I have found out your real name

Chapter 135 Borrowed ideals

Li Wu had heard of such a thought experiment called the Swamp Man Hypothesis.

The general idea is that a person went out for a walk and was struck by lightning while passing by a swamp. At the same time, a lightning strike happened to hit the swamp next to it, and it reacted with the swamp with a slim probability, producing a person exactly the same as the deceased. biology.

This swamp man has the memory of the deceased and the exact same appearance. The state of his brain also completely replicates the state of the other person before he was struck by lightning and died. Therefore, he continues to walk, returns home, and calls his family just like the person who just died. , and went to work the next day as if nothing had happened.

This hypothesis is often used to think about questions such as what self-awareness is. For example, can the Swamp Man be regarded as a continuation of the deceased himself, or even equivalent to the deceased?

For Ryoko Aoki, the issue is clear.

"At the beginning, I was in a state of confusion. For a while, I thought I was the person who had just escaped and miraculously survived the capture."

Ryoko continued, "Afterwards, I crawled out of the sewer, mixed in with the crowd, gave myself a name, and was happy to be able to live freely from now on. I even came up with the idea of ​​becoming a shining person like Yoko."

"Do you think of yourself as the person who died?"

Hearing this, Li Wu already realized who the corpse that was partially eaten by Liangzi was.

No wonder the report from the shelter mentioned that the body of Experimental Subject 032 had traces of being gnawed by wild beasts. In fact, it was not an ordinary beast, but an extraordinary being that could mimic the form of human beings by ingesting human tissue.

"Until I discovered that I could change my appearance at will because I was afraid of being recognized."

Liangzi lifted up a bunch of blond hair, and the flowing hair in her hands became colorful, and finally turned into burgundy, as if she suddenly had highlights.

"Since then, I have been reminded of the memory of eating rats."

Her nose twitched, and there was a bitter expression on her face that she didn't want to remember, "Can you imagine the shock at that time? I always thought that I was a certain person, and even though I was born in a strange experimental facility, I somehow knew my origin, but suddenly something happened One day you realize that even these memories belong to someone else."

"So you don't want others to know that you are not human, are you worried that Blue Dream Technology will follow the clues and find out that it is related to the incident that year?"

Li Wu, who received a positive answer, solved the doubts that had arisen since the first meeting.

Aoki Ryoko stretched out: "This is the first time I tell others these things. I hope you really have a hostile relationship with that company."

"If you have the memory of Experimental Subject 032...then do you know what Project Anthem is?"

This is the key issue at present, and Experimental Subject 032 is closely related to the entire plan.

Li Wu also didn't expect to meet a "participant" in some sense when Abu Khatak was already dead.

"Where did you hear that word?"

Ryoko Aoki asked in shock, "That was a secret experiment she participated in... You have been to that place, right?!"

She responded quickly.

"Don't you want to go over and check it out?"

Liangzi shook his head out of the afterimage: "I won't do something like this that may expose myself. If it weren't for the people from Blue Dream Technology who recently started to gather in the old home, I'm afraid they would find any clues, otherwise there would be no clues. Wouldn’t do anything like that.”

She looked remorseful.

"There should be no dangerous elements in that place now."

Li Wu thought of the zombies who were obsessed with idols, "The Anthem Project may still be in operation. I hope to know its details."

"What do you mean it's still functioning... No, forget it, please don't tell me about it."

Ryoko raised her hands to refuse, not wanting to be involved in trouble at all, and readily told the contents related to the Anthem Project in her memory.

"I only remember that they claimed that the purpose of this plan was to 'help every individual achieve their ideals and become a complete existence in the Garden of Eden.' But what we actually participated in was singing every day until the day when we were announced to be recycled. "

Although she said it in a plain and ordinary way, she still couldn't hide the cruelty contained in it.

Li Wu clicked on several web pages on his mobile phone and selected the most popular song Nero had ever sung.

"You were singing...is this the song?"

That was the hymn-like music performed by the AI ​​idol at the same concert before, which triggered the reaction of Dragon Blood Cross.

