"In a world where Big Blockhead Chen exists, even Jojo will lose his honor as the God of Picking Up Girls!"
This was the only comment I received last night after I had a long-distance conference with a certain psychic girl who stayed behind on Earth to report on our progress.
Well, I was already used to it.
Even I didn't understand why I decided to help Zuo Tianlei. Perhaps it was because I saw the information from the Bubble, and after understanding the "plot", I developed a sense of sympathy for this girl. Or perhaps it was a sudden impulse. It was just like how every otaku would mysteriously have a cute character … Cough cough, in any case, the final result was that I suddenly wanted to help this strong girl. Furthermore, this suggestion received the approval of everyone who was mentally connected to me. Then, we, the leaders of the Empire who "decided to come here to save the world because we were bored", completed the entire plan with astonishing efficiency. Perhaps this was called "unbridled generosity"?
Yep, there was nothing wrong with saying it that way. In any case, we had the right to do so.
Even though because of this sudden decision, a certain prophet had commented that we were "the most unreliable leader of a country in history."
If Zuo Tianlei and Chu Chun Shili calmed down and thought about it seriously after they returned home, they would probably become suspicious of this seemingly random opportunity as well as our research institute that appeared out of nowhere, right? Also, it was hard to guarantee that the flowerpot girl whose computer skills had reached N-level wouldn't search for information related to the "Schilling Research Institute" in the library. Even though Pandora had practically refreshed the entire library of books in Gakuen City, perfecting every single detail of our existence to an infuriating degree, to be honest, I really doubted that Shallow Shallow would be able to stir up any trouble for me. With Pandora changing the information in the computer, how long would our peaceful days last? But I had a very good habit, and that was to not think about things that gave me headaches … In any case, there weren't many things that I could think of that would be useful …
Since I didn't have any ill intentions in the first place, I naturally wasn't afraid of the two little girls having unnecessary suspicions. More importantly, Zuo Tianlei had already signed the contract …
This was also why a certain swindler would give me the honorary title of the new generation's God of Picking Up Girls. To be honest, even I felt a little guilty now. I kept feeling like I was deceiving these ignorant girls …
"It's fine. At most, you'll be doing an attempted good deed." On the breakfast table, Shallow Shallow didn't forget to reassure me as she fought over the last egg roll with Visca. Yep, in her unique unconventional way. "Also, with the technology of the Xiling Empire, it should be a simple task to create a Esper. You might not succeed even if you wanted to."
If it's possible, could you please stop having a chopstick fight with a 1.2 meter tall loli on the dining table?
After breakfast, Pandora connected to the "library" of Gakuen City. She used this gigantic (to humans) database to gather the necessary information. On the surface, most of the information in the "library" was related to the inner workings of Gakuen City, such as the surveillance network of the entire Gakuen City, the records of the students' abilities, the structure of Gakuen City's research institutions, and so on. But in the deeper layers of the library, the parts that required an extremely high level of authority to see, we were still able to discover a lot of knowledge that didn't belong here.
Magic knowledge.
This was quite easy to understand. Not only that, among the higher-ups of the Magic Faction, there should also be secrets about the Scientific Faction. It was a strange kind of fun to stand in the same faction and secretly study their descriptions and opinions of the opposing faction. Cough, cough …
Right now, Pandora's mission was to use her super-fast computing brain to help us gather as much information about this world as possible. This wasn't to say that my brain had been caught in a door and I had finally agreed to this lass's grand plan to expand Gakuen City's territory. It was just that with the appearance of the "Fantasy Driver", I realized something: even if everything in this world didn't go according to the "Plot", some major events would still occur in a certain way. If I could find a chance to participate in it, it would be quite fun … Cough, cough, what I meant to say was that as the leader of a Empire who loved nothing but love, if I could find a chance to save some civilians from tragedy, that would be such a noble and noble cause!
"If the Bubble can come over, it should be easier."
Looking at Pandora who had entered a high-speed computing state with steam rising from her head, the big sister said with a distressed expression.
"Not to mention the Bubble, even the counterfeit Bubble has been mobilized to Planet Barrier to analyze the star ring fragment. The remnant primordial Abyss energy in that thing is a rare and precious sample. If I were to borrow a mainframe from there, I'm afraid that Tawil would come after me." I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I thought about a certain strict older sister who was completely immersed in scientific research. She was indeed not an ordinary person to have caught the eye of someone who was famous for his seriousness. "And this lass Pandora … I firmly believe that she should find some work that uses her brain."
Visca immediately nodded in agreement.
"You're no exception!"
"Reporting, Sir. We have discovered a non-friendly unit approaching the research facility. Should we clear it out?"
