Chapter. 23. Heir of Gedroits, Deul (19)
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‘I have no intention of just dying like an asshole.’
It becomes a type 3 variant. That means that the current Professor Park will disappear in some way.
If you look at W and Collector right now, don’t you just treat William Turner and Natasha Gedreutz, who became their original works, as people who remain deeply in your memory?
I have a personality problem, so I’m just a very clumsy person. I just rescue people who are trampled by my greed, and I am not and will never be the kind of person who sacrifices endlessly.
“….method. “Give me a way.”
『How…?』
“W is a person involved in the development of mutant viruses, and you, Collector, said that you could be involved in most of the facilities left behind by Andrey Gedroits. You even said that you have been studying your own existence as adaptors very passionately. “Then wouldn’t you know a way to suppress the changes that are happening to me now?”
『Professor Park.』
“Give me a way to return my body, which is turning into a type 3 mutant, to its original state, or at least maintain it in its current state. “Then, as you say, I will become a saint or a savior.”
So you have to make a deal. If I have what the other person wants and the other person has what I want, isn’t this the natural order?
The Collector was silent, and only an embarrassed emoticon appeared on her screen.
“This may not be a very welcome offer for you guys. is not it? If we leave it alone, there is a very high probability that the current Professor Park will be reborn as the ‘type 3 variant adaptor that was Professor Park.’ “This is what the savior you all hope for will be like.”
『Since when… did you have such thoughts?』
“I’m not denying it.”
okay. In the end, it works like this.
I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly at the collector’s mechanical voice.
“just. “A complex puzzle is being filled in right before your eyes, but if there’s an empty space in the middle, it’s bound to stand out.”
I definitely feel much more at ease when I know the full story of something.
Look at this. When I didn’t know anything and just felt like I was caught up in something, my face hardened and I was ready to hit everyone if I had to, but now I laugh even though I found out that the person I thought was quite positive had sinister intentions towards me, right?
“As you said, Gedroitz is planning something terrible once again for some reason – and the center of it is Professor Park, who has been confirmed as the completer – and so I, who will be the center of everything going forward, need to know the truth of this and that past in order to make future choices. I wanted to know…. An explanation of what the Artists’ Union wants is still missing. “That’s all I’ve come across.”
Why did you call me? / To tell you the truth.
Why are you telling me the truth? / Because Professor Park will be at the center of everything going forward.
Why does Professor Park, who will be the center of everything, need to know the truth? What does that have to do with the Collectors and Artists Association? / ….
No matter how much I think about it, this part is unnaturally omitted from the collector’s explanation, and isn’t it so bad that I don’t even bother to look into it?
“yes. you’re right. We desperately want you to join us. Are you disappointed?』
“Quite a bit. “Maybe it’s because it’s the World Tree’s original, but I’ve had quite good feelings about it from the beginning.”
“well. I knew that my sister, who existed in the electronic world, worked in a similar way to me.』
“Uh… now that I think about it, that’s right. We secretly prepared an extra stage and voila! And show it. The arrangements left behind through Astrad and Hydrasil were quietly prepared without my knowledge. “There was a very shady corner from the father to the daughters.”
After hearing her confirmation, I couldn’t help but sigh and express my personal fondness for collectors.
“Your past history. truth. They wanted ‘Professor Park, who knew all that,’ to die. You guys don’t care about me alive. There is a great interest in ‘what Professor Park was like’ that will be born after his death. Right?”
『…The adaptor’s plan did not fail. If you are clearly aware of our origins and emergence process, it will be fully conveyed to the adaptors who will be born after your death that the human survival plan through mutant viruses still has great potential.』 The
Collector was like when he was alive . Although she almost kept it, she is still a type 3 mutant caused by a mutant virus. It means that it is a fixed personality that moves only for one purpose.
The form of the Type 3 variant is both the trauma from which it originated and the biggest indicator of its current condition. In the case of the Collector, his father had to dismember him alive to manifest in the form of a machine that inserted his cerebrospinal tract. This means that he was born with the spherical mechanical parts replaced by his own physical form as a human. What does this mean? What is the one goal that collectors pursue?
“Could it be that Gedroitz has forgiven that person? “Were you born with the idea of carrying on the legacy of your father who stuffed you into machine parts?”
『No way. I just had doubts. Natasha Gedreuts literally thought as a ‘brain in a vat’. How great is this? After trying so hard, suffering so much, being betrayed, trying again, failing, and twisting himself, did he end up using his daughter, his colleagues, and even Gedroitz himself from a biological perspective as expendable items? I thought, thought, and thought about what the plan was to achieve that much.』
『Then, I was reborn as a type 3 variant collector and got the answer to that question. The adaptor’s plan didn’t fail. I am now a creature with an ego and a will. The adaptor plan is a success, but there is still some progress left! ‘I just had a moment of realization where I thought, ‘Natasha Gedreutz was not sacrificed in vain!’”
