Chapter 957: Today, I Did Honor to the Cards / Chapter 958: Cagalli: Goodbye, Father-and Goodbye to My Cowardice

"I have no reason to place you in a negative position," the Sybil System continued.

"But didn't I take the Kusanagi?"

The Kusanagi did not belong to Cagalli. It belonged to Orb.

"We have liquidated Asaha's assets and offset them accordingly. The Kusanagi was a historical issue, and it has now been resolved. As of this moment, there is no debt relationship between us," the Sybil System said.

"I see..."

AI's position was somewhat difficult to understand, yet also very easy to understand.

But precisely because of that, Cagalli realized just how... she could not bear to think about how misguided her own position had been.

"Then why did you come here?" Cagalli asked, puzzled.

"Rescue," the Sybil System said.

"But why? You have no reason to, do you?" Cagalli found it strange.

"You are an Orb citizen. The Sybil System serves Orb. When you were taken hostage by terrorists, I had an obligation to save an Orb citizen."

The Sybil System's words left Cagalli speechless for a moment.

Then tears spilled from Cagalli's eyes.

"Ah—I..."

Though she harbored ugly wishes, though she wanted to restore that illusory Orb.

Cagalli did not long for power.

What she wanted more was to realize her father's ideals themselves. What she wanted more was to make Orb itself a better place.

That was why Cagalli had never once given up her identity as an Orb citizen.

"Following assessment, the Executor is unsuitable for this mission. In order to save you, I hope you can exercise your own initiative during this mission," the Sybil System said.

"I—what should I do?" Cagalli did not hesitate.

She had to leave this place.

The old Orb these people wanted... was something like that really right?

Destroying present-day Orb for the sake of that, destroying people's homes for