Chapter 868 – Dana
『If the master gives permission, I can remotely control high-performance electronic products based on the master’s telekinesis and sensitivity. Even hacking is possible.』
“Hoo…”
『In addition, I can also assist the master with miscellaneous calculation assistance, information retrieval and analysis. You can even process and visualize that information well. I’m better at documenting things.』
Dayna strongly appeals that she is a perfect secretary-type AI that exists solely to serve Seong-il. She even tells him that she can read Seong-il’s emotions and take care of various tasks for him so that he can work comfortably.
‘Wow… Now, let alone saying a word to the three of G.E.C.R., His alter ego, and Dana, I can control them with just my thoughts and live without lifting a finger.’
Seong-il is happy when he realizes that he has found a perfect secretary. Then he asks her about one of her shortcomings that suddenly occurred to him.
“Then, if you don’t have electronic devices nearby, especially high-performance machines, your abilities will be halved, right? Because electronic devices don’t exist in places like the Cursed Throne or Mythology Academy world.”
『Not necessarily. That part can also be overcome with the cooperation of the master.』
“… Is it possible to overcome it?”
Although there is no mechanical technology in civilization itself, when Dana boasts that it can be overcome to some extent, Seong-il is very puzzled by the answer.
‘Does he really like to brag…?’
『I’m not bluffing. I was talking about an example of using the ultimate machine in the master’s arms.』
I flinch.
He was just thinking alone, but when Dana reads his thoughts like a ghost and retorts, Seong-il is momentarily stabbed and appears to flinch. However, even for a moment, he feels a strong curiosity when she says that it is the ultimate machine, and asks her to explain it.
“The ultimate machine? What is it?”
『This is your smartphone.』
“…!!”
『The terminal created by the great being called the Game Master is an absolute device that can extract any amount of information, ignoring time and space.』
Dana tells him that Seong-il’s terminal is not just a phone, but an absolute ‘something’. She explains that Seong-il’s phone is an incredibly powerful object that can search and extract information across dimensions, completely ignoring the Internet, communication, and even the need for power sources such as electricity.
『However, this terminal can only be used with permission from Master Seongil. Therefore, if the master grants me ‘limited’ access to the terminal, I can provide a lot of service for the master.』
“Well… It’s not difficult to give access… But why do you ask for ‘limited’ access?”
『It’s simple. I can also access certain areas with the owner’s permission, but the game master, who is another owner, will never allow access to the deeper or secret areas of the terminal, no matter how much the owner says he will allow.』
Dayna explains that since the powerful god of causality called the Game Master does not allow him, he can only access areas such as information retrieval, communication, and video.
“Hoo…”
Seong-il, who unexpectedly hears the game master’s secret, is very intrigued.
‘This terminal is definitely something transcendent.’
Seong-il, who has been mainly using nanomachine augmented reality recently, has rarely touched the smartphone itself. However, if you think about it carefully, it was true that this phone had some really ridiculous features, except for the combat aspect.
‘Once it is lost or damaged, it naturally returns to my arms after a certain period of time…’
After thinking about his smartphone for a while, Seong-il shakes off his thoughts and asks Dana about spiritual power again.
“First, I understand about smartphones. First, would you please continue explaining the spiritual power you were explaining earlier?”
『Of course. According to my research, as I mentioned earlier, spiritual power develops according to understanding of the law, enlightenment, or acquisition of believer’s faith. However, I think it will be difficult for the master to practice using the second example.』
“Why?”
Dana says that since the Shinto faith is currently mainly used by the goddess for the benefit of humanity, it will not be easy for Seongil to realistically accept the power of faith.
『According to the opinion in the book, the path of training walked with the power of faith is called ‘Shindo (神道)’. Shinto is certainly a powerful and relatively easy method of Zen, but it has the disadvantage of being quite restrictive, making it unsuitable for the master.』
Dana says that since the Shinto training method is based on the believer’s faith, the worst drawback is that if the believer’s faith becomes corrupted or the believer’s faith weakens, the practice that has been built up can be ruined.
『For this reason, we need to raise someone like Aruril or a priest to constantly look after the believers and manage them. It’s not easy.』
‘Definitely…’
Since she was not confident that she could care for countless people like the Mother Earth, Seong-il quickly gave up her thoughts of walking the path of a believer.
『In the end, the only way for the master to increase his spiritual power is to deeply understand the laws of the universe and ascend the soul to a higher level.』
However, contrary to her grandiose explanation, Dayna surprisingly tells us that the realization of the law itself can be achieved to some extent simply by deeply understanding the supernatural power possessed by Seong-il.
“… You can grow your spiritual power by practicing supernatural powers?”
“Yes. According to my analysis of what is written in the book, that is true. Master, if you take control of the power of time, your understanding of the laws of time will increase, which is the same as understanding one of the laws of the universe.』
“Ah… I understand what you mean.”
Seong-il listens to Dana’s explanation and nods. Then he asks how he can use this ‘spiritual power’.
『Because spiritual power is not my strength, I do not know all of its uses. However, based on the records in the book, it is believed that the master will also be able to store spiritual power in an amulet and use it as a powerful one-time artifact, just as the Yin-Yang Hall’s investigation did in the past.』
“I see… Is it possible to create something like an amulet that subdues the blood god with spiritual power?… It would take a lot of time to learn the talisman technique… It’s tricky. Furthermore, it’s better to find another way.”〈 Br〉
Since there is still enough time, Seong-il decides to calmly find a way to strengthen this ‘upper danjeon’, which has completely different characteristics from the lower danjeon, by using it differently or training it.
“First… There is no way for me to use the power of Sangdanjeon right now.”
Seong-il believes that he cannot use his newly awakened power right now, as he is unable to properly use the complex talisman.
『That’s not true. The master can use spiritual power at any time.』
“…? I haven’t learned the talisman yet?”
『You don’t have to worry about that. I learned it.』
“…!!”
Surprisingly, when the artificial intelligence Dana tells him that he has learned the talisman, Seongil’s eyes widen in surprise.
『Amulets require really elaborate shapes and arrangement of four-dimensional energy. We have to satisfy extremely difficult conditions, but it is only difficult because we are human. For a super-intelligent person like me, such precise control is just too easy.』
Dayna tells Seong-il that if he gives her some power and the power to use telekinesis, she can use that power to carve an artificial talisman in the air.
“Wow… You’re really amazing?”
『Of course. Dana is the essence of civilization in the Pocket Girls world. You can praise her even more.』
Dana is smart and cold, but has a strangely childlike attitude. Seeing her appearance, Seong-il chuckles and compliments her several more times. After waking her up and answering her questions, Seong-il gathers her body and walks outside.
“Oh…? Something has changed in the atmosphere?”
The sight of Eden exuding more vitality than before. It was clearly the garden of the same goddess, but thanks to her response, her extremely sensitive Seongil could sense that the vitality of the bushes growing near the temple in the current dimension had become enormously thicker.
“Ah! Master, are you awake!”
While Seong-il is trying to figure out the situation by touching leaves out of curiosity, her familiar voice hits his ears. When Seong-il turned his head, he saw a beautiful woman with impressive silver hair running towards him.
“Oh, how are you?”
“Of course!! I waited every day for my master to wake up, and finally!!”
“Hmm…? I guess something happened?”
It is not common for Aru Lil to make such a fuss about her, so Seong-il asks her a question.
