episode_0356
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Rather than answering my question, Maria asked another question. It seemed like he was curious about what happened while he was away.
-What is that movement just now? Running up a wall. In the meantime, did you gain another superpower?
‘well. I just thought it would work so I tried it and it worked.’
-It was like I was flying in the wind.
‘wind? ah!’
Suddenly, I remembered a new souvenir I had recently acquired. A souvenir called [Dew of Yggdrasil]. It was awakened with jewels purchased at a mileage store.
‘It was clearly written there that you would be loved by nature and gain a movement so light that you could jump around in the wind.’
It was a souvenir that I didn’t pay much attention to because the only immediately noticeable effect was a slight improvement in my body odor.
I still don’t know what being loved by nature means, but I think I understand the latter part now.
I now have the ability to literally jump on the wind.
‘I didn’t expect it to be at a level where it could run along the walls and ceiling.’
I thought I would just become a little lighter and faster, but it turned out to be a pleasant miscalculation.
When I think about the sensation of running up a wall, it seems difficult to do something like fly forever, but that might just depend on how much I practice.
There must be a difference between the ability to use it in such an enclosed space and riding the wind blowing in an open space.
-congratulations. You have gained a very good new ability.
‘thank you. So what did you find out?’
-First of all, we have finished taking control of the lab. I also discovered how to make artifacts.
Maria roughly explained the manufacturing method she had discovered.
The basic principle is to allow Starlight to accept specific wavelengths and energies generated when a superpower uses superpowers. If you periodically input the same wavelength and energy into Starlight, it will be able to remember and reproduce the wavelength and energy like a shape memory alloy.
However, the problem arose because the wavelength and energy did not affect Starlight to any significant degree. Starlight can only be activated after being stimulated to the point of almost risking one’s life.
Here, the villain organization naturally chose to squeeze out superpowers as test subjects. Having no reason to care about the test subject, they used fairly coercive means to produce the artifact.
-Whether it was intimidation or physical force, they did not choose any means or methods, so once the artifact was completed, the person with superpowers became a useless person.
‘Ignorance is the perfect way to be a villain.’
I was probably responsible for a lot of the reasons for being in such a hurry, but I didn’t feel particularly guilty.
Well, the bad guys here are clearly villains. Well, the logic of leaving them alone wasn’t worth considering.
In any case, the created artifact will remain and the original superpower will be destroyed, so in a way, it was a method that suited Kang Da-kyung’s goal of controlling superpower.
‘I’ll leave the detailed theory to Maria. I thought it would take an enormous amount of time to study it from scratch.’
-Yes! Maybe this content will help me create my own body based on Starlight!
‘congratulations.’
I congratulated Maria, who looked excited, and patted my palms. The remaining ashes from the burned blood fell to the floor.
‘I think I should get out of the lab sooner rather than later.’
-yes? why?
‘If they find out that something is wrong with the lab, Da-kyung Kang and the executives will come back.’
I answered Maria who asked in a puzzled voice.
But Maria denied it, laughing in a low voice. It was a voice that brought to mind the image of an index finger being stretched out and flicked from side to side.
-Hehehe… You don’t need to do that. Didn’t I tell you? I ‘took over’ the lab?
‘Didn’t that mean it was hacked? But they can just enter the lab through the key.’
-Yes. But what if you could make that key inoperable?
‘… Is that possible?’
Maria hacked the lab, but that was only about electronic manipulation.
There was no way she could have tampered with the use of the ‘key’ that powers supernatural powers.
But Maria explained that it was possible in a completely unexpected way.
-We made it possible for villains to physically separate part of the door frame. If you disassemble that part, its function as a door will stop. When I reassemble it, it works normally. I guess they were planning to turn this lab into some kind of bunker.
According to the information Maria found, this facility was a research center deep underground. Only the boss, Kang Da-kyung, knows the real location of the lab, and everyone else can only enter and exit through spatial movement.
-Now the parts have been separated. Even if you have the key, the door doesn’t work, so there’s no way you can get in or out. The only way is to go down to the basement through the entrance on the ground, but will Kang Da-kyung risk the risk of revealing the location of the lab to come there?
‘That means… ‘
-To put it simply, now only the owner can go in and out of the lab whenever he wants.
‘oh… ‘Is the job done perfectly?’
Maria did not hide her proud feelings at my admiration.
-But I can’t stay here forever. We’ve taken measures to prevent the emergency siren that just went off from going off, but we don’t know what the villains will do if they notice that the key to the lab isn’t working.
‘That’s right.’
Thanks to Maria, I had more time, but there was still nothing good about dragging it on.
At that moment, I heard the voice of Seo Na-young, who had been pushed into the room. It seemed like curiosity was piqued as it became quiet outside.
“Ignis… ? The gunshots have stopped, are you okay?”
“It’s all over. I’ll go there.”
I didn’t think I would react very well to seeing the hallway covered in blood.
‘You are the best artificial intelligence, Maria.’
I said this to Maria as I went to take care of Seo Na-young.
To be honest, I thought he would be upset because he treated the people in the work like dolls, but he was playing his role very well.
I don’t know where people are, but I know where I am. I don’t know what I would do without Maria.
-Strictly speaking, I am an artificial intelligence. Didn’t you treat me like a human being from the moment I first met you?
‘That’s true, though.’
-If you think about it, the master will eventually rise to a god-like status. I don’t think it’s a bad idea to have that mindset from now on. You can’t take care of everyone, and it’s enough to just take responsibility for the existence around your master. Ordinary humans can’t even do that.
‘ha ha ha… ‘
I forgot. Maria has always wanted me to become a god-like being. In the first place, she wasn’t the type of person to get upset about me messing around with dolls.
When I entered the laboratory, Seo Na-young, who was restless, ran to me and hugged me. He seemed very surprised that suddenly hypnosis didn’t work and bullets rained down on him.
Unlike me, she could easily lose her life by taking the wrong bullet.
“Are you okay?”
“… huh. Although I was a little surprised that my supernatural powers suddenly didn’t activate.”
“It’s probably because of the artifact they activated in the hallway. It’s not going to work permanently, so let’s wait a little.”
The information Maria found included information about the supernatural seal artifact they used.
Since most of the duration would have passed during the battle, it would have been resolved naturally by just waiting.
Indeed, within a few minutes, the sealed high-speed accident was able to be used. And Seo Na-young, who regained her superpowers, regained her confidence.
Even when he saw the hallway turned into a sea of blood, all he could do was slightly furrow his eyebrows. Being able to use that much ability seemed to have a big psychological impact.
‘Earlier, he was surprised just by looking at the blood-stained hallway.’
Seo Na-young put her hand on her waist and said.
“What are you doing! Let’s get out of here quickly!”
“It’s okay. The signal going to Kang Da-kyung has been blocked.”
“… Is that possible?”
These were words that were hard to believe for Seo Na-young, who did not know Maria’s existence. I roughly explained that I had a collaborator who was very capable in that area.
“Then what are you doing here? I can steal the data separately by instructing the researchers.”
“No, that’s okay. Rather, I have a better idea.”
“?”
I left behind Seo Na-young, who was tilting her head, and looked at the few villains I had been waiting for.
Other than losing consciousness, there were no major injuries.
Originally, he was kept alive to extract information, but Maria had already found out all the necessary information.
‘Then we should use it in other ways.’
Before leaving the lab, I thought it would be a good idea to take home a few handmade artifacts as souvenirs.
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