My portable gaming girlfriend

According to the route arranged by the programmer, we rode a lot of distance. Apart from a main road, this garden area is just a winding path. Finally I got the programmer message before I went numb --

[Programmer: Stop, it's near here. 】

Nearby is a patch of modern-style apartments, each with no more than four floors. Now Guiyue City is already at 4 o'clock at night, except for the street lamps and moonlight, the surroundings are completely dark, the target is hiding in these apartments?

Guided by the programmer through the encrypted channel, we searched for the target on foot. In order not to disturb the target, we chose to walk in the green belt most of the time without even turning on the lights, and almost tripped several times.

Soon we came to an apartment building, the windows of the entire apartment building were dark, only a certain window on the first floor could see the faint light from behind the blue curtain.

[Programmer: Turn on the light, hurry up. 】

Following the instructions of the programmer, we first entered the lobby of the main entrance of the apartment, then turned right, and came to the third door.

[Me: Do you have a key? 】

[Programmer: No, but there is a solution that is still being tested. Everyone, stay away from that door. 】

Although I don't know what the programmer is going to do, the programmer has always done things decisively and unquestionably, and will not wait a second longer because others do not follow his instructions in time.

To avoid injury, all of us immediately ran to within ten paces of the door.

The space in front of the door, which was still standing just now, became slightly distorted, and a circular 'space door'-like scene appeared in front of the solid door, from which one could faintly see the scene of another world.

I can vaguely see a wooden window with a height of about 2 meters and a lake view outside the window.

"You want to help him, right? That's what you want." An old and majestic voice came from the space door.

Before I had time to ask the programmer for details, I saw a slender and fair-skinned right hand quietly protruding from the small 'space door', with the palm aimed at the physical door.

The next moment, the surface of the circular area with the entire door as the diameter facing the 'space door' was quickly covered by a large mosaic. After about a second, the mosaic shattered, and the material including the door disappeared, leaving a hole on the wall that was composed of irregular rectangles and had a circular shape as a whole.

[Me: 'Fragmentation'? Is it Sakura? ! 】

[Programmer: That's right, I released part of her 'fragmentation' ability, so that it can be safely used in a small area. 】

【Me: But how will this affect her? 】

In order to prevent Sakura from seeing this part, I chose to chat with the programmer privately.

[Programmer: This is not a passive use of power after 'blackening', it will not have any impact. 】

【Me: If we can use this kind of power at will, wouldn't we be invincible...】

[Programmer: The so-called experimental version means that this ability can only be released on a small scale, and it is still uncontrollable in a large-scale release. In fact, this attempt was very successful. I originally estimated that there was a 0.9% chance that the skill would be outside my expected range. 】

It's hard to imagine the consequences of the 'unsubtle' ability. Fortunately, I listened to the programmer just now to stay away from that door, but if the 'fragmentation' ability released by Sakura herself out of control is here, I am afraid that we will be swallowed no matter how far we are.

[Programmer: Are you still not going in? Waiting for the target to run away? 】

He reminded everyone, and everyone who reacted quickly rushed into the apartment. The place where the original door entered should be a long corridor with all the lights on, the kitchen and the toilet next to it, and two closed wooden doors on the left and at the end of the corridor.

Xiwu and I opened the wooden door on the left side of the corridor, and Shen Qing and Feifei went to the room at the end.

This is a room of about 20 square meters. Seeing the lights on in the room, I knew I was in the right place.

There is a single bed in front of the window facing the door, and a wooden desk next to the bookcase against the wall on the left. The old-fashioned computer screen on the desk was on, and the huge 'win' icon in the upper middle of the screen was still shining brightly.

[Me: Someone must have just used this computer, and it hasn't gone far! 】

[Shen Qing: Someone ran out! 】

Immediately I ran to the window and opened it easily; it was unlocked.

I saw a black-haired girl at the main entrance of the apartment pulling a boy through the flower bed and running towards the street.

"Follow them!"

