You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

[Oh, I can hear you. Sorry, this system has been running for too long, and the previous owner left behind a bunch of hidden problems... Please wait a moment while I check what the bug is... Huh?]

As they talked, the voice of the woman on the other end, who sounded quite young, gradually lowered and eventually fell silent.

Iori could roughly guess what was going on, so she didn't press for answers and just waited for the other party to speak.

Um... this is...

Finally, the young woman's voice rang out again, but it was filled with doubt.

[You...aren't a reincarnated person, are you?]

"Yes."

Iori admitted without hesitation: "I was distracted and ended up here. What is this place? And who are you? Did you do this?"

Do you know how much trouble this will cause me? I might file a complaint against you!

【Ouch! O ...

Chapter 252: You're such a good person!

Wait! Don't panic, calm down! Calm down!

Why did I have to run into this kind of trouble? —The substitute goddess was on the verge of tears.

This isn't her job; it's a mess left behind by an irresponsible senior. Even if she handles it well, there won't be any reward. On the contrary, if something goes wrong, she'll be blamed... Tsk!

With a sigh, the substitute goddess rallied her spirits and carefully reviewed Iori's information again... She then confirmed that there was a problem with the system. The corresponding target could not be found in the database of the transferees, and scanning Iori's physical information was also affected by unknown interference, so she could only obtain the most basic information.

The only possible explanation for this situation is that the system encountered a logical error during operation, which transferred "targets that do not meet the screening criteria" to another world. Since there was no record, the original data could not be found.

Furthermore, since the target is randomly selected from a vast dimensional world, it is very likely to come from an unregistered plane, making it difficult for the system to perform a secondary scan based on the cognitive program of "Japan Bahamas"...

This is a very serious business error!

It's important to know that the disciplinary manual clearly states that the selection of transfer targets can only involve bringing over the souls of "dead people" to create new bodies in the other world, and cannot be used to directly transfer living people for convenience.

On the one hand, this would lead to the breaking of the conservation of matter in both worlds, affecting the operation of fundamental laws.

More importantly... it will cause trouble for others!

Long, long ago, before there were so many rules in the celestial realm, the selection of transferees was decided by the ruling deity of the corresponding world.

At that time, the management of transferees was very chaotic. Some gods only took souls, while others preferred to bring the whole person over. After the transferees completed their mission, some gods would take responsibility to send them back, while others would simply let them settle in another world. The wishes of the transferees themselves were often ignored.

Moreover, because the gods at that time were careless, and the heavens did not have a device to adjust the timeline, some of the transmigrators, although they saved the other world, found that many years had passed when they returned to their hometowns, their families were destroyed and they were destitute, and their childhood sweethearts had married other people...

There have indeed been instances where transmigrators have turned evil and become "Great Demon Kings," resulting in yet another world needing to be saved.

In the most serious incident at the time, the corrupted transferees even stormed the heavens with the help of a wicked god, bringing considerable shock to the mortal realm.

The supreme gods could no longer stand by and watch, so they stepped in to restore order to the chaotic heavens.

They promulgated management regulations, one of which stipulated that "living people who still have ties in the mortal world" could not be used as transfer targets. They also established a strict hierarchical system for the gods, which led to the prosperous heavenly realm that exists today, benefiting countless smaller worlds under their command.

That ancient history also shows how serious an accident it is to transfer "living, irrelevant people" to another world like this...

I might get demoted!

As a goddess in my heart, I finally survived the long trial period that lasted for centuries. How could I possibly fall here?

【Um, please calm down. In order to find out the root cause of the problem as soon as possible, I would like to collect some data... Did you have family in your original world?】

The substitute goddess asked cautiously, simultaneously revealing her ulterior motives:

This guy is trying to exploit a bug!

Anyway, nobody knows about this. If Iori is a lonely person with no ties, she won't violate the rule of "living people with ties" and won't have to worry about it being exposed later. She can secretly work to cover it up!

"Of course."

Iori didn't know why the goddess asked that question, but there was no need to hide it—his relatives and friends were all in the worldviews of other works.

Even if the god in this other world is the one who governs time travel, that's only within the various other worlds of the "Uncle of Another World" system, and doesn't have jurisdiction over "Bleach" or "Akatsuki".

Therefore, the kind of scenario where someone says, "I know your address, so watch out," doesn't exist in Iori's story.

[This...is your relationship with your family?]

"It's not bad."

The goddess felt a chill in her heart upon hearing this.

Where are your friends?

"Are you investigating interpersonal relationships?"

Iori said frankly, "I have many subordinates and many friends, too many to list them all."

【cough! 】

"If I had to choose a few important things... I have two wives, a confidante, and several beautiful young female disciples."

【hiss! 】

"By the way, my profession is 'Emperor,' which is nothing special. I just built an empire that occupies the center of the world."

【…】

Finished!

My divine life is over—the substitute goddess is gradually turning black and white as if she has burned out…

It's one thing for the system to malfunction, but why did it have to drag in such a big shot from among ordinary people?!

This kind of person wouldn't even pass the screening algorithm, senior! Which version of the system did you leave behind?

"Hey? Why aren't you saying anything... Is something wrong?"

