I and Mrs. Rose walked to the investigation room. Seen Lord Jonah was ready in the observation room.

“Good afternoon, Lord Jonah.” I said to the top leader of the Chimera Project who was looking at me with… 

Ehm, it was like with a hostility stare.

“Hey kid, will you visit to Vicko this afternoon?”

I nodded and then said, 

“Yes, after going to Vicko then to Leman, Lord Jonah.”

“We have prepared soldiers. But especially for you, kid. If you want to die, I do not care. Vicko’s mood swing is high, looks calm but can kill coldly. It only takes one move to break your neck. And I don’t care about that. I just guarantee the safety of my soldiers. Even if Vicko is acting up, I’ll kill him, it doesn’t have a problem. If you are held hostage, I can even shoot everyone.”

Mrs. Rose stood motionless, noiseless.

“I apologize for what happened the other day, Lord Jonah. I’m sure Vicko won’t act. Will not he be free after two more battles?” I asked.

Like the previous incident, I and Mrs. Rose was ready in the observation room, waiting for Vicko to be picked up. We monitored from the CCTV screen the Vicko pick up process.

“Lord Jonah, please forgive me. Even this time I want to talk to Vicko privately, without a microphone, so that Vicko can give me more data.” I asked for Lord Jonah.

Lord Jonah snorted. 

“Whatever you say, kid! But I also have one request. Vicko must be handcuffed in his chair, that’s all. So my soldiers are safe. Do you understand?” 

“Mrs. Rose, may I be alone with Vicko? I’ll write everything in my report later.”

“Ok, Moi.” then Mrs. Rose brought her face close to me, so softly it was barely audible.

“Be careful, Moi. Keep enough distance from Vicko, even though he’s handcuffed in a chair, he’s still dangerous.” 

I, Mrs. Rose and Lord Jonah stepped into the investigation room, where as usual chairs and tables had been prepared.

Rupert and Codi carried Vicko, while Dragono was on standby behind them to accompany Vicko to the investigation room.

“Handcuff in the chair and then you come out. Let that kid be with Vicko.” Lord Jonah ordered.

I saw Rupert and Codi looking at each other in surprise. Lord Jonah, Dragono and Mrs. Rose moved slowly and carefully left the room. 

Rupert and Codi seated Vicko in the chair in front of me after handcuffing Vicko’s hands behind the back of the chair, one hand one handcuff, they left the room.

“Good morning, Mr. Vicko. Now there are only both of us in this room.” I said, smiling. 

“Sorry, Mr. Vicko is not free to meet Moira. Trust me, Mr. Vicko, there are no listening devices or tapper in this room. So our conversation is only both of us known.” 

“Without the words sweetener, you know. I believe you or not. Don’t waste anymore time. What do you want from me?” said Vicko. 

I prepared my files. 

“Mr. Vicko, I will not include all the knowledge from here in my report recording. I know, there are things that are not for public consumption or for my leader. So I kept it a secret. But for the safety of myself and my family, there are also some things that I am forced to write for the progress of research. Mr. Vicko certainly knows, I am honest or not, just look at my expression and body language. I cannot lie or hide things from Mr. Vicko. I keep Mr. Vicko’s trust in me.”

“You know, girl. It’s no use hypocritical to me. It can be dangerous on your own.”

I wanted to provoke him, 

“Moi has two questions, one question to report to the center and one question only for Moi.”

Vicko didn’t react, his eyes were flat.

“The general question from Moi is, how can Mr. Vicko improve Mr. Vicko’s intelligence?”

Vicko was seen smiling and even holding back laughter.

“Your questions tend to be far-fetched, girl. But I respect you as the person who maintains your life here, in the midst of work demands, I want to answer and explain to you so that your insight increases. I coordinate myself in such a way, forging myself both physically, mind and mentally. I am focused, disciplined, on time, always making positive habits. I make a daily program that I must keep.”

“When I was in college, my study were 5 hours, my physical training was 2 hours. When I was not in college, I always developed myself. I improve my physical training. I’m a capable person using my entire body. Have you ever heard of the term ambidextrous? Both the right and left sides of my body are as good as in hitting, kicking, locking, and slamming. That is why the two sides of my brain work optimally both left and right. It is important to fight or duel, but it is also important to improve the level of intelligence.”

