Attack on Heaven – Turbulent Times (4)

Recently, viewers’ expectations for “Attack on Heaven” were showing momentum that seemed to pierce the sky.

In fact, this was quite natural in a way.

Credo’s death in episode 9 of “Attack on Heaven” and Cyan’s awakening in episode 11 because of it.

And after awakening, Cyan became so strong that he didn’t suffer a single defeat in all battles against the demon race.

No matter how many demons there were or how powerful the mechs they rode were, he only achieved victory without regard for such facts.

Even ‘Varhem’, who was the commander-in-chief of the demons and Credo’s rival in the past, was no match for Cyan at all.

It was a world of difference from the past when he couldn’t properly control his dedicated mech without Credo’s help.

Although Cyan achieved rapid mental growth in episode 11, this was too much of a power-up to not be excessive.

This was a completely contrasting approach to “Machine God Chronicles”, which had sprinkled detailed foreshadowing throughout the work to an almost paranoid degree.

Because of this aspect, viewers who still considered “Machine God Chronicles” to be the pinnacle of animation were making somewhat undervaluing remarks about “Attack on Heaven”.

“‘Attack on Heaven’…? It’s interesting, but compared to ‘Machine God Chronicles’, should I say there are too many sloppy parts here and there?”

“Isn’t animation fundamentally meant to be enjoyed by collecting the foreshadowing scattered in the past? But ‘Attack on Heaven’ fails from this basic aspect.”

Thus, most people thought that Ragna was developing the work while somewhat crushing plausibility for people’s dopamine release, but.

However, among them, there were people who claimed that even such scenes of plausibility collapse were Ragna’s ‘design’.

“Wouldn’t all this be Director Ragna’s design after all?”

“…What?”

“No, think about it. I don’t think Director Ragna would make such a beginner’s mistake of breaking the plausibility of the work for viewers. Maybe this is a kind of ‘foreshadowing’ that Director Ragna is providing to us?”

Of course, Ragna was right to have made “Attack on Heaven” while ignoring the plausibility of the work.

Because “Attack on Heaven” itself had an absurd concept that you could chew up physical laws and whatnot if you used hot-bloodedness and guts.

Also, although people in the fantasy world didn’t know this well, it was originally a cliché in mecha works that once the protagonist ‘awakens’, they easily beat up the opponent unless they are as powerful as the final boss.

However, there was no way people in this world would know such clichés, and.

In the end, they began to spread various imaginations to make sense of the work called “Attack on Heaven”.

“Could that unidentified power that Cyan occasionally emitted be the cause of the sudden increase in combat power? Just like how the reason for Unit 0’s rampage in ‘Machine God Chronicles’ was because Kai’s younger sister was inside the core.”

“Ah… You mean that golden energy leaking from Cyan? Wasn’t that just a visual effect?”

“The… Demon King mentioned it in passing once, didn’t he? What was it… That demons can never defeat humans because they don’t have the power to handle ‘golden energy’?”

“I see. Then the source of Cyan’s power wasn’t something that suddenly fell from the sky one day, but had a clear origin.”

“Golden energy… Well, you can’t help but compare it to a certain guy who won by using his little sister trapped in a mech as rampage fuel, can you?”

“What did you say? You bastard…”

Thus, fans of “Attack on Heaven” and fans of “Machine God Chronicles” did not hesitate to do vile things like trampling on other works to raise the value of the work they were obsessed with, and.

Amidst such confusion continuing, episode 15 of “Attack on Heaven” was finally revealed to the world.

And.

“…Huh?”

“Hmm…”

People let out groans while watching episode 15 of “Attack on Heaven”, in a somewhat different sense from when Cyan’s awakening scene appeared in episode 11.

Episode 15 of “Attack on Heaven” began by showing Cyan and Ren arriving in front of the Demon King’s presence after breaking through all hardships and adversities.

“Oh, you’ve finally arrived here. Golden man. And my daughter.”

“…Father.”

Well, up to there was a development that most viewers had expected.

Because they had already defeated all Four Heavenly Kings since episode 13 of “Attack on Heaven”, and then tried everything to enter the capital of the demons.

If even in the development of episode 15 they were still repeating siege warfare instead of facing the Demon King, tremendous criticism would have poured out for unnecessarily dragging out the plot.

At this moment, there was only one part that viewers were shocked to see in the development of episode 15.

“This world is wrong. Confining humans underground and slaughtering all humans who come to the surface. Why on earth are you doing such things?”

“Ha, hahaha! How foolish you are, Ren!”

