Anime Multiverse: Starting by Teaming Up with Maple, the Shield Girl! Chapter 34 34: The Birth of the Fatui! Long Live the Tsarits

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A God....

Seito stared at his updated status window, the word pulsing in his mind. He wasn't there yet, but he was the only one in God's Domain with a map to get there.

But the most imdiate perk of his "Divine" status? He could now forge God-Tier equipnt. These weren't just the legendary gold or orange items other high-rankers dread of—these were Artifacts. Weapons of the Gods.

Ding!

A ssage notification snapped him out of his reverie.

Maple: "Seito-kun, where are you? The event is over!"

Sei: "Still at the valley. Haven't moved yet."

Maple: "The gate to the Eleventh Floor is open! Everyone is already heading through. et us here! [Coordinates.jpg]"

Sei: "On my way."

With a thought, Seito triggered the teleportation. His body dissolved into pillars of light, leaving the scarred wasteland of the Tenth Floor behind.

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Floor 11: The City of Aetheria.

The safe zone of the Eleventh Floor was a sprawling, gothic tropolis that put the previous hubs to sha. Enormous stone spires reached toward a perpetual twilight sky, and the air humd with magical resonance.

With the opening of this floor, the level cap had officially been raised to Level 40. To go any higher, the players would eventually need to breach the Twentieth Floor.

Seito materialized in a high-end tavern, the scent of roasted at and fine ale filling his senses.

"Seito-kun! Over here!"

Seito spotted his team at a large circular table in the corner. He made his way over and slid into the seat next to Maple.

"How were the rewards?" he asked, leaning back.

"Amazing!" Sora grinned, looking revitalized.

"Seito-nii... my reward was a custom ch-Suit Core," Shiro added, her eyes sparkling with rare excitent.

"I just got a heap of Ancient Red Materials," Maple admitted, sounding a bit dejected. Since she placed in the top ten but not the top three, her reward was purely crafting-focused.

"A ch-Suit?" Seito rubbed his chin. He rembered how Maple eventually beca a walking fortress in her own story. If Shiro was already getting tech-based gear, the potential for a "Machine God" build was terrifyingly high.

"They're all solid prizes," Seito nodded.

"But Seito-kun, what about yours?" Sally leaned in, her curiosity getting the better of her. "What does the First Place winner get?"

"A fragnt of 'Divine Breath.' It unlocked a unique evolution path for ," Seito said calmly. "It's essentially the path to Apotheosis—becoming a God."

"Becoming a God?!" Sally's eyes went wide.

"Can we do that too?"

Seito shook his head. "The description said a normal person would be erased from existence just by touching a fragnt like that. It's a high-risk, high-reward path. I wouldn't recomnd looking for it unless the system offers it to you directly."

The group went quiet. If the "Divine" path was that dangerous, it truly was ant only for the person sitting at the very top.

"So," Maple said, breaking the silence. "The Guild System is officially online. Are we going to start one? We need a na!"

Seito humd in thought. They were a group of undefeated legends, and he was a man walking the path of a deity. A na like "Maple Tree" was too soft. "Never Lose" was a bit too on the nose.

"How about... The Fatui?" Seito suggested.

"The Fatui?" Sora repeated the na, rolling it around his tongue. "Sounds... ominous. Sophisticated. What's the aning behind it?"

Seito looked into the distance, a nostalgic smirk playing on his lips. "It's a na for a collection of fools who dare to challenge the world. A group of elites—Executors—who control wealth, politics, and the very power of the gods themselves. We'll have Eleven Seats of Harbingers. It's a title that carries weight."

He thought of the Harbingers back ho—the elegance, the absolute power, and the sheer style of their winter coats. If they were going to rule this ga, they might as well look the part.

The others exchanged glances. They didn't fully grasp the reference, but they trusted Seito's taste. It sounded far cooler than anything else they had co up with.

"I'm in," Sora said. "As long as I get a cool title."

" too," Shiro whispered.

"If it's Seito-kun's choice, I like it!" Maple cheered.

Seito opened the nu and finalized the registration.

[Guild Created: Fatui

Guild Leader: Sei

Harbingers (High-Ranking mbers): None

mbers: None

Guild Territory: None

Guild Vault: Empty

Ding! Player 'Maple' has joined the Fatui.

Ding! Player 'Sora' has joined the Fatui.

Ding! Player 'Shiro' has joined the Fatui.

Ding! Player 'Sally' has joined the Fatui.]

"The territory can wait," Seito said, looking at the empty vault. "Buying land on the Eleventh Floor is a waste of capital. We'll wait until we hit the higher floors to establish a permanent headquarters. For now... we focus on the grind."

The "Fatuis" had gathered. The ga didn't know it yet, but the Eleven Harbingers were about to bring a permanent winter to God's Domain.

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