Vena looked like she had heard the most incredulous thing ever. " 'Deserves the bare minimum?' What in the… and that reminds me, I saw in the logs that you told him I sent him there 'to suffer for my amusement'?!"
Caesar lowered himself even more but answered. {Well, yes. What other purpose could a mere mortal soul full of evil serve other than entertainment? Besides, he is the most unremarkable soul there is!}
Darius could see that Vena barely held herself back from slapping the android once again. "Do I look like some sick sadist to you? I am a GODDESS, not a Demoness! I rule this universe and every life within."
Vena pointed to her computer screens by the side. "If I would like some sick entertainment like that, I wouldn't even need to touch his soul. I could run hundreds of thousands of real-time simulations with whatever I want and effect them into reality if I so wished."
Caesar seemed tongue-tied, realizing the logic of it but not truly understanding. Darius simply stood to the side with his arms folded behind his back, not commenting at all.
"You know what, don't even try to explain yourself. Let me see what your programming is like that made you this… foolish." Vena said tiredly as she swiped towards Ceasar.
A strange chip flowed into her hand, which she promptly inserted into her holographic computer display. After typing a bit and reading things with a solemn expression, Vena sighed and closed her computer.
She then threw Caesar's chip back into his android body and walked over to slump in a throne she had generated into the middle of the astral room. She covered her face like she was coming to terms with something very annoying and very stressful, but couldn't avoid it.
Eventually, she opened her eyes and stood up. She gazed at Darius and bowed slightly, an action which shocked Darius and Caesar both.
"Darius Stone, I have to apologize for my carelessness with your reincarnation. Nothing has gone like how it was supposed to and the cause is my laziness." Vena admitted with a tired tone.
Darius waved a hand. "It's alright. I owe you for giving me a second chance at life, and especially bringing my wife over."
Vena's expression became even more awkward. "That… wasn't me. That was him."
She pointed to Caesar. Vena raised her body, patted her booty shorts before sitting on the throne where she started to explain.
"This AI is a special one I made for reincarnators like you who I have high hopes for. They are all blank slates that adopt a personality and behavior of a person that would most invigorate the reincarnator to maximize their chances to succeed."
Darius understood as he gazed at Cesar. In other words, based on his mature and steady personality, the perfect kind of person to galvanize him was an antagonistic fellow who would give him no way out.
"Normally, it isn't a problem, but your ability to grow without even receiving the proper tools forced the AI to become harsher and harsher, as its programming told it that you remained exceedingly above its standard parameters."
"Basically, whatever it was doing, it was doing it very well, so its programming told it to continue that until it detected diminishing returns before seeking an equilibrium."
Vena rubbed her hair. "In truth, I never expected this as your case in itself is a special one. Normally, all the guys and gals I reincarnate were hardcore gamers and NEETs, because those adapt the best to alternate worlds. You're the first old-timer I ever selected, not to mention you were a business tycoon."
"Usually, what occurs is that the reincarnators get sexy succubus partners or incubi AI, cute fairies/younger sibling AI or steady and wizened master-like AI, depending on their preference and individual cases. "
"This is because NEETs are the most unmotivated people in the world and to get them going requires scratching an itch in their personality."
"So, the Caesar AI, doesn't actually hate you. He thinks he does because that has been deemed the best way to motivate you, but his programming will be reset once you return." Vena stated as she waved a hand, making Caesar disappear.
"In order to show my sincere apology, I will do three things for you. I am going to custom-build you the best and most up-to-date system I have and infuse some of my own energy into it. Secondly, I will bring over to the souls of your three children, so that the next three children you will have with your reincarnated wife will be exactly them, though naturally reborn into Faust."
"Finally, I will remove the worldly limitations on your growth. The system I will give you will allow for organic growth right off the bat, but Faust is not very stable since it's in a separate void."
"Basically, what that last part means is that you will no longer have to do those stupid Quests in order to reach the next stage. Rather, you will have to practice the power system of all 10 continents and breakthrough naturally using each continent's guidelines."
Vena shook her head. "No, that's still too tedious. Rather, I will use this time to do some maintenance on Faust and reset a lot of things, as well as update the power systems. I originally just took an archetype and added a bit of flair before tossing it to the side."
Vena gazed at Darius seriously. "However, the downside of all this means that everyone, and I mean everyone, will become significantly more powerful. Those you could have easily beaten before will be on par with you and those who were already stronger, will now be untouchable. You won't be able to jump stages as easily as before when fighting."
"Could you please explain why this will be the case?" Darius asked with a frown.
Vena nodded. "The reason I sent you into Faust and didn't just baptize you with limitless power is because of the rules of Godhood. I need capable generals, and you have displayed great skill in will, vision, intelligence, and planning."
