Lin shook his head. "...It's different."
"But your life is no different from theirs. Human lives are equal, Lin. That's what you told me."
"..."
"The way humans exist is by passing life on to the next generation, so Delta was undoubtedly a qualified human."
That was right. The reason humanity could survive in this world for so long was because they constantly passed life onward. Delta had done that.
Thinking of this, Lin said nothing more and looked at himself in the mirror.
"Lin, you are my hope."
In his daze, he saw Delta saying that to him.
It was that gloomy meeting again. Everyone sat in their respective seats, silently waiting for an explanation.
"MSA-079 sent word that he has killed the Fourth Herrscher."
After a long while, following a light tap against the edge of the table, a document was delivered into everyone's hands.
The contents recorded within made some people gasp quietly, while others furrowed their brows.
"..." Amid the silence mixed with all kinds of emotions, someone stood up and said skeptically, "Everyone, I believe we need to reassess the Herrschers' threat level."
The person who had provided the documents sat at the very end, his hands beneath his nose as he watched him. "Councilman, what do you mean?"
"For a long time, we have believed Herrschers to be Honkai's highest-level threat, so we have always poured vast resources into fighting them without reservation." He picked up the document and sternly flicked the words that seemed absurd to him. "But now you are telling me that a single soldier and a robot that has only just been developed can subjugate a Herrscher. Furthermore, during the Third Honkai War, that soldier also effectively defeated the Third Herrscher alone."
"From the First Herrscher to the Fourth