Chapter 84

The last group member, Kasumigaoka, also appeared.

[Hair Gel Man in the Sky: After all, we all come from different worlds. It's a rare treat to gather in this Chat Group and exchange ideas, isn't it?]

There's no problem communicating with each other, as long as you don't try to make fun of me.

Kasumigaoka, inside the apartment, inwardly grumbled to herself, but lately, Li Yue had indeed not come to her world or sought her amusement. Even when he did come, it was to see Eriri. That was good, as her creative ideas had been going quite well lately, and everything was developing in a positive direction.

[Meme Lord: Yeah, yeah, meeting is fate, our connection spans several worlds!]

Everyone finally came out, Li Yue was very happy. This is how Chat Group should be. Although I, as the Group Leader, am not very talkative, you group members should talk more. You can't just stop talking when I stop talking.

[Meme Lord: Two new members will be joining the group soon. I wonder which world they'll be from this time.]

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: I hope he comes from a more interesting world.]

Aizen's needs were simple: unknown power and systems, which would broaden his thinking.

[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: Similarly, I've recently started considering incorporating some superpowers into my book.]

[Meme Lord: What, you're going to write Otherworld) stories now?]

[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: No, I just wanted to add some elements. After all, I'm in this Chat Group full of extraordinary humans from Otherworld, so naturally I want to do something befitting my status.]

Good grief, isn't Rhythm of the Lover triangle story? Is there going to be magical elements in it? Will the editor be completely dumbfounded? This is such an unexpected turn of events!

[Meme Lord: Need me to give you some references, like some special world backgrounds?]

When Kasumigaoka joined the group before, in order to gain initial trust, Li Yue uploaded the story of Bleach: How to Raise Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend. However, when Kazuma and Uchiha Madara joined the group, Li Yue did not upload any more.

[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: No problem, just send it to me privately!]

Kasumigaoka didn't stand on ceremony with Li Yue and directly reached out her hand to ask for it. She understood what Li Yue meant; it was the world where the group members lived.

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Could you give me a copy too? Even with your explanation, there are still some details I'd like to know.]

[Meme Lord: OK, OK, we have them all.]

[The Perverted Scum Man: How wonderful! A peaceful world, and she's even a beautiful light novel author for girls. What a winner in life!]

Although they hadn't talked much before, Kazuma learned that Kasumigaoka was a beautiful young female writer, and he was filled with envy.

[Perverted Scum Man: Unlike me, although I came to Otherworld, I ended up with two weird teammates. Although I gained magical powers, they are completely different from the kind of hero who defeats the demon king I imagined!]

[Perverted Scum Man: I need a reliable teammate, preferably a seasoned warrior, so I don't always have to rush in alone to chop down frogs with my sword.]

[Meme Lord: Don't worry, you'll soon meet a powerful knight who will become your reliable teammate!]

[The Perverted Scum Man: What?! How did you know, senior? Is it some kind of prophetic ability?]

[Meme Lord: More or less, you'll find out soon enough.]

Upon hearing that he would be surrounded by reliable warriors as teammates, he immediately became excited. Was his luck finally about to change for the better?

In his excitement, he didn't notice that a blonde girl dressed in high-grade armor was watching him from a short distance away, slightly out of breath.

[This is street dance: Hmph, weaklings always think about relying on others, no matter where they are!]

Madara appeared at just the right moment Kazuma made a sarcastic remark to Kazuma.

[The Perverted Scum Man: Indeed, the weak like me can rely on others to survive, but the strong like you can only grieve silently in this Pure Land.]

This is Hip-Hop: You!

[The Perverted Scum Man: What do you mean, "what are you talking about"? If you're so powerful, why don't you come out of your Pure Land and beat me up?! Or is it that you can't?]

This is Hip-Hop: Me!

Kazuma's words caused Madara's blood pressure to rise, and the two started arguing. Li Yue, Aizen, and Kasumigaoka watched happily without saying a word. It had been a long time since they had seen these two argue. Kazuma like before, it was Kazuma unilaterally talking Madara. People from the Uchiha clan really aren't good with words.

Time flew by in the cheerful banter of the chat group, and under the watchful eyes of everyone in the Chat Group, the two newcomers joined the Chat Group on time.

So Arrogant! Join the Chat Group.

Give Me Some Face join the Chat Group.

