"Mmm~"
Grace (me) tries to sleep, curling up on the soft bed, legs draped over a body pillow, blanket slipping to reveal smooth, kid-like skin from shoulder to hip—so tempting… in pink string lingerie, top and bottom, blending perfectly with that flawless skin. Cheeks soft and clear, nuzzling the pillow, mumbling softly.
"Nghhh, I want Melt to win, but I don't like standing out, ugh~~~"
True Body: HP-6
Heh… Just as planned~
Huh? What am I doing!? Oh, sorry, I'm deliberately posing seductively for Melt! Thanks to [CurseHBless]'s setup, I can tell when someone's watching me, feeling kindness, concern, or liking Grace (me). That's when my true body takes HP-6 damage! So I pretend not to notice and toss out lines to put her at ease.
…
Alright, let's get to the point.
Something's been bugging me for a while.
Based on evidence: monsters invaded the adventurer city, and Chong used his ultimate to wipe out over a hundred of them near the city. Right after, monsters of the same level popped up in a nearby area on Continent 1, "slightly closer to the nearest hero," but only about 1 in 10…
Add that to the recent pattern of adventurers retreating because high-level monsters are creeping into lower-level zones, bit by bit.
It's obvious, right, everyone? Damn it! How'd I miss this!?
Piecing it together with my tiny brain, it's simple: "Monsters killed by heroes" get their data cloned and sent to another continent (another server) in a nearby spot, but slightly closer to the nearest hero! That's why monsters are invading! (Though I'm not sure about other conditions.)
From when Chong cleared those monsters, 10 of them warped straight to Ric. After Ric took out the 10th, it looped back, sending one to Chong—a ping-pong effect! What about the other servers I haven't reached!? (Sure, I sent my clones, but they haven't gotten there yet.)
Argh!!! So that's how it works!?
Got it, friends!? What this means! Why I have to survive 100 years if I wanna stay weak!
Think about it… Year 1, heroes slowly take out low-level monsters, sending them to other servers. No big deal, right?
But if this keeps up, now in Year 2, heroes get stronger, venture deeper into forests or dungeons, and fight tougher monsters. This sends more to other servers, subtly spawning near the original spot but closer to the nearest hero—usually in city zones! So stronger monsters creep into weaker forests, like in Ric's city… (Plus, the original continent's monster count doesn't drop significantly, so their numbers grow weirdly?)
Or take Chong on Continent 2, who's too OP and sticks to ultra-dangerous forests. Other servers' heroes, camping high or mid-tier zones, kill tons of monsters, flooding Chong's server with high-level ones. When regular adventurers can't keep up, those monsters spill into dangerous zones, then ultra-dangerous ones, upsetting the balance. They hunt prey, flowing down until they wreck underprotected cities!
Ugh… Damn, this is a total catch-22! Where's this gonna end!? If we beat a crazy boss like Ragna, will it double-warp to another server!? Or is there some logic I don't know!? For sure, Fipa's data didn't warp to another server… So hard to figure out… Maybe only monsters in specific areas? Gotta keep digging…
What's the Goddesses' game here? Heroes are like pawns, tricked into sending strong stuff to wreck other worlds! Can't say 100% how they rank 1 to 100, but…
I do know how to pick the losers now… The weak die, simple as that!
Ugh, thinking hurts my head… Scene's fading, huh…
"Nghmm~"
Creak~
Squeeze-squeeze Nuzzle-nuzzle
"Eek!?"
"Hey, Grace~ Late sleeper, huh? Time for Big Sis's punishment!!!"
"Whoa, whoa! No, please! I'm sorry, I won't sleep late again! Ngh, n-no! Not there! Not there either!! Nooo!!"
"'Yup,' huh? More punishment, take this!!"
"Ahh, a-ahh! Sorry, Grace messed up!"
"Stop it, Chilly!"
"Yeah, stop it, Chilly!!"
"Big Sis Paper, Big Sis Peel, h-help me…!"
"Hm? Stop? Oh, we meant stop hogging Grace's skinship for yourself!"
"Exactly!!! Drag Grace to the bath for group skinship, now!!"
Squeeze-squeeze-squeeze Nuzzle-nuzzle-nuzzle
"Nooooo!!! I won't sleep late again!!!!"
True Body: HP-6…
End of Chapter 71
Now I Know How to Pick the Losers for Sure…