Gazing upon the translucent panel, chunks of text greeted Shiro's sight.
[Roles]
[Creator: The 'god' who creates a world and its denizens. Utilizing layers of information from the "real world", a new "story world" is born. They are the ones responsible for inputting the layers of information to make their world more detailed and "realistic" in nature. As their...
Addendum: Once the role is selected, an appropriate identity will be created.]
[Creation: The 'created' who lives their life in a "story world". Their journeys are exposed to the 'gods' of the "real world". Each of them is independent, allowing them to make decisions and come to a conclusion. Once they are exposed to the "real world", their growth...
Addendum: Once the role is selected, the participant's story (original trajectory) will be exposed to the world.]
The information that he decrypted was not that detailed but nevertheless provided many useful insights. They would no longer be caught off guard as they create more plans that are centered on their opponent's information. The initiative now belongs to them, just like the first mover's advantage in chess.
"The creation... The ones that will have this role would have their stories publicized." Cardinal said. "This is much more troublesome than I imagined."
"Their privacy will get invaded. I wonder how the others feel about this..?"
Shiro closed the [Decrypt] panels and saw the ongoing messages that are refreshed every second.
Kuroneko: "I guess the story of the [Creations] is going to be published as ACG material."
Shino: "ACG... Their powers will be exposed."
Romani: "The original trajectory is the one going to be exposed. We won't have much problem in this regard as long as the [Creations] has powers outside their story."
Touka: "I agree. Madoka-chan did not have a Reality Marble nor did the Doctor have her Unique Skill originally. Basically, all of us obtained a power that we should not have in the past."
Surprisingly, they did not care much about the publication of their daily lives.
"I guess that wasn't much of a problem..." Shiro mumbled as he decided to hang out with Cardinal and Strea after he finishes the plan-making.
*****
They saw the now-less populated streets of Kawalirielki from above a skyscraper. Due to the outer god incident, a total of nearly 1,000 casualties were listed, with thousands being injured by the silver-eyed people. If Shiro did not finish that battle in under five minutes, the numbers would only be more.
Of course, the people infected by the will returned to normal once the [Moon] power neutralized the said will. Sadly, they are in quarantine and jails for the long run. This caused the state prison to be filled by heaps of people and their foreign relations office to be flooded by foreigners who want to bail out their acquaintances. Still, these people were locked in prison as the ones caught were seen with the intent to commit crimes. There are lucky ones that did not get imprisoned simply because of Shiro's timely interference.
As for Kazimierz's ruling body, they are suffering right now. Though, this is not Shiro's problem anymore...
"From afar, the city looks good."
"It did hide their blemishes... briefly."
Both Shiro and Cardinal jokingly commented. They know how many struggles are in this seemingly prosperous city, which is why they can't bring to see it as a "beautiful" landscape. Perhaps, no city in Terra can qualify as such.
Looking at the piggybacked Strea who's currently sleeping, he said, "Some things do never change."
"She did so many things to help the denizens of this world. Her purity is something that I find very commendable."
"Just like those Heroes of Justice..."
Silence enveloped the two of them. Only Strea's soft breathing and the night breeze made any sounds at this moment.
"It's nearly time."
"..."
Shiro used [Aurora Curtain] on the three of them, throwing them back into the residence that they acquired in this capital city. He went into one of the bedrooms available and placed Strea on top before silently closing the door.
"Shiro."
"Mn?"
A trace of moonlight passed through a window and illuminated the dim room.
Tick-!
Tock-!
The wall clock made ticking sounds as every second passed in silence. Shiro saw Cardinal's solemn gaze and understood her thoughts at this moment. Her hazel pupils completely portrayed her inner thoughts.
[10... 9... 8...]
"Make sure to come back as a whole."
[4...3... 2...]
"I will."
The moment the timer turned to zero, he was blinded with a bright light that he could not see through even now. Though, gray fog briefly appeared in his pupils before disappearing —unbeknownst to him.
