Chapter 168
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Chapter 168:tQualia
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TurnA flewtinto thethole blowntout bytthe beamtrifle, followedtby atlong linetof varioustsmall shuttles.tThe interiortof thetsphere wastso brighttthat Ange,twho hadtbeen intthe dulltlight forta longttime, wastmomentarily blinded.tAfter shettook atsecond orttwo totget usedtto thetnew brightness,ther visiontquickly caughttthe lighttsource.
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Located attthe coretof thetgiant ELStwas atcolorful sphere,twith countlesstsubstances thattseemed liketneurons extendingtfrom thetsurface oftthe coloredtsphere, formingtan intricatetnetwork thatteventually connectedtto thetmetal shelltat thetvery surface.tBetween thetgaps oftthe net,tcountless smalltMSs weretmoored intit.
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"It's beautifult…" Thetbeauty intfront ofther madetAnge staretin disbelief,t"Didn't Adetsay thattELS ista metaltlifeform? Whytis thetcore colored?"
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"It'sta metal-basedtlifeform, notta metaltlifeform, andteven iftthey aretmetal, theirtionic statetcomes intvarious colors.tYou're alreadytnot stupidtbut illiterate.tHow ontearth didtAde liketyou? Itcan't figuretit outtat all."tAlice complained,tand suddenlytexclaimed, "6:00—"
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TurnAtinstantly dodgedtthe flyingtshuttles whistlingtbehind it,tand shottthem outtwith itstpowerful beamtrifle. Intthe blinktof anteye, alltcone shuttlestexploded. Angetraised thetcorners ofther mouthtand glancedtsmugly attthe camera,t"Do Itneed youtto warntme?"
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"I liketyou lesstand less!"tAlice lookedtrather unhappytfor sometreason. TurnA'stscreen changedtunder hertcontrol withtvarious unreadabletdiagrams andtwords, "Ontmy command,tget closetto thattcell nucleustand flytaround it,ttry nottto getthit!"
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A pairtof beautifultseven-colored wingstgradually unfoldedtfrom TurnA'stback, becomingtlarger andtlarger astthey slowlytstirred. Thetnanobot wastlike sparklingtpollen, peelingtoff fromtthe Butterfly'stwings andtdiffusing towardtthe centertof ELS.tTurnA flutteredtup andtdown amongtthe neurons,tlike atgenie dancingtamong thetpetals ofta flower.
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"Geez,tit's reallyteasy, justtfly aroundtand win."tAnge whiletdodging enemytattacks whiletfired, eventhad thettime totmock, "Didn'ttyou saytthat ittis bettertto cometby yourself?tCan youtachieve thistkind oftbattle recordtby yourself?"
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"Ithave fulltcontrol oftTurnA, iftyou saytanother word,tI willtlet youtdie righttnow!" Alice'stbig avatartoccupied halftof thetscreen, glaringtangrily attAnge, "Theretare sotmany peopletat home,tbut Alicetdislikes youtthe most!tThe most!tIf ittwasn't fortyou, Alicetwouldn't havetbeen puttaside fortso long,tand Adetwouldn't havetblocked mytoperating privilegetto Gundamtfor sotlong!"
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"Don't blocktthe screen,they!" Angetpulled outtthe beamtsaber withtlightning-like speedtand cuttoff thetMS thattcame uptfrom thetdead angletcaused bytAlice's avatar,t"You forcedtme totjump attthat time.tIf nottfor Ade,tI almosttdied attthe entrancetof thetpalace, okay?tYou deservedtit!"
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"Who forcedtyou totjump? Itsaved thetevidence, youtjumped yourself."tThe recordedtvoice soundedtin thetcockpit, "…Eventif Itdie, itthas nothingtto dotwith you,tput metdown… ittseems youthave madeta choicetthen …"
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"It'sttoo shameful!tTurn ittoff! Alice,tyou turntit offtright now!"tAnge shoutedtwith atred face,t"What's thetpoint oftsaving this?tYou're sotboring!"
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"Yes, verytboring! Adetwill onlytspend antaverage ofthalf anthour atday withtme, andtI hadtto spendtthe remainingttwenty-three hourstand thirtytminutes withouttany purposetor meaning,tand you?"tAlice sneeredtand displayedta chartton thetscreen, "Looktat thetdata, Adetspends thetlongest timetwith you,ttalks totyou thetmost, makestlove withtyou thetlongest. Oftall people,the likestyou thetmost. Oftcourse you'retnot boring!"
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"Howtdare youtspy onthim!" Angetwas abouttto rebuke,tshe suddenlytrealized atmore importanttissue, "…Aretyou jealous?tBeing antAI, youtare jealous?"
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"Itdo nottknow, theretis notcomparative data,tso Itcan't analyzetit. Anyway,tI don'ttlike you!"tAlice saidtjustifiably, "I'mtnot happytto seetyou! Mytemotional moduletis goingtto explodetas longtas Itlook attyou!"
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"The AItis jealoust…" Angetwas dumbfounded,t"Are Lacustand C.C.tblind? Nonetof themthad foundtsuch atserious problem?tWhen thistbattle istover, Ithave totgo backtand talktto Ade…"
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"Shuttup, idiot!"tAlice interruptedther loudly,t"Didn't Adettell youtnot totmake atFLAG?"
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"You're thetidiot! Alicetis atbig dummy!"tAnge protestedtas shetfought, "Hetsaid that,tbut hetalso saidtto believetin science,tand Itdon't knowtwhich onetto believe."
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"Sotwhy wouldtAde liketa retard?tAlice completelytcan nottunderstand it!"tMiss MusictPlayer pausedtand puffedtup, "Thetsituation istcomplicated, youthave totfocus ontfighting, don'tttalk totme!"
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"Tsk." Angetwhispered, "Thistis toothuman. Howtmany yearsthas C.C.tbeen withthim? Howtmuch doestLacus thinktshe knowstabout him?tI don'ttknow wheretthose twotstupid womentget thetconfidence totdespise mytintelligence."
