"His wife died at the hands of Gastrea, so he hated both Gastrea and the Cursed Children. Just the usual style around here—bullies who feared the strong. If he had the guts, he should have gone after the Gastrea for revenge. Instead, he only dared persecute the Cursed Children. How ridiculous. Fine, I'll let him live a few more days. As for that Heaven's Ladder, I should deal with it early."
After leaving Kagetane Hiruko, Shen Fei went straight to Kikunojo Tendo's residence. Listening to him mutter xenophobic remarks to his deceased wife, Shen Fei felt nauseated. Kikunojo Tendo was simply the sort of person who disgusted him.
If Shen Fei had not had plans for later, he probably would have been unable to stop himself from acting against him already. Of course, he would never let him die so easily. He would ruin his reputation and destroy the entire Tendo family along with him. Kikunojo Tendo wanted to use the Seven Stars Relic to summon Scorpio Five. He was courting his own destruction.
Heaven's Ladder, its full name the Linear Super-Electromagnetic Projection Device, was a railgun capable of firing metal projectiles under 800 millimeters in diameter at sublight speed. It had originally been designed for use against humans, but just after its design was completed, the Gastrea war erupted. Afterward, because so much territory was lost, Heaven's Ladder ended up within Gastrea territory.
Perhaps it was simply luck, but the Gastrea had not destroyed the device, allowing Rentaro to use it to kill Scorpio Five later on. This time, however, Rentaro would not get the chance.
"Not a bad weapon. It may not compare to a railgun, but ordinary people really can't stop it. Right, I can't just make it disappear out of thin air either. That would make