Margin of Error

"I don't mind, it seems you've trained her quite well," Cronie whispered in Riku's ear.

Words that are utterly offensive!

Riku sighed; there was nothing he could do about his older sister.

"I was able to survive thanks to him," Ivan said. "We encountered a powerful Demon Race, and I was almost certain I was going to die, but then Kurotama appeared and took care of the monster. After that, we met Rikku."

"I'm so sorry, we don't have anything nice to offer you," Cronie said immediately, bowing.

"Fine."

And so, the two girls were put into a separate room.

Originally, the older sister wanted the two little girls to live with Riku, but she knew that given the current situation, she couldn't force the relationship too much, so she had to suppress the idea.

The two clones lived there for a while, only to discover that Riku didn't seem to be planning to leave immediately.

"Does that mean he won't run into Schwi right now?"

This is a very, very bad thing. The storyline of No Game No Life Zero has been changed, and the consequences are unimaginable.

It could be said that Riku's failure to meet Schwi meant that humanity's future was beyond redemption. It also meant that Tet, the god of opportunism, was unlikely to obtain the Star Cup, and that the powerful Star Cup would ultimately be obtained by the War God, plunging humanity into great terror.

So she found Riku and tried to persuade him to go out and investigate.

"The collection of intelligence is necessary. Perhaps in the future, humanity will also be able to earn the soil for a happy life through its own hands."

"Thank you." Riku picked up his gear, but had no intention of leaving the house.

I still can't tell how the other person feels about me.

However, this guy's vigilance might not be as strong as he thinks.

For example, bringing Machina Race home could easily result in total annihilation if not handled carefully.

Such unwavering faith in Schwi probably stems from despair about the future of humanity, placing one's hopes on something so improbable.

Feeling hopeless about the future, I can only hope for external intervention to bring about change.

"Kurotama, I don't know... if you're human. I'm sorry, I don't mean to doubt you, it's just that you and Rikku are too powerful, completely unlike the weak humans I know." Riku leaned against the wooden board, his tone tinged with doubt.

"This is the third time you've asked me this question." Kurotama shrugged. "Since you don't believe me, then just think of me as a superposition of human and non-human. When you observe me, the wave function collapses, so what you see is human. When you don't observe me, I am both human and non-human."

"So that's how it is, hahaha..."

Riku smiled, a sudden sense of relief washing over him. "I understand. No other race has ever spoken to us like this before. They call humans monkeys, with a deep-seated contempt. You're different. I understand. So what if you're not human?"

"I think you should be given a brainwashing," Kurotama said bluntly.

Outside this area where humans live in cramped quarters.

Shokuhou Misaki is facing off against a figure that suddenly appears.

"Schwi."

"Schwi?" The girl, who had the appearance of a cute young girl but was actually a mechanical body, looked puzzled.

The situation was theoretically extremely dangerous, but... Schwi standing within the range of her mental manipulation. Therefore, under the reassurance of her Mental Master, Schwi didn't show any hostility.

She was, of course, unaware of this.

Are you tracking Riku?

The question was direct, and the other party replied affirmatively, "Yes, this machine is attempting to investigate the unique language of humans, something you call the heart."

"Then come here and sit with me."

Shokuhou wanted to take this opportunity to try something out.

She was verifying certain differences between Machina Race and humans... Of course, it was just verification; she didn't intend to directly interfere with Schwi.

Perhaps eager to know the answer, the other person did not refuse and sat down to Shokuhou's left.

"This is a manifestation of the heart."

In an instant, a series of emotions—gratitude, sadness, and joy—fleetingly entered the other person's mind, and a fleeting look of surprise appeared on Schwi's face.

However... the impact doesn't seem to be too strong.

"I can't understand it," she said. "The Machina Race can't experience this feeling."

"Yeah?"

It's hard to even sense simple emotions, could it be...?

"I think I understand now. Perhaps because it's a machine, the body isn't secreting hormones. And hormones are closely related to a person's emotions," she speculated to herself.

They had hoped that Riku would go out, find the right spot, and run into Schwi, but they didn't expect her to appear here.

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Shokuhou Misaki deduced that Schwi was likely secretly following Riku.

"The heart, it seems, is mostly about emotions, and that's what makes people strong. That's why humanity, with such weak strength, has been able to survive in this perilous world. Isn't that a miracle?"

"Miracle..."

Schwi analyzed the passage, she discovered that Shokuhou Misaki's figure had vanished in the next moment.

In contrast, the complex emotions that had arisen earlier also disappeared.

She touched her chest.

"My heart seems to sense it, but isn't that my heart?"

It was a simple emotion, yet she didn't know why she felt this way, which made her even more curious.

That afternoon, Riku left the refugee camp and went to other places to investigate.

This time, the target was a location it had already decided on.

"Such a large area of destruction, it was probably caused by the Flügel."

As they descended the massive cliff face, gazing upon the even deeper, more enormous pit, Riku's expression grew extremely grave.

A large part of humanity's understanding of the world comes from the exploration of battlefield ruins.

