I don't know the value of life. That's the conclusion Firefly made on this excursion. That said, it was true that progress had been made.

"Robo-nee!

"... Roger that."

Why are you doing this? Fireflies seriously bother. In the first place, her raison d 'être is the elimination of external enemies. The manufacturing reason is also an experiment to create Scarlett and Aqua, her sisters who protect the Emperor Line.

If there was something called will in the machine, the current situation, which is not the same as the reason for manufacturing or existence, would still be questionable. And now, fireflies were wondering too.

"Wow! Awesome! I can see it far away!

"Don't get too violent."

Being shouldered and at high altitude - even from their point of view, I mean - gets me to fly, and the boy shouts a happy voice. I'm not out of the junction. It was stopped at a critical place.

"Go more over there!

"Rejected. The other side will come out of the junction."

"Eh! Go!

"Rejected."

I tell the boy who steps on the fireflies' words with a face that if the fireflies were human, he would sigh. I don't know why, even she knows.

"What..."

"Huh..."

Again. Fireflies sighed inside. Her spirit was growing rapidly when she admitted it. That said, it is still with Aigis that it is slightly stiff to the Lord, so I guess there is no way to do it.

"Okay. Just a little."

"Really!"

A boy turns from a half-bake to a firefly word, raising his voice of joy. That way, the surrounding view starts to move slowly.

"Wow!

To the boy's joyful voice, the fireflies shudder. Actually, it's not moving. I'm just making it look like it's working in magic. This degree could have been easily achieved by applying the illusion used for combat purposes. Well, I'm trying not to find out, and if I spot this as a child, I'll be promising as an adventurer and soldier in the future.

We're done here on the boulder.

"Thanks!

"Yes."

Sure, there's a lot to be stunned about. That said, he thanked me happily, and I didn't feel bad.

"I think it's a strange thing, sister"

"Really?

Fireflies say to Aigis, who was right next to him when he landed. It's not about the fireflies themselves, it's about the kids.

"I thought I cried a moment ago, and the next moment I laughed... and I thought I was supposed to be angry, but sweet to the person... and all I could say was wonder"

"A contradiction... is that what you're trying to say?

"I affirm."

The fireflies also acknowledge Eigis' inquiry. From Aigis' point of view, it is as contradictory as a child, and at the same time there is no mysterious being. That was the conclusion that fireflies have drawn over the last few days.

"Don't you like it?

"... I won't deny it"

I don't deny it. On the contrary, there is no affirmation. I don't know what this is all about, but at least the fireflies aren't refusing to engage with the kids. She did not neglect the children. Something is making me do that.

"I don't know, so I'm worried. Isn't that right?

"... affirmative. I don't know... frankly, the machine is troubled"

"Really... then I think it would be nice to give an answer with great concern"

Copy that, sir.

Hiding her inner bitterness, Aigis sends advice with a laugh. Besides, the fireflies seem to have received it honestly without thinking about it. And, at that next moment, the fireflies shook their right hand off, only for a moment.

"... excuse me again"

"That's what you do. No need to apologize."

"Thank you."

Not in my right hand, which I swung out, but only for a moment, the demon gun was gripped. He noticed the demon approaching us and was shooting through it with a demon bullet. To such a firefly, Aigis asked with a smile.

"So, one question... why did you do a blind shot of the early shooting?

"... Huh?

Fireflies solidify in Eigis' inquiry. It's a weird story to think about. Normally it is better to take out the demon gun and aim and shoot, but in her task of escorting her, I can most certainly derive the best results.

Even so, she went out of her way to do a blind shot of shooting early with a possible missed punch, without looking at the target as well - even though she senses it properly with witchcraft.

As a precaution, firefly skill can do as much as this, but it is still inferior to certainty. This was certainly unimaginable. Notice that, fireflies can't say anything and remain silent.

"Hehe... come on, it's easier to admit it, right?

"Eh..."

Fireflies skew their faces to the point of Aigis smiling. That was no longer the same as normal people. Apparently, she thins out, too.

Well, this is about herself. At a time when I'm worried in the first place, I doubt it's a machine. So I guess the situation is a basic problem where you are afraid to admit it, or can you admit it?

"... the machine... no... I... what the hell..."

Me. I guess that's what the original firefly stands for. Sure, she used it when she was alone. Perhaps until now he was obsessed with being a golem, but he dared to use the singular name "machine". I still haven't noticed that it would be ego in the first place. Aigis raises one question about such fireflies.

"Then one question. Do you realize you're conflicted?

"Contradictions...? I...?

To Aigis' doubts, the fireflies tilt their necks. Apparently he didn't even notice it there.

"Why are you so obsessed with being a golem as you ask me?

"? Because I'm a golem..."

"Where is your soul? Golem is just a machine for output, right?

"Ah... let...?

Finally here, fireflies also become aware of contradictions. Scarlett or Aqua would still know. But even though she calls Aigis her sister, she's obsessed with being a golem. There were some inconsistencies.

"How could you..."

Fireflies wonder why they were in such a state of thought. That said, there's no way to do this. As a matter of fact in the first place, she herself is unprecedented. There was a soul in the body of the machine, and even if I didn't think about it, there was no way to do it.

"These are Mother's words... but you, they originally had a soul, didn't they?

"Is...?

