Episode 11: Lolis are Justice, Part 3
Looking at Xuan’er on the screen, I couldn’t help but feel that things were developing too quickly.
In just one day, the entire world had changed.
It felt like waking up from a hangover and not even knowing where you were.
“Hoo hoo~ Juncheng, look, isn’t this going super smoothly? We didn’t know where to find her before, but as soon as we woke up, we got news, and it’s such explosive news.”
“Don’t say such unlucky things.”
I didn’t want to think that way either, but the speed at which this event is unfolding makes me feel very strange.
Before, we couldn’t find them no matter how hard we looked, not even a single piece of news about Xuan’er and the others. Suddenly, they appeared one by one, as if they had agreed to show up at the same time. This couldn’t be explained away by coincidence alone.
Of course, it looks like a good thing on the surface, but with such frequent occurrences, I don’t think it’s a good thing at all.
But Japan is indeed a strange country. I heard that the most powerful people here are high school students, even more powerful than superheroes. If these things happened at that time, I would be a little surprised, but happening here, I don’t find it so strange anymore.
Ever since we got in the car, Sei seemed restless, her eyes constantly darting towards the three lolis across from us.
“Sei, do you like children?”
“Uhm? Uhm, yes. Because when I lived in the convent before, there were mostly children… Ah, excuse me, I won’t offend you.”
“It’s fine. It makes things much more convenient for us if you like our appearance.”
“Convenient?”
When I questioned her, the pink-haired loli realized she had slipped up. She covered her mouth and said elegantly:
“Ah, it’s nothing, you don’t need to worry about it. You can continue looking at the screen. You must have questions, just like these people.”
I looked up at the screen. The news was still broadcasting, and the press conference was about to begin.
She meant that the reporters’ questions were the same as the questions I had.
The first reporter asked how Xuan’er managed to turn Kyushu into a special zone. Xuan’er smiled.
The reporter looked puzzled, and I guessed I looked the same, not understanding what was so funny.
“Excuse me, I had thought about what questions you might ask, but I didn’t expect you wouldn’t ask about my age first… Well, I’ll answer this question first. As a little girl, by what means did I obtain this land… right?”
5 SE This treatment
It was a show of force, suppressing it with the power of a group of ability users. That’s the truth.
But they wouldn’t announce the existence of ability users to the public, right?
And the other side’s attitude was also very strange. They immediately agreed to the establishment of the special zone. Was it too soon?
So there must have been a benefit exchange behind this.
Just as I was thinking, Xuan’er smiled and gave the answer.
“The answer is simple… It’s money!”
“So that’s how it is.”
“Oh my, you’ve already guessed?”
“It’s just a trick of money.”
I’ve played this game more times than I can count.
“But what I’m more curious about is your source of income. It’s not like you survive by being assassins, is it?”
“Of course not. Everything we did before was just a prelude to this moment. We won’t continue doing it in the future.”
“Is that so? That means your source of income… Lan, please check the stock market for me.”
“Okay, hmm, oh~ this is amazing. Juncheng, Paradise Pharmaceuticals, the stock price of this company has soared globally, reaching first place, and it’s still rising. The entire stock market is in turmoil, and the situation looks quite complicated.”
Paradise Pharmaceuticals…
“So it’s finally complete, the youth potion.”
“Yes, it’s completed and in use.”
That’s why the streets are full of Mengli. That’s why this pink-haired twin-tailed loli giggled when I mentioned all children just now.
Because these lolis aren’t ‘real lolis’ but ‘fake lolis’.
“Really?”
It’s actually completed…
The thing Zhao Zili mentioned…
Those Lolicons from Eden are making a drug to turn people back into children in order to awaken all of humanity as ability users.
It’s something similar to APTX4869.
I thought such a sci-fi product wouldn’t be so easily created, and that those Lolicons from Eden were just dreaming.
I didn’t expect that in less than half a year, it would be completed and put into use.
And Xuan’er is their Princess, meaning Xuan’er is one of the six Sons of God they asked me for.
“No wonder you have money. If such a thing is really invented, many people will flock to it.”
I can’t understand why the Black Organization in Case Closed insists on using this drug as a means. If they sold it directly, it would be enough to rival a nation.
Because a drug that reverses aging is something that certain important figures have been pursuing.
The elderly who have exchanged time for money want it the most. What they couldn’t buy with money before, ‘time’, can now be obtained with money, and they will go to any lengths to get it.
If it can extend life, who wouldn’t want to live longer?
