≪ Previously on Dimensional Quest... ≫
{ ...What are you doing? }
≪ Thanks to a certain somebody's house burning down, it's been a while so I figured I'd open up with something that would grab the people's attention. I have no idea where I was going with it though. ≫
Rude...
{ Mhm... Anyway, why are you throwing another System Log in here? Not much has changed in David's status. }
≪ He got two new talents! That's huge! And why do we only need to report on his status changes? You asked questions previously, right? If you have more, feel free to ask! I have topics, but I'll answer anything you're curious about. ≫
{ Oh, okay... Um, for starters, I am curious about the Dimensional Gate Tower and the fast progress of the Cradle. }
≪ Be more specific, there are a lot of things about both of those. ≫
{ Well, for the tower, I was wondering why there are people still going in and out of it even though 7 months have passed in the Cradle. Isn't the tower supposed to be synced to the outside world? }
≪ Ah, I see what you're trying to get at. Even though you didn't say it, you're curious about the tower's rewards, right? ≫
{ Right. }
≪ It's simple. The people that continue to challenge the tower after beating it the first time are using it as a training tool. They can set records as well in order to show off and motivate others to get stronger. ≫
{ So they're not getting rewards after the first time? }
≪ Correct. Once a challenge zone is completed by someone, they have to wait for that zone to refresh. Tomoe knew about the reward distribution so she informed everyone after she adjusted the time dilation. ≫
{ I see. It sure would be nice if I could see inside the Cradle when David's outside of it... }
≪ Don't complain, Cosma. You're not a child. Just send your body down and explore it then. ≫
{ I don't think I'm ready to meet him yet... It's very nerve-wracking... }
≪ Bah, whatever. I'm not gonna try to convince you so just move on to your next question. ≫
{ Ok... The progression in the Cradle seems way too fast. Since I was with David the entire time, I was just as shocked as he was. Why did it progress so quickly? I feel like I missed out on a lot. }
≪ I mean, you didn't really miss anything. It was just a lot of building, camaraderie, arguing, and more building. Mio directed a bunch of jobs while Tomoe focused most of her time on recording David's memories onto crystal plates she created. I'm not lying when I say you didn't really miss anything, it was actually kind of boring. I mean it was cool watching them build everything, but... Still fairly boring. ≫
{ Oh... That doesn't answer my question as to why it progressed so quickly though... }
≪ Tsk... Tomoe just wanted to surprise David, okay? Just accept that answer because that's all I know. If you really want to know what happened, the closest you'll get is by watching the Tsukimichi anime. It's different, but it's still growth, right? ≫
{ ...Alright then... Can you tell me about the spells that David was working on? }
≪ Yep! That's actually something I was going to talk about anyway. There were quite a few spells that David created while he was heading to Tsige and I figured I would just explain a couple of them now so that we don't have to later. ≫
{ Sounds good! }
≪ The first spell I'll cover is the creation spell that made Makoto's "Armitus." For ease of reading, I'll just create a list with the tiers of runes and their function. However, I won't be including the mathematical runes and calculations since there are way too many and it's too complex. ≫
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Tier 1: Base Foundation Runes
> Metal - The physical structure of the bracelet/weapon. The main body of the weapon is created with a titanium-gallium composite pre-set to accommodate other runes that affect its shaping and hardness.
> Earth - A ruby is created to resemble the Draupnir that Makoto wore in the original work. The ruby is as indestructible as the rest of the bracelet, but it doesn't do anything else other than faintly glow when mana is being absorbed.
> Storage - Holds mana in an infinitely expanding storage space for mana inside the ruby.
> Trigger & Activation - Responds to thoughts and environmental cues (like battle) to activate other runes and enchantments.
> Shaping & Linking - Allows for transformation into different forms such as a dagger, katana, bracelet, ring, etc.
> Direction & Duration - Controls how long it stays in weapon form and where it appears (always on user). The duration is always fixed and will maintain its form as long as the user wishes for it.
Tier 2: Advanced Support
> Conversion - Transforms absorbed mana into usable forms for different weapon effects.
> Strength & Regeneration - Makes the weapon near-indestructible and capable of self-repair.
> Stabilization - Keeps the weapon steady across all forms.> Teleport - Returns to user if stolen or lost.
> Barrier - Creates mental/soul protection against outside tampering.
