Chainsaw Man: Mangekyo Sharingan

Chapter 110: Chapter 110: Equal Ice Cream

The Soviet Union, a certain secret experimental base.

It was a small base, mainly located underground.

The reason it was rumored to be a secret room was that one had to pass through an inconspicuous but heavily guarded "room" on the surface to reach the underground base.

Kotone Asaba brought Makima and Denji here, entering the base through the proper procedures.

There was also a new intern scientist, or rather, an assistant to the more senior scientists, who was specifically assigned to show Kotone Asaba and the others around the underground experimental base.

"These are the dormitories. Each child has their own separate space. Of course, if needed, there are also two-person and three-person rooms."

The dormitories were the first place Kotone Asaba and the others visited.

The experimental base had already been informed that Denji would enter the base and undergo the experiment. The information the scientists had received was that the boy named Denji was extremely compatible with a devil heart, and that his success rate was far higher than the other children’s.

On top of that, this was an order passed down by the military higher-ups. The scientists only cared about research and experiments. They did not care whether the information was reliable. In any case, the military would be responsible for all the training and living costs for one more child, so they naturally had no objections.

And so, Kotone Asaba easily brought Denji and Makima inside.

The dormitories could not be called luxurious, but they were far beyond the high school dormitories and even most university dormitories he had seen in his previous life. Every room was clean and tidy, without any feeling of crowding. All kinds of furniture were available, and they even came equipped with televisions and games.

Single rooms, double rooms, and triple rooms also varied in size. Rooms shared by more children were larger, with three-person rooms being the maximum.

The children were all wearing the experimental base’s standard clothing, and each had a number on them.

Because almost everyone here was an orphan without parents, and some did not even have names, numbers were used directly for convenience.

At this moment, Kotone Asaba and the others were standing in front of a three-person room and saw the three children inside.

They all looked quite healthy. Their eyes were not dull and lifeless like he had imagined. Instead, the three boys were in good spirits, laughing and talking with each other.

The dormitory environment itself had already far exceeded his expectations.

At that moment, one of the boys noticed the strangers outside the door and alerted the other two.

They then all looked toward the unfamiliar people outside, their gazes flickering with confusion and curiosity.

Kotone Asaba gradually felt that these children had not been abused. Otherwise, they would not be acting like this.

"So this is where I’ll be living from now on."

Facing this completely unfamiliar new environment, Denji showed not the slightest fear or unease. His heart was filled with anticipation toward becoming a Hybrid.

When the young assistant beside them saw Denji’s reaction, he immediately felt that this child was unusual. Very few children could remain this calm when first arriving here.

After touring the dormitories for a while, Kotone Asaba more or less learned that there were currently a few dozen children in the experimental base, and he did not see any signs of abuse on them.

Next, they continued visiting the other areas inside the experimental base.

The cafeteria served food specially prepared for the children according to nutritional standards.

There were education rooms, gym rooms, psychological counseling rooms...

After touring the place, Kotone Asaba discovered that this was basically a high-end orphanage.

This overturned his previous impression of the place. He had always thought this was somewhere children were purely treated as experimental subjects.

However, these were still only appearances. The most important thing was the final experiment.

These children would definitely be used for Hybrid experiments here.

Right at that moment, the young assistant beside them said, "The children’s daily lives are basically what you just saw. After that, they will regularly come into contact with devil hearts to see which devil heart is most compatible with which child. Once that child reaches the appropriate age, the experimental surgery will officially begin."

"I see..."

Kotone Asaba felt somewhat emotional. This place really was very different from what he had imagined. At least, it was far more humane than he had expected.

"Then what about the children who never undergo experimental surgery? How do you handle them afterward?"

Kotone Asaba asked.

"Of course, they’ll continue staying here. Besides, there’s more than one devil heart, and there may also be new devil hearts in the future, so they’ll keep coming into contact with those devil hearts."

The young assistant said, "The selection requirements are also very strict. They basically have to be young orphans without parents, relatives, or acquaintances. Their physical fitness and health also have to meet certain standards. Only after passing layer upon layer of screening will they be accepted here."

"Once they grow beyond the required age, they’ll be sent to serve in the military, because if they’re too old, they’re no longer suitable for the experiment."

