The Dimensional Origin's Father
The Creator General, Sangharama, who had been utterly preoccupied with repairing the shattered boundary between the Absolute Realm and the Master Universe after the devastating clash between the Otherworld War and the duel of the Grey and Black Flame Absolutes, found himself at a complete loss for words.
He had just received a report that one of the Origins had suddenly vanished while the Creator Generals were gathered to reinforce the central sector. When he was further informed that Civil Rights—an Upper-class Creation God and an Origin—appeared to have secretly deserted the front lines, the pent-up rage from unnecessary overwork and exhaustion finally exploded.
“Unauthorized departure is the most likely cause? Does that even make sense for an Origin like Civil Rights? The very fact that even the Creation Gods of his clan have no idea where he is makes it impossible. And above all, how could an Upper-class Creation God suddenly vanish without anyone around him noticing? Obviously, an even higher being must have intervened! Investigate this again immediately—! If you still don’t know, mobilize the subordinate Lord Gods and file an information request with the Cyber Realm, damn it—!”
The report had been delivered right in the middle of the gathering of Creator Generals without any tact. Thanks to that, when he heard the surrounding Creator Generals whispering that things had really blown up because he was going all out again, his anger only burned hotter.
While his fury as a Creator General poured out at the sloppy situation report, the Highest Creator Gods who had rushed over kept their heads bowed and delivered the additional findings confirmed by the Cyber Realm.
“It wasn’t unauthorized departure. It says he was forcibly taken.”
“By whom? Who would dare do such a thing to an Origin of the Master Universe!”
“According to Absolute Realm intelligence, it was the Origin of the Wind Family’s Dimensional lineage.”
“!!!”
Even Sangharama, whose anger had nearly reached its peak, froze at those words. The Wind Family was an Eternal Being with power equal to the 10 Mainstays. No matter how high-ranking a Creator General one was, it was not a name to be thrown around lightly. If direct intervention had not been forbidden by Truth, every Creator of every Master Universe would have been a member of the Wind Family, such was their overwhelming might.
Moreover, even without direct intervention, most Origins of the Absolute Realm and Master Universes received their qualifications and authorities from the Wind Family’s Origin. Thus, while they did not interfere in the operation of the Master Universe, their influence was terrifying. Furthermore, the appearance of a new Origin could shake the hierarchy of the ruling faction of the Master Universe, so it could not be ignored.
The Dimensional Clan, which had been reported as newly formed this time, also possessed frightening potential. They displayed the ultimate wide-area authority known as the Troop of Creation God, along with incredible defensive power and versatility through their dimensional authority. On top of that, the ability to create worlds upon reaching the ultimate level could truly be called the authority of a supreme ruling clan.
‘I was delighted at the prospect of such a massive increase in military strength and was planning to assign one of the Top-class or Highest Creator Gods as the Origin of the Dimensional Clan.’
Yet somehow, the mere Lord God called the Dimensional Mage God had snatched it away in the middle, leaving him utterly dumbfounded. The Highest Creator Gods, who had been filled with anticipation, were so disappointed that they all shouted in unison.
‘The Dimensional Mage God has neither the faction nor the ability to become a member of the Master Universe’s ruling power. He must be stripped of the position immediately.’
However, the selection of Origins for the Absolute Realm or Master Universe was entirely at the discretion of the Wind Family’s Origin, so there was nothing that could be done. They could not repeat the past mistake of sending unqualified candidates or ignoring them. ‘We must spend time creating a justifiable reason that even the Wind Family’s Origin who made the appointment would accept, then replace him.’
The Substitute Race incident that had erupted after they ignored the Wind Family’s Origin because he could not intervene directly had been a literal nightmare. ‘We must not incur the Wind Family’s wrath and cause the same disaster as during the selection of the Substitute Race’s Origin.’
If the future Dimensional Clan were to invade alongside the Substitute Race from the opposing side of the current ruling faction, that would truly mark the end of the Master Universe. If planet-sized Lord Gods of the Substitute Race were mounted by Dimensional Gods who could freely dimensional travel and ravaged the Master Universe with wide-area authorities, there would be no way to stop them.
