Survive in Azure Files

"if not……"

"If not, then we don't need it?"

Alona looked at me innocently, but her questioning sounded quite aggressive.

After a moment of silence, I took a deep breath and said, "If not, then we will separate Key and AL-1S as planned."

"why?"

"what why?"

"Isn't this very strange?"

There seemed to be a strange and unfamiliar look in Alona's blue eyes:

"According to what you said, you are completely disappointed with Alice-san and just want to take advantage of the power she may have... If that's the case."

The girl's voice was unnaturally soft, but to me it sounded deafening:

"Whether it's AL-1S, Key, or Alice, we can just use the same method, right?"

For a moment, I was speechless because of Alona's question. It took me a long while to utter a sentence that I felt was empty and powerless:

"This...this is different..."

"What's different?"

I don't know why Alona was so insistent on asking me questions today, which made me feel angry.

Even you, are you questioning me with this attitude?

"Nothing is the same!" I growled, and thought of a good reason, "If it's Alice... If it's Alice, she will be easier for me to control! If I put it this way, you will understand!"

"teacher."

Alona called me calmly: "You really still hope to believe."

"……what?"

"Alice."

Those eyes, as clear as the sky, were like a mirror, reflecting my inner heart and making me dare not look directly at them again.

But she wasn't willing to let me go.

Standing on tiptoe, stretching out her hands and holding my cheeks, Alona forced me to face her.

Even the hot breath with the sweet and sour fragrance like strawberry was perfectly simulated by the Shiting Box.

"Don't run away, teacher."

Alona's tone was more serious than ever, revealing a fact that I really, really didn't want to face:

"You still have feelings for Alice."

At this moment, I felt my mind was completely blank.

Then, various scenes of my time with Alice emerged in my memory.

Her trust in me, her attachment to me, her love for me...

The next moment, tears burst out uncontrollably.

"Alona..."

I hugged her tightly, the only one I could trust in this world, sobbing:

“Why…why did it turn out like this…why, Alice…why on earth…”

Even though it was Key who killed me without mercy.

But I can't do it.

I can't completely distinguish her from it.

I want to believe that Alice and Key are not the same person.

But...just like Liyin said.

Her delicate hands stroked the back of my head, causing me to cry even harder and even speak incoherently:

"Why... Alice wants to kill me? I've been so good to her. Liyin was persuaded by me... I didn't do anything wrong. She also calls me teacher... I want to treat her as a student, but why, why is she not an ordinary student? As long as she is a student... as long as the card shows that the strategy is successful..."

"It's okay, it's okay." Alona whispered in my ear, "It's not your fault, teacher."

“This teacher… this teacher is not what I want to be…! Isn’t Alice also a member of the Federation Student Council? Why, why would she want to kill me…”

"Okay, be good."

Alona said lovingly, "Isn't it also the Federation Student Union President who left it to you, teacher? So, the Federation Student Union President will not harm you. At least, you can completely trust me, and you can also completely trust the missing Federation Student Union President."

Maybe, that's it.

However, I don’t want to think about anything now. I just want to vent my suppressed emotions to Alona——

"Alona... I'm really tired... When will this life of living in fear every day end... Once you're not by my side..."

"You can't say that! Alona, ​​I will always be by your side!"

"Oh... I know, I know. But no matter how careful I am... accidents will always happen, just like this time... I can only keep trying... But I really don't know how to do it, and I don't want to do it that way..."

Alona hugged me tighter. "Yes, I know that too. I know better than anyone that you are a gentle person. Even in this situation, you don't want to deceive anyone's feelings in order to gain more power."

"No, I've already done that. Tsubaki is..."

"No," Alona said, "you haven't really done that yet."

"But, but, I do have an impure utilitarian motive."

"But you really haven't had time to do it. What's more, it happened for a reason. It's amazing that you can feel guilty about it."

I was sobbing but couldn't help laughing.

"Are you trying to comfort me or to mock me?"

"Hmm..." Alona hesitated for a while, "All?"

