Morgan's invitation was far too tempting for Ren Isana right now. After all, this was a prime opportunity for revenge. He had backed down before because he couldn't defeat them, but now... a wicked smile suddenly crept onto Ren's face.
"Alright, I'll make the trip with you!" This time, Ren was absolutely determined to go. He was a thousand percent certain that those two would "welcome" his arrival!
"Then we depart tomorrow." Morgan didn't hesitate either. Having witnessed a much vaster universe, she was now impatient to bring her true body over.
Seeing this, Da Vinci smiled and chimed in, "Then I'll be joining you as well. Bringing my true body over will allow me to research so much more."
Both of them currently existed as Spirit Origins. In the end, many things simply couldn't compare to having a physical, true body. If they wanted to take things a step further, bringing their true bodies over was an absolute necessity.
Seeing their resolve, Ren didn't raise any objections and directly finalized the plans. They would head over to the Type-Moon world tomorrow, right after Asuna and the others departed for their own expedition!
With these matters settled, Ren chatted with everyone for a while longer before taking his leave. He brought Asuna, Yukino, and a few others out to purchase some supplies they needed, with Arcueid tagging along as well.
While shopping, Ren took the opportunity to inform Natsuki Minamiya that Arcueid would be joining the expedition in his place. Natsuki had no objections to this arrangement—it just meant they were getting an extra bodyguard, so why would she complain?
After organizing everything and finishing their shopping trip, Ren and the girls returned to the dorms. The others had also been trickling back, and Bell and his group were currently in the middle of moving in.
Emilia, Ram, and Rem were officially moving into Ren's dorm building. When Ren's group returned, the three of them were just unpacking their things. Seeing this, Ren turned his gaze toward Arcueid.
"Arcueid, do you want to go back and move your things over here too?" Arcueid seemed to be living with Morgan and the others right now, but since she had officially joined their party, she might as well move in with them.
Hearing Ren's suggestion, Arcueid's eyes instantly lit up. She had no objections whatsoever and readily agreed, "Then I'll go back and bring my clothes over in a bit."
Moving was incredibly simple for her. After all, she didn't have any real luggage—just a few sets of clothes. She could just grab them and come right over.
With that decided, Asuna and the others volunteered to go with her and help pack. Seeing this, Ren didn't follow along, opting instead to return to his own dorm room to rest.
With Asuna's help, Arcueid quickly moved all her belongings over to Ren's side. That night, after everyone had dinner together, Ren received an address sent by Natsuki Minamiya.
She told Ren to bring the classmates to this location tomorrow, completely dumping the responsibility onto him without any intention of intervening. She had fully embraced the role of a hands-off boss.
Looking at the series of tasks Natsuki had sent over, Ren was utterly speechless. Was Natsuki just quitting her job? Was she planning to dump all of these responsibilities on him?
Sometimes, learning too many skills wasn't necessarily a good thing. That woman Natsuki really knew how to boss people around, tossing all the work that originally belonged to her right into his lap.
Ren shook his head, deciding not to dwell on the issue. He simply sent a message in the class group chat, telling everyone to gather downstairs at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and left it at that.
He would deal with the rest once they got there. With that thought in mind, Ren extended his senses upstairs. Finding that Asuna was the only one there, he vanished from his dorm room.
"Ah... I can't take it anymore!! *Hiss*, how are you getting more and more ridiculous!!" Asuna looked at Ren with a face full of exhaustion. She was incredibly frustrated, feeling as though her entire body was about to fall apart.
When Ren broke through to the next Tier, did certain *other* areas of his break through as well? Did it have to be this absurd? She truly couldn't handle it anymore!
"Is there a possibility that I've actually been holding back this whole time? Since you're still not used to it, I haven't even gone all out!" Hearing Asuna's complaints, Ren chuckled and revealed a terrifying truth.
Asuna swallowed hard, looking at Ren in disbelief, desperately trying to discern if he was telling the truth. If it was true... then she really was an incompetent wife.
But Asuna quickly realized that Ren was telling the truth, because she felt like she had nearly died, leaving her completely listless when she woke up the next day!
She had to go to the other world. She absolutely had to go. She couldn't stay here any longer. If this kept up, she would be completely broken, and she definitely didn't want that.
After washing up, Ren used his magic to restore Asuna's stamina before taking her downstairs to wait. As soon as eight o'clock rolled around, everyone arrived downstairs with their luggage in tow.
Sweeping his gaze over the crowd and confirming that everyone was present, Ren finally spoke up, "Let's go. I'll be the one sending everyone off today~!"
As Ren's words fell, the crowd looked a bit surprised. Natsuki-chan actually wasn't coming? Ren was sending them off this time? How rare~!
