Chapter 1 A Hero’s Reward
And so NSLICE-00P slowly begins to learn the art of min-maxing! You don’t need HP if you just terminate the other guy first!
What’s that? You think the hero skills are just a method for the author to avoid thinking about all the possible regular skills NSLICE-00P could potentially buy with 100 perk points? Nooooooo of course not! That’s definitely not what’s happening! Which is why we definitely won’t also spend all the dungeon points on expensive raid boss perks or anything!
Anyways!
What is the next form of the Great-High King of all the land? How will the author avoid thinking of…err…what sort of amazing (and expensive) upgrades will the author show NSLICE-00P next? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 2 The Great-High King’s Terrible Mistake
Assimilation successful. And so it begins. I wonder what other cyber creatures NSLICE-00P might have access to? What other methods she might have to improve the capabilities of her NSLICE network?
Anyways!
Can the Great-High King find a way out from this enslavement and surveillance? What will NSLICE-00P do with her new network? Can Lilussees find a way to restore her naps? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 3 “Bear”-ly Starting Out
Muahahahaha cyber-bear get! The tough thing about NSLICE-00P is she doesn’t make impulsive decisions based on what would be really cool. Which, you know, is probably the right way to approach being Isekai-ed and generally good for one’s survival chances. But the good thing about NSLICE-00P is all we have to do is convince her the cool decision is logical and efficient and she’ll do it!
Because yes, cyber-bears are extremely efficient. That cyber-bear cub rolling around on the floor and tripping over itself? That’s peak efficiency, you know?
Anyways!
What will NSLICE-00P do with her expanded network? Will 00B develop minimum combat effectiveness? Is summoning cyber-bears the efficient thing to do? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 4 A Settlement Requires Your Aid
Oh look, another original chapter that never had the honor of an author's note. Well, what would an isekai litrpg story be without a bit of goblin massacre? Fortunately, NSLICE-00P is something of a goblin terminator herself!
Anyways!
Will Tiberius find any trace of the persons of interest? How many monsters will NSLICE-00P terminate while waiting for Ateia and Taog? How many upgrade routines will she complete in the meantime? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 5 Abandoned
Oh no, not an incursion! If only there was someone who could do something about a crisis like that! Sadly, all the Legion folks who could are away. Oh well, guess the limitanei will just have to try and hold. Good luck you all!
Anyways!
Can our brave legions hold the line? Or will the Empire be driven from Turannia once and for all? Is there anyone who can do anything about this? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 6 Avoiding Imperial Entanglements
Merry Christmas everyone (or maybe day after depending on your timezone haha)! I got you a present!
It's violence. Yes we will have lots of termination...wait, 00P, where are you going? What do you mean you’re going to just walk away from an approaching conflict between two nations you have no official connection to or reason to go to war with? That’s…that’s not how this works! Isekai protagonists are obviously supposed to immediately end any wars in their vicinity and/or blow up the bad country!
What’s that? It’s logical and efficient not to get involved in wars that don’t concern you? That’s…um…
I-It’s isekai! We don’t use ‘facts’ or ‘logic’ here!
Anyways!
Will NSLICE-00P defy Isekai logic and escape the coming war without a fight? Can the limitanei hold the line without assistance? Will Lilussees have her revenge? Tune in next time, to find out!
Interlude The Road to Castra Turannia
Hey look, the valued allies are actually being valuable! If we define valuable as ‘getting carried by someone really strong’! They are very good at being carried by someone really strong.
If you're wondering about Ateia only getting 10XP and if she's super high level now or something, that kill was a team effort and so the XP got split. A fact that has never come up before because, you know, 00P always needs so much help with termination.
Anyways!
Can the Legion hold at Castra Turannia? Can Canus and Miallói find a solution to this crisis? Will the valued allies continue to be ‘valuable’? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 7 Opposing Directives
…how dare they make 00P cry? Everyone responsible for this is now scheduled for termination, effective immediately!
Hm, what’s that? Wouldn't I get terminated too? How dare you. I would never make 00P cry, ever. You take that back or you’re going on the termination list too!
Anyways.
…
Sigh.
How is this going to end? Tune in next time, to find out.
