On the building where Fujino had departed.
Only a short second had passed since the dimensional channel disappeared.
The next moment, a dimensional channel opened in the exact same location.
Fujino walked out of the dimensional channel, but this time she was not alone; there were two others who looked quite similar.
After obtaining the power of the reality gem, Fujino used the gem's power to modify everything, rewriting the data of all androids out of thin air so that their core directives were changed to be loyal only to Fujino.
The journey to nier: automata, which was originally planned to take a day or two, was changed as a result.
After Fujino finished dealing with the androids in the nier: automata world, she took the opportunity to visit the bunker and, with excitement, gave 2B and A2 a physical examination.
To Fujino's disappointment, the androids in nier: automata did not have that'slit'. She was slightly disappointed, but in the blink of an eye, Fujino added it to both 2B and A2; it was finished with just a light modification using the reality gem's ability.
Afterward, after playing with the other android ladies in the bunker, Fujino finally brought 2B and A2 back to the Date A Live world.
"Commander, is this another world?" 2B looked at the strange environment around her, activated the tactical goggles on her face that had been improved by Fujino, and began to collect data on the surroundings.
"2B, there is no need for that; this world poses no significant threat to us," Fujino said, pulling 2B's hand.
"Yes, Commander," 2B replied quickly, her face flushing slightly as she felt the warmth on her hand.
"Alright, let's head back now," Fujino said, taking 2B and A2's small hands and disappearing from the spot using Heavenly Movement.
In the villa, looking curiously at the two strangers beside Fujino, she looked up, tugged at Fujino's clothes, and asked curiously, "Fujino, who are they?"
"They are 2B and A2. Remember, they are also our family."
"Family, I understand!" She nodded vigorously, then looked at 2B and A2, revealing a beautiful smile: "Hello, 2B and A2, my name is..."
Facing the greeting, 2B and A2 were both at a loss; in their past, they had never experienced such things, so how could they have any experience?
Although they had accessed the Date A Live world's network using their own functions and could easily browse all information, having information was different from knowing how to express it.
Watching 2B and A2 greet her awkwardly, Fujino couldn't help but smile. In this scene, 2B and A2 looked exceptionally cute in Fujino's eyes.
Not wanting to disturb them, Fujino went to find Nanami first.
"What is it?" Seeing Fujino walking over, the events of last night resurfaced in Nanami's mind. Her face flushed slightly, and her body involuntarily took a step back.
"Relax, I'm not here to bully you," Fujino teased, looking at the retreating Nanami, her smile undisguised.
"Damn it!" Looking at Fujino's smile, even the good-tempered Nanami couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. She glared fiercely at Fujino and turned her head away.
"Alright, don't be angry. I have some things to discuss with you," Fujino said, quickly changing the subject and starting to talk about business.
A few minutes later, after Fujino finished explaining her plan, she took a bottle of soda from the nearby refrigerator, opened the bottle, and the soda in her hand made a pleasant fizzing sound. After taking a big gulp, Fujino looked at Nanami and said, "What do you think of my plan?"
Nanami looked at Fujino, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said, "Aren't you afraid that you'll be beaten to death later by the girls you've ruined?"
"They would need the ability to do so."
Fujino said very triumphantly, but to Nanami, this expression looked very punchable.
Nanami waved her hand and said, "Do whatever you want. But how do you intend to give them the power now? I don't mind giving you the power, but it's quite difficult to pass it on to the girls you mentioned."
"You don't need to give it to me," Fujino said, taking another sip of the soda and smiling. "I can just copy the power directly. As for how to give it to those girls, that's even easier. Haven't you ever watched magical girl anime?"
"Huh?" Nanami looked puzzled. What is a magical girl? And what does this matter have to do with magical girls?
Facing Nanami's confusion, Fujino just smiled mysteriously and drank the rest of the soda in one go.
In the room where Airy was, Fujino pushed open the door and found that the food she had sent earlier was untouched, and Airy on the bed was also motionless.
"Is this person an idiot?" Fujino couldn't help but complain. After being toyed with by her due to the contract, Airy had already exhausted a lot of physical strength. She had kindly helped untie her and reminded her to eat something, but this person was so stubborn, refusing to eat. Now, she had fainted from hunger.
"What an idiot."
Fujino helplessly took the unconscious Airy into her arms and activated the reality gem's ability, directly modifying Airy's physical condition.
"Ugh... am I dead?"
Airy slowly opened her eyes, thinking she had arrived in hell, but when she saw the familiar, wicked smiling face before her, she suddenly felt that she had arrived in a place even more terrifying than hell.
"Finally awake," Fujino said with a smile, patting Airy's cheek and pinching it.
Feeling the hand causing mischief on her face, even though Airy was displeased, she dared not say a word at this moment.
