According to what Suzuka informed me yesterday, Shuten-san is a knight
Those armored men are also not among my fondest memories of the past.
There was the Suzuka head-breaking case, then the attempted arson case, then the kidnapping and assault case, and then the attempted arson of my place again.
I don’t want to get involved anymore.
Everywhere you look, there are good guys and bad guys. People are not always as they appear to be. It’s a well-known proverb. You’re most likely correct.
So what would you do If you saw an 893(ya-ku-za) with a gunshot wound to the stomach while walking down the street? I’m not going to pick him up.
And yet the muscle guys picked him up. It’s not like they didn’t know what they were doing because they weren’t wearing armor.
The problem is, if you’ve figured it out, you can’ t say, “Go pay for it!”
[Dad! !]
It crushes Suzuka’s heart when she hears the cries of Kane-chan, the girl who has become emotionally paralyzed. And why did I pick up the audio?
Even the muscle guys felt sympathetic toward her, presumably due to the similarities between her situation and their own.
The other members of the village also prayed “Please help us.”
No, it’s fine if you just want to help. As an additional condition. “Treat me favourably, Ogre-san.” If you can do that.
Because of the severity of the injury, I am unable to do so. To put it another way, if we want to help him seriously, we’ll have to place him in a shelter.
“Toki…..” ((トキ……))
Yeah, I know. Don’t tell anyone about it. Unfortunately, my glass heart isn’t bulletproof,
“Until the treatment is complete. Sin, open the south gate and prepare the treatment room. Suzuka, go back. We’re going to need your medical and nursing skills.”
[Yes! I got it.]
“It’s a race against time. Get Doran out! You, the one carrying the old man, what’s your name?”
[Me! ? It’s Jenga!]
“All right, Jenga, let’s get the old man down first. Slowly. Yes……. I’m going to wire up a rescue stretcher…… right away, so get the old man to the stretcher. Do you know what a stretcher is?”
[E, Ah, yes]
“Suzuka, when you return to the shelter, go to the roof of the tower. Get the old man to the roof.”
[OK]
“Very well. Let’s get moving.”
Once you’ve decided to move, you need to act fast. I don’t feel like it, but we have to move quickly.
I miss those days when I lived alone, when I didn’t have to do things because I didn’t feel like it.
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I strapped the stretcher to the Doran and flew to the south gate, then back to the north gate using only the propellers of the plane. Although a jet flight is faster, the stretcher would be reduced to rags on the way there and the old man would be reduced to a pile of mess on the way back.
“Jenga, come on.”
I encouraged Jenga-san, who looked up at Doran with a puzzled look, to tie the old man up.
Oh, right. You guys have never seen Doran before.
Once again, I returned to the shelter and stood by as Suzuka, who was standing nearby, unhooked the stretcher from its wire and rumbled away on the dolly, before bringing Doran to a stop.
There’s nothing I can do to make things go more quickly. When I walked leisurely to the treatment room, I found a cleaning solution…… in my eyes, let’s just say tears. My honey has a lot of tears in her eyes. I see, I’m a bad guy.
“A poisonous substance has been injected into his body. Because of the damage to his heart, his organs are failing. His cervical vertebrae and nerves are scarred as a result of the impact.”
“On the contrary, I’m surprised he’s still alive.”
“When I reached the treatment room, his heart stopped. But his brain was still alive. I had to pump artificial blood, and then…”
“Enough. It’s okay.”
I don’t know what’s okay, either.
At the very least, it wasn’t Suzuka’s fault that it was too late, and she didn’t deserve to be hurt in any way. However, if she would only quit sobbing, there would be no difficulty in life.
“Sin. Display of subject’s scan results. Monitor and show artificial organs, prostheses, and anything else that must be replaced as a matter of course in order to provide the best possible treatment.”
[Acknowledged]
Wow, he’s all red from the neck down.
As a matter of fact, Shuten-san had two tubes inserted into his neck, one for draining his blood and the other for pumping artificial blood into him.
“Is there a supply of artificial… organs on hand?”
[Maintenance and adjustment, on the other hand, are required. Because human artificial organs are no longer in use, there are no functioning organs available at this time.]
As a result of my alteration of the three principles and the removal of the word “human” from Sin’s cognitive process, medical equipment for humans has been given a low priority, and its maintenance has been appalling.
“Can we go ahead and do it now?”
[I’m afraid not.]
