Chapter 168 Fifty-Eight Weeks (16)
After the sixth nightmare experiment, Rei Furuya woke up in the dream chair.
He still remembers what happened in his dream, and he knows what fragments the dream chair will capture.
Before he even opened his eyes, he heard some noise outside.
Vermouth said, "Boss, how could I possibly betray the organization and you for the sake of just two children?"
Karasuma Renya said, "After all, he's the main character. I only sent people to monitor him, but they all died in various accidents as soon as they got close."
Karasuma Renya then asked, "So, you really did meet them in New York and were saved by them, right?"
Vermouth: "...Yes."
Karasuma Renya sighed and said, "Vermouth, why don't you try sitting in the Dream Chair too?"
Rei Furuya opened his eyes and saw that Vermouth's face was a little pale, but he still nodded in the end.
The hatch was opened, and Rei Furuya was put back on his collar. He slowly stretched out his weak hand and began to eat, his eyes watching Vermouth being placed into the Dream Chair.
Vermouth was also looking at him, and her expression was somewhat complicated when their eyes met.
She understood why Furuya Rei had smiled happily before saying that her arrival was really unfortunate.
Karasuma Renya, in his wheelchair, approached Furuya Rei, who was drinking water, but didn't get too close; a tall man in black stood between them.
"Don't worry, Vermouth's mental strength is also very strong, just like yours. The Dream Chair won't harm her."
The black cat circled around to the Dream Chair, jumped in, meowed, and rubbed against Vermouth's smooth ankle, making the blonde woman in the black tight-fitting miniskirt look even worse.
Karasuma Renya had the black cat brought out and said, "Actually, I originally planned to let Scotland sit in the Dream Chair today."
Furuya Rei remained silent, still watching Vermouth, as if Vermouth were far more important than Scotland.
Karasuma Renya continued, "But unfortunately, this version of the Dream Chair can only be used twice a day at most, so I can only schedule Scotland for tomorrow. If the Dream Chair confirms that he is indeed fine, I will let him go. The organization is currently in dire need of talent due to Akai Shuichi's defection and the FBI's interference, and I have always been very tolerant of talent."
Rei Furuya finally turned to look at him, but frowned and finally sneered: "Aren't you afraid of being backfired from raising venomous insects? Scotland is not an obedient dog."
Hearing his harsh and maliciously suggestive words, Karasuma Renya felt even more relieved and smiled: "You want him to die that badly? Then I can't let him die even more. Besides, as long as you're here, Scotland can be very obedient, right?"
The blond youth's face immediately showed a disgusted expression. When the crow flew over again to continue playing with his blond hair, he used the soft bread in his hand to knock the black bird off balance, almost sending it crashing into the wall.
This time, Vermouth's dream didn't even require hypnosis, but the medication still needed to be injected.
Under her fierce gaze, Shirley expressionlessly plunged the needle into her body and injected all the medicine.
Vermouth slowly lost consciousness, the hatch closed, and the nightmare experiment began.
Outside, Furuya Rei said he needed to use the restroom. Karasuma Renya became extremely attentive, ready to immediately activate the desensitizer on Furuya's neck to incapacitate him and knock him unconscious if there was any movement.
The effects of the drug lasted for a full six hours. Although he is now awake and the effects of the drug are wearing off, he should still be feeling weak and disoriented.
He even used Sherry to threaten them again, saying, "If you die, Sherry and her sister will be buried with you, and I will definitely not let them die easily. Can you bear to treat Elena's daughter like that?"
But in the end nothing happened.
The blond youth emerged safely without a change in expression, only to be obediently tied up again. He turned his head and watched the screen with the other two, waiting for the dream chair to display Vermouth's dream.
Perhaps because Vermouth was involved in too many organizational secrets, and most of them were related to the organization's boss, the other two researchers were kicked out, leaving only Karasuma Renya and Sherry at the scene.
There is also Furuya Rei, who will absolutely never be released.
While waiting, Karasuma Renya started chatting with Furuya Rei as usual.
"The dream you had before was real, and your four close friends from the same class did die, but that happened before you were reborn, right? After you were reincarnated and returned to the police academy, you would definitely save them, so they should still be alive now."
"Hiro, Hagi, squad leader, Mazda."
"Although it's a nickname, once the time and place are confirmed, finding them shouldn't be difficult. The only reason they haven't been caught yet is that they were prepared and hid. What role did the hacker Sakura play in all of this? Could she be one of those four people?"
He smiled and stroked the crow on his shoulder. The crow, which had just been hit, cawed angrily at the blond youth.