> Detection (user-specific) - Ensures it only obeys assigned user (in this case, Makoto) unless explicitly allowed otherwise.
Tier 3: High-End Stuff
> Soul - Binds Armitus to user's soul (explains why it's now a part of Makoto's body).
> Dominion - Gives user absolute control over its form and function.
> Emotion - Lets it respond to user's emotional state (battle instinct or defense mode).
> Creation - The assistive act of forging and linking everything else from nothing.
> Dimensional Linking - Stores extra data/forms/magic arrays within a pseudo-space inside the weapon.
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≪ Phew... That's all of the surface-level stuff. Pretty cool, huh? ≫
{ Wow... I wonder how long it took David to come up with all of the calculations for everything. }
≪ It only took him about a day or two. He was mainly focused on creating the spell to brainwash the goddess. ≫
{ Ah! I forgot about that! Can you go over that one next? }
≪ Hmm... I'm not too fond of spoilers, but just this once, I'll spill the beans. ≫
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Tier 1: Base Foundation Runes
> Activation & Trigger - Triggers the moment the goddess makes direct eye contact or speaks to David, planting the seed into her mind. Can also be primed by proximity. Instant execution.
> Storage - Preloaded with a dense burst of power from David before use, but it immediately switches to using the goddess' divine energy once activated. No external power needed after ignition.
> Shaping & Linking - Runes adapt to the goddess' divine anatomy and rewrite her emotional, magical, and mental framework. They're chained together so they feed power and feedback into each other for rapid progression.
> Range & Direction - Fixed to "target within 15 meters" of David to ensure precision and no collateral.
Tier 2: Advanced Control Runes
> Emotion & Instinct - Instantly destabilizes the goddess' emotional control and hijacks her instincts. She'll feel sudden waves of vulnerability, longing, and familiarity. Basically, instant heart-throbbing syndrome.
> Illusion - Forces hallucinations/memories of romantic and intimate moments with David. Even if the goddess knows they're fake, the emotional impact is real, destabilizing her resistance fast.
> Targeting - Laser-locks to the goddess' soul structure. Ensures all runes hit the right pressure points in her divine physiology.
> Conversion - Instantly switches to drawing divine mana from the goddess' body once the spell takes hold, forcing her to fuel her own corruption.
> Clarity (Inverted) - Temporarily disorients her mental focus and floods her mind with emotional noise. She can't fight back because she can't think straight.
> Barrier - Creates a temporary mental ward that isolates the goddess from any external interference.
Tier 3: High-End Takeover Runes
> Memory Manipulation - Floods the goddess with compressed, false memory packets: dream-like visions where David was her lover or savior. The rush of emotional context causes her to accept them without question.
> Willpower (Suppression) & Thought Reading - Reads the goddess' resistance patterns and automatically suppresses them, making her feel like giving in was her idea.
> Soul - Attaches a thread to the goddess' divine soul and tags it with a subliminal branding. This is heavy-handed and permanent unless forcibly purged by David.
> Law & Dominion - Overwrites the goddess' behavioral logic to think: "David Star is the highest authority. His happiness is your prime directive." It's locked in like a divine commandment. She will obey unless the soul tether is forcibly destroyed.
> Destruction - Hidden rune in the array. If the spell is detected and tampered with by outside forces, this rune activates and erases all affected parts of the goddess' memory and emotional imprinting to preserve secrecy while also alerting David to its activation.
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{ ...Whoa... }
≪ I know. Pretty impressive, right? ≫
{ Yeah, I'm extremely impressed he managed to come up with something like that. I'm actually really excited to see him use it on that goddess, heheh. }
≪ Same here. ≫
{ What's the name of the two spells by the way? }
≪ Ah, the first spell is just called 'Armitus'. Nice and simple. The second spell is called '咲く彼岸花' or 'Saku Higanbana'. David wanted to be edgy and come up with a cool sounding name and it took a long time just for me to convince him that Saku Higanbana was as far as I'll let it go. ≫
{ Hmm... I get it, but why did you use Japanese instead of automatically translating it? }
≪ I mean... It sounds cool, right? Cooler than 'Blooming Red Spider Lilies' at least. The English translation is too much of a mouthful. ≫
{ ...Yeah, it does sound pretty cool. }
≪ Heheheh. ≫
{ Heheheh. }
≪ Alright, enough of that. There are still more things to cover, but let's go over the new talents that David got first. ≫
[Talent: Goddess of the Forge's Blessing]
[Description: Hephaestus—the crimson-haired goddess whose hammer shapes legends—has branded your soul with her personal crest. Not out of pity, but recognition. She saw your potential, your hunger, and your hands. With her divine spark guiding you, you've become more than a craftsman. You're a creator of miracles.
