AIM

“So what will you do?” said Aiwass somewhere in Academy City.

Aiwass was not human.

And across from it was another being that was not human.

“…”

She was a girl with long black hair that had a little bit of brown mixed in,
cowering eyes covered by glasses, and a nice body. That was what she looked
like, but she was actually an aggregation of AIM diffusion fields.

She was Kazakiri Hyouka.

As she faced Aiwass, her gaze did not hold its usual unease.

It was only a bit, but there was a core of fighting spirit there.

Aiwass spoke to her.

“A being similar to you has been confirmed to be in Russia. The being is known
as the Archangel Gabriel. No, as she is still incomplete, I suppose I should call
her Misha Kreutzev. At any rate, that is not an existence that can be dealt with by
humanity’s current level of technology and military power. Once it begins,
tragedy will come to every person in that land.”

“So you are telling me to fight?”

“That is also a very interesting option. But then there is no reason that you must
choose that option.”

“…”

“So you have begun to think of a concrete plan. But you need not worry if you
choose to do it. We tend to prefer this city that is filled with AIM diffusion
fields, but by using the Sisters spread around the world as intermediaries and by
applying directionality to the AIM diffusion fields, a belt-shaped AIM diffusion
field area can be stretched from Academy City to the depths of Russia.”

“Does that…” Kazakiri hesitated and then started again. “Does that mean a virus
will be sent to those people’s heads again?”

“If it is necessary,” responded Aiwass simply. “However, it will not be. It may be
hard to understand with Last Order away, but your goal will most likely be in
sync with what the Sisters want. Each individual unit may cooperate without an
overriding order sent out from the command tower.”

“…”

“So what will you do?”

“What will you do?”

“Nothing.” It did not take even a second for the being to respond. “I only carry
out actions that will bring about interesting things. The actions within Russia
seem a bit interesting, but I find no value or interest in actually fighting there.”

That was Aiwass. Even if humanity was to go extinct and the world was to
disappear, Aiwass’s expression would not change.

Which was more terrifying, someone who piled subtle plan on top of subtle plan
to carry out a large plan or someone who held the power to destroy the world
with a single fingertip but only acted on a whim or out of interest?

“I suppose I will go,” said Kazakiri after thinking for a while. “But on one
condition.”

“Am I really the one you should be telling that to? I am not the one who has
come up with this overblown plan.”

“Please do not touch my friends.”

“As long as they do not prove to be interesting, I won’t.”

“…If you do, I will become your enemy even if it means mutual destruction.”

“You are much too naïve if you think you can threaten me,” said Aiwass with a
slight smile. “That kind of statement could very well spark my interest.”

- To Aru Majutsu no Index Vol 20 Chapter - War Report