Crossing the World

XVII - Earth - Shelters (Karen)

The white room with a large mirror that became one of the walls, that was the first thing I saw. On the ceiling, I saw eight lights that were the source of lighting. In addition, there was an ancient humanoid robot right in front of me.

Em.... What is this place?

Before I sensed something was trying to attack my mind. I don't know exactly what I'm going through. So, I stopped my connection to all cyborgs and focused on the connection path that attacked my head.

At first I thought there were geniuses on earth who managed to know of my existence and attempted to take over my mind. Well, the reason behind this attack must be to dig up information through my memory. But I seem to be too paranoid.

The connection formed is only one direction, a connection path that allows me to control a device through parallel consciousness. In addition, the operating system used is also familiar with the device that I have been controlling.

How can the earthlings use this operating system?

I tried to see everything that this device had other than a camera that allowed me to see.

Heat sensors, I think this is common in general. Oh ... There is a device for assessing the composition of the target. Too bad there is no device to hear or speak.

Is there an official registered name for this device? Let's see if I can see his official data.

When I opened the official data section, a virtual inscription appeared before me. The writing used is not at all a letter from the earth, but a letter commonly used in shelters.

- :ᮔᮛᮌ᮪ᮔ᮪

|᮳᮱|-ᮒ᮪ :ᮞᮤᮔᮨᮏ᮪

Mu-impossible! It's T-13?! How could there be a T-13 on earth?!

Is there a secret organization on earth capable of making something like this? They can even connect my parallel consciousness to her!

Obviously this is bad news. At least I should run away first until I understand the situation.

I opened my eyes and immediately severed contact with that suspicious connection line.

"Aura, just park this in front of the house if the gate is closed. I'll teleport to the shelter."

"As per your orders."

The connection path still struck my head, but I tried to ignore it.

I put the coordinates of the shelter into my teleporter, then made a space jump without hesitation. I left Johan and Aura who were now heading home. Johan was now just an empty shell with no one controlling it. If they're stopped by the police again, it's over. However, my safety is far more important than anything else.

"Welcome back. Are you here to see the development of the virtual world?"

The voice of the AI instantly greeted me right after I arrived at the shelter. Ignoring the question he asked, I immediately explained something that happened on earth.

"Earth man, they can connect a device into my parallel consciousness."

"According to the data you've been telling us about the level of Earth's civilization, it should be the fastest they can reach that level of technology in about a thousand years. Are you sure of what you're saying?"

"I'm sure! Even the information says that the device is called the T-13! What if Earth was this planet in the past? Did I accidentally time travel?"

"Stop saying shit like that. After all, didn't you give them the T-13 yourself?"

"Eh?"

Whatdoes thatmean? Even though I never had any intention of showing our technology to earth. Especially to do something like that. I don't want to ruin the development of the earth with the technology that comes from here.

Let's put this aside first.

"I never did. Even up until now I've only driven a T-13 once."

"That's the problem. Do you remember where you left the T-13?"

"Of course I returned it to the shelter."

"When? Until now the number 3327 maintenance unit, the place where the T-13 I gave you was placed is still empty. This proves that you never returned the T-13 to the shelter."

"What?"

Is that really so? Where is the T-13 now? Wait, I think I'm starting to remember something.

"Cannot be. Did I really leave him there?"

"Did you finally remember?"

I ignored the AI question for the second time, choosing to immediately enter the Earth's coordinates right where I was first stranded on earth. Then, I teleported to the island again.

When my feet hit the ground, what I saw immediately jolted me. I even stepped back and fell on the grass.

Through my eyeballs, I saw several heavily armed soldiers. In addition, there are many people from government organizations in this place. Worse yet, they were all now looking at me as soon as they realized my existence had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Oh, shit ... "

I teleported back then. My goal is the shelter like before.

"Have you found the T-13 yet?"

In response to the AI question, I could only sit back and hold my own head. I lowered my head with a trembling body worried about the carelessness I had just done.

"Please don't ask me! I don't want to talk about this!"

In the end I decided to spend a few days at the shelter. What I did during those days was just stare at the virtual world I created from under my bed blanket. I also brewed some noodles that I deliberately brought here before. Well, I'm now locked up and have no intention of going out at all.

I even had nightmares about my home being discovered on earth and military forces coming there to ambush me. Later, I was captured and made the subject of research by inhumane mad scientists.

It's not that I'm afraid of facing the earth's military, it's just that it's troublesome. Deciding on contact with the earth is not an option. I need water, so I have to get back there sooner or later.

Hopefully they forget about something that happened on the island. Well ... I don't think there's any way they'll easily forget it.

"Then ... "

I got out of bed wearing one of those casual suits made of primorial carbon. After that, I re-entered the coordinates of my house on earth.

"Did you finally decide to go back? Do I need to prepare enough military force to protect you? If you want, I can set up 22 next-generation Android as the main force and invade the earth completely."

Ugh ... did he instigate me to become a demon lord who wants to rule the world? How scary this shitty AI is.

"Not bother. I will assess the situation first."

I immediately teleported right after saying that line to the AI.