Project: Alternative

Chapter 3: Emergency (Jun)

"Thank you for receiving this transmission, Moderator Jun", he said.

"It's no problem. What is happening, Mithra?" I asked.

His name was Mithra, the Administrator of this Server. He was the creator of everything that existed in this world. From natural laws to every sentient being, he made it all by himself and he did a very good job of it. From what I learned at the Academy, Servers would often have Bugs and Dump Files thanks to the faulty codes in the Reality. Mithra's Server rarely had Bugs or Dump Files so my job as a Moderator was actually easy.

"To bring you up to date, I am running an experiment with a fellow Administrator. However, I made a huge blunder", he said.

"What kind of experiment are you running?" I asked.

"Have you played one of those online games in your world?"

"Yeah. My friend dragged me into them."

"In those games, there are servers, right? And you could hop from one server to another."

"Don't tell me that you're planning on allowing people to travel between Servers?"

"As expected of Moderator 1412, you catch up really fast. Another Administrator and I are working to have our Servers become connected. We call it Project: Alternative."

While there was no hard rule, Servers are often isolated from one another. It was because each Server was different from one another so inhabitants who get sent to another Server would cause Bugs and the like. The difference may even be huge like having different physical laws and stuff.

"So while I was placing the codes to allow traveling between the Servers possible, I made a slight mistake and transported some people to the other Server", Mithra said.

"Isn't that supposed to be the problem of that Server's Moderator? Why are you bringing that up with me?" I asked.

"That Server is still new so there's no Moderator assigned to it. The Administrator has his hands full preparing that Server for the project so he couldn't find the people who got transported."

"I see... So you want me to bring them back to this world?"

"Yes, please. I know this is beyond your jurisdiction but I'm hoping that you would take the job."

"You're my boss. I don't really have a choice. So? Do you have a list of people who got transported?"

"I'm still doing a Server-wide scan for any disappearances. I only have one name so far but I think there are more people."

A violet screen appeared and there was a name of a person there. Hey hey. Are you serious?

[Confirmed transported individual:

Eru Reika]

Eru sure had tough luck. I think he should be able to survive in the other Server until I could rescue him. The problem was for the other individuals who got transported away.

"Uumm... Mithra? Am I allowed to deploy an NPC? We need damage control", I asked.

"Yes. I already placed an NPC of Reika Eru. If you leave this Server, an NPC will take your place", he answered.

NPCs were exact copies of an individual. They were often used in these kinds of situations where the Coders have to cover up someone's disappearance.

"Do I still have my Moderator privileges if I go to that Server?" I asked.

"Yes. Sera is already making arrangements. You will be sent there in a few moments so you have to prepare yourself. Be warned though, your body will undergo modifications to adapt to that Server and so that you wouldn't cause any Bugs. Here are all the details you need to know about the Server."

A violet screen appeared and there were tons of words. I began reading it as I waited for the signal to go to that Server. It seems it was more or less the same with my Server except for some things. Science wasn't too advanced there and there was Magic too... Oh man... Magic?? This mission was going to be fun and if you didn't notice, that was sarcasm.

"Your transfer is now ready. Please log-in to that Server", Mithra said.

[Moderator ID: 1412-5563-4689

Password: ***********]

[Confirmed]

[Choose Server:

Mithra Server

Sera Server

CyNet]

I pressed the Sera Server.

[Logging in to Sera Server]

My body began to glow as the scene around me changed.

I was no longer in my room but instead, I was in a field with carrots. Now then, the first order of business was to find Eru. But where in this Server could he be? Should I ask for a Server-wide Scan from the Administrator?

"Let's go, peko!!" a voice said.

When I looked at the distance, a beastwoman with rabbit ears was pulling a cart with over-sized carrots.

She struggled as she tried to pull the cart in vain. Seriously? Was she expecting to move that cart with her physical strength? This Server might be more fun than I thought.