The Multiverse: Starting by Creating the Delta of Fate, My Chat Group Friends Went Wild

Finally, he could move on to the next step of planning.

He thought for a moment.

True-False Dao Fruit, and one that could resonate with most people—what should he make?

Why not ask the all-knowing group members?

Lin Zhen opened the chat group system he had cobbled together himself.

This was something he had built before attaining the Dao Fruit, but he hadn't dared to activate it until now.

Now he could.

Chat group, activate!

[Group Name: Director Lin and His Friends (Visible Only to Self)]

[Members have been invited.]

[Not a NEET has joined the chat group.]

[Genius Beautiful Girl has joined the chat group.]

[Shinigami Elementary School Student has joined the chat group.]

[Academic School Talented Woman has joined the chat group.]

[Self-Destruct Truck has joined the chat group.]

[Customer Service Xiang has joined the chat group.]

[Teacher Tony has joined the chat group.]

Chapter 0002: Delta of Fate!

[Not a NEET: "What the hell... I've been gaming for days straight, am I hallucinating now?"]

[Academic School Talented Woman: "Illusion, no, this is... Black Magic?! Abusing this is taboo."]

[Customer Service Xiang: "I... did a beer can to the head give me hallucinations?"]

[Uncle Tony: "Who are you calling uncle! Don't let me find out who's behind this prank! Jarvis, immediately search for these keywords!"]

[Self-Destruct Truck: "...Yahallo."]

Lin Zhen waited a bit. The remaining two research slaves... no, group members, hadn't spoken yet.

Probably the more cautious types.

Genius Beautiful Girl was still unclear who it was. Shinigami Elementary School Student could only be Conan.

The ones who spoke, in order, should be Kazuma Satou, the little rogue from Konosuba.

Marcille, the Black Magic researcher from Dungeon Meshi.

Toyokawa, who wanted to become a god and had already drifted far from humanity.

The classic playboy, Tony Stark, Iron Man.

And the ordinary high school student, Hachiman, who talked like a clump.

Lin Zhen set his nickname and first explained the situation.

[Dao Qitian (Group Owner): "This is a little experiment of mine.]

[Dao Qitian: This group is a multi-world chat group. Everyone here is from different worlds. If you communicate amicably, it shouldn't negatively affect your lives."]

[Dao Qitian: "Of course, if you want to leave, you can just tap 'Leave Group' in the top left."]

[Kazuma Satou: "Another world?! I want to travel! Please, let me restart my life!"]

[Marcille: "Multi-world? You... you're not some warp-space creature trying to trick me, are you?"]

[Genius Beautiful Girl: "Parallel world theory? These names sound a bit strange, some terms don't seem like they could appear in the real world. Multi... could they really be from completely non-intersecting worlds?"]

[Dao Qitian: "You're Kurisu Makise, right."]

[Kurisu Makise: "How do you know my name?"]

[Dao Qitian: "Just a coincidence."]

[Conan: "This isn't scientific!"]

[Tony: "Fxk! Jarvis hasn't gathered any information about you. What the hell are you?"]

[Hachiman Hikigaya: "My name is displayed?! Holy crap, doxxed!"]

[Dao Qitian: "Alright, I pulled you all into the group just to ask one question."]

[Marcille: "For an existence like yours, I don't think we can help with anything."]

Dungeon Meshi world.

Laios looked at the mage beside him, who had been sitting on a rock in a daze, even drooling a little.

"What's wrong, Marcille?"

"Blaaah, nothing."

Marcille shook her head, discreetly wiping away the drool. She still didn't know whether this was a trial brought on by the labyrinth.

Just now, she had tried to comprehend the existence of this thing, but it overloaded her brain—that was why she had been drooling and babbling.

Marcille could not reveal the existence of this thing.

If its influence were benign, that would be one thing, but if it were malignant, the consequences would be terrifying.

This group owner named "Dao Qitian," whether some kind of subspace entity or not, was definitely a being beyond the scope of ordinary magical creatures.

[Dao Qitian: "Well, not that serious. I just wanted to ask if there's any way to expand my influence."]

Just as she thought.

A chill ran down Marcille's spine. This being was indeed trying to expand its influence, with the goal of devouring or controlling the entire world.

[Customer Service Xiang: "Influence, huh... I don't really want to bring this up, but how about forming a band?"]

[Dao Qitian: "A band? Interesting, but not really. The main issue is that no one can even listen to what I say, let alone play music. Everyone's brains would probably explode."]

[Not a NEET: "Tone-deaf, huh? Haha, same here. Don't worry, let me think, I'll come up with an idea for you."]

[Genius Beautiful Girl: "How about writing a paper? I think your research is cross-generational... cross-world-class."]