Chapter 8 In Search of Hope
Sorry if the first part's a bit wordy. Trying to cover all the bases to keep NSLICE-00P's actions as logical per her protocols, so hopefully that helps? If not, we're going with the idea proposed by RobotSamurai that some underpaid intern programmed the 'intervention in foreign conflicts' part of her protocols. Because you know, secret evil organizations cyborg-izing orphan children and bent on world domination are definitely industry leaders in compensation, employee satisfaction, and productivity. All they had to do was terminate the rest of the industry!
Now back to the story...
Magister Tiberius: He’s talking about an official, Aesdes-appointed hero who solo-ed a corrupted dungeon.
Dux Canus: Get her. Whatever it takes.
Rector Aemilia: DIBS. Where do I sign?
Miallói: What are they…ooooooohhhhhh yeah, go!
Chieftain Déighen: Um, what’s going on right now?
Legate Opiter: WHYYYYYYY?!!!
Well, we'll see if NSLICE-00P considers that enough to get involved in a third party conflict.
Anyways!
Can the Empire hold the line with full might of the Selkies at their side? Can Ateia and Taog find NSLICE-00P in time? Can they convince her to get involved in a war like this? Tune in next time, to find out!
Interlude The King of the Dobhar
Don’t do it Miallói! Don’t join the dark side! Don’t join the Emperor…wait what was that? She’s already working for the Emperor? This guy is trying to convince her to rebel and overthrow the Empire?
…
But, um, that’s, what? Writing Isekai Rome and watching Andor at the same time is very confusing.
Anyways!
What choice will Miallói make? Will King Uscfrea conquer the Land of Rain? Which side is the dark side again? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 9 The Battle Begins
…King Uscfrea you stop that. Isekai villains are supposed to be evil for the evulz! So stop raising those death flags! Those are the wrong kind! YOUR death flag is supposed to be a ‘no one can stop me now’ sort of deal!
Anyways!
Can King Uscfrea create a future for his people and marry the girl he’s known since…wait no! Stop that! …will the battle conclude while the Dobhar are still the villains? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 10 The Battle of Castra Turannia
The battle is joined, the die is cast, and now everything rests on the events of the next few minutes.
Ah well, who cares about that? Next up, we go back to our favorite cyborg, who clearly has nothing to do with any of this!
Anyways!
Can Dux Canus and Miallói defeat King Uscfrea? Or will the King claim his prize? And what is a certain someone doing in the midst of all this? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 11 A Glitch Called the Heart
And she's back! And finally got that stupid calculation to do what she wants...err...got an efficient and totally valid prediction requiring totally necessary and efficient behavior. That totally didn't give a consistently different result the last thousand times she ran it or anything. Totally.
Because science! From that one time I worked in a lab...rerunning things over and over until you get one result that finally works is totally the right way to do it!
Anyways!
Will NSLICE-00P be enough to defeat the Dobhar? Has she made the efficient and validly calculated choice? Will Lilussees find a way to sleep? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 12 Terminate the Dobhar!
Turns out terminating an army is super easy if you can fly and have access to orbital bombardment. As to why 00P didn’t get a new strategic spell in this case, Spell Fusion is not actually a ‘spell creator’ skill but a ‘spell combo’ skill. It’s just that the last two times she used it she happened to use combos basic enough to be actual spells for magic schools she already knew and so happened to earn those spells in the process.
Because you know…she definitely needs a longer status with lots more spells and stuff…
Haha.
Anyways!
Who will win the clash between NSLICE-00P and King Uscfrea Spellbreaker? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 13 The Spellbreaker vs. The Ultimate Weapon
For all you who didn’t read The Faceless Minion: There is in fact a Dobhar-chu in that story and kgy121 pointed out she would probably have at least some contingency protocols to face them. I did want to minimize the number of direct references but figure in this case it was kind of necessary to put it in. And hey, it’s a mythology reference before it's a Faceless Minion reference anyways.
…so I realized after the last time I did her full status that I totally forgot about the Anti-Mana Beam skill that was supposed to go with the Equalizer. Thought about retconning it out but that was how she got the Skill Creator perk and a bunch of perk points so…
Ahem, I mean obviously this was all planned. See, since it’s a brand new skill, NSLICE-00P has to pave the way, rather than the system just giving her stuff! So…it only levels when she does something new with it or boosts its power herself, like how she channeled it into a weapon instead of just a raw beam this time! That’s obviously the reason why it hasn’t leveled at all despite all the times she’s used the Equalizer before now! The author didn’t just totally forget what was supposed to be her defining skill all this time!
