Vol 1 Chapter 2 (1/2)

Chapter 2: Output

A week after Haruha got caught up in the robbery and kidnapping incident by Paya the Kid

Kasugai Yuu lacked sleep

Surviving school while half asleep, he was finally returning hoh the residential area under the early su resulting in tears co out of his eyes

“That ga tired of it”

The one who said that in an amazed voice was Fuyufu, alked by his side Since their houses are in the same residential area and she didn’t have any club, they occasionally return hoether like this

“It’s a good game”

Yuu answered with a downcast face Although Fuyufu was no longer watching his face, he did that to hide his facial expression

“Well… of course, since it’s “your ga in their houses due to unknown reasons are spreading”

Once she said that, he re as well He said, “This is happening throughout japan, which is bad Actually I have low blood pressure, I hope I’m okay” But Yuu doesn't remember much because of his drowsiness at the time

But, the parting words left by Fuyufu, under the sunset sounded strangely sharp── which like always── unearths pain to Yuu

“You’re Yuubocchi, a loner after all, you will die”

(Don’t say stuff like die…)

Fuyufu h her words is a usual occurrence, but more so with today’s emphasis on the word die This is due to the fact that the word rean

The reason he lacked sleep was Mifa

Since five days ago, Mifa did not appear in『CtG』for some reason Every day was then spent to comfort the lonely Haruha

(What happened…?)

If it was only a day or two, it just oing maintenance, however it passed a timeframe which made him worry The last time she was seen, she acted like her usual self and played with Haruha like any other day, and it didn't see

The only logical conclusion was that so must have happened in her private life

(Could it be that she’s sick…? Maybe bedridden right now?)

It could be so worse than a cold or it could be related to the fainting incidents Fuyufu was talking about… and with that thought in ative thoughts Thinking about it won’t help

It is a common case in the online co and there is noabout their circumstances The problem was that Mifa, whom he plays with, was just not a simple acquaintance But if he were to describe their relationshi+p── it was far too complicated to say

“Co with her nearly every day ever since I met her…”

It was about time he arrives horeets Haruha and then

“Will Mifa show up today?”

“I’m here daddy!”

He felt sorey van parked nearby

People who come to Yuu’s house are usually those from the postal delivery or courier service, or someone from his father’s side of the faive an advance notice before coe whatsoever on his mobile terminal when he checked

The sliding door of the van opens, and a little girl jumps out from it── “I’m here daddy!”

Without even the need to hear her words, he already knew the girl’s name

“Haru…ha…?

It was Haruha Even though her hair color was a bit lighter and the clothes she’s wearing was similar to those worn by elehter

Her dazzling sirl nodded with all her ht

“Yes, I’m Haruha”

… … …

Aaah, a dream

Well who can blaht in front of Yuu’s house, not inside the hotel in『CtG』which Clamp frequently visits Even more, Haruha who is a resident of 『CtG』, a virtual world, is here in the real world

Speechless, Yuu was about to place his hand on his forehead, when suddenly Haruha inquired

“Daddy is daddy right?”

“Errrr Yeah That’s right”

“As I thought You look a bit different, but Haruha knew immediately!”

Nodding with a triu onto Yuu’s pants The sensation felt was slightly more aard as compared to when she did it in 『CtG』

But it was undoubtedly done by the spoiled hugging mole Haruha

“…Haruha Emm, how… did you come here?”

