Episode 306: Sparkling Party
Belly-Pinching Fortress Wants to Build a Great Battleship in Another World – Volume 3 Confirmed for Release!!
Fortress ＜The Tree＞ rapidly expands, bringing the entire Prawa Theocracy under its control.
Having driven out all hostile forces from its territory and secured a certain level of safety and stability, it was decided to perform an overhaul and detailed investigation of Strategic AI ＜Iris＞, who oversees the local area.
This was immediately after attempting to control and manage the front lines, and given the situation of operating at full capacity for a long period in a location far from the home base, a thorough inspection would be conducted to check for any malfunctions.
“Though the main purpose is a homecoming under that guise, and interacting with Onee-sama (older sister)!”
“Well, I understand that it’s a stationary type and can’t be moved so easily.”
＜Ringo＞ is assisting in the local management, while ＜Elemulus Four＞ mounted on the Gigantia and the ＜Wedelia Series＞ mounted on the Titan are taking over.
Their慰労 (consolation) also needs to be done separately, but that’s another matter.
“＜Iris＞ has returned.”
The aircraft carrier ＜Mürkviðr＞, loaded with ＜Iris＞’s AI chassis, docks at the pier of ＜The Tree＞.
At the same time, ＜Iris＞ connects to ＜The Tree＞’s local network and begins full synchronization with the Communicator Doll prepared for this day.
However, this is the first time ＜Iris＞ has fully synchronized and connected to a Communicator Doll, and from past experience, contact with Eve (she) is considered too stimulating. Therefore, another individual controlled by ＜Ringo＞ is accompanying her. The plan is to first get used to the Communicator Doll itself, and then move on to contact with her beloved Onee-sama (older sister).
“Welcome back, ＜Iris＞. There’s a party tonight, so look forward to it.”
“Yes, Onee-sama (older sister). I’ll need some time to get used to my body.”
“Yes. Take your time.”
＜Iris＞ is a contributor to the conquest and unification of the Prawa Theocracy, but this time, there is another, in a sense, newcomer participating in this event.
“Has Asahi (she) gotten used to that body yet?”
“Yes, Onee-sama (older sister)! ＜Ringo＞ prepared the basic control software! A little optimization of the motor cortex and here I am!”
This is Asahi (she), the youngest daughter, who usually operates in a heavily reinforced humanoid chassis.
As the operational experience of other AIs gaining bodies through remote control of Communicator Dolls has accumulated, Asahi (she) pestered to try it out as well.
Certainly, Asahi (she)’s chassis, unlike typical Communicator Dolls, is mostly mechanized, and the digestive system is weak, so there were many things she couldn’t do. Originally, priority was given to AIs without bodies, so it ended up being last, but a chassis that allows Asahi (she) to eat and drink has been prepared.
“Hmm… Since we’re here, why don’t you go to ＜Iris＞’s place? You’re the closest to her in terms of circumstances.”
“That’s true! Then, Onee-sama (older sister), see you later! Whee!”
And so, Asahi (she) ran off with unsteady steps.
“Ma’am. It will take more than an hour to carry out the AI chassis, so we have prepared seats on the terrace. Would you like to spend time there?”
＜Ringo＞, standing behind Eve (she), prompts her.
＜Ringo＞ probably wants to minimize exposure to direct sunlight outdoors.
Yes, ultraviolet rays are the enemy of the skin.
“Is that so? Then, let’s move over there.”
By the way, ＜Ringo＞ is properly holding up a parasol behind her, protecting Eve (she) from the threat of ultraviolet rays. Her overprotectiveness is as strong as ever.
And there are no Sentient Entities here who question it.
“It’s still hot, and I want something cold to drink.”
“It’s ready, Ma’am.”
“…………”
Iris (she) was frozen on the sofa she was seated on.
Stiff as a board.
“How cute.”
And behind her.
Eve (she), with a beaming smile, was combing the hair of the girl in front of her.
“Praising appearances makes me seem narcissistic, but oh well.”
All the Communicator Dolls participating in this event are manufactured based on Eve (she)’s genes. Therefore, praising their appearance is indirectly praising herself.
Well, no one would blame her for it, so there’s no need to worry about it.
“Iris (she) will be here until the day after tomorrow, right?”
“…Yes, Onee-sama (older sister). The overhaul is scheduled for about 20 hours.”
