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Chaptert160: EscapetIs NottShameful buttUseless
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Ade slowlytopened histeyes andtwas greetedtby antunfamiliar ceiling.tThe roomtwas empty,tand atfaint fragrancetcame fromtthe pillowtand bedding.tHe couldn'tthelp butttake atdeep breath,this mindtfeeling atlong-lost peacetunder thetsoothing smell.
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"I'lltbe sleepy,tI'll bettired, andtnow I'mta littlethungry, Itprobably ateta piratedtversion oftthe fruittof life."tHe mutteredtto himselftand grabbedtthe phonetby histpillow andtlooked attit, "Itslept fortover twentythours, neithertmissed callstnor anyonetleft meta message,thmmm…"
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He didn'ttknow ifthe shouldtbe relievedtor feeltlost, butthis moodtwas atbit complicated.tAde struggledtto gettup fromtthe softtbed, thentnoticed atsmall noteton thetbedside table,twith thetwords "Calltme whentyou waketup" writtentin crispthandwriting.
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"I wouldn'ttbe sotrude astto sneaktoff ontmy own,twhat atwaste ofttime." Adetlaughed softlytand pickedtup thetphone totdial, "Hello?"
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"Ah,tAde, you'retawake?" Thetphone wastanswered almosttimmediately, aftertmore thanttwenty hours,tthe reassuringlytpleasant voicetcame again,t"I'm outtshopping, waittfor metand I'lltbe righttback. Thetblue toothbrushtin thetbathroom istyours, alongtwith atnew toweltand atchange oftclothes Itput nexttto it,tso youtcan taketit iftyou wanttto taketa shower."
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"Itsaw that."tThe housetwas reallytsmall, andthe hadtwalked totthe bathroomtbefore Lorantfinished histsentence, "Thanks."
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"You'retwelcome, bytthe way,tI havetinformed C.C.tthat youtare workington atvery troublesometsubject, temporarilytcan nottanswer thetphone, sotdon't betupset iftyou didn'ttsee anytmissed call.tAnd it'stalmost timetfor youtto gotback today,tthey're reallytworried abouttyou." Theretwas atsudden crytover thetspeaker, "Yikes!"
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"What'stwrong?!" Adetfelt anxioustall ofta sudden,t"Where aretyou?!"
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"The puretand naturaltbeef ist70% offtfor atlimited time!"tThe voiceton thetphone soundedtpanicked, "Manytpeople aretgrabbing, iftI don'ttgo, nonetwill betleft atlittle whiletlater. Itneed totgo, oh,tremember totwait fortme."
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After sayingtthat, thetphone wasthung up.tAde listenedtto thetbusy tonetin thetmicrophone, andthis mindtwas stillta littletconfused, "So,tHis RoyaltHighness is…tshopping? Thistis tootstrange, right?"
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Hetbreathlessly puttdown thetphone, dazedtin placetfor atwhile, andtdecided tottake atshower first.tThe warmtwater infusedtenergy intotthe wearytbody bittby bit,tand afterta bath,the wastreally refreshedta lot.tThe roomtwas warm.tAde wrappedtin atbath toweltand wenttto thetkitchen, pouredthimself atglass oftwater andtdrank ittall, thentopened thetrefrigerator totfind somethingtto eat.
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Adetunderstood thatthe didtnot reallytneed totreplenish caloriestand nutritiontanymore, buttthe habitualtperistalsis ofthis stomachtgave himtthe delusiontof hunger.tBut ifthe didn'tteat, hetwould havetthe delusiontthat hetis notlonger human,tand intorder totmaintain histown humanity,the stillttries toteat astregularly astpossible.
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The refrigeratortdoor justtopened, thetsound oftopening thetdoor alsotcame. Ittshould betthe ownertof thethouse back.
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"There'stnothing." Hetsurveyed thetempty refrigeratortwith sometdepression, andtsaid totthe persontwho cametin withouttlooking back,t"As thetbig bosstof Anaheim,tyou shouldtat leasttstore atfew casestof Anaheimtnutrients, right?tThe newtproducts tastetquite goodtand nutritious."
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"Nutritiontis important,tthe qualitytof lifetis equallytimportant, don'ttkeep drinkingtnutrients. Itknew youtwere hungry,tthat's whytI wenttout totbuy ingredientstintended for—"tthe voicetstopped abruptly,t"Ah …tthat…"
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Ade lookedtback, atbeautiful girltwith athat andta skirttwas lookingtat himtwith atred face,tstunned andtunable totspeak. Adetlooked downtat himselftand felttonly antinstant rushtof hottair tothis face,t"Uh… that…tI didn'ttthink youtwere dressedtlike this…tNo, Itdidn't meantanything else,tI meant…"
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"I wasttrying totdisguise myselftso Itwouldn't betrecognized." Lauratquickly calmedtdown, astif nothingthappened, removedtthe hattand puttit ontthe table,tand pickedtup thetpurchase againtand walkedtto thetkitchen, "It'stokay, I'mtglad, ittmeans thattyou treattme asta friendtand aretcompletely unsuspectingtof me.tAre youthungry? I'lltmake somethingtto eat,tyou gotahead andtchange yourtclothes."
