After the Four Gay Bros incident, the strength of the four Devils and Makoto experienced another surge.
After all, they relied on fear as their source of power.
The Four Gay Bros, whose average strength was at most Tiger-level, reached Demon-level after this enhancement. The Teddy Devil in particular might become the first Dragon-level before long.
This made Beam nervous.
'Damn, at this rate, even my position as the second most trusted confidant was in jeopardy.'
But the problem was, Beam's greatest pleasure was following Makoto around like a tag-along. He didn't have any other traits that could make humans afraid!
In fact, if one ignored his upper shark face, this kid actually looked quite presentable in a school uniform, even somewhat popular at Shuchi'in, which actually weakened his power.
For a time, Beam seemed depressed and listless, drawing attention from many.
This kid usually acted erratically, like a husky. Suddenly being so low-key was noticeable to everyone.
Seeing his subordinate's unusual state, Makoto proactively talked to him. Learning about Beam's psychological problem, Makoto comforted him: "Don't worry, Beam. You'll get stronger in the future."
Given Beam's abilities as a Shark Fiend, Makoto could already think of several ways to make him stronger.
Fish-Man Karate from the One Piece World, Water Release from the Naruto World… they all had high compatibility with him.
He didn't necessarily have to rely on human fear to get stronger.
Moreover, Makoto didn't really care about his subordinates' strength levels... none of them were as strong as him anyway.
"Chainsaw-sama..." Beam hesitated.
Makoto put his arm around his shoulder and said, "The next game should be coming soon. I'll help you look for something then."
The Naruto World hadn't been cleared yet... another descent was a certainty.
Given Makoto's current status in Konoha, accessing the Scroll of Seals was absolutely certain.
The advanced Water Release Ninjutsu developed by Senju Tobirama recorded within could be used for Beam.
Or, he could just give Beam Samehada, Hoshigaki Kisame's Ninja Sword.
Since it could turn the user into a shark anyway, wasn't it more suitable to give it to a Shark Fiend?
He could even transplant the Three-Tails into Beam's body, though he didn't know if it would work. In short, there were simply too many ways to make Beam stronger.
"I... I'm mainly worried because Foreign Teacher has been getting stronger lately. I feel a bit of a crisis." Beam scratched his head, embarrassed.
"Nothing to worry about. Just follow me today. Let's go to school together and relax." Makoto patted Beam's back.
So, after a hiatus of nearly half a year, Makoto once again led the group to school.
"I always feel like Makoto-senpai is nicer to men." Shirogane Kei said quietly.
She hadn't been staying at the palace long-term.
Although Kei's family was poor, she had ambition. She was just Moeha's best friend, so how could she feel comfortable freeloading?
Still, she would wait at the palace gate every day to go to school with Moeha. But since Moeha had been cozying up to Megumi and the others lately, Kei basically went to school with Makoto's female companions.
Compared to Moeha, whose ambitions were obvious to all, the ladies actually preferred Kei.
After all, who wouldn't like a cute, ambitious junior who didn't scheme after their man?
Hearing this, Utaha and the others pouted.
From Yu to Beam, they were used to this.
They had to guard not only against women but also against men.
So tiring.
If anyone was worry-free, it was probably Nayuta?
Leaving aside her age, the key point was... she was too strong!
Among Makoto's female companions, she was absolutely the most indispensable.
Incidentally, when he asked her to help erase Ran's memory last time, she made him kiss her several times again.
Just as they neared the school gate, another Anomaly riot occurred.
A mutant dinosaur, the size of a Tyrannosaurus rex, was rampaging on a street less than half a mile from Shuchi'in.
But after all this time, not only the players but even ordinary citizens were somewhat accustomed to it.
Although they would still evacuate with police assistance, they were no longer as panicked as initially... at least there were no more stampedes.
This time, before Makoto's group could lift a finger, the Gorilla Devil arrived and solved the problem.
Gorilla vs Dinosaur… the scene resembled a certain big-budget American movie.
"Makoto-sama." The Gorilla Devil, twisting the mutant dinosaur's head, saw Makoto and quickly stepped forward to bow.
Makoto waved his hand, signaling him to withdraw.
Kokoro, who had been quite frightened by the Crab Monster before, said, "Although Anomalies are scary, there's nothing to worry about."
Nayuta said disdainfully: "That's because you're staying in Makoto-kun's country."
The populace wasn't as panicked when Anomalies appeared because they knew that even if a riot occurred, someone capable of solving the problem would arrive soon.
In other countries, they could basically only wait to die.
Although Anomalies had appeared, human weapons could still barely cope for now.
But over time, Tiger-level Anomalies that couldn't be handled with ordinary weapons like handguns had begun to appear.
Although high-power weapons like cruise missiles or armed fighter jets could still barely handle them, deploying those took at least several minutes.
Many people couldn't survive until then.
Only Nishikawa Nation was the safest. When something happened, psychics were dispatched immediately.
