Chapter 1956 – [Chicken Soup That Shakes the Soul]

First, my father-in-law decided to return to the original dimension for a moment. Since he came through the two-dimensional restaurant, it would not have been that long since he stayed there for a night, but he had a lot to do to take care of business over there.

Even if I wasn’t conscious of it, my past life was Hanon. It was obvious that his unique insight and knowledge would come out reflexively and naturally contribute to technological development, so he has a social position in the other world as well.

“Upitel is one of the leading companies in the world. And since I am the chief researcher there, it is safe to say that I am in fact the second person after the chairman.”

“Wow!!! Cyberpunk!!!!”

“It’s a little different from that. The atmosphere in that world isn’t bad.”

The word cyberpunk itself has a dark feel to it, so if it doesn’t have that, it’s not cyberpunk. It’s just a future society. It seems that the society where there are artisans is that kind of society.

If it were a world like that, with few means of self-defense, my father-in-law would have died a long time ago and moved on to the next episode.

“I guess I’ll have to follow along just in case…”

“That’s good. It’s not like we don’t have time, right?”

“I’ll take care of it quickly and come back. I probably won’t have to worry about it over there, so I’ll just have to suffer physically.”

And I decided to accompany my father-in-law. My father-in-law handled the status issue separately, so I didn’t have to worry about that.

Since it focuses on computer science, if you can handle it, there is no need to worry too much. There probably won’t be a big problem just by registering as a bodyguard.

“It’s really reassuring that Rod is protecting you. Even when I was Hanon, that never happened.”

“What? We’re family now, so think at ease.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

Afterward, we eat here and prepare to return. I didn’t know what to eat, but my father-in-law’s last meal before he left was chicken soup, probably because he liked the chicken soup that gave him the opportunity to wake up.

Because the menu was a menu, there was no one who disliked it. Honestly, who doesn’t like chicken broth? Even if there are religious differences, everyone does not eat cows or pigs, but everyone eats chicken. Even Homer Simpson did the same.

Thanks to this, even though there were differences in the way we ate noodles or rice, each person ate it deliciously without any complaints and received rave reviews.

“As expected, this soup is delicious… To be honest, it’s been a rare time in my life that I’ve ever eaten rice, so it’s better to drink it down like a soup rather than chewing something.”

“Grandpa, eat a lot and go!!! Now that I think about my age, I’m in the prime of growth, so I need to eat a lot and grow a lot.”

“I don’t know anything else, but it’s true that I need to eat a lot. If I don’t, I think I’ll move on to the next life.”

“Grandma…”

“Oh, no. I didn’t go that far!!!!!”

“Even though I’m not a roadie, I worked hard and almost became a eunuch when I was a boy. So, I need to control myself well.”

“It’s okay because it’s true, but in front of Eden?!”

“If I had become a eunuch back then, I wouldn’t have been born!!!!!”

“But it’s only for that episode, so it doesn’t matter!”

Anyway, I decided to go to the other world with my father-in-law. Considering the level of civilization on the other side, such as organizing what you have, it will take a few weeks, so you should be able to return soon.

“I’ll be back. Elysion, I’ll be back soon, so please wait.”

“I must come back. I’m a little tired of waiting.”

The love between two craftsmen and mothers-in-law… Or rather, is it natural?

Even when Hanon was emotionless, they were two people who loved each other and created Zion. I don’t know what the depth of those feelings will be, but at least they won’t be shallow, so it’s not strange if they show affection like that.

I say that too often. Although people say it makes you feel bad, it is ultimately an expression of affection for the person you love.

Afterward, I moved with my father-in-law to the dimension he was in. Thanks to the characteristics of the two-dimensional restaurant, there was no major problem as I could go to that dimension if I joined on the way back.

What you first see is a large room littered with numerous materials and books. I could see the scenery of this world in the distance outside the window of a high-rise building somewhere, but half of the windows were set to translucent, probably because I wasn’t the type to pay attention to such things, and the whole house was a mess.

“I’m a little embarrassed to show this. I have to clean it up first.”

“Let’s just throw it away. Is there anything that shouldn’t be thrown away?”

“Nothing. Most of the things in the house are materials and books, but I have memorized them all in my head, so it’s okay to throw them away.”

“… Wasn’t your father-in-law a human now?”

“Don’t people from the storyteller family have complete memory skills?”

“That’s true.”

I’m a former Hanon, so even if I’m born as a human, my extraordinaryness won’t go anywhere. Even though he appears to be the same age as the article below, it is easy to understand what kind of scientist and chief researcher he is.

