The Return of Consciousness
The return of consciousness came in a newly manufactured full-body prosthesis. I blinked a few times, then sat up, only to see my own severed head floating in midair, brain exposed, eyes closed.
“Ah! That startled me. That’s my head.”
“It’s my head, technically. It’s just the empty shell left after the memory data was fully extracted.”
“Then why didn’t you put it away? You scared me.”
Staring at my own decapitated head felt strangely unsettling, like looking at a corpse. At my words, Elsa gave a light wave of her hand, and the mechanical arm holding the head retreated into a hole in the ceiling and vanished.
“Better? Anyway, tell me how the new body feels.”
“Yeah, it feels much lighter. The movements are smoother too.”
I stood up from the examination table and stretched, loosening my limbs. The joint articulation and overall weight felt noticeably lighter than before, making every motion far more fluid. Elsa, who had been observing the holographic computer connected to the cable at the back of my neck, tapped on the keyboard and spoke.
“While preserving as much of the original body as possible, I made extensive modifications to the overall female form. The biggest changes were to the skeletal and drive systems, with corresponding software upgrades. I also optimized your data, sister.”
“Did I change again?”
“I upgraded the personality formation program, so the version is different. I expect your cognitive flexibility has increased. How does it feel?”
“I’m not sure.”
Wait… personality formation program?
“By the way, what is the personality formation program?”
“Huh? Mother didn’t tell you? The current you is a personality created by the Eve program—Mother’s personality formation algorithm based on your memory data.”
I was hearing this for the first time. Until now, I had simply thought I had become a being constructed from memory data. I had no idea it worked this way.
“Um… so the AI that will be used for the Eve Project employs this program? And when you said you were making a cognitive assistance program, you meant you were increasing cognitive flexibility through upgrades?”
“Oh~ Your cognitive flexibility really has increased. On top of that, I’m also a personality created through Eve. That’s why I’m your little sister. You were Eve’s first child, after all.”
“That’s… a bit shocking.”
Learning directly that I had become an AI made things feel more complicated. Perhaps to soothe my troubled mind, Elsa spoke gently.
“Even though you were made through Eve, you are still you. Mother strictly adheres to the single-entity principle. The ‘you’ created from your memory data will always be only one individual. You are the one and only being in the world.”
“Mmm… so in the end, I’m still me?”
“Of course. And to us, the physical body doesn’t hold much meaning. What proves our existence is the memory data that possesses uniqueness. Unlike the memory data that is our very being, the body is merely a terminal we use in reality.”
Elsa’s words helped me understand a little. Even after being modified into an angel, becoming an Abaddon host, turning into a succubus, and finally receiving a full-body prosthesis, I had still remained myself. As long as my mind was one, no matter how many times my body changed, the existence called “me” stayed the same.
“Yeah, well. There’s no need to overcomplicate things now. So this is the new body?”
“As I was saying earlier, this is a modified body intended for use as a mother. I altered the abdominal structure to accommodate the volume expansion during pregnancy and added several systems, including pelvic expansion for childbirth.”
“That explains why the belly feels so soft even though it’s a prosthesis.”
“Defense capability has dropped significantly compared to before, so please refrain from any play that involves striking the abdomen, just in case.”
“I can just ask them to hit gently.”
“Ugh, you pervert.”
According to Elsa’s explanation, the biggest change was the removal of the abdominal opening and closing function. To allow smooth expansion of the abdomen, all metal components had been removed, leaving only biological tissue. As a result, the ability to open and close had naturally disappeared. I pressed on the soft belly and asked.
“So there’s no real difference between this abdomen and a human woman’s?”
“The artificial muscles will provide minimal protection, but there isn’t much difference. If the soft abdomen is pierced, it could immediately damage the vital organs in the upper body, so please be especially careful.”
“As expected, there are many things you have to give up to produce children.”
I continued touching my abdomen while following Elsa’s instructions through various test operations. We tested whether the prosthesis could handle pregnancy by artificially inflating the uterus, and also conducted experiments with birthing objects the size of a baby. The results were satisfactory, so we decided to proceed with the modifications according to the design.
While organizing the test results, Elsa spoke to me as I lay on the examination table.
“We’ve changed the original plan. We will now synchronize the growth rate of the younger siblings with your pregnancy cycle. We’re building a hybrid mother system that will simultaneously produce growth-type AIs and bioroids using your body.”
