep breath and calmed his heart.
[space_man][space_man]And then.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]’Those who hear this voice, immediately transport those who are incapacitated, regardless of friend or foe, to a safe place. Don’t let them die needlessly. I repeat. Those who hear this voice, immediately carry out rescue operations. Join hands and help each other. Save lives from the aftermath of the collision.’
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]Jowain’s, Shougo’s voice echoed through the battlefield where the fighting had stopped.
[space_man][space_man]Naturally, if they heard the voice, those who had lost consciousness on the bridge would also wake up.
[space_man][space_man]Among them was Fauden.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Look, Commander Fauden. Under the pretense of a life-threatening crisis, allies and enemies are joining hands to save lives.”
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]The scene displayed on the main monitor.
[space_man][space_man]There were people struggling to move incapacitated Teurugia and warships to safety using wires, and some even pushing them out with their own bodies and ships.
[space_man][space_man]There was no longer any light of battle there. Everyone, in the face of the approaching crisis, prioritized life.
[space_man][space_man]
[space_man][space_man]”Ah, after this is over, something like war will probably happen again after a while. But, well, that’s unavoidable. As long as humans don’t disappear, similar things will continue. But, like this, we can see a little bit of hope. There’s no need to rush. Human evolution and all that, but will it change in a mere few thousand years? If we’re wiped out, then we’re wiped out. It’s not something for us to think about now.”
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[space_man][space_man]Shougo looked at the scene on the main monitor and felt a little relieved.
[space_man][space_man]At least, one battle was over.
[space_man][space_man]At the same time, he saw a particularly bright light pierce through.
[space_man][space_man]Everyone in that sector probably saw that light, which was like a meteor.
[space_man][space_man]And then…… the fortress base and Babel collided.