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"Shit for brains."
That was the only way anyone would describe the current Arthur.
If it weren't obvious by how the AIs' acted, this hidden treasure they wanted him to unearth was nothing but a cover.
Their true purpose was to send him closer to danger, nearly kill him.
But why would they do that?
Weren't they supposed to protect Arthur?
Yes, yes they were.
However, that didn't mean they couldn't hurt him in the process of doing so.
Emir.
Their host's main enemy.
They needed to hurt him in any way they could.
Problem was, they couldn't hurt him physically or mentally, their host was too weak.
So they had to improvise, and their improvisation resulted in the plan they enacted today.
Luring Arthur away from safety and using his status as a student in the Academy against Emir.