Chapter 151: How Dare You—I'm a Decent Person!

Anyone who enters here must start from zero.

Unless, of course, Takumi gives you a cheat.

The purpose here is to train real combat experience,

not to let you steamroll through everything.

The bosses and monsters created via magical beast generation

aren't all that strong.

According to Akeno, even the boss on the 100th floor

is only at the level of a high-class demon.

Some cursed children could probably handle them.

If they teamed up, they might even take down the final floor's boss.

That's exactly why Takumi imposed restrictions.

This place is for training and honing real skills.

To facilitate that, Takumi set up level thresholds

based on how many monsters you defeat.

Just like playing an RPG.

Clearing certain floors unlocks higher ones.

Everything will be handled according to plan.

If Takumi thinks of a few other ideas,

this could turn into a full-on grind zone.

Maybe in the future, he could introduce Honkai beasts,

or even simulated Herrschers.

But if he added those now,

it would be way too overpowered for most people.

They'd probably never clear the game.

So for now, it's just a playground.

People can slowly level up later.

After inserting the Constraint Authority core,

Takumi returned home.

Miori Shiba was observing the status of Aincrad.

"Is it done?"

"When will it be open to the public?"

When she saw Takumi return,

she immediately asked.

Hearing this, Takumi replied:

"In a few days."

"It'll be open then."

"Some parts still aren't finished."

Miori Shiba's eyes lit up.

"Can you tell me what it's like inside?"

"I'm really curious!"

A place for real training?

Of course she'd be interested.

She might even spend all her time inside

to train her esper powers.

To be honest, being with Takumi

put a lot of pressure on her.

"I've built quite a few systems."

"Everything I told you about before is in there."

"Also, skill and weapon drops are implemented."

"And I inserted a simulated Herrscher core."

"No matter how strong someone is,

they'll be suppressed to base level."

"Everyone starts from scratch."

"It's the best way to train."

"And any magic you learn inside

can be used for real."

"Train while having fun~!"

Takumi grinned slightly.

He was very satisfied with what he had created.

Hearing all this, Miori Shiba's interest soared.

"That's really impressive."

"But surely there are some restrictions

to the power suppression?"

"It only affects the strong, right?"

It wouldn't make sense to suppress everyone equally.

What about those who are already weak?

"Right."

"Each floor is segmented by power level."

"You can only advance after defeating the boss."

"And the bosses can regenerate."

"So even if one person reaches floor two,

others can't go up unless they've beaten floor one."

"Only those who clear a floor can proceed."

"That way, it proves you're strong enough

to handle what's above."

Takumi explained the structure he'd designed.

Miori Shiba nodded in approval.

"That's a great system."

"We could even send the magic-studying girls

there for training."

"Hold classes directly on-site."

A complete training ground.

"Exactly."

"Some of the girls are really strong."

"Especially now that their genetic code is stabilized."

"Those kids aren't weak at all."

"Take Enju for example—

she'd beat many in hand-to-hand combat."

Takumi knew the cursed children's current state well.

Their Gastro Virus genes had been turned

into esper abilities.

That boosted their power even further.

Now they could fight without any hesitation.

Their natural talent was finally shining through.

When they grew up, they'd be terrifyingly strong.

Many of them already had solid combat experience.

They'd been fighting as Initiators since they were young.

Miori Shiba nodded again.

"Very true."

"Some of those girls are already incredibly strong."

"Especially now that they're picking up magic and martial arts."

At that moment, Miori Shiba suddenly felt useless.

She'd only enhanced herself once using points...

But her power wasn't particularly impressive.

She twitched at the thought.

Looks like she needed to work harder too.

If not, she'd be completely left behind.

"Can the Magical Gear Girls go too?"

Lilia spoke up just then.

After learning about Aincrad,

Velia thought maybe her Magical Gear Girls

should also train there.

Yes, those rookie soldiers.

Velia had several billion Magical Gear Girls.

Many had combat experience,

but plenty hadn't fought at all.

To maintain combat strength,

it would be good to send them over.

No graduation until floor 100!

"Of course they can."

"Just send them over."

"I'll set up an entry point in Velia's territory."

Takumi planned to use teleportation magic

for all access to Aincrad.

Just like how Rias and the others returned to the demon realm.

Set up a magic circle, and done.

Moving to the next floor inside Aincrad

would also use these circles.

He'd set up magic circles in schools

and public squares.

"Good!"

"I'll make arrangements."

Lilia stood up and vanished.

She went off to prepare.

It was time to get ready.

Seeing how eager she was,

Takumi could only sigh.

"Looks like Lilia won't be home tonight."

"Heehee~!"

"Should I invite Kusanagi or Yuu over instead?"

After Lilia left,

Miori Shiba winked at Takumi.

Hearing that,

Takumi was instantly speechless.

"Don't be ridiculous!"

"I'm a decent person!"

How shameless!

What kind of talk was that?

Did he seem like that kind of guy?

"Tch~!"

"Decent person? Please."

She scoffed.

If Takumi was a decent man,

then there were no gentlemen left in the world.

"I'm going to cook."

Grumbling inwardly,

Miori Shiba left.

She couldn't be bothered to say more.

She got up and went into the house to cook dinner.

Takumi shook his head.

He didn't think too hard about it.

Looking at the distant floating city,

Takumi entered the group chat.