Chapter 682 – Information Organization

“By the way.”

Before rebooting Akitsu, Jin asked a question to Lao-kun.

“What about the knowledge and information Akitsu has?”

“Yes, Master My Lord. Unfortunately, I have some bad news…”

“Hmm?”

“Akitsu’s knowledge is very limited.”

“What do you mean?”

In response to Jin’s question, Lao-kun began to explain with an apologetic tone.

“I see, Akitsu’s knowledge is mainly about governing a country, and it’s about democratic politics, right?”

“Yes. Other than that, there are a few things about culture. Most of it is stuff that you, Master, My Lord, already know.”

Jin pondered. If knowledge had been transferred using ‘Knowledge Transfer’, it would be hard to believe that it would be so limited.

Lao-kun continued as if reading Jin’s thoughts.

“Most likely, Akitsu has not been endowed with knowledge through ‘Knowledge Transfer’.”

“What!?”

“Like an ordinary automaton, it was probably educated from scratch, as if imparting knowledge to a baby.”

For an ‘ordinary’ automaton, basic information for operation, akin to an OS in a computer, is given. But that only enables very basic functions.

Without imparting knowledge through ‘education’, it would not only be unusable but also unable to speak satisfactorily.

“But ‘Knowledge Transfer’ is an old technology, isn’t it? Right, Reiko?”

Reiko nodded slightly.

“Yes, Father. That’s what I heard from Mother…”

So, it means that the magic ‘Knowledge Transfer’ was developed after Akitsu but before Reiko.

Which means…

“Did the previous generation improve ‘Knowledge Transfer’?”

“That seems very likely.”

Lao-kun, who should have analyzed Akitsu’s knowledge, didn’t understand how she acquired her knowledge for a reason.

The ‘format’ of the control core, or so-called control nucleus, is slightly different.

While information as ‘knowledge’ was easy to read, ‘memory’ information of the events Akitsu experienced since her creation was interspersed with miscellaneous data, much like a personal diary. Picking out only the useful information from it is a time-consuming process.

Therefore, even Lao-kun couldn’t completely analyze it in this short period.

Now, they couldn’t afford to stay idle any longer. Jin was about to reboot the lying Akitsu but had a sudden thought.

“Let’s reboot Akitsu in that dome.”

“That sounds like a good idea.”

So, Jin, along with Reiko holding Akitsu, transferred to the dome using the transporter. Elsa stayed behind, as they planned to return soon.

“Welcome back.”

John, who had been guarding the place, greeted them. Since John is ultimately controlled by Lao-kun, Jin felt a slight sense of incongruity being told ‘welcome back.’

Before restoring Akitsu, Jin checked the armchair he had been sitting on. The frame was made of bronze and had developed verdigris, so he cleaned it up.

“Alright, Reiko, please have Akitsu sit down.”

“Yes.”

“John, did you notice anything while you were investigating the dome?”

John, who had been in the dome while Jin was repairing Akitsu, should have checked various things.

“Yes, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.”

“I see.”

Jin decided to proceed with rebooting Akitsu and recited the ‘Authentication Key Password’ and ‘Magi-Key Word.’

“Kougai-chou 64, Wake Up.”

“…Yes.”

Akitsu opened her eyes.

“Master Jin, thank you for fixing me. With this, I will be able to continue watching over the people in this land.”

It seemed she was fully aware of who had repaired her.

Lao-kun’s judgment that she would not be hostile was correct.

“Akitsu, keep it a secret that I did the repairs. Say that John did it.”

“Yes, understood.”

Akitsu would continue to provide knowledge and offer consultations to visitors—those recognized by the chieftain—until the day she was no longer needed.

Jin also thought he might visit occasionally.

Reiko, perhaps curious, glanced back at Akitsu once.

＊ ＊ ＊

Jin and Reiko briefly stepped outside, boarded Pegasus 1, and returned to Mount Hourai via the Condor 3’s warp gate.

Condor 3 would fly back on its own.

“Welcome back, Jin-nii.”

Elsa greeted them in front of the laboratory.

And then Lao-kun spoke.

“Master My Lord, regarding Akitsu’s memory information…”

“Yes, what is it?”

“I managed to analyze it, but unfortunately, some parts were damaged.”

It was quite rare for Lao-kun to fail in analysis, indicating the task was very challenging.

The original copy, which was deteriorating and cracking, might have had unclear information to begin with. The original was now missing and no longer useful, and it felt somewhat inappropriate to go back and copy Akitsu’s control core again.

“Well, it can’t be helped. Just explain what you found out.”

“Understood.”

Lao-kun concisely summarized and reported the information Jin was seeking.