Alice began to tell everyone in the room about her background, mhcp, and mhhp. At first, the four raised their voices in surprise several times, but as Alice talked, they gradually calmed down, and in the end, no matter what Alice said, they did not respond and just spoke silently. I just listened to this state of affairs go on and on, and when Alice finally finished explaining, Ariki moved his mouth.

\"Well, that is, Yui-chan is a program made by Miss Alice to take care of the player's heart, and it is Kirito Shino's daughter-in-law. Is it a more advanced program than you, you mean? ”

"Thank you for the summary. That's the way it is. Not to mention surprising. ”

Unconsciously, Lizbet, who was seated, had her eyes half-open.

"Whatever happens, I'm no longer surprised. Ever since I first felt that Alice Sand was a former staff member of Argus. \"

"It's okay."

After Alice said this, Asuna leaned her face closer to Jupiter.

"This child was born in a computer, something close to a living body, such a thing exists."

Sirika said as she stroked Bina's shoulder.

"It's true that I can't even consider Pina as a program, or rather, it's not surprising to say she's a living being, but this girl is more advanced than Pina, or even Yui. Here's the thing. ”

Alice stood up and walked over to Celica, staring at Pina.

"Oh yes. I only developed MHCP and MHHP, and I didn't create a routine or mindset for taming monsters, but it's quite advanced for a "demon" like Celica's Pina. AI is used, so this Jupiter is higher. level of things. ”

Yui sat on Shino's lap and turned her gaze to Alice.

"It's hard to believe that you're our developer."

Alice turned to face Yui.

"That's right, although I created you, I didn't bother to teach you all kinds of things, I just operated the computer and integrated all kinds of things into your body, and it is natural that you don't understand me."

Lifa looked at Alice and Yui alternately with a grumpy expression.

\"In other words, is Yui-chan's biological mother Miss Alice and not Miss Shino? \"

\"That's true, but Shino is definitely Yui's mother, not me. I just created Yui and didn't do anything to them. With love. Shino, who comes into contact with her, is Yui's real mother. ”

When I turned my face to Shino as a temptation, she lowered her head slightly, and her face turned red. I must have felt embarrassed when I learned that he was treating me with love face to face. This situation somehow feels cute.

"And Miss Alice. Is Jupiter okay? Didn't you say that Jupiter was sealed, and it wouldn't be good if he came out? \"

Alice turned to face me with a slightly serious expression.

\"Kirito-san, didn't you notice? Jupiter's seal has been lifted\"

"I was taken aback by those words." Jupiter was supposed to be sealed by Alice with a strict cipher. However, Jupiter came out with the fact that the seal had been broken

\"Wouldn't it,\"Fugitive"!? \"

Alice nodded slowly.

"The cipher of Jupiter's seal is a complex combination of 50-digit alphanumeric symbols, and even in Argus, only I know it. It takes more than a year to carry out a brute force attack with a supercomputer. --- super advanced. In addition to hacking and cracking. ”

Hearing the words that came out of Alice's mouth, Yuki's eyes widened.

"Fifty figures are daunting"

I was overwhelmed when I heard that it was a 50-digit password, but it turned out that Alice's security was so strong.

However, the existence that should have been sealed under security appeared in such a way, which means that someone broke the security that had taken more than a year with a brute force attack on the supercomputer and allowed Jupiter to come out.

Among Agus's staff, only Alice, who knows the code, and the "fugitives" who have the ability to destroy all the computer technology of the national police, can do such a thing.

Wait, "Fugitives"!?

Almost everyone's eyes were focused on Lifa, who responded to my words, and Lizbet tilted her head as well.

"[Broken Man]? What exactly is the Broken Man? ”

"I see, the people here are people who are interested in online games, but not much in the Internet." Even if we suddenly start talking about "fugitives", they will not understand. I immediately explained to everyone who had gathered.

Lizbet, who heard the description of "fugitives", folded her arms and nodded.

"Well, in other words, he's a well-known cybercrime expert in the Internet world."

