Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 794, Section 4: Factors Contributing to the Emergence of Cyber ​​Mental Illness
"Madam, you're moving too fast!"

While he claimed he could easily handle the task, Oliver found the latest Krenzikov model to be somewhat unique in actual use.

"Is this what true speed feels like? I feel like my whole body is moving through a viscous, yet completely unobstructed mass of air as I activate Krenzikov and Sianwistan."
"Wow, that's fast! I've never experienced such speed before. My nerves, reflexes, and overall alertness are all at an incredible level. Jack, you have a piece of food in your teeth."

Jack's face darkened: "You don't need to observe so closely, so, how does it feel?"

While complaining about Jack, Oliver, who had already stopped using the device, took a slight breath, feeling his slightly elevated body temperature and sweaty body. After moving his hands and legs to make sure he was alright, he said, "It's like flying."

"I think you're still running on the ground. Can you please stop using such nonsensical descriptions?"

Carl was speechless at Oliver's mysterious words, but thinking back to when he updated the access pod, it seemed to be the same, so he didn't bother to complain anymore.

Oliver's current situation is very similar to Carl's back then. Simply put, he experienced a feeling of neural reflexes and acceleration, and felt that his brain and mental activity had reached a new level. He was a little hard to adapt to at first, so he hadn't recovered yet.

However, compared to Karl's situation where he maintained that state all the time, Oliver only felt this way after using S. Anvestan and Krenzikov, and what followed was at most a lingering aftereffect.

With repeated use, the body might actually adapt to the feeling, and once it reaches that level, it will be a new level. After fully adapting, Oliver can foresee that his skills might even improve to a higher level.

However, seeing Oliver's behavior, Carl roughly understood why the combination of Krenzikov and S.A.S.S.S.S. was so likely to create cyberpsychosis.

Although the emergence of cyberpsychosis is due to a variety of factors, and there is even a theory that cyberpsychosis is actually driven mad by society, according to what Carl has seen, mental factors certainly play a large part. However, to say that prosthetics have no influence is absolutely false.

The birth of a cyberpsychopath is the result of many factors. Normally, the process of gradually creating a cyberpsychopath can be very slow, like squeezing something up one by one. Only when something like the last straw is added will it completely crush the person's mind and turn them into a cyberpsychopath.

S. Anwaystein and Krenzikov are essentially a kind of accelerator.

The more you use S.A.S ...

The more active one is, the more alienated one feels from daily reflexes and senses, the more unfamiliar one will feel with oneself and the less clear one's self-awareness will be.

Just like Alzheimer's disease, the central nervous system undergoes degenerative changes due to various factors, causing memory loss or confusion, making it difficult to recognize oneself.

In this situation, a large part, or even the entirety, of a person's past rationality and beliefs will disappear. In that state, many cyberpsychotics become puppets driven entirely by instinct and prosthetics, thus generating uncontrollable madness and thoughts that have been suppressed in normal times.

In Carl's view, this might be the reason why some cyberpsychotics, after experiencing an episode, will indiscriminately attack those around them.

And if we continue thinking like this...
Why is the Mantis Knife paired with S. A.S. and Krenzikov, essentially turning each person into a cybernetic psychopath? Is it because in that state, the person's self-perception is still that of a 'human,' but upon seeing the Mantis Knife—a modification clearly not belonging to the human body—they believe that this is not 'themselves,' thus generating a dreamlike feeling of not being themselves and being unable to control themselves?

Carl felt that summarizing his current thoughts into a book titled "A Study of Cyber ​​Psychosis" would likely fetch a good price.

However, if some people see that the title is their own, they might change the paragraph marks in the title to "Research on Cyber ​​Psychosis".
I think it's better not to do this. The doctors and technicians there are definitely more knowledgeable and serious about cyberpsychosis research than I am here speculating. What I'm trying to say is probably just basic knowledge that they've already thought of.

'However, the current methods for suppressing cyberpsychotics are said to involve sedatives, electric shocks, and death threats. Maybe they don't actually understand it that well?'

Just as Carl was pondering cyberpsychosis and making some connections to the Terrorist Mobile Unit, V came to his side.

"What are you thinking about?"

"A little thing."

Carl turned his head to look at V and found him looking radiant.

"You seem to be adapting a little faster than Oliver."

"Maybe it's because I felt before that Krenzikov was a bit slow to keep up with me, making me feel sluggish. But now, I feel just right."

"Is the latest model developed by Arasaka just right? If you weren't V, I would suspect that you are like Adam Hammer, who is already mentally ill and therefore no longer has symptoms of illness."

"Hey, Carl, don't compare me to him."

V felt helpless about his friend's whimsical ideas.

Adam Hammer is a madman who has been around for years. Although I have confidence in myself, I can't compare to him.

"lets change a topic."

V changed the subject and took out his phone: "I just received a message that the city council has decided to dismiss the managers of the Terrorist SWAT team and is preparing to restructure the team. I heard that Arasaka and New America in the city council are pushing for this, and they've decided to completely eradicate what former Mayor Lucius Lane left behind. What are your thoughts on this?"

"It seems the former mayor's attempt to align himself with military technology angered Arasaka and New America. After reaching an agreement, they're now even trying to eliminate the former mayor's political remnants."

Carl glanced at the phone V had picked up: "Tell me the specific adjustments you plan to make, I'm too lazy to look at them."

"They said they would assign NCPD personnel to relocate and manage the area, just like the former Terrorist Mobile Unit."

NCPD joining?

(End of this chapter)