The Common-Sense Alteration Is About to Wear Off! (Never Applied) (3)

Roughly speaking, there’s this idea called natural rights.

The idea is that human rights are bestowed by heaven and inherently belong to every individual, so not only can no one else take them away, but people can’t even surrender them themselves.

Though it has plenty of limitations, this idea is said to have contributed greatly to abolishing slavery and similar institutions.

I only remembered a little from an introductory philosophy class in college, but that was roughly what it said.

Now Lucy was holding out a sheet of paper to me, and its contents were more than a little alarming.

『Human Rights Surrender Deed』

“Lucy?”

“Yeah?”

“How exactly am I supposed to understand you giving your human rights to me?”

“Don’t worry. Even though I’m a research student, I’m not actually without human rights.”...