Chapter 334

These words were quite serious. After thinking for a long time, Kisuke Urahara finally realized that the other person was serious and not joking, and said, "I am really sorry for causing trouble for you two."

"I accept your apology," Li Pu said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin walked over with the two men who had been beaten black and blue. Uryu Ishida's face, which used to look somewhat handsome, had been beaten so badly that he was almost unrecognizable. As for Ichigo Kurosaki, he was in an even worse state.

He endured far more anger.

"My body..." Ichigo Kurosaki, in his Shinigami form, looked at his body with a sense of despair.

"Feeling better now?" Li Pu glanced at Kevin seemed a little more refreshed.

"No." He twisted his neck and shoulders and said, "This is nothing. The human body is really fragile. This isn't even a friendly match. How can you enjoy it if you don't even dare to use your strength?"

"If we keep packing, it'll all be over, and that'll be it."

Kevin's words made the group of people uncomfortable.

"Even a god would be a bit too arrogant." Ichigo felt somewhat humiliated.

"I am different from other gods. I have no prejudice against you. I only look at what you do. If you do something good, I will be very happy to praise and commend you." Li Pu said without hesitation, "But you pushed the entire city to the brink of death just to spite this. How can I respect you for doing such a thing?"

Ichigo fell silent.

If that's really the case, then from any perspective, I'm definitely in the wrong, and I can't blame others for looking down on me.

"Vivian ~" Just then Belldandy jumped out from the corner mirror and said, "What's going on here?"

"Nothing much~" Li Pu then asked, "How's the crack in the sky?"

"It's completely repaired now, so there's no need to worry about the evil creatures crossing the broken spatial barrier into Katsumi City." Belldandy said worriedly, "There are so many evil creatures this time. Is it because of us again that so many evil creatures have invaded Katsumi City?"

Belldandy never imagined that the whole thing started as a competition between two hot-blooded young people.

She felt truly guilty because similar incidents had occurred one after another since she arrived, the only fortunate thing being that no one had died as a result so far.

Li Pu looked at the Grim Reaper over there.

Belldandy followed Li Pu's gaze and looked over.

"Did they help resolve this matter?" Belldandy said, seemingly very happy and grateful. "Thank you so much, everyone, for all the trouble our arrival caused you."

"..." Li Pu did not speak.

She didn't want to say anything more. Let's Belldandy's words as they are for now and not talk about the truth.

"How's the Nekomi Institute of Technology doing?" Li Pu asked, changing the subject.

"The university is fine, it hasn't been affected much." Belldandy said, taking out a student ID from her pocket. "This is my student ID. Ying Yi said that with this student ID, we can enter the school normally."

"Oh..." Li Pu took the student ID, as expected.

Even though I didn't do anything.

"Let's go," Li Pu said. "The matter here has been completely resolved."

"Huh? They just left like that?" Belldandy said. "They..."

"There's no need to thank them," Li Pu said. "In fact, it's their duty to handle these kinds of things. Belldandy, you're too kind."

"Oh~" Belldandy didn't understand what Li Pu was saying, but when she saw Uryu Ishida and Ichigo Kurosaki with their bruised and swollen faces, she realized they were seriously injured.

"Let me treat you. Thank you so much for your help."

"Help us solve this problem that we caused."

Chapter 386 Between World Bubble

"What an outrageous world."

Instead of returning to Nekomi Institute of Technology, Li Pu and Kevin returned to Honganji Temple.

"It is indeed a bit outrageous," Li Pu said, "But it's still acceptable."

Well, the world always has a peculiar way of justifying itself. This world seems to be like that, with Goddess, Hollows, Shinigami, Quincy to achieve a delicate balance centered on humanity.

"Have you decided to get involved in their game?" Kevin suddenly asked.

"We can give it a try," Li Pu said.

"What's in it for us?" Kevin asked again.

"It's about traveling between worlds." This time, Seele answered for Li Pu: "If we can figure out the relationship between the worlds of God, Demon, Human, Hell, Soul Society, we can find a way to travel back to our original world."

"Hmm." Li Pu nodded and said, "We have a few options if we want to go back. The first is to negotiate with the gods to get the coordinates of our world and then use the space tunnel of the God Race to travel back. But it seems that the gods have no intention of negotiating with us now. The second option is to travel directly, but this is very dangerous and the success rate will be very low."

"The third path is through the Sea of Quantum," Seele added, "But with the labyrinth around us, we still can't go back."

"The fourth path is through them," Li Pu said. "The realm of gods, the realm of demons, the human world, hell, and the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo are all parts of this world, but at the same time, they are all independent worlds."

