Chapter 84: Morgana and Her Improvement
The next day, Aoi woke up looking at Rumi and Nemuri beside him and smiled. He then got up carefully so as not to wake them.
Aoi headed to his office to talk to Morgana and check if she had recorded all the details of his plan. He opened the door, entered the office, sat in his chair, and looked at the giant monitor and smiled.
—Good morning, Morgana.
Morgana said:
—Good morning, sir.
Aoi looked at her and said:
—Morgana, did you note down all the data from yesterday's plan?
Morgana said:
—Yes, sir. I noted it down. But I have something to say.
Aoi smiled and said:
—Speak.
Morgana said:
—After your plan from yesterday and knowing that you want total discretion when transforming Jupiter, I spent the entire night improving and optimizing your plan for that objective of not drawing attention and maximizing the plan's efficiency.
Aoi said curiously:
—Then speak. I'll love to hear your plan and how to improve it. After all, I created you to be my partner and helper in research, right?
Morgana said:
—Thank you very much for the compliment, sir. So I noticed a detail that...
Morgana adjusted the parameters on the main monitor, replacing the insect projections with a complex molecular structure. She looked at Aoi and, with a calm and analytical voice, began detailing the logistics execution she had optimized
—Sir Aoi, your concept of using insect colonies was the base, but to ensure the plan is undetectable and unstoppable, I structured the execution using the Alpha Cell. Here is the implementation protocol divided into six critical phases:
Step 1: Genesis (The Prototype in the Shed)
"In our isolated laboratory, we will use bioengineering to create the Alpha Cell. We will use the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans as the base for its extreme resistance to radiation. The upgrade will consist of inserting 1% of the New Order quirk factor and 0.5% of your Regeneration flame. The logical programming will be configured so that the rule only triggers upon detecting Jupiter's atmospheric pressure and chemistry, with the Master Order: 'Upon activation, fix Jupiter's weight and gravity in its current state forever, regardless of new internal mass'."
Step 2: Multiplication (Industrial Scale)
"We will place this Alpha Cell in our continuous flow bioreactors. Exponential reproduction will act until we reach quintillions of individuals—several tons of concentrated biomass. They will be kept in a dormant state for space transport, ensuring power is not wasted before the destination."
Step 3: Seeding (The Launch)
"We will divide the biomass into thousands of small dispersal capsules. They will be launched by the space bees when they open the space portal. The capsules are programmed to open at different latitudes and altitudes. This will ensure the 'reality download' begins at thousands of points simultaneously, accelerating global coverage."
Step 4: The "Reality Download" (Activation)
"As soon as they touch Jupiter's clouds, the environmental trigger will activate. The bacteria will begin feeding on local gases and reproducing furiously. Each new cell will apply its fraction of New Order. Thanks to the planet's powerful winds, the colony will envelop Jupiter in a continuous biofilm in a few weeks."
Step 5: The Safety Lock (Stabilization)
"When coverage reaches 100%, Jupiter will enter a Locked Physics state. Gravity and weight become an immutable constant engraved in reality. The bacterial colony will remain as a safety lock. Even if the New Order fixation order is permanent, it protects the planet's safety. If any part of the rule fails or is attacked, regeneration and reproduction ensure immediate reapplication of the order, because the new multiplying bacteria will continue giving the same order they were programmed to give when created."
Step 6: Construction (Solid Land)
"With the planet stabilized, we will initiate the final phase: transmutation of internal mass into solid land. Thanks to your fixation order, the colossal weight of the new solid land will not increase external gravity. The Solar System will continue in perfect equilibrium, and you will have the largest habitable solid terrain in the universe. There's just one point..."
Morgana expanded a new set of holographic tables, this time focusing on the molecular composition of the Solid Gem. She looked at Aoi seriously, adjusting the tone for a biological survival analysis
—Sir Aoi, there is a critical factor that cannot be ignored. After all, your children are not born knowing life's return like you. So in our new world: Density Incompatibility. If we don't adjust the physics of materials, you and your heirs will live in a "cardboard world." The simple act of a child biting an apple or climbing a tree would result in instant destruction of the object. That's why I designed the following density scale for the Gem:
Soil and Rocks (The Base)
"The soil will have a density 10 times superior to Earth's, with titanium-tempered hardness. This is essential so you can walk, run, or jump using your 55% of All Might's strength without the ground giving way. On Jupiter, a punch to the ground should create only a small mark, instead of a kilometers-wide crater."
