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Information Integration Thoughts: Chapter 676 Haruhi Suzumiya's Curiosity (15)
"You messed up."
Upon returning to the Transcendent Alliance's base, they were greeted by Sigtel's far from welcoming voice: "You should have checked with me before taking action, at least to avoid making the same mistake as before."
Even so, Siegtaire didn't intend to let Lin Yi leave immediately. Firstly, given the Transmigrator Alliance's precarious position in this world, even if more people came, it would likely be the same; secondly...
"After the forty-ninth cycle, our abilities have been suppressed to almost their limit."
Noticing that Lin Yi didn't react much, Siegtell didn't waste any more time on what had already happened. Instead, he turned to another problem that had arisen after the forty-ninth cycle: "In the next cycle, we'll probably even have our ability to use items suppressed."
At that point, we would truly be at the mercy of others, like fish on a chopping board. Even the weakest native inhabitants could easily break through the transmigrator alliance, which had lost its last remaining support. Of course, if things really came to that, the transmigrators would not be able to continue wasting time and resources in this world, and leaving this world would probably be the only option.
Thinking about these things, Lin Yi decided to provide a limited amount of information, as he would still need the Transmigrator Alliance's assistance at least in this forty-ninth cycle.
"The 'Main God Space' is not with the Future Human Organization."
Siegtell frowned, looking at Lin Yi with suspicion.
Because the outer shell of "Yutai Shinichi" was broken, Lin Yi had to put a new shell on his own information—otherwise, it would be too unusual for him to just be a phantom-like form. Naturally, his appearance would be different from "Yutai Shinichi". However, Sigtel had previously stated that as long as he entered this world and completed the mission for the Transcendent Alliance, these things could be ignored. So even when he saw Lin Yi in this state, he did not say anything.
What truly made him doubt the veracity of Lin Yi's words was: "How did you know?"
At this moment, after omitting the parts about "science and martial arts" and "demon king", Lin Yi briefly recounted how he induced the future human organization to change the future, and then sent Asahina Mikuru to the future to bring back information about the future: "...If it were the 'Main God Space', it would definitely react to large-scale changes in the outside world. Whether the future humans eliminated the transmigrators or used punishment or obliteration to stop the transmigrators from acting, the future human organization did not react at all until the entire future was changed and this era had to cycle again."
Siegtell's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and he nodded in agreement, saying, "That makes sense, but we can't be completely sure yet. The pioneers have done similar things before, but because they were hostile to the Future Man Organization from the beginning, they didn't go as far as they could... In any case, you proved your worth with this cycle."
It's clear that Siegtell's attitude improved considerably after Lin Yi presented concrete evidence (which the transmigrator could easily verify by comparing the results over the forty-nine cycles) and the benefits gained.
For the Transmigrator Alliance, failure in this world was not unacceptable. After all, they had already failed forty-eight times before. What was truly unacceptable was failing without gaining anything in the end.
Even the smallest bit of information, as long as it yields something, will allow the Transmigrator Alliance, which is quite wary of the "Main God Space," to continue investing resources into this world despite the enormous costs and losses—this is exactly what Sigtaire, as the person in charge of this world, hopes to see.
After secretly recording Lin Yi's discovery, Siegtelle looked at the "time traveler" again: "What do you plan to do next?"
The implication is that this cycle is also being handed over to him.
This piqued Lin Yi's curiosity: "This should be the last cycle, right?"
After forty-nine cycles comes fifty. And after fifty cycles, even the strongest star-level beings can no longer retain even a trace of the ability to activate items under the "settings". With even the last bit of self-protection power lost, naturally no transmigrator would be foolish enough to run in and die. In this respect, it is not wrong to say that the forty-ninth cycle is the "last cycle".
Judging from Sigtel's attitude, it seems that the elite members of the Transcendent Alliance who left did not intend to return during this last chance, but instead wanted to continue to let the transmigrators who remained in this world cause trouble.
"That's right."
Sigtel seemed hesitant in response to Lin Yi's question, but decided to give a vague answer for the sake of the information Lin Yi had obtained: "The Alliance has other ways to deal with the 'setting'. What you need to do is to bring as much information to the Alliance as possible in this cycle, so that you will be qualified to leave this world in the fiftieth cycle, instead of being stuck here as a 'native' who can't even live."
After making a request that was half encouraging and half threatening, Siegtell asked casually, "By the way, who's your next target?"