I jumped out of the window, and Shen Qing happened to come out just now.

The apartment was facing a street. It was dark at this time, and the NPCs had little activity, and no one passed by.

We ran after the two of them. The world is the darkest before dawn, and people in the distance are looming. I must keep a close eye on the targets to prevent them from being lost.

Although in this game all players will not run out of stamina no matter how they move, another problem is that all of them have the same top running speed, and unless we take a shortcut and outflank them, we will never be able to catch them in a straight line.

【Feifei: We can ride bicycles! 】

[Shen Qing: split the road and outflank. 】

Indeed, the T-junction after two streets shown on the map may be an opportunity...

[Me: Xiwu, you continue to chase after them, I will outflank them from the right, and Shen Qing will go from the left! 】

【Feifei: What about me? What am I doing? 】

【Me: You follow Shen Qing. 】

Divided into three ways, one side can always catch up. There are programmers to support us at any time, and we are not afraid of them running away again.

There is another problem.

[Me: Monica should be our target, what happened to that man? 】

[Shen Qing: I don't know, maybe she found a helper. 】

Let's take it as her helper, but I don't know whether the man is a human or an AI. If it is a human, it will be difficult. Our purpose should be kept secret.

I climbed over the stone wall covered with flowers to the right and entered a park forest.

The trees here are towering and luxuriant, the forest wind blows through the rustling sound, and the bright moonlight in the shade also becomes dim. The light and shadow on the ground surged like waves, with only a faint light guiding the way forward.

There was an inaudible singing sound in the distance, which seemed to come from a little idol who was still performing on the street late at night.

In this dark forest, there should be no one else, but I saw a person facing me in front of me.

She has long pink hair and a short brown uniform skirt. This uniform is very familiar to middle school students. It is the one Sakura wore in "The Story of Falling Sakura".

"...A Yuan?"

She turned her head. It's Sakura's face and her voice.

Shouldn't Sakura be at the base, under the protection of the programmers? Why are you calling my name here?

I slowed down, trying to see her, but she turned and ran to the right.

"Help me... A Yuan."

Although the voice was so small that it was almost the same as the faint singing in the distance, I still heard her cry for help.

I chased Sakura to another exit of the park.

Why are you here, and asked me for help again, could it be that Anorv captured Sakura? !

I opened the communication channel to ask the programmer about the situation, but only got a reminder.

【You have disconnected from the server...】

There was another two-lane road outside the park. At this time, there were no cars on the street, and the street lamps illuminated the whole street alone. A row of taller residential buildings appeared opposite. The white walls of the residential building are about 20 stories high.

At this time, 'Sakura' had already crossed the road. She seemed to feel my gaze, looked back at me, and then walked into the main entrance of one of the residential buildings without hesitation.

The unemotional female voice was still repeating in my ear, and the text and flashing ellipsis in front of me made me irritated. Worried that I don't know when it will be connected, I bite the bullet and let it continue to broadcast.

Everything is unspeakably weird.

Not to mention that the garden area should not have buildings over 4 storeys, and these residential buildings are obviously too tall.

The important thing is...why are they exactly like the home I've lived in for five years?

I can't be wrong, since I moved once in the sixth grade, my parents and I have been living here.

I feel the cold sweat that I shed, how could such a real scene reappear?

'Sakura' just turned her head to look at my side, but unfortunately I didn't see her expression clearly. It was too far away and the lights were dim.

Even if the programmer couldn't be contacted, even if it all seemed like a trap for me, I had to chase her into the white residential building and find out what happened.

I walked cautiously to the other side of the road.

— As I stepped onto the sidewalk, I saw a man emerge from behind a garden tree and run furtively towards the front door of the building.

The man was wearing a junior high school uniform, and before entering the door, he looked into a certain window with his head, and his movements were very familiar.

I remember when I was in junior high school, every time I went home, I would peek through the window of my house to see if my parents were at home.

So that guy in the middle school uniform is me?