“During the duel I didn’t waste a fraction of a second, to launch an attack. Each side of my body was functioning properly and fully. As for the intelligence function, mySynaptic plasticityis stimulated so well that it is easy to absorb knowledge.”

I was amazed to hear Vicko’s explanation. For a moment I realized my mouth was open, I closed my lips and recorded Vicko’s words.

“How can Mr Vicko become ambidextrous? Remember humans have a tendency to one side only.” I asked again

“It need to be trained, every time I practice martial arts or the gym, then I give my weak side an additional portion of 30%. In just two years the ability can be the same and it supports my brain’s ability, either in response, the process of thinking, creativity, and imagination.” Vicko answered calmly.

“Thank you very much, Mr. Vicko, for sharing the knowledge. This is in the notes for me to report as research material. Well, now Moi wants to ask special questions only for Moi self who knows, even to death I won’t give answers from Mr. Vicko to anyone.” I continued.

Vicko didn’t answer me, but there was a hint of a smile on his lips. 

I caught the signal of his smile, so I immediately asked. 

“What does Mr. Vicko mean by manipulating the test so that you are declared a psychopath? That’s all the question from me.”

Vicko was silent, did not react for a moment. A glimpse of his eyes narrowed and then his voice was heard. 

“What’s so important to you, girl? I thought you were asking about your father, it turns out that your great curiosity is just about manipulating my test?”

“You’re a genius, it’s really impossible to play around with tests that lead to results that go wrong like this. Psychopath is not a playful thing, Mr. Vicko. It is embedded in Mr. Vicko.” I replied while looking at his face.

“Hmm, you want to know. I’m telling you, but with the guarantee of your life, girl. If you deny our deal, you will not escape my fierceness. As long as I’m still alive, I will rush you, even if you are in an ant pit though.”

“I manipulated the results of the test so that I could enter the special treatment of psychoneurotic people who were free from punishment. In the past I needed to avenge someone’s death, if my trace was traced, the choice of law that I faced might be free because of my psychopathic status. Then I set official results like that. I hunted down my target and managed to kill the person, but my tracks were discovered. Someone leaked my mission. One time when I get out of here alive, I want to revenge with the person who leaked my mission. Of course, the impact and the possibility of my escape must be considered again. Now after I managed to manipulate my psychology test results, the court set differently, I was sentenced to death, but I was saved by the intervention of General Manton. My status has been executed to death, but I was placed here. Is it enough, girl?” Vicko reviewed.

“Who was executed at that time, Mr. Vicko?” I asked curiously.

“Girl, you ask me who was executed. Ha ha ha… I don’t know, that’s the way of state gets rid of state waste that might not be touched by the law. It is said that there was a grave with my name there. Therefore, more you know, it’s greater you will be eliminated. You are just a tool here, realize it. Girl!”Said Vicko while looking at me sharply.

 “Moi appreciates Mr. Vicko’s honesty. May Moi know why does Mr. Vicko still want to hunt down person who harm Mr. Vicko? Even though a new identity will be given by Lord Jonah. Moi’s advice, just forget Mr. Vicko and forgive Mr. Vicko’s life destroyer.” I said trying to quell Vicko’s revenge.

“As I said before, I still need to consider it again. It depends on the facilities are given by Lord Jonah to me when I’m free later. It makes me comfortable or not. If I’m comfort and the risk of being caught of me is big, so I don’t need to hunt that person. Moreover, the person I’m going to hunt is close with government but as a man sometimes about self-esteem and revenge will ruin all of that consideration. Hmm… You know enough about my past stories, girl and this shouldn’t be told to you.” Vicko looked at me intently again.

“Trust Moi, Mr. Vicko. Moi feels alone here. The secret of Mr. Vicko will I hold as long as Moi is alive. When Moi stepped into this Chimera Island, Moi has trapped far away as if there was no way out. Something related is happening here, whatever that is. What do you know about what is happening here? Moi feels there is an evil conspiracy wrapped around this place. We have the same fate, Mr. Vicko. Moi can’t retreat or leave here. Moi must move forward and the research continues.”

