Great, we're doomed now!

This face is clearly very young, yet at this moment it seems as if it has lived for many years and seen too much, showing no fear, only a calm and composed demeanor.

She had seen countless people display various expressions in the face of death, but this was the first time she had ever seen Ye Shou like this.

It's not that I'm not afraid of death, it's that I feel it doesn't matter if I die?

No, that's not right!

He felt that if he died at her hands for this reason, he wouldn't have anything to say.

He was fully prepared to accept all the consequences.

How ridiculous!

He's just a playboy, yet he acts like a martyr. What kind of person is he to be so self-righteous about having multiple relationships while putting on such a noble act?

and many more!

Yes... that's not usually the case. Most people would show their guilty side or make excuses to justify their behavior... how could they not even give a basic explanation and just "confess"?

On the other hand, is Ye Shou a monster of desire who is unrestrained and indulges himself without restraint?

Although they hadn't known each other for very long, Carmilla felt she knew him quite well. Ye Shoufei wasn't the kind of person who indulged himself; in fact, he was more of a conservative and cautious type.

So why did he let things turn out this way?

There must be a lot of things I don't know about this... If I make a decision now and don't give him any chance, wouldn't that be too arbitrary?

Correct!

This can't be done... If we had been a little more tolerant back then, and learned to see things from other people's perspectives, perhaps Hitram wouldn't have gone down such an extreme path...

Carmilla, it's time for you to change yourself. Don't do anything you'll regret!

Staring at Ye Shou for a long time, the female warrior unconsciously bit her lip. Suddenly, the lightsaber in her hand dissipated, and countless golden specks of light drifted from between her fingers, disappearing in the blink of an eye like fireflies in summer.

“I’ve changed my mind.” Her voice remained cold. “Killing you like this would be too easy for you.”

Ye Shou lowered his head: "Hmm?"

Carmilla avoided his gaze, turned around and walked to the window, her back to him.

“I’m going to stay in this world for a while,” she said. “To see what kind of person you really are, to see what’s going on between you and those women—I won’t draw my sword until I’ve figured it out.”

Ye Shou watched her slender yet upright back as moonlight streamed in through the window, casting a frosty glow on her short silver hair… After a moment of silence, a slight smile curved the corners of the man's lips.

The smile was faint, tinged with self-deprecation and a sense of relief.

The soft, cool light fell on his face, obscuring half of it in shadow while leaving the other half remarkably clear.

Slightly furrowed brows, a high, straight nose, and a slightly upturned mouth...

Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked away, the indescribable emotions churning in her chest again.

It wasn't anger, it wasn't resentment, it was something she couldn't quite put her finger on.

This guy... must have his reasons!

He didn't become a scumbag willingly!

What if, what if he's still a good boy?

Ding--

A crisp notification sound suddenly rang out in the room.

The personal computer on Ye Shou's desk started up by itself, the screen lit up, and the blue light was particularly conspicuous in the dim room. Immediately afterwards, a holographic projection shot out from the projector above the screen, and condensed into the image of a little girl the size of a palm above the desk.

Her long, black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, shimmering softly in the light and shadow. She wore a simple white dress, the hem of which concealed her feet, with only a faint halo supporting her as she floated in mid-air.

Her features were so exquisite that she didn't look real; she seemed more like a character who had stepped out of a painting. But her dark pupils revealed a composure that didn't match her appearance.

It was one of the two super AIs left behind by Kayaba Akihiko, "Kayaba Yui," who was recruited by Ye Shou.

"Master," the little girl said, her voice clear and melodious like a bell.

"It's 'only'."

Ye Shou's expression was gentle. He greeted the little girl's projection lightly, but he was very careful, paying special attention to Carmilla's reaction, afraid of touching her sensitive nerves.

"Don't call me 'master'... Let's use a different term, it feels weird."

"I understand."

Wei immediately nodded and, following his own logic, searched the historical records for a title that held the same status as the "master," but sounded more gentle and affectionate—

"Father."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shou felt as if struck by lightning, and his body trembled violently.

Carmilla immediately turned around, shifting her gaze from Ye Shou to the holographic projection, her eyes widening slightly.

"The search for the individuals you previously instructed has yielded preliminary results." The little girl, completely oblivious to the strange change in atmosphere, continued, "A total of thirty-two candidates matching the characteristics of 'special individuals' have been selected, and seven of them have been confirmed to possess abnormal abilities. Detailed information has been compiled into a list, and the detailed information has been sent to your terminal."

