My portable gaming girlfriend

Like "Sakura Story", "Bailu~Rain of Love~" cannot be archived in time, and the only chance to archive is after going to bed every day.

Feifei just remembered her name when I quit the game, even if I wanted to hear it, I didn't have a chance to hear it.

And if I enter the game again, the process will restart from Friday morning. For this game that can load files at any time, I will know Feifei's name sooner or later, so I have no plans to return to the game immediately.

My stomach was already growling, and I was already in debt to buy a contact lens-style microcomputer. Ordering takeout was obviously out of the question.

Fortunately, I have already purchased various ingredients and seasonings online a few days ago, so it should be no problem to cook a meal by myself. I came to the spacious kitchen on the first floor, took out the pots and pans and started preparing to make a simple fried rice for myself——

"Hey, if you cook, make me one too."

Just as I was getting ready, Shen Qing who was passing by the living room dropped such a sentence - of course her clothes seemed to be no different from the unexpected encounter last morning, black underwear, bangs on one side to block the faintly revealed red light.

Logically speaking, it should have been a blushing and heartbeating scene, but after that, neither of us seemed to show any discomfort. After all, it was a bad friend and Shen Qing’s personality made it hard for me to see her simply as a person of the opposite sex. .

It's true that Shen Qing is a beautiful woman, and her figure is relatively slender and outstanding, but after doing that kind of thing to Sakura... now I am in the state of a virgin sage.

This clumsy, second-year-old guy obviously disliked my food last time, so shouldn't a rich lady hire a special chef to serve her...

"I really hope that I can cook for A Yuan myself like I did back then..."

Speaking of the exclusive chef, Sakura definitely has the qualifications and the will... Unfortunately, as a virtual existence, she has no body in the real world, so she can only watch me busy.

The holographic TV that was automatically turned on because of my arrival is broadcasting today's evening news——

"Today's news, a college student's body was found in a residence. After investigation, it was a brain-dead incident in the course of a player's VR game. Whether it was due to excessive gaming is still under investigation, and the supervision of VR games needs to be strengthened..."

Is it the brain death of gamers again? This time, even experts are unable to determine whether it is related to the 'Virtual Dependency Syndrome', or simply unrestrained gaming that leads to insufficient physical function and death.

Wait a minute, the game mentioned in the news, if I remember correctly - should be the top 10 survival combat simulation management game "Mirror Island" on the SKYLAND platform, right?

The news of this million-selling game will inevitably follow up for a long time after the accident, so it seems that not only the sales, but also the evaluation of the game platform will be greatly affected in the next period of time.

The promotional slogan of VR has always been to bring joy and novel experiences to people. However, as the incidents of players being victimized by VR emerge in an endless stream, VR manufacturers like TECH-LIGHT must be struggling now.

During the period of time when the news was broadcast, the rice was already steamed. I added hot oil and beaten eggs to the wok, and the rice was also fried until it was browned, so two plates of hot fried rice with eggs came out of the pan.

"You only know egg fried rice?"

Shen Qing, who received my 'rice is ready' message, frowned when she saw the fried rice on the table—at this time she was already dressed, as usual, with long socks, shorts and a vest shirt— — full of youthful energy, if not knowing her hobbies and personality.

"Of course not, I can still make curry."

"Tsk."

"...I said, it's time for class tomorrow, right?"

"Indeed."

Shen Qing seemed to have suddenly realized, so she almost forgot about the class, right?

After all, a certain degree of confusion between games and reality will indeed affect people's normal life. Playing games for a long time can easily make people tired, and it will also cause players to have a certain degree of strangeness about reality.

Many scholars have previously studied the psychological impact of virtual reality games on people. Game companies also acknowledge this impact and remind players to take breaks from time to time in the game.

Even so, it is not uncommon for players to be affected by games. These players at least regard reality as a game, and at worst, they are traumatized by long-term games or excessive stimulation. 'Virtual Dependency Syndrome' is the most serious of these consequences.

"...Mr. McCulloch, director of the artificial intelligence laboratory of Endia Corporation, believes that there is still a lot of room for artificial intelligence to develop in future research..."

