188 A New Future (Three in One, 9,000 Words)

Speaking of puppet masters, I am afraid that the name Aozaki Yuko will appear in the first impression of many people's minds.

Indeed, the top puppet maker in the moon world, Aozaki Yuko, can make a puppet that is exactly the same as herself. She prepares and stores such a puppet. Even if she suddenly dies one day, her spirit and memory will remain. Flow into the prepared doll, and then wake up, no different from its original self.

Even if you look at countless other worlds, few people can match this kind of puppet technology.

If there is anyone who can compare with her in terms of puppet technology, Luo Zhen in "Rose Girl" should be considered one. Although the puppets he creates do not have physical properties, they can give them souls and Power, and then there’s Alice in Gensokyo.

Alice*Margotroyd, the name is a bit long.

She is a magician (race) trained by humans. Although there are rumors that she is the daughter of the God of Demon World, Shenqi, these remarks have not been confirmed, and there are very few people who know about it. In addition, Alice I never talk about this issue, so it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false.

As a magician, Alice is still very young, but there is no magic that she is not good at. Anyway, she is an all-purpose magician. She is not very keen on fighting and the like. She is used to half-truths and half-fake battles. I am always interested in dolls.

Most of Alice's dolls are made by herself. These dolls can talk, have strong fighting abilities, and can also help with cleaning housework. Anyway, as long as it is something that humans can do, dolls Everything can be done for her...except for the doll making itself.

Alice often said that her puppets are all controlled by herself. The talking puppets also pronounce their own sounds through ventriloquism and magic. The puppets themselves do not have souls and self-awareness, but not many people believe this, at least. Marisa, who had the most interactions with her, had always scoffed at her words.

However, it is difficult to confirm the truth of her words.

Just like Reimu said, he is a weird guy. No matter what he says or does, he is half-truth and half-false. He is unpredictable and his annoyingness is second only to Yakumo Murasaki.

Of course, the only thing that is certain is that the dolls created by Alice are not alive.

…

"Okay, here's the doll you want."

In Eternity Pavilion, Alice walked out of the Time House, followed by a woman with long reddish-brown hair, a delicate face, and blue eyes. She looked exactly like Makise Kurisu, even in her clothes. It's the same.

"this……"

Makise Kurisu was stunned for a moment. She looked at the woman opposite her carefully, unable to find even one thing that was different from hers. It was as if she was looking in a mirror.

"Is this... really a doll?"

Turning her head to look at Alice, this blond girl, who was as beautiful and delicate as a doll, had given her such a shock in less than a few minutes after entering the Time House that she could hardly believe it.

"Of course it's a doll." Alice said calmly. Compared to Reimu's neither friendly nor cold attitude toward outsiders, Alice seemed even more indifferent, so that her whole person had a cold temperament, " Although it looks like a human being, it is still a doll in essence, and if the magic power is removed, it will become unable to move.”

"But according to your request, I have blessed it with magic power for three days. During this period, it will completely obey your orders, no matter what it does."

After saying that, Alice ignored Kurisu and walked up to Kaguya, "I have fulfilled your request. Now is it time to fulfill your promise?"

"Of course, Suzusen."

Kaguya smiled slightly and called Suzusen over.

"Take her to the treasure house and pick out anything."

"Thank you very much." Alice showed a faint smile, and then left with Lingxian. This was not her first time making a life-size doll, but it was difficult for her to make it to such a fine level. A challenge that certainly cannot be done in vain.

After all, when you go to Hakurei Shrine to worship the gods, you still have to pay for incense.

"Stop looking at it and put it away." After Alice left, she found that Kurisu and Okabe were still looking at the doll in surprise. Kaguya immediately said, "You will gradually become more familiar with this kind of thing in the future. If you are used to it and are still bound by common sense, then there will be countless surprises in the future.”

Kurisu nodded subconsciously and quickly asked, "She...how should she put this away?"

"Just touch its body, click on the favorites, and then think to yourself."

Kurisu did as she was told. When her fingers touched the doll's skin, she could even feel the body temperature of a normal person. It was incredible... and then with a whoosh, the doll disappeared from sight.

Kurisu clicked on the favorites again, and sure enough she saw an additional doll's avatar inside.

"Then, it's almost time. It's time for you to return to your own world. Everything is going according to plan. Changes in details can be communicated through the chat room."

