The Terra Travel Diary of Neither Sacred, Rhea, nor Terra

"Of course, although making a person disappear is not a big deal, it is very simple to make someone who does not exist disappear." Christen said as if she did not care about Saria's reaction.

In other words, when Christen was about to personally tell Saria about the things hidden behind Rhine Life, she already knew how Saria would react.

After all... this was not the first time in Kristen's memory, but the last time it was not Kristen who said it, but Saria who investigated it herself.

"Hayden Pharmaceuticals... has never existed." When Saria said this, she was thinking of the various companies claiming to be cutting-edge technology that had emerged in Tremont due to the rise of Rhine Life.

Among these companies, Hayden Pharmaceuticals is already one of the most outstanding ones.

If such a company is actually just a toy in the hands of her best friend, then how many such companies are there in her time?

"Yes, Hayden Pharmaceuticals. I have never existed. The actual controlling shareholder of that company has always been me, Kristen."

Christen confirmed Saria's judgment, and then continued:

"Of course, you won't see my name on any document."

"..." This time, Saria's silence was longer than any previous time.

The others in the room remained silent like Saria.

While Kristen waited for more questions from Saria, Parvis once again put the coffee he had already drunk into his mouth.

Miku watched with amusement as Saria clenched, unclenched, and clenched her fists again.

The strange silence lasted for about half a minute. Saria looked at Kristen with a stern look in her eyes and asked:

"What exactly did you do?"

"The content of the research is basically all in the terminal you broke." Christen was not afraid at all because of Saria's cold eyes.

If the members of the Defense Department saw such a look from their chief, almost every one of them, no matter what race they were, would curl up and roll together like the ancestors of Zarak.

Hearing Kristen's response, which was obviously intended to provoke Saria again, Miku shifted his gaze from Saria's clenched fist to the big

On the golden retriever's face.

Is this... the rhythm of wanting to get beaten?

Saria did not throw a punch at her best friend, even though the muscles in her arms were pushing up her sleeves.

"I need you to tell me in person what you did, Commander Kristen."

Kristen seemed a little disappointed that Saria didn't punch him, so she chuckled and said:

"Project Fire Demon, the Columbian military's super soldier program, aims to give a person super-powerful Originium skills. From the beginning, it was a human experiment."

"In the whole of Colombia, there is only one company that can undertake this kind of experiment, but this company does not want to have any more contact with the Colombian military in this kind of human experiment."

After hearing this, Saria did not wait for Kristen to continue, but continued:

"But the company's CEO was unwilling to give up this experimental opportunity for some reason, so he secretly started this research using another technology company he controlled."

"This way, even if there is a problem during the experiment, we can get out of it well."

"This research can even be continued under the guise of saving victims of human experimentation."

"I am right, aren't I, General Manager Christen of Rhine Life?"

"Although there are some errors in the details, you are basically right, Saria." Christen nodded.

Almost at the moment when Christen finished nodding, Saria suddenly spoke:

"Don't stop me!"

"?" Parvis didn't understand why Saria suddenly said this and was a little confused.

Then immediately, Parvis threw the coffee cup he had just filled to the ground and rushed towards Saria who was about to punch Christen.

But it was obvious that with the physical fitness of the old goat Parvis, he only had time to lift his leg. Before he could take a step, Saria's fist had already landed... on the chest of the man following General Christen.

"???" Parvis didn't see any movement from Miku at all. It was as if in just a short film, Miku stood between Christen and Saria and blocked Saria's punch with his chest.

"Clang" the sound of a coffee cup falling to the ground.

Then there was the loud sound of Saria punching Miku in the chest, and the sound waves caused even caused the two terminals on the table to move a little distance.

"I told you not to stop me..." Saria quickly withdrew her hand and looked at Miku with a puzzled look on her face.

Although the loud noise just now sounded terrible, Saria, who had fought with Miku for hundreds of rounds, knew that her punch would not cause any substantial damage.

In fact, this is true. After being hit head-on by Saria's punch, Miku didn't even have many wrinkles on his clothes.

It was as if the loud noise just now was just an illusion.

"You shouldn't have stopped her. Let her punch me, maybe she will feel better." Christen, who was protected by Miku behind him, also said with emotion.

Once upon a time... oh no, it should be one day in the future, Saria punched her like this.

Unfortunately, Saria's fist stopped when it was still a few centimeters away from Christen's face.

After that, Saria turned and left, announcing to Christen that she was leaving Rhine Life.

"If I don't block this punch, that kind of thing will only happen once more." Miku, who was standing in front of Christen and between her and Saria, said to Christen in the private chat channel.

The moment Saria swung her punch, Miku knew that Saria's punch would not actually hit Christen.

The feeling of despair would only make Saria embark on the path of breaking off ties with Kristen once again.

"I see...thank you..." Kristen said, realizing what Miku meant.

"No need to thank me, after all..." Miku said with a smile: "When beating a dog, you have to look at its owner first."

Miku didn't say the second half of his sentence in the private chat channel, but said it directly in front of Saria.

"?" Without thinking, Saria's expression froze.

On the contrary, Parvez, who was standing aside, looked surprised, not sure whether he was regretting the coffee or the coffee cup.

Is this how young people nowadays play?