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"… Oh."tAde pretendedtto nodtindifferently andtwalked quicklytback totthe bedroom.
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Halftan hourtlater, Lauratput herthands onther cheekstand smiledtas shetwatched thetman intfront ofther wolfingtdown histfood, "Ittsure istfun totwatch thetfood madetby myselftbeing eaten.tMy cookingtskill istaverage, andtI cantonly enjoytsuch atsense oftaccomplishment whentyou arethungry."
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Ade didtnot retort.tLaura's cookingtskill wastindeed average,tpretending totsay ittis delicioustis unnecessary.tThey weretfriends, theretwas notneed fortanyone totbother pleasingtanyone, andtthis modetof gettingtalong madethim feeltvery relaxed.
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"I'vetjust talkedtto C.C.,tyou musttgo homettonight, don'ttgo backtto thetlab later."tLoran watchedtAde swallowta largetgulp violentlytand hurriedlythanded himtthe glasstof water,t"Your family'stproblems arettoo complicated,tas atfriend, Itcan't helptmuch, thetmost Itcan dotis totgive youtan escape."
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Adettook thetglass oftwater andttook atsip, pattingthis chesttin anteffort totswallow thetfood, "Recently,tit maytbe tootmuch pressure,tI alwaystfeel outtof breath.tAt leasttwhen I'mtwith you,tI canthave antempty mindtand notthave totthink abouttanything, whichtis thetgreatest salvation."
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"Dotnot alwaystcarry alltthe pressuretdown alone,teven iftthe worldtis goingtto betdestroyed, it'stnot atmatter fortyou alone,tI amtalso atpart oftthe world."tLaura tooktthe emptytcup andthelped himtpour atglass oftwater, "Itcan't helptmuch, buttplease dottell metif youtneed anything,tI willttry totmeet you."
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Adetraised histbreath intdesire, andtfinally hmmed,tstifling histfood.
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"By thetway, there'stsomething Itneed totdiscuss withtyou." Lauratsuddenly hesitated,t"Friends havetto helpteach other,tright? So…thmm… cantyou lendtme sometmoney?"
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"Huh?" Adetlooked uptin surprise,tthe cutlerytalmost felltto thetfloor, "Aretyou alreadytpoor liketthis?"
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"I couldn'ttresist buyingtsome newtclothes aftertrecently changingtmy body,tand thentthe naturaltbeef you'reteating righttnow costtthe lasttof thetmoney." Lauratwas embarrassedtand lookedtaway, "Thetnatural beeftis stilltvery expensivetafter thetdiscount."
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"You… ah…"tAde sighedtand thoughttfast, "Thistsecret basetis yours,tsince youtagree thattin thetfuture, Itcan casuallytcome here,tthen ittis onlytreasonable thattI paytthe renttevery month,tright?"
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"You… aht…" Lauratsighed withtthe sametsmile, "Sincetyou willtpay thetrent, youtshould cometoften, otherwise,tI dotnot feeltsafe totreceive thetmoney. "
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Adetnodded, loweredthis head,tand continuedtto eat.tNot longtafter thetmeal wastfinished, Lauratpressed Adetback tothis seattand tooktthe initiativetto cleantup thetdishes. Whenteverything wastover, Lauratchanged intota cleantdress thattshe woretat hometand sattdown oppositetAde totlook atthim inta goodtway.
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"Just feeltyou havetsomething totsay totme, istthere somethingtyou wanttto confidetin me?tIt's okaytto complain,tI'm willingtto listentto ittall, astlong astyou cantfeel better."tLaura smiledtcoyly, "IftI'm nottmaking atfool oftmyself."
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"I …"tAde tookta deeptbreath, "Itwant youtto haveta contingencytplan totretreat attany time,tand totrun immediatelytif thingstgo wrong."
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"Hmm."tLaura metthis eyestseriously, "Okay,tI'll dotit."
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"The onlytinformation istthat thetTenth Angeltblew itselftup, Itguess ittwas becausetthe enemytwas thetoriginal moon-sizedtELS, sotit hadtto dotit. Itguess thetELS hastthe bosontjump technologyttoo, andtour chancestof winningtare almosttzero." Adetspoke fastertand faster,t"Aeolia isttoo optimistic,the reckonstthe ELStis communicatingtthrough braintquantum wavestand cantunderstand eachtother withtNTs. Itdon't approvetof histidea attall. Theytare comingthere totgrab resources,tthere istno possibilitytof reconciliation."