"So this world can actually look like a mini version of the big world to some extent," Seele said. "If we can achieve travel between these different regions, we can apply this travel to the big world."

"Let's bypass the maze and go straight back to our world."

Seele's words left Kevin silent for a while before he asked in return, "Is this feasible? If we travel back and forth between these worlds, can we apply this to our return?"

"Theoretically feasible," Li Pu said. "This is the real fourth way, and that way is smuggling."

"We took the normal route for the first few routes, but there is another way called illegal immigration."

"How do you smuggle yourself across?" Kevin asked.

"The Grim Reapers," Li Pu said. "Wait a minute. If we can intervene... well, how should I put it, if they feel they need our help. I think that Ichigo Kurosaki will come looking for us."

"Then we'll have our chance."

"What opportunity?" Kevin still didn't quite understand.

"Kōtotsu." Seele explained, "Kōtotsu is something that travels between worlds, that is, smuggling. The Sea of Quantum and the God Race's passage that Sister Mei uses are all normal methods. Of course, there is no problem in entering other worlds through normal means and normal passages. But if you do not take normal means and forcibly smuggle, you will encounter this thing when you pass through the spatial barrier."

"In this world, the spatial barriers between spaces are called 'severance boundaries,' and severance boundaries do not only exist here, but actually exist between any two World Bubble."

"So theoretically speaking," Li Pu said, "Kōtotsu travels between different worlds and the boundaries between them, as long as we can obtain fragments of Kōtotsu."

"Theoretically, we could obtain the coordinates of our world and go back."

Chapter 387 Honkai Researcher

Li Pu is racking his brains trying to get involved in the plot of Death.

Her impression of the Kōtotsu wasn't one of deep scratches, but rather that Kōtotsu seemed to be something like a large train, traversing the edge of two worlds.

He acts as a cleaner, sweeping away all the odds and ends in the broken realm.

According to Seele's observation, the Kōtotsu is not exclusive to this world. Furthermore, chasms are not unique to this place; they are something that inevitably exists between every World Bubble.

The Kōtotsu will inevitably pass through the edge of the world they inhabit.

Even...

Li Pu wondered if the real person behind the system was also in some kind of World Bubble. If so, would Kōtotsu have also passed through the World Bubble she was in? If her guess was correct, she might be able to find some more important information about the system from Kōtotsu.

Now, to confront the Kōtotsu, one must get involved in the storyline of death.

This is a little bit of a problem.

Ichigo Kurosaki doesn't lack helpers, and as a Shinigami, he might very well seek out a Goddess like herself for assistance. Besides, she's forgotten most of the plot, only remembering a small portion of the important and interesting storylines and characters.

How can I get involved in the Grim Reaper's storyline?

'Strength, friendliness,' Li Pu thought carefully. 'Knowledge.'

Li Pu quickly considered these three aspects, with strength being the prerequisite for the latter two. Demonstrating his formidable strength would make Ichigo Kurosaki understand that he was strong enough to be his most powerful ally. This was the foundation. Meanwhile, friendliness would let Ichigo Kurosaki know of his friendly attitude, thus making him feel that he was a force I could utilize as an ally.

Finally, there is knowledge. Knowledge is power, and in many cases, knowledge is more important than brute force.

If we've already demonstrated my strength in the last Hollow incident, then the next step is to show my true goodwill and knowledge.

"Oh~ Hahahaha~"

Just as Li Pu was plotting how to intervene in the plot, Kevin suddenly appeared in front of him and made a gesture of crossing his arms into an X shape in front of his chest and laughing.

"..." Li Pu made no comment on Kevin's actions, and even thought that Kevin's behavior was a bit tacky.

"What are you doing?" Li Pu asked Kevin, suppressing the urge to offer a polite greeting. "What kind of movement is that?"

"I thought you would be happy." Kevin scratched his head in disappointment when he saw that Li Pu had no expression. "I saw Ying Yi make that gesture to Belldandy, and Belldandy seemed quite happy."

"And you think I'll be happy too?" Li Pu said, half-laughing, half-crying. "Happy? What's there to be happy about?" Li Pu said, puzzled, "This kind of action is really..."

It's hard to explain, whether it's Belldandy or Ying Yi. Belldandy's smile was probably just a self-deprecating, business-like flattery, meant to make Ying Yi less awkward. Well, Belldandy probably doesn't understand what mutual flattery is; she's just trying to avoid making Ying Yi feel embarrassed. As for Ying Yi, she probably learned that from some entertainment program.

