[I am against it!] (Nano)
Unusually, Nanomachines attacked Mile in a strong tone.
[You can rely on us, Mile-sama! If you have any requests, you should ask us. There's no need to rely on such a primitive, inferior machine!] (Nano)
A few days later. With the Crimson Vow's day off approaching, Mile said to Nano-chan, "I'm going to go and meet the Little Mecha-Bird's direct superior," but was met with fierce opposition. And so, a meeting was taking place in the minds of Mile and Nano-chan...
(Eh? Isn't that discrimination among machine intelligences? Does the central command of Nanomachines or the creator approve of that?) (Mile)
[…………I retract my previous statement……] (Nano)
Apparently, it was a slip of the tongue.
[However, I only retract the latter part of my previous statement! I will not compromise on the first part!] (Nano)
(Yes, yes…) (Mile)
Apparently, it was their job to fulfill Mile's_ wishes, and they could not accept that being taken away by another machine.
(...But Nano-chan and the other Nanomachines won't help with the production of natto...) (Mile)
[Aaaaahhhh!!] (Nano)
And, Mile took this opportunity to tease the Nanomachines.
[There's a fine line between teasing and bullying!] (Nano)
(Ah, that's true...) (Mile)
She could understand Nanomachines's feelings. While thinking that, Mile thought deeply for a moment.
(I wonder if Nano-chan's_ childish emotions are just an act to make others feel like they're human, or if they're just programmed to behave that way. ...But, if it was created by a species so evolved that they seem like gods to us, then it wouldn't be strange if they really did have feelings... Is there a clear line between "appearing to have emotions" and "really having emotions"? Is there a clear line that can be drawn between life and non-life...?) (Mile)
Until now, Mile had thought that Nanomachines was an advanced mechanical intelligence, a supercomputer that was always calm and collected, with deep insight and advanced judgment. They probably acted and reacted like a human being, and that's because they were acting that way for Mile... However, somehow it wasn't the case, and Mile began to feel that they really did have those feelings.
Although they had a wealth of knowledge and excellent thinking and analytical abilities, the Nanomachines were also quite simple-minded. Now that the Nanomachines were getting worked up, were they enjoying messing around with Mile, who could communicate with them, or were they genuinely upset that their reason for existence and their joy are being taken away by a primitive machine that had appeared out of nowhere? Perhaps there was a basic restriction that you could not lose your temper or become desperate...
(Nano-chan and the other Nanomachines seem to be given a lot of discretion when it comes to using magic, but apart from that, apart from keeping things within the group... getting excited about something called the Nano Network, comparing viewing ratings... there are quite a few restrictions, right? Taboos and things like that... I think that can't be helped. If Nano-chan and the other Nanomachines were to do as they please, or if the civilization of this world were to develop in a strange direction without a solid foundation, things would get very bad... So that's why God... or what the Nano-chan call "the Creator" placed so many restrictions and limitations on them? Because the Nano-chan and the other Nanomachines are so omnipotent and can do anything. We can't allow outsiders to distort the normal development of this world in a strange way...) (Mile)
[...] (Nano)
(...But the technology of the ancient civilization has nothing to do with that, right? Because it is a civilization that naturally emerged and developed in this world. There is no reason for outsiders, Nano-chan and the other Nanomachines, to interfere with or say anything about the part of it remaining and being passed down to the next generation, right?) (Mile)
[......] (Nano)
(Oh, sorry! I didn't mean to be sarcastic or mean at all! It's just that, now that I'm Administrator, I have to think about them too, and not just leave them alone. I want to ask them to do some work so they can have a sense of accomplishment...) (Mile)
Mile became worried that she had upset the Nanomachines, who didn't reply.
[...No, I understand that much. That's the kind of person Mile-sama is... Also, Mile-sama became our Administrator because we asked you to do so and not just be an interpreter. So, it would be good for us if Mile-sama would take various measures for us. ...but...] (Nano)
(But?) (Mile)
[I would like you to show us some of that consideration as well...] (Nano)
(Ah… I’m sorry…) (Mile)
……Yes. The mechanical intelligence left behind by the ancient civilization was as different from the Nanomachines as a straw man and an autonomous robot, or a dugout canoe and a spaceship.
But still.
The meaning behind why they were created.
Its reason for their existence.
They wanted to be useful. They wanted to make people happy.
In this sense, they were just as similar as the commonality between a dugout canoe and a spaceship, both of which are about carrying people.
However, just like the Creator, Mile also believed that "It is not good for cheat-like beings that are not of this world to have undue influence." ...As for magic, she could only tolerate the Creator's decision as an unavoidable emergency measure to ensure the survival of the human race, which was on the verge of extinction. And whether or not Mile was aware that she was an "Interference from another world"...
Mile's body was born and raised in this world, and Mile was a living being of this world. However, her mind possessed knowledge of another world. Therefore, Mile herself tried not to spread any knowledge of Earth that went beyond common sense in this world, unless it was something that was unlikely to be misused and had little potential to become a breakthrough or catalyst for the advancement of civilization, but there were indications that she thought that technology related to ruins was okay.
(Well, the knowledge of Earth and the technology related to the ruins will only be used for our own benefit, so don't worry!) (Mile)
[What is that?!] (Nano)
Mile also didn't seem interested in doing anything so reckless.
(Nano-chan and the other Nanomachines should think of the Slow Walkers and their subordinates as about the same as first-year students in a kindergarten and watch over them kindly. As their seniors...) (Mile)
[......I get it, now...] (Nano)
Perhaps during this brief moment, a meeting was being held within the Nanomachines. And by consensus, the request of Mile, who had authority level 7, was approved... No matter what anyone said, in the end, the Nanomachines were lenient towards Mile and her friends.
"Well then, let's go. ...Ah, if it's on my shoulder, the wind pressure might blow it away... It would be a shame to put it in the item box, and it wouldn't be able to give directions like that... Yes, come in here!" (Mile)
Saying this, Mile grabbed the Little Mecha-Bird, pulled the armor and clothing with her fingers to create a gap, and dropped it between her breasts. Then, Little Mecha-Bird peeked its head out from Mile's chest.
"This way you won't get blown away and it'll be easier to guide us, right!" (Mile)
Mile was smiling broadly, but Little Mecha-Bird looked a little dissatisfied.
[The space is narrow and cramped...] (Bird)
"Ugh, you're too noisy!!" (Mile)
Mile was furious.
Then, using magic to neutralize gravity, they rose into the sky, and once they had gained a sufficient altitude above the ground...
"Full speed ahead, target, nearest living ruins! Mile, take off!" (Mile)
Then, along with her customary line, the direction of gravity changes from vertical to horizontal, and the gravity neutralization magic was cancelled. Mile and Little Mecha-Bird fell horizontally towards their destination with a whoosh.
Author's Note
The anime PV for my work "I Shall Survive Using Potions!" has been released!
https://potion-anime.com/
Thank you very much! (^^)/