Self-cultivation of Kamen Rider ZIO

Chapter 410 The Last Speech

On the square outside between sleepers.

Called by Adair and Alia, the people gathered in front of Adanis.

Adnis' eyes slowly swept across the crowd in the square in front of him, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Twenty-three hundred years ago, on Earth, we suffered a catastrophe of extermination."

"A vicious and cruel king, leading his army, wants to kill us all, cut off our heads, and pile them up in the streets and lanes to boast of his power."

"At that time, we did not give up hope and prayed desperately."

"Then, a great being answered our prayers, came to us, took us away from that disaster, and came to this world."

"This is our first encounter with the Great Eye."

After a short pause, Adnis continued.

"In the beginning, the world was barren."

"There is nothing but a dead city."

"So, very quickly, with little food and clothing, we reached our limit."

"There is really nothing we can do. We can only pray to the Great Eye."

"Once again the Great Eye has answered our prayers and delivered us."

"He revived the land of this world and resurrected the dead city."

"There is no doubt that it is a miraculous scene."

"After that, with our own hard work, we gradually realized a prosperous life."

"At the same time, Denton and Edith are quickly absorbing the knowledge left by the civilization of the previous generation living in this city, while using the machines in the city for civilian use."

"Everyone's life is getting better and better."

"Convenience, beauty, happiness."

"It was a day we never thought we'd have before."

"It's like heaven."

"We liked the good old days and the world, and so, with reverence for the Great Eye, we began to call ourselves inhabitants of the Beholder."

"But we didn't notice that while we kept using the machines of that nascent city to make our lives better, the sky above us was getting redder and redder without knowing it."

"Then, when the entire sky turned crimson..."

"The terrible red death disease has come."

"It took a lot of lives."

"No matter what precautions I take, Denton and Edith can't stop its evil deeds no matter how desperately they study."

"Finally, Edith found out the reason."

"How stupid, whether it's the red sky or the horrible red death disease, it's all caused by our use of those energy machines for a more convenient life..."

There was a look of grief and remorse on Adenis' face.

"My wife, Alicia, also died at that time."

At this point, Adenis took a deep breath, let it out slowly, and looked around at the people whose expressions changed as he told.

Especially those young beholder residents who were born after coming to the beholder world, the second generation, or even the third generation.

From the beginning to now, the surprise, doubt and astonishment on their faces have never disappeared.

Especially Yalan, was stunned to the point of being stunned.

The fact that that beautiful planet is the real origin of the beholder residents has had a huge impact on Alan, who has been planning to invade the earth for 65 years.

Adnis sees all this in his eyes.

Deep regret welled up in my heart.

He has no right to accuse anyone.

On the contrary, the person who should be blamed the most is actually him.

Because, whether it was the order that forbade anyone to talk about the earth, the decision to let Denton and Edith use those machines for civilian use, or the current plan to invade the earth, it was he himself who first proposed and decided to implement of.

Adnes continued:
"In the end, having nowhere to go, I finally chose to pray to the Great Eye, begging for His salvation."

"At that time, I thought He would agree."

"However, He refused."

"He told me that's something we should sort out ourselves."

"Yeah, that's something we should solve ourselves."

"The Great Eye is our benefactor, not a nanny, nor is it the patron saint we presumed to be."

"He came from the universe, and this world is just a stop on his journey, not the end of it."

"So, I should have thought earlier that the great eye will leave this world one day."

"It's a pity that I didn't really understand the meaning of this until now."

"I'm sorry, everyone. I failed to make this judgment calmly and objectively. It was my dereliction of duty as the leader."

Adnis bowed deeply.

Although diverting the conflict and letting the people vent their negative emotions to the Great Eye who has left is also an effective way to ease the people's emotions and unite people's hearts, Adnis did not do that.

Although, the Great Eye's leaving without saying goodbye is the direct cause of their current dire situation.

But things can't be seen that way.

As Adnes described it.

For the Great Eye, they were just passers-by whom He helped out of kindness during his travels.

Could it be that because of that help, He will be responsible for the rest of the lives of those "passers-by"?
There is no such reason.

Another point is that the Great Eye faced Denton's challenge thousands of years ago, easily defeated Denton, put him in the space capsule, and exiled the universe. This really shocked Adnis.

You know, at that time, they had no power to fight back in front of that Denton.

Therefore, Adenis, who remained sane and sober, chose to try to make himself think and speak in a positive way on the basis of discussing the facts.

Standing up, Adenis looked at the silent people and continued:

"Probably, the Great Eye is too disappointed with us who have been immersed in the stability brought by the eye-soul system and are no longer moving forward, so they left without saying goodbye."

"However, even so, I don't regret that I chose to implement Edith's eye-soul system instead of supporting Denton's enhanced transformation experiment."

Adnis looked around the eyes of everyone present with sincere eyes and expressed his thoughts.

"Compared to the eye-soul system that can save everyone from the threat of red death disease as long as it is running, Denton's physical enhancement experiment, which has been sacrificing volunteers, is really cruel."

"Everyone should not have forgotten that the time when Denton developed a safer enhanced transformation technology and started to create the transformation faction was hundreds of years after the eye-soul system began to operate."

"It's hard to imagine how many people Denton would have sacrificed in his experiment if I hadn't stopped him."

"So, I don't regret my choice."

"I only regret that during this stable millennium, I stopped moving forward."

"It was my wrong thinking that led to the current decline of the beholder world."

"It was my wrong persistence that caused you to be vulnerable at this time."

"Everyone, I'm sorry, it's my dereliction of duty as the leader that brought everyone down to where they are today!"

"But, everyone, it is far from the time of despair. Let's recall your past, everyone, you are much stronger than you imagine now!"

"So, don't be afraid to leave the world we know, and don't be afraid to return to the one we escaped."

"That world is safe now."

"The sky in that world is a clear blue."

"Under that blue sky, the Red Death will no longer be an incurable disease."

"Alan has already arranged everything there. As long as it goes there, everyone can get sufficient living security immediately."

"so……"

At this point, suddenly, a different voice sounded from outside the square.

"So what? So... are you going to let everyone abandon their own world? Just because you personally don't approve of my experimental results?"

Hearing this, Adnis's voice stopped, and then he looked over the crowd and looked at the entrance of the square.

"Denton."

He said the name of the person who interrupted, without any surprise on his face.

(End of this chapter)