Kiyo successfully delivered the tablet. Now, they will use it on the battlefield.

It seemed that part of the burden had left his shoulders, for that was the last time he followed his orders.

Cosmic Vietnam learned that on the same day, he betrayed him, and... Angie died because her glass maze had collapsed.

And was defeated by those same provinces, typically Hanoi.

She deserves to die...

However, the war did actually happen.

The sound of the plane's engine, the sound of the bomb, the gunfire, the screams of both sides.. Kiyo could hear them clearly.

The whole world knows what is happening, and is aware that Earth-outsider invasion is a problem not only in Vietnam but also globally.

As a result, Vietnam has received help and aid with weapons and food from international friends.

But they don't want to depend too much, so they also have to be self-reliant.

After receiving the testimony, the Court intended to judge Kiyo before, but because of the war, the trial could not be conducted. So they will do it when the war is over.

Kiyo couldn't stay in the old basement anymore, because the Cosmic Vietnam army could bomb it at any time without knowing it.

So he was in another shelter, with five Vietnamese soldiers beside him. The CVP was taken care of by another battalion.

Because of his neutral position, Kiyo couldn't go out to fight with a gun. His task is to sit here, partially help with that tablet and report the situation of the soldiers next to him.

One day those people were injured, he also wholeheartedly helped, but then one of them died due to their injuries.

Although they were heartbroken, they also told each other to try to complete their tasks and contribute to this country's freedom and peace.

His work continued day by day, until his team had three people - a lieutenant colonel, major and him.

Kiyo began to worry and asked if he should bring more people, but the Major said:

"Call them when we're dead. Now, with weapons and food left over, we'll have enough to last through the day."

They are so brave...

"The problem is you - an important witness to that case and Cosmic Vietnam. If you die it will be quite troublesome, because the people who know him best here.. no one is alive now."

Which means... Junko and Nam are dead?

"Someone who works as a journalist, a person who works as a graphic designer.. Wasting so much talent coming here to invade another country for nothing." - Lieutenant Colonel sighed. "Let's go, comrade."

They took their guns, put on their hats, and went out.

Another tense silence. Nothing happened, not even the sound of birds.

There was a phone call from the superior. He lifted it up and said:

"Both of those comrades just went out."

"I see."

Then they turned off the phone, as usual.

Suddenly there were two explosions, one in the west, the other was unknown.

Smoke filled the cave, both suffocating and spicy.

He sneezed, then put on a gas mask.

Then, all of a sudden, there was a crash from the ceiling. Each rock rolled, pressing two layers on his body.

"Kiyo? Kiyo???" - A familiar call.

Major..? He opened his eyes.

"The tunnel has collapsed! Get rid of the rocks quickly!"

Each person hurried to carry out each of those rocks, before the reconnaissance aircraft of the Cosmic Vietnam army discovered them.

"Kiyo, can you hear us?!" - said the major worriedly, when the first layer of rock had been removed.

He knocked on the rock to give a signal.

"That's good. Be patient. Comrades, hurry up!"

Without waiting, Kiyo used his strength to push away, which caused some small rocks to fall off.

"Stay where you are, don't push!"

Then he stopped pushing again, until he had removed most of it, enough for him to get out.

"Can you go out, Kiyo?"

Kiyo slowly stood up and crawled out.

"Are you hurt anywhere?" - One person asked.

"I'm only slightly bruised. Thank you, comrades." Kiyo bowed his head.

"Nothing. Now we'll have to move somewhere else, try to catch up with us."

Thank you, guys... I will remember this..

***

A few days after arriving at the new place, the Major sacrificed.

Like before, they mourned in a hurry, because there was so much work ahead of them.

Fortunately, Kiyo's new group still maintained the number of people, weapons, and food until the Lunar New Year.

On this day in 1968, the event of Tet Offensive occurred, at the same time that Cosmic Vietnam began to weaken.

The situation in Kyoshin was quite tense, as the Katsu government's troops became stronger and stronger, enough to overthrow the old corrupt government.

Hanoi and his teammates are preparing to meet face-to-face with Cosmic Vietnam themselves.

The whole country knew, anxiously waiting, at the same time fighting the enemy. If lacking weapons or supplies, they just take the scraps from the crashed Cosmic Vietnam plane and install it.