*****
A cold mist formed with each of Shiro's breaths. Christmas had passed and it is now January with the usual 5 degrees Celsius (36 degrees Fahrenheit) during the winter nights. He saw many people around him wearing heavy coats and jackets to fend off the remnants of the Christmas spirit.
Fortunately, he wore a black windbreaker before he left, saving him from the inconvenience that he might encounter. Opening his eyes, he fully digested his "identity" in this world—that is, a mangaka. coincidentally, he saw his reflection in a metal pole. Dark as night hair and blood-red pupils... he looks different than before.
After all, this is his look back to when he was "Fenrir". It lacked the otherworldly aura that "Shiro" possesses due to his max-level charm, but its influence did not completely disappear. Instead, it made him more charismatic in a more subtle way.
Still, his current appearance ranks at the absolute top in this world. The not-so-infrequent turning of heads occurred as he passed by people.
"What's the situation..." He mumbled with slight annoyance. "Everything here is completely normal. Yet, my intuition tells me that everything here is not-so-simple..."
Ever since he crossed over this world, his intuition already gave him the warning bells that this world is not simple. Sadly, he could not delve deeper into it as his current role is a [Creator]. While he dons this role, he would not display much of his absurd capabilities lest his "acting award" goes to waste.
It will be a different story when he's in another identity, however.
Shiro: "How's it on your end?"
Kal'tsit: "There are not many people in this place. I should be in what I presume to be a park."
Madoka: "I'm in a dark alley..."
Shinji: "I'm a the top of a very tall skyscraper. I see a bridge similar to the Fuyuki Bridge!"
Kuroneko: "So the me of this world is sleepless too, alright."
Touka: "Not having my little sister in this place... it feels unnatural to me."
"Everyone landed in different places, I see."
Strolling in the streets, Shiro saw many familiar places such as McDonalds, KFC, and Lawson. He saw these already in Shinto Town. Knowing that he landed in Tokyo City, he then recalled something.
Shiro: "I landed in Tokyo. How about you, Kuroneko?"
Kuroneko: "I'm in Chiba. Wait for a while, I'll be riding a train immediately."
Shiro: "Copy that."
With Chiba being so close to Tokyo, it would only take her half an hour at most to arrive.
Rumble-!
Suddenly, he felt the ground shake momentarily.
"Huh? What's that?"
"Something's flying up there!"
"UFO?"
Hearing the surrounding people look at a single place, he followed their sights. He landed on one of the tallest buildings in this city the Docomo Tower, but what's more important are the two flyings 'people' around it. Stealthily, he used his extraordinary vision for a moment to see what is going on.
Bam-!
Swooosh-!
Swooosh-!
In his sight, the two people—a redhead and a white-haired girl—are fighting. The former is obviously at a disadvantage as she narrowly avoided each of the flying swords sent out by the latter. The white-haired girl also has a confident look that shouts "I can deal with this perfectly."
"The number of her projected swords surpasses Emiya's..." He mumbled as he saw the redhead dodge yet another blade barrage with strife. "She'll lose at this rate."
Shiro saw their battlefield shifting from the tower to Yoyogi Park.
Kal'tsit: "Engaging in two potential enemies."
'She's in Tokyo too?!'
Realizing that the white-haired girl in a military uniform seems hard to beat, he quickly made a decision. Taking out the [Concealment Mask] in his windbreaker's inner pocket, he wore it before his silhouette disappeared in the sea of people.
Moments later, he reappeared in the park in his oversized black robe. His black sword was transformed into a dagger. A gray fog also enveloped his figure, making him more synonymous with the word 'mysterious'.
Shiro: "Be careful. I'm intervening, too."
Boom-!
As if giving him a good chance to attack, missiles flew over at the military girl before they caused a small-scale explosion. using it as a smokescreen, Shiro teleported between space and arrived behind her back. His robe swayed with the wind as he thrust the dagger to the girl's neck.
