Sengoku's voice was full of persuasion. This was his last bargaining chip, and what he believed was the only way to bring this monster into the fold.
As long as he could be put to use by the Marines, all their previous losses and humiliation could be wiped away! The Marines might even... usher in an unprecedented age of strength!
Yet the answer he received was a low, eerie burst of... laughter, as though it came from hell.
"Heh... hehehe... hahahahahaha!!!"
The laughter came from Kirishima Bupai's mouth, still carrying a trace of inhuman reverberation because he had only just left his Sin Devil Trigger form.
That layered sound echoed over the deathly silent ruins, sounding especially sinister and grating.
His shoulders shook with laughter, as though he had heard the most absurd joke in the world.
"Justice?" The laughter stopped abruptly, and Kirishima Bupai's gaze became utterly cold and mocking.
He looked down at Sengoku, each word like an icy steel needle piercing the hearts of every Marine officer still conscious. "Sengoku, and all you Marines who call yourselves just..."
"Your so-called justice is defined by the Celestial Dragons, isn't it?!"
"Ask yourselves honestly. Is what you uphold really justice?"
"Or..." After a brief pause, Kirishima considered his words a little before continuing, "when those piglike Celestial Dragons up in the Holy Land Mary Geoise fart, do you take it as an imperial decree?"
"They casually enslave people and torture them to death like playthings. Can't you see that?"
"They can leave an entire country's people destitute, with the starved dead littering the land, all for a Heavenly Tribute. Can't you see that?"
"They launch massacres and destroy islands on a whim, just because someone offended their supposed dignity as 'descendants of gods.' Can't you see that either?"
"Aren't