Wednesday, under clear skies......

"Without Aina, I'm going to die, ahhh

Chiaki's wail rang out.

She lay on the table and swung her fists to slam the innocent table, and Harusa and Mika watched speechlessly.

The "Aina" game has been maintained since last night and has continued until now, so much so that the men's beauty shows such symptoms.

This is the first time in this game that it has been maintained for such a long time.

Could something have happened?

"Kiyogo, go find Kazuhiko Ashwaga, let him release Aina!I'll give you as much ransom as you want!!" Chiaki shouted.

"He's not a kidnapper. Harusa squinted, "But this situation is indeed a bit of a concern, so I'll contact you and take a look." ”

He has Kazuhiko Ashwaga's mobile phone number.

However, when I called the phone, I couldn't get through.

Could it be that something really happened?Haruji frowned slightly.

"Kiyogo ......"

Chiaki looked at him with a look like a poor puppy.

She really likes this game and loves the gentle Aina in the game.

"Okay, I'll go find Kazuhiko Gray after lunch. Harusa opened the lunch box, "In the afternoon class, you can help me talk to the teacher." ”

"Kiyogo, I love you!!" Chiaki's eyes suddenly lit up and she confessed warmly.

Meijia: "............"

"I love you too, sweetheart. Harusa replied casually, and then began to eat in large gulps.

If something really happens to Gray He's side, he will hurry up, maybe it's still too late.

"Kiyogo, I'll go with you. Meijia said.

"Huh?"

"I'm your partner...... The Sixth Knight. She looked at him with a serious look.

"Mika......" Harusa looked at her and smiled, "I'll let you help if you need it, but now it's just to check the situation, there's no need for you to miss class together." ”

The girl with two ponytails was silent.

Soon after, Harusa finished his lunch, said goodbye to the two, and left school.

……

The game studio was empty, and so was Gray He's residence.

The phone still doesn't work. So Harusa contacted Natsuya, asked for the mobile phone numbers of the other people in the studio, and then called to inquire about the situation.

As a result, it was learned that Kazuhiko Gray was missing!

He emailed all the members of the studio last night, saying that he felt too much pressure, so he decided not to make the game "Aina" anymore, quit the studio, and left.

The studio promoter abruptly withdraws, and the members are shocked. And what made them unacceptable was that Kazuhiko Gray changed the core program of "Aina"!

The replaced "Aina" has lost her original interactive intelligence and has become an ordinary NPC character, as if a person has lost his soul.

Such a "Aina" is no longer "Aina", and players will never accept it! This game is tantamount to ruining.

In order to redeem it, the members of the studio searched everywhere for Kazuhiko Ashwaga, but they still can't find it.

Pull out of the ...... That's what Gray He chose to do.

This is a ruthless approach to the rest of the studio, but it is to maximize the preservation of herself and Aina. Harusa doesn't think it's wrong, but he doesn't think it's right either.

He didn't know what kind of thinking he had done and what kind of struggles he had before making this choice, and he didn't want to think about it anymore.

A man carries his treasures...... Or a father who takes his daughter and leaves everything behind, that's it.

…… Is it really just that, and not that he was kidnapped?

Harusa thought in the other direction for a while, thinking that if Gray He was attacked, Xiao Aina, who was an artificial intelligence connected to the Internet, would not be able to send even a distress message.

As a result, he denied the possibility of being kidnapped and decided not to pursue any further.

"May you and Miss Aina live in peace, Mr. Ashwaga. ”

After sending a blessing to the creator who didn't know where to hide, Hariji went back.

……

"How did you find me?"

In a hotel room, Kazuhiko Gray looked at the young man in front of him and asked.

The man wears a dark brown trench coat and black trousers, has a hairstyle on the back, a slightly elongated face, slender eyes, and a somewhat fox-like smile.

"I used a little special method, which can be regarded as a business technique. The man said in a gentle tone, then handed out a business card, "This is my business card." ”

He took the business card and saw that the name written on it was "Shinsei Yamazaki", the position was "Business Manager", and the company to which he belonged was ...... It was a company he had never heard of.

"Mr. Yamazaki, didn't you just say that you came instead of Mr. Takada, and why are you different from his company?"

"My company has a partnership with Mr. Takada's company. Mr. Takada was too busy with other work to come in person, so he asked me to handle it on his behalf. ”

"Because you have a special ability to find people you don't want to be found, don't you?"

"It's not a special ability, it's just a small business skill. Yamazaki smiled.

"I used all kinds of methods to dodge, and I moved around many places before I moved here, and not only did I have a fake appearance and the name I used to register, but you were able to find me accurately! Gray He said coldly, "Who the hell are you!?"

"I'm just an ordinary business manager, and I'm here instead of Mr. Takada, hoping to reach a cooperation with Mr. Ashiga. Yamazaki smiled and said politely.

"I'm not going to make that mobile game anymore, I'm going to talk about collaborations and go find someone else in the studio. ”

"I've already looked for it, but there is no 'Aina' from Mr. Ashwaga, and it is not the 'Aina' that Mr. Takada wants. ”

"I said I wouldn't do it again, no matter what, please leave, Mr. Yamazaki. ”

"Why don't you want to do it, Mr. Ashwaga? 'Aina' is a very good game, and you, as a game producer, shouldn't give up halfway and brutally bury her. ”

Ash He was silent for a moment.

"It's for Aina's sake that I have to give up. He whispered.

"Huh?"

"It's my dream to make fun games that make people happy, fascinated, and earn money from them. Ash Heshu said.

However, Aina's existence is more important than this dream. ”

"Living a peaceful and stable life with Aina has doubled my dreams for me...... No, an infinite number of times more important things!"

"I love Aina, not 'Aina'. ”

"So I'm not going to be 'Aina' anymore, absolutely not. He faced Yamazaki and said with great firmness.

Yamazaki: "............"

"I don't quite understand what you're saying, but I feel the meaning of your resolute refusal. The business manager frowned slightly, "Isn't there the slightest leeway? If there are any difficult problems, you can raise them and discuss solutions." ”

"Nope. I've already said what I need to say, so please go, Mr. Yamazaki. ”

"I can't just go back, I can't explain to Mr. Takada. ”

"That's your problem. ”

The scene fell silent.

Even though the windows are not opened, there is a feeling that the temperature has dropped.