Chapter 113
"Come on, what are you waiting for!"
"Wait, let me grab my bag!"
Eriri ran to the bedside, picked up the schoolbag she had left behind when she collapsed on the bed, and followed Li Yue out of the room.
After returning the room key to the front desk, Li Yue left the hotel with Eriri. Unlike when they arrived, they walked side by side when they came out.
"Where do you live? Lead the way."
Li Yue really couldn't remember which direction Eriri's house was in. He used to find people by identifying them through Reiatsu, but now that Eriri's Reiatsu was right next to him, he couldn't identify her remotely.
"Come with me."
Eriri slung her backpack over her left shoulder, tossed her hair, and headed straight ahead in one direction. Li Yue followed slightly behind her.
Neither of them noticed that behind the telephone pole next to the hotel, Akise Tomoya was watching them. After seeing them leave, he followed them from a distance, all the way to Eriri's castle villa.
At that moment, Eriri's mother, Sawamura Sayuri, was standing on the second-floor balcony and saw Li Yue walking with Eriri from above.
"Huh? Who's that person next to Eriri? I've never seen her before. Didn't she say she was playing at Tomoya's house?"
Then, the puzzled Sayuri saw Akise Tomoya hiding behind a telephone pole not far behind the two of them.
For a moment, a sentence popped into Sawamura Sayuri's mind.
"Could it be... N*R!?"
185. Let Zhongli kowtow to the Vago Monarch.
After escorting Eriri home, Li Yue specifically instructed her at the door not to give Ogiso Setsuna any extra damage. Enraged, Eriri unleashed her golden dual-wielding swordsmanship, but missed Li Yue even once. Although she was furious, she didn't dare to attack Li Yue. She simply performed a set of dual-wielding sword techniques in Wrath before turning around and returning home.
Li Yue left alone, and after seeing Li Yue leave, Akise Tomoya also turned and left. Throughout the entire process, Akise Tomoya did not have any interaction with Eriri or Li Yue.
But to Sayuri upstairs, this scene was definitely NTR!
However, she didn't know what was going on. After all, it concerned her daughter's choice. She watched Eriri and the Blondie Li Yue interact and didn't see any coercion, so she didn't say anything.
So, after handing over the contents of Volume Two to Eriri for processing, Li Yue left this world at the urging of Kasumigaoka in the Chat Group.
[Meme Lord: Okay, okay, senior, I've already left.]
[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: So what did you come to see Eriri for this time?]
[Meme Lord: Of course, I'd go tease her and have her help me with the second volume of the novel.]
[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: Are you writing a second volume?]
[Meme Lord: Yeah, didn't I already say I was going to use this book to make money?]
I thought you were joking, but I didn't expect you to be serious!
Kasumigaoka was utterly speechless.
[Meme Lord: If you're worried about the plot making people think of you, you don't need to worry anymore. Starting from Volume 2, I'm still writing according to the plot of your world, but not according to your current real-life story. So, essentially, the content of Volume 2 has nothing to do with you anymore. After all, you're no longer playing with them and are more focused on your own things, right?]
[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: You have a point.]
After closing the private chat with Kasumigaoka, Li Yue began to stroll around Liyue Harbor.
When Li Yue left the world of "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," it was nighttime. So, after returning to Liyue Harbor, it was also nighttime because the two worlds were synchronized. With the help of the lights, Li Yue admired the nighttime Liyue Harbor. Liyue Harbor didn't seem special during the day, but it had a lot of charm at night.
"You're back."
As soon as Li Yue returned to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, she saw Raiden Ei standing at the door.
What are you doing at the door?
Li Yue looked at Raiden Ei with curiosity.
"I'm waiting for you to come back."
"Didn't I say I was going to a completely peaceful world? You don't have to wait for me to come back."
Raiden Ei knew that Li Yue had gone to another world, and it was a very ordinary and peaceful Otherworld. Therefore, Raiden Ei did not ask to follow her. Otherwise, given her self-proclaimed status as a Shadow Warrior, she would definitely have gone with her.
