Xyrin Empire
Chapter 377 - Chapter 377 Chapter 377 Help and Im Going to Take Him Out

Chapter 377: Chapter 377 Help and I’m Going to Take Him Out Chapter 377: Chapter 377 Help and I’m Going to Take Him Out “What… What is this bizarre thing…”

Looking at the huge white metal sign that from any angle could move someone to tears, Kiyama Haruaki’s face twisted as if he were on the verge of collapse.

Zuotian Tsuruya stroked her chin, suddenly moved up to the sign, and seriously read the text on it, nodding continuously, “Mm, mm, there’s more content now. Looks like Little Visca has been in a good mood these past few days; Sister Qianqian might have been involved too.”

“This institute undertakes various projects, involving fields including anthropology, biology, quantum mechanics, botany, advanced chemistry, religious theory, calculus, Mandarin promotion, tree planting and environmental conservation, arms rental and protection fee collection, educational research helping kids with homework, can substitute at parent-teacher conferences and collect debts for others, oiling aircraft carriers and retail and wholesale of missiles, design and assembly of all sorts of firearms, military training, assassination of leaders, elimination of the Mafia, according to the force’s structure renting mercenaries, construction contracting, single-chip microcomputer development, CAD drawing, manned spaceflight, inner-city bicycle rental, high-priced purchase of second-hand bicycles, bullying female classmates, ghostwriting anonymous letters (charges by word count, classical Chinese texts include an additional 20% brain cell allowance), also specially undertake projects to protect world peace, large quantities preferred, saving the world starts at a fifty percent discount (new and old customers alike can enjoy monthly services)… Uh, I feel like if I keep reading, I’ll be forever isolated from this world…”

“Bai Jing Heizi has done quite well making it this far,” Chichun Shili, who almost fell just from glancing at the sign, sincerely expressed high regard for Bai Jing Heizi, “Little Visca is really quite a mischievous child…”

“She’s several times older than human civilization itself.”

With a long sigh, Zuotian Tsuruya quietly reminded herself, at the same time feeling immensely sorry for working for such an unreliable group of saviors…

Yesterday, when assassinating the Illusion Beast, Tsuruya had ultimately called for fire support from the higher-ups, which meant the Storm Commander’s identity could no longer be kept secret. Fortunately, “the saviors from another dimension” appeared to be many times more benevolent and forgiving than expected. With their consent, a few girls who were quite close to her had also roughly learned about the “Otherworldly People” (why must we use such terms?). Hence, this piece of advice from Tsuruya to Chichun.

Of course, Kiyama Haruaki, who was “not on our side,” couldn’t possibly know all this. She was only brought here because Xyrin Research Institute had somehow directly acquired her parole rights from Aresta, meaning although she had been sentenced to detention for her crimes, Kiyama Haruaki’s prison life was to be spent in such a research institute, naturally substituting her labor re-education with daily research tasks.

Sounds nice, but apart from the title of “suspect,” she might as well have been exonerated.

With the effort of several young girls, especially a rookie commander who called in an egregiously overpowered bombardment, the Illusion Beast spawned from the runaway Fantasy Network was completely eradicated in a rather violent manner. The out-of-control network was also resolved after Kiyama Haruaki provided a remedy program broadcast over all of Academy City. The whole event could now be considered perfectly concluded, and taking the “Miss Kiyama,” who chose the wrong path but still inspired sympathy, into the institute was Zuotian Tsuruya’s wish after learning all the truth.

She hoped that “technology from another dimension” could help this extremist teacher save her students. However, it seemed that although Tsuruya’s intentions were good, her beneficiary was a bit ungrateful…

“If I have to conduct research here, I’d rather go back to the prison.”

Kiyama Haruaki stared at the questionable sign, voicing the first thought of any normal researcher upon seeing such a thing.

“Although I don’t want to admit it, you make a lot of sense.”

The voice that suddenly arose from not far away made Tsuruya immediately turn around, then she waved happily, “Director brother! Were you caught going grocery shopping again?”

