Me, Izayoi Sakamaki, Joining the Chat Group Right at the Start Chapter 2

There was no other reason. Points were just that versatile.

Fat Sheep: "Newcomers, don't listen to this Shit Big Grain running his mouth. Generally speaking, Sign-in gives you 1-5 Points. If you're lucky, you can get more than 5 Points."

Empress: "I see. Hahaha, looks like my luck isn't bad."

Empress: "Then can you tell me who's the strongest in this group? Come fight me."

Fat Sheep: "..."

Hey, did you listen at all?

Who would have thought the one who came this time would turn out to be a battle maniac? Honestly, what were the odds?

Great Swordsman: "I was thinking the same thing. The Chat Group has a Battle Space. It only costs 10 Points to use. I won't take advantage of you—this time, I'll pay."

The Great Swordsman, who was already obsessed with the sword, immediately had his eyes light up when he heard the Empress's words. He directly spent 10 Points and opened the Battle Space.

Ding, group member Great Swordsman has opened the Battle Space.

Ding, group member Empress has entered the Battle Space.

The Chat Group fell into silence, but soon, a wave of excitement erupted.

Fat Sheep: "Betting pool is open. Bet on Great Swordsman to win and receive 1.1 times your Points. Bet on Imperial General to win and receive 2.0 times your Points."

I Don't Lack Money: "Give me ten Points on Great Swordsman. We've all seen Great Swordsman's strength with our own eyes."

Ding, group member Unknown Being has signed in and received 10 Points.

Unknown Being: "Hehe, how could I miss something this interesting? Count me in. I'm betting on Empress to win."

Evil King True Eye User: "Eek! The newcomer came back from the dead."

I Don't Lack Money: "I don't even know what I should be shocked by right now. Is it seeing someone get ten Points from Sign-in for the first time, or the newcomer showing up just to gamble?"

Fat Sheep: "You got it, big suck—esteemed customer."

After that, Fat Sheep handed the betting pool over to the Chat Group. Once I Don't Lack Money and Izayoi Sakamaki paid their Points, the battle's result was revealed.

Ding, battle ended. Empress wins!

Congratulations to Unknown Being for obtaining 20 Points.

Unknown Being: "Thanks for the financial aid, Fat Sheep. I'll gladly accept it, hahaha."

Although ten Points were nothing to Izayoi Sakamaki, what he wanted was precisely this sense of satisfaction. It had nothing to do with profit. It was purely for fun.

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Fat Sheep: "No need to thank me. Anyway, only you two placed bets, so I didn't lose no matter what. What a shame. If Great Swordsman had won, I might even have made a little."

I Don't Lack Money: "..."

So I'm the only one who lost 10 Points? How hateful!

This time, he was finally sure. If there was nothing fishy going on here, he would never believe it.

Why would Great Swordsman, who was so strong he could cut through a mountain range with one strike, lose to a newly joined group member?

Could it be that this group member was really that powerful?

Great Swordsman: "I lost. I never thought you had developed your ability to this extent. My loss was deserved."

Empress: "You aren't weak either. I never thought there would be such a powerful swordsman in this world."

Esdeath, who was stationed at the borderlands, was also somewhat emotional. If she had not used her trump card at the final moment, she might really not have been Great Swordsman's match.

Fortunately, she had still won in the end.

Though it had been a narrow victory, it was still a victory.

Evil King True Eye User: "Originally, the strongest in the whole group was Great Swordsman, right? Of course, excluding myself, whose power has yet to awaken. Now that Great Swordsman has lost, the strongest should be Empress, right?"

Great Swordsman: "The strongest, huh? I will continue to grow stronger. @Empress, just wait. I will take that title back."

I Don't Lack Money: "Woohoo, I'm inexplicably getting fired up."

Unknown Being: "Oh, the strongest?"

In the real world, Izayoi Sakamaki revealed a smile. Fighting, huh? That was his favorite thing.

When he was little, he often fought delinquents. It was just that every time, it was a complete stomp, a one-sided slaughter, yet he never tired of it.

After it happened too many times, he also grew bored. Ordinary people were still too weak. There was no fun in it at all.

Fat Sheep: "The newcomer has spoken. Eating melon.jdp"

I Don't Lack Money: "@Fat Sheep, are you opening another betting pool? I refuse to believe it. I'll put my entire savings on the line. This time, I'm definitely going to make a fortune."

Fat Sheep: "Forget it, I'm not opening one. I'd better behave myself for a while. If I earn too much..."

She would feel terrified...

Thinking of her family's hereditary gambling addiction and gambling skills, as well as that nearly Law of Causality-like physique, her eyes dimmed. She would rather keep losing forever than win even once.

Group member Unknown activated Battle Space.

Unknown: "If we're only fighting and not betting, that does feel a little lacking. Want to wager something?"

Empress: "Interesting. No matter what the terms are, I accept. The strong have the right to decide everything for the weak."

Unknown: "My demand isn't much. If you lose, you'll owe me one condition."