The mere thought of that spine-chilling scene cooled his heated reason like ice water. “I have received the news that a Dimensional Origin has been born in the Wind Family. But how can he directly intervene in the Master Universe? How can he forcibly summon an Origin of the Master Universe?”
Due to the pact with Truth, beings of the Absolute Realm like the Wind Family’s Origin were forbidden from moving or intervening without the permission of a Creator. In a Master Universe whose maximum divine power was 10 trillion, the presence of Absolute Realm entities exceeding 1,000 trillion was a disaster in itself; this was a protective measure for the development of the Master Universe. Even ordinary beings were off-limits, so Origins were naturally completely prohibited from contact. Yet he had been forcibly taken—this was an impossible situation.
That was why the next words made his head spin. “The Creator has personally permitted direct intervention in the 499th Master Universe.”
“…….”
Neither the Highest Creator God answering nor the Creator General asking could say another word. The situation where the Creator Generals, who had been boasting about how strong they were and mocking others, scattered in panic as if a bomb had dropped the moment they heard of the Wind Family’s direct intervention, explained everything.
A similar scene unfolded for the Demon Emperor as well.
The Demon Emperor, examining the investigation documents after receiving an emergency report that the Origin of the Demon Race had been forcibly summoned without permission, wore a grave expression. Since the Demon Race had no intelligence organization to speak of, everything had been entrusted to the Cyber Realm, so there was no confusion. The content was reliable because he, the Demon Emperor himself, had personally paid a massive price to the Cyber Realm to obtain it.
Thanks to that, the Demon Emperor, looking at the ridiculously expensive but accurate documents, asked the Highest Demon Kings who were also reading identical copies.
“This says our Origin was suddenly dragged away by the Wind Family’s Origin who was permitted direct intervention in the Master Universe, right?”
“Yes.”
“Exactly who was it?”
“It is the Origin of the Black Flame Annihilation Lightning Clan.”
“Ah! That idiot who handed his successor over to the God Race through the Handsome Guy Scheme last time? Why would that guy suddenly get summoned? Does that mean even the Cyber Realm doesn’t know the reason?”
Even from the perspective of a Spiritual Being, it was an extremely old incident, but it remained vividly imprinted in his mind. He had confidently sent out a Demon King candidate who was supposed to guarantee victory in the certification match, only for him to fall for the opposing Creator Candidate and defect to the God Race. There had never been such humiliation. That was why he had demoted the clan’s rank as punishment and scolded him every time he saw him, so he remembered it well.
It was unfortunate for the individual, but since it was an incompetent Origin who had wasted enormous vitality raising such a stupid successor, it didn’t matter.
“It seems the answer is that they do not know.”
“Well, the information level of the Wind Family’s Origins is indeed high. By the way, why would the Wind Family’s Origin suddenly summon an Origin of the Demon Race and not the God Race? And was there a Dimensional Origin in the Wind Family? What was this person’s name….”
At the level of a Creator General who directly served the Creator or the Demon Emperor, the real names of most of the Wind Family’s Origins were disclosed. In fact, there were almost no secrets. Otherwise, operating the Master Universe and conversing with the Creator would be impossible. Since these were documents obtained by paying a price directly to the Cyber Realm in the Demon Emperor’s name, there were no gaps.
“…….”
Nevertheless, the Demon Emperor’s face completely stiffened the moment he saw the real name of the Wind Family’s Dimensional Origin, which was only revealed in documents that required special compensation because they were classified.
A Highest Demon King, unable to contain his curiosity at the sudden change in expression, asked.
“Do you know him well?”
“…….”
The Demon Emperor, who had remained silent for a long time while ignoring the question, finally spat out a light curse and tossed the document far away.
“Damn it—! He’s finally here. And of all places, it had to be here. We’re screwed. Well, the Creator General Sangharama will handle it somehow. As the Demon Emperor, I know nothing.”
As the Demon Emperor was making a completely escapist statement by himself, the document that had flown far away suddenly burst into flames and turned to ash. The documents held by the Highest Demon Kings also burned away without a trace. It was the Demon Emperor’s resolute action and decision to erase the very fact that had been reported and never get involved.
