NOVEL WEB Chapter 161: Chapter 159: A Powerhouse?
T/N: I tried bro, don't bash me on this.
Hopefully shits like this don't happen again...
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At this moment, several people looking at the Multiversal Chat Group interface collectively took a deep breath.
This guy is terrifying!
A powerhouse has entered the group!
Portal Daddy: "I'll handle the explanation from here. 'Fate's Master' means one who governs fate."
Portal Daddy: "As for 'Lord of Knowledge, it refers to wisdom and cognition. While it's not inherently a terrifying title, adding 'Lord' to it changes everything."
Portal Daddy: "To put it simply, the newcomer's name translates to—"
Portal Daddy: "A god who governs time, can alter fate at will, and possesses knowledge and wisdom beyond all things."
Hall Master of Wangsheng: "That's the most accurate interpretation based on the name."
Spoilers Are Fun: "Respect!"
Pain Magnet: "Respect!"
Blonde Defeated Dog: "Respect!"
Big Sister is Supreme:"+1"
Blonde Defeated Dog:"@Big Sister is Supreme, you're not sincere at all! He will smite you for your blasphemy!"
Big Sister is Supreme:"@#￥%!"*
Watching the messages in the chat, Haruto sighed.
He had only wanted to lurk peacefully, how did he get exposed like this?
And honestly…
The name the chat group assigned him was strangely accurate.
It completely revealed his primary abilities.
After all, Haruto truly did hold dominion over time and wisdom.
Even if his supreme divinity was only a fragment, his existence far surpassed some deities.
If he went a step further, he would be at the level of metaphysical concept clusters beyond the multiverse, like the Seven-Fold Destroyer.
(T/N: SCP fans, is this facts or just a load of bull?)
After thinking it over, Haruto decided to reveal himself.
Candle Dragon, Fate's Master, Lord of Knowledge:"1"
Spoilers Are Fun: "He has appeared! All hail the powerhouse!"
Big Sister is Supreme: "All hail the powerhouse!"
Hall Master of Wangsheng:"+1"
Pain Magnet:"+1!"
[Announcement: Member "Candle Dragon, Fate's Master, Lord of Knowledge" has been designated as the Multiversal Chat Group Owner.]
Candle Dragon, Fate's Master, Lord of Knowledge:"?"
Spoilers Are Fun:"That's a 6!"
Big Sister is Supreme:"That's a 6!"
Hall Master of Wangsheng:"That's a 6!"
Pain Magnet:"That's a 6!"
Haruto stared at the chat group interface, both confused and speechless.
Huh?
Why?
He only sent a single "1," so why did he suddenly become the group owner?
Haruto strongly suspected that this Multiversal Chat Group had a high level of intelligence, capable of detecting his inner thoughts.
It probably realized that he planned to round up all the group members including the chat group itself, for containment.
So it used the group owner role to bind him.
To prevent him from going on a rampage, huh?!
Haruto felt like he had uncovered the truth.
Tch, sometimes anomalies being too smart isn't a good thing.
Now even he felt a little embarrassed.
Just then, a message popped up in the chat, addressed to Kotaro.
Portal Daddy:"@Candle Dragon, Fate's Master, Lord of Knowledge, may I ask… do you truly wield the power of time?"
Candle Dragon, Fate's Master, Lord of Knowledge:"You could say that."
A flood of reaction emojis filled the chat.
The group members collectively displayed their awe and shock.
Portal Daddy:"I wish to ask you something. As payment, I am willing to offer anything."
Candle Dragon, Fate's Master, Lord of Knowledge:"No need. Just ask."
Portal Daddy:"I have used the power of time in an attempt to save my beloved… she died at a specific moment."
Portal Daddy:"But no matter what I do, that point in time seems immutable, fate unbreakable."
Portal Daddy:"Ancient texts refer to this as an 'Absolute Time Point.' If I forcibly alter it, the world will be thrown into chaos. What should I do…?"
Haruto raised an eyebrow at this question from an If timeline version of Doctor Strange.
He actually knew a bit about this guy.
In that If timeline, Doctor Strange hadn't lost his hands in the pivotal car accident but had instead lost his beloved wife.
After that, he tried every method available, even using the Time Stone to rewind time and change the past.
But every single attempt failed, his beloved still died.
It was as if time itself had a correction force.
That So-Called Absolute Time Point, however, Haruto's evaluation of it was…
People are just too weak.
Haruto had modified timelines before, he had changed the fate of Itomori Town, and the timeline had shifted.
Fate had indeed been altered.
And the difference between them was…
Haruto was strong, so strong that he could handle any butterfly effect caused by timeline alterations.
