Chapter 477 Some People Are Having Fun, While Others Are Looking in the Mirror

When Haibara Ai found Tang Ze, he was sitting alone on a bench by the roadside, quietly watching the procession of floats passing through the central axis of the amusement park heading towards the exit.

"I've been looking for you for a long time, why are you here?" She breathed a sigh of relief, and moved closer to Tang Ze, looking at the things around him with a strange expression, "Is this a puppet costume?"

"Well." Tang Ze looked at the empty stuffed bear leaning on the bench and stretched out his hand to tidy up its messy fluff. "Mr. Bear's soul has left temporarily. I'm here to look after his clothes to prevent others from taking them. Walk."

"You are really..." Haibara Ai, who recognized the familiar puppet costume and came to her senses, looked at Tang Ze with an insightful look, "Sure enough, you were responsible for this accident from beginning to end. Are you participating on purpose?"

"It's almost like this. It's unlikely that I will really lose my memory. You have seen my medical records, right?" Tangze narrowed his eyes and smiled, his expression very gentle.

Perhaps it was because the light source was only a few scattered fireworks in the sky, which could not illuminate his expression. This smile made Haiyuan Ai feel a sense of loneliness.

"...What's wrong?" Seeing his expression, Hui Yuan Ai lowered her folded arms as she seemed to want to accuse him, "Are you in a bad mood?"

"No, I just feel a little bit..." Thinking about how to describe his mood, Tang Ze breathed out slowly, "Loneliness. It's just a minor annoyance. It's okay. In short, the recent amnesia is also caused by me on purpose. I’m sorry for making you worry because of its ingredients.”

"I knew you were always very clever." Haiyuan Ai sighed with a childish and cute face, and sat down on the other side of Tang Ze, "Did you expect it a long time ago? You will encounter this kind of memory problem."

This set of stuffed bears is exactly the one they encountered before the roller coaster in the morning.

She was able to understand Tangze's memory state. His current cognitive state was no different from that of ordinary people, mainly relying on habitual operations formed through long-term training.

If memory is compared to data, Karasawa's situation is more like learning to forget, then manually classifying things bit by bit and storing them in different folders to avoid the consumption caused by too large data calls. and lag.

He consciously built a system to simulate the normal human brain memory mechanism. This is a pretty remarkable technique, and the aunt and uncle who are responsible for the treatment, as well as Karasawa himself who can keep the mechanism running, are both remarkable.

It was precisely because of this that when she heard that Tang Ze had lost his memory, she was particularly panicked.

The cause of Karasawa's illness is that he cannot learn to forget, and once his huge amount of "memory data" is lost, it may directly lead to another collapse of his personality and mental state that he has finally stabilized.

Uncle Tang Ze is no longer here. If he comes again, who can save Tang Ze back?

On the way to the hospital after hearing the news, all the bad thoughts and emotions that were rising in her mind came to her mind again, but she just lowered her head and knocked Tangze's arm with a non-lethal fist: "But still It’s scary!”

"Sorry, sorry." Karasawa turned over his palm, took out Futo Kyousuke's weird thing, and handed it to Haibara Ai, "This is the culprit of my 'amnesia'. As compensation, you can use this thing Just play with it, maybe you will make some new discoveries."

Subconsciously catching what Tang Ze handed over, Haibara Ai took a few seconds to understand what he meant, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"It's from Kyousuke Futo?"

"right."

"X alloy is not used?"

"No."

"So, Miss Mori, she will recover..."

"I figured out its working mechanism and used some sound, light and distortion fields to help her recover."

"So, this is a reproducible memory modification method..."

"To be precise, it's a blockade of memory, because our memory is not really erased."

"Great, now..."

The next words were stuck in his throat. Hui Yuan Ai glanced at Tang Ze, held the camera in his hand, and said nothing.

If some external means were used to achieve memory blockade, then this research result may be the same as the treatment Tang Ze received.

Tang Ze himself has recovered from the most serious memory disorder, but this does not mean that he cannot continue to research better treatment methods for him, further optimize his treatment plan, and reduce his burden.

Unfortunately, this work could not be carried out. As of now...

"Thank you, it's a very good research idea." Haiyuan Ai held it in his hand and smiled implicitly, "I will make good use of it."

Now, she is the only one who can continue this kind of thing.

Treat Tangze so that he can live like a normal person, healthy, happy and without any burden. This was my uncle's first and last wish.

"There is a question that I have never asked you." Capturing her sad and delicate emotions, Tangze felt that the atmosphere was just right and said, "After my parents passed away, you stayed in the organization for a while. About them Is there anything you can tell me about his death? Of course, if the answer embarrasses you, you don’t have to answer me.”

"...I have not been exposed to the specific situation." Haiyuan Ai's voice lowered.

Not only does she not know, she is also the one who is being kept secret, and the organization needs her to work with all her heart.

It was precisely because she finally caught wind of the news and noticed their departure that she had a fierce dispute with the organization. Then she was stimulated by her sister's death and took the quarrel to the most extreme stage...

However, there is no need to tell Tangze this.

