Starting with the Herrscher, mowing down enemies without equal.

"Is it the new Maginot Line? That kind of boring dream doesn't matter at all."

Since no one has any autonomy or initiative anyway, it's better to have a new dream in the second half of the night after the dream shatters, at least he can get some exercise.

"No, no! I dreamt that you came to the Far East when you were 13 years old, and you were all muscle and had grown to 185 cm tall. It was terrifying."

Mei covered her mouth, her younger self in the dream thinking it was a gangster organization, and was so scared that she ran to the women's restroom and dared not come out.

Thank goodness it was just a dream... Could it be that I was bullied and isolated at school when I was a child, which caused this scene in my dream?

"Wouldn't that be cool?"

Kevin was stunned for a moment.

Anyway, I was scared away in my dream.

"Hey, woman, are you trying to stop me from progressing in my dreams?"

Kevin struck a super cool JoJo pose.

*Slap!* Mei slapped Kevin on the forehead with a sincere expression.

"Really, Kevin, you're doing just fine as you are. It's just a dream, so please don't try to work on it."

As someone born in the Far East, Mei only had one impression of this kind of character: the Yakuza.

…………

The Moon, the location of the Stigmata Terminal.

【Wow! Why does Kevin have fragments of memories from that time?!】The dark-skinned, beautiful AI girl, Mona, who didn't appear in the dream at all, shook her Alaya consciousness violently.

The Alaya consciousness remains silent.

What are you doing?!

Mana even wanted to run to the Cocoon of the End, pull out Number 17, and have the two confront each other on the spot! To see if the Alaya Consciousness had already betrayed humanity.

But she dared not do that, because if 17 were pulled out, the current perfect process would be ruined, and the cocoon was still secretly causing trouble.

Alaya consciousness quietly brought her legs together, feeling somewhat weary: "I originally thought I'd let the others vent their anger, since An Yu's real life is perfect, and then we could all make dumplings together."

Si finally found a perfect path, and even though Jian tried to sabotage them, the efforts of their AI family had little effect. Everyone lived peacefully in this world that hadn't collapsed! How wonderful!

[Then why is An Yu still wreaking havoc in her dream?! On the contrary, Alicia is developing a mental illness, giving An Yu a lot of trouble in reality!]

Lu, have you already betrayed humanity?

Lumna shook the Alaya consciousness again with force, and she sensed that loyalty was not absolute!

Tell me quickly! Have the 13 Herrscher cores activated within you? Are you about to become either the End or its henchman?

"How should I know! Aren't Rin and Sora easy targets for experience points?"

Alaya consciousness was also bewildered. She was just an artificial intelligence, created after the end of existence for the sake of the future.

In her dreams, she could add settings to herself, claiming to be the prototype, but in reality, she knew nothing! Even that bastard, Virvi, added a low-level code to her and Mona, telling them not to interfere too much with humans.

Then why did you let An Yu go to university?!

He could destroy the world even without going to university. If he hadn't gone against the original wish of the cocoon, he wouldn't have had to step into the cycle of reincarnation again, which is why he's so miserable.

"...Or should we continue to let him learn on his own and experience the darkness of the world?"

Even the Alaya consciousness is helpless.

【Then why don't you let Alicia continue her studies?!】

Wouldn't Alicia then be able to perfectly unleash the true essence of Origin?

Let the cocoon do whatever it wants. Can it really allow An Yu to continue experiencing the game to the end while being tormented by the game?

That's impossible. How could An Yu's personality allow her to suffer in the game and then wait until Jian runs out of options? Wouldn't it be better if everyone lived peacefully on Earth?

"She saw her younger brother get a job offer from a big company and wanted to try her luck abroad. Should I blame her?"

[Then why did you give Anyu a job offer from a big company? Loyalty isn't absolute!]

"He found his own tutor in college, don't you know how badly he messed things up?"

Who knows what kind of environment An Yu was in before? She was absolutely diligent in her studies, working incredibly hard.

He was so determined to climb the social ladder that if it weren't for Alicia, he might already be a big shot in Anti-Entropy, without needing any connections.

"And compensation has already been made." Alaya-vijnana rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

"Kevin should be able to change the dream and thwart the cocoon's tricks of secretly causing trouble in the dream."

When An Yu decides that the game is unplayable and pointless, she'll likely focus on reality. What can Jian do then? Wouldn't it be better for everyone to gather together and make dumplings?

Finally, the Stigmata Project, as humanity's ultimate creation, fully accepts everything about the Cocoon and can also protect everyone's galaxy.

What if we still can't beat them...?

Mana was a little nervous, and he didn't know if the Herrscher core in his Alaya consciousness was working. He felt that something was about to go wrong as soon as the other party became confident.

But it seems like the core of the Herrscher of the Law doesn't care about jinxing?

"Let's go all out one last time. The perfect Stigmata Project, combined with the Chimera's Karma, and finally the Origin Power and the ultimate weapon Kevin with the core of the Twelve Herrschers."

It's not like we haven't tried, we just haven't really tried...

Moreover, the current situation of everyone making dumplings together is great. As long as An Yu is suppressed in the dream, the other party's personality will definitely not allow them to continue investigating. If they are unhappy, they can just switch games.

After a long silence, Mona finally asked: "What if that still doesn't work?"

Alaya consciousness is surprisingly rare.

"Then give it to him. He wants to take back the power of the end, so we'll give it to him. We'll also give him the Stigmata Project and the ultimate weapon, the power of the Karma, to make it a complete set."

"Having reincarnated so many times, they are single-mindedly focused on conquering the world and setting foot in the universe with the power of the end, and each time they can find a way to upgrade and perfectly achieve their goal. Isn't it obvious that we are the villains?"

Why didn't you just squeeze the others in? Would adding Kevin be enough?

