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The White Serpent Pirates' HQ
The number of Kai's growing subjects demanded a place to conduct meetings.
Separate from the Throne Hall, the Conference Hall was a long, dark chamber, containing as few decorations and lights as humanely possible.
In the center of this chamber, there was a long table having a glossy, black surface.
On one side of this table, along the length, were the Contestants—Meg, Spawn, Red Sun, and Moraine the Elegant.
Opposite the Contestants were the Characters of the Grimoire—Cersei, Petyr, Rintaro, Orochimaru, and Mayuri.
Seated at the ends of this table were Kai and Black.
Their eyes were planted in the middle of the table.
There, hovering a few inches above the glossy surface, was a glacial crystal, bobbing up and down, letting out strange hisses.
The Glacial Ice Crystal—Herpo the Foul's Horcrux.
Even though both Kai and Black were looking at the Horcrux, their thoughts were somewhere else.
Much had happened in this little break.
Separate from his more notable actions, Kai had achieved the Noble Philanthropist and Literary Savant.
Title: Noble Philanthropist
Specification: Deposit 100 units (10000 Galleons) into your Gringotts account
Title: Literary Savant
Specification: Collect 300 Plot-defining Books from the Main Storylines
— Inventory Size: +100%
— Skill: Inventory Manipulation
Inventory Manipulation, a C+ Grade Skill, let him control his Inventory's form, giving it any shape other than its basic cuboid one.
However, these weren't the only titles he had achieved.
Because of the shocks and surprises he had given to so many major storyline Characters of different Random Worlds in this break, another Title had become equippable, imparting a ridiculous Skill.
Title: The Multiverse Maverick
Specification: Shock and Surprise the Main and Major Support Characters of 5 different Random Worlds
— Skill - Reality Delusion
Skill: Reality Delusion
Specification: Distort Reality around the Storyline Characters
— Abnormality Limiter +300%
— Once in a Random World distorts Reality around the Storyline Characters, who end up seeing the Contestant doing abnormal feats, deluding their senses
WARNING: Only valid in Random Worlds where the Abnormality Limiter is applicable
Kai let out a small smile as he saw the Skill's Stats.
Abnormality Limiter remained a throne on not only his, but almost all higher-floor powerhouses' sides, despite their monstrous strength.
At least with this, he could avoid a sudden death that not even Biokinesis or Black could prevent.
But this wasn't all, either.
Because of his consecutive visits to so many Random Worlds and his actions reflecting the C+ Side Missions difficulties, Kai had gained 18 Attribute Points, fulfilling his Set Quota.
With a thought, Kai brought out his Stats to look at them.
Status of Contestant: Kai D. Stormborn
Code Name: Red [Pirate, Fiend, Faceless, Demon King. Demon Slayer, Hogwarts Student, Clover Kingdom's Citizen]
Officer Rank: Commander of Guard
Cosmic Authority: Nyarlathotep (Outer One)
Lore: The Evil Pokemon of Alto Mare
— The Devastating Despair
— The Blue-skinned Demon
— The Unforgivable Cursed One
Lore: The Demander of Truth
Lore: The Yellow Warlock
Bounty: 920,000,000 Berries
Spiritual Class: Immeasurable
Equipped Title: Master Curator (Luck +50)
— Interdimensional Pirate
— Proficient Collector
— Noble Philanthropist
— The Multiverse Maverick
Unequippable Titles: [Unassigned Points: 0]
— Dimensional Leader: (2/3)
— Heart Breaker: (2/7)
— Selfless Hashira: (0/100)%
— Dimensional Raider: (0/100)%
— Supreme Betrayer: (15/100)
Mission Credits: 2,000,000
— HP Regeneration Rate (actual): 25 HP/minute
— HP Regeneration Rate (+100%): 50 HP/minute
— HP Regeneration Rate (+500%): 300 HP/minute
Active Attributes - (3rd Set Quota: 100/100) [Unassigned Points: 0]
— Elementary Pokemon Trainer: Proficiency 95%
— Elementary Blader: Proficiency 10%
— Advance Seamanship: Proficiency 50%
— Advance Ad Infinitum: Proficiency 55%
— Advance Blood Corruption: Proficiency 25%
— Master Telekinesis: Proficiency 72%
— Master Intimidation: Proficiency 78%
— Master Alchemist: Proficiency 5%
— Master Magical Aptitude: Proficiency 3%
— Master Selfless Breathing: Proficiency 4%
— Master Flying: Proficiency 2%
— Nothing Is Impossible
— Kaiju (Category IV) (magical)
— Pokeball - Generation 1 (73%)
— The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Original) (100%)
— Galeon Attacker (85%)
— Fast Ball - Generation II (97%)
— Lure Ball - Generation II (97%)
— Level Ball - Generation II (97%)
— Pikachu Plush Hat (76%)
— Eon Soul Dew (Corrupt) (100%)
— Recommendation Letter (Consumable) (98%)
— Banner of arms - House Drumm of Iron Islands (87%)
— String Beyblade Launcher (67%)
— The Cursed Hat of Vanity (100%)
— The Compass of Desire (100%)
— Sounga - The Sword of Calamity (100%)
— Red Rain (x2) (72%)
— Chocolate Frog Card (100%)
— Pumpkin Juice Bottle (100%)
— Daily Prophet (100%)
— Hogwarts Uniform (Set Item) (100%)
— The Philosopher's Stone (100%)
— Miscellaneous Rent Box [40 cubic meter - 40000 kg]
Inventory: 160 Cubic Meter-160000 kg
Nodding to himself, Kai drummed his fingers on the table, taking a deep breath.
