XXXI. Mankind is miserable
In the last video, Nayako is in the same room with Old Longinus, and looking at the date, it is already two days later.
Old Longinus, with a stack of books in his hand, a set of Bibles, stood up and said solemnly, "Son, let me sort out the cause and effect: you went to Russ and their department to preside over the work, and that knocked down Joe and made him turn to the statue, didn't you?" ”
Nayako said, "But I swear Russ and I didn't cheat on me!" ”
Longinus Sr.: "But Joe thinks it's a betrayal of him, he's a very talented man, but being talented often means he's more vulnerable than the average person. ”
Naiako sighed, "What do you think.... Did I hurt him? ”
Longinus Sr.: "You know, demons are everywhere. Just like Russ, their research exploits the weakness of the human heart to make humanity possessed by demons. ”
Nayako: "You think that statue is also a demon?" ”
"I'm still investigating the origin of that thing, how it was born, how it existed in the ember crystal deposit, how it was inspired by Joe. ”
Naiazi said, "He has been destroyed by you. ”
Old Longinus said, "Yes, I hope so, but I always feel like I've punched in the blanks." If another such statue can be found, it may be possible to investigate it further. ”
Naiako shuddered and said with a wry smile: "I advise you to take it easy, it's too dangerous." ”
Ah, Naiako, you haven't seen the true horror of the Sun King, the early Sun King was harmless compared to the current Sun King.
At this moment, a group of people walked from outside the door, the first in suits and leather shoes, and behind them were heavily armed guards. One of the middle-aged men, who looked like a bureaucrat, said, "Professor Longinus, Dr. Naiako." ”
Nayako asked, "Are you..."
"He is Mr. Pruss, the company's chief security officer," Longinus said. ”
Prus: "First of all, I must congratulate you, Dr. Naiako, for your escape from this catastrophe was not easy. I've listened to all of your reports. ”
Naiazi said, "What about Boi? ”
"Miss Boe, she is very good, and I am very grateful for the fact that you have provided us with first-hand information for our research," Pruss said. He added, "Professor Longinus, you are good at magic, and it is this wonderful magic that clears these monsters in the end, right?" ”
Longinus: "That's right, my magic has been honed a lot. ”
Pruth: "But are you sure you don't know where the all-important fish tank is?" ”
"In the fight against the infected, the fish tank was damaged, and we threw away the debris, probably you'll find some glass residue when you sweep it," Longinus said. ”
"I warn you, Professor, that although you have made great achievements in the company, we will still punish you if you are suspected of destroying the company's valuable property. The fish tank is an important magic weapon, if I find out that you are lying..."
Longinus said, "Lying? I never lie. Secondly, I didn't mean to, and the fish tank was my personal belongings. ”
"You yourself were hired by the company with a high salary, and you are also one of the company's important assets," Pruss said. ”
Longinus laughed loudly, Pruss looked annoyed, but he didn't dare to reprimand, he turned back to Naiako and said, "The company has decided to promote you to the administrative director of this medical institution, and you will replace Russ and continue the 'Moonshine Project'." ”
Naiako said loudly, "What? You guys... Still not giving up? Two hundred people died here! ”
"First of all, the cause of death was because of the so-called 'statue infected,' and the rope hands of the Moonshine Project acted as a deterrent to the infected," Pruss said. Secondly, the information on the moonshine project is still there, and the company's investment and all the efforts cannot be in vain. ”
Nayako said, "What if... What do I refuse? ”
Pruss laughed: "According to the company's non-disclosure agreement, I'm afraid you'll be missing for a while, and you won't be able to return to people's sight until the agreement period has passed." ”
Naiako said angrily, "You want to.... What do you want? ”
"Of course I don't want to hurt you, but perhaps you've discovered that you have extraordinary talents, and that you are the so-called 'Neferem' of the world," said Pruss. We use you because you are so talented. There are countless people who have unfortunately disappeared within the Charon company, and the company will give a high insurance compensation to ensure that nothing goes wrong, so I hope you can consider it carefully. ”
At this point, he bowed and walked away with all the staff.
