NOVEL NEXT Chapter 59
Time passed bit by bit. Since the early morning when they entered the Demon Slayer World, the chat group members had returned to their own worlds one after another.
Tanjiro had already set up an unconditional access permission within a day in the chat group.
Therefore, the group members could travel back and forth between the two worlds at any time without Tanjiro’s approval.
In the meantime, Bai Luo also went back to the Shadow World once, introducing Tzudoki to everyone.
When he returned, apart from Tzudoki, Xi Wu, Hong Ye, and Cat Girl, Bai Luo brought along Delta and Asato Seiri.
Delta aside for now, she just wanted to play with her boss.
Asato Seiri had heard about the Taisho era where the Demon Slayer World was located and was very interested in it.
“Another world~~~”
As soon as Delta arrived, she jumped onto a tree and howled towards the sky, expressing her joy of reaching new lands.
“The smell of blood, so much, so much blood!”
“Boss, Boss! Delta likes this world!”
As a pure-blooded Beast Person, Delta’s desire for battle might be even stronger than that of an average demon.
She was someone who could fight the Sect for days and nights even while her body was falling apart and eventually kill them.
Bai Luo suspected that even if Delta fought demons in hand-to-hand combat, the dog wouldn’t flinch.
“Let me introduce you, this is Delta, and this is Asato Seiri.”
“Delta!!!”
Delta happily raised both arms to greet everyone; although she belonged to the wolf clan, she acted more like a lively Husky when facing her own people.
“Hello everyone, I am Asato Seiri, nice to meet you.”
Asato Seiri noticed Esdeath and Qian Renxue right away. Her intuition told her these two would have more common topics with her.
Sure enough, compared to Ace who acted like a child and Kurumi Tiske who was purely chaotic, they were more to her liking.
“Sniff sniff!”
Delta sat next to Bai Luo. She noticed the Cat Girl perched on his shoulder and remarked discontentedly, “The smell of cats, so foul!”
“Meow?”
Cat Girl didn’t get along well with Delta even at home.
Even though they hadn’t met many times, Cat Girl always felt this person’s gaze towards her was full of hostility.
It wasn’t the hostility towards enemies but rather the kind where a new pet comes home and immediately knows who holds the highest status among the pets.
Delta, not convinced!
The boss’s favorite must be Delta!
Moreover, Delta disliked feline Beast People very much, finding them overly affected and insincere.
“Cat Girl doesn’t stink!”
In the next second, Cat Girl instantly transformed into human form, circling around Bai Luo on either side with Delta, glaring at each other.
“Meow~~”
“Grrr~~”
Seeing the cat and dog ready to fight, Bai Luo helplessly reached out to scratch the chins of the two little ones, “Be quiet, no fighting.”
“Whimper~~”
“Meow whimper~~”
Thus, under Bai Luo’s skillful hands, Delta and Cat Girl quickly calmed down.
So, whenever they had free time, everyone came to Tanjiro’s world to watch the trials. If something happened, they would return to their own worlds.
In the Magic Prohibition World,
Because she had to attend school, Misaka Mikoto could only sneak out during breaks.
However, what the girl didn’t notice was that her frequent travels between worlds had already caught the attention of two people.
“Disappeared?”
This was a golden-haired girl with starry eyes.
Her name was Shirou Sogo, and she was the fifth-ranked Ability User in Academy City.
Shirou Sogo had been observing Misaka Mikoto for a long time, and seeing her perform world traversal was based on an accident.
But, Shirou Sogo did not associate this matter with world traversal.
Academy City had Spatial Ability Users.
In Shirou Sogo’s view, Misaka Mikoto was more likely using some kind of spatial ability to leave the academy during breaks.
“Is that person skipping class?”
Shirou Sogo thought for a long time and could only come up with this possibility.
Additionally, she considered whether she could use this secret to make contact with Misaka Mikoto.
Yes, Shirou Sogo was observing Misaka Mikoto because she wanted to get to know her.
Shirou Sogo could manipulate others’ minds, but she herself was a very righteous person.
The girl never did anything to trample on others’ hearts and sometimes even risked her life to protect others’ hearts.
She established a personal rule that she must take responsibility for anyone whose innermost thoughts she probed and manipulated.
She believed that psychological mastery was a power that only someone of high moral character could control, and if it fell into vulgar hands, it would be misused recklessly, which was dangerous. Therefore, she couldn’t tolerate the abuse of technology related to herself.
For Misaka Mikoto, protected by electromagnetic abilities that made her mental manipulation ineffective, Shirou Sogo harbored caution.
Because she couldn’t understand Misaka Mikoto’s thoughts, this made the girl very uneasy.