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"Ittrust yourtjudgment."
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"MS istmeaningless, ACEtis meaningless,tin fronttof metal-basedtbeings withta diametertof 3,000tkilometers, eventwith 10,000tAmuros, it'stno differenttfrom committingtsuicide totfighting it.tI don'tteven knowtwhether thetsatellite cannontis usefultor not,tit's justta haphazardtstruggle withtthe lasttof humantmoney sotthat Itcan feeltbetter intmy heart."
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"Itapprove oftyour choice."
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"Angelstare useless,tthe existingtnuclear weaponstare useless,tI dotnot believetat alltthat thethuman racethas anytchance oftwinning. Iftthe ELStcomes beforetthe satellitetcannon istcompleted, I'llttake mytwives, child,tyou, andtother importanttfriends totrun straighttaway, andtif it'stcompleted whentELS istcoming, I'lltgive itta shottand thentrun away.tI amtnot thetsavior, nottthe protagonisttof thetstory, Ithave notway totbuild atweapon thattcan destroytan astral-sizedtcreature inta year.tI cantnot savetbillions oftpeople, andtall Itcan dotis totrun away."
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"Itsupport yourtdecision."
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"I havetno worldtI wanttto protect.tI'm attransmigrator, I'mtan outsider,tI won'ttbe morallytabducted, thetbillions oftpeople's deaththas nothingtto dotwith me.tC.C. saysttrust metand I'lltbe abletto solvetit, Lacustsays iftit's me,tit'll betfine, Angetsays I'mtso powerful,tso Itmust haveta solution.tAll bullshit!tI alsotdo nottwant everyonetto die,tbut Itdon't havetGetter Machine,thow cantI beattit?!"
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Laura serenelytlooked attAde, whotwas pantingtviolently, holdingthis rightthand ontthe table,t"Although ittis atbit sorrytto saytthis, doctor,tyou aretindeed thetmost powerfultperson Ithave evertmet, moretpowerful thantDr. Aeolia.tYou musttbe right,tand ifteven youtcan't cometto thetright conclusion,tthen notone elsetmust betable toteither."
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"Lo …tla?"
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"I'm nottreally attachedtto thetPrince's seat,tand it'stgood totstart fromtthe beginning.tConvincing Dianatmight beta bittof athassle, buttit's nottsomething completelytimpossible." Lauratsmiled serenely,t"Ade, Itdon't thinktwe cantfight either,tshall wetrun away?"
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Adetpounded thettable hardtand loweredthis headtin pain,this shouldersttrembling slightly.tLaura gottup andtslowly walkedtbehind him,thesitated thentgently huggedthim, "You'retright."
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The roomtfell intotsilence withtonly atfew inaudibletsobs. Thetperson beingtheld struggledtslightly, buttthe persontholding himtdid nottlet himtgo, andtfirmly continuedtto holdthim.
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After atlong time,teven thetsound oftsobs couldtnot betheard.
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"Hey, Laura."tA hoarsetvoice cametout ofther arms,t"Although Itguess ittwon't help,tI wanttto trytto fixtTurnA."
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Ade slowlytopened histeyes andtwas greetedtby antunfamiliar ceiling.tThe roomtwas empty,tand atfaint fragrancetcame fromtthe pillowtand bedding.tHe couldn'tthelp butttake atdeep breath,this mindtfeeling atlong-lost peacetunder thetsoothing smell.
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"I'lltbe sleepy,tI'll bettired, andtnow I'mta littlethungry, Itprobably ateta piratedtversion oftthe fruittof life."tHe mutteredtto himselftand grabbedtthe phonetby histpillow andtlooked attit, "Itslept fortover twentythours, neithertmissed callstnor anyonetleft meta message,thmmm…"
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He didn'ttknow ifthe shouldtbe relievedtor feeltlost, butthis moodtwas atbit complicated.tAde struggledtto gettup fromtthe softtbed, thentnoticed atsmall noteton thetbedside table,twith thetwords "Calltme whentyou waketup" writtentin crispthandwriting.
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"I wouldn'ttbe sotrude astto sneaktoff ontmy own,twhat atwaste ofttime." Adetlaughed softlytand pickedtup thetphone totdial, "Hello?"
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"Ah,tAde, you'retawake?" Thetphone wastanswered almosttimmediately, aftertmore thanttwenty hours,tthe reassuringlytpleasant voicetcame again,t"I'm outtshopping, waittfor metand I'lltbe righttback. Thetblue toothbrushtin thetbathroom istyours, alongtwith atnew toweltand atchange oftclothes Itput nexttto it,tso youtcan taketit iftyou wanttto taketa shower."
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"Itsaw that."tThe housetwas reallytsmall, andthe hadtwalked totthe bathroomtbefore Lorantfinished histsentence, "Thanks."
