Chapter 136: Chapter 135: The Court of the Crimson King

Everything is still black, which is bad. The Side Note did say the Abyss was like the Void but black… am I in the Abyss? What a terrible place… unless I have my eyes closed. I open my eyes. Okay, it was just black because my eyes were closed.

So the first thing I noticed upon opening my eyes was that I was in a normal room. It's quite small, with the only thing in here being the chair I'm sitting in, a desk, four walls, and a chair with a doll on it. A human-sized doll. Or is that a person?

"My name is Rika Kaneyama. I was formerly a seventeen years old high school student who died in a traffic accident involving two drunk seniors, three peer-pressured juniors, and one sleepy truck driver."

"What's a truck?"

"I reincarnated in a world called Ryla, which was nothing but a vast emptiness when I found myself born there. My body was created by the owner of the world, who needed a Creator Deity and decided a Japanese high schooler was exactly what she needed."

"Seems like sound logic to me."

"After doing my duties as a Creator Deity, which was more like a fake video game you'd find in a web novel than a godly activity, I decided to have a holiday and threw a dart at a map I stole from the Multiversal Council."

"Multiversal Council? They sound unimportant." 

"The dart landed on Mendass, and after teleporting into Cyst City, I was immediately forced to join the Reincarnator's Organization. How did they force me? I honestly do not know, but then again, they managed to force the reincarnation of Cthulhu to join their organisation, so they must have something that surpasses the abilities of Eldritch beings and Creator Deities."

"Culuhulu? Who's that?"

"Due to the sheer incompetence and hubris of every single fucking idiot under this organisation, I ended up taking an administrative role and was given the embarrassing title of Crimson King, despite being a girl. It was given by some random music nerd who should have stopped looking at his Spotify playlist and started listening to people who know things."

"I like the title Crimson King." 

"It's grown on me."

"Finally, you're replying to me." Usually, I'm the one doing the ignoring. "So why did you tell me all that?"

"You are Madeleine, a graduate from the Maid School. The top of your year, if we ignore that every other maid in your year either died or joined the legions of the Demon Lord of Poison."

"That's true! I should say hi to him at some point." I also probably should've looked into his eyes. He was definitely a Sacred Power holder.

"You have served five masters so far. Pierto Kascius, a tiger beastman noble from Tokkiman, who found you knocked out after you foolishly chose to fight the giant sandworms found in the Desert of Death. The nicest of your masters. Galius, a slaver who thought your status as a Maid School graduate would mean you were worth something until he became aware of your delirium. What a scumbag."

"I remember them… assassinations sure are unexpected." Pierto died in his bathtub, and Galius also died in his bathtub. Huh… weird.

"Rio Verdeux, who was the only bitch in this world crazy enough to have you stick around for longer than a year. Seriously though, why did she let you live for so long? And why does she have a Shadow Clone of yours? I know the answers, but that won't stop me from asking those questions."

"Ah, Rio… my first love." I think I just have a thing for women who talk back to me.

"Chloe Darrow, the Demon Empress. She might have been the only one of your masters to have seen any actual competence from you, but that's only because she didn't bother hiring other servants. That slut was too busy being spit-roasted by the Demon Lord and Hero."

"So much moaning at nearly every point of the day." I shudder about the cleaning I had to do afterwards. Still not as bad as Hamblin's alleyways, though.

"Last is Merida Sicht… what an annoyance, especially with that bullshit she just pulled. Seriously, Entropy? Thankfully, she also got rid of some of the more… troublesome members of the RO."

"Ooh, Merida! She's my favourite!"

"Compared to the other four, of course she'd be."

"That was a cool telling of my life story, but that didn't answer my question."

"I know everything there is to be known about you, so wouldn't it be fair if I told you everything there is about me?"

"Fair enough." That's one question asked. Some more to go. "So… where am I?"

"If I were to be like that music nerd, I'd say you're in the Court of the Crimson King. Unfortunately, there's no purple piper, yellow jester, or crimson, really."

"Oh, cool. Why am I here?"

"Can I be honest?"

"Um… sure."

"I just wanted to say hi to you."

"Oh."

"You see, even without the Sacred Power I was given, I already knew about you."

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"You're a fan like Mari?!"

"No, just timey-wimey bullshit. If I said Myka was involved, would you believe me?"

"Yes. She cheats in Go Fish, so of course, she's involved."

"Good. You see, past me met future you."

"That's confusing."

"I know… anyways, future you told me to look into your eyes when I meet past you, and to also tell past you that you'll have to look into the eyes of past me."

"I am not going to remember that."

"Apparently, you do."

"So, do I look into your eyes now?"

"Yes."

"Aye aye!" I jump up, lean over the desk, and look deeply into her eyes. It's… transparent? Huh?

Nigh-Omniscience You are nigh-omniscient. Side Note: Because true omniscience is the dumbest thing you can have.

"It's true. True omniscience is something you shouldn't have… at least, according to Ryla."

"Ryla? Isn't that your world?"

"Also a person. She's technically the Creator Deity, but also I am… it's confusing. I'm sure someone else will eventually explain it in text form."

"Oh."

"As for the whole transparent eye thing, I'm pretty sure I'm a slime-based lifeform now."

"That's cool."

"Anyways, the exit is over there, but before you leave," Rika opens a drawer and pulls out a piece of paper. "That's a list of every Reincarnator slash Transmigrator that was given a cheat considered a Sacred Power by the System. Go knock them out or something. Also, Mana will be waiting for you to exit."

"Thanks." I turned to the door and started walking out before realising something. "What about Mel?"

"Ah, the Side Character. Worry not. That terrifying rulebreaker clone of yours brought her into your Shadowrealm."

"Phew."

"Now, get out. I want some alone time. I just got the Golemancer to make a massager for me."

"Have fun!"

"Oh, I will."

And out of her office, I went.

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Character profile: Rika Kaneyama

Sacred power: Nigh-Omniscience

Reason for being a slime: Ryla forced me into it. I kind of like it, though.

Description: The reincarnator turned creator deity turned transmigrator. There would be more here if Rika didn't reveal most of her story.

Chapter namesake: The Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson

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