Clang-!
Instead of going deeper, it was stopped by an unknown force—one that he found unfamiliar and familiar at the same time.
"Initiate."
Along with his words, Shiro sent out a flurry of swift and unpredictable strikes. All of them aimed at her vital points, namely: her head, neck, heart, and veins. It worked similarly as Sasaki Kojiro's [Tsubame Gaeshi], but it is made possible by brute-forcing through his speed.
"React."
In this world where time is slowed down, he directly came in contact with the girl's gaze. It contained nothing but disdain as she saw him as a "creation". Going deeper, he saw nothing but pure hatred toward the world itself.
The girl possessed no shackles in this world to prevent her from going haywire.
Seemingly knowing that one of her deepest emotions was exposed, her disdain turned into surprise.
"Explode."
Boom-!
Using his [Wisdom] authority, he mimicked the mechanics of his [Arts] and made a "small-scale" explosion. Albeit, this "small-scale" is visibly five times stronger than the previous explosion.
'Good luck on this world's authorities. I hope they do create something more reasonable than gas leaks.' He wryly chuckled inwardly. 'And... yep. She did not sustain any damage.'
Swoooosh-!
A black figure passed through him as he mused.
Clang-! Clang-!
Metallic blades clashed and produced rough sounds.
"Kal'tsit."
A familiar feline woman walked in his direction from the distance.
*****
A/N: This mission might be different than the usual, though MC will use his powers all throughout this mission. It's just that he got the hassle of having a disguise to keep up.
Fact #95: Chikujoin Magane, an another overpowered character in Re:creators, shares the same voice actor as Quinella, Echidna, Shiki Ryougi, Shinobu (Monogatari), and our Ruler Jeanne! The ratio of her psychopathic characters and kind characters are quite off, don't you think so?
PS: Magane has the [Infinite Deception of Words], allowing her to bend reality by making her lie happen once her target denies it. Basically, you will die if you deny her lie of "You will die instantly". That's how OP she is.
Gazing upon the translucent panel, chunks of text greeted Shiro's sight.
[Roles]
[Creator: The 'god' who creates a world and its denizens. Utilizing layers of information from the "real world", a new "story world" is born. They are the ones responsible for inputting the layers of information to make their world more detailed and "realistic" in nature. As their...
Addendum: Once the role is selected, an appropriate identity will be created.]
[Creation: The 'created' who lives their life in a "story world". Their journeys are exposed to the 'gods' of the "real world". Each of them is independent, allowing them to make decisions and come to a conclusion. Once they are exposed to the "real world", their growth...
Addendum: Once the role is selected, the participant's story (original trajectory) will be exposed to the world.]
The information that he decrypted was not that detailed but nevertheless provided many useful insights. They would no longer be caught off guard as they create more plans that are centered on their opponent's information. The initiative now belongs to them, just like the first mover's advantage in chess.
"The creation... The ones that will have this role would have their stories publicized." Cardinal said. "This is much more troublesome than I imagined."
"Their privacy will get invaded. I wonder how the others feel about this..?"
Shiro closed the [Decrypt] panels and saw the ongoing messages that are refreshed every second.
Kuroneko: "I guess the story of the [Creations] is going to be published as ACG material."
Shino: "ACG... Their powers will be exposed."
Romani: "The original trajectory is the one going to be exposed. We won't have much problem in this regard as long as the [Creations] has powers outside their story."
Touka: "I agree. Madoka-chan did not have a Reality Marble nor did the Doctor have her Unique Skill originally. Basically, all of us obtained a power that we should not have in the past."
Surprisingly, they did not care much about the publication of their daily lives.
"I guess that wasn't much of a problem..." Shiro mumbled as he decided to hang out with Cardinal and Strea after he finishes the plan-making.
*****
They saw the now-less populated streets of Kawalirielki from above a skyscraper. Due to the outer god incident, a total of nearly 1,000 casualties were listed, with thousands being injured by the silver-eyed people. If Shiro did not finish that battle in under five minutes, the numbers would only be more.
