Chapter 1181: The Ultimate Karma

    “Thanks...” Lena said as she watched Charle leave, looking at Scarlet. She knew that the real reason that Scarlet demanded the Collector to release so many of his collection was purely a smokescreen. The only one she was truly wanting to bring out was Charle, the White Shadow.

    Scarlet shrugged her shoulders, humming to herself as she snapped her fingers. Space around them distorted, and they found themselves back on the Keeper’s planet, outside Olympus. “I can’t just leave a big regret of yours like that when I’m in the position to take care of it. Besides, no child she be forced apart from a loving father.” She said, making her way back towards the gates of Olympus.

    Lena hesitated, but nodded her head. In truth, she had never met her own parents, as she was an orphan. That was why Monda had so readily adopted her when she was selected for the program. “Still, it means a lot that you helped her as much as you did.” Granted, from what Lena saw, that help surely left some trauma in Charle, but it was better than her constant melancholy from her energy being out of control.

    Scarlet simply hummed to herself, seeming refreshed. “By now, the others should have all made their way back into society. Which means that the Collector is going to be using a new identity soon, in order to avoid several angry gods and heroes from tracking him down.” She said in an almost idle tone. “That, or someone will need to make him disappear.”

    Lena’s eyes widened as she heard Scarlet’s words. She bowed her head, her eyes closed. “I understand.” She said, though Scarlet simply turned back to look at her with a bemused smile.

    “Understand what? Clearly, I’m just talking to myself.” She said, before disappearing into Olympus. “It’s a shame that all of those villains would simply be released if he was killed. Otherwise, it really would have been more efficient to simply kill him. From what Accalia said, even I would have trouble with some of them.”

    Lena nodded her head, turning to walk away from Olympus. With her eyes still closed, she tore open a void portal, disappearing from view.

    William Dyson let out a deep breath as he sat in his room. As Scarlet had suggested, the first thing he did when he was allowed to leave was flee to a new location. He was currently residing in a hotel within Hanbei, trusting that nobody would seek to cause chaos in the land governed by the child of karma.

    Of course, that was not the extent of his preparations. He had also assumed the appearance of one of the lesser known figures within his collection, and planned to use his identity for the foreseeable future. For that reason, he was going back through his memory, recalling all of the information about this man that he could remember.

    As he was thinking to himself, there was a knock on his door. “Room Service!” A masculine voice called out, and William snapped out of his thoughts. The first thing that he had remembered about his new identity was also one of the reasons that he had been able to acquire it in his collection in the first place. Whenever he went somewhere new, he would try out the local delicacies.

    In order to blend in as this new identity, he had to keep all of their old habits. If anyone asked why there was a gap in his history, he could say that he was simply exploring uncharted regions. Thus, William rose to his feet and opened the door. Seeing the human male standing outside, pushing a silver tray, William smiled and gestured for him to enter. “Please, come in.”

    The man nodded his head, pushing the serving tray inside. “I’ll leave this here, and you can call when you are ready for me to retrieve it.” He said with a polite service smile. Once he had wheeled the tray to the center of the room, he lifted several lids, revealing various types of seafood and cheese dishes.

    Naturally, as part of his act, William had to pretend to be enamored with the food, nodding idly in the direction of the man. In the corner of his vision, he noticed the man turning to leave, so he turned his attention fully to the food once he heard the door click shut.

    When she first entered Olympus, she saw Scarlet sitting in the communal living area with Aurivy and Julia, all three playing a card game together. The redheaded goddess looked at Lena with a knowing smile. “Did you manage to finish up your errand?” She asked in a casual tone, causing Lena to chuckle.

    “Yup! All taken care of now.” Lena responded, a cheerful grin on her face. Aurivy simply blinked, looking between the two.

    “You two were scheming something, I just know it.” She said, though didn’t seem interested enough to check what they had done through the Admin Room. That, or she was just playing innocent.

    “I’m sure I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Scarlet spoke with that same smile. “By the way, how have Julia’s live streams been going lately?”

    Aurivy’s eyes widened, thoroughly distracted by the new topic. “They’re going really nice! She’s transitioned to a special theme for her content, with purely organic technology. Everything grown from plants, even spaceships! She’s especially popular among the Sylvans and the residents of Spica.”

    Julia’s cheeks reddened slightly, but Scarlet simply kept that same smile. “Really? That’s nice. When are you planning to make her the Origin of Plants?” She asked, and Aurivy suddenly froze, her eyes going wide. “Don’t tell me you never thought of it? Given her divine status, and the fact that she only has a single domain, she is a truly perfect candidate, right? I’m sure that my dad would be happy with her using World Sight as the Saint Energy for her Origin foundation.”

    Aurivy bit her lips slightly, looking over at Julia as if seeking her opinion on the matter. Julia seemed just as surprised about the topic as Aurivy herself. “Hmm...” Julia lowered her head in thought. “The ascension process isn’t dangerous, is it?” She asked, clearly not wanting to worry Aurivy.

    However, Scarlet shook her head. “I’m sure that Dana would be more than happy to lend a hand designing your inner world. As long as she is the one putting everything together, there would naturally be no danger.”

    When Julia heard that, she gave a small nod, agreeing. If it was Dana, she would do everything she could to make the process safe. And with her blessing, the spells she designed would not fail. “In that case... I’ll speak to her about the subject tomorrow. If I’m going to do it, it would be best to do it sooner to consolidate my power as an Origin, in case anyone comes in trying to replace me, right?” She asked with a small smile, and Aurivy’s eyes widened.

    “I’d like to meet the brave fool that dared to try to usurp your Origin seat!” She said, and Scarlet giggled as she felt the bubbling fury beneath Aurivy’s words.

    “On that subject, we should probably make a public registry, once Origins become more commonplace.” Scarlet suggested. “That way, people would know what domains are free, and which ones are worth trying to aim for. If nobody knows that your Julia is the Origin of Plants, then they can’t particularly be blamed for thinking that it was up for grabs, can they?” She asked, to which Aurivy reluctantly huffed.

    “Fine. I’ll throw the idea past Dale later. We’ve got quite a ways to go before we hit that point, anyways. For now... we’ve gotta think about what type of systems and everything we want in Julia’s inner world! Maybe we could have Ashley’s team come up with a biotech converter, which converts mechanical blueprints into plant-based counterparts? No, that probably wouldn’t work...” She muttered. “Maybe we could get something similar from Chelsea? So, instead of using the DC System, it is a plant that infects machines and converts them through a void script.”

    “Oh!” Her eyes widened as she thought of that. “And we can make all types of really special plants that can make special potions. Like an elixir more potent than her golden apples, or things that permanently enhance stats.”