Chapter 740: You guys just need to trust me (1/2)
”I already knew about this...”
His voice echoed in Yui's ears. Her troubled heart started rumbling. Before Yui could say anything, Wu Yan pointed out something which roused her intrigue.
”Sword Art Online, this game is supported by a very advanced ssystem...”
Yui clenched her teeth and she lowered her heart. Wu Yan continued telling the story she should have been telling him had he not possessed prior knowledge.
”The Cardinal System is an autonomous system designed to preserve the balance of this game. Possessing vast computational powers, and the power to adjust monster attributes, items, and equipment drop rates, the Cardinal System controls all the processes in this game world...”
”Under its authority is the maintenance of players suffering mental problems...”
Wu Yan can tell Yui's body is shaking the moment he mentioned this. He bitterly laughed while looking into Yui's face.
”Yui, You're the mental health counselling program (Yui-MHCP001), right?...”
Yui looked at Wu Yan with deep shock. She was ready to confess her origins but Wu Yan's words threw her cards into the air and she didn't know how to proceed from this point on.
”Why? How did you...”
Wu Yan didn't answer her. Instead, he smiled at her.
”Yeah, I more or less knew about your ident.i.ty when I brought you home with me on that fateful day...”
”From the start...”
Yui couldn't believe her ears, her body trembled.
”If you already knew about my true ident.i.ty, why did you still pick me up?”
”Well...”
Wu Yan rubbed her head. He caressed her silky smooth hair.
”Who in the right mind would leave an unconscious little girl collapsed in the woods just like that?”
”Little girl...”
Yui tried to shrink away from him with an awkward laugh.
”I am just a program, I am not an actual human girl...”
”Is that so?>..”
Wu Yan turned around, he pointed her towards a certain corner of the house. There are photos with Asuna, Wu Yan, Kirito, Liz, Klein, Souta, Agil, Sachi, s.h.i.+on, and Silica....
”Look at them...”
Wu Yan pointed at Wu Yan & co.
”Yui, do you honestly think they doubted your humanity?”
”Think about it, Uncle Kirito, Uncle Klein, Uncle Souta, Uncle Agil always brought gifts for you whenever they came back from the labyrinth. Meanwhile, Aunt Liz, Aunt Sachi, Aunt s.h.i.+on, Aunt Silica would come along to bring you out on trips to the cities, right?”
”Now, would someone do that for a simple program? Do you still think you're just a program?”
Yui started losing her focus as she recalled the events she experienced. However, she shook her head when she realized something.
”N-no, I am just ones and zeroes written by the Cardinal. My tears are fake, my body is fake, even my emotions, how can...”
Wu Yan shut his eyes.
”Alright, you say your body is fake and your tears are generated...”
”Basically, you're like every other player in this world, yeah?...”
Yui was stunned.
Wu Yan gave her another big hug.
”Yui, let papa give you a lesson...”
In this world, everything's digital, the players are also ones and zeroes walking around. The monsters, their tears, they are all not real. I have to hand it to Kayaba Akihiko, he's got mad computing skills to emulate all those complex stuff...”
”But, even if he's very good, I doubt he has the ability to write codes for emotions.”
”Granted, everything you said might be fake, however, I am sure the feelings you expressed are genuine...”
He pressed Yui's head against his chest.
”Look? Isn't my hug warm?...”
Yui couldn't resist but nod. Wu Yan's smile became even more radiant.
”Okay, do you love papa?...”