I, Izayoi Sakamaki, Joined the Chat Group at the Start

"Are you ready, girl?"

Izayoi Sakamaki stood high in the air, his feet planted on empty space. White Night Yaksha truly deserves to be my senior when it comes to enjoying herself.

This way of showing off really did feel great. The pleasure of looking down from above welled up in his heart.

"I'm ready."

Suppressing the fear in her heart, Stella took a deep breath and raised her Soul Weapon—the Dragon's Sin Sword.

As magical power flowed into it, blazing flames enveloped the blade.

"Then... let the game begin."

Snap—

Izayoi Sakamaki snapped his fingers, and water like surging rivers burst forth from both the roots and crown of the Water Sapling.

The streams merged into one, flooding toward Stella from all directions.

"Dragon's Breath!!"

The flood-like torrent gave Stella quite a scare, but she reacted quickly, pointing the tip of her sword toward the water.

Boom—

Like the breath of a dragon, a pillar of fire several meters wide erupted from the sword tip and collided with the rushing water.

Water and fire intertwined, forming steam that obscured the field of vision.

But compared to the overwhelming torrent, those flames were still far too little.

Before long, the water overpowered the fire and surged toward Stella.

"This water definitely isn't normal!"

Seeing that a single drop required ten times more flame than usual to evaporate, Stella gritted her teeth and had no choice but to increase her magical output.

And everyone knew water's nature—it seeped into every opening. Even though Stella blocked most of the water, many droplets still struck her body like stones.

"Dragon's Feather Robe!"

Stella cried out, and blazing flames transformed into a crimson feathered robe that covered her body, shielding her from the water droplets as steam billowed around her.

"As if this Princess cares about some reward!"

Pushing her magical power to its limit, Stella swung her greatsword at the torrent!

"Sky Burning Sea Burning Dragon King Flame!!!"

A blazing sun condensed into the sword's swing as fire and water collided once more.

At that moment, the entire Colosseum was dyed blue and red.

The whole world was shrouded in mist formed by steam.

But it could not block Izayoi Sakamaki's sharp gaze.

"They're really big... pfft, I mean, really white..."

"No, that's not right. This red-haired woman really does have some ability, and this Soul Weapon thing seems to have no upper limit."

Having accidentally seen something he should not have, Izayoi Sakamaki could not help sighing. Girls these days really were developing better and better.

Hisato Asuka and Kasukabe Yō could not compare at all.

Speaking of Soul Weapons, Izayoi Sakamaki's thoughts began to wander again.

The strength of a Soul Weapon depended on its user's heart and soul. If the user was strong enough, the Soul Weapon's power would increase accordingly.

Although he did not know what his own Soul Weapon looked like, something that cost ten thousand Points could not possibly be weak.

After glancing at the flames and water still locked in a stalemate within the Colosseum, Izayoi Sakamaki turned his attention to the Chat Group.

Mr. Zhongli: "Imperial Arms, technology, and Devil Fruit? How fascinating."

Tony: "Your world is fascinating too. As long as a god takes a look at someone, they can gain superpowers."

Minamiya Natsuki: "Wait, I suddenly have an idea."

Sister Tsunade: "Same."

Esdeath: "@Mr. Zhongli, open your world permissions and let us go to your world to catch a god for ourselves."

Takanashi Rikka: "The Evil King True Eye User has smelled the scent of free tickets for pure white maidens."

Fūrinji Miu: "Freeloading? But that still costs 50 Points."

Spider-ko: "Woohoo, are we going to another world to play? I want to go too."

Mr. Zhongli: "..."

Mr. Zhongli, whose true identity was Liyue Eyes, lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Am I setting myself up?

And if merely looking at someone allowed them to obtain a Genshin Impact Vision, then Genshin Impact Vision holders would be far too cheap.

Mr. Zhongli: "Actually, those are all rumors. If gods were truly that powerful, why would they fear the erosion of the Heavenly Principles?"

Spider-ko: "...Heavenly Principles. As expected, Mr. Zhongli is a big shot. Even if he isn't a god, he must be a powerful Genshin Impact Vision holder."

Fūrinji Miu: "Actually, Spider-ko is amazing too. You can acquire skills so easily. I'm jealous.jdp"

Tony: "Jealous +1"

Sister Tsunade: "Jealous +2"

Izayoi Sakamaki: "There's nothing to envy. You've all joined the Chat Group, which means you have limitless possibilities. Are you really afraid that you'll be weak in the future?"

Tony: "The big shot is right. By the way, big shot, could you lend me some of that Third Stellar Particle Bodies for research?"

Fūrinji Miu: "Long time no see, Izayoi."

Izayoi Sakamaki: "Long time no see, Miu. Has anything strange happened on your end recently?"

Fūrinji Miu: "No, I don't think so? Aside from that Meteor Shower earlier, nothing strange has happened."

Meteor Shower?

It should have been the one that fell when he destroyed the Perseus Community.

It seemed there would be no problems on Fūrinji Miu's side.

He just did not know whether that old gentleman was still there. If he was, then Izayoi Sakamaki had a reason to return.