Ignoring the transmigrator's probing words, perhaps he wanted to seize the opportunity when Lin Yi was almost successful, but what was the point?
From the very beginning, Lin Yi had no intention of truly getting involved in the so-called "Transmigrator Alliance." He was merely using their intelligence channels for now. Did he really intend to take this intelligence with him to surrender and join them?
He immediately replied, "The Future Human Organization has already verified that it is not located in the 'Main God Space,' so this time I plan to start with the 'mechanisms.'"
The transmigrator was somewhat dissatisfied with this answer. Compared to the "mechanism" whose actions were limited to the ground and the native human realm, the intelligence value of the "information integration thought body" was obviously superior. However, as the person in charge, he could not force Lin Yi to do anything further. Even if he wanted to force him, he would have to wait until it was verified whether the "mechanism" was related to the "main god space".
Otherwise, if it is later discovered that the two are related and the "Information Integration Thought Entity" is the unrelated party, then as a member who indirectly caused the situation to deteriorate, he will be punished instead.
Thinking of this, Siegtell suppressed his inner thoughts: "Be careful. We will still provide you with the help you need this time. Also, do not trigger a situation like the last cycle unless you are absolutely certain. Not every transmigrator has the 'closed space' item and can survive the impact of a star to the next cycle."
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After obtaining the SOS Brigade members' contact information from Tsuruya-senpai using the same method as in the previous cycle, Lin Yi looked at the "native" whose expression and words were no different from the previous cycle, and wondered if her psychological activities were also unchanged.
"...I hope this is our only meeting. Also, don't let me find out what bad things you're planning to do, otherwise even if Father scolds me, I will make you pay the price!"
Watching the "native" leave in the same direction after saying the same words in the same tone, Lin Yi was more than 80% sure that she would be there. If she found out that Lin Yi had directly used the contact information she gave her to call the SOS Brigade, she would probably hide and observe to make sure that Lin Yi had not done anything "heinous".
However, the difference between time travelers and "natives" lies in the fact that the "chance" of human actions is far beyond what "data" can calculate or judge.
This time, Lin Yi didn't directly call the person from the future using his phone, nor did he go directly to the member of the "organization," Koizumi Itsuki, to reveal his identity as an "otherworldly person" and exchange information with him, as he did last time. Instead, he found the target's name on the slip of paper with five names on it and wrote a message in unfamiliar characters.
Confirm and send.
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
An ordinary high school student who could be found anywhere in other worlds, with words and actions similar to chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), but in other story worlds, such attributes would make them more realistic. However, after this high school student, who seems to suffer from chuunibyou, somehow gains the ability to grant his wishes, his pleasant daily life changes.
Yes, in this world, Haruhi Suzumiya is the goddess who grants "wishes and makes everything go smoothly".
It's not that the world will go in the direction she hopes for, but rather that the direction she hopes for is the direction the world will go. Although she is often limited by the "common sense" that Haruhi Suzumiya has come into contact with, and cannot escape the cognitive limitations of an ordinary person to imagine things that cannot happen in reality or do not exist at all, even so, her influence on the world is extremely powerful.
This can be seen from the phenomenon caused by one of her speeches.
"I have no interest in ordinary humans. If any of you are aliens, time travelers, people from another world, or superpowered individuals, then come find me! That's all."
Then--
Aliens have arrived (Nagato Yuki, the human-to-human connection device of the Information Integration Thought Entity).
The Time Traveler Has Arrived (Mikuru Asahina, a lower-level member of the Time Traveler Organization)
A superpowered individual has arrived (Kazuki Koizumi, a member of the organization).
Now, even people from another world who shouldn't exist have appeared (Transmigrator Alliance).
So much so that many people wonder if, one day, Haruhi Suzumiya gets bored, these aliens, time travelers, people from other worlds, and superpowered individuals will disappear without a trace.
However, this goal seems far off at present. Due to the information blockade and disguised house arrest by the Information Integration Thought Entity, the Future Human Organization, and the agency, Haruhi Suzumiya, who is surrounded by aliens, future humans, and superpowered individuals but is unaware of it, lives her life on a path of seeking the unknown but never discovering it, and she is quite happy about this situation.
Perhaps years from now she will grow tired of these "immature" ideas and become a real person living in this world. At that time, all the anomalies that happened to her will disappear, and those who acted around her will naturally be liberated—this is probably what the organization most hopes for.
