Day 501-510/Day 501

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“31st day” / “ 501st day” We built a relationship with others, obtained local funds, and established a base for our activities. Although it is thin and unstable and unreliable, it loses memory and there is no companion who can be relied on sincerely.

Even if it was broken, it was troublesome and various promises were made, so I decided to start working in earnest to destroy the back organization {Oia Depardos}.

The first thing to do, of course, is to gather deeper and more detailed information. According to a great man of the past, if he knew him and knew himself, there would be almost 100 battles.

Information gathering is not limited to information gathering from acquaintances, but also includes surveillance golem infiltration of enemy bases, remote investigation of abilities by various abilities, subscription to information magazines to be issued, and interviews with POWs who secretly carried them to the stores. Range.

And since it just started working in earnest, it was not possible to cover all the details in detail, but since I had done some research beforehand, I was able to get the information I wanted with a rough overview. This includes information on the main members such as the enemy leader, information on the main members such as the cadre, the structure of the enemy facility, rough human relations such as factions within the organization, and rescuers who are in the same situation as ants.

Rough calculations from the information gathered seemed to indicate that there was no particular problem in destroying the underlying organization, Oia Depardos. There seem to be a certain number of fierce people who have been strengthened by the remodeling surgery, but they are all weaker than simply the Minotaur King. If there is a high degree of cooperation, that is not the case, but there is no one to be careful about. And recently, I was rushed by the killing of members and the destruction of bases. Unless there is a good surprise, things will go as planned.

Here is a pretty good place to go, but of course there is no problem at all.

That is, the hands of the back organization, Oia Depardos, were wider than expected, and the number of rescuers needed was higher than expected. Rescuers can be broadly divided into three groups.

The first is a group of people with high commercial value, such as those with good looks and special skills. The group is undergoing relatively safe remodeling surgery and is not bad. The deal is polite because it is traded at a high price.

The second is just ordinary people. Since this area is treated as a major product, remodeling surgery is somewhat basic even if there are experimental things. The situation is neither good nor too bad.

The third is those who are rebellious, have some physical or mental disability or injury, or are judged to be of low commercial value based on their appearance. The treatment of this group is a poor word, and it is treated as livestock. It is consumed as a guinea pig for dangerous remodeling surgery, and is very frequently replaced. Fortunately, even if the remodeling operation is successful, it is often mentally broken and it is rare that they can survive under normal conditions.

The three groups are separated and housed in several facilities, so that the treatment varies if the quality of the products differs.

It's easy to rescue if you're in one place, but then you need to release everything at once. If they are crushed one by one, the aim of this is also known to the opponent, and it is highly likely that the trigger will adversely affect the rescuers in need.

Even if I'm taken hostage, I give priority to me. A person who cannot help himself cannot help others. So in the worst case abandonment is an option, but we wanted to make sure not to. It takes more time, but it can't be helped.

However, there are many things that have been gained just because of the extra work. As part of the gathering of information, we got the surrounding information, and we could get basic information about this continent. He has also succeeded in drawing out not only enemy information from the POWs, but also knowledge and skills on useful remodeling operations such as strengthening physical abilities that have been confirmed safe.

Originally, I didn't feel reluctant to undergo a remodeling operation. Because I originally had a bioenhancement surgeryReinforcementsBoosted manIt was unknown at this time. The body's abilities and sensations remain the same, but the possibility of being replaced by something else in this world cannot be ruled out. As a reinforcement soldier, I replaced skeletons and muscles with biometals and reinforcement muscles, and gained physical abilities beyond ordinary humans, such as by administering multifunctional nanomachines that can replace nerves and blood. Still working on a tough job with a high risk of dying with Assari, aside.

I am the same as ant boys in the sense that they underwent remodeling surgery. However, that is why there is a great deal of sympathy for victims of remodeling surgery performed with poor technology.

I undertook my own voluntary remodeling surgery, established through a long history and sophisticated technology. Ant boys, on the other hand, were forced to perform a potentially dangerous remodeling operation by trial and error by others looking down on themselves.

It is clear that there is an isolated difference between the two.

So I intend to cooperate with the ant boys and at least help them to live a normal life.

I was so busy and tired that I drunk and went to bed today. Recently, labyrinth beer is my favorite.

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“三十一日目”　／　“五■一■目” 他者との関係を構築し、現地の資金を得て、活動拠点を作った事でとりあえずの生活基盤が少し出来た. か細く不安定で頼りないが、記憶を失い、心から頼れる仲間が不在――蟻人少年は保護対象――な現状を打開する今後の大事な足がかりである.

それが崩されても面倒だし、色々な約束も出来たので、さっさと裏組織≪イア・デパルドス≫を壊滅させるべく本格的に動き始める事にした.