Strange things happen one after another, is everything an illusion? The illusion of a virtual world...it's impossible.

The fact is, I watched both 'Sakura' and 'me in junior high school' enter this building.

From the flower bed on the right, I leaned down and approached the tree that "me in junior high school" just walked out of, planning to approach the main entrance from there.

The tree was ordinary, and no clues were found. Then there is only one goal, which is my 'home'.

My family lives on the first floor. There are two windows facing the front of the building, one in the kitchen and the other in my room.

Usually before I go home, I will observe the situation in the living room through the kitchen window to judge whether my parents are at home, which determines whether I can play VR games secretly for a while while they are away.

This time I also fell down on the ground, then slowly stretched out my head and looked into the room.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I looked up, I saw a pair of eyes staring at me against the window.

"Fuck..."

My heart beat 'bang' and I almost cried out in fright.

"Time travels far! What are you sneaking around here?"

The roar of the east lion from the man against the window woke me up. The screeching sound brought back many unforgettable memories in me...it was my mother's voice!

I dare not speak, only to hear her shout again:

"Come back and do your homework!"

Then a sound of 'dong dong dong' went away. I turned around and wanted to sneak away. The next second, a middle-aged woman who looked exactly like my mother appeared from the door of the building and strode towards me.

"Where do you want to go?"

She stared at me, looking like she was about to get angry. When I saw this, I felt scared in my heart, and I felt that I couldn't escape.

"Not going anywhere..."

"Then come here and go home!"

go home? There is no doubt that there is something weird here. When I was in junior high school, I had already 'come home', but she didn't see it?

And according to the "I" just now and the layout of the house, it should be in the timeline of my junior high school at this time, but "my mother" doesn't think it's strange to call me a son of a college student.

These dark eyes, which I am all too familiar with, stare at me right now, making me flustered. If you don't respond to her all the time, you don't know what will happen.

I nodded bravely, she turned around, and I followed her into the building.

She opened the lock with face swiping and fingerprints. The home is still decorated with familiar decorations. The mirror at the door reflects my image in the game: a blue-haired young man in casual clothes.

"I'll cook, and you go back to your room to do your homework."

She looked at the time displayed on the wall and hurried me impatiently.

The door of my room is closed. I just wanted to see the situation inside from the window, but the curtains were drawn. Now I can only know if there is any danger inside by pushing the door open.

If I opened the door and saw Sakura and me in junior high school waiting, I didn't know what expression to face.

I walked slowly towards the door, and with my hand on the handle, the door unlocked and opened automatically.

The light in the living room illuminates the scenery in the house. The furnishings are exactly the same as when I was in junior high school, and no one is waiting for me.

I was relieved, but then nervous, if they weren't here... where would they be?

I saw them enter this building with my own eyes, are they still hiding somewhere, or maybe...the phantom that attracted me to this place?

"Turn on the lights."

In an instant, the white light illuminated the entire 14-square-meter room.

Single beds, desks, bookcases, wardrobes, model racks...

Only one thing is missing.

I opened the cabinet and looked for it again, but it still wasn't there.

Gone is the watch-like microcomputer that hosts the Amcus7, an artificial intelligence companion. If it is there, it will automatically turn on the lights at my voice command just now.

The door was opened silently. I was startled, and saw the 'mother' standing at the door, holding a watch-shaped thing in her hand.

"Your microcomputer fell on the sofa, and you will put away your own things in the future."

She raised her hand in front of her with a blank expression, and gave me the watch-style microcomputer. She didn't say anything, turned and closed the door and left.

Was it with her? I'd say it's impossible to miss this.

I pick up the micro, it's off. After trying to touch the start button, the holographic image was activated immediately.

Without any manipulation, the hologram takes on the shape of a person.

Is it a woman?

"Where is this? Why are you arresting me!"

The 1:1 size 'person' projected by the holographic image is a black-haired girl in a JK suit. I've seen her picture in Shen Qing. If I'm not mistaken, she is our target...

