Quantum Reincarnation Revolution: In Search of the Truth of the Soul
向出博
第1話
Prologue
In the year 2030, quantum physics opened a new frontier.
“Human souls are holographically projected through quantum entanglement and continue to reincarnate even after death.”
This discovery fundamentally upended humanity’s values.
In a society where the fear of death had vanished, religion had fulfilled its role, and violence such as wars and murders largely disappeared. People no longer felt bound by the finiteness of life and began to live peacefully.
However, while peace arrived, an unshakable sense of boredom began to settle within everyone. Faced with infinite existence, they no longer knew what goals to pursue.
Amid this, a new fact came to light: not everyone reincarnates. There were those who possessed a soul and repeated reincarnation, and those who did not.
Those without a soul—the “Soulless”—became targets of discrimination as soon as their existence was revealed. They were said to lack sensitivity and creativity, and eventually, they became the prey of those with souls, serving as “entertainment to stave off boredom.”
Chapter 1: The City of Awakening
A cold wind swept through the streets, dim light like fog illuminating the alleys.
The people were peaceful, yet a faint, hungry gleam lingered in their eyes.
That day, the protagonist, Kai, found himself in an underground market.
Kai possessed a “special ability”: the power to instantly determine whether someone had a soul. This ability, awakened during a past reincarnation, had led him to work as an agent for the government, hunting the Soulless.
“That man… he’s Soulless.”
Kai’s gaze locked onto a middle-aged man in a corner of the market. In Kai’s eyes, the faint glow—a sign of a soul—was absent from the man’s body.
“Good prey,” he muttered.
A voice came from behind him. His partner, Yuna, a former soldier, stood with a smirk.
“If you’re planning to claim the reward, don’t think about cutting me out of it,” Kai warned.
Yuna shrugged lightly. “I just want a little fun to kill time.”
The hunt was legal. In fact, it was encouraged. The Soulless were considered inferior to those with souls, and taking their lives wasn’t deemed a crime since they didn’t reincarnate. Yet Kai found this reasoning deeply cruel.
Despite his doubts about this “perverse justice,” Kai continued the hunts. But the unease growing in his heart would soon lead him to the truth behind this seemingly peaceful, yet deeply flawed, world.
Chapter 2: Hunters and the Hunted
One night, Kai encountered a boy named Rio, labeled as Soulless. Rio was unlike any Soulless Kai had ever seen. His sharp emotions and the resolute conviction in his words defied everything Kai had believed about the Soulless.
“Are you sure you’re Soulless?”
“I am,” Rio replied calmly. “But so what? Does having a soul make you superior?”
Kai’s heart wavered at those words.
He had started hunting simply by following orders. Yet as he interacted with Rio, he began to question the values he had believed in.
Rio pressed him, “Are we really inferior, or is it just that society defines us that way? Do you know the truth?”
Kai had no answer, and this question would lead him to a new destiny.
Chapter 3: The Hunter’s Truth
Kai decided to help Rio, not because he was fully convinced that society was wrong, but because Rio had planted a “seed of doubt” in his mind.
While accompanying Rio, Kai discovered startling truths about the Soulless:
1. The Perspective of the Soulless:
Rio explained, “We have willpower, creativity, and emotions. Perhaps science simply can’t recognize our souls.”
2. The Mystery of Quantum Reincarnation:
Rio possessed documents detailing a covert “reincarnation experiment.” The government was attempting to artificially manipulate quantum entanglement to “transfer” souls. The experiment’s failures may have produced “fragmented souls,” resulting in Soulless individuals.
3. The True Reason for the Hunts:
The government wasn’t simply promoting discrimination. The existence of the Soulless threatened to destabilize the reincarnation system itself, and eliminating them was a means of protecting it.
Chapter 4: Beyond the Soul
One night, Kai and Rio reached a hidden refuge for the Soulless, where those fleeing government persecution lived quietly. There, Kai met Mina, Rio’s sister and a former scientist. Mina had stolen classified data on quantum reincarnation.
“Soul or no soul, it’s just a label,” Mina said. “The truth of reincarnation is far more complex, and to fully understand it, those with and without souls must work together.”
Mina revealed that the Soulless were not inferior but were instead souls in an immature stage. In time, through reincarnation, they too would develop into full souls.
Chapter 5: The Growth of Souls
Mina devised a plan to connect Rio directly to the reincarnation process, using the government’s concealed technology to test whether the Soulless could acquire a soul. The experiment was risky, as failure could erase Rio’s existence entirely.
“I’ll do it,” Rio said without hesitation. “If I succeed, I can change this society’s distortions.”
Chapter 6: Revolution of the Souled and Soulless
Rio’s experiment succeeded, proving that the Soulless were simply souls in an early developmental stage. This revelation shook the government’s control and propaganda to its core.
As society descended into chaos, Kai, Rio, and Mina found a new purpose: to build a world where those with and without souls could coexist.
Epilogue: Beyond Reincarnation
Kai and Rio gazed at the transforming world.
“A once-boring world is now chaotic, but that chaos feels like hope,” Kai murmured.
Rio smiled. “We were born to acquire souls. That’s all the hope we need.”
The revolution continued, leading humanity toward a future where the boundaries of the soul no longer defined one’s worth.
Quantum Reincarnation Revolution: In Search of the Truth of the Soul 向出博 @HiroshiMukaide
ギフトを贈って最初のサポーターになりませんか?
ギフトを贈ると限定コンテンツを閲覧できます。作家の創作活動を支援しましょう。
★で称える
この小説が面白かったら★をつけてください。おすすめレビューも書けます。
フォローしてこの作品の続きを読もう
ユーザー登録すれば作品や作者をフォローして、更新や新作情報を受け取れます。Quantum Reincarnation Revolution: In Search of the Truth of the Soulの最新話を見逃さないよう今すぐカクヨムにユーザー登録しましょう。
新規ユーザー登録(無料)簡単に登録できます
ビューワー設定
文字サイズ
背景色
フォント
組み方向
機能をオンにすると、画面の下部をタップする度に自動的にスクロールして読み進められます。
応援すると応援コメントも書けます