Akkikan40 UBTC 244-254

Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu

244 I am not the villain, okay

Merciless. 

This was what everyone thought, especially after they saw Isao smash the head of a girl into the table directly to the tile ground of the cafeteria. 

"Guwah!" 

The girl felt intense pain as her head was smashed violently. 

"SHIZUKU!" 

Isao felt another threat, but he was as calm as ever. He glanced at the threat, causing it to stop and get rooted in a place. 

The young man, who was about to save the girl, was startled and turned sober, realizing what kind of situation he had come into. 

'Moreover, if I attack him...' 

If he attacked Isao, then he was sure that he would be expelled. Unlike Isao, who was known as the talented, he was the weakest and the most talentless. Causing trouble meant a dead end for him, and all of his dreams would be broken. More importantly, he knew the cause of this incident was his little sister and Isao had just saved Stella once again. 

While he was confused and helpless by his little sister's act, he couldn't save her due to her weakness, which made him frustrated, and he could only watch her head pinned down by Isao.

'Are you not going to attack?' 

Isao looked at Ikki in the distance strangely. He thought that Ikki would go berserk and attack him, but it seemed that wouldn't be the case.

'Even though his family was hurt...' 

Well, it wasn't like he was at fault. The fault was on Ikki's crazy little sister, who suddenly attacked Stella in a sneak attack. "You okay?" 

"Ah, um, thank you." 

Stella knew that she was saved once again and thanked Isao, but it was impossible for her mood to be good, especially when she knew her attacker. 

"Shizuku." 

"You bitch!" 

Shizuku's head was bleeding and hurt, but even so, her mouth was as vicious as ever, staring daggerly at Stella. 

Hearing those words, it was impossible for Stella not to get angry. What did she do? She just went out with Isao and talked, and then this girl suddenly wanted to kill her and said that she was a bitch? 

What was she? 

Still, Shizuku was like a rabid dog; not only would she viciously bite Stella, but she also looked at Isao fearlessly. "It's all because of you! If you are not here—" At the moment, she took out her sword, ready to slice Isao's wrist, but Isao simply caught her hand and—

Crack!

Isao broke Shizuku's wrist bone simply. 

"SHIZUKU!" 

Ikki was dumbfounded, and the rest was the same since they never thought that Isao would be so cruel, especially toward the opposite gender. 

"LET HER GO!" 

Yet, even so, Ikki didn't move, but his eyes stared strongly at Isao, showing his intent to let go of his little sister. 

"....." 

Isao was speechless, feeling that this guy was a coward somehow. He glanced at Stella and asked, "Do you blame me?" 

"No. It's all her fault anyway. Moreover, she tried to attack you. I saw everything." 

"That's good. I don't want you to misunderstand after all." 

"....." 

Watching his helpless expression, Stella felt even more guilty since she knew that if it wasn't for her, Isao wouldn't be involved in this troublesome situation. 

Yup, if neither of them met each other and Ikki could save Stella, then there wouldn't be any strange drama between them, but as it had happened, it was too late. 

Yet, no matter what, could the dangerous act of Shizuku Kurogane be forgiven as long as she was a female? 

Isao hated this type of woman the most, who thought that she was an entitled princess who could do anything. Frankly, he felt that she was sick, or rather, she was already sick, so at that moment, he simply cut off her power like he did to Kuraudo and Nene. 

"M-My power..." 

Even though her wrist was broken by Isao, Shizuku never thought to give up and kept trying to fight back, but when she suddenly lost her power, she was in a panic. 

"What did you do?" Stella asked curiously.

"I just made her unable to use her power. She should be like a normal person now." 

"Eh? Can you do that?" Stella was dumbfounded. 

"I can." Isao looked at Stella and asked, "Do you want to try?" 

"No! No! No!"

Stella shook her head furiously and didn't want to try Isao's technique. Being a normal person, how painful was it for a Blazer? 

As for worrying about Shizuku, there was no such thing, especially when Stella could see that Shizuku was living. 

As long as Isao didn't kill, Stella felt that it was all fine, and more importantly, she could tell that Isao should be able to recover Shizuku's power. When this crazy girl recovered, was able to think straight, and apologized, Stella was sure that Isao would return her power back, but now? 

Let her think about the consequences of what Shizuku had done. 

Still watching Shizuku, who had lost a few of her teeth, had a bleeding face, and also a broken wrist, Stella looked at Isao for a while. 

"What's wrong?" 

"Nothing." Stella shook her head and said, "Let's have a duel sometimes." 

"Okay." 

"...don't attack my face, okay?" 

"Okay?" 

As the two prepared to leave, leaving Shizuku there, someone stopped them. 

"Ikki..." 

Stella looked at Ikki strangely, feeling quite unfamiliar and also disappointed since Ikki never seemed to have any intentions of fighting Isao. As a man, shouldn't Ikki make a move to save his loved one? 

Yet, Ikki just stayed in a place that never had any intention of fighting to save his little sister. 

'It was the same as before...' 

Stella thought about the day when the terrorists wished to make her naked and molest her in front of the public. 

Could she entrust everything to such a man? 

Still, unexpectedly, Ikki bowed at Isao and said, "I beg you to recover Shizuku's power. She is my little sister, and I hope that you can forgive her." 

"Ikki..." 

While Ikki was angry, he didn't do anything and begged his opponent. 

However, Stella also understood that with Ikki's status, if Ikki had made trouble, he would be expelled. 

Ikki might be strong, but his status was like that, after all. 

Still, as expected—

Isao simply ignored Ikki and walked away. He didn't even try to avoid Ikki and even walked by Ikki's side, passing him as if nothing. 

"...." 

Stella's lips twitched, and then she let out a sigh. Even though she understood Ikki's situation, she had to say when Ikki did nothing in this situation, it was impossible for her not to look down on him. 

'Ugh...' 

If the previous problem hadn't happened, and Ikki had a big heart, who could have accepted his failure and wouldn't be so jealous, then all of this wouldn't have happened. 

Stella could imagine all of them becoming friends together, growing stronger as they competed with each other, yet it had happened and it was too late unless... Shizuku and Ikki made a proper apology. 

Frankly, Stella was also exhausted, but she still had a remaining feeling toward Ikki, so she wouldn't say something cruel and quickly followed Isao. 

"Wait, don't leave me!" 

On the other hand, Ikki, who bowed his head, clenched his fists tightly, digging his nails into his palms until they bled, thinking that he would reverse everything in their fight later. 

"Shizuku!" 

Still, before that, he had to save Shizuku first, who was in despair after losing her power. 

"Wait, Ikki." 

"Hmm?" 

Ikki was surprised when Stella suddenly stopped him, and his expression turned off cheerfully. 

"Try to ask Shizuku to apologize to him. If she did that, he might forgive her and return her power," Stella gave serious advice. 

"..." Ikki. 

Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 245 Even if he isn't doing anything, trouble will always come

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2 hours ago

"Why wasn't he expelled?!" 

As expected, this matter wasn't over. 

It was impossible for Kurono not to notice the commotion that happened in the cafeteria, and naturally, she called him and all of those who were involved. 

Naturally, Shizuku thought that this was her chance for revenge, so she quickly asked for Isao to be expelled, considering what he had done to her, yet the result was different from her imagination that it made her emotional. 

Still, Isao didn't expect that Shizuku would be so brain damaged so much. At the same time, he really wondered what he did. He remembered that he had only come to this world, then slept with Kurono and fought a few people. That's it. Nothing less and nothing more, but as expected, trouble always came after him. However, he didn't complain since he knew that in every trouble, he could always gain something. 

Yet, Kurono had a headache, watching Shizuku, who got into hysterical behavior even though this little girl was the one who caused everything. 

It was the same with Stella and Ikki, who followed, but Nene only watched what was happening with a smile, thinking that everything was so fun. 

"Why? Wasn't it obvious? It was because you were the one who caused everything, Kurogane Shizuku." Kurono stared at Shizuku, thinking that the princess of the Kurogane family must be being spoiled a lot. 

"Then, expel him!" 

"Why?" Kurono frowned and started to get angry at Shizuku, then glanced at Isao, who just sat calmly without any intention of joining.

"Because I told you to do so!" 

"..." 

Even Ikki had to say that his little sister was too much. "Shizuku..." 

However, with Ikki's washy-washy attitude, it was impossible to stop Shizuku, and she kept staring at Kurono annoyingly and then toward Isao hatefully. "If you don't listen to me, then—" 

Baam!

Kurono slammed her table, causing everything to turn into silence. She stared at Shizuku coldly and said, "This isn't Kurogane household, and I am not your servant. Don't think you can do as you wish here. Rather, I don't think that you would be suitable to become my student. Get out of my academy, and don't show your face here." 

"....." 

"Di-Director..." Ikki was shocked by Kurono's words, but Shizuku frowned and asked with a doubt, "Are you serious? Did you tell me to leave your school?" 

"I did." Kurono nodded. "You should leave now. You don't have your power again anyway. You're a liability here." 

"I..." 

At that moment, Shizuku realized what she had done, and she also knew what kind of trouble she had brought to her family, yet it was impossible for her to admit her mistake, so she only snorted and said, "You will regret this!" 

Leaving those words, she directly left Kurono's room without any intention to stay. 

Kurono couldn't care less about Shizuku since if she had let herself be intimidated by Shizuku, would many still respect her? 

Shizuku might be the princess of the Kurogane Family, the family of a hero, and a family whose family members had monopolized the important position in the League of Mage-Knight Nations, an organization consisting of numerous different countries. It's one of the three major powers of the world, along with Rebellion and the Union. Naturally, it was only within the Japanese branch, but even so, this family's influence couldn't be underestimated. 