Oh, and by the way, no level 10 upgrade for Multicasting cause it’s an advanced skill, so not as many modifiers as early. It will probably get an upgrade later on, but you know I figure there may not be as many directions to take the more advanced and specialized stuff. It’s definitely not because I don’t want to think of things yet!
And as for the battle itself…lol it’s hard writing a decent battle with a guy who just hits things with an admittedly magic axe when NSLICE-00P could just fly up really high and bombard him from orbit, lol. Come on, 00P, gotta let the noobs have a chance, you know?
Anyways!
…well I mean I think it’s pretty obvious what’s about to happen next? But well, to cross the t’s and dot the i’s…how will this battle end? Can King Uscfrea overturn this situation? Or will he be terminated immediately? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 14 Terminate the War!
…welp NSLICE-00P terminated the war! Everything’s good now, right? Everybody’s happy, right? There definitely won’t be any consequences to leaving NSLICE-00P unsupervised with a guy with the strength, intelligence, and charisma to unite his entire race, right?
Anyways!
How will NSLICE-00P ultimately terminate this conflict? What is King Uscfrea about to propose? Was it wise for Dux Canus to leave NSLICE-00P unsupervised with the King of the Dobhar? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 15 The Queen of the Dobhar
It’s official, NSLICE-00P is now a queen. Well she always was but now she’s also queen of the Dobhar. And Dux Canus is deeply regretting leaving her unsupervised.
Oh well! Imperial stress isn’t a threat to the primary directive and so irrelevant to 00P! Otter army get!
What’s that? 00P’s experience and stuff from wiping out hundreds of Dobhar and what not? Not to worry, it’s coming. 00P just had to run some negotiation simulations first. In fact a note on that: the level ups and experience gain does happen in real time, but the notification only shows up when the person pays attention to it. This is because levels give generally applicable perks instead of unchangeable stat boosts, and so the level up is technically irrelevant until the given person is ready to allocate those perks. So only notifications on skills would be relevant mid-combat unless the person has the leeway to go into the menus.
So remember: it’s definitely not because the author isn’t ready to deal with it just yet! You got that?
Anyways!
How shall the negotiations go? What will NSLICE-00P do with her new army? Oh, and where did that foreign system go in all this? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 16 The Battle’s Conclusion
This is about where I would finish up ‘Volume 1’ or so, or maybe the Turannia arc? Or, you know, so I thought before I actually started editing and found that this part was, like, way further along in word count than I realized, since, you know, we're in Book 2 already. ...what I mean to say is we’re just about done with everything I thought of for Turannia. NSLICE-00P has become a Hero, a friend of the Empire, the Queen of the Dobhar, and started her new NSLICE network. She has also become aware of her organic half and will need to reconcile both sides of herself moving forward.
And most of all, she can start to move out of Turannia and out of this rain! Well…we’ll probably need to get the Dobhar set up or something now that she has a country and all…but then we go!
Also ugh, the statuses strike again and the author regrets all his choices! If only we could terminate the tables. If you’re wondering why the XP/level numbers don’t add up, I added some extra levels to account for the time she would’ve spent offscreen either absorbing mana from nearby townsfolk, or from leveling her monster subordinates offscreen. Maths.
Anyways!
Can NSLICE-00P understand her organic half and reconcile it with her cybernetic components? Will the situation in Turannia calm down or grow worse? What will happen with NSLICE-00P’s brand new country? And what does the rest of the Empire look like? Tune in next time, to find out!
Interlude Rumblings and Plots
Like, I'm sure the sketchy folks talking about big plans won't be a problem or anything, right?
And as for the report to the Exploratores...well...Tiberius may have been drunk when he wrote his initial report and so left out a few things...things he didn't necessarily want to think about like the whole 'Queen of the Dobhar' business...
Anyways!
The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there.
Who are all these people? What are they all planning? And how will they react to NSLICE-00P? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 17 The Royal Guard
Antimagic Axe get! And Otter ‘friend’ get! I debated whether or not to do this, since Seero’s Squad is getting kind of large already and we haven't even left the first province…but I feel like it has to happen. After how easily he got NSLICE-00P to agree to his terms, Uscfrea 100% wouldn’t want to let her run around unsupervised. He already watched Dux Canus make that mistake lol.
So congrats Estrith! You’ve been promoted from minor character I had no plans to actually do anything with to part of the main crew! Wait, doesn’t that mean I have to actually do things with her now…?
