"Ah~ It's been a long time since I slept so happily."

I woke up and opened my eyes, only to find that the countdown in front of me hadn't finished yet, and there were still about five minutes left.

It seems that I haven't been able to sleep properly lately, and now that I finally fell asleep, it didn't last long, did it?

But after staring at the countdown for a while, I realized something was off.

Why isn't the time counting down?

"Hey hey hey! What's going on?"

"Because I wanted to talk to you about something."

Suddenly, the whole space brightened up, and the originally pitch-black space turned pure white... No, it's not pure white, it's clouds!

I quickly looked down and was shocked.

Through the floor made of unknown materials beneath my feet, the entire continent was visible! Every river on it matched what I had seen on the map in the library!

Am I... in mid-air?

"Surprised? I've been watching you guys from here."

"...The 'world'?"

I turned around to the source of the voice and saw a semi-transparent humanoid standing behind me.

"You... "

"I believe no form can truly represent my existence, so I simply constructed this appearance."

"I mean, your way of speaking is much better now, not so formal. It feels better."

"...Language is just a means to convey information. Through my understanding of this world, I find this grammar more beneficial for communication."

"Can we stop discussing philosophy?"

"I think what I said was just a simple explanation, it has nothing to do with philosophy. If we were to discuss philosophy, then it should..."

"Alright, enough!"

I raised my hand to stop him from continuing, or else the things that need to be done would be drowned in a heap of data.

"Now that we've met like this, wouldn't it be better for you to become human for better communication?"

"But you're currently an Undead Archangel."

"I see, so you're a human. And I think it would be easier to communicate as a human. Oh, right, become a girl, any form is fine, cute is preferred."

"...Since you put it that way."

The figure of the other person flickered, and countless elements slowly filled its body, making its figure gradually clear.

...Wait a minute, this body... why is it completely flesh-colored! Wait!

"Hold on a minute!"

I was about to reach out and stop it, but the body of the other person suddenly emitted a light, and then something soft directly hit my hand.

After the light, a naked girl with black-silver eyes appeared in front of me, and my hand was holding onto her chest.

That's right, this person is now completely naked, and yes, this person's chest is now in my hand.

Suddenly, a sense of restlessness surged through me, and then I felt something flowing out of my nostrils.

This touch... it feels genuine...

"I feel that your heartbeat suddenly reached abnormal levels, and you started bleeding. What's wrong with you?"

The person behind me grabbed my hand from her chest, and then another hand reached out, holding a tissue in her hand.

She came closer and wiped away the blood flowing from my nose.

"Plu-"

In the instant she approached, the fragrance that only a girl would have rushed into my nostrils, so I used the nosebleed to drive away that smell.

"Situation unclear, judgment: my transformation caused your abnormality, I'll transform back now..."

"Wait! At least put on some clothes first!"

"Clothes?"

She paused and her eyes flickered.

"Indeed, most of you primates have the concept of 'modesty', and it's improper for opposite sexes to be completely naked. I apologize for not considering it thoroughly."

After saying that, a set of mage robes exactly like mine appeared on her, and the restlessness in me was finally suppressed.

It seems that my cultivation is not deep enough, I was defeated by visual... and tactile impact, how pitiful, how pitiful.

If I were given a chance to start over, I would definitely not forget to pinch! That feeling just now... probably was a D cup?

"But the action of touching my chest from behind just now is, according to my data, one of the behaviors for primate mating. Can I assume that you have sexual desire towards my body? But I must clarify in advance that although I replicated the appearance of a human female, and my body data is based on the average female data of the entire continent, as a collective consciousness, I do not possess reproductive ability. So..."

"Stop, can we get back to our original topic?" I looked at her expressionless face as she mentioned the embarrassing topic we had just discussed. I had a strange feeling that I was chatting with a great deity, and it definitely wasn't just my imagination.

"You're right, we have wasted a lot of time. The original purpose was to facilitate communication, but we ended up wasting a lot of time."

"No, I don't think it was a waste, really."

