Nancy laughed.
"I thought you’d want to start from your birth. Instead, you’re more curious about the deaths of your parents and Andy Black..."
She looked at curiously as she gradually approached . "By parents, did you an Sophia’s parents?"
I furrowed my brows and didn’t respond.
"Do you actually think you’re Sophia Milford?" She gripped my chin and looked at my face.
"I’m guessing Geno Society probably used all the necessary ans to prove that you’re the reincarnation of her... That band of lunatics so desperately wanted to show that you could bring back a dead soul," she said.
She suddenly let out a laugh before continuing, "Once soone gets money and power, they start wanting more and more... So many of the rich invest an absurd amount of their wealth into achieving immortality. "They utilize the most advanced technology and dicine found in modern day, the most expensive substances and inhumane ways to prolong their life... all because they have the money to do so."
"What a sha, though. Ultimately, you just can’t go against the law of nature..." Nancy’s voice turned low. "When the ti cos, you’ll end up dying anyway. So many of the rich lay on their deathbeds, wishing the way to immortality was discovered while they were still alive..."
I frowned and remained silent as she spoke.
"Your very existence will have those crazed millionaires bewitched... As of now, you’re the most valuable one among all the other experints. As an experint, you’re a product belonging to Geno Society," she said with a smile.
"Geno Society will put all of you on display for the wealthy to admire and invest in. Then, they’ll tell Geno Society what they’re curious about, and the lot of you will get selected... for experints."
Like cloning, organ transplants, cord blood... et cetera.
"In recent years, dical advancent has reached its limits. The average lifespan has been restricted by factors such as genes and environnt. The wealthy reach the average age of about 90 to a hundred years old at most.
"Geno editing might be one of the most successful projects Geno Society has under their belt, but this concerns future generations... The wealthy care more about themselves,"
Nancy brought into the villa. She told that they weren’t as willing to invest money in Geno Society anymore. Geno editing had matured. There was nothing new that excited them anymore. Hence, they weren’t willing to invest.
"And Sophia... has given us a very big surprise." She placed Sophia’s files on the table.
Nancy continued, "Sophia died. The experint that’s been under strict surveillance ever since birth was murdered right before our eyes..."
"The body was even displayed in a glass case. This was a blatant provocation from the Rebels to Geno Society,"
She smiled as she spoke again, "But that wasn’t all. The surprise ’Sophia’ gave everyone was... she reincarnated. She reincarnated into Sofia’s body."
This topic imdiately caused a stir. The conglorates behind Geno Society were all excited.
They were all of old age, and they didn’t want to die. All of them wanted to know the secret to immortality and eternal life.
"Since historical tis, after power and money, the hunt for immortality grew crazier as ti passed..." She leaned against the couch. "Three years ago, Dexter Black joined Geno Society through the Black family."
"He ntioned the possibility of reincarnation and transfer of mories. At the very start, his plans didn’t gather much attention."
Nancy was telling about Dexter joining Geno Society. She wasn’t in a hurry to tell about the deaths of Andy Black and my parents.
"The rich weren’t idiots-they thought it was nothing more than a fantasy." She then pulled out a couple of photos. They were photos of Joel from his early childhood to photos of him in high school uniform. I looked at her apprehensively. Had Joel already been targeted by Geno Society?
"Calm down. Joel was just a na Dexter submitted to Geno Society. Dexter was too smart. He was so smart he was like a stubborn madman." Nancy laughed.
"All his wits were used on this. He seed untouchable-but everyone has their weaknesses, and his happened to be Sophia."
"In order to get into Geno Society, Dexter needed to secure the conglorates’ interest and acknowledgnt. He put forward the idea of reincarnation, and he used Sion’s clone, which was Joel," she said nonchalantly.
At this point, she didn’t care if I knew about these truths, because she wasn’t planning on letting go. I inhaled sharply... Joel was Sion’s clone.
The so-called secret to reincarnation had to be related to the cloning experints and genetics.
"Dexter was a gift Geno Society gave to the Blacks. He was the perfect offspring crafted from the modified and improved version of Andy’s genetics."
"Whether it was IQ, physical abilities, or appearance, Dexter’s genetics were optimized to the maximum point. That’s why he’s a one-in-a-million genius... a man-made genius."
She sounded mildly annoyed. It was evident that she didn’t think much of genetically altered geniuses.
"But Sion was different. He was a born genius. Geno Society only noticed him because of Dexter. A carefully crafted genius and a normal person who has never undergone any form of geno modification ... Sion’s existence soon captured their attention..."
"Under the front that they were performing check-ups, they took living cell samples from Sion, the boy who showed great potential."
Sion was only a seven to eight-year-old boy then.
"Sion’s clone had always been in the laboratory. He never left. Three years ago, Dexter entered Geno Society and claid he could prove the existence of reincarnation. He took Sion, who just died, and Joel, the clone, and experinted."
"It was a success. A lot of the conglorates were shocked, but there remained a lot of those who were in doubt. It was a one-ti occurrence, after all."
She continued, "Clones were disguised under the mories that belonged to the body. It was difficult to tell what was real and what wasn’t. It felt like a magic trick without a way to discern what was true."
"No one knew if Joel was actually the reincarnation of Sion or an actor that simply had the mories as the boy."
Nancy looked at with a solemn gaze. "Your existence, Sophia, has shocked the wealthy once again. "They’re paying big bucks to have you taken back into the lab. They’re asking for public research and experintation to prove if you’re actually a reincarnated being or if you just possess the sa mories."
I laughed in realization. No wonder Jimmy said I was the most valuable experint right now.
"As for why Andy died, he led the Rebels when he was the leading man of the conglorates in Iluma. Geno Society had to get rid of him. If he influenced the other conglorates, Geno Society would be done for... Hence, Andy Black had to die," Nancy explained.
She continued, "As for Sophia’s parents, Despite being scientists trained by Geno Society, they developed feelings toward an experintal subject that had no blood relation to them."
"They even tried to protect and take the subject away. How could Geno Society tolerate the existence of such traitors?"
Her voice grew low, and the way she was looking at grew more and more complicated. "It was extrely difficult for Sophia’s parents to leave Geno Society. They had help-Peter Jones. The pair wanted their daughter to live like a normal human being."
"Hence, they completely changed their identities and made preparations to leave Geno Society. Peter aided them under the pretense of conducting experints."
How ironic... Peter Jones wasn’t trying to harm , after all.
"It was a pity, though. Their fight against Geno Society was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot." Nancy was mocking their idiotic behavior, but I also noticed a tinge of bitterness laced between her mockery.
Nancy ... probably harbored a complicated feeling toward soone between Andy, Peter, and my parents.
A normal person had feelings and desires. It wasn’t possible for them to be cold and unfeeling. The cloned "Sophia" was right. As long as you had feelings, you’d have weaknesses.
"I want to know who the leader behind all of this is..." I looked toward Nancy and asked the question I wanted the answer to the most.
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