Should I run?
Ji Xinghe stared at the Federation Standard-type Mecha that had already begun its charge, thinking of Zuoshou, the Federation Mecha pilot inside who was about the same age as his son, and felt a moment's hesitation. Under these circumstances, his instinct was to run without looking back, as he had always told his son to do.
"You must run. When the time to run comes, you have to run."
More than half a year ago, during a physical fitness test for conscription, he ran 10 kilometers and repeatedly told his son this in his heart.
"You should run, son."
He was running then, as if making up for his son's choice not to run. Every step he took brought him closer to his son. And now, he needed to run. It was the time to run.
His son should run. Because his son still had him and Ji Rongxinyue. Whether or not his son was aware of Ji Rongxinyue's existence, he should run.
Now, he should run. Because Ji Rongxinyue only had him.