I Hate Systems

Martial's worlds consisted of those based in the Murim—world of martial arts. The thing with these worlds was the fact that as they developed more, they branched out into other genres. This caused them to eventually contain more influence of a foreign genre than their own, resulting in such worlds breaking out of Martial's grasp.

The integration of technology in a Murim world caused technology to develop to a level beyond which the power of martial arts was almost nullified. Learning martial arts was just a means to extend one's life and maintain a healthy body.

It was especially amplified since the peak represented by warriors of the Murim wasn't too tall. It could be eclipsed by technology. The majority of its strength could be countered by a barrage of bullets or the like.

Therefore, such worlds broke free from Martial's grasp and went under Technocraft—the representative of the futuristic, technological development, and Sci-fi genres.

This was in the case tools and technology were developed in a Murim World. But, problems also arose when their powers were developed too.

The warriors of Murim used low-level abilities that took ages to train and develop, whereas their effectiveness was not that spectacular. But, if they were to create more techniques akin to spells, it would eventually cause their power system to evolve in that direction as more spells would be developed.

Eventually, the world would veer off into Magister's control.

Typically in all Murim worlds, there was no concept of energy existing in the surroundings. It was a concept of training one's internal energy. And this internal energy was just an accumulation of energy obtained through the consumption of food, absorption of sunlight, etc.

All living creatures in these worlds possessed a certain amount of internal energy—generally referred to as Qi.

But, the moment this world develops to raise the concentration of Qi, to an extent where it pours out of their bodies and inhabits the surroundings, attaining a level where there is Qi present in abundance in the world, it too was a problem.

After all, this state was pretty much the baseline description of a cultivation world. Therefore, that world would go under Immortal.

This was Martial's problem. No matter what, he could not develop his worlds beyond a certain extent. And that was a problem since all worlds continued to develop naturally, over time.

Therefore, he had to limit the world's development and introduce elements that kept its development to a limit or within the confines that kept such worlds under his control.

But despite that, with the interference from Systems, more and more of his worlds broke free from his control and joined the wings of Immortal, Magister, or Technocraft. In some rare cases, it joined the folds of other Genre Representatives.

Therefore, the longer time passed, the more uneasy Martial got. It was why he couldn't fight beside Immortal and Magister, for his worlds were constantly escaping into the control of the other two.

His only hope was in Slayer's power. Or more at Conjurer's power that Slayer now obtained, one that allowed him to conjure worlds.

Only by conjuring more Murim Worlds would Martial see some hope in his declining future. After all, he was like a pot with holes. Pouring in water was only a temporary solution.

But considering his situation, that was the only solution. Hence, he refrained from taking part in the battle and left the place.

"This lacking fool!" Truck-Kun grumbled in anger, vexed at the state of the Genre Representatives, always crying about their worlds.

He then stared at Mascot and Magister, "What are you two going to do now?"

"Pick a side."

"I'm sorry, Compass." Mascot prostrated like usual before getting up to stick out her tongue, "I'm on Arnark's side. Only the Main Character can help us. We invested heavily in the development of the Main Character System after all."

"Slayer has been growing thanks to my support," Magister revealed a shocking truth, alerting Zaira. Ignoring the shock of everyone, including the Genre Representatives, Magister stared at Compass Carburettor, "So, I've been aware of their plans all along."

"Only the Main Character is our future." He pointed at Compass Carburettor, "And you're not the Main Character."

"You're not the Main Character!"

"You're not the Main Character!"

The words echoed in his mind as Compass Carburettor stared at the apathetic faces of Magister and Mascot, understanding clearly of the sharp contract one could make. Earlier, they were ready to wage a war on his behalf. But now, they were unconcerned about his life and death.

He stared at Immortal, 'He's only in this for benefits. He wants Hazen on his side and through Stencil, he sees hope in saving his genre.'

His gaze finally landed on Truck-Kun, "There's no benefit for you in helping us. So, what's your reason?"

"I'm different from the rest." Truck-Kun said, staring at Compass Carburettor's eyes to speak his thoughts, "Unlike the other Genre Representatives, I don't have any worlds under me. I represent myself, which is why the Systems are still struggling to steal my power. They can imitate my actions, but even their actions are attributed to me, fuelling my growth."

"And, transporting suitable candidates to other worlds is just what I do." Truck-Kun said as he stared at Compass Carburettor, "From the start, I wanted to reincarnate you. This wasn't influenced based on your status as the Main Character. I just wanted to reincarnate you, Compass Carburettor."

He stared at Hazen, Gehera, and Stencil, "And my feelings towards you three are the same. This is why I'm helping you, since it's what I do. I'm just being myself here."

"But one thing I wish to express honestly," Truck-Kun said as his eyes shifted towards the Systems, "I hate those wriggly bastards. They devour the majority of potential candidates that I could have reincarnated!"

'So, this is what a Genre Representative entails, beings of collective consciousness.' Compass Carburettor gained a deeper understanding of their nature. Genre Representatives just represented the stance of their genre towards anything.

Truck-Kun wanted to transmigrate/reincarnate any potential candidate that he comes across. It was his instinct. And since the Systems typically targeted such candidates to Host, he hated them, as they cut into his fun/purpose/the concept he represented.

And every single Genre Representative was the same. They just represented their genre as a concept, allowing him to conclude, 'I see, so the scope of their actions is limited, even if they have limitless power. This explains why the Systems have been able to grow to this date.'