Chapter 79 Thirty Shotas

"...But, is there something wrong?" Ley asked cautiously. "I remember that the owner of this record is the boy mentioned in the diary that Scotland got. Since he was taken to the laboratory on the first day, why did he appear in Nagano afterwards?"

The question that Ley asked was exactly the same question that Scotland and Bourbon had in mind. Everyone's eyes turned to A10561, who was more willing to communicate with them.

However, the child-sized Granty did not speak, but just stood there and looked at them coldly. Instead, it was the boy who had deliberately teased them before who answered the question.

"Isn't this simple?" A10562 glanced at the three people, his voice still flat and even, "Because Brother told them that he likes No. 10 very much and wants to stay with No. 10."

As an intelligence officer, Bourbon, who understood the situation better than his companions, suddenly realized.

Since they already knew that A would receive the memories of dead clones in the form of dreams, they would certainly be able to capture something deeper from Xiao Shi's records.

Xiao Shi was not wrong. A was not asking him a question at that time. He was just stating a fact that he believed in.

Bourbon inferred the more radical character of A twenty years ago based on the appearance of A, whom he had met by accident on the snowy mountain that day. Even though A had endured the pain of loneliness and death for twenty years, he was not smoothed out by this loneliness. His calmness was just a disguise.

If Xiao Shi had chosen to run away or fight back, A, who was only five years old, would have had a mental breakdown and chosen to die with Xiao Shi.

Being able to dream about the experiences of the Grantis through their eyes is not a good thing. Wouldn't it be more difficult to accept to get and then lose it than to never have it in the first place?

For the kid whose receptive ability was not as strong as it is now twenty years ago, relying on Xiao Shi's existence to hypnotize himself was just an ordinary nightmare. The researcher's words immediately shattered his fantasy. In this case, let alone actively admitting that he liked Xiao Shi, he might even despair.

Besides, they didn't think that a genius like A would be unable to discover the truth. He was just trying to find psychological comfort for himself, but ended up losing his only comfort (Xiao Shi)...

Just thinking about it, Bourbon felt from the bottom of his heart that A should be thankful that he didn't look crooked now.

This is exactly what made him feel complicated: A clearly knew the truth, understood Xiao Shi's identity as his clone, and also experienced the feeling of falling from hope to despair, but in the end he still said such words!

Didn't A know that the researchers didn't want him to get along with clones? From the fact that he secretly stuffed candy into Xiao Shi's mouth, it was clear that he knew about it, and he deliberately avoided the eyes and ears of others to prevent his special treatment of Xiao Shi from being captured by the surveillance camera in the room.

A probably learned from some unknown channel in advance that the organization used part of himself to create a group of clones, and he did not have much emotional fluctuations about it beforehand.

He seemed nonchalant when explaining to Xiao Shi the deaths of the other clones in his dream, and also mentioned that Xiao Shi was different from the clones in his dream.

The latter point is not difficult to see. Xiao Shi is obviously curious about his surroundings, which is the necessary condition for him to develop a personality. Perhaps in A's eyes, Granty, starting from Xiao Shi, is a real person, not a tool.

Scotland guessed that A saw something subtle in Xiao Shi, so even though he fell into despair because of Xiao Shi, he still took the initiative to protect Xiao Shi.

Protection, of course it is protection.

The researchers were reluctant to let the clones come into contact with A because they were worried that it would give rise to unnecessary emotions and desires in the clones. Therefore, as long as A clearly showed that he cared about a certain clone, even if it was to prevent similar accidents as this time, they would no longer allow Xiao Shi to stay in the research base.

Therefore, A's words actually gave Xiao Shi a brief period of freedom.

What exactly does he want to do?

"It's hard to imagine, isn't it?" A10562 said, "Unlike us puppets who have been instilled with knowledge through learning devices and chips, Brother was a real child both physically and mentally at that time, but he had a brain that was more terrifying than that of an adult."

"People who see too clearly won't live long." A10561 continued, "After all, they tend to think too much... But my brother survived, and his wish has not been fulfilled yet."

As clones, the two Grantys naturally have the same voice. When they sing in unison like this, apart from the difference in voice due to their physical age, it is almost impossible to tell who is speaking.

