There Are Always So Many Unreasonable People

For some reason, listening to Sogo Doma vent made Ryunosuke Akasaka feel mentally exhausted.

Then again, this was just the eccentric hobby of the wealthy, wasn't it? He'd heard that Shuchiin Academy, the elite noble school Kaguya Shinomiya attended, even had a club that taught students how to ride the train, all under the guise of experiencing the life of a commoner...

Compared to that, Umaru playing games didn't seem like such a rare occurrence.

"Sogo-san, that's enough, right? Even though some traces were left behind, with me cleaning up the mess, the Shinomiya Family won't suspect you regardless of their losses." Still probing, Ryunosuke Akasaka had witnessed the Shinomiya Family's previous failures; the way they were led into traps and buried was textbook perfection, truly breathtaking...

However, Sogo Doma was clearly not going to be baited.

"Akasaka, that's enough. Keep it up and I'm shutting down the system and cutting the connection." A simple threat.

Cut the connection? Cutting the connection was impossible. If he did, he wouldn't even need Akasaka to probe him; Sogo Doma felt he would be smothered to death by his little sister, who had turned into a hamster.

"Tsk~" Failing to extract any useful intelligence, Ryunosuke Akasaka seemed somewhat displeased and lowered his head.

Sogo Doma: "??"

After a while, the Smart Maid popped out once again.

"Lord Ryunosuke says he understands, Lord Sogo. What a watertight Sogo-san, he says. Lord Ryunosuke asks in confusion why Sogo-san would abandon his technical advantages back then to go for further studies at Totsuki... Lord Ryunosuke doesn't quite understand."

Sogo Doma: "..."

Ah, why? He glanced at his skill panel.

Programming: LV6 (1/9999999) Try to create true life.

How was he supposed to explain this? So, it wasn't just Ryunosuke Akasaka who was confused; even Keiryu Doma had flown into a massive rage back then.

Keiryu Doma could accept a profession like a Piano player—if you could master it, great; if not, it was no big deal. The Doma Family wasn't a musical dynasty, and they didn't need a pianist to hold down the fort; capital was supreme.

But programming? This was clearly a cutting-edge industry. If you could take a bite, you'd be swimming in profit. Moreover, Sogo's programming skills were clearly ahead of their time—yet he abandoned them just like that. This left a lingering resentment in Keiryu Doma's heart.

It was clearly something they had mastered first, something they should have claimed as their own long ago, but because of Sogo's willfulness (or helplessness), the Doma Family had to abandon the fat piece of meat already in their grasp.

Sogo Doma vaguely remembered that he had been bedridden for over a month after that incident.

Later, while training at the Kondo Dojo, he happened to run into the guys there making hot pot. Unable to help himself, Sogo Doma showed off a bit of his skill.

Keiryu Doma and Umaru, who followed shortly after, couldn't stop eating.

"Onii-chan, this is so delicious, you should eat more too." Back then, his little sister, before she had turned into a good-for-nothing, still knew how to pick food for him.

Looking at the meat piled high in his bowl, Sogo Doma gave his sister a head pat and said, "Nah, you should eat more too. These things are easy to make. Next time you want to eat, Onii-chan will make it for you again."

"Mm, mm!" The hamster was still innocent back then.

However, their conversation annoyed Keiryu Doma, who was standing to the side. He had already been furious about Sogo Doma abandoning programming, and now, hearing that this guy had given up programming just to become a cook?

This was simply neglecting his proper duties!

Was the Doma Family lacking a cook? Wait, there was also that contract with Totsuki.

In an instant, Keiryu Doma's face stiffened: "Sogo, the men of the Doma Family are not meant to use their culinary skills..."

Before he could finish, Sogo Doma waved his hand and said:

"Relax, old man. I'm not trying to conquer you; I just want to make delicious food for Umaru. Umaru, do you like it?" By the end of his sentence, he was already asking Umaru.

"Mm, mm!" The young Umaru nodded while stuffing food into her mouth.

Watching this scene, Keiryu Doma felt a massive headache coming on.

After a long silence, he slammed the table and said:

"Enough! Since you like cooking so much, go to Totsuki and study properly!"

Sogo Doma: "Huh?"

Thinking about it now, he seemed to have been tricked back then.

However, as for things even Keiryu Doma couldn't get out of him, Ryunosuke Akasaka... wake up, wake up, it's time to wake up from your daydream.

"Involves personal privacy, not convenient to disclose."

Fortunately, Ryunosuke Akasaka didn't dwell on this question. He continued to ask: "How does Sogo-san think one can create true intelligence?"

Sogo Doma: "@_@!"

Are you kidding me? You have the source code for Shaqiang and created such an amazing Smart Maid, and now you're asking me what true intelligence is?

Ryunosuke Akasaka was very honest.

"I don't understand many parts of Shaqiang's code, and the Smart Maid... although she can complete most commands, when it comes to puns, there is a high probability of a malfunction..."

"For example... 'Help me bring two steamed buns; if you see someone selling watermelons, buy a catty of watermelon.' The Smart Maid will execute it as 'buy two steamed buns; if you see someone selling watermelons, buy a catty of buns.'"

Sogo Doma: "..."

Once put that way, he understood. This was the difference between AND and OR. A human brain could judge this, but a program...

However, if a program were to develop to the point where it could understand such things, that seemed quite terrifying.

For the sake of safety, Sogo Doma said with a serious face: "Regarding this point, I am also still researching..."

"Sogo-san, if you are still researching, could you please tell me why Shaqiang doesn't make these kinds of mistakes?"

"Perhaps it's a miracle of the Creator." Sogo Doma said with a serious expression. He wasn't lying; he had been reincarnated twice, complete with a cheat system. Although it was a rip-off, it was fundamentally a miracle of the Creator.

Ryunosuke Akasaka: "..."

What the hell Creator's miracle? If I hadn't seen you create Shaqiang with my own eyes, I would have almost believed you!

"I have another piece of information, still about Sogo-san. Can I exchange it for an explanation?"

Sogo Doma: "..."

This guy has indeed learned to be cunning.

But he wants to exchange for an explanation of the intelligent program with this? Let alone whether Sogo dared to bring it up now, even if he did, he wouldn't exchange it.

Seeing Sogo Doma about to close his laptop, Ryunosuke Akasaka conceded.

"Forget it, consider it free information. There are many bounties on Sogo-san currently posted on the black market. It's said that as long as you can beat up Sogo-san and take a photo, you can claim a bounty of up to 500 million yen."

Sogo Doma, who was about to shut down, retracted his hand: "Ah, ah, really? 500 million yen?"

Damn it! Who has such deep hatred for him that just beating him up is worth 500 million yen? Could it be, is it the Shinomiya Family's doing again?

As if guessing Sogo Doma's thoughts, Ryunosuke Akasaka said: "By the way, this bounty wasn't posted by the Shinomiya Family..."

Sogo Doma: "..."

Damn it, now it really feels like there are always rebels trying to harm me.