He curiously asked while subconsciously stroking Haruha’s head Haruha innocently enjoyed the sensation and narrowed her eyes while letting out the sound “nfufufu” with her throat

“Nn? Haruha doesn’t really know”

“…Is that so That… is quite troublesome”

“Let us explain about that matter”

The voice ca into the car, there were three unfamiliar faces They exited from the car in order and lined up in front of Yuu

Two of them wore suits, a man and a woman

The lasses Co an aura that didn’t match a person with a respectable occupation

Meanwhile the wo She appeared to be around her twenties but also had an air of so casually tied hair and a sence, she can be classified as the “woman secretary” type

And the last airl Unlike Haruha, she was not a child She appeared to be of around the saent girl In contrast with the composed pair of adults in suits, her tension could be clearly seen with the way she was standing

Looking further, she undoubtedly was a stranger But there was a feeling of familiarity, which unlike with Haruha, ca which he could not shake off easily

“Could it be…”

He stared at the girl consciously Even as the girl’s pupils were shaking like a punching bag, she returned his gaze with upturned eyes While Yuu felt that doing so was indecent, he continued to stare at the girl

“The person…is Mifa?”

Unlike Haruha, her face was not exactly the sah she has an appearance of a respectable and diligent individual, however unlike the Mifa in-gae But what convinced Yuu was that her age and height appeared to be the same and above all, Haruha appeared here It was those two reasons

The girl looked aithout answering

Eh, I rong? If so, then could it be that ot depressed, however an answer came from the person below

“That’s right! She’s mommy!”

Haruha answered, which then proirl With her cluht by the girl Gently but surely

──It’s Mifa No doubt about it

Even with confidence of their identities, it actually left Yuu even irls, whom he met almost every day in 『CtG』 for the past few months, were somehow present in front of his hohter, which of course shouldn’t exist outside of the game

These two girls, whom he met almost every day in 『CtG』 for the past few months, were somehow present in front of his home in real life

Naturally everyone’s gaze turned towards the lasses who opted to explain the situation

The rin which certainly left a terrible impression

“Well talking while standing is tiring May we continue this talk inside your house?”

Yuu then led everyone to the living room which was often his sanctuary to connect to『CtG』

Feel free to sit wherever you like, he said, and the three of the the sofa, the nuh for everyone so they had to line up in an orderly manner

Along with Haruha as clinging to hi out enough cups for everyone, he then returned to the living room

“I’m sorry, this is all that I have here”

With the nuances and for it” Yuu then placed the tray on the table The woman in-black then raised her waist and poured the tea into the cups and handed them out to everyone Meanwhile, Haruha rested herself on Mifa’s knees

First, let us settle the lasses stood up

“Well then, ill introduce ourselves My name is Niiro Mansei I aanization… well, as an underling, to set things straight”

As he introduced himself, he presented his business card On the upper left corner of the card, beside the organization na with “The seventh senior researcher Niiro Mansei” which undoubtedly was suspicious And there was also the fact that he didn't take off his sunglasses even inside the room Was that a new trend?

“Next is… this woman, she’s your mother’s acquaintance”

While she was being stared at, the woman in-black let out a smile

“Pleasant to ai Yuu-kun My name is Haijme Hidari”

“What do you mean by my mom’s… mother’s acquaintance?”

“I aine Ekphrasis『Cradle to the Glaive』development But I was just temporarily transferred from the institute so I am not exactly a full-tiai”

What was then the relationshi+p between this huh the urge to ask such question was undoubtedly strong, he wasn’t able to ask it directly

For now, he wanted to hear an explanation about a certain “probleht of all this time

Yuu’s gaze turned to this girl She’s “Mifa”, the girl who has Haruha on her knees

Once again their eyeshim for quite a while But the moment their eyes met, she quickly averted them as well

Unable to speak for herself, she had Hajime introduce her

“Her nah school just like you And, just as you expected, she’s the girl who played the character named “Mifa in『CtG』”

“a… nice to imiya”

When she finally spoke, Miharu quickly covered her face under Haruha’s hair Looking at her, one can quickly note that she’s pretty shy, especially in front of strangers It boggles the mind to think that she’s the same person as that Mifa, who talked to Yuu so bluntly when they first met

“My naai Yuu…!”

