Absolutely legitimate Star Iron, I've awakened the Underworld System?

Is it good or bad that it's arriving early?

If she really comes, will I still be able to... perform "righteous purification" on her?

Given the Black Tower's personality, he probably won't accept it easily, right?

An uneasy feeling spread through Bai Qiong's heart.

However, as time passed, the office remained quiet, with no sound except for his and March 7's breathing.

The phrase "wait a while" from the Great Black Tower seemed to take an exceptionally long time.

"Hey, Bai Qiong, do you think Lady Black Tower is playing a trick on us?"

Finally, on March 7th, unable to contain himself any longer, he crossed his arms, puffed out his cheeks, and plopped down on the large desk in the Black Tower office. "It's been almost an hour! What do you mean 'came in person'? I think it's more like 'stood us up in person'!"

Bai Qiong shook his head, a thoughtful look on his face. "Probably not. Although Lady Black Tower has an eccentric personality, she wouldn't joke about something like this. Perhaps the situation is more complicated than we think?"

Before he could finish speaking, the office door opened silently.

A slender woman walked in slowly.

She wore a floor-length black dress, the hem of which was adorned with tiny star patterns like those in the night sky, shimmering slightly as she moved.

A large wizard's hat covered most of her face, revealing only her beautifully shaped chin and a touch of rosy lips.

Black stockings clung tightly to her long, slender legs, and she wore simple high-heeled ankle boots that clicked crisply and rhythmically with each step.

She wasn't the kind of stunningly beautiful mature woman; rather, she had the appearance of a young girl.

The aura emanating from him was so powerful that it took one's breath away.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting."

Daheita spoke, her voice slightly weary. She raised her hand and gently touched her forehead, where fine beads of sweat appeared.

"Wow!"

March 7th opened its mouth wide.

This...this is Lady Black Tower's...true form?

She stammered, clearly intimidated by the powerful woman before her.

Bai Qiong was also slightly stunned, but quickly regained her composure.

"In the past half hour, I have tried 4,120 methods, consulted a large amount of research data left in the database by the original doctor, referred to all the solutions to memetic contamination outbreaks since the Amber Period, and tried all the memetic removal methods in the inventory, but I still cannot eradicate this memetic left deep in my consciousness."

The Great Black Tower's voice was deep and hoarse, carrying a rare hint of helplessness. She looked at the White Sky and said, "Tell me everything you know."

Bai Qiong organized his thoughts and slowly explained, "That might not be as simple as a meme. Perhaps it's something deeper. Hmm... do you know what DLC is? It's similar to DLC. Memes are just a surface phenomenon, while the deeper layer is some kind of rule-based power. When the two are combined, of course, they can't be solved using conventional meme removal methods."

Following that, Bai Qiong explained to the Black Tower in detail the information he knew, including the deeper rules that might be hidden behind the "Ether Front" game, as well as his speculation on the superposition effect of memes and "DLC".

The Great Black Tower listened quietly, his expression growing increasingly solemn, his delicate brows furrowing tightly.

"I see, does it involve the power of rules?"

She repeated thoughtfully, "You've been thinking about this ever since you beat me, am I right?"

The Great Black Tower suddenly took a step closer to Bai Qiong, its gaze piercing as if trying to penetrate the depths of his soul.

Bai Qiong scratched his head slightly awkwardly, but his eyes were calm and fearless. "Even so, Lady Great Black Tower, I'm afraid there is no one else but me who can solve this meme's DLC problem now."

He paused, then continued, "If possible, I will treat you in a relatively gentle way, like I would with other champion candidates, to remove the meme contamination. Of course, you can also choose to continue your research and find a solution yourself; I'm just providing a faster option."

"What? Do you think that Black Tower can't solve this problem without you?"

The Great Black Tower raised an eyebrow, his tone tinged with displeasure, as if Bai Qiong's confidence had ignited his competitive spirit.

Bai Qiong shook her head, her tone calm yet firm: "I never thought that way. I'm merely stating the facts and offering my suggestion. You are free to choose. However, there are many people in Belloberg waiting for me to save them, and my time is limited."

The Great Black Tower remained silent for a moment, then gazed intently at the White Sky.

Finally, she sighed softly, her tone carrying a hint of compromise.

“You won. I really didn’t have any better options. And after losing the fight, having to cooperate with you in some way seems to be some kind of rule-based force, something I can’t easily change.”

She paused for a moment, then added, her tone carrying a hint of warning: "However, I don't need to do this myself. You can forget about my true form."

Bai Qiong asked in confusion, "Then I should...?"

"Well, of course we'll use this one."

The Great Black Tower pointed to the Black Tower doll slumped on the ground beside him. "I'll sever her connection to my consciousness in a bit. You can do whatever you want with her. After that, I'll reconnect her consciousness. Once the meme is gone, I'll discard this doll completely. You can take it home and play with it."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiong's lips twitched involuntarily a few times.

That's not enough to warrant taking it back to play with.

With March 7th around, why bother with the Black Tower dolls?

Instead of answering directly, he tentatively asked, "Ms. Black Tower, your doll designs must pay great attention to detail, right?"

The Great Black Tower's expression shifted slightly, as if it instantly understood the deeper meaning behind Bai Qiong's words.

She paused for a few seconds, then parted her rosy lips slightly and said slowly, "...I did use software to work on that area. You'll see if you try it."

Having received a positive response, Bai Qiong felt completely at ease.

