Who Doesn't Have a Dozen Wives?

"... Derivative works of Anomaly can never exceed the limits of the original Anomaly."

In the dark Projection Hall, the White-haired loli, handcuffed and sitting in her seat, spoke with an air of utter speechlessness.

"Those beings that walk out of the movie are created because of this Projection Hall. If you demolish the source—this Projection Hall —those things that walk out will naturally disappear... Don't you understand these basic facts?"

"... Too."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi nodded thoughtfully.

"What if they showed Avengers here, and Thanos wearing the Infinity Gauntlet walked out of there? Wait, I think this Projection Hall could be quite useful..."

As if he had suddenly thought of something, Bai Zhi's expression became rather subtle for a moment.

"No, Anomaly is still Anomaly. No matter whether the being that comes out of the movie is a positive or negative character in the movie, it is ultimately a derivative of the Anomaly."

As if she had guessed what Bai Zhi was thinking at that moment, the White-haired loli shook her head.

"Our Shadow Realm has conducted similar experiments before. We even made a family-friendly movie featuring only positive characters, and then selected death row inmates to watch it. But in the end, the beings who emerged from the movie were still... In short, don't hold onto such ideas."

"What are you thinking? Who would think about such trivial things?"

Bai Zhi rolled his eyes.

"No...?"

The White-haired loli paused for a moment, slightly taken aback.

"Can't you think of something even slightly positive? This Projection Hall is clearly a gateway to the world of anime! It's not like there aren't animated films; even if there weren't, we could make one. Do you know how many people yearn to enter the world of anime?"

With a pursed lip, Bai Zhi looked completely self-assured.

"If this news gets out online, this Projection Hall will definitely be hailed as a holy site by countless otaku, believe it or not? Who doesn't have a dozen or so waifus in the world of anime!?"

"..."

The White-haired loli was speechless for a moment.

"By the way, based on what you just said, this Anomaly also appeared in your world?"

Turning his head, Bai Zhi asked the other person a question.

"... It's recorded in [The Anomaly Records]."

After a moment of silence, the White-haired loli answered.

"At that time, in order to combat the ever-increasing and increasingly powerful Anomaly, our world conducted detailed and profound research on this unique phenomenon. The [Anomaly Records] are research Notebook were unified and integrated during that period."

"But you still lost."

"Yes, the entire world was completely polluted, everyone died, our world is completely 'dead'."

At this point, the White-haired loli turned and glanced at him.

"The town where the Plaza you Player have occupied is located was our last fortress against the Anomaly, but the fortress was eventually breached, everyone died, and the world was utterly destroyed."

"... Do you think this world will end up like your world?"

Looking at the other person, Bai Zhi suddenly asked this question.

"Yes, that's what I used to think. After all, there's no such thing as Supernatural Power in your world. You can't even master magic, and you can be called a world weightlifting champion just by lifting a few hundred kilograms... In our world, a few hundred kilograms is just an appetizer for those warriors. As long as they're not too useless, they can basically reach that minimum standard in their teens. And if the Strength of magic is pushed to its limit, filling the sea and building mountains is no problem."

The White-haired loli nodded without any hesitation.

"You have your scientific creations, and we have our magical artifacts, but in terms of individual strength, we are far superior to you. Even we, who are so powerful, can only helplessly face destruction. Do I need to say more about the ultimate fate of your world?"

"So how did you change your mind later?"

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow.

"Because in the face of Anomaly that have their own unique rules, the strength of an individual is of no use whatsoever."

The White-haired loli lowered her head and sighed softly.

"The God of Law who once served as my magic Teacher stood at the pinnacle of my world in terms of individual strength. Everyone regarded him as the world's last hope, but do you know what his final fate was?"

"How?"

Bai Zhi seemed slightly curious.

"A hazy, Black Shadow, tens of thousands of feet tall, emerged from the deep sea, bringing with it a colossal tsunami. The God of Law was preparing to deal with the disaster caused by the tsunami, but merely by unintentionally glancing at that Black Shadow, his body instantly collapsed, and he himself transformed into a disgusting Monster."

The White-haired loli had a completely expressionless face.

"That towering, hazy Black Shadow was clearly a being of a higher level, but a being that could truly be called Gods. Although the God of Law is called God of Law, he is merely a mortal. How can a mortal look directly at Gods?"

"Just one glance was enough to cause the body of a world-class powerhouse to collapse... This thing..."

Hearing the calm words spoken by the White-haired loli in front of him, Bai Zhi's expression became rather strange for a moment.

"Player also appeared in our world back then, except that in our world, these beings were called the Chosen One."

Taking a deep breath, the White-haired loli continued speaking.

"Compared to you Player, the Chosen One of our world face extremely difficult living conditions. We don't have [Wild Monster] where we can gain Experience Points and Equipment for free, we don't have [Game] where we can Walkthrough and obtain large amounts of resources, and we don't have [venues] or [Auction House] where the Chosen One can trade and exchange information... These are the differences."

Towards the end, the White-haired loli's voice noticeably lowered.

"Furthermore, the overall quality of you [Player] is far superior to that of us [Chosen One]. Perhaps because of your individual weakness, you prefer to use your brains to explore the rules of those Anomaly, unlike us who basically rely entirely on our own strength to brute force our way through. Many of us died for this reason in the beginning."

"What does that prove? Isn't everyone in your world a weightlifting champion and a magical genius?"

Bai Zhi pursed his lips.

"You think these things are enough to change your mind? We've banned supernatural beings here since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Everyone here is just common, okay?"

"Our world doesn't have Gods, but your world certainly did have them in the past, perhaps quite a few."

Turning her head to look at him, the White-haired loli had a determined look on her face.

"Even if the Gods or Immortals and Buddhas of your world have perished, they must have left behind their legacy in this world!!"

"Inheritance?"

For some reason, Bai Zhi suddenly remembered the strange words that the Manager Listening to Rain Pavilion had said to him during his previous trip to Hell Town.