Chapter 135: The Greater Good Is The Only Shit That Matters
Chapter 135: The Greater Good Is The Only Shit That Matters
As the 'world' around me fell apart, I could only sigh as I looked at the dying dog in front of me.
Madness is technically part of my mind, his existence is equivalent to a multiple personality, so even if he suffers or dies it will not affect me, I just need to rebuild another personality to control black blood, but maybe I have gone soft so That even if it's a waste of time, I don't want to see this stupid dog die.
Using [Self-knowledge] I was able to understand a bit what is happening. I don't know what Protocol B-5 is, but I'm sure it's some stupid thing designed to tie up my soul and mind completely so I'd best avoid getting it started.
The most important thing was the inheritance of the name of my past life.
I do not understand the whole situation, but according to the information that I was able to obtain, inheriting a name means obtaining the innate abilities, titles, and contracts of the soul of an entity.
It's a quick way to get power, but you can also get heavy restrictions and troublesome stuff. It's basically like inheriting debt and I'm tired of that shit, besides, inheriting a name affects a person's personality, desires, and goals so even if there are things in my life that I dislike, I will not stop being me.
I thought about rejecting the name, but there is a problem. Avoiding Protocol B-5 and rejecting the inheritance of the name is causing the system to fall into chaos which in turn is tearing my soul and mind apart.
Even with Navi's intervention, the damage caused by the system should be enough to destroy my mind turning me into a willless puppet, the only reason I'm still myself is that Madness has been using himself as a meat shield to protect me.
Even though Madness is a part of me, he has his own thoughts, emotions, and hobbies.
Our relationship has gotten to the point where I've started to see him as a bit of an annoying pet, but ultimately he's my dog and I'm not going to let some shitty higher existence hurt my dog.
On the other hand, and surprising as it may seem, I still have the ability to feel gratitude and if I receive help I will not be ungrateful, of course, that does not count if the person who helps me has a beautiful wife or girlfriend….
"Hey, do you want a name?" - I sighed when I saw Madness's look of sadness.
Madness couldn't speak or move, but we are the same entity so I understand his desire for a proper name.
Names have power, if I give Madness a name it means that he will be an independent entity and not just an extension of my power.
It's kind of annoying, but Madness is submissive enough that I don't have to worry that he might betray me.
"Well, I'll give you a name" - I smiled wryly when I felt the happiness of this fool. - "But you will have to make a contract with me"
Madness didn't care about this and was still excited to be given a name.
If I do not receive the inheritance by name my soul could be damaged, but if I receive the inheritance I will be tied to unknown contracts.
That is why I plan to make a contract with Madness, not to prevent him from betraying me, but to prevent another idiot from stealing my dog.
[Low-level contract:
The user will provide a name to the entity without a name, in return, the entity without a name will not be able to make a sound again and will live in eternal silence.
If either party breaks the contract, that entity will lose its Core of Existence and Free Will to be the slave of the other party]
I didn't have to explain the plan since even if Madness is an idiot, he can still understand my ideas.
Madness used what little strength had left to lift one of his forelegs and extended it towards me. Even though his limbs were those of a dog, his forelegs were slightly like human hands so he extended his little finger.
"Seriously? Pinky promise? " - I rolled my eyes.
Madness did not respond and continued with his finger extended.
Well, whatever. I played along with him and crossed my little finger with his.
[Contract established]
I immediately looked at Navi. - "Do not block the inheritance of the name, but do not allow the protocol to be activated"
"Hey Listen! Hurry up! I'm starting to get hungry from all this shit! " - Navi shouted happily, this idiot has fun even in this situation...
[System Notification: The user inherits the name of his past life….]
When the notification appeared, I focused on my skill [Mythomania] and made my existence that of Madness, and with my connection to Madness, I changed his presence to be identical to me.
It's confusing shit where he is me and I am him, but those are the perks of being mentally ill, the skills and tricks related to sanity and self-perception don't have to make sense to work.
[Title: King of the Lunatics (50%)> King of the Lunatics (100%)]
[System Notification: The title 'King of the Lunatics' has influenced the energy 'Reader's Madness']
[Reader's Madness: User can now take advantage of the 'Paths' of other types of Madness.
Warning: Combining multiple types of Madness has unknown side effects]
[System Notification: The skill 'Schizophrenia (100%)' has been obtained]
[Schizophrenia: I'm not crazy! Ramon the dragon can prove it!
That is real? What is not real? I'm real? What I see is real? Who reads me is real? Everything is real if you want it to be real.
The user's perception of reality can influence the Laws of Reality around the user. The stronger the Laws of Reality of a world, the greater the energy consumption when modifying the laws of reality.
Warning: Entities with control of Laws, concepts related to 'Reality' or large energy reserves can negate the effects of this ability.
Warning: Modifying the Laws of Reality can cause chaos in a World that will generate hostility from the Will of the World.
Warning: Entities related to the concept 'Order', 'Stability' and 'Peace' will be hostile towards the user when using this ability.
