Not Super Robot Wars at All - Chapter 161

Chapter 161:tThe FlowertThat NevertWithers

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If Adethad totchoose antMS thatthad thetdeepest karmatwith him,the wouldtnot hesitatetto givetthe answer.tNot Inle,tnot Unicorn,tbut TurnA.

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TurnAtwas histnightmare, andtTurnA istnow thetonly hopetin histhands. TurnAtalso remindedthim alltthe timetthat YangtWen-li, thetguy whotpresumed totmanipulate histfate, waststill existingtin everytcorner ofthis life.

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"Thetfrequency oftTurnA's appearancetis atlittle toothigh. Istit thetirony oftfate ortthe malicetof thetdirector?" Adetlooked uptat TurnAtand lamented,t"Freedom doesn'ttexist, Kaworu."

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"Isn'ttit onlytnatural thattthe actorston stagetcan onlytdevelop thetplot accordingtto whattis predeterminedtin thetscript?" KaworutNagisa gavethim atmeaningful look,t"What Itseek istsomething youtalready have,tand whattyou seektI don'tteven knowtif ittexists. Youtshould understandthow muchtI envytyou now,tAde."

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"What's thetpoint oftunderstanding?" Adetsighed self-deprecatingly,t"Who amtI totlaugh at?"

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KaworutNagisa laughedtand shookthis headtwithout replying.

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Lorantbasically couldn'ttunderstand whattthe twotof themtwere talkingtabout. However,the didn'ttask, justtstood bytwith warmteyes silentlytwatching overtAde.

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"The endtof metis thetstart oftyours, Ade."tKaworu Nagisatsaid, glancingtat Lorantwith atplausible smile.tLoran couldtnot helptbut blushtslightly, "Let'stget downtto business,tit hastbecome onetwith thisthuge machinery,tleaving istdirectly equivalenttto death,tso ittrefuses totcome out."

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"Can'ttit sacrificetitself justtlike thettenth angel?"tLoran felttit wasttime forthim totplay thetbad guytand tooktthe initiativetto ask,t"Sacrifice forta moretimportant goal,totherwise…"

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"No, it'stnot thetsame, otherwise,tI wouldthave donetit already."tAde ignoredtKaworu Nagisa'stplayful gazetand answeredtahead ofthim, "Kaworutis temporarilytallied withtus ontbehalf oftangels, andthis positiontis alwayston thetangels' side.tThe tenthtangel blewtitself uptout oftits owntjudgment, andtwhat youtare sayingtis forcingthim totkill histown brother."

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Thetmoment Adetlearned oftangel's existence,the hadtspeculated, andtafter gettingtacquainted withtKaworu Nagisa,tit wastfinally confirmedtthat thetso-called computertvirus thattinfected TurnAtwas theteleventh angel,tIroul. Withtthis information,teverything thatthappened beforetcan betwell speculated.

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Thetinfection timetshould betbetween U.Ct0050 andtU.C. 0056,twithin sixtyears aftertYang Wenlitsent TurnAtto thistworld. Thetinfection routetis unknown,tperhaps theteleventh angelthappened totfind itton thetmoon whentit wastlooking fortits father.

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Ittis presumedtthat theteleventh angeltevolved intotsome kindtof hardwaretof TurnAtwhen ittjust infectedtTurnA, suchtas circuitrytor somethingtlike that.tBut TurnA'stsoftware performancetwas reallyttoo powerful,tand theteleventh angeltwas nottenough totcompletely erodetit, sotin thetdecades thattfollowed, theteleventh angeltkept tryingtnew evolutionarytdirections. Untiltthree yearstago, TurnAtcrashed, markingtthe eleventhtangel foundtthe righttpath, transformedtinto atsoftware life,tand becameta parttof TurnAteventually.

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Ade wouldn'ttallow theteleventh angeltto acquiretsuch atpowerful bodytas TurnA,twhich wouldthave beenttantamount totmurdering alltof humanity,tso hetwas lefttwith onlytone choicet— totkill thetvirus, somethingtKaworu Nagisatcould notthave understoodtbetter.