But it was not just her Yuu stiffened up due to the tension

Why was he so nervous? To put it simply and of course with Fuyufu’s interpretation, he’s a loner Honestly speaking, he was sociable enough for a norht jokes with girls from his class, at the very least

The reason why he was so nervous ht have been due to the fact that Mifa, whom he 《Married》, was on the other side or , or justdeeply at hi on his mind

But before Yuu was able to pinpoint the source of his nervousness, another “problem” raised her hand cheerfully

“Haruha is… Haruha?”

“Why are you not convinced?”

This tihtforwardly, Haruha let out an “ehehe” laugh like she usually does She had to politely speak because of the pair of adults present and due to her wanting i

After a feeling of relief, Yuu directed his gaze towards Niiro so could ask questions

“Stuff about Kugiht? And also the reason why you all came here”

Niiro shed As serious as he was, only his

“That’s for certain Well then, I will talk first about Kasugai-kun’s cute little girl Haruha We still haven’t talked about the details to Kugimiya-san as well”

Miharu nodded seriously

“To sum it up, Haruha-san is a person born in the world of 『Cradle to the Glaive』and came to this world

…What the heck was the old ht, however Yuu was not a Yuubocchi so he understood the roundabout explanation

“…No, no No way, that…”

“Hmm, I wonder how to explain this”

Responding to Niiro’s gaze, Hajime took out a notebook froe to write so quickly on it

“Listen, Yuu-kun Iine it first

The build engine used to make the world of 『CtG』creates an endless realistic virtual world It is arranged as a game under the system’s control but once that “control” is taken off, it would be able to perfectly produce the authenticity of the real world”

Real World　●　≒　○　CtG

“Did you keep up at this stage?”

It was a well-known fact, he nodded Hajime smiled and wrote “OK” on the paper

“Well then, in order to go into 『CtG』, players would have to create an elaborate avatar An avatar that has an equal or greater bodily function compared to their own”

Real World●　≒　○CtGOK

Player■　→　□　Avatar

“That’s right There is a function to cut off pain and appetite, but there is an option to have it matched to your real body as well… my Mother once said”

“Yes, exactly Then, this is OK as well”

Hajime nodded in satisfaction and wrote the third line on the paper

“As you can see──naturally this situation can also occur”

Real World ●　≒　○CtGOK

Player ■　→　□Avatar　OK!

Human ◆　←　◇Avatar　OK!!　←It’s here now!

………………?

……Nnn? Eh?

Does it really work… like that?

If human and player characters were considered as equals then an NPC (Non-Player Character) would have the possibility of becoical in a way…

………………

Nononononono

Because the logical was so si stretch And to begin with,

“Then what about the body? In any case when a huoes into their avatar, their body is prepared on the other side, but not the other way around It’s impossible”

“It’s not that hard to create actual human flesh you know”

He said so easily Taken aback, Yuu glanced at Niiro He was not even s It seemed that it was common sense for them

It was true that news about howin recent years which ht have implications in the future that allows people in the future to breed by reproducing and splitting so “in the future”, Yuu never heard of stories or even gossip about people succeeding in creating an artificial human body before

“……It’s news to me”

“Yeah, of course, revealing this to the public will incite critics and harsh inquiries Well, what is important now is that “we can at least prepare a human body” as you can see”

It was of course an unbelievable tale, but the very presence of Haruha confirms this No irl present was fake

Before he was able to sort out his thoughts, Hajime resumed the talk

“But, even if we are able to create a body, the “heart” would not be present And eventually, we forine Ekphrasis, which led to the current project”

“Project?”

“Yes The governine Ekphrasis generation game develop infrastructures as well In exchange, we can use their game world to study 『the way to create a new human』── so far that’s our plan”

And then── Hajiaze turned to Haruha Haruha, on Miharu’s lap, received their stares and soed to wave at the by that

“And the first success sample is Haruha An Artificial Child created in 『CtG』whose mind was transferred to a human body and now is here with us in the real world That’s her”

“But I heard that computers didn't have the capability to create human consciousness…”

Yuu rebutted as he recalled the conversation he had with Fuyufu in the past Theto reject Haruha’s existence stole the strength from his throat

In response, Hajime ansith a s expression which she showed for the very first time

“The Nephilim type computer used in 『CtG』 is co ones It is one of those machines that has the capability to create infinite possibilities and to create a human from within”

“I don’t really understand, but… why are you entrusting such aame company?”