Anyway, I cleaned up the house with my father-in-law. It was a busy place, but at the same time, it was a desolate place, so there was nothing that revealed one’s personality other than work materials, half-eaten snacks, or scraps of snacks.

Although he became a human in Hanon, it is still visible that he has lived a truly mechanical life. On the other hand, I also know that life without family is no different from a living hell.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Well, now is the time to start a new life. As Shion said, now is the beginning.”

While organizing my luggage, I eventually discovered something ambiguous. It’s nothing else, but something like an award certificate or trophy that was roughly placed in a corner of the house.

I don’t know the language here yet, but the writing was decorated with brilliant gold leaf, and the trophy wasn’t just plated, but seemed to be made of real pure gold. No, gold moves back unexpectedly, so if you leave it carelessly, it will be ruined…

“Adult craftsman, how do I get this into an award or trophy?”

“Oh, that’s not a big deal, so throw it away. At most, I’ll give it the price of gold, but I don’t need the money here anyway, and it’s just a hassle to dispose of it, so it’s better to throw it away.”

“Doesn’t it look like there’s something here?”

“It’s called the Archontes Prize… Oh, you’re from Earth, right? You can roughly think of it as the Nobel Prize.”

“No, should I just throw away that award?”

“Material things have no value. Even if I don’t have any of those things, doesn’t the fact that I received the award disappear? And since I’m leaving this world anyway, it’s just a burden, so I can throw it away.”

That’s refreshing. I think that’s a bit harsh.

After roughly organizing the household, it was time to organize social positions. Before that, my father-in-law created my identity here and registered me as a bodyguard so that I could work here.

“I wonder if I need to use more effort, but I’ll give it a try first. Oh, you probably don’t know this language yet, right?”

“Yes… I’m not as smart as Hanon, but I’m at the bottom level of a transcendental person. It takes a few days to learn a language.”

“First, there is an interpreter, so don’t worry. You can just roughly assume that you are a foreigner.”

“It seems like a purely scientific and technological civilization, but it also has an interpreter and seems quite advanced.”

“A lot of it is thanks to me.”

Futuristic headset microphone? By wearing this kind of equipment, I was able to use various convenient functions, like cyberware or implants in the cyberpunk world. The interpretation function is one of them.

Is there a difference in the feeling of the equipment rather than modifying the human body? Perhaps that is the culture of this civilization.

“The Métis civilization here is a pure scientific and technological civilization. However, even with advanced technology, implant surgery for convenience is prohibited on the grounds that human body modification can harm human dignity and value, so there are mainly equipment. Body parts can be replaced with machines. Most people are disabled, people who have had accidents, etc.”

“It seems like they care about the ethical aspect… I hope there are as few incidents as possible.”

“Could something happen?”

“No way, he’s a serial killer.”

I can’t believe it, how many accidents have happened!!!!

Anyway, my father-in-law, who cleaned up the house and packed his belongings, contacted somewhere to take care of his property and status. Probably an acquaintance from here… He seemed to be a person of high social standing.

Maybe it’s Upitel or something like that? Since he is said to be the second-in-command within the company, the person he contacts is probably the chairman of the company.

“Chairman Upitel. Is it okay to talk right now?”

-Chief Faraday, if it’s your call, I should answer it even in the middle of the night. Okay, what’s going on? Could it be that they have developed a new technology again?

“That’s not true, but I contacted you because I wanted to retire this time.”

-… Did you call me at this time to make a joke?

“I’m serious. I’m sorting things out right now, so I’m planning to sort out my company affairs soon. Oh, don’t worry, I’ll finish the project I’m currently working on and retire.”

-No!!! The problem is not the project itself, but your retirement!!!! Does it make sense that the best brain of Metis suddenly retires!!!!

“I am indebted to the Chairman, but on the other hand, I brought Upitel to the top with the technologies and inventions I developed and created, so I think we have replaced each other. Oh, I will also return the patents in my name to the company, so I can use the royalties as I please. Please.”

-… So, are you trying to commit suicide? Even if it means cleaning up the surrounding area, are you going to give me all the royalties I used to receive from patents?

“It may not fill my empty position at the company, but wouldn’t it be better than nothing?”

-That’s it. We talk about that at work in the morning. Come to the headquarters, not the lab. We’ll talk again then.

“I understand.”

My father-in-law must have earned a lot of money, so he plans to hold on until the end when he retires. Well, even if that’s not the case, it’s natural to worry that a person who was good at his job might commit suicide if he cleans up his surroundings overnight.