Anyways!
Can Estrith protect the Dobhar from their new queen? Is it a good idea for NSLICE-00P to bring her onboard? What do our Imperial friends think of all this? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 18 Paying Debts
I’m sure all this will have no consequences whatsoever. We’re not about to flood a small market with lots of currency, or whatever. And that super powerful wandering knight whose abilities can’t be explained by her level? Not at all a problem. Definitely not. The big Dobhar horde now sitting permanently at the border? Also not a problem. Definitely not.
Dux Canus is definitely not in denial or anything. He just has healthy coping mechanisms for things he can’t do anything about anyways.
Anyways!
How long will Lilussees sleep for? Will Legate Opiter ever reduce his stress levels? Is Dux Canus right to decide none of this is his business? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 19 A Worthy Exchange
Don’t worry, Rector Aemilia, Ateia, and Taog! I’m sure NSLICE-00P acquired all that cash through entirely legal and legitimate means that definitely doesn’t involve any demon lords!
And now we embark upon the cat’s journey of training and discovery, now that it has found a worthy opponent. Its final battle with 01R will be legendary! (Not to worry, the POV is in fact staying with 00P. We aren’t going on a cat-focused side story arc…yet.)
Anyways!
Can Rector Aemilia successfully develop the Land of Rain? Who will win the eventual clash of warriors? Can 01R teach NSLICE-00P the value of honor? How does Estrith feel about flying? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 20 Terminate the Dread Orcas!
Please note that hostility towards the new friendlies will now result in immediate termination. Well, sadly now Uscfrea will have to convince the Dobhar to accept NSLICE-00P’s rule. I’m sure the Home Fleet will have a very hard time acknowledging her. If only there was some way to convince them it’s in their best interests to follow her. If only.
Ah well, good luck Uscfrea! NSLICE-00P doesn’t have PR protocols so she doesn’t care as long as they help search for the persons of interest! Yep, you are entirely on your own in that endeavor. NSLICE-00P will definitely not do anything that would help you with that task.
Anyways!
Will the Dobhar accept their new ruler? Can NSLICE-00P secure a home base for new subordinates? Can Uscfrea change the traditions of his people? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 21 Some “Routine” Maintenance
…all NSLICE-00P wanted to do was conduct some maintenance to restore a friendly unit’s efficiency. Oh well! All she knows is not only was the friendly unit’s efficiency restored, but even got upgraded! And then the foreign system granted her more resources to upgrade herself too! A truly efficient outcome.
Oh, by the way, realized I totally forgot to level up the Holy Magic skill when she did the whole Holy Aurora Barrage last time, so just imagine the skill leveled to 5 last chapter lol. Oh, and there's a spell choice available from that, too, for future reference.
What's that?
Why not just edit it in?
...but that would require editing! Why fix old mistakes when I can continue to make brand new ones instead? (From the future: ...why yes, I very much hated myself when it was actually time to go and edit this for the official version. RIP.)
Anyways!
How will the new Sacred Otterkin race develop? How will the Dobhar respond to this? What will be the consequences for the system managers of NSLICE-00P using her Holy-Dungeon powers to give birth to an entirely new species with a very complicated classification? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 22 Laying the Foundation
Ok, secure home base get, despite friendly inefficiencies at construction. Now NSLICE-00P can get back to the primary directive! Sadly ‘secure home base’ doesn’t include furniture and stuff, so the poor Dobhar will just have to do all that themselves. It’s harsh, but that’s just the reality of her protocols.
Anyways!
What will become of little Aldreda, the first Sacred Otterkin? What do the Dobhar think of their new secure home base? Can NSLICE-00P get back to her search? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 23 This Is Getting Out of Hand; Now There Are Two of Them!
There we go! Efficient means of long-range communications established!
What’s that? The consequences of handing a dungeon with theoretically infinite resources to the former King of the Dobhar? And turning a normal inhabitant of this world who also happens to be a major authority figure into a cyborg? Eh, I’m sure it will be fine!
…too bad we didn’t bring any valuable allies who might have told NSLICE-00P the Empire totally has mass-produced long-range communication artifacts available!
