Chapter 77 – #24 Factory Mission, Magical Girl Searching for Criminals (Black) (2)
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―I made a mistake.
It didn’t take long for Black to think that way.
[Please move quickly. The moment I judge you for being lazy, I will grill you.]
Something in the shape of a sphere flying in the air.
It is a special drone manufactured with the technology of 【Mechraq】.
It is also a surveillance equipment to monitor Black’s every move as requested by the ‘Factory’.
A request to ‘track and capture a certain criminal.’
Black accepted the request, and it didn’t take long for this surveillance drone to fly straight into her room.
[Nice to meet you. I am an AI belonging to 『Factory』, Serial number ■■-487.]
[I was sent to help with the magical girl’s request. If you have any questions regarding this request, please feel free to ask.]
[In addition, the camera mounted on the drone will monitor the magical girl’s every move during the request, so please do not be lazy and work sincerely on the request.]
The surveillance drone, which introduced itself as a “Helper” For this request, applied an electric shock to Black, who had crawled back into bed, saying that he would begin the investigation in the afternoon, forcing him to stand up and dragging him out just like now.
Hurry up, hurry up.
The drone seems to have installed an AI modeled after Koreans, urging Black to quickly begin the investigation.
It didn’t take long for Black to sense that something was wrong with her reckless manner in which she seemed to have no regard for her own wishes.
If the drone sensed that she was being naughty even a little, she would mercilessly give her an electric shock.
Or, they keep using shortcuts or saying threatening words to Black, who is looking for an opening to escape.
It was an attitude that made it impossible to believe that it was just AI.
I know for sure that something existed, whether it was AI or the general principles of robots.
Do not harm people… Something like that.
I vaguely remembered hearing something like that, but it seems like this AI assistant drone is going to blatantly ignore such principles.
In the end, without being able to escape the drone’s tight management, Black hurriedly moved to the designated location.
And it didn’t take long for her to reach the starting point of her request.
It was the same type of store as a convenience store located on the outskirts of the district.
The interior of the store was clean, but there were large cracks and signs of destruction on the walls and floor… I was able to clearly see what had happened.
[This is where the incident occurred. Early today, a robbery by three criminals occurred here.]
[The items on display were stolen, and even the electronic account data was hacked using a computer within the store.]
[The goal is the arrest of the robbers and the recovery of the items and electronic money they stole.]
[The robot that was in charge of managing the store was completely destroyed. The video data was also severely damaged, making it impossible to confirm the criminal’s information.]
[There was a camera installed inside the store, but it did not work during the crime due to mysterious jamming just before the crime.]
[Fortunately, some of the robbers were captured on a nearby surveillance camera, but because the distance was far, and they escaped using a special method, further tracking was impossible.]
Black, who was checking the scene, was given such detailed explanations by a helper drone flying in the air.
I don’t have the brains to remember everything I quickly explained to Black, but thanks to the hologram text that was displayed in front of my eyes, I was able to check it two or three times without missing a single clue.
I hate to admit it, but I think the AI of this drone is quite capable.
Anyway, yes.
The content of Black’s mission, as explained by the drone, is ‘tracking and arresting the robbers who escaped.’
“… So, what are you going to do with me? Aren’t there any more clues? No, rather than that, it’s something more than me… Wouldn’t it be better to track it down with something scientific? Whether it’s a video or a fingerprint… “Something like that.”
Due to the development of science and technology, the term ‘perfect crime’ has almost disappeared in the present era.
Most crimes can be caught through surveillance cameras placed throughout the streets.
There is also a way to identify the criminal through fingerprints or DNA.
With technology that is centuries superior to that of Earth, [Mekrak] Will be able to identify the culprit within a few minutes using their own technology without having to rely on manual methods.
Black thought so, but the reality seemed to be otherwise.
[Unfortunately, that is impossible, magical girl.]
[And the aircraft realizes this. The intelligence of the magical girl who received this request is worse than that of a flea.]
[If it were possible, wouldn’t we have done it already? Did our excellent AI brain decide that it couldn’t even think of that? I want to ask this machine, Magical Girl.]
[It didn’t work out, so I asked a magical girl like you, the machine sighs and says.]
The helper drone harshly criticized Black in a flat, mechanical voice.
Black was dumbfounded by the obviously idiotic voice and attitude and was left speechless.
Regardless of the black state, the explanation by the helper drone continues.
