After the second round of negotiations with the Hajit, it wasn’t long before the big announcement was sent out through the city, informing everyone of the new alliance with the rest of Fyor. One thing that was nice was the fact that the premade broadcast that the thought bugs created was still perfectly usable now that they were out of …

I was… surprised when I learned that Ashley had gone to outsource the story of her games to Galahan, rather than Lifre. From the start, I had simply assumed that it would be Lifre filling the role of a writer for her. It was sort of her thing, after all. However, when Ashley mentioned the same argument that she had …

Ashley sat in her office, going over the reports of the most recent game released, Ascension. She let out a small sigh, realizing that the numbers were speaking for themselves. In a persistent world with real-time development, very few players wanted to enjoy a full sandbox experience. Unless there was some unique mechanic that drastically changed the game itself, she …

Phisher’s eyes jolted open, his back covered in a cold sweat. It had been more than a decade since the last time he had actually slept. With how peaceful things were starting to look now, he decided to indulge between training sessions, and drifted off during a brief period of meditation. What… was that? He thought back, trying to decipher …

Naturally, five hundred simultaneous attacks weren’t possible, even if Tsubaki sent out that many avatars of herself. After all, each minister would have a different level of defense. Some might be in public, in which case the avatar would need to wait until they were in a secluded location. Some might be in well-defended bunkers, requiring her to navigate their …

As Tsubaki left the office where she had been interrogating the minister, there was a grim expression on her face. As she had feared, there was a mind alteration process involved when it came to the hosts of the thought bugs. Fortunately, it wasn’t complete brainwashing, but it was still a problem. Lady Accalia, I presume that you witnessed all …

As Jack had expected, there were actually several of us intently watching this first interaction between our people and the Hajit. To be honest, we didn’t immediately take notice of anything unusual. However, when Jack himself started acting strange, as if wanting to cut the conversation short so that they could leave, we began scanning things a bit more closely. …

The group did not resist when more than a dozen other officers showed up, all seeming prepared for a fight. They peacefully allowed themselves to be escorted through back passages to avoid excessive contact with other citizens. After about fifteen minutes of walking, they were brought to a secluded bunker and left alone in a black room. The six of …

For the first time in over twenty floors, Fyor had found a new, civilized race. More than just that, they actually seemed incredibly advanced. When this news was released, people saw it as a warm welcome amidst all the unfortunate news that had been released in recent weeks. There were, admittedly, those who were simply waiting for the ‘other shoe’ …

Lifre hummed lightly to herself as she skated along the icy tunnel on the sixty-second layer of Fyor. Her right arm had changed into the shape of a sword, which she was using to cut down any monsters that tried to intercept her path. While the other worlds were dealing with their memetic crisis, Fyor was essentially unaffected by this …