The little black tower is filled with cold, lifeless puppet joints; all we can do is pin our hopes on this most primitive place.

Bai Qiong nodded. "Understood, Ms. Black Tower. I will do my best."

Big Black Tower turned around and took the hand of March 7th, who was still a little dazed. "Let's go, we'll wait outside." "Huh?"

March 7th didn't react immediately, "Go...go where?"

Daheita glanced at March 7th, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. "What, do you want to stay inside with him? I won't object then."

"No, no!"

March 7th blushed instantly and quickly waved her hand in denial, "I... I'll wait outside."

After saying that, Daheita pulled March 7 out quickly, and before leaving, he considerately closed the office door for Bai Qiong.

Just as the door was about to be sewn shut, the voice of the Great Black Tower came, urging, "Hurry up, don't keep me waiting too long."

"understood."

Bai Qiong responded, his gaze falling on the black tower puppet on the ground, his eyes gradually changing...

It's getting weird.

Outside the room, the cold lights of the space station poured down, illuminating the corridor in a stark white light.

The Great Black Tower sat upright on a metal chair, his eyelids tightly closed, emanating an aura that commanded respect and seemed to be silently awaiting his impending fate.

Bai Qiong stood alone in front of the petite doll Black Tower. He slightly adjusted the baseball bat in his hand, his knuckles turning white from gripping it so tightly, and his eyes flashed with a complex light.

"Ms. Black Tower, are you ready?"

Bai Qiong's deep voice echoed in the empty room, carrying a hint of barely perceptible tension and a strange sense of anticipation.

The large black tower outside slowly opened its deep eyes, like stars suddenly shining in the night sky. A complex emotion, hard to describe, flashed within them: shame and annoyance, helplessness, and a hint of barely perceptible expectation and curiosity.

"let's start."

Her voice was calm and indifferent, as if she were talking about something completely unrelated to herself, yet it carried a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

Upon hearing the Great Black Tower's instructions, Bai Qiong nodded slightly, took a deep breath, expanded his chest, and then slowly exhaled.

He slowly raised the baseball bat in his hand, his movements solemn and deliberate, as if performing some kind of sacred ritual.

Outside the door, March 7 paced anxiously, a complex feeling welling up inside him.

Although reason told her that Bai Qiong was not entangled with another woman in front of her, and that the other person was just a doll, she still felt a lingering awkwardness and unease.

Even just looking at a doll... it's still so strange!

She would occasionally tiptoe, trying to peek into the room through the peephole, but all she could see was a blurry darkness, and she couldn't make out anything.

"Bai Qiong is becoming more and more unpredictable. He's doing this to the Black Tower puppet now; who knows what even more outrageous things he might do in the future?"

March 7th couldn't help but mutter to herself, her pretty face filled with worry and curiosity, her heart itching like a cat's claws scratching an itch.

Suddenly, a dull thud echoed through the room, followed by a series of indescribable, blush-inducing noises...

On March 7th, her delicate body trembled, and she nearly jumped up in fright. She frantically pounded on the tightly closed door, anxiously calling out, "Bai Qiong! Are you alright? What happened inside?"

The room was silent, without any response, except for the strange sound, which continued to grow louder and clearer...

March 7's heart leaped into her throat, her blood seemed to freeze. She had no idea what terrible thing had happened inside. Had the memetic contamination gone out of control? Or had Bai Qiong encountered some danger?

"Uh... how could this be?... why is this happening?! I clearly severed all ties with my consciousness, so why is this still happening...?"

However, just as March 7th was extremely anxious and restless, the large black tower, who had been sitting calmly to the side, suddenly clutched the hem of her skirt as if she had been hit hard. Her delicate face instantly contorted, and she began to roll on the ground in pain.

Intense pain surged like a tide, filling her with shame and anger. A series of unspeakable, strange sensations deep within her body nearly drove her to the brink of collapse.

She tried to struggle to get up, open the door, and stop what was happening inside.

However, a strange tingling sensation spread throughout her body like an electric current, leaving her feeling weak and unable to even straighten up.

Soon, she was completely overwhelmed by the overwhelming sensation and pain, her consciousness became blurred, and she almost fainted.

Inside the room, Bai Qiong was intently "tinkering" with the petite doll Black Tower.

Although the special parts of this little black tower doll are made of soft material to simulate a realistic touch, the design seems too narrow. Perhaps even the big black tower itself never expected that one day this doll would be used for such a special purpose.

Therefore, Bai Qiong expended a great deal of effort and struggled quite a bit on this "difficult" task.

Furthermore, since the Little Black Tower doll is made of special non-biological materials and is fundamentally different from the structure of a real human body, this makes the White Dome experience exceptionally wonderful, even unprecedented.

Suddenly, the image of Fate/stay night UBW, which was about to begin its collaboration with the Starry Sky Railway, popped into his mind. One of the most widely circulated memes was Type-Moon Heavy Industries.

Fate/stay night was originally an R-rated game. Back then, Kinoko Nasu was probably young and impetuous, with an unusual way of thinking. When describing the heroines, he always liked to use various industrial tools as metaphors.

For example, comparing Artoria to a vise, Rin Tohsaka to a water pump, and Sakura Matou to a furnace, while vivid and descriptive, always gives people an inexplicable sense of strangeness and incongruity.

Now, in the Little Black Tower doll, Bai Qiong seems to be gradually understanding the unique creative thinking of Kinoko Nasu back then.