Part 78: Makise Kurisu makes a dreadful discovery

The PC we're using - its registered name is AKIHABARA_PC - literally connects directly to SERN's French server.

"And the transfer rate is hundreds of times better than usual. Crazy fast! You can't even get these numbers domestically, and we're even connecting to France."

The number certainly is on a clearly different scale from the National Assembly's site, even though they're both in France.

"Why is it direct? Is this even possible?"

"It was like this before we cracked. I didn't mess with it."

"So this building has had this hotline to SERN from before...? This can't be a coincidence. This just might be Stein;Gate's choi--"

"Normally, it would be impossible. Why would Japan's data communication network connect to a single independent cable from here all the way to SERN?"

Daru's so excited, he interrupted my words.

"It's unthinkable that a Japanese or French telecommunications company would set it up. Which means..."



Daru gulps and nods. Cold sweat oozes from his brow. I feel cold thoughts as well. All of our actions might be going directly to SERN.

No, maybe...



How could SERN expect that? The answer is simple. John Titor came from the year 2036. SERN completed their time machine in 2034. And then in just two years, they construct a dystopia and rule the world.

In that case, 2034 SERN could consider our opposition in 2010 a threat, and... for example, time travel to 2000 with their time machine and furnish our opposition with an optic cable...

That's entirely possible... can they already wage war across time through the existence of the time machine?

I don't think I can win... Perhaps we really did make enemies with an unthinkable group. No, don't lose heart. That's all just a negative expectation. I should be able to think more positively.



"We really can?!"

"Wah, that's amazing, Daru!"

Mayuri stops watching her DVD and comes to the computer.

"Since we have this high a transfer speed, we can remotely control it with almost zero time lag. I haven't actually tried it out, though."

That's right. Even if this is SERN's trap, the trap is a double-edged sword. They should still be weak to our attack.

"By LHD, you mean that 20 kilometer long tunnel, right? What does that tunnel do again?"

"It accelerates and collides protons."

"Ah, yeah. It makes mini-black holes, right?"

"Officially, they announced that there is a possibility of mini-black hole formation as a byproduct of the proton collision process, but that's actually not the case."

"According to strictly confidential documents, the equipment was made for the purpose of creating black holes from the start."

But I noticed I don't know exactly what sort of equipment that is. I need to review this once...

"Okabe."





She looks awfully serious.

"What's wrong?"

"I finally came up with a solution."

Solution? To what?

"I'm talking about the Microwave Ophone's mechanism."

"You can explain it?!"

Kurisu nods while keeping her serious expression.

"This is nothing but my hypothesis derived from the extent of my understanding, though. It's highly related to the LHC you're talking about."

"The LHC is the world's largest Microwave Ophone. I cite that example from you, Cristina."

"Correct. Exactly. My expectation wasn't mistaken. The Microwave Ophone is an unthinkable monster."

Monster...

"This isn't something that can be kept in this small room. I meant that in a negative way, of course."

Kurisu holds her arms like she's trembling.

"Explain the specifics."



Daru and I nod. Mayuri shakes her head. When we first discovered the abnormality of the Microwave Ophone (Temp), we looked into that.

"The microwaves generated are electromagnetic waves at a frequency of 2.45 GHz. The microwave used in the Microwave Ophone is commercial grade, so its output is around 1500-2000W. Now, for the important part."

According to Kurisu, the problem with the Microwave Ophone (Temp) is that this microwave's electromagnetic waves, and the electromagnetic waves used in cellphone transmissions, are hardwired at a fairly high level - enough that you could say they "fuse".

"Certainly, according to Daru's blueprint, the microwave and the phone are made to send out shared electromagnetic waves by taking a lead and hardwiring each of them to the magnetron's cathode and anode."

The microwave oven's super strong electromagnetic waves, originally discovered by chance from military-grade radar research. The cellphone's electromagnetic waves are now standard around the world, allowing phone calls to be made globally. What happens if you fuse both of the waves?

"Both of them use electromagnetic waves in unison. It's not like I can investigate how far, or how strong of an influence that has, though, since I'm not a specialist. I can't begin to imagine, but hypothetically, if we think of the cellphone as a stepping stone, scattering the surrounding military-grade electromagnetic waves which can affect a vast range of hundreds of kilometers... then not just Akihabara, but all of Tokyo will become the same as the inside of a microwave oven. With negligible body weight dependence, the average time until death for the people inside is..."