What benefit would saving those trapped in TaleNakros prison do for him?

Would it make him richer?

No, he had never wanted money, nor was he one of those souls impressed by the idea of owning a fancy mansion or a hypercar.

So what could it be then?

The Fame?

To be on TV, with the news declaring him the '17-year-old Saviour' and earn the applause of the entire world?

If he said yes to that, then it would be an obvious lie.

He could remember vividly when he had decided he would get out there and do something instead of sitting in X Guard Academy doing nothing.

There was no such thing as fame in his head.

He did not create the Nakros Buster or the Lightguard Mech because he thinks the world will see them and think it was cool.

Then could it be that he just really loved humans that much?

Was it because he felt the people of Tale city being jailed by the Nakros was wrong and unlawful, and he would be the one to serve justice?

'No.'

It would be a lie if he said he had a noble soul that wanted nothing more than to save people imprisoned unlawfully.'

'What I can say was indeed true...was the anger I felt.'

Anger that the world was unravelling into chaos once more, and all he should do was sit comfortably within the academy and go to classes.

It was that anger that kept him from sleeping, fueling the conviction to go as far as building the Nakros Buster and LightCore Guardian.

'But why would I feel such anger?'

'Nakros or not, people die every day.'

'When did that become a big deal?

'Or was it the feeling of helplessness I hated?'

That life was spiraling into chaos once more, and there was nothing I could do but watch it unfold, unable to influence it or change the outcome.

All of that led to one single realization in Everlearn:

'My reasons for wanting to save the people from Tale City are not noble.'

'Far from that if anything.'

Everlearn realized.

'But it's also not because I wanted applause from the world, nor did I want to be paid for it.'

'I fight because not doing so makes me feel weak, and I hate that feeling.'

'And that… that…'

He thought, his mind trying to refuse the final verdict, but in the end, he called.

"That is selfish."

║But it is True at least.║

The system panel flashed, bringing his attention.

'What do you mean?'

║Take it from someone like me who listens to your thoughts and sees all of your actions from an audience stance. I have realized quite a lot about you, perhaps more than you realize about yourself.║

║And if one thing is certain...║

It said, but then paused.

'What is?' Everlearn asked.

║It is that you're not a good soul. ║

The light in Everlearn's eyes dimmed after.

He had been expecting some good compliment, just to be slapped in the face with that.

║Seriously, though, I'm not trying to mock you, but you are not just one.║

║I am new to the Human Being as a race, even more so than you are, but I am a learning entity. ║

║I have enough data in my database for a correct judgment and can also analyze the morality of the humans you have met.║

║From my list of information, there are three souls humans can have. The first is good souls, and I know a couple that fit these criteria.║

║The first is Rosa, that pink girl, and the second is the combat instructor Dojin, ║

Everlearn couldn't really argue that, as much as he hates to say that that annoying girl was a good soul.

║The second soul type is of the far extreme: Bad souls ║

║There are more than enough examples of this, and I believe you know enough of this. But if there's a person who I suspect of being a bad soul, but you don't know. ║

║I would say it is that person who calls himself The Boss.]

It said.

'The Boss!?'

Everlearn called in shock.

║Yes, that dreadlocked man. I will let you find out why that is on your own.║

It said before Everlearn could question further.

║You know where you fit? ║

It asked after as Everlearn paused before rolling his eyes.

'If I'm not good, then isn't it obvious I'm bad?''

║Actually no.║

'Huh?'

║You are not a good soul, for certain. I mean, you and I know there are times you walk past a dark alleyway and give a single look before continuing on your way, even when you see a poor guy being gang‑bullied for his points.║

║Even when you could have stopped the bullying, you simply continued on your way as if you did not see it. ║

║You might tell yourself that you will just be getting yourself into unnecessary trouble, especially in a place like X Guard, where things like that are purposefully made by the Academy, so it sounds logical to just ignore it. ║

║But an important characteristic of good souls is their ability to feel a little bad inside or blame themselves. ║

║A good soul that walks past someone being bullied and does nothing, after getting home, would go 'I could have helped,' or 'I should have helped', or 'I wish I could have helped.' ║

║But you? ║

║You snore just as loud as on any ordinary day, even after hearing the yelp of a poor dude getting his back bones broken.║

'Hehehehe'

║And another thing I have noticed amongst humans is their more pitiful feeling for the feminine creatures amongst them.║

║Even the combat instructors usually lower their strikes reflexively anytime they strike a girl during training ║

║It is like an almost unconscious general rule of thumb amongst you humans, but you?║

║Even though you have never gotten into a skirmish with a girl that led to a serious fight, you also do not really seem to care whether it is a boy or a girl being bullied║

║After all, you have once walked past a girl getting bullied and also did nothing, and slept soundly that night.║

║All of this easily points to the obvious characteristics of a bad soul, but you also, in a way, do not exactly fall into the category completely.║

║That is why I think the best category you could be placed in is the middle ground: A Neutral Soul║

'Neutral?'

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