I said you are all war criminals

"Besides, if we say goodbye now, wouldn't it be awkward to meet in real life later?" Liang tried to make excuses for himself, "Right? It's like... like there's some unspeakable secret between us... Actually, this is just a dream, and it has nothing to do with Hong Xia, right?"

【Should I say goodbye to Hongxia? 】

"See, even you're speechless." Liang shook his head proudly, "So, saying goodbye is really meaningless."

She lay back on the bed, closed her eyes, and tried to put herself back into the state of "sober drunk". But this time, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't return to the dazed state she had before.

Fell asleep.

Fall asleep quickly, Yamada Ryo.

As long as I fall asleep or get drunk, I can act crazy like before.

【Should I say goodbye to Hongxia? 】

Liang turned over, the hard bed making her bones ache. Damn it, couldn't this dream be more comfortable? It was clearly her own dream!

Lying on the bed in the cell, Liang scratched his hair irritably, trying to drive those messy images out of his mind.

But the more she tried to get rid of them, the clearer those images became. Hongxia's smile, her tears, the way she played the drums, the way she handed her the drink, the way she puffed up her cheeks when she was angry, the hand she reached out to her on the bed... everything was like tiny thorns piercing Liang's chest.

Those non-existent memories made Liang's chest feel so uncomfortable that he wanted to cry.

【Should I say goodbye to Hongxia? 】

"I'm so fed up! So fed up! So fed up!" Liang suddenly sat up, grabbed a pillow and threw it at the screen. "It's just a crappy simulation. If I die, I die. What's the big deal? I've seen this kind of plot before!"

In the final battle, one of the partners died.

This is a plot that cannot be more classic.

Everyone knew this would happen.

The pillow passed through the light screen and hit the cell bars.

The question on the light screen still flickered coldly.

【Should I say goodbye to Hongxia? 】

"What the hell is this saying goodbye to!" Liang rubbed his hair frantically. "After all, this is just a dream! When you wake up, everything will be over! It's just a dream! It's not real!"

Yes, it was just a dream.

It's just a dream.

——Even if it is not a dream, it can only be a dream.

[This may be a joke, or it may be something that happened in real life.]

The words on the screen changed.

It turned into the words that Liang saw on the simulator at the beginning.

It was because of this that Liang decided to think he was drunk. After all, no matter how you think about it, this simulator is simulating things that will happen in the future, or showing things that will definitely happen in the future.

Liang didn't want to make any decisions for his "future", at least not "now".

What needs to be decided in the "now" should always be decided in the "now".

……Is not it?

【Should I say goodbye to Hongxia? 】

"Yes."

Liang gave a definite answer for the first time.

So, the simulator spits out text again.

You are wearing Hongxia and flying over the ocean.

[You will arrive in Washington in about an hour. According to intelligence, Kita is in Washington, which is still in ruins. She is probably waiting for you.]

The sea shimmered, like countless tiny pieces of gold scattered across an endless expanse of blue satin. In the distance, where the sea and sky met, the water gradually faded, eventually merging with the sky, leaving only a few soft wisps of cloud dotting the vast expanse of azure.

"We're almost there."

Hongxia said to you, "Many years have passed in a flash, and we are finally reaching the end of this road."

[In these years, whenever you weren't in the girls' beds, you were on the battlefield. You and Hongxia fought against those brutal sword pilots together, trying to protect as many people as possible.]

[To be honest, that's not what you want to do, but what Hong Xia wants to do.]

[In your life, you have hardly ever thought about doing anything big. You just always follow Hong Xia's ideas and do what Hong Xia thinks is "right."]

【Hongxia is a good person.】

Her definition of "right" is simple.

Helping those in need is right, lying is wrong, stealing is immoral, and respecting others is important.

[…People shouldn’t kill people.]

【This is Hongxia’s...】

"Hey, Hongxia."

Liang didn't wait for the simulator to finish writing and interrupted it.

Since you are saying goodbye, you should be decisive.

This is what Bai Ye taught her.

"After fighting Kita, I'll be dead."

[“…Maybe I’ll be the one to die.”]

【Hong Xia responded to you like this. 】

"Maybe we'll die together," Liang said simply, "so I'm telling you right now that I love you."

“Ahh.”

【Hongxia responded to you like this, "Is that all?"】

"enough."

Liang closed his eyes and slapped his cheeks hard.

Ok.

It’s come to this now, at least at this “last” time, let’s take it seriously.

