A system entity that System 97 whispered to about System 1007's unusual mood. It asked what was wrong with System 1007, noting that a few days ago it was still so happy. Systems can sense each other's moods, and System 22 was curious about System 1007's sudden change in behavior. System 97 explained that System 1007's dirty tricks had been countered by the people in this world, referring to Jiang Yanzhi nearly destroying System 1007 twenty-three years ago. System 22 expressed surprise that System 1007 had gone mad, noting that interface interference violates the Celestial Way handbook, which prevents world collapse by maintaining story path order through world-walking agents.