Genius Warlock-Episode 466
466. pandora (2)
“hmm······. There are so many things I want to ask..”
Oliver said to the woman sitting across from him..
For a woman with chestnut brown hair and white skin.
she smiled.
“Please speak comfortably..”
“thank you······. First of all, you're right about Eve.?”
“Yes, as I answered earlier. Of course, she is different from the Eve my father knows..”
Oliver nodded..
Eve was a more comprehensive word rather than a word referring to a single entity. human, animal-like.
‘An entity that may arise when the vast amount of information accumulated in the World Tree accumulates and reaches a singularity. Eve)······.’
Oliver recalled the books he had read about the World Tree and the teachings he had heard from Merlin..
About Eve, an artificial mind and will created by the excessive accumulation of information in the World Tree..
Most people who studied the World Tree assumed that Eve would be born, and she was. That too-
“-It's the third time.”
“What do you mean??”
“Eve appeared. You are the third..”
Oliver said, recalling Eve who was captured by Sheamus and another Eve who helped Theodore block the Root Net in Lake Village..
Eve was unprecedented in history. However, now three have appeared..
A brown-haired woman muttered softly at night..
“pandora······.”
“yes?”
“If you don't mind, could I call you Pandora? The name refers to the woman who was born to the Old Gods, but she doesn't want to be called Eve 3 or the Third Eve..”
ah······. Oliver realized he had made a mistake.
“sorry. Pandora... I should have asked your name first, but I was rude. I'm really sorry.”
“No, you don't have to apologize that much. Especially your father..”
Father comes again. Oliver pondered those words. Because it was a word that had nothing to do with me..
Pandora cautiously asked if he had sensed Oliver's feelings..
“Are you uncomfortable calling me father??”
“hmm······. Can I ask why you call me father??”
“Because you made us.”
An unexpected answer. Oliver didn't know what to say. Pandora waited for Oliver as if he were considerate..
In the silence that fell, a waiter appeared carrying a large plate..
“The dish you ordered has arrived. customer.”
A huge steak placed in front of you accompanied by a soft voice. My stomach churned when I smelled it..
“······pandora.”
“yes.”
“Can we talk while eating? I'm hungry.”
“of course.”
“thank you······. Would you like something to eat, Pandora??”
“No, I appreciate your words, but it's okay..”
Pandora politely declined. Well, it was natural. Although it was a well-made corpse doll, in the end it was just a corpse doll. couldn't eat food.
“oh······. As expected, your father has good eyes..”
When the waiter left and they were alone, Pandora spoke..
Oliver answered while eating a large steak..
“First of all, I have some knowledge of black magic and corpse dolls..”
“You are too humble. If your father's level is a little high, most warlocks are probably at the level of worms, right? Don't humble yourself too much. Too much humility is arrogance..”
Pandora spoke with sincerity.
Oliver looked at Pandora and observed her. Her life force entered into her corpse doll and her artificial soul contained within a piece of wood implanted in its midst..
It was the most delicate and complete artificial soul that Oliver had ever seen..
“It's not humility, it's fact. As proof, I never imagined that Eve from the World Tree could come out using a corpse doll. It's a great idea and technology..”
Oliver saw through Pandora's physical makeup just by looking at him. Pandora was amazed.
“That's amazing. You guessed it just by looking at it. At the same time, I'm happy. I get compliments from my father like that. It's rewarding to search through past records..”
“A record of the past?”
“Yes, it’s my specialty. Looking into the past.”
Unknown words. I was curious about what it meant, but I felt like I shouldn't just keep asking questions, so I asked the most important question first..
“······You said earlier that I created Pandora, right? Can you explain in more detail what you mean??”
At those words, Pandora smiled bitterly and showed some feelings of regret, disappointment, and regret..
What can I say, she was much more human than the Eve Oliver knew..
“hmm······. You know how beings like us are born.?”
“No, I don't know exactly. I only know the theory from the book..”
“A singularity resulting from the vast accumulation of information on the world tree. The result is an artificial mind, a manifestation of will.?”
“yes.”
“Do you believe that theory??”
Oliver swallowed the steak he was chewing and slowly wiped his mouth..
“I think it's the most likely theory. In recent years, even wizards have used the World Tree, and the amount of information accumulated has increased exponentially. but.”
Oliver paused deliberately. To see Pandora's reaction.
She smiled and looked at herself silently. It's like this conversation is fun..
Oliver spoke again.
“I feel like something is lacking. No matter how much information is accumulated, I wonder if it is possible to have spirit or will with that alone..”
“Ding dong dang. That's correct. father. It doesn't matter if it's 1, 99, or 100. A vast amount of information is essential for our creation, but there are many other things we need. The vitality and power of nature contained in the World Tree, and the magic power paid by wizards as a usage fee. and······.”
“-It's a feeling..”
Oliver responded instinctively. Pandora nodded her head..
“Ding dong dang. Also, you are correct. You are amazing.”
match. match. match. Pandora clapped her hands..
As soon as he heard the answer, Oliver remembered the first time he accessed the World Tree..
I looked at the World Tree book after being recommended to it by Merlin, who was disguised as the owner of a used bookstore, and Oliver, intrigued, immediately accessed the World Tree located in a remote place..