At Ren’s question, the Demon King bursts into laughter as if he had heard a truly ridiculous question.

“You ask why I’m killing humans? It’s simple. Because I am the guardian who protects humanity and this world, and at the same time the true king.”

“…Pardon?”

At the Demon King’s words, Ren made an expression as if she didn’t understand, and.

Of course, it wasn’t just Ren who didn’t understand the Demon King’s words; the viewers watching the television also made the same expression.

“What…? The Demon King wasn’t actually the king of demons, but in fact was the king of humanity?”

“Then does that mean… Cyan is currently in the middle of staging a coup to overthrow the king of humanity?”

Is the Demon King perhaps engaging in vile propaganda right now?

Is he saying such things to deceive Cyan, who has been fighting to liberate humanity from the oppression of demons until now, with his silver tongue?

Viewers tried to hypnotize themselves with such words to convince themselves, but.

Ragna, as if mocking such efforts of the viewers, confirmed that the Demon King’s words were all ‘truth’ by inserting a brief flashback scene.

Thus, Cyan finally defeats the Demon King after a bloody struggle and liberates all of humanity.ity, which had been groaning under the trampling of demons for tens, hundreds, thousands of years, finally achieved true liberation.

Therefore, most viewers were able to feel something complex and subtle while watching that scene, but at the same time feel considerable dopamine.

“Well, it’s just a story in an animation, not reality after all…”

“Besides, isn’t the Demon King a villain who oppressed his fellow humans despite once being human himself? Then he deserved to die.”

In this way, they were able to accept the contents of episode 15 more or less, but.

Some kinds of viewers… especially the nobles, felt some sort of unpleasant sensation while watching this episode 15.

That’s right.

If the Demon King had been the leader of the utterly evil demons, they too could have watched the animation mindlessly, but.

The Demon King was a character with the setting of originally being the king… or emperor of humans who became a tyrant oppressing humanity after repeated corruption.

Therefore, most nobles couldn’t help but have a fit while watching the contents of episode 15.

“Did you all watch episode 15 of ‘Attack on Heaven’ that aired last night?”

“Of course! Honestly, it was a bit uncomfortable content. For a king of a country to become a being that oppresses humans after becoming corrupt…”

“I think that’s impossible. Also, if we look at it broadly, I think it could be an opportunity for the citizens of the Empire to distrust the existence of kings-“

Thus, the nobles were discussing various things related to episode 15 of “Attack on Heaven” and.

Eventually, they realized something strange.

That was, none other than.

“…..”

The Emperor, who was sitting in the highest seat, was keeping silent without joining in the nobles’ conversation.

This was incomprehensible.

If you think about it, the Emperor, who was the very person who suffered the greatest damage due to episode 15 of “Attack on Heaven”, was keeping his mouth shut in such a place?

In the end, unable to endure the Emperor’s continued silence, someone took the lead and opened their mouth.

“Um, Your Majesty? Do you perhaps have nothing to say regarding this episode 15 of ‘Attack on Heaven’-“

“…Don’t you know?”

“Pardon?”

“Ah, you don’t know?”

“…?”

“Sigh, it can’t be helped. Well, there’s no way you at this time could know. Because the true enemy that the Demon King guarded against even while oppressing humanity… ‘The Darkness’ hasn’t appeared yet.”

“Your Majesty?”

“I’m sorry, but I just can’t communicate with you all right now. But someday you too will realize. So let’s end this conversation here.”

“…..”

What’s going on?

For some unknown reason, is it just my imagination that there seems to have been something similar to this in the past?

The surrounding subjects were blankly staring at the Emperor with an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, but.

The Emperor was already not paying any attention to the gazes of such ordinary people.

Because the Emperor had come to realize all the ‘truths’ that happened a thousand years ago by watching the “Attack on Heaven” theatrical versions, “Crimson Flame” and “Spiral”, which Ragna had produced in advance to convince him.

On the other hand, the subjects gathered here were ignorant people who only knew the contents corresponding to “Crimson Flame”… that is, Part 1 of “Attack on Heaven”.

So shouldn’t even the Emperor understand them?

Because even the Demon King chose that lonely path himself, knowing that he would be hated by all of humanity.

Just as the Emperor is shielding the Demon King, knowing full well that he won’t be understood by everyone.

‘Don’t worry. As a fellow emperor, I will surely protect your achievements and honor.’

To the great emperor who always wanted to protect them as the true guardian of humanity.

To the Demon King.

All together.

A moment of silence.