The Multiverse, Starting from *Fullmetal Alchemist* to Become the Mastermind Chapter 27

Before the dizziness had even faded, Ichinose Honami had already rushed to the center of the room, slamming her hands hard against the smooth surface of the sphere to demand an answer.

"GANTZ!!"

"Why choose the school building as the testing ground! And those innocent students—do you want them all to die there?!"

The Black Sphere Room fell into instant silence.

Yamada Albert, who had been checking messages on his phone, looked up at the sound. His eyes behind his sunglasses were filled with confusion as he instinctively glanced toward Ryuen Kakeru and Shiina Hiyori.

Ryuen Kakeru also furrowed his brows; what the hell was going on?

As for Shiina Hiyori, she quickly recovered from the shock of being randomly selected and seamlessly integrated into the unfolding plot.

"What Ichinose means is..."

"Is this testing ground actually the school building we are currently in?"

Shiranami Chihiro added:

"Some students have already been cornered by the monsters! When we were teleported here, we happened to see Hirata from Class D trying to lure the monsters away..."

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present turned grim.

If innocent students were involved... then the nature of this exam had changed.

Kamuro Masumi glanced at the contemplative Sakayanagi Arisu, then at the furious Ichinose, and couldn't help but speak up:

"It's called GANTZ, right?"

"Was this a mistake, or an accident?"

"At least give us an explanation."

The Black Sphere seemed to be activated by the command.

Light flowed across its surface, and lines of white text emerged:

[Not a mistake.]

[This trial has initiated weighted mode: In addition to hidden monsters, surviving "friendly units" will serve as bonus rewards.]

[For every survivor protected until the end of the trial, the entire group will receive additional points during the final tally.]

[Conversely, if a target dies, corresponding points will be deducted.]

"Deduction?"

Horikita Suzune's eyes narrowed as she immediately caught the loophole in the statement: "Then, if those stray students die... how will that be calculated? Do they actually die?"

[Naturally, it is recorded by the system.]

[Life and death are fated, and wealth is in the hands of heaven; at least this time, you need not worry.]

"See? I told you it wouldn't be that simple." Sakayanagi Arisu sighed softly, turning her head to say to Kamuro, "This is the truth of 'Classroom of the Elite.' Those who wish to hide safely in the rear will eventually be dragged into this vortex. There is no escaping it."

Su Wei watched the solemn expressions of the group; while he appeared the same on the surface, his heart was quite calm.

In fact, aside from named characters like Amikura Mako and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, most of the stray students were NPCs he had deployed using GANTZ permissions—essentially background actors.

It was a little touch he added to enhance the atmosphere of this mission.

He admitted there was a bit of dark humor in it.

But since the Kabane were essentially zombies, just fighting monsters would be too boring.

Looking at it now, the effect wasn't bad, was it?

Su Wei pondered internally, wondering if he should take this opportunity to pull out the [MC Milk] he had farmed two days ago and scam them for some points.

If anyone got bitten, one gulp of this milk wouldn't just cure the infection—it would provide a calcium boost to boot.

"Stop wasting time!" Ichinose had already slammed her hands against the Black Sphere again. "Give us the mission! Give us the targets! I'm going to save them!"

GANTZ remained silent for three seconds.

[As you wish.]

The display shifted, revealing images of hideous monsters with glowing hearts, looking like zombies.

[Target Name: Kabane *20]

[Characteristics: Iron-clad hearts, tireless, infectious]

[Likes: Living people, living people, and more living people]

[Catchphrase: Urgh... Awoo!]

[Failure Penalty: The entire school falls]

[Time Limit: 90:00]

[Friendly Reminder: There are hidden monsters this time too (＾-＾)]

Seeing the failure penalty, which was different from previous ones, Ichinose Honami's pupils constricted.

"Infectious..."

Shiina Hiyori pressed her lips together.

"In other words, they're similar to zombies... we can't let them bite us?"

Su Wei nodded, "They have hearts of steel; I don't even know if the Gantz Sword can cut through them."

"Why not just try it and find out?"

Ryuen Kakeru picked up the Gantz Sword he had chosen at the start.

The addition of Shiina Hiyori had given him the right to make a new selection.

Ichinose Honami took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and turned to look at the group, each wearing a different expression.

Although they came from different classes and had different interests at stake.

At this moment, she had no other choice.

"Everyone."

"This time, I fear we are doing more than just trying to pass an exam."

"To protect our school... please, I implore you, give it your all!"