Metals and Construction Minerals
"Our metals will be based on the abundant Metallic Hydrogen on the planet, stabilized by New Order to be 15 to 20 times denser than terrestrial steel. Houses, furniture, and tools need to withstand your race's passive strength. A door on Jupiter will be so heavy that an ordinary human couldn't even turn the knob."
Trees and Vegetable Fibers (Wood)
"Vegetation will have 8 times the density of oak, with cellulose reinforced by carbon chains similar to graphene. If a child from your lineage wants to climb a tree or play tag in the forest, each branch needs to have steel beam resistance, or nature won't survive their childhood."
Water and Liquids (Adjusted Viscosity)
"Water will be 2 to 3 times denser than Earth's—a form of 'superdense water.' Due to your race's speed, common water would be like 'air' to you. Denser liquids will allow swimming with real resistance, exercising your potent muscles without crossing the pool instantly."
Fruits and Foods (Bioenergy)
"Finally, the foods. I designed Superfoods with nutritional density 100 times superior to a common fruit. A body that maintains strength 24 hours a day consumes energy like a nuclear reactor. A single Jupiter apple will contain the energy of 100 human meals to sustain the Eight Gates metabolism. The peel will be hard enough to break a human's teeth, but for your children, it will have the ideal crunch."
Morgana closed the projection, awaiting Aoi's reaction.
—In summary, sir: we are building a titanium world for a titanium race. It's the only way to ensure you not only survive, but finally feel at home.
Morgana adjusted her posture on the holographic monitor, her digital eyes processing millions of variables per second as she looked at Aoi with absolute efficiency.
—Sir Aoi, I analyzed the data from our last session and realized your original camouflage idea was also brilliant, but for the level of discretion you demand, I optimized your defense plan against Earth espionage. I called this update "Real Eggshell Optimization." Here are the key points:
Engineering the Real "Eggshell"
"Instead of trying to maintain kilometers of unstable gas, the optimized plan proposes condensing the outer atmosphere into a solid and gaseous physical barrier with only a few kilometers of thickness.
The Undetectable Exterior: This shell will contain real ammonia, hydrogen, and radiation. If any United Nations or Hero Commission probe touches the surface, sensors will read the 'Classic Jupiter.' The collected sample will be chemically authentic, eliminating any suspicion of technological or holographic fraud.
The Infinite Depth Trick: The moment an invader tries to descend beyond these initial kilometers, your Spatial Labyrinth Order activates. Physically, they'll be walking in circles inside the 'shell,' but to the ship's instruments and the pilot's senses, it'll seem like they're descending thousands of kilometers into an endless gaseous abyss. They'll never find the ground, concluding the planet remains a hostile gas giant."
Separation of Worlds (Reality Hiatus)
"Below this shell, we'll establish the Internal Barrier. This is where New Order creates a reality hiatus.
Ontological Security: The 'shell' around you will serve as a physical and visual shield that imitates infinite depth. You and your new race will live in the center, in the Solid Gem, protected by a 'packaging' that the rest of the universe swears is the original Jupiter. It's the most advanced form of Hidden Terraforming available."
Execution Protocol by Waves
"To ensure the bacteria don't suffer biological stress and focus on one task at a time, I structured the launch in two critical phases:
Wave 1 (The Anchors): The order will be: 'Permanently fix Jupiter's weight and gravitational influence at the current value.' This invisibly stabilizes the planet's physics, allowing us to start building the Gem without altering Solar System orbits.
Wave 2 (The Shell Architects): The order will be: 'Transform Jupiter's outer layer into a physical shell of [X] kilometers that replicates the original appearance, and fold internal space so invaders are trapped in an infinite descent.' This creates our definitive 'Snow Globe'."
Morgana paused briefly, displaying a success probability graph of 99.9%.
—Sir Aoi, with this adjustment, you don't need an entire gas planet. You only need its 'skin' to fool the universe. The rest of Jupiter's immense internal space is free for your solid and paradisiacal world. It's the perfect hideout: Jupiter hidden inside its own former shell.
Aoi looked at the monitor, seeing the complexity of Morgana's simulation, and realized the plan to protect his children's birth was now technically unassailable.
Aoi thought and said:
—I understand your plan. You're right. Before starting construction, we're going to create a dome around Jupiter that imitates it before being transformed. That way we can use the entire true Jupiter. Good plan too.
Aoi stood up from the chair and walked to the center of the office, where Jupiter's projection rotated slowly. He looked at his own hands and then at the hologram, a satisfied smile appearing on his face as he visualized the scale of what he was building.
