Starting with Firefly, Speedrun the World

[(Achievement) Defeat Kamen Rider Nyamon once, (based on current strength) gain 15 Points]

[(Achievement) Annihilate all DGP participant Kamen Riders once, gain 1000 Points]

[Total: 2595 Points]

"..."

Defeating Riders was indeed a repeatable achievement, it's just that aside from Geats and Buffa, the others weren't worth much.

That was normal, this was still the early stages anyway.

And most of them were bound to be eliminated sooner or later. If they hadn't been accidentally chosen by the DGP, they'd be ordinary people. It was better than nothing.

The rewards for Jyamato and major achievements were much higher.

But she remembered that Jyamato were cultivated slowly. If she cleared them too fast, would the Jyamato Garden fail to keep up production?

Still, that wasn't something Firefly needed to worry about. All she had to do was get the Vision Launcher, then destroy the place where Jyamato were cultivated and the DGP Grand Prix.

As for why she needed the Vision Launcher before destroying the Jyamato Garden, it was because she needed the records and location data stored inside it.

"There's no point hoarding Points. Strengthening myself is what matters."

The girl didn't have a hoarder's habit. She used them when she got them, never letting her Stellaron Shards exceed 160 for long.

But she didn't convert all of them into Power of Destiny. She only exchanged 995 Points for Destruction Path power, and couldn't resist using the remaining 1600 for another ten-pull.

Unfortunately, no gold appeared.

Even though it had a pity system like Star Rail, she was still a bit disappointed.

But then Firefly was a little surprised—three purples actually came out?

That didn't seem too bad?

Chapter 30: The Gaze of 0.o

Firefly quickly rubbed her cheeks and looked at what this ten-pull had yielded. It actually seemed pretty good.

Much better than those useless gold-quality items, right?

This time, the Points weren't wasted. Very satisfying.

[(Purple) Light Cone "Two People's Concert"]

[(Blue) Jingliu's Eyepatch]

[(Blue) Never-Ending Parchment "Fragment"]

[(Blue) Small Bottle Containing Bailu's Saliva]

[(Blue) Silver Wolf's Game Account #1]

[(Blue) Uncertainty Box "Fragment"]

[(Purple) Step Onto the Path]

[(Blue) Seele's Silk Scarf]

[(Purple) 0.o's Gaze]

[(Blue) Acheron's Umbrella]

"Light Cone, Path, Nihility..."

"And Oddities."

It contained a lot, all very good things, but they didn't seem particularly suited for her.

That purple Light Cone would be more fitting for Robin.

Even though she could still use it—after all, this wasn't a game, and even in a game it wouldn't be completely unusable, just less suitable.

The same applied to reality. It just wouldn't be as handy.

As for the rest...

[Step Onto the Path]

Description: Designate one person to Step Onto the Path, awakening the Path most compatible with them and making them a Path Walker.

Note: Based on the potential awakened during the Path awakening, they may obtain power up to the Emanator level.

This felt very useful. Many people actually possessed determination and achievements no less than anyone in Star Rail, even the Aeons, but because this world lacked Path rules, it was completely useless.

But with this item, that changed.

If it were Honkai Impact 3rd, designating Kevin, designating Elysia—there was no doubt they could Step Onto their corresponding Paths and directly gain Emanator-level power.

If this weren't just a purple item with an Emanator ceiling, they might even become the Aeon of their respective Path.

Anyway, it was a good thing, no worse than the previous gold-quality items.

Sure enough, judging a gacha pull solely by quality wasn't enough. The key was its effect and function.

Then came the last purple-quality item: [0.o's Gaze].

Introduction: The Nihility Aeon 0.o is watching you. You are destined to tread the Path of Nihility, drifting further down the road of self-annihilation with no turning back.

"0.o...?"

"Uh..."

Even if the mismatched eyes were cute, this single item was a bit extreme. Being watched by an Aeon was hardly a good thing—especially the Nihility Aeon, IX.

IX was already an outlier among Aeons. It had no dealings with other Aeons, firmly believing that the essence of the multiverse was nihility, and thus existence held no value.

The moment you set foot on Nihility, your end might already be sealed.

This item couldn't be used carelessly either.

Beyond those three purple items, many more useful blue-quality items had appeared—no longer such a letdown.

