章節 390: Victory Condition.

"I'm your father," the man solemnly declared. 

Silence remained after his declaration which was then quickly broken by Lucius.

"Unfunny," he replied, his face and gaze as indifferent as ever.

"Yeah, I don't know why I said that," the man, agreed by nodding his head. "It's weird. Sometimes, I open my mouth and say these odd lines, after which I'm like 'why did I just say that?' I'm not a dad. I don't have a wife either. Hell, I'm still a virgin! And yet, I said those words!"

"Take it from me, grasshopper. Control is an illusion. None of us are truly in control of ourselves. Free will is a lie invented by your brain to save you from the pain of existential dread. It is to hide the truth that all life and existence are meaningless."