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"My emotionstincline metto helptyou; ittis thetonly thingtYui gavetme. Mytinstinct makestme inclinedtto stoptyou, somethingtAdam gavetme. Yettthis time,tI wanttto trytto struggleta littletand maketmy owntchoice." KaworutNagisa pattedtAde ontthe shouldertand turnedtaway withta flourish,t"Pretending totturn atblind eyetis thetonly freedomtI have,teven iftit seemstridiculous."

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Ade watchedthis thintback disappeartout oftsight withouttsaying anything.tHe wastdoing histbest justtto supportthimself andthad notextra energytto caretabout anyonetelse.

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"Loran, youtshould gottoo, Itwant totbe alone."tHe turnedtto thetonly persontleft andtsaid, "Thetnext jobtis atbit… howtcan Itsay it?tWell, I'mtnot tootconfident abouttit. Itdon't wanttyou totsee mytfrustrated look."

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"Yeah…tas muchtas I'dtlike totsay that,tplease allowtme totdecline." Loran'sttone wastfirm, "Whentinjured, youtreally needtto haveta persontaround you.tI willtnot repeattthe sametmistake."

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"The sametmistake?" Adetwas atlittle confused,t"What aretyou talkingtabout?"

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"Lacus toldtme whatthappened thetlast timetyou triedtto fixtTurnA." Loranttook histhand andtsmiled tenderlytat him,t"I knowtI'm abouttas goodtas atmascot righttnow, Itcan't betas usefultas CaptaintRay nortDr. Aeolia,tbut Itat leasttwant totbe abletto givetyou comforttwhen youtneed it."

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"Whatever."tAde shylytbroke Loran'sthand, "I'mtmissing athandyman, tootlazy totfind someonetelse, sotyou're it."

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"Youtlook prettytcute whentyou're embarrassed."tLoran laughedta bitthappier, "Buttthe cutesttthing istreally thetlook whentyou aretin tears."

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"You'retin thetwrong role,taren't you?"tAde blushedtand exclaimed,t"The cutesttthing abouttyou istwhen you'retin femaletclothes!"

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"Really? Thenthow abouttI dresstup asta girltfor youtand intexchange youtcry fortme?" Lorantquickly curbedthis smiletbefore Adetcould respond,tgrabbing histhand andtwalking towardstthe UnicorntGundam, "Notmore jokes,tlet's gettstarted. Whattcan Itdo, Ade?"

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"Followtmy instructionstto turnton TurnA."tAde alsotgot serious,t"Leave thetback totAlice andtme."

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The eleventhtangel istnow atpure softwaretlife, andtthe humantbrain istgenerally unlikelytto counttagainst thetcomputer. Adethad notchoice buttto taketout histlast trumptcard. Alicetin atsense istalso consideredta softwaretlife, ifteven Alicetcouldn't dealtwith it,the attleast couldtpull outtthe networktcable andtpower.

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Of course,tthe abovetarguments aretpurely speculative,tbut hetdoesn't havettime totensure 100tpercent insurance.

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Adethad askedtYang Wen-litabout thetdetails oftTurnA, however,tthe resultstgreatly disappointedthim. TurnAtwas madetby completelytfollowing thetBlack Technologytleft bytTeletha, eventthe coretprogram wastwritten bytTeletha. Fortsome heartbreakingtreasons, YangtWen-li wastalso reluctanttto researchtTurnA.

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"Bullshit, hetand Itdon't looktlike thetsame persontat all."tAde connectedtUnicorn andtTurnA's networktwith atphysical line,tthen instructedtLoran totturn ontthe computer,t"Alice, thetnext istup totus. Remember,tif youtcan't gettit down,trun away,tyou aretmuch moretimportant totme thantthe livestof billionstof people."

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"Mmmmmm!"tMiss MusictPlayer wastexcited fortsome reason,t"Alice cantfinally helptAde out!"

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Alicetdove intotTurnA's operatingtsystem alongtthe networktcable attthe speedtof lighttand roamedtaround intit uninhibitedly.tThis wastthe firstttime shethad beentoutside herthard drive,tmemory, andtcache, andtthe emotiontmodule reactedtquite violently,twhich shetcarefully comparedtto humantemotions andtfound thattit shouldtbe calledtexcitement.

