"Humanity's flaws are as numerous as the stars in the sky,"
"But when the sun comes out, no matter how many stars there are, they will all disappear!"
"Animus, does your statement imply that humanity's virtues are like the sun, capable of concealing all flaws?"
Not exactly. Wouldn't that be self-deception? Speaking as if the stars aren't there during the day.
I just meant to say that we can become humanity's 'Sun,' ensuring the stars don't even have time to appear!
Suke did not touch Junko Enoshima, who had [stopped thinking], but instead let Tsukishiro Yuki handle it on his behalf.
After all, he had never killed anyone before. What business does a farming Farmer have with fighting and killing? It's so unseemly.
Well, since this is your wish, Animus, it is not impossible.
Tsukishiro Yuki played with the "Thought" fragment in her hand for a while before tossing it to Suke.
This was the item she obtained after refining Junko Enoshima's soul with magic.
That familiar aura surprisingly contained a shadow of "Him." Just like the triangular soul fragment obtained from defeating the "Third Beast" previously, it gave Tsukishiro Yuki an impulse to refine it into herself.
But she held back.
Animus, this brings you one step closer to completing that Collection Bundle goal, correct?
This can be considered an unexpected harvest. Perhaps we can continue to search around in human society.
For example... how about that human named Izuru Kamukura?
Whether it was the soul chunk or the "Thought" fragment, Tsukishiro Yuki handed them all to Suke to place into the Collection Bundle required for the offering.
Soul, Thought, Body.
Currently, the first two could be filled. Only the third was missing to allow the Statue of Yoba held by Suke to upgrade.
Forget it. He is also quite pitiable. Until a safe extraction method is found, let's let him off the hook.
Suke stopped Tsukishiro Yuki's impulse to refine Hajime Hinata into a fragment of "Him" as well. The boy had now regained his original heart under the Magic · [Brainwashing] and reunited with Chiaki Nanami.
To put it bluntly, it was Hope's Peak Academy that wasn't acting human, thinking all day about creating some artificial god, and then taking a flesh fragment of "Him" to perform human experiments on high school students. What a reckless waste of heavenly gifts.
Now, the "Body" had already merged deep into the essence of the boy named Hajime Hinata.
Suke wasn't the type of person to do anything for profit. Before finding a way to extract it safely, he would just let him be.
Besides, it was just a "fragment."
Although both fragments and chunks could be put into the Collection Bundle, Suke still hoped to get something better in one go. If there were chunks, he would use chunks.
Of course, the "Thought" fragment refined from Junko Enoshima was fine to keep as well. Better to be prepared than not.
However, through this small interlude that occurred within Hope's Peak Academy, Suke had fumbled his way toward some truths of the heavens.
He always had the illusion that he was piecing together a God.
He didn't know if that Lord of Omniscience and Omnipotence had intentionally thrown fragments across the heavens or if He had been blown up into a sealed Exodia the Forbidden One. The former would be fine, but the latter would be somewhat terrifying!
[Senior (Master), how did BB-chan perform this time~?]
[BB-chan saved... stopped a crisis that endangered humanity, you know? Hurry up and praise me~]
A holographic screen emerged before the eyes of Suke, Tsukishiro Yuki, and the others. BB, who had successfully purchased "Marnie's Ranch" as a management block under the guidance of Boss Mabel, looked triumphant.
Suke could only say it was fortunate that this Landmine-type AI, whose personality was rotten to the core, didn't purchase "JojaMart."
Otherwise, if she and Mabel combined to raise prices and monopolize the market, he would have no choice but to show up with a sword.
Who asked you to act, BB? I only let you come over because you said you wanted to visit this world.
Suke suppressed a yawn. The humans of this world were blessed; they might just get to enjoy the dire heat of a "Three-Body Problem" scenario.
Hopefully, no blind fool would provoke this Landmine-type AI.
Ding~
The phone buzzed. Suke subconsciously tapped it open. As expected, it was the latest government data sent by Sawatari Koko, along with words the government asked her to tactfully relay.
The gist was begging him and Tsukishiro Yuki to restrain themselves a little and not casually expose the supernatural to ordinary people, as their public opinion work was very tiring, and so on.
Of course, there was also BB's data file. Suke was also shocked by the World Government's efficiency.
[ID: EX013]
[Codename: Sakura Channel]
[Threat Level: EX]
[A Super AI appearing alongside EX005 and EX006, suspected to be under their command. Within one microsecond of its first appearance in Tokyo, it breached global information defense systems and downloaded all data in human history.]
[True identity unknown. Attitude preliminarily judged as difficult to negotiate with. It is recommended to strengthen contact with EX005 and EX006 to ensure it does not lose control.]
It was tough on the World Government, having to negotiate with a pile of haji-gods and haji-immortals every day.
Hopefully, BB wouldn't develop an interest in this world's human civilization. Otherwise, with her personality, she would inevitably recreate the Moon Cell to keep all of humanity in captivity.
