The sun was slowly sinking towards the west as ti passed, casting a dusky red light over the earth, causing the day in the ga world to transition toward night.
"I say... why is everyone gathered in my room?"
Shido looked at these uninvited guests who had very naturally barged into his room and sat down, his forehead covered in black lines.
"Hm? Didn't we already say earlier that everyone would gather together in a bit to discuss the current situation together? Shido, don't tell you didn't hear? Were your brain's auditory nerves eaten by bugs?"
At this ti, Kotori, wearing black ribbons and in "Commander mode," glared at Shido and criticized him with a harsh and sharp-tongued tone. However, Shido had long been accustod to his little sister's tone, and asked while scratching his head with so confusion.
"I heard it, but why is it my room? Wouldn't the living room be fine?"
"Huh? Could it be you have sothing shaful you don't dare let people see?"
"That's not it..."
Regarding Kotori's deeply aningful smile, Shido didn't feel guilty. It was just...
"Oh~ So this is Darling's room. It looks neat and very clean. It feels very boyish."
"Ex-Excuse the intrusion..."
"Ara ara, Shido-san's room, I feel sowhat moved and curious~"
"The room filled with the scent of Shido's bodily fluids... (Deep breath)"
"Hehe, to actually co to the room of my property. Then I will exercise the duty of the Demon King of Hell and open all the treasures in this space!"
"Retort. Kaguya, that is the Hero's job."
How should I put it... Being evaluated by a group of won his own age in his room always makes one feel sowhat restless... in many ways.
"...Stare."
"Um... is Arusu just going to stand there and watch? Aren't you going to co in and discuss with us?"
Seeing Arusu standing quietly by the door, staring straight at everyone without saying a word, Shido tried to communicate with her.
To Shido's invitation, Arusu gently shook her head.
"No, at the current stage, I have no intention of participating. Although I have obtained a lot of interesting information from the non-daily romance, it is still sowhat lacking. So for now, I plan to maintain a bystander position as an observer..."
"This is bad, Arusu! A severe bug has appeared in the ga!"
Suddenly, a scream from Yutsuki interrupted Arusu.
"—!? What problem occurred?"
To Yutsuki's question, Arusu's originally plain face showed a rare serious expression.
"What's wrong, Yutsuki? Did you discover sothing important?"
Shido also asked with great concern. After all, from a guest perspective, except for Kotori, who already had so understanding of the ga, among them, the one who understood this world the most was Ryougi Yutsuki, who had extrely high attainnt in the field of electronic technology.
While everyone held their breath waiting for her answer, Yutsuki, with an extrely serious and earnest expression, said in a deep voice:
"This room... doesn't have porn magazines!"
...Hah?
"Porn magazines! Porn magazines! Shido, shouldn't your room have porn magazines with titles like 'Squirt's Giant Beep' or 'Forcing the Cute Loli Beep' or 'Tentacles vs Loli Magical Girls'?!"
"Huh?!!, what kind of person do you take for, Yutsuki!???"
Shido yelled with a tone almost like flipping a table.
"How is that possible! For a modern high school boy to not have a few videos in a 'philosophy' folder on his computer, or one or two porn magazines hidden under the bed or between bookshelves, is absolutely impossible! —Ab-So-Lute-Ly Im-Pos-Si-Ble!"
"Huh? Even though it's clearly a terrible prejudice, why do I feel like I have no words to retort Σ( ° △ °|||)︴."
"My, my~ Darling really. Those kinds of books are shaless, you know~ If you really want it... although I'd be shy, I wouldn't refuse."
"Hm? What is a porn magazine? A book written with recipes for delicious food?"
"My, my~ Tohka-chan, this kind of thing is Shido-chan's secret as a man. It's better not to ask~"
"To think this kind of bug would appear... This was clearly a great chance to know Shido's sexual beep...."
"Hahahaha... P-porn magazines and the like, my treasury holds countless rare treasures. I-I don't feel embarrassed or anything at all."