"Haha, you really are..."

I hold tightly in my arms the only person in this world whom I can trust.

Feeling the unreal yet real temperature and touch, I whispered:

"Alona, ​​it's great to have you here."

Even if I don't have the power, it doesn't matter.

No.

That's why it's the best.

"Really?" Alona was surprised, and then asked tentatively, "Can I double the amount of strawberry milk tomorrow?"

"...Only tomorrow."

"great!"

Alona's cheers were a bit noisy in my ears.

After chatting with her for a while, I returned to reality with satisfaction.

Looking in the mirror, I see no difference from before entering the Shiting Box, except that my expression is more resolute.

I smiled as usual, with a cold light flashing in my eyes:

"I will never shed tears."

After saying that, I took a deep breath and turned around.

Next, it’s time to deal with Alice’s matter.

Chapter 109: Reward for Ruo Zao

After crying to Alona, ​​I felt that the pressure accumulated from being killed by Key and other events had dissipated a lot.

It just slightly damaged my image in Alona's eyes as a wise, resolute, courageous, and perfect adult...even though it may not have existed in the first place.

After thinking about it carefully, I felt that she never seemed to respect me.

This is what artificial intelligence is like.

After taking a shower, I returned to my bedroom and thought about how I should get along with Alice...or AL-1S/key.

To be honest, what Alona said is right.

I have feelings for Alice.

Because of this, I cannot accept betrayal, even if it is just another being who is controlling her.

and so……

"All I need is Alice."

I sat at my desk, holding the pen tightly in my hand, my eyes gradually firmed:

"Whether it's a weapon of destruction... whether it's the Princess of the Nameless Gods, AL-1S, or Key... if it's not my Alice...

"Then go to hell."

As soon as I thought of this, I suddenly felt enlightened, and my whole being was sublimated.

The words I said in the Millennium Conference Room were indeed a deliberate performance on my part, but to some extent, they came from my heart.

Although my feelings towards Alice are more of possessiveness than love.

As for the out-of-control AI that wants to kill me...

"Hehe! Even a bad AI like Key who doesn't understand the charm of my teacher yet may be reformed one day!"

That's right! That's it! One day you'll be fascinated by me...eh?

After I realized what was happening, I looked at the Shiting Box that I had put aside and from which the voice came: "...Alona, ​​what strange things are you suddenly saying?"

"Ah, I just thought you were in a bad mood, so I was imitating your usual behavior."

"When have I ever been like this!?"

I raised my voice and was about to argue with this idiot, but there was a sudden knock on the door, which startled me.

...The noise I made just now shouldn't be loud enough to disturb others, right?

After calming myself down, I took the Shiting Box and opened the door.

I saw a girl with a fox face standing alone outside the door.

"Ruo Zao? Why are you here?"

"I'm sorry, dear, Ruo Zao, I didn't mean to disturb your rest..."

Ruo Zao took off her mask, revealing a beautiful face full of worry, and bit her lower lip lightly: "Ruo Zao, I just..."

I immediately understood her intention and stepped aside:

"Let's talk first."

"Ok."

Ruozao agreed immediately and walked into my room excitedly. Then she sniffed gently and nodded with satisfaction.

When I noticed her actions, I couldn't help but feel fortunate that I had learned a few life tricks on how to remove odors from the room when chatting with Zhu Yin.

Otherwise, with Ruozao's canine sense of smell, she might be able to find clues of my close interactions with other dogs.

"Is Hoshino the one on guard now?" I closed the door and confirmed with Ruozao who was sitting stiffly on the edge of the bed.

"Yes. Saori is going to rest now."

When talking about the task I entrusted to her, Ruozao's expression became extremely serious:

"Saori and I are in charge of the daytime, and the one called Hoshino has classes during the day, so he will be in charge of the night."

I nodded. "Yes. If Saori behaves strangely..."

"Please rest assured, I am always keeping an eye on Ruozao!" Ruozao paused, "But so far, she has behaved normally."