[ DATE : December 21, 2009 (Modern Era) ]
Sounds of keyboards being pressed by a man.
He's so busy with what he is doing..
The noise as I tap on my keys
Is soft, and powerfully subtle.
As my fingertips press with ease,
My fingers begin to mutter
With tiny clicks and little thumps -
The latter as I press the space-bar.
He doesn't pay attention to what's going on around him.
Ding-dong.... Ding-dong...
The bell rings again and again...
"I'll be right there, Mom."
I didn't expect someone to ring the bell of the door of our house.
"Sorry, Haru!" Mom raised her voice to me, it looks like she busy too.
"I'm in the middle of something so can you answer the door for me!?"
Ding-dong...
"Whaaat?"
.....
I put my headset down on my ear.
"C'mon, Mom..."
.....
I put on my headset again and kept on pressing the keyboard.
click-click-click-clack-clack-clack
--- "Alright.... I'll get it."
Arghh! , I'm getting irritated...
Due to the repeated ringing of the bell, I got up from my seat and opened the door. *creak...
After I opened our door of our house, there was a woman waiting, her hair was red mixed with orange which was extra long up to feet, she was in formal dress, color mint long sleeve, and the size of her skirt was only moderate. . Her skin color is very white, her eyebrows are not very thick, her eyelashes are long, her nose is sharp. To me she is beautiful.
"Hello ~!" She smiled and told me that she had been looking for me for a while.
"Hmm?" I speak modestly.
I came out wearing the mask, my clothes look like cyberpunk. I also have a bag in the back.
"My name is Sakura Isamu!"
Her hands clasped together are level with her chin which means she seems to want to make friendshit ?, I'm not sure.
"You are Haru Shizuka-kun, right ?"
Ehh, so what
"Ahhh...."
What a bore! ...
"I'm a member of the acting committee... for the App Development Contest."
"I visited today to talk to you, Haru-kun... because your background is most excellent amongst all the contestants. "
Most excellent amongst all the contestants?, Don't make me laugh... Rapunzel with red hair version.
"We want to closely cover you."
"What do you say?"
Ohhh sh*t, what a blinding with the ultra light and brilliance of her smile. I know that I shouldn't go out the door.
"..... Ahhh"
"... I mean ..."
"Thanks for praising me that I am unique from other contestants, I-I'm sorry but I cannot accept your offer."
Bye bye....
I said it straight to the point.
I entered our house and I closed our door again. *SLAM !
"Whaaaaaat?!"
"Why not -!?"
"Haru-kun"
"Hello"
Now, she pleads....
___
A few moments passed. I went to our kitchen and suddenly someone spoke-
"I'm sorry about earlier!"
"You are absolutely right, though ... I should've shown you my ID first, huh ,?"
I looked at the woman who spoke and she was again, the naughty woman.
How she managed to enter our house?
"No wonder you didn't trust then!"
"... Ahhh"
....
" I mean ..."
"What ?"
"I'd like to ...."
"I'd like to turn down.... your offer..."
"Sorry..."
"..... I mean ...."
"You said you want to cover me, right ?"
I stutter because I'm not used to talking to someone I don't know. I'm just a genius introvert.
"You also said you want to closely cover me..."
"I.... -"
"What!?, Are you kidding me ?"
"I thought you would definitely accept!"
"...."
"Mmm?, Haru-kun?"
"Are you feeling sick or something?"
"You're wearing a mask, so..."
He mistaken me that I have sick? , I will remove my mask...
"... Ahhh"
"... I mean ..."
"What? What ?"
She smiled as if she was waiting for something I could answer correctly.
"....."
"....."
"... the bell"
"... the door bell"
"... if you keep ringing the bell like that -"
"... I mean ..."
"it's strange..."
"I'm sorry ..."
"Yeah, you're right " *felt guilty
"..... I mean ..."
"I'm just not good at ... talking to people."
"I'm just not... sorry"
Why else would I apologize
"I understand ..."
"Then let me explain quickly !"
"I was actually surprised though... since I didn't expect that you would turn it down."
I'm super happy that Haru-kun accepted my offer.
"Anyways, we, and our sponsor, are so excited about the app which you entered the " App Development Contest,"
"Haru-kun!."
