Beyond the universe, amid a sea of turbulence.
"I understand now." Ye Yu nodded coldly. "The existence of monsters poses a threat to humanity's survival."
"Yes, exactly." The Self-Error-Correction System patiently guided him along. "Although the monsters' combat strength poses little danger to humans, their technology develops at an extraordinary pace. Once they leave the barrier, their technological power will pose an enormous threat to humanity."
Ye Yu coldly studied the two people on the screen. "So they're the two biggest obstacles? Two humans?"
"Mainly the boy. He can use magic, and combined with the power of determination, that lets him kill you many times." The Error-Checking System circled Linde's face.
Ye Yu remained expressionless. "But my determination is the strongest. Once I get there, I'll be able to load saves. I'll beat them eventually, won't I?"
"Yes, but you can collect LOVE. That power can make you stronger, which naturally means you can win faster." The Error-Checking System bobbed, seemingly pleased.
"But..." Ye Yu had no soul and no emotions, only thought, so he was somewhat puzzled. "Were you the one who made me lose my emotions?"
"Of course!" The Error-Checking System made no attempt to hide it. "Too much LOVE affects a person's mind! That's why I sealed your emotions-to protect your reason!"
"So that's how it is?" Ye Yu sighed. Too bad this thing is a ball with no expressions. Otherwise, I'd be able to tell whether it was lying.
In fact, the Error-Checking System was lying. Every word of that statement was a lie.
First, it denied Ye Yu emotions so he wouldn't feel unnecessary pity for those monsters.
Second, LOVE affected consciousness, not the soul. In other words, Ye Yu would still be affected and would ultimately become a killing machine.
"Now, keep your distance. I'm going to fight that damned dog next and look for a chance to open a World Rift for you and shove you through." With that, the Error-Checking System floated toward the Undertale universe.
"Hahaha! That sounded great! What's this song called?" Undyne asked, sitting beside the piano.
Linde lowered his hands and was about to answer when Frisk jumped in. "It's called Summer of Kikujiro. It's a piece from a few hundred years ago."
Linde suddenly felt a little delighted. The Frisk before him was looking more and more like someone from back home.
He had never imagined that the human world here would have developed exactly like his own Blue Star!
"What... year is it now?" Linde asked.
Frisk gave Linde a surprised sidelong glance. "You don't know? It's 2359."
Chara had fallen underground sometime between 2010 and 2019, which meant... Chara had been dead for over three hundred years?
Linde sucked in a sharp breath. "Uh, you might not believe this, but I'm from 2024..."
"You..." Frisk stared into Linde's earnest, clear eyes, utterly bewildered. "You're really not joking?"
"No." Linde nodded seriously.
Frisk suddenly felt dizzy. "Wait, so you're someone from ancient times... Give me a moment..."
"Quick, quick, quick!" Linde, on the other hand, was thrilled. "Has Detective Conan ended yet?"
"He's in sixth grade now."
"Ah... Then how is Dragon Country doing these days?"
"No idea. I don't believe any of our government's propaganda."
"Uh, okay... What about the gaming industry? Is it still Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo?"
"Uh... Sony and Microsoft teamed up. Once Nintendo stopped focusing so much on copyright and released its first-party games on multiple platforms, the other two companies took a pretty big hit. So they formed a joint division, and the two sides were still evenly matched. But after the Third World War a hundred and fifty years ago, they all went under. After that, it was all newcomers. Brain-computer games rule the market now."
Linde: ヾ(༎ຶД༎ຶ)ﾉ "Everything I believed in!"
"Oh, right!" Linde suddenly seemed to remember something. Could the game Undertale exist in this world?
But after asking around, he discovered that seemingly nothing related to Undertale existed in this world.
Linde let out a breath, unsure whether he felt relieved or disappointed, and stood up. "All right, Undyne, let's get back to our mock battle!"
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