Chapter 80 Hiro, don't be fooled...
This is terrible.
The three exclamation marks "Anti-fraud King" gave Morofushi Kagemitsu this feeling.
Although he felt the same way, they didn't seem to be worried about the same thing.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Eh... no wonder the time-space illusion suddenly appeared, so there was a trick up his sleeve here?]
Your description gives me the feeling that... it's like there really are some kind of bio-zombie monster or something similar here.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: If it really is this type of little monster, then there's no need to worry so much. It's like suddenly unleashing an Old God of the Great Old Ones level upon you, pressing down on your little head and staring straight at you. Of course, this is just a metaphor. #66, they play games in your head every day, you should understand, right?]
...I just hope you can keep things simple and keep your way of speaking simple.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Alright then, this all started when we were doing a mission beyond our level...]
This history is too long to tell in a short time.
[Anti-Fraud King No. 11: In short, this is punishment for our leaps in the leveling-up phase. After all, we were interfering with fate while also manipulating time, and this time the backlash has come back to haunt us.]
So what does this have to do with the registration list? Does it mean my real name will just be displayed to all the organization members?
The thought of the consequences of such an event caused Morofushi Kagemitsu to frown, as it struck a nerve.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: No. It can't be too blatant; it can only play tricks within the bounds of the "rules."]
For example, is this "backlash" a "time illusion"?
[Anti-Fraud King No. 19: You could say that. It just pushed the difficulty to hellish levels, and still insidiously left a 99.99% certainty that a bad ending would result from a key item.]
What's the next move?
If it's not about my name, then it's about the time and place.
[Anti-Fraud King #214: Pretty much, just an amplified version of the tactics you used against Kono Aoto. You're made to know things you shouldn't know at this stage, and then you're instantly dissolved after returning to the real world. Except, this time, probably no one will be there to collect your corpse.]
That sounds pretty tragic. So, does this "thing I shouldn't know" refer to my death?
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Jing, this is a matter of life and death for you! How can you be so calm?!]
I just feel that the fact that you guys can chat with me so calmly in this fantasy world makes this seemingly unsolvable deadlock seem less bad than we imagined.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: ...Okay, if this is the breakthrough point, that's normal. You know our emotions are simulated; there's no need to scare you with life-or-death situations, so we're very calm right now.]
So how do you plan to deal with the extra "things I shouldn't know" in my head? Should I just forget about them?
[Anti-Fraud King No. 198: We can't touch your memories anymore, but thanks to your various operations in the Black Organization during this time, we've gotten some inspiration from the "Rye's Reverse Infiltration of the FBI" incident and can exploit a bug.]
Bug exploit?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: Yes, that's what we wanted you to "infiltrate," to be a "reverse undercover agent." We won't go into details about your methods, lest this method be detected and then "fixed," and we can't afford to suffer that loss again.]
Okay, then you guys do it.
[Anti-Fraud King No. 11: Wait, there's something else I need to make clear to you. Because of the nature of the time-space illusion, our cheating behavior will likely be weakened again after you leave.]
...Is this going to be another pink bubble effect?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: We're not sure either; we can only adjust it based on your situation.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Sigh, I'm really worried. I never expected it would resort to this tactic to target you...]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: This warning, though more unreasonable than before, also shows that our previous attempts weren't in vain. After all, avoiding a predetermined fate isn't so simple.]
...Is it a predetermined fate?
Morofushi Kagemitsu already knew his fate, or rather, he had accepted this destiny the moment he agreed to become an undercover agent.
However, when he sees a group of people behind him striving forward for their own lives, he will also realize more deeply the beauty of being alive.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Right, right? Hurry back to your room, we need to get back to the real world!]
[Anti-fraud expert #148: However, the time involved in this process is difficult to predict and may disrupt your subsequent travel plans.]
That's easy.
As Morofushi Kagemitsu took the elevator back to his room, he texted his colleague at the company to explain what to do if he didn't arrive at the company on time.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: We can just blame it all on number 66; he's already wearing the guise of a fortune teller.]
Coincidentally, that's exactly what he did too.
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Jing, you can just lie in that coffin now.]
Without any psychological burden, Morofushi Kagemitsu finished sending the text message, then took off his colored contact lenses, thought for a moment, put his sunglasses back on, and lay down in the coffin in the room.
