Chapter 42:
Control My Life!
-FBI Director ███████████████, this is Agent-Z. All suspect upper management have been apprehended and are currently being charged under violations of article 18 U.S. Code § 1589 – Forced Labor offenses. I’m happy to report a successful temporary disabling of any unusual virtual technology within the game of Angel Sword Online as well.
-Well done, Agent-Z. What about the formula behind The Brain? Did you collect it before that?
-Negative, sir. I was unable to acquire the data.
-Unfortunate, but not unexpected. We’ll continue to monitor the game for further reverse engineering purposes.
-Of course, sir.
-What about the Autonomous Inspection Artificial Intelligence we placed there a few years ago to watch over its progress? Did you recover it, Agent-Z?
-The program was nowhere to be found in the game's files, sir. I regret to say it may have been deleted when The Brain was disabled.
-Are you sure, Agent-Z? You know how important Project Ai-Ai is to certain people.
-The AI-AI unknowingly connected itself to The Brain and gained sentience through training directly off human minds. The AI-AI was also pivotal in the rescue of several studio developers and civilians, as well as stabilizing the game to allow them time to escape before a total system crash. It is very likely that the program does not exist in a salvageable condition and should be considered lost.
-You’re not hiding something, are you, Agent-Z? I do have video records from that streamer we’ve been watching.
-No sir. A compulsory investigation was inconclusive and only supported my suspicion.
-Very well. I’ll take your word. We’ll consider this case closed for the time being.
-What about the game? Will it be shut down?
-No. It represents a significant cooperation between Asia and the US that we may be able to exploit in the future. We’ve already taken drastic measures to suppress all channels of opposition toward the game's release. The public are largely in favor of playing it.
-May I speak off the record, sir?
-You may, Agent-Z.
-This game is a lot of fun. Want to play it with me when it comes out?
-Are you a child, Agent-Z? Do you know how much black tape I have to use to cover up what you say?
-I didn’t hear a no.
-I clock out after 5. We’ll chat about arranging a proper engagement then.
-Very good, sir. Very good :)
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