Chapter 2135 – [I, Who Was Common on Earth, Am a Super Rare Species in Space?!]

Let’s talk about the daily routine of Aion Castle’s Human Earth.

Wake up at 7 am. Then, I spend about an hour doing personal maintenance, such as taking a bath.

And breakfast time is from 8 to 9 o’clock. It may seem a bit time-consuming, but since the restaurant is equipped with enough facilities to accommodate nearly 10,000 people, one hour is enough.

Of course, we give them a break until 9:30 to digest. After that, as part of my morning routine, I exercise for about 2 hours until 11:30.

Since there are many people of all ages and genders on the human earth, the exercises they do are different. If you’re older, it’s just walking fast like a racewalker, but it’s exercise for all humans.

Afterward, we take a 1-hour lunch break and 30 minutes to digest it, then rest until 1 o’clock. And from 1 o’clock, I start my afternoon routine again, and in this case, unlike exercising in the morning, I have time to study in the afternoon.

There are many different things to study. First, the Aion government listens to human requests as much as possible and allows people to learn what they want to learn.

And dinner around 5:30. Similarly, it is 1 hour between meals and 30 minutes of rest after each meal. After that, it was free time from 7 o’clock until bedtime at 10 o’clock.

Oh, you have to go back to your room 30 minutes before bedtime, so your actual free time will be shorter than that.

Doesn’t this kind of schedule feel familiar? Everyone knows this well, especially Korean men.

“Isn’t it just the military?”

“The military would be better…”

The schedule itself is almost the same as the military. This also had the advantage of being much more comfortable as there were no executives to nag and no watchdogs.

The only problem is that the disadvantages completely erase the advantages… What’s the point if the plus points are 100 points? The minus is 100 million.

We toured this facility with the Gedaz Management Director of Human Earth and asked various questions. Since there was a possibility of settling down there, he kindly answered all my questions.

“Can people on Human Earth go out?”

“Ah, going out is controlled. The environment outside the Aion Castle facility is harsh for humans. You may be able to function if you wear special clothing, but wouldn’t the best way be to not go out at all?”

“Then there will be dissatisfaction.”

“Most leisure facilities are also available on the Human Earth. Even if not, you can do various activities through virtual reality by connecting to the Internet.”

“…”

Hey, if you apply to the Human District of Beon Castle, they let you go out. Likewise, military personnel go out, stay out, and have vacations.

Would you rather be in the military, even if you are in a cheap area, PX, various facilities or welfare facilities, or would it be better to just stay outside? Just as life is better even if you roll in a dog poop, it’s much more comfortable to be outside the military even if you don’t do anything.

“Is most of the meals the same as what we saw?”

“Oh, if you want to try it, I’ll prepare it separately.”

“Yes, please.”

And we were able to try the meal of Human Earth. As you saw, there was a dish that looked like space food or a dystopian diet.

Compared to the dishes I had at the previous ‘Junk Metal Pile’ restaurant, it was visually better. Grain blocks or protein blocks cut into squares or circles look sophisticated. It’s worth eating it as a delicacy once or twice.

“Oh, it tastes good.”

“At least it’s better than Jjambap…”

The taste is good. The recipe was sold at the ‘Junk Pile’ restaurant. The visuals were an issue there too, but the taste was there, so the Human Earth dishes that had their visuals corrected were quite edible.

However, the texture takes a bit of time. What should I say… It’s not soft, but it doesn’t feel hard enough to enjoy chewing? In particular, I don’t know if the protein block was cultured meat, but it looked like hamburger, tteokgalbi, or meatballs that had been ground up and put together.

“Hmm, isn’t there a dish that’s a little more chewy and delicious?”

“For the sake of human dental health, we exclude hard foods. There is tooth regeneration technology, but it is not good to rely on it alone and harm your body.”

No, if you eat some meat, will your teeth wear out? Unless you chew ice all day, I don’t think you’ll ever get your teeth regenerated.

If you feed someone who likes meat a dish made with minced meat, they might like it for a while, but they will be thrilled to eat it all year round and for the rest of their life. Meat needs to be chewed to taste good, but what if it doesn’t taste good?

