SCIAW: Chapter 452/453

Chapter 452: Betting Everything to Save Her Sister

Back home, after a simple wash and changing into new clothes, Shiho sat on the bed in her newly bought pajamas, quietly watching her sister.

"Sister, what exactly happened?"

"Are you asking what happened to me? Or what happened to Lord God?"

"Everything."

Shiho was greedy. She wanted to know not just a part, but everything.

Seeing her sister's desire to know it all, Akemi smiled softly, leaned over, and hugged her, just like when they were children.

"Actually, some things happened faster than I imagined."

"Everything felt like a dream. Yesterday, I was constantly searching for the whereabouts of that one billion yen. That was Gin's task for me, and I believed it was the condition I could use to save you."

"That guy…" Shiho immediately understood. It was nothing more than a deceptive task. Gin would never consider giving her up for one billion.

That was just another cruel trick he used to toy with her sister.

"Sister, you should never believe anything Gin says. He's a liar. And with that cold face of his, it's impossible to tell when he's lying."

"But precisely because of that, you should treat every word he says as a lie."

This was Shiho's hard-earned lesson from her time with Gin.

But Akemi only smiled bitterly. "I didn't know he was lying to me. No, I should say I foolishly hoped he was telling the truth, so I treated his words as truth."

"I planned the one-billion-yen bank robbery."

"But what surprised me even more was that someone in the team assembled to rob the bank wanted to embezzle everything. Because of that betrayal, I spent the entire day yesterday searching for his clues."

"However, finding one person in a city is incredibly difficult, and with the increased Police patrols on the streets, my search became even more arduous."

"In the end, I found nothing and returned home, and waiting for me was Lord God."

"He showed me Gin appearing in my house, and then my fate."

Akemi tapped her forehead with a bitter smile. "Lord God is truly cruel. He shattered my hopes in an instant. He showed me Gin, after getting the money, unhesitatingly shooting me in the forehead."

"It was only at the moment of death that I realized my foolishness."

"After Gin, then it was Moroboshi Dai."

"Lord God tore open my heart. He exposed my intention to use Moroboshi Dai. Just as he wanted to use my relationship with you to gain a chance for a core member recommendation, I also used his guilt."

"But in the end, I was played again."

Akemi's heart held only that bitter aftertaste. Her so-called cleverness was laughable. She lacked the ability to see through people's hearts, so once again, her fragile hope was crushed.

"That CIA undercover agent…"

Seeing her sister's regret and pain, a fire ignited in Shiho's heart.

But in the end, she could only sigh helplessly. "Sister, it wasn't their fault. For us, it was just mutual exploitation, only different in method."

"That guy also seized on the fact that we had no other choice. He was always betting on us, the two sisters, being willing to gamble."

"In the end, we couldn't handle the pressure of that gamble and lost to him."

Having lived in that organization for so many years, Shiho had learned one thing: threats were meaningless there, and gamblers who couldn't withstand pressure should never sit at the table, because they would surely lose.

But even knowing that truth, she, like her sister, still couldn't withstand the pressure.

So in this situation, she knew the two sisters needed to admit their failure and accept their loss.

In fact, Shiho had been prepared for death ever since Rye's exposure.

Because she knew Gin would one day point his gun at both her and her sister.

She had originally thought there would be no more chances to see her sister, but who knew there would be such an unexpected turn today.

"There's no need to talk about that guy. I also agree with sister's plan. This isn't your responsibility alone. It's mine too."

"Okay, we won't talk about it anymore."

Akemi nodded slightly, casting aside that unpleasant topic.

"Continuing with the scene Lord God showed me after I returned home yesterday, he peeled back my hidden secrets, leaving me completely exposed."

Rough words, but the meaning was clear.

Shiho understood that in such a situation, it was almost equivalent to being stripped bare.

All information was controlled by the other party, and even the deepest thoughts and plans were known. In such a situation, it was inevitable to be influenced.

Once the heart was opened, perhaps any con artist could have taken advantage of her sister.

But her sister had encountered a special existence at that time.

"Lord God gave me a choice: whether to change my destiny."

"Betting everything, my loyalty and faith for the rest of my life as chips, I chose to change my destiny."

"So, I received the power bestowed by Lord God."

"And with Lord God's help, you were rescued from that prison."

Hearing her sister's explanation, Shiho could roughly understand.

Her sister had sacrificed everything just to rescue her from the organization.

From the outcome, her sister had successfully achieved her goal, but she had also lost everything for the rest of her life.

The transfer through shadows, and the ability to drive hundreds of people completely mad—all of this made Shiho realize that the title Lord God was not an exaggeration, but a deserved one.

Her sister had bet everything and truly gained equivalent power.

But looking at her sister, who had sacrificed everything just to save her, Shiho felt not only moved, but also deeply burdened.

Just as Akemi felt she had burdened her sister, Shiho also felt she had burdened her sister.

If she didn't have such talent and gifts, then the organization wouldn't have valued them, and the two sisters wouldn't have been trapped on its fringes, constantly searching for a way to break free.

