"What are you doing?"
The sudden voice behind him made Jiu Ming jump. He spun around and shouted, "Damn it, NEET princess, what are you trying to scare me for?!"
"How could that be? You simply failed to notice me," Kaguya said, casting him a sidelong look with obvious insincerity. "It seems you're doing something rather interesting?"
As she spoke, her gaze settled on the transparent sphere before Jiu Ming. Looking at the terrain he had yet to fully construct inside it, her expression became even more subtle. "Are you editing a map? That's what I'm best at. Want me to help?"
"I've got a feeling your motives aren't pure..."
Jiu Ming said suspiciously, "Under normal circumstances, you'd actually leave your computer and come wandering around? Out with it—what are you after?"
"How could that be? Those trash who promised to fight alongside me for three days and three nights all collapsed after just two days. They're complete weaklings." Kaguya curled her lips disdainfully and let out a long yawn. "I had nothing to do, so I came out for a look."
"Is that so? Then hurry up and go to sleep." Jiu Ming rolled his eyes, looking at the dark circles beneath Kaguya's eyes. "Hurry, hurry. Otherwise, if that old monster of yours comes here and sees you like this, she might think I've been abusing you."
"Now then, why are you feeling guilty? I'm worried you might suddenly do something strange while I'm asleep. After all, I'm a great beauty."
"...Would I really?" With a long face, Jiu Ming turned his back on Kaguya and continued what he had been doing.
"Eh? Are you angry?"
"No," Jiu Ming replied glumly. The miniature environment reflected within the transparent sphere kept changing, yet no matter what he did, he always