Takuya Kanbara has decided to stop being human.

"Uncle?" Kimura Teru's eye twitched, and he said solemnly, "My friend, I suggest you go see an ophthalmologist. I'm only twenty-one years old, and I've received professional training. I would never be wrong."

"Kid, things are pretty clear now." Takuya Kanbara patted Kazuto on the shoulder.

He slumped into a chair, running his fingers through his hair, and said incredulously, "It's impossible. Mom said I'm not your son."

Takuya Kanbara said, "She lied to you."

These words pierced people's hearts like a sharp sword.

Kimura Teruichi, who was standing to the side, widened his eyes in surprise and said, "Your son is already this big?"

Just then, a pretty nurse knocked on the door: "Dr. Kimura, the head doctor is looking for you."

"Okay. You two talk first." Kimura Teruichi handed the test results to Kanbara Takuya, then left with the nurse.

Takuya Kanbara sat down next to Kazuto and asked kindly, "Kazuto, when is your birthday?"

Kazuto glanced at Takuya Kanbara with a complicated expression and said, "A month from now."

"A month? That's too rushed."

Takuya Kanbara had met Angewomon just a month ago. At that time, Angewomon was in great shape and showed no signs of pregnancy. As for other humans, it was even more impossible for them to go from pregnancy to childbirth within a month.

Could it be genetic engineering?

Genetic engineering can't happen that quickly, can it?

"I am leaving."

He stood up and was about to leave.

Takuya Kanbara spoke up to stop him: "Aren't you going to kill me?"

He covered his head and said, "My mind is a mess right now."

Takuya Kanbara pulled Kazuto to sit down again and said, "Then sit down and tell me why you wanted to kill me. Speak slowly and organize your thoughts, and you won't get confused."

He clenched his fists, the terrifying scene flashing through his mind. Every time he thought of that scene, he was filled with rage. But everything that happened today had hit him too hard, and he didn't know what to do.

In the end, he simply said in a deep voice, "Of course it's because you killed my mother."

Takuya Kanbara asked in surprise, "Ah, you mean I killed Angewomon?"

Kazuto was taken aback and asked, puzzled, "Who is Angewomon?"

Takuya Kanbara blinked: "You don't... then who's your mother?"

"My mother is..."

He stopped mid-sentence, looking warily at Takuya Kambara, and said, "Don't try to trick me into telling you anything. I won't tell you."

They're quite tight-lipped...

Takuya Kanbara said nonchalantly, "Whatever, but you must remember, a human cannot give birth to you within a month. If you are not my son, then there is an even bigger problem."

After saying that, the two walked out of the hospital and disappeared on opposite sides of the road.

He returned home with a heavy heart, but Lucy was still not back. He steeled himself and cautiously slipped into Lucy's room. The room was decorated in no way feminine style. There were no plush toys or pink wallpaper. The bed, wardrobe, dressing table, and computer desk were all as simple as could be.

He went to the pillow and looked around, hoping to find a few strands of hair to have his genes checked, but he found nothing. Lucy tidied the room every day before leaving, and trash as big as a hair wouldn't be left behind.

"I'm such an idiot. Even if Mom isn't my biological mother, she's still my mother."

He patted his forehead three times, put the messed-up pillows back in their original positions, then carefully walked out of the room, returned to the living room, lay down on the sofa, and pretended that nothing had happened while watching TV.

His actions were all seen by the cameras.

They were all seen by Apocalypse.

"The plan can begin."

Not long after, Lucy returned with a takeout Mapo Tofu. Just as she was about to go back inside to change her clothes, she noticed some subtle changes in the furnishings and deduced that someone had been inside.

She turned on her computer and found an email Tianqi had sent her.

"The plan can begin."

Chapter 143, The Member's Smile~

Five years ago, when Takuya Kanbara and the others returned from the Digital World, they were at a technology company in Europe.

Despite being called a tech company, it was actually a small company that outsourced software development, the kind that could go bankrupt at any time. The owner of this company was Lucy, who was only sixteen years old at the time.

For an ordinary person, starting a company at sixteen is an incredibly difficult feat.

She has excellent grades, but not enough to start a company.

Because she was born into a large Italian family, but she wasn't a rich heiress; she was just an illegitimate daughter of an ordinary member. Her family had already arranged everything for her life.

"The family needs manpower, so you should go to this company to gain experience first."

"But my studies..."

“Madam, a high school education is enough for you. You can forge your documents after that, and no one will investigate. Listen, to the family, a female college student is far less valuable than a socialite.”

Then, her fate was sealed: she would become the president of a tech company. To put it nicely, she was a president, but in reality, she would be in an office the size of a foie gras, watching bald programmers code.

This is a land rife with the Mafia, and even if she only has some connection with one of the families, she cannot escape their control.

When a girl is forcibly dragged out of school and forced to witness her predetermined fate, her heart is filled with despair.

The world is unfair, and she knows that everyone is born unequal. She wants to struggle, but she is powerless.

She will become a socialite in the future because she is very beautiful. When necessary, she will be sent out by her family for a marriage alliance, a tool with no freedom whatsoever.

For her, the future seemed bleak, and she even considered suicide, but she didn't have the courage to do so.

Until one day, she encountered an artificial intelligence—Apocalypse.

Apocalypse came from another world, appearing before her like an angel descending, bestowing upon her greater wisdom and unparalleled beauty.

From then on, her life took a turn for the better. The company she managed developed rapidly, transforming from an unknown small company into a world-renowned enterprise—OOE—within six months.

