Infinite Chimera Creation

"Um, could you not make my death a prerequisite? It was wrong of me to go in without permission. But..."

"There was no need to kill anyone. That attack just now, if it had been an ordinary person, would have really killed them."

Rentaro had thought that the girl in front of him would change her mind after he said that, but to his surprise, disdain appeared in her crimson eyes, and she gave a mocking sneer.

"You dared to barge in without even knowing where this place is? Let me tell you, don't be fooled by the fact that this looks like an ordinary house. This is actually a top-secret research institute in Tokyo. That means anyone who enters without permission can just be killed. Afterwards, there's no need to even file a report; just throw the body to the dogs."

"Huh?"

After letting out a sound of disbelief, Rentaro finally realized what was going on with the strange smile the professor had given him when he summoned him.

"Seriously, Doctor? Are you really that petty? I just saw you'd been staying home too long, so I dragged you out to get some sun, and this is how you retaliate?"

A cry of disbelief echoed in his heart, and Rentaro quickly began to explain.

"Well, it's not that I didn't give permission. I was sent by Dr. Sumire Muroto to deliver something. The doctor should have given me prior notice, right?"

"Sent by the gloomy woman?"

After Rentaro announced Dr. Muroto's name, he noticed that the girl's face darkened further, and she even clenched her hands, which had been hanging casually at her sides, into fists, muttering something under her breath.

Just as Rentaro was about to move closer to hear what the girl was saying and thus ascertain his situation, the girl suddenly raised her arm, assuming an offensive stance.

"Do you have any evidence to prove that you were sent by Grim and Sumire Muroto? If so, produce it quickly."

Rentaro hurriedly pulled out a small snake-shaped badge, and was about to say "yes" when a dark shadow flashed by, and the girl was already in front of him. He didn't know when the badge in his hand had moved into the girl's hand.

"It really was sent by the gloomy woman."

As Rentaro heard the girl's increasingly somber voice, a bad premonition arose in his heart. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the girl put the badge into her pocket and then adopt a serious expression.

"Do you have any evidence to prove that you were sent by the gloomy woman? If you do, show it to her right now, or I'm going to beat you up."

Instantly, cold sweat trickled down Rentaro's forehead. He pointed to the girl's pocket containing his badge, attempting one last effort.

"Isn't the evidence in your pocket? And you just mentioned the gloomy woman, right? You know the doctor? Also, you said you'd beat me up instead of kill me, which proves you already know my identity, right?"

"Do you have any evidence to prove you're from the Grim Society? If you do, produce it now, or I'm going to give you a good beating."

The girl blushed slightly, then quickly regained her serious, businesslike expression. Before Rentaro could even retort that "beat it up" would become "beat it up badly," she swiftly spoke up.

"Very well, without evidence, I'm going to give you a good beating!"

With that, the girl swung her arm and slammed it hard into Rentaro's chest. However, although the punch was full of momentum, it didn't have the power to kill someone outright, and the target wasn't a place that could be fatal with a single blow.

Realizing he'd been tricked by the professor, Rentaro could only smile wryly as he parried the girl's punches. He hadn't considered retaliating; the girl clearly knew the professor, and their relationship wasn't particularly hostile. Her attacks were simply a way for her to vent her frustrations.

Since the other party was controlling their strength when attacking and didn't really intend to hurt anyone, Rentaro didn't mind letting the girl vent her anger.

Even though she had a grudge against the professor, she was very measured when she attacked him; she's a good girl.

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Chapter Thirty-Six: Silence

"How was it, Rentaro? Did you get beaten up?"

Hearing the languid female voice coming from the communicator, as if she hadn't slept for over ten days, Rentaro scratched the newly applied medical bandage on his face, a wry smile on his lips.

"Doctor, you're being too petty."

"Oh dear, Rentaro, you underestimate a woman's desire for revenge."

"Muroto Sumire, if you want to chat with this brainless idiot, tell him to get back home and stop polluting the air here."

