"Well, that is how I am going to make the Afterlife in my world. How about we start talking about your opinion on how to build the Afterlife model of your world?" after a lengthy explanation of my Afterlife model, I ask the girl about her own opinion about it.

"Truthfully...I am still not sure. This is something that will affect future living beings as a whole as long as I am in charge. But your idea is really good. Do you already prepare the countermeasure for this?" Xiao Ruoruo already makes her decision in her heart and I catch the glimpse of that. But why she asks this question?

"Of course, this is just the framework and needs to be refined but the broad stroke is like I explained before. Those who die will be adjoined with the people that are still alive, and then the dead ones will provide their understanding of the subject the alive ones are currently toiling. Good or bad, I will set the rules so that the dead ones will become the reinforcement of the idea the alive ones are having in their lives."

"Ruoruo, have you ever heard in your previous life about someone called Carl Gustav Jung?" I decide to tell her the basis of my thoughts. I do this because I hope that she can develop and grow her own thinking process even more and I also want to know if she is related to 'me'.

"Jung? Isn't he one of the prominent figures in psychology?"

"Yes, he is. One of his psychology concepts is the one I adapted for my Afterlife model. Of course, this is corroborating evidence that the general populace can accept. Truth be told, I have certain knowledge that this particular theory of his is not only correct but also explains some things."

"But you...don't want to explain it to me now." Xiao Ruoruo feels a little dejected but of course, I cannot share what I know with her just yet. I mean, this afterlife model is the one in the previous life that only a few of the entire Earth's populace know about.

"There will be a time when I explain things like this but for now, back to the topic." I have to redress the direction of the discussion back so that we do not delve into it when it is not the time yet.

 

"One of them is collective unconsciousness. That is what it is called but the effect it causes is what I want you to pay attention to. Why is it that there are some recurring themes in our written history over and over again? Some of it is due to predecessor remnants, their teaching, their idea, and their understanding of a certain subject is fed to us.

"So when you thought that the morality that is taught to you by either your parents or teacher strengthened your belief, the truth is the belief that you have is not just strengthened by yourself but the predecessor who is the best at that subject is adjoined to you as reinforcement. The end result is that you feel that you are more dragged to that teaching, idea, or concept.

"Well, it also looks similar to how the algorithm of the social media we use in our previous life. The only difference is that those existence are forced to do that." I pause for a breather.

"Why is that? Isn't that bad?" Xiao Ruoruo asks me. Her tone is a bit sad but I know...I know that has to be that way. I look her directly in the eyes. She also meets my eyes straight and somehow our will and thought are relayed.

"Free will," I reply with this important concept. Then I continue as I see her attention is focused on receiving my words, "That is the recompense for those kinds of people. Being stuffed with their own kind in teachings and ideas despite the whole thing is incorrect, dragging themselves and the others to damnation. That..." I do not convey the last sentence because it is not the time yet.

 

-

 

I know what he wants to say. The Overseer that is sent as my helper is him and somehow I feel comfortable with him. It is so strange but my memories of him are the ones that make me like this in the first place. But that memories are vague and seeing his reaction to me also confirms some things.

'Our memories are not completely restored or the entire memory is implanted.' with this thought, I am afraid to see whether this is true but the person in front of me seems indifferent to this. Worse is my own reaction to his words...

"...is what you call Jahannam."

 

I realize the slip-up but Hiroshi widens his eyes in shock as he stares at me. Then his next reaction is the one when he contemplates things before coming up with several conjectures in his head. This is so nostalgic...

"That is...true. Now I am starting to worry about something but at the same time, I am also excited. But Miss Xiao, you have to know that all I am saying, in the end, are just references. You are the one who ultimately chooses. Free will, remember?"

"I see. For now, you can help others. Oh, and accept this please." I cannot help but use the friend invitation feature that Overseer can use. I raise my head to look at him and see that his expression is that of curiosity.

[Overseer Xiao Ruoruo has sent a friend invitation to Overseer Hiroshi]

"So there are such features. Well, if you need more help just contact me." Hiroshi replies as another notification pop up.

