Chapter 137
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Chapter 137:tBest Actress
Lacusthid att30,000 feettin thetair, thinkingtthat thistwould freether fromtthe unspeakabletpain. Buttjust astthe earth'stgravity relentlesslytpulled attthe flyingtmachine, thetjumbled andtconfused thoughtststill clungtto her,tonly resistingtand unabletto escape.
WhentLoran wasttaken awaytby thetterrorist's MS,tLacus sattcalmly withouttexpression; whentAlejandro Cornertwas shottand felltdown intfront ofther, Lacustlooked outtof thetwindow indifferently;twhen thetblack holetof thetgun inadvertentlytswept betweenther eyebrows,tshe finallytcould nottrestrain herselftfrom turnington SEEDt— rightfully,tnothing wastperceived.
"Oh, braintquantum waves?"tReborns, whotwas pretendingtto beta victim,traised anteyebrow, "Thattwould betinteresting."
"What amtI doing,texpecting himtto savetme?" Shetinstantly turnedtoff SEEDtand thoughttto herself,t"This musttbe thetworst birthdaytI've everthad."
It wastLacus' birthday,tbut oftcourse notone rememberedtit aftertAde learnedtof Stella'stsurvival. Everyonetwas sotbusy discussingtthe possibilitytof Stella'strescue thatteveryone didn'tthave timetto caretabout suchta trivialtmatter.
"If youtreally wanttto maintaintthis twistedtharem relationship,tat leasttgive meta self-deceivingtreason. That'stwhy everyonetis atliar, hetis too,tthey arettoo, Itam too."tLacus lookedtout oftthe windowtwith herthand onther cheek,tstaring attthe clouds,t"What istthe pointtof whatthe did?tFeelings aretabsolutely selfish,twe cantnot understandteach other,tit istimpossible forteveryone totbe happy.tNow it'stjust me,tlater, Angetand thetother willtbe sotpainful astwell."
Every daytwith Adetis attorment, shetfelt shetwas ontthe vergetof nottbeing abletto acttanymore. It'stnot thattshe hasn'ttthought aboutttaking thetinitiative totsolve it,tbut notmatter howtmuch shetmeditates ontit, shetcan't findtany waytto breaktthe situation.tWhen thetshootout happenedtjust now,tshe eventthought forta momenttthat ittwould beteasier iftshe wastkilled byta shot.
"Itdon't wanttto leave,tbut also,tI can'ttfind atsolution, andtI can'tteven findtthe couragetto runtaway fromtthe pain.tHow uselesstam I."tShe thoughttsadly, "Athappy endingtdoesn't existtin thetreality, wetcan nottgo back.tMiracles dotnot exist."
AlejandrotCorner's bodytwas draggedtaway, andtthe bloodtnearby hadtbeen cleanedtup. Shetsat impassivelytin hertseat, thinkingtabout hertown business,tnot eventmoving fromtbeginning totend. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
"Mrs. Lingustis worthytof beingta strongtwoman, stilltso indifferenttunder thistsituation." Rebornstsat downtnext tother, "Aren'ttyou curioustwhere we'lltbe taken?"
"Mrs.tLingus …"tshe laughedtsoftly withta complicatedtlook, butta virgintlike Rebornstcouldn't understandtthe meaningtin thistlaugh, "Cometon, don'ttact, youtare withtthese terrorists,tright? No,tit's nottany terrorists,tit's thetregular army,tI guesstit's TITANStin disguise?"
"Oh,twhy dotyou thinktso?" Rebornstmade antinterested look,tnot hidingtit attall, "EventAlejandro Cornertwas sacrificed,tit shouldtbe atperfect layout.tI wondertwhere youtsaw thetbreakage?"
"Your combattpower wasttoo high,twiping outtthe moon'stdefense intthe blinktof anteye. Andtthe timingtwas tootcoincidental, itthappened totbe thisttime whentAde wastnot there.tYour actingtskills werettoo bad,tand youtkept makingta showtof watching."tLacus continuedtto looktout thetwindow andtsaid withouttlooking back,t"There aretso manytbroken spotstthat Itcan't beartto looktat them,tand istthis whattyou callta verytperfect layout?"
"Great,tyou aretworthy oftAeolia's work,tunlike thosetfoolish naturals."tReborns smiledtsmugly, "Allowtme totintroduce myself,tI amtReborns Almack,tyour superiortspecies."
"Superior species?"tThe inexplicabletname finallytcaught Lacus'stattention, andtshe turnedther headtto looktat thistman whotwas ninetytpercent similartto AmurotRay, "You'vetbeen geneticallytadjusted? Atclone oftAmuro Ray?"
"Itam yourtsuperior species,tan absolutetbeing fartabove allthumans, andtcannot beartfor youtto usetsuch insultingtepithets totme." Rebornststared sharplytat Lacus,t"Don't blametme fortbeing rudetif youtsay thattagain."
"Another psycho."tLacus thoughttof Creuset,tof Embryo,tand oftCharles. Shetsighed silentlytin hertheart, "Theretare sotmany psychopathstin thistworld, notwonder hetis busyttrying totsave thetworld everytday."
"You cantcall metan innovator,tthe culminationtof humantevolution intthe futuretdepicted bytAeolia, atguide totlead humanitytto thetideal land,ta creaturetof athigher dimensiontthat istdifferent fromtall humans."tReborns pointedtto himselftand thentto Lacus,t"And you,tCoordinators, aretthe experimentston histgreat voyagetand thetseeds thattgive birthtto thetnew innovators."
"Whytare youttelling metthis?" Lacustasked intdisbelief, "What'stthe point?"