The Collector’s voice, filled with strong human emotions, echoed around the area.
『I am the entity that inherited Natasha Gedreutz’s ‘Question’. I want the adaptor plan to be an unwavering success. To prove that her sacrifice was not in vain, she wants the surviving survivors to be passed on to the next generation rather than perish like this, and seeks to create ‘a very large number of fellow adaptors’ with the minimum performance required to carry out such a process.』
“And at the top of the recruiting list of ‘many adaptable colleagues’ is someone who was born after Professor Park died… Is this what you’re saying?”
『The adaptor based on you will have a very high probability of manifesting as an individual with ‘aggressive altruism’. We inherit most of our memory knowledge from the past. I predicted that if that being were to know the full story of all this, it would have a very high probability of joining the Artists’ Union.』
“We have no intention of exterminating humanity. It follows purely what Gedreutz’s adaptor plan pursued, with the goal of ‘preserving humanity for the next generation in the event of a planned disaster.’ It’s not much different from now. All we have to do is unite the surviving humans into one group and protect them to create a new, peaceful society under the management of our adaptors.”
W, who continued the Collector’s words, said in a more earnest and earnest tone,
“Rather than simply turning the entire human race into Type 3 mutants, we turn them into only as many adaptors as necessary to survive the environmental disaster, then herd them into cages and manage them. “Like livestock.”
“Please don’t just look at it negatively and have a broader perspective. Adapters are equipped to operate in radioactive environments. Don’t you know that the radioactive contamination area has been expanding rapidly in recent months? It is obvious that one day that area will cover the entire Earth, and that humanity’s survival will be limited to the inside of shielded buildings. That is why our adaptors’ ability to adapt to the changed environment is indispensable to them.”
“….”
“This is completely different from the hierarchical relationship between the manager and the person being managed. So to speak, is it a gap between members of this world and the afterlife? We are born from your death. More precisely, it is born from those among you who have suffered terribly. Only those who are socially abused and unfair die and are reborn as adaptors who ‘manage’ them! Imagine a society like this! Encouraging good and punishing evil will result in a biological process, not a moral choice! There is no way the newly born adaptor will leave those involved in the trauma alone! Those who commit sins will be punished at the hands of those who abused them, and humans will naturally become softer in their dealings with each other, and society will be reborn as a society of people who can empathize with each other’s pain. “What else can you call this but a utopia?”
“W Of course, it becomes a ‘small world where you can meet collectors anywhere,’ just like I was pursuing.”
“…I won’t deny it. It is true that this also fits my personal goals. But please know. To the extent that the trauma of all adaptors arises from some evil act in human history, all adaptors feel repelled by the negative and evil acts of humans. This means that even if everyone has different individual goals, they will all respond positively to maintaining human lives in a ‘comfortable state where trauma does not occur.’”
“….okay. That seems likely. “It seems plausible.”
Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick.
While the other party revealed all his intentions. As I organized my thoughts, the sound of tapping cables was the only sound that lingered between the three variants.
‘Artists’ Union. ‘This is a group that moves with a stronger motivation than you might think.’
The danger level for them has risen several levels within me.
If those guys say so, the Artists’ Union is not on anyone’s side in the coming war.
because? The more people who die miserably over there, the more opportunities there are to recruit talent. It would be nice if a lot of people died on the other side, no matter who it was. Since I said with my mouth, ‘We will unite and manage humanity as one unit,’ it is clear that it would be good if the size of the survivors became smaller than it is now, even if I don’t say it. At the same time, among the countless deaths, many beings who will transform into adaptors will be discovered.
At the very least, when a war breaks out, W will keep an eye open with an augmented reality drone, and W will check the battlefield with all Gedreuts camera-equipped equipment, including my transport drone. Then, among the freshly dead corpses that have begun to manifest mutant viruses, they are brought here. Wouldn’t it?
‘A bystander during the war. After the war… it will either become a ruthless occupying force that oppresses humanity, or a strict protector depending on whether or not it cooperates.’
It was troublesome again because it seemed to have some truth to it, even if it was just the nonsense of a mentally ill person (if you think about it, these people are the crystallization of mental illness).
Radioactivity is still moving south.
Mandu, who came here, had to wear environmental protection gear so thick that it was difficult to even lift his arms. Cheonryuje wore light radiation decontamination equipment, and I just inhaled the radiation with my bare body.
