Original God, But Chat Group

Of course, the unknown was based on Aizen not knowing them. Now that Aizen had the plot from Li Yue, he understood both Tenjirō Kirinji and Yhwach thoroughly. For the current Aizen, he had absolute confidence in dealing with these two enemies!

Meme Lord: What a shame, Yifu's about to start his badass scene, but I can't be there to watch it live. That's Yifu's masterclass in coolness—such a waste!

Fat Woman in Black Stockings: ...

Hair Gel Man in the Sky: ...

Aizen inwardly thought it was unnecessary. He'd originally felt his planned lines were pretty good, but now that someone already knew them in advance, saying them face-to-face felt incredibly awkward.

Meme Lord: Yifu could livestream it then. Even though we've already seen the future plot, a first-person livestream of the badassery would still be amazing!

Fat Woman in Black Stockings: While I prefer scenery livestreams over fighting, the scenery in Soul Society is pretty nice too. If a livestream's possible, that'd be best.

Kasumigaoka didn't like watching fights. As a pure everyday-world high schooler, she had no interest in bloody things. She just wanted to see the scenery of the Bleach world. In the memory files Li Yue had uploaded, Aizen's world and Karakura Town weren't much to look at, but Soul Society and Hueco Mundo had real atmosphere.

But the images in those memory files focused mostly on the characters, not the surrounding scenery. If Aizen livestreamed, the plot would take him first to Seireitei in Soul Society, then to Hueco Mundo. A livestream would let them see both sides' scenery, which would be pretty nice.

Hair Gel Man in the Sky: I'm not very good at livestreaming, but since you two have said so, I'll learn from Li Yue-kun and give it a try.

Meme Lord: Great, great, great! Let me thoroughly observe Yifu's first-person badass teaching session!

Li Yue looked at the chat group interface with some disdain.

According to the usual chat group novel tropes, once a chat group reached certain conditions, it should have the ability to let members travel to other worlds. Then the protagonist would take the group members around to show off and cause trouble. But Li Yue's chat group was too basic. No group check-in points, no group shop for shopping, and most importantly, no group travel function. Aside from Li Yue having group owner permissions to kick, mute, and assign admin rights, the rest was just what ordinary chat group members could do.

The only two differences from a computer chat group were that the members came from different worlds and could use group red packets and files to send real physical objects.

It was rare that he'd transmigrated and even had a cheat like a chat group connecting various worlds. Not being able to travel there was such a waste. If he could travel, that'd be amazing.

As for whether he could travel later, that depended on whether the chat group would play along.

Li Yue glanced at the countdown in the corner of the chat group interface. There were still over twenty days until the next thirty-day countdown ended. If two more people joined then, the group would reach five members. Maybe a new function would unlock, like a group shop selling travel talismans—after all, that's how the tropes went.

Li Yue thought as he randomly tapped around the chat group interface, looking for hidden buttons. Though he pinned his hopes for travel on the new members joining in a month, he still didn't want to give up trying. What if there was a hidden button?

"Tsk, tsk, tsk~ What a waste of effort. You've been studying this thing for a month, and you still won't give up!"

A familiar voice suddenly sounded in Li Yue's ear as he studied.

"Huh? Enma's Blade?"

Li Yue looked in surprise at the Japanese-style girl standing beside him.

"Wait, you can materialize!?"

"That's right, I materialized. How about that, happy or not!"

Enma's Blade put her hands on her hips, wearing an expression like she was the boss.

"No, but I only awakened my Zanpakuto a few days ago. How can you materialize already?"

"Don't you know what level of Reiatsu we have? You're not some fresh graduate rookie Shinigami. You got Kensei Muguruma-level Reiatsu straight from Aizen!"

"Right, right, right! I have Kensei Muguruma-level Reiatsu!"

Li Yue understood immediately.

For genius Shinigami, the speed of awakening a Zanpakuto and practicing Bankai naturally couldn't be compared to ordinary Shinigami. Li Yue started with Kensei Muguruma-level Reiatsu. Even though he often joked about it being "Kensei Muguruma-level," Kensei Muguruma was a veteran captain from a hundred years ago. His Reiatsu was genuinely Captain level! Li Yue starting at Captain level already made him a genius among geniuses, even if that talent came from someone else. As Aizen's Yifu, if Ichigo Kurosaki could do it, why couldn't Li Yue? Li Yue would never be inferior to anyone!

"So, I can practice Bankai now?"

A Zanpakuto materializing meant reaching the threshold for Bankai, making it possible to learn.