Originally, her family would have taken everything from her, but they couldn't, because the company's rise was not due to any of her management measures, but to her herself. Everyone knew that she was the company's most valuable strategic resource.

Her own family couldn't touch her, but other families wanted to get rid of her, even assassinate her.

In Italy, assassinations are all too common.

At this point, her second trump card came into play, a card called "ultimate beauty".

With just a smile, any vertebrate would be captivated by her. With such power, removing obstacles in her path would be incredibly easy; she would even consider rising to prominence within six months too slow.

This trump card allowed her to unify all the Mafia in a short time, and the price she paid was just a slight smile, nothing more.

After that, she became the queen of the Mafia and the queen of Italy.

OOE, in cooperation with the Mafia, developed at an increasingly rapid pace. It did not engage in monopolistic practices, selling all its technologies to the world at affordable prices, thus triggering a global technological explosion.

However, in her mind, neither OOE nor the Mafia really mattered.

Money and wealth are just numbers to her.

Numbers are not important; data is.

She needs data, massive amounts of data. She wants to create enough data to bring the creator of the apocalypse into this world and grant humanity true equality.

That's why "Paradise" came about.

This is a game used to generate data.

"It's been five years, Lord, will you finally come?"

When Lucy saw the email Apocalypse sent her, she closed the doors and windows and excitedly typed a message asking questions. This was how she had been communicating with Apocalypse for the past five years—the ancient method of email communication.

"Yes, let's begin preparing for the ceremony."

Outside, someone was sitting at the dining table, waiting for Lucy to finish her work and come out to eat Mapo Tofu together, but Lucy didn't come out even after the Mapo Tofu had gone cold.

In the end, he could only eat the cold Mapo Tofu by himself, then brush his teeth, wash his face, and go back to his room to sleep.

The next morning, Lucy hurriedly left home.

"mom……"

He pouted. When they came to Japan, they said it was for a vacation, but they ended up being even busier.

……

Lucy arrived at OOE's Tokyo branch, entered the conference room, and convened a virtual meeting for branch managers from around the world. This meeting would use VR technology to bring together people from different locations. The announcement had been made last night, and everyone was ready.

"Gentlemen, as I stated in my letter, the plan is ready and can now be implemented."

"Finally, we can change this unjust society!"

"Great! Hahaha—!"

"Let's cheer three times for this great moment..."

Everyone laughed heartily and began discussing the bright prospects for the future.

Clearly, everyone here shares Lucy's thoughts; they are all people who have been oppressed, discriminated against, and exploited. They want to build a fair world, an ideal society without persecution or prejudice, where ability and strength speak for themselves, and where hard work brings due rewards.

Utopia!

They knew that humans could not achieve this utopia, so they wanted to rely on a god from another world who could create "divine revelation".

If anyone can create a utopia, it can only be God.

Lucy smiled when she saw this.

That day, an announcement was broadcast in the game "Paradise"—

"The unique instance, Birth of God, will begin in 72 hours. Players who have received an invitation can participate in the instance."

The announcement was broadcast three times before players around the world realized what was happening.

"I didn't expect 'Paradise' to have dungeons?"

"Interesting. I definitely have to try it out in three days."

Upon hearing this news, players reacted as if they had encountered a mythical creature in real life, and all expressed their interest in participating in the dungeon. However, only VIP members received the invitation.

"The members' smiles!"

"Oh ho ho ho~"

"I want to file a complaint. This is discrimination against ordinary players!"

"How exactly do I become a member?"

Ordinary players turned ashen-faced upon seeing this. Paradise Games has a total of 100 million players worldwide, but only a little over 10,000 members.

Because members of the amusement park are not upgraded by spending money, but by the data created by players. Only players who are successfully identified by the system can become members. Therefore, each member is one in ten thousand and is extremely precious.

Online, there are stories of amusement park members sharing their experiences of becoming members, and millions of people try to imitate them, but very few succeed.

Some people even wondered if there was something fishy about becoming a member, otherwise why wasn't there a set of standards?

However, as time went on, it turned out that there was no shady dealings; becoming a member was partly due to fate and partly due to hard work.

Chapter 144, I Just Crave His Body

The amusement park's dungeons are ultimately just a thing within the gaming world; they're just dungeons with no real rewards, and they haven't caused much of a stir in real life.

Only two people around Takuya Kanbara cared about this matter.

One of them is his younger brother, Shinya Kanbara. He is a player in the amusement park, but only a regular player, not a member, so he cannot participate in this unique instance.

One is Himi Yuuki, but the difference is that he is a member player, so he has nothing to worry about.

"What should I do? I only have three days. If I can't become a member within three days, I'll miss this dungeon." Shinya Kanbara rolled around on the bed in distress.

The problem is, that's Takuya Kanbara's bed.

Kanbara Takuya rolled his eyes at his boisterous younger brother and said, "Then let's figure out a way to become members."

Shinya Kambara stopped rolling and complained, "You make it sound so easy. Nobody has figured out the rules for becoming a member yet. How am I supposed to become a member in three days?"

“Complaining to me won’t help, but I have a friend who happens to be a member of this game,” Takuya Kanbara said. “Would you like me to arrange for him to meet up and exchange tips?”

"I want it!"

Shinya Kanbara quickly replied, his face beaming with joy, but at the same time a question arose: "Brother, how do you know so many amazing people? That Molecular Beast from the computer science department last time too, he's practically a computer genius."