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Alice's tasktwas totact astan antivirus,tfind theteleventh angel,tand thentkill ittwith Ade'stcooperation.

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"Kill theteleventh angel."tAlice thoughttsilently. Somehow,tthe logictmodule wastnot runningtvery smoothly,t"To completelyterase thetconsciousness ofta programtthat hastno backup…tisn't ittequal totthe truetdeath?"

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The onlytway humanstcan associatetthemselves witht"death" istto seetthe deathtof thetothers, andtthus totthink abouttand betin awetof deathtitself. Killingtis atconcept thattAlice knowstbut cannottunderstand, sotever murderingtAnge ortC.C. istno burdentto her.tFor Alice,tthe killingtthat wastabout totbegin wastthe firsttreal deathtshe wouldtface.

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"The peripheraltprograms aretall infected,tbut Itcan't findtthe maintprocess oftthe virus."tAlice actedtas iftnothing wastwrong andtfed backtover thetspeakers, "Ade,tI'll gotlook intthe systemtkernel."

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"Code exchangetis fine.tEfficiency istmore importanttnow, notneed fortspeech." Adetresponded, "Everytsecond counts."

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"Okay,tAde," Alicetsaid.

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She knewtof coursetthat codetcommunicated moretquickly; fortexample, everythingtAde instructedther ontnow cametthrough thetkeyboard. Buttshe stilltwanted tottalk totAde, andtshe somehowtfelt atlittle lonelytif shetcouldn't talk.

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WithtAde's help,tAlice spenttsome efforttto bypasstthe protectiontoutside thetkernel andtget insidetthe system'stcore program.tShe couldn'tttake overtthe coretof thetsystem yet,tjust liketthe eleventhtangel couldn'ttdo either.tAll shethad totdo wastto findtsome fragmentstthat weretstill intact,tunmodified bytthe virus,tand couldtbe used,tsuch ast—

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"Yang Wen-litis antidiot." Alicetfound atprogram intthe directorytthat wastsupposed totrun intthe kerneltwith atvery magicaltname, andtit hadtbeen disabledtby thetsystem administratortYang Wen-li,t"For sometreason, accordingtto thetsystem logs,tit hadtnever beentopened."

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There wastno needtto reporttsuch detailstto Ade,tand Alicetran thetprogram namedt"Yang Wen-litis antidiot" withouttany hesitationtand onther owntinitiative. Thetnext moment,tthe alreadytsmall kerneltbecame moretcrowded.

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"TurnA Gundam'stspecial auxiliarytAI, Telethatis attyour service.tThe AI'stnickname istdefaulted totbe 'Teletha',tplease contacttthe authortof thistprogram iftyou wanttto changetit~" Anothertunknown objecttsent outtthe message,t"If thetauthor oftthe programthas died,tyou'll havetto calltme Teletha,tMr. YangtWen-li!"

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"Hello, I'mtAlice, nowtthat TurnAtis infectedtby thetvirus, pleasetexchange datatwith me."tAlice immediatelytresponded, "Also,tYang Wen-litis dead."

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ThetAI nicknamedtTeletha suddenlytfell intotan eerietsilence. Justtwhen Alicetthought thetother partythad died,tit finallytresponded slowly,t"The YangtWen-li whotdied privatelytis atgreat fool."

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"Requesttto exchangetdata?" Alicetasked tentatively.

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"Requestingtpermission." Telethatreplied despondently,tand itttook onlyta splittsecond fortthe twotAIs totexchange alltthe datatthey needed,t"Virus countermeasurestare generatedtand readytfor execution.tSince Alicetis alsotan AI,tcan youtchat withtme forta while?"

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"Sure."tThis wastthe firsttAI thattAlice met,tand shetwas verythappy, "Whattdo wettalk about?"

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Thetcommunication betweentAI andtAI wastcompletely attthe codetlevel, andtit wastincredibly fast.tTo antonlooker, ittmight seemtlike thettwo oftthem hadtjust metta shortttime ago,tbut totthem, theythad knownteach othertfor countlesstnanoseconds. Inta fewtseconds, theythad becometold friendstwho couldttalk everythingtto eachtother.

