This is not the date I wanted.

"Yes... barely settled down."

Maria's face turned pale, and she took a few deep breaths before she gradually calmed down. She nodded to Shidou.

"Through the construction of the firewall, I have finally stopped the loss of the main computer's permissions. However, what is left is only enough for me to maintain my current position."

In fact, Shidou didn't understand much of Maria's explanation, but knowing that Maria was fine, Shidou still let out a sigh of relief.

"This is……"

Seeing what was happening before their eyes, Shidou and Maria couldn't help but widen their eyes.

The surrounding grass, trees, houses, streets, and sky, which were originally perfectly simulated by computers, have now become three-dimensional models constructed from small blocks of various colors and sizes.

This scene reminded Shidao of the block world made up of a popular world-building game.

It should be said that this is the most primitive appearance of the computer world.

This world... is falling apart.

The change was gradually extending towards the city, and the familiar scene was slowly turning into a mathematical model skeleton. A cold feeling spread in his heart, causing Shidao to gasp.

In a sense, this is kind of the end of the world.

"In the end what happened?"

"Hmm~ Curious—?"

Suddenly, a cheerful laugh echoed in the park. The voice was exactly the same as Ju Ya's, but the tone of voice was completely different from Ju Ya's.

A person appeared in Shidou's mind.

"The black one is Shou... or Shou Kunai..."

"Correct! I'm so glad you still remember my name! Itsuka Shido."

The space began to distort unnaturally. Then, a black-haired girl with the same appearance as Orumi Maria appeared in front of Shidou.

"Also, let me correct you. This Huo Shou was created by imitating me, so I am the original! Oh!"

Putting on a kind smile, Junai spoke in a very tough tone.

"Who are you--!?"

When Mariya saw Mariya, who looked exactly like her, a look of shock appeared on her face.

"Ah, even though this is the first time we've met, you still reacted to my identity as an intruder."

Junai looked at Ju Ya with some surprise and said.

"I see... Now that I think about it, the reason why I came into being is... that's why I was born."

"Don't look at me like that. This is also a form of equal exchange. You are getting my voice, appearance, posture, and information about my existence as a human being from me."

"Wait! Don't continue the conversation without my permission. What is it that I don't understand?"

"Shidou, that person... is the hacker intelligence that DEM Company implanted in order to hack into Fraxinus' computer."

"DEM?" Shidou looked at Junai in surprise, "Are you the culprit who locked me in this world and called everyone here?"

"Not."

Junai shook his head and said.

"The one who locked you in the electronic world and called the elves such as Liang Yi Meng Yue to this world is the manager of this world - the one beside you, Orushou Juya."

Said, Junai shrugged proudly.

"But I am the manager now."

After hearing the two's explanation, Shidou became even more confused about the current situation.

"In fact, this incident would not have involved you. You were trapped in the computer world simply by accident."

"Accident?"

"That's right, Orumi Maria... Fraxinus's original intention was to imprison me for trying to gain access to the main computer. It's just that you were testing in this game world at the time, so you were imprisoned as well."

From what Junai meant, he was just like someone who was caught in a fire and was caught in the crossfire... How could it be that he had nothing to do with it? The enemy actually attacked his base without him noticing!

"To be honest, when I was locked up in this world, I was still worried about what to do." Jun Nai said with a look of emotion, "Although I waited for a very boring time, but thanks to you, Ju Ya opened her heart to you and lifted the blockade on me, so I was able to take advantage of the opportunity to enter."

...My fault? After hearing what Maruna said, Shidou couldn't help but feel confused.

At the beginning, I didn't notice anything wrong with the situation. I simply thought it was just an accident. I made a wrong judgment based on the situation at hand, which led to this situation.

The guilt stung his heart, and Shidao couldn't help but grit his teeth in regret.

"No..." Suddenly, Maria held Shidou's hand and said in a firm tone, "It was Shidou who made me have human emotions. It was Shidou who made me understand what love is. Shidou is not wrong."

"Juya..."

"Hey, hey, you guys can just slowly put on a touching and tragic drama. I won't keep you company."

As if yawning in annoyance, a terrifying light appeared in Ju Ya's eyes.

Is this really the girl who was like a willful little black cat that night?

"You have wasted some boring time... You are no longer useful. Destroy this world along with me."

As she spoke, the area around Ormori Junna suddenly became somewhat unreal.

Ju Ya's face turned pale.

"It's bad, Shidou. She is controlling the magic convergence cannon on the airship in the real world, preparing to aim at Amamiya City and fire."

The Magic Concentration Cannon, the largest main gun on Fraxinus, uses a huge amount of magic power that is completely incomparable to that of an individual cannon as a cannonball and a weapon. Its power can easily flatten a mountain.

Unlike spacequakes that would trigger evacuation alerts, if such an attack were aimed at Tiangong City, it would surely cause devastation to all living things.

Shidou instantly realized the seriousness of the situation.

[Basic realize (basic manifestation device) seizes...]

"stop!"

[Firing track calibration completed, target aiming completed...command input...]

"Juuna stop it aa ...