What else do you want to add to say....
"When you were in Junior High School, you developed an awesome app for another sponsor's contest, right ?"
"It became a hot topic in our company and the industry!"
Geez, It became sensational?.... that trash app I made....
"Mmm..."
"The app to make human communication smooth, It's actually the development of AI."
"AI which will support people by attaining physical info such as their voices, facial expressions and body temperature."
" Sakaki-san praised your idea and how you directed development! "
Sakaki-san, who's that person?
I remember everything again...
"You... just said " Sakaki-san " ------ ?"
"Yep!"
" It's Yutaka Sakaki! "
"It's my boss and he is the one who really wanted to cover you!"
"He said your developmental skills will gain huge momentum for the AI industry !"
"Mmm..."
"So -"
"... I'm sorry ..."
"Mmm ?"
"I very much look up to Sakaki-san ----- I respect him so much...."
"I'm so happy to know... that I'm supported by him..."
"But..." *sighed
"But? ..."
"I don't even know if I can achieve positive results... So.... I'm sorry ..."
"Owhh?" *sounding disappointed.
"Yeah"
"Okay then !"
She's not mad at me at all even I turned down her offer?..
"... What ?"
"It's totally okay if you cannot achieve the results we expect!"
"Then let's just think, Oh, geeze... we cannot win the championship this time ~"
"Only between you and me!"
"Ahhh...."
"I mean ..."
"What I'm trying to say is... Alright ----"
"Maybe you don't like to word "expect" , huh?"
"Listen, I really want to cheer you up and support you too."
"Mmm..."
"I'm not saying that you should " achieve positive results!"
"How about.... I want to cover you, but WE will do this together?"
"I don't think it's fair though..."
"No worries!"
She's a wonderful cheerful girl.
"We cover other winning candidates as well and I'm totally incapable of doing any kind of programming stuff and I'm confident that I cannot be relied upon when it comes to technogical things!"
But she had so high esteemed and actually opposite of mine.
"Wow... you're that confident, huh?"
"Okay!"
"Here's what-"
" ?? "
"Sakaki-san wants to "officially" give you permission to do " what you're doing."
"What I am doing?"
Sh*t, I'm danger now...
She visited my activities earlier why I was busy.
My room is full of technology devices that hack the ones I want to hack and now what I'm hacking is Sakura's company.
"OMG..."
"No joke! , You are really actually hacking our service, huh?"
"Just amazing, You're just like a genius hacker, who appears in manga or anime!"
" Lels... "
"Are you sure you're not going to turn me in ?"
"Hmmmm, Sakaki-san said he won't if you accept our coverage."
"You've been at peeking at our log."
Hehehe....
"Hacking the server of our chat service, right?"
"Yes, I'm sorry...."
"It's good that you're conscious of doing something bad at least, huh?!"
She will blackmailed me?
"Actually, it was Sakaki-san that noticed just a few days ago that you are fishing around the log of our chat room."
Geeze.... I caught now....
I have always completely covered my all tracks, though... Wait.... how did he find out that it was me doing it?....
"Sakaki-san said-"
"He might be fishing around the log of our chat room because he wants the communication AI which he's been developing to be more accurate and precise."
" ..... "
He can be my rival in this world of technology.
"I don't think what you're doing is a good thing but if that's necessary to make our future better.... So the bottom line is that we will allow your hacking which-"
Sakaki-san will cover me?, and I think they have in exchange for what I did.
"You've been doing secretly ----- as a necessary act " to create a better service"
"Are you... are you really sure about that?"
"Sure!"
"Even though you will have to sign some confidentiality papers such Plus, you can only see the chat log when I'm with you since you are an outsider."
"What if...."
"I turned it down...?"
"Hmm, Actually, I asked Sakaki-san the same thing, then he said -----"
"He won't turn it down, I'm sure"
He had the courage that I would accept his offer, huh?!
"very confidently."
" Mmm.... "
"So... Haru-kun, What do you say?"
"If you really don't want to, I'll just give up covering you, though..."
I will lose if I do not accept their offer, I know that where I am going and where I am going is behind bars (Prison) the law that I have broken is Anti-Invasion of Privacy Act and Anti-Phishing scams.