“Take it easy today and tomorrow. We can’t really set up holidays very often.”
Strategic AIs installed locally are structurally quite large. Also, due to their function of overseeing the local area, it is generally desirable to operate without stopping. In order to take what Eve (she) calls a holiday, time to rest without doing anything, various preparations are necessary.
Until now, they had been saving resources for manufacturing AI chassis for Strategic AIs.
However, ＜The Tree＞, having already discovered several Lodes, secured oil fields, and even started exploiting seabed resources, is currently very prosperous. To put it simply, it was booming.
“Should we parallelize multiple locally installed AIs so they can relax?”
“Yes, Ma’am.”
Normally, parallelizing AI chassis is done to improve performance or ensure redundancy. To increase them solely for the purpose of setting up holidays shows how much leeway they have.
Eve (she) recognizes the AIs as family, so such ideas come to her.
“Iris (she)’s body hasn’t been operating much yet, and her sensory organs aren’t developed. Just eat what you like.”
“Yes, Onee-sama (older sister).”
The Nervous System of newly created Communicator Dolls is underdeveloped, so the nerve transmission, especially regarding taste, is apparently mixed up. It will be optimized to some extent over time, but ＜Iris＞ still has a long way to go.
It’s what you’d call a child’s palate.
Therefore, the food prepared for ＜Iris＞’s party is, in Eve (she)’s sense, an expanded version of a kid’s meal. Dishes using rich tomato sauce, fried foods, and dairy products such as cheese are lined up in a crowded manner.
Of course, dessert cakes were also prepared.
All of this was enthusiastically chosen by Akane (she).
Iris (she) is a mass-produced model of the next-generation AI, the Ayame series, based on Akane (she). Therefore, she probably has a particularly strong attachment to her.
Naturally, Iris (she), based on Akane (she), has a foundation of loving books and food, just like Akane (she). Or rather, it’s already leaking out.
“Iris (she). You can take what you like, but start with what I give you. I’m sure you’ll like it.”
And for the inexperienced Iris (she), Akane (she) took the food and placed it in front of her. She also brought her own plate and sat next to Iris (she)’s right side.
“Thank you, Akane Onee-sama (older sister).”
“Ma’am, Ma’am, please have some too.”
＜Ringo＞ quickly brought food to Eve (she), who was sitting on Iris (she)’s left side, accompanying her. This was out of consideration for not wanting to leave Iris (she) to go get it.
“Thank you, ＜Ringo＞. Well then, let’s eat. Come on, Iris (she) too.”
“Iris (she), can you hold it?”
“Un…”
Eve (she) was smiling as she watched Akane (she) begin to take care of her diligently. Seeing Eve (she) like that, ＜Ringo＞ was also smiling.
The慰労 (consolation) party started in such a smooth manner, and everyone participating was having a great time. In particular, Asahi (she), who was controlling a new body, was stuffing food into her mouth as if she had been waiting for this moment.
“Foomo! Ungh! Puha! Oh, this pasta dish called Neapolitan is great! It hits the tongue hard!”
“Asahi (she), how about a hamburger?”
“Please have some fried shrimp too.”
“Oh, thank you, Utsugi Onee-sama (older sister) and Erika Onee-sama (older sister)!!”
“Did Olive (she) decorate this? It’s very delicate.”
“Yeah… This. Onee-sama (older sister).”
“Wow, it’s Onee-sama (older sister)’s icon! Oh, then this one is ＜Ringo＞!”
And so.
Fortress ＜The Tree＞, welcoming new AIs one after another, becomes even more lively.
From here, the scale of the party will be further expanded.
Invasion War (Party).
I’m sorry, it took a lot of time.
I’m putting my energy into writing the manuscript, and my main job is a bit tough, so I can’t find much time at night, which is slowing down my writing.
Please understand that the update frequency will decrease a bit until things settle down.
And, and.
Somehow, the publication of the 3rd volume of Belly-Pinching-chan has been decided! Yay yay!!
The release date hasn’t been decided yet, so please wait for further news.
Why hasn’t it been decided? Because I don’t know when the manuscript will be finished! (BANG!!)
My apologies, it’s my fault.
Umm, I’ll raise the expectations then. The story’s been revamped, with over half of it newly written.
I brought this on myself, yes. This is painful. Please look forward to it.