Conversation room.

Yusuke Torashima and Izumi Arami were separated by a long distance, sitting in their respective chairs. Izumi Arami curled up, most of them nestled in their chairs. Shibasaki Hitomi walked between them like a head teacher with his hands behind his back, he was still wearing a white lab coat for experiments, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the braids hanging down his shoulders swayed gently. He bowed to the two of them, revealing a distressed smile that was unique to the elders and when he encountered a tricky junior: "Okay, okay, so you two, just because of this, you fight for a while?" Wow, this is a critical period, so please don't bother a little more? It's time to make a new plan, and you'll have to stick together at that time. ”

"But ......! …… Forget it, what I told you is useless. Yusuke Torashima seemed to want to defend something, but paused again when his gaze fell on Shibasaki Renmi's work card, and instead clenched his fists and turned his head to the side.

"Uh-huh, I see, Torashima-kun, do you think there is a phenomenon of indulgence on my side?" Shibasaki Hitomi chuckled twice, and moved the ring of the work card a few times as if teasing him, drawing his gaze, "Or are you so suspicious of this kind of power, thinking that we will easily let such people go?" If you have such a naïve mentality, you will not be able to continue to serve as an emissary, are you really ready?

"Moreover, you said that Arabata-kun is going backstage? So let me answer you...... He just went backstage, because his ability was very outstanding, and after confirming with Paper Zujun and Yanagida-kun, it was also confirmed that there was no problem. Do you think that all the battle records so far have been forged by us? Use your brain, you can see clearly how Arana-kun fights, right? ”

Izumi Huangbo lowered his eyes and raised his hand: "...... That one. ”

"Ah, Arana-kun, if you have anything to say, please feel free to say it."

“…… Sorry, sure enough. ”

Izumi Araba got up from the chair and bowed hard to Yusuke Torashima, scaring him so much that he almost jumped off, and even Shibasaki Hitomi was so frightened that he took a few steps back, and then frowned and gently tapped the back of Izumi Araga's chair twice: "Araga-kun, why did you apologize just now?" ”

"I can't say anything convincing to everyone......" Izumi's solemn expression was hidden in the shadows, "but I wasn't under my control just now. It's like before, when the tide suddenly hit the shield...... Am I not using my 'eyeballs' uncontrollably and uncontrollably? This time it's a little bit close...... And, I had a vague sense that the thing was trying to take me away. ”

“…… In other words, can't those words be counted as yours? Yusuke Torashima was silent for a long time before he tentatively spoke, and for the first time he showed a somewhat dangerous and unfamiliar gaze at Izumi Araga, "So, Izumi-senpai...... ...... the hell are you?"

"As you can see, it's just an ordinary person. But from the point of view of having the ability to isomorphize, I am no longer an ordinary person, so it is not surprising that no matter what I do. Izumi spread out his hands and looked calm, "...... I can't rule out the possibility that I forgot about it, but it's kind of weird, don't you think? ”

“…… The phenomenon of consciousness in the presence of isomorphism...... Something like that? ”

Shibasaki Hitomi's inadvertent muttering caught the attention of the two.

"What's that?"

"Have you ever heard of the theory of isomorphic life?"

“…… This ......"

"Ah, it's the theory that isomorphs have the potential to have life and will replace all existing carbon-based life on Earth as a carrier of new structures...... Right, Mr. Shibasaki? Yusuke Torashima sat back in his chair and quickly answered, inadvertently glancing at the expressionless Izumi Arami, "You mean, in Izumi-senpai's body, there is a high probability that there is a life that his isomorph has become, right?" However, the isomorphic life mentioned in the theory of isomorphic life is born based on isomorphs, so how can it appear in the human body? ”

"I usually listen to the lectures well, and I do a good job, Torashima-kun. Of course, this is just our guess. After that, Araga-kun may need to stay for a while to test - why did such a personality appear? What are the conditions for arising? Is it harmful? We all have to figure out these things. Now there is no such time. ”

The corners of Shibasaki's mouth curled into a smile, and he nodded gently and turned his back.

“…… If you know, go back with me, and it will be time to declare the battle in a moment. ”

Izumi Araba and Yusuke Torashima eventually returned to the battle room together. The injuries on the two people's bodies have been dealt with to a certain extent. Ji Gao Shi Nai sat on a chair with his legs crossed and was drawing with his terminal, Mendelchel was nowhere to be seen, and Zhuang Sihong approached with a caring skirt: "...... You two, are you alright? I just heard about you from mistletoe......"

“…… Yes? Mistletoe ...... "Izumi Araba froze.

"Ahem! Being part of the Emissary Squad plus Canaan's only designated genuine AI, this is what I should do! The mistletoe flapped its feathers a little embarrassed and flew from one end to the other, which attracted the attention of the other people present, but they looked at each other, but there was no exit in the end.