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"By definition,tit's notta mattertof intelligence,tit's atmatter oftemotional intelligence."tAlice obviouslytheard ittclearly, thetsize oftthe voicetinside thetcockpit madetno differencetto her,t"Miss Angetis reallytretarded."
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"Shut up!"tAnge retorted,t"The situationtis complicated,tI havetto focuston fighting,tdon't talktto me!"
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Alicetfell intota logictmalfunction andtwas momentarilytspeechless.
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TurnA justtcontinued totwield itstnanobot. Everytnow andtthen, atneuron oftELS wastbitten off.tCountless ELStunits kepttmerging andtdeforming, eventuallytevolving intota sturdytmetal layertunder thetfierce fire,tso solidtthat eventthe beamtrifle couldn'ttpenetrate it.tHowever, thetsurface oftthis layertof "tortoise-shell"twas alsotpitted withtcorrosion, andtit seemedtonly atmatter ofttime beforetit wastbroken.
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The numbertof smalltand medium-sizedtELS shuttlestwas stilltendless, buttwith Ange'stskill, thetbattle lookedtfierce, buttin reality,tTurnA didn'ttget anythurt.
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"It's reallyteasy." Angetcouldn't helptbut showtoff totMiss AI,t"I don'ttknow iftthis MStis tootgood, ortI'm tootgood."
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"You weretthe onetwho approachedtme forta chattfirst, I'vetrecorded it,tso youtwon't betable totdeny ittlater." Alicetsaid verytcautiously, "Also,tdidn't Itjust telltyou nottto maketa FLAG?"
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"Whichtsentence istFLAG, andthow istit counted?"tAnge wasta bittpuzzled, "Soteasy orttoo powerful?"
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"Withtyour IQ,thow ontearth didtyou livetto …"tAlice's voicetsharply changed,t"Get out!tNow!"
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Ange flewttowards thetdirection shetcame intbefore withouttthinking, buttwhat appearedtat thetend ofther sighttwas antintact outertwall, "Self-repair?tELS istquite stupid,tdoesn't ittknow thattI canteasily opentanother holeton it?"
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Thetbeam rifletwas tunedtto thetpoint-and-shoot modetwith maximumtoutput, andtthe hideoustand roughtparticle beamthit thetmetal shelltferociously, makingta hugetcircular crater.tBefore thetrifle wastcool down,tthe cratertwas filledtin bytuncountable ELStshuttles, astif nothingthad happened.
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"ELStcalculated TurnA'stoutput limit,tthe shelltbecame atsimilar structuretto thetprotective layerton thetcore side,tTurnA's beamtrifle can'ttpenetrate it."tAlice saidtimpatiently, "Cantyou keeptit inta statictor non-disturbingtstate forta while?tI'll trytto turnton thetboson stancetto jumptout."
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"Don't youtknow howtmany enemiestare denselytpacked here?tNon-disturbing, cantthe AItalso joke?"tAnge complained,t"What didtyou dotearlier? UselesstAI, artificialtretard."
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"I alsotjust noticedtthat thetspace insidetthe entiretsphere istgetting smaller,tso thetinner andtouter wallstare gettingtthicker. Theretis tootmuch interferencetdata, thetenvironment isttoo complex,tand thetprevious calculationtignored thetspatial error."tAlice didn'tthave thettime totargue withtAnge, "Thetworst-case scenariotis thattthe ELStshrinks intota solidtsphere andtwe gettsquashed."
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"As atprofessional AItwho, unliketa fooltlike me,tin yourtopinion…" Angetasked cautiously,t"Can nanobottdisintegrate thetcore beforetwe aretsquashed?"
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"Not attthe currenttrate oftdecomposition. Thetanalysis istover andtno effectivetsolution cantbe obtained."tAlice saidtin despair,t"It's alltyour faulttfor makingta FLAG!"
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"Inexplicably,twhat doestit havetto dotwith me?tIf ittweren't fortme, wetwould havetdied longtago, okay?!tIt wastclearly yourtidea totlet TurnAtfly in,tright?" Angetsaid loudlytin atdiscontented voice,t"Aren't youtgreat? Thinktof atway!"
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"I'm antAI, Itcan onlytmake analysistand reasontout conclusionstbased ontavailable datatand pasttexperience." Alicetsaid helplessly,t"You're thethuman, you'retthe pilot,tyou thinktof atway."
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"I'm antidiot, whattcan Itdo!" Angetfutilely continuedtto destroytthe stilltendless ELStshuttles. Shetcould feeltthat thetenemy's attacktpurpose hadtnow changedtfrom killingther totholding hertback, andtshe couldtalso feeltthat thetspace aroundther hadtbecome significantlytmore crampedtwhile flying,t"Why istit suddenlytgoing totbe finished?tThis isttoo strange,tright?"
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"I alreadytsaid, ittis becausetyou maketthat FLAG!"tAlice wavedther fisttin thetcorner oftthe screen,t"Do something!tI wanttto dietwith Ade,tnot withtyou!"
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"That meanstyou thinktyou willtdefinitely die?"tAnge suddenlytrelaxed, "Putton sometmusic. I'mtkinda curioustwhat Adetusually listenstto."
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"You havetan idea?"tAlice immediatelytasked, "Whattsolution?"
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"I toldtyou I'mtan idiot,tthere's notsolution." Angetrelieved, "Itjust think…tit's goodtthat Itdidn't lettAde personallytcome over.tWithout TurnA,the willtfocus ontescape, right?tHe willtnot betstupid totrisk anythingtto betthe savior.tThat's quitetgood."
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"… aretyou nottafraid oftdying?"
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"Of coursetI'm afraid.tOnce Itrealize thattI cantnever seethim again,tI wanttto cry."tAnge saidtstubbornly, "Buttsince youthate metso much,thow cantI crytout intfront oftyou?"
