The Mecha-Kai Species During Dimensional Travel

Whether it was someone else's words or the text in a notebook, whenever Xiu Er received information, it would first pass through the system's translation.

So even if Xiu Er couldn't learn the otherworldly language, the system would help translate it.

And even those symbols on the Magic Guidebook that she had never seen before were translated by the system into meanings she could understand.

In her visual imaging system, corresponding text would automatically overlay the symbols on the book.

Although this system wasn't responsible for combat matters, so far, all the fighting had been done by Xiu Er herself.

The system only played a supporting role.

Even though she didn't really need a "language translation" function like this, having it was better than not having it—after all, she could always turn it off. Compared to the novels she read in her past life, where the protagonist was thrown into another world and left to fend for themselves, this was much better.

After finishing recording the Magic Guidebook in her hand, Xiu Er casually tossed the book to the Doppelganger that had appeared beside her again, then ordered it to throw the magic book back into the Dungeon.

To be honest, she didn't have some kind of system space to store other things.

And the contents of this book had already been fully recorded into her database.

There was no need to worry about this knowledge being lost. Except for certain extremely rare spells, it was basically impossible for there to be only one Magic Guidebook. And if she wanted, she could copy one out at any time.

But the knowledge about this [Smoke Generation Magic] in the Magic Guidebook had indeed been completely recorded.

For Xiu Er, this was like having a skill book for an ability she already had. You could say that all the skills she had used before consumed her "Mana Bar," but this skill used a different energy.

Therefore, it couldn't be used, because her body didn't have [Magic Power].

In this world, Magic Users, from the moment they began learning magic, would constantly cultivate their own [Magic Power].

Using magic had always relied on [Magic Power] to cast it.

And the most intuitive way to judge a Magic User's strength was to check their Magic Power.

The way the Demon Race judged others' strength was also based on this.

The Demon Race was born as a race highly sensitive to [Magic Power]; they could easily see the amount of Magic Power in others.

Fortunately, though, Xiu Er, who possessed "Dimensional Energy," didn't have to worry about the energy system at all.

"Detected energy conversion requirement. Beginning conversion..."

"Converted 1% of Dimensional Energy into [Magic Power]."

"...Conversion complete."

However, the strength of magic wasn't determined solely by the amount of [Magic Power].

Aside from technique, experience, and talent, the most important factor was [Imagination].

The magic of this world, to be honest, was a world of [Imagination].

And as for imagination, it wasn't that difficult for Xiu Er, who was of the Mecha-Kai species.

In the Date A Live world, she had already hacked into the global network after breaching the national network.

All kinds of information from the internet had been recorded by her and stored in her database.

Imagination, for her, was just a simulation exercise.

Xiu Er raised one hand.

"—[Codex Opening]—[Smoke]—"

Puff—

A magic circle mixed with gold appeared in Xiu Er's palm, and from it, a large amount of smoke was generated.

Within just a few seconds, it covered the area within a 1000-meter radius centered on her.

Sitting in the center of the smoke, Xiu Er observed the smoke she had created.

Because the magic power was converted from Dimensional Energy, it still retained a bit of the nature of Dimensional Energy.

This also caused the smoke Xiu Er released to be mixed with golden energy.

Through the data recorded when she successfully released the magic, Xiu Er had fully understood the application of this spell.

Xiu Er waved her hand lightly, and a fierce gale blew away all the smoke, restoring light to the forest near this Dungeon.

She stood up and patted the dust off her clothes.

To be honest, it was really inconvenient that the Mecha-Kai body wasn't stain-resistant.

If only she could collect [Clean Magic].

"Hey, you saw that, right?"

"Saw it crystal clear."

Several burly men in cloth armor hid behind a small grove, whispering to each other.

They were a small band of bandits.

In this era where monsters ran rampant, even the fierce battles between humans and demons couldn't stop these sorts from appearing.

Except in certain regions too dangerous due to demon activity, where no bandits existed.

