Nia Honjou's gaze swept across Mio and the others one by one, finally settling on Eriri.
"E-Eriri, are you also a Spirit?"
Nia Honjou swallowed, her tone somewhat strained as she spoke.
"I'm not."
Eriri smiled and gently shook her head, not explaining further.
"Then back to what we were talking about earlier. Nia, do you want to become a Spirit?"
"Can I really?"
Nia Honjou asked in disbelief. At this moment, what she felt inside was completely different from before.
Originally, she had only thought it was going to be role-playing, so her mindset had been very relaxed. At most, she had been secretly happy about possibly attending a convention together with Eriri.
But now, after learning that Eriri's invitation meant stepping into the extraordinary realm, her heart inevitably began to surge with excitement.
As a manga lover, she naturally yearned for all the strange and wondrous abilities depicted in manga.
"Of course. As long as you agree, I can turn you into the seventh Spirit in this world."
Eriri did not treat the Yamai sisters as a single individual, but as three separate Spirits.
Hearing Eriri's words, Nia Honjou did not hesitate in the slightest and hurriedly nodded, afraid that if she were even a moment too slow, Eriri might withdraw the offer.
She did not consider at all why Eriri had chosen her.
"Very good."
Eriri nodded in satisfaction, then raised her right hand. A Spirit Crystal condensed above her palm, and under Nia Honjou's eager gaze, Eriri guided the crystal to float in front of her.
"Nia, grasp this Spirit Crystal, and you will become a Spirit, gaining extraordinary powers that belong solely to you."
Looking at the crystal radiating brilliant light before her, Nia Honjou swallowed again, then reached out with a feverish expression and firmly grasped it in her hand.
The next second, just like when the Yamai sisters fused with their Spirit Crystals before, a dazzling light enveloped her body, carrying out a series of transformations upon her form.
When the light faded, Nia Honjou reappeared in Eriri and the others' sight, her hands crossed over her chest and her eyes tightly closed.
Her original hoodie and denim shorts had already transformed into an ink-black, semi-transparent nun outfit. A veil adorned with two pens rested on her head. On her legs were knee-high black boots, and at her waist hung a golden cross tied with a black cord.
This outfit was her Spirit Dress, "Yod."
Nia Honjou's Spirit Dress was likewise extremely erotic. Through the nun outfit, her black underwear and smooth skin could be clearly seen. On the right side of the nun outfit was a slit similar to that of a cheongsam, and the height of the slit reached all the way up to her waist. The ties of her panties and the skin of her right thigh were completely exposed.
After putting on this Spirit Dress, Nia Honjou's entire temperament underwent a drastic change.
Of course, just like with the Yamai sisters, Eriri would naturally add another transformation form to Nia Honjou's Spirit Dress, at the very least removing the semi-transparent setting.
She did not want Nia Honjou to wear something like this in front of outsiders. That provocative, see-through form only needed to appear in front of her and the other family members.
"So this is what it feels like to become a Spirit."
Nia Honjou opened her eyes and looked down at her own body. Although her outfit made her feel a bit shy, she did not lose her composure because of it.
At the same time, she also sensed that her Spirit Dress had another, slightly more conservative form, but she did not switch to it.
"Nia, how does it feel to become a Spirit?"
Standing beside Nia Honjou, Kaguya Yamai said with a grin.
"I feel incredibly powerful right now, and my Angel's ability is way too broken."
As she spoke, Nia Honjou raised her hand and summoned her Angel. It was a massive book that looked quite exquisite, with crosses printed on both the cover and the back, resembling a Bible.
"Oh? A book-type Angel? What kind of ability does it have?"
Yuzuru Yamai also became interested, blinking her large eyes as she stared straight at the massive book floating in front of Nia Honjou. Tohka, as well as Kaguya Yamai and Yuzuru Yamai, were no exceptions.