Yet, Kurono didn't care about that! 

Not only did Shizuku want to kill Stella, the princess of the Vermillion Kingdom, but she also tried to slice Isao's hand; if Kurono ignored what Shizuku did, then she might as well sell her the Kurogane Family! 

Unfortunately, she couldn't do that, and she made the decision to expel Shizuku directly, even though she knew Shizuku was a powerful Blazer. 

Still, no matter how powerful Shizuku and the Kurogane Family were, could they match Isao? 

Or rather, could they even match her ability, a time manipulation? 

Such a thought never crossed Kurono's mind at all, so she had never paid heed to this situation. Instead, she could imagine that it would be Shizuku's family who would formally apologize to her later, begging her not to expel Shizuku, considering how proud and prideful this family was. 

"Shizuku!" 

Ikki once again shouted Shizuku's name, but Stella didn't say anything, and frankly, she felt exhausted by Shizuku's outburst and hysterical.

Still, Ikki felt quite disappointed by Stella's callousness, wondering why she was so cold toward his little sister. Did the connection they forged previously mean nothing to her? 

However, he forgot that there was no connection between Stella and Shizuku and that the exchange was only a deadly rivalry. 

"Sensei, I beg you! Please don't expel her!" 

Ikki didn't follow Shizuku but turned toward Kurono and bowed his head. 

"No." 

Still, Kurono wouldn't change her answer. 

"Then, how about this? If I win tomorrow's match, will you retract Shizuku's expulsion?" Ikki suddenly said as he glanced at Isao. 

Kurono glanced at Isao timidly, but she couldn't see anything. Still, she wanted to know what would happen if she slightly pranked him. "If you win, then I don't mind." 

"Thank you." Ikki bowed his head and then left without looking back as if he were the challenger and a hero. 

"Ikki!" 

Stella wondered why everything had become so messed up like this. She wanted to chase after him, but she hesitated. 

"Go." 

Isao felt Stella was too troublesome since due to her, he was caught in many strange troubles. Frankly, he didn't do anything and just saved her, yet why did they think he would steal her from Ikki? 

"Thank you!" 

Stella then quickly chased after Ikki. 

"Hahaha..." 

Still, as soon as there were only the three of them, Nene laughed, "You are being left behind." She got closer to him and leaned on his shoulder while secretly sniffing his manly, pleasant scent. "You try to chase after the Vermillion Princess?" At the same time, she wondered whether Isao had fallen in love with Stella. 

Kurono didn't say anything and only stared at Isao. 

"She isn't my type." 

"Huh? Really?" 2x

The two were surprised by Isao's answer. 

"Yup." Isao nodded. "Though, I have to say that those groups of people are troublesome." 

"What did you do?" Kurono asked Isao about the details. Previously, Shizuku might have told everything, but she didn't believe the words of that little bitch at all. 

"It's nothing much," Isao told everything, and Kurono and Nene never thought he was lying since there was no need to, but then, they had to admit that Shizuku was crazy. "But are you okay? You expelled her, after all. Her family is an elite, right?" 

Kurono smiled when she heard his concern. "You don't have to worry. What is important for a Blazer is being strong. As long as you are strong, you can do anything, and it isn't like they are the only ones who have a connection." 

"That's right. You have your lover boy here too," Nene said with a sulk.

"....." 2x

While they were speechless, this was the truth. If the Kurogane Family came, then Isao could take away their power, turning all of them into normal humans. By then, what could they do? 

Still, Isao decided to ignore Nene and then said, "But aren't you unfair to make a decision to let her enter the school again if he won against me? If I win, what will I get?" 

"...what do you want?" 

As expected, Kurono knew that Isao didn't let her go. 

"Do you want him to be expelled too?" 

Frankly, with Isao around, whether Shizuku, Stella, or Ikki were expelled, Kurono didn't care. 

"No, I don't care about him." 

Yup, Isao didn't care about Ikki since he hardly knew about him, and there was hardly any value in Ikki anymore. More importantly, this guy was so rude. 

Instead—

Isao moved closer and whispered to Kurono, causing this married woman to blush. 

"You...!" 

"What? Will you do it or not?" 

"...okay. If you win, then I will do it." 

Only Nene wondered whether their relationship was really forced. 

Still, with what was happening, Isao thought of going back since he felt tired of those self-righteous people who made him into a bad guy, and he also felt that he had grown quite strong after he replicated many DNAs of the Blazers in this school, but before that, he was going to defeat the protagonist first. 

Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 246 It isn't like he would be interested in you

New

2 hours ago

The battle between Isao and Ikki was about to start. 

Yet, while Isao had a peaceful life where there were hardly any problems that came toward him, it was a different case with Ikki and Shizuku. 

While everything started due to the two, Stella couldn't ignore them, yet her help was limited since, in the end, everything could only be decided on the stage in the result between the two warriors. 

Frankly, it was better for Ikki to win and Isao to lose, yet somehow Stella couldn't imagine for Isao to lose. Unlike Ikki, who had the weakest image, Isao had an image known as the most unfathomable. 

Replication. 

Even if Isao hadn't officially declared his ability, many knew that this was his ability, especially due to Ikki. However, Ikki wasn't the only one who caused this matter as Nene was also at fault, yet her purpose was for justice as she wanted to help her best friend escape from the clutch of the handsome beast that tried to seduce her, too. 

Still, while everyone inside the school talked about the match between Isao and Ikki, the Kurogane Family also got a hold of Shizuku's expulsion. Naturally, they couldn't accept it. Not only was it because Shizuku was their princess, but they also couldn't accept their princess being treated like this as it would tarnish the status of the Kurogane family. 

Yes, it wasn't like they cared about Shizuku, especially when Shizuku didn't care about them either, but they cared more about their faces, their family's reputation as having their main family member, and the children of their leader be expulsion would bring a shame to their family. 

However, Kurono didn't care, and she also had a lot of backing, too, especially with Nene and Isao by her side. Moreover, her teacher was also the prime minister of this country, and her strength wasn't weak. 

At the same time, there was much evidence of Shizuku's bad conduct, especially her act that almost killed Stella viciously. 

If Kurono had let go of Shizuku just like that, she would have lost her position. 

The situation became serious, and the two sides never wished to back down, but Kurono said that as long as Ikki won against Isao, then she could retract her decision, which made all of the members of the Kurogane Family become troubled. 

"That trash?" 

"Do you think he can win?" 

"No way! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" 

No one thought that Ikki could win, yet wasn't it normal? 

Ikki's opponent was Isao Iinuma. Even though Isao had only awoken his power, everyone was sure that he was a Rank A Blazer, an existence that was simply born above many. While exaggerated, many thought he would become the next existence that would support this country, and for Shizuku to make an enemy of him for Ikki, the failure, they thought that, like her brother, she was simply brain-damaged. 

More importantly, Isao's ability to cut off the Blazer's ability and turn them into a normal human. Previously, no one thought that this was possible, but until now, Shizuku hasn't regained her power, and she is just like a normal girl without ability. It was also the case with Kuraodo, who he had fought in the past. 

If there was something they were lucky for, it was the fact that Isao could recover that power like what he did to Nene, which made them tightly grasp that chance, hoping him to fix Shizuku. 

Unfortunately, Isao didn't want to meet them, and those who tried to meet him forcefully turned into normal people.

As long as he wished to, he could turn anyone into a powerless human, which made everyone shiver in fear. 

What was this power?!

Even if they might be coming from a distinguished family, so what? The moment they became normal people, they had lost their qualifications and their existence was even lower than trash Ikki that they were looking down on.

In the end, this matter became so huge that the leader of the Kurogane Family, Itsuki Kurogane, took the lead on this matter. Still, unlike the others, he was a cautious man, and he also didn't want to be transformed into a normal human, so he took this matter seriously, carefully, and steadily so no mistakes would happen. 

More importantly, everything happened because of his two children. 

If Shizuku didn't do something crazy, or Ikki got involved with Stella, then would all of this happen? 

Still, regardless, Shizuku was strangely happy when her father came to save her, but more importantly, because her father wished to support her older brother. 

"Otou-sama, are you going to support Onii-sama?" 

"Support Ikki?" Itsuki looked at his daughter strangely and said, "Do you think that he can win?" 

"..." Shizuku. 

Due to Ikki's failure as a Blazer, Itsuki felt that Ikki should have given up as a Blazer and be a normal person. Living as a normal person and having wealth from the Kurogane family definitely wasn't something bad after all, but everyone in this family was so stubborn, so everything became like this. 

"But more importantly, don't make the same mistake again. Don't make him into our enemy. His existence is more special than you have imagined." 

"....." 

Shizuku wanted to argue, but she couldn't since she knew how special Isao was. 

This guy was like a player with a max level and the most luxurious gears entering the newbie village in the game. 

Facing all of those noobies, he was simply playing around. 

"Though, what do you think of him?" Itsuki asked. 

"He is..." Shizuku didn't want to think about that guy, but she knew that she was under her father's mercy, and whether she could recover her power or not, she also needed to cooperate, or else she would become a normal person forever, and that was something that she didn't wish to. 

"He is powerful... but he is arrogant." 

"Isn't it normal for him to be arrogant? Aren't you the same?" 

"...." 

Shizuku could only lower her head, feeling ashamed, knowing how arrogant she was even though her power was only so-so. 

"I am thinking of marrying you to him." 

"What?!" Shizuku was dumbfounded by her father's decision. "No, I don't agree!" The thought of her marrying someone other than her older brother sent a crawl under her skin. 

"You don't have a choice. All of your luxuries, training, education, and everything are all given by the family. If you don't listen to the family, then I will disown you." 

"...are you serious?" Shizuku looked at her father with tears. 