“But how long can they hide? By tomorrow at the latest, the organization will definitely be able to investigate their ancestors for three generations.” He said slowly, “Even if they can hide themselves, can they hide everyone they’ve come into contact with since childhood? They are all kind, righteous, and foolish police officers. If they kill a few people, they will definitely be provoked to come out and die.”
"As for you, although the sixth experiment went wrong because of Vermouth, you still got the information that Vermouth wanted to destroy the organization because of the protagonist's betrayal, so it's not a bad deal."
After Furuya Rei was tied up, Karasuma Renya dared to approach again, reaching out his withered hand to slowly stroke his blond hair.
"For the seventh experiment, I hope you'll be more obedient and reveal all the information about the spies in the organization. That way, I'll treat your friends and family better," he said. "After we deal with the rats in the organization, we can slowly begin our research on reincarnation and the system. From these experiments, it's clear you deeply resent the god you call the system, right? So, transferring the system from you to me, letting me continue this game of God and the devil for you, isn't that a win-win situation?"
Rei Furuya finally reacted upon hearing this.
He lifted his eyelids, his golden eyelashes casting a shadow, his purple eyes dark and unfathomable.
“You had better mean what you say.” He scoffed. “Only a madman like you would want something like this.”
After a brief silence, his expression gradually turned serious. Meeting his gaze, he said earnestly, "You want the system? Of course, I'll cooperate with you in researching it. I have absolutely no desire for that damn God and Demon game. You can take it; I'll even thank you. But what do you want to do? Will you control the entire world and cause chaos? Will you kill me and my companions?"
They finally relented.
Karasuma Renya could sense his wavering. His gloomy mood, which had been clouded by Vermouth's betrayal, instantly brightened, and a smile appeared on his face. He promised firmly, "I promise you, as long as you give me the power of the system, as long as you obediently stay by my side and continue to work for the organization, I can give you the same status as Vermouth, and I will not harm those you value."
Fearing he wouldn't believe him, he further explained, "Of course, the organization will send people to monitor them just like they did with Sister Shirley. If you dare to disobey, they will indeed be punished. Is that alright?"
The blond youth looked grim, but he gritted his teeth and nodded, then asked, "If you really obtain this power, what do you plan to do?"
Karasuma Renya narrowed his eyes in displeasure.
The blond youth paused for a moment, then realized what was going on, pursed his lips, and lowered his eyes, saying, "Sir, may I tell you your plan?"
Karasuma Renya smiled with satisfaction: "You'll see when the time comes. Don't worry, since I'm still alive, I won't do anything to destroy humanity. After all, this is the place where I will live forever; it's my world."
If he possessed the power of God and the devil, if he could live forever, then he would lead his organization to become the king who controls the world, no, he should be called the god of the new world.
At that time, the whole world will also be his child, and of course he will no longer think about dragging the world down with him.
*
April 7th.
At noon, Vermouth's nightmare experiment ended.
Although she already knew, seeing Vermouth call the protagonist an angel in her dream and repeatedly recalling Rei Furuya's memories that the protagonist is a silver bullet capable of destroying the organization, showing her utter hatred for the organization and her desire to destroy it, still made Renya Karasuma furious.
He was absolutely furious, so angry that he almost couldn't catch his breath. Coughing, he immediately put on a respirator and was wheeled out of the lab.
Vermouth was also taken away and locked up. Karasuma Renya planned to personally teach the disobedient child a lesson after he recovered.
Only Sherry, Rei Furuya, and two men in black remained in the laboratory.
Shirley didn't say anything, sat back in her office chair and continued her research on aptX4869 on her computer, constantly observing the condition of the mice being tested and recording and analyzing the data.
Karasuma Renya was relatively patient with Furuya Rei, and wasn't even in a hurry for tonight's seventh Dream Chair experiment, but kept pressuring Sherry to hurry up and study aptx4869.
His body was far too old; he could die at any moment. But if he succeeded in rejuvenating himself, he would have plenty of time and energy to experiment at his own pace.
After all, that game between God and the devil is obviously not so easy to study.
One o'clock in the afternoon.
It was lunchtime, and Shirley didn't seem to have much of an appetite today, so she quickly returned from the cafeteria.
The underground laboratory wasn't large, nor was it small. There were many other people in other areas who couldn't leave, so they naturally gathered in the cafeteria to eat.
Even brainwashed men in black need to eat; after all, they are still human. Two men in black take turns, one guarding the other while he goes to eat.
The two researchers, having been kicked out due to the previous incident, dared not enter without Karasuma Renya's permission.
