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

Hearing Izayoi Sakamaki's words, Stella froze slightly and glanced at her clothes.

Her once-clean school uniform had become somewhat transparent after getting wet, perfectly displaying her flawless figure.

Her cheeks flushed as flames rose from her body, and the beautiful sight was concealed by steam.

Snap—

With another snap of his fingers, the two returned to the dormitory.

"Boss, you're back?"

Kurogane Ikki, who had been waiting anxiously in the dormitory while hugging a huge watermelon, grinned foolishly when he saw Izayoi Sakamaki return.

"Yeah. I thought I'd get to play an interesting game, but reality was so cruel. It wasn't fun at all."

There was no helping it. He had too few things he could use—aside from the Water Tree, all he had left were two maids.

And those two maids were still in the Hakoniwa world. It wasn't as if he could personally step in, could he?

"Hmph."

The moment she heard that, Stella knew Izayoi Sakamaki was calling her too weak. She snorted coldly, snatched the watermelon from Kurogane Ikki's hands, and raised her greatsword to chop it.

"Wait..."

"What? Is there a problem?"

"Uh... no. Please, go ahead."

Seeing how Kurogane Ikki neither fought nor argued over it, Izayoi Sakamaki could not help but laugh. "You're still such a knightly guy. Unlike me, who only knows how to chase interesting things."

"Knightly spirit? You're flattering me too much, Boss. Besides, you must have a grand goal of your own too, right?"

Hearing Kurogane Ikki's words, Izayoi Sakamaki gave him a sidelong glance. "I didn't expect a guy who looks so dull to be surprisingly sharp."

Anyone could see that, couldn't they?

Most of the people in the group had probably figured it out too. It was just that your goal was still far too distant for us, Boss, so everyone tacitly chose not to say it.

Those proud people in the group did not want to be left far behind by you just because they were weak.

Even Takanashi Rikka, the group's mascot, was secretly working hard to become stronger.

"Still, it looks like we can't sleep in the dorm tonight."

Kurogane Ikki shifted the topic to where they would rest that night. Izayoi Sakamaki did not pursue the matter and casually said, "Then I'll stay at an inn tonight. I can take a look at the local customs while I'm at it."

"Sorry, I've been a poor host."

"Enough. Excessive politeness is hypocrisy. Take me to a decent inn."

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Leaving Stella in the dormitory to continue battling the watermelon, Izayoi Sakamaki and Kurogane Ikki went to rent rooms. Don't get the wrong idea—they were not gay. It was simply because, with Stella around, neither of them could stay in the dormitory.

After all, two men and one woman could not stay in the same dorm room, could they?

Of course, if it were one man and one woman, Izayoi Sakamaki would not mind.

They had not walked far when a sickly woman in a bloodstained white lab coat blocked their path and weakly asked, "Ikki... did you kill... cough, cough... someone?"

Before she could finish, she spat out a mouthful of blood, staining her white lab coat red.

"Uh... is this the latest scamming tactic? Pretty original."

"You misunderstand, Boss. She's my teacher. She's always like this."

The moment Kurogane Ikki saw her, he knew that news of him killing Kirihara Shiya had more or less spread throughout the campus.

Even this poorly informed teacher had heard about it.

"Yes. I killed him with my own hands."

Without denying it, Kurogane Ikki openly admitted that he had personally killed Kirihara Shiya.

"You've got guts, kid."

Suddenly, a stern-looking woman in a teacher's uniform stepped out from behind Orikabe Yuri and looked at Kurogane Ikki with interest.

At the same time, she observed Kurogane Ikki's suddenly appeared friend from the corner of her eye.

"Why is even the Chairwoman here?"

Now it was Kurogane Ikki's turn to be surprised. This Chairwoman had once been Third in the world. She possessed a mysterious causality-based ability that manipulated time, and her strength was unfathomable.

If Kurogane Ikki had to compare the current Third in the world with the Chairwoman, he would definitely consider the Chairwoman stronger.

And killing someone was neither a minor nor a major matter.

Moreover, it had happened in the arena. In front of countless witnesses, he had killed Kirihara Shiya without even being able to see him, so it would obviously be treated as an accident.

"One of my students killed another student. Of course I had to come and take a look. I just didn't expect you to still be in the mood to stroll around after killing someone."

"Well..."

Kurogane Ikki was just about to explain when the Chairwoman quickly interrupted him. "No need to explain. I'll suppress this matter for you, but I have one condition."

"Oh? A condition? Heh, let me guess. You want him to participate in the next Seven Star Martial Arts Tournament?"

Watching all this from the side, Izayoi Sakamaki could not help clicking his tongue. He disliked people who beat around the bush.

And this was an open scheme. If Kurogane Ikki did not participate, it would be easy to stir this matter into public controversy. Even if it was not a big deal, he would suffer a social death.

As the leader of the chat group, Izayoi Sakamaki directly cut in with a grin.

"That's right." The Chairwoman gave Izayoi Sakamaki a surprised look. She had not expected this young man to see through her intentions so easily. But now that things had come to this, there was no need for her to hide anything. "As long as Kurogane Ikki participates in the Seven Star Martial Arts Tournament and achieves outstanding results, I'll suppress this matter."

"Not enough."

