TASUKETSU -Fate of the Majority- (多数欠)

This guy is the current Emperor?

No, he might just be an errand boy.

All right, follow me.

I'll take you to the Emperor.

STORY BY TAIGA MIYAKAWA

An apartment with a basement...

What a surprisingly normal place.

This way.

We're here.

Welcome, "unarmed and butt naked" boy.

So this is...

I am Emperor Rachzelt.

Now, about yesterday...

Out of the kindness of my heart, I shall forgive you.

How annoying!

You're younger than I had imagined.

I may not look it,

but I am 1.3 million years old!

What in the world? Is he trying to get on my nerves?

What's his motive? It's damn irritating!

No, I have to calm down.

This might be his tactic to test my personality.

What? 1.3 million years old? You sure are funny.

It's a pleasure to meet you,

the second Emperor.

Hey! He knew I was lying about my age, for real.

Of course, he would.

Is he playing with me or what?

Actually, he must really be playing with me.

After all, they think I'm a fool who went butt naked.

No wonder they're so carefree.

But I guess that makes things easier for me.

What's your name?

I'm Lion Ouno. Here is my identification card.

So, what do you want?

2ND YEAR, CLASS 3 LION OUNO

I have so many questions for you.

Like, how did you kill people with the Majority Vote?

A combination of methods. Any other questions?

His word choice and movements seem natural enough.

Although these people may be fake,

they're still the ones who have been broadcasting every night.

In which case, the next thing I need to know is...

I feel like I can really relate to the Emperor.

So, I came here to do whatever I can to help out!

Now, tell me. Are you my enemy or ally? Which one is it?

What can you relate to?

The Majority Vote, of course!

You showed me how insignificant human life is in this modern world. It felt great!

Hey, is that how you really feel?

Huh?

What's with this woman? When did she turn up?

I'm asking you a question. Give me an honest answer.

Excuse me? Why the heck would I be honest with you?

I'm trying to test you, after all.

Go on and answer me. Is that how you really feel?

Of course that's not how I really feel, you idiot.

If I had a blunt weapon, I would beat the Emperor to death 10,000 times.

That's how you really feel, huh?

Beat the Emperor to death 10,000 times? That's intense, for real.

Well then, what should we do?

Why? What is going on? I can't control my mouth!

Is it her?

For some reason, I answered her questions with the truth.

What is happening? Who in the world are these people?

Now, now, calm down.

You're against the Emperor who did the Majority Vote, right?

Then most likely, we're not your enemies. For real!

All right, you're going to have to tell us everything you know, for real.

You should already know by now that there's no point in lying.

I don't know if I can trust them.

All I know is

that right now, I am at a complete disadvantage.

We can talk about the details later.

Just give us a gist of your situation.

I wanted to meet the current Emperor.

One month ago, out of the blue,

the Majority Vote was started by someone named the Emperor.

And most of the human race died.

But the next thing I knew, it had ended suddenly.

Luckily, I survived.

But I was clueless as to what was actually happening.

The current Emperor was not the person who organized the Majority Vote.

I was sure of that.

But that confused me even more.

I just wanted to know the truth.

Why did you think they were different people?

There's no way to verify whether or not the nightly executions actually happened.

And when it ended, the Emperor stopped talking.

Did you hear that, Gobo? He saw right through you.

Seriously? That's bad, for real.

"Gobo"?

-Eren! -Huh?

Hey, is what you just said true?

-Again?! -Answer me honestly.

Yes, it's true!

What the heck!

Oh, you don't know about special rights?

I'll explain that later.

"Special rights"?

I guess it's safe to tell him.

The Emperor died.

More accurately, we defeated him.

However, we weren't able to bring back the dead or restore civilization.

To maintain order in a world that is in utter chaos,

we had to borrow the Emperor's name and control people using fear.

So, just as I thought,

they were acting as the Emperor in order to protect this broken world.

There is a lot I'd like to say to you,

but if I have to put it simply...

Thank you, current Emperor, Rachzelt!

You may do as you please.

He's still a little irritating.

That's not his name, so just call him Gobo.

Is that even a name?

How rude of you, Nishime! For real!

"Nishime"?

Seriously, who are these people?

You guys!

Hikari?

Why are you in such a rush?

We're in trouble. Hurry up and turn on the TV.

Channel KHN.

KHN.

The Emperor?

What? Is it another copycat trying to do what Lion did?

Oh?

But this is a little different, isn't it?

Don't tell me...

I am the Queen.

-The Queen? -What is that supposed to mean?

I declare war against the Emperor.

I will kill you, by any means necessary.

And I will become the Empress.

I will find you.

Somebody else figured out that the Emperor had changed and is making a move!

Is this real?

-What should I do! I'm going to be killed! -Calm down.

It's still too early to say for certain.

We're with you. Right?

That's right.

But she said, "I will find you."

This is bad, for real.

As if I'd let you die.

As long as I'm here, I won't let anyone get to Rach... Gobo.

I will take them on myself!

What do you mean, you won't let anyone get to him?

I mean, I will join your team

and protect Gobo. What else would I mean?

What?

Is there something wrong?

Well, we still don't know much about you, so we can't just suddenly...

You can figure that out later.

It seems to me that you have a serious problem.

I agree.

Gobo,

without you, public order would have been absolutely lost.

Not only are you necessary to us,

but I am also personally grateful to you.

You...

That's why I want to protect you.

No, I will protect you no matter what. What more do you need to know?

Very well! You may act as my servant!

Stop acting like you're better than me!

So, what are your thoughts on that broadcast?

She's declaring war for real, knowing that the current Emperor is fake.