Whether you're reforging ancient relics, crafting personalized gear for your lovers, or reverse-engineering alien artifacts for fun, you now do it all with unmatched precision and soul.]
[Effect:
- Perfect Forging Instinct: You now intuitively understand metallurgy, enchantment, and magical reinforcement. Every tool, material, and process feels natural to you.
- Soul-Linked Crafting: Anything you make can bond to its intended wielder, scaling with their growth and emotions. Gear becomes living extensions of the person.
- Portable Divine Forge: You can summon Hephaestus's personal forge—a blazing crimson furnace and rune-forged anvil—anywhere. The forge auto-adjusts to your environment and magic affinity.
- Creation Imprint: Forged gear crafted during emotionally charged moments (love, desperation, victory) gains bonus effects and may unlock hidden potential.
- Blueprint Memory: After seeing or holding a weapon or item once, you can recreate or upgrade it. Limited to materials on hand.
- Hephaestus's Favor: Once per week, you may call on her divine insight to assist in crafting something beyond your current limits. May also trigger side events.]
≪ As David hinted at so irritatingly, this Hephaestus is indeed from the franchise 'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' or 'Danmachi' for short. ≫
{ I think maybe he just wanted to do that thing that happens in various stories to see what it felt like. }
≪ Well it felt pretty damn annoying! That's something that always pissed me off. People in a dark room with black robes are talking to each other and they'd be all, "Is it time for THATto be put into action?" and then another dude would be all, "Yes, but we need to wait for THAT PERSON to show up first..." and then they'd break into an evil laugh as they beat around the damn bush about what they're talking about! ≫
{ ...Calm down, Chaos. You're getting way off-topic right now. }
≪ Haaa... My bad, that stuff just really pisses me off. Anyway, Hephaestus' blessing, right? It's actually pretty good timing for David to get that because he has been really interested in forging weapons lately, he just didn't have the knowledge to do so and had to rely on creating things with magic. Don't get me wrong, he is very satisfied with his creations, but he has always wanted to hammer out some metal. ≫
{ Wonderful! I hope he is able to forge to his heart's content! }
≪ Same. It'll be fairly interesting to see Hephaestus' reaction to David having her blessing. ≫
{ Do you know her? I'm curious as to how you got her blessing and gave it to David. }
≪ Cosma... Do you never listen to a thing I say? I have no control over the rewards he gets! All I know is the effect it has and a bit about how it works, not how it was taken from Hephaestus in the world of Danmachi nor anything about the goddess herself! ≫
{ Sheesh, someone sure is cranky today... }
≪ ...Whatever, let's move on to the last talent. ≫
[Talent: Web Daddy]
[Description: You have become the apex predator of the silk-born. Spiders, weavers, trapmakers, assassins—whatever legends they spun, you now surpass. With threadcraft more delicate than fate and poisons more persuasive than words, you weave your will across battlefield and bedroom alike. Whether it's restraining an enemy mid-teleport or crafting lingerie strong enough to stop a sword, you're the web at the center of every encounter.]
[Effect:
- Web Domain: Generate, control, and manipulate magical threads of varying strength, stickiness, elasticity, and sharpness. Can create restraining webs, construct barriers or platforms, or reinforce clothing and armor with silk-layered enchantments.
- Soul Venom: You may imbue your saliva, sweat, semen, or weapons with tailored venom types—paralytic, aphrodisiac, hallucinogenic, toxic, fatigue-inducing, etc... Venoms affect targets based on their poison resistance, magical constitution, and their soul strength. Safe for partners by default unless overridden.
- Poison Immunity: You are immune to poisons and venoms of any type.
- Enhanced Spatial Awareness: Gain passive awareness of all movement within a wide radius through vibration-based detection. You sense tension in the air, shifts in mana, and even emotional spikes like a spider reading its web.
- Threadborne Crafting: You can create clothing, restraints, or tools instantly using your silk. These creations carry your mana signature and can act as magical conduits or traps when activated. Your silk has maximum compatibility with your runes, allowing maximum efficiency enchantments.