Just suppressing the matter and expecting his little brother to risk life and limb was something Izayoi Sakamaki would never agree to.

Besides, he had another idea. "I'll make sure Ikki wins this Seven Star Martial Arts Tournament, and you..."

Izayoi Sakamaki glanced at the Chairwoman. "From now on, whenever we need something or cause trouble, you'll help us smooth it over as long as it falls within your authority."

"Win the championship? You really dare to dream."

Though she said that, Izayoi Sakamaki's confident words made the Chairwoman waver slightly.

Could Kurogane Ikki really be qualified to win the championship?

Izayoi Sakamaki asked directly, "What do you say?"

"If you can win the championship, those are all minor matters."

Patting her ample chest, the Chairwoman agreed without hesitation.

But she did not know that she would regret this decision beyond measure in the future.

At this moment, she was still smugly pleased with herself, completely unaware.

Just as she had said, if he won the championship, the benefits she would gain would make covering up a few incidents nothing more than trivial matters.

And even if he failed to win, she would not lose anything.

She would merely be using a little authority to suppress a matter that was neither too big nor too small.

"Haha, a pleasure working with you. Oh, and one more thing—not us. Him alone."

Izayoi Sakamaki smiled faintly and shook the Chairwoman's outstretched right hand with his own. "Also, could I trouble you to find us somewhere to stay right now, Chairwoman?"

"Him alone? How confident." The Chairwoman frowned. "As for somewhere to stay, don't you have dormitories?"

Watching his future get decided so casually, Kurogane Ikki gave a wry smile. Still, he did not mind. Even if this had not happened, he would have participated in the next Seven Star Martial Arts Tournament anyway. "Well, a girl suddenly showed up in our dormitory."

"You mean Stella, the Second Princess of the Vermillion Empire. Then I'll assign you another dormitory."

"One isn't enough. I want ten."

Izayoi Sakamaki counted on his fingers, then shamelessly demanded an outrageous amount.

"What do you need so many dormitories for?"

How greedy. They did not even know what the outcome of the Seven Star Martial Arts Tournament would be yet.

"Well, I'm merely taking an advance on some of the reward."

"Fine. I'll arrange it."

The Chairwoman gave Izayoi Sakamaki a long look. Unable to gauge the depth of his strength, she could only turn and leave.

She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, he would fleece her completely bald.

"Um, weren't we talking about Ikki killing someone?"

The sickly teacher, Orikabe Yuri, asked in confusion.

"I'll leave it to you, Ikki. I'm going to check out the dormitories."

Patting Ikki on the shoulder, Izayoi Sakamaki left directly.

Leaving behind Kurogane Ikki, who wore a helpless smile as he explained things to Orikabe Yuri.

"As expected of a protagonist. What incredible luck with women."

Izayoi Sakamaki, completely unaware that he had stolen the female lead, sighed to himself.

First there was a sickly female teacher with a hint of yandere about her, and later there would even be some cousin or something. What an enviable protagonist template.

No wonder he had once considered him one of his favorite anime male leads.

Incidentally, the others were Takashi Natsume, whose gentleness made people's hearts ache, and Kumaji Kazama, who built a harem on an island...

Of course, the one he had liked most back then was still himself.

Powerful, "gentlemanly," and wise—Izayoi Sakamaki!

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There was a reason Izayoi Sakamaki had asked the Chairwoman for ten dormitories. The Soul Weapons of this world had truly excellent growth potential, and anyone who traveled to this world could condense one.

It was only a matter of time.

So Izayoi Sakamaki felt that this was a good opportunity to strengthen the chat group members.

If everyone had a weapon connected to their heart and mind, the overall strength of the group would rise explosively.

After casually finding a park and sitting down, Izayoi Sakamaki lay on a park bench and immersed his mind in the chat group.

All that remained was to wait for the Chairwoman to arrange the dormitories, then he could have fun in this world for three days.

Spider-ko: "Woohoo, I got another skill—the Evil-Eye!!!"

Takanashi Rikka: "Geek Repair, the status of this Evil-Eye True Sight wielder has been threatened!"

Tsunade: "Evil-Eye? That's Dojutsu, right? Is it a genjutsu-type ability?"

Spider-ko: "Nope. It's the Paralyzing Evil-Eye and the Gravity Evil-Eye. I feel like I'm about to take off, woohoo!"

Zhongli: "@Spider-ko, those are ultimately external things. It is better to strengthen yourself."

Gilgamesh: "Hmph. Worthless trash. It cannot compare to my Star of Annihilation at all!"

Tony: "Holy shit... did Golden Flash just speak up?"

Brunhilde: "Actually, Golden Flash... the King of Heroes signs in every day. You simply never noticed."

Tsunade: "Since when? Doesn't the system give notifications?"

Minamiya Natsuki: "How do you know that? @Brunhilde"

Brunhilde: "Because I'm the same as the King of Heroes. I sign in at midnight every day. I've been busy with the Throne of Heroes lately, so signing in is all I have time for each day."

Tony: "So that's how it is. I was wondering why neither of you had shown up these past few days."

Gilgamesh: "I handle countless affairs every day. How could I be like you people?"

Tsunade: "Then why do I remember that someone named Gilgamesh claimed one of the watermelons I sent last time?"

Gilgamesh: "..."