… I think the situation here is really shitty. The human district of Beon Castle satisfies everything else, but there is no important freedom, and it is so controlled that there is no freedom. Even the environment is not all that good.

“I heard that you have self-development time in the afternoon. Can you get a job or get a job using the skills you learned?”

“Of course. Since going out is restricted, you have to work here and during self-development time or free time, but it is possible to get a job.”

“…”

No, I wonder how many places there are to work under those conditions. Even if you work as a freelancer, there will be limits to what you can do under those working conditions.

In fact, no matter what skill you learn, there is almost no way to get a job. Even if I learn a skill, there is no place to use it… So…

First, I felt like I had a general idea of ​​what the situation was like here. Therefore, there was a need to meet with Mr. Huz’s local collaborator, whom he had previously met at Beon Castle, to learn more about the details and the problems hidden here.

“It’s good to look around, but it’s also good to ask the people who live there. If you don’t mind, would you mind meeting and talking to people on Human Earth?”

“Yes, but we have a schedule, so please use your free time in the evening.”

Are you following the schedule without making time to meet with customers? That’s a really no answer here.

However, since I have permission, I take the time in the evening to meet the people here. Perhaps because he has lived only in the human district of Aion Castle his entire life, he is very interested in me and Lulu, who are said to be from the Melnos star system.

“You’re from the Melnos system? What’s it like there? Isn’t it a nice place after all?”

“Marrying a bionic? Wow, this is my first time seeing bionics!!!!”

“How do you live there? Can you wake up when you want, do what you want, and play when you want?”

Even in that question, you can see the darkness.

After meeting many people… I chose someone with a different look in their eyes. If I heard the story from Mr. Hus, he would definitely react to my presence in some way, so it was easy to find the owner of that gaze.

And I found a man among them. He was a young man who appeared to be in his mid-20s, but he was probably older than he looked since he would have received basic anti-aging procedures and care regardless of the Purity Treaty.

It’s him. I think we need to talk secretly later. Is there any excuse?

“Hmm? I think you have some questions or things to say to me. Can you please introduce yourself first?”

“Ah… I’m Zenus, the Human Representative of Aion Castle. I have a lot of things I want to ask, but I think other people are more urgent.”

“You were the representative. Personally, I would like to ask you a few things about the environment and evaluation of this facility. Can you talk about it separately?”

“Of course. I think we need a separate place to talk quietly… If it’s okay, please go to my room. If you’re anxious, your wife can come with you.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Was there a representative here? Of course, since everything is managed by task forces, it may only be nominal, but thanks to that, it was easy to talk about it separately.

Eventually, Lulu and I followed him to his private room. It seemed like there was a room that was larger and more spacious than expected, but it seemed like his family was using that room, so he probably lived alone.

Although the room was soundproofed… There was a surveillance system that seemed to be monitoring under the pretext of safety. There is a possibility that the shooting or sound can be overheard from the other side.

However, after the room door was closed and no sound could escape, Jenus spoke to us with a much more relaxed look.

“Don’t worry. What happened here won’t be found out.”

“… Are you okay?”

“The management here is not a simple system, but is managed directly by the task force. No matter how good one is, it is not enough to manage all the facilities and 10,000 people on Human Earth with just one task force, so several people are working… Among them, we are There are also tasks to help.”

“You’re helping me?”

“Mr. Worst, aren’t you so close to bionics that you even got married? There are some task forces that think more about us than you might think. It’s just the Aion government’s policy that makes the situation like this.”

“…”

If you think about it, it wasn’t that there were no desk customers who came while teaching cooking at the restaurant ‘Junk Metal Pile’. Rather, it is a good business, but if you think about it, there may be some tasks that show signs of humanity even if it is not completely achieved.

And if such a task force were working on Human Earth, it wouldn’t be strange to become a collaborator. Hmm, on the other hand, I think we can conclude that not all tasks are about efficiency.

“I heard the story from Huzu. And I also heard what happened in Beon Castle. Haha!!! How she laughed when she heard that story!!!”

