I changed the timeline with the game.

Chapter 1114 Reunion with Caroline

Come out, my psionic powers have been completely locked onto you for a long time.

From the 17th second after you hacked into the traffic monitoring system near Sakuragaoka until now...
I've been waiting for you for a long time.

Before he could finish speaking,

The falling cherry blossoms, rustling softly in the flickering country lights, seemed to be suspended in mid-air, as if time had been paused.

Until Su Wen gently snapped his fingers,
instantly,

The boundless pale golden psychic energy suddenly contracted like a net, enveloping a tattered rag doll hidden among the weeds in the countryside, along with a pinhole camera hidden in the doll's chest cavity, and then delivered it to his eyes.

In an instant, countless electronic components and cotton wadding exploded in the vortex of psionic energy, and also condensed into crystal-clear ice crystals three inches around him, refracting a rainbow-colored afterimage.

Until then,

A slightly playful and charming female voice reached Su Wen's ears.

Because the equipment consisted entirely of discarded parts, the cloyingly sweet voice, tinged with electrical static, even carried a hint of fuzziness reminiscent of an old-fashioned radio.

"Oh dear,

Mr. Rhein is really wicked.

"They clearly detected my data remnant through psionic resonance a long time ago, but they pretended not to know and went to the convenience store to buy a limited-edition flavor of Ramune soda~"

Hearing her say that,

Su Wen paused slightly as he was about to crush the simulated ice crystals, leaving only the moonlight casting marble-like, handsome marks on his profile.
"Caroline?"

And to hear that he had managed to find him immediately even with such outdated equipment.

The sweet, delicate voice immediately switched to a tearful tone, mingling with the rustling sound of falling cherry blossoms:

"uh-huh,
Are you surprised to hear my voice?

Or...did I interrupt your 'deepening of the relationship' between you and those two girls who were huddling together for warmth in the house?
I'm so sad.

There's no case that can't be cured with five million US dollars.

But when he heard that she had even tried to stage an accident to extort money, the handsome scholar shrugged, a rare occurrence for him.

Five million US dollars? I don't even have five million yen.

Then you should be sad for a while first.

Appropriate emotional release is beneficial to physical and mental health.

He clearly knew Caroline was faking it; if Miss Hacker hadn't noticed her strange behavior, she might have continued spying on her like that indefinitely.
"How long have you been observing me?"

As the top gamer who was able to "load saves," Su Wen had already prepared to trace the source of the problem after discovering the anomaly.

After all, if one's existence is known in advance, many plans will go awry unexpectedly.

But at this moment,
When he discovered that the person spying on him was Caroline, he abandoned the idea.

So he just continued talking to the old, worn-out doll:

"You're using such substandard monitoring equipment. Any superhuman at the third level or above would probably find it hard not to notice."

Caroline,
This shouldn't be a mistake you would make.

But when she heard him teasing her, Miss Hacker couldn't help but retort in a coquettish tone:

"It's all your fault!"
There isn't even a single webcam with internet access in the area where you live.

I'm furious that the legendary Rhine lives in such a wretched place.

And with such a tight schedule, I had no choice but to hack into a nearby junkyard and hastily assemble something that could actually move.

obviously,
Although she far surpassed Su Wen's expectations in terms of hacking, her ability in modular assembly was nowhere near Su Wen's.

But this skill is definitely not bad compared to others.

It's just that Su Wen frequently uses nano-levitation cameras to eavesdrop on various secrets, so he has also developed corresponding counter-surveillance techniques. With the assistance of [Identification Vision], finding Caroline is not difficult.

So, having thought of this, he didn't say anything more and simply moved on to the next topic quite naturally:
"Since you have information about the major changes that are about to happen in Tokyo, have you also found out something?"

And upon hearing him say that,
Caroline's data seemed to float out from the doll, transforming into a shimmering, glowing projection of a young girl:
Extraordinary Characteristics:
Data projection—give me light—I will exist in this world】 Immediately afterwards, she made a surprising gesture, almost like she was being cute:

Bingo!

The hacker girl's projection suddenly drew close to the handsome scholar, but the dangerous red light flashing in his pupils only added to her menacing aura.

"A phase shift is occurring in the underground spiritual veins of Tokyo."

An unknown set of divine data is reviving.

Even if it's just a divine offspring carrying some divine genes, dear Mr. Rhine,
Have you thought about this?

If that gene is being continuously purified, or even if its owner is merely a carrier.

What kind of outcome would that lead to?

"A higher dimension has descended."

Su Wen completely ignored her seemingly threatening yet coquettish tone, and instead spoke word by word:
“I had already seen them at the moment of pilgrimage.”

Upon hearing his words, the hacker's beautiful data projection merely gently dispersed the drifting cherry blossoms that had been passing through and disrupting her light:

"call,

I had completely forgotten about all these legendary experiences you had.

"But let me make this clear first, my teleportation can only last for three minutes in the real world."

Therefore, during this period,

If you want my help, lend me your strength.

"my power?"

It was rare for Su Wen to hear Caroline make this request to him.

But the next second,
He seemed to understand something, and then slowly took out a lantern:
[Border Relics (Myth): The Lantern of Branlett in the Afterglow of the Lamp]

[Legendary Trait: Pathfinder]

"The authority from the gods should be sufficient for you as a medium."

Su Wen did not conceal his own power.

The more he came into contact with the truth about Tokyo, the more he realized how dangerous the future he was about to face was.

That was a future that even old Constance couldn't have predicted.

And along with the faint light he raised,

Caroline's psionic fluctuations and ultra-long-range data frequency bands seemed to have been completely stabilized as well.
The hacker girl's veil-like projection solidified amidst the falling cherry blossoms.

Until, it felt as if she truly existed.

He also placed his finger near Su Wen's lips:

"All right,
I'm just kidding.

I actually discovered you, Mr. Rhein, by chance.

But what I'm really looking for:
In fact, it was a collaboration between Les Enton and Antonio who were researching the Dragon Bone Code.

Unfortunately, Tokyo is currently experiencing far too much noise and disturbance, and New York is too far away.

Otherwise, I could definitely hack into more data devices to help you find more information.

Therefore,
I need the "original protocol code" that was pre-set by multiple shrines in Tokyo during the initial construction of the first-generation spirit network.

"Initial protocol code?"

This was the first time Su Wen had ever heard this term.

But I sensed that he seemed somewhat puzzled.

The hacker simply glided down from the air, then sat down beside him as if she were truly there:

(End of this chapter)