"Luo Zhen" and "Roman"

Chapter 6: "Luo Zhen" and "Roman"

For some reason, Luo Zhen had always felt deeply wary of Leff.

Although this professor was extremely popular throughout Chaldea, and even Mashu held him in a measure of respect, Luo Zhen simply could not bring himself to like him.

Even though the man always showed him a straightforward, bright smile, Luo Zhen still felt a chill run down his spine.

It was as if a human-skin mask had been pasted over the other man's face.

Luo Zhen had no idea what was hidden behind that straightforward, bright smile.

Thus, Luo Zhen had always been wary of Leff—one might even say afraid of him.

On the surface, however, Luo Zhen did not show any of this. Instead, he spoke with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

"Professor Leff, you came too."

At that, Leff nodded. The smile on his face did not fade; if anything, he grinned so broadly that his eyes narrowed into slits.

Then Leff said, "Although this isn't your first simulated battle, Spiritron Dive is still dangerous. If anything goes wrong, you might not come back, so not only do all the technicians in the facility have to keep watch—I have to monitor you constantly as well."

Spiritron Transfer was not something that could be performed casually.

Turning the body into spiritrons and sending it to an era completely different from the modern age meant that the person would no longer exist in the present. This would cause the Adaptable One to face the problem of their "meaning of existence disappearing."

If the transfer was carried out directly like that, the person would effectively cease to exist in the current era. If they then tried to return, they would be rejected by the era and be unable to return smoothly.

Therefore, during Spiritron Transfer, all of Chaldea's technicians had to desperately prove the Adaptable One's existence in the modern age, preventing the concept of that existence from disappearing. They also had to stand ready to receive the returning Adaptable One at any time, ensuring they did not become lost in a disordered era.

On top of that, the body had to be converted into spiritrons and then materialized again. The slightest mistake could cause the Adaptable One to disappear entirely. The danger of this technology was self-evident.

To adapt to the technology of Spiritron Transfer, all the Adaptable Ones gathered in Chaldea, led by Luo Zhen, had begun conducting simulated Spiritron Dive battles at regular intervals some time ago.

As the name implied, they were simulated experiments for Spiritron Transfer.

By sending the Adaptable Ones into the Virtual World and having them undergo Virtual Training, they could gradually adapt to the burden brought by Spiritron Transfer and withstand the disappearance of their meaning of existence. That was one of the purposes of the experiment.

Of course, just as the name described, aside from experimenting with Spiritron Transfer, the Adaptable Ones also had to conduct simulated battles.

To safeguard the Human Order, the Adaptable Ones would inevitably have to fight in various eras. This was also an excellent form of simulated training.

However, the ones actually doing the fighting were not the Adaptable Ones.

At most, the Adaptable Ones were merely "support."

Handling major incidents severe enough to make human history itself disappear was not something an ordinary human Magus could accomplish.

The power capable of averting such a catastrophe belonged to someone else.

The Adaptable Ones were the ones who controlled that power, not the ones who actually fought.

Luo Zhen naturally understood this very well.

(Although I don't really want to entrust my personal safety to Professor Leff...)

But there was nothing he could do. Within Chaldea, Leff was ultimately the highest-ranking technician. With him present, they could at least deal with all kinds of situations.

Compared to the bad-tempered Olga Marie, Leff was the most reliable person in Chaldea.

Even Luo Zhen had to admit that.

Besides Leff, Luo Zhen also had someone he could absolutely trust enough to safely entrust his body to.

That person had just arrived.

"Sorry! I'm late!"

Amid a flustered voice, another man rushed in through the door.

He was a doctor wearing a white coat. Tall and thin, he had his long orange hair tied into a ponytail, and an unserious air clung to his entire person.

The people present reacted differently upon seeing this doctor.

"Doctor Roman."

Mashu seemed to have seen reinforcements and breathed a sigh of relief.

"You were late too? Romani!"

Olga Marie immediately flew into a rage. The anger that had only just subsided surged once again.

"You two brothers really are..."

Professor Leff sounded somewhat helpless.

As for Luo Zhen, he could not help smiling as he watched the flustered doctor rush in.

"I didn't expect you to be even later than me, big brother."

That was right.

The person before them was none other than Luo Zhen's big brother—Roman.

"You... You got here before me too, Luo Zhen?!"

Seeing that the entire Central Control Room was already fully assembled—and that his own little brother was among them, wearing the smug expression of someone who was even better at being late than he was—Roman stopped his frantic steps. Looking disheveled and somewhat sheepish, he spoke with an awkward laugh.

"S-sorry, everyone. I actually could have arrived on time, but I visited an interesting website last night and accidentally stayed up all night..."

It seemed that the younger brother took after the elder.

"Doctor..."

Mashu, who had only just relaxed, was rendered speechless once again.

As for Olga Marie, she angrily shouted, "Do you two even realize what kind of responsibility you're carrying!?"

Olga Marie began yelling furiously at Luo Zhen and Roman.

"One of you is Chaldea's Number One Adaptable One, while the other is in charge of Chaldea's medical department! You were both late by so much on such an important day. Do you really think my tolerance is infinite!?"

Clearly, Olga Marie's dissatisfaction with Luo Zhen and Roman had reached its limit.

And just as she said, unlike Luo Zhen, who was an Adaptable One, Roman—Luo Zhen's elder brother—was not an Adaptable One, but he was in charge of the medical department. He managed the bodies of the Adaptable Ones undergoing Spiritron Transfer, making him an extremely important figure to those Adaptable Ones whose physical condition could change at any moment because of Spiritron Transfer.

However, unlike Luo Zhen, who would argue back against Olga Marie, Roman let out a loud "Ah!" when faced with her anger.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! I won't dare do it again!"

Roman repeatedly bowed as he apologized, looking as though he had been scared out of his wits.

Even Luo Zhen was left speechless.

"You've completely disgraced our family."

Luo Zhen said it outright.

"This is called strategic surrender!"

Roman, scorned by his own little brother, immediately retorted stubbornly.

Luo Zhen raised an eyebrow and refused to back down.

"What strategic surrender? I've only ever heard of strategic retreat!"

"Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist!"

"But in your case, big brother, you only surrendered because you were scared, right?"

"Th-that's not it!"

"It is!"

"It's not!"

"It is!"

"It's not!"

The two brothers immediately began an extremely childish argument, leaving Mashu and Leff at a loss for words.

"Enough!"

Olga Marie shouted and began barking angrily.

"Get into position immediately! The simulated battle is starting now!"

Under Olga Marie's furious yelling, the childish argument was finally stopped.

Only then did the simulated battle officially begin.

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