Within the Sea of Quanta.
A world-destroying warship the size of a small asteroid floated silently in space. Its appearance resembled a whale drifting through the ocean.
But just like Eden's cosmic whale, the place where it truly belonged was not the narrow sea, but the boundless stellar ocean known as the universe itself! Within it was concealed an ultra-powerful main cannon capable of piercing through an entire planet with a single shot.
Even with Elias' massive 4,000,000 HW of Honkai energy, the instant he finished constructing this Star Destroyer, a full third of his MP was instantly drained.
And...
The Herrscher of Finality: "It looks pretty fragile."
Jyahnar: "Interesting. Can I summon my true body and crash into it?"
Elias: "Cough cough! Don't! I haven't even gotten to play with it yet. Don't break it!"
Some people might think that now that Elias could construct a Star Destroyer, he had become completely invincible. No matter what enemy appeared in the future, he could just fire the main cannon once and solve everything.
To this, Elias did not deny the viewpoint that "ultimate violence can solve all problems." But right now, he was still far from reaching that level, and this Star Destroyer was no exception.
Because at the end of the day, it was merely a battleship capable of blowing up planets.
But among the people present, there were already several who could destroy planets.
The Herrscher of Finality, Jyahnar, Elias himself, the Heaven Devourer Honkai Beast within his body, and Kevin, who was currently absent but had already developed for over fifty thousand years.
Secondly, if supplied with enough Honkai energy, Duck in her Herrscher of Truth form could probably do it too. And then there was the truly absurd ultimate future-potential monster, Durandal.
The talent and foundation of this Palatinus individual surpassed even Kevin back then. If Durandal continued accumulating strength for a while longer, then in the future, her Dea Anchora might truly achieve the literal meaning of "piercing through the stars"!
Moreover, if they really fought seriously, there were quite a few people present who could dismantle this Star Destroyer. Thus, in Elias' eyes, he had merely constructed a giant toy for fun.
After all, he could clearly sense that his authority of Truth was extremely practical. Aside from a main cannon capable of destroying planets in a single shot, this battleship had absolutely no other weapons! It did not even have shields!
What did that mean? Even dual-Core Herrscher Mei could dismantle it! No matter how hard the armor was, it still could not defend against a Subspace Lance capable of piercing space itself.
Even Ana, using the authority of the Herrscher of Rimestar, might be able to swallow most of it by creating a massive pseudo black hole at full power.
In simple terms, this was a gigantic toy whose only purpose was planet destruction!
Vill-V: "Let me in! Let me in! I want to see the internal structure! Where's the hatch?!"
(Oh right. It can also be used for Vill-V's research. Even though I don't understand the structure of this Star Destroyer, the technological content inside it is absolutely real. If Vill-V reverse-engineers it, she'll definitely gain a lot from it.)
"Since I already built it, I should at least fire one shot!"
Elias licked his lips excitedly. However, since he had no idea where the hatch was, he directly used the authority of the Herrscher of the Void to teleport everyone inside the Star Destroyer.
After teleporting several times, they finally found the bridge.
Then Elias twitched at the corner of his eye as he stared at the incomprehensible control panel before him. He realized that although he had created this thing, he had absolutely no idea how to activate it!!
Forget activating it. He did not even know where the lights were. The bridge was pitch black, and Kiana immediately declared that it was time for her to shine.
Then she activated her authority and ignited flames in her palm for illumination.
"..." xN
The silent atmosphere was awkward beyond belief.
"Ahem! No need. I can directly hack into it."
Elias coughed lightly, then decisively unleashed his authority as the Herrscher of Corruption. In the end, it took him five whole minutes to completely corrupt the Star Destroyer.
Thinking about it, that was already terrifying enough. A Star Destroyer the size of an asteroid had still been completely overtaken within five minutes by the authority of the Herrscher of Corruption. Truly worthy of being the authority that countered technology itself.
And now, after fully taking control of the Star Destroyer's systems through corruption, Elias could control every function of the battleship with mere thoughts.
Thus...
"Battleship, activate! Begin charging the main cannon!"
"Yes-my-mast. All-systems-are-ready-to-go. The-main-cannon-starts-to-charge!"
The lights within the bridge lit up. On the main screen appeared Elias' emblem as the Flame-Chaser of [Deliverance].
The battleship emitted a mechanical female voice in response to Elias' command.
Then the Star Destroyer began transforming.
Clank! Clank! Ka-boom!
