"Do you know what you represent?"
"All the scientists in the world combined don't even compare to a fraction of you!"
"Please forgive me for describing you as valuable, but if I were to elaborate further, in my eyes, a person with the ability to steal powers is nothing compared to a single hair of yours!"
Hakuto remained silent. Although he could already guess what the other person was about to say, he still wanted to hear them continue.
Moreover, he could sense that Otosaka Yuu was heading his way, and he didn't need to worry about anything.
"I think you might be mistaken. After all, I'm just an ability user. A person who steals abilities could still take mine."
"If that were possible, the ability stealers would have done it by now..."
"After all, a combination of stealing abilities and supercomputing, I can believe that no organization in the world, upon learning about you, would dare to have any ideas about you."
Damn, Hakuto really hated these kinds of smart people.
While talking with intelligent people is easy, the feeling of being completely figured out was certainly unpleasant.
He began to understand what it must feel like for the other person when they spoke to him.
Seeing that Hakuto didn't respond, the middle-aged man in a suit smiled and continued excitedly.
"Hakuto! You are a supreme treasure, even if this treasure only lasts for two or three years! But that would still be humanity's luck!"
"If you join any field, that field will experience a qualitative leap!!"
"Medicine. If you join medicine, there will be no more incurable diseases in the world. ALS, rabies, even late-stage cancer will all be solved!"
"Chemistry, physics, biology, the military, these fields go without saying!!"
"I'm sure you know this yourself. You know better than anyone how powerful your ability is! How incredibly fascinating!"
The middle-aged man grew more excited as he spoke, even turning red in the face, nearly passing out from lack of oxygen!
"Even if you were to plant vegetables, the whole world would probably never see starving people again..."
The man spoke earnestly and excitedly, treating Hakuto as if he were the savior of the new world!
Hakuto shook his head. Of course, he knew all of this. He knew better than anyone how amazing he was.
"So you want me to join you, to use my talents?"
"Yes... actually, before I met you, I also believed that ability users were a disease, bringing many unstable factors to society."
"Don't be fooled by those researchers who keep capturing ability users for research; they haven't discovered anything."
"Every few decades, a meteor passes by Earth, and the factors it emits scatter, turning some people into ability users."
"Abilities are a disease, and they need to be cured..." The middle-aged man's gaze turned back to Hakuto.
"But you're different. The disease you carry could advance human society by decades..."
Hakuto laughed at the words, "So I don't need a cure?"
"Of course not. There are differences in the strength of ability users. How can a firefly be compared to the bright moon?"
The middle-aged man showed no mercy, as if Hakuto, standing not far from him, were a precious treasure.
But indeed, Hakuto could be called a treasure...
"I'm not sure what will happen to ability stealers in the future, but if you are willing now, you will be revered as a god by everyone in the world."
"Those with incurable diseases will place your portrait in their homes, offering incense every day."
"Those poor families who can't afford enough food will revere your name as a divine miracle, passed down through generations!"
"Forget about Buddhism and Christianity. In terms of contribution to society, they don't even compare to a single hair of yours!"
Hakuto felt more and more shocked as he listened. The man was treating him as if he were a god!
They were putting him on the same level as Buddha or even higher!
What did Hakuto have to deserve such praise? He was just an ordinary person, a bit handsome, nothing more...
To be honest, the person in front of him was skilled in persuasion, making even a selfish person like him a little moved.
No matter how beautifully things were painted, it always came down to two words:
Contribution, Praise.
Hakuto could benefit society with his abilities and advance human progress.
Leaving aside higher-level fields like military, chemistry, and physics that ordinary people couldn't understand, just the more accessible fields like medicine and agriculture were extremely relevant to ordinary people.
For example, if you were about to die, but there was a scientist who developed a method to treat your disease.
It might not be as grand as the middle-aged man had described, but at least you would remember that favor for a lifetime!
Meeting Hakuto would be like meeting your own mother, full of respect.
More directly, if Hakuto really could make it so that everyone in the world had enough food to eat, his achievements would be unmatched by many!
The whole world! What kind of concept is that?
No sickness, no pain, no hunger... If Hakuto could make that happen, he would truly be the god of the new world.
Would he be moved? Of course! It would be a lie to say he wasn't!
Moreover, he knew that the middle-aged man wasn't lying, just exaggerating a little...
For a man, achieving success and fame was not just a simple saying.
"That's really tempting, but if you're inviting me, at least introduce your organization's name first."
"Sorry, if you don't join us, please forgive me for not being able to disclose our name. I can't let my organization fall into a crisis."
Hakuto clicked his tongue, glancing at the person upstairs. Though the person had an Asian face, they didn't seem to be Chinese.
They spoke fluent Japanese, and the person had obviously done their research to know that Hakuto was Chinese.
Yet now, they were silent on the matter. Hakuto wasn't someone who could be easily swayed with just a few words to be treated like a fool.
He was very clear on the side effects of his abilities. In his previous life, when he used his powers to the max for two days and nights, he nearly died on the spot.
Let alone conducting such high-intensity research until his powers disappeared.
Of course, he wasn't fooled because the person speaking wasn't important enough to persuade him.
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