Chapter 1957 – [Chicken Soup That Shakes the Soul]

The headquarters of Upitel was a very large, stylish building that was several times taller than the other buildings among the forest of buildings. Is it roughly 1000 meters? Moreover, it is built with a futuristic feel, so it looks great as a landmark.

It probably looks like the type of building that Zion likes… Anyway, I arrived at the company in a flying car without any traffic jams, and there were a lot of people recognizing my father-in-law.

“Pa, Faraday!!!!”

“It’s an honor to meet you. I work in the strategic planning office…”

“Business card!!! Please accept only one business card!!!! Please!!!!”

“Senior researcher, I enjoyed the paper you presented on this demonstration of the dimensional concept. If you don’t mind, how about we talk over a cup of tea later?”

There are so many things. Even if you were a middle school student, you could definitely tell that he was a celebrity when you saw adults running towards him with their eyes wide open.

As a bodyguard, I prevented people from getting close. Meanwhile, my father-in-law avoided his body and headed towards the elevator, and I followed slowly behind him and soon got on the elevator together.

“Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since I’ve been to the headquarters, so there are a lot of people stopping by.”

“Is that because it’s like usual?”

“Because it’s either at home or in the lab, most of the people I see are fellow researchers. Even they give research instructions through the company network, so it’s rare to talk to them in person.”

“How on earth have you been living, father-in-law?”

“Honestly, I’m embarrassed to say that before I woke up. I was young, but I also felt like I didn’t live like a human being. For the first time in a while, I was able to break away from Hanon and even feel emotions…”

Well, the important thing starts now.

Afterward, the elevator that took us quickly went up to the president’s office on the top floor. It seemed like they were verifying my identity, but I was able to go up with my father-in-law without any problems because he had registered separately.

“For now, I will call you Paraday in front of others.”

“Of course. The name Paraiso is familiar, but it’s probably better than raising strange suspicions for no reason.”

Eventually, we arrive at the chairman’s office on the top floor. The place, which occupies an entire floor, seems to be exposed to terrorism or other dangers as it is located high up, but as if there were no such problems, numerous combat drones and security systems were activated in the area visible from the window.

Moreover, it looks like there is something similar to an energy force field… In fact, this may be the safest place in this building. And we came face to face with the owner of this place, the chairman of Ufitel.

“Chief Faraday… You really came.”

“Didn’t I tell you last night?”

“Then is it true what you said then? That you will retire this time.”

“Yes, I plan to pack up everything I own and retire.”

“Let’s get straight to the point. What do you want?”

“What does that mean?”

“Isn’t that why you brought out the retirement card because you want something? I’ll give it to you even if you ask for my daughter, so tell me anything.”

“No, that’s a bit…”

My father-in-law looked genuinely horrified. I think that even Hanon in his previous life can change his facial expression like that because humans are humans.

In any case, the Chairman of Upitel seems to think that his father-in-law wanted something, so he came up with the means of retirement. One of the methods of negotiation is to initially offer strong conditions and then offer weak conditions.

But that is a misjudgment. My father-in-law’s retirement is not a lie, it’s real. His retirement is not a means but a process.

“I really want to retire. I have something I want to do.”

“… In that case, let’s talk about that first after resolving the projects currently in progress. Shouldn’t we finish the work that has accumulated now? And in the meantime, you may change your mind.”

“I will not change my mind. And I have already sent the research data and thesis related to it to the research institute. They will be experimenting and verifying it right now, so you will be able to receive the results of the project soon.”

“Wait a minute, you did it all? You completed projects that would have taken you years and other people over ten years to complete in one day?”

“The answer will be based on the results. Anyway, please accept my resignation.”

The Chairman of Upitel, lost in thought for a moment, frowned and asked his father-in-law.

Naturally, this is a matter that the parties involved and those around them thought would take several years. However, if you solved it overnight, would you believe that you were able to solve it quickly because you realized that you were Hanon by awakening to your senses, which is rare even in dimensional civilization, or would you think that you were hiding your skills and level?

The common sense judgment is of course the latter. It was inevitable that there wouldn’t be a very positive response to that, but at least that wasn’t something someone who was greatly indebted to his father-in-law would do.

