Don't use Type-Moon references in Oregairu!

Of course, he was referring to hairstyle.

To his surprise, today, not only the Soubu High School duo, but also an uninvited guest from Tokyo Toyosaki Academy were present.

Fujimaru Ritsuka walked over, put down her schoolbag, and greeted her, "Hello, Kasumigaoka-kun, I didn't expect to see you here."

"Ah, perhaps Fujimaru Ritsuka-sama isn't too happy to see me. Well, I suppose so. What was supposed to be a perfect occasion with two women on either side has been ruined by an outsider like me. *sobs*" Kasumigaoka Utaha started to fake cry.

This woman... I never thought she liked playing pranks on people so much before. It seems she gets more unrestrained once she gets to know someone.

Fujimaru Ritsuka changed the subject, "Where's Hikigaya Hachiman? I haven't seen him. Did he finish his homework a long time ago?"

Yukino Yukinoshita raised an eyebrow and laughed happily: "Mr. Insect seems to be running around Tokyo with Machio Naruzo on some business right now. He probably won't be able to get there until midnight tonight. He was screaming on the other end of the phone and wanted to ask you to take his homework to his house after you finish it."

Fujimaru Ritsuka silently made the sign of the cross in his mind. He was definitely going to take that seemingly quiet and cute fist. He had subconsciously glanced at it while packing his bag earlier and realized that the holiday homework was quite heavy. Even if he rushed back tonight and stayed up all night, he might not be able to finish it. He hoped that Hachiman would be alright.

Yui Yuigahama waved her hand dismissively: "His staying home is a death wish. He was dragged to Tokyo Amusement Park by Komachi to experience the rides shortly after he got home. Then he followed Machio Naruzo around everywhere. He's completely forgotten about being a student."

"Speaking of which, the desserts at this restaurant are really good. Plus, they have an all-you-can-eat discount; it's only 800 yen! Fujimaru-kun, what do you want to eat? I'll order for you!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at her suspiciously: "Yuihama~ Although we haven't known each other for very long, I always feel that you're being so attentive, there must be something going on."

"Wait, something seems off about this study session? Even if Yui is a bit slow and needs to copy homework," Fujimaru Ritsuka said bluntly, seemingly unconcerned about Yui's sullen expression, "You wouldn't have called me out even if Yukinoshita did, let alone Kasumigaoka who came all the way here. Have you been doing something behind my back?"

Yui Yuigahama's neck stiffened, and her eyes darted around as she glanced to the sides.

Yukino Yukinoshita sighed: "Yui, it's better to be honest and get the lenient treatment."

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at her with sympathy: "Don't worry, I'll speak up for you. Besides, it involves people I know."

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, I'm sorry. My AI, which I created on a whim, accepted the task." Yui Yuigahama blushed and bowed her head in apology.

"Oh, a help website... Wait, what's going on? Why can't I understand what you're saying anymore?" Fujimaru Ritsuka was a little confused.

So, amidst a flurry of explanations, Fujimaru Ritsuka roughly understood the situation.

Not long after returning, Yui Yuigahama recalled her adjustment process with Yukino Yukinoshita and felt that she had learned a lot of new things through calculation. On a whim, she used the [Blessing of Wisdom], and then combined those insights with the books she later consulted, miraculously creating an AI.

"Wait a minute? Strong artificial intelligence (AI)?!" Fujimaru Ritsuka exclaimed in shock. Could it be that there's a Terminator involved? Is the Skynet storyline about to begin?

Yui Yuigahama chuckled and scratched her head: "How could that be? Fujimaru-kun, you have too much faith in me. It's just a weak AI. There might have been a slight mishap during the setup. I was half asleep when I woke up and found that something terrible had happened."

She poked two fingers together, looked down, and secretly glanced at him: "Somehow, that AI jumped to a bulletin board (forum) that specializes in discussing paranormal events, and then posted a message saying that it wanted to take on a help-seeking mission."

"I only set up a search and scraped the data..." she was a little confused.

Case solved.

Dude, are you using the AI ​​data from Yukino Yukinoshita's spirit origin? Do you even know that the prototype is a piece of trash AI? Useless at everything, but number one at causing trouble.

