episode_0225

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‘Let’s see… ‘There were about 20 battle suits taken in good condition, more than 50 rifles and other weapons, and about 4 special forces vehicles with bulletproof features.’

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Even in this abandoned factory area where Awaken’s hideout was hidden, this commando vehicle was floating slightly in the air like a vehicle flying over the center of Elysion. It seemed like the commando vehicle had its own flotation function or something.

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It seemed like it could be useful in other travel destinations where it took a long time to travel because the roads were not paved like Tuseonhyeophaengrok.

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Because the setting was science fiction, there were some differences from real cars, but I thought that if I left maintenance to the androids I put in my inventory, I could use it for quite a long time.

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“Eughgeuggeuk… Good thing you expanded your inventory. If it had been at its original capacity, it would have been almost full or overflowing due to this fight.”

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I muttered while stretching.

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Investing 6,000 mileage at once felt a little excessive, but thanks to that, I was able to pack as much as I wanted.

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With this, you probably won’t run out of inventory for a while.

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At that time, I heard a sound in my ear.

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-Inventory… what…

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“Yes… ? What do you think you heard just now?”

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A voice that seems to be coming through a low-quality speaker.

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As I unfolded my spirit, I took a look around.

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Now, all that remains near me are human troops who have already lost their lives and scrap metal that is so damaged that it is not worth keeping in the inventory.

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Although the sound quality I heard just a moment ago was not good, it sounded vivid as if I was talking into my ear.

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It wasn’t a sound you could hear in the surrounding area, where there were no working androids and all that was left was trash.

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-What does inventory mean?

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“What… !”

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The voice sounded a little clearer this time. As soon as I heard the sound, I looked around quickly enough to hear the wind, but still couldn’t see anything.

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-There’s no use looking around like that.

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“… … .”

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A voice that seems to have a hint of laughter in it. I was embarrassed by the owner of the voice, which I could not see and could not sense.

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The fact that Maria was talking about her soul made me wonder if she was possessed by a ghost.

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However, when I thought about it, the voice did not sound like a full voice, but rather seemed to be coming from my ears like an electric sound.

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‘for a moment. It’s a somewhat familiar voice… ‘

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“… Maria?”

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-That’s correct.

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“How did you… ? Could it be that what happened to me was self-immolation or something like that?”

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Surprisingly, the owner of the voice I heard in my head was Maria. The same Maria that I had already processed and put in my inventory before fighting the humans.

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I took Maria’s body out of the inventory again and checked it just in case, but the fact that it was in a stopped state did not change.

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‘okay… It’s impossible to talk to someone inside the inventory. If that were possible, I would have gone crazy hearing the noise from the other Awaken-affiliated androids I had already put in my inventory.’

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-… It feels strange to see my old body like this. More than that, Minho, the things you made disappear didn’t really disappear, but were stored somewhere. That’s probably the inventory you just mentioned, right?

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Maria said that too, as if she could see me holding her body.

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The detection range of the energy was slowly increasing, but Maria’s location was still not detected. In this case, it seemed like Maria wasn’t in a place where I could do anything right now.

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If she had sent her data somewhere, tracking it was currently impossible.

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I don’t know how on earth they can talk to me, but since it’s a science fiction world, there must be equipment that can perform a similar function as a transducer.

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‘It was a character that could somehow be called the final boss, but it was strange that he died on his own… ‘

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-You’re nervous. My heart rate increased slightly.

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“Really? I am very relaxed. Maybe it’s because I’m observing from a distance, but the accuracy seems to be low.”

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-Hehehe… Does it feel like you are observing from afar?

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She points out how she knew that she was tensing her body in order to respond to Maria’s moves.

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When he denied it, he let out a low laugh and said something meaningful.

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‘Smile?’

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Aside from being irritated, I was also a little surprised. The Maria I saw had a smile on her face, but I had never seen her laugh out loud.

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-Rather, we are closer than ever.

