Chapter 248: Why And How.
All versions of ourselves were merged together, that includes almost every Celia in existence. There are outliers, for whatever reason; but Celia should have found them all by now. Finding another one isn’t that shocking, but how does an AI version exists?
It’s true that Celia had a brush with sci-fi stuff, her dungeon becoming its own Dimension, even exploring it a bit…but I just cannot fathom how a digital version of her could be created. If it is Celia from that time, they wouldn’t be interesting enough, as she was very young back then. I can’t imagine Hadi bothering to make an Engram of Celia, either.
Vulely: “Was it Hadi who made an AI of you?” I asked with a confused tone.
Celia: “Her? Ah, Hadi did rule that sci-fi Dimension for a long, long time… If she did, then Hadi would have told us about it already. She isn’t the type to live the good life in Home, and leave such a thing of her doing as just an…entirely unspoken of creation.” She denied in reply with a confident tone.
Vulely: “If it isn’t her, have you gone to a sci-fi Dimension without us knowing about it? Engrams don’t just appear out of thin air, Celia…” I asked with a thinking pose.
Celia: “I have not, no. Though, I do know why this version of me exists.” She replied with a shake of her head.
Vulely: “Are you…being so vague purely to mess with me?” I accused with a raised eyebrow.
Celia: “Yes.” She instantly admitted.
Vulely: “(- _ -)”
Damn, damn! The woman knows the truth of this matter, while I haven’t thought through it enough yet. So now, she’s being cheeky, clearly relishing in being aware of something that I do not have information on. If I was a stalker, I’d be the greatest one in existence, you see.
And, try as I might, there isn’t anything in Celia’s past that easily explains away why an AI of her is around, and has lived for who knows how long. This means that…Celia is making a guess that she is very, very confident in; and I can’t figure out what it could possibly be.
Celia: “Sometimes, you and Guanyu make me feel suffocated. Thankfully, things like this happen from time to time, so I’m instantly healed after.” She expressed with a wistful tone and expression.
Vulely: “I’ll be calling bullshit on that, Celia. And, enough cheekiness, please.” I seriously pleaded.
Celia: “Aw…I really am too loving. No one would ever believe that I have a negative feeling for a wife or family member.” She said with a small pout.
Vulely: “You only have yourself to blame for that, dear. Now, could you please answer my original question?” I replied with a sigh.
Celia: “Ruina made a copy of me, likely for safety, long ago, and just forgot to turn off the backup feature.” She nonchalantly answered with a laugh.
Vulely: “( @ _ @ )”