Chapter 505: Hakoniwa's Three Doomsdays? A 10-Star Threat?
Ren leaned back in the warm water of the Shinomiya's grand bath, Kaguya's head resting peacefully on his shoulder while Hayasaka Ai and Nao attended to him. He typed his response on the holographic screen, a thoughtful smile on his face.
[Ren: Hoh, this time the Chat Group has gained an extraordinary figure, the White-Night King.]
"Hmm?"
In a world of vibrant colors and impossible architecture, Shiroyasha narrowed her eyes. This Administrator named Ren seemed to know her identity.
"Interesting."
[Shiroyasha: Oh my, this unknown deity, you seem to know my identity? Are you from the upper layers of Hakoniwa?]
[Ren: I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I am not a person of Hakoniwa, nor am I any deity.]
[Shiroyasha: A world outside Hakoniwa?]
[Ren: Rather than a world outside Hakoniwa, I lean more towards a world that is different from the world where Hakoniwa is located.]
[Shiroyasha: The world where Hakoniwa is located...]
This concept was much broader. Worlds that Hakoniwa could observe but hadn't were included within its sphere. But worlds outside of that were realms it could not observe, on par with its own.
Although this was shocking, Shiroyasha was more concerned with how Ren knew of her. Could his world observe Hakoniwa, just as Hakoniwa observes others? If that were the case, things would be quite serious. Had Hakoniwa also become a mere component in the eyes of others?
[Tatsumaki: What on earth are you two talking about? Seriously, it's all so confusing! My head hurts from trying to understand.]
[Shinobu Kocho: I'm a bit confused too.]
[Bronya: Hmm, for us, there's no need to dwell on it. We just need to know that everyone is from different worlds.]
[Silver Wolf: Ren, so how strong is this "extraordinary figure" you mentioned?]
This question caught everyone's attention. Ren took a grape from Kaguya's fingers before replying.
[Ren: A celestial law that existed before the concepts of heaven and earth were born, reigning at the pinnacle of all cosmic views. Shiroyasha, is that an accurate description?]
Ren also didn't know her exact strength; he only remembered a rough description. Judging by this, she should at least possess power equivalent to Lv9 or even Lv10. Of course, that was a description of her in her full state as the White-Night King.
[Inorin's Note: The following is a summary of Shiroyasha's backstory from "Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?". It involves concepts like Spirit Rank, which determines a being's power and authority in Hakoniwa.]
Her identity had changed from the White-Night Demon King to the White-Night King, and then to her current form, Shiroyasha.
Initially, she was the strongest Star Spirit, controlling the primordial stars that govern the universe's total mass. Later, she was granted the Spirit Rank of "Geocentrism" and became one of Humanity's Final Trials—a doomsday-level threat. As the White-Night Demon King, she was Second in the Full Authority Domain sequence, a being of immense power.
As human history developed and the Geocentric Theory was refuted, her Spirit Rank continuously diminished. Eventually, she was defeated by the twin goddesses of Creation and End, and her very Spirit Rank was restricted.
Therefore, in her normal state, she only possesses power comparable to a Sun God (a Three-Digit entity). But if she uses her Organizer Authority, her Spirit Rank can expand infinitely, returning her to the Second Rank. After that, to interfere with the lower layers, she converted to Buddhism and lowered her rank again to become the "Divine Spirit" Yaksha, which is her current state.
[Shiroyasha: This Administrator is not simple, oh.]
[Nami: ??? Is the new person that strong?]
[Fufu: Again, something related to the universe! Terrifying power!]
[Esdeath: Universe...]
[Kiana: Ren, who is stronger, her or you?]
[Ren: Unclear.]
In reality, he genuinely didn't know. People's views on Hakoniwa's power were bizarre. Some said a two-digit rank was a single universe, others a multiverse, and some an infinite multiverse. For him to judge was truly hard.
He felt Hakoniwa's power descriptions didn't apply to him. After his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were upgraded to Lv10, he could easily observe and fundamentally kill the entire universe. Within the observable universe, he could achieve a form of omniscience and omnipotence.
[Ren: Shiroyasha, I'm quite interested in the Doomsday level of your world. If you don't mind, could you tell me?]
[Saeko Busujima: Friendly reminder, Doomsday can be seen in your personal information.]
[Shiroyasha: Future Doomsday (10-Star), Abnormal Doomsday (10-Star), Uncertainty Doomsday (10-Star). Is this what you mean?]
[Vivi: ...]
[Kushina: ...]
[Seitenshi: This... is so exaggerated.]
[Tatsumaki: What do Doomsday and Star ratings mean?]
[Silver Wolf: It is indeed a bit exaggerated. My world has Aeons, yet it's only a 9-Star Doomsday.]
[Reinhardt: Most importantly, her world, like the Administrator's, has three Doomsdays.]
Ren personally saw some clues from this. March 7th's world is within a complete universe. Hakoniwa, on the other hand, is much larger, involving a multiverse. Yet, these two vastly different worlds only had a 1-star difference in their levels.
Is it an error from the Chat Group? Or is the scope of a 9-Star and a 10-Star Doomsday vastly different?
He instantly rejected the first possibility. It was highly probable that the scope of influence encompassed by a 9-Star Doomsday could range from a single universe to a multiverse. This span was indeed a bit too vast.
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