LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 3: Chapter 3
[ Bloodthirsty Bookworm with Wings: Interesting! Is this how it works? I can still not feel any magic coming from it. ]
[ Queen of Dragons: Are you the creator of this so-called group chat? What type of magic is this? Are you ready to fulfill your promise or pay the consequence? ]
['Kozuki Oden': It made you also a promise? Did it also offer to take you on an adventure? And Magic? You have Magic? ]
Harry stared blankly at the messages popping up on the screen in front of him. He had no idea what they were talking about.
But the Queen of Dragons sounded really angry, and for some reason, his instinct told him he really didn't want to piss her off.
"Uhh, Chat Group, what kind of promises are they talking about? I didn't make any promises." Harry addressed the chat group and waited for a reply; after all, it had reacted to him before, but even after a while, nothing was happening.
"Hello, chat group! Answer me! What did you do?"
Apparently whatever consciousness it had before was gone, or it was blatantly ignoring him now.
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): Hello and welcome to this chat group. What promises are you talking about? ]
[ Queen of Dragons: So you are the one behind this! Where are you? Tell me your location, and let's talk face to face. Don't pretend now! ]
Of course there had to be a special tag behind his user name, nice in golden letters, declaring him the admin.
And why had that shitty title followed him into the Multiverse too? Boy-who-lived, he was not dead yet. And surviving his parents murder, thanks to their sacrifice, was nothing to be proud of.
His mother was the hero; she deserves the praise.
Then there were the members of the chat group; besides one of them, he was uncertain of who they were.
'Kozuki Oden' was obvious.
And for a moment he thought the Queen of Dragons was Daenerys Targaryen, but her character was far too aggressive for a first interaction.
And the way she asked about Magic didn't sound like the way Daenerys would ask about a mysterious power, more like she was familiar with it.
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): I honestly have no idea what promise you're talking about. I don't even know who you are. Meeting up is a bit tricky—after all, this is a multiverse chat group, and we're in different universes. But maybe I can help if you tell me exactly what happened. ]
[ 'Kozuki Oden': Oh, a text popped up and promised me to take me on a bigger adventure than Kozuki Oden's if I accept to join it. ]
[ Bloodthirsty Bookworm with Wings: Are you not this Kozuki Oden? It was similar for me; a text appeared to me, promising me fun like during the Great War and knowledge from different universes. And how can you not know us, Admin, if the name is a fitting description, at least for myself? And how does your magic work? I don't feel any Elementals from it. ]
[ Queen of Dragons: Because he is lying. He may not have intended to cast his magic on me, but now that he recognizes who I am, he is pretending. Where are you? Don't hide! Come out! Hiding will just prolong your suffering! ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): It really isn't my fault. Just now I was about to die, and then my space-type Sacred Gear activated and protected me from a collapsing cave. Tough it had more abilities, like this multiversal chat group. As soon as I activated it, everything happened by itself, inviting four more people, generating names, and so on. I didn't choose my own name either. And her name isn't Kozuki Oden. ]
[ Queen of Dragons: How do you know that if you are in a different universe?
[ 'Kozuki Oden': Yes! And where is the fifth member? We are only four, and you invited four more people besides yourself. ]
[ Bloodthirsty Bookworm with Wings: And what's a Sacred Gear? ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): Sigh so many questions. In my world, a Sacred Gear is a type of magical artifact a god created in the past to give humans strength. Usually it has some type of being, like a dragon or object, sealed away from where it gets its power. These powers range from doubling your strength to abilities on a conceptual level. Mine can manipulate and control space as far as I know. I've only got it for a few minutes. One of its abilities is this chat group. I know 'Kozuki Oden' because, as far as I can tell, you are, from my perspective, a fictional character appearing in a story called One Piece. So far I've got an idea about Bookworm too. You are a Flügel, right? And I have a guess on the fifth member too, but she hasn't accepted the invitation yet. ]
[ Bloodthirsty Bookworm with Wings: I see. These Sacred Gears sound fascinating. And you are right, I am a Flügel. How about we start with an introduction? I am Jibril, member of the Council of 18 Wings of the Exceed Rank 6 Flügel. The last and strongest creation of my departed master, Artosh. Nice to meet you. ]
[ 'Kozuki Oden': Oh, Flügel sound a bit like Lunarians. So the group is made up of a Flügel, a Dragon, a Ghost, and me, an Oni! I am Yamato, the daughter of Kaidou, one of the 4 Emperors of the Sea. Currently I am imprisoned on Onigashima, the main base of Kaidou's territory, because I don't wish to become my father's heir. Instead, my dream is to go on an adventure like my great inspiration, Kozuki Oden, the former Daimyo of Wano, who has been killed by Kaidou. Happy to be here and go with you on an adventure. ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): Who is the Ghost? ]
[ 'Kozuki Oden': Are you not a Ghost admin? Your name says you are dead. ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): That stupid title... No, I am very much alive. Thank you. At least for now. My name is Harry Potter, a wizard, a human subspecies. Similar to Imanity in your world, Jibril, just my people have the innate ability to use magic. In my community I am also quite famous, and unfortunately known as the Boy-Who-Lived, because a dark lord wanted to kill me when I was one year old, and I survived an instant kill spell that no one had survived before. Which pretty much happened to a sacrificial magic, my mother used in order to protect me. Right now I am still a student. I got forced into a magical tournament where I have to face a dragon in a bit more than three weeks, or lose my magic. Oh, but that doesn't matter because I will starve to death before then, since I am right now buried alive in a small cave miles below ground, because I accidentally collapsed a cave above myself and only survived because I awakened a Sacred Gear. So yeah, nice to have someone to talk to until I die. Though you can prolong my life, since you could send me food through this chat group. ]
[ Bloodthirsty Bookworm with Wings: … ]
[ 'Kozuki Oden': Please don't die? ]
[ Queen of Dragons: That sounds pathetic. Anyway, let's see if our admin knows me. I am Irene Belserion, the strongest woman of the Spriggan 12 of the Alvarez Empire. I am the creator of Dragon Slaying Magic, who is suffering a long life now transformed into a dragon, no longer able to enjoy the pleasure of being a human. This chat group dared to promise me that through it I would be able to regain the ability to truly live like a human again. Once again being able to sleep, to taste real food, and no longer permanently feeling uncomfortable in my human form. But seeing how stupid our admin is, who somehow created this group, I don't believe that this will happen. I will still blame you for it. ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): Oh Merlin, I am so dead. The most beautiful Dragon Queen, far stronger than the excuse of a Dragon I have to face soon, is going to kill me. What an amazing ability my Sacred Gear gave me... and I am not stupid! Just inexperienced. Maybe I should remain here? ]
Back in the Alvarez Empire, a faint blush formed on the cheeks of Irene Belserion.
