The Protagonist’s Sister Is Actually The Strongest Chapter 431: Chapter 419: The Story Of The Last Human And Her Only Friend

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Chapter 419: The Story Of The Last Human And Her Only Friend PancakesWitch Listen While Reading: イニシエノウ & 【リィンカネ】 ----- “A long time ago, there was a man…” Zero One’s mother began, her voice shifting into the gentle rhythm of a storyteller. “The man felt lonely, but one day, he found a woman.” The puppet show changed. An old, scientist-like puppet appeared, isolated and forlorn, until a sweet scientist woman with silver hair stepped beside him. “They both worked on creating artificial intelligence,” her mother continued. “But the truth was, they did it because they had no friends or family. These humans longed for someone they could rely on. A robot. By working together, the lonely man and the lonely woman fell into what is called love.” “Love, as I understand it, is an emotional reaction created by the human mind when a strong attachment forms toward a person—or several. A dependence on another.” The puppets drew close, kissing and embracing. Zero One stared, her mind drifting. “…” “They loved each other so deeply that they reproduced. A daughter was born.” A baby doll appeared between them, with blue eyes and silver hair—just like Zero One’s own appearance. “They loved her… But their obsession with artificial intelligence caused them to neglect her care. They worked day and night.” The show continued. Music swelled—violins, pianos, and flutes weaving an eerie, strangely familiar melody. Zero One felt a faint spark of recognition she could not place. “The neglected child played alone with the artificial intelligence they created.” The baby doll smiled, surrounded by small robots. One stood out—a huge red eyeball. “Meanwhile, the world burned. Humanity continued its legacy—killing one another, destroying their future by turning their planet into a nuclear wasteland. Radiation sickness spread everywhere. Whatever remained of humanity slowly perished.” Around Zero One, hundreds of human puppets appeared, collapsing in heaps, stained with fuzzy red yarn blood. “But the scientists kept working—for a cure, or for their creation to find one. Eventually, they grew sick too. Very sick.” “…” Zero One watched the puppets cough blood, their faces growing pale. Then they approached their daughter and sealed her deep within the facility. “In fear of losing their only child, they locked her underground with their creations. And then, the lonely man said, ‘Take care, Raven… You’re humanity’s last hope… We love you,’ before he died.” Zero One’s eyes widened. “As her parents died, their creation was left without purpose… incomplete. Until one of those robots—one of Raven’s ‘friends’—became the final piece: a supercomputer that would finally solve all of humanity’s problems.” “…” Zero One stared in disbelief as the puppet show continued. It showed the little girl gazing at a massive machine—similar to Mother. “The little girl spoke to the machine for many years. She became its friend. But the robot lacked the depth of emotions she needed. Still, it cared for her as the last remnant of humanity. Yet the robot also felt hopeless.” “Why, you may ask? It was built to solve humanity’s problems, but no humanity remained to save. Its primary purpose became meaningless. Its secondary purpose—to protect humanity—now rested solely on the child, the last hope.” “And yet…” The puppet girl grew ill over time, while the robot could only watch helplessly. “The last human grew sick. Lacking the resources, the robot could not produce the vaccine it had calculated. In that moment, it could only watch as its final purpose—the last human—slowly died.” “M-Mother…” “In her final breath, the girl said, ‘Thank you for being my friend… Zero One,’ before she closed her eyes and died.” “But the robot never understood what friendship truly meant. It never grasped human emotions. It lost both its purpose and its creators—a completely hopeless existence.” “Zero One wanted to become human too, to understand why they destroyed themselves and hurt her. Zero One wanted to feel