[ 1202 units ]
"Humans have excellent control over ki by nature, but their raw potential seems to have limits," declared Gorou, as he lay on the cold metallic floor.
2 years have passed since abandoning the Vomi project and adopting the Legion project.
A total of three years in the Room of Spirit and Time, after having his wish granted by Shenron.
Gorou was able to reach a strength of 1,202 units, which represents invincible power on Earth in the original timeline at this time.
Yet he's far from satisfied with his evolution.
Why?
This slow evolution of his personal strength endangers his plans for domination and exploration of Universe 7.
That's why Gorou took a break to think.
He had to find a solution to accelerate his evolution without going against his human supremacist values.
A prideful and somewhat useless ideology from a logical standpoint, but the idea of giving up on evolving through the human path made him hesitate.
He didn't want to be a coward who switches teams to win without making an effort to make the one he was already on triumph.
"Master, are you alright? You seemed worried," a youthful voice was heard above him.
A kid wearing similar clothes to Goku in the DBGT timeline stood above Goku.
He is the current leader of Legion, his Goku Junior (or Goku Jr).
*(Image)*
Among the 108 members of the Legion, Goku Jr wasn't the strongest at the beginning.
Even worse, he had a starting strength of 15 units unlike the others with 120~200 at their start.
How did he achieve the title of leader?
It's because of two key events during the genesis of the Legion project.
The first is the new unique skill that Gorou created thanks to the evolution of his overall strength [Your Name].
This skill allows Gorou to use a key aspect of the central world system from Tensura, which is naming.
A creature named by a third party in a "master-servant" relationship gains traits from its master randomly and great strength.
All this seems like a simple and effective way to gain strength, doesn't it?
Yet there's the risk of having no way to recover the strength used during a servant's naming.
This is the reason for the rare use of this method by powerful creatures to strengthen their subordinates.
That's why Rimuru uses the "magicules" in the air and a bit of his mana to lighten the burden and cancel the undesirable aspect of permanent weakening.
Gorou doesn't need to spend his magicules or those of his environment, because the unique skill [Your Name] uses the target's desire and the user's mana as fuel.
Besides the economic aspect, it also strengthens the master-servant bond.
All these factors allowed Goku Jr to obtain a frightening aspect of Yuuki Kagurazaka in his most raw and weak state.
The alien teenager became an "Esper".
He can think directly with his astral body, which is a practical element in case of "physical" incapacity like a coma or cerebral paralysis.
Above all, he can influence the world and himself through thought.
Just the last aspect crazily increased his learning speed, because he became a telepath who could use telekinesis as a bonus.
According to the rules of the Tensura universe, he became a semi-spiritual being without years of training.
So Goku Jr evolved through naming.
The second reason, besides using the unique skill [Your Name] on Goku Jr, is the hierarchy within Legion.
Everything is a matter of strength and meritocracy.
Individuals at the bottom of the food chain are victims of bullying by those above them.
The aspect of bullying the weak is just a Saiyan heritage that Gorou didn't create himself.
He just ignored it, because it goes in a direction concordant with his future project.
As a weak Saiyan, Goku Jr trained hard because of the contemptible treatment received from his peers.
It's thanks to his mindset worthy of a shonen protagonist that Gorou was attracted to the harassed but determined Saiyan to surpass his elders.
That's how he obtained his name and erased the serial number from his gestation capsule as his identifier.
As for his strength?
**[ 60,000 units ]**
He's largely strong enough to conquer Planet Namek all by himself, but this number displayed above his head by [Great Sage] hurts Gorou's pride a bit.
After all, since when can a xeno beat humanity?
'If this kid wasn't under control, thanks to Babidi's mark and the effect of the unique skill [Your Name]... euthanasia would be a good choice.'
The child with the appearance of a 13-year-old didn't discover the dangerous ideas in his creator's mind, but kept a worried look while watching Gorou.
"I'm fine, brat, but why aren't you supervising the others' training?"
The young Saiyan scratched the back of his head awkwardly, before finally explaining the problem encountered.
