We were given this kind of tutor, kind of guide, Koyemshi. But even when he said we could ask anything, he'd never answer us. And he'd never tell us anything.
[Her expression and tone becoming grimmer.] Like when the pilots started to die right after their fights. It took two of them just dropping dead, one right on the floor of the cockpit, before he told us... Zearth, our robot, was fueled by human life force. So if we piloted it, we'd die too.
And we couldn't refuse to fight, because once the robots appeared, a time limit started. So if the robot didn't beat us first, the time limit would run out and everything would be destroyed anyway.
So... [Wearily.] ... to save the world, we had to die.
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[Her expression and tone becoming grimmer.] Like when the pilots started to die right after their fights. It took two of them just dropping dead, one right on the floor of the cockpit, before he told us... Zearth, our robot, was fueled by human life force. So if we piloted it, we'd die too.
And we couldn't refuse to fight, because once the robots appeared, a time limit started. So if the robot didn't beat us first, the time limit would run out and everything would be destroyed anyway.
So... [Wearily.] ... to save the world, we had to die.