Genius Society #84

"Your intelligent assistant reminds you that you are approaching your destination, Dual-Phase Paradise. Estimated time remaining: three system hours."

"Cyrene, we're almost there." Sera knocked on the door to Cyrene's room.

"Coming!" the girl called back cheerfully.

Sera looked out the observation window. Countless stars glittered in the dark universe.

The starry sky was beautiful, mysterious and captivating.

It was just a shame... there was no moon in the starry sky, and the same was true of Amphoreus.

Sera was now very interested in Dual-Phase Paradise's phantom moon, because, barring any surprises, it would be the first moon he saw in this world.

"Sigh... I'll have to take this fight seriously." Sera felt somewhat helpless. He decided to find Busitu as soon as he landed; after all, Busitu couldn't refuse his terms.

"What are you thinking about?" Cyrene waved a hand in front of Sera's eyes.

"I'm thinking about how to play the Phantasmoon Games." Sera rubbed his head. He had a bit of a headache.

He was a teenager who still had some time to go before adulthood, yet he had to play an Emanator-level Phantasmoon Game before he came of age.

Finality, and Shuhu, who could awaken at any moment.

Not to mention Voracity, who could likewise awaken at any moment.

As for Dr. Primitive, Genius Society #64?

Hah, Sera had deliberately drawn him here, so of course he had a way to deal with him.

"Why didn't you say you were thinking about me!" Cyrene reached out and pinched Sera's cheek.

"Then... I was thinking about you." Sera blinked.

"That sounded so flat and insincere!" Cyrene complained.

Sera gently wrapped his arms around Cyrene.

"All right, Sera was thinking about Cyrene."

"That's more like it," Cyrene mumbled, her cheeks turning rosy.

"Cyrene." Sera released her and looked into her eyes.

"Mm..." Cyrene's head was still a little hazy from what Sera had just done, so she only responded unconsciously.

"This Phantasmoon Game is dangerous. I know I can't stop you from coming with me, but you have to take good care of yourself."

Sera looked more serious than ever before, and Cyrene's brain came back online.

"All right, I promise. Don't underestimate me, you know. I'm really strong!"

Sera didn't know what he would do if something happened to Cyrene. But he was certain he would act in a god's stead and bring Honkai down upon the galaxy.

However, that would not be a test, but a purge.

Feeling insecure, Sera decided to make a few gadgets.

There were still three system hours until they arrived, and his teacher had conveniently prepared a laboratory for him.

Materials? Sera could already create things out of nothing! He could make whatever he wanted himself, with Honkai Energy footing the bill for everything.

"Hmm, let me think... I should make something defensive." Inspiration struck Sera. He had it!

Add the Authority of Binding! (Where did that come from? Simulated with erosion.)

Add a fragment of the Amber Lord's Celestial Comet Wall! (Sera got it from Zandar.)

Then add the Authority of Domination!

There! The Imaginary Energy Binding Force Field Device.

It could change shape according to its user's preferences, completely neutralize offensive energy and block physical attacks. It could also dominate an attacker's power in response to an attack and turn it back against them.

Huh? What was this...? Sera picked up the invitation that had appeared on the table. The moment he picked it up, he felt an Aeon's gaze.

Sera felt somewhat helpless. So the "suitable time" meant sending it as soon as he finished his gadget.

"All right, machine head-or should I say, my other teacher. Let me choose my own title, will you? My online name will do."

Nous watched him in silence and sent out a signal.

[Genius Society #84, Feather of the Eclipsed Moon, Seraphis Zandar One Kuwabara / student of Nous. Achievements: Imaginary Binding Force Field, classified...]

Then Nous left, leaving behind a miniature scepter just before he departed.

"Oh, my teacher's pretty nice. He knows I can't be bothered to think, so he gave me a scepter for computing power."

What did Sera think of Nous, the divine Zandar? Sera didn't dislike Nous, because, all in all, Nous had placed a lock on the geniuses, largely preventing them from accidentally destroying the galaxy while exploring unknown knowledge.

It was like how Sera had seen many people say that joining the Genius Society meant Nous had marked someone as a dangerous entity. Sera disagreed. What were they talking about? How could he, Sera, possibly be a dangerous entity?!

Sera put away the miniature scepter-or rather, hung it around his neck. It seemed to have been specially made for Sera by Nous, and could turn into a moon pendant to be worn around his neck.

Sera stopped worrying about the Genius Society. He still hadn't made any offensive gadgets. He felt that having a dozen or so Moonlight Thrones around him would give him a sense of security. Of course, he would find a way to put them in Imaginary Space so they wouldn't interfere with his life.

He couldn't make the original Moonlight Throne; he didn't have the relevant blueprints. At most, Sera could borrow the name and set the power of each Moonlight Throne to the level of destroying a planet.

Sera had actually considered making them capable of annihilating a star system at first, but after some thought, he reduced their power to planet-destroying levels for other people's safety. However, the 13 Moonlight Thrones could launch a combined attack powerful enough to destroy a star system.

Sera considered this a necessary amount of firepower. He was just an ordinary student who had never been in a fight.

Only these things could give Sera a sense of security.

Sera recalled what he knew from the past. The Moonlight Throne was an energy conversion device that turned Honkai Energy into ordinary, controllable energy.

"Tsk..." Sera frowned. The Moonlight Throne could only drain the energy from an enemy's body; it didn't have much destructive power.

A single strike from the Previous Era's Moonlight Throne had drained 2% of Finality's Honkai Energy.

Therefore, Sera thought the Moonlight Thrones were better suited to providing energy. Placed in Imaginary Space, they could convert energy continuously.

When necessary, they could also strike an enemy and reduce their power level.

Sera quickly finished making 13 Moonlight Thrones and placed their physical bodies in Imaginary Space.

Then Sera raised his hand, and the 13 Moonlight Thrones hovered in front of him. But they weren't physical objects; this was a function Sera had added to project the Moonlight Thrones around him. Enemies couldn't destroy Moonlight Thrones that didn't exist in this space, while the Moonlight Thrones' attacks could hit them.

Sera walked out of the laboratory. Cyrene was sitting on the sofa, watching the starry sky.

"Cyrene, this is a gadget I made. Take it to protect yourself." Sera turned the Imaginary Binding Device into a star pendant and put it around Cyrene's neck.

"Hmm?" As Cyrene obediently let Sera put the pendant on her, she noticed the moon pendant around his neck.

"Are they a matching set for couples?" Cyrene blinked.

"No... this is a miniature scepter Nous gave me. It's not an Imaginary Binding Device..." Sera noticed Cyrene's gaze and felt increasingly helpless.

"All right, yes. I deliberately made it look like a star."