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Leonard

Okay. I should be stationed here in the near future. Come find me if you need anything!

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Leonard

Hey friend, over here! You're finally here, I've been waiting for a long time.

Options

Sorry to keep you waiting.

We just saw each other not that long ago.

Leonard

Hey, what's with the politeness? I looked for you for help, so I'm willing to wait.

Leonard

Is that so? Maybe I just wanted to see you, so I got impatient!

Leonard

Thing is, like I said in my message, even if the invasion is over, it still exposed many security issues the space station faces. In other words, gaps.

Leonard

Following Lead Researcher Asta's orders, the space station formed a special task force to tackle this problem.

Leonard

In my opinion, aside from technical upgrades, it is more important to increase staff members' awareness and precaution. Many of Silver Wolf's attacks honed in on individual bad habits, and those are too difficult to defend against.

Options

Fair enough.

Like... you?

Leonard

Nonsense! What I did was... was... a demonstration! That's right. It's a demonstration to illustrate my point in a more direct manner!

Leonard

Herta Space Station is the turf of Genius Society members, so it's not inconceivable that other forces target us. Therefore, our safety and staff awareness should be at the top of the universe as well.

Leonard

In order to be able to quickly respond to such incidents in the future, I think that a safety drill for the entire space station should be arranged immediately: A select number of staff members will have their terminals sent a mail embedded with special programs...

Options

Phishing mail?

Will I get it too?

Leonard

No, no no no. Not as simple as that.

Leonard

No no, I'm not done yet.

Leonard

What we're defending against are enemies on the level of Stellaron Hunters. They won't give you a choice.

Leonard

The moment the mail is successfully received, the program will attack automatically and immediately regardless of time, location, or whether it was opened. Within moments, the virus will spread throughout the entire space station!

Leonard

Be it personal terminals, public facilities, or the electric seat warmer on the toilet, everything might collapse within moments!

Options

Scary...

Have you started looking for your next job?

Not the toilet seat!

Leonard

Don't worry, these "viruses" are all imitations written by me. They are absolutely safe and harmless.

Leonard

Through the drill, I want to deepen everyone's understanding of network security. Of course, before we start, testing and repeating revision is compulsory.

Leonard

The requirements for test candidates will be very high. They will need to be bold, careful, and thoughtful. They must not only be familiar with the space station, but also understand Silver Wolf and the Stellaron Hunter. It would be helpful if they also have an altruistic heart...

Leonard

Who could satisfy all of those requirements? My friend, that's you!

Options

No problem, friend!

Do you not have any other friends?

Leonard

I knew it, my good pal, you'll never let me down!

Leonard

You mean on the space station? Of course not. Colleagues are not friends.

Options

This sudden honesty!

Did you switch personalities?

Leonard

Oh, I just had a moment of inspiration. I was at the IPC for a long time, so believe me, friend, when I say "Adversity shows sincerity."

Leonard

The simulation testing grounds is ready. Let's get to it.

Options

Then let's go.

I'm not ready yet.

Leonard

Come with me!

Leonard

Oh... never mind then, it's not urgent. Come talk to me whenever you're ready.

Complete Sealed Sector: Difficulty 1

Leonard

Through the drill, I can definitely help deepen everyone's understanding of network security. Of course, before we start, testing and repeating revision is compulsory.

Leonard

The simulation testing grounds is ready. Let's get to it.

Options

Then let's go.

I'm not ready yet.

Leonard

Come with me!

Leonard

Oh... never mind then, it's not urgent. Come talk to me whenever you're ready.

Complete Sealed Sector: Difficulty 2

How is the drill revision coming along?

Leonard

All good! I replanned the route and added some new designs. What do you say, wanna try it out?

Options

Let's begin.

I'm not ready yet.

Leonard

No problem, let's go!

Leonard

Oh... never mind then, it's not urgent. Come talk to me whenever you're ready.