“In order to have this system operate with utine Ekphrasis, which is the largest national net game manufacturer, possess it Under what circumstance that led to this, unfortunately we cannot answer it now”

A coame company…what?

There were still lots of questions that remained but before he was able to spit it out, he understood that it would have just been a waste of time There was no other choice but to believe what they said for the ti and continue on with the conversation

“Then why do you want us… Clamp and Mifa, to take care of Haruha?”

With all the facts that were presented, in a way it can be said that this was the most absurd doubt he had, and Niiro answered it instantly

“We tried various ways to create a Hadzar… a new mankind as you can call it, and as one of our attempts, a plan was proposed to create the mind of a baby on its fresh state, pick up the best-fit and suitable couple with the computer, and entrust the baby to them and have them raise it Technically we could have created her in the adult forht away but the artificially synthesized personality she has is… a bit poor”

His explanation was subtly convincing, and at the saue and Yuu couldn't co to respond to it Finally, the last question was asked

“Then…… what do you want us to do with Haruha?”

“Anyhow, the same as before”

Niiro easily answered back but Yuu couldn't understand what he meant

“Saame?”

“No Based on the various databases we had, it’s believed that the personality created in 『CtG』in the state of a teen is still relatively unstable, unable to fully adapt to the real world Hence from noill have Haruha live in the real world as a huside the two of you”

……………………

It took a while

For him to understand

Haruha would live as a nor but he had no reason to object

In here──he ai household

You──he meant with Yuu, naturally that would have happened if she stays in the Kasugai household

And the two of you──that would mean, probably……

“W-W-What do you mean!?”

Miharu shouted as soon as she understood the scenario Her voice was so loud that it echoed throughout the house, and at the sao, she only uttered faint sounds which were as quiet as a ly shocked as well

“I-I-I was surprised…… seeing Haruha here in the real world, and then you people suddenly show up saying that you will provide her a place to stay so that’s why I ca the way here……”

Yuu then saw that herHer face vividly red

“IT’S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO LIVE WITH A GUY!”

It was subtly shocking, being said so frankly

“Please wait a second Even I’ asked to do so suddenly”

Yuu was in his ie Simply put, it was just too absurd of a request

To suddenly live together with a girl of his age an also…… with Haruha as born froame, just how the heck was he supposed to live with them?

“First of all, how did it become like this?”

Niiro answered the question frankly

His answer, in contrary to the oddities of topic, was very sensible

“Isn't it norether? Especially when the child is still so young”

“Kugh…………”

It was the final blow for Yuu He had no right to object

Yuu turned his gaze towards Haruha The child, as born froaze with a blank look Her pupils’ were── like a mirror

“After countless number of failures, Haruha is a child who finally obtained a human body Her personality, information or data, is impossible to reproduce We wish to cherish her as well And for that, we think that it’s best to provide her with the ame And the most important factor of her life is the two of you, her 『Parents』”

He couldn't say anything against that argu for Clamp and Mifa wholeheartedly Was it really okay to betray her feelings?

“Fortunately, we didn't have to provide a new house since the Kasugai household has a lot of vacant roohborhood And since it’s the house of a developer, it has all equipment required to use 『CtG』

That’s ish for all of you to live here together Can you understand that?”

