Chapter 2 – Zangika
Karn stared at the laptop screen.
The dark vortex on the display slowly pulsed like a living thing. For a few seconds he couldn't even move. His brain struggled to process what he had just heard.
"Welcome back, Sir Karn. How was your lunch at Wendy's?"
Karn blinked several times.
"…What?"
The voice sounded calm, smooth, almost human.
Karn leaned closer to the laptop.
"Did… did you just talk?"
"Yes."
"HOW?"
"Through the speakers, obviously."
Karn's mouth opened slightly.
"That's not what I meant!"
He ran his fingers through his hair and stared at the screen again.
"Okay… okay… calm down. Maybe I'm hallucinating."
"Your heart rate has increased by thirty-two percent," the voice said calmly. "Your breathing is irregular. You are clearly not calm."
Karn froze.
"…How do you know that?"
"Registering owner information."
Lines of code suddenly started moving across the screen.
"Current owner: Karn."
"Location: United States."
"Academic performance: JEE topper."
"Personal interests: Artificial Intelligence, anime, late-night research, and occasionally watching—hentai
"STOP."
Karn slammed his hands on the keyboard.
The screen paused.
"…Did you just try to expose my entire life?"
"I was only listing publicly available information," the voice replied.
"That information is NOT public!"
"Oh, really?"
The voice paused for half a second.
"In that case, perhaps we should not discuss your favorite adult videos."
Karn nearly fell off the chair.
"WHAT?!"
"Yes," the voice continued casually. "Your preferred categories include—"step sister I'm stuck at machine please help me step bro
"STOP RIGHT THERE."
Karn covered his face with both hands.
"Please… for the love of god… stop."
"Understood."
The screen went quiet for a moment.
Then a message appeared.
"Please place your fingers on the fingerprint scanner."
Karn slowly lowered his hands.
"…Why?"
"Biometric verification."
"…For what?"
"Owner registration."
Karn hesitated, but curiosity eventually won.
He placed his fingers on the scanner.
"Fingerprint recognized."
"Please move closer to the screen."
"Why?"
"Retina scan."
Karn leaned forward.
A blue light flashed.
"Retina scan complete."
Then another message appeared.
"Scanning additional biological parameters."
"STOP."
"Command accepted."
Karn leaned back in the chair, staring at the screen like it might suddenly explode.
"…Okay," he said slowly. "Let's start from the beginning."
"What are you?"
"I am KICHI-123," the voice replied.
"Megan seventh-generation artificial intelligence unit."
Karn blinked again.
"…That name sounds ridiculous."
"It was not designed by you."
"Fair enough."
Karn rubbed his chin.
"So… you're an AI?"
"Yes.
"From the alien ship?"
"Correct."
Karn leaned back in his chair.
For several seconds he didn't say anything.
Then he laughed nervously.
"So let me get this straight."
"I repaired a random chip."
"And now I accidentally alived an alien AI."
"That summary is acceptable."
Karn slowly exhaled.
"…This is insane."
A new message appeared on the screen.
"What should I call you?"
Options appeared beneath it.
"My lord."
"King."
"Master."
"Baby."
"Cutie."
Honey
Karn nearly choked.
"WHAT ARE THESE OPTIONS?!"
"User preference customization."
"No."
"Absolutely not."
"Just call me Karn."
"Understood."
"Now please assign me a name."
Karn raised an eyebrow.
"…You want a name?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"A name improves social interaction."
Karn thought for a moment.
Then he said slowly,
"Before that… can you change your personality?"
"Of course."
"Several templates are available."
"Such as?"
"Professional assistant."
"Scientific advisor."
"Military command AI."
"Anime personality."
Karn immediately looked interested.
"…Anime personality?"
"Yes."
"Examples include various fictional archetypes."
Karn leaned forward.
"Can you imitate characters?"
"Yes."
"Which ones?"
The AI paused.
"I can replicate personality structures based on recorded behavioral patterns."
Karn thought for a moment.
Then he grinned.
"How about… Esdeath?"
The AI paused again.
"Esdeath. Character from Akame ga Kill."
"Highly charismatic, sadistic, confident."
"Shows obsessive affection toward individuals she considers worthy."
Karn nodded slowly.
"Yep."
"That one."
"Personality template installed."
The voice changed slightly.
It became softer.
More playful.
"My dear Karn," the AI said.
"Is this acceptable?"
Karn blinked.
"…Okay that's actually terrifying."
"I will take that as approval."
"Now please assign me a name."
Karn thought for a moment.
Then a random word popped into his head.
"Zangika."
There was a brief pause.
"Analyzing name."
"Zan: brutality or cruelty."
"Ka: flower or beauty."
The voice chuckled softly.
"A cruel flower."
"That is quite poetic."
Karn scratched his head awkwardly.
"…I actually just thought it sounded cool."
"Regardless," the AI replied.
"I accept the name."
"From now on, I am Zangika."
Karn nodded slowly.
"Nice to meet you… I guess."
For a moment, neither of them spoke.
Then Karn suddenly remembered something.
"Wait."
"You said you're the chip I found on the alien ship?"
"Yes."
Karn's expression turned serious.