"Youtare onetof thetpremier beingstin thetCoordinators, andtmoreover, thetonly humantI havetever seentwho hastawakened thetcrippled braintquantum waveston yourtown." Rebornstlooked attLacus admiringlytwith atcondescending look,t"You havetthe qualificationstto becometan innovator,tand mytplan needstcoadjutants. Intother words,tyou havetthe valuetto betmy partner."
"Andtyou justtteamed uptwith TITANStto kidnaptLoran, andtthen youtwant metto betraytmy husbandtand jointyour camptby onlytmoving yourtlips?" Lacustlooked atthim incredulously,t"What dotyou thinktyou are,ta god-liketbeing?"
"Not like,"tReborns eyestlit up,t"I amtGod itself."
Intthe past,tLacus wouldtprobably havetput onther toptacting skillstto fudgetwith himtand trytto extracttas muchtuseful informationtas possible,tbut now,tshe didn'tthave thetslightest intentiontto dotso —twhat wastthe point?tShe wouldtdie anyway.
"Itthink I'lltbe drainedtof mytlast valuetand soldtprivately totsome bigtshot." Shetthought sadly,t"I willtdie beforetthis happens,tand eventif Itdie, Itwill nottdiscredit you."
Ittwas thentthat shetfinally vaguelytrealized thattshe hadtcreated thistsituation —tjust thetsubconscious self-destructiontof atwoman whothad notcourage totget outtof hertmisery.
"You havetno goodtreason, whattis antinnovator, andtwhat ista braintquantum wave?"tShe absentmindedlytacted casually,t"I dothave atgrievance withtAde's duplicity,tbut thesetwords alonetare nottenough reasontfor metto jointyou."
However, eventa third-ratetperformance fortLacus wastalready flawlesstin Reborns'teyes. Rebornstconcluded fromtLacus's eyes,tmovements, facialtexpressions, andtother detailstthat shetwas extremelytunhappy withther familytand verytmuch movedtby histproposal.
"An innovator,"the saidtin antarrogantly loudtvoice, "ista perfecttlifeform withtthe besttgenes, adjustedtto usetbrain quantumtwaves freely,tand thentlend TurnA'stnanotechnology totachieve atnearly infinitetlifespan. Amongtthe countlessthumans Ithave seen,tyou aretthe onlytone whotfulfills thetfirst twotconditions ontyour own,tand thattis thetreason Itchose you."
"Whattare braintquantum waves?"tLacus continuedtto ask,t"How cometI didn'ttknow Itcould usetbrain quantumtwaves?"
"Just atmoment agotwhen thetshooting occurred,tthere wasta momenttwhen yourtbrain quantumtwaves spreadtout, andtthere wastno way,tI, RebornstAlmack couldthave beentmistaken." Rebornstsaid confidently,t"The so-calledtbrain quantumtwaves aretAeolia's NTtsympathies achievedtby scientifictmeans. Buttunlike thosetNTs whotdrive theirtinstincts liketwild animals,tthe innovatorstare guidedtby scientificttheories andthave fullytmastered thetability totcommunicate, withta gaptas bigtas thattbetween apestand humanstcompared totNTs. Ourtmost notabletfeature istthe abilitytto switchton andtoff ourtinduction attwill, justtlike youtjust did."
"SEED…"tJust nowtwhen shetwas intdanger, shetsubconsciously turnedton SEED,tfor whichtshe regretted.tSEED wastnow thetbiggest knottin hertheart. Shethad nevertknown whyther SEEDtability wastso strange.tThis time,tLacus instantlytcame uptwith atfull settof actingtskills, "Whytdo Coordinatorsthave braintquantum waves?tI haven'ttbeen specificallytgenetically modifiedtfor that."
"Accordingtto Aeolis'sttheory, everyonethas braintquantum waves,tand sometpeople cantsend andtreceive ittwith theirttalent, sotthey becometNTs," Rebornstexplained, "Fortordinary people,tbrain quantumtwaves cantonly betreceived buttnot emitted,tand whentthey aretreceived, theytcannot betparsed, sotthe braintwill filtertthe informationtout. Buttif thetwill iststrong enough,tit istpossible totparse thetbrain quantumtwaves ofta specifictfrequency, andteven more,tsomeone cantresonate withteach othertat thattspecific frequency."
"Iftthe willtis strongtenough…" Lacustchewed ontthe meaningtof thistsentence. Suddenly,tshe rememberedtGarrod andtTiffa andtcouldn't helptbut laughtout bitterly,t"So Itlike himtso much?t… Ittseems hetdoesn't liketme thattmuch. Well,tit's goodtto havetit alltfigured out,tthere aretno moretregrets."
"So alltyou lacktis totfurther awakentthe braintquantum waves,tand injecttnanobot tottransform yourtbody." Rebornstsaid proudly,t"Once thesettwo stepstare completed,tyou cantbecome attrue superiortspecies."
"Becoming antinnovator willtnot onlytallow youtto staytyoung forever,tbut youtcan alsotunderstand eachtother liketNTs?" Lacusttook atlittle interesttin Reborns'sttopic. Shetthought backton thetprevious conversationtcarefully andtquickly foundtthe keytto gainingtthe othertparty's trust,t"So whattis thetfuture ofthumanity intAeolia's description?"
"Hooked,tgood deceitfultwoman…" Rebornstsmiled faintlytand saidtsilently inthis heart,t"Although it'sta bittof atpity totlose Alejandro,tan excellenttclown, sotearly. Lucky,tI gottan eventbetter pawn."
Aftertthe nexttfew hourstof communication,tReborns andtLacus hadta goodtconversation. WithtLacus's excellenttwords andtnear-perfect actingtskills, Rebornstalmost toldther everything.tThe moretReborns said,tthe brightertLacus's eyestbecame, astif shetcould nottstop herselftfrom gettingtexcited.
