The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

"If we were to start from the beginning, it would be a story from a very, very long time ago..."

A clear, slightly childish voice rang out.

At the same time, Tina put her hands behind her head, took off her headband, and her single ponytail cascaded down from her shoulders like a silvery river flowing under the moonlight. A gentle breeze blew her hair and tickled her cheeks, making the girl squint her eyes comfortably.

"It's fine to start from the beginning..."

"However, because my soul was suppressed for a long time, I can't remember many things..."

"Hmm...Although AI Tina filled in the gaps in my memory about what happened to her during my hazy period, including the latter half of that world called 'Black Bullet,' ah, really, AI Tina actually accepted the owl's proposal, even though I was the one who proposed first..."

With her fingers slightly bent, gripping the grass with some resentment, Tina, gazing at the lake, also showed a slightly somber expression due to jealousy.

The instructor remained silent as a listener, without uttering a single word.

The gloom on her face was quickly replaced by brightness, and Tina proudly raised her head to look at the moon.

"So, that time I wore a wedding dress and let AI Tina marry me first!"

"...I...became her...first wife..."

The hazy, dreamlike murmurs were filled with a blissful happiness, and then the girl's expression began to drift into reminiscence.

"Instructor, did you know? AI Tina, actually... isn't just an AI!"

"Because, no matter how powerful AI is, it can't possibly develop a soul..."

Instructor: "!!!"

"Top-tier AIs—I've worked with the airship Hugh and met the tree diagram designer of Academy City. They're all quite intelligent, but I always feel like something's missing. I had the same feeling about Tina, the AI ​​from Jiangnan..."

"And after that miraculous awakening and arriving in the Dragon Maid fantasy world, I discovered that I could no longer establish contact with AI..."

"Later I discovered that there was another soul within AI that was suppressing me."

"After that, AI Tina began her adventures, constantly developing various emotions, which accelerated the fusion of my soul and the AI. At the same time, the suppression of my weak soul grew stronger and stronger, until..."

"Until—AI Tina was hurt by that trusted friend."

"Thus, a mismatch and repulsion arose between my soul and the AI, and my control plummeted. It was then that I was able to appear once..."

"I presumptuously used my emotional judgment to make AI Tina forgive that friend."

"Whether it was fighting dragons or losing her companions, in the end, AI Tina gained the 'emotions' she had always dreamed of, further accelerating the fusion of her soul and AI..."

"After that, the story from Xia Shi to Tina made me hopelessly fall in love with AI Tina..."

"I thought to myself, even if my faint soul's consciousness were forever imprisoned in darkness, as long as I thought... there was a soul yearning for human emotions, striving with its own body to pursue those feelings, I wouldn't feel lonely..."

"No, it should be—it should be happiness!"

"Tina self-destructed the chip—up to this point, perhaps that soul and AI had basically completed their fusion, and my consciousness... from that day on, has been as silent as if I were dead... I remember nothing..."

"It was the instructor who woke me up."

"Because I had always wanted to see my instructor again, I couldn't wait to wake up as soon as AI Tina saw him..."

The girl lowered her eyelids slightly, her gaze fixed on the lake, as if "she" were right in front of her, and her smile grew even brighter.

Even if it was just a last gasp before death, God has been incredibly kind to me.

"Because within the same body, an overly powerful soul can easily devour the weaker one. Even though AI Tina has always been reluctant to offend me, this outcome is unavoidable."

"According to the normal script, I'll let AI Tina and Mikoto's friendship grow stronger day by day, and then I'll disappear completely in a year or two at most..."

"So, even if it was just a final burst of energy before death, God has been incredibly kind to me."

"Rather than disappearing meaninglessly, I have more choices now that I've awakened, such as seeing my instructor, or... having a passionate romance with AI Tina~"

"I will train her well and help her fulfill her wish to become 'human'~"

"I will create the most beautiful memories for her, and then quietly leave."

"As for the reason, please tell her that the instructor used a special method to send me back to my hometown in that world, and that she shouldn't worry about me."

