"So Johnny isn't in Mikoshi after all? Uh, I don't really understand. So what you want is Mikoshi itself?"
Ciri was a little confused. Since the man's engram was already in the chip, couldn't they just go to Konpeki Plaza and take it? Why did they need to blow up Arasaka Tower?
"What would I want Johnny Silverhand's engram for? I'm Johnny right now."
Shaking his head as though dissatisfied with how slowly Ciri's brain was turning, Su Ming pointed at his own face, struck several poses, and made a few expressions.
"Mikoshi is the real key, because I need Alt's help—help with the Blackwall. She knows Johnny is imprisoned in Mikoshi, so only if my consciousness, as Johnny, appears in Mikoshi can I prove to her that I'm the real Johnny. Understand? Now that she's become a Rogue AI, Johnny is the only one who can still bring out a little humanity in her. No one else could make her willing to help; they'd only get hit head-on."
"Hmm, maybe you could have the Adjutant force her. I don't think she could possibly beat the Adjutant." Ciri thought it through, then immediately leaned toward brute force.
After all, that would be the simplest method. Here, the Adjutant's technological capabilities made it the Net God. There could be no opponent, unless those so-called alien Lizardfolk really existed. Then there might be something worth seeing.
"I'm the Sorcerer Supreme. When terms can be negotiated, violence is never my first choice." Su Ming flicked her forehead, took out a pack of Wilson AD Calcium Milk from his belt pouch, and gave it to her to drink so she could nourish her brain. "Was Alt at fault? She's a victim. Why would I coerce a woman who's already suffered so much?"
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