Chapter 677

"Long time no see," I said, smiling at him. "Let's go to the usual place," the experimental subject said. He was testing me to see if I knew where the usual place was. "Oh right, I have my own name now. My name is Nova," Nova Wright said meaningfully as he looked out the window. It seemed like someone had given him that name. Nova—a new beginning or a bright future. He must have been dreaming of a future when he was just a numbered experimental subject in the laboratory. I drove to a place—the orphanage that was relocated after the fire, the same Double Stars Welfare Home where two geniuses once appeared. "As expected, you really are Stephanie." Nova smiled at me as he leaned against the door and lit a cigarette. "It seems like you've adapted well to the outside life." I was rather surprised to find that he had even learned to smoke. "I learned a lot after escaping. I discovered that humans can live as equals and that they have rights and legal protection. They're not like us