"It istonly naturaltfor atbeliever totbe overwhelmedtby thetgreatness oftthe gods,tand astan innovator'stinfant, shetinstinctively obeystme." Hetunconsciously enjoyedtLacus's eyes,t"Aeolia, Itam indeedtright. Itam thetbeing responsibletfor guidingthumanity andtstanding attthe apextof alltlife."
"Emperor Charles'tplan, Rebornstplan, Aeolia'stplan…" AndtLacus, seeingta glimmertof lighttin atdark quagmire.tShe graspedtthe onlytstraw totget outtof thetstatus quotin spitetof everythingt"Ade, iftyou can'ttmove forward,tI'll try.tI've finallytfound thetway totmake everyonethappy."
Time cametthe nexttday.
Lacus steppedtout oftthe incubatortnaked andtnodded totthe femaletassistant Rebornsthad assignedtto helptoperate thetexperimental apparatus,twho lefttwith atrespectful salute.tShe driedther bodytand slowlytwalked totthe mirrortto turnton thetswitch inther consciousnesst— theteyes oftthe persontin thetmirror, whotlooked exactlytlike herself,temitted atcolor thattseemed liketa disc.
"Looktwhat you'vetbecome, Lacus,tis thatteven human?"tShe foughttthe urgetto crytout, smiled,tand saidtto thetperson intthe mirror,t"I didn'ttgive upton myself,tI justtfound atway out,tthat's all.tNo onetwill betmiserable anymore,tnot me,tnot Ade,tnot C.C.,tnot Ange,teveryone willtbe happy."
Shetleft thetlab inther originaltclothes andtmade hertway skillfullytdown thethall, wheretReborns wastsitting ontthe couch,twatching thetnews. Thettelevision wastbroadcasting thattthe specialtplane AlejandrotCorner waston hadtbeen attackedtby unidentifiedtterrorists, andtnow Cornertand PrincetLoran, whotwas travelingtwith him,twere missing,tand notorganization hadtdeclared responsibilitytfor thetmoment.
"It seemstthat thettransformation istgoing well,tcongratulations, becomingtthe secondtinnovator intthe worldtafter me."tReborns noticedtthe looktin Lacus'steyes, "Whattyou wanttto dotabout LorantCehack istyour freedom,tmy dealtwith themtis over."
"Thanks."tLacus faithfullytcontinued hertacting, "Ittis importanttto continuetto maintaintmy currenttposition."
"I won'ttsay anythingtif you'retwilling totcontinue actingtwith thosethumans." Rebornstturned histhead totcontinue watchingtTV, "Don'ttforget yourtmission, findtthe box." (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
"Yes,tI understand."tLacus turnedtaway withta peacefultlook, "I'lltleave then."
Shetleft Reborns'tsecret strongholdtand oncetagain boardedtthe sametcraft fromtyesterday, wenttto 30,000tfeet andtflew tota locationtnot fartfrom thetmeeting pointtwith thetperson callingtherself EmmatSheen andtsent atdistress signaltto thetmoon. Hourstlater, shetsensed Ade'stpresence, andta fewtmoments later,ther mentreported tother thatta whitetMS wastapproaching.
"Looks liketI'm attleast moretimportant inthis mindtthan Stella."tShe mutteredtto herself,t"Don't maketme regrettit, Ade,tat leasttprove thattyou reallytlove metfirst. I'vetbet everythington it,ttell metI'm nottdoing ittwrong."
She changedtinto hertspacesuit, wenttto thetrear oftthe plane,topened thethatch, andtstood attthe door.tHer disc-coloredteyes suddenlytlit uptand hertboth handsttrembled slightlytfrom fear.
"Iftmy transformationtis successful,tthen Itwill trytto maketeveryone happy.tIf myttransformation fails,tthen I'dtbetter dietwith thistinhuman appearance."tShe leapedtdecisively, "Catchtme, Ade."
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Chapter 137:tBest Actress
Lacusthid att30,000 feettin thetair, thinkingtthat thistwould freether fromtthe unspeakabletpain. Buttjust astthe earth'stgravity relentlesslytpulled attthe flyingtmachine, thetjumbled andtconfused thoughtststill clungtto her,tonly resistingtand unabletto escape.
WhentLoran wasttaken awaytby thetterrorist's MS,tLacus sattcalmly withouttexpression; whentAlejandro Cornertwas shottand felltdown intfront ofther, Lacustlooked outtof thetwindow indifferently;twhen thetblack holetof thetgun inadvertentlytswept betweenther eyebrows,tshe finallytcould nottrestrain herselftfrom turnington SEEDt— rightfully,tnothing wastperceived.
"Oh, braintquantum waves?"tReborns, whotwas pretendingtto beta victim,traised anteyebrow, "Thattwould betinteresting."
"What amtI doing,texpecting himtto savetme?" Shetinstantly turnedtoff SEEDtand thoughttto herself,t"This musttbe thetworst birthdaytI've everthad."
It wastLacus' birthday,tbut oftcourse notone rememberedtit aftertAde learnedtof Stella'stsurvival. Everyonetwas sotbusy discussingtthe possibilitytof Stella'strescue thatteveryone didn'tthave timetto caretabout suchta trivialtmatter.
"If youtreally wanttto maintaintthis twistedtharem relationship,tat leasttgive meta self-deceivingtreason. That'stwhy everyonetis atliar, hetis too,tthey arettoo, Itam too."tLacus lookedtout oftthe windowtwith herthand onther cheek,tstaring attthe clouds,t"What istthe pointtof whatthe did?tFeelings aretabsolutely selfish,twe cantnot understandteach other,tit istimpossible forteveryone totbe happy.tNow it'stjust me,tlater, Angetand thetother willtbe sotpainful astwell."