Warning: The use of this ability will cause deterioration of sanity and destruction of the mind]
[System Notification: The title 'King of the Lunatics' and the energy 'Reader's Madness' have negated the mental destruction of the skill 'Schizophrenia']
To think that my mental problems could become abilities, at this stage I will create the '7 sins' version of mental disorders ...
When the inheritance of the name went into Madness, his body began to tremble as the black blood disappeared leaving only his white bones.
The bones began to break and deform into a repulsive white mass that got smaller with each second.
When the white mass turned into a sphere one meter in diameter, it began to change shape into a humanoid skeleton.
Black blood began to descend from the sea of blood in the sky and covered the white skeleton.
Slowly, the black blood turned into organs, muscle tissue, blood vessels, and skin.
Although the process was slow, there were errors as if the entity that was forming did not know how to build its own body so I sighed and approached.
I reached into the half-built body and used [Life Alchemist] and [Human Transmutation] to help this idiotic dog build his new body.
As my hands moved to shape his organs and muscles, I realized a problem.
"Are you fucking with me?" - I asked incredulously.
The dog didn't respond as I haven't built its vocal cords yet, but its newly built left eye looked at me expectantly.
I sighed heavily, I don't want to do this shit….
I felt the dog's gaze fill with supplication to which I sighed, Navi is going to bother me with this for a long time.
I followed the dog's ideas for its new body and after a long time, I finished building the new body for this idiot.
When the body was finished, I withdrew my hands and sighed wearily, stupid plot armor ...
Since everything was done I canceled my skill [Mythomania] and I became myself again while the silly dog was now a different person.
[System Notification: The user has not inherited the name. A different entity has inherited the name. Because the external entity is linked to the user there are no incompatibility problems]
[System Notification: The entity 'Ortro' is linked to the user]
[System Notification: The Unawakened Lineage Has Revealed Its Name]
[Unawakened Bloodline (10%) > Guardian Beast (10%)]
[System Notification: The 'Guardian Beast' race has been influenced by 'Reader's Madness' energy and 'Rasen' energy]
[Guardian Beast (10%) > Chaotic Beast (10%)]
[System Notification: 'Chaotic Beast' race percentage is too low and all innate abilities could not be unlocked]
[System Notification:….]
Several notifications went out, but I had time to dig into the new information as my attention was on the new troublesome thing in front of me.
Adorable big black eyes, adorable little face like a porcelain doll, a slim little body, her delicate skin was lightly tanned in a healthy color, her little head was covered with fluffy black hair while two adorable dog ears dangled at the sides of your head.
"Why a little girl?" - I massaged my forehead in frustration. - "Among all the things you could choose, why the hell did you choose to be a brat?"
The dog-eared brat blinked her big eyes and then tried to speak, but since she wasn't used to her new body her voice was a little shaky. - "You treat little girls well, I want you to treat me well ..."
[System Notification: The entity 'Ortro' has broken the contract. Now 'Ortro' is owned by the user]
[System Notification: The entity 'Ortro' is now owned by the user so the soul contracts in the soul of 'Ortro' are no longer valid]
When I saw that something similar to a dog collar appeared on the girl's neck, I knew that my idea was successful, but I couldn't smile as my mouth trembled at the sight of the brat's sad look. - "Don't give me that look, you know it doesn't work in me, now put on some clothes"
The girl who is now called Ortro pouted as black blood covered her body to form a cute maid uniform.
"Are you imitating Rin?" - I raised an eyebrow.
"Yes" - Ortro nodded without hesitation. - "You treat Rin and the other little girls well ... I want pat on the head ..."
"Even when you were a dog I patted you on the head" - I rolled my eyes.
"It's not the same" - Ortro pouted. - "I don't want to be a pet, I want us to be friends"
… I did a facepalm, everything is so troublesome.
"Hey Listen! I always knew you were a lolicon muahahahaha! " - Navi came to my side while he laughed like an idiot.
"Did you fix the system?" - I ignored his bullshit and went to the important thing.
"Hey Listen! When Pochi got a real name, the system stabilized and I managed to cancel Protocol B-5 or whatever that shit is called! " - Navi replied happily.
"My name is not Pochi" - Ortro pouted angrily, she seems to like to pout.
"Hey Listen! Whether you are a canine, a bitch, a loli, or a queen, you will always be Pochi! " - Navi kept laughing like an idiot.
Ortro got angry and suddenly his right hand turned into a strange dog jaw that moved at high speed to chew on Navi.
Navi didn't dodge and just started laughing as the jaw chewed on him. - "Muahahaha, nothing can kill me!"
I let the idiots play on as Tsubaki approached me with a worried expression. - "You are well?"
"Better than ever" - I smiled and caressed her face.
Even though the pain of having my soul and mind ripped apart was the worst torture I have ever experienced, it was worth it.
Not only did my power increase now that Ortro got a name, but I also got some very interesting information from the system while the inheritance process was going on.
