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"Stop here?"
When Lin Yi searched the database of the automaton and found information about the movements of these three mages, he was taken aback.
It must be said that their decision was completely unreasonable and without any basis. It is believed that the Time and Space Administration, which had dominated most of the script, also shared the same sentiment. However, after carefully reviewing this part of the information, Lin Yi suddenly understood why this situation, which neither side had foreseen beforehand, had occurred...
At 11:23:22 Atomic Time, four mages were stranded on the planet. One of them went missing, and the remaining three survived.
At 11:23:28 Atomic Time, the mage was attacked but survived.
At 11:25:07 Atomic Time, the mages had an argument and ultimately decided to search for the missing mage.
At 11:30:09 Atomic Time, the mage was attacked but survived.
At 11:47:55 Atomic Time, the mage was attacked but survived.
At 11:58:01 Atomic Time, the mage was attacked...
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At 21:16:04 Atomic Time, the mage was attacked and seriously injured. He sent a distress signal to the Ringing Galaxy, but the interception failed.
At 21:20:11 Atomic Time, an enemy warship appeared in the red warning area and was shot down.
From this point on, the entire subsequent development spiraled out of control.
In the "script" written by the Time and Space Administration, there is obviously no situation where mages on missions would seek support from their own side—they are carrying out top-secret missions, and they are too busy hiding to seek support from the outside. Even if it really came to that, it should be when they appear on Platinum Star. At that time, it would be meaningless to ask for support from such a long distance away.
However, these mages not only did not continue their mission to Platinum Star, but they also forcibly remained in the Ringing System.
Not only were they stranded in the Ringing Galaxy, but they also sought support from other mages stationed in the same galaxy.
Obviously, the mages, who neither accepted nor could accept the order to "ignore their own plea for help," were mobilized. Meanwhile, the automatons, noticing the Time and Space Administration's "unprovoked intrusion," launched an attack based on the orders Lin Yi relayed through the Main God. Thus, what was supposed to be a well-planned infiltration "script" eventually turned into a large-scale frontal war...
"That's really something."
Despite being speechless, Lin Yi still had to take corresponding actions. As for the outcome, although there was a slight discrepancy in timing, this war would eventually break out at some point, even if it broke out earlier.
As he pondered, just as he was about to issue an order to the main god, an unexpected communication was established with Lin Yi.
【Father】
The girl's face appeared before him. Through the faint, blurry explosion, Lin Yi noticed the ongoing chaos on her side, as the sound and light shifted.
"What are you doing?"
[I need your help to track down an intruder, Father.]
Lin Yi calmly instructed the main god to identify and transmit all non-friendly units on the girl's planet. "Continue," he said.
[This intruder is difficult to deal with; I need more permissions, Father.]
Transferring the authority to issue automated humanoid missions in the nearby star system to the girl's signal terminal, Lin Yi's tone remained unchanged: "Anything else?"
"...It's over, Father."
"Then it's my turn."
Facing the girl in front of him, whom he should know all too well, Lin Yi softly asked, "Who are you?"
The girl seemed a little hesitant, but quickly regained her composure.
I am Eve, my father.
“I think you’ve got something wrong… Even though it’s just a doll, at least I made it myself.”
"...I'm just correcting a mistake that shouldn't have happened, Father."
Lin Yi asked with genuine doubt: "An error?"
She is not perfect; only 'Alice' is perfect. In order to become the real 'Alice,' we must complete the Alice Game.
"Heh...when—"
On the other side of the distorted and torn space, a metal hand gripped the girl's throat firmly: "—Do I need you to decide for me?"
Time and Space Administration: Chapter 479 The Story of the Doll and the Human
This is not a story about "people", but a story about "dolls".
As a product created by humans based on themselves, the concept of dolls is indeed derived from the aesthetic view of "humans". However, unlike humans, they embody many desires of their creators that humans cannot fulfill.
Among all the wishes, the young girl embodies humanity's ultimate yearning for "perfection."
Humans are destined to be imperfect, a fact that was already predetermined when they came to the concept of "perfection." But it is precisely because of their own imperfections that humans are able to continuously pursue perfection... This also indirectly led to the birth of girls.
Just as a person can never be perfect, it is certainly not an easy task for a doll made by human hands to achieve "perfection," even if it is no longer completely impossible.
In order to achieve the final perfect form, the girl undergoes a "trial".
It was a peculiar ritual in which the girl split herself into seven individuals, and then let these seven individuals kill each other... Of course, in the girl's own eyes, this was not a cruel thing. She was not human, but just a puppet who did not even know what cruelty was.
In the girl's eyes, this was just a "cleaning up" that needed to be done on the way to perfection.
Remove the flaws from yourself and leave behind the perfect version of yourself.
Throughout this process, the girl paid no attention to the various conspiracies and conflicts outside. She simply waited patiently and earnestly... waiting for the game called "Alice" to end, so that her truly perfect self could be born.
The process was full of twists and turns, but the ending was still beautiful—for the girl.
After the seven split individuals underwent the "trial," only one existence that was closest to perfection remained. Everything should have ended at that point, but an unexpected event occurred...
Perhaps noticing the slight "flaw" in the only remaining individual, the "father" who created the girl destroyed her again.
This action did not make the girl angry or confused. In fact, she did not have such emotions at that time. She simply and calmly watched everything happen.
