After obtaining a sample of Sylvia's energy, Schilling's computer simulated a few external stimuli that could cause her to react violently. As I expected, the first one was all sorts of searching spells.
Astrology, searching magic, tracking magic, and of course, Lin Xue's prophecy ability was also included. It seemed that no matter what kind of energy she faced, be it magic or superpower, or even Lin Xue's ability to invert cause and effect, as long as it was an external prying, it would cause Sylvia to unintentionally activate her innate talent. That was why Steele and the other two's astrology was interrupted at the last step by a sudden explosion of energy vacuum. Lin Xue's prophecy was also unable to be used on Sylvia's body — all she saw was a blank space.
The second type of external stimuli exceeded my expectations. It was actually a beneficial effect, such as Holy Light, Divine Power of Life, and various blessings. When these positive effects were used on Sylvia's body, they would suddenly turn into an energy vacuum. Even the caster might suffer a backlash. If Sylvia's innate talent was used to protect herself, then this kind of reaction would be a little strange.
However, after reading this report, my elder sister gave her own conjecture: It could be caused by the remnant properties of the Abyss energy. To Sylvia, who was once a Fallen Apostle, those things that were related to Holy energy were undoubtedly a great threat to the Abyss energy in her body. It was reasonable for her to prevent those things from entering her body. Perhaps when she was still Belavilla, she could still rely on her willpower to avoid this flaw. However, now that Belavilla's soul had disappeared, her innate talent could only rely on her instincts.
The third type of external stimuli was described vaguely. It was "Involuntary release of self-energy".
Speaking of which, can't these scientists speak in a language that I can understand? Are you writing a bunch of scientific jargon just to annoy me?
Lin Xue held onto the shiny information screen and studied it for a few minutes. Finally, she understood the meaning of the professional description at the bottom of the sentence. She immediately showed off to me with a smug expression, "It is just borrowing Sylvia's power through external force. What an idiot."
I knocked him on his head and said, "Explain yourself."
Lin Xue took a moment to organize her words before she continued, "In other words, if you want to use Sylvia's power to do something without her consent, that action will be seen as a threat and cause an energy vacuum. It seems that something similar happened when researchers tried to replicate Sylvia's ability, and that's how they discovered it … Blockhead, what do you think of?"
"Aresta's original plan."
I said, tapping my forehead with my finger.
Sylvia's identity as an "angel" purposely allowed herself to be captured by the Roman Orthodox Church. So this was his motive.
Lin Xue placed the information screen in her hands to the side and walked in circles in the hall. "If Sylvia was captured by the Roman Orthodox Church as an angel, then the latter would undoubtedly try to obtain her power and use it in the most important place. The Roman Orthodox Church, who is clueless about the truth, would definitely suffer a disaster. Think about what would happen if the Queen of the Adriatic Sea suddenly disappears when she is at the peak of her power. The best case scenario would be the collapse of the entire Queen's fleet. The worst case scenario would be the entire Queen's fleet collapsing, but the worst case scenario would be that the entire spell would backfire and the entire magic faction would disappear. No matter where Sylvia is' used ', she could cause the spell to collapse at any moment. That would only bring disaster to the Roman Orthodox Church."
I continued, "Furthermore, the Roman Orthodox Church could only swallow their pride and lose control of the angel's power during the process of borrowing it. I don't believe that the Roman Orthodox Church would dare to say such words."
"Then why did Aresta give up on this genius plan at the last moment?"
Lin Xue frowned, her face filled with confusion.
"If we didn't participate, the Roman Orthodox Church would have been crippled by Sylvia by now. Even though our participation seemed to have achieved such an effect."
"That's right, just like what you said," I vaguely guessed something in my heart. "Our participation could have also dealt a heavy blow to the Roman Orthodox Church, which would mean that Aresta's original goal had been achieved. But at the same time, that guy had left out the trump card in his hands, Sylvia, to gain something without risking anything. He is indeed greedy. Believe it or not, that old man is even calculating whether we, the uncontrollable 'outsiders', will die from the sudden energy vacuum when we are researching Sylvia's power. Even if no accidents happen, he would be happy to use this method to cause us some trouble or test our abilities. In this case, that guy has really killed two birds with one stone."
That's right, if we weren't the Xi Ling Apostles, if we really knew nothing about Sylvia, and if we didn't have the technology to analyze her, such a ticking time bomb would definitely be enough for you to give us an 'appropriate warning'. I believe that even if it were the Saints or Level-5 in this world, if they were to suddenly fall into an energy vacuum at the critical moment of activating their abilities, they would definitely die. The greater the power, the more precise the control. That's how Chernobyl ended back then … Err, that might not be the case … Speaking of which, why am I talking about nuclear power plants?
But now, my tragic classmate Guan Nan, your actions have only given us a huge gift. I'd like to see how long Aresta can hold it in.