"More importantly, it isn't like he will agree to marry our family either anyway. You might not be his type." 

"....." Shizuku. 

"I just want to try." 

Shizuku felt strangely wish to beat her father at this moment, but when she thought of Stella, who seemed to be Isao's type, then lowered her head, staring at her non-existent chest, her lips quivered, and she let out a helpless sigh. 

Many might say that she had a beauty like a doll or something, but it could be said that her body stature was childish. 

While it annoyed her, Shizuku also couldn't imagine that Isao had taken an interest in her, especially when her face was slammed directly into the table. 

However, Itsuki doesn't care much about Shizuku's opinion since she feels that it wouldn't be bad for Isao to marry his family. "Come on. Let's go inside. I have asked permission for you to enter." 

"Okay." 

Looking at the Hagun Academy before her, Shizuku felt conflicted, but even if no one believed in her older brother, she would believe him no matter what. 

Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 247 My fight with the protagonist

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2 hours ago

"Now, it is the time that we have been waiting for! Ikki Kurogane against Iinuma Isao! The fight that we have been waiting for!" 

"I am not sure whether this can be called a fight." 

"What do you mean by that Saikyo-sensei?" 

As expected, before the match, the MC started a talk with Nene, who was a teacher and commentator for this match. The two exchanged their opinion about the fight between Ikki and Isao since, strangely enough, the popularity of this match had gone higher than they had expected. 

"Instead of a fight, it will be a one-sided battle," Nene said. 

"But Kurogane participant had many records, and he also had defeated Stella Vermillion in the past." 

"....." Stella. 

"Yup, I can't deny that Kurogane is interesting, but there is something that he can't reach no matter what. It's like when an ant can win against a human. It is just impossible." 

"...your words are so cruel, Sensei. But many thought that Ikki Kurogane might win." 

"It's because they don't know the real power." Nene wondered why so many had such a fantasy that Ikki would win. "Replication. This is Isao's power. With this power, he can replicate any abilities, including mine or Ku-chan. Do you think that Ikki Kurogane can win against me or Ku-chan?" 

"Err...." 

"Some might say the original might be stronger than the fake, but that guy can combine all of the powers he replicated. Anyway, he is strong. This match will end shortly with his victory. That's it." 

While Nene said so, she wanted everyone to know about Isao's power so she could give him a stumble, but then, she felt that it was too childish, and she also felt that no matter how hard they tried, they really couldn't defeat him. 

'Sigh...' 

In the end, she knew that to separate Isao and Kurono, she could only wait for Isao to get bored of Kurono, yet when she thought about Kurono's reward to Isao when he won this match, she felt like... it might be a little hard. 

Or rather, impossible! 

The thought of a beautiful, lewd married woman doing something like that... even Nene had to admit that she was also tempted. 

Still, she wouldn't let them play around, and she thought she would be present when they did the deeds since this was her duty as a friend! 

"Saikyo-sensei? Saikyo-sensei?" 

The MC was speechless when she saw Nene appear to be in a daze, clearly ignoring her or the match that was about to happen. 

Still, in this match, it was really hard for one to think that Ikki could win. 

Or rather, if someone asked this question to anyone, even Ikki's little sister couldn't answer confidently. 

Nevertheless, even with so much happening, Isao didn't seem to be unperturbed, and he was so calm. 

"Are you ready, Isao-kun?" 

"Touka-senpai?" 

Isao looked at Touka Toudou, who came to his waiting room. "What's wrong? Do you need anything?" 

"No, I just wonder how you are doing. I have heard you are troubled by the Kurogane Family, right? Are you okay?" Touka asked worriedly, wondering why she had been busy for the past few days. If she wasn't busy, then she could be by Isao's side and his help, right? 

"It's fine. It is just a small family, after all." 

Isao didn't care much about the Kurogane Family since, in the end, they were just a group of weaklings in his eyes. Even if the legendary hero of this family, Kurogane Ryouma, came out, he would still be at ease. After all, unlike before, he had grown stronger, especially after he gained Nene's DNA, the DNA that gave him access to the power beyond the Blazer. 

'Desperado...' 

This was a power beyond the Blazers, a power that allowed one to break away from their fate and grow into a monster-like existence. 

With his talent, even without Nene's help, he should be able to reach it shortly, but as he had gained it, then he would just welcome it. At the same time, there was also the power of Kurono, who allowed him to manipulate time, and Stella, who gave him the power to manipulate the concept of a dragon. 

"You sure talk big." 

Isao turned his attention to Touka's friend, Totokubara Kanata. 'If we're talking about something big, then yours is bigger.' Shaking his head, he said, "Anyway, you don't have to worry about me." 

"Is that so?" Even so, Touka was still worried. 

Watching this expression of hers, Isao asked, "Are you worried?"

"Yes." Touka nodded. 

"Well... I might be lying if I don't feel a little tense during this match." 

"Then..." 

"But I won't step back." 

For some reason, Isao felt like he had been the villain in this world, especially when Ikki and his group kept troubling him for the past few days, but now, he wasn't. 

"Isao-kun..." 

"But... can you give me some encouragement?" 

"Encouragement?" 

"Yeah... like a hug." 

"H-Hug?!" Touka blushed and felt her face was hot. 

"Is that not fine?" Isao asked sadly. 

"No-No! That's fine! Come here! I will hug you!" Touka opened her arms wide, ready to give him a big hug with a gentle and warm smile on her face. 

Isao appeared hesitant, but Touka jumped directly into him and hugged him tightly. "How do you feel? Are you feeling better?" 

"Yeah... it feels nice..." Isao knew that Touka wasn't a wife or a mother, but even so, her hug was nice. 

"Hehehe..." Touka felt that it was nice to hug him, and she even patted her back softly, feeling nice when Isao depended on her like this. He was strong, but after all, he was still a young man, and she also understood that many pressures had come to him due to the trouble he encountered with the Kurogane Family. 

If she could ease the pressure on him, even if it was just for a moment, she would be more than happy to do it. 

Isao had to admit that being hugged like this was enjoyable, especially when Touka had this motherly aura around her. More importantly, she had no relationship with Ikki and the others, which made her less troublesome. Frankly, he wished to take her to the empty room right away, but he couldn't, especially when Kanata kept staring at him. 

Unlike the silly yet gentle Touka, Isao could feel that Kanata was suspicious of him. 

"How long are you going to hug each other? Come on! His match is going to start soon!" 

Kanata directly pulled Touka away from Isao. 

"Ah...." Touka was disappointed since she wanted to hug him for a longer time, but she thought that she could do it again later after the match ended. "Then, Isao-kun, do your best!" 

"Thank you, Touka-senpai." Isao thanked Touka sincerely. 

Touka waved her hand excitedly, thinking of getting into a good position to watch Isao's match, but Kanata approached him secretly and whispered, "Don't you dare play around with her, okay?" 

Isao felt his ear was ticklish since Kanata blew hot air into his ear, and her pleasant scent invaded his nostrils. 

As he didn't say anything, the two stared at each other for a while, but suddenly, he felt his legs weak since Kanata suddenly brushed over his nether region with her palm. 

"I will watch over you." 

Leaving those words, Kanata quickly chased after Touka so her best friend wouldn't be suspicious of anything. 

"..."

Isao fell in silence and looked at the bright ceiling, thinking that many people in this world were perverts. 

Nevertheless, his match started soon, and he was called onto the stage, surrounded by many students who watched the match and faced Ikki, who had been waiting for him. 

The two faced each other, yet while Ikki appeared solemn as if he was ready to give his everything to this match, Isao was as calm as ever. 

Or rather, Isao didn't appear to care about this match. He seemed relaxed and even nonchalant. 

"If I win, return Shizuku's power," Ikki said with a serious expression. 

Isao didn't really want to talk with Ikki, but since Ikki kept provoking him, there was nothing he could do except answer this provocation. "If you lose?" 

"If I lose?" Ikki was stunned and stumped by this question. What if he loses? What would he pay? 

"What about leaving this school?" Isao asked. 

"..." Ikki. 

"You don't want to?" 

Ikki struggled and couldn't answer him. 

"Then, no bet?" 

"....." Ikki. 

What was the point of their bet when Ikki didn't even dare to put his life at stake then? 

While Isao knew that it might be a little rude, Ikki had no value or whatever within him. Even his living expenses were received by the scholarship of this academy, so he was practically a pauper. 

"Well, I guess your little sister isn't as important as you think, right?"

"Shut up!" 

Watching Ikki, who suddenly got angry, Isao became bored. "Just start the match. I am getting bored here." 

Ikki took a deep breath and faced Isao. 

He knew what to do, and he was going to win this match! 

Then—

"Let's go ahead!" 

The match started, and Ikki—

"ITTOU RASETSU!" 

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Ittou Rasetsu. 

This was Ikki's second secret technique, which he developed from his first secret technique, Ittou Shura. 

Unlike Ittou Shura, who allowed him to break the limit of his body and became ten times stronger within a minute, Ittou Rasetsu broke the limit of his body even further and abandoned all the senses that he didn't need, bringing him further power that allowed him to become 100 times stronger for just a second. 

When he added his original ability that doubled his physical ability, at this moment, his power was as high as 200 times the original! 

Yes, this was Ikki's strategy. 

Ikki was acutely aware that he couldn't afford to waste a moment in his confrontation with Isao. He had to defeat Isao swiftly, knowing that Isao might have replicated numerous abilities, which put him at a potential disadvantage. 

Stella aside, Isao may have replicated Kurono and Nene's abilities, which would be troublesome for him. 

Or rather, if Isao replicated Kirihara Shizuya's ability, then Ikki would be sure that he would be over. 