Following Kaguya's voice, the two of them nodded, and after thanking Kaguya, they immediately activated the return button.

…

"Dudulu~~~"

As soon as Okabe returned to his own world, before he could recover from his hazy consciousness, a skilled and soft voice came to his ears.

"It's Mayuri..." Okabe shook his head, and then he saw the girl walking in from the door. The girl was dressed like a normal high school girl, with short black hair and a hat on her head. She looked a little... She is naturally stupid, and although her figure is slightly petite, her breasts are quite impressive, and she can at least stand out from Kurisu Sanjo Street.

"It's so late...well, it's already morning."

Outside the window, the rising sunshine shines in. It was still night when I left, but now it is early morning when I come back.

"Yes, Mayuri is still wondering. The door to the lab is not locked. Did Okaren sleep in the lab last night?" Mayuri asked curiously, poking her chin with a dazed look.

"Ah...ah, yes, last night I went back to the lab to get something, but I fell asleep without paying attention. I'm sorry for making you worry."

"Huh?" Mayuri suddenly tilted her head.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just feel that Oka Lun has suddenly become normal, because he usually has a very arrogant and condescending attitude, and then talks about crazy people who cough up blood... Hehe, of course, the normal Oka Lun is also very normal now. cute."

Okabe was startled and immediately understood. Because after watching Steins;Gate, the heavy and depressing atmosphere and the cruel fate made him forget to enter the second level state for a moment.

"Huhahahahaha!" Okabe suddenly laughed loudly and opened his hands in an extremely chubby posture. "Mayuri, you are wrong. I was just silent before awakening. Now I am in the best state of chaos. ! You are my hostage and a sacrifice for my human experiments. You are not allowed to question me... Also, you are not a crazy hemoptysis expert, you are a mad scientist!"

"Yeah, Okaren has changed back again." Mayuri smiled.

Is this guy listening to me seriously?

Well, that's fine.

That's already good.

"Let's go, Mayuri." Okabe shook his coat and walked out.

"Gang Lun, where are you going? Wait for me..."

"Where to go? Needless to say, of course... to Steins;Gate! Hahahahahahaha"

Crazy laughter suddenly sounded downstairs, and then

"Okabe!!!" followed by a strong voice, which looked very angry, "You kid, you started yelling and screaming early in the morning. If you scare my baby girl, do you want to die? Be careful. I’ll raise your rent!”

"I'm sorry, I was wrong..."

Therefore, today's mad scientist still gave in in front of the landlord as usual.

…

"came back."

Looking at the familiar surroundings, Makise Kurisu was sure that she had returned to her original world.

Of course, there is nothing to question about this. What needs to be determined is...

Kurisu immediately turned on her phone. It wasn't until she saw the chat room and the familiar names talking in the chat box that she finally felt at ease and was sure that everything she had experienced before was not a dream.

This is the difference between a real genius girl and a mad scientist. As soon as the mad scientist comes back, he pretends to be stupid and laughs at his mistake, while the genius girl's first thought is to confirm the authenticity of the incident.

"ah!"

Then, the genius girl who breathed a sigh of relief soon realized a more serious problem... Due to the time difference between Japan and the United States, it was early morning on Okabe's side, but it was already night here, and she had only one flight left tonight. Next hour or so.

The girl immediately exclaimed and started to clean up hurriedly.

After much hurrying, Kurisu finally boarded the plane before the last deadline and flew to Japan.

Calculating the time, it takes about 12 hours to fly from the United States to Japan. If you add in the time difference, it will be night again by the time we get there. The next day is the symposium, and I only have one night left for myself. The time is too tight, so She endured the physical and mental exhaustion and revised the paper directly on the plane.

By the time the plane landed, it was naturally already evening. Kurisu went directly to the hotel with the revised thesis in hand, and then repeatedly confirmed the elements in the plan. After making sure that nothing was missing, she lay down and rested peacefully.

The next day, standing in front of the destined meeting place building, Makise Kurisu took a deep breath and finally stepped forward.

In this building, she will face her death. Even if all the plans are very thorough, and there are people like Kaguya to support her, but no matter what, she cannot remain completely calm. After all... in Until the results come out, no one can be sure that the plan will be successful.

Fake death may also turn into real death!

So, let’s borrow this phrase that represents victory for the time being.

"el psy congroo!"

