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 was laying on the table, Joseph fatly

"Speed up his treatment."

"S-speed up his treatment?"

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

However.

The news of the office getting their budget cut in a few months had already

was a waster

my opinion that is a

do as you're told," Cutting him off, Joseph shouted in annoyance. "Treat him well, he's going to be one

Nothing could happen to

give him his shots.

***

couple of more tests, the guard that was in charge of me escorted me towards somewhere I

Clank—!

did but don't

front of a room and opening the door, I was thrown inside of the room. Mentally exhausted, I fell face-first on the floor

exhausted to properly formulate

be back in six hours for your

guard turned

Clank—!

for thirty minutes before I finally decided to stand up. My

"Hm?"

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

a lot more things than my previous room. A wardrobe, a desk, a bed, toilet, and a most

Yes.

A bathtub.

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

I didn't hide my

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

'Fortunately, I was cautious.'

this,

"huuu..."

the bed, I

'Sucess!'

my mind,

successfully gotten Joseph's

I reproduced something that

regardless of the situation presented before

of the Virtual machine, the only reason I was able to do those horrifying acts was because of Monarch's indifference. If not for it,

minutes in, the effects of monarch indifference

had done this

I couldn't cut off Monarch's indifference whenever I wanted, doing some calculations

that I could last

future, as the tests progressed he would see noticeable improvements in the time I could stay in that emotionless state.

This was my aim.

the greater my treatment would be. This was a necessary step I needed to

when I was fully

***

another

Ziiiiii—! Ziiiii—!

hovered above 876's head. Strapped on a metal table,

unable to

and down. Shockingly, although slow, 876's injuries were showing signs of healing. Slowly but surely, his burnt skins

"How are the results?"

may

time, huh?" Joseph scratched his nose. "Any way we can speed

unless we use a potion...and well, we can't really use those, so I unfortunately we

weren't perfect. Unlike potions that could treat patients almost instantaneously, treatments like this took much more

given him the serum

the circumstances, Joseph

"Yes."

"How many grams?"

from 2mg to 10mg as you've

test its

Click—! Click—!

876 and removing the restraints off

"Alright."

up, Joseph nodded his

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