Chapter 17: Apologies

"Rewriting genetics is the enemy of humanity? In other words, protogastals are troublesome creatures for humans, right? But isn't this due to human complacency? Human beings think that they occupy the apex of evolution and look down on other living beings, but that is only the 'consciousness' constructed by human beings. Believing himself to be superior to other creatures, he is unable to correct this conceit. But if you think about it, the idea that human beings have 'consciousness' is evidence that they are higher beings is, to put it bluntly, just another kind of 'consciousness' of ours. As long as humanity has been human, there has been no objective evidence of this. ”

After a pause, giving Rentaro some time to digest, Sumire Muroto continued, "For example, are protogulars considered higher creatures? They can interfere with the genes of living things, and they have the ability to replace God and redesign them, don't they? Can't it be said that that ability is above human 'consciousness'? Although it is no longer popular in Japan, there are still many religious groups around the world that decorate the sacredness of gastrulation. They believe that the protozoa were sent by God to cleanse the earth of pollution. ”

"It's outrageous, why"

"Because human beings are the main cause of the depletion of resources and the deterioration of the earth's environment. From the point of view of the spaceship Earth, the protogulls became the rulers of the earth, and it was better to be able to maneuver the ship flexibly. The ancients had a saying: 'Those who master heaven and earth are the adversaries of all things.' It means that all things are but fleeting passers-by who live in the inn of heaven and earth. Have we humans made this hotel a miasma? For the sake of the next generation of earth rulers, we should make our beds well before handing them over, right? ”

Rentaro pretends to be drinking coffee, but in fact he is lost in thought.

"It's like the theory of deep ecology. Putting too much emphasis on ecology and human beings become superfluous. Even if one were to be sure of the existence of protosagulars, I would not be able to disagree. Moreover, if the original intestines were sent by God, what was the 'cursed child'? ”

"He is an agent of God, and he can act as a messenger between humans and proto-intestinal animals."

Only then did Rentaro realize that he could no longer bear to stand up: "Yanzhu is a human. Human beings with independent personalities and wills! She's definitely not any other character. ”

Because of the spilled coffee, one of its tributaries turned into a small river. Dripping from the corner of the table to the ground. Sumire spread her hands playfully as I expected.

"Exactly, you seem to understand."

"Ahh

Tricked. Sensing this, Rentaro immediately sat back in his chair with embarrassment. That's right, the other party deliberately provoked Rentaro and made him show his feelings for Yeonjoo, which is why he said that kind of thing. Rentaro was completely toyed with by the other party.

"Now, Rentaro-san, you at least know your background, but Yeonzhu doesn't even know that."

"Huh?"

"Almost all of the children who live in the outskirts are abandoned. They were all born after the defeat, not to mention what their parents looked like. Their world is confined to the narrow Tokyo area. They were trampled on before they could learn anything, and they had to endure contemptuous stares. Soon, these first generation of 'cursed children' will reach puberty, and their origins will inevitably bring them the pain of self-identity. If only you could stay by Yanzhu's side and teach her the right direction - aren't you already family? ”

Rentaro opened his mouth slightly, and suddenly felt a creepy feeling.

How deep is this man's city?

Just as Rentaro was being enlightened by Sumire, something very sad happened at Ogota Elementary School.

Someone had a fight with Yanzhu.

If only that was it, it wasn't much, but the two of them were surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.

Both of them shouted loudly because they were too excited, but it should be the teenager's side who just shouted. There were sounds of joy all around, but when it was the girl's turn to roar, it was exchanged for a cold gaze like a dead fish, and the scene was full of silence with a sense of reproach.

And that's not all. Even the people around were whispering about the girl.

"What's going on?" "That's the third shift. I heard that she is actually a carrier of the original intestinal virus. "Liarβ€”I've been touched by her. What to do? "I've always hated that guy - I always thought she was a bit arrogant - " "Red Eyes is all around us, why didn't the police come and get rid of them?" "People who glow red with red eyes are disgusting. I really don't want this kind of person to come to school. "Don't leave the outskirts, okay?"