Therefore, as native humans of the 21st century Earth, an organization composed of superpowered individuals devised a series of plans around Haruhi Suzumiya, all to ensure that she could live out her chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) life without being aware of her abilities, and even to maintain this "false" existence for her entire life if her abilities did not show any signs of disappearing.
In any case, the goal is to let her live a normal life in a normal way, instead of letting her have a fit of adolescent delusions that bring more uncertainty and turmoil to the world.
Based on this concept, among the three organizations that placed surveillance agents around Haruhi Suzumiya, the organization had the highest level of surveillance over her. When Lin Yi sent a message to Haruhi Suzumiya through the contact method provided by Tsuruya-senpai, the first person to receive the message was not Haruhi Suzumiya, but the organization.
Conventional methods cannot intercept the information sent by the item redeemed with two thousand reward points in the "Main God Space," but unconventional superpowers are different. Coincidentally, there is such a superpowered person in the "mechanism."
However, his ability to deal with military-level opponents was not strong enough to completely intercept the information. After reading the content, he could only let it appear on Haruhi Suzumiya's phone, who was still boredly searching for unknown phenomena.
In response, the relevant authorities immediately took action.
"Find out the source of the signal—was it a coincidence or intentional?"
"Instruct the surveillance team to be on high alert and report immediately if they detect any unusual behavior from Haruhi Suzumiya."
"Contact Koizumi Itsuki and ask him to stay near Haruhi Suzumiya as much as possible. We need to determine if this message will affect her—is the message still not deciphered?!"
"This message uses a completely different encryption method than that used on Earth."
Wiping the sweat from his brow, the superhuman who had intercepted the information wore a helpless expression: "To be on the bright side, it will take us at least three months to decipher the content."
"Three months? By then, the Earth will be destroyed somewhere!"
He gave up on getting any concrete information from this esper; for him, it was already good enough to realize that someone wanted to collect and send information to Haruhi Suzumiya.
However, this confirms that this was not a coincidence, but rather that someone had deliberately used an encrypted channel to send a message to Haruhi Suzumiya. Otherwise, if it were just a message sent by an ordinary person accidentally dialing the wrong number, it would have been intercepted by the authorities immediately and would not have actually reached Haruhi Suzumiya.
After all, the authorities had been using this method to monitor and "protect" this "deity" that could cause a huge disaster at any time.
Meanwhile, Haruhi Suzumiya, who was bored and planning to go to the SOS Brigade to slack off, noticed a vibration in her pocket. When Itsuki Koizumi rushed over as fast as he could, he was surprised to find that she had already turned on her phone.
[I am a superpowered individual, please send me money.]
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In reality, Haruhi Suzumiya was so captivated by the unique culture of the Celestial Empire several years in the future that when she saw a message with the words "send money" for the first time in her life, she did not immediately take the "read and delete" step, but instead edited another message and sent it.
The organization that had been monitoring Haruhi Suzumiya discovered this information immediately.
—How do you prove it?
The superpowered individuals looked at each other in bewilderment.
This single message alone is insufficient to identify the previous message that Haruhi Suzumiya received. After much hesitation, the organization decided to send the message to the recipient on the other side: at least they needed to figure out who this suddenly appearing recipient was and what their purpose was.
After a few seconds.
Close your eyes, open them after ten seconds.
Just like last time, the agency detected the signal, but due to technological limitations, they were unable to decipher it in a short time and could only wait for Haruhi Suzumiya's reaction to determine the content of the message.
They weren't without confidence in taking this approach. It's true that Haruhi Suzumiya possesses godlike power to change reality, but often her power is limited by the scientific materialism she has developed over the past decade: an idealist would think that the phantom in front of them is a ghost or an alien, but a materialist would instinctively think that it is just an optical distortion.
Based on this understanding, coupled with Haruhi Suzumiya's own "divine power," even if real demons and monsters appeared in front of her, they would probably be beaten to death by the big stick of materialism. Under such circumstances, the mechanism is not worried about any unexpected situations easily occurring.
Rather than that, they would prefer to capture this mysterious being who could bypass the security measures and send information directly to Haruhi Suzumiya. Even if they didn't force him to reveal his purpose, they would at least stop his dangerous provocation.
The request from the "esper" wasn't unreasonable, and Haruhi Suzumiya, who had already developed a considerable interest in him, immediately closed her eyes and silently counted the numbers.
