…I burned the Ability left behind by the Demon Race, the one that strengthens after death, with Akahane’s flames.
And then the whole thing went up in a huge blaze… Sigh…
“That was bad…”
Right now, we’re riding in a limousine, heading towards Nagano Prefecture.
Sinri was lying down on the sofa, conjuring a monitor in mid-air and surfing the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
She’s so carefree, this girl…
“I overdid it…”
Starting such a huge fire in a place with so many people…
The Internet must be in an uproar right now.
“Master, this is terrible.”
“Again…?”
Doesn’t something terrible happen every single time…?
『It’s almost entirely Master’s fault and that MS-DOS over there.』
What’s MS-DOS…?
“Tenri, what’s MS-DOS?”
『It’s you.』
“Hohou, so that means I’m super high-spec and amazing! Wow, Tenri, you’re so good at complimenting your big sister~”
By the way, when I looked it up on the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), it seems to be an ancient OS.
Meaning… No, I won’t say anything.
“So, Sinri. What’s the terrible thing?”
“Right, right! Even though we caused such a huge commotion, it’s not being talked about on Exxi at all!”
Exxi is one of the SNS platforms.
It used to be Twitter, but the name changed recently. I’m still not used to it—calling it Exxi.
“Not being talked about?”
“Even though such a huge fire occurred, there’s absolutely no mention of it on Exxi.”
I open Exxi from my Smartphone (I have the app version installed, just in case).
Even searching for Yamanashi Prefecture, service area, fire… it was unnaturally absent from the discussion.
“This is a mystery.”
“Yeah…”
“…”
“…”
Eh, that’s it…?
Sinri-san…?
“You should investigate that, you know.”
“Why?”
“Why, you ask…”
Has this girl forgotten her own identity recently…?
You’re the AI that supports the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), right…?
『That calculator over there should just do nothing. Don’t disgrace yourself.』
“Calculator!? I’m not even a computer anymore…!?”
『Master. I’ve investigated the reason why there’s no commotion.』
“Oh, thanks, Tenri.”
『Because some calculator is useless… Sigh…』
Sinri pouted, muttering, “I’m not a calculator, I’m an amazing AI…”
There, there,” I patted Sinri’s head.
“So, why isn’t there a commotion?”
『It seems the Public Safety Special Task Force is erasing the memories of the onlookers.』
The Public Safety Special Task Force. That’s the department Niekawa-san and the others belong to.
Apparently, they crack down on Ability Users.
“How do they erase memories?”
『That information was classified. It appears Public Safety uses technology from the other world to erase memories.』
I see… Since they’re cracking down on Otherworld Reincarnators, it wouldn’t be strange if they could use technology from the other world…
“Memory Delete… are they using magic or something?”
『Can’t the calculator even search?』
“You can’t search with a calculator!?”
『Perhaps a calculating calculator is higher performance than you. That was rude to calculators.』
“You’re the rudest one here, Tenri…!”
Sinri started crying and clung to me.
Tenri, your way of showing affection for your big sister is so warped, it’s not getting through to her at all…
『Getting back on topic, in the other world, there is 【Memory Delete】 magic. It seems Public Safety can use something similar.』
I see… So they used that Memory Delete technique to erase the memories of the fire from the onlookers.
“The Japanese police have it tough, huh.”
“They really do…”
…Huh?
Could it be… that in modern Japan, I’m an anomaly?
Like I shouldn’t be here…?
Because if I’m around, I just cause extra trouble for the Public Safety people… Huh?
“Master.”
Sinri offered a merciful smile, like that of a goddess.
“It’s okay. Even if the world treats Master like an anomaly, I will never reject you.”
“Sinri…”
“Because Master is my guardian, after all. You have to support me until I die…!”
Just when I thought it was a touching scene, it turned out to be just a declaration of parasitic intent…