The sound of machinery moving rang in her ears, followed by a ray of light entering her vision.
Having explored the Simulated Universe many times already, Stelle knew she had completed this exploration and returned to Herta's office.
This Swarm Disaster adventure had been quite astonishing, especially at the end, when the sight of the battle between Aeons had left her dizzy and dazzled.
As she briefly recalled this exploration of the Simulated Universe, Stelle's consciousness slowly settled, her thoughts gradually steadied, and the effects she had experienced within the Simulated Universe faded from her mind bit by bit.
Stelle opened her eyes and saw the ceiling and lights, then sat up inside the machine.
This trip through the Simulated Universe had been satisfying, but the difficulty seemed a little too high. Yet just as she was wondering whether to discuss lowering it with Herta, she suddenly realized something-Herta, who should have been monitoring and guiding her first exploration, seemed to have disappeared at some point. No matter how she called, she received no response, making the latter half of her journey extremely difficult.
Just as she was wondering what Herta had gone off to do, Stelle heard Jiang Yu's voice. "You're done too? How was it? Did you have fun?"
Stelle turned toward the voice and saw Jiang Yu.
The boy seemed to have finished exploring the Simulated Universe long ago and was now sitting in a chair nearby, eating some jerky snacks he had gotten from who knew where.
As for the Herta Puppet that had been here earlier, she had returned to her standby position. Judging from her cold expression and vacant eyes, Herta had probably disconnected from this model.
After a brief silence, Stelle nodded and answered Jiang Yu's question. "Yeah. How did you get out