Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Epilogue Arc 02 “Regalia of Felixia: Antequam Aurora” (Part 02)

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Seventeen years passed by slowly for him, such a long time was more than enough to restore the confidence of the young man who collapsed and encouraged him to run forward. However, the payment given is not small. During that time, he lost a lot of things to be able to look forward and live with pride.

At the age of 40, he learned the meaning of loss. About six years ago, his mother died of a long-standing illness. Then a few years later, his father followed because of his age which was no longer young.

The loss of an old man became a hard slap in his life, forcing the young man out of his comfort zone and as if thrown into the streets. He who had always depended on his father's company was forced to inherit it and lead it, making decisions for the crowd and bearing the burden of responsibility he never imagined.

His only brother was not always a child forever. A few years before both of their masters died, the Little Sister grew up to become a reliable independent woman and successfully completed her education up to the undergraduate level.

At the age of 25, the younger sister of several years from him was married to a man who worked as a military officer and preferred to live with her husband. Leaving the Brother who has just inherited the company and in a difficult time.

That was why, that young man really felt that he was struggling alone. Desperate to preserve his father's memories from being sold, surviving the economic and political crisis that plagued him and resisting the temptation of offers to sell the company when he needed money.

Although over the years many things around him changed, he felt completely unchanged. Just like when he was 20 years old, he was still naive and selfish. Even his face and body did not age, just like when he was young.

Sitting in a private room in the Office of the company he now leads, the young man stared out the window of the 14-story building. The building is his, the result of what he developed over the past six years from his father.

However, what he got could not fill the emptiness of the heart at all.

In the quiet twilight within the room that only existed, a reddish ray entered the room and slowly darkened. “Although spilled wine will be forgotten, but the red stains on clothes can not be easily lost,” muttered the young man while recalling his failures and regrets in the past.

He understood that there was no point in bringing up these things because now he had managed to prove, that he was able and could be better than his Father and Mother. But all of that seems meaningless. They don't exist, they can't boast of their hard work to anyone.

“From small CV turned into PT, then growing and many want to join. From the new start and the old, one by one establish a relationship with this company. In the end, Oarlam Orgin Group is growing rapidly as it is now. Well, maybe this is the effect of global conditions for a few years ago. Who would have thought that the superpower would end up like that.”

In the brackets of time that he had passed, the one who experienced many things was not only that young man. The world was also hit by many shocks that made the system of order change and relations between countries were reshuffled.

The pandemic, which lasted for half a decade, caused developed countries to lose their power. Even the Superpower, the United States, had experienced a collapse of power and the state under it broke, then there was civil chaos that lasted for two more years.

This made the economy in Asia also began to be affected by big. China took over the world market, then more dominantly influenced the UN for half a year. However, it did not last long and was eventually replaced by Middle Eastern and European countries with technological developments and abundant earth resources.

However, in the end the slowly recovering Americans began to follow. It happened like Germany after losing the war, growing rapidly in order to catch up.

Because of the many disputes that exist, about 5 years ago countries fought for resources and proved dominance. It was really a decade of chaos, many people were dead and humanity began to be questioned again. Just because of a small trigger that was unstoppable until now, the world had completely changed.

******* the end of the chaos is a nuclear warhead launched by Russia, America, and China. In history, it was known as the Third World War and was recorded as the falling point of mankind. Indeed, many technological advances were made during the war, but at the same time the nature of humanity was increasingly questioned.

People doubted each other, racist traits strengthened in each individual and generalizations between the population occurred openly. Give each other value, then demean as if better than the others.

Of course the impact of nuclear war that occurred not only in the field of world socio-politics, the climate around the world was affected. Surprisingly, there is no such thing as global warming that people expect. However, the earth has experienced a significant temperature decline.

In the news broadcast, it was said that the Earth's magnetic field was affected due to successive nuclear fusion explosions. That changed the effect of Earth's gravity and made it instead orbit away from the sun slowly for the next few centuries.

In fact, now in the country located in Southeast Asia where the Youth lived there were four seasons. Unlike a few decades ago, which only has two seasons like a tropical climate.