"As your shadow warrior, it is my duty to protect you at all times."
Raiden Ei are still very formulaic.
"I see. How has Raiden Shogun been lately?"
Li Yue didn't argue with Raiden Ei; this simpleton was clueless, so it was better to change the subject.
Li Yue knew that the general would change his mind because of Raiden Ei, and would judge Raiden Ei as not following eternity, and then directly want to cut Raiden Ei.
Raiden Ei thought for a moment and then gave his answer.
"The general hasn't made any moves lately."
Because recently, all the Raiden Ei have been controlling my body, the General, who was originally the foreground program, has been forced to become a background program.
"If the general runs into trouble, remember to tell me."
"I understand, I will do as you say."
Although Raiden Ei is a bit of a goofball, she's really good at following orders. It's probably because Makoto Raiden reappeared, activating the muscle memory she had 500 years ago when she followed Makoto Raiden. I don't care who the enemy is or what the reason is, just tell me who to kill!
"By the way, when will you deal with the Lady Kitsune matter? You said you would help me deal with the Lady Kitsune."
"I've already had the Yae Miko keep an eye on the matter of Lady Kitsune in Inazuma. I didn't find her when I was in Inazuma, so it might not be the right time yet, which is why she hasn't shown herself. When the time comes, she will appear on her own, and the Yae Miko will inform us then."
"I see."
It's probably because the time for the Sakura Cleansing Ritual hasn't come yet, so Kikue hasn't appeared. After all, Ying is currently doing quests in Liyue Harbor and has no intention of going to Inazuma. Moreover, it's estimated that even if she finishes her quests in Liyue, she still won't go to Inazuma because... Rai is in Liyue right now!
"Let's go and rest."
"Good!"
When the topic of rest came up, Raiden Ei's expression changed noticeably.
She was waiting for Li Yue to come back, just for those two words!
After Raiden Ei considered himself to be Li Yue's right-hand man, Li Yue stopped sleeping in the coffin room with Hu Tao and started having her own room, just like Zhongli Nahida.
As for the reason, it's because Raiden Ei, as Li Yue's personal bodyguard, is responsible for sleeping with Li Yue.
Oh no, according to Raiden Ei, her body is special, so she doesn't need to sleep. What she needs to do is stay by Li Yue's side and ensure Li Yue's safety while resting.
When Raiden Ei made this request, the Three Great Generals and Hu Tao were stunned. Goodness, is Raiden Shogun really that open-minded?
However, Li Yue knew that the reason why Raiden Ei insisted on sleeping with her was because back in Inazuma, she had transformed into Makoto Raiden, so now she would wait for her to fall asleep every day and then have Makoto Raiden control her body to chat with her.
He was completely being treated as Makoto Raiden!
But when she's sleeping, Raiden Ei is willing to let him rest his head on her lap, what else can be said about that?
So, whenever it was a night when she was resting normally, Li Yue would transform into Makoto Raiden and chat with Raiden Ei. Thanks to Makoto Raiden's close guidance in Li Yue's Inner World, she wasn't worried about not being able to handle Shin. This simpleton had no idea that the person chatting with her was real or fake.
Li Yue was also thinking about how to get those few people in her Inner World to come out and have some fun.
Letting them leave is definitely out of the question, since they are the source of my power. However, summoning them into reality to have some fun is perfectly acceptable.
Let the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Nahida meet, let the Boreas spray Venti, let Makoto Raiden and Raiden Ei have a real chat, and let Zhongli kowtow to Morax!
186. I will never forget my adoptive father's kindness in giving me a second chance at life! (Bounty 11/11)
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: So, you want the Demon God to come out of your body?]
[Meme Lord: Yes, my adoptive father isn't completely detached from my body; he can be summoned, like being able to materialize my Zanpakuto for a bit of fun.]
The day after returning to Teyvat, Li Yue began to seek out Aizen, asking him about the materialization of the soul in the Inner World. Aizen, being an expert on souls, was certainly familiar with this.
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: You're talking about Muramasa? Making Zanpakuto materialize.]
