[ But he recovers soon enough. If he's ever asked, Ivan has no qualms with killing someone in order to further a mission. He has done so. The first kill had been the hardest and completely unplanned. Taking a life grew easier with each one; his targets deserved it. Castillo is a tricky case as he can't say she deserves a death sentence, but she's dangerous when looking at the big picture. A single card doesn't mean anything unless it's part of a hand to win. The rest are discarded.
Deep down, there is still that student who wants to do something to improve the standing of NEXTs. Everything he does in Ouroboros ties into that. He wants to save other NEXTs from sharing Edward's fate, the fate he narrowly missed because Ivan took the judge's place the last day. He wants to save NEXTs like those murdered Hero Academy students. Ironically, if he must kill a NEXT to achieve that goal, then the sacrifice must be made. (Not Edward or Pao-Lin, never Edward or Pao-Lin) ]
You don't have much time to decide. We'll have company soon.
[ He recalls something about another meeting, and as if fate heard him, the ornate phone on the desk starts to ring. ]
Senpai, Lane's the one who'd have the information we need. The other two don't.
[ Roth and Mills are both in various states of unconscious but still very much alive. As Pao-Lin works with Castillo, Ivan will "handle" Roth and Mills. Perhaps he's forcing himself a little to make up for his earlier outburst. The only question in his mind for them is how he should do it in the time they have. ]
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Deep down, there is still that student who wants to do something to improve the standing of NEXTs. Everything he does in Ouroboros ties into that. He wants to save other NEXTs from sharing Edward's fate, the fate he narrowly missed because Ivan took the judge's place the last day. He wants to save NEXTs like those murdered Hero Academy students. Ironically, if he must kill a NEXT to achieve that goal, then the sacrifice must be made. (Not Edward or Pao-Lin, never Edward or Pao-Lin) ]
You don't have much time to decide. We'll have company soon.
[ He recalls something about another meeting, and as if fate heard him, the ornate phone on the desk starts to ring. ]
Senpai, Lane's the one who'd have the information we need. The other two don't.
[ Roth and Mills are both in various states of unconscious but still very much alive. As Pao-Lin works with Castillo, Ivan will "handle" Roth and Mills. Perhaps he's forcing himself a little to make up for his earlier outburst. The only question in his mind for them is how he should do it in the time they have. ]