By the way, how did Kristen know this person?

But no matter what, he is a man who dares to help Christen block Saria's punch.

Parvis, who just wanted to be a peacemaker without knowing his own limitations, instantly became like an old father looking for a potential son-in-law.

"...I understand. I'm sorry. I was impulsive." After reacting, Saria didn't care about Miku's words "When beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first."

Saria also reacted. With her personality, the punch just now would have stopped in front of Christen.

So the next action is to turn around and leave without hesitation... or stand next to Miku without hesitation?

...Sareya was slightly startled by the strange thoughts in her mind. Has the impact of physiological changes on psychology reached this extent?

"I'm the one who should apologize, Saria," Kristen said.

"This kind of meaningless conversation shouldn't happen between us." Saria shook her head slightly, easily suppressed these messy emotions, and then asked Christen:

“How many people know about this experiment?”

"Everyone." Christen knew what Saria was asking, because Rhine Life actually adopted a bidding system for such heavyweight projects.

If all this was really arranged by Kristen long ago, then Parvis must be more than just the department director who knows about it.

Christen must have deliberately avoided Saria while every department director eligible to participate in the trial issued a bid.

"Everyone? Everyone knows except me?" Saria almost wanted to punch Kristen again.

"No, you are among them too." Kristen said something that surprised Saria.

After a long while, Saria seemed to remember something and said:

"I thought it was just a technical reserve for drug and weapon research and development."

"Isn't it? And you are the only one who counts this experiment as weapons research and development, Saria."

"I'm not laughing at you, Saria. This is the responsibility of the Defense Department after all," said Kristen.

"You are not laughing at me, you are just deceiving me." Saria laughed in anger.

"Actually, not really..." Kristen sighed and said with a nostalgic expression:

"In the future, oh no, it should be a few months later, you will restart the investigation into Hayden Pharmaceuticals Laboratory No. 1 because of your suspicions about this project."

"Unfortunately, with your direction and methods, the best you can do is to find out that Hayden Pharmaceuticals is just a shell company."

"But I finally found out, didn't I?" Saria was a little surprised why Christen said this.

And he said this in front of Parvez.

While Saria was puzzled, Parvez, one of Colombia's top scientists, hesitated for a few seconds and then showed an understanding expression.

The expression of understanding did not last for two seconds before it turned into a kind of fanaticism and excitement.

Without paying attention to the reaction of the old goat Parvis, Kristen continued:

"Yes, you finally found out, because... I wanted you to find out."

"You told me?" Saria asked in surprise.

"No, I didn't tell you directly. I just used certain methods to enable you to complete the investigation. Unfortunately, the final result was beyond my expectations."

Kristen sighed.

"..." Understanding what Christen meant, Saria suddenly felt a little regretful that she did not have the memory of the future like her.

If that were the case, maybe I would know whether I understood Kristen’s meaning in the end.

Of course, it is also possible that it is useless to understand, as Saria knows her own character very well.

If I had turned around and left just now, then... I would have really left.

Thinking of this, Saria's gaze fell on Miku again.

Wait a minute, if I had the memory of the future, wouldn't it mean that I would become the subordinate of Miku, the doctor of Rhodes Island, in one step?

Saria shook her head slightly to get rid of all these unrealistic thoughts and asked the most important question:

"What are you doing for?"

No matter what her future holds, Saria believes in one thing from beginning to end.

That was the Kristen she knew, who would never get involved in such a project for the so-called "super soldier" program.

Especially since the shameful deeds committed by the Colombian military in Bolivar more than 30 years ago.

None of the major companies in Colombia take the military too seriously, including John's Ma, which is about to become a historical term.

"Of course, I have never been interested in so-called super soldiers or super weapons." Knowing why Saria asked her this, Christen raised her hand, a ball of transmitter floated out of her palm and said:

"I'm here for this."

"This? What is this?" Saria asked curiously as she looked at the mass of matter that seemed to constitute Christen's current body.

"It's a neurotransmitter, a man-made substance that can replace a neurotransmitter."

"Through chimera, this substance can form a new organ in the human body, slow down aging, adapt to the environment, and control devices that also operate through transmitters."

Kristen explained to Saria.

After hearing what Kristen said, Parvis, who was standing by, showed a hint of regret in his excitement.

Success...Finally

It turned out to be successful...

"For...what?" Because Parvis's reaction was so big, Saria couldn't help but look at the old goat before asking Christen.

"Future" Kristen gave a very brief answer.

"The future?" Saria became more and more confused, just when she wanted to ask in detail what the future would be.

Miku turned his gaze towards the window nearby.

Immediately afterwards, the alarm sounded in the laboratory. Christen and Saria immediately stopped communicating and looked towards the experimental center outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

What caught their eyes was a roaring flame.

"What? Out of control? Why?" Parvis, who rushed to the instrument as soon as the alarm sounded, asked in surprise.

"What did you do?" Saria, who also rushed to Parvis, asked.

Looking at the chaotic indicators on the instrument screen, he questioned the old goat beside him.

"I don't know! I didn't do anything. I just... Could it be that the sobering agent contains ingredients that trigger the activity of the Balrog fragments?"

Parvez also looked puzzled. He had only transported the test subject to the test bench and had not had time to do anything else.