Hirota jerked upright. "What do you want me to do?"
Pegas Alien said, "We've already found out that Dr. Segawa, the man who created Super Weapon R1, will be visiting the Defense Force and TPC."
"As long as you perform well in the upcoming competition, you'll definitely qualify to serve as Dr. Segawa's security detail."
"Then, take the opportunity to eliminate him. That way, we Pegas Aliens will have nothing to worry about."
Hirota nodded. "Fine. As long as you can make me win, I'll do anything."
"We'll make you win. We look forward to your performance." The Pegas Alien lurking in the shadows was very satisfied.
It possessed hypnotic abilities and could plant powerful psychological suggestions in intelligent lifeforms, making them obey its commands.
But when it encountered people with firm wills who fought back desperately, such as Soga in the original story, it needed the spaceship's advanced technological equipment to complete the hypnosis.
Fortunately, Hirota's pathological obsession with victory left him completely defenseless against them. Remote hypnosis was more than enough; there was no need for any machinery.
Before long, the day of the joint military exercise between TPC and the Defense Force arrived.
The exercise grounds were exceptionally vast. Most of Sea Base's personnel filled the western section, numbering more than ten thousand.
The Defense Force had even more people. Several dense formations of troops numbered in the tens of thousands, all here to observe the elites from both sides.
Director Yu Tsuchihashi and Chief of Staff He Zhi sat high on the reviewing stand alongside Commander Sahara and Officer Saijo of the Defense Force, looking down on everything below.
(Image: Commander Sahara)
After a round of speeches that were outwardly courteous but secretly barbed, the opening ceremony ended and the individual events began.
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