Yurina already knew what happened next.

Uncle Kyosuke's eyes were fixed on the distant sky, as if he wanted to penetrate the boundless space and see the "Pure Land" floating above Tokyo.

"I know I'm sorry for not being able to be with you for so many years, and I feel sorry for you and Akiko... But the one I feel most sorry for is your brother." Uncle Kyosuke said hoarsely, "It's been thirteen years, and he has been left in the Pure Land for thirteen years.

During these thirteen years, every time I closed my eyes, I would think of his small body being plugged with tubes and locked up in a small room like an animal... I wonder what those oracles of the Pure Land have turned him into.

Whenever I think of this, I can’t sleep all night. If it weren’t for me, he wouldn’t have been tortured like this…”

Uncle Kyosuke's body trembled slightly.

Yurina sat in the bed, not knowing how to comfort Uncle Kyosuke, so she just silently hugged him from behind.

Speaking softly:

"Dad...you've tried very hard."

Uncle Kyosuke took a deep breath, suppressed the sadness and anger in his heart, held Yurina in his arms, and forced a smile from the corner of his mouth:

"Just wait, little Youli, Daddy will rescue your brother one day... Although I don't know what he has become after being trained by the Oracle over the years, I hope you don't despise him..."

Yurina shook her head, her long black hair swaying gently behind her, "No way! He is my brother! I will definitely protect him."

Uncle Kyosuke smiled, reached out and gently touched her head, "Be good, go to sleep."

…

Tokyo.

Above the neon-lit city, the mysterious disc standing above the clouds emits a faint light in the night sky, psychedelic and full of technological atmosphere.

In the central area of ​​the disc, in the core control room, a young man was sitting on a Japanese futon. In front of him was a small square table with a shogi board on it. The battle situation was extremely tense.

The young man squinted at the chessboard in front of him, as if he was in deep thought. Under the lenses was a quiet, fair face.

There was a Bluetooth headset hanging on his left ear.

After a long time, he picked up a chess piece and placed it somewhere on the chessboard. He looked up at the empty cushion across the table, a shy smile appeared on his face, and he spoke gently:

"Jiang Er, it's your turn."

A white shadow floated out from the electronic screen in the control room and landed gently on the futon opposite the boy like a butterfly. It was a cool girl in a snow-white dress, who was looking at the chessboard seriously. At the same time, all the electronic equipment in the control room flashed at the same time!

After a moment, her expression became distressed.

"Another unsolvable deadlock... You won again this time." Jiang Er sighed, and the sound came to An Qingyu's ears through the Bluetooth headset. She said depressedly, "I have obviously used the computing power of all the nanocomputers here, why can't I beat you? Are you really a human?"

An Qingyu's smile became even brighter. "Don't you know whether I am a human or not?"

"Hmph, I don't want to play chess with you anymore!" Jiang Er stood up and spoke angrily.

"Angry?"

“Neither…nor.”

"You look really nice today."

"...I've always been wearing that white dress! Can you please pay attention when you praise me?" Jiang Er rolled her eyes.

An Qingyu pondered for a moment, "How about you change one? I'll praise you again."

The corners of Jiang Er's mouth twitched slightly. She wanted to roll her eyes again, but then she seemed to have thought of something and a barely noticeable blush appeared on her cheeks. After hesitating for a moment, she stood up and gently turned half a circle in the air.

The next moment, her figure was like snowflakes on an old TV. After flickering for a moment, her clothes had changed.

It was an azure blue yukata with a pattern of small yellow flowers on it, like a floral breeze blowing over the bright sea. It was quiet and elegant, with a hint of sunshine-oriented vigor and energy. It was also like the heart of a girl before falling in love, wanting to be reserved but unable to restrain her love.

A hairpin held up her black hair. She stood in front of An Qingyu in this bathrobe, with her hands behind her back and her head slightly tilted to one side, and asked in a low voice:

"What about this? I found this in the database. This kind of clothing seems to be very popular in this country, so I want to try it. If it doesn't look good, then..."

"nice."

An Qingyu interrupted Jiang Er's mumbling and nodded seriously, "It's really beautiful."

The blush on Jiang Er's face deepened. She boldly turned her gaze back to An Qingyu, "Then...then I have to wear it all day, okay?"

“You can wear it as long as you want.”

Jiang Er smiled. She walked over to An Qingyu and sat down. She looked up at the flashing electronic screens above her head. After a long moment, she slowly spoke:

"Qingyu."

"Um?"

"It has been more than a year since we drifted here, right?"

"One year and four months."

"It's been just the two of us for one year and four months..." Jiang Er was silent for a moment, "I don't know where the others are now..."

"We'll know soon." An Qingyu turned to look at her, "Once your invasion is complete and you gain control of the entire Pure Land, we'll be able to find their whereabouts."

"Um……"

"What is the current level of control?"

"Today we have reached 46%, but the Oracle is here. If I invade directly on a large scale, I will be easily discovered, so the progress is very slow..."

"It's okay. We'll take our time. The most urgent thing is to gain absolute authority over the prison area." An Qingyu glanced at the chessboard in front of him. "According to the time, Yuuri Heizhe's progress is almost complete. This last move is crucial..."

"As for the prison area, it has been completely opened up today, and I have obtained all the permissions there." Jiang Er said.

An Qingyu's eyes lit up, "Let's start searching for information and find the whereabouts of Yuri Heizhe's son first."

"good."

Jiang Er nodded and slowly closed his eyes. Countless electronic screens around him flashed violently.

After a long time, Jiang Er opened his eyes with a strange expression.

"Found it?"

"I have found the location of Subject No. 0." Jiang Er paused, "But I also found something else..."

"Anything else?" An Qingyu asked doubtfully, "Besides him, is there anything else in the prison area?"

"For example... a certain thief?"

An Qingyu was stunned.

“Cao…”

After a while, he came back to his senses and quickly climbed up from the futon, his eyes full of shock, "Cao Yuan?!!"