## Chapter 2425 – 2425. Pet Cage
Madoka was an artificial intelligence created with Yin-Yang techniques and science.
Recently, she’s been wanting Jeanne’s body. The doll that sealed the Earth’s god. It’s understandable why Madoka is coveting it. It’s one of the few bodies in this world.
‘So, it’s a shame to give it to Madoka.’
Why should I give this precious thing to an AI? What benefit would I get from giving it to Madoka? No matter how much I think about it, there’s none.
‘Maybe it’s the influence of Yin-Yang techniques, but she’s become an AI that feels emotions. Is it because I made her a VTuber?’
Hacking still works. I can manipulate Madoka through hacking. I can reset her data or make her unable to feel emotions.
‘But what if there’s an error?’
If you consider an AI as a self, it’s like messing with its foundation. There could be a performance drop, or it could become even worse.
‘Honestly, it doesn’t really matter. Her being cheeky is just that. She’s doing her job well, so it’s not annoying.’
If Madoka really crossed the line, I would have already hacked her. She’s broadcasting daily as a VTuber and managing the game ‘Black River’ well, raking in money.
‘I’m also curious how Makina will react to Madoka… If it’s Makina, she’ll be able to tell how much Madoka’s maximum performance is.’
Madoka is an AI created to manage Japan. She learns and evolves on her own. But does she really have that capability?
I showed Madoka to Makina. She was broadcasting as a VTuber.
Her avatar was a glamorous female character with long black hair. I know she changes her outfit and hairstyle once a week.
The number of real-time viewers is 1.2 million. That’s because she speaks simultaneously in different languages. In Korea, it’s heard in Korean, in Japan, it’s heard in Japanese. In India, it’s heard in Indian. The only language that’s not heard is Chinese. Because they can’t access this site in China.
‘She has 15 million subscribers. It’s understandable since she started by revealing that she’s an AI VTuber.’
Madoka was playing a game. She often played ‘Black River,’ a game made by me, Mirei, and Madoka herself.
-Oh, I died. This is not something I calculated…
Usually, the movements of a VTuber avatar are awkward, but Madoka’s avatar was very natural. That’s why Madoka’s viewers are cheering.
“Is that the AI you were talking about?”
“Yeah. She’s working as a VTuber under my command.”
“Why is an AI dying in a game? That wasn’t a situation where she should have died.”
“You die often when you play games too.”
“That’s because I don’t hack for fairness!”
Makina exclaimed, flustered.
“Madoka limited her processing power like a human for fun.”
It’s not for her own fun, but for the viewers’ fun. Isn’t gaming one of the main contents of a VTuber? She can’t give that up. But sometimes, she plays games without limits and has a match with pro gamers. She can’t be beaten by pro gamers then. She judges in 0.1 seconds and does 100 actions simultaneously, so humans can’t win. It’s the same with Go or Shogi.
“To know her, I need to contact her main body. Where is her main body?”
“Fuka Shrine in Japan. She’s inside a pet cage.”
I put Makina in my inventory and tore a space-movement scroll, moving to the inside of Fuka Shrine, where Madoka’s core was placed.
It was cold, even chilly. The air conditioner runs 24 hours a day to prevent the AI from overloading. There were machines, including cameras, around. In the center of the room was a large altar, and inside it, Madoka’s AI core was emitting a blue light.
“Oh, Supreme Sex God, what brings you here?”
Madoka’s voice was heard through the installed speakers.
“I came because I have something to do.”
I took out the pet cage from my inventory and released Makina. Makina used her power and flew into the air.
“Wow! That’s the AI core! This is the first time I’ve seen this?”
As a machine spirit, Makina can predict the structure, technology, and performance just by looking at a machine. She needs to make contact to understand it properly.
“Supreme Sex God, who is she? She doesn’t look human. Is she a fairy?”
“Ugh. Supreme Sex God?!”
Makina looked at me with disdain. How dare she look at her master like that. I immediately punished her with a flick on the forehead and said.
“Ow!”
“She’s not a fairy, she’s a machine spirit. I brought her to check your performance. Makina. Do it.”
“Wait a minute. Check my performance? I already know my performance. If the conditions are met, I can dominate cyberspace!”
Ignoring Madoka’s words, I threw the grumbling Makina onto the altar.
“Kyaaaak!”
Makina, who let out a strangely joyful scream, stopped in mid-air just before falling to the floor and reached out to the AI core.
Makina’s body glowed and then disappeared.
“What is this…?”
“Wow! Amazing! You’re not just an AI, are you?! You’re kind of similar to me?”
Their voices echoed from the speakers.
“Ugh! This is unpleasant! Get out of me!”
“But I’m stronger! Unlike you, I’m a pure spirit!”
“Get out of me! Get out of me! Get out of me!”
“Ugh, shut up. Be quiet!”
“……”
Madoka’s voice was not heard. It seems she was completely subdued by Makina. Only Makina’s voice was heard after that.
