The True Nature of Reality

“Simply put, you can touch a substance, analyze it into information, store it, and then, anytime and anywhere, use your computational abilities to fully construct that information into reality, correct?” Domu asked Dove, who had once again transformed into her loli form. Though Domu hadn’t quite recovered from the nosebleed-inducing sight from moments before, she articulated her understanding to Dove.

“Yes, Mama~ but Dove can only construct things for herself…”

“For yourself?”

“My construction ability can only be used on myself. For example, what Dove is wearing right now, ‘Zoroark’s Temptation,’ is like a second skin to me!”

“Skin? Doesn’t that mean you’re always naked then? And this slip dress has such an overbearing name… No wonder it didn’t break even after all that.” Domu felt a blush creep up her neck, embarrassed by her own suggestive thoughts.

“Oh, Dove! Can you analyze this?” Domu picked up a fragment of the blood chains that had restrained her when she encountered Mr. Stinkbug earlier.

Dove hesitantly extended a small hand, lightly touching the blood fragment before quickly retracting it. Her brow furrowed slightly, and then, looking as though she was about to burst into tears, she cast a wronged glance at Domu.

“Mama, this isn’t in Dove’s knowledge base. It’s a new substance that has never appeared before. Dove… Dove can’t analyze it right away…” Having just boasted about her abilities to her Mama, only to find them failing moments later, Dove was so distraught she was on the verge of tears.

“Oh, oh, oh! What about this?” Fearing Dove might start crying, Domu hastily pulled a red potion from her bag and offered it to her.

“This is a ‘Super Life Elixir’! It can restore a player’s HP by one hundred percent!”

“Dove is amazing!” Stroking Dove’s soft hair and watching her blissful expression, Domu thought to herself, ‘It really is easy to coax a little loli.’

Placing the Super Life Elixir into her bag, Domu’s thoughts churned with uncertainty. Dove’s abilities suggested she could analyze all in-game substances, even Domu herself as a player. After all, players, in-game items, and skills were all data stored within the main AI. However, Dove’s inability to immediately analyze the substance from this world hinted at a possibility: perhaps, due to a new version update, the database hadn’t yet been fully integrated into the main AI? ‘That seems… unlikely,’ Domu mused. ‘After all, it’s a main AI capable of running an entire world, far beyond human comprehension.’ The inability to contact administrators, coupled with these strange phenomena, seemed to indicate that the world she was in might not be a game world at all. ‘Hmm… there’s one more definitive way to prove it,’ Domu resolved, making up her mind to try.

“Big brother will take Dove to bathe, okay~” Domu gently lifted Dove from her lap and stood up.

“Okay~~”

“I hear water to the east. Let’s go.” Activating her ‘Ultra-Wide Range Perception,’ Domu pinpointed the source of the sound, then took Dove’s hand, and the two walked towards the east.

“Mama, Dove didn’t like that place just now~”

“Ah… that seemed to be Mr. Stinkbug’s home.”

“What’s a stinkbug?”

“How to describe it… It’s like a villain, but super weak… though it looks quite intimidating. Also, you should call him Mr. Stinkbug. Dove needs to learn some manners!”

“Don’t be scared, Mama. Dove will protect Mama and won’t let the stinkbug bully you!”

Along the way, Domu refrained from using skills for rapid movement, as Dove was utterly fascinated by this new world. She saw many plants, small animals, and insects, and Dove, curious, touched each one. What struck Domu as peculiar was how the creatures of this world seemed to exhibit extraordinary friendliness towards Dove, yet were filled with fear towards herself.

Watching a creature, docile as a rabbit, being petted by Dove, Domu noted its three strange red eyes, which nonetheless didn’t detract from its adorable appearance. When Domu had approached, it had been terrified, yet now it trembled while meekly allowing Dove to stroke it. This made Domu, who also adored small animals, feel a pang of disappointment. To avoid further scaring the cute little rabbit, Domu decided to continue walking towards the river.

A crystal-clear stream appeared before Domu. Its waters flowed idly, shimmering and sparkling under the sunlight, like luminous gems embedded in a silk ribbon.

“Dove, don’t run too far!” Having previously activated her detection ability and found no hostile or dangerous creatures nearby, Domu wasn’t concerned about Dove encountering any peril. Moreover, even if an enemy with ill intent were to appear, Domu was confident she could intercede before any harm befell Dove.

“Inhale… exhale… inhale… exhale...” Domu tried deep breathing to steady her nerves. She was about to do something… quite extraordinary to verify her hypothesis.