"But I believe they haven't suffered too much." Hui Yuan Ai suppressed the trembling in her voice and said gently, "They were prepared very early and told me that once they find any sign that something is wrong, they will Would choose to end their own lives so that I wouldn’t have to feel sorry for them.”

"That's it." Tilting his head back, Tang Ze looked at the dim moon that was distracted by the fireworks and closed his eyes, "That's good, that's enough."

He raised his hand, held Hui Yuarai's thin shoulders, and gave the little girl who had too many things in her heart a relieved hug.

"I will not let them down." Hui Yuan was hugged by Tang Ze and buried in his coat stained by the cold night air, Haiyuan said sadly, "You will get better and better."

"Yeah, we all do."

【rank up! Rank 2]

[Acquisition ability "Full assistance from talented researchers"]

[You can now use "Self-Awareness Study". 】

[Wandering between black and white, wondering about the right and wrong of life and death, Haihara Ai, or Miyano Shiho, is undoubtedly a wise man who is always struggling with speculation. For you, she has another meaning - she is the bridge that truly connects you to the past, and you are the anchor that gives her more hope.

Apart from the weak ties of blood, she is the key left to you by your previous healers, carrying their best wishes. They always hope that you can live well and truly embrace the world.

Your presence alone can save many people. 】

I get it, Leon, so now, be quiet.

Kicking the empty puppet with his heel, Tang Ze shook his head, led Haibara Ai, and walked towards the direction of the large army.

As he walked, he opened his system interface and checked the technology tree panel that was opened when Haihara Ai's coop was unlocked.

The center of the panel, which was originally shrouded in gray fog, was finally exposed.

Thorns and feathers are intertwined and intertwined in the center, forming a chain, intertwined into the shape of a lock, and the chain itself forms a floral K, with an evil red light emitting from the interlaced lines.

So this part that didn't show any direction before...is studying me, right?

Indeed, one should not forget that the real intersection between cognitive histology and medical research is Tangze himself.

In a sense, he is the one who is surrounded and served by the two major civil servants, and his blessing is really huge.

Pouting his lips, Tang Ze waved his hand and put away the page.

"Although my rank is up, I don't feel happy. Instead, I feel like you are giving me riddles again." Tangze looked straight ahead and reprimanded in a low voice, "Stop talking about riddles, the Riddler. If there are too many, it won’t grow.”

Behind them, the blond man opened the door and walked out from behind the bushes. He glanced at the backs of the two brothers and sisters, shook his head helplessly, walked to the bench, and packed up the puppet costumes that had been left unattended.

"You are a wayward guest." Leon said in the same low voice, "I am telling the truth."

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"Who am I..." After walking for several steps, Leon's voice sounded slowly.

"Don't tell riddles." Tangze raised a hand, interrupting Leon's spell casting, "If you really can't reveal it, just say you don't know, don't say those words again, mirror. , Accomplice, his ears are calloused."

Regarding the true situation of Lyon, Tang Ze had doubts and inquiries of course...

But almost every time, he would be beaten back by Leon's set of riddles.

Asked again and again, the same rhetoric is always the same.

As mentioned before, if this is a serious sequel to the P series, Karasawa's Velvet Assistant should not be an adult man like Leon who is obviously older than him. But if Leon is anything, what is the conspiracy of the false god? Yes, it’s not very consistent either.

First of all, he is indeed a serious assistant who can manipulate Karasawa's personality book. Secondly, the information he has is so comprehensive that it breaks the fourth wall.

Leon not only knows everything about Tang Zezhao, but also everything about Tang Ze. He can easily understand the strange words and jokes coming out of Tang Ze's mouth. He seems to really understand Tang Ze Akira very well, like a mirror-like existence to him.

If he is something like a phantom created by a false god, and he has obtained so much information through Tang Ze, then Tang Ze is just kidding, he can vote.

In principle, Tangze absolutely trusted Lyon's position, but considering the reality, it was difficult for him not to question Lyon's identity.

"Could you be another time traveler or something?" Tang Ze squinted his eyes, trying to see Leon's expression at this moment through the puppet suit, "Or, you are something created by my parents. Another personality? My shadow or something? Just like Noah, the body and the shadow are separated? Ah, could it be that you are a fragment of my father's consciousness or something... Then it's over, the hierarchy is messed up ”

"Stop guessing." Leon took off the hood directly on his head and shook his short blond hair that was slightly damp with sweat. His face was full of laughter and tears. "Guess again, you should tell me whether I will be the final one." A boss or something like that.”

"Well, so you are?" Tang Ze was half teasing, half seriously staring at Leon's side face.

"...It's a long story. Let's sit down over there and talk."

Slowly turning away from the crowd, the two people sat down on the bench.

The smiling head of the stuffed bear was placed on Leon's hand, slightly putting some distance between Tang Ze and him.

"As you guessed, I do know a lot of things, including some you don't know yet." Leon blinked, his golden eyes particularly eye-catching in the dim night, like a cat's eyes, " I don’t have the authority to tell you much, so I’m hiding a few things… and those are correct.”

