DanMachi: Annihilation Maker in DanMachi World!

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Purity alone wasn't enough. If they turned out to be ungrateful wretches, all his effort would be for nothing.

Even if they weren't, he couldn't let them take this privilege for granted. At the very least, he needed to cultivate loyalty and faith.

After a moment of thought, Lucian returned to the surface of the Divine Court and erected a massive statue of himself right in the center of the holy spring.

The World Will was connected to the faith system, and this statue acted as its core. It would absorb and store the power of faith while simultaneously recording the faith levels of every resident within the Divine Court.

This should do for now.

Lucian thought to himself. He then refined the rule of 'Destiny Connection.' Utilizing his Divine Avatar, the World Will, he locked onto the Magi world and identified several individuals whose destinies resonated with his own.

"Reim Empire, Scheherazade."

"Kou Empire, Ren Kougyoku."

"Sindria Kingdom, Yamraiha."

Lucian was speechless for a moment.

As expected of his 'destiny'—every single person selected was a woman.

Out of these three, one was the High Priestess of the Reim Empire, one was the future Fifth Empress of the Kou Empire, and the last was one of the Eight Generals of Sindria.

These three nations were currently locked in a three-way stalemate, representing the hegemonies of the world.

Bringing these three over all at once... was destiny trying to drag him directly into the political vortex of the Magi world?

For a moment, Lucian couldn't help but suspect something. This so-called destiny... was there any chance it was being influenced by a World Will?

Not the divine aspect of Lucian, but the World Will of the Magi universe itself.

Logically speaking, the original God of the Magi world should have been Ill Ilah. Later, Solomon supplanted Ill Ilah's will and ascended as the new God.

But here was the thing: a Creator God was a Creator God, and a world was a world.

When Alma Torran lost all its Rukh, it effectively lost all its life force. Yet, the physical planet itself still existed.

This meant that these Creator Gods might actually be manifestations of the planet's sentience—similar to the concept of 'Gaia' in the Nasuverse.

Land of Steel established a setting where the planet 'died,' but a dead planet didn't just explode into dust. It still physically existed.

Ultimately, this wasn't like Lucian's inner mental world. The birth of those planets adhered to the normal physical laws of the universe. Even if a Creator God was involved, the world had to physically exist before life and rules could be 'created' upon it.

Even if 'the universe began as a cosmic egg,' there still had to be an egg in the first place, right?

Just like Lucian's Sea of Illusions. The container of his mental world and its raw materials had to exist before anything else could be built.

A true World Will should essentially be an amalgamation of 'Gaia' and 'Alaya.'

Even if such a sentient entity didn't exist, the equivalent mechanism was 'destiny' itself.

Not the superficial destiny dictated by the flow of Rukh, nor the artificially compiled destinies of the Campione! world, but rather the genuine, formless, and absolute laws of the universe.

Should I just call them all here for a meeting? Constantly fighting to the death is such a hassle.

Lucian thought to himself.

As for whether he would completely upend their world's power dynamics or make things overly complicated... he wouldn't. Because Lucian possessed transcendent power.

If he truly wanted to intervene, he only needed to stand above them all. Everyone beneath him would be forced to sit at the same negotiating table.

As for going a step further and achieving world peace or global unity... that wasn't Lucian's ideal. As long as there was peace within the Divine Court, that was enough. He couldn't be bothered to manage things outside of it.

With that thought, Lucian initiated the summons.

As the ritual array activated, golden light descended. An elderly woman with beautiful blonde hair, keeping her eyes firmly shut and wearing a white robe, materialized before him.

Due to the unique nature of Scheherazade's existence, Lucian decided to summon her first.

"Reversion."

With a simple thought, Lucian rewound the physical age of her body.

As a Magi, Scheherazade inherently possessed the ability to retain her memories through reincarnation.

The reason she refused to do so was to prevent the Reim Empire from losing its central pillar during the gap between her reincarnations, fearing the nation would fall into chaos.

He rewound her physical age to her absolute prime—around 30 years old. A state of complete, mature perfection.

Only after securing her condition did he resume the summons, bringing the other two women over as well.

"Where is this...?"

The two newcomers looked around in bewilderment while simultaneously keeping their guard up against each other.

At that moment, Scheherazade finally opened her eyes.

She had spent most of her recent life operating through clones, while her original body remained in a deep slumber.

By bypassing her defenses and directly summoning her main body, Lucian had naturally severed the connection between her and her clones.

"You're... Lady Scheherazade, the High Priestess?"

Ren Kougyoku stared at Scheherazade in sheer astonishment.

Yamraiha's eyes flickered slightly; she recognized the other two as well. After all, they were famous figures.

Dungeon Capturers were already considered top-tier combatants, and there were only three Magi in existence. All three were famous figures across their world. Naturally, they recognized each other, or at the very least, had seen portraits of one another.

"My body..."

Scheherazade's gaze sharpened. She looked at Lucian and said, "Sir, are you the one responsible for bringing us here?"

Being transported to this unknown world silently and without warning filled their hearts with immense wariness toward Lucian.

"Hello. I am Lucian."

Lucian smiled faintly. "Welcome to my world."

"Your world?"

Ren Kougyoku tilted her head in confusion.

"The world I created."

Lucian stated in a relaxed tone.

!!!

The three women widened their eyes, expressions of utter shock washing over their faces.

A world he created... A Creator?

Overwhelmed by the sheer absurdity of the claim, the three were frozen in place.

"First, there is no Rukh in this world."

Seeing their confusion, Lucian kept it simple. "Second, without my explicit permission, no other living being can enter this world."

"Third, when I say 'the world I created,' I mean it literally. This sky and this earth were all constructed by my own hands."

"Any questions?"

Hearing Lucian's absolute declarations, the three women took a deep breath.

It was true that they hadn't been able to bring their Metal Vessels, and they couldn't sense any magic they could use... They didn't completely believe him, but they couldn't dismiss it either. Consequently, a deep sense of tension gripped them.

"Then, Lord Creator, for what purpose have you summoned us to your divine realm?"

As the oldest and most experienced among them, Scheherazade was the first to recover her composure and ask the crucial question.

"Because our destinies are connected."

Lucian briefly explained the concept of the Destiny Connection function.

Simply put, this function used destiny as a guiding thread, allowing him to locate coordinates in alternate dimensions.

They were the coordinates designated by destiny, which was why they had been invited by Lucian.

"Right now, you have two choices."

Lucian smiled. "First, you can leave this world."

"The water flowing through the Divine Court is the Spring of Life; it can replenish your life force. I've also reverted Lady Scheherazade's physical age to her prime at 30 years old. I won't take these benefits back. Consider them an apology for inviting you to this world without seeking your prior consent."

"And the other choice?" Scheherazade asked.

She had no reason to blindly choose to leave. Whether this was a gift from a God or a trap set by a devil, she needed to properly assess the situation before making a decision.

"Second, you can stay and become residents of the Divine Court."

Lucian continued, "Since I've already obtained the coordinates to your world, we have a World Teleportation Gate. Traveling back and forth is very convenient. I won't restrict your freedom."

"Of course, I won't force you to make a choice right this second. Doing so would be no different from coercion."

"But there is a time limit. Let's set it at 12 hours."

"If you choose to explore the Divine Court and ultimately decide to leave, I will erase your memories of this time."

"If you gain any benefits from the Divine Court during this period and still choose to leave, those benefits will be stripped away and left behind."

The conditions Lucian proposed were entirely reasonable. After all, he had already given them their 'apology gifts.' Trying to freeload any further would just be lacking in basic manners.

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