Chapter 4
Chapter 4
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 4
Chapter Title: Became the Goddess of the New World
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While filming the scenes needed for the trailer, battling the Elder Lich had felt off somehow.
Compared to the Ancient Necromancer, which was an object of destruction, it was absolutely stronger.
But somehow... the Elder Lich's patterns felt a bit simpler?
'They were supposed to recruit beta testers for feedback.'
I'd ended up doing the QA all by myself, unintentionally.
"Aka-chan, could you summon the Elder Lich one more time?"
"Understood."
I'd already smashed the Elder Lich's raid map once with Meteor, but it didn't matter.
This was just a simulation pulled from one of Aka-chan's countless records.
If I had to compare it to a game, it was like a test server or test world.
That's why I'd dropped Meteor on the Elder Lich without hesitation.
"By the way, Aka-chan, I noticed the trailer didn't include the scene of me using Meteor. Was that intentional?"
Aka-chan nodded at my question.
She added that the filming map had vanished the instant Meteor collided, making it impossible to capture.
"So please refrain from using Meteor."
"Got it."
There was a part of me that felt a little wronged.
The legendary being, the Transcender of Death, the King of All Undead.
For such a guy to vanish without enduring even a single Meteor.
"The Ancient Necromancer would've immediately made a corpse golem, levitated it with Reverse Gravity, and blocked it using Corpse Explosion."
Exactly as I'd said—the Ancient Necromancer I'd faced would've countered Meteor just like that.
In comparison, the Elder Lich felt somewhat dim-witted? Like a brute with nothing but raw power.
Of course, it was foolish to judge everything based on just one fight.
That's why I was asking Aka-chan to let me fight it again now.
-How dare you defy the Transcender of Death... Graaaah!
Beating an enemy you'd already defeated once before was incredibly easy.
"Aka-chan. Could you possibly imbue the Elder Lich with the Ancient Necromancer's records?"
"...Possible. But it will create an object of destruction."
Object of destruction.
If I'd still been a hero in this otherworld, I definitely would've hesitated.
"It needs to be that challenging."
This was just a game, after all.
If the final raid boss was too easy, it'd kill the fun.
At the very least, I wanted others to feel that same dread I'd experienced the first time I faced an object of destruction in this otherworld.
I wanted them to witness the horrific scenes filling their vision.
"There's that saying: comedy from afar, tragedy up close, right?"
Having faced an object of destruction directly, I'd lived the tragedy.
But defeating one through the game would make it a valuable experience.
"Then I'll summon it by replacing the Elder Lich's soul with the Ancient Necromancer's records."
"Yeah... sounds good."
Stretching before the fight brought a strange thrill.
-This place...
The Elder Lich's head slowly lifted as the atmosphere shifted in an instant.
With its massive frame, it had to look down at me.
-That mana. That repulsive mug. You...
"You remember me?"
It was fascinating. A mere lump of records remembering me like this.
-Gender, speech, aura—all different.
Thud—
It rose.
Its eyes blazing with hatred.
-It's you, Aurora.
"Long time no see."
Aurora.
The mage name my master had given me, suited to all attributes.
'I'd complained it was too girly...'
Never imagined that crazy bitch Kssare Demon King would actually turn me into a woman.
Shaking off those now-distant memories, I surveyed my surroundings.
The pitch-black throne room rejected all life.
This was a pattern the Elder Lich had shown too, but the execution was overwhelmingly superior now.
Boom—!!!
The undead rising from the black sludge exploded immediately.
Even escaping the blast radius led to the same result.
A merciless barrage of explosions that denied the enemy any chance to attack.
It was proving through actions why it was an object of destruction.
Explosion maniac, murder maniac, battle-crazed lunatic.
Was that why it became a necromancer—to fight eternally?
-Even in death, my eyes wouldn't close. All because I lost to the likes of you!
A madman who'd wiped out half the Empire's army single-handedly in a human body—now in the Elder Lich's form.
It was like giving wings to a tiger, the very definition of an 'object of destruction' I'd established.
"The difficulty might be too high, so maybe nerf some patterns..."
If a game was too hard, it could sap gamers' motivation entirely.
They might give up on challenges altogether and quit.
I didn't want to see that, so I'd poured my heart into solo QA.
"Chain explosions are way too OP..."
-A bitch even crazier than me...
No one can out-crazy you.
Swallowing the rest, I ran QA for about 10 hours.
By then, even that Ancient Necromancer surrendered.
More precisely, it smashed its own phylactery with its hands and fled to the sanctuary of death.
"Aka-chan. You recorded everything, right?"
Nod nod.
But even death fell under the Akashic Records' domain.
