Another Way to Traverse Worlds

Another Way to Travel Between Worlds "Hey, you can't just say things like that." Chu Ke's expression turned grave. "What if the demon next door sues us for malicious trademark registration later?"

"There really are demons!?" Lu Mingfei felt utterly exhausted. Everything that had happened today had raised his threshold for accepting the absurd to ridiculous heights. Even if someone suddenly told him dragons existed in this world, he wouldn't be surprised.

"So what's this love power for?" Lu Mingfei gave up struggling and asked.

"Very simple." Chu Ke snapped his fingers, and the light in midair transformed into crude illustrated PPT slides.

"First, since this was your first transformation, you were given an Advanced Trial Card."

"Afterward, normal transformations won't be this powerful. You'll need to use 50 points of love power to awaken a stronger form."

"Second, magic. Every 10 points of love power lets you use one designated spell. The more you invest, the stronger the spell's effect."

Lu Mingfei nodded, roughly understanding.

Sure enough, if he could stay this strong forever, that would be the strange part.

That had probably been the beginner tutorial just now.

"So how do I change back?" Lu Mingfei tugged at the little skirt he was wearing, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Good thing no one saw me. Come to think of it, can't other people see you?"

His familiar was pitch-black and floated in midair. Any passerby would know something was off at a glance.

Fuck, he finally fell for it! Hahahahaha!

"Only Magical Girls can see me." Chu Ke flashed a cheerful smile. "As for changing back, you just need to think about changing back."

Lu Mingfei gave it a try, and sure enough, with a thought, the skirt on his body burst into motes of light and reverted to his original clothes.

The staff in his hand also turned back into a necklace and hung around his neck.

Lu Mingfei rubbed his hands together. The sense of security from these long pants fitting snugly around his thighs... he could cry. "We should get out of here quickly," Chu Ke said.

"Oh, right." Lu Mingfei jogged all the way home through the rain.

Chu Ke followed along in midair, smiling.

Changing back was easy. But if he wanted to transform again, he was in for a good time.

Besides, it wasn't like nobody had seen him.

Chu Ke turned and looked toward a tall building in the distance.

"Hey, Potato Chip, guess what the fuck I just saw?"

Atop an abandoned high-rise, a long-haired beauty with a slender, curvaceous figure in a skintight outfit lay prone on the roof, sniper rifle in hand as she watched the distant alley.

"The boss just called me." The person called Potato Chip interrupted her exclamation over the phone.

"Long Legs, what happened on White Rabbit's end? The boss said the script has gone out of control!"

"That's what I was about to tell you." The beauty swallowed and said, "White Rabbit turned into a Magical Girl."

The other end of the phone fell silent for a moment.

"The kind I'm thinking of? The kind that's a specialty from your hometown? A Magical Girl?"

"Yes!" she said excitedly. "Those dazzling lights, those transformation effects, that pose—I couldn't possibly be wrong! Isn't that insane?"

"...Long Legs, I know our boss is kind of inhuman, making you work overtime and run all over the world every day, but—"

"I'm not lying! I recorded it and sent it to you!"

The other end fell silent again, apparently watching the recording.

After a while, Potato Chip finally said faintly, "Is it too late for me to climb over the wall and fill out an application form now?"

"And what kind of Magical Girl can smash a Dead Servant that was at least B-rank into a cloud of blood with a staff?"

"If I can transform, I'll fill one out too. Is this some kind of Words of Power?" the long-legged beauty asked.

"No idea. At the very least, there's nothing like this in the Words of Power Periodic Table or among any others we know. Strange? Bronze Throne? But neither should be able to conjure a cosplay outfit out of thin air, right?"

"Forget it. This isn't something we should worry about. I told the boss just now, and he said he knows. He wants you to keep watching White Rabbit."

"Got it. Is there overtime pay?"

In an unknown laboratory in the Arctic, a figure was nailed to a cross by a long spear.

"I can't contact my brother anymore!"

"Who the hell is it?!"

"After so many cycles, after thousands of years, this is the first time!"

"Someone has definitely set their sights on my brother!"

"The script has gone out of control!"

A certain little devil whose trademark had been maliciously registered roared inwardly.

Shilan High School, the Stationery Store behind it.

Chu Ke happily fried himself an MC steak as a reward.

"Good food paired with good fun—is there anything more satisfying in this world?"

After putting the lid on and letting the beef simmer in the steam for a moment, Chu Ke clenched his fist again.

Two necklaces appeared in Chu Ke's palm. They resembled the "Pink Heart" hanging around Lu Mingfei's neck, differing only in color.

One was as blue as the sky, while the other was Golden Yellow like a crown.

"Magical Girls definitely need to be a team. What kind of Magical Girl only has one member?"

"Heh heh heh." Chu Ke laughed sinisterly, as though he had devoured ten Hall of Souls Elders.

"Honestly, laughing like this feels pretty great. I'd wanted to try it for ages."

[I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak: Boss—no, Mr. Chu.][I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak: I want a customized Word Spirit like this too.][I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak: There's basically no good food here, but I remember Mr. Chu's Dragon Blood World is still in 2009, right?][I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak: It's already 2011 on my side. I can buy Mr. Chu some game consoles and games.] Having apparently finished dealing with his own matters, Kaneki Ken spoke in the group.

Because the group members had basically all been spoiled by V, Kaneki Ken—who had only joined after his story had begun and knew his own future fate—also desperately craved power, power that could change those painful events.

The terms he offered were also impossible for Chu Ke to refuse. After all, as someone from the future, he was truly bored in this backward era, with nothing to play.

[Salted Fish Fun Person: OK][Salted Fish Fun Person: But I have a question. Will the Dragon Blood World Hybrids' bloodline conflict with the ghoul bloodline?][Salted Fish Fun Person: @Upright Person, how are things on your end? Have you adjusted?][Upright Person: Great. There's no conflict at all. I feel like I can start fighting dragons now!][I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak: Right, then what should we do, Mr. Chu?] Chu Ke rubbed his chin, struck by an idea.

[Salted Fish Fun Person: I have an idea.] Salted Fish Fun Person sent an exclusive red packet to I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak.

[Salted Fish Fun Person: Claim it and take a look?][I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak: ok][I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak: I claimed it, but there's nothing there, Mr. Chu.] Chu Ke froze for a moment, then smiled brightly.

What he had just sent Kaneki Ken was a packet of air containing his Fundamental Forces.

As mentioned before, Chu Ke's Fundamental Forces were actually his true body now.

So what would happen if he sent his true body to a universe beyond countless other universes?

At this moment, Chu Ke could give the answer.

[Salted Fish Fun Person: Should I come over and take a look myself?][I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak: What do you mean?][I Want to Eat Hamburger Steak: Mr. Chu, you can come here!? Of course you can!][Salted Fish Fun Person: Yeah, I found a way that doesn't require a portal.][Salted Fish Fun Person: Wait a moment.]