6B. Status Verification

“Huh? All stats at 100? How does this compare to the average in this world?”

“Shiro, these values are actually slightly below the average for a typical adult.”

Mitoka floated beside Shiro’s face, peering at the status screen together with him.

“Wait, what?” Shiro blinked, surprised.

“Um, a message from the Goddess—she said, ‘Please consider the average user when developing. You have 【Instant Death Resistance】, so you won’t die right away anyway.’” Mitoka smirked at Shiro.

“Seriously? Goddess, turns out she’s kinda strict?”

Shiro felt a flicker of surprise—Firumia’s unexpected edge—but quickly shook it off and resumed checking the stats.

“What’s with the ‘?’ after Human? And why does my age look… slightly younger? I’m supposed to be 19, right?”

“That’s due to the body conversion. Technically human, but during the transformation, a rejuvenation and enhancement process was applied. The default body was set to around 17. Visually, you don’t look that different from before.” Mitoka glanced up and down Shiro’s form.

“Ah, I see… wouldn’t want to be unrecognizable when I return. But—traveling across this world to debug issues—can we really rely on these stats?”

Shiro looked at Mitoka, a hint of unease in his voice.

“Yes, you’re fine. The body conversion grants potential beyond that of ordinary humans. In that sense, you’re capable of actions that surpass your stat values.”

Mitoka answered with a calm, watchful expression.

“…So, does that make the stats meaningless?”

“Shiro’s case is probably an exception due to his unique physique. The ‘super healthy’ status likely indicates his body’s transformation. Status displays are relative to the standard race physique.”

Shiro thought, *That shouldn’t have been in my original specs,* but shrugged it off, deciding these were just subtle differences.

“Shiro, even with these minor variations, the mechanics of this world are nearly identical to the one you designed.”

Mitoka floated before Shiro, her expression serious, eyes locked on his.

“Yeah… just like Firumia said, huh?”

“Therefore, since you understand the world’s principles, you should be able to devise all sorts of effects beyond mere stat values. And with you, numbers will skyrocket in no time!”

“Yeah, I suppose that’s true… But honestly, how much is this world really like my original system? How much is it different?”

“Hmm,” Mitoka said, crossing her arms thoughtfully.

“The biggest difference, I’d say, is the connection between mind and matter—something impossible on Earth. Back home, we couldn’t extract thoughts or imagined ideas as information. But here, we can.”

“And,” she continued, “information can be materialized. Also, sensory perception like magic detection or magic manipulation—those couldn’t be implemented on Earth. So that’s another key difference.”

“Ah, I see. Still, that mental connection is incredible!”

Shiro admitted it with genuine delight.

“By the way, about the skill [Idea]—it refers to a development tool. And the profession ‘S-A’—well, you’re the only one with it in this world.”

Mitoka said with a hint of pride.

“Why’s it written in katakana? And what the hell does ‘S-A’ even mean?”

"World Architect," Mitoka replied with a faint smirk.

"Yeah, not 'Software Architect,' huh? And look—hiragana and katakana mixed together," Shiro retorted.

"Plus, Mitoka's treated like a skill?"

"Appears so. The reason being, she can access your soul directly when treated as a skill."

"So the first telepathy was like that too? Then, in that case, I don’t even need to speak aloud—just think it, and it works?"

"Yes. You need to consciously direct your thoughts toward me, and it’ll get through. Just thinking it won’t work. A little practice will help."

"Ah, right. So not every stray thought gets broadcast."

Good—time to try telepathy, Shiro thought, focusing his intent on speaking to Mitoka.

(Incidentally, can other people see this interface?)

『No, they can’t. It’s visible and touchable only by the owner. To others—more precisely, only those I’ve granted access to—it’s invisible and untouchable.』

Mitoka replied through telepathy.

(Oh, it worked? Huh, that’s handy!) Shiro responded with delight.

Then, recalling that the status screen was inaccessible to anyone without permission, he remembered.

"This status screen, is it tied to a magical manifestation attribute?"

"Yes, it is."

"Ah, so it’s properly implemented on an entity object basis," Shiro mused, impressed.

In this world, everything that exists is defined as an "Entity Object."

The world itself is represented as a tree structure of these Entity Objects, known as the "Scene Graph." And magic is realized by manipulating that Scene Graph.

Also, the plugin known as "Basic Magical Spirit" is one method of realizing magic in this world. The official explanation goes that you must契约 a spirit to use magic, but architecturally speaking, spirits are essentially plugins—add-on functionality modules, like a kind of computer.

"Wait... then why doesn't Mitoka use the Magic Manifestation Attribute and just stick with AR?" Shiro suddenly wondered.

"In my case, AR keeps mana inside Shiro’s body, so there’s zero chance of outside interference, and mana consumption is minimal. On the other hand, displaying magic through the Manifestation Attribute requires mana and still leaves room for interference. Given your current level and mana capacity, AR is more efficient and safer."

"Ah, I see. So why is my magical spirit only Basic?"

Shiro pondered.

"Yes. It seems to be designed to understand the 'user’s mindset.' Also, Basic Magical Spirits are the standard spirits most mages use in this world. So you can test the most common, standardized magic here."

"...Huh. I see. Well, whatever. As a developer, I’ll take on this challenge. Might learn something!"

Shiro gradually began to shrug it off, deciding he’d figure it out somehow.

"To level up or increase stats, defeating magical beasts is all I need, right?"

"Yes, exactly. At least, that’s the only way besides grinding through tedious training."

"Yeah, I guess. Alright, then—first things first: acquiring necessary skills and getting my living environment sorted out?"

"Mitoka, with these stats, is this area safe?"

Mitoka looked around again, then answered.

"Yes, it's safe to leave this area. A barrier's been set up—about five hundred meters in radius. As long as we're inside it, we should be fine."

"Oho, that's great! Alright, let's go explore the surroundings!" Shiro declared, energized.

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