As a Star Rail Researcher, I Joined the Chat Group

If she had that many Points.

She could probably travel back and forth between the past and the present several times over.

Hoshino Ai: "I just don't understand, didn't Sister Kanae upload Breathing Techniques before? Why didn't she get any Points back then?"

Gotoh Hitori: "Indeed, Sister Kanae did upload Breathing Techniques, why didn't she receive a reward?"

Hoshino Ai: "@Chen Mu, come out and explain yourself, you rich newcomer!"

Chen Mu: "Uh... maybe it's because they were too ordinary?"

Being tagged, Chen Mu thought for a moment before answering uncertainly.

After all, from his perspective.

Kochou Kanae's Breathing Techniques were indeed quite crude.

It was normal for the Chat Group to look down on them.

Of course.

Chen Mu was actually a bit stunned himself when he easily received one million Points.

Kochou Kanae: "..."

Hoshino Ai: "Then why did you suddenly think of uploading space teleportation technology?"

Chen Mu: "That's because the Chat Group asked me if I wanted to upload this technology just now, so I agreed."

Hoshino Ai: "???"

Gotoh Hitori: "???"

Kochou Kanae: "???"

Good grief.

One was proactive, the other was passive.

That really makes a difference.

Doesn't this mean the Chat Group itself took a liking to Chen Mu's technology?!!

Gotoh Hitori: "I get it... the gap between people is indeed greater than the gap between a person and a dog. Anyway, I'm just a paramecium."

Kochou Kanae: "I get it... so Breathing Techniques are just things the Chat Group looks down on, which is why there were no Points. Mr. Chen Mu is still too kind; he didn't even say the Breathing Techniques were trash, just ordinary. Thank you, I feel comforted."

Hoshino Ai: "I get it... from start to finish, it wasn't that Points were hard to get, it's just that we aren't worthy."

Tokisaki Kurumi: "...omz"

For a moment.

Everyone felt depressed.

However, they also understood.

Just how precious that Space Teleportation Technology really was.

Chen Mu was only going to be even more formidable than they had imagined.

Regarding this.

Chen Mu couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

Fortunately, he took out five hundred and sent a lucky Red Envelope in the group.

Ding, group member Chen Mu has sent a Points Red Envelope.

Seeing the Red Envelope, everyone's eyes lit up, and they instantly felt energized.

Hoshino Ai: "Thanks for the pity, Big Shot."

Gotoh Hitori: "Thanks for the pity, Big Shot."

Tokisaki Kurumi: "Thanks for the pity, Big Shot."

Kochou Kanae: "Thanks for the pity, Big Shot."

Seeing everyone in the Chat Group acting silly.

Chen Mu found it even harder to hold back a laugh.

As expected, life wouldn't be boring with these guys around.

Chen Mu: "Alright, stop goofing around. Perhaps there will be plenty of ways to earn Points in the future, so there's no need to be too anxious."

Hoshino Ai: "Well, that's true. Now, let's get back to the main topic!"

Back to the main topic?

Chen Mu was stunned by this, a look of confusion on his face.

What main topic?

Is it about Kochou Kanae's world?

Hoshino Ai: "Hitori and I figured out why @ing you didn't work these past two days."

Hoshino Ai: "So now, could you please explain, Lord Chen Mu, who claims to be an ordinary person, what you meant by what you said before logging off last time?"

Hoshino Ai: "Why did you say it wasn't a good time for me to date, and why, right after you said that, did someone confess to me?"

Hoshino Ai: "I don't think an ordinary person can predict the future, let alone predict the future across worlds!"

Chen Mu: "Huh? You got confessed to? Kamiki Hikaru?"

Hoshino Ai: "Pretending! Still pretending! You aren't even willing to respect my intelligence while you pretend, you even blurted out the name of the person who confessed to me!"

Chapter 15: It Can Always Get Worse

Chen Mu couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

What did she mean by not even willing to respect her intelligence?

Ai is just too interesting when she talks.

Chen Mu could practically see her adorable expression.

Chen Mu: "Don't say that. I really didn't know it would be such a coincidence; it was just an accident."

Gotoh Hitori: "Ugh... speaking of which, I actually want to thank Mr. Chen Mu too. Because of Mr. Chen Mu, I finally found my own band!"

Bocchi the Rock! World.

Gotoh Hitori said in the group chat, blushing and feeling a little excited.

