Parallel World Pharmacy

At 3: 30 a.m. on May 24, 2048.

When Yakutani, a professor at the Graduate School of Pharmacy at Bunkyo-ku National T University in Tokyo, was walking in the hallway of the research building, he perceived that the space to which he belonged had been cut off from the current space.

(You're here....)

From the corridor side, Professor Yakutani opens the door of room 304, which also serves as the culture chamber, and steps out into the other world without hesitation.

It is a world that endlessly loops through an hour on top of the world's bifurcation point, which exists in a closed space.

Interference from the Earth side to the otherworld side is not possible, and from the moment Pharma de Medici enters the alienated laboratory, this space is closed and unable to move freely.

In other words, Professor Yakutani is thrown into a laboratory in a different world when Farma wants him to.

You can only enter the laboratory of other worlds from one direction, and Pharma de Medici can only enter here from the side of Room 301.

As long as it is remembered, this is the fifth time that Professor Yakutani has entered a different world.

(This time, I'll drive to the other side first.)

I have already tried several times, but I always get ahead of Pharma, and I lose the match before reaching room 301.

Because the countdown starts from the moment Pharma de Medicis unlocks Room 301, this side is disadvantaged in the first place.

Since the intrusion range on the Pharma side narrows with each pass, Professor Yakutani can proceed to room 301.

Don't miss the start dash this time.

(Last time, evil spirits appeared in room 303... I hope nothing happens this time)

He pulled out a pen-shaped small divine staff from his white coat pocket and stood while turning on the light in the 303 analysis room.

The appearance of evil spirits was not asked.

Rush through the analysis room without loosening your guard and open the door in room 302.

When I finally reached room 301, dazzling sunlight came in from the entrance of room 301, a space where there was originally a hallway.

I narrowed my eyes to glare.

At the end of a few seconds of light adaptation, he was outside the boundaries of a thirteen-year-old figure he had never seen before.

Farma de Medicis stood dumbfounded by destroying 301 doors and hinges from the other side of the world.

You're going to laugh at such a bold trick.

Nevertheless, it was a face-to-face encounter that transcended space and time.

(Well, I met the real Yakutani.I hope it's someone I can talk to.....)

Yakutani tried to have a conversation with him despite such tension.

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A passageway that connects the Earth and other worlds behind the Holy Spring on a steep plateau, the 301 Associate Teaching Room.

It has been changed to a teaching room rather than an associate teaching room, but Professor Yakutani, who appeared from room 302, met Pharma, sent multiple data to Pharma's smartphone via Bluetooth, and began a dialogue with Pharma.

He told me from the beginning that he was ready to save the other world, the earth, and two worlds.

Farma was puzzled by the sudden turn of events.

The fact that Yakutani has declared that he will be saved does not give him the point.

“Before I tell you a story, I want to tell you one thing.”

Something.

"I am not bound by my own life or death.You're already dead, so don't think about me. "

Yakutani shook his head in amazement as Farma told him that she was powerless.

"Yakutani-san's death has not been confirmed."You may have encountered the death of Yakutani in this room, but it is a tentative state.I'm not overworked, and I'm living a healthy life as a natural consequence. ”

Indeed, since Yakutani's sister, Yakutani Chiyu, was saved, the motivation for Yakutani to overwork has disappeared, and the result of overworked death must have been covered up.

Professor Yakutani seems to be healthy from the look of his eyes, and it is different from that Yakutani full cure, which used to be unhealthy.

There is no overwork in the first place, no underlying disease, and it is unlikely that spontaneous sudden death will occur.

"After all, when I was on this side, I usually came home regularly"

(What do you mean by regular hours?)

In the previous life, Pharma, who had lived in the laboratory for 24 hours, did not quite understand the concept of regular hours, but regular hours are the same as 17: 30 for ordinary staff.

With limited time to carry out research activities and perform globally, there is also a high level of ability as a researcher.

Farma listens to her self-inflicted abusers, fearing that even her own health care is perfect.

(In that case, why were you in the lab at this time?)