Hearing Yuan Yuan's cold voice at the same time as Sumire Kazuto's languid voice, Rentaro's hand, which was scratching the medical tape, froze in mid-air, and the bitter smile on his face turned into a dry laugh.

Rentaro had initially wondered why Momiji, who was so cute and young, had such a nasty personality and could speak ill of someone she had just met. However, after meeting Momiji's guardian, Yuan Yuan, Rentaro believed he had found the answer.

Rentaro had always thought that Momiji's personality was the worst he'd ever encountered, even surpassing the unreasonable Kisaragi. However, after meeting the owner of the house, Mr. Yuan Yuan, Rentaro realized how naive he had been. This Mr. Yuan Yuan was hundreds of times worse than Momiji, and he was also a high-ranking researcher, even higher in status than Dr. Muroto. Rentaro couldn't argue with him at all and could only passively endure his terrible personality.

"Ah, sorry, sorry, I forgot about you as soon as I started talking to Rentaro. After all, Yuan Yuan, you don't really stand out much."

Hearing the doctor's provocative words coming through the communicator, Rentaro broke out in a cold sweat, inwardly groaning. "Doctor, you're not here, so it doesn't matter how much you provoke him, but I'm right in front of him! What if he takes his anger out on me?"

"Muroto Sumire, do you think you're safe hiding in that rat hole-like lab? I've already located you. At Momiji's speed, I can run at full speed for five minutes and rush into your rat hole, and then destroy all your research data in one minute."

Yuan Yuan glanced at Rentaro, whose smile was stiff and who was covered in cold sweat, and sneered.

"I think Koyo would be very happy to accept this task. So, Dr. Sumire Muroto, have you thought it over?"

Standing behind Yuan Yuan, Hongye gave Rentaro a "cute" sneer, lightly clenching her fist, a blinding spark of electricity gathering on it. Hongye could never forget that annoying, gloomy woman, Muroto Sumire. Before she was sent to Yuan Yuan, it was Muroto Sumire who performed her physical examination; in other words, all those monitors inside her body were installed by Muroto Sumire.

Back then, Hongye was still young and didn't understand the meaning of having a monitor installed on her body. She just thought Mr. Yuan Yuan was amazing for taking so many shiny things out of her body.

When Hongye grew older and learned what a surveillance camera was, she realized what kind of treatment she had suffered. The thought that all her activities were being monitored made Hongye feel extremely nauseous, to the point of wanting to vomit.

It was this feeling of disgust that made Koyo dislike Muroto Sumire. Even knowing that Muroto Sumire was probably acting under someone else's orders, she couldn't shake her aversion to the person who had installed the surveillance device on her. If it weren't for the fact that Muroto Sumire and Yuan Yuan had some kind of cooperative relationship, and if it weren't for not wanting to cause trouble for Yuan Yuan, Koyo would never have given up the idea of ​​making trouble for Muroto Sumire.

[Furthermore, if I had been given to someone other than Mr. Yuan Yuan, I would have been killed the moment the surveillance device inside my body was discovered. No one but Lord Yuan Yuan would let go of someone who would reveal all their secrets.]

The thought of the possibility of being given to someone other than Yuan Yuan made Hongye feel grateful to Yuan Yuan, but also made her feel even more hostile towards Muroto Sumire, and the electricity on her fists crackled more intensely.

Sumire Muroto, on the other end of the communicator, seemed to have heard the flashing sound and apologized readily.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yuan, I got a little carried away."

Hearing Sumire's straightforward apology, knowing she had no chance to cause trouble for the other party, Momiji scoffed unhappily, causing Rentaro to smile wryly, wondering what the professor had done to offend this little girl so much that she was being targeted like this.

"Mr. Yuan, please destroy the documents that Rentaro brought to you after you have read them. These are top-secret documents."