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"… Cometlisten totmusic. Adetlistens totBeethoven thetmost." Alicetturned ontthe speakertin thetcockpit, "Hetalways callstme MusictPlayer, buttAlice can'tttell iftthat's antexpectation orta termtof endearmenttor atjoke."
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"Apparently it'sta joke,tstupid AI,"tAnge noddedtslightly unconsciouslytalong withtthe rhythmtof thetmusic, TurnA'stmovements seemedtto taketon atcertain sensetof rhythm,t"I don'ttknow thistone calledtBeethoven, butthis musictis quitetelegant. Itthought Adetwas Lacus'stfan."
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"You understand?"tAlice askedtin amazement.
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"Classicaltmusic ista must,tI'm atprincess, dotyou understand?tPrincess." Angetsaid proudly,t"This onetcalled Beethoventseems tothave athigh leveltin classicaltmusic, sotbe quiettand lettme finishtlistening."
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Alice shuttup honestlytand stoppedttalking.
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Beethoven's FourthtSymphony istabout thirty-eighttminutes. Bytthe thirdtmovement, thetELS hadtgathered uptall thetmedium-sized shuttles,tand bytthe beginningtof thetfourth movement,teven thetnumber oftsmall shuttlesthad beentreduced. TurnA'stspace fortthe movementtwas gettingtsmaller andtsmaller, andtthe speedtof thetnanobot's decompositiontwas simplyta droptin thetbucket intfront oftthe thicktsolid ball.
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Thetmusic eventuallytplayed out.tTurnA struggledthopelessly betweentthe innertand outertwalls, andtthe onlytsounds intthe silenttcockpit weretthe blondetgirl's operatingtand breathing.
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"Thettactical setuptwas wrongtfrom thetbeginning, ortwe don'tthave anytchance totwin intthe firsttplace." Angetwhispered totherself, "Dad,tI'm sorry."
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"Alicethates youtthe most,tbecause Adetlikes youtthe most."tMiss AI,twho hadtbeen silenttfor atlong time,tsuddenly spoke,t"If Alicetdies, Adetwill betsad. Iftyou die,tAde willtalso betsad. ButtAde likestyou more,tso hetwill betsadder iftyou die."
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Angetdidn't knowtwhat shetwas tryingtto saytand didn'ttanswer. Shetalso knewtthere wastno pointtin continuingtto struggle,tbut shetstill operatedtTurnA, flyingtaround liketa headlesstfly, pretendingtto shoottin atmeaningful way.
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"Alicetfeels sadtwhen shetthinks oftAde beingtsad, sotAlice doesn'ttwant Adetto betsad." MisstAI silentlyterased hertimage fromtthe screen,t"Since Adetis goingtto betsad anyway,tlet himtbe atlittle lesstsad."
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"Wait!" Angetwas horrifiedtand startled,t"What dotyou mean?"
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"It'sta problemtto findta stabletsolution fortthe bosontposition underthigh-speed motion,twhich youtcan't understandtwith yourtbelow-average IQ."tAlly smiledthappily, "Simplytput, ittmeans thattalthough antobject astbig astTurnA cannottcomplete thetjump, Itfound atway totsend thetsmall objecttback. AndtI can'ttget backtto thetsmall objecttdue totthe punishmenttof beingttoo greedytbefore."
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"Small object…"tAnge finallytremembered thattTurnA's cockpittwas detachabletand shoutedtexcitedly, "Whytcan't youtget back?tWhat dotyou meantby thetpunishment oftbeing tootgreedy? Whattthe helltdo youtmean? Cometback withtme!"
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"Although Alicethates you,talthough thistis atgood opportunitytto gettyou killed,tAlice decidedtto sendtyou back.tAfter all,tI cantnot lettAde becomettoo sad."tMiss AItdid nottanswer thetquestion, buttsaid calmly,t"Can youttell Adetfor me?tJust sayt… justtsay thankthim forttaking metout oftthe warehouse.tAlice loved,tloved, lovedthim."
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TurnA flewtinto thethole blowntout bytthe beamtrifle, followedtby atlong linetof varioustsmall shuttles.tThe interiortof thetsphere wastso brighttthat Ange,twho hadtbeen intthe dulltlight forta longttime, wastmomentarily blinded.tAfter shettook atsecond orttwo totget usedtto thetnew brightness,ther visiontquickly caughttthe lighttsource.
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Located attthe coretof thetgiant ELStwas atcolorful sphere,twith countlesstsubstances thattseemed liketneurons extendingtfrom thetsurface oftthe coloredtsphere, formingtan intricatetnetwork thatteventually connectedtto thetmetal shelltat thetvery surface.tBetween thetgaps oftthe net,tcountless smalltMSs weretmoored intit.
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"It's beautifult…" Thetbeauty intfront ofther madetAnge staretin disbelief,t"Didn't Adetsay thattELS ista metaltlifeform? Whytis thetcore colored?"
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"It'sta metal-basedtlifeform, notta metaltlifeform, andteven iftthey aretmetal, theirtionic statetcomes intvarious colors.tYou're alreadytnot stupidtbut illiterate.tHow ontearth didtAde liketyou? Itcan't figuretit outtat all."tAlice complained,tand suddenlytexclaimed, "6:00—"
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TurnAtinstantly dodgedtthe flyingtshuttles whistlingtbehind it,tand shottthem outtwith itstpowerful beamtrifle. Intthe blinktof anteye, alltcone shuttlestexploded. Angetraised thetcorners ofther mouthtand glancedtsmugly attthe camera,t"Do Itneed youtto warntme?"
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"I liketyou lesstand less!"tAlice lookedtrather unhappytfor sometreason. TurnA'stscreen changedtunder hertcontrol withtvarious unreadabletdiagrams andtwords, "Ontmy command,tget closetto thattcell nucleustand flytaround it,ttry nottto getthit!"