142. Li Yue: I've staked my left hand on the new era!

On the boundless sea, a pirate ship was sailing freely. Apart from those who were on high ground keeping watch, the pirates on board were all drinking and eating happily, holding their daily banquet.

The leader of this group of pirates was a man with long red hair and three scratch marks on his left eye. Although he was wearing very casual shorts and his clothes were not buttoned up properly, making him look very slovenly, he was indeed the strongest man on the ship.

Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Emperor of the Sea!

He was holding the wine bowl in his hand, looking at the dialog box that had suddenly appeared in front of him, somewhat bewildered.

"Am I really that much hallucinating from drinking too much today??"

[Give Me Some Face: Was my hallucination really that severe today because I drank too much?]

The words I just said actually appeared in the chat box.

[Give Me Some Face: What is this?]

[So Arrogant! What do you mean, "what do you mean"? This is just a regular chat room.]

[Give Me Some Face: chat room, what does that mean?]

Shanks perked up when he saw that someone had actually responded to him.

[So Arrogant! Huh? The previous prompt mentioned a chat room connecting different worlds. Although it seems ridiculous, it's actually floating right in front of me!]

[So Arrogant! This is broad daylight! I'm not dreaming, this is real! This is such an incredible twist in Otherworld!]

[Give Me Some Face: Oh! Chatting between different worlds, huh? That sounds super interesting! I don't quite understand yet, but everyone here is from other worlds, right?]

[Perverted Scum Man: That's right, everyone here comes from a different world, junior!]

The brave Kazuma Kazuma-senpai has appeared.

[So Arrogant! Here comes the legendary mentor who guides newcomers!]

[Perverted Scum Man: That's right, junior, welcome to the Chat Group connecting Otherworld! I'm your senior!]

[So Arrogant! Oh! Hello, senior, I'm a newbie who just joined the group, please guide me!]

[Give Me Some Face: I see, I see. Hello senior, I'm a newbie in the group, please guide me!]

The two newcomers, under the Pride leader's guidance, greeted Kazuma, their senior Kazuma great politeness.

Especially this user of the Face-Fruit, he had absolutely no airs of the Emperor of the Sea and was extremely polite.

After all, for this king of pirates, the existence of Otherworld was quite novel. He found it very interesting, so he joined the other person in calling him "senpai" (senior).

Li Yue watched this harmonious conversation and couldn't help but nod in approval.

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Does anyone know him?]

Aizen's private message came through.

[Meme Lord: One thing is pretty much certain, the other isn't entirely sure.]

The name "Give Me Face" is easy to understand. The most likely person to use this name is the "Face-Fruit" user in the One Piece world, Red-Haired Shanks, since he is so famous for making people give him face.

As for the other one, Li Yue wasn't so sure.

So Arrogant! This name should be related to the Seven Deadly Sins, or the Seven Deadly Sins. The Seven Deadly Sins are a concept in many works, but because there are so many, it's hard to make a judgment.

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: So, there's not enough information?]

[Meme Lord: Yes, I'm not sure about that Pride yet, let me test him.]

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Okay.]

After pausing her private chat with Aizen, Li Yue began speaking in the group chat.

[Meme Lord: Welcome to both of you newcomers! As you can see, this is Chat Group connecting different worlds. Everyone comes from completely different worlds. I'm the Group Leader. Feel free to ask me anything you don't understand.]

[So Arrogant! Group Leader? So you're the owner of this Chat Group? Hello, senior, I'm a newbie who just hacked in!]

[Meme Lord: You're fine, you're fine too.]

[Give Me Some Face: Is this the host? Thank you so much for showing me something so interesting! I'm having a banquet right now, and I never expected to encounter something so amusing while I'm hosting.]

[Meme Lord: I want to have a party too! I just went through a battle, so a party would be a perfect way to celebrate.]

[This is Hip-Hop: Huh? Hashirama, did you just go into battle?]

[Meme Lord: Yeah, it was really tough. I only have my right hand left now.]

[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: You only have your right hand left?]

Kasumigaoka was somewhat surprised, but then she thought, wait a minute, Li Yue isn't the kind of person who would talk so easily after losing his right hand. He would have been making a lot of noise by now. I get it, he's starting his telecom fraud again.

[This is Hip-Hop: What?! Who could possibly make you lose your left hand?!]

See, someone has fallen for it.

