控制廣告演算法的怪物 The Monster of Controlling the Advertising Algorithms
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第四話
春馬和木樂一邊逛街與觀察松鼠怪時，他們注意到電子廣告看板更換廣告速度越來越快。當木樂靠近電子廣告看板時，看板又提供了許多不同的廣告。當他們正在納悶時，春馬眼尖得發現廣告看板旁出現迅速飛行生物，木樂則快速伸手擋下了他的飛行。
那個生物看起來像是一個小精靈，臉上透露驚訝看著兩人說：「有什麼事嗎？你們在旅行還是遊蕩？」
木樂狐疑得說：「算是⋯⋯旅行？」木樂緊接得說了她與春馬的來歷，想問這個世界何時才會恢復正常。小精靈說他是控制廣告演算法的「迷魂蒲公英」，他的職責是透過廣告了解人類，提供他們需要的廣告，他可以穿梭在人類的任何行動裝置。
迷魂蒲公英說：「看見人類解放他們購物的心靈，讓我每天工作很有成就感，你們看到這些松鼠怪買買就是我的傑作！不過，如果你要回到你的世界，也許可以去流量廟看看。」迷魂蒲公英說完就嘗試想要從春馬的智慧手錶進入，動作看似熟練卻滑了一跤，他見兩人除了智慧手錶沒有其他裝置，只好又飛進廣告看板裡。
Episode 4
When Leigh and Haruma were shopping and looking at the squirrel monsters, they noticed that the advertisements on the electronic advertising board changed more frequently. While they were puzzled by the phenomenon, Haruma spotted a flying creature around the advertising board, and Leigh quickly stopped its flight with her hand.
That creature looked like a tiny fairy, and it asked them in surprise, “What’s up? Are you guys traveling or wandering?”
Leigh replied, “Probably…traveling.” She then told the fairy about Haruma and her own story, and also wondered when the world would become normal again. The fairy told them that zir name was Sugary Dandelion, and ze worked on designing advertising algorithms. Ze observed and understood human preference through advertisements and offered personalized ads to everyone by entering their devices.
Sugary Dandelion said, “It is accomplished for me to watch people buy things they like. These squirrel monsters ‘Buy4buy’ are my creation. Oh, if you want to go back to your human world, you should go to the Golden Trend Temple.”After that, ze tried to fly into the smartwatch of Haruma, but ze couldn’t. Ze realized that there were no other digital devices besides the watch, so ze flew back onto the advertising board.
