Chapter 143: ICISEI Episode 143

Episode 143: In the end, ’One’ with the banner chose to destroy himself.〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "That’s right, this Dalek has already changed, but the Doctor is still..." ]

[ Hook (Honkai: Star Rail) "But, but the Doctor is still the same Doctor as before, he clearly hasn’t changed at all," ]

[ Haibara Ai (Detective Conan): "It’s precisely because the Doctor hasn’t changed that the Doctor is the one who has changed the most. The Doctor, who is still caught in hatred, is different from the Dalek, which has absorbed Rose’s genes and undergone changes." ]

[ The Doctor ⦍11th⦎ (Doctor Who): "....." ]

[ .....]

『 Hearing Rose’s words, the Doctor slowly put down the weapon in his hand.

This action was for himself,

And also because he noticed the changes in the Dalek.

The Doctor suddenly realized that all these changes stemmed from the Dalek absorbing Rose’s DNA.

In the process of absorbing this DNA, the Dalek’s genes underwent some unknown mutation,

Making it no longer possible to view the world with the eyes of an ordinary Dalek.

Just then, the Dalek, basking in the sun, suddenly spoke.

"I can feel it,"

"Countless thoughts,"

"Boundless darkness,"

"Come, Rose, give me an instruction."

"Command me, let me end myself."

But Rose really couldn’t fulfill such a request.

The Dalek persisted because it felt that such an existence was not living,

But merely a pathological continuation.

The Dalek’s inherent mission was to kill, but now it could no longer execute it.

It was unwilling to accept such an impure self.

The Dalek repeatedly called out to Rose,

Desperately begging Rose to give it its final command.

"Do it..." Rose quietly looked at the Dalek in front of her, spitting out two words.

"Are you afraid, Rose Tyler?" The Dalek stared at Rose, saying faintly.

"Yes," Rose admitted frankly.

The Dalek picked up Rose’s words.

"Me too."

"EXTERMINATE!!"

With the final slogan, the Dalek once again sealed its outer casing.

Seeing this, Rose quickly retreated from beside the Dalek.

The Doctor and Rose witnessed with their own eyes,

That Dalek slowly flew into the sky,

A strong force field surged around it, and the metal spheres on its body also flipped open one by one.

Amidst lightning and thunder, a blue energy sphere surrounded the Dalek.

"BANG—!"

With a burst of fire, the Dalek vanished,

Just like that, it disappeared without a trace right under their noses.

The Dalek, just like that, ended itself before their eyes.

Why? Because it found itself no longer pure,

After feeling manipulated by humans,

When it experienced goodwill instead of malice,

It felt fear, and even a little fright at the end.

At that moment, it changed.

Moreover, in this vast universe, its kind had long ceased to exist.

To avoid the entanglement of these complex emotions, it simply chose self-destruction.

This could be considered a rather perfect ending.

But in stark contrast, the Doctor had to continue living with guilt.

However, the Doctor was different from the Dalek,

He had Rose’s companionship by his side.

Rose’s innocence and occasional absent-mindedness allowed the Doctor to temporarily forget those bitter past events.

At the end of the story, Old Money, due to his dereliction of duty,

Had his memory erased by his secretary and was thrown into a corner of the world.

The dangerous alien gadgets in the basement,

They were also ordered by the secretary to be sealed tightly with cement, forever dormant. 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[

Shizuka Hiratsuka (Oregairu): "The Doctor’s last enemy has also completely disappeared." ]

[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "They could clearly coexist, but this Dalek soldier still chose to end his own life." ]

[ Haibara Ai (Detective Conan): "There are no longer any of his kind in the entire universe, only his enemy remains. This outcome is indeed heartbreaking." ]

[ Haibara Ai (Detective Conan): "It’s not too strange that he would act this way." ]

[ Theresa (Honkai: Impact Third): "If it weren’t for Rose’s presence by the Doctor’s side, it would probably be similar." ]

[ March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail): "Living alone in this world, and knowing that there are no longer any of your kind, how despairing is that?" ]

[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "Yeah, I’m starting to feel a little uncomfortable." ]

[ .....]

/Screen goes black

"Ding! ’The Doctor’s Ultimate Nemesis - The Last Dalek?’ concludes."

"Ding! ’The Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire? The Companion Abandoned by the Doctor.’"