[Meme Lord: No one can make me lose my left hand; I've staked it on the new era!]

[Give Me Some Face:?]

Shanks suddenly had a question mark pop into his head. For some reason, when he saw this sentence, he couldn't help but ask a question.

In Li Yue's eyes, this question mark directly exposed Shanks' identity. Before, it was only a rough guess, but now Li Yue was certain.

[So Arrogant! Wow! That sounds so manly, it's getting my blood pumping!]

[Perverted Scum Man: No, no, no, this isn't exciting at all. Just how strong must an enemy be to make the Group Leader lose his left hand?]

Having witnessed Li Yue's Portal before, Kazuma's first thought upon hearing Li Yue mention losing his left hand was that the enemy was truly terrifying. After all, he had played many ACG works and knew how powerful spatial abilities were.

[So Arrogant! No, no, no, that's the kind of line you only hear in classic shonen manga! How could it not sound exciting?!]

[Perverted Scum Man: I used to think the same way... but now I just want to live a better life!]

[So Arrogant! Um... are you having a hard time?]

[The Perverted Scum Man: Heh, I was reincarnated into Otherworld, and now I have to accompany a useless Goddess and a good-for-nothing magician to conquer the Demon King. In the end, we can't even beat the frogs outside the beginner's town. Heh]

[So Arrogant! Um... you can't even beat a frog... could it be some kind of operational error on your part?]

[This Perverted Scum Man:...]

In a sense, Kazuma did make a mistake. For example, if he had chosen those cheats or powerful items at the beginning, he would probably be doing quite well now. But then he might not have met those teammates who brought endless joy to everyone, and there would be no story like Konosuba later on.

[So Arrogant! I knew it! You must have made a mistake. With so many reincarnation stories from other worlds as references, what to do in Otherworld is actually quite simple!]

[Meme Lord: So, if you were reincarnated or transported to Otherworld, you'd definitely have a great time, right?]

So Arrogant! Of course!

Very well, now that we're here, Li Yue understands who this person is and why his name is "So Arrogant."

Subaru Natsuki, a Japanese high school student like Satou Kazuma, will be transported to Otherworld in the future. It's not a reincarnation, but a direct physical transfer. He is one of the members of the Otherworld Quartet.

Compared to Kazuma, who, upon arriving in the Otherworld, resorted to any means to survive and was labeled a sadist and scumbag, Subaru Natsuki's behavior after arriving in the Otherworld was filled with Pride. He believed himself to be the protagonist of destiny and was extremely confident in his actions, showing no respect for the Otherworld, which ultimately led to his various deaths.

The Archbishop of Sin Sloth from that world has a classic line. "How Sloth!" If we were to describe Subaru Natsuki, it would be. "So Arrogant!"

143. Who's going to Give Me Some Face? Your package is here!

[Give Me Some Face: Is being reincarnated into Otherworld the kind of reincarnation I understand—after dying? Is this even possible?]

[Perverted Scum Man: Yeah, it's true that people are reincarnated after death. This kind of thing really happens, and it not only happens, it happens frequently.]

Li Yue once said that in Kazuma's Japan, many people were reincarnated into the Konosuba World, and they were all reincarnations of Aqua, so he was not an exception.

[Give Me Some Face: Really?]

[The Perverted Scum Man: Of course it's true. I've already had many people reincarnated into this world and other worlds before.]

[So Arrogant! Yeah, this kind of plot happens all the time. After someone dies, for various reasons, especially if they saved the world or made enough contributions, they are chosen by the gods and reincarnated in Otherworld to experience a happy life.]

[Give Me Some Face: Really? Are you two from the same world?]

Red-Haired has raised his doubts for the second time. Kazuma and Subaru's words have greatly shocked this red-haired emperor of the New World.

Is it true that people are reincarnated into other worlds after they die? Is this a special case in his world? Do people in his world also reincarnate into other worlds after they die? For example, his captain, the former Pirate King Roger!

[Perverted Scum Man: I don't know about that, you'd have to ask the Group Leader, he knows more about this.]

[Meme Lord: Everyone who's come to this Chat Group right now comes from different worlds; there are no people from the same world.]

[Give Me Some Face: How did you know?]

[Meme Lord: Because I can travel to other worlds, like yours, I can easily enter.]

[Give Me Some Face: Hmm? You can travel to other people's worlds?]