Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 307



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The Regressor’s Notepad 307

Milky Way (1)

Riley is working on a file on Jedrick’s AI, compiled from conversations with his key researcher, Killian.

Of course, this is not enough. [Bancheon] needs more reliable information and evidence, but he cannot do anything about the lab’s security.

Therefore──I prepared an operation.

Late at night, with rain falling, Riley stayed behind in the lab at Libra Station, using the excuse of working overtime. Dr. Vito had left for Libra’s main home, and lightning was forecasted for the day.

Riley’s Spectrum uses nature. To be precise, she can control natural phenomena such as lightning, tsunamis, and earthquakes at her will.

“… … .”

Thump thump- She waited for her timing, typing on her laptop in the empty office.

yet.

───!

A lightning bolt struck the air. Riley’s magic resonated for a moment. She pulled the remaining energy of the lightning that had flashed through the world towards Libra Station.

───Thud!

A second artificial beam of light struck the station building. The lights went out. The entire place, including the security system, went black.

In this way, Riley’s spectrum reconfigures natural phenomena, meaning that the ‘natural forces’ that have fallen on the continent can be recycled.

Riley quickly sat up.

There was no time to waste.

I ran down the hallway and reached the AI ​​lab. I manually opened the unlocked door there.

There were many tables, but only one space had materials on it.

Dr. Killian.

Riley ran over there and read the materials.

“… … .”

His expression hardened. The conjectures that I had expected so far were written down as facts.

Riley interpreted the data.

They bleached the souls of real people and put them in a ‘can’ called artificial intelligence. It was a crime so heinous that it was nauseating.

“crazy…….”

Then Riley took pictures of the documents with her phone and came outside.

“Who is there?”

Someone called Riley. Her heart stopped.

“… … .”

Riley turned around quietly. Chaser, whose name she only knew, was standing at the entrance.

“… … It’s Riley from Station. Don’t you know me?”

“I know.”

Chaser said, walking towards me with a limp.

“It looks like you came out of the lab. Do you have permission to enter?”

“… … No. I came because I was worried. There was a sudden power outage.”

Riley smiled. Chaser, on the other hand, had no expression. He looked at the phone in Riley’s hand.

“Can I look at your phone?”

“Why?”

“It’s a procedure.”

procedure.

Riley looked into Chaser’s eyes. He was extremely dry, and he was already lifting the radio into his hand.

“Station, this is the AI ​​Lab sector.”

He told Riley the location while keeping his gaze fixed on her. Riley thought hard for a brief moment.

Should I kill this man? Can I kill him and run away?

As her mind tightened and magic began to gather in her grasp.

“Your current behavior is suspicious-”

“What is it?”

Suddenly another voice cut through the space between them. Riley and Chaser turned to look at it.

“Ah, Dr. Killian.”

Chaser noticed him first and bowed his head.

“We were going through verification procedures because a station employee had entered without permission.”

At Chaser’s words, Killian frowned slightly.

“Why are you unauthorized? It’s Ms. Riley.”

Riley licked her dry lips. Her heart felt like it was going to burst.

“I know, but it’s a procedure.”

Chaser pointed to Riley’s hand. Killian looked at the phone she was holding.

“Okay. Then I’ll check.”

Killian reached out and snatched Riley’s phone. Riley’s heart sank once more, but Killian fiddled with it a few times before clicking his tongue.

“Nothing much.”

“……okay.”

“Yes. Are you doubting Mr. Riley?”

“… … ”

“I checked, so go ahead and check.”

Chaser nodded and backed away.

“……sleep.”

Killian handed her the phone. Riley smiled bitterly and answered.

“I’m sorry. I was worried.”

“Are you worried?”

“yes.”

“……lie.”

Riley became nervous again at Killian’s answer.

“I know everything. I took a picture.”

“… … .”

The pitch was soaked with cold sweat. Riley, who prided herself on her poker face, but in this situation─

“Isn’t it your job, Mr. Riley, to watch over me?”

“… … ?”

Riley flinched. She glanced up at Killian.

He shrugged his shoulders with a slightly sad expression.

“I knew it all along. There’s no other reason why someone like Ms. Riley would be so… … friendly to me. Did she think I’d leak some inside information?”

Anyway, it seems like Killian misunderstood.

Riley was honestly embarrassed, but relieved at the same time.