[Friend invitation accepted]

[Overseer Hiroshi is now listed in your friend list]

"Darius, let's go to the next Overseer. Let me see whether the whole matter will be worth a large profit or just mandatory." Hiroshi does not beat around the bush as he and his accompanied angel left the scene as if they are compressed to a linear line. Such speed...

"I hope we can cooperate more." I can only murmur these words. I don't know why but I feel calm near him. I glance at my accompanied angel and ask, "Marika, here is something I want to do for some of the future changes. Is this fine?"

"It is fine. Please build this world in accordance with your will, that is preferable."

I return to my Divine Throne as I start to set up my world with the newfound ideas I have while it lasts. Somehow I can feel some difference when Hiroshi is here and when he is absent. My facial expression is harder to change when I am alone or with others. I touch a part of my face and can feel it.

My face when recalling the entire encounter with him is easier to change and I am sure that my lips are lifted a bit.

'Even if this is just a dream, let me enjoy it to the fullest.'

 

-

 

"Aye, friend. Welcome to my humble little world." a middle-aged man in appearance greets me with his accompanied angel.

"Overseer Kruger is almost the same as my initial impression of you. It is just that, I don't expect that you really like me. My first battle with Overseer Mirelin is not exactly my finest hour, you know." I respond to it with a warm but sincere response.

"What are you saying? The first spar is not even to determine the winner or the loser. It is to show what is important to the Overseer and what things should be prioritized."

"I want you to help me in developing sentient beings." Kruger then explains his circumstances.

Well, actually that is also my concern back in my own world but I already know some of the solutions. If Xiao Ruoruo had the problem of what we can consider the Afterlife model, then Kruger's problem lies in the very existence of the species he wants to be in his world.

"What kind of sentient being do you have in mind?" I ask to know more.

"Of course a cool mythical being like a dragon for example." Kruger gives his answer simply but firmly. Now, how should I tackle this problem...

 

"That is fine and all but is there something that can inhibit the dragon if they come to be? For example, their reproductive capability is limited and their own kind is hunting them down. Or perhaps something that can weaken them, something that is capable of truly restraining dragon in mind?" I explain that there has to be something or a cause that can prevent a certain species have a sole monopoly over the universe.

"I don't think that far. Besides, what can possibly restrain such a creature?" Kruger wants an example so he directs his inquisitive sense to me.

"A certain disease that only dragon race contact? Limiting their growth, deforming their source of strength, and weakening their overall constitution. That is one such inhibitor. Of course, you as an Overseer of your own world must think things like this thoroughly." I have to give advice and at the same time let the one in charge have a chance to develop and grow with their own will and capability.

"Woah, your opinion is good. I have some genuine idea...what if I do it like this?" Kruger tries to do something and I can perceive that. And just then, a flash of light appears in front of me as something is being created. When I realize it, the thing is so familiar.

Of course, the being is just a projection. Both of us are new Overseers so there is only one living being at Active stage but the projection can be used to plan what kind of creature you want to have in your world. The thing Kruger projected is a slime.

 

"Slime? What do you want it to do to weaken the dragon? Wait, I don't know what capabilities your dragon will have...forget it. Just make sure that everything is proportioned alright." I can only say this to the middle-aged man as he tinkers with his projected creatures while the idea still lasts.

"Oh, we can add each other as a friend by the way. Do you want to do it?" I ask Kruger before doing anything. I just don't want to overstep my role as a helper after all.

"With pleasure."

[Overseer Hiroshi has sent a friend invitation to Overseer Kruger]

[The invitation has been accepted]

[Overseer Kruger is now on your friend list. Please direct your attention and will for more details]

 

"Now that the problem is not present, I have to get the last one and that makes it three. Contact me if you need help. After all, I am your helper." I say this loud to Kruger and he gives me a thumbs-up. Oh, well as long as both parties are happy.

After that truly unpleasant journey Darius forces me to experience, I somehow gain a bit of resistance toward high-speed travel.

"Master Hiroshi," all of a sudden, Darius says to me like a notification of something major. Then he briefly continues, "The last Overseer is facing World War conditions."

I am really in for a surprise. World War, that is one of the main reasons why my world was previously destroyed. And I have to see the consequences of that and end it with my own hands. At this point, I realize that the beings in my world before I do the Megiddo Chant is in the influence by the invader.