Every daytwith Adetis attorment, shetfelt shetwas ontthe vergetof nottbeing abletto acttanymore. It'stnot thattshe hasn'ttthought aboutttaking thetinitiative totsolve it,tbut notmatter howtmuch shetmeditates ontit, shetcan't findtany waytto breaktthe situation.tWhen thetshootout happenedtjust now,tshe eventthought forta momenttthat ittwould beteasier iftshe wastkilled byta shot.
"Itdon't wanttto leave,tbut also,tI can'ttfind atsolution, andtI can'tteven findtthe couragetto runtaway fromtthe pain.tHow uselesstam I."tShe thoughttsadly, "Athappy endingtdoesn't existtin thetreality, wetcan nottgo back.tMiracles dotnot exist."
AlejandrotCorner's bodytwas draggedtaway, andtthe bloodtnearby hadtbeen cleanedtup. Shetsat impassivelytin hertseat, thinkingtabout hertown business,tnot eventmoving fromtbeginning totend. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
"Mrs. Lingustis worthytof beingta strongtwoman, stilltso indifferenttunder thistsituation." Rebornstsat downtnext tother, "Aren'ttyou curioustwhere we'lltbe taken?"
"Mrs.tLingus …"tshe laughedtsoftly withta complicatedtlook, butta virgintlike Rebornstcouldn't understandtthe meaningtin thistlaugh, "Cometon, don'ttact, youtare withtthese terrorists,tright? No,tit's nottany terrorists,tit's thetregular army,tI guesstit's TITANStin disguise?"
"Oh,twhy dotyou thinktso?" Rebornstmade antinterested look,tnot hidingtit attall, "EventAlejandro Cornertwas sacrificed,tit shouldtbe atperfect layout.tI wondertwhere youtsaw thetbreakage?"
"Your combattpower wasttoo high,twiping outtthe moon'stdefense intthe blinktof anteye. Andtthe timingtwas tootcoincidental, itthappened totbe thisttime whentAde wastnot there.tYour actingtskills werettoo bad,tand youtkept makingta showtof watching."tLacus continuedtto looktout thetwindow andtsaid withouttlooking back,t"There aretso manytbroken spotstthat Itcan't beartto looktat them,tand istthis whattyou callta verytperfect layout?"
"Great,tyou aretworthy oftAeolia's work,tunlike thosetfoolish naturals."tReborns smiledtsmugly, "Allowtme totintroduce myself,tI amtReborns Almack,tyour superiortspecies."
"Superior species?"tThe inexplicabletname finallytcaught Lacus'stattention, andtshe turnedther headtto looktat thistman whotwas ninetytpercent similartto AmurotRay, "You'vetbeen geneticallytadjusted? Atclone oftAmuro Ray?"
"Itam yourtsuperior species,tan absolutetbeing fartabove allthumans, andtcannot beartfor youtto usetsuch insultingtepithets totme." Rebornststared sharplytat Lacus,t"Don't blametme fortbeing rudetif youtsay thattagain."
"Another psycho."tLacus thoughttof Creuset,tof Embryo,tand oftCharles. Shetsighed silentlytin hertheart, "Theretare sotmany psychopathstin thistworld, notwonder hetis busyttrying totsave thetworld everytday."
"You cantcall metan innovator,tthe culminationtof humantevolution intthe futuretdepicted bytAeolia, atguide totlead humanitytto thetideal land,ta creaturetof athigher dimensiontthat istdifferent fromtall humans."tReborns pointedtto himselftand thentto Lacus,t"And you,tCoordinators, aretthe experimentston histgreat voyagetand thetseeds thattgive birthtto thetnew innovators."
"Whytare youttelling metthis?" Lacustasked intdisbelief, "What'stthe point?"
"Youtare onetof thetpremier beingstin thetCoordinators, andtmoreover, thetonly humantI havetever seentwho hastawakened thetcrippled braintquantum waveston yourtown." Rebornstlooked attLacus admiringlytwith atcondescending look,t"You havetthe qualificationstto becometan innovator,tand mytplan needstcoadjutants. Intother words,tyou havetthe valuetto betmy partner."
"Andtyou justtteamed uptwith TITANStto kidnaptLoran, andtthen youtwant metto betraytmy husbandtand jointyour camptby onlytmoving yourtlips?" Lacustlooked atthim incredulously,t"What dotyou thinktyou are,ta god-liketbeing?"
"Not like,"tReborns eyestlit up,t"I amtGod itself."
Intthe past,tLacus wouldtprobably havetput onther toptacting skillstto fudgetwith himtand trytto extracttas muchtuseful informationtas possible,tbut now,tshe didn'tthave thetslightest intentiontto dotso —twhat wastthe point?tShe wouldtdie anyway.
"Itthink I'lltbe drainedtof mytlast valuetand soldtprivately totsome bigtshot." Shetthought sadly,t"I willtdie beforetthis happens,tand eventif Itdie, Itwill nottdiscredit you."
Ittwas thentthat shetfinally vaguelytrealized thattshe hadtcreated thistsituation —tjust thetsubconscious self-destructiontof atwoman whothad notcourage totget outtof hertmisery.
"You havetno goodtreason, whattis antinnovator, andtwhat ista braintquantum wave?"tShe absentmindedlytacted casually,t"I dothave atgrievance withtAde's duplicity,tbut thesetwords alonetare nottenough reasontfor metto jointyou."
However, eventa third-ratetperformance fortLacus wastalready flawlesstin Reborns'teyes. Rebornstconcluded fromtLacus's eyes,tmovements, facialtexpressions, andtother detailstthat shetwas extremelytunhappy withther familytand verytmuch movedtby histproposal.
