98: Sata's special

Today's update features five chapters.

This is the fifth chapter.

"My name is Sata Common Sekteks L Seiryō. Ruler of the Rainbow Silver Bubble Realm, sovereign of the new cosmos. Master of the new law. A novice in the art of transformation."

"My name is Vilijanira En Banaragengroot P. Banarashid. By the name borne by a minor branch of the Banara Imperial Family ruling the Banara Universe Empire, I activate the prototype external control mod-Satan's golden ring."

At a distance comparable to a few minutes at light speed from the abandoned guidance colony, 'Pumpkin Witch' came to a halt.

At almost the same moment, the Megalynia, having disengaged from sublight travel, entered the guidance colony and began operations within it.

At the same time, my main body shifted from Ether Space into Real Space.

A colossal, octopus-like creature the size of a colony, possessing eight legs, eight eyes, two horns, and a pair of bat-like wings, emerged, cloaked in ink meant to nullify mods as a countermeasure against Sw.

Meanwhile, within 'Pumpkin Witch,' as Viridiana activates the mod she received from Seiryō Corporation, I, the doll, move to the top of the main body and begin verbally initiating the special mod's release from manufacturing and usage restrictions.

"I pledge loyalty to the Law of Tiran. Choosing to exist alongside others, so long as there is no fault in Tiran's Law or its representative. Cherishing, loving, and praising the flourishing of Wan-Ka under Tiran's Law."

"Startup complete. Initiating control. Beginning list-up of entities to be excluded from attack."

It's almost certain that Maeglinia hasn't registered our presence yet.

Given that it takes several minutes at light speed to reach the abandoned guide colony from here, unless they possess faster-than-light perception, it will take them several minutes to detect our presence.

In contrast, we clearly perceive Maeglinia's presence at the abandoned guide colony through superluminal perception enabled by the 'Hetero Water Mirror.'

Exploiting this disparity, we will launch an attack with a method guaranteed to eliminate her.

"My enemy is one who defies the laws of the Imperial Realm—those who oppose the established order. One who seeks to pluck all blossoms for themselves. This time, I cast aside the flower I once held, claiming another as my own, and unleash the fierce might of the unseen hand's law—the heretical heaven."

Recognized stars in the Flaretanbo system: star Flaretanbo F1, planets Flaretanbo 1, Flaretanbo P1 through P6, and the asteroid belt. Recognized the primary colony and countless sub-colony groups, as well as the guide colony. Recognized various satellites and spacecraft transmitting standard signals.

That's surely a guaranteed hit.

No matter how the opponent defines their existence through their trajectory, if this hits directly, I can surely kill... no, obliterate them.

The real issue, however, is what comes after the destruction—the aftermath. That's precisely why I've never used this attack method until now.

If you defy the laws of Tiran with your own methods, you are breaking the law. Even if your methods are unconventional, they still violate Tiran's laws—unforgivable injustice in my eyes. Therefore, under my will, your path shall be deemed lawless.

Recognizing all life within the Flaretanbo system, and similar entities existing in the surrounding space beyond the Flaretanbo system: Satu, Memokushi, Joharish, Vilijianira, and 'Pumpkin Witch.'

The specially crafted mod is being filled into the funnel section of the main body.

The legs are twisted into a spiral shape, forming a tube as if aiming precisely from the funnel section.

A mild event rupture occurs, and despite the vacuum of space lacking any breathable air, a foul odor begins to fill the area.

Trample them, annihilate them. My will, my power. Collapse, perish. The machine of my enemy, the path of my enemy. Release, reveal. Beast of the void imprisoned by law, awaken!

[Space Monster Megalynia Sphefana: Exclusion of the废弃 Guide Colony... successful. Recognition link with Sata established, synchronization complete. Preparation is ready. Sata.]

Power surges upward.

Having a unique operating system as a space monster, and having even barely studied modding at Seiryō Corporation, I now stand on the verge of manifesting something truly special to this world.

In sync with that, Virijanila's words cut through the air, marking the end of any attempt to escape from what I'm about to do.

Sure enough, golden rings resembling glowing greenish-blue halos were rising above my puppet, my body, and even the 'Pumpkin Witch.' Intuitively, I understood that this was enough to make it work.

"Event Collapse Cannon · 500 · Error Sepia. Fire!!"

Thus, I fired it with all my might.

A ray of pitch-black light shot forth from the main funnel, piercing through the abandoned guide colony and the Meaglinia within it.

And from that point of penetration, light began to spread and fill the space...

"!?!"

A beam of light spanning across the entire Flaretanbo system emerged.

Light, surpassing the speed of light, flooded the area.

A severe anomaly has caused the laws that sustain the world to revert to nothingness, triggering an energy output so vast it is almost absurd, and the laws themselves are undergoing a chain reaction of collapse, perpetually spreading destruction.

Even if one were to define their very existence by a trajectory that could erase their own death, such a notion would be meaningless within the realm illuminated by this light.

That's precisely what an Event Collapse Cannon does—completely shattering not just the trajectory, but also the very definition of any targeted object, forcing it into severe event collapse.

In fact, anything existing within a radius of about one light-year, including the 'Vanilla OS,' would simply evaporate and cease to exist.

"Ugh... huh... seems to have worked out, then."

"Yes, it appears so."

"Confirming the reaction of the 'Strange Water Mirror.' The reaction from Megalinea... is nonexistent."

"Ugh... I'm about to die from the noise cancellation of the 'Strange Water Mirror'..."

Yes, that's how it should have been.

In reality, only the abandoned guide colony and Megalinea were blown away, while we, of course, and all locations within the Flaretanbo system remained unaffected.

Why did it turn out this way?

It's because of the effect of the 'Prototype External Control Mod - Satan's Golden Ring' activated by Viridianiola.

This mod temporarily exempts anything designated by the user as immune to attack from being affected by my Event Collapse Cannon.

However, I myself cannot be used for preparing the Event Collapse Cannon, and to establish a shared consciousness with me, a contract with me is mandatory—plus, an extremely high-density information processing capability is required, making this mod usable only by Viridianiola.

In any case, this is the result of narrowing down the attack target: the scene now before my eyes—the abandoned Guided Colony, utterly obliterated with no trace remaining.

"For now, let's keep monitoring the remains of the Guided Colony and take a short break. I'm honestly worn out."

"Yes, that sounds reasonable."

My main body returned to the Ether Space, while my puppet form came back inside the 'Pumpkin Witch.'

Also, if facing a cosmic monster stronger than Satra, the event rupture may not progress properly, potentially weakening the effect—down to reduction, neutralization, or even absorption.

Now I understand the danger level of the upper layers of this world.