File 5 - Your name

Right now, Niel was trying to accept the madness that lay in front of him. He also tried to adapt to the madness. The madness in which fried chicken and thick steak doesn't exist anymore.

"DAMNED THIS FUTURE! THE FUTURE SHOULD MAKE PEOPLE'S LIVES EASIER, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! AAA..." Niel shouted with all his might to vent his pain. He never thought the future would be hell.

AI standing next to him looked at him with a sharp look. "Seeing you go insane, it looks like I have to prepare for brain replacement surgery."

"Huh?"

"It's a shame, even though you are a quality subject." The AI shakes her head. "You'll probably be an A-Type Android and It's good enough. It will be a nice idea to prepare for surgery as soon as possible." AI nodded then walked towards the exit of the training room.

"Wait, wait, wait! What do you mean by brain replacement surgery? And I'm not crazy, okay!"

Niel caught the AI's hand then forced the girl to turn around, looking at him. The young man was waiting for an explanation from the girl.

"If you don't go crazy then that's great. Now, I say, let's start your shooting drills." The AI broke free and walked back to the pile of black boxes.

"Hey! You haven't answered my question yet!"

AI ignored Niel then opened a black box. The girl took something out of the box. She turned around and gave what turned out to be a white assault rifle to Niel.

"Let's start the shooting drills," AI said. The girl then plays with Holoscreen which appears on top of her wrist mini computer (WMC).

A few moments later, the floor in this room cracked and made a dozen of holes. And from inside that hole, a dozen training targets appeared.

"I've prepared a training target for you. Get ready in that red circle." AI pointed to a circle not far from where she stood.

"Haa... Please listen to me and answer my questions. What is brain replacement surgery?" With his shoulders dropped, Niel walked into a red circle.

"... I'm going to kill you and then use your body to make an Android. It's a simple explanation of brain replacement surgery for your bird's brain can instantly understand."

Niel turned to stare at the AI immediately. The young man then froze when he saw the girl and three four-legged robots similar to spiders threaten him with assault rifles.

After making a stiff smile, Niel said, "you're going to kill me?"

"Sorry I say, if you show signs of hostility or are no longer useful, I will kill you."

"You must be kidding," Niel said. The young man's back turned cold.

Niel's mind went awry. He never thought a situation like this would happen. The fact that his life could be snatched easily made Niel shocked and frightened.

The atmosphere in the training room became quiet. For some time, two young men and three spider robots simply did not move or make a sound.

Using the knowledge he gained, Niel tried to think of a way to get out of this situation. He managed to come up with three plans with a high success rate to defeat AI. But...

What's the point of fighting? Niel thought.

He's in a building that's completely under AI control. He believes he can defeat the AI that is in this room. But what will he do next?

Escape? That sounds like a tough job to do.

Why would I choose death when I can continue to be by the side of a girl- well... A beautiful clone? Anyway! For now, my survival is the main goal. Betraying or fighting this AI can be done next time, Niel thought.

"Relax, I gave up, okay? Let's start the shooting drills you said earlier."

"I asked, are you not going to fight? Or do you want to wait for an opportunity before giving a fight?" The AI shifted the assault rifle she was holding to see Niel more clearly.

Making a bitter smile and feeling a defeat, Niel said, "I didn't think you were lying to me."

"What do you mean?"

"Talk about you will give me freedom. You have no desire to let me go just like that, right?"

"... yes, that's true."

"Okay! From now on, if you want me not to betray you, then be honest with me. A trust cannot be built on a lie."

AI doesn't say anything. She moved her arm to create a signal for the three robots to return to standby mode.

After three robots turned into black boxes and AI placed the assault rifle in her hand into a black box beside her, she said, "shoot the training target with all the capabilities you have."

"You don't want to say anything to what I said earlier?"

"Start the drills immediately," said AI who then turned her face away.

Now Niel knew he would never get an answer. Therefore, he sighed before finally shooting at the training target using the assault rifle in his hand.

For some time, there was no sound in the training room other than the sound of gunfire.

Dor! Dor! Dor!

Using the knowledge he gained from The Implant of Knowledge, Niel could get used to using weapons in a short period. And thanks to Gene Modification, the accuracy of every shot Niel makes can be said to be amazing. Eight of those ten shots always landed right in the middle of the target.

Dor! Dor! Dor!

"We do need it," Niel said abruptly on the sidelines between shots.

"I don't understand what you mean?"

"Your name, we need it."

"I told you, I don't need a name."

Niel stopped using his weapon. He turned around and looked at the AI and AI does the same. Then, the two youngsters fell silent again.

Niel wants to get along with AI once he finds out, the girl has a plan to kill him. Friendships can increase the chance of his survival and retaliate or perhaps escape. Therefore Niel was ready to lick the girl's feet.

There are a lot of things he doesn't know. Therefore, he couldn't make a decision recklessly. He has to be careful.

"Anete, Britney, Cecil, Diane, Eve, Francesca, Gina, Hanna, Isabelle, Jeanne, Karen, Linda, Mary, Nindia, Ophelia, Pristi, Qian, Rosalina, Susan, Tina, Ursula, Vania, Wen wen, Xie Xie, Yulia, and Zhang Ya. Choose one of these names."

"I have no reason to choose."

"Come on," said Niel who walked up to the AI. "I've tried so hard to think about all those names. Choose one of them."

"I said, I don't need a name," the AI replied as he watched Niel pick up a magazine from inside a black box.

The young man refilled the assault rifle so naturally. The Implant of Knowledge made him familiar to do that foreign thing.

"What about Karen? I think it's a beautiful name. Isn't that right?"

"How many times should I repeat to say that I don't want a name."

"I didn't hear you."

Using that sentence as a sign, Niel moved his body as quickly as possible. A moment later, he had already pointed his assault rifle at AI's head.

"What did you just say 'Karen'?"

AI did nothing in front of Niel's threat. She still gave the young man a sharp glare.

"There's no point in killing me. You won't get anything," AI said expressionlessly.

"You're wrong. I can get meat after killing you or I can get you to choose your name if you beg me not to kill you."

"As I said, you won't get anything."

"Haa..." Niel lowered his weapon. "Join this game girl. I just want you to have a name. Is that hard to do?"

...

"... If you keep pushing, call me Teresa."

"Teresa! That's perfect! That's a beautiful name."

"I have chosen a name. Now, quickly continue your training."

"Of course, miss-"

Before Niel had time to finish his sentence, the alarm of this building sounded loud.

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