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When I opened my eyes again, I was back in that pure white space.
"Host 069, world mission complete." The system announced as soon as I woke up.
I sat up and nodded.
"Does host want to view your stats now?"
Oh, yes. I almost forgot about that. I have lived an extra 40 years in that world. More time than I spent doing my mission. I... almost forgot who I really am. Almost. But not entirely.
What always made me remember who I was... was the fact that ever since the shielding started, I also started to see people in there as dolls. Moving dolls. Perhaps because I came from a greater world than that, that I see people in there as mere marionettes for playing. Dolls with personality. As if... they were made to entertain. But of course, I never treated them like such. Still, I can't help but see them that way.
Snapping out of my thoughts, I asked the system to show me my progress.
"Then system, please show me."
"System initializing points..."
A screen appeared in front of me.