[What an ugly codename! And the ranking is so low! Clearly, the current BB-chan is so powerful!]
[No way! BB-chan cannot accept a ranking lower than that white-haired shorty beside Senior! Change it! It must be changed!]
"Alright, stop making a fuss. We are travelers. Don't you know how hollow these rankings are?"
Stopping BB's attempt to start trouble, Suke shifted the topic and asked:
"How is the serious business I asked you to handle going?"
[With BB-chan on the case, it's a piece of cake~]
With a snap of BB's fingers, the data Suke wanted arrived on his phone.
It was all the information recorded by this World Government regarding the supernatural.
Under BB's hacking, the World Government had essentially been stripped down to its underwear. Data from ID Level EX to E was completely exposed to Suke's view.
Suke focused on the first few, and the situation was somewhat beyond his expectations.
For instance, EX001 was surprisingly not a specific individual, but a phenomenon named [Cognitive Folding].
In short, assume a Japan where two super-large, ridiculous zaibatsus that theoretically shouldn't exist both hold two-thirds of Japan's GDP simultaneously. The public would not find this strange.
Perhaps such a metaphor isn't quite appropriate, but simply put, it is a situation where two-thirds plus two-thirds still equals one.
Each zaibatsu alone could withdraw two-thirds of Japan's assets, but when they both deposit the assets back, the total remains one.
This phenomenon affects all residents on this planet at all times, allowing their peaceful daily lives to barely continue.
Mathematics no longer exists, Suke felt.
No wonder Tsurumaki Kokoro could get off the ban list. He originally thought the Tsurumaki Zaibatsu had cut off its own arm to exit the game.
But looking at it now, this is ten times more exaggerated than that!
EX002 and EX003 were both otherworld passages already probed by the World Government, named [The Great Waterfall] and [Rukongai] respectively.
Suke could guess what these two were. The former was the otherworld Natsuki Subaru traveled to in Re:Zero—after all, he had seen missing person notices on the bulletin board earlier.
The latter was the classic starter village for Bleach transmigrators.
How should he put it? It focused on a gathering of heroes.
He was even somewhat suspicious of how Old Yuki had managed to wipe out all of humanity. Could the truth be that she took him into a Lostbelt to deceive themselves?
However, after reading the data, Suke was somewhat surprised not to see information on the big boss False God from P5. One had to know that the worldview of Persona was also a heavyweight.
But Leblanc Café in Yongen-Jaya already existed.
Could it be that Joker wasn't in prison yet?
"Animus, I feel something is strange somewhere."
Tsukishiro Yuki, who had also finished reading the data, frowned and spoke up beside him.
"In my impression, the world didn't seem to be like this originally. Although some supernatural phenomena might have existed, they were definitely not as widespread as recorded in these files."
"Before I entered your Farm, Animus, I didn't have this feeling, but now this sense of disharmony is extremely strong."
"Little Yuki, you mean..."
"It's like an existence is forcibly stitching different worlds together, and that so-called [Cognitive Folding] is the adhesive."
"But as more and more are stitched together, the adhesive will eventually be unable to bear the weight, causing this pile of increasingly heavy blocks to collapse—"
Tsukishiro Yuki hesitated for a while before voicing her own judgment.
During the six hundred years she traveled the planet with Suke in the independent timeline previously, they had stepped on every corner of the planet.
So Tsukishiro Yuki dared to be certain that many things recorded in the data definitely did not exist.
"That does remind me. You're right."
"Perhaps we should think of a way earlier..."
Reminded by Tsukishiro Yuki, Suke also realized the anomaly and crisis of the world where Nikaido Hiro and the others resided.
He originally wanted to say they should think of a way earlier to see if they could move Nikaido Hiro and the others into Stardew Valley for refuge. But at this moment, the Farm system's long-lost notification sound suddenly rang out—
[Ding! Congratulations Farmer on triggering the serial quest: Finding the Missing Junimo · Vault]
[This is a serial quest concerning the reconstruction and opening of the Community Center and even Stardew Valley. Please treat it with caution, Farmer.]
[The Junimo "Chili" who manages the Community Center Vault has gotten lost due to an accident. It said it couldn't stand the man in the clown suit beside it anymore, even though he gives it many gold coins to count for fun.]
[Quest Requirement: Please bring Junimo "Chili" back to Stardew Valley. Its power might help you refurbish the Bus, making it brand new.]
[Junimos are the darlings of the forest and nature, but some also say they are actually little spirits formed from the wish to return held by every person in a predicament...]
[At least chili peppers are as fresh and juicy as fruits, right?]
(In Stardew Valley, hot peppers are classified as fruit.)
[Quest Item: Chili-flavored Gold Coin *1 has been issued to backpack]
[Note: This is the flavor of gold coin Chili likes most. If lost, it might run around wildly. Please keep it safe, Farmer.]
Suke: ?
No, you aren't even giving a Warp Totem this time?
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