In a word...
"Life is so much better when it's peaceful~"
Chapter Two: Changes (Bonus Chapter for Tips)
Over these years away from all the hustle and bustle, I'd completely cut off every connection. At least I could still connect Little Black every so often to check on what was happening with the organization.
At the same time, I'd been wondering whether Little Black might expose my existence. After all, Little Black had already figured out who I was, but...
All right, it was a really difficult choice. Either I risked being exposed so I could learn what was going on outside, or I ignored everything and completely retreated into the mountains,
without paying any attention to the outside world.
But... I still chose to keep Little Black.
Even though I'd be taking a huge risk, I still couldn't cut myself off from the outside world completely. After all... I didn't want to wait until humanity had gone extinct and I was the only one left, only to hear the news years later.
Five years had passed, and with Gin-san and me being such obvious targets, it was clear there was no way to keep us hidden. There were satellites in the sky, Gin-san on the ground, Little Black to transmit information,
and all the things I'd done in Chang'an. Some high-resolution satellites could easily track my movements.
So... it was inevitable that I'd be exposed.
I was already mentally prepared for that. Besides, I'd recently been considering whether I should leave and see the outside world.
Over the past five years, humanity had finally undergone tremendous changes. Exoskeleton armor had started becoming widespread, and with it, as well as those three-meter-tall, small single-person mechs,
people had begun expanding their settlements in many places.
With the SD Islands at the