"Hahahahaha..."
"Little gray-haired one's aggressiveness is this [thumbs up]!"
"Always staying true to herself, our dear Stelle~"
"She's only one year old, only one year old, what's wrong with our kid being a bit mischievous?"
"Darling, you said it so well, sister, you've truly inherited my essence!"
Stelle and March 7th are sitting in the guest seats, but it feels like they're being roasted over a fire.
The two of them even briefly had thoughts of ending it all!
Fortunately.
The Harmonious Banana Master intervened!
It unleashed a Memetic Entity attack, successfully interrupting this incredibly abstract performance class!
"Here it comes again, that dreamlike feeling..."
Stelle covers her forehead with one hand.
At this moment, the screen is coated with a pink filter.
In the surreal background, faint images of Slumbernana Monkeys keep appearing.
Dan Heng sensed something was wrong and asked, "Stelle? Are you okay, Banan?"
As soon as the words left his mouth.
Dan Heng's pupils slightly contracted!
"...Banan?"
The next moment.
Dan Heng also showed signs of struggle.
Even the Little Azure Dragon couldn't resist the Memetic Entity attack!
The BananAdvisor excitedly said, "Banan? Banan Banan Banan, it seems the 7*Bananology is starting to take effect."
"Congratulations, students. You're about to become qualified actors. Thank the Slumbernana Monkey—"
Just as everyone began to sing the Slumbernana Monkey song in unison.
A resounding voice suddenly rang out!
"As expected, this is also a trap set by the evil ninjas."
The perspective shifted to Rappa.
The patterns and filters on the screen were instantly cleared away!
It seemed,
She had never been affected in the slightest!
Her willpower was terrifyingly strong!
"Huh? How are you still so clear-headed? You're really an unBananizable poor student," the BananAdvisor said in surprise.
Rappa, on the other hand, assumed a hand-seal stance!
"Lord Ryuujaki, compared to my Dazzling Ninja Arts, such sorcery is mere child's play—"
"Let me awaken everyone! Dazzling, Karate, Righteous Dispel Hand Blade, Continuous Strike!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
After a series of "thunderous sounds."
Everyone present snapped out of their hallucinations!
Mr. Reca excitedly commented, "Now this is the most exciting part! Although there's been a slight change in the cast—Harmonic BananAdvisor, you'll now be playing the villain."
"What the hell! I said cut, cut!" The BananAdvisor stomped his feet in frustration.
"CUT—On my set, I'm the director! Come on, actors, let's save this terrible movie with an epic fight scene."
[Battle Begins]
...
"Rappa, my goddess!"
"Why is Rappa so clear-headed?"
"Don't say it, but that Ninja Hand Blade really works. It freed both me and Dan Heng from the Memetic Entity attack."
"Did Rappa put all her Ability Points into magic resistance?"
"Probably specialized training against mental attacks in her ninja cultivation..."
"Rappa is really the key character in this main storyline. Without her, our Stelle would have turned into a Slumbernana Monkey long ago."
"Actually, I kind of want to see what Stelle would look like as a monkey..."
"Definitely a very spirited Banan Monkey!"
"Stelle: It's better to be human. I can still casually swear in Galactic! (Hands on hips)"
...
At Paperfold University.
The few fangirls behind Rappa all looked at her with admiration!
They couldn't help but exclaim, "Even Dan Heng and Stelle couldn't resist the Memetic Entity attack, but Rappa didn't even furrow her brow!"
"As expected of the Dazzling Ninja Hero!"
"Miss Rappa's willpower is so strong! She never wavered from the beginning!"
"This is what a ninja is! The word ninja itself explains everything!"
"Miss Rappa~ After the story ends, please tell me your training methods. I want to become a powerful Jonin like you!!"
In her seat.
Rappa's gaze flickered for a moment.
Deep down, she knew...
What this so-called "training" entailed.
"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint all you ninja disciples."
"I don't want anyone in this world to be forced into such training again..."
However,
At this moment, Rappa couldn't bring herself to say it out loud...
It was impossible to clearly explain the situation in words.
All I could do was raise my head.
And continue to look at the large screen ahead.
If possible...
Lord Yu Ling,
please expose my past experiences!
Even if the name of the ninja becomes false because of it.
I still hope...
They can understand.
It is not training that forges a ninja.
But the heart that upholds justice, eradicates evil, and vanquishes the world's malevolence that creates a Ninja Hero.
...
Mr. Reca raised his right hand,
smiled slightly, and said,
"Have you actors heard of memetic viruses?"
Dan Heng's expression shifted: "Is this the true nature of the Slumbernana Monkey?"
"Correct. Memetic pollution is a phenomenon of transmission. It affects the information particles of cognition, transforming the sensory perception of the contaminated individual towards specific things, much like the special effects in a film."
"Words, music, videos... these are all mediums of transmission. Humans are naturally curious about the unknown, and memetic viruses exploit this vulnerability."
"Even in reality, memetic pollution can alter a person's thoughts. And in this world of the Dreamscape—it gives birth to nightmares that turn people into apes."
Rappa crossed her arms and summarized: "So, the evil ninjas first spread decorated mediums through the malevolent spirits, masking them as entertainment, planting the seeds of dark arts in the hearts of the ninja disciples."
"Then, they usurped the positions of the masters, tormenting the minds of the disciples, causing the dark arts within them to manifest."
"Thus, in a vicious cycle, the ninja disciples of Paperfold Town would be assimilated by the malevolent spirits, becoming puppets of the evil ninjas... What a heartless, merciless, and ruthless grand conspiracy!"
Beside her, Nanabloom-chan looked utterly confused: "Uh, what are you guys talking about? Is this part of the script too?"
...
"Nanabloom-chan clearly has no idea what's going on..."
"The uniquely clear stupidity of a college student—"
"This kind, even if cured, would still drool."
"Don't blame Nanabloom-chan, she's just an ordinary student girl. If it were any of you here, you'd probably already turned into monkeys going 'banana banana banana.'"
"If it weren't for the plot of Collapse Iron, who would have thought that the Slumbernana Monkey is actually a memetic virus? From infection to degeneration, there would be no time to react."
"Gasp... Why do I suddenly feel like Rappa might have been infected by a memetic virus too?"
"Huh?"
"No way! She has an almost immune resistance to such memetic attacks."
"Rappa is a ninja, she must have undergone rigorous training specifically to withstand mental assaults!"
"[Ninja's Passive: Uncontrollable]"
"Aside from being a bit chuunibyou, she is indeed a powerful ninja."