I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　Open up!

　However, Kiana had only been lying down for a short while when a piece of chalk flew accurately from the podium.

　"Ahem, everyone, before we begin, I have something to announce."

　Walter, who had already stepped onto the podium, clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to the stage.

　"Afterwards, our class will have a new teaching assistant, or you can call him a counselor, to help me with some teaching and instruction activities."

　"Well then, Miss Suzumo, please come in."

　Hi everyone, good morning!

　A girl with long, soft pink hair slipped in through the doorway.

　"Wow, there are so many cute girls here~ Hello everyone, my name is Lingmo, and I'll be your teaching assistant starting today?"

　"However, since I'm still in an internship and haven't officially graduated yet, my schedule might be a bit irregular. I hope everyone can understand~"

　"The new teacher seems quite lively..."

　Looking at the cute pink-haired girl interacting with the trainees on stage, Mei suddenly had a strange feeling for some reason.

　It's roughly that feeling of wanting to get close, but subconsciously feeling that if you get close, you'll be teased badly.

　It's important to know that Mei at this time was not yet "confident and pure," and Suzuma, who had little experience as a teacher, decisively chose to activate Airi's mimicry stigma.

　Although customer service representative Xiaoqi said that the mimicry stigmata was just a disguise with no real power, after witnessing the terrifying destructive power of Cecilia's stigmata on Theresa, Lingmo didn't believe Xiaoqi's explanation at all. The results of the experiment were also significant. After activating Cecilia's and Alicia's stigmata at the same time, Lingmo did indeed immediately become tinged with some of "Alicia's color".

　So, Mei's so-called premonition was quite accurate. After all, it was obvious what would happen if a low-budget version of Pink Fairy met Mei during her "Kiichi Mei Zero" period. For girls at St. Freya Academy, even a high-quality imitation of Airi would be a complete disaster.

　however……

　Compared to Mei and Yaya, who only felt a strange sense of closeness, Kiana seemed to be in a much worse situation.

　The moment Kiana saw Suzuma, several different emotions inexplicably welled up in her heart.

　There is a love originating from Sirin, an intimacy drawn by the origin, and even a strange sense of attachment attracted by Cecilia's stigmata.

　However, although Kiana kept clamoring to drink Mei's ** during this period, it was actually difficult for the naive girl to distinguish these complex emotions, especially since... there was more than one emotion intertwined in Kiana's heart at the moment.

　However, although Kiana couldn't determine what these emotions represented, there was one thing she was certain of.

　The pink-haired girl on the podium, with her charming smile, gave her a strange feeling of attraction.

　Chapter 68 Customer Service Xiaoqi: Yes, Siwon can explain anything (evil grin).

　"Xiaoqi, is this...right?"

　After class, Lingmo, who had finally managed to escape from the girls' encirclement, asked Xiaoqi with a bewildered look.

　Yes, yes.

　"Are you sure?"

　Lingmo shuddered at the thought of the scene after class that would feel like falling into a den of perverts.

　If it were the real Airi in that situation, she might be able to handle every female student with ease. But unfortunately, although Suzuma could imitate Airi's way of speaking, when she was actually being petted and hugged by a group of students like a cute little thing... she chickened out without hesitation.

　Simply put, it has high attack (questionable), zero defense, and not much health.

　"Is this the Airi Stigmata or some kind of Succubus Stigmata?! Why is everyone's affinity level the same as the maximum?!"

　[Hmm... host, just consider this the effect of the Airi Stigmata~]

　Xiaoqi's voice involuntarily carried a hint of schadenfreude and cheerfulness at the end.

　In fact, Ellie's mimicry stigma does have a similar effect, but it is not as obvious as what Suzuma encountered. The real reason is actually related to Suzuma herself.

　To be precise, it's related to Suzumo's rebirth.

　After all, unlike what Lingmo guessed, although in a physical sense Lingmo is indeed in the second playthrough state, her original plan was not to speedrun through the second playthrough.

　Instead... it's a combined file.

