In the Multiverse, I Only Get Stronger by Marrying Wives

Hehe, Bocchi-chan is so fun.

Returning to his own home, Tsukikawa Shu still went to the supermarket first to buy ingredients for dinner. He made an extra portion, sealed it in a lunchbox as usual, and went to the door of his next-door neighbor. He knocked lightly.

The sound of computer game battles was still echoing from inside, mixed with the shouts of a certain pink-haired loli.

After a while, the door opened a crack again, and a crescent-shaped ahoge peeked out.

Compared to the first time, the gap in the door was finally a bit wider now, enough for the little loli inside to poke her head out and look outside.

Compared to her wildness while playing games, Ouyama Mahiro was like a weak and helpless little quail when facing a real person.

"Here, this is dinner," Tsukikawa Shu handed the lunchbox to her. "Remember to return it to me tomorrow morning."

"Don't oversleep playing games," Tsukikawa Shu reminded her.

"Mhm..." The other party responded softly.

Ouyama Mahiro's life had always been a mess of day and night, but ever since Tsukikawa Shu started cooking for her every day, Ouyama Mahiro had to adjust her schedule.

Otherwise, it would be bad if she didn't return the lunchbox, and she'd get scolded!

And... Tsukikawa Shu's cooking was really good. After eating it a few times, Ouyama Mahiro stopped eating her instant noodles.

As usual, Ouyama Mahiro would have closed the door and gone inside by now.

"What's wrong?" Tsukikawa Shu asked.

"Wuuu..." Ouyama Mahiro thought for a moment and pulled the door open wider.

Then, she handed him something. Tsukikawa Shu took it and saw it was a game card.

When he looked up again, Ouyama Mahiro had already hidden behind the door, only showing her eyes to look at Tsukikawa Shu.

"Sister... oh, no, younger sister? No, no... Minaberi said I need to learn to thank people."

Ouyama Mahiro paused, and continued in her soft, wobbly voice that clearly lacked confidence, "So, I'll give this to you."

In fact, Ouyama Mahiro had also thought about giving Tsukikawa Shu something else, as a way to repay him for cooking for her these past few days.

But after searching everywhere, she couldn't find anything she could reasonably give away.

Her own figures? No, no. Her precious movies? Also no...

After much thought, the only thing she could think of giving was a game.

She just didn't know if he had a game console at home, or if it would be too sudden.

"Thank you, then." Tsukikawa Shu smiled and accepted it.

"Um..." Ouyama Mahiro still had something to say. She hesitated and continued in her soft voice.

"Are we... friends? Minaberi said friends give each other gifts."

"Yes, we're friends," Tsukikawa Shu smiled.

"Yay!" Ouyama Mahiro couldn't help but exclaim when she heard that.

Having stayed home for so long, coupled with her personality, Ouyama Mahiro had never had a single friend.

But she quickly realized it was inappropriate, and a blush appeared on her face.

"I-I-I... I'm going to take a bath now!"

Then she hurriedly closed the door.

Little Mahiro is also quite fun.

Tsukikawa Shu smiled as he looked at the tightly closed door.

Early in the morning, as the first rays of sunlight shone in, it was the start of a busy day for everyone.

As veteran players, Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori naturally woke up earlier than usual and met at their usual spot.

It wasn't just Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori; everyone who had survived the previous time woke up early.

If there were drones filming from above, one could see many people carrying brand new large backpacks, clearly bought recently, and packed to the brim. They stood at their doorsteps, or by their windows, looking out at the scenery with nervousness, despair, or confusion.

Compared to the calm and composed Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori, everyone else was filled with apprehension and unease, many having lost sleep all night.

The Inner World's opening time was not fixed, and even the countdown notification for players to enter did not appear at a fixed interval.

For example, this time, it only appeared the day before it opened.

Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori each carried a backpack filled with supplies and food they had prepared long ago.

"Are you ready?"

Tsukikawa Shu held Goto Hitori's hand.

"Yeah!"

Goto Hitori nodded.

She was still wearing that pink tracksuit.

Although it was unfashionable, it was durable and convenient for movement.

Sunlight shone on Hiratsuka Shizuka's face as she slowly got up, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

Although yesterday wasn't too busy, she still liked to sleep in, and hated morning classes the most.

With a bit of morning grumpiness, Hiratsuka Shizuka, wearing a loose white nightgown with her chest half-exposed and her long hair down, shuffled over to the washbasin.

Holding her toothbrush, she looked at her reflection in the mirror and slowly brushed her teeth.

