4. Explanations
The meeting finally ended. currently, The Ball delivered its final remarks before commencing Seth's project familiarization.
"I think this is enough for now, please record their data correctly. So Seth, do you grasp what you need to do?" the ball inquired.
"Yes, I understand the basic 'isekai' project procedure. We send, or more accurately reincarnate/ transmigrate individuals with potential to another world. Their past world memories may be fully retained, partially, or not at all," Seth replied.
"Correct, we meet and interview these individuals. Determining their destination for reincarnation or transmigration, including the possibility of returning to their original world."
"Their return methods can vary, from returning to their old bodies to being sent back in time. Some also receive 'cheats'." Seth affirmed, demonstrating his understanding.
"Yes, those 'cheats' can manifest as systems or power-ups, commonly referred to as 'golden fingers' in Eastern terminology." The Ball added.
"Are there specific actions or criteria required for the 'isekai' process?"
"There are some, but they're jokingly have no significance, you get it? besides, we decide if those peeps remember us or not." A random goddess from the crowd chimed in.
"Lady! That may be true, but as gods and goddesses, we maintain decorum." another voice admonished.
The ball took a deep breath, the ball continued, "This process can be done anywhere and any time. You can make them remember the whole process, only part of it, or none at all. You can even avoid meeting the reincarnated person by opting for long-distance communication. The only real constraint is the selection of worlds they can be sent to. Our choices are limited to worlds requiring our services and their respective original world."
Seth nodded, contemplating for a moment before asking, "Those worlds are the clients, we act as the service providers, and the sent individuals are the products. You also mention that sometimes these worlds want to conduct the 'interview' themselves?"
The ball nodded in agreement.
"Then regarding those 'cheats', they seem integral to their growth and capabilities, what exactly are they?" Seth's question hung in the air, prompting everyone to look at the ball in anticipation.
Seth squinted, observing The ball as it replied, "Those 'cheats' are signature products. Deities involved in this project attach them to those individuals. These 'cheats' can only be affixed to them while they are being sent to their new destination."
Seth continued asking, "So what about true or complete reincarnation, where they remember none and receive no 'cheats'?"
"They will go the normal way, something like the afterlife, Heaven, Hell, Buddhist reincarnation, etc. For the reincarnation route, the souls undergo memory and personality wipe, and their destination world will be random. If you want even a slight alteration, like making sure the soul returns to their original world, we can't use that method and have to intervene in the whole process manually."
Seth posed his final question, "Why are we reincarnating and transmigrating in the first place."
"Have you heard of vaccination? To those worlds stagnation and corruption are akin to diseases, individuals who we sent will shake things up and cause a huge impact enough to disturb said stagnation and corruption." the ball replied.
Now I know why so many MCs I read go through so many idiotic young masters. Seth thought.
The ball concluded, "Now, let us choose who will be Seth's mentor. What about those two goddesses who livened up the place earlier?"
"EHH!?" The ball, Seth, and all the gods turned their heads toward two certain individuals seated in the center of the meeting. One of them is the white-haired girl named Eris who had just yelped in shock, while the other one is a blue-haired girl named Aqua whom everyone assumed to be sleeping.
*Snore…* the pin-drop silence allowed everyone to finally hear the blue-haired girl's snore. Many could see her drooling and mumbling incomprehensible words.
"Ahem…" The ball cleared its throat politely.
In embarrassment, Eris shook Aqua to wake her up, "Aqua! Please wake up Aqua! Everyone is watching!"
"Ehehehe… I'm da best. Bow to me and where's ma whiskeh?" Aqua continued to mumble in her sleep, oblivious to the attention.
"Eris you can go a bit harder." the ball replied
With no other option, Eris pinched Aqua on her arm, prompting Aqua's immediate reaction, "AHH! That hurts! Who dares to do that to me?! I'll show'em a goddess wrath with my God blow!" Aqua stood up, assuming a ready-to-fight posture. Everyone thought at the same time, Is this really a goddess?
"Aqua, sorry to wake you up, Both of us were chosen as Seth's mentor, but when you were called, you were sleeping, so now everyone noticed and is currently staring at you." Eris in a panic explained
"Eh? Really?" She looked around and scanned the other gods' stares.
"What you looking at? *umph!*" Eris quickly covered Aqua's mouth before she could make things worse.
The ball intervened, "Aqua, I am going to choose Eris as Seth's mentor for the moment while you will only become Eris' assistant when mentoring Seth."
"OBJECTION!" A burly god bellowed.
"That woman, Aqua, just slept through the whole meeting, that is a clear display of disrespect and laziness. With these two factors alone, we can all agree she is not fit to even assist Eris in mentoring Seth. Eris is a fine choice but a bit still somewhat inexperienced. I, as a veteran, volunteer to become Seth's Mentor and have *deep breath* Eris as my assistant!" The burly god proclaimed.
"Heh, Typical." a prince charming-looking god sounded his dissatisfaction.
"You got a problem?" the burly god responded with a disgruntled expression.
"Why yes, Everyone can see that you are using this as an opportunity to get yourself close to the big shot. Even more disgustingly, you seem to want Eris for yourself! To prevent that, I volunteer to take on the role, I'll also allow others to assist." The Prince charming god announced.
"HYPOCRITE!" an old man (who was also a god) Shouted. Both the burly and prince charming god turned their heads towards him.
"Both of you aren't true seniors yourselves. I, as one of the oldest and most senior in this project, should have the honor of becoming Seth's mentor." the old man spoke with smugness oozing out.
"NO WAY OLD MAN!" The burly god and Prince charming god dissed.
