"...And then that's all you have to do, understand Yuuma?"
"etto... Christel, I just have one question?"
"Tell me"
"Why do I have to do it?"
Christel turned to see Yuuto dressed in a school uniform of Kuoh Academy, and Tsubasa dressed in black tight wool pants, a white shirt with a blue jacket and a brown belt with a gold buckle and a black narrow-brimmed cloche hat with a blue band, and a golden necklace with an intricate design.
Then I turn to look at the team's technicians and engineers and return my gaze to Yuuma.
Yuuma also followed Christel's gaze and then looked down at her own clothes. Yuuma chose to wear a similar Chinese-style dress, but it is black and has gold embroidery of lotus flowers, just like Christel's, it has a straight collar and is joined with a gold flower, leaving an opening at the top of the chest, she wears black stiletto heels and black semi-transparent stockings, giving it an elegant and mature touch.
Unlike Christel, her skirt reaches halfway down her legs, and the sleeves are short, and at this moment she wears her hair loose with a fringe on her forehead divided in two.
"Uh... Well, yes I can do it, do it!" Yuuma cheered up, he never imagined he would be doing something like this and it would be broadcast on television.
"I wouldn't expect anything less from you, Yuuma... Muaack." And so, to encourage her, Christel gave Yuuma a kiss on the cheek, leaving Raynare with a blush on her face.
Christel had asked him to help her with the presentation, since the model that was hired to demonstrate the touch screen and its functionality, apparently got sick. What Yuuma has to do is wait for the moment when Christel gives him a signal, and he will enter carrying a small rectangle in the palm of his hand. This rectangle has a solid button on its right side and when you press it the screen will light up in white, but there is a software installed on a laptop that is connected to the big screen and at a certain moment the signal will change and the screen will be divided in two showing the presentation on one side and the laptop screen on the other.
With Christel's examples of finger movements, which Yuuma will copy, he will touch the white screen and the cursor on the laptop will be moved and various commands will be made. All this is a gadget created by Lala, who Christel asked for help to do it, since the real prototype of the touch screen is very rough and bigger. And what Christel needs now is to make a hit. He is very sure that he will be able to have the whole -SmartPhone- finished to launch it in the second half of 2008.
"Christel-san 5 minutes"
"Understood, thank you. So Yuuma, you have no doubts about how the screen works?" Christel said while typing on the laptop and Yuuma touched the white screen in his hand.
"All right, it's amazing how this works. Do you think you can do everything the presentation says?"
"Yes! And more, but I will only talk about this for now, you will see the wonders that technology can create and the things it can do for us..."
Yuuma saw a smile on Christel's face and her pink eyes showed her firmness and confidence, as if she had already held everything she was going to present in her hands. He suddenly felt that this girl was very special, and he wanted to stay by her side to see those wonderful things.
....
"Usagi, it's not that late yet, why are you in such a hurry to return home?"
"Makoto, in about 15 minutes Christel's lecture is going to start, I don't want to miss it, even though I told Mom to record it..."
"Hey? Christel's presentation will be broadcast on television?"
"Yes, it seems that Christel's mother's company has invested a lot in this and they want it to be a national announcement..."
....
"Saichou-san, the presentation will be in 5 minutes"
"Ai-san, is it time? Can you change the signal on the televisions in the company so that the employees can watch the presentation? Let my daughter show them the direction and future path of our company."
Lluvia knows that what the company needs most right now is the unity of its employees, and to do that they must have a goal and a vision. Christel's projects have been kept secret up to now, but her announcement of the projects at the Science and Technology Fair can give employees the security they need to feel that they are in a good company.
"Understood Saichou-san..."
"Oh, you're very serious. I already told you that you can call me Rain."
"Understood Saichou-san"
"... Forget it"
"I'll be leaving then, Saichou-san." Ai Chimizu turned around after a bow and left the CEO's office to order the maintenance technicians to synchronize the channels on the televisions.
"...This girl" Lluvia put her hands on the table, thinking about Ai, she is a very polite and very professional girl, she is the best secretary and assistant, but she is very serious that she can't even joke with her.
"Well, let's see how this little daughter of mine is doing." Lluvia took a remote that Ai had left on the desk and after standing up she walked over to a piece of furniture to sit down and turn on the television in her office.
....
"Leave it there Koneko, right there..." Koneko carried a 40-inch television and placed it on a table that Akeno had already prepared in advance.
"Rias. Christel said it would be at 5 pm, right?"
"Yes, quickly turn on the television and look for the channel"
"I'm not late, am I?" A fiery orange portal array flashed directly on the ground and Ravel leapt into view.
"Ravel-chan, if you spend so much time in the club, why don't you join instead?"
"Mm, whatever... if it's to be with Christel, I'm fine with joining..." Ravel shrugged as she sat down on the sofa.
"Why is it still not turning on?"
"Mmmm, I don't know how it works, Koneko, what else was in the TV box?"
