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In the activity room, Himari thought of Amy, who was currently on a field mission, and the server she had brought with her. Her anxiety deepened, and the calmness that had always seemed to see things on her face was now tinged with a hint of worry.

"The Collapse Body... If this otherworldly power were enhanced by the 'mystery', what level of disaster would it become?"

"Also, the Collapse Body's exceptional compatibility with electronic systems is a major problem—" Himari's fingers tapped across the virtual keyboard, continuing to monitor the information coming from various terminals. "Kivotos, which relies on electronic equipment and robots for full automation, is 90% susceptible to being easily penetrated by the Collapse Body virus."

Sighing, Himari shook her head and said, "No matter how powerful the electronic defense is, it's nothing more than the difference between a piece of paper folded in half. If you want to have the power to fight against the source of collapse, you must have the corresponding ability... right?"

As Hiru was lost in thought, a communication message lit up on the terminal in front of her. Hiru, interrupted, instinctively pressed the "Call" button, and a clear voice echoed through the line.

"Himari-san! I've already imagined what I'd look like. After all, being a girl is better!"

"Eh? Well...that's normal, after all, we're all girls." There was a hint of helplessness in Himari's voice. "But, could you please not call me 'Mom'? Seriously, Himari, I'm still a pure flower, and calling me that makes me feel old."

"Ahaha~ But isn't Himari my mother?" The voice on the other end of the line laughed cheerfully. "I've already looked through all of Dad's information, but the data we can get from the secondary channel is still limited~ So I can only get a rough idea~"

"It looks like we haven't been discovered." Himari's worries were put to rest after hearing the cheerful voice on the other end of the line. "That's right, you're all Collapse Origin types. There's still a gap in information between the surveillance of your own kind, so we shouldn't be discovered so quickly."

"I'm amazing, right? A genius, right? The power of 'probability' is so strange~"

The inhuman sound that had originally been audible to Amy, as if all the world's tones had been combined, gradually settled. The carrier within the server had found its own voice, becoming a girl's voice as clear and delicate as a lark, sounding like a young girl. However, the voice was fitting, considering how young the child had been.

The growth of digital life forms and carbon-based life forms is not calculated in the same way. Even the way cognition is shaped and the way maturity is judged differs. Determining whether a virtual life has reached maturity is one of the three most classic philosophical questions.

'who I am? ’

'Where do I come from?'

'Where am I going?'

The question of 'who am I' is the very definition of a digital lifeform. Whether it's appearance or voice, it must manifest itself to the world. A week after Himari and Amy cultivated the fragment of the Collapse Body, this individual, cloned from the remnant of Danrito's Collapse Body, developed its own consciousness.

Two weeks later, this individual had his own voice and consciousness, absorbing knowledge like a sponge, growing, and becoming a native collapse source of 'Kivotos' - a collapse source that was born in Kiivotos, raised in Kiivotos, and educated by Kiivotos. Compared with other individuals 'enlightened' by Danrito, they are closer to the 'concept' of Kiivotos.

"Using the power of probability, I can gather a large number of individuals around Dad to interfere with his detection. By disrupting the quantum fluctuations, I can hide my presence~"

The cheerful voice proudly praised itself, "Isn't it amazing? Genius? Great?"

Amy interrupted helplessly, "Did he inherit this narcissism from you, or from that Danrito? Or is it both? He's practically cut from the same mold as you two. Now there's going to be three narcissists. It's giving me a headache just thinking about it..."

Himari smiled. She suddenly realized that there was no point in thinking about what to do. She was almost blinded by anxiety, forgetting even her own 'love and peace'. That was unacceptable.

"So, have you thought of a name for yourself? It's too hard to call you without one." Himari relaxed and leaned back in the chair. "Or is it that the name thing is still too difficult for you? Do you want me to help you think of one?"

"No need to bother Mama Himari, I'll just call myself 'Lyra'!"

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The voice finally stabilized, and when she said her name, she had completed her 'definition' of herself.

"'Star Lyra'? Hmm...it's a name that suits my surname." Himari smiled faintly. "Is it because you've gained knowledge of the universe? 'Lyra' is the brightest constellation in the northern Milky Way, and my surname is a bright star. Are you trying to say that my appearance is more dazzling than the Milky Way? What a remarkable name!"

"Higumi-san, I haven't told you my last name yet. Maybe it's 'Tan Tianqin'?"

Himari blushed and argued, "That kind of name isn't nice! It has to be my last name, right? Amy, you can give us your opinion!"

"Don't involve me in your family affairs." Amy was already packing up her things and preparing to leave. "Why don't you eat?"

