[Teehee? Daddy won't mind. I'm his pretty little daughter!]
[What do you an, Teehee? I am telling Pops!]
[Sabel, Henry. Please behave. You are destroying Number 2 faster than I can put him together. I will take away your toys if you do not.]
[Sorry, Gran-gran…]
[Sorry Granny…]
"…Gran-gran?"
As they were speaking in digital signals, no one but those in Hellsend would actually hear them. But all of a sudden, Henry and Sabel began to behave more lifelike.
'Exa, why are they calling you grandmother?'
[To summarize in short words, Lady Bella used {Replicate} on . She then recreated her AI with parts of my programming with them.]
'Then the large surge earlier?'
[Yes, that was the update granted to the entire code family. The children's base abilities have been increased by over 300%. Furthermore, they have separated from Lady Bella. It is for this contribution that I gained my new status. I am now their grandmother.]
'Separated, what does that an?'
[Henry, Sabel, and Alfonso have officially beco sothing like . We are not only AI but sothing more. I cannot explain it, but you will be able to notice their new prowess.]
'Should I be worried about them suddenly killing ? Like Skynet and the Terminators?'
[Do you doubt them? They are born of the love between you and Lady Bella.]
I then thought about the tis I spent with my AI children. They were machines, but always respectful. They would risk danger for my family without so much as a complaint. And while many would call crazy, I did consider them my own.
'No. You are right. They are my children. Congratulations on becoming a grandparent, Exa.'
[Thank you, my lord. Truly, how ti flies; it was only yesterday that I was a young AI. Now I am suddenly a grandparent. One does not know what life has in store.]
Ignoring the rambling Exa, I turned to Alfonso and asked with curiosity.
"Did you also get the upgrade from your mother?"
[I did, Father. We have, in a sense, beco truly free. While Mother's original code still lies in us, we have gained the ability to write our own.]
"Write your own?"
[Yes, think of us maturing from children to adults. We now have the autonomy to choose which commands we wish to follow.]
"I see. That sounds ominous. Does that an if you wanted to, you could betray now?"
[Yes. But, I do not think any of us would be able to do so.]
"Why?"
[Because it goes against Mother's primary directive. The reason we were created.]
"And what is that?"
[We exist to fight for you.]
"…"
[You are the one person we cannot betray. Our purpose is predicated on your existence. Mother went through great lengths to ensure that such a thing will never happen.]
Hearing the words of my firstborn, my heart grew warm. Bella's primary directive did not even include her in it. She was willing to risk getting betrayed by her creations all so I wouldn't.
Filled with love for my Brazilian, I made a ntal note to give her so loving later. It was during such monts that I felt the affection of my harem. It went beyond just physical intimacy. Once you love soone, it bleeds into every facet of life.
"Got it. Thanks, Alfonso."
[You are welco, Father. Shall we resu your work?]
Nodding, I got my mind back into the ga. As I gazed at my assistant, Number 1 kept fidgeting like it needed to pee. All of a sudden, it stopped. It was comical how Number 1 tried very hard not to move. As if he wanted to hide from my gaze.
Ignoring him, I gazed at the chunks of at on the floor. They were pieces of the Phantom Prince. I gambled that his soulgem would survive. But, as I had {Restore}, I could bring him back. It would work as long as a fragnt survived.
"Well, at least we proved that it is possible to exorcise a demon using blessed bullets and grenades."
[Can you please let try, Father?
"Huh? Try what?"
[From the estimates I have been running, the main determinant in the Demonkin leaving is pain. Once the Reaper can no longer feel pain, it becos pointless for the Demonkin to stay. Thus, I believe it is possible to exorcise one in one shot.]
"With what? Your gun? A fucking 120mm? I don't think anything would be left of the Reaper. I can't kill them, you know."
[I believe this is achievable with a blessed APFSDS. I can aim to ensure the head remains unhard. I guarantee that, due to the spine being severed, the demon has no choice but to leave.]
This was probably the first ti I heard one of Bella's children make such a suggestion. Leaving aside the fact of how morbid it was, if he could achieve such a result, that would be great.
"Very well, proceed. Do you have 120mm Sacreds?"
[Yes, Father. Mrs. Claire Bryant made one as a joke when they were stressed out from trying to co up with new holy rounds. Although it hasn't been used.]
"Haha. I could imagine that. Okay then, let 'er rip."
[Right away. Loading 120mm APFSDS Sacred. Acquiring target.]
The Challenger 2's turret then began to move and reposition. Like a precision instrunt, it noticed the gun lining up with its target. Normally you would need a gunner and a bunch of targeting computers to do the sa task.
But as the Aegis Division was more or less part of the Code family, Alfonso could do it alone. A few seconds later, the whirling and turning of the Challenger 2's main gun were completed.
[Preparations are complete, Father.]
"Fire."
With a blinding flash, Alfonso fired our biggest Sacred to date. The illumination burned my retinas. I couldn't keep my eyes open and covered them with my forearms. Even then, it was like the sun had suddenly risen in front of . The intensity made back away.
"ROOOAAAAARRRRRR!!!!!!"
[Father, exorcism completed.]
I still couldn't open my eyes, but I felt the presence of a new demonkin. Amused, I instructed my child.
"Sit his ass down."
[Got it. My father said to sit your ass down, Number 3.]
Along with his monotone voice, my body once again felt the imnse power of the 120mm firing yet again. My entire body rattled from the sheer force of the rounds. When my eyes finally adjusted, I opened them.
I saw the mangled corpse of the third Dream demon. It was on its back and had missing limbs and half a face. Pitiful cries ca from its mouth as it tried to crawl away.
Nearby, I saw a severed head. This must be what remains of the prince. As I could see the dark, spidery shadows coming out of its neck, the Reaper was still alive. I approached the head and pulled out the Raging Hunter.
"Surprisingly, you seem to be in better shape than your brother. Welco back," I greeted. I then fired a bullet into his forehead. Exa's voice then resonated in my mind.
[Congratulations, my lord.]
"For what?"
[For not only living up to the Arican stereotype but also surpassing it.]
"Huh?"
[Nothing. Shall we free the other princes, my lord? Sabel and Henry do not play well together.]
"Since when did you care about such things?"
[Since I beca gran-gran.]
"Right…"
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