Crossing the World

V - Shelters (Karen)

The space jump I made went successfully. I found myself standing next to a large tank now filled with seawater from Earth.

It seems that the conversion process stopped about two days ago. The room was only lit by a few dim lights and the AI did not welcome my arrival at all. However, when the sensors in the tank confirm the presence of a new water supply, the converter starts to return to function and sucks water from inside the tank to perform electrolysis.

It didn't take long for me to hear the annoying voice of the AI that's now back on.

"Yah~ is amazing you can find water in such a shady spot."

"So you've known all along that the surface is hell?!"

I snapped at him in annoyance as he said such an annoying thing.

"Not too much. All I know is that I cannot reach the water source alone. If I tell you from the beginning, your chances of following my orders voluntarily will be very small."

"I think you're right." I breathe trying to lower my emotions.

The recreation room was a bit far away from this place, so I asked the AI to send one of the robots and take me to the recreation room. On the way, I had a lot of discussions about what happened while I was away.

"It's usually impossible to teleport that far. Are you sure about that place?"

"of course. The sky is blue and there is only one moon. Besides, there's a lot of life on Earth that I've never seen before. The gravity and air pressure are also weak, how could I misjudge?"

The voice of AI was not heard for some time. Maybe he was doing an assessment using parallel calculations to assess my situation. Then, when the atmosphere was silent and only metal footsteps from the robot I sat on sounded, the AI began to speak again.

"A T-13 sting may create an abnormal teleporter. However, usually the abnormality will make the space jump incomplete so that the user may be scattered when reaching the goal. You're so lucky to be back in one piece."

"Hey what the fuck? Don't scare me!"

"No, this is the truth ... " The AI stopped talking again, then changed the topic all of a sudden. "The teleporter check has been completed and no damage detected. Everything is working normally."

"What?!"

How is that possible? It was clear that I was thrown off to another planet and he could have said that the teleporter I was using was still working properly.

"I have one conclusion with the highest probability, but this is still a thesis without proof."

AI databases are a relic for thousands of years. When he deduced something, his accuracy level was extremely high. So, it should be fine if I hear it no matter how weird it is.

"It's okay, just say it."

"Parallel consciousness uses quantum brain cells to process data simultaneously. Received stimuli, memories, commands, and sensations are processed in the quantum world. You may not know because this is quite complex and seems useless, but the quantum processes that occur are quite similar to the workings of quantum computers where thought processes cause paradoxes of events.

"On the other hand these results are great because your quantum thinking continues to be unconsciously trained. You may be able to expand your awareness indefinitely over time. However, it seems that quantum activity also affects quantum-based electronic equipment.

"Teleporters use quarks to do body-breaking, send them to the quantum realm, and rebuild them beyond the quantum realm. In your case, the Teleporter breaks your body, but does not take it back out when your body is composed. This keeps your body trapped inside the quantum world. However, there is no suitable database to explain how you can be conscious while in the world and why you can bring other items that are not related to Your body."

"I .. don't understand."

My head was about to explode when I heard her puzzling chatter.

"To put it simply, the world you enter is not another planet within a different star system. Except this planet in a completely different universe. Some kind of parallel world."

Parallel worlds, huh?

So far many scientists among the refugees are stating about this. However, no one can prove his existence. Unexpectedly, an ordinary child like me became the first to prove the existence of a parallel world.

Put this aside first. Let's discuss the most important topics I should prioritize.

"Can I go back there? How safe is it for me to travel between dimensions?"

"The answer is both safe and secure. According to the database I have, supposed dimensional displacement would result in energy spikes due to identical atoms. This can result in space distortion and the collapse of the universe. Given that you went in there and managed to get out without any energy spikes, I concluded that the two universes are completely different. Rather than being referred to as a parallel world, you might enter a completely different parallel universe."

"What's the difference between the two things you mentioned?"

"Parallel worlds are universes created from the possible pieces of an action. In a parallel world, there could be another you doing a different activity. Meanwhile, parallel universes are completely different universes. There, you don't exist at all."

I understand a little, although I don't really understand it as a whole. However, there was something slightly tickling about his statement.

"If Earth is in a completely different universe, then why would you say that Earth is this planet in a parallel universe?"

"The coordinates of each universe are identical. Formerly the coordinates were calculated relative to the observer, but the determination of the coordinates now uses the movement of neutrinos, one of the quantum particles whose movement cannot be affected by anything. So, based on the neutrino's movement, the Earth and the shelter are on the same coordinates. This is the conclusion that led me to assume that the earth is our planet in another universe."

I don't know what to answer. I actually didn't understand our conversation. So, there was no point in continuing this discussion either. The most important thing was the fact that I could return to earth without any problems.

Now I better rest first.

When I got to the recreation room, I went straight to the recovery capsule and ordered the AI to do the recovery process.

During my shipwreck on earth, my nose had experienced bleeding and the weight of the language pack also seemed to affect my brain. So, it never hurts to use the recovery capsule to get my body back to how it was.

A line of sentences appeared in front of me virtually accompanied by an anatomical image of my own body in three-dimensional form. The description written before me was only a light wound that was actually negligible. However, because I had already entered, I allowed the recovery process to continue while falling asleep in the capsule due to fatigue.