Like a save & load feature in a game.
I could summon the Ancient Necromancer I'd been tweaking anytime I wanted.
"Hmmm."
I'd had a bit of trauma from the Ancient Necromancer, truthfully.
But after beating the crap out of it for 10 hours, the trauma was gone.
You're getting tamed, buddy.
"Scary Mistress."
"..."
Aka-chan.
Saying that hurts my feelings too.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 💬 [Indie Minor Game Gallery] Ingemgel.
The place was still buzzing with Akashic Records bait, just like yesterday.
Topics ranged from how a no-name domestic studio had implemented VR first, to beta test applications, to mage vs. cleric—who wins?
The hype around the game 'Akashic Records' showed no signs of dying down.
This was thanks to the 'first VR' title spawning countless suckers.
But what's a community?
Where there's light (hype), there's darkness (hate).
The bait flipping overnight was par for the course.
— Anonymous [185] These idiots would believe a superconductor too lol — Anonymous [244] Obviously edited video and they're making a huge fuss, makes me wanna smack 'em — Anonymous [123] Didn't you see the field asking for home address in the beta app? — Anonymous [359] It's blatant phishing, but everyone was cheering so I was like wtf — Anonymous [219] The moment you apply, your money gets sucked out lmao — Anonymous [83] If it feels like something made by that 'country', upvote The hate comments exploding overnight all claimed it was 'phishing'.
The basis? Akashic Records' no-name studio wasn't even publicly listed—a ghost company (paper company).
And if it wasn't a ghost, why hide the company name? That was their logic.
Of course, calling it a ghost company was unverified brainfart.
But it sounded plausible, and more importantly, it was juicy bait.
Most lurkers in Ingemgal hopped on the bandwagon, upvoting controversy posts.
Thus, the phishing hate dominated Ingemgal.
And this spread to other media.
Starting with other communities.
Lecka, active on Mutube, jumped in.
Streamers who check communities brought it up too.
"What do you all think of the hot topic 'Akashic Records' lately?"
Streamer Daehyeop Kim.
Unlike others avoiding community bait,
he actively tackled it.
His style featured bold opinions that skirted social norms,
and a sharp tongue that scratched viewers' itches.
"Check this summary: the first VR game is launching. Actually, they're recruiting beta testers first, testing for a month, then official release. There's an official site too. Worldbuilding, classes—what? Genre's RPG? Bros, you know I love RPGs? But gotta separate personal from professional..."
Daehyeop Kim followed his prepped script.
Akashic Records debut, Ingemgal cheers, first VR, domestic no-name studio. Sudden phishing controversy. Studio silent on backlash.
He hooked viewers with key points, weaving naturally.
"...So that's the controversy. Yes, bros—what's your take? Think Akashic Records is really mass phishing?"
— Viewer Read the main post, it's def phishing — Viewer Just say superconductors are real too — Viewer But the video looks legit — Viewer From Ingemgal lol — Viewer This guy's pumping viewers with tightrope BS again Daehyeop Kim checked his stream viewers.
4,331.
Average 2,000, now over double.
So he hesitated over his scripted lines.
'Akashic Records is real.'
His belief clashed with public opinion.
Speaking against the tide would tank him.
Anyone could see that.
'Not blindly believing.'
Akashic Records bait mainly from Indie Minor Game Gallery.
A hub for hipster gamers originally.
Recent influx from the hype.
Plus, actual indie devs lurked there.
Meaning current opinion wasn't true Ingemgal sentiment.
'The controversy's absurd anyway.'
Daehyeop Kim verified: not a ghost company.
Not listed, but a quick search confirmed it existed.
'And it reeks.'
Hate firepower and spread speed were unnatural.
Like some force burying Akashic Records before birth.
Surely others noticed.
But silent, fearing the mob.
'This is opportunity.'
'Lecka's instinct' from years surviving the scene screamed.
Short-term hell, long-term heaven.
"Conviction time~"
That day, Daehyeop Kim paid for his bold take with stream reports and Mutube dislikes.
It was summer.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Mm. So that's what happened while I was gone?"
"...Yes."
Busy making the VR game and self-QA, I'd ignored communities.
My game, Akashic Records, was smeared as 'phishing'.
Even more ridiculous: silence confirmed it as phishing.
I paused dev, spent a day catching up.
"The one streamer defending Akashic Records?"
Someone believed even now.
"Aka-chan. Should we give this guy priority?"
Beta recruitment ongoing, week left.
A week solo VR access at this point?
He'd applied too.
"Good idea."
"Alright."
Aka-chan approved.
Time to show the world.
The first VR and VR game.