High-Ping Warrior Miluno

(Miluno)

"Huh?"

They are able to act according to their own will again.

No, that's not quite right either.

Although I can control my body, there's still a feeling of being separated by a layer...

Is it input delay?

It's like playing a game with a 200ms latency. Even if all your senses are online, you can feel the surging magic within you, but you're not slow to react in any way. You don't subjectively feel like it's your own body, and it can even lead to motion sickness symptoms.

"Mi-chan~ How's it going?"

I can even hear Aldebaran's annoying voice.

Aldebaran himself didn't speak; the sound was transmitted directly into my head.

"Now you understand why I couldn't catch you with the 'Great Hand' body, right? The maneuverability wasn't ideal. Otherwise, with the 'Great Hand's' physical abilities, no matter how fast you run, I could take you down with one punch, right?"

This is a voice that exists only in my head; it seems no one else can hear it.

"Why, are you inside my body too?"

Oh, damn it.

Listen to my voice! Because of that damn delay, I speak as slowly as a 79-year-old club-goer!

"Oh? Is there any need to be so surprised?"

Noticing my expression, Aldebaran smiled.

"Now you know why I don't speak with the mouth of the 'Great Hand'! My speech is not only slowed down, it's like a CD is choppy!"

But I still asked:

Why did you do this?

Oh my god...

The delay in action is acceptable; one can adapt to it after a while. But the speed of speech is unbearable and impossible to adapt to.

It's like you're singing with cheap monitoring headphones, and the in-ear monitor happens to be 0.3 seconds slower than you...

Even though this isn't singing, I still feel just as bad.

Oh, right.

As if guessing my thoughts, Aldebaran continued, "You can also make sounds directly without using your body, just like me. Although making sounds from your stomach isn't very natural, at least there's no delay, right?"

"Um?"

After trying it out, it can indeed produce smooth sounds.

"Ah--ah--"

However, the sound was coming from... the pendant on my chest.

"So, I'm inside this pendant?"

What kind of soul gem is this?

"That's true, but don't speak yet, the others don't know you're awake."

Aldebaran, with his back to the others, extended his index finger and touched the cunning edge of his lips.

She continued, "You are different from the 'Great Hand.' The Great Hand has no physical form; it is merely a highly concentrated form of Dark Energy, which in this world's terms is 'the Blessing of the Great Will.' But we all know what that really is... In short, her entire body can serve as a vessel for her will. But you are different. Your body cannot. I must prepare a container for your soul... or rather, a cockpit?"

It's not hard to tell from Aldebaran's words that she indeed knows the truth about this world; perhaps she has also seen the contents of that Ancient Computer?

"So, what do you want to do by releasing me now?"

"Help me win."

The "Great Hand" enveloped Aldebaran once more, then gradually returned to its normal form...

I have absolutely no idea how she was taken into my body. Is there some other dimension inside?

"Mi-chan! Help me defeat them all!"

Huh? You want me to defeat Ceruno and the others?

"Impossible, I can't do it."

How could I possibly lay a hand on Ceruno?

"I knew you'd say that, but now that I've let you out, I know I have a way to convince you."

Aldebaran flung his Golden Thorns, deflecting the light whip that tried to entangle me.

That was a ring that Sirius threw to pull me Past.

Aldebaran in his mind then advised:

"Do as I say, and after it's done, I'll give you the entire 'Great Hand.' This massive amount of Dark Energy will not only make you stronger, but it will also restore your Witch Persona... oh, now it should be called Godhead... to that child's rationality... probably."

Why would you say "approximately"?

Is she that insecure too?

To paraphrase Aldebaran, my drinking Stratos's reagent was like a system upgrade. Although it upgraded me from Windows 95 to Windows 2077, my hardware wasn't capable of running the new system. The forced upgrade caused serious side effects, resulting in Mono's intelligence becoming extremely low...

That is, the one in front of me is completely ruthless, only concerned with absorbing darkness and taking advantage of Ceruno.

Why is eating Ceruno tofu also an instinct?

What is Mono doing?

"No need to kill, just take them down, like I just said... Hey! Aurora, don't sneak up on me!"

The "Great Hand" shattered the ice that had formed on her legs by simply slamming Fomalhaut fists into the ground twice.

"... I will let all of you go back. My only goal this time is to bring down A-Ji. Basically, my interests are aligned with yours, you know?"

Sun Ji and Sirius have joined forces, so Aldebaran wants to win me over?

"Then why did you give my body back to me? If you want to play around so much, why don't you just control my body and do it yourself?"

"I just didn't want things to get ugly with you, you know. I really care about Mi-chan, you know?"

Aldebaran's coquettish words made me hesitate for a moment.

Even without my help, with the overwhelming power of the "Great Hand," she could easily defeat everyone, right?

Sun Ji is indeed the main enemy this time. If we can thwart her scheme here,

After all, among the so-called allied forces, only Sirius and Fomalhaut truly possess combat power. Sun Ji is still injured, Zara and Ceruno are both support magical girls, Achernar's combat strength is questionable in a waterless environment, and Xiaoling's magic is completely ineffective against the "Great Hand," which is originally an aggregate. As for Viktorika and her fairy tale summons...

Uh, her magic has run out.

We can win.

Although the body and consciousness are not in sync, this can be offset by Time Acceleration and reducing the negative effects.

"I see."

Although I feel bad for Ceruno, as long as Sun Ji stays, we can leave this place. It will also be easier for me to control the severity of the attack. I am still considering accepting Aldebaran's proposal...

"Yay! You said yes?"

"Let them out."

"No problem. Think about what I promised you. Is there anything I can't do?"

Aldebaran wanted to create gods.

I merely cultivated the foundation for the deity; Mono is the true entity that becomes a god. If she truly becomes a god, will there still be room for me?

Although I no longer dislike that little thing.

But I still have this concern, after all, I don't want to disappear...

"Sigh, let's finish this quickly."

Having made up my mind, I stood before the "Great Hand".

"Miluno?"

Ceruno is calling me, but I'll pretend to be manipulated and not respond for now.

I'll apologize to them properly later.

Let's loosen up our wrists, starting with Sirius!