The effects that the earth receives are not just that. About two years after the end of the war, it said the density of ozone changed and lost some of its functions. One impact is that the earth will often experience meteor showers, because the layer of atmofer can not burn down the rocks that come from space.

Whatever the impact, things have certainly changed over the last two decades. Either in the young man, or in the world in which he lives. Without him much intervening, the wheel of destiny continues to move.

Waking up his chair, the one who should have become the old man sighed. He looked so young, it was even more suitable to be called Youth and even teenagers.

After finishing with his affairs in the room, the Young man clapped his hands once to activate the system that would automatically close the window. He tidied up the black suit and tie he was wearing, then stepped towards the door.

“Security system first, activate. Do not let anyone else into the room. Data protection, level 10. Send reports to the company's database network. Recalculate existing options, then narrow them down to five options.”

With the door lock automatically opens, then the floor where it stands which is the screen changes from white to black. Firearms, cameras, and heat sensors hidden inside the furniture were instantly active at the time. The moment the young man stepped out, the door by itself closed and the defense system installed in the room was active completely following his orders.

“Yes, one of the reasons many people invite this company to work together is this as well. Provider of A.I programming services and Public security systems. In an age where people doubt each other, many long to have an automated security system in their homes and offices.”

Oarlam Orgin used to be a private contractor company, only serving development projects and other construction matters. But after being passed down to that Young man, the concept slowly changed. Coupled with the demands of the times and the development of technology and digitalization, many building constructions require the design of automated security systems.

The first company in the world to pioneer the application of A.I and Robot on local security is Oarlam Orgin. Although now many imitate the concept in services, but still the company he led it still topped because it is supported by several entrepreneurs from advanced companies.

When the young man arrived in front of the elevator, the heat sensor was activated and individual identification was carried out. After matching the information into the database, by itself the elevator door opened. He stepped in and while inside said, “Towards the basement, slow.”

At a fairly slow speed the elevator descended to the very ground floor. While waiting, he took a special device in the form of wireless earphones that are directly connected to the system in the building. Closing his eyes, he momentarily access the famous channel and listen to the latest news.

In his company, actually he does not need to often go to the office because the system made only needs it to take important decisions.

As today, many reports were sent to him from several branches. To process all the information, he needs to use the calculation system in his office on the 14th floor of the company building and make a decision.

In addition to these tasks, as a company leader he does not have much activity other than hearing the news or create new programs and deliver them to subordinates to be developed.

“Either why, this is so boring ...” The young man was about to take the pen out of his pants pocket. But when he did not find something, he with a flat eye murmured, “True too, last month the stationery was completely removed because it was considered inefficient again. Everything is decided to be made digital. How long have I not been out of the house? Should I stop by the supermarket? Lately I always use delivery to order food anyway. What ... I should hire a waiter so that at home is not quiet, huh?”

He leaned back against the cold iron wall, took a deep breath and again felt the emptiness in life. In the midst of a daydream that seemed to submerge himself in solitude, a call made the news broadcast he was listening to stop.

“Eng? A call from who? Eng, Brother? Sure ..., lift.”

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The city, which is a Special Region in a country in Southeast Asia, has a high population density rate and a stable birth rate. Along the way, the buildings lined up neatly with great regularity. Whether it is office buildings, supermarkets or flats, everything is arranged in accordance with the topology that has been set in the Public Security System applied to the city.

Although the place is a Test City, a government system based on modern technology using the calculation of programming machines, humans are more likely to dominate the corner of the place. Whether it is in the building or the sidewalk, the activities of people are so attached to the existing metropolitan atmosphere.

Even so, on the main or small streets there is no traffic jam. Vehicles have very smooth traffic, comply with existing regulations and the level of traffic accidents is very low. This can of course be seen in the city, almost all private and public transportation has been taken over by the Public Security System. Almost all drivers are replaced with autopilot programs that can comply with the rules without interruption while driving.

Along the way, in addition to billboards with screens containing advertisements of local products, there are also street lights with surveillance systems on every corner of the city. It is connected to the corporate database network Oarlam Orgin and the government, neatly organized through a Public Security System program that has been tested over the past few years.

