I'm just an internet cafe owner

This question stumped Xin Hai, but Liu Yuan, who was standing next to him, spoke up and said, "The Jaguar you challenged? If there are no surprises, he should be the genius Go player of your world twenty years from now, a nine-time champion who also played his last battle against artificial intelligence. After that, Go was dominated by artificial intelligence."

Upon hearing this, Hikaru Shindo and Sai Fujiwara were both shocked. Liu Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't be surprised. The emergence of artificial intelligence is a game-changer for many industries. Just play Go normally. Normal human beings will never be able to reach the pinnacle of Go. I'm just afraid that you will shatter your Dao heart."

Liu Yuan understands chess players all too well. Give them a pinnacle goal, and they'll strive for it their whole lives. But when facing artificial intelligence, no matter how talented they are, they could have their Dao heart shattered. That's why Liu Yuan removed AI enemies and even prevented AI creatures from joining the ranks of normal players.

There's nothing we can do. The computing power of the Machine Race is too overwhelming. Nine out of ten of them would have their Dao Heart shattered, and the remaining one probably doesn't even know how to play Go.

Fujiwara Sai excitedly asked, "Really?"

“Of course it’s true, please enjoy your time, gentlemen. Sir, if you’re interested, I can prepare a machine just for you.” As he spoke, Liu Yuan looked at Fujiwara Sai.

Upon hearing Liu Yuan's words, Fujiwara Sai showed a surprised expression.

"May I?"

"Sure! You'd like to challenge these powerful individuals yourself, wouldn't you?"

As a newcomer, Hikaru Shindo received more guidance than direct assistance from Fujiwara no Sai. However, seeing so many strong opponents, Fujiwara no Sai also wanted to challenge them himself.

At the same time, he finally understood why he had existed for so long; it turned out that the gods had given him the opportunity to fulfill his dream.

The two went back to play chess.

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Fujiwara no Sai went to compete against these masters. His strength would have been formidable in ancient times, but in the present, coupled with the system's simulation of his peak condition, almost every Go master in the 21st century could easily defeat him.

Humans are destined to lose to artificial intelligence, but Liu Yuan is a little curious whether humans can win a few rounds in Hikaru Shindo's world when they face off against artificial intelligence.

Time flew by, and while Hikaru Shindo was happily playing against a player named X-Hawk, the internet cafe system notified him that it was about to close.

"Hey?"

Looking at the female Go player deep in thought in front of him, Hikaru Shindo felt completely bewildered. The female professional Go player in front of him was an "easy" opponent matched according to Hikaru Shindo's skill level.

Yes, in response to Hikaru Shindo's request, the system randomly matched him with any professional player between the first and second dan ranks. This player, named xHawk, was the one matched this time.

From sixth grade to middle school, under the tutelage of Fujiwara Sai, Hikaru Shindo had already reached the level of a professional Go player.

Although he possesses the skill level of a professional Go player, Hikaru Shindo wasn't confident enough to defeat all players, so he only randomly matched with lower-ranked professional players. And so, this game has already entered the "eagle's denial" stage.

"Underworld?"

Inside the internet cafe, Fujimaru Kaori showed an excited expression when she saw the new game.

"Yay! There's a new game!"

As a veteran customer of the internet cafe, Fujimaru Kaori truly witnessed its growth from nothing to something. Looking at the new games, she couldn't help but reminisce about her past.

When she went to Chaldea as a Master and encountered danger during her first Spirit Particle Transfer, it was Liu Yuan who stepped in to help her resolve the crisis and even guided her on how to develop in the future.

Now look at the present. All I need to do is find the Temple of Time, beat up that King Solomon, rob him of his valuables, and sell them. Then I can live a carefree life.

She had already considered the time to go back to Japan with Fujimaru Ritsuka and Matthew, to go to school, to work, and to enjoy a happy life of playing games for twelve hours every day.

While reminiscing, Fujimaru Kaori starts a new game.

The game's background is very simple: the player, who plays the protagonist, falls into an underground monster world.

As soon as she entered the underground world, Fujimaru Kaori saw a small yellow flower.

The little yellow flower was about to say something, but the moment it saw Fujimaru Kaori, it shut up.

What did it see? It saw almost tangible resentment and curses. When did such a killing god arrive in the underground world?

At this moment, Fujimaru Kaori saw the little yellow flower with a look of horror on its face and even a strange expression on its petals.

"Huh? Who are you?"

"Waaaaah!!"

The little yellow flower kept its head down, not daring to look at Fujimaru Kaori. Fujimaru Kaori then grabbed the little yellow flower and pulled it up, demanding, "Speak! Who are you?"

"Who are you!"

The little yellow flower was about to cry. It had encountered humans before, including violent, gentle, and loving ones, but this was the first time it had ever seen a being so directly possessed by a curse, as if malevolent thoughts had descended upon it.

This is understandable, as Fujimaru Kaori has stolen countless Heroic Spirits since the First Singularity. These spirits include great figures, heroes, and even gods. This resentment isn't a curse wishing Fujimaru Kaori death or bad luck, but rather a warning to those who follow.

"Run for your life if you see this person!!!"

Normally, game NPCs are not affected by this when playing games, but Undertale is a bit special.

This little yellow flower even has a save/load function similar to a player's, so it has the ability to see through the player's true nature.

As a result, we encountered this evil god.

Hearing the little yellow flower's question, Fujimaru Kaori became a little angry. She shook the flower stem forcefully: "Tell me who you are, or I'll..."

killed?

Fujimaru Kaori rejected the idea and decided to ask calmly first.

Chapter 488 Fujimaru Kaori: I've Become Human

"I'm getting angry if you don't tell me who you are!"

