Chapter 371: Eroge Shooter Fan
Fujiwara Chika and Hayasaka Ai had the same thought as Kaguya Shinomiya.
The ability Supreme Magic Bullet was simply ridiculously overpowered.
Although it consumed a massive fixed amount of seventy percent of Asagiri's mental energy, an ability that could erase something directly on a conceptual level, while also tracking the source, was simply impossible to counter.
It was precisely because of Supreme Magic Bullet that a fully prepared Asagiri could not lose any battle.
Kaguya Shinomiya had once imagined what she would do if she were Asagiri's enemy and fully understood his abilities.
How could she deal with this strongest Player?
The answer was...
Rely on continuous, uninterrupted, high intensity combat to forcibly drain his stamina.
Whether it was forcing him to use Supreme Magic Bullet or making him consume his battle states, the point was to keep attacking until Asagiri's stamina and mental energy were completely exhausted.
But achieving that was simply too difficult.
Not to mention anything else, as long as he was not trapped in a closed environment, or there was no reason forcing him to fight, Asagiri, who possessed Walrider's flight ability, could completely retreat from the battlefield first and continue fighting after his condition recovered.
Moreover...
Asagiri was not a lone wolf fighting alone.
Want to surround and annihilate him?
Then first taste the Pale Ghost Hand of the lewd loli, the sword skills of the Crimson Afterimage, the arrows of the Nightingale, the Shinso of that evil black haired, red eyed girl, and the deadly dice of the Earth Cancer.
"I see..."
Asagiri nodded noncommittally.
He thought that when he had input his information, he indeed had not possessed any outstanding mid to long range attack capabilities.
Compared to his absolute advantage in close quarters combat, mid to long range was his weak point.
But now that he had Alice in her grown form, things were completely different.
The point was...
Alice could fly too.
When the time came, letting Alice carry Iwanaga Kotoko into the sky would be equivalent to a Cursed turret with flight capability, possessing both control and attack effects while constantly bombarding the ground.
Just thinking about it felt quite terrifying.
"By the way..."
After finishing the review, Kaguya Shinomiya voiced her concerns.
"You input your abilities into NERvGear... Aren't you afraid other factions will formulate plans against you? The Shijo Family, Dai Sakura Bank, or even the Shinomiya Family, I don't think they can be fully trusted."
"Don't worry."
Asagiri replied casually.
"Besides Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, Kato Megumi, and Yamauchi Sakura, only you and Fujiwara Chika can select me as a training target. If Hayasaka Ai and Sakurakawa Rikka weren't grouped with you to enter NERvGear, they wouldn't have the authorization to battle my projection."
"Eh?"
Fujiwara Chika was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then her pretty face flushed slightly.
"Why only me and Kaguya..."
"Of course, it's because I trust you both."
Before Fujiwara Chika could finish asking, Asagiri smiled and explained.
"A Player's ability information is a matter of life and death. It's information as important as one's own life. In other words, the trust I have in you two is the kind where I'm willing to entrust my life."
He paused briefly.
"Alright, we should rest. Let's talk more when we meet in Kyoto tomorrow."
After the call hung up, Hayasaka Ai looked at Fujiwara Chika, whose face was flushed, then at Kaguya Shinomiya, who also had a blush on her face.
Kaguya kept pressing her palms against her cheeks, but the blush on her face did not fade at all. Instead, it seemed to be growing even stronger.
Hayasaka Ai could not help holding her forehead and sighing.
"Seriously, is the lethality of a casual remark from that guy really that high...? It actually made you two, especially you, Kaguya, unable to even use that forced calmness psychological suggestion."
She had only one thought about this.
Love brains.
So speechless.
Meanwhile, in a room at a Kyoto Hotel.
"There are still two Soul Crystals left. How should we distribute them?"
Hearing Yamauchi Sakura's question, Iwanaga Kotoko rubbed her eyes, which were sore from sleepiness, and yawned.
"Any way you want to distribute them is fine... Anyway, I already have summoning type abilities. Holy attribute abilities are a really poor match for my class and talent, so I don't need that attribute."
"Same here."
Kato Megumi untied the high ponytail she had styled for easier movement, her tone soft.
"Holy attribute abilities usually emit extremely intense light, which conflicts with my exclusive talent. Summoning types actually have good synergy with Archers, but since I always travel with you all, I don't really need a summoned beast."
She paused slightly.
"Plus, my mental strength isn't that high, and I'm not very good at spellcasting, so I'll pass too."
"Then let's do this."
Asagiri, as the team leader, made the decision.
"Give me the Holy type Soul Crystal, and let Yamauchi Sakura use the Summoning type one."
"OK."
"Agreed."
"I have no objections."