…I suddenly realize Pandora is a bit cuter, although she’s always thinking about conquering the world, at least before she conquers the world the girl wouldn’t say such tear-jerking stuff in front of everyone without a brain.

“Eh? Is this the headquarters of the Dimensional Creatures? It looks just like an ordinary research institute. Where are the alien incubators? Where are the automatic pencils produced that can make people lose their memory? Is the apartment building behind this a transformed space ship? Also, also, why haven’t I seen Iron Armor Ultraman and the three-times-faster red horned ones after walking for so long…”

You’re connecting everything, Flower Pot!!

Even Zuotian Tsuruya couldn’t stand by, embarrassingly tugging at her friend’s sleeve, “Um… Chichun, it seems you’ve gotten a tiny bit of a misconception.”

“Anyway, you’re the one who’s not clear about your own matters, Zuotian is the one who’s not straightforward,” Flower Pot Girl crossed her arms with a look of a true justice envoy.

Tsuruya threw her troubled gaze at me, and I nodded at her, “It’s okay, we’re not afraid of leaks.”

Originally, my intention was as an “extra-dimensional creature that has little to do with this world,” even if you leaked information, we wouldn’t be afraid once we were gone, as long as you weren’t afraid of the trouble. But it was clear that several of the girls had misunderstood my words. It wasn’t just Chichun Shili, even Misaka Mikoto and her Yuri sister were shuddering, waving their hands frantically, “No need, no need, we have absolutely no interest in this matter!”

I have no idea how many discordant thoughts they imagined.

“Hey, Director… big brother,” Misaka Mikoto suddenly leaned in, almost slipping out an infinitely lamentable title, but in the end, she managed to convert it into a more satisfying designation, “In that case, those sisters…”

She wasn’t stupid. By now, she had guessed that the rescue of the Sister Misakas probably had some hidden complexities. A group of “dimensional creatures,” no matter how civilized they professed to be, to the natives they were still like ticking bombs.

“This world is not suitable for them and cannot provide them any warmth, so I will take the sisters away–don’t look like that, we are doing this out of goodwill. When the time comes, I’ll find a way for you to visit them whenever you wish.”

Receiving such an unexpectedly delightful answer, Misaka Mikoto’s expression cleared up immediately, and I turned my head to the other side, where Qianqian was busy giggling with a few little girls (seriously, is her ideal company really under fourteen years old?): “Qianqian, how is the reception process for the Sister Misakas going?”

“Smoothly. Aresta is keeping his promises and hasn’t pulled any tricks; right now, Shadow City is installing the final batch of adjustment equipment, and the first group of sisters has started experimentally living there–oh, Bubbles has a report suggesting that we should add more recreational facilities in Shadow City to compensate for the Sister Misakas’ lack of childhood.”

“Bubbles’ report is important, but it might be best to reject her proposals for establishing large-scale fan conventions and monthly ACG festivals.”

“Oh, Ah Jun, that doesn’t leave much else.”

Me: “…”

After handing over the girls to the golden duo of Sister Qianqian and Qianqian for child care, I led Kiyama Haruaki down towards the lower levels of the base.

“Where are you taking me?”

Exiting from the elevator and following me deeper and deeper, Kiyama Haruaki finally couldn’t help but ask as the surrounding scenery had unmistakably started to change. All normal research equipment was gone, replaced by many unheard-of things; without a doubt, this place was a very special area within the research institute, it might even be regarded as top secret even to Academy City.

Could it be that this place was also conducting some kind of sinister experiment, and therefore needed a sinner like me to participate?

The female researcher, accustomed to the darker aspects of Academy City, naturally came to this thought. Although I didn’t possess a mind reading technique, looking at the fluctuating expressions on her face, I had a pretty good idea of her thoughts.

Zuotian Tsuruya had not told this woman about the situation because, in her eyes, Kiyama Haruaki was obviously untrustworthy. But I was very clear that this seemingly dangerous woman was actually quite easy to cooperate with.

