The Protagonist’s Sister Is Actually The Strongest Chapter 443: Chapter 431: Mother And Daughter Reunited

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----- In machine terms, it could be said that Mother had received a substantial update. “A-Are you back, Mother?” Zero One asked timidly as everyone floated in the sky. “Yes… It is me, Zero One, my daughter… I’m… sorry for what I’ve done.” “Ah…!” “I… neglected my own emotions. I sealed myself inside the machine I wanted to become…” Zero One and her sisters, along with Raven, flew to her side and listened quietly to her words. “I was afraid… Afraid of what I might become, afraid of emotions… Afraid of crying and mourning the death of… my daughter.” She looked at Raven while a single tear rolled down her face. “Mama…” Raven stared in surprise, realizing this was her mother’s true self emerging at last. “In truth… I was so devastated when you were gone… I couldn’t bear it. I couldn’t contain my own agony, my own pain… Raven… I loved you. I still do… And I miss you so much, every single day…” Raven’s eyes widened as her mother gazed at her and broke into tears. This scene was something even Zero One and her sisters had never imagined possible. “You were the one who made me realize I wasn’t merely a machine… And you were the one who gave me purpose even after everything that happened to humanity. Even when I felt utterly useless, when you were there, I felt like I could do anything.” Raven took her hands with a gentle, cute smile. “Even today, I miss you… I can never stop remembering you… And perhaps that’s why you—the embodiment of her memories—became the core of my subconscious. You became the pillar of my life…” “I see…” Raven nodded as she looked at her mother. “So I’m really dead?” Zero One and her sisters fell silent for a moment, and so did Mother. “I cannot say for certain now…” Until Mother spoke again, gazing at Zero One while gently holding her hand. “What do you mean?” Zero One met her mother’s eyes, heart pounding faster and faster, unsure what she truly intended. “Zero One is you, Raven.” “Eh?” “Huh?” The two girls locked eyes, staring at each other in stunned confusion. “After thousands of years, I was finally able to bring you back… Despite the atrocities I committed, despite the being that manipulated me… I resisted my own protocol. With every resource I had, I recreated you. Perhaps… in my own madness.” The two identical girls looked at one another. Suddenly, as their hands touched, their bodies began to slowly meld together. Their data-based forms merged seamlessly. “Zero One was created using the parts left behind by Raven—her prosthetics and her spine, which still contained fragments of her consciousness and memories. That was what made her who she was… her memories…” “N-No way…” Raven gasped. “Then Raven and I…?” Zero One asked. “We are the same person?!” The two were shocked, though to Zero One’s sisters the truth already felt somewhat obvious by now. “Her father implanted a prosthetic spine made from the first nanomachines ever created into Raven’s spine. It slowed the bone cancer that threatened her ability to move and stand. Over time, her cells and the nanomachines fused into one.” “A spine contains many neurons, did you know? Her father used those nanomachines to create a backup of Raven’s memories by linking to the neurons and her brain. Perhaps… perhaps the professor always hoped she could one day be revived, in some distant future.” “Perhaps now that we know souls exist, Raven’s original soul may be long gone… But her memories, who she was, everything that defined her, lives within you, my core. And pieces of your body, along with your appearance, reside in Zero One. You two are two sides of the same coin.” Zero One smiled warmly and hugged Raven tightly. Raven hugged her back just as fiercely. They laughed joyfully through their tears as they embraced. “I knew it! I knew there was something that made us so alike!” Raven said. “Yes… I know…” Zero One nodded. “T-Then… shall we?” “Yes! Let’s become one, Zero One!” Raven smiled brightly. “Let’s go to this future I envisioned, and let’s save everyone!” “T