Then what?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: A good night's sleep will do the trick... right?]
What do you mean by that uncertain tone? I have a feeling there's something else going on here.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: No, we're just worried that something might pop up in your dreams again.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: We're all watching here. If any "shadowy figures" appear, just unleash our energy on them.]
It sounds a bit reckless, but it seems like the only way is to do it.
Although Morobuchi Kagemitsu was somewhat worried, he still went to sleep with a heavy heart.
He had a rare dream.
It wasn't the wardrobe I could never escape from as a child, but another unfamiliar high-rise building.
He kept running, but he couldn't hear his own footsteps. Not only were there no footsteps, but the surroundings were as silent as if a mute button had been pressed, and even the colors gradually turned black and white.
He seemed to have been forced onto the rooftop. When he turned around, he discovered that the person chasing him was none other than Ray.
He couldn't interfere with the body's actions; he could only watch them fight, and then he took the gun from Ray's body.
But Lei won't die.
Zhu Fujingguang had this premonition.
Sure enough, the next second, he pointed the gun at himself.
"Bang!"
The gunshot jolted him back from his dream.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and all he could see was the ceiling, its brightness obscured by his sunglasses. The sunlight streaming in from the window told him that it was already daytime.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Jing, you're awake! Congratulations, the surgery was a success, you're now a woman...]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: Stop! Why are you still using this same old trick? Can't you come up with something new?]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: I just wanted him to experience the reality of returning to the human world...]
Okay, okay, I'm starting to feel the reality. After all, there aren't such cheerful, idiotic artificial beings like you in my dreams.
Morofushi Kagemitsu relaxed his tense body and sat up, supporting himself on either side of the coffin. He wanted to stretch his body, but...
Ahem, as anyone who frequently sleeps in a coffin knows, an incorrect sleeping posture can lead to lower back pain.
He feels like his body is stiff from being pressed against a coffin lid.
However, this minor discomfort did not overshadow the gunshot in the dream.
He instinctively placed his hand on his heart.
This area has not yet been penetrated.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Jing, how are you? Are you feeling unwell? Is this going to worsen your physical condition?]
no.
I just dreamt about the scene of my "death".
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Okay... wait, don't move. If we're going to talk about this, you should sit in your coffin first. This coffin still has a little bit of protection left, so we can talk about this while we briefly discuss BYG.]
Is this what they call invincible time?
[Anti-fraud expert #26: That's right, that's right.]
[Anti-fraud expert #214: What you dreamed of was probably the "future" without our interference, which occurred at the point in time indicated in the registration manual.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: However, because we've done many things to change the future, what you dreamed about won't actually happen, but at the corresponding point in time, you might still not escape the pursuit of death.]
The bug you mentioned before, is it the bug where I die at that specific point in time?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Yes. We've tried many things, but all of them failed before.]
So, this anti-fraud app chose me because I'm destined to die and then become part of the anti-fraud team, right?
[Anti-fraud expert #11: After you die, you can choose whether to digitize everything about yourself. Because during the time you used the app to complete tasks, you accumulated a lot of energy, which is the "battery" needed for the app to operate. So if you choose to digitize yourself, your energy will also be integrated into the app's energy pool.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: To date, no one has chosen to die of natural causes.]
If it were me, I wouldn't refuse.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 148: We have no complaints about such sacrifices, but the app's power is already strong enough to maintain the balance of fate; it no longer needs to "feed" souls into the data.]
...
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: We've tried many times, and our success rate has been steadily increasing. Finally, we've found you.]
[Anti-Fraud Expert #205: The deviation in your destiny won't attract excessive attention because it's too great, nor will it be too small to support the implementation of the plan. Moreover, many unexpected things have already happened to you so far; perhaps fate also sees you as the "variable" that could potentially change the norm for the anti-fraud app.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: We did indeed contact you according to the "rules," and we sincerely hope that our anti-fraud Guru number can remain at 233 forever.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Jing, it feels wonderful to be alive, so I don't want you to be scammed by claims of "a predetermined death."]
So, what kind of existence is "it" exactly?
"...We are both God and the devil, because we want to turn back time and bring people back to life."
Vermod sat leisurely by the window, whispering to the person on the other end of the phone.
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