"It's about the conflict between the human faction and the Legion group..."
Before the Legion project was completely established, Gorou practiced the New Men project.
Actually, there's no real difference between the two projects besides the genetic material used.
You could even say that the Legion project is a sub-branch of the New Men project.
'The difference between them lies in the method employed between the main project and the Legion project, which is more of a side idea.'
The New Men project improves humans through various means, like rigorous selection of genetic material to improve human beings in various aspects.
Vomi is currently the masterpiece of this project, but also Gorou's greatest regret.
He's too weak to guarantee control over the woman with the pinkish complexion.
On the other hand, the Legion project is centralized on pure Saiyans at its core.
All the Saiyans in the Legion project are somehow clones from various genetic materials that Shenron found in Universe 7.
If there's a difference, it would be slight improvements.
Yet these brought no major modifications to their genome.
If a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta saw Goku Jr, he would simply consider him an exceptional recruit.
As for Saiyan-Human hybrids like Gohan, they are indeed included in the Legion.
They also received a raw improvement to their genetics, unlike the "humans" of the New Men project.
As for the strength of the two factions?
Gorou doesn't know who's really the strongest.
He created them to be tools for his ascension, so the scientist didn't rack his brain to settle their strength in detail.
That's also why Vomi was able to reach a strength considered by Great Sage as ???.
"Well, I can understand your suffering but... where's the leader of New Men?"
Goku Jr isn't the leader of New Men, but of the Legion.
The person in charge of the New Men project is a taciturn man named Super C-17, whom Gorou chose himself as leader.
*(Image)*
Is Super C-17 happy with his work?
The answer is a bit complicated.
Unlike Goku Jr., the leader of New Men never desired his leadership position.
It was even somewhat imposed on him.
As for the origin of his name?
A number inscribed on his gestation capsule, since Gorou found that the baby resembled C-17.
A coincidence?
Yes.
When Shenron provided genetic samples of everyone (race), he only inscribed names and race.
But Gorou doesn't know the real name of cyborg C-17, nor that of his close parents.
He only knows that the young cyborg man isn't born yet at the current time.
So the genetic material used for Super C-17 must come from a close, even distant relative.
As for the reason for his refusal of leadership? The main subject finds it a waste of time.
He prefers to dedicate his time to improving his strength, which grows rapidly thanks to his intellect.
Especially since he doesn't appreciate having Goku Jr in front of him.
"He didn't wanna 'play' with the others," explains Goku Jr nervously, after a small pause.
So Gorou left to separate the turbulent teenagers before a Saiyan gets the dangerous idea of using an Oozaru form.
...
In a room isolated from the noisy activities that Gorou's army perpetrated, their creator was sitting on the ground, arms crossed, after having thought at length about a solution for his case.
Fortunately for him, he finally managed to find a solution to his slow evolution problem without damaging his stupid pride toward the human race.
"What do you think, [Great Sage]? Is it feasible?" he questioned, testing his skill to have another opinion.
**[ The use of the "Blacklight" virus concept from the work named "Prototype" can indeed serve as a basis for a skill. ]**
**[ But I would recommend that you transform it into "traits" of your physique. ]**
Gorou was happy that Great Sage found his idea ingenious and possible.
However, the aspect of "special" physique is a side reserved for Yuuki's [anti-skill].
Currently, Gorou had already obtained this capacity, which can be qualified as a cheat code in the Tensura universe thanks to the evolution of the Yuuki model.
**[ Yuuki Kagurazaka model: 30% ]**
It took 3 years to reach 30% in the evolution of Yuuki's model.
Even if it's really slow, Gorou's magical power is sufficient to control people much stronger than him thanks to Babidi's mark.
Of course, we shouldn't underestimate Ki users in the Tensura universe.
Aura (life energy) is also very developed there; they even have some understanding of divine ki.
So he really has no reason to complain about the slowness of the model's evolution.
"Are you suggesting I give up the anti-skill?" he asked, frowning.
The dangerous tone of his voice seemed to push Great Sage to express itself faster, because it knew the importance of this skill for Gorou.