"Sure enough, you already knew that I am Tang Zezhao." Tang Ze, who was very convinced of this, was not surprised. "This is the focus of my question. I believe you also understand what I mean."

"Well, who stipulates this 'authority', is that the question?" Leon curled his lips, took out his blue hat, and put it on his head, "'God', or in other words, 'the world', stipulates This authority. You have also reasoned and predicted my true identity. I am your 'trial', and I am the one who is destined to witness all this and judge all this."

"Yes, you are the referee. That's why I didn't question your 'omniscientness'." Still no sense of surprise, Tangze raised his hand, slapped the puppet's head hard, and narrowed his eyes, "So What are you going to judge, judge how I use my powers, judge whether I will destroy the world? And why are you doing this?"

Ultimately, this is the root of Karasawa's problem and the reason why he has doubts about Leon's identity.

The Velvet Assistants are essentially guides created by the old man with a long nose. They themselves should not play such an important role that can directly influence the plot.

Not to mention that Leon has never stopped making harsh comments since they met.

To say that he was just a created assistant, a brand-new soul that was given a mission, and that he only received Tangze's memories because of his status as an assistant... is a bit unreasonable.

"Being able to raise this question proves that you have really gained a lot in this world, guest." Without any dissatisfaction because of the hostility hidden in Tangze's words, Leon smiled again, with light-colored pupils, light-colored His hair and pale skin gave him a transparent and unreal feeling under the moonlight. "You are wary of me. Beware that my existence will threaten your current life itself. This is good."

"So, what's the answer?" Tang Ze continued to ask very seriously without being diverted from the topic, "What will happen if I don't meet your standards?"

"Hmm..." Holding his chin with his large puppet gloves, Leon thought for a moment and replied calmly, "Maybe I'll do it again."

"Again?"

"Yes, let's do it again." He turned his head and looked directly into Tang Ze's eyes seriously. The golden light in Leon's eyes was stronger than the fireworks blooming in the sky for a moment, "You are doing very well so far, and I don't think you can There is no need to worry about this problem. Everything will come to the best ending at the most appropriate time.

"Yes, I have seen all your efforts to change all this, so as your accomplice and mirror... don't ask me, you just ask yourself, the guest.

"If something happens that makes you deeply regretful, and you think you can change or save something, but you fail to do it, how will you choose?"

After receiving this unexpected answer, Tang Ze was stunned for a moment.

If he fails to do it successfully...

"...Again?"

"Yes, do it again." He lowered his head, closed his eyes, and replied sincerely, "My standards are your standards. Things that you can't accept, I can't accept. Things that you are satisfied with, I'm equally satisfied.

"You ask me, the standard of my judgment, and you ask me who I am. The answer to this question is - I am yourself, Tang Ze. A you who has eliminated many elements, a you who knows more than you. I The way you look at the world, looking at everything you've walked up to today, that's who you are, so that's who I am. Is that weird?"

Looking at Leon's face, the eloquent Tang Ze rarely felt speechless.

"Someone is coming." Leon turned his head accurately and looked at the girl who also left the crowd and groped in their direction, "I should probably..."

Before he could finish his words, the empty puppet suit deflated and he lay limply on the bench.

He was shoved back into the velvet room decisively by Tang Ze, who didn't want to see him for the time being.

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"What are you angry about? I'm telling the truth, guest." He reiterated this principle again and looked at Tang Ze who was holding a bottle of whiskey and blowing on the bottle. Leon made an innocent expression, "I am You yourself have made this judgment before. How can you call it a riddle?"

"Originally, I was talking about riddles." Rolling his eyes, Tangze said rudely, "But my question was not answered and I got more riddles. It's very unkind."

Although it is true that the answer "do it again" answered part of Karasawa's questions and made him feel a little relieved, it did not prevent Leon from essentially rounding off the problem.

Indeed, if what Lyon said is true, and his standard is that if Karasawa himself is not satisfied with the ending, he can make everything "do it over again", then Lyon's identity is actually more similar to a cover-up mechanism than a ruling. .

In other words, he may be Karasawa's real "archive", a guarantee that he can go to SL if the ending is not satisfactory.

But this sentence of "I am you" only slightly excluded a few options that were unlikely to be outrageous, such as Leon being another time traveler, or Leon being his father, etc., but it still did not really answer Tang Ze's question.

What form of "another Karasawa" is he? Personality? shadow? mask? Or rather, himself in other world lines?

Facing Tang Ze's scrutinizing gaze, Leon poured some of the same whiskey into the glass, put on a smile, and replied in a soft tone: "I am you, you are me, I have been telling you the most truthful The answer...and it's been so long, haven't you adapted yet? This world is like this, one person asks the question, one person answers, and time will move forward. Who makes you unlucky and come to a As for the world made up of mystery stories, please pay more attention to it in your next life."

"Not only is the Riddler, he's also yin and yang. You've gone a bit too far."

"Who is the person looking in the mirror? Even if I am the eccentric Riddler, it only means that you yourself like to be the eccentric Riddler. Who is to blame, guest?"

"...Open the door, I won't sleep anymore, hurry up, let me out!"

Made up [climb]