Tale of Discovery

Chapter 83: Network ; Asia's Wish

Taking a look at Yuno who's lying on the bed with a satisfied smile on her face as a white liquid is oozing out from her privates makes me feel refreshed.

Such a feeling doesn't last long as AI's voice resounds within my head.

{LOG: Code updated.}

What the heck? Updated? What's that?

Irene, please elaborate on that.

{Father's Code has been modified due to copulation with another Code.}

So... Is that bad thing?

{Not necessarily.}

That's a problem. Her response means that there is a chance of something going wrong.

"Codification," I mutter.

Once the window has appeared, I skim through everything to see if there are any changes:

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Code: Exousia {Berserk | Mahesvara | Holy |????}

Something has changed about my Code. From the looks of it, there seems to be a new category...

That's not the only thing that has changed; as at the lower end of my status panel, I see a new "ability".

-Katana

????

--

Checking the new "ability" out, I'm rather intrigued by the name. Which is why I'm disappointed that the description is still unclear.

I attempt to use it by imagining it and the next moment, a sheathed katana appears in front of me.

The katana looks like any other normal katana out there with its color being black and having some jewel-like design on its handle.

Examining it, I find nothing out of the ordinary, so I decide to use it on something to further investigate it.

Creating a practice dummy, I unsheathe the katana and cut it.

Unfortunately, nothing interesting happens. Could the katana be an ordinary one after all? No, I refuse to believe that.

Using Creation, I produce a random soul-less human body.

The moment I strike the body with the sword, I feel an energy that's not mine being drained.

It's a weird feeling. Knowing that energy is being converted into some other form while also aware that it's not yours.

A sudden thought crosses my mind.

Looking at Yuno who's on the bed, I envision speaking with her through my mind.

The next moment, I feel my consciousness breaking off from my body as I find myself in a different place all alone with a certain someone.

"Hello, Yuno," I say to the girl sitting in front of me.

Yuno, in return, beams before greeting me back gleefully.

Then, she looks around the place we're in and gets shocked upon realizing where we are.

"How?" she asks dubiously.

That's what I'm curious about as well.

Right now, we're both sitting in the Japanese house in which Yuno lived throughout her past life.

The thing is, it's not broken and ruined, and rather than dead bodies lying outside... well, there is no outside.

As soon as my Clairvoyance makes contact with what would've been considered "outside", my sight gets blanked out.

"Irene, can you hear me?"

{Yes, Father.}

"Are you able to tell us where we are?"

{Father is currently in a subspace created through a connection between different Codes.}

"What did she say?" Yuno asks me.

After relaying what Irene told me to Yuno, I begin to think of what this "connection" could be.

"Say... Irene, has this ever happened before?"

{Negative.}

As I suspected. This matter should be correlated to the weird sensation I felt outside.

Seeing that this "place" is formed based on the connection between my and Yuno's Code, I'll call it Network from now on.

Now, how do I leave?

The moment I think of leaving I find myself back in my body standing as if nothing's wrong.

Why am I on my feet? If my soul was detached from my body, I should be lying on the ground right now, no?

{REPORT: Based on the data extracted, a conclusion has been reached.}

This doesn't sound good.

{DATA: Copulation with another Code forms a connection between the Codes, while copulation with a Dormant Code will hasten its awakening.}

I knew it. The second part of what AI said doesn't good at all. Any of the "normal" girls I sleep with could "become" a Code.

Taking a glance at the katana in my hand, I imagine it disappearing, which also happens in reality.

Then, I look at the bed and see that Yuno is still asleep, which should mean that I can access the Network even if she is unconscious.

Next, I need to test if there is a distance limit.

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After a while of testing various aspects, I found several properties related to the Network:

-Can only be accessed if I'm close enough, which in this case is three meters.

-Time seems to not move while accessing it.

-I can stay connected to the Network for at most five minutes, which if spent fully will make me unable to access the Network for the next ten minutes.

Taking these points into consideration, I begin to think of the uses of the Network. Simply, there aren't a lot of uses so far.

It could be used to quickly discuss a plan or something. In this case, it would be advantageous if others could access it as well. Which brings up the idea of other Codes most likely being able to access it once a connection has been "formed".

Based on what I can tell, the Network will change depending on the "connection" so chances are, its properties may change in the future.

Leaving that aside, I wonder what the "katana" is exactly.

After Yuno had woken up, she said that she felt like she's able to "summon" something, which turned out to be the same katana I produced.

This got me curious if two "versions" of the same katana could exist physically, which was surprisingly possible.

I'm sure that the energy drainage I felt earlier was Yuno's. As for why I was able to feel it, that should be related to the Network.

"Let's head back to the mansion now," I say to Yuno who has been latching onto my arm for the past ten minutes.

Seeing her complexion turning sad, I make her face me before kissing her.

After a minute of kissing, I pull my head back and say,

"Don't act like this will be the last time this will happen."

Understanding what I'm trying to imply, Yuno smiles before getting up from the bed and going to where the Sigillum of "linking" is at.

Following her inside of it, we find ourselves back in the mansion.

As it's nighttime, everyone should be asleep. So, I kiss Yuno once more before wishing her goodnight.

Using Clairvoyance, I check on everyone's state and see that everyone is asleep apart from Asia.

I head to the living room. There, I find her sitting on the sofa with a complicated look on her face, exactly like the one I saw a few seconds ago.

Something is bugging her, and I'm sure that it's related to earlier when I spoke about fight to her and Sora.

While making sure to not make any noise, I slowly walk over and sit beside her.

As soon as Asia senses me, she flinches and is about to let out a shriek, however, as it is late into the night, I can't let her do that.

So, I react by quickly pushing her down and locking my lips with hers.

A few seconds later, Asia finally realizes that it's me and stop writhing about under me before reciprocating the kiss.

Breaking the kiss after a few minutes, I move back and sit on the sofa normally before pulling a blushing Asia into my embrace.

I hold her body close to myself as I ask her,

"What's wrong?"

Asia doesn't respond to my inquiry and just rests her head against my shoulder.

Knowing that she needs some to think of matters, I don't pressure her and wait patiently.

After several minutes, Asia gets on her feet and turns to face me before stating in a serious tone,

"I want to fight for Your Holiness."

Hah~ I knew it.

Religious people are as passionate as I remember them from my previous life's memories. They'd wish to do anything for their God. This is especially true if the worshipped interacts with the worshipper daily.

When I first "revealed" my identity as God, I expected something like to happen, however, because it took longer than I expected, I had forgotten about it.

Now, I need to consider if I should let Asia fight for me or not.

Logically, the obvious choice would be - yes.

As anyone that looks normal could be a possible foe or a monster of some sort, training a weak human girl to become stronger and able to support herself in a world filled with supernatural beings is reasonable.

Besides, her life wasn't supposed to be a regular one ever since the day she was born.

Her Twilight Healing is something that she has had since birth and having grown up with it, her childhood was anything but ordinary.

If she were to fight for me, she will be supporting the others through her healing powers. Couldn't I just gift my subordinates Regeneration and Immortality?

What if I wasn't present during the battle? Simply, there are various cases in which she would be extremely useful.

Also, there is a plethora of weaponry out there. I refuse to believe that she isn't able to use one.

So, having made my choice, there is one thing that's left to be done,

"Asia, would you like to become my Angel?"