Kasumigaoka Utaha's message dropped like a bomb in the group chat, silencing everyone for a few awkward seconds.
Her concern was understandable.
A novelist being thrown into a war-torn isekai with zero combat power?
Yeah, she wasn't exactly giving "protagonist energy."
More like cannon fodder.
Not even respectable cannon fodder — the kind that dies offscreen and only gets mentioned to motivate someone else's tragic backstory.
Worst case scenario?
Some twisted ninja clan turns her into an experimental "cum dump weapon."
Alive in theory.
Emotionally dead in practice.
Thankfully, Miyuki Uchiha was the first to recover and, as always, she chose the most unhinged way possible.
Miyuki Uchiha: "Relax, senpai. I won't let anyone turn you into a cum dump weapon. If someone's going to use you like that, it'll be me!"
Yamamoto Mei: "…Someone please throw this woman off a cliff."
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "…Ara, thank you, I guess? You're very reassuring, Uchiha Miyuki… although I still can't accept your precious love."
Then, Luo Hao stepped in — her voice overflowing with righteous pride.
Luo Hao: "Do not worry, little girl. Anyone who dares harm a teammate in another world would be insulting me. And I do not tolerate insults."
Now that was reassurance that didn't require two showers afterward.
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Thank you, Luo Hao-san. That truly puts my heart at ease…"
Utaha exhaled slowly. Even her trembling thighs finally calmed down.
She was starting to look like her usual graceful self again.
She didn't know much about Luo Hao—just fragments from group announcements and bits of chatter but she'd already pieced together that this woman was terrifyingly powerful, a bit ruthless, but someone who always kept her word.
And then there was Jaeger — the Celestial Dragon.
A man whose titles sounded like someone mashed together five mythological anime finales:
Hand of Hermes.
Leviathan's Keeper.
Chaos Dragon.
Hercules' Belt.
God Avoid.
And probably Holder of Too Many Cool Names.
With two monsters guarding her and her own little 5-second time-stop cheat…
Utaha felt she might actually survive the Naruto world.
Still…
Her cheeks heated when she remembered Jaeger telling Gol D. Roger,
"Don't worry, your wife will be taken care of by me."
It wasn't just absurd.
It was filthy in a chaotic, confident, absolute-scoundrel way.
Sure, she acted flirty online but in real life?
Pure talk.
Never been in love.
Never held a guy's hand.
Definitely never imagined joining an isekai death mission.
Meanwhile, in the One Piece World…
Jaeger lounged like a king, scrolling through the chat with a smirk.
"Luo Hao, Kasumigaoka Utaha… heh."
Beautiful women from his favorite fictional universes?
This man wasn't even pretending to resist temptation.
Money, power, women — Jaeger liked them all.
A simple man with dangerously simple tastes.
Being a Celestial Dragon meant having his cake, eating it, and turning it into a ten-course feast.
So he typed with all the confidence of a self-declared romantic hero:
Nerona Jaeger: "Don't worry, Utaha. You were one of my favorite characters back in the day.
I'll protect you — just like Luo Hao."
Yamamoto Mei: "Wow. First time I've seen Jaeger act sentimental."
Uchiha Miyuki: "Tch. So Saint Jaeger was also an otaku with good taste. Kasumigaoka-senpai must've been one of your many waifus in your previous life, right?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "..."
She was three seconds away from screaming into the nearest pillow.
One of many waifus?
Wasn't that literally treating her like an anime character!?
…Okay, she was, but that wasn't the point.
One day she'd be powerful too!
Yeah… one day… probably…
Thankfully, a group notification saved her from further emotional trauma.
[The portal to the world of "Naruto" is now open.]
[Once all three participants reply "I'm ready," transfer will begin.]
[If no reply within 24 hours, forced teleportation will occur.]
Utaha typed like she was escaping a suspicious DM.
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "I'm ready!"
No weapons, no gear, no training...she had none of it. But Uchiha Miyuki, the 'owner' of that Naruto world (don't get her started), was responsible for supplies.
Also, wandering around Konoha in a high school uniform?
That was either fan service or a one-way ticket to being interrogated by Ibiki.
Luo Hao chimed in next — effortlessly confident.
She didn't pack.
She was the weapon.
Jaeger, however, paused.
He actually asked something smart.
Nerona Jaeger: "Does the mission say anything about time flow? If we're gone for a week, how much time passes back in our world?"
In the world of Campione, Luo Hao couldn't care less about this kind of problem.
Even if she returned from another world to discover that hundreds of thousands of years had passed, that civilizations had risen and fallen, and that every person she once knew had long turned to dust—
Luo Hao wouldn't care in the slightest.
She was a God-Slayer.
A Demon King.
Existence itself bent around beings like her.
Time could pass, worlds could crumble, but her essence would never change.
Mortality was something other people worried about.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, however, almost broke into a cold sweat just imagining it.
She wasn't Luo Hao.
She wasn't immortal.
She wasn't powerful.
She had parents, relatives, friends, and the fragile but precious warmth of a normal life.
If a single mission—one careless isekai jump—caused her to return to a world where everyone she loved had already died…
Where empty houses and faded memories were all that remained—
She would regret it for the rest of her life.
That possibility alone chilled her to the bone.
Luckily, Miyuki had answers:
Uchiha Miyuki: "Relax, Saint Jaeger. I already asked the group. No matter how long you stay inside the mission, only one day passes in your home world."
[Screenshot attached: System confirmation.]
Utaha almost collapsed in relief.
"Only one day… then we can plan around that."
Jaeger exhaled deeply.
Nerona Jaeger:"Still, even one day can cause issues in the Holy Land. If I suddenly disappear and the Five Elders panic, they might do something stupid — like kill Roger's wife."
Nerona Jaeger: "That'd ruin the timeline and prevent me from fulfilling my promise."
Nerona Jaeger: "Give me a moment to calm them down before we do this whole thing."
Yamamoto Mei: "..."
Sakura Tohsaka: "..."
Uchiha Miyuki: "Wooo~ I want a freckled big-butt Mommy too!"
Yamamoto Mei: "Shut up, pervert!!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "…Our group is terrifying. The men are shameless, and the women are just as bad."
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Anyway, do you actually plan to add a pregnant woman to your harem? World Noble-kun, you're starting to sound like a walking scandal."
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I'm not emotional, but…
okay I'm a little emotional.
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