"How about I call myself 'Izumi Moto Tenqin'?"

"Why is your last name Amy?"

Tianqin's voice laughed cheerfully, and said to the panicked Himari on the other side of the screen, "I'm kidding~ I'll just call you 'Star Tianqin', right? Himari Mama?"

"Hmph, you dare to tease me!" Himari tried hard to calm her blushing face. She was a little angry just now. "I'm going to lecture you when I get back!"

"Ahaha~ Let's talk about it after we get back~"

After the call ended, Hikari's expression finally calmed down. Long periods of lack of exercise had left her a bit thin, so she was panting after just a few stimulations. But, had she ever been this easily aroused?

By the time Himari reconnected the signal to Mini Himari, Danrito and the students had already completed their deployment and released the programmed drones. According to Ayane and Himari's design, these drones would sweep the designated area as wide as possible at maximum speed, eliminating any unnecessary areas and minimizing the need for a thorough search.

After the possible energy fluctuations are detected, the surrounding drones will synchronize and lock on them, and Dan Lidou and others will all be dispatched when the locking range is reached. In this way, the range that requires detailed exploration can be compressed to a minimum.

Kayoko reached out and made a plan on the sand table, then casually set the baton aside. "There's no doubt about the battle plan, so let's get started."

Kayoko didn't know much about electronic programming, but she was very good at scheduling and commanding battles. Thanks to Kayoko's brains, without Alu's intelligence, Mutsuki's instigation, and Haruka's paranoia, Convenience House 68 probably wouldn't have survived until now and would have disbanded.

Over a hundred drones equipped with detection programs were released in one go. Watching them fly out of Abydos in a mighty procession, Kayoko nodded with satisfaction. "Next, we just have to wait for the drones to transmit signals back."

"Huh? I thought we were going to go out on a mission too?" Qin Xiang pointed at herself. "Like, hovering in the air in a helicopter or something? Isn't there such a part?"

"Helicopter close-in reconnaissance is unnecessary, right?" Kayoko frowned. "With so many drones already deployed, there's no need for an additional helicopter to conduct human observation."

"Eh... is that so? Okay then." Serika looked a little disappointed, but didn't seem to want to say anything more.

However, Hoshino, who was standing by, saw what his junior was thinking. He probably thought that flying along the surface of the earth in a helicopter looked very cool. After a knowing smile, Hoshino, who was lying on the table, suddenly muttered, "Uncle, I suddenly want to take a helicopter too. Ayane-chan, can you arrange one for me too?"

"Huh? Is that necessary..." Kayoko was stunned. In her earlier conversation with Hoshino, she had assumed Hoshino Kotoko was a very strategically minded girl. In fact, the name 'Hoshino Kotoko' was well-known in Gehenna, especially to the disciplinary committee chairperson, Hinata, who seemed to have a different opinion of Hoshino.

According to common sense, Kayoko believed that her plan and arrangements should be fine...

"Senior Hoshino, do you think so too?" Serika's eyes lit up. If she was the only one who said she wanted to ride a helicopter, people would probably think she was just being childish and acting coquettish, but if even Hoshino said so, it would be a different story!

"Ah, it seems I've found the reason."

Looking at Hoshino's eyes that doted on his junior, Kayoko couldn't help but recall how she felt when she was taking care of the other three people in the convenience house, and a subtle smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.

"...If it's just a helicopter, then whatever."

Kayoko reflected. Abydos wasn't lacking in armored vehicles these days. While she hadn't witnessed Danreto's previous desert clash with the Caesar PMC's armed forces, she had heard of it. The armored vehicles now scattered throughout the school were a testament to Danreto's achievements in that battle.

There were seven armed helicopters alone in the makeshift iron hangar, so the number of helicopters destroyed by Danrito in one battle must have been higher than that. Thinking of such combat power within her own ranks, Kayoko felt a deep sense of security.

"Alright, Hoshino-senpai. I really can't do anything about you."

Ayane saw through the situation but kept silent. She smiled as she arranged a helicopter for the two and called in two students to form the crew. Seeing Serika, so happy she was even skipping a bit as she walked, dragging Hoshino to the helicopter, everyone in Abydos smiled.

"Alright everyone, while we still have some time to rest, why don't you relax for a bit?"

Xiao Tao held up her sister's cartridge. "This is our newly designed game cartridge, 'Color Splash'! The battle mode even supports everyone here playing together online! Who wants to try it out?"