—You know, Morgana, Star and Stripe's mistake was human limitation — said Aoi, his voice loaded with absolute technical clarity. — She depended on physical hand range and a biological brain's mental focus. But what we're doing here is different. With these quintillions of programmed bacteria, I changed the power's scale: it went from individual to systemic.
He pointed to the cloud of points representing bacterial seeding.
—It's like a zombie horde, Morgana. If one zombie tries to bite you, you dodge. But if an ocean of them covers you from all sides at once, there's no dodge. For Jupiter, my bacteria are that ocean. The planet has no way to "not be touched," because they'll occupy every millimeter of available space on the surface and atmosphere. It's touch omnipresence.
Aoi approached the monitor, observing the Alpha Cell's genetic code.
—In my plan, the order isn't something they decide to give; it's their biological purpose, like hunger. The moment a bacterium touches any gas or matter molecule from Jupiter, the fixation rule triggers automatically. No mental failure, understand? The target's mental image was already "recorded" in their DNA back in the shed. They don't tire, don't hesitate, and don't forget the objective.
He clenched his fist, as if sealing the planet's fate.
—It's total coverage. A network of trillions of sensors that, upon sensing the planet, "stamp" reality with the new physical law. I transformed a manual touch quirk into a biological weapon of reality rewriting. Jupiter will cease to be governed by natural laws and will be governed by my code.
Aoi turned back to Morgana, his eyes shining with victory certainty.
—When the last bacterium in the "download bar" touches the last missing millimeter, the entire planet will be locked. A locked system. From then on, I can build my solid Earth without fear, because Jupiter's gravity and weight will have been tamed by brute force on the microscopic scale.
Morgana said:
—Sir Aoi, this method is 94% more efficient than using insects. The bacteria are your invisible army. They not only build your world; they guard it forever.
Aoi then looked at Morgana and said:
—Well, then let's start testing them right away. We can't implant the quirks in them yet, but we can start researching for implanting the orders they'll have to follow. Well, that's it. I have to go to school now. So you can contact my mother to ask for the necessary materials for research.
Morgana said:
—Yes, sir.
Aoi then looked at the clock and saw he was late. He then ran out to school.
Rei, seeing her son running toward the motorcycle, shouted:
—Son, aren't you going to have breakfast?
Aoi looked back and said:
—Sorry, Mom. I have to go. I'm late.
He then took his motorcycle and started driving to school.
The asphalt passed like a blur under the motorcycle tires as Aoi accelerated on a deserted straight. The wind hit his helmet with hurricane force, but for his neck, reinforced by dense muscle fibers, it was like a light breeze Aoi thinks about his current strength
"Realistic biophysics... it's the only language the universe understands," thought Aoi, eyes fixed on the road as he calculated his potential. "No magical multipliers. If power comes from ATP, oxygen, and muscle density, I'm limited by thermodynamics. But what a high limit I have."
He visualized the progression table in his mind, calibrating his expectations for future colonization:
Base Power (55% of Prime All Might): "My passive state. Titanium bones and steel cable muscles. I destroy buildings and open craters in asphalt just by existing. I'm a war tank at rest."
1st to 3rd Gate (End of Neural Inhibition): "Here I match All Might at his peak. Maximum blood flow. I can change the weather with a punch and pulverize blocks. It's the limit of balance between strength and control."
4th and 5th Gate (Anaerobic Metabolism): "2.0 to 3.0 times All Might. City destruction level. A physical blow splits a mountain in half. That's why I need superdense soil on Jupiter; Earth can't handle this footing."
6th and 7th Gate (Neural Peak and Heat): "5.0 to 8.0 times All Might. Island level. Air pressure generates shockwaves that level everything around. Heat would start cooking cells if I didn't have my cellular regeneration."
8th Gate (Total Cellular Combustion): "15 to 20 times Prime All Might's power. Continental level. The final biology limit. I can devastate a continent's surface before the body collapses."
Aoi gave a final pull on the throttle, feeling the motorcycle vibrate under his weight.
"Regeneration will heal the 8th Gate damage, and supercompensation will raise my base power from 55% to 60%, maybe 65%. This problem... every time I injure myself opening the gates, after I heal, I always get stronger. And if the base form gets stronger, the strength I gain after opening the gates gets stronger too."
He reduced speed, eyes shining with a strategist's coldness.
"Jupiter is the only logical answer. Only a planet with 10x density can serve as a training field for a biology that doesn't stop growing. Earth is a toy I don't want to break