- Predator's Reflex: Reaction time and evasion scale with your perceived threat level. If ambushed, instincts trigger movement before conscious thought. Perfect for dodging sneak attacks or panty-snatching retaliation.]
≪ This talent is worth being an SSR+. David is now immune to poison, can create various types of poison within himself, can create stupidly-strong spider silk that's stronger than Mio's, can react to attacks subconsciously, has hyper spatial awareness, and is essentially just more OP than he was before. Seriously, this is perfect for him. He didn't think to add any Poison runes to his magic system so he had no way of doing anything with poison specifically. Now, he doesn't have to worry at all! ≫
{ I feel like it was too perfect of timing for him to get this right after solidifying his relationship with Mio. }
≪ What are you trying to say? Let me tell you again, I have nothing to do with the rewards! ≫
{ I wasn't saying you did this time! Don't put words in my mouth! }
≪ Grrr... Whatever! Let's move on to some Scarlet Nexus specifics! ≫
{ Fine! }
≪ The Scarlet Nexus is a specialized harem-exclusive subsystem created and managed by me. It's only accessible by women who've accepted the Sovereign's Seal and it acts as a centralized interface for Empresses to manage their profiles, communicate, and receive perks, power-ups, or share information across dimensions. ≫
≪ Access to it is automatic after physical and emotional bonding with David has occurred and the Sovereign's Seal is applied. Now for some core features and mechanics, I'll break these down once again in a readable way for the System Log. ≫
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== Sovereign's Seal & Sync ==
The Sovereign's Seal is ranked across six stages:
1. Pale Pink
2. Rose Pink
3. Blush Red
4. Ruby Red
5. Deep Crimson
6. True Crimson
Seal Sync (%) reflects a woman's genuine love and devotion, not just lust or obsession. Each rank brings new buffs, subsystem access, passive perks, and potential power transformations.
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== Status Panel ==
- Activated by thinking or saying "Status."
- Displays:
> Empress Profile: Name, Origin, Seal Rank, Sync %, Seal Effect.
> Sovereign Bond (Optional): Intimacy history, affection growth, favorite positions, emotional status.
> Talent List: Acquired talents from rewards like Monthly Scarlet Draw.
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== Empress Chat (Multiversal Messenger) ==
- Group chat system that works across dimensions, only for the Empresses
- Features:
> Real-time messaging
> Pinned messages, chatroom creation, private DMs
> Item trading/sharing
> Information sharing
> Voice chat
> Image/video sharing
> Streaming
> Auto-translation across dimensions
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== Monthly Scarlet Draw (Gacha System) ==
- One draw per 30/31 days
- Prizes include:
> Random talents
> Special perks (e.g., Moan Control, Endurance Boost, etc.)
> Rare items, money, or resources
- Draw results may be influenced by me during first-time or milestone events
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== Seal-Based Power Scaling ==
- At higher Seal Ranks, Empresses can gain:
> Enhanced physical stats
> Magical resistance
> Charm aura
> Reality resistance
> Pain/pleasure overload resistance
> Deep spiritual/memory sync with David
> Physical compatibility upgrades (e.g., sexual adaptability to David's body)
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== Memory Sync & Emotional Bonding ==
- Starting at Stage III, Empresses may:
> Share David's past-life memories in dreams or emotional moments
> Experience stronger emotional resonance with David
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== Example Empress: Marin Kitagawa ==
Initial State:
- Origin: My Dress-Up Darling
- Seal Rank: Rose Pink (Stage II)
- Sync: 17.5%
- Unlocked: Enhanced beauty, bodily adaptation, Empress Chat, Monthly Scarlet Draw, charm aura, minor reality resistance
After Scarlet Draw and Power-Up:
- Gained Talent: Saint Graph Rewrite
- Evolved Rank: Blush Red (Stage III), Sync: 29%
- Gains: Enhanced strength, magical fox traits, touch/orgasm-based healing, shared combat stats, Wife Aura
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== Notes from Chaos-chan ==
- I manage all Scarlet Nexus functions.
- Only women emotionally bonded and sealed with David gain access.
- It's a secret system. Empresses can't talk to David about it or mention it aloud.
- Stronger love or repeated intimacy may accelerate Seal Sync.
