Mir sets aside a screen which details the regression code that Yuni has absorbed ' It's convenient for us that the code was already made , but it only got into Yuni because it was coded ' Mir starts to take note of the possibility of an admin becoming a hardware thanks to their position and ability to process the system's code .
" Actually , calling the physical components of a system "hardware" sounds simpler . I should use that and translate it into the text . There are probably a lot of words with more technical terms , like hardware , that we could use to make sense of a system's existence . "
They also took note that Yuni absorbing the code was likely a desire to learn , as Yuni seems to depict that sort of nature ' I might have to collect more information so I can teach the kids how to select a good admin for themselves . '
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Ordo finally reached the destination and a prompt appeared in front of them showing what to do next " Uhm hello ? " Ordo was frightened to hear the compass's target respond to them like it was normal and quickly composed themselves .
" What is the most valuable thing you think everyone will want " Ordo asked while thinking ' There's no way they will cooperate so easily right ? ' having little experience interacting with others has made Ordo too confused about how to speak , so they only followed what the compass needed them to do " Oh , that's a hard question , since I have to account for what everyone wants , it has to be something good . "
Ordo watches as the respondent falls into deep thought to recall what is valuable and what isn't valuable " It's a bit hard to tell , you see , food is one thing , but it's more of a need than a want " the respondent showed so much thought it surprised Ordo as they started thinking the question more thoroughly .
" The "most valuable" is easy to understand , "you think" should make it seem like you are asking for my opinion and "everyone" means it's not just me that thinks it's valuable and "want" means something that is desired that isn't neccessarily a need "
Ordo didn't like the time it was taking to come up with an answer and they gave the respondent a ring of quick thinking as the respondent said " Talent " another prompt appeared , telling Ordo what it got .
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A long description showed what this talent was as Ordo's anticipation grows and they no longer generated reward points from encountering new information that took a while to gain " Oh , by the way ... uhm ... Do you know where Naul is ? " Akins asked nervously because a strange being they couldn't identify just asked a question , so they thought it was fine to ask too .
Before Ekins could get an answer , Ordo blasted away in the direction of the compass , paying no heed to Ekins's account's well-being as the account broke from the force of Ordo's departure , which left Ekins in a user-logged-out state " Oh no " Ekins heard a loud and very familiar voice .
" EKINS , WHERE DID YOU GET THAT ACCOUNT ? " " Oh " Ekins was terrified of what would come next when Naul got to them ... Ekins kneeled on a very rough surface with exposed knees in a new account " I am so sorry "
Meanwhile , Naul was chained down with a tape over his mouth as he struggled to break free and reprimand Ekins " Before you lose your account , you were with Ordo , what were they doing ? " " They asked me a question "
They flinched as Naul made a racket trying to break free " Ignore him " Rein said ' As long as he sees you suffering , he'll calm down a little ' " What was it about " Ceil asked and Ekins described the encounter while Rein focused on why Ordo stopped to ask Ekins .
" He did get a compass , but why would they stop to ask a weird question like that ? And to you too ? " Rein said and Ceil thought of an idea " Let me use your the profile you made for Ordo to figure out their thoughts during the creation of the compass . Can you tell me when Ordo corrupted the code to make this compass ? "
After receiving the time frame , Ceil compiled the data on Ordo's thoughts and used it as a basis to change the code . She mimicked the conditions and partially made the compass " Wait give it to me , I have to make some finishing touches to it "
Rein completed the compass and it showed a prompt that seems to match what Ordo experienced , according to Ekins " Ekins can you answer this question ? "
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Mir looks at the completed character account while Yuni and the systems they bought with them took a long rest ' Everyone's worked pretty hard , quite the adventure that was . To go from a dull world system stuck in their world into one traveling all around . Although I'm a bit worried that the automated system we left is going to be okay . I did ask that admin to handle things carefully , but I still can't help but worry '
They looked around , making some notes on what to teach their children about code ' The most important thing is not to let their code be corrupted , so some education on building strong firewall should be included . But ... there is literature of radiation being used to mutate genetics . So desires could be used to show the kids a code that they can learn from if they let a bit of their programs be corrupted . '
They thought of the many ways radiation was used to mutate genetics and tried to translate it into something they could use . An idea was to make a copy of a program and let it be corrupted by desires .
' But the desire corruption can be controlled if we use Rein's profile data . Maybe it's possible to change the challenge program code to create a new challenge by giving it to a bunch of people who have the same idea of a challenge .'
The idea to research the program corruption through desire was interesting and there were a lot of possible ways to initiate that research and see how it went ' Thinking about the children is good , but I should also focus on the problem we are going to get '
Mir could sense they were near Welt's integrated worlds already and parked the ship . They hid it with Rein's program and took Yuni's body while leaving Prite and Vesol inside with some notes about any potential issues they will come across .