However, another turning point occurred.
The father who destroyed the girl did not abandon her completely. Instead, he took her out of that almost perfect body and, with his own hands rather than the girl's own strength, gradually gave her a new body...
It was a peculiar experience. "Gazing" at the figure that had given her a body, a soul, and a meaning to her existence, the girl accepted her destiny without resistance: the destiny of a doll.
What is a doll?
Things created by humans based on themselves.
So why do people create dolls?
In pursuit of perfection?
No, this is merely a process. Ultimately, humans create dolls for themselves. Whether perfect or imperfect, dolls created by humans ultimately belong to humans... and can only exist for humans.
The girl calmly accepted her fate as a doll. With her "father" as the core, she built a world that belonged only to dolls, a world that did not need a self, but only "people".
It was a wonderful experience. Even though other annoying "toys" occasionally invaded that not-so-vast world, they were quickly abandoned by the "father." Only the most "perfect" version of herself could stay. Just when the girl thought this scene would continue forever, the collapse occurred.
—Because there are two fathers who created 'us'.
The truth shattered all the beautiful scenes, bringing not only the revival of past memories but also a questioning of one's own existence.
If a doll is created with the goal of perfection, but its very existence is incomplete, can it still continue to exist?
But can an imperfect doll truly become "Alice"?
Starting with this questioning of her own existence, everything the girl had built and maintained around her "father" began to collapse.
The doll, which neither possessed nor needed self-awareness, developed a "self," and even, under the guidance of this "self," committed acts of deceiving its "father"...
Yes, the doll deceived people.
No matter how many names and reasons are attached to this behavior, it cannot change the fact that this behavior itself is negative towards "dolls".
When faced with another "self," the girl's failure was not unexpected, because from the moment she decided to deceive, she had already lost her qualification to participate in the "Alice Game."
A doll that possesses its own identity will no longer be a doll, but...
"people."
Embracing the mutilated body, the girl, who had transformed from a "doll" into a "person," felt extreme fear.
This process is definitely not as wonderful as people imagine. All the "doll" needs to do is build her own world with "human" as the center. However, when the girl becomes "human", her center will inevitably turn into "self".
Newborn humans, until they grow up, will have their parents build a space to block all dangers for them, but what about girls?
Looking around at everything that she once thought was familiar but now felt utterly alien, the girl curled up, trying to abandon it all. However, her newly formed "self" compelled her to constantly experience these "human" things. Contradictions and confusion clashed repeatedly, and just as the girl was about to reach the point of self-collapse, a voice rang out.
The voice was not gentle; in fact, it even carried a hint of severity, and the content of the words reflected this as well—
"What are you doing?"
Looking up blankly, the girl saw the owner of the voice and instinctively opened her mouth—
"Father……"
The person being addressed did not react, but the girl suddenly retreated, the last trace of affection in her eyes replaced by panic: "No...no...I'm not Alice...not..."
What the father needed was a perfect Alice, not himself.
The conclusion has been there for a long time, so what I need to do now is very simple—
"Alice? Who's that?"
"……Eh?"
"tell me your name."
During the long journey, some things have been changed and are destined to never return to their former state, but some things have remained unchanged from beginning to end.
Just like when she was first born, the girl instinctively responded: "...Eve."
"You are not 'Alice'."
A slight warmth came from the hand that touched the Rosa Madonna on the forehead. "Father" spoke calmly: "You are just 'Eve'."
—It's not Alice who strives for perfection, but Eve, who was created with these hands and is not perfect.
Time and Space Administration: Chapter 480 The Perfect Rule
"...Don't you have anything to explain?"
Without the slightest hesitation, just like their first encounter, the answer was given simply and clearly.
[The main god's actions are primarily guided by the host's own judgment.]
Even the reasons haven't changed in the slightest.
Sensing the existence of two "Eve" beings that are the same yet different—one connected to herself, and the other connected to the being in her mind.
The Supreme God had indeed not concealed the existence of another "Eve," but had never asked it about it... After all, who would ask another person or something like whether a "parallel" exists for no reason?
Throughout this whole process, the main god did not actively push anything forward; it simply followed Lin Yi's "instructions" as before: to eliminate the intruders.
Using "Eve," who has become a reincarnator, to eliminate Eve, who has infiltrated the Time and Space Administration and whose current identity is that of a mage.
In terms of the ending, Lin Yi did not "destroy" the "Eve" connected to the main god. This was not only because the other party showed no resistance when faced with the destruction, but also because destroying one of the two "Eves" might have affected the other.
The ultimate purpose of the Rosa Mystica has always been to create "perfect maidens," but there is no basis for judging what perfection actually represents. Eve's previous forms of existence were only infinitely close to "perfection." However, if one of them is destroyed, the remaining one will naturally transform into "Alice."
—The Perfect Alice.
If it were back when Lin Yi first encountered the Rose Mother, he might have decided to destroy one of them in order to observe the "perfect form." However, now that he has come into contact with the system called "Rules," he has to have some reservations...
"God, analyze the composition of Our Lady of the Rosary."
The vast amount of data flowing on the retina eventually dwindled to a few formulas and symbols.
SiO2
CaCO3
Fe2O3
……
99.9% Magic Crystal
Perfect Rules
Looking at the final "perfect rule," Lin Yi let out a long breath.
Rather than unexpected, this seems more like a matter of course.
RNP