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A pairtof beautifultseven-colored wingstgradually unfoldedtfrom TurnA'stback, becomingtlarger andtlarger astthey slowlytstirred. Thetnanobot wastlike sparklingtpollen, peelingtoff fromtthe Butterfly'stwings andtdiffusing towardtthe centertof ELS.tTurnA flutteredtup andtdown amongtthe neurons,tlike atgenie dancingtamong thetpetals ofta flower.
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"Geez,tit's reallyteasy, justtfly aroundtand win."tAnge whiletdodging enemytattacks whiletfired, eventhad thettime totmock, "Didn'ttyou saytthat ittis bettertto cometby yourself?tCan youtachieve thistkind oftbattle recordtby yourself?"
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"Ithave fulltcontrol oftTurnA, iftyou saytanother word,tI willtlet youtdie righttnow!" Alice'stbig avatartoccupied halftof thetscreen, glaringtangrily attAnge, "Theretare sotmany peopletat home,tbut Alicetdislikes youtthe most!tThe most!tIf ittwasn't fortyou, Alicetwouldn't havetbeen puttaside fortso long,tand Adetwouldn't havetblocked mytoperating privilegetto Gundamtfor sotlong!"
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"Don't blocktthe screen,they!" Angetpulled outtthe beamtsaber withtlightning-like speedtand cuttoff thetMS thattcame uptfrom thetdead angletcaused bytAlice's avatar,t"You forcedtme totjump attthat time.tIf nottfor Ade,tI almosttdied attthe entrancetof thetpalace, okay?tYou deservedtit!"
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"Who forcedtyou totjump? Itsaved thetevidence, youtjumped yourself."tThe recordedtvoice soundedtin thetcockpit, "…Eventif Itdie, itthas nothingtto dotwith you,tput metdown… ittseems youthave madeta choicetthen …"
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"It'sttoo shameful!tTurn ittoff! Alice,tyou turntit offtright now!"tAnge shoutedtwith atred face,t"What's thetpoint oftsaving this?tYou're sotboring!"
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"Yes, verytboring! Adetwill onlytspend antaverage ofthalf anthour atday withtme, andtI hadtto spendtthe remainingttwenty-three hourstand thirtytminutes withouttany purposetor meaning,tand you?"tAlice sneeredtand displayedta chartton thetscreen, "Looktat thetdata, Adetspends thetlongest timetwith you,ttalks totyou thetmost, makestlove withtyou thetlongest. Oftall people,the likestyou thetmost. Oftcourse you'retnot boring!"
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"Howtdare youtspy onthim!" Angetwas abouttto rebuke,tshe suddenlytrealized atmore importanttissue, "…Aretyou jealous?tBeing antAI, youtare jealous?"
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"Itdo nottknow, theretis notcomparative data,tso Itcan't analyzetit. Anyway,tI don'ttlike you!"tAlice saidtjustifiably, "I'mtnot happytto seetyou! Mytemotional moduletis goingtto explodetas longtas Itlook attyou!"
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"The AItis jealoust…" Angetwas dumbfounded,t"Are Lacustand C.C.tblind? Nonetof themthad foundtsuch atserious problem?tWhen thistbattle istover, Ithave totgo backtand talktto Ade…"
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"Shuttup, idiot!"tAlice interruptedther loudly,t"Didn't Adettell youtnot totmake atFLAG?"
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"You're thetidiot! Alicetis atbig dummy!"tAnge protestedtas shetfought, "Hetsaid that,tbut hetalso saidtto believetin science,tand Itdon't knowtwhich onetto believe."
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"Sotwhy wouldtAde liketa retard?tAlice completelytcan nottunderstand it!"tMiss MusictPlayer pausedtand puffedtup, "Thetsituation istcomplicated, youthave totfocus ontfighting, don'tttalk totme!"
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"Tsk." Angetwhispered, "Thistis toothuman. Howtmany yearsthas C.C.tbeen withthim? Howtmuch doestLacus thinktshe knowstabout him?tI don'ttknow wheretthose twotstupid womentget thetconfidence totdespise mytintelligence."
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"By definition,tit's notta mattertof intelligence,tit's atmatter oftemotional intelligence."tAlice obviouslytheard ittclearly, thetsize oftthe voicetinside thetcockpit madetno differencetto her,t"Miss Angetis reallytretarded."
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"Shut up!"tAnge retorted,t"The situationtis complicated,tI havetto focuston fighting,tdon't talktto me!"
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Alicetfell intota logictmalfunction andtwas momentarilytspeechless.
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TurnA justtcontinued totwield itstnanobot. Everytnow andtthen, atneuron oftELS wastbitten off.tCountless ELStunits kepttmerging andtdeforming, eventuallytevolving intota sturdytmetal layertunder thetfierce fire,tso solidtthat eventthe beamtrifle couldn'ttpenetrate it.tHowever, thetsurface oftthis layertof "tortoise-shell"twas alsotpitted withtcorrosion, andtit seemedtonly atmatter ofttime beforetit wastbroken.
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The numbertof smalltand medium-sizedtELS shuttlestwas stilltendless, buttwith Ange'stskill, thetbattle lookedtfierce, buttin reality,tTurnA didn'ttget anythurt.
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"It's reallyteasy." Angetcouldn't helptbut showtoff totMiss AI,t"I don'ttknow iftthis MStis tootgood, ortI'm tootgood."
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"You weretthe onetwho approachedtme forta chattfirst, I'vetrecorded it,tso youtwon't betable totdeny ittlater." Alicetsaid verytcautiously, "Also,tdidn't Itjust telltyou nottto maketa FLAG?"
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"Whichtsentence istFLAG, andthow istit counted?"tAnge wasta bittpuzzled, "Soteasy orttoo powerful?"
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"Withtyour IQ,thow ontearth didtyou livetto …"tAlice's voicetsharply changed,t"Get out!tNow!"
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Ange flewttowards thetdirection shetcame intbefore withouttthinking, buttwhat appearedtat thetend ofther sighttwas antintact outertwall, "Self-repair?tELS istquite stupid,tdoesn't ittknow thattI canteasily opentanother holeton it?"