Finally getting down to business, Muroto Sumire's lazy voice became somewhat serious. Yuan Yuan pursed his lips and stopped pursuing her previous foolish behavior. He began to peruse the file in his hand, which he found ridiculously tedious and contained a whopping seventeen different encryption languages.

After quickly glancing at the contents of the document, Yuan Yuan casually handed it to Hongye, who was standing behind him. As soon as Hongye took the document, a burst of electricity crackled in her hand, and the paper document skipped the burning process, turning into a pile of black ash.

Seeing the documents destroyed, Rentaro, who had been tense the whole time, finally relaxed. His mission, besides delivering the documents safely, also included witnessing Yuan Yuan destroy them. If Yuan Yuan refused to destroy the documents and tried to preserve them, he would have to use force to forcibly destroy them.

Rentaro was originally very confident about this mission, after all, he was one of the few successfully modified mechanical warriors, but after seeing the lightning in Momiji's hand, his confidence was not so high.

One of Rentaro's childhood friends is Sima Miori, the daughter of Sima Heavy Industries. During a casual conversation, Rentaro overheard her mentioning that some cursed children gain special abilities due to the unique nature of the virus within them, including the electric discharge ability displayed by Momiji. According to Sima Miori, these cursed children with special abilities can generally acquire power far exceeding that of ordinary cursed children with just a little training.

Rentaro is confident of winning against ordinary cursed children, even if they are trained. However, he is less confident against electric-type cursed children with special abilities that are very effective against his mechanical warriors.

Fortunately, no battle will occur.

Rentaro, relieved that his mission was complete, had just taken a deep breath and was about to get up and leave when he froze again. The incredibly difficult Mr. Yuan Yuan was pointing at him, a cold smile on his face, speaking in a chilling voice into the communicator in front of him.

"What, Sumire Muroto, aren't you going to let this little guy know what you've been doing?"

Suddenly, the person on the other end of the communicator fell silent, and Rentaro, sensing that something was wrong, also shut his mouth tightly, not making a sound. The living room fell into a deathly silence.

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Chapter Thirty-Seven: Monsters

The suffocating silence lasted for a long time, until it was finally broken by Rentaro's deliberately feigned silly laugh.

Scratching his head, Rentaro wore a fake smile that even an idiot could see through, and stood up stiffly with a hunched back.

"Well, if what I'm about to say involves something I shouldn't know, I'll just leave now."

"Can I say you can leave now?"

Yuan Yuan looked at Rentaro calmly, his expressionless face making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Looking at that indifferent face, Rentaro felt a pang of stomach ache. Although he had long known that he wasn't very lucky and always got into trouble, this scene was just too unconventional.

[The two sides embroiled in this conflict are both top-tier researchers in the world. They're discussing documents that require special escort from mecha warriors. Anyone with a brain knows that if these documents, which have sparked such a debate, were leaked, it would cause a huge mess. I'm just an ordinary mecha warrior; it's not good for me to know this, it's definitely not good!]

His heart was screaming, but Rentaro forced a smile, gave Yuan Yuan a stiff bow, and said in a hoarse voice,

"Mr. Yuan Yuan, may I leave now?"

"Of course not."

Yuan Yuan's expression remained indifferent. He casually glanced at Rentaro, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said coldly,

"Don't worry, what I'm going to tell you isn't exactly a secret. Almost everyone with a bit of status already knows, so it doesn't matter if you do. I'm letting you listen in just to see what kind of person Muroto Sumire has her eye on. Alright, don't just stand there, sit down."

Although Yuan Yuan said it was alright, Rentaro simply didn't believe it. Even Dr. Muroto was so nervous about the documents; how could it be alright? However, knowing he had no hope of leaving, Rentaro simply relaxed and sat back down.

"Alright, Dr. Sumire Muroto, we can begin."

On the other end of the communicator, Sumire Muroto clenched her fists, her whole body trembling with anger. She could perfectly guess how Rentaro, with his kind nature, would react after learning what they were about to say.