Of course, the people infected by the will returned to normal once the [Moon] power neutralized the said will. Sadly, they are in quarantine and jails for the long run. This caused the state prison to be filled by heaps of people and their foreign relations office to be flooded by foreigners who want to bail out their acquaintances. Still, these people were locked in prison as the ones caught were seen with the intent to commit crimes. There are lucky ones that did not get imprisoned simply because of Shiro's timely interference.
As for Kazimierz's ruling body, they are suffering right now. Though, this is not Shiro's problem anymore...
"From afar, the city looks good."
"It did hide their blemishes... briefly."
Both Shiro and Cardinal jokingly commented. They know how many struggles are in this seemingly prosperous city, which is why they can't bring to see it as a "beautiful" landscape. Perhaps, no city in Terra can qualify as such.
Looking at the piggybacked Strea who's currently sleeping, he said, "Some things do never change."
"She did so many things to help the denizens of this world. Her purity is something that I find very commendable."
"Just like those Heroes of Justice..."
Silence enveloped the two of them. Only Strea's soft breathing and the night breeze made any sounds at this moment.
"It's nearly time."
"..."
Shiro used [Aurora Curtain] on the three of them, throwing them back into the residence that they acquired in this capital city. He went into one of the bedrooms available and placed Strea on top before silently closing the door.
"Shiro."
"Mn?"
A trace of moonlight passed through a window and illuminated the dim room.
Tick-!
Tock-!
The wall clock made ticking sounds as every second passed in silence. Shiro saw Cardinal's solemn gaze and understood her thoughts at this moment. Her hazel pupils completely portrayed her inner thoughts.
[10... 9... 8...]
"Make sure to come back as a whole."
[4...3... 2...]
"I will."
The moment the timer turned to zero, he was blinded with a bright light that he could not see through even now. Though, gray fog briefly appeared in his pupils before disappearing —unbeknownst to him.
*****
A cold mist formed with each of Shiro's breaths. Christmas had passed and it is now January with the usual 5 degrees Celsius (36 degrees Fahrenheit) during the winter nights. He saw many people around him wearing heavy coats and jackets to fend off the remnants of the Christmas spirit.
Fortunately, he wore a black windbreaker before he left, saving him from the inconvenience that he might encounter. Opening his eyes, he fully digested his "identity" in this world—that is, a mangaka. coincidentally, he saw his reflection in a metal pole. Dark as night hair and blood-red pupils... he looks different than before.
After all, this is his look back to when he was "Fenrir". It lacked the otherworldly aura that "Shiro" possesses due to his max-level charm, but its influence did not completely disappear. Instead, it made him more charismatic in a more subtle way.
Still, his current appearance ranks at the absolute top in this world. The not-so-infrequent turning of heads occurred as he passed by people.
"What's the situation..." He mumbled with slight annoyance. "Everything here is completely normal. Yet, my intuition tells me that everything here is not-so-simple..."
Ever since he crossed over this world, his intuition already gave him the warning bells that this world is not simple. Sadly, he could not delve deeper into it as his current role is a [Creator]. While he dons this role, he would not display much of his absurd capabilities lest his "acting award" goes to waste.
It will be a different story when he's in another identity, however.
Shiro: "How's it on your end?"
Kal'tsit: "There are not many people in this place. I should be in what I presume to be a park."
Madoka: "I'm in a dark alley..."
Shinji: "I'm a the top of a very tall skyscraper. I see a bridge similar to the Fuyuki Bridge!"
Kuroneko: "So the me of this world is sleepless too, alright."
Touka: "Not having my little sister in this place... it feels unnatural to me."
"Everyone landed in different places, I see."
Strolling in the streets, Shiro saw many familiar places such as McDonalds, KFC, and Lawson. He saw these already in Shinto Town. Knowing that he landed in Tokyo City, he then recalled something.
