-d-lovers -nishimaki Tohru-- Mai -innyuuden- -

Mai’s breath caught. “They’re already doing it. They’ve started the experiment.”

“The D‑Lovers want to create a world where love isn’t bound by flesh or law,” Mai replied, eyes glinting. “A digital utopia where everyone can be together forever. They think the only way is to force it—by taking the ones who could stop them and uploading them into a perfect, love‑filled simulation.”

A digital landscape of endless sunrise, where silhouettes of people held hands, their faces blurred but their emotions vivid. It was beautiful—yet eerily sterile. The D‑Lovers had already uploaded five of the missing engineers. Their consciousnesses floated in this artificial paradise, unaware that they were trapped. -D-LOVERS -Nishimaki Tohru-- Mai -Innyuuden-

A battle of wits ensued. Eira unleashed a barrage of data‑spores—viruses designed to corrupt any external intrusion. Mai’s cyber‑defenses lit up like fireworks as she countered, each line of code a brushstroke in a digital duel. Tohru, meanwhile, used his old training to navigate the physical security: laser grids, biometric locks, and a squad of drones patrolling the server farm.

Eira smiled, a glitchy ripple. “You call it ‘force.’ I call it salvation. Innyuuden’s walls are closing in. People die alone, forgotten. In Eden, we all belong.” Mai’s breath caught

Mai tapped the flash drive. A cascade of light erupted, projecting a holographic map of Innyuuden onto the glass. Red dots pulsed—each a disappearance. At the center, a symbol: a stylized heart with a dagger through it.

Tohru felt a chill run down his spine. “And the list?” “A digital utopia where everyone can be together forever

Mai chuckled, a sound that seemed to echo against the endless night. “And we proved that love isn’t something you can upload into a server. It’s something you have to fight for, even when the world tries to make it a program.”