I Made a Game Featuring Constellations - Chapter 31



Area Attack but Bounce

[The Magitech Engineer who has cast off anger asserts that it can never originate from this world.]

“……Is that so?”

The analysis result of the filthy creature trapped in the weekly boss.

The Magitech Engineer is convinced that the creature is from another dimension.

If a constellation as esteemed as the Magitech Engineer has judged so, then the possibility of it originating from the continent of Rayphania is practically nonexistent.

“Then, is it possible to know where it came from?”

[The Magitech Engineer who has cast off anger is analyzing, but… it is composed of substances and forces never encountered before, so it will take time.]

“Well, it can’t be helped. Our players are doing their best in the weekly boss battle, so we have no choice but to gather more data and analyze it.”

The filthy creature referred to ‘us’ at that time.

It must mean that it originated from a group like comrades or subordinates.

It is not a god or a constellation, but it possesses power comparable to a divine being and has the ability to nullify the powers of a constellation.

Even our constellation’s power was immediately nullified, and the Demon God’s power was nearly exhausted by the time it defeated the creature.

If it had been stronger, or if the Demon God had been slightly weaker, or if the enraged Demon God had not poured out divine and demonic power without looking back, it would have been dangerous.

And then, the seed he mentioned.

I can’t be sure, but given the context, the seed he referred to must be the sin implanted in the demon, [Pride].

The magitech engineer suggested the possibility that the ones who planted the sin in Ren, himself, and the demon were them.

At this point, it’s the most plausible story, but… could they really interfere to the extent of twisting the essence of a god, not just neutralizing divine powers?

Could there be more than just these three?

Wasn’t this supposed to be a fun, otherworldly life?

Why did the atmosphere suddenly turn into cosmic horror?

All I wanted was to make a living by creating games, using my power to create a bit of illusion in dreams. I never wanted to get involved in this.

…Though I already am.

“Can’t we inform the other gods and get their help?”

[The magitech engineer, who has cast off his anger, hums and ponders.]

[The magitech engineer, who has cast off his anger, says it seems difficult.]

“Even though beings from another dimension are trying to erode the gods and manipulate them to their liking?”

[The magitech engineer, who has cast off his anger, laments that the gods are all too proud to unite.]

[The magitech engineer, who has cast off his anger, sighs deeply, saying that the demon, the foolish knight, and himself are all recluses with no connections, making it hard to persuade anyone.]

…Ah, right.

Ren originally shut himself in his room due to sloth. Now he has the Hans, but they can’t help him openly without revealing their identities.

The magitech engineer was a god who kept researching to save his beloved woman, occasionally going out to cool his anger. The other gods probably think of him as the god of tantrums. …Which he actually was.

Lastly, the demon… she’s the worst. She used to beat up and threaten Ren and the magitech engineer to create game episodes. There’s no way a wild goddess like her would have friends.

“…So what do we do? We haven’t even gathered all the information about them, and if another one attacks, it could be really dangerous.”

The dirty water judged that I was performing the task of removing [arrogance] and attacked me, calling me a hindrance.

That part must be their reverse scale. Whether it’s part of a long-term operation or a great undertaking.

Having already unintentionally erased sins three times, I was in no position to say let’s get along.

Regardless of whether it’s possible to get along with those who erode the gods.

[The magic engineer who cast off anger asks if he can’t just enlighten others’ sins like he did to us.]

“How would I know that?”

Both Ren and the magic engineer are products of coincidence.

The demon god had some intention, but at the last moment, he made a decisive choice and stripped away the sin.

How can I find and tailor a story when I don’t even know who is infected with sin in the first place?

There’s no guarantee that it will work.

[The magic engineer who cast off anger says that he can find it by searching through all the constellations.]

“Even if you find it, there’s no guarantee that the sin will be cured. I’m just a lucky game director.”

If it can be cured, I would regain my sanity like the demon god and become an ally, but if not, it’s a disaster.

Just thinking about the demon god rampaging still makes my legs tremble.

[The magic engineer who cast off anger asks if you think it’s possible for a mere game to distort the very concept that forms the core of a god.]

“…What?”

[The magic engineer who cast off anger says you are never ordinary.]

[The magic engineer who cast off anger asserts that if you were someone who could be belittled with the word ‘mere,’ he would still be consumed by anger.]