The front section of the Star Destroyer split apart, and a gigantic dark cannon barrel over a thousand meters in diameter extended outward. Crimson energy gradually gathered within the muzzle, which resembled the gate of hell itself.
"Start-charging. 10%...20%...30%...40%...100%!"
When the main cannon reached full charge, a red crosshair appeared on the battleship's screen, along with a countdown urging immediate firing before the cannon barrel was damaged from overheating.
"Emmm, we need a target!"
"How about using an uninhabited bubble world?"
"Uh, isn't that target too fragile?"
Elias raised a brow in disdain. Bubble worlds were far too fragile. Even an ordinary Herrscher unleashing full power could cause catastrophic destruction to one. As for him and Finality, they could casually blow one apart with a wave of the hand.
"It's fine. Just gather more and line them up together~"
Mobius also revealed an eager smile.
"...That works too!"
Elias nodded.
Thus, everyone searched the nearby region of the Sea of Quanta and lined up dozens of uninhabited bubble worlds together.
Then they aimed the Star Destroyer's cannon toward them.
"World-Destroying Cannon, fire!"
"Yes-my-mast!"
The next instant, terrifying crimson energy erupted from the Star Destroyer's cannon barrel, striking the first bubble world at superluminal speed.
BOOM! BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
The first bubble world did not even manage the slightest resistance before it was instantly pierced through. The dozens behind it were also completely penetrated within three seconds.
Kiana: "Whoa, this looks like a giant, super long candied hawthorn skewer!"
Elias: "...That comparison is unbeatable."
As he spoke, Elias casually constructed an actual candied hawthorn skewer and tossed it to the grinning idiotka. Then he looked at the "candied hawthorn skewer" displayed on the main screen and nodded in satisfaction.
"Mm, not bad. The power's pretty satisfying."
"Hmph~ I can do that too."
"Same here. I could manage it as well. So, Elias, do you want me to demonstrate?"
The Herrscher of Finality and Jyahnar spoke competitively.
The Goddess of Honkai, who had once destroyed countless civilizations, stated that if it were her, an attack of that level would not even require charging time.
In fact, she had already bombarded Elias with attacks of similar magnitude many times in the past.
And as a Planet-class Honkai Beast, Jyahnar claimed it was trivial for her as well.
"Uh... the power gap feels a little too big."
"Guh... these people are ridiculous. Even I can't stay confident anymore!"
"Whoa, if even Kiana says that..."
"Eh~ why does my St. Freya Academy have so many people who can casually destroy the world?!"
"Theresa, calm down! Look on the bright side. They're all on humanity's side right now."
Elias quickly moved to soothe the two competitive women.
Especially a certain Goddess of Honkai. At night, she was sometimes the only one capable of pinning even him beneath her.
The true upper limit of Finality's power was still unclear.
But from the original storyline, where Kiana's Finality stood on the moon and casually erased Sa at the edge of the solar system with a basic attack, anyone could understand that this Goddess of Honkai was the eternal top-tier existence.
"Alright, alright~ I know Finality and Jyahnar are super powerful. How could this toy compare to you?"
"Hmph~ That is simply a fact."
"Hehe, Elias, praise me more."
Despite possessing absolute power, both women were easy to coax. One was a tsundere who only needed to be gently indulged, and the other was a lovestruck girl whose difficulty level dropped to zero when it came to Elias.
Elias raised his hand and patted Finality and Jyahnar on the head. Smiles immediately bloomed across their faces.
"No matter how many times I see it, this is still outrageous."
"Yeah... though we probably have no right to say this, Elias really has a knack for attracting strange and dangerous girls."
"If one day Elias and Finality break up..."
"Don't even think about it! That's way too terrifying!"
"Exactly! If those two ever break up or have a fight, the entire Earth might get caught in the crossfire!"
The girls collectively imagined the scenario.
One day, for some trivial reason—like not having cake for too long, not going on dates, not having intimate time, or something else—Elias and Finality got into a lovers' quarrel...
The Herrscher of Finality: "Elias, you heartless scumbag, you two-timing jerk! I hate you! You're always busy saving the world and neglecting me. Fine, then I'll just destroy your world. That way you'll have no choice but to look at me!"
With that, the Goddess of Honkai casually fired a shot that pierced through Earth. Humanity wiped out. The end of the book.
Everyone: "...That's absurd! But what's even more absurd is that the possibility isn't exactly zero!"