The jumble sound makes people feel nauseous as if they want to vomit.

Most of these guys came to see the excitement, but because the other party was different from themselves, they hid behind and pointed their fingers. Not at all guts. However, the rest of the people were blue and really afraid of being infected with the original intestinal virus. In fact, with the right knowledge, you can know not to get a large amount of blood from them. It is impossible to get infected with the virus.

Now the young man's face had turned crimson with excitement, and he let out a high-pitched and sharp voice that approached Yanzhu.

"My dad was eaten off by proto-arachtoid animals during the war, and since then he has been drinking too much and beating my mom every day! It's all because you kill people indiscriminately, my family."

Yanzhu shook her head violently.

"No, that's not what people do. People are human! ”

"Disgusting, don't pretend to be human!"

"People are human!"

"Shut up, monster!"

"People are human!"

"Long-winded!"

As can be seen from the content of the conversation, this is no longer a dialogue, but a unilateral rejection of the other party.

Just when Yeonzhu's mentor saw that things were not going well and was about to call Rentaro, a beautiful figure that did not look like a mortal thing parted the crowd and slowly walked in.

"Yanzhu"

"Big Brother"

"Yanzhu, have you dropped out of school? It's OK to go. ”

"People, I don't want to admit defeat. I've already met so many friends. ”

"Those people aren't friends anymore. And, didn't you come back today just to drop out? ”

"Is it true that people can't be human?"

Looking at Yanzhu, who was constantly sobbing, Yang Xi rubbed her hair with her hand, "If it's a human being, even if it's not recognized by others, it still can't change the fact that it's a human being." If it's not human, no matter how much you imitate it, it's just to be able to better integrate into human life. ”

"Is that a human being?"

"About that. Only you know. If you think you're human, then you're human, and you don't need anyone's approval at all, so why care about what others think? You just need to remember that you are not alone whether you are human or not! ”

"Well, it's human! At least that's what people think now! ”

"That's fine."

Smiling and holding her hand, Yang Xi looked at the boy who had quarreled with Yanzhu just now.

"What, what!"

Suddenly stared at by an emotionless gaze, the boy was startled. Wolf bèi struck.

"You really hate gastrators?"

Although he didn't know why he suddenly asked himself this question, the young man still yelled viciously, "Of course! Gastaroids are so hateful, I not only hate them, I hate them! ”

Yang Xi nodded indifferently, "I see, then there are countless protozoa outside the giant stone tablet, why don't you go to vent the anger in your heart against those protozoa?" ”

Hearing the outside of the giant stone monument, the young man was visibly frightened. But he still pretended to be calm and roared: "Who wants to go to such a disgusting place! ”

It's just that Yang Xi hit the nail on the head to expose his lie, "I see, you're afraid of protozoa." ”

"Who said that! I'm not afraid," the young man seemed a little unconfident.

An eerie smile appeared on his face. Yang Xi picked up Yanzhu, and then said to the young man, "Since you are not afraid, then it just so happens that I have spare time." Why don't I send you to the outside of the megalith to kill a few of the original intestines, so that you can show off to everyone that you are a hero who can defeat the original intestines and protect the humans. ”

Seeing Yang Xi step forward, the young man was so frightened that he turned around and ran. "Don't come, I don't want to go outside the megalith, I don't want to kill the original intestines, I don't want to be a hero"

However, in front of Yang Xi, how could he run away?

"It's strange, didn't you just yell at Yanzhu, thinking that she is the same as the protozoa, and still call her a monster? Seeing that you were so brave against the 'proto-aragonomic animal' named Lanyuan Yanzhu just now, I thought you were a hero who was not afraid of proto-aragus! I didn't expect it to be a bad seed! ”

"I'm not a bastard, I'm not, I'm not !!!"

