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“ Once every million years, a God creates a new World System „
~ Kuno Kirara


The World System is the fundamental structure governing the existence, rules, and lifecycle of the world. It operates beyond human understanding, functioning according to its own logic and "programming", independent of human will or morality.

It is responsible for maintaining the balance of the world, correcting anomalies, and when necessary, resetting the entire world.

Overview

The World System behaves similarly to an automated system:

Humans are not treated as individuals within this system, but rather as components within it, comparable to data or processes.

Overseer and System Cycle

The World System operates on a cyclical structure:

The overseer maintains balance within the system. If no overseer exists, the system becomes unstable.

System Failure and Reset

If the World System detects an anomaly such as the absence of an overseer, it enters a failure state.

This results in:

The reset process involves:

Reset Mechanisms

Ash

Ash is a key component of the reset process.

It functions as a systemic tool for world-wide erasure.

Anti-Virus Entities

The World System deploys entities described as an anti-virus:

Deletion is literal, not metaphorical. Humans are treated as removable data.

Agents of the System

The system can also utilize individuals as components:

These agents allow the system to track and eliminate anomalies.

Relationship to Humanity

From the perspective of the World System:

This establishes a fundamental conflict between human values and systemic function.

Relationship to Origin

The World System may be connected to a higher construct known as Origin:

Possibilities include:

This places the World System within a larger, incomprehensible framework.

Story

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Blue Reflection

In the original timeline, the World System operates under the governance of an overseer selected from the Sephira. One million years prior, Daath became the overseer, maintaining the world's balance.

In 2027, Shirai Hinako defeats Daath, removing the world's overseer. This creates a critical instability within the World System. As a result, the system enters an abnormal state and initiates a full reset of the world. This reset marks the end of the original timeline and leads into a new iteration of the world.

Blue Reflection Ray

Following the reset triggered in the original timeline, a new world iteration begins. Within this timeline, the World System continues to function, but signs of instability begin to emerge.

Throughout 2027, emotional disturbances and phenomena linked to the Common intensify. By late summer, the boundary between the Common and reality begins to collapse, indicating systemic imbalance. Shortly after, Ash begins to fall across the world.

The appearance of Ash suggests that the World System has entered a corrective phase, likely responding to irregularities or incomplete stabilization following the reset.

Blue Reflection Sun

By 2028, the effects of the World System's corrective processes have escalated significantly.

Ash has spread globally, acting as a destructive force that alters both the environment and living beings. At the same time, rare individuals begin manifesting special abilities as a result of exposure to these phenomena known as Eroded.

Efforts are made by various groups to understand and counteract the Ash, but its origin remains unknown within the world itself. These events indicate that the World System is actively progressing toward large-scale correction or restructuring, with humanity caught within the process.

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Despite the reset nearing completion, remnants of the world persist. Oasis is created as a temporary refuge, allowing survivors to exist outside the system's intended outcome. This leads to the reset being "stuck at 99%". The World System continues its efforts to fully erase these anomalies. Survivors are treated as "bugs", and the system actively attempts to delete them to complete the reset process. Kinjou Yuki is sent into Oasis as an "agent" of the World System.

World System Hierarchy

The following hierarchy is constructed from observed patterns and explicit references within the series. Given the limited and often non-comprehensive explanations of the World System, this structure represents an informed interpretation rather than a confirmed framework.

Trivia