I Made a Game Featuring Constellations - Chapter 7



The Magician of Rage

In a corner of the divine realm

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In a dark room, a man wearing glasses moved the lever of a device, causing a considerable amount of smoke to billow out.

Whirrrrr

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With a loud noise, the divinity flowed, and the device began to operate

Whirrrr…

It stopped.

Bang!

Then, as if something had gone wrong inside, it exploded with black smoke.

Boom!

“…Damn it!”

The man, who had surrounded himself with divinity to block the explosion, slammed his desk hard.

“Another failure!”

The man couldn’t contain his anger and kicked the device.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Why! Why isn’t it working! I fixed everything!”

After venting his anger for a while, the man suddenly grabbed his head.

Again.

Again, this anger fills his head.

This anger, spreading at an unusually fast pace, is clouding his reason.

Even though he should be conducting his research more calmly, he poured out meaningless anger and broke the well-made device.

The man, grimacing from the headache, opened the door of the laboratory and stepped outside.

He thought he would continue his research once this anger subsided after getting some fresh air.

As he stepped outside, the cool breeze embraced him.

After tinkering with mechanical devices in the room, breathing in the outside air made his head feel a bit clearer.

“…Hmm?”

As he wandered the streets of the divine realm for a while, he discovered a group of gods huddled around a sign.

It was a unique sight to see gods, who usually maintain their dignity and avoid undignified behavior, acting like this.

The man approached the group of gods.

In the center of the group, the sign had a child’s characteristic scrawled handwriting:

“We are looking for someone to become the protagonist of the [Akashic Archive]!”

There was talk of finding a constellation to appear in a game being serviced on Earth.

“The lazy one appeared as the protagonist of that game and received an amplification of divinity.”

“Yes. I heard that he appeared as the protagonist leading an episode of that game. It seems that the perception in that game had a significant impact.”

“I thought it was a clown of a lowly toy enjoyed by the lower world, but it caused such a flow of divinity.”

The man listened to the gods’ chatter.

“Although the exact figures are unknown, based on the mention of faith and the flow of divinity, it is estimated that the total amount of divinity earned by the lazy one in the past seven days has surpassed that of the blessed one.”

“As far as I know, the lazy one is also one of the seven heroes, symbolizing sacrifice, and originally received a considerable amount of divinity.”

“Even so, she was at the bottom of the top ten constellations. She didn’t even earn a tenth of the revenue that the blessed one, who was originally number one, earned.”

“Really… to that extent?”

…The amount of divinity received by the lazy one, who was only around tenth place, surpassed that of the blessed one, who was originally number one.

The man rested his chin on one hand.

The sacrifice, who was obsessed with laziness, did not show any particular actions and was a god who stayed cooped up in a corner, but due to the influence of the widely spread epic on Earth, she was always in the upper ranks.

But still, around tenth place.

Compared to the first place, it was an insufficient figure. For her to rise to first place in just one week.

“So, does that mean that just by participating in this game production, one can become like the lazy one?”

For a constellation, divinity is life and power.

Increasing the supply of divinity through stronger worship and faith was a matter of interest to all gods.

“Don’t be hasty. Who knows what image this game company will create for you. The lazy one was used with a cool and good image, but in the process of appearing, your divinity could be damaged.”

The most significant factor in maintaining the worship of the gods is authority.

If a god becomes an entity that cannot be revered and that authority collapses, they could lose their existing faith and fall into ruin.

“…That’s true. Ha. I really want it, but it’s a bit difficult to do.”

From the perspective of the gods, whose divine power depletion leads to extinction, it was tantamount to a life-threatening act.

“Oh. Everyone’s too scared to do it.”

At the man’s muttering, the gods, who had been murmuring among themselves, turned around.

“F-fury?”

“Why are you outside?”

The gods, upon discovering the man, were startled and stepped back.

“Why. Am I not allowed to come outside?”

The man adjusted his glasses as he looked at the gods who feared him.

The annoyance that had filled his head with rage until a moment ago disappeared.

The joy of finding a new path for the blocked research filled its place.

“If you all can’t do it.”

The joy of finding a new way in the research to reach her lifted the corners of his mouth.

“I’ll do it.”

* * *

[A mage engineer engulfed in fury wants to do a job with you.]

I couldn’t help but be surprised when I confirmed the identity of the constellation who spoke to me beyond the chat window.