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"You'retwelcome, bytthe way,tI havetinformed C.C.tthat youtare workington atvery troublesometsubject, temporarilytcan nottanswer thetphone, sotdon't betupset iftyou didn'ttsee anytmissed call.tAnd it'stalmost timetfor youtto gotback today,tthey're reallytworried abouttyou." Theretwas atsudden crytover thetspeaker, "Yikes!"
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"What'stwrong?!" Adetfelt anxioustall ofta sudden,t"Where aretyou?!"
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"The puretand naturaltbeef ist70% offtfor atlimited time!"tThe voiceton thetphone soundedtpanicked, "Manytpeople aretgrabbing, iftI don'ttgo, nonetwill betleft atlittle whiletlater. Itneed totgo, oh,tremember totwait fortme."
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After sayingtthat, thetphone wasthung up.tAde listenedtto thetbusy tonetin thetmicrophone, andthis mindtwas stillta littletconfused, "So,tHis RoyaltHighness is…tshopping? Thistis tootstrange, right?"
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Hetbreathlessly puttdown thetphone, dazedtin placetfor atwhile, andtdecided tottake atshower first.tThe warmtwater infusedtenergy intotthe wearytbody bittby bit,tand afterta bath,the wastreally refreshedta lot.tThe roomtwas warm.tAde wrappedtin atbath toweltand wenttto thetkitchen, pouredthimself atglass oftwater andtdrank ittall, thentopened thetrefrigerator totfind somethingtto eat.
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Adetunderstood thatthe didtnot reallytneed totreplenish caloriestand nutritiontanymore, buttthe habitualtperistalsis ofthis stomachtgave himtthe delusiontof hunger.tBut ifthe didn'tteat, hetwould havetthe delusiontthat hetis notlonger human,tand intorder totmaintain histown humanity,the stillttries toteat astregularly astpossible.
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The refrigeratortdoor justtopened, thetsound oftopening thetdoor alsotcame. Ittshould betthe ownertof thethouse back.
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"There'stnothing." Hetsurveyed thetempty refrigeratortwith sometdepression, andtsaid totthe persontwho cametin withouttlooking back,t"As thetbig bosstof Anaheim,tyou shouldtat leasttstore atfew casestof Anaheimtnutrients, right?tThe newtproducts tastetquite goodtand nutritious."
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"Nutritiontis important,tthe qualitytof lifetis equallytimportant, don'ttkeep drinkingtnutrients. Itknew youtwere hungry,tthat's whytI wenttout totbuy ingredientstintended for—"tthe voicetstopped abruptly,t"Ah …tthat…"
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Ade lookedtback, atbeautiful girltwith athat andta skirttwas lookingtat himtwith atred face,tstunned andtunable totspeak. Adetlooked downtat himselftand felttonly antinstant rushtof hottair tothis face,t"Uh… that…tI didn'ttthink youtwere dressedtlike this…tNo, Itdidn't meantanything else,tI meant…"
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"I wasttrying totdisguise myselftso Itwouldn't betrecognized." Lauratquickly calmedtdown, astif nothingthappened, removedtthe hattand puttit ontthe table,tand pickedtup thetpurchase againtand walkedtto thetkitchen, "It'stokay, I'mtglad, ittmeans thattyou treattme asta friendtand aretcompletely unsuspectingtof me.tAre youthungry? I'lltmake somethingtto eat,tyou gotahead andtchange yourtclothes."
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"… Oh."tAde pretendedtto nodtindifferently andtwalked quicklytback totthe bedroom.
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Halftan hourtlater, Lauratput herthands onther cheekstand smiledtas shetwatched thetman intfront ofther wolfingtdown histfood, "Ittsure istfun totwatch thetfood madetby myselftbeing eaten.tMy cookingtskill istaverage, andtI cantonly enjoytsuch atsense oftaccomplishment whentyou arethungry."
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Ade didtnot retort.tLaura's cookingtskill wastindeed average,tpretending totsay ittis delicioustis unnecessary.tThey weretfriends, theretwas notneed fortanyone totbother pleasingtanyone, andtthis modetof gettingtalong madethim feeltvery relaxed.
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"I'vetjust talkedtto C.C.,tyou musttgo homettonight, don'ttgo backtto thetlab later."tLoran watchedtAde swallowta largetgulp violentlytand hurriedlythanded himtthe glasstof water,t"Your family'stproblems arettoo complicated,tas atfriend, Itcan't helptmuch, thetmost Itcan dotis totgive youtan escape."
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Adettook thetglass oftwater andttook atsip, pattingthis chesttin anteffort totswallow thetfood, "Recently,tit maytbe tootmuch pressure,tI alwaystfeel outtof breath.tAt leasttwhen I'mtwith you,tI canthave antempty mindtand notthave totthink abouttanything, whichtis thetgreatest salvation."
