At this moment, Gabriel's room had its curtains tightly shut, leaving the interior dim and gloomy.
Things were scattered everywhere in complete disorder.
Trash littered the floor, and a few cockroaches occasionally crawled past.
Yet—the room's owner paid no attention to any of it.
Completely unkempt, she lay sprawled across the filthy floor, focused intently on her computer game.
At the same time, she loudly cursed her teammates in frustration.
It was obvious she had become utterly addicted to gaming.
"T-This is what they mean by fallen?"
Raiden Ei froze in shock at the abrupt change in atmosphere.
What happened to that clean and perfect angel?
She was just… gone?
Could these so-called games really possess such terrifying allure?
To think that something could corrupt a flawless angel this quickly—it was unbelievable.
"These electronic games must never be allowed to appear in Inazuma!"
The Raiden Shogun spoke with a grave expression.
This was an angel they were talking about!
If even a heavenly being could fall so quickly, then what about ordinary people?
She didn't even dare imagine what would happen if such things spread throughout Inazuma.
If everyone became addicted to games like this, then what would become of Eternity?!
Wouldn't the nation simply sink into indulgence and decay?
The contents of this manga shop truly were frightening.
That settled it.
That man was indeed an enemy of Eternity!
"You can't say it like that. While these games are certainly tempting, as long as people exercise moderation, they shouldn't really threaten Eternity."
After recovering from her shock, Ei slowly shook her head.
Clearly, she wasn't as extreme as the Shogun.
If there truly existed something capable of threatening Eternity, then in her opinion, it would be things that enhanced people's power—such as the sword her sister Makoto obtained.
If every citizen of Inazuma suddenly gained tremendous strength, then unnecessary ambition would naturally arise.
At that point, the entire nation would descend into chaos and unrest.
And then Eternity truly would become a joke.
"…You're not actually interested in trying these games yourself, are you?"
The Raiden Shogun suddenly narrowed her eyes and asked.
In the past, Ei had been just as steadfast in pursuing Eternity.
Or rather—the Shogun's own convictions originated from Ei herself.
But judging from her reactions just now, something seemed different.
Could it be because of her sister…
or perhaps because of that man?
"Ahem, no. I'm simply speaking objectively."
Ei coughed lightly.
But seeing the Shogun silently staring at her without saying a word,
Ei eventually sighed.
"Fine. I admit I'm a little curious. A game capable of instantly corrupting an angel does sound rather interesting."
And this time, she was being honest.
At least for now, she merely viewed it from a research perspective.
"…Do you also wish to become like that? Fallen?"
After a moment of silence, the Raiden Shogun spoke again.
"Impossible. Absolutely impossible."
Ei shook her head calmly.
She was the Almighty Narukami Ogosho of Inazuma!
A being with determination far beyond ordinary mortals!
How could something as trivial as a video game possibly affect her?
"Very well. I only hope your belief in Eternity remains unwavering. Otherwise…"
The Raiden Shogun stopped mid-sentence and fell silent.
But Ei understood perfectly.
If one day her ideals changed—then the two of them would become enemies.
"…But would my belief in Eternity truly change?"
Confusion appeared in Ei's eyes.
Before today, her answer would have been absolute certainty.
"Only Eternity approaches the Heavenly Principles." That had always been her conviction.
But after meeting her sister from five hundred years ago, and encountering this mysterious manga shop, perhaps her thoughts really had begun to change.
Maybe she simply hadn't noticed it yet.
But the Raiden Shogun had.
That was why she issued this warning.
"…Forget it. I'll think about this later. For now, let's continue reading."
Ei slowly shook her head and resumed reading the manga enthusiastically.
Honestly, the manga here really was excellent.
Far more entertaining than Yae Publishing House novels.
When Yae Miko returned, Ei intended to properly complain to her about this.
Maybe they should write a new light novel:
About How I Reincarnated as the Owner of a Manga Shop.
That definitely had potential!
"These interactions between them are pretty amusing."
Watching Ei encounter Alice and the others, Han Feng smiled faintly.
There were probably very few people capable of giving Ei such a headache.
And Alice just happened to be one of them.
After all, that woman was chaos incarnate.
You could already tell from Klee alone.
Jean suffered headaches over that mother-daughter duo almost daily.
"But I didn't expect the first people to read Gabriel DropOut would actually be those two."
Thinking about the manga currently in Ei's hands, Han Feng's expression turned strange.
Would this eventually lead to…
"The Fall of Raiden Ei?"
Honestly… it wasn't impossible.
After all, according to a certain smug fox's teasing—a certain old friend of hers once suffered a complete emotional breakdown because she couldn't eat sweets while reading novels.
She cried and wailed endlessly.
"Waaah waaah waaah, so pitiful…"
"If that really happens, things will get interesting."
Imagining Ei completely transforming into a shut-in gamer girl,
Han Feng suddenly found himself oddly looking forward to it.
Not long after,
two more customers entered the shop.
One was Tartaglia from Liyue.
As for the other—it was the long-unseen Bennett.
"They actually came together?"
Han Feng's expression grew increasingly odd.
If Lumine and Klee represented the pinnacle of luck, then Bennett represented the embodiment of misfortune.
There was no need to even mention his adventures.
Just his experiences obtaining rewards from the manga shop alone were tragic enough.
The first reward he got was a Random Skill Card.
And the skill it randomly gave him was…
the Air Cannon.
The second reward was a healing ability.
Except it was the useless goddess Aqua's healing magic…
Its effectiveness wasn't even as good as medicinal herbs.
Honestly, among all the customers who visited the manga shop, very few were as unlucky as Bennett.
As for Tartaglia…
while his rewards had technically been decent—one was the Fake Peace Star, and the other was Conan's skateboard—they still somehow ended disastrously.
The Fake Peace Star escaped on its own and helped Osial break free from its seal, leaving Tartaglia to take the blame.
And the skateboard was even worse.
He originally wanted to make an impressively stylish entrance—only to get blasted into the sky by Keqing's Railgun.
In a sense, these two truly were kindred spirits.
Now that these two supreme unlucky souls had arrived together today,
Han Feng honestly wondered—
which one would end up even more unfortunate this time?
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