Body Upgrades, A Sentimental Moment

Saying this, Vance went through his memories of fictional characters body types, and even thought of combining them. Eventually he decided that changing his whole body in one go might be dangerous.

"Well then, I guess the first, real, upgrade I want to make is making it so that my body can adapt more easily to other upgrades. In other words, a highly adaptable body. It also needs to be able to accept new energies, in case I do some world traveling."

"Good idea Master. Maybe start with the cellular level of your body. That way the very base of your physical form will be able to adapt."

"Brilliant. I'll do that Celine."

Saying that, Vance began to design his body upgrade in the Creation Board. He carefully went over the details to ensure that his body wouldn't suddenly adapt to water by giving him gills. He made it so that his body would adapt through the cellular level to external situations as well as internal occurrences. A short time later, he was done designing the upgrade.

"You know, technically this is the first body upgrade I've done. And it's literally just a setup for me to fuck with my body more. If I'm still a human now, I can't imagine I'll stay that way for long. What a scary thought."

"No matter what your body looks like, you'll still be Master. Plus, with your powers, you don't have to worry about ending up in a form you dislike. You can always change it somehow."

"Well that was sweet, until it wasn't. I guess it's create and swallow time."

Saying this, Vance finished creating the body upgrade. A small black pill with flame designs on it appeared in the center of his palm.

"Master, were the flame designs necessary?"

"I thought it was cool. And kind of symbolic. After all it's kinda like going through the flames of rebirth right?"

"If you say so Master."

As Celine said this, Vance took the pill. Suddenly he started sweating and gritting his teeth as if he was in pain. Through his gritted teeth, he spoke.

"Still... better than... the system upgrades..."

As he said this, he continued to grit his teeth to refrain from crying out, seemingly in an act of defiance against the pain. A short while later of suffering, Vance seemed to slowly be relieved of his pain.

"I prefer that pain over the system upgrades. That one just feels like getting crushed, the system upgrades feel more like getting burned alive while being torn apart from the inside out. It's fucking awful. And I really am going to have to get used to it huh?"

"Yes Master. I do apologize but this is the cost of a power that would easily let you reach godhood. Divinity is typically not so easy for mortals to reach. You should feel lucky that the gift God gave you awakened in such a fashion."

"I am grateful, but I am definitely gonna complain about this pain a lot. And as for reaching divinity, I have a lot of plans."

"Very good Master. Now, do you have any more plans for upgrades to work on now?"

"Of course I do Celine. A few more body upgrades, and some new powers. Really, getting stronger is kind of addicting. Maybe I should create some sort of cultivation method. That way, in addition to my Creation strength boosts, I can consistently and stably develop my strength. Hell, maybe I can be like one of those immortal cultivators from the novels."

"That sounds like an interesting sight to see Master. I look forward to watching you get stronger."

"Well of course I'm going to strengthen you and the girls too. I wouldn't want to spend an eternity alone. Nor do I want you girls to be at risk. Man I've only been in this world, maybe less than a week, and I've already experienced so much. It's really weird. And I've adapted scarily fast to this type of life. Is something wrong with me?"

"Master, I feel that something isn't wrong with you, rather, I think that you have managed to put off your feelings due to your past as an otaku, and the fact that upon your arrival to this world, I was with you, even if I was technically not a physical being at that time. And as long as you need someone to support you, the other girls and I would be more than willing. We may have only spent a short time together, all of us, we all feel that you are very important to us. And we want to support and help you the same way you do for us."

"That... that's very sweet. And thank you. It has been helpful to have all of you. I guess I'll be fine then. But putting that aside, we still have some upgrading and preparing to do."

Saying this, Vance and Celine continued to work on upgrades for Vance.