NOVEL NEXT Chapter 34
Chapter Thirty-Four: New Group Member Joins (Request for Subscription)
Misaka Mikoto: “So you’re actually a woman nearing fifty, right?”
Kurumi Tokisaki: “???”
At that moment, the real Kurumi in reality sprayed out a mouthful of black tea.
She looked at Ace’s information, so angry that her hand holding the cup was trembling.
It was from that moment on that the two became sworn enemies who would argue every time they met.
This happened because Bai Luo had, over the past three days, uploaded everything he knew about the settings of <em>A Certain Magical Index</em> and <em>Date A Live</em> to the chat group.
Of course, Bai Luo also extracted from his memory the two animations themselves.
Text and video content could be uploaded for free in the chat group, even being copied from members’ memories if needed.
Unlike <em>Demon Slayer</em>, where one didn’t want to disrupt the original storyline, or <em>K</em>, which had little plot to speak of, the stories of <em>A Certain Magical Index</em> and <em>Date A Live</em> held significant value for Ace and Kurumi.
Firstly, the two could learn about the settings and future trajectories of their respective worlds.
Then there was Bai Luo’s summary of the list of powerful individuals and their information.
Ace learned from it that decades had passed since Kurumi transformed into a Pokémon.
Similarly, after learning about Miyuki Shinguji’s origins and the purpose behind her actions, Kurumi herself went into a state of shock.
What kind of love brain is this!!
Really, revive my lover!
After knowing the truth, Kurumi not only failed to understand Miyuki Shinguji but instead became angrier and more determined to seek revenge.
However, Kurumi was well aware of the disparity in strength between her and her enemy.
According to the memory copy provided by Bai Luo, Kurumi understood the terrifying power of Miyuki Shinguji, someone she couldn’t possibly challenge.
No matter how hard she tried or what price she paid, Kurumi couldn’t win against her.
Fortunately, she still had the 857 Chat Group.
If she could draw good items or obtain powerful props and abilities from the group members, there might still be hope for revenge.
In contrast, after reading <em>A Certain Magical Index</em>, Ace was left in a terrible state.
Just knowing that there was a group of deities capable of restarting the world in her own world was horrifying enough!
Don’t worry; if things get bad, you can always travel to another world.
Bai Luo offered a suggestion, but could Ace accept it?
Of course not!
She herself could escape, but what about her family and friends?
Despite appearing carefree, Ace was someone with deep interpersonal relationships.
The idea of abandoning everyone else and escaping alone was something Ace simply couldn’t do.
For this, Bai Luo had no solution either.
Deities were at least on the level of individual universes, and according to the evaluation of the enhancement system, they were undoubtedly four-digit entities. Bai Luo was as powerless as anyone else.
In a way, the bickering between Kurumi and Ace served as a way for them to relieve psychological pressure.
Well, they were definitely destined to have a love-hate relationship.
Of course, the most important point was the presence of Bai Luo in the chat group.
Bai Luo was the highest combat strength ceiling in the chat group, strong to the point of seeming like another dimension altogether.
Moreover, Bai Luo was growing stronger at an astonishing rate.
He now had the complete ability to help Kurumi deal with Miyuki Shinguji.
The reason he hadn’t spoken up was that Kurumi was still accumulating spiritual energy, preparing to use the Twelve Bullets to return and change history.
On the other hand, Kurumi really didn’t know what condition she could offer to ask Bai Luo to act.
After spending some time together, Kurumi had pretty much figured out Bai Luo’s character—he was a very kind person.
There was no doubt that if she asked, Bai Luo would definitely help.
But wouldn’t that be too shameless?
Kurumi didn’t want to become like Ace, a shameless woman. She didn’t want to leave Bai Luo with a bad impression.
As for Ace…
She was purely a tsundere, stubborn until the end, but secretly prepared to ask for help at any moment.
Once Bai Luo’s strength reached the four-digit level, Ace would absolutely pat her chest and say: “Having wandered aimlessly all my life, I regret only not meeting a wise master. If you don’t abandon me, I wish to recognize you as my elder brother!”
Kurumi, who had already seen through everything, could only say: “I’ve never seen such a shameless person!”
Bai Luo: “Your relationship seems to be going well.”
Misaka Mikoto: “Who said our relationship is good?!!!”
Tokisaki Kurumi: “Who said our relationship is good?!!!”
Both sent these messages almost simultaneously, followed by a hum x2, leaving Bai Luo speechless.
Bai Luo: “By the way, shouldn’t you be in class, Ace? Is it really good to keep chatting all the time?”
Misaka Mikoto: “Be quiet! I already know everything the teacher is teaching!”
Because of the time difference, while Bai Luo was in the evening, the Academy City was still in the morning.
As a student, Ace naturally should have been in class, but due to the boredom of the lessons, Ace logged in to chat, continuing last night’s battle with Kurumi over breast sizes.
Why must we hurt each other when we’re all flat-chested?
“Alright.”
Bai Luo: “Speaking of which, shouldn’t we have only Ace as a student in our group?”