As a side note…I finally stopped being lazy and updated all the skill/level tracking sheets…and found numerous errors in the last few chapters…so like, some of the numbers are going to end up different. I’m going to work off the correctly added numbers in my tracking sheets, rather than the numbers in the published chapters, so sorry if there’s any apparent discrepancies. If I have time and willpower, I might go back and edit those chapters, but no promises on that. After all...I didn't fix it on Patreon...and I forgot to fix it here again...yeeeuppp that's for the mythical edit list! (From the Future: ...I REALLY hated myself when it actually came time to edit this. RIP.)
Anyways!
Has NSLICE-00P established an efficient means of long-range communication? What do Uscfrea and Estrith think about all these revelations? What will Uscfrea do now that he’s a subordinate dungeon master? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 24 New Capabilities
Ugh, sorry this one is late. My organic components deferred all requests for rest cycles for some reason, so my current efficiency leaves much to be desired. If only I had manual control over my rest cycle management…
Sorry, also kind of rushing and skipping over the repair Castra Turannia parts but meh. We keep trying to leave Turannia but more things pop up to handle first!
Like the spells…so many spells…so many choices…that I have to think of…I probably shouldn’t have put them off and let them all bank up, huh?
Because oh yeah, she’s, like, supposed to be analyzing the magic circles, or something. Something something figuring out magic and mana so she can upgrade the Equalizer. Which is also, like, something she’s supposed to be doing.
…I totally didn’t forget about all that with the new hero stuff and the corrupted dungeon and the Dobhar invasion and stuff…
Anyways!
Will NSLICE-00P and friendlies resume their quest? Will Uscfrea come to understand his queen? What will the Dobhar become with the power of a dungeon backing them? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 25 Farewell to the Land of Rain
And so we can finally leave Turannia! We can see the sun again!
What’s that? Ateia’s family enemies? That person at the end?
Meh, I’m sure it will all be fine.
Anyways!
What’s next for our party’s journey? What does the rest of the Empire look like? What other surprising identities is NSLICE-00P hiding from the group? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 26 This Unit Is on a Boat
Muahahahahaha! MUAHAHAHAHAHA! We’ve done it! We’ve finally done it!
The spell list is…TERMINATED! Now I don’t have to think about all those individual spells leveling up or get worried that half her spells are level 1 and have never been used! And NSLICE-00P can use whatever combo of shapes and attributes she has that’s convenient for her! Muahahahahaha!
What’s that? Shouldn’t the individual forms and modifiers have their own levels now to reflect her skill with each individual shape? Don’t I have to think of brand new tables and upgrade options now for that?
…Dang it.
As a side note, this doesn't affect the strategic magic spells...yet. Those are a bit more complicated, after all, and so will continued to be leveled individually for the time being. Same might go for different spells if they don't seem to represent a generally applicable 'shape'.
Anyways!
How far will NSLICE-00P take her magic while on the boat? What sort of wonderful skills have the valued allies learned during their training sessions that they were obviously doing at the same time? Can the two young mages possibly live up to even what a knight can do? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 27 Friendly Queries
Don’t worry Rattingtale! It’s definitely the case that the Aesdes are helping you overcome your tyrant! She’s definitely not still on to you!
Also, gasp, the rainy province no one likes that has barely anyone guarding it was actually an isolated backwater and not representative of the Empire as a whole, who would’ve thought? Ah well, still no electronic communication signals, sadly, so NSLICE-00P still gotta search manually.
Anyways!
Can the Great-High King master the enchantments? Can an AI teach a rat to use a computer? What terminations…err…’adventures’ are to be found in the province of Utrad? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 28 First Deployment
This chapter is dedicated to LionessLover, who reminded me over on Patreon that I have this Transfer skill I gave her at the start of the novel as a dungeon core staple without thinking about how incredibly broken it would be. I was going to have NSLICE-00P, like, become aware of transfer through, like, a battle or something where she needs to recover someone. Or, like, when Lilussees wanted to go home and didn’t want to walk all of 10 feet to get there lol. But eh, I kept forgetting that and it would be convenient for her to have it now so we can keep the monsters involved, so here we are.
Lilussees definitely suggested it so that she can just chill in a web somewhere and let 00P come pick her up later, though. She has not at all opened a door to many abilities some consider unnatural. That could hypothetically trivialize the majority of battles if utilized to the maximum…by…an AI that doesn't care about the concepts of 'OP' and 'unsporting'…
Um…Oh well, looks like we’re terminating the possibility that NSLICE-00P ever loses ever again! If I let her use it on herself…I guess we could say she can’t blink herself because of the mechanics of the dungeon field generator, or something, but eh. TBD, so tune in next time?
