Morning arrived, sunlight breaking through as Fesly woke from a deep sleep. After waking up, she greeted Gens, but he didn't respond. Confused and frightened, Fesly began thinking the worst—what if Gens had committed suicide? Heart pounding, she forced herself to check his room, fearing something terrible had happened. But when she slowly peeked inside, Gens wasn't there.
"Eh? Where's Gens? Why isn't he here? Maybe he just stepped out for a bit? Aha, I'll just check the CCTV. Show me the CCTV recording using ID: 73702," Fesly said, instructing the AI to show her the footage on her phone. But the AI didn't respond.
"EH? What's going on... I've waited half an hour… why isn't the AI responding? Let me try again!" she said while repeating the command—but the house AI still didn't respond. That's when Fesly realized something was wrong.
"Wait... why isn't the AI responding? Could it be… the house AI is dead? Or... gone? Gone...? D-did Gens leave and take the AI with him… leaving me here alone? Did… did he do this because of what happened last night? Haaaa… th-this is my fault… h-how could this happen…" Fesly's guilt crashed over her like waves. She quickly tried to contact Gens, but his phone had been switched off. With no other choice, Fesly contacted the SHAYAN members and called for an emergency meeting in Karunia Forest. Her goal: to find Gens.
"I already know everything! Because… that was the only way to bring Gens back to normal," said the person—none other than Yananaig.
"Well… you're quite interesting, aren't you?" said the Genius, Gusa, with a threatening smile.
"Well then… what do you plan to—" Yananaig's sentence was cut short by a punch from Gusa.
"Argh… take it easy! Don't be so hasty. I'm a master of Xilaodo martial arts, you know! Boss... Boss Gusa," Yananaig said with a mocking grin.
"Haha… what's with that look, you damned subordinate! Have you forgotten who your boss is? I'm Gusa! The one who can create unlimited clones of Geniuses! HAHAHAH! And what could you possibly do if I ordered them to attack you?" Gusa said arrogantly.
Without another word, Yananaig grabbed a chemical flask nearby and launched an attack using his martial arts, Xilaodo.
Sfx: Bruak.. buak, brak, cksss, kring, crack, dug dug, tsss, krak, duar.
The fight lasted several minutes, but Yananaig was at a major disadvantage. He was cornered and badly beaten. Gusa showed no mercy.
"Hah…hah…huh...huh… cough..." Yananaig gasped, badly bruised and defenseless.
"Hahaha! You struggled with just me… what would've happened if—ah, never mind. Let me ask you something, my dear subordinate! What's the point of learning martial arts? Isn't that illegal in this country? And look at you… all that training… and yet I defeated you easily! I'm just a human… no—A Genius who injected a serum into his body to boost power and speed! Ridiculous, isn't it? Hahaha," Gusa laughed maniacally.
Then he prepared for the final blow.
"Hey! Look, subordinate! I'll give you a final attack with something special! I'll inject this serum—Neurosyn-D0 Omega—into my body, and you should feel honored!" Gusa shouted, injecting the serum that had been extracted from Gens Sheyan.
He struck fast and with overwhelming power. Yananaig died there. No… it was actually a clone of Yananaig.
"WHAT? What is this?! I was tricked? By something this stupid? DAMN IT! DAMN YOU, YANANAIG!" Gusa yelled in rage, his pride shattered.
Meanwhile, the real Yananaig had arrived at a safe and quiet place, carrying Gens, who was unconscious.
"Ahaha... damn, that dumb plan actually worked? Though… I might've gone a little overboard, hahaha..." Yananaig muttered.
One hour earlier (when Gens was captured by the Geniuses)...
Yananaig had seen Gens standing alone, surrounded by what appeared to be a group of Geniuses.
"Isn't that Gens? Why is he alone… and wait… are those... the Geniuses?! Damn it… Gens is in danger! (Even though I already knew it from the start). No… those aren't the real Geniuses! They're clones—robots, developed using stolen Genius data by my boss! Yes, that's Gusa… my boss… I never thought I'd witness this directly… but why is he meeting with Gens? Damn… I planned to betray Gusa, but now he's going to Gens instead? I guess I'll have to act now…" Yananaig said from a distance.
His suspicions were right. Gusa brought Gens' unconscious body to his lab, and Yananaig had no idea what to do. From every angle, he stood no chance. He knew Gusa's abilities far too well.
"Damn it, what should I do? I can't beat Gusa… ugh, screw it! I'll use that ability—the one I stole from Gusa himself! Hahaha… I don't expect much, but... fine. I'll make 100 copies of myself! Alright… AI! Create 100 copies of my body using the existing data!" Yananaig commanded his AI from the lab ceiling.
AI Response:
Please input formulas and patterns.
Yananaig entered the secret formulas and patterns required. The cloning succeeded.
"Haha… it's wild seeing this many versions of me! Alright, here's the plan! You 98 versions—go distract the Genius clones. You two—fight Gusa! One of you stand by for backup. I'll rescue Gens! Alright… START!" Yananaig shouted, and he and his clones leapt into action.
One hour later (after rescuing Gens)...
"HAHAHAHAHA… this is so ridiculous! That dumb plan actually worked against Gusa?! Ahhahaha, INSANE!" Yananaig yelled as he ran while carrying Gens and fleeing Gusa's facility.
Finally, Gens began to regain consciousness.
"H-Hey… y-you… aren't you Y-Yananaig? W-what happened…? If I remember correctly… I saw a huge group of Geniuses…" Gens said, still weak.
"Yes, you're right, Gens. I'm Yananaig—your savior and loyal partner to the end! Haha, just kidding. How are you feeling now, Gens? Any better?" asked Yananaig.
"W-Wait, I feel… so refreshed. Like my body's been restarted. What happened?" Gens asked, confused.
"Thank goodness, Gens. You've returned to normal! The serum... NeuroSyn D-0Σ… it's been purged from your body… which means… you're human again. But with that... are you still determined to pursue your life's mission?" Yananaig asked.
"Really? As for my resolve… of course it's still the same! In fact, I feel even more determined! But… this also means… I've truly lost my father, right?" said Gens.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Yananaig asked.
"A-After the serum left my body… the voice of my father in my head… it's completely gone now," Gens said in a tone filled with despair.
"Eh?... W-What do you mean?" Yananaig asked.
To be continued...
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