[ Chika Fujiwara (Love Is War): "The Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire?" ]

[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "The first person to be abandoned? What does that mean?" ]

[ Shizuka Hiratsuka (Oregairu): "The Human Empire, does that mean we can see future events again this time?" ]

[ Haibara Ai (Detective Conan): "I’m curious what that person did to be abandoned." ]

[ Kiana (Honkai: Impact Third): "But, wasn’t the Doctor’s previous companion Rose? Could it be that she was abandoned because of this dangerous event?" ]

[ The Doctor ⦍11th⦎ (Doctor Who): "No, no, that’s not it. Rose would absolutely never be abandoned by me." ]

[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "But if it’s not Rose, then who is it?" ]

[ Saitama (One Punch Man): "Could it be that we missed some plot? We haven’t seen anyone new join." ]

[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "Oh, right, a new person joined, but why would a new person be abandoned?" ]

[ .....]

『 The scene begins,

The Doctor and his companions embarked on a new Chapter of time travel. This time, they stopped at a space station in 200,000 AD.

As the TARDIS doors slowly opened, in addition to the Doctor and Rose, a familiar face appeared—Adam.

His inclusion had a small backstory: at the successful conclusion of the last museum adventure, Adam, full of curiosity about the outside world, fortunately gained the opportunity to travel through time with the Doctor due to a favor owed by the Doctor.

Thus, this cross-era journey brought them to a space station 200,000 years later, to embark on new explorations. 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Chika Fujiwara (Love Is War): "Oh, so that’s how it is. No wonder I was wondering why the Doctor had an extra person by his side?" ]

[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "But, this time, someone will be abandoned here, will it be the Doctor who leaves them behind?" ]

[ Shizuka Hiratsuka (Oregairu): "He just brought this person along, so it shouldn’t be, right?" ]

[ Shizuka Hiratsuka (Oregairu): "It’s also possible that it wasn’t the Doctor who left them, but someone else?" ]

[ .....]

『 Adam, a newcomer, was filled with awe and shock as he faced the vast unknown.

Rose, as a slightly earlier "recruit," was already able to handle it calmly. She walked and learned on the fly, introducing the current situation to Adam, the "newborn" time traveler.

The group walked to a window and stopped to look down.

Outside the window was the blue Earth of this era, a historical segment particularly favored by the Doctor.

At this moment, Earth carried an astonishing population of 96 billion, and within the Milky Way, humans coexisted harmoniously with over a million different species, forming a diverse and friendly interstellar family.

Everyone in this utopia enjoyed peace and prosperity, and civility was a daily sight. It was no exaggeration to say it was the golden age of Earth’s civilization.

Subsequently, they concluded their brief visit to Earth and entered a spacious hall.

Just as they wondered why the place was empty, a sudden bell broke the silence.

The surrounding vendors quickly responded, opening for business.

People flowed like a tide, pouring out of the buildings, rushing to the dining area, casually picking up fast food, simple but satisfying for the moment.

For a time, the scene was truly a chaotic mess.

Seeing this situation, the Doctor, puzzled, asked the Doctor beside him:

"Did you get the time wrong again?"

"It shouldn’t be?" The Doctor looked at his watch to confirm, half-believing, half-doubting.

Despite this, the hungry group decided to buy something to eat first.

Adam and Rose followed the Doctor to an ATM.

Because to spend money in this area, they needed credit points.

After a series of operations, the Doctor took out two point cards from the ATM and handed them to the two people behind him.

"Take these, now go have fun."

"Consider this your date time."

Watching the two happily leave, the Doctor truly began to observe his surroundings.

Because at this point, the Doctor felt something was wrong here.

Not only was the temperature much higher than he remembered, but the behavior of the people around him was also very strange.

Completely unlike what people with extraordinary abilities in this era should be like.

Then, the puzzled Doctor randomly stopped two passersby.

He used the psychic paper to pretend to be a manager here, asking them about the true situation. 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan): "No matter how you look at it, this psychic paper is still very amazing; it can switch identities so casually." ]

[ Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan): "After sending the two away, is the Doctor preparing to investigate the situation alone?" ]

[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "That’s great, so convenient." ]

[ Acheron (Honkai: Star Rail) "+ 1" ]

[ .....]

『 The dark-skinned girl, Cathica, felt this was a good opportunity to climb up. If she could curry favor with the Doctor,

Maybe she would have a chance to be transferred to work on floor 500 or higher.

So, knowing the Doctor’s disguised identity, the two no longer hid anything.

They claimed to be reporters, specializing in broadcasting news like riots over water shortages in Lagus,

Or Boy’s facial pregnancy on "Hungry Wolf Channel."

The Doctor curiously asked them: "Are you two broadcasters for a radio station?"

"No, no, we are the creators of the news." The two ladies sincerely explained to the Doctor.

"All the news we just mentioned was made up by us."

"After we’re done, we send it directly to six hundred sub-channels." 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Chika Fujiwara (Love Is War): "Boy’s Face? Wasn’t that the big face from before? And he’s pregnant?" ]

[ Kato Megumi (Saekano): "It should be... fake news?" ]

[ .....]