"Pointing out. Kaguya's face is already completely red."
"S-Shut up! You're the sa, Yuzuru."
By the way, why does everyone have a reaction that confirms I must have hidden porn magazines in the real world Σ( ° △ °|||)︴?! Has porn beco a confird matter!?
"No, everyone... This is not a design error. It is proceeding according to the normal process."
What made Shido sigh in relief was that regarding this issue, Arusu shook her head and finally said a fair word for Shido.
However, hearing Arusu's next sentence, Shido couldn't laugh anymore.
"This ga belongs to the all-ages version of gas. So items exceeding the R18 level cannot be projected into this world."
"Huh~ Arusu-chan, I feel like your explanation isn't an explanation at all..."
"?"
"No... it's nothing."
Looking at Arusu, who tilted her head with a look of confusion, the corners of Shido's mouth twitched slightly. Feeling the various gazes everyone present was casting at him, he turned around and silently covered his face with his hand.
Tears in eyes, blood dripping from heart
A thousand words wishing to argue
Moe girl tilts head leaving speechless.
Glancing at the ground wishing for a hole, swearing never to be unearthed in this life.
Good poem, good poem~ (Laughs)
"Alright, alright! This gathering isn't to talk to a weird girl about this. Enough with the jokes, hurry up and get to the main topic!"
Kotori!! Good job! As expected of my cute little sister!
To Shido's eyes full of gratitude, Kotori turned her head away slightly. Her cheeks a bit red, she stamred and whispered to Shido:
"Um... Shido, the ones you keep in your room... they should be the little sister type, right?"
"..."
Well, leaving the prank as an entertainnt program aside, everyone present, after sitting in a circle, began to seriously discuss the experiences that happened in the ga world today.
"Mhm, mhm... So after a day, does anyone have any information they care about regarding this world?"
After Kotori gave a soft cough to adjust her state, she looked around at everyone present and asked.
"Yes!" Then, Tohka energetically raised her hand first.
"Alright... Tohka, go ahead."
"Mhm, mhm. This world hasn't changed a bit from the original one! Whether it's Yutsuki's dinner or Shido's bento, they are equally delicious!"
"Ah... is that so. Does anyone else have anything they want to say?"
Regarding Tohka's foodie speech, Kotori let out a helpless sigh and continued asking.
"Speaking of which, the thing that happened with Yutsuki was exactly..."
Shido, carrying an expression of slight thought, turned his eyes to Yutsuki.
"Well, using Shido as a chore boy was actually a pretty good experience. If we have to do it again, I'd still welco it."
"Haha..."
To Yutsuki's smile as bright as the sun, Shido could only respond with a bitter smile.
"What's wrong, Shido, Yutsuki-nee? If you noticed sothing special, say it. Who knows, it might be an important clue for us to leave this world."
"Well, I was planning to take this chance to tell everyone anyway."
Yutsuki shrugged her shoulders and told everyone exactly the content of the so called non-daily date she and Shido encountered today (omitting the part where Shido saw the sarashi).
"...No wonder dinner was ran."
Kotori looked speechlessly at Yutsuki, who turned her head away and silently whistled.
Sighing, Kotori didn't bother with these unimportant small details, and a thoughtful look appeared on her face.
"I see... Using non-daily dates as a romantic observation of love... Being able to do this kind of thing... Arusu's identity as the administrator of this world can already be confird."
To Kotori's guess, Yutsuki showed a non-committal attitude.
"Well, that should be correct, but is it just that..."
"Hm? Yutsuki, did you say sothing?"
Shido asked with so doubt.
"No, nothing at all." Yutsuki shook her head, looked at Shido, and sighed sowhat helplessly. "Rather, Shido, you have a question you want to ask , right."
"Well, you're pretty perceptive." Shido scratched his hair sowhat embarrassedly.
"Nonsense. You clearly have an expression that says 'What love is is really hard to express, I want to ask for your advice,' it's practically written on your face."