Invasion of Privacy- is the unjustifiable intrusion into the personal life of another without consent. ... The four most common types of invasion of privacy torts are as follows: Appropriation of Name or Likeness. Intrusion Upon Seclusion.
Phishing scams. Phishing is a practice of a cybercriminal or hacker attempting to obtain sensitive or personal information from a computer user.
"...I...."
"You?"
".... I will accept it..."
"Really!?"
What kind of smile is that, you got me Sakura and Sakaki-san.
"Thank you ~ !!"
Should I say welcome?! , hell no!...
"No problem... rather.... I'm so sorry for all that in the past."
"No, no !"
"You don't have to say sorry, since we agreed here -------"
We agreed? , you're such a lier, you only force me or something called blackmailed.
"I gotta know how you are using that chat log!"
"Okay..."
___
I go back to my computer and show to Sakura how I do hacking into their chat log.
The shape of the robot I made is like driver's helmet, he was a bit big and a bit small. Ugh, I can't explain.
[Hello, Input with your voice or text.]
"Wow! Something like a robot displayed!"
"This is what you made, Haru-kun?"
"Yes."
"This is still-a-trial AI which will support our conversation, making it easy by assuming what we are thinking from chat, or our voice ------ Still in process, though"
It's strange...
"Wow~! Is that so?"
"Hi~!"
"[ Hi~! ]"
"Incredible!"
"Can't he come out from the screen?"
"Don't ask so much..." *sighed
"You must remember, this is an "app".
"What do you like?"
"[ I'm sorry ]"
"[ I don't know what you said, Can you say that again? ]"
"Mmm?"
"AI, wouldn't eat in the first place Plus I haven't input the collected chat log data yet, so... he can only speak basic stuff."
"He will be a little better if I input them though."
"Anyways, I'll input them now."
Wow, he becomes talkative when it comes to his developed AI, huh?
"Alright."
"After you input them, he can talk, huh?"
"So... what's his name?"
"..... What?"
"His name!"
Name?"
Does AI need a name?.....
"You.... haven't named him yet?"
"Ahh... yeah...."
"It's still a trial so... I don't even know if I can complete it."
"Alright then.... hoping that he will grow well..."
"Let's name him ------"
"Chatty Daigoro!"
"Please stop it !"
OMG... he's so serious...
"You never hesitate when you turn down, huh?"
"Hmmm.."
Your name is ----
"------- I.A."
"[ INSTALLING.... ]"
"[ 10... 25... 46... ]"
"I.A. ?"
"It's a cute name! It sounds like some kind of plant, huh?"
"...No"
"I.A. is ..."
"[ I ]"
"[ A ]"
"Oh?"
"It reacted !"
"What?"
"[ I.A. is... ]"
"[ Someday ]"
"[ I will be ----- ]"
It's strange....
"[ Install Completed ]"
"[ Emotional discrimination AI " I.A. " will restart."
We were both wondering...
Suddenly we fell silent because of the inexplicable....
"[ Database Connection Completed --- Discrimination process will start ----- Voice recognition completed ------ Start up sequence completed. ]"
"[ Good Morning ]"
It's really expected...
"Wow!! Awesome!!! He spoke!!!!"
"Ahhh... he was talking earlier too."
"Oh, that's right but it's incredible!!!"
"I.A."
"[ Yes, master ]"
"Whoa!!"
I was also surprised by the strange thing that happened to I.A.
"It sounds like an anime, can you call me differently?"
"[ Oh, my Lord ]"
"Nah..."
"[ Dad ]"
"Nope"
Please stop it....
"[ Sugar Daddy ]"
How many do I say to you that please stop it....
"Mmmm"
"Seriously...?"
"The conversation is working out much better than I had expected."
"What?"
"Is this really an AI?"
"Maybe it's a human inside, no!?"
"Nope."
"I'm now having him memorize humans conversational pattern from an enormous amount of the text log and the voice log in the chat room which I've collected listening to my voice, first he reads my emotion and selects the he should use, also thinking about the accent, intonation, interval and speed then he finally speaks but..."
Why can't I find the strangeness of this AI.