"A 4v4 multiplayer mode?" Tan Lidou nodded in understanding. He'd reviewed and developed the game, and it would be released simultaneously in all major stores. Of course, he knew what Xiaotao was talking about. The one Xiaolu was holding right now could easily be called a pre-release version.

Danrito narrowed his eyes and counted the number of people present: "The number of people here - Nomiya, go and call Yumei over, wouldn't it be perfect if he joins the team?"

Tianyu Yumei, the unlucky girl who was turned into a Houngen body by Danrito through human experiments - or a lucky person in a sense. Because she was the captain of this team of bad girls before they turned over a new leaf, when they decided to merge into Abydos and return to campus life, Yumei naturally took on some management tasks.

But in a sense, Yumei has become a bridge of communication between these undecided students and the Abydos Strategy Committee. Whenever these undecided students need to coordinate something, they turn to Yumei, their former captain. After all, Yumei is their former captain, and there's a lot of camaraderie there, isn't there?

If the Countermeasures Committee needs everyone to do something, they will naturally choose the most familiar Yumei as the leader. As a result, the relationship between the two sides gradually became smoother and closer due to the bond formed by chance between Yumei.

When Nomiya called and asked Yumei to come over, she was counting and recording the school's supplies. This was also the reason why Yumei didn't show up immediately when Danrito came - at that time, she was sweating profusely in the warehouse behind the teaching building, counting the supplies.

"I'm here, what's up—"

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The orange virus transformed from the Collapse Source Body emerged from a nearby gateway. Yumei's eyes fell on the only adult present: "Mr. Danrito? What day is it today?"

Danrito raised his hand. "It's not a very busy day. We're short one for a game. Want to join us?"

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"Hmm... So, now that we're waiting for the drone to send back information, you're asking me to play games to kill time?"

After hearing the reason why Nomiya pulled her over, Yumei was stunned for a moment before she caught up with everyone's jumping thoughts.

"So, are you coming? We'll be open soon if we can just get you." Tan Lidou looked at her, "If you're not interested, we can just get someone else to come and play."

"I was just called here suddenly, so I wasn't thinking straight for a moment. Now I understand." Yumei put down the notebook she was using to count the supplies. "If everyone wants to play, wouldn't it be unsociable for me to be the only one refusing?"

Yumei smiled and found a chair to sit down. "It just so happens that the inventory work has just come to an end. I was planning to bring it here for the report anyway, it's just a coincidence that I didn't have time to do it now."

"Yoshi! Then we have enough people!"

Xiao Tao happily raised the cartridge in her hand. During the testing phase when this game was developed, there was no one else to help, so the four little ones in the game development department could only try to play against each other in pairs. Although the opponents generated by AI could make up the number of people, it still lacked something.

"Now is a memorable moment—the first real-person player battle since this game was designed!" Xiaotao excitedly pressed the button on the cartridge: "Game, start!"

The light of the game world emanated from the cartridge, quickly and intelligently selecting the nearby players and enveloping them within the game world. Under the pixelated light, the girls arrived at a beautiful town.

"This is the modern metropolis 'Painting Star City' in another world! This is an art capital that everyone aspires to be!"

Everyone who enters the game is amazed by the completely different world around them. It was designed under the extraordinary imagination of Momo, the descriptive power of Midori, and the dedicated guidance of Danrito, and it is different from the architectural design style of the entire Kivotos. It is said that the design sketch was highly praised by Yaduri who came to visit the game development department during this period, but after taking it back and giving it to Utahara and Xiang for analysis, the analysis result was that it was completely impossible to build with the existing materials and technology.

Well, that makes sense. After all, it is a building designed for games.

"Wow... Look, there's a building in the distance that looks like two pyramids collided top to bottom—how does the top half of that thing stand up?"

"It's a game after all, anything is possible, right?"

Serika looked at the strange building in the distance and quietly commented on it with Nomiya beside her. Meanwhile, Momo waved, "Everyone, come over here! To play the battle mode, you need to go to the special competitive map~"

Walking through the streets filled with various NPC students, all of whom were created by Xiaotao and the others to make the street more lively. After all, they had created such a large map, and if the player was the only one walking around the streets alone, wouldn't it be better to just have an options menu to teleport there?

"There are so many students from different schools..." Kayoko looked at the girls with halos on their heads. She could even see students with wings on their backs and horns on their heads sitting together, chatting intimately. "But, it seems like none of them are wearing school uniforms?"

"This is an art city, after all. It would be too serious if everyone wore school uniforms," ​​explained Xiaolu, who was leading the way. "Thanks to the powerful capabilities of the 'Creator MK1,' these NPC students have been implanted with a certain level of conversational AI. Theoretically, they should be able to conduct basic and fluent conversations. Our imagery for the NPC students was based on students from various universities, and their clothing is from a data package provided by Mr. Danrito."