Li Qian's Kurogane Ikki: "Big shot, where did you and that girl go? We can't find you anywhere now."

Fūrinji Miu: "A girl?"

Esdeath: "Interesting. How strong is she?"

Sister Tsunade: "Holy shit, the show's starting. Wait, I'm going to buy a watermelon first."

Spider-ko: "Me too, me too! I haven't eaten watermelon in a long time, and watermelons are so expensive. I couldn't afford them even before I was transported here. Poor.jdp"

Ding, group member Sister Tsunade has been muted by an administrator for ten minutes.

Izayoi Sakamaki: "@Tony, don't spread your bad habits to everyone else."

Tony: "???"

Why did it feel like whenever someone in the group acted out, it was automatically his fault?

Had he become synonymous with being tactless in the Chat Group?

And big shot, shouldn't you answer my question directly first?

Favoring girls over boys was not acceptable!

One Isn't Enough, I Want Ten

Amid the steam that covered the sky, Izayoi Sakamaki sat cross-legged in the air. After glancing at the flames and water still deadlocked below, he once again focused on the Chat Group. Izayoi Sakamaki: "@Tony, it's not that I won't give it to you. Even if I did, you wouldn't be able to research it."

Tony: "That may be true, but how would I know without trying?"

Takanashi Rikka: "Mr. Stark has gotten cocky. He even dares to talk back to my contractor."

Tony: "I didn't. Don't talk nonsense."

Izayoi Sakamaki: "All right, I'm just telling the truth. Do you know what the Third Stellar Particle Bodies are?"

Tony: "I don't. Please enlighten me."

Izayoi Sakamaki: "The Third Stellar Particle Bodies are the foundation of the Perpetual Motion Mechanism, one of the Final Trial of Humanity. If you could thoroughly research it, I can't say you'd be first in the group, but second place would be guaranteed."

Mr. Zhongli: "A Perpetual Motion Mechanism?"

Minamiya Natsuki: "A perpetual motion machine? Does something like that really exist?"

Esdeath: "As expected of Lord Izayoi."

Tony: "...A perpetual motion machine... All right, big shot, I understand what you mean. I'll properly improve my scientific knowledge, and when I'm qualified, I'll bring this up again."

Tony had originally wanted to use the Third Stellar Particle Bodies to research an energy source, but Izayoi Sakamaki's words made him immediately abandon that unrealistic idea.

A Perpetual Motion Mechanism held incomparable appeal for every scientist—and indeed, every human.

But Tony knew his limits. He could barely manage controlled Nuclear Fusion, let alone a Perpetual Motion Mechanism.

After all, Nuclear Fusion was merely created by imitating the sun's operating principles. Even the sun would one day die out, while a perpetual motion machine had no end.

Kurogane Ikki: "So the energy the big shot gave me back then was from a Perpetual Motion Mechanism. No wonder I had endless power when I fought Poseidon."

Spider-ko: "A Perpetual Motion Mechanism sounds so cool. I want one too."

Sister Tsunade: "@Spider-ko, even though there's no show to watch anymore, I bought quite a few watermelons. Want some?"

Spider-ko: "Oh, oh, yes, yes, yes! Long live Sister Tsunade!!"

Spider-ko, deep in the dungeon labyrinth, immediately spat out the frog in her mouth. Just imagining the juicy sweetness of watermelon made drool spill from her mouth.

Ding, Sister Tsunade sent a Red Packet.

Ding, Spider-ko claimed the Red Packet.

Ding, Tony claimed the Red Packet.

One after another, the Red Packets Sister Tsunade sent were claimed.

Out of curiosity, Izayoi Sakamaki tapped one as well, and a huge watermelon appeared before him.

"It really is a watermelon."

Izayoi Sakamaki did not know whether to laugh or cry. With a light tap, the watermelon split evenly into eight slices. He picked one up and took a bite.

Mm, it tasted pretty good.

While Izayoi Sakamaki ate his watermelon, the Water Sapling gradually shrank after spraying the predetermined amount of water, returning to the little sapling it had been at the start.

Stella, on the other hand, immediately collapsed onto the ground. Her body had begun protesting after that relentless, high-intensity use of magical power. The pain was unbearable, and she did not even have the strength to dry her soaked clothes.

Lying flat on the ground, she immediately saw Izayoi Sakamaki happily eating watermelon.

"..."

"Hmm? Finished already? Want some watermelon and a break?"

Izayoi Sakamaki casually returned the Water Sapling to the System Space and looked down at the utterly exhausted Stella.

Her drenched appearance reminded Izayoi Sakamaki of after the rain...

"No need."

Though she really wanted a bite of that sweet, delicious watermelon, Stella's pride flared up again. She shook her head and stubbornly refused.

"That's a shame. I can't finish it alone."

"Then this Pri—"

Before Stella could say anything more, Izayoi Sakamaki glanced at the considerable amount of watermelon remaining, opened his mouth wide, and swiftly devoured the rest.

"..."

Just as Stella was left speechless, a pair of Bronze-made Shoes appeared in her arms.

"Your reward. And dry your clothes while you're at it. I'm closing the arena."