"Didn't you say that your dad was eaten off by proto-arazoides and hit your mom every day with alcohol? Why don't you stop it, but instead shift the blame to Yanzhu? Did Yanzhu eat your father's feet? Did Yanzhu beat your mother?! Or do you not dare? You don't dare to stop your father, and you don't dare to go to the trouble of eating your father's feet and causing your family to become such an intestinal animal, so you can only vent to Yanzhu who won't do anything to you?! If Yanzhu is an aragus, do you still have the guts to stand in front of her and speak? If you dare to say what you dare, I'm going to bring you to the aragut right now and let you know what true fear is! ”

"I, I, I"

The young man who still wanted to be strong was finally defeated by the fear in his heart, and lowered his head weakly, "I don't dare"

"Waste, seed, waste of my time! By the way, we're leaving, we don't have time to accompany you for this kind of nonsense, do you have anything else to forget? ”

The young man, who was violently shocked, only felt that his mind was blank, and he asked blankly, "What?" ”

"Didn't you say that Yanzhu was an archatic? Now you say that you don't dare to speak in front of the proto-intestinal animals, doesn't that mean that you lied and wronged Yanzhu before? Shouldn't you apologize? ”

"Apologize?"

There were so many people all around, and the young man's face was blue and red, and he couldn't say anything about apology.

Yanzhu, who was forced by Yang Xi to lose a lot of anger, sympathized with the other party, and couldn't help but persuade: "Forget it, brother." Apologize or something, you don't have to. ”

Seeing Yeon-joo interceding for herself, the young man's eyes looking at her became complicated. He really didn't know if he should apologize or thank him.

"No, it has to be! It is because of people like him that so many 'cursed children' have been wronged, and since I have decided to save you, I am mentally prepared to be the enemy of all mankind. His apology, not just to you, but to all the 'cursed children'. A must! ”

Yang Xi's firmness made Yanzhu speechless, she could only give the boy an "sorry" look.

After receiving her gaze, the boy seemed to have lost some baggage, and became much more relaxed. He stepped forward, bent down at ninety degrees and said very sincerely: "I'm sorry, Lan Yuan, I wronged you, it's me who is wrong, please forgive me." ”

"It's okay, they've forgiven you."

Seeing this, the corners of Yang Xi's mouth curled slightly, "Let's go, Yanzhu, let's go back." ”

"But my brother, someone's schoolbag is still in the classroom."

"It's okay, that kind of thing is a gift to say goodbye to this school."

"Hmm!"

Although she was wronged a lot at the beginning, she was able to raise her eyebrows in the end, not to mention how happy Yanzhu was in her heart.

At this time, she couldn't help but compare Rentaro with Yang Xi, and finally came to the conclusion that if she had Rentaro's kind of character, maybe she would leave the scene this time, where would she be able to hold her head up and walk out with a victor's posture now?

The balance in the girl's heart couldn't help but tilt towards Yang Xi's side.

"By the way, brother, why did you come here?"

"Because I saw someone who hadn't come back for a long time and was worried that you would be in trouble, I ran to see what was going on. Who knew my hunch would come true."

"I'm sorry, brother, I've caused you trouble again, and people want to endure today no matter what, and survive to the end, but"

"Okay, I know that Yanzhu is a good boy with a beginning and an end, but this world is full of helplessness, and it will not be realized according to anyone's ideas, so you must be mentally prepared for accidents at any time. By the way,Your sister Sumire also took leave today.,She's going to move from the original place to the school park.,Now it's supposed to be packing up things.,Let's go help her.。 ”

"Good!"

Agreeing like this, Yeonjoo was secretly thinking in her heart that the strange doctor's place was very close to where Rentaro lived, and she wondered if she would meet Rentaro.

It's a pity that Rentaro, who had just left Sumire, ran in the other direction after receiving a phone call. When Yang Xi came over with Yanzhu in his arms, he had just left (to be continued......