Alhaitham said, "In the Akademiya, the general consensus is that human actions are governed by logic."
"By organizing and analyzing recorded data, the Akasha can derive behavioral patterns and predict those who conform to such logic."
"I'm not trying to push some fallacy, but does 'conforming to logic' really apply to everyone?"
"Emotions—joy, anger, sorrow, happiness—are also part of that logic. But can you guarantee that every emotional response is equal in intensity? Are emotions and opinions truly one hundred percent controllable?"
"Cyno, you've always operated alone. No one could interfere with your thoughts. That's why the Akasha's judgment of you was essentially the same as the logic you follow."
"You're used to handling problems independently—decisive yet principled. It's precisely this personality that made the Akasha's predictions effective."
"But now, you've joined a group. I imagine the Akasha doesn't yet know who's in this group."
"In other words, our logic and thinking are both aggregated and chaotic. We may even contradict one another."
"The Akasha lacks this data. It can't rely on past logic to predict your future. At the end of the day, the degree to which people can be controlled by fixed data is limited."
"So I believe your current situation is still relatively safe."
[Keqing: Alhaitham is incredible. He analyzed such a small detail so thoroughly.]
[Paimon: I wonder how his brain even works.]
[Alhaitham: The answer is simple—read a lot, think a lot. That's all there is to it.]
[Lumine: I understand. Previously, the Akasha understood Cyno's decision-making logic and what he was likely to do. But now, the situations Cyno encounters are beyond the Akasha's expectations.]
[Paimon: I think I understand too.]
[Furina: Haha, well done little Paimon.]
Back in the scene.
After listening to Alhaitham's analysis, Dehya nodded. "That makes a lot of sense. I agree. People are alive, but the Akasha has no life. I don't think we can be completely controlled by something that isn't alive."
Cyno said, "...Is that so."
"There are things the Akasha can't calculate. And people aren't bound by their past."
The scene returned to Caravan Ribat.
Paimon held her chest. "Phew... that puts my mind at ease."
Cyno said, "Don't zone out during meetings next time."
Paimon said, "Waaah, okay..."
Lumine said, "I'm confident we can do this."
Cyno reminded them, "But stay alert."
Just then, Paimon suddenly looked outside.
"Ah, footsteps!"
[Paimon: Looks like the soldier who went to request backup is back.]
[Lumine: The battle's about to start.]
[Paimon: I hope our people don't get hurt too badly.]
The three turned to look. A burly blond man walked in with two guards.
"General Mahamatra Cyno! What a rare honor to meet you in a place like this."
The blond man introduced himself, "I'm the head of security for the Great Red Sand area. Just call me Luxembarbo."
Cyno nodded. "Yes. This is my assistant, Lumine. She'll be accompanying me. And this floating thing next to her is her work machine."
Paimon: "Gah-gah—machine—gah-gah—"
[Arataki Itto: Bahahaha! Flying little Lavender Melon, looks like you've finally met your match! This is hilarious!]
[Paimon: I'm so mad! I was just cooperating with Cyno to complete the mission! How dare you make fun of me—I'll give you an embarrassing nickname too!]
[Lumine: Paimon, that impression was actually pretty convincing.]
[Dehya: It really did sound like a real robot.]
[Furina: I never expected little Paimon to have such acting talent.]
[Paimon: I'm the best Paimon!]