The issue is that the invader that get to my world is the lowest in hierarcy, meaning that condition is apparently the lightest in comparison. This invader is known as Outer Demon and that is just the wisp of their aura leaking to one world. And yes, the senior Overseer is holding off the Outer Demon even as I am doing this assistance.

"Status report." I want to know the general direction of both the affected and the action the Overseer has taken. Darius then says this to me, "Half the universe there has been contaminated and the Overseer can only contain it. There is no solution to eliminate the wisp of Outer aura and it is too large of quantity to directly expel it."

 

What to do? I can only see the wisp of the aura first to be able to get any idea on how to proceed with it in the first place. It is true that I have collections of knowledge from the core of the world but it ultimately is just records and to be frank, lots of opinion embedded. Knowing and understanding are two different things after all.

Then we arrive at the God's Sanctuary in the destination world. I can spread my sense as I found something that is everchanging in the world I am currently in. Not to mention the world is not cooperative with me due to the fact that I am a foreigner here and do not have permission yet.

"Your helper's here. Due to the situation, I want to know what your thoughts are on this." I turn my body and face the Overseer of this world. He is a little boy at kindergarten in appearance. But his eyes and expression suggests that he is overwhelmed by the situation.

"Ah...can I know what your thought on this, big brother?" the boy asks me instead.

"Argh, headache." I pinch my nose bridge as this situation is really bad. So now I have to think of the solution too. Fortunately, this is somebody's world so the pressure is not too big. But still, I have to help him because this is my penalty and playing around will make it so that I am suffer in accordance with the offence. At least, that is what I can deduce.

 

As I am talking to the Overseer boy, I analyze the wisp of Outer aura. This thing is strange and not just in one field of knowledge but multiple. Worse, it keeps changing its essence as if the sea waves swaying...wait a minute, swaying?

I focuse my senses to the wisp aura completely. One question after another arises but there is one thing I need to know the most, how and why is its essence everchanging? What reason is the aura changing? Even if it keeps changing, there has to be something that cause it to change. Not to mention that this aura is not in the body of Outer Demon anymore...

"Instability, imperfection?" I kind of understand a bit more about Outer Demon. The concept of perfection is never suited for mortal because it shackles development and signify stagnancy. Especially when mortal is a being who have to develop in its entire existence...

Strangely, my instict tells me not to rush and not to delve too much into this since I am still weak and feeble.

Back to analyzing, I can only see that the pattern also changed! So it is kind of double pattern that not only the essence change in a certain pattern but the change itself is also kind of a pattern in itself. The essence change from what I will label as one to two to three and to four for example.

Then it change from one to three to two to four...from four to three to two to one. There is also the change from four to one to three to two...

Question is, what is the meaning and purpose of such change in the first place? Superficially, it is chaos but looking at it close, it is order.

I am curious by nature so I try to do it to my existence power and...damn it!

The existence power that is flowing and revolving around inside my body is rampaging around!

My body starts to crack from inside out but I start to get some understanding of the aura. If this is true...then the powerlevel of the creatures in my world will have a huge increase. What I am doing is to imitate the change of essence the aura from Outer Demon. It is hard especially the few first try.

Not only that but during the process, my body is destroyed again and again. The familiar sensation in my previous life starts to emerge, the sensation of pain.

But at the same time, I feel several power flowing inside my body. One of them is familiar and the two are strangers. Well, it turn out that Darius, the accompanied angel and the Overseer boy assists me in recovering my body.

"Thanks for the assistance. The wisp of aura is this amazing, what kind of existence Outer Demon are? Oh, but really treat this thing as something like foreign substance entering your body. You have to know that this is just the aura without will remnants in it and can act like medicine and poison depending on usage." I say to the Overseer boy. I unconsciously pat his head and the boy is surprised before nodding.

Strange...

"Sorry!" I speak while withholding my confusion and retracting my hand.

"It is fine if big brother is the one who do it." the boy replies. I swear I glimpse a bit of happines in his expression! I am a helper but I have a strange feeling that I am helping people have a better mood instead. From Xiao Ruoruo, Kruger and this boy...

Wait a moment...I hope this whole thing is not premediated by someone.

Hah, whatever. Let's see whether my discovery will change my plan to establish the power level in my world.