Denji, however, was a special exception. He had been personally sent in by the military higher-ups, who had even allowed Kotone Asaba and Makima to accompany him.

The people in the experimental base all thought Kotone Asaba and Makima were from the military, so the young assistant dared to tell him everything.

After hearing this, Kotone Asaba nodded.

No wonder the children he had seen in the dormitories earlier did not include anyone too old. The oldest only looked around twenty or so.

"Denji, what do you think?"

Although Kotone Asaba knew very well that this question was unnecessary, he still had to put on an act for the assistant.

"I think it’s awesome!"

Denji was full of curiosity and interest toward this new environment.

Denji officially became one of the children here and also received a number. He was Number 44.

As for the dormitory, Denji chose a double room himself, feeling that having a roommate would make things less boring.

However, his roommate was a girl around the same age as him.

The girl had tea-colored hair. It did not look long, only reaching her shoulders, and it had a slight natural curl.

Her features had a faintly androgynous handsomeness. If the Angel Devil leaned masculine and androgynous, then this girl gave off a feminine and androgynous feeling.

There was also one distinctive feature in the way she dressed. Her white outer coat was draped directly over her body, and her arms were not inside the sleeves.

Looking at this girl, Kotone Asaba inexplicably felt that she looked familiar, but for a moment, he could not remember who she was.

He had definitely seen her in the original work, but she probably had very few appearances, so he could not recall her immediately.

However, he quickly began deducing. She was from the Soviet experimental base and had appeared in the original work, so there was a high chance she was a Hybrid.

There were only so many Hybrids in the original work, and even fewer of them were female.

Aside from Reze and Quanxi, there seemed to be only one other. He vaguely remembered that she was the Whip Hybrid...?

Kotone Asaba gradually remembered what the Whip Hybrid looked like. That way of wearing an outer coat draped over the shoulders like an old man back in his previous life had left a somewhat deep impression on him. So this girl was the future Whip Hybrid.

In the original work, among the seven Hybrids controlled by Makima, only Reze, Quanxi, and that useless Katana Man had their identities explained. The origins of the other four were completely unknown. Only now did he infer that the Whip Hybrid came from the Soviet Union.

He had not expected it to be such a coincidence. Denji and the future Whip Hybrid had been assigned to the same dormitory.

At that moment, both the girl and Makima noticed Kotone Asaba’s gaze.

The girl did not react much and still looked indifferent.

Makima, however, reached out with both hands and held Kotone Asaba’s cheeks, slowly turning his head toward her.

"Look at me."

Seeing Kotone Asaba keep staring at that human girl made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"All right, I won’t look at her anymore."

Kotone Asaba said.

At that moment, Denji seemed to want to get to know his roommate. He took the initiative to walk over and extend a hand to the girl.

"Hello, I’m Denji. Nice to meet you."

The girl was sitting on the bed. She raised her head slightly and glanced at Denji, her attitude rather cold.

"What are you saying?"

Since Denji was speaking Japanese and the girl was speaking Russian, neither of them understood what the other was saying at all.

"Huh?"

Denji immediately scratched his head, completely unable to understand what she had said.

"Brother Kotone, what is she saying?"

Kotone Asaba remembered that he had forgotten to tell Denji this was the Soviet Union.

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you. We’re in the Soviet Union right now. This girl probably only knows Russian and doesn’t know Japanese."

He was just about to translate for Denji and the girl when the young assistant beside them said, "We’ve already prepared a dedicated interpreter. At the same time, we’ll also teach him Russian."

After saying that, the assistant went over and translated for Denji and the girl himself.

Actually, when Denji extended his hand just now, the girl had already understood what Denji wanted to do. At this moment, she reached out and briefly shook Denji’s hand.

"My name is Elena."

After they had simply gotten to know each other, Elena turned her head and asked the young assistant, "Why is my roommate Japanese?"

"This... The only one who could be assigned with you was this boy."

The young assistant explained.

Elena said nothing more, but she was clearly somewhat dissatisfied with Denji as a roommate.

Not only was he difficult to communicate with, he also looked a little foolish.