“Then the younger siblings will only be born as bioroids that I give birth to?”
“Yes. The bioroids born from the angels will be standard models, while the high-end bioroids for the younger siblings will only be produced through your body.”
It seemed Elisa had made this decision with strong conviction. She said it was a way to secure both rarity and ease of management, and that they would produce one per year if possible. Thinking I was going to be quite busy, I turned my head and suddenly noticed a screen displaying the situation outside.
Quite a lot of time must have passed; we had already arrived in Eden. Elisa was meeting with Kyubey and talking.
“Whoa, how much time has passed? Elisa is meeting with Kyubey?”
“About two weeks? It’s been a while. The AI handled everything well, so there’s no need to worry.”
“Ugh… I wanted to come back to Eden myself. I want to go out too.”
“Not until the prosthesis is modified. The newly created you after the Eve upgrade is incompatible with the old body you were using.”
“Ugh.”
In the end, I had no choice but to remain trapped in the mental space until the prosthesis was modified. While Elisa and Uriel prepared for the modifications, the AI toured Eden with Ruya, showing her around. I grew depressed watching the AI receive my family’s farewell on Earth in my place, greet my acquaintances in Eden, and even act as intermediary between Eden’s leadership and Earth’s delegation. Feeling like I had become a useless existence, I stared gloomily at the screen. Elsa must have noticed, because she tried to cheer me up by acting cute in her adult body just like she had when she was little. Thanks to the Eve upgrade, the newly created me had become far more emotionally sensitive, making it difficult to adjust. My mood swung wildly several times a day, which was troublesome, but with Elsa’s help I gradually stabilized. The most effective method was to overlay the AI’s activity log data onto me in reverse, manipulating my memories so it felt like I had experienced those events myself. Even though I knew the AI had received the farewell, it felt as if I truly had, and the sadness faded. Later, we began regularly synchronizing the data logs to help stabilize my psychology. As a side effect, the boundary between the AI and me grew a little blurry, but I accepted it.
As usual, I was receiving the data the AI accumulated during its activities and experiencing it vicariously when Elisa entered the room and smiled.
“Tomorrow you will undergo modification in the full-body prosthesis laboratory beneath the Central Temple. You’ll be able to go outside soon, so please endure just a little longer, my lady.”
“Phew, I’m finally getting modified.”
“You seemed to be struggling so much that I wondered if upgrading you was a mistake.”
“It’s just that I’m still getting used to the increased sensitivity, so my emotions are hard to control. But you’ve helped me so much that I’m slowly getting the hang of it. I’ll be fine soon.”
The expression program, which had become even more natural after the version upgrade, formed a gentle smile meant to reassure the other person. Seeing my smile, Elisa’s eyes quickly turned into those of a researcher observing a test subject, and she let out an admiring sigh.
“Hmm… I made it, but it really is natural. Try making a sad face.”
“Like this?”
I made the sorrowful expression I had worn often lately. She grabbed my chin, turned my face this way and that, then spoke again.
“Now an angry face.”
I rarely made angry expressions, so it felt awkward, but I tried my best. Fortunately, it seemed satisfactory, because satisfaction bloomed on Elisa’s face.
“Good. It’s easier to make expressions after the upgrade, isn’t it?”
“Yes, the response time is faster too. I like it.”
“I’m glad you like it. I was worried because I hadn’t told you about the Eve program.”
“I’ve already accepted it. Both the old me and the current me are Elisha.”
“Thank you, my lady.”
Elisa hugged me tightly once, then left again to prepare for the prosthesis modification. Enjoying the naturally buoyant feeling, I went to find Elsa and spent time with her. After three full days of modification, I opened my eyes in the same place where I had first awakened as a full-body prosthesis. A stream of system loading messages floated before my eyes, and they all disappeared after the final notification that the Eve system had successfully activated. It seemed countless new systems I wasn’t familiar with had been installed and were now running.
“It feels similar to the body I used inside the mental space. Since it looks no different from the previous one on the outside.”
