Chapter 312 – 32. Alter Alphabet
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The endless vastness of the universe and the shabby expanse of land that lies above it.
It was a sight that evoked a cosmic horror that was difficult to describe, but Alpha was familiar with it.
This was the place you would eventually come to if you meditated to meet the miscarriage protocol.
No, the expression ‘place’ is a bit incorrect. In the end, this place was nothing more than a junction where the spirit of Alpha and the Legacy Protocol met.
Everything that is perceived is an illusion. The two just talk.
Sooooo.
Light gathered in the air.
In a space that seemed like something could be created, something that could hardly be called a shape appeared.
Alpha quietly stretched out his hand.
Light radiated from something. Like a hand.
The moment the two met, Alpha was able to communicate with the other person.
[I have something to ask. I really need to hear the answer this time.]
A question that must be answered.
That earnestness was also conveyed to the Legacy Protocol.
But he didn’t react right away.
He didn’t react for a while, as if he was thinking over her words, and only later did he manage to tremble and send out a wave.
[I already answered.]
Although they were communicating as if they were humans, this was the right and duty of the only chosen Alpha.
No one but her can interpret this tremor.
Alpha shook his head.
Her almost silvery white hair swayed from side to side.
[That’s not the answer. None of the questions were resolved, but rather they were only amplified.]
The questions she would ask were almost the same as before.
Why is space-level authority not granted, and where did Tae Eun-kyung get that authority from, and where is its source? And is the contract he signed working properly?
These were all things she must do now and must hear the answer to.
In particular, the contract-related issue was so important that Gamma, the third child and the chief executor of civilization, was detained in Beta’s Eidneum and the entire alphabet was blocked.
[We are now facing an unprecedented crisis. No force or civilized person could have pushed us this far. No, I couldn’t even confront him. But now he can take us all away. All of us you raised and protected!! It can reduce you to nothing more than a slave.]
That’s why Alpha’s words were rarely filled with emotion.
The anxiety and nervousness were clearly read.
That’s because Eun-kyung was someone whose authority could not be suppressed even by the power of the legacy protocol.
No, to be precise, the Legacy Protocol did not even show the will to do so, but in any case, it is an entity whose authority cannot be blocked, and it is even important that its level is cosmic level.
In this situation, how can we ensure that the contract using the legacy protocol’s approval is working properly?
If the contract is not working properly, Tae Eun-kyung is still a person who can wield universe-level authority, and even Alpha, the general leader of civilization, is helpless in front of that universe-level authority.
The more possessed a person is, the more they are afraid of being taken away, and the higher they are, the more they are afraid of falling.
Alpha was a being who had so much and was so high.
So I can’t help but feel anxious.
Nevertheless, the legacy protocol did not provide any specific answer.
He just stayed still, as if he was observing her.
[Or is it that he is not as great as I feel? In fact, if the contract is working properly, and he can’t do us any harm… So, if you don’t necessarily want to curb his authority and all the anxiety I feel is just trivial, why can’t you tell me that?]
Her questions were almost a struggle.
A struggle against the absolute who does not give an answer.
Perhaps that’s why the miscarriage protocol was held for quite a long time.
[Universe, more providence, unisex.]
[W-what? What do you mean?]
It cannot be interpreted.
I know all the words, but I can’t understand what they’re saying.
[Ending, selection, and combination.]
[?]
Words still unintelligible.
Still, Alpha interpreted it positively.
Anyway, it says something.
[Incomplete ending, union, new beginning.]
[… Please explain in a little more detail.]
But that was the end.
Miscarriage Protocol no longer trembled.
As if I had finished everything I had to say.
Alpha’s doubts and anxiety are still not resolved.
[You knew it would go on like this?]
Alpha started a sit-in protest.
It often happened.
If they didn’t do what they wanted or if they didn’t tell them properly, they would always protest like this.
It was also her fault that conversations with the miscarriage protocol were often long.
[This time, I won’t just go. My life depends on it. The weight is different… !]
[Anyway.]
[?]
This time the answer came back abnormally quickly.
No, it wasn’t even the tremors before that. It was a communication that was clearly conveyed in my head.
This was around the time Tae Eun-kyung edited the beta.
