"Experimenter, tell me, why do people pursue freedom?"
"Because there is no freedom."
"What is 'unfreedom'? "
"... You can't become what your heart desires, okay?"
"Well, that makes sense. Then... What is 'justice'?"
"Nothing is too much or too little. I don't favor anyone, and I don't show mercy to anyone."
"... Explain yourself, why don't you speak? "
"... If a person has nine points, never let him turn it into ten points or eight points. He should have more than he should have, and he should not be given what he should not have. This is justice."
After a moment of silence, the typing sound suddenly stopped.
"Experimental Officer?"
"Huh?"
"Why are you so patient?"
Rustling and rubbing.
The conversation was very soft, and in the chaos of his dream, it was difficult for him to catch the answer.
That's right, lab officer, I can't hold on any longer.
He thought bitterly.
Suddenly, the hospital wall collapsed to the ground, and the blurry lazy sunlight suddenly became brighter. He blinked in astonishment under the setting sun. After a moment, the man straightened his body and bent down, touching his forehead.
"Because I love you."
The electric shocks and beatings had made him somewhat indirectly deaf, but the answer in his memory was so clear.
As if it was a flashback, the other person's repeated murmur was infinitely amplified. The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and the man said:
"I love you very much."
Tears poured down.
My mother said that there is a sacred bird in her hometown. It has palm-green feathers, a slender tail, and a velvety red belly that rises and falls with its breathing. No one can support it, it will only fall into the arms of the hero in the most unyielding appearance.
And at that moment, longing truly turned into a Quetzal bird. Outside the window, there are groups of quetzals. Their loud and high-pitched cries resounded in his ears, beating at his unconscious soul.
"Hua-ah-ho, Hua-ah-ho-"
When they spread their wings and flew in, the dry wind hit the feathers that passed through them, and the light was scattered through the windows, and each of their downs shone with the brilliance of black gold.
The laboratory officer's spacious coat was turned sideways, and the gilded light stained the sleeves.
Soul trembling...
——That became his last dream.
After all, he missed him.
Purpose: Justice never dies.