Yoshitaka Shino Dance quickly got up: "What happened?" ”

"No, no, it's nothing, it's just that I talked to Izumi Senpai before......" Yusuke Torashima also smiled wryly and waved his hand, there was no other point in his eyes, "Let's hurry up and wait for the meeting to start, it's still three minutes away, right?" ”

“…… Well. Zhuang Sihong stared at Yusuke Torashima worriedly for a long time, and then slowly returned to Shinomai Yoshitaka and chatted with her.

Yusuke Torashima sat down next to Izumi Arami, and couldn't help but tense his body in anticipation.

It didn't take long for Mendecel to appear at the door with Shibasaki Hitomi and the commander-in-chief, Yoyoko Yoshitaka, and then an unfamiliar figure appeared in front of them—but when they saw it, they couldn't help but fall silent. It was Chihiro Asanuma, who was wearing the isomorphic handcuffs on her hands indifferently, walking step by step towards the conference room.

"Hah...... You can get started, right? Is this really uncomfortable? Chihiro Asunuma shook her wrist unpleasantly.

"Please follow the rules, and we will naturally let you go afterwards." Yoshiko said calmly, with an indescribable calm and composure in her tone, "This meeting must be clear to everyone, everyone present please use the terminal to record it in case you need it, and please store it in our separate dedicated space to reduce risks." After everyone is ready, the mistletoe is examined. ”

Izumi lowered his head and used his goggles to record and back up, and chose the extra spare space at the path. The picture in the upper left corner flashed by, and there was an extra sentence.

"What do you think I am?"

…… Izumi Huangbo's hand trembled, and he finally put it down and returned to his original calm. The line disappeared in a matter of seconds, but it was engraved in his gaze like an imprint. What's that, exactly? Did his other heteromorphic personality manipulate the goggles and provoke himself and his body's right to operate again?

Wrong...... In case it's your own eyes, it's possible, maybe you're too tired. And the people around him also slowly began to end their movements, and the mistletoe flew in front of him, surrounding the entire combat conference room, and finally flew back to Yoshitaka Shinomai's shoulder: "Report, everyone has completed the record." ”

"Thank you for your cooperation." Yoshitaka Yoyoko waved for everyone else to sit down, but Chihiro Asanuma was the only one to stay on the stage with her, "So, Miss Asanuma, now please start explaining." ”

"Yes, yes, leave it to me." Chihiro Asunuma sighed, clapped her hands, and a huge floor plan instantly appeared on the projection screen behind her, "After all, I'm just an ordinary believer, so I don't understand those things at all." However, the branch where I am staying is here. Humpback whale company, everyone must have heard of it, right? It's the company that is super powerful and has developed a lot of heterocrystalline technology. The base of the branch is at the lowest level of their head office. ”

"Humpback whale...... Ah, I have the impression that some time ago you talked to me about collaborative design, but it wasn't the design drawing here...... It's a pity. Mendecchel sighed, "But are they secretly cooperating with the Eternal Society?" It's not hard to explain why it's suddenly mixed up in terms of technology during this time. ”

"After all, the Eternal Society have stolen a lot of things from you, right? Especially after the paper ancestor kid joined. Chihiro Asunuma whistled at an inopportune time, shrugging her shoulders before the hostile gaze came, "But those are not important, the important thing is that the place, usually if a believer enters, you need to report to the front desk, report the code and code, so that she will take you into the secret passage." Of course, those things have to fit your personal situation, so we can't do that way, right? You have to find the secret way, yes, the secret way-ahhaha!! ”

When the word "dark passage" is mentioned, the picture turns to the floor plan of the first floor of the Humpback Whale Company.

"Although most of them don't know about it, where is the secret passage or something? However, because I occasionally need to use humpback whales as an intermediary and need to communicate with eye tissues, I am quite clear about this aspect. ”

"Eye tissue...... Is it through the intermediary of humpback whales? Yoshitaka Shino Dance was stunned.

"Exactly.".

"Ahhh......h In this way, the humpback whale company really takes advantage of both sides, and it seems that even the products they have developed themselves need to be carefully checked. Shibasaki Hitomi smiled wryly, "If I'm not mistaken, they were still at the forefront of isomorphic energy at the beginning, so they started like this?" ”

"Who knows. Therefore, if I, who know the secret path, and you who have combat effectiveness, unite, then they will inevitably be eradicated, right? Then I don't have to go back and suffer, and what you'll do with me after that is not in my imagination. Chihiro Asunuma yawned, her eyes sparkling, and then she slapped her hands twice, and the picture behind her darkened to reflect her arrogant smile, "Next, let me tell you about my plan." ”