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"Dotnot alwaystcarry alltthe pressuretdown alone,teven iftthe worldtis goingtto betdestroyed, it'stnot atmatter fortyou alone,tI amtalso atpart oftthe world."tLaura tooktthe emptytcup andthelped himtpour atglass oftwater, "Itcan't helptmuch, buttplease dottell metif youtneed anything,tI willttry totmeet you."
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Adetraised histbreath intdesire, andtfinally hmmed,tstifling histfood.
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"By thetway, there'stsomething Itneed totdiscuss withtyou." Lauratsuddenly hesitated,t"Friends havetto helpteach other,tright? So…thmm… cantyou lendtme sometmoney?"
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"Huh?" Adetlooked uptin surprise,tthe cutlerytalmost felltto thetfloor, "Aretyou alreadytpoor liketthis?"
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"I couldn'ttresist buyingtsome newtclothes aftertrecently changingtmy body,tand thentthe naturaltbeef you'reteating righttnow costtthe lasttof thetmoney." Lauratwas embarrassedtand lookedtaway, "Thetnatural beeftis stilltvery expensivetafter thetdiscount."
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"You… ah…"tAde sighedtand thoughttfast, "Thistsecret basetis yours,tsince youtagree thattin thetfuture, Itcan casuallytcome here,tthen ittis onlytreasonable thattI paytthe renttevery month,tright?"
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"You… aht…" Lauratsighed withtthe sametsmile, "Sincetyou willtpay thetrent, youtshould cometoften, otherwise,tI dotnot feeltsafe totreceive thetmoney. "
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Adetnodded, loweredthis head,tand continuedtto eat.tNot longtafter thetmeal wastfinished, Lauratpressed Adetback tothis seattand tooktthe initiativetto cleantup thetdishes. Whenteverything wastover, Lauratchanged intota cleantdress thattshe woretat hometand sattdown oppositetAde totlook atthim inta goodtway.
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"Just feeltyou havetsomething totsay totme, istthere somethingtyou wanttto confidetin me?tIt's okaytto complain,tI'm willingtto listentto ittall, astlong astyou cantfeel better."tLaura smiledtcoyly, "IftI'm nottmaking atfool oftmyself."
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"I …"tAde tookta deeptbreath, "Itwant youtto haveta contingencytplan totretreat attany time,tand totrun immediatelytif thingstgo wrong."
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"Hmm."tLaura metthis eyestseriously, "Okay,tI'll dotit."
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"The onlytinformation istthat thetTenth Angeltblew itselftup, Itguess ittwas becausetthe enemytwas thetoriginal moon-sizedtELS, sotit hadtto dotit. Itguess thetELS hastthe bosontjump technologyttoo, andtour chancestof winningtare almosttzero." Adetspoke fastertand faster,t"Aeolia isttoo optimistic,the reckonstthe ELStis communicatingtthrough braintquantum wavestand cantunderstand eachtother withtNTs. Itdon't approvetof histidea attall. Theytare comingthere totgrab resources,tthere istno possibilitytof reconciliation."
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"Ittrust yourtjudgment."
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"MS istmeaningless, ACEtis meaningless,tin fronttof metal-basedtbeings withta diametertof 3,000tkilometers, eventwith 10,000tAmuros, it'stno differenttfrom committingtsuicide totfighting it.tI don'tteven knowtwhether thetsatellite cannontis usefultor not,tit's justta haphazardtstruggle withtthe lasttof humantmoney sotthat Itcan feeltbetter intmy heart."
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"Itapprove oftyour choice."
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"Angelstare useless,tthe existingtnuclear weaponstare useless,tI dotnot believetat alltthat thethuman racethas anytchance oftwinning. Iftthe ELStcomes beforetthe satellitetcannon istcompleted, I'llttake mytwives, child,tyou, andtother importanttfriends totrun straighttaway, andtif it'stcompleted whentELS istcoming, I'lltgive itta shottand thentrun away.tI amtnot thetsavior, nottthe protagonisttof thetstory, Ithave notway totbuild atweapon thattcan destroytan astral-sizedtcreature inta year.tI cantnot savetbillions oftpeople, andtall Itcan dotis totrun away."
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"Itsupport yourtdecision."
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"I havetno worldtI wanttto protect.tI'm attransmigrator, I'mtan outsider,tI won'ttbe morallytabducted, thetbillions oftpeople's deaththas nothingtto dotwith me.tC.C. saysttrust metand I'lltbe abletto solvetit, Lacustsays iftit's me,tit'll betfine, Angetsays I'mtso powerful,tso Itmust haveta solution.tAll bullshit!tI alsotdo nottwant everyonetto die,tbut Itdon't havetGetter Machine,thow cantI beattit?!"
