“And if you go chasing rabbits, and you know you’re going to fall…”
STORY & ILLUSTRATIONS No.03
Maliss
A massive security hole caused by bugs suddenly appeared due to an out-of-control digital society. There are self-support AI Agents designed to adapt and uncover the depths of the unknown world that lies beyond the hole.
A fretting Maliss who is always pressed for time. If she’s late for a very important date, her clock will explode.
Maliss in Underground
While chasing a white rabbit, a giant wormhole appears before you. By the time you realize what is going on, it’s too late. Welcome to “UNDERGROUND”, a mysterious digital world where fact and fiction intermingle.
Maliss <C> GWC-06
Mad Hacker
Maliss <C> MTP-07
A madcap briefing party. It’s often the case to be approached with nonsensical requests……
End of page 1
TL note:
-The “massive security hole caused by bugs” is a way to convey some wordplay: The word is “large hole” (大穴, ooana), but force-read as the computer term “bug”.
There are
two Queens
…
Just the thought of it
makes me shiver
…
Maliss <Q> White Binder
Decisive combat-style Queen-Type Maliss. While their combination attacks are incredible, they do not get along in the slightest.
Maliss <Q> Red Ransom
Maliss <Q> Hearts of Crypter
An angry and scary short-burst decisive combat Maliss. She is the type to not show it, but she’ll throw a fit regardless of whether you’re friend or foe. She’s an expert at jokes that involve a queen sentencing for crimes.
UNDERGROUND
“UNDERGROUND” is a mysterious digital world that lies beyond the massive security hole caused by bugs. In its depths swirl seemingly endless amounts of dangerous data born from the malice and wickedness of humanity, so intense that normal people cannot maintain their sanity. To fight malice, one must use malice…… In order to explore such a twisted world full of malice, there exists the autonomous AI “Maliss” that are designed to plumb every inch of its depths.
Maliss <C> TB-11
The Girl Who Serves As Their Basis
There is a single girl in this world who is compatible with the “UNDERGROUND”. The Maliss are beings born from replicating the girl’s data, and then encouraging their individual growth.
Maliss in the Mirror
End of chapter
Thanks to 过户费喜加一 at Bilibili for the scans
11 Comments
I like the way the UI or whatever the page-like entries are (are they pages taken right from the Book?). The stylish patterns, the monsters having dialogue lines around the image boxes…
I wonder if the other entries in the Valuable Books had stylized designs like this, it gets boring looking at only text and boxes after a while: plus it be a shame if the Maliss entry was the only one with a unique page design (I think it’s the pages?)
The book itself has more colorful and stylish designs. I tried replicating some of them.
Some of them have more decorations than others. This chapter in particular was very unique with the text going around in different directions, White Rabbit’s comments and the glitchy background.
As I expected the Malisses really are AI clones of Alice, and then they have taken their individual forms upon exploring the Underground for humanity.
I am curious how the hole was formed though. Even if humanity’s evil caused bugs in digital technology, I’d like to believe there has to be more than meets the eye.
I just want Digital Bug support
Literally VRains lore with the Ignis’
Man I never have heard of a digital bug archytype before or anything……
“Her c***k will explode”🤨
Nice clock bro
Its about to bust, I mean, blast haha…
I can be your girlfriend or your girlfoe…
So they aren’t THE same girl as some of us thought but still are based of the same girl
… isn’t that the plot of Yugioh VRAINS? Honestly maybe they playing well with some of the @Ignister cards was done on purpose