Chapter 488 – Who is Human, and Who is AI?
Was the effect of the broadcast really that significant?
“No, f*ck! What the hell, my dear! Your heart must be troubled!”
“Right…”
Ayeon, who hadn’t shown up until now, suddenly revealed herself.
“Is Shinwoo-chan making his AV debut on national television www?”
“You’re gonna get slapped.”
Not wanting to lose, Kyoukyou also appeared, following closely behind.
“F*ck! That hurts! You dog!”
“Quit whining.”
“I have a bruise, what the f*ck are you talking about!”
I lightly smacked Kyoukyou on the head, but honestly, things didn’t change much.
[If I hit just a little more, she’ll start speaking perfect Korean.]
‘Surely, violence is the secret to respect, manners, and a Korean language injection.’
Just like this sh*tty situation.
I barely enjoyed the festival.
In fact, it got ruined in the end because of those hunter bastards.
And now, I’ve found myself in a fight that has nothing to do with me.
“Shinwoo, are you really going to accept this?”
“Of course not.”
I had no intention of responding to this fight anyway.
It was a battle arbitrarily organized by the Japan Hunter Academy.
Who knows what kind of darkness lurked behind it, why would I stick my head into that hornet’s nest?
Plus, to be honest, these idiots missed the point.
“You don’t have any pride as a Joseonjing?”
“I left that to my mom.”
First off, I wasn’t the kind of guy to be swayed by such things.
“……Oresama doesn’t have a mother…”
“You’re right, that kind of being doesn’t exist, you bastard.”
“……Oh…is this…anger…?”
The Japan Hunter Academy made a big deal of broadcasting this.
If I refused to participate, they would publicly insult Korea.
So what the f*ck do they want me to do?
Honestly, while it’s true Korea is a decent country.
That doesn’t mean I have any patriotism for it, that’s a bit ambiguous.
“Y-You must fight! For Joseon!”
“I’m not gonna.”
Unless it’s a serious situation, I have no interest in stepping up.
“Why! Don’t you have any patriotism!”
“Well, I’m a hunter.”
“Ah…that’s too logical…”
And honestly, Korea is likely to react more strongly than I do.
To be frank, even if Japan acts like a fool about this, Korea probably won’t respond much.
No, it’s more likely they’ll flip the tables and hit Japan hard instead.
Probably saying ‘These bastards are worse than Kim Shinwoo.’
“Is it just to boast about beating Shinwoo? You guys are really idiots?”
“Isn’t it enough to just stay quiet about it?”
“Look at you guys, hit by a nuke, it looks like radiation damaged your heads.”
“Don’t you feel a bit embarrassed? Like a bunch of monkeys?”
“F*cking bastards.”
And the heroines were well aware.
“This win will still be a loss www losing is just plain terrible www.”
“……Thinking about it, isn’t this just Ore suffering? Something feels strange. Is this injustice?”
“Did you just figure that out? Truly a thick-headed one www.”
Kyoukyou also seemed to understand to some degree.
[Don’t be too harsh. They’re just trying to heal your heart.]
‘Healing? More like just inflicting wounds…?’
[To heal, you first need to have wounds.]
Moreover, I was well past the point of caring about reputation.
The bad reviews about me had piled up to the brim already.
Adding another stigma to that wouldn’t make a difference.
There’s no way that would be the case.
“H, Hold on! Is it okay for you to have more bad reviews!”
“Adding a drop of water to the ocean, does that make a difference?”
“……Oh…”
No one knew about this.
Even if they did, they wouldn’t care at all.
They’d just brush it off as common knowledge.
“Anyway, I’m out of here. Take care.”
“W, Wait! No! You can’t!”
The AI ninja tried desperately to stop me,
“Shinwoo, it’s me, that can.”
“No, f*ck. I’m not that dense.”
Right now, more than anything, Hyeji was the scariest, so I joined her immediately.
On the other hand, the AI ninja couldn’t keep up with me.
“Please, don’t! I’m begging you! Your mercy!”
It merely reached out with a desperate machine voice.
The AI ninja must have also been really afraid of Hyeji.
Then Kyoukyou turned back.
“Hey hey www the loser should just stay there and do self-pleasure www.”
“No, you crazy bitch. Who taught you that?”
The moment she stuck her hand up at the AI ninja.
“Me!”
“I taught you too, Shinwoo.”
“These crazy girls are teaching such good stuff.”
Suddenly, the AI ninja began spewing words over the speakers, something we never expected.
It was a stark contrast to the politeness it had shown just a moment ago.
It seemed Kyoukyou’s words had stirred something in it.
However, one thing made a world of difference.
“M, Mind being a washboard chest is quite narrow!”
“……Oh.”
This time, the target of the speech was not me but Hyeji.
“O, Oresama’s voice…is it not heard because it’s reflecting in the chest? Or…are you just deaf?”
“……Crazy.”
Even though it trembled when it spoke, it was expressing fear.
It was saying this extreme nonsense just to catch me.
[At this point, isn’t that just not a human?]
‘More human than those hunters, at least.’
Naturally, Hyeji did not think much of it.
Instead, she didn’t even bother to glance at the AI ninja, just shrugged it off with a smile.