She paused, tilted her head, and her long black hair swayed gently with the movement.

"Also, what you asked me to keep in mind..."

"Ahem." Ye Shou coughed lightly.

The little girl blinked, her gaze shifting from Ye Shou to Carmilla, lingering on her face for two seconds before she noticed that there was more than one person.

"Father, who is this...?"

“Carmilla… By the way, you need to give her Level 1 access and provide her with comprehensive intelligence support, because in the future she will be like me and will take on the responsibility of protecting humanity.”

"Miss Carmilla... the information has been recorded." The little girl didn't press for details about Carmilla. As a super artificial intelligence, she could judge a person's mood through micro-expressions...

Judging from her current condition, it is definitely not suitable for her to collect too much detailed information.

"Then I won't disturb you any longer. I will report any new developments to you as soon as possible, Father."

"And don't call me that—"

The holographic projection turned off, the little girl's figure vanished into thin air, and the area above the desk returned to calm.

...The silence in the room lasted for three seconds.

Carmilla turned to look at Ye Shou, and Ye Shou looked down at her—

“Father? Master?” Carmilla’s voice was eerily calm.

Ye Shou opened his mouth: "I can explain that—she can be a bit eccentric at times."

When did you have a daughter?

"Not long after... no, she wasn't me... I don't know why she called me that... she was just a super AI I found."

"AI?"

"To put it simply, there was an electronic monster that could create virtual reality. After I defeated her, I found 'Wei' in the database."

Ye Shou said, "I put her in charge of some tasks that require a lot of calculation, such as screening out people with superpowers and marking them in advance so that we can lock onto the target immediately if problems arise in the future... In general, we are just work partners and there is no parent-child relationship between us."

"I see."

Carmilla nodded, then raised her hand, and a dark golden whip of light re-formed in her palm, its tip dragging on the ground with a soft sizzling sound.

"So you're even going to mess with computer programs?"

"Weren't you listening to me? How did you come to that conclusion!"

Ye Shou took a deep breath, and golden ripples spread out from his feet, sweeping across the entire room like water ripples.

Light and shadow began to overlap and intertwine, and the walls, ceiling, and floor seemed to be covered by an invisible film, as if time and space were being stripped away from reality in that instant.

call out!

Carmilla's light whip lashed out at the spot where Ye Shou had just stood, leaving a charred crack in the floor. Ye Shou dodged to the side, the whip tip grazing his clothes and leaving a smoking mark on the wall behind him.

If there were no time and space restrictions, the entire building would have been blown up by now, right?

"Calm down!"

"Humph!"

Carmilla ignored her completely, and the second whip came whistling through the air—

In the instant Ye Shou dodged, he and Carmilla locked eyes across the distance, and suddenly it dawned on him:

She's making the best of a bad situation!

The whole thing was just a misunderstanding. Carmilla isn't some kind of cavewoman, so how could she not understand what AI is?

Regardless of what Yui calls him, whether it's "Dad" or "Master," it's essentially the same term for the "highest authority." From the AI's perspective, it's all the same—she sees the developer, Kayaba Akihiko, as her father, so in Yui's database, this term is equivalent to "administrator."

Carmilla could never be jealous of an AI... She just had too much pressure accumulated today and needed an excuse to vent!

"Fine, since you insist, then don't blame me for being impolite!"

-

"Welcome back, Captain... Captain, what happened to you?"

As soon as Daigo finished greeting him, he noticed Ye Shou's gloomy face, looking exhausted as if he had just gone through a life-or-death battle.

He immediately realized something, pulled Ye Shou aside, and whispered, "Has another monster appeared somewhere?"

"...You could say that," Ye Shou nodded. "But the matter has been resolved, so there's no need to worry."

"As expected! As expected of Captain Kuze."

Daigo frowned: "But what kind of monster is it that can put so much pressure on you?"

Well~

Ye Shou touched his cheek and sighed softly.

"You don't need to know. This responsibility is too heavy. I'll bear it all by myself."

“Captain…” Daigo was immediately moved.

Ye Shou, meanwhile, basked in the adoring gaze of Daigo without a second thought.

He has a great demon king locked up in his harem, how can that not be for the sake of all mankind?

Chapter 459: The Final Product of Project [J] (4K)

Recently, the GUTS team has been attacking more and more frequently, and the monsters seem to have made a pact to emerge one after another from underground, underwater, or out of the sky.