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The terminal has deciphered an identical Inver-Device schematic.
The projection of the schematic hovers and spins silently as if mocking or pitying something.
...I really hate being manipulated around like this.
Besides this data, what else did you find?
Walls.
Are they data walls constructed by computing power restraints?
The computing power restraint is sealed from the outside in, while those "walls"...
...Are sealed from the inside out.
I guess we're thinking about the same thing.
After you dove into the Gestalt, while monitoring, I managed to decrypt the section after Teddy unlocked the Conundrum data lock.
The codes weren't complex, but they were chaotically arranged with bizarre boundary condition judgments. I found similar code arrangements while searching the Science Council's internal database.
Do you still remember the "Full Sensory Simulation Device"?
That was the "device" Nanami was working on back in Babylonia.
I've seen the complex spaghetti code she wrote, yet it somehow functioned perfectly.
When she finished, some Science Council members got immensely attracted to her "device", which I could understand. In a time where most research focused on energy and weapons, the concept of "Full Sensory" was rarely ever mentioned.
According to the experience report appended to the device, some researchers claimed to see "the color of words" after using it.
I always thought it was just her toy back then. But now...
The gray-haired girl's bright smile comes to your mind. She never seemed like the type to deliberately do something so "serious".
You recall Qu's expression when she handed you the "invitation". Somehow, you have a feeling that this would not be that simple.
Which direction on the surface is she traveling now?
Nanami hasn't reached out to us for quite some time.
Next, I'll attempt to use the source code of the "Full Sensory Simulation Device" to reverse-engineer the final invitation.
Give me some of the work, will you?
Are you actually volunteering for such a troublesome task? Did something hack into your brain?
...
I just want to know what exactly this Dominik is all about.
The name that she has admired and despised since childhood has now taken shape, transitioning from "fiction" to the real world.
She has to see for herself what kind of existence lies behind that name.
Teddy hears footsteps approaching. Using the shadow as a cover, she swiftly slips the memory module into her pocket. You also help to cover her action as Nikola briskly enters from the doorway.
How's the progress on the Inver-Device?
The second version of the external interface model is stable. We're beginning to explore lateral expansion and considering enhancing its adaptability.
The current model still demands a certain level of M.I.N.D. stability, but we can't estimate the actual risks of modifying the Inver-Device. Some uncertain data is still being verified.
Okay.
There's another thing I need to tell you about Gray Raven... [player name], Liv and Lucia have gone missing in the Hetero Zone.
Everything seemed fine when you returned. The supplies should have been enough for them to take the refugees into the Clean Zone...
The Hetero Zone is continually expanding, and an unknown cause has led to satellite communication failures. To be precise—
We've lost contact with all the squads conducting rescue and exploration missions in the Hetero Zone.
