"Ahhhhhhh!"
Three voices of varying pitches rang out across the quiet night sky.
BOOM!!!
A meteor crashed outside Ramon Town, on the border of the duchy.
A young boy, a woman, and a plush toy duck appeared in a pit of gray earth.
"Cough, cough, cough! Falling from that height really hurt," the plush duck said.
"You researchers never get enough exercise," the woman said.
She stood up, drew the Thorn Sword at her waist, and surveyed their surroundings.
A young boy's voice rang out. "I have to disagree. Research work doesn't actually get in the way of physical exercise."
Gu Qingshan.
The little boy drew his sword too, and stood shoulder to shoulder with the woman.
A field of azure starlight suddenly appeared before the three of them.
Countless voices rang out from within the azure starlight, speaking in unison:
"We have become the laws and will of this world. We will do our utmost to guide the beings of this world in defeating the evil ghosts, monsters, and plagues."
"Strangers, please help us and this world."
"We have permanently granted you fluency in the languages and scripts of three worlds, and arranged corresponding identities for you—"
Three boxes dropped out of thin air and landed before Gu Qingshan and the others.
The voice continued, "However, you will obviously need to do something else before you can make good use of these identities."
"—You must survive first."
After it finished speaking, the azure starlight gradually vanished.
The three exchanged glances, then looked toward the boxes in front of them.
"So these boxes contain the identities the world prepared for us?" Yu Juan asked.
"Survive?" Crow chuckled and casually swung her Thorn Sword. "Isn't that underestimating us a little?"
Yu Juan agreed. "Exactly—I'm a Research Librarian at Void City's Grand