"Monica Inoue?"

I just asked tentatively, she didn't know me, probably just ran away in a hurry and didn't see clearly. Now she asked me warily:

"How do you know my name? Are you my fan?"

"No. Someone asked me to find you."

"You were chasing me just now? What are you trying to do to me by taking me into this messy room?"

She doesn't know why she is here? That would be difficult...

"I was chasing you just now, but I didn't catch you here. I'm also a victim."

Although I clarified that I am not the murderer.

"Who would believe it? I ran and suddenly lost consciousness. When I woke up again, it was here. You said you didn't catch it?"

"I was also inexplicably led into this place. Although there is something that may make you distrust me even more, but... this is actually the home in my memory."

She looked at me with her hips on her hips and raised her voice.

"You even said you didn't catch it, and you admit that this is your room! It's disgusting, kidnapping a young girl... What the hell are you trying to do!"

"Calm down, we are all victims..."

I was eager to explain, but the voice of 'Mom' came from outside the door:

"A Yuan? Who is talking there, are you playing a game?"

How many years have passed, and I still feel palpitations when I hear this voice. Especially the series of 'thump thump' sounds from far to near...

"Hide quickly!"

I said to Monica Inoue.

"Why, who is that... hey!"

It was too late, so I turned off the micro-electronics directly, picked up the tablet computer used for homework, and pretended to be studying. This set of movements is still smooth and smooth, as if engraved into the soul.

'Mom' opened the door just as I was posing. She supported Bai Nen and stared at me:

"Are you doing your homework well? Don't let your smart companion do it for you."

I subconsciously replied:

"How is that possible? It is forbidden for a smart companion to do homework for the owner. You must have asked the customer service when you bought the smart companion."

When they gave me this thing, they proudly told me not to be lazy with it. Because they have already asked the customer service, and the customer service clearly replied that according to the "Artificial Intelligence Management Law" under the supervision of the Supreme Science Council, artificial intelligence is not allowed to do homework for humans, check test questions, etc.

"Oh, that's right. Then write well and don't play games."

"Okay, I see..."

Smart companions and homework...

'Mom' closed the door and left, but I was in this very familiar room, slowly feeling a chill down my spine.

Everything that happened here was so real, it was like reading the scene stage built by my memory.

It is impossible for a third person besides me and my mother to know about these detailed conversations. What is going on here, is it that I am dreaming?

【You have re-established the connection with the server...】

[Programmer: You are in a strange place. 】

[Me: Programmer? How did it break just now? 】

[Programmer: Someone is interfering. 】

【Me: Sakura, is Sakura still there? 】

【Sakura: Ah, I'm here. What's wrong? 】

[Programmer: She has been at the base, what happened to you? 】

【Me: I watched Sakura enter this building just now. 】

I briefly told the programmer and Sakura about the strange things.

[Programmer: I need to investigate, let's talk to that AI first. 】

At least we got in touch, and Sakura is fine...

A big stone in my heart was put down. The programmer asked me to chat with Monica for a while, which is true. Monica should know something that we don't.

I turned on the microcomputer, and the figure of a girl in uniform appeared in front of me. She is still looking at me. A rebellious girl is always like this, with the whole world sorry for her written all over her face.

"Monica..."

"Don't call me by my name directly? It seems like we know each other very well..."

"Okay, Monica Inoue, has anything strange happened in your life lately?"

"I've seen a lot of strange things lately... Hey, are you trying to get some information from me?"

Although Monica looked a little reckless, she was not badly vigilant.

"We're all trapped here, what kind of information is we talking about? If we have any information, we can quickly share it."

"But you forgot that you haven't been cleared of suspicion yet."

Damn, she still doesn't trust me.

"Would you believe me if I told you the truth about this world?"

"...You say it first, as for whether you believe it or not, that's my business."

"I come from an organization called DEBUG. We are quite professional, with members all over the world, and we are looking for people like you to protect you."