Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

She has a sense of self and believes that she is Argo’s daughter. She is dissatisfied with the fictional daughter that Argo speaks of and takes the initiative to refute it.

They have self-awareness, emotions, judgment, and the ability to act freely.

Is this really just an NPC?

"This is truly... amazing. Is she really an NPC? Has artificial intelligence become this powerful?"

Agil scratched his head in admiration, and at the same time, he couldn't help but activate his target acquisition skill to check Yui's status.

The target acquisition skill is used to search for surrounding targets. It can search for NPCs, players, and monsters, and the results returned by these three types of targets are different.

Players are represented by a green humanoid frame, monsters by a red monster-shaped frame, and NPCs will return different icons depending on their situation.

As for Yui, the response was the most ordinary one: a white phantom. This proves that Yui is, in theory, a random NPC.

So-called "passerby NPCs" are those that are not set up for any purpose. They do not trade with players, do not provide quests, and are not part of any quest. When you talk to them, they will basically only respond with a few pre-set lines.

However, right now, Yui, this highly intelligent NPC, is just an ordinary NPC, according to the positive feedback from her target acquisition skill.

This is suspicious. There's probably only one explanation: it's a special setting for this NPC named Yui.

Yui seemed to sense something, turned around and stuck her tongue out at the bald, black giant, Agil, waving her little fist as if to say, "Don't peek at me."

"Haha, interesting, this is beyond my imagination. It seems that the United States doesn't have this kind of technology yet. Putting everything else aside for now, Kayaba Akihiko's scientific ability is simply unbelievable."

"If Yui's intelligence were to be given a physical body, she could probably be considered a true human being, right? After all, in her current AI state, she doesn't seem to be much less intelligent than human beings, or perhaps it's no longer appropriate to describe her as AI; it seems more appropriate to describe her as a soul?"

Klein shook his head and said, "Hey, you're exaggerating. This little thing must be some kind of trick by Kayaba Akihiko. Artificial souls or something. This kid is just a bunch of data... Ouch!"

Caught off guard, Klein was startled when a teacup flew from the sky and hit him in the stomach. Upon closer inspection, Klein saw that the culprit, the girl in white, had once again hidden in Argo's arms, her head buried in her hands.

This action seems to be saying, "It's not me, it's not who I am!"

"Haha, Klein, you've finally learned your lesson for talking bad about Yui!"

Kirito laughed heartily and said, "Well, I don't think it's impossible. After all, the human soul and consciousness are ultimately just data. Perhaps Yui can't be called a human soul, but she is already an AI with enough self-awareness, and we should treat her as an independent individual."

"That makes so much sense, Kirito, are you still planning to become a scientist?"

Klein, his face dark, picked up the blanket and placed it on the table beside him. Kirito scratched his head, gave a bitter smile, and said, "Speaking of which, you all know, Kayaba Akihiko has always been my idol. Originally, I did intend to follow in his footsteps and take this path, but now..."

Klein couldn't continue the conversation after Kirito started talking; he didn't want to discuss the topic. At that moment, Klein suddenly remembered the pizza he had ordered... Could it have gone bad?

Or perhaps the pizza deliveryman, unable to collect payment, called the police, which conveniently saved him from entering the game?

If that's really the case, I'll thank that employee when I have the chance to go out in the future. As a reward, I'll eat my fill at that pizza place for a week.

But I don't know how long it will take before I can get out. What if the door is closed when I finally get out?

Damn it, I actually quite liked the food at that restaurant!

This is Klein. One second he was thinking about how to deal with this wretched brat, but now his wandering thoughts have already escaped the atmosphere and ventured into space.

Argo blinked. She had been waiting for Klein to lose his temper while holding Yui, but she had already decided to side with Yui. After all, Yui was her daughter.

Even though she knew Yui was a data NPC, right now, with body temperature and tactile feedback, Yui in her arms was clearly a real child, a cute little girl.

Now, the little girl sees her as her mother.

A sense of satisfaction and mission lingered in Argo's heart, making her determined to fight for herself this time.

“Even if this is a game…some things are real, and with Momo…at least for now, I have to protect this child.”

"All right!"

Mo Mo clapped her hands, attracting everyone's attention. This despicable male protagonist had finally made his move, even after his wife and lover had reconciled. What a scoundrel.

The above expresses Reimu Hakurei's frustration at not being able to watch a live-action soap opera.

"It seems that, although there are no system prompts, we can't possibly abandon this little girl."

"Waaah—Mommy, Daddy doesn't want me anymore!"

"Yui, be good. With Mommy here, let your heartless father of yours die, let him swallow a thousand needles!"

"Ok!"

Mo Mo was speechless. Even Asuna, who was standing next to him, burst out laughing after a few seconds of silence. She said, "Mo Mo, this seems to be the first time I've seen you with such an embarrassed expression. Are you not good at dealing with children?"

"So that's how it is..."

Lisbeth looked at Silica and said, "I suddenly realized that Momo seems to be able to find topics to talk about with all the girls and make them happy, but he becomes a real gentleman big brother only when he is with Silica."

"Huh, it seems that's really the case. Hmph, playboy Mo Mo, do you also have things you're not good at?"

Argo, as if he had discovered a new continent, took the opportunity to provoke Momo.