If he tried to slow down this match and hesitated, he would be defeated.

Ikki had to win, so this was his method. 

To defeat Isao as soon as possible.

Along with his swiftest technique, Raikou, at that moment, he was unstoppable. 

Nothing could stop him. 

His black blade appeared like a scythe of death, ready to bring down the strongest opponent! 

'I win!' 

As he thought so, the rest were also stunned as no one thought about Ikki's method to defeat Isao. 

The match had only started, and it hadn't been a second, or rather, it was just more than 0.1 seconds, but the conclusion of the match was about to end. 

Whether it was Kurono, Nene, Stella, or even Itsuki, Ikki's father couldn't look away from this match, watching how Ikki, who they had never expected to win, even lost against a monster known as Isao, suddenly rebelled against his fate and showed everyone how he was going to fight against the impossibility. 

Ikki Kurogane showed all of them his obsession to win this match! 

'I've won!' 

The victory was in front of his eyes; as long as this blade of his touched his opponent, everything was over.

"ONII-SAMA!!!!" 

Shizuku screamed, thinking that the victory of her brother was concluded, only—

"Oborotsuki." 

Isao's presence, which was impossible to ignore and attracted all of them, suddenly vanished before everyone's eyes. 

There was no sight of him, his smell, his sound, or anything. 

It was as if he had completely disappeared from this world. 

Even worse, due to Ittou Rasetsu, Ikki also abandoned some of his senses, which made him blind even to where Isao was. 

'No!' 

As he screamed, he swung his blade, but as expected, his blade touched nothing. Isao, who was just before him, completely dodged his attack. The reaction speed that Isao showed was much faster than the speed of his attack. 

Yet, Ikki never gave up. 

There was still a time before the time limit for his secret technique ended, and before that, he wouldn't give up! 

While Isao might be fast, he was still at this stage, and it was impossible for him to escape. 

Ikki had to chase after him, no matter what! 

Swosh! Swosh! Swosh!

Unfortunately, Ikki was unable to find him, and in the end, his technique finished. 

"Gaaaahhh!!!" 

His entire body was in pain; it was as if his muscles, bones, and everything were crushed. Unlike the "Ittou Shura," which made his body ten times stronger for a minute, "Ittou Rasetsu" might make his body a hundred times stronger, but it was only a second. 

After a second, he was as good as being defenseless. 

Even if he could use this technique again, the result was the same since, with a limited time, he definitely couldn't find Isao. He knew that unlike Kirihara, who developed his ability half-heartedly, he could imagine that Isao would develop the ability of the concept of transparency even further. 

No sight, no smell, no sound, no presence, and everything. 

It was as if Isao's existence didn't exist. 

'Is this over...?' 

When Ikki thought so, he couldn't help but feel depressed and despair, thinking that his dream had ended just like this. The hard work and sacrifice he had made would have been a waste at that moment. Everything was over, and he could do nothing to change it. 

In the end, as a Blazer, everything was predetermined. 

The weak would always be the weak, and it was impossible for them to win against the strong. 

"ONII-SAMA, WAKE UP!" 

'Shizuku?' 

As Ikki was about to fall, he heard the voice of his little sister, the one who believed in him and also the one who he wanted to save. 

'If I lose, then...' 

Then, Shizuku would be expelled, and nothing could save her anymore. 

'No, I can't lose!' 

More importantly, if he lost this match, then it would be impossible for him to participate in the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival and graduate from this school to become a "Mage-Knight." 

To graduate from this school, he had to become the champion of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival. 

If he lost like this, then it would definitely have been impossible for him to become the champion. 

Lastly, he couldn't uphold his promise to Stella. 

Stella was the woman he loved; he had fallen for her for the first time. If he lost the chance to enter the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, then he would feel that her existence would become further away from her. 

There were many things that he wanted, and if he lost, then he would lose everything! 

Well, not really. 

Even if Ikki lost, it wasn't like he would lose everything, and it wasn't like he would lose his chance to participate in the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, especially when he chickened out and didn't dare to place a bet with Isao previously. 

Still, at this moment, his only thought was about his victory. 

Ikki had to win against Isao! 

Even if his body was at its weakest, and he had used all of his power, he stood tremblingly, trying to find Isao's figure. As long as he found him, his victory would come! 

'Now that you mention it...' 

As Kirihara Shizuya was his nemesis, Ikki did deep research about him, and naturally, he knew how unreasonable Kirihara's ability was. To become invisible. This ability was powerful, but it had a weakness, such as it wasn't good to fight an opponent who had a wide range area of attack, especially when one had to fight on a limited space such as this space. 

At the same time, Ikki knew that Kirihara couldn't turn his attack into an invisible one. 

Yes, Ikki might not have a wide-range area of attack, but as long as Isao showed his tail and attacked him, he should be able to find where he was! 

This was his last chance! 

His last chance to turn his defeat into a victory! 

As he thought so, suddenly, his head was shot, and he was defeated. 

'What a mistake...' 

Ikki underestimated Isao since Isao's skill at manipulating the concept of transparency was better than Kirihara's, the original owner. 

'He could turn his attack into invisible too?!' 

As Ikki fell and lost consciousness, he was filled with endless regret. 

Then, after Isao confirmed that Ikki was defeated, he appeared once again on the stage, and his victory was announced. 

"Th-The winner is Iinuma Isao!" 

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" 

Still, Isao had to say; he really couldn't underestimate a protagonist. 

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"No way..." 

Shizuku fell with despair and knew that she would be expelled. It was impossible for her to enter this school anymore, especially when her older brother was defeated. 

Still, Itsuki had expected this matter and he knew that with Kurono's attitude, it was impossible to let Shizuku enter once again, especially when Shizuku's arrogant attitude, who even dared to threaten Kurono. 

Despite the Kurogane family's power, they were no match for Kurono, Nene, and Isao. Moreover, Nene's connection to the Nangou Torajirou family, the rivals of the Kurogane family, further complicated the situation. 

So, the best thing that Itsuki could ask for was to ask Isao to fix Shizuku's power no matter the price he asked. 

As for Ikki? 

Itsuki didn't feel surprised, and his defeat was obvious. After all, how could an F-Rank Blazer win against an A-Rank Blazer? 

'Now, how can I tackle this situation?' 

The situation became even trickier when Isao was able to replicate Kihihara's ability since, with this ability, if he wanted to run away or sneak attack on their family, no one could stop him. 

Isao had become the worst enemy of his family, and all of that was due to his children. 

Itsuki took a deep breath and looked at his daughter. "No matter what you do, try to get his forgiveness. If you can't, then you should leave the family." Family affection? Such a thing never existed within him. Everything within him was a logical action to preserve his family.

"I..." Shizuku wanted to get angry at his father, who didn't even show care toward Ikki, who had been defeated, but hearing the words from his father and his solemn attitude, she knew that Itsuki was serious. If she fought him at this moment, she would be disowned, and be forced to leave the family. 

"...yes." 

Shizuku lowered her head and then glanced complicatedly at Isao, who was in the middle of the stage. 

Isao's fighting method might be dirty, but even so, in this competition, what was important was being a winner since if you lost, you would be a loser and lose everything. 

More importantly, Ikki's method wasn't clean either, as he directly used his everything and did a sneak attack as soon as the match started. 

So, Isao just repaid Ikki by turning himself invisible and then ended the match with ease. 

Frankly, Isao wouldn't be surprised if Ikki awoke his power as a Blazer to turn the defeat into a victory since the protagonist was such a crazy existence.

Even if one might not even know something such as a Blazer in their entire lives, as long as Ikki was given a chance, he would become one. 

More importantly, even if Ikki might appear like a gentle and good boy, he knew that this guy was a crazy maniac who wished to fight all the time and show everyone that he was the strongest. 

With such an obsession, it would be incredible if Ikki just lay down and was defeated. 

Unfortunately, Ikki was defeated, and the winner was Isao. 

Still, with this, no one stopped him in this world anymore. 

Isao had taken the protagonist's position from Ikki, and he knew that a troublesome situation would come to him soon, yet it didn't matter since he planned to go back to the world of "Danmachi" first. 

It had only been a short time since he had entered this world, but even so, the improvement was crazy, especially after he gained many unique techniques and abilities. 

Still, before that, he had to meet Kurono, who had promised him to wear a cheerleader costume tonight. 

'Let's go back tomorrow.' 

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"Ugh.... this place is...?" 

As Ikki woke up, he saw that he was inside the infirmary. His body was being taken care of inside a machine that healed his muscles, bones, and everything after he forcefully made himself stronger. 

"Have you woken up?" 

"Arisuin?" Ikki looked at the homo friend of Shizuku. 

"You lost." 

"..." Ikki clenched his fists in frustration, then sighed helplessly. 

"Then, I will leave." If someone was hit by the expulsion of Shizuku, it would be Arisuin as he thought of her as a little sister-like existence, especially after they shared a room, but as it had happened, there was nothing he could do, and probably, this might be the best, considering his identity and all. 

Without Shizuku as a burden, Arisuin knew that he could focus on his mission without many distractions. 

With Arisuin left, Ikki was alone inside the room, and he was glad that it was night and also without a single light since, if so, then his tears would be seen as he was crying, feeling remorse for his defeat. 

On the other hand, Isao, who enjoyed his time with Kurono, decided to return to the world of "Danmachi." He had grown stronger, and he knew that he should be able to handle his opponents more confidently, especially with the ability known as time manipulation from Kurono. 

Still, frankly, he felt that he wouldn't use this ability much, considering it was a forbidden power. 

Those who played with time had to pay a certain price. 

Isao knew that, and he wasn't strong enough to pay for it. More importantly, this power gave him a lot of "what ifs" inside his head.