The magic engravings on my tongue and uterus were still there, as were the clitoral ring and nipple piercings. I touched my forehead; the holy scar remained as well. The succubus pattern had faded slightly due to the modification surgery, but it would gradually darken again. I pressed firmly on my lower abdomen and felt my fingers sink in, reaching the uterus inside. The previous body had a protective shield, so I couldn’t feel it this easily, but thanks to the softened abdomen from the mother-body modification, it was simple now. Hmm… the Abaddon Queen’s abilities worked properly too… Everything seemed to have turned out well.
“I’m finally free!”
“Well done, you bitch!”
Smack!
“Kyaa!”
A burning pain flared across my back, and a scream escaped me involuntarily. I reached behind me to rub the spot and turned around to see Kyubey and Uriel standing there with extremely angry expressions. Kyubey grabbed both my cheeks, pulling them while smiling with a furious face, and began scolding me.
“What the hell were you thinking, crossing the plains in that season? And what? You just crossed the dimensional gate as you pleased? On top of that, you ended up completely falling for a man from another dimension and started a family?”
“Uwaa, sowwy.”
“I didn’t listen in detail because I wanted to hear it from you directly. Confess everything honestly.”
Kneeling before Uriel’s icy expression and Kyubey’s face full of rage, I explained everything that had happened in the Earth dimension. The more I spoke, the more their expressions twisted with frustration. When I reached the part where I had become Gwangnam’s concubine, they exploded.
“What? You couldn’t even wrap a man around your finger and became his concubine? And of a man who already has four wives?”
“She clearly needs a thorough scolding.”
“Gwangnam oppa didn’t do anything wrong! He’s a man who can embrace four women!”
“Right, the one at fault is you. Present your ass!”
“Kyaa!”
I continued my explanation while gently rubbing my bright red buttocks, which had been thoroughly punished by my sisters’ wrath.
“Ugh, and that’s how I returned to Eden with Ruya.”
“It wasn’t you who returned, it was the AI. I wondered why you brought back a woman from a strange species you’d enslaved, and it turns out she was another concubine? Unbelievable.”
Kyubey closed her eyes, complaining of a headache. Uriel stepped forward in her place.
“I heard from Elisa first, but the Earth dimension’s delegation wants strict regulations on artificial intelligence and androids.”
“Yes, so we’re trying to replace them by creating bioroids.”
“That matter is already under review. The important thing is that I heard you will personally give birth to the bioroids that will use Elisa’s body. Is that all right?”
Despite her expressionless face, Uriel’s eyes were filled with worry as she looked at me. My heart warmed. I made a cheerful expression to show I was fine and answered.
“You probably already heard, but I have become Elisa’s angel doll. Being used for Elisa brings me great joy.”
“I understand. Being used for one’s Master is an immense joy. I support you, Elisha.”
“Thank you, sister.”
“Ugh, you masochistic perverts. I just can’t understand you two.”
Uriel, who like me lived solely for God, understood me, but Kyubey shook her head, saying she couldn’t comprehend it at all. Talking with my sisters whom I hadn’t seen in so long, we spent an entire day catching up. After seeing them off as they left for their respective duties, I sat in the laboratory prepared inside the temple and discussed the bioroids we would produce with Elisa.
“Ah, so this is it.”
Test tubes containing frozen preserved semen were lined up in a row. Following Elisa’s instructions, I set them properly in the injection machine, spread my legs, and exposed my pussy before activating it. The mechanical arm that emerged from the injector grabbed my thighs and spread them wider. At the same time, a smaller mechanical arm parted my labia and inserted the long-hosed injector. The machine slid relentlessly down my vagina, pushed the hose into my uterus, and began injecting the thawed semen.
“Ugh, it’s still cold.”
“Okay.”
I shifted my consciousness to my uterus and extracted the genes from the semen entering it. Still, being forcibly injected with the semen of men whose faces and names I didn’t even know made me feel like I had become a machine for impregnation.
“Doing this makes me feel like I’ve become a pregnancy machine.”
“Yes, I’ll do my best.”
In total, the semen injected into my uterus through the machine belonged to seven men. When temporarily combined with my eggs, each one produced a child with outstanding intellectual ability.
“As far as intelligence goes, these really are top-tier genes. My own egg genes feel inferior by comparison.”
“How on earth did you collect it?”
“Hehe~ The angels are doing a great job.”
It meant that Maria’s goal of luring superior males with excellent genes to Eden to spread their seed was proceeding smoothly. The more superior male genes gathered, the higher the abilities of the next generation of Abaddon would become.