191 – The Girl in White
‘No matter what decision I make, it must be supported by evidence.’
‘Find one more and you’ll find the answer.’
I listened to Sharon’s story and thought about it.
What information do I lack right now? If you were looking for just one more, what information would you be looking for?
In the end, if I could sum up my problem in one word, it would be that I don’t know what kind of girl I have to kill.
In other words, information about the girl itself was needed.
So what’s the simplest way to get it?
Ask the operator could also be a way, but there was no guarantee that he would hand over only the information I wanted in a neutral position.
There was another method that was the easiest and surest way.
I don’t have to ask anyone else, I just need to meet the girl and confirm.
Until now, I had only thought that if I used the hand mirror, I would have to kill the girl right away. But if you think about it, no one has ever said that.
The operator said that the girl fights with hostility only against those who threaten her.
In other words, if I don’t attack first, there’s no way the girl will attack me.
Of course, it’s hard to trust his words 100%, but this would never be a lie.
If I believed those words and died defenselessly in front of the girl, it would only be a loss to the society in the end.
Once we came to that conclusion, we quickly decided on our plans for the future.
First, go to the mirror world and meet the girl in person. You don’t have to be swayed by other people’s words, you can see and judge for yourself.
‘Okay. Let’s go!’
The time when the clock points to 11:59.
I picked up a hand mirror.
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The process of entering the mirror world was similar to falling into a dream.
When you wake up without anything special, you realize that you are standing in the middle of a completely different landscape without knowing when.
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It was like that even now. Clearly, my last memory was when I was lying on the bed and picking up a hand mirror, but before I knew it, I was standing in a completely different space.
“London?”
This place resembled the night streets of London to the extent that the words jumped out of my mouth before I knew it.
However, if you take a closer look, you will notice that it is a completely different space.
In the first place, since I am a citizen living in London, I can of course notice it, but if I am a person who only vaguely knows the approximate image of London rather than the specific features, I think I will have no choice but to be fooled.
By the way, where is the girl?
The operator said that if you just use the hand mirror, you will go to the girl’s place. In London in the mirror I faced, I didn’t feel anyone’s popularity except me.
As I was wandering around looking for the whereabouts of the girl, I found someone’s figure faintly in the clock tower above.
“Ah!”
However, ironically, the girl went inside the clock tower and disappeared.
I tried to use magic to chase after him immediately.
“···What is it? Why not?”
Is it possible that magic cannot be used in the Mirror World?
Even though I feel something strange, I have no choice but to climb the clock tower with my bare body.
When you get closer, for some reason it looks much bigger than it looks from a distance. Is it just my misunderstanding that it almost feels like a building?
After entering the clock tower, I was sure that this was not a normal space.
How should I express it? In many ways, it was a metaphysical landscape.
Infinitely stretched space and gigantic spinning springs that make it impossible to even guess the scenery inside the building. The sound of the clock ticking and the steps embroidered in the air.
I was overwhelmed by the atmosphere and wanted to run away, but I held it in and started to move forward step by step.
The more I stepped on the stairs and went up, the gaps between them made my heart feel cold. If you fall from here, you will die right? Will surely die
It took me a year to get to the top floor as I climbed the stairs one by one with utmost care. Still, the top floor we finally reached was spectacular in another sense.
The internal structure of the huge clock that can be seen from the outside was clearly visible. The numerous clockwork devices that make the clock move were elaborately arranged and interlocked to make it look artistic.
Is it a space for managing watches? In the middle of a wide open space like a stage.
A girl was standing opposite me, staring at me.
“·······.”
She was a mysterious girl.
A hairstyle in which pure white hair is grown long enough to reach the ground.
Pale skin like white jade, which is thought to be whiter than that kind of hair.
Even the eyes hidden by the long white eyelashes were white.
The girl in the white dress was truly a girl in white.
It’s as if all the colors you originally had were taken away, leaving only white.
