Chapter 2: Heaven, Human World, and Afterlife

"All right."

The holy light shone brightly.

"That should clean up the disturbance here. It's just a pity about those people who died…"

Gabriel's expression was full of compassion.

Her entire being was bathed in holy light.

She truly looked like a pure, merciful angelic girl.

If Rei Ao didn't already have the preconceived notion of her as the "Fallen Angel Gabriel," he might have instantly fallen in love with such a perfect angel.

Unfortunately, he knew better.

Gabriel somehow made the monster's corpse disappear, and the bloodstains and frost vanished as well.

Even the broken window was restored to its original state.

The previously chaotic crime scene was cleaned up perfectly.

The two angels then turned their gaze toward Rei Ao.

"Do we still need to erase his memory?"

Gabriel looked troubled.

Memory erasure?

Rei Ao picked up on the key term and smirked.

"You two beautiful angels aren't planning to erase my memory, are you?"

"That's right," Gabriel nodded honestly.

"We received a message from 'Heaven' and came to deal with a monster that had just crossed over from a newly connected 'Other World.'"

"To prevent these monsters from causing panic in the 'Human World,' we must erase all traces."

Rei Ao's heart skipped a beat.

There was a lot of information in that statement!

Heaven, Human World, monsters, Other World connections…

Wow!

This world is truly extraordinary!

Rei Ao quietly processed this information and began to think of ways to avoid having his memory erased.

[Ding! As the highest-ranking owner of the chat group, your memory is immune to any ability!]

Upon hearing the chat group's notification, Rei Ao's eyes lit up.

'Great timing, chat group!'

But this might not even be necessary.

Raphiel, who had been observing Rei Ao for a while, finally spoke up: "Gabriel, he seems to be an Awakened One."

"In that case, he should be eligible to apply for memory retention."

Gabriel blinked in surprise.

"Oh, that's right!"

She looked at Rei Ao and asked,

"Is freezing the monster your ability?"

"Yes."

Rei Ao raised his hand, allowing cold air to swirl in his palm.

Seeing this, Gabriel and Raphiel exchanged a glance and made a decision.

"So, he is an Awakened One!"

"All right, we'll report this and apply for memory retention on your behalf."

"But before that, you need to sign this."

Gabriel produced a glowing piece of paper, half black and half white, and handed it to him.

She explained, "This is a confidentiality agreement drafted by 'Heaven,' 'Hell,' and the 'Afterlife World.'"

"Once signed, please avoid revealing too much about supernatural powers to the Human World."

Afraid Rei Ao might misunderstand, she added, "Of course, this isn't mandatory."

"For smaller issues, we'll be dispatched to help manage the situation."

"But for larger disruptions…"

Gabriel trailed off.

"If it has a negative impact, you may face punishment from the three realms," Raphiel added.

Basically, as long as he didn't do anything bad, there would be no problems.

And there was no coercion involved.

Rei Ao shrugged. After checking the document, he found nothing alarming. It didn't seem to have any powerful energy attached to it, just more durable than regular paper.

So, he signed his name and pressed his handprint onto it.

"That should do, right?"

Gabriel accepted it with a bright smile.

"Yes, thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Rei Ao."

"You needn't worry about the follow-up. We'll handle everything."

"Let's go, Raphiel."

With that, the two angels disappeared into the holy light, just as they had arrived.

"Tsk tsk, non-ordinary things really do come looking for you, huh."

Rei Ao shook his head, smiling as he looked around the restored room.

But the biggest non-ordinary thing was still within him.

「Dimensional Transaction Chat Group」

Sakurajima Mai: "An... angel?!"

Sakurajima Mai, too exhausted to return home, was stunned.

First, a strange chat group appeared.

All the knowledge about the chat group automatically entered her mind.

Coupled with the ultra-technological light screen, visible only to her and unable to be described, it was hard not to believe in the chat group's reality.

But the monsters, superpowers, and angels appearing in the livestream…

Each scene shocked her.

She couldn't help but think about her own supernatural phenomenon.

Sakurajima Mai: "Does anyone know how to make someone visible again if they've become invisible to everyone?"

Stella Vermillion: "?"

Stella Vermillion: "That name… never mind, just call me Stella."

Stella: "I don't understand what you mean by 'becoming invisible,' but the chat group says we're not from the same world… that's pretty wild."

Stella: "I've never seen monsters or angels like those just now."

She was a princess from the Vermillion Kingdom, recently accepted into Hagun Academy with the highest scores.

Now on her way to enroll, the chat group's sudden appearance startled her.

Especially seeing the holy-looking angels.

Frieren: "Hmm, I sense no magic at all."

Frieren: "It's not magic, at least not anything I can explain with my knowledge and skills."

In a misty forest, a figure stood holding a staff in a clearing.

White twin tails.

A pair of green eyes, with a colored halo when closely examined.

But her most noticeable feature was her long, pointed elf ears.

She wore a white robe with gold trim.

Her name was Frieren, a magic-wielder from the Elf race.

She had just been hunting a demon.

Nearly got distracted by the sudden appearance of the chat group.

After finishing off the demon, she began studying the chat group.

Unfortunately, she couldn't make sense of it.

For now, she had to believe what it said was true.

Akame: "A transaction? How do we do that?"

Akame: "If it's money, Night Raid doesn't have much treasure."

Seeing these people speak one after another, a wave of familiarity washed over Rei Ao.

There wasn't a name here he didn't recognize.

Akame, from *Akame ga Kill*.

Frieren, from *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End*.

Saeko Busujima, from *Highschool of the Dead*.

Stella Vermillion, from *Chivalry of a Failed Knight*.

And lastly, Sakurajima Mai.

Isn't she the bunny girl he saw at the library?

[Note: No one could see or touch her, not even the male protagonist. Only Rei Ao could see her, and her childhood storyline will be altered!]

"Are people from my world joining the chat group too?"

[Ding! Your chat group is the 'Dimensional Transaction Chat Group,' and based on your preferences, the members have been locked to '2D female characters.']

"Hiss…"

Rei Ao felt embarrassed.

Doesn't this reveal my taste and ambitions?

"Stop it, say no more!"

"I'll just check the chat group's functions."

[Ding! The chat group currently has the functions of 'Chatroom,' 'Livestream,' and 'Transaction System,' with other features awaiting your exploration!]

The Chatroom and Livestream were self-explanatory.

But the Transaction System was the most important.

「Transaction System」: All chat group members can submit transaction requests to the group leader, Rei Ao.

[Ding! Upon receiving a transaction request, the group leader has the right to select 'abilities,' 'possessions,' or 'energy matter' from the member.]

[Ding! Based on your preferences, a new transaction option has been specially added: 'Body Usage Rights'!]

"Bo… Body Usage Rights?"

Rei Ao's eyes widened.

Am I that much of a pervert?

Wait… maybe I'm not that old.

"Ahem, all right, all right, I get it."

Having his preferences exposed left him with nothing more to say, but there was no one around to hear it anyway.

Composing himself, he decided to make an announcement in the chat group.

Rei Ao: "Welcome, everyone, to the Dimensional Transaction Chat Group."

Rei Ao: "You already have all the knowledge you need."

Rei Ao: "Now, let the transactions begin."