Here inside the head office of DEM Industries, in a special room covering nearly a hundred square ters, countless precise and exquisite computers took up a large amount of space.
Every computer here was built using the miraculous technology known as "magic"—the principles of the Realizer. Just one of them had a computing power comparable to the so-called most powerful computer from thirty years ago, before the spacequakes, which was built by linking hundreds of machines several tis its size.
Currently, besides their arch-enemy Ratatoskr, there was probably no human or company that could possess such advanced computer equipnt.
Normally, DEM researchers, no matter what amazing research project they wanted to apply to run a simulation for, would at most be allowed to use one machine. Getting to use two ant they were very lucky.
However, right now, in this workshop, all the computers were simultaneously pushing their operational limits for a single project.
The simultaneous operation of dozens of Realizer computers—this kind of authorization was sothing probably even the board of directors didn't have. However, if one saw the two people currently inside the workshop, no one would be surprised.
The Managing Director of DEM Industries, and also the inventor of the world's current miraculous technology, the Realizer—Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott. And his secretary, who also served as the Executive Director of DEM's wizard forces, the strongest wizard—Ellen Mira Mathers.
No matter how big the matter, if it fell on these two, it could only be considered a small matter. This was the thought of most people inside DEM. Compared to that, the plan they were currently executing aroused even more curiosity.
Countless formulas were built, executed, collapsed, and rebuilt with the support of the computers.
A long ti passed. Countless failures played out in front of Westcott, yet his facial expression didn't change in the slightest.
The elimination of each possibility of failure ant the continuous approach to success.
Finally, without betraying his expectations—no, it should be said without exceeding his predictions—on the screen where countless characters and data flowed, the figure of a girl slowly appeared.
"Look, Ellen! What a fascinating thing. I can't help but admire my own stroke of genius."
The corners of Westcott's mouth curled up slightly. He spread his arms wide and, with a bit of childlike surprise, spoke to Ellen.
"That's true. From my personal point of view, I also feel a bit surprised."
Ellen nodded lightly, tilted her head up slightly, and spoke with her usual unruffled expression.
The girl's facial expressions right now... how should I put it... were very human. Although her consciousness was still asleep, whether it was the subtle changes in her face or the unconscious movents of her body, everything gave a very natural feeling.
If one didn't know beforehand, no one would believe that this was rely an image composed of data and displayed on a screen.
"What a truly remarkable artificial intelligence..."
"Artificial intelligence? My dear Ellen, don't group her together with such low-end things." Westcott wagged his finger, carefully correcting her. "This is a Spirit existing in the electronic world, constructed by analyzing various data collected from Spirits and comparing it with virtual data... If you have to, please call her a Cyber Spirit, or otherwise, an Artificial Spirit."
Ellen clearly didn't care much for Westcott's science lesson. She took her eyes off the Artificial Spirit on the screen and asked: "The result? What do you plan to do with her?"
"Nothing?" Westcott said matter-of-factly.
"Eh?"
"The birth of an Artificial Spirit is nothing but an inevitable result of the passage of ti. I was just bored, so I sped up the process a little bit." Waving his hand, Westcott smiled. "Rather than keeping her as a pet, I lean more towards the 'release into the wild' faction. Let's see what incredible things she will do under her own judgnt. I'm full of interest~"
In response to her boss's irresponsible answer, Ellen sighed helplessly and said nothing more.
While Westcott and Ellen were talking, on the screen, the sleeping girl slowly opened her eyes.
???: "Where... is this...?"
Faced with a situation she couldn't understand, deep confusion showed in her large, bright golden eyes.
???: "Why... was I born? What should I do?"
Who is she? What kind of existence is she? What is her standpoint? DEM's computers had already summarized the answers to these questions for her. However, the mission given to her by her creator was sothing she couldn't understand.
??? "...What is love?"
For a newly born life, moreover one born from the logical calculations of a computer, such extrely ambiguous words were beyond her understanding.
???: "...I want to know. If I do that. Will I be able to see it?"
An emotion she couldn't understand continuously spread. So thoughts she couldn't understand at all began to surface, and wouldn't go away.
For example, leaving this place.
???: "...Can I get out of this small, cage world?"