Just as the two little girls, Pandora and Visca, were about to start fighting again, Vega, who had been transferred here to take charge of security, suddenly made his signature military report.
"Clear your head!"
A certain Scorpion's incomparably unyielding military mind was driving me crazy. Can't this big sister think in a slightly more ordinary way for me? And that 10,000-year-old 1.2m over there who is currently hacking into someone else's firewall, please don't burst into flames!
After getting Pandora to stay in the room to continue hacking into the library and instructing people to hide certain things that were not suitable to be made public — if you think that the Tyrant III Wave Energy Cannon that was parked in the hall belonged to something that should be in the research facility —, I went downstairs with Shallow Shallow.
Out of my expectations, sitting in the guest room were actually two little girls who were still wearing their school uniforms. One of them was wearing a fresh flower hair ornament, it was the already familiar Chu Chun Xiuli, please allow me to refer to her as: Flower Pot Girl. Upon seeing us, the other party immediately stood up happily. Just as she was about to raise her hand to greet us, she suddenly remembered something and lowered her hand. Then, she gave us a proper bow — Oh, she was here for official business today, she was even wearing the Morals and Discipline Committee's armband on her arm.
The girl with a brown ponytail sitting beside Chu Chun Xiuli also stood up. Her figure seemed to be even more petite than Chu Chun Xiuli. She seemed to be wearing the legendary female noble school uniform, and she also had the Morals and Discipline Committee's armband on her arm. The moment I saw this girl, I was struck with inspiration, and I matched her with a certain person from the "original work".
Written as Kuroko, read as Metamorphosis … Cough cough, the lily girl who filled the world with love, Shallow Shallow, stop pinching me, I didn't say it out loud!
"Then, you should be the director of this place. I am Shiroi Kuroko from the 177th branch of the Morals and Discipline Committee." The girl in front of me bowed to us in a formal manner. Her tone was rather flat, and even a little distant. This kind of attitude puzzled me a little. Speaking of which, according to the information provided by Bubble, although she was known as the most serious lily girl in history, she should be a rather friendly person, and I didn't seem to have offended her in the past, did I?
After thinking about it, I could only think of one explanation, and that was metahumans' instinctive aversion towards researchers.
After all, although it sounded nice on the surface, as if they were collaborators in research, in the eyes of many people, even some researchers, metahumans were basically lab rats to be used for experiments. Furthermore, behind the glamorous appearance of this campus city, there were also rumors of various research projects that were on the fringes of humanitarianism. Even if it was just a rumor, it was more than enough to make many metahumans feel dissatisfied with places like research institutes and the "scientists" working within them.
Could it be that Shiroi Kuroko in front of me also had such thoughts? This was a secret that even Bubble, who was known as the Otaku Culture Emperor, didn't know about, although it was a secret that didn't make me happy.
"Hello, you can call me Chen Jun. I am the director of this place, and this is my fiancée, Xu Shallow Shallow."
"Hello."
Shallow Shallow smiled warmly and nodded at the other party in greeting. She was very amiable (Actually, she was a simple-minded person who could quickly get along with any living creature, right?) His temperament made the originally cold and indifferent atmosphere a lot more relaxed.
When Pandora 'registered' our identities, she added that we were a young China tycoon who had invested a huge sum of money to establish various research institutes in the campus city, and thus obtained the right to live within. Shiroi Kuroko must have investigated the relevant information before coming over, thus she didn't express any surprise at our China name. But to be honest, the identity of this kind of young prodigal who invested in research on a whim really made one tear up.
"It's like this, yesterday, there was an explosion in the shopping district. It was said that an injured person was sent to your institute for treatment. I don't know how the injured person's current condition is, if possible, I hope to ask her about the situation."
"This …" I revealed an awkward expression. The situation was not bad, but I was afraid that the Discipline Committee, who was far more professional than Chu Chun, would be able to see some clues. After all, the heart was stabbed, brain dead, and a large amount of the body's tissues and blood had been replaced by an unknown energy. This was already enough to leave a large amount of marks on an ordinary person's body. Furthermore, as the victim herself, it would be easy for her to notice the abnormalities in her body — — for example, her heart wasn't beating, she wasn't breathing, etc. Before the temporary doctor Schilling Technician could repair these special 'wounds', I didn't dare to wake the girl up.
"If there are difficulties, it's understandable. After all, Chu Chun mentioned that the other party's injuries were very serious, and it's not very possible for her to recover within a day. But we still have to give the victim's relatives an explanation. At the very least, we have to prove that the girl's condition has stabilized."