“Have you been hiding your skills?”

“It’s not that, I just gained enlightenment. I grew up a lot by learning about the principles of the world to some extent. Just like there is a gap in the power of an adult and a child.”

“But that doesn’t mean there are limits. Unless you master and master some laws of physics, does it make sense to tackle such research tasks overnight?”

No, I don’t know it now, but when I was Hanon, I mastered and controlled the laws of physics. Even now, if you give ether, you can do something similar.

Anyway, he didn’t react very well, perhaps because he thought his father-in-law had been deceiving him all along. Various emotions, including a sense of betrayal, are visible in his eyes.

“No matter what, it’s true. Please check the research materials and accept my resignation later. I’ll see you then.”

“… I’ll think about it. Unlike others, it’s not something I’ll decide on overnight.”

For now, the conversation with the Chairman of Ufitel came to an end. I think there will probably be some movement over there, so I think that’s all that needs to be resolved.

That might not be a good thing, though. Human greed sometimes goes beyond the limits. No, I’m not telling you not to take care of it, but really, can’t you take it in moderation? Excessive greed destroys the body…

“Hmm, anyway, I’m done with work. Do you want to buy something on the way back? I’m not sure, but there’s probably a good restaurant nearby.”

“I’m sure I’ll get into trouble with that, father-in-law.”

“Well, I have a son-in-law who is a load, so what’s there to worry about?”

“There is no problem with the safety of the craftsman, but there is some damage when handling it…”

Imagine if Samsung collapses in Korea. The aftermath isn’t a joke, is it? Likewise, if the No. 1 company in the Metis civilization collapses… Well, there will be a great economic depression.

Of course, the rest of the conglomerates are not stupid, so they will divide it up among themselves, but it will be a mess. I think this may be the starting point for corporate wars that often appear in the cyberpunk world, and this relatively bright future society will end up in a dark and dreary cyberpunk future.

Still, I would do it if my father-in-law touches me. Even if I only saw you for a short time, my father-in-law is more precious to me than the civilized person I saw for the first time today.

Afterward, we found a good restaurant outside the headquarters and had a meal. However, here too, just like at the entrance to the Ufitel headquarters, people gathered around and approached the father-in-law, making noise to at least talk to him.

“Faraday Paradox!!!! Genius boy scientist!!!!”

“Wow, it’s an honor to have a brain born once every 100 years visit our store!!! So, please give me an autograph…”

“I’m a fan!!!!! Please shake my hand, just shake my hand once!!!!”

How famous is this really? Ah… If you think about it, they say they won something similar to the Nobel Prize here, so if they won the Nobel Prize at the age of middle school, they would really be quite famous.

Thanks to this, you don’t know whether the meal goes into your mouth or your nose. The same thing happened at the head office, but my father-in-law seemed fed up, as if he didn’t expect it to happen in the restaurant as well.

So we rented an entire room separately. Although it was a sudden incident, the store readily agreed to one autograph, and since we had plenty of money, we didn’t lack anything.

“Celebrities are annoying. I didn’t know they would be like that even while eating…”

“That’s just the way it is. There aren’t as many people as you think who really care about celebrities’ private lives.”

“It’s a life I’ve repeated countless times, but although I know a lot intellectually, I don’t know much socially. How on earth did I live in the past…”

“If it hadn’t come out like it did today, it’s knowledge that you wouldn’t have known in the first place. Now you just have to find out.”

“Still, the food is delicious. Oh, of course, the ones you and Eden made are better.”

“Both Eden and I are the best chefs in the dimensional civilization. Oh, the dimensional civilization has changed a lot during your reincarnation. Is there anything else you’d like to hear?”

“Hmm, first, I’d like to hear the story of my compatriots. The same Hanon… Oh, come to think of it, how is Utopia doing? I think the Great Demon King would know.”

“He’s still the same. But Eden still cares for her nephew in the same way.”

“It’s because he is soft on his own people. Still, he is a person who actively goes around to rescue Hanons from poaching of dimension species…”

“Though Shion was traumatized because of that.”

“What happened?”

“That’s it…”

Aregish is on the left side of Reincarnation, and the Dream Giant is in the Dream Overland. However, since Hanon moves around the material world normally, there are ways for civilized people to contact him, and conversely, there are many cases of contact from Hanon’s side.

