Prize
Virgil died in a car accident.
"Meal!" Glen slammed a big gong in the dining room. The children came running before the gong rang away. Newton and Crane appeared yawning. Yoshida was the last to take a seat. Yoshida vaguely counted the number of boys. No matter where he look for,there were only 6 boys. Virgil was no longer there.
Yoshida, who for some reason didn't like it at work, was staring at the computer screen. Crane arrived. "If you look up the NNN database, you may find Virgil's data. Why don't you look for it and make a copy of Virgil?" "Virgil is dead. There is no Virgil anymore. It's not Virgil even if we make a duplicate." "That's right, but wouldn't it be a little comforting to have the same android just by looking?" "No, I will just remember and feel lonely." "--OK" Crane went with a sigh.
Yoshida came to the department store as a pastime. Yoshida, who was wandering around the toy department, found a familiar back view in the game corner. Newton picked up the computer software for the game and watched it sternly. Yoshida sneaked up from behind. "Hi" Newton jumped up. "It's You, don't be scared" "What are you looking at?" "It's Go software" What Newton is picking up is the virtual Go software "Shusaku", which is actually played by a 3D android. "What? Beginner's game software "Shusaku", GO-saint in the latter half of the Edo period, Shusaku kindly teaches games, ideal for beginners, ... Hmm." "I'm wondering if I should buy this or this one." Newton showed Yoshida another software. "Well, the advanced Go software "Jowa", the ancient powerful Go-saint 'Jowa' will chase your stones, chase them all over on the board, and will kill your all stones. This is for masochistic players. Many people said that they didn't like GO with this software and quit ... What is this? It's impossible for you. " "Then, I choose Shusaku." Newton happily headed to the cash register.
Yoshida started jogging as a hobby. In the evening, Yoshida ran along a narrow road along the coast. It's a little faster than walking rather than running. When he was running, he could forget everything. And it was good for health. Yoshida ran hard while watching the bright red sunset.
Crane was talking to Newton at work. "Mr. Yoshida never wants to get a new Virgil." "That's right. if I were him, I'll do that too." "Eh? Do you also have a sex doll?" "It doesn't mean that, and I can understand the feeling of not forgetting the separated wife." "And you are still a virgin?" "Shut up" "I want Mr. Yoshida to get a new Virgil. Actually, we have already made a new Virgil at Union and prepared it. Nelson is rushing to give it to him as soon as possible." "Then, just give it him." "Mr. Yoshida says he won't accept it. Is there any good idea?" "Hmm" "By the way, what is that bandage on your cheek?" "It's none of your business."
At the dinner table, Yoshida was eating with a face looking depressed. "Did you start jogging?" Crane asked Yoshida. "That's right. It's good for health and I can get a lot of endorphins." "It's a runner's high" "That's right. If you keep going, you won't be able to stop." "Do you feel so good?" "Yup" "It's like a drug, isn't it?" Joe said with a cup of coffee. Crane asked Yoshida. "By the way, do you want a new Virgil?" "No thanks"
Lee came to Yoshida, who was staring at the computer screen at work. "Darling, Newton bought weird software. Would you like to go see it?" "It's GO software, I know." "Wow, let's go see it!"
Yoshida and Lee came to Newton's room. Lee knocked. "Get in" When they opened the door, Newton was sitting on the floor with a board. There was a man in the shape of a monk on the other side. It was Go-saint 'Shusaku'. "Who is this person?" Lee asked. "He's Shusaku. It is said to be the strongest or the second in history. He won All 19 games of Oshiro-GO." Newton Shusaku smiled at the two of them. Yoshida thought he was still young. By the way, he died of cholera when he was only 33 years old. "Well, if Shusaku isn't the strongest, who is the strongest?" "It is said that 'Dosaku' of the early Edo period is the strongest. It is said that he is 13th-dan. It is because most of the top class player is under than 2 stones handicap." "You're studying the history of Go a lot, Isaac, even though you're a beginner at all." "Shut up" Yoshida and Lee decided to watch the game silently. Newton put stone. "It's Hebo-Kosumi" Shusaku slammed Newton's head with the fan. Going a little further, Shusaku said again. "Are there any guys who don't 'tugu' against 'nozoki'?" That said, he hit Newton's head again. This time with bare hands. "It's surprisingly terrifying. This teacher." Lee said to Yoshida. "Hey! What are you thinking so long? It's like beginner's thoughts resting!" With that said, Shusaku slammed Newton's head. Newton tears involuntarily. "Poor ..." Lee muttered. And went further ... "Oh my god! Your stone died easily! Did you study basic life and death of stone? You Stupid!" Shusaku said so and tightened up Newton by Cobra twist. "Help!" "Die once! You idiot!" Yoshida and Lee hurriedly escaped from the room. "Wow! Please! Don't just apply me the figure-four leg lock!" They heard Newton's screaming.
