I Made a Game Featuring Constellations-Chapter 73

The meeting hall, filled with dozens of gods, buzzed with noise.

"Do you know what Versia said to me? She told me, 'I love you, our prince!'"

"Who the hell are you to touch my wife?"

"How pitiful it is that you all fail to recognize the true value of the glasses-wearing girl’s beauty. Even though she’s a 4-star character, she far surpasses the allure of the 5-star limited characters!"

"Shut up, damn it!"

"Isn’t the headmaster just too cute? From her appearance, she still looks like a child who hasn’t even gone through adulthood rites, but how old is she really?"

"How old doesn’t matter. She doesn’t seem right for someone like you, an old pervert."

"What did you just say? Are you done talking?"

The gods were their usual loud, chaotic selves, squabbling among each other.

It was a rare sight to see them gathering for a single purpose.

Boom!

A wave of divine energy with a high-dimensional mystery engulfed the room.

The once chaotic meeting hall instantly fell into silence.

"Alright, let us begin the meeting. I ask all attendees to please take their seats," said the one presiding over the meeting, the Constellation Lawgiver.

As requested, the gods moved to their assigned seats.

"I would like to express my gratitude to all the gods attending today’s meeting," the Lawgiver said, holding the meeting minutes and stepping up to the podium.

"Though you may already know, today’s meeting is to discuss the game Akashic Archive, a topic that has not only affected the continent but even this realm of the heavens."

A deep hum filled the air as divine power gathered, forming a holographic screen.

"This game has caused numerous upheavals on the continent, disrupting the existing order. Thus, I declare the opening of an emergency strategy meeting regarding this matter."

Boom!

The moment the Lawgiver declared the opening, a powerful divine wave spread through the surroundings.

[First Akashic Archive Strategy Meeting]

"Before we begin submitting proposals, I will explain today’s topic," the Lawgiver continued after glancing over the meeting room.

"As you all know, our Constellations derive our divine power from the faith of intelligent beings."

Divinity—the very foundation of a god’s power and essence—originates from the faith of the sentient beings who worship them.

The stronger the faith and the more followers, the more powerful the god becomes, and the more their existence is strengthened.

That is why Constellations appoint apostles and actively engage in missionary work on the continent, using their divine energy to spread their faith.

"However, I’m sure you’ve all noticed that our divine energy reserves have drastically decreased recently."

The number of sentient beings on the continent is finite.

Though the population has been growing rapidly, especially with recent advances in agricultural technology, the fact remains that gods must compete for a finite amount of divine energy.

Since the total amount is fixed, if one god’s followers increase drastically, the divine energy available to others must decrease accordingly.

"Remember the fair competition laws established after the end of the Heavenly War long ago. Gods’ missionary work must be conducted in a spirit of good faith and must not hinder the missionary work of other gods. We do not blame the gods who grow stronger because of a decrease in their own divine energy supply, as long as the decrease does not exceed 20%."

This rule was created with the Gods’ Word to prevent the worst case, where the gods’ desires to grow stronger would lead to mutual destruction.

After this rule was established, conflicts over faith between the gods had significantly decreased.

No matter how great an achievement one god had on the continent, it was not easy to siphon away 20% of another god’s divine energy.

"Until now, this rule has been well upheld, but this time, the situation is different."

With a gesture, the Lawgiver changed the presentation screen.

The screen now displayed a graph showing the increase in divine energy reserves for the Constellations that appeared in Akashic Archive, compared to the decrease in divine energy for all other Constellations.

"Two hours ago, the amount of divine energy transferred exceeded 20% from before Akashic Archive was launched," he announced.

A significant amount of divine energy that was once directed to other Constellations had been redirected to those featured in Akashic Archive.

The effect of the rule had vanished.

"There can be no exceptions to the rule. Since the 20% threshold has been crossed, from this moment, all gods are allowed to hinder or sabotage those Constellations involved," he continued, stroking his long beard thoughtfully.

"However," he paused, "if that happens, the celestial order may be disrupted by indiscriminate interference. Not to mention, updates to Akashic Archive might also be hindered."

The gods seated around the room shook their heads in disapproval at the idea of disrupting the order.

"Therefore, we must decide how to respond today. I ask that everyone submit their opinions after requesting the floor," the Lawgiver declared.

Several gods raised their hands, eager to speak. He granted them the floor one by one.

"Ultimately, isn’t the game Akashic Archive the problem here? If we just eliminate it, all this will be solved..."

"Wait, no! I was wrong! Cancel that! Why are you all looking at me like that?!"

"I’ll solve it! Let’s increase the threshold in the rule to 30%! ...What, you ask what will happen when it reaches 30%? Well, fine! Let’s make it 40%!"

"Why don’t we just do nothing? They earned their divine energy through their hard work. Why should we interfere?"

While many gods offered their opinions, none were practical solutions that others could agree upon.

Should this be put to a vote?

A plausible solution was nowhere in sight.

As a neutral facilitator, the Lawgiver was eager to avoid causing any discord in the heavens.

Flash

As the Lawgiver contemplated, a goddess raised her hand.

‘...Hmm?’

[Lady of the Night]

Unexpected.

It was surprising that she would offer an opinion.

"The game Akashic Archive is causing chaos across the continent!" she said, standing up and spreading her arms, appealing to the council.

Her voice, filled with divine power, echoed through the meeting hall.

"The entire divine paradigm of the continent is being disrupted because of this game. If this continues, even the peace of the heavens could be shattered."

The gods, usually indifferent, were now all focused on her words, drawn in by her unexpected tone and authority.

Her usual indifferent image contrasted with the forceful attitude she exhibited now.

"Those Constellations in Akashic Archive have taken their life stories and transformed them into a game, presenting them to those on the continent. They've made their stories more dramatic and impressive!"

She raised her index finger and tapped her head.

"Now, think about it. Does anyone here have a story that is less impressive than theirs? Did any of us ascend to divinity for trivial reasons like they did?"

Many gods nodded, agreeing with her speech.

"No! Absolutely not! We have far grander stories, and we’ve undergone far more challenging and magnificent journeys to reach this point. The only difference between us and them is one thing—whether we appeared in the game or not."

By now, all the gods in the room were completely focused on her words.

"Therefore, I propose that we all agree to have the stories of every god present here included in the game!" she declared.

***

"Please, no more..."

The Demon King pleaded with me.

"This is enough, isn't it...?"

I nodded at her pitiful voice.

"Yeah. You’ve done well. Let’s leave it at this."

"I... I survived."

Thud.

After spending a long time creating character traits for the characters to be placed in [ArchiveTalk] while in the Dream World, the Demon King collapsed weakly.

"Promise... keep your promise..."

"Of course."

Her work had been extremely satisfying.

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After all, she wasn't a woman who had led a major game company from the start for nothing.

In fact, I had learned a lot from working with her.

The reward I had promised her was well worth it.

After uploading all the work we had done together into the game, I freed her from the Dream World and stepped out.

At that moment,

[The Dreamteller is in a panic, stomping her feet, shouting about something important!]

A message arrived for our Constellation.

"Something important? Constellation, has something happened above?"

It felt like the same reaction we had when Constellation Ren had barged in before.

What in the world could have happened?

[The Dreamteller is making a huge fuss, saying that gods have barged into our home!]

"...What?"

What is barging in?