…………

el psy congroo, this is a phrase coined by Rintaro Okabe himself. Just like Steins;Gate, it has no special meaning and is purely a secondary product. But if you really want to take it seriously, this sentence can probably be translated as " "Keep a calm mind".

Kurisu borrowed this line to encourage herself, and not long after, Okabe Rintaro, who came to the venue building, said the same thing to his mobile phone.

"Now infiltrate the venue, el psy congroo!"

In the animation, when Rintaro Okabe read this line, he was talking to himself, but at this moment, someone was really listening on the other end of the phone.

"Don't worry, my plan is foolproof and there won't be any problems. You can go and listen to Dr. Zhongbo's speech first."

Kaguya's confident voice came, Okabe nodded, and then walked into the venue with Mayuri.

Is it really foolproof?

Although Kaguya spoke with confidence, it was just a reassurance for Okabe and Kurisu. As for whether this plan would succeed, in fact, even she herself was not absolutely sure.

After all, she still knows too little about the will of the world. The only information she heard was from Yakumo Murasaki. The success of the plan depends on how much the will of the world can be deceived. In addition, In addition...at this upcoming time, there will be two more people from the future in the venue.

One is the future warrior Suzuha, and the other is the future Rintaro Okabe.

Will the actions of these two future people conflict with her plans?

These are unknown.

"What did you say! Didn't you see Suzuha?"

A moment later, Kaguya gets a strange piece of news from Okabe.

"That's right!" Okabe's voice was a little nervous, "In the animation, before Dr. Nakahachi's speech, there was a sudden vibration in the building, so I ran up to the rooftop and saw the time machine and Suzuha blocking it, but Now... Dr. Nakahachi’s speech has begun, but Suzuha didn’t show up!”

"Suzuki didn't show up? Are you sure?"

"No...not yet, but I didn't hear any vibration..."

It seems that this guy is not very sure, so he hurriedly asked for help... Kaguya thought for a while and said: "Okay, don't worry about Dr. Nakahachi's bullshit speech now, you go to the rooftop right now Check, I have to confirm this."

Suzuha is a very important existence in the plot of Steins;Gate. In some respects, she even surpasses the male and female protagonists, because no matter which line she is in, she will take the time machine to go back to the past from the future, and only in her Things will turn around only after she appears, and if she is gone...

"I see!"

When Okabe heard this, he immediately stood up from his seat, ignored Dr. Nakabachi's scolding, and ran out quickly. Anyway, he didn't have a good impression of this guy at all. He was obviously Kurisu's biological father, but because his daughter was more talented and better than him, he was not proud of it. Instead, he felt jealous and even wanted to kill Kurisu. It's absolutely crazy.

Soon, Okabe came to the top floor and opened the door to the rooftop. The scene outside was empty, with neither a time machine nor Suzuha.

"Are you really gone..."

After receiving Okabe's affirmative answer, Kaguya fell into deep thought.

Although there is no so-called parallel world in Steins;Gate, in her opinion, there are still some branch world lines, and what happens in these world lines will not completely disappear, especially in 0, many world lines are intertwined. , people in world line A can send text messages to people in world line B, and people in world line C can send text messages back to people in world B. Through such interaction, they finally reach the world line of Steins;Gate.

In other words, if only one world line is allowed to exist, how can it be possible to receive text messages from other world lines?

Similarly, in this article, the reason why Okabe Rintaro was able to achieve a perfect ending is because of the efforts and sacrifices of countless people in the 0 line, which allowed Okabe Rintaro to send one of the most important text messages 15 years later. World line... Since Suzuha is no longer here, will this text message also disappear?

Kaguya didn't know, but now all she could do was wait.

If this text message still doesn't appear after Kurisu and Dr. Nakahachi meet, then one thing can basically be confirmed.

Two hours later, Kurisu sent a message about meeting her father.

"The text message... didn't come."

Okabe said to Kaguya in a low tone. He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

"Yes, then you can be sure that the future is gone!"

"The future...disappears?"

"Yes, according to the convergence theory of the world line, Suzuha will definitely take a time machine to go back to the past. This result is as unshakable as the deaths of Kurisu and Mayuri. But now that she has not appeared, then It means that there is no time machine in this world, and all the world lines with time machines have disappeared."

Kaguya said, "Then there is Rintaro Okabe 15 years later. He did not send a text message, which means that the entire Level 0 has disappeared from the future."