Crane and Ganymede were lying close to each other in the bed. Crane said, hugging Ganymede. "Ganymede, do you want new Virgil?" "Yeah, I want him, I want him to come back. We're lonely." "Mr. Yoshida just doesn't accept it." "Then, what if you make situations that Yoshida must receive Virgil?" "It's a good idea, but is there any good way?" "Hmm, threaten with a gun" "No good" "Then, a birthday present" "Yoshida's birthday is a long way off" "Then, how about a 'pachinko' prize?" "Prize ---- Yes,That's a good idea."
In the morning, Yoshida was informed by e-mail. "What is this? The 1st Union Cup Half Marathon? Why am I?" Crane came in a hurry. "I applied for participation in the name of Mr. Yoshida. Please come out." "No, I can't win." "It's meaningful to participate. It seems that a very luxurious supplementary prize will be given to the first prize." "However---" "Stop complaining. You must participate."
It was fine on the day of the tournament. Nelson was cheerful at the tent boardroom. "Well done, Crane, you succeeded in luring Yoshida." "He would never dream that the supplementary prize of the first prize is Virgil." "Wahaha!" Nelson suddenly turned into a serious face and lowered his voice. "By the way, I wonder if he really will win." "Yes, there are no good participants. I invited only physically handicapped men, blind men, and old men over 80 year old. He can win the championship by walking normally." "But" Nelson stared at Cane. "There was unofficial participants right now." "Lie! Who are they?" "Seko, Abebe, Mizuo Noguchi, Hisao Takahashi, Carl Lewis, Ben Johnson, Michael Johnson, Magic Johnson, Michael Jackson, ---" "Ah ah ah!"
Yoshida lined up at the start line. Yoshida thought that there were a lot of old people and people with disabilities. An announcer wearing glasses was speaking loudly into the microphone. "This is the start of the 1st Union Cup Half Marathon. All the athletes gathered at the start line. There are dozens of people in total, and quite a lot of elderly people are also participating. There are many people, such as a gray-haired old man with a cane, a person without one leg with crutches, and a visually impaired person who is wandering around. The players have just started all at once. The goal is 21 kilometers away. Oh, an old man walked a few steps and suddenly collapsed. The doctor who rushed to him showed the X mark with both hands. Perhaps it's the end of his life, it seems that he went into another world quickly. Players without both legs are moving forward. In addition, 'Mekura'(blind man), sorry visually handicapped man , who wandered outside the course, dropped out. More than half of the players dropped in less than 100 meters. How many people can reach the goal? By the way, on-the-spot broadcast is sent by me, Juichiro Otoko-no-Yakata. "
"Okay, let Yoshida win,under any circumstances." Nelson said Crane. "I know" "You can use any means other than murder, and I take responsibility!"
"Suddenly one player collapsed on the course. He is blowing bubbles from his mouth. He looks like an epilepsy patient. Wow? Epilepsy was a banned term for broadcasting? Excuse me. A patient with broken head is blowing bubbles from his mouth and fell down. And another old man has reached the end of his life on the course. From the starting point to this point, there are many corpse mountains on the course. There are only a dozen people left, and how many people will live to reach the goal? Ben Johnson is at the forefront, followed by Carl Lewis and much more. "
A placard was struck from the sidewalk in front of Ben Johnson, who was running at the front. "100 meters left" "What? Only 100M left?" Immediately Ben Johnson's eyes flashed. He got steam from his head, and suddenly dashed. "Oh, Ben Johnson started a rush here. It's a tremendous rocket start. He seems to disappear beyond the horizon in no time."
About 200 meters away, another placard was struck in front of Ben Johnson. "Now is a lie, actually 20KM more" Ben Johnson burned out white and fell on the course.
