24 Chapter 24
"Celestia, do you know what the puzzle of this floor is?" Noboru asked as Celestia shook her head. Noboru put his hands to his lips as he heard the other duo, Kazuto and Shelia, listening. After about 5 minutes of silence, the other two left. A minute later, Noboru sensed they had left and were far out of range, so he decided to tell her.
"The goal of this test is to select the right path illuminated by different plants while surviving the shadow monsters," Noboru said.
"But there are infinite possible paths, and only one leads to the next location," Celestia replied, worried as Noboru smirked.
"Yes, I know, but you are forgetting I have the power. I have been working on something..." Noboru was cut off.
"What is it?" Celestia asked excitedly.
"I can manipulate how likely an event is to occur. I figured out that I have been doing it unconsciously since, even if I can learn instantly, there is no way, not even Ayame, could learn to draw and fully control omni energy on her first try, or successfully manipulate an element, or even manipulate something as hard as space on my first try," Noboru said.
"So what you're saying is you can manipulate the probability of how likely something is to occur?" Celestia asked as Noboru nodded.
"Let's try the blue light path, but let's put an object here and channel our omni energy into it in case I am wrong and we need to retry," Noboru said.
"Okay," she replied as she took out a small rock, and they channeled their omni energy into it. Noboru did the same as they launched off, using their speed, which was fast enough to move through infinite space instantly, killing monsters on the way until the door behind them closed. They were standing in front of a giant door.
"What happened?" she asked, scared as Noboru grinned.
"I was right. We have reached the right path, which means the other two, Kazuto and Shelia, will die on this floor, walking endlessly. But we have reached the boss room. We are going to have to defeat the boss in order to advance to the next floor," Noboru said.
"Are you ready?" Noboru asked as he turned to face the door.
"Yup, let's go," she replied.
"I hope you can keep up," Noboru said.
"We will see," she replied.
"Well, here we go," Noboru said as the giant doors opened, and he ran in, followed by Celestia. They both stopped when they saw the boss. It was a giant shadow wolf, which looked to be twice the size of the normal shadow wolves that they had fought. It was black with blue glowing eyes, four times larger than a human.
"Celestia, use your light Magic, and I will use my omni energy to counter its attack," Noboru said.
"Alright, let's get started," she said.
"Let's go," Noboru replied.
"Heaven slash," she yelled, slashing the wolf's front legs, cutting them off cleanly, making it fall. Noboru made a pushing gesture as omni energy made spears fly into it, killing it instantly.
"I think I used too much power," Noboru said.
"I didn't use my full strength," Celestia replied, feeling a bit weak compared to Noboru.
"Well, you've got a long way to go to keep up with me," Noboru said as they walked to the door behind the wolf, which opened, revealing a hallway. At the end of the hallway, light surrounded them, and they were teleported to a different area. They looked at it and saw different areas made of different elements. "The elemental wastes. Our goal is to survive in extreme elemental environments here. Celestia, coat yourself in magic," Noboru said as the High Elf knight did as she was told.
"It seems like we are in the 4th dimension now, Noboru-Sama," Celestia said.
"It seems so. My vision is still blurring. I think my body and spirit are still trying to catch up to being reincarnated in the 4th dimension. By the time we complete this, we will be 13th-dimensional transcendents," Celestia said while walking.
"Yeah, after each floor we complete, we ascend to a higher dimension. This maze is 10 layers high, each space is infinite, but the Dimensium used makes it so we are in the relevant area to complete the challenges Roshi set for us. I mean, we could go and explore the Dimension, but I'd rather complete and return home to conserve power and also put the human kingdoms in their places," Noboru said as Celestia agreed. Eventually, they made it to the boss room. They took down monsters on the way, and Celestia struggled; she had not caught up to being a 4th-dimensional transcendent yet.
"Okay, here's the plan. I will take care of the boss with my omni energy. You conserve yourself; I can see the reincarnation to the 4th dimension is affecting you," Noboru explained.
"Understood, Noboru-sama," Celestia replied as the door opened. The Boss was a 30ft tall red dragon with black horns. It was made up of all elements; it was a 4th-dimensional Dragon boss. It saw them and roared loudly.
"You will not get past me. My name is Draco, the 4th-dimensional elemental lord, The Dragon King, and the one who will end you here, Noboru Chikars, disgrace of the Chikara Clan. I will be the one to kill you and destroy the elf. You are no match for me," the dragon said as he breathed fire at Noboru.
"Oh, so you are going to be like that, are you? I was going to play with you, but it looks like we will have to skip that part," Noboru said.