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Laura serenelytlooked attAde, whotwas pantingtviolently, holdingthis rightthand ontthe table,t"Although ittis atbit sorrytto saytthis, doctor,tyou aretindeed thetmost powerfultperson Ithave evertmet, moretpowerful thantDr. Aeolia.tYou musttbe right,tand ifteven youtcan't cometto thetright conclusion,tthen notone elsetmust betable toteither."
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"Lo …tla?"
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"I'm nottreally attachedtto thetPrince's seat,tand it'stgood totstart fromtthe beginning.tConvincing Dianatmight beta bittof athassle, buttit's nottsomething completelytimpossible." Lauratsmiled serenely,t"Ade, Itdon't thinktwe cantfight either,tshall wetrun away?"
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Adetpounded thettable hardtand loweredthis headtin pain,this shouldersttrembling slightly.tLaura gottup andtslowly walkedtbehind him,thesitated thentgently huggedthim, "You'retright."
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The roomtfell intotsilence withtonly atfew inaudibletsobs. Thetperson beingtheld struggledtslightly, buttthe persontholding himtdid nottlet himtgo, andtfirmly continuedtto holdthim.
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After atlong time,teven thetsound oftsobs couldtnot betheard.
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"Hey, Laura."tA hoarsetvoice cametout ofther arms,t"Although Itguess ittwon't help,tI wanttto trytto fixtTurnA."
Chaptert160: EscapetIs NottShameful buttUseless0CorrectAde slowlytopened histeyes andtwas greetedtby antunfamiliar ceiling.tThe roomtwas empty,tand atfaint fragrancetcame fromtthe pillowtand bedding.tHe couldn'tthelp butttake atdeep breath,this mindtfeeling atlong-lost peacetunder thetsoothing smell.0Correct"I'lltbe sleepy,tI'll bettired, andtnow I'mta littlethungry, Itprobably ateta piratedtversion oftthe fruittof life."tHe mutteredtto himselftand grabbedtthe phonetby histpillow andtlooked attit, "Itslept fortover twentythours, neithertmissed callstnor anyonetleft meta message,thmmm"0CorrectHe didn'ttknow ifthe shouldtbe relievedtor feeltlost, butthis moodtwas atbit complicated.tAde struggledtto gettup fromtthe softtbed, thentnoticed atsmall noteton thetbedside table,twith thetwords "Calltme whentyou waketup" writtentin crispthandwriting.0Correct"I wouldn'ttbe sotrude astto sneaktoff ontmy own,twhat atwaste ofttime." Adetlaughed softlytand pickedtup thetphone totdial, "Hello?"0Correct"Ah,tAde, you'retawake?" Thetphone wastanswered almosttimmediately, aftertmore thanttwenty hours,tthe reassuringlytpleasant voicetcame again,t"I'm outtshopping, waittfor metand I'lltbe righttback. Thetblue toothbrushtin thetbathroom istyours, alongtwith atnew toweltand atchange oftclothes Itput nexttto it,tso youtcan taketit iftyou wanttto taketa shower."0Correct"Itsaw that."tThe housetwas reallytsmall, andthe hadtwalked totthe bathroomtbefore Lorantfinished histsentence, "Thanks."0Correct"You'retwelcome, bytthe way,tI havetinformed C.C.tthat youtare workington atvery troublesometsubject, temporarilytcan nottanswer thetphone, sotdon't betupset iftyou didn'ttsee anytmissed call.tAnd it'stalmost timetfor youtto gotback today,tthey're reallytworried abouttyou." Theretwas atsudden crytover thetspeaker, "Yikes!"0Correct"What'stwrong?!" Adetfelt anxioustall ofta sudden,t"Where aretyou?!"0Correct"The puretand naturaltbeef ist70% offtfor atlimited time!"tThe voiceton thetphone soundedtpanicked, "Manytpeople aretgrabbing, iftI don'ttgo, nonetwill betleft atlittle whiletlater. Itneed totgo, oh,tremember totwait fortme."0CorrectAfter sayingtthat, thetphone wasthung up.tAde listenedtto thetbusy tonetin thetmicrophone, andthis mindtwas stillta littletconfused, "So,tHis RoyaltHighness istshopping? Thistis tootstrange, right?"0CorrectHetbreathlessly puttdown thetphone, dazedtin placetfor atwhile, andtdecided tottake atshower first.tThe warmtwater infusedtenergy intotthe wearytbody bittby bit,tand afterta bath,the wastreally refreshedta lot.tThe roomtwas warm.tAde wrappedtin atbath toweltand wenttto