If not for her talent and gifts, she wouldn't have dragged her sister, who could have lived a promising life, into the organization.

(To be continued.)

Chapter 453: The Sensitive "Brood Hive"

After talking with her sister in the room and understanding the situation, Shiho excused herself to the restroom and stepped out.

At this moment, she finally had time to observe the house.

The entire place did not carry the atmosphere of a home with many people living in it. The furniture and decorations were too simple and monotonous.

Moreover, there was an inexplicable chill in the air.

Looking up, she noticed the air conditioner still running.

Even though the air was dry and the temperature was not set very low, the room still felt cold. It was difficult to comprehend.

Shiho walked around and quickly determined that this was a single-person household.

It lacked warmth, and the owner did not seem to care about the atmosphere of the home, only maintaining the most basic living needs.

But the owner did not appear to be in the living room.

She walked toward the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and saw what was inside: green vegetables, eggs, meat stored in the freezer, and a few slices of bread.

Indeed, it was the sign of someone living alone.

Does Lord God live alone?

Shiho recalled the woman she had heard earlier, who seemed to be an Inspector. She speculated that the female Inspector was the same as her sister, another believer developed by Lord God.

So, have Lord God's believers already infiltrated the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department?

Indeed, having believers in different fields could play a significant role.

The matter had already been reported directly to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, allowing them to obtain critical aptx research data from the organization, including some of her past white mouse experiments.

As long as the Police held this data, Shiho was certain the organization would not escape their "special attention" in the future.

Of course, while the organization would be scrutinized, that female Inspector would also likely face "attention" if the Police truly became suspicious of her.

After confirming the situation in the house, Shiho sat in the living room. She wanted to wait for Lord God to see if there was an opportunity to speak with him.

At that moment, Ren glanced toward the living room from his study.

It was just like watching a kitten arrive in a new home, cautiously surveying its surroundings.

He knew Shiho wanted to speak with him, but now was his diary time, so the conversation would have to wait.

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[Miyano Akemi and Miyano Shiho began to play roles of different colors in the early stages of this story.]

[Miyano Akemi was one of the first characters in the story to know Kudo Shinichi, and it was also because of her death that Kudo Shinichi and Miyano Shiho later formed a profound connection.]

[After taking the aptx, she, like Kudo Shinichi, triggered the drug's self-cell destruction program, thus turning into a child.]

[Because she was also a child, she had more opportunities to get involved in the cases Kudo Shinichi encountered. The number of times was even more than Ran's. However, the current situation will not allow for that.]

[With my participation, Miyano Akemi's life was saved, and Miyano Shiho was also rescued from Shirohato Pharmaceutical. The fate of the two sisters has been changed.]

[However, compared to saving the Miyano sisters, I am more curious whether the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is about to explode. I had Miss Akemi leave all the drug data her sister researched, and even some experimental records. Once the Police receive this data and begin investigating, that organization will definitely come under their special attention.]

[This is also a massive blow to the Crow Organization, which has lost its stronghold and realized its research data has been stolen. And if the organization discovers that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was involved in the raid, no matter how they learned of it, they will probably turn the Police upside down.]

[I am more curious about the situation inside the organization right now.]

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Having finished today's diary entry, and filled with curiosity about the Crow Organization's current state, he began his verification method.

To know how great the impact of this event was, he would find out through the lottery.

The greater the reward, the greater the shift in fate.

[Lord of Mysteries]

[Obtained Sefirot: Brood Hive.]

Sefirot… it seems this time the impact is greater than I imagined.

It is not just about the Miyano sisters. Their change in fate might have a huge impact, but the most important part is still the aptx.

Although aptx is merely a drug, it runs through the entirety of a world, and it represents a key factor of the extraordinary.

Normally, no drug can exert such an unusual effect, turning an adult into a child. That is even more absurd than magic. Yet such an effect was achieved with a drug.

In a sense, the origin of this drug might itself be an extraordinary element.

Obtaining the formula does not mean one can fully recreate it, and even if the drug is reproduced, progress requires special talent.

Since the disappearance of the Miyano couple, the organization's research had stagnated until Shiho took over.

Perhaps this was the couple's way of protecting their daughters.

Hmm, I will think about that later.

His consciousness was drawn into a dense forest.

Ren opened his eyes; a red full moon hung in the night sky.

"Thump thump… thump thump…"

A rhythmic pulsation echoed through the forest.

It felt like a heartbeat.

Stepping into the woods, Ren ignored the scenery and walked toward the center.

At the center, after crossing a stretch of dry, desert-like ground, he saw a castle made of flesh and blood.

"Compared to other sefirots, this one looks a bit creepy."

But as soon as he said that, the Brood Hive's natural pulsation paused briefly, and then the entire structure, once plump, suddenly withered.

Ren's face twitched.

"You really understand, huh."

He placed his hand on the outer shell of the Brood Hive.

"Alright, alright, I misspoke. I didn't expect you to be even more sensitive than the others."

The next moment, the withered Brood Hive plumped back to its original state.

Its appearance clearly showed that it truly understood.

(To be continued.)