Empress: "And you?"

Unknown: "Whatever. I'm not going to lose."

Group member Empress entered Battle Space.

I Don't Lack Money: "Who do you think will—"

Battle ended. Unknown was victorious.

I Don't Lack Money: "Holy shit!"

Evil King True Eye User: "That fast?"

Fat Sheep: "Good thing we didn't open a betting pool. Otherwise we'd either have lost everything or made a killing."

Beneath a sky of empty nothingness, two figures appeared out of thin air on the barren earth.

One wore a military uniform, a military officer's cap perched atop her sea-blue hair, a slender sword at her waist. Her beastlike gaze fixed straight on the person before her.

The other stood there casually, the corner of his mouth curved in an unrestrained arc, giving off a wild, unruly air.

"You're Unknown, right?"

"Oh? What guidance does Great General Esdeath have for me?"

She lightly cracked her fingers, letting out crisp pops.

Izayoi Sakamaki looked the heroic woman in front of him up and down. "You really are a noble beast."

"Too much nonsense. Die!"

But Esdeath had no intention of chatting with Izayoi Sakamaki. With a wave of her fair hand, countless ice spikes shot toward him.

"That's it? Wouldn't it be better if you just used your ultimate move?" Looking at the ice spikes shooting rapidly toward him, Izayoi Sakamaki shook his head.

Under his exceptional dynamic vision, that speed was like a snail's crawl.

He only gave the ground a slight stomp, and the earth collapsed into a pit hundreds of meters deep. Izayoi Sakamaki himself vanished from the spot in an instant.

Death, death, death, death—

Wrapped in cold air, Esdeath sensed the crisis of death. Even when she had fought Great Swordsman just now, it had not been this clear.

Reflected in her pupils was Izayoi Sakamaki with his fist drawn back. Though she did not know why she could still react under such speed, as long as there was a chance, she absolutely had to seize it!

That was the truth she had learned from the life-and-death struggles of beasts.

"Mahapralaya!"

Extreme cold erupted from within her body, directly freezing the surrounding spacetime.

The drifting dust, the shattered stones, and Izayoi Sakamaki suspended in midair were all frozen by that power.

"Urgh—"

Forcing out her ultimate move, Esdeath suffered a certain backlash. She violently spat out a mouthful of blood, which was also held in the void by that power.

"What incredible strength. It's clearly brute force, yet it can make me feel death."

Her gaze locked hard on Izayoi Sakamaki, who hung in midair. Esdeath drew her sword, about to end this battle.

But the next instant, her pupils abruptly contracted, and she cried out in disbelief, "How is that possible!"

The frozen Izayoi Sakamaki's lips had curved into an unrestrained smile, and that smile grew wider and wider.

"So that's how it is. This is the power to freeze spacetime? But this isn't enough!"

Izayoi Sakamaki's body shook, shattering the frozen spacetime. Then he pulled back his hand and threw a punch!

Boom—

Absolute power erupted. Even spacetime could not withstand that force; it began to twist, then shattered.

A lock of beautiful blue hair was obliterated by the violent wind of the punch. Even now, Esdeath still had not managed to react.

"You lost, Esdeath."

A ravine a thousand meters deep appeared across the earth, while Esdeath stood right beside it without the slightest deviation. It was obvious what would have happened if Izayoi Sakamaki had aimed that punch at Esdeath's face just now.

"I... lost?"

Esdeath had lost far too completely, far too cleanly. She gave Izayoi Sakamaki a deep look.

"I did lose."

The next moment, heaven and earth spun, and Izayoi Sakamaki and Esdeath were sent back to their original world.

The battle ended. Group member Unknown won.

I Don't Lack Money: "Holy shit!"

Evil King True Eye User: "That fast?"

Fat Sheep: "Good thing we didn't open a betting pool. Otherwise, we'd either have lost everything or made a killing."

Great Swordsman: "Unknown... is that strong? He ended the fight in an instant."

Empress: "Very strong... almost impossible to defeat. And he has a nasty sense of humor."

Fat Sheep: "Nasty sense of humor? Curious.jdp"

I Don't Lack Money: "Could it be... something delightful happened in that instant?"

Unknown: "Haha, it really was interesting. As things stand, I should be the strongest in the whole group now, right?"

Looking at the dazzling array of nicknames in the group, even though he already knew who these people were, it still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Just as he was about to say something, the group started up again.

Evil King True Eye User: "Hmph, hmph. In accordance with the ancient pact, I, Evil King True Eye User, acknowledge you as the strongest in the group!"

I Don't Lack Money: "I don't care either way. I make my living with my brain, unlike you brutes who only know how to fight."

Fat Sheep: "I can't even beat Great Swordsman, so of course I agree. But what exactly happened between you two that was so delightful? Hurry up and tell us..."

Unknown: "Since I'm already the strongest, that makes you all my underlings, right? It wouldn't be too much for me to ask you for one thing, would it?"