Looking at Fujino's smiling face, Airy hesitated for a while before deciding to muster the courage to ask, "What... are you going to do?"
"What am I going to do?" Fujino looked at Airy, as if asking herself, and also as if asking Airy.
Fujino didn't speak; she just gently slid her finger across Airy's face, as if drawing something, and Airy's face was Fujino's canvas.
As the finger slid across her cheek, Airy felt her face itch, and her body unconsciously squirmed.
"What exactly are you going to do?!"
Airy asked with a blushing face, discovering that her body seemed a bit off.
"Don't move, it will be done soon."
Hearing Fujino's words, Airy's body immediately settled down, but the fear in her eyes became increasingly obvious.
Her body felt increasingly strange; it seemed like a current of heat was surging throughout her body. This feeling was just like when the contract had taken effect previously.
In Europe, in a forest covered by wind and snow, a dimensional channel quietly opened. Fujino, accompanied by 2B, A2, and Airy, walked out of the dimensional channel.
"It looks a bit like the Einzbern estate back in the day," Fujino commented, looking at the surroundings. Apart from missing a giant castle, the scene before her was almost identical to the scenery of the Einzbern estate.
"Commander, is this the combat location?" A2 stepped forward and asked Fujino. Points of light appeared behind her, and a katana appeared in A2's hand.
"Yes, everything has been detected. It's in the depths of the forest. Except for one person named Kallen, whom you are to leave alive, kill everyone else," Fujino ordered with a smile.
Fujino turned to look at Airy. At this moment, Airy's face was pale, and she was hugging her body tightly with both hands.
Fujino frowned and said, "I almost forgot, your constitution is really troublesome."
After speaking, Fujino snapped her fingers. The surrounding cold air instantly dissipated, replaced by a comfortable warmth.
"Are you trying to take control of the DEM company?" As her body gradually warmed up, Airy raised her head and, gathering her courage, asked Fujino.
"That's right," Fujino said truthfully, not hiding it; after all, it was so obvious.
If she tried to hide it, she would really be treating others like fools.
Boom! Boom!
Explosions suddenly came from the distant forest. The smile on Fujino's face deepened, while Airy's face turned somewhat pale. Within the sight of both of them, the distant forest was already emitting thick white smoke, and the firelight appeared very conspicuous in this snow-covered land.
"What? Do you feel sympathy for them?"
Fujino looked at Airy with interest, walked up to her, and placed one hand on her chest, feeling Airy's heartbeat. It was no different from usual, just a little faster.
The next moment, Fujino withdrew her hand, glanced at Airy again, and smiled, "It feels quite nice."
Then, amidst Airy's indignant gaze, she turned her back and snapped her fingers again.
The space in front of her quickly began to twist, and a dimensional channel, so huge it almost covered the sky, opened.
"Welcome to the New World!"
In Airy's incredulous gaze, a massive fortress, the likes of which she had never seen before, slowly emerged from the dimensional channel in front of her.
"Let's go," Fujino said, grabbing the still-stunned Airy and using her ability to arrive directly inside the bunker.
"Commander," the Commander said respectfully, bowing as soon as she saw Fujino. The other androids also bowed repeatedly.
"There is no need for such formalities," Fujino said, taking the Commander's hand and mischievously drawing a circle in her palm. The Commander's face turned red at a visible speed, but because she was bowing her head, no one else noticed except for Fujino and Airy who were directly opposite her. However, the other androids looked at the Commander with envious eyes.
"Begin the operation according to the orders. 2B and A2 have already gone; you just need to go over and take over," Fujino said to the Commander.
"Yes!"
Having received the order, the Commander immediately returned to her normal state, then commanded the contracted androids to begin maneuvering the massive bunker toward the direction of the fire in the depths of the forest.
Putting down the coffee in her hand, Fujino looked up at the only survivor in the DEM company, who was Airy's younger sister, Kallen.
There wasn't much difference between Kallen and Airy. The most obvious difference was that Kallen wore glasses, which made her look a bit more intellectual than Airy. As for their figures, from Fujino's perspective, they were about the same.
"Kallen, right?" Fujino said, resting her chin on one hand and looking with interest at the tightly bound Kallen. "Now you have two choices."
"Submit or die."
"Which do you choose?"
"I want to know if my sister has already chosen," Kallen asked very calmly.
Fujino nodded. "Because your sister did something wrong, so... I think you should know, right?"
"It's that disaster known as the Eurasian Great Spacequake, right?"
As Kallen spoke, her gaze drifted to Airy, who had been silent and keeping her head down since just now.
Airy also felt her sister Kallen's gaze passing over her, and her body couldn't help but tremble, her hands subconsciously clenching.
Kallen was very smart. As early as when she couldn't find any trace of Airy, she had suspected something. The time of the Eurasian Great Spacequake and the time Airy disappeared were too close. Anyone with a heart would subconsciously link the two.
