Chương 107: The Ideal Human Project - Part 4 [Kanako Eikichi]

Life—death.

That's the fundamental rule of all living things. In the beginning, one hides such an assumption under the guise of tangibility. Our achievements are only as real as they are because we have a limited amount of time. One may also believe that our inevitable deaths are the reason for us having any motivation at all.

However, those are simply the assumptions made by those who are too afraid to confront the real truth of the matter.

For all intents and purposes, I have reached the pinnacle of humanity. The Kanako Conglomerate has a net worth of over fifty billion dollars. I myself own eighty per cent of it in full. When I was younger, I was filled with aspiration. I would become rich. I would become powerful—those thoughts were what motivated me.

However, the stronger I became, the more despair I felt.

What was I doing?