Curse The Mainframe - Chapter 406

In the end, the one that won was one of the Spectres that weren’t considered to be part of Alec’s ‘inner circle’, so to speak, but it made the Spectre beam, nonetheless.

Alec felt very indulgent that day, considering that his Spectres were all acting like this for his birthday. The Spectres were all so happy that he really couldn’t bear to kick them out of the mood.

The System was quietly sitting by the side with a piece of cake, eating it as his Spectres were messing around.

He thought about Elysia, who was missing the party, and his mother, who was still gone somewhere he didn’t even know where to start finding. Was he going to comb the entire planet to look for the place where it would lead to another realm?

His mother had gone to find his father, apparently, and it filled him with various conflicting thoughts.

His mother was a strong person, and she wasn’t the type of person that would allow external factors to get in her way.

Alec knew his mother well enough. She had probably already found his biological s.p.e.r.m donor, wherever he was.

If Alec went to find her, would he be intruding…?

For the time being, he wouldn’t look for her until after he found Ye Sha. It still looked like he would have to go and find One to find Ye Sha.

He could build a teleport array to the other continent at an exorbitant price, now that he was already back. What he had to do was make another teleportation array on the other side of the continent.

Suddenly, at that moment, the space around him warped a little, but he realized that the Spectres were all behaving as per normal.

They didn’t seem to notice that there was anything wrong at all.

A thought flashed in Alec’s mind. Could it be…?

The System continued to munch on the chocolate cake that was still the best tasting cake out of all of them. It was light, but also fluffy with a bit of crunch, adding everything together to create a holistic experience.

The warping space around him continued to warp, and it finally shattered into pieces, admitting a figure that he hadn’t seen in so long that he almost forgot what the other person looked like.

A familiar sound entered his ears, and he slowly brought the fork to his mouth.

He heard a voice that hadn’t been heard for a long time.

“Seriously. I come back, and all you’re doing is eating cake? Can’t you show some enthusiasm?”

Alec nodded seriously, continuing to eat the cake. “It’s good cake. My Spectres made it.”

Ye Sha sighed heavily, rolling his eyes. “Fine. I’ll forgive you on the account that it’s your birthday.”

Alec smiled, holding his other hand out. “Where’s my present?”

Ye Sha raised a brow, spreading his arms with a smug look on his face. “What do you think?”

Alec tilted his head, seemingly confused.

“Me! It’s me! I’m your present!”

Alec gave him a smile, but there was disdain in his eyes, causing Ye Sha to blow his top.

“Agh! You’re still as infuriating as ever, old friend.”

There were two little girls that had followed Ye Sha, and they looked like his mini versions, only they were female.

They should be Two and Three.

“Two and Three?” Alec asked, pointing his fork at them.

“Yeah.”

Alec looked closer at them. They certainly seemed less robotic now, and they behaved like how One was.

He nodded at the area in the distance. “Go get some cake. If anyone asks something, you’re with me.”

“Okay,” they chirped.

“So, what have you been doing all this time?” Alec directed to Ye Sha.

Truth to be told seeing his friend in person really made him feel relieved. While he knew he was still alive, it didn’t beat seeing it in person.

Not to mention, Ye Sha actually had a physical body now.

Alec reached out and prodded his friend. Mm. His skin sure was elastic.

Ye Sha looked at Alec, dumbfounded. Why had he expected a much larger reaction from this big idiot? He should have known better.

Ye Sha fended off Alec’s grabby fingers.

Though the two of them were horsing around like this, they weren’t noticed by the Spectres at all.

It was as if the two of them didn’t exist.

“Hmph.” Ye Sha sat down heavily and pouted, crossing his arms. “Well, there’s been a lot of developments. But uh… well. I might or might not have taken over as the Motherboard.”

The piece of cake that Alec had just picked up dropped off the fork. “The *what*?”

“Mm, yeah.” Ye Sha scratched his cheek in embarrassment. “The uh… the previous Motherboard wanted to do something nefarious to you, so I took over it.”

Alec stared blankly at him. “You just… took over. Just like that.”

Ye Sha hesitated. “Yeah…”

In the end, Alec just shrugged. What else could he say? There were so many fantastical things happening every day that he had grown numb to it all already. What else could surprise him anymore?”

“Also, this world is about to be invaded.”

Alec nodded calmly, eating his cake.

“By other Systems and the Main Characters under them.”

The fork snapped in Alec’s hand. “What?” he said with a calm expression.

Ye She felt chills run up and down his spine. “Uh… Don’t shoot the messenger?”

Alec glared at him. “You’re only telling me this now?!”

“Well, it’s not like I had much time! I only just managed to take over as the damn Motherboard, okay?”

Alec ran a hand over his face tiredly. “Wait, but… what’s your relationship with the Mainframe?”

Ye Sha’s face suddenly developed a smug look. “It has to call me master now.”

“Seriously?”

“Dead serious. I specially went back and subdued it. How dare it f.u.c.k.i.n.g treat you like this? Not to mention, the Mainframe ran away from the Motherboard’s control and started up its little ‘company’ on its own illegally.”

Alec suddenly felt very tired. “Alright…”

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Alec left with satisfaction, leaving behind numerous bodies that had been run into the ground.

They were all lying on the ground, their muscles all aching.

Somehow, it was even more tiring than going through a battle. Their muscles didn’t even ache after the battle.

But one round of training with the Boss made them all feel like they were on the verge of death.

But the Sins being who they were, they only felt more fired up after they realized that they were still far behind their Boss in terms of power.

Once, they’d been more powerful, but now, they were falling behind.

It lit a fire in them, and they all dragged themselves upwards despite the ache in their bodies.

Alec turned back and saw them all get up like zombies in the background, and his lips twitched in amus.e.m.e.nt.

He couldn’t help but feel it was funny. Especially after he’d seen the real zombies that had caused a catastrophe on another planet. Even their expression was particularly alike…

Still, he left.

His Spectres were all determined people, and he knew that they wouldn’t be slacking off any time soon.

Ye Sha had left yesterday together with Two and Three after informing of the possible way to enter the other realm that his mother had went.

He’d been speechless finding out where the link between the two realms were.