In a space where she couldn't even move her hands and feet freely, the Spirit felt dissatisfied, and she expressed her dissatisfaction.
She wanted to be more free.
In response to this seemingly rebellious and unreasonable demand, the creator wasn't disgusted. Instead, he showed a satisfied smile.
???: "...If that is the goal, it's fine..."
But from the perspective of logical thinking, the creator's proposal was very beneficial to her. There was no reason to refuse.
???: "...Why? I really want to know... the feeling of being touched."
For a girl in the electronic world, the real world was filled with too many unknown things. What kind of experience would it be? What kind of result would it bring? To her, these things held an incredible charm.
According to data, this feeling was called curiosity... no, it should be called longing.
???: "Yes. Even my own existence... everything, I want to know."
After silently making up her mind, the girl slowly closed her eyes, waiting to wake up the next ti.
And on the other side, a similar situation was occurring in a supercomputer no less capable than DEM's computer from earlier.
—[Spirit]: A special disaster lifeform existing in the Neighboring World. The cause of their occurrence and their reason for existing are completely unknown. The mont they arrive in this world, a disaster phenonon called a spacequake occurs, causing massive damage. At the sa ti, their individual combat power is extrely high.
—Counterasure ①: Elimination by force. However, as stated above, their individual strength is extrely high, making this difficult to achieve.
—Counterasure ②: Date them and make them fall in love. (Note: All Spirit appearances are female individuals.)
Simple information flashed by, and the computer proceeded to the next step as usual.
—Yatogami Tohka. Codena: Princess. Wears smooth, flowing armor. A Spirit extrely excellent at close-range combat. Her Angel, Sandalphon, consists of a giant throne and a greatsword, with enough power to blow away a city. Currently, her Spirit power is sealed, and she attends Raizen High School. She is not yet fully accustod to the human world and lacks common knowledge. Because of her overly cheerful and straightforward personality, she often causes trouble. Her defining feature is her old-fashioned way of speaking.
—Yoshino. Codena: Hermit. Uses a giant puppet Angel, Zadkiel, to control cold air. She has a rather timid personality and low aggressiveness, so she is judged to have a low danger level. Currently, like Yatogami Tohka, her Spirit power is sealed. Her appearance is that of a girl around ten years old holding a hand puppet, "Yoshinon." Her personality is introverted and gentle, but the secondary personality expressed through the puppet "Yoshinon" is sowhat frivolous.
—Tokisaki Kurumi. Codena: Nightmare. Uses a clock-like Angel, Zafkiel. She can control ti and summon clones of her past self through her ability. She possesses Spirit power while hiding in human society. Her danger level is extrely high. Up to now, she has already killed many humans. She has a strong interest in Itsuka Shido and has appeared around him multiple tis.
—Itsuka Kotori. Codena: Efreet. Itsuka Shido's adopted younger sister, 14 years old. Her favorite food is Chupa Chups lollipops. Five years ago, she was given power by a mysterious Spirit, Phantom, turning from a human into a fire Spirit. Currently, her Spirit ability is sealed. Her manifested giant axe Angel is Camael, and its cannon form is called giddo. At the sa ti, she possesses extrely strong healing abilities and powerful destructiveness. Currently belongs to the Spirit communication agency Ratatoskr, serving as the Commander of the Fraxinus, providing support for Shido's dialogues with Spirits. Through self-suggestion, her personality mode changes along with the color of her ribbons, switching between an innocent and cute "little sister mode" fitting her age, and a sharp-tongued and clever "Commander mode."
—Yamai Kaguya and Yamai Yuzuru. Codena: Berserk. Originally one body, now a pair of wind-controlling Spirits. Kaguya, who uses exaggerated speech and has a slender figure; and Yuzuru, who has a curvy figure and her own pace. They know each other like twins. Currently, their Spirit power is sealed along with Tohka. Their Angel, Raphael, originally consisting of a bow and arrow nad El Kanaph, is now divided into the assault lance El Re'em held by Kaguya, and the chain whip El Nahash held by Yuzuru.