Naiako said hatefully, "Bastard! Brute! What does he mean is that he is going to continue to study rope hands? ”
Longinus: "What they really want is demon summoning. ”
Naiako said, "But.... Do demons really exist? No, no, I've seen those things, but I mean, those demons in religion, Antichrist, Lucifer, Belial, Hell.... These mystical religious theories. ”
Standing silent, each wrinkle deep and battered, Longinus said, "If these things call themselves by those titles, and resemble the demonic forms of human ideology, how can you deny their existence?" If what we have seen and heard is consistent with what we know, we do not need to dwell on words, but we should verify theories with practice, which is the norm of our behavior. ”
Nayako said, "Tell me, Rangi, have you always been able to magic?" ”
Longinus said, "Of course. ”
Naiako said, "Why? During the days when I was studying with you in Tokyo, you never taught me this... Magic? I've always considered you a best friend and mentor. ”
Old Longinus sighed, "Ignorance is a blessing." ”
Naiako: "But I'm no longer ignorant now. She sat on the ground with her brows furrowed, and said, "Teach me." ”
Old Longinus said, "Naturally. ”
"The Charon company is killing people, they are committing crimes, they are turning condemned prisoners into demons, and then they dissolve demons into liquids and make terrible weapons," Nayako said. Now, they've put me in charge of this horrible project, and I'm going to be a murderer, and I'm going to do the murder of people. She looked up at her mentor and gritted her teeth, "I don't want to, I want to stop them." ”
"I don't think Charon is wrong."
Naiako's body trembled and shouted, "What? How can you think that? They're making weapons to kill, and they're doing it in the most frantic way. ”
Longinus Sr.: "But it was these demons who saved you. There are countless mystical threats to this world, and there are crazy theories beyond normal order, when the stars move in the right direction, visions will arise, and humanity will go crazy because of it, and there will be endless things of destruction, blood and light. The vampires, the werewolves, the wizards, the living dead, you never knew about them, but I saw them countless times.
Human technology is not enough to solve these unreasonable threats, because these monsters are masterpieces born on the planet, or xenomorphs from an alien planet. Human beings must master the same level of secret techniques or methods in order not to overturn in the dark river of time and space. ”
He spoke of excitement, holding up the Bible in his hand, his head held high, his hair furrowed, like an angry God, a holy pope.
Naiako was intimidated by his majesty and looked at old Longinus with adoring eyes. Ah, in my previous life, I had an aura and courage that was not inferior to that of today, worthy of the name of Longinus.
Longinus Sr.: "Cruel? What is cruelty? Is it cruel to sacrifice the lives of some sinners who are destined to die? If we don't understand these principles, these so-called evil laws, and don't endure this madness, will we make all mankind pay a terrible price? ”
Naiako said, "Langi, don't get excited, I was wrong. ”
Old Longinus sighed: "Child, I don't go to hell, who goes to hell, the reason why I have not taught you magic is that I am afraid that you will come into contact with the dark side of this world because of the power of magic, and bear the sins that you should not bear for mankind." As for me, I have borne all this in obscurity, and to this day, if I had not been cornered, I would not have told you the truth. ”
Nayako said gratefully, "Longi, you are truly the greatest and most immaculate person I have ever met. ”
Old Longinus sighed: "No, I am not perfect, I have flaws, my flaw is that I always keep in mind the sorrow of mankind, and I have repeatedly introspected, so that I am always in a state of great anxiety and sorrow, I mourn for the sorrow of the world, and I suffer for the pain of mankind......"
At this point, his Bible happened to be opened, and some bookmark-like paper fell from it.
Old Longinus was immersed in melancholy and compassion, and shook his head, not paying attention.
Nayako picked up the papers, and in the shot, I could see them clearly.
There were some pictures of two-dimensional girls in scantily clad clothes, about a hundred or so.
Naiako frowned and said, "What is this?" ”
Old Longinus screamed, moved like a rabbit, and snatched the pictures in his hands. Naiazi said angrily, "Your Bible is completely empty! What the fuck you say, so you went to Asia to buy this kind of thing? ”
Old Longinus looked up at the sky, his eyes shining with old tears, and said: "The strength of human beings comes from the faith of human beings, and my faith is these. ”
Naiako said, "What kind of great waste paper is this? ”
Old Longinus said: "It's not waste paper, this is a series of collectible comic book heroine cards launched by Oriental Comic Con Juvenile Magazine in 2030, after I learned the news, it took a long time to roam Asia before they ... Collect. ”
Naiazi said angrily: "These are dummies! I'm a real person! Am I much cuter than these goods? Would you rather do these fake doll pictures than accompany my lovely student to do research? While you're collecting the scrap paper, Joe dies and I nearly die! ”
Longinus Sr.: "Waste paper? What nonsense! ”
She jumped to her feet and rushed at Old Longinus, who shouted, "What are you going to do?" ”
Naiako: "I burned them all!" ”
Lao Lang fled in horror, and the two of them left the camera and disappeared.