Bad Born Blood - Chapter 132



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132

I became the son-in-law of the Mulizka family. It was a great achievement to be the husband of the next head of the family.

Because of my humble origins, there was much opposition within the Mulizka family. However, because Catherine’s position and will were firm, things progressed quickly.

I went to Agatha’s house and personally delivered the invitation. She probably didn’t even know that Katrin and I were meeting.

“Noel, I thought you weren’t interested in girls… … .”

Agatha stared blankly at me. As I unfolded the invitation, holograms of me and Katrin appeared.

“I’m a man too. I’m old enough to settle down.”

I said blandly. Agatha scratched her rough head.

“That’s true. But it’s unexpected. I didn’t know you and the captain were like that. Who confessed first?”

“I don’t know. It just happened that way.”

“You’ve made it big. Congratulations, Noel.”

“Are you just going to let the guests stand?”

I tried to go inside, but Agatha looked at me while holding the door.

“… … Oh, sorry. My boyfriend is coming over tonight.”

“You broke up a while ago? And you started dating again in the meantime?”

“huh.”

Agatha nodded. I also let go of the hand that was holding the door frame.

“Have a good time.”

“You must be busy preparing for your wedding too. Good luck.”

That’s how we broke up.

I walked down the hallway and toward the elevator. With each step I took, a thought crossed my mind as if I was going back in time.

‘Agatha.’

She is a companion who has been with me from the bottom to here.

Memories of my childhood came to mind. When I looked at the net, Agatha would climb over the wall and steal. The kids I hung out with on the street would betray me easily. But Agatha stayed by my side until the end. We shared even the smallest things.

‘Noel, this is something you and I both stabbed together. If there is any guilt, it is on both of us.’

The first murder was committed by the two of us together. We were probably about twelve years old. We held the handle of the knife together and stabbed the terrified man in the chest.

We enlisted together. We protected each other in any situation. Even if all of our unit members were wiped out, it was enough as long as Agatha and I survived.

Ssuk.

As I entered the elevator, I wiped my face with the palm of my hand.

‘Now my companion is not Agatha, but Catherine.’

Memories are like books. Whenever you think of them, you read them and close them again.

What matters is the future, what you can choose and change is not the past, but the future.

* * *

Katrin and I were about to have a grand wedding.

I went to see Catherine to discuss something, then hid. Agatha was in front of Catherine’s office.

“… … Captain, please make sure Noel is happy!”

Agatha said, bowing deeply to her waist. Even Catherine was taken aback and tried to lift Agatha’s upper body and head.

“He’s had a hard time up until now. He doesn’t trust people well, so I thought he wouldn’t date. But now that he’s decided to get married, I think he really likes you, Captain. Please take good care of Noel.”

Agatha bowed her back and head firmly.

“Thank you, Agatha. And I did what you asked. They’ve been eyeing you for a while now. They need a good field officer.”

“thank you.”

Only then did Agatha raise her upper body.

“No, I’m sorry. I took your best friend away from you.”

“It’s okay, Captain. I like you as much as I like Noel. Oh, you’re not the Captain anymore, Katrin.”

Agatha hesitated as if embarrassed, then hugged Catherine. Catherine smiled and accepted her hug.

I waited for Agatha to leave and then went into Catherine’s office. Catherine sat in her office chair and tilted her head slightly and looked at me.

“Is Agatha leaving Mulizkajaeger?”

“Hmm, I guess I didn’t tell you. I figured it might be true since you came looking for me secretly.”

“Why did you allow it?”

My voice rose a little. Katrin opened her eyes slightly, her eyelashes barely covering her pupils.

“I’m sorry I took you away from Agatha.”

“But the commanders of other units will use Agatha as a tool. At best, they will treat her like a sharp knife. The one in Mulizkajaeger… … .”

“Noel, you too have become independent from Agatha. So you should also watch over Agatha’s independence. That was an unusually short-sighted remark just now.”

I was speechless. I was the one who gave up on being your companion first.

Two weeks later, we got married, and I was officially given the name Mulizka.

* * *

Time passed quickly inside the simulation.

I turned my senses outward and checked the time it felt like. It must have been about twenty minutes in reality. It was a huge simulation, so I was mentally tired.

But I didn’t have time to rest, so I focused again.

This time, the identity score between me and Noel was extremely low. That’s why the scene appeared as a video, not from Noel’s perspective and inner self.

Now my viewpoint was moving freely. If I moved the viewpoint quickly, the calculations couldn’t keep up, so the surroundings would appear dark.

The scenes outside Noel’s field of vision were merely simulations and computer reconstructions. After all, these were Noel’s memories.

Kiing, kiing.

A rustling sound was heard.

On the parade grounds of the Mulizkajaeger unit, an early form of armored vehicle was in motion. I could tell immediately whose brain was inside it.

Noel had his brain transferred to a fully armored body. This was the reason why the gap in identity values ​​had widened.

‘Full armor body.’

Now, Noel’s psychological state and thought structure have become far removed from that of a human. He has become a being closer to a machine than a human. His brain is functioning as a part of a fully armored body.

If you are in a full-body suit for a long time, you will permanently lose your human functions one by one.

Kkirrik, twang!

The armored body held a heavy weapon in one hand and fired. It destroyed the target as if it had been hit by artillery fire.

-Noel, can you hold on?

Katrin’s voice came from the speakers.

-It’s okay for now. But it’s better not to use it if possible. This is… …a monster that eats humans.

-It’ll get better as technology advances. There are already units that have been deployed in combat. The results are ridiculous.

-I don’t know the results, but I know that the users of Jeon Gap-ui are not in good shape.