As he had many regrets in his life, with this power, he could erase those regrets and undo all the mistakes that should happen, but if that happened, he would lose all the connection with his loved ones. 

So, in the end, he didn't do anything and just accepted everything. 

Moreover, once he had gotten used to this power, he would keep using it as it was so convenient to use a time manipulation. 

So, with all of that, he tried not to have any regrets and mistakes even if he knew it was hard. 

Nevertheless, let's put this matter aside and think about the problems within the world of "Danmachi." 

"Well, the first problem is Evilus, the Demi Spirit, and also one hidden enemy." 

Isao wasn't sure about this last enemy, and even if he got the DNA of Revis, she didn't know anything about this hidden figure who called himself "Enyo." 

"Enyo..." 

As he wondered who Enyo was, suddenly, he heard a commotion from outside. Inside the "Hearth Mansion," he was alone, but it didn't matter since he wanted to rest, especially after he had just returned from another world. 

Having to spend time with Kurono might be nice, but he was too lazy to handle the problems of the Kurogane family, so he decided to return first. However, it seemed that he couldn't have a moment of quiet. 

"Are you sure that you want to stay?" 

"Why not? It isn't our first time here, right?" 

"Yup. Let's have a girl's time again!" 

"You said that, but your target is Isao-kun, right? Let me remind you that since this is my house, he is mine! You can't do anything pervy about him! He will sleep with me!" 

"Yes, yes." 

"You don't have to worry." 

"You can sleep with him as much as you want." 

Even if Isao hadn't seen the source of this voice, he could tell who they were. 

As expected, soon, Hestia and Hephaestus came inside. 

"Isao-kun!" 

"Hestia." 

As Hestia jumped into him happily, Isao greeted Hephaestus, who looked at him with a polite smile, and then Demeter, who also entered. 

"Isao-kun." 

"Hello, Isao-kun." 

"Hello." 

His expression became subtle when he saw Hephaestus and Demeter, but they weren't the only ones since Loki also entered. 

"Hey, hey. What's with that expression?! How rude?!" Loki scolded Isao when he looked at her with a disappointed gaze. 

Yet, Isao decided to ignore Loki since the one who entered the last made his heart jumpy. 

'Huh? Why is she here?' 

However, she was there, and she appeared before him. 

"Hello, are you Iinuma-kun? Nice to meet you. My name is Freya." 

Freya greeted Isao sweetly as if it was their first meeting. 

"....." Isao. 

Oh my god...

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"It's rare of you to go back so early. What's wrong?" Hestia asked. 

"Well, I just want to rest early." 

While Freya's appearance made him startled, Isao decided to calm down. 

"You have just recovered, so it isn't wrong of you to rest early." Hestia nodded, then looked at all the goddesses who came with her. "Hey, you heard him, right? Go home! Go back to your home! Isao-kun wished to rest!" She didn't want them to stay since she was afraid that her bed might shake violently again, and frankly, she didn't want them to stay at her house since she just wanted to spend a night with her Isao-kun, especially when it was so rare of him to stay quiet at the house. 

Unfortunately, none of the goddesses who joined her were obedient types who would listen to her words. 

"We are here already." 

"Yeah, yeah. Let us have a drink or two before we go back!" 

"Or rather, let's have a girl's partly like before!" 

"No way!" Hestia refuted. "What if you guys are drunk, then make a mistake and sleep with Isao-kun?!" The chance was something like that happened. No, she was sure that something like that would happen, especially with how touchy those goddesses were. If alcohol was involved, it would be even more so. 

Hestia definitely couldn't allow them to stay since the consequences were so dangerous! 

Yet, inwardly, Hestia, Hephaestus, Demeter, and Loki tried to gauge Isao's reaction after he saw Freya. As the most beautiful goddess in the world, her charm was obvious, and she could enslave any man with just her glances, so they were worried that he would be affected. 

Fortunately, Isao appeared okay, and he didn't seem to be seduced. 

No, he wasn't seduced at all, which made them sigh in relief. 

'Wait, why am I relieved too?' Loki felt strange, but well, she cared about her children, especially when Aiz fell for this bastard. Even if he wasn't loyal to her alone, she didn't want him to fall into Freya. 

"You guys are okay alone, right?" 

Still, while they had many things inside their minds, Isao thought to leave. He didn't really want to get involved with Freya, especially when she was about to get married. He had changed after all, and he had thought of their relationship as one time. 

As for why he decided to make such a drastic change, it was all due to his experience in the world of "Rakudai." 

Unlike in any other world that he had been in, in that world, he had to fight and became the enemy of the protagonist just because he was a little close to the main heroine. 

Frankly, he didn't do anything with Stella, and he was just thinking of becoming stronger, yet somehow, his situation became complicated due to the jealousy of the protagonist, which made him appear like a villain in the story even though he wasn't one. 

While he didn't think Bell would cause him such trouble, considering how much weaker Bell was, this time, he decided to respect their relationship and ended his career as a homewrecker, especially when he thought how much damage he would cause someone after he stole their women. 

Still, he guessed, the world was like this: if one couldn't be the victor, then they could only become a cuck. 

"Well, what's wrong? Are you not going to join?" 

"I still have jobs to do." 

"Well... when you finish, come and join us, okay?" 

"I won't join for too long, though." 

"Sure, sure." 

After hearing his confirmation that he would join the party later, they decided to gather together in their usual room to laze around, but Freya's eyes never looked away from his back. 

"As expected, are you interested in him?" Loki asked with a knowing smile. 

"Loki..." Freya only showed a reserved smile toward this bad acquaintance of hers from heaven. 

"You are about to get married, yet you can't stop your hands from sleeping with another man?" Loki asked from the moral side. 

"Marry..." Freya felt conflicted when she thought about this decision of hers, but as it had happened, she wouldn't stop. she defiantly asked for his responsibility, especially when he was the one who asked her to marry even though she didn't have an interest in doing one. 

Except with him, of course. 

"What? Do you have hesitation about your marriage? Or rather, I don't think that you should marry, you know? You are harming a good boy!" 

"...what do you mean by that?" Freya looked at Loki with doubt and said, "I think that anyone will be happy to marry me." 

Loki rolled her eyes and said, "Put that lewd hand of yours onto your chest and say that again." 

"....." Freya. 

"You are too slutty." Loki looked at Freya and said helplessly, "Your past is like that, you know? Those with a strange fetish aside, no normal man can accept that side of you."

Moreover, it wasn't like Freya could change for the one she loved, but Loki wouldn't say it since it wasn't her problem. 

Frankly, Loki wasn't even sure why Freya decided to marry Bell Cranel, this boy who hadn't even lost his phimosis and virginity. However, considering Freya's nature, it must have been because of a man. 

'First meeting... what a liar...' 

Loki was sure that Isao and Freya had met in the past, and they must have been screwing together. Still, while Isao wished for everything to be one time, she was sure that this nympho goddess wished to have more, yet would he even be willing to accept her? 

The fact that Freya was going to marry Bell was proof that Isao didn't care about this slutty goddess. 

Loki could even see Isao's disinterest when he saw Freya, which was amazing since if she were in Isao's place, she would jump and enjoy Freya's body happily. 

Yet, Loki's words made Freya's heart pierced by something, and her expression turned ugly. She knew what Loki meant, and it was definitely impossible to change her past after what was happening. If she had met him earlier, then it would have been fine, but everything had happened. It was too late. The past couldn't be changed and he wouldn't touch her unless she was in a relationship. 

Or rather, even if she was in a relationship, would he even think of her, touch her, and love her? 

Freya couldn't imagine that he would do so, and the thought of a marriage suddenly became a drag for her. Frankly, this wasn't a time for marriage, especially with the many problems in the Orario. 

Then, what should she do? 

Freya thought of one figure in her mind, a picture of a woman that was part of her disguise. 

'If it's her...' 

If she couldn't erase her past, then she had to become a new person, a clean one without any stains. 

On the other hand, Isao strangely had a peaceful night even though there were many beautiful goddesses in his mansion. Many might say that he was an idiot for not sleeping with many of them, but he had slept with them anyway, so why should he become a horny dog and be impatient? 

Moreover, he was a family man and already husband to many, so how could he stay like a horny dog who couldn't control his lower body all the time? 

On the other hand, Isao felt that he should have focused on getting stronger first, especially when it wouldn't hurt to become stronger. He wanted to at least become a Level 5 as soon as possible, as it would give him more safety. 

This should be the case, but somehow Hephaestus happened to be present when he wanted to go to the toilet, and she asked him to pay the debt immediately, so he could only follow her wish and pay the debt with his body as he didn't have money. 

Still, as he lamented, thinking that he should get a lot of money as soon as possible, he went to visit the bookstore to take a little break, but this decision led him to meet someone who had tried to avoid him. 

Her jaded hair was impossible to ignore; it flowed freely behind her back as she read her book quietly and gracefully as if nothing could bother her. 

Yet, when she also saw him, all of that calm was broken. 

Watching this, Isao looked at her, whose face turned reddish like a ripened apple, and closed the door, locking it, then approaching this naughty elf, who took his lips when he lost consciousness in the past. 

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"I-Isao..." 

Riveria lost her calm when she saw him. Even though they hadn't seen each other for a while, it was impossible for him to forget him, or rather, he had been on his mind after that time. 

'Why did I do that?' 

If she didn't do that, then would she be in this situation? 

Yet, no matter what, Riveria knew that she was at fault since she took his lips when he hadn't regained consciousness. During his weakest moment, she did something unforgivable, especially with her status as the queen of elves and high self; such an act was simply immoral! 

Yet she still did it, but because of that, she had to pay the price for her actions. 

