Chapter 95: Forty-six Shotas
A is a very special existence, whether as an experimental subject or as a cloned object.
Just like in his memory, anything separated from his body would lose its research value. However, when the researchers were confused about the research direction, they had an unexpected harvest.
Only the principles that the researchers could understand could be ignored. After repeating the experiment dozens of times, they luckily found that the cloning experiment on A could be carried out. Even if the special characteristics of A meant that the product obtained after cloning could only have a lifespan of seven days at most, this was enough.
The organization's technology has dramatically reduced the cost of cloning. All it needs is a subject A and some drugs to mass-produce many □□ with half the self-healing ability of A in fourteen days. With the help of a learning device to impart common sense and knowledge, these □□ can become extremely useful experimental animals within a day of birth. *
The strange thing is that everyone's physical age is randomly set, ranging from six to twenty-six years old. There are countless Grantis who claim each age group, but the only age group that is not claimed is five years old.
It can be said that the last one is out of tune with the other Grantys from head to toe. He doesn't even look like a clone, but more like a one-to-one copy. When standing in front of him, A inexplicably felt like he was looking in the mirror.
It is impossible for two identical people to exist in the world. Now, this impossibility has come true.
"Isn't this easy to understand? No matter how strong Brother's recovery ability is, the organization will still have to consider your useful life after 20 years. There will always be a day when you can't bear it and collapse." Last Order said nonchalantly, "I am the backup plan - once Brother dies, No. 10571 will become the new A."
At this point, Last Order seemed relieved: "Of course, that's why I've never been awakened. My life cycle is longer than seven days."
"I see." A nodded seriously and agreed.
In A's perception, the number of Granthi ends at 10570, but he is not a fool. After listening to the explanation of the Last Work, A can almost understand why he didn't know that there is a Last Work.
How can we get to know each other if we have never been awakened?
Theoretically, A should ask Last Order another question at this time regardless of his position. He needs to know from Last Order why the Grantis had to hide the existence of Last Order from him.
A knew from the beginning that Granti and others had other ideas. Out of tolerance and indifference, he chose to play dumb. As a result, even if he wanted to know the answer now, he couldn't deduce it for a while.
The more this happened, the more curious A became. What secret could it be that Dograndy was hiding from him?
But curiosity aside, since A accepted the existence of the final work without any hindrance in an instant, the more important thing for him now became finding Karasuma Renya.
So A put aside his hostility, put away his pen, and walked towards the other two people in a swift manner.
He skipped the topic of the suspicious nature of the Last Work and said simply, "At this time, the former master will be in the lounge on the top floor taking a lunch break and processing documents. The explosion will not reach him, and no one will take the initiative to report this information to him. We can go directly up through the secret passage."
In the past, Karasuma Renya would not sleep in that lounge, but A has been working very hard recently, and under A's deliberate manipulation, Karasuma Renya has developed the habit of taking a nap in the lounge.
"Master is outside now, right?" A looked up at Bourbon and asked familiarly, "You can tell them that there is no rush to encircle this place now. According to the plan of Granti and others, there is still a bomb in the manor that has not been detonated. However, we will not detonate it unless it is absolutely necessary. It is just a safety precaution."
"Let the Master and the others come to the base first." He made the final decision.
Bourbon held his forehead and responded politely, then half-knelt down in a very honest manner to help A remove the extra restraints on his body.
As he was dismantling the boxes, he complained: "Let's not talk about anything else. Where on earth did you get so many bombs? Aren't these controlled items?"
From A's words, Bourbon could easily draw a conclusion: the explosions in the bases of organizations in various places just now were all caused by the Grantis, while the explosion in this base was caused by the extra individual who separated from him.
When the child said 'goodbye' to him, he had no intention of coming back.
Bourbon did not ask A why he was so sure that others would not take the initiative to report it. He knew that A had more abilities that he was hiding from them, and he was not prepared to dig into the matter. Anyway, he knew that A would not harm him no matter what, wasn't that enough?
