Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

"God back."

Hideki Go has already moved on to the next matter. "Meteora, according to your research on recognition power, only works and characters that are known and recognized by a large number of people can be transformed from fakes into real ones, right?"

“Hmm,” Meteora nodded, “So I’ve always found it strange that if even Sota, a veteran anime otaku, and Matsubara and Nakano Kane, who are creators in the industry, don’t know that woman in military uniform, how can she be so materialized?”

Mr. Nakano is a funny, chubby uncle.

The people mentioned were all taken aback, pondering this blind spot they hadn't considered before: "Now that you mention it, it's true... This doesn't seem logical!"

"And there's one more thing."

Hideki Go said slowly, "The internet here is quite developed, so as long as you remember the appearance of that girl in military uniform, you can always find some information about her online, even if you don't know her or have never heard of her."

But no one had thought of this before he brought it up.

"this?!"

As soon as Hideki Go finished speaking, everyone present suddenly cleared their eyes, and the haze dissipated.

A typical case of cognitive bias.

"This is also a manifestation of that girl in military uniform's ability to rewrite reality, almost omnipotent within her level. She concealed her relevant information in a confusing way, which is why none of you thought of such a simple method and put it into action."

The almost infinite omnipotent polygon street king, while unable to alter the cognition of all humanity, could easily manipulate his own online information.

However, such tricks won't work on Hideki Go now!

Having dispelled everyone's preconceived notions, Hideki Go casually sat down on one of the many laptops in the conference room, searched for keywords such as "long white hair, military uniform, girl, military cap, anime, beautiful girl," combined them, and pressed the search engine to perform a search.

Almost instantly, a large number of search results appeared on the browser, and there was no need to scroll down, because the image of the girl in military uniform was already prominently listed among the top search results.

Click in.

All the character information of the girl in military uniform was immediately clear at a glance.

Her real name is Altair, and her nickname is Military Princess. This character is a fan-made creation based on the character Shiratsukusa from the social game "Eternal War: Giant Celestial Bodies".

However, the original character Bai Jiecao only enjoyed a few months of popularity before fading into obscurity. In contrast, Junji, a fan-created character, has been a continuous and explosive hit on the internet.

The appearance and character design of Junji are very popular among netizens. After the first netizen created a new fan-made work of Junji, such behavior has been increasing day by day.

Now, Gun-hime has even begun to be called the fourth major doujinshi miracle, after the Touhou Project, Type-Moon Project, and Higurashi When They Cry Project.

It's a carnival of second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth level of innovation and endless creativity.

As for the character Junji, the consensus across the internet is that her abilities are limitless.

In different fan fiction works, if the author needs to give the military princess a certain ability, then the author will add the necessary ability to the military princess, and this will not be criticized as out of character. Everyone will just laugh and talk about what new abilities the military princess has gained, and then add them to her exclusive page.

By now, the number of abilities available to the Military Princesses is so vast that scrolling down their exclusive pages would take an unknown amount of time to reach the bottom.

And what is the most important of her many abilities is the setting written by the first author who created the character of the Military Princess: [Altair can rewrite reality and modify everything in the world].

Based on this ability, countless people have added even more types of abilities to the Military Princess, which is why it is not considered out of character (OOC) but is widely recognized.

"I remember now, yes, he's such a famous character!"

When Matsubara Takakazu, a chubby and humorous uncle, saw this encyclopedia entry, he immediately slapped his thigh and suddenly realized what it meant!

They remembered everything. How could they not recognize this character?

While it's true that it's far from being able to rival Ultraman's popularity—after all, those that can be compared to Ultraman are classic and well-known myths with long histories—the character of Junji is indeed very popular.

As creators, how could they not know each other?

Kikuchihara Aki, a member of the government, was more concerned about whether the "Military Princess" had any weaknesses: "What about the author of 'Military Princess'?"

"He's dead." Hideki Go shook his head slightly.

There are some forum posts on search engines from last year that discuss the obituary posted by the author of "Military Princess" on her personal account, confirming her death as early as last year.

pat!

Just then, the scene suddenly became noisy.

The one who made this commotion was none other than the male high school student, Sota Mizushino, the first person in the world to have been to the created world, to have contact with the created people, and the first person in the world to have seen a real military princess.

At this moment, his face was pale, filled with a mix of dejection and anxiety. He weakly bumped into a table corner, and in a panic, he stammered out a truth he had forgotten.

“I know…the Military Princess, and the creator of the Military Princess…I know them all!”

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With the obscuration of perception gone, memories that she had once actively forgotten and abandoned returned. Shui Xiaosa was dejected, her head bowed, her face and eyes filled with extreme distress.

All eyes turned to him at the same time, some with curiosity, some with surprise, some with tension and confusion, and some with hostility towards the government personnel.

However, none of this could overwhelm Mizushio Sata, because the overwhelming guilt in his heart made him feel like he was being harassed by a thorn in his side.

"It seems something unusual has happened," Hideki Go said, his face devoid of reproach. He offered sincere comfort and guidance, "Can you still hold on, young man?"

"I... Compared to my current comfortable situation, Shimazaki... I have no reason to give up. Please let me confess everything, Mr. Go!"

Mizusaka Satoshi was starting to choke up and sob. The memories he had deliberately forgotten for a whole year were finally being exposed in front of everyone, revealing his past and privacy.

"Shimazaki... Although her online account is Kuroshimazaki, her real name is Shimazaki Setsuna. Shimazaki... She has always been, always been, my most important friend!"

"At this time last year, I basically didn't have any real friends. Although I had people to chat with, there was no one who watched the same things as me, or shared the same interests and had a good laugh and chat."

“My days consisted of going to school and learning to draw, which I would then post online. One day, I drew a fan art of Serega and posted it online. Setsuna left a comment praising it, and that was how we met.”