Hoshino Ai: "Eh eh eh? @Gotoh Hitori, could it be that you also listened to Lord Chen Mu's advice, brought your guitar to school, and found a band there?"

Gotoh Hitori: "Ugh... w-well, not exactly. Um, how should I put it, I guess it was a stroke of luck? I was walking home after school with my guitar on my back when a girl grabbed me, and then, for various reasons, I found a band. And, and, it's a really great band."

Gotoh Hitori: "So, I'm really grateful to Mr. Chen Mu. It was Mr. Chen Mu who made me take that first step."

Hearing this.

Kochou Kanae and Tokisaki Kurumi were both a bit surprised.

After all, once might be a coincidence, but how could it be a coincidence twice?

And it was so bizarre, too.

The most crucial thing was.

Kochou Kanae also vaguely sensed Chen Mu's understanding of them.

Hoshino Ai: "So Hitori is just like me, I had no idea... Alright, let's see how you explain this! Lord Chen Mu!"

Chen Mu: "What is there to explain? Given Hitori's situation, anyone else would probably think she brought her guitar to school to find a band."

Chen Mu chuckled softly, and without waiting for the others to press him further, his tone shifted as he spoke directly.

Chen Mu: "However, it is true that I knew and understood all of you even before I joined the Chat Group."

Hoshino Ai: "Eh? Eh?!!!"

Hoshino Ai exclaimed in shock.

How could this be possible? They were from completely different worlds, after all.

Since Hoshino Ai had asked, Chen Mu felt there was no need to hide it.

He felt there was nothing worth concealing; if he didn't say it now, the flaws in his story would only grow more apparent over time. He chose to simply reveal the truth.

Chen Mu: "The reason I know you all is because I learned about you through various novels, manga, anime, and games..."

Hoshino Ai: "!!!"

Kochou Kanae: "!!!"

Gotoh Hitori: "!!!"

Tokisaki Kurumi: "!!!"

In that moment.

Everyone was shaken.

How could this be?

But it did explain why Chen Mu knew and understood them so well.

Kochou Kanae: "So... we are actually characters in a storybook?"

As Kochou Kanae said this, she felt an indescribable, subtle sensation in her heart.

It wasn't just her.

The others felt the same.

After all, anyone who discovered they were merely anime characters would find it difficult to remain calm.

Chen Mu: "You can't put it that way. Rather than characters in a storybook, I prefer to think of it as an exchange of information between worlds."

Chen Mu: "It's like receiving information from abroad through television or the internet; you learn about things thousands of miles away, but does that have any impact on you? Can you change anything, or do anything about it?"

Chen Mu: "The exchange of information between worlds is something similar to this higher-level concept. You might be able to obtain some information from another world, but everyone in this world neither will nor has the ability to influence anyone in another world."

Chen Mu: "And as for that thing called the future, it has never been set in stone. No one's future is certain; any tiny ripple can affect what is to come. A so-called ending is, at most, merely one possibility among many futures."

Hoshino Ai: "...As expected of a Researcher, you actually tried to explain this kind of thing to us in a scientific way."

Gotoh Hitori: "But I do feel a lot more at ease after hearing that..."

Kochou Kanae: "Mm, I have to say, Chen Mu is truly gentle."

Tokisaki Kurumi: "In other words, does Lord Chen Mu know and understand all of us?!!"

Chen Mu: "You could say that, Miss Kurumi, who claims to be an ordinary person."

Tokisaki Kurumi: "..."

Hoshino Ai: "Coming back to the point, can you tell me why you said I'm not suited for dating in the near future? Lord Chen Mu @Chen Mu."

Chen Mu: "Hmm, as for that, it's not that you aren't suited for dating in general, but rather that you aren't suited to date Kamiki Hikaru."

Hoshino Ai: "Eh eh eh? Specifically that one person? Why?"

Chen Mu: "Because Kamiki Hikaru is a scumbag. If you date him, he will get you pregnant, but then he will abandon you. After you give birth to the children, he might even hire someone to kill you."

Hoshino Ai: "Eh eh eh?!!"

Hoshino Ai: "Get pregnant and then get killed? Am I really that miserable?!!"

Chen Mu: "That's right. In the anime, you didn't even survive the first episode."

Hoshino Ai: "???"

Didn't even survive the first episode, seriously?

Hoshino Ai's eyes widened, and she nearly coughed up blood.