Split again - this is the purpose of the next action of the living body after the call to no avail.

Dealing with the surging forces in the darkness, the single cell tries to stabilize its body so that it can maintain a relatively stable state.

The split began again.

Repeating the previous process, in the darkness of unknown time, the self-replication of the living form soon reached its final stage.

The feeling of the shackles being unshackled came back to the surface, and even, the living body could feel that the dark world around them was becoming different.

When the outer membrane of the separation is completely formed, the two single cells begin to gradually separate, and the shackles appear and slowly lock.

The feeling of ease was slowly fading, replaced by an indescribable sense of stagnation, the organism not wanting to accept such a thing, and wanting to continue to do so.

“…… Don't leave. ”

The living form called instinctively.

It shouldn't have been a reaction, but that's all there is to the strange things in this world.

The offspring, which has not yet been completely separated from the mother, actively fits into the living body, and those surging forces, after the child body changes its shape appropriately, becomes the power that fits with the living body.

"So happy......"

"What is ...... 'happy'?"

As always, it's a question it can't answer.

The organism turned its attention to itself, and it suddenly realized that it could 'see' more things.

Initially, it could only rely on the senses to 'see' to a point.

Then, after being attacked by that phage, what can be seen expands from the dot to your entire body.

Now, the vision of the dark world is expanded again, and it can see the whole interior of the child that is clinging to itself.

That's right, it's a change, the same change as before.

The organism rejoices in this, and it doesn't understand why it rejoices, but it instinctively feels that way, so it follows this instinct.

"Want more...... More changes ......"

This is desire, and the living being unconsciously learns 'desire'.

And driven by this desire, it wants to continue to replicate itself.

Materials for self-replication are not scarce, they are everywhere in the dark, and every time they are moved by force, the living form can always bump into a bunch of these things.

With the help of clinging to its mother's cling, the lifeform quickly gathered all the materials it needed.

"More...... More ......"

In the bioelectric currents of the pleasure of the living form, a new division begins.

The members who held each other in the dark world suddenly increased by two, and the child body also replicated itself under the command of the living body.

What follows is the double feeling of untying the 'shackles'.

"That's a lot... Excellent ......"

Enjoying this feeling of full upgrade, the unshackles are untied, accompanied by more and fresher things, compared to when it is still a single cell, that hazy feeling, everything seems to be gradually becoming more organized.

With that comes a greater desire that drives the living body to act.

Just the close proximity of the four individuals can feel the current level, so what if more replicas are grouped together?

The organism can't wait to start self-replicating behavior.

The four gradually split into eight, and with it came endless freshness, the comfort of clear thinking, and countless other feelings that were difficult to express.

These feelings make the living body deeply fascinated by it, and the taste of the marrow is unstoppable.

Sadly, these feelings didn't last long.

A spiral force enveloped eight cells in a clump, and the already fragile single-cell aggregate was destined to disintegrate.

"Don't!"

The lifeform resisted, but it was only a futile effort, and no matter how much it changed its form, it could not disobey the power that surged out of the darkness.

Once again, it was the only one left around it, wandering aimlessly.

From heaven to hell.

“… It's uncomfortable..."

The living being that had tried to huddle with the seven children and feel the situation of a single individual again, only to be more uncomfortable and difficult, and it did not want to stay in this situation for even a quarter of an hour.

The desire to replicate continues, and now it is stronger than before.

When the new offspring appeared, while enjoying the clarity of the mind, the organism realized that the empty shell of the mild bacteriophage was still firmly attached to its exterior, and was not thrown away by the sudden force like the other progeny.

"Why wasn't it separated?"

With this question in mind, the organism began to observe the empty shell of the bacteriophage.

"Six scaffold-like tails made of proteins dock with the cell membrane to form a single unit, which makes it difficult for external forces to separate them."

"What is 'protein'?"

"What is a 'cell membrane'?"

This is the answer that the living creature subconsciously gets, and it doesn't understand why it can get such a transparent answer just by observing.

As before, it couldn't figure out the situation.

Giving up the pursuit of such a headless question, the organism began to pay attention to gathering materials, and now that the question had been answered, only action remained.

The key point is the six tails with connecting functions, and thanks to that special perspective, the living body can easily see the macromolecular structure of the six scaffold-like tails.

The collected material is placed in the cytoplasm.

A messy kernel began to partially unwind, and a small number of experimental attempts were made to find the phage gene chain hidden in the gene chain.

After an unknown number of attempts, the lifeform finally found the part it wanted, which was the genetic blueprint for the phage's assembly tail.

The gene chain begins to play its role in the application of the single strand, which captures the large molecules that are in a free state in the cytoplasm to complement itself.

Soon, the macromolecular clusters in the cytoplasm were depleted, replaced by dozens of protein structures identical to the tail of the phage.

These structures serve the same function as the tail of the phage.

That is, it is able to form a whole with the outer membrane of the cell that it touches.

The finished organisms can't wait to transport these protein structures from the cytoplasm to the extracellular membrane.

Scaffold-like protein structures naturally protrude from the gaps in the cell membrane and form a whole with the outer membrane of the replicator that clings to its mother.

This was followed by a succession of multi-root protein structures, and the connection between the two single cells became more and more unbreakable, and the forces that surged everywhere were no longer a threat to separate them, but a force that allowed them to move faster.