(Actual answer if you want to know now:)
For the record, as of the time of this post it has been decided that she cannot use it on herself, for reasons that will be explored later, but mostly for balance lol. If, you know, balance is a thing we care about at all lol.
Anyways!
How OP did Lilussees just make her boss? What is Taog’s evaluation of Ateia’s…ability to plan shall we say? Can the Great-High King of all the land bring justice to his traitorous subjects? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 29 Upgrades . . . and Revelations
FYI, I’m going to take a break tomorrow, so probably no chapter. Getting a bit fatigued and need a moment to ponder the next steps and consider if we should introduce any additional characters over the course of the arc. Or, you know, I could just wing it and write whatever happens to come to mind like I’ve done for the entire rest of the novel without worrying about the future consequences. Decisions, decisions.
It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that a new Fire Emblem game came out this week. Of course not, why would you ask that?
What’s that? You didn’t ask that? Um…
B-Back to the story!
Since I have no idea when or even if NSLICE-00P is going to determine this, here’s what’s actually happening with Banishment, if you want to know now:
This is, in fact, a different universe, but since she was ejected from her previous world after causing a time paradox, NSLICE-00P technically does not ‘belong’ to that world anymore. And then after calibrating her core to the Source and so becoming a dungeon core, and then acclimating her organic components via levels and contact with the system, NSLICE-00P has now become an inhabitant of this world. So the spell worked but doesn’t affect her.
Anyways!
Is this Earth...or somewhere else? Can NSLICE-00P find the persons of interest...or find a way home? And what will she do about her friendlies if she does find a way back? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 30 The Valued Allies’ First Mission
Amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics. So why let your horde of mindless minions who never get tired or bored get cut down by the thousands in battle when you could have them churning out raw resources at practically no cost? Then you can just pay other people to go get cut down instead!
Also, I guess technically this is the second mission if you include their personal quest, third if counting the contract with 00P, and like fourth or more if you count the whole Battle of Castra Turannia business, but this is the first one they’re getting from a receptionist as fully-fledged Exploratores so maybe? But more importantly, dungeon termination’s back on the menu! Maybe this one might put up a fight (lol)?
What’s that? Centaur incursions? Meh, we’ve done enough incursions lately and the friendlies aren’t in danger this time. The Legion’s gotta do something and this province ain’t abandoned, after all. So I’m sure it’s nothing to worry about.
Anyways!
Will the dungeons in this province put up a fight (lol)? What’s going on with the Centaurs and the Legion? Will the receptionist find any intel on the persons of interest? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 31 The Royal Guard’s First Dungeon Termination
Ugh, sorry this one is late. My organic components deferred all requests for rest cycles for some reason, so my current efficiency leaves much to be desired. If only I had manual control over my rest cycle management…
So, I don’t know, go do something, Estrith. Since you’re, like, a major character now, or something.
What’s that? Oh come on, the valued allies totally have value, Estrith! See, they help NSLICE-00P get Imperial help! Imperial help…that…NSLICE-00P can now request herself as a friend of the Empire…with…greater authority than two rookie Exploratores…to the extent that Ateia and Taog are now relying on NSLICE-00P’s title rather than the other way around…um…
T-They definitely have value, Estrith! D-Definitely…um…they stopped 00P from attacking the undead? T-That’s helpful, right?
Anyways!
Will Estrith learn why the valued allies are valuable? Will Ateia and Taog contribute to NSLICE-00P’s primary directive after all? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 32 Efficient Upgrading
Why didn’t Rattingtale and Lilussees ever bring up the don’t get overly carried issue? Well, the Great-High King of all the land is obviously not beholden to such lowly restrictions, and it obviously had no consequences whatsoever when it came time for him to evolve. Lilussees, on the other hand, knew, but doesn’t particularly care about being the strongest there ever was. Not having to work for it > optimal leveling.
Good thing for her no one informed 00P that that’s not particularly efficient!
Anyways!
Can NSLICE-00P terminate the dungeon…lol ok how quickly will NSLICE-00P terminate the dungeon? Can Ateia and Taog actually earn their levels? What consequences will this have for those who like the free levels anyways? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 33 Terminate the Darkest Dungeon!
Full disclosure, I never actually played that game lol.
