"Ugh …."
Fangzheng, who was discussing what to do next with the others, was shocked when he heard the painful moan. He turned around and saw Yui kneeling in front of the black stone pillar. She seemed to be hurt.
"Yui!"
"Yui?!"
Seeing this scene, Fangzheng hurriedly ran over, and Ying Lili and Asuna immediately followed. They came to Kuri's side and surrounded her.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine … Dad …."
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Yui raised her head and showed a bitter smile.
"I just … finally remembered …."
"Remembered what? You've regained your memory? "
Hearing Yui's answer, the three people, including Fangzheng, were shocked. Yui's memory had always been a concern of the members of Darkmoon Sword. But even if they were worried, there was nothing they could do. They could only do their best to take care of Yui. Fortunately, the child was very obedient and sensible, so she quickly won the favor of everyone in the guild.
But now, Yui actually said that she had regained her memory?
"Yes …."
Yui lowered her eyes. For some reason, she looked a little sad at the moment.
"I'm sorry, Dad. Sister Asuna … Sister Ying Lili …."
"Why are you apologizing?"
Asuna shook her head in surprise when she heard Yui's apology.
"It's a good thing that you've regained your memory."
"No …."
However, hearing Asuna's words, Yui seemed to be even sadder. She closed her eyes and shook her head.
"In fact, I'm different from you. I'm not a human, but … an AI."
"Huh?"
Hearing Yui's answer, everyone was stunned. Even Fangzheng raised his eyebrows. He just stared at Yui quietly and listened to her continue.
"In this world, a huge system called 'Cardinal' is in charge. It can control the balance of this world based on its own judgment. Cardinal was originally designed with the concept that it doesn't need human maintenance. Through the mutual correction between the two main programs, as well as countless sub-programs to adjust the world, including the AI of monsters and NPCs, the balance of items and currency, everything is handled by Cardinal. "
Yui paused for a moment, then continued.
"… The developers of Cardinal wanted to hand over the task of taking care of players to the system …. Generally speaking, this should be done by humans themselves. But the developers intend to experiment with a completely new method. They will use a complete stealth device to read the players' emotions, monitor the players' psychological state, visit the problematic players, listen to their thoughts, and solve their problems — "Mental state management, support program, MHCP Prototype No. 1, codenamed Kurumi, this is me...."
Hearing Kurumi's narration, Asuna and Ying Lili looked at each other and were speechless for a while. For a moment, they were completely speechless. On the other hand, Yui revealed a pained smile.
"In order to prevent the players from feeling incongruous, they gave me an emotional mechanism. So …. I'm sorry, Sister Asuna, Sister Ying Lili, all the emotions I've shown are fake …."
Tears flowed down from Yui's eyes. Fangzheng looked at Yui in silence. He reached out his hand to touch Yui's head.
"Well, that's not important. It's not up to you to decide what's fake and what's real. "
Fangzheng paused for a moment.
"I've met an AI before. Well, she wasn't as advanced as you, and her emotional module was very incomplete. But she never considered whether her emotions were made up of circuits, programs, or anything else. Now, she lives her life every day, serves every customer diligently, and she's happy …. I think that's enough. She smiles when she's happy, and she cries when she's sad. As long as that's the case, she doesn't need to care about anything else. "
"Daddy …."
Yui stared blankly at Fangzheng. Then, she suddenly rushed over and hugged Fangzheng.
Sobs came from Fangzheng's chest. Fangzheng just stroked her hair in silence.
After a while, Yui raised her head shyly and smiled at Fangzheng.
"I'm sorry, Daddy …."
"No, it's nothing. But I'm curious …. Since you're an AI, how did you lose your memory?"
"…."
Faced with Fangzheng's question, Yui hesitated for a moment. Then, she closed her eyes and said.
"On the day the game was officially launched, Cardinal issued an order to me, forbidding me from interfering with the players' actions. This order came as a surprise to me at the time, because it was obviously contrary to my duties. But as the main program, Cardinal's authority was much higher than mine, so I could only obey the order. "
At this point, Yui's expression also began to turn sorrowful.
"The situation at the time could be said to be extremely bad. The players' sadness, anger, pain …. Everything was transmitted to the area where I was. According to the program, I should have rushed to the players' side as soon as possible to relieve their pain. But I couldn't take the initiative to contact the players, which caused bugs and recurring errors to gradually accumulate in my system …. But …. "
Yui raised her head and looked at Fangzheng.
"But at that time, Daddy stood up. Incredibly, after that, most of the players' spirits tended to develop in a better direction. Although some people still had symptoms of fear or restlessness, the situation was much better than before. Not only that, I could also feel a sense of calmness and steadiness from Daddy, which made me feel very at ease …. Everyone in Darkmoon Sword was very happy, and their cheerful mood attracted me. So … on the day of the Halloween event, I wanted to come out and have a look … I wanted to join in the fun … I wanted to be like everyone else …. "
At this point, Yui stretched out her hand and grabbed Fangzheng's collar.
"I … I like dad, and I also like Sister Asuna, Sister Ying Lili, and Sister Black Cat … You're all very interesting people. I'm very happy that I've been able to live with you for so long … I also want to live with dad and everyone else. But … it's too late. "
"What do you mean?"
Hearing this, Fangzheng was taken aback. Yui said softly, "That black stone pillar isn't an ordinary decoration.
"That black coloured pillar is no ordinary ornament. Rather, it is an emergency management device that the GM installed to connect to the system. In fact, the Grim Reaper was set up to prevent players from entering this place. In fact, this part of the labyrinth wasn't fully constructed, which is why this error occurred. This place is supposed to be an independent space that only the GM can enter, but I've just used the object elimination device to eliminate the monster. This way, Cardinal will notice me. I'm afraid he's currently searching for my program. Once he determines that I've disobeyed his command, I'll be eliminated …. "
"How could this be?!"
Ying Lili's face turned pale, while Asuna's body trembled uncontrollably.
"It's difficult. Is there no other way? We need to leave this place immediately …. "
"Mr. Fangzheng, is there really no other way?"
Ying Lili looked at Fangzheng in despair and asked. In fact, they knew very well that they were only players, while the other party was the master of this system. There was nothing they could do.
"Of course there is."
But the next moment, Fangzheng's answer surprised everyone. Then, they saw Fangzheng stand up and walk to the side of the black stone pillar. He rubbed his hands together and looked at Xinka and Uriel who were standing near the door. Previously, the two of them were tactful enough not to join in the fun, so they didn't know what happened. They only thought that something had happened to the child they brought with them.
"Ah, you two can leave now. This stone pillar is the key to the mission. We've already found the route to complete the mission, so leave the rest to us."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Fangzheng."
"You're welcome. Don't forget our agreement."
Upon hearing Fangzheng's words, Uriel smiled bitterly and nodded. Then, she stretched out her hand to take out the Teleportation Crystal. The next moment, a radiance flashed and Uriel and Xin Ka vanished into the light.
"Alright, now that all the outsiders have left, it's time for me to make my move."
While saying that, Fangzheng placed his hand on the black stone pillar. Soon, a keyboard formed by light beams appeared in front of Fangzheng.
Looking at the constantly changing information and data on the keyboard, Fangzheng grinned.
"Let's have a good talk, Cardinal …."
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