Even if Isao locked the door and approached her, Riveria couldn't do anything and stayed powerless as if she was under his mercy. 

Yet, more importantly, why was she here? 

If she wanted to avoid him without meeting him, then holing up inside the Twilight Manor would be the answer, yet subconsciously she came to his bookstore, reading quietly inside his secret room as if waiting for him. 

At that moment, she knew that she couldn't forget about that kiss, and she sought after him. 

Yet, was it so simple? 

Even if he was just normal, even if he came from a different Familia, it didn't matter, but he was the man of Eina and Aiz. Both of them were important people in her life. One was her niece, and the other was someone who she thought as a daughter. 

Isao was that bad guy who held the hearts of the two, yet his greed knew no bounds as he started to enter her heart too. 

Riveria couldn't say a single word, lowering her head as if she were feeling it was some kind of mistake. She hoped for him to talk, lashing her, making this uncomfortable silence between them disappear, yet he didn't talk, only slowly walking toward her and each of his footsteps, causing her heart to jump in various emotions. 

Why did you kiss me? 

When she thought such a question came out of his mouth, it covered her body in a cold sweat. 

'No, if it's him...' 

'You don't want Aiz and Eina to know, right? Then...' 

Riveria could imagine that this bad guy would threaten her and slowly devour her body!

As she wondered what to do, her chin was suddenly lifted. 

"Eh?" 

Riveria was dumbfounded since she was kissed by him. 

The kiss, which she thought was so hard to do, was done by him so easily. Yet, instead of hating it and pushing him away, she closed her eyes, feeling slightly nostalgic. However, unlike the one that was initiated by her, the one initiated by him was different as it gave off a warm yet unwavering feeling, as if telling her that it was okay to entrust her feelings to him. 

Riveria knew that she shouldn't feel like this, yet her heart couldn't be controlled, and she just wanted this to continue. 

Her hands hesitated, and she clung onto him softly as she leaned on him as if he had entrusted her with everything.

It was just a normal kiss without using a tongue. For her, it should have been enough, but somehow, it wasn't. Probably her age, or was it because she had been held back? The moment they kissed, it was like all rationality and control over herself was broken. 

At this moment, she ignored her status as the queen of the elves, the high elf, and even the one with the highest status among elves. 

When she was with him, she was just a woman who just wanted to be closer to the man who had taken her heart. 

Still, as she was a Level 6, her stamina was higher than anyone, and it took quite a while for her to lose her breath. 

As their lips parted, a string of saliva connected their luscious lips. Their gazes were hot, and they were unable to look away. Yet soon, Riveria realized what she was doing and quickly lowered her head, burying her face against his neck, feeling embarrassed. 

"You got embarrassed now?" 

"Don't bully me, okay?" 

"No, I will." 

Once again, her chin was lifted, and she was forced to look into his eyes, which looked at her amusedly. "You are cute, after all." Her face was hot red, yet she didn't hate this flirty exchange. "...I am much older than you." 

"Aren't you young among the elf?" 

"...." 

Riveria was speechless. Even though she often said that she was young among the elves, she knew that she wasn't young anymore. Middle-aged? No, among a human, her age was enough for her to be called a grandma already. Or rather, her age fitted him to call her a grandma. 

Was a woman who could be his grandma fit to be his woman? 

"Don't run away again. I am glad that you have done that for me. If not, then I can't hold you like this." 

Riveria pursed her lips and said, "You have a lot of women around you, and that isn't enough." 

"But you are the only one." 

Yes, among all of the women that he had ever had with, Riveria was the only one who was a middle-aged elf, and also a virgin. Frankly, as she was in his arms, he wished to hug her tighter, feeling her body against his, and buried his face against her white nape. 

"...you are so greedy." 

Yet, he wasn't the only one who was blamed since even if she knew that Aiz and Eina had fallen for him, she couldn't stop her heart and did something forbidden between them. 

So, while it was hard, she knew that she had to do this. 

"...let's keep this relationship a secret." 

"Are you sure?" Isao looked at Riveria in surprise. 

"Yes." Riveria nodded. "If they knew what I did to you, I wouldn't have a face to meet them. I... don't know how to face Eina and Aiz..." 

"I think that you should be fine. If there is someone who is blamed, then they will probably blame me." 

Even Hestia probably had already given up on him, as she knew that he couldn't control his lower body. Still, he had to say that while their relationship hadn't reached that stage, he had to admit that whenever he and Hestia slept together, it was impossible for the element of adults not to be present between them. 

While he said that Hestia wasn't his type, he knew that he couldn't think of her as a little sister-like existence anymore but as a woman who had helped him with her hands most of the night. 

"...you shouldn't get used to being blamed like that." Still, Riveria was speechless by his answer. "If there is someone to blame, then it is me. If I could control myself better and not kiss you, then..." 

"...." 

Isao was speechless because of her self-blaming nature. He knew that an elf was sensitive, so he knew that he had to take care of Riveria's emotions better. "Let's say that it is our fault. It is the two of us who are at fault since we can't control our feelings." 

"Isao..." Riveria's eyes were red as she stared at him. 

"Though, I never regretted it since I could be with you now."

Those words were enough to make her jump into him. 

"Me too! I love you!" 

"I love you too." 

Clinging to him tightly, Riveria felt her heart so volatile when she heard his soft confession; she wanted to be so close to him, without anything that separated them, yet this also made her afraid of him to think of her as a pervert or desperate. Yet, could she be blamed? 

She was a virgin, after all, a hundred years old one at that!

Falling in love with someone for the first time made her unable to control her emotions, and she wanted to do many things with him. 

Still, suddenly, she felt something hard on her bottoms. While she didn't touch it, her buttocks could tell what it was, which made her face hot and so red like a ripened tomato. 

"...sorry." 

Isao apologized awkwardly. 

"No-No, it's okay..." Riveria was also awkward and teased him. "So, you got hard, huh?" 

"....." Isao. 

'So cute~!' Riveria chuckled, then she asked shyly, "W-What are you going to do with it?" 

"...do you want to help?" 

"....." 

Riveria was stunned, watching him, who suddenly changed his expression as if Isao had expected her to ask such a question. At this moment, she felt like this guy set her up, trapping her, so she could only help him, yet this was what she wanted to do too, so—

"I-It's my first time... I-I don't know what to do..." 

"You don't have to worry. I will teach you." 

Holding her smooth and warm hand, Isao squeezed it once, feeling her hand was nice, and he was sure that it would be even better when that hand was used to squeeze something. 

Under his instructions, Riveria quickly mastered by using her hands, but this definitely wasn't the end since this bad guy wouldn't be satisfied with a mere hand. 

Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 252 Secret quest

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Everything was like a dream, Isao thought. 

He had never thought that he would forge a relationship with Riveria. 

'Eina, Aiz, then Riveria...' 

The three women who had a connection with each other were already sleeping with him. 

Isao wanted to say that he was a scumbag, but he knew that he wasn't the one who made the first move. 

Yes, he could reject them, telling them what they did was inappropriate, but somehow, the thought of them would be sad, making him hesitate, so in the end, he could only go on even if the relationship between them had become so messy that he wasn't sure anymore. 

Yet, this was also a trial that he had to pass, and he was sure that he would succeed! 

"Ouch! Ouch! Stop pulling my cheek, Syr!" 

"Isn't it rude to think about another woman when there is a beautiful woman by your side?" 

"No, I am thinking about what kind of dinner to eat tonight." 

"Really?" 

Watching Syr, who was staring at him in doubt, Isao nodded. "Of course. You are here by my side. Why should I think about another?" 

"Well, if you say so~?" 

'So easy...' 

Frankly, he was sure that he would be cursed for going with another woman after he flirted with Riveria, Eina, and Aiz, but this was his fate, and he couldn't escape from it. 

Gaining the power of Blazer, Isao knew that if he could awaken a certain power within this DNA, he should be able to escape from so-called "fate," yet he hadn't reached such a level, so he couldn't escape from his fate, and frankly, fate or trouble was also a method of him to grow stronger. 

At this moment, when he went to visit Chloe, Mia told him to help Syr to buy ingredients for their shop. While he felt reluctant, being stared at by Syr with a puppy-like gaze, there was nothing he could do, and frankly, he wondered what this woman wanted to do. 

Syr Flova... 

If it were others, they might think of her differently and never think of her as a fake identity, yet Isao knew that this cute woman was Freya in disguise. 

Living as Freya was probably too bothersome for her, considering how overprotective her children were. Everyone would constantly watch over her, and they would try their best to please her. 

If it was once or twice, it didn't matter, but if she received this treatment every day, every hour, every minute, even Isao had to admit that he would be sick. Even worse, their intention was good, so it was hard to refuse their goodwill, which made it even more troublesome. 

To escape from such a life, Freya found someone and used the identity of that someone to live a double identity known as a Syr. 

When she had become a Syr, she was no longer a goddess. She was just a mischievous waitress who worked as the Hostess of Fertility. 

Still, while it was weird, Isao knew that he had to treat Syr differently from the real Freya. After all, Syr or Freya didn't know that he knew her real identity, and if she knew that he knew her, he could imagine how troublesome the situation would be, so in the end, he decided not to know anything. 

Nevertheless, Syr glanced shyly at Isao as she watched him holding all the ingredients they had bought. Her eyes also couldn't help but wander to his hand, which appeared to be free. 

'It should be okay to hold hands, right?' 

Unlike when she was a Freya, her personality as Syr was different. In this identity, she was a virgin, after all, so how could she jump into him and have sex directly when she was a Freya? 

Still, she thought that her identity as Syr was nice as it made her forget about everything, and in this identity, no one knew about her past. She was just Syr Flova, the cute and mischievous waitress of the Hostess of Fertility. 

