[Projectile] You smile at the hope called despair

The pink-white flowers emit a warm light, blooming in the pure black world.

The floating appearance is so ethereal and so quiet.

It's like light—here, something so delightful appears.

A little bit of petals, like a rain of floating light, spread out on the calm black water.

"Some things have to find the answer by yourself, so that you can really understand..."

"It's not necessarily correct. Which one is correct...I don't know...Because, every time I encounter something, I will change my opinion..."

There are different discoveries and different conclusions every day...

Such a thing, never thought of.

I am...'Super High School Level Hope'.

Listening to the arrangements of the teachers, an existence that brings hope to the world.

"Why are you thinking about strange things... Why do you want to bring something to the world, and there must be a conclusion... Don't you just want to do this thing... Do it if you want to do it!"

"Because I like it... As long as I like it, other things don't matter. Yi-kun should decide his own affairs for himself."

Why... you, you can think and do things so lightly.

Won't you feel uneasy?

Don't you feel that what you do is wrong?

I'm...'Super High School Level Hope'?

"The opinions of the teachers are not those of Ichi-kun. Because Ichi-kun has his own heart... so Ichi-kun can decide his own affairs. Besides, some things must be found by oneself, so that they will be true. clear……"

"Although I really don't like this...it's just my wishful thinking...at least, if I could understand a little more...I wouldn't feel so...regret...now, I don't even have a chance to apologize."

"Your Majesty, don't be blind and make yourself regret..."

What do I regret?

……

"The seat of God is out. I found you today to announce an important task to you."

"As a place that shoulders the hope of the world, Hope Peak Academy has been closely observing the movements of all walks of life, and has long understood that sooner or later it will face this crisis."

"The revival of this world is inseparable from the efforts of the Lord God. However, even if people look forward to hope, their hearts are still extremely fragile. Even if we erect a bronze statue of the Lord, sing the praises of the Lord's merits, and establish the world's respect for the world. His beliefs—we are still sad to see that the pure world saved by your lord is still getting dirty little by little."

"Countless ignorant forces that are about to move, corrupt institutions, people who are desperately searched, people who use each other to betray, and even appeared-institutions that specialize in sheltering criminals, powerful criminals that cannot be suppressed even with all the power of the whole country, powerful but because of Arrogant and depraved talent."

"Master Reinhardt, the mentor, predicted that this series of events has the possibility of bringing the world back to a catastrophe."

"As the successor of Lord God, you must not only deter those who disrespectfully trample on the achievements of Lord God, but also continue to lead these scattered talents, follow the previous 'legal principles', and lead the world to hope."

"People's thoughts must be unified... They must be led to hope in accordance with the previous 'jurisprudence'. This is also the fate that the most talented people must lead. In the face of hope, their crooked thinking is unnecessary."

"However... the topic of changing people's hearts has been a dilemma before. Even the closest achievement, the 'specific memory erasure technology' developed by Matsuda Yasuke in the 77th issue, can only erase specific memories."

"God is out. You, as the 'Super High School Level Hope', we place this expectation on you. As the 'Super High School Level Hope', it is your unshirkable obligation to lead the world to the place of hope."

"Time is a little tight now, and September is the time for a new board of directors. At present, there are a group of people who are trying to subvert the precious tradition of Hope Peak Academy, headed by Munekata Kyousuke, who are trying to open up overseas campuses and other means. A popular group of people."

"Hope Peak Academy represents absolute hope. It must be transparent in the voting of the council - in this way, the school has the possibility of being subverted. The Academy of Hope is overthrown by a gang of mobs. This is despair. things."

"And there are also a group of ambitious preparatory subjects. Even if they have the ability to assess this insurmountable gap, there is no guarantee that they will not resort to extreme measures and bring haze to the hope of the world. Their ideas must be obtained. control."

"This task is of great significance. The seat of God is coming out, please use all the current resources and be sure to complete it."

……

I know.

It is clear from before that there is an irresolvable contradiction between talented people and non-talented people.

What talents a person will have is determined from birth.

Just like in a family of baseball players, it is easy to produce famous baseball players; in a family of politicians, it is easy to produce super politicians.

Not only the factors of bloodline genes, but also the mastery of wealth, resources, strength of contacts, training methods, etc.——

The hard work of the family.

Although there are exceptions, it's like a sudden genius in a commoner's family, someone who has become a special person because of his insistence on one thing——

Still can't escape the major premise of "they are already qualified".

The so-called super high school level refers to those with the highest ability in a certain skill among high school students.

Although the evaluation process is extremely complicated and there are many subjective factors...

But as the hope of the world, Hope Peak Academy——

People's trust in it is unquestionable.

More than 80 years ago, it saved the world from the brink of destruction.

Since its establishment, the inventions of the students of the college have brought many conveniences to the world.

Its students have always been active in various fields, leading the evolution of the world.

Because of their absolute power to amass huge wealth and unparalleled voice in various fields, they are the upper class in this world, the absolute center, and the existence that attracts everyone's attention.

Once recognized, it is the chosen person of God.

Expected absolutely.

It also has the absolute priority to choose resources.

Domination of fate.

……

Few families are willing to allow inferior genes to be mixed into future generations.

After all, the college has always adhered to the policy of survival of the fittest.

In order to ensure that the children and grandchildren will win in the following battles, and continue to maintain various high-quality social resources and family glory——

Super high school grades generally choose super high school grades for marriage.

The right family is the most reasonable choice.

...Even let the children and grandchildren compete with each other, and finally choose the best child for preference.

Over time...

The gap between talented and non-talented people is also widening.

Also gave birth to some...absolute, monstrous beings.