“There must be severe censorship here, but it looks like you’re hearing some news?”

“They say they are interested in biotechnology or something else, and they receive related materials. They have collaborators, and they communicate with each other by hiding various information or stories within the materials.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Anyway, you are amazing. I heard you were on your honeymoon, but you happened to know about our situation and decided to help us like this. Even though we live in different star systems, we are still humans.”

“We need to help each other. And personally, I don’t like the actions of other star governments.”

This is true even if you just look at the human districts of Beon Castle and Aion Castle. Humans are displayed as if they are ornaments rather than as individuals. I probably would have helped even if I had come personally rather than as the Great Demon King.

Anyway, since I met this informant, I had to talk about it. Then I ask Zenus what information he found about this place.

“I heard that there is an issue of unethical treatment of humans here as well. Do you have any information or evidence about it?”

“… Let me ask you something. What do you think of this human Earth, Mr. Worst?”

“Well, I think it’s perfect for getting mentally ill.”

“Yes, of course it is. We reject what is inefficient and try to control humans, so people who do not fit in are so mismatched that their lives are painful.”

In a controlled environment, stress and dissatisfaction builds up, and it just explodes. Even though people with mental problems arose because of this, the Aion government probably refused to change it, saying it was the most efficient. At least it’s not a big problem.

“I saw many people with mental problems while living here. I provided them with separate psychological treatment, comforted them, and tried a lot, but unless the fundamental problem of the environment here was resolved, they would eventually explode.”

“… What happened to those people?”

“People whose condition becomes more serious are transferred to another facility and receive intensive treatment. There are medical facilities here as well. However, if the condition has worsened to that level, it is difficult to treat and the person frequently attempts suicide and causes problems.”

If you were told that you had to follow a military-style schedule for the rest of your life from birth, many people would choose suicide. Rather, it is easier to hold on.

So what is the problem here? Could it be that they take out the brain and make a brain in a vat to keep it alive?

“No, that would probably violate the purity treaty. There are restrictions on the use of virtual reality, so if you just take out your brain and connect it to virtual reality 24 hours a day, it would definitely be a big problem.”

“So does that mean there is another problem?”

“Yes… Look at this.”

Janus carefully showed us a hologram screen. In some facility, you can see capsules with many people lying down, as if you saw something in the Matrix. There were dozens, no, more than a hundred.

… Didn’t the brain in a vat say no? Are there any restrictions on the use of virtual reality?

“Humans with mental problems are cryopreserved to prevent further deterioration, but also to preserve humanity.”

“No, what…”

“Prolonging and preserving life until it can be treated later does not violate the purity treaty. This facility is kept in top secrecy, as it may be dangerous to support such a cause.”

Frozen human? In some ways, they are worse than the Beon district?

If human values ​​are reduced to shit there, the value here is high, so we chose to preserve it in order to avoid losses at all costs. The Aion government that controls humans has decided to control even death for humans.

“… How did you get this much information? At least the security must be strict.”

“There are collaborators there as well. However, in this case, they are active in Deepnet, an illegal area, so they were not obtained through legitimate means.”

“That’s worth it. Anyway, if we have data on this, it could be used as a subject for negotiations with the Aion Castle government.”

“Yes, please. Please inform us of our treatment and fix this.”

On the other hand, there were other emotions in his eyes. No, to be precise, it is the driving force that moves him.

It seemed like he wasn’t just working for human freedom. He seems to be cooperating because he has some other personal purpose.

When I asked him about it, he looked surprised, but told me anyway. If I succeed, his goal can be achieved, but on the other hand, he feels a sense of kinship with me.

“… Actually, the person active in the deepnet is a female taskmaster.”

“Oh, really?”

“I fell in love with her. However, on Human Earth, marriage partners are restricted to only humans, so I cannot marry a Tasker. If Mr. Worst succeeds, and we gain some freedom, I will become someone like you who loves even though we are of different races. You will be able to marry.”

Was love the driving force that moved him? It is said to be one of the noblest emotions among human emotions.

Thinking about that, it seemed like there was one last hope left for the task force.