『 Just as the three of them were chatting animatedly,

On the other side, in the monitoring room, the pale-faced administrator, The Editor, also noticed the Doctor’s trio on the screen,

And suddenly felt a sense of unease.

He quickly walked to another monitor, staring at the Doctor’s trio on the screen,

Then he said to his colleague, whose clothes were almost frozen beside him: "You, thoroughly check the backgrounds of these people." 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "What kind of place is this? Why is there so much ice? It looks so cold." ]

[ Natasha (Honkai: Star Rail) "No, these two staff members, looking frozen all over, feel like there’s a big problem. Is this working environment really suitable?" ]

[ .....]

『 The scene shifts,

Rose and Adam were still enjoying their date outside. Adam seemed a bit down, apparently missing home.

Seeing this, Rose said nothing more, pulling out the phone that the Doctor had previously modified.

She asked Adam to call home first to reassure them.

However, after Adam dialed, he found no one answered.

Helpless, he had to leave a voicemail for his family. 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ The Herta (Honkai: Star Rail): "Crossing 200,000 years and still being able to call that era, it seems quite miraculous." ]

[ March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail): "They can time travel, so this is also normal, right?" ]

[ The Herta (Honkai: Star Rail): "Indeed, you’re right." ] .

[ .....]

『 At this moment, Adam on the screen watched Rose leave, and his gaze slowly focused on the phone in his hand.

A seed called greed quietly took root and sprouted in Adam’s heart.

Next,

When the previous zombie-like employee conducted the inspection, the pale-faced administrator, The Editor, also slowly noticed something was amiss.

But before everyone could react,

The scene had already shifted with the Doctor to a special room.

It turned out that it was because the two self-proclaimed reporters,

Seeing the Doctor’s puzzled expression led him here. As for Rose and Adam,

They were called over along the way when they met by chance.

At this point, the dark-skinned woman, Cathica, began to show the Doctor her work environment.

And, before starting, she said flatteringly to the disguised Doctor: "Then, please be sure to speak highly of me to your superiors."

"I also really want to work on the five hundredth floor."

After saying that, Cathica lay down on a special device, and other staff members connected to this device via sensors.

Immediately, everyone watched Cathica snap her fingers,

Her forehead suddenly opened a slit,

Following that, a faint blue light shot deep into her brain. 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "What happened, what happened? Why did his forehead suddenly open wide?" ]

[ The Herta (Honkai: Star Rail): "This is an external human interface?" ]

[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "Ew, it looks so creepy. Do people in the future all have to do this? It shouldn’t be, right?" ]

[ .....]

『 In the scene,

With just a snap of her fingers, a machine interface popped out of Cathica’s forehead.

A beam of light "whooshed" shot into her brain through the interface.

The Doctor saw clearly that a large stream of compressed information was being poured into her head.

News from various city-states and planets was all bundled in.

But Cathicaherself couldn’t remember these; her brain now was like a living processor.

The people surrounding her were like a group of small shunt processors.

Through them, a large amount of news could be distributed to over six hundred channels.

However, this news was all fake.

But if that’s the case, who exactly is the manipulator behind it all?

On the other side,

The Editor in the control room finally figured out one thing:

Among the on-site staff, there was an infiltrator.

Then, he cut off the transmitter connection.

The Editor repeatedly muttered in the control room: "There’s a big problem with the chip in that woman’s brain!"

Just then, an intermittent, strange sound came from the equipment overhead.


The Editor, who had just been arrogant, immediately looked up respectfully at the sound and said:

"Yes, I’ll do it right away. I’m truly sorry this happened." 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Yukinoshita Yukino (Oregairu): "What is above him?" ]

[ Yukinoshita Yukino (Oregairu): "And, it seems that the identity of that entity is even greater than his." ]

[ .....]

『 At the large screen downstairs,

It showed that someone was about to be promoted.

Amidst everyone’s expectant gazes, Cathica kept praying that it would be her turn this time.

Unfortunately,

The name that popped up on the big screen was Suki. (The other blonde woman)

She was the one who won the pass to the five hundredth floor.

Even though she was a new employee who had just started.

Even if Cathica was extremely unwilling, since she had been chosen,

She still said goodbye to the other person seriously.

Because people who went to the five hundredth floor and above would never come down again.

This meant that this was their last chance to meet. 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "What kind of unscrupulous capitalist is this? Once you go up, you can’t come down?" ]

[ .....]

『 As soon as these words were spoken, the Doctor and Rose’s expressions suddenly changed.

If that were the case, how could that place be a good place?

On the other hand,

Suki, unaware of the impending danger, happily took the elevator to the five hundredth floor.

But the moment the elevator doors opened,

The sight Suki saw was completely different from what the legends said. 』

『 .....』