まず最初にするのは、当然ながらより深く詳細な情報収集だ. 彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆うからず、と昔の偉人も言っている.

情報収集は顔見知りの情報屋からはもちろん、監視ゴーレムによる敵拠点潜入調査や各種アビリティによる自分自身の遠隔調査、発行される情報誌の購読、それから店舗まで密かに運び込んでいた捕虜からの聞き取りなど多岐に及ぶ.

そして本格的に動き出したばかりなので細かい所までは完全に網羅できていないが、先に幾らか調べていた事もあり、とりあえず大雑把ながら欲しい情報は得られた. 敵首領の顔などを始め、幹部など主要な構成員の情報や敵施設の構造、組織内派閥など大雑把な人間関係、蟻人少年と同じ境遇にある要救助者などについてである.

集めた情報から大雑把に計算しても、裏組織≪イア・デパルドス≫を壊滅させるのに特に問題は無さそうだった. 改造手術によって強化された猛者も一定数居るようだが、単純にミノタウロス・キングよりは全員弱い. 高度な連携があればその限りではないものの、そこまで注意すべき者もいない. それに最近は俺による構成員殺害や拠点破壊の影響で慌ただしく動き、各地に分散されているので各個撃破も狙いやすくなっている. よほどの想定外が無い限り、予定通りに事は進むだろう.

こちらにかなり優位に進められる目処が立ったが、もちろん、問題が全く無いわけでも無い.

それは裏組織≪イア・デパルドス≫の手が予想よりも広く、要救助者が予想を越えて多かった事だ. 要救助者は三つのグループに大きく分類できる.

一つ目は容姿が優れていたり、特殊な技能を持つ者など、商品価値が高い者達のグループだ. このグループは比較的安全な改造手術が施されるだけで、境遇は悪くない. 高額で取引される為、扱いは丁寧だ.

二つ目はただの一般人だ. この辺りが主要な商品扱いされるので、改造手術も実験的なモノがあるにしろ、そこそこ基本的なのが多い. 境遇は良くも無いが悪すぎる事も無い.

そして三つ目が、反抗的だったり心身に何か障害や怪我がある、または外見などから商品価値が低いと判断された者達だ. このグループの扱いは劣悪の一言で、家畜扱いである. 危険な改造手術のモルモットとして消費され、非常に入れ替わりが激しい. そして運よく改造手術が成功したとしても精神的に破綻している事が多く、正常な状態で生存できる事は稀である.

商品の品質に差があれば扱いも変わるように、そんな三つのグループはそれぞれに仕分けされて幾つかの施設に収容されている.

一ヶ所に固まっているのであれば救助は簡単だが、こうなってくると、一度に全てを開放する必要が出て来る. 一つ一つ潰していてはコチラの狙いが相手にも分かり、それが切っ掛けで要救助者達に悪影響が及ぶ可能性が高い.

例え人質にされたとしても、俺は俺を優先する. 自分を助けられない者が他人を助けられる筈も無い. だから最悪の場合見捨てる事も選択肢に入る訳だが、そうならないように努力はしておきたかった. 手間は増えるが、仕方の無い事だ.

ただ手間が増えた分だけ得たモノも多い. 情報収集の一環で周辺情報も手に入ったし、この大陸についても基本的な情報を得る事が出来た. それに捕虜から敵の情報だけでなく、安全性の確認された身体能力強化など有用な改造手術についての知識と技術を引き出す事に成功している.

元々、俺自身は改造手術を受ける事には忌避感は無かった. と言うのも、元々俺は生体強化手術を受けた強化兵ブーステッドマンだった――現在もそうかは不明. 身体の能力や感覚自体は変わらないが、この世界の別の何かに置換されている可能性が否定できない――からだ. 強化兵となった俺は骨格や筋肉を生体金属や強化筋肉に置換し、神経や血液の代わりにもなる多機能なナノマシンの投与などによって普通の人間を超えた身体能力を得ていた. それでもアッサリと死ぬ危険性が高い過酷な仕事に取り組んでいた訳だが、それはさて置き.

改造手術受けたという意味では蟻人少年達と俺は同じである. しかしだからこそ、拙い技術で行われた改造手術の被害者については強く同情している部分も大きいのだろう.

俺は長い歴史と洗練された高い技術によって確立された安全な改造手術を、自分自身の意思で受けた. 対して蟻人少年達は試行錯誤中で危険性の大きい改造手術を、自身を見下す他者に強要された.

両者の間には隔絶とした差があるのは明白だろう.

だから俺は蟻人少年達には協力し、せめて普通の生活が出来るように手助けするつもりである.

そうして何やかんやと忙しくて疲れたので、今日は酒を飲んで寝た. 最近は迷宮ビールがお気に入りである.