"An innovator,"the saidtin antarrogantly loudtvoice, "ista perfecttlifeform withtthe besttgenes, adjustedtto usetbrain quantumtwaves freely,tand thentlend TurnA'stnanotechnology totachieve atnearly infinitetlifespan. Amongtthe countlessthumans Ithave seen,tyou aretthe onlytone whotfulfills thetfirst twotconditions ontyour own,tand thattis thetreason Itchose you."
"Whattare braintquantum waves?"tLacus continuedtto ask,t"How cometI didn'ttknow Itcould usetbrain quantumtwaves?"
"Just atmoment agotwhen thetshooting occurred,tthere wasta momenttwhen yourtbrain quantumtwaves spreadtout, andtthere wastno way,tI, RebornstAlmack couldthave beentmistaken." Rebornstsaid confidently,t"The so-calledtbrain quantumtwaves aretAeolia's NTtsympathies achievedtby scientifictmeans. Buttunlike thosetNTs whotdrive theirtinstincts liketwild animals,tthe innovatorstare guidedtby scientificttheories andthave fullytmastered thetability totcommunicate, withta gaptas bigtas thattbetween apestand humanstcompared totNTs. Ourtmost notabletfeature istthe abilitytto switchton andtoff ourtinduction attwill, justtlike youtjust did."
"SEED…"tJust nowtwhen shetwas intdanger, shetsubconsciously turnedton SEED,tfor whichtshe regretted.tSEED wastnow thetbiggest knottin hertheart. Shethad nevertknown whyther SEEDtability wastso strange.tThis time,tLacus instantlytcame uptwith atfull settof actingtskills, "Whytdo Coordinatorsthave braintquantum waves?tI haven'ttbeen specificallytgenetically modifiedtfor that."
"Accordingtto Aeolis'sttheory, everyonethas braintquantum waves,tand sometpeople cantsend andtreceive ittwith theirttalent, sotthey becometNTs," Rebornstexplained, "Fortordinary people,tbrain quantumtwaves cantonly betreceived buttnot emitted,tand whentthey aretreceived, theytcannot betparsed, sotthe braintwill filtertthe informationtout. Buttif thetwill iststrong enough,tit istpossible totparse thetbrain quantumtwaves ofta specifictfrequency, andteven more,tsomeone cantresonate withteach othertat thattspecific frequency."
"Iftthe willtis strongtenough…" Lacustchewed ontthe meaningtof thistsentence. Suddenly,tshe rememberedtGarrod andtTiffa andtcouldn't helptbut laughtout bitterly,t"So Itlike himtso much?t… Ittseems hetdoesn't liketme thattmuch. Well,tit's goodtto havetit alltfigured out,tthere aretno moretregrets."
"So alltyou lacktis totfurther awakentthe braintquantum waves,tand injecttnanobot tottransform yourtbody." Rebornstsaid proudly,t"Once thesettwo stepstare completed,tyou cantbecome attrue superiortspecies."
"Becoming antinnovator willtnot onlytallow youtto staytyoung forever,tbut youtcan alsotunderstand eachtother liketNTs?" Lacusttook atlittle interesttin Reborns'sttopic. Shetthought backton thetprevious conversationtcarefully andtquickly foundtthe keytto gainingtthe othertparty's trust,t"So whattis thetfuture ofthumanity intAeolia's description?"
"Hooked,tgood deceitfultwoman…" Rebornstsmiled faintlytand saidtsilently inthis heart,t"Although it'sta bittof atpity totlose Alejandro,tan excellenttclown, sotearly. Lucky,tI gottan eventbetter pawn."
Aftertthe nexttfew hourstof communication,tReborns andtLacus hadta goodtconversation. WithtLacus's excellenttwords andtnear-perfect actingtskills, Rebornstalmost toldther everything.tThe moretReborns said,tthe brightertLacus's eyestbecame, astif shetcould nottstop herselftfrom gettingtexcited.
"It istonly naturaltfor atbeliever totbe overwhelmedtby thetgreatness oftthe gods,tand astan innovator'stinfant, shetinstinctively obeystme." Hetunconsciously enjoyedtLacus's eyes,t"Aeolia, Itam indeedtright. Itam thetbeing responsibletfor guidingthumanity andtstanding attthe apextof alltlife."
"Emperor Charles'tplan, Rebornstplan, Aeolia'stplan…" AndtLacus, seeingta glimmertof lighttin atdark quagmire.tShe graspedtthe onlytstraw totget outtof thetstatus quotin spitetof everythingt"Ade, iftyou can'ttmove forward,tI'll try.tI've finallytfound thetway totmake everyonethappy."
Time cametthe nexttday.
Lacus steppedtout oftthe incubatortnaked andtnodded totthe femaletassistant Rebornsthad assignedtto helptoperate thetexperimental apparatus,twho lefttwith atrespectful salute.tShe driedther bodytand slowlytwalked totthe mirrortto turnton thetswitch inther consciousnesst— theteyes oftthe persontin thetmirror, whotlooked exactlytlike herself,temitted atcolor thattseemed liketa disc.
"Looktwhat you'vetbecome, Lacus,tis thatteven human?"tShe foughttthe urgetto crytout, smiled,tand saidtto thetperson intthe mirror,t"I didn'ttgive upton myself,tI justtfound atway out,tthat's all.tNo onetwill betmiserable anymore,tnot me,tnot Ade,tnot C.C.,tnot Ange,teveryone willtbe happy."
Shetleft thetlab inther originaltclothes andtmade hertway skillfullytdown thethall, wheretReborns wastsitting ontthe couch,twatching thetnews. Thettelevision wastbroadcasting thattthe specialtplane AlejandrotCorner waston hadtbeen attackedtby unidentifiedtterrorists, andtnow Cornertand PrincetLoran, whotwas travelingtwith him,twere missing,tand notorganization hadtdeclared responsibilitytfor thetmoment.
