(Babaluno)
It was as if anything could have "magic" slapped onto it as a prefix.
Magic workers used magic to level freshly laid roads;
magic students gathered together to discuss which magic salon they would visit today;
magic programmers still wore plaid shirts in office buildings while typing away at code... uh, presumably magic code?
This was the future Great Blood was trying to show me—or rather, the new order and new civilization born from the era that belonged to her...
Technology still existed, but the concept of "magic" had naturally blended into this world as well. The city was so prosperous, friendly smiles hung on everyone's faces, and there was nothing unpleasant to be seen here. It was practically a utopia.
But just like a utopia, it was fictional... fabricated.
This was the virtual reality created by Great Blood.
Having been forcibly dragged in here, it felt like I had still been fighting when my opponent suddenly forced a VR headset onto me.
Of course, this space was far more advanced than any so-called VR game.
For example, Fake Yezi, the NPC beside me. When she held me, I could feel her slightly warm body temperature, her familiar scent, and the tiny stars reflected in her pupils. She was practically indistinguishable from a real person.
It seemed even emotions had been simulated?
Even though Great Blood herself still acted like a cold robot...
The virtual streets were not empty.
At the downtown intersection, vehicles moved along in an orderly fashion, while crowds patiently waited for the lights. Yet there was none of the oppressive atmosphere characteristic of big cities. Even the clean, tidy streets were pleasing to the eye...
Clearly, this was a sight that could never exist in reality.
"If reality could really be like this, how wonderful