Across countless worlds: Yearning to become a giant of light.

Chapter 41 Post-War Analysis

With the Alien Beasts and Chaos Virus Monsters eliminated by Chen Lin, the TPC Police Department's search operation went very smoothly, and they did not encounter any more attacks from small Alien Beasts along the way.

Perhaps fusing the remains of Golza and Melba is already the limit.

"Captain! We've found it! It's a giant's statue!"

A police officer shouted.

Following the direction the soldier was pointing, everyone noticed a fragment whose color was distinctly different from the surrounding rocks, and whose shape resembled the timer on the giant's chest.

"We've found some here too!"

Good news also came through the communicator.

"very good!"

The captain gave a smile that suggested he was about to be promoted and receive a raise.

His expression immediately changed, and he solemnly instructed:

"You must remember, these stone statue fragments are top secret. They must be escorted back to TPC headquarters safely and discreetly! Do you understand?!"

"Understood!"xN
Soon, heavy trucks bearing the TPC police logo arrived with the help of bulldozers and removed the stone fragments.

"To be honest, the extent of the damage is really exaggerated. A third of it is completely missing, and it's probably gone forever."

After making this comment, the person in charge at the scene boarded the police station's armored vehicle and left.

Meanwhile, Chen Lin, who unexpectedly did not enter hibernation mode, was escorted back to Tokyo by the TPC police squad along with Rikka Takarada and the others. After saying goodbye to each other, everyone returned home to alleviate the mental shock brought about by this experience.

Only Chen Lin and Rikka Takarada remained at the scene.

The former had nowhere to go back to; having been missing for two years, he was practically dead. Moreover, Chen Lin didn't want to have any connection with the original owner's past.

As for the latter, it's unclear what happened.

Even though Rikka Takarada's home is in Tokyo, she doesn't rush back to let others know she's safe like everyone else. Instead, she follows Chen Lin around like she's accompanying someone shopping.

However, what troubles Chen Lin the most right now is that it seems there's nowhere for him to stay in Tokyo.

The battle in the Land of Tiga caused widespread geological changes, and the two Specium Cannons fired by Tiga himself outside Tokyo really terrified the ordinary people in the city.

Not to mention hotels and guesthouses, even the small private rooms in shopping malls are full of people, mostly office workers who dare not go home.

After all, even the Tokyo subway was deformed by the shock, so who would dare to ride a train?

And even if they wanted to ride it, they would have to wait for the train to be repaired.

"It's really troublesome."

Looks like I'll have to cosplay as the 'Australian guy' for a while and find a place to make a temporary place to stay.

"that……"

At this moment, Rikka Takarada, who had been lingering for a long time, seemed to have mustered up her courage and asked:

"Why don't you come stay at my place?"

Chen Lin: ?
Are all JK girls this daring these days?
…………

Meanwhile, at the TPC Far East base, in the conference room.

The screen is displaying footage of Chaos battling the Chaos Beetle Monster.

Without the signal interference caused by Melba's high-altitude flight, the base was finally able to observe the battlefield situation through satellite imagery, echoing the real-time images transmitted from the Victory Swallow II satellite.

"The giants protected humanity."

Megumi rested her hands on her chin and murmured softly.

At that moment, she felt a sense of relief for some reason, as if this was the correct direction the story should take.

"..."

Daigo, who was sitting to the side, seemed a little downcast and didn't even look at the screen.

He originally intended to check on Lina and the others in the conference room to alleviate the shock of the inexplicable 'nightmare' he had just experienced. However, upon entering, he unexpectedly saw the giant who had previously clashed with Tiga fighting the beetle monster on the screen.

The fact that the enemy's energy was flashing red right from the start, clearly indicating 'exhaustion,' reminded Daigo of what happened in the Land of Tiga. If Tiga hadn't drained so much of the enemy's energy, this battle wouldn't have been so difficult. Even knowing that the main responsibility didn't lie with him, Daigo couldn't help but feel guilty. He could only hope that next time he transformed into a giant, he wouldn't uncontrollably attack the enemy (Chaos) like he did the first time.

Whoosh!
At that moment, the conference room door behind them opened, and the people who came in were Lina and others who had returned from their second shift. Everyone except Horii looked relaxed.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Megumi immediately stood up to greet everyone.

"Captain, I'm sorry, I acted on my own initiative during the battle without applying for permission."

Zongfang was referring to the fact that he had Shinjo use the Texas Cannon to attack the Chaos Beetle Monster.

"You just made the most correct judgment at the time. If the giant had not eliminated that monster in time, the subsequent destruction and casualties would have been incalculable."

Izumi Megumi did not blame Munakata for his decision.

"Even the captain doesn't believe the prophecy from that time capsule?"

Xincheng said somewhat unexpectedly.

The use of the word "also" is very insightful, clearly indicating that he is not the only one who thinks this way.

"Oh? So, what's your opinion, Xincheng player...?"

Intermediary Hui looked towards the new city.

"I always felt that the woman spoke strangely, in a sinister way that made me very uncomfortable."

Xincheng couldn't offer any scientific explanation, so he could only express his opinion based on intuition.

"Is it possible that the contents of the time capsule have been tampered with?"

Lina offered her own conjecture.

"Yes! That should be it, after all... after all, the roles of the giants and monsters that appeared are completely opposite to the prophecy, aren't they?"

Daigo immediately chimed in agreement after hearing Rena's words.

"Furthermore, the prophecy did not mention the existence of those anomalous life forms and light particle life forms, nor did it mention the resurgence of the silver giant."

Everyone nodded.

Although it's unclear why Daigo, who was usually quiet, suddenly reacted so strongly, what he said did make sense.

"Then let's put the prophecy of the time capsule aside for now and let the research department analyze it. Let's... talk about the giants."

With that, Megumi gestured for everyone to sit down.

"I've witnessed the battles fought by the Titans to protect humanity, and the impact they've had is now undeniable. So I'm planning to be completely open with the public. What do you think?"

After hearing this, Zongfang pondered for a moment and replied:
"Hmm... Indeed, it's impossible to cover it up. Not only have civilians witnessed the existence of the Titans, but the impact of the two battles cannot be explained by natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis."

“But announcing the existence of a new Titan hastily would definitely cause panic among the people… More importantly, we cannot immediately declare that the Titans are friends of humanity.”

The Silver Giant incident has become a scar in people's hearts, and it's impossible to just brush it off.

"It's a matter of public opinion..."

The most dreaded thing for Shinjo, whose brain operates on a single thread, is being asked questions by so-called media people. A single wrong answer could lead to a report that smears the image of the Victory team.

"Humans...our opinion is actually secondary! The act of protecting humans does not necessarily mean that the Titans are friendly to us; perhaps it's just a facade."

"What did you say, Horii?"

Lina gave Horii a disapproving look upon hearing this.

The others also looked puzzled.

"Look at this."

Horii got up, picked up a USB drive, went to the large computer in the conference room, and uploaded Chaos's analysis data to the screen.

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

Releasing the second update at midnight seems a bit eerie.

How about we change it so that the two updates are around midnight and noon respectively?
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(End of this chapter)