A close look showed the three of them were indeed only sleeping They had apparently been given a knockout code through their hardened clothing
Even with the boost from Adam’s power they had been defeated so easily
Ange and Lucia had no idea what was going on but they knew enough to be cautious of this extraordinary newcomer
I detected abnormal values in the sleeping trio’s physical abilities And here we have an angel a demon and the child who left surgical scars on Henriette’s stomach I can only conclude that the time of Adam is upon us At least we don’t have to explain that
Please have a seat But given my form you will have to prepare your own tea
The previous hologram rebooted and the grassy field returned
Miss B and the other two collapsed Witches were left behind and did not enter the field Ange and Lucia put away their weapons for the time being
The three of them sat at the table
The stuffed rabbit’s eyes continued to flash It was apparently using the network to gather information on the current state of the world
Who are you I don’t know much about computers but are you what they call an AI
Ange and Machina remained cautious but Lucia spoke casually to it since he could shrug off an attack from a machine
I am nothing as old-fashioned as artificial intelligence The evolution of life inevitably approaches a breaking point and intelligence is no different Creating intelligence means creating a child that will eventually take its own life The rabbit’s eyes shined as it opened a tin of cookies In the end all human actions – be it going to space creating people or constructing a virtual intelligence – comes back to earning their daily bread By growing and harvesting wheat Civilizations role is to develop the techniques and intelligence needed to mix that wheat with sugar bake it and create delicious cookies It was apparently multifunctional because it picked up a cookie and bit into it with its front teeth Whatever the structure of its mouth was like it ate the cookie up
Henriette loved to find out what kind of soil would produce the most wheat On the other hand I preferred creating the most efficient sickle for harvesting that wheat
Machina reacted to that
The rabbit referred to Miss A as Henriette That was a name that 600-year-old Alice Arc had used for about 100 years during the 17th century That was right about when she had established FeTUS
Machina knew the name of the Witch who had helped her do that While Alice had worked hard to create the soil that was FeTUS that individual had been in charge of combat and had developed Witches’ wisdom and weapons such as the springs that were much like the sickles to harvest the wheat grown from that soil Are youMiss Y
Miss Y You mean of that Y Device
Ange recognized that name The Y Device had given them the most trouble in their fight against FeTUS
You could say I am a copy of a someone’s memories I have no way of saying how similar I am to the original thoughOh could you bring me some chocolate
Yes yesWait this box is nothing but hard candy
Really Oh Henriette you ate my chocolate didn’t you You always would eat everything and replace it all with hard candy
Lucia was relaxed and seemed to get along with the rabbit fairly well but
But enough about who I am I am more curious about who you are
The red eyes directed at the boy were unliving balls of glass but they held a sharpness that seemed to see right through him
You have the same DNA sequence as Eve’s womb the Holy Grail that Henriette spent her entire life creating Since you appear to be a demon could it be
Machina’s eyes widened upon hearing he had the same DNA sequence as Eve
Lucia also looked somewhat surprised But only that his secret had been discovered It only made him scratch the back of his head
Are youthe previous Eve
Seems that way Or at least my body is
He moved his hand in front of his face and the skin of that hand that face and the rest of his body grew brown His androgynous build grew rounder and more feminine
It apparently belonged to a girl named Lucya who was chosen by Avalon the Adam from a few thousand years ago he calmly explained Although I had my female cells sealed away Oh but I can turn back pretty easily The seal placed on me by that old hag Lilith is coming undone I think she doesn’t care much about me anymore Machina and Ange both stared
Machina’s was the obvious reaction FeTUS had spent so long gradually developing the Holy Grail needed to save humanity from the rivalry yet the original they were trying to reproduce had been so close by As for Ange
That’s the perfect person to keep around Adam Although sealing away your sex kind of defeats the purpose
Lilith set that up She was thankful she had created me but she lacked confidence in herself She was afraid Mutsuki – that is Adam – would choose me again since I was young and she had grown so old That’s why she tried to restrict me by making me a guy The other two were still too shocked to say much but Miss Y seemed to have figured something out Her eyes stopped glowing for a bit as she began to think
But she stopped that line of thought before finishing
So this boy is what remains of Eve and Miss E is an Eve-based clone She looked to Ange Then who are you
Eh Who am I I’m Jiyuuni Ange of the angel combat division
Is that all Hm your DNA is normal your parents were some nobodies and you have nothing special about you save for your exceptional Fruit of Knowledge
Well excuse me for having nobody parents Not that I ever knew them Ange was angry but then she calmly continued I was simply made Fujita Mutsuki’s bodyguard because I was in the combat division
And no other reason
Finally she recalled something that had flashed through her mind earlier
She was different from those other two
The world had changed based on Fujita Mutsuki and his Adam DNA With the exception of this rabbit since she was not a living creature all life forms around the world had been changed
The only people unaffected were Mutsuki’s family Lucia whose DNA was closest to the Adam DNA and Machina whose womb was a duplication of that
She alone did not fit in there
What did that mean
She was not sure if she understood that or not She bit her lip and looked away from those flashing eyes
Had anyone noticed the flush to her cheeks
Well no matter The stuffed rabbit turned back toward Lucia The current Adam boy Fujita Mutsuki is both Adam and a modern human That means the source of his bloodline is the previous pair Avalon and Lucya Oh so I might be able to physically interfere with him even now
If that body is based on Fujita then it contains a large number of your cells after you healed him so many times The possibility is high
Lucia and Machina began working out a plan
Mutsuki’s cells contained a large number of Lucia’s cells Enough to change his biological sex
Lucia could get in there And only into the Mutsuki part of that Mutsuki-Lilith mixture
And if he could get in there
O’clock lend Miss E your power
It was not visible in the grassy field hologram but the giant rabbit decoration in the actual hall leaned forward It entered the field and made a straining sound as it stood up
Hee hee This is my greatest masterpiece I assure you it has a 100% chance of defeating any intelligent being
Miss Y tossed Machina a pocket watch she had pulled from somewhere
It needed to be wound and the second hand ran a little slow
Thank you You can entrust Miss A’s will with us
Machina tightly wound it
Hmph Her will is not what matters
That was apparently the startup switch When the giant rabbit began to move the stuffed one turned to the side
She faced the rocking chair Miss A always used
She said nothing more so the others took a step back
Lucia Machina and even Ange did
That takes care of the three Witches but he’s bound to have a few angels defending him said Ange