"Please stop doing dangerous things" - Tsubaki hugged me tightly. - "I felt terrified when I saw you in that state"
I sighed and hugged her back. - "Sorry, I'll be more careful in the future"
From the information, I just received now I understand that this is just the tip of the iceberg, but she had better not know, at least not for now.
"Let's finish the troublesome business and take a vacation" - I smiled gently as my hand caressed Tsubaki's cheek.
She nodded. - "It's fine, but if any problem arises, don't forget that I'll always be with you"
It seems that her intuition has improved, it is somewhat troublesome but cute.
It took me five days to build Ortro's new body so the girls must be worried so I came back to reality.
When I opened my eyes I found myself lying in my room inside my main base in Japan, while I was 'unconscious' my group brought me back to Japan after sending several groups of soldiers and mutants to create a strategic base in Romania.
When I started to build Ortro's body, the system managed to stabilize it because Navi had time to check that my women did not get into trouble during my 'absence', he also gave them information about my health status so they wouldn't feel distressed and do something stupid that could put them in danger.
When I woke up I felt some weight on my body and when I looked at my body I wanted to curse.
"Rin, Chino, get up" - I sighed as my hand pinched the cheeks of the two brats who used me as a bed.
"Onii-chan, be gentle ~" - Rin was drooling with a wicked smile while sleeping.
"I'm n-not ready ... But if it's Onii-chan ..." - Chino looked nervous while she slept, but her murmurs weren't suitable for a 13-year-old brat.
This is so damn annoying ...
I pinched the cheeks of the two perverted brats harder making them wake up.
"It hurts Onii-chan! You're going to break Rin! " - Rin started making strange sounds just to annoy me.
Chino just had a pitiful expression with teary eyes.
I let go of both brats and when I was going to tell them to step aside, both little girls hugged me while sobbing.
"Onii-chan!"
I endured the urge to throw the two brats away from me and gave them a light hug.
Even though I hate loud brats, the fact that these two little girls were so worried about me was a little touching, just a little.
The scream of both little girls seemed to attract the attention of someone outside the door as in an instant I felt several presences rushing towards my room.
"Luis!"
"Dear!"
My room wasn't small, but within seconds it had been filled with dozens of women who kept showing up to see me.
Now that I see all these women in one place I must admit that I went overboard in adding women to my harem… Well, that won't stop me from continuing to seduce women.
It took me four hours to convince my harem that I'm okay.
When I was finally able to breathe and take a break, Monika walked over with a wry smile. - "Husband, there is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
"The bad news" - I replied apathetically.
"China and the United States have secretly established an alliance, our spies have confirmed that they will begin planning an attack against us within four days" - Monika smiled sinisterly as if she found amusement in human stupidity.
I nodded, if I want a vacation I will have to eliminate every damn problem at its roots.
"As for the good news" - Monika smiled at me tenderly giving me a bad feeling. - "It has been confirmed that you left a total of 20 pregnant women, congratulations ~"
...
"Luis? Where are you going? You need to rest…"
"Darling, did something happen?"
I ignored the confused voices from my harem and hurried to the base airport.
I got on a supersonic plane and easily made it work since these planes are connected to the artificial intelligence in charge of weapons, Red Queen. When she recognized me easily she let me use the plane so in a matter of seconds I left the base.
"What's the matter? It seems you want to kill someone "- The childlike face of Red Queen appeared on the plane's monitor.
"Nothing important, we are going to destroy some morons" - I answered calmly as drove the plane at its highest speed.
"Kuahahahaha, that sounds like fun" - Red Queen started laughing. - "Hey, even if you destroy this plane make sure you keep at least one communicator with you, I want to hear how you kill those idiots ~"
I smiled wryly. - "Fine, but if someone asks about my location tell them I'm going on a secret mission or some shit like that, I need at least a couple of days in peace but tell my wives that I'll be back in three days at the most"
"Take it for granted ~" - Red Queen was having fun.
Well, with the awakening of my lineage, my [Reader's Madness] finally reached 100% which gave me a new ability that I want to try.
I'm definitely not running away from the weight of parenting responsibilities, this is obviously for the greater good, yes, the fucking greater good comes first.
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Author's Note:
Well, where to start...
I won't stop writing, but I'm sorry if the following chapters are a bit messy and gloomy as my mood is a bit low.
Recently the father of my best friend passed away and recently the father of one of my best friends passed away which has affected me a lot as it reminds me of when I went through the same situation.
Anyway, I will not stop writing since this is what I enjoy the most and it is the only way I have to vent, but I am sorry if some of my ideas become unclear or strange.
I don't know if you've noticed but some of the last chapters I've written are longer or shorter than usual and that's because at times I don't know how to express my ideas in words and I leave some things to the reader's interpretation.
I will strive to maintain the essence of my stories and characters, I appreciate your support my beautiful readers, it is thanks to you that I can continue with my two projects.
I love you so much, a hug <3