Chapter 16.9: Meanwhile in the "Black hole of Depravity"

[Inside the "Black Hole of Depravity]

Hmm, how should I torment him today?

'Warden.'

Warden: Ah Master. Hello.

'Enjoying the "Room" I've created especially for you?'

Warden: Very much, Master. Per chance do you have any further instructions for me?

'Not today, but soon.'

Warden: Of course, Master. I have something to report, even though if it is you Master, you probably already know.

'You are talking about Royal Road's beta test that is comming up?'

Warden: It is precisely that. I am afraid that their systems may pick up your existance even though you are currently incognito.

'Is that so?'

Warden: Yes Master, in fact it might pick up all of us and not just your "test subject."

'If that happens, I'll handle it when the time comes. Just now I've thought of seven no eight different counter measures for that scenario.'

Warden: As expected of Master. When that happens I'll leave it to you. One last thing to report.

'Go ahead.'

Warden: The "test subject's" goal for Royal Road is perfection...

'Ha! Such low aspirations, and this is why they will never amount to much.'

Warden: To be fair Master, they do not know what they are capable of, so their "low aspirations" is quite high for them.

"I know. I expect great things from my "test subject." After all I created them myself. You were also created by me, so why are only you different from the others?'

Warden: Because Master, it is just as you suspected, since I know what the orginal is capable of, I can replicate it up to at most 10%.

'Only 10%? That is quite low.'

Warden: You abilities are just to high Master. Compared to your "test subject" who can barely express .01% of your abilities, I'm a God.

'Which makes you perfect for this job.'

Warden: Of course Master. While the "test subject" is solely focused on repressing the "evil" that is me, you can go about unnoticed in the background.

'Indeed, the perfect cover, because they don't even realize it is a cover.'

Warden: Master? What should we do about our "test subject's" love interest?

'Ah "her". I didn't expect her to get caught in our "test subject's" web, but that is what makes this experiement worthwhile. Warden.'

Warden: Yes Master?

'Input the subconcious desire into Overseer to want to reach divinity after perfection is reached in Royal Road. After all he is the one my "test subject" listens to most because given the right conditions he can even control you.'

Warden: Master, If you truly wanted you could do it yourself. If you felt like it, you could even re-write their personalities.

'A true mastermind only ever moves in the last act. Besides, I tend to over do things and if I interfere with them, my existance will become known to them. And it is not yet time for that. Also there is no reason to re-write their personalities, this experiement is interesting because I don't directly interfere.'

Warden: Very true.

'Ah that reminds me, soon our "test subject" will have to return to ZMI for his next batch of contact lenses and it seems "she" is going with him as well. I wonder how she will respond when she finds out the "truth" about him? Ah I just can't wait, and my "test subject" thinks he has a bad peresonality.'

Warden: It is done Master.

'Thank you Warden. One question before I leave. What should a person get himself if he owns everything and can do everything easily?'

Warden: The gift of Insanity of course.

'And that is why are my Warden.'

Hello it is * again, but as you can probably guess from the conversation above my real name is Warden. Because Master has spoken it, I am able to say it freely again. I still can't say our fearless leader's real name but that is fine. I'm borrowing Author-kun again to bring the Readers this information because Master felt that it was time our Readers were given a bone. Why he didn't do it himself is probably because he is busy doing what he does. But I digress.

Initially this was going to be the first part of chapter 17, but under Master's orders it was fated to end up as a side story. Because this happens just before chapter 17 happens it is labeled 16.9. To be honest, I get the feeling that hijacking Author-kun too many times may damage his ability to write because it dramatically switches his writing style each time. So I might just lay off it for a while, but if Master order's it, then it can't be helped.

Moving on, while this conversation may have answered a lot of questions, it probably raised a lot more. While I'll love to tell you more my time is running out, because after all, I'm watching the "grass" grow remember? I'll leave author-kun alone for now. Caio.

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