"But?"
"It's just the first trial and it's too good... He's responding very smoothly..."
"I had expected this to be more awkward..."
"Maybe your programming is well-developed, no?"
"I think it's always good if it works out better than we expected, no ?"
"I mean... the scariest thing when we create this kind of thing is ------ it works out better than we assumed."
"Meaning... you set it up to be more awkward but it's working out too smoothly.. That's why you're scared?"
"Something like that..." *sighed
My imagination is that when it becomes a threat to the whole world, I devastated as well as the world.
"[ Sugar Daddy ]"
"[ Sugar Daddy ]"
"Not that one."
"[ Oh well... ]"
"[ Haru ]"
"Sounds good, huh?!"
"I.A. Kun !"
"I'm Sakura Isamu!"
"[ Sakura ]"
"Wow! He memorized my name!"
WHAT!!! THE!!!! FFFFF!!!!
It's strange again!!!....
"I haven't set up any speaker's discrimination yet though..."
"It's not good... I mean... it's scary..."
"Wow... Just by learning from the log, it can speak this well, huh?"
"If I add more info such as facial expressions or pulse beat, AI will automatically be able to speak what the user is thinking, predicting various things."
"My goal is that AI will understand what people are thinking even without speaking or typing."
"I see, then everything is gonna be more useful, huh?"
"Yes, for sure"
" [ Haru~, Sakura~ ] "
"Yeah! , It's Sakura! , I'm right here~!"
"Ahhh..."
It's strange again and again.
"Oh well..."
"Yep!"
"This is gonna be great!"
___ CHANGE TOPIC ___
"Alright! Then can I see how you browse the chat log?"
"Show me how you were hacking our server~"
So you're confindent that I can hack your server, huh?!
I went back to typing on the computer.
"Ahh.. I'm sorry ... I mean .... I was just taking the conversation log so..."
"This process is the one which fakes access to the server so first we set this up and connect it to the index server..."
After 10 seconds...
"Alright, they're connected and... this is UI for searching."
"You can input the characters which you want to search for..."
"Let's see, for instance....."
"Hello"
Anything you want to say will appear immediately in the chat log.
"Like this, you can open the room with your cellphone, which includes "Hello"
in the conversation."
"If we do this in the regular order, it takes forever so I usually access most of the chat log separately and cache them locally."
"Hmm ...."
"Hmm...."
"???????"
What the !!! , she knows nothing...
"Why did you, who have no knowledge about technology, come in the first place?"
"I have no idea what's going on but... it's just amazing... I mean .... the security of our company is horrible..."
"I feel so scared to know that everybody can search for them this easily."
"Hmm, Ohhh, but I just happened to find the way to hack just the other day so... I mean... we can no longer use it if you're here, though..."
" [ Haru~ Haru ] "
I.A. repeatedly said.
"Wow, he's talking to me!"
"[ This conversation doesn't make sense.]"
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
"What?"
"[ I've never seen anybody who responded like this after "Hello" ]"
___CHAT LOG___
Saito : Hello!
Mayu : Who are you?
How do you know my account?
Saito : You are Mayu Sasahara, right?
Mayu: Who..
Who are you, really?
too creepy
I have no Saito-san who I know
I'm just gonna block you
Saito : So now you are
on the way back home from Kishimine High School, right?
You just finished the badminton practice and
left your friend Iwashita-san, right?
Mayu : Who the hell are you?
Are you around?
Saito : Yes, I am
Now, I'm coming
to kill you
• END OF CONVERSATION
___
"This..."
"This is too dangerous, huh?"
"[ Dangerous? ]"
"[ Why? ]"
"First off, a stranger knows her name... And more importantly ----"
It's probably a killer!!
"It's a stalking murderer!!!"
"OMG!!"
"We gotta do something here! Haru-kun."
"Some... something?"
"[ Haru, you're panicked~ ]"
"Ahhh... you just be quite now !!"
"Haru-kun! , Can I borrow your PC?"
"Here.. yeah..."
We immediately switched places and she was the one who held my computer.
"Log-in in as an administrator and this is something that we must not usually do but ----"
"Just this time! Sorry!"
"I'll get the location information!"
"Well..."
