The new name for the Spirit's World was decided very quickly.
As soon as Kaito brought up the topic, the discussion moved fast. Mashiro spoke first, and simply said,
"Something that sounds cool"
Contrary to expectations, Kaguya agreed, explaining how, despite the advantage of literally having a world under your control with its buffs and thousands of free subordinates, there are also negative impacts. Its large size makes it hard to defend, and the many portals invite daring people to try their luck, plus many might not even realize the whole plane is your territory.
So Kaguya proposed promoting the plane; that is, their territory; together with him, making it explicitly tied to him and giving it its own image. It would not just be the territory where Lord Lucifer lives, it would be Lucifer's territory, as dangerous as he is. For that, a name "that sounds cool", as Mashiro said, was necessary.
While they were thinking, a name popped into Koneko's head. Everything Kaguya had said matched a real place: a place whose name inspires fear and is feared regardless of who rules it.
"Hell" she said, and the rest agreed.
Thus, as clichéd as it sounded, Lucifer became the King of Hell.
{This name can be changed if anyone suggests a better one, however, it has to mean "hell", either in another mythology or language.}
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The system window has many functions, although Kaito usually only uses the status, the rankings and the Tower of Worlds tab, with the occasional visit to the trade tab. The tab where most Lords spend the most time is another one, to be exact: the chat tab.
Whether to check on others, gather information, gain influence like Kaguya, or simply because they feel lonely, most Lords visit that tab every day.
Unlike the first day, some things have changed: everyone is used to it now, so it is no longer chaos. They discovered they can set their names to private so no one knows who they are, and, more importantly, the top number ,which on day one read 1,000,000/1,000,000 and indicates the number of Lords on the server, has now dropped to 670,090/1,000,000. The fact that, despite having three lives, more than three hundred thousand have still died is a sign of Gaia's difficulty or of some people's lack of adaptation. Of course there are the unlucky ones who ran into someone over a hundred levels stronger, but those are the minority; most could have survived if they had tried hard enough.
At that moment, while everyone chatted, a new message appeared that surprised many, because the sender did not hide their name and left it public.
[Black: Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate]
[1: Black?]
[2: His Highness Black is back!]
[3: His Highness Black is back!]
[4: His Highness Black is back!]
[5: I do not understand, who is Black?]
[6: @5 are you dumb? How have you not heard of Black?]
[7: @5 yes, do you live under a rock?]
[7: x2]
[8: x3]
[9: x4]
(...)
[16: x12]
[17: @5 okay, stop bothering the poor guy, Black is the name of Shinigami.]
[18: That's right, Black is Shinigami herself, the reaper who finishes anyone who challenges her, and she developed her territory far more than anyone on the server.]
[19: They even say her territory is more developed than Lucifer's own.]
[20: @20 are you exaggerating, right? Lucifer is number one in the whole world.]
[21: @21 you do not understand, even though Lucifer is number one that is due to his strength, no one knows if his territory is at the same level, while Black earned her reputation and everyone knows she is a total capitalist, probably owner of a big company.]
[22: that's right, but...]
[23: Yes...]
[24: To think all that effort ended up in someone else's hands.]
[25: A total waste, really.]
[26: ???]
[27: @26 do you not get it? Her ranking disappeared completely, which means she was eliminated, but she is still in chat, which means she simply cannot participate in the ranking. And who are the only Lords that cannot participate in rankings?]
[28: The subordinates!]
[29: that's right, meaning someone subordinated her, and with her, her entire territory.]
[30: Of course there is the possibility of some skill that hides you even from the top, but honestly I think that is unlikely.]
[31: @30 yes, who would have such an ability? It would be like maximum concealment.]
(...)
[39: A shame, but who could have had the power to do it?]
[40: No idea, some theorize Lucifer.]
[41: yes, leaving Lucifer's power aside, he is probably the only person who would not brag about it.]
[42: yes, they say Shinigami is actually beautiful under her black hood, anyone would show off a little, right?]
[43: ???]
[44: ???]
[45: Where did that rumor come from? Isn't Shinigami a man?]
[46: that's why she is "the" Shinigami, right?]
[47: It's not "the" Shinigami, it's just Shinigami, and if you fought her you know she is female.]
[48: That's right, even though she never shows her face it's easy to guess.]
[49: And they say now she is a subordinate of Lucifer?]
[50: @49 Nobody confirmed anything, those are just theories.]
[51: @49 yes, who could confirm what happened?]
[52: One theory even says that...]
(...)
[97: Putting rumors aside, did anyone notice her message?]
[98: @97 right, does anyone remember the message?]
[99: @98 "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate." That's what it said, though I do not know what it means.]
[100: Is it Italian, right? Or French?]
[101: @100 aren't those the same?]
[102: @99 "Abandon all hope, ye who enter."]
[103: @102 incredible, who would have thought there is a scholar among us?]
[104: Thanks to the scholar.]
[105: Thanks to the scholar.]
[106: @103 he is not a scholar, it is a phrase from a book.]
[107: "The Divine Comedy", right?]
[108: Yes, I read it and it is not that funny.]