In the If timeline, if Doctor Strange changed the outcome of that car accident, he would never become the Sorcerer Supreme.
As a result, he wouldn't have enough power to handle the butterfly effect.
But Haruto was different.
When Haruto obtained the Supreme Divinity Fragment known as "The World," time lost all meaning to him.
There's a phrase: One proof, eternal proof.
With the Supreme Divinity in his grasp, Haruto existed as a conceptual being tied to that divinity at any point in time.
No butterfly effect could ever change that.
After pondering for a moment, Haruto replied.
Candle Dragon, Fate's Master, Lord of Knowledge: "Every unfavorable situation in this world is merely a result of the individual's lack of ability."
After this response was sent, the chat fell into a dead silence.
At this moment, floating in the dark dimension in a pitch-black sorcerer's robe, Stephen Strange stared at the screen with wide eyes.
When he asked about the Absolute Time Point, he already knew the answer deep down.
As someone who wielded the Time Stone and had repeatedly jumped between timelines, no one in this world knew the answer better than him.
But for the sake of his beloved, this Doctor Strange still wanted to ask again, hoping for even the slightest glimmer of hope.
However, the response he received was not the usual one:
"Because you interfered with the timeline, the butterfly effect is inevitable."
Or:
"The timeline has corrective power, and under the convergence of worldlines, everything is unchangeable."
Those were the answers he was already painfully familiar with.
Yet, looking at the seemingly mocking reply on the chat panel, Doctor Strange's expression turned from shock to unprecedented excitement.
"Unfavorable situations are caused by the individual's lack of ability."
In other words, as long as one is strong enough, any unfavorable situation can be reversed!
Portal Daddy: "I understand! I finally understand!"
Candle Dragon, Fate's Master, Lord of Knowledge: "Glad I could help… 0"
Spoilers Are Fun:"Am I just dumb? Why don't I get it?"
Pain Magnet: "+1"
Blonde Defeated Dog: "+1"
Hall Master of Wangsheng: "By the way, does being the group owner come with any privileges?"
Hu Tao's words reminded everyone that this newly arrived powerhouse was already the group owner.
Looking at that yellow hat icon before his name...
Truly prestigious and awe-inspiring!
Candle Dragon, Fate's Master, Lord of Knowledge: "I can mute people, receive gifts, jump to a group member's world once a month, and activate missions."
Haruto really wanted to add: I can't kick people. What a pity.
Then he could have watched the group members tremble under the weight of his authority.
But in the end, he suppressed that impulse.
Because that would have been a little too evil.
Just now, the group had been discussing how most transmigrators had an evil sense of humor.
Haruto wasn't ready to reveal his identity just yet.
Spoilers Are Fun: "You can receive gifts!? I understand now!"
The next moment, a notification popped up on the chat interface.
[Member "Spoilers Are Fun" has sent you a gift.]
And then…
[Member "Portal Daddy" has sent you a gift.]
[Member...]
[Member...]
Haruto was suddenly buried under a mountain of gifts.
Feeling a bit overwhelmed, Haruto genuinely hadn't expected this outcome.
But…
Since it was a show of goodwill, he might as well open them, right?
Kotaro started opening the red packets.
Pain Magnet, who was actually Natsuki Subaru, had sent a bag of potato chips.
Uh… it was a snack he had brought with him when he transmigrated.
Judging by Subaru's behavior in the group chat, he was probably still new to his world, still in his timid, cautious phase.
If it were the later version of him…
Though the gift was small, the thought counted.
Meanwhile, Hu Tao, the Hall Master of Wangsheng, had sent her signature dish: The Ghostly March.
Looking at the dish, which was emitting wisps of ghostly white smoke, Haruto fell into deep thought.
He was indeed looking for a chef, but it absolutely couldn't be Hu Tao.
When it came to cooking, Hu Tao was second only to that village girl who could make Judgment Time.
And the real heavyweights were the gifts from Doctor Strange and his fellow transmigrator.
Doctor Strange's red packet contained a Dark Magic Codex.
It was a massive, forbidden tome filled with countless forbidden spells. Additionally, alongside the book, there was a large mass of dark energy.
It seemed to be dark energy that Doctor Strange had absorbed from the Dark Dimension.
Haruto casually tossed it into his Kamui dimension.
Studying dark magic later might not be a bad idea.
And from his fellow transmigrator, Suu…
A full-body black tight suit?
Holding up the suit, Haruto raised an eyebrow.
The suit had circular rings at the joints, neck, wrists, and muscle points, glowing with a faint blue light.