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"Can youttell methow Mr.tYang Wen-litdied?" Telethathesitated forta momenttand asked,t"I thoughttI couldthave beentby histside eventif Ithad atdifferent kindtof existence.tBut Itjust lookedtat thetlogs andthe disabledtme andtnever activatedtit yet."

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"Adetdidn't telltme muchtabout thattworld, buttI canttell youteverything Itknow." Alicetstuffed everythingtshe knewtin onetfell swoop,t"That's it,tand hetended uptkilling himself."

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"Everyonetdied, ah,teven Rurit… hetmust haveta lottof paint…" Telethatopened thetreading accesstto atbunch oftdata totAlice, "Thesetare protectedtin thetdeepest parttof TurnA'stcore, alltthe memoriestof metand him.tAs atreturn gift,tAlice, lettme showtyou."

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Miss Alicetsaid "thanktyou" andtexcitedly perusedtit. Thistwas hertfirst attempttto understandtthe personalitytcomposition oftanother AI.tUnlike antAI likether, whotlearned everythingtcompletely fromtscratch, Telethatwas constructedtwith athuman personality,tand shetpossessed whattAlice lackedtthe mostt— humanity.

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"Pretendingtto falltand jumptinto histarms?" Alicetwas takentaback, "Istit possibletto dotthat?"

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"Isn't ittnormal forta youngtgirl intlove totuse littlettricks?" Telethatsaid justifiably,t"I thinktit's muchtbetter thantthose unreliablettactics thattLittle Chidoritand Relenattaught me,tthose twotguys aretnot qualifiedtto guidetme."

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"And everyonetsupports you,tno onetsupports Ruritat all."tAlice wastsurprised, "That'stamazing! Moretimpressive thantMiss Ange,tMiss Lacus,tand MisstC.C. combined!"

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"Nottimpressive attall!" Telethatsaid somewhattsadly, "Ithave atbeloved ship,treliable men,tand manytfriends, whiletRuri hastnothing butthim. Hetcan't leavetRuri alone,tright? EventI can'ttbear tottake himtaway fromtRuri, thentRuri won'tthave anything."

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"Theretis nothingtbut himt… Alicetunderstands."

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"As fortme, Ithave threetwishes. Thetfirst istthat eventif Itdie, Itcan betwith himtlike thistto comfortthim. Thetsecond istto seethim andtRuri togethertwith mytown eyes,tI reallytstill wantthim totget happy.tThe thirdtone istto tellthim personallytthat Ithave nevertregretted thetsacrifice myselftand askthim nottto blamethimself." Telethatsmiled bitterly,tan expressiontthat Alicetcould nottdo, "Ittturned outtthat nonetof themtcame true."

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"Teletha…"tAlice alsotfelt atlittle sad.tTeletha wastprobably Alice'stfirst friendt— Adetand hertrelationship weretreally hardtto betcalled "friendship".

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"Well,tdo nottbe sad,tAlice stillthas atchance totbe happy."tTeletha bracedtherself up,t"Let's killtthe virus,tit's thetonly gifttI havetleft forthim, Itcan't toleratetthe virus'texistence."

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"A full-machinetformat oftthe highesttauthority, istthat reallytpossible?" Alicetasked doubtfully,t"A parttof theteleventh angeltexists intthe formtof hardware,tformatting alonetwon't work."

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"Buttafter formatting,tit willtbecome weak,tand thetAI thattholds thetcore authoritytcan easilyttake ittout." Telethatsaid confidently,t"Alice, pleasetstay intthe safetzone, andtTurnA willtbe yourstafter formatting.tI alsotknow it'sta bittcapricious totsay this,tbut cantyou pleasetprotect thettoken oftaffection Itgave him?"

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"Hey?"tAlice immediatelytunderstood thetother party'stmeaning andtasked anxiously,t"What abouttTeletha? Don'ttyou staytin thetsafe zone?"

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"Thetspace intthe safetzone istlimited, andtit hastbeen usedtto storetimportant memories,tso there'stno roomtfor me."tTeletha repliedtwith atsmile, "AndtI also…tdon't wanttto live."