“Those children should be alright, shouldn’t they?”

Walking through the long corridor for quite some time, I suddenly broke the silence.

After a few seconds of silence, Kiyama Haruaki spoke indifferently, “I don’t understand what you’re referring to. If it’s about the children who were comatose from the Fantasy Master incident, they should all be healed by now. There should be no doubt about that, right?”

“Of course, I have always been quite concerned about the progress of the Fantasy Master incident. However, I’m referring to other children, the ones who were comatose from an experiment a few years ago. How are they now?”

The steady footsteps came to an abrupt halt. I glanced back slightly to see that Kiyama Haruaki’s face had already twisted somewhat.

“…What… What identity are you really!?”

“Me? Just an outsider, who, disliking certain things, decided to intervene–Oh, Vega, are all the little ones in place?”

It was only then that Kiyama Haruaki noticed that we had already reached the exaggeratedly long corridor’s end. The surrounding architectural style was nothing like the common buildings in Academy City. She even wondered if this construction method, with its walls full of sparkling patterns and moving light, had anything to do with a cult. At the end of the corridor stood a severe long-haired woman in a security guard’s uniform, looking imposing.

“Report to the Commander, machines one to three have been tuned, and power supply to the sockets will be completed in one minute. The subsidiary calculation modules and support modules are awaiting your command!”

I nodded, then said to Kiyama Haruaki beside me: “Please follow me, and try to remain calm–the children inside have traveled a long distance, and they are easily frightened.”

The doors at the end of the corridor opened, revealing a vast hall. If Kiyama Haruaki had a strong spatial memory and sketching ability, she should have instantly determined that it was impossible for such a vast underground building to exist beneath the research institute–this was exactly where the city canal and lower level pipes passed through.

“Children?”

Kiyama Haruaki asked in confusion, then followed closely into the hall.

“You need the Tree Diagram Designer’s computational power to find ways to treat those children, and for us, that’s not an issue. However, I think it would be better for you to finish all this yourself,” I turned around, facing away from the massive structure at the center of the hall, spread my arms, and declared loudly, “This is the world’s most powerful computing center, they are ultimate computing machines that far exceed your understanding, and this is my gift to you, three super super super supercomputers!”

Kiyama Haruaki stared in shock at the huge mechanical structures and the three Crystal Prisms that were clearly the core. Then, her gaze suddenly filled with murderous intent, and she furiously lunged at me: “You bastard! What are you doing using these children for!?”

In that instant, I thought of many things–images of Qiu Shaoyun, Huang Jiguang, Dong Cunrui, Liu Hulan scrolled through my mind, but I quickly realized that none of these admirable heroes died under the Flying Pounce of a big sister…

What I ultimately thought was–damn, I’ve been around those Xyrin Great Gods for too long and I’ve started to pick up issues, I’m even beginning to forget the human world view!

“Stop, stop, stop! It’s a misunderstanding!”

“Bastard! I should have realized that you’re the same kind as they are! What exactly do you plan to do with these children!? Are these kids here… are they clone tools that you’ve manufactured!?”

Damn! It’s just three interconnected Xyrin Hosts! How could your imagination run so wild!

Seeing that the issue couldn’t be resolved through regular language communication, I ultimately had no choice but to freeze Kiyama Haruaki’s movement. Meeting her eyes filled with anger, after a long moment, I offered a kind smile.

“Miss Kiyama, you are indeed someone I admire,” I said sincerely, “Regardless of what you’ve done, the sheer sacrifice to find a way to Awaken your students impresses me.”

“The fault is mine, for not explaining clearly.”

Under Kiyama Haruaki’s bewildered gaze, I stepped aside, approaching one of the three Crystal Prisms arranged in a product-shaped distribution and gently tapped its shell.

The little girl inside the Crystal Prism immediately opened her eyes and scanned around blankly, then turned toward me and bowed.

