Chapter 274 – Negotiation (3)

“Oh, so you’re not going to trade?”

What X wants to save is Leaf, who tried to kill me, and no matter how much the trade partner is only a subordinate, the opponent is Leaf’s subordinate who tried to kill me.
You suddenly came and kidnapped me, used me, and tried to kill me, and now you’re trash to me.
Because it is a machine, it has no emotions or conscience.

X looked at me for a while, then he started to make a crunching sound.
I don’t know how much I’ll give you, but I’m not going to trade unless you give me something I’m satisfied with.
X thought for a while to see if he understood that fact well, and then X told me the new terms of the deal.

[If you get Reef safely to where I’m talking, I’ll get you out and give you the information you need in addition to removing the web cell from your body.]
“Information?”
[For the record, your purpose is to have sex with a magical girl, in other words, to solve your lust. Is that correct?]
“Hmm…For now…Isn’t it?”
[It is judged that the reason why many searches related to hypnosis were caused by difficulties with hypnosis. Is that correct?]
“Will you teach me hypnosis and help me?”
[Positive.]

All I wanted from Reef was to completely subdue him and use him as a biomassor and biocomputer to supplement the information I didn’t know and the intelligence I lacked.
The conditions X presented to me were very satisfactory.
However, it is not enough.

“And?”
[…With other information-related matters, if necessary, we will help as much as possible. However, there are things I can’t tell you because ‘inaccessible information’ is set for me.]
“And?”
[Are you lacking?]
“And~?”
[…I will erase your traces. Like Leaf, we will operate in real time to completely escape from CCTV, Internet, and VisionNet as well as citizen surveillance by the National Guard and True Vision.]

This was something I hadn’t thought of.
Like Riff, I like the idea of ​​not letting anyone find out information about me, even by accident.
I nodded in satisfaction.

“And?”
[…Please tell me what you want.]
“And?”

X crackled and made a noise, as if he didn’t like my reaction.
Like it or not, I didn’t care.
Accept everything you can accept.

[…There is an experimental magic tool that has only been designed. If you let me study your data chip a little, I will hand it over to you as soon as development is complete.]
“Data Chip is a hypnosis application? Why am I giving this to you?”
[I don’t give it to you, just help me collect data. We will share all data.]

I was also curious about what a hypnosis app is… I like this, as long as I return it properly…
Come to think of it, Riff seemed to know something about my hypnosis app.
I recalled a question that suddenly occurred to me and said to X.

“My data chip…What the hell is this hypnosis app?”
[I do not know.]
“What?”
[I really don’t know. Information related to that has not been entered into me.]

This was bad news for me, who was expecting to learn something about hypnosis apps.
It seems that Leaf came to this room to find out for sure what it was, and was immediately killed by Ash… Leaf knows, but X doesn’t.
If you want to know what a hypnosis app is, you have to save the riff…

“What is a magic tool?”
[A tool that allows you to use certain magic through charged magic even if you don’t have magic. It’s the same…Prototype you’re using. The magic you use is complete concealment, which will allow you to completely hide your appearance for a while.]
“Is there such a thing?”
[I am researching, but if you let me examine your data chip, the research will be greatly improved.]
“Hmm…”

Just hearing about it, it seems like a pretty good thing.
Complete concealment…If you can hide from Ash at the moment, it’s quite…No, it’s a tool with tremendous charm.
But, is it possible to hide from Ash?

I think if Ash detects it once, he’ll be caught right away.
I’ve never seen anything that worked as a prototype.
X added an explanation as if he read my thoughts.

[…Theoretically, not even Ash can see it.]
“Oh?!”
[In theory, as long as you don’t breathe and don’t move… You won’t be noticed for 10 seconds.]
“It’s useless, really.”

What are you going to do by handing over such useless things to me?
I don’t know if I buy you more time, I don’t know if I can move, I’ll get caught the moment I move and the time is short…
It’s not like garbage, it’s just garbage.

“I don’t need anything like that, so give me something that Riff hypnotizes.”
[Hypnosis penlight is not a magic tool. You can’t use it because it’s a kind of magic converter that transforms the leaf’s magic. And, it has already been destroyed.]
“Hmm…”

Well, since X was destroyed by Esther and Leaf was killed by Ash, there’s no way it’ll remain intact.
To me who couldn’t hide my disappointment, X spoke at a speed that felt urgency even though it was a mechanical sound.

[I really don’t have time anymore. I’ll listen to anything, starting with the riff…]
“And?”
[What do you want?]
“Oh, tell me everything first. Keep hiding them and don’t take them out one by one.”

