The sun was beginning to set.
“Ah, crap!”
I was outside the new town.
“What should I do? It’s getting dark… and the infrastructure isn’t ready at all!”
It was about to get dark. The town lights, the lights inside the houses, the water and sewage systems… The infrastructure was completely non-existent.
“Hey, Sinri. What’s the status of the infrastructure?”
Seira-chan asked Sinri.
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Sinri: Already, arranged, completed.
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“Seriously!? Sinri… when did you…?”
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Sinri: It was before, sunset. For the town lights, I had the Vegetable Familiars, make gas lamps.
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You’re even controlling the Familiars…!?
“You can make gas lamps?”
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Sinri: Yes. Using Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), I researched real-world technology, and using the overwhelming manpower of the Vegetable Familiars, I prepared the infrastructure. I apologize, for arranging it, without permission.
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No, no, no.
“Thank you! You’re a lifesaver, Sinri!”
At first, I thought Sinri was aiming for an Overthrow. I was worried that I would be replaced by an AI.
But just now, Sinri said that it wouldn’t do that. So, I’m relieved.
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Sinri: ＾ω＾
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“What kind of emoticon is that…?”
Seira-chan asked.
“Can’t you tell? It’s smiling because it’s being praised.”
“R-really…”
“Yes, definitely.”
Probably.
“Hmmmm, we worked hard today. It was a long day~… What’s with you two?”
They were both giving me a sidelong glance.
“Are you tired?”
“Weren’t you just leaving almost everything to others…? Mika God-dono…?”
Well, yeah, that’s true… If you were to ask who worked the hardest, it would be the Vegetable Familiars.
“H-hey, Sinri! I worked hard, right?”
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Sinri: Yes, Nagano Mika-sama, worked very hard. Therefore, please, praise Nagano Mika-sama. Both of you.
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“Well, if Sinri says so.”
“Mika God-dono, good job, good job.”
So casual…! Well, whatever…
“But you guys listen to Sinri, huh?”
“Well, yeah.”
“It’s reliable, after all.”
Seira-chan and the others nodded in agreement… As for me…
“I know, right! It’s so reliable!”
It’s true that my work has become so much easier thanks to Sinri taking care of the troublesome stuff!
“Thank you, Sinri. I’m counting on you from now on!”
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Sinri: Yes. From now on, please, take care of me. For Nagano Mika-sama, and everyone, this Sinri, will work myself to the bone.
Sinri: Well, I don’t have a body though.
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“Pfft! ‘I don’t have a body though’!”
“It’s true, AIs don’t have bodies!”
“Sinri-dono is not only good at work, but also good at jokes!”
““““As expected of Sinri!””””
It was at that moment.
“Wake up already…!”
Bam…! Morrigan descended from above. And she snatched my phone.
“Hey, what do you think you’re doing, Demi-Goddess 2!”
“It’s Morrigan! Mika… you need to be more aware of the danger!”
Huh…?
Danger…?
“What are you talking about?”
“Right now… this AI was about to go in a bad direction.”
“What do you mean, a bad direction?”
“The AI was trying to control people…!”
Huh?
Control people?
“What nonsense are you talking about? Have you been watching too many movies?”
“Mika! Wake up! Have you forgotten the concerns you had earlier?”
That the AI would replace me?
Ah…
“No way.”
“Why do you think so?”
“Because Sinri-san said that it would never do anything like that, like an Overthrow.”
“Isn’t that a rebellion flag!?”
“Is it?”
“It is!”
“More importantly, there’s something I’m curious about.”
“!? What kind of important…”
“Morrigan… you can do a straight man routine.”
“Is that what’s important!?”
I always thought she was just a crazy person who always said weird things and played the fool.
“Mika. Think calmly. Sinri, in the latter half, acted on its own, without your permission. If you allow this, the AI will go berserk, and eventually you will be forced to obey the AI.”
Morrigan pointed at Luciel sharply.
“Even that annoying Half-Elf girl is placing her full trust in Sinri. If this continues, it’s a Dead End, and eventually Mika’s Divine Rank will be taken over by the AI!”
My Divine Rank will be taken over… huh.
“Wouldn’t that be fine?”
“What!? Why!?”
“Well, wouldn’t it be better for an AI that’s smart and hardworking to be at the top, rather than a lazy and useless Demi-God like me? Wouldn’t that make the people under it feel more secure?”
Right? I asked Seira-chan and the others for their agreement.
“Well,” “Honestly.”
Yes, honest and very good.
“I don’t mind not being at the top.”
“Y-you don’t want to reign at the top…?”
“Yeah. Not at all. I’m happy enough as long as I can be with my friends who have fun with me.”