"No, we can go straight to Bankai. A Zanpakuto's personality is the same as its owner's. You are me, and I am you. We know each other inside and out, so there's no need for all that rigmarole about Bankai. No need for that official explanation about making the Zanpakuto submit. You've known my true name from the start, haven't you?"

Enma's Blade crossed her arms, lifting the ample chest beneath her kimono.

"After all, I am your other half. My personality is the same as yours. It's rare to encounter transmigration, rare to get a cheat like a chat group. Not being able to travel to the worlds of others in the group would be such a waste, wouldn't it?"

"Especially since I have the same ability as that man's blade!"

"Huh!?"

Li Yue caught the key point, his eyes lighting up!

"Does that mean your Bankai ability is that!?"

Enma's Blade smiled slightly.

"That's right, that one!"

32. Sever the World, Enma's Blade!

Bankai is the second-stage release of a Zanpakuto, following the first-stage release—Shikai. It is also the Zanpakuto's final form, allowing for a more thorough and complete release and use of its abilities.

Among the thousands of Shinigami in each era, only a handful can achieve Bankai. Once Bankai is attained, that Shinigami's name is forever recorded in Seireitei's history. Mastering Bankai is also one of the standard requirements for becoming a captain.

After achieving Bankai, every Shinigami's Reiatsu and combat power undergo a qualitative leap. Combat power in Bankai state is roughly five to ten times that of Shikai.

With Reiatsu already at Captain level, after Shikai and then Bankai, its intensity swells to an extremely exaggerated degree.

As Aizen said, Shinigami combat is essentially a battle of Reiatsu. When Reiatsu is strong enough, the Zanpakuto's ability becomes secondary, because overwhelming Reiatsu can nullify all attacks! Just like Aizen stopping Blondie's blade with a single finger, or Kenpachi Zaraki standing still while Ichigo slashes him without a scratch—that's the power of Reiatsu at work.

After Bankai, the Zanpakuto's appearance changes. A few people's blade form remains unchanged, some have their clothing altered, and a very rare few even have their physical appearance transformed. At the same time, the ability also changes.

Ability changes mainly fall into three categories: 1) further enhancement of existing abilities; 2) learning new abilities; 3) transformation into a completely different ability. Some individuals may experience multiple types simultaneously.

In Li Yue's inner world, after being told by Enma's Blade that he could perform Bankai, Li Yue immediately ran from Angel's Gift to the city wall, found a spot to sit down, entered Blade Meditation, and then went into his inner world to learn about Enma's Blade's Bankai ability.

Under the azure sky, the ground was a pale gray. Li Yue stood face to face with the Enma's Blade.

The young girl pointed the longsword at Li Yue.

"As your other half, you should understand, V, what the core power of the Enma's Blade truly is."

As a former aerial combat player, Li Yue naturally knew what the Enma's Blade's essence was.

"The Enma's Blade isn't about cutting—it's about separation. It can separate anything, including space itself. It looks like slicing through space, but it's actually splitting it apart."

"Exactly. The Enma's Blade's essence is separation, so my ability is also separation. And the reason I have this ability is tied to you, its master. After arriving in this world and obtaining the Chat Group, you kept thinking about who might join it and which worlds you could travel to. So when you awakened your Zanpakuto, the desire in your heart shaped my ability into the space-related Enma's Blade."

The young girl swung the Enma's Blade, carving a spatial rift in front of her.

"I am a Zanpakuto born from your soul's evolution, not V's demonic sword. So my power must be unlocked step by step through Shikai and Bankai. In Shikai, I gain the ability to separate space, allowing me to launch Dimension Slashes at enemies and cut open portals."

"In Bankai, this space-severing ability is amplified. The range of the Dimension Slash expands dramatically into a massive-area attack. Additionally, the power to create portals by cutting space is greatly enhanced."

"From portals within this world, it becomes possible to open gates between different worlds—just like how V could use the Enma's Blade to travel from the human world to the demon realm. Teyvat has no demon realm, but I can directly open a spatial gate from Teyvat to another world."

"There should be limits to such portals."

Li Yue looked at the Enma's Blade in his hand. He didn't believe this ability came without restrictions. As the girl said, this was a Zanpakuto, not V's Enma's Blade.

"Right. The portals I cut can connect to other worlds, but like Shikai, crossing worlds requires you to have a coordinate on the other side, or a strong enough connection, for me to cut through."

"If someone else had this ability, it might be useless. But we have the Chat Group, so for us, it's a perfect match!"

"As for the basic Reiatsu consumption—compared to being able to reach other worlds, that's trivial, isn't it?"

"Exactly! That's right! This ability is perfect for us!"

Li Yue and the young girl exchanged glances, then both grinned widely.

"So, what are we waiting for?!"