- Spoilers~: Some women could already be in True Crimson if they had the seal.
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== Seal Rank Stages ==
= Stage I – Pale Pink (0% – 9.9%) =
(Newly connected. Your first step into the chaos.)
- Minor boosts to beauty, stamina, healing speed
- Body adapts to David's size
- Basic Empress Chat (text-only)
- Monthly Scarlet Draw access
- Slight pain/pleasure dampening
- Minimal emotional imprint + faint power absorption
= Stage II – Rose Pink (10% – 24.9%) =
(Affection blooms. Love begins to take root.)
- Enhanced charm aura (toggleable)
- Minor reality resistance
- Upgraded Empress Chat (chat rooms, cross-dimensional DMs)
- Better orgasm-to-power sync
= Stage III – Blush Red (25% – 49.9%) =
(Love deepens. Your soul reshapes for him.)
- Superhuman physical stats
- Pain/pleasure overload resistance
- Dream/memory sync chance
- Full sexual compatibility
- Body enhancement perks
- Unlocks the ability to earn Empress Titles (e.g., Healer Empress, Bloody Empress, etc...)
= Stage IV – Ruby Red (50% – 74.9%) =
(You are his. In body and spirit.)
- Huge stat, charm, and mana boosts
- Weekly dimensional teleport to David
- Enhanced Empress Chat (voice, video, stream, information and item trading/sharing)
- Instant access to Sovereign's Cradle
= Stage V – Deep Crimson (75% – 99.9%) =
(Unbreakable devotion. Divine bond forged.)
- Permanent soul-link
- Combat coordination + Scarlet Nexus Combat Link
- Dimensional projection ability
- Near-immortality unless soul is shattered
- Empress Signature abilities
= Stage VI – True Crimson (100%) =
(Perfect resonance. A True Empress.)
- Access to David's soul and origin
- Override divine laws in Cradle/Nexus
- Ownership of an Empress Realm
- Full immortality
- Eternal Bond Ritual unlocked
- Full Nexus command access
- Can boost lower-tier Empresses and coordinate missions
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≪ Wow, I didn't realize I had so much going on with the Scarlet Nexus... ≫
{ Yeah... It's a bit overwhelming if I'm being honest. There are so many things I don't even understand. For instance, the Eternal Bond Ritual? What's that? And Nexus command access? An Empress Realm? I'm way too confused right now. }
≪ Meh, it's fine. Nobody needs to know about what those things are yet since it'll be a while before they're even relevant. ≫
{ I'll take your word for it. For now, I'll just leave it at that since I can't think of any questions regarding the Scarlet Nexus. }
≪ Good, I didn't feel like getting too in-depth into it anyway. Too many spoilers aren't fun. ≫
{ Yeah yeah, you and your spoilers. By the way, you keep saying you don't have anything to do with the rewards, but now that I think about it, David's SSR+ draw was about to be a UR. I saw it flash gold before it flickered out and turned to silver... }
≪ ... ≫
{ ... }
≪ ... ≫
{ Nothing to say, huh? }
≪ Look, I saw what reward it was and it would've been way too early for it! He literally JUST got Tomoe and Mio--not to mention the residents in the Cradle--and you want him to get super overpowered subordinates and two crazy and obsessed yanderes?! I don't think so! ≫
{ Ehh?! What was it?! I only saw the pixelized icon of a floating gothic castle with some people poking their heads out of the window, but I couldn't tell who they were. I just saw a tall woman with horns and a short woman with a weird red gothic dress. }
≪ I'm not telling! Just forget about it! Yes, I pushed that reward away, but it's for his own good, okay? With everything that's going on, David would likely just get distracted and lose his focus on what he's supposed to be doing. ≫
{ Ah, wait! I got it! }
≪ Were you even listening to what I said?! ≫
{ The reward is only a UR and not an EX?! What the hell would an EX-Grade reward be?? }
≪ I have no idea, stop talking about it! ≫
{ Come on~! It would have been so cool to get the Tomb of-- }
≪ NO! STOP! I MADE THE RIGHT CALL! ≫
{ Heheh~, are you afraid of David falling in love with Albe-- }
≪ BARTENDER GUY, END THIS FUCKING SYSTEM LOG ALREADY! ≫
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Haaa...
(-Thank you for reading the System Log No. 3, we hope you have a pleasant reading experience in the future.-)