Johnheart handed the books and materials to Arthur because they were harmless and of no use to the dangerous individuals. Furthermore, he wanted to see Arthur's mental capabilities since he regarded him as a highly intelligent human who was possibly a few in the world. He couldn't believe Arthur was this smart even after his amnesia.
" Tell me, Arthur, do you like this theory? You have been excessively watching it lately."
He asked while watching the various formulas that were written by Arthur. Even though he was a scientist, he couldn't understand almost half of them due to the difficulty and mixture between various fields. He wondered why he would choose space and time theory over other his research. It was like a needle poking him.
" I don't know, Doctor. All I can tell is that something related to this had a connection with my memory. I believe it was like a glittering gem with gentle blue color like the ocean."
Arthur said, vaguely recalling the image in his dream. No wonder how hard he tried he couldn't remember the existence of this gem and why he was so desperate to get it.
" Don't worry, Arthur. I believe you will remember it someday. Besides, isn't it good to be here? You have large living quarters and free food here. The only thing you need to do is to take physical and mental tests occasionally."
Johnheart spoke while smiling with a gentle look. Even though he was a cold-hearted scientist, he couldn't bash his anger on Arthur for a certain personal reason. He was too similar to a person whom he held dear in his life.
" You are right, Doctor. I believe in you. Furthermore, I believe everyone here."
Arthur smiled while drawing the portrait of the space stone. The perfect gem inside the cube was too eye-catching despite it was only canvas on paper.
Time flew away like the wind. The leaves grew and fell at least 20 times in his containment period. A lot had changed since his containment in this site 19. First, Arthur was considered to be one of the researchers with b class authority now even though he still retained his anomaly status. Although he is technically alright to roam around his facility, he couldn't access any anomalies beyond a safe level, including extremely dangerous entities like 096, 173, and newly arrived 106. However, he could interact with certain entities like 999 or 010 due to his extremely high capabilities.
" Arthur, aren't you hungry? I have brought you a sandwich with coke. I heard you liked the new bacon sandwich, right?"
Johnheart said while placing the sandwich on the table. Unlike 20 years ago, his hair had become fully white and his face was wrinkled due to his age. Even though it was possible to slow down his aging process, Johnheart resolutely refused to get such treatments.
On the other hand, Arthur's face hadn't changed in the last 20 years. He was still handsome and dashing like his arrival day look.
" Thank you, Doctor. I loved this new Italian bacon sandwich after its debut. It reminds me of outside."
Arthur said, taking a bite from the sandwich. As a special entity, he was allowed to go out once a year by the O5 council. His bright mind had allowed O5 to solve countless headaches. Therefore, they had decided to give a special privilege to the anomaly that no one had been given before.
" Right, you have to travel to Italy before. I heard you have visited site 77."
Johnheart asked with interest because he was unable to leave the site due to his obligations as one of the head researchers on the site. He was ordered to observe other anomalies and researchers like Doctor Bright and Doctor Gears who were notorious for their mischievous lifestyles. He couldn't leave the site on their hands.
" Ah, yes. It was a pretty big facility like ours, but it was less dangerous. I mean we have a few famous anomalies here."
Arthur said, recalling the files of those deadly anomalies like 096, 173, and 035. He knew their abilities and data from the computer.
" You are right. Perhaps because of their existence I can't retire peacefully."
Johnheart laughed dryly, remembering the absolute horror of those things. If he had nigh-omnipotent power like 343, he might have eradicated them from existence, but he was just a human.