"HEY! STOP TALKING ABOUT TAKING MY POSITION AWAY! I mean, come on, even if I DIDN'T become Seth's Mentor, it doesn't mean you stooges will get it. Let's be real here; only such a goddess as I who has such an amazing track record should become Seth's Mentor." Aqua Blared out, voicing her desires, and causing others to voice their disagreement.
Unfortunately, this whole debacle caused both the ire and Competitive spirit of many gods to rise. More and more gods joined in their contention, turning this already disastrous heated discussion into a yelling frenzy with no hopes of resolution.
Seth watched the chaotic scene unfold and couldn't help but wonder, Would I be in safe hands?
"That depends. They're like this because we bring lots of benefits to those who will mentor you." Seth shook for a moment from the sudden voice in his mind, fortunately, he knew that the ball was communicating through his mind, or else his reaction would have been more exaggerated.
"Now answer me honestly, Seth. When you went into that wide-eyed staring trance at the two girls, was it because of your god power reacting?"
Seth pondered why this mattered.
The ball guessed his confusion and answered, "Because I am experienced enough to know that your previous absent-minded state is caused by your divinity. This will have an impact on your or should I say our future."
Then yes, it was caused by my god power reacting. Seth confirmed in his mind.
"What was the reaction?"
Seth delved into his memory, he thought, A hidden memory resurfaced, making me feel like I knew Aqua and Eris well. Then my gut or divinity went haywire and kept sending me messages of chaos but also excitement, no exact detrimental messages came from it.
"Now look at all the gods and goddesses currently in this meeting, do you find anyone else who gave you a similar feeling?" Seth received another message in his mind.
Seth's eyes darted across the meeting, giving a thorough leer at all of the gods in this meeting. After that he replied in his mind, I don't have any reaction to anyone else, my power only reacted to Aqua and Eris, and it's still reacting to them right now.
"I understand. Would you like me to stop this charade or would you like to do it yourself since they are yapping to get you? For fun?"
It would be my honor, I also just comprehended some new tricks from that trance. A borderline trickster grin crossed Seth's face.
As the tumultuous scene continued, Seth tugged at the collar of his shirt and coat, flexed his head sideways producing a satisfying crack, and finally widened his eyes. At that very moment, an extreme change occurred in Seth.
The ball observed that as seconds passed, the galaxy-like cornea of Seth's eyes swirled, and from it emerged a black hole with a spiraling red hue. Whatever lay inside it wasn't simple.
Once the spiraling black holes in his eyes stabilized. He raised one foot and stomped, releasing a mighty red auroral shockwave. This shockwave, upon contact with any of the gods, forced their heads to turn away from Seth with such force that some gods flung their bodies to react against their sudden head turns.
The red shockwave subsided, Peace was finally achieved, and most gods couldn't help but stare at Seth for his powerful intervention.
"AGH!! IT HURTS!" only one certain goddess failed to react on time.
Seth thought, I never thought that this trick would be THIS head-turning.
"It was." The ball responded in his mind.
Nothing but the pained moan of one goddess filled this almost silent meeting.
Seth then spoke, "Sorry to end your chaotic debate, but the one in charge has decided who will be Seth's mentor."
"Yes, but before I continue, does anyone want to offer a hand to that one goddess in pain? a who was it…, *snap finger* Aqua!" The ball commented.
Seth stepped forward, "May I?"
After those words, he took a combat horse stance, putting his right arm next to his waist. Slowly an incandescent yet also vigorous light covered his right fist.
The gods seated near the in-pain goddess slide themself away from her. Aqua, still in pain, remained oblivious to the situation. Eris looked worried but still scooched over to avoid becoming collateral damage.
Seth finally released a mighty strike with his glowing right fist, from it came a blast with the same incandescent light. It instantly swallowed Aqua, many thought, Is he even helping her?
"OUCH! MY NECK! IT DOESN'T hurt anymore?" Aqua's words provided the answer, looking equally confused.
Everyone except Aqua stared at Seth again for a different reason now. The situation has changed significantly, Aqua asked loudly, "Who almost broke my neck!?"
everyone looked at Aqua for a few seconds and then back to Seth.
Aqua took the hint, "Then who has just healed me with a laser?"
Once again, the gods turned their gaze to Aqua, then back to Seth.
without much thought, Aqua blurted out, "You still almost broke my neck, I want compensation."
many gods stared at Seth, intrigued about how this would go on. Thinking about how he will handle this. Seth stared at the ball, with an expression that said 'Help?'
The ball spoke, "Sorry Goddess Aqua, your request is denied. Also, my previous choice for Seth's mentor still stands."
"GODDESS ERIS! You will be Seth's mentor during his stay in this department. Goddess Aqua, you will be allowed to be Seth's substitute mentor, functioning more as an assistant in this matter. Seth will now join and have some sort of 'internship' in this isekai project, where he will help with reincarnating and/or transmigrating individuals."
Aqua couldn't help but ask, " Shouldn't I be Seth's mentor since I am more senior than Eris?"
Eris was fidgeting, she wanted to ask something but decided to change her mind.
"True, but Eris is senior enough to handle this, plus you will assist her considering Seth's position, this is already the limit."
Aqua with no way to refute replied with a displeased face, "I will accept this arrangement."
The other gods felt a pang of jealousy because the two goddesses got close to Seth, who represents that organization.
With a sonorous clap, the ball announced, "With this, I will end this meeting. You will all return to your duties. Seth will join and begin his involvement at a later date."
The ball then teleported Seth and itself away. The remaining gods decided to chat for a bit before returning to their duties, sending individuals to other worlds.