Yutsuki sighed and answered, shaking her head helplessly.
What kind of expression do I have on my face right now... Shido thought speechlessly, touching his own face.
"Well... after all, if Arusu doesn't figure out this question, we can't get out. What do you think counts as love, Yutsuki?"
"This kind of question is honestly really troubling. After all, strictly speaking, everyone's view on love has its own differences. I personally don't highly recomnd forcing one's own understanding of love onto others."
Yutsuki turned her gaze towards Arusu. At this ti, the girl's face showed a plain expression like an abandoned doll. She didn't express any special emotions towards the various daily events happening in front of her. She just silently stood in a corner of the room, recording everything she saw and heard into her database, and then silently digesting and chewing over it.
"In other words, Yutsuki thinks Arusu can only understand what love is when she falls in love herself?"
After hearing Yutsuki's words, Shido pondered for a while before opening his mouth sowhat hesitantly.
"Well, I'm not very clear on this point either. After all, whether Arusu, as an artificial intelligence, has developed true feelings, or is just a simple bug, I still can't confirm."
Yutsuki silently observed Arusu. The other party seed to notice Yutsuki's gaze, and Arusu turned her gaze towards Yutsuki. The eyes looking at Yutsuki carried a trace of doubt and curiosity.
Seeing this scene, Yutsuki smiled at Arusu as if relieved, indicating she had nothing to say.
"But judging from the current feeling, our choice isn't considered wrong. For now, let's just follow Arusu's requests and et changes with constancy."
"Mhm, I understand."
"Then, by the way, for , love is of course wanting to spend beautiful and happy tis with the cute and elegant Shiori... Well, although I feel it's not very important, if you could conveniently cut off the lower part, I'd be even happier~"
"Hahahahaha..."
To this answer given by Yutsuki with a bright smile, Shido could only silently give a bitter laugh while praying in his heart that Yutsuki's words, especially the last sentence, were mostly a joke.
"Phew... the streets at night are really refreshing."
Wearing casual clothes, Yutsuki stood on the empty street and slowly stretched lazily.
Standing in a world depicted only by faint moonlight, Yutsuki followed the street signs on the street and walked towards a park.
At this ti, it was already approaching midnight, zero hours. Whether it was shops or residential buildings, most of them had their lights off. The pitch-black night road was dead silent. The occasional cold wind blowing by always made people feel a chill down their back. In the endless darkness, the things that could be recognized sharply decreased. The uncertain unknown would make people unconsciously shrink their steps. And in the park, the leaves blown by the wind making bursts of "rustle—" sounds, made people's scalps tingle even more at this ti.
Well, after all, it's midnight, it can't be helped. Yutsuki looked around and thought with so helplessness.
Perhaps walking at night was a bit too difficult for Yoshino or Kaguya and the like. But unfortunately, Yutsuki, possessing a masculine personality, wasn't the type to be afraid of ghosts. So, after seeing these things, Yutsuki shrugged without any pressure.
"Then, it's rare for a guest to co visiting. Aren't you going to show yourself and welco ?"
Hearing Yutsuki's words, the dark woods began to echo with a woman's "Hehehe~" laughter.
Yutsuki frowned slightly and followed the echo in the woods to search for the source of the laughter. Very quickly, Yutsuki found her target.
It was a girl who looked around Yutsuki's age. A black cloth hairband with white lace edges was tied on her head. She was wearing a pure black nun's habit, opposite in color to Arusu's, making the white inverted cross pattern, taboo in the Cross religion, embroidered in the middle particularly conspicuous.
The girl sat on the trunk of a large tree, dangling two slender legs, constantly showing off her absolute territory to Yutsuki. Her pure black long hair not only didn't seem hidden in the dark night, but was instead bright and eye-catching like black crystal. A pair of bright, large eyes sized up Yutsuki continuously with intense curiosity.
