
"Ufia, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm..." Ufia cast a glance. "I can't believe the Alhold family is this bad. I didn't think they were selling kids with generic controls. Now I understand why everyone in the Alhold family has special or special control."
Yes, the Alhold family does not give birth to a child with generic control is a myth. In fact, the Alhold family also gave birth to a child with generic control. But they sold the kids. Because this is the normal birth of a child in the Alhold family is not announced unless the future head of the family.
"Do they really want a family label full of talented people?"
Jeanne put some bundles of documents on my desk.
"Honestly, I doubt that's the reason" I replied to Ufia while thanking Jeanne. "I have a hypothesis, but I'm not sure yet."
As I began to open the documents that were handed to me, Jeanne and the others sat on the sofa, with Shinar.
"Hypothesis?" Ufia asked.
"Well, hypothesis. While you and Ninlil are here, I'd like to try to discuss it." I opened a new topic. "Ufia, the Alhold family always had more than one main control, which made them considered talented. Then, can you control the aluminum?"
"Yes, I can control Aluminum, just like the others," Ufia confirmed my guess. "Although not at the level of Enlil's grandfather, om Barun, or Ninlil anyway."
My gaze glanced at Ninlil, who was sitting on the sofa with the others. After hearing Ufia's words, which were indirectly praise, she puffed out her flat chest. Hah, basic, this kid.
I heard that he's on holiday. His school is having an event, so the last three days he's been here all the time. Tomorrow, after her school had entered again, she could only visit me in the afternoon, just like before.
Back to the main topic.
"Just like the others. In other words, one of the main controls of the Alhold family, which every member of the family has, is aluminum. Rightly so?"
"Yes, right," Ufia confirmed. "However, since aluminum is not the only major control, we do not feel pressure from other members of the Alhold family. It just feels uncomfortable."
The answer of the Ufia is in accordance with the theory of control. It's normal for me to know that in the school age, I always get perfect scores on the theory exam. Some close friends at Junior High School and High School also confirmed it. Because of this, it is not recommended to put two people with the same control on one group or team.
"So, my existence makes you uncomfortable, right?"
Ninlil asked loudly. This kid is disrespectful. Did he not realize that Ufia was older than me?
"I–iya."
Ufia answered Ninlil hesitantly. I do not know what makes Ufia doubt whether because of my sister Ninlil or because her control is weaker than Ninlil.
I started to bring up information that was previously in my brain, which I thought was interconnected. Uncomfortable and pressure. Brainwashing of members of the Alhold family. Strange father behavior after returning to the extended family, while trying to convince Enlil. On the other hand, there is also Fahren who suddenly acts strange.
"Moon,"
"Yes?" Inanna.
"I know you're more interested in disaster, but have you also learned control?"
"I also learned about control because it used to seem to work for my job as Agent Gugalanna."
"How much?"
"Quite a lot." Inanna. "I mean, human control is very unique and interesting, especially the problem of declining control. Some say decreased control is just like genes, so it depends on parental control. Even if suddenly there is another control appears, usually if traced in the family tree, actually the control has already appeared. So, it's some kind of recessive gene."
This woman is really soft, henchman, and shy, under normal conditions. However, if I had lured him into another science or science topic, like now, he would have spoken a lot. Normally, Inanna's "nothing much" standard is already very much, reaching the knowledge level of the Olympic race. But now, he says far enough.
Inanna likes to read all kinds of books, so, in my opinion, it's normal that she knows a lot. Other than me, only the Emir, who has been in the house for more than a year and a half, knows the nature of this Inanna. So, he just smiled.
On the other hand, Jeanne and the others opened their mouths and fell silent. They looked surprised by Inanna who suddenly spoke a lot.
"Inanna, can this difference in controlling power be used in torture techniques?"
"Eh?"
When I asked that question, everyone in this room was shocked. All except Inanna. He answered my question lightly, taking it as a discussion.
"Yes, I could, I used it myself a few times." Inanna answered. "The same control effects, on the weak side, are shortness of breath, cold sweat, fast-paced heart beat, nausea, blurry vision, and motor nerve disorders. The effects of being drowned out were more than enough to make the person talk.
"In practice, doing this is arguably torture. However, in theory and legality, it is still gray. We can claim that the interrogated party didn't want to say control and it just so happened that our stronger agents were in the same room."
I thought about it too, but didn't have time to practice it. I mean, on the black market, I've moved around on my own more often. So, I have no partner to ask for help. Jin also has weak handling, so it is free.
Hold on, Jin!
"If the person's control is weak, is there a way to relieve symptoms or uncomfortable feelings?"
"It could be that he's used to it. Like you eat spicy food, in the beginning not used to it. However, the longer, you can eat with the spicy level getting higher but it is still fine, right? Think of it like that."
Ah, so yeah. So, chances are, Jin is numb.
"Brainwashing technique yes..."
While Inanna closed her eyes for a moment, looking for information that might be in her brain, the others saw me sharp, except for Ninlil and Shinar. For Jeanne and Ufia, maybe they remember when I said that Ufia was actually brainwashed by Enlil. For the Emir, maybe he thinks his father was brainwashed too.
"I used to read a publication in the field of psychology that states that there is a tendency for people whose control is weak will be easier to obey the stronger control. But all of that is just a tendency and an assumption. Experiments on humans are already forbidden, so no one can give certainty."
Tendency yes.
"Ufia, can you please go to the end of the room and hold one of my weapons in the arsenal?"
"OK,"
Ufia took me for granted. By the way, ever since I trained him, Ufia has become more obedient. Well, my orders all along were simple orders anyway. And again, my position is also his superior, so I don't know if he's following me because of that position or practice.
"Then?"
"Are you still uncomfortable with Ninlil's existence?"
"Eh? Aye! I feel normal. Not like before."
It seems that Ufia only realized when I said it. Several times he put down and raised my weapon, probably trying to ascertain the effect.
"Ah, Gin, can I hold your gun when you're in a room with Ninlil? I feel more comfortable with him."
"The effect is that you can't use control."
"No problem. My control in this room this time was just to lift up the document tray or pick up the book without moving, right? I don't have a problem. The uncomfortable feeling inflicted by Ninlil was worse."
Some of the books in this room were wrapped in metal-coated covers, so one could pick them up without moving.
"Let's make a necklace or something else for you to wear. I don't want you holding a gun when the others don't."
"Yes promise?"
"Yes, promise."
When I said it, it was clearly Ninlil who squinted his eyes. He seems upset.
Hmm. so, the uncomfortable feeling that Ufia felt disappeared huh. In this case, my guess is getting stronger.
While I was speechless, suddenly, Inanna made a declaration.
"Ah, yes, now I understand why you're asking all that Gin."
Inanna's really smart. At times like this, my love for her grew.
"In that case, can you please explain to everyone in this room? They don't seem to understand."
"OK," Inanna. "So, in people with more than one control such as Ufia and Ninlil, being in the same room does not cause symptoms of torture, just uncomfortable. However, these uncomfortable symptoms are at very low levels, perhaps at a subconscious level.
"Because the uncomfortable feeling is at the subconscious level, the person with the weaker control according to the stronger one also occurs at the subconscious level. Therefore there is no definite conclusion to previous research, only the tendency. However, this trend already provides strong enough evidence.
"So, in conclusion, the Head of the Alhold Family sold all the children with generic restraints and only raised them with privileged restraints was so that he could make everyone in the Alhold Family obey him. In other words, the Alhold Family, from generation to generation, has practiced brainwashing in its family."
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