"Click, click, click."
The gears were turning.
Kate looked up at the gears before him, anger and fanaticism gleaming in his eyes.
He had once hated all of this with every fiber of his being, but he had endured it, burying the flames of revenge in his heart. Every day, he worked here, doing the job he despised most: cleaning these gears, oiling their bearings, replacing paper, and checking drive belts.
Countless times, he had wanted to smash these things to pieces with his tools and tear those evil sheets of paper to shreds, but...
A voice had told him.
The time has not come.
Yes, the time had not come.
Until now.
Kate turned toward the bound researchers under his men's guard and sneered.
"Look at yourselves now, everyone."
Kate walked toward his captives. Although he wore nothing more than an ordinary cleaner's uniform from the data tower, he felt as though he were dressed in a nobleman's finery, brimming with pride. He raised his head and stared at them. Their faces were filled with fear and anger, but unfortunately for them, there was nothing they could do now.
"How ridiculous, how wretched, how helpless. Now you finally understand that no power can match the power of humanity itself!"
Kate raised both hands high and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Look! You thought yourselves kings of the world, that you could rule this entire city, this entire nation, even the entire world just by hiding in this little iron tower! But what about now? You're nothing but a bunch of pathetic prisoners! What does that prove? It proves that no matter how powerful your so-called machines are, they cannot match humanity's own strength! In the end, humanity will triumph!"
"You shameless bastard!"
"You damned Luddite!"
At Kate's