‘Adapter. A human mutant tailored to the environmental disaster prepared by Gedreutz himself. Certainly, their abilities will be helpful in the near future.’
“…Is Professor Park’s mutant really necessary for that plan? “Even if it’s not me, I think I’ll have quite a few useful hands soon.”
『No, it has to be you. It’s like a lottery ticket where you have already scratched and won, revealing exactly what form you will be reborn in after death. It has been proven that altruism, which you call ‘ojiryan’, works equally for everyone, regardless of race, gender, age, or class. The data personality contained in hundreds of millions of units in the mechanism in your chest proves it. That we rescued those who would have been consumed forever until they were twisted. It is proof that your ‘nobility’ extends to the future of an unspecified number of people.』
『The being who will be reborn after your death will serve as the highest decision-making body in the future management of humans. A being who has gone through countless trials and proven to be a complete being morally and personally has the highest decision-making authority in caring for the entire surviving human race.』
“The results of the completer plan are in harmony with the results of the adaptor plan. . Perhaps this is not the true scenario for saving humanity from destruction, as envisioned by Gedreuts, who had not yet been disappointed by humans in the past? “I think it is impossible to envision a better future than this, Professor Park.”
“In the end, what you’re saying is that you want me to die as soon as possible and join you as ‘Professor Park the Adapter.’”
There seemed to be no room for persuasion. They had set a firm line and were forcing me to make a choice by placing me on that line.
“…First of all, I listened carefully. “I thought they were people who had at least a dozen or so screws missing, but when I saw them, I saw that they had neatly collected the missing screws and made them into precision machines.”
“The initial respect and courtesy has disappeared.”
“Because they are completely different from everyone I knew. “The collector is too different from the world tree to approach it with the same mindset as one would treat an acquaintance’s family.”
“Well, that’s good. I didn’t specifically call you because I wanted to be respected. So, will you take the lead in ‘saving humanity’ by cooperating with us?”
W held out his hand on behalf of the Collector who could not move.
“…If we work together, we can change the ‘Raptor’s planned victory’ that you were talking about.”
“Exactly. Through the Collector’s abilities, we have seen what Gedreutz is doing within the Raptor Society and have a good idea of how he will use it. By preventing that, the situation of the war will tilt towards the dome, like flipping the palm of your hand.”
“In addition, people who are currently part of the Artists’ Union will also join in supporting the Dome. Having experienced it first-hand, I know of Buru’s combat ability, and although Glinda’s Ash Powder is weak against Dom’s cyborgs who have been doped to the limit with drugs, it will be effective enough for those who handle their equipment. In addition, numerous colleagues you may not even have guessed will support Dom with different abilities. Raptor will collapse and Gustav Al Harb Raptor, who embodies the malicious personality of Gedreutz, will disappear along with the resentment he left behind in the world, and only his will to pursue peace called the Adapter/Complete plan will lead the world in the right direction. .”
Oh my, it’s gorgeous.
This is definitely the level of poker played with only twelve aces of spades.
“good.”
At the end of the discussion, I came to a conclusion.
“Let’s pretend we didn’t hear that and go back to the first deal.”
“…Are you sane?”
“no? I’m saying this because I’m in a good state of mind. Give me a way to suppress the mutant virus that is eating my body. In that case, I will personally lead Dom’s army and help slaughter the Raptor’s reptilian babies.”
As expected, I cannot accept your request to search for a grand future.
I also have a family now. You mean you haven’t even named your child yet?
『You know that there is no reason for us to accept that deal, right? You will fight the raptor even if we don’t provide you with a way to recover. Professor Park will not sit idly by and watch the Dome fall and the people you love die.』
“Well? If that were really true, Collector, you wouldn’t have asked for my cooperation in the first place. Since you needed my help in some way to achieve your goals, I asked for ‘cooperation’ with various words. I think it’s probably part of preventing Gedreutz’s hidden plan, which is being waved around as if it were a report of the whole story. If that is implemented properly, the goal of the Artists’ Union will be completely shattered, right? “Isn’t the domestication and protection of mankind all messed up?”
『The same goes for your people! If we don’t stop him, there will be no future for the barely surviving human race! It means that our cooperation goes beyond each other’s needs and is natural for each of us!』
“Uh-se?? There is a saying that I have always kept close to my heart throughout my life, and it is, “If you want to screw up your enemy, first proceed in a direction that he does not want.” What does Black Gedroits want? I don’t know. But since he has a counterintelligence network and spies, he probably knows that we are preparing for war. Since you are said to have already foreseen the future, you may have already predicted it and made various plans with the dates set in stone. So, let’s just cancel the war and lock ourselves in the dome.”
