When Izumi heard Minamiya Natsuki's explanation, his interest was immediately piqued.
So… we actually get to choose?
Natsuki continued without pause.
"The second world contains a large number of gods," she said calmly.
"However, all of them have sealed their divine power."
"Even so, they are not beings you should provoke lightly."
"That world contains a Labyrinth City known as Orario."
"These gods have established Familia there—much like the factions in our world."
"By bestowing their divine blood, they forcibly draw out the latent potential of their followers."
"If you wish to grow stronger, all you need to do is fight within the Dungeon."
"It is, without a doubt, an excellent world for training."
Her tone shifted slightly.
"However, it is also extremely dangerous."
"Countless adventurers have died in the Dungeon."
"As for which world you choose…"
She turned away.
"That decision is yours."
With that, Minamiya Natsuki left the classroom without another word.
At that moment, Hiratsuka Shizuka stood up and took over.
"Alright, my turn."
"If you've made up your minds, you can come register with me."
"Until you reach your second year, you'll be training outside this world."
"You won't be returning during that time."
"I went through the same thing myself."
"So talk it over, think carefully, and decide which world you're heading to."
She paused, then added,
"Natsuki-chan didn't finish explaining everything."
"So I'll add a few warnings."
"The second world is extremely dangerous."
"Even though the gods there have sealed their powers, they are still terrifying beings."
"If you do something unforgivable…"
"Don't expect anyone to save you."
She pushed her glasses up slightly.
"Those gods may look unreliable."
"They may be bound by countless rules in their own world."
"But if they come to our world—"
"They won't have those restrictions."
With that, Hiratsuka-sensei fell silent.
She had said everything that needed to be said.
If someone was foolish enough to cause trouble over there and ended up hunted—
No one would come to their rescue.
The moment she finished speaking, the classroom erupted into discussion.
Meanwhile, Izumi's group naturally gathered around him.
Seeing this, the rest of the class began forming their own groups, huddling together and debating which world to choose.
Eriri rushed over first and declared without hesitation,
"You're the leader, so you decide which world we're going to!"
The others nodded in agreement.
Whether it was Tohsaka Rin or Sakura Matou, no one raised any objections.
This decision clearly depended on Izumi.
Hearing this, Izumi stroked his chin thoughtfully before speaking.
"We'll go to both."
"First, the first world."
"We'll learn skills and accumulate skill points."
"Once we've built a foundation, we move on to the second world."
"Then we start power-leveling like crazy and farming equipment."
He continued calmly,
"You heard it too."
"The second world has all kinds of things."
"You can even buy Divine Weapons with gold."
"That alone makes it worth going."
"The first world lets you learn all kinds of skills, sure—"
"But there aren't any fixed grinding spots."
"And with so many people heading there, whether you can even compete is another issue."
He shrugged.
"So only kids make choices."
"We'll learn first—then grind."
The two worlds were both extremely familiar to Izumi.
They both had gods.
But honestly?
Neither was particularly… serious.
One was more absurd than the other.
He wasn't afraid at all.
If they went to the KonoSuba world, all they really needed to watch out for was the Demon King's army—
And certain overly dramatic chuunibyou.
Especially that one girl who loved firing Explosion Magic.
If they ever ran into her in the wild—
They needed to stay as far away as possible.
One careless blast and you'd be reduced to ashes on the spot.
Aside from that, there wasn't much to worry about.
If they couldn't win, they'd just run.
They were going there to learn skills, not conquer the world.
Trying to seriously raise their strength there would take ages anyway.
Endless adventuring, massive distances—
And no airplanes or fast transport to speak of.
Traveling between leveling areas alone would be a nightmare.
Compared to that, diving straight into a Dungeon was far more efficient.
Though before that—
They'd need a tool god.
As for joining someone else's Familia?
Yeah, no thanks.
That was too troublesome.
…But kidnapping Hestia sounded like a pretty good idea.
As that thought crossed his mind, Izumi had already made up his decision.
The others, though slightly confused, still nodded along.
"If that's your call, we're in."
"With you around, there's nothing to be afraid of."
Tohsaka Rin saw it clearly.
With Izumi present, danger was basically nonexistent.
The rest of the group agreed.
Seeing that everyone was on board, Izumi stood up decisively.
"Alright."
"Let's register."
He walked straight up to Hiratsuka-sensei and said,
"Here—sign us up."
"Kids make choices."
"We want everything."
"Register us for both worlds."
"We'll head to the first world to learn skills."
"Then come back and go to the second world for proper adventuring."
Hearing that, Hiratsuka-sensei looked at him with a mixture of exasperation and amusement.
"I knew you'd say that."
"Fine."
"I'll register all of you."
She continued,
"You can go home and prepare."
"We depart the day after tomorrow."
"You'll have one full day to get ready and say goodbye to your families."
"If you have weapons, bring them."
"If there's anything you need, go buy it now."
With that, she wrote down Izumi's group's names.
The rest of the class was stunned.
They're choosing both?!
However, after thinking about what Izumi had said—
Many of them began to see the logic.
No one in this class was an idiot.
First world: learn skills.
Second world: grind levels.
That really did maximize benefits.
Minamiya Natsuki had already warned them that the second world was dangerous.
But what if they went there after learning skills?
That would greatly improve their survival chances.
With that realization—
The entire class rushed toward Hiratsuka-sensei in a chaotic swarm.
"Sensei! I want the same choice as Izumi!"
"Me too!"
"Count me in!"
"Same here!"
"...…"
Looking at the chaos, Hiratsuka-sensei's mouth twitched.
She stared at them, half-amused, half-speechless.
"Are you all serious?"
The class nodded in unison.
"Absolutely."
"Just like Izumi-kun said."
"Learn skills first, then grind in the second world."
"That's the optimal route!"
One girl spoke with sparkling eyes.
The others nodded vigorously.
Izumi was the class's biggest carry.
Following him couldn't possibly go wrong.
Hiratsuka-sensei laughed softly.
"Alright, then it's decided."
"Our class will go to both worlds."
Without hesitation, she wrote down the names of the entire class.
That alone saved her a lot of paperwork.
Meanwhile, the people standing beside Izumi looked at the rest of the class—
Their expressions strangely complicated.