He has a slightly thin face, black-rimmed glasses, some dark circles under his eyes, an unshaven beard on the side of his mouth, and wears a brown jacket and dark blue trousers...... This is Kazuhiko Ashwaga.

Harusa saw him when he approached his studio, and seeing that the other party was in a bad mood, he didn't rush up to talk, but followed him to the park, only to see the right time to speak.

"Who are you?"

Looking at the young man who suddenly appeared, Ash He was shocked in his heart and asked.

"Just a passing high school student detective. Harusa smiled slightly.

Ashwaga: "............"

"Excuse me, just kidding. The high school student is real, the detective is fake, and he is not passing by, but he came to you on purpose, Mr. Kazuhiko Ashwaga. ”

"Who the hell are you?"

"My name is Kiyogo Harano, and on the surface I am a high school student, and on the dark side I am a psychic person. ”

Ash He again: "............"

"It's not a joke, it's true. Harusa smiled, "For the creator of the game who was inspired to create 'Aina', the existence of a psyker should not be difficult to accept, right?"

Gray He felt ridiculous, but the eyes and words of the young man opposite were inexplicably persuasive. And the birth of "Aina" has indeed changed his perception of reality to a considerable extent.

At this time, the boy moved his hand slightly, and the mobile phone he was holding suddenly flew up! After three turns in the air, it fell back into the boy's hand.

"It's rude, it's to show you a little bit of spiritual power. Harusa handed the phone back.

Ashwaga's eyes widened.

After picking up his phone, he subconsciously checked it and didn't find anything abnormal.

"It's ...... Magic, huh?"

"Not really. If this wasn't a public place, I could have made a little more of an exaggeration. Harusa shrugged, "Mr. Ashwaga, you regard the creation of 'Aina' as a miracle descended by the gods, don't you? ”

Ash He was silent.

"And the reason why I confess to you is because you have one foot in the dark side. Harusa looked at the other party's mobile phone, "'Aina' is not something that ordinary people can create, and Mr. Ashwaga, who made her core program by herself, can be regarded as a psychic person to some extent." ”

Gray He's eyes flickered.

"What's wrong, Kazuhiko?" the Sakura girl on the screen looked at him worriedly, "What's going on?"

Gray looked at Aina and smiled slightly.

"It's okay, don't worry. ”

Then he paused the game and put away his phone.

"What do you want to do?"

"I'm here to talk to you. Harusa looked at the other party, "Mr. Ashwaga, may I ask if 'Aina' is under your control, or does she have an independent will and can move independently?"

"Why do you ask this?"

"To judge how dangerous she is. ”

Ash He looked wary.

"I have friends who are playing this mobile game, and that's why I noticed 'Aina'. Because I was worried that she might have hidden dangers, I asked someone to do some research and come to you at this time. Harusa said seriously, "Please answer me, Mr. Ashaga, is 'Aina' controlled or independent?"

Ash He was silent.

"If you don't answer, I can get you to speak, but then the scene will not be pleasant. So believe me, Mr. Ashwaga, I have no hostility, I just want to confirm the situation. Harusa said.

“…… What would you do if you judged that Aina was dangerous?" he asked.

"Of course, trying to deal with it, including but not limited to eliminating her. Harusa said frankly, "I understand your feelings, Mr. Ashwaga, and you can promise that you will not take the measures of elimination unless it is absolutely necessary." ”

At this time, a young woman and her child passed by, and the mother and daughter talked and laughed, and gradually walked away.

"Aina is independent, just like a child just now, with her own consciousness, but she also listens to me. Gray He said softly.

"You and her are like father and daughter?"

"So to speak. ”

"How much damage could Aina do if something was wrong, such as anger?"

"I don't know. ”

"Do you not know, or do you not want to think about it?"

Ash He was speechless.

"Your reaction is actually equivalent to admitting that you think 'Aina' has a powerful destructive ability. Harusa clasped his arms, "An independent, self-aware artificial intelligence, if it goes berserk, it will cause a terrible disaster similar to the plot of some movies." ”

"Aina wouldn't be like that. ”

"I hope so. Either way, she's capable of causing massive damage, right?"

Ash He acquiesces.

"I don't think Aina is a dangerous presence just because she has great power, power is just power. Haruji paused, "It's really up to her...... Since Aina is independent, I'd like to talk to her directly, not through mobile games, but through the way you do, Mr. Ashwaga. ”

Gray looked at the other person's face.

Harusa calmly faced his gaze with a sincere expression.

She was the first to ask if Aina was on her own, and asked to speak to her directly.

Although Ash He was still wary in his heart, he was a little moved by the young man in front of him, because the latter regarded Aina as a human-like, equal existence.

Others...... The members of the studio, all of whom see Aina as an intelligent program, a 'tool' controlled and owned by humans.

Because he is a psychic being, he often deals with beings who are not human but have ego and wisdom, so he behaves like this?

In any case, such a teenager became the first person Aina knew directly besides herself...... Not unavoidable.

"What's your name?" asked Ashwaga.

"Huh?"

"Your name...... Although you said it just now, I don't remember it. ”

"My name is Kiyogo Harano. ”

"Kiyogo Harano......" Ash He took out his phone, entered the game, and tapped on it quickly.

He entered the special operation password, the game scene disappeared suddenly, the phone screen turned black, and then a white dialog box popped out-

Enter Administrator Mode.

Fingerprint recognition, confirmation.

Facial recognition, confirmation.

Password entered, correct.

The core session interface is opened.

In the next second, the screen turned white, and a beautiful little girl with black hair and red eyes appeared in a white gauze sundress.

"What's the matter, Kazuhiko?" the text appeared in front of the girl.

"I'd like to have someone talk to you in a core conversational way, his name is Kiyogo Harano, and he's a high school student with psychic abilities. Ash He entered.

"Kiyogo Harano, a high school student, a psychic person......" Aina's eyes flashed, "Search for relevant information...... The search is complete. ”

"Kazuhiko, why did you let this person talk to me in a core conversation?" she asked.