Just as many of them were thinking this, a purple Magic Circle materialized beneath their feet. A familiar sensation washed over them as Ren forcibly teleported everyone away from the spot.
By the time everyone's vision recovered, they had arrived in the middle of a forest. The surrounding trees had clearly just been felled, and a rather unstable spatial channel hung suspended in the air above the clearing.
Seeing this, Ren's face was instantly covered in question marks. He grumbled in frustration, "No way? The spatial channel isn't even stabilized yet, and she left all of this to me too?"
He was trembling with anger. Did Natsuki Minamiya really just wash her hands of everything? Ren was truly about to lose his mind. If this spatial channel wasn't properly stabilized, people wouldn't be able to pass through it at all.
Seeing the situation, the others also cast curious glances at the spatial channel. For many of them, it was their first time seeing such a raw, unrefined gateway. The dimensional channels they had traveled through previously had all been pre-processed.
Cursing under his breath, Ren got to work stabilizing the spatial channel. One purple Magic Circle after another materialized in the void, followed by chains that shot out to execute a `[Spatial Lockdown]` on the area.
He suspected that Natsuki Minamiya had already planned this out when she taught him these techniques. Her goal all along was for this exact moment. But what could Ren do? He could only silently get to work reinforcing the space.
The chains sank into the void, firmly locking down both sides of the channel. In that moment, the originally tiny rift expanded into a stable gateway large enough for people to pass through.
Looking at his masterpiece, Ren nodded in satisfaction. With this, there wouldn't be any problems. Having sorted everything out, Ren turned his gaze to the others and said, "Usual rules. Next, I'll place spatial marks on all of you!"
Hearing this, the crowd giggled and stepped forward one by one. Ren placed spatial marks on each of them in turn, making sure to include Arcueid and the others who didn't have communication marks yet.
Once all of that was done, Ren finally sent the entire group off to the other world. The world over there wasn't particularly strong, so this group should be able to slaughter their way through without any issues. Ren had nothing to worry about.
A flash of purple light illuminated the area, and the entire group vanished from the spot. Ren had tossed them all into the other world. Having finished his tasks, Ren glanced around to ensure there were no lingering issues before vanishing from the spot and returning to the university.
Upon returning to the school, Ren immediately sprang into action. After all, he had agreed to head to the Type-Moon world with Morgan today. Thus, he headed straight for the library.
Morgan and Da Vinci were already waiting for him. Seeing Ren arrive, Da Vinci smiled and said, "Ready? Alaya and Gaia might not allow you to enter this time~!"
She was well aware of what Ren had done previously. Now that Ren was running back over there, it would be a miracle if Alaya and Gaia just let him in. Barring any surprises, there was going to be a good show to watch.
Hearing Da Vinci's words, Ren shrugged with a nonchalant expression. "I think they'll allow it. After all, I'm no longer the same guy who could be tossed back out at a moment's notice!"
It was laughable. With his current level of strength, there was no way Alaya and Gaia would dare to act tough if he went over. Because if a real fight broke out, there would only be one outcome: that world would be destroyed.
So who was afraid of who? Ren wasn't scared in the slightest. He was confident that Pandora would be more than happy for him to head over there. Just as that thought crossed his mind, Pandora descended.
"Go, give them a harsh beating for me! It doesn't matter if you can't win. If they hit you, I'll have an excuse to beat them up!!" a rather grumpy voice echoed in his mind.
She was absolutely thrilled when she found out Ren was heading over there. This was a golden opportunity! The best-case scenario was that Ren got beat up, giving her the perfect excuse to step in and ruthlessly thrash those two!!
Ever since merging with the No Game No Life world, coupled with the developmental boost from the time difference, she was vastly stronger than before. Back then, she could only eke out a narrow victory against Gaia and Alaya. But now?
Let them try it. If they try it, they'll die. Pandora was practically itching for a fight. This way, she could conveniently eliminate them in one fell swoop and directly swallow the Root!
Sensing this sheer force of will, both Ren and Da Vinci were left speechless. This sister of his seemed incredibly violent. She was practically dying to go over there and conquer the place, wasn't she?
"How about this? I'll bring the Flügel over as well. If a fight really breaks out, I'll just pull the Flügel over to mess them up. How does that sound?" After a moment of thought, Ren came up with a brilliant idea.
Besides, there were plenty of traitors over on their side anyway. If he made a move, it wasn't even certain who the Heroic Spirits would help. Morgan's Lostbelt would definitely side with Ren, and the other British Lostbelts might pitch in as well.
Add in a few people who were already displeased with Gaia and Alaya, and the advantage was entirely his! He might just be able to conquer the Type-Moon world in one fell swoop! At this thought, Ren grew eager to try. If a real fight broke out, he could even let the Flügel out for a stroll—it was simply killing two birds with one stone!
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