[Chapter:6][A new world! A magical world! An exciting world! And now, I’m feeling sleepy again]

7…6…5…4…3…2…1…0…!

Hello everyone, Tanaka here. Obviously, I'm not practising counting in reverse.

I've been staring at the countdown happening in the Mission screen, having left Rino mid-game (I was winning) and gone to the washroom. Of course, I had my trusty pillow and warm blanket in hand.

Anyway, I watched as the countdown decreased until it reached 0, and the next moment…

Eh? I'm already here?

I blinked in confusion as my vision turned completely white for a split second, kinda like when a flash grenade detonated point blank. Without the ringing sound and the blinding light which actually burns the cornea, though.

Instead, the strange visual phenomenon barely lasted a minute before my vision returned to normal.

And what came to sight wasn't the inside of the bathroom, but the inner side of a large wooden building which looked old fashioned, yet sturdy.

Thank Cael there's no nausea from world teleportation. Then again, I guess that's only natural for the creation of someone like Cael, not that I actually know who she really is.

Now that I think about it, all I know about her is that she's a loving mother, her hands look beautiful, has a pleasant voice, and her lips are really, really soft.

'Thank you~ Fufufu~'

Hmm? Did I just hear something? Nah, probably just my imagination.

Just then, my focus was attracted to the figures of several girls and women, five to be exact, appearing around me one after another.

Strange, did I come here first due to being the Admin? So I'm like the spearhead / shield in case we end up appearing in a dangerous place?

"Ah, we're here already?"

"Wow, I didn't even notice it."

"Hmm…it was surprisingly…uneventful…"

I glance at the five that appeared, and then look for the source of footsteps which appeared the moment they all did. The door to the large living room we were in opened as a crimson haired beauty walked inside with a bright smile.

"Oh, looks like you're all here. Welcome to my world, everyone. Once again, I am Rias Gremory. A pleasure to meet you."

She bowed lightly, befitting of a princess. Or is it heiress? I remember she doesn't like being identified as the heiress of Gremory though. Something about wanting to be independent…

"Well, I suppose introductions are indeed in order, although we should already know each other quite well."

An extremely beautiful, petite black haired woman in pink floral kimono began as she bowed gracefully, exuding a charm which made even the other girls blank out for a moment.

Strange, how come I'm not affected? I mean, I do feel like she's breathtakingly beautiful and all…

"Kaguya Houraisan. Please, call me Kaguya."

The scarlet haired bodacious woman in scandalous, yet charming witch attire snapped out of her daze first.

"Irene Belserion, nice to meet you all."

Next to introduce herself is the blonde and charming mature lady with boobs that look like they'd make damn good pillows…I want them…

"Tsunade Senju. Please take care of me."

"Oh oh, I'm next!", the petite black haired little girl, looking like a cure cat, raised her hand as she jumped excitedly.

"I'm Ruri Gokou, but you all can call me Kuroneko! Let's get along, everyone!"

The last of the girls, who appeared to be of a similar age as Kuroneko, although a little taller, introduced herself next.

"My name is Mikoto Misaka. It's nice to meet you all at last."

Then, six pairs of eyes fall on me.

"Tanaka. Also…", I look at Tsunade, and being the honest and friendly guy I've always been, I ask, "Could I borrow those pillows for a quick nap? Just looking at them makes me sleepy…"

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At the moment, I was occupying a sofa by myself, my body curled up with my trusty pillow which I absolutely didn't betray below my head, and my dear blanket keeping me warm and comfortable as always.

I was also simultaneously listening to the girls talking a,ingest themselves animatedly after Tsunade ruthlessly refused my request.

Yes, I was simultaneously sleeping yet also listening to the discussion going on. This was a neat trick I developed when I realised that I couldn't sleep in class as if I did, I would end up missing class, which would make my grades fall, which would cause me to fail, which would cause the teachers to nag me in class waking me up, which would also cause me to have to attend make-up classes making me lose my precious sleeping time…

Thus, in order to not go down that abyssal spiral which would deprive me of my dreams, I developed a little trick to be able to 'listen' and even 'memorise' what I hear even as I sleep.

Don't ask me how I did it, I myself was surprised when I managed to. Though I was too lazy to think any further so I just chalked it up to anime logic.

Just as the girls were shifting topics from what kind of food they like, to what colour of lipstick they use, completely random as to be expected of girl talks, the door to the room, which happened to be the ORC building which Rias and her peerage use as their headquarters, opens up.

"Rias, I came back from stalking that brown haired…kid…you mentioned…?"

The black haired and well developed girl that appeared, paused as she looked at the numerous people, five girls and a sleeping(?) boy, that she had never seen before.

"Ah, Akeno, let me introduce my friends."

Rias got up and quickly walked up to her and dragged her forward as she spoke, "This is Akeno Himejima, one of my few best friends, and my Queen."

Akeno raised her brow at Rias' introduction. Probably because,e based on how she did the introduction, it was clear we were in knowledge of the supernatural, yet also quite close considering the lack of formality. And it was surprising for her to know she wasn't aware of these 'friends' that appeared seemingly out of nowhere.

"My name is Akeno Himejima, nice to meet you all, Rias' friends."

The girls introduced themselves politely, which only left me still sleeping.

"This person is Tanaka. Well…ignore him for now. He just likes to sleep. A lot."