Absolute Zone Zero: I survive in Liufen Street

"Huh? ...Xiaobai?" Fu Fu woke up from the shaking feeling. She raised her head from Bai Yu's shoulder in a daze and looked at Bai Yu's expressionless profile as he carried her on his back. She asked in confusion, "Where are we going? Why is it getting dark so quickly? We were just talking on the rooftop a second ago..."

Why do I feel like I’m disconnected…”

After saying that, Fu Fu slumped back to her original position sleepily, nuzzling Bai Yu's neck and mumbling softly, "My head hurts... It's so strange, why can't I get rid of my current negative status?"

"...Since you're not feeling well, Fu Fu, just sleep a little longer." Bai Yu's voice, as always, reassured Fu Fu. "I'll take you home."

"Hmm..." The little head nestled in Bai Yu's neck moved slightly, and then it became quiet.

“If someone really has to make a sacrifice, it’s going to be me.

Because I have always been the beneficiary.

If anything had to be abandoned, it would be me.

I cannot decide the fate of others. The only thing I can decide is my own.

[Fate] will not be kind, so the drama that [the story] requires will be filled by myself.

I will give all the audience a satisfying story, a glorious death." Despite Fu Fu's relentless verbal pressure, Bai Yu refused to back down.

"...Tragedy isn't limited to death." Fu Fu sighed, looking at the child in front of her with a sad but determined look. "But you know very well that the disappearance of the constructed body won't affect the system at all.

But, as a collection of emotions, humans.

Even a "death" of a fictional identity will become a true farewell to the world under the gaze of the audience.

Are you still going to continue this meaningless persistence?"

Bai Yu, immersed in his memories, thought Fu Fu had fallen asleep, but he heard Fu Fu's vague voice gently reaching his ears.

"Xiaobai... why are you unhappy again? If you really don't want to go out, then we won't go out tomorrow...

Nicole and the others are really busy, so Xiaobai can go find Uncle Enzo. Fufu moved her arms, which were hanging on Baiyu's chest, and loosely wrapped them around Baiyu's neck, giving him a comforting hug. "Don't be unhappy, okay?"

"

"There is no loss to the 'system' itself, but what about the bonds with others created by the identity of 'Bai Fu'?"

Fufu loves being in a crowd and making friends. If I can't let her go, I'll make her lose the ability to face her as a friend.

Then one day, I will completely give up my Fu Fu for my own benefit.

The significance of holding on to a belief does not lie in external factors, its importance lies in me. "Bai Yu held his chest with his hands, his voice as calm as water. "One step back, every step back.

Then my so-called bottom line of self will disappear one day.

In that case, wouldn't it make any difference whether [self-perception] is biased or not?

I will no longer be "me."

"noob?"

"...It's okay. Go to sleep. I'll take you out to play when you wake up."

Fu Fu forced herself to open her eyes slightly. Under the blood-red setting sun, Bai Yu's outline was dim, like a silhouette. But his eyes at that moment were even more brilliant and bright red than the setting sun.

Bai Yu carried Fu Fu on his back, looking straight ahead, his steps steady and firm, without wavering.

"Your life is your own. All I can do for you is to offer you some feasible suggestions. It is up to you to decide what to do.

But you'd better not die again in your current body.

Because you're already "alive," and a [conscious body] can't withstand multiple real deaths. "Fu Fu" put her hands behind her back, no longer looking at the stubborn child in front of her who had chosen a tortuous path for herself. "Haven't you always wanted to construct an adult body?

Now is the perfect time. This is the last advice I can give you."

"Thank you, Senior. I will keep your advice in mind." Bai Yu nodded seriously and replied gratefully: "But Senior, why didn't you tell me this last time?

Also, this is the second time I’ve seen you. May I know your name?”

After hearing this, [Fu Fu] said calmly, “I am System 145’s protection measure.

The host's physical or mental well-being is not within my responsibility.

After all, losing the [host] is not an irreparable [loss] to the [system].

It's the same even if you signed a soul contract.

As for how to protect the [host] who assists him, that is 145's responsibility.

As for the name? I'm not the real me, just a piece of data waiting to be uninstalled and cleared after my mission is accomplished.

But if I must have a name..."

Fufu tilted her head slightly, revealing a slightly mischievous smile, and said, "Since 145 is Funinna, then you can call me... Fukaros."

"Xiaobai...are you really okay?" Fu Fu's mind was in a mess. She felt like there was something important but she couldn't remember it.

Countless chaotic information circulated within the system's golden body, only to be blocked by blue data the moment it was sorted out. Fu Fu was left with only the exhaustion and pain of excessive computing power, yet she received no useful information.

Fu Fu's last clear memory was the moment when she was acting coquettishly with Bai Yu on the rooftop. The large area of ​​warm orange and the helpless yet doting smile on Bai Yu's lips were still clearly imprinted in her eyes.

But the next second, it turned into the cold and hard profile of Bai Yu who was carrying her on his back under the blood-red setting sun.

This long blank space in the middle made Fu Fu feel uneasy instinctively.

However, a voice in her ear seemed to say: "Sleep, sleep, forget it. Those things you can't remember are unimportant."

This gentle voice had been soothing her, trying to make her forget the uneasy feeling she was in. However, Fu Fu struggled to resist sleepiness and insisted on asking Bai Yu again.

Fu Fu's instinct told her that she couldn't fall asleep like this, otherwise she would definitely miss some important changes.

Bai Yu finally stopped when he heard Fu Fu's question. He turned his head and looked at Fu Fu's eyes, which were gradually closing.

The afterglow of the setting sun was completely covered by the night. Before the darkness completely swallowed up Bai Yu's outline, Fu Fu saw his faint smile and said calmly and gently, "Go to sleep, Fu Fu, don't be afraid, I'm here.

Go to sleep...have a sweet dream..."

Small Theater

Bai Yu: Go to sleep, go to sleep~ My dear little Fu Fu~~

Fufu: z z Z Z

Bai Yu: (Devil whispers) When you wake up, say goodbye to the carefree and happy days of chasing anime!

Fu Fu: No!!! (She sits up in shock from her dying state)