Ordinary High School Student: If you're coming to another world, it's best to change into slightly different clothes... to avoid attracting attention from others. Blue Ribbon's world is a bit special.
Blue Ribbon: I've already prepared it for you, but I don't know if it will fit.
Sakurajima Mai: Okay, thank you, Shiraishi Kawa-kun.
Morning.
After Shiraishi Kawa finished replying to the Dimensional Chat Group's messages, he began to plan his detailed schedule for the day, glancing at the sleeping young girl beside him.
First, he would return to his original world, retrieve the Adventurer appraisal device from the Konosuba World, and help Lili leave the Soma Familia.
Next, find a suitable Familia residence.
The remaining ferraris might be enough for a short-term lease.
If a long-term lease is needed, it's best to get money and buy the residence directly, but it can't be like the Su Qing World where modern social intellectual property is sold off.
"When can I bring the Hedonistic Chosen to the DanMachi World..."
As the best leveling ground for newcomers, with just a little help from Hestia and the assistance of veteran supporter Lili, safety is temporarily not a major concern.
The place that really needs attention might be Sanis, the Familia captain of the Soma Familia.
If I remember correctly, he always had ideas about Lili's transformation magic.
When he discovers Lili has left the Soma Familia, he will very likely initiate a war game against his own Familia.
It's something to look forward to.
The members of the Soma Familia are extremely fanatical about divine wine, and they have accumulated a considerable amount of wealth.
If I become the victor, I can obtain all of their property.
After waking up from her sleep and becoming a Hedonistic Chosen, Lili will experience earth-shattering changes, with all her physical ailments healed.
She felt the arm holding her being withdrawn.
After Lili woke up, she looked at Shiraishi Kawa, who was deep in thought, and asked seriously, "Sir, what's wrong?"
"Just thinking about some things."
Shiraishi Kawa was somewhat looking forward to Sakurajima Mai, who was coming to the DanMachi World today, while the Konosuba World's progress was temporarily put on hold.
Busujima Saeko and Marikawa Shizuka can level up in the Apocalypse World.
In the real world, it's just a matter of waiting for Yukinoshita Yukino to make a decision.
Miura Yumiko doesn't need to worry; as a Cleric, she can fight against most ghosts.
Shiraishi Kawa gathered his thoughts slightly, then said to Lili, "I've made some arrangements for today's matters; you might have to handle them."
"I will try my best to complete them, Sir Shiraishi Kawa."
Lili nodded seriously.
This was a feeling she had never experienced in the Soma Familia... The so-called Lord God was only obsessed with brewing wine, and all Familia affairs were handed over to the former captain, Sanis.
This led to that kind of atmosphere within the Familia.
"I'm going to other worlds later.
Becoming a Hedonistic Chosen is not the divine grace you understand; I will give you a completely new system."
What Shiraishi Kawa was referring to was naturally the Adventurer ability appraisal device purchased from the Su Qing World, which would help Lili appraise her ability values and change jobs.
The subsequent path for improvement will be much broader.
Most importantly, high-level konosuba Adventurers, when they display their strength, may not necessarily be inferior to Adventurers who have received grace in DanMachi!
"Go to other... worlds?"
As for Shiraishi Kawa, Lili only knew that he was a god from the upper realm.
As for the other worlds he mentioned, did other worlds exist?
A completely new system... she found it even harder to understand, but having already chosen to entrust everything to Shiraishi Kawa, her heart was filled with anticipation for the talk of other worlds and other systems.
Before leaving, Shiraishi Kawa didn't forget to remind Lili, "I'm about to leave, and I'll be back soon.
Also, Adventurers who want to cause you trouble, wait for me."
Feeling Shiraishi Kawa's gentleness, Lili nodded seriously.
If she couldn't even accomplish these simple tasks, it would probably be difficult for her to have an opportunity to help him in the future.
Watching Shiraishi Kawa's figure disappear on the spot, she had no intention of continuing to rest.
Instead, she took 1 million ferraris from the ferrari left for her; this was the fine she needed to pay for leaving the Soma Familia.
Using the interdimensional teleportation anchor, as soon as he returned home in the real world, he met Miura Yumiko, who had changed into her Soubu High School uniform and was radiant because she no longer feared ghosts.
She was already accustomed to Shiraishi Kawa suddenly appearing in the living room, but her subconscious still prompted Miura to lean over and sniff lightly with her nose.
Her eyes were resentful: "Shiraishi Kawa, I don't mind your idea of having a harem, but can you please... come home after showering?"
"Next time for sure."
Lili's rented house didn't even have the conditions for showering or bathing; his own apartment building had much more premium living conditions.
Shiraishi Kawa chuckled and shook his head.
Picking up the phone placed on the bed, he opened it and saw many unread Line messages.
There was no signal reception in other worlds, so carrying it was just for show.
He decisively chose to check the messages.
The person who sent the Line messages surprised him a little; it was Hiratsuka Shizuka, whom he rarely contacted.
Hiratsuka Shizuka: I heard that the direction your club is researching is supernatural and ghosts?
Hiratsuka Shizuka: Are you coming to school today?