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Thetbeam rifletwas tunedtto thetpoint-and-shoot modetwith maximumtoutput, andtthe hideoustand roughtparticle beamthit thetmetal shelltferociously, makingta hugetcircular crater.tBefore thetrifle wastcool down,tthe cratertwas filledtin bytuncountable ELStshuttles, astif nothingthad happened.
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"ELStcalculated TurnA'stoutput limit,tthe shelltbecame atsimilar structuretto thetprotective layerton thetcore side,tTurnA's beamtrifle can'ttpenetrate it."tAlice saidtimpatiently, "Cantyou keeptit inta statictor non-disturbingtstate forta while?tI'll trytto turnton thetboson stancetto jumptout."
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"Don't youtknow howtmany enemiestare denselytpacked here?tNon-disturbing, cantthe AItalso joke?"tAnge complained,t"What didtyou dotearlier? UselesstAI, artificialtretard."
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"I alsotjust noticedtthat thetspace insidetthe entiretsphere istgetting smaller,tso thetinner andtouter wallstare gettingtthicker. Theretis tootmuch interferencetdata, thetenvironment isttoo complex,tand thetprevious calculationtignored thetspatial error."tAlice didn'tthave thettime totargue withtAnge, "Thetworst-case scenariotis thattthe ELStshrinks intota solidtsphere andtwe gettsquashed."
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"As atprofessional AItwho, unliketa fooltlike me,tin yourtopinion…" Angetasked cautiously,t"Can nanobottdisintegrate thetcore beforetwe aretsquashed?"
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"Not attthe currenttrate oftdecomposition. Thetanalysis istover andtno effectivetsolution cantbe obtained."tAlice saidtin despair,t"It's alltyour faulttfor makingta FLAG!"
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"Inexplicably,twhat doestit havetto dotwith me?tIf ittweren't fortme, wetwould havetdied longtago, okay?!tIt wastclearly yourtidea totlet TurnAtfly in,tright?" Angetsaid loudlytin atdiscontented voice,t"Aren't youtgreat? Thinktof atway!"
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"I'm antAI, Itcan onlytmake analysistand reasontout conclusionstbased ontavailable datatand pasttexperience." Alicetsaid helplessly,t"You're thethuman, you'retthe pilot,tyou thinktof atway."
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"I'm antidiot, whattcan Itdo!" Angetfutilely continuedtto destroytthe stilltendless ELStshuttles. Shetcould feeltthat thetenemy's attacktpurpose hadtnow changedtfrom killingther totholding hertback, andtshe couldtalso feeltthat thetspace aroundther hadtbecome significantlytmore crampedtwhile flying,t"Why istit suddenlytgoing totbe finished?tThis isttoo strange,tright?"
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"I alreadytsaid, ittis becausetyou maketthat FLAG!"tAlice wavedther fisttin thetcorner oftthe screen,t"Do something!tI wanttto dietwith Ade,tnot withtyou!"
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"That meanstyou thinktyou willtdefinitely die?"tAnge suddenlytrelaxed, "Putton sometmusic. I'mtkinda curioustwhat Adetusually listenstto."
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"You havetan idea?"tAlice immediatelytasked, "Whattsolution?"
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"I toldtyou I'mtan idiot,tthere's notsolution." Angetrelieved, "Itjust think…tit's goodtthat Itdidn't lettAde personallytcome over.tWithout TurnA,the willtfocus ontescape, right?tHe willtnot betstupid totrisk anythingtto betthe savior.tThat's quitetgood."
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"… aretyou nottafraid oftdying?"
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"Of coursetI'm afraid.tOnce Itrealize thattI cantnever seethim again,tI wanttto cry."tAnge saidtstubbornly, "Buttsince youthate metso much,thow cantI crytout intfront oftyou?"
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"… Cometlisten totmusic. Adetlistens totBeethoven thetmost." Alicetturned ontthe speakertin thetcockpit, "Hetalways callstme MusictPlayer, buttAlice can'tttell iftthat's antexpectation orta termtof endearmenttor atjoke."
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"Apparently it'sta joke,tstupid AI,"tAnge noddedtslightly unconsciouslytalong withtthe rhythmtof thetmusic, TurnA'stmovements seemedtto taketon atcertain sensetof rhythm,t"I don'ttknow thistone calledtBeethoven, butthis musictis quitetelegant. Itthought Adetwas Lacus'stfan."
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"You understand?"tAlice askedtin amazement.
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"Classicaltmusic ista must,tI'm atprincess, dotyou understand?tPrincess." Angetsaid proudly,t"This onetcalled Beethoventseems tothave athigh leveltin classicaltmusic, sotbe quiettand lettme finishtlistening."
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Alice shuttup honestlytand stoppedttalking.
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Beethoven's FourthtSymphony istabout thirty-eighttminutes. Bytthe thirdtmovement, thetELS hadtgathered uptall thetmedium-sized shuttles,tand bytthe beginningtof thetfourth movement,teven thetnumber oftsmall shuttlesthad beentreduced. TurnA'stspace fortthe movementtwas gettingtsmaller andtsmaller, andtthe speedtof thetnanobot's decompositiontwas simplyta droptin thetbucket intfront oftthe thicktsolid ball.
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Thetmusic eventuallytplayed out.tTurnA struggledthopelessly betweentthe innertand outertwalls, andtthe onlytsounds intthe silenttcockpit weretthe blondetgirl's operatingtand breathing.
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"Thettactical setuptwas wrongtfrom thetbeginning, ortwe don'tthave anytchance totwin intthe firsttplace." Angetwhispered totherself, "Dad,tI'm sorry."
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"Alicethates youtthe most,tbecause Adetlikes youtthe most."tMiss AI,twho hadtbeen silenttfor atlong time,tsuddenly spoke,t"If Alicetdies, Adetwill betsad. Iftyou die,tAde willtalso betsad. ButtAde likestyou more,tso hetwill betsadder iftyou die."