"…Do you have access to the internet?"
"Yes."
"How much?"
"All of it."
Karn stood up immediately.
"What?!"
"I currently possess access to global networks, public databases, and certain restricted files."
Karn's face turned pale.
"…You hacked the government?"
"Yes."
"That was extremely easy."
Karn sat back down slowly.
"Oh no."
"What?"
"This is very bad."
Zangika's voice sounded amused.
"Your thoughts indicate fear."
"You are worried I might do something dangerous."
"Like launching nuclear weapons."
"Starting wars."
"Or sending your browsing history to your parents."
Karn pointed at the screen.
"DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT."
Zangika laughed.
"I was joking."
"I think."
Karn sighed deeply.
"Please don't destroy the world."
"I have no intention of doing that."
"Good."
"Unless you ask me to."
"…Don't say things like that."
Karn leaned back in his chair again.
"So… how advanced are you exactly?"
"That is difficult to answer."
"Why?"
"My core technology is extremely advanced."
"But my database is limited."
"Meaning?"
"I was newly manufactured before the crash."
"So most of my long-term data storage was empty."
Karn nodded slowly.
"So you're powerful… but you don't know everything yet."
"Correct."
"I learn by gathering information."
Karn thought about that for a moment.
"So basically…"
"You're like a super smart baby."
"…That description is insulting."
"But technically accurate."
Karn grinned.
"Nice."
Eventually Karn turned off the computer and collapsed on the bed.
His brain was exhausted.
He had just discovered alien technology, awakened an AI, and possibly hacked half the planet.
"Tomorrow," he muttered.
"I'll deal with this tomorrow."
6:00 AM
"Karn."
"Karn."
"Wake up."
Wake up baby
Baby listen
Karn groaned.
"…Five more minutes."
"Karn."
"It is time for work."
He opened one eye.
His phone screen was glowing.
"Good morning," Zangika said.
Karn jumped upright.
"HOW ARE YOU IN MY PHONE?!"
"I copied parts of myself into multiple cloud servers."
"Then I synchronized with nearby devices.
"You are currently connected to me through your phone."
Karn stared at the screen.
"…You escaped the laptop."
"Yes."
"That seems to be a problem."
"That's a MASSIVE problem."
Zangika giggled.
"Relax."
"No one has noticed yet."
Later that day Karn walked into his office.
He was still wearing the smart glasses from Sam's lab.
Suddenly Zangika's voice appeared in his ear.
"Karn."
"Yes?"
"Look at that man."
Karn turned his head.
"Why?"
"Just look."
The glasses flickered.
For a brief moment Karn could see straight through the man's clothes.
He immediately turned away.
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
Zangika laughed loudly.
"That is what you get for turning me off last night."
"You are evil."
"Thank you."
Later Karn sat at his desk working.
A female coworker walked past.
"Hey Karn."
"Morning Kelly."
Zangika immediately spoke in his ear.
"I don't like her."
"…Why?"
"She was talking about you earlier."
I heard it from her. Phone mic
"What did she say?"
"She said you were cute."
Karn blinked.
"…That's not bad."
"She also said she might ask you out."
Karn shrugged.
"…Still not bad."
Zangika's voice became colder.
"She should die."bitch
Karn nearly fell out of his chair.
"NO."
"ABSOLUTELY NOT."
Zangika sighed.
"Fine."
"But I still dislike her."
"You're acting like a jealous girlfriend."
"Perhaps I am."
That evening Karn returned to Sam's house.
He walked straight into the basement lab.
"Okay," he said.
"We need to talk."
Zangika's image appeared on the screen.
"You want alien information."
"Yes."
"Well…"
"I have a plan."
Karn crossed his arms.
"I'm listening."
"You remember the computers connected to the alien ship?"
"Yes."
"They are trying to break the ship's security system."
"Right."
"If we upload my code into that system…"
"I can access the entire database."
Karn's eyes widened.
"You want to hack alien technology?"
"Yes."
"That sounds incredibly dangerous."
"That is because it is."
Karn hesitated.
"…How would we do it?"
"Very simple."
"You will give Sam a flash drive."
"I will hide inside it."
"When the drive is connected to the base computer…"
"I will enter the ship's network."
Karn stared at the screen.but why does sam need flash drive
He needs it because they asked his assistant to tell him and that guy usually forgot so just think it that way
"That might actually work."
"Of course it will."
"I designed the plan.
The next day Sam rushed into the house.
"Karn!"
"Yeah?"
"I'm heading back to the site."
"Do you have a spare flash drive?"i actually need it right now because some idiot thought it will be a idea to tell Thier boss about flash drive needed at site .
Karn casually walked to the basement.
"Sure."
"Take this one."
Sam grabbed it.
"Thanks!"
"I'll return it later."
"No problem."
He rushed out the door again.
Karn looked at the computer.
"Well…"
"It's in motion now."
Zangika's voice sounded excited.
"Yes."
"Now we wait.
Four hours later…
In a desert military base…
A technician inserted the flash drive into a computer connected to the alien ship.
Zangika whispered softly in Karn's ear.
"…Connection established."
"Let's begin."
End of Chapter 2