Because what sort of demon lord is complete without Dark magic? People might get the wrong idea if she keeps using purely Light!
What’s that? It’s not the wrong idea if she’s an actual hero? Um…S-She doesn’t randomly save people? Despite the fact…that she’s…ended up…saving everyone in pretty much every circumstance where saving people is a thing…
Um…
A-Anyways!
Will NSLICE-00P embrace the darkness? Will Estrith learn the secrets of the Queen’s strength? Will people get the wrong idea about NSLICE-00P? Tune in next time, to find out!
Interlude Game of Throne-Crowns: The Movements in the Shadows
Fun story guys, this wasn't supposed to be my main work, or even a remotely serious story. I just wanted to send NSLICE-00P on a super-OP Isekai power trip because she's the best and she deserves it. I was planning to do an entirely new, more serious novel after Faceless Minion and this would just be a fun side project I wouldn't have to think too hard on. Heck, I just started it cause Writathon was starting and I hadn't finished planning out the serious novel, so went with the one I could improvise without consequence. But then...this novel got WAY more popular than the Faceless Minion ever was and so I never started the other novel...um...
Not to worry, the author definitely isn't panicking and flailing about trying to make this story remotely legitimate!
And speaking of the story...02S is definitely a very normal and very nice lady who you definitely want ‘looking out’ for you.
Anyways!
Will the Great-High King of all the land maintain his position over the traitorous 01R through his own, definitely unassisted efforts? Can 02S fulfill the snack duty as intended? What is the wise and knowledgeable Boss planning in playing along with Rattingtale’s games? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 34 Can You Handle the Truth?
Probably should’ve had 00P try Transfer on herself right after learning it but eh, I forgot lol. So yeah, going with the ‘she can’t use it on herself because her core is the anchor for the skill’ since, you know, 00P having infinite instant teleports trivializes a great deal at this stage lol. We’re not ready for that level of OP just yet. The story demands we simply walk to Mordor!
Anyways!
When will Ateia learn the truth of her parentage? Why did her father obscure the truth? Will NSLICE-00P simply walk to Mordor…err…as of yet unspecified location one doesn’t simply walk to? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 35 Like Cats and Dogs
…I really wanted to make her summon a sacred otter…but it's so expensive and redundant with Estrith. And can’t even use the ‘dungeon info classified’ excuse cause Estrith already knows about the dungeon, so 00P can totally have her fight alongside the monsters if she needs to. Dang it, Estrith! Why you gotta ruin the fun?!
Anyways!
Will 00P end up summoning sacred otters at some point? How will the new units integrate into the network? What will the team find in Velusitum (and on the way there)? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 36 00P Phone Home
Part of me wanted to skip forward to the next termination, but well, logistics are important, you know? Gotta test that communication system NSLICE-00P spent pretty much all her dungeon points on.
Anyways!
Can Taog resolve the mysteries of Ateia's and NSLICE-00P's identities? What will happen when the Otter Burrow's territory reaches the Dobhar settlement? How much will Magister Tiberius drink? Tune in next time, to find out?
Chapter 37 Terminate the Ursanus Natura!
…Insomnia sucks,had it a lot back when I wrote this one. It was almost like someone had some sort of sleep-related grudge against me…
Nah, that couldn’t be true!
Ah well, the show goes on regardless! We have Ursanuses to terminate! Or is it Ursani? Or just Ursanus? What exactly is the plural of this word I made up, anyways?
…we’d apologize to 00B, but he was sleeping during the whole affair. Like…I wasn’t…
Anyways!
Can NSLICE-00P keep her operational area at acceptable danger levels? Who is Metilia reporting to? Is there someone with a sleep-related grudge against the author? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 38 Some In-Tents Events
As a slight plot hole/retcon: there probably would have been tamed monsters present in the previous towns in Utrad/Turannia, but perhaps not one that NSLICE-00P would have identified as a monster, specifically. Since practically every species is new to NSLICE-00P she doesn’t yet have the data to differentiate ‘monster’ specifically besides universal hostility, which tamed monsters don’t display. Likewise, since the Legions were off on the front, any combat-capable and so obvious monsters would not be just chilling around town.
Because the real answer is definitely not that the author just didn’t think of this until now! But it’s ok! Now we can actually have some of the monsters join the fights! 00B is back in business! The previous situation was…unbearable!
…I’m sorry. I recently started reading There is no Epic Loot here, Only Puns, so I blame Delta for this.
