202 – [3] Animals that learn from mistakes
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I walked down a road where it was pouring rain.
I was wandering aimlessly, somewhat staggeringly, with the umbrella over my head.
Neon light and LED light are mixed together to create exaggerated colors.
Below, a small number of hunters and cadets were moving.
Less than usual.
It was either because the exam was over or because it was raining.
However, there was still a lot to see.
Many people traveled the world inside stores, on street corners, and in cars.
I looked back at them and raised my head at the intense light.
At the end of the line of sight, there was a vertical billboard.
– Pioneering a super Earth only seen in Sci-Fi novels!
– As the first generation, go into space and make a fortune!
– The No. 1 Partner in Shareltea pioneering.
– The Planetary Exploration Alliance (P2A) is recruiting the first generation of deep space pioneers.
Me too, and Su-ah was just staring at the billboard.
It was a billboard that fully reflected humanity’s desire to go to distant places.
“Tsk, a lot of people are going to die.”
On the other hand, it was also the pinnacle of endless commercial tactics.
In a reality where warp technology was not yet fully developed, it was tantamount to madness to recklessly travel into space.
Just a round trip takes a huge amount of time, so how long would it take to colonize a planet?
Furthermore, not only warp technology but also terraforming technology was underdeveloped.
I didn’t know what kind of problem would arise.
So moving forward to the first generation was tantamount to suicide.
If you buy the first generation of electronic devices right now, wouldn’t you say you’re a fan of buying one?
It was just like that, no more.
“Launch scheduled for 2055…… Frozen human…… Write… ….”
“Why, sister? “Are you interested?”
“A little? Well, I don’t really think I want to apply.”
Then it was fortunate.
Even though he was completely drunk, he seemed to have this level of discernment.
“Honestly, the first generation of pioneers is no different from suicide. “When Earthlings pioneered Chareltea, how many of the first generation had died.”
“On the other hand, it was the same when the first generation of Sharellethea headed to Earth.”
Similar planets also look like this.
It was obvious without even looking at what a distant alien planet would be like.
Soo-ah’s eyes were reddish but gently narrowed.
The steps began to move again.
“You know what? “Your sister also had a hard time when she first set foot in Korea?”
“Well, since we couldn’t communicate in the language and the food wouldn’t have been suitable… ….”
It was a hardship that everyone in the older generation experienced.
Because I have to start a new life somewhere else.
“It was in the early 80s, when Sariwon City was being newly developed.”
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“It’s quite a long time ago.”
A time when hunters were happy that they had finally won their rights.
On the other hand, in the process, the era in which the military regime ended forever on the peninsula.
“At that time, the outskirts of Sariwon City were infested with all kinds of violent organizations.”
A time when regulations and oppression on hunters were lifted.
On the other hand, it was a time when related laws were not properly established.
“And I, a stranger, headed to the outskirts of Sariwon City without knowing anything.”
“… ….”
“Of course, I encountered several gangsters there.”
Adventure in a dangerous city.
It was something we can’t even imagine now.
“…… “You didn’t fight, did you?”
“It’s true that there was a fight. They keep trying to drag me away. “We had a huge fight, and eventually turned the neighborhood upside down.”
“Oh my.”
“Put ice in your butt, freeze your genitals from a distance…” … But when I came to my senses, I was arrested and taken away.”
“Huh, you were taken into custody as a suspect?”
“He’s a shameless s*x offender or something.”
Some very serious and strange charges.
However, Su-a’s sister showed a calm attitude as if it was no big deal.
“That’s why I made such a fuss that I wouldn’t go to jail and that I would destroy everyone’s magic.”
“But you didn’t go to jail?”
“That’s right, because your grandmother took your sister out. Thanks to that, I ended up on probation.”
She used her connections to get a low verdict.
It was an unfortunate event for the gangsters at the time, but in many ways it was a fortunate event for Su-ah.
“When I think back, I really didn’t listen back then. “I’m told not to go, but I go to that place.”
“Well, if you have any doubts, you can. “If I have any questions right now, I can try various things.”
Doubt was a natural physiological phenomenon of humans.
Anyway, it’s by my side now, so it wasn’t a past that was particularly problematic.
Of course, it will be difficult to live as a public figure because I have a criminal record.
As long as I knew that it was an unfair criminal record, I had no intention of discriminating against it.
“Yes, but I don’t know if that won’t happen in the future.”
“You won’t. “Humans are animals that learn from their mistakes, right?”
“On the other hand, there are people who cannot learn from their mistakes. “My sister, I think that’s exactly the case for you.”
Suah’s sister is like that.
In that case, I would have been a person who made mistakes and repeated them through ignorance.
She repeatedly denied it, saying no.
From what I’ve seen so far, the person who lived a completely desireless life was my older sister.
However, she just kept shaking her head.
