After Ji left, the three of them were surrounded by an unspeakable silence.
"...What is the actual situation?"
He seemed unable to bear the silence and uttered questioning words.
Haruma and Leis were speculating on the intention of Lina's sentence, which had no subject, while casting their eyes on her.
"Is Theon an enemy or a friend?"
Chunma couldn't answer her question for the moment. This was the same for Les, and so was Lina who asked the question.
In Hjalmar's personal opinion, he believes that Theon is a dangerous figure to humans.
Not only during the three years of military school, he has been hiding his true identity from the world.
Now his attitude seems to be that he is still reluctant to reveal information about "other worlds" and other people.
Ignore our instructions and fighting posture during battle.
And most importantly, the fact that he knew clearly about Haruma's situation of hating the "other world", but pretended not to know anything and continued in his friend's position.
Although it cannot be said that there is no personal relationship, objectively speaking, as a partner of the human army, it is indeed difficult to trust.
However, it is also true that there is no material that can be used to conclude that it is an enemy of mankind.
So far, Theon's actions are at least not against humanity.
On the seventh artificial island, hundreds of lives that were protected because of his power existed calmly.
In addition, the orders of the human army are now implemented well, although they are not serious.
There is no doubt that actions detrimental to the human military are not sanctioned.
All in all, there is no decisive factor that can distinguish whether it is an enemy or a friend.
Lina was the most thoughtful of the three present, able to think without emotion when necessary.
Haruma, who hated the "other world", and Leis, who was a little too naive for a soldier, couldn't even give such an answer.
No one spoke and fell into silence again.
It was not any one of the three people who broke all this, but a new person.
"Can these three people do it?"
Looking towards the person who interrupted, I saw a young man in military uniform standing there.
He is a new soldier at the same time as Haruma and the others, who just graduated from the military academy not long ago.
He and Haruma were both very professional students when they were at the sergeant academy. Although their relationship was not particularly good, they still had some relationship by saying hello or chatting with each other in the school.
"Long time no see, you are also on this ship."
"Well, although I can't be an elite mobile armored force like you."
The young man answered Les's words with a wry smile.
He originally liked frivolous words and deeds, so this sentence was just a joke and had no deep meaning.
"Even for graduates with special majors, it would be too difficult to suddenly go into actual combat with mobile armor. For me, this level is more in line with my personality."
"Hahaha... Indeed, we didn't expect to be the test pilots of the new mecha."
As Rice said, although he had heard in advance that he would serve as a mobile armor pilot on a new type of battleship, he never expected that it would be a new experimental aircraft.
No matter how good their grades in special subjects are, they are still new recruits.
Normally speaking, it is a mass-produced machine that is widely deployed, and its upper machine is riding on the left and right. The teachers of the ordinary military academy also began to hear such words, but when the cover was opened, they saw this situation.
It is said that there are special criteria for the selection of crew members and pilots of EC drive-equipped aircraft including the "Misty". The selection of Haruma and others may also be related to this situation.
"That doesn't matter, I'm here to talk to you about serious matters."
His expression suddenly became tense, and their expressions also involuntarily became stiff.
"What do you think of Theon Istar?"
The topic just mentioned was asked again, and the three people looked at each other in confusion.
"...Honestly, I can't tell. Whether I regard him as an enemy or a friend, there is no decisive basis."
Faced with Lina's calm answer, Halma and Les also nodded.
"I see... There is indeed no material to judge from now."
After listening to Lina's words, he nodded with enlightenment, and then said: "But..."
"If we continue to stand by and watch like this, what if something irreparable happens?"
"What's the meaning?"
"That's right. Putting that monster aside because there is no evidence. If dangerous preparations were really completed during this period, it would be a big tragedy."
Theon is neither enemy nor friend. In other words, it is very likely that it is the enemy.
Assuming that Theon is an enemy of mankind, the current situation is very dangerous.
Theon infiltrates the human army as a facilitator.
Although it is by no means very deep, it is certain that walking around in the new ship will definitely interfere a lot.
In addition, even the human army has not yet fully grasped what he can do with his supernatural power that is unknown to humans. It is difficult for Haruma and the others to predict what he can do.
This frightened him in front of him.
"...However, Xion has negotiated with the senior management and formed a cooperative relationship. The senior management should not ignore the risks involved."
"Indeed, I don't think Supreme Commander Gold and Captain Ajit Secret Sword have not considered this. ...But the other party is a monster? This wonderful power of superpower, no matter who it is, is very powerful. It’s not easy to deal with. That’s probably mind control.”
His refutation of Rice's opinion sounds a bit puzzling, but it cannot be said that it is impossible.
In any case, Halma knew that Theon had turned into a cat, and she also knew that Theon jumped up in defiance of gravity.
If someone asks me if mind control is possible, I think it is possible.
"If the opponent is a human, you don't know if it is an enemy or a friend, so you can wait and see. Since it is a human, it is impossible to do such unexpected things... But this time the opponent is a monster who doesn't know what he can do. Don’t you think I can’t speak so calmly?”
The young man spoke exaggeratedly to the three people.
His eyes were sharp and suspicious.
"...So, what exactly do you want to say?"
From the conversation up to this point, I knew that the young man in front of me had strong suspicions about Theon.
But why should Chunma and the three of them be told this matter?
Since the upper echelons of the human army accepted Xion's attitude, what he said just now might be considered treason.
There should be corresponding reasons and purposes for taking such a risk to tell three people about it.
Faced with Haruma's question, he lowered his voice and said.
"Will you help me kill Theon Istar?"
--Kill Theon.
The young man's words made Harujian and the others take a breath.
"If you confirm whether the other party is friend or foe, it will be too late if anything happens. Rather than doing this, it would be safer to punish the suspect, don't you think?"
"The superiors promised to protect his personal safety and ordered him not to interfere."
"Isn't it enough to just pretend it's an accident? Plus that guy believes in my promise and takes me lightly, then it'll be easy to handle."
"...Xion may also be a partner in the human army."
"It doesn't matter."
The young man did not hesitate in Lina's answer, as if saying that this was a matter of course.
"The opponent is a monster. If the probability of the enemy is not zero, it is better to destroy it faster."
This sentence is almost like saying "What are you talking about?" It seems to be asking me.
"Let me state first that this is not just me taking the plunge. There are many people involved in this plan. ... I hope you will join in, how about it?"
When asked if he could help any more, Haruma thought for a moment.
What the young man said does make sense.
If Theon is an enemy of humanity, the sooner the better.
In any case, for the human army, supernatural power is an unknown territory. Once something happens, it is almost impossible to deal with it. In order to prevent this situation, the only way is to strike first.
And the most reliable thing before that is to kill Xion.
Arrest alone was not enough, as became clear when the Seventh Population Island easily allowed him to escape.
In order to actually stop Theon, it can be said that there is no other way but to kill him.
The way to effectively eliminate possible dangers in the future is undoubtedly to kill Theon.