An invasion of authority targeting representatives of a civilization who are not simply members of the Covenant.
Starting from that, the heritage protocol showed a huge movement.
The first person to figure it out was, of course, Alpha.
It was natural since we were in the midst of a close conversation by contacting the spirit.
She witnessed the sight of the universe filling her entire field of vision converging into one point.
[What is this… ?]
Even though it was only an illusion, it was my first time seeing it.
Is there something wrong with the miscarriage protocol?
[There is no problem. Everything is ready.]
[Yes?]
She got up from her slumped position.
The fantasy universe was endlessly distorted and eventually condensed into a single point.
Time spanning eons.
But it was only a moment.
As if it had been like that from the beginning, there is nothing in all space, only Alpha and the single point where the universe is condensed.
And that point reached Alpha.
[Uh? Huh?]
At that moment, Alpha experienced extreme fear and terror.
Instinctively, I realized that I shouldn’t touch that dot.
[Wake up, wake up… !]
This place is fantasy.
Nothingness itself.
A space like an afterimage created as a result of simply connecting Alpha’s mind and the legacy protocol to communicate with the legacy protocol.
In fact, it’s not even space…
Therefore, if I disconnected and returned to reality, this fear and horror would be resolved.
Because it’s just an illusion.
But what if you can’t wake up from that fantasy?
[Why are you doing this!!]
The connection is not lost.
In fact, it has become clearer.
A being that was only vaguely conscious is being revived centered on the five senses.
The body that existed vaguely like fog is materialized here.
Very clearly.
Tsuzzuu.
The speed of the dots gradually increased.
At the speed of sound,
At the speed of a bullet,
At the speed of a missile,
At the speed of light.
It pierced through the Alpha, who was running away in a cold sweat.
[Turn off… Black… !!]
.
.
Whisk.
The connection to the legacy protocol was lost and Alpha, who returned to his body, collapsed.
His white, almost silvery hair was wet with sweat and his hot body was panting.
“Tsk… Ugh…”
Moaning.
And self-help.
What started out as a cheerful voice eventually turned into ridicule.
Hehe. Hehe… Wow, crazy. Crazy bastard. Haha.”
She had no choice but to do so.
The legacy protocol passed on a great fate and disappeared,
Now all that’s left is to fulfill that destiny.
And that fate was completely unacceptable.
She laughed for a while and suddenly stopped.
“I can’t admit it.”
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“So, Alphabet is now on lockdown? As if that wasn’t enough, everyone I encountered was detained in Eidneum?”
“…”
Beta nodded her head weakly.
She was mercilessly raped and had no strength.
“Why?”
“Why? It’s because of the owner.”
“No, then why? “What on earth did I do?”
“…”
Eun-kyung is acting now.
Of course, Beta couldn’t miss her big words, so she edited them out, but she didn’t abuse her authority to the point of making a fuss, and when she used the alphabet or alter alphabet, she kept it well hidden.
But in this situation, she detains him just because she saw him?
‘No way… Has my perfect acting been revealed… ?’
There is no other way than that, but I just can’t believe it.
Where on earth did I get caught?
“I didn’t do anything, so why are you taking such extreme measures?”
“…”
Beta looked at him with a bored look on her face and barely opened her mouth.
‘Really… I never thought the contract wouldn’t work… The legacy protocol is incompetent… !’
She cursed the miscarriage protocol in her mind and confessed everything.
“… So, Alpha now thinks of me as the Legacy Protocol itself, or something similar to it?”
“… All rights come from the Legacy Protocol. But while you overused your authority, you were not restricted by any of the Legacy Protocol… Considering the direction of the usual miscarriage protocol, it made no sense…”
“So it’s not that I don’t do it, it’s that I have doubts that I can’t do it.”
“Okay…”
Eun-kyung scratched her head after hearing the vague answer.
“Is it better to just end it all today?”
Is there a need to go back like this if even those closest to the legacy protocol make such an assessment?
I had a feeling that everything would be completed if we just got rid of everything, acting and all, and took over the alphabet first and then somehow took over the legacy protocol.
“Hey, Videbeta.”
“S-don’t call me that… !”
“Then pussy beta. Guide me with the alphabet.”
