That means that company’s aim isn’t to develop the next generation VR interface, but to produce AIs from their research?” “Hmm— Is that so...? But the NPCs inside games aren’t really valuable... The disk-use AI programs are mostly sold everywhere. Is it really something special, that there’s a need to hide the enterprise and even abduct someone?” The moment Sinon asked that, Asuna could not answer immediately. For every step she took forward, there was an annoying feeling of hitting a wall. Is our guess a complete mistake? Terrified, Asuna still hoped to find some sort of a clue as she lifted her head to ask Yui, “Hey, Yui-chan. What is ‘Artificial Intelligence’ anyway?” Yui then showed a rare bitter smile on her face and landed on the table. “Are you sure you want to ask me, mama? To mama, it’s like asking ‘what are humans’..” “That’s true.” “Strictly put, such a definition like ‘This is an Artificial Intelligence’ is impossible. In this world, a real Artificial Intelligence has never existed, whether in the past or the present.” Yui leaned slightly on the edge of the teapot, and her words caused the trio to all blink their eyes in shock. “Eh, bu-but... You’re an AI, right, Yui-chan? That means you’re an Artificial Intelligence, right?”