Episode 110. My name. I will remember from now on.
Deus Ex Machina.
The significance of its existence was that it was originally a weapon created for combat, but its power is based on the premise that the “Magic core” It holds within its body is in good health.
If there is no output, all energy is used only to maintain the minimum function.
After reading the letter from the craftsman, he said that a power source that can replace the magic core has been created, but even that power source is not high, so it is impossible to use powerful attacks.
But the reason I paid attention to this child in the first place is because he has an ego, not a battle.
If you’re going to train at the academy, it’s better to run out of power.
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“You must have been asleep for quite a while, how do you feel when you wake up? Are you okay?”
“… ….”
“… Hey?”
But was it because he was ashamed of falling down with his nose in the window?
He hid behind the bed curtains in the health room, staring at me with only his head pulled out.
“…… Talk, deny.”
He has no expression and his voice is dry, but I can still feel his hostility toward me.
Of course, even if you run rampant, the operation will stop when the battery is discharged, so in the end it is only your own loss. I went right up to him and pulled back his curtains with my hands, forcing his body out.
“Oh, I just wanted to talk, but why?”
“Talk, unnecessary. Refuse.”
“I’m going to reject that refusal, so come out right now, you bastard.”
“Ahh.”
A girl doll who was dragged out by me and put back in her seat.
Although her gaze turned away from me, on the contrary, the figure of this child was clearly visible in my gaze.
Pale skin with still grayish hair. However, unlike the gothic dresses she wore before, the one she is wearing now is an exquisite combination of black and white.
A maid outfit commonly worn by attendants.
“It suits you well.”
“… ….”
“… Oh my, are you ashamed?”
“I don’t know. Something like that.”
Hard voice.
But it’s probably true. The emotions this child feels will be very different from humans.
Representatively, the part about symbols is almost lacking. No matter how much beauty can be felt, it is a realm of impressions and cannot be said to be a realm of taste.
“What does this mean?”
So, rather than the evaluation of the clothes he wears, he would be more curious about the intention of wearing them.
I burst into laughter at the somewhat expected reaction, and took a seat opposite it, answering right away.
“Well, I asked them to pick out something that suits them and put it on.”
I want this child to live as a human being, not a weapon, but as long as I have her memories intact, I won’t be able to completely shake off her identity as a tool.
So, at least she has something in common in that she receives and follows someone’s instructions…….
For example, it was intended to adopt a method of gradually fading the aspect of a tool by learning the same position as a ‘user’.
“Are the clothes okay? Are there any uncomfortable places?”
Well, I gave a plausible reason, but the hangers are good, so the clothes come alive.
When you consider that it was made hundreds of years ago, the aesthetic sense of ancient people is not bad.
“…… You.”
But is it unreasonable to expect such a thing from this child?
Actually, the girl doll didn’t answer my question, and she just glared at me as if she was focusing on the part she cared about.
“You, too, are not human.”
“It is a person.”
“And he said fish. Fish, sea creatures. Therefore, fish walking on land are dangerous… ….”
Oops, it seems like you’ve got the hate hair firmly planted on me.
It was an embarrassing task from the position of trying to treat it with a favorable feeling.
No matter how much I unilaterally beat you when I first met you.
I pulled out my heart right away because I felt like I couldn’t get it right.
Although I did explode that heart hundreds of meters in the air and make it into a fireworks display in the middle of the night.
Still, it’s all in the past, so there’s no need to be so angry, right?
“But, I can’t fight anymore.”
The ending followed by muttering.
When I stopped thinking and looked back, I was able to confirm that the vigilance I had felt before had subsided to some extent.
On the other hand, I felt powerless on my two drooping shoulders…….
“Now I am powerless. So there is no point in fighting. Be quiet now.”
Yes, you must be aware of it.
After his heart exploded in the sky that day, he realized that he could no longer carry out his mission as a weapon.
Of course, in the game, they fought until their maneuvers stopped, but isn’t it a world where even soldiers who only listened to control commands at the time lived with their personalities to compare with the game?
This child must have something to be called an ego.
At least the level of judgment enough to realize one’s own limits and compromise with reality.
“Still, listening to the story, it doesn’t seem like the purpose has been completely forgotten… …. What would you do if you were given the power again?”
“What if you were given power?”
“Yes, if you were given the same strength as when you fought me… …. Do you intend to fight for humans again?”
No matter what human purpose is, the end is bound to be conflict…….
The behavior of this child who was competing at the time was entirely based on that premise.
But isn’t that also possible because there is a basis of ‘for human beings’ in the end?
“… I thought after waking up. Again and again.”
Yes, even the purpose of massacring humans came to a conclusion because the humans who dealt with them fought endlessly.
It’s just that the direction was wrong, but the heart of ‘being for someone’ existed at the foundation.
What is commonly referred to as altruism.
“… At that time, when I saw the fireworks. A trace of the era where I was originally. I felt like I was gone.”
When I saw the fireworks at that time, this child’s last impression…….
“They disappeared, why?”
“Gunpowder is a weapon for killing people. But I realized that it could be like that. Now, I realize that humans no longer think of killing each other as everything.”
Because that was never something that a slaughter-only existence would spit out.
“If you realized that, what are you going to do next?”
“…… I do not know.”
So you must wander.
If the result is completely different from what we have adhered to so far, and if we want to accept it, then it is no different than denying everything we have been doing.
And that impression will never be shaken off overnight.
