Chapter 28 - The Birth of KAI and Why It Was Born

"--Fuuuu. ......”

　I injected the virus in my computer, took a deep breath and checked if it worked.

...... Why would I inject a virus in my computer?

　Of course, I'm trying to add a function to the AI of my anti-virus software to create antibodies by referring to my own simple virus information, to see if it can prevent new viruses that I don't even know exist.

　Of course, I'm transferring all the necessary data to an external hard disk (a computer's data storage device outside the computer), and I'm testing it with a new virus I created myself.

　The result ......?　

　...... Shut up, it failed.

　It deleted all the images in it. .......

　--I can't just do it in a day or two!

　...... Hmm?

　Why can't I just make a virus?　

　You mean, why don’t I use it to attack companies, and then have them buy the program to fight it off?

I wouldn't do that!

That's just a rumor that's being spread around for fun!

　Well, I don't know anything about the actual situation.

...... Don't underestimate my relationships, okay?

Even on the internet, I only have Hanahime as a friend.

　I've heard about it during work, but I don't know the truth nor I'm not interested.

　I'm not going to go into the details, but I'm going to give you a general idea of what I'm talking about.

At the start, Byodoin Systems and I had a deep and inseparable relationship.

　......Did I word that right?

　Now, I took the bait of 20 million yen and accepted this request, but perhaps I would have accepted it even if it was only a million. Because of that guy's foolishness, I was so mad that I turned down the offer, but that doesn’t mean I want anyone else to touch that program.

That's how memorable and important that program was to me.

　However, as you may have noticed, when I told you about my request before, Byodoin Systems' anti-virus software - anti-virus software with an AI function that learns new viruses and automatically creates antibodies (an analogy for the human body) - was created by me. The software is my own creation.

　And that's the story of the birth of KAI.

　So this is the story of the birth of KAI, and the story of me and my benefactor.

2

　--I'm not going to tell you everything in detail.

　I'm just going to give a general description of what happened in the past.

　First, let's talk about who KAI is.

　There has been a lot of speculation among the people involved in the system and on the Internet.

　Let me introduce one of the most popular theories.

　KAI is a man in his 40s.

　He is actually quite handsome.

　He can cut costs by being able to finish a project in a month by himself, instead of a month by five system engineers. (There is no clear line between a system engineer and a programmer, but if I were to explain it in simple terms, you probably wouldn't understand even if I told you the specifications, so just remember that a system engineer is above a programmer.)

　He only does requests for creating new programs, and doesn't modify programs made by others (like adding functions or making corrections).

　There are no bugs in the programs made by KAI.

　The programs made by KAI have good performance and run fast.

　KAI is able to create programs that were said to be impossible.

　He’s a phantom-like man that no one has ever seen nor been caught on video.　

　This is the best information we have on KAI.

　No, well, I think the last one is even more important than the first, but I'll explain everything properly.

　First of all, the first and second information are things I've worked hard to establish on the Internet.

　...... Shut up, I wanted to be called handsome at least on the Internet!

　--I was kidding when I say that, I established those two since it's far from the impression I give.

　As for the age, it's far from my real age, and I thought it would be easy to establish because it's highly credible, better than the other rumours circulating around KAI.

　And the second rumour - you know what I mean?

　When you hear that I'm very handsome, there's no way you're going to imagine me looking like a shady guy because my bangs are too long, right?

　I guess people are happier with that way of thinking on the Internet, and it's taken hold.

　The third rumour makes me wanna ask, "Are you stupid?”.

　For the record, I didn't do anything about the rumours except for the last one.

　Normally, you'd think that would be obvious, right?

　One against five?

　What is that? a superhuman .......

　I'm a normal person - and I'm in school, how could I not be?

　...... No, well, I've never worked with other people before, so I don't know how fast they actually work, but it's probably not that different from mine.

Well, working on it, in units of several people may seem efficient, but actually it may actually be inefficient for some.

　Well, there is a blueprint to prevent that from happening. ......

　However, even so, depending on the person who created it, it can be really inefficient. And this leads to the fourth rumor - programs made by others are very hard to read. .......

　That's why I'll modify my own programs, but not those of others.

I don't get many requests to revamp my programs anyways, so that's why there are such rumors.

But I've actually accepted a request to revamp someone else's programs once.

it was so difficult to read that I decided to never do it again.