"Oops, what's wrong, Ben Johnson seems to be exhausted. It seems that he has burned out as pure white ash. On top of him, the following players are stepping on."
Crane was secretly consulting with Newton. "Michael Jackson is easy. Let's use that means." "Umuh"
Michael Jackson was running while gasping. "Hey! Michael!" He heard a voice from the sidewalk. Looking over there, a cute blonde boy about 10 years old was waving. "Oh!" Michael jumped out of the course and flew towards the boy.
"It was really easy. It's boring." "Next, let's do Noguchi and Takahashi" "Then, use that means"
"Olympic gold medalist Noguchi and Takahashi are running in the middle of the lead group. They are the most promising candidates for the championship. They're running while shaking their oversized butt and breast. Hmm? Now they have looked toward the roadside. what? Oh, a beautiful young man who looks just like Bae Yong Joon is smiling at the two along the road. Ah, they suddenly went off the course and are rushing towards the beautiful young man. They jumps at a young man trying to escape, hold him, and strip his clothes. A beautiful young man screaming, and Noguchi and Takahashi leaning naked on top of him. Ahhhh! they finally started doing it. Goodbye good boys and girls. It has become an adult-designated program from now on. Oh! Oh! "
"There are still about 10 runners left." "Then, let's use that means."
"There are a lot of relay helicopters in the sky. Hmm? Something like paper has fallen apart from one of them. Is it an advertising villa? Oops. It's a bill! A real 10,000 yen(100 dollars) bill is falling from the sky. Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson who noticed it are rushing in the direction of falling with tremendous momentum. They are rushing at a speed of about 8 seconds per 100 meters. After them, Seko has been chasing after with short legs. Oh my God! Most of the players are rushing towards the 10,000 yen bill. Well, I'll go to! "
"The only runner left is Abebe." "It looks pretty tough. What should we do?"
Abebe, who keeps running, has bare feet. Abebe runs alone on the road in the meadow. The loneliness of a long-distance runner. Yoshida was running while panting, much later than him. He could see Abebe's back far ahead. The distance did not shrink at all, and on the contrary, it opened little by little. The course was almost flat, and there were some forests in the grasslands, and the road ran through them. While he was unaware it, only Abebe and Yoshida were running.
"It's a little radical, but let's use that means." "Isn't it dangerous?" "dangerous"
"I'm back now. I noticed that there are only two athletes running. Abebe is at the beginning, and Yoshida is running about 200 meters later. About 5KM to the goal point. Will anyone really reach the goal? Wow! Suddenly, a suspicious shadow appeared in the sky. It's like a jet fighter. It made a roaring sound and suddenly dived. And it is throwing a machine gun around Abebe like rain. Abebe keeps running calmly in it, he has great guts. He should be a paragon of a professional player. Ah ah! This time they dropped the bomb! Bombs are exploding violently around Abebe! Finally, the sports program has changed to a war program. There is no visibility due to heavy smoke. The visibility has finally cleared up. Oh! Abebe appeared from the smoke. There was one big unexploded bomb stuck in his butt, but he pulled it out and continued to run as if nothing had happened. "
"We failed" "what will we do?" "Let's use last means"
Yoshida was running gasping. He's completely out of stamina, his soles are frayed and got blisters on sole, and his socks are tattered. He was wondering if he could reach the goal. Abebe's appearance is far away and can no longer be seen. Then one car overtook Yoshida. "What?" Yoshida thought that a familiar guy was on board. The man leaned out of the open window. Then he threw a lasso at Yoshida in a cowboy style. It was entwined with Yoshida's body and wrapped around Yoshida's waist. "? ?? ?? ?? " It was Newton who threw it. Newton grinned. And the car started vigorously. "Oh Oh Oh Oh!!" Yoshida was pulled by a rope.
"It's an unprecedented sight. About one player is being pulled by a car with a rope attached. Rather than being pulled and running, he is rolling on the ground. Is this something that should be done? It's better to call it a torture of hellish car attacks than a marathon. "
Abebe was running in a state of selflessness. One car overtook him. A man was dragged by a car and rolled around the ground, screaming. "-------" Abebe, who had been taken aback for a while, ran as if nothing had happened again. He was the man the very picture of 'The loneliness of a long-distance runner'.
