It was around 11 PM when I received a call from the Administrator. I answered his call and a violet screen appeared in front of me.
The screen then showed a video of a man in a suit. His name was Mithra, the Administrator of this Server and my current boss.
"Good evening, Moderator Jun", he flashed a warm smile.
"Good evening, Mithra. How may I be of service tonight?" I asked.
"First off, I want to thank you for your exemplary service for the past seventeen years. You have shown that you are, without a doubt, fitting to be called a 1412."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Now, I'll go straight to the point. It is time for your annual test as a Moderator. Are you prepared?"
As a Moderator, I had to do annual tests. The tests were simple such as fixing faulty codes of Dump Servers, fighting Bugs, or solving any anomaly in CyNet.
"Yes. I am prepared", I said.
A violet screen appeared in front of me and I began reading the contents.
"Ten minutes ago, we received information that there is an anomaly in Dump Server #42069360. You are to deal with it on your own", he said.
"Ten minutes ago? And there isn't enough information except that an anomaly was detected. This is an odd test", I muttered.
"Well... Since it was recently detected, we have no idea what it was or how dangerous it is. But you're a 1412 so I know you can handle it", Mithra said.
"Very well... I will prepare to enter this server."
"Good luck."
Mithra's screen disappeared as I got out of bed. Since this was an unknown anomaly, I had to be prepared. But what could I possibly bring?
Thinking about it, it shouldn't be that much of a problem. The anomaly was probably just a Bug or something. And I was sure that if it was too dangerous, they wouldn't pass this job to a Moderator like me.
That's why I prepared to transfer myself to Dump Server #42069360. The scenery around me changed as I entered a strange forest.
Dump Servers were faulty Servers that Administrators made. They weren't complete and they only served as testing grounds for Coders for new codes they would try to implement. Since it wasn't created properly, there were lots of wrong things.
I moved my body around and it seemed that at least, the physical laws were consistent. The fact that trees grew in this Dump Server meant that this Server was capable of supporting life.
If someone told me that this wasn't a Dump Server, I would probably believe them. However, I wasn't here to admire this place. I was here to solve an anomaly.
After walking around, I saw an interesting object.
In the distance, there was a black-haired boy in a white uniform. He was carrying a wavy sword and was looking around warily.
He didn't look like a Dump File so he must be a Bug. I get it now. This anomaly was easy to solve.
I pressed a violet screen and a knife materialized. The knife launched itself at the boy at fast speeds and aimed for his head. However, the boy saw the knife and avoided it.
"What the hell?" he asked.
Oh? The Bug could talk. While it was uncommon to see talking Bugs, it wasn't that much of a surprise.
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