The sight I saw at that time was beautiful.
Because there was something called emotion that came from that. Everything that came from that must have reached deep into this child’s heart.
“The way I am now will not be welcomed in this era. So for now, stay still and follow the orders of the one who reaped me.”
Soon the girl opened her eyes and said.
“… By the reaper, are you referring to me?”
“Of course you are not human.”
Because I am human.
“Still, you took me. In fact, I am your property, and since you are my master, I, a tool, follow your orders. Now everything you ask for is followed.”
However, unlike me, it might be unreasonable to see this child as a human being.
Even if the ego exists, how precious and noble it is.
Because this child does not yet know what identity as an independent being means.
“You saved me. Is that for fighting?”
That’s why you use the word fight so easily.
Because I don’t know how precious and painful it is for things that exist to disappear.
“…… Why do you think so?”
“The incense of battle. It didn’t go away.”
Because now the environment to awaken it is not created.
As the premise is a weapon made for war, it would be unreasonable to hope that it will change overnight unless all traces of that time are erased.
“My first encounter with you was a fight. And what those who summoned me wanted was a fight… Although the traces of the era I lived in have disappeared, fights still exist in this era. So fight, preparation is necessary.”
The eyes gradually become thinner.
The insensitive attitude is still there, but on the contrary, I felt the feeling of penetrating something strongly.
“So you. Woke me up To use me in a fight?”
Rather, because emotions are restrained, should we say that the feeling to analyze has become stronger?
“… Well, although I’m a pacifist, I’m not one to dodge the coming fight. When it’s time to fight, you’ll have to use your hands.”
I gave an honest answer to that question.
Even if it’s actually an era of peace, that’s just what each other promised to do.
The resentment of the war is still maintained, and conflicts caused by it are erupting in various places. Its influence also had a significant impact on the children attending this academy.
“Then… ….”
“But that’s my job, at least I won’t put you in a fight.”
Yes, only for children.
Isn’t it the law that we shouldn’t pass on our hatred only to children who learn transparently because they don’t know anything?
“…… Why?”
“As I said before, fighting shouldn’t be forced by someone else.”
But even if I say that, it won’t reach this child.
It would be unreasonable to hope that all the realizations I have experienced throughout my life will be passed on to a child who knows nothing.
“Then… ….”
“Of course, no one knows what will happen in the future. It would be rather irresponsible to say not to fight recklessly.”
So, if you teach me, let’s start with the very basic things, step by step, from small things.
This child will probably feel the level of meaning of the words with such a meaning.
Although it’s not sophisticated enough to be called a personality, it has an ego that has the potential to develop into it.
“So I won’t tell you not to fight in the future… …. If you have to fight, find the reason for yourself, not someone else. Just as you cannot live for others, you have no obligation to live for others.”
“Is that an order?”
“It’s not a command, it’s advice. You could even call it teaching.”
I smiled and gently stroked the doll’s head.
The slightly trembling body must be because it hasn’t completely shaken off its wariness toward me yet.
“Of course, you still don’t understand what the difference is between orders and teachings to you. It’s okay though. I don’t know right now, but someday……. If you stay with me, the day will come when you will know the difference.”
Still, this should be fine for now.
If you can come a little closer, you just need to spend time and close the distance.
If this child does not reject my hand like the child he faced yesterday, hurt by the sadism of the world.
“…… If you know, what will happen?”
“A lot of things will change.”
“… ….”
“Of course, even if I explain it like this right now, it won’t make sense… …. Well, good Then let’s do this.”
The moment I hit my hand right away with an idea.
I told the girl doll right away.
“From now on, if you want to do something, ask me questions first and then make your decision.”
“Ask a question…… ?”
“Yes, by exchanging questions and answers with each other, you are learning one by one what you should not do and what you should do. If you do that, the day will come when you find what you want to do yourself, not because someone told you to.”
“… ….”
“… Um, is this level too difficult?”
“No, I got it.”
An ancient weapon that shakes its head and responds to me who is anxious.
“I don’t understand well, but I follow it for now. Now I belong to you, and you want something from me. So I hear you Everything that needs to be done in the future is to ask you and decide. If that is an order given to me.”
Although it’s not perfect, it can be said that this child has seized the opportunity to change.
Satisfied with the more cooperative response than I expected, I let go of the hand that was stroking her hair and quietly reached out to the girl doll.
“Okay, then take good care of me from now on, Maki.”
When this child was asleep, she put the name she thought of into her mouth.
“… Maki?”
“This is the name I will call you from now on. Apparently, the name ‘Deus Ex Machina’ is too long to call each one individually, so I named it Maki with a little bit of the latter part… …. Don’t you like it?”
“No… ….”
A girl doll that immediately shakes her head and answers any questions she may have.
However, it took quite a while for the words to follow.
It’s as if you’re thinking about what reflexive positivity means right now.
“Maki. My name. I will remember from now on.”
While saying that, Deus Ex Machina slowly held my hand……. No, from this moment on, this child is not an ancient weapon aiming at the end of mankind.
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My disciple I just took in. She is just a girl and a single person who knows about humans and has a future plan to be with them.
“Good morning sir.”
The door to the health room opened at that moment.
I wasn’t surprised as it was almost time to go to school. Rather, I even thought it was just the right time.
“Welcome back Dale. There’s a kid I’d like to introduce to you today…….”
Dale Enburton.
How will this child who was betrayed by the world accept the girl who came from ancient times?