Frankly, if Isao made a move on her, it would be great, but this guy had only made a move on Chloe, which made her pout. 

Well, the one who made the move was Chloe's first since this naughty cat was such a whore, who seduced the innocent him, but with Chloe as a basis, if she made a move on him, he should jump into the chance, right? 

As she was in a dilemma about what to do, suddenly, Isao stood before her as if protecting her from someone. 

"What's wrong?" Syr was in doubt. 

Isao didn't answer Syr's question and looked at the front area before him. "Come out. If you don't, I will blow you into this area to force you up." 

"...." Syr. 

"....." Unknown person. 

At that moment, they were inside the back alleys within a row of houses in the district. 

In other words, many people were living nearby, but Isao dared to blow up this area if the person who hid didn't come out, which showed how outrageous his thought was when they thought his experience being attacked by Evilus, somehow, they understood why he was so extreme. 

As for how Isao could blow up this district, considering how smart he was, they wouldn't be surprised if he got his hands on the bomb that was used by the members of Evilus who committed suicide bombers before. 

Nevertheless, Syr knew that there was an enemy, so she moved closer to Isao's back, pressing her body against his. 

"..." Isao. 

"Wait! Wait! Don't blow up this place!" 

All of a sudden, a suspicious figure dressed in a dark cloak that covered most of his features emerged from the air. "I am not someone suspicious!" 

"...you are suspicious." 2x

Isao and Syr said at the same time. 

"I don't come with a bad intention." 

"You have three seconds to explain why you are here." 

"...that's not enough." 

[You have acquired Fels' DNA.]

[Do you want to absorb it?]

As Isao got the DNA of this suspicious person, he somehow understood why this person appeared before him. 

"Hurry up." 

"Okay, okay." Fels somewhat exhausted, but he decided to go on. "Iinuma Isao. I have a quest for you." Frankly, he wanted to tell this when they were alone, but Isao's sense was too frightening, so he could only adapt and adjust his plan as he didn't want to be viewed as an enemy, or else on the next day, he would enter the newspaper, he thought. 

"A quest?" 

"There has been an irregular outbreak of monsters on the 24th Floor. Several adventurers have already lost their lives. I would like you to investigate and more or less suppress the situation. Of course, I will be ready with your rewards. As for the objective of the outbreak, I believe it has something to do with the pantry recently located on that floor. 

More importantly, there is a high chance this situation has something to do with the Evilus that have attacked you previously." 

Isao raised his brows and asked, "How could you tell that the Evilus is involved?" 

"Like you with your newspaper, we also have our own channels." 

Isao thought for a while, and it was better not to ask anymore since he could imagine that this person would throw him with another annoying quest, but then, he needed money, and it wouldn't be bad to make this person and the one behind owe him a favor. More importantly, as he wished to level up faster, he knew that entering a troublesome situation was more or less the fastest way to become stronger. 

'I should be able to become a Level 4 now.' 

However, he wanted to max out his status first before he became a Level 4, and at the same time, he also wanted to end the trouble that haunted this place already so that way, he could focus on getting stronger. 

"How much is the compensation?" 

'As expected, it is easy to talk with him...' Fels thought. "It's about this much. If you have a request, then please tell us." 

"Okay." Isao nodded, then asked, "By the way, am I alone on this quest?" 

"No, you can ask for helpers, and we also have prepared you helpers on the Rivera. You should have known this person." 

"Who?" 

"Lulune Louie." 

"Who?" 

"...she is the chienthrope woman that you met on the Rivera in the past." 

"You sure know a lot." Isao looked at Fels with a smile. 

"...I have my own channels." 

"Is that so? Last question." 

"Please." 

"Who are you?" 

"I am just a poor, humble mage." 

Isao raised his brows and shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I agree with your quest." He knew who this person was with his ability, so there was no need to make a fuss, and making him confident that he didn't know anything about him would give him more advantage, he thought. 

"I am in your debt. Please head over there by tomorrow at the latest. Thank you." 

Leaving those words, Fels disappeared from their sight as if he had never appeared. 

Only Isao wondered whether it was too late to change "he" to "she" to address Fels since, instead of a man, she was a woman. 

Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 253 Evilus is going to die

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Fels. 

Or be known as the "Sage," "Fool," or even the "Cat of Altena." 

Apart from being known as the mysterious mage who affiliated with the god behind the guild, Ouranos, she was also known as the legendary magician who created the Philosopher's Stone and achieved immortality. 

While this immorality didn't prevent the deterioration of her body, she didn't need to eat, drink, or sleep, but she could still be tired. 

Frankly, if he was given a chance, Isao wouldn't want to become like Fels. She might live a long life, but with her bones-like body, she could only live in the dark, hiding from the eyes of many, or else many troubles would come to her. 

Still, he was glad that he had replicated her DNA, as her ability was superb. She might only be a Level 4, but as the legendary mage, her skill, and experiences were above many in this world. It was even above many deities, especially in the matter of life, as she dabbled in the reincarnation. 

'If someone dies, I can reincarnate them now.' 

Well, with his power, he didn't think anyone would die again, and something like the death of Souichiro Takagi, the father of Saya, wouldn't happen again. 

Moreover, even if Fels had developed a technique to revive someone, she couldn't succeed no matter what. 

Nevertheless, it was impossible for Syr not to be cornered about his decision. 

"Are you going to accept her quest?" 

Isao glanced at Syr and felt surprised that she could tell Fels' gender. "I do." 

"It's dangerous!" 

"Are there any places in the dungeon that aren't in danger?" 

"...." Syr. 

Rather, even in Orario, it was dangerous, especially when the Evilus hadn't been erased completely. There was also a hidden enemy that no one knew, Enyo, that had his or her hand on the Demi Spirit, an existence of a combination of a monster and a spirit that wanted to devour Aiz. 

The chance before his eyes, and instead of waiting for all the problems to explode at once, it was better to solve them when there was an opportunity. 

It was troublesome, but when would he have a chance to solve those problems while gaining rewards from someone? 

"Let's go back." 

Holding Syr's hand, Isao led her back to the Hostess of Fertility quietly. 

Yet, Syr thought that this guy was unfair since he suddenly held her hand when she wanted to press him further about his decision. 'It's always like this...'

When Isao made up his decision, no one could stop him, and even if he was in danger, he would press forward. It was impossible for her not to be worried, but this was his way of life and was also the reason why many, including her, fell for him. 

However, Syr hoped for him to think about his life more since there were many who would be sad when he disappeared. 

Still, what she didn't know was that Isao cared about his life much since if he didn't care, then would he go to another world to become stronger and face struggles that he couldn't guess? 

Nevertheless, when they arrived at the Hostess of Fertility, Syr directly reported what Isao planned to do. "Isao-kun decided to take a dangerous quest!" 

"Ha?" 

"..." 

Isao looked at Syr, who was still holding his hand helplessly. 

Syr knew that she couldn't stop him with her power alone, but what if she wasn't alone? 

As expected, when they heard Syr's words, all of them panicked once again. 

"You just recovered, nyaa! Why the heck did you want to go out again?! Let me come with you! I will accompany you!" 

Chloe reacted so strongly since she had just about lost him before, so how could she let him go again?

"You don't feel good, right? Just wait for me on the surface. I will be fine. I am durable, and I won't die." 

Isao knew that Chloe's health hadn't been good. While he knew the reason, it was better for her to find out by herself, and he pretended that he didn't know anything. 

"But..." 

Chloe knew that she had been feeling low and kind of sick lately. Still, this didn't affect her everyday life, and as a Level 4 adventurer, she felt that she should be okay, but when this situation happened, she thought that she should visit a doctor early so that way, she could follow him instead of being a burden or waiting for him to return as waiting had always been a painful thing. 

"No, but. I have taken this quest. I cant reject it now." 

Chloe was helpless, but she knew that she couldn't stop him. 

"Do you really have to go?" Mia asked helplessly. 

"I will." 

"Let me go with you." 

Unexpectedly, Ryuu took the initiative to go with him. 

"Are you sure, Ryuu?" Isao looked at Ryuu in doubt. 

"Is it related to that?" Ryuu's expression was that of determination, yet it was mixed with gloominess and even killing intent. 

If it was the original protagonist, Bell definitely would be stunned and even frightened by Ryuu's current expression, but Isao wasn't Bell, and because of that, Ryuu could show this side of hers to him. 

While it made him feel conflicted, Isao knew that everyone in this place had their own stories and knew Ryuu's story from her DNA; he also understood why she wished to go with him. 

"Yeah." Isao nodded. "It is related to Evilus." For others, he might keep this matter a secret, but for everyone on the Hostess of Fertility, he didn't mind sharing this matter since they were involved and almost hurt by the previous accident. 

"I will start my preparation." 

"Just stay at my place later so we can go as soon as possible."

Anyway, it wasn't Ryuu's first time staying at his place, or rather, everyone on the Hostess of Fertility had stayed at his place, especially after that incident, as it was too dangerous to stay at this pub. 

However, since there were Hestia, Daphne, and Cassandra, they still refrained from staying at his place for a longer time. 

While Hestia didn't care, they might not feel uncomfortable about it as they weren't members of Hestia's Familia, and staying in a familiar place was definitely more comfortable, right? 

"Yes." 

As Ryuu left, all of them looked at Ryuu worriedly, but like Isao, they couldn't stop this stuck-up elf. 

"I feel like instead of her protecting you, it will be you who protect her," Runoa said helplessly. 

"Don't say that. I think she is quite reliable." 

Even though Ryuu often moved based on her emotions, her strength was obvious to all, and having her help was a great thing for him. Moreover, like Chloe, she was also a Level 4 adventurer, one level stronger than him, but in the real fight, he would be the winner. 