"Yep, that's true." This time, even I could only nod. There was no helping it, you couldn't let the victim's family have the misconception that they couldn't see the person, right? It seemed that because they couldn't personally come, they asked the Discipline Committee to confirm the injured person's condition. "However, the girl hasn't regained consciousness yet, it's best if you don't disturb her."
"Of course."
Shirai Kuroko nodded, then signaled for me to lead the way.
Of course, there was no need to worry about the injured person's condition. With the help of a certain super healing machine that had seriously exceeded the standards of a 'life support pod', even a corpse that had just died could be revived, let alone an injured person. As early as last night, the girl had already completed the emergency recovery of her body and was transferred to the standard treatment program. Currently, other than being forcefully maintained in a deep unconscious state for some reason, she was already fine.
Under the accompaniment of two white-robed 'researchers' and 'doctors', Shirai Kuroko and Chu Chun visited the injured girl who was covered with a white sheet and claimed to have just finished her second operation. After confirming that the other party's condition was stable, the accompanying 'doctors' sent the two Discipline Committee members out on the grounds that the injured person needed rest.
"That's good to hear."
Standing in the hallway of the research institute, Shirai Kuroko let out a sigh of relief as he looked through the large floor-to-ceiling glass window facing the main entrance. Then, his gaze landed on the little girl next to the fountain. The little girl was lying on top of a large sign on the ground, and she was holding a thick whiteboard pen and writing something on it.
After a while, the little girl finally finished her work. She seemed to be using a lot of effort to erect the white sign that was much taller than her height. Then, she nodded while observing the results of her labor.
On the sign was written in bold bold letters: "Schilling Center for Philosophy and Culture, Botany, and Promoting Mandarin Research, Also Researching Medicine."
"… Hehe … That's my little sister …"
I wiped the cold sweat off my forehead and said with an awkward smile.
"You have a good little sister …"
Shirai Kuroko looked into the distance.
After a moment of silence, the girl beside me suddenly said in a low voice: "Although it's still a bit strange, I suddenly feel a bit relieved."
"Oh, our medical methods here are quite advanced, that kind of injury can be quickly healed …"
"I'm not talking about that." Shirai Kuroko turned around and said, "I'm talking about Zuotianlei."
"Hmm?"
"Yesterday afternoon, Lei Zi happily told me something. She said that a very strange research institute suddenly wanted to collaborate with her on the development of superpowers, and they would start in two days. At the time, I was very curious. What kind of research institute would be willing to choose a normal middle school student who was already past the optimal age for development and was still at Level 0 as their research subject …"
So that's why I felt so distant and judgmental when we first met. Is that the reason? I don't know why, but I suddenly had a sentimental thought like "This is the precious friendship of youth".
I smiled at the girl beside me and asked, "Do you think we have ulterior motives?"
"I don't think so, but we should have ulterior motives," Shirai Kuroko said with a serious attitude, "As a research institute, how could they not put their own results or benefits first? At least, I have never heard of any research institute that would invest a large amount of resources and energy into a level EVL0. That's why when Zuotianlei told me this news, I was very worried … I can already feel her thoughts. For many metahumans, working with a research institute is not a good thing. Although there is a generous reward, the feeling of being treated as a lab rat is not good. But Zuotianlei seems to be looking forward to this kind of opportunity …"
Because no matter how much effort they put in, they would not be able to change the reality, so they were willing to try even the slightest possibility?
According to Bubble's calculations, there was a 100% chance that Zuo Tianlei would go down the wrong path under the influence of such a mentality. In other words, if we hadn't appeared, she would have definitely fallen into the whirlpool of fantasizing about the Driver's Incident. But now, it seemed that our 'ulterior motives' had unconsciously protected her.
"Then, why do you feel relieved now?"
I looked at Shirai Kuroko in confusion. I didn't realize that I had done anything to make him feel good about me.
"I'll be straightforward. Until now, I still think that you have ulterior motives. My opinion on this point will not change. But at least, I don't have to worry about Zuotianlei getting hurt anymore. Although the research institute's information is a little strange, and the scope of your research …" Shirai Kuroko couldn't help but glance at the large white sign in the courtyard outside. The words "Also researching medicine" were written on it with a whiteboard pen. It was especially eye-catching. "The scope of your research is also very strange …"
The second time! This is the second time you mentioned this absolutely forbidden topic! I'm so sorry to have a crazy girlfriend and a crazy sister!
But the girl next to me hadn't finished speaking, "Although it's a little strange, there's no smell of a conspiracy here. Also, the injured girl is being taken care of very well. At least this group of people isn't bad. Also, although we've only interacted for a short time, I still feel that you are …"
Wait! Why do I suddenly have a bad premonition? Why do I suddenly feel cold sweat all over my body?
If it's that sentence, please, please don't say it!
"You're a good person …"
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