"Shimazaki also loves drawing. She really likes my drawings, but I also really love hers. We share a great love for anime and manga, so we're practically soulmates..."

"It was through that opportunity that I started chatting with Setsuna more and more frequently and deeply, until we added all her chat accounts and talked on LINE every day."

"Later we made an appointment to meet in person at a comic convention. Shimazaki... was a very cute girl who wore glasses, and she was about my age. We had a lot of fun together."

"Before that, I never thought, nor dared to think, that I would be so lucky to meet Shimazaki, and that we would still get along so well after meeting in person..."

“After that meeting, we communicated more frequently, but soon, something bad happened—no, rather than something bad, it was I who unilaterally made it bad.”

"After that meeting at the anime convention, Shimazaki's already excellent drawings finally started to become popular online. She kept releasing new works and quickly became famous on social media."

"This is clearly a good thing. Even though Shimazaki has become very famous, her attitude towards me has never changed. She still shares all sorts of thoughts with me every day, telling me about the people she met and what she did that day."

"But... I'm not good enough for her. After seeing how popular she suddenly became, I realized how big the distance was between us, so I started to stop communicating with her and answered her messages less and less."

Feelings of unworthiness.

A teenager in middle school is at the peak of a man's self-esteem and sense of self-worth, especially since the opportunity for the two to meet was that Shimazaki Setsuna took the initiative to become a fan of Mizushino Sota.

But in the blink of an eye, he, the idol, was left far behind by the girl he liked and by his own fans, not even a trace of his exhaust fumes could be seen.

For Mizushino Sata, such an extreme difference was unbearable.

Moreover, although he didn't say it, everyone understood that although Shimazaki Setsuna's attitude towards Mizushino Sota hadn't changed until that time, he must have been very afraid.

Terrified by the aftermath of the fire, Setsuna Shimazaki one day felt that he was too awful, too ordinary, unworthy of continuing to be her friend, and even... unworthy of having that kind of affection for her.

So, in order to protect herself, driven by excessive pride, the fearful Shui Xiaosa took the initiative to withdraw.

A sudden surge in popularity tore apart a pair of close friends whose affection for each other had been steadily growing, but who can be blamed for this?

Mizushino Sota's fears are justified, but Shimazaki Setsuna has no reason to not become a sensation just because of her boyfriend.

If that were all, it would just be a story of a couple who, while regrettable, ultimately did nothing wrong. However, this relationship has an even more heartbreaking sequel.

"Around that time, I saw some posts on a forum. All of those posts were baseless attacks on Shimazaki, accusing her of plagiarism, and a lot of other fabricated and baseless things."

"All of that content, including the so-called plagiarism, is completely fabricated and nonexistent!"

"It's probably because some people can't stand her sudden attention. Those kinds of people have gathered together to stir up trouble and guide public opinion."

"At the time, I kept thinking that I had to do something, that I had to help her, but what if I posted something to criticize those people and it made public opinion even more heated? Just thinking about that scared me..."

"In the end, I did nothing but watch."

At this point, Mizuno Sata finally couldn't hold back his tears, which streamed down his face. He gritted his teeth, broke down the walls of his heart, and exposed all his dark inner secrets to the public:

"And at that time, I even felt that because Shimazaki was eliminated, I was left behind, and the loneliness of being left behind actually started to disappear!"

"Later, Shimazaki sent me some messages. She was exhausted by the escalating online controversy and confided in me a lot. What used to be her favorite things, painting and composing, had now become things that caused her pain, and she didn't know what to do."

"She asked me... 'Sata, can I still draw? If I want to draw, can I still continue?'"

Upon hearing this, everyone present almost put on a mask of pain.

Setsuna Shimazaki, a girl without any illness, is now dead. Before she died, she sent this message to the boy she had feelings for, who was both her best friend and the person she loved.

She is seeking support from the person closest to her and with whom she can confide.

Perhaps, if Mizusaki had simply replied with, "I like your painting," she could have treated all the online bullying as a passing breeze and bravely overcome it.

But she died.

So, it goes without saying what Mizuno Sata's reply was at the time.

"[Even if you ask me that, I've never been in that position, so I don't know, and I'm also very confused.]...That's what I replied to her at the time, and then I never received a reply from her again."

"Later, I found a message she sent me in the backend of the social networking site."

"She said that meeting me in person was the best experience and memory she had in her life. She said that she left behind one last work, the name of which was something we discussed together before she became famous."

"That work is Altair, the Princess of War... and then I learned about Shimazaki's suicide by lying on the tracks."

The entire venue was completely silent.

When his most important friend needed Mizushino Sata, he chose to run away.

He didn't do anything wrong. Objectively speaking, he was just a guy who wasn't loyal to his friends. Moreover, even those who attacked him online probably didn't intend to drive him to his death.

However, people often underestimate the serious consequences that certain things may have.

Generally speaking, although cyberbullying is an act of malice, almost no one is so malicious as to actually engage in inflammatory behavior with the extreme mentality of "I want to physically kill you."

It's just the kind of thinking that goes something like, "I want to make you afraid, make you suffer, make you like a rat on the street online, and be ridiculed and looked down upon in real life."

Everyone's psychological resilience is completely different. If it were someone else who was attacked, they might just laugh dismissively at the barking and howling. But Shimazaki Setsuna was not that kind of person.

What should have been a psychological trauma ultimately turned into a tragic event of death and eternal separation.

This also caused Shui Xiaosa, filled with regret, to become too closed off, once again choosing to escape and forget these tragic memories, spending a year in a daze.

Even now, carrying Shimazaki Setsuna's burning rage against the world that drove her to her death, the war princess, born from illusion and stepping into the real world with hatred, begins to take action.