"It doesn't look any different from the world of Pan-Human History." Melusine followed Jiang You to his "Reality." "Is this what the Creator's world is like?"
"After all, a world constructed from fantasy always needs to rely on reality, just as the dwarves in The Lord of the Rings were metaphors for black people in Africa." Jiang You made an analogy, figuring that Melusine, as a British Servant, should understand the reference. However, Melusine's bewildered look, like a rolling grass emoji, clearly showed she didn't understand. "Anyway, other than the absence of Spells, everything here is exactly the same as the world you're from."
"Of course, this place only looks similar. It's even upside down compared to yours. This is the true network world." Jiang You waved his hand, forming a Magic Bullet. After all, this was still the Type-Moon World. As for why he couldn't use Spells, the reason was simple: he was the highest-level Mystery, so lower-level Mysteries like Spells naturally had no effect on him. What he was using now was actually something similar he had created using his own authority. To a Magus, it was a spell.
"Network? I don't really understand that part... But this place does feel like the Real World to me."
"Due to my personal reasons, a little incident happened here, and a certain AI even held a grudge against me because of it." Jiang You tried to open a portal to the outside world and found he actually could, but there was no air at the exit, and it was on the moon. If this were purely electronic data, it would be impossible to enter this Real World in such a manner. "This place has become a real world... It feels rather absurd. Turning data into flesh and blood... It makes me feel like I've already become an Outer God."
"To us, there's no difference from an Outer God... Both are just things we can't comprehend anyway." After meeting Bubble, Melusine had formed a vague concept of what an Outer God was. Albion was indeed an incredibly powerful existence within the planet, but on a cosmic scale, he was only so-so, and she herself was still far from being at the top of the food chain. "We can only leave such matters to the next generation. Do you think our children could be stronger than the Old Gods?"
Jiang You only felt that the way dragons think was so hard to understand. How did the conversation even veer off to this topic? He didn't even dare to say he could win against Bubble for sure now, mainly because he hadn't deeply developed his own abilities yet, and many things would take some time to implement. However, something like "living as long as heaven and earth" was actually simple: just blow up the universe and be done with it.
Additionally, something like children was still a bit too early for him. Besides, what exactly was his current species? He had no idea if a child could even inherit his essence as a high-dimensional being. "If that time really comes, I'll just have Bubble go negotiate and it'll be fine."
"The main purpose of coming here this time is to handle things over here, and then send Hakuno back to Tsukimihara Academy in Japan." To prevent Melusine from saying anything strange again, Jiang You directly stated the next arrangements. "Then I'll see if there are any remaining settings left and resolve them all at once."
It was already Illya's fourth day here. Aside from the absence of Spells, everything here was no different from the world she was in. She had been trying to get close to Jiang You these past few days, but for most of the time, Jiang You hadn't responded, resulting in no progress at all so far.
"If things keep going like this, I'll just have to go back... He doesn't give me a single chance." Illya looked at her stew, which often ended up as a lump, and clutched her head. Before, Sella used to take care of her daily life, so she was completely clueless about all life skills. She felt that if this continued, not only would she be unable to save the world, but she might even be the first to die (the food delivery industry hadn't become so developed in her era, so she was completely unaware). "Isn't that Jiang You guy just like a complete otaku! No wonder he doesn't have a girlfriend yet! Even though I've taken the initiative to get close, he still goes off to play video games!"
Just then, the doorbell to Illya's room rang, and she looked up in some surprise. She didn't know anyone here at all. The property management matters had been resolved a few days ago, so no one should have come to see her on their own. Was it that AI named BB? Come to think of it, BB seemed to have come here as well, but she didn't know what she was doing.
"Who's there?" Illya wanted to look at the visitor through the peephole, but found that even standing on her tiptoes, she couldn't reach it. Exasperated, she directly pushed open the door. Putting aside that the people here were "beings" created by Jiang You's subconscious and generally not aggressive, even if there really was a problem, her strength was more than enough to deal with beings that were roughly human-like.
"It's me, Jiang You, your next-door neighbor." A familiar voice came from outside the door.
"?" Illya hadn't expected this guy to actually come find her on his own. She didn't consider this an opportunity, because if he were truly interested in her, he wouldn't have run off halfway through their date. Even if something urgent had come up, he wouldn't have waited so many days to see her.
"Coming." But no matter what, Illya had to seize this chance, not just for herself, but for the sake of this world. The Einzbern family's long-cherished wish to save humanity had finally fallen upon her shoulders.
The one outside the door was indeed the servant she had been longing for day and night, but this time he was wearing the same outfit as in the "game." No, it looked like it was the exact same one... The craftsmanship was quite exquisite.
"It's me, Jiang You, your neighbor." A familiar voice came from outside the door.
"?" Illya hadn't expected him to come looking for her on his own. She didn't think this was the opportunity she'd been waiting for, because if he were actually interested in her, he wouldn't have run off halfway through their date. And even if something urgent had come up, he wouldn't have waited so many days to find her.
"Coming," she called out. No matter what, Illya had to seize this chance—not just for herself, but for the world. The Einzbern family's long-cherished wish to save humanity had finally fallen upon her shoulders.
Outside the door stood the Servant she had been longing for day and night. But this time, he was wearing an outfit strikingly similar to the one from the "game." No, it seemed to be the exact same one... The craftsmanship was quite exquisite.
Illya knew nothing about fashion, only that the outfit must have been expensive when Jiang You bought it. Due to her upbringing, she was the type of person with no concept of money. If she knew, she'd realize that with Jiang You's financial status, he could never afford such a thing.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
I can't act too enthusiastic. Illya reviewed her previous mistakes. She had learned that a common scam in this country called "honey trapping" existed, and given the expression on her face during their first meeting, it was normal for Jiang You to be concerned about such things.
Actually, Jiang You, standing outside, had heard everything Illya was muttering to herself. After realizing his true nature, his Servant parameters had also been brought into this world.
So, Jiang You decided to tease her a little.
"It's like this. My girlfriend moved in with me, and she wants to get to know our neighbors. After all, a close neighbor is better than a distant relative." Jiang You said something Illya never expected. "Also, she's a foreigner, and today's lunch is Western style. I think it should suit your taste, so I came over to invite you to try it with us."
"You... you have a girlfriend?" Illya's face turned slightly pale. Bubble and that BB hadn't given her this information. If Jiang You had a girlfriend, then what was she? But Jiang You's girlfriend must also be something created in his subconscious, right?
Just as Illya was fighting an internal battle, Jiang You pulled his "girlfriend" out from behind him.