"Alright Artificia, what happened back there? Loving sacrifice never did that in the ga." Kaede asked, still resting beside the tree.
Kaede groaned, leaning her head back against the tree bark. "So you're saying it’s my fault for overloading it?"
Kaede rubbed her temples. “Great. So, my feelings turned a manageable skill into a near-death experience." Sigh. "Is there a way to avoid that?"
“Yeah, you're like so kind of super computer, makes sense that you can navigate that. Is all my skills going to be like this? Because I have a lot." She groaned. "Hey Artificia, multitasking is your forte isn't it,” she muttered, a smile on her face. “And I’d rather not gamble my life every ti I use a skill. Can you connect to all my skills?”
She snorted softly. “Sure, make it sound all clinical why don’t you?”
Opening her eyes, she caught sight of the sprawling landscape before her—the dense forest giving way to rolling hills in the distance. A sharp reminder that danger wasn’t just a hypothetical; it was everywhere. And she had barely scraped through the last ti.
“Alright, next question: can you track my vitals or sothing? I’d rather know if I’m about to keel over before it actually happens.”
“Figures.” Kaede winced, stretching her legs out. “Guess I don’t have much choice but to sit tight.”
She turned her gaze toward the horizon, thoughts swirling. “Artificia, do you think I’m cut out for this? This world—it’s not a ga anymore. People, lives... everything feels so heavy.”
She leaned back, letting her body relax against the rough bark. "Of course, of course. I get it. I just have to try my best." She sighed. "I've been aning to ask. What are the full functions of [Lord of Machines]"
Kaede tapped her fingers on her knee, thinking. “That might be handy, especially if we don’t get another chance to rest properly.” Her gaze shifted to the forest around her, the shadows deepening as night crept closer.
“Alright, let’s try it. Can you scan the area for resources? I’ll need whatever we can scrape together for a quick defense line.”
A faint hum filled the air as Artificia worked. Kaede felt the subtle warmth of energy coursing through her as the skill began to map out the surrounding environnt.
“Sounds... wow.” She stood, legs shaky but holding steady. “Alright, let’s do this. Show how to—”
Kaede barely had ti to register the words before faint, glowing blue lines began forming around her. Shapes materialized from the ground—tallic, skeletal fraworks assembling themselves with fluid precision. Within monts, two sleek, gun-like constructs hovered before her, their cylindrical forms humming softly as they calibrated. Above her, a tiny drone the size of her palm activated, its thrusters propelling it skyward.
The process took less than five minutes.
“Okay, that’s... a little terrifying.” Kaede stepped back, holding the very dangerous guns with a mix of awe and unease. “You weren’t kidding about the whole machine overlord thing.”
Kaede exhaled, the weight of her exhaustion settling in once more. “Good enough for now. Thanks, Artificia. Looks like I’ll actually get that rest after all.” she looked at the guns. "Where do I keep this?"
The weapons vanished from her hands.
"Huh. Neat." She sank back down against the tree, the soft hum of the constructs lulling her into a strange sense of security. Her lips quirked into a faint smile.
“Maybe this world isn’t ready for .” she muttered before falling into a rythmic sleep
Artificia’s voice whispered Although it went unheard.
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