Koneko, wiping the non-existent sweat from her forehead, approached the television box and emptied it completely, taking out a power cord and a remote control with a bag of two batteries. Taking them along with an instruction manual, she brought them to Rias.
"Rias, there's no time to read the instructions, why don't you call Sona, maybe she already got the one she bought working?"
"Good idea..." Rias walked over to the desk and picked up the phone.
....
"Why don't you hurry up yet, it's almost 5pm and I still can't see anything"
"Sona-Kaichou, you just have to program the open channels and when you finish then you can choose the channel"
"And what channel will the Kyoto science fair be on?"
"Mmm, I think it must be because of the -NHK Channel- number one or three"
*ring~ laughing~*
"...Mochi~"
"...Rias, what do you want?"
"...You don't know how to install a television. Ha! I already installed mine."
"...You just have to turn on the television and let it program itself so that it recognizes the channels"
"... You have to put the batteries inside the control"
"...has a knucklebone in the back"
"...Yes yes, you connect that cable to the television and the light... Then use an extension, don't be stupid"
"...I can tell you no matter what if you can't get a TV to turn on"
"...You know what, I don't want to talk to you, I'll pass you to Matsuda so he can explain to you how to program the television. Matsuda here, explain to Rias what you just did."
'Kaichou, you didn't do anything, you were just ordering the guys from the photography club to install the television...' xN.
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"Ma'am, can we change the TV to NHK?"
A group of girls from the kendo and tennis clubs finished their club activities, and together with other classmates from various grades went to the cafeteria, where there is a television, Murayama and Katase were in front and asked the lady of the cafeteria to be able to change the channel on the television.
"Girls, I've already told you that dramas are prohibited..."
"No, this time it's not because of that, it's because a colleague is going to appear on television and we want to see her..."
"Oh really? What channel..."
....
When the clock struck 5 o'clock, the director made a signal to Christel while an announcer could be heard talking about the next performance. Christel just took a deep breath and with firm but elegant steps she left the side of the stage and approached the center, on the big screen behind her the company's brand began to play -Fantasy Mahou Shoujo Kabushikigaisha- and in a cycle a rectangular object with rounded edges rotated, on one side it had different colors that changed as it turned, but on the other side it always remained black, like a turned off television screen.
"Konichiwa... My name is Christel Ourada Velky and I am in charge of presenting Fantasy company projects... and their upcoming products... I may look young, but I ask you to give me the opportunity to show that our company has the mission of presenting the latest in technology... The cell phone is a very important part of our society today, many people need it for work and it is an object that facilitates social communication... The Internet is changing very quickly and we must adapt products that stay at the forefront of web browsing..."
"You may be wondering about the battery, a device like this will need a lot of energy, that is why I want to introduce you to the first product... our Lithium Batteries have a capacity... Its charging speed can reach... And we are always putting the safety of our batteries to rigorous tests, so we are very sure that there will not be any problem with them in daily use..."
"All this energy will be more than enough to feed the hardware resources that will give life to our Operating System... As you can see in the images, this system will be fluid and instinctive for the user to access with just the touch of their fingers... Software that controls the cameras, calculator software, calendar software, a clock that you can set alarms for, the system will also have sensors to operate a digital compass and..."
"All of these applications are in the palm of your hands, but for it to work as stated, it needs a touch screen. So let me introduce the next product from Fantasy Company... As you can see, this is a prototype of the touch screen technology that has been achieved, it has dimensions... and its resolution is HD with a refresh rate of 60 hertz... On the screen you can see that the fingers of my beautiful assistant can control the applications on my laptop on the table... as you can see with just a set of finger gestures you can zoom in on images, take screenshots and..."
"But all this is to have control of the information in our hands, everything has to be supported also by a telecommunications network, our antenna technology can connect to 3G networks and the upcoming 4G networks."
"Our engineers are working to create more applications, imagine being able to measure distances with your camera, you don't remember how big the space in your dining room is and you need to buy a table, ask someone at home to measure it with their camera and send it to your Smartphone... with cameras we can expand our world, applications for instant translation of signs... You can activate ads in your store so that customers can see your menu and promotions with their cameras... Design augmented reality games with the help of your smartphone... Interactive maps so that you never get lost again or have to search through a huge printed map... You can't find something or you want to know something about the place where you are, ask AI directly... Artificial Intelligence doesn't have to be scary, it's not going to be like –Skynet- and it will want to conquer us, instead it can help us have a freer life..."
Christel's presentation lasted about an hour, talking about each product and being as clear as possible with pauses for the audience to understand and process it. But almost everyone on stage and those watching the broadcast on television and the internet were amazed, it seemed more like futuristic technology products that you only see in science fiction movies, especially the last parts where they talked about guided driving with images on the windshields that help you while driving, those unimaginable functions that an AI could do, Smart watches that can monitor your vital signs and health status, Glasses that can show you screens in the air and watch a movie in high quality without your vision being obstructed, robots that could help clean your house, and other things, it is something incredible that seemed to be just a dream.