In order to test Aresta's endurance, we completely gave up on interfering with the suspension loop near the research institute for the next few days. Then, we began to conduct various experiments on Sylvia's power. Since Tear couldn't come over these few days due to school matters, it just so happened that all the researchers who were free could devote themselves to the research on the energy vacuum effect. Here, it is necessary to mention the problem of Sylvia's intelligence. Until now, this lass still thinks that we are giving her a normal physical examination!
Even I feel that lying to her would give me psychological pressure!
"Sylvia, how do you feel today?"
On a sunny afternoon, while I was taking a walk with Shallow Shallow on the lawn behind the research institute, we happened to meet Sylvia who was sunbathing on a bench. She squinted her eyes slightly and turned her head when she heard our question. She revealed a warm smile. "Ah, I feel very good. Life here is really peaceful. I don't have to worry about living expenses either …"
What a heart-wrenching happiness index, you stupid fallen apostle.
Looking at this off-line girl before me whose face was filled with happiness because she could eat plain rice, I still couldn't believe that she was once a sinister and vicious fallen apostle.
Now, even Visca had completely accepted the fact that the previous' Big Sister Belavilla 'had died. Other than occasionally chatting with her about some unimportant topics, Visca no longer mentioned anything about Belavilla in front of Sylvia. This made me heave a sigh of relief. It seemed that Visca's obsession with her past life was limited to a beautiful image in her mind. Now that everything was over, she had let it go.
"Although living here is very comfortable …" Sylvia, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly opened her mouth and said slowly, "But if I don't return to the shop … will it cause trouble for everyone? I haven't paid the rent for last month … "
If the fallen apostles were so harmonious, why would I have to work myself to death, you bastard!
"Don't worry, we have already contacted the higher-ups of the campus city." Shallow Shallow sat down beside her. "For now, you will temporarily be under our research institute's name. You can just stay with us from now on."
"Oh, is that so?"
Sylvia nodded her head in realization and didn't say anything else.
You should at least be surprised, you bastard! At the very least, you should be curious about what kind of name an ordinary person would have to use to be under a research institute's name, alright? Don't take anything we say for granted, idiot!
Speaking of which, why do I feel like I'm going crazy talking to Alaya? Were the IQs of these two fellows really on the same level?
At that moment, a familiar series of powerful footsteps sounded behind me. I turned around and saw Vega, who was dressed in the institute's security uniform, striding towards us.
"Vega? What happened? "
I couldn't help but ask curiously when I saw the solemn expression on the cold and elegant older sister's face.
Vega gave a military salute to me and Shallow Shallow before casting a hesitant gaze at Sylvia. The latter widened her innocent and confused eyes and stared back at the weapon girl stubbornly.
Shallow Shallow and I said in unison, "Just say it. Just pretend that she doesn't exist."
Sis Scorpion immediately looked at Sylvia sympathetically before reporting loudly, "Reporting, Sir! The acceptance of Osaka's clone is nearing its end. An unexpected situation has occurred! "
"What?" Shallow Shallow and I said in unison once again.
"Subject Osaka 20001, the final creation of Osaka's clone has failed to recover. The mission target is now with a human named One Passage. He has rejected our recovery!"
Shallow Shallow and I looked at each other in surprise. "How did the two of them meet? Isn't One Passage … F * ck, I miscalculated. "
We had indeed stopped the continuation of the "Absolute Metahuman Project," but the problem was that we didn't stop One Passage from meeting Osaka 20001!
Fate? Or was it the arrangement of some old fox? No matter which one it was, the current situation was still developing according to the original plot. A lolicon had successfully met the little loli Osaka. A lolicon and a little loli were about to start their shameless life together. Other than One Passage, who seemed to be lucky enough to successfully cure the virus in the final creation's brain and avoid losing his superpower, everything was unavoidably going according to the old fox's script.
This wasn't part of my plan.
"The two of them are together now?"
I asked calmly as I rubbed my throbbing forehead.
Sis Scorpion nodded. "From the looks of it, One Passage is taking care of the final creation. The relationship between the two of them is quite close. This can be seen from the fact that the final creation rejected our recovery."
Hearing Vega mention "recovery" for the second time, I was immediately worried. "Speaking of which, you didn't resort to violence, right?"
The other party quickly shook his head. "Of course not. Everything was done according to your orders. Every Osaka sister was brought to the shadow city in a friendly manner. They were given the best living conditions and suitable entertainment. The final creation roughly knew about this through the Osaka network. Therefore, she didn't show any resistance towards our people. She just didn't want to leave One Passage's side."
This was a little difficult to deal with. If it was just bringing the ten thousand Osaka sisters to a city in this world, it would be easier. But now, we were sending them to the shadow city. Even though they were only going there in batches to experience life, sooner or later, the sisters would be allowed to live there. This meant that the final creation had to be brought there together with us.
