Chapter 185

Chapter 185. Sometimes, the solution to a complicated problem is right next to you. (2)

Of course, despite Grigri’s confident attitude, I had no intention of handing over the captured superhumans just like that. Who knows, they might conduct some bizarre experiments and turn the superhumans into chimeras or something. After all, there was a precedent where they turned pirates into chimeras with a 35% pirate composition, so I thought it wouldn’t be wise to recklessly hand over the superhumans.

Of course, if I did this, some people might naturally say, “What? Are you equating pirates with superhumans? Are you some kind of PC advocate who thinks even pirates deserve life?”

“No, Commander, surely you don’t distrust me? Professor Gryanarr here?”

Even Gryanarr, the person in question, seemed upset that I didn’t seem to trust his exceptional intellect and talent.

If I were a clueless newbie, I might have handed over all three captives to Gryanarr right then and there…

“Gryanarr.”

“Huh?”

“Last time, when you did some biological modifications on our people, what came back was Ignis with a ‘front tail’ attached.”

“Ah.”

“And when you promised to make Belial and Ignis like Pashtira, what did you end up doing?”

“…Umm, well, you see…”

Unfortunately, I knew too much about the things Gryanarr had done in the past.

So, I immediately cut off Gryanarr’s confident act.

Wondering why he was acting like that, I started looking up information in the gallery…

Not long after browsing the gallery wiki tab, I found out that Gryanarr really could do something.

To be precise, it wasn’t something only Gryanarr could do…

But rather, it was something only superhumans similar to Gryanarr could do.

Moreover, I didn’t find it in the wiki tab but oddly enough in a regular gallery post.

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Title: Attention those struggling with the friendliness of captured superhumans

Author: Brain Doctor

Content: [GIF of Gryanarr getting hit on the head while showing off]

Before reading this post, you’ll need some prerequisites.

You must have at least one support-type superhuman with the ‘Mad Scientist’ character trait.

Also, you need to upgrade the Biological Research Institute to a certain level.

If you don’t have these, don’t read this post and go farm Nadenade or sell them as slaves at the auction house.

Of course, if you don’t have any superhumans, grit your teeth and farm Nadenade.

Anyway, to continue, here’s how you do it.

To put it bluntly, you use a mad scientist character to hypnotize and brainwash the captured superhumans to forcibly increase their friendliness.

The exact method varies depending on the faction the Commander belongs to.

It’s better to see the detailed process for yourself after giving the order.

Regardless of the method, this can quickly raise the superhumans’ friendliness to +100.

You can also set how high you want the friendliness to go, and of course, the duration increases with the level.

But there’s one important issue.

Once you set the friendliness level and start the process, you can’t pull them out midway, thinking, “This should be enough.”

No idea why.

So, the superhuman undergoing this friendliness manipulation will be unavailable until they reach the set friendliness level.

You just can’t select them.

And most importantly, you can’t do this with multiple people at once.

It’s strictly one at a time.

Comments:

-[This seems a bit suspicious]

-[If you push this to the limit, it could turn into a hardcore ero scenario;;]

-[What?]

-[Playing with brains]

-[Are you thinking of sticking something in their heads?]

-[Why on earth would you think that, you pervert]

-[In such cases, you should politely and respectfully put the personality x-setting back in]

-[WTF?]

-[Don’t put trashy information in my head]

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“Hmm, so that’s how it is.”

After deleting the evil comment from some troll trying to shove trashy information into my brain.

I decided to take a moment to ponder over this.

But that moment didn’t last long.

“Not bad… Hmm, Jessica?”

“Did you call, Commander?”

“Yeah, go to the prison and bring… ah, right, bring ‘Smeragi’ to the command center.”

“Understood, I’ll make sure to bring them with sturdy restraints.”

“And call Gryanarr back too, I have something for him to do this time.”

“Got it.”

“Ah, I see.”

Once I felt like I had sorted out my thoughts to some extent, I decided to throw Smeragi, one of our superhumans, into the mix since they were absolutely needed for the prisoners.

After all, if things stayed like this, I’d just be stuck staring blankly at Partia and Ignis, wasting time. If even one person became free, we could rotate shifts with Belial and the other two, making life a bit more relaxed.

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And a short while later.

“Co-co-co-commander?! Has the groundbreaking experiment for me finally been prepared?!”

“…Experiment?”

“Ah.”

I responded with a mysterious expression to Gryanarr, who seemed even more excited than usual after hearing everything from Jessica. Then, as planned, I pointed to Smeragi, who had been dragged to the command center.

“I don’t know what you’re planning to do, but take that one and try your method.”

“Wow, Commander, no explanation or concerns? Just like that?”

When I casually told Gryanarr to take Smeragi, they widened their eyes in surprise, as if saying, “How can you trust me so easily?”

But I just shook my head at Gryanarr’s attitude and replied calmly.

“Gryanarr, I already know you’re the best in this field.”

“…Huh?”

“I don’t know what you’re going to do, but whatever it is, it’ll bring the best results, right? That’s why you’re so confident, isn’t it?”

“Y-yeah, of course! There’s no such thing as impossible for Professor Gryanarr!”

When I responded so calmly, Gryanarr seemed to short-circuit for a moment. But as soon as I acknowledged them, they got so excited it looked like their ears might reach their mouth.

“Well then, since the Commander has acknowledged me, I’ll have to work hard, right?!”

“…”

“Let’s go, kitty!”

“W-wait! Let me go! Meow!!”

From the oversized lab coat they always wore loosely, Gryanarr deployed their “pet tentacles.” They snatched up Smeragi, who was tied up like a cocoon on the floor, and started moving while wriggling around.

Of course, Smeragi, who was tightly bound and being dragged away, was absolutely horrified by the sudden appearance of the tentacles…

“Meow!!! It’s slimy and gross! Let me down! I’ll walk! Meow!!”

“How are you going to walk in that state? Just sit still and let me carry you.”

Sadly, there was no way our mad scientist Professor Gryanarr would listen to Smeragi’s desperate resistance. In fact, they started looking at Smeragi with the eyes of someone examining a test subject…

Even though I had no idea what they were planning, I figured it would work out somehow, so I just hit the “friendliness +100” button and decided not to worry about it.

But curiosity was starting to get the better of me.

So, as Gryanarr headed toward their nest (?)—the Biological Research Institute—I casually threw out a question…

“Hey, Gryanarr, I’m curious about something.”

“Ask me anything, Commander!”

“Mind telling me what you’re planning to do?”

“Hmm?”

At my question, Gryanarr made a mysterious expression and tilted their head. After glancing around the command center, they shrugged and replied lightly.

“Well, you can watch… but I don’t think it’ll suit your or Jessica’s tastes.”

And as soon as they said that, Smeragi, whose mouth was gagged with tentacle slime, looked at us while making muffled noises. I couldn’t help but feel a pang of pity.

Though that feeling only lasted about five seconds before I moved on.