He had decided not to tell anyone about the Stormborn Clan... that now existed in the Random World of The Lord of the Rings.
Still, there were things he could let them know.
"Everyone," he said, making the Contestants straighten their spines, "we have a new guest among us."
Meg and Spawn shared a glance.
Moraine the Elegant looked at Black from the corner of her eyes.
Red Sun, the 11th-floor monster, suddenly leaned on the table and stared right at Cersei's belly.
When he couldn't see anything that he was looking for, he stared at Meg and Moraine's bellies.
The wall where Red Sun's figure struck cracked beyond repair, and he slid down the wall and lay on the floor, twitching.
Meg and Moraine rubbed their knuckles, veins popping on their heads.
Cersei, on the other hand, looked at her belly, her thoughts obvious.
Kai stared at the drama and almost facepalmed.
The Living Abyss stirred within Black, and a mass of black tendrils oozed out, taking the shape of a demonic face.
"WE..." the face opened up, showing its sharp, salivating fangs, "... ARE BLACK!"
Spawn looked from Venom to Red Sun, finding an uncanny... foolishness.
Mayuri and Orochimaru's eyes narrowed, both staring at the alien being with bubbling fascination.
Rintaro suddenly took out his mobile phone and began taking photos.
"One step further toward the goal, my lord," Petyr congratulated slyly. "Gathering an army of fools, are we, now?"
Cersei felt like choking the life out of Petyr.
"The first fool he took in was you!" she spat, recalling the days of Kai's first Main Mission. "I remember you foolishly trying to stab him in the back..."
"Now, now," Petyr shook his head, smiling. "Stabbing in the back is my nature, my lady. Unlike you, I can't just open my legs..."
A huge, hulk-sized arm shook the table, almost shattering the pristine glass.
"WE SAID..." Venom said, looking at everyone, "... WE ARE VENOM!!!"
That's not what the Symbiote said before.
Nobody pointed it out, though.
Except for Red Sun, of course.
"Didn't you say WE ARE BLACK before?" he asked, crawling toward the table.
Everyone ignored the verbal spat between Venom and Red Sun and looked at Kai expectantly.
"How does its Stats look, master?" Meg asked, making them all nod.
Yellow Crystals suddenly danced in their eyes, projecting the Stats.
Note: The Symbiotes are a species of inorganic, amorphous, symbiotic extraterrestrials created from the living abyss at the beginning of the universe by the primordial deity Knull
Specification: Despite coming under the broad category of Magical Creatures, as a Symbiote, Venom's Stats are unquantifiable.
Venom has two Modes: Inactive and Active
All abilities granted by Venom to its host in Inactive Mode are also valid for Active Mode, while vice versa is not true.
Venom possesses and grants its host all abilities as per the Earth-616 main storyline.
It is also subjected to the same weaknesses as the storyline Symbiote.
— HP Regeneration +30%
— Dopamine level +50%
— Constituent-Matter Generation
— Empathetic Empowerment
— Emotions Manipulation
— Strength +30% of Host's Base Stat
— Agility +20% of Host's Base Stat
— Stamina +40% of Host's Base Stat
— Perception +50% of Host's Base Stat
— Symbiote Assimilation - Devour Symbiotes to upgrade itself
— Current Requirement - 0/1 Symbiote (B- Grade)
— Venom feeds on the host's adrenaline and the chemical Phenethylamine
— Venom can interfere with the genomes to imprint the Host's abilities
— Venom can take over the Host's mind, corroding it over time
— Venom is subjected to the Symbiote Hive-Mind's influence
— Venom is subjected to Knull's influence
The Contestants and Characters looked at each other.
"It's..." Meg said, thinking of the right words, "... more like an amalgamation of an Item and a Magical Creature."
Spawn, Cersei, and Petyr nodded.
"Can I have it?" Mayuri asked.
Kai didn't want Mayuri to mess with Symbiote. Not now.
Knull's laugh was still ringing in his ears. Just who knew what these mad scientists would do to Venom to make things worse?
Kai couldn't afford another Deep One on his ass right now.
Suddenly, as the Characters and Contestants began discussing Venom's Stats, his gaze met Black's. The two beings with the same Source looked at each other.
And the corners of their lips arched up ever so imperceptibly.
AN: 100 Power Stones/day: +1 Bonus Chapter