"I've heard this before."

Aoki Ryoko shook her head, "The melodies are indeed somewhat similar, but there are still many detailed differences in the specific music theory..."

She was eager to analyze what emotion the theme here wanted to express. The bass there was a bit abrupt, and the style of the painting suddenly changed from a secret conversation revealing a big conspiracy to a vocal lesson scene.

"...Am I going off topic?"

After about a few minutes, Aoki Ryoko stopped and said, "It's a bit embarrassing to keep chattering here even though you can't sing anymore."

Her face looked a little gloomy.

"No, it's indeed interesting. Although we still don't understand the specific principle, we can at least boldly assume that the Anthem Project is, as the name suggests, related to this song."

After all, it is certain that it has abnormal power.

But if this is really assumed, the problem is back to the original point.

AI Nero has been uploaded to the Internet. Only by completely destroying it can we stop the spread of the song. Unfortunately, even its specific effect is not clear now.

"Speaking of which, why did you say before that not being able to sing was the price you had to pay?"

Li Wu, who decided to leave the above-mentioned issues to Lilia to worry about, remembered Yui Hirata's instructions, so he changed the topic to Ryoko Aoki.

She looked over warily, like a hedgehog ready to roll away at any moment.

"This is none of your business...I've told you everything you want to ask, right? Whether you have to fight big companies or do other things in the future, it should have nothing to do with me?"

Ryoko stood up and prepared to leave.

"Hirata, please let me advise you to reconsider not being an idol. I have to make a little effort. After all, she also helped me."

Li Wu guessed, "Based on what you said before, I might as well guess that you feel that you have some kind of guilt or guilt-like emotion towards the dead Experimental Subject 032..."

The blue liquid sprayed over like a squirt gun. He sat and turned his head to avoid the sudden attack.

"Don't speculate on other people's thoughts!"

Ryoko Aoki was furious.

"Look, the fact that you are anxious means that my guess is in the right direction."

He turned the seat under him, "In fact, her death obviously had nothing to do with you. It is the predecessor of Blue Dream Technology who needs to bear the responsibility."

"Classmate Li Wu, if you think your point of view must be on the right side, you are too arrogant."

Liangzi called him by his name for the first time, with a cold tone, "In the final analysis, she just happened to meet me before she died. Just like a vulture eating a dead bison carcass, do you still feel guilty about the food? "

"How many people have you eaten? Not counting those mechanical corps yesterday."

Li Wu suddenly stood up and asked.

Ryoko Aoki was caught off guard by this question: "You, will you remember how many buns you have eaten?"

"I don't like bread so the number is zero, now it's your turn."

"Why should I tell you?"

Facing her classmates who were suddenly pressing closer, Ryoko shrank into the corner and said harshly.

Li Wu sighed regretfully and lit up a red flame.

"My classmate, I won't hide it from you, Aoki. I was almost killed by a monster that likes to eat people. So when I hear someone claiming to eat countless people, I will have a stress reaction. It's very scary and dangerous. It’s offensive.”

The lower body of the blond girl turned into a cotton-like ball of water, flowing nervously along the corner of the wall.

"One! I have never eaten anyone!"

She raised her hands.

After the flames dissipated, Li Wu squinted at Liangzi, who gave in. "You are still pretending to be a cold-blooded monster, and you are just a large slime with transformation skills."

The sarcastic Ryoko Aoki turned her eyes into knives and pierced her: "You are the cold-blooded violent maniac, you evil man!"

"So, what is Ms. Idol's true opinion about Experimental Subject 032?"

Li Wu asked like a paparazzi interviewing.

The alien's aloof attitude was completely destroyed by the small theater just now. Ryoko Aoki returned to her adult form and reluctantly confessed: "...Thanks to her, I can think like this and get to know Hirata and the others, so I am very grateful to her."

“But the more I live as a human being, the more I realize that I am essentially taking up another person’s possible life.”

Ryoko said sadly, "Even becoming an idol is not my dream in the final analysis. That's why I can't sing anymore, right? After all, I'm just a reptile-like monster."