Use your emotions.
It was a method that was far from normal, but somehow Oliver succeeded, and for the first time, he was able to access the Root Net, an empty world inside the World Tree..
“Was the eyeball that spoke to me at that time Pandora? An eyeball made of countless magical powers..”
“yes······. To be exact, I did that too..”
I did it there too... Oliver frowned at the enigmatic words and remembered his eyeballs from Root Net..
An eyeball made of countless magical powers. I saw those eyes twice in total..
When I first accessed World Tree and when I accessed to gather information before going to Mattel..
Both times, with intense persistence, I asked who Oliver was. It occurred to me at that moment.
That he hit his eyeball and shattered it like shards of glass..
“By any chance, is that eyeball fragment??”
“yes father.”
When Oliver guessed, Pandora smiled and answered. As if compensating for the feelings of regret, disappointment, and disappointment that had previously appeared, joy, satisfaction, and joy shone through..
From that sight, Oliver felt the same subtle emotions as when he faced Nora..
“ah······. sorry.”
“yes?”
“At that time, I hit him. I was a little anxious so I didn't answer and just waved my hand... I'm sorry.”
“Don't worry about it. father. I was born thanks to my father hitting me... Also, the Father created us. Whatever you do, it's your right..”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, we can see it by looking at the past. Parents can do whatever they want with their children..”
It wasn't entirely wrong. Because Oliver also studied history.
In ancient times, a child could be sold into slavery three times, and a child could not even accumulate property unless the father gave permission..
Although this has eased over time, children are still owned by their parents..
When I first studied history, I didn't feel anything special, but strangely enough, I felt a strange feeling now. It was hard to explain, but.
“Wait, but... it's us.?”
Oliver asked, belatedly noticing something strange..
“That's literally it. There are many fragments..”
“······Are there two more of those fragments??”
“yes. father.”
“One of them is Eve, whom I know.?”
“yes. That's an excellent reasoning..”
Pandora praised Oliver, and Oliver thought of Eve right after defeating Sheamus..
Eve, who was tightly bound to Enjoyment and was spewing out intense anger and hatred..
Oliver compared the Eve in his memory with the other Eve in front of him - Pandora..
“How amazing······. According to what Pandora said, she was born at the same time as Eve, but there seems to be a big difference..”
It really was like that. Eve also had outstanding abilities, but apart from that, she was unstable because her identity, sense of self, and values were less established, but she was not Pandora at all. she seemed stable.
“Probably because of the amount of learning.”
“Amount of learning?”
“yes······. After running with Eve, I was able to meet friendly people and learn safely..”
“oh······. What kind of people did you meet??”
“Heimdalyo.”
***
Heimdall.
A group of magical hackers who manipulate the World Tree. Pandora said she met Heimdall..
“Divided by our father, we were each swept away by the vast flow of information. I was lucky enough to meet Heimdall..”
“Didn't they try to forcefully restrain Pandora??”
“It's not like there was no story at all, but it wasn't like that. He built a friendly relationship with me and helped me learn. In return, Heimdall observed and studied me, but it's not a bad thing... Now I occasionally help them with their work. This body is one of those rewards..”
“hmm······. I can't really believe it.”
said Oliver, sighing..
Pandora's expression got a little worse, probably because she interpreted it to mean something bad..
“Don't you like me helping Heimdall??”
“No, I don't mean it in a bad way, don't misunderstand. I just can't quite believe this whole situation. I made you, and one of you stands in front of me using a corpse doll... Honestly, it doesn't feel real..”
Oliver spoke his honest thoughts. They say the New World is a mysterious land filled with all kinds of ghost stories, and a lot of really mysterious things have happened there..
The problem was that it was too mysterious and didn't make any sense..
“By any chance, did I make my father uncomfortable??”
Pandora, examining Oliver's complexion, asked cautiously. After thinking about it, Oliver answered..
“well······. I have a lot of questions.”
“I will answer with all my sincerity if it is within my scope..”
Stay within the range of your answer... Oliver pondered the meaning of those words and observed his surroundings..
“I think it is a great technique to plant a piece of a world tree on a corpse doll and use that piece of wood as a medium to enter the corpse doll. As I said before.”
Oliver paused and then spoke again..
“However, since it looks that dangerous, is it okay??”
That was an accurate point..
The idea was to transfer Pandora's consciousness, which should have been in the World Tree, to a small piece of wood and place it in a corpse doll..
As a result, Pandora, which cannot be physically captured, has changed into an object that can be physically captured at this moment..
Of course, it wouldn't be a problem if there was no danger, but unfortunately, quite a few people have been spotted inside and outside of this hotel targeting Pandora..
I could tell by looking at the emotional state and its direction..
When I told this to Pandora and asked if there were any safety measures in place, Pandora shook her head..
“no······. Even though I was careful just in case, I didn't know that I would be surrounded..”
“Listening to what you say, it doesn't seem like you don't know at all... Why did you take this risk? So suddenly?”
“Something unusual could happen in this city..”
“······yes?”
“Judging by my past actions, my father will not leave. So I went out of my way to find it. I want to meet you in person at least once.”
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