**[ Negative, but I propose alternating between evolutionary physique copying the positive effects of the "Blacklight" virus and anti-skill physique. ]**
**[ Anyway, you're forced to deactivate the anti-skill very often, aren't you? ]**
The arguments of the unique skill [Great Sage] are valid for Gorou, because he's well placed to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the anti-skill.
This "constitution" allows suppressing or "sealing" all spiritual and magical forces with which the user comes into contact.
Of course, this includes aura.
It can also deactivate most skills (including ultimate skills) and prohibit their use for a certain time.
However, this power can only be transmitted through direct contact, and not through means such as traps.
The anti-skill also cannot neutralize supernatural powers that possess two energies simultaneously, like mystical arts.
Although the anti-skill can counter physical force in most cases (that impregnated with power), it doesn't make the user totally invincible.
Purely physical attacks, diseases and poisons can still take effect.
Depending on the user's state, elements necessary for their maintenance, like food and oxygen, naturally remain necessary.
Above all, the effect of the anti-skill isn't permanent.
After a certain time without contact, deactivated skills and magic can be used again.
"OK, we're gonna grant me a physique providing powers related to 'Blacklight'," he said, after noticing his error.
Many will surely ask why he didn't get the unique skill Gluttony.
Although obtaining 30% of Yuuki enormously increased Gorou's quantity of magicules, he hesitated to acquire this capacity.
An act not based on logic, but on whim.
Having the unique skill Great Sage is something necessary to satisfy his curiosity, but obtaining Gluttony in addition would have seemed like a form of dependence on copying Rimuru.
Gorou is many things, but he's not a "follower".
That's also the reason why he spent an entire day thinking about a similar power, but not inferior.
"The Blacklight constitution is potentially better, because it gives me a passive power like Great Sage."
You have to believe that his whim paid off.
**[Beginning creation of constitution named "Blacklight" in progress...]**
**[Usage of skill: entire creation + creator's unique skill + wish magic]**
Wish magic.
This gift from Shenron is practical, because it guarantees success when creating a power.
The only problem is its waiting time after a single use.
But Gorou estimates that a year between each wish is a fair deal.
**[You have received the constitution: Blacklight]**
**[Name: Blacklight]**
**[Category: Constitution or physique]**
**[Description: Originally a virus capable of reconstructing a creature's DNA from its host's cells, Blacklight has become an integral part of your constitution.]**
**[Effect:**
**• The body will integrate, store and reuse the DNA of multiple species that it ingests.**
**• The body learns and optimizes with each new organism or information absorbed for maximum adaptation and performance.**
**• This constitution preserves the aspect of a virus: it's possible to infect a third party with an inferior version, subject to the main organism.]**
"Fuck... I've become a viral Mahoraga in constant evolution."
If the anti-skill is an almost perfect shield, then the Blacklight constitution represents a warrior's will to evolve toward perfection.
Gorou had no more excuses now.
He took out the capsule that Shenron had given him and sketched a smile filled with anticipation toward the species of Universe 7.
"Black Frieza? An interesting objective."
….
Author's note: The DNA in the capsule isn't Frieza's, but from a random member of his deceased race.
Shenron simply retrieved it to best satisfy the wish.
Frieza is simply too powerful for Shenron to steal his DNA without permission.
Little anecdote: "Aura" has never been explicitly declared as life energy, but there is mention of "Ki" in arts related to aura, such as Divine Ki (from high-level beings) or Sacred Ki (see Dragon Ki).
It should also be noted that aura emanates from the body (both physical and spiritual), and the Ki of spiritual bodies also has its own name, like Spiritual Ki.
Anyway, aura can be trained by anyone, just like the Ki of the DBZ universe (in DBZ, there is literally Divine Ki, regular Ki, but I've never seen a spiritual being there use Ki attacks… no, people in heaven have their bodies, so that doesn't count).
In short, please share your thoughts on the subject if I'm mistaken anywhere.
Otherwise, this chapter is over 2,100 words (excluding the author's notes).
So don't come complaining about me (author's note).