"Omni energy blast," Noboru yelled as a blast of omni energy went through the dragon, leaving a hole through it, and the dragon fell dead.
"Wow, he was a joke. Hey, principal, if you can hear me, do better than that," Noboru taunted, hoping the principal could hear him.
"Don't taunt him, Noboru-Sama," Celestia said as they walked to the other side of the room, which teleported them to the 5th dimension.
"The Temporal Nexus," Noboru said.
"We have to solve spatial puzzles, right?" Celestia replied as Noboru nodded.
"That and find the correct path and avoid traps," Noboru said.
"How are you going to tell which is the right path?" Celestia asked, curious.
"I don't need to remember. I manipulate probability to my favor unconsciously; I am always finding the path where I win," Noboru said.
"How is that possible?" Celestia asked.
"It just is," Noboru replied as the doors opened, and they were faced with a 6th-dimensional spatial demon who could warp and manipulate space. Noboru did not bother to dodge; instead, he grabbed Celestia and used the speed he was capable of in the 6th Dimension, and the boss was dead.
"How did you know?" Celestia asked.
"Like I said, my body is always manipulating all outcomes that will result in my victory," Noboru said as he took the door that led to the 7th dimension. "The Astral Nexus," Celestia said.
"Right, the next floor will have us facing bosses of different astral types. We have to watch out for mind attacks and illusions," Noboru said as he and Celestia walked through the area, which had different illusions based on the past and future.
"I am glad you are here with me," Celestia said.
"As am I," Noboru replied as he activated his Gensōgan and dispelled all illusions. They walked to the boss room, and Noboru's eyes dispelled the boss. "Roshi was foolish to put a being made up of illusion to block the path of a Chikara," Noboru said.
"What did you do?" Celestia asked.
"I just dispelled all threats on that floor," Noboru said as they were transported to the 8th dimension floor. They looked to see a garden.
"Okay, I give; what is this room about, Noboru-Sama?" Celestia said.
"It's the Ethereal Gardens. According to the guide I read, we must demonstrate empathy and ethical decision-making when interacting with the mystical inhabitants of this dimension," Noboru said as he saw a fairy needing help. Her wings were damaged, so he picked her up; she kicked and screamed but stopped when Noboru put her on the tree she wanted to go to.
"Thank you, human, for that. You and your partner pass," she said as the fairy teleported them to the boss room with a spear. Noboru threw the spear at the plant monster, the boss of the floor, and it died. Noboru and Celestia were now in the 9th Dimension.
"The Forgotten Library," Noboru said.
"What do we have to do?" Celestia asked.
"There will be knowledge, and the way out is the answer to the test. But we will be tested on everything here. Luckily for me, this is my kind of challenge," Noboru said as millions of clones appeared, and they started to scroll through the book, learning everything instantly, thanks to his instant learning ability and his perfect memory.
"Wow," Celestia said in awe as the Noboru's finished, and they were transported to the boss who died after Noboru answered the right question. The next 3 dimensions were defeated easily. Now Noboru and Celestia were in the 13th Dimension, the final one of this Maze.
"What's this one about?" Celestia said.
"Friendship; we completed the trial without abandoning each other. Now we just need to go to the exit, which should be around here," Noboru said.
"Wait, we are not done fighting yet," a voice said.
"Oh, you again," Noboru said as Roshi appeared.
"Yes, and now I am going to end you. I am the Final Boss. This is my Avatar," Roshi said as the avatar appeared. It was 50 ft tall, made up of different elements and space. "Now die!" The Avatar said as it was about to punch Noboru but he was unaffected.
"Is that the best you can do?" Noboru taunted as he was unaffected by the attacks. Noboru then, with a mere thought, imagined the avatar dying, and like he imagined, thanks to his reality-warping, it was destroyed. "I am sorry, but I am too tired to fight you," he said as both Noboru and Celestia were teleported back to the school. Kouki, Meiyo, Roshi, and the teacher were there; the exam made to kill was successfully cleared. That meant that Noboru was a 13th-dimensional transcendent now, along with the elf who he cared for.
"You cheated," Roshi yelled.
"Did I? It says in the guide that the test was not about brute force but about thinking outside the box and completing the puzzles in the least expected way," Noboru retorted. "Do you want me to cancel the supply of Dimensium? It can only be found in my country, and you need it for this school to run," Noboru threatened as the principal angrily backed off.
Noboru smiled at his ex-brother Kouki and Sister Meiyo, who looked at him livid.
