Regarding this, Kisaragi Rin suddenly thought of the acting method from the world of Lord of the Mysteries.
However, the acting method in the world of Lord of the Mysteries is to digest potions and resist Loss of Control by acting as a [Supernatural being], while the acting in the Main World is to act out daily life to fit into this world called daily life and resist Loss of Control.
Since [The Supernatural hidden among the crowd] has benefits and an unavoidable pressure to perform, it's no wonder Kisaragi Rin caught up with such an unpredictable era.
Hmm... according to Shikanoko Noko.
If Kisaragi Rin had arrived a few decades earlier, he would have been able to participate in the players' world wars.
Over here, a [Seven-Headed Nail Book] curse assassination, over there, a [Red Priest] ascending to godhood.
You summon dark energy to descend upon this world, and I also throw myself into the Warp to save the country through a roundabout way.
Just thinking about it for a moment, various chaotic scenes clashed and evolved in his mind.
Kisaragi Rin: "Tsk, sure enough, it's better for the Main World to be peaceful."
It's one thing to fight in Paradise.
But do you really have to fight to the death in the Main World? Isn't that a bit too hot-blooded?
People are at home eating hotpot and singing songs, and then inexplicably a stranger appears and says they have a Paradise Quest to kill you. Who are you supposed to complain to about that?
Hearing Kisaragi Rin say this, Shikanoko Noko's lips curved into another smile.
"Who told you the Main World is peaceful now?"
Kisaragi Rin: "..."
Hearing Shikanoko Noko's rhetorical question, Kisaragi Rin just wanted to go back to his apartment and recuperate for a few days before talking.
No other reason, today's information overload was too much.
Shikanoko Noko: "Your first question to me was what exactly the Main World is, and your second question was why ordinary people can't know about the Supernatural.
And these two questions combined lead to the third question you want to know.
That is, why the Main World can remain stable."
"So why is that?"
Kisaragi Rin played the straight man to Shikanoko Noko's jokes.
"Need" and "to do" have always been two different concepts.
Just like everyone knows about the greenhouse effect, but before the Earth's environment completely deteriorates to the point of being uninhabitable, will anyone consider breathing a little less oxygen?
Similarly, can a potentially world-ending crisis really unite all players?
Before the apocalypse truly arrives, which player would spend all day worrying needlessly?
That's why the Jade Capital and Takamagahara now suppress all disobedience with pure military might.
So the question arises.
Military suppression is simple, but what if there's a situation that military suppression can't handle?
Kisaragi Rin looked at Shikanoko Noko, wanting to know what she meant by "not peaceful."
"Under the military deterrence of all parties, human players can behave themselves, land animal players were given Africa to do as they pleased, and the ghost players, whose numbers only grew after the Australia incident, are a notch weaker than the old organizations and can't stir up trouble. But what about those beyond these? Why should the Deep-sea players of the Seven Oceans accept the orders of the Survival Institute?"
Shikanoko Noko continued: "In fact, those guys in the deep sea really didn't accept it, but you can barely see any Deep-sea players in the Main World now."
Kisaragi Rin: "Were they all slaughtered?"
Medea: "...That shouldn't be possible, right?"
"Of course not, the player base of those guys is simply too large, and there are some top players as well."
"Deep-sea players are still in this world, and this world has never been peaceful, because we put all large-scale disputes in another place."
Pointing to the inner small circle on the blackboard, Shikanoko Noko said: "This is where we stand now, we call it daily life."
She then pointed to the large circle surrounding the small one and explained: "And this is the part outside of daily life."
"Simply put, you've created a small world within this world?"
Medea frowned; she thought of the divine realms outside the world in Fate.
And Kisaragi Rin thought of something else.
"Paradise's [Territory]?" Kisaragi Rin countered.
"That's right, Gecko Man."
Shikanoko Noko: "Small worlds, blessed lands, or even hidden sects in immortal fantasy systems shaped directly by spatial power, all of these have various flaws... I won't go into detail here, but anyway, they later discovered that the Territory given by Paradise was special.
So special that the [Territory] given by Paradise both belonged to the Main World and was independent of the Main World.
Then the various forces of the Survival Institute gathered all the players' territories together and created a new world outside the Main World."
Kisaragi Rin: "All players agreed?"
Shikanoko Noko: "It is said that they used a special Item called [All Under Heaven is the King's Land]. From then on, all players' [Territory] in the Main World would automatically merge into that world and become part of it."
Kisaragi Rin: "..."
Medea: "..."
What kind of heaven-defying Item is this, forcibly taking away all the [Territory] that players worked so hard to get?
Kisaragi Rin glanced at his pendant; the Curly-Haired Baboon inside had two rings on its hands.
They were his Infinity Castle and Ryudoji Temple.
By the way, every time he settled a game in Paradise, the [Territory] he acquired was absorbed by the Workshop. If he brought one to the Main World, could that [All Under Heaven is the King's Land] Item snatch it from the Workshop?
"Alright, I understand."
Kisaragi Rin complained: "Simply put, it turns out our Main World also has an inner world."
How is the peace of the Main World maintained?
Just create another inner world without mortals, where players can fight to the death!
"This inner world is far more important to the Main World than you imagine."
Shikanoko Noko also complained.
Kisaragi Rin: "..."
After a moment of silence, Kisaragi Rin took a deep breath and squeezed out another question through gritted teeth.
"So... what other important aspects are there?"
"It's the world fusion you care about most."
Shikanoko Noko opened her small mouth, and the term she uttered was particularly stimulating to Kisaragi Rin's ears.
"Your Deer Antler radar is a bit too over the top," Kisaragi Rin said, looking at Shikanoko Noko. The Deer Antlers on either side of her head had turned red and were spinning like tops.
Logically, with the Workshop's protection, it should be impossible for anyone to read Kisaragi Rin's mind.
But in front of Shikanoko Noko, Kisaragi Rin always felt like he couldn't hide anything.
He was debating whether he should be frank with Shikanoko Noko about some things.
For example: Darwin is a Curly-Haired Baboon.
And another example: This Curly-Haired Baboon named Darwin said he was also a Curly-Haired Baboon.
But before Kisaragi Rin could speak, Shikanoko Noko, whom he was watching intently, already tilted her head, feigning ignorance.
Her body directly shrank into a silly-looking, less-than-a-meter-tall juvenile form, and then she stared back at Kisaragi Rin with wise eyes.
Kisaragi Rin: "...I want to ask?"
Shikanoko-Juvenile retreated one meter.
Kisaragi Rin: "...You know?"
Shikanoko-Juvenile retreated another meter.
Kisaragi Rin: "..."
"Forget it, you'd better talk about world fusion."
Kisaragi Rin gave up on his headache and chose to give up trying.