“This is something we know nothing about. It seems difficult for the Black Flame Annihilation Lightning Clan to get their Origin back right now, so tell them to give up and appoint a successor properly. In the meantime, tell the other clans not to pick fights while the new Origin settles in. It’s pitiful, so we should at least do this much. Tell the other clans to stay as quiet as possible from now on.”
The fact that the word “pitiful” had come from the mouth of the Demon Emperor—who was known as the most cruel and cold-blooded in the Master Universe—allowed the Highest Demon Kings to roughly guess the situation. Their survival instincts, honed over long years in the Demon Realm where the law of the jungle reigned supreme, were also screaming that this was a serious crisis.
However, ignoring the forced summons of an Origin like this was tantamount to discarding valuable military strength right before the decisive battle with the Substitute Race, so a dissatisfied reply came.
“Yes.”
Hearing the unenthusiastic response from the Highest Demon Kings, the Demon Emperor clicked his tongue and offered additional explanation. Although it was unlikely for the Demon Race, he had to prevent at all costs the situation where someone arbitrarily went to help and ended up getting dragged away themselves.
Thus, despite it being completely against his personality, he began to explain further.
“Even within the Wind Family, which follows Truth’s rules prohibiting intervention in the Absolute Realm and Master Universes, there are naturally hardliners and moderates. The moderates follow Truth’s words literally and only provide help without directly intervening in the world. However, the hardliners try to accelerate the achievement of eternal happiness through indirect intervention while avoiding the direct intervention forbidden by Truth. They interpret the Three No’s—No Killing, No Love, No Connection—which hold absolute binding power over the Wind Family, in a completely different way and intervene in reality. If necessary, they have actively tried to adjust even the general interpretation of the Wind Family’s Three No’s precepts. And by accumulating achievements that even Truth would acknowledge as exceptional, they finally engage in direct intervention. This person is like the representative of those hardliners. Moreover, since he is an Eternal Being, he is an opponent that is difficult to handle with ordinary common sense. This is the best course of action.”
“…….”
The Demon Emperor felt the limits of his extremely small patience while looking at the Demon Kings who still did not understand the seriousness of the situation despite his explanation up to this point, but he endured it. If he or the Demon Race did something to attract that person’s attention right now, even the Demon Emperor himself would have a high chance of being summoned immediately.
‘No one knows what would happen then. To the Wind Family’s Origin, who finds even the Absolute Realm laughable, the Demon Emperor of the Master Universe holds no value whatsoever.’
Since the information that could be disclosed to the Highest Demon Kings was limited, he ultimately had to speak in terms they could understand. He wondered if he really had to go this far, but there was no choice. If things escalated from here, no one would be able to handle it.
“This person is the father of the Wind Family’s Substitute Race Origin. He is rumored to be even more eccentric than his son, so the best thing is to not approach him at all.”
“!!!”
The Wind Family Origin who had arrived in the Master Universe this time was none other than the father of the Wind Family’s Substitute Race Origin—the very one who had driven all the Spiritual Beings of every Master Universe into terror by aiming not for a simple war of supremacy but for the complete replacement of the ruling faction. The Demon Emperor emphasized this to the Highest Demon Kings, who immediately realized how dangerous it was upon hearing that he was “even worse.”
“Tell everyone to stay quietly shut away until this person leaves the Master Universe. If something goes wrong, we will all become traitors to the Spiritual Beings of the entire Master Universe.”
“Yes—!”
It was only natural for the Highest Demon Kings to nod their heads urgently in response. The Substitute Race had originally been planned to become members of the God Race. Their original name had been the powerful Planet Race, which integrated the Divine Realm and planets into one. They had been designed and completed as the next-generation autonomous independent Spiritual Beings that could exist alone without needing the Divine Realm, planets, or living beings, producing enormous vitality beyond self-sufficiency.
Of course, it was a well-known fact that because their planet-sized bodies and complete independence required powerful divine power even in their initial physical composition, the defeated Creation Gods who had been turned into insects and imprisoned on Wind Star had been recycled. However, since they could adjust their size once they reached a certain realm and could even create direct descendants, it didn’t matter.
