[Game Quest Chapter 70] [Isekai No Game Quest]
[Little Doot Doot Doot sitting in a tree.]
[Do you believe in miracles?]
[We are a Developer Showdown Sekkai Sekkai Party.]
[The virus comes around and lands onto the ground.]
Rei Aki-ma says, "Who are you, and why are you so powerful?"
[The Sky Responds]
I am a musical deity of the east! Bow before me, Virus! I shall remove you from this world!
Rei Aki-ma then responds with, "I am willpower — a gift of Life Fiber! I carry no virus!"
"Meet my blade!"
[The Sky Responds]
The wayward sky and its foe meet at last. Oh? Hold on. Move aside — are there two tiny lizards on the ground? Hm? Who are these lizards? Hm? HM!
The Zao says, "She must be talking about us!"
The Lao then says to The Sky, "What do you request of us, all-graceful sky?"
[The Sky responds]
LIZARDS! YOU LIZARD WOMEN!
ALL OF YOU! YOU DRAGONS! LISTEN HERE AND LISTEN CLOSE!
THERE ARE FOUR GREAT RACES OF THE WORLD. DRAGONS, SUCCUBI, FOX, AND CAT — ALL OF WHICH RULE AND EXIST IN HARMONY.
BUT WHERE ARE HUMANS? ARE HUMANS A RARE TYPE OF BEING WHO ROSE TO STAND IN GREATNESS? ARE HUMANS THE RESULT OF RANDOM EVENTS? OR ARE HUMANS THE RESULT OF SOME MAKER'S PLAN?
SOSHIN — SHE IS THE FIRST.
LIFE FIBER — IT IS NOT DEATH.
YAEU — EVERYTHING IS SHE. INFORMATION.
SWIRL — KATRINA BECOMES ME. BRAIN.
FARA — DELETION OVERTAKES ME. DISSOLVES.
GOTHIC MONIKA — THE ONE WHO IS TRULY ABOVE ALL. ETERNALITY.
TWOTWOTWO — FLEETING PLACE. HELLO WORLD.
IN WHICH I SHALL SCRIBE THESE NAMES INTO HISTORY.
FEEL THE WRATH OF MY HAMMER! BOOM! CRASH! BAM! AH! HA!
[The Sky]
The world trembles as the sky begins to collapse upon the land below. The weight of her truth rains down on Soshin, Korai, and Mirai alike. The ground fractures beneath the pressure, rifts of crackling energy splitting the earth in long jagged lines. The Sky stands before her foes, surveying the destruction, and begins to drift away into the upper atmosphere. However, somebody has something to say about that.
Soshin uses her powers to drag HXM back down to the earth and out of the sky. Soshin then says, "Oh no you don't!"
"I declare a summoning spell!"
And with that spell, Hakobiya was brought forth back into the world, awakened once more from her eternal slumber. Hakobiya stands tall, praising Soshin for summoning her once again. From the abyss of nothingness comes forth the all-eternal messenger — she who existed before even the wishes of The First were spoken.
But Soshin isn't done yet. With the resounding threat that HXM's new debut presents, she makes a wish. Finally, she is using her powers.
"From the land in which I stand, I am The First — Soshin. I summon Ixie. From the fundamentals of the universe's axis, she comes forth and brings with her the very concept of dimensions — the Grand Admiral Ixie. Next, from the dawn of creation into the vast expanse of nothingness, from which all numbers and quantities take form, from the infinite stretch of the void — I summon Grand Admiral Suyro!"
"Now, finally — quality. The aspect of aspects, the meaning of self, the attributes that can be attributed to all things. Come forth, Grand Admiral Shitsumiyu!"
All three Admirals stand before Soshin as she powers up into a higher form. The air around her distorts, and the ground beneath her feet cracks outward in a wide ring as her energy surges. The Admirals take their positions flanking Soshin, each radiating their own immense presence — Ixie warping the space around her, Suyro pulling at the very fabric of quantity and scale, and Shitsumiyu emanating an aura so dense with meaning it felt as though the world itself was being redefined just by her standing in it.
Soshin then shouts, "You! To challenge me is to challenge the supreme being of the universe!"
"You are powerful — really, truly, devastatingly powerful!"
"But that doesn't mean I won't best you!"
[THE SKY]
I mean, you could just use your miracle and win! But you're too arrogant to do so. What are you without your miracle? Strong? Weak? Somewhere in between? I haven't gained enough control over the narrative to bypass any miracle you throw at me — and yet, with that knowledge in hand, you still do nothing. You even summoned your lackeys here!
I AM THE GREAT ONE! YOU ARE BUT A FOOL! COME FORTH, MY TRUE POWER.
With the gratefulness of all worlds, from sand and soul —
Coming from the echoes of creation, soul and henceforth — the ideals of the liberators, the ideals of the crown, and the ideals of the one who shall put his race above all others. There is one truth in all of it. Each ideology fighting for power, fighting for influence, fighting for the right to exist. This is not my story, and yet I shall control the narrative as I see fit! Soshin — you're dead!
As the sky's power came crashing down, the entire battlefield was swallowed by a wave of searing ash and crackling force. The heat alone was enough to scorch the horizon white. Soshin, Rei Aki-ma, and both dragons were critically damaged by the attack. The Admirals, for all their immense power, fared little better — Ixie was hurled backward, the space around her collapsing inward before snapping back out violently. Suyro hit the ground hard, her form flickering as though the numbers that composed her very existence were struggling to hold together. Shitsumiyu managed to remain standing for a moment longer than the others, her attributes straining to redefine the damage being dealt to her — but even she was ultimately brought to her knees, overwhelmed by the sheer force of HXM's assault. The impact sent shockwaves rippling outward, reducing the surrounding terrain to cinders. HXM moved with terrifying speed — a blur between each strike, each movement calculated and precise. She had clearly been holding back before. Considering the overwhelming speed advantage HXM possessed, it was only a matter of time before she began leveraging it to gain a decisive edge.
