"Logically speaking, shouldn't transmigrators from your side all be orphans?" Jiang You didn't even know where Alaya had learned such nonsense. Maybe it was from Bubble's book collection. For a period of time, Jiang You suspected that Bubble could read his thoughts, and he now realized it must have been then.
"Do you have some difficulty understanding human language?" Jiang You was momentarily speechless. Who talks like that? Although these two weren't human. "I was born into a normal, ordinary family. No sister, owned a house, both parents still alive, and no tragic backstory. Who would have thought I'd end up here just by playing a game... Of course, it might have been earlier. So, what was the cause? Did I get electrocuted to death inside the dive pod?"
"No need to worry about that. This body of yours is the original," Bubble replied. She had long since studied Jiang You's physiological structure; to her, Jiang You was the Outer God. "To put it in a way you'd understand, it's a physical transmigration."
"So you still want to go back?" Before Gaia even had time to breathe a sigh of relief, her heart was clenched once more. "The energy in this universe isn't enough for you to complete your ascension. Wouldn't it be better to be the sole Creator God here? You can have everything you desire. Over there, you're just an ordinary human, right? Can you accept going back to—"
"Is that what you're worried about? Actually, that's precisely what I was going to ask." Jiang You had been thinking about this all night, which was why he didn't react much even when the pile driver hammered him all night long. "It's true, it's really, really hard to let go. To be honest, I'm still enjoying myself. Actually, I... Well, Bubble had already made the choice for me. This world doesn't have enough energy for me to ascend, but it's not impossible, right?"
"The required energy is an astronomical value. Even reducing this entire universe to silence would only cover about one ten-millionth of it." Regarding this, Bubble stated that even a single universe couldn't afford the price of ascension. "But there's still a limit to that value."
"Your world is only related to Type-Moon, right? Judging by Illya's situation, parallel worlds do exist."
"I need to emphasize something." Gaia seemed to understand Jiang You's meaning, but she shook her head. "Parallel worlds are just branches of a single world. In our world, you should be familiar with the Pruning Phenomenon. Parallel worlds are constantly merging with the main timeline and vanishing. The only energy that can be provided to you is from the main timeline. No matter how many parallel worlds exist, they are completely useless."
"Don't get ahead of yourself, that's not what I meant. What I'm saying is, based on my current understanding, your world is just the Type-Moon World, right?" Jiang You took out his card. Now, his card printing no longer needed to refer to the rules at all. "Since your world exists, then the universe this thing belongs to must also exist, right?"
"Are you saying..." Gaia felt like she was finally saved.
"Exactly. As long as I connect enough worlds, I can minimize the impact on you. And in this incredibly long period of time, it will be enough for me to play until I'm bored. Also, Bubble told me back then that time has no meaning for me." Jiang You looked at Bubble, who was smiling broadly. "That means she was telling me that I'm already an Immortal here, and I don't need to worry about the limits of life. Furthermore, no matter how long I stay here, as long as I want to, the moment I return, I won't miss even a single second, right?"
"The time here is just a clock you can adjust as you wish. Just set it whenever you need, right? So, why not give it a try? For example, how about returning to last night? You know, you never really enjoyed yourself properly, did you?"
"...You really did peek, didn't you!" Jiang You's expression darkened. Even if Bubble was a beautiful girl now, having someone watch him do something like that was incredibly uncomfortable.
"Simple deduction, my friend," Bubble declared, as if to say she didn't even need her Authority for this. Besides, her own Authority was no match for Jiang You's. "Anyone could have guessed it. If you're still upset, I can even pay the price with my own body. That way, I wouldn't be a peeper, but a fellow traveler, right?"
"Forget it. I'm not some lecherous demon."
"You know the two beside you even harbored that same desire," Bubble ruthlessly exposed Jiang You's lie. "Young, spirited human men are all like this. You still haven't adapted to your status as 'Creator.' Besides, I have absolutely no objections. Your genetic material holds considerable research value for me."
Jiang You's face grew darker and darker, mainly because Bubble wasn't wrong at all: men are just like that. He had previously refused BB in the "Real World" simply because he had been treating it as the original world, and he feared that a moment's pleasure would lead to many follow-up problems. He was just trying to avoid trouble. Now, he was fully capable of dealing with any issues, and wouldn't have refused in this situation. But, regardless of that, Jiang You still wanted to save face.
"If you're not comfortable with this topic, let's put it aside for now..." Bubble timely ended the subject. "I won't add unnecessary topics without good reason. You should try controlling time."
"Even if you say so..." Jiang You was lost. He understood that he indeed had such a Skill, but this wasn't a game where he could just click a button to activate it automatically. There were no incantations or specific gestures to refer to. "I don't know how to do it. Do I just rely on my thoughts?"
Bubble handed Jiang You a pocket watch. "Your control over this world isn't completely adapted yet, so you need to rely on a medium for certain things. Of course, there's a better option for your current situation: creating your own Skill bar so you can activate it simply."
"Oh man, another tutorial?"
"That's right, and this time, it's a real tutorial." Bubble clapped her hands together. "Welcome, our esteemed Creator, to this place!"
After creating a skill bar, Jiang You successfully rewound time by a few seconds. Since there was nothing pressing to change, he didn't go back any further. He also tested his own limits—after all, his wish-fulfillment wasn't completely unrestricted. Because energy couldn't be created from nothing (this wasn't a single-player star, after all), everything Jiang You could manifest was powered by this universe. Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for Jiang You to create a gate to the Real World.
Additionally, now that the skill had transitioned from a passive to an active ability, it was completely controlled by his subjective will. He needed to have a vague concept of a thing to be able to refine it; abstract thoughts could not be materialized. However, calling it invincible would not be an exaggeration.
"Now I feel even less motivated to advance the plot..." Jiang You became idle again after getting used to his true body. "Time to deal with the problems in 'Reality'."