The problem was that neither the God Race nor the Demon Race wanted to become the Origin of the Planet Race, which required reconstructing defeated beings and modifying their bodies to planet size. After waiting for a long time with no one coming forward, the Origin of the Wind Family’s Planet Race, enraged at having his masterpiece ignored, literally made the worst decision for the Spiritual Beings of the Master Universe.
On the day when all members of the Wind Family offered ancestral rites to their forebears and sat down for casual conversation, the assertion that rang loudly through the main house of the Wind Family marked the true beginning of the nightmare.
“The Master Universe has become quite strong now. Therefore, there is no need for Grandfather Truth to step forward personally against mere Spiritual Beings who are not even Creators. From now on, the Planet Race that this grandson has created will take on the Spiritual Beings as their opponents. I will also test whether the current Spiritual Beings are qualified to remain the ruling faction that must maintain eternal happiness. Until a complete conclusion is reached, their new name shall be the Substitute Race instead of the Planet Race. This is not my direct intervention, so it does not violate the precepts. I will stake all my achievements, so I beg for your permission.”
“Hohoho. This is something.”
On the surface, it was an excuse that he would take on the trouble in place of the respected Grandfather Truth. In reality, however, it stemmed from anger at being ignored by the Spiritual Beings of the Master Universe. Since direct intervention by the Wind Family was forbidden, it was an absurd claim that he would vent his rage by overturning the ruling faction of the entire Master Universe through indirect intervention using the clan he had created.
There was no way that Truth or the other members of the Wind Family, who received this report, would not know this. Everyone expected him to be severely scolded and that would be the end of it, but an innocent voice instantly changed the atmosphere.
“Waaaaah—! As expected of my son—! The Substitute Race instead of the Planet Race? A complete replacement of the ruling faction? This sounds really fun. I will stake all my achievements as well.”
“…….”
Truth fell into brief contemplation. When the head of the Wind Family said he would stake all his achievements, it meant he would open all the authorities and data he had accumulated independently to the Master Universe and the Absolute Realm.
‘These achievements are by no means small.’
The grandson who represented all the God Race as the Unique God Emperor tried to stop it in a panic, but it was difficult. He had to stake similar achievements, but the father’s achievements added on top of his son’s childish tantrum—saying it would be fun—were so enormous that he could not match them.
This also meant that the authority of that child, who had remained silent and focused only on research until now, might prove more useful than the Unique God Emperor who had been active as the representative of the God Race.
‘As expected of the child famous as an eccentric with exceptional abilities even among the Wind Family.’
Moreover, the information to be opened included abilities that would be key to the problem with the Otherworld. Having anticipated the synergistic effect of the additional achievements and the full deployment of the Planet Race, now renamed the Substitute Race, Truth’s decision finally came down.
“Fun, you say? That is the most important thing, after all. If the process is the same, the effect will also be the same. Above all, there may be a novel kind of fun. Go ahead and do it.”
“Kyahahahahahaha—! Of course there’s no fun in the same process. Since it’s a rare permission, do your best, my son.”
“Yes—! Thank you, Father.”
Thus, the Planet Race, renamed the Substitute Race, devastated most of the clans in the Master Universe with more than ten times the physical ability and authority. With their superior vitality production capability on top of that, they became a fearsome existence that even threatened the value of the God Race’s existence. And that was the moment when the current Dimensional Origin rose as the leader of the Wind Family’s hardliners.
However, the reality was slightly different from the above.
After the ancestral rite ended, the voice encouraging his son—who had become the Origin of the Substitute Race from the Planet Race—from the side was the truth.
“This Planet Race was stronger and more useful than the existing races, but the initial entry was not easy. That’s all it was. However, do not despair just because you failed once or twice like this. You must live properly while putting strength into your shoulders and challenging again. Only then will you be worthy of being the head of the Wind Family and my son.”
“Of course. I will never disappoint you again.”
“Good. Live with strength. Then, shall I go accumulate some new achievements? I feel like I could handle those guys from the Otherworld if I research them just a little more, but it’s not working. It’s troublesome because I need more experimental data.”
“Please take care, Father.”
It had been an effort to lift the spirits of his son, who had nearly failed as an Origin.