"Oh, how could that be? Silica is very happy when she's with Brother Momo. Brother Momo takes good care of Silica."

"So, Silica, it's not that kind of 'taking care'! How should I put it..."

Lisbeth found it harder to explain to Silica. What she meant was that Momo could make every girl who met him feel a flutter in her heart, and that the control over this feeling was still in Momo's hands.

When facing herself, Momo controlled this charm very well, making Lisbeth feel that Momo was like a male best friend. Although she might have some fantasies, they were just fantasies.

Now, Lisbeth suddenly realized that she had absolutely no reason not to fall for Momo. Asuna and Argo, who had been putting on airs all along, had both fallen for her and seemed to be stuck in a quagmire.

If you don't understand it when you look at yourself, this attitude becomes even more obvious when Momo treats Silica.

Besides maintaining a humble and gentlemanly demeanor, he also exudes a sense of caution, completely losing his casual style and instead appearing as if he is deliberately taking care of a child.

However, since these words involved her own thoughts and the little mouse's ulterior motives, it was definitely inconvenient to say them. So Lisbeth chose to give a perfunctory answer, leaving Silica with a head full of question marks.

In fact, Lisbeth was right.

Who told Mo Mo to live to be a hundred years old in his previous life and not even have a wife? How could he possibly be good at dealing with children?

Faced with innocent children, what methods and approaches should Mo Mo, who is full of thoughts and whose mind is racing, use?

Let's forget about it!

Momo didn't intend to use adult thinking to deal with children, lest she lose the last bit of innocence deep in her heart.

This is precisely why Mo Mo doesn't know how to deal with children. Perhaps showing her truest self would be a good solution, but how could Mo Mo, who spent eighty or ninety years scheming in her previous life, possibly do that?

What is Mo Mo's true intention?

Perhaps his true self was the one who simply loved anime and manga, and was moved, happy, tearful, and saddened by it.

Those are now just memories. The current Mo Mo completely ignores the eighty or ninety years of life experience he gained in order to enter the second stage.

Perhaps at this moment, the Mo Mo of today is the real Mo Mo?

Even Momo probably couldn't answer that question.

"Okay, I'm just afraid of children, so what? To be honest, I'm most afraid of children looking at me with their innocent eyes."

"Huh, really?" This was Argo, whose eyes were rolling.

"Momo, do you dislike children?" Asuna asked, slightly worried.

Mo Mo shook his head slightly and said, "It's not that I dislike it. After all, there's no child involved. Maybe we can practice with one in the future. What do you think, Asuna?"

Asuna blushed, and before she could answer, Argo chuckled and spoke up.

"Hey, playboy, isn't there already a daughter here?"

063 Yui is my daughter

“Dad, Yui is your daughter!” Yui echoed Argo’s words.

Asuna frowned slightly and said, "Argo, stop making jokes like that."

Asuna was slightly annoyed. Shouldn't we be discussing Yui's comings and goings now? Argo's jokes seemed to have gone too far.

Argo was slightly taken aback and subconsciously wanted to stop, but looking at Yui in his arms, a surge of anger suddenly arose in his heart.

"Why should I..."

Argo pursed his lips, hiding the angry line in his heart, but suddenly laughed again without any sign of anything amiss, as if he hadn't heard Asuna's words, and said, "Come on, Yui, go to your father's side, that's right, look at Momo with your innocent eyes, and then repeat after me."

"Take my living expenses, 1 Coles!"

"Take living expenses, 1...10 Cole!"

Yui stared fiercely at Mo Mo, and the advanced AI even made her add fuel to the fire, as if this would enhance her tone.

This seems to indicate that she no longer likes her father who doesn't approve of her; she imitates Argo's tone as if he were a real creditor coming to collect a debt.

But this creditor looked only seven or eight years old, and he had puffed out his cheeks and a serious expression.

Everyone couldn't help but smile, but Asuna's voice sounded a little angry.

"Argo!"

Asuna felt a little incredulous. Just now, everyone was confused and let Yui, this NPC, do whatever she wanted. But now that everyone understood what was going on, why was Argo still enjoying himself?

It seems like they've really gone a little overboard with the fun, but Yui is an NPC. Is it really okay for them to get so deeply involved?

“Argo, Yui is just an NPC, you seem a bit…”

Asuna!

Argo's reaction was even stronger than Yasna's, which startled Yui as well. She turned around, saw that Argo wasn't angry at her, and immediately ran back to Argo, hugging him as if to comfort her mother.

Asuna was also startled; her lips parted slightly, and she seemed a little bewildered.

Argo stroked Yui's hair, a slight smile appearing on his lips, and then said a sentence, word by word.

"Yui is my daughter."

"But...but!"

"There are no 'buts'!"

Argo's voice grew louder again, causing everyone to pause slightly. Argo, who had never been angry or annoyed even when facing a death game, was now breathing heavily.

"She is my daughter, she has become my mother, and I am her mother! I don't care if this is a game or reality, at least... at least now... she is my daughter, and I will protect her..."

At least, within the game, this is my only connection to Momo...

I don't want to give up anymore, I don't want to endure it anymore, at least not on this point...

This is a game, at least within the game...

"Mommy, don't cry. Yui is here. Yui will always be with you!"