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!"

876 who was laying on the table, Joseph

"Speed up his treatment."

"S-speed up his treatment?"

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

However.

their budget cut in a few months had already reached his

it was a

opinion that

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

was his hope. Nothing

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

***

taking the shots and taking a couple of more tests, the guard that was in charge of me escorted me towards somewhere I had

Clank—!

don't know what you did but don't think

a room and opening the door, I was thrown inside of

mind was too exhausted to properly formulate

be back in six hours for

look of disgust, the guard turned

Clank—!

decided to stand up. My mind had

"Hm?"

a different room from before. To my surprise, it was much bigger and more luxurious

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

Yes.

A bathtub.

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

didn't

I never hid my bracelet and just

'Fortunately, I was cautious.'

not done this,

"huuu..."

the bed, I

'Sucess!'

my mind, I clenched my fists

successfully gotten Joseph's

I reproduced something that closely resembled one of the soldiers that Joseph

regardless of the situation presented before

those horrifying acts was because of Monarch's indifference. If not for it, I would've never been able

the virtual simulation, thirteen minutes in, the effects

had done this on

calculations beforehand, I purposely consumed some of my

didn't want Joseph to think that I could last long in that emotionless

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 'improvements' he would invest

This was my aim.

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

when I was fully healed could I

***

another week

Ziiiiii—! Ziiiii—!

arms hovered above 876's head. Strapped on a metal

unable to

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 skins showed

"How are the results?"

professor. He may

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

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

most injuries, they weren't perfect. Unlike potions that could treat patients almost instantaneously, treatments like

have you given him the serum

circumstances, Joseph switched the

"Yes."

"How many grams?"

from 2mg to

Let's test its

Click—! Click—!

to 876 and removing the restraints off of him, Joseph helped

"Alright."

nodded his

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