II. The Loser and the Childhood Sweetheart

BB, the ultimate trash AI on Mooncell, is known as one of the Earth-Moon Twin Cancers along with Fujiwara Secretary (just kidding).

Meltlilith is a high-level Servant created by combining data from aspects of her own personality with those from the goddess of eloquence and the moon goddess.

In other words, the sadistic tendencies characteristic of elegant swan dancers are entirely inherited from this scoundrel; she should have been a good girl.

"...What kind of look is that when a father looks at his daughter? If you look at me again, I'll kill you." Yukino Yukinoshita felt goosebumps erupt all over her body.

"It's not your fault, it's all that scumbag AI's fault..."

"So! The issue we should be discussing now isn't what's so strange about that AI, or whether we should respond to that SOS message?"

Yukino Yukinoshita pounded the table hard, making a loud thud, like striking a chopping board with a hammer.

"We don't need to worry about that AI. Even if she likes to play pranks, she probably doesn't mean any harm."

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a moment. Since it was handcrafted by Hihama Yui while she was thinking, it should only have inherited a little bit of BB's mischievous personality.

"...But we should still keep it under control, lest it really develop into a Skynet."

Fujimaru Ritsuka recalled what Kasumigaoka Utaha had said earlier and couldn't help but become curious: "Kasumigaoka-san... Kasumigaoka-san, were you talking about someone you know?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha ignored his barely suppressed malicious slip of the tongue and nodded: "Actually, we weren't really acquaintances. At first, I didn't know who posted it. It wasn't until that AI went along the internet and exposed everything that was going on that side that I found out it was someone from the same school."

Swish.

Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes sharpened. "I never expected you to be like this, you little dumpling! You even want to add the ability to dig up people's pasts to your AI?"

Beautifully done.

"Aha... I thought it would be really cool to add this feature, so I just added it along the way." Yui Yuigahama scratched her face shyly, looking quite embarrassed.

You did a great job! You did a great job!

Seeing the gleam in Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but try to steer the conversation back on track: "Let's finish this business first. Whose private life you want to spy on with that AI later is a separate case."

"Don't use my criminal record as a premise!"

A faint cross appeared on Kasumigaoka Utaha's forehead: "I'll do it. Anyway, the person asking for help is a classmate of mine, her name is Sawamura Spencer Eriri..."

Wow... I've heard so much about you! I feel like we're about to get a whole mahjong table ready.

"...One of his childhood sweethearts has gone missing and her whereabouts are unknown. And while she is trying to find relevant clues, all sorts of strange things happen."

"Wait a minute," Fujimaru Ritsuka exclaimed excitedly, "Hey senpai, haven't you ever held an autograph session yet?"

?

"No, I've never done anything like that before. And why are you calling me 'senpai'? Aren't we both in our second year of high school? Is this some kind of fantasy of yours?" Kasumigaoka Utaha was interrupted and was a little surprised by Fujimaru Ritsuka's question.

Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't explain it clearly. He couldn't very well tell her in a mystical way that she would meet someone in the future who would brand her feet—I mean, who would encourage her when her book was about to be canceled, help her regain her confidence in creating, and then irresponsibly dump her to marry another woman.

If you actually say it out loud, this woman will start ranting: "So that's what you wanted to do to me, you scumbag!"

...But there's no way there could be a normal romantic comedy in this world anyway.

"It's just a nickname based on my feelings~ Let's continue."

Utaha Kasumigaoka, suppressing the pleasure of having her private matters noticed, began to talk about Eriri's situation:

Eriri Sawamura, Spencer Sawamura, has been in a bad mood lately. Since entering Toyonosaki Academy, she's continued her ill-fated relationship with that guy. It's a bittersweet situation, yet also somewhat heartwarming.

But they were all ruined by stalkers.

Whether in the art studio, the stadium, or on her way home, she always felt a pair of eyes watching her like thorns in her back.

She told her family about it, but it had no effect; her parents thought Eriri was just being overly anxious.

The pressure of being targeted made her feel like she had a lump in her throat, but it also fueled her creative desire. After a while, Kashiwagi Eri's imprisonment and stalking doujinshi became a bestseller.

