Chapter 341

What's peculiar is that the anime and games from that world can be found in the real world here, and these worlds are basically very similar to the one you live in. Most of them are based on the original world with some added settings.

If this were in the original world, it would be understandable, since human imagination does have its limits.

It can be said that almost no fantasy can escape reality; the prototypes of all human fantasy products are based on things that humans have seen, learned, and understood. Therefore, fantasies built on this foundation will have many overlaps with reality.

Just as the concept of the Three Goddesses in "My Goddess" comes from Norse mythology, and "Bleach" is based on Japanese culture, "Honkai Impact 3rd" is built on...

What is it built upon? Li Pu is really hard to say. Honkai is something that can be described as a Frankenstein's monster.

Its cultural foundation is built upon the Bible, Evangelion, and the traditional spirit and culture of China. It can also be seen as a product of the fusion of Western, Japanese, and Chinese cultures.

It was these things that led Li Pu to make a bold conjecture: was the so-called 'root cause' the world she lived in?

Because they are so similar!

The world is independent of each other, and even if independently developed worlds evolve similar cultures, their countries and geographical environments will not be completely identical. Many differences will inevitably arise between these countries.

This is an inevitable result of independent evolution, just like the original world. Although geographically isolated, there was still a great deal of cultural exchange.

Given that so many civilizations, religions, and nations have developed even with the premise of communication, how could one possibly imagine a world that exists in complete isolation, or even one where there is absolutely no communication?

Unless...

Unless they both developed from the same world, like two leaves on the same tree.

You can't find two completely identical leaves on the same tree. Although you can't find two identical leaves, they all grow from the same tree. They may not be exactly the same in detail, but they are basically the same in general.

It is impossible for a broad-leaved tree to grow needles.

From this perspective, if these independent worlds share such great commonalities, does that mean they have a common root or a great tree? If my conjecture is correct, what exactly is this root?

"Is the Goddess home?" "Please, please let me see that Goddess."

While Li Pu was still troubled, she heard a series of anxious sounds coming from the doorway.

And the voice sounds quite familiar.

Although Li Pu had already met Ichigo Kurosaki several times and was certain of his involvement in the Bleach storyline, he hadn't expected Ichigo Kurosaki to come to him on his own. While Ichigo Kurosaki seeking his help was part of Li Pu's plan, it wasn't expected to happen so quickly.

She was almost certain that it was because of herself, or perhaps because of Kevin's existence, that the plot of Death would either change drastically or the strength of the enemies would change.

The protagonist of the Grim Reaper group only seeks support from himself, who can serve as a powerful ally, after realizing that he is powerless to cope.

Then you can openly and legitimately get involved in this matter.

But...

But she didn't expect it to happen so quickly! How long has it been? Only a week? They've already come knocking on her door?

Li Pu had just stepped out of his room and reached the door when he saw Ichigo looking anxious and Seele, who seemed a little lost, blocking his way.

"Shh~ Quiet! Quiet!" Seele whispered to Ichigo, "The Goddess is busy!"

As for Seele, Li Pu knew what Seele was thinking. She also felt it was possible to try contacting the Grim Reaper group, but this contact should be limited; she didn't want to get too involved. Because Seele's ultimate goal was still to return to her original world.

The reason they're stopping Ichigo is probably because they don't want him to affect their research.

"Seele." Li Pu glanced at the two of them and said, "Let him go. It's alright, I'm not too busy right now."

Upon hearing Li Pu's words, Ichigo was overjoyed, but instead of entering, he knelt before Li Pu and pleaded, "Goddess! Please! Please, you must save Lucia!"

"Save me?" Li Pu was slightly surprised.

'Have we reached this point in the plot?'

Has it come to this? Li Pu has almost forgotten the plot of Bleach. She only remembers that the early plot of Bleach was that Rukia and Ichigo met by chance, then Ichigo obtained the power of the Shinigami and interacted with his classmates, and then the Shinigami took Lucia back and sentenced Lucia to death.

Then came the hero's rescue of the damsel in distress and the rescue from the execution ground.

As for what happens next, well, the rescue from the execution ground is successful. And then...

Li Pu couldn't remember what happened next; he wasn't a die-hard Bleach fan. Or perhaps his tastes were a bit niche. Although he had read all three of the most popular shonen manga back then, he hadn't really gotten into any of them.

Given the tedious and drawn-out plot, the almost universally clichéd "you can hit me, but you can't hit my friends" core trope in Japanese shonen manga, the constant talk of "friends and bonds," and the political infighting built on "trust between comrades," Li Pu quickly lost interest in these mainstream manga. Besides, these issues weren't the only problems with shonen manga.

Li Pu hadn't really delved into the core of these plot points, so she probably only remembered that there would be a scene where a hero saves a damsel in distress.

But she didn't know how to act out the scene.

