My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 280
#280
technological revolution (2)
“I heard you requested an interview..”
Azerion Imperial Hospital Hospital Director's Office.
When the owner of the room opened his mouth with a cold expression as always, Hesperon, who was sitting across from him, nodded seriously..
“yes. The prosthetic eye of mine···.”
He opened his mouth and raised one hand to stroke the eye patch around his right eye..
After losing an eye on the day of Riley's attack, a prosthetic eye randomly implanted at the hospital was placed in his right eye socket..
This was a measure taken because the balance between the left and right sides of the face could be lost if the empty eye sockets were left alone, but since it was a prosthetic eye prepared by the Imperial Hospital, it was a top-quality product that was not easy to find..
It could be said to be a magic tool with all kinds of beneficial effects related to health, as it uses magic stones as its core.—.
“I want to replace this.”
Therefore, the hospital director frowned slightly when he saw the milky-white sphere displayed by Hesperon..
A milky-white, smooth bead the size of an average adult's eyeball..
Even though he was knowledgeable in many fields, it looked so extraordinary that he couldn't guess what the material was made of, but I couldn't really feel any special power there..
‘It is not a magic circle engraved or a magical item. There was no magic stone inside in the first place..’
To put it simply, it was an object, nothing more or less than an ornament..
The hospital director, who was quietly watching this, turned his gaze back to the patient..
In any case, he had a duty as a doctor to do his best..
“We are now nearing the end of cultivating artificial eyes. Of course, in Hesperon's case, this won't restore his vision, but at least it will make him look exactly the same as before..”
From pupil movement to things like focus control,.
The hospital director calmly said that if that happens, there will no longer be a need to wear an eye patch..
“Of course, it's not that difficult to replace a prosthetic eye, but is there really a need to do that when you're planning on implanting an artificial eye in its place sooner or later anyway??”
Hesperon nodded firmly at those words..
Maybe it was before, but now it was necessary..
“yes please.”
“All right.”
As his intention seemed to be firm, the hospital director agreed without saying anything more..
These minor problems do not have a significant impact on the results of treatment anyway, so we try to follow the patient's wishes as much as possible..
‘It would be a different reaction if he later refused artificial eye transplantation..’
I was sorry for making you go through such a useless effort, but it was inevitable since I said that my eyesight wouldn't come back anyway..
Since these are my eyes, shouldn't I choose the one that is as efficient and helpful as possible??
Immediately after replacing the artificial eye after such a simple procedure,.
Hesperon, who casually returned to his private room inside the hospital, quietly looked into the mirror..
‘···It's just as I thought. As expected, I can't even recognize the Archmage in my current state..’
A milky white sphere in his right eye socket..
Its identity, which even the hospital director could not detect, was the prosthetic eye stolen from the ruler, commonly known as ‘Calicas’ mechanical eye’..
After crossing the dimension, all mysteries and functions were stopped, so now, unless you look inside, it just appears to be a bead made of a unique material..
‘There was no need to go to Earth or anything just to keep it a secret..’
In any case, what was more important than the procedure itself was how to operate it afterwards..
In its current state, it was simply a half-assembly that could only be used on Earth..
‘Instead of doing that, it would be better to disassemble it and use it as food for Howard. The best thing is to create an environment that can not only collect actual data, but also conduct regular inspection and analysis..’
And the most suitable target for that was Hesperon..
I was in a situation where I didn't even have an eye right now.···.
“Phew, then... shall we begin?.”
Because he had a secret plan that allowed him to bypass even the restrictions of that level..
Hesperon took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and focused his attention on his right artificial eye..
“······.”
Magic tools from one world cannot be used in another world..
It was an absolute law that no individual could do anything about..
However, isn’t there another major premise that precedes that??
Beings called awakened people are an exception even to the rules of that dimension..
‘then.’
What if we could combine the magic tool and the awakened person into one??
If we can go beyond the relationship between user and tool and make it recognized as a complete part of the body,?
‘It may be impossible for others.’
He had the ability to make it happen..
Soon, that ability, “Chain of Covenant,” was activated and communication began with the prosthetic eye that had stopped functioning..
———!
Sharp pain that starts from the corner of the eye and reaches the brain.
I felt more intense resistance than I had ever experienced before..
I felt it during the sealing ball on the right arm, but it was extremely tight from the beginning, perhaps because the level of difficulty increases as the level of the target increases..
Moreover, isn't this prosthetic eye completely inactive now??
Naturally, communicating became more difficult..
‘But... I already expected this much..’
So what was needed was Howard’s “technological revolution.”.
The ability to intervene in the system that composes goods from another dimension and modify part of it..
‘If the problem is that the laws of each dimension are different, you can work separately to make that part compatible.!’
By readjusting the internal structure, it is possible to use some of the functions that were originally unusable..
Of course, it wasn't long before I gained the ability, so a full reboot was out of the question.···.
A very small part, e.g.—.
I was still able to at least breathe life into a completely silent function..
Jiying—
The pre-set conditions were met and a small vibration was felt around the eyes..
A subtle driving sound that is felt only by the person through the skull, with no noise leaking outside..
‘done.’
That fleeting moment.
The “Chain of Covenant” quickly infiltrated the inside and did not miss the opportunity..
‘Now, come this way..’
encounter, negotiation, coordination, compromise, coercion, control···.
From there, the process of completely capturing the object and binding them together proceeded smoothly..
As soon as the series of processes was completed, numerous green symbols appeared in the pitch-black right field of vision and began to quickly pass upward..
And one sentence at the center of it all.
“···It's success.”