Oh, Bloodier? If they wanted to catch the kids who came to poach, they would have eaten it, but they won’t be eaten, so don’t worry.

Although it is incredibly strong, it also has obvious weaknesses, so Hanon is often targeted for poaching of the dimension species. You don’t have to go far, you can be in Zion or Abeloa civilization and Janna did the same thing.

And in Utopia, Jigahanon is strictly managed. If you look at it, wasn’t there also Utopia among the great demon kings who came to judge Ardolphina’s civilization? To that extent, if poaching of dimension species is involved, it is under his jurisdiction to the extent that I delegate full authority to Utopia.

No, work is good, but it’s a problem because it’s incinerating the entire planet. Actually, I would like to blow the whole thing up, but Zion is a place I have a lot of affection for, so I would hate it and oppose it, so even if I had to grind my teeth, I would have just ended up showing the instigator hell.

“It looks like the methods are still as extreme as ever. I’m not sure if it’s fortunate or unfortunate that it doesn’t seem to have changed…”

“Oh, and there is also a Hanon that I found similarly. It’s called Janna, do you know anything?”

“Oh, it’s Janna. She’s like a younger sister. I want to see her face sometime later.”

“Let’s go and see each other later. It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other. Conversely, you could also invite us.”

“But what about the news from other compatriots? Is there any good news?”

“Uh… First, there was a baby boom.”

“Baby boom?”

There was a time… So, at best, it was probably before Eden was born, right? At that time, Shion was the youngest Hanon. There were Hanons who were as old as Zion’s older sisters and brothers, but she was the youngest among them, and there was not even a newborn Hanon.

However, after the birth of Eden, Hanon’s birth rate, which had been converging to 0, changed dramatically. He seemed to be of the same race as Ether, but when he saw Eden, who was small and cute as a baby, he developed feelings and developed interest and desire for the child.

That’s why couples who didn’t plan on having children don’t change their minds and make plans for the second generation after going to see the baby. Actually, if you look for it, you’ll find quite a few, right?

There are over ten Hanon couples that look like that and how many children are born. Moreover, unlike the previous Hanons, they are not left alone as soon as they are born and are not neglected. Instead, the parents and three children travel together.

“??”

“Well, a lot of things changed while my father-in-law was reincarnated. In fact, even that changed so little that it changed decades ago.”

“Somehow, it feels like common sense is being distorted. We also do things that distort scientific common sense by treating black holes like kneading clay, but this seems like common sense that denies my past life as Hanon.”

“But it’s still a lot better than the old days, right? Oh, if you tell Shion, there’s a separate Hanon network, so you can see kids’ pictures and stuff like that.”

“It would be fun to look for it slowly later… By the way, is there any problem with that? Even so, if it suddenly changes, something unexpected and bad may happen.”

“Ah, it will be okay because the Absolute One of Creation later came to visit. Rather, they said that Hanon was waiting for them to do something with their emotions.”

“There, the Absolute of Creation…?”

“He is also my friend’s father, and he considers Eden to be his successor. Eden seems to be focused on cooking, so it is fitting for him to be the absolute leader of creation.”

“??”

Oh, my father-in-law is acting like a laggy computer. First, he looks like a weak middle school student, so he’s just cute, but he’s still an adult, so I can feel the gap. I understand why my mother-in-law loves my father-in-law.

“I know that transcendental human relationships are not normal, but this is truly unimaginable. What on earth are you doing walking around?”

“Uh… I just live a normal life.”

“If you live an ordinary life, then there are about ten people who live extraordinary lives and have connections with the Absolute?”

“Before, those 10 Absolutes met at Eden’s restaurant and went to see each other.”

“… Ah, I guess the special person was Eden.”

Eden’s network: 10 absolute beings (creation, destruction, nature, fate, origin, chaos, order, negativity, knowledge, time).

Even that is a number that does not include other transcendents and acquired absolutes such as Gray or Phantom, but that network title alone is a name that cannot be compared unless it is a network of 11 absolute people or friends with all existing Lords.

My daughter’s network is so bad!!!!!!