"What's wrong with Lucia?" Li Pu asked, feigning confusion and worry, "What happened?"

"That's how it is." Without much thought, Ichigo told Li Pu everything that had happened last night.

"Ah... this?" Even though Li Pu roughly knew that this was Ichigo's brother-in-law... basically here to snatch him away, she still felt this matter was a little tricky. Li Pu pretended to think and said, "A Shinigami, huh?"

"Didn't the Goddess say that we could be friends with Lucia?" Ichigo saw Li Pu's hesitant expression. "Didn't she say she would help her friends?"

"Goddess..."

"Hey! Mortal!" Seele, who was standing nearby, seemed to have seen through Li Pu's thoughts and spoke up, "Please understand your place. You are just a mortal, yet you dare to be so disrespectful to the Goddess!"

"Besides, this matter involves the gods and death," Seele said. "Are you planning to instigate a war between the gods and death?"

Oh~ this Seele is really a fascinating person~

She saw right through him in an instant! Li Pu wanted to get involved, but she couldn't just follow him to the Soul Society every time he asked, could she? Li Pu had to make Ichigo know how much risk he had taken, how much he had paid for Ichigo's request, how much favor Ichigo owed her, and that, just as Seele had said, she couldn't just interfere.

If she can do these things, then Li Pu will be able to use Ichigo whenever she wants.

That's true, at least in this world.

"In my self-introduction, I mentioned that I am Type 1 Class 1 Combat-Limited Goddess." Li Pu also pretended to be very embarrassed and said, "Do you understand what that means? I am Valkyrie, and this is not just a title. When the divine realm is invaded, I am the strongest shield protecting the divine realm, and when the divine realm goes to war, I am the sharpest spear of the divine realm! I am a warrior."

"It's not that I don't want to help," Li Pu said with difficulty. "Ichigo, have you thought about this? Suppose a soldier from another country that doesn't have a good relationship with Japan goes to Japan fully armed, and then this soldier does something like a violent rescue of the execution ground."

"Do you think Japan will just sit idly by?" Li Pu asked.

"Well, except for the United States," she added.

Anyway, the mold is the supreme ruler of Japan. If the mold really did this, they might even give him a big medal to commend his achievements.

There's absolutely no doubt that this is something Japan could pull off.

"Of course, if I were to persuade him as Goddess, using reason and emotion," Li Pu continued, "Are you sure this wouldn't be interfering in another country's internal affairs? Although I don't care about the little conflict between my clan and the God of Death, if I were to try to persuade him and the God of Death disagrees, do you think those gods who already look down on the God of Death wouldn't feel like they're provoking the God of Death and want to show him how many eyes he has?"

"On the other hand, Death, as a whole, also has its own national dignity. Are you sure you're not slapping them in the face by doing this? Are they willing to accept that?"

"In Japanese terms, this would be a country with strained relations with Japan demanding that a Japanese court release a Japanese citizen convicted by a Japanese court," Li Pu explained. "Wouldn't that be blatant interference in another country's internal affairs?"

"How could Japan not be anxious?" Li Pu explained, "Of course, mold... except for McRunner."

Japan's five-star emperor actually did this, and the result was that the very Showa era emperor fawned over him. If it were the five-star emperor Mai Paopao, Japan might actually agree to this.

"This..." Ichigo might not quite understand, or he might actually understand it very well.

Anyway, he knew it would be difficult.

"Is there absolutely no way?" Ichigo last time, "Just a little..."

"No, not exactly." Li Pu thought for a moment and said, "Actually, you have another way. I'm not quite the same as Belldandy, my twin sister. But you could also say we're the same. Although I'm Type 1 Class 1 Combat-Limited Goddess, I also have the same characteristic as her."

"What is it?" Ichigo asked, his hope rekindled.

"My older sister is the 'Goddess of Wishes.' She has a characteristic that we both possess: the ability to grant other people's wishes. I won't go into too much detail, just know that I can also grant other people's wishes," Li Pu said. "So theoretically, all you need to do is dial a number that points to me, summon me to your side, and then make your wish to me."

"This! Really?" Ichigo pulled out his phone and asked, "What's your phone number?"

"Guess," Li Pu said, not answering directly, "Young man, I'm not trying to be mean, but if you think our calls are so easy to get through to, then Goddess would be strolling all over the streets by now."

"So the one who wants to achieve this wish, the one who can achieve it, is not me." Li Pu pointed to Ichigo's chest and said, "That person is actually you."

"What truly summoned me to your side was not a phone number I gave you."

It's your heart!

Chapter 399 Your Wish

"Can he get through?"

Seele said with some worry, "Sister Mei, what if he can't get through? What will happen then..."

"It's all up to fate." Li Pu shrugged and said, "Things and people in this world can't be controlled so precisely. As the saying goes, 'Man proposes, God disposes.' Others will not follow our plans and desires, nor will everything happen as we wish."