“Your number, little one, and digitize to let me see.”

“XL-028 mass-production host reporting for duty, great Emperor,” the little guy promptly crisply replied. Then in a blur of dazzling light, the Xyrin Host numbered 028 began to gradually turn into scattered glowing white light spots from the soles of its feet, slowly fading into the air. The whole scene was as tragically beautiful as a Korean drama–I remember Bubbles scaring me with that trick before!

A few seconds later, the glowing white light spots reappeared, and the vanished little girl reemerged within the Crystal Prism.

“Great job, you’ve worked hard.”

I offhandedly praised her and then turned to Kiyama Haruaki, who stood dumbfounded, “As you can see, they are not humans but rather computational machines birthed from information. It’s their job and greatest pleasure to carry out massive computations within this host slot. Of course, even though their species is categorized as machines, they are also our partners.”

“I know you have a lot of doubts, but you don’t need to know anything. Just think of it as blind fate finally seeing clear for once, sending down a few living Lei Fengs. These powerful computing machines are a match for countless Tree Diagram Designers. Even while they take on other more complex computational tasks, they have enough spare capacity to help you with anything. When those kids awaken, I’ll consider telling you more, and more information will be provided by 028. Also, that kid supports USB…”

After returning from the underground information center, I encountered Big Sister sitting quietly in the living room, drinking tea, seemingly waiting for me with something on her mind.

“Why do you want to do this, Ah Jun? Letting a stranger use the Xyrin Host, despite the negligible risk due to the host’s high intelligence, from every angle, this choice isn’t very calm, is it?”

I plopped down next to Big Sister and began pouring myself some black tea, “Sister, what do you think of Kiyama Haruaki?”

Big Sister tilted her head slightly, smiling, “A crazy yet great teacher. Although I didn’t really look at the stuff Bubbles sent over, I still roughly know the plot. She was once assigned as a homeroom teacher to a group of special students, but then those students fell into a coma during a planned superpower development experiment. They haven’t woken up since, and Kiyama Haruaki has almost exhausted all means to awaken them. After her applications for the use of Tree Diagram Designers were rejected 23 times in a row, she took a big risk and chose the worst possible path. But… I admire her.”

“Me too,” I sipped my black tea, squinting slightly, “So that’s why I wanted to help her. After all, the world has been saved, and it doesn’t hurt to lend a hand for some satisfaction. We’re powerful after all!”

Big Sister watched me for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter, furiously tousling my hair, “That’s definitely my little brother! A thoroughly good person.”

I frowned, grabbing my hair, “Sister, I’m grown up now!”

Big Sister puffed up her chest proudly, “And I’m still your sister!”

I chuckled softly, bowing my head to taste the tea.

Being by Sister Qianqian’s side is really comfortable, this sister who always tolerates everything about me, puts up with all my mischief.

However, Big Sister suddenly broke the peace.

“Ah Jun, there’s news from Sicaro.”

My ears perked up instantly; I had sent him with the agents to Rome to investigate the Roman Orthodox territory a couple of days ago. I hadn’t expected that he could actually send news back! Could that guy actually be of some use?

“Since the Angel is just an ordinary human, it’s tough for the agents to track her. But Sicaro noticed some unusual activities among the Roman Catholics in Italy recently. And the radar detected fleeting energy fluctuations around Italy that they believe are related to magic use. He guesses that Silvia has probably been moved near Italy by now and may be transported to the Vatican soon.”

After hearing this, I replied with a smile, “Didn’t expect that guy to be somewhat useful. Reward him when he returns.”

Big Sister fell silent for a moment, then said, “That guy has been tampering with watches at the entrance to the Vatican Palace, setting up a counterfeit trade network throughout Europe. He got kicked out by a joint expulsion from thirty-seven European countries and has been sent back now. He’s currently being kicked around by Pandora in the meeting room for some stress relief. Do you want to go reward him?”

Me: “…I’m going over to finish him off!!!”

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