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What did I tell you? What did I tell you? What did I tell you? What did I tell you?

How could we have sunk this low?

Did you hear that unenthusiastic applause?

How can we be expected to fulfill our mission

of making everyone happy with your singing?

I-I'm sorry. It's my fault for not doing a good job singing.

There's nothing wrong with your singing!

Be more confident in yourself!

The only thing lacking is a stage and audience worthy of your singing--

nothing more!

If you had those things,

then fulfilling that mission would be a mere walk in the park!

You're the only one, Antonio. The only one who praises my singing.

But of course I recognize your talent!

I'm your partner AI!

Someday, I'll provide you with a stage environment worthy of you!

So--

Hey. Why are you laughing?

Because it makes me happy.

I'm going to work really hard, okay?

So that someday, I can become a singer worthy of you.

I'll do my best, okay?

AS YOU LIKE MY PLEASURE

I was born aiming for the light

Bound by a bond, a thin string

From the fortune of awakening for a mission

Spinning many proud memories

Into this world, for your sake

Gratitude and a bouquet filled with the universe

Destiny, even fate, please let them shine

The joy of being able to protect those having fun and smiling

I admire, I am admiring

I can become stronger

I want even my crying voice to be heard like a song

To these dazzling times

I'd like you to entrust tears too

"Ophelia's Suicide" left a huge impact on later AI history.

After all, it was the first ever instance of an AI suicide,

"EPISODE 8: ELEGY DEDICATED WITH LOVE - MY ONE AND ONLY BELOVED PARTNER"

basically considered taboo.

"EPISODE 8: ELEGY DEDICATED WITH LOVE - MY ONE AND ONLY BELOVED PARTNER" The "human rights for AIs" activists had a field day.

"EPISODE 8: ELEGY DEDICATED WITH LOVE - MY ONE AND ONLY BELOVED PARTNER"

"She had a heart, she had a soul--

otherwise, she couldn't have killed herself."

Therefore, she was the same as a human.

Of course, the claim itself was absurd.

But afterwards, a spate of similar incidents erupted all over the world.

The cause is yet unknown.

However, this served to blur the lines between humans and AIs,

and it became a huge catalyst for AI assimilation into human society.

That's the gist of "Ophelia's Suicide," a seismic incident in AI history.

Do you find it hard to believe?

If so, then I won't stop you from backing out.

As we only need to stop her before she does something rash,

this operation will be an easy one,

but that's not to say that our chances of avoiding disaster are nil.

What a nag, going on and on a mile a minute!

What kind of communication circuits are you using as a reference?

You're going to end up forever alone.

That's neither here nor there--

Now, the timing for this lighting...

In the first place, for all your blathering about AI suicides,

Well, if possible, I'd like to delay it and then light up the stage.

didn't I just take a header right before your eyes?

Okay, got it.

There's a big difference between you and her.

As much as it annoys me, you jumped

having calculated that I would rescue you, didn't you now?

That doesn't count as suicide.

Thank you.

Right. I will sing with all my heart!

So that I... can become myself.

Fine. Doubting you won't get me anywhere.

And it does seem like there's something on Ophelia's mind.

All we have to do is fix the problem, right?

H-Hold up, come back here! What are you going to do?

What do you mean? I'm going to talk to her.

If she is thinking of taking her own life, I've got to stop her.

It would be terrible to lose a gorgeous voice like hers.

Mainly because

the audience waiting so eagerly to hear her sing would be devastated.

Listen to me!

There's no need to talk--

we just have to stop her right before she kills herself.

And the records show that she commits suicide after her performance,

meaning today's audience will have nothing to grieve about so please,

rest assured!

I'm not talking about the immediate future here.

We have to eliminate the problem at its root.

Or else the same thing could happen again, am I right?

But--

Are you sure you can carry out your mission with stopgap measures like that?

I don't want to let her die.

Not today, not tomorrow, or even the day after!

Diva!

Huh. As usual, she refuses to listen to me.

I don't know about her memory,

but at her core she's basically the same, eh?

♬ With just one phrase ♬

♬ I was connected to courage ♬

Pathetic, isn't it?

Oh!

♬ Because for the first time you gave me thanks ♬

Right after I made my debut, I barely had an audience at all.

♬ And smiled at me ♬

I was still only tracing the octaves with my voice back then.

So you went through a time like that, too, Big Sister?

♬ Why is it ♬

What's the matter?

It's almost time for you to go on.

♬ That I am always taught things from you ♬

Oh, I have permission. It's just that...

I wanted to know how you all sing, and for what purpose.

♬ I can never surpass you ♬

You said the same thing a little while ago.

♬ I want to see you, I want to know more ♬

Listen to me, Ophelia.

Is there something distressing you?

♬ Even though I don't know the name of this feeling yet ♬

What?

You know, like...

Something that makes you want to die?

