Everyone in Tokyo was stunned.
Who is this person?
Because it wasn't his own world, Takatsuki didn't even bother to hide his appearance. Or rather, he was deliberately letting his appearance be known to others.
"I believe many people have just heard that roar echoing through the sky, and combined with the video just now, you understand what it is."
"That's right, it's the strongest Stage Five Gastrea currently existing in this world, named the Twelve Zodiac. Its vitality is so strong that it wouldn't die even if thrown into outer space. If not killed by special methods, it's a terrifying existence that can regenerate even from a single cell."
Although the setting introduced it as such, in reality, two of the Zodiac had already been killed, which made Takatsuki feel a bit like it started strong and ended weak. The setting was hyped up, but in reality, as long as Varanium was used, its regenerative ability could be suppressed.
Takatsuki's words instantly caused panic among everyone in Tokyo.
Whether they had personally experienced several Gastrea wars or had heard of their terror from others, they recalled or witnessed the terror of the so-called Zodiac in this image.
Just on the screen, their proud army was overwhelmingly crushed by the Gastrea without suspense.
The warships' missiles and artillery fire could not cause effective damage to it at all.
Although these weapons were all mixed with Varanium to defend against Gastrea, this ordinary Varanium was as good as nothing against a Stage Five.
The wounds caused only lasted for a few seconds before healing.
As if to tell others these things, special close-ups were given to the attacked areas, allowing everyone to clearly see the rapid healing of the wounds.
"As you can see, your trusted army has been mercilessly destroyed and crushed by Scorpio."
"And all of this, its root cause is the result of your country's leaders!"
Takatsuki's words stirred up a thousand waves. Although many people did not believe what Takatsuki said, the fact that Scorpio had reached their doorstep was already something that could be confirmed.
The battlefield in the image and the roar echoing through the night sky simultaneously proved that what was being played in this video was not false, but rather a live broadcast from the battlefield.
"What is this bastard saying!"
The high-ranking officials in the command center were furious after hearing Takatsuki's words.
Even the usually good-tempered Seitenshi couldn't help but frown.
"Perhaps many people will question me, but I don't have time to prove to you why this guy was summoned here because of your high-ranking officials' incompetence. After all, I'm not showing you this scene to settle scores for your high-ranking officials' sins."
"Scorpio is currently forty nautical miles from Tokyo. At its speed, if it breaks through the fleet's blockade, it will only take fifteen minutes to reach Tokyo."
"And after it lands, I believe you should know what kind of end you will face."
"Perhaps you will say that you still have Promoters and Initiators specifically to fight Gastrea, but that has nothing to do with me. I am here only because I don't want to see the humans of Tokyo die like this."
"But I cannot directly interfere with the survival of humanity. To save yourselves, you can only rely on yourselves, or rather... on humanity itself."
"And this is also the information that has been blocked by your high-ranking officials, and it is also the power and last hope of human civilization itself."
"Heroic Spirit... heroes from history who become heroic spirits will now answer your prayers and descend. Of course... only the most sincere prayers can receive a response from the Heroic Spirit."
"Pray, before you despair..."
"If you ask who I am, just consider me... a god..."
Amidst a chorus of angry voices exclaiming, "What a joke!" Takatsuki's figure disappeared from the screen, leaving only the live broadcast of Scorpio.
But no matter how angry or how much they cursed, it would not reach Takatsuki.
Nor would they receive any response.
At this moment, Takatsuki was sitting on a cliff, communicating with Ai about Throne of Heroes.
"Dad, it seems no one believes you. There's very little feedback from Throne of Heroes. Why are the people here so troublesome?"
"Don't worry, the people of this country are indeed more troublesome. They don't understand what they're facing until they truly confront danger."
Takatsuki recalled his experiences in other countries; only this place was the most troublesome.
Other countries, even if they feared the power of these children, only segregated them, unlike here, where they were so ostracized and even abused.
Globally, the exclusion of children here is among the worst.
The Tokyo area mainly has an old man who hates Gastrea and blames all of it on those innocent children, which has led to the entire city being like this.
Tendo Kikunojo's actions, seemingly righteous on the surface but secretly persecuting children, seem to influence others, leading to this tendency among the people of this city.
However, the behavior of other cities in this country is even more blatant, directly using Cursed Children as expendable weapons.
In other countries, because Cursed Children have the power to fight Gastrea, although they also rely on the power of these children to fight, they at least give these children normal treatment.
For example, Russia's witch troops are at least part of the military, and they are treated well.
Not to mention distant places, even the island nation's neighbor, Shenzhou, surprised Takatsuki when he went there.
He originally thought that the experiences of the children in anime were universal, but the facts told him that this, like the Five Doves Association, was a unique product of the island nation.
Although there were also families in Shenzhou who abandoned Cursed Children due to fear, many families did not sever this blood bond and chose to raise them.
Although these children had to register their information and serve in the military due to their inherent danger, they were treated well both in society and in the military.
Protecting children while discriminating against them, hating them, and even persecuting them and venting their own incompetence on innocent children—Takatsuki has only seen this in this country.
Even some people in America only use them as experimental subjects, exploiting their value.
For example, Tina from the original story.
Takatsuki had tried to find the famous Four Sages during his world travels.
However, the ones in other countries were scientists with outstanding achievements in mechanics.
Only the one in America had some value, but Takatsuki disliked his personality; he was not only stubborn but also arrogant. When Takatsuki tried to negotiate with him, he directly ordered his Initiators to attack Takatsuki.
These Initiators had been illegally modified by him and were products of mechanized soldiers.
However, these top one hundred Initiators were naturally suppressed in an instant when facing Takatsuki.
No matter how strong, they were nothing in the face of the power of time.
Finally, after Ann Rand, their Promoter and command tower, was blown up by Takatsuki with a single punch, along with the copper-walled and iron-clad laboratory, these children naturally submitted to Takatsuki.