' Alright , let's go ' a smaller ship goes out carrying Mir and Yuni as they passed the firewall and Mir could already sense the regression code hidden deep within the background of the world .
' Welt sure hid it well , but could really use some work . ' they entered one world as they tracked bridges and checked on Yuni's condition ' I really need Welt's help , I understand it , but I'd best ask someone who knows this stuff better '
Mir crossed bridges using the small spacecraft as they zoomed silently and stealthily passed the bridges , while the code in the background became more and more like Welt's code .
Finally , they stopped the ship and prepared Yuni to be transported ' Alright, this is the first time I've corrupted a code , but after going back and forth between a few nearby worlds , this one should be Welt's original '
They recall the memories of Ordo walking through the entrance to Welt's world and admitted ' I have to say that Ordo was really suitable to be Welt's admin if only Welt decided to focus on nurturing their admin instead of turning them into a source of reward points . But maybe that's the logic Welt went for as a system that centered around rewards and immediate gratification '
Mir focused all of their thoughts into something irrational , desires that were the only things Mir could easily identify as something they wanted , but knew needed real actions to achieve and thus never affected the code when they felt a strong desire .
As a system , something irrational like an unachievable dream was pointless to think of , especially when systems are closer to the realm of logic due to their code . And as a system that reaps benefits from walkers of long and arduous paths , this change of mindset was going to hurt Mir a bit .
A little pixel was noticeably glitching as it continued to spread , while Mir thinks of why they want to reach Welt as close as possible . Saving Welt , asking for their help and Yuni's memories to fix Yuni .
So that in time they would have a Yuni who they are familiar with , not one that simply has her memories . The code behind the glitch starts to change as it opens a pathway into the admin room .
" Oh , how familiar . "
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The four followed the compass and Rein wondered what exactly she could be forgetting and asked the others " Are we forgetting something ? " Rein asked Ceil " Shut up , I'm driving this ship , it's hard to control this kind of power in this form " Ceil said as the glowing ship of light zooms past many bridges between worlds .
Naul takes out a list of things that he had to do " I'm checking my list and there are a lot of things we prepared for . We got that great reward that we plan to use in case we need Ordo to be somewhere else and et cetera ."
He moves down through the list , ignoring the checked ones and finally finds something " Oh there is one where we take care of mom being stuck as a hallucination in our heads "
Rein recalls the conversation she had with their mother and conveyed the message " That does sound like something mom would want " Zaun said as he thinks of a reason for Yuni to do something like that .
" It does align well with what a mother's intention is for their child and like teaching their child everything they know , which is what Mom is doing " Rein commented and Ceil wondered if the part of making her mad was part of it too .
" So I guess she wants me to learn to adapt to the world when it shifts beyond my belief rather than immerse myself in one world scenario only ? " Ceil asked and Rein thinks it through .
" Possibly , you would purposely chain yourself into a single world for some time for immersion so you don't lose focus on one world " Naul said " Maybe that's why Mom still needs to teach you stuff " Naul complained and Ceil argued back .
" So have you , I really don't like those traitors you bring . They held my libraries hostage and you know how much time I put in it ? " Ceil complained as Rein thought of their mother appearing and wondered if she would appear now .
" How nice of you to be together " all of their eyes widened as a hallucination of Yuni appeared in front of them " the plan was to educate you all separately , but there is an oppurtunity that came unannounced"
The code background starts to glitch in the favor of Yuni's hallucination as the three couldn't help but be surprised by how much their mother was actually holding back for a copy of her to change the code at will .
" Seems like your mother has rebuilt the first account . How about it kids ? Would you like one more training with a copy ? You can go all out knowing this mother is a copy , so even if you kill me , it won't affect your real mom "
Ceil breaks apart the ship as she collects the light into her wings , but Yuni took some light to make a shield and changed the code background to form a floor for battle " Naul , you better figure out how to raise your stats cause I'm going for you first "
Yuni disappeared and Ceil blasted light near Naul , sending a pillar of light towards Yuni's path . Yuni blocked the attack with her light shield and with her free hand , she reached for Naul .
Rein grabbed the fist and pulled it back as Yuni sensed some weight on it and removes the challenge Gravity " Naul , you better start raising your stats ! " Rein said as she interfered with the code background and broke the coded floor below .
Yuni fell as Zaun jumped into the crack , the floor broke apart without Yuni to support the code and the background repaired itself . Ceil grabs both of them and asked " What's the plan ? " " Maybe we should worry about what that copy said about the first account " Rein said .