"To be precise, he's a cyber terrorist. He is now shaking Japan, and businesses, politicians, and the media are afraid of him. ”

As soon as I finished explaining the "runaways," Lifa added:

"Asuna, or her brother, shouldn't know about it, but there's just as much news about the fugitives as there is about SAo. \"

According to Lifa, about a year after we were trapped in SAo, the news program was hacked by the "fugitives", the footage was deliberately cut out in the news, and the mass media paid huge sums of money for what seems to have happened at one time: state television broadcast images of politicians, advertising agencies and celebrities being bribed to stop them from reporting inconvenient things.

Thanks to this, news programs, governments, advertising agencies have been able to come back from the ashes. About 10 advertising agencies went out of business, more than 30 politicians and celebrities were fired, and more than 20 news programs, including all county-specific news programs, disappeared.

In addition, the stock prices of the surviving advertising companies were also manipulated and plummeted. It seems that he has been driven to the brink of death.

"Has he come this far? I thought he was just influential online, but it's been a long time since I've been able to influence TV shows and politics, and I can't do that anymore. No, I guess it's something I shouldn't have left alone.

After explaining, Lifa spread her hands.

"It's a wonderful cybercrime, but there are a lot of opinions on the internet like ''Long live the breakouts' or ''The breakouts' are the heroes who wield a hammer at the evil mass media and politicians. Some extremists say, "[The Broken Man] is the true justice that suppresses injustice," or "the god of justice who crushes evil." It shouldn't be like this. ”

"But I think the 'fugitives' approach makes sense. It's as if they cheated everyone, and they're a brilliant bunch of scammers. I think exposing the truth is commendable. "In fact, the mass media and politicians are deceiving the people."

As Alice said, there are indeed advertising agencies and politicians who bribe the mass media to gain control. The actions and presence of the "hit-and-run" are unforgivable, but at the same time, the actions of the mass media, politicians and advertising agencies are also unforgivable from the point of view of our citizens.

I think it's fair to say that as Lifa grows, "what the 'Breaker Man' is doing is definitely a crime, but at the same time, Alice's point of view of protecting the 'Breaker' is also valid." I think

However, this reputation has been reduced to zero due to multiple hacks and cracks that have caused trouble for many people. Because he cracked the good company and the good people and really destroyed them. ”

At this point, I was finally able to fully agree with Alice.

If the "fugitives" publish malicious reports that target only those mass media who take bribes, as well as the politicians and advertising agencies that deliver this information, then the evaluation may change.

However, the "fugitives" even attack and destroy the good guys indiscriminately. It's a good act of terrorism, and Rogue man is a cyber terrorist through and through.

"Knowing that, I'm going to ask Alice. \"

"In other words, the 'fugitives' lifted Jupiter's seal?"

"Yes, that's the only way I can think of, no matter how you set a 50-digit password, as long as you crack it or crack it, you can solve it in the blink of an eye."

Worse still, the other side should enforce strict security and even manipulate the stock prices of large companies, manipulate television equipment and other systems, and leak information that the mass media wants to hide on the Internet and on the television front. A 50-digit password doesn't matter. ”

"Then, I thought about one thing and was shocked." To date, the phenomenon caused by the so-called "breakthrough man" has occurred, which means that the "breakthrough man" has come to us, or rather, he has come to this world.

"Alice Sand, I don't think so, but the fugitives have come into this world and are cracking this world"

"I don't want to think about it, but it's possible. As you know, this world is very intrusive, and it is possible to enter the "fugitives" from ALo or other VRmmos of the medicuboid. It wouldn't be strange if you came in. ”

Shino had a serious face.

"We came to this world by accident, and the Breakout came here of their own free will."

Alice shook her head.

"I don't know, it's possible that he himself was involved in this world for some reason, and I don't know what the purpose is."

"Alice seems to have the same idea as me." It is possible that the cyber terrorist "Fugitives", who have invaded Ayn Grant, are doing the bad thing of immediately unleashing Jupiter.

While it is unknown what he came here for, it is possible that the "Broken Man" could cause further damage to Ayn Grant.

