Chapter 1275 A Star Flower That Never Withers, Nurturing the Emotional “N” of Humanity Part 2

Even though Doctor Andrew talked to his creation in such a benevolent way, I knew all too well that somewhere out there in his words there was the one last push that Sigma needed to receive in order to finally become complete.

「When it comes to the Intellect, it is all too easy to forget all about in the wake of your subjective emotions. You are then bound to make stupid choices and come to deeply regret them from the bottom of your heart, or maybe even…… Yes, that’s right. You might even become paralyzed with fear at the prospect of death, all too present and all too well-pronounced.」

When it comes to the palette of human emotions, almost a good half of those emotions are emotions that are considered to be negative. And there are also times when you want to just enjoy something, but the world itself is not happy that you are happy about something. So yeah…… Even I get angry at the unreasonable difficulty spikes, game-breaking bugs, and bankruptcy of the companies that were releasing really promising titles up until that point in time. When it comes to us gamers, we are always like those open-mouthed chicks, and unless our parent “the developer” won’t deliver us proper sustenance “product”, we are helpless and cannot possibly do anything on our own.

「But at the same time, there is also the joy that you can get from all of those subjective emotions. With that, there is a chance that you might even be able to see a completely new frontier beyond the initial irrationality, or maybe even…… Yes, you can enjoy the joys of being alive in a much stronger and more vivid kind of a way!」

「……………」

「The main goal in designing the Conquest Dolls was so that they could live “wise” and efficient lives right from the get go, from the very first moment in which they were design until they would eventually perish. It was all for the sake of my end goal here……… so that my Conquest Dolls were able to make rational decisions at all times and under any circumstances, so that they would not be wiped out entirely and all at once. Or so that their own actions would not bring any sort of calamity or misfortune onto them. Besides that, the Conquest Doll can act as a first-class Warrior as well as Idols from the very first moment they are manufactured and released onto the world. And there is one more possible advantage here: unlike the “Plan B”, which has a certain range of effectiveness and its share of limitations, such as the fact that it needs to merge with the “Plan A” at some point, the rules in the “Collection” plan, and their overall tactics and strategies. So in theory the “Plan C” should be just like that as well. But this is where the Patch “N” comes in. For you see, what Patch “N” does, it is basically that it allows for irrationality to be implemented as a factor.」

「…… Huh? Say what now?」

No, wait just a minute here. Maybe it’s not the same at all? Maybe this thing right here is actually different? But if that is indeed so, then this give me a room to think about matters…… And that actually opens up the realm of a whole lot of new, very disgusting and very disturbing hypotheses.

As far as I can tell from the story of Andrew Jitter Doll so far, this quest is something that one should have been doing after first making contact with the Conquest Dolls and maintaining relationship with them for a prolonged period of time. Or to put it differently, it is the whole of humanity that should have made contact with them in the first place, not just a mere individual. No, but that would mean…… It hasn’t been even half a year yet or so, Doctor Andrew. Yes, that’s the problem I have with this! It’s been less than half a year since I first made contact with the Conquest Dolls! Less than half a year that the Next Generation Humanity had to nurture their relationship with the Conquest Dolls!

Most probably, Doctor Andrew, I get a good feeling that aside from their part in the “Reconquista Plan” that they were programmed to do as well, those Conquest Dolls are yet to perform any kind of Idol-ish duties that you have originally envisioned for them. I know that this might actually come as a sever shock to you, but that is the truth. And no amount of wishful thinking is ever going to change that.

However, since the event has already started and it was on a roll and everything, there is little that can be done to actually stop it now. Similar story with setting all kinds of different flags: once the flag is all set and raised, it basically becomes an invincible object that is not going to break no matter what. Maybe I should give Doctor Andrew a little reminder? Maybe I should remind him that since the humanity has been reset when it comes to culture, they might not actually know or realize just who those “Idols” are supposed to be in the first place? Not to mention the fact that from what I am able to gather, Sigma and her fellow Conquest Dolls are more of a combat-oriented entities, shining the brightest on the field of battle. So to see such being suddenly getting involved in singing and dancing, that’s a little bit much……

「…… Emotional assessment: irrationality. Way too many irrational choices to possibly account and comment on.」

「You may call those things irrational, but you must never forget one thing: it is this kind of “irrational” that makes life what it is. Or maybe even more: it’s the “irrational” that makes life so worth living for……」

Hm. Hmm. Hmmmmmm.

On the surface level, everything seems to be pointing towards the fact that things are finally good and are heading towards the right direction. I mean, this is great. This is really good and all, but…… Is that really okay!? Or to put things in another perspective: am I really satisfied with this progressing forward in such a convoluted fashion!?

「Sanraku-san, it might really be best for you if you just nod your head in agreement and try not to think too much about it. Personally, I find that strategy really helpful. After all, there is absolutely no use trying to fight the inevitable, don’t you think?」

「Now way. You’re kidding me, right? Please, tell me that you’re just kidding.」

「See, Sanraku-san? This is just something that you just need to learn to accept and just roll with it. It’s just like when you are doing something stupid or incomprehensible. I just learned long ago to just nod my head in agreement and roll with it without thinking too much. It’s just something that cannot be helped. Thinking like that really makes it easier, you know?」

No way! No! It’s a lie! It has to be! …… Uwaaah!? Are you fucking kidding me!? Really!? Are you being serious right now!? For fuck’s sake, every single god damned time! Why is it that things tend to go this way for me!?