In the otherworldly lab, it should be 4: 30 in the morning.

Yakutani supplemented his question about whether he had noticed Farma's question.

“Well, you can predict the day you'll be visiting the lab from three days ago, so you're only sleeping that day.”

Is that so?

Pharma was visiting the laboratory at the appropriate time, but Yakutani knew when Pharma would arrive and had also taken measures.

Everything looks like he has a lot of information and is ahead of the game.

Did you intercept the spirit last time you connected?

"Oh, the evil spirits came in, so I fought back, but I missed them."You know something about that spirit. "

It seems that Yakutani attacked the spirit of Mélène as an evil spirit. It can be deduced from Pharma.

"That spirit wasn't an evil spirit, it was something I asked a friend to release for reconnaissance."I'm sorry if I made you vigilant by seeing it as an evil spirit. "

"That's right, I felt it would be a strange behavior for a demonic spirit."Your friends are not evil spirits, they can control spirits. ”

"She's a magician."

"Huh. A magician is a concept I didn't have when I was in the Imperial City."Now, let's make sure we don't attack if we see something similar.Say hello to your friends. "

There would have been no offence in Yakutani, so it should not be blamed for the damage done to the spirit of Mélene.

"Even if you are on Earth, you can instantly use the purification technique."You've been practicing Divine Magic. "

“I'm not particularly trained.Due to the presence of the cogwheel, there are occasional evil spirits in Tokyo.Every time I try to purify myself with the purification technique, I'm just used to it. "

Pharma worries about what kind of demonic world the evil spirits have emerged in Tokyo.

I wonder if my family, friends, and locals are safe.

"Are there evil spirits in Tokyo?... If I could go there, I could purify the whole area."

“Rest assured. I am available from time to time, and there have been no casualties.”

Can Farma use the Annihilation Sanctuary?

"I don't have any special protection, I can't use those special abilities."It is handled by a very common purification technique. "

Is there a Divine Magician who is an ally?

No, I'm the only one who uses Divine Magic, and I'm the only one who can help me.

"So you fought evil spirits using divine magic on your own?"That was tough... "

Yakutani also struggled alone against evil spirits in Tokyo, and it was a pain in the ass.

Farma had the help of a large number of gods and magicians in this world, and since the temple was spreading all over the world and exterminating evil spirits, she was able to avoid the evil spirits.

It is unimaginable how often Yakutani managed to exterminate evil spirits.

Yakuta's eyes unexpectedly rolled up as she noticed that the Pharma looked sore.

"Yeah, but the number of evil spirits has been diminishing lately."Are you doing anything on your side? ”

We're reducing the number of evil spirits that appear here, so it's probably affecting you as well.

The fact that Pharma has been working with Mélene to reduce the number of evil spirits across the continent is also reflected on the Earth side.

By the way, can Farma use divine magic even though she doesn't have a divine staff?

"Even Yakutani-san can use divine magic without a divine staff?"Besides, I have here the Divine Staff that I use to exercise my Purification Technique. "

Yakutani pulled the pen out of his pocket and showed it to him.

It looks like a black pen that doesn't change anything, but when you take the cap, the blue crystal is embedded.

Oh, that was the staff, wasn't it?

"In Japan, the carrying of the scepter stands out, so we miniaturized it.The size of the cane is not proportional to the power of Divine Magic.This crystal stores something called antichristmas power in your world.If you use divine power, this crystal stone will be stored as anti-spirit power. "

When I use my divine powers, can you build up anti-spirit powers?

"That's what happens." It will be a long story, so please take a look at the materials I just sent you for more details. ”

I don't know what's going on, but I can't believe it happened accidentally, so the Grave Guard must have done something.Farma settled on such an understanding for the time being.

“We're sending all the data you'll need over Bluetooth just now.Read the material in a calm place to understand the situation and try to chew it. ”

Someone may be able to rewrite the transmitted data, but it is said that a tamper detection program is also included so that if a rewrite occurs, it can be discerned.

“Okay, I'll check. Thank you very much."

“Let's keep in touch if we get a chance to get in touch.”