"How dare that boy? Just because he is in a different world, he dares to tease me in such a manner! Just wait; I will find you and make you pay." She gritted out in anger as she read that last message.
[ Bloodthirsty Bookworm with Wings: Maybe Irene is talking about the fact that you awakened a space-type power and didn't think about just teleporting away? ]
[ Queen of Dragons: Exactly. What kind of imbecile awakens a space-type artifact and doesn't think about being able to teleport? You even mentioned it could send objects between universes! It should be able to transport to some other place. So why should I believe that message that you could help me with my biggest desire and end my suffering? ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): First of all, it's not my fault that you got clickbaited. And I just got my Sacred Gear; besides using it in an extreme stress situation, this chat group is the first interaction with it. Wizards also have different forms of teleportation that I haven't learned yet. But this place should be protected against them, so I didn't think of it. But it should be possible with a Sacred Gear. And lastly, that promise is not wrong; I already thought of multiple ways to fulfill it. ]
[ Queen of Dragons: Don't lie, or I will really find a way to kill you. It doesn't matter how much you try to flatter me! ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): I am not lying! The things you three were baited with are really possible. The first part of Jibril's promise is the easiest: books can be absolutely exchanged through this system. As for her second part of Battle, the Multiverse is really full of it. If my Sacred Gear can send objects to different worlds, I should be able to travel to them and maybe take people with me. The same goes for Yamato's dream of an adventure. I know that Kaidou put explosive shackles on you; if I am able to travel to you, I can transfigure them for you, and we can escape together on an adventure! I would really love to travel through the Seas of your World; it's one of my most favorite stories and one of the most beautiful worlds I have seen. Seeing it in real life would be a dream. ]
[ Queen of Dragons: And me, how do you think you could give me my sensations back? Allowing me to enjoy life again? Now that you boasted so much, I will hold you to it! ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): I have to admit that your problem is probably the most complex one. And most of the solutions are hard to accomplish and in different universes from our own, like the Dragon Balls, which are able to summon a dragon that can fulfill wishes. The world they exist in is beyond the scope of the power of our own. There are people that can destroy whole planets with a single finger. But my world has two solutions I can think of, one temporary and one which will probably want you to kill me… The temporary one is different: Spells and Potions from my Magic Community that create artificial emotions and feelings for a time, also affecting beings of magic. ]
[ Queen of Dragons: I see; you will send me some of these potions. And the one which will make me want to kill me? Speak! I won't kill you for just mentioning it. ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): Well, it will take quite some effort and danger from my part, and I have only some ideas on how to get my hands on them, but my world has artifacts that are able to transform your race. A bit of context: like in Jibril's World, there has been a Great War in mine too, a long time ago; quite a lot of beings from different supernatural races died back then. These races have often a low fertility rate, and many are still on the brink of extinction thanks to that fact. A genius from the Devil Race created a set of artifacts called Evil Pieces to turn members of other races into devils. While they keep most of the traits of their original race, devils are creatures of sin. Especially the seven Cardinal Sins. How can you live out your slothiness if you are unable to sleep, or your gluttony if you are unable to taste food? This would definitely return the senses you lost as a dragon back to you. One of the Dragon Kings of this World has become a devil, for example. ]
[ Queen of Dragons: That sounds not bad. Why would I kill you for suggesting that? ]
[ Boy-who-lived (Admin): Well, while there are also a few other advantages, like a lifespan of at least 10,000 years and a serious power-up, there is a major downside. Devil Society is a noble society; of course they don't want to be overthrown by transformed Devils. This whole transformation system takes place in the form of a peerage. Evil Pieces are designed after Chess Pieces; there are 16 overall. Each one can transform a person into a devil who gains some specific benefits based on the piece. The leader and owner of a peerage is obviously the king; all other members are servants of the king. To become a Devil you would need to be a servant. ]
Harry began to sweat as he wrote down the last message.
( End of Chapter )
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