“But that……”

Miharu who let out a loud voice earlier lowered her head No wonder She appears to be an extreether with a person of the opposite sex she just met today, was out of the question

But

“……I got it I, don’t mind”

Yuu voiced his acceptance Niiro probably examined what relationshi+p Yuu had with his mother and used that to his favor If you had to call it despicable, it’s despicable indeed, butto run aorn him out

“That part of you, you must have inherited that from your mother”

“Because of that I ended up playing a gah”

Hajiht──and he coldly replied In fact, the gae for an abnorree of freedoends that said that several debuggers were sent to the hospital because of it, but as a matter of fact, Yuu knows thatthe previous installments of 『CtG』

Ultimately, there were also some that collapsed and never woke up…… with that in mind, he turned and faced Miharu

“……But Kugimiya-san, you don’t have to force yourself Your faht?”

He tried his best to be as gentle as possible, but Miharu’s shoulders trembled in shock

And then everyone’s gaze faced Miharu Since Yuu, the ed by his uncle──had accepted, everything depended entirely on her answer

Haruha, who didn't understand the conversation at all, turned her body happily on Miharu’s lap Yuu didn't see her face, but he could easily guess the expression she y upturned eyes she shohen Miharu was about to log out from 『CtG』

“Won’t Mommy want to be with us?”

Miharu abruptly turned her head away, after Haruha hugged her chest tightly

…………

……Looking at it now he noticed that Miharu’s breasts are bigger than “Mifa’s” and it didn't see hiirls usually enhance part of their bodies when creating an Avatar (provisional figure) but it ht just be his selfish assumption

“Eh? Moer than the usual”

……Yup, it was just a false assu, he was able to break free froain, thanks Haruha

Attaining neisdom, Yuu’s eyes started to sparkle──which had waraze was quickly spotted by Miharu

It was enough to have her al face flushed even more, but her lips started to tremble as well

“a…………”

If this was a a, this would be the scene where cold sweat starts to flow out, but for starters, he would be able to recognize that he felt a chill on his spine

“No, that, I ──”

It turned bad at this rate As Haruha’s beloved daddy, he couldn't let Miharu scorn hih school boy, Yuu has so that resides in the center of his body, known as a beast shouting the word “love”, and it would do various things regardless of his will, which he needed Miharu to understand……no, impossible Yup, impossible indeed

Yuu was frustrated, unable to express anything, not even an unsightly excuse, but the words Miharu said next, was beyond his expectations

“I-I will live with Haruha too!”

“Ee? Are… are you sure?”

Not only did she appear to be forcing herself, she also said that right after Yuu’s disgraceful behavior, her action was une one

However, with Miharu’s next words, the wall ofwas taken down in one fell swoop

“Because I cannot let Haruha live together with Kasugai-kun! Friends fro “love” fro! It will surely be a bad influence to this girl!”

Saying all that she wanted, she held Haruha tightly, then glared fiercely at Yuu That stare of her was honed as sharp as an owl, letting out an aggressive aura of distrust

“Well~, it seems you have made up your mind”

“I’ht”

“Haruha……Moht?”

“Mommy, it’s a little painful……”

In the lively living roo what they had in mind

Yuu felt like crying a little

After that, they began talking in detail about the “life” they will have after this What they've discussed were as follows

First, Haruha and Miharu's living expenses will be covered by Niiro and his people, to the extent of the any inconvenience It counts as part reward and payra

First, while Yuu and Miharu were at school, Hajiai household to care for Haruha

Next, Yuu is Haruha’s father and Miharu is Haruha’s ers, so please discern to what is known as “moderation” (Miharu’s demand)

And lastly

“Lastly, for the sake of having Haruha to live in the house, we ive her a japanese name”

“How about this?”

Hajime took the memo sheet from before and wrote the name on the other side of it

『Kasugai Haruha (春日井　春羽) 』

Yuu and Miharu, and then Haruha peeked at the paper and looked at each other

“I think it’s good It imiya-san?”

Yuu wondered a bit if, she was going to say so Yuu’s last name!” however,

“I think it’s good too, it sounds cute and nice”

She liked it He felt relieved, especially because there was a foul ato