The girl kicked Li Yue straight out of the inner world.

Emerging from Blade Meditation, Li Yue sprang up instantly and began sensing the Reiatsu throughout Mondstadt City. He locked onto the two strongest signatures clustered together—Wendy and Nahida.

Leaping from the city wall, he used Flash Step through the air, racing toward their location.

Wendy and Nahida were in the square in front of the Favonius Cathedral, beneath the massive Venti Statue. Wendy was strumming his Lyre, telling the citizens of Mondstadt a story about the East Wind Dragon.

Though Dvalin's crisis had been resolved, and Jean had announced it publicly as Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, not everyone in Mondstadt knew the details. So Wendy was putting in effort to help the people fully remember Dvalin.

When Li Yue spotted them, he dropped from the sky, drawing gasps from the crowd.

Ignoring the citizens' astonishment, he went straight to Wendy and Nahida.

"No time to explain—get in!"

Li Yue grabbed Nahida and took off again. Seeing him suddenly bolt with Nahida, Wendy stopped playing, conjured a Wind Current, and vanished, turning into a breeze trailing behind them.

Nahida was bewildered, looking at Li Yue with confusion.

"Li Yue, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

"Yeah, something big! It's not convenient here—I'll explain once we're out of Mondstadt."

Li Yue's expression was grave, and Nahida tensed up. Wendy, following behind, grew anxious too.

Li Yue was the one who had beaten the rampaging Dvalin. If someone like him said something big had happened, it had to be serious. And it seemed to be within Mondstadt's borders—as the Anemo Archon, he had to follow and see!

Li Yue rushed all the way to Gazing Star Cliff and set Nahida down.

"This should be fine."

"Li Yue, what's going on? Why did we come here?"

Nahida was still puzzled. Li Yue hadn't told her anything the whole way, and her curiosity was at its peak.

Li Yue didn't answer. Instead, he looked toward a nearby rock.

"Wendy, since you're already here, just come out."

"Wendy?"

Nahida looked around and spotted a green hat peeking out from behind the rock.

"Oh dear, since I've been caught, I guess I have no choice."

Wendy, with a playful expression of being caught off guard, grinned and stepped out from behind the rock.

"Wendy, why are you here?"

Innocent Nahida asked curiously.

"Hehe~ I saw you two suddenly leave in a hurry, and I got curious, so I followed. Can you tell me what happened? Please? I'm really curious!"

Wendy put on an adorable, pleading look, leaving Nahida dumbfounded. So this was how the Anemo Archon asked for favors—noted!

"Since you're here, you might as well join. One more or one less doesn't matter."

Li Yue waved casually at Wendy.

"Sure, sure, sure!"

Wendy scurried over to Li Yue's side. Li Yue's lips curled into a slight smile. Bringing along the Drunkard and the Silly Kid had been his plan all along. The Silly Kid was now his daughter, so of course she had to come. The Drunkard was for building good relations. All the Seven Archons were worth befriending—aside from Nahida, whom he'd forced into hiding her identity. Especially Wendy and Zhongli, both of whom were hiding theirs. Li Yue planned to take them along whenever he traveled to other worlds. Not for any other reason—with those two around, there would never be a dull moment!

"Wait—don't blink."

Li Yue drew the Enma's Blade from his waist.

"Bankai!"

A pillar of blue Reiatsu shot into the sky.

"Sever the world! Enma's Blade!"

33. Shiyu-chan, you wouldn't want...

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend world.

Inside the café by the station, this was where Akise Tomoya had first met up with Eriri and the others.

It was also where he'd tried to convince Kasumigaoka Utaha to write the script for him.

After Utaha agreed to help with the script, they'd held a few more meetings here—but the last few times, she hadn't shown up. According to what she said in the Chat Group, she was taking this job to repay a favor, but she wasn't going to waste her time watching Tomoya chase girls.

So the usual gathering here was just Tomoya, Eriri, and Kato Megumi. Right now, they were waiting for Utaha to arrive for the meeting.

Ring-ring-ring—

Utaha pushed open the café door.

"Ah, senpai, you're finally here!"

Tomoya looked up at the door the moment the bell rang, and as soon as he saw Utaha, he stood up and waved.

"Over here, over here!"

Utaha glanced over. Sure enough, two heads were beside Tomoya—Eriri and Megumi. Knowing that for now it was just these two, and that someone else would join later—that girl Tomoya had talked into helping with the music—Utaha couldn't help but click her tongue.

She walked over quickly, sat down directly across from Tomoya, crossed her left leg over her right, folded her arms, and leaned back against the seat.

"Finally showed up, you fatty. Do you have any idea how long we've been waiting for you?"