Before that, I would love to find the "Broken Man", but what kind of person the "Broken Man" really is and what does it look like

"Uh-huh"

Just as I was thinking this, a voice suddenly came from the room that didn't belong to anyone. The source of the outbreak was Jupiter, who was caressed by Asuna and had not yet awakened.

Hearing Jupiter's voice, Asuna was taken aback and shouted to Alice.

"Teacher Alice, Jupiter! \"

Alice nodded, looking at Jupiter's face, and we also approached Jupiter, but at that moment, Alice shouted at us.

"Yubibo, Yubibo!"

Perhaps in response to Alice's voice, Jupiter's eyelids, which had barely changed, moved, revealing their eyes to us. - His eyes are as blue as the sea.

"Can you hear me, Yupibo?"

Jupiter slowly shifted her gaze, no longer looking at Alice, but at Asuna.

"Good. I thought you wouldn't wake me up. ”

As she spoke, Asuna reached for Jupiter's body and slowly lifted her upper body.

Jupiter looked around in confusion, but Alice spoke to him immediately.

"Yupibo, I'm Alice. You get the idea, Yupibo. ”

Jupiter turned her face to Alice, but immediately tilted her head again.

"Ah, Ellie? Ellie? ”

"Yes, yes, Yupibo, you didn't expect us to meet again."

Jupiter tilted her head, as if she didn't understand what Alice was talking about. Seeing this action, Lifa smiled.

"Uh-ha, a lovely girl."

Shino responded to this sentence and nodded.

"I don't know what to say, but he's a boy who really makes women happy."

"It was probably made with that in mind."

"But there's something strange about this Jupiter." Alice is the creator of Jupiter, and even though he sneaks in and teaches Jupiter a lot about himself during the production process, Jupiter keeps tilting his head towards Alice.

- It's exactly the same as when Yui first woke up.

"Hey, what's the matter?"

Alice asked, "What?" Then he looked back at Jupiter. Immediately afterwards, Jupiter opened his mouth slightly.

“who...？”

Hearing this, Alice's eyes widened in shock, and her mouth was half-open.

"Oh, hey Yupibo. I'm Alice. Don't you know? ”

Jupiter shook his head.

"I don't know, no. Who? ”

Jupiter's words and actions made everyone in the room lose their voices as if they were frozen.

\"I thought they were somewhat similar, but they were actually the same as when I was with Yui. \"

"What's going on...?"

"Jupiter seems to have lost his memory.

Alice turned to face me in surprise.

"You say you've lost your memory, you're saying your language function and memory are impaired?"

Yui nodded.

"I think Mr. Jupiter, like me, has accumulated mistakes and lost the ability to speak and remember. In today's world, MHCP is in a state of error. No one will be surprised if it is MHHP. "Alice Sand, who has the ability to heal players like me and has the same symptoms as me. \"

Alice put her head in her hands and made a very sad expression that we had never seen before.

\"Mr. Kayaba, all the MHHP you like has become like this! Why on earth \"

The room was filled with heavy silence from the people who witnessed Alice's actions, as well as Jupiter, who had lost his memory. I didn't know how to talk to him, or how to deal with Jupiter, who seemed to have lost his memory.

But just then, Alice turned her head and suddenly grabbed Jupiter's shoulder.

"Hey Yupibo, you really don't remember anything? What is your favorite food, where do you like to go, who do you like to talk to, and what do you remember!? ”

\"Oh, hey Alice Sand. \"

As Alice approaches Jupiter with a sharp sword, Jupiter's expression gradually distorts, and tears flow from his blue eyes.

"Ahh

"Wait a minute, Miss Alice, Jupiter is crying in fright! \"

Alice, confused by Lizzebet's voice, let go of Jupiter's shoulder.

\"I、I didn't mean to be Yubibo\"

Alice is also used to treating small children, and I used to see her comforting crying children in church when I lived, but now it is no longer useful.

Jupiter, who had probably been in contact with him until now, had lost his memory and cried easily, so he was confused and didn't know what to do.

