The woman I learned called Julia, took me behind the stall, and summoned a chair for me.
"Right! It looks like you know about us, huh?"
"Yes. Vaguely. I thought you guys were people who go around the Omniverse to capture people and enslave them and such."
"We used to be. However, we offend too many beings; even our Executives cannot prevent the inevitable. The war lasted for ten years of nonstop fighting between us against thousands of ROBs, Outrealm's Gods, and Celestials. Because of that, we are now just a shadow of what we once were. Not only that, those beings make rules that forbid us from capturing others without their consent, and we can only get a small portion of the Multiverse, unlike before. We are also forbidding any kind of cloning activity. That means, we rarely have any Waifu for sale, and only because the agent died can we sell the Waifu."
Yikes. It looks like their practice makes them many enemies, and they pay for their actions.
"That is why you are willing to pay the Market Price, huh?"
"Yes. We want to start anew, and getting allies will benefit our company. Getting someone who can make a Matter Printer as our allies will help us greatly."
"What do you want to give me if I become your ally?"
"Full access to our catalog for one. However, I must warn you that most of the choices cannot be purchased because we cannot make them anymore. At least, not yet. We will grow, but it will take a thousand years at the very least. Not only that, unlike the other agents, we will also make sure you get the first-rate treatment in all of our facilities. That also means you will have access to our high-end resource for you to buy. Lastly, we will let you take all the positive Intensity options and ensure the intensity level remains at level 10. In essence, you will be our Patron instead of an agent."
I remember this. The higher the level, the more reward you get from capturing or selling the captured waifu. However, if you cannot capture a waifu who does not consent, then I don't see the reason why it matters. However, immunity is excellent.
Do I want to join them and risk becoming enemies because I become their patron? I don't really mind. Don't get me wrong, I am powerful because of the CYOA, but the Waifu Catalog will boost it even further.
However, before accepting her offer, I asked her a few questions.
"Why me?"
"Ah, that is an easy answer. Someone who can make this kind of thing is something that can build an Intergalaxy Device."
She is not wrong. There are a lot of blueprints in my head that let me build something that lets me do a lot of things on an intergalactic scale. I can harvest a star using my Stellaris tech for its energy if I have enough resources to do so.
"Right. My next question is regarding the tech I built. They all have Black Box power, ensuring no one can reverse engineer them. I will not change that fact even after becoming your patron. Are you sure you still want me?"
"Of course! That is even better because we don't want the others to also know about your tech. A more powerful being can replicate them, but they are so far in between that we don't need to worry about it."
"I see. Last one. Will the Warranty package be available?"
"Oh, you don't need to worry about that. Resurrection is an easy feat for us."
"Perfect. How do we do this?"
Her eyes light up at my words, and she says.
"You will join us?!"
"Yup. What should I do?"
"Wait a second."
She snaps her fingers, and a second later, a paper appears in front of me. On the paper, there are lists of things I can choose from. Just like she suggested, I make sure to take all the positive things in the intensity section.
Just like she said, the tier stays at 10, and I get 80 points because I am in the RWBY world.
However, when I reach the Origin page, I look at Julia and say.
"What about Origin? Will I still use my body?"
"Yes. We only transfer the power and experience of the person you choose to possess or substitute. However, if you take someone bigger than you, you will get their body type. You will get their height and body type if you pick someone 5 meters tall with a muscled build."
"What about someone from Warhammer? I see that Grey Knight is a Tier-6 character, and I can afford it. Will I get their gear?"
"Ah, I suggest you don't take Grey Knight. They have a connection to the Warp because they are Psykers, and it requires a lot of restraint to use that kind of power. You need immunity against possession, corruption, and mind control before thinking of taking that one. I suggest the normal Space Marine in the same Tier or lower. As for their gear… We cannot get them. We only have their essence as most of their gear is lost in the Great War."
"Right."
I look through the list and decide to take someone called Demetrian Titus. He is a Tier-6 and an Ultramarine Space Marine. I don't know who he is, but I know one rule in Warhammer. If you are a named character, you are a badass.
He is also someone from the Smurf Squad, and I can see a [Protagonist] tag in his name. That already gives him a big boost.
After choosing him, I still have 30 points left and go to the talent section. I read through them and immediately picked Science and Soul Talent. Science Talent cost me 20 points, and the rest of them for the Soul Talent.
When I am done, I give the paper back to Julia.
"Here you go."
She looks through the paper and smiles a little. She takes out a stamp and stamps the paper. She looks at me, and I can see her smile getting bigger.
"Welcome to our company, my lord."
"Lord?"
"You are now one of our Patrons. That means your position is above mine now. I shall inform someone to be your assistant."
"Nah. I like you and I want you to be my assistant from now on."
"Eh."
"Yup. From now on, you will be the one who connects me with the company, okay?"
She looks at me with wide eyes, and I can see a new badge appear on her uniform. It looks like the higher-ups heard our conversation and decided to grant my wish. She looks at the badge in shock and suddenly shouts.
"I will not disappoint you, my lord!"
"As for your first order, does the company have Ether from Xenoblade Chronicles?"
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