“Ah… … That’s… … .”

“You don’t have to be so sorry.”

Killian smiled bitterly.

“Now, don’t doubt me.”

Chijijik─!

Just then the power went out. Lights came on everywhere and the security system was activated again.

Killian gestured.

“You go first. I still have some research to do.”

“Ah… … yes.”

Riley turned around for a moment. She was mentally crushed and out of her mind, so she quickly left the place.

… … .

The lab Riley had escaped from. I sat on the chair and sorted out the documents.

This is about right.

Riley will relay the information she learned today to [Bancheon].

However, that is not the ending I want.

Riley must end Killian with her own hands. She must track him down, discover the information he has hidden, expose it to the world, and rise to the top of [Bancheon].

As I once said, there are quite a few crazy people in [Bancheon].

Secret societies that seek to overthrow the regime inevitably attract loose ends, but Riley is trustworthy.

In my opinion, only she can be trusted.

therefore.

“… … Now let’s move quickly.”

I’m starting to get tired of pretending to be Killian.

Ughh …

I sat down on the chair and stretched.

* * *

Sheilok’s loyalist, Bellingham Kanta, was one of the most talented people of his generation, along with Teia Isil and Akane. Although he was a commoner, he took a more elite course than the elite thanks to Libra’s support.

However, nothing was known about his family history. Bellingham appeared on this continent quite ‘suddenly’.

“Your Highness Jahanna?”

He is acknowledged as the right-hand man of Shaylock and is currently watching the direct line. The target is Jahanna. Her behavior is very youthful.

“… … We’ve been meeting often lately.”

The corridor of the hanging garden. Bellingham laughed bitterly at Jahanna’s answer.

“That’s right. How are you doing these days?”

Jahanna looked at him and asked back.

“How is your lord? I heard you met him recently.”

“He said that it will soon be time to select a successor.”

“… … Is that so.”

Jahanna twisted her lips.

Bellingham smiled faintly.

“I heard a rumor that you are going into pharmaceuticals.”

“yes.”

“Is it because of the succession structure?”

“Why do you think so?”

Jahanna asked expressionlessly. Bellingham shrugged.

“Isn’t this the business that Lord Shelock was most passionate about?”

“… … .”

Jahanna looked at him without saying anything and let out a faint sigh.

“Yes. I always wanted to be the successor.”

“… … It’s past tense?”

Bellingham sensed the ominousness in her voice. Jahanna had already turned cold.

“Bellingham. You said you served my father.”

“Yes, of course.”

“I guess I know what Father wants.”

“… …What do you want?”

Jahanna crossed her arms. Her eyebrows furrowed.

“I don’t know either, so I’m asking. What did my father want, and what did he see, that made him so enthusiastic about such human experiments?”

“Um… … Well, I don’t know because I can’t get involved in the business.”

“… … Phew. I guess so.”

Jahanna smiled again. To Bellingham, her smile seemed somewhat girlish.

“… … I couldn’t believe it. Are you really thinking of giving up the succession?”

Bellingham asked back in surprise.

Jahanna answered normally.

“Whether I give up the succession or not, nothing will change. I am Jahanna.”

Then he passes Bellingham and leaves the mansion.

“… … .”

Bellingham watched her back, which had changed in a bewildering manner, for quite a while.

Suddenly, he nodded as if he realized something too late.

“aha.”

He muttered with a meaningful smile.

“That’s what a human is.”

* * *

Elise grew rapidly in a bunker called the Magic Tower. Her magical talents were particularly outstanding, even in the Milky Way, which was overflowing with stars.

The spectrum called “magnetism” was, as Akane once said, a talent that was at the “top of humanity.”

For her, concentration was artificial. By using “magnetism” to connect the brain’s neural networks – synapses – more tightly, computational speed, memory, and all other abilities were amplified. She could not forget what she had seen once, and could complete all calculations in an instant.

Even this ability was applied to non-logical areas.

She could even spark ‘creativity’.

Side effects were rare.

… … It was actually fatal.

Any action that touches the brain’s neural networks inevitably evokes emotions.

This was especially true when dealing with creativity and originality. Every time she had to combine reason and emotion to generate creative thinking, Elise was always in pain.

It was because ‘Zion Ascal’ came to mind strangely often.