Only Eriri and Mio, who already knew beforehand, appeared rather calm. Even so, they did not speak out of turn and reveal the abilities of Nia Honjou's Angel for her.
"My Angel is called 'Rasiel'. It has two page sections, namely the Search Page and the Blank Page."
"The Search Page's ability allows me to obtain any information in this world through searching. Except for matters of the future, whether it is something happening right now or something that already happened in the past, all of it can be queried through the Search Page."
"As for the Blank Page, its ability is that by writing on it with the pen worn as part of the Spirit Dress, whatever is written will become reality. That is what is known as 'Future Recording'."
"So, how about it? Isn't it amazing?"
Nia Honjou introduced her Angel's abilities to Eriri and the others just like a child hoping to receive praise from adults.
"It really is impressive. Although it's not a combat-type Angel, it's absolutely unbeatable when it comes to gathering information. And the ability to write the future sounds incredibly powerful."
Yamai Kazamachi showed a look of amazement. Her own Angel leaned toward combat, making it a completely opposite type from Nia Honjou's.
Yamai Kaguya and Yamai Yuzuru, who shared the same type of Angel as her, felt the same way. As for Tohka, she did not have such thoughts. Compared to understanding Nia Honjou's Angel, her heart was filled more with anticipation over whether the upcoming dinner would be delicious.
Mio merely smiled faintly. "Rasiel" was nothing more than a portion of authority copied from herself, and she possessed all of its abilities in full.
"Hey, Nia, can you let me take a look at your Angel?"
Yamai Kaguya shook Nia Honjou's arm, looking at her with an expression full of expectation.
"Of course I can."
Nia Honjou giggled and, without the slightest hesitation, handed the book in her hands over to Yamai Kaguya.
"Awesome, thank you, Nia."
Yamai Kaguya happily opened her arms and gave Nia Honjou a hug, then took "Rasiel" from her hands.
After that, filled with curiosity, she flipped open the pages of "Rasiel". When she looked at the content displayed on the Search Page, she froze for a moment.
"Hey, Nia, how do you use this search function?"
Yamai Kaguya scratched her head, lifting her gaze toward Nia Honjou with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"Um, it's very simple. You just need to think through what you want to search for in your mind once, and the Search Page will display the queried result."
Although she had not yet used her Angel's abilities, Nia Honjou seemed to know how to use it innately.
However, what she did not know was that her Angel could only be used by herself and by Mio, who was the source of its power. No one else could use it at all, with Eriri, the creator, being the sole exception.
Of course, if it were the original "Rasiel", there would be countless powerful existences across the heavens and myriad worlds who could ignore this restriction and forcibly use her Angel.
But when Eriri created the Spirit Crystal, she had already added a restriction to it. Aside from the Spirit who was granted the Spirit Crystal, only Eriri herself and Mio could use the abilities derived from these brand-new Spirit Crystals.
Even if other Level 9 powerhouses were to appear in the future, they would still be unable to bypass Eriri's restriction to forcibly use the Angels of Nia Honjou and the others.
Naturally, to Level 9 existences, these Angels were nothing more than useless little toys. They could casually create countless ones themselves and would never set their sights on such Angels.
After hearing Nia Honjou's explanation, Yamai Kaguya immediately closed her eyes and thought through what she wanted to search for. She then opened her eyes and looked toward the page in her hands.
However, there was still nothing displayed on the Search Page, which made her look up at Nia Honjou again in confusion.
"Nia, this doesn't work. There's still nothing on it."
"That's impossible. Let me try."
Nia Honjou reached out and took back "Rasiel", then asked in her heart about exactly which fans had come to attend the signing event today.
As soon as her inquiry ended, a long string of names instantly appeared on the page. Even the appearance of each person was obtained by Nia Honjou with extreme efficiency.
"See? I can search it, and it's even real-time feedback."
Nia Honjou showed the retrieved content to Yamai Kaguya. However, in Yamai Kaguya's eyes, the Search Page was still completely blank.
