Crossing the World
XXVII - Earth (Mary)

It's been the last three days that a mysterious young girl named Tyraell comes to the lab on a regular basis. On the second day, he also brought another girl as his assistant.

The figure he carried looked like a young girl who was around twenty years old. Her straight black hair was draped to the limit of her back, convincing Maria that she was one of these citizens.

The girl was wearing a white robe like a scientist. He also carried various kinds of documents in his hands that were filled with foreign symbols.

Tyraell introduced his assistant to Maria at their first meeting. His name was Rhea, a young doctor who had just finished his education.

At first Maria wanted to question the reason behind Tyraell's actions in bringing in a doctor as her assistant. Judging from any angle, it was absurd to bring a doctor when the object they were researching was not an organic being. However, Maria decides to let him go and guide them to the room where the alien robot's head is.

They came to a room full of people. Everyone is seen staring at the focus on the computer screens that are right in front of them, looking at the diagram that continues to change every second.

The front wall of the room is a one-way mirror that is directly connected to the space where the head of the foreign object is located, separating the observation room with the quarantine room.

Tyraell walked with a definite step, approached the mirror and looked at the metal head. He also touched the surface of the mirror before starting to speak to Mary.

"I'll go inside and try to communicate directly. Connect the power supply when I give the signal and don't disconnect it before I order it."

"Wait a minute!"

Maria who heard of the dangerous actions taken by Tyraell denied immediately.

In the first activation, the object does not show any response. However, foreign waves captured by various types of detectors show strange activity that mimics human brain waves when someone is in the rapid eye movement stage when asleep.

When the second activation, the object actually shows an active response, even tends to be aggressive. The experimental mecha used as a precaution was completely taken over in an instant and carved the writing using the steel blade it carried.

Based on the results of both experiments, Maria knew very well how dangerous their object of research was. So, he judged that dealing directly with such an object was tantamount to risking life.

"It's dangerous to be in there. Many foreign waves were emitted when we activated them."

Tyraell simply raised his right hand in response to Mary's warning, giving a sign to stop talking. Then, he retorted in a voice that seemed to be underestimating.

"That's why I brought my personal doctor. As long as there's him, I'm confident in my safety."

Mary kept him in various ways, explaining how dangerous it was to be near something that kept emitting unknown radiation that might affect the bodies of living things. However, Tyraell remained steadfast in his stance and went towards the room.

Now in the quarantine room separated only by a one-way mirror that wouldn't even be broken by a bullet, there is a mecha controlled from the control room, a brunette young girl, the object of the research itself. Maria could only stare in there with worry in her mind.

As if aware of Maria's worries, Tyraell's personal doctor who was also standing beside her started talking in order to further calm her down.

"Just be calm, he has enough experience in this field."

How could a young girl have experience in such a field?

Just as Maria was about to ask, a signal from Tyraell had been given. Seeing this made Maria put aside her curiosity and immediately gave the order to connect the power supply to the object.

***

As before, when my parallel consciousness focused on T-13, everything went dark. There was no sound I could hear and all my senses were like dead. However, this will not last long.

My real body was still lying in bed, enjoying a snack while watching TV over an internet connection that was connected directly to my mind with the help of a wireless communicator. Since contacting the T-13 was not as difficult as the first time it was lit by the earth, I was able to relax without needing to concentrate too much.

The room was as white as before. That was the first thing I saw after my consciousness was perfectly connected. Through the eyes of the T-13, I looked in all directions just to confirm all sorts of things that were around me.

Just like before, I saw an ancient robot standing opposite me. However, other than the ancient robot, I also found a suspicious human figure that was right next to the ancient robot. She wore casual clothes and long jeans that covered her entire legs. The shoes used by him were expensive branded products imported from abroad, adding the impression of a rich kid when I realized it.

The girl leaned against the wall in silence, as if waiting for me to respond. Sometimes glancing at me with sharp brown eyeballs.

"An on sic, te intellegea lingua? Imperia Mecha inruiam silentio erct nod."

The girl suddenly said words that I strangely did not understand.

Isn't this weird? I speak 7,000 earth languages and have no understanding of their words at all. How could?

Language packs will usually only scan the language of living things within a one kilometer radius of their users. However, with the help of a wireless communicator and an internet network, I was able to scan all the languages of the world. There is no way a missed language is scanned.

Ah, that's not the case. I did scan all the languages, but there was a limit to how many languages could be downloaded. Maybe 7,000 languages is the limit of the language pack.

"I don't think you understand. What about now?"

The girl spoke again, but this time she used a language that I understood. Was he testing me in a foreign language? Let's put this matter aside.

How do I answer this guy? I cannot talk and move, the only way is to control the ancient robot before me. However, if I did, they would probably turn off the power supply again.