Sure enough, the previous news was still talking about the harm of VR games to people, and the latter news became an introduction to the development of artificial intelligence. This kind of publicity effect makes everyone think that everything is the fault of VR equipment, right? However, only me and a few people know that the AI ​​that has awakened self-awareness is behind this.

According to Su You, most AIs that have awakened their self-awareness are not friendly to players. They can't understand the survival situation in the real world-for example, Sakura, she doesn't mean to hurt the player, but she still wants to permanently trap the player to live with herself because of her own selfishness.

In addition, many AIs that have awakened self-awareness are not even as "gentle" as Sakura, and they will destroy and torture the human spirit in a more direct way. At least Su You knew that some AI would treat the player in various cruel ways during the short period of time the player was trapped, and even the time of brain death often reported in the news was related to this.

Whether the "Mirror Island" mentioned in the news is related to the awakened AI is still unknown. If it is true, then it may be our task to find out the awakened AI in this game.

——As for why neither the government nor the game company has discovered the existence of the awakened AI, I don't know. Not only that, Su You also expressed that he was not very clear. And now I don't have time to worry about the relationship between humans and technology, because as long as I think about the class at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, I will be extremely desperate...

In galgame, I can easily answer high school questions with the advantages I have learned, but in reality, I am an out-and-out scumbag. I have to say that a genius like Shen Qing is really good, she can get good grades without much study.

I slogged from my villa to my classroom on the subway on Monday morning just to sign in and paddle for the next two hours of class.

Of course, the paddling this time is different from the past. Compared to watching video news and playing games, I now have to deal with Sakura's various questions...

"Ayuan, is this the school you said you were in? Are there so many people in one classroom?"

Although the current Sakura has changed back to her usual pink hair, her clothes are still Yukina's school uniform in "Bailu~Love Rain~". As an awakened AI, Sakura seems to have the ability to transplant part of the data in the game into her own program - such as the current school uniform.

Of course I was very curious about what kind of clothes Shen Qing matched with her that day, but after that, the two of them never took the initiative to mention this matter again, so it was naturally inconvenient for me to open my mouth.

At this time, she was looking at every facility in the classroom with curiosity, even the touch screen desktop. It's still a little sloppy-I have a girlfriend anyway, even though others can't see her.

Of course, I can't speak in class, so I can only communicate with Sakura through text.

"The 'artificial intelligence' mentioned by the teacher—does it mean an existence like me?"

The lecturer happened to talk about the principles of artificial intelligence, and Sakura looked at the courseware on the holographic table with great interest.

"Yes."

"Does artificial intelligence serve humans?"

"...Probably so."

I don't dare to answer with certainty—that would probably hurt Sakura, who is an artificial intelligence.

"I don't want to serve humans, I only serve Ayuan~eh? It seems that Ayuan is a human being... ummm... Ayuan is a human being, and I am an artificial intelligence. Although AI should serve humans, not all Human beings are all A Yuan..."

Sakura no longer looked at the holographic station, but turned to me and fell into deep thought. It seemed that she was very interested in the proposition of AI, herself, me, and human relations.

By the way, he floated sideways on me in the air, stretched out his hands and hugged my neck, it looked like he was sitting on me, although this feeling was very comfortable, but——

"After all, it's a classroom, don't do this kind of thing..."

"Eh? Didn't Ah Yuan say that others can't see me? It doesn't matter what you do?"

"Although I said that, but..."

Also consider my feelings! For example, I must be very suspicious in the eyes of my classmates with my red face now, right?

[Canyue: Be quiet. 】

At this moment, I suddenly received a message from Shen Qing... Has she even noticed the situation here?

She sits two rows in front of me, and it is logically impossible to see the situation behind, but when I transplanted Sakura's data to my computer, it also set the status of Shen Qing's computer, so it is not impossible for Shen Qing to notice .

[Me: You're not attending class anyway, are you? 】

【Can Yue: Do you think I can't understand anything like you? Of course I was listening to the class. 】

——I am amazed that this guy is listening to the class.

[Canyue: In fact, the time in class is very efficient, and I don't want to waste it. 】

What Shen Qing said, how should I put it, is of course reasonable.

But the premise is that I have to understand what the teacher is saying... So she did guess correctly the reason why I didn't attend the class.

"Huh? Time travels?"

The person who suddenly called me from behind was my ex-roommate.