Noel spoke in a dry, mechanical voice.

-That’s right. I’ve only used it for a few days, but my mental state is worse than if I spent years on the battlefield. My brain was also badly damaged physically.

-There is a reason we use humanoid bodies instead of more combat-effective forms… … A fully armored body is a stupid idea.

Noel expressed negative opinions about the armored body.

-At least this one takes human form. Its efficiency has been proven, so it will develop in a way that reduces side effects. No matter what anyone says, the armored body is the future of Accresia, Noel.

Catherine was right. Even the best Noel didn’t always make the right decisions and make accurate predictions.

After two centuries, the armored personnel carrier will become a core branch of the empire. And in the future, there will come a time when all soldiers will wear the armored personnel carrier.

The early armored body, which even Noel found difficult to handle, was inferior to the mass-produced Mirmidon of my era. It was a scene that made me realize how fast technology was developing.

‘Noel is not a scientist, so it would have been difficult for him to anticipate technological advancements.’

Archie’s Victory does not have superpowers. It is simply the ability to infer the future from the information and knowledge it possesses.

Creak, creak.

Scenes that were physiologically difficult to accept followed.

The armored body entered the hangar. The armored body’s helmet opened, revealing a metal box containing Noel’s brain.

The robotic arm moved Noel’s brain. The brain went to its original full-body body.

Creak.

The back of the prosthesis’ head opened wide to receive the brain. Electrical signals stimulated the brain in a tingling manner, and chemicals that smoothly connected the prosthesis and the brain also poured out.

thud!

Noel opened his eyes. And as the identity level increased, my perspective overlapped with Noel’s as if I was being sucked in.

“Kaaa, ugh.”

As soon as I came out of the glass chamber, I bent my back and coughed. My brain, which had adapted to the full-body prosthesis, was feeling unfamiliar with the full-body prosthesis.

Even everyday breathing was not possible. My parasympathetic nervous system was functioning abnormally, so I had to focus my consciousness and adjust each and every step.

The dilation and contraction of the pupils, the heartbeat and breathing, and the excretory organs. All of these are malfunctioning. To my shame, my lower body was just soaking wet. It’s a damn thing.

“Hoo, hoo.”

I had to stabilize my breathing first. I had to calm my nervous system, which was very poisoned.

“The scientists who attended are gossiping that you are a monster. They say that your brain is abnormally resilient.”

Catherine came to me and said, She took off her coat and wrapped it around my waist, thus hiding the messy appearance of my lower body.

“It’s not me who’s the monster, it’s that guy.”

I gestured to the armored body with my eyes. Soon the door opened and the research team came in.

Hit, hit, slap.

A short alien race rushed over to fix the armor. They were a head shorter than me, so I found them cute.

‘Tarpa.’

They are a race called Tarpa. They have a pair of horns on their heads and their skin is blue. They are small in size and weak in strength. Even when they grow up, they have a childlike appearance compared to humans.

However, Tarpa’s scientific and technological capabilities were far ahead of mankind.

‘The first human nation to encounter the Tarpa race was Accrecia, and thanks to that, they were able to absorb the Tarpa’s superior technology.’

As I followed Noel’s train of thought, I took a moment to distance myself psychologically.

‘I have never seen the Tarpa race with my own eyes in my time.’

The Empire persecutes alien races, so ordinary Imperial citizens rarely see alien races.

The Tarpado Empire may not have shown itself like other alien races, but it may still be out there somewhere.

OMG.

Again my perspective merged with Noel’s.

“Mr. Noel Mulizka. I would like to talk to you when you get better.”

A Tarpa woman spoke to Noel. She was larger than the other Tarpas and had longer horns.

“If it’s a story, it’s okay to do it now.”

“You can call me Kel. It would be difficult to say my real name.”

Kel and I exchanged names. After some formal greetings, Kel got down to business.

“My team and I would like to provide exclusive support to the Mulizka family.”

Katrin and I looked at Kel in surprise.

“Is this Tarpa’s sixth sense?”

Katrin muttered something that seemed to be on her mind. Kel closed his eyes as if thinking about something, then opened them and spoke.

“I think Mr. Noel will become a great person. I would like to become friends with him.”

Catherine crossed her arms and smiled.

“Hmm, since he was chosen by Tarpa’s intuition… … I think I have definitely chosen a good groom.”

Kel’s intuition was right.

After that, I continued to rise for ten years. As the son-in-law of the next head of the Mulizka family, I overcame the barrier of status. With the wings of the Mulizka family, I was able to receive proper treatment.

‘Ballistic control, adaptive three-dimensional maneuver… … .’

Some of the combat techniques I devised were recognized as being practical and were included in the official combat techniques textbook. As my reputation grew, other units sent officers to me to train them.

My influence in the military naturally grew, and I was able to leave the Mulizkajäger organization and take on the role of a non-permanent advisor to the military.

Even within the Mulizka family, there was no one who questioned my origins.

Since I was recognized by the military, Catherine was able to become the head of the household sooner than expected. This was because her father had stepped down early. Perhaps Catherine’s influence was behind this.

“Everyone is looking up to you. Maybe you will become a great light instead of a small light.”

Catherine hugged me from behind and said.

The bedroom was quiet, and outside the window was a city of jagged spires. The ground below was still dark. I stared down. I couldn’t see them.

Are those who are immersed in darkness also looking up at me? Can they see me there? Can I be their light?

I wanted to be their milestone. Proof that they could get out of the cesspool and choose a better life. If there were more people like me, those above would lower their heads and look down.

I closed my eyes. And soon the opportunity came. An audience with Her Majesty Kratzia, the monarch of Accresia, was scheduled.