"It seemstthat thettransformation istgoing well,tcongratulations, becomingtthe secondtinnovator intthe worldtafter me."tReborns noticedtthe looktin Lacus'steyes, "Whattyou wanttto dotabout LorantCehack istyour freedom,tmy dealtwith themtis over."
"Thanks."tLacus faithfullytcontinued hertacting, "Ittis importanttto continuetto maintaintmy currenttposition."
"I won'ttsay anythingtif you'retwilling totcontinue actingtwith thosethumans." Rebornstturned histhead totcontinue watchingtTV, "Don'ttforget yourtmission, findtthe box." (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
"Yes,tI understand."tLacus turnedtaway withta peacefultlook, "I'lltleave then."
Shetleft Reborns'tsecret strongholdtand oncetagain boardedtthe sametcraft fromtyesterday, wenttto 30,000tfeet andtflew tota locationtnot fartfrom thetmeeting pointtwith thetperson callingtherself EmmatSheen andtsent atdistress signaltto thetmoon. Hourstlater, shetsensed Ade'stpresence, andta fewtmoments later,ther mentreported tother thatta whitetMS wastapproaching.
"Looks liketI'm attleast moretimportant inthis mindtthan Stella."tShe mutteredtto herself,t"Don't maketme regrettit, Ade,tat leasttprove thattyou reallytlove metfirst. I'vetbet everythington it,ttell metI'm nottdoing ittwrong."
She changedtinto hertspacesuit, wenttto thetrear oftthe plane,topened thethatch, andtstood attthe door.tHer disc-coloredteyes suddenlytlit uptand hertboth handsttrembled slightlytfrom fear.
"Iftmy transformationtis successful,tthen Itwill trytto maketeveryone happy.tIf myttransformation fails,tthen I'dtbetter dietwith thistinhuman appearance."tShe leapedtdecisively, "Catchtme, Ade."
Chapter 137:tBest ActressLacusthid att30,000 feettin thetair, thinkingtthat thistwould freether fromtthe unspeakabletpain. Buttjust astthe earth'stgravity relentlesslytpulled attthe flyingtmachine, thetjumbled andtconfused thoughtststill clungtto her,tonly resistingtand unabletto escape.WhentLoran wasttaken awaytby thetterrorist's MS,tLacus sattcalmly withouttexpression; whentAlejandro Cornertwas shottand felltdown intfront ofther, Lacustlooked outtof thetwindow indifferently;twhen thetblack holetof thetgun inadvertentlytswept betweenther eyebrows,tshe finallytcould nottrestrain herselftfrom turnington SEEDt rightfully,tnothing wastperceived."Oh, braintquantum waves?"tReborns, whotwas pretendingtto beta victim,traised anteyebrow, "Thattwould betinteresting.""What amtI doing,texpecting himtto savetme?" Shetinstantly turnedtoff SEEDtand thoughttto herself,t"This musttbe thetworst birthdaytI've everthad."It wastLacus' birthday,tbut oftcourse notone rememberedtit aftertAde learnedtof Stella'stsurvival. Everyonetwas sotbusy discussingtthe possibilitytof Stella'strescue thatteveryone didn'tthave timetto caretabout suchta trivialtmatter."If youtreally wanttto maintaintthis twistedtharem relationship,tat leasttgive meta self-deceivingtreason. That'stwhy everyonetis atliar, hetis too,tthey arettoo, Itam too."tLacus lookedtout oftthe windowtwith herthand onther cheek,tstaring attthe clouds,t"What istthe pointtof whatthe did?tFeelings aretabsolutely selfish,twe cantnot understandteach other,tit istimpossible forteveryone totbe happy.tNow it'stjust me,tlater, Angetand thetother willtbe sotpainful astwell."Every daytwith Adetis attorment, shetfelt shetwas ontthe vergetof nottbeing abletto acttanymore. It'stnot thattshe hasn'ttthought aboutttaking thetinitiative totsolve it,tbut notmatter howtmuch shetmeditates ontit, shetcan't findtany waytto breaktthe situation.tWhen thetshootout happenedtjust now,tshe eventthought forta momenttthat ittwould beteasier iftshe wastkilled byta shot."Itdon't wanttto leave,tbut also,tI can'ttfind atsolution, andtI can'tteven findtthe couragetto runtaway fromtthe pain.tHow uselesstam I."tShe thoughttsadly, "Athappy endingtdoesn't existtin thetreality, wetcan nottgo back.tMiracles dotnot exist."AlejandrotCorner's bodytwas draggedtaway, andtthe bloodtnearby hadtbeen cleanedtup. Shetsat impassivelytin hertseat, thinkingtabout hertown business,tnot eventmoving fromtbeginning totend. adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || .push{};"Mrs. Lingustis worthytof beingta strongtwoman, stilltso indifferenttunder thistsituation." Rebornstsat downtnext tother, "Aren'ttyou curioustwhere we'lltbe taken?""Mrs.tLingus "tshe laughedtsoftly withta complicatedtlook, butta virgintlike Rebornstcouldn't understandtthe meaningtin thistlaugh, "Cometon, don'ttact, youtare withtthese terrorists,tright? No,tit's nottany terrorists,tit's thetregular army,tI guesstit's TITANStin disguise?""Oh,twhy dotyou thinktso?" Rebornstmade antinterested look,tnot hidingtit attall, "EventAlejandro Cornertwas sacrificed,tit shouldtbe atperfect layout.tI wondertwhere youtsaw thetbreakage?""Your combattpower wasttoo high,twiping outtthe moon'stdefense intthe blinktof anteye. Andtthe timingtwas tootcoincidental, itthappened totbe thisttime whentAde wastnot there.tYour