"Then... what does this mean?" Okabe was confused. He couldn't understand what the other person said. Is the IQ gap between the two people really that big?

"It's very simple. If the world line is compared to a car track, the world has undergone a large-scale constriction, and some of the car tracks that would have existed have been taken away, leaving only the largest one."

Only one world line? !

"Why is this happening?" Okabe asked eagerly.

Kaguya thought for a while, sorting out the thoughts in her mind, "If I guess correctly, the reason lies with you."

"I?"

"Do you know why Kurisu and Mayuri must die in their respective world lines?"

"Because that is an established fact of the world's will, and that's what you said."

"Yes, but before that, this fact depends on your observation." Kaguya said seriously, "You are the observer of the world, and the destiny-detecting magic eye you possess can allow you to remember every clue of the world. What happened on the line, but such an ability should not be possessed by an ordinary person. It should be the power of the will of the world, and you truly control it, so... you, Rintaro Okabe, are The embodiment of the will of the world!”

"Whether it is the A world line, the β world line, or even the Steins;Gate world line that finally arrives, they are not the backbone of this world, but branch lines generated by your observation results. The more you observe, the more branch lines you will see. And the more.”

"!!"

Okabe's eyes widened suddenly. This was the most shocking thing he had ever heard. Even when he learned about the two-dimensional chat room, it didn't scare him as much as it did now.

He is the embodiment of the will of the world. So, is he the one who killed Mayuri and Kurisu?

How can this be……

This is simply unacceptable!

Kaguya: "Don't be too panicked. In fact, you are still an ordinary person. It's just that for some reasons, you unexpectedly possess a part of the power of the world's will... Of course, you can understand this as a blessing from the world's will."

"A blessing?" Okabe laughed at himself, "Is this really a blessing? Why do I think it's a curse?"

"Who said curses and blessings cannot be equated?" Kaguya asked, "Suppose an ordinary person has the ability to never die. She will not die no matter what happens, but she must watch her loved ones helplessly. Lovers and friends have died one after another before your eyes, you have endured the pain of death countless times, and you still want to die but you can't. Do you think this is a blessing or a curse?"

"This..." Okabe was suddenly speechless.

Eternal life is something that countless people pursue. Being able to enjoy eternal life should be a blessing. But if you want to die but cannot die, doesn't the blessing of eternal life become a curse?

"There is no clear boundary between a blessing and a curse, so you don't have to worry about your own power, let alone fear. After all, power has no distinction between good and evil, and a murderous knife can also be used to save people and maintain others. In your heart, you are still you.”

"...I understand." After pondering Kaguya's words, Okabe decided in his heart.

"Very good, let's continue talking. Since you are the embodiment of the will of the world, and the world will be restrained by your observation, what is the reason for the world to be restrained on such a large scale?"

"Chat room..." Okabe can think of this.

"Yes, the will of the world recognizes the existence of the outside of the world and begins to shrink, just like an ostrich will burrow its head into the soil when it sees a beast. It is an instinctive self-protection." Kaguya said. , and thought in his mind: This proves that you are still the boss in the chat room!

"The will of the world has shrunk?" Okabe's eyes suddenly lit up, "So, as long as I don't observe Kurisu's death, she won't die?"

"No, no, no, self-protection is just my metaphor." Kaguya paused slightly, "I have said before that the will of the world does not have subjective consciousness. It will shrink. The root cause is not the chat room, but you."

"This has never happened in other worlds, because we have nothing to do with the will of the world, and you are connected to the will of the world. The will of the world perceives the existence of the chat room through you, just like a program receiving new information, so It begins to upgrade and evolve itself, and in the process of this evolution, it will naturally have to put away other branches. After all, it is always more convenient to evolve at a single point, right?"

"...Hmm." Okabe nodded, but actually he didn't quite understand.

"Of course, we don't know how long this evolution process will take, and after it's over, whether it will branch out again with countless branches, so to be on the safe side, our play still needs to be done, and Makise Kurisu still has to die."

…

"Okabe, my father has left."

Not long after, new news finally came from Makise Kurisu. It's just that her words can't help but sound fanciful, like those little girls secretly dating their boyfriends: My dad has left, you can come to my house.

Of course, Okabe Rintaro went to find her not to date her, but to observe her death.

On a certain floor of the venue, in a relatively remote utility warehouse, Kurisu's mood was a little complicated.

