The air around Golduck-Kai and Meg reeked of excitement and greed.
"There are infinite Random Worlds each with their own infinite versions," Morning Mist began. "The Systems have a simple way to tell which world you have been to before, using Multiverse-Id or M-Id. So, the Contestants, who have access to an M-Id, can ask to carry out their Missions in a Random World they have already been to in the past."
Kai could tell the benefit of knowing such a thing.
If he could, then he would too like to go back to the Game of Thrones Random World where he had been during his last Main Mission. Similarly, if wanted to avoid that particular Random World, then also he would need to know that world's M-Id.
All-in-all, it was a great thing to know, Kai concluded.
"Now, the many versions of the same Worlds, share the same set of Laws," she continued. "For example, all Pokemon Worlds will share the same history, same Pokemon, same evolutionary stages, and the main-storyline Characters. Within this set of Laws, there are certain laws, which match the laws of other Random Worlds that have nothing to do with Pokemon. These shared Laws become the basis of what we call Multiverse Interdependency."
The mystery was unraveling itself in Kai's mind, and though he was curious, he didn't force Meg to make haste.
-/Petyr, pour us some wine./- He ordered, the oval, red gem glowing on his forehead.
Petyr was in bed, his eyes half-opened.
It didn't seem he was paying any attention to their conversation. Like Kai and Meg, Petyr too hadn't left his position for a single moment. He got off the bed and took a vintage wine bottle out of the mini-fridge. Now, he wasn't some trained sommelier. Even then, there was a grace in Petyr pouring wine in the cups that Kai couldn't help but admire.
After Petyr had handed over the wine and poured one for himself, Kai gently nodded, gesturing Meg to go on.
"Let me elaborate all this with many examples," the servant said, sipping the wine, and easing herself onto the chair. "Naruto and Avatar worlds share the Laws regarding Elemental Affinities. So, the Contestants who have been to the Avatar world and have over one elemental affinity often would have over one elemental Chakra in the Naruto World too.
"Again, Naruto and Beyblade worlds share the Laws regarding Spirits. The tailed beasts in the Naruto World are nothing but Chakra forms or Spiritual forms, not unlike the Bit-Beasts of the Beyblade worlds. So Contestants can use the sealing jutsus from the Naruto World to seal the Bit-Beasts within themselves, making them some kind of False-Jinchuriki. False, yes. But not weak at all."
Kai's slitted pupils widened.
This was a path in his life that had just appeared and yet became the most important one.
It was like dawn, whose color was spread across the brightest pigments of the visible spectrum. If he hadn't known what these words, which Meg had just spoken, meant, then he would have had trouble understanding the significance of all this.
The last three days of sleeplessness and the excellent discourses were paying off.
By now, Kai had already made Meg take out her famous Box.
Inside that, there were 2 Custom Pokeballs.
There was a Sling Ring, which he had instantly recognized. Unlike his Item, though, Meg couldn't use hers. This Sling Ring was also tailor-made for someone else. Moreover, Kai doubted Simon would help him regarding this if he asked. The rivalry between the three Temples ran deeper than any perceivable depths as he had found out.
Then there was a tiny gun, which lacked the fuel to fire. Not to mention the ninja scrolls, which could only be opened by a Genin or upper-class Ninja.
The most conspicuous and extraordinary was the Devil Fruit.
Kai's heart had palpated when Meg had told him about these power-granting fruits. Though he didn't like the idea of drowning like a rock in all the oceans across the Multiverse, he did want one for himself.
A powerful one.
A fruit that could bring destruction and death.
This particular Devil Fruit was named Minds-Minds fruit. As told to him by Meg, the user of this fruit could use Telepathy.
So, that's why she had looked at me so incredulously in the chamber, Kai had thought bitterly. She knew then that this Devil Fruit was useless to me then.
Even if he wanted to eat it, Kai couldn't.
To eat the Devil Fruit, a Contestant was required to have the Title of Pirate or Marine. Or he must have spent over three years collectively in the One Piece world. The requirements were too crazy to even think about them.
To sum it up, these things were what Meg had collected them for. Sacrifices. They still hadn't figured out why Kai could get a reply with a mere Coreless Wand, though.
Kai gulped down the entire cup of wine and savored its strong taste as Meg continued.
"Another major connection between different worlds is regarding the Laws of Powers," Morning Mist said. "Master, do you recall the three Hakis I've told you about from the One Piece world?"
Kai did. How could he forget about them?
Those were the only powers Kai had forced into his heart. Those were the only powers in Kai's opinion that truly belonged to a person, independent of all external factors.
"In terms of the Observation Haki, the One Piece world shares laws with the Star Wars world," Meg explained. "In the Star Wars World, one can use the Force to train themselves and do feats the same as the user of the Observation Haki in the One Piece World. So the monsters on the upper floors, who are Jedi or Sith in the Star Wars world, are also a great user of Hakis in the One Piece World."
Kai tapped his finger on the arm of the chair as he listened to all this.
"Master, to rise to the top," Meg said, finishing her wine, "you must find out these unique laws shared among Random Worlds.
"Generally, a Contestant can find them in the 1st Set itself. That's why major organizations above the 12th floor recommend Contestants with great potential to pass the 1st set as slowly as they can, taking as much time as possible, and teleporting to all the different worlds. So it's crucial beyond measure to understand which Worlds have the highest affinity to you, and use them to your advantage."
-/Highest Affinity?/- Kai frowned.
Meg nodded. "These are the Random Worlds that repeat themselves the most to a Contestant," she expounded. "In your case, master, these worlds are Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and I think Pokemon. Though logic dictates, seeing your initial Elementary Abilities, that your Initiation Mission should have been into the Bleach World. I don't know why Chaos sent you to the Harry Potter world instead."
It wasn't Chaos who had sent him to the Harry Potter world.
Both Systems together had sent me, Kai recalled.
Now that he thought about it, it did make little sense. Given his starter Correspondence, there was no point in sending him to any other world than Bleach. Kai didn't ask Meg about these doubts, though. His thoughts were already lingering over the two words with the nastiest grip.
Multiverse Interdependency, Kai muttered again, closing his eyes. Well, now at least I have a direction to go.
Kai couldn't open his eyes again. A creepy, and yet genuine, smile hung over his blue-skinned face, his eyes fluttering under the eyelids.
The world of dreams had already welcomed him.