Shidou shouted and ran over to stop Junna, but he actually went straight through Junna's body.

With a voice as cold and ruthless as a machine, Junai judged Shidao like the god of death.

...After a few seconds of silence.

"...Huh? Weird, why didn't the main gun respond?"

The originally cold atmosphere instantly disappeared, and a confused expression appeared on Junai's face.

Shidao: “…………”

Ju Ya: “…………”

Give me back my despair! For a moment, Shidou really wanted to complain to Juna like this.

"Impossible... I have obtained the authority of an administrator. Why can't I control any of the weapons in the airship..."

Junai showed an expression of disbelief on her face. Then, as if she had thought of something, she clenched her teeth in annoyance.

"...Mengyue, is this the preparation you made in advance?"

"Meng Yue?"

Shidou was surprised to hear the familiar name.

The fluctuating emotions did not last long, and soon, Junai's face returned to calm.

However, Shidao felt a sense of sadness and helplessness from it.

"...Even if you interfere, I will definitely complete the mission that my father has entrusted to me..."

As if she had made up her mind, Junai glanced at Shidou and Maria.

"That's fine. I will send you to hell with my own hands. Before that, enjoy yourself."

Having said that, Junai disappeared completely.

[Really...did you hear that? ]

"Ms. Lingyin?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears, and Shidou suppressed a cry of surprise.

[I'm really sorry for contacting you so late... (Sound of drinking coffee~)]

"What...are you doing?"

[Ah… I almost fainted from lack of sleep, so I went to make a cup of coffee. (Sound of pouring a bowl of sugar)]

"You actually need sugar more than caffeine... No!" Shidao habitually complained about Reine's weirdness, and then he came to his senses and asked Reine hurriedly, "Compared to that, is everything okay in the real world?"

[Well... calm down... I've taken precautions beforehand... the situation isn't as serious as you think.]

"Um, Miss Lingyin. Can you explain to me what happened? To be honest, I'm still confused."

[Well... the cause of the matter is quite complicated... it's better to let Mengyue explain it to you. ]

"OK! I was planning to explain the situation to Shidou."

"Wa ...

Seeing Mengyue suddenly emerging from the bushes, Shidou couldn't help but let out a scream.

"Shidou, I just walked out from the inconspicuous bushes, eliminated the sound of my footsteps and sneaked up behind you to talk. Is it necessary to scare you like this?"

"Ordinary people would be scared!"

"Meng Yue... have you been hiding in here all this time?"

Ju Ya looked at Meng Yue with a puzzled look.

"Well... I came out to look for you guys because I saw you guys hadn't come back yet. When I found you guys, it was a good time to not disturb you, so I hid away."

Meng Yue scratched her hair with a wry smile.

"The atmosphere cannot be disturbed..." Feeling something was wrong, Shidao's mouth twitched slightly, "Mengyue, when did you find us?"

Meng Yue looked at Shidao with a look that said "What do you think?", and said a little embarrassedly under Maria's penetrating gaze.

"……kiss."

"Okay... just pretend I didn't ask."

14 Liang Yi Meng Yue treats them as family members

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"Cough-cough-"

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Shidao coughed twice, straightened his face, and asked Mengyue, "Mengyue, can you explain to me what is going on now?"

The questions that Shido Itsuka has piled up are as high as a mountain. What happened in this world? Is the girl named Junai really from DEM? What is her purpose? Why does Meng Yue know Junai?

From now on, it seems that unlike Shidou who knew nothing, Ryougi Yumezuki and Reine had anticipated the current situation a long time ago and had made corresponding preparations in advance.

Although he felt a little dissatisfied about being kept in the dark, Shidou wanted to know the details more than dwelling on it.

"Well, where should I start?"

Meng Yue smiled bitterly, thought for a moment, and then said to Shidao.

"Basically, just as Shidou heard, DEM launched an attack on us, implanted a hacker program called Ormori Maruna into Fraxinus' computer through the wireless network, and hacked us. Fraxinus' computer made an autonomous counterattack, using a powerful firewall to isolate this game world and imprison Maruna. And that time period should have started right after Shidou entered this world."

"So, when Ju Ya and Ju Nai were waging a world-shaking hacker war, I had no sense of danger and jumped into the battlefield with a playful mood?"

Shidou had a confused expression on his face.

“Well… Actually, I didn’t notice it at all at that time.”

Meng Yue scratched her head with some guilt. In fact, there was nothing she could do about it. It was fine when she was in her prime, but now that her spiritual power was sealed, Meng Yue could only notice information like "Hmm? The signal of the wireless network is a little weird."

"After shutting down Junai, Ju Ya... no, to be precise, Ju Ya was born only after that." After slightly correcting her words, Meng Yue turned her gaze to Ju Ya and continued, "Probably to suppress Junai's resistance... Fraxinus' main computer analyzed Junai's data structure and created a corresponding inhibitory force - the existence of Ju Ya."

Shidou looked at Maria with a questioning look, and Maria nodded, confirming Mengyue's explanation.

"That's true... But I was just born at that time, so I have no memory of fighting with Maruna Oramori. The only thing I remember is..."