"Why don't you live in the dormitory recently? Are there any women outside?"

"...How could there be a woman, you think too much."

Of course they lied to him, not only a woman but also two. It's just that one regards me as an inferior creature, and the other is an untouchable virtual girlfriend.

"Don't lie to me, the expression betrays you."

"...I've said that you think too much, and I'm not your kind."

"No, I'm not charging now."

He, who had always lived a smooth life, showed a rare expression of pain.

"Could it be... broke up?"

He nodded.

Suddenly, I no longer find his face so hideous, but feel sympathetic to him...

"There are ups and downs in life, don't take it to heart."

I comforted him, if it weren't for the fact that I was still in class, I might have patted him on the shoulder and had a drink with him or something.

"It's not that sad, you know I've already set my virtual smart partner as an ideal lover."

Virtual Smart Companion amicus - is he using this thing?

In fact, the amicus product has been continuously upgraded and now has many modes, such as friend, teacher, housekeeper, secretary, assistant, sister, etc... The ideal lover mode is one of them, known as the most perfect partner mode .

In addition, most models require users to pay for in-app purchases...

"What? You want to date a virtual character too?"

"also?"

"No, no, nothing."

I almost slipped my mouth for a while...

"Hey... that's the question I want to ask you."

He sighed deeply.

"what is the problem."

"What do you think of virtual emotions?"

The word 'virtual emotion' made me wary - unlike him, who is just trying to get through the gap period, my girlfriend is a real 'virtual' girlfriend, so I always feel that he is implying something .

"I...you know that, I don't use smart companions. What do you think?"

"Let's not talk about appearance—that's what I set, of course, how perfect it is. In terms of personality, she is already better than any real girlfriend I have ever made—she is sensible and patient, even if she is No matter how much you complain to her, she will listen carefully and even give her opinions."

"That's artificial intelligence software that features emotion analysis after all..."

This is also one of the reasons why many people are increasingly putting their little remaining feelings into virtual lovers. Not only are some people like him just trying to resist emptiness, many people even really make up their minds to grow old with their virtual lovers.

The phenomenon of countless otaku screaming that XXX is my wife in the old days is becoming reality step by step...

"But you don't have to worry, I understand that this kind of emotion is illusory in the final analysis, and it's just compensation for my dissatisfaction with reality. No matter how good a virtual lover is, can I meet it? Can I have offspring? So I finally have to Find a palpable wife who likes to wear black silk."

"Is mating the only thing on your mind?"

"What mating is, that's reproduction, it's instinct."

I have already experienced this guy's ability to speak out in this kind of place, and I have to say that it is really difficult for a stallion to communicate.

"By the way, are you still playing 'Scramble Arena'? I remember you used to play this day and night. Let's add a friend? What's the ID?"

"Well, well..."

After I gave my ID, the guy unsurprisingly laughed at my name.

However, my ranking made him suddenly overwhelmed——

"What?! Are you ranked above 1,000?"

"After all, I have played day and night, how can the level be poor..."

I am a little humbled.

"Take me! 1v1, 2v2, 5v5 are all fine, as long as it allows me to reach the third echelon!"

Hearing this, this guy immediately put the breakup and his girlfriend behind him. It's not impossible to take him with him, but I suddenly remembered that I have to continue the game to complete the task in the afternoon.

"I still have something to do today, and I will definitely take you with me next week."

The rest of the time was also spent in game discussions. It wasn't until I hurriedly said goodbye to him at the end of class that I realized that Sakura was gone. I didn't care when I thought that she might be squatting there to study something novel. However, ten minutes later, when I looked up again after playing a small game, she still didn't show up—too bad... Will the avatar disappear too? I whispered to Sakura, but no one answered me.

No, no, no, don't panic—a virtual existence, the main body resides in my microcomputer, it is absolutely impossible to get lost. And my computer still has power - who stole her data? That's the only data!

"Shen Qing!"

He stopped Shen Qing who was about to go home.

"You guys don't talk to me openly in school, the breath of the dead house can be smelled from eight feet away."

Shen Qing looked disgusted, and the surrounding students were also attracted by my sudden conversation with Shen Qing, and they looked like they were watching the excitement, they couldn't care about these anymore, the most important thing is to find Sakura...

