"No……"
Without waiting for Kelsey to answer, the girl looked up at the sky, her index finger tapped her chin, and murmured to herself.
"With your wisdom, you must have thought of a way long ago."
Then she withdrew her gaze and returned it to Kelsey's eyes.
"It's just difficult to execute, right?"
The girl's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Kelsey didn't reply and was noncommittal.
"Then I'll take it as your default."
As if she was sure that she had guessed the answer correctly, the girl was in a good mood and actually circled Kelsey twice while humming a little tune.
As an AI, she is always suspended, and her movements are as nimble as the legendary forest fairy.
"So, the key is still the little girl?"
The girl didn't name her, but Kelsey knew who she was talking about.
"Amiya is our only hope."
"Not 'us', I don't need hope."
The girl very thoughtfully helped Kelsey correct the mistakes in her words.
"No matter how much trouble you make outside, the sarcophagus will always be the sarcophagus."
"I am here."
It will not disappear and there will be no freedom.
Kelsey knows this all too well.
The huge machine controlled by an AI that looks exactly like me is a miracle. It has become one with the planet, and its core is embedded deep into the ground. Conventional means cannot damage it at all.
Just like the thing in the sky, it is a creation of pre-civilization and came from thousands of years ago.
"I need your help."
Kelsey finally revealed her true purpose.
"in the future."
The details of Amiya’s inheritance from the Demon King are complicated and involve many things.
Among them, the AI girl in front of me plays an important role.
Without her, it might have been a long time before Amiya could master [Death] to the extent that she demonstrated it in the Battle of Kirijo.
Open the door in your heart and embark on the road to becoming a god. This door alone has blocked so many people.
And those lucky ones who embark on the road to becoming gods will never see the end of the road until they die.
Originally Amiya would have become one of them, but Sarcophagus pushed her.
Judging from Amiya's current ability, she has completed at least half of the journey - provided that she does not have those ten rings.
Guess who put this ring on her?
"nature."
The AI girl nodded slightly.
"Either you or Noah."
"As long as you need my help, just come."
She has no interest at all in the bad things that happened thousands of years ago and the grudges between Kelsey and Noah.
Although fundamentally speaking, the sarcophagus should only serve Noah - it is even reasonable for her to help Noah, who has not lost his memory, complete those crazy ideas.
But now the Terran people have formed their own civilization, and history will never become the future. The glory of the past has been shattered, and Sarcophagus no longer wants to be on Noah's side.
Instead, stay neutral and help both sides.
As for the final outcome, it has nothing to do with her.
Again, no matter what Terra becomes, the sarcophagus is here and will not change.
"good."
After receiving the promise of the sarcophagus again, Kelsey nodded and prepared to leave.
But if you want to return to reality, you need the other party's permission. It's obvious that the AI girl still has something to say.
"But can Amiya still hold on?"
"Just controlling [death] made her wear ten rings. If she is forced to reach the end..."
The girl floated in front of Kelsey.
"You think ten more rings will solve the problem?"
"What if someone else's power is taken away and given to her?"
Kelsey's words were shocking, but the actions of the person in front of her were even more beyond her expectation.
The girl raised her hand, and a silver hair appeared out of thin air, floating above her palm.
"Valentine, the master of [life]."
"The same body as you, but the same soul as Noah."
"A true 'Chimera'."
"Is the power you are talking about...his?"
In the character file of the "Arknights" game, Amiya's race is Chimera.
Chimera was originally the name of a monster with multiple animal characteristics in mythology, but now it has a new meaning: hybrid animal or synthetic beast.
It can also refer to an "unrealistic dream", an "impossible idea", or anything that is conceivable but impossible to accomplish.
Amiya is defined as a Chimera most likely because she has undergone human body modification, and the degree of modification is not superficial, even deep into the soul.
Because the fact that a Castor has the inheritance of the Sakaz royal family is so outrageous that it is difficult not to think about it.
And Valentine is defined by the sarcophagus as a Chimera...
The deeper meaning in her words may refer to the latter.
"Unrealistic dream", "impossible idea"...
The Terrans actually have the same soul as Noah in their bodies?
Li Liyuan's score!
"right."
Kelsey didn't think about why the sarcophagus had Valentine's hair, and admitted it openly.
"Sure, if you can shut him up and bring him to me."
The AI girl suddenly showed a playful smile.
"But I see that you... don't seem to have any hope in this matter."
"What if?"
Kelsey replied.
But this sentence also revealed her true thoughts.
Just asking, Kelsey really has no hope at all in depriving Valentin of his abilities and giving them to Amiya.
But given enough time, a monkey can type out a copy of "Shakespeare", and there is still a possibility that Valentine can "volunteer" his abilities.
Even if the possibility is so small that it can be ignored.
"Did you see something?"
After thinking for a short time, the AI girl asked.
She naturally knew about Kelsey's special abilities.
"I saw death and life intertwined and merged into one."
"That could be them creating life."
The girl made a joke.
Her first thought was exactly the same as Shadow's.
"If that's necessary."
If Amiya had been present, she might have been uncomfortable hearing Kelsey's words.
But the AI girl was not surprised at all.
"This is you."
she teased.
"Is there anything else?"
Seeing that Kelsi stopped talking, the girl yawned and her mood was a little waning.
"If not, just let it go."
"good."
Kelsey's original purpose was to confirm Noah's whereabouts. Now that it was confirmed that she was in Agor, there was no need to stay any longer.
"Goodbye."
The AI girl waved her hand, and Kelsey's figure gradually became transparent.
"My replacement."
Hearing this, Kelsey's ears trembled. But she didn't say anything after all, she just stared at the girl's back, and after a few breaths, she disappeared in a white light.
When the view became clear again, Kelsey had returned to the hotel. She stood by the wall, facing the floor-to-ceiling windows, with a panoramic view of Menik's night view.
It seemed as if the exchange with the sarcophagus just now was just a dream.
Only the minute hand on the clock moved one space to tell her that it was by no means an illusion, but reality.
The phrase "substitute" also made Kelsey feel uneasy.
Even if it only caused a small ripple in her calm heart.