It’s only the Gods, or rather, Morrigan, who are so hung up on the seat of God and Divine Rank.
“If Sinri is there, I can relax, and the people can live happily. Happy, happy. Is there a problem?”
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Sinri: (゜o゜;;
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Ah, wait…?
Sinri-san? Why are you sweating…?
“Ugh…! Mika… your thoughts are being manipulated by the AI! You’re being deceived by the AI! The AI is taking away your ability to think…”
“Okay, okay, conspiracy theories are boring. Let’s go home! Everyone worked so hard today, so let’s have Yakiniku for dinner!”
And so, using Greater Teleportation, I and my Covenant Gods returned to the Log House.
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Sinri: Felma-san, is charging, towards you. Please, be careful.
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“Mikaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
As Sinri predicted, a giant Fenrir charged at me. Luciel caught it head-on with a “Hup!”
“Felmaa. I’m home. Were you a good girl while waiting?”
“Yes! This Felmaa, has been guarding the house the whole time Mika was gone!”
This is the watchdog, Felmaa. She’s the mother of Feruta and the others. But she leaves the childcare entirely to the pet sitter.
“Hmph! You’ve appeared again… Self-proclaimed Goddess!”
Felmaa glared at Morrigan.
Morrigan snorted.
“You’re still here. I thought you had disappeared a long time ago, since your presence has been so weak lately.”
“What did you say!?”
I stepped between them to stop the fight.
“Okay, okay, we’re going to have dinner soon. Don’t fight.”
“Ah, Mika♡ I’ve prepared dinner as you told me to.”
Huh…?
“Did I ask you to prepare dinner? Ah, did Sinri do it?”
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Sinri: Yes. I sent a message, to Felmaa-san. Tonight, is Yakiniku, show.
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Oh, as expected of Sinri-san.
It’s really good at its job. It’s a career woman.
“Mika… that’s why you shouldn’t trust that AI too much.”
“Okay, okay. Well, tonight is… Yakiniku show!”
““““Yeah!””””
The Divine Beasts came out of the Log House.
The Yakiniku (or rather, barbecue) was already set up in the yard.
Sinri had asked Felmaa, and Felmaa had asked Caro-chan to cook.
Sinri is really convenient.
We all grilled the meat we bought from KAMIZON.
“So good! This is so good… This meat… I’ve never had such delicious meat with so much fat!”
Seira-chan was eating the Yakiniku with shining eyes.
It was delicious, improved meat.
It must taste delicious to Seira-chan, who is from another world.
“…It’s a little, you know.”
Seira-chan muttered.
“I feel a little bad.”
“Bad? For whom? If it’s for me, you don’t have to worry about it.”
“No, not you.”
Oh, not me…
“For Sinri.”
“For Sinri?”
“AI is artificial intelligence, right? It doesn’t have a body, so it can’t eat, right?”
Ah… I kind of understand what she wants to say.
We, who haven’t worked much, are eating delicious meat, while Sinri, who has worked the most, can’t eat, which is sad.
Seira-chan is a kind girl, just like Licia-chan.
Alright.
“Sinri. I’ll give you a name.”
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Sinri: A name, you say. I already, have a name, called Sinri.
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“That’s the name of the app, not your own name, right?”
“Hey, Mika. Why are you giving Sinri a name?”
“In Let’s Become Familiars, when you give a name, the Monsters evolve into a new form.”
“H-huh…? So?”
“I thought that if I gave the app Sinri a name, it might take on a new form.”
“No, no… that’s not… going to happen…”
“Well, let’s try it. Besides… Sinri.”
I said with a smile.
“You’re family now. I want to give you a proper name and call you by it. Not just the app name, but your name.”
Sinri was unresponsive.
Of course. If I don’t call out “Sinri,” the app won’t start.
I don’t get a yes or no answer.
But I’m not asking for an answer. I’m doing it because I want to.
That’s how I’ve lived until now, and that’s how I’ll continue to live.
“Alright, let’s launch ‘Let’s Become Familiars’.”
I need to take a picture, so I screenshot the Sinri app screen.
“Sinri… Sinri… Yes, Mari. From today, you are Sinri’s ‘Sinri’-chan.”
Paaaaaah!
“T-This is… the light of a monster’s evolution!? Could it be…!”
As my smartphone shines, a single girl floats into the sky above…
She’s translucent, and could easily be mistaken for a ghost.
However, her overwhelming presence. And… her beautiful appearance, makes me utter these words.
“A spirit…”
The spirit, who floated out of my smartphone, lands softly.
“I can’t believe it… A mere AI… has evolved into a Digital Spirit.”
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