Koizumi Itsuki, who was watching this scene from the corner, had a bad feeling, but as an "ordinary transfer student," he could not easily go out to stop Haruhi Suzumiya's actions. In addition, the organization was trying to track down her location, so for the time being, he could only be more vigilant and hope to prevent any possible abnormalities from happening next.
Then, nothing happened.
Ten seconds later, watching the excited boy open his eyes and observe his surroundings—slowly turning into confusion, and quickly transforming into anger at being deceived—Koizumi Itsuki probably filled in the gaps in the plot.
It was probably just a prank...
With a helpless sigh, Koizumi Itsuki, having put on a peaceful smile again, "accidentally" walked up to the furious Suzumiya Haruhi. After confirming with her again, he didn't think much of it and cleverly shifted the topic to the SOS Brigade's upcoming activities. Only after "sacrificing" Asahina Mikuru to become a bunny girl and successfully diverting Suzumiya Haruhi's attention did this "god" finally calm down.
Meanwhile, the well-prepared agencies found that their many preparations seemed to be of little use. Although they still had doubts about the mysterious person, since the other party had stopped attacking them, they could only leave it at that for the time being without being able to decipher the source of the information.
Does this unexpected incident seem to have come to an end?
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night.
After a day of tinkering with the SOS Brigade, Haruhi Suzumiya left school satisfied, but felt something was off as she walked down the same streets as always.
"I remember there should be quite a few residents here, right?"
Looking at the tightly closed doors on both sides with a puzzled expression, he then found a reasonable explanation: "They must have gone out."
Behind the door, the gradually forming darkness instantly crumbled and vanished, but this was only the beginning...
After walking down that street, what appeared before Haruhi Suzumiya was a familiar alleyway that seemed subtly different.
The streetlights that should have illuminated this area had broken down at some point, and their flickering, dim yellow light carried an indescribable sense of dread, forcing Haruhi Suzumiya to deny everything before her eyes as a "normal phenomenon."
Haruhi Suzumiya didn't need to pass through such places on her way home, but she was extremely interested in the unknown and insisted on finding what she wanted to see in the places where these strange rumors occurred. She even went to the school late at night to draw strange patterns that were said to be able to summon aliens, but all her efforts were in vain.
But this time seems different...
Gazing at the dimly lit area ahead, Haruhi Suzumiya, who should have stepped into it with excitement and curiosity, suddenly hesitated.
Legend has it that during the Han Dynasty, Lord Ye was very fond of dragons. He had dragons carved on his objects and painted on his house. A real dragon learned of this and came to Lord Ye's house, poking its head through the window. Upon seeing it, Lord Ye was so frightened that he ran away as fast as he could.
The story of Ye Long's love of dragons is indeed quite fitting for Haruhi Suzumiya.
Despite yearning for extraordinary and unscientific developments, she habitually denies the "anomalies" she notices.
This time, however, the “abnormality” was more pronounced, so much so that she could no longer use her scientific materialism of more than ten years to directly deny it, and had to ask herself with a hint of doubt: Is this really an “over-development”?
Ultimately, Haruhi Suzumiya's curiosity about the unknown overcame her fear.
"Aliens, time travelers, superpowered individuals, people from other worlds—whoever it is, it doesn't matter! As long as I can see a different world, I'll forgive you for scaring me!"
Then, the girl stepped into the darkness.
Meanwhile, the organizations outside the "closed space (alienated version)" are almost driven to madness.
"Where's Haruhi Suzumiya?! You guys managed to lose track of a high school student?!"
"terribly sorry!"
"If apologies could solve problems, what would be the point of the police? What are you waiting for? Go find them! Don't come back if you can't find them!"
Trying to calm her inner unease, the superpowered individuals once again confirmed the route that Suzumiya Haruhi had taken: the same path as before, but this unchanged "road" had silently swallowed her up, and even now, they, who called themselves her protectors, had not found a trace of Suzumiya Haruhi.
At this point, even a fool would realize that this incident was connected to the mysterious person who sent the message during the day.
"Damn it, what the hell are you trying to do?!"
Just as the superpowered individual was deep in thought with a somber expression, the phone on the table suddenly vibrated. Simultaneously, regardless of their location or current activities, everyone connected to "superpowers" saw a line of text in different ways and on different media—
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
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