　You might think that there is a fixed way to program, but actually there are many ways to create a single program.

　In other words, each person has a different way of writing code. (Remember, code is source code, which gives instructions to a program.)

　For example, there is a commonly known program called Excel, right?

　For example, Many people use to create documents manually, but it can actually be automated.

　If you want to create a document with the same format but with different input values, you can finish creating these types of document in a couple of seconds with just one button, instead of the time-consuming manual input.

　Well, depending on the operation, it may take quite a bit of time, but that also depends on the skill of the person creating the document.

　And here's how to make a program to automate excel -- in fact, it's easy to make a program to automatically input text.

[TLN: am I supposed to censor it?]

　In fact, it's extremely easy to make a program that will automatically input text, but asking me about that now would just be tedious.

　What I want to talk about is the "variable," which is the most important thing to use in order to make a program work.

　For example, you can put {a = "Momoi is too cute"}.

　Then, the next time you enter the letter a, the text "Momoi is too cute" will be displayed.　　

...... Sorry, I was just messing around.

But it's useful, isn't it?　

If you have a chance to write a program, You can use one letter like that. But if you do that other programmers will get pissed at you.

It's hard to understand!

You should associate the variable box with the value it goes into! Actually, you can swap the contents of the box as many times as you want.

　Just don't use the same variable over and over again with different values just because it's confusing......!

　The person who made it might understand, but it's hard for anyone else looking at it afterwards to remember, and if people do that in a large system and rewrite the code over and over again, it gets seriously confusing!

If you want to use the same variables, there's a proper way to avoid doing that!

Sorry, I remembered that I had a hard time modifying someone else's work, so I took it out on you.......

It was a bit of a letdown, he was a bit lazy with the variable names - he changed the contents of the variables so often in a moderately large system that I honestly snapped at the time.

　Well, that's the reason why I don't modify other people's programs anymore.

　However, this time, the request from Byodoin Systems was to modify anti-virus software made by someone else.

　But since I was the one who created it in the past, I took the job this time.

　Also, it's easy to get into it when you make the program yourself, but it's hard to get into it when it's someone else's.

　And when you're making a large scale project with several people, if you don't have good and neat code, you're going to cry. [TLN: like me, Delete this later]

　I'm sorry, I don't have any friends who can program with me, so this is just what I've heard: .......

　Well, about the next five, six, and seven rumours - that's just a fluke.

　I try every possible pattern of behavior, try to find the bugs, and make sure there are no bugs before I deliver.

　No, that's a matter of course, isn't it?

　In fact, I'm wondering what those who don't do it are doing.

　However, that's why I say so. I'm lucky that people haven't found any bugs yet, but I don't know how long that will last. And it's for similar reasons that people say the performance is good.

I'm just trying to make it as light as possible.

　Also, talking about programs that are said to be impossible. ...... No, I'm not that much of a superhuman. ......

I just tried it and it worked. ......

Can you please stop telling me I can make anything, really now?

And what's worse is that they never say that the project is impossible or anything like that. ......

After it's done, they’d say, "No one could have done it, it's a masterpiece. ......”

　If I knew it was impossible, I wouldn't have taken it on. ......

　I really don't like all these corrupted adults .......

　And the last reason - I made fun of it earlier, but it's actually true.

However, it is not true that no one has ever seen me before. If that's the case, it's strange that we had that face-to-face meeting the other day, right?

In other words, there is a reason for such a rumor.

　1. KAI is not allowed to talk to anyone other than the president of the company in advance about anything he is involved in.

　2. Only one person is allowed to meet and interact with KAI.

　3. The use of security cameras or any other means of recording images of KAI on the way from the time he enters the company to the time he leaves the company is prohibited.

　4. It is prohibited to keep a record of KAI's visits. 

　5. Do not leak any information about KAI's appearance to the outside world.

　6. Solicitation of KAI is prohibited.

　7. If you violate any of the above except number 6, you will be charged 200 million yen as compensation.

　--That's what I said.

　No, well, I think 200 million is a bit excessive, but those rules weren’t established by me.

　And I don't know what else to say except for number 6: .......

　I would have preferred that the number 6 be abolished, but I guess there’s no helping it.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find something that works for you. ...... We'll talk more about this later.

　In addition, the reason why we still get requests is because the amount of money they pay KAI is the same as other freelancers around.

