Help, I'm in Another World and All the Men Are So Hot! [BL]-Chapter 311: The Artificial Spirit’s Revelation

Was there something more difficult to say than the security system?

"Well... it’s a little bit embarrassing because it involves family matters..." Elyon admitted.

What? What was that about?

"In order to summon the artificial spirit for the first time, you have to say the set password out loud," Elyon continued. "I forgot to change the default password, so... it’s still set to that."

Elyon then whispered the password into Damien’s ear so the others wouldn’t hear.

...Ah, now Damien understood.

That was definitely embarrassing.

"Wait... I have to say this?" Damien asked, feeling a little flustered.

"Yes," Elyon nodded. "The password can be changed at any time, but for now, you have to say it out loud to activate it."

...Oh dear.

Elyric... what kind of embarrassing thing did you make me do?

Damien made a mental note to give him a proper "punishment" next time.

...

"Alright, I’ll say the password. Just the password...I, I love all my husbands..."

...

...

An indescribable atmosphere filled the office.

And yet, there was no reaction whatsoever.

"Elyon!?"

"Don’t blame me. You missed ’to death.’"

...Next time he saw Elyric, Damien was going to make him say I love my husband to death too endlessly.

"...Haa... I love all my husbands to death!"

At this point, he was just giving in.

The moment Damien shouted, the desk faintly glowed... and a small figure appeared in the middle of the desk, where Damien had placed his hand.

It was about 10 centimeters tall.

For a moment, Damien thought it might be a gnome, but unlike a gnome, it wasn’t wearing a hat and its body was transparent.

Moreover, it was... kind of pixelated?

It was a little bit jagged, and the figure was so unclear that Damien could only vaguely recognize it as ’Elyric?’

"Oh, so this is the artificial spirit... I’ve heard of it, but this is the first time I’ve seen one," Theo said.

"Theo, you know about this!?" Damien exclaimed.

What is this!?

Damien was surprised when he saw the gnome, but this one looked so magical that it raised his excitement levels.

"Only beings with extraordinary magical power, like elves or demons, can create these artificial... life forms, or is it okay to call them that? Well, they’re artificial. I’ve heard they help with magic control and such," Theo explained.

Whoa.

This mansion is full of magic mechanisms.

Well, it’s probably because the elves made it.

"Well, Theo’s explanation is mostly correct. This one is in charge of managing the mansion," Elyon added.

"Um, well, nice to meet you," Damien said, bowing his head out of habit when he heard that the artificial spirit was in charge of the mansion.

However, the artificial spirit didn’t respond at all.

"You won’t get a reaction yet since you haven’t registered yourself," Elyon explained. "Just press your finger against its face. Oh, and you can let go of your hand now. Once it’s out, there’s no need to keep touching it."

Damien nodded and, following the instructions, pressed his index finger against the artificial spirit’s face.

Then, the artificial spirit’s face leaned towards him... and somehow, his fingertip was swallowed by its face.

It didn’t feel like he was touching anything exactly, but there was a sense of "inserting my finger" into something.

It was a strange sensation, a little ticklish.

"Magic power verification... match found. Changing the circuit from magic crystal power supplementation to master power supplementation. Transitioning all magic circuits from temporary to final settings."

The artificial spirit’s voice, similar to Elyric’s synthetic tone, echoed flatly.

From the visual, it looked as though he was sticking his finger into its face, but where was the voice coming from?

Well, since it was like a hologram, maybe the face didn’t matter at all.

As he was thinking that, the silhouette of the artificial spirit gradually became clearer.

The rough image rapidly sharpened... and once it took on the appearance of a 10 cm-tall elf that resembled Elyric, though clearly different from him, the artificial spirit finally pulled away from his fingertip.

"Authentication complete. Nice to meet you, Master. Please feel free to give any orders."

The artificial spirit smiled at him with a face that, aside from resembling Elyric, seemed somewhat familiar, and grinned warmly.

"...Please, put on some clothes."

While the rough pixelated image had been one thing, the current well-detailed and sharp image made the sight of nudity quite jarring.

When Damien requested the clothes, the artificial spirit’s body instantaneously became clothed.

"Is this acceptable, Master?"

"Ah, yes, thank you."

Damien said his thanks, and the artificial spirit smiled back at him with a bright grin.

It was cute.

...But somehow, Damien had a really strong sense of déjà vu.

"Hey, Elyon, who is this artificial spirit modeled after? Is it one of your relatives?"

Could it be his father or mother?

"No, generally, an artificial spirit is shaped based on the creator’s magic, so it should look just like the creator. This one was made with my younger brother’s magic, so it should resemble him... but, yeah, something feels off," Elyon said, his face showing confusion as he also looked at the artificial spirit.

Everyone else was also watching it curiously, but the artificial spirit, undisturbed by the attention, simply smiled at Damien.

That smile... it looked so familiar...

It felt like someone he had known for a long time...

"...Ah, I see now. That makes sense. I’ve always wondered why my younger brother insisted on making the artificial spirit himself and wouldn’t budge on it. Now I understand," Elyon said, as if he had figured something out.

"What? What’s going on? Is it broken or something?"

"No, I don’t think that’s the case. It’s just a prank from my little brother," Elyon reassured, giving Damien a relaxed smile.

Elyric’s prank? What could it be?

It seemed like Theo and Leonide also understood, as they made an "aha" expression.

"The appearance of an artificial spirit is created based on magic. Normally, there’s no other magic involved, so it takes on the exact form of the creator. But in this case, the magic of my younger brother, who created it, and your magic, which maintains it, mixed together, causing the form to change."