"These are all archived data, so they can be retrieved quickly."

Dan Lidou, the genius game developer, has stored an inestimable amount of materials in his mind at all times after becoming a source of collapse. No matter where he goes, he has an endless source of creativity. He can just pick some clothing data from it, pack them up and put them into the game, and then make the NPC students here all different.

"The clothes that student is wearing... I want them too." Bai Zi seemed to have spotted a piece of clothing on an NPC student that he really liked. His eyes turned involuntarily, and his legs were a little unable to move. "Where can I buy that piece of clothing in Kivotos? Otherwise, I can just buy it directly from that student..."

"Wait, wait! This is a game world! A game world!" Xiao Tao, who was standing in front of him, quickly stopped Bai Zi's shocking behavior: "The clothes worn by the students here are all data. They can't be taken out!"

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"Is that so..." Bai Zi lowered his head in disappointment: "What a pity."

Crossing this impressive street, you enter a hall specially set up for holding competitions, where everything is simplified to the point where you only need to press a few buttons to start the competition using your nickname.

"The rules are to use the paint corresponding to your side to cover as much area as possible. You can also knock down the opponent by spraying it on him!" Xiao Tao briefly introduced the most basic gameplay. It is indeed so simple that it can be fully summarized in one sentence. Isn't this what the game is all about, using the simplest rules to create the maximum amount of happiness?

Xiaolu brought up the weapon selection screen for everyone: "Please choose your weapon here! These are all in-game weapons, and all bullets will turn into spray paint. Because this is a trial version, the weapons here are unlocked for a limited time."

"Every weapon here has a corresponding appearance." Kayoko held up a machine gun that could spray paint bullets. This machine gun, which looked like a water gun, could spray a large amount of paint to cover the ground after charging and rotating. "Is this a game where we use paint spraying to grab territory? Would it really be fun..."

Ten minutes later.

"Don't even think about running! Look at my giant seal—"

"Why was I sniped? Crying..."

"Paint the ground, why don't you paint the ground!"

"Wouldn't it be the same as painting the ground if we just beat the opponent back?"

Looking at the paint splashed all over the ground, Nomiya holding a huge seal and knocking it everywhere, Baizi riding a paint shark and damaging the ground, Xiaolu rolling and shooting with dual guns, Xiaotao who was always taken away by a sniper shot from the opposite side Yumei, and Ayane who was throwing automatic tracking robots everywhere, the whole map was a mess!

Kayoko raised the pistol-shaped weapon in her hand and couldn't help but chuckle: "...Hehe~ It would be fun if Alu and the others played this game too, right?"

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"Interesting, isn't it?" Danrito climbed onto a nearby platform, holding a water-absorbing knife that looked like a chainsaw. It was unclear how this weapon was designed. Kayoko looked at Danrito, who had also been knocked down twice. "It's a great game. It makes my aura spin. Did Momo and the others come up with this game themselves?"

"Yes, but there was also my guidance. This gameplay was originally just a small Easter egg game they designed - but I convinced them to make it the main gameplay of this cartridge, which is now the finished "Color Splash" cartridge."

Danrito smoothed over his messy hair, trying to get it back into its previous neat shape. "Just tell me if it's fun or not!"

"It's pretty good. The fast-paced, two-minute battles. Aside from the intense combat that can be a bit stressful, there shouldn't be any drawbacks." Kayoko smiled. "A game that allows for multiplayer gaming must have high commercial value."

"That's right, I can already tell this game is going to be a hit!" Danrito folded his arms in satisfaction. "They're truly the recruits I've chosen. Just under my guidance, they perfected 'Final Goddess Legend Sword 2', and now they're coming up with high-quality projects like 'Color Splash' on their own. The game development department is truly a group of talented people!"

"Danrito! Kayoko-san! Why are you two AFK? 2 vs. 4 is impossible, right?"

"Come on! I'm being beaten!"

Xiaolu and Xiaotao's cries for help echoed from afar. Looking in that direction, the blue color representing Abydos had spread across the entire field, forcing the two sisters, Xiaotao and Xiaolu, back down to their own platform. Xiaotao, who had just emerged from the resurrection point, shouted angrily, "Please, I'm dead! It's all Danlidou's fault! You're being abused in the fountain!"

"What are you talking about! Aren't you a noob?" Tan Lidou laughed: "A true master should be able to suppress four people alone!"