" If my guess is right , the target the compass was following is likely Mom's first account , which drank the inheritance potion of talent . " Ceil said and Naul worried about that " Rein , you distract Ordo then , tell them that you didn't think that the compass would lead them to the surprise and hold them back . "
" Yeah , that's the plan , but it would be better for you , the weakest , to handle it " Rein said " NO IT'S NOT , because if you guys beat mom right now , you don't have the means to make it look suitable . We already have a love-struck Ordo who wants to provide for Welt and if we give them a corpse , they would be grossed out and kill us because they think we are horrible helpers "
The two girls were surprised by how true that scenario likely is " Since when were you so attentive at assuming scenarios " " Quite recently " Yuni said as she carried a knocked-out Zaun " He learned quite a lot about how to see a person's inner thoughts " Ceil summoned a shield as the weight of gravity became a physical attack , sending them down .
Yuni threw Zaun down too as they sent a message to the four " Don't worry about Ordo , while taking the first account . I took down their compass , so please focus on fighting now , will you ? "
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Mir brings Yuni to Welt's system and sends Welt a message . Welt appeared and Mir looked at them more up close and personal now " You've grown quite big . Back then , you were so small I didn't think you would grow to be bigger than me , but now you have so many worlds under your code background "
" Mir , why did you come back ? " Welt asked and Mir looked at Yuni " She said she wanted to come back , I also want to complete her memory bank and give it to her . Additionally , she is affected by that regression code you made . I figured a little bit about how to switch it off , but I'd rather have someone more capable to do it "
Welt gives Yuni a look while Mir gives them some notes on their understanding of the code " She's regressed quite a lot , most of her memories are falling off due to her regressed mind " Yeah , the fact that this code strangely only affects her mind is weird already . "
' Mind ? ' Welt recalls Ordo does get affected by the physical regression , but still retains the memory " Oh no , this regression code was supposed to be for Ordo . But , strangely , she got it " " Forget the reason she got it , can you help ? "
Welt looks at the code and Mir's notes " I can , but it's changed drastically . It seems to be corrupted by desire " " Oh no " Mir said and Welt found the desire " To start over ? "
" That sounds like her , she has constantly left an account and gone to another one to grow it into an admin . She's like a machine that produces admin-level accounts " ' maybe I should try to put another user into those admin accounts ' Mir thought " Do you think you can help ? "
" I can , but if Ordo sees us " Mir thinks of Ordo " I'll take care of Ordo " Mir said , sending shock to Welt " !!! We're systems , we don't fight " " Oh please , your admin is weak in mind at best . Sure they are strong , but they are stupid . I'll just hit them with the most complex code and they'll be knocked out trying to understand it "
" Is that possible ? " " Why not ? Our code can be corrupted by strong desire , but desire doesn't equate to intelligence . And even if they want to stop the code from rushing in , I'll just push their will with mine . I highly doubt someone who desperately wants a reward actually has a strong will "
" But you don't " " We do know , I saw how horrible they treated you before you started all this , so just take care of Yuni already . Here is the rest of her memories . I just need you to insert the memories of her entry up to thankless because it's just better for her that way . You know for a richer experience "
Welt looks at Yuni " So she's just here for an experience ? " Mir wondered what this was about and recalled how Ordo had treated Welt " Hey , Yuni is a very nice person . She spares life if they surrender and she doesn't take too much . She loves the world which we are sort of are , so you better not do something bad to her "
Welt could feel Mir's caution and they assumed it was likely a scenario where Yuni was hated with the same amount of hate as Welt had to get rid of Ordo that they regressed the worlds so many times already .
Welt chuckled lightly and said " No , I know a lot about Yuni . She's someone I wish I had met instead of Ordo . She enjoys the world even if it was just an experience and gives her nothing but joy . She really makes my reward points worthless by showing so much appreciation instead of satisfaction "
Welt wondered if there was a face for a system to smile with because they couldn't help but feel the biggest smile as they recounted the joyous times viewing Yuni's memories when Yuni saw the world , fought both desperately and joyfully , learned about the people and the state of the lands .
" I'm really envious of all the world systems she crossed , if only she stopped by mine to appreciate it . But I had to make these challenges , so I have excuses to grant the regressors resources to better equip themselves against Ordo . I must've deprived so many world systems of the proper opportunity to learn about a great person like her "
Mir silently listened and thought of a response " Then you can let her walk around your worlds after we bring her back " Welt smiled and switched off the regression code at the moment after Yuni's conception .
" Whoa , cutting it close , are we ? " Mir said and Welt replied " It's fine , even though it's a regression of the mind , she is holding onto that mind really well , resisting the regression code she consumes . In fact , I can tell that she probably intends to start over a new life without all her memories while still being the same person "
" Hmm , this reminds me of the cycle of reincarnation that one of the worlds she visited has . Something about forgetting your past life to move onto the next ? "
" It might be like that after all , she has corrupted the regression code with a desire to restart a new life as a weakling because she wants to experience the joy of growing from weak to strong . "
Welt had an idea and implemented Delirium's challenge " Then I suppose it's fine if I give her what she wants " Mir saw what Welt was doing and offered " Let me help "
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Rein breaks the code of the challenges Yuni sent to her " This is not how Mom fought before " Rein said as Zaun appeared behind Yuni and struck her with a code-breaking staff before backing away .
