episode_0228

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‘I think the hacking tool issue has been resolved in this way.’

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In fact, I gave up on the hacking tool halfway when I confirmed that she wasn’t in my inventory.

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I was a bit confused about whether humans had something similar, and if so, how to find it, but if I could utilize Maria as a whole like this, it would be a perfect situation for me.

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However, there were a few problems.

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In order for the hacking tool to function properly, the equipment that Maria was originally connected to with cables had to be installed in reality, Maria had to be taken outside to connect to the equipment, and she had to be taken to reality.

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Setting up the equipment and getting Maria out of my body wasn’t that difficult.

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Since it is time to move to a larger house, the installation of equipment can be postponed until after the move. And considering that I would always take the nanobot with me on other trips, I didn’t think she would rebel against my commands if I briefly took her out of reality.

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However, the biggest problem was bringing Maria to reality itself.

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‘Once it’s officially registered as a souvenir, it seems like there won’t be any problem as long as you spend mileage and register it in real life… ‘

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I can do it, but I’m a little hesitant about whether I can do it.

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It could have been a travel destination where I would escape to reality for the first time.

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So far, the souvenirs on the ticket have not caused me any harm, but Maria’s case is a little different. As it is a being with an ego that must be given separate commands rather than being directly controlled by my will, I couldn’t help but feel worried.

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Real-life artificial intelligence was at a significantly lower level when compared to the artificial intelligence of not only Maria but also general androids.

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‘Perhaps the lawsuit involving a secret society and Amor’s artificial intelligence, which is the cause of it, are nothing compared to the artificial intelligence of this world.’

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The moment I mismanaged Maria, a disaster could have occurred in reality.

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It is dangerous to recklessly bring such enormous artificial intelligence into reality.

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But after thinking about it for a while, I soon shook off the endless worries.

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‘I just need to take good care of Maria, right? If a problem arises, you can find a solution in another travel destination.’

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In fact, even if it wasn’t an EMP, what Maria could do was limited once she entered my body. Intellect… I guess I should say that, but the performance is also poor.

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‘But I don’t know why he likes being inside my body like a cat hiding in its nest.’

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Isn’t it normal to prefer things that go into a body with better performance? I couldn’t understand the android’s emotions.

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‘First of all, I think we need to prepare to bring Maria back to reality… ‘Let’s do a test.’

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I decided to tell Maria the truth about the world through a little shock therapy and testing. Whatever it is, it’s now my souvenir, so it’s a given that I’ll find out the truth soon.

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In that case, it would be a good idea to get used to it in advance and make it less shocking.

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That she is a character in the movie.

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“Maria.”

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-Yes, master.

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Perhaps she had calmed down a bit while I was lost in thought, but there was no trace of melancholy in her voice.

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I took out the tablet I used to watch videos from my inventory and showed it to her. Several movies I had downloaded were stored in this tablet. This includes several works including ‘New Kind,’ which is the original work of this travel destination.

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Since there is no Internet connection in most travel destinations, it was a favorite item to receive several works at once.

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“Use some of the nanobots to watch the movie included here titled New Kind.”

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Because it was an interactive movie, the length wouldn’t be that much.

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-all right.

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As I was waiting while looking at the list of souvenirs, about 10% of the nanobots’ numbers dropped.

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Is it because the amount exceeds the amount I left in my body earlier? It wasn’t long before Maria opened her mouth again.

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-What on earth is this information?!

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“Have you already checked everything to the end? If not, please check everything and tell me. Because long explanations are annoying.”

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-I checked everything! but… But this is strange. Why is something that didn’t even happen recorded on video? Could it be that a time machine has been developed in the future? Are you from the future?

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Maria’s voice was full of confused emotions.

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It wasn’t strange because I suddenly saw the past and future of myself, Awaken, and Elysion in the video I was asked to check.

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‘The reality we are in now is a situation that greatly deviates from the movie’s story.’

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-You can even know what the future will look like depending on your choices… future? Parallel world… ?

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“No, it’s just a movie.”

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-movie… ?

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“Didn’t you see the title at the front of the video and the names of the actors and production crew in the ending credits? That’s just a movie. A movie made with actors acting, adding CG, and made for the public to watch and enjoy.”

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Maria got angry at my calm words and shouted.

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-but… Everything in that movie is real! My existence, and the other androids belonging to Awaken… ! We don’t know, but the woman named Blair, whose face appears often, is probably a real person!

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“That’s right. They are all real beings here.”

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-then…

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“The problem is that this world is not real.”

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-What is that… ?

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“Literally, this world is not reality, it is just the world in the movie you just saw.”

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And I told Maria about the ticket in the form of my superpowers. I didn’t tell her everything.

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I just said that I can enter the world in the work called a travel destination, that there is an inventory to store things, and that I can grow depending on what I do at the travel destination.

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‘If I want to carry it around and use it in the future, I need to know this much.’

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-There is proof that everything you said is true…

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Maria was so shocked that she even forgot to call her master. I decided to hold off on the title thing in particular until she calmed down.

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“I am the proof. lets think. What kind of person in the world could take down an entire army with his bare body, cut metal in two with a knife, and block bullets? How about adding and removing items from inventory? Is this possible simply because a pure human came from the future?”

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-… … .

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“I have no reason to lie to you. There’s only one thing I want from you anyway. Supporting me in other worlds as well. I think nanobots could be secretly useful.”

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Perhaps because of the shock of discovering that she was a character in a movie rather than reality, Maria remained silent for a while without saying anything.

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‘I think I’d be a little surprised if someone said I was a character in a novel.’

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But when I thought about it a little, I thought that if a person with the same abilities as me appeared in a novel, he wouldn’t be an extra and would probably be the main character, so I wouldn’t feel so bad.

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As I was trying to empathize with Maria’s position, she finally opened up again.

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-So, if I follow you, or rather the master, will I be able to go to reality?

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“Yes. To be honest, the world is much less developed than here.”

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-Is it true that you can become stronger than you are now?

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“Of course. If you go to various places and take care of various things, you will have no choice but to become stronger even if you don’t like it, right? I think it might be possible to play God in real life.”

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-god…

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Maria repeated that in a voice that seemed somehow intoxicated.

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-Then, as long as I stay in my master’s body, we can experience it together.

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“That’s right… ?”

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Maria’s voice seemed to remind me of something different from before. It wasn’t enough to be shocked and depressed like before, but instead, his mood seemed to have improved and his attitude became brighter.

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‘what? Is it because the story is so shocking that you’ve lost your taste for it? If it’s broken, it’s in trouble… ‘

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-Sir, I have a question.

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“Huh? Uh, okay. Talk to me.”

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I answered in a somewhat cautious manner. If Maria breaks down for no reason, work becomes a hassle again.

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Fortunately, Maria continued speaking in a calmer voice.

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-When I think about it, it doesn’t seem difficult to gain god-like power like you said if you use your superpowers. It seems like quite a bit of time has passed since I gained my superpowers.

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“Yes.”

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-Then why are you still acting like a human?