The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

Chapter 65: To You, For The Future

"Lily, can you show yourself?"

"Who are you talking to?"

[As you wish]

"There is something on your chest!"

"Elena. This is Lily, my pixie."

"What are you talking about! There is no such thing in the game."

"Well..."

I told Elena everything, including world 0 and my skills.

"Elena?"

"I don't believe it!".

"It happened."

"How is that possible?"

"....."

"And you were hiding something like that from me?"

"I wasn't hiding it from you."

"I hate you!"

"Really?"

"Stupid. Idiot"

"You don't look angry, though."

"I am angry!"

"Your thighs feel so nice."

"Stop it pervert."

"Are you outraged?".

"I am not."

"Do you love me?"

"I do."

"Lily. Say hi to. Elena"

[Hello. I am Lily]

"She is so c.ute."

"I know, right."

[I am Adas's partner]

Shut up!

"Partner?"

"I don't know anything about that."

[I am always with Adas. I still sit on his head]

Shut up!

"Das? So sometimes when you were talking to yourself, it was..."

"...."

[Yes, he was talking to me]

Shut up!

"Das, she is just a program, right?"

"Ye...ah."

[I know everything about Adas]

Shut uuuuuup!

"Das, I shouldn't get jealous over an AI, right?"

"You shouldn't!"

[I...]

Lily whispered something to Elena.

"What!"

Why is she showing me her fist?

"Wait-why are you--"

[He was sleeping]

"What are you guys talking about?"

"It's nothing."

[Yes, it's nothing]

"..."

"Das, you go somewhere. I want to talk about some things with Lily."

"Why do I have to go?"

"It's a girl's talk."

[Yeah yeah]

I can't believe my girlfriend is chasing me out.

I am in the forest near the beach. Of course, I changed my outfit.

"Those two become friends quickly."

I thought Elena would be a little angry, but..."I was worried for nothing.",

I told Elena about World 0 and the skills and how and why this all happened, but I haven't told her about the strange things happening to me, about the mysterious skill, and about Alex's disguise.

That day too, my Excalibur skill was activated even though I wasn't touching the sword.

"My arm too."

I stopped thinking about that. There is no point in thinking of what's happening when I have no idea what's going on.

"That light orb too."

Is it somehow related to the strange things happening to me?

"Should I talk with the developer?"

But...if I do that...what about Lily? I can't take that risk.

"Isn't it too late for that?"

I have done many things that would be considered wrong according to the game rules. If any of the developers notice it...

"Dammit"

I pretty much figured out everything about programming, all I need now is Lily's program, and I can find a way to save Lily...if something happens to her.

"Is it really safe?"

I have never tried anything like that before; what if I mess up? What if something happens to Lily?

Lily was supposed to be an AI, a program, but somehow she is alive, like a real person. If I mess up somewhere, that would mean killing Lily.

"What if she turns into a different person?"

What if she turns into something else? A different program, a normal program...an emotionless AI.

"No way in hell I will let that happen."

What should I do? Can't I do something? I don't want to lose her; I want to be with her.

"Is there no future for her? Is there no future for us?"

Once again, why is it always me? If I wish for something, it just disappears.

"Why am I worried about her?"

Why do I feel like that? Why does my chest hurt...why does my heart hurt when I think of that?

"I love her, dammit."

How did that happen? I haven't been with her for that long. She always annoys me so...how did I fall in love with her?

She is a program. She is not even real; she doesn't exist in the real world. Even if I find a way...she will just be inside a screen. I won't be able to touch her.

"I can't decide all that by myself."

It's for my future, our future.

"For you, to the future."

She also said that she could change her body size; was that true? Why do I want to know that!

"It's not like I want to touch her body now because I realised that I love her!"

Wait...I just realised...I love her?

"How did I decide that?"

I still don't understand love! I don't know when I fell in love with Elena and now...

"What about Lier and Miss Serah?"

How do I decide? Dammit!

"Lier also plays this game, and I know her game ID."

I can meet her if I want to but...

"She said 'See you in LWO' when she left"

I will wait for her to find me.

"I need to answer her too."

She didn't ask me to go out with her. She didn't tell me to break-up with Elena. She didn't ask how I feel about her.

"She just gave me three months."

I need to figure out my feelings. I don't want her to be with someone else. Has she been with me ever since forever...huh?

"Ever...since...forever?"

Ring~~ Ring~~

Elena sent me a message.

'I am logging out. Where are you?'

I ran as fast as I could to go back. When I got there...

"See? I told you that he would come back running"

[He can run fast now]

Don't tell me...

"Don't tell me that you guys were just messing with me?"

"No! I am really logging out."

[We were just checking how fast you come back]

These two shouldn't have met!

"I am logging out, Das. What about you?"'

"I will stay here for a while."

"Okay. See you at school."

"Yeah"

"Bye, Lily. We will discuss more tomorrow."

[Okay]

"Wait, what are you guys talking about?"

"It's a secret."

Elena logged out.

"Lily?"

[What?]

"Aren't we partners? Tell me what you were talking about?"

"I can't tell you. I promised my best friend."

Best friend!

[I am delighted; that she is your girlfriend]

"I am too"

[I don't have to worry about you]

"You don't need to worry about me."

What does she mean by that?

"By the way, Lily."

[What?]

"If Elena is your best friend then what am I?"

[Huh?]

"Am I also your best friend?"

[You are...someone special]

"...."

Why is she so cute?!

"Lily"

[What?]

"I love you."

[Stop saying embarrassing things]

She hid in my hair.

[The World Boss Raid Is About To Start. All The Players Who Are Participating Will Now Be Teleported To Tombs Of Fame]

[Are you going to participate Adas?]

"Yeah"

I wore my mask as I said, "Alex is back to score the top score."