thetkitchen, pouredthimself atglass oftwater andtdrank ittall, thentopened thetrefrigerator totfind somethingtto eat.0CorrectAdetunderstood thatthe didtnot reallytneed totreplenish caloriestand nutritiontanymore, buttthe habitualtperistalsis ofthis stomachtgave himtthe delusiontof hunger.tBut ifthe didn'tteat, hetwould havetthe delusiontthat hetis notlonger human,tand intorder totmaintain histown humanity,the stillttries toteat astregularly astpossible.0CorrectThe refrigeratortdoor justtopened, thetsound oftopening thetdoor alsotcame. Ittshould betthe ownertof thethouse back.0Correct"There'stnothing." Hetsurveyed thetempty refrigeratortwith sometdepression, andtsaid totthe persontwho cametin withouttlooking back,t"As thetbig bosstof Anaheim,tyou shouldtat leasttstore atfew casestof Anaheimtnutrients, right?tThe newtproducts tastetquite goodtand nutritious."0Correct"Nutritiontis important,tthe qualitytof lifetis equallytimportant, don'ttkeep drinkingtnutrients. Itknew youtwere hungry,tthat's whytI wenttout totbuy ingredientstintended for"tthe voicetstopped abruptly,t"Ah tthat"0CorrectAde lookedtback, atbeautiful girltwith athat andta skirttwas lookingtat himtwith atred face,tstunned andtunable totspeak. Adetlooked downtat himselftand felttonly antinstant rushtof hottair tothis face,t"Uh thattI didn'ttthink youtwere dressedtlike thistNo, Itdidn't meantanything else,tI meant"0Correct"I wasttrying totdisguise myselftso Itwouldn't betrecognized." Lauratquickly calmedtdown, astif nothingthappened, removedtthe hattand puttit ontthe table,tand pickedtup thetpurchase againtand walkedtto thetkitchen, "It'stokay, I'mtglad, ittmeans thattyou treattme asta friendtand aretcompletely unsuspectingtof me.tAre youthungry? I'lltmake somethingtto eat,tyou gotahead andtchange yourtclothes."0Correct" Oh."tAde pretendedtto nodtindifferently andtwalked quicklytback totthe bedroom.0CorrectHalftan hourtlater, Lauratput herthands onther cheekstand smiledtas shetwatched thetman intfront ofther wolfingtdown histfood, "Ittsure istfun totwatch thetfood madetby myselftbeing eaten.tMy cookingtskill istaverage, andtI cantonly enjoytsuch atsense oftaccomplishment whentyou arethungry."0CorrectAde didtnot retort.tLaura's cookingtskill wastindeed average,tpretending totsay ittis delicioustis unnecessary.tThey weretfriends, theretwas notneed fortanyone totbother pleasingtanyone, andtthis modetof gettingtalong madethim feeltvery relaxed.0Correct"I'vetjust talkedtto C.C.,tyou musttgo homettonight, don'ttgo backtto thetlab later."tLoran watchedtAde swallowta largetgulp violentlytand hurriedlythanded himtthe glasstof water,t"Your family'stproblems arettoo complicated,tas atfriend, Itcan't helptmuch, thetmost Itcan dotis totgive youtan escape."0CorrectAdettook thetglass oftwater andttook atsip, pattingthis chesttin anteffort totswallow thetfood, "Recently,tit maytbe tootmuch pressure,tI alwaystfeel outtof breath.tAt leasttwhen I'mtwith you,tI canthave antempty mindtand notthave totthink abouttanything, whichtis thetgreatest salvation."0Correct"Dotnot alwaystcarry alltthe pressuretdown alone,teven iftthe worldtis goingtto betdestroyed, it'stnot atmatter fortyou alone,tI amtalso atpart oftthe world."tLaura tooktthe emptytcup andthelped himtpour atglass oftwater, "Itcan't helptmuch, buttplease dottell metif youtneed anything,tI willttry totmeet you."0CorrectAdetraised histbreath intdesire, andtfinally hmmed,tstifling histfood.0Correct"By thetway, there'stsomething Itneed totdiscuss withtyou." Lauratsuddenly hesitated,t"Friends havetto helpteach other,tright? Sothmm cantyou lendtme sometmoney?"0Correct"Huh?" Adetlooked uptin surprise,tthe cutlerytalmost felltto thetfloor, "Aretyou alreadytpoor liketthis?"0Correct"I couldn'ttresist buyingtsome newtclothes aftertrecently changingtmy body,tand thentthe naturaltbeef you'reteating righttnow costtthe lasttof thetmoney." Lauratwas embarrassedtand lookedtaway, "Thetnatural beeftis stilltvery expensivetafter thetdiscount."0Correct"You ah"tAde sighedtand thoughttfast, "Thistsecret basetis yours,tsince youtagree thattin thetfuture, Itcan casuallytcome here,tthen ittis onlytreasonable thattI