Soo-ah looked back at me with a half drunk and half worried face.
“My sister, the future often feels scary.”
“Are you scared?”
“How long do you think our life like this will continue?”
It was a vague statement.
From the word ‘we’ to the word ‘life’.
“My sister. “I don’t think this will continue.”
“The world in general? Or everyday life?”
“Both.”
I was afraid of the future.
I was so scared of the constant change.
“The days of worrying about making a living from day to day are over, and everyone is just looking to the future with a full stomach.”
“… ….”
“But even though we are rich in our own right now, I don’t think that will continue to be the case in the future.”
Is this a view that comes from the elders’ unique intuition?
I couldn’t tell if it was just nonsense that came out because I was drunk.
If there is one thing that is certain.
The more I thought about it, the more plausible my sister’s words seemed.
“If you listen to what the elders say, they say that abundance does not last long. “They say young people like you live too wastefully.”
“Young person…… ?”
“Well, maybe it’s because I’m becoming more and more afraid of learning new things. “My sister agrees with that statement itself.”
Many people could not live in abundance forever.
Someday these lives will end.
That’s why I had doubts.
What will you do when abundance ends?
“…… “What do you plan to do, sister, if a time comes when you can no longer live like this?”
“Well, that’s right. “Before that, I think we need to think about exactly what era will come.”
“The era of defeat by the World Tree. The era when the world tree was broken. “When each person came to visit.”
“When I was defeated by the World Tree…… Well, it will probably go back to how it was before. A life of barely surviving each day, stuck in a remote area like Charel Teana.”
For the elves in the far north, it was a return to normal.
The years of hardship will once again be close to eternity.
“Of course, that’s only for elves in the far north. “Ordinary humans will probably end up together with the Earth.”
Sister Su-ah pretended to pop something with her fingers.
It was unclear whether it would really explode, but it was clear that the Earth would be destroyed.
“Of course, people who escape from Earth and go to space, even if belatedly, are an exception.”
No.
If you listen to the stories that Cheonma-ri usually talks about, there is no magic story about people who went into space just before extinction.
Horror movies with a space background coming out of Hollywood.
Of course, the ending was for everyone to go to hell together.
– “The stowaways who secretly boarded the spaceship turn into cannibals…… Cannibals take out frozen people and eat them…….”
– “It was a mess.”
– “What’s more, when I woke up in the special room, it was too late. “So many people were eaten.”
– “Huh. So, did you get it resolved?”
– “The damage was a bit heavy, but somehow we managed to do it. But this time the survivors attacked me and called me a cannibal? “I was just injured and drank some of the cannibal’s blood.”
– “…… “Why are you eating that?”
– “No, listen to the end. So you did some tricks to survive? But I accidentally touched the reactor…….”
– “Wait, nuclear reactor? Did it really explode?”
– “Oh, it was a fusion reactor so it didn’t explode. However, due to a malfunction, a large amount of radiation was generated…… A group of people died from acute radiation syndrome…… “Something like that happened.”
To be exact, except for the thousand that went ahead with the nuclear physics experiment, all of them went to hell.
It’s unclear if there are other spaceships, but once she heard them, the Earthlings were virtually extinct at that point.
For this reason, the possibility of an exception that Su-ah thought was unrealistic.
Burning the World Tree was the only way to move into the future.
“Then what if we win? “What do you plan to do with your sister?”
“If I save money and live like this, I will live a moderate life according to the flow of the world. “I pray that I don’t end up living a life where I’m so hungry that I can’t even go to the hospital.”
“I don’t think the day will ever come when I have to pray like that… ….”
“Well, that’s right. “Looking at how companies are running wild recently, I don’t think that day will ever come.”
“That…” … Song?”
“Don’t you know better about this in the first place? Nartica is quite famous in this field.”
I can’t believe it’s famous.
What on earth did you intend to say?
Does this mean that the company itself is famous?
Or does it mean that Nartica’s dirty corners are famous?
If there was one thing that was certain, it was that it had to be the former.
I had to know nothing in front of people like my family.
In the first place, there are only a few people who know that I have been doing some bad things like ‘saving taxes’.
So, in order to appear like a good child, I stared at Su-ah’s eyes as if I didn’t know anything.
“Well, it doesn’t matter if you don’t know.”
I turned my head.
Su-ah, who had been following her steps, began to climb her stairs.
“Anyway, I think we need to start now to prepare for the future.”
“Preparing for the future is good. But can you do it while holding the title of professor?”
“The reason you came here right now is to prepare for the future?”
“Yes?”
What on earth is the future?
Soo-ah looked at me intently.
A thought occurred to me: Could it be that I am the future?
But, even though I don’t know any other words, the word “Future” Didn’t suit me.
“What kind of future is this?” ….”
“You.”
She pointed at me with her finger.
She pointed and pressed her forehead.