The A.I, high intelligence system serves to supervise and regulate the city. They also slowly learn through the information they get, then gradually begin to make the best decisions for the people who live in them without the need for human help.

Thanks to the system, pollution can be reduced to a minimum and the cleanliness of the city can be maintained optimally. Proper green zone calculations provide fresh air space for the city, turning the city into a truly ideal place to support human life.

Fossil fuels for vehicles as well as factory machinery have also been replaced with alternative fuels that are more environmentally friendly. Petroleum is being replaced by energy sources from the sun and wind.

After a chaotic period of a few years, public security in the world was completely renewed and its role was replaced by a special A.I who performed calculations related to it.

It was one of the first cities to use it, then in America, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and finally Germany. Although in the new world some are trying to implement the Public Security System, but slowly the neighboring cities of the city that implemented the system began to be affected and interested in using it.

In the system that plays an active role are programs, machines, and artificial intelligence. However, that does not mean that the role of humans is completely replaced. The basis of their system structure is to help people do more important things, not replace them.

In an example in a system related to public security, police officers still have a real job such as receiving reports from the system and rushing to the CTF in the event of a crime. The pause between the incident and the report sent to the security office in just a matter of milliseconds, actually increases the effectiveness of public security. In other words, regulated programs cannot prosecute humans directly.

In the end, the one who decides and plays a role at the end is the human being himself. ⸻ Program As good as anything it is made only as a supporting component. Especially for those A.I prototypes who have just turned four years old.

Although there are many who protest about the implementation of A.I in vital parts of people's lives, the real results that have been enjoyed cannot be denied. One of the first real manifestations of it was the City that implemented the system in full, crime rates drastically reduced and welfare increased rapidly in just a few years.

There is indeed discrimination because the system only takes decisions based on facts and not feelings, but clearly everyone uses these services. Humans become consumers and programs become producers and distribution of services. Of all the technological developments, the most enjoy it is the upper middle class.

For those in the strata of workers, they continue to be required to have abilities and expertise that cannot be replaced by machines. Although it sounds cruel, but in fact it becomes a positive thing for the development of humanity itself.

Like the first time the steam engine was invented and there was an Industrial Revolution, the process of revolution was vaguely from below the surface began to show its movement in the shift of the times as it is today.

On the sidewalk of the main road, one of the men who spearheaded the change stepped foot for a reunion. He wore a casual dress in the form of a white shirt with a cravat tie in red, then long black pants as subordinates and shiny leather shoes.

Along the steps of many people who also pass by, prefer to walk because the existing zoning program is also applied in the realm of work.

Someone after graduation will do calculations on the results of his learning and measured his ability. After the process is completed in just a matter of days, a decision will arise and determine the person can work anything around his environment.

The system is very effective to reduce the unemployment rate, because as long as a person goes to school until graduation according to the standard level specified then he can immediately choose a job.

Although the young man had brought about a change with the program he had made with his co-workers, no one knew him. Whether it was his own employees or ordinary citizens, no one knew that the Youth was the leader of the Oarlam Orgin.

For many reasons in the background, the young man hid his identity. After both parents died, he reorganized his identity and even his distant relatives thought the young man had died. Only a fact that his name is at the top of the leadership of Oarlam Orgin alone is proof that he still exists.

After a long time he did not leave the house with a purpose other than to the office, the young man felt the system he made with his colleagues did have a clear positive impact. Welfare is increasing, cities are looking clean and there is no congestion or pollution.

But when he saw there was still an old man on the side of the road carrying a sign reading protest against the existing program, the relief in his heart collapsed instantly.

As the saying goes, there are always bad things in good things and good things in bad things. That's a balance.

Whether as good as anyone does, surely it can have a bad impact on others. Humanity cannot choose everything, because their abilities are limited and within those limitations they must be able to act ruthlessly for the good of the crowd. Making decisions for others, that is one of the sins that the young man still committed until now.

“Well, that doesn't mean I did that directly. I just did what I needed to do. Such a person is wrong for not being able to keep up with developments and being stubborn.”

Muttering like that and reassuring himself of the decisions he had taken in the past, the young man looked back ahead and continued his footsteps. Indeed, the Public Security System installed in every corner of the city also oversees people like the old man, but it has not been established that such people can endanger public security.