Moreover, the most concerning thing was that the girl in front of her, except for the differences in clothing and hair color, looked almost exactly the sa as the Arusu that Yutsuki knew.
"It looks like... you are the other artificial intelligence, right?"
"Hehe~ As expected of 'Hacker.' I deliberately hid myself, but I was still discovered by you." The girl who looked exactly like Arusu chuckled softly. Without any feeling of panic from being discovered, she landed lightly in front of Yutsuki and bowed gently to her. "Although this isn't our first eting, looking at my current appearance, it should be the first ti. Nice to et you, Ryougi Yutsuki."
"Ah... That's right, it's indeed not our first eting... You evolved quite fast too, DEM's Artificial Spirit."
"Ara, exposed so quickly? How troubling. I originally wanted to deliberately say I'm that child's twin sister or sothing to bluff my way through..."
Hearing Yutsuki's question, a troubled expression appeared on the girl's face. But she quickly recovered her smile.
"However, I truly am Arusu too. Just like that child, my na is Arusu Marina~"
Yutsuki's eyes stared fixedly at Arusu. Truthfully, when she hacked into the internals of this ga, she was already aware of the existence of this Artificial Spirit also nad "Arusu." But the other party was clearly hiding much better than the white-haired "Arusu." And Yutsuki knew that trapping Shido in the ga was exactly the doing of the girl in front of her.
"Honestly, if you had directly brought Itsuka Shido back to the real world through violent hacking thods at that ti, I might have just been judged as a system bug and deleted, leading directly to a Ga Over. Although Kotori-chan's airship would also be mostly crippled as a result. So I still have to say thank you here."
Listening to Arusu's words, which seed to be heartfelt gratitude but also carried a bit of sarcasm, Yutsuki was silent for a mont before slowly letting out a breath.
"It seems, unlike the other Arusu, your intelligence is more complete."
Regarding this point, Arusu Marina showed a matter-of-fact expression.
"Of course. Because that child is imitating in many places~"
"Is that so..."
Yutsuki narrowed her eyes slightly, a sowhat terrifying gaze revealing in them. Twisting her fingers slightly, she made crisp cracking sounds.
"Then next, your goal, plan, and the intentions of the mastermind behind you... can you tell ?"
Unlike when she t the white-haired Arusu, that Arusu was just a girl full of curiosity about unknown things in Yutsuki's eyes, and there was no need to worry about her.
But this girl nad Arusu Marina was clearly full of danger just from her appearance. Especially after confirming that DEM's artificial intelligence was very likely related to that dangerous human nad Westcott she t last ti, Yutsuki had to be 120% on guard.
However, seeing Yutsuki's appearance, Marina seed to see sothing very funny and couldn't help but let out a "Pfft!".
"Haha, so scary. But, you can't deal with . Outside, I'm indeed not your match, but in this ga world, it's different. Do you think you can summon the Angel you're so proud of?"
"...Hah, it looks like that's true."
Squeezing her palm, her Angel wasn't summoned like usual, and the usual lightning didn't appear in her hand.
However, Yutsuki had also foreseen this situation to a certain extent when stepping into this ga world. Although a bit surprised, she wasn't too panicked.
Then, after Arusu Marina laughed, she continued.
"Don't worry. The current has no intention of causing harm to you guys... Of course, the premise is also that Yutsuki-san here keeps the fact that we t a secret. Otherwise, Itsuka Shido and the others won't be able to enjoy the ga~"
Saying this, Arusu Marina opened her arms, spun her body, like a fairy in the dark night, dancing and cheering around Yutsuki. "I am looking forward to it. So please act, move forward, choose... And let see that so-called true love of yours. Just what kind of interesting thing it is~"
Subsequently, a gentle breeze blew by, and the girl nad Arusu Marina gradually faded from Yutsuki's sight.
For a long ti, Yutsuki took a deep breath. After sorting out the current situation, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
"Recent artificial intelligences... why are they all so full of maidenly feelings?."
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