The crimson-haired man spoke, " I came from Earth… the 21st century."
"....." Gray froze, eyes wide. He had never expected to meet someone from his world.
"Let me introduce myself, I'm Julius von Legolant." The Crimson-haired man said
As he introduced himself, the quest window appeared before Gray's eyes.
Ding'
[Main quest 01]
[Heir of the Heaven Conqueror]
[Scenario: The Heaven Conqueror built this isolation chamber for the destined one. Take the relics before the destined one and become the destined one of this era.]
[Reward: A Celestial Contract]
[Failure Penalty: None]
Gray looked at the quest window and then at the crimson-haired man, who had introduced himself as Julius von Legolant.
'Is this man the Heaven Conqueror? Gray thought. As the quest window had suddenly popped up after the crimson-haired man introduced himself, that meant the man before him was the Heaven Conqueror and the main figure in his main quest.
Moreover, Gray was cautious of the sudden place and the man, but after the quest window appeared, his wariness disappeared.
"Uhmm... So, sir, you're the Heaven Conqueror?" Gray asked.
In response, the man who had introduced himself as Julius von Legolant rubbed the back of his hair and answered awkwardly, "That's an exaggerated title..."
'So he is the Heaven Conqueror.' Gray thought.
According to the main quest, the Heaven Conqueror had built this isolation chamber. And to complete the main quest, Gray needed to take the place of the destined one.
But the question was, who was the destined one? And how would he take his place?
As Gray wondered about the requirements to complete the main quest, Julius von Legolant spoke gazed into Gray's eyes and spoke with overwhelming presence.
"Gray von Ashborn, become my incarnation."
"!!!.." At his sudden words, Gray became perplexed. He had heard the term 'incarnation' before, but that was something only gods could do.
In this world, there were beings who had surpassed their mortal selves and achieved godhood. Those beings were called Celestial Beings.
In short, they were like demi-gods.
And a mortal could gain the power of a Celestial Being by entering into a Celestial Contract. It is a pact that turned a mortal into that being's incarnation and granted him the supporting Celestial Being's authority.
Thus, for Julius von Legolant to offer him a Celestial Contract meant that he, too, had reached the realm of the Celestial Beings.
"Are you a Celestial Being?" Gray asked.
In response, Julius von Legolant nodded.
"Woooa" Gray exclaimed, he had thought Julius was merely a spirit inside the Isolation Chamber. But for him to be a demi-god was completely unexpected.
Just then, a system window popped up.
Ding'
[The creator of this world is offering you a Celestial Contract]
[Accept or decline the contract]
[ Yes ] [ No ]
As Gray read the system window, he became even more surprised.
"Creator of this word?!" Gray stared at the system window in disbelief.
Celestial Beings are mortals who ascend to godhood. They can't create planets or bring anything into existence. Yet the system window was calling Julius a creator. 'Did that mean he is a literal god, an omnipotent being?' Gray's mind began wandering wildly.
Meanwhile, Julius von Legolant heard his murmuring and sighed.
"It seemed your previous life greatly influenced your system."
"Hmm… you can see this?" Gray asked, puzzled.
"Yes." Julius then raised his hand, and a black blade materialized from swirling particles.
"That blade?" Gray exclaimed. It was the same black blade he had found beside the immortality potion in his previous life. According to his system, its name was Sunless Sword.
"This is my blade." Julius von Legolant said.
"??"
"And I'm the one who gave you this sword, along with the immortality potion."
"Whaaat?!" Gray jumped back, his eyes widening even further. "You gave me the potion?!" He had never expected the potion to have been given by someone.
Julius von Legolant continued, "I cast my Authority on the black blade, and the ritual you followed wasn't meant to kill you but to reincarnate you. Thus, you were reincarnated, and the system you're using is my Authority, granted when the blade pierced your heart."
Gray stood still, his expression full of disbelief. Who would have thought a Celestial being would give him an immortality potion and help him reincarnate!
What is his purpose? Why is he saying this to me now? Moreover, did he travel to my previous world?
Infinite questions flooded his mind. But he suppressed them and spoke in a low tone, "Does that mean you knew I was going to commit sui..."
"Yes, I knew you would try to kill yourself."
"..." Gray was speechless. He didn't know how to react.
"Anyway, the system is greatly influenced by your thoughts, as my Authority itself is imagination."
The system Julius gave him was a normal, game-like feature meant to guide Gray toward his destiny, and it was strongly influenced by imagination.
Since Gray had died with the regret of not having had sex and the fear of castration, his system became the Castrate System.
Gray pondered the system's features, his desire for a harem, and his need to avoid castration. 'So that's why it gave me those weird tasks!'
It gave me a penalty because I would have done the task out of fear of castration, and the task was lewd because my thoughts were lewd.
When he reincarnated, he received his first quest: to grab his maid Lina's butt. But even this was influenced by his thoughts. He felt attracted to her, and as he gained his Manhood, he imagined something lewd.
Thus, the quest appeared, and Gray was forced to grab his personal maid, Lina's butt.
"Haa…" Gray let out a deep sigh.
Then he looked at Julius von Legolant and asked, "Anyway, why does it show that Sir Julius is the creator of this world?"
Earlier, when he had asked this question, Julius had brought up the topic of the system, so he didn't get an answer—but Gray was extremely curious.
"…You'll learn in due time." Julius von Legolant replied.
Hearing his answer, Gray wore an unsatisfied expression. He looked at Julius and pondered why the system called him the creator. Celestial beings are mortals who ascend to godhood. Therefore, they are not creators.