[Meme Lord: It's definitely different from Muramasa. Muramasa could directly make everyone's Zanpakuto rebel. That kind of power to materialize Zanpakuto isn't something you can just summon casually. I just want the Demon God within me to have the characteristic of being able to materialize and appear directly whenever they're summoned, like Muramasa, instead of being summoned by someone else.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: I understand what you mean, Li Yue-kun, but this ability is Muramasa's special ability, a characteristic of his Zanpakuto. It might be difficult for you to wield this power.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Unless you can fuse Muramasa into your Zanpakuto, but I haven't seen the ability to devour someone else's Zanpakuto yet.]
[Meme Lord: Never mind then, Muramasa too ugly. Let my Enma's Blade devour him.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky:...]
Muramasa is an original character created for the Bleach anime. Essentially, he's a character the animation team uses to drag out the plot. After all, without creating an original storyline, the later episodes wouldn't be able to progress further, given that Kubo Tite's animation speed isn't that fast. So what do they do? The animation team creates an original storyline to fill in the gaps!
Thus, the characters of the village chief and Kuchiki Kōga were created.
Kuchiki Kōga is the son-in-law of the Kuchiki Clan. According to his status and seniority, he should be the uncle of the current head of the family, Byakuya Kuchiki. He was a genius in Soul Society a hundred years ago, at a time when Aizen had not yet appeared.
Kuchiki Kōga's Zanpakuto is named Muramasa. It has a very special ability: it can hypnotize an enemy's Zanpakuto, causing the enemy's Zanpakuto to turn against its master. It can even make the enemy's Zanpakuto materialize and attack its master, thus temporarily rendering the Zanpakuto in the hands of the opposing Bleach powerless and turning it into a simple, unused sword.
Because this ability is extremely dangerous, almost like an attack against Bleach, Kōga was feared by Bleach. Coupled with his own great power, he learned Bankai at a young age. As a result, other factions among the nobles plotted against him, imprisoning him. The Kōga Kuchiki unaware of the intricacies among the nobles and directly rebelled under their inducement, killing the Bleach guarding him and solidifying his guilt.
The head of the Kuchiki Clan at the time, Kuchiki Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, had no choice but to seal his blood and organs together with Kuchiki Ginrei Genryusai, and they sealed him in the outskirts of Karakura Town.
However, his Zanpakuto broke away on its own and secretly sought an opportunity to break Kuchiki Kōga's seal.
Muramasa's ability can hypnotize Bleach's Zanpakuto, and can also materialize Bleach's Zanpakuto. Naturally, he can also materialize himself. After materializing, Muramasa can even launch an attack on the enemy. Of course, if the Bleach on the other side closes his heart and does not use the power of his Zanpakuto, then Muramasa's ability will be ineffective and he will not be able to launch an effective attack on the other side.
However, the fact that it can force Bleach to stop using their Zanpakuto is already an extremely powerful force.
This means that if you want to fight Kuchiki Kōga, you can only initially give up the power of your Zanpakuto and then engage in pure hand-to-hand combat with Kōga.
What Li Yue wanted was the ability of Muramasa to materialize on its own.
Wouldn't it be interesting to summon all the Demon God at that time?
Especially if Morax is summoned in front of Zhongli, and Zhongli is made to kowtow to Morax, and then Zhongli is shown Morax's leisurely retirement life, I wonder how Zhongli will feel then?
Unfortunately, Muramasa was too ugly, and Li Yue couldn't accept that the adorable Enma's Blade would devour Muramasa.
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: There's another way.]
[Meme Lord: Hōgyoku?]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: That's right, it's the Hōgyoku.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Li Yue-kun, you and I both know that the so-called Hōgyoku is essentially a fragment of the Soul King. In my world, every soul that can possibly stand out, even humans, may possess a fragment of the Soul King. It is because of the existence of the Soul King Fragment that those souls or humans can stand out from the crowd.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Essentially, my world's three realms are all governed by the power of the Soul King. The Soul King is the rule of this world and the source of its power. The power that these outstanding individuals desire is granted by fragments of the Soul King. Therefore, the Hōgyoku, synthesized from Soul King Fragment, possesses the ability to fulfill my wishes and enable people to evolve.]
