Memoirs of the Returnee

Chapter 312: Milky Way（6）

Theia had constructed a magical space. It was a barrier designed for interrogating Derek. This operation had to be concluded swiftly and decisively within the confines of Ortus.

There was no better time than now; the longer they waited, the lower the chances of success, and the closer they got to the council, the more intense the pressure would become.

Above all, Theia could no longer stand to watch Derek sacrifice innocent lives. It was somewhat of an emotional gamble for her, but the odds were in her favor.

“……”

Theia gazed across at Derek, who sat opposite to her.

Derek's hands were cuffed, resting on the table. He, in turn, looked back at Theia, contemplating.

Proof was impossible.

There was no evidence in the overwriting process itself. It was a magic and science that extracted only the essence and principles of the soul. Even if evidence was somehow captured, countless corporations and institutions were already complicit. They would not cooperate with Theia Esil, a mere Holy Knight.

“You're in a hurry, Holy Knight.”

A day or two at most. The symposium could proceed without a hitch.

“Do you think the council will allow such abuse of power?”

Theia twisted her lips like a snake, silently. Derek continued with ease.

“'Monstrous' deeds? Who will Legally judge what is monstrous? If being called monstrous means my company's excellent technology or my genius, should I take it as a com p li m e nt?”

Abuse of power would soon be blocked by the council, and this mad woman would go to jail.

…NO.

Perhaps cutting off her head wouldn't be a bad idea either.

“Are you not thinking, or are you just stupid? I'm curious.”

Still expressionless, Theia pulled out a document and handed it to Derek.

“Read this first.”

Derek Looked down at it. Suddenly, his eyes wavered.

It was an internal document from the lab. Data had been Leaked.

Instantly, one person came to mind.

Dr. Vito.

“…What is this supposed to mean? Are you confessing to industrial espion age?”

In response to Derek's bravado, Theia picked up a pen.

“Let me interpret it for you. You wouldn't understand the data properly anyway.”

She pointed to a section filled with figures and graphs.

“According to this document, during the process of 'creating' a single artificial intelligence, different code configurations were discovered in the Lab.”

Code configurations. The lab described it that way, but the data, when compiled and restructured, was all too familiar—it was 'DNA'.

“lt means that two different genes were found in a single