The Osaka network wasn't a Schilling mainframe. They didn't have the ability to cross dimensions and play with Bluetooth. Once the entire Osaka network was moved to the shadow city, the final creation in this world would be completely useless. Furthermore, Aresta was definitely not a philanthropist. Without the value of controlling the Osaka network, even the artificial angel would be stranded. By then, what would be the position of the Osaka 20001?
Just relying on One Passage — Alright, I admit that he had the desire to protect the final creation and his strength. But what could a mere Level 5 do?
"Where are they now?"
Without further ado, I immediately stood up and asked.
Vega blinked his eyes and searched for the relevant information from the information link. He gave me a location. However, Big Sis Scorpion suggested that it would be best for me to send my subordinates to fetch them to the research facility. That way, it would make it seem that I had more confidence in taking the initiative. Even though I didn't care about such things, seeing that Shallow Shallow was also in agreement, I nodded in agreement.
"Who's nearby?" I asked. Even though I knew how to use the information link, the difficulty of operating it wasn't suitable for someone like me who was lacking in information. Back then, I had shared her vision with Sandora on a whim. In the end, I was almost driven mad by a 360-degree panoramic view and a world that was divided into 122 depth of field and 37 perceptual states.
"Storm Commander Zuo Tianlei will arrive in a minute. I have already informed her."
Uh, that lass has already been openly roped in by the military?
When the command center gave the order, Raiko was walking with Misaka Mikoto on a pedestrian street. Although it was a rest day, Shiroi Kuroko and Hatsuharu Yuri were busy helping with the security of Gakuen City due to their status as the Morals and Discipline Committee member. Moreover, the Fantasy Driver incident had just ended. Both Shiroi Kuroko and Hatsuharu Yuri were busy helping with the security of Gakuen City. As a result, Raiko Sakuda and Misaka Mikoto were left to go shopping together.
"Ah, what a leisurely afternoon …"
Zuo Tianlei, who was always full of energy, didn't seem to care about the blazing sun above his head. After stretching lazily, he sighed comfortably. On the other side, Mikoto's entire body seemed to be about to evaporate. Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she said, "If only there wasn't such a scorching sun … Ah, I really miss the air conditioning in the bookstore …"
Tear chuckled unnaturally. No matter how she looked at it, reading a book of tyrants in a music store while freeloading on air conditioning shouldn't be something a young mistress of Changpan Station would do, right?
"Speaking of which, I didn't think I could really get Osaka to come out. My impression of a young mistress is that she should stay in her room, reading poetry, practicing flower arranging and tea ceremony on a rest day."
"I didn't think the commander hired by the Dimensional Army would read a book of tyrants with me on a rest day either …"
Tear immediately became awkward when he heard Mikoto's teasing. "That … was just an accident … Huh?"
"What's wrong, Tear?"
Mikoto asked hurriedly, and the latter blinked. "You really cursed me. It's a mission from the higher-ups."
Calling Fang Tong over was easier than expected. Even though he seemed like a non-violent and uncooperative person, Visca's barrage and the mysterious and dangerous Empire soldiers had left a deep impression on him. Thus, after seeing Tear, who used to be an officer of the Imperial Army, Fang Tong didn't waste any time and agreed to her request, leading his final work to the research institute.
The only thing that was out of my expectations was that Misaka Mikoto had tagged along. When we met in the basement of the research facility, this was the scene that greeted us. Zuo Tianlei, who had changed into an imperial military uniform, was sitting in the middle of the room. On one side of her was Tong Tong, who looked impatient, and on the other side was Misaka Mikoto, who had her head lowered and did not say a word. A depressing atmosphere permeated the entire room. Not far away from us was a little girl who was looking around curiously. The little girl was wearing a white robe similar to that of a researcher, and she looked exactly like Misaka Mikoto when she was young. The small room was filled with a chilly atmosphere, and it was clearly divided into temperate, cold, and subtropical zones.
"Brother Director!"
When Tear saw me, it was as if she had finally seen her savior. She flew away from the two enemies who were creating a low pressure and rushed over to me. She extended her hand.
Fortunately, I stopped her before she could take out a Nazi salute.
"Have a seat," I warmly invited everyone to take a seat while I pressed Zuo Tianlei, who was about to escape, onto the sofa. "Since everyone is here, let's talk."
An elite Scorpion that Vega had arranged to listen to orders served us coffee. When he reached Tear, he hesitated for a while when he saw the silver-white commander's uniform. In the end, he took out a suspicious-looking sealed metal cylinder and asked, "Do you want some helium-3?"
Tear was horrified and waved his hand frantically. "No, no, no, I'll just have coffee …"
… I knew that the soldiers trained by that Scorpion, who lacked common sense, were all the same!
However, this unreliable Scorpion soldier succeeded in easing the tense atmosphere. Even Osaka's shoulders trembled slightly. Seizing this opportunity, I went straight to the point. "Today, I asked you to come here mainly to solve one thing: the cleanup of the project with absolute ability. In other words, how are we going to deal with Mikoto's cloned sisters?"
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