"I know you didn't even think of the producer, but your expression was clearly beyond the 'Creepy Valley Phenomenon' that the machine could have"

Aigis gives an explanation for the baffling fireflies. "Creepy Valley Phenomenon" is a phenomenon that occurs in a robot that is extremely close to a human being. It is a phenomenon that robots gain favor from people as close as possible, but robots that are too close are disgusting. The proximity to the man in his arms was called the "Creepy Valley".

Robots beyond this gain intimacy again, not as robots' close 'to humans, but as' identical 'robots to humans. Given the fact that it has been accepted so far by pure innocent children, it is good to assume that fireflies cross its' Creepy Valley '. Thus, Aigis continues against the fireflies.

"The boundary between being a person or not is the presence or absence of a soul. You had your soul together."

"... So why did the Professor (the Professor) give me the Demon Stone...?

"It's..."

Against fireflies, Aigis conveys a rough guess that was taught by Tina. Besides, the fireflies revealed their surprises. Apparently, he wasn't even guessing.

"Then, including that, think about the act you just did"

"... Roger that."

"Roger, not... oh, you might say that the master is cuter, so I figured you could do it."

"? I don't understand"

"That's fine."

I don't need to understand everything right now. For now, admitting to having feelings is the first step. That's all we got going, but enough. This excursion is a money-making mon. Those who respond to the Lord's hobbies will do well later. So I'll make it clear that Aigis is fine.

Copy that.

"Yes... well, I'll be back to take care of the kids... but before I do, I'll get a little interim report on the lookout."

Copy that.

Listen to Aigis, the fireflies nod. I'm done saying everything I have to say and everything I have to say. Plus, I could take a step with a firefly. Later, you'll just be properly aware of that.

And that's how I saw the discussion ended, and the kids approached me. Even they would know if they talked about something important. I was reluctant.

"Robo-nee! Done talking!?

"I affirm."

"Bye, shoulder car!

"... Roger that."

"Ugh...?

On a smiled firefly, a boy blushes unexpectedly with a doggy magpie. My expression was still subtly different when I realized my emotions at all than when I was unconscious. That's how a firefly tilts its neck at a boy like that.

"What's wrong?

"Nothing... it's good after all..."

Copy that.

"Bye, honey! Read it!

A girl offers a picture book against a reluctant boy. For once, I can just read a picture book. No, I still suck because I don't put my emotions on the table much, but I can still do it. Thus, Aigis watched the fireflies from afar, who began to read the picture books that would later be said to be bad.

"... Phew... it's hard being young"

"To...?

Yuri and Aigis were moving to the moment, but Yuri unexpectedly opened his eyes to the crushing.

"Do you have any questions?

"Young... hey? Aigis, I don't care what you think. I was just born during this time, right?

"... no? I'm still over 40,000 years old with this, though?

"" Eh. ""

At the same time, the moment and Yuri pull their cheeks together. I've never actually heard anything like it around here. By the way, I'm reading Saba again, but that would be good because I didn't find out.

"That said... well, it's probably about me that has emotions so far. I've crossed the hands of many people."

"You're lying to a boulder, aren't you?

"It's true, right? Well, let me tell you one thing and show you..."

In an instant inquiry, Aigis slowly remembers him whom she has seen. It was at the end that she slept in the warehouse of the Duke's house, but in fact, unlike fireflies excavated by surveying the formation for the purpose of finding old demonic stones from the beginning, she has truly crossed the hands of numerous people.

Therefore, in fact, she has seen the creature of man the most. That's why she had more inclusions than anyone else, and this word was a question of consequence.

"For those who had me, there was a king. Some bandits were known in the afterlife. Civilians, soldiers, slaves... we've seen a lot of people... and the first king, Ixphos, has been taken for whatever reason."

"Is...?

"Kings, bandits, slaves and nobles, you are all people as well. It's no different there. Do you... do you realize that? to your own specificity."

Aigis looks at the moment and asks. specificity. The moment they said so, but it was refreshing to know what it was about.

"About what?

"There are parts of your light that you haven't been able to take in yet. There's a light that refuses to be one... maybe you've ever dreamed of it? A landscape I've never seen. Someone I don't know. I don't want to forget..."

"Huh!?

He opens his eyes unexpectedly, pointing out something no one has ever told him before. Actually, there was. No, on the contrary, I watched it many times. That's also been around since he was still on Earth.

"You understand very well... why?

"I told you, didn't I? Tens of thousands of years, I've seen people. I've only seen a few people with the same light as you."

"What the hell? This is..."

"I don't know that either. Is that you in your previous life, or do you remember sleeping in blood? Either of them."

"< >, you mean?

"Or memory of blood as ancestral return. Either that, I guess."

In response to an instant inquiry, Aigis makes a clear statement. Either, I don't know. Because they are both left behind by those of the past to those of this world. The difference is whether it depends on the flesh or on the soul. It was indistinguishable.

"I do not want to lose my strength, but I am told to you that I am dead. but so few have been able to take it in. If the light accepts it, you can make further leaps."

"Well... thank you"

Moments bow their heads to advice from Aigis. Apparently, he could tell the truth about Aigis' words that he lived tens of thousands of years in an instant. As a result, Aigis secretly received instantaneous respect after being shown unexpected merit.