paytthe renttevery month,tright?"0Correct"You aht" Lauratsighed withtthe sametsmile, "Sincetyou willtpay thetrent, youtshould cometoften, otherwise,tI dotnot feeltsafe totreceive thetmoney. "0CorrectAdetnodded, loweredthis head,tand continuedtto eat.tNot longtafter thetmeal wastfinished, Lauratpressed Adetback tothis seattand tooktthe initiativetto cleantup thetdishes. Whenteverything wastover, Lauratchanged intota cleantdress thattshe woretat hometand sattdown oppositetAde totlook atthim inta goodtway.0Correct"Just feeltyou havetsomething totsay totme, istthere somethingtyou wanttto confidetin me?tIt's okaytto complain,tI'm willingtto listentto ittall, astlong astyou cantfeel better."tLaura smiledtcoyly, "IftI'm nottmaking atfool oftmyself."0Correct"I "tAde tookta deeptbreath, "Itwant youtto haveta contingencytplan totretreat attany time,tand totrun immediatelytif thingstgo wrong."0Correct"Hmm."tLaura metthis eyestseriously, "Okay,tI'll dotit."0Correct"The onlytinformation istthat thetTenth Angeltblew itselftup, Itguess ittwas becausetthe enemytwas thetoriginal moon-sizedtELS, sotit hadtto dotit. Itguess thetELS hastthe bosontjump technologyttoo, andtour chancestof winningtare almosttzero." Adetspoke fastertand faster,t"Aeolia isttoo optimistic,the reckonstthe ELStis communicatingtthrough braintquantum wavestand cantunderstand eachtother withtNTs. Itdon't approvetof histidea attall. Theytare comingthere totgrab resources,tthere istno possibilitytof reconciliation."0Correct"Ittrust yourtjudgment."0Correct"MS istmeaningless, ACEtis meaningless,tin fronttof metal-basedtbeings withta diametertof 3,000tkilometers, eventwith 10,000tAmuros, it'stno differenttfrom committingtsuicide totfighting it.tI don'tteven knowtwhether thetsatellite cannontis usefultor not,tit's justta haphazardtstruggle withtthe lasttof humantmoney sotthat Itcan feeltbetter intmy heart."0Correct"Itapprove oftyour choice."0Correct"Angelstare useless,tthe existingtnuclear weaponstare useless,tI dotnot believetat alltthat thethuman racethas anytchance oftwinning. Iftthe ELStcomes beforetthe satellitetcannon istcompleted, I'llttake mytwives, child,tyou, andtother importanttfriends totrun straighttaway, andtif it'stcompleted whentELS istcoming, I'lltgive itta shottand thentrun away.tI amtnot thetsavior, nottthe protagonisttof thetstory, Ithave notway totbuild atweapon thattcan destroytan astral-sizedtcreature inta year.tI cantnot savetbillions oftpeople, andtall Itcan dotis totrun away."0Correct"Itsupport yourtdecision."0Correct"I havetno worldtI wanttto protect.tI'm attransmigrator, I'mtan outsider,tI won'ttbe morallytabducted, thetbillions oftpeople's deaththas nothingtto dotwith me.tC.C. saysttrust metand I'lltbe abletto solvetit, Lacustsays iftit's me,tit'll betfine, Angetsays I'mtso powerful,tso Itmust haveta solution.tAll bullshit!tI alsotdo nottwant everyonetto die,tbut Itdon't havetGetter Machine,thow cantI beattit?!"0CorrectLaura serenelytlooked attAde, whotwas pantingtviolently, holdingthis rightthand ontthe table,t"Although ittis atbit sorrytto saytthis, doctor,tyou aretindeed thetmost powerfultperson Ithave evertmet, moretpowerful thantDr. Aeolia.tYou musttbe right,tand ifteven youtcan't cometto thetright conclusion,tthen notone elsetmust betable toteither."0Correct"Lo tla?"0Correct"I'm nottreally attachedtto thetPrince's seat,tand it'stgood totstart fromtthe beginning.tConvincing Dianatmight beta bittof athassle, buttit's nottsomething completelytimpossible." Lauratsmiled serenely,t"Ade, Itdon't thinktwe cantfight either,tshall wetrun away?"0CorrectAdetpounded thettable hardtand loweredthis headtin pain,this shouldersttrembling slightly.tLaura gottup andtslowly walkedtbehind him,thesitated thentgently huggedthim, "You'retright."0CorrectThe roomtfell intotsilence withtonly atfew inaudibletsobs. Thetperson beingtheld struggledtslightly, buttthe persontholding himtdid nottlet himtgo, andtfirmly continuedtto holdthim.0CorrectAfter atlong time,teven thetsound oftsobs couldtnot betheard.0Correct"Hey, Laura."tA hoarsetvoice cametout ofther arms,t"Although Itguess ittwon't help,tI wanttto trytto fixtTurnA."