Elias: "What are you all imagining? Why do you all look so subtle? And Vill-V, this is for you."
Vill-V: "Huh? What?"
Suddenly, Elias tossed a key to Vill-V. She hurriedly caught it and began examining it.
"This is the highest-level authorization key for the Star Destroyer I just built. As long as you hold it, this battleship will obey any of your commands from now on."
"You're giving me a Star Destroyer?!"
"Yeah. From now on, this thing is your personal ride. You can dismantle it, modify it, do whatever you want. Though it still seems a bit under-equipped. Should I construct a few more weapons and fully arm it?"
"You're actually giving me a Star Destroyer?!"
"...Uh, you just said that."
Seeing Vill-V repeat herself from sheer shock, Elias could not help but laugh.
The others were collectively speechless. People had seen rings, necklaces, even supercars given as gifts.
But who had ever seen someone give away a Star Destroyer?
That was beyond generous. Outrageously extravagant.
Even Eden would have to concede defeat.
"Don't look so surprised, Vill-V. It's just a Star Destroyer. As long as you like it, I'll build anything for you. Just like how you once forged Divine Keys for me. Let me be your great inventor for once."
Elias smiled at Vill-V like the sun itself, instantly knocking out all nine of her personalities at once.
The great inventor lunged forward and hugged him tightly, burying his head directly in her ample chest. Vill-V was so moved she was on the verge of tears.
"Wuu... wuu!"
Elias wanted to say something, but being enveloped by what was at least G-cup level weaponry made even him feel slightly suffocated.
"Cough cough! Vill-V, that's enough!"
"I... I don't think this is appropriate. You can't just do whatever you want because you're big. Let go of Elias."
"I think I just heard something shatter."
"Idiot Kiana, you're not wrong. But I think that was the class monitor's pride."
"Ki Impact..."
A minute later, Elias reluctantly separated from Teacher V's expansive embrace. For a moment just now, he had genuinely felt that even dying like that would leave no regrets... though a Planet-class MANTIS obviously would not suffocate to death.
"Ahem! Although I'm giving it to Vill-V, this gift is technically for the Expert personality alone. After all, she's the one in charge of inventions. I'll prepare gifts for the others later," Elias added.
Giving Vill-V a present was actually the most troublesome.
After all, Teacher Vill-V had nine personalities. Naturally, Elias would have to prepare nine gifts.
Anyone else would find that bothersome, but fortunately, Elias was a gift-giving fanatic. He loved giving presents to the girls he liked, and he never cared about the price.
Inside Vill-V's internal conference.
Expert: "Did you hear that? This is a gift just for me. As expected, I'm the personality he likes the most."
Magician: "I object! How could a grease-covered mechanic who only fiddles with machines compare to a grand magician who brings endless surprises to his life?"
Conductor: You're not bringing surprises. You're bringing jump scares.
Yandere: "Kill the Expert. Kill the Expert. Kill the Expert. Kill the Expert. Kill the Expert. Kill the Expert. Kill the Expert. Kill the Expert. Kill the Expert."
Self: "I'm so excited. What kind of gift will Elias give me later? He's not the type to play favorites, so... will he perhaps give himself to me?"
All personalities: "Self, what kind of nonsense are you thinking?! Though we want that gift too!!"
While the personalities argued, Expert Vill-V secretly logged in and slipped the key into her four-dimensional cleavage pocket. Blushing, she leaned in and offered Elias a kiss in thanks.
Magician: "Tch! Elias gives you a Star Destroyer and you only give him one kiss? I didn't expect you to be this stingy."
Occultist: "Sigh. How cold and unfeeling of me. What a disappointing Vill-V. Elias must be utterly disheartened right now."
Expert: "...You have a point. In that case, I'll give myself to him tonight. I remember Elysia saying that Mobius likes pink maid outfits. I'll borrow one later. I just hope the chest area isn't too tight."
All personalities: "Get lost!!"
Unaware that his split-personality girlfriend was currently arguing with herself inside her own head, Elias turned his gaze toward the battleship's main screen.
The dozens of bubble worlds pierced by the World-Destroying Cannon each now had enormous holes blasted through them. They were gradually collapsing.
After a moment of silence, he turned to Finality.
"Finality, can you do me a favor? Reverse the time of those bubble worlds and restore them to their state before they were damaged by the World-Destroying Cannon."
"Hm? Why?"
"Nothing. I just don't want to waste them~"