Hearing Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi all agree, Asagiri took the Holy type Soul Crystal handed to him by Yamauchi Sakura, then silently confirmed its use in his heart.
[Confirmation: You have used the Holy type Soul Crystal. Skills "Ice Spear" and "Holy Cross" have merged and sublimated. Congratulations on acquiring the new skill "Annihilation Spear".]
[Annihilation Spear: Consumes a moderate amount of stamina to condense an Annihilation Spear composed of pure Holy energy. Can consume a small amount of mental strength to lock onto an enemy. Once locked, throwing the Annihilation Spear will automatically track the target.]
After Asagiri used the Soul Crystal, Yamauchi Sakura also used the Summoning type Soul Crystal.
[Confirmation: You have used the Summoning type Soul Crystal. Item "Frost Genie's Contract" has merged and sublimated. Congratulations on acquiring the new skill "Holy Genie Summon".]
[Holy Genie Summon: Consumes a large amount of mental strength to create a Holy attribute summoned Genie. The Genie is completely immune to and can absorb Holy attribute attacks for recovery, and possesses extremely high Curse resistance.]
"A pretty decent tanking ability."
After checking her newly acquired ability, Yamauchi Sakura was truly too sleepy to endure it. She weakly waved her hand and said,
"No, I'm too tired. I'm going to sleep first..."
Iwanaga Kotoko and Yuuki Asuna immediately stood up as well, both of their faces showing signs of fatigue.
"Yeah, we're going to sleep too."
"I'm planning to take a walk around the streets."
Asagiri stood up and stretched.
Despite having gone through twelve consecutive hours of high intensity combat and movement, he did not show a single trace of fatigue. Instead, he looked full of energy.
"I need to confirm what kind of impact the Dungeon that just ended had on Kyoto City, as well as the damaged buildings. If Kyoto City is still normal, it proves Kotoko's analysis was correct. That Dungeon was a world that looked exactly like Kyoto, but was completely different."
Hearing this, Kato Megumi stood up, tucked her long hair behind her ear, and spoke in a gentle tone.
"Then I'll go with you. Wait for me to change clothes."
"Alright."
...
Meanwhile, in Tokyo, at the Shijo Family residence.
"It's too late, it's too late... zzzt... The deadline is almost here..."
Watching Eriri, her golden hair flowing loosely, wearing an indescribably tacky green and white tracksuit and thick glasses, sitting at the desk while struggling to finish her manuscript, Shijo Maki could not help sighing slightly.
"Why did you have to run to my house to finish your manuscript?"
"I can't help it. My parents are home for the next two days!"
Upon hearing Eriri's words, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was holding a tablet and browsing the news, let out a cold laugh and said dismissively,
"Doesn't your family know you're drawing that erotic trash?"
"What erotic trash!? This is doujin! Doujin! It's art!"
Eriri first emphasized this angrily, then pushed up her glasses and sighed helplessly.
"Although my parents know about it, it just feels weird to work on the manuscript at home. Besides, I have to stay up all night today. Sigh... my life is so bitter..."
Her voice became filled with longing.
"I wonder when the legendary Eroge Shooter author will see my doujin and come ask me to draw CG illustrations..."
"Eroge? CG?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha knew that Shijo Maki was completely clueless about otaku culture, so she explained in a flat tone,
"It's that type of game. CGs are the images inside the game."
"Ehh..."
Seeing Shijo Maki's complicated expression, Eriri puffed out her cheeks and said,
"This is art, okay!? I won't allow you to slander the idol in my heart!"
"An idol? Your idol is someone who makes eroge games? You really are something, Chihuahua-san."
"You..."
Eriri's face flushed red.
She bared her cute fangs, glared viciously at the sarcastic Kasumigaoka Utaha, and gritted her teeth.
"You don't understand anything. Aren't you from the Literature Club? Do you know that the eroge games created by Mr. Eroge Shooter possess not only top tier gameplay, but also extraordinary writing and character design?"
She pushed her glasses up again, speaking with the fervor of a true believer.
"One of the eroge games he made once released an all ages version that completely removed those elements, yet it still sold a full two hundred thousand copies! That alone is enough to prove his ability!"
"Oh?"
Hearing something literature related, Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately showed an interested expression and rested her cheek in one hand.
"Is he really that good?"
"Of course."
Eriri first lifted her chin with pride, but then sighed softly. Sadness and disappointment appeared in her eyes.
"It's just a pity that about five months ago, Mr. Eroge Shooter stopped all activities. There have been no announcements for new games, and there's no news on the creator's personal homepage either... It's such a shame. I even drew many doujins about the games he created..."
"Five months ago?"
Hearing that timing, Shijo Maki could not help furrowing her brows.
"That eroge game creator... Could it be that he was chosen to become a Player?"
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