Anyways!
Will NSLICE-00P’s new emotional control tactic prove effective? Will Estrith learn to pitch a tent? Can 00B escape Ateia’s clutches? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 39 The Wandering Knight’s Deadly Monsters
What do you mean we can’t just adopt murder pets? What’s the worst that can happen?! Murder?!
Oh, right.
Anyways!
Can NSLICE-00P learn the purpose of physical contact? Has Proculus made a mistake approving these murder pets for human contact? What dungeon will be termin…’explored’ next? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 40 The Gift of Iron Soldiers
New dungeon termination begins! Since…you know…I originally thought dungeon combat would be a bigger part of the story before that whole Dobhar arc. King Uscfrea just showed up and did whatever he wanted, huh?
Anyways!
Can NSLICE-00P terminate this dungeon while gathering useful data? Does the team’s one battlemage have enough mana to last through an entire dungeon? Is NSLICE-00B big enough to smash living armors? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 41 00B’s Bear-y First Dungeon Termination
...what have I become? Do I...do I have to do this for every 00B chapter now? Is this our fate? (Speaking from the future...oh past Icalos, this is only the bee-ginning...)
Anyways!
Can 00B become the mighty bear of his dreams? Can the Metal dungeon put up a fight against several centuries of weapons development? Who is the superior 'living armor'? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 42 Terminate the Metal Dungeon?
New subordinate get?
Meanwhile, Uscfrea is getting a headache as he knows somehow…somewhere…Estrith is raising the bar for him.
Anyways!
Will Melion join our motley crew? Can Uscfrea in fact cut through over a foot of solid steel in a single blow? Will the Metal Dungeon be terminated? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 43 Mines and Metal Craft
For context: Iesnuorium was the unobtainium magic metal in the Faceless Minion universe. Because every superhero story needs a magical metal that can do whatever the plot requires of it! This one is more of an energy amplifier/dampener, doesn't have the unbreakable armor aspect so, you know, hopefully I don't get sued by Wakanda. I wasn't going to name it in this novel at first, but it was kind of necessary at this point, so here we are.
Crafting time! I’m sure letting the metal slime and the cyborg with an item foundry get together is a great idea that will have no consequences for the world at large!
Anyways!
Can Melion earn the Maintenance Personnel designation and gain access to the classified data? What will happen when a killer cyborg and a metal slime collaborate? And what will the covert monster team think of their new comrade? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 44 NSLICE the Science Cyborg!
Oh yea, dungeons like…normally absorb things or something, yeah? And she like, probably also should have had lead from the initial scan and a bunch of other stuff or something, but whatevs! What do you think I am, some kind of scientist? (From the future: ...ok fine, I'll go and add it back in the edited version. Hate myself.)
Anyways!
Will NSLICE-00P integrate mana-iron into her tech? Will Melion be able to integrate into the group? Can the Dungeon System Manager successfully go through a millennium of technological developments before NSLICE-00P recreates them manually and gets paid for it? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 45 Wingmen for Everyone!
And so the dungeon power leveling begins. Now, NSLICE-00P, I know you’re about to start receiving practically endless amounts of dungeon experience and levels and points, but let’s not get crazy ok? We’d like the possibility of non-zero narrative tension to still exist, so you won’t go and immediately spend every point you get to become super omega OP too early into the story, right?
You…wouldn’t do that, right? What’s that? It’s logical and efficient to use every available resource to acquire as large of an advantage as possible, preferably before encountering scenarios that would require said advantages?
That’s…um…uh oh.
Anyways!
How super-omega OP will 00P become with her new dungeon farm? Will the Great-High King of all the Land come up with a new plan now? Why are the Wulver suddenly surrendering? Tune in next time, to find out!
Chapter 46 An Enchanting Trip Through the Countryside
Wow, the crafting segment got kind of long, huh? Guess that’s what happens when I give NSLICE-00P random crafting skills then don’t use them forever, and realize later oh hey she should probably do something with this now. But eh, should be enough to cover what NSLICE-00P would do with all those skills and free time during travel now. Plus: stealth golems!
I’m sure invisible flying golems won’t cause any chaos whatsoever!
Anyways!
What will Uscfrea do with a Wulver clan at his disposal? What will NSLICE-00P do with invisible flying golems at her disposal? What will the group find in Velusitum? Tune in next time, to find out!