“I’m sure too you are chosen for something. You know this world is like a human body chakra, girl. There is a period that appear will replace this period. Gifted children will be more and more, they who will lead the next generation. You and I are not that new generation. All military will be taken over. Do you understand what I mean? New civilizations always are begun with destruction. From Japan, Germany, Korea, Vietnam, they felt the destruction first. If this research succeeds and falls on the wrong person, so you have pressed the destruction button.” Vicko said surprising me.

“Moi? How could Mr. Vicko, Moi is a girl who just graduated from university, even haven’t gotten graduation ceremony. However after its destruction, a country that knows its potential will rise up soon.” I was really surprised and tried to refute.

“Do you really miss or want to be part of the destruction of this world, girl? Extend the period of peace in this world, forever and ever you extend, somehow the way.”

“Mr. Vicko, the industrial revolution made people unemployed, the internet united mankind, science was developing very rapidly, it was precisely this that humans were removed and enslaved by technology. It’s time for a superior generation of humans to appear to answer the challenges of the times.” I refuted.

“You know the acceleration, girl. The measurement line is far from the arithmetical line. This is the end of the world. You accelerated the end of the world, girl. Just a step the human against the machine and the result is humans lose. No matter how excellent they are, even though human race like the Chimera project are realized.” Vicko gave his argument. 

“According to Moi, the wrong here is the exploitation of gifted people, Mr. Vicko. The purpose of the Chimera project, if used for good purposes, certainly makes the community have a better future. This is to answer future challenges both in military and humanitarian.” I said, trying to fend off Vicko’s worries.

“Then if the Chimera project is only enjoyed by a handful of people who just want to develop themselves, enrich themselves, want in power. How about it? What do you know about the military? Do you know that the higher-ups, who are seen peaceful when they gathered, are actually scrambling for power? What can you do, girl? Get on your knees and beg Lord Jonah so that the results of this study aren’t misused?” Said Vicko managed to make me speechless.

A moment of silence then I opened my mouth, 

“Moi has been trying Mr. Vicko, starting from Mrs. Rose, Doctor Stephan, Risty and even Lord Jonah. Moi has negotiated to free people who aren’t supposed to be here. This worsens their psychological condition.”

“Where are the results, girl? It’s useless, isn’t it? I also have nothing except lives that are attaching to my body. That’s what I maintain. I motivated myself to stay alive. I always think positively there is a future, despite the fact that I’m actually a dead person. You know how difficult it is to maintain this positive motivation, yah… everything starts from the mind. Mind power.”

“By the way, girl. Why do you wear a flash disk like that?” the look in his eyes fixed on the flash disk hanging on the collar of my shirt.

“This is my responsibility, Mr. Vicko. So that the result of my research move towards meaningful progress, one of them is why Moi can answer Mr. Vicko’s question, it based on the contents of the knowledge of this flash disk.”

“Hmmm, no wonder. I know the capacity of a psychology graduate, even though he is very clever, but now your abilities and insight exceed your educational level. Your answers show knowledge beyond what you learn. One time I have a hope that I’ll bring your flash disk from your neck although you live or die.” Said Vicko made me gasp.

I felt blood drawn from my face, my face felt cold. 

I was wrong step!

My honesty made a disaster. Maybe when I argued his eyes accidentally glanced at the flash disk hanging on my neck.

Vicko was observant, but with an explanation of the importance of the contents of this flash disk, he was after it. 

“Moi hope Mr. Vicko appreciates the life of Moi. Moi is an orphan from a marine and girl… who just looking for a bite of rice here.” I tried to win Vicko’s sympathy even though I was barely able to continue my sentence because of the anxiety engulfing me.

“What do you know about life? When I was first here I was made an object by the soldiers, in a bound condition I was beaten by them. When I started fighting, they began to respect me, because of my victory and Lord Jonah considered me his valuable asset. And you, what data do you need? What more research do you need, huh? Just research the Henry Wilkinson’s handsome fop. Don’t bring me into your silly research toy. You and all this really make me queasiness! You are only being used and if the world destroyed faster, you bear it too!” Vicko’s voice rose and a growl appeared on his face.

