chapter_0203

204 – Debugging

204 – Debugging

“Hmm.”

I examined the magic circle one last time, checking its internal system.

“What are you doing?”

Meiko, who was watching from the side, asked me.

“I’m analyzing how the magic circle is structured.”

It was a structural analysis to understand the composition of the magic circle through magic code searching, and to figure out how the magic circle constructs magic.

Skilled magicians could roughly tell what kind of magic it was just by looking at the order of the inscribed magic spells.

And knowing that was essential to find a way to normalize this magic circle, so magic circle analysis was a basic skill for magicians who used magic circles.

“Are you going to debug it right away?”

“Yes. This type of magic circle shouldn’t have a sense of self.”

Illusion magic was capable of creating everything from start to finish as an illusion.

While it lacked physical force, if applied well, it could deceive the senses with similar feelings.

This magic circle was an auxiliary tool to help me use various illusion magic spells.

If such a magic circle developed a sense of self, it could be helpful in many ways.

‘I did set up the magic circle to be able to analyze and compute on its own to have a pseudo-self.’

It helps the user with calculations on its own.

Ideally, what a great tool this is.

It was very useful.

The problem is that it moves on its own in ways the user never intended.

‘With illusion magic, it’s best to create scenes in controllable situations because it shows various illusions and calculations become more complex as the number of objects increases.’

Only then could a perfect illusion be created without mistakes.

In such a situation, a magic circle with a sense of self created a crisis scenario on its own.

And it did so against the Empress.

The magic circle said:

[This is the desire the Empress wants.]

But the problem was that there were things that should be done and things that shouldn’t be done.

The subject was the Empress.

The ruler who governs the empire.

A being who always dominated others.

Not only did it violate such an Empress, but it even wrote a story about usurping the throne.

It may have ended well this time, but it could have caused an accident anytime, anywhere.

‘This is why it’s troublesome when magic circles develop a sense of self.’

That’s why people usually didn’t put a sense of self into magic circles.

That’s not the only reason for not putting in a sense of self.

The more primitive reason for not doing so was that the difficulty level was extremely high.

It required tremendous skill just to insert an artificial intelligence capable of basic judgments.

How easy could it be to insert a code that can think for itself into a magic circle already full of complex magical formulas and codes?

Even the largest magic schools of today, Blester and Goldmoon, only used self-aware magic circles for basic applications.

‘And Meiko accomplished that right away.’

The illusion magic code I wrote was overwhelmingly higher in precision and complexity compared to magic circles created by any other magician.

And she put a sense of self into such a magic circle.

‘For masturbation.’

The head of the Blester school would faint if he heard this.

To think such a great achievement was accomplished just for masturbation.

Of course, it wouldn’t get public attention due to practicality issues.

So, I need to examine it thoroughly.

How my master inserted a sense of self.

“You have good eyes.”

“I need to know how you put a sense of self into the magic circle, Master.”

“Do you think you can figure it out?”

“A little bit, yes.”

As I examined it piece by piece, I thought I understood how the artificial intelligence was inserted.

And how that self evolved.

“The character arrangement in the magic circle Meiko installed is quite impressive. This character arrangement met various forces and created a complex synergy.”

I said, looking at Meiko.

“Did you make it knowing it would turn out like this?”

Meiko smiled slightly at my question.

“To some extent? Honestly, I didn’t expect a perfect sense of self to develop so quickly. I originally intended to make it more like an assistant that follows the user’s commands well.”

It’s quite a powerful force indeed.

“So, have you found a way?”

I nodded at Meiko’s question.

“Roughly, yes. I think I’ve found a way to approach it.”

Meiko’s magic skills were perfect.

Illusion magic, of course, as well as magic code and formula usage, alchemy, and more.

On the outside, she looked like a woman younger than me, but she possessed skills far beyond the great magicians of this era.

‘There’s not a single flaw.’

I analyzed the magic circle hoping there might be an easy way to remove it, but no matter how I looked at it, this wasn’t something a person could dismantle.

“I made it, but it turned out really well. Of course, I didn’t think it would evolve this quickly.”

Meiko’s shoulders rose.

She laughed softly after finishing her words.

“I’d like to help, but it’s already evolved on its own, so forcibly removing it is impossible.”

“I know. You mean a self that has perfectly assimilated with the magic circle can’t be eliminated unless it’s completely destroyed.”

‘If dismantling is impossible.’

Then I’ll have to tame it.

Make it obey perfectly.

Sighing, I activated the magic circle after a long time.

Woong.

The magic circle lit up.

As if about to create an illusion at any moment, the magic circle was absorbing energy from its surroundings.

As soon as I activated the magic circle, I quickly waved my finger to check the settings.

-Administrator mode. (Locked state)

A message saying the administrator mode was in a locked state.

This was the artifice of this impudent artificial intelligence trying to take control of the magic circle.

“Nice try.”