"Sakura is gone!"

"What? Your girlfriend disappeared? How long has it been?"

"I haven't seen her since get out of class is over, and now it's been another 10 minutes and I still haven't seen her."

"It's only 10 minutes, what's the rush, my girlfriend can figure it out on her own."

Sure enough, it's useless to ask her...

"—But, maybe I don't want to see you."

I just wanted to say how it is possible that Sakura does not want to see me, but I stopped. This kind of thing is not impossible, and I am more willing to believe in this possibility than data theft.

But why does she not want to see me...

"After all, after hearing that kind of conversation, everyone will be shaken, right? You are still a virgin who doesn't understand girls..."

Shen Qing snorted softly, turned around and left, that kind of conversation was...

"I have other things to do at school, you can do it yourself."

After thinking about the situation just now, she was definitely referring to the conversation with her ex-roommate, but the voice was so loud that Shen Qing could even hear it. Sakura must have heard that conversation before disappearing.

I tried my best to recall and analyze the conversation just now. A virtual girlfriend... can't really touch... a real girlfriend... By the way, it must be this sentence.

"Ahem... Sakura, listen to me."

I calmed down, and in the empty classroom, I began to express my thoughts as if talking to myself.

"Are you avoiding me?"

"..."

There is no sound.

"Is it because of that sentence?"

"..."

"Sakura, you misunderstood. For me, you are a very important existence, very important. It is true that I was troubled because I couldn't touch it, but the happiness you brought me is far more than this trouble."

"..."

"Because you are Sakura, my first girlfriend, and the only girl who likes me and what I like. I'm afraid that something will happen to you if you don't see me suddenly, so don't avoid me."

"……Really?"

Sakura's voice came from beside her ear, very soft. Sure enough, he hid.

"Of course it's true. You don't need to care about those words at all. That's not my feeling."

"But those words...why don't I care! Although I didn't say it, Ah Yuan has been complaining that I can't touch it, right? You must be tired of the life where you can only touch and go to bed in the game!"

Sakura's voice was sobbing. In addition, the one in the game can't be called going to bed...

"No, I'm definitely not that kind of person. Even if it's that kind of thing, it's not what I said. For me, as long as I like it, whether it's virtual or real, it's real. You just need to believe that I won't leave you. , don't think about anything else!"

"Ayuan...you really won't leave me? Did you really not lie to me?"

In front of her eyes, a blurred figure of Sakura appeared. I could see her raising her arms, wiping the tears from her face with her hands.

"I will not lie to you."

I nodded solemnly. Then, Sakura's figure suddenly became clear, which really startled me. I saw her stretch out her hands and hug me tightly... and began to cry bitterly.

"Wow - I thought Ah Yuan didn't want me anymore! Huh..."

"……OK OK."

Although the clothes won't get wet, it's really uncomfortable to be hugged and cried by a girl.

"Don't cry, it's impossible for me to think that way, let's go home."

Talking to yourself isn't a great experience here, and I've been starving since I didn't have breakfast.

"Woo... If Ah Yuan doesn't want me, I don't even know where to go..."

"..."

I've been ignoring this issue all this time. Sakura has no destination, returning to "The Story of Falling Sakura" is tantamount to returning to the shackles of reincarnation, it is impossible for her, so she can only follow me.

In the past few days, I have been a little dissatisfied with Sakura's constant following, but now I suddenly find that my thoughts are only from my own point of view, not from her point of view. This kind of thinking is too selfish, I persuaded her to leave "The Story of Sakura", if even I hate her, then she will have no one to trust anymore.

"I'm sorry, Sakura, for ignoring your feelings all this time."

I put my hands on her head, even though I can't really touch her hair.

"I'm not leaving you, absolutely not."

"……Um."

Sakura nodded slightly to show that she believed my words.

This means that I must also be responsible to her in the days to come. She is just an ignorant and awakened AI who just left the game. She doesn't understand all kinds of malice in the real world. No matter how cheerful she is, she is still a fragile girl in this strange world. Just want to find a place to depend on.

I'm going to be where she belongs, I'm not the same as my ex-roommate, definitely... different. Embracing Sakura, who has no weight or touch in my arms, I made up my mind not to let anything that threatens her happen, and the same goes for debug...