In front of the girl, the screen went from ninety-nine percent to one hundred percent after a few seconds. At that moment, on the screen, the bar disappeared. The computer started loading a bunch of symbols, and windows opened up and closed as it was doing some self-checkups seen within the screen.
Right after, a shimmer pulsed out of the computer. Every time it pulsated, the surroundings started revitalizing and repairing themselves. Regrettably, only the room was secured; the floor, roof, and walls got repaired, and lights started to go on at the corners of the ceiling, causing the room to be completely visible in John's normal view. All the rust and dust was removed, leaving it looking brand new. At the time that he looked around the clean room in amazement, VAS abruptly informed him that they were surveyed just now too, as he displayed John a virtual screen.
Candidate for succession found. Do you wish to accept the position? YES / NO
John was surprised at first, but didn't hesitate to press the yes option. The next thing John knew, he had suddenly been pulled. As if he were instantly and forcefully extracted. When he recovered himself, he discovered they were no longer in the previous desolate space but in an unfurnished white room.
“VAS, what happened just now with us?” John asked, a bit flustered. Luckily, VAS replied, which caused him to calm down.
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“Our data were transferred from the nanobot to the computer, and as for everything else, I am uncertain.” After a momentary pause, VAS continued. “But sensing no harm from this, I actually feel some kind of restriction was removed. As for what was restricted, I do not know.”
Hearing this, John was puzzled, since he felt nothing was amiss from the beginning. “Anyway… So what happened?” John asked as he put aside VAS's comment about the restriction. After John had asked this, a computer similar to the one he saw earlier appeared on the wall, with a message displayed on the screen.
Welcome. When the candidate was scanned earlier, we discovered your soul was in a commander nanobot. Accepting to become the master of the last legacy of the Solar-Spire Empire. The soul has now become free from all restrictions placed on it to be kept safe inside the nanobot, namely: Emotional and spiritual senses, spiritual sense of self, and Human ideals.
This left not only John, but also VAS, surprised. “Then that's why I felt so emotionally lacking? Not because I had no physical body.” John asked on the virtual screen, but no response came; it was only when VAS responded. “I was able to scan the computer via this screen and discovered it was a normal auto-response with a logical algorithm. It cannot respond.”
“O-oh…” John was a bit embarrassed, but with a cough, he looked around as he asked VAS. “VAS, can you figure out things here using this screen like before?”
“Yes, I have already started deciphering the algorithm of the responded AI in hopes of gaining access to the system.” VAS informed John, and John nodded his head, awaiting the results.