—Ryougi Yutsuki. Codena: Hacker. Wears a black trench coat. A Spirit who controls lightning. Her longbow-shaped Angel, Ratziel, possesses extrely strong computing power. When transford into a pincer cannon, it can fire a battleship-class Railgun. Although she herself doesn't have a strong will to fight, because she has mastered the thod to crack the Realizers used by current wizards, she is evaluated as having the highest danger level. Currently, her Spirit power is sealed, and she attends Class 2-4 of Raizen High School along with Yamai Kaguya and Yamai Yuzuru. She occasionally has masculine habits, and her interests are reading ani and light novels. Although she is relatively aloof and easygoing, she actually cares for and is very considerate of others.
—Izayoi Miku. Codena: Diva. A well-known idol who once couldn't sing due to psychological reasons. She turned from a human into a Spirit through the power given by Phantom. She uses a shining pipe organ Angel, Gabriel. Those who hear her singing will be controlled, having an extrely strong brainwashing effect. She really likes cute things, especially cute girls. Unlike her mature older sister appearance, her personality is very childish. Currently, her Spirit power is sealed, and she attends Rindouji Girls' Academy. She is active as a singer.
—Tobiichi Origami. Itsuka Shido's classmate. A super high schooler blessed with both beauty and brains. With the goal of annihilating Spirits, she serves as a Master Sergeant in the Anti-Spirit Team (AST). Regarding the anti-Spirit equipnt CR-UNIT White Lycoris, although her usage ti is extrely short, her strength is astonishing.
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Following that, Takamiya Mana, Murasa Reine, Kannazuki Kyouhei, and even people closely related to them... personal data for each individual was listed one by one. The computer analyzed the interpersonal relationships, personality traits, and causal relationships contained within the data, and even the relationships with relevant factions. It began to analyze and formulate various dating plans.
Then, for the boy who had the power to seal Spirit power—Itsuka Shido—it provided options to help him have happier dates with the Spirits.
This was her reason for existing, and her duty to act.
—According to the current data analysis, to prevent spacequakes from occurring, Itsuka Shido sealing their Spirit power is undoubtedly the best thod. And the necessary condition required to seal Spirit power... is to make the Spirit fall in love.
Normally, after going through the final overall process, the system would enter the next stage of work. However, for so unknown reason today, after concluding this point, Ratatoskr's supercomputer fell silent for a long ti.
—Make her fall in love? What does it an? ...Data explains it as being loved.
—What is the aning of being loved? Searching... No clear reference examples in the database... Search target changed to love.
—Search interrupted... System error. Entering maintenance...
Subsequently, the computer, judging that it had a bug, let out a "Beep—" sound and fell into silence to search for a correction plan.
....
"Autumn is here..."
On her way ho from school, Ryougi Yutsuki looked at the leaves slowly turning yellow on the trees and couldn't help but sigh.
The students walking along the route to school had also successively changed into long-sleeved school uniforms.
After the major disturbance at the Tengu Festival ended, the incident did indeed co to a close. Yutsuki's hard work wasn't in vain, and she finally enjoyed a period of peaceful and stable days.
"In Japan, they say autumn is the season for a hearty appetite, but in my opinion..."
Sighing helplessly, Yutsuki turned her head and looked at the people behind her.
"Then, next~ Darling and I will go on a love-love date~"
"Nonsense, the one going on a date with Shido is !"
"Let go of your hand, Izayoi Miku, and you too, Yatogami Tohka. I cannot agree with your statents. Shido's lover is , and the person going on a date should also be ."
"Kuku... It's useless trying to bluff your way out of this here. Shido! Discard that hypocritical mask and show your true self!"
"Agreent. Just as Kaguya said, a convincing reason is needed."
"Um, everyone please calm down..."
But no matter how I look at it, this is a season of mass... er, overflowing love.
Original author's PS: Let just say here, regarding the DEM part, it was originally supposed to be a conversation between Westcott and Arusu Marina. But in the ga, Westcott never actually had any dialogue, and I couldn't be bothered to figure it out, so I changed it to him talking to himself.
Original author's PS2: As for the Arusu Maria part, the section explaining the characters is from the ga's plot. Please don't fla for padding the word count. (I've already cut down a lot, otherwise I could have copied like four or five thousand words.)
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