Terror Infinity Side B

Chapter 23 - 1, BTOOOM Intermission

From the time Hikari left my room, I went to hers and back to my room, and from there taking a small nap in my room, it was already 12pm... Probably.

I saw there were already a few people standing on the platform. Saki, Aqua and Misaki stood in a circle, it seemed like they were discussing something important. Considering Saki’s personality, it was possible that something might have happened.

Shin: New look?

Saki had changed to a new pair of glasses as if she needed a new pair to see through the fog of the TV World and dressed in white lab coat over casual clothes ( Is she a self proclaimed mad scientists or his red haired assistant who doesn't feel conformable without a lab coat on in the lab ). It looked normal, but the cold and expressionless face gave me a different feeling from normal. It was as if she was both the Saki that I knew, and a different Saki at the same time.

Shin: ( Maybe her persona changes with her look ).

Aqua and Misaki didn’t change much, but they both changed to new clothes. When they saw me coming over, they waved me over. Saki was the first to speak.

Saki: So Shin is here. Then once Kampa, Hikari and Shuai arrive I will let you know my analysis. There is much that needs to be discussed.

Then within the next five or so minutes everyone had come out. Kampa and Shuai were both discussing about their lives in the real world before all of this and seemed to be getting along nicely.

Hikari cam out of her room last, but immediately ran away. She thought that everyone knew that she was no longer a virgin since they were all looking at her, and ran back to her room with her fade red and half in tears. With a sigh, I volunteered to go get her and explain that they were just looking at her because she was the last to arrive... Then a good ten minutes later of convincing and soothing a sixteen year old girl, we came out of her room and joined the others.

Saki saw that the seven of them were all here and began.

Saki: I found three problems, first is human creation… According to the conditions, it seems like you can even create a God. Because it’s not limited to race, age, gender, ability, as long as you can imagine it, you can create anything. I tried it yesterday but there are actually hidden limitations… Oda!

Ten seconds or so later, a huge man came out from Saki’s room. He stood besides Saki without moving. His face was emotionless and cold like Saki's, but for some reason a certain feudal lord came to mind

Saki: Originally I chose an Org and demon, but God didn’t give me any response. It seems like living beings non native to Earth are not available or I might have to possess those genetic mutations myself. So I chose human next. Height max out at 2.5 meters, I didn’t test gender, it’s not relevant to combat ability. Age is set at 22 when a person’s physical ability is at their highest. Ability wise, I originally imagined an all powerful god, but God didn’t create any life. So I gradually decreased his ability, I also tested the genetic mutations and bloodlines you can exchange from God, none of those can be created as of yet. So I assume it can only use humans as a blueprint, but like I said I haven't fully explored it yet. Then I imagined the limit of a human, and gradually reduced his ability. When he was about twice the physical fitness of a normal person, God created him. At the same time I also gave him the experience and personality of a special agent, with a bit of tactical thinking ability. Basically that’s it. Because he looked strong and I wrote a paper about him once in college, I gave him the name Oda...

All of us, myself included were secretly laughing. Little did they think that Saki would choose such a famous name like-

Saki: This's not the key point! He doesn't even look... No, never mind. The point is that he can also get enhanced! I tried to let God give him a point of intelligence, and God actually did enhance him. Do you know what this means? It means that the being you created can definitely go into the missions! It only takes 500 points to create a fighter twice as strong as a normal person. Then the rewards from one missions can give you two more such bodyguards. You were all wrong! The free human creation God gives you isn’t to create women for sex. It is so you can protect your life, to give you a chance to create a bodyguard! Why do so many people die in this world? Especially the physically weaker people like Hikari or Shuai are more likely to die if not protected by people like Shin or Aqua. I think it’s because a lot of people use the first 1000 points to enhance themselves, then use the free human creation for a woman or someone to cook and clean for you. But what can you accomplish with 1000 points?

Saki was right there.

I had a good amount of points, plus 1500 points or so left from my first mission, but I saved them instead of using them on myself. It was much better to save them up and get a whole package enhancement, Genetic Mutation, Sci-fi or magic weapon.

The first two could give me thousands of points worth of increased stats for cheap long as I had the rewards, and a good weapon could directly increase my fighting potential. It was incomparable to simply a slight boost in stats. This was also the reason why I was beginning to rethink importance of stats.

My ghoul mutation would probably become stronger with a higher Cell Vitality or Immunization Strength, but unless you could increase a stat over 1000 then you weren't going to see yourself matching or outdoing even low level manga and anime character.

Saki: 1000 Points? Can it double your attributes, or teach you how to fight and live through a war zone? Why not make two or more loyal and powerful bodyguards instead! God actually gave you hints early on, how to survive when you are still weak. That’s bodyguards! Such is a mortal’s wisdom. The inferiority of human nature which is so sad to see.

Misaki and Aqua clearly disliked Saki's tone, and it was in fact Misaki who spoke up.

Misaki: So what if we are mortals’ wisdom? So what if I fucking created a woman? I would rather see Mokoto one last time then just meaningless survive just one or two missions. I am still living very well and it will just get better! What... What do you know!

When things we getting out of hand and was about to envelope into a fight, I stood in front of Misaki and stopped him.

Shin: You aren’t ridiculing us out of boredom right? You don't seem the type. Perhaps you may be right, God gave that gift for us to make a strong bodyguard, but that’s only your opinion. A geuss at best. What if the bodyguard can’t follow you into the missions? Even if he can get in that beam of light can you guarantee that he can help you survive? When we enter the missions, we have to stand inside a beam of light about one meter in diameter, how many people do you think can fit inside it? Maybe just one or two, but I highly doubt that you can bring an entire army with you on the mission.

Saki: Your reasoning ability is getting more capable and has reached a higher realm, Shin. I don’t have any intention of ridiculing you, but have you thought about why the missions have a limitation of twenty people? That’s because a team needs different types of talents. If everyone’s direction of growth is on enhancing their body, they can of course increase their survivability in the missions, but at the same time the team’s abilities will lack diversification. Remember what we discussed on the plane in the Btooom mission? That if our number of teammates increase the difficulty of the missions will go up. If we encounter special situations, it will likely cause the whole team to wipe out if we lack the ability to handle the increasing difficulties.

Then Saki took out a bag and opened it. The bag was filled with tools and little gears. She pointed to them and told us there purpose.

Saki: Aside from finished products, you can also exchange these tools and materials from God. In other words, if you have the relevant knowledge and ability, you can create those high cost items with minimal cost. You can even get around the limitation of ranked rewards. But do you have this kind of knowledge and ability? Definitely no! People with these kind of talents are usually physically weak and has no means for combat. Then how are they going to survive the beginning? The only answer is bodyguards. Similarly, that size of the beam that you just mentioned can just about fit two people in. In other words, why did God only offer one free exchange to create a bodyguard? That’s because you can only bring one into the missions. This is God’s hint! People with special talents also have means to protect their lives, this is probably what God tried to tell us.

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Authors Note:

Rate/Follow/Favorite/Comment.

It is oddly similar to the original, but power through to the end. By the end another clue to the new elements to Terror Infinity will be revealed.