After walking around through the library, looking for clues on the map, the group was able to find a secret room that resembled a security office.
"There really was a secret room..." Shin muttered.
"Midori ain't here...?" Q-Taro asked.
There were several monitors displaying the places everyone had already been. One the right side of the room, there were different messages being displayed on other monitors. (Name) didn't understand what they meant, so they didn't feel any need to take major note of them.
A collar sat on a desk. Sara took it without hesitation.
Anzu nervously looked at Sara. "What if this is a trap?! Won't it explode?!"
"Stop freakin' out," Kurumada said. "We're taking it."
"If we can analyze it, we might even find out how to remove these things..." Keiji added.
"And what if THAT makes them explode...?" Anzu asked.
"BOOM!!" Kurumada yelled.
Anzu jumped up, hitting Kurumada on the shoulder. "Stop screwing around, stupid!"
"This ain't no time for horseplay!!" Q-Taro said.
"Well, it's dangerous, so let your friendly policeman take it, alright?" Keiji took the collar.
Two monitors on the left side of the room suddenly flashed red. When they turned on, Shin and (Name) were displayed on the screens.
"Ah, you called?" the Shin monitor asked.
The monitor of (Name) silently looked at the group.
"Huh?" Shin asked.
"Ah...Good day..." the Shin monitor said. "Huh? Why am I there...? And another (Name)..?"
"Don't startle me!" Alice yelled. "Are you... an AI?!"
"I'm Shin Tsukimi..." the Shin monitor giggled. "Nice to meet you. Do you need something? It's embarrassing with you all staring at me..."
"Dammit, how sickening..." Shin muttered, walking up to the monitor wearing an irritated face. "Seriously... Hey! What's the deal with you?! Got more hints about the Death Game?!"
"D-Death game...?" the Shin monitor asked. "What's that...? That sounds dangerous..."
(Name) chuckled. In comparison to the Shin that was currently trying to survive the death game, the monitor Shin in front of them was the one they were used to being around.
"Death game...?" (Name)'s monitor asked. "I see... it's started then?"
Keiji frowned as soon as their monitor said that. "Looks like Shin's monitor is clueless... but (Name), do you know more than you're letting on?"
"N-no," (Name) defensively said. "Even before the Death Game, I don't remember..."
"These are... probably a re-initialized AI, right?" Hayasaka asked.
"What do you mean...?" Alice asked.
"The AI's are brought closer to the real people by updating their knowledge and personalities," Hayasaka explained.
"In other words," Keiji added, "the Sou we're looking at is Sou from before the Death Game, who knew nothing... Or else... Shin Tsukimi, before he even took on an alias... And the (Name) were looking at is..."
"What have you guys been talking about...?" Shin's AI asked.
"Hmph, it's no use," Alice said. "We'll get nowhere like this..."
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anguish ; yttd
Fanfiction(Name) Hiyori had been on a mission to find their brother. In an attempt to figure out the truth about his death, they acted out as an agent for the organization "Asunaro," trying to hide their true intentions. Yet, their mission got cut short when...