“Thank you for the compliment, but….”

Beep beep

At that moment, an alarm sounded from another terminal.

It was Mashin.

*

“I’m sorry.”

[The Magitech Engineer, who had cast off his anger, chuckled and said it was okay, they could talk again later.]

[The Magitech Engineer, who had cast off his anger, said that stabilizing her mental state, which was practically the best power at the moment, was the most important thing.]

“Thank you for understanding.”

The important conversation about the fate of the continent was interrupted by a discussion about game character performance.

“Then let’s talk again next time….”

[The Magitech Engineer, who had cast off his anger, said not to belittle herself just because it was about the performance of a game character.]

[The Magitech Engineer, who had cast off his anger, stroked his chin, saying that perhaps the perception of that performance might affect reality.]

[The Magitech Engineer, who had cast off his anger, advised her not to stress too much as the boss was doing well, and ended the conversation.]

…….

The perception of the game affecting reality, huh.

I do keep that in mind to some extent.

Just as the players’ perception contributed to the resurrection of Hans and Kate, I think there is a possibility that the players’ perception could affect reality.

Because of that potential possibility, I set the attack method to bounce to somewhat suppress the peak performance of the [Demon King Perlerina] character.

Surely Mashin wouldn’t ask to drastically buff the Demon King and turn him into an overpowered character that destroys everything, right…?

* * *

A private server created for Mashin

“Have you arrived, Apostle of Dreams!”

As I entered, the restless demon sprang up and greeted me.

“Thank you for coming!”

She grabbed both of my hands and shook them.

She was clearly the king of ten thousand demons who had defeated the monsters of the outer dimension, but now she was like a puppy needing to pee, not knowing what to do.

I glanced at the demon king, Lina, who was beside the demon.

Then she slightly bowed her head and smiled apologetically.

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She revealed her identity to me right away, so why not to the demon?

Should I just tell her?

“Apostle of Dreams. These, these blasphemous beings are daring to belittle the performance of our Perlerina.”

The demon showed me the community screen and passionately argued.

“I’m fine, really, Demon.”

Lina waved her hand, telling me not to worry, but…

“No! Even if she is just an avatar in the game, there should be no belittling of our Lina! That is something I can never tolerate!”

She was adamant, not knowing that the current Lina had merged with her resurrected master.

“…Oh my.”

Lina blushed as she looked at the demon.

…I just want to overturn everything.

How did someone who didn’t even know how to make in-game purchases end up seeing the community?

Did she end up there while looking for ways to enjoy Lina?

Wait a moment.

Then isn’t this a good thing?

If it wasn’t about performance but rather the ‘s*x’ praise scattered throughout the community, he might have stepped up to destroy the continent.

“Well, I’ll handle this part.”

“Are you going to make Lina’s abilities stronger?”

“No. Doing so would be the simplest solution, but it would create other problems. If we buff to the extent that it breaks the balance, people who have a negative reaction to excessive push might start badmouthing us with terms like ‘modification’ or ‘game ruin’.”

“Th-that can’t happen! Then what should we do?!”

I scrolled through the community’s reactions.

Originally, I was thinking of adding content that required wide-area dealing to make players dive into the gacha.

I was planning to add it or announce the content right before the Demon King’s pickup ended.

Since I can’t ruin the existing plan, I won’t add content that changes the perception of the Demon King right now, but…

“I’ll try adding a hospitality buff.”

“…Hospitality buff?”

What if we added a hospitality buff to the currently hottest [Abyss Assassin], which would be enough to change the perception of that character temporarily?

Like periodically spawning mobs that, when defeated, apply an attack buff.

This should be enough to change the players’ perception.

But I overlooked one thing.

-Why are the mobs being defeated faster by the [Knight] than the [Demon King]?

-That’s because the [Demon King’s] dealing style is bounce.

-Isn’t it wide-area attack?

– So it’s an area attack, but because it bounces, the damage keeps leaking out.

– Saying that the only thing I can do is an area attack, but because it bounces, I can’t even do proper area damage, calling me a half-baked Demon King is a no-no.

– What are you talking about?

The fact that the new character’s area attack mechanism, hastily designed to suppress character performance at the previous point, conflicts with the hospitality buff.