"Brother said that Granty is different from A. He has special feelings for us. We all know this, but even such a perceptive brother may not know some things."

The Grantis changed the subject and mentioned Little Ten again: "Speaking of which, Number Ten is the first special Granti. Brother saw the most unique destiny in him, so he changed the future of everyone. Before Number Ten left the base for Nagano, he met with Brother for the last time and talked with Brother for the last few things."

The words spoken by the Grantis were difficult to understand, but the three Bourbon men, who had grasped sufficient intelligence, easily connected this sentence with the previous speeches. As a result, even Ley, who usually did not show his emotions, widened his eyes in surprise.

so it is……

It was because A discovered that Xiao Shi was born with a personality that was completely different from other clones that he came up with the idea of ​​sending Xiao Shi to the action team, allowing this Xiao Shi to come into contact with the outside world.

Scotland's original idea was that Little Ten, who was different from the others, had awakened his self-awareness.

However, the truth is that Xiao Shi's change is also part of Plan A. It seems that A is absolutely certain that as long as Xiao Shi goes out into the world, no matter what kind of people he meets, he will eventually desire freedom.

That's why A said those words to Xiao Shi before they parted, saying that they were his eyes and that he hoped they would be freer than him.

A's desire was to give birth to Xiao Shi. He wanted to start with Xiao Shi and make all the clones who came after him awaken their self-awareness, turning them from nameless people into Granti - he was artificially creating companions for this revenge plan that lasted nearly twenty years.

The road of resistance is very lonely, and even A needs someone to walk with him on this road. So he gently pushed the Grandys from behind, pushing these clones who were freer than him into the human world, making them real people.

What kind of willpower does it take to be able to endure the darkness for twenty years before dawn like A did?

Perhaps it was because they could tell from their expressions that they had figured out the matter, so the Grantis decided not to explain it in detail and instead returned to the previous topic.

"For us, the time gate is meaningless, and the length of the life cycle is also irrelevant. We don't really care how we are treated. Even if Brother-sama only sees us as part of his wish fulfillment and mistakenly thinks that we have the same purpose as him and are cooperating with him, we are happy with it."

The voices of the Grantis intertwined together: "No matter what A wants to do, from the beginning he wants to set Ten free, he is our big brother."

"Before that, our lives were meaningless. It was Brother who gave us the meaning of living and allowed us to have the possibility of happiness in our short life cycle." They said, "Granti exists only for Brother. Fulfilling Brother's wish is Granti's wish."

Bourbon, who hadn't yet completely digested these words, spoke up reflexively: "A doesn't seem to know that you guys think this way?"

The young boy, Granty, immediately covered his face and blushed expressionlessly: "Sometimes there are some secrets that I don't want Brother to know. Even we want to surprise Brother..."

The next second, the young boy Granty jumped up on the spot and gave a justice kick to the face of the young boy Granty, but the latter grabbed his ankle to stop his movement.

The young boy Granty had no intention of continuing the attack. He was held upside down in the air by the young boy Granty and calmly said to Bourbon and the others, "Excuse me. Actually, this has to start from number 10... Although I know there is no problem, I still want to ask one more question for the sake of safety. You have indeed read the diary related to number 10, right?"

The three of them nodded solemnly.

"That's great." Shota 10561 clapped his fists and said, "We don't know why Brother-sama dreamed of our death, and we can't control this part of the memory from being uploaded, but except for the part about death, the other memories uploaded to Brother-sama can be modified. This is also the credit of No. 10. Ah, thank you, No. 10."

The boy, who was holding his companion upside down with a blank expression, continued to explain: "Number 10 did not die of natural causes nor was he murdered. He chose to end his life before his life cycle was about to end. Perhaps because of this, he found a way to control the amount of memory uploaded, and used this method to convert brain waves into electronic signals, and used the same amplitude brain waves of the clones to upload the signals to our brains that were born later..."*

"Who would understand you if you said that?" Shota complained with a limp face, "There's no need to tell them this, right?"

The boy thought for a moment, then clapped his hands in sudden realization: "That's right."

As he casually let go, the boy changed his posture skillfully in mid-air and finally landed lightly.

A thought popped up in Lei's mind: The Grandys are really agile. No wonder even A, who had been imprisoned for so many years, could climb onto his shoulders and ride a horse skillfully...