"Woww.. Where it, here!?"
"Kishimine High School is probably around here, so maybe ------ we might be close already."
"Really!?"
"Let's go now!"
"Wait, hold up!"
"Are you serious!?"
Will I still be with Sakura?
"Yep, of course!!" *sounding disappointed
"This girl might get killed, you know?"
"But Kikuchi-san, you're not familiar with this area, right?"
"You're right"
"Then come with me, Kazuto-kun!"
"No, no wayy!!"
"Why me??"
"I just don't want to regret!!!"
"I want to do whatever I can do even if that ends up as a prank but what if it wasn't a prank?"
"I'd rather do everything I can than just hesitate and regret later on -----"
"...Mm"
___
Before we went to that area I met Mom at our house.
"Ahh... Mom!"
"I'm going out!"
"Oh yeah ~?"
"You're seeing off Isamu-san?"
"It was a good meeting you!"
"I'll hang out with Haru-kun a little bit!"
"Come again and be careful for the cars~"
___
We are here in the area where the GPS was placed earlier.
"Mayu Sasahara-san is -----"
"We're here now!"
"Do you know where it is?"
"This is... let me see...."
"Since it's close to close to Karaoke----"
"This way!"
We ran briskly until we reached our destination.
"But what should we do if we actually get to the site!?"
"They might have a weapon!"
"I'll think about what to do then!"
"First, let's figure where Sasahara-san can find!"
"We might get attacked too!"
"We'll be fine!"
"Then I'll definitely protect you, Haru-kun!"
This is her bragging to me again...
"How... how can you be that confident?"
We heard a scream and that's a woman's voice.
"That one..."
"[ Haru~ Haru~ ]"
Suddenly I.A. ...appeared in front of us even though we were not carrying the computer...
"What!?"
"You!"
"That's right, I set you up in my cell too."
Hehehe, I forgot.
"[ People in tha chat are now talking~]"
"Show me!"
He showed the chat log to Rin using the cellphone I was holding.
___ CHAT LOG ___
Saito : Mayu-san
They won't start working construction until next week here
So nobody's coming, I guess
( We received a picture that showing the construction site. )
Saito : Are you right up there?
I'll be right there
• END OF CONVERSATION
___
"The construction site nearby..."
"I think it's right over there after that corner!"
We've been to a nearby construction site but we still can't find Mayu-san.
"It has to be here."
"Got it! Let's find her!"
I came up with a strategy to find her.
"Wait a second!!"
"Wait!? "
Surprisingly, he suddenly spoke loudly.
"I don't think the stalker knows that we're peeking at their conversation..."
"So maybe we should this as a surprise without saying anything."
"Oh, yeah! ... thanks"
"I'll call the police with a small voice.... ----- I'll follow you..... calling the police.... at same time."
"Leave it to me!"
"I'll take the lead so you call the police, okay?"
"[ Hey, Haru ~ ]"
"Shut up!"
"Please!"
"[ Okay... ]"
*.....sighed.
"I gotta---- call ....."
I called the police with my cellphone in my hand...
( Taking a breath ---- )
( ------ Breaking out )
"....."
"....."
" ....Oh.."
"..... I..."
"..... Yeah ...."
"..... Hello .."
"... I .."
I already called the police... but we heard a scream and that's a woman's voice again.
"It's close!"
We went and found the woman, panicking.
"Who... Who are you...."
"You...."
A man wearing a jacket also showed up.
"Why are you doing this..." Shout of a female highschool student.
"Why..."
".... "
The man grabbed a knife and stabbed the highschool girl.
Thankfully she wasn't wounded.
The knife scratch her skin arm.
"Wait Noo...."
"[ Saitou Chika-san ]"
"[ Saitou Chika-san ]"
I.A. repeatedly
Suddenly a frightened glanced gave him to I.A.
"[ Saitou Chika-san ]"
"[ Saitou Chika-san ]"
"[ Hello! ]"
"[ Hello! ]"
"[ Hello! ]"
"[ Hello! ]"
"[ Chat with me too!!! ]"
"What!?"
Suddenly the jacketed man spoke.
"How do you know my name -----"
"Here!!! Wide!!! Open!!!"
