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Patent Multi-Armed Human SystemAuthor: Unno Juza
| Original Title | 特許多腕人間方式 |
|---|---|
| Author | 海野 十三 |
| Genre | Fantasy & Sci-Fi |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a rain-soaked Tokyo, a disheveled patent attorney encounters an obsessive inventor demanding urgent secrecy for his revolutionary creation—a mechanical third arm granting humans unprecedented productivity. The eccentric client’s manic energy and paranoia escalate as he insists on locked doors, dismissed staff, and life-or-death confidentiality. Though initially dismissed as madness, his vision of augmenting humanity with detachable limbs sparks bureaucratic battles with skeptical patent examiners who liken the invention to ancient religious statues. \nAs legal hurdles mount, shadowy figures emerge offering fortunes to weaponize the technology, envisioning soldiers with triple the firepower. The inventor’s erratic genius—and his helmet-like prototype that moves with eerie autonomy—hints at both miraculous potential and dangerous unpredictability. Between snow-laden office days and clandestine meetings, the attorney navigates a maze of greed, innovation, and absurdity, where a single 100-yen note holds the weight of humanity’s future. What begins as a farcical patent dispute spirals into a high-stakes gamble where every arm could tip the balance of power—or become a noose. |
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