[Dao Qitian: "Probably no one would understand it."]

[Genius Beautiful Girl: "You won't know until you try. If you're really willing to write it, I'd be the first to read it."]

[Dao Qitian: "Alright, I'll write it when I have time, and I'll post it in the group when it's done."]

[Dao Qitian: "But that's still too slow. The same problem remains—is there a way to rapidly expand influence on a large scale?"]

[Academic School Talented Woman: "..."]

Marcille couldn't laugh. These people joking around had no idea what they were asking for.

This subspace entity named "Dao Qitian" already had a unique "influence" in its words and actions, which was why ordinary people couldn't easily comprehend it.

If it weren't for the entity's "benevolent" communication, without forcibly imposing its influence, they would have already had their heads explode from interacting with such a being.

Yes, when the other party said "brain explosion," it wasn't an exaggerated figure of speech—it was highly likely... a description of fact.

Marcille didn't dare say anything either. At the end of the day, she was just an academic school mage.

Even though she had studied Black Magic, she was still far too powerless against an existence like this.

At most, she could only stay silent, say something irrelevant, and try to protect herself as much as possible.

[Self-Destruct Truck: "How about doing something big, making some big news?"]

[Dao Qitian: "Hmm, that's not impossible, but I don't really like being in the spotlight. Think about it—for an academic researcher, fame is actually a hassle."]

[Self-Destruct Truck: "...No problem. Well, I'm out of ideas then."]

[Not a NEET: "There is a way to expand influence without being in the spotlight and still make big news."]

[Dao Qitian: "Oh?"]

Lin Zhen raised an eyebrow. This guy was worthy of being called the man with ideas from another world, even if some of them were bad ones.

[Dao Qitian: "Let's hear it."]

[Kazuma Satou: "Why don't you make a game? Make a fun game that everyone can play. If you throw in some real rewards, it'll be even easier to expand your influence."]

Oh?

Lin Zhen slowly sat up, a bit more serious now. This suggestion had some merit.

Make a game?

He could do it, but to be honest, he hadn't played games in many years. He didn't know what genre would be easy to make popular or what people would like.

Before he transmigrated, he had played a game called Delta Force: Hawk Ops for a while.

But he felt it might not translate well.

[Dao Qitian: "I could make a game like that. What genre should it be? What do you all think of a battle royale?"]

[Not a NEET: "Battle royale? What kind of game is that? Not a horror game, is it?"]

[Dao Qitian: "It's a game where everyone is crammed into a limited area to scout, engage, and extract while competing for rare resources."]

[Not a NEET: "Sounds interesting. Let me know when it's out, I'll buy a copy."]

[Dao Qitian: "I've already made it. Want to playtest it for me?"]

[Not a NEET: "That efficient? No problem, let me get home first. I just bought a game and got on the bus."]

[Dao Qitian: "My game is a 100% realistic virtual reality game. When you play, time on the conscious level won't flow, so no need to worry about safety."]

[Self-Destruct Truck: "...Seriously? I want to play too."]

[Not a NEET: "Then what are we waiting for? Give me a copy! I never thought I'd live to see a full-dive VR game!"]

[Dao Qitian: "Anyone else want to play?"]

[Dao Qitian: "No? Then I'll just send it to you two first."]

A chill ran deep into Marcille's bones.

To actually describe a battle royale where everyone has to kill each other for treasure as a "game"...

This being... is definitely on the chaotic side.

[Kazuma Satou: "We're done. Gunfights and tomb raiding—played them back to back, felt pretty good. Fun, sure, but... it's missing something."]

[Hachiman Hikigaya: "Yeah, I thought it was fine at first, but now that Satou mentioned it, something does feel off."]

[Kazuma Satou: "Right, since we can communicate with other worlds... isn't there anything with magic and swords?"]

[Dao Qitian: "Magic and swords...? Wait."]

Lin Zhen thought of how to mod this game!

The answer was actually... the Holy Grail War!

He closed his eyes, inspiration surging endlessly. Spreading his palm, a small virtual world materialized in his hand, freely constructed.

Soon, the initial mod was complete.

Lin Zhen closed his eyes and reviewed it in an instant, nodding with slight satisfaction.

But keeping the original name wouldn't fit anymore. Better to change it.

Fate... destiny.

Let's call it... "Delta of Fate"!

[Dao Qitian: "Preliminary mod is done. Consider it an ultimate beta version. Anyone want to play?"]

[Not a NEET: "Me, me!"]

[Hachiman Hikigaya: "Count me in."]

[Uncle Tony: "Hmph, it's obviously fake. You're all shills. I can't even make a full-dive VR game."]

[Genius Beautiful Girl: "I want to try too. Is that okay?"]