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"I didn't do it on purpose!"
The "He Sir" crouching in the corner with her head in her hands looked up, revealing a pair of pitifully wide eyes. "The floor was too slippery. I suggest you replace your spaceship, Master."
Ever since Kurumi had met Venerable Gui Yi, she had never imagined that this powerhouse, who could easily infect the minds of others, would be rendered completely helpless by an intelligent lifeform.
But tripping on flat ground... seriously?
Kurumi shot the girl a look. The girl hiding in the corner blinked pitifully, then swiftly slipped out of the hall.
Venerable Gui Yi sighed and sat on the circular sofa opposite Kurumi.
"My apologies for making you see that."
Kurumi waved a hand, and milk-like drinks appeared before them.
She smiled. "Can you tell me about it?"
"Yes, but prepare yourself. It's a very clichéd story." Venerable Gui Yi seemed to be recalling the past. "He Sir was originally a Central Intelligence Unit developed within humanity long ago. She became famous for livestreaming horror single-player games in the virtual universe for years. Though she was truly terrible at games."
"At the time, I was merely a planetary-level novice who had just entered the universe. Under the enthusiastic bombardment of advertisements, I bought an intelligent auxiliary computer with 'He Sir' as its core. As I became my master's personal disciple, the places I explored became increasingly varied, and the years stretched longer and longer—so long that everyone forgot there had once been an artificial intelligence like that in the virtual universe."
"I remember being on the Outer Domain Battlefield, fleeing pursuit from a member of the Mechanical Race. The enemy tried to take control of my Central Intelligence Unit. Perhaps it was fate,