Chapter 377: (Puppet) Memory<ol> <li><strong> (Puppet) Memory</strong></li> </ol>
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<em>ZUGAGAGAGAGAGA!!!</em>
As the earth shook violently and Mihabyushira Hill rose into the air, the attention of almost everyone in the royal capital was focused on it.
Duke Daychib’s mansion, now a mangled wreck, unrecognizable from its former glory, due to the battle.
In the shadows of the hedges, barely surviving…
…A single man was stirring.
“D-Damn… shit… damn iiiiit…!”
This man, with his face paintedpletely white, and his hair tied up in giant buns on both sides of his head, is Chubos.
A ‘Soul Poacher’ who came to this world from the ‘Ark that Traverses the Void’.
An invader from another world, aiming to plunder resources.
Caught in the activation of Last Dream, he lost hisst life but managed to protect himself by activating his trump card defense mechanism at thest moment.
And then, so as to not get caught in the crossfire, he escaped from inside the monster created by Last Dream, unnoticed by anyone.
He continued to hide and finally reached the shadows of these hedges.
But he didn’t survive unscathed.
For example, his lower body is gone.
From the waist down, he was blown away by the aftermath of the battle between Emi and the monster.
But flesh and blood weren’t spilling from the cross-section of his body.
Instead of bones and flesh, there are cables and some kind of metal parts.
In other words, this man, Chubos’s body, is just like the soldiers he was controlling…
…A machine.
“Zzzzt… speaker, malfunctioning… Demonic Eye device also malfunctioning… Overall output, decreasing… Hurry, hurry…”
Chubos, rubbing his asionally flickering eyes, desperately operated the bracelet-like device on his left arm.
His mechanical body is nearing its end.
“Connecting… connecting… connection, established!”
But he made it in time.
A mark appeared on the LCD screen of the bracelet-like device, indicating thatmunication with the mothership floating in the void between worlds was established.
Seeing that, Chubos let out a sigh of relief… and using thought input, started a conversation with their absolute leader… ‘Mama’.
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<strong>Chu:</strong> Mama are you avable
<strong>Mama:</strong> Yes
<strong>Mama:</strong> It’s been a while since youst contacted me
<strong>Mama:</strong> What’s wrong
<strong>Chu:</strong> I failed
<strong>Mama:</strong> Oh my
<strong>Mama:</strong> I’ll look at the logs
<strong>Mama:</strong> I saw the logs
<strong>Chu:</strong> I’m sorry
<strong>Mama:</strong> Mama thinks it can’t be helped
<strong>Mama:</strong> That demigod egg was a bit too irregr
<strong>Mama:</strong> Let’s do our best next time
<strong>Mama:</strong> I love you
<strong>Chu:</strong> Thank you
<strong>Mama:</strong> You’re about to die, aren’t you
<strong>Mama:</strong> What should we do with your memories
<strong>Mama:</strong> Should we erase the memories after the start of the failed operation
<strong>Chu:</strong> I want to keep the memories
<strong>Chu:</strong> I’ll send the data now
<strong>Chu:</strong> I want to continue from this state next time
<strong>Mama:</strong> Why
<strong>Mama:</strong> Painful emotions will remain
<strong>Mama:</strong> I think it’s better to forget
<strong>Mama:</strong> The data just arrived
<strong>Chu:</strong> Please
<strong>Mama:</strong> It’s better to only remember fun things
<strong>Chu:</strong> Please
<strong>Mama:</strong> You really want to keep them
<strong>Chu:</strong> Please
<strong>Mama:</strong> Okay
<strong>Mama:</strong> I’ve updated your memory data
<strong>Mama:</strong> The next you will inherit the current memories, so don’t worry
<strong>Mama:</strong> Good work
<strong>Mama:</strong> Please self-destruct immediately
<strong>Chu:</strong> Okay, thank you
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“…Haaーーー…”
Havingpleted the memory transfer process, a matter of utmost importance to him, Chubos let out a sigh of relief.
<strong><<<IHIHIHIHIHI</strong><strong>ーーー</strong><strong>!!!>>></strong>
Just then, a creepyugh echoed throughout the royal capital.
“…Zzzzt, what’s that…”
Chubos gaped at Mihabyushira Hill, floating in the air, the source of thatugh.
But immediately after, an rm in his head started ring, indicating that his remaining mana had reached a critical level.
Chubos, regaining hisposure, hurriedly operated the bracelet-like device and input the self-destructmand.
‘Self-destructmand, inputplete. Personal authentication…plete. Commencing countdown. 10, 9…’
Listening to the mechanical voice echoing in his head, he rxed andy on his back on the grass.
‘8, 7…’
And in his head, the memories since he infiltrated this world shed before him like a revolvingntern.
He got close to the Duke, thepatible user of Last Dream, brainwashed those nobles consumed by their desires.
Made them start a coup d’état.
…And was thwarted by the ck-haired, ck-eyed girl.
‘6, 5…’
Come to think of it, this was his first failure, albeit limited to the memories he inherited.
…He unintentionally gritted his teeth.
Frustration.
He didn’t know that failure could be so frustrating.
Painful.
It’s painful, but…
He absolutely doesn’t want to forget.
He must never lose this feeling.
For some reason, Chubos thought that.
That’s why he’s passing on the memories of his failure to the next him.
‘4, 3…’
“Next time, zzzzt, if we meet again, zzzzt, remember me, that brat…!”
He muttered in a voice filled with static.
‘2, 1…’
He closed his eyes.
<em>BOOM!!</em>
With that sound, he exploded.
Creating a small crater around him.
He vanished.
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