In his mind, he recalls one of the suggestions from a report his co-workers gave of a plan to bring order to such people as it was considered to ruin the cityscape. But feeling it was not yet time to eliminate, the young man simply entered the plan into a draft in the database and would be processed if conditions allowed.

After fifteen minutes of walking from his residence, he descended into the tunnel to the subway station to go to the neighboring town which is eight stops away.

Today, other means of transportation are almost phased out as the subway becomes the wisest and cheapest option.

Low accident rates because the track is underground, faster and the departure time is regular. The only drawback of such means of transport is the limited route due to the difficult to take into account infrastructure development problems.

One of the obstacles that cause this is still the existence of several cities that have not agreed to use the Public Security System from Oarlam Orgin. That makes the A.I in charge of the infrastructure part difficult to do calculations because the range of information is limited.

In the 170-kilometer subway journey, there is nothing interesting because it focuses on transportation and not recreation. It didn't take him half an hour, he arrived at his destination.

Neighboring cities look very different, still seeing some public vehicles that need a driver and even use fossil fuels. Although it is only less than 200 kilometers from Test City and is on the same island and country, the difference in technology is really clear.

He chose not to think about it more deeply. The youth understood it very well, slowly it was certain that the influence of the Oarlam Orgin would continue to spread and fully plant its roots throughout the city in his country.

While activating the device attached to his ear and listening to the calculations that have been processed since night, he stepped foot toward the meeting place.

Today the young man is out of town due to a call from his sister who after a few years finally calls, for a reunion with the only person he considers family.

Entering the cafe located not far from the main highway and near the station, the young man was confused because he did not meet his sister. Because he should have arrived on time.

Pressing the device on the ear and making sure the time, he was not misplaced and even faster five minutes.

“Is he late? Not usually …. Well, people's personalities can change over time. After all, it has been a long time since I last met him. About nearly six years, after Mom died she went straight from home anyway.”

Feeling like he was going to wait a long time, the young man walked up to the waiter to order a drink. But before he could order, someone pulled his clothes from behind and made the young man turn his head.

“How are you, Brother?”

The young man was very surprised, his eyes opened wide to see his sister. When compared to the last time he met, his sister had actually undergone a lot of changes.

The woman who used to look beautiful and cheerful now looks a little old, the wrinkles on her face are getting clearer, her body is getting thinner and really looks like a aunt-tente who is almost at the age of three heads.

At that moment, the Youth was completely aware that time was the cruelest thing for mankind. Something she considered beautiful slowly began to fade like that. Her sister who used to be very beautiful and cheerful also ended up being a woman with clear wrinkles on her face and looked moody.

Seeing the girl who was about five years old with her brother, the young man was again jolted and just found out he had a nephew. “You ... already have a child?” ask the young man to be sure.

“Hmm, that's right. This child .. My daughter. Her name was Shiea Lia, now she was five years old. Eng ..., Kak, actually .. I told Sister via SMS when this child was born. What is not read?”

“Ah, that time maybe I already dumped my Smartphone into the river. For some reason …. Sorry, I had a lot of trouble at the time too. That's why I can only come now when you contact me through the company channel. I can't believe you know the address.”

“I got from the person who claimed to wear Big Brother. If not mistaken .., his name is Richard …. He's a military man, Milo's partner in a battalion.”

The family reunion ended with an awkward feeling, without warm conversations to release longing or interspersed with the friendly embrace of Brother-Sister.

His sister called and called him not with good news, The young man understood that very well. The awkward atmosphere that existed was something that could not be avoided.

After being silent and staring at each other for a moment, the two of them finally decided to sit at the table by the window after ordering to the waiter.

Silence, even after the order came, the two of them did not start a conversation. Just silent and occasionally look at each other, then turn back to look at it in an atmosphere that is very far from the word kinship.

“Mama, Whose brother is this?” ask the child of the brother. He sat next to his mother, holding a cup of gelato and eating it with a cane.

“It ..., he is your Uncle, Lia. She is Mama's sister. His name is Uncle aeahfiu cei0j mpaej.”

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