　This is precisely why this natural sense of closeness is most pronounced in St. Freya Academy, which is Suzumo's base of operations during the first playthrough. After all, Suzumo didn't have such favorable conditions during her first playthrough, and a large part of her initial reputation accumulation at St. Freya Academy was achieved through acting cute.

　However, Suzuma is naturally unaware of this, and since Airi had provided the Origin Stigmata as cover, Xiaoqi naturally attributed this situation to the effects of the Origin.

　Yes, it was all the work of the Primal Stigmata! (乆!)

　"Ha... never mind, it's fine if you don't say anything, anyway, having a higher favorability rating won't affect anything..."

　Lingmo couldn't help but yawn.

　"After all, given my situation, I have to travel back and forth between two worlds. If I don't have much of a presence, it will actually hinder my plans... But Xiaoqi, doesn't the system have any features like a hosting function?"

　"Otherwise, what if I accidentally sleep for a few months and wake up to find that Theresa has already fired me... then what am I supposed to do?"

　[Uh... actually, this is theoretically possible. The principle is roughly to perform some simple offline operations based on the host's behavioral habits collected by the system, and then compress the content during the offline period into the form of dreams and deliver it to the host.]

　However, this feature... doesn't seem to be available yet; it requires another system update.

　"What will be the task requirements for the system's next update?"

　【do not know. 】

　"I don't know, just mugwort!"

　Lingmo, still fuming, wanted nothing more than to rush into the system and give Xiaoqi, who had transformed into a white cat, a good pinch, but she rationally stopped herself from having this tempting idea.

　After all, according to Xiaoqi's previous statement, she wasn't incapable of transforming into human form; she was simply conserving energy. What if he bullied her too much, causing her to transform into human form "in a fit of anger"...

　Then we'll fast forward to the "Sister Qi, no!" segment.

　So, in a fit of anger, Lingmo decisively slipped back to her staff dormitory to catch up on some sleep.

　Since she traveled to the other side of the world yesterday morning, she hadn't slept all day. With the blessing of the Herrscher Core, she could barely last another day, but considering that she had already completed the necessary procedures yesterday, Lingmo didn't stay on campus any longer.

　After all, the sooner you go, the sooner you come back. If this time you trigger time travel while sleeping, you can just come back earlier next time. Anyway, when I went to the Black Tower last time, they gave me a bunch of those fake death potions. Even if I go back and forth several times a day, it will be enough to last me for about a month.

　As for a month from now... hopefully she'll have unlocked the hosting feature by then.

　Filled with anticipation for a "better life" in the future, Lingmo drifted off to sleep.

　……

　"Ha, fully recovered!"

　The next day, full of energy, Lingmo pushed open the door to Heita's office as usual, intending to see what her beloved Heita was up to.

　However, before she even entered the house, she heard Black Tower and Star's voices.

　"Hurry up and go in to test me!"

　"I don't want the Black Tower anymore!"

　"Test? Test what? I want to be tested too!"

　Lingmo immediately peeked in and saw that Black Tower was sitting leisurely to the side, while several Black Tower figures were pushing Star into a large device.

　"Lingmo!"

　Xing, who was just about to enter the simulated universe, suddenly lit up: "Hey, Hey, can Lingmo come with me to do the test?"

　"no--"

　Hei Ta drawled, "No one can say for sure what will happen to Ling Mo. If she gets switched to another world after entering the simulated universe, that would be a real problem."

　"However, if Lingmo is willing, it would be possible to have her provide you with some off-field assistance."

　"Off-field assistance?"

　Xing's eyes lit up, then she looked at Lingmo pitifully: "Lingmo, Lingmo, is it okay, is it okay?"

　"Don't worry, the bag is fine."

　Lingmo sat down next to the black tower with practiced ease: "What do you need me to do?"

　"Simple, use your abilities to crack this."

　Black Tower casually pulled up a program: "This is a firewall I developed based on your previous erosion capabilities. The higher the degree of cracking on your side, the more generous the rewards will be when the star encounters your node."

　"Okay, I'll try."

　Seeing that Xing had entered the simulated universe, Lingmo immediately took control of her Herrscher core and poured the power of erosion into the firewall newly created by the Black Tower.

