Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

This guy, he’s interesting, isn’t he?

I thought he’d just ask for power to surpass the gods, to take revenge directly – that’s all.

Who knew he’d put them in the exact same situation they put others in.

[ Very well. I’ll grant your wish. You shall be the host of that game. You will play the role of god. ]

I wonder what would happen if we gave Yujin the position of god instead.

And the gods’ memories… it would be much more entertaining to leave them intact.

[ Do as you please. ]

Whoosh─

The world changes.

And Yujin becomes a god-level being.

It’s not particularly difficult.

After all, even a god-level being is limited to the scale of just one world.

To me, humans and gods are equally insignificant creatures.

It’s nothing more than switching their positions.

[ Now then… shall we begin the game? ]

“W-what? Why are we here?”

“Huh? Why are you talking…”

“What is this?”

The gods are in confusion.

And Yujin watches their confusion with satisfaction.

Good to see he’s satisfied.

Go ahead and take your revenge to your heart’s content.

Right up until you blow the survivor’s head off at the end.

I’ll leave this world alone for a while.

I’ve taken quite a liking to this Yujin character for keeping me entertained.

For now, I won’t erase this world, and I’ll let him enjoy himself as much as he wants.

[ Hmm. ]

Alright, I think I’ve had enough fun here too.

What should I try next?

Should I check out the SF universe after so long?

How are they doing?

I recently turned back time there.

Hmm, perhaps because it hasn’t been long since I turned back time.

It seems the war with the Warden hasn’t happened yet.

Still busy preparing, I guess?

Still, they’ve researched psionic energy extensively and injected it into quite a few people.

With this, the Alliance’s power has grown tremendously once again.

Now there’s no enemy in the universe that could match them, except for the Warden.

At this level, even I’m hesitant to interfere anymore.

If I create another Warden-level being, I might accidentally create an adversary beyond the racial value limit.

No… do these guys even need an adversary in the first place?

They’re about to reach the power level of a lesser outer god, aren’t they?

Well anyway, doesn’t seem like there’s anything to see here yet.

I should come back when they’re at war with the Warden.

So what should I do in the meantime…

I’ve already tried making a survival game, so what should I try this time?

Something like original cosmic horror maybe?

Nah, I’m tired of cosmic horror after trying it once.

Honestly, even those who claim to be gods look pathetic to me.

Should I try cyberpunk again, which I only got a taste of?

Like cyberpunk with a dash of raid elements.

While I was thinking about this, a strange metallic sound started coming from beside me.

Oh, this sound… Dalos?

[ What happened to the Metallians? ]

Metallians refers to the transformer races I created as neighbors to the elves.

Recently they joined the Alliance, and as mechanical life forms, they received many upgrades as I recall.

They’re also the race that benefited most from Elftenium.

[ I’m bored. ]

[ ….. ]

This guy, he played with it longer than I expected.

Seems he stuck with it quite a while, unlike me who gets bored quickly and deletes things.

[ I need a different kind of stimulation. ]

You too? Yeah, me too.

Wonder if there’s any good stimulation out there?

Honestly, I’m tired of creating things and watching them myself.

The story flows almost exactly as I think it will anyway.

Even without using my powers, it seems my subconscious has quite an influence.

Like how that Yujin protagonist character appeared without me even designating him…

Ah, that Yujin…

[ Everything falls within predictable parameters. It’s nothing more than a solitary game. ]

Yeah, exactly what Dalos said.

Whatever happens, since I’m creating it and playing alone, it can only go as I expect.

[ ….. ]

Oh?

But then, what if we make it not solitary?

Instead of playing alone, we could play together.

When you play Monopoly alone, you’re both the winner and loser, but when multiple people play, there are winners and losers, creating tension.

[ Hey, I’ve got a great idea. ]

I decide to share this awesome idea with Dalos right in front of me.

[ So, you’re suggesting we create a world together? ]

[ That’s right. ]

We’ll create it together.

And watch it together too.

Movies are always more fun when you watch them with friends, right?

Plus, when the two of us get involved, things are less likely to go as I predict and might head in unexpected directions.

[ Why bother? ]

Hmm….

To think you can’t understand this brilliant idea.

What a pitiful fellow.

[ For example, let’s say a war breaks out in the world. If my creations fight against yours, we won’t know who’ll win. If I created everything alone, naturally the side I want to win would end up winning. ]

Unexpected outcomes.

That would surely bring us entertainment and suspense.

[ So, we’d be competing against each other within one world? Using our creations? ]

Well, something like that?

After all, it’ll basically be a battle between the one I want to be the protagonist and the one you want to be the protagonist.

Simply put, the Elves and Metallians will wage war, and we’ll watch the outcome from behind.

Who will emerge victorious?

…Come to think of it, aren’t we doing something similar to those gods from the survival game I created before?

That feels a bit wrong.

No, no.

Thinking about it, this is different from that.

In their case, they threw in completely clueless people from the start and made them kill each other.

In our case, we’re just fostering competition on a world scale, not forcing people to kill each other without knowing why.

Yeah, it should be fine to start simple, like a proxy war.

Our team versus Dalos’s team.

It might even have a bit of a constellation-story feel to it.

This is good, isn’t it?

[ Sounds fun. Let’s give it a try. ]

[ Good. ]

Dalos seems to like it too, nodding his head.

Yes, this is it.

After all, outer gods should play with other outer gods.

There’s no fun in playing with the creatures I create anyway.

First, I decided on the basic framework of the world as a conflict between magic and machinery.

Naturally, I’m magic, and they’re machinery.

Actually, as someone from a sci-fi background, I’d prefer to go with science vs. science.

However, having distinct differences makes the conflict easier and more intuitive.

In that sense, the conflict between magic and machinery is about as intuitive as it gets.

In sci-fi terms, it could be compared to the conflict between the Meias race and the Lubaran race.

Of course, the Lubarans were inherently stronger then, but this time I plan to ensure proper balance.

If it becomes a contest of who can use more divine power, honestly, I wouldn’t stand a chance against Dalos, a higher outer god.

Naturally, I plan to set the racial values at exactly the same level.

Since I’ve created beings like the Warden race and Eugene before, I have no trouble creating beings that exceed racial value limitations.

While this might give me an advantage, Dalos also has experience creating Metallians with me.

Plus, compared to magic, the science and machinery side has more versatility, which is a merit.

This might turn out to be a more interesting battle than expected.

Shall we create it first?

Our magic side.

The racial value I’ve set is around 400.

I figured that’s just right since too high would make it boring.

The machinery side isn’t quite at the level of Metallians or Lubarans, maybe more like the Terra race before Eugene’s appearance.

Roughly cyberpunk-level machine science?

Hmm, this side should be similar.

Not quite at the Meias race level where everyone is proficient in magic, but more like occasional births of those with magical talent.

Basically, make them weak at birth to reduce racial values, but give them the potential to accumulate magical power and become proficient in magic as they learn.

Think of it as something like a magic empire in a fantasy world.

Ah, a battle between a fantasy world’s magic empire and cyberpunk.

I’m looking forward to it.

Of course, I don’t plan to just create straightforward magicians.

This is a battle of skills.

So I should hide at least one hidden card.

Magic is something where one or two overwhelming powers are stronger than many weak ones.

So after creating the magic empire… I’ll invest all remaining racial values into creating a few genius magicians.

Let’s call them something like the Four Grand Magicians?

Hehehe, good, good.

This should be enough.

Well then, shall we see who wins?