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Chapter 299

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"Hiss...... feels something is wrong. Are this Yoshikage Kira and the Yoshikage Kira who killed Robert really the same person?"

"Not right, very even nine points not right...... The current Yoshikage Kira is like a shy big boy, even with some social phobia performance...... completely two extremes from the Yoshikage Kira who spoke little if he could act at the beginning."

"Schizophrenia?"

"Feels very possible, otherwise it can't be explained. If it were just memory erasure, Yoshikage Kira would at most just not recognize Robert and not be able to figure out what happened; he wouldn't change his personal vigilance toward the surrounding environment."

"This is a new problem: is the reality bender's ability bound to consciousness or to the body?"

"This is a brand new field that can be used as a research topic."

"......"

In the picture, time passed second by second.

The clock hanging on the white wall turned 14 times.

Within these seven days, Yoshikage Kira seemed to have discovered no anomalies, treating the Foundation's containment facility as the normal world.

He maintained the same life routine as before, maintaining the status quo, without the slightest change.

Making the audience more convinced that Yoshikage Kira might have more than one personality.

Otherwise, for that Yoshikage Kira who gave a "thumbs-up" without any hesitation the moment he saw Robert.

He would definitely have eliminated the task force escorting him and turned the entire Site-17 upside down.

"Astral Express", observation car.

The stars outside the window were dotted, and Jarilo-VI was full of vitality.

Inside the car, soft light was cast from the ceiling, and comfortable light diffused on the red leather of the sofa and the smooth floor.

"Schizophrenia......"

Welt Yang sat on the sofa, muttering to himself.

He had not seen cases where one body accommodated multiple souls and multiple personalities.

Past experience told him that once a distinction between internal and external personalities appeared, it would often be accompanied by the situation where one personality went offline and one personality played on behalf.

Power is bound to the soul, not to the flesh.

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This seems to explain clearly why the previous Yoshikage Kira could actively erase Robert, while the latter Yoshikage Kira seemed to live in a fantasy dream.

The office walls were painted light gray, the floor was covered with soft carpet, and a desk was placed in the center, on which were a computer screen, a cup of coffee, and the rest was piled with files and reports.

Yoshikage Kira was sitting there, hands crossed, thumbs pressing his temples, eyes filled with bloodshot, and the whole person was very tired.

"SCP-1915, good afternoon."

A researcher in a white lab coat pushed the door and entered, sat down beside Yoshikage Kira naturally, and placed his right ankle horizontally on his left thigh.

According to the information on the chest badge, he was Dr. A.

Yoshikage Kira turned his head and greeted listlessly:

"Oh, hello. The 'K' in the name isn't that long. Oh right. Are you new?"

He seemed completely unaware that Dr. A was not his colleague, let alone calling him "Yoshikage Kira".

"SCP-1915, do you know where you are?"

"Hmm? Oh, of course, in the office."

"This is not your office." Dr. A emphasized, his body leaning forward slightly.

He looked at Yoshikage Kira, his gaze extremely aggressive and oppressive.

Yoshikage Kira took the initiative to turn his head away, spread his hands, shook them, and said:

"Well, of course this isn't mine. I haven't been promoted yet."

"That's not what I meant...... at least I don't think so."

Yoshikage Kira said politely:

"Don't worry, this kind of thing always happens."

"People look at me and say: 'Look at this guy, he should have had his own office long ago. Working for this company for so long, you rarely see someone who can work as enthusiastically as him.'"

"But no, it seems I will spend my whole life in the workspace. So, what is your position?"

Yoshikage Kira looked at this somewhat strange colleague, wanting to know his personal information, such as position, length of service, etc.

This would facilitate him to expand his connections in the entire company.

Reflected in his blue eyes was a male figure in an exquisite black suit.

Dr. A thought for a moment: "Uh...... assistant accountant...... Bernstein's group."

"You work on the third floor, right?"

"Yes, next to the coffee machine."

"Lisa works there, right?"

Lisa?

Dr. A raised his eyebrows, his thinking running fast.

Lisa sounds like a female name, but according to the Foundation's investigation into Yoshikage Kira, there is no such woman.

Could it be his colleague? Or lover?

"Hmm, it should be."

Dr. A answered casually.

Yoshikage Kira's voice suddenly had some strange ups and downs, and the connection between words was not natural enough.

"Can you tell her...... for example, give me a call when you have time?"

Dr. A smiled: "Should be possible?"

What an easy-to-fool reality bender...... Dr. A mocked silently in his heart.

Reality benders contained by the Foundation, no matter how gentle their personalities are, are not as easy to fool as the man in front of him.

Once there is any negligence, letting those reality benders go crazy, it could cause a quite serious containment breach event.

It's just that their ending is generally only one—being suppressed by "SCP-343".

Yoshikage Kira became visibly disappointed:

"Forget it...... she won't agree...... don't tell her anything...... at least this way I can still daydream."

Dr. A glanced at Yoshikage Kira, shook his head imperceptibly, and intended to end the topic here.

"SCP-1915" can unconsciously turn the surrounding environment into the appearance he expects and is familiar with, and can also inadvertently make researchers think they are at work.

But he cannot actively apply this power to twist other people's will or play with the entire world wantonly.

Among the entire reality bender group, such an individual also belongs to the minority of the minority.

"Then...... alright. Listen, I think the boss is looking for me, so——"

Yoshikage Kira nodded:

"Oh, of course, go ahead."

"Have a good day, you hear? Don't be like a weirdo next time."

Dr. A smiled, kicked the ground with his shoe soles, let the swivel chair move him toward the door, then stood up from the chair, opened the door, and left the office.

Passing through the long corridor, the site director had been waiting for a long time not far away.

"How is the assessment of 'SCP-1915'?"

Dr. A glanced at the Director and then said with certainty:

"I want to classify his safety level as Safe."

The implication is that even if this reality bender is thrown into a room and ignored, nothing will happen.

No manpower needed, no material resources needed.

"It's hard to believe this is a reality bender. He has no ambition, cannot actively use power, is immersed in day-to-day work, and doesn't even dare to express love to the woman he likes."

"The only place he can be called a reality bender is that 'status quo' that wraps him and lets him sink into it, a fantasy land that binds him and lets him never wake up."

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