"There's nothing on it at all..."
Hearing Yamai Kaguya's words, Yamai Kazamachi and Yamai Yuzuru also leaned over with curious expressions, directing their gazes toward the Search Page. Likewise, they did not see any of the content Nia Honjou had mentioned.
"How is that possible? It's clearly explained in great detail on it!"
Just as they were still puzzled, Eriri took the initiative to explain.
"You don't need to dwell on it. Your Angels are all exclusive to the individual. Only the owner can use them. That's why Kaguya and the others can't see what appears on the page."
"So that's how it is!"
Nia Honjou nodded with sudden realization.
"Alright, release your Spirit states now. The dishes are about to be served."
"Mm, okay."
Although Nia Honjou still wanted to familiarize herself more with her Angel, after hearing Eriri say this, she did not hesitate at all and directly released her transformation state.
Mio and the others naturally did not object either. Accompanied by a flash of light, all the Spirit Dresses on their bodies reverted back to their original appearances.
Not long after they released their transformations, a knock sounded on the private room's door. Immediately after, two young female servers pushed in, each with a four-tier serving cart.
Both carts were filled with dishes, making Tohka, whose appetite was instantly awakened, swallow repeatedly.
When the two servers entered the room, the first thing they saw was Eriri seated at the head seat. They were instantly stunned by her looks, to the point that their movements froze for a brief moment.
Fortunately, their professional training was solid. They quickly came back to their senses and immediately withdrew their gazes, no longer daring to stare straight at Eriri.
The subsequent serving process went very smoothly. Each time a dish was placed, they introduced it to Eriri and the others in detail, providing very attentive service.
Although they did not dare to stare directly at Eriri, while introducing the dishes, most of their attention was still subconsciously focused on her.
Rather than introducing the food to everyone, it was more like they were introducing it specifically to Eriri alone.
Eriri did not put on an aloof attitude either. She occasionally responded with a few words, making the servers feel both flattered and pleasantly surprised.
After finishing the serving, they reluctantly left the private room.
Once the door closed again, the atmosphere among everyone immediately became lively once more.
After all, with outsiders present earlier, they could not freely chat. Now that the servers had left, their topics naturally returned to Spirit Dresses and Angels.
Of course, Eriri and Mio also took turns introducing matters from other worlds to the Yamai sisters and the others.
...
By the time everyone finished dinner and left the restaurant, nearly two hours had passed.
Yamai Kazamachi and Nia Honjou did not return directly to their own homes. Instead, they followed Eriri back to the Himekawa household.
When they arrived, Nagisa Himekawa and Yoshino were nestled together on the living room sofa watching television.
Because she knew Eriri was in this world, Yoshino, who usually went to play in the Saekano world at this hour, returned home directly after finishing dinner.
Seeing Eriri come in, she immediately jumped up from the sofa and ran toward Eriri on her short little legs.
"Eriri-nee, welcome back!"
"Mm, we're back."
Eriri opened her arms to catch Yoshino as she threw herself at her, then picked her up and walked over to sit beside Nagisa Himekawa.
"Good evening, Auntie Nagisa~"
Eriri smiled and greeted Nagisa Himekawa. The Yamai sisters and Nia Honjou, who came in behind her, also greeted her one after another.
Nagisa Himekawa naturally welcomed everyone very warmly, the smile on her face never fading.
"Oh my, hello, hello. Welcome. Eriri, are these the new friends you met here today?"
Among the six people who returned home with Eriri, aside from Mio whom she already knew, all the others were complete strangers to her.
Yoshino, who was sitting astride Eriri's lap, also looked at the Yamai sisters, Tohka, and Nia Honjou with curious eyes.
Most of her attention was focused on the Yamai sisters, after all, identical triplets were extremely rare in reality.
The twelve Aurora sisters did not count. Although those twelve sisters also looked exactly the same, in Yoshino's understanding, they were artificial creations, so it was natural for them to have identical appearances.