The Author's POV

Chapter 258

"Excellent!"

Joyously shouted Joseph as he stared at a small monitor before him. Extending from the monitor were multiple wires that attached themselves towards an individual. Subject 876.

"Who would've thought that patient that I had put the least hopes on would end up being the one that I have the most hope for."

Joseph was truly delighted.

Out of all the promising patients he had, 876 seemed to be the one displaying the most obvious signs of success.

At the moment, subject 876 was going through a virtual simulation. Inside of the virtual simulation, the 876 was put under multiple different trials. The trails although different were all things that would cause any sane man to feel fluctuations in their emotions. From killing civilians to committing terrorist acts, or dying in multiple different ways.

At the moment, both the MRI machine and Holter monitor were currently showing no unusual fluctuations. This meant that subject 876 was currently in the exact state Joseph was trying to achieve.

A state where the user held no emotions.

This was great news for Joseph. Especially since he had been pressed for time recently. With the higher-ups getting impatient, he knew that he needed to get results.

He had finally got something.

—Beeereeeeeep! —Beeereeeeeep!

"...Hu?"

Startling Joseph out of his thoughts was a rhythmical beeping sound coming from the holder monitor.

"What's going on?"

Rushing towards patient 876, Joseph looked at the small Holter monitor. The fluctuations were no longer constant but were now extremely erratic.

—Beeereeeeeeeeeep! —Beeereeeeeeeeeep!

With each passing second, the fluctuations became more and more erratic.

"Stop the simulation!"

Joseph turned around and shouted.

"Yes!"

Heeding his command, his assistant arrived before patient 876 and pressed on the side of the headset he was wearing. Slowly the helmet turned off.

—Beeereeeeeeeeeeeeeeep! —Beeereeeeeeeep! ! —Beeeeeeep! —Beeeeep!

Upon turning off the headset, the beeping sounds coming from the Holter monitor calmed down.

"Damn" Joseph cursed slightly. "How long was he inside of the simulation for?"

"Reporting. About 13 minutes and 45 seconds."

The assistant promptly replied.

"13 minutes and 45 seconds..." Joseph murmured to himself.

After a while, he eventually shrugged his shoulders.

"Oh, well. 876 has only been here for a week. This result is understandable."

Even though 876 had only lasted for a little bit, Joseph wasn't disheartened. Given that 876 had only been with him for about a week and was already showing signs of being the one most compatible with the serum, Joseph knew that it was best not to rush things.

"Haaa...haaa..."

Staring at 876 who was breathing heavily on the table, Joseph rubbed his chin slightly as he pondered to himself, 'Hmm...I guess it wouldn't hurt to invest a little more in him.'

If he could nurture 876 properly, who'd care about the little money he'd lose off of investing in him.

Heck, by then he would be so rich in funds that he would only consider such a minuscule amount of money as spare change.

Convincing himself that this was the right choice, Joseph looked at his assistant.

"You."

"Yes!"

at 876 who

"Speed up his treatment."

"S-speed up his treatment?"

a flustered manner. For the treatment to be sped-up, without using potions, it would be with

However.

getting their budget cut

put, it was

in my opinion that is a bit

up, and do as you're told," Cutting him off, Joseph shouted in annoyance. "Treat him well,

Nothing could happen to

don't forget to give him his shots. We can't

***

more tests, the guard that was in

Clank—!

what you did but don't think you're

opening the door, I was thrown inside of the room. Mentally exhausted, I

was too exhausted to properly

be back in six hours for

guard turned

Clank—!

decided to stand up. My mind

"Hm?"

I realized that I was in a different room from before. To my surprise, it was much

it had a lot more things than my previous room. A wardrobe, a desk, a bed,

Yes.

A bathtub.

I quickly lost interest. With the current state of my body, a bathtub wasn't something

I didn't hide my

the fact that I never hid my bracelet and just swallowed it, I

'Fortunately, I was cautious.'

I not done this,

"huuu..."

the bed,

'Sucess!'

my mind, I

have successfully gotten

erase my emotions, I reproduced something that closely resembled

of the

the Virtual machine, the only reason I was able to do those horrifying acts was because of Monarch's indifference.

virtual simulation, thirteen minutes in, the effects of

done this on

whenever I wanted, doing some calculations beforehand, I purposely

Joseph to think that I could

so that in the future, as the tests progressed he would see noticeable improvements in the time I could stay in that emotionless state. As long as I showed signs of

This was my aim.

more important I was, the greater my treatment would be. This was a necessary step

fully healed

***

then, another

Ziiiiii—! Ziiiii—!

Strapped on a metal table, a red laser scanned his body from top to

was unable to

he showed no signs of struggling. Dully staring at the ceiling, the laser beam continuously moved up and down. Shockingly, although slow, 876's injuries were showing signs of healing. Slowly but surely, his burnt

"How are the results?"

be alright, professor. He may be

nose. "Any way we can speed up his

use a potion...and well, we can't

injuries, they weren't perfect. Unlike potions that

you given

circumstances,

"Yes."

"How many grams?"

2mg to 10mg as you've

test

Click—! Click—!

876 and removing the restraints off of him,

"Alright."

nodded his head in

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