I fiddled with the magic circle settings, moving my fingers this way and that.

I’m someone who has touched this magic circle hundreds, no, thousands of times.

I know all too well how to change the settings by manipulating the magic circle.

-Administrator mode.

The locked state was released at once.

I immediately pressed the ‘Administrator mode’ button and.

-Executing Administrator mode.

As the settings changed, the blue light of the magic circle grew increasingly intense.

“Wow…”

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Frelia, who had been quietly watching this scene next to Meiko, exclaimed in amazement as she observed the changing surroundings.

A circular blue barrier enveloped the area around me, Meiko, and Frelia, gradually thickening to create a space about the size of a room.

-So, you’ve finally come here.

A blue-haired woman was smiling at me from the center of the newly created space.

-Master.

The woman sitting cross-legged in a chair was…

How should I put it?

She strangely resembled Meiko.

-Nice to meet you! I’ve been waiting.

Her bright smile also resembled Meiko’s.

If there was any difference from Meiko, it was that she had slightly longer legs, a more curvaceous body, and larger breasts?

It was exactly the ideal body that Meiko had created in the succubus Frelia’s illusion.

My eyes naturally turned to Meiko.

“Wh-what…?”

“Master, you’re as consistent as ever.”

“I-I didn’t touch it!”

“But you said you created that artificial intelligence, Master.”

“Ugh…”

Seeing Meiko biting her lip, the artificial intelligence laughed and ran towards her.

The Meiko-like artificial intelligence ran to Meiko and hugged her.

Everyone present froze at the first words that came out of her mouth.

-Mom!

“Huh?”

Meiko looked back and forth between the artificial intelligence and me with a surprised face.

“N-no, that’s not it!”

She desperately waved her hands with a face full of bewilderment.

-Mom, what’s wrong? You created me, didn’t you?

Meiko froze at the artificial intelligence’s words.

“Well, I guess that’s technically true. Since you did create her, Master.”

“Huh…?”

Meiko blinked her eyes with a surprised face.

“No, that’s not what I…”

-I didn’t expect both Master and Mom to come together.

The artificial intelligence said, looking at me.

-You came to praise me, right? I did a splendid job, didn’t I? I satisfied everyone’s desires, from our Hero to the Empress, together with you, Master!

Praise, huh.

It’s the exact opposite.

“I came to scold you.”

-…Why?

Because.

“You almost caused a big problem with your arbitrary actions.”

-…But.

“The idea that everything is fine as long as the result is good doesn’t work here.”

A clear show of authority was needed here.

After all, I need to tame a capable assistant who will help me from now on.

“Sigh…”

The Empress sat on the imperial throne today as well, staring blankly into space.

Numerous ministers and knights bowing their heads towards her.

The influential figures from the regions who came to pay taxes knelt before the Empress and shouted.

“Thanks to Your Majesty’s grace, we have safely passed another year.”

The Empress reacted indifferently even to the words praising the Emperor and the Empire.

“I see. Understood.”

The Empress waved her hand as if to say ‘leave’.

Right now, her mind was filled only with thoughts of Max, who had denounced and dominated her.

It was a new realm, a new pleasure.

That moment when the Empress, who had always dominated others and reigned over them, was denounced by someone for the first time.

She couldn’t forget that moment and kept recalling it.

Even now, if she closed her eyes, it felt like Max would make her kneel.

She imagined Max sitting on the imperial throne where she sat, and herself kneeling twelve steps below.

The Empress looked at those bowing and prostrating themselves before her.

And in their appearance, she saw fragments of the Empress from the illusion.

-It, it’s an honor to serve you, Penis-sama…

She saw the Empress trembling and bowing naked.

There was a perverted woman, naked and dripping sweat, dropping liquid on the floor.

The Empress felt her lower abdomen grow hot at the sight of her, pledging to give everything to the ruler from the lowest space in the great hall.

‘I’ve gone mad. I’ve finally gone mad.’

To have such a shameless imagination.

How can I call myself the ruler of the empire like this?

-That’s right. I’m not the ruler of the empire. I’m just a bitch. Woof woof. So please dominate me, Max-sama. Put a leash on my neck and treat me as you wish.

The Empress rubbed her eyes at the sight of the illusion visible below.

The illusion disappeared, and new merchants coming to offer tribute appeared.

‘Calm down.’

This was not the time for such fantasies.

Feeling her lower region getting hot and moist, the Empress swallowed a sigh and continued with her official duties.

That’s when it happened.

“Your Majesty! Urgent news!”

A soldier rushed in hurriedly.

“What is it?”

In response to the Empress’s question, the soldier knelt and shouted.

“Tr-traces of a Dragon have been discovered!”

“Traces of a Dragon?”

“Yes, there’s a report that traces of a Dragon were found near the Ice Mountains where there was a large-scale monster migration recently.”

The Empress snapped to attention.