　"Based on Lingmo's previous skill proficiency, by the time Xing reaches this point, the success rate of cracking the code should be around 50%..."

　Black Tower calmly took a sip of coffee. It was coffee beans given to him by Ms. Himeko, the navigator of the Starry Sky Train. If made according to the normal procedure, the taste would be quite good.

　However, when Ms. Himeko makes her coffee, she likes to add some strange and wonderful ideas to it, and she tirelessly explores the "way of coffee".

　"No, considering Suzuma's potential, around 70% is more reliable. After all, that's an ability that even Screws was shocked by, so exceeding the normal level is quite reasonable..."

　"Black Tower, Black Tower, this firewall is cracked, what's next?"

　“Puff—cough cough cough cough…”

　Ignoring the fact that he almost choked on his coffee, Heita looked at Lingmo with a shocked expression.

　"You...your abilities have improved again?"

　"Progress? Hmm... not really."

　Lingmo shook her head: "But when I was in another world this time, I discovered that as long as I activate Ellie's Stigmata, my abilities will be amplified slightly."

　Chapter 69 Star: What do you mean by a "True Self" node popping up in my simulated universe?

　"The Stigmata of Ellie? Is that the one that almost got you eaten alive by a bunch of perverted girls at the academy after you activated it?"

　Black Tower paused for a moment, then asked with some confusion.

　"Uh...it's not that scary..."

　Lingmo scratched her head a little embarrassedly: "But the effect is indeed about the same."

　"No, what I actually meant to say was..."

　Black Tower's expression was somewhat strange: "Although I do find you pleasing to the eye, to be honest, I don't feel that your 'charm' has been amplified by that stigma at all."

　"In my opinion, amplifying your Herrscher abilities might be the true purpose of that Stigmata..."

　"Is it possible that it only works on the Honkai side?"

　Suzuma didn't have too much doubt: "However, the Amplified Herrscher ability does fit Aili's characteristics quite well... after all, it's the 'true self'."

　"If that's the case, then I have a rare item here that would be perfect for you."

　Black Tower thought for a moment, then operated the computer for a while: "Ah, no, that thing seems to have been left on Azure Star... I'll retrieve it for you tomorrow."

　"So... what is that thing?"

　Lingmo asked with some curiosity.

　"Space-Time Prism".

　Black Tower slowly uttered a term that caught Suzuma completely off guard: "As for the effects of the 'Yan'... we'll talk about that after you add it to your gacha pool."

　"If I'm not mistaken, it can probably amplify both your Stigmata and Herrscher Core, and then the amplified Aili Stigmata can amplify your Erosion Core again... It's a classic case of stepping on your own two feet to reach the sky."

　"However, this is just a rather optimistic prediction... We'll have to wait until I finish testing the simulated universe today and then go back to Azure Star tomorrow to find out the specifics. By the way, the Star Train shouldn't be in a hurry to depart, right?"

　"Uh... I guess there's no rush?"

　When Black Tower asked her that question, Lingmo felt a little unsure.

　After all, although in the original story, after Hoshino decided to board the train, it quickly set off for Belloborg, the numerous side routes on the space station suggest that it didn't depart immediately.

　All I can say is that's how game designers operate. Players only need to follow the storyline, while the game designers put a lot more thought into filling in the gaps in the game's content.

　"Never mind, I'll go to the train and ask. It's perfect timing. I just promised Himeko yesterday that I would become a nameless traveler. I was going to go to the train today anyway."

　Lingmo sighed, "Oh, and remember to send support to Xing!"

　"Well, go ahead, go ahead."

　Black Tower waved his hand: "Don't worry, since you've directly breached the firewall, I'll set up a generously rewarded node for Little Gray Hair... But do you have any special requirements regarding the node's style?"

　"Can it also be customized?"

　Lingmo's eyes lit up, and her corrosive powers immediately formed a series of data, which she sent to the terminal in front of the Black Tower: "Then... let's do it this way."

　Meanwhile, in the simulated universe...