　The reason is that if the fee is too high, it cannot be disguised as an expense.

　If the cost is too high, people may wonder what kind of person they’re hiring, or if KAI is involved, If that happens my face may be exposed.

　Well, I was the first to offer such conditions.

　That's why the last time I was at Byodoin Systems, I was sent to a room for small employees, right?

　It was located right after the emergency door into the building.

　That's where there are no security cameras at all.

　And when I reached the building, Shinjo from Byodoin Systems would come to pick me up outside the gate, and we would go in through the back gate together, without even signing the entry form.

However, there was still a chance that people would see us when we went in.

Perhaps Alice had seen me at that time.

　And my guess is that she thought it was strange that there was a high school aged guy in normal clothes, so she came to see what was going on.

　I'm not sure if she was eavesdropping or not, but she probably didn't tell anyone. ......

Its intuition.

　It was strange for KAI to be offered this amount of money, even though .......

　No matter how profitable it was, it's best to start with a normal salary, and if that doesn't work out, you can always go for a lower salary.

　So maybe that guy is back again. ...... That's what I thought, but I was disappointed

　And well, that's the story about KAI.

And well, I have to tell you a surprising fact about me here.

　I- I haven't been to school since spring of my eighth grade.

　That's right, I didn't graduate from middle school.

　And haven’t you wondered?

 

　Why do I, a person who is not good at people, go to the school with the largest number of students in the prefecture?

　

Of course, there is a reason for that too.

 

So I'll answer that later.

　The reason why I'm not going to school is because at the time, I was grateful that my dad took the trouble to move with me, and at the same time, I thought that I couldn't bother him anymore.

　...... Normally, if you feel that way, you'd think that you'd go to school now that you've changed schools, right?

　Yes, I think so now too.

　But at that time, I thought that I would live alone, ...I don't know what I was thinking.

I needed money.

　I told Sakura-chan in the past that the reason I started programming was because I wanted to buy things I wanted and since dad didn't give me much allowance, so I thought I'd get a part-time job and get into programming.

　But that's a lie.

　I wanted to have enough money to live on my own, so I decided to become a programmer because I was good at math at the time and I didn't have to deal with people at all.

...... Well, it's a misconception that programmers don't have to deal with people. In fact, it's a job that requires a lot of communication skills because you have to listen to the customer's needs and understand their thoughts. ......

　Well, there was no way I could tell Sakura-chan such a pathetic reason as "I didn't want to bother my dad and wanted money to run away from home", so I faked it by saying that.

　And so I stayed at home from morning till night, studying programming all the time.

　In the middle of it ......, I got into light novels and that took up some of my time, but I'll tell you about that later .......

　My dad had bought me a computer, and even though I didn't have a lot of money in my pocket to buy books, I was able to study online.

　After studying for almost a year, I applied for a job, but no company would give a job to a student who had just started the third year of junior high school.

　No matter how many companies I contacted, not a single one gave me the OK, so I decided to give up until I reached high school.

　Then one day, I received an email.

　It was a message that read.

It said, "Any age, any personality. I'll give you a job if you're good at what you do.”

　--That's what it said.

　　That was my first encounter with a person from Byodoin Systems, who at the time was in a lower position in the Byodoin Zaibatsu group.

　The person's name was only "A".

　At the time, I was so happy to finally have a job that I didn't even think the email was suspicious and jumped on it right away.

　All I was asked was my age and name.

　But I told them that I didn't want my father to find out.

  　He said he would arrange for me to have a guarantor when I took the job, a false address, an account, and that when I started getting paid, I would have to be removed from my father's support, but he would make sure that didn't happen.

I don't know how he did it, but he really did everything he promised.

　Well, as for my father's taxes, I can tell you from the amount of money he received that the taxes on me were going to be increased by that split.

So now I wonder just how well-connected he was.

...... Of course, I didn't care about any of that stuff back then. ......

　Well, the first request that came from him was to create a high performance anti-virus software .......

　Even I was taken aback at that time.

　I was told that if I was good enough, I would be able to do it, but I didn't think that this would be the first thing he would ask me to do.

　But not only did he provide me with a lot of the materials I needed to create it for free, he also sent me an email saying, "I don't care how long it takes, just try your best to create this one first.”

　--In the end, the software was completed after six months of all-nighters. As I was making the program. I had been reading my favorite novels when they came out. ......