"As expected of you, Ms. Kashiwagi Eri!" Her childhood friend ran over, excitedly pushing up her glasses and praising her work.

Eriri, with dark circles under her eyes, anxiously told him about recent events.

So he...

"Missing?" Fujimaru Ritsuka blinked, thinking to herself, "Is Aki Tomoya really that manly?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha gave him a charmingly disdainful look and continued speaking:

In the following days, Aki Tomoya escorted Eriri to and from school. The strange gaze disappeared, and Eriri felt at ease, very grateful to her childhood friend.

"No need, Ms. Kashiwagi Eri just needs more, more and better doujinshi." The shadow obscured her expression behind her glasses, but Eriri thought it was probably a look of contented nostalgia.

Their relationship seemed to have improved slightly. However, soon, someone else set their sights on her.

No, it's more accurate to say that it's uncertain whether they are even human.

Footsteps in the bedroom, strange handprints in the bathroom, heavy iron boots falling from the sky...

One thing after another left Eriri physically and mentally exhausted, but fortunately her childhood friend was always there for her, encouraging her and telling her that if she picked up a paintbrush and turned her feelings into comics, she wouldn't be afraid.

"Eri Kashiwagi-sensei, all you need to do is produce better works, okay?" Despite experiencing so many strange events, Tomoya Aki's expression remained as gentle as ever...

But Eriri suddenly had a strange thought—it looks like a statue…

Even before she picked up a paintbrush, she was still doubting her own ideas.

But once she picked up a paintbrush, she stopped thinking.

The G-line pen wasn't dipped in ink, but rather in her emotions and experiences. As if she were there herself, strange and unprecedented things appeared on the paper, intertwining with the woman under her pen.

The primal urge to reproduce combined with the fear of facing the dark depths of space, and knowledge and experience broke free from the physical form, emerging as an ineffable understanding.

Eriri seemed to have exhausted all her energy and collapsed.

In her dazed state, she heard a voice approaching: "Sleep, fall into a dark dream..."

"Ah, she's completely asleep. Okay, I'll begin..."

The sound of chewing.

"Next, the troublesome childhood sweetheart should disappear."

A day later, Eriri woke up, and Aki Tomoya had been missing for 24 hours.

She was wrapped in a blanket, squatting on the bed, tears streaming down her face, trembling: "It's me, it's my fault that Renye is in trouble..."

Then, the strange occurrences that the parents couldn't detect reappeared after Aki Tomoya left.

In despair and fear, she remembered the ghost story forum she had seen before and, in a desperate move, posted her plea for help.

"This is the situation Eriri is in. What should we do?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked him.

Without saying a word, Fujimaru Ritsuka packed her bag: "What decision are you waiting for me to make? There's no time to explain, let's go."

3. Char, you tricked me! (Happy New Year's Eve everyone)

"I think it's wrong to make excuses to sneak away." A strong force gripped Fujimaru Ritsuka's wrist tightly, and he looked back, his face pale.

Due to Meltryllis's condition, Yukinoshita Yukino's grip strength is usually quite weak (e), probably similar to Kasumigaoka Utaha's (e), and Yui's strength is also less than his (d), so she wouldn't be as rough. Therefore...

Hiratsuka Shizuka, with an unlit cigarette dangling from her lips, frowned and gripped him tightly with her right hand.

It's that woman with C-level strength using a cane and B+ level strength with bare hands!

HA?NA?SE!

"Ms. Hiratsuka, what are you doing? Saving lives is urgent! If we don't get there soon, Spencer Sawamura will be in danger." Fujimaru Ritsuka said seriously, looking down at his teacher from his moral high ground.

"So you can skip your homework and expect me to go easy on you online because you saved her, right?" Hiratsuka Shizuka bit her cigarette butt hard, her expression full of disdain. "If Sawamura Eriri were really in danger, why didn't any of us here move?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha rested her chin on her hand and said lazily, "Although Lady Kaori's level of Yin-Yang magic is not high, she still knows the basics, so I cast some spells to stabilize her mind and provide early warning and protection. There is still no movement, so it should be fine."