Chapter 924 – Ruler of the Game
『Game Master: Guardian System. It can be said to be the predecessor of the AI you are currently in.』
At that time, the game master was giving a light explanation about AI to Seongil. In the fantasy, an Isuin appears.
『Rather than blindly sealing this object, let’s apply a limited seal and analyze it.』
An Isuin who rejects the opinion of the Guardian System, which recommends its abolition. He said his species had handled many more dangerous items than this. He appears to want to explore the unknown by investigating rather than digging.
『I agree too.』
And another Isin who agrees with the said Issin. Since the two were high-ranking officials and researchers who were called sages among the Isu people, they suppressed the Gaia system’s recommendation and stopped the destruction.
『It is small, but a new cosmic dimension can be created through thoughts. Isn’t it amazing? I’ve never seen a case like this.』
“No. I am researching to raise awareness to eliminate the root cause of this problem. Look at this dimension. Is this really a normal level? This is like hell!』
Both wise men were interested in the strange phenomenon of the black meteorite, but their research objectives were completely opposite. Isuin, who calls himself Naalat, is shown exploring new powers and the possibilities they have. Isuin, who refers to himself as Hanofs, appears to be trying to warn everyone of the corruption by informing everyone that the corruption of his people has created a dangerous being like a meteorite.
“Hmm… I guess those two are key figures?”
『Game Master: Yes. You can say so.』
Although their goals were completely different, the two wise men appear to be collaborating in studying the black meteorite.
『Hanoffs! The power of that level of thought is great. If only we could control that dimension! We can be reborn as new, higher beings!』
“Drivel! The power of that dimension is nothing but a totality of twisted, rotten, disgusting psionic energy! Once the research is done, we must get rid of it! We are already living creatures at the pinnacle of the universe! What is so regrettable about making such a disgusting world of thoughts the rock of our species?』
Although they were researching together because they needed each other’s help right now, the two wise men appear to be extremely denying the endpoint of each other’s research.
『We can control it! What on earth do they think of the brilliant civilization we have achieved?』
『Nonsense! Now, we have built Dyson Spheres and Ring Worlds all over the universe and are already supplying resources and energy at a perfect level. In such a situation, why on earth would you acquire such twisted power!? A dangerous item that even the guardian system agrees on!』
Hanops denies Na’alat’s dangerous ideas and threatens that if he continues with such futile plans, he will report to the Guardian System and Council to interfere with his research.
『…』
Na’alat was confident in his research, but that did not mean he could persuade the council and other high-ranking officials of the race, so he appeared to bow to Hanops on the outside.
“That guy must have had an accident.”
『Game Master: It’s always like that. Because people with foolish beliefs are the most dangerous.』
Na’alat cleverly appears to be devoting himself to research on refining twisted psionic energy and injecting more stimulating pleasure into virtual reality, instead of continuing his disagreement with Hanops.
“… That’s it?”
『Game Master: Why not? In the first place, that thought energy is Ysin’s malicious psionic energy emanating from the world of virtual reality. That one stimulus was really the best.』
Of course, since it is dirty psionic energy, it does not have any positive effect on the person using it. Instead, the energy in question comes from a source. It had the power to inject extremely stimulating emotions into the virtual world containing the spirit of Isuin, allowing them to indulge in cruel pleasure without getting tired of it.
Naturally, Isuin, who was crazy about pleasure, cheered for the drug, and Naalat began to strengthen his influence by secretly distributing the new ‘drug’ he created to the high-ranking people who were crazy about pleasure.
Normally, one should be wary of the injection of psionic energy, which is close to filth that destroys one’s mind little by little, but because Ys-in have indulged in pleasure for so long, they cannot resist the stimulating ‘drug’.
『Through such a secret transaction, Naalat prevented the disposal of the black meteorite and began to gradually reduce Hanoffs’ research presence.』
On the outside, Naalat appears to have been persuaded by Hanovs’ opinion. He pretends to analyze the mechanism as thoroughly as possible before the black meteorite and the thought dimension connected to it are discarded, and secretly concentrates on excluding Hanovs politically. Due to the clever politics, Hanovs began to struggle as it was exposed to unexpected political attacks from high-ranking officials without even knowing what was going on.