It’s not for nothing that they say that if a person suddenly changes, he or she dies. Still, in this case, rather than trying to die, it is an action to find the joy of life and live better… Still, the beauty of the end has to be reaped.

“I guess I should go and talk first.”

“You seem to be an acquaintance? Are you the chairman of Upitel?”

“David Jufitel. I’ve known him for about 10 years. He’s someone who recognized my genius and took me in and raised me like a child when I was living in a daycare facility.”

“Then they would actually be adoptive parents.”

“Well, even now that I’ve awakened from my past life, I don’t think of him as my parent. What he’s interested in is not my individual existence, but the brain I have, and the technologies and inventions I can make with that brain.”

“It’s pretty basic.”

For some reason I don’t feel very good.

The father-in-law’s age in this episode is 10 years, which means he was brought in when he was about 4 or 5 years old. They said they had their own will to use that child, whether he was a genius or not, but they were using him as a workaholic? No, then he will have to be stopped by force.

I think it would be better to meet in person and talk first. Anyway, in order to sort out everything my father-in-law owns, I have to meet him, who is the final decision maker.

“I have time left, so I should finish the project I’m working on. At least I have to finish my work to have a justification for retiring.”

“I said there would be about 7 of them. So it would take a few days.”

“What are you talking about? It only takes a few hours to solve everything.”

“Yes?”

“I wouldn’t know if it were me before, but now I am awake and have memories and knowledge from when I was Hanon, so it doesn’t take long to organize scientific techniques and theories. Rather, since I am a human body, even if I can use my will, my brain is slow, so it takes several hours. If it were, I would have done it while I was cleaning up the house.”

“Ugh…”

Even if he was rotten, Hanon was still Hanon, even in his past life. The genius shown before awakening was enough to win a civilization the Nobel Prize, but I never would have thought that it would have been nothing more than a convenience.

Afterward, the craftsman put on some kind of headgear-like VR equipment and started working. I felt like I needed a meal due to time constraints, so I ordered ingredients through this device. I was told it was a nice house, but I was told that they had their own food plant, and everything was delivered free of charge and delivered within 10 minutes.

“Oh, if you’re going to cook, I’d like something with chicken broth.”

“Didn’t you eat Eden’s food before you came here?”

“But I still want to eat it again. Maybe it’s because I enjoyed it so much that I keep craving it.”

“Then I’ll make it a little spicy this time…”

“I don’t like spicy food, so just make it light and strong. Other than that, it doesn’t matter.”

“Seeing as Shion is also a picky eater, I think I’ll know who he looks like.”

“… Is that so?”

Things are getting better now. Shion, a dimensional species whose health does not worsen due to picky eating, ate only what he liked before he met me. Sweet, salty, greasy, spicy, etc., The distance between healthy foods was tens of thousands of light years.

When I saw my mother-in-law, she seemed to eat well without any particular precepts, so I wondered if Zion was unusual, but her picky eating habits seemed to resemble my father-in-law. Even though we just met, it’s quite funny to see that they are related.

Anyway, a few hours later, he had completed and organized all of his research and sent it to the research center, and he greeted the morning with a refreshed expression. Although he lost his mind while working all night, he shows no signs of fatigue, perhaps thanks to his awakened will.

“Hmm, it’s all over. If it were me in the past, I can feel the difference in time since I solved a problem that would have dragged on for years at a time.”

“Let’s eat first and then go to Upitel’s headquarters.”

“Yes, we will see the end.”

After eating, I left home and saw this civilization… Did you say it was the Métis civilization? I was able to see in earnest the appearance of a civilization developed through science. Cyberpunk says ‘This is the future society!!! If it was something like ‘Despair’, this one feels so bright and hopeful that it feels like it’s a hope episode.

But apart from that, the closer I got to the headquarters of Upitel, which my father-in-law was affiliated with and was about to leave, I didn’t have a very good feeling. Rather, the ominous feeling only grows.

“Master Craftsman, what should you do if the goose that lays golden eggs goes on strike saying it will no longer lay golden eggs?”

“That’s right, I’m going to cut open the stomach… Wait, is that really a goose?”

“That’s true, but in fact, human malice goes beyond that.”

Rather than slicing a goose’s stomach… Just like making foie gras, you can force-feed it and turn it into a machine that lays golden eggs. And if you have this much technology, there are probably a few ways to do that.

As soon as I arrive, I wonder if I should shake off a large company.