They didn't even need to send someone specifically... there were Devils patrolling the streets.
Not that other countries hadn't tried poaching talent.
For example, Yukinoshita sisters, who didn't work for Nishikawa Nation's government, and Hayama Hayato had received offers, with promises of high salaries to come work for their countries.
But for some reason, these people refused.
"We must become stronger too." Megumi said softly.
With the Four Gay Bros's strength further enhanced, Megumi and the others basically didn't need to fight Anomalies themselves. But even so, she could still feel that over time, the Anomalies were also gradually getting stronger.
Not just to avoid holding Makoto back, but for the peace of the real world, they had to become stronger too.
"But the problem is, we've reached our limits." Utaha said somewhat helplessly.
Unlike Reze, Kotonoha, and others, their group's power came mainly from the Naruto World. The techniques they currently had were already trained to their limits.
Unless they traveled to the Naruto World again to find new techniques or other ways to get stronger, they couldn't improve anymore.
When it came down to it, only Ran was still steadily improving, as the Eight Gates had much more to develop.
"Will the next descent be back to the Naruto World?" Eriri couldn't help but join the conversation.
Since Aki Tomoya's death, she had also transferred to Utaha's class, though she hadn't yet reached that kind of relationship with Makoto.
"Another world would be fine too." Makoto said.
In fact, compared to the Naruto World, the One Piece World was more suitable for ordinary people to get stronger.
After all, Kekkei Genkai were determined at birth. There were very few like Namikaze Minato who, with a non-bloodline physique, could train to Kage-level.
But the One Piece World was different. Just find a top-tier Devil Fruit and eat it.
Oh, except the Nika Fruit.
Makoto didn't dare imagine his woman turning into that goofy Nika, laughing endlessly.
Makoto's return to school after several months naturally caused quite a stir.
"Commander! Commander! Commander!"
There were no shortage of his followers at school, shouting his title fanatically.
"I thought after the Four Gay Bros incident, everyone saw me as a demon king."
Sitting down in the classroom, the atmosphere finally calmed down. Because now, the students in Makoto's class were basically his female companions and subordinates.
Megumi beside him smiled: "Although that incident was cruel, Makoto-kun, you also implemented policies like universal free healthcare and the eight-hour work system. Everyone remembers those."
Makoto raised his hand and brushed her cheek: "In the Naruto World, it would be different."
Makoto couldn't help but think of the heaven-defying bastards in Konoha. No matter how good you were to them, it was useless.
You could even say the entire Naruto World was full of bastards.
Not to mention anything else, the way they treated Jinchuriki was very problematic.
A person sacrifices themselves, sealing a monster inside their own body. Logically, shouldn't they be considered a hero?
How about sealing it in your body instead?
Therefore, the villagers of those Ninja Villages who discriminated against Jinchuriki were completely unreasonable.
And it was open discrimination.
Among them, Konoha was the most bizarre.
From heroes like the White Fang and the Hyuga Clan's young lady, to hardworking Genin like Might Duy and the Jinchuriki Naruto...
It felt like even a stray dog on the street would be discriminated against.
Footsteps suddenly sounded. Seeing Makoto sitting in his seat after several months, Hiratsuka couldn't help but swallow.
Pochita's strength had recently reached a new level, and she, Hiratsuka, had contributed.
After all, who wouldn't be afraid after seeing that ultimate humiliation?
Perhaps some of Makoto's female companions had even contributed.
Just as the bell rang and Hiratsuka was about to signal the start of class—
The long-unheard system notification sounded in many people's minds.
[Reincarnation Game, ready to launch]
[Instance World: Pirate World]
[Quest: Participate in the Summit War]
[Countdown ten seconds: 9, 8, 7...]
Hearing the voice of the Reincarnation System after so long, many in the classroom weren't frightened this time, but rather showed a hint of delight.
After all, with Anomalies rampant in the real world now, getting even a little stronger meant a better chance of survival.
'Whoa, the Naruto instance wasn't cleared yet, and One Piece was coming?'
'This quest seemed pretty simple too, just participating in the Battle of Marineford.'
'I could totally cosplay as Monkey D. Kizaru and slack off the whole time.'
Although slacking wasn't exactly Makoto's style-
Still, he was quite satisfied with this world.
Although the strength breakthroughs he could get in the One Piece World definitely wouldn't compare to Naruto, there was another key point… that world was fun.
For a world to satisfy Makoto, it had to meet at least two requirements.
One was being able to help his strength grow.
The other was being fun enough.
The Chainsaw Man World fell into the first category but not the second.
In Makoto's opinion, the One Piece World fell into the second category but not the first.
Not to mention the islands with wildly different sceneries, he had thought of at least 100 ways to torment the Deserter King and Momonosuke back in the day.
'Ah, I couldn't wait.'
Meanwhile, at Shuchi'in Elementary School.
Nayuta and Kokoro, who had just taken out their books to prepare for class, also heard the same notification in their minds.