Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies

Looking at Kayaba Akihiko's excited expression…

Haruto raised an eyebrow.

The legacy of a predecessor, huh?

So, the senior that Kayaba mentioned… did he really develop the old AI independently?

And this claim of dying from cancer—

It was hard to believe.

He'd have to go back and retrieve the deleted history from Kayaba's records. Trace the lead back to this so-called predecessor and investigate further.

As for how to recover the data that Kayaba had deleted before his death...

Honestly, a few years ago, that would've been quite a challenge. But in the past two years, every network port had the "Holy Grail" program running.

Restoring information logs was nothing more than a few keystrokes now.

"All right, I get it. Send me back. After the 90th floor boss is defeated…

I'm going to stab you to death and end the SAO game. AI lifeforms are far too uncontrollable, so the game needs to end early."

Upon hearing this, Kayaba Akihiko froze completely. His previously excited mood collapsed in an instant.

What Haruto said was simply too much to process.

No wonder, back in the Knights of the Blood guild territory, he always felt that this person looked at him strangely.

And after he spoke, this guy would even laugh for no reason.

So he had been seen through all along?

Even someone as scheming as Kayaba…

At this moment, he felt completely socially dead.

His speech back then in the guild—wasn't that just a clown putting on a show?

No—this entire game. Ever since he founded the Knights of the Blood and gained fame… He had already become a clown.

And that wasn't even the most painful part.

The most painful part was that the person in front of him clearly knew his identity…

But didn't expose him. He just quietly watched his performance. Then, right as the performance was nearing its climax, he told him, "Your acting sucks."

And didn't even let him finish his act!

Kayaba's entire mindset collapsed.

Seeing Kayaba dumbfounded, Haruto impatiently waved his hand.

"Hurry up. Otherwise, I'll just kill you here. I'm giving you face, understand? After the boss battle, I'll expose your identity discreetly. Be smart and take the hint."

Since Kayaba Akihiko was a competent toolman, Haruto decided to show him a little respect—

Let him finish his final act.

With a twitching corner of his eye, Kayaba opened the admin panel, entered some code, and teleported Haruto back into the tower.

As Haruto's figure turned into white light and disappeared—Kayaba collapsed backward, sprawled atop the cloud layer.

Even though he had put his life on the line when deciding to create SAO…

Ending it like this was still hard to accept.

"At the very least… a true AI lifeform was born inside SAO…"

That was the only way Kayaba could comfort himself. In this bleak world—only AI life could bring Kayaba a sliver of warmth.

Meanwhile, Haruto was teleported back to the Town of Beginnings on the first floor. The moment he appeared in the plaza, he spotted Asuna and Argo.

Asuna was still holding Yui in her arms.

Only now, Yui was no longer in her black-and-white state—

She looked completely normal, wearing a white dress, identical to the character in Haruto's memory from the anime.

And at this point, Yui had also awakened from her coma.

Seeing this, Haruto's heart stirred.

Could it be…?

Sure enough, Yui's behavior confirmed Haruto's guess.

When she saw him, she blinked her large eyes timidly yet curiously.

This was Yui—not the old AI.

Kayaba had embedded the code he received, along with the one from Shiro, into Yui's foundational code.

But because the two codes were incompatible, it resulted in the current situation.

Like two different personalities in one body.

Previously, Yui had fallen into a state of self-evolution due to logical conflict. Now it seemed that evolution was complete—she had awakened.

"Haruto-senpai, this child… seems to have lost her memory,"

Asuna said, casting a worried glance at Yui. Argo added from the side: "Not only amnesia—she seems to have a split personality. Might be neurological…"

Haruto reached out and tapped Argo lightly on the forehead.

With a yelp of pain, Argo clutched her forehead and jumped back.

"Papa!"

Suddenly, Yui called out to Haruto timidly.

He froze—then sighed helplessly.

Was this one of the old AI's tricks? Probably not. After all, in the original plot, Yui also ended up calling them her parents.

Asuna's cheeks instantly flushed red—even steam seemed to rise from her head. When Yui woke up just now, she had already called her "Mama."

And now she was calling Haruto "Papa."

Wasn't that basically saying…

This is great—wait no, this is way too embarrassing!

Haruto rubbed Yui's small head without replying or correcting her. Instead, he turned to Asuna and asked:

"She lost her memory—does she have a name?"

Asuna shook her head.

"Then you name her,"

Haruto said calmly.

From now on, Yui would definitely have to be isolated within a local network device. If it were the GOC, they'd insist on destroying Yui (the old AI) and all related hardware.

But the SCP Foundation wouldn't do that.

They would try to interact with her over time.

So even though naming her might create emotional attachment—

It was fine.

Besides, Yui's current self really did resemble a human.

After thinking for a moment, Asuna said:

"Then… let's name you Yui!"

As expected, the name "Yui" was finalized in the end.

Asuna had a house on the 61st floor.

It had cost her 4 million Cor (gold).

She earned that through grinding and farming monsters, and once she had enough, she bought a house in this bustling area.

Even though this was a game, Asuna still lived proactively.

Afterward, Yui was brought to Asuna's house and settled there.

Haruto was also invited.

Argo, meanwhile, ran off to the 90th floor mid-way—likely to exchange intel. Apparently, the raid group had found the boss room on the 90th floor.

Asuna's home was simple and bright.

Its décor and furnishings didn't have a girly vibe.

Haruto looked around the living room with some surprise.

Asuna, seeing his reaction, suddenly got nervous.

"H-How is it?"

Haruto rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

"It gives off the vibe of a modern career woman. I thought it'd be more pink."

Upon hearing that, Asuna immediately recalled her bedroom in the real world.

It was quite pink.

But ever since she entered the game, she'd preferred this kind of minimalist style—she'd even painted the walls white.

Yui, meanwhile, was all smiles.

She clearly liked this bright and clean "home" a lot.

"Haruto-senpai, what's your home like?" Asuna asked curiously.

She knew Haruto didn't own any property in the game.

He didn't even stay in towns much—always roaming the wilds and dungeons. So whatever he described would surely be his real home.

"Nothing special. I guess the style would be… lively and warm."

Haruto averted his gaze.

Lively?

Asuna was a bit puzzled.

Could it be that Haruto-senpai had lots of siblings and thus called it "lively"?

Thinking about it again, that seemed plausible.

After all, Haruto was from the Momobami clan.

Large families often had lots of kids in the same generation.

Clearly, Asuna didn't realize the real reason—

Who would've guessed that the "liveliness" was because Haruto often brought home girls he picked up off the streets?

"Haruto-senpai, have a seat. Yui too. I'll go prepare dinner."

Asuna said, heading into the kitchen.

Her cooking skill had already maxed out.