　Well, when I finished it, he sent me an email saying, "Good job. Well, here's the next one.”

　I read the email, expecting to be told another impossible task, but this time it was another system that required AI knowledge.

　--But this time, it was a relatively simple request.

　Of course, He provided me with a lot of material again, free of charge.

　And when I finished it, this time they asked me to produce a simple virus.

　This was when I first acquired the skills to make a virus.

　I didn't understand what he meant at the time, but he was paying me, so I did as I was told.　

　Then, the level of difficulty gradually increased, and speed and accuracy were also required.

　At the end of the process, he asked me to create an anti-virus software with AI that would automatically remember the viruses that had been infected and take countermeasures.

　Now that I think about it, that person raised me up step by step in order to make this.

　In other words, the request he asked me to create a virus was so that I could create the virus myself, and use it to make an AI anti-virus software.

　That man is another parent to me, so to speak.

　Thanks to him, I've been able to rapidly develop my skills.

　Besides, my emails with him were not just about work.

　This person was always listening to me.

　Well, the content of the e-mails was pretty plain and straightforward. ......

　But thanks to the fact that he listened to me seriously and gave me advice, I was able to gradually think about going out, even though my social anxiety was not fixed.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot more information on this topic at ....... Also, I don't know why this person, who is not supposed to be involved in the program, was sending me data on what I was learning in my classes at school, and was only sending me two words every day: "homework".

(AJ’s suggestion: And one more thing, for some reason, this person who is not involved with the program, sends me data on the content of the lessons being taught in school, and sends me only two words every day: “homework”.)

　Maybe he was trying to make sure that I would be able to go to school whenever I wanted.

　I'm sure he was a very old man, as he had a lot of connections, but honestly, I didn't get that feeling from his tone.

　At the time, I thought that maybe he was talking to me in a familiar tone because I was a child.

　...... Now that I think about it, was it really an informal tone or is this ......?

Well, I consulted with him after I had accumulated a lot of money.

I asked him, "I'm thinking of leaving home soon, but I want to join your company in the future, do you have any good apartments nearby?

　When I think about it now, I wonder why he was so determined to get me to join the company, but at the time I was really listening.

　Then, he said to me:

  “Don't be in a hurry. Coming out in the open means you will be exposed and be given a hard time. It’s still the time to stay in the shadows.”

　--And....To be honest, I had no idea what he was talking about at that time.

　But I was convinced that if this person said it, it must be true.　

　I trusted this person that much.

　Now I know what that means.

　That's why I'm acting as KAI now. ......

　Well, that's why I keep going to school now, just like what  the person I trusted said.

…...Although the order is reversed.

　I think it was around the fall of my third year of junior high school that I received a text message from the same person.

I have a favor to ask you. I want you to join Seiryo Gakuen.

Seiryo Gakuen is the largest school in the prefecture with the most students.

　It was so sudden that I didn't understand what was going on.

　I had no intention of going to high school in the first place.

　So I asked him about it.

　And the man said.

He said, "Just go, and you'll understand. Please.”

　--Please.

I was at loss and ended up attending the school.

　And here's the reason why Seiryo Gakuen is a mammoth school.

　It's not an exaggeration to say that it's extremely big.......

　Even though the school is a public school, you can enter even if your academic ability is low, and the attendance doesn’t matter.

　That's why they have the largest number of students in the prefecture.　

　--When I found out about it, I wondered if he wanted me to go back to school, but that didn't seem right to me.

　And in the end, I still don't know the answer to that question.

　I haven't been in contact with him...... for a few years now.

　The problem arose because I had created an AI-powered anti-virus software.

　One day, a long time after I delivered the anti-virus software with AI functions and received the OK, I was working on the program with the TV on and my eyes on the desktop screen as usual, when I heard the following news.

I was working on a program when I heard this news: "The world's first AI-powered anti-virus software has been completed!　And to my surprise, it was created by a Japanese junior high school student! --I couldn't believe my ears.

　I couldn't believe my ears.

　I had heard that it was going to be released soon, but rather than hide my age, I had heard that it was going to be made by a system engineer from Byodoin Systems.

　Then I received this email from the guy.

Sorry, my mistake. Follow my instructions right now.

　I did as he asked, and continued my cover-up efforts.