On the other side, A pretended not to hear and let Bourbon manipulate him obediently, raising his hands when he was told to and turning around when he was told to.
Then he met the envious gaze of Last Work. Of course, he was envious of Bourbon.
A looked up at the sky expressionlessly, with the corners of his mouth slightly pursed, looking a little helpless.
He had lived with Bourbon and his two brothers for a month. Even though it had been more than a week since they last met, this kind of thing had basically become a habit. Otherwise, he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of his new brother and not look like a mature brother at all.
After tidying up his clothes, the blond young man suddenly reached out and hugged him, pressing the child's head into his shoulder.
"I'm sorry." Bourbon said heavily above his head.
A didn't know whether Bourbon meant 'I'm sorry for losing you' or 'I'm sorry for not realizing that the extra individual was ready to die together'. He didn't struggle, but pulled his hand out with difficulty and patted Bourbon gently on the back.
"It's okay," A comforted, "It's not your fault."
Neither of them was Bourbon's fault. He left with Belmode voluntarily, and the fact that the other individuals had to die together was also for his plan.
Therefore, he is the one who should apologize to everyone the most...
"It's time to go, Brother-sama and Bourbon-san." Last Order spoke from behind, interrupting A's thoughts. He said calmly, "We will have time to reminisce later, but now it's important to act."
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——This Karasuma Renya’s manor and Karasuma Renya’s underground laboratory can basically be renamed.
Bourbon thought so as he followed A through all the doors in the laboratory that required identification without any obstruction and without triggering any alarms.
No wonder the extra characters don't worry at all that A will suffer in Karasuma Renya. It's only been a dozen days and this place is almost becoming A's territory!
"He doesn't dare to let me die. He can't wait." A explained righteously, "Now he doesn't have the Grantis to threaten me, so of course he has to meet my requirements. Those little experiments they did before you came are not worth mentioning. They have no effect on me."
This explanation is similar to what Granti and others said, and they don't take Karasuma Renya, the boss of the organization, seriously.
Bourbon looked at the child with mixed feelings.
He could understand that after all, Karasuma Renya was the root cause of all A's suffering, so it was impossible for A to have much respect for this enemy.
Bourbon suddenly realized that A didn't look like a puppet in front of him anymore. He was much more lively than when they first met, and more in line with his appearance of five years old. This was news that made him very happy.
But when Bourbon thought that A, who looked five years old, was actually only two years younger than him, he couldn't bear to look at it.
Forget it, forget it. This kid... uh, A's upbringing made him different from normal people. What's the point of dwelling on this?
Even so, Bourbon secretly decided that he must find a way to restore A's growth in the future!
The phone vibrated again. Bourbon looked down and reflexively showed a look of disgust.
A glanced to the side inadvertently, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Is Mr. Ley also heading this way?"
Bourbon nodded reluctantly and said sharply, "He has merged with Scotland and is here to join in the fun."
That way they can get here in a little while.
A could rest assured that everything went according to plan, which meant that Lei's other actions outside were going smoothly.
I guess I've also gotten past the Gin level, right?
Bourbon hummed, and it was hard to tell whether he was gloating or something else: "Gin could have escaped. The FBI and CIA couldn't catch him. Thanks to Cohen and his men who slowed down Gin, Ley succeeded easily."
It's not that easy to say it, but of course he has to say it in front of A. Bourbon doesn't want A to worry about Lei outside while carrying out the plan here.
What Bourbon didn't see was that after he said this, A and Last Work's steps paused in exactly the same manner, but they quickly resumed their respective frequencies.
Akae Nazuki, who was controlling two bodies at the same time, subtly laughed at the Gin of this world in her heart.
It's terrible, so terrible. It's a pity that he is so busy here that he can't spare time to record the dark history of Gin. Otherwise, he could show it to Zhenjun next time he returns to Yokohama.
Karasuma Renya's lounge is very different from Rum's lounge. From here, you can go directly through the secret passage into Karasuma Renya's bedroom, and you can also find the exit to leave the laboratory from the other end. It can be regarded as an escape route transit station prepared by the old man for himself.
