Overjoyed by the result, Dumi immediately goes back to their domain in a jiffy, working really hard to scrounge up a reward for their dear patron, and wraps it up in a neat little tie (and a dummy on top!). After that, they return in a jiffy, with that small dummy waving their hand.
That dummy is actually part of the reward.
[Wish Dummy
Rank: Incalculable
Description: A small dummy with the capability of granting any wish, no matter how grand. The "karma" of the wish gets absorbed by the dummy as well, ensuring that any wish will only have the best possible result. A special exclusive gift from the Dummy God gifted only to their dearest patron.]
“Simply just hold this little dummy reaaal tight, and voice your deepest desire, and the dummy will grant it for you! No wish about destroying the universe though!”
"...Um, thank you, Dummy God-"
"Call me Dumi! You're allowed such simple stuff after all!"
"Okay~...Thank you, Dumi, but are you sure you want to give me what is essentially a last-tier gift like this?”
"Sure sure~, after all, I have a-plenty! Besides, this is the bare minimum I have to provide in order to match up with your achievement!"
"Anyway, this is just an appetizer! The proper reward is inside the box!"
Following their word, Marigold opens up the gift box and checks out what it is inside. Within are two objects, placed side-by-side with soft padding underneath.
First is a platinum-lathed card, shining as bright as it could possibly be, and engraved on it are the word “Dummy Service – VVIP”, along with her name.
[Dummy Service’s VVIP Membership Card
Rank: Incalculable
Description: A very exclusive membership card, lovingly crafted by the divine hand of the Dummy God. Signifying the owner as one of the most valuable of members, the owner is entitled to receive the full support of every single service dummy of the Dummy Service, as well as the complete validation from the Dummy God themselves.
Expiry date: Lifetime (can be passed to their descendant 3 times)
]
[You have been denoted as the most prized member of the Dummy Service! [True Friend with the Dummy] has changed into [Dummy's Absolute True Friend]]
[With the gift, Dumi the Dummy God has officiated their relationship with you! [Dummy God's Benefactor] has changed into [Dummy God's Best Best Friend]]
[Your favorability with the god has risen to an unimaginable level! [God's Fellow] has changed into [God's Partner]]
[Dummy’s Absolute True Friend
Rank: Incalculable
Description: Sign of being the dummy's surest friend. No dummy will ever betray you, and instead will support you with all their hearts on your journey forward.
Effect:
Obtain Skill [Absolute Blessing of the Dummy]
Maxed out familiarity with [Dummy] (prettty unneeded now)
Unlocking familiarity cap with [Dummy]
Massively increased growth rate when near a [Dummy]-type object, effect scales with rank and the number of dummies.
Massively increased status multiplier when near a [Dummy]-type object, effect scales with rank and the number of dummies.
Massively increased status when near a [Dummy]-type object, effect scales with rank and the number of dummies.
]
[Dummy God's Best Best Friend
Rank: Incalculable
Description: The exclusive title reserved for one who is a best best friend of the god of dummy; the one who receives all pain, and gives all rewards. One will always be blessed for their true and honest efforts, no matter what form that effort is.
Effect:
All stats +30%
All stats +300% when near a [Dummy]-type object.
All stats +300% when near a [Dummy God]-type object.
Greatly amplified the blessing provided by [Dummy]-type object
Unlocking affinity cap with the Dummy God. (Seems redundant now, don’t ya think? :D)
[Trial of the Dummy God] Daily Quest unlocked. (Incalculable Difficulty unlocked)
]
[God’s Partner
Rank: Incalculable
Description: A title exclusive to one whose relationship with a divine being is at its most intimate, to the point of an unbreakable bond. Forged out of eternal gratitude, your partnership will last forever.
Effect:
All stats +30%
All stats +30% when near an [Divine] Object
Greatly increased familiarity with [Divine]-type being
300% increase in the effect and acquisition rate of [Divine]-type skill and ability
The user can learn any [Divine]-type skill (Dummy God’s advice: Try treating any skill as [Divine])
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(Dummy God's exclusive perk: The user can learn any [Dummy]-type skill and ability)
]
“Woah...Are you sure you’re supposed to give me this much stuff? I’m flattered, but all of this seems really game-breaking."
"Kyu (Yeah, my thought as well. Aren't you supposed to care about balance or something, Mister Dummy God?)"
"As I said before, this is the bare minimum necessary to reward your effort. After all, you have completed me, which is a really, really, reallly big deal~!”
“Kyu (Does it? You don’t seem to look like it.)” JustADragon commented with a smirk on her face, seeing how they still act casual like usual, despite the big word.
"Wellll, people do say that appearance can be deceiving... Isn't that right, Miss Absolute Dragon?"
With a joyful smile, they replied thusly while patting upon the little dragon's head, as she took it comfortably. Their voices turned gentle and divine, as they looked warmly.
"Kyun~~(Mmm...So, what is your deal then?)"
“Simple, I am a god of restraint and responsibility, who is willing to hold themselves back. You girl should all know how unreasonable a god’s whim is, if left unchecked~”
“Kyu (Well, we know quite a few.)”
“Still, don't mistake my casual conduct for my eternal gratitude. You have given this once-indestructible divine self of mine the concept of destruction, and now at last I can be one step closer to all of my followers, ascending my divine dummy self to a higher height. From that, you have my eternal thanks."
"No prob, Dumi-chan! I was just doing it for the reward, anyway!"
"Fufu...And I have gladly obliged. Wish I could give out more, but it's too early for you all to receive it."
"Kyu? (Why's that? Is it because we couldn't get it?)"
"Not really. It's because you wouldn’t be able to enjoy this world as much if you were to receive it now.”
Silently, Dumi gestures their hand toward the second gift, prompting Marigold to check it out.