"We are going to bring everyone out alive!"

--End of Chapter--

py:<Hand-crafting a new Type-Moon, whoever wins is the original>

[Comprehensive Anime + Harem + Worldview Reconstruction + Behind-the-Scenes]

"Since I'm already cheating, of course I'll do whatever I want."

"The FGO dream ending? Yours is fake, mine is the real one. That's right, the one in the Warp, the peaceful and happy Human Empire timeline—would I, the Emperor, lie to you?"

"Yes, I am Tiga. As long as you have the heart, anyone can be Tiga. Here, Rena, take this Spark Lens."

"Kindness? I'm already invincible, yet I'm still willing to stoop down to rule over you—isn't that kind enough?"

Transmigrating to Tokyo, looking at his neighbor Yotsuya Miko and his landlady Kayako, Rosse fell into deep thought: Is this daily life in a comprehensive anime supposed to be this serious?

What? I have a cheat, and my entries are becoming reality?

Oh, Heavens of the multiverse, your Emperor, Lord of Cinder, and Savior has descended.

And so...

Zoffy: Ultraman King, Tiga has gone mad; he wants to build a New Land of Light.

Artosh: You call Tiga a member of the Human race?

Gudako: Mash, I've confirmed it—they are the real Type-Moon.

Kaneki Ken, Ikari Shinji: Homeland, your Emperor's chosen have returned. Ah, praise the Emperor.

Iwanaga Kotoko: He didn't treat me like a disabled person, nor did he treat me like a human.

Chapter 23: Speechless, Typical Point-Grinder Mentality

As the saying goes—"Kill the saintly types first in the apocalypse."

But in truth, what people despise is usually the kind of hypocrite who gives away others' resources while standing on a moral high ground to point fingers, not those who are truly willing to burn themselves for the sake of others.

At least, for high schoolers like Shiina Hiyori and Shiranami Chihiro who still retained their conscience.

Ichinose's performance at this moment could by no means be called hypocritical; she was simply stating the facts.

After everyone had selected their equipment, a blue light flickered, and the group was teleported back to the school building.

The sensor lights in the hallway seemed to be suffering from a power shortage, flickering on and off in a fittingly eerie manner, reflecting the dense clusters of red dots on the screens of their Black Guns, along with the few—or sometimes suddenly vanishing—green dots that were turning red.

"Tsk, how miserable."

Looking at the carnage on the screen, Ryuen Kakeru clicked his tongue:

"At least this time there's a friend-or-foe identification system, which saves us the trouble of searching blindly."

"We only have ninety minutes..."

"We have to clear out the zombies while protecting the students running around everywhere... if we just keep charging in blindly, it would be a bit too heartless."

Sakayanagi Arisu sighed softly.

Ichinose Honami did not participate in the discussion.

Quickly confirming the two main survivor gathering points, she made her judgment:

"The survivors are mainly concentrated in the first-floor lobby and the empty classrooms on the third floor."

"Excluding Ryuen and Su Wei, our current configuration for each class is basically one standard gun and one Capture Gun."

"For the sake of efficiency and safety, we should split into two groups."

"The same as last time?"

Ichinose looked toward Su Wei and Ryuen Kakeru for confirmation.

"Whatever."

No one objected, and even Ryuen Kakeru merely shrugged.

It could even be said that this was exactly what he wanted.

After all, this time, the Goddess of Fate was on his side.

With the strategist Shiina Hiyori, plus Yamada Albert, whose combat prowess was not inferior to his own.

Three people—never had there been such a wonderful start!

"Then, good luck to you all."

Leaving those words behind, Ryuen Kakeru took his Class C duo and headed toward the stairwell without looking back.

Watching their retreating figures, Ichinose Honami nodded to Su Wei, then took Shiranami and followed after them.

Soon, the crowded corridor was left with only Su Wei's group.

"Su Wei-kun."

Sakayanagi Arisu turned around, looking at Su Wei with a beaming smile:

"Only Kamuro-san is carrying a Capture Gun."

"From here on out, everyone's personal safety will be relying on you!"

As she spoke, she seemed to recall something:

"By the way, are you wearing a Reinforcement Suit?"

"The teleportation happened too late, so I didn't get to see Su Wei-kun change clothes with my own eyes. What a pity~"

Su Wei cast a glance at her:

"Don't ask questions when you already have the answer."

"Besides, even a fool could tell that those two extra doors in the Black Sphere Space with the male and female signs were changing rooms, right?"