Shiro: "I landed in Tokyo. How about you, Kuroneko?"
Kuroneko: "I'm in Chiba. Wait for a while, I'll be riding a train immediately."
Shiro: "Copy that."
With Chiba being so close to Tokyo, it would only take her half an hour at most to arrive.
Rumble-!
Suddenly, he felt the ground shake momentarily.
"Huh? What's that?"
"Something's flying up there!"
"UFO?"
Hearing the surrounding people look at a single place, he followed their sights. He landed on one of the tallest buildings in this city the Docomo Tower, but what's more important are the two flyings 'people' around it. Stealthily, he used his extraordinary vision for a moment to see what is going on.
Bam-!
Swooosh-!
Swooosh-!
In his sight, the two people—a redhead and a white-haired girl—are fighting. The former is obviously at a disadvantage as she narrowly avoided each of the flying swords sent out by the latter. The white-haired girl also has a confident look that shouts "I can deal with this perfectly."
"The number of her projected swords surpasses Emiya's..." He mumbled as he saw the redhead dodge yet another blade barrage with strife. "She'll lose at this rate."
Shiro saw their battlefield shifting from the tower to Yoyogi Park.
Kal'tsit: "Engaging in two potential enemies."
'She's in Tokyo too?!'
Realizing that the white-haired girl in a military uniform seems hard to beat, he quickly made a decision. Taking out the [Concealment Mask] in his windbreaker's inner pocket, he wore it before his silhouette disappeared in the sea of people.
Moments later, he reappeared in the park in his oversized black robe. His black sword was transformed into a dagger. A gray fog also enveloped his figure, making him more synonymous with the word 'mysterious'.
Shiro: "Be careful. I'm intervening, too."
Boom-!
As if giving him a good chance to attack, missiles flew over at the military girl before they caused a small-scale explosion. using it as a smokescreen, Shiro teleported between space and arrived behind her back. His robe swayed with the wind as he thrust the dagger to the girl's neck.
Clang-!
Instead of going deeper, it was stopped by an unknown force—one that he found unfamiliar and familiar at the same time.
"Initiate."
Along with his words, Shiro sent out a flurry of swift and unpredictable strikes. All of them aimed at her vital points, namely: her head, neck, heart, and veins. It worked similarly as Sasaki Kojiro's [Tsubame Gaeshi], but it is made possible by brute-forcing through his speed.
"React."
In this world where time is slowed down, he directly came in contact with the girl's gaze. It contained nothing but disdain as she saw him as a "creation". Going deeper, he saw nothing but pure hatred toward the world itself.
The girl possessed no shackles in this world to prevent her from going haywire.
Seemingly knowing that one of her deepest emotions was exposed, her disdain turned into surprise.
"Explode."
Boom-!
Using his [Wisdom] authority, he mimicked the mechanics of his [Arts] and made a "small-scale" explosion. Albeit, this "small-scale" is visibly five times stronger than the previous explosion.
'Good luck on this world's authorities. I hope they do create something more reasonable than gas leaks.' He wryly chuckled inwardly. 'And... yep. She did not sustain any damage.'
Swoooosh-!
A black figure passed through him as he mused.
Clang-! Clang-!
Metallic blades clashed and produced rough sounds.
"Kal'tsit."
A familiar feline woman walked in his direction from the distance.
*****
A/N: This mission might be different than the usual, though MC will use his powers all throughout this mission. It's just that he got the hassle of having a disguise to keep up.
Fact #95: Chikujoin Magane, an another overpowered character in Re:creators, shares the same voice actor as Quinella, Echidna, Shiki Ryougi, Shinobu (Monogatari), and our Ruler Jeanne! The ratio of her psychopathic characters and kind characters are quite off, don't you think so?
PS: Magane has the [Infinite Deception of Words], allowing her to bend reality by making her lie happen once her target denies it. Basically, you will die if you deny her lie of "You will die instantly". That's how OP she is.