It is those... existences who use their own talents to play with everything.

It's like... her.

The woman who laughed wildly.

……

If they can plan their own destiny and control their thoughts, the world will be as harmonious as before.

Let them be content with their assigned fate... There will be no many disputes in the world.

The talented have the fate of the talented, and ordinary people have the fate of ordinary people.

The shattered future I envisioned will not appear.

Nanami, she won't be involved either.

……

If you think about it this way, the answer is correct.

But why, feel so lonely, so sad.

... Even in such a boring and uninteresting world, it is my destiny to maintain it.

My... fate... destiny...

!

In the depths of consciousness, there was a sharp pain.

The day in my memory, the pink and white gentle clouds—has become lifeless.

The picture, like a blank sheet of paper, is so regular—boring.

...a boring world.

In the silent world, apart from the echo of my own footsteps, there is no other person.

seven seas... seven seas...

In such a panic, I want to find her, want to hold her hand, and call out this name.

——Although it is a small hand, it is incredible and can really feel the strength.

Nanami...

Seven seas!

The girl in front of her showed a mechanical smile.

This weird feeling made me want to hug her tightly.

It's a pity that her body is as cold as a machine.

"Yijun." Her voice was also so monotonous and inorganic.

"Become the 'Super High School Level Hope' that brings hope to the world. If you can't do it, scrap it."

!

why why……

Why, Nanami?

In this way... don't you... just like other boring people... have no meaning at all.

...does it make any sense?

...whatever it means...

……boring……

...then give me...

……go to hell……

...die...

……die……

!

My hands were stained with bright red.

The same is true for Qihai's body, dyed bright red.

The pink-haired girl with twin ponytails in the distance smiled exaggeratedly and harshly.

I... killed her...?

kill her?

She in the hand is warm.

stand still.

It's getting colder.

Those inorganic eyes looked straight at me.

"All of this is your fault—Yi-kun."

!

The seven seas... the seven seas!

Why do you have to do this...why do you have to do this...

The pink and white flowers of the tree, the rain of light like clouds...

Instantly turned blood red.

Pile up on her and on me.

The world, too, was dyed a monotonous dark red.

"Why... Isn't this strange...Senior?"

"As an existence that is not human, but has human feelings, it must be punished?"

"Because people's characters are so~desperately~boring~and always dreaming about hopeless and impossible things?"

"...Did you fall into despair because you pursued hope?"

"Isn't it good to just enjoy despair? Cover your ears, close your eyes, and expect nothing, isn't it good?"

"And senior... isn't it ~ omnipotent..."

"If you don't believe in your own strength, is that a desperate act of sending your neck out?"

"You lie to yourself, but there is no benefit at all?"

"From the very beginning, because of my super-analytical power, I felt that this world was boring! Seniors will be like this too?"

"So senior... no matter what... no one will give you hope?"

"Senior...doomed to despair...is this fate?"

……

The depths of consciousness are constantly infected with numb pain.

Thinking also gradually stopped.

Carefully observe, annoy, annoy.

Her voice seemed to overlap with a previous voice.

"Ah, that's right. But for the useless guy, it's just a 'delusion'. Only the talented can really control the fate, and the rest of the guys are just cogs in the big machine, following the engraved trajectory , just live on without thinking about anything. Even if a gear breaks occasionally, there are as many replacements as there are.”

"And they can only rely on the talented... It should be grateful to have something to eat - this is fate."

"...Hope Peak Academy is the hope of the world, and it bears the expectations of the world, so there must be no shadow."

"For the whole, for the world, for hope..."

"Chuangjun. Although the old man is heartbroken...I'm afraid—there is no way."

……

Chuangjun?

Is it this body, that incompetent person's...memory, erosion...?

……destiny?

Is it the same...?

I... doomed... to despair?

"If you don't believe in your own strength, is that a desperate act of sending your neck out?"

"You lie to yourself, but there is no benefit at all?"

I... am an absolute ability user, and the foreseeable future is also absolute. This is... that cursed destiny.

But...why, can't there be a, other possibility...

Why……

"Is that so... But I always feel that... this is not a good thing. If the future is already doomed, and there is no point in doing anything, then... why do you still seek hope..."

"Although I don't quite understand it now...but...I don't like this kind of thinking."

If, the future cannot be controlled, I will be at a loss and uneasy.

If, the future is a given fact... What's the point of working hard...

I... why... still exist here?

Why are you still alive?

"Yi-kun, are you afraid of the unexpected?"

"Yijun said before that the result is doomed, and the future is also doomed...how could there be unexpected things?"

"Is that so... Then, the future to some extent is uncertain?"

"It seems that I have hit the mark? Then, it is still meaningful to work hard and pursue hope?"

"Perhaps Yi-kun knew the ending of everything a long time ago... But, we can meet and meet these things... I think... it is meaningful?"

"So, I'm thankful, a certain level of 'uncertainty' ... it must have something to do with it."

"At least...tomorrow, it's uncontrollable, right?"

"Yi-kun, now, enjoy this uncertainty. There must be...the answer you want to find, which is different from the answer given by Yi-kun's 'teachers'...I will always be with you. "

In memory, Nanami's smile is like the light in the darkness.

Can't help but want to keep looking at her smile.

If only she was with her, I couldn't help but want to stubbornly believe in another future besides the hopeless future.

To unify the... thought of mankind...

I don't know, is this the right path...

But at least, I don't want to take away her smile.

I want to find her, want to see her.

I want to go find it with her, and I don't understand the answer.

I will be important to her, and she will be important to me.

At least tomorrow is unmanageable.

Even without being given the value of being human.

The overlapping chaos and daily life will finally give the answer.