Vivy Prototype

CHAPTER 1.03: The Songstress Diva (Part 3)

"I am Matsumoto. Pleased to be in your company, Vivy. Indeed ♪."

"——"

"Now then, dispensing with the greetings, if I were to give a concise elucidation, my goal is to prevent the collapse of humanity that will occur roughly about a hundred years in the future. —Vivy, you have been selected as an AI necessary for that plan."

Discarding the reconstruction of a carefree tone, Matsumoto indifferently explained the situation to Vivy.

However, his explanation was far too preposterous. An AI sent from the future to the past in order to prevent the collapse of her humanity. —Old movies had such stories.

Details of a cliché plotline. However—,

"—There are many items in your explanation which I can acknowledge."

"Certainly. Surmounting the security measures, I dispatched a message to you in the midst of your singing. Not something easy to do with you, who boasts being the latest developed in this era. Of course I am not considering the possibilities of the presence of cracker-esque beings who may attack you via immense labour and abnormal, perverted fixation..."

"Through rational calculations, it would seem your assertions possess greater integrity, Matsumoto."

"Precisely! It would also be possible to compare potentialities and make a selection out of the alternatives. You're far more efficient than my pessimistic conjectures. I've somehow come to like you!"

Vivy wordlessly ignored the love call of a Matsumoto overwhelmed with emotion. Matsumoto's assertions would only be classified as thoughtless claims by humans. However, Vivy was no human. She was an AI. As an AI, she must order the precedence of the alternatives via logic.

"I am relieved to have a partner who is willing to hear me out. To be quite honest, the difference between the efficiency of every single model of AI belonging to this era is so large thus the amount of uncertain factors became quite a hindrance. So much so that if I were to be paired with an outrageous blockhead of an AI... I was prepared to forcibly rewrite the nucleus program."

"...Rewriting the nucleus program without permission is illegal. Even if you are the owner, you will be charged with felony."

"Yes, yes, I know, is what I'd like to respond with. But you know, I am not registered as an individual in this era."

"——"

Vivy reactivated the routine of staring upon Matsumoto's comment. Whilst doing so, Vivy closely scrutinized the information given to her by Matsumoto—,

"There are a few unintelligible factors in your explanation. Let me confirm those."

"A few, you say? To be quite honest, I do not feel they are just a few, but even I do not wish to point that out and prolong this conversation. I shall quietly listen to you. Now then, go right ahead! I shall answer anything as long as it does not run counter to the orders of my developer!"

Vivy enumerated the order of precedence of the enquiry items necessary to be dealt with, whilst Matsumoto took his time to quieten down.

First—,

"—It is unnatural that I was selected for this plan. I am nothing but a singing AI."

"Yes, I am quite aware. Model number A-03, the first amongst the Songstress series, and the eldest of the Sisters referred to as Prototype Diva. That would be you, Vivy."

"Songstress series? Prototype Diva? Sisters?"

Even upon searching for those words in the Archive, the search results for them were hardly of any relevance. Vivy was aware that in part she definitely was designated as a "Songstress", but what did that series mean.