"When exactly did that Tsukikawa Shu kid find a girlfriend?" Hiratsuka Shizuka still couldn't figure it out.

She thought and thought, it seemed like Tsukikawa Shu and that girl never interacted, so how did they suddenly get together?

However, Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't overthink it and continued brushing her teeth.

But at this moment, her vision suddenly blurred, and a dazzling white mist inexplicably enveloped her.

"What's going on?"

Before she could even understand, when she came to her senses, she was stunned.

She was standing on the street in slippers, still holding her toothbrush cup and toothbrush.

Around her were abandoned houses covered in moss, and the cement streets were uneven. She found herself in a post-apocalyptic city.

"Where on earth is this? A parallel world? Or another world?"

In any case, this wasn't Japan anymore.

And she came here dressed like this?

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked down at her nightgown and her slipper-clad feet... Well, she couldn't see them because something was blocking her view.

[Current Mission: Survive for 5 days]

[Be aware of the monsters around you. Killing them will grant you equipment and experience, but they are also extremely dangerous. You could also become their next meal.]

[If you can survive for 5 days, you will return to your original world completely, awaiting the next summons from the Inner World.]

[If you die here, you will also die in the real world.]

Cold system prompts appeared before her eyes.

It really was a matter of life and death...

But she had come to this world with nothing, no different from being naked. How was she supposed to survive?

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at the desolate city.

Just as she was thinking, a voice called out to her.

"Teacher Hiratsuka."

The voice was familiar. Hiratsuka Shizuka looked up and saw the face she was most familiar with.

"Tsukikawa Shu?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka was stunned, looking at Tsukikawa Shu, who was clearly prepared.

Tsukikawa Shu wasn't wearing his school uniform this time, but a black, easy-to-move-in tracksuit. He had a katana at his waist and was holding a blood-stained sledgehammer in his hand.

A girl in a pink tracksuit was following him.

Originally, Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori had quite a bit of equipment on them, but when they entered, they found that besides the most basic clothes and small items, nothing else could be brought in.

Each time the Inner World opened, new players entered with a ratio of 50% random passersby and 50% related individuals. After Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori entered, they looked around and then encountered Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Tsukikawa Shu was quite surprised to meet his teacher in a place like this.

"This isn't a good place to talk, come with me," Tsukikawa Shu said.

Hiratsuka Shizuka blinked. Unfamiliar with this world, she could only follow Tsukikawa Shu.

However, as she took a step, she suddenly realized she was still wearing that loose nightgown, with her chest exposed. Her face flushed slightly, and she quickly adjusted her nightgown and hurried to catch up with Tsukikawa Shu.

This time, entering the Inner World, quite a few new things had appeared.

[Detected that player count has met the requirement, average level has met the requirement. System is now opening the communication platform.]

[Each player can post on it and publish relevant information.]

[The chat room and forum will not reveal personal information or avatars, but everyone will speak under their real names.]

A forum-like interface appeared before her, equipped with both a chat room and a forum.

There was nothing much to say about the forum; it was no different from the original world. The chat room, however, was filled with real-time messages. Anyone could speak on it, making it look very lively.

"What's going on? What is this? Where is this? Why am I here?!"

"Help! I survived for three days last time when I was hungry, I can't last five days this time!"

"Anyone experienced players want to mentor a newbie? I'm a cute girl..."

Most of the messages were from newbies, and the information was scrolling by extremely quickly. Tsukikawa Shu couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

Many people still thought that the Inner World had some order, that they could chat and ask for help on it like in the real world. Little did they know that this thing would expose their real information even faster, which was the most fatal thing.

There were far fewer posters on the forum. No newbies were seen posting panicked complaints, likely because the System filtered out such meaningless content.

Some veteran players had already posted trade information on it.

Neither the chat group nor the forum displayed player avatars, much like a very basic chat application, only facilitating the most fundamental information exchange.

Tsukikawa Shu glanced at the trading posts on the forum, but there was nothing interesting. The last time he was in the Inner World, Tsukikawa Shu had already farmed so many necessary materials that his inventory was bursting; he didn't need anything at all.

He was more interested in something new now.

[East Suburb Dungeon Unlocked]

[Entry Requirement: Leader must be Level 20 or above]

[Entry Requirement: Leader must be Level 20 or above]

[Guaranteed Items: Large EXP Cards, Weapon Upgrade Materials]

[Random Drops: Fine Grade (1%), Rare Equipment (0.5%), Epic Equipment (0.1%)]

Tsukikawa Shu glanced at his level. He was exactly Level 20.

"I wonder how long it will take to clear the dungeon once," Tsukikawa Shu mused.