"Is that so? Well then, let's get back to the point."

After saying that, she waved her hand and a strange list appeared behind her.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an experience level list from levels 1 to 20! But... the values seemed too small?

"Based on my previous prediction of this world, I made the initial settings for your data. Through observation, I found that these data were very appropriate. However!"

She turned towards me.

"I underestimated the impact of different conditions in this world on specific values, which led to many overestimated data and made quantification very difficult. So I decided to lower all the values, reduce the margin of error, and make the data more accurate."

"Are you talking about skills that provide instant power-ups, like transforming into a demon?"

"Not only that, compared to your completely quantified data, the other side has the potential to fight even when their HP bar reaches zero, which I believe would have an immeasurable impact on your judgments."

"That's a really big impact, but with such small values... isn't it hard to compare?"

"Precisely because they are small, there is a wider range for improvement."

She immediately rejected my viewpoint.

"These are just the basic data, but according to my judgment, there are still many things in this world that my data cannot estimate."

"Like [Cannot Display]?"

"...Yes, and you exist here precisely to explore this point."

"Us? By the way, who are we? Why did we appear in this world? What's with our memories?"

"...I'm sorry, I have already told you things I shouldn't have, but since I do not have the authorization to modify your memory, I won't make you forget. But I won't tell you any more than this."

"Even if I were to force myself on you here, you wouldn't tell me, right?"

"You do not have such a possibility."

"That's a really disheartening thing to say."

I helplessly spread my hands.

"By the way, 'World', I really don't have the ability to defeat you."

"No, what I meant was that you wouldn't do such a thing. Based on my analysis of all your data, even if you were to kill the other side, you wouldn't resort to forcing them into submission."

"My data... does that include the memories I lost?"

The other side paused for a moment, something seemed to flicker in her eyes, and then she answered.

"This question does not exceed my authority, and the answer is yes, it includes your past memories."

"I see..."

I looked at her lifeless white pupils, thought for a while, and then asked.

"Why are you telling me? What about the others?"

"The memories of others would be directly modified. As I mentioned earlier, I am not allowed to modify your memories, so I can only tell you directly to avoid misunderstandings."

"Alright..."

My memories are not authorized to be modified? Why me? Didn't they already modify my memories before? Why are they unwilling to modify them now?

"Well, that's what I wanted to tell you. Although it took some time, it can be considered a successful negotiation. I didn't wake you up directly earlier, but instead paused your resurrection time to let you sleep a bit longer, so please don't mind."

"Of course, I don't mind. It's rare to have a good sleep."

"But I have to make it clear that because you died in the neutral zone earlier, you will be punished by losing a level upon resurrection. When you come back to life, you will be at level 18..."

"Wait, wait! Losing a level for dying in the neutral zone? Why haven't I heard of this before?"

"...Because you've never died outside of the town, so you wouldn't know?"

After saying that, she tilted her head.

Damn it, why are you acting cute at a time like this? Even if you're naturally like this, there should be some limit! And why are you asking in a questioning tone when you've been watching us all along?

"But I had over 2 million experience points at level 19 before. Even if you lower the scale, my previous efforts were not insignificant!"

"..."

The other person looked at me hesitantly, thought for a moment, and said,

"But this is how the data was set from the beginning, right?"

"Well, you've already changed the data, haven't you? Usually, when you modify data, there are compensations, right? This time, please don't demote me at the first try, okay?"

"..."

The other person took a long time to think, looked at me, then glanced at the side.

This pitiful appearance really made me want to say "forget it".

"Sigh, okay then. Let me propose a different condition, and it's not even that difficult for you."

"...Tell me what it is."

I asked cautiously.

"Help me replace Yaling's memory and make her forget that I am her fiancé."

"That...I can do, but why?"

"Because..."

I looked at her and sighed.

"I am simply unable to give her the happiness she deserves. Before it becomes irreparable, I should return her heart to her."

"According to the data, I think you can make her happy."

"But I am not worthy."