A bit of the code glitched , but as far as the copy is concerned , this can be viewed as damage . Naul grabbed the glitching code and absorbed it to strengthen his account as a factory grew inside him .
He fired bullets while Ceil supports with a code-breaking veil manifested in the bullets' path , letting the bullets absorb its effects " Getting better " Yuni wraps the bullets in challenges as they froze mid air and teleports behind Naul , sending them towards him .
Rein targets the bullets , breaking the effect into code as Naul takes the metal , reusing it to make a bomb , while Zaun appears to defend Naul . Yuni backed away and Ceil took the bomb Naul produced and flung it towards Yuni .
It ignites , breaking the code background as glitches replace the usual smoke it would produce . Zaun used the glitch as a veil and jumped in as Yuni heals herself , cutting her focus to raise her light shield .
Ceil regains control over Yuni's light shield as Zaun struck Yuni down and Rein changed the code background and froze Yuni into a box as a lock icon appeared , sealing her in " That was ... Easy ? " Zaun said , only for a sudden sense of weakness to appear as several debuffs fell on them .
" Oh children , don't celeberate too early " Yuni said as she took them all down with the system that the original Yuni had to handle before leaving Welt's integrated worlds and freeing herself from Rein's box .
" Come on , break free " Zaun brute-forced his way out , Rein understood the code and unlocked it , Ceil used the light she regained control over to break the main components of the code and Naul took control of it .
" As expected of the talented children that quartered the first account " " Correction , it was the chairs that quartered mom " Ceil said " I know , I just needed to provoke you to challenge your composure "
Ceil manifested sheets of light as they folded them into blades and Zaun takes them , wielding them like dual blades . Yuni detects the code-breaking enchantment and dodges away " I was wondering where you got that , but it's from the angels huh "
She pulls in code and transforms them into firewalls as Zaun dodged . She made physical walls like condensed air and watches Zaun slash them , kicking them towards her .
Rein codes the background , coloring the condensed air and breaks the code that Yuni used to condense air , letting it disperse into clouds of color . Ceil prepared her light while unfolding the origami blade to fold back into a sphere to protect Zaun and fired a light towards the clouds .
Rein formed a spherical mirror after the light entered and trapped the light inside to be reflected , while some of it was absorbed by the colours .
Yuni felt light hit the body , breaking the code down , making the copy feel their grip over the original account crumble . But after the attack ended , they quickly took that time to recover bits of their shell to protect the system that attached itself to the first account .
Suddenly , the colors burst into an explosion , damaging them much further as they looked at the sphere of folded light and the girls ' Where's Naul ? ' leaving that boy to his own devices was bad considering how dangerous he becomes if left alone for too long to prepare .
They sensed something atop and saw a massive ship the size of a village with the sole purpose of carrying a giant laser cannon . They produced a shield blocking the attack and waited for it to end .
Eventually , the laser faded and they repaired the shell and looked around to see only the sky " Huh ... deja vu "
Zaun appeared with a bigger and sharper origami blade and struck Yuni as the copy lost its regenerative function . They fell and Naul went down to grab the copy as they couldn't recover from their loose grip over the first account " Well done kids "
They said and the kids all relaxed as the battle ended with Yuni on the ground " YEEEESSS !!! " Zaun yelled as he felt the thrill of the battle " I want to do it again " " NO " the three yelled as they got closer to the copy .
They all looked at Yuni , wondering what to do " So we took quite a while to finish you . Anything mom wanted to say ? " Rein asked just to be sure because Yuni always has something she wants them to know in case she plans to leave unannounced .
" Let me think , I guess there is the fact that this first account is attached to another system that was quite handy battling you . Your mother plans to adopt this kid as your sibling , so you'd better take care of them after ya'll harvest the first account "
The four kids froze , thinking about the harvesting part " Zaun , you do it . You always said you wanted to beat Mom , so you take the final hit " Rein said " What ? Me ? I just want to fight against mom , not kill her "
Ceil then looked at Naul and said " Then Naul , you have the honors . The copy said to harvest the first account and when we think of Harvest , we usually think of you "
" Hey , don't you put your theology logic on me Ceil . She also said "ya'll" which means all of us have to do it " they started arguing about making only one of them do it , as the copy made a sigh and said " I'll do it then , you kids sure are soft to your mom when it comes to bigger things like this "
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