I am shocked.  

“Enough Vicko for today. It’s time to go back to your cell” Lord Jonah’s voice could be heard clearly through the speaker into the investigation room.

Rupert and Codi immediately entered, carrying their equipment accompanied by the giant bald, Dragono, who was holding an electric gun.

Vicko glanced at the men who had just entered.  

I stood up from my chair and moved away from the crowd of soldiers who wanted to secure Vicko.

“Let’s just make it easy, relax and go back to your cage.” said Codi, holding Vicko’s left shoulder.

The man hardened his jaw and growled,

 “I’m not a pet. There are times when you bleed!!” 

“Drain our blood, Vicko, if you can. Just do it, if you want my feet to say hello to your face.” sneered Codi casually.

The soldier Rupert has held Vicko’s right shoulder.

I gasped. 

Codi, he shouldn’t provoke Vicko. 

“Open the handcuffs slowly, Rupert and then we move him.” Dragono commanded while holding the electric gun.

“I can’t wait to see you die in the duel arena, Vicko. I hope you don’t walk away, when you win fight twice more. When you die, I will definitely give you a bonus footing to your face for your souvenir to go to hell. Hahaha…” Codi laughed.

“Hmm… you’re sissy taekwondoin, Codi. I only need 60 seconds to break your legs.” Vicko replied.

I watched the look in Vicko’s eyes changed. The flash in his eyes… that flash of hatred and… Full of vigilance.

But what for the vigilance?

The man adjusted his voice with amazing composure, answered, 

“Ooh… so you’re bored of seeing me win all the time, huh?”

Suddenly it happened so fast, when one handcuff opened his right hand by Rupert, Vicko more bent to reduce the grip of Codi on his left shoulder. Turned out his left foot slid back kicking the crotch of Codi, his left guard. 

Codi was thrown on the floor. His body curled up soon, his hands holding his crotch.Codi moaned in pain on the floor not moving to get up again.

As fast as lightning Vicko’s right hand that had been free from the handcuffs seized the tonfa weapon from Rupert’s waist. With a blink of an eye, the tonfa stick flashed.

Zap!

Tonfa Vicko snatched and threw Dragono’s electric gun.

Dragono was stunned.he hadn’t yet the chance to react. The Vicko’s slash hit Dragono’s chin loudly.

Crack!!

Dragono’s head looked up so high because of hit by tonfa’s slash.

A moment later Dragono collapsed on the floor holding his chin. His face grinned very in pain. 

Rupert advanced with a long stick.

“Military martial arts instructor, you try to fight. Go cockroach.” Vicko hissed while fended off Rupert’s attack with tonfa.

Lord Jonah entered the investigation room and brandished his gun.

“Enough Vicko. If you want your head to break, please continue your action!”

Vicko was motionless, his right hand holding the tonfa was lifted upward slowly and the tonfa was dropped. Although his left hand was still handcuffed on the chair, Vicko could make Codi and the giant Dragono sprawl.

“Teach your men good manners, Jonah. They must learn about politeness to senior.” His eyes looked at me and Lord Jonah alternately.  

His eyes were sharp, full of anger and revenge.  

“Turn to the wall, kneel slowly and keep your hands above, Vicko!” Rupert exclaimed, square off ready to hit Vicko with his wooden stick.

Mrs. Rose came with soldier Doni and then Doni picked up an electric gun on the floor and pointed it at Vicko.

“Come on Vicko. Obey it! Don’t make us do rude.” he said.

Vicko turned his back on Rupert and Doniand then knelt slowly.His right hand raised up while his left hand was still handcuffed on a chair was hanging there. 

“One suspicious move, you died Vicko. My hands have been itching to pull the trigger of this gun.” Lord Jonah’s voice was loud.

Two more soldiers came on standby and helped Rupert and Doni to apprehend Vicko who was kneeling on the floor.

Dragono was holding his chin.There was a rush of blood on his lips. Dragono tried to stand up with difficulty, looking very in pain. While Codi tried to get up while leaning against the wall and still holding his crotch.

