Chapter 456: 454
Planetary restoration technology?
Was that for real?
According to the general overview, if the planet struck by the supernova was not torn apart by the physical shock wave afterward, it could still be restored.
Tabane desperately wanted to examine the technology in detail, but the streamer was not browsing through all the files. Most of the time, he was only skimming the table of contents.
Even if he showed her the entire database, it would probably take her years to finish reading it.
When he opened the nanotechnology files and began examining them in slightly greater detail, some of the information made Tabane want to shove her brain straight through the screen and into the world shown by the livestream.
That information was almost identical to the data stored in her memory.
The sections that followed connected perfectly with it, covering precisely the theories she had been attempting to derive herself.
That made one possibility increasingly difficult to deny.
Everything she was watching through the livestream was really happening in another world.
Could technology remain applicable across different universes?
Did that mean the fundamental laws of nature were the same in each one?
Were they all parallel universes?
Huh?
Wait, wait, wait!
Why was this guy suddenly speeding up?
He skipped several pages at once. How was she supposed to follow anything if he kept jumping around like that?
Ah!
He closed the file!
He had stopped browsing the technology entirely.
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Um, could you go back and open the nanomaterials technology section again?]
Tabane sent the request.
As for the brutal massacre she had witnessed earlier, she now understood that it had not been what she initially imagined.
The newly arrived members had told her that the streamer would not slaughter humans without cause. If he was killing them so ruthlessly, then there had to be something wrong with those people.
Now, the truth had been revealed.
Those who had been killed were not real humans.
They were aliens wearing human skin.
They did not revert to their true forms immediately after death. Approximately an hour later, their human shells remained intact, but whatever had been inside melted like pudding and transformed into a cloudy, mucus-like gel.
Many of those aliens were still scattered across the planet. It would have taken the dozen or so warriors a long time to eliminate them all.
However, a fleet had arrived in orbit half an hour ago. Soldiers of the Astra Militarum had begun purging their world's enemies.
Tabane had also learned how to replay older livestreams, allowing her to watch the destruction of the other star system mentioned by the newly arrived members.
The footage made her scalp crawl.
It was certainly shocking, but the sheer number of insects was even worse. She felt as though she were developing trypophobia just from watching them.
The dimensional-collapse weapon was what truly captivated her.
It transformed a three-dimensional world into a two-dimensional image, like flattening reality into a painting.
That was outrageously powerful.
The battle against the alien race known as the Necrons also made her eyes shine with excitement.
There were beams capable of disintegrating almost anything, along with technology that allowed them to jump through space at will.
No, it was more than a simple spatial jump.
They could open another dimension and hide themselves inside it.
If she could equip her IS units with those beam weapons and spatial technology, they would be virtually invincible.
That alternate space could serve as more than a means of transportation. It could also function as a defensive barrier.
Whenever an enemy attack approached, she could simply open a dimensional gateway and let it swallow the beam. Then she could open another exit, redirecting the attack straight back at the enemy.
The possibilities nearly made Tabane drool.
Now she had discovered this nanotechnology as well.
If it could be used to construct an IS, transporting and deploying the machine would become even easier.
[Golden Toilet: Tabane Shinonono, offer something in exchange.]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: A trade? Right, of course. Nobody gives away something that valuable for free~]
What technology could she offer in return?
The question genuinely stumped Tabane.
Compared to what the other side possessed, even her finest technology would probably look like a child's toy.
[Martian: Mr. Kain, do you know which series she comes from too?]
Hmm?
The question made Tabane freeze.
[My Sister Is the Cutest: You know my name? I'm a character from some series you've watched?]
The two members who had just come online had briefly explained several things to her, including the possibility that she was a fictional character from a series in another world.
Now the streamer had directly addressed her by name.
That meant he had probably watched the series depicting her world.
No, wait.
[My Sister Is the Cutest: You're not an administrator, are you? Can you see everyone's personal information?]
That possibility immediately occurred to her.
[Golden Toilet: Your massive sister complex and the mountain of information you dumped into the chat both fit Tabane Shinonono perfectly. You're a genius obsessed with research, and you specifically mentioned the "first-generation IS." One of the mecha series I've watched is called Infinite Stratos, so that was enough for me to make a reasonable guess. Besides, your reaction just confirmed that I identified you correctly.]
Oh.
Her username and messages had revealed that much information?
Then his deduction made perfect sense.
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Then do you know why only women can pilot an IS?]
If he had watched a series about her, it should have explained the setting.
She could use this question to verify his claim.
[Golden Toilet: There's no special reason. You deliberately designed them so that only women could pilot them. The sole male capable of operating one, Ichika Orimura, was also something you arranged intentionally.]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Yahoo! I believe you now. You really have watched a series about me, because I am planning to make Chifuyu's younger brother capable of operating one.]
[Golden Toilet: Planning to? So the story hasn't started yet. Your sister hasn't enrolled at IS Academy, and she's still in middle school?]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: That's right. She's on vacation now, and the new school year will be starting soon.]
In that case, the series he had watched contained a considerable amount of information about the future.
[My Sister Is the Cutest: By the way, can you guess the identity of the other person who joined at the same time as me?]
That person had not said a single word.
Tabane was curious, and the other members online probably felt the same.
[Golden Toilet: She hasn't spoken, so there isn't much information to work with. We can only speculate based on her ID. When you think of characters connected to The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, who comes to mind?]
[My Sister Is the Cutest: Princess Kaguya, obviously.]
[Martian: In other words, her name might include Kaguya.]
[Whispered: Or she could be someone with a special connection to Kaguya or her story.]
[Golden Toilet: Among the series I'm familiar with, there are two fairly famous characters associated with Kaguya. The fact that she hasn't spoken at all suggests she's extremely cautious, which is perfectly understandable. But remaining silent for this long implies that she's cold, reserved, and somewhat indifferent to everything around her. Of the two famous characters I know, that allows me to eliminate one. The remaining one is named...]
...
The girl who had silently watched the entire conversation from the shadows felt her tension spike.
[Golden Toilet: Kaguya Shinomiya.]
She remained silent, but every nerve in her body had gone taut.
(End of Chapter)
[Get +30 Extra Chapters On — P@tr3on "Zaelum"]
[Every 300 Power Stones = 1 Bonus Chapter Drop]
[Thanks for Reading!]