Chapter 42: The Beginning of the End
Tears continued to flow from Yui's eyes, and the particles of light dissipated. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoAsuna took a light step and leaned over to Yui's side. The hand stretched out, but Yui shook her head slightly, as if to say that she was not qualified to accept Asuna's hug. Asuna still couldn't believe it, so she squeezed her words out and said, "But...... But, haven't you lost your memory? What happens with AI? ”
"Two years ago...... On the day of the official operation...... Yui lowered her gaze and began to explain, "I don't know exactly what happened, but Cardinal gave me orders other than planned. All interference with the player is prohibited...... This allows me to constantly monitor the player's mental state without being allowed to make specific contact. ”
"An unscheduled order?" Tsuneko reflexively realized, "Does this 'unscheduled order' refer to the operation of Akihiko Kayaba, the only game manager of SAO?" ”
In the eyes of the child, Yui shouldn't have any information about this person! Hearing Tsuneko's question, Yui shook her head, and a sad expression appeared on her young face and continued, "I don't know, I just know that the state of the player at that time can be said to be extremely bad...... Almost all players are shrouded in negative feelings such as fear, despair, anger, etc., and sometimes there are people who fall into a state of madness. I should have rushed to the side of those players to listen to them and help solve the problem...... But I can't reach out to the players...... The paradox of having obligations but not being empowered caused me to accumulate mistakes and begin to fall apart......"
Seeing Yui shaking her head, Poison Island Tsuneko knew what was going on, she set her eyes on Lin Yiyan, and seemed to have some kind of guess!
At the bottom of this quiet underground labyrinth, only the subtle sound of Yui wafting like a silver thread vibrating. And Lin Yiyan, Yanzi and Asuna listened to her in silence, "However, there are always some accidents in this world, although panic occupied the majority at that time, but in it, there are also three spiritual values that are different from others. That brain wave is a frequency I haven't received so far. They are always drowning in fear! ”
"Could it be ......" Facing Asuna's puzzled gaze at Lin Yiyan, Yui also invariably set her eyes on Lin Yiyan at this moment, "Yes!" Happy, stable and calm, but not just that...... I wondered what kind of feelings it was, so I kept watching them! As I watched their conversations and actions, I felt an incredible desire in my heart. ”
As the people around them continued to gather, this mental fluctuation became more and more huge, and it seemed that he always had a strange power that infected the people around him. So, I became more and more eager to be there for them, to talk to them directly...... Wanting to get closer, I kept wandering around them and using the system management device to materialize, I think I might have almost failed by then! ”
"And then you made some ghost rumors among the players, knowing that we were going to explore, right?" Tsunako Poison Island asked.
"Yes, Lin Yiyan, Asuna, and the Poison Island Tsuneko and the partners of the 'Wings of Freedom' guild! I've always wanted to...... I'm going to meet you...... When I saw you in the forest...... I'm really happy...... It's weird, it's not supposed to happen...... I'm just a program......" Yui said with a slow nod.
Yui, whose tears kept falling, closed her mouth, and Asuna and Tsumiko, who were hit by some indescribable emotion, clasped their hands in front of their chests, and then heard Asuna murmur, "Yui...... You're a real AI, right? You have a real intellect......"
Faced with Asuna's question, Yui tilted her head slightly and replied, "I—I don't know!" I don't know what happened to me......"
"It's not a malfunction~! Yui! At this time, Lin Yiyan, who had been silent, took a step forward, only to hear him say, "I did it on purpose!" And! Yui is no longer just a program operated by the system, so she can express her hopes. Then Lin Yiyan then asked in a gentle tone, "Yui!" What are your desires? ”
"I ...... I ......," Yui desperately stretched out her slender hands to the three of them, "I want to be with you forever...... Father...... And two moms ......! Asuna didn't wipe away the spilled tears, but ran to Yui's side and hugged her little body tightly, "We're going to be together forever, Yui!" ”
Yanzi also hugged Yui and Asuna, and the tears in the corners of her eyes couldn't stop flowing, while Lin Yiyan stood aside with a smile on her face and looked at the three of them, and said with a smile, "Okay! There are still many times when I am moved, so let's go back first! ”
But! Yui, who was in Asuna's arms, shook her head slightly, "It's too late! Father! ”
"What's going on? Too late means? Hearing this answer, Tsuneko asked in a voice at a loss.