"I have to remind you that theoretically none of your teammates are humans. I thought you were called Monster Girls because you focused on this differentiated track."

Li Wu looked strange, "As a result, as the captain, you now care about this matter?"

"That's different. At least they are themselves from beginning to end."

If Ryoko Aoki is the swamp person of Experimental Subject 032, then the biggest difference between her and the hypothetical situation in the experiment is that she has realized that her memory and even self-understanding come from another individual.

Initial ideals, aesthetic tastes, views on interpersonal interactions...these elements that make up ordinary people's personalities, to her, are just nutrients absorbed from the remains of Experimental Subject 032.

Ryoko pulled up her hood as if she was giving up on herself, and opened the door to the recording studio: "Okay, now I have told you all the secrets of Ryoko Aoki, please don't pester me again in the future."

"But weren't you very happy just now? When you talked about the shortcomings of Nero's music."

She paused.

Li Wu followed Aoki Ryoko to the outdoor corridor and held the railing of the corridor.

"Let me ask you one last question: Does Miss 032 know so much music theory knowledge? Did you become an idol by cheating on her memory?"

Because he deliberately used a provocative tone, the person listening was naturally irritated: "Of course I learned it on my own! Is it reasonable for you to be so strong as a human? You must have cheated to do it!"

"One thing to say, indeed."

Li Wu nodded, "Then you are still wondering whether you have borrowed other people's ideals and whether you have enough to eat and leisure?"

Ryoko choked at the unwelcome squeeze.

"Maybe Miss 032's admiration for the idol named Yoko led you to choose this path, but even ordinary people will be affected by various influences after birth. In the end, it is Aoki who takes practical actions. Isn’t it Ryoko?”

He struck while the iron was hot and secretly changed the concept.

"Huh?" Liangzi took a few steps forward excitedly and grabbed the collar of Li Wu High School's uniform. "It's not that simple at all. I took away everything in her existence, and even smugly felt that it was my dream. , isn’t that look disgusting?”

Because the distance suddenly shrunk, Li Wu could see blue liquid filling up from the corner of the opponent's eyes, maintaining the shape of rolling down.

"The person who killed Experimental Subject 032 was Azure Pharmaceuticals. You just inherited her memory by coincidence."

Li Wu calmly repeated the facts, and let go of the hands holding his collar dejectedly.

"You should still remember Akamatsu Goro?"

Ignoring Liangzi's confused expression of not understanding why he mentioned this person, Li Wu continued to talk about the memories of those medical staff who had been transformed and instilled, and what he saw and heard in Vault 22.

"...In the end, he learned the truth that he was actually another person, but he hid it and even looked at the idol he didn't like before."

Ryoko Aoki possesses the memory of Experimental Subject 032.

Therefore, when she heard Li Wu's description of that place, her memories vividly reflected every detail of the layout, as if she was revisiting her old place in a sense.

“Perhaps what you want to do is more important than who you are?”

Li Wu waited for Liangzi's reaction.

He was trying his best, presenting facts and reasoning, and pouring chicken soup for the soul.

If this talk doesn't work and Aoki Ryoko still lets go of Yuyu, then he can only regretfully wave goodbye to the future star in the idol industry, and then tell Yui Hirata to pack up and prepare for her solo debut.

Just when he was expecting the other party to burst into tears and shout, "Coach, I want to stand up and become an idol," the door to the next room opened.

"I……"

Ryoko Aoki was interrupted just as he was about to speak.

"Aoki-san...and why are you here?"

asked Aoi Hoshikawa, who appeared unexpectedly, followed by other members of the club.

"I would rather ask why you are here...is that right?!"

Li Wu glanced at the group messages he had skipped before.

[Mai Shiratori: The training venue has been decided. 】

This is the recording studio! Moreover, they appeared when the therapy reached a critical stage!

Ryoko Aoki's words were choked back as soon as she started speaking. Now she is scanning the surrounding crowd with a confused look on her face. Who knows how to naturally advance the serious topic just now in this situation?