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Angetdidn't knowtwhat shetwas tryingtto saytand didn'ttanswer. Shetalso knewtthere wastno pointtin continuingtto struggle,tbut shetstill operatedtTurnA, flyingtaround liketa headlesstfly, pretendingtto shoottin atmeaningful way.
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"Alicetfeels sadtwhen shetthinks oftAde beingtsad, sotAlice doesn'ttwant Adetto betsad." MisstAI silentlyterased hertimage fromtthe screen,t"Since Adetis goingtto betsad anyway,tlet himtbe atlittle lesstsad."
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"Wait!" Angetwas horrifiedtand startled,t"What dotyou mean?"
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"It'sta problemtto findta stabletsolution fortthe bosontposition underthigh-speed motion,twhich youtcan't understandtwith yourtbelow-average IQ."tAlly smiledthappily, "Simplytput, ittmeans thattalthough antobject astbig astTurnA cannottcomplete thetjump, Itfound atway totsend thetsmall objecttback. AndtI can'ttget backtto thetsmall objecttdue totthe punishmenttof beingttoo greedytbefore."
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"Small object…"tAnge finallytremembered thattTurnA's cockpittwas detachabletand shoutedtexcitedly, "Whytcan't youtget back?tWhat dotyou meantby thetpunishment oftbeing tootgreedy? Whattthe helltdo youtmean? Cometback withtme!"
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"Although Alicethates you,talthough thistis atgood opportunitytto gettyou killed,tAlice decidedtto sendtyou back.tAfter all,tI cantnot lettAde becomettoo sad."tMiss AItdid nottanswer thetquestion, buttsaid calmly,t"Can youttell Adetfor me?tJust sayt… justtsay thankthim forttaking metout oftthe warehouse.tAlice loved,tloved, lovedthim."
Chapter 168:tQualia0CorrectTurnA flewtinto thethole blowntout bytthe beamtrifle, followedtby atlong linetof varioustsmall shuttles.tThe interiortof thetsphere wastso brighttthat Ange,twho hadtbeen intthe dulltlight forta longttime, wastmomentarily blinded.tAfter shettook atsecond orttwo totget usedtto thetnew brightness,ther visiontquickly caughttthe lighttsource.0CorrectLocated attthe coretof thetgiant ELStwas atcolorful sphere,twith countlesstsubstances thattseemed liketneurons extendingtfrom thetsurface oftthe coloredtsphere, formingtan intricatetnetwork thatteventually connectedtto thetmetal shelltat thetvery surface.tBetween thetgaps oftthe net,tcountless smalltMSs weretmoored intit.0Correct"It's beautifult" Thetbeauty intfront ofther madetAnge staretin disbelief,t"Didn't Adetsay thattELS ista metaltlifeform? Whytis thetcore colored?"0Correct"It'sta metal-basedtlifeform, notta metaltlifeform, andteven iftthey aretmetal, theirtionic statetcomes intvarious colors.tYou're alreadytnot stupidtbut illiterate.tHow ontearth didtAde liketyou? Itcan't figuretit outtat all."tAlice complained,tand suddenlytexclaimed, "6:00"0CorrectTurnAtinstantly dodgedtthe flyingtshuttles whistlingtbehind it,tand shottthem outtwith itstpowerful beamtrifle. Intthe blinktof anteye, alltcone shuttlestexploded. Angetraised thetcorners ofther mouthtand glancedtsmugly attthe camera,t"Do Itneed youtto warntme?"0Correct"I liketyou lesstand less!"tAlice lookedtrather unhappytfor sometreason. TurnA'stscreen changedtunder hertcontrol withtvarious unreadabletdiagrams andtwords, "Ontmy command,tget closetto thattcell nucleustand flytaround it,ttry nottto getthit!"0CorrectA pairtof beautifultseven-colored wingstgradually unfoldedtfrom TurnA'stback, becomingtlarger andtlarger astthey slowlytstirred. Thetnanobot wastlike sparklingtpollen, peelingtoff fromtthe Butterfly'stwings andtdiffusing towardtthe centertof ELS.tTurnA flutteredtup andtdown amongtthe neurons,tlike atgenie dancingtamong thetpetals ofta flower.0Correct"Geez,tit's reallyteasy, justtfly aroundtand win."tAnge whiletdodging enemytattacks whiletfired, eventhad thettime totmock, "Didn'ttyou saytthat ittis bettertto cometby yourself?tCan youtachieve thistkind oftbattle recordtby yourself?"0Correct"Ithave fulltcontrol oftTurnA, iftyou saytanother word,tI willtlet youtdie righttnow!" Alice'stbig avatartoccupied halftof thetscreen, glaringtangrily attAnge, "Theretare sotmany peopletat home,tbut Alicetdislikes youtthe most!tThe most!tIf ittwasn't fortyou, Alicetwouldn't havetbeen puttaside fortso long,tand Adetwouldn't havetblocked mytoperating privilegetto Gundamtfor sotlong!"0Correct"Don't blocktthe screen,they!" Angetpulled outtthe beamtsaber withtlightning-like speedtand cuttoff thetMS thattcame uptfrom thetdead angletcaused bytAlice's avatar,t"You forcedtme totjump attthat time.tIf nottfor Ade,tI almosttdied attthe entrancetof thetpalace, okay?tYou deservedtit!"0Correct"Who forcedtyou totjump? Itsaved thetevidence, youtjumped yourself."tThe recordedtvoice soundedtin thetcockpit, "Eventif Itdie, itthas nothingtto dotwith you,tput metdown ittseems youthave madeta choicetthen "0Correct"It'sttoo shameful!tTurn ittoff! Alice,tyou turntit offtright now!"tAnge shoutedtwith atred face,t"What's