She is a genius, but geniuses also have the troubles of genius. Just like Yukinoshita Yukino once said, the more outstanding people are, the more they will be squeezed out by the mediocre people around them. Those guys who have accomplished nothing will always be like Like evil wolves, they gather in groups and cast hostile and ferocious glances at outstanding people.

Makise Kurisu was called a genius prodigy by the people around her, and was jealous of her peers. In order to escape this kind of gaze, she chose to skip a grade. This is why she graduated from college at the age of seventeen. reason.

However, she could avoid the hostility of her peers, but she could not avoid the conflicts at home.

Due to her strong interest and talent in science, she was able to understand her father's papers when she was in elementary school and refuted them unilaterally. Especially on her eleventh birthday, she used rigorous scientific knowledge to comprehensively She denied her father's theory about the time machine, which led to the complete breakdown of her relationship with her father. Since then, the two have rarely seen each other again.

It was also at that time that she began to research the time machine. On the one hand, it was the pursuit of science, and on the other hand, she also hoped to repair the relationship with her father.

This time it was the opportunity to speak at the same place as her father that made her agree to come to Japan to hold a seminar.

Of course, now, her purpose has changed a lot. Having watched the animation, she already knew that this meeting would not go smoothly. Not only did the relationship between the two parties become worse, it even directly contributed to the subsequent All kinds of tragedies.

But no matter what, she still wanted to give it a try...

The result is of course predictable.

Dr. Zhongbo's jealousy towards his daughter is deep-rooted. Coupled with the failure of his research on the time machine, over time, this jealousy has already turned into hatred and hostility. How can he reconcile with her?

In the end, just like in the animation, her paper was taken away, and both parties broke up on bad terms.

Of course, Makise Kurisu is a person who understands the general situation. Even if she cares about family ties, she will not put the lives of the people around her and the Third World War as bets. Therefore, what Dr. Nakahachi robbed was on her plane. Fake thesis revised above.

Kaguya's plan was half successful, but she was not happy about the result.

Facing his father with as gentle an attitude as possible, he did not make him angry or even want to kill him like in the animation. He just left proudly and ruthlessly. This result may have been the best.

Thinking of this, Kurisu couldn't help but sigh, and then took out her human encounter as planned.

"Master, what are your orders?"

The doll stood respectfully in front of her, smiling slightly, and even the sounds it made were exactly the same as hers.

Kurisu opened her mouth, and her heart was full of hesitation. Although she knew that the doll in front of her was not a real life, and all its actions were based on the small amount of magic power, after all, it was still too much like a human being. When she thought of herself After all, he still couldn't bear the order he was about to give.

Is this me killing myself?

It wasn't until Kaguya's urging came from her phone that she finally gritted her teeth and ordered: "Kill yourself."

Phew!

Without any hesitation, the puppet stretched out its right hand and stabbed it into its abdomen like a blade. Red blood gurgled and soon spread all over the floor. The puppet, which had lost its strength, fell to the ground motionless.

Kurisu squatted down and touched it tentatively, and found that the temperature of the doll was gradually getting colder.

This aspect is exactly the same as humans.

So, why do you want to make it so realistic?

Doesn't this make you look like a murderer?

The strong feeling of guilt made Kurisu twitch inside.

Perhaps because it felt Kurisu's touch, the face of the doll, which had not completely exhausted its magic power, was still pressed against the ground, but a weak voice came from its mouth, "Master... do you have... any orders?" "

Ah ah ah ah ah……

Kurisu covered her ears and quickly ran to hide behind the box in the corner. She still couldn't get rid of the guilt. Maybe this was the price. If she wanted to avoid any harm, she arrived at Steins;Gate in advance. The price that must be borne.

He stretched out his hand tremblingly and pressed his fingers on a certain key on the phone.

"ah"

A man's painful roar rang from her cell phone and quickly spread to other parts of the venue.

This is the voice of Okabe Rintaro. According to the scene in the animation, she recorded it in advance. As part of the plan, this is the signal to notify Okabe Rintaro.

Okabe had already run quickly in the direction of the sound. The distance between the two sides was not very far, but when he was about to reach the door, he slowed down and pressed his cell phone at the same time.

Suddenly, his eyes became blank and hesitant, with a hint of fear.

Hypnosis!

