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"No—there are two explanations I can think of—
First, you are not a life-form from Earth—
Second, you are a human from another world—"
Philip shook his head, then looked at Zhang Qi with a curious expression.
The Earth Library was not omniscient. It was merely this planet's faithful archivist, recording everything from the birth of the first amino acid to the trajectory of every speck of dust in the basement at this very moment.
For such a complete "blank" to appear, those were the only two reasons he could think of—
"If I had to say, I should belong to the second kind—"
Zhang Qi smiled, answering with breezy calm.
Yet what he said was no less explosive than dropping a bomb into stagnant water.
"Huh? There are other worlds?"
Upon hearing that, Shotaro, who had been leaning against the filing cabinet and pretending to look profound, stumbled at once. Even the hat on his head nearly fell off.
Parallel worlds?
Wasn't that the kind of concept that only appeared in Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters?
Sudo Kirihiko was also stunned, since this was the first time he had heard of such a thing.
His BOSS was actually someone from another world—
Only Philip's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing that answer.
He rushed up to Zhang Qi in a few steps, leaning forward like Columbus discovering a new continent.
"Really? Parallel worlds really exist? Are the physical constants the same? Has the Planck length changed? In your world, have quantum mechanics and general relativity been unified? Was it through string theory or loop quantum gravity?"
A barrage of questions came crashing down on him like machine-gun fire.
"Hey! Philip!"
"Calm down! What kind of situation is this? No matter