I'm sure I'd be confused if Yui turned out to be like that, or rather, almost everyone who entered here would be confused.

Even Alice, the most reliable of all, is distressed because she doesn't know how to deal with it, and the next moment when we are thinking about it, Asuna suddenly grabs Jupiter's body, takes him to her chest, and hugs him. Paddy field.

"I'm sorry to surprise you, Jupiter. Look, it's okay now."

Ass Na whispered and continued to gently stroke Jupiter's head, Jupiter's voice turned into a hiccup and eventually stopped.

We didn't expect Asuna to stop crying, so we set our sights on Asuna. Finally, Lizbet said to Asuna.

\"Ah, Asuna, you're used to it\"

It was only then that Lilan, who had been silent, rode on my shoulder and made a 'sound'.

"Asuna has been very popular with the children since she started cooking for them. When he's resting, he goes to Alice's church to interact with the children. In addition"

"Besides?"

Asuna told me that she had been suppressing her desire to live a normal life, to get married, to have children, to love him.

"I see. That's why you want to actively interact with such children. And Jupiter."

Since letting Asuna date Yui, Asuna has become accustomed to socializing with children. Even now, Asuna looks like Jupiter's mother and family.

Alice looked in amazement at Asuna, who had completely stopped Jupiter from crying.

"Asuna you"

"It's not like Teacher Alice. If you were your normal person, you wouldn't treat children like that, would you? \"

"Well, that's right. I was distraught, I freaked out Yupi.

Still confused, Alice whispered to Jupiter.

"Sorry to scare you, Yupibo."

Jupiter clung to Asuna's chest, motionless. It looks as if he's rejecting Alice.

Jupiter's chest remained motionless for a long time, and Asuna seemed a little confused.

"Well, Jupiter. Is that your mother? ”

Alice shook her head, covering half of her face with her hands.

"I thought the same thing, but the kid didn't know me, and he seemed to be scared of me from the bottom of his heart. \"

With that, Alice got up from her seat and walked towards the exit. Shino was surprised by her sudden move and shouted to Alice.

\"Well, Teacher Alice. \"

"If I am here, the child will be scared and will make you a little confused, at the same time, try to ask the child as much as possible to understand the child's situation, and after understanding clearly, I will give you the future." Countermeasure. Especially Asuna. So far, that kid seems to like you very much, so please ask Yubibo if you can. \"

Alice waved lightly to Shiina and Asuna, then opened the door and left the room. Now, Alice's face showed a very disappointed and sad expression, but I felt like this was the first time I had seen Alice look like this.

Shino, who was consulted in the real world, also showed a very surprised expression, and today was probably the first time she had seen Alice with such an expression.

"Teacher Alice, it seems that you are really shocked. \"

I nodded when I heard Sirika's words. Obviously, Shino and I weren't the only ones who were surprised by Alice's state. Immediately after, Ariki shouted to Jupiter, who was holding Asuna.

"Jupiter, that horrible sister is gone, and now it's all right."

"What a terrible sister"

Seeing that Asuna's expression was somewhat complicated, Jupiter slowly moved her face away from Asuna's chest and looked around with blue eyes, breathing a sigh of relief. I think he was really scared of Alice from the bottom of his heart.

"Uh, Jupiter, do you remember anything? Your name is Jupiter, right? ”

As if in response to Asuna's voice, Jupiter turned his head and nodded.

"My name is Jupiter."

\"yes. You are Jupiter. My name is Asuna. \"

Jupiter tilted his head and moved his mouth.

"Huh?"

"Asuna. Asuna. \"

"Huh?"

"I instinctively stared at Yui." Jupiter's current state reminded him of Yui when she woke up. At that time, Yui couldn't say my name and Shiina's name correctly. However, judging by Jupiter's body and the way he speaks, I feel that he is younger than Yui.

"The tongue doesn't seem to turn very well"

"Yes. Probably, but I think you're more disruptive to language function than I am. ”

Shino replied to Yui's words.

"Is language impaired?