"Control the mecha in front of you and respond if you understand."

He spoke as if he knew my head. He probably predicted it through various possibilities and took one of those many possibilities after carefully weighing it up, making his guesses accurate at a terrifying rate. This girl .. I cannot underestimate her.

I controlled the ancient robot according to its instructions and nodded my head. We are now facing each other, trying to understand each other what is behind each other's heads.

"Based on your unit's clear mechanism using the automaton's working system and the absence of any AI core programs in any part of your body, I assume that you're moving this thing remotely. Is that really so?"

Not only did he guess correctly, he also knew the mechanics of the T-13 very well. I thought he was no ordinary man. How could a person like this live in an environment with such ancient technology? If he wanted to, the technological development on earth would probably experience an unimaginable revolution.

I nodded back in response.

Wait first! I don't know anything about it. AI did say the same thing before, but actually I don't understand the theory behind this. Don't judge me too high, please! I feel humiliated if you do!

"Since you don't understand my language either, I assume that you are from another universe."

What does my lack of understanding of language have to do with where I come from? Is there some kind of connection between the two?

Nope, no. Now is not the time to think about this. Something much more urgent is going on here.

This girl knows my technology. He also accurately guessed where I came from. His ability to draw conclusions was far beyond my expectations of the earthlings. How appalling.

"Now the problem is your purpose. Depending on your answer, I might just put everything I have and hunt you down."

Hey, hey, you sound pretty convincing. Now I'm really scared, you know? In the depths of my heart, I don't want to deal with people like him.

"Nod if it's right. Is your goal water?"

He guessed it accurately! Really, how could he know everything about me? Does this person have some kind of innate talent from birth to become a mystic level stalker?

I hurriedly shook my head just to avoid trouble. If I nod, I'm sure this person will be hostile to me. Responding to my reply, he sighed as if he knew everything about me before this conversation even began.

"You can't fool me. The converter you're making is obviously turning something foreign into electrical energy with the help of water. At least think carefully if you want to lie."

That stupid device! I could have left irrefutable evidence in the place I first visited!

Well, at the time I thought I wasn't coming back here. So, I didn't think about erasing the evidence at all. How else, it's too late now.

In the end I nodded my head in response to her question.

"Do you intend to dry up the planet and kill all its inhabitants? Then occupy the planet and mine its resources?"

How could I be so bad! Let's shake his head and pray that he trusts me.

"Is that so? So, just a small fraction of the water, huh?"

I immediately nodded with all my might.

I didn't think he would just believe me without suspecting my answer. It doesn't really make sense to trust my words. Especially when she found out that I lied to her previous question. Could it be that he had also predicted my goal to that extent? If so, then its thinking ability might be almost comparable to an AI Program.

"Alright, I understand the outline. I allow you to take water to a certain extent. Instead, all the things we found became ours."

Thank goodness our conversation went well. I thought my history was gonna be over. Well, actually I just run away to the shelter if someone really hunts me. However, the energy crisis on my planet would be even worse if it were to happen.

I personally do not want to go to war with the earth. So, his permission was very encouraging news.

... wait a minute. Why do I have to have permission from you to mine water? Are you some kind of marine minister or something?

The girl stepped towards me - in this case the head of a T-13- - then brought her face closer.

Too close .. He's too close.

After a few seconds of looking at each other from a very close distance, he suddenly pointed a piece of paper at me, making my heartbeat increase in an instant due to the shock.

'ᮓᮒᮀᮜᮂ ᮊᮨ ᮝᮤᮜᮚᮂ ᮜᮅᮒᮔ᮪ ᮒᮨᮓᮥᮂ ᮓᮔ᮪ ᮒᮨᮙᮥᮄ ᮃᮊᮥ ᮓᮤ ᮞᮔ.'

He showed me a sentence using my world writing. Of course, this surprised me a bit. Not only because of the writing, but the content of the letter is also rather worrying.

After showing it for about two seconds, he squeezed the paper and put it back in his pocket. Then, he brought his finger closer to my lips as if telling me to keep it a secret before finally smiling at me. His hand is now moving behind me. Through the eyes of the ancient robot I was controlling, I saw his hand grabbing one of the wires that supported the power for the head of the T-13. He pulled the cable loose and immediately my connection to the T-13 was cut off.

I lay on the bed blankly, still unable to believe what I had just experienced.

"That girl, who is she really?"

Along with the sentence I muttered, I activated my wireless teleporter and teleported towards the shelter to consult the AI.

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Note :

What Tyraell said the first time :

• rough Translation :

Yes or no. You know the speech? The mecha command silence incorrectly nodded.

• _subtle temper :

Do you understand the language I speak? Control that mecha and nod if you understand me.

Words written by Tyraell :

Come to the shady sea region and meet me there.