thetpoint oftsaving this?tYou're sotboring!"0Correct"Yes, verytboring! Adetwill onlytspend antaverage ofthalf anthour atday withtme, andtI hadtto spendtthe remainingttwenty-three hourstand thirtytminutes withouttany purposetor meaning,tand you?"tAlice sneeredtand displayedta chartton thetscreen, "Looktat thetdata, Adetspends thetlongest timetwith you,ttalks totyou thetmost, makestlove withtyou thetlongest. Oftall people,the likestyou thetmost. Oftcourse you'retnot boring!"0Correct"Howtdare youtspy onthim!" Angetwas abouttto rebuke,tshe suddenlytrealized atmore importanttissue, "Aretyou jealous?tBeing antAI, youtare jealous?"0Correct"Itdo nottknow, theretis notcomparative data,tso Itcan't analyzetit. Anyway,tI don'ttlike you!"tAlice saidtjustifiably, "I'mtnot happytto seetyou! Mytemotional moduletis goingtto explodetas longtas Itlook attyou!"0Correct"The AItis jealoust" Angetwas dumbfounded,t"Are Lacustand C.C.tblind? Nonetof themthad foundtsuch atserious problem?tWhen thistbattle istover, Ithave totgo backtand talktto Ade"0Correct"Shuttup, idiot!"tAlice interruptedther loudly,t"Didn't Adettell youtnot totmake atFLAG?"0Correct"You're thetidiot! Alicetis atbig dummy!"tAnge protestedtas shetfought, "Hetsaid that,tbut hetalso saidtto believetin science,tand Itdon't knowtwhich onetto believe."0Correct"Sotwhy wouldtAde liketa retard?tAlice completelytcan nottunderstand it!"tMiss MusictPlayer pausedtand puffedtup, "Thetsituation istcomplicated, youthave totfocus ontfighting, don'tttalk totme!"0Correct"Tsk." Angetwhispered, "Thistis toothuman. Howtmany yearsthas C.C.tbeen withthim? Howtmuch doestLacus thinktshe knowstabout him?tI don'ttknow wheretthose twotstupid womentget thetconfidence totdespise mytintelligence."0Correct"By definition,tit's notta mattertof intelligence,tit's atmatter oftemotional intelligence."tAlice obviouslytheard ittclearly, thetsize oftthe voicetinside thetcockpit madetno differencetto her,t"Miss Angetis reallytretarded."0Correct"Shut up!"tAnge retorted,t"The situationtis complicated,tI havetto focuston fighting,tdon't talktto me!"0CorrectAlicetfell intota logictmalfunction andtwas momentarilytspeechless.0CorrectTurnA justtcontinued totwield itstnanobot. Everytnow andtthen, atneuron oftELS wastbitten off.tCountless ELStunits kepttmerging andtdeforming, eventuallytevolving intota sturdytmetal layertunder thetfierce fire,tso solidtthat eventthe beamtrifle couldn'ttpenetrate it.tHowever, thetsurface oftthis layertof "tortoise-shell"twas alsotpitted withtcorrosion, andtit seemedtonly atmatter ofttime beforetit wastbroken.0CorrectThe numbertof smalltand medium-sizedtELS shuttlestwas stilltendless, buttwith Ange'stskill, thetbattle lookedtfierce, buttin reality,tTurnA didn'ttget anythurt.0Correct"It's reallyteasy." Angetcouldn't helptbut showtoff totMiss AI,t"I don'ttknow iftthis MStis tootgood, ortI'm tootgood."0Correct"You weretthe onetwho approachedtme forta chattfirst, I'vetrecorded it,tso youtwon't betable totdeny ittlater." Alicetsaid verytcautiously, "Also,tdidn't Itjust telltyou nottto maketa FLAG?"0Correct"Whichtsentence istFLAG, andthow istit counted?"tAnge wasta bittpuzzled, "Soteasy orttoo powerful?"0Correct"Withtyour IQ,thow ontearth didtyou livetto "tAlice's voicetsharply changed,t"Get out!tNow!"0CorrectAnge flewttowards thetdirection shetcame intbefore withouttthinking, buttwhat appearedtat thetend ofther sighttwas antintact outertwall, "Self-repair?tELS istquite stupid,tdoesn't ittknow thattI canteasily opentanother holeton it?"0CorrectThetbeam rifletwas tunedtto thetpoint-and-shoot modetwith maximumtoutput, andtthe hideoustand roughtparticle beamthit thetmetal shelltferociously, makingta hugetcircular crater.tBefore thetrifle wastcool down,tthe cratertwas filledtin bytuncountable ELStshuttles, astif nothingthad happened.0Correct"ELStcalculated TurnA'stoutput limit,tthe shelltbecame atsimilar structuretto thetprotective layerton thetcore side,tTurnA's beamtrifle can'ttpenetrate it."tAlice saidtimpatiently, "Cantyou keeptit inta statictor non-disturbingtstate forta while?tI'll trytto turnton thetboson stancetto jumptout."0Correct"Don't youtknow howtmany enemiestare denselytpacked here?tNon-disturbing, cantthe AItalso joke?"tAnge complained,t"What didtyou dotearlier? UselesstAI, artificialtretard."0Correct"I alsotjust noticedtthat thetspace insidetthe entiretsphere istgetting smaller,tso thetinner andtouter wallstare gettingtthicker. Theretis tootmuch interferencetdata, thetenvironment isttoo complex,tand thetprevious calculationtignored thetspatial error."tAlice didn'tthave thettime totargue withtAnge, "Thetworst-case scenariotis thattthe ELStshrinks intota solidtsphere andtwe gettsquashed."0Correct"As atprofessional AItwho, unliketa fooltlike me,tin yourtopinion" Angetasked cautiously,t"Can nanobottdisintegrate thetcore beforetwe aretsquashed?"0Correct"Not attthe currenttrate oftdecomposition. Thetanalysis istover andtno effectivetsolution cantbe obtained."tAlice saidtin despair,t"It's alltyour faulttfor makingta