『That’s a stupid decision! All we can do is give him time for more perfect preparations!』
“You don’t know that, do you? In the first place, the Dome is an abnormal military group that is more than 10 times more efficient than its military power when conducting defensive warfare. So far, we have judged that the offensive is right based on the conflict between the two groups, Dom and Raptor, but it is a different story when the Artists’ Union, a ‘group with a clear goal and willingness to intervene’, is added to it. It’s so uncertain. I’m not going out. “Lock yourself in the dome, spin your bicycle and shoot Zeus with the electricity you generate.”
『Such…』
“You don’t think it will work? I am the Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Force? “What I saw and heard here – if I relay it to our Mr. Alexander Young, will he ask me to go outside or go back in?”
『How can you be so foolish…』
The Collector’s mechanical voice becomes tinged with frustration and gloomy clouds appear on her screen.
I was leaning on her cable, bobbing my legs and looking extremely relaxed –
‘Please, let me eat. please! Roharam, please let the Collector treat me like an asshole!’
Inside, I was biting my nails like crazy, praying that this nonsense would catch on to them.
‘If Gedreutz has prepared something, it is natural that it cannot be stopped by the existing Dome’s defensive system. It makes no sense to go on the offensive in the first place.’
Everything he said in front of the collector was a lie. In the first place, the decision to attack was to block the enemy before he completed his preparations, but if he retreated because the risk factor increased, wouldn’t it just be adding a planned risk factor to the added risk factor? Of course, locking yourself in a dome is a stupid idea.
‘But it’s important to get the collectors to think that we can do that.’
Considering various circumstances, I am in a situation where it is impossible to repel the attack.
But what about them? The Collector, a Type 3 variant, is an individual’s life goal, ‘Complete the Adapter’s Plan’, and in order to achieve it, it must be accomplished without any consideration of circumstances or plans.
‘Type 3 variants live only for personal goals. The Collector cannot move towards a future where her goals are distorted even by a single thread. There are different levels of nervousness.’
Under the same conditions, if it is a bluff on the same line and both sides fail even if one person withdraws, the losing side is definitely the one who is more anxious. Anyway, I’m really ‘baejjang!’ You can think about the ‘possibility’ of retreating the army while doing so, but it is impossible for a collector to think in that direction.
‘I don’t know what on earth Gedreuts has prepared, but from the Collector’s perspective, I and Dom’s army absolutely need to stop Gedreuts. I am essential to their plans. Then I have the upper hand in this situation! ‘I can suck it!’
‘Obviously, as soon as I brought up the deal, they changed the story! You can take this to mean that I know a way to reverse some mutation! In the first place, those bastards are the ones whose inner self was brought out! I can’t tell you to lie! It definitely exists! ‘There’s a way against those bastards!’
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While thinking the same thing, I was chanting Roharam’s name in my head until I reached the stage where I was overly planning to build a temple of light as similar as possible to the one in World 3 when I returned.
“great. Alleviating Mutantization Professor Park, I will tell you how to suppress the mutant virus that is encroaching on your body.』
‘That’s right!’
『Instead, you and Dom’s forces must attack the Raptor Society. As you said, this is a deal and these are the terms I will ask for.”
“Sure. “They won’t assassinate me or kill me if my transformation doesn’t progress naturally, right?”
『That is truly stupid. If we do that and you are reborn as an adaptor who harbors ill will toward us adaptors, we will only be creating more powerful enemies without any benefit to us. “That doesn’t happen.”
“Then I have nothing to worry about. good. As soon as I’m outside the shelter, I’ll give you an order to go on my personal line. When the army starts moving, the raptors will react as well. At that point, there is no turning back even if you try. “At that moment, can we say that our terms of the transaction have been achieved?”
“All right. The way to suppress mutation is…』
A story about a way to extend my life flowed from the mouth of the somewhat exhausted collector.
“….how. Do you understand?』
“Oh well. That’s enough. “It’s a bit absurd.”
A simple, clear fact penetrated me.
lived
The simple fact that I was alive sent a thrill from my toes down my spine and into my brain.
“…I guess I’ll have to build it bigger than I thought.”
“What does that mean?”
“Nothing. Just a personal religious story.”
I grinned at the frowning emoticon on the monitor.
– Go to the Artists’ Union
– Find out what direction the small military group, which had already been hostile once during the Area 38 incident, will take in this war
– Above all, find out if there is a way to reverse my worsening condition.
Things like Gedroitz and the past are just facts thrown in here, and my purpose was only the three things above.
I had just achieved all three.
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