With his load fully blown and the slime losing hold of itself, Yugi could take a moment to relax. That felt like one hell of an expulsion, and indeed he was fully spent. Much like a good workout, however, his mind was clear. Now was the time he could think without overlooking minor details or getting too far ahead. "Ahh!~ You know you could get hella paid for that mouth?" he said in a random moment of hindsight observation. Miko's mouth was something else. Undoubtedly, it went beyond any expectation he had of such things... and it had been doing that since before the System had a part to play.
Whatever the case, he had a secondary objective to meet. He'd take only a few moments to get himself together, but truly... the work had already been done on his part. Yugi realized this only now, but things were coming together nicely. So nicely, in fact... that he began laughing as he sat upright. Realizing a few things about wording used by the System, he acknowledged this quest as something beyond typical magical world tropes. Moreover, the slime Miko so recently abandoned was failing to hold even its normal form. That shouldn't have been the case normally, Yugi theorized. Even if it lost the ability to retain his form, it should have been something more than goop; it should have been more like the others that were bouncing around previously. Now, even those were falling apart despite the mana taken from Miko for the colony. "You know what's awesome about having a brain that's closed-in and protected?" he asked rhetorically of Miko. "First, it keeps me from looking like a dumb fuck. Second, and most importantly... it's fucking insulated! My brain is on fucking FIRE right now, and that sucks for you Brainface!" he announced afterwards. "System! Deactivate training protocol!"
[Voice Command Detected.]
> “Deactivate training protocol.”
Error: Command not recognized.
Notice: User privileges insufficient to modify dimensional parameters.
That notification from the System may not have been the desired outcome immediately, but it did let Yugi know he was on the right track. He even scoffed at the System's audacity. "System, end simulation," he demanded. Another notification would appear then.
[Voice Command Detected.]
> “Override: End simulation.”
Warning: Unauthorized override attempt detected.
Security Protocol Initiated.
Notice: Repeated override attempts may result in synchronization instability.
System Suggestion: Return to mission parameters immediately.
Once more, there was failure. This one was different, though. Yugi took special note of the word "Override" appearing. "So there's a protocol in place for this shit? You fucked up again, stupid! I bet you don't know how video games always work, huh? There's an ancient code that I bet you didn't even realize you were following. But... I bet it's there! System! Initiate emergency terrain reset!" he commanded for what would be the final time.
[Voice Command Detected.]
> “Initiate emergency terrain reset.”
Command recognized.
Warning: This function is restricted to critical failure scenarios.
User authorization… temporarily granted.
Commencing terrain purge in 3… 2… 1…
Notice: All unstable mana structures will be forcibly neutralized.
System Liability Disclaimer: Survival not guaranteed.
The System finally acknowledged Yugi's command, and the entire world appeared to glitch like a broken video game generation. "Gotcha! That's the rule of three, bitch!" Yugi gloated. As the slimes currently lacked stability, the cores that functioned as their hearts and minds were procedurally erased. Afterwards, balance returned to the landscape. All the while, their overseer was entertained beyond reason... but also quite bothered. “...He actually forced the terrain to fold back on itself. Fascinating. Even without power, instinct drives him to command the System. Perhaps... it chose better than I realized.”