[All elements necessary for us to identify the culprit and materials that could be analyzed have all been destroyed or deleted.]
[The electronic money stolen through hacking was also transferred to a private account using an encrypted route.]
[The estimated time required to interpret and decompose the password and find out the owner of the account is approximately 71 years and 131 days.]
[This method was rejected because it was judged to take too long.]
[This aircraft is expected. The other party would probably have an in-depth understanding of the tracking AI algorithm to track the criminal.]
[In other words, it is impossible to identify an opponent within a short period of time using a method that relies on our AI algorithm.]
[So, we ended up relying on the magical girl’s magic, which had nothing to do with our technology, the machine sighs and explains to the magical girl who has a brain and intellect the size of goldfish poop.]
This damn program.
In the end, it’s probably about asking for help because you’re incompetent and can’t do anything, so why are you talking so condescendingly?
‘Rather than that, is this really AI? A simple doctor personality program? Where are you looking?’
Who on earth was this AI modeled after? I was really annoyed by its tone and attitude.
It looks a lot like a fairy in the form of a cat doll, or it feels even more poignant than that.
The motivation to work is starting to disappear even more…
“No, but you tell me to do something that even your science and technology can’t do. I also have a method――”
[I know this aircraft.You have a special magic or talent that can solve this situation. Otherwise, there would never have been a request from you.]
“…”
As if to block Black’s excuses for trying to act like a fool, the helper drone said that without hesitation.
In fact, Black has a way to overcome this situation, such magic.
However, that magic was difficult to control and had low precision, and above all, it was something that they wanted to hide from their would-be enemies if possible.
Since you’re going to betray them someday anyway, it’s wiser to hide at least one more of your cards.
It is much better to be labeled as incompetent in the future.
‘… But how did my abilities get revealed?’
I don’t remember explaining my magic.
The only thing that can be pointed out is that while receiving ‘etiquette training’ and ‘sex training’ from factory manager Moku, he was asked various questions and answered them.
Of course, I was so out of my mind with pleasure at the time, so it’s not like I didn’t feel like I was blowing on this or that.
If you confessed about your magic, that would be the only time.
‘… With magic of this level, it wouldn’t be a big problem if it was discovered.’
‘Perhaps they didn’t even reveal the really important core magic… ? Probably not. No matter how crazy I am, there’s no way I’m going to reveal everything I have and not remember it.’
Unlike Black’s wind.
In reality, through her hypnotic interrogation that made her confess everything, she generously revealed all of her abilities… There was no way for her to realize that fact.
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Anyway, I can’t help it.
Now that it’s known, there’s no point in hiding it anymore, and I’m also scared of the drone that threatens to give me an electric shock if I try to fool around again… Black immediately prepared to use her magic.
【Tracking Magic】.
A magic to track a target through traces left at the scene.
However, Black’s specialty is stealth behavior, and as such, his proficiency in other magic except ‘stealth’ and ‘barrier’ is considerably low.
It is rarely used on a daily basis.
Therefore, feeling a little concerned, Black stuttered and whispered the words of the chant.
The traces of groping are traces of destruction on the floor and walls.
The management robot that was trying to protect the store and intercept the illegals would have been attacked and destroyed in this location.
However, thanks to this, a big trace was left behind.
And depending on the size and type of the trace, the success rate of black magic also varies.
If there is a trace like this, the success rate of Black’s [Tracking Magic] Will also increase significantly… At least that fact was comforting…
Well, there is no reason to look hard for criminals among aliens.
It might be better not to be discovered by this magic… The decline in the level of security of their enemies and enemies is actually a good thing for Black, who wishes for their destruction.
Uuuuung-
Black touches the floor with traces with his hands and closes his eyes to concentrate.
Several magic circles appear as if surrounding the black, and then disappear as if melting.
A dark blue light reminiscent of the late dawn sky appeared on Black’s entire body and then slowly subsided.
And after a while, all that energy subsides… Black slowly opened his eyes.
Unlike usual, her eyes showed a strange spark of magic, like burning blue flames.
With those eyes, she looked back at the street outside the store.
The gaze seems to be looking not at the distance in front of the eyes, but somewhere further away…
“… First, it was a success. Hey AI, can you get me the map? “It’s so specific that you can see every corner of the city.”
Truly unfortunately.
Contrary to her wishes, her magic seems to have safely ‘captured’ the opponent…
