"Fine, fine, I'll talk. I'll tell you everything."
When Anders saw Mitsuhide pull out half a knife blade, he decisively chose to compromise.
Hmm, this actually stumped Mitsuhide.
He hadn't even started the torture, yet the guy confessed.
Are all corporate executives this spineless?
Verdict: Not a seasoned corporate veteran.
"The chip you mentioned containing Johnny Silverhand's engram is the latest experimental product of the relic chip."
"When I was still at Arasaka, this thing was only a prototype, but I never expected Yorinobu to succeed."
"This thing—this thing is different from the standard relic chip. Previous chip versions could only generate bio-interactions with the engram pre-stored inside."
"But this one is different. It can install and activate an engram in a new body."
"In fact, the purpose for which it was designed was to seize a new body at any cost."
"Right, 'resurrection through a borrowed corpse.' A grand plan, absolutely brilliant, ensuring the eternal rule of the dictator. Alright, what next? Tell me something I don't know."
Mitsuhide scratched his face, clearly not surprised by Hellman's information.
These things were mentioned in the game once already. Give me something different this time.
Mitsuhide decided to give the other party a better topic.
"For example, how about telling me about 'Soulkiller'?"
"How exactly does this thing work? Transcribing human consciousness into an engram—that definitely isn't as simple as eating with chopsticks. Tell me everything you know."
"'Soulkiller'... I didn't expect you to know even about that."
After hearing Mitsuhide's statement, Anders shook his head with a wry smile.
It seemed he had encountered an expert.
"Regarding 'Soulkiller,' I do know a part of it, but not much."
"Yes, I am the designer of the relic chip, but I don't know much about the 'Soulkiller' program itself."
"It was only while developing the experimental chip containing Johnny Silverhand that I learned about this kind of Hacker program capable of uploading human consciousness to the virtual network."
"I don't know anything else. After all, I didn't develop this thing."
"If you want to know about 'Soulkiller,' you should look for the Hacker who developed the program, not me."
"I can only apologize; I have no authority to speak on that."
Anders originally planned to stop there.
But seeing Mitsuhide's displeased frown and the hand gripping the knife handle, he wisely added a sentence.
"However, it's not entirely hopeless. I have the blueprint for the relic prototype chip. The process of how Soulkiller harvests the engram is detailed within. Although it doesn't contain the Soulkiller program itself, its operating principles are included."
Hah, that counts as some gain.
Mitsuhide had been prepared to make the guy suffer since he hadn't gotten the information he wanted, but now it seemed unnecessary.
Mitsuhide received the data with a grim expression but showed no intention of stopping the interrogation.
Relic matters were concluded for now, but he hadn't asked about Biotechnica yet.
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