“What about the Guardian System? That super-intelligent AI would have been fully aware of the dangers? You didn’t warn of Naalat’s treacherous actions?”
『Game Master: There is no answer if there is collusion or indifference at high levels. That’s how amazing the new ‘drug’ was.』
Although there are side effects. Still, it was not impossible to overcome the side effects if the powerful Ys technology was used intensively, so the high-ranking Ys people arrogantly viewed drugs as nothing more than entertainment that could be controlled.
『Game Master: That’s how the final corruption began in earnest.』
In the end, Naalat, who succeeded in completely excluding Hanoffs from the study of the black meteorite based on a behind-the-scenes plot, pretended to seal the meteorite on his behalf, and then began to indulge in all kinds of evil research behind the scenes.
『Game Master: He was able to gain support from the higher-ups of Yss to make more twisted psionic energy into ‘drugs’.』
Naalat, who gained support like that, begins to commit crazy acts by secretly supplying the thoughts pouring in from each star system to meteorites. Perhaps because he felt that this was not enough, he took full control of the Dyson Sphere to be built in a new star system and committed the atrocity of creating the manager AI there as a being completely friendly to his research.
『Game Master: That guy is like that. He continued his secret and dirty research in the far corners of the galaxy with the help of artificial intelligence loyal to him.』
However, even though he conducted his research in secret. Naalat ruins his research because of a problem he doesn’t even know about.
“For what?”
『Game Master: A being from a twisted dimension. It’s starting to hatch.』
A malevolent transcendental entity born in a bizarre dimension where the evil thoughts of the Ys people have accumulated over tens of thousands of years. Originally, it was a being that should have been born a long time later, but thanks to Na’alat pulling the evil thoughts of Issin from the entire universe, it was born as a divine being in a twisted dimension faster than expected.
That’s how ‘The Twisted One’ was born. Although he was a divine being, he was born based on Isuin. Also, because he was a being that became stronger through their thoughts, he was showing a very strong obsession with Isuin.
『Game Master: As long as you are born. The ‘Twisted One’ was very cunning. He knew very well that if he corrupted the Isu people, he would be counterattacked and destroyed by them. That’s why he first carefully corrupted Na’alat and secretly and long carried out the process of making him his servant.』
The ‘Twisted One’ who initially communicated with Na’alat in mere whispers. Naalaat, who heard the bastard’s whispers, was wary at first, but as his transcendental being begun to favorably aid his research, completely hiding his power and intentions, he gradually began to relax his guard.
『Game Master: For over a thousand years, the ‘Twisted One’ pretended to be a ‘double body’ created by Na’alat’s ‘desire’ passing into the world of thought. He portrayed himself as Na’alat’s loyal servant and encouraged him to move beyond the thought form little by little.』
If it had been the main star system, it would have been an act that would have resulted in immediate murder by the guardian system built in ancient times, but unfortunately, it was a small star system on the outskirts of the universe that had been taken over by Na’alat.
Because it was a secret place that produced drugs that provided unique pleasure to high-ranking people, there was no one to inspect the place. Because of this, there was no one to stop Na’alat, and he slowly began to be corrupted by the schemes of the ‘Twisted One’.
“… In what way did it become corrupted?”
『Game Master: Easy. He foolishly began to visit the world ‘beyond the meteorite’ several times, albeit briefly.』
The other world, which was created based on all kinds of evil thoughts, corrupted the target just by entering it, but Na’alat, who received the protection of the ‘Twisted One’, began to corrupt so slowly that he was not even aware of it.
『Game Master: The twisted one was really persistent. He corrupted Na’alat just to the right degree to block the central government’s suspicions. What he was really aiming for was somewhere else.』
“… What is that?”
『Game Master: His flesh and blood. That crazy guy who calls himself an ‘apostle’ and a ‘prophet’.』