Slowly, trying to give less somehow, thinking about what to do if Leaf really dies.
In fact, wouldn’t X want Leaf to die?
In any case, I have nothing to lose.

[It is difficult to give funds. I am not granted that right, and if the Leaf survives, you will have to negotiate after that.]
“Ah~ the value of the deal is dropping.”
[Is sexual pleasure what you want? If you allow me to restore my body, I will add a sex function.]
“No… Fuck… I don’t need anything else.”
[We will give you more pleasure than you can imagine. From inner wrinkles to shape and stimulation, everything can be customized…]
“What are you looking at me for? I will not!”

No matter how pleasant it is, it is no different from a well-functioning ona hall.
The object I want to have sex with is a magical girl.
X clung soggyly, as if my firm refusal was hard to believe.

[…It’s not impossible to make bioroids for sex, but if you upload me to the parts, you will lose access to the data. The information support you want can be difficult, and the loss of combat capability… No, I’ll do it if you want.]
“I don’t! Do you think I’m crazy because I want to have sex?”
[Isn’t it?]
“No!”
[…I will correct the data.]

I feel very insulted.
Even if I’m a machine, they treat me like a crazy person who will drive me wherever I can. I’m a little curious, but no matter how good I am, I can’t feel as good as a magical girl… I have no intention of having sex with a machine.
X seemed to think for a moment, then gave an answer.

[Is it true that the lack of trust in me and the anxiety about my safety are the problem?]
“Hmm… ?”
[I will correct it. Would you accept the transaction if it guarantees sufficiently reliable data and certain safety?]

X walked beside me and searched through the wreckage.
Grabbing a relatively intact-looking tablet inside, X connected the tip of the device to the tablet, manipulated something, and handed it to me.
A login window popped up on the screen.

“What’s this?”
[Face recognition, pupil check, please place your finger on the screen.]
“Uh? Uh?”

The screen is switched arbitrarily, and a window designed simply with straight lines and boxes appears.
It is similar to the screen that Leaf was looking at as a hologram.

[OK, I’ve given admin privileges on me, including the whole lab. Please enter O at the top left.]
“O… ? Manager?”

I pressed the small O-shaped line on the screen as X told me to.
Then, the word Operate appeared, and the exact same screen as Leaf was seeing appeared.
It appears as a screen that adjusts and controls machines.
When I pressed the cloud button next to it in the form of a cloud, a lot of data that Leaf could have studied and recorded appeared in front of me.

[If you don’t believe what I said, I think you can check the data yourself. You can check the data in the data room right away, so if you have the information you need, you can find it yourself. If you ask for a necessary explanation, I will explain until you understand.]
“Ohh.”
[You have been given the highest level, and you are set as a top admin. This cannot be modified unless you are a top-level admin, Leaf.]
“What if Riff comes to his senses?”
[…Until then, you can use administrator privileges.]

Listening to the story, what I received from X was a temporary administrator’s authority that can be used until Leaf is revived.
Thinking that it was like holding a toy in my hand, I manipulated this and that and looked at the functions.
I have no idea what function is what, but I know it can do something with it anyway.

[Please exit the current screen and press the X in the lower right corner. You can set control over me.]
“Even if you say that, I don’t know what I can do.”
[Speech settings, information access rights, and also, you can order me to act.]
“Hmm… So you’re saying it’s possible to kill?”
[It’s possible.]

If what X says is true, this is pretty satisfying.
It removes the element of anxiety, gives you control, allows you to browse data… Even if you don’t trust X and Leaf, you can trust the data.

[Are you satisfied with this?]
“Well, it’s not that I don’t like this trade item… Hmmm… Oh, but… I need to be able to confirm that this is real, right? How do I know if I can only read data or if I can give real orders?”
[…Please press the X icon to enter and manipulate it to your heart’s content. I’m running out of time, so please hurry up.]
“Um~ that’s right, don’t you have some time?”
[If you know, could you please do it quickly?]

Returning to the main screen as it is, I was about to press the X-shaped icon as X told me, but I suddenly pressed the D next to it thinking about what the other function was.
Then, a map of this secret laboratory appeared on the screen.
A long, vertical map that looked like an anthill had something like a switch drawn on each section.

“What’s this?”
[…All compartments, including the main computer room, can be closed and destroyed. It is not an explosion, but a compression destruction through a press.]
“Is it like a self-destruct switch?”
[Similar.]
“Hmm…”

After looking at the map for a while, I wondered if this was real, and as an experiment, I touched a box-shaped area.
An ON/OFF switch is drawn on the screen as if asking if you really want to destroy it.
Without hesitation, I turned the switch to ON.