The Savior Trash Can code synthesis succeeded. Kiyono Inori received a new message from the cat system:
Your Factor has taken shape and can now challenge the Emperor's Scepter Simulation World.
Deploy the configured kitty into the φ-ln-7 computation unit to interfere with and shut down its calculation task. Successfully freeing processing power will grant a large number of cat biscuits.
When the data kitty is killed in the simulation, the Emperor's Scepter's calculation progress will increase. If it reaches one hundred percent, the Scepter will temporarily shut down.
"Hm… it's hard to say whether the final result even counts as a kitty."
Looking at the code mixed with the Trash Can trait, Kiyono Inori's expression was complicated.
"I'll try it first. I've got two or three attempts anyway. If it doesn't work, I'll adjust it."
She input the factors into the Scepter.
Please enter the account ID.
Once confirmed, the ID cannot be changed.
"Why is there a naming step too? Let's just call it Savior Can #360!"
Everyone knew that Kiyono Inori was terrible at naming things. In all kinds of games, she always used the default names.
Administrator simulation account registered.
Do you wish to allow Savior Can #360 to intervene in system calculations with the following configuration?
Savior Can #360
Configured traits: Descender, Pioneer of the Stars, Savior, Fairy Magic, Godspeed, Trailblazing Spirit, Optimism, Trash Can.
External variables input by Administrator Niebelungen. Code is extremely chaotic, with highly unpredictable action paths.
"Yes. Give me an observer view."
The flow of time inside and outside the Scepter was extremely chaotic. Kiyono Inori could not directly control her registered account and had to rely on AI automation. Observing from the side was still possible.
Administrator account Savior Can #360 has entered calculation.
Observer view enabled.
Her vision shifted from reality to a vast universe, though this universe only had three stars.
She saw the Emperor's army.
Indescribable mechanical colossi, self-iterating difference engines, emotionless metal executing pure slaughter. Compared to this, the intelligentsia and screws of the Star Rail world seemed like disposable bottom-tier units.
Her consciousness drifted to the most remote corner, the lowest layer of the stars. This was humanity's final stronghold in the simulation.
"?"
Something felt off.
The view slowly moved, showing the civilization of the Emperor Elbow-Wins Lord of Silence IF timeline. She saw several familiar figures, perhaps counterparts.
Finally, the camera stopped on a sparkling trash can. Its color matched her hair, and the exposed trash bag was pinned with an Elysia-style butterfly ribbon.
How to put it? It felt strangely like she and Elysia had been fused into a single trash can.
Savior Can #360
The ID appeared above it. Newly born into an unfamiliar world, the can looked confused. Trash cans did not have faces, but somehow you could tell.
Kiyono Inori: (⊙_⊙)
It really was a trash can.
Stelle's Trash Can trait was just too dominant. Out of eight traits, Trash Can became the most prominent.
"Wobble babble, abba abba."
Savior Can #360 sensed her presence and said something to her. Unfortunately, Kiyono Inori did not understand trash can language.
Facing the trash can about to embark on a journey to save the world, she felt she had to say something epic.
"Listen carefully. This is an extremely dangerous world, a world running the Anti-Life Equation. Neither humans nor machines are worthy of your trust. Trust no one."
"This is just our first attempt. There's no pressure. Failure has no penalty, and no one will blame you if you perform poorly. Don't be afraid. I'll be watching your journey."
She shared everything she knew, though she had no idea if the trash can understood.
"Wobble wobble, wobble babble?"
It even added musical notes, though they were a bit different from the pink piggy-cat's notes.
Wait. Those were the Corrosion Herrscher's notes.
Kiyono Inori felt awkward. Notes alone did not define personality, but they still reminded her of certain memories, of Heroes' Requiem and To Elysia.
Elysia's personality was perfect.
Stelle's personality was perfect, abstract aspects aside.
Her own personality was fairly average. At least she was not evil. Surely this would not synthesize a Corrosion-style savior trash can.
"Alright, that's enough. Defeat the Mechanical Emperor and save this false world."
For safety, she revealed the truth of the world right away to prevent awkward disasters later.
She exited the Scepter.
Back in reality, Kiyono Inori felt Elysia Cat poking her cheek with a soft paw pad. It was warm and squishy, with a slightly damp, itchy sensation.
She blinked.
Elysia Cat blinked back.
"My dear Elysia, what are you doing?"
She finally understood what the cat system logs meant by Elysia Cat attacked the beautiful caretaker.
"Meow, meow meow, meow?"
Elysia Cat made a few meaningless sounds and quickly put on a blank, innocent expression. She looked no different from a real cat.
"Don't play dumb."
Kiyono Inori put on a fierce face. "Elysia, my dear Elysia, you're not poking girls' cheeks every night, are you? That's very naughty."
"Um, do you want the truth or a lie, meow?"
"Forget it."
Kiyono Inori sighed. She had forcibly bathed Elysia Cat just for her luck. Compared to that, cheek poking was nothing.
"Things everyone understands don't need to be said aloud."
"Oh? You're not sulking, Inori-chan?"
Elysia Cat's big eyes spun around adorably.
"Of course not, because…"
She had almost said, because you're my kitty and you're so cute that even if you wreck the house, there's nothing I can do.
But.
Elysia Cat suddenly acted cute, licking her cheek with a small tongue and rubbing her fluffy head against her.
It was strange. A cat's tongue was warm, damp, and a little rough, with a sharp tip.
Kiyono Inori: (⊙_⊙)
The sudden cat attack stopped her thoughts entirely.
"Mmm?"
"…"
"Mm?"
"…"
"Hm! This really does feel completely different when you're doing it openly instead of sneaking around!"
Elysia Cat meowed happily, openly rubbing her caretaker.
"…Are you done? It kind of hurts."
"Huh? Really? I even tried to pull the tip of my tongue back as much as I could. Hehe."
Elysia Cat seemed to be in a very good mood.
Kiyono Inori felt a headache coming on.
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