[109: @108 you definitely did not read it.]
[110: @106 isn't that the phrase by the entrance to Hell?]
[111: !!!]
[112: !!!]
[113: Why would Black return after a few days and write a phrase that is on the gate of Hell?]
[114: @113 a threat perhaps? Maybe she is telling us: "I'm back and if anyone thinks I'm weak I'll send them to Hell".]
[115: @114 no, no, no, that is impossible.]
[116: totally, there is no way she would do that.]
[117: ??? Why is that so impossible?]
[118: Easy, she definitely would not warn before killing.]
[119: yes, she would probably use them thinking she is weak as bait, and when they attack zaas all heads roll with a single cut of her scythe.]
[120: yes, that is exactly what Shinigami would do, impossible she is a threat.]
[Black: Is a threat.]
[1: Her Highness has spoken.]
[2: a threat.]
[3: Was a threat.]
[4: But that does not seem like her style?]
[Black: This is not a threat about me, but about my new territory, as I said: abandon all hope of leaving for those who enter, because you will not, at least not alive.]
[Black: Lucifer's power is enough to defeat them all, his territory was already fully advanced and now, with my help, it will reach a level you should not even imagine daring to invade.]
[1: Lucifer.]
[2: So she was defeated by Lucifer.]
[3: I knew it was him, you owe me a drink.]
[4: Setting that aside, isn't that too big a threat?]
[5: Yes, even if he is stronger than all, I do not think he could reach the extent that no one can even escape, right?]
[Black: @5 he is, those who approach Hell will not come out of it, so do not go.]
[1: Hell.]
[2: Wow, that is a pretty dark name, right?]
[3: By "Hell" do you mean that Hell?]
[4: @3 that one?]
[5: @4 Near my territory there is a portal to the Spirit World, but today, when I tried to enter, it no longer said "Spirit World", apparently the name was changed to "Hell".]
[6: Must be coincidence.]
[7: Yes, we are talking about the Spirit's World.]
[8: that's right, although I have never been there I have heard of it, it's a whole world.]
[Black: It is that one.]
[1: ...]
[2: ...]
[3: So Lucifer now has an entire world under his control, isn't the gap between us a bit large?]
[4: yes, at least give us a chance.]
[1st of The world: And if we go in anyway, what then?]
[1: !!!]
[2: !!!]
[3: Is that guy crazy? He really tries to offend Shinigami and Lucifer at once.]
[4: Does he no longer want to live?]
[5: Well, I heard some suicides fear the pain when doing it, considering Lucifer's speed it makes sense they want to use him to save themselves pain.]
[6: @5 ohhh! Smart.]
[1st of The world: Shut up! I do not fear pain, nor anyone. Lucifer is meant to be a step on my way to the top.]
[1: It cannot be.]
[2: He is definitely crazy.]
[3: Friend, we even gave you a way out but you did not take it.]
[4: Who is that guy? Since he did not hide his name he must be confident.]
[5: @4 I found him, he is number 2 on the server.]
[6: @5 really? Why did we not know someone so important?]
[7: @6 Well, first place is Lucifer, who is also first in the entire world; knowing no one else has a chance on the server, why would we pay attention to the rest of the ranking?]
[8: @5 That's why, isn't the reason we talk always because we actually know we are all future comrades?]
[9: @5 that's right, we are the association of Lucifer's future subordinates.]
[1st of The world: All cowards without ambition, once I beat Lucifer I will take care of all of you too.]
[1: Do you really think you can beat Lucifer? haha]
[2: @1st of The world are you overestimating yourself a bit? Do you really think the server's number two can beat the world's number one?]
[1st of The world: My destiny is to be at the top of the world, Lucifer, tomorrow at the Battle of the Lords I will crush you, prepare your neck.]
[1: !!!]
[2: !!!]
[3: Amen for the bro]
[4: Amen]
[5: Amen]
[6: F]
[7: F]
(...)
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Something to say about the Ben 10 world, first of all, forget what I said earlier about not being able to introduce Gwen. Gwen is in the story. I want to make it clear that I didn't force her in; it was actually a coincidence. Without spoiling too much, I had already planned for there to be a certain enemy that's impossible to defeat, so they'd have to use a specific method. Then, while writing, I realized that same method also works perfectly as an excuse to bring Gwen into the story.
Now, the important part, a question: a comment, or maybe more, I'm not really sure. I was told to add Attea to the harem. Personally, I like the idea; I like her design, personality, and lore. However, I know some people might not like her due to her non-human features, so I decided to ask here before taking any action.
Something to note is that later on, if people agree to introduce her, with the naming and evolution system from Tensura (I don't consider this a spoiler, since the protagonist travels between worlds, so most of you probably already guessed that Tensura is among the safer ones to visit, along with others like Marvel, DC, Naruto, etc...) she'll change a bit. Only her amphibian skin would turn into human-like skin; the rest of her traits like her eyes, skin color, tongue, etc., would stay the same.
Also, this decision will affect whether I bring in similar characters in the future.
So, to summarize:
Should Attea join the protagonist's harem, yes or no?
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