As she spoke, Fujimaru Kaori produced a bottle of paraquat from somewhere.

"!!!"

The little yellow flower was shocked. Who was this person? They just wouldn't say who they were...

At this moment, the little yellow flower went berserk; it wanted to resist and attack.

However, Fujimaru Kaori watched the attack from the little yellow flower with a blank expression.

How did she describe it? This attack method is similar to a bullet hell attack, fast and powerful. According to Fujimaru Kaori's observation of the game state, she can withstand a maximum of five attacks.

but…

"Please, you're so weak."

Amidst the barrage of attacks, Fujimaru Kaori grabs the little yellow flower.

The legend of Fujimaru Kaori has only just begun. Originally, there weren't many endings in the game, but after system modifications, the game's freedom is incredibly high.

Just like Fujimaru Kaori, who came in and immediately started beating up the little yellow flower. What attribute? What attack? Fujimaru Kaori went up and grabbed the flower stem, shaking it until the little yellow flower was dazed, then grabbed it and left.

This game has no storyline, no guidance; the strategy team is just running walkthroughs. Fujimaru Kaori, on the other hand, is simply enjoying the world based on her intuition.

Furthermore, this game, like Outlast, largely shields players from external perception, allowing Fujimaru Kaori to unleash her true nature.

Don't let Fujimaru Kaori's thieving and robbery fool you; she's a good person, even though Little Yellow Flower looks like she wants to kill her.

However, Fujimaru Kaori expressed her understanding. After all, she had been too frightening, threatening others with a menacing air, so they were bound to retaliate.

Now that it's been shaken unconscious, we can have a proper conversation.

Because she fought the boss right at the start, Fujimaru Kaori's gameplay became somewhat reversed. Every monster she encountered along the way treated her as an intruder and attacked her immediately.

And what about Fujimaru Kaori? After subduing the other party and giving them several big punches to show that she was not an intruder, the monsters' attitude immediately improved.

If she doesn't attack first, Fujimaru Kaori can even play around with her opponent.

And so, Fujimaru Kaori encountered a mentally challenged skeleton. Why mentally challenged? Because its fighting style was like playing a game, or rather, walking on foot. At the same time, its bright smile made Fujimaru Kaori feel that this kid had some kind of mental problem.

This kind of silly game is too easy for kindergarten students, but it's just right for Fujimaru Kaori.

"Heh heh! Watch this, heh heh heh!!"

Following the skeleton's footsteps perfectly, Fujimaru Kaori made no mistake.

The skeleton named Papyrus looked excited, while the skeleton named Sans was dumbfounded. It had come because it heard there were intruders, but upon arriving, it was astonished to find the intruders having so much fun with its brother, Papyrus.

Fujimaru Kaori was actually quite happy. The monsters in this world looked strange, but they were all quite friendly. Usually, after beating them up, they would be fed and watered, and they could even provide some useful information.

Especially Parettes, some of his puzzles and games seem childish, but as I said before. These childish games might seem childish to elementary school students, but they bring joy to Fujimaru Kaori.

Because she was playing the game with someone, and seeing the other person's tense and incredulous expressions afterward brought an indescribable sense of joy. During the game, Fujimaru Kaori herself didn't realize that some of the long-term effects of the game on her were being corrected.

Not only Fujimaru Kaori, but other players in the internet cafe also came up with some fancy tricks. For example, Spider-ko immediately started fighting after entering this world.

What? Leave this world? Fight?

Impossible. We're all monsters. What's the point of fighting each other?

The same goes for Suzuki Satoru; his ability to switch between human and monster modes earned him the respect of all monsters.

However, not everyone is in peaceful mode; some players have started the slaughter route after entering the game. But so far, no one in the internet cafe has actually gone down the slaughter route.

Even if playing too many games makes one indifferent to life, or if constant battles and wars in the real world cause one to treat life as a number.

But when they saw the monsters begging for mercy, and when they saw some monsters willing to sacrifice themselves so that they would stop killing, their hearts wavered.

Are there bad people in internet cafes? Yes, quite a few.

War, murder, arson, robbery. Even on Suzuki Satoru's side, tens of thousands of people have died directly or indirectly at his hands.

However, the customers in internet cafes are at most lacking in humanity, not devoid of it. Especially after the system blocks their perception of the outside world, making players believe that this is truly a real world.

The killing still exists, but there hasn't been a case of someone entering and immediately going down the killing path.

Even to Liu Yuan's surprise, aside from the mechs, about 70% of the players entered the pacifist route.

However, to Liu Yuan's surprise, many players entered the Peace Line because of Toriel.

Her name isn't important; what matters is her gender and appearance. She's female, very gentle, and resembles a goat. From the perspective of most internet cafe gamers, this goat is quite pretty.

This goat also possesses a strong Jupiter-like radiance and is quite large. Although its head resembles a goat's, it is, as mentioned before, remarkably handsome.

In Undertale, there is a flirting feature. Although players are physically disconnected from the outside world to some extent when they enter the game, they instinctively know about the flirting ability.

Furthermore, this maternal goat is the first monster most players encounter, and she's the only one in the entire game world with remarkably handsome features...

For the sake of harmony, players are not allowed to have in-depth communication, but even so, enjoying a warm embrace and various forms of guidance still influences players to some extent.

At the very least, they wouldn't say they'd kill him immediately and have a quick and easy death.

The day passed quickly, and when Fujimaru received the notice of store closure, she seemed to enter a Zen-like state.

"Ah~"

"Senior? What's wrong?"

Matthew, who was standing next to him, took off his glasses and asked curiously, "Have you gained any insights from the new game?"

"Yes, after playing this game, I felt purified in both mind and body."