However, Sumire Muroto also knew that they had no choice, because what they were seeking could only be obtained by Yuan Yuan, who was an expert in life research. If they could not get what they wanted from Yuan Yuan, all their efforts over the years would be in vain.

If it were anyone else, Sumire Muroto could simply order Rentaro back, or even hang up and try to contact him again later. However, having met Yuan Yuan a few times and understanding his personality, Sumire Muroto knew that if she did that now, Yuan Yuan would absolutely not give her a second chance to discuss the matter. Therefore, she had absolutely no choice.

[Damn it, if I'd known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have sent Rentaro.]

However, Yuan Yuan didn't care what Muroto Sumire thought, and without waiting for her reply, he spoke with an indifferent expression.

"First of all, before I introduce the document I just read, I need to tell you something that has been suppressed by the higher-ups in recent years."

Seemingly giving Rentaro and Momiji standing behind him some time to prepare themselves, Yuan Yuan paused for a moment before continuing.

"About four years ago, a new type of Gastrea emerged. No matter how powerful the original Gastrea were, they could only be considered 'animals'. They would die if their brains were smashed, if they were electrocuted, or if they were burned by fire. But these newly emerged variants, some of them could survive even if they were cut into pieces, some could swim in the plasma sea, and some could heal their wounds by consuming flames. They were more like 'monsters' than 'animals'."

Although Yuan Yuan had given them time to prepare, Rentaro and Momiji still stared at him in shock after hearing his words, their expressions as if to say, "Is he telling a story?"

Seeing their reactions, Yuan Yuan frowned slightly. He casually broke off two pieces from the teacup and threw them at their heads to bring them back to their senses before speaking with some displeasure.

"I'll give you five seconds to hide your expressions. I would never lie to you about something like this."

Startled awake by the shards of the teacup, the two quickly composed themselves, fearing that if they were even a moment too late, Yuan Yuan would use their expressions as an excuse to punish them. Although they hadn't known each other for long, Rentaro had already discerned Yuan Yuan's difficult nature, while Koyo, though grateful for Yuan Yuan's shelter years ago, understood his danger better than Rentaro did after all these years together.

Seeing that the two of them had composed themselves within five seconds, Yuan Yuan clicked his tongue in displeasure. Both of them were sweating profusely and relieved upon hearing this.

Although he wanted to find some amusement in Rentaro and the other man, since they had both adjusted their expressions within the time limit, Yuan Yuan naturally wouldn't stoop to continuing the conversation and went back to the previous topic.

"After discovering the existence of the monsters, the higher-ups quickly responded, dispatching a squad composed of mechanized warriors and trained children of the curse to subdue them. This squad was arguably the strongest combination of human forces at the time, but upon receiving the message... they were all wiped out. That's right, humanity's strongest fighting force was completely annihilated in front of a giant dog that could devour flames, while the canine monster only suffered minor injuries."

The two, who had just composed themselves, were once again stunned and incredulous. Momiji, a cursed child trained through a systematic process, and Rentaro, an elite mechanized warrior, both knew how powerful they would be if they unleashed their full potential. Yet, according to Yuan Yuan, their combined strength was only enough to lightly injure the enemy before being completely wiped out. How could they believe it?

Yuan Yuan was too lazy to care about their expressions anymore. After confirming that they were still listening, he continued speaking.

"The power of the monsters shocked and terrified the higher-ups. The only thing that could reassure them was that the monsters were unwilling to approach the giant stone tablet made of holmium metal, so the safety of their settlement could still be guaranteed."

A slight smirk played on his lips, revealing a mocking expression. His gaze fell upon the communicator in front of him, as if he could see Sumire Muroto on the other side through this cold machine.

"Of course, the higher-ups wouldn't be content to cower in their settlements, living in fear and trembling for the most basic safety. When the Gastrea first appeared, they researched mechanized warriors. When the mechanized warriors weren't strong enough, they started training the Cursed Children. Now that the Cursed Children aren't strong enough either, they've naturally started planning for even more powerful [weapons]."