She's the person I love most.

Even if she is the source of my disappearance, I don't want her to know, I don't want her to feel even a little bit of remorse.

"But I can no longer say to her, 'I'll wake up as usual tomorrow...'"

The girl still had a smile on her lips, but a faint sadness on her face; at this moment, she was still happy.

Being able to see her instructor again and fall in love with AI Tina were things she dared not hope for after her death, but now she has no regrets.

In this dreamlike time, when the moment of shattering finally arrived, she was also incredibly happy.

However, the last sentence finally alerted Febri, who was hiding in the woods behind him.

"Ugh..."

These are completely different from the happy endings of the fairy tales that Fubuki Toshinobu told her—

"Big...liar..."

Fabulous, sobbing uncontrollably, shouted something weakly before tossing his blond hair and running away quickly.

AI Tina, who was with Febri, suddenly lost all strength in her legs and collapsed to the ground.

His eyes, which were staring straight at the girl, were filled with tears. His slightly parted lips trembled incessantly. Even though he was crying dramatically, only a few sobs escaped from his throat.

In that instant—

She understood everything!

Because of her weak soul power, every time she utters sweet words or confesses her love, as long as she feels "I like her," it infinitely promotes the final fusion of her soul and the AI. Meanwhile, she, who has no place to stand in the same body, suffers the pain of her soul being squeezed and shattered...

An unstable soul will cause Tina's body to become ethereal...

Of course there would be expressions of pain, and all those unusual details would make sense.

but……

The more you love her, the more likely you are to kill her—what kind of absurd logic is that?!

My mind was in a state of utter chaos, almost completely blank. Countless times I asked myself—what should I do? Should I stop thinking about her, stop loving her?

How ridiculous! Love is inherently involuntary and unrestrained. If it could be freely controlled, then it wouldn't be love, would it?

"...Ah...ah..."

Her frail hands could barely support her weight on the ground, and she uttered broken, indistinct sounds. Tears and snot streamed down her face as the girl cried helplessly, exaggeratedly like a child who had lost their parents, or perhaps even more exaggeratedly...

Fearing that she would disappear even faster, the girl didn't even dare to touch her.

The real Tina was also at a loss.

Even with a serene smile, the appearance of her beloved shattered her composure.

Upon seeing her beloved cry, she knew what to do.

She scrambled to her feet from the grass, ran fearlessly to the weeping girl, knelt down face to face with her, and then pulled the girl into her arms, whispering comforting words in her ear.

"They heard us."

"Please don't cry anymore."

"I'll be in a very difficult position."

"Whatever happens, happens."

At this moment, I am still your only one.

"Finally, I'll sing you a song, but don't... cry, okay?"

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The world's greatest miracle

There is a miracle in this world called "you".

モノクロの世界を色色やかに変えてゆく

Let this black and white world become colorful.

生きていく means を见出すことが出たなら

If you can find meaning in living.

Describe the future and be brave

The future depicted in it stems from your courage.

(I've always liked you the most...)

The girl poured out her feelings at this moment, a satisfied smile on her face.

As AI Tina's soft sobs gradually subsided, the atmosphere calmed down a little, but the girl's figure became indistinct and hazy.

"And, you fool, give me some faith in tomorrow..."

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The world is tomorrow and the future is

There is a future in this world called "tomorrow".

Small さな涙のkind を大きな花へ変える

Transforming tiny teardrops into large flowers.

生きていく means を见出すことが出たなら

If one could articulate the meaning of life.

Yesterday's day was divided into two parts.

[You will definitely surpass yourself from yesterday]

"I'll wake up as usual tomorrow. Please forgive me for no longer being able to say those words to you."

"So please, live your life well, carrying my share with you. That's what you should be doing."

As expected, the emotion of "love" is uncontrollable; AI Tina's sobs were tinged with heartbreaking cries.

He tried to hold her tighter, as if trying to melt her into his body, but his fingers pierced through her now-ethereal waist. The suffocating feeling of his heart tightening made it almost impossible for her to breathe.

"Hey..."