Akae Nayue was not surprised at all that Karasuma Renya could do such a life-threatening thing. Even if the other party had been hiding his identity very well, it was basically impossible for anyone to find this place - who said it was impossible, aren't they here now?
Instead of approaching the door directly, they stopped a few steps away.
Bourbon was still thinking about how to break in without alarming the people inside, when A beside him calmly patted his arm and motioned him to look at the last work.
The last work also cooperated and quickly showed a card between his fingers.
Bourbon was silent for a moment, looked up at Karasuma Renya's door, and then looked at the card.
It was confirmed that the door of that lounge was opened by swiping a card.
……?
How come the last work has a door card to Karasuma Renya's lounge?
"It's all thanks to my brother's good teaching." The Last Work said modestly.
A didn't object that this was their first meeting, and nodded seriously: "We can go in directly."
A few minutes later, Karasuma Renya, who had a rare good sleep last night because he was not frightened by A, woke up suddenly. He felt a chill on his back and felt the familiar feeling of a heart attack.
Karasuma Renya opened her eyes and saw the small figure behind the bed curtain.
He had a splitting headache for a moment and forgot to think about why A came here during the experiment.
Karasuma Renya was so cautious that he had arranged for people to provide close protection in his lounge and manor, so it was impossible for Bourbon and his men to sneak in so easily.
But what Karasuma Renya didn't know was that in the manor and the laboratory, he was the only BOSS left who hadn't been completely turned by A's hypnosis. He had become a lone commander.
Karasuma Renya, who was still lying on the bed, moved her eyes and saw a shadow that was obviously an adult next to A's shadow.
He immediately realized something was wrong.
A outside didn't care what he was thinking. He stretched out his hand and pulled open the bed curtain. He changed his role as a tool in front of Karasuma Renya some time ago and raised his hand calmly and greeted him with a hint of revenge: "Good afternoon, master."
Karasuma Renya noticed that the eyes of the blond young man next to her became very sinister after A finished speaking.
"What are you doing, Kalua?" Karasuma Renya calmly touched the alarm on the pillow and asked calmly, "You should be in the laboratory at this time."
The black-haired boy closed his eyes and said, "No, I'm doing what I really should do."
"Since you first asked them to conduct a cloning experiment, shouldn't you have thought that this day would come?" A's tone and expression were cold, as if to cover up other emotions. "In the past twenty years, you have killed 10,570 'me's' and prevented me from growing up... Why do you think I will easily forget these things?"
Karasuma Renya: “…”
Karasuma Renya: “Wait…”
"Ah, I forgot." A interrupted him and said self-deprecatingly, "You are the boss of the organization, how can you remember how many experimental animals died under your command?"
Bourbon had never heard such a tone from A's mouth. He had never thought that A, who was so emotionally indifferent, could hate someone so deeply.
"As a return gift for the past twenty years..." A said softly, "Don't worry, Master. I will personally destroy the thing you have been dreaming of for a whole century right in front of you, and then send you to death for the 10,570th time."
"You owe me this."
Karasuma Renya couldn't stand it any longer: "What the hell are you talking about!"
"Nonsense?" A clenched his fists and looked at him coldly, "If you say so, then so be it."
Karasuma Renya could feel the gazes directed at her becoming more ferocious as she spoke these words.
Bourbon could not have imagined that the boss would be able to pretend to forget such cruel and inhumane things he had done just to survive, especially in front of the two victims, A and Last Work!
As Karasuma Renya pressed the alarm, she took a deep breath and said, "I'll say it again, Kaluuya, what on earth are you talking about? What do you mean I killed you more than 10,000 times? It wasn't me who killed you 20 years ago!"
"Oh my, you still don't want to admit it?" The Last Work seemed helpless, "Isn't my existence enough to make you give up your happiness? You have to take responsibility for your own actions, okay?"
...So he really didn’t do it!!!