Hiratsuka Shizuka: Although it's a bit hard to say, I seem to have been having strange dreams lately... Last night's dream became even stranger.
Hiratsuka Shizuka: If you have other things to do, just pretend you didn't see it.
The Line message changed to 'read' status.
Now he couldn't even pretend not to see it.
However, Hiratsuka Shizuka's message made Shiraishi Kawa frown slightly.
Logically speaking, without the interference of the Jinmenken, she should have returned to her daily life.
Could it be that because she had come into contact with urban legends, her spiritual perception ability had directly awakened?
"..."
"What's wrong?"
Bending down to hook her finger into her leather shoe and slipping her heel in, Miura Yumiko looked up and noticed Shiraishi Kawa's puzzled expression.
It looked like he had encountered something?
"Teacher Hiratsuka Shizuka also seems to be entangled by evil spirits.
I'm wondering if I should meet her today to see if I can resolve it."
He had no intention of hiding it.
Shiraishi Kawa immediately replied on Line: "Teacher Hiratsuka, I happen to be free this morning, but going to school would be a bit of a waste of time.
Let's find a place to meet?"
He didn't care if the other party saw the message.
After such a long time busy in the Dungeon, showering was a must.
After last night's Mana Tempering, all his stats had improved.
Choosing to check his attribute panel, the data immediately appeared before his eyes.
Name: Shiraishi Kawa
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Constitution: 27 (29.7)
Agility: 26 (28.6)
Strength: 26 (28.6)
Spirit: 27 (29.7)
Energy: 26 (28.6)
Magic: 2226
Current Professions: God (?)
Student (Lv5)
Exorcist (Lv5)
Holy Sword User (Lv6)
Archmage (Lv5)
"..."
Relying on the God profession and the boost from 11 Hedonistic Chosen, all his stats had already exceeded 50 points.
The only real issue was the relatively limited offensive methods he currently possessed.
The Explosion Magic, which drained all his magic, at least doubled its damage, probably enough to completely cover the entire Fujimi Academy in the Apocalypse World?
"There are no good skills to learn..."
This was a problem Shiraishi Kawa needed to consider.
Currently, the most valuable was still the Adventurer profession in the Konosuba World.
Pao Jie's Electromaster profession could be learned when a new profession was unlocked.
As for the professions in High School DxD, they could be considered as future development directions.
The strongest True Red Dragon God Emperor seemed to be able to achieve planet-busting effects?
Traveling rashly to a world with that level of power carried risks; at least for a short time, Shiraishi Kawa wouldn't consider it.
After a simple wash, he just changed into a refreshing set of clothes.
Hiratsuka Shizuka called directly.
He answered the phone and heard her familiar voice: "Shiraishi, where are you?"
"I've already requested leave from school this morning."
"How about..."
"Come to my place first?"
If Teacher Hiratsuka Shizuka finds it inconvenient, we can also find a less crowded place; I'm fine with either."
"Okay, is it still that address?"
"..."
Still her decisive personality.
After agreeing on a meeting place, Hiratsuka Shizuka had already hung up the phone.
As for taking leave, she didn't particularly care.
Anyway, she didn't have her Japanese language class this morning.
After requesting personal leave from the head of academic affairs, she drove her wine-red convertible sports car towards Shiraishi Kawa's apartment.
In reality, the message she sent to him on Line was Hiratsuka Shizuka's more subtle way of putting it.
What appeared in her dream last night wasn't the familiar Jinmenken.
Instead, there were those hideous, foul-smelling evil spirits.
She originally thought it was just a nightmare caused by not resting well recently.
However... when Hiratsuka Shizuka woke up and could see the ghosts appearing in her house, that feeling was truly indescribable.
Suppressing her inner fear, she remembered the Classics Club's daily discussions about ghosts and the supernatural.
After an inner struggle, she still took the initiative to contact Shiraishi Kawa.
At the very least, she needed to figure out the cause and then find a solution.
Using her phone's navigation, she drove her sports car towards Shiraishi Kawa's home.
When she was two traffic lights away, Hiratsuka Shizuka, taking advantage of a free moment, sent a Line message.
Then, when she saw Shiraishi Kawa waiting in advance, she felt a strange sense of relief.
Unlike Hiratsuka Shizuka's usual formal attire, perhaps because she was on leave and not working, she wore casual short sleeves that still accentuated her figure, along with a sun hat.
Her black hair draped over her shoulders; without her teacher identity, she looked more like a caring older sister next door, actively waving to Shiraishi Kawa and saying, "Over here!"
"..."
"Teacher Hiratsuka."
Opening the passenger door, Shiraishi Kawa felt the resentment on Hiratsuka Shizuka caused by evil spirits harassing her.
It was very dense.
But this wasn't the aura of a Jinmenken; it was probably something she got infected with after gaining spiritual perception and being able to see evil spirits.
"Fasten your seatbelt."
"It's been classes every day; it's been a long time since I've taken this car out to relax."
Hiratsuka Shizuka's tone was somewhat emotional, not mentioning the evil spirits, but instead slammed the accelerator, accompanied by the engine's burst of power.