“It seems like it’s time to find a way to get to know her.”
Though she should be the most restrained user of her abilities, Shirou Sogo was like a moth drawn to fire.
One could say that mystery to women was like a fatal poison.
Evidently, the current Ace in Shirou Sogo’s eyes was filled with an irresistible charm worth exploring.
“Spatial magic? Leap transfer? Or black box technology?”
Unlike Shirou Sogo’s simplicity, the other person who noticed Misaka Mikoto’s situation was Aleister Crowley, the chairman of Academy City.
“Has the Third Party had any contact with anyone recently?”
“No.”
A series of images appeared in Aleister’s mind, those were various reactions after Misaka Mikoto joined the chat group.
“Based on judgment, the probability of the Third Party having issues mentally is 5%.”
“The probability of being influenced by higher phase forces or magic is 21%.”
“The probability of obtaining a method to communicate with other worlds is 70%.”
“Remaining probability is unclear.”
“…”
Through feedback from the Hovering Circuit, Aleister conducted countless calculations and analyses regarding Misaka Mikoto’s behavior of world traversal.
And the result was that it couldn’t be judged by any known means!
Furthermore, the emotional changes Misaka Mikoto experienced after communicating with the group members through the chat group were hard to believe as mere delusions.
Especially the recent world traversals further solidified Aleister’s suspicions.
“It seems the arrangements for the Third Party need to change.”
Eliminating all impossibilities, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
Misaka Mikoto was not utilizing spatial magic or superpowers for transportation, as Academy City had detected no fluctuations of entry or exit.
More importantly, there was absolutely no sound when Misaka Mikoto disappeared.
Clearly, that was a force beyond Aleister’s understanding.
“Other worlds?”
Many years ago, the Demon Gods had already denied the possibility of other universes, which was one limitation of the Magic Prohibition worldview.
Demon Gods were incredibly powerful, possessing the terrifying ability to reset the universe.
According to available information, the relationship between Demon Gods and the Magic Prohibition world was described in the original work as follows:
“Earth, the universe, the world, are like a giant balloon.
And the Demon Gods are like a cactus shaking on top of the balloon.
Once the terrifying power of the Demon Gods is understood, everyone will worry endlessly, fearing that this movable cactus will topple over at any moment.”
Compared to Demon Gods, the Magic Prohibition world was exceedingly fragile, even to the point of shattering upon entry.
They could modify the world as easily as snapping their fingers.
To summarize:
1. Demon Gods must weaken themselves infinitely to barely avoid crushing the world.
2. The entire human magical power is less than 0.000000…1 compared to Demon Gods.
3. Demon Gods can alter rules, including modifying opponents, and only other Demon Gods can kill them.
4. Pure strength surpassing Demon Gods is fundamentally impossible.
5. Demon Gods can control countless phases, and controlling one phase is enough to destroy a universe.
If Demon Gods were converted into ranks within the chat group, they would roughly fall in the mid-to-late four-digit range, belonging to the peak level of a single universe.
The reason for such a definition is due to the limitations of the Magic Prohibition world itself.
The universe and world of the Magic Prohibition world are unique.
Thus, no matter how powerful the Demon Gods are described, they cannot be magnified.
Because you being stronger than a single universe simply means you’re stronger than a single universe.
Moreover, there are differences between universes and worlds.
The fact that Demon Gods are stronger than the Magic Prohibition world does not mean the Magic Prohibition world itself is strong.
Take the simplest example, the Douluo novel universe. If its data were calculated, the density of people on Douluo Star would be equivalent to hydrogen gas.
In such a world, let alone destroying a mountain, how fast could you do it?
No matter how much you increase the multiplier, it won’t change the fact that a regular person from Blue Star placed in the Douluo novel universe could easily dominate the entire world.
“But why is it the Third Party?”
Aleister couldn’t comprehend the value the third party held for the powerful beings of another world.
“Perhaps, it’s that person’s whimsical nature, just like them.”
A golden figure appeared beside Aleister. It was the guardian angel summoned by the chairman’s beloved wife, named Evas.
“If they are beings like them, then doing this isn’t strange.”
The “them” Aleister referred to were precisely the Demon Gods of this world, a group of prisoners bored out of their minds and utterly tired of the Magic Prohibition world.
The Magic Prohibition worldview was like a prison, confining them.
It’s easy to imagine how crazy the Demon Gods would become if they found out about the existence of other worlds.
Misaka Mikoto’s value had already exceeded Aleister’s expectations.
He intended to try to see if he could establish contact with the mysterious entity behind her through Misaka Mikoto.
If he could use it to counter the Demon Gods, that would be even better.