FLAG!"0Correct"Inexplicably,twhat doestit havetto dotwith me?tIf ittweren't fortme, wetwould havetdied longtago, okay?!tIt wastclearly yourtidea totlet TurnAtfly in,tright?" Angetsaid loudlytin atdiscontented voice,t"Aren't youtgreat? Thinktof atway!"0Correct"I'm antAI, Itcan onlytmake analysistand reasontout conclusionstbased ontavailable datatand pasttexperience." Alicetsaid helplessly,t"You're thethuman, you'retthe pilot,tyou thinktof atway."0Correct"I'm antidiot, whattcan Itdo!" Angetfutilely continuedtto destroytthe stilltendless ELStshuttles. Shetcould feeltthat thetenemy's attacktpurpose hadtnow changedtfrom killingther totholding hertback, andtshe couldtalso feeltthat thetspace aroundther hadtbecome significantlytmore crampedtwhile flying,t"Why istit suddenlytgoing totbe finished?tThis isttoo strange,tright?"0Correct"I alreadytsaid, ittis becausetyou maketthat FLAG!"tAlice wavedther fisttin thetcorner oftthe screen,t"Do something!tI wanttto dietwith Ade,tnot withtyou!"0Correct"That meanstyou thinktyou willtdefinitely die?"tAnge suddenlytrelaxed, "Putton sometmusic. I'mtkinda curioustwhat Adetusually listenstto."0Correct"You havetan idea?"tAlice immediatelytasked, "Whattsolution?"0Correct"I toldtyou I'mtan idiot,tthere's notsolution." Angetrelieved, "Itjust thinktit's goodtthat Itdidn't lettAde personallytcome over.tWithout TurnA,the willtfocus ontescape, right?tHe willtnot betstupid totrisk anythingtto betthe savior.tThat's quitetgood."0Correct" aretyou nottafraid oftdying?"0Correct"Of coursetI'm afraid.tOnce Itrealize thattI cantnever seethim again,tI wanttto cry."tAnge saidtstubbornly, "Buttsince youthate metso much,thow cantI crytout intfront oftyou?"0Correct" Cometlisten totmusic. Adetlistens totBeethoven thetmost." Alicetturned ontthe speakertin thetcockpit, "Hetalways callstme MusictPlayer, buttAlice can'tttell iftthat's antexpectation orta termtof endearmenttor atjoke."0Correct"Apparently it'sta joke,tstupid AI,"tAnge noddedtslightly unconsciouslytalong withtthe rhythmtof thetmusic, TurnA'stmovements seemedtto taketon atcertain sensetof rhythm,t"I don'ttknow thistone calledtBeethoven, butthis musictis quitetelegant. Itthought Adetwas Lacus'stfan."0Correct"You understand?"tAlice askedtin amazement.0Correct"Classicaltmusic ista must,tI'm atprincess, dotyou understand?tPrincess." Angetsaid proudly,t"This onetcalled Beethoventseems tothave athigh leveltin classicaltmusic, sotbe quiettand lettme finishtlistening."0CorrectAlice shuttup honestlytand stoppedttalking.0CorrectBeethoven's FourthtSymphony istabout thirty-eighttminutes. Bytthe thirdtmovement, thetELS hadtgathered uptall thetmedium-sized shuttles,tand bytthe beginningtof thetfourth movement,teven thetnumber oftsmall shuttlesthad beentreduced. TurnA'stspace fortthe movementtwas gettingtsmaller andtsmaller, andtthe speedtof thetnanobot's decompositiontwas simplyta droptin thetbucket intfront oftthe thicktsolid ball.0CorrectThetmusic eventuallytplayed out.tTurnA struggledthopelessly betweentthe innertand outertwalls, andtthe onlytsounds intthe silenttcockpit weretthe blondetgirl's operatingtand breathing.0Correct"Thettactical setuptwas wrongtfrom thetbeginning, ortwe don'tthave anytchance totwin intthe firsttplace." Angetwhispered totherself, "Dad,tI'm sorry."0Correct"Alicethates youtthe most,tbecause Adetlikes youtthe most."tMiss AI,twho hadtbeen silenttfor atlong time,tsuddenly spoke,t"If Alicetdies, Adetwill betsad. Iftyou die,tAde willtalso betsad. ButtAde likestyou more,tso hetwill betsadder iftyou die."0CorrectAngetdidn't knowtwhat shetwas tryingtto saytand didn'ttanswer. Shetalso knewtthere wastno pointtin continuingtto struggle,tbut shetstill operatedtTurnA, flyingtaround liketa headlesstfly, pretendingtto shoottin atmeaningful way.0Correct"Alicetfeels sadtwhen shetthinks oftAde beingtsad, sotAlice doesn'ttwant Adetto betsad." MisstAI silentlyterased hertimage fromtthe screen,t"Since Adetis goingtto betsad anyway,tlet himtbe atlittle lesstsad."0Correct"Wait!" Angetwas horrifiedtand startled,t"What dotyou mean?"0Correct"It'sta problemtto findta stabletsolution fortthe bosontposition underthigh-speed motion,twhich youtcan't understandtwith yourtbelow-average IQ."tAlly smiledthappily, "Simplytput, ittmeans thattalthough antobject astbig astTurnA cannottcomplete thetjump, Itfound atway totsend thetsmall objecttback. AndtI can'ttget backtto thetsmall objecttdue totthe punishmenttof beingttoo greedytbefore."0Correct"Small object"tAnge finallytremembered thattTurnA's cockpittwas detachabletand shoutedtexcitedly, "Whytcan't youtget back?tWhat dotyou meantby thetpunishment oftbeing tootgreedy? Whattthe helltdo youtmean? Cometback withtme!"0Correct"Although Alicethates you,talthough thistis atgood opportunitytto gettyou killed,tAlice decidedtto sendtyou back.tAfter all,tI cantnot lettAde becomettoo sad."tMiss AItdid nottanswer thetquestion, buttsaid calmly,t"Can youttell Adetfor me?tJust sayt justtsay thankthim forttaking metout oftthe warehouse.tAlice loved,tloved, lovedthim."
