After school, Seiji returned home and video-called Hana to explain what had happened.
"An artificial intelligence with its own consciousness … are you really not joking?"
"Not at all."
The cat-eared hat girl folded her arms.
"Artificial intelligence is one of the most cutting-edge research projects. Artificial intelligence with its own consciousness is the crown of all research! You actually said that you met a wild one on the street … "
"I didn't just randomly meet one on the street."
"That's just an analogy! What you're saying is the equivalent of a random passerby drawing a super rare card that a large group of high-level players couldn't even draw with all their money. Do you understand!? "
"Although it sounds ridiculous, if you think about it carefully, something similar might happen occasionally, such as in the lottery." Seiji rubbed his chin in contemplation.
Hana was rendered speechless.
'That seems to be the case, but I still feel like something's wrong! '
"I understand that Anna's birth is astonishing, but this is the situation. We can only accept it and deal with it." Seiji paused for a moment before continuing his story.
Hana fell silent for a moment after hearing his story.
"If the Watjima Family knew that 'Anna' was such a powerful existence, they definitely wouldn't have given up on her," she said.
"But it's also possible that they only saw her as a cell phone game with great potential," Seiji said.
"Even if they thought that in the beginning, the two of you … a Yin-Yang Master and a Spirit-branded Retainer trying to steal her will make them suspicious."
"I also think that it's a little too forceful … but on the other hand, won't they be afraid as well?"
Hana fell silent once again.
"I intend to deal with it based on the situation and do my best. If it's really impossible, I won't force it, "Seiji said honestly." I've already told this to Anna and Kazuhiko Haiga. "
"If you can't protect her, will you ask for help from your older sister?"
"I'll ask her. If she wants to protect me, I'll switch targets."
Hana pouted.
"How useless."
"I don't think this has anything to do with being useless." Seiji indicated that this was only natural.
Two days passed after that.
Nobody followed him.
It seemed that the Watjima Family had given up. But out of caution, Seiji still had Haiga stay in his room for a longer period of time.
Haiga wasn't dissatisfied with this. After all, he was an otaku as well. As long as he had a computer, internet, and takeout, it wouldn't be a big deal if he didn't go out for a long time.
Little Anna helped Tomohisa with his financial investments, and in just three days, she had made a lot of money.
Tomohisa expressed that Miss Artificial Intelligence could be a god in this field!
"If Aina-sama has enough powerful hardware, it'll only be a matter of time before she controls all of Sakura Island's financial system!"
"That's why I'm having her assist you, rather than having her directly control everything … I'll leave Sakura Island's financial sector to you, First Knight Mika."
"This responsibility is too heavy for me to bear!!"
Tomohisa could hear Seiji Mukai wailing on the phone.
Conquering the world was meaningless to little Anna, so she wouldn't do such a thing … probably.
If she really went berserk one day, I hope that humanity can live on. I hope that a savior named John Connor will appear.
It was just a joke.
Seiji believed that there was definitely a power capable of stopping little Anna. The world couldn't be underestimated. Humans were quite strong.
Making too much money in a short period of time would definitely attract attention. That was why it needed to be done in moderation. Tomohisa felt that he should be able to control this well.
Meanwhile, there was the mysterious drug investigation.
The Juumonji Group discovered that the drug known as "Ecstasy" was sold to the even more powerful Northvalley Group, so they were unable to investigate further.
As for Summer Night … Seiji received a phone call on Saturday night, telling him that he had received the investigation report.
"The drug supplier called themselves the 'Messengers.' It's confirmed that they're a Spiritual Ability user faction," the president Grand Mistress told him. "The Messengers' members discovered that they were being tracked down, so the investigation has been stopped. If we want to investigate further, we'll either have to send out stronger investigators, or try to capture the Messengers' members. "
The "Messengers" who sold "Ecstasy" were basically the "Messengers of Ecstasy" … that sounded rather chuunibyou.
"What do you intend to do?" Seiji inquired.
"I intend to report the situation to my family and have them deal with it," Summer Night replied.
Handing it over to her family … that was right. There was no need for her to take responsibility for this.
"Can you let me know if there's any progress?"
"I'll tell you everything that I can."
What she was implying was that this might become a top secret that couldn't be told. Seiji understood.
If they discovered that the drug was truly related to the Soul World members, it would definitely be classified as a top secret.
The Soul World organization had caused great trouble for Seiji. However, it was also possible that the Awakened and the Spirit Worlds were the main culprits. That was why the Soul World organization was so valuable that it was equivalent to a rare treasure.
"By the way, did you manage to obtain a sample of the drug itself for analysis?"
"Yes, but we weren't able to analyze anything."
"Its effects are quite noteworthy. If it's the same as what happened to Okubo …"
Seiji and Summer Night fell silent for a moment as they recalled what happened to Okubo.
"… I hope that it won't develop into a terrible situation."
"Yeah …"
Even if there were hidden undercurrents, life still continued.
An important holiday was about to arrive. That was the day when all boys would experience both kindness and malice in the world, as well as happiness and cruelty …
Valentine's Day!
On that day, no matter if they were willing or not, they would directly understand the value of their existence in the world … to girls.
Perhaps there were some who truly didn't care, but most of them were losers who already knew that they wouldn't gain anything from this.
Most of them pretended not to care, but they were actually existences that desired, screamed, and struggled in their hearts.
There were also those who were certain that they would gain something and felt reassured. Those who were certain that they would gain something and acted calmly. Those who were certain that they would surpass most of their peers and felt proud … even if the degree was different. As the victors, they all had the right to enjoy the holiday and look down on the losers.
Kazufuru Ooike was one of them.
Valentine's Day wasn't a "test" for this popular top student like many other boys. It was a "test." It was just like taking an exam. The result would definitely be good. The important part was how good it was.
Kazufuru had an opponent that he didn't want to lose to — Harano Seigo!
Even if Kazufuru didn't want to, he had to admit that he was inferior to Seigo in all aspects. Not to mention his physical appearance and physique, even his academic results that he was so proud of had been surpassed by Seigo during the final exam!
Losing to Seigo in academic results was a huge blow to him.
But, what Kazufuru cared about even more was Seigo's relationship with the Wanhua president.
Previously, Harano Seigo had applied for a period of time off from school. At the same time, Wanhua Summer Night had also applied for a period of time off from school. Both of them had been away from school at almost the exact same time.
This had happened last year as well. Were they together during this period of time? Were they doing something? The more Kazufuru thought about it, the more panicked he became.
Not becoming friends with Harano Seigo back then was the biggest mistake of his life. In fact … it might even have been the stupidest mistake of his entire life!
At the time, Kazufuru regretted it and tried to redeem himself, but it was already too late. From then on, Harano Seigo only treated Kazufuru as an ordinary classmate. Harano's attitude was friendly but also distant.
It was no longer possible to be friends. They could only be opponents.
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