Tokisaki Kurumi: “I dropped out of school a long time ago.”
Tanjiro: “I don’t even know what a school is.”
Adolf K. Wiesmann: “Schools, oh how nostalgic, it’s been over seventy years since then.”
Despite his youthful appearance, Adolf was actually a man in his nineties.
This made Bai Luo, who was called Big Brother, feel quite embarrassed.
“Ah, don’t mind it, don’t mind it.”
“My abilities not only allow me immortality but also fix my mindset at around twenty years old.”
The immortality of the Silver King kept Adolf’s body and mind at around twenty years old, making him a true young man.
“By the way, I almost forgot today’s sign-in.”
Suddenly, Bai Luo remembered that he hadn’t signed in yet today, so he clicked casually.
[Group member Bai Luo successfully signed in, earning 100 points.]
Misaka Mikoto: “???”
Tokisaki Kurumi: “???”
Tanjiro Kamado: “???”
Adolf K. Wiesmann: “???”
“Cough.”
Bai Luo: “Basic operation, don’t be surprised!”
“Ahhh!!!”
Misaka Mikoto: “This isn’t scientific! It’s completely unscientific! Why do you always get 100 points when you sign in?!”
A certain Ace whose sign-in points were only in the single digits was jealous beyond recognition.
Tokisaki Kurumi: “Indeed outrageous.”
Tanjiro: “Can Brother Bai Lu explain how he does it?”
Adolf K. Wiesmann: “Want to know +1.”
“It’s just luck.”
Bai Luo himself was also surprised, after all, starting from the initial 100 points, he had continuously signed in for nine days, each time getting 100 points.
Even Bai Luo couldn’t help but wonder, had traveling across dimensions really turned him from non-European to European?
However, Bai Luo thought the biggest possibility lay in his own enhancement system.
Perhaps the combination of the two systems caused his luck attribute to skyrocket.
Although his luck was still poor in the enhancement lottery aspect, in the chat group, Bai Luo had clearly become a class enemy.
“There’s a saying: Single draws bring miracles, ten draws ruin lives.”
Bai Luo glanced at the lottery function; he currently had 800 points, and drawing once in the chat group cost only 300 points.
Ten consecutive draws could reduce costs somewhat, requiring only 2800 points to draw ten times.
“Should I give it a try?”
For some reason, Bai Luo had this thought.
But considering the depth of the prize pool and the fact that 300 points for a single draw wasn’t worth it, Bai Luo suppressed this notion.
“Forget it, I’ll wait until there are more group members, and the prizes in the prize pool become richer before trying the lottery.”
Just as Bai Luo was pondering, a message suddenly flashed above the chat group, interrupting those who were criticizing Bai Luo.
[Mommy Loves Me Again joins the chat group]
[Call Me Queen Majesty joins the chat group]
[Master Abe joins the chat group]
[Upon detecting that the number of chat group members exceeds five, the Arena feature is now open.]
Tanjiro: “Newcomers have joined!!”
Adolf K. Wiesmann: “Welcome newcomers, welcome, welcome~~”
Misaka Mikoto: “Mommy Loves Me Again? What a strange name.”
Tokisaki Kurumi: “And the second newcomer, are you a queen from some country?”
“Where am I?”
“Who are you?”
In the sunset forest, a blond girl sitting cross-legged had just finished absorbing her sixth soul ring.
However, before she could check what kind of soul skills she obtained, several pieces of information appeared in her mind, scaring her into summoning her Battle Spirit immediately.
“Miss?”
“What’s wrong, Miss?”
The two Sealed Dragon Lords guarding the girl, Hedgehog and Snakemace, quickly observed the surroundings but found nothing.
“No, nothing’s wrong.”
The girl’s name was Qian Renxue, the daughter of the former Pope of the Soul Institute, Qian Xunjí. Now she was undercover in the Tian Dou Empire, executing a plan to overthrow the country.
Seeing the new members’ posts, everyone in the chat group expressed understanding.
Adolf K. Wiesmann: “Newcomers, don’t be afraid, this is a chat group connecting different worlds.”
Tanjiro: “We are not bad people.”
Mommy Loves Me Again: “People who claim they’re not bad usually aren’t good people, right?”
Qian Renxue remained cautious.
She didn’t know what a chat group was.
However, regarding the concept of connecting different worlds, she did have some understanding.
In the Douluo Continent, there was a legend of reaching the hundredth level and ascending to godhood, such as the ancestor of the Qian family, the Angel God, who eventually ascended to the Divine Realm.
If the people in the chat group were divine beings, Qian Renxue absolutely wouldn’t believe it.
Even if they called themselves gods, Qian Renxue would consider them fallen soul cultivators or part of the Soul Institute’s opposing forces.
“The details have already been posted on the bulletin board, newcomers can take a look.”
As the most steady person in the group, Bai Luo uploaded the announcement he had already edited but forgotten to send because there were no newcomers.
After Bai Luo sent the announcement, Qian Renxue and a certain woman dressed in white military uniform with blue-white long hair began to understand what the chat group was.