“If he could be cryogenically preserved to buy time, but there’s nothing convenient about that…… It’s against the law.”
Cryosleep was regarded as a form of murder. According to what I’ve heard, the government believes that if the average human life duration is increased any further, the earth will face major environmental consequences.
[When organs aren’t critical, a synthetic body may be used instead.]
“What! ? Are you maintaining that thing?”
[It is located in a dedicated maintenance box, which means that as long as the power is turned on, automatic maintenance will take place. Because of the capacity of the facility robots, the artificial organs have been unable to be serviced, but there has been no instruction to halt the ongoing maintenance.]
“…..”
That’s…..
“Toki, Do you have a hand?”
“I don’t have time to count that as a hand. No, I’ll leave it up to him to decide. Is he able to communicate?”
“I can, however, coerce his mind into working. Speaking, on the other hand, is impossible. The time limit is three minutes.”
“That’s all right. Sin, please guide E (E-series eagle droid) to the image of Shuten-san’s daughter on the computer screen.”
[Yes, Master—]
“All right, Suzuka, please.”
Suzuka attached an electrode device to both of the man’s temples and turned it on.
“He’s awake.”
“……”
“This is my residence. Unfortunately, we don’t have enough time to answer all of your inquiries. I understand you have a lot on your mind. You’re going to die very soon.”
“……”
“You don’t seem surprised. I’m glad you’re talking so quickly.”
“……”
“By the way, do you see that?”
Using his eyes, the old man followed my finger to the monitor, where he saw Kane-chan praying to something on the screen. I’m curious as to who or what she is praying to.
“! !”
“Calm down! And don’t move!”
He screamed in a voice he couldn’t get out, moved his body, which was supposed to be immobilized by the anesthesia, and quickly subdued the old man who was trying to get close to his daughter when, incredibly, he moved for real, albeit in a very small amount.
He’s got a tube in his neck. I’m going to change my tone of voice to a commanding one. In this kind of situation, it is important to speak strongly.
“As I said, we don’t have much time. You have to choose now. You have two choices. You can either die as a human being while looking at your daughter, or you can quit being a human being so you can live and hold her in your arms. If you want to die, keep your eyes to the left. If you want to live, keep your eyes to the right. Time limit is one minute.”
“? ? ?”
“I’m going to take you and transplant you from the neck up into a completely different body. Is it really so difficult? The new body doesn’t have a lifespan. You are unable to die. If you are still alive, you will be responsible for raising your child as a parent. Now, do you wish to die in this manner, or do you want to live a difficult existence? Thirty seconds have elapsed.”
“……”
“In case you’re wondering, if you can’t come up with an answer, I’m going to let you die. 10, 9, 8…….”
The old man’s eyes moved to the right.
“Very well, take a break. Suzuka.”
I tell Suzuka to switch it off and put the old man to sleep.
“We’ll take him to the warehouse. As before, we’re short on time, so I’ll explain later. I mean, you’ll see.”
“Eh, yes.”
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“Is this…..”
“I understand your feeling, but we don’t have time.”
The destination is the far end of the warehouse. It is a room with excessive security that is filled with Onido-san’s ambitions and exploits.
It was a humanoid machine housed in a large cylindrical tank. It is also heavily armored.
It’s a bit of an exaggeration to state that it’s solely for the purpose of protecting the different electronics contained within.
While sleeping in the tank, you will be able to exchange your entire body from the neck down for this fantastic body. When you awaken, you’ll find yourself changed into the cyborg of your dreams..
It’s not just about becoming a cyborg. The remaining head is also infused with cultured cells while the mask activates it with a small amount of electric current, so in essence, it can become an immortal body.
If it shuts down, the head will die immediately.
I don’t know what he wanted to do here, gather all these great people and make his body immortal.
……I’m an immortal, so I can’t speak for myself.
I tossed the old man into the tank and walked out of the room so that I wouldn’t have to see the totally graphic visuals that were strictly prohibited from being broadcast live.
“Phew, I made it on time to….. Hmm.”
“……Was this the right thing to do?”
“Wouldn’t they normally say no?”
“Eh?”
“Isn’t it true, though, that everything is fine? It’s not as if I was attempting to do anything correctly. If someone laughs at it, it’s a good sign.”
“Yes…… I see. That’s right.”
The smile on Suzuka’s face was one that didn’t lie, so I knew it was for the best.