The Price of Information

 

「You’re saying Hephaestus’ remains… still exist?」

Even though she was just an avatar, Hestia’s voice seemed to tremble. It must have been a deeply unexpected revelation for her.

「Yeah. Asia gave it a new name, it’s now called Polymetis.」

「Asia didn’t exert herself even a bit when she decided on the name. But how in the world did those three end up working together? Just imagining that cooperation forming gives me vertigo.」

「By a twist of fate, I guess.」

「Please don’t brush it off with such a vague, Japan-specific phrase. I want an explanation.」

Hestia narrowed her eyes at Kou’s lazy excuse.

「It started when we had to repair an Another Level Silhouette that had turned into a Mythology Weapon.」

「Astraea and Eirene’s data only lists Mythology Weapons up to the Seraphim Class, the highest rank of Antique Silhouettes. …Tch! They got me. Their data masking was a cut above.」

Even super AIs click their tongues, huh, Kou