episode_0352

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It was Yo-ui (尿意) that awakened his consciousness, which was struggling in the deep swamp of water.

As I looked to the side with hazy eyes, I saw an android with his eyes closed as if he was sleeping.

He slid out of bed, placing his bare feet on the floor.

I look at the clock, it’s 4 o’clock. Even if I kicked the blanket and woke up, Isis lying next to me probably wouldn’t have woken up.

And now Kang In-ho knows that fact.

There was a gap in Isis. It didn’t really matter whether it was there from the beginning or was a recent occurrence.

There is one important fact for him. The time of this gap is gradually increasing.

When I first found out about this, I planned to wait until Isis had an opening.

However, Isis could tell, like a ghost, whether he was sleeping or awake. It was also difficult to lie down with my eyes closed and not fall asleep.

So what I chose was to drink a lot of water.

It was difficult to control the time, but I calculated that if I woke up once in the middle to drink water, it would roughly take that amount of time.

After several trials and errors, my body adapted to this time and I was able to wake up.

“First, the bathroom.”

Go to the bathroom and relieve your bladder that feels like it’s about to burst.

As the excess moisture drains, the foggy mind becomes increasingly clear.

He closed his eyes and opened them, looking at the vent on the ceiling.

Free time without Isis interference is about 30 minutes. They say it’s increasing, but it’s not enough because I have to go back to my seat and go to sleep.

“There’s nothing I can do. Although there is nothing to do.”

As he said, he had no intention of doing anything in particular.

I am gradually adapting to life here.

The arguments with Isis gradually diminished,

Since I decided not to hold Isis responsible for NB,

There was no option for him to escape this place.

So, for him, this moment is like a chocolate bar secretly hidden in the cupboard.

Because it’s like a very small happiness that only I know about.

He looked in the bathroom mirror.

The reflection of myself in the spotless mirror was clean and without any blemishes, even though I had just woken up.

He thought it might be thanks to Isis taking care of it.

He was unfamiliar with this face. Even though we see each other every day, I never got used to it.

In fact, it was the same no matter which dimension you went to.

Even when I possessed the body of a fat man,

Even when I possessed the body of an old man,

Even when the lines are thick or the body of a person with beautiful lines is possessed,

He was always awkward and couldn’t get used to it.

Wash your face dry and rub your face roughly.

Like using an eraser to erase a paper messed up with scribbles.

Nevertheless, this awkwardness does not go away.

Other people laugh, cry, frown, and get angry just like him.

Return to the room again. look at the time 4:11. Isis is still frozen.

He walked closer to the window.

– Hoodeddd

The windows vibrate in strong winds.

“It’s easier not to break.”

He stuck his tongue out at a time when it seemed as if it would break apart and splinters would fly.

The destructive power of nature ravages the man-made city.

The tree with its roots exposed gradually tilted and fell, and the tiles in the park were broken and scattered.

Occasionally, small animals could be seen running away, and birds entered the cracks of the buildings and chirped against the bitter storm.

Chaos came to Aaru.

“They said there would be no problems with safety, so there won’t be any problems.”

This is truly AI’s rant. I couldn’t help but believe it.

The Cradle is safe, and the city’s damaged facilities will be repaired after the storm.

The windows were shaking loudly, but the building was fine.

If Isis predicts, the storm will leave Aaru within two days.

Everything is going according to calculation, stably and smoothly.

Still, he scratched his head.

“But why am I so anxious?”

I can’t seem to get over the feeling that something is going to go terribly wrong.

I feel like something big is going to happen.

And so far this anxiety has usually had a bad end.

– Hwiiing

The wind is getting stronger.

As if they were going to uproot the building.

look at the time 4:20.

It’s time to go back to bed.

He glanced out the window one more time and then crawled into bed.

The warm feel of the blanket enveloped him.

‘I should go to sleep quickly.’

One hour and 40 minutes later, Isis opened her eyes.

***

“6 o’clock.”

After memory optimization, Isis’s eyes became sharper as she checked the time.

The time it takes to optimize gradually increases. This means that the number of things that need to be deleted is increasing.

“We need to find ways to reduce optimization time.”

It was clear that if this trend continued, the amount of time stopped functioning would increase, and if so, the void in the city would increase.

“If there is a performance problem with the Android body, replacing the body is also possible….”

Suddenly, Isis’s mouth closed.

[Just do it yourself. Not in a different way, just as it is.]

The day after I finished managing my first stress, what the Master said to Isis was automatically played.

“I will have to choose a method of upgrading the body itself.”

Isis muttered and grabbed Kang In-ho’s wrist.

Pulse, breathing, and blood pressure were all normal.

I may have woken up slightly in the middle of the night, and there was a change in my brain waves, but since this trend has been showing recently, I will just record it first.

After the owner’s medical check, as usual, we checked the city’s situation in the control room.

As expected, the destructive power of the storm was terrifying. This sandstorm from the wilderness struck most of Aaru’s facilities, destroying many of them.

“Repair work will begin after the storm passes.”

However, since the main facilities were installed in the cradle and underground in the city, there was no problem with the Master’s survival.

Isis lowered the screen that illuminated the city and brought up another screen.

“Check dimensional torsion value. …critical point approaching.”

Isis’ eyes narrowed as she looked at the graph moving upward.

It is still within the normal range, but it would not be abnormal if it exceeded the allowable limit at any time.

When the dimensional distortion level reaches a critical point, a dimensional passage occurs.

Isis gathered data and specified the time when the dimensional passage would occur. The estimated time for the dimensional passage to occur is approximately 44 hours.

If things continue like this, we will have to face the dimensional passage with a storm.

“If the passage opens before the storm passes, it is difficult to guarantee the safety of the master.”

Isis quickly assessed the situation.

“We should also consider moving up the master’s transplant surgery schedule to today.”

To do this, a more detailed medical check is needed.

As soon as Isis returned to her room, she decided to proceed.

Isis got up, went back to her room, and began to check for any unusual events that had occurred during the night.

Excluding damage caused by the storm, Isis, who was checking the unusual details recorded on the CCTV, stopped in front of the door of the room where the Master would be.

Video recordings from 3:42 to 6:00 were not accessible.

“It is not inaccessible.”

Isis muttered as she looked into space. Little by little, emotions began to seep into that expressionless face.

“The record has been deleted.”

Isis raised her eyebrows, frowned, and muttered lowly.

Isis found the deletion record, analyzed the cause, and opened the door to the cradle. The first thing that caught my eye was the bed.

An empty bed.

[Video record deleted – Deleted by: Isis]

Although she says she deleted the record, Isis has no memory of deleting the record.

Isis walked quickly and looked under the bed and in every corner of the room.

And opened the bathroom door without knocking.

An empty bathroom.

There is no master.

It’s nowhere in the room.

“…NB.”

My own face reflected in the mirror was unfamiliar to me.

Isis muttered.