Seeing that, Hyeji was growing, except for her chest.
“Alright. Go ahead and keep talking.”
But that didn’t give us a reason to calm down.
The rest of us, excluding Hyeji, silently approached the AI ninja.
With our frowns showing in somewhat fierce looks.
“……”
“Wh-What is this! Human! Are you finally thinking of talking?”
The AI ninja forced its voice to rise.
“Apologize to Hyeji right now!”
“It’d be better to say it nicely.”
“This is no joke!”
“Do you even know what you did wrong?”
It was overwhelmed by the heroines’ momentum.
“W…What…did I do wrong…?”
“Don’t know? Are you crazy?”
“T-Talk to me…please…”
Meanwhile, Hyeji covered her mouth with both hands after witnessing the unbelievable sight.
It seemed she couldn’t hold back her rising emotions without doing so.
“Everyone…thank you…I’m fine for real…”
Even Hyeji had a few tears welling up in her eyes.
For Hyeji, it must have been a significant moment.
Us directly lashing out in her stead was quite a rare sight.
“Hyeji’s chest can’t be just a washboard!”
“Aren’t you overestimating Hyeji-soja’s chest?”
“Hyeji-chan’s chest is a flat surface!”
“A washboard at least has some curves!”
“Apologize to that washboard right now!”
Of course, we were angry for a different reason.
The moment I finished my last words, time suddenly felt like it slowed down.
Everything moved too slowly, and even speaking seemed difficult, while Hyeji appeared before us,
Sparking a shocking phrase that triggered everyone’s nerves as she seemed to move on a slightly different timeline.
“Apologies.”
“””””A.”””””
– Bang!
In this slow-flowing time, Hyeji’s clear words cut through the murkiness.
“To me.”
“”””Crazy.””””
– Bang!
What followed was a sight that I struggled to perceive and a dull thud sound.
“First.”
“””For real.”””
– Bang!
And the noise that echoed gave rise to an increasingly quieting consensus.
“You must.”
“”F*ck you-“”
– Bang!
Finally, the moment Hyeji sliced through the wind and made a dull thud sound.
“You dog bastards.”
“-done.”
– Bang!
As the slow-moving time resumed to normal flow, everything began happening simultaneously.
We plopped down on the spot.
Feeling the true impact of the punch we just received.
And not being able to express the pain, just trembling and gasping for breath.
It was a moment of Hyeji’s terrifying onslaught that transpired in the briefest of seconds.
“….What on earth…? What just happened…? Is she using Santevistan…?”
“Ah, it’s just a basic attack.”
“……Oh God…”
It was so outrageous that even the AI ninja found itself calling upon the gods.
Was Hyeji’s speech that fast, or were we just too slow?
Or perhaps time flows differently in Hyeji’s world?
Well, whichever it was, it didn’t matter much.
‘……Help me…’
[Idiot.]
The important thing was that Hyeji’s fist hurt like hell.
Meanwhile, in a situation where we couldn’t even utter a word,
Hyeji suddenly turned to the AI ninja and smiled brightly.
Though her eyes were far from smiling.
“Hey, what do you think of my chest?”
“……According to the database, it’s recorded as a washboard.”
“Are you crazy?”
“I sincerely apologize for conveying just the facts.”
An AI, yet so human-like, the AI ninja.
“Then change it to a full A-cup.”
“……It’s just barely impossible…”
In contrast, Hyeji’s demand was brutally cold.
“If you add even one letter, it becomes possible, even if you take one away. So, that leaves us just barely possible?”
“……”
Who can even tell who’s an AI anymore?
The AI ninja maintained silence against that merciless demand.
However, when Hyeji wiped her expression clean and raised her fist, the AI ninja hurriedly let out a voice.
“Can’t do it?”
“I-I can do it! It’s just…there’s a bit of a rationale…”
Just making its case about the rationale that holds some weight,
The term ‘rationale’ is of utmost importance in Japan.
In some cases, they can outright refuse reasonable requests.
“If Shinwoo wins the fight, then you must fix it.”
“W-What!”
[Hyeji sold you out.]
‘F*ck…’
Of course, it would be a bit tough to beat Hyeji equipped with that crazy logic.
“Then you’ll get what you want.”
“T-That’s true…!”
“I also want to get something, you f*cking bastard.”
“A-A-Are you kidding me…!”
At that moment, Hyeji grabbed the AI ninja by the collar, steadily denying it.
“There’s only one answer. Yes.”
“N, N-.”
This time, it really didn’t want to respond.
The AI ninja seemed like it was going to say ‘No,’ but…
“The answer is one.”
Under Hyeji’s fierce gaze, the AI ninja had no choice but to give a response it wasn’t eager to make.
“……Ne.”
Then Hyeji smiled genuinely for the first time,
Patting the AI ninja’s shoulder as if thanking it.
“Good. I’ll see you later.”
With that, the AI ninja started to walk away limping, feeling a new emotion learned in the presence of overwhelming power.
“This…is the feeling of helplessness…”
‘…Where has my will gone…?’
[If you feel wronged, speak up.]
‘Can’t do that, you son of a bitch.’
Thus, the AI ninja became just a little more human.