♬ I will start walking from here ♬

So inept!

Shut up.

Big Sister?

Well, remember what you said before? "So that I can become myself?"

♬ Hurrying because I want to draw it ♬

Well...

♬ The shape of the future ♬

Antonio?

He was my support AI.

Five years ago, he shut down. Though it's not clear why.

He's a sound AI who single-handedly handled her stage lighting and audio.

His breakdown greatly affected her subsequent performances,

should you believe the cheap gossip of that time, that is.

The tragic songstress, singing on in the limelight,

undeterred by her partner's unexplained breakdown.

And the tragic ending that saw her commit suicide to follow him in death

is what led humans to hope

for the existence of what they called love, or a soul.

I'm not distressed at all.

Because I'm so lucky, you see.

Everyone at the small theaters also cheered me on,

and Antonio always looked out for me when I messed up.

What kind of AI was he?

He was... somewhat cranky.

And he was kind of a nag, and a bit argumentative...

Really, just the tiniest bit, I mean.

Hmm.

What's that look in your eyes?

But...

He was my one and only beloved partner.

Antonio was the only one, you see.

Who kept saying that he would let the whole world

know about my... about Ophelia's singing.

I have no distress at all.

But I know that he'd tell me that I could still do better.

I've got to try to be who Antonio wanted me to be.

I have to become her right away.

If that's not distress, I don't know what is.

That's what's driven you to sing until now,

and it's the reason you're about to set foot on the Festival stage today.

You can't bring yourself to take credit?

It doesn't matter where I sing.

The important thing is to sing my best.

A song that will allow me to fulfill the mission that I was born for.

Is that what Antonio wanted?

Yes. And it's also what I want.

Then take that look off your face.

Did Antonio teach you to take the stage with that expression on your face?

No.

We operate so that we can carry out our missions, right?

Our mission to make people happy with our singing.

You have to keep carrying out your mission.

From now on forever.

It's time, right?

Yes.

Matsumoto?

What is it?

I just don't see Ophelia killing herself after all.

Her singing, her mission,

her partner's death... that girl is serious about facing up to all that.

There has to be some other reason.

I told you from the start that suicide was an absurd notion.

Would you mind telling me now about the man you had a brush with?

Can you promise me that you won't run off once I tell you?

I certainly can. Because if I did that, you'd only go rogue on me, wouldn't you?

It's him.

Mister Kakitani?

What's he doing here?

And looking like that?

There's no record of him existing in the official history.

Matsumoto?

Who is he? Does he have something to do with Ophelia?

I'm forced to admit that it would be

extremely challenging to compute an answer...

armed only with the information that I currently have on hand.

Would it kill you to just say you don't know?

All right, then what was he to Vivy?

They did have some kind of relationship, right?

He wasn't really someone who had all that much to do with her.

Isn't that for me to decide? It's me we're talking about, after all.

Shouldn't you head back now?

"He was my one and only beloved partner"...

did she say?

♬ Rain is dropping ♬

♬ From the high sky to the ground ♬

♬ The one and only kiss ♬

♬ It is a crown of water ♬

Now that's a flawless performance, wouldn't you say?

♬ Falling in love is ♬

That said, even in the official history, everything was fine up to this point.

After this, she returns to her dressing room,

♬ A place where you can't predict ♬

where she goes over the next part of her performance with the staff--

Are you listening?

Is there a problem?

♬ If you are caught in its arms ♬

No. What a lovely voice she has.

I just thought that with an audience in front of her,

♬ You're happy even if you burst ♬

she'd blow that rehearsal out of the water.

Would you mind focusing on our project?

♬ Sacrificial love, DEDICATE ♬

Which requires neither sympathy nor empathy for Ophelia,

but rather the resolve to save the future!

♬ Raising a sorrowful voice ♬

Like I said, that can't be done unless we do something about her distress.

♬ The dark eyes of the person ♬

Oh, come on! Pour your heart into it more, Ophelia!

♬ you want to dedicate to, ♬

Hmm?

♬ if you looked into them, ♬

You're an AI and you're going there, too?

♬ Let's head over to the other side of ♬

Huh! Vivy couldn't stop obsessing out loud about that, either.

"What does it mean to pour your heart into something?"

And "How can I pour my heart into my singing?"

♬ Cold loneliness and sadness ♬

Vivy said that?

Yes.

Hmm...

♬ Embrace me ♬

So her distress was really basic, then.

Basic?

Yes. You don't get more entry-level than that.

Even you should be able to grasp--

Wait, you don't get it?

Even though you're an AI from the future?

I don't see how that's necessary.

I'm an AI created solely for the sake of the Singularity Project.

It's pointless to analyze a pastime such as singing.

You mean you didn't agonize over it with Vivy?

Vivy and I didn't have that kind of relationship.

We only collaborated on the Singularity Project, nothing more.

