"That's the gist of it, and after I realized, I became like this."
"Yes, I can assure you that he told the truth! I was by his side when that happened!"
When everything ended, all the participants were taken away to evacuate, and all the staff had to stay overwork to discover what truly happened on the last exam.
It wasn't just about the Kaiju that released a 6.4 magnitude level, but also about Kafka, who became a Kaiju.
Fortunately, Kafka wasn't recorded on the drone, and no one saw him become a Kaiju except for the four people who stood at the exam location, but when he fought Shinra before, he subconsciously released his pressure, which caused the device to malfunction and seemed to release a 9.4 magnitude level of fortitude.
Yet, instead of a malfunction, the device worked well, but no Kaiju had ever reached such a level of fortitude in history, and thinking that it was done by the malfunction was far better than having to believe that a Kaiju with such a level of fortitude really existed!
After all, if such a Kaiju really existed, then this city, no, this country might be as good as over, and even if such a Kaiju could be destroyed, millions of lives would disappear, and that was a scenario that everyone wanted to avoid.
Unfortunately, the device wasn't malfunctioning, and the Kaiju really existed; that Kaiju was Kafka, who desperately tried to explain what had happened to him.
Whether it was Kafka or Ichikawa, it was clear that Kafka had messed up, but even so, Ichikawa tried his best to save Kafka.
"Please believe him! He isn't lying! That's the truth of it!"
Kafka had saved Ichikawa's life before, so this time, it was his turn to save Kafka!
For Kafka, who could stand up and even use his life for him, Ichikawa never hesitated to save him and believe in him!
However, it was a different problem with Shinra, Kikoru, Mina, and Hoshina.
Aside from Mina, the three of them hardly knew Kafka, and what they knew about him was just a joke with an aptitude that wasn't suitable even for the lowest position of the Defense Force.
Fortunately, Kafka wasn't entirely useless, as his decades of experience working for a Kaiju disposal company provided him with a good understanding of a Kaiju's anatomy, which enabled him to detect its weaknesses and offer appropriate support to everyone during the exam.
Yet, somehow, during that exam, Kafka became like a Kaiju, and even if everything was calmed down, and he had told everything in the infirmary room, which was asked by Shinra, so that way, Kikoru, Ichikawa, Kafka, and even him could be taken care after their unexpected fights, after they heard Kafka's story, no one could say anything, except for Ichikawa, who was saved by Kafka.
Yes, the reason why Kafka became a Kaiju was to save Shinra and Kikoru, but even so, without a doubt, Kafka was a Kaiju.
This fact couldn't change, and he wasn't a human anymore.
Still, while Kikoru needed to rest due to the injuries on her body, especially her chest, which was hit by the bullet-like attack shot by the mushroom head of Kaiju, she wasn't so weak that she would rest immediately before she heard everything.
Yet, without a doubt, Kafka's story was unbelievable, especially when an insect-like Kaiju somehow entered his mouth and merged into his body, making him into a Kaiju.
The right way to handle this situation was to send everything to the headquarters, and by then, they would dissect Kafka's body, using him as an experiment, and depending on how it was, his conclusion probably would be transformed into that of a weapon or a combat armor since the combat armor and a weapon created from a powerful Kaiju would become stronger, too.
Whether it was Kikoru and Hoshina knew that, but this was a military, where the leader would make the decision, and the followers would only have to follow their leader's instructions.
As Mina was their leader, naturally, she was the one who made the decision, and they only needed to wait since this situation was different from what they imagined.
No one thought that Kafka was bad and they even thought of him as a nice guy, but deep inside their hearts, the prejudice and worry that came from Kafka, who might not be able to control himself, especially when he became a Kaiju, was a problem, worrying them since what would happen if he lost control of himself?
However, no one expected that Mina's mental state would be so weak since at this moment, she didn't know what to do. Her mind was wrecked, especially when she saw that her childhood friend, whom she had been waiting for, had become a Kaiju.
The two had known each other since childhood, and they swore together to defeat the Kaiju, erasing all the tragedy that had happened to everyone because of the Kaiju.
Yet, while Kafka ended up a failure, Mina became the pillar that everyone could rely on.
If Mina were strong both physically and mentally, it would be great, but what made her strong was only her physical power, and her mental strength was extremely weak, especially when she thought of all the soldiers who sacrificed themselves as she failed to kill the Kaiju.
All the responsibility was on her, and while she knew that she shouldn't blame herself, as she was the one that everyone could rely on, it was impossible for her not to think about this issue, right?
Still, even so, Mina was waiting for Kafka, waiting for him to stay by her side and support each other like their childhood dream, but unexpectedly, he became a Kaiju.
As the division captain of the Third Division of the Defense Force, it was her duty to report everything to the higher-ups at the headquarters since Kafka had become a variable whose actions no one knew what he would do.
Even if Ichikawa had said that Kafka was okay, and as usual, how could Mina not think about the safety of everyone?
Yet, as a childhood friend, as someone known as Ashiro Mina, how could she just let her childhood friend be sent to the headquarters and be used as an experiment, when it was better to die than live?
As Kafka had become a Kaiju, he had lost his human rights!
'But... but...'
Everyone was waiting for her answer, as a division captain who led the Third Division of the Defense Force, Mina had to make her decision, yet cold sweat kept coming out from her back as she couldn't make an appropriate judgment until—
"I am sorry, but can I talk about my opinion?"
When everyone was waiting for Mina's decision, Shinra broke the silence, and naturally, everyone was staring at him, and Mina nodded and sighed in relief inwardly. "Go ahead."
"Thank you, Commander Ashiro." Shinra knew that in the organization, especially the military, the words of the superior were absolute, and it was definitely outrageous for the junior to talk, even though the junior was right and the superior was wrong. Fortunately, Mina was gentle and indecisive.
"I believe that we can believe in Kafka-san."
"Shinra-kun!"
Kafka was moved, but Mina's expression was still as blank as ever. "What's your basis?"
"Because I am stronger than he."
"...." Everyone.
Shinra's words exuded confidence and probably arrogance, too, but this was the truth.
If Shinra wished to, he could kill Kafka, even though Kafka was the MC of this world.
"I don't think that he is lying and at the same time, he also hasn't hurt anyone, so it isn't hurt to give him a chance, but I know that there might be consequences that we have to bear in the case he might lose himself, but if he can control himself, I believe that he can become the hero for everyone."
"Shinra..."
While Kafka was moved, Mina felt like she wasn't suitable to become a division captain, especially when she always hesitated and was a coward for not being able to make such a bold decision.
Yet, Shinra's words also gave her the strength and the determination to make the same decision.
"Kafka Hibino."
"Y-Yes, Commander Ashiro!"
This time, Kafka no longer called Mina by the name they had called each other from childhood, but by her title, Commander Ashiro Mina.
"From now on, you will be kept under surveillance by the Third Division. If you really lose control over yourselves, then we will do our best to exonerate you, so..." Mina took a deep breath as she said, "Do your best to stay how you are."
"Yes."
With that, Kafka was able to save his life.