[Meme Lord: So, Godfather, you want me to use the Hōgyoku to make a wish? But that requires the Hōgyoku to be fused into my body first, right?]
The Hōgyoku allows people to evolve and grants them new powers, but only if the Hōgyoku is integrated into that person's soul. Like Aizen later on, the Hōgyoku was directly integrated into his soul. Even if Gin Ichimaru stole the Hōgyoku, Aizen could still be completely resurrected at the location of the Hōgyoku. At that time, the Hōgyoku was completely bound to Aizen.
[Meme Lord: In that case, Father, your Hōgyoku would become mine.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: That's not quite right. I've already completely fused the Hōgyoku, and during the fusion process, I also added the Sage of Sage of Six Paths 'Chakra and the Demon King's soul. I'm just lending you the Hōgyoku for a while.]
[Meme Lord: Huh? You've mastered both the Sage of Sage of Six Paths 'Chakra and the Demon King's abilities, Father?]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Ah, it's not some uncontrollable power. Chakra is ultimately just an energy transformed from the life force of the earth absorbed by the God Tree, possessing excellent transformative properties. It's the Demon King's ability that's truly interesting—he can conjure powerful subordinates out of thin air. That world is truly wondrous... Does this power remind Li Yue-kun of anyone from my world?]
Speaking of the Demon Lord, Aizen thought of Aqua, who beat him up. The Konosuba World left a very deep impression on Aizen!
[Meme Lord: Yhwach, right? As the King of the Quincy, he distributes his soul to other Quincy, granting Quincy power, and then can use Auswählen to reclaim that power at crucial moments!]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: That's right, but Yhwach needs to split his soul, while the Demon King's ability doesn't. I can easily raise a Killian's Reiatsu to Bleach -Captain level. As long as the Killian has enough combat intelligence, it can completely become a Captain level combatant.]
[Meme Lord: Good grief, does this mean you'll have no shortage of Captain level combatants under your command, Godfather?!]
Of the original Espada, only about six had Captain level combat strength! The remaining four were just there to fill the ranks.
But things are different now. Now Aizen can use Hollows with Captain level power to overwhelm Bleach and Quincy.
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Okay, I'll send you the Hōgyoku. Try it and see if you can use Hōgyoku to evolve your power and gain the ability you want.]
As Aizen was speaking, a red envelope was sent to him.
[Meme Lord: I will never forget my adoptive father's life-saving grace!]
While sending messages, Li Yue raised her hand and tapped to receive a red envelope.
The Hōgyoku that Li Yue had previously used to absorb Makoto Raiden was sent over again. However, the Hōgyoku no longer had the same seven-colored light as before; instead, it had a pale blue glow and looked like an ice ball.
Holding the Hōgyoku, Li Yue opened a Portal and rushed to Mt. Tianheng, where he usually conducted business. He then sat down cross-legged and began absorbing the spiritual energy from the Hōgyoku. A powerful surge of spiritual energy flowed from the Hōgyoku into Li Yue's soul, making Li Yue feel incredibly refreshed.
This feeling is many times more enjoyable than when he was reading doujinshi, listening to ASMR, and getting masturbation before he transmigrated!
Li Yue felt his Reiatsu begin to increase rapidly. The Reiatsu that had increased to twelve Kenpachi due to Aqua's blessing had surged all the way up to sixty Kenpachi before stopping.
When Li Yue opened his eyes, Li Yue felt his soul surging with power. Was this what it felt like to have power expanding? Although Kenpachi was still no match for Captain Commander Yamamoto or Aizen, who were monsters in terms of Reiatsu, he was already one of the top Reiatsu monsters among the captains!
Furthermore, something within the soul seemed poised to burst forth!
Li Yue held the Hōgyoku in her left hand and faced the open space in front of her with her right hand, releasing the power that was about to burst forth from her body.