A strong push-back sensation instantly struck.
She focused on driving the sports car, wanting to shake off the recent troubles with the thrill of speed, gradually leaving the city.
She parked the car on the overpass.
Ignoring Shiraishi Kawa in the passenger seat, Hiratsuka Shizuka got out on her own, took out a bottle of black coffee, and lit a lady's cigarette for herself.
She leaned her hands on the railing.
Looking out at the vast ocean ahead, her tone became much more relaxed: "I don't know why, but I always feel like I've encountered so many troubles!"
"..."
Standing beside Hiratsuka Shizuka.
Even with her tall, mature figure, she was still half a head shorter than Shiraishi Kawa, who looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka's tired face.
He didn't mind.
He said in a relaxed tone: "Teacher Hiratsuka, you must have... encountered evil spirits, right?"
"Yes!"
Taking a deep drag from her cigarette and handing the canned black coffee to Shiraishi Kawa, Hiratsuka Shizuka stretched lazily, the sea breeze carrying a salty, humid air that made her hair float.
She said in a very calm tone.
Only when she turned her head and saw Shiraishi Kawa, who, without any formality, picked up the black coffee and took a sip, did Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyelids twitch wildly.
I asked you to hold it.
I didn't ask you to drink it! Isn't this practically an indirect kiss?
She leaned her hands on the railing, looking at Shiraishi Kawa's calm face, and her mood inexplicably calmed down. When they were alone.
She couldn't put on the air of a teacher with this guy.
"Evil spirits, you see, have actually existed for a very long time. To be precise, ordinary people don't have spiritual perception, so they won't be affected."
"So I suddenly gained spiritual perception?"
"Exactly."
Hiratsuka Shizuka was indeed easier to communicate with than Yukinoshita. He reined in the deterrent force against evil spirits passively emitted by his Adamantine Body and pointed forward.
It seemed to be an evil spirit that had encountered a car accident on this overpass.
It was still physically incomplete after death, lingering by the roadside, waving to passing vehicles, wanting them to stop, but these vehicles...
Did not notice the existence of the evil spirit.
The vehicles passed directly through its illusory, insubstantial body.
"Without spiritual perception, evil spirits won't cause any impact on daily life, but if you can see evil spirits, it's unavoidable."
"And you can't be discovered by the evil spirit if you can see it."
Shiraishi Kawa said in a relaxed tone, pointing to the case in front of them and explaining: "If you're discovered, then the evil spirit will attack you."
"..."
Following Shiraishi Kawa's gaze, Hiratsuka Shizuka saw the evil spirit in the distance ahead, constantly waving by the roadside, its body incomplete and shrouded in resentment.
She couldn't help but swallow.
According to Shiraishi Kawa, pretending not to see evil spirits would not affect her life, so she naturally had to find a way to overcome it.
But... as her gaze focused on the distant evil spirit, it seemed to sense something, and it began to drag its broken body towards Shiraishi Kawa and Hiratsuka Shizuka.
Its tone was chilling, and as the evil spirit gradually approached, the air temperature seemed to drop significantly, and it roared: "You... you can see me?"
"..."
"I see your mother."
Noticing Hiratsuka Shizuka's solemn expression, Shiraishi Kawa didn't mind. Taking advantage of the fact that no vehicles were passing on the overpass at the moment, he summoned the Holy Sword.
Shinra Bansho.
He summoned it directly. As his Holy Sword User profession level increased, his control over the Holy Sword became more proficient. With a thought,
The crimson Holy Sword, like an afterimage,
Pierced the evil spirit. The purest soul power had a natural special attack against evil spirits, and its body, emitting dense resentment, instantly shattered.
You successfully killed an intermediate evil spirit and gained 100 experience points.
"..."
Looking at the fleeting evil spirit and the weapon Shiraishi Kawa casually summoned, Hiratsuka Shizuka's originally pale face became utterly blank.
The successfully killed evil spirit vanished into black mist.
She tried to calm her emotions, turning her gaze to Shiraishi Kawa beside her, and said seriously: "So besides being a student, you are also..."
"You're also an Exorcist?!"
"..."
"You could say that."
Considering that Miura Yumiko had already become a professional, there was no need to hide too much from Hiratsuka Shizuka. Shiraishi Kawa smiled and nodded.
He looked at the mature Hiratsuka Shizuka standing beside him.
He said in a relaxed tone: "Actually, there are quite a few people with spiritual perception. My recommended solution is to just pretend you don't see them."
"Having spiritual perception is an unchangeable fact."
"I can't just be like the trope in light novels, acting as a bodyguard every day, a personal Exorcist expert for a beautiful teacher, can I?"
"..."
"What do you mean, a personal... Exorcist expert for a beautiful teacher!"
Listening to Shiraishi Kawa's words, Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had read such cliché comics, couldn't help but twitch her lips, scrutinizing the young man in front of her.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her emotions.
She said very seriously: "Shiraishi Kawa, is there a way... to possess the means to fight evil spirits like you, so that the problem can be solved!"
"Yes."
"The prerequisite is a price, Teacher Hiratsuka, can you accept it?"