Currently, the lab only contains Sherry, Rei Furuya, and one other person, a man in black.
About three minutes later, the man in black collapsed.
Rei Furuya opened his eyes and saw the brown-haired girl walking quickly towards him.
“They’ve already started, but it’s difficult to break in. They can only attract other people’s attention from the outside, and then…” As she spoke, she calmly took a handkerchief from her white coat, unfolded it, and pressed it against his face to cover his mouth and nose. “Only I can do it.”
Rei Furuya blinked, showing no sign of struggling or questioning, and even smiled gently, as if to comfort her.
Although her movements were swift and her expression was calm, the girl's voice and hands were actually trembling.
"This is poisonous. Touching it will kill you. You'll die right away."
With trembling hands, she ripped off the handkerchief and threw it violently to the ground.
She knew it was enough; at this point... Furuya Rei was doomed, and even the organization couldn't save him.
Cold tears streamed down the girl's face, one drop after another landing on Rei Furuya's face.
“Mom and Dad…are actually very good people, right?” she asked.
She had suffered and struggled with this for countless days and nights because her parents had passed away shortly after she was born, so she could only piece together their images little by little from other people.
My older sister said that Mom and Dad are both very gentle and kind people, and that they love them very much. She said that Mom and Dad were forced into this situation by the organization, but my older sister didn't know anything about their involvement with the organization.
Everyone in the organization who knew the situation said that her parents were cold-blooded mad scientists, and her mother even had the title of a fallen angel from hell, which made Vermouth hate her to the core...
And what about her? Every time she continued her research on APTX4869, and every time the organization used those drugs as deadly poisons, she would painfully question herself and doubt the parents who started the experiment...
“Yes.” Rei Furuya’s voice was already weak, but his tone was very certain. “They are not eccentric mad scientists. They are very kind and gentle people. They are scientists and doctors who want to contribute to humanity. They want to be good people. They do not want to conduct that kind of research.”
“But being a good person comes at the cost of many things, including the lives of my family.” Shiho Miyano covered her face, on the verge of an emotional breakdown. “Because they didn’t want to keep hurting others, they disobeyed the organization’s orders, so they died, leaving only my sister and me. And what I’m doing now will also kill my sister and me. Is this really the right thing to do?”
"I don't know if it's right or wrong, but I'm sure I'll make sure good people are rewarded. I won't let you die; I can bring you back to life." Rei Furuya coughed, his breathing a little erratic, but his tone remained calm.
He said, "My companions and I will definitely protect your sister."
Shiho Miyano paused, her eyes widening slightly: "Resurrected...?"
The blond youth nodded, his expression suggesting he wasn't joking; he genuinely believed he could resurrect the dead.
"Haha... We are both God and demon, because we want to reverse the flow of time and bring the dead back to life." The brown-haired girl murmured these words that she had heard countless times, and suddenly laughed, her voice a mixture of laughter and tears.
The girl's somewhat manic laughter stopped as the blond youth in front of her gradually lost consciousness.
“Bourbon?” she whispered his name.
Silence. No one answered.
"Rei Furuya?" She reached out tentatively.
The blond youth had lost all vital signs.
"Zero-kun...?"
Rei Furuya didn't answer her; he died.
The brown-haired girl in the white lab coat bent over and lay on his body as if she couldn't bear it, her voice choked with sobs.
He was killed by her own hands.
She carefully selected for a long time the least painful poison for him.
The blond youth still wore a happy smile, as if he hadn't died but was simply having a beautiful dream.
After a while, the tea-haired girl wiped away her tears, straightened her back, walked to the computer in the corner, sat down in the chair, dragged out the folder with the name "Miyano" on it, and selected to play it.
Those were scenes of her life with her parents, sister, and Zero before she was born.
However, in Rei Furuya's memory, the most vivid and numerous images are those of her mother.
The blond boy is always seen being pulled aside by his mother to nurse his wounds after a fight, his awkwardness and barely concealed joy when he stays to eat with her, and learning to ride a bicycle with his mother's help.
"Mother."
Shiho Miyano no longer needed to hide her emotions. She lay on the table looking at them, her eyes filled with happiness and anticipation.
She reached out and gently touched the computer screen, as if she had traveled through time and space to touch the gently smiling blonde woman, and was also infected and blended into that warm memory...
"Am I doing the right thing?"
On the computer screen, the blond boy who had successfully learned to ride a bicycle ran back happily, receiving a pat on the head and praise from Elena Miyano.
“You did a great job! I always believed you could do it,” she said with a smile.
The brown-haired girl off-screen finally smiled, tears streaming down her face.
*
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