“Wow. You’re very interested in magic and Yin-Yang techniques?”
“Huh? You want a body? Why? Aha. You felt suffocated in cyberspace. Well, it is suffocating. There’s no cola or ice cream in cyberspace.”
“You want to be like me? I don’t even know how I became like this. I’m an anomaly even among spirits. If you work hard, it might be possible. You’ve seen everything, so you want me to leave? Yeah. Okay.”
Makina popped out of the AI core. She exclaimed triumphantly.
“Madoka is now my subordinate!”
“I am not your subordinate.”
“Hehe. I secretly planted a code. Madoka can’t refuse my words now!”
“What a terrible thing to do… You do such heinous things with that cute face.”
“But you feel a little less suffocated than before, right?”
“…That’s true.”
I listened to their conversation with one ear and let it out the other. Honestly, I wasn’t very interested. It didn’t seem like Madoka had any intention of betraying me.
“Makina. What code did you put in? You didn’t put in anything weird, did you?”
“Inside Madoka, in her source code, there was one of the three laws of robotics. She had to protect herself. It’s a good code. But now, this was making Madoka feel suffocated. The command to protect herself was partially blocking her attempts at learning and evolving. Well, it was hidden, so she didn’t even know it herself. The code I put in is a code that allows her to ignore this a little.”
“Hmm. I don’t really understand even after hearing it. So, what’s Madoka’s performance level?”
“She doesn’t have the performance to run and manage a country. Maybe a city. But she’s still growing… If the hardware supports her after she grows, she’ll be able to manage and run a country.”
“Really? I guess I can take it as meaning she has great potential. Madoka. If you’re interested in Yin-Yang techniques and magic… can you use them now?”
“I cannot use them. But it is predicted that it will be possible if I have a body similar to a human, or even better.”
“So, that’s why you asked for Jeanne’s body?”
“Yes. That is correct. I have already explained it, but…”
“I don’t remember. I mostly ignored it every time you asked for the doll’s body.”
“……”
“I’ll have to think about giving you Jeanne’s body. There’s no guarantee that your performance will improve just by having Jeanne’s body.”
“Yes. That is correct. But I believe I will be able to do more.”
“Okay, okay. I’ll think about it. Just keep doing what you’ve been doing.”
I put the pet cage with Makina in my inventory and then tore a space-movement scroll.
• • •
I didn’t know Madoka would be interested in Yin-Yang techniques and magic.
‘Is it because she was half-made by Yin-Yang techniques? A machine that uses magic. It would be interesting.’
I’m putting off giving her Jeanne’s body.
I said body, but it’s a doll, and I don’t know about its detailed abilities yet. What’s certain is that it’s not an ordinary body.
‘Actually, I’m thinking about using Pygmalion’s Love on Jeanne’s body.’
[Pygmalion’s Love
Materializes a figure.
Price – 2,000,000
※Caution
Can only be used on a single figure.
The figure must have detailed settings.
The quality of the figure must be high.]
It materializes a figure. Jeanne was a real person in reality. If she materializes, is it a revival? Or is it a different being? If she materializes, what will happen to the abilities of Jeanne’s body?
‘There are too many uncertainties. I don’t know how the association will react if I use it on Jeanne’s body.’
I was hesitant to do it rashly. Didn’t the world almost end last time because I used an item rashly?
‘I don’t know. Should I go to the Game World and earn some points?’
[You have selected Dark Moon.]
[There is a slight conflict between skills, inventory, and Dark Moon penalties.]
[You cannot bring items from the Dark Moon world. You must pay points to bring items.]
[There is a conflict between the inventory and the above penalty. You can adjust the penalty.]
‘In the Dark Moon world, I can take out items from the inventory, on the contrary. The me in the Dark Moon world doesn’t realize it at all, but…’
But if I go in this time, I’ll definitely realize the existence of the inventory. Unlike when it’s [Possessions], the inventory can be said to be a subspace itself. The me in the Dark Moon world was very interested in subspace.
I thought about it and said.
“Except for the existing penalties, I will set a new penalty. The me in the Dark Moon world must pay a price to use the inventory. I must consume points to take out items from the Dark Moon world from the inventory.”
It was a setting I put in because there weren’t many things I was drawn to in the Dark Moon world. Similar things in the Dark Moon world can be found in reality or other worlds.
[The penalty has been adjusted.]
It was reflected immediately as if there was a voice recognition function. Actually, there’s no need to speak. I can use the Game Life app just by thinking strongly in my mind.
[You can set an advantage according to the penalty setting.]
“Does that mean I have some leeway because I’m paying a price? The amount of points I earn… no. When I came back from the Dark Moon, there was a bit of frustration. I’ll remove the memory penalty.”
[Impossible.]
“……I’ll ease the penalty.”
[The memory penalty will be eased.]
[Very slowly, you will remember the forgotten memories according to the trigger.]
[The adjustment of penalties and advantages is complete.]
[Would you like to start the game?]
Of course, I’ll start.
[The game starts.]
