"Since you claim it’s a robot, then now, please, Miss Matsumoto Mina, bring out the real Watanabe Isorou!"
Matsumoto Mina mustered her strength and said, "Bring him out so you can stab him again?"
"Even if I do stab him again, what difference does it make? Isn’t your Revival Dan supposed to bring the dead back to life?"
Matsumoto Mina: "..."
"Everyone, don’t you all want to see the real Watanabe Isorou?"
Countless students shouted out the word.
The live stream’s screen was also filled with the word.
"Matsumoto Mina, bring out the real Watanabe Isorou!"
Matsumoto Mina: "..."
Where was there a real Watanabe Isorou? Should she say that the real Watanabe Isorou had already returned to R Country?
Just as she was about to open her mouth, An Yan had already turned her gaze to the live stream camera.
"Do you know why Matsumoto Mina can’t bring out the real Watanabe Isorou? Because this *is* the real Watanabe Isorou!"
She drew her blade, made a cut on Watanabe Isorou’s arm, and displayed it to the camera. "See? The skin, blood vessels, nerves... these are all Watanabe Isorou’s!"
"So you all understand now, Revival Dan cannot resurrect the dead!"
"What Matsumoto Mina calls bringing the dead back to life is actually stuffing a bunch of electronic components into a patient’s body and turning them into a bionic person wearing human skin!"
"I know some netizens might feel that having a bionic person to accompany them after losing a loved one isn’t so bad."
"But I want to ask, if you just need companionship, why not order a bionic person from Li Group? You can have one for just one hundred thousand!" The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel(ꜰ)ire.net
"Their appearance is customizable, they all use domestically produced chips, so there’s no need to worry about privacy leaks, and even less concern about being mysteriously turned into someone selling state secrets!"
An Yan said in her announcer’s voice, clear and sonorous, "Li Group bionic people, the bionic people you truly deserve to own!"
Matsumoto Mina: "..."
Damn An Yan. She had always thought all An Yan could do was prevent Watanabe Isorou’s relatives from entering the country, leaving him with no source of vitality. She didn’t expect An Yan had also guessed she might have modified Watanabe Isorou. And An Yan had even pretended not to know, just waiting for her most relaxed moment to suddenly appear and catch her completely off guard! Damn it, damn it!
Perhaps it was the emotional turmoil that was too great—Matsumoto Mina felt dizzy again. Clinging tightly to the handrail beside the hospital bed, she barely managed to support herself.
Behind her, Ono Eishi quietly moved back several steps, ushering his own companion toward Matsumoto Mina. His companion hadn’t even reacted when Matsumoto Mina seized her wrist.
This companion, who longed to replace Ono Eishi, was initially excited. However, she soon felt an inexplicable weariness envelop her body. In just a few seconds, her consciousness scattered, and she slumped limply to the side.
Ono Eishi promptly caught her, quietly moving her away from the hospital room.
"...Matsumoto Mina took two million from you, used your relative’s body to make a bionic person, and this bionic person is actually not a real bionic person."
An Yan’s voice continued, "Its body cells still have to metabolize. They still follow natural laws and gradually deteriorate. Then, it will start to stink and rot! But the crucial part is, even when it stinks and rots, the electronic components will keep it walking and moving!"
[Damn, please stop, miss, you’re scaring me.]
[I can’t imagine that scene!]
[Spending two million to put a bunch of electronic components in a loved one’s body, and you don’t even know when the body will completely break down. It’s better to spend a hundred thousand on a real bionic person, whose appearance can be customized, and who can serve the same companion role!]
People always tend to choose products offering better value. And when An Yan defined bionic people as products, this value became what everyone focused on.
"An Yan, you know full well that Revival Dan isn’t like that!"
Matsumoto Mina, who had absorbed her companion’s vitality, regained her energy, and her voice even became louder. Although she had no blood relation to her assistant, she had made preparations when she took the Revival Dan, with the jade in her palm acting as a medium. Moreover, she had shielded the entire process with her body, so no one had noticed a thing!
"What is it like then?" An Yan asked indifferently, raising an eyebrow.
Matsumoto Mina said, "Revival Dan can truly bring people back from the dead, without the need for electronic components. As long as you take it, you can live."
"If that’s true, then why did you install those electronic components in Watanabe Isorou?"
Matsumoto Mina simply confessed, "Because Watanabe Isorou’s relatives were blocked by you from coming to Z Country, unable to be by his side to provide him with vitality!"
"Because our Revival Dan truly uses vitality. One’s own vitality can spare you from the torment of disease. When one’s own vitality is exhausted, the vitality of blood relatives can help you continue to shield all pain and allow you to live without ailments! As long as the supply of vitality is continuous, this person can live forever."
[You mean to say with one’s own vitality, you can let a loved one live longer?]
[That could work! More reliable than a robot.]
[If I can use my vitality to let my mom live longer, I’m willing!]
[Me too, but I want to bring my grandma back to life! Sob~ Grandma, I miss you.]
Matsumoto Mina decided to go all in. She suddenly rolled up her sleeve and announced, "Everyone, just now when An Yan was attacking Watanabe Isorou, she cut my arm."
A ghastly wound on her forearm came into everyone’s view.
"But from beginning to end, I didn’t feel any pain. This is because I had previously taken Revival Dan."
"I know these days many people have been saying Revival Dan blocks sensations, leading people to death without their knowledge."
"However, what I want to say is, would you rather spend your life tormented by the pain of disease, or would you prefer to live it in comfort and happiness?"
[I actually think she’s making some sense!]
[Although, well, okay, being pain-free for a lifetime seems pretty good.]
Under the high-definition camera, An Yan raised her eyebrows. "You mean, this drug absorbs vitality, using up one’s own and then the vitality of one’s blood relatives. In other words, coming back to life actually means the deceased’s blood relatives are supporting them with their own vitality, right?"
Matsumoto Mina was silent for a few seconds, then nodded. "That’s right!"
The people of Z Country value filial piety highly. Many would surely be willing to sustain their relatives with their own vitality.
An Yan slowly nodded and continued, "Alright, even if we are willing, will this person, sustained by relatives’ vitality, be the same as before? Will their lifestyle, habits, cognitive abilities, and even memories remain exactly the same as before?"
Matsumoto Mina nodded without hesitation. "That’s right!"