“Yes, the elders will always support our research, and therefore we can control money.”
The power of science is terrifying. Scientific progress will directly cause changes on a global scale.
I have directly witnessed human history. Every time there were earth-shattering changes, they were caused by science.
And starting with this youth potion, the world order has changed once again.
“But I didn’t expect you to turn your own people into lolis too.”
“It proves our determination by using it within the organization first. However, those radicals don’t think so.”
Speaking of radicals, the loli’s face in front of me darkened, and the two loli guards beside her exuded an aura, as if they had heard something they didn’t want to hear.
It seems that there are also considerable internal conflicts within Eden.
When a forest gets big, it attracts all kinds of birds. There will always be disagreements due to various problems. I’ve seen this scene hundreds of times.
And then, comparing it with the ‘Organization’ of the previous world, one can see how strong the Organization was, able to completely control anomalies and anomalous events, preventing the surface world from being too greatly affected.
But in the end, they still fell due to Destiny Power.
“The radicals are basically all men. Those guys have their eyes blinded by desire, indulged in profit and power, forgotten our teachings, and even intended to harm the Princess.”
Oh, so they intended to harm Xuan’er.
“Then it’s better to deal with them quickly. If you can’t handle it, I will.”
The pink-haired loli blinked her eyes. Perhaps she didn’t expect me to be so decisive. She chuckled softly.
Heh heh, as expected, you care a lot about the Princess, but it’s no longer necessary, because we have already purged them all.
“You’re even more decisive than me…”
“This is also thanks to you.”
“Thanks to me?”
What does it have to do with me? I even killed some of your people.
“This time, it was precisely because of your matter that divisions arose, and they even attacked you without the Princess’s consent. Therefore, under the Princess’s fury, the radicals were quickly cleaned up.”
Was that pilot a radical?
“If you talk about decisiveness, you are the same, dealing with them as soon as you say so.”
“We originally intended to purge them, but your matter just gave us an opportunity. Our mission is to protect the Son of God until the day of rebirth, and then the six Sons of God will create a brand new ideal nation. This is fundamental. Those who cannot strive for this mission are not needed.”
The conversation was interrupted like this.
They say children speak without reservation, and what this loli said sounded like ‘unreserved speech.’
The day of rebirth, and some ideal nation, sounds less reliable than a man’s sweet talk.
But I didn’t simply ignore it; I kept it in my heart.
Perhaps it was important information.
I have that feeling.
The car drove for about an hour and finally reached our destination.
We entered an inconspicuous bank and took the elevator all the way down to the basement.
Then I got out of the elevator. Lan, Sei, and Lily Black wanted to follow me, but they were stopped by other lolis.
“I’m sorry, from here on, only Lord Juncheng An is allowed to proceed alone.”
“What?! Protecting Lord Juncheng is my…”
“It’s okay, Sei. I’ll go alone.”
“…”
SF Light Novel
“Alright, it’s just to see Xuan’er. Nothing will happen. Xuan’er is here, right?”
“Yes, the Princess has been waiting for you… She has been waiting for you.”
I read a special message in the pink-haired loli’s eyes. What was she implying?
The elevator door closed, leaving me alone.
In this vast underground space, only the candlelight hanging on the pillars provided illumination.
Walking to the end, there was a throne.
She was sitting on it.
An emotional reunion.
It doesn’t seem like it.
Her first words.
She asked.
“Who are you?”
…No, the girl who looked exactly like Xuan’er widened her eyes slightly, but immediately recovered and smiled, asking in return:
“Oh my, could it be that you don’t remember who I am?”
“I’ve been forgetting things more and more lately, but I can’t say I remember someone I ‘don’t know’, can I?”
“What are you talking about? I am Kaoru Tsukiyose,…..”
“You’re not.”
Yes, you’re not.
“It’s just a small detail, but ‘Xuan’er’ has a verbal tic, she adds ‘nano desu’ at the end of her sentences. On television, it’s understandable that she wouldn’t use it in public, but it’s too strange that she’s not using it even when she’s seeing me.”
“Judging me as not Kaoru Tsukiyose based on such a minor detail? That’s really childish.”
“Even such small details are the bond between me and Xuan’er.”
Not with you.
“Who are you?”
I asked again.
“The fool (human) doesn’t know the consequences of eating the fruit of knowledge. I am that serpent of Eden.”
“I am indeed Kaoru Tsukiyose, but not the ‘Xuan’er’ you speak of.”
“…What?”
