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Dolce, in comparison to the other data divers, was still running on a rather full tank, so to speak. Around 70%? The standard Barrier.exe cost barely anything, and while AbsoluteBarrier.exe cost a lot more, most of that was offloaded on the server dedicated to the program. Ghost.exe actually lessened the amount of data manipulation, since one didn't have to worry about having to interact with the programs that made up the cyberscape, and Arsenal.exe took equally little, even less due to the fact she didn't get to fire a shot before having to resort to using her barrier to catch the airships.

This was still discounting that Dolce was more of a virtual being than a human at this point, in part due to the experiments performed on her, and having been in cyberspace for decades, she learned all the tricks to lessen it even more.

That's not to say it didn't have it's drawbacks. While her overall data usage limit was high, she was only able to use programs that required very little at a time. At least without outside aid, like the setup she had for AbsoluteBarrier.exe.

Where other people were metaphorically able to fight a fire with a firehose, she was a sprinkler. A damn good one, but still.

But we're digressing.

When the new Datadiver appeared, Dolce originally thought little of it, at least until she got a good look at her. Dolce recognized her from some earlier battles, and, even in a female mindset, was as appreciative of the eye candy as ever. That's not to say that was all the Datadiver in question was good for, but it definitely stood out.

Dolce reinforced the wall Rhorer had put up with a triple Barrier.exe, and reran it when it's attack broke through the first two layers.

When Rhorer was done transferring her remaining data Dolce took her turn. She decided to give around 20% of her remaining data to the impatient Yuyan, which would equal a roughly 60% filled tank for the common datadiver. Then Rhorer threw the boy at the Mech.

Dolce backed away further to give Yuyan space for his attacks, the currently vulnerable Rhorer likely following.

In case the girl did, Dolce would offer to transfer 10% of her data to Rhorer, likely bringing her back up to a third of her data limit. She'd also try to get to D10, hoping to give him another 5%, the amount being less due to the fact he was having less trouble with his reserves.

In the end, if this chain of event finished as she had hoped, she would have around 35% date usage left.

She decided to use Ghost.exe again as a precaution, as she approached the place Yuyan and the Mech where fighting. The stray thought of 'Pretty sure this must be one Yuyan's wet dreams come true', went through her mind for a bit, but she didn't pay it much attention, aside from a small amount of amusement.

If Yuyan would need someone to bail him out, she was on standby. Ghost.exe was definitely useful here, even if using it on another person would likely strain Dolce's Limited Data Flow.