They lacked the ability and dared not approach other races to inquire. And each time they ventured out, bearing such immense risk, Riku naturally hoped to find sufficiently useful clues.

At the very least, it should help humanity survive better.

"It's getting higher up ahead."

He reached out and began to climb up the dark cliff face. Humans are physically weak; they can't climb rocks as easily as Beastman Race, and even climbing up with the help of vines is quite strenuous.

Riku finally reached the top, but he didn't realize that he was being watched by other beings the whole time.

"They're still tracking us, just as I suspected."

Shokuhou Misaki and Abigail, who was traveling together, lay on a high place, looking down at Riku.

After staring at the other person for a while, she turned her head and saw the super cute Ex-Machina, Schwi, standing a few hundred meters away.

The other person also looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Of course, the current Schwi doesn't have her own name at all, and because she made a mistake while calculating the heart, she was disconnected from her own race and excluded.

"As expected, Schwi's real target is Riku. If I don't interfere, she will definitely take the initiative to approach him."

Riku had climbed to the top, but unexpectedly, what he saw there was a huge building made entirely of plants.

The ground was covered with bright red and yellow flowers.

As he walked to the center of the flowerbed and touched one of the flowers, a "crisis" suddenly struck.

Suddenly, Schwi, who had been secretly observing from a distance, leaped onto the building, blasted open the barrier above, and landed heavily in front of him.

"It's Ex-Machina."

Although she held a dagger in her hand, Schwi felt absolutely no sense of security when she saw the mechanical-looking girl in front of her.

"Assessment, initiating status analysis. Conclusion..."

Perhaps it was the mechanical brain or something that analyzed something, but while Riku was shocked and gave up resisting because of the overwhelming disparity between the two sides, Schwi took off his mask, lowered her head and said, "Brother, I can't take it anymore, let me become a real woman."

After saying that, he kissed her directly.

"As expected, a standard start." Shokuhou covered her face upon seeing this.

The fate of this elderly couple may not be so easily destroyed.

Main Quest Generation: Willpower Deprivation

[Objective: To capture three-quarters of the Star Cup when it is created]

[Mission Introduction: The Star Cup is the embodiment of the World Will, and the combination of all rules, energies, and concepts in this Worldview. Taking three-quarters of it will not affect the status of the One God, but it will grant the system extraordinary power.]

[Mission Rewards: 1. Decisive Battle Type Clone - Schwi. 2. One God Strike (usable by the main body).]

"Huh?"

An unexpected mission.

The mission hadn't appeared until now, and now it's suddenly coming to the fore, with Schwi being the reward.

However, the copying ability of the Ex-Machina is quite overpowered. Transferring such a powerful ability to other worlds and adapting it to their rules would likely be difficult given the current system, which explains why it took so long to consider.

Moreover, the system rewards even include God Strike.

The God Strike, without a doubt, is an attack belonging to the War God of War, seemingly condensing the energy of the entire Flügel. This power, conceptually overwhelming, grows stronger with each challenge, forever surpassing all opponents. More importantly, it's being unleashed by the main body?

Shokuhou swallowed.

Schwi's kiss with Riku lasted only a short time. After they parted, a bewildered Schwi muttered to herself, "Wrong, I don't understand. I suppose this situation isn't enough for you?"

"I'm not the kind of pervert who gets excited just by being looked at by you guys."

"Question: Who are you?"

"Stop playing dumb, you're part of the Connector, aren't you?"

"No, this body has already severed its connection with the race."

"Severed connection? So you're an independent individual?"

"Confirmed," Schwi replied calmly.

"Then let me ask you, what business do you, as an Ex-Machina, have with me, a human?"

"The answer is: I came to investigate the unique language of humans, what you call the heart. This machine attempted to analyze whether the Ex-Machina possesses a heart, but due to theoretical flaws, many contradictions arose, and the machine was deconnected and scrapped. Afterwards, this machine resumed independent observation."

"Through observation, do you expect to discover your own heart and hope to rejoin the community?"

Next, ignoring Riku's thoughts, Schwi pressed down on the other party and said, "Please reproduce with this machine."

"Pfft, what a delightful sight."

The fact that the situation was similar to the one in the story reassured Shokuhou Misaki.

She felt that the subsequent events would be similar.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended from afar.

Abigail immediately sensed the threat in the sky. She looked up and saw something approaching in the distance.

It was a floating spaceship.

"Goblin Race."

If you've seen the anime, you'll naturally know what it is.

Despite ranking eleventh among all races, Goblin Race possess incredibly advanced technology. While other races evolved powerful True Magic, the goblins pursued the path of intelligence. They developed a world-destroying weapon— the Bone Explosion —capable of detonating Divine Marrow, its power even surpassing that of a hydrogen bomb.

"What a nuisance." There were several small aircraft around the ship, and judging by their direction, they were undoubtedly heading this way.

Schwi also sensed the danger, and with a whoosh, she flew into the air and turned her gaze toward her target.

"Goblin Race!"