　The only information I had on Byodoin Systems was my name and age.

　My address was registered in a completely unrelated place.

　Moreover, only my age had yet to be announced on TV.

　I had an email address, but they didn't know that.

　So, I just kept spreading other names and such.

　But for every two people on my side, there were countless on their side.

　Before I knew it, they knew my email address.

　And I started receiving countless requests for contact from unknown companies.

　I immediately set all email addresses except for Mr. A's to junk mail, but just as I was about to be identified from this information, I received this email from that person.

He said, "You have to be born again.”

　To be honest, I didn't understand what he meant at the time.

　However, soon after that I understood immediately.

　Because...

"Unfortunately, the junior high school boy who created the world's first AI-powered anti-virus software died in an accident the other day.

　--And.

　Perhaps Mr. A had arranged for this to happen.

　Although the name of the person who created the anti-virus software with AI functions was not disclosed, it was widely known that I had died in an accident.

　However, the Internet was also full of rumors that a junior high school student had committed suicide because he was driven into a corner by the attempt to identify him.

　Apparently, this was also Mr. A's goal.

　This way, I thought the company would not be able to further pry into my affairs.

　However, this was soon erased by Mr. A's plan.

　That's because Mr. A had taken another step.

　He probably thought that I would feel uncomfortable if I heard that he committed suicide.

　Once the rumor of his suicide was out, the company couldn't pry any further, so there was no need to start a long rumor.

　And that was Mr. A's plan... As soon as the rumor of my suicide started, a surprising news hit the Internet.

　Byodoin Systems, the company that had just announced its AI-powered anti-virus software, was now on the verge of bankruptcy.

　I don't know how reckless they were, but I knew that Mr. A had caused this.

　He's the one who did all kinds of crazy things to make it possible for me to work.

　I guess this much was out of his control.

　Nowadays, Byodoin Systems is one of the top companies in the Byodoin Zaibatsu group, but at the time, they were on the verge of bankruptcy.

　Well, the person who did the rebuilding was that Byodoin Aria. ......

　That's how her story started to spread on the Internet.

　When everything had settled down, A contacted me.

"A is going away, what are you going to do about it? --He said.

　I knew at the time that he was going to leave, probably because he had taken responsibility for bringing Byodoin Systems to the brink of bankruptcy, or because he had done so many things to push the company to that point.

　At that time, I wondered what I should do.

　I loved the program, but I didn't want to go through it again.

　So, I told the person what I thought.

　When the person heard my words, he sent me an email saying, "If you want to call yourself KAI, please do so.”

I told him that I didn't want to go through that again. In which he replied, I'll arrange everything again, so just wait a little longer.”

　After this, I received an email with the conditions that KAI would take the job, how KAI would not be identified as me, and that he would introduce me to ten projects that had nothing to do with the Byodoin Zaibatsu.

　At the end of the email, it said.

"It's always hard for a talented person. This is the path that KAI will take from now on. That's the path that KAI will take from now on, and the dirty hands of adults will be chasing him for a long time. However, if KAI continues to move forward, they will eventually meet again.”

　It was half a year after this exchange that KAI became a topic of conversation on the Internet.　

　To be honest, I was very happy when I received this email.

　This person had disappeared to help me.

　So I was sad that I couldn't send emails to this person anymore, who I considered to be my parent and whom I owe so much.

　I was sad that I wouldn't be able to email him anymore.

　...... Well, you may think that the reason I continue to program in spite of all this is because I like it ......, but you can't say something embarrassing like that, can you?

　So, I want you to forget about this.

　This is a promise between you and me, A-san.

　Besides, I still haven't found the reason as to why I still continue to attend Seiryo Gakuen which this person has said.

　But since he said it, there must be a reason for this too.

　That's why I will continue to go to Seiryo Gakuen no matter how bad I feel.

　Since that was the last guide that he gave me.

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TL Notes:

Alright so this is the last chapter I'm translating for lonely otaku, now calm down Its still going to be translated. Its going to be translated by AJACKoffTL, I know great name. Also since my series got NTRed  got picked up by another translator I'm wondering what to pick up. So I made a poll to let you choose what I translate next. The poll link is in Hamlet's server this is not a desperate attempt to make you join the server since I have no friends. This chapter was mostly done by me and AJ so quality is decent? So rest assured he is quite capable. Aight time to head to bed.

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