It is an obsidian badge, filled with glittering stars, and in the middle of it all is a spear piercing through the endless cosmos. It then glows with an intense shine, blinding everyone, and hiding what's about to be revealed.
[Badge of the Infinite Breaker
Rank: Incalculable
Description: The badge which proves that the holder is the one who has pierced through the infinite. Their destiny is to travel beyond the cosmos, and reach what is beyond the void.]
[You have received the [Badge of the Infinite Breaker], an ██████ (important key). You have earned the title [Breaker of Infinity]]
[Breaker of Infinity
Rank:█
Description: The title which serves as proof that you have gone beyond the endless and the infinite, and earned yourself the qualification to ██████ (pierce the veil and meet God). However, until the full requirement is met, this title will remain sealed and hidden from view.
Effect:
* You can influence [∞] objects.
* ████████████
]
“One day, you will go beyond this world."
"You will travel among the stars, have adventures across the cosmos, meet innumerable beings beyond the comprehension of man, and finally will pierce the veil."
"You, who have earned the qualification, will one day reach toward the truth of this world, of this universe, and of everything. Then, you will face that final challenge, and from there decide everything."
From the center of the light, the Dummy God floats slightly, their hand stretched out gently, opening wide. As if wanting to hold them, their face blushes slightly with a warm maternal glow.
Gazing softly, yet caringly, they spoke with a loving tone, of someone always watching over their every step.
"But, today is not that day. For there is so much more in this world than the ultimate truth."
“You still have yet to go out, explore the land, reach toward the sky, and meet countless wonders. That experience is something I must not take away from you, no matter how much my love and gratitude want to reach you."
“So, I will wait, I must wait. For the time that will come, sometimes soon, when you’re ready."
"Until then...please enjoy all the wonders as you can, and I hope that you can come to take joy living within this world of ours."
The light dimmed down, and scenery returned to the world, as the badge slowly went outside of view, hidden snugly into her inventory. Dumi also turned off their Maximum Divine mode and slowly descended onto the ground, returning the mood to its usual pace.
"Well, enough with the irrelevant revelation stuff~! So, how is the reward?”
“It's way more than what I could've asked for! Thank you, Dumi~!"
"Glad to hear that. If you do my quest more, you should expect that often, especially if you keep up that performance."
“Ehhh, not like I can pull that off all the time, you know? You're expecting too much from me, Dumi-chan."
"Nah nah, I believe you can do it!... In fact, I really believe that the rest of your siblings can do it as well~."
[Dumi the Dummy God has presented you with a divine quest!]
[Divine Quest: Breaking the Unbreakable Dummy God! (expectant) (Rank █). Generated]
Immediately presenting the quest to both Rose and Dragon, they gaze at them with pure unadulterated eyes filled with purely endless expectation and excitement.
Surely, their hyperventilating breath and reddened cheek are just their way of showing that purity.
“So, what do you say? Will you take this chance to ravag-give me the best times of my life, and receive endless rewards? It's a good chance for you two to get the qualification as well, while I am still in a hi-still want to experience more destruction~."
“Kyu~ (Hmmm...what do you think, Bossess?)"
"...Sure, why not? Not like chances like this comes often."
"Kyu (If Bossess agrees, then I agree as well! Obviously, I wanna try out something anyway!)"
“Greaaaat!! Wait a bit, I will set up the Dummy Nirvana Land again!"
With complete enthusiasm, they once again instructed the dummy in the reconstruction of the field, hopping and skipping all the way like they were stepping on clouds.
As the result of all that…
“Infinite Blade.”
“Awnn~~.”
Struck down by the wooden slash that reverberates endlessly, their body experienced countless cuts all over until a cut that slashes through infinity itself split them into two.
“Universal Dragon Style: Draconic Universe.”
“Unn~~.”
Plunging down with the weight of the infinite universe, the tip of the cosmic fang crushed down on them from the heaven above, and absolutely obliterated them into atoms. Inadvertently, it gives a certain foolish son another enlightenment without his notice, but that is the story for another day.
All the while, watching them from the background, Delphi can only smile wryly, and sweat internally, not knowing what to say looking at the Dummy God so filled with ecstasy…
(((Um...how do we supposed to react at this point?)))
Meanwhile, the mob audience further at the back thought this out loud, looking at each other confused, not knowing how to feel about this.
Even for the genre, the power-scaling is a bit much now, isn't it?
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Skill & Ability:
[Absolute Blessing of the Dummy
Rank: Incalculable
Type: Passive
Description: The absolute best form of affection a dummy can give to their greatest patron. From now on, the user will be under the dummy’s greatest blessing and support.
Effect:
* The user can call out any dummy to help them. No restriction on type and number.
* Status greatly increases depending on the number and rank of the dummy called out by the user (switchable).
* Growth rate greatly increases depending on the number and rank of the dummy called out by the user (switchable).
* You can access the experience hidden deep within the dummy.
]
[Infinite Blade
Rank: █
Type: Ultimate
Description:█████
Effect:█████
Cooldown: 730 hours (real-time)
]
[Universal Dragon Style: Draconic Universe
Rank: █
Type: Ultimate
Description:█████
Effect:█████
Cooldown: 730 hours (real-time)
]
[Dummy Nirvana Land
Rank: Incalculable
Type: Divine
Description: The absolute holy land of all dummykind, where all dummy and dummy-hitter alike can experience enlightenment. The absolutely perfect testing space, where even the boundary and limit of the world are loosened. However, no harm should pass within this space (except on the dummy).
Effect: Creating a sacred zone in which the dummy-hitter can test out all their moves against the dummy without harm, even on other dummy-hitter. Duration depends on the affinity of the user with the dummy themselves.
]