——It is explained, but it is only an explanation of loneliness.

"Brother said that we are his eyes." Shota said more seriously, "So, every Granty from now on will 'take' Brother to see the outside world that he longs for through the door of time while he is alive."

The teenager showed more obvious dissatisfaction.

"You have to understand one thing." He said, "All we want is freedom. We have never tried to love this world that has always hurt him like Brother. We only love Brother."

The boy suddenly tilted his head. Considering his appearance and age, this action did not seem out of place. It was even cute. "Speaking of which, it seems that my brother didn't tell you the truth about why he chose to cooperate with you guys."

Bourbon nodded cautiously and asked tentatively: "So..."

After reading the fourth diary entry, Scotland came up with an absurd guess.

"Number 10 didn't record his interactions with the teacher. Only my brother knew about the teacher's existence." The boy was not in a good mood. "So we never paid attention to the case 20 years ago, and my brother didn't know that the teacher actually died the day before Number 10."

"Until 7001 met you near the police academy." Shota looked straight at Scotland, and the amount of information in his words was very large. "In other words, Brother actually found you first, and then asked 7130 to rescue the policeman who was your classmate."

"You may want to gain people's trust through this action, or you may simply want to save people, or even just want you to smile at him since you look a lot like that teacher. Anyway, Brother-sama wants you to be partners in the plan."

Bourbon recalled the conversation between A and himself on the snowy mountain, and A's words "not being chosen"...

Only then did he understand it completely.

Through Xiao Shi's memory, A saw the teacher who "chose" Xiao Shi. The other party's behavior made A re-illusioned about this world. The child also wanted to be chosen like Xiao Shiyi, rather than abandoned.

...That's why he showed that expression when he didn't choose him at the first opportunity.

Maybe Mr. Zhufu was the first person to choose Granty, but to be honest, Bourbon was probably the first person to choose A.

Scotland's vest was lifted off at once. He didn't pay much attention to Lei's thoughtful look, but thought of another thing: "Wai Shouyi..."

Would A let go of Gaimori, who killed the ambush teacher? Impossible, right?

The boy replied casually, "Brother thought you would want to take revenge yourself, but I didn't expect you to rescue him in the end." "Brother recognized you, but we only passed the assessment after you became undercover and entered the organization." The boy changed the subject, "This is the best time, so Brother was finally "rescued" from the research base by us."

"What about the researcher?"

The boy and the young man both looked as if it was a matter of course: "Of course he was killed. You don't think we are compassionate enough to show mercy to the perpetrator, do you?"

The corners of Scotland's mouth twitched: No wonder when he first met A, the kid's white coat was covered in blood, it turned out to be the researcher's blood.

"There are many ways to completely take over the research base without telling the old man. Even now, the old man probably doesn't know that his base has been empty for a long time." Chi Jiang Na Yue casually added a patch to his own script, saying innocently, "The old man has slaughtered everyone there openly since 20 years ago. In fact, he just moved the research underground and completely concealed the project related to Brother."

Lei, who had said little, asked, "Where are the other test subjects?"

Akae Nazuki turned the boy's and Shota's gazes to Lei and said in surprise, "After using perfect clones that are more convenient and more applicable to experiments, would researchers still be willing to use ordinary people with varying degrees of quality and a high probability of exposure for experiments? Of course not."

In a sense, whether it is A, who has died more than 10,000 times, or Granti, who only has seven days to live, they have never been treated kindly by this world, but their pain and blood have become the hope for others to survive.

What a ridiculous world.

"This is the truth you want to know." The Granti asked, "As the audience, are you satisfied?"

The three looked at each other, and Bourbon asked, "Since you have been hiding A from us, why did you tell us?"

Although the Granti did not answer all the questions, they did let the three of them understand the past of the Granti and A. What they were wondering was why the Granti told them this?

The boy paused and said slowly: "Because my brother is about to die."

"We can't accept this world without Brother-sama." Shota said, "So, we need to implement Brother-sama's plan ahead of time. This requires your cooperation. Only then can we meet Karasuma Renya, who has something that can save Brother-sama."

"You have two choices."

"agree--"

They once again said in unison: "Or perish along with the world."

"Because a world without Brother-sama has no need to exist anymore."