He had no choice but to temporarily cease fire in the South to face Hanoi directly.

As for Kiyo, he was on duty while monitoring the situation.

This is probably the best job I've ever had...

In recent nights, he has been unable to sleep, don't know who will win in this decisive match.

On April 30, it is the Liberation Day of the South.

Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring...

Telephone sound..? - Kiyo opened his eyes. It's only four o'clock in the morning, isn't it?..

"Kiyo's speaking." - You pick up the phone.

"Commander here. The Capital Regiment announced: Cosmic Vietnam has been destroyed!" - The person on the other end of the line was still calm, but somewhat excited.

"What? Are you telling the truth?!"

"The news has been confirmed from the Hanoi side. Our government has asked both sides to cease fire."

"But what about my country's side?"

"Katsu succeeded in a coup d'etat and declared independence. They agreed to officially cease fire and send their troops home. Now our job is to liberate all temporarily occupied provinces."

Kiyo suddenly became happier than ever, all his burdens were completely lifted! No more government oppressing its own people, no more assassination!

"Once we're liberated, come back to the court to work with us on last year's case."

Yeah, and the trial is adjourned...

"I shall accept."

Then the commander hung up.

Kiyo took a deep breath, then exhaled a long breath.

Just then, his comrades returned.

"Kiyo, have you heard that Cosmic Vietnam is dead?" - said the lieutenant colonel happily.

"Our commander just called me."

The spaceships out there one by one landed and picked up the army. For the first time, Vietnamese people see strange ships from another planet.

Reporters and journalists both on the mainland and abroad take turns taking photos of this rare opportunity, to create a new step for Earth's people to reach out into space.

A policeman, along with another person, came to Kiyo's side and said:

"Let's go, the country is liberated."

In case the worst happened, they had to handcuff Kiyo and put him in the car to go to the courthouse.

There were only two judges, two lawyers, and witnesses in the case: None other than Ha Nam, Vinh Phuc, and Phu Tho.

Among those two lawyers, there is the one who defending Kiyo, which has been accepted by all three provinces.

Everyone took their seats, keeping order.

At the trial, Kiyo honestly revealed everything he knew so far, because he thought: He has no regrets for his actions, because Kiyo believes that he did it for the sake of justice and contributed to bring freedom and independence to Vietnam.

Kiyo awares very well that Cosmic Vietnam's plan is clearly wrong, senseless and inhumane. Whatever he did to his former classmates was too cruel, and also to his country.

The court found that Kiyo made a significant contribution to the resistance war and helped convey timely information from his superiors to the soldiers. He also did not leave great losses both before and during the war for Vietnam, even though he murdered of his fellow countryman. However, he still had to paid a fine 10 million Dong, because of using Yen Bai's stolen phone.

Initially, they wanted to keep him in a prison for foreign criminals. But at the request of the Republic of Katsu, all the citizens of Kyoshin should be returned to their planet and will be dealt with their country's laws.

The Government have agreed to that, accepting the return of all Kyoshin citizens, but at the same time the remnants of Cosmic Vietnam are required to compensate for the damage he has caused. So from there, Kiyo was released, but still had to be supervised while waiting for Katsu's ship to arrive.

One day later, Kiyo followed the two policemen into the car.

CVP quickly followed.

"Dad! Is everything okay??"

"Yeah, we're going home today."

"Yay!"

Kiyo and it got into the car.

Glancing through the closed window, he saw Ha Nam watching the car slowly leave.

That look is so familiar...

***

It takes two hours to reach Noi Bai airport. Although the airport looks peaceful, everything around it is dilapidated.

A ship was already waiting there. The police followed Kiyo out there.

"Go ahead, CVP."

It excitedly flew into the ship.

They removed Kiyo's handcuffs, raised their hands in salute, and said:

"Good luck."

He smiled, did the same, put on his spacesuit, and boarded the ship.

The two policemen got into the car and left, before the train departed.

All of Kiyo's burden had already fallen off the spaceship.

From the hardships and hardships he went through throughout his life, he was finally able to rest.

He will never be an assassin again.

And he didn't know that his old classmates were waiting for him to return to start a new future for them.

With the souls of his loved ones watching over him in the sky, wishing him soon emerge from a turbulent, precarious past.

Right in this fresh country.

-End-