"I can regain my memory...... It's because of the relationship between touching the stone......" Yui looked into the center of the room, and pointed to the black cube sitting there, "When my mother asked me to hide in this safe area, I happened to touch the stone, so I learned that it was not just a decorative object...... Rather, it is to enable the GM to connect to the management device set up by the system in an emergency. ”
Yui's words seemed to be hiding some kind of command, and several beams of light suddenly appeared on the black stone. Then there was a bang, and a blue-white virtual keyboard appeared on the surface.
"The boss monster just now should be regarded as a bodyguard configured to prevent players from approaching here. I used this control device to connect to the system and called out the 'Object Eliminator' to destroy the monsters. At this point, Cardinal's error correction function was used to repair my broken language function...... This also meant that Cardinal was starting to notice me, which had been put on hold. Now that the core system is checking my program, it should soon come to the conclusion that it's a 'foreign object' and get rid of me. Already...... I don't have much time......"
"Who told you? Yui? Lin Yiyan laughed at this moment, only to hear Lin Yiyan say mysteriously, "Do you know my secret?" Like how did I get you out? And I was the one who made you turn on the 'Unscheduled Order'! ”
"I know!" Yui looked at Lin Yiyan with a smile on her face and said, "It's my father who has been secretly protecting me!" Because I can feel it, all around me! There is a different high-level artificial intelligence that has been maintaining me, this should be Dad's secret! ”
Looking at Yui's black hair and dress, she began to dissolve from one end into a dreamy light particle like morning dew and disappear in all directions. Her smile gradually became transparent and her weight gradually became lighter. Lin Yiyan said with a smile, "That's right, as long as I'm here, Yui will always be our daughter, always with us, and never disappear!" ”
"Xiao Yi! Hurry up! Looking at Yui, who was gradually fading, Poison Island Tsuneko hurriedly urged Lin Yiyan, "Yui is ...... her."
"Yes! Feel relieved! Lin Yiyan shouted into the void, "Jarvis! ”
"Sir!" Jarvis's voice resounded throughout the Black Iron Dungeon. At this moment, not only Lin Yiyan, but even Yanzi and Asuna also heard it. Seeing Asuna's surprised expression, Lin Yiyan didn't explain too much to her, but directly instructed Jarvis, "Cut off the entire program body of Yui from the system and objectify it!" Then store it on my quantum phone! ”
"Okay! Mr! As Jarvis responded, everyone saw a huge window pop out with a 'bang', and the light from the high-speed moving columns of text lit up the room. With a series of instructions constantly entered, a small progress bar window popped up!
Subsequently, a crystal that seemed to have been cut in a complex and perfect way, with a white light constantly shining in the center, appeared in the sight of Lin Yiyan and others like a big teardrop-shaped crystal......
"W-...... this?" Seeing the puzzled eyes of Asuna and Poison Island Tsuneko, Lin Yiyan explained to them, "This is Yui's heart!" It can also be said to be Yui's core program, but the main thing is that I have stored it separately! Even if this world disappears, Yui won't have any problems! ”
Holding her hands together and taking the teardrop-shaped crystal that slowly fell from the sky, Asuna's uncontrollable tears flowed down again, "Yui...... You're here, right...... It's mine...... Yui ......"
"Don't worry, if Xiaoyi is here, nothing is a problem!" Tsuneko wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled and comforted Asuna. Under the faint light source, the center of the crystal emitted a strong flash of light as if it were responding to Asuna and Poison Island Tsuneko.
………
Everything yesterday seemed to deceive, and the warm breeze slowly blew across the grassland, and at the same time warmed everyone's hearts! As if invited by the lively atmosphere, a few small birds perched on the branches of the courtyard and looked down on the people with great interest.
Large tables moved from the dining room were set out in the large front yard, and Sasha's church was having an unseasonable courtyard party. The moment the food was taken out of the big grill like magic, the children let out thunderous cheers.
"There is such a delicious thing in this world!?" Xinka, the supreme commander of the 'army' who had just been rescued last night, said with a grateful expression while eating the barbecue made by Asuna. Yuriyelle, who was beside him, also looked at him with a smile on her face. Although her first impression is that of a calm female warrior, when she is around Xinka, she only makes people feel that she is a cheerful young woman. (To be continued.) )