Complete Sealed Sector: Difficulty 3

Are you still preparing for the drill?

Leonard

Ah, yes. I submitted the last edition to the board and received feedback. Some good, some constructive.

Leonard

After all, this is a huge undertaking for the entire space station. They will have to give it some more thought, so I added new content and want to ask for your opinion.

Options

Let's begin.

I'm not ready yet.

Leonard

Thank you! Let's go.

Leonard

Oh... never mind then, it's not urgent. Come talk to me whenever you're ready.

Complete Sealed Sector: Difficulty 4

About the security drill...

Leonard

Hey... {NICKNAME}, I've been thinking about a question.

Leonard

The more I look into Silver Wolf's program, the more I feel... she's too far beyond reach. She can do anything just for fun, as if real life is really just a game.

Leonard

I cannot fathom that. This goes against everything I know. But... I need to keep up with her thinking. If I cannot stand on the same grounds as her, I will never be able to complete this job.

Leonard

I tried my best. This is the final edition, it's my magnum opus. Think of it as my personal request... Do away with all those samples and data, and just think of this as a simple challenge. Alright?

Options

Of course.

I'm not ready yet.

Leonard

Thank you, I won't have any explanation for you this time. I just hope... you would have fun.

Leonard

Oh... never mind then, it's not urgent. Come talk to me whenever you're ready.

Leonard

Eh. The higher-ups want me to think about the network security of the space station in detail, so I've decided to stop taking random gigs in the foreseeable future and focus on the things that are truly important.

Options

Why haven't I seen you before?

What do you do before this?

About Cosmic Warfare...

I don't have any other questions.

Leonard

Oh, that's the special nature of my position. If I'm not maintaining machines in the terminal room, I'll be in someone's workstation checking up on their terminal. Sometimes I have to go outside for other jobs, too.

Leonard

There are only a few of us in the Maintenance Department to maintain the entire space station. We've really got a lot on our plate.

Leonard

Before this? I've always been an engineer. I used to work for an Interastral Peace Corporation branch and made rank P24.

Leonard

I don't really have any opinion of the IPC, only that it was too large. An entry-level employee like me could spend half my life there without bumping into the bigwigs.

Leonard

But the space station is different — you can hardly escape the Lead Researcher Asta. If you're lucky, you can even get your ears chewed off by Madam Herta — she's a member of the Genius Society!

Leonard

Huh? Did you hear about it from Mr. Screwllum? You weren't here when it happened.

Options

Did you face off with Silver Wolf?

Why's it called Cosmic Warfare?

How did that go?

I want to ask about something else...

Leonard

Depends on how you define "face off"... I told you when we first met that I tried tracking the Stellaron Hunters after they left the space station, but ended up in Silver Wolf's trap.

Leonard

She reverse-hacked into my device and sent a bunch of spam messages to people in my name, asking them to play a video game called Cosmic Warfare.

Leonard

...Just, it's an embarrassing memory. Just forget about it.

Leonard

I didn't understand as well, in the beginning. This game was usually installed in old display terminals on those antique interstellar vessels. Ugh... The type of game only an idle drunk miner could love.

Leonard

After reading into it a little, I found out there's a collector looking for a rare strategy for this game, and the reward is a Tyranid fighter jet, eventually won by someone anonymous — that must be Silver Wolf.

Leonard

I think she probably doesn't have many friends. Cosmic Warfare is a multiplayer collaborative game, so she couldn't play the game on her own, so she looked for a bunch of "helpers" in this way.

Leonard

Oh, nowhere. I've done my best to quarantine the intruder's viral influence to the monitoring room. It didn't spread outside, but that's all I could do...

Leonard

I wrote a script to block off those spam messages day and night. It's a little primitive, but very effective.

Leonard

In the end, Silver Wolf seemed to have had enough fun and shut the game down. That was the end of that saga. What I didn't know is that Madam Herta and she had already set up the chess board for the next game.