No matter who saw it, he was not an ordinary human being. It was definitely the girl the operator was talking about.
I watched the other person’s actions with a lot of tension. But she just stood still and stared at me without any reaction.
···Is it a real doll?
No, I must have been outside the clock tower earlier and saw him go inside. At least, it will be a being that moves by itself according to its own will.
After concluding that the other person was not against me, I decided to try communicating with the girl.
“Kuhm. Hey, how are you…?”
But she didn’t open her mouth.
If you can’t talk, you really don’t have a personality. I felt a little relief and regret at the same time, but out of nowhere, the girl started striding towards me.
“Wow!”
Startled, she stepped back and screamed. There was an empty staircase right behind it. I was horrified at the fact that if I did something wrong, I might have fallen through the gap and died.
In that gap, the girl came right up to her nose and stared at me. I was a bit frightened at the emotionless expression, but then I felt the wind from her nose on my face, and I was confused.
A girl who breathes like a human but doesn’t show any emotion on her face.
A girl who looks like a human on the outside, but doesn’t look like a human at all.
I needed to confirm more clearly, so I called again.
“Hello!”
“Hello?”
I was startled by the answer that came back.
Then, looking at the girl’s eyes, he asked cautiously.
“Are you a human…?”
“Are you a human…?”
Wait a minute. Something is weird
“My name is Croya. You?”
“My name is Croya. You?”
You were following my words. Not a single mistake, perfectly.
I sighed and stood up. Then, the girl raises her eyes to eye level. It was quite embarrassing to keep my eyes on him.
This was an unexpected challenge. I thought I just had to look at it once to see if it was human or not. I hadn’t seriously thought about how to distinguish between people.
Who would have imagined that he would repeat the same words like this.
As I wandered through her wide corridor, lost in my thoughts, she followed me around.
When I stopped, she also stopped and just stared at my face to see if she didn’t get tired of it.
···This is just a pet.
Isn’t it a perfect parrot because it even repeats the words?
Looking at the girl, I suddenly had a question.
What is the difference between humans and animals? In the end, it’s just a difference in intelligence, but it’s the same as being alive and breathing.
The girl in front of me was an obvious person from the outside. Is the mere inability to speak grounds for dismissing a girl as a person?
Her operator told her that her personality didn’t exist. She just said that she is nothing more than a system that operates according to a set algorithm, so killing a girl is no problem for her.
Then what is personality? Is the fact that she is staring at me right now and following her, a choice based on her personality, or is it just an action according to a set system?
“What the hell are you?”
“What the hell are you?”
The girl’s voice was thin and sweet. But I didn’t feel any emotion in it.
Animals also have emotions. Dogs are happy when you take them for a walk or give them a treat. Cats lose their temper when you annoy them. But the girl doesn’t show her emotions.
Did I mention that they become hostile when I threaten them? Is it based on emotions, or is it just a defense system set by someone?
It is impossible to draw conclusions at this rate.
What if you kill a girl just by rationalizing that she isn’t human? I will definitely regret it. You may feel guilty about committing murder and not be able to walk around with your head upright for the rest of your life.
It’s like setting fire to an abandoned building without even checking if there are people there.
‘No matter what decision you make, it must be supported by evidence. Even if it’s an urgent situation, it’s right to try to find even one clue.’
Sharon is right. No matter how urgent she is, she must not make a choice right now.
At the very least, we should conclude with certainty whether the girl in white is human or not.
Then what should I do?
After much thought, I came up with an answer.
People are animals of learning.
No matter how much you teach a puppy letters, the puppy can’t talk.
The parrot can repeat her words, but she can’t read.
Teach the girl. If she were really a person, she would show a distinct change.
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Anyway, there is still enough time before the world is destroyed, so in the meantime, teach the girl and look for evidence that this must be a person.
If you can’t see it, you’d have to conclude that it’s not human.
“Hmm. Where do you want to start?”
“Hmm. Where do you want to start?”
Well this is going in an unexpected direction.