Farma rejoices at Yakutani's words.

“That would be helpful. Are you using anti-spirit power on the Earth side?"

Yes, I use it to confront evil spirits, but I use my anti-spirit powers to turn them into divine powers.

The Yakutani Fully Healed was on the Earth side, and it was said that it balances the divine power consumption of the two worlds by using the divine magic that consumes the same amount of anti-spiritual power on a large scale as the amount used by Pharma here.

It is desirable to gradually offset the divine power with me and you, and cancel out the divine power that exists in this world.

If the divine power is offset in both worlds, and the divine power becomes zero one day, will the divine power disappear from the two worlds?

Pharma interacts with Yakutani and exchanges information on events that have occurred in the two worlds.

Farma also sent notes, photos, and data recorded on her smartphone to Yakutani via Bluetooth.

“Is the existence called the Gravekeeper in this world the custodian or higher dimension of this world?”

“There's no doubt that you're the superior, but it's hard to reveal who you are.Besides, it makes no sense to discover the identity of the Grave Guardian.All we can do is destroy the cogs and control the grave guards and secure the two worlds.I won't say it verbally, so check back later to see how to do it. ”

Got it.

“Do you have any other questions?”

Is there a way to make it possible for higher beings?

With such doubt, Farma remembers what she should have told her in the remaining time.

"Rather than asking questions, Mr. Pharma.I have serious concerns about the treatment unit you created called Soma.The global spread of Soma, which allows genetic mutations to be known and normalized, can only abandon genetic diversity and halt human evolution.Not only that, the correction of genetic information can reduce resilience and even threaten human extinction in certain environments. ”

"Yes, you're right."

It seemed that Yakutani Fully Healed was simply "something I didn't know without saying", and he didn't even think about pointing it out to Pharma.

"You were within the expected range."What do you dare do that for? "

“You've become a completely alien mindset, but the purpose of evolution on Earth is to fit the environment.So how do you think the humans adapted to the upheaval of the environment, the emergence of the cogwheel? "

If you were aware of the emergence of the cogwheel, would you have been preemptively attacking and gathering information against people from other worlds in preparation for invasions from other worlds?

Yakutani's face was slightly disappointed when he told him of the prospect.

“Humanity's quest for the emergence of a different world is the expansion of the survival zone.We won't go to war with the inhabitants of other worlds, and that kind of problem will come later.There are extraterrestrial lifeforms, and we have targeted the Earth and carried out space interference.Moreover, the inhabitants of other worlds possess an unknown ability called divine magic. "

This is the case from the perspective of the earthlings.

"The Earth may be the scene of a showdown with the otherworld, but before that, the Earth may collapse from the collapse of the space called the cogwheel.Would you like to take refuge in the safest possible place? ”

"It's true..."

“A very small group of people who knew what was going on on the planet thought that the planet was no longer safe.If it wasn't for Africa, it would have begun. ”

There has been no superficial change in the world situation that can be picked up from the Internet, but it is said that it is because it limits information in order to prevent the chaos of the majority of people.

"It's no longer a long story."The present-day human race is large, and it is trying to move in four directions.

First, people who mechanize the human body and try to adapt to all environments.

First, people who strengthen the human body through genetic engineering.

First, people who transplant their memories into virtual space and try to escape to deep space and live forever.

First, people who do nothing and accept ruin on Earth. ”

2048 A.D.

The appearance of the gears of the wormhole had been observed for more than ten years.

A place of refuge was sought to escape the ruin of the planet through a secret encounter between research institutes, government agencies, and the wealthy.

Therefore, the exit from the earth is in great demand.

Plans to relocate to Mars by a huge private space company, set against a backdrop of huge capital surpassing Big Tech, were expanding at a rapid pace.

But the space environment is too harsh for humanity to migrate to extraterrestrial planets, especially Mars, and many challenges must be overcome before we can have sustainable and stable living conditions.

For example, the atmosphere of Mars is close to a vacuum and has a weak magnetosphere.

They are not enough to prevent high-energy radiation from the universe or solar winds emitted by solar flares.