“Take him to his cell, soldier!” said Lord Jonah firmly.

This time Vicko was obedient and be escorted by Rupert and Doni while two other soldiers followed from behind. They came out of the investigation room to return Vicko to his cell.

“Rose invited Doctor Stephan to examine Dragono and Codi.” Lord Jonah ordered to Mrs. Rose. Mrs. Rose slipped out immediately.

“You know, kid. It’s due to your negligence so that Codi and Dragono are injured.” said Lord Jonah furiously at me who was standing motionless in shock at the fierce fighting of the men.

Dragono sat on the former chair occupied by Vicko. Dragono was holding his chin while Codi also sat on another chair while grinning in pain.

“Aaarrggghh it hurts so much…” said Dragono.

I saw that his big hands were sweating, probably enduring extreme pain. 

“Ssshhh… ouch… ouch …” came Codi’s groan that bent over in his chair.

“Watch out for you, Vicko. I will definitely avenge you later.” Codi growled.

Doctor Stephan came and examined Codi while I and Mrs. Rose approached Dragono. 

“Does it hurt?” Mrs. Rose held Dragono’s chin.

“Haaaaaaaah!!! It hurts!!!” screamed Dragono surprising.

“It’s likely that your jaw is crack or break. Later I’ll give Dragono a pain killer. Let’s try an X-ray.” Mrs. Rose said to Dragono.

“If it’s severe, followed me for treatment in the capital tomorrow.” said Lord Jonah.

It was heard doctor Stephan was speaking to Codi, 

“I’ll give you analgesics later. Compress with ice so it won’t swell, next time you use a complete protector, so you don’t get injured like this.”

“Doctor, Dragono needs to be X-rayed. It looks like there is a Mandibular fracture.” said Mrs. Rose to doctor Stephan.

“You should be the victim of Vicko, kid! Because I obeyed you, my two soldiers were wounded.” said Lord Jonah while Lord Jonah’s hands on his waist.

“Next time if you will meet Vicko, he must be fully bound. I don’t want something like this to happen again, kid! I won’t obey your request again.”

“I’m sorry, Lord Jonah, Moi thinks Vicko can turn out well.” I said 

Lord Jonah kicked the investigation table, vented his frustration and then stepped out of the room. Codi also walked out of the room in a teetering pace while holding onto the wall.

Mrs. Rose helped Dragono get up. 

The giant was holding his jaw. Dragono let go of Mrs. Rose and stepped out of the room.

Mrs. Rose grabbed my shoulder, 

“Does not rule out the possibility, one day you can also be beaten by Lord Jonah, Moi.” she said as if threatening me.

“Yes I know.” I said softly. 

I thought Mrs. Rose was disappointed in me because Dragono was hurt.

“Remember, this island is his territory. You have to follow all the rules. My advice, just play it safe, Moi. I support you. The number of soldiers here is limited while Vicko is very dangerous.”

“I’m sorry, Mrs. Rose. Next time I will definitely follow what Lord Jonah asked, especially Vicko must be bound and accompanied by soldiers. If Codi was not provoked him, Vicko would not be so angry, Mrs. Rose.” I tried to argue.

“The depth of the sea can be measured. The depth of the human heart, who is know, Moi? Vicko himself had been hurt for quite a long time because of the way everyone here had treated him. Never mind Moi, let’s continue our research. After having lunch we go to Leman’s place, don’t it? I’ll try to arrange your escort later, as far as I know Leman isn’t as dangerous as Rado or Vicko.” said Mrs. Rose

I nodded, 

“Hopefully Leman is well enough today. Not disturbed by my arrival and not acting up.”

GLOSSARY

Ambidextrous is the ability of a person to use both hands equally. Only about one percent of all people in the world are naturally ambidextrous (able to use both hands equally).

Synaptic plasticity is when the brain is involved in learning and new experiences, new interactions and networks will occur in the relationship of nerve cells in the brain.

Factors that support brain plasticity; environmental stimulation, frequent stimulation, motivation and consistency.

Factors that can limit brain plasticity; influence of the prenatal environment and the critical period during the postnatal.

Mandibular fracture ischin fracture