It's highly likely that Japan seems to produce a lot of strange movements and bizarre aesthetics.

The most famous, awkward, and meaningless gesture is probably the one where you spread your legs apart, extend your arms straight down through your crotch, and pull them back in, repeating this motion several times.

This action appears in many anime, with one of the most famous being "Crayon Shin-chan".

Of course, there's also the dance where chopsticks are stuck in the nose and hooked onto the chin, which appears in anime like "Crayon Shin-chan" and "One Piece".

The former is completely meaningless, while the latter is a rather peculiar traditional dance.

Anyway...

In Li Pu's opinion, these strange dances and movements are probably just a matter of 'if others aren't embarrassed, then I won't be embarrassed'.

"Where Ying Yi learn this move from?" Li Pu waved his hand and said, "I guess she just wants to use this move to please Belldandy."

Ying Yi cannot be described as emotionally idiotic; she is unlike those blockheads who are completely unresponsive to the female lead's feelings.

But to say that Ying Yi emotionally naive or a clueless, insensitive guy would be absolutely correct. In short, if it weren't for Belldandy, probably very few girls would appreciate Ying Yi's romantic gestures.

"It's not that Ying Yi has always been doing this," Kevin said. "Seele has also been fond of doing this suddenly lately."

"It seems to be a pretty popular move, so I just learned it."

"Popular?" Li Pu didn't think this move could become popular. Of course, it's not impossible for it to become popular. Generally speaking, the popularity of such a bizarre move is likely driven by a celebrity.

And suddenly it became popular to say that the person who does this gesture might be planning something big, so they launched a big promotional campaign.

Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why this strange behavior suddenly became popular.

"Whose signboard is this?" Li Pu suddenly became curious.

"Tang Kannonji." Seele had somehow appeared between the two, said, "In this world's terms, he seems to be... um... a... ah..."

"A medium." Just then, Ying Yi and Belldandy appeared. Ying Yi explained at the opportune moment, "This person is coming to Katsumi City soon. Haven't you heard of him, Vivian?"

"A spiritual medium?" Li Pu shook his head and said, "I have no interest in feudal superstitions. Besides, I am Goddess, why would I care about this kind of shamanistic ritual?"

Li Pu knew a little about spiritual mediums; to be more precise, they could be called 'psychics'. Simply put, they were people who could summon spirits and communicate with them. This profession was ancient yet very popular, and it wasn't just uneducated ordinary people who believed in spiritual mediums; even some renowned scientists believed in them.

The reason people believed in this was that, in Li Pu's previous world, this kind of thing mainly served as a form of spiritual comfort and a way for the living to express their longing for the deceased.

Theoretically speaking, this can be considered a special kind of psychological comfort.

However, in this world, these people can be considered another special existence among humans besides the Quincy. They can see the souls of the dead but do not possess the ability to resist Honkai like the Quincy.

Li Pu didn't have a particularly good impression of these people; he figured they were probably just charlatans trying to scam money.

"That's true," Ying Yi. "After all, Vivian and Belldandy are Goddess, so they wouldn't be interested in these kinds of supernatural adventures among humans..."

"I'm still very interested," Belldandy said, seemingly quite intrigued. "It looks like it will be very interesting. After all, it's a unique culture in the human world, and everyone seems quite interested."

"Isn't Vivian coming along?" Belldandy suddenly asked.

"Together?" Li Pu asked, puzzled.

"It's that Tang Kannonji," Seele said. "He will be visiting an abandoned hospital in Katsumi City next week for a live paranormal adventure. You can go and see it for yourself then."

"Not interested." Li Pu shook his head and said, "These kinds of shows are basically scripted and performed according to a fixed routine. If you want to see the effects, you might as well watch the TV broadcast. If you watch the live broadcast, you'll most likely see a lot of TV props that will give you away. Besides, as bystanders, we can't possibly go into the filming location."

Li Pu is quite familiar with this tactic.

"If it were a regular TV program, that would be fine," Ying Yi suddenly said. "But the Tang Kannonji program has high ratings mainly because it's very realistic. According to the program team themselves, the supernatural scenes in the program were definitely not props. And that hospital went bankrupt because it was constantly haunted and couldn't continue operating."

"Oh right~" Ying Yi said as if she remembered something, "Later, other people took over that hospital, but they were all forced to close down due to paranormal events and have been abandoned ever since."

"Actually, we could go," Seele said. "It might not be as simple as MEI think. I think it's most likely caused by Honkai Beast."

"Honkai Beast generally don't stay in one place for long," Li Pu said. "And given the Honkai Index of Katsumi City ..."