When the human body is exposed to radiation, it causes genetic damage, which leads to cell death and rapid aging.

The human body as a homo sapiens is too fragile to go out of the earth to live outside the planet.

People realized that it was faster to mechanize the human body than to get numb to a planet that didn't move too late and to remodel the planet in search of a suitable environment for the human body, and they began to realize full-body cyborgization, starting with the super-rich who had reached old age and waited to die, the knowledge hierarchy, the professions, and people with some kind of physical disability or serious illness.

The flow of mechanization was not widely publicized, but it was gradually becoming a big thing.

The mechanization of humanity is trying to make disease, old age and death a thing of the past.

In this way, there will be left on Earth a group of human beings centered on the socially vulnerable who do not accept change and do not have enough economic power to mechanize and go to Mars.

If mechanization does not strengthen the body and improve the information processing ability by altering the brain, it is expected to suffer major disadvantages in further education, employment, lifetime wages, and marriage.

As it is, humanity as an organism gently follows the path of extinction.

“That's why I wanted to cut the worst cards and leave humanity in this world as an organism by Soma.It seemed to be my last job as a pharmacist. ”

Yakutani confessed as if she were exposing her aging troubles.

(I see... where you can't see it, you were about to enter into a competition for the survival of human beings as mechanized humans and organic life forms.And as long as Homo sapiens has weaknesses such as aging and disease, there will be no advantage of choosing organisms as the direction of human evolution.)

"I withdraw my foreword. I don't think you made the right choice.”

Farma calls out to her to wander around Yakutani.

The rest of the planet are forced to choose between finishing a short life without accepting physical reinforcement or receiving soma.

He gave mankind the right to survival in the medium and long term by soma.

How much struggle did we have before we made that decision?

Farma, who easily denounced his actions, realized that there was a good reason.

“Thank you. By the way, Soma has built-in safeguards so that you can always disconnect the gene repair unit.”

"That's right..."

In other words, even if Soma is integrated into the gene, it can be restored if necessary.

With such thorough preparation, Soma was designed.

“It's about time. I don't know if I'll see you again.”

Yakutani looks at his watch and realizes that time is running out and the visit is over.

We're out of time. We need to talk, we need to exchange information.

Above all, I want to know what he has seen, his journey, his steps so far.

Such thoughts will be crushed in vain.

“I have one last question for you.”

Fully healed Yakutani is about to leave Pharma to make a serious decision.

“What world do you choose to live in after the cogs disappear?”

There can't be two people in one world, so I'm probably talking about which one to choose.

Pharma is puzzled.

If he could choose one of the two worlds, wouldn't he want to return to Saint-Fleuve?

“Does my answer affect your choice?”

“Yes, I have my answer, but I will see what you want first.”

Farma was slightly troubled and told her the answer.

I wondered what would happen if the hopes did not match. I thought so, but... the two of them were going in the same direction.

Well then, it looks like we can make the right choices for each other.

When the soothing voice of Yakutani suddenly broke off, Pharma was floating in the Holy Spring as she emerged from the laboratory in another world.

Time has run out.

Since I didn't enter the otherworld's lab, my divine power hasn't changed.

(Was that really good?)

While asking herself such questions, Farma was always looking at the dull mist.

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That day.

A young man with vibrant blonde hair and blue eyes sat on the top of the bell tower of the Saint-Fleuve Imperial Capital, quietly looking down at the vibrant cityscape.

This place is invisible from the people who come and go, no one will look for it in this world, no one will attack it, and his place when he wants to be alone has been the same since four years ago.

Listen to public music broadcast on the ore radio while being stirred by the radiant wind and faintly muzzle classical music.

He could hear the sound of the world crumbling as the radio played a rich harmony.

It's about time.

On May 9, 1152, the bell of the building that would announce 12: 00 a.m. was beeped.

"That day" was certainly approaching.

Farma de Medici, a 17-year-old youth, stops the radio and stands up.

He kicked quietly at the edge of the bell tower and threw his body into the atmosphere, making his figure invisible to everyone.