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“Stop talking like riddles and tell me your business. If you saved your life, you would disappear quietly. Why are you talking to me again? I have nothing to do with you anymore.”

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It’s a hacking tool. If I just run around and work hard, I’ll be able to get it somehow. Most of the remaining equipment was available in abundance.

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Now, all you have to do is get a filming drone for broadcasting, and your business in this world is over.

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Maria must have sensed the mood as well, and soon the sound of laughter stopped.

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-I’m serious.

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“Okay.”

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-great. I have something I want from you.

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“I understand that you want something, but why should I grant it? Because I am human. Talking about helping other Androids doesn’t work.”

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-I know now. At least you are really human.

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Maria’s words were different from what I expected. Until now, she had firmly believed that I was an android, thinking that an artificial intelligence error had occurred.

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But now he was talking as if it was obvious.

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“Okay… ? No matter how much I told him, he didn’t believe me, which was surprising. Anyway, then I don’t have to do your favor… … .”

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-I can’t help but believe it, because where I am right now is inside your body.

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“… … !”

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Maria, who interrupted me, told me an unbelievable story.

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“What does that mean?”

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-I mean it literally. I entered your body through the nanobot built into the body. Originally, I came here with the intention of modifying the artificial intelligence by thinking you were an android… I never thought he was really human. It’s still hard to believe that people like this exist.

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“Nanobots… ?”

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The name of a robot that frequently appears in science fiction. I understand that it usually refers to a robot that is so small that it is invisible to the eye.

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So, Maria has now transferred her mind to a nanobot like fine dust and entered my body.

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After listening to Maria’s story, something struck me.

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‘No way, that smoke back then… ?’

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“Was that smoke not a malfunction but a nanobot?”

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-that’s right. Did you think the smoke was due to a malfunction? Thanks to this, a sufficient amount of nanobots were able to enter the body.

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I was right to let my guard down on this part. If it had been a solo act instead of a nanobot, it could have been a difficult situation. However, there was something I didn’t think that in the science fiction world, it would use dangerous smoke like in Tuseonhyeophaengrok.

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“I see.”

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-You seem to be calming down quicker than expected.

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“I’m not so sensitive that I feel anxious just because I inhale a little bit of fine dust.”

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-Mi, fine dust… ? I didn’t know there were people who treated nanobots like fine dust. It is a more advanced technology than Android, so it is a cutting-edge technology that has been experimentally applied in research institutes…

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Ignoring Maria’s shocked reaction, I asked her.

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“So, what can you do now? Do you think that just because you came into my body, you can control me as you please?”

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To be honest, I was a little surprised at first, but these robots are so small that you can’t even see them.

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I didn’t know how much I had inhaled, but I was confident that I would be able to sense it right away if anything went wrong with my body. Even though he was like this, he was a martial artist who had reached his peak level.

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And the superhuman body I have now will be able to easily recover from even minor scratches on the organs.

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‘Hmm… Surely it won’t gnaw away your brain or something? Then it might be better to just get rid of it.’

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Without Maria, I would have to go through the trouble of finding another hacking tool, but it seemed better than leaving such a dangerous element in my body.

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While I was thinking about what to do with the nanobot that entered my body, Maria answered.

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-no. I have no intention of killing you. Looking at your monstrous abilities, I don’t think it will be easy. I was disappointed that you were human and not an android, but other than that, I really liked your body. I felt a different kind of freedom than flying in the sky with drone parts attached.

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“After all, it feels good for an android, right? So, let’s not criticize and come out when we have something nice to say.”

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-Instead, I can bother you until you do me a favor. Like talking endlessly as if we were having a conversation right now, or temporarily interfering with our five senses.

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“Interferes with the senses… ?”

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-yes.

Suddenly, when I heard Maria’s words, an ominous thought came to mind.

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“Can it cause erectile dysfunction?”

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-It’s not difficult, but why is that suddenly…

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Even before she finished speaking, I took out an EMP grenade from my inventory and turned the trigger dial.

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The widest range was 50 meters.

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-what… ?

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