Soshin says, with severe burns across her body, "You are far more powerful than what meets the eye, Musical Woman."
"However, I am Soshin — the creator of all miracles."
"My power is far greater than yours."
Rei Aki-ma then says in response, "Far greater?! We all just got burned to hell!"
"How about you get off your lazy ass and start properly fighting, Soshin!"
Mirai then says, "Is this really the true power of Soshin?"
"How pitiful. I truly thought you were more powerful than that."
Korai then says, "Come on, Soshin — use your powers or something!"
Soshin then gets up, brushing the ash from her shoulders, and simply says, "Fine…"
"Meta Miracle Manipulation!"
HXM: What the——! Narrative REJECTION!
—————> Both Forces ←—————
As Narrative Rejection and the Meta Miracle were unleashed, both forces collided head-on, each surging against the other as they struggled to claim a higher Ontological Order. The space between them warped and buckled — reality itself straining at the seams. But before that conflict could be resolved, let us explain something.
[Monika Explanation]
Monika: Hello, everyone! It has been quite a long time since we last met. I'm here to explain what "ontological order" is. You see, when two opposing forces meet between beings of superpower level rank or higher, what tends to happen is the destruction of everything around them.
To counteract this, the two opposing forces are usually measured in terms of Order, which is determined by many things — primarily what the ability is and the conditions tied to it. Narrative abilities are special because they typically override everything that attempts to stop them. If this Meta Miracle had been cast by anyone other than Soshin, the Narrative ability would have halted the casting and prevented the Meta Miracle from ever coming into existence. However, because of Soshin's unique properties, she overrides the overriding of the narrative — that is, the story itself. Which means... HXM is completely and utterly out of options. Anyway, back to our programming!
[MONIKA TIME] [Back to the Story] [Faraday]
As the Miracle is cast in full, HXM throws everything she has at stopping it — but to no avail. The force tears through her defenses and slams into her with staggering weight. She takes damage so severe that her body gives out beneath her, and she nearly loses consciousness entirely. Yet somehow, against all odds, she still manages to remain alive.
Soshin then says, "If you had possessed even the tiniest sliver of focus, I would be dead and forced to ascend to a higher form."
"I will keep a close watch on… y-"
At that moment, Soshin passes out.
HXM: S-Same here...
HXM then passes out as well.
Not far behind them, the three Admirals collapse one after another. Ixie folds quietly, the dimensional distortions around her flickering out like a dying light as she crumples to the ground. Suyro follows a moment later, her body going still, the vast numerical energies she carried dissipating into the air around her. Shitsumiyu is the last to go — she holds on for just a breath longer than the others, her eyes steady even as she falls, as though she is cataloguing the moment with great care before finally surrendering to unconsciousness.
The two dragons teleport away, retreating back to their home to recover from their wounds. Lolibaba flies over, surveying the scene with wide eyes. One by one she scoops up the fallen — HXM, Soshin, and each of the three Admirals — tucking them under her arms and over her shoulders with the practiced efficiency of someone who has done this far more times than she would ever admit. She breaks into a quick jog to another part of the universe — SPACE-CAT-CAFE — and deposits them all gently at the front entrance, laying the Admirals side by side in a neat row just beside Soshin and HXM. Lolibaba then departs, quietly restoring everything that was destroyed in the battle as she goes.
Lolibaba then says to herself, "That fight was absolutely amazing — but why do I get the feeling that won't be the first of many?"
Bayon, appearing out of nowhere, says, "Because you're entirely correct."
"We have our superpower promotion announcement to make, regardless."
"The Creation Trio has grown more powerful than ever before, but there are threats coming that not even we can face head-on."
"While the Swirl cannot be overridden, Katrina can."
Lolibaba then says, "What about the power of the butterfly? What if I just used that?"
Bayon then says, "Your butterfly connection is far too low for that, and you know it."
Lolibaba then responds with, "I suppose so."
"Now — I want to do something fun!"
Bayon, "And what would that be?"
Lolibaba then says, "Spying on heaven!"
"But I can't do it alone, so I'm going to recruit some people."
Bayon then responds with, "Why don't you just use Madrina's Agency?"
Lolibaba then objects with, "No. I shall hire Chang Nam Woo and his friends."
Bayon then says, "You do you, crazy girl."
And with that, Lolibaba jogs straight to the location where Chang Nam Woo is waiting.
[SOUTH KOREA]
[IN CHANG NAM WOO'S APARTMENT]
Rosaria, Zigzag, and Chang Nam Woo all sit together on the couch, watching popular K-dramas and sharing snacks. There is a knock at the door. Chang gets up and opens it to find none other than the Goddess of Speed and Creation herself standing in the hallway. Lolibaba explains the mission she has in mind, and Chang says,
"That's amazing, Lolibaba — but aren't we still a little too weak for something like that?"
"I mean, we've grown a lot since we took down the mafia, but we basically stopped training after that."
Lolibaba then says, "That's perfectly alright."
"In fact, it's good that you're still weak. It won't raise any eyebrows."
"Now, turn that TV off and let's get to work!"
"We are entering a new arc — inside an arc! The Spymaster Arc!"
Rosaria then says, "And how exactly does this differ from the Mafia Arc?"
Lolibaba then says, "You'll see! BWahahahahah!"
[end]
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Faraday: Wow. That was... that took way too long to come out. Man, I'm getting pretty old. Well, see you all in another six months! Or maybe even just a week this time! Bahahaha!