I immediately made a proposal to Asuna. \"

\"Asuna, don't force me to call your name. Whatever you want Jupiter to call you, let me call you. \"

Asuna said "I see" and turned to face Jupiter, who moved his mouth slightly.

\"Ah, I see. \"

Asuna smiled and stroked Jupiter's head.

"It seems difficult to call his name.

Jupiter lowered his head, as if thinking of something, and said nothing. After a dozen seconds, I looked up and met Asuna's eyes.

“... Mother"

“”

"Mother"

"Mom? I? ”

Everyone except Jupiter closed their mouths in surprise. Now, I feel like Jupiter calls Asuna "Mother." No, I definitely call it that. Otherwise I wouldn't be so surprised. -We.

"Eh, Mother? Is Asuna Jupiter's mother? \"

Lizbet alternately stared at Asuna and Jupiter, and Celica next to her did the same, her mouth open.

\"Uhh Miss Asuna, are you going to be Jupiter's mother? \"

Lifa and Yuki also moved their eyes to Asuna, Jupiter, and Asuna, calling out their names.

\"Ah, Asuna-san\"

"Jupiter calls Asuna his mother"

Shino and Yui turned to face me.

"Kirito, I have a sense of déjà vu. \"

"I feel that way too, is this what you call déjà vu?"

\"I'm also Shino and Yui.

"Is that so?"

Or rather, a program equipped with advanced artificial intelligence, which has lost its memory due to impaired language function, may also be inclined to think that the first woman it sees is its mother. When Yui heard this, Shino agreed, but what would Asuna do?

"Asuna, what are you doing? \"

Hearing me ask, Asuna looked at me and then at Jupiter, who looked depressed, and it wasn't long before she smiled.

"Yes, yes, Mom, it's Jupiter!"

At this moment, Jupiter's face suddenly lit up, and a bright smile bloomed.

"Mommy, Mommy!"

"Eh, eh, eh, !!?"

Everyone was amazed at Asuna and Jupiter for a moment. Accepted, this person. Yoko's deputy commander accepted Jupiter's title of "mother".

It seems that I am not the only one who thinks so, Lizbet hurriedly shouted to Asuna.

"Hey, Asuna, is that okay?!" \"

"Okay. This kid wants to call it that, wants to think like that. ”

Yuki said to Asuna with a flustered expression.

\"But, are you okay!? Asuna, you're going to be Jupiter's mother!? \"

"Yes.

Shino hugged Yui. He had an expression on his face that resembled impatience.

"Maybe Jupiter isn't a good girl like Yui!?"

"No child is born good. I will raise her until she becomes a child like Jie Ji. ”

\"Asuna, are you serious? \"

Asuna turned her face to Jupiter and gently stroked his head. Jupiter smiled brightly.

"In general, children can't choose their own parents. But the boy called me 'Mommy' and did that to me. Didn't this child choose me to be his parent of his own free will? ”

Of course, Jupiter's call Asuna this way proves that he acknowledges Asuna as his biological mother and has developed an attachment to her. As Asuna said, she chose Asuna to be her mother out of her own volition, and there was nothing wrong with that.

"That means you"

"Yes, I will be the parent of this child, I will raise this child."

According to Alice, though, Jupiter had a lot of experiences before losing her memory. If Jupiter had regained his memory, what would he have thought of Asuna?

Even after Yui regained her memory, she called me and Shino "Daddy" and "Mommy" and always saw us as parents, but since Jupiter is not Yui, the same thing doesn't always happen. And Jupiter is a program with a higher rank than Yui, even more so.

"However, I have to ask Alice-Sand in advance what kind of child Jupiter is.

He was about to say this when a slightly high-pitched, eerie, and lovely voice came from Jupiter's direction. I wondered what was going on and turned my gaze to it, and Jupiter looked slightly displeased and began to touch his stomach repeatedly.

"I'm hungry"

"Yes, you haven't eaten yet, shall we have some rice?"

Asuna said this, patting Jupiter's head lightly, then turned to look at me.

"For specific things, after dinner, Kirito-san will ask this child again. \"

"Okay. Alright Jupiter, let's go downstairs. ”