"So, what is your choice?"
"I submit!"
"You have made the right decision," Fujino smiled, stood up, and came to Kallen. She placed one hand on Kallen's shoulder and said softly to her, "Let me give you a gift; your sister has one too."
After she finished speaking, Kallen's neck emitted a pink glow, and a collar identical to Airy's appeared on Kallen's neck, but then vanished.
"What is this?" Kallen asked, her eyes widening slightly. She was certain that just now, her neck had emitted a glow, and a collar had appeared out of thin air.
"A contract. Your sister has one too; this way it's fairer for you sisters," Fujino said with a smile.
"A contract..." Kallen touched her neck; it felt no different than usual, but in her heart, there was an invisible connection. However, this connection was one-sided.
"Alright, you and your sister stay here and rebuild the DEM company. The YoRHa Unit will help you both rebuild the DEM company."
"Basically, you just need to be the face of it; the YoRHa Unit will handle the rest for you." Fujino said, patting Kallen on the shoulder, then walked to Airy and smiled. "Now you have to work hard, okay? I will come back to see you often, my cute RBQ~"
Fujino said the last sentence very softly, so softly that only Airy could hear it.
Airy's hands clenched even tighter, the veins bulging on the back of her fair hands were very obvious.
"Hehe," Fujino chuckled a few times, then turned to look at the Commander on the side and said, "Alright, I'll leave the rest to you."
"Please rest assured, Commander!" the Commander said, placing her right hand on her chest in a gesture of assurance.
"I'll leave everything to you."
Fujino trusted the Commander's ability very much. By handing the DEM company over to the YoRHa Unit to manage, Fujino believed that before long, the height that the DEM company could reach would far exceed that of the original work.
"Alright, 2B, A2, let's go."
Three months later, everything was proceeding according to Fujino's plan. The DEM company and Ratatoskr, which had been established by Woodman at Fujino's suggestion, had both become hegemons.
The emergence of the two organizations naturally attracted the attention of the rulers of various countries, but it was already too late. Both DEM and Ratatoskr possessed formidable strength, and the Manifestation Device displayed by DEM was the military weapon they had always craved.
However, DEM already had the resources to fear no nation. After DEM easily destroyed the national troops that tried to act against them using the Manifestation Device, they finally realized that DEM and its deployment were not something they could easily touch.
Although combining the strength of all nations could defeat DEM, the result would be mutually destructive, which was not the outcome they wanted.
Therefore, they turned their attention to the other organization, Ratatoskr. Compared to DEM's unyielding stance, Ratatoskr seemed much more favorable to these people. Not only did Ratatoskr provide weapons comparable to DEM's Manifestation Device, but it also actively protected refugees worldwide who were affected by Spacequakes.
Yes, ever since the disaster they called the Great Eurasia Spacequake occurred, disasters named Spacequakes would periodically appear in various regions, bringing immense catastrophe to cities every time.
The ones dealing with the calamities caused by these Spacequakes were Ratatoskr. Not only Ratatoskr, but DEM also played a role, which was one of the reasons why the rulers of various nations turned a blind eye to DEM's existence. The remaining reason was that Ratatoskr had revealed the existence of powerful beings known as Spirits.
Moreover, they had personally witnessed the power of the Spirits, beings that were completely impossible for them to contend with.
The various nations had no way to deal with the unknown Spirits. Their weapons could barely inflict any significant damage on the Spirits. Therefore, the people of these nations could only entrust the task of dealing with the Spirits to Ratatoskr and DEM. However, compared to DEM, the nations trusted Ratatoskr more, so the aid provided to Ratatoskr was greater.
However, these people would never have guessed that everything was orchestrated by Fujino.
Inside Fujino's villa, it was currently three o'clock in the afternoon. In the world of Date A Live, Fujino had suddenly developed a habit of taking afternoon naps.
Opening her eyes, she saw an innocent and flawless sleeping face. After smoothing the hair from her forehead, Fujino got up and opened the blackout curtains.
Looking at the sun in the sky outside the window, Fujino murmured softly, "It's almost time."
With a faint smile, Fujino changed her clothes, placed a soft kiss on her forehead, and finally left the quiet room gently.
"Fujino, you're awake. The milk is ready."
As soon as she stepped out, she saw 2B appearing before her, holding hot milk.
"Thanks." Fujino smiled slightly and took the hot milk from 2B's hand.
"The Commander has sent a message. The weapon currently under research has yielded results and can be put into production at any time."
"That's not urgent yet." Fujino took a sip of the milk in her hand and then handed it to 2B.
"What about the person DEM was tasked to investigate?"
"The information has been delivered." Saying this, 2B miraculously pulled a folder from behind her back: "The closest one right now is a girl named Honjo Nijika."
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