At the Briah stage, an attack launched from the Earth's surface could reach as far as Mars.
Presumably, at the Briah stage, destroying the planet beneath his feet would not be difficult for him.
Faced with such an immense power scale, Ruri deeply admired how Dugo-sensei could manage and fully master it so well.
Apart from the book fans watching Ruri's livestream, many others in different places were doing the same thing.
Now, some time after the release of Dies Irae, there were not many negative reviews online. As long as one was not misled by trolls, actually playing the game allowed anyone to feel Raiden Games' familiar care and attention to detail.
Exquisitely beautiful artwork, large amounts of astonishingly high-quality music appearing throughout—anyone could tell how much money Raiden Games had poured into this new genre.
In particular, the die-hard fans of Divine Throne of All Phenomena were extremely satisfied with the adaptation.
Combined with the exquisite illustrations, battle animations interspersed throughout gameplay, and that stirring, soaring music, the experience was far more satisfying than simply reading text.
Some otaku game fans, after beginning to progress through the various routes of Dies Irae, discovered that every time a new route was unlocked, a different opening animation appeared.
This "money is no object, but quality will never be compromised" approach was simply too extravagant for a narrative text game. Only long-established, well-known studios would invest this heavily.
Indeed, it was Raiden Games' consistent style through and through.
In terms of quality and care, there was truly nothing left to criticize.
At present, online discussion of Dies Irae, Raiden Games' venture into a new genre, was receiving a tidal wave of favorable reviews.
"Thumbs up for the perfect game adaptation of Divine Throne of All Phenomena! Raiden Games didn't let me down. Reading the original novel and then playing Dies Irae is just too amazing!"
"I've already finished three worldlines. When the hell is that freakish Snake going to die?"
"The person above, just wait for Marie-chan to hug him to death. But honestly, playing Marie's route and seeing this lovesick simp get kicked aside by Marie is unbelievably satisfying."
"I prefer the Witch route. She can be both a mature, commanding woman and a loli—totally hits my preferences."
"Kasumi's route and Sakurai's route are also excellent! I'm joining the alliance here."
"Heretics! Marie is the true heroine—everyone else, step aside!"
"I hereby announce the birth of a new divine cult: Samsara Vartin. Rejoice! Compared to Marie, all other Tyrant Gods are merely evil gods."
"The Eternal Recurrence Cult offers its respects! I am Marie-chan's dog—awoo! Woof woof woof!"
"Weird ass comment, the one above is probably chinese. Report his ass."
"…Um, is no one else fond of Golden Beast? He's so charming. I think he's great."
"...It's not that we dislike Lord Beast. It's just that most people who like him are fujoshi who constantly ship him with that perverted Snake. Although… that pairing really is something else."
"Hehehe, not bad, not bad. Since that perverted Snake can't obtain the goddess Marie's true love, being together with Lord Beast isn't bad either. These two are so bromantic—why don't they just get married?"
"..."
The online comments were rather chaotic, but they also proved the game's popularity.
Most importantly, after carefully savoring Dies Irae, the novel fans were satisfied beyond words. Especially the artwork and the stirring music—it was simply exhilarating.
Moreover, Raize himself had played a ruthless card. Under the officially certified name of Dugo-sensei, he announced that Divine Throne of All Phenomena was about to conclude. After depicting the Fourth Heaven's Eternal Recurrence fo Mercury and welcoming the Fifth Heaven, the series would end.
As for the Sixth Heaven, "Hajun's Great Tengu Realm of Avarice," and the Seventh Heaven, "Myriad Dawns," Raize did not need to continue writing them. After all, the novel existed only to pave the way for the game.
Now was the moment for the novel to fulfill its purpose.
Book fans who heard this news immediately let out tragic howls. Those already deeply immersed absolutely did not want it to end.
Even Suzuna and her superiors, upon suddenly hearing that Raize intended to conclude Divine Throne of All Phenomena, became so anxious their eyes practically turned red. Both Throne and Warhammer were once-in-a-century masterpieces and had become popular internationally.
Suzuna, who had been working fervently and happily, was truly overwhelmed with anxiety upon hearing the news—so agitated that she was nearly losing her mind.
This was no exaggeration. Her eyes genuinely turned red. With a beautiful face wearing a twisted, perverse smile and eyes gleaming with a crimson, deathly light, she went straight to visit Raize at his home.
Her purpose went without saying.
Without waiting for any urging from the publishing house, she impatiently stormed straight to his door.
Although Raize eventually managed to politely send her back for unknown reasons, her expression on the way back could only be described as acceptable—not satisfied.
Raize explained his plan to this woman who was extremely fanatical and unscrupulous when it came to novels.
Completing the story was purely for the sake of the game. Book fans already addicted to Divine Throne of All Phenomena, upon discovering there was no further novel content—but that the game now contained plotlines not even present in the book—what would they feel?
Raize utilized the novel's value at its optimal point.
As for whether Dugo-sensei would be cursed online—what did that have to do with Raize?
He wrote the novel for the game. He could not put the cart before the horse. When it was time to sacrifice something, he would not hesitate.
Later, when the combined hype of Dies Irae and Kajiri Kamui Kagura reached its peak and entered a cooling-off period, he could simply fill in the novel's follow-up content then.
This reasoning was not very satisfying to Suzuna, but she could only accept the plan.
Raize had his own career. There was nothing wrong with making full use of his own work. It was not as though he would never release the follow-up content.
Raize was not like Akira Toriyama in his previous life, who originally planned to end Dragon Ball at the Piccolo arc but was forced by official and external pressure to continue.
The profits generated by Dragon Ball were enormous and involved too many stakeholders, which was why Toriyama had to keep drawing.
When a work's popularity exceeds expectations and reaches its peak, the matters involved become far too complex.
Now, under the name Dugo-sensei, two works were gaining international traction. How much profit had this brought to Suzuna, the people behind her, and those above them?
How could capital, already "eating the cake," possibly stop midway?
Those who wanted even more profit would not allow Raize to act unilaterally. But the most fundamental issue was that Raize himself was also a capital force not to be underestimated.
Although novels and games belonged to different fields, those fields were extremely closely related.
Did they really think Raiden Games, having reached its current position, with Raize—who had rarely revealed his identity publicly—would be some naive pushover?
Anyone who thought so could look at the recently bankrupt game companies, most of which had been mercilessly swallowed by Raiden Games.
Therefore, whether it was Suzuna herself, those behind her, or those above her, none of them could treat Raize as an ordinary writer.
They could only grit their teeth and accept Raize's proposal and his self-serving plan.