The car rushed to the goal point. After that, Yoshida, who became sloppy, rolled around. Yoshida was released from the rope about 50 meters to the goal. Yoshida stood up steadily. Then he staggered toward the goal. Nelson and the boys were waiting at the goal. Nelson shouted a few meters after the goal tape. "Hey! Yoshida! Well done! The supplementary prize is Virgil!" "What!" Yoshida stopped unintentionally. Nelson, Crane, and the boys were waving happily. Yoshida staggered back. The smile disappeared from Nelson's face. Yoshida turned around and started running in the direction he came from. "Hey!"
"What the hell is that? A player who is just a few meters away from the goal is turning around and heading in the opposite direction. Oh! The staff is chasing it with the goal tape. What a Unprecedented scene. I've never seen a player running in the opposite direction, and never seen the incredible sight of chasing a player from the tape. What the hell is this? 'Hitori-Minzoku-Daiidou'(One-person migration),sorry forget it."
Abebe came as Yoshida was running in the opposite direction. As Yoshida passed by, Abebe stopped and twisted his head. He made a U-turn, and came to Yoshida. "What, is the goal over there?" Abebe was running. "No, over there" Yoshida pointed to the back side. "??? Lie, why do you run over here?" "I don't want to win" "why?" "Because I don't want a supplementary prize." "What is a supplementary prize?" "It's a boy's android" "Do you hate boys?" "No, I love boys, but that android is a duplicate of a previously dead child, so I don't want it." "why?" "I remember the dead child" "---- Then, can I get it?" "OK" Abebe made a U-turn and started running toward the goal. Yoshida stopped. He regained control of himself, and started running after Abebe.
"He's back!" Crane pointed. "It's Abebe!" Exclaimed Nelson. "What should we do?" "Yea, do something about it!" Nelson yelled.
"Isn't it a dream or an illusion that I'm seeing now? A staff member is running with the tape in front of the player who is running to cut the goal tape. Just 2 meters away, the tape goes on and on, just like a carrot in front of a horse. The player is very angry. He is shouting something dirty words, but unfortunately I can't tell you because it seems that there are many prohibited terms for broadcasting. "
"Virgil belongs to others" Yoshida thought with a stunned head. The last sight of Virgil came to his eyes. In Yoshida's arms, Vergil weakly opened his eyes and smiled. "Daddy, will I die?" "No you don't die" Virgil closed his eyes. And he opened his eyes again. "Daddy, I have a request" "What?" "If I die, make the same android as me." "-----" "And love that child, think of him as me." When Yoshida nodded, Virgil closed his eyes. "Virgil!" Virgil's eyes never opened again. Suddenly, a tremor ran all over Yoshida. "Virgil!"
"Ahhh! Yoshida suddenly started running with a ferocious momentum. It's as fast as the 100M race. He is catching up Abebe who is chasing the escape tape. He has just overtaken Abebe. Goal on tape! I can not believe. Is it okay to have such a race? Anyway, the unprecedented race has come to an end. Of the 56 participants, only 2 completed, more than a dozen dead, many injured, and about 1 person going to jail due to forced obscenity to the boy, it was just a deadly battle. "
Yoshida gently opened the box. Virgil lay inside. He closed his eyes and slept. "Virgil!" Yoshida gently stroked Virgil's face. Virgil slowly opened his eyes. And he vaguely looked at Yoshida. "Virgil!" Yoshida called Virgil again. Virgil smiled. Yoshida picked up Virgil, lifted it up and took it out of the box. And he hugged Virgil. "I won't let go anymore" "I'm Vergil? and You?" "I'm your dad." Virgil put his face on Yoshida's chest.
"I'm glad" Abebe approached Yoshida and patted his shoulder happily. "Huh? Didn't you want it too?" "Well, sorry, but it can't be helped." Abebe showed white teeth. "If you don't need it anymore,give me" "No"
"Hey, You're finally back." The boys said to Virgil. "Daddy, who are these kids?" "That blonde looks nasty is Bottom, Lee, Ganymede, Ken and Danny, and behind Newton is Bobby, everyone lives together." Ganymede approached Virgil and gently stroked Virgil's face with his finger. "Good, you come back. Everyone was lonely without you." "why?" "I'll talk later." Ganymede said so and kissed Virgil's cheek. Virgil tried to kiss Ganymede's mouth in return. "Wow! Stop!"