Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

"Hubby, it seems that you have gradually come to understand the [heart] now."

"!?"

Seeing that Shinji didn't answer his question directly, but turned to another topic that Hubie had to pay attention to...

Hubie subconsciously touched his chest, and the computing system tried to define the "heart"... but failed.

"Hubby... I still don't know what the [heart] is."

"Not knowing doesn't mean it doesn't exist. No one can accurately describe such extremely idealistic things, but I can tell from your behavior that at that time..."

The trembling mechanical girl whose first reaction in the face of danger was to beg him to run away...

"How do you define success and failure in this operation?"

"…【Success】Conditions: Form an alliance with the 【Dwarfs】, or retreat unscathed after demonstrating sufficient force in front of the Dwarfs; 【Failure】: Shinji and Shubi will die."

"What if I tell you that what you consider a failure is also a success for me?"

"..."

"So this means that this operation has a 100% success rate, because I am not trying to accomplish a certain goal, but to experience the process of accomplishing the goal."

“…I don’t understand.”

Shinji looked at Hubie who was being fooled by him, and patted her head with a smile:

"Hey, Hubie, do you think you are happy during this time with me?"

"..."

Hubie was stunned, her mind gradually recalling the fights between the two of them during this period of time. Although she simply wanted to seduce Shinji at the beginning, her purpose seemed to change gradually.

She became like a little girl who was just playing tricks... It was obviously meaningless, even though she knew she would be rejected, she still liked to occasionally make some suggestions in front of Shinji...

"Hubby...feels very happy...being with Shinji."

"That's right!"

"Let me ask you again, if one of us needs to sacrifice, will you be sad?"

"...Hubby...yes, Shinji...no!"

"That's not something you can decide, but I think if it really comes to that, we'll both die together..."

"You should be able to feel it now, that feeling of cheering at times and feeling depressed at times. This is the [heart] you have always wanted."

"Is this... [Heart]?"

Hubie touched his chest in confusion. Could it be that he had found the thing he had been looking for for so long just like that?

Suddenly, a big hand pressed on her head again, ruffling her hair, and then forcefully pulled her hand up.

"You may not believe this, but I have actually seen quite a few people who call themselves Gods, but none of them have been able to gain any benefit from me yet..."

"So, if you believe in me, come and try to completely change this world with me. No matter whether you succeed or not, no matter whether you will die or not, as long as you can give it a try, it will be enough!"

"Hey~ Hubie, are you willing to believe me?"

Hubie's eyes gradually widened, and he stared absentmindedly at the young man in front of him who was holding his hand. An indescribable feeling kept surging up his body.

"[Error...Error...Error...Operation terminated]"

The data in his mind had become a mess, but Hubie didn't want to care about it anymore...

"Hubby...willing!"

Drops of water fell from Hubie's eyes, but at this moment the robot girl had a bright smile on her face, a joy from the bottom of her heart that she had never felt before!

……

"Ah!"

In a pitch-black room, a white-haired boy suddenly sneezed violently, and the subsequent recoil made him fall backwards.

"...Hey, no way..."

"boom!"

“…Hiss~ It hurts a little, am I sick? Why did I suddenly feel so bad just now?”

Riku stretched out his arms and lay flat on the ground, his face still tired and he was still mumbling:

"Is it that late already? I guess I need to find a brighter light source that lasts longer next time..."

"Dong dong dong..."

"Who?"

"Hey, Riku! They're back!"

"Ah? Who's back?"

"Of course it's those two people!"

"Um...those two people...oh!"

Riku suddenly sat up alertly. It seemed that there was finally good news. It turned out that having a superhuman friend was a good thing!

Thinking of this, Riku hurriedly struggled to get up, then quickly opened the door and ran out.

off base

The two warriors... no, they should be two [ghosts], who also greeted Shinji and Hubie who were walking back enthusiastically, and Shinji also recognized these two guys.

It was the two guards who were scared to the ground by Hubie. Who would have thought that now they are ghosts and are back to their old jobs...

"It's you two again... It seems like you really like this position."

"Hehe, there's nothing we can do about it. We have good eyesight and run fast, and most of the shifts are taken by us... By the way, Shinji, go and persuade Riku. That guy has become a workaholic again since you left, and we can't stop him!"

"Really? I see. Let me go see what's going on..."

After the conversation, Shinji and Shubi returned to the human base.

Speaking of which, during the week they were away, they saw many non-human races on the road, such as demons, giants, and dragons, but humans were the only ones who had never been seen before, like rare animals.

Riku's map clearly showed that there were two other human tribes on that road, but it seems that they have moved away or been killed...

"Hey! Shinji, you're finally back!"

Not long after Shinji left, a messy white-haired man suddenly jumped out. Now Shinji understood why the two guards asked him to persuade Riku.

"stop!"

"You...are you going to turn into a zombie? Or is there no one to feed you now that Chloroney is gone?"

"Huh? What are you talking about? I came all the way here to welcome you, and you're scolding me like this?"

This is really not Shinji's fault, because the other party looks like he has been sucked up...

"Okay, look at yourself. Take a rest for the next two days. I shouldn't rush to take the next action for the time being."

Hearing this, Riku also showed a bitter smile:

"There's nothing I can do about it. After all, the current situation of humanity is still too serious, and I also underestimated the complexity within other races. These past few days I've been hoping that you'd bring me some good news..."

"So…what about it? Anything?"

Shinji felt more or less relieved when he saw the other person's tired but energetic appearance. After all, as long as the other person didn't die suddenly, he still had a way to save him.

"Hmph... Good news? Of course there is..."