Li Pu offered a compromise: she didn't particularly like Seele, who seemed cunning, and she genuinely intended to only dabble in the plot and character relationships of Bleach, without delving too deeply. Therefore, she only needed to achieve her own goals to quickly stop interfering further in the Bleach storyline, thus remaining on the edge of death while still living in this world.

This is important because the Grim Reaper has a clear history of traveling between different worlds, and this travel can be done through smuggling.

Li Pu really needs this.

With this, she would have some bargaining power with the gods of this world, and it would also be an emergency measure in the face of potential crises. As for the matters concerning the Grim Reaper and Belldandy, she didn't really care.

I had absolutely no intention of following it from beginning to end.

Now that she's explained how she can get involved, the next step is to see if Ichigo actually has the ability to get through to her on the phone. If he can't, they'll have to find another way to intervene.

Perhaps Uryu Ishida and his group could be a good breakthrough point.

But for now, let's wait and see.

"Speaking of which," Li Pu suddenly squinted at a furtive figure at the end of the corridor and said, "That guy is Kevin, isn't he?"

Ying Yi a student, and as a university student, he's generally above average academically, has good practical skills, and has never missed a class without permission. He's a typical above-average student. At this time, he should be at school with Belldandy; how could he be wandering around the temple?

Besides, even if they came back, they wouldn't do it like thieves, sneaking around like that, would they? As for the remaining people in Honganji Temple, who would do that!

To be honest, not many people would do that unless a thief actually broke in.

Of these few people, only one is currently listed as 'male'.

There's really no one else but Kevin.

"Let's go take a look." Li Pu suddenly became interested; gossip is one of humanity's most popular pastimes. This Kevin usually seems so carefree, actually does such sneaky things? What's he up to, sneaking into Ying Yi's room like this?

"Keep your voice down." Li Pu sat down and then tiptoed with Seele to Ying Yi's door.

Then he gently opened the door a crack and peeked through.

All I could see was Kevin holding a landline phone and constantly making calls.

"Oh~" Li Pu instantly understood why Kevin had tiptoed into Ying Yi's room. In those days, cell phones weren't exactly commonplace. Ying Yi didn't have her own cell phone yet, but to make it easier to stay in touch, she had a phone line installed in her room, along with a landline.

Kevin ran in just for this landline, but as for why he wanted to use it...

"Hey~" Li Pu flung open Kevin's door and said, "Kevin, can you put your energy into something more useful? Don't waste it on this pointless work."

Li Pu knew without even having to think about what Kevin was doing.

He overheard his conversation with Ichigo and was wondering if he could summon him by phone. And, if Li Pu's guess is correct, Kevin will definitely make a wish similar to Ying Yi's.

I hope MEI will always stay by my side.

"Ah~ this..." Kevin immediately hung up the phone awkwardly and said, "Um... I didn't do anything! I just... um... suddenly wanted some takeout! Like buckwheat noodles or something, MEI, do you want some?"

Kevin pretended to be very concerned and said, "How about I order one for you too?"

"Kevin ..." Li Pu really wanted to give Kevin a good scolding, but she was about to do so when she decided to give up and said, "Tell me, if you're called Buckwheat Noodles, why do you keep dialing the wrong number?"

"Besides, the phone at the door works fine, so why did you insist on using the phone in Ying Yi's room?"

"Ah~ that's because." Kevin was about to argue again.

"Kevin!" Li Pu's voice rose slightly as he said, "Actually, there were some things I didn't tell Ichigo. Although I, like Belldandy, have the ability to grant other people's wishes, having this ability does not mean that the Goddess is a heartless machine that grants other people's wishes."

"Goddess have their own thoughts, personalities, and attitudes, which means they can selectively fulfill certain desires of certain people."

"In other words," Li Pu said seriously, "I can refuse to make this call even if you do."

"Of course," Li Pu said expressionlessly. "If you defeat another Goddess and then summon her to grant this wish, we will fight to the death! Admittedly, as Goddess, I am bound by coercive forces, but these forces only bind me to you and do not restrict our relationship."

"I, as a Goddess, am quite adept at exploiting loopholes in the rules."

Kevin opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say...

"Kevin." Li Pu knew what Kevin was going to say and could roughly guess what Kevin was thinking. But she still had to say it, whether Kevin wanted to listen or not, whether he wanted to believe it or not.

Just like she said before.

"I can choose to sympathize with you, pity you, I can choose to be your friend, your comrade-in-arms," Li Pu said firmly, "But I will not be your lover!"

"For me, I actually only have one name, one real name," Li Pu said. "Although I can't say this real name because of the special reason in my Goddess state, for me I am not Mei, not Kallen, and not even the current Battle Goddess Vivian."

"I may consider myself their successor, the successor of their abilities and memories, but I will not consider myself to be them."

"But!" Kevin tried to argue.