Just when the goddess was feeling utterly hopeless and was thinking about how to start over, Iori's words rekindled her hope.

"Although I'm not quite sure what's going on, my current predicament doesn't seem to be caused by you... Could it be that we're both victims?"

If that's the case, I think we should help each other and get through this together.

"...Huh? Aren't you going to pursue this matter?"

"Now that things have come to this, there's no point in dwelling on the past, is there?"

If a thorough investigation is conducted, they might find that I'm not a victim of relocation, but rather an "illegal immigrant"... In any case, let's establish a good relationship between us first.

Iori waved her hand and chuckled, "I don't know how amazing these so-called 'gods' are, but judging from your tone, you don't seem like an evil god who would deliberately play tricks on others."

Let's have a good talk. Sometimes, the problems in this world can be completely different just by looking at them from a different perspective. Perhaps what seems like an unsolvable problem to you is actually quite simple for me.

[Really? That's great! Waaah...]

The substitute goddess was overjoyed. She had thought there was no hope, but now she had a new thread to climb up, which greatly increased her affection for the complete stranger, Iori.

“My subjects all say I am a king who is too kind… But I am very good at listening to troubles, my goddess.”

You're such a good person!

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Grade: D

Quality: Rare

Rewards Overview:

Spiritual: Minor boost;

Toughness slightly improved;

Chapter 253: She should thank us!

"...That's the situation, and it's really bothering me."

"I never imagined there were so many hidden details... It sounds like a complete mess."

Iori sat cross-legged on the soft grass, looked up at the sky with her hand covering her eyes, and sighed at the god who seemed to exist somewhere unknown.

"You're really unlucky to run into something like this."

【…】

The situation of a substitute goddess is not unusual; it's a very common occurrence in the workplace.

The deity who was originally in charge of managing "Grangbahamar" suddenly relinquished all his work and went on vacation for some very personal reasons, and some of his work was temporarily handed over to the substitute goddess who was a newcomer.

Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal, because the Celestial Realm's management system is very comprehensive and has existed for countless years, with a powerful error correction mechanism.

However, the previous deity was a hands-off manager. To save trouble, she wrote a subsystem that could automatically select transferees from "Japan" and then communicate with them in the form of intelligent voice to complete the entire "newbie guide," including distributing welfare benefits.

This system has been in place for countless years. As time has passed, the various laws and data of the other world and Japan have also changed considerably. Logically, this system should have been updated, but the god never upgraded it... As a result, many errors and omissions have appeared.

Fortunately, none of them were major problems and wouldn't trigger the Heavenly Realm's monitoring mechanism, so she was happy to have some peace and quiet and not think about them too much.

When the current replacement took over, not to mention how terrible this self-running system was, the most important thing was that the previous goddess hadn't left any instruction manual!

Maybe that thing doesn't even exist!

As the newly crowned goddess, the substitute was powerless to modify the system left behind by her predecessor, and to make matters worse, she didn't have the management authority. Besides, she also had a ton of work to do...

She could only hope that the system would continue to function as it had for so many years and that it wouldn't break down during her time in charge, so that she could hold on until her ex returned... but she never expected such a sudden attack!

[That guy... the senior must have sensed something was wrong, that's why he ran away, and made me take the blame!]

No, my appearance was just an accident. Objectively speaking, the system didn't really have any major problems... Of course, it's not convenient to say this outright.

"Calm down, my goddess."

After synthesizing the current information, Iori tentatively said, "There is no record of my transfer in the system, and from your description, it seems that the Celestial Realm cannot accurately identify my existence, is that right?"

Yes, this system is based on observations of "Grangbahamar". Generally, after a soul is brought in, a new body is created in this world by divine power, and this body is used as a marker to officially register in the system.

But specifically regarding you... there's no record of your body in the system, so it's probably the "original" one, right?

Iori nodded: "Indeed, this is my original body."

This is the biggest problem!

The substitute goddess is very troubled.

It's been a long time since we've seen a whole living person being pulled over from the heavens... This kind of behavior violates the "safety rules".

If it's just a soul, that would be easier to solve... wait, what?

As they were talking, the substitute goddess suddenly exclaimed in surprise, and after a moment's hesitation, asked uncertainly:

Your body seems...

"Don't you think a soul is better?"

Although Iori's appearance has not changed much, her inner self has undergone a significant transformation, specifically from a "physical body" to a "spiritual body".

The basic components are all magic, but the life forms are vastly different.

"How did you do that? This isn't ordinary magic... By the way, I don't even know which world you're from. Is it possible that everyone in your homeland can change their life form?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I'm not the only one with this ability."

Iori pictured Sera and Esdeath in her mind, then continued, "Try examining it again and see if you find anything new."

Upon hearing this, the substitute goddess dared not delay and immediately began to observe the other party through the system.

Iori's display of skill made her realize that the person she was receiving was indeed a great figure among mortals, completely different from the reincarnated person from Japan.

Instantly changing the form of life—even she, a god, wouldn't dare say it was easy, yet Iori acted as if it were nothing... truly worthy of being a man who could establish a country in another world.

【…Huh?】

"Hmm~"

[No...this body is...no, the previous test results clearly showed...could it be...]