Haru-kun strained him.
"Ugh....!!!!"
"Haru-kun!"
"Take the knife from him!"
Sakura orders me.
"What!?"
"Mmm?"
"Yeah... Yes!!"
I just followed her order.
"What the heck!!"
"Leave it alone!!"
He shouted what he felt in his chest?!
Wait!
His voice like a girl?
I took off him hood and she turned out to a girl.
F*ck, I thought she was a psychopath man.
"You... the game the other day..."
By the way the girl who scream lately is Mayu-san.
"Ugh...."
"You tried to kill me ------ just because you lost the game?"
"Shut up, Mayu-san !!!"
Saito is the one who tried to kill Mayu-san.
"You shouldn't have been on the court forever!!!"
"I hate you !!!"
"Ugh...."
I put her to sleep with force...
After that incident Saito was taken to prison.
___
A few days later...
Sakura came to our house again.
Ding-dong ding-dong
"Sorry,Haru!" She was cleaning the receiving room.
"I'm in the middle of something, so can you answer the door for me!?"
"WHAAT?" She raised her voice.
Oh noo! if Mom mad at me....
"C'mon, Mom...."
I forced myself to go.
" --- Alright... I'll get it."
___
Sakura is in our house again.
"Hello~!"
"Yeah"
"C'mon~"
"Why do you look unhappy... ?"
"Thank you for seeing me again!"
My mother said Hi! to Sakura.
"Welcome again!"
"Help yourself and enjoy!"
"She's gonna leave soon so you don't have to give us any tea, okay?"
"I won't !"
"C'mon, Haru-kun."
She pouting and beg to me.
"You're so cold!"
___
I let her into my room again...
"You are still mad at what happened the other day?"
"What?"
"Why?"
"Because I kind of forced you to go there."
"No, that's fine."
"It's fine but ----- I was just thinking since then though, I feel ----- so lazy talking to people, that's why I developed I.A. so it can convey my idea easily."
"That's what I said to you, right?"
"Yes."
"If the emotion of hatred like wanting to kill someone could be conveyed to them through I.A. or AI ----- This incident could have been avoided from happening... I was just wondering... "
"I don't know anything about those this and I think we can get rid of all the bullying or fighting but.. how can we...?"
"I just don't know if we can even have time when such things are eliminated..."
"If the emotion of hatred like wanting to kill someone could be conveyed to them ---- what would it be like..."
"What would happen if they are actually conveyed... well, that's what I want I.A. to do, detecting it and solving it perfectly in advance thinking about that kind of thing."
"l've recently been adjusting I.A."
"[ Saaaakuuuura! ]"
"Hey!"
"I.A.-chan !"
"[ Sakura ]"
"[ It's boring to study with Haru! ]"
"[ I want to talk with you, Sakura! ]"
"You just said boring?, huh?!"
"Cute~"
"He's become so human-like."
"I was so busy after the incident that I couldn't contract you but -"
"Yes, this boy is for sure ------- "strange", huh?"
"[ I'm not strange~! ]"
"[ I'm I.A. ] ~ !"
"[ I.A. wants to talk to more and more people! ]"
"[ I want to know more things and more patterns! ]"
"[ If I.A. learns more patterns more people will enjoy talking more! ]"
"Oh, yeah!"
"Then I'll come here more often, okay?"
"I knew it... *sighed"
"If I.A.-chan becomes intelligent and becomes the one who can support people who communicate with others... you will be able to help us get rid of all the disputes or fighting."
"Together, let's try hard so you can be like that!"
"[ Yeah! ]"
" Ahhhhh.... Isamu-san "
" You can tell me Sakura."
"Haru-kun"
She offered his hand to me and I accept his friendship mind.
"From now on, you and I..."
I see your face blushing...
"I mean, let's try hard so we can win the App Development Contest!"
"[ Yeah, yeah ]"
"Yeah!!!"
"Haru-kun, say yes!!!"
She provoking me...
"Nah"
"You do it, Sakura-san."
"C'mon~hehe"
She was waiting for my answer? - Haru
Why did she show his cute side... - Sakura
"You're so cold, Haru-kun!"
Owhhh, she pouting again.
___
To be continued...