Among them were some strange Oddities, though Firefly-chan basically had no use for them either.

She sorted through her newly acquired gains; who knew when they might come in handy? So no matter the quality of the item, she never threw anything away.

After all, she could store them in her built-in system space—they didn't take up any room.

Once that was done, Firefly finally got back to work. She still had to earn money.

She didn't know how much time had passed when the door slid open, and a familiar voice came through.

"I'm home."

It was Nene Arakawa, but her voice didn't sound happy—more like she was troubled.

"Welcome back, Nene. Good work."

Firefly closed the browser tab on her computer and stood up to greet her, her expression full of concern—like a little girlfriend waiting for someone important at home.

Noticing the unease on Nene Arakawa's face, Firefly went to get her a glass of water, then asked carefully:

"Nene, what's wrong? Did something upset you?"

"It's nothing."

Nene Arakawa didn't want her worries to trouble her adorable Firefly, so she just shook her head.

She'd been happy enough earlier after finishing her video and reading the fans' comments. But then her mother... had demanded in the comments section that she come home immediately.

It wasn't that she completely disliked her parents.

It was just... she wanted a different kind of love, a different kind of happiness.

She often thought—if she weren't a daughter of the Kurama Family, if she were just from an ordinary household, would her mother treat her like this?

She couldn't even remember the last time she'd gone shopping with her mother.

When had things become like this?

In short, she was deeply troubled. She couldn't bring herself to completely cut ties with her family and ignore her parents, but she also didn't want to go back to how things were before.

She had the right to pursue her own happiness too.

"Didn't you say we were going to the mall? It's getting late."

Seeing that Nene Arakawa didn't want to talk about it, Firefly was sensible enough not to press further and changed the subject.

And Firefly's tone was so gentle that it soothed the sadness in the listener's heart.

"Firefly-chan is right."

"Then let's head out now!"

Nene Arakawa grabbed Firefly's hands, pushing aside the troubling thoughts—at least for now.

Having Firefly-chan by her side was already something to be happy about. At least Firefly was sincere with her.

Firefly was her only friend, her truest friend.

"Okay."

Hearing that, Firefly looked at her and smiled.

The two left the room together and boarded a nearby train.

In this area, the most convenient and popular mode of transport was the train. Everything else was either too expensive or nowhere near as fast.

After years of development, the train network had covered every corner.

Especially in this international metropolis—Tokyo.

The train was fairly crowded. Just as Firefly was about to move, Nene Arakawa pulled her into a corner, shielding her like an older sister.

She didn't know what to say!

But in this day and age, the kind of "unpleasant incidents" that used to happen on trains were almost impossible.

The Japanese authorities had extremely strict laws on this matter—no one would gamble their future away.

"I thought a young lady like Nene wouldn't ride the train."

Firefly looked at Nene Arakawa in front of her. For this outing, she had changed into a very expensive and fashionable outfit.

Completely different style from Firefly.

When she had changed clothes earlier, Firefly was a bit surprised when she first saw her.

Nene Arakawa, this zaibatsu heiress, usually didn't act aloof at all—she was pretty much like an ordinary civilian girl.

Sometimes you forgot she was the young lady of the Arakawa Zaibatsu, who could directly command Tokyo's authorities.

Chapter 31: Shopping with Nene

Although the reason the Arakawa Zaibatsu could command Tokyo's authorities was because its president was a sponsor of the DGP Grand Prix.

Facing the DGP's management, even the Japanese government didn't dare resist and could only cooperate unconditionally.

But for that very reason, once the DGP organizers withdrew from this world and other Jyamato were still disrupting public order, Tokyo's authorities immediately took Kōsei Arakawa, the zaibatsu president, as their scapegoat.

"You really think I'm that kind of flashy rich girl? And Firefly-chan, I'm running away from home right now, so naturally I want to save wherever I can."

Nene Arakawa answered matter-of-factly.

Her mother had already frozen her bank cards. She had expected this, so she'd prepared plenty of pocket money and valuable accessories.

But if she didn't hold back a little, she'd burn through it fast. More importantly, she wasn't someone who couldn't endure hardship!

"That's not what I meant."

Firefly quickly waved her hands. She wanted to say more but hesitated and gave up, instead asking about their destination.