The guy’s blond hair and golden eyes were vivid as if they were standing before her own eyes, and the days we spent together were vivid as if they were today.

These side effects left Elise feeling lonely, but she replaced that with passion, and eventually rose to the rank of 3rd-rank magician.

It was the fourth-fastest promotion in Edsilla history.

“… … Well, that’s what I’m saying~ Even I can’t figure out what my talent is.”

Huh.

Elise twisted her lips and ran her hand through her hair. She had just been bragging about me for half an hour.

There were so many stories piled up.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Raye, Asher, and Kane, who came to see her, looked a little dumbfounded.

“What, don’t you have any feelings? Hehe.”

Elise crossed her legs, giggling.

Raye scratched the back of her neck.

“… … Yeah. That’s great, Ellie.”

“Yeah. Your shit is thick.”

Escher snapped. Elise’s brow furrowed.

“That’s dirty. Asher, why don’t you try saying that to the wizard you serve next time?”

In fact, there were real side effects.

Elise also fell into the hands of a wizard. She treats knights like bodyguards or servants, and thinks of herself as superior wherever she goes…

“Oh my.”

Escher sighed. Elise looked genuinely dumbfounded.

“You’re even sighing now. You’re just leaving, aren’t you? How are you planning on teaming up with the wizard later?”

“Oh, okay. Did you hear that? That guy Zion got his knight license.”

“… … .”

Elise flinched. To her, Zion Ascal was a great weakness.

It’s not that it’s not, but because every time you use “magnetism”, ‘old memories’ come to mind, so even if you don’t meet, feelings naturally grow.

She will love Zion Ascal more today than yesterday, and more tomorrow than today.

“… … I heard that.”

Can we meet up later when we go on a teaming mission? No, I’m an elite wizard, so I can name you.

Elise pursed her lips like a cat, anticipating the impending mission.

Kane asked.

“Hey. Can you contact your mom and dad?”

“… … My mother contacted me. I guess she heard the rumor.”

The Matapju is on par with, or even higher than, the House of the Round Table. Elise’s ambition is, of course, the Matapju.

Because of this, the power of the Petra family, which had been weakened by Elise’s revelations, was reversed.

“Really? Oh. So Petra is now a member of the Magic Family?”

“It’s like becoming Elise’s Petra.”

It’s the process of changing from Gen’s Petra to Elise’s Petra.

Not Petra’s Elise, but Elise’s Petra.

“No! Not that! That’s not what we came here to ask!”

Raye made her lower body look like a bulldog, as if she was frustrated.

“Raquel Dramalya. How far has that investigation gone?”

“… … Ah~ That’s what you mean?”

Elise chuckled.

“The analysis is almost done. I can now follow the chimera technique to some extent.”

Rakel Dra’s chimera spell was almost destroyed. This was also thanks to Elise’s own “magnetism”.

“I’m developing a magic that was inspired by that, and when it’s complete, I’ll become invincible. Heh.”

Raye narrowed her eyes.

Looking at the way he’s bragging about being invincible, it certainly seems like he’d be in trouble if he were trapped in the magic tower.

It wasn’t the people that were the problem, it was the tower.

“… … Right. Yes. By the way, have you ever used artificial intelligence?”

Suddenly, Elise returned to her usual self.

Raye shook her head with an uncomfortable expression.

“I’ve used it a few times, but I don’t use it anymore because it feels weird.”

“… … Yeah. I think there’s something to that.”

Should I say it’s awkward? Should I say it’s strange?

The performance of artificial intelligence itself is certainly helpful, but I keep getting a strange feeling and I start to hesitate.

It’s probably not a simple feeling. The wizard’s five senses are extremely excellent.

Elise said.

“Let’s go to this symposium together.”

“Are you talking about Ortu?”

“Yeah. Go get me an entrance ticket.”

Elise treated Raye like a maid. Raye’s eyes narrowed.

“… …Ellie can probably get you a ticket.”

“I don’t have time. Oh, and please find a means of transportation, like a truck. A private plane would be fine. Bianca should be able to ride too. And, I hope there are lots of desserts and coffee inside. On the way, I want to continue my magical research that I’ve been doing recently… … .”

Elise had been talking about what she wanted for almost twenty minutes, and Raye looked genuinely fed up.

I used to think that all wizards were weird people, but that wasn’t true.

This is what happens when a person gets trapped in a tower… … .