Denji, who was careless by nature, completely failed to notice that Elena had an opinion of him.

Kotone Asaba took this scene in, but he was not worried at all about Denji getting along with Elena.

Of course, Kotone Asaba and Makima also had a temporary place to stay. It was an empty double room. He wanted to stay here for a while first and observe Denji’s situation.

However, he was currently thinking about something else. This trip today had refreshed his understanding of this experimental base.

For the children, this place could almost be called a high-end orphanage. Only a small number were arranged to undergo formal surgical experiments, and those people all became Hybrids who served their country to the very end.

As for the others, once they reached a certain age, they would also be assigned to serve in the military. This was why, according to the rumors, the children sent into the secret room never appeared again.

However, returning to ordinary civilian life would be very difficult. The military would be afraid of them exposing the existence of the experimental base.

In other words, Reze had not been abused back then either. But after becoming a Hybrid, things were different. She had been controlled by the military and had almost no freedom. Compared to becoming a numb killing machine, Reze wanted to live an ordinary life more.

"This is a place where humans artificially create devil-human beings, right? Can you trust them? Do you need me to control them?"

At that moment, Makima spoke.

When Kotone Asaba had first entered this room, he had glanced around and found no cameras, listening devices, or anything of the sort. The soundproofing was also very good, so he and Makima could talk freely here.

"No need. They can be trusted. Don’t use your control ability carelessly, okay?"

Kotone Asaba said.

As for the specifics, he could not be bothered to explain too much.

"Mm."

Makima obediently answered. Then, with a slightly emotional tone, she said, "Humans would actually artificially create devil-human beings, even though devils and humans are mortal enemies."

In her understanding, devil-human beings were created when certain special weapon-type devils gave up their freedom and voluntarily became human hearts. That kind of situation was extremely rare. She had not expected humans to reverse the process and artificially create them.

"That’s exactly why they’re human. Human nature is very complicated."

Kotone Asaba said, "There’s a saying I think fits pretty well. There are no eternal friends or enemies, only eternal interests. Of course, that saying is more applicable at the national level."

The Soviet Union conducted these Hybrid experiments for no other reason than to improve its international strength. Hybrids could be considered strategic-level weapons.

For that, they could cooperate with devils.

Devil Hunters were also the product of cooperation between humans and devils.

"Then we are eternal family."

Makima looked into Kotone Asaba’s eyes as she spoke.

"Mm. We are eternal family."

Kotone Asaba nodded.

Makima smiled faintly.

"No one can destroy this relationship between us. Not even you."

"Don’t worry. I definitely won’t."

Kotone Asaba did not know whether to laugh or cry.

With nothing else to do, Kotone Asaba and Makima walked around the base.

Aside from the unified daily meals, the cafeteria naturally also had other tasty things, such as ice cream, snacks, drinks, and so on. They only controlled the children’s intake of these things and did not completely forbid them from eating them. It was fine for the children to occasionally satisfy their cravings.

"Makima, do you want to eat something?"

Since they happened to pass by the cafeteria, Kotone Asaba asked Makima.

"I want to try that."

Makima pointed at the ice cream.

"Ice cream, huh..."

Kotone Asaba immediately felt like commenting. There really were so many people who liked ice cream. Kobeni, the Angel Devil, and Nayuta all liked it. Makima, who was also the Control Devil, had also taken an interest in ice cream at first glance. Or perhaps it should be said that it was Fujimoto’s personal preference?

Still, he also thought ice cream was genuinely tasty.

Kotone Asaba then brought Makima over and took a cup of ice cream. Everything in the cafeteria was completely free, so "took" was the right word.

However, just after Makima received the ice cream, she saw that Kotone Asaba did not have any in his hand, so she asked, "You don’t want one?"

"I don’t need one. You eat."

Kotone Asaba said.

"No. You have to be the same as me."

Makima went to take another cup of ice cream herself, then placed it in Kotone Asaba’s hand.

Only then did Kotone Asaba realize that this was actually the equality Makima wanted.

"Mm-hmm. I’ll eat too."

Only after Kotone Asaba agreed did Makima begin tasting the ice cream in her hand.

"Mm... It’s delicious."

Makima really liked the taste of ice cream.

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