In relatively stable areas, there were still such scoundrels who would rob passing travelers.

"That was 'magic,' right?"

When they first spotted a little girl sitting at the entrance of a monster dungeon, they thought today would bring a good catch.

She looked like just a traveler.

For her to dare travel alone meant she was confident in her own strength.

But who were they?

They were the most vicious bandits in this region. There were five of them—how could they fear a single person?

Advantage was on their side!

With her delicate skin and features, even if her body hadn't fully matured yet, that face alone would fetch a high price if sold.

But just as they crept closer, about to launch a surprise attack—

A golden passage suddenly opened beside the girl.

This terrified them, and they instantly shrank back.

No joke, that had to be magic.

Could that girl be a demon!?

The bandits trembled all over from fear at this thought.

Then, a sudden burst of smoke blanketed the area, plunging them into pitch-black darkness. They instantly thought they'd been discovered and that she was coming to silence them.

Every last one of them shook like a bunch of cowards.

Fortunately, in the end, she didn't seem to notice them.

"That person?"

"No idea. Probably gone by now."

Among them, the leader pointed at a random companion.

"You, go check."

"Me?"

The man pointed at himself, his face full of disbelief.

"Yeah, you."

"No way, boss. That's too scary. I'll die."

"What's there to fear? What if she's already left? I told you to go, so go. Don't make me use my blade."

The boss didn't dare make too much noise. He shook the big knife in his hand, threatening his underling.

Reluctantly, the underling poked his head out from the bushes, trembling.

His companions hid deeper into the woods behind him.

He swallowed his saliva.

After scouting, he found that she was indeed no longer at the dungeon entrance, and there was no sign of the blue-purple haired girl nearby either.

She must have left.

Then, relieved, he turned back to report to his brothers.

"Boss, she seems to have lef—"

But as he turned around, his eyes filled with terror.

All of his companions, including the boss, were now tightly bound by eerie golden chains, knocked out cold on the ground.

And the blue-purple haired girl, who had just been at the dungeon entrance, was now standing among them.

The ornament on her head, which he'd assumed was just decoration, projected a halo like an angel's.

No trace of life emanated from her body. She was like a doll.

She simply stood there, staring at him with those inorganic eyes that betrayed no emotion...

Chapter 5: Unexpected Gain

In truth, after picking up the system and using it to escape the world of No Game No Life, Xiu Er's survival crisis should have been over.

After all, given the system's travel mechanics, she could easily stay in other worlds and never return to No Game No Life.

Xiu Er understood this. She knew it clearly.

So why was she in such a hurry to gather power?

Once the survival crisis was over, someone with the ability to travel between worlds would naturally want to go to other worlds and experience their unique cultures and landscapes firsthand.

So from the moment he stepped into the Dimensional Channel, Xiu Er's goal had shifted from [Path of Survival] to [Sightseeing Trip].

The [Collect] ability was just something he did along the way.

In the end, it was simply his nature.

But thinking about it now, Xiu Er felt he really owed the spirit girls of that previous world.

According to his records, his experience in that world had always been a state of "Spirit! Fuck! Spirit! Fight!"

Looking back, the only one he'd had any real contact with was Nia Honjou.

But since it was already in the past, and Xiu Er wouldn't choose to go back and change anything, he accepted it.

He admitted this was also due to his personality.

After becoming a Mecha-Kai species, his personality and memories hadn't changed; everything he did was of his own will.

That was what Xiu Er had been thinking about as he sat at the entrance of the dungeon, after leaving the Date A Live world and arriving in this one to summon his Doppelganger and conquer the maze.

"I-I-I... that's all I know... c-can you let me go?"

The last captured bandit said shakily. His boss and the other companions had already been mercilessly killed by the other party.

It all started because when the boss woke up and saw that monster, his first reaction was to start cursing.

Then the other party used something like "Magic" to summon a Greatsword and beheaded the boss.

He could still hear the other party muttering under their breath.