║Yes. ║

║Bad souls bully others for points with no remorse, but you have never bullied someone for points before, even at times when you were broke and without points.║

║But at the same time, if someone is being bullied, you do not help; instead, you choose to walk away. ║

║It's like you have enough human consciousness as a good soul to feel that bullying people for points is wrong, but you also lack enough human consciousness, as a bad soul would, to feel sorry for those who are too weak to defend themselves.║

║You do not disdain weakness because you know very well you were once a weakling. But you also do not feel sorry for those who are weak║

║You're lacking one unknown but very crucial factor to become a good soul, yet you also have that one thing that stops you from completely descending into the darkness.║

║And you wanting to save the people of Tale is not a decision coming from a good place, as you don't fully have one. ║

║It is a decision coming from your own past trauma with weakness.║

'My past trauma with weakness? Mecha Eva is already dead. I don't have such a thing in me anymore.'

Ryuk shot back,

║You're Wrong!║

The system shot back the same.

'Tell me how then?' he said with doubtful eyes.

║Truth is, if after seeing the news and calling Mecha Eva you had been told that things were fine and that you could come help if you wanted, you would not be as fixated as you are now.║

║It was her word for you to sit and do nothing that exactly triggered you.║

║The war reminded you of an awful time when you were rendered helpless, a trauma created by Mecha Eva, and you were killed, and for that reason, you came to the decision to create a form of impact on the war.║

║So do not fool yourself into thinking you're doing this from some noble place inside you. No, you are not. It is not entirely selfish, but it comes from a place shaped by trauma.║

Everlearn found no words to argue that point.

║But none of this is the core issue. You know, there's a problem you have, Everlearn. ║

║A problem that only a good person should have, and at most times, is a weakness that slows them down from growth.║

It said, and Everlearn paused, before asking

'And what's that?'

║It is you always focusing on the reasons behind an action instead of the results.║

'Huh?'

║It's exactly like your last mission when you were thinking whether the X Base was truly trying to stop the violence in Lorianor or was just trying to make money.║

║And what was my last answer to that?]

The system asked, and Everlearn's brow furrowed, and he replied,

'What does it matter if X Base was curbing violence or trying to make money?'

║Exactly!║

║What does it matter if your attempt to impact the war and save the people of Yale City from the hands of the Nakros is a noble act or a selfish one?║

║The process and thoughts don't matter.║

║What matters is that there are about 200 people, wife, husband, child, mother, father, in an alien jail cell, and you are making steps to get them out!║

║That is all that matters║

║If the result is good, then what does it matter if the one who did it did it for selfish reasons?║

║You got the people out, saving their lives. ║

║Why be so hyperfixated on the thoughts behind actions when only the actions matter?║

The system asked, and even though its words were absolutely logical, Everlearn still felt a tinge of doubt.

'I don't know. It just feels...weird.'

║I'll help you get rid of your weirdness. Listen ║

The system said as he focused on the next few words from the panel.

True to its words, they successfully wiped away the strange feeling in his heart.

It went:

║How many people are out there who want to save Yale?║

║I mean, countless, cause there are people in other cities who have learned that their family has been captured in Yale.║

║These people want to save their families, so they have noble reasons, yes?║

To this, Everlearn agreed.

║But what's the point of their noble thoughts if they lack power?║

║Truth is, their noble thoughts count for nothing.║

║If you did nothing, then in two months at most, all of their families would be dead.║

║Then what? ║

║You think the world would applaud that they wished to be able to do something, but can't because they're weak?]

║Understand this: Nobility Has No Place In Weakness!║

║And in the end, you know what matters?║

"The result."

Everlearn mused quietly.

║Exactly. ║

║Besides, when you decide to impact the war, you know what else happens?║

It asked.

'What?'

║You grow stronger.║

║You get new quests, new missions, and new rewards.║

║For everything you partake in, Everlearn, good or bad, you get something out of it, equally good or bad.║

║Now you have a quest to get to the TCF, and even though it comes with a bad, which is the punishment, it also definitely comes with a good. ║

║If you never wanted to impact the war, you never would have gotten the quest, and you would be stuck in the same place you're in.║

║If anyone tried to do as you did, get triggered, and go out there to impact the war. ║

║That would have been a foolish decision, as they'd be getting into unnecessary trouble that doesn't bring them any good. ║

║ If anything, it will bring them pain and in worst cases, death.]

║But you?║

It asked, and Everlean continued.

'It brings you more power, more level-up cards, more EXPS, more purchase points to create or buy new ultra-powerful mechs.'

║Exactly. This war isn't a bad thing to you, like it is for other Nvidians.║

║This war is an opportunity. A forge to forge yourself into a man with heights of power beyond your current comprehension.║

║In the end, whether Nvidia wins or loses. You earn the most.║

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