[A mage engineer engulfed in fury].

Currently, on the continent of Rayphania, there are many constellations worshipped and reigning as gods.

Among them, there are constellations that are recognized by more people and have many followers.

They were called the Seven Great Heroes, the Three Great Sages, and the Five Great Lords.

The heroes who left a significant mark on the continent or their respective organizations, overcoming sloth and sacrifice, like Ren, were the Seven Great Heroes.

The [Mage Engineer Enshrouded in Wrath] was one of the Three Great Sages, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Seven Great Heroes.

He was also known as a god who rarely appeared and did not interfere with the world, much like the goddess Ren.

Despite being the god of magical engineering worshipped by all magical engineers on the continent.

So, it was unimaginable that he would be the first guest….

[The Mage Engineer Enshrouded in Wrath says it is okay to use his story as you wish.]

[The Mage Engineer Enshrouded in Wrath says you are free to use him as a villain or an ally.]

Use it as I wish?

Even using the image of the god’s human days?

[The Mage Engineer Enshrouded in Wrath says there is one condition.]

[The Mage Engineer Enshrouded in Wrath asks to imprint the image of one human in the minds of all the continent’s people.]

[The Mage Engineer Enshrouded in Wrath says that is his condition.]

“Is that… enough?”

Imprinting the image of just one person.

It is not difficult at all.

Compared to freely using the stories of the constellations’ lifetimes, it was a trivial condition.

[The Mage Engineer Enshrouded in Wrath says he hopes there are no negative aspects to the image of that woman.]

[The Mage Engineer Enshrouded in Wrath says his own image does not matter, and upon reflection, it would be better to appear as a villain.]

A woman, huh.

Come to think of it, the Magitech Engineer… I see.

So that’s how it was.

“Understood. No problem. …Could you tell me about that woman?”

In fact, I had somewhat expected it.

After all,

[The Magitech Engineer, engulfed in anger, nostalgically recalls the past, describing the woman as kind-hearted, gentle yet decisive, unable to tolerate injustice, and a fool who worried more about others than herself.]

He was famous as the god of pure love, who poured all his divinity and life into the resurrection of one woman after he became a god.

* * *

[Activating Developer Mode]

After ending the call with the Magitech Engineer, I accessed the [Akashic Archive].

It was to create the episode as promised to the Magitech Engineer.

“His woman… the Magitech Engineer’s woman.”

The tragic lover, the Magitech Engineer.

His story was well-known to all the people of the continent.

From a young age, he had shown remarkable talent in magitech, to the point where he was called a prodigy. He invented numerous things such as armored golems, magitech generators, and mana excavators, raising the level of magitech on the continent to a higher level.

‘In the history of the continent, no magitech engineer will ever surpass him.’

This phrase symbolized him, who stood at the pinnacle of magitech and was one of the three great sages, alongside the god of magic and the god of alchemy.

His tremendous achievements were still praised by many scholars as the feats of a genius ahead of his time.

Even after ascending to godhood, he continued to devote himself to research and development, truly embodying the god of magitech.

But even he had someone he couldn’t protect.

It was Kate, his childhood friend who had been with him since they were young.

“Make sure to engrave it deeply into the minds of everyone on the continent.”

At the same time, he said that there should not be a single negative aspect about her.

Why did he make such a request?

Was he planning to use the perception of the continent’s people to achieve her resurrection?

…I don’t know.

As someone who is ignorant about magical engineering, I couldn’t grasp it at all.

How could I understand the mindset of a god? Especially from a man who was called the greatest genius of the continent during his human days.

My task was to create an episode of the game that would satisfy all his conditions and provide enough thrill.

There are many important elements in character gacha games, or subculture games.

The appearance of attractive characters, the structure of the story, the appropriate use of characters, lingering narratives and direction, avant-garde music, and so on.

But all those things aim for one thing, the driving force that makes players immerse themselves in the game and develop affection for the characters can be summarized in one word.

Thrill

Whether it’s the character itself or the story, the most important thing is the thrill that makes users feel moved and satisfied.

It was also something that had to be included in the first story I would create.

The romance between the inventor and the childhood friend.

The thrill that could be extracted from here.

I recalled the countless character-driven games I had played in my previous life.

Then, the story of a villain character that touched my heart crossed my mind.

“This is the most selfish thing a person can do…”

There couldn’t have been a more fitting motif for the story of the Magitech Engineer.