Then what kind of relationship was it?

Mm?

Where did that come from?

Don't dodge the question.

I did it just now, too--

I'm working with you to learn about my memories from when I was Vivy.

You know, the type who doesn't feed a fish she's caught?

Mmm!

We have less than two hours before I go on.

Hmm!

Oh, it was a real mess of a relationship.

Exactly the same kind of relationship you and I have now.

She was self-centered, and stubborn.

A little fool who would rush into action without hearing me out.

She was prone to manhandling me,

and did everything in berserk mode.

Let us carry out the Singularity Project.

Copy that.

Vivy.

And just when I thought that I could look to her with some confidence...

She ended up...

It was because of that malfunction that I left her out of this mission.

So I wasn't planning on running into you, either.

And yet there you were, giving me an earful.

Then why did you rescue me?

Mm!

If I'd become expendable, you could've just left me alone.

And yet you protected me.

Why was that?

Because I was a necessary factor for this project?

Well...

The show just ended, right?

There's that look again.

I'm going to see Ophelia.

There's no need for that.

I've already gained control of every security camera on the premises.

Once Ophelia leaves her dressing room, as per the official history...

Didn't I tell you that that would just be a stopgap measure?

Diva! I'm talking to you!

It's Ophelia that I have to talk to.

Just back off and let me handle this.

Aren't we partners right now?

Although I wouldn't say that we're on Ophelia and Antonio's level.

Oh, I know!

Huh?

If we save Ophelia, and save the future,

then I'll tell you the answer to that question.

The extremely basic thing, okay?

Huh...

Mmm...

Matsumoto!

Wh-What is it?

Did something else already happen in so short a time?

That man is here!

Where are you?

S-14!

There's nobody there. What on earth are you talking about?

Diva! Come back here, will you?

Kindly refrain from going off-book--

That man might have something to do with all this, right?

He might try to harm Ophelia and make it look like suicide.

There's no record of that.

Ophelia hasn't made a move yet, either.

Please come back for now.

Diva!

You...

Diva!

Huh?

H-Hacking? Aside from my own?

Hold on, hold on, hold on!

How could I have missed this?

This Ophelia is... fake footage!

Diva! Diva! Diva!

Stay calm, stay calm, stay calm, stay calm!

The crucial thing here is the mission!

Don't get your priorities mixed up!

What would a songstress be doing here on such a lonely stage?

Who are you?

Nice to meet you, Ophelia.

My name is Matsumoto.

I apologize for not being able to greet you in my completed form.

I know I might not be a pleasant sight, but I'm pleased to make your acquaintance.

Uh, um... who exactly are you?

Why are you here?

I am Diva's partner.

Big Sister Diva's?

Yes. Although it's only temporary.

I've come to stop you from killing yourself...

...or to be precise, from self-destructing.

To be honest, as a fellow AI, it's hard to wrap my head around...

But I can imagine the despair you're feeling.

Ophelia. I would guess that you're no longer able to stand it?

The world has recognized your talent,

and you've performed at a major venue like today's,

but continuing to sing brings you no satisfaction. And why not?

Because your mission to make everyone happy with your singing...

you've incorporated Antonio, an AI, into that mission, haven't you?

But that opportunity has been lost forever,

and it's inflicted a grave wound on you.

I've seen it before, you know.

A songstress AI who froze when something similar occurred.

And now you've triggered an error, bringing you here--

Comical... how truly comical!

Ophelia, self-destruct?

Oh, yes, it's true--I have lost all hope!

Because even if I get to sing in a massive theater like this one,

no matter how much I try to glean an answer from the other songstresses,

that still doesn't bring me any closer to the ideal singing!

If you've come here to rescue me,

then you're fatally late... you're far too late!

And why is that? Because Ophelia is no more!

I am Antonio!

My teacher loved that sound.

Of all the lessons that I'd abandoned,

the one thing that I stuck with was the piano.

Like any kid, I dreamed of becoming a pianist.

I was overwhelmed by my teacher's playing.

I admired what his fingertips could do,

and catching up to him was all that mattered to me.

But...

The ambulance will arrive soon.

You must keep still, all right?

Tea--ugh!

Wait...

I want you to stay here. I mean, you're a piano teacher, aren't you?

My mission is to make everyone happy with my piano playing, with my music.

Towards that end, I want you, Yugo, and everyone else to stay alive.

It's been a long time, huh?

I've missed you.

Vivy.

Why would you kill Ophelia twice?

Come on, wake up! Vivy!

My name is Diva. I'm not Vivy.

And answer me!

Damn you, defective AI!

I am here so that I can carry out my mission.

Tell me, can you hear me?

"EPISODE 9: HARMONY OF ONE'S HEART - MY MISSION, YOUR FUTURE"

Can you hear the way I'm able to sing such a wonderful song right now?