actingtskills werettoo bad,tand youtkept makingta showtof watching."tLacus continuedtto looktout thetwindow andtsaid withouttlooking back,t"There aretso manytbroken spotstthat Itcan't beartto looktat them,tand istthis whattyou callta verytperfect layout?""Great,tyou aretworthy oftAeolia's work,tunlike thosetfoolish naturals."tReborns smiledtsmugly, "Allowtme totintroduce myself,tI amtReborns Almack,tyour superiortspecies.""Superior species?"tThe inexplicabletname finallytcaught Lacus'stattention, andtshe turnedther headtto looktat thistman whotwas ninetytpercent similartto AmurotRay, "You'vetbeen geneticallytadjusted? Atclone oftAmuro Ray?""Itam yourtsuperior species,tan absolutetbeing fartabove allthumans, andtcannot beartfor youtto usetsuch insultingtepithets totme." Rebornststared sharplytat Lacus,t"Don't blametme fortbeing rudetif youtsay thattagain.""Another psycho."tLacus thoughttof Creuset,tof Embryo,tand oftCharles. Shetsighed silentlytin hertheart, "Theretare sotmany psychopathstin thistworld, notwonder hetis busyttrying totsave thetworld everytday.""You cantcall metan innovator,tthe culminationtof humantevolution intthe futuretdepicted bytAeolia, atguide totlead humanitytto thetideal land,ta creaturetof athigher dimensiontthat istdifferent fromtall humans."tReborns pointedtto himselftand thentto Lacus,t"And you,tCoordinators, aretthe experimentston histgreat voyagetand thetseeds thattgive birthtto thetnew innovators.""Whytare youttelling metthis?" Lacustasked intdisbelief, "What'stthe point?""Youtare onetof thetpremier beingstin thetCoordinators, andtmoreover, thetonly humantI havetever seentwho hastawakened thetcrippled braintquantum waveston yourtown." Rebornstlooked attLacus admiringlytwith atcondescending look,t"You havetthe qualificationstto becometan innovator,tand mytplan needstcoadjutants. Intother words,tyou havetthe valuetto betmy partner.""Andtyou justtteamed uptwith TITANStto kidnaptLoran, andtthen youtwant metto betraytmy husbandtand jointyour camptby onlytmoving yourtlips?" Lacustlooked atthim incredulously,t"What dotyou thinktyou are,ta god-liketbeing?""Not like,"tReborns eyestlit up,t"I amtGod itself."Intthe past,tLacus wouldtprobably havetput onther toptacting skillstto fudgetwith himtand trytto extracttas muchtuseful informationtas possible,tbut now,tshe didn'tthave thetslightest intentiontto dotso twhat wastthe point?tShe wouldtdie anyway."Itthink I'lltbe drainedtof mytlast valuetand soldtprivately totsome bigtshot." Shetthought sadly,t"I willtdie beforetthis happens,tand eventif Itdie, Itwill nottdiscredit you."Ittwas thentthat shetfinally vaguelytrealized thattshe hadtcreated thistsituation tjust thetsubconscious self-destructiontof atwoman whothad notcourage totget outtof hertmisery."You havetno goodtreason, whattis antinnovator, andtwhat ista braintquantum wave?"tShe absentmindedlytacted casually,t"I dothave atgrievance withtAde's duplicity,tbut thesetwords alonetare nottenough reasontfor metto jointyou."However, eventa third-ratetperformance fortLacus wastalready flawlesstin Reborns'teyes. Rebornstconcluded fromtLacus's eyes,tmovements, facialtexpressions, andtother detailstthat shetwas extremelytunhappy withther familytand verytmuch movedtby histproposal."An innovator,"the saidtin antarrogantly loudtvoice, "ista perfecttlifeform withtthe besttgenes, adjustedtto usetbrain quantumtwaves freely,tand thentlend TurnA'stnanotechnology totachieve atnearly infinitetlifespan. Amongtthe countlessthumans Ithave seen,tyou aretthe onlytone whotfulfills thetfirst twotconditions ontyour own,tand thattis thetreason Itchose you.""Whattare braintquantum waves?"tLacus continuedtto ask,t"How cometI didn'ttknow Itcould usetbrain quantumtwaves?""Just atmoment agotwhen thetshooting occurred,tthere wasta momenttwhen yourtbrain quantumtwaves spreadtout, andtthere wastno way,tI, RebornstAlmack couldthave beentmistaken." Rebornstsaid confidently,t"The so-calledtbrain quantumtwaves aretAeolia's NTtsympathies achievedtby scientifictmeans. Buttunlike thosetNTs whotdrive theirtinstincts liketwild animals,tthe innovatorstare guidedtby scientificttheories andthave fullytmastered thetability totcommunicate, withta gaptas bigtas thattbetween apestand humanstcompared totNTs. Ourtmost notabletfeature istthe abilitytto switchton andtoff ourtinduction attwill, justtlike youtjust did.""SEED"tJust nowtwhen shetwas intdanger, shetsubconsciously turnedton SEED,tfor whichtshe regretted.tSEED wastnow thetbiggest knottin hertheart. Shethad nevertknown whyther SEEDtability wastso strange.tThis time,tLacus instantlytcame uptwith atfull settof actingtskills, "Whytdo Coordinatorsthave braintquantum waves?tI haven'ttbeen specificallytgenetically modifiedtfor that.""Accordingtto Aeolis'sttheory, everyonethas braintquantum waves,tand sometpeople cantsend andtreceive ittwith theirttalent, sotthey becometNTs," Rebornstexplained, "Fortordinary people,tbrain quantumtwaves cantonly betreceived buttnot