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Last Embryo Volume 3 Chapter 2 Part 4

Translator: DarkHeartedAlchemist

「Hah! Talk about pulling rabbits out of its ass! But to be honest I feel disappointed that such an amazing power lies in the hands of a perverted stalker like Maxwell.」

Question marks popped up all around Homura’s head when he heard him make such a strange comment.

「….Pervert? Stalker? The hell, Big Bro Iza?」

「Nothing, I am simply talking to myself, so pay it no mind and forget about it … Anyway, what you wanted to say is that I should be extra careful since this place is where the incident with 『The Bull of Heaven』 occurred, right?」

「Well, that’s one thing, but I would also like to ask you to find something out no matter what. I want you to deal with The Ether Accelerator, or E.R.A, as we call it for short. If you don’t retrieve or destroy it, there will always be a possibility that another 『Bull of Heaven』 might be created. The thing is, I have no idea how it looks like, and the fact that I can’t talk about how it works is also another pesky issue on its own…」

As Homura’s voice became more and more awkward as he spoke, Izayoi shrugged his shoulders uncomfortably, since he was not used to Homura being so timid around him.

「Ah, don’t worry about that,  I don’t need any special information.I know that you egghead types cannot simply reveal your trade secrets as you see fit, plus it would take any enjoyment from finding and smashing that thing to bits away. As long as the danger coming towards me remains unknow, so much the better, both for me and for you. So you just keep your mouth shut for the orphanage’s well being’s sake as well.」

Izayoi laughed at his own joke. On the other hand, Homura became so speechless that even Izayoi on the other side of the phone could hear him opening and closing his mouth like a stranded fish, but then Homura heaved a short sigh.

「…… You have changed, Big Bro Iza.」

「You Think so?」

「Yeah. I think you have grown quite a bit.」

「As in, physically?」

「Yeah, yeah, your body has really grown taller… no, wait,that’s not what I meant you dumbass!Can you please stop making fun of me all the time?! The costs of international calls are pretty darn high, so try focusing on the matter so we can finish this talk as soon as possible, okay?!」

「Hey hey hey, why are you being so stingy now, Mr. Billionaire? I heard that Everything Company rewarded you with quite a handsome “bonus” for that stunt you pulled with defeating the Minotaur, so the cost of an international call should be like pocket change for you now, right?And if that is the case, then can’t you just let your Big Bro admire and be jealous of you at the same time just this once, hahahahaha…?」

Izayoi laughed, but Homura could only fall silent.

The bonus that Izayoi was talking about was a hefty amount of money that Everything Company gave him. Originally it was supposed to be given to Homura’s father who was the Star Particle Bodies original inventor, but now that he has passed away, it was given to Homura instead, but he felt like he didn’t deserve it because he didn’t develop them from scratch. What he completed was nothing more but a defective product that only imitated the original 3S Nanomachine Units, which caused him quite a bit of trouble when he was applying for a license.

The amount of investment needed for analyzing the Star Particle Bodies astronomical in and out of itself, but there were also the funds for running the orphanage that were unrelated to the research at all.

All in all, Saigo Homura received 200 million yen for his research work, with an additional 500 million yen to cover the costs of repairing and managing Canaria Family Home, with the additional 2,5 billion yen going towards the purchase of the Cryo-electron microscope that Homura himself requested, opting to straight up buy it instead of taking a loan for it. What’s more, if Homura was to uncover the mystery behind the rumored Third Perpetual Motion machine that was hiding behind the Star Particle Bodies, Homura would be privileged to 0.75% of the profits from their sales to the various industries across the entire world, obtaining an interest rate that surpassed even those of oil and nuclear industry. According to his estimations even 1% of it would surpass Japan’s national budget, and such an absurd amount of money would be given to him annually.

Such a deal could easily be called a stupidly broken one, and it was, since it was an exception among exceptions: uncovering one mystery in exchange for wealth and authority on par with that of the world’s biggest leaders.

「I guess you can consider yourself pretty famous now, huh? In terms of wealth, you have easily reached the top of the rankings. Tell me, how is it, watching all of those beneath you from the beast seat in the house, my great little brother?」

「That’s only after the Star Particle Bodies are completed, you moron.」

「Okay, okay, stop nitpicking already. So, was that all you wanted to tell me?」

「Yeah, that was pretty much everything… hh, no. There’s still one more thing I would like to ask… or should I say that’s the main reason I made this call in the first place… how should I put it… damn it…」

Homura’s stopped speaking in an abrupt manner and didn’t continue for a good minute. Hiding in the shade of one of the trees to avoid the scorching sunlight, Izayoi tilted his head to the side, waiting for him.

「What’s wrong? If there’s something troubling you, I can at least listen to it.」

「No, that’s not it…I mean, saying it might make you uncomfortable…」

「Huh?」

「Huh?」

That was Izayoi’s only reaction. Homura always tried to be as polite to others as possible, but he was always brutally honest with Izayoi and Suzuka, so such a meek attitude was extremely unbefitting of him.

Homura hesitated with his words for a while, and then, after he cleared his throat with a cough, he got right to the point.

「Big Bro Iza… What do you think about your real family?」

「Huh?」

This question was so unexpected that Izayoi didn’t know how to react, but probably everyone would do the same if they were asked such a question out of the blue. Overcome with annoyance, he didn’t give Homura an immediate reply as he scratched his head.

「Why the sudden interest? Did the kids at the orphanage were asking about it, or perhaps it was something that came up in school?」

「Ah…! Actually, forget what I said! Just forget about it, okay?!Anyway, I just wanted to tell you to be careful when investigating that forest!And that you must never touch the Crystallized Star Particle Bodies with your bare hands! You hear me? Don’t touch them no matter what! Even if it’s you we’re talking about, there’s no guarantee that nothing bad would happen to you!」

And then he hung up the phone with a short *Beep* sound. Ending the call after only saying a few concerned words. Heh, what a roundabout way of saying that he was worried about him.

Since she overheard their conversation as she was gathering up their luggage, Pritt couldn’t help it but to laugh a bit.

「Ufufu, you brothers are certainly close to one another, don’t you think?」

「How so? I originally wanted to spoil this stupid little brother of mine a bit since he did a good job taking care of the orphanage in my stead… but didn’t he sound too gloomy just now?」

「The way I saw it, it was nothing like that. If he did not care about you as a precious member of his family, he wouldn’t have kept a room of a hedonistic older brother like you in perfect condition for such a long time.」

A hedonistic older brother…Izayoi couldn’t help but to crack up a smile when he was called in such an affectionate way.