Observing Kurisu's death, in addition to seeing this scene with his own eyes, also depends on his cognition. If he subconsciously believes that Kurisu is not dead, which will lead to the closing of the world line, it is possible causing an accident, so he must hypnotize himself into knowing nothing about the plan.

Even if you are acting, you should try to act as realistically as possible.

Then, Rintaro Okabe saw Makise Kurisu lying in a pool of blood. He knew nothing about the plan or even the chat room. He confirmed Kurisu's death just like in the animation, and then he was confused. He called the police and went downstairs. When he came to the empty street outside, he wrote an email and sent it to his friend Hashida Haru.

In the animation, it was this email that was captured by sern, leading to the entry into the world line A.

At this moment, at the moment when the phone was pressed, Okabe Rintaro's hypnosis was lifted and his eyes returned to clarity.

"Where's the mail?" He immediately picked up the phone and asked.

Although Kaguya had told him that the closure of the world line would not happen again for the time being, he still felt uneasy.

"Don't worry, it has been blocked. Sern knows nothing about it." Kaguya replied.

Okabe breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "What about Kurisu? Have all the problems been solved? Kurisu and Mayuri will not die, and the Third World War will not happen, let alone enter. A dystopian world?”

"I have no idea."

"Eh?"

assistant:? ? ?

Even Kurisu asked Kaguya a series of questions in the private chat window.

"I have said before that this world has been shrunk and unified, leaving only one world line, and it is not any one we know. It is the main line where a time machine will never appear. Its timeline will only go straight forward. , so... I have no way of knowing what the future of this world will be like, and this scene you made is just an insurance policy."

"I see……"

Okabe was stunned, knowing in his heart that there was no way to know the future, whether it was him or Kaguya and others in the outside world, maybe this was Steins;Gate's choice.

But, isn’t it quite good?

That kind of cruel world line that is destined to make someone die should not exist in the first place. It is precisely because the future is unknown that it makes more sense to fight for it. Isn’t the self in the animation also struggling for this? .

Moreover, without a time machine, Suzuha no longer has to run between the past and the future. Such cruel things as living in the future and dying in the past will never happen again. Everyone... everyone does not have to carry anything anymore. Responsibility.

Ah, yes, this is the best!

As he was thinking about it, Okabe Rintaro suddenly laughed, feeling completely liberated.

"So, congratulations, you are about to usher in a new future and a new world."

A brand new future...

At the same time, Kurisu quietly left the warehouse, of course taking the "dead" doll with her. Although when the ambulance and police arrived later, they could only see a pool of blood but no body. It would cause them some trouble, but it was better than having such a doll exposed directly in front of people.

Her Royal Highness: There is something I must tell you. Makise Kurisu is dead.

assistant:?

Her Royal Highness: You understood it correctly, it means literally.

Assistant: ...I understand.

After thinking about it carefully several times, Kurisu finally understood the meaning of Kaguya's words.

The Makise Kurisu observed by Okabe Rintaro is actually the doll. The doll has been confirmed to be dead, so even if the world line dies again in the future, it will not affect her Makise Kurisu.

Similar existence, but different individuals.

Assistant: Well, can I ask you a favor?

Her Royal Highness: What?

Assistant: Can that doll still be repaired?

Her Royal Highness: Why should we repair it? Does that mean anything?

Assistant: Probably...it doesn't make any sense. I just want to relieve the guilt in my heart.

Her Royal Highness Princess: Well, I thought you suddenly developed some strange sexual fetish.

assistant:……

Her Royal Highness: It is not difficult to repair it, at least it is much simpler than making one directly. But for a doll that is so detailed, I can only ask Alice again. I don’t have much friendship with her, so I’m afraid I have to pay again. A collectible now.

Assistant: Sorry.

Her Royal Highness Princess: Okay, let's just be a good person and do it to the end. You can just send the doll over.

Assistant: Thank you, not only about the doll, but also about Okabe and me.

Her Royal Highness: There is no need to thank me. After all, I am just being entrusted by others.

Assistant: Well, I've been wanting to ask, who asked you to help us?

Her Royal Highness: That guy forbids me from revealing it, so you don’t need to know. If you feel you have been helped and want to repay, then...use your power to help other people in need in the future. Although it is not stated explicitly, This is basically the purpose of this chat room.

From rescued to rescuer?

Kurisu thought for a while and couldn't help but smile. This was pretty good.