"Go ask Number 17 if they agree? Such a drastic move might cause the cocoon to explode."

【…】

I definitely disagree. Regardless of what 17's original idea was, she was already a broken dog when she temporarily assumed divine authority, sob sob.

We, artificial intelligence (choked up)

What should we do next?

Volume 48: Chapter 48 Our Band!

An Yu arrived at the company while munching on a piece of bread. The company was very clean today, and people were even decorating, giving him a pleasant surprise.

Is our partner coming?

After leaving the anti-entropy barrier and truly taking on all sorts of tasks, big and small, Bronya finally understood the difficulties of starting a business, and even knew to instruct people to refine their skills ahead of time.

An Yu arrived at the elevator and ran into Bronya waiting for the elevator again... Come to think of it, their schedules are quite similar, otherwise they wouldn't always bump into each other like this.

Bronya estimated the speed at which the elevator was descending, hesitated for a moment, and then stretched out her hand, pausing it in mid-air.

An Yu didn't understand: "Boss? What do you mean?"

Bronya didn't reply. She glanced at the elevator again, raised her head, and her hand remained suspended in mid-air.

An Yu paused for a moment, then hesitated before grasping it. What did that mean?

Boss, did you get the favorability system?

Shake hands and pat heads every day, and you won't be forced to increase favorability by one for every four people? : Three △★ Five ∈ +

As An Yu's mind raced with thoughts, Bronya gently raised her arm and led An Yu in a perfect dance move, spinning her around in place... even though only An Yu was spinning.

An Yu looked completely bewildered.

"Why do you always look so gloomy? Are you that unhappy at Reson Studio?"

Once the joke was over, Bronya looked back at the elevator.

Sighing again as she spoke about her emotions, An Yu said, "My sister said she'd take me to the city center for an open-air concert during her vacation."

Moreover, her mental illness has recently worsened. This morning, Alicia didn't have the same close feeling as before. Sometimes An Yu really wanted to open Alicia's head and see what she was thinking.

"...Is your sister some kind of big star?"

Bronya wasn't surprised, though. Although An Yu's sister hasn't been doing much live streaming lately, she's still a big internet celebrity, so holding a concert wouldn't be out of the question.

"The route of a wandering singer, performing on the roadside."

I'm not sure what An Yu meant, but that's probably what my older sister meant.

He felt conflicted; he both hoped his older sister would have a relapse and stop being affectionate with him, thus canceling the concert, and he also hoped she would recover quickly.

Is there a way to have it all in this world?

Bronya turned her head slightly. "Huh?"

“That eight>> five_seven¤sixˉ※six【∈three〔：fourfourtwoyuefei!〗group∧：Your sister is quite conscientious, she doesn't make money off this.”

With Alicia's number of fans, her concert tickets might be comparable to those of a second or third-tier celebrity, but Alicia got them for free.

"...By the way, didn't you play a musical instrument at your university's orientation party?"

"Boss, you have a pretty good memory."

An Yu read the sentence with a blank expression, but it was a monotonous reading.

“Blow—my memory is as unfathomable as Lake Baikal, how could I possibly forget such a small thing?”

"Besides, you've been hanging on the confession wall for two years. The girl was just a bit extreme. She confessed and failed, said some hurtful things, and you slapped her and smeared the grass on her face... By the way, after I graduate, will you still be hanging on the confession wall?"

When no one else is around, Bronya isn't actually that aloof; in fact, her aloofness is just a protective facade she puts on to avoid trouble.

An Yu: ...

"Yeah, I was suspended for four years. I don't know what happened after graduation, but I don't care. My family has always taught me about gender equality."

An Yu remained calm. She had always been used to fooling around with Alicia since childhood, but she never expected that someone else would slap her to the ground so easily. Who could have imagined this?

Bronya couldn't hold back anymore and started laughing to herself, while An Yu's expression became even more blank.

But Bronya's smile didn't last long. Her phone chimed, and she quickly pulled it out. Her smile vanished almost immediately.

"Are you pressuring me to get married?"

An Yu, always eager for a good show, smiled again.

Bronya said coldly, "My mother is single herself, so why is she pressuring me?"

An Yu didn't continue the topic. The eldest daughter's father was court-martialed for arms trafficking, her mother committed suicide due to depression, and young Bronya was eventually adopted by the only orphanage in the area... which was also the place where Aunt Cocolia, who had reported her father for arms trafficking, lived.

Incidentally, this is also why Aunt Coco's role in the game "The Boss" has always been that of a villain.

An Yu changed the subject slightly: "So what's the matter? I can't keep asking you to come home so often, can I?"

Bronya turned off her phone, didn't answer, and coolly walked into the elevator with her arms crossed.

She wasn't going to let outsiders get involved in her family's messy affairs, not even Kiana or Mei.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were only two people in the elevator at the moment, Bronya casually asked, "Is your band still short of members?"

An Yu: ...

Do we have such similar interests?

We played musical instruments together, raced cars together, had the same major, even had similar schedules, and were both orphans. What kind of world is this, but I'm a gender-swapped version!

He said in a complicated tone, "I don't know, I have to ask my older sister."

Bronya's eyes were subtle; she hadn't expected An Yu to be unable to make a decision on such a small matter.

"Don't you have any status at home?"

With such strong hands, have you never hit your sister since you were little?

Bronya simply couldn't imagine a harmonious family dynamic... From childhood to adulthood, she'd beaten Lilia, Anne, and Rosalia every three days for a minor beating, and every seven days for a major one. 9

She's been beating her up since they were kids. If Mei-nee (older sister) dares to cause trouble occasionally, she'll join in the beating. Subordinates easily overthrow their superiors.

She, Bronya, Queen of the Orphanage!

An Yu hesitated for a moment: "Am I going to fight with a mental patient for this?"