"...." 

Hearing his words, they really felt that Ryuu would become a burden for him, which made them helpless. 

Still, with Ryuu following him to the Hearth Mansion, Isao told Hestia, Cassandra, and Daphne about his decision to accept a quest, and they would have to go tomorrow. While they were speechless, they were also used to his abrupt and sudden request, so they could only follow him. 

"You can use this time to test your new weapons." 

"Yes." 

Daphne and Cassandra nodded, thinking about the two new weapons that Isao had given to them. 

"No matter what, be careful and return safely, okay?" Hestia said worriedly. 

"Yes." 3x

Watching how close the four of them were, Ryuu felt a strange uneasiness and also longing as she thought about her past when she was still naive. It was the best memory of her and also the worst, yet everything had passed on. However, her revenge and will hadn't been subdued, at least, until she completely erased all of the remains of the Evilus from this world so that way, she could face all of her comrades who had given her a chance to live. 

Hestia then looked at Ryuu and said, "You too, Ryuu." 

Ryuu felt a wave of nostalgia, thinking about her previous goddess. Even if their appearance was different, their kindness and warmness were the same. Well, her previous goddess was also a virgin goddess, so she had a certain affinity toward Hestia. 

However, Ryuu had to say Hestia was slightly, or quite too childish. 

"Then, let's sleep and work hard tomorrow." 

"Oh!" 4x

Only Ryuu tilted her head since she wondered why Hestia, who was a virgin goddess, entered the same room as Isao. Nevertheless, the thought of tomorrow made her heart restless, but it wouldn't change her decision, and she definitely would vanquish all the Evilus in this world. 

Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City 254 It's just a small quest; nothing strange will happen, right?

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"Ouranos, he agreed to the quest." 

Under the guild headquarters, there was a large space where a pillar built like a certain worshipping venue was built. On top of that, a figure with a dignified appearance sat as he heard a report from Fels. 

"I see." 

The figure nodded. "Thank you for your hard work." 

"No problem." Fels sighed. "I guess... I was too suspicious before, so he almost exploded the entire district to force me out." 

"...I am glad that nothing is happening." 

Ouranos. 

While the name of this deity might be unfamiliar to many, especially those lower beings, every deity was familiar to him. Even when the War Game happened, and the deity asked permission to use their power to broadcast the match, they would call the name of this deity. 

So, who was he? 

The creator of the guild. 

This was his identity, and he was also one of the first deities who descended from heaven. However, unlike before, he threw away all of the daily matters of the guild to the employees. Naturally, this greatly made those guild employees since they could get many benefits as their deity didn't watch over them. 

Due to that, those guild employees even tried to hide many things from Ouranos, leaving him inside this dark temple alone. 

However, naturally, some things couldn't be hidden from him, and there were many sensitive matters that Ouranos handled by himself, including a certain matter, especially that was related to the dungeon. 

"But why did you choose him, Ouranos? As the Demi Spirit is also related, isn't the Sword Princess more suitable for this job?" 

Fels was confused by Ouranos' decision to give this quest to Isao. 

"He is different. His way of thinking is much more advanced than the rest of the people in this world. You can say that it is just a bet from me." 

"...is that so?" 

Felt still felt Ouranos' answer didn't suit him well, but he also could tell that Isao was different from any others, whether it was his strength, intelligence, or even his relationship with many women. 

"Well, if he can't handle this, I am sure that Sword Princess will come to help him." 

"You are right." 

The two knew a lot about Orario, including Isao's romantic relationship. 

"By the way, how is Eina?" 

"I have heard that her body still isn't good." 

"Is she resting well?" 

"She told her coworker that she didn't need to take a rest." 

"Tell her to get a rest. Or rather, tell her to go to the hospital." 

"Do you think that she has a serious illness or something?" 

"No, it's something different, I think." 

"What do you mean?" 

"You will understand soon, but depending on how he handles this quest, my decision will be determined." 

As usual, Ouranos gave an inexplicable answer, which confused Fels, but she had gotten used to being treated like this, so she didn't say much and just waited until her deity told her the answer. 

Only at this moment, Ouranos suddenly heard a gloomy scream that caused despair to many from the dungeon. 

"...don't tell me...." 

Meanwhile, inside the dungeon, on the 25th Floor, or Great Fall, two people stood next to each other as they looked at their work on this Floor. 

"Are you sure that you can summon that monster here?" 

"Yes, believe me! I have done my research for the past five years to summon that monster! As long as I can get that monster, we will be invincible! Believe me!" 

"I hope so."

"Hehehe... you don't have to worry. As long as we can get that monster, we can have our revenge. He might be able to control our people, but can he control a monster?" 

"You are right, but isn't one too little?" 

"Don't underestimate it! All of the main members of the Astraea Familia died five years ago due to this monster! As long as we can get it, then everything is within our hands!" 

"The Astrea Familia is just a weakling of Level 4s. Our opponent is full of Level 5 adventurers, and there are also Level 6 adventurers. Do you think a single monster can handle them?" 

"...if you say it that way..." The man hesitated, but then he said, "But what if we bite more than we can chew? You might be strong, but I am weakling!" 

If there was a mistake, he would be the one who was dying instead of the man beside him! 

"You don't have to worry. I am strong. Your job is just to tame it. We will get as much as possible and create an army of it." 

"...if you are confident, then do it." 

"Good. You should work hard, too, or else you will die." 

"You don't have to worry." 

"Then, let's do it." 

"It's coming!" 

BOOOOOM! BOOOOOM! BOOOOOM! BOOOOOM! BOOOOOM!

Several explosions happened, and everything collapsed. Everything on the 25th Floor crumbled, and it spread everywhere, causing panic to many people inside. 

"Wh-What's happening?" 

"Earthquake?" 

"Let's run! Let's go back to the surface!" 

Yet, as everything within the 25th Floor collapsed, the dungeon also appeared to be crying, seemingly hurt by the destruction, and at the same time, the two people, along with all the followers, who watched everything from a safe distance, saw a being that brought despair and sorrow to many. 

"It's here! Hahaha! It's here! Here it comes! Gale Wind, I will kill you with this!" 

"Hmm... It's stronger than I imagined, but it is good. We can use this." 

As the two were in cherry moods, everyone behind them trembled in fear, wondering what kind of atrocity they had seen. 

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"Earthquake?" 

The next day, as they arrived on the 18th Floor, Riveri, Isao, Daphne, Cassandra, and Ryuu noticed the tremble within the dungeon as if it was hit by an earthquake. For them, this trip to the 18th Floor was an easy one, especially when this wasn't their first time, and they also had risen their level to Level 3. 

"Has such a thing happened before?" Daphne asked with doubt. 

"There... should be, right? After all, there is a volcanic mountain near Orario." 

"Well, it's good that it only happened for a short moment." 

Frankly, Isao would be lying if he wasn't nervous since if the dungeon was destroyed by the earthquake, it wouldn't be funny. At the same time, he realized that his survival ability wasn't as strong as he imagined since he was buried deep into the earth, could he escape? 

He could, but it might take a long time, he thought. 

Still, it might be hard to save Daphne, Cassandra, and Ryuu unless he took them inside the Infinity Castle. 

'I should have gotten a teleportation ability or something in the world of Rakudai.' 

In the world of Rakudai, he only replicated the Blazers within the academy and those within Tokyo. Outside of the city or the country, he hadn't replicated those Blazers, as many things happened during his stay there. 

Still, among all the abilities he had, if he wanted to escape, he would use his gravity manipulation to push away everything or use the ability of Tatsuya to erase those who wanted to bury him alive. 

Nevertheless, the chance of the dungeon being destroyed was almost null as it was a living being. 

Yup, Isao knew that a dungeon was a living being, something that existed within this world, a mystery that even the deity wasn't sure what it was. 

If the dungeon was destroyed, then it would recover on its own. 

An example would be when someone breaks the wall of the dungeon, and it would recover on its own soon. 

Frankly, Isao could replicate the DNA of the dungeon, but then, he was afraid that he would be shut down for many years or even thousands of years to replicate it, so he refrained himself from doing so. 

Still—

"Are you okay, Ryuu?" 

"Ha?" Ryuu quickly awoken when she heard Isao's voice. "I-I am okay." While she said so, she appeared so nervous. 

"What's wrong?" Isao asked with confusion. 

"No, nothing." Ryuu shook her head and said, "Let's meet our ally and do our quest as soon as possible." After saying that, she walked toward the pub where they would meet their ally. 

"If you say so." Isao frowned, but he didn't say anything. 

"She was too uptight," Daphne said with a frown. 

 "Yeah, it feels like she is being tied down by something," Cassandra said worriedly. 

"She isn't a pervert like you." Isao only glanced at Cassandra helplessly. 

"I-I am not a pervert!" Cassandra blushed and quickly admonished him as he talked about her kink during this type of situation. 

"....." Daphne was speechless and felt a bit sad as she was being left behind by the two with their new game. "...can I join later when we get back?" 

"..." 2x

Isao took a deep breath, then asked, "By the way, Cassandra, did you have a bad dream last night?" 

"No, I slept well last night." Cassandra slept very well last night, especially when she met Isao in the middle of the night. 

"Is that so?" Isao felt strange since Cassandra had a good dream, but since she didn't have a nightmare, everything should be okay, right?

"You guys, hurry up!"

When Ryuu noticed the three didn't follow her, she couldn't help but urge them. 

"Yes, yes." 3x

With Ryuu's reminder, the four of them quickly found the pub, and as expected, they were called by someone. 

"Huh? Iinuma-kun? What are you doing here?"