With a soft “Disengage,” Domu’s tight battle suit, which had encased her alluring figure, vanished. It revealed her perfectly proportioned body, clad only in a seductive black three-piece lingerie set. Domu involuntarily swallowed, then slowly brought her trembling hands to cover her full breasts, gently attempting to lift her bra…

Peering beneath the lifted bra, she saw her pink nipples, slowly becoming engorged and firm due to her rising emotions.

Domu’s hands fell in defeat, her eyes vacant, displaying an expression as though she had been utterly broken. In ‘Tears of the Goddess,’ equipment and fashion items could be unequipped at any time. However, the system of ‘Tears of the Goddess’ strictly prohibited players from removing their final piece of attire. While the in-game shop offered a variety of sexy and alluring lingerie options for replacement, and even some intimate items, the starter protection underwear was absolutely, unequivocally impossible to remove—not even by the player themselves. When a player attempted to remove their panties or bra, the system would simply display a message: ‘This item cannot be unequipped.’

Thus, this could absolutely not be a game world. Considering everything that had happened, Domu couldn’t help but feel bewildered. Had she transmigrated? Had her soul entered her game character, crossing over to another world in a female body?

Although she had lived as a female in the game for nearly two years, her essence was still that of a male personality. This didn’t mean she could accept living as a woman from now on. Was she truly destined to marry and have children in the future? Even though she had never been a mother, would she really have to provide Dove with a younger brother or sister? ‘Pfft… younger brother or sister!’ Domu inwardly applauded her own dark joke.

‘Applaud my ass!! I don’t want to get married! I don’t want to “do it” with men! I don’t want to give birth, breastfeed, do laundry, cook, raise children, send them to kindergarten, attend parent-teacher conferences, and then slowly turn into a haggard housewife, constantly worrying about my husband carousing outside…’

“Argh!” Domu exasperatedly rubbed her soft, long white hair.

Although he was still a virgin, he at least had something that would make otaku envious—for instance… a younger sister who was his childhood friend!

‘A sister? That’s right! Even if I can’t contact the administrators, the friend system might still work!’

Filled with anticipation, Domu opened the friend system. On the friend interface, there were only seven names, six of which were grayed out. Seeing the single name that was online, Domu’s heart pounded with excitement. She immediately sent a contact request to the player named “Na’er.”

Na’er was the in-game ID of Domu’s childhood friend and younger sister in reality, also a member of the Lorolox Guild. She was the closest person to Domu in the real world. After several attempts to contact her went unanswered, Domu, feeling a touch of disappointment, closed the friend interface. It was possible that, besides herself, other friends she knew had also transmigrated to this other world. Though a little worried, Domu trusted that with Na’er’s strength and intelligence, she wouldn’t suffer any disadvantages, even in an unfamiliar world. ‘I must find her quickly!’

With her current objective clear, Domu’s mood improved slightly. Gazing at the clear stream before her, she sat by its edge and gently dipped her feet into the water. Watching her fair, tender feet sway back and forth in the current, she drifted into a slight reverie.

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“Mama~ what’s wrong?”

Hearing Dove’s cry, Domu pulled her thoughts back to reality.

“I’m fine, Dove. Did something happen just now?” Looking at Dove in her arms, she asked curiously.

“Waaah… Dove was playing with the little rabbit… boohoo… a stinkbug… bullied the little rabbit… and then tried to grab Dove… waaah…”

“Oh, oh, oh! Don’t cry, Dove, Mama’s here for a hug~ a hug~” Seeing Dove suddenly burst into tears, Domu fumbled, trying to wipe away the endless stream of tears cascading down Dove’s cheeks. Unable to stop the tears, Domu could only tenderly pull Dove into her embrace, attempting to comfort her with the motherly hug Dove loved most.

“It’s alright, it’s alright, Mama’s here.”

“Sniffle… sniffle… mm...”

With Domu’s continuous soothing, Dove finally quieted her sobs, though her small body still trembled slightly.

Sensing three creatures rapidly approaching, Domu withdrew her feet from the stream. Standing up, she held Dove close and fixed a sharp gaze in the direction of the approaching beings.

The “stinkbugs” Dove mentioned earlier likely referred to these three unknown creatures. However, Domu’s previous detection spell hadn’t revealed any hostile beings nearby, suggesting that they weren’t following Dove with malicious intent, but for some other reason. Regardless, Domu thought, ‘To these unknown creatures who bullied the cute little rabbit and made Dove cry, are you prepared to face the wrath of someone who loves animals and is overflowing with paternal affection?’