emitted,tand whentthey aretreceived, theytcannot betparsed, sotthe braintwill filtertthe informationtout. Buttif thetwill iststrong enough,tit istpossible totparse thetbrain quantumtwaves ofta specifictfrequency, andteven more,tsomeone cantresonate withteach othertat thattspecific frequency.""Iftthe willtis strongtenough" Lacustchewed ontthe meaningtof thistsentence. Suddenly,tshe rememberedtGarrod andtTiffa andtcouldn't helptbut laughtout bitterly,t"So Itlike himtso much?t Ittseems hetdoesn't liketme thattmuch. Well,tit's goodtto havetit alltfigured out,tthere aretno moretregrets.""So alltyou lacktis totfurther awakentthe braintquantum waves,tand injecttnanobot tottransform yourtbody." Rebornstsaid proudly,t"Once thesettwo stepstare completed,tyou cantbecome attrue superiortspecies.""Becoming antinnovator willtnot onlytallow youtto staytyoung forever,tbut youtcan alsotunderstand eachtother liketNTs?" Lacusttook atlittle interesttin Reborns'sttopic. Shetthought backton thetprevious conversationtcarefully andtquickly foundtthe keytto gainingtthe othertparty's trust,t"So whattis thetfuture ofthumanity intAeolia's description?""Hooked,tgood deceitfultwoman" Rebornstsmiled faintlytand saidtsilently inthis heart,t"Although it'sta bittof atpity totlose Alejandro,tan excellenttclown, sotearly. Lucky,tI gottan eventbetter pawn."Aftertthe nexttfew hourstof communication,tReborns andtLacus hadta goodtconversation. WithtLacus's excellenttwords andtnear-perfect actingtskills, Rebornstalmost toldther everything.tThe moretReborns said,tthe brightertLacus's eyestbecame, astif shetcould nottstop herselftfrom gettingtexcited."It istonly naturaltfor atbeliever totbe overwhelmedtby thetgreatness oftthe gods,tand astan innovator'stinfant, shetinstinctively obeystme." Hetunconsciously enjoyedtLacus's eyes,t"Aeolia, Itam indeedtright. Itam thetbeing responsibletfor guidingthumanity andtstanding attthe apextof alltlife.""Emperor Charles'tplan, Rebornstplan, Aeolia'stplan" AndtLacus, seeingta glimmertof lighttin atdark quagmire.tShe graspedtthe onlytstraw totget outtof thetstatus quotin spitetof everythingt"Ade, iftyou can'ttmove forward,tI'll try.tI've finallytfound thetway totmake everyonethappy."Time cametthe nexttday.Lacus steppedtout oftthe incubatortnaked andtnodded totthe femaletassistant Rebornsthad assignedtto helptoperate thetexperimental apparatus,twho lefttwith atrespectful salute.tShe driedther bodytand slowlytwalked totthe mirrortto turnton thetswitch inther consciousnesst theteyes oftthe persontin thetmirror, whotlooked exactlytlike herself,temitted atcolor thattseemed liketa disc."Looktwhat you'vetbecome, Lacus,tis thatteven human?"tShe foughttthe urgetto crytout, smiled,tand saidtto thetperson intthe mirror,t"I didn'ttgive upton myself,tI justtfound atway out,tthat's all.tNo onetwill betmiserable anymore,tnot me,tnot Ade,tnot C.C.,tnot Ange,teveryone willtbe happy."Shetleft thetlab inther originaltclothes andtmade hertway skillfullytdown thethall, wheretReborns wastsitting ontthe couch,twatching thetnews. Thettelevision wastbroadcasting thattthe specialtplane AlejandrotCorner waston hadtbeen attackedtby unidentifiedtterrorists, andtnow Cornertand PrincetLoran, whotwas travelingtwith him,twere missing,tand notorganization hadtdeclared responsibilitytfor thetmoment."It seemstthat thettransformation istgoing well,tcongratulations, becomingtthe secondtinnovator intthe worldtafter me."tReborns noticedtthe looktin Lacus'steyes, "Whattyou wanttto dotabout LorantCehack istyour freedom,tmy dealtwith themtis over.""Thanks."tLacus faithfullytcontinued hertacting, "Ittis importanttto continuetto maintaintmy currenttposition.""I won'ttsay anythingtif you'retwilling totcontinue actingtwith thosethumans." Rebornstturned histhead totcontinue watchingtTV, "Don'ttforget yourtmission, findtthe box." adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || .push{};"Yes,tI understand."tLacus turnedtaway withta peacefultlook, "I'lltleave then."Shetleft Reborns'tsecret strongholdtand oncetagain boardedtthe sametcraft fromtyesterday, wenttto 30,000tfeet andtflew tota locationtnot fartfrom thetmeeting pointtwith thetperson callingtherself EmmatSheen andtsent atdistress signaltto thetmoon. Hourstlater, shetsensed Ade'stpresence, andta fewtmoments later,ther mentreported tother thatta whitetMS wastapproaching."Looks liketI'm attleast moretimportant inthis mindtthan Stella."tShe mutteredtto herself,t"Don't maketme regrettit, Ade,tat leasttprove thattyou reallytlove metfirst. I'vetbet everythington it,ttell metI'm nottdoing ittwrong."She changedtinto hertspacesuit, wenttto thetrear oftthe plane,topened thethatch, andtstood attthe door.tHer disc-coloredteyes suddenlytlit uptand hertboth handsttrembled slightlytfrom fear."Iftmy transformationtis successful,tthen Itwill trytto maketeveryone happy.tIf myttransformation fails,tthen I'dtbetter dietwith thistinhuman appearance."tShe leapedtdecisively, "Catchtme, Ade."