Hesperon, who had been staring blankly at the phrase, looked back at the mirror..
All kinds of symbols passed quickly across the smooth surface of the simple milky white artificial eye..
Like a computer just starting to boot up.
Just a few seconds later.
My vision, which was only half, became wide open in an instant, and everything in all directions began to come into view at a glance..
***
《The entity has been transplanted into a new body. Acquire the skill “Inside the Machine: Calicas”.》
In fact, if you think about it, the situation of the Reigner who lost his eyesight when his spiritual body was ripped out by Hans and Hesperon, who gained strength by sacrificing his eyes, was in a very similar situation..
It is not just a matter of trauma, but permanent loss of vision for a more spiritual reason..
In that respect, this particular prosthetic eye was the perfect solution to that..
In the first place, the principle of this was to project the image captured by the camera directly to the brain and draw an image in the mind, rather than through the optic nerve..
“But... I didn't know it would be this bad..”
As I slowly looked around, an exclamation came out of my mouth..
The range of vision was not simply restored as it was when both eyes were intact..
It was far beyond the viewing angle according to focus, as well as the driving range that a human should naturally have..
‘Huh? This can also be seen through perspective.?’
He could even turn his eyeballs to see through his own head and behind his back..
It's literally like there's an eye in the back of your head..
Needless to say, his eyesight was sometimes like a microscope and sometimes like a telescope..
‘Come to think of it, I heard that an ostrich has a vision of 25. Is that what it feels like??’
Hesperon turned his gaze forward again and looked into the mirror..
The smooth surface that was like a bead when the operation was stopped was gone, and the mysterious pupil that had suddenly appeared was naturally located in the center of the artificial eye..
A blue border surrounding the iris and luminous geometric patterns filling the inside..
“···That's cool.”
It was a 100% objective impression without a single reviewer..
Isn’t this kind of cool cyborg eyes a dream that no man can resist?!
I was so grateful that I was once again grateful to Yulryeongja, who generously took care of everything until the end..
He quickly turned his gaze to look at the sentence that appeared in the corner of his right field of vision..
「“Chain of Covenant” included not only synchronization but also additional effects that strengthened the target..
It seems that such things are perceived as updates..
However, maybe because of that, I was a little worried.···.
‘What a useless thing. Okay, stop..’
The secondary personality and AI performance of the prosthetic eye, which would originally have been moderately passive, also improved..
Of course, since they were clearly subordinated to the “Chain of Covenant,” it shouldn’t matter much..
‘The black flame dragon residing in his right arm and the AI residing in his eyeballs. I feel somewhat complicated.’
Still, the AI..., nicknamed 'Callie', named after the dimension it came from, wasn't all bad as it wouldn't run wild like 'Right Hand of Desire'..
“Okay, now I want to test the performance in earnest..”
It goes without saying that if you have a new ability, you have to try it out yourself..
Hesperon was about to leave the private hospital room, but then paused for a moment.···.
‘Well, it would be best to hide it for now. Because it might attract unnecessary attention.’
After a short thought, he put a black eyepatch over his right eye again..
Of course, there was no problem with function because the eyelids and eye patch were easily visible..
“Well then, let’s go! After going all the way from the walk,···.”
New Hesperon, now more evolved than before, took a majestic step forward..
***
“hmm?”
Today again, after completing paperwork and touring the ward, the hospital director suddenly stopped..
When I inadvertently turned my head out the window, a person caught my eye..
After remaining still for a moment, his head slowly tilted to the side without realizing it..
A person specially requested by Princess Riley.
A man named Hesperon was acting suspiciously near the promenade..
Sometimes I look blankly as if I'm looking into the distance, and sometimes I focus while looking down at the flower bed..
Every time he bumped into another person, he would look away in surprise, but when he saw the bathroom wall next to him, he frowned grimly as if he was offended..
In the end, I closed my only eye tightly and then sighed and looked up blankly at the sky..
“···Hmm.”
As expected, it was a unique behavior pattern that had never been shown before..
The hospital director looked at the scene seriously and slowly stroked his chin..
Now that I think about it, he brought me an artificial eye that I didn't know what it was and said he wanted to replace it with the existing one..
Since he was acting like that right after that, I started to wonder if he had some kind of mental problem..
‘Well, it makes sense. The reason I was hospitalized this time was because of the perpetrator who left me with a permanent disability in the past. Still, he seemed to be in good shape so far, so I was somewhat relieved..’
What's more, isn't he still under the influence of the curse?.
Rather, it was surprising that he seemed fine until now..
‘I guess I'll have to prepare for psychological counseling tomorrow. Now that I think about it, I heard that he wanted to go out, but I was thinking of a way to compromise... hmm.?’
The hospital director was frantically writing something on the chart in his hand..
His gaze glanced at Hesperon and then stopped again..
To be more precise, it was around his right eye, which was still covered with a black eyepatch..
“···That's strange.”
And then, without realizing it, I blurted out a word..
But when I looked again, there was nothing particularly strange about it..
So that was even weirder..
‘The flow of magical power is also calm.···.’
My intuition felt something was off, but I couldn't find anything wrong with my reason..
‘···Is it because of my mood?.’
The worry continued until the person who was in the middle of his adventure completely disappeared from sight..
However, the hospital director, who frowned slightly, quickly sighed and took another step..
He was too busy to keep wasting time on vague issues..
Meanwhile, Hesperon, the party concerned,.
As soon as I returned to my private hospital room after taking a light walk to test the performance of my prosthetic eye, I gave the first instructions to AI Callie..
“Hmmm.”
No matter what anyone says, he was a proper gentleman..
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