PS: This chapter may be a little difficult to understand, so I will just give a summary.

When Liang entered the dream, he realized: first, he was in a dream. Second, the simulator in the dream was a supernatural phenomenon and might represent the future.

But Liang didn't want to foresee the future.

So, Liang decided to let himself get drunk and mess around.

However, he was indeed drunk, but because it was a dream, Liang was clearly aware of what he did while drunk.

It was not until the end, when Liang realized that Hongxia in the simulator was likely to die, that he decided to say goodbye to Hongxia properly.

This chapter focuses on emotional expression, so it may be a little difficult to understand.

I will not apologize.

Chapter 20: Preparations before the BOSS Battle

"Hmm? You want me to design Kita as a boss and give Ryo a challenge?"

Looking at the suggestions given by the simulator, Hakuno touched his chin.

I just beat more than 30 bosses, and it was indeed a bit of an electronic sheep tail. Switching to the producer's perspective to enjoy the ending seems to be a good way to play.

Okay, just do it.

Bai Ye immediately started designing the BOSS.

However, he wasn't designing the boss's health or combat patterns. After all, this wasn't a real game, and Kanesada already had specific data...

"Wait, I remember saying before that the simulated character has no self?" Bai Ye looked up and asked the simulator, "Then how do you set up the character's AI? You don't want me to do it manually, do you?"

Bai Ye once achieved a good result of "failed to successfully register an account for 10 hours" when using GPT. You can try it too.

If it is designed as a boss, a pseudo-personality will be generated by the simulator. In fact, the pseudo-personality will also be used to enhance the performance to a certain extent during the simulation.

The simulator explains.

[This pseudo-personality is not a true personality, but simply acts according to what happens based on data previously collected in simulations.]

"Philosophical zombies?" Bai Ye, who had a lot of useless knowledge in his head, immediately came up with a theory.

The so-called philosophical zombie is a hypothetical entity that exists in this world. Its appearance and physical makeup are identical to those of ordinary humans, but it lacks conscious experience, sensibilities, or emotions. For example, if a philosophical zombie were to collide with a sharp object, it would appear to be a normal human. A wound would appear on its skin, and its nerve signals would be measured, including the presence of pain signals. It would display a painful expression, make vocalizations, and communicate its pain to others. However, its inner mind would lack any awareness of pain.

To Hakuno, the simulator created a philosophical zombie to be used as the AI for the game.

"That's why you can't import memories into the simulated person's mind. They're not thinking or considering."

The little confusion is solved.

Bai Ye scratched his head. "Come to think of it, am I in this simulation? I didn't seem to see me in the last simulation..."

In the last simulation, you were Hong Xia's prosthetic doctor. At the end of the simulation, you were waiting for Hong Xia to return to the prosthetic clinic.

"Is there still this?"

Hakuno was quite surprised.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't gotten the achievement the last time he simulated it, and the simulator back then wasn't as understanding as this one. Back then, Bai Ye could only follow the game's flow, and didn't even have things like the Shadow God Map.

In comparison, this time you can get whatever you want.

"So where am I this time, or am I helping Hong Xia?"

【You died in the war.】

"What war?" Bai Ye was a little confused.

During the fast-forward of the boss rush, World War III occurred in the simulation. This world war killed approximately 1.2 billion people and destroyed entire nations.

"Hey, it seems like something interesting happened," Hakuno rubbed his head, "It seems a pity that I didn't participate... But there's no point in regretting it now, let's just focus on the plot."

Back to the topic.

Since there is no need to design the BOSS's health and combat mode, what should Bai Ye design?

The answer is simple.

It's a line.

It’s the lines (the key point).

In a boss battle, besides the boss's moves, the boss's dialogue is what best defines the character.

Based on the intention to give this simulated memory to Hongxia again, Hakuno of course wants Kita to become a character that Hongxia will remember vividly.

So, what's a good line to start with?

Bai Ye pondered for a moment and typed the text on the simulator.

[“You’ve come all this way to this place, so you’re definitely not here to keep me company…”]

“…Isn’